Giliyadi: Dziko Labwino la Ziweto
Rubeni ndi Gadi akufuna msipu wabwino wa kum'mawa kwa Yorodani, ndipo Mose akumva mmenemo kukana kwa makolo awo kulowa m'dziko limene Atate wathu anapereka, kubwerezedwanso. Iwo akuvomera kuwoloka ali ndi zida ndi kumenya nkhondo patsogolo pa abale awo mpaka dziko litagonjetsedwa, ndipo pokhapo n'kubwerera kwawo.
32 1Ana a Rubeni ndi ana a Gadi anali ndi ziweto zambiri kwambiri. Pamene anaona dziko la Yazeri ndi dziko la Giliyadi, anazindikira kuti linali loyenera kwambiri ziweto. 2Ana a Gadi ndi ana a Rubeni anabwera nanena kwa Mose, kwa Eliezara wansembe, ndi kwa atsogoleri a khamu, kuti: 3“Ataroti, Diboni, Yazeri, Nimura, Hesiboni, Eleyale, Sebamu, Nebo, ndi Beoni, 4dziko limene Atate wathu analigonjetsa pamaso pa khamu la Isiraeli, ndi dziko loyenera ziweto, ndipo akapolo anu ali ndi ziweto.” 5Anati, “Ngati tapeza chisomo pamaso panu, dziko ili mulipatse akapolo anu kuti likhale lawo. Musatiwolotse Yorodani.”
6Mose anati kwa ana a Gadi ndi Rubeni, “Kodi abale anu apite kunkhondo pamene inu mukhala pano? 7Chifukwa chiyani mukufooketsa mtima wa Isiraeli kuti asawoloke kulowa m'dziko limene Atate wathu anawapatsa? 8Umu ndi mmene atate anu anachitira pamene ndinawatuma kuchokera ku Kadesi-barinea kukaona dziko. 9Anakwera ku Chigwa cha Esikoli, naona dziko, nafooketsa mitima ya ana a Isiraeli kuti asalowe m'dziko limene Atate wathu anawapatsa. 10Ndipo mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayaka tsiku limenelo, nalumbira, nati, 11ndithu anthu amene anatuluka ku Igupto, a zaka makumi awiri kapena kupitirira, sadzaona dziko limene ndinalumbira kulipereka kwa Abrahamu, kwa Isake, ndi kwa Yakobo, chifukwa sananditsatire Ine kwathunthu. 12Kupatula Kalebe mwana wa Yefune Mkenizi ndi Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, pakuti anatsatira Atate wathu kwathunthu. 13Mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayaka pa Isiraeli; anawayendetsa m'chipululu zaka makumi anayi mpaka mbadwo wonse umene unachita zoipa pamaso pa Atate wathu unafa.
14Ndipo tsopano inu mwauka m'malo mwa atate anu, mphukira ya anthu ochimwa, kuwonjezera mkwiyo woopsa wa Atate wathu pa Isiraeli! 15Ngati muleka kumtsatira Iye, adzawasiyanso m'chipululu, ndipo inu mudzawononga anthu onsewa.”
16Anabwera kwa iye, nati, “Tidzamanga pano makola a ziweto zathu ndi mizinda ya ana athu. 17Koma ife tidzatenga zida, okonzeka kutsogolera ana a Isiraeli mpaka titawafikitsa ku malo awo, pamene ana athu akhala m'mizinda yolimba, otetezedwa kwa anthu okhala m'dzikomo. 18Sitidzabwerera kwathu mpaka Mwisiraeli aliyense atalandira cholowa chake. 19Sitidzalandira cholowa pamodzi nawo kutsidya kwa Yorodani ndi kutsogolo, popeza cholowa chathu chatifikira mbali ino ya Yorodani, kummawa.”
20Mose anati kwa iwo, “Ngati muchita zimenezi, ngati mudzitenga zida pamaso pa Atate wathu kupita kunkhondo, 21ndipo munthu aliyense wa zida pakati panu nawoloke Yorodani pamaso pa Atate wathu mpaka Iye atathamangitsa adani ake pamaso pake, 22ndipo dziko litagonjetsedwa pamaso pa Atate wathu, pambuyo pake mukhoza kubwerera ndi kukhala omasuka kwa Iye ndi kwa Isiraeli, ndipo dziko ili lidzakhala lanu pamaso pa Atate wathu. 23Koma ngati simuchita zimenezi, taonani, mudzakhala mwachimwira Atate wathu, ndipo dziwani: tchimo lanu lidzakupezani. 24Mangani mizinda ya ana anu aang'ono, makola a nkhosa zanu, ndipo chitani zimene pakamwa panu palonjeza.”
25Ana a Gadi ndi Rubeni anati kwa Mose, “Akapolo anu adzachita monga mmene mbuye wanga akulamulira. 26Ana athu, akazi athu, nkhosa zathu, ndi ng'ombe zathu zonse zidzakhala kumeneko m'mizinda ya Giliyadi, 27koma akapolo anu, munthu aliyense wokonzekera nkhondo ndi zida, adzawoloka pamaso pa Atate wathu kupita kunkhondo, monga mmene mbuye wanga akunenera.”
28Choncho Mose analamula Eliezara wansembe, Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, ndi atsogoleri a mabanja a mafuko a Isiraeli za iwo. 29Mose anati kwa iwo, “Ngati ana a Gadi ndi a Rubeni awoloka Yorodani pamodzi ndi inu, munthu aliyense wa zida za nkhondo pamaso pa Atate wathu, ndipo dziko litagonjetsedwa pamaso panu, pamenepo muwapatse Giliyadi kuti likhale lawo. 30Koma ngati sadzawoloka ali ndi zida pamodzi ndi inu, adzalandira cholowa pakati panu m'dziko la Kanani.”
31Ana a Gadi ndi a Rubeni anayankha nati, “Tidzachita monga mmene Atate wathu anauza akapolo anu. 32Ife tokha tidzawoloka ndi zida pamaso pa Atate wathu kulowa m'dziko la Kanani, ndipo cholowa chathu chidzakhalabe chathu kutsidya kwa Yorodani.”
33Mose anawapatsa—ana a Gadi, ana a Rubeni, ndi theka la fuko la Manase mwana wa Yosefe—ufumu wa Sihoni mfumu ya Aamori ndi ufumu wa Ogi mfumu ya Basani: dziko, mizinda yake, malire ake, ndi mizinda ya dziko lozungulira. 34Ndipo ana a Gadi anamanga Diboni, Ataroti, Aroeri, 35Ataroti-sofani, Yazeri, Yogibeha, 36Beti-nimura, ndi Beti-harani—mizinda yolimba ndi makola a nkhosa. 37Ndipo ana a Rubeni anamanga Hesiboni, Eleyale, Kiriyataimu, 38Nebo, Baala-meoni (lotchedwa dzina latsopano), ndi Sibima—anapatsa mayina atsopano mizinda imene anamanganso. 39Ana a Makiri mwana wa Manase anapita ku Giliyadi, naligonjetsa, nathamangitsa Aamori amene anakhala kumeneko. 40Choncho Mose anapereka Giliyadi kwa Makiri mwana wa Manase, ndipo iye anakhazikika mmenemo. 41Ndipo Yairi mwana wa Manase anapita nalanda midzi yawo, nayitcha Havoti-yairi. 42Ndipo Noba anapita nalanda Kenati ndi midzi yake, nachitcha Noba, monga mwa dzina lake.