Izinombolo
32:1 Manje amadodana kaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babe nobukhulu kakhulu
izinkomo eziningi, nalapho bebona izwe laseJazeri nezwe
kwaGileyadi, bheka, indawo yayiyindawo yezinkomo;
2 Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni beza bakhuluma kuye
kuMose, naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuzo izikhulu zebandla
ibandla, lithi,
32:3 I-Ataroti, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshiboni, ne-Elale,
noShebhamu, neNebo, noBeyoni,
32:4 Izwe uJehova alishaya phambi kwenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli,
liyizwe lezinkomo, izinceku zakho zinemfuyo;
32:5 Ngakho, bathi, Uma sithole umusa emehlweni akho, ake leli zwe
nikwa izinceku zakho zibe yifa, ungawelisi
Jordan.
32:6 Wathi uMose kubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaRubeni:
Abafowenu baya empini, nina nihlale lapha na?
32:7 Futhi ngenxa yalokho nizodambisa inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kusukela
bewela ezweni uJehova abanike lona?
32:8 Benza kanjalo oyihlo, lapho ngibathuma eKadeshi Barineya ukubona
umhlaba.
32:9 Ngoba lapho bekhuphukela esigodini sase-Eshikoli, futhi babona izwe, bona
zadumaza inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangahambi
ezweni uJehova abanika lona.
32:10 Futhi intukuthelo kaJehova yavutha ngaleso sikhathi, futhi wafunga, wathi:
32:11 Ngokuqinisekile akekho amadoda akhuphuka ephuma eGibhithe, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala
phezulu lizabona ilizwe engalifungela uAbrahama, uIsaka,
nakuJakobe; ngoba kabangilandelanga ngokupheleleyo.
32:12 ngaphandle kukaKalebi, indodana kaJefune, umKhenezi, noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni.
ngoba bamlandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo.
32:13 Futhi intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, futhi wabadukisa
ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwaze kwafika sonke isizukulwane esasikwenzile
okubi emehlweni kaJehova kwaqedwa.
32:14 Futhi bhekani, nivukile esikhundleni sawoyihlo, inzalo
abantu aboni, ukuze andise futhi intukuthelo evuthayo kaJehova ku-Israyeli.
32:15 Ngoba uma niphambuka ekumlandeleni, usazophinde abashiye phakathi
ihlane; niyakubabhubhisa bonke laba bantu.
32:16 Basondela kuye, bathi: "Sizokwakha izibaya zezimvu lapha."
izinkomo zethu, nemizi yabancane bethu;
32:17 Kodwa thina ngokwethu sizahamba sihlomile phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
size sibafikise endaweni yabo, nabancane bethu bayakuvuma
hlalani emizini ebiyelweyo ngenxa yabakhileyo ezweni.
32:18 Ngeke sibuyele ezindlini zethu, kuze kube abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
kwaba yilowo nalowo ifa lakhe.
32:19 Ngoba ngeke ifa kanye nabo ngaphesheya kweJordani noma phambili;
ngokuba ifa lethu seliwele phesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga.
32:20 UMose wathi kubo: "Uma nizokwenza lokhu, uma nihamba nihlomile
phambi kukaJehova ukulwa,
32:21 Futhi uyowela iJordani nonke nihlomile phambi kukaJehova, aze adlule
waxosha izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe;
32:22 Izwe liyathotshiswa phambi kukaJehova;
ungabi nacala phambi kukaJehova naphambi kuka-Israyeli; futhi leli zwe liyakuba
libe yimpahla yenu phambi kukaJehova.
32:23 Kodwa uma ungafuni ukwenza kanjalo, bheka, nonile kuJehova
qiniseka ukuthi isono sakho sizokuthola.
32:24 Zakheleni imizi yabancane benu, nezibaya izimvu zenu; futhi wenze
okuphuma emlonyeni wenu.
32:25 Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bakhuluma kuMose.
esithi: Izinceku zakho zizakwenza njengokulaya kwenkosi yami.
32:26 Abancane bethu, omkethu, izimvu zethu, futhi zonke izinkomo zethu, kuyoba
khona emizini yakwaGileyadi.
32:27 Kodwa izinceku zakho ziyowela, wonke amadoda ahlomele impi, phambi kukaJehova
uJehova empini, njengokusho kwenkosi yami.
32:28 Ngakho uMose wayala u-Eleyazare umpristi noJoshuwa umpristi
indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
Israyeli:
32:29 Wathi uMose kubo: "Uma abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwa-ke
URubeni uyakuwela kanye nani iJordani, bonke abahlomele ukulwa ngaphambili
Jehova, izwe liyakunqotshwa phambi kwakho; khona lizanikela
izwe lakwaGileyadi libe yifa labo;
32:30 Kodwa uma bengeke bawele nawe behlomile, bayakuba
phakathi kwenu ezweni laseKhanani.
32:31 Futhi abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni baphendula:
uJehova ushilo ezincekwini zakho ukuthi siyakwenza njalo.
32:32 Sizowela sihlomile phambi kukaJehova, siye ezweni laseKhanani, ukuze
ifa lethu nganeno kweJordani liyakuba ngelethu.
32:33 UMose wabanika, ngisho abantwana bakwaGadi, futhi
abantwana bakwaRubeni, nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase indodana ka
uJosefa, umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, nombuso ka-Ogi
inkosi yaseBashani, izwe, nemizi yalo esezikhawulweni, yebo
imizi yezwe nxazonke.
32:34 Futhi abantwana bakwaGadi bakha iDiboni, futhi Atharoti, futhi Aroweri,
32:35 futhi Atroti, noShofani, futhi Jazeri, futhi Jogibeha,
32:36 Futhi Bethnimra, futhi Beti Harani, imizi ebiyelweyo, nezibaya izimvu.
32:37 Futhi abantwana bakwaRubeni bakha iHeshiboni, ne-Elale, neKiriyatayimi.
32:38 neNebo, neBhali-meyoni, (amagama awo eshintshiwe) kanye neShibhima.
bayiqamba amanye amagama imizi abayakhayo.
32:39 Futhi abantwana bakwaMakiri, indodana kaManase, waya kwaGileyadi, futhi bathatha
bawaxosha ama-Amori ayekuyo.
32:40 UMose wanika uMakiri indodana kaManase iGileyadi; wahlala
lapho.
32:41 Futhi uJayire, indodana kaManase, wahamba wathatha imizana yayo, futhi
wawabiza ngokuthi iHavothjair.
32:42 Futhi uNoba wahamba wathatha iKenati nemizana yayo, futhi wayibiza
uNoba, ngegama lakhe siqu.