IGileyadi: Izwe Elihle Lemfuyo
URubeni noGadi bafuna amadlelo amahle empumalanga yeJordani, futhi uMose uzwa kabusha ukwenqaba kwawoyise ukungena ezweni uBaba wethu alinikile. Bayavuma ukuwela behlomile futhi balwe phambi kwabafowabo kuze kube yilapho izwe linqotshwa, bese kuthi kuphela lapho babuyele emakhaya.
32 1Amadodana kaRubeni namadodana kaGadi ayenemihlambi eminingi kakhulu yemfuyo. Bathi bebona izwe laseJazeri nezwe laseGileyadi, baqaphela ukuthi laliyindawo enhle yemfuyo. 2Amadodana kaGadi namadodana kaRubeni eza athi kuMose, naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakubaholi bebandla: 3“I-Atharoti, iDiboni, iJazeri, iNimra, iHeshibhoni, i-Eleyale, iSebamu, iNebo, neBeyoni, 4izwe uBaba wethu alinqoba phambi kwebandla lakwa-Israyeli—liyizwe lemfuyo, futhi izinceku zakho zinemfuyo.” 5Bathi, “Uma sithole umusa emehlweni akho, nika izinceku zakho leli zwe libe yifa. Ungasenzi siwele iJordani.”
6UMose wathi kumadodana kaGadi nakaRubeni, “Abafowenu kufanele baye empini kanti nina nihlezi lapha na? 7Nidaniselani inhliziyo yakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangaweleli ezweni uBaba wethu abanike lona na? 8Yilokhu okwenziwa oyihlo lapho ngibathuma besuka eKadeshi-barineya ukuyobona izwe. 9Benyukela esiGodini sase-Eshikoli, babona izwe, base bedanisa izinhliziyo zabakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangangeni ezweni uBaba wethu ayebanike lona. 10Intukuthelo kaBaba wethu yavutha ngalolo suku, wafunga isifungo, wathi, 11ngempela amadoda enyuka eGibhithe, aneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, ngeke alibone izwe engafunga ukulinika u-Abhrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe—ngokuba awangilandelanga ngokugcwele. 12Ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune umKheniziya noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngokuba balandela uBaba wethu ngokugcwele. 13Intukuthelo kaBaba wethu yavutha ngakwa-Israyeli; wabazulazulisa ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwaze kwafa sonke isizukulwane esasenze okubi phambi kukaBaba wethu.
14Manje senivukile esikhundleni soyihlo, niyizinzalo zezoni, nenezela nokwengeziwe entukuthelweni evuthayo kaBaba wethu ngakwa-Israyeli! 15Uma niphenduka ekumlandeleni, uyakubashiya ehlane futhi, bese nibhubhisa bonke laba bantu.”
16Beza kuye bathi, “Sizokwakha izibaya lapha zemfuyo yethu nemizi yabantwana bethu. 17Kodwa thina sizohloma, silungele ukuhamba phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli size sibafikise endaweni yabo, kanti abantwana bethu bahlale emizini ebiyelwe ngezindonga, bevikelekile kulabo abahlala ezweni. 18Ngeke sibuyele emakhaya size kube yilowo nalowo wakwa-Israyeli esethathe ifa lakhe. 19Ngeke sidle ifa kanye nabo ngaphesheya kweJordani nangale, ngokuba ifa lethu lifike kithi nganeno kweJordani, ngasempumalanga.”
20UMose wathi kubo, “Uma nenza lokhu—uma nihloma phambi kukaBaba wethu ukuya empini, 21futhi wonke umuntu ohlomile phakathi kwenu ewela iJordani phambi kukaBaba wethu, aze axoshe izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe, 22futhi izwe linqotshwe phambi kukaBaba wethu, ngemuva kwalokho ningabuya, nikhululeke esibophweni kuye nakwa-Israyeli, futhi leli zwe libe yifa lenu phambi kukaBaba wethu. 23Kodwa uma ningakwenzi lokhu, bhekani—niyobe nonile kuBaba wethu, futhi yazini: isono senu siyonifica. 24Yakhani imizi yabancane benu, nezibaya zemihlambi yenu, nenze lokho umlomo wenu okuthembisile.”
25Amadodana kaGadi nakaRubeni athi kuMose, “Izinceku zakho ziyokwenza njengokuyala kwenkosi yami. 26Abantwana bethu, abafazi, imihlambi, nayo yonke imfuyo yethu kuyohlala khona emizini yaseGileyadi, 27kodwa izinceku zakho, wonke umuntu ohlomele impi, ziyowela phambi kukaBaba wethu ukuya empini, njengokusho kwenkosi yami.”
28Ngakho uMose wayala u-Eleyazare umpristi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nabaholi bezindlu zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli ngabo. 29UMose wathi kubo, “Uma amadodana kaGadi nakaRubeni ewela iJordani kanye nani, wonke umuntu ohlomele impi phambi kukaBaba wethu, futhi izwe linqotshwe phambi kwenu, khona-ke nibanike iGileyadi libe yifa labo. 30Kodwa uma bengeke bawele behlomile kanye nani, kumele bathole ifa phakathi kwenu ezweni laseKhanani.”
31Amadodana kaGadi nakaRubeni aphendula athi, “Siyokwenza njengokusho kukaBaba wethu ezincekwini zakho. 32Thina ngokwethu siyowela sihlomile phambi kukaBaba wethu singene ezweni laseKhanani, kodwa ifa lethu esilidlayo liyohlala lingelethu ngaphesheya kweJordani.”
33UMose wabanika—amadodana kaGadi, namadodana kaRubeni, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase indodana kaJosefa—umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori nombuso ka-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani: izwe, imizi yalo, imingcele, nemizi yezwe elizungezile. 34Amadodana kaGadi akha iDiboni, i-Atharoti, i-Aroweri, 35i-Atharoti-shofane, iJazeri, iJogibeha, 36iBeti-nimra, neBeti-harane—imizi ebiyelwe ngezindonga nezibaya zezimvu. 37Amadodana kaRubeni akha iHeshibhoni, i-Eleyale, iKiriyathayimi, 38iNebo, iBhali-meyoni (eyaqanjwa kabusha), neSibma—baqamba amagama amasha emizini abayakha kabusha. 39Amadodana kaMakhiri indodana kaManase aya eGileyadi, ayithumba, axosha ama-Amori ayehlala khona. 40Ngakho uMose wanika uMakhiri indodana kaManase iGileyadi, wahlala kulo. 41UJayire indodana kaManase wahamba wathumba imizana yabo, wayibiza ngokuthi iHavoti-jayire. 42UNobha wahamba wathumba iKhenati nemizana yayo, wayibiza ngokuthi iNobha, ngegama lakhe.
