21 Abako-Israyeli basebethuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori besithi:+ 22 “Sicela usivumele siqume phakathi kwelizwe lakho. Asisoze siphambukele kuloba yiphi insimu kumbe insimu yamagilebisi njalo asisoze sinathe amanzi kuloba yiwuphi umgodi. Sizahamba ngoMgwaqo Wenkosi size siphume elizweni lakho.”+ 23 Kodwa uSihoni kazange avume ukuthi abako-Israyeli badlule phakathi kwelizwe lakhe. Waqoqa bonke abantu bakhe waphuma wayahlasela abantu bako-Israyeli enkangala njalo wafika eJahazi waqala ukulwa lama-Israyeli.+ 24 Lanxa kunjalo abako-Israyeli bamnqoba ngenkemba,+ basebethatha ilizwe lakhe+ kusukela e-Arinoni+ kuze kuyefika eJabhokhi+ eduze kwama-Amoni ngoba iJazeri+ isemngceleni welizwe lama-Amoni.+

25 Ngakho abako-Israyeli bawathatha wonke amadolobho la njalo baqalisa ukuhlala kuwo wonke amadolobho ama-Amori,+ eHeshibhoni lakuwo wonke amadolobho akhelane layo.* 26 Phela iHeshibhoni yayilidolobho likaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, eyalwa lenkosi yamaMowabi yayithathela lonke ilizwe layo kwaze kwayafika e-Arinoni.

26 “Ngemva kwalokho ngathuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshibhoni, zisuka enkangala yeKhedemothi+ zilamazwi okuthula+ athi: 27 ‘Sicela ukuquma elizweni lakho. Sizadlula ngomgwaqo njalo asisoze siphambukele kwesokudla loba kwesenxele.+