Numeri 21:1-35
21 Lapho inkosi yase-Aradi + engumKhanani, eyayihlala eNegebhi, izwa ukuthi u-Israyeli wayeze ngendlela yase-Atarimi, yahlasela u-Israyeli yathumba abanye kubo.
2 Ngakho u-Israyeli wenza lesi sifungo kuJehova: “Uma unikela lesi sizwe esandleni sami, nakanjani nami ngizowabhubhisa amadolobha aso.”
3 Ngakho uJehova walilalela izwi lika-Israyeli wawanikela amaKhanani kuye, ama-Israyeli awabhubhisa wona namadolobha awo. Ngakho aqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iHorma. *+
4 Njengoba babeqhubeka nohambo lwabo olusuka eNtabeni iHori + ngendlela yasoLwandle Olubomvu ukuze bazungeze izwe lakwa-Edomi, + abantu bakhathala ngenxa yendlela.
5 Abantu babelokhu bekhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu nangoMose, + bethi: “Nisikhipheleni eGibhithe ukuze sizofela ehlane? Akukho kudla namanzi + futhi thina sesiyasizonda* lesi sinkwa esidelelekile.” +
6 Ngakho uJehova wathumela izinyoka ezinesihlungu* phakathi kwabantu, futhi zazilokhu zibaluma, kangangokuba ama-Israyeli amaningi afa. +
7 Ngakho abantu beza kuMose bathi: “Sonile ngokukhuluma kabi ngoJehova nangawe. + Sincengele kuJehova ukuze asuse lezi zinyoka kithi.” UMose wabancengela abantu. +
8 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuMose: “Yenza umfanekiso wenyoka enesihlungu* uwubeke esigxotsheni. Kuyothi lapho noma ubani elunyiwe, kudingeke awubuke ukuze aqhubeke ephila.”
9 Khona manjalo uMose wenza inyoka yethusi + wayibeka esigxotsheni, + noma nini lapho inyoka ilume umuntu bese ebuka inyoka yethusi, wayesinda. +
10 Ngemva kwalokho ama-Israyeli asuka amisa amatende e-Oboti. +
11 Abe esesuka e-Oboti amisa amatende e-Iye-abarimi, + ehlane elibheke kuMowabi, ngasempumalanga.
12 Asuka lapho amisa amatende ngaseSigodini* SaseZeredi. +
13 Asuka lapho amisa amatende esifundeni sase-Arinoni, + esisehlane elisukela emngceleni wama-Amori, ngoba i-Arinoni liwumngcele kaMowabi, phakathi kukaMowabi nama-Amori.
14 Yingakho incwadi yeziMpi ZikaJehova ikhuluma “ngeVahebi eseSufa nangezigodi* zase-Arinoni,
15 nangendawo eyehlelayo* yezigodi,* eze iyofika endaweni yase-Ari futhi encikene nomngcele kaMowabi.”
16 Ngokulandelayo baya eBheri. Lona umthombo uJehova akhuluma ngawo kuMose wathi: “Qoqa abantu, ngibanike amanzi.”
17 Ngaleso sikhathi u-Israyeli wacula le ngoma:
“O mthombo, phethuka!—Sabelani* kuwo!
18 Umthombo owambiwa izikhulu, wagujwa izicukuthwane,Ngobhoko lomyali nangezinduku zabo.”
Abe esesuka ehlane aqhubekela eMathana,
19 asuka eMathana aqhubekela eNahaliyeli, asuka eNahaliyeli aqhubekela eBhamoti. +
20 Asuka eBhamoti aqhubekela esigodini esisendaweni* yakwaMowabi, + esiqongweni sePhisiga, + esibheke eJeshimoni. *+
21 U-Israyeli wathumela izithunywa kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, wathi: +
22 “Sivumele sidabule ezweni lakho. Ngeke siphambukele ensimini noma esivinini. Akukho mthombo esizophuza kuwo amanzi. Sizohamba ngoMgwaqo Wenkosi size sidlule endaweni yakho.” +
23 Kodwa uSihoni akamvumelanga u-Israyeli ukuba adabule endaweni yakhe. Kunalokho waqoqa bonke abantu bakhe waphuma wayomelana no-Israyeli ehlane, wafika eJahazi waqala ukulwa no-Israyeli. +
24 Kodwa u-Israyeli wamnqoba ngenkemba + walidla izwe lakhe + kusukela e-Arinoni + kwaze kwaba seJabhoki, + eduze kwama-Amoni, ngoba iJazeri + liwumngcele wendawo yama-Amoni. +
25 Ngakho u-Israyeli wawathatha wonke la madolobha, waqala ukuhlala kuwo wonke amadolobha ama-Amori + eHeshibhoni nakuzo zonke izindawo ezingaphansi kwalo.*
26 Ngoba iHeshibhoni kwakuyidolobha likaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owalwa nenkosi yakwaMowabi wathatha lonke izwe layo kuyo kuze kufike e-Arinoni.
27 Yilokho okwenza kwaba khona isaga sokwedelela esithi:
“Woza eHeshibhoni.
Idolobha likaSihoni malakhiwe futhi limiswe liqine.
28 Ngoba kuphume umlilo eHeshibhoni, ilangabi edolobhaneni likaSihoni.
Udle i-Ari lakwaMowabi, amakhosi ezindawo eziphakeme zase-Arinoni.
29 Maye kuwe, Mowabi! Niyoqothulwa, bantu bakaKemoshi! +
Wenza amadodana akhe abe ababaleki namadodakazi akhe abe izithunjwa zikaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori.
30 Masibacibishele;IHeshibhoni lizoqothulwa kuze kube seDiboni; +Masilicoboshise kuze kube seNofa;Umlilo uzobhebhetheka kuze kube seMedeba.” +
31 Ngakho u-Israyeli waqala ukuhlala ezweni lama-Amori.
32 UMose wabe esethumela amadoda athile ukuba ayohlola iJazeri. + Athumba izindawo ezingaphansi kwalo* axosha ama-Amori ayelapho.
33 Ngemva kwalokho baphenduka bakhuphuka ngeNdlela YaseBhashani. U-Ogi, + inkosi yaseBhashani, waphuma nabo bonke abantu bakhe waya kubo empini e-Edireyi. +
34 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Ungamesabi, + ngoba ngizomnikela kuwe yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe nezwe lakhe, + wenze kuye njengoba nje wenzile kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshibhoni.” +
35 Ngakho babelokhu bebabulala yena namadodana akhe nabo bonke abantu bakhe, kwaze kwangasala ngisho noyedwa kubantu bakhe, + balidla izwe lakhe. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Incazelo: “Ukunikela Ekubhujisweni.”
^ Noma, “sesiyasenyanya.”
^ Noma, “ezinjengomlilo.”
^ Noma, “enjengomlilo.”
^ Noma, “ngaseMhosheni.”
^ Noma, “nangemihosha.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “nangesizalo.”
^ Noma, “yemihosha.”
^ Noma, “Hlabelelani.”
^ Noma kungaba, “ogwadule; ehlane.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “esisehlane.”
^ Noma, “eziwazungezile.”
^ Noma, “ezilizungezile.”
