Izinombolo
21:1 Futhi lapho inkosi yase-Aradi, umKhanani, owahlala eningizimu, wezwa umbiko
ukuthi u-Israyeli wafika ngendlela yezinhloli; wayeselwa no-Israyeli;
yathumba abanye kubo.
2 U-Israyeli wenza isithembiso kuJehova, wathi: "Uma uthanda
nikela laba bantu esandleni sami, khona ngiyakubaqeda nya
amadolobha.
21:3 Futhi uJehova walilalela izwi lika-Israyeli, futhi wanikela
amaKhanani; bawaqothula nemizi yawo;
waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iHorma.
21:4 Basuka entabeni yaseHori, ngendlela eya oLwandle Olubomvu, ukuze azungeze
ezweni lakwa-Edomi; umphefumulo wabantu wadangala kakhulu
ngenxa yendlela.
21:5 Futhi abantu bakhuluma ngokumelene noNkulunkulu noMose: "Kungani nina
wasikhipha eGibithe ukuba sifele ehlane na? ngoba akukho
isinkwa, namanzi awekho; futhi umphefumulo wethu uyakwenyanya lokhu kukhanya
isinkwa.
21:6 Futhi uJehova wathumela izinyoka ezinomlilo phakathi kwabantu, futhi wabaluma
abantu; kwafa abantu abaningi bakwa-Israyeli.
21:7 Ngakho abantu beza kuMose, futhi bathi: "Sonile, ngoba thina
ngikhulume kabi ngoJehova nangawe; khulekani kuJehova
wasusa izinyoka kithi. UMose wabakhulekela abantu.
" 21:8 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Zenzele inyoka enesihlungu, futhi uyibeke phezu kwayo
isigxobo: kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo olunywayo, nini
uyalubheka, uyakuphila.
21:9 UMose wenza inyoka yethusi, wayibeka esigxotsheni;
ukuthi, uma inyoka imlumile umuntu, lapho ebheka
inyoka yethusi, waphila.
21:10 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bamisa e-Oboti.
21:11 Basuka e-Oboti, bamisa e-Ijeabarimi, eNtabeni
ihlane eliphambi kukaMowabi ngasempumalanga.
21:12 Basuka lapho, bamisa esigodini saseZarede.
21:13 Basuka lapho, bamisa ngaphesheya kwe-Arinoni, okuyinto
isehlane eliphuma emikhawulweni yama-Amori;
I-Arinoni ingumngcele wakwaMowabi, phakathi kukaMowabi nama-Amori.
21:14 Ngakho-ke kuthiwa encwadini yezimpi zikaJehova: Lokho akwenza
uLwandle Olubomvu, nasezifuleni zase-Arinoni,
21:15 nasemfuleni wezifula ezehlela e-Ari.
ilala emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi.
21:16 Basuka lapho, baya eBeri, okungukuthi umthombo lapho uJehova
wathi kuMose: "Butha abantu, ngibanike."
amanzi.
21:17 Khona-ke u-Israyeli wahlabelela leli culo: "Gqobhoma, O mthombo; hlabelelani kuyo.
21:18 Izikhulu zemba umthombo, izikhulu zabantu zawumba, by the
isiqondiso somniki-mthetho nezinduku zabo. Futhi kusukela ehlane
baya eMathana;
21:19 Basuka eMathana baya eNahaliyeli, basuka eNahaliyeli baya eBamoti.
21:20 Futhi kusukela eBamoti esigodini, elisezweni lakwaMowabi, kuze kufike entabeni.
esiqongweni sasePisga, esibheke ngasehlane.
21:21 U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, wathi:
21:22 Ngivumele ngidabule ezweni lakho, ngeke siphendukele emasimini, noma phakathi
izivini; asiyikuphuza amanzi omthombo, kepha siyakunatha
hamba ngendlela yenkosi size sidlule emikhawulweni yakho.
21:23 USihoni akavumanga ukuba u-Israyeli adlule umngcele wakhe, kodwa uSihoni
wabutha bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma ukulwa no-Israyeli phakathi
ehlane, wafika eJahazi, walwa no-Israyeli.
21:24 U-Israyeli wamshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, walidla izwe lakhe
kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kufike eJabhoki, kuze kufike kubantwana bakwa-Amoni;
wabantwana bakwa-Amoni wayenamandla.
21:25 U-Israyeli wayithatha yonke le mizi, futhi u-Israyeli wahlala kuyo yonke imizi yase-Eni
ama-Amori eHeshiboni nasemizaneni yalo yonke.
21:26 Ngoba iHeshiboni kwakungumuzi kaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, ababenakho
walwa nenkosi yokuqala yakwaMowabi, walithatha kulo lonke izwe lakhe
isandla sakhe kwaze kwaba se-Arinoni.
21:27 Ngakho-ke abakhuluma ngezaga bathi: "Wozani eHeshiboni;
umuzi kaSihoni mawakhiwe, ulungiswe;
21:28 Ngoba kuphume umlilo eHeshiboni, ilangabi emzini kaSihoni.
liqedile i-Ari lakwaMowabi, nezikhulu zezindawo eziphakemeyo zase-Arinoni.
21:29 Maye kuwe Mowabi! seniphelile nina bantu bakwaKemoshi;
amadodana akhe ayephunyukile, namadodakazi akhe, ekuthunjweni kuSihoni inkosi
wama-Amori.
21:30 Sibadubulile; IHeshiboni libhubhile kwaze kwaba seDiboni;
wabenza incithakalo kwaze kwaba seNofa elifinyelela eMedeba.
21:31 Kanjalo u-Israyeli wahlala ezweni lama-Amori.
21:32 UMose wathuma ukuhlola iJazeri, bathatha imizana yalo.
wawaxosha ama-Amori ayelapho.
21:33 Futhi baphenduka, bakhuphuka ngendlela yaseBashani, futhi u-Ogi, inkosi
IBashani laphuma ukulwa nabo, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukuya empini
Edrei.
" 21:34 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Ungamesabi, ngoba mina ngimkhululile
esandleni sakho, nabo bonke abantu bakhe, nezwe lakhe; futhi uyakwenza ngakho
njengoba wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala khona
eHeshiboni.
21:35 Ngakho bamshaya, namadodana akhe, futhi bonke abantu bakhe, kwaze kwaba khona
akakho owamshiya ephila, balidla izwe lakhe.