17 Ngako Solomoni wase uyahamba uya e-Esiyoni Geberi nase-Elathi ngaselusentseni lwelwandle lwase-Edomu.
Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Nguye lowakha kabusha i-Elathi wayibuyisela kaJuda, emvakwekukhotsama kweyise Amasiya.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Resini, inkhosi yaseSiriya, yabuyisela i-Elathi eSiriya ngekudvungulula onkhe emadvodza akaJuda. Ema-Edomu ase ayawungena e-Elathi ayakwakha khona, ahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla loku.
Bavumelana kutsi bakhe imikhumbi yekuhweba. Yatsi kube yakhiwe e-Esiyoni Geberi,
Yonkhe-ke imisebenti yaSolomoni yachubeka kusukela ngalelilanga lekwabekwa ngalo sisekelo selithempeli laSimakadze laze layawuphela. Lacedzelwa kanjalo-ke lithempeli laSimakadze.
Esuka e-Abrona emisa e-Esiyoni Geberi.
“Ngako sahamba sendlula labanaketfu labatitukulwane taka-Esawu, lababehlala eSeyiri. Sawushiya umgwaco i-Arabha lochamuka e-Elathi nase-Esiyoni Geberi; sahamba ngemgwaco welihlane lakaMowabi.