Duteronomi
3:1 Khona-ke saphenduka, futhi wenyuka ngendlela eya eBashani, futhi Ogi, inkosi yaseBashani
waphuma wasihlasela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukulwa e-Edireyi.
" 3:2 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Ungamesabi, ngoba ngizomkhulula yena nabo bonke
abantu bakhe, nezwe lakhe, esandleni sakho; wenze kuye njengoba nje
wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni.
3:3 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wanikela esandleni sethu no-Ogi, inkosi
iBashani nabantu bakhe bonke; samnqoba kwaze kwangasali muntu
esele.
3:4 Futhi sathatha yonke imizi yakhe ngaleso sikhathi, kwakungekho muzi ukuthi thina
awuthathanga kubo imizi engamashumi ayisithupha, sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi
umbuso ka-Ogi eBashani.
3:5 Yonke le mizi ibiyelwe ngezindonga eziphakemeyo, namasango, nemigoqo; eceleni
amadolobha amaningi angenazindonga.
3:6 Futhi sababhubhisa, njengoba senza kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni.
ebhubhisa abesilisa, nabesifazane, nabantwana kuyo yonke imizi.
3:7 Kodwa zonke izinkomo, kanye nempango yemizi, sakuthatha kube yimpango
ngokwethu.
3:8 Futhi sathatha ngaleso sikhathi esandleni samakhosi amabili ase-Aramu
Ama-Amori, izwe elingaphesheya kweJordani, kusukela emfuleni wase-Arinoni
entabeni yaseHermoni;
3:9 (IHermoni amaSidoni ayibiza ngokuthi iSiriyoni, nama-Amori ayibiza ngokuthi
UShenir;)
3:10 Yonke imizi yasethafeni, futhi lonke elakwaGileyadi, futhi lonke iBashani, kuze
iSaleka ne-Edireyi, imizi yombuso ka-Ogi eBashani.
3:11 Ngoba u-Ogi kuphela inkosi yaseBashani wasala insali yamaRefa; bheka,
umbhede wakhe wawuyindlu yensimbi; Kalikho yini eRabathini?
abantwana bakwa-Amoni? ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye, nezingalo ezine
ububanzi bawo, ngokwengalo yomuntu.
3:12 Futhi leli zwe, okuyinto thina ifa ngaleso sikhathi, kusukela Aroweri, okuyinto eduze
umfula i-Arinoni, nenxenye yentaba yakwaGileyadi, nemizi yayo ngakunika yona
kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi.
3:13 Futhi insali yakwaGileyadi, futhi lonke iBashani, njengoba umbuso ka-Ogi, ngakunika
enxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase; sonke isifunda sase-Argobi, kanye nakho konke
iBashani, elalibizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa.
3:14 UJayire, indodana kaManase, wathatha lonke izwe lase-Arigobhi kuze kube semikhawulweni
kwaGeshuri naseMahakati; wawabiza ngegama lakhe.
iBasha-Havoti-yayire kuze kube namuhla.
3:15 Ngamnika iGileyadi uMakiri.
3:16 Futhi kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi ngabanika kusukela kwaGileyadi
kuze kufike emfuleni i-Arinoni engxenyeni yesigodi, nomngcele kuze kube semfuleni
iJabhoki elingumkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni;
3:17 Ithafa futhi, futhi Jordan, futhi ugu lwalo, kusukela eKinereth ngisho
kuze kube seLwandle Lwasesigodini, uLwandle Lukasawoti, phansi kwe-Ashidoti Phisga
ngasempumalanga.
3:18 Futhi nganiyala ngaleso sikhathi, wathi: 'UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unikile
niyakuwela leli zwe ukuba nilidle; niyakuwela nihlomile phambi kwenu
bazalwane, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bonke abalungele impi.
3:19 Kodwa omkenu, nabancane benu, nezinkomo zenu, (ngokuba ngiyazi lokho
ninezinkomo eziningi, nihlale emizini yenu engininike yona;
3:20 UJehova aze anike abafowenu ukuphumula njengani.
baze balidle ilifa lelizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinikileyo
phesheya kweJordani, bese nibuyela, kube yilowo nalowo kwelakhe
impahla engininike yona.
3:21 Ngamyala uJoshuwa ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi: "Amehlo akho abone konke
uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzileyo kulawa makhosi amabili;
yenza kuyo yonke imibuso lapho uya khona.
3:22 Ningabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakunilwela.
3:23 Ngamncenga uJehova ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi:
3:24 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, usuqalile ukubonisa inceku yakho ubukhulu bakho, futhi yakho
isandla esinamandla: ngokuba lokho uNkulunkulu anakho ezulwini nasemhlabeni, angakwenza
ngokwemisebenzi yakho lanjengamandla akho?
3:25 Ake ngiwele, futhi ngibone izwe elihle elingaphesheya
iJordani, leyo ntaba enhle, neLebanoni.
3:26 Kodwa uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, futhi akavumanga ukungilalela.
uJehova wathi kimi: “Makube kwanele; ungabe usakhuluma kimi
lolu daba.
3:27 Khuphukela esiqongweni sasePisga, uphakamisele amehlo akho ngasentshonalanga,
ngasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, ulibone ngamehlo akho;
ngoba kawuyikuliwela leli Jordani.
3:28 Kodwa yala uJoshuwa, futhi umkhuthaze, futhi umqinise, ngoba yena
welani phambi kwalababantu, njalo izabenza balidle ilifa lelizwe
ozakubona.
3:29 Ngakho sahlala esigodini maqondana neBeti Peyori.