3 “Indawo ye-Atarothi, iDibhoni, iJazeri, iNimra, iRhetjhibhoni, i-Elale, iSebhama, iNebo neBhewoni,
Wabapha imibuso nezizwe, wenza woke amajika wenarha aba lilifa labo. Iye, bathumba ngitjho nenarha kaSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni kanye nenarha ka-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani.
ngombana amanzi weNimrimu omile, utjani butjhwabile, ihlaza liyatjhabalala, iye, akusenalitho elihlaza elisaseleko.
Mayelana neMowabi. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: “Maye kiyo iNebo ngombana iyabhuruzwa. IKhiriyatayimu ihlaziswa beyithunjwe; iye, isiphephelo sihlaziswa besitjhabalaliswe.
UMowabi angeze asabukwa godu: ERhetjhibhoni izitha zihlele ihlekelele ngaye, zathi, ‘Yizani simpheliseni angasaba sisizwe.’ Nawe Madimeni uzakuqedwa nya, isabula isemva kwakho!
Ngikulilela ukudlula isililo ngeJazeri, wena sidiribe seSibhima. Imilibe yakho inabela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle, ifika ngitjho emanzini weJazeri. Kodwana umrhayili uthelekele phezu kweenthelo zehlobo neendiribe zakho.
Umkhosi weRhetjhibhoni uzwakele e-Elale, ngitjho ukuya eJahatsi. Bazwakalisa ilizwi labo ukusuka eTsowari ukuya eRhoronayimu ne-Egilathi-Tjhelitjhiya ngombana ngitjho namanzi weNimrimi atjhile.
“Emthunzini ngaphandle kweRhetjhibhoni, ababaleki bajamile, baqobekile ngombana kuqubuke umlilo eRhetjhibhoni, iye, amalangabi edorobheni lakaSirhoni aqothula ihlafunyo kaMowabi kanye nekhakhayi labanetjhada lokuzitjhaya.
ngalokho qalani, sele ngizokudalula ihlangothi leentaba zakwaMowabi ukuze lingasabi namadorobho, iye, ukusukela emadorobheni asemkhawulweni ukuya eBhethe-Jetjhimothi, eBhali-Mewoni neKhiriyatayimu okuyingcenye ehle yenarha.
Phambilini kwaphuma umlilo eRhetjhibhoni, iye, amalangabi edorobheni lakaSirhoni. Aginya i-Ari kwaMowabi, nabanini beendunduma hlangana ne-Arinoni.
Amasimabo atjhabalele ukusukela eRhetjhibhoni ukuya eDibhoni, begodu ukusukela eNatjhimu ukuya eNofarhi.” (INofarhi le iseduze neMedeba.)
UMosi wathumela bona kuyokuhlolwa iJazeri. Ama-Israyeli athumba imizanayo, aqotjha nama-Amori agade alapho.
AmaRubeni namaGadi gade anemihlambi emikhulu yefuyo. Wona-ke abona indawo kaJazeri neyakaGiliyadi kungeyamadlelo.
Nje-ke amaGadi namaRubeni eza kuMosi, ku-Elazara umphristi nakubarholi bomkhambathi afese athi:
neRhetjhibhoni kanye nemizanayo yoke esekangala. Imikhawulo yenarha leyo beyifaka phakathi iDibhoni, iBhamothi-Bhali, iBhethe-Bhali-Mewoni,
iKhiriyathayimu, iSibima, iTserethi-Hatjharhari entabeni ethulamele umrhoba,
iRhetjhibhoni namadlelwayo neJazeri namadlelwayo. Kwaba madorobho amane sele awoke.
Kubayini ungazange ulinge uthathe umkhawulo lowo eminyakeni emakhulu amathathu le ngesikhathi ama-Israyeli asahlala eRhetjhibhoni nemizanenayo ne-Aroweri nemizanenayo kanye nakiwo woke amadorobho aseligwini le-Arinoni?