INumeri 21

Ukunqotshwa Kwenkosi Yase-Aradi

1 UmKhanani, inkosi yase-Aradi, owayakhe eningizimu, wezwa ukuthi u-Israyeli uyeza ngendlela ese-Atharimi. Walwa no-Israyeli, wathumba abanye kubo. 2 U-Israyeli wenza isifungo kuSimakade, wathi: “Uma ubanikela nokubanikela laba bantu esandleni sami, ngiyakuyichitha impela imizi yabo.”

3 USimakade walilalela izwi lika-Israyeli, wanikela kuye amaKhanani, bawaqothula nemizi yawo; igama laleyo ndawo kwathiwa yiHorma.

Inyoka Yethusi Iphanyekwa Ensikeni

4Basuka entabeni iHori ngendlela yoLwandle Lomhlanga ukuba bazungeze izwe lakwa-Edomi; inhliziyo yabantu yadikibala ngenxa yendlela. 5 Abantu bagxibha uNkulunkulu noMose, bathi: “Nisikhuphuleleni eGibhithe ukuba sizofela ehlane na? Akukho sinkwa, namanzi lapha, futhi sesidiniwe yilesi sinkwa esiludlana.”

6 USimakade wathumela izinyoka ezinesihlungu phakathi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, zabaluma, kwafa abantu abaningi kwa-Israyeli. 7 Abantu baya kuMose, bathi: “Sonile, ngokuba sikhulume kabi ngawe nangoSimakade; sikhulekele kuSimakade ukuba asuse izinyoka kithi.”

UMose wabakhulekela abantu.

8 USimakade wathi kuMose: “Zenzele inyoka enesihlungu, uyiphanyeke ensikeni. Kuyothi lowo olunywe yinyoka, lapho eyibheka, asinde.”

9 UMose wenza inyoka yethusi, wayiphanyeka ensikeni. Kwakuthi lapho umuntu elunywe yinyoka, bese ebheka inyoka yethusi, asinde.

Uhambo Lwabakwa-Israyeli

10 Abakwa-Israyeli basuka baze bayokanisa e-Obhothi. 11Basuka e-Obhothi, bakanisa e-Iye Abharimi ehlane elingaphambi kwelakwaMowabi lapho ilanga liphuma ngakhona. 12 Basuka lapho baze bayokanisa esigodini iZeredi. 13 Basuka nalapho baze bayokanisa maqondana ne-Arinoni, ehlane elize liyofika endaweni yama-Amori. I-Arinoni lalingumngcele owehlukanisa elakwaMowabi nelama-Amori. 14Yingakho eNcwadini yeziMpi zikaSimakade kuthiwa:

“IWahebi eseSufa,

nezigodi ezise-Arinoni,

15 nomthambeka wezigodi

oholela e-Ari,

oncike emngceleni wakwaMowabi.”

16 Basuka lapho, baya eBheri; lowo ngumthombo athi ngawo uSimakade kuMose: “Qoqa abantu ukuze ngibaphe amanzi.”

17U-Israyeli wayesehlabelela leli culo elithi:

“Mpompoza, mthombo!

Hlabelelani ngawo!

18Ngumthombo owambiwa ngamakhosana,

wambiwa ngabaholi ngezintonga zazo zobukhosi

nangezindondolo zabo.”

Basuka ehlane, baya eMathana. 19Basuka eMathana, baya eNahaliyeli; basuka eNahaliyeli, baya eBhamothi. 20Basuka eBhamothi, baya esifundeni sakwaMowabi nasesiqongweni iPhisiga, elibheke ezansi ngasehlane.

Ukunqotshwa KukaSihoni No-Ogi

21 U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, wathi:

22 “Ake usivumele sidabule ezweni lakho; asiyukuchezukela emasimini noma ezivinini, futhi asiyukuphuza manzi emithonjeni yakho. Siyakuhamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, size siphume emngceleni wezwe lakho.”

23 USihoni akamvumelanga u-Israyeli ukuba adabule ezweni lakhe. USihoni waqoqa bonke abantu esifundeni sakhe, waphuma wayohlasela u-Israyeli ehlane. Wafika eJahazi, walwa no-Israyeli. 24 Abakwa-Israyeli bamnqoba ngenkemba, badla izwe lakhe kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kufike eJabhoki, baye bangquleka kwa-Amoni, ngoba umngcele wabakwa-Amoni uqinile. 25 U-Israyeli wayidla yonke leyo mizi; wahlala emizini yonke yama-Amori eHeshibhoni nasemizini yonke yalo. 26IHeshibhoni kwakungumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owayewuthathe enkosini endala yakwaMowabi, wadla lonke izwe lakhe kwaze kwayofika e-Arinoni.

27Kungakho abakhuluma ngezaga bethi:

“Wozani eHeshibhoni lakhiwe kabusha;

umuzi kaSihoni mawuvuselelwe,

28 ngokuba kwaqubuka umlilo eHeshibhoni,

kwalavuka amalangabi emzini kaSihoni,

alishaya aliqothula i-Ari lakwaMowabi,

nezakhamuzi zasezindaweni eziphakeme e-Arinoni.

29 Maye kuwe, Mowabi!

Nibhubhile nina bantu bakaKhemoshi.

Wenze amadodana akhe aba ngabakhoseli,

amadodakazi akhe aba ngabathunjwa

benkosi yama-Amori, uSihoni.

30“Sibacibe ngemicibisholo;

iHeshibhoni siyibhubhisile

saze sayofinyelela eDibhoni.

Sibabhubhise saze sayofika eNofa

elendlalekele eMedeba.”

31Wahlala kanjalo-ke u-Israyeli ezweni lama-Amori.

32 UMose wathumela izinhloli ukuhlola iJazeri, balidla, bathatha imizi yalo, bawaxosha ama-Amori ayelapho. 33 Baphenduka, balibhekisa ngaseBhashani. U-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani waphuma, wabahlasela yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, balwa nabo empini yase-Edireyi.

34USimakade wathi kuMose: “Ungamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele esandleni sakho nabantu bakhe bonke nezwe lakhe. Uyokwenza kuye njengalokhu wenza kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshibhoni.”

35Bambulala yena namadodana akhe, nabo bonke abantu bakhe, kwangasala muntu; balidla izwe lakhe.

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