3 «Ataroti, Diboni, Nimra, Hesboni, Eleale, Sebami, Nebo na Beoni, eci
Wabagabire amâmi n’amashwa, banaciyîma omu cihugo ca Sihoni, omu cihugo ca mwâmi Heshiboni, omu cihugo ca mwâmi Bashani.
Amîshi ga Nimurimu gàganyire; olubala lwayumire, akahasi kahirigirhe, harhaciyimbwa hyasi hibishi!
Kuli Mowabu, ntya kwo Nyakasane w’Emirhwe, Nyamuzinda w’Israheli adesire: «Buhanya bwâwe Nebo, bulya wâshandwa, Kiryatayimi enshonyi zimubumbire anagwâsirwe mpira, nshonyi n’ecôbà oku ngombe.
“Yahwerîrwe, erhaciri irenge lya Mowabu! E Heshiboni bajire irhigi ly’obuhanya bwâge: Bangaduki: Rhumukûle omu mashanja! Nawe, Madmeni, orhacibumbûle akanwa, engôrho ekugosire bwinjà bwinjà”.
Muzâbîbu gw’e Sibma, we ndwîrhe nalakira kulusha Yazeri. Amashami gâwe gàlihire garhaluka enyanja gagendihika e Yazeri. Oku malehe n’oku myâka yâwe kwo arhibukire kaheza.
Omulenge gwa Hashoboni n’ogw’e Eleale guli gwahamagaza kuhika e Yahasi, badwîrhe bayâkûza kurhenga Sowari kuhika e Horonayimu n’e Eglat-Shelishiya, bulya ciru n’amîshi ga Nimrimi gahindusire hantu ha cumwe.
Emirhamà y’abajâga bayâka balibirhira omu lwâkiro lwa Hesboni, ci omuliro gwarhenga omu Hesboni, ngulumira yarhenga omu lurhambà lwa Sihoni yafômera amarhama ga Mowabu n’empanga y’iburha ly’olubî.
“Kwo kwarhuma nâni nkola najibwîkula ebirhugo bya Mowabu nanshande engo zâge zoshi ngasi aha anahikira, bulya ecihugo ciyinjihire, Beti-ha-Yeshimoti, Baali-Meoni na Kiriyatayimi”.
Omuliro gwazûsire e Heseboni, engulumira omu lugo lwa Sihoni yamalîre Ari-Mowabu, yamirangusa entondo z’Arnoni!
Iburha lyâbo lyashandâla kurhenga Heseboni kuhika aha Diboni. Rhwadulika omuliro kurhenga Nofahi kuhika Mediba.»
Mûsa arhuma abâgendilolêreza Yazeri, banacinyaga engo zâge zoshi; bashandabanya Abanyamoriti bazibâgamwo.
Bene Rubeni na bene Gadi bali bagwêrhe masô manji bwenêne ga bishwêkwa. Erhi babona oku ecihugo ca Yazeri n’ecihugo ca Galadi biri bihugo binjà kuli ago masô gâbo,
bene Rubeni na bene Gadi bakanya bajà emunda Mûsa àli n’omudâhwa Eleazari n’abarhambo b’olubaga, banacibabwîra, mpu:
Hesboni n’engo zâge zoshi ziri omu kabanda, Diboni, Bamoti-Bali, Beti-Bali Meoni,
Kiriyatayimi, Sibma, Sereti-ha-Shahari eri omu kabanda,
Heshiboni n’amalambo gâge na Yazeri n’amalambo gâge: ngo inni.
Kurhenga Israheli ali ayûbasire Hesboni n’emirhundu yâge, Aroeri n’emirhundu yâge, kuguma n’engo zoshi ziri oku burhambi bw’Arnoni, alà oku hamagera myâka magana asharhu, carhumire orhabinyaga ago mango goshi?