UNumeri 21
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Ukunqotshwa kwenkosi yase-Aradi
1 UmKhanani, inkosi yase-Aradi, owayakhe eningizimu, wezwa ukuthi u-Israyeli uyeza ngendlela yase-Atarimi; walwa no-Israyeli, wathumba abanye kubo. 2U-Israyeli wenza isithembiso kuJehova, wathi: “Uma unikela nokunikela laba bantu esandleni sami, ngiyakuchitha impela imizi yabo.” 3UJehova walilalela izwi lika-Israyeli, wanikela amaKhanani; bawaqothula kanye nemizi yawo; igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iHorma.*
Inyoka yethusi
4Basuka entabeni yaseHori ngendlela yoLwandle Olubomvu ukuba bazungeze izwe lakwa-Edomi; inhliziyo yabantu yaphela amandla ngenxa yendlela. 5Abantu bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu nangoMose, bathi: “Nisikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba sifele ehlane na? Ngokuba akukho sinkwa, akukho manzi; umphefumulo wethu uyanengwa yilesi sinkwa esilulana.”
6 UJehova wathuma izinyoka ezinesihlungu phakathi kwabantu, zabaluma abantu; abantu abaningi bakwa-Israyeli bafa. 7Abantu bafika kuMose, bathi: “Sonile, ngokuba sikhulume kabi ngoJehova nangawe; khuleka kuJehova ukuba asuse izinyoka kithi.” UMose wabakhulekela abantu.
8UJehova wathi kuMose: “Zenzele inyoka enesihlungu, uyibeke ensikeni; kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo olunywayo, lapho eyibheka, uyakusinda.” 9 UMose wenza inyoka yethusi, wayibeka ensikeni; kwathi lapho inyoka imlumile umuntu, uma ebeyibheka inyoka yethusi, wasinda.
10Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba, bamisa e-Oboti. 11Basuka e-Oboti, bamisa e-Iye Abarimi ehlane elingaphandle kwelakwaMowabi ngasempumalanga. 12Basuka lapho, bamisa esiGodini saseZeredi. 13 Basuka lapho, bamisa ngaphesheya kwe-Arinoni elisehlane, elivela emkhawulweni wama-Amori, ngokuba i-Arinoni lingumkhawulo welakwaMowabi, phakathi kwelakwaMowabi nama-Amori. 14Ngalokho kuthiwa eNcwadini yeziMpi zikaJehova:
“IVahebi laseSufa,
nezigodi zase-Arinoni,
15nomthambeka wezigodi
othambeka ngasezweni le-Ari,
oncike emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi.”
16Basuka lapho, baya eBeri; lokhu kungumthombo asho ngawo uJehova kuMose, wathi: “Butha abantu, ngibaphe amanzi.”
17U-Israyeli wayesehlabelela lesi sihlabelelo sokuthi:
“Mpompoza, mthombo,
nihlabelele kuwo,
18umthombo ezawumba izikhulu,
abawugubha abakhulu babantu
ngentonga yobukhosi nangezindondolo zabo.”
Basuka ehlane, baya eMathana. 19Basuka eMathana, baya eNahaliyeli; basuka eNahaliyeli, baya eBamoti; 20basuka eBamoti, baya esigodini esisezweni lakwaMowabi nasesiqongweni sasePisiga, elibheke ngenzansi ngasehlane.
Ukunqotshwa kukaSihoni no-Ogi
21 U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, wathi:
22“Ake sidabule izwe lakho; asiyikuchezukela emasimini noma ezivinini, singaphuzi amanzi emithombo; siyakuhamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, size sidlule umkhawulo wakho.”
23USihoni wayengamvumeli u-Israyeli ukudabula izwe lakhe, kepha uSihoni wabutha bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma eyomhlasela u-Israyeli ehlane, wafika eJahasi, walwa no-Israyeli. 24 U-Israyeli wamnqoba ngosiko lwenkemba, wadla izwe lakhe, kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kufike eJaboki nakubo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, ngokuba umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni wawunamandla. 25U-Israyeli wathatha yonke le mizi; u-Israyeli wahlala emizini yonke yama-Amori eHeshiboni nasemizini yonke yalo. 26Ngokuba iHeshiboni lalingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owayelwile nenkosi endala yakwaMowabi, wathatha lonke izwe lakhe esandleni sakhe kwaze kwafika e-Arinoni.
27Ngalokho abakhulu ngezaga basho bathi:
“Wozani eHeshiboni; makwakhiwe,
umuzi kaSihoni umiswe;
28 ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni;
ilangabi livelile emzini kaSihoni;
liqedile i-Ari lakwaMowabi nabakhe emadulini ase-Arinoni.
29Maye kuwena Mowabi!
Niphelile, nina bantu bakaKemoshi;
unikele amadodana akhe abe ngababaleki,
namadodakazi akhe athunjwe kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori.
30“Sibacibishele;
iHeshiboni liphelile kuze kube seDiboni;
sichithile kuze kube seNofa elingaseMedeba.”
31Kanjalo u-Israyeli wahlala ezweni lama-Amori.
32UMose wathuma ukuhlola iJazeri, bathatha imizi yalo, baxosha ama-Amori ayelapho. 33 Baphenduka, bakhuphuka ngendlela yaseBashani; u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma, wabasukela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukuyokulwa ngase-Edireyi.
34UJehova wathi kuMose: “Ningamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele esandleni sakho kanye nabantu bakhe bonke nezwe lakhe; uyakwenza kuye njengalokho wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owahlala eHeshiboni.”
35Base bemnqoba-ke, namadodana akhe, nabo bonke abantu bakhe, waze wangasalelwa muntu; badla izwe lakubo.
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