iDuteronomi
3:1 Sajika, senyuka ngendlela eya eBhashan, no-Ogi ukumkani waseBhashan
waphuma wasihlangabeza, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, eza kulwa e-Edreyi.
3:2 Wathi uYehova kum, Musa ukumoyika; ngokuba ndiya kumhlangula yena nabo bonke
abantu bakhe, nelizwe lakhe, esandleni sakho; uze wenze kuye njengoko
Wenza kuSihon ukumkani wama-Amori, obemi eHeshbhon.
3:3 Ngoko uYehova uThixo wethu wamnikela esandleni sethu no-Ogi ukumkani waseAsiriya
iBhashan nabantu bayo bonke; samxabela kwada akwasala namnye kuye
eseleyo.
3:4 Sayithimba yonke imizi yakhe ngelo xesha;
awuthabathanga kubo, imizi emashumi mathandathu, wonke ummandla waseArgobhi,
ubukumkani bukaOgi eBhashan.
3:5 Yonke loo mizi ibinqatyiswe ngodonga oluphakamileyo, namasango, nemivalo; ecaleni
iidolophu ezingenadonga zininzi kakhulu.
3:6 Sazisingela phantsi, njengoko senzayo kuSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon;
eyisingela phantsi amadoda, nabafazi, nabantwana, kwimizi ngemizi.
3:7 Ke zona iinkomo zonke namaxhoba aloo mizi sazithimbela
ngokwethu.
3:8 Kwaye ngelo xesha sathabatha esandleni sookumkani ababini belizwe
Ilizwe lama-Amori elalinganeno kweYordan, emlanjeni oyiArnon
entabeni yeHermon;
3:9 (IHermon leyo amaTsidon ayibiza ngokuba yiSiriyon, ama-Amori athi yona
UShenir;)
3:10 yonke imizi yehewu, nelaseGiliyadi lonke, neBhashan yonke, kwada kwasa
iSaleka ne-Edreyi, izixeko zobukumkani bukaOgi eBhashan.
3:11 Ngokuba nguOgi yedwa, ukumkani waseBhashan, impunde yamaRafa. Khangela,
Isilili sakhe sasiyibhedi yentsimbi; Akunjalo na ngeRabha kaNdikhoyo?
oonyana baka-Amon? zaba ziikubhite ezisithoba ubude baso, neekubhite ezine
Ububanzi bayo, ngokwekubhite yomntu.
3:12 Eli lizwe salihlutha ngelo xesha, lisuka eArohere, esecaleni
iArnon, nesiqingatha sentaba yaseGiliyadi, ndayinika imizi yayo
kumaRubhen namaGadi.
3:13 Amasalela aseGiliyadi, neBhashan yonke, ubukumkani bukaOgi, ndawunika
kwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase; wonke ummandla waseArgobhi, nawo wonke
IBhashan, leyo kwakusithiwa lilizwe lamaRafa.
3:14 UYahire, unyana kaManase, wawuthabatha wonke ummandla waseArgobhi, wesa emdeni
abakwaGeshuri nabakwaMahakati; wababiza ngegama lakhe.
iBhasha-havoti-yahire unanamhla.
3:15 UMakire ndamnika elaseGiliyadi.
3:16 Ke amaRubhen namaGadi ndabanika eGiliyadi
wesa emlanjeni oyiArnon, esiqingatha somfula, nomda wesa emlanjeni
eYabhoki, emdeni woonyana baka-Amon;
3:17 neArabha, neYordan nommandla wayo, ndithabathela eKinerete;
besa elwandle lweArabha, uLwandle lweTyuwa, phantsi kweAshdoti yePisga
ngasempuma.
3:18 Ndaniwisela umthetho ngelo xesha, ndisithi, UYehova uThixo wenu uninike
nina eli lizwe ukuba nilihluthe; niya kuwela nixhobile phambi kwenu
bazalwana oonyana bakaSirayeli, bonke abaphuma umkhosi.
3:19 Ke abafazi benu, nabantwana benu, nemfuyo yenu, ngokuba ndiyazi mna loo nto
ninemfuyo eninzi; hlalani emizini yenu endininike yona;
3:20 ade uYehova abaphumze abazalwana benu, kwanjengani;
bade balidle ilifa ilizwe alinikileyo uYehova uThixo wenu
phesheya kweYordan, nandule ukubuyela elowo kwelakowabo
ilifa endininike lona.
3:21 UYoshuwa ndamwisela umthetho ngelo xesha, ndisithi, Amehlo akho azibone zonke izinto
athe uYehova uThixo wenu kwaba kumkani bobabini; uya kwenjenjalo ke uYehova
yenza kwizikumkani zonke owelela kuzo.
3:22 Ize ningaboyiki; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye onilwelayo.
3:23 Ndambongoza uYehova ngelo xesha, ndisithi,
3:24 Nkosi yam, Yehova, uqalile ukumbonisa umkhonzi wakho ubukhulu bakho, nobukhulu bakho
isandla esinamandla: kuba oko uThixo akuko emazulwini nasehlabathini, onako ukukwenza
ngokwemisebenzi yakho, nangokwemisebenzi yakho yobugorha?
3:25 Makhe ndiwele, ndilibone ilizwe elo lihle, lingaphaya kwawo;
iYordan, loo ntaba intle, neLebhanon.
3:26 Wandiphuphumela uYehova ngomsindo ngenxa yenu, akandiphulaphula;
wathi uYehova kum, Yanela; ungabi sathetha ngam
lo mba.
3:27 Nyuka uye encotsheni yePisga, uphose amehlo akho entshonalanga, ujonge entshonalanga.
ngasentla, nasezantsi, nasempumalanga, ulikhangele ngamehlo;
kuba akuyi kuyiwela le Yordan.
3:28 UYoshuwa mwisele umthetho, umomeleze, umkhaliphise;
Welani phambi kwaba bantu, lobadlisa ilifa ilizwe
oya kukubona.
3:29 Sahlala ke entilini malungana neBhete-pehore.