Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba, bamisa e-Oboti. Basuka e-Oboti, bamisa e-Iye Abarimi ehlane elingaphandle kwelakwaMowabi ngasempumalanga. Basuka lapho, bamisa esiGodini saseZeredi. Basuka lapho, bamisa ngaphesheya kwe-Arinoni elisehlane, elivela emkhawulweni wama-Amori, ngokuba i-Arinoni lingumkhawulo welakwaMowabi, phakathi kwelakwaMowabi nama-Amori. Ngalokho kuthiwa eNcwadini yeziMpi zikaJehova:
“IVahebi laseSufa,
nezigodi zase-Arinoni,
nomthambeka wezigodi
othambeka ngasezweni le-Ari,
oncike emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi.”
Basuka lapho, baya eBeri; lokhu kungumthombo asho ngawo uJehova kuMose, wathi: “Butha abantu, ngibaphe amanzi.”
U-Israyeli wayesehlabelela lesi sihlabelelo sokuthi:
“Mpompoza, mthombo,
nihlabelele kuwo,
umthombo ezawumba izikhulu,
abawugubha abakhulu babantu
ngentonga yobukhosi nangezindondolo zabo.”
Basuka ehlane, baya eMathana. Basuka eMathana, baya eNahaliyeli; basuka eNahaliyeli, baya eBamoti; basuka eBamoti, baya esigodini esisezweni lakwaMowabi nasesiqongweni sasePisiga, elibheke ngenzansi ngasehlane.
U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, wathi:
“Ake sidabule izwe lakho; asiyikuchezukela emasimini noma ezivinini, singaphuzi amanzi emithombo; siyakuhamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, size sidlule umkhawulo wakho.”
USihoni wayengamvumeli u-Israyeli ukudabula izwe lakhe, kepha uSihoni wabutha bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma eyomhlasela u-Israyeli ehlane, wafika eJahasi, walwa no-Israyeli. U-Israyeli wamnqoba ngosiko lwenkemba, wadla izwe lakhe, kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kufike eJaboki nakubo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, ngokuba umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni wawunamandla. U-Israyeli wathatha yonke le mizi; u-Israyeli wahlala emizini yonke yama-Amori eHeshiboni nasemizini yonke yalo. Ngokuba iHeshiboni lalingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owayelwile nenkosi endala yakwaMowabi, wathatha lonke izwe lakhe esandleni sakhe kwaze kwafika e-Arinoni.
Ngalokho abakhulu ngezaga basho bathi:
“Wozani eHeshiboni; makwakhiwe,
umuzi kaSihoni umiswe;
ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni;
ilangabi livelile emzini kaSihoni;
liqedile i-Ari lakwaMowabi nabakhe emadulini ase-Arinoni.
Maye kuwena Mowabi!
Niphelile, nina bantu bakaKemoshi;
unikele amadodana akhe abe ngababaleki,
namadodakazi akhe athunjwe kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori.
“Sibacibishele;
iHeshiboni liphelile kuze kube seDiboni;
sichithile kuze kube seNofa elingaseMedeba.”
Kanjalo u-Israyeli wahlala ezweni lama-Amori.
UMose wathuma ukuhlola iJazeri, bathatha imizi yalo, baxosha ama-Amori ayelapho. Baphenduka, bakhuphuka ngendlela yaseBashani; u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma, wabasukela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukuyokulwa ngase-Edireyi.
UJehova wathi kuMose: “Ningamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele esandleni sakho kanye nabantu bakhe bonke nezwe lakhe; uyakwenza kuye njengalokho wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owahlala eHeshiboni.”
Base bemnqoba-ke, namadodana akhe, nabo bonke abantu bakhe, waze wangasalelwa muntu; badla izwe lakubo.
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