Ukujikeleza iSehire
UMoses ubalisa kwakhona iminyaka yokubhadula: iEdom, iMowabhi, no-Amon azinakuchukunyiswa, ngokuba uBawo wethu wawanika loo mazwe inzala kaEsawu neyakaLote. Kudlula iminyaka engamashumi mathathu anesibhozo, side siphele isizukulwana samadoda emfazwe. Aze uSihon ale ukuba kucandwe, buze ubukumkani bakhe bube lilizwe lokuqala elithatyathwa nguSirayeli ngokwenene.
2 1Saza sajika sanduluka, sihamba ngendlela yoLwandle oluBomvu siya entlango, njengoko wayetshilo kum uBawo wethu; iintsuku ezininzi sayijikeleza intaba yakwaSehire.
2Waza uBawo wethu wathi kum:
3“Senihambe kudala niyijikeleza le ntaba. Jikani niye ngasentla. 4Wuyalele abantu, uthi: Uya kucanda emdeni wabazalwana bakho, inzala kaEsawu, abahleli kwaSehire. Baya kukoyika; zilumkele kunene. 5Musani ukubaxabanisa; andiyi kuninika nto yelizwe labo, nokuba yintende nje yonyawo, kuba intaba yakwaSehire ndayinika uEsawu ibe lilifa lakhe. 6Nothenga ukudla kubo ngeesilivere ukuze nidle, nothenga namanzi kubo ngeesilivere ukuze nisele.
7“Kuba uBawo wethu ukusikelele emisebenzini yonke yezandla zakho. Uluqondile uhambo lwakho kule ntlango inkulu. Le minyaka imashumi mane uBawo wethu ube nawe; akuswelanga nto.”
8Sadlula ke kubazalwana bethu, inzala kaEsawu abahleli kwaSehire, saphambuka endleleni yaseArabha evela e-Elati nase-Etsiyon-gebhere. Saza sajika sanduluka saya entlango yakwaMowabhi.
9Wathi uBawo wethu kum: “Musa ukuwacukumisa amaMowabhi, ungawaxabanisi ngemfazwe, kuba andiyi kukunika nto yelizwe lawo ibe lilifa, kuba iAri ndayinika inzala kaLote ibe lilifa.”
10(AmaEma ebehleli khona ngenxa engaphambili, abantu abakhulu nabaninzi, abade njengama-Anaki. 11Njengama-Anaki, nawo kuthiwa ngamaRafa, kodwa amaMowabhi athi ngawo ngamaEma. 12AmaHori ebehleli kwaSehire ngenxa engaphambili, kodwa inzala kaEsawu yawagqogqa yawatshabalalisa, yahlala endaweni yawo — njengoko amaSirayeli enjenjalo ezweni awabanika lona uBawo wethu.)
13“Ngoku sukani niwele isihlambo iZerede.” Saza sayiwela ke isihlambo iZerede.
14Ukusuka eKadeshe-bharneha kude kube sekuweleni isihlambo iZerede, kwaba yiminyaka emashumi mathathu anesibhozo, sada sonke isizukulwana samadoda okulwa saphela phakathi kweminquba, njengoko wayesifungele uBawo wethu. 15Inene, isandla sikaBawo wethu sasichasene nawo, siwancothula phakathi kweminquba, ada aphela. 16Kwathi ke, akuba onke amadoda okulwa ephele ekugqibeleni, afa phakathi kwabantu, 17uBawo wethu wathi kum:
18“Namhlanje uya kuwela umda wakwaMowabhi e-Ari. 19Xa uthe wasondela koonyana baka-Amon, musa ukubahlasela okanye ubaxabanise, kuba andiyi kukunika nto yelizwe loonyana baka-Amon ibe lilifa — ndalinika inzala kaLote ibe lilifa.”
20(Nalo libalelwa njengelizwe lamaRafa — amaRafa ebehleli khona ngenxa engaphambili, kodwa oonyana baka-Amon bathi ngawo ngamaZamzumi, 21abantu abakhulu nabaninzi, abade njengama-Anaki. Kodwa uBawo wethu wawatshabalalisa phambi koonyana baka-Amon, abawagqogqa bahlala endaweni yawo, 22njengoko wenza kwinzala kaEsawu ehleli kwaSehire, akuwatshabalalisa amaHori phambi kwayo; yawagqogqa yahlala endaweni yawo, besahleli kude kube namhlanje. 23Ama-Avi ebehleli emizaneni kwesa eGaza; amaKafetori, aphuma eKafetore, awatshabalalisa, ahlala endaweni yawo.) a a v23 IKafetore ligama lamandulo leKrete nommandla waseAegean oyingqongileyo; amaKafetori ebengabantu bokundwendwela elwandle abahlala elunxwemeni ngaseGaza.
24“Sukani niwele isihlambo iArnon. Yabona, ndimnikele esandleni sakho uSihon umAmori, ukumkani waseHeshbhon, nelizwe lakhe. Qala ukulidla ilifa — umxabele ngemfazwe. 25Namhlanje ndiya kuqala ukubeka uloyiko nenkwantyo yakho phezu kwazo zonke izizwe eziphantsi kwezulu. Ziya kuva udaba lwakho, zithuthumele, zibhijabhijeke ziphethwe yintlungu ngenxa yakho.”
UMoses Unikela uXolo kuSihon
26Ndathuma izigidimi zivela entlango yaseKedemoti kuSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon ndinamazwi oxolo, ndisithi: 27“Mandicande ezweni lakho. Ndohamba endleleni kuphela, ndingatyeki ngasekunene nangasekhohlo. 28Ndithengisele ukudla ngemali ukuze ndidle, undinike amanzi ngemali ukuze ndisele — kuphela undivumele ndicande ngeenyawo, 29njengoko yandenzela inzala kaEsawu ehleli kwaSehire namaMowabhi ahleli e-Ari, ndide ndiwele iYordan ndiye ezweni asinikayo uBawo wethu.” 30Kodwa uSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon akavuma ukuba sicande, kuba uBawo wethu wawenza lukhuni umoya wakhe, wayiqaqadekisa intliziyo yakhe, ukuze amnikele esandleni sakho, njengoko enze ngayo le mini.
31Wathi uBawo wethu kum: “Yabona, ndiqalile ukukunika uSihon nelizwe lakhe. Qala ngoku ukulidla ilifa — lidle ilizwe lakhe.”
32Waza uSihon waphuma weza kuthi, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, ukuba alwe eYatsa. 33UBawo wethu wamnikela kuthi, samxabela, yena noonyana bakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke. 34Ngelo xesha sayithimba yonke imizi yakhe, sawutshabalalisa uphele wonke umzi — amadoda, nabafazi, neentsapho — kwada akwasala namnye usindileyo. 35Sazithimbela iinkomo kuphela, namaxhoba emizi esayithimbayo. 36Ukusuka eArohere engaseludinini lwesihlambo iArnon, nasemzini osesihlanjeni, kwesa eGiliyadi, akubangakho mzi usomeleleyo kuthi; uBawo wethu wayinikela yonke kuthi. 37Kodwa awusondelanga ezweni loonyana baka-Amon, kulo lonke udini lwesihlambo iYabhoki, nemizi yeleentaba, njengoko wasiyalelayo uBawo wethu.
