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32 Emadvodzana aRubeni+ nemadvodzana aGadi+ abenemfuyo lenyenti kakhulu, futsi abona kutsi iJazeri+ neGileyadi bekusifundza lesihle emfuyweni. 2 Ngako aya kuboMosi na-Eliyezeri umphristi, kanye nakubaholi balesive, afike atsi: 3 “I-Atharothe, iDiboni, iJazeri, iNimra, iHeshboni,+ i-Eleyale, iSebamu, iNebo,+ neBheyoni,+ 4 lokusifundza Jehova lasincoba embikwesive sema-Israyeli,+ sisifundza lesihle emfuyweni, futsi tinceku takho tinemfuyo lenyenti.”+ 5 Achubeka atsi: “Nangabe tinceku takho temukeleka emehlweni akho, tinike lesifundza sibe lifa lato. Sicela kungayeweli iJordane.”
6 Mosi wakhuluma nalamadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni watsi: “Nifuna kutsi bomnakenu baye emphini kodvwa nine nisale lapha? 7 Kungani nifuna kwenta ema-Israyeli aphelelwe ngemandla, angaseweli aye eveni Jehova latawanika lona? 8 Nguloko bobabe benu labakwenta ngesikhatsi ngibatfuma kutsi bayohlola lelive besuka eKhadeshi-bhaneya.+ 9 Ngesikhatsi bakhuphuka baya eSihosheni sase-Eshkoli+ futsi babona lelive, benta ema-Israyeli aphelelwa ngemandla ekuchubeka aye eveni Jehova labetsite utawanika lona.+ 10 Ngalelolanga, Jehova watfukutsela kakhulu, waze wafunga watsi:+ 11 ‘Emadvodza laphume eGibhithe laneminyaka lesukela kulengu-20 budzala kuya etulu, ngeke alibone lelive+ lengafunga ngalo kubo-Abrahama, Isaka naJakobe,+ ngobe akakangilandzeli ngenhlitiyo yonkhe, 12 ngaphandle kwaKhalebi+ indvodzana yaJefune longumKhenizi kanye naJoshuwa+ indvodzana yaNuni, ngobe bona balandzele Jehova ngenhlitiyo yonkhe.’+ 13 Ngaleso sizatfu, Jehova wawatfukutselela kakhulu ema-Israyeli, wenta nekutsi azulazule ehlane iminyaka lengu-40,+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho sesiphele sonkhe lesitukulwane lebesenta lokubi embikwaJehova.+ 14 Nyalo senenta njengobe kwenta bobabe benu, nine situkulwane setoni, futsi nifuna Jehova awatfukutselele kakhulu ema-Israyeli. 15 Nangabe niyekela kumlandzela, utawuphindze asishiye lesive ehlane, ngaleyo ndlela nitawube nibangele kutsi bonkhe labantfu babhujiswe.”
16 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, lamadvodzana abuya kuMosi atsi: “Sicela kwakhela imfuyo yetfu tibaya,* siphindze sakhele nebantfwana betfu emadolobha kulendzawo. 17 Tsine sitawuhlala siyilungele imphi+ futsi sitawuhamba embikwema-Israyeli kuze kube ngulapho efika endzaweni yawo. Bantfwana betfu bona batawuhlala emadolobheni labiyelwe, bavikeleke kubantfu bakulendzawo. 18 Angeke sibuyele etindlini tetfu kuze kube ngulapho um-Israyeli ngamunye asayitfolile indzawo lelifa lakhe.+ 19 Tsine ngeke silitfole lifa kanye nawo ngesheya kweJordane kuchubeke, ngobe sesivele silitfolile lifa letfu ngasemphumalanga yeJordane.”+
20 Mosi wawaphendvula watsi: “Nangabe nitawuhloma embikwaJehova kuze niye emphini,+ 21 nanangabe nguloyo naloyo kini ahloma aphindze ewele iJordane embikwaJehova, njengobe Nkulunkulu atawube acosha titsa takhe embikwakhe,+ 22 lize lincotjwe lelive embikwaJehova,+ nine seningabese niyabuya-ke+ futsi angeke nibe nelicala kuJehova nakuma-Israyeli. Ngemuva kwaloko lendzawo itawuba lifa lenu embikwaJehova.+ 23 Kodvwa naningakwenti loku, nitawube nonile kuJehova. Ngaleyo ndlela nibokwati kutsi sono senu sitawunilandzela. 24 Ngako-ke ningabakhela bantfwana benu emadolobha niphindze nakhele imfuyo yenu tibaya,+ kodvwa kufanele nikwente loku lenikwetsembisile.”
25 Emadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni atsi kuMosi: “Tinceku takho titawukwenta njengobe usho nkhosi. 26 Bantfwana nebafati betfu, imfuyo kanye nato tonkhe tilwane tetfu letifuywako kutawuhlala kulamadolobha aseGileyadi,+ 27 kodvwa tsine sitayewela iJordane. Onkhe emadvodza emkhatsini wetfu atawube ahlomele kuyokulwa embikwaJehova,+ njengobe nje usho nkhosi.”
28 Ngako Mosi wakhuluma na-Eliyezeri umphristi, naJoshuwa indvodzana yaNuni kanye netinhloko tetindlu taka-Israyeli, wabaniketa umtsetfo lomayelana nalamadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni. 29 Mosi watsi kubo: “Nangabe emadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni ewela iJordane kanye nani, futsi onkhe abe ahlomele imphi kuze ayokulwa embikwaJehova, nalelive lincotjwe embikwenu, nibowanika sifundza saseGileyadi sibe lifa lawo.+ 30 Kodvwa nangabe angahlomi ewele nani iJordane, atawuhlala emkhatsini wenu eveni laseKhenani.”
31 Nakeva loku, lamadvodzana aGadi nalamadvodzana aRubeni atsi: “Loko Jehova lakushito etincekwini takho sitawukwenta. 32 Sitawuhloma siphindze sewele iJordane embikwaJehova siye eveni laseKhenani,+ kodvwa lifa letfu litawuba ngala kweJordane.” 33 Ngako live laSihoni,+ inkhosi yema-Amori nelive la-Ogi,+ inkhosi yaseBhashani, Mosi waliniketa emadvodzana aGadi nemadvodzana aRubeni+ kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase+ indvodzana yaJosefa. Lena bekuyindzawo yalawo madolobha, futsi wawanika nemadolobha laseceleni kwayo.
34 Emadvodzana aGadi akha* iDiboni,+ i-Atharothe,+ i-Aroyeri,+ 35 i-Atrothe-shofani, iJazeri,+ iJogbeha,+ 36 iBhethi-nimra,+ iBhethi-harani,+ lokungemadolobha labiyelwe, aphindze akha netibaya temfuyo yawo. 37 Emadvodzana aRubeni akha iHeshboni,+ i-Eleyale,+ iKhiriyathayimu,+ 38 iNebo,+ neBhali-meyoni,+ futsi emagama alamadolobha ashintjwa. Lamadvodzana aRubeni akha neSibima, futsi lamadolobha lawakha kabusha awaniketa emagama lamasha.
39 Emadvodzana aMakhire+ loyindvodzana yaManase ahamba ayohlasela iGileyadi, afike ayincoba, acosha nema-Amori labehlala lapho. 40 Ngako Mosi waniketa lamadvodzana aMakhire indvodzana yaManase indzawo yaseGileyadi, futsi ahlala khona.+ 41 NaJayire indvodzana yaManase wahamba wayoyihlasela, wancoba nemadolobha ayo lamancane, wabese uwabita ngekutsi yiHavothi-jayire.*+ 42 Noba naye wahlasela iKhenathi futsi wayincoba kanye nemadolobha laseceleni* kwayo, wase uyibita ngelibito lakhe lelitsi Noba.