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32 Nje-ke amadodana kaRubeni+ namadodana kaGadi+ bewanefuyo enengi khulu begodu abona ukuthi indawo yeJazeri+ nendawo yeGiliyadi ziindawo ezihle khulu zokufuya. 2 Amadodana kaGadi namadodana kaRubeni aya kuMosi, u-Elazara umphristi nemakhosaneni wehlangano, athi: 3 “I-Atharothi, iDiboni, iJazeri, iNimra, iRhetjhibhoni,+ i-Eliyale, iSebhama, iNebo+ neBhewoni,+ 4 ziindawo uJehova azihlula phambi kwehlangano yakwa-Israyeli,+ ziindawo ezihle zokufuya begodu iinsebenzi zakho zinefuyo enengi khulu.”+ 5 Araga athi: “Nasifumene imvumo kuwe, sinikela iindawezi bona zibe lilifa leenceku zakho. Ungasivumeli siyame iJordani.”

6 UMosi wathi emadodaneni kaGadi nemadodaneni kaRubeni: “Abafowenu bazokuya epini nina nisolo nihlezi lapha? 7 Kubayini niqeda ama-Israyeli amandla, niwenze angayameli enarheni uJehova azowanikela yona? 8 Ngilokhu okwenziwa boyihlo nangibathuma basuka eKhadetjhi-Bharineya bona bayokuhlola inarha.+ 9 Lokha nabakhuphukela emRhobeni we-Etjhikolo+ begodu babona inarha, baqeda abantu bakwa-Israyeli amandla, babenza bangasafuni ukuya enarheni uJehova ebakazobanikela yona.+ 10 UJehova wasilingeka khulu ngelangelo, wafunga wathi:+ 11 ‘Amadoda aphuma eGibhide kusukela kaneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu angekhe ayibona inarha+ engafunga ngayo ku-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakopo+ ngombana akhenge angilandele ngehliziyo epheleleko, 12 Ngaphandle kwakaKalebi+ indodana kaJefune umKhenizi noJotjhuwa+ indodana kaNuni ngombana balandela uJehova ngehliziyo epheleleko.’+ 13 UJehova wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lama-Israyeli, wawenza ajikajika emmangweni iminyaka ema-40+ bekwaba kulapho soke isizukulwana ebesenze okumbi kuJehova siphela.+ 14 Nina madoda anesono nenza okwenziwa boyihlo ebebasizukulwana esinesono, abenza uJehova wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lama-Israyeli. 15 Nange nilisa ukumlandela, uzokutjhiya abantwaba emmangwenapha godu, nizokulethela abantwaba ihlekelele.”

16 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi atjhidela kuye, athi: “Sivumela sakhele ifuywethu iimbaya zamatje, sakhele nabantwabethu amadorobho. 17 Sizokuhlala sihlomile+ begodu sizokukhamba phambi kwama-Israyeli bekube kulapho afika endawenawo, kube ngesikhatheso abantwana bethu bahlala emadorobheni avikelekileko, bavikelekile kubahlali benarha le. 18 Angekhe sibuyele emizinethu bekube kulapho woke ama-Israyeli sewafumene inarha bona ibe lilifa lawo.+ 19 Angekhe sifumane ilifa nawo ngakwelinye ihlangothi leJordani namkha ngale kwayo ngombana sifumene ilifa lethu ngehlangothini elingepumalanga leJordani.”+

20 UMosi wawaphendula wathi: “Nakhu enizokwenza: Hlomani niyokulwa ipi njengombana uJehova atjhwile,+ 21 nange omunye nomunye wenu ahloma alungele ipi, niyame iJordani phambi kwakaJehova njengombana aqotha amanabakhe phambi kwakhe+ 22 bekube kulapho inarha ihlulwa phambi kwakaJehova.+ Ngemva kwalokho, ningabuya+ begodu angekhe nibe mlandu phambi kwakaJehova nama-Israyeli. Inarha le izokuba lilifa lenu phambi kwakaJehova.+ 23 Kodwana nange ningakwenzi lokhu, nizabe nonile kuJehova begodu kufuze nazi bona nizoziphendulela ngesono senu. 24 Nje-ke ningabakhela abantwabenu amadorobho begodu ningayakhela ifuywenu iimbaya+ kodwana kufuze nikwenze enikuthembisileko.”

25 Amadodana kaGadi namadodana kaRubeni athi kuMosi: “Iinsebenzi zakho zizokwenza njengombana ikosethu itjhwile. 26 Abantwabethu, abafazi bethu, imihlambethu nayo yoke ifuywethu kuzokuhlala emadorobheni weGiliyadi+ 27 kodwana iinsebenzi zakho zizokuyama, woke amadoda ahlomele ipi azokulwela uJehova+ njengombana kutjho ikosethu.”

28 UMosi wakhupha umyalo, wawutjela u-Elazara umphristi, uJotjhuwa indodana kaNuni neenhloko zeenkoro zakwa-Israyeli. 29 UMosi wathi kibo: “Nange amadodana kaGadi namadodana kaRubeni ayama iJordani nani, woke amadoda ahlomele ipi phambi kwakaJehova begodu inarha ihlulwe, nizowanikela inarha yeGiliyadi bona ibe lilifa lawo.+ 30 Kodwana nange angahlomi, ayame nani azokuhlala hlangana nani enarheni yeKanana.”

31 Amadodana kaGadi namadodana kaRubeni aphendula, athi: “Koke uJehova akukhulume eensebenzini zakho sizokwenza. 32 Sizokuhlomela ukuya epini, siyamele enarheni yeKanana+ phambi kwakaJehova kodwana ilifa esizolifumana lizokuba sehlangothineli leJordani.” 33 UMosi wanikela amadodana kaGadi, amadodana kaRubeni+ nengcenye yekoro kaManase+ indodana kaJosefa umbuso wekosi yama-Amori uSirhoni+ nombuso ka-Ogi+ ikosi yeBhatjhani. Wawanikela yoke inarha namadorobho ayibhodileko.

34 Amadodana kaGadi akha iDiboni,+ i-Atharothi,+ i-Aroweri,+ 35 i-Athirothi-Tjhofani, iJazeri,+ iJogibhoha,+ 36 iBhethe-Nimra+ neBhethe-Harana+ amadorobho avikelekileko. Akha neembaya zefuyo. 37 Amadodana kaRubeni akha iRhetjhibhoni,+ i-Eliyale,+ iKhiriyatayimu,+ 38 iNebo+ neBhali-Mewoni.+ Amagamawo atjhugululwa. Akha neSibhima. Athoma ukuthiya kabutjha amadorobho ebewawavuselele.

39 Amadodana kaMakiri+ indodana kaManase asahlela iGiliyadi ayithumba, aqotha nama-Amori ebewahlala kiyo. 40 UMosi wanikela uMakiri indodana kaManase iGiliyadi, wathoma ukuhlala kiyo.+ 41 UJayire indodana kaManase walwa nawo, wathumba imizi yamatende yama-Amori, asesifundeni seGiliyadi, wawabiza ngokuthi yiRhavothi-Jayire.*+ 42 UNobarhi wasahlela iKhenathi wayithumba, wathumba namadorobho ayibhodileko, wayibiza ngegama lakhe wathi yiNobarhi.