Ukuzungeza iSeyiri
UMose ulandisa kabusha iminyaka yokuzungeza: i-Edomi, uMowabi no-Amoni akumelwe kuthintwe ngoba uBaba wethu wanika lawo mazwe inzalo ka-Esawu nekaLoti. Kudlula iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili kuze kufe isizukulwane samabutho. Bese uSihoni enqaba ukubavumela ukudlula, umbuso wakhe ube yizwe lokuqala u-Israyeli alithatha ngempela.
2 1Sabe sesiphenduka saqonda ehlane ngendlela yoLwandle Olubomvu, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayengitshelile, sazungeza iNtaba iSeyiri izinsuku eziningi.
2UBaba wethu wayesethi kimi:
3“Senizungeze lesi sifunda sezintaba isikhathi eside ngokwanele. Phendukelani enyakatho. 4Yala abantu uthi: Nizodabula emhlabeni wabafowenu, inzalo ka-Esawu, abahlala eSeyiri. Bayonesaba—qaphelani kakhulu. 5Ningabacunuli; angiyikuninika lutho emhlabeni wabo, ngisho nesinyathelo esisodwa, ngokuba iNtaba iSeyiri ngiyinike u-Esawu ibe yifa lakhe. 6Thengani ukudla kubo ngesiliva ukuze nidle, futhi nithenge namanzi kubo ngesiliva ukuze niphuze.
7“Ngokuba uBaba wenu unibusisile emsebenzini wonke wezandla zenu. Ubelwazi uhambo lwenu kuleli hlane elikhulu. Le minyaka engamashumi amane uBaba wenu ube nani; anisweleni lutho.”
8Ngakho sadlula kubafowethu, inzalo ka-Esawu abahlala eSeyiri, saqhela endleleni yase-Araba enyuka ivela e-Elati nase-Eziyoni-gebere. Sabe sesiphenduka saqhubeka saqonda ehlane lakwaMowabi.
9UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Ungakhathazi uMowabi noma ubacunule ukuba balwe, ngokuba angiyikukunika lutho emhlabeni wabo libe yifa, ngokuba i-Ari ngiyinike inzalo kaLoti ibe yifa.”
10(Kwakuhlala ama-Emi lapho endulo, isizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, side njengama-Anaki. 11Njengama-Anaki, nawo abalwa njengamaRefa, kodwa abakwaMowabi bawabiza ngokuthi ama-Emi. 12AmaHori ake ahlala eSeyiri, kodwa inzalo ka-Esawu yawaxosha yawabhubhisa, yahlala endaweni yawo—njengokuba u-Israyeli enza ezweni uBaba wethu abanika lona.).
13“Manje sukumani niwele isiHosha iZeredi.” Ngakho sawela isiHosha iZeredi.
14Kusukela eKadeshi-barineya kuze kube sekuweleni kwethu isiHosha iZeredi kwaphela iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili, saze saphela sonke isizukulwane samadoda empi ekamu, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayebafungele. 15Impela, isandla sikaBaba wethu samelana nabo, sabasiphula ekamu baze baphela. 16Ngakho kwathi lapho onke amadoda empi esephelile afa phakathi kwabantu, 17uBaba wethu wathi kimi:
18“Namuhla nizowela umngcele wakwaMowabi e-Ari. 19Lapho nisondela kuma-Amoni, ningabahlaseli noma nibacunule, ngokuba angiyikuninika lutho emhlabeni wabo libe yifa—ngilinike inzalo kaLoti ukuba libe yifa labo.”
20(Nalelo lizwe libalwa njengelamaRefa—amaRefa ayehlala khona ngaphambili, nakuba ama-Amoni ewabiza ngokuthi amaZamuzumi, 21isizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, side njengama-Anaki. Kodwa uBaba wethu wawabhubhisa phambi kwama-Amoni, awaxosha ahlala endaweni yawo, 22njengokuba enzela inzalo ka-Esawu ehlala eSeyiri, lapho ebhubhisa amaHori phambi kwayo; yawaxosha yahlala endaweni yawo, isahlezi khona kuze kube namuhla. 23Ama-Avi ayehlala emizaneni kuze kufike eGaza; amaKafetori, avela eKafetori, awabhubhisa ahlala endaweni yawo.). a a v23 IKafetori yigama lasendulo leKrethe nesifunda esiseduze sase-Egeyana; amaKafetori ayeyisizwe sabantu basolwandle abazinza ogwini eduze neGaza.
24“Sukani niwele isiHosha i-Arinoni. Bhekani, uSihoni umAmori, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, nezwe lakhe ngininikele ezandleni zenu. Qalani ukudla ifa—nilwe naye empini. 25Namuhla ngizoqala ukubeka ukwesaba nokwethuka ngani phezu kwazo zonke izizwe ezingaphansi kwezulu. Ziyozwa umbiko ngani, zithuthumele, zizwe ubuhlungu obukhulu ngenxa yenu.”
UMose unikela uSihoni ukuthula
26Ngathuma izithunywa zivela ehlane laseKedemothi ziya kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni namazwi okuthula, ngithi: 27“Ngivumele ngidabule ezweni lakho. Ngizohamba endleleni kuphela, ngingaphambukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo. 28Ngithengisele ukudla ngemali ukuze ngidle, unginike amanzi ngemali ukuze ngiphuze—ngivumele nje ngidlule ngezinyawo, 29njengokuba inzalo ka-Esawu ehlala eSeyiri nabakwaMowabi abahlala e-Ari bangenzela, ngize ngiwele iJordani ngingene ezweni uBaba wethu asinika lona.” 30Kodwa uSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni wenqaba ukusivumela ukuba sidlule, ngokuba uBaba wethu wawenza waba lukhuni umoya wakhe, wayiqinisa inhliziyo yakhe, ukuze amnikele esandleni sakho, njengokuba enzile namuhla.
31UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Bheka, sengiqalile ukukunika uSihoni nezwe lakhe. Qala manje ukudla ifa—udle ifa lezwe lakhe.”
32USihoni waphuma ukuza kulwa nathi, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, ukulwa eJahazi. 33UBaba wethu wamnikela kithi, samshaya sambulala, yena namadodana akhe nabantu bakhe bonke. 34Ngaleso sikhathi sathatha yonke imizi yakhe sayibhubhisa nya yonke imizi—amadoda, abesifazane, izingane—singashiyi osindile. 35Saphanga imfuyo kuphela yaba ngeyethu, kanye nempango yemizi esayithatha. 36Kusukela e-Aroweri osebeni lwesiHosha i-Arinoni, nasemzini osesigodini, kuze kufike eGileyadi, awukho umuzi owawusinqoba ngamandla; uBaba wethu wasinika yonke. 37Kodwa anisondelanga ezweni lama-Amoni, kulo lonke usebe lwesiHosha iJaboki nemizi yesifunda sezintaba, njengokuba uBaba wethu asiyala.
