18 U-Edomu uzakuba sisabelo sayo, iye, uSeyiri, isitha sayo, uzakuba sisabelo. Iye, u-Israyeli uzakubonisa amandlakhe
Izizwe zikusebenzele, abantu bakukhothamele. Ube yikosana yabafowenu namadodana kanyoko akukhothamele. Abakunikelelako banikelelwe, nabakubusisako babusiswe.”
uphile ngesabulakho. Uzakusebenzela umfowenu, kodwana lokha nawururharurhako uzakuhluthula ijogi lakhe lisuke entanyenakho.”
UJakopo wathuma iinthunywa phambi kwakhe kumfowabo u-Esewu enarheni yeSeyiri kwa-Edomu.
Wajamisa iinqhema zamajoni kilo loke lakwa-Edomu. Ama-Edomu woke amsebenzela. USomnini wapha uDavida ukuhlula koke lapha akhamba khona.
USomnini wavusela uSolomoni umjamelani, uHadadi umEdomu ovela ebukhosini baka-Edomu.
Kwathi lokha uDavida naseduze ne-Edomu, uJowabi umphathibutho wenyuka bona ayokubulunga abahlongakalele e-Edomu. Ngemva kwalokho warhadla woke amadoda e-Edomu.
Kumkhaleli; ngeenodo zengoma ethi, “iLikhwa lobuFakazi”; iMikitamu; irhubo lakaDavida ekufundiseni,
USomnini wathi: “Isabulami nayibonakala esibhakabhakeni, qala, izakwehlela phezu kwaka-Edomu, iye, phezu kwabantu engibabekele isigwebo sokubhujiswa.”
Ngubani lo ovela e-Edomu, iye, eBhotsira onezambatho ezitlerebede na? Ngubani lo ohlobe ngeziphazimako, ohlabela phambili ngamandla amakhulu na? “Ngimi engikhuluma ngokulunga, nenginamandla wokusindisa.”
“Mhlokho ngizakuvuselela itende lakaDavida eliwileko. Ngilungise iindawo zalo ezonakeleko, ngibuyisele isithunzi salo, ngilakhe libe njengombana gade linjalo phambilini;
ukuze likwazi ukwamukela imisalela yakwa-Edomu nezizwe zoke ezibizwa ngebizo lami.” Kutjho uSomnini ozakwenza koke akutjhwileko.
Godu uSomnini wathi ngomphorofidi ku-Edomu: “Yelela, ngizakukwehlisa isithunzi unyazeke ezizweni.
Kodwana u-Edomu waphendula wathi: “Awa, ningadluli lapha, nakungasinjalo, ngizanihlangabeza ngesabula.”
lokha loyo ovela kuJakopo nakabusako. Uzakubhubhisa abasindileko emadorobheni.”