Numeri 32:1-42
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Indzawo lokwahlalwa kuyo lengasemphumalanga yeJordane (1-42)
32 Emadvodzana aRubeni+ nemadvodzana aGadi+ abenemfuyo lenyenti kakhulu, futsi abona kutsi iJazeri+ neGileyadi bekusifundza lesihle emfuyweni.
2 Ngako aya kuboMosi na-Eliyezeri umphristi, kanye nakubaholi balesive, afike atsi:
3 “I-Atharothe, iDiboni, iJazeri, iNimra, iHeshboni,+ i-Eleyale, iSebamu, iNebo,+ neBheyoni,+
4 lokusifundza Jehova lasincoba embikwesive sema-Israyeli,+ sisifundza lesihle emfuyweni, futsi tinceku takho tinemfuyo lenyenti.”+
5 Achubeka atsi: “Nangabe tinceku takho temukeleka emehlweni akho, tinike lesifundza sibe lifa lato. Sicela kungayeweli iJordane.”
6 Mosi wakhuluma nalamadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni watsi: “Nifuna kutsi bomnakenu baye emphini kodvwa nine nisale lapha?
7 Kungani nifuna kwenta ema-Israyeli aphelelwe ngemandla, angaseweli aye eveni Jehova latawanika lona?
8 Nguloko bobabe benu labakwenta ngesikhatsi ngibatfuma kutsi bayohlola lelive besuka eKhadeshi-bhaneya.+
9 Ngesikhatsi bakhuphuka baya eSihosheni sase-Eshkoli+ futsi babona lelive, benta ema-Israyeli aphelelwa ngemandla ekuchubeka aye eveni Jehova labetsite utawanika lona.+
10 Ngalelolanga, Jehova watfukutsela kakhulu, waze wafunga watsi:+
11 ‘Emadvodza laphume eGibhithe laneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 budzala kuya etulu, ngeke alibone lelive+ lengafunga ngalo kubo-Abrahama, Isaka naJakobe,+ ngobe akakangilandzeli ngenhlitiyo yonkhe,
12 ngaphandle kwaKhalebi+ indvodzana yaJefune longumKhenizi kanye naJoshuwa+ indvodzana yaNuni, ngobe bona balandzele Jehova ngenhlitiyo yonkhe.’+
13 Ngaleso sizatfu, Jehova wawatfukutselela kakhulu ema-Israyeli, wenta nekutsi azulazule ehlane iminyaka lengu-40,+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho sesiphele sonkhe lesitukulwane lebesenta lokubi embikwaJehova.+
14 Nyalo senenta njengobe kwenta bobabe benu, nine situkulwane setoni, futsi nifuna Jehova awatfukutselele kakhulu ema-Israyeli.
15 Nangabe niyekela kumlandzela, utawuphindze asishiye lesive ehlane, ngaleyo ndlela nitawube nibangele kutsi bonkhe labantfu babhujiswe.”
16 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, lamadvodzana abuya kuMosi atsi: “Sicela kwakhela imfuyo yetfu tibaya,* siphindze sakhele nebantfwana betfu emadolobha kulendzawo.
17 Tsine sitawuhlala siyilungele imphi+ futsi sitawuhamba embikwema-Israyeli kuze kube ngulapho efika endzaweni yawo. Bantfwana betfu bona batawuhlala emadolobheni labiyelwe, bavikeleke kubantfu bakulendzawo.
18 Angeke sibuyele etindlini tetfu kuze kube ngulapho um-Israyeli ngamunye asayitfolile indzawo lelifa lakhe.+
19 Tsine ngeke silitfole lifa kanye nawo ngesheya kweJordane kuchubeke, ngobe sesivele silitfolile lifa letfu ngasemphumalanga yeJordane.”+
20 Mosi wawaphendvula watsi: “Nangabe nitawuhloma embikwaJehova kuze niye emphini,+
21 nanangabe nguloyo naloyo kini ahloma aphindze ewele iJordane embikwaJehova, njengobe Nkulunkulu atawube acosha titsa takhe embikwakhe,+
22 lize lincotjwe lelive embikwaJehova,+ nine seningabese niyabuya-ke+ futsi angeke nibe nelicala kuJehova nakuma-Israyeli. Ngemuva kwaloko lendzawo itawuba lifa lenu embikwaJehova.+
23 Kodvwa naningakwenti loku, nitawube nonile kuJehova. Ngaleyo ndlela nibokwati kutsi sono senu sitawunilandzela.
24 Ngako-ke ningabakhela bantfwana benu emadolobha niphindze nakhele imfuyo yenu tibaya,+ kodvwa kufanele nikwente loku lenikwetsembisile.”
25 Emadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni atsi kuMosi: “Tinceku takho titawukwenta njengobe usho nkhosi.
26 Bantfwana nebafati betfu, imfuyo kanye nato tonkhe tilwane tetfu letifuywako kutawuhlala kulamadolobha aseGileyadi,+
27 kodvwa tsine sitayewela iJordane. Onkhe emadvodza emkhatsini wetfu atawube ahlomele kuyokulwa embikwaJehova,+ njengobe nje usho nkhosi.”
28 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma na-Eliyezeri umphristi, naJoshuwa indvodzana yaNuni kanye netinhloko tetindlu taka-Israyeli, wabaniketa umtsetfo lomayelana nalamadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni.
29 Mosi watsi kubo: “Nangabe emadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni ewela iJordane kanye nani, futsi onkhe abe ahlomele imphi kuze ayokulwa embikwaJehova, nalelive lincotjwe embikwenu, nibowanika sifundza saseGileyadi sibe lifa lawo.+
30 Kodvwa nangabe angahlomi ewele nani iJordane, atawuhlala emkhatsini wenu eveni laseKhenani.”
31 Nakeva loku, lamadvodzana aGadi nalamadvodzana aRubeni atsi: “Loko Jehova lakushito etincekwini takho sitawukwenta.
32 Sitawuhloma siphindze sewele iJordane embikwaJehova siye eveni laseKhenani,+ kodvwa lifa letfu litawuba ngala kweJordane.”
33 Ngako live laSihoni,+ inkhosi yema-Amori nelive la-Ogi,+ inkhosi yaseBhashani, Mosi waliniketa emadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni+ kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase+ indvodzana yaJosefa. Lena bekuyindzawo yalawo madolobha, futsi wawanika nemadolobha laseceleni kwayo.
34 Emadvodzana aGadi akha* iDiboni,+ i-Atharothe,+ i-Aroyeri,+
35 i-Atrothe-shofani, iJazeri,+ iJogbeha,+
36 iBhethi-nimra,+ iBhethi-harani,+ lokungemadolobha labiyelwe, aphindze akha netibaya temfuyo yawo.
37 Emadvodzana aRubeni akha iHeshboni,+ i-Eleyale,+ iKhiriyathayimu,+
38 iNebo,+ neBhali-meyoni,+ futsi emagama alamadolobha ashintjwa. Lamadvodzana aRubeni akha neSibima, futsi lamadolobha lawakha kabusha awaniketa emagama lamasha.
39 Emadvodzana aMakhire+ loyindvodzana yaManase ahamba ayohlasela iGileyadi, afike ayincoba, acosha nema-Amori labehlala lapho.
40 Ngako Mosi waniketa lamadvodzana aMakhire indvodzana yaManase indzawo yaseGileyadi, futsi ahlala khona.+
41 NaJayire indvodzana yaManase wahamba wayoyihlasela, wancoba nemadolobha ayo lamancane, wabese uwabita ngekutsi yiHavothi-jayire.*+
42 Noba naye wahlasela iKhenathi futsi wayincoba kanye nemadolobha laseceleni* kwayo, wase uyibita ngelibito lakhe lelitsi Noba.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Leti bekutibaya letakhiwe ngematje futsi betitawuhlala tikhona.
^ Nobe “akha kabusha.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Emadolobha lamancane aJayire.”
^ Nobe “labekakhelene.”
