When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
1Lino mu-Kanana, mwami wa-Aradi, iwakakede ku-Negebi, naakamvwa kuti ba-Israyeli baleza munzila yabasikutwela, wakalwisya ba-Israyeli akujata bamwi babo.