Duteronomi
2 “Nje-ke sajika saya emmangweni sikhamba ngendlela yeLwandle eliBomvu njengombana uJehova gade angiyalile,+ sakhamba amalanga amanengi eNtabeni iSeyiri. 2 Ekugcineni uJehova wathi kimi, 3 ‘Senijikajike khulu entabeni le, nje-ke tjhingani ngetlhagwini. 4 Nikela abantu isinqophiswesi: “Nizokudlula ngemkhawulweni wabafowenu, iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu+ ezihlala eSeyiri,+ zizonisaba+ kodwana kufuze nitjheje khulu. 5 Ningalwi nazo ngombana angekhe ngininikele inarhazo, ngitjho nesiqetjhana senarha ngombana nginikele u-Esewu iNtaba iSeyiri bona ibe lilifa lakhe.+ 6 Kufuze nibanikele imali yokudla enizokudla, nibhadele namanzi enizowasela.+ 7 Ngombana mina Jehova uZimenu ngibusise koke enikwenzileko. Ngikutjhejile ukukhamba kwenu emmangweni omkhulu. Mina Jehova uZimenu benginani iminyaka ema-40 begodu akhenge nitlhoge litho.+ 8 Nje-ke sadlula ngakubafowethu, iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu+ ebezihlala eSeyiri, akhenge sikhambe ngendlela ye-Araba, ye-Elathi neye-Etsiyoni-Gebere.+
Ngemva kwalokho, sabuyela emva sakhamba ngendlela yommango wakwaMowabi.+ 9 UJehova wathi kimi, ‘Ningalwi nabakwaMowabi ngombana angekhe ngininikele inarhabo bona ibe lilifa lenu, nginikele iinzukulwana zakaLothi+ i-Ari bona libe lilifa lazo. 10 (Ama-Emi+ bewahlala lapho, abantu abanamandla, abanengi nabade njengama-Anakhi. 11 AmaRafa+ bewafana nama-Anakhi,+ abantu bakwaMowabi bebawabiza ngokuthi ma-Emi. 12 AmaRhori+ bewahlala eSeyiri kodwana iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu zawathathela inarha zawatjhabalalisa, zahlala enarhenawo,+ nama-Israyeli azokwenza njalo enarheni elilifa lawo uJehova azowanikela yona.) 13 Nje-ke khambani niyokuyama umRhoba weZeredi. Sakhamba sayama umRhoba weZeredi.+ 14 Kwasithatha iminyaka ema-38 ukukhamba sisuka eKhadetjhi-Bharineya besayokuyama umRhoba weZeredi, bekwaba kulapho soke isizukulwana samadoda wepi sitjhabalele ekampeni, njengombana uJehova afunga kiso.+ 15 Isandla sakaJehova besijamelene nawo bona awatjhabalalise ekampeni bekube kulapho sewaphele woke.+
16 “Kwathi woke amadoda wepi nasekahlongakele,+ 17 uJehova wakhuluma nami godu wathi, 18 ‘Namhlanjesi nizokudlula ngesifundeni sakwaMowabi, i-Ari. 19 Nanitjhidela kuma-Amoni, ningawathuseli ngombana angekhe ngininikele inarhawo bona ibe lilifa lenu, ngiyinikele iinzukulwana zakaLothi bona ibe lilifa lazo.+ 20 Inarha le beyibizwa ngokuthi yinarha yamaRafa.+ (AmaRafa bewahlala lapho begodu ama-Amoni bebawabiza ngokuthi maZamzumi. 21 Bekubabantu abanamandla, babanengi, babade njengama-Anakhi+ kodwana uJehova wabatjhabalalisa phambi kwama-Amoni. Ama-Amoni abaqotha ahlala enarhenabo. 22 Ngilokho akwenzela iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu, kwanjesi ezihlala eSeyiri,+ lokha nakatjhabalalisa amaRhori+ phambi kwazo bona zithathe inarhawo bezahlala kiyo bekube kunamhlanjesi. 23 Ama-Avimu bewahlala eendaweni ezinabileko bezafika eGaza,+ bekwaba kulapho amaKafitori avela eKafitori*+ awatjhabalalisa athatha inarhawo.)
24 “‘Sikimani, khambani niyokuyama umRhoba i-Arinoni,+ nginikele ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni uSirhoni+ umAmori esandleni senu. Nje-ke thathani inarhakhe begodu nilwe naye. 25 Namhlanjesi ngizokwenza abantu bathukwe nabezwa umbiko omalungana nani. Bazokutshwenyeka bebarhidlwe livalo ngebanga lenu.’+
26 Nasisemmangweni weKhedemothi,+ ngathumela iinthunywa kuSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni, ngiziphathise umlayezo wokuthula,+ 27 ‘Ngibawa ungivumele ngidlule enarhenakho. Ngizokukhamba endleleni kwaphela, angekhe ngiphambukele ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni.+ 28 Ngizokudla ukudla ongithengisela khona ngisele namanzi ongithengisela wona. Ngibawa ungivumele ngidlule enarhenakho kwaphela, 29 ngilokho iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri nabantu bakwaMowabi abahlala e-Ari abangenzele khona bekwaba kulapho ngiyama iJordani bengayokufika enarheni uJehova uZimethu asinikela yona.’ 30 Kodwana uSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni akhenge asivumele bona sidlule, ngombana uJehova uZimenu wamvumela bona aqinise ihloko+ begodu abe nekani bona amnikele esandleni senu njengombana kwenzekile.+
31 “Nje-ke uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Nginikele uSirhoni nenarhakhe esandleni sakho. Mhlule uthathe inarhakhe.’+ 32 Lokha uSirhoni nakaphuma namabuthwakhe bazokuhlangana nathi epini eJahatsi,+ 33 uJehova uZimethu wamnikela esandleni sethu, samhlula, sahlula amadodanakhe sahlula nalo loke ibutho lakhe. 34 Ngesikhatheso sathumba woke amadorobhakhe, satjhabalalisa woke amadorobho kuhlanganise amadoda, abafazi nabantwana. Akhenge sitjhiye namunye ophilako.+ 35 Sazithathela ifuyo nezinto esazithola emadorobheni esawathumbako. 36 Kusukela e-Aroweri+ esemkhawulweni womRhoba i-Arinoni (kuhlanganise nedorobho elingemrhobeni), ukuyokufika eGiliyadi, akunadorobho esingakhenge silihlule ngombana uJehova uZimethu wawanikela kithi woke nje.+ 37 Nanyana kunjalo, akhenge niye enarheni yama-Amoni,+ emRhobeni weJabokhi+ nemadorobheni asesifundeni seentaba namkha nanyana ngiyiphi enye inarha uJehova uZimethu athe singayi kiyo.