Numbers 32

Ukuhlaliswa kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi labanye abakoManase

1Mayelana labantwana bakoRubeni labantwana bakoGadi, babelenkomo ezinengi, ezinengi kakhulu. Sebebone ilizwe leJazeri ^a lelizwe leGileyadi, khangela-ke, indawo yayiyindawo yenkomo. 2Ngakho abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni beza bakhuluma kuMozisi lakuEleyazare umpristi lakuziphathamandla zenhlangano, besithi: 3IAtarothi leDiboni ^b leJazeri leNimra leHeshiboni leEleyale leSebamu leNebo ^c leBeyoni, 4ilizwe iNkosi eyalitshayayo phambi kwenhlangano yakoIsrayeli, liyilizwe lezinkomo; futhi izinceku zenu zilezinkomo ^d. 5Basebesithi: Nxa sithole umusa emehlweni akho, ilizwe leli kaliphiwe inceku zakho libe yimfuyo; ungasichaphisi iJordani.

6UMozisi wasesithi ebantwaneni bakoGadi lebantwaneni bakoRubeni: Abafowenu bazakuya empini, lina-ke lihlale lapha yini? 7Njalo lizadaniselani inhliziyo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze bangachaphi ukuya elizweni iNkosi ebanike lona? 8Benza njalo oyihlo mhla ngibathuma besuka eKadeshi-Bhaneya ukubona ilizwe ^e. 9Ekuhambeni kwabo ukuya esihotsheni seEshikoli, balibona ilizwe, badanisa inhliziyo yabantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze bangangeni elizweni iNkosi eyayibanike lona. 10Ulaka lweNkosi lwaseluvutha ^f ngalolusuku, yasifunga isithi: 11Isibili kakho kumadoda enyuka esuka eGibhithe ^g, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili langaphezulu ^h ozalibona ilizwe engalifungela uAbrahama, uIsaka loJakobe ⁱ, ngoba kabangilandelanga ngokupheleleyo; 12ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune umKenizi ^j, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngoba balandele iNkosi ngokupheleleyo ^k. 13Lolaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela uIsrayeli, yasibazulisa enkangala iminyaka engamatshumi amane ^l, kwaze kwaphela isizukulwana sonke esasenze okubi emehlweni eNkosi ^m. 14Khangelani-ke, selivukile esikhundleni saboyihlo, inzalo yabantu abonayo, ukwandisa futhi intukuthelo yeNkosi evuthela uIsrayeli. 15Uba liphenduka ekuyilandeleni ⁿ, izaphinda njalo ibatshiye enkangala; njalo lizabhubhisa bonke lababantu.

16Basebesondela kuye bathi: Sizakwakha lapha izibaya zezifuyo zethu, lemizi yabantwanyana bethu; 17kodwa thina sizahloma ^o silungile phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli ^p, size sibafikise endaweni yabo, labantwanyana bethu bazahlala emizini evikelekileyo, ngenxa yabahlali belizwe. 18Kasiyikubuyela emizini yethu, abantwana bakoIsrayeli baze badle, ngulowo lalowo ilifa lakhe ^q. 19Ngoba kasiyikudla ilifa kanye labo ngaphetsheya kweJordani langaphambili, ngoba ilifa lethu selehlele kithi nganeno kweJordani empumalanga ^r.

20UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Nxa lisenza linto, nxa lizahamba lihlomele impi phambi kweNkosi ^s, 21beselichapha iJordani, wonke ohlomileyo kini, phambi kweNkosi ^t, ize ixotshe izitha zayo phambi kwayo ^u, 22lelizwe lehliselwe phansi phambi kweNkosi, khona emva kwalokho lizabuya, lingabi lacala eNkosini lakuIsrayeli; lalelilizwe lizakuba yilifa lenu phambi kweNkosi. 23Kodwa nxa lingenzi njalo, khangelani lizabe lonile eNkosini; ngakho yazini ukuthi isono senu sizalithola ^v. 24Zakheleni imizi yabantwanyana benu lezibaya zezimvu zenu ^w, njalo yenzani lokho okuphume emlonyeni wenu. 25Abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni basebekhuluma kuMozisi besithi: Izinceku zakho zizakwenza njengalokho inkosi yami ilaya. 26Abantwanyana bethu, omkethu, izimvu zethu, lazo zonke izifuyo zethu kuzakuba lapho emizini yeGileyadi; 27kodwa inceku zakho zizachapha, ngulowo lalowo ehlomele impi ^x, phambi kukaJehova empini, njengokutsho kwenkosi yami. 28UMozisi waselayezela ngabo kuEleyazare umpristi, loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ^y, lenhloko zaboyise zezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli. 29UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Nxa abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni bechapha lani iJordani, wonke ehlomele impi, phambi kweNkosi, lelizwe lisehliselwa phansi phambi kwenu, khona lizabanika ilizwe leGileyadi libe yimfuyo. 30Kodwa uba bengachaphi lani behlomile, bazakuba lemfuyo phakathi kwenu elizweni leKhanani. 31Abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni basebephendula besithi: Lokhu iNkosi esikutshilo kunceku zakho - sizakwenza njalo. 32Thina sizachapha sihlomile phambi kweNkosi siye elizweni leKhanani, ukuze imfuyo yelifa lethu ibe ngeyethu nganeno kweJordani. 33Njalo uMozisi wabanika, kubantwana bakoGadi lakubantwana bakoRubeni lakungxenye yesizwe sakoManase, indodana kaJosefa ^z, umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori, lombuso kaOgi inkosi yeBashani, ilizwe lemizi yalo emingceleni, imizi yelizwe inhlangothi zonke ^aa.

34Labantwana bakoGadi bakha iDiboni ^ab leAtarothi ^ac leAroweri ^ad 35leAtirothi-Shofani leJazeri leJogibeha, 36leBeti-Nimra leBeti-Harani, imizi evikelweyo, lezibaya zezimvu ^ae. 37Labantwana bakoRubeni bakha iHeshiboni ^af leEleyale leKiriyathayimi ^ag 38leNebo ^ah leBhali-Meyoni ^ai (sekuguqulwe amabizo) leSibima ^aj; basebebiza amabizo emizi abayakhayo ngamanye amabizo. 39Labantwana bakoMakiri indodana kaManase ^ak baya eGileyadi, bayithumba, bawakhupha amaAmori emfuyweni yawo ayekuyo. 40UMozisi wasenika uMakiri indodana kaManase iGileyadi, wasehlala kiyo. 41LoJayiri indodana kaManase wayathumba imizana yayo ^al, wayibiza ngokuthi yiHavothi-Jayiri ^am. 42LoNoba wayathumba iKenathi, lemizana yayo, wayibiza ngokuthi yiNoba ngebizo lakhe ^an.