17 Ema-Edomu abesaphindze efika atewuhlasela bakaJuda, ahamba netitfunjwa,
Kuze kube ngulamuhla naloku baka-Edomu seloku bayiphuma balwisana nebakaJuda. Ngasona leso sikhatsi nebakaLibna bavuka umbhejazane.
Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu baka-Edomu bavukela bakaJuda, base batibekela yabo inkhosi.
Nguko nje bobabe betfu, sebabulawe ngenkemba, nekutsi nemadvodzana etfu, nemadvodzakati etfu, nebafati betfu sebatfunjiwe.
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe Edomu wakhiphela sibhongo endlini yakaJuda waba nelicala kakhulu ngekwenta njalo,
“ ‘Nanichubeka ngekungangilaleli nome sekunehlele konkhe loku, sijeziso senu ngiyawusikhulisa siphindvwe kasikhombisa.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Edomu bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bacosha bomnakabo ngenkemba balahla sihawu, intfukutselo yabo yabhebhetseka kokuphela, yebo, nekutfukutsela kwabo kwakungasekhuteki.
“Ngenca yebudlova bakho lobente kubomnakenu, titukulwane taJakobe, uyakwembeswa ngelihlazo, ubhujiswe ingunaphakadze.