Amanani
21:1 Weva ukumkani waseAradi, umKanan, obehleli kwelasezantsi;
eza amaSirayeli ngendlela yeentlola; Waza walwa namaSirayeli.
yabathimba inxenye kubo.
21:2 Wabhambathisa isibhambathiso uSirayeli kuYehova, wathi, Ukuba uthe wavuma
banikele aba bantu esandleni sam, ndibatshabalalise baphele tu
izixeko.
21:3 Waliva uYehova ilizwi likaSirayeli, wabanikela esandleni sakhe
amaKanan; bawasingela phantsi bona nemizi yabo;
wathi igama laloo ndawo yiHorma.
21:4 Banduluka entabeni yeHore ngendlela yoLwandle oluBomvu, ukuba bajikele
ezweni lakwaEdom; waphela amandla abantu
ngenxa yendlela.
21:5 Bathetha abantu ngoThixo nangoMoses, bathi, Yini na ukuba nicaphukele?
Wasikhupha eYiputa, ukuze sifele entlango? ngokuba akukho
isonka, kungekho manzi; Umphefumlo wethu udimele oku kukhanya
isonka.
21:6 UYehova wathuma iinyoka ezinobuhlungu ebantwini, zabaluma
abantu; kwafa abantu abaninzi bakwaSirayeli.
21:7 Beza abantu kuMoses, bathi, Sonile, ngokuba sonile
bathetha ngoYehova nangawe; thandaza kuYehova
uzihluthe kuthi iinyoka. Wabathandazela ke uMoses abantu.
21:8 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Zenzele inyoka enobuhlungu, uyibeke phezu kwayo
kothi ke bonke olunyiweyo, kube nini na
Owabonayo uya kuphila.
21:9 UMoses wenza inyoka yobhedu, wayixhoma esibondeni, yeza.
kuthi, xa umntu ethe walunywa yinyoka
Waphila inyoka yobhedu.
21:10 Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli, bamisa iintente eObhoti.
21:11 Banduluka eObhoti, bamisa eIye-abharim, ngasentshonalanga
Intlango ephambi kwelakwaMowabhi, ngasempumalanga.
21:12 Banduluka khona, bamisa entilini yaseTsarede.
21:13 Banduluka khona, bamisa phesheya kweArnon, apho
usentlango, ophuma emdeni wama-Amori;
IArnon ngumda wakwaMowabhi, phakathi kwamaMowabhi nama-Amori.
21:14 Ngako oko, kuthiwa encwadini yeemfazwe zikaYehova, Into awayenzayo kuyo
eLwandle oluBomvu, nasemilanjeni yaseArnon;
21:15 Nasentlanjeni, ohlayo ukuya ekhayeni laseAre;
ihleli emdeni wakwaMowabhi.
21:16 Banduluka khona, baya eBhere: liqula elo uYehova
Wathi kuMoses, Bahlanganisele ndawonye abantu, ndibanike mna
amanzi.
21:17 Waza wayivuma le ngoma amaSirayeli, ethi, Ngqobhozela, qula; yibetheleni ingoma;
21:18 Iqula elambiwa ngabathetheli, Elambiwa ngamanene abantu ngasecaleni
ummiselo wommisi-mthetho, neentonga zawo. Nasentlango
baya eMatana.
21:19 basuka eMatana, baya eNahaliyeli; basuka eNahaliyeli, baya eBhamoti;
21:20 Basuka eBhamoti, entilini, esezweni lakwaMowabhi, besa emhadini.
encotsheni yePisga, ekhangelene nenkangala;
21:21 AmaSirayeli athumela abathunywa kuSihon, ukumkani wama-Amori, esithi,
21:22 ndicande ezweni lakho, asiyi kuphambukela emaphandleni;
izidiliya; asiyi kusela kumanzi equla;
hamba ngomendo wokumkani, side sidlule emideni yakho.
21:23 Akawavumela uSihon amaSirayeli ukuba acande emdeni wakhe;
wabahlanganisa bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma waya kulwa namaSirayeli
Wafika eYatsa, walwa namaSirayeli.
21:24 AmaSirayeli amxabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, alihlutha ilizwe lakhe
lithabathele eArnon, lise eYabhoki, lise koonyana baka-Amon;
koonyana baka-Amon belinamandla.
21:25 AmaSirayeli ayithimba yonke loo mizi, ahlala amaSirayeli emizini yonke yelo lizwe
nama-Amori eHeshbhon nasemagxamesini ayo onke.
21:26 Kuba iHeshbhon ngumzi kaSihon ukumkani wama-Amori, obenawo
Walwa nokumkani wakwaMowabhi wangaphambili, walihlutha ilizwe lakhe lonke
isandla sakhe saya kufikelela eArnon.
21:27 Ngako oko abathetha ngezafobe bathi, Yizani eHeshbhon;
Makwakhiwe umzi wakwaSihon, ulungiswe;
21:28 Ngokuba kuphume umlilo eHeshbhon, Ilangatye emzini wakwaSihon.
Uyigqibile iAri yakwaMowabhi, Nezikhulu zasezigangeni zaseArnon.
21:29 Yeha, wena Mowabhi! niphelile, bantu bakwaKemoshe;
oonyana bakhe abasindileyo, neentombi zakhe, zisiwe ekuthinjweni kuSihon ukumkani
kuma-Amori.
21:30 Sibatolile; Itshabalele iHeshbhon kwesa eDibhon;
wabaphanzisa kwada kwesa eNofa, esa eMedebha.
21:31 Ahlala ke amaSirayeli ezweni lama-Amori.
21:32 Wathumela uMoses ukuba ziye kuhlola iYazere, bayithimba imizana yayo.
wawagqogqa ama-Amori abekhona.
21:33 Bajika, benyuka ngendlela yaseBhashan, no-Ogi ukumkani waseBhashan
Waphuma uBhashan, waya kubahlangabeza, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, ukuba alwe
Edrei.
21:34 Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Musa ukumoyika;
esandleni sakho, nabantu bakhe bonke, nelizwe lakhe; uze wenze njalo kuwe
njengoko wenzayo kuSihon ukumkani wama-Amori, obehleli kuye
eHeshbhon.
21:35 Bambulala yena noonyana bakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke, kwada kwabakho
akwabakho bani umsalayo ephila, balihlutha ilizwe lakhe.