VaIsraeri Vanodanidzira uye Baba Vedu Vanopindura
Vapererwa nomwoyo murwendo, vanhu vanotaura vachipikisa Baba vavo naMozisi, vorumwa nenyoka; mushonga inyoka yendarira yakasimudzwa padanda kuti vaitarise. Ipapo panouya rwiyo patsime nokukunda Sihoni naOgi.
21 1Zvino muKenani, mambo weAradhi, aigara muNegevhi, akati anzwa kuti vaIsraeri vaiuya nenzira yeAtarimi, akarwa navaIsraeri akatapa vamwe vavo. 2VaIsraeri vakaita mhiko kuna Baba vedu, vachiti, “Kana mukandiisira zvechokwadi vanhu ava mumaoko angu, ndichaparadza maguta avo zvachose.” 3Baba vedu vakanzwa inzwi ravaIsraeri vakaisa vaKenani mumaoko avo; vakaparadza ivo nemaguta avo zvachose. Saka nzvimbo iyoyo yakatumidzwa kuti Horima.
Nyoka Yendarira
4Vakasimuka paGomo reHori vakananga kuGungwa Dzvuku kuti vatenderere nyika yeEdhomu, asi vanhu vakapera mwoyo murwendo. 5Vanhu vakataura vachipikisa Baba vedu naMozisi, vachiti, “Makatibudisirei muIjipiti kuti tizofira murenje? Hapana chingwa, hapana mvura, uye tava kusema chokudya ichi chinosemesa.”
6Ipapo Baba vedu vakatuma nyoka dzine uturu pakati pavanhu; dzakaruma vanhu, uye vaIsraeri vazhinji vakafa. 7Vanhu vakauya kuna Mozisi vakati, “Takatadza nokutaura tichipikisa Baba vedu nemi. Nyengetererai kwavari kuti vabvise nyoka kwatiri.” Saka Mozisi akanyengeterera vanhu.
8Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Ita nyoka ine uturu, uiise padanda; munhu wose anenge arumwa akaitarisa achararama.”
9Mozisi akaita nyoka yendarira akaiisa padanda; pose pairuma nyoka munhu, aitarisa nyoka yendarira orarama. a a v9 Jesu akanongedzera kuchiitiko ichi somufananidzo wake: sokusimudzwa kwakaitwa nyoka yendarira kuti vaifa vatarise vorarama, saizvozvowo Mwanakomana akasimudzwa kuti mumwe nomumwe anotarira kwaari nokutenda ararame (Johani 3:14-15).
Rwendo Rwokuenda kuMoabhu
10VaIsraeri vakasimuka vakadzika misasa paObhoti. 11Vakasimuka paObhoti vakadzika misasa paIye-abharimu, murenje rakatarisana neMoabhu, kudivi rokumabvazuva. 12Vachibva ipapo vakasimuka vakadzika misasa muMupata weZeredhi. 13Vachibva ipapo vakafamba vakadzika misasa mhiri kweAranoni, murenje rinotambanuka kubva kunyika yevaAmori; nokuti Aranoni ndiwo muganhu weMoabhu nevaAmori. 14Saka Bhuku reHondo dzaBaba vedu rinoti, “Wahebhu muSufa, nemipata yeAranoni, 15nemateru emipata anokotama akananga kunzvimbo yeAri achisvika kumuganhu weMoabhu.”
16Vachibva ipapo vakaenda kuBheeri, tsime uko Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Unganidza vanhu—ndichavapa mvura.”
17Ipapo vaIsraeri vakaimba rwiyo urwu, “Dhumuka, iwe tsime! Imbai kwariri! 18Tsime rakacherwa namachinda, rakacherwa navakuru vavanhu netsvimbo dzoushe nemidonzvo yavo.” Ipapo vachibva murenje vakaenda kuMatana, 19kubva kuMatana kuenda kuNaharieri, kubva kuNaharieri kuenda kuBhamoti, 20uye kubva kuBhamoti kuenda kumupata uri mubani reMoabhu, kumusoro kwePisiga pakatarisa kugwenga.
Baba Vedu Vanoisa Sihoni Mumaoko Avo
21Ipapo vaIsraeri vakatuma nhume kuna Sihoni mambo wevaAmori, vachiti, 22“Nditenderei kupfuura nomunyika yenyu. Hatingatsaukiri muminda kana muminda yemizambiringa, kana kunwa mvura yematsime. Tichafamba nomugwagwa mukuru waMambo kusvikira tapfuura muganhu wenyu.”
23Asi Sihoni akaramba kutendera vaIsraeri kupfuura nomunyika yake. Akaunganidza vanhu vake vose, akaenda murenje kundorwa navaIsraeri, akasvika paJahazi, akarwa navaIsraeri. 24VaIsraeri vakamuuraya nomunondo, vakatora nyika yake kubva kuAranoni kusvika kuJabhoki—kusvika kuvaAmoni, vane muganhu wakanga wakasimbiswa. 25VaIsraeri vakakunda maguta aya ose vakagara mumaguta ose evaAmori—Heshbhoni nemisha yose yakaripoteredza. 26Nokuti Heshbhoni rakanga riri guta raSihoni mambo wevaAmori, akarwa namambo weMoabhu aimbova aripo akatora nyika yake yose kubva kwaari, kusvika kuAranoni. 27Saka vadetembi vanoti, “Uyai kuHeshbhoni—ngarivakwezve, guta raSihoni ngarimutswezve. 28Nokuti moto wakabuda muHeshbhoni, murazvo wakabva muguta raSihoni. Wakapedza Ari weMoabhu, madzishe enzvimbo dzakakwirira dzeAranoni. 29Une nhamo, iwe Moabhu! Maparadzwa, imi vanhu vaKemoshi! Akaita kuti vanakomana vake vatize uye vanasikana vake vave nhapwa dzaSihoni mambo wevaAmori. 30Asi takavakunda; Heshbhoni rakaparara kusvika kuDhibhoni. Takaparadza kusvika kuNofa, kunosvika kuMedhebha.”
31Saka vaIsraeri vakagara munyika yevaAmori. 32Mozisi akatuma varume kundosora Jazeri; vakakunda misha yaro vakadzinga vaAmori vaivako. 33Ipapo vakatendeuka vakakwira nenzira yeBhashani, uye Ogi mambo weBhashani akabuda kuzorwa navo, aine vanhu vake vose, kuti varwe paEdhirei.
34Asi Baba vedu vakati kuna Mozisi, “Usamutya—ndakuisira iye, vanhu vake vose, nenyika yake mumaoko ako. Uite kwaari sezvawakaita kuna Sihoni mambo wevaAmori, aigara muHeshbhoni.”
35Vakamuuraya, pamwe chete navanakomana vake, nevanhu vake vose, pasina kana mumwe akasara, vakatora nyika yake kuti ive yavo.