AbakwaGileyadi bavimba amazibuko aseJordani phambi kwabakwa - Efrayimi; kwathi lapho ababalekileyo ba kwa-Efrayimi bethi : Mangiwele, abantu bakwaGileyadi bathi kuye: Ungowakwa-Efrayimi na? Uma ethi: Cha,

Inhliziyo yami ikhalela uMowabi ; ababalekileyo bakhe bayabalekela eSora , nase Egila Shelishiya; yebo, nasegqumeni laseLuhithe bakhuphukela bekhala, nasendleleni eya eHoronayimi, bephakamisa izwi lokudazuluka.

Lulekanani, nenze izinqumo, ubeke isithunzi sakho njengobusuk u phakathi kwemini, nithukuse abaxoshiweyo, ningadaluli ababalekileyo.

Ngiyakubeka isibonakaliso phakathi kwazo , ngithume ababalekileyo babo kwabezizwe, eTharishishi, nasePhuli, naseLudi, abagoba umnsalo , nakuThubali naseJavani, eziqhingini ezikude, ezingezwanga umbiko ngami , zingabonanga inkazimulo yami, baze balande ngenkazimulo yami ezizweni.

Kepha bheka , kuyakushiywa kulo ababalekileyo abayakukhishwa , amadodana namadodakazi; bheka, ayakuphumela kini, nibone indlela yawo nemisebenzi yawo , niduduzwe ngokubi engehlisele khona phezu kweJerusalema, yebo, ngakho konke engehlisele khona phezu kwalo.

Emthunzini waseHeshibon i ababalekileyo bayema bephelile amandla , ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni , nelangabi phakathi kweSihoni ; udlile amacele akwaMowabi, nokhakhayi lwamadoda omsindo okulwa.

Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwakho uvalo, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti, luvela kubo bonke abakuzungezayo , nixoshwe, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, kungabikho obutha ababalekileyo.