8. UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zenzele inyoka enesihlungu, uyibeke ensikeni; kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo olunywayo, lapho eyibheka, uyakusinda.”
9. UMose wenza inyoka yethusi, wayibeka ensikeni; kwathi lapho inyoka imlumile umuntu, uma ebeyibheka inyoka yethusi, wasinda.
10. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba, bamisa e-Oboti.
11. Basuka e-Oboti, bamisa e-Iye Abarimi ehlane elingaphandle kwelakwaMowabi ngasempumalanga.
12. Basuka lapho, bamisa esiGodini saseZeredi.
13. Basuka lapho, bamisa ngaphesheya kwe-Arinoni elisehlane, elivela emkhawulweni wama-Amori, ngokuba i-Arinoni lingumkhawulo welakwaMowabi, phakathi kwelakwaMowabi nama-Amori.
14. Ngalokho kuthiwa eNcwadini yeziMpi zikaJehova:“IVahebi laseSufa,nezigodi zase-Arinoni,
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: