18. Ke wona amaEdom aphendula athi: “Unotshe! Akuyi kucanda apha. Ukungena oku kwakho ndiya kuphuma ndikuhlasele.”
19. AmaSirayeli aphendula esithi: “Siya kuhamba ngqo ngohola. Ukuba thina okanye impi yethu ithe yasela amanzi akho, siya kuwahlawulela. Inye into esiyifunayo, kukunqumla ngeenyawo.”
20. AmaEdom athi: “Anizukunqumla!” Aza ke amaEdom asuka nomkhosi omkhulu, afunza kumaSirayeli.
21. Ke kaloku amaSirayeli ajika athatha ndlela yimbi, kuba amaEdom ewalela ukuba anqumle emhlabeni wawo.
22. USirayeli ephela wanduluka ke eKadeshe, waza waya kugaleleka kwintaba iHore
23. kufutshane nomda wase-Edom. Apho ke *uNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis noAron, wathi:
24. “Wena Aron, uza kufa; akuzi kuya kufika kwelo lizwe ndamthembisa ngalo uSirayeli. Kaloku nina nobabini nawuvukela umthetho wam eMeribha.
25. Ngoko ke, wena Mosis, thatha uAron nonyana wakhe uElazare, uye nabo kwintaba iHore.
26. Khona apho ke uze uyithathe iminweba ka-Aron yobubingeleli, uyinxibe uElazare unyana wakhe, kuba uAron yena uza kufa.”
27. UMosis wenza ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo. Benyuka baya kwintaba iHore, lonke ibandla libukele,
28. waza uMosis wayikhulula iminweba yobubingeleli kuAron, wayinxiba uElazare. Ke yena uAron wafela apho phezu kwentaba, baza ke uMosis noElazare behla entabeni.