iDuteronomi
2:1 Sajika ke, sabheka entlango ngendlela yasentlango
uLwandle oluBomvu, njengoko uYehova wathetha kum, sayijikeleza intaba yakwaSehire
iintsuku.
2:2 Wathetha uYehova kum, wathi,
2:3 Kukade niyijikeleza le ntaba;
2:4 ubawisele abantu umthetho, uthi, Niya kucanda emdeni welizwe
abazalwana benu, oonyana bakaEsawu, abemi kwaSehire; kwaye baya kwenza
noyikani; zilumkeleni ngoko;
2:5 Musani ukubabamba; kuba andiyi kukunika nto yelizwe labo;
okungangobubanzi bonyawo; ngenxa yokuba intaba yakwaSehire ndiyinike uEsawu ukuba ayime
ukuba nezinto.
2:6 Nothenga kubo ukudla ngemali, nidle; nani niya kwenjenjalo
Thenga amanzi kubo ngemali, nisele.
2:7 Ngokuba uYehova, uThixo wakho, ukusikelele emsebenzini wonke wesandla sakho;
iyakwazi ukuhamba kwakho kule ntlango inkulu; le minyaka imashumi mane
UYehova uThixo wakho unawe; akuswelanga nto.
2:8 Kwaye xa sidlula kubazalwana bethu, oonyana bakaEsawu
Wahlala kwaSehire, endleleni yeArabha, e-Elati, nase-Elati
E-Etsiyon-gebhere, sajika, sadlula ngendlela yentlango yakwaMowabhi.
2:9 Wathi uYehova kum, Uze ungawabandezeli amaMowabhi, ungabambani nokubambana
ngokuba andiyi kukunika nto yelizwe labo ukuba ube lilifa
ukuba nezinto; ngokuba iAri ndiyinike oonyana bakaLote ukuba ibe yinqambi
ukuba nezinto.
2:10 AmaEma ayemi kulo kudala, engabantu abakhulu, abaninzi nabakhulu
abade njengama-Anaki;
2:11 nabo babesithiwa ngama-Anaki; ke amaMowabhi ayabiza
abo Emim.
2:12 AmaHori ayemi kwaSehire ngenxa engaphambili; kodwa ngabantwana bakaEsawu
ekubagxotheni kwabo ebusweni babo, bahlala
endaweni yabo; njengoko wenza ngako uSirayeli kulo ilizwe lelifa lakhe, abelihluthile
uYehova wabanika.
2:13 Ndathi, Sukani kaloku, niwele umlanjana weZerede; Saye sagqitha
umlanjana weZerede.
2:14 Kwaye ixesha elide ukusuka eKadeshe-bharneha de safika
phezu komlanjana weZerede yaba yiminyaka emashumi mathathu anesibhozo; kude kube yonke
Satshatyalaliswa isizukulwana samadoda okulwa phakathi komkhosi, njengoko anjalo uYehova
Wafunga uYehova kubo.
2:15 Saye kananjalo isandla sikaYehova siphezu kwawo, ukuba atshabalalise
phakathi komkhosi zada zagqitywa.
2:16 Kwathi, abhubha onke amadoda okulwa
phakathi kwabantu,
2:17 wathetha uYehova kum, esithi,
2:18 Uya kuwela eAre, ummandla wakwaMowabhi namhla.
2:19 usondele malungana noonyana baka-Amon, ubandezeleke
uze ungazixabanisi nazo; kuba andiyi kukunika nto yelizwe lakowabo
yoonyana baka-Amon nokuba yiyiphi inzuzo; ngokuba ndilinike wena
oonyana bakaLote baba lilifa.
2:20 Nalo bekusithiwa lilizwe lamaRafa, kwakuhlala kulo kwakudala.
ixesha; oonyana baka-Amon bababiza ngokuba ngamaZamzumi;
2:21 abantu abakhulu, abaninzi, abade njengama-Anaki; kodwa nguYehova
wabatshabalalisa phambi kwabo; bawasukela, bahlala emakhayeni abo
indawo:
2:22 njengoko wenza ngako koonyana bakaEsawu abemiyo kwaSehire, mhla
wawatshabalalisa amaHori phambi kwabo; bawalandela, kwaza
bahlala ezikhundleni zabo unanamhla.
2:23 nama-Avi abehleli eHatserim, kwesa eGaza, kumaKafetori;
owaphuma eKafetore, wabatshabalalisa, wahlala eminqubeni yabo
endaweni.)
2:24 Sukani ninduluke, niwele umlanjana oyiArnon;
Umnikele esandleni sakho uSihon umAmori, ukumkani waseHeshbhon, nowakhe
qalani ukulihlutha, nibambene naye edabini.
2:25 Ngale mini ndiya kuqala ukubeka ukunkwantya ngawe, nokoyikeka kwakho;
iintlanga eziphantsi kwezulu lonke ziya kuva ingxelo yazo
ndiya kugubha, ndizibhijabhije ngenxa yakho.
2:26 Ndathumela abathunywa entlango yeKedemoti, baya kuSihon ukumkani.
eHeshbhon ngamazwi oxolo, esithi,
2:27 Ndicande ezweni lakho, Ndihambe ngomendo, ndicande kuwo
ungatyekeli ekunene nasekhohlo.
2:28 Ukudla wondithengisela ngemali, ndidle; ndiphe amanzi
imali ndisele, ndiya kucanda nje ngeenyawo;
2:29 Njengoonyana bakaEsawu abemiyo kwaSehire, nakumaMowabhi
hlala eAre wenjenjalo kum;) ndide ndiwele iYordan, ndiye kulo ilizwe
asinikayo uYehova uThixo wethu.
2:30 Akavuma uSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon, ukuba sicande kuye;
UThixo wayenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe, wayenza ingqoshomba intliziyo yakhe, ukuze aqine
mnikele esandleni sakho, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
2:31 Wathi uYehova kum, Yabona, ndiqalile ukumnikela uSihon nowakhe;
qalisa ukulihlutha, ulidle ilifa ilizwe lakhe.
2:32 Waphuma uSihon wasihlangabeza, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, eza kulwa
IJahaz.
2:33 UYehova uThixo wethu wamnikela kuthi; samxabela ke yena neyakhe
oonyana, nabantu bakhe bonke.
2:34 Sayithimba yonke imizi yakhe ngelo xesha, sawasingela phantsi amadoda lawo.
asishiyanga nto nabafazi, nabantwana bemizi ngemizi
hlala:
2:35 Ziinkomo zodwa esazithimbelayo, namaxhoba kaYehova
izixeko esazithabathayo.
2:36 ukusuka eArohere, engaselunxwemeni lomlambo iArnon, ukusuka apho
umzi ongasemlanjeni, wesa eGiliyadi, bekungekho mzi ubemnye
womelela ngenxa yethu; uYehova uThixo wethu wakunikela konke konke.
2:37 Lilizwe loonyana baka-Amon lodwa, eningasondelanga kulo;
yonke indawo yomlambo iYabhoki, nemizi yasezintabeni, nemizi esezintabeni
kuko konke awawisa umthetho ngako uYehova uThixo wethu.