4 Mesha, inkhosi yakaMowabi, abefuye timvu, abevamise kwetfula enkhosini yaka-Israyeli emazinyane ato lati-100 000 kanye navolo wetihhanca letiti-100 000.
Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
Davide wachubeka wahlasela nemaMowabi, wawehlula. Abebalalisa phansi emhlabatsini, bese ubulala babili njalo kulabatsatfu baletitfunjwa. Ngako emaMowabi ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe, aletsa imitselo yawo kuDavide.
Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo eSiriya laseDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu bakhe atsela kuye Davide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Davide wachubeka wahlasela nemaMowabi, wawehlula. Ngako emaMowabi ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe, aletsa imitselo yawo kuDavide.
Waphindze wakha leminye imibhoshongo ehlane, wemba nemitfombo leminyenti, ngobe abefuye kakhulu, abenemihlambi leminyenti emaceleni etintsaba kanye nasematsafeni. Abenebantfu lababemsebentela emasimini, nasetivinini takhe etintsabeni kanye nasetindzaweni letivundzile, ngobe abetitsandza tekulima.
abefuye timvu letatiti-7 000, nemakamela lati-3 000, netinkhabi letiboshelwako letiyinkhulungwane, netimbongolo letinsikati letatingema-500 kanye netisebenti letinyenti kakhulu. Lendvodza yayidvume ngebunjinga lobukhulu, yendlula onkhe emadvodza asemphumalanga.
Simakadze imphilo yaJobe yamuva wayibusisa kakhulu kwengca yakucala. Abenetimvu letiti-14 000, nemakamela lati-6 000, netinkhabi letitinkhulungwane letimbili, netimbongolo letiyinkhulungwane.
Mowabi ungumgezelo wami, etikwa-Edomu ngijika sicatfulo sami. Nine maFilisti, memetani, ningikhonte.”