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21 Lino mwami wabana Kanana waku Aradi,+ iwakali kukkala ku Negebi naakamvwa kuti bana Israyeli baboola kubelesya nzila yaku Atalimu, wakabalwana akutola bamwi mubuzike.
2 Mpoonya bana Israyeli bakakonka kuli Jehova balaamba: “Ikuti wabaaba bantu aaba mumaanza eesu, masimpe tulainyonyoona minzi yabo.”
3 Aboobo Jehova wakamvwa ncibakaamba bana Israyeli eelyo wakabaaba bana Kanana kulimbabo, kumane bakabajaya akunyonyoona minzi yabo. Aboobo busena oobo bakabuulika zina lyakuti Horima.*+
4 Nobakazumanana lweendo lwabo kuzwa ku Cilundu ca Hori+ kunzila iinda ku Lwizi Lusalala kuti bazinguluke cisi ca Edomu,+ bantu bakakatala akutyompwa akaambo kamusinzo.
5 Alimwi bantu bakazumanana kutongookela Leza a Musa+ kabati: “Ino nkaambo nzi ncomwakatuleta kuzwa mucisi ca Egepita kuti tufwe munkanda? Taakwe cakulya amaanzi,+ alimwi cakulya eeci cisesemya catucima.”+
6 Aboobo Jehova wakatuma nzoka zikali kapati akati kabana Israyeli, eelyo zyakabaluma cakuti banji bakafwa.+
7 Mpoonya bantu bakaboola kuli Musa akwaamba kuti: “Twabisya akaambo kakutongookela Jehova anduwe.+ Kotukombela kuli Jehova kutegwa agwisye nzoka akati kesu.” Eelyo Musa wakabakombela bantu.+
8 Kumane Jehova wakati kuli Musa: “Kopanga cikozyanyo canzoka nkali akwiibikka acisamu. Ikuti naa umwi walumwa, weelede kwiilanga eelyo uyoozumanana kupona.”
9 Mpoonya aawo Musa wakapanga nzoka yamukuba+ akwiibikka acisamu,+ alimwi kufwumbwa naa nzoka yaluma muntu eelyo muntu ooyo walanga kunzoka yamukuba, wakali kupona.+
10 Kuzwa waawo bana Israyeli bakalongela ku Oboti.+
11 Mpoonya bakazwa ku Oboti akulongela ku Iye-barimu,+ munkanda iilangene acisi ca Moabu, kulubazu lwakujwe.
12 Nobakazwa kooko bakalongela afwaafwi a Kkuti* lya Zeredi.+
13 Kuzwa kooko bakalonga akuyookkala mucilawo ca Arinoni+ icili munkanda iitalikila kumunyinza wabana Amori, nkaambo Arinoni ngomunyinza wacisi cabana Moabu, akati ka Moabu abana Amori.
14 Nkakaambo kaako bbuku lya Nkondo zya Jehova lyaamba kuti: “Behibi mu Sufa alimwi amakkuti aa Arinoni,
15 amungenyu* wamakkuti, ooyo uusika kucilawo ca Ari alimwi uubambene amunyinza wa Moabu.”
16 Kuzwa kooko bakaunka ku Beeri. Eeci ncecikala Jehova ncaakali kwaamba ciindi naakaambila Musa kuti: “Bunganya bantu kutegwa ndibape maanzi.”
17 Aciindi eeco, bana Israyeli bakaimba lwiimbo oolu lwakuti:
“Tuntumuka, ocikala!–Amuciimbile nobantu!
18 Cikala icakasyigwa abami. Cakafwumbwa abantu balemekwa,Bakacifwumba amusako wabwami alimwi amisako yabo.”
Kuzwa munkanda bakaya ku Matana,
19 eelyo kuzwa ku Matana bakaya ku Nahaliyeli, alimwi kuzwa ku Nahaliyeli bakaya ku Bamoti.+
20 Nobakazwa ku Bamoti bakaya kukkuti ilili mucilawo ca Moabu,+ atala aa Pisiga,+ uulangene a Jesimoni.*+
21 Lino bana Israyeli bakatuma batumwa kuli Sihoni imwami wabana Amori kuyoomwaambila kuti:+
22 “Tulomba kuti twiinde mucisi cako. Tatukokwiinda mumyuunda naa myuunda yamisaansa pe. Tatukoonywa maanzi mumugoti uuli woonse. Tulainda buyo mu Mugwagwa wa Mwami mane twiinde mucilawo cako.”+
23 Pele Sihoni tanaakabazumizya bana Israyeli kwiinda mucilawo cakwe pe. Muciindi caboobo, wakabunganya bantu bakwe boonse akuunka kuyooswaangana abana Israyeli munkanda, eelyo bakasika ku Jahazi akutalika kulwana bana Israyeli.+
24 Pele bana Israyeli bakazunda bana Amori apanga+ akubweza cisi cabo+ kuzwa ku Arinoni+ kusikila ku Jaboki,+ kufwaafwi abana Amoni, nkaambo Jazeri+ ngomunyinza wabana Amoni.+
25 Aboobo bana Israyeli bakaibweza minzi yoonse eeyi, mpoonya bakatalika kukkala muminzi yoonse yabana Amori,+ mu Hesiboni aminzi misyoonto* yanguwo yoonse.
26 Nkaambo Hesiboni wakali munzi mupati wa Sihoni, mwami wabana Amori, iwakalwanide amwami wa Moabu akubweza nyika yakwe yoonse kusikila ku Arinoni.
27 Eeci ncicakapa kuti kube kaambyo kakufwubaazya kakuti:
“Amuboole ku Hesiboni.
Auyakwe munzi mupati wa Sihoni alimwi uyume.
28 Nkaambo mu Hesiboni mwazwa mulilo, imulilo uuzwa kumunzi wa Sihoni.
Wamuumpa cakumaninina Ari waku Moabu, bamukamwini malundu aaku Arinoni.
29 Maawe kulindinywe nobana Moabu! Muyoonyonyoonwa, nobantu ba Kemosi!+
Upa bana bakwe basankwa kuti babe basimutuntuli akunjizya bana bakwe basimbi mubuzike kuli Sihoni, mwami wabana Amori.
30 Atubalwane;Hesiboni uyoonyonyoonwa kusikila ku Diboni;+Atumunyonyoone kusikila ku Nofa;Mulilo uyoosika aku Medeba.”+
31 Aboobo bana Israyeli bakatalika kukkala mucisi cabana Amori.
32 Mpoonya Musa wakatuma baalumi kuyootwela Jazeri.+ Bakasaala minzi misyoonto* yanguwo akutanda bana Amori ibakali kukkala mumo.
33 Kuzwa waawo bakanyona akutozya nzila yaku Basani. Kumane Ogi+ imwami waku Basani wakaboola abantu bakwe boonse kuzoobalwana ku Edrei.+
34 Lino Jehova wakati kuli Musa: “Utamuyoowi pe,+ nkaambo ndilamwaaba mumaanza aako abantu bakwe boonse anyika yakwe,+ alimwi uyoomucita mbubonya mbookacita Sihoni, mwami wabana Amori, iwakali kukkala ku Hesiboni.”+
35 Aboobo bakazumanana kumulwana walo abana bakwe alimwi abantu bakwe boonse kusikila boonse bafwa,+ kumane bakaibweza nyika yakwe.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Kunyonyoonwa.”
^ Naa “Kalonga.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “akumulomo.”
^ Naa ambweni, “cimpayuma; nkanda.”
^ Naa “yeengelede.”
^ Naa “yeengelede.”
