U-Ogi Uphuma Ukuzokulwa
U-Ogi waseBashani nemizi yakhe engamashumi ayisithupha ebiyelweyo bayawa njengoSihoni, futhi izwe uBaba wethu alinikela lihlukaniswa phakathi kukaRubeni, uGadi nengxenye kaManase, abesilisa babo abangamabutho okusamele bawele behlomile phambi kwabafowabo. UMose ucela ukulibona izwe, bese ethunyelwa phezulu ePhisiga.
3 1Saphenduka salandela indlela eya eBashani, u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma kanye nabo bonke abantu bakhe ukuzokulwa nathi e-Edreyi.
2UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Ungamesabi, ngokuba ngikunike yena, nabo bonke abantu bakhe, kanye nezwe lakhe; wenze kuye njengoba wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni.”
3Ngakho uBaba wethu wasinika no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani nabo bonke abantu bakhe, sababulala kwaze kwangasala muntu osindile. 4Ngaleso sikhathi sathumba yonke imizi yakhe—yonke engamashumi ayisithupha, kwangabikho esasingawuthathanga—sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi, umbuso ka-Ogi eBashani. 5Yonke le mizi yayiyimizi ebiyelwe ngezindonga eziphakeme namasango avalwe ngemigoqo, ngaphandle kwemizana eminingi kakhulu engenazo izindonga. 6Sayinikela ekubhujisweni, njengoba senza kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, sinikela ekubhujisweni wonke umuzi—amadoda awo, abesifazane, nezingane. 7Kodwa yonke imfuyo nempango yemizi sayithatha yaba yimpango yethu. 8Ngakho ngaleso sikhathi sathatha izwe kulawa makhosi amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, kusukela esigodini sase-Arinoni kuze kufike eNtabeni iHermoni. 9(amaSidoni abiza iHermoni ngokuthi iSiriyoni, kanti ama-Amori ayibiza ngokuthi iSeniri), 10yonke imizi yasethafeni eliphakeme, lonke iGileyadi, lonke iBashani kuze kufike eSaleka nase-Edreyi—imizi yombuso ka-Ogi eBashani. 11(U-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani nguye yedwa owayesele ensalelweni yamaRefa. Umbhede wakhe wawungumbhede wensimbi; akukho yini eRaba yama-Amoni? Ubude bawo babungaba amafidi ayishumi nantathu nengxenye, ububanzi baba amafidi ayisithupha.). a a v11 AmaRefa ayeluhlanga lwamaqhawe ayemakhulu ngokungajwayelekile, okwake kwahlala eKhanani ngesikhathi esidlule.
Izwe Lahlukaniswa Ngasempumalanga YeJordani
12Leli zwe salithatha ngaleso sikhathi: kusukela e-Aroweri ngasonqenqemeni lwesigodi sase-Arinoni, kanye nenxenye yezwe elinezintaba laseGileyadi nemizi yalo, nganika abakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi. 13Ingxenye eseleyo yaseGileyadi nalo lonke iBashani—umbuso ka-Ogi—nganika ingxenye yesizwe sakwaManase: sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi. (Yonke leyo ngxenye yaseBashani yayibizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa. 14UJayiri indodana kaManase wathatha sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi kuze kufike emngceleni wamaGeshuri namaMahakhati, wayiqamba iBashani ngegama lakhe, wathi iHavoti-Jayiri, kuze kube namuhla.). 15Nganika uMakiri iGileyadi. 16AbakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi ngabanika kusukela eGileyadi kuze kufike esigodini sase-Arinoni—maphakathi naso kwaba ngumngcele—kuze kufike emfuleni iJaboki, umngcele wama-Amoni. 17Kanjalo ne-Araba, iJordani lingumngcele walo, kusukela eKhinereti kuze kufike oLwandle lwe-Araba (uLwandle oluFile), ngaphansi kwamathambeka asePhisiga, ngasempumalanga.
18Ngaleso sikhathi nganiyala ngathi: “UBaba wenu uninike leli zwe ukuba nibe nalo; onke amadoda enu empi kumele awele ehlomile phambi kwabafowenu, abakwa-Israyeli. 19Kuphela omkenu, izingane zenu, nemfuyo yenu—ngiyazi ukuthi ninemfuyo eningi—bazohlala emizini enganinika yona, 20kuze kube uBaba wethu enika abafowenu ukuphumula njengoba enze kini, nabo baze bathathe izwe uBaba wenu abanika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani. Khona-ke yilowo nalowo kini uyakubuyela efeni enganinika lona.”
21Ngaleso sikhathi ngayala uJoshuwa ngathi: “Amehlo akho ngokwawo abonile konke uBaba wakho akwenzile kulawa makhosi amabili. UBaba wakho uyakwenza kanjalo kuyo yonke imibuso oya kuyo.
Ungesabi — Yena Uyakulwela
22Ungabesabi, ngokuba uBaba wakho uqobo uyakulwela.”
23Nganxusa kuBaba wethu ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi, 24“Baba wami oyiNkosi enkulu, usuqalile ukubonisa inceku yakho ubukhulu bakho nesandla sakho esinamandla. Nguwuphi unkulunkulu ezulwini noma emhlabeni ongenza imisebenzi nezenzo ezinamandla njengezakho? 25Ake ungivumele ngiwele ngilibone izwe elihle elingaphesheya kweJordani, leli zwe elihle elinezintaba, neLebanoni.”
26Kodwa uBaba wethu wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, akangilalelanga; uBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Sekwanele! Ungaphindi ukhulume nami ngale ndaba. 27Khuphukela esiqongweni sasePhisiga, uphakamisele amehlo akho ngasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, ubone ngamehlo akho, ngokuba ngeke uyiwele le Jordani. 28Kodwa yala uJoshuwa, umkhuthaze, umqinise, ngokuba nguye oyakuwela phambi kwalaba bantu, abanike izwe oyakulibona libe yifa labo.”
29Ngakho sahlala esigodini maqondana neBeti-Pheyori.
