Duteronomi
2:1 Khona-ke saphenduka, futhi sathatha uhambo lwethu ehlane ngendlela
uLwandle Olubomvu, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kimi, sazungeza intaba yaseSeyiri abaningi
izinsuku.
2:2 UJehova wakhuluma kimi, wathi:
2:3 Niyizungeza le ntaba isikhathi eside ngokwanele, jikelani nibheke enyakatho.
2:4 Uyala abantu, uthi: 'Niyakudabula ogwini
abafowenu, abantwana bakwa-Esawu, abahlala eSeyiri; futhi bayokwenza
Ngakho ziqapheleni nina;
2:5 Ningabaphazamisi; ngoba kangiyikukunika okwelizwe labo, hatshi
okungangobubanzi bonyawo; ngoba intaba iSeyiri ngimnikile uEsawu ibe yilifa
impahla.
2:6 Niyakuthenga kubo ukudla ngemali, ukuze nidle; nani niyakuba njalo
nithenge kubo amanzi ngemali, niphuze.
2:7 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukubusisile emsebenzini wonke wesandla sakho
iyakwazi ukuhamba kwakho kuleli hlane elikhulu; le minyaka engamashumi amane
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ube nawe; awuswelanga lutho.
2:8 Futhi lapho sidlula kubafowethu, abantwana bakwa-Esawu, okuyinto
wahlala eSeyiri endleleni yasethafeni lase-Elati nase-Elati
E-Esiyoni Geberi, saphenduka, sadlula ngendlela yasehlane lakwaMowabi.
" 2:9 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Ungabakhathazi abakwaMowabi, futhi ungalwi
nabo ekulweni, ngokuba angiyikukunika okwezwe labo ube yimpi
impahla; ngoba i-Ari ngiyinikile abantwana bakaLothi ukuthi libe yilifa
impahla.
2:10 Ama-Emi ayehlala khona ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu abakhulu, abaningi, futhi
abade njengama-Anaki;
2:11 nabo babebhekwa amaRefa, njengama-Anaki; kepha abakwaMowabi bayabiza
labo Emim.
2:12 NamaHori ahlala eSeyiri kuqala; kodwa abantwana bakaEsawu
babalandela, lapho sebebabhubhisile phambi kwabo, bahlala
esikhundleni sabo; njengalokho u-Israyeli wenza ezweni lefa lakhe, uJehova
uJehova wabanika.
2:13 Manje sukumani, kusho mina, futhi niwele umfula iZeredi. Sase sedlula
umfudlana iZeredi.
2:14 Futhi isikhathi lapho sisuka eKadeshi-barneya, size sifike
emfuleni iZeredi yaba yiminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili; kuze kube phakade
isizukulwane samadoda empi sachithwa phakathi kwempi, njengabanye
uJehova wafunga kubo.
2:15 Ngoba ngempela isandla sikaJehova sasimelene nabo, ukuze ababhubhise
phakathi kwebutho, zaze zaqedwa.
2:16 Kwasekusithi lapho wonke amadoda empi esephelile, efile
phakathi kwabantu,
2:17 UJehova wakhuluma kimi, wathi:
2:18 Uyakudabula i-Ari, ugu lwakwaMowabi, namuhla.
2:19 Futhi lapho usondela phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ukucindezeleka
ungazihlanganisi nazo, ngokuba angiyikukunika okwezwe
abantwana bakwa-Amoni noma yiliphi izwe; ngoba ngiyinikile i
abantwana bakaLoti njengefa.
2:20 Nalokho kwakubizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa;
isikhathi; abantwana bakwa-Amoni bababiza ngokuthi amaZamzumi;
2:21 Abantu abakhulu, abaningi, abade njengama-Anaki; kodwa uJehova
wababhubhisa phambi kwabo; babalandela, bahlala ezindaweni zabo
esikhundleni:
2:22 Njengoba enza kubantwana bakwa-Esawu, ababehlala eSeyiri, lapho yena
wabhubhisa amaHori phambi kwabo; futhi bawalandela, futhi
bahlala esikhundleni sazo kuze kube namuhla.
2:23 Futhi ama-Avim ayehlala eHazerim, kuze kufike e-Aza, namaKafitori.
eyaphuma eKafitori, yabachitha, yahlala ezindaweni zabo
esikhundleni.)
2:24 Sukani, nihambe, niwele umfula i-Arinoni;
ninikele esandleni sakho uSihoni umAmori, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, neyakhe
izwe: qalani ukulidla, nilwe naye empini.
2:25 Namuhla ngizoqala ukubeka ingebhe ngawe nokwesaba phezu kwakho
izizwe eziphansi kwezulu lonke eziyakuzwa umbiko ngazo
ngiyakuthuthumela, ngibe nomunyu ngenxa yakho.
2:26 Ngathuma izithunywa zivela ehlane laseKedemoti kuSihoni inkosi.
waseHeshiboni ngamazwi okuthula, athi:
2:27 Ngivumele ngidabule ezweni lakho, Ngizohamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu
ungaphendukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
2:28 Uyakungithengisela ukudla ngemali, ukuze ngidle; futhi ungiphe amanzi
imali, ukuze ngiphuze; kuphela ngizodlula ngezinyawo zami;
2:29 (Njengabantwana bakwa-Esawu abahlala eSeyiri, kanye nabakwaMowabi
hlala e-Ari, wenze kimi;) ngize ngiwele iJordani, ngingene ezweni
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona.
2:30 Kodwa uSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni akavumanga ukuba sidlule kuye, ngoba uJehova wakho
UNkulunkulu wawenza lukhuni umoya wakhe, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, ukuze akwazi
mnikele esandleni sakho, njengokuba kubonakala namuhla.
2:31 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Bheka, Sengiqalile ukunikeza uSihoni nowakhe
izwe phambi kwakho: qala ukulidla, ukuze udle ifa lezwe lakhe.
2:32 USihoni waphuma wasihlasela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukuze alwe
Jahaz.
2:33 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wamnikela phambi kwethu; samshaya kanye neyakhe
amadodana, nabo bonke abantu bakhe.
2:34 Sathatha yonke imizi yakhe ngaleso sikhathi, futhi sabhubhisa amadoda.
nabesifazane, nabancane kuyo yonke imizi, asishiyanga muntu
hlala:
2:35 Izinkomo kuphela esazithathela zona zaba yimpango yethu kanye nempango yezizwe
imizi esayithatha.
2:36 Kusukela e-Aroweri, okuyinto ngasosebeni lomfula i-Arinoni, futhi kusukela the
umuzi owawungasemfuleni kwaze kwaba seGileyadi, kwakungekho muzi futhi
aqine kithi; uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wasinikela konke;
2:37 Kuphela ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni awuzange ufike, noma kulo
noma iyiphi indawo yomfula iJabhoki, nasemizini yasezintabeni, noma
kukho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asenqabela khona.