Numeri 21:1-35
21 Ikosi ye-Aradi emKanana+ ebeyihlala eNegebhi, nayizwa ukuthi ama-Israyeli eza ngendlela ye-Atarimu, yawasahlela yathumba amanye wawo.
2 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli afunga kuJehova athi: “Nange unikela abantwaba esandleni sethu, sizokutjhabalalisa amadorobhabo.”
3 UJehova wawalalela ama-Israyeli wanikela amaKanana esandleni sawo, awatjhabalalisa namadorobhawo. Nje-ke athiya indawo leyo ngokuthi yiRhorema.*+
4 Njengombana araga nekhambo lawo asuka eNtabeni iHori+ akhamba ngendlela yeLwandle eliBomvu ukwenzela bona agegede inarha yakwa-Edomu,+ abantu bathoma ukudinwa.
5 Abantu bebasolo bakhuluma kumbi ngoZimu nangoMosi+ bathi: “Kubayini nisikhuphe eGibhide, nisikhuphele bona sizokufela emmangwenapha? Akunakudla namanzi+ begodu siyabunyenya uburotho obungazisikobu.”+
6 UJehova wathumela iinyoka ezinetjhefu ebantwini zasolo zibaluma, kwafa ama-Israyeli amanengi.+
7 Nje-ke abantu baya kuMosi bathi: “Sonile ngokukhuluma kumbi ngoJehova nangawe.+ Sibawa usikhulumele noJehova bona asuse iinyokezi kithi. UMosi wabakhulumela.+
8 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Yenza isithombe senyoka enetjhefu usibeke esigodweni. Nanyana ngubani olunywe yinyoka, kufuze asiqale bona angafi.”
9 Khonokho uMosi wenza inyoka yekhopha,+ wayibeka esigodweni,+ bekuthi nanyana kunini umuntu nakalunywe yinyoka aqale inyoka yekhopha aphole.+
10 Ngemva kwalokho, ama-Israyeli akhamba ayokukampa e-Obhothi.+
11 Asuka e-Obhothi ayokukampa e-Iye-Habharimu+ emmangweni oqalene nakwaMowabi, nca ngepumalanga.
12 Asuka lapho ayokukampa emRhobeni weZeredi.+
13 Asuka lapho ayokukampa esifundeni se-Arinoni+ esisemmangweni othoma emkhawulweni wama-Amori, i-Arinoni mkhawulo wakwaMowabi ohlangana nakwaMowabi nakwa-Amori.
14 Kungebangeli incwadi yezipi zakaJehova ikhuluma ngeWahebe eseSufa, imirhoba ye-Arinoni
15 nemirhoba eyehla beyiyokufika edorobheni i-Ari, ihlangane nomkhawulo wakwaMowabi.
16 Ngemva kwalokho, baya eBheri. Bekunomthombo uJehova athi ngawo kuMosi: “Buthelela abantu ngibanikele amanzi.”
17 Khonokho ama-Israyeli avuma ingoma le:
“Sikhuphela amanzi mthombo! Ubhineleni!
18 Umthombo owenjiwa makhosana,Ngentonga yomlawuli nangeentonga zawo.”
Ngemva kwalokho, asuka emmangweni aya eMatana,
19 asuka eMatana aya eNarhaliyeli, asuka eNarhaliyeli aya eBhamothi.+
20 Asuka eBhamothi aya emrhobeni osesifundeni sakwaMowabi+ esiqongolweni sePisiga+ okwenza iJetjhimoni* ibe senzasi.+
21 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli athumela iinthunywa kuSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori athi:+
22 “Sibawa usivumele sidlule enarhenakho. Angekhe siphambukele kinanyana ngiyiphi isimu namkha esimini yamadiribe. Angekhe sisele amanzi kinanyana ngimuphi umthombo. Sizokukhamba eNdleleni yeKosi bekube kulapho sesidlule esifundeni sakho.”+
23 Kodwana uSirhoni akhenge awavumele ama-Israyeli adlule esifundeni sakhe. Kunalokho, wabuthelela boke abantu bakhe, wayokulwa nama-Israyeli emmangweni, wafika eJahatsi walwa nawo.+
24 Kodwana ama-Israyeli amhlula ngesabula+ athatha inarhakhe+ kusukela e-Arinoni+ ukuya eJabokhi,+ eduze nama-Amoni ngombana imikhawulo yeJazeri+ isesifundeni sama-Amori.+
25 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli athatha woke amadorobho la athoma ukuhlala kiwo woke amadorobho wama-Amori+ kuhlanganise neRhetjhibhoni namadorobho ayibhodileko.
26 IRhetjhibhoni bekulidorobho lakaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori, eyalwa nekosi yakwaMowabi yayithathela inarhayo ukuyokufika e-Arinoni.
27 Kungebangelo abantu bahlekisa ngabo bathi:
“Yenize eRhetjhibhoni.
Idorobho lakaSirhoni, alakhiwe beliqiniswe.
28 Umlilo uphume eRhetjhibhoni, ilangabi liphume edorobheni lakaSirhoni.
Utjhise i-Ari yakwaMowabi, ababusi beendawo eziphakamileko ze-Arinoni.
29 Maye Mowabi! Nina bantu bakaKemotjhi nizokutjhatjalaliswa!+
Amadodana kaKemotjhi azokurhatjheka enarheni, amadodakazakhe athunjwe nguSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori.
30 Asibadumuzeni;IRhetjhibhoni izokutjhatjalaliswa ukuyokufika eDiboni;+Asiyitjhabalaliseni ukuyokufikela eNofarhi;Umlilo uzokubhebhedlha bewufike eMedeba.”+
31 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli ahlala enarheni yama-Amori.
32 UMosi wathumela amadoda athileko bona ayokuhlola iJazeri.+ Ama-Israyeli athumba amadorobho ayibhodileko, aqotha ama-Amori ebewalapho.
33 Ngemva kwalokho, akhamba ngendlela yeBhatjhani. U-Ogi+ ikosi yeBhatjhani waphuma nabantu bakhe boke wayokuhlangabeza ama-Israyeli epini e-Edreyi.+
34 UJehova wathi kuMosi: “Ungamsabi,+ ngizomnikela esandleni sakho,+ abantu bakhe boke nayo yoke inarhakhe begodu uzomhlula njengombana wahlula uSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori, ebeyihlala eRhetjhibhoni.”+
35 Ammadlha, yena, amadodanakhe nabo boke abantu bakhe, akhenge kusinde namunye,+ athatha inarhakhe.+
