Numeri 21:1-35
21 Ngesikhatsi inkhosi yase-Aradi+ lengumKhenani futsi lebeyihlala eNegebhu iva kutsi ema-Israyeli eta ngendlela yase-Atharimu, yawahlasela yaphindze yatfumba lamanye awo.
2 Ngako sive saka-Israyeli safunga kuJehova satsi: “Nangabe utawunikela labantfu esandleni setfu, nakanjani sitawabhubhisa emadolobha abo.”
3 Jehova wasilalela sive saka-Israyeli, wanikela emaKhenani esandleni sawo. Ema-Israyeli awabhubhisa lamaKhenani kanye nemadolobha awo. Ngaleso sizatfu, abita leyo ndzawo ngekutsi yiHoma.*+
4 Njengobe bebachubeka neluhambo kusukela eNtsabeni iHori+ ngendlela lehamba ngaseLwandle Lolubovu kuze bagege live laka-Edomu,+ labantfu base bayadzinwa.
5 Bachubeka bakhuluma kabi ngaNkulunkulu nangaMosi+ batsi: “Usikhipheleni eveni laseGibhithe kuze sitewufela lapha ehlane? Kulendzawo kute kudla nemanti+ futsi tsine sesiyasenyanya* lesinkhwa lesibi.”+
6 Ngako Jehova watfumela tinyoka letinesihlungu* kulabantfu futsi tabaluma, kangangekutsi ema-Israyeli lamanyenti afa.+
7 Labantfu baya kuMosi batsi: “Sonile ngekukhuluma kabi ngaJehova nangawe.+ Sincengele kuJehova kuze asuse letinyoka kitsi.” Ngako Mosi wabancengela kuNkulunkulu.+
8 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Yakha umfanekiso wenyoka lenesihlungu* bese uwulengisa esigodvweni. Nangabe umuntfu alunywa yinyoka, kufanele abuke lomfanekiso lowakhile kuze angafi.”
9 Ngekushesha Mosi wakha inyoka ngelitfusi+ futsi wayilengisa elugodvweni.+ Bekutsi nobe nini lapho umuntfu alunywa yinyoka bese ubuka lena yelitfusi, angafi.+
10 Ema-Israyeli abese ayesuka lapho, ayomisa emathende e-Obothi.+
11 Ngemuva kwaloko, esuka e-Obothi amisa emathende e-Iye-abharimu,+ ehlane lelibukene nakaMowabi ngasemphumalanga.
12 Nakesuka lapho, amisa emathende ngaseSigodzini saseZeredi.+
13 Aphindze esuka lapho amisa emathende esifundzeni lesisesigodzini sase-Anoni,+ lesisehlane lelisuka emnceleni welive lema-Amori, ngobe sigodzi sase-Anoni singumncele wakaMowabi futsi sisemkhatsini welive lakaMowabi nelema-Amori.
14 Nguloko lokwenta incwadzi yeTimphi taJehova ikhulume “ngeWahebi leseSufa netigodzi tase-Anoni,
15 kanye nemewukelo* waletigodzi lohamba uze uyewufika ngasendzaweni yase-Ari futsi uhlangane nemncele wakaMowabi.”
16 Ngemuva kwaloko ema-Israyeli aya eBheyeri. Lona ngulomtfombo Jehova latsi ngawo kuMosi: “Butsisa labantfu kuze ngibanike emanti.”
17 Ngaleso sikhatsi, ema-Israyeli ahlabela atsi:
“Sikhiphele emanti wena mtfombo!—Wubongeleleni* ngengoma!
18 Lona ngumtfombo lowembiwa ngemadvodzana emakhosi, wembiwa bantfu labahloniphekile,Wembiwa ngentfonga yembusi kanye nangetindvuku tabo.”
Ngemuva kwaloko besuka ehlane baya eMathana,
19 nabesuka eMathana baya eNahaliyeli, nabesuka eNahaliyeli baya eBamothi.+
20 Besuka eBamothi baya esigodzini lesisendzaweni* yakaMowabi,+ ngetulu kwePhisga+ lengenhla kweJeshimoni.*+
21 Ema-Israyeli abese atfuma titfunywa kuSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, atsi:+
22 “Sicela kwendlula eveni lakho. Ngeke siye emasimini nobe etihlahleni temagilebisi. Angeke siwanatse emanti kunobe ngumuphi umtfombo. Sitawuhamba ngeMgwaco Wenkhosi size sendlule eveni lakho.”+
23 Kodvwa Sihoni akawavumelanga ema-Israyeli kutsi endlule eveni lakhe. Esikhundleni saloko wabutsa bonkhe bantfu bakhe bahamba kuze bayomelana nema-Israyeli, futsi befika eJahasi balwa nawo.+
24 Ema-Israyeli ancoba Sihoni ngenkemba,+ atsatsa nelive lakhe+ kusukela esigodzini sase-Anoni+ kuya esigodzini saseJabhoki+ eceleni kwesive sema-Amoni, ngobe iJazeri+ beyisemnceleni wendzawo yesive sema-Amoni.+
25 Ngako ema-Israyeli awatsatsa onkhe lawo madolobha, futsi abese ahlala kuwo onkhe emadolobha esive sema-Amori,+ eHeshboni nakuwo onkhe emadolobha labekaseceleni* kwayo.
26 IHeshboni bekulidolobha laSihoni inkhosi yema-Amori, lobekalwe nenkhosi yakaMowabi futsi watsatsa lonkhe live layo waze wayewufika esigodzini sase-Anoni.
27 Kungako kwaba nesaga lesiphukutako lesitsi:
“Wota eHeshboni.
Lidolobha laSihoni alakhiwe liphindze lisinyiswe.
28 Ngobe kuchamuke umlilo uvela eHeshboni, lilangabi lelivela edolobheni laSihoni.
Ushise indzawo yase-Ari yakaMowabi, washisa nemakhosi etindzawo letiphakeme tase-Anoni.
29 Maye kuwe Mowabi! Nitawubhujiswa nine bantfu baKhemoshi!+
Emadvodzana akhe uwenta abe bakhoseli, nemadvodzakati akhe abe titfunjwa taSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori.
30 Asibahlasele;IHeshboni itawubhujiswa kuze kuyofika eDiboni;+Asiyente ingabi nalutfo kuze kufike eNofa;Umlilo utayilumeka uze ufike eMedeba.”+
31 Ngako ema-Israyeli acala kuhlala eveni lema-Amori.
32 Mosi wabese utfuma tinhloli eJazeri,+ futsi ema-Israyeli awancoba onkhe emadolobha laseceleni* kwayo aphindze acosha onkhe ema-Amori labehlala lapho.
33 Nakesuka lapho ajika akhuphuka ngeNdlela yaseBhashani. Ogi+ inkhosi yaseBhashani waphuma nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe wayokulwa nema-Israyeli e-Edreyi.+
34 Jehova wase utsi kuMosi: “Ningamesabi,+ ngobe ngitawunikela yena nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe kanye nelive lakhe esandleni senu,+ futsi nitakwenta kuye loko lenakwenta kuSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori lobekahlala eHeshboni.”+
35 Ngako ema-Israyeli ambulala, yena nemadvodzana akhe nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe, kwangasali ngisho namunye umuntfu,+ futsi atsatsa nelive lakhe.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kunikela Ekubhujisweni.”
^ Nobe “asisasitsandzi.”
^ Nobe “letishisanako.”
^ Nobe “leshisanako.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nemlomo.”
^ Nobe “Wuhlabeleleni.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “lugwadvule; lihlane.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ensimini.”
^ Nobe “labekakhelene.”
^ Nobe “labekakhelene.”
