15. nomthambeka wezigodiothambeka ngasezweni le-Ari,oncike emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi.”
16. Basuka lapho, baya eBeri; lokhu kungumthombo asho ngawo uJehova kuMose, wathi: “Butha abantu, ngibaphe amanzi.”
17. U-Israyeli wayesehlabelela lesi sihlabelelo sokuthi:“Mpompoza, mthombo,nihlabelele kuwo,
18. umthombo ezawumba izikhulu,abawugubha abakhulu babantungentonga yobukhosi nangezindondolo zabo.”Basuka ehlane, baya eMathana.
19. Basuka eMathana, baya eNahaliyeli; basuka eNahaliyeli, baya eBamoti;
20. basuka eBamoti, baya esigodini esisezweni lakwaMowabi nasesiqongweni sasePisiga, elibheke ngenzansi ngasehlane.
21. U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, wathi:
22. “Ake sidabule izwe lakho; asiyikuchezukela emasimini noma ezivinini, singaphuzi amanzi emithombo; siyakuhamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, size sidlule umkhawulo wakho.”
23. USihoni wayengamvumeli u-Israyeli ukudabula izwe lakhe, kepha uSihoni wabutha bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma eyomhlasela u-Israyeli ehlane, wafika eJahasi, walwa no-Israyeli.
24. U-Israyeli wamnqoba ngosiko lwenkemba, wadla izwe lakhe, kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kufike eJaboki nakubo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, ngokuba umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni wawunamandla.
25. U-Israyeli wathatha yonke le mizi; u-Israyeli wahlala emizini yonke yama-Amori eHeshiboni nasemizini yonke yalo.
26. Ngokuba iHeshiboni lalingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owayelwile nenkosi endala yakwaMowabi, wathatha lonke izwe lakhe esandleni sakhe kwaze kwafika e-Arinoni.
27. Ngalokho abakhulu ngezaga basho bathi:“Wozani eHeshiboni; makwakhiwe,umuzi kaSihoni umiswe;
28. ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni;ilangabi livelile emzini kaSihoni;liqedile i-Ari lakwaMowabi nabakhe emadulini ase-Arinoni.
29. Maye kuwena Mowabi!Niphelile, nina bantu bakaKemoshi;unikele amadodana akhe abe ngababaleki,namadodakazi akhe athunjwe kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori.