UNumeri 32
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UNumeri 32
Isizwe sakwaRubeni nesakwaGadi
1Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenezinkomo eziningi kakhulu; lapho bebona izwe laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi, indawo leyo yayiyindawo yezinkomo;
2Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bafika bakhuluma kuMose naku-Eleyazare umpristi nakubaholi benhlangano bathi:
3i-Ataroti, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshiboni, ne-Elale, neSebam, neNebo, neBeyoni;
4Izwe iNkosi eyalinqoba phambi kwebandla lika-Israyeli liyizwe lezinkomo, nezinceku zakho zinemfuyo.
5Ngakho bathi: Uba sifumene umusa emehlweni akho, kaliphiwe inceku zakho lelilizwe libe yilifa, ungasiweli iJordani.
6Wayesethi uMose kubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaRubeni: “Abafowenu bayakuya empini, nihlale lapha na?”
7Nizidumaza ngani izinhliziyo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bawele ezweni uJehova abanike lona na?
8Yilokho oyihlo abakwenzayo lapho ngibathuma besuka eKadeshi-Barineya ukuba babone izwe.
9Ngokuba lapho bekhuphukela esigodini sase-Eshikoli, balibona izwe, badumaza izinhliziyo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangangeni ezweni uJehova abanika lona.
10Intukuthelo kaJehova yavutha ngaso leso sikhathi, wafunga wathi:
11Ngempela, amadoda akhuphuka eGibhithe, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, ngeke alibone izwe engalifunga ku-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngoba abangilandelanga ngokuphelele.
12Ngaphandle kukaKalebi, indodana kaJefune, umKhenezi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngokuba baphikelela eNkosini.
13Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wabazulazula ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, saze sabhubha sonke isizukulwane esasenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
14Bhekani, senivukile esikhundleni sawoyihlo, isixuku sabantu abayizoni, ukwandisa ulaka lweNkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
15Ngokuba uma nimfulathela, uyakubuye abashiye ehlane; futhi uzobhubhisa sonke lesi sizwe.
16Base besondela kuye, bathi: “Sizakwakhela izinkomo zethu izibaya lapha, nemizi yabantwana bethu.”
17Kepha thina siyakuphuma sihlomile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli size sibafikise endaweni yabo; nabantwana bethu abancane bayohlala emizini enezivikelo eziqinile ngenxa yabakhileyo ezweni.
18Asiyikubuyela ezindlini zethu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baze badle ifa labo, kube yilowo nalowo.
19Ngoba ngeke senze amatulo phesheya kweJordani noma ngaphambili; ngoba ifa lethu lisempumalanga yeJordani.
20UMose wathi kubo: “Uma nithanda ukwenza lokho, uma niphuma nihlomile phambi kukaJehova ukulwa impi,
21Niyakuwela iJordani nonke nihlomile phambi kukaJehova, ize ixoshe izitha zayo phambi kwayo;
22Izwe liyakunqotshwa phambi kobuso bukaJehova; leli zwe liyakuba yifa lenu phambi kukaJehova.
23Kepha uma ningakwenzi lokhu, bhekani, nonile kuJehova; futhi uqiniseke ukuthi isono sakho siyakuthola.
24Zakheleni imizi yabantwana benu nezibaya zezimvu zenu; wenze okuphuma emlonyeni wakho.
25Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bakhuluma kuMose, bathi: “Izinceku zakho ziyakwenza njengokuyala kwenkosi yami.”
26Abantwana bethu, labesifazana bethu, lemihlambi yethu lemfuyo yethu yonke kuzakuba lapho emadolobheni akoGileyadi.
27Kodwa izinceku zakho zizawela, bonke abahlomele impi, phambi kweNkosi ukuyakulwa, njengokutsho kwenkosi yami.
28UMose wayala ngabo kumpristi u-Eleyazare noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni nezinhloko zezindlu zoyise zezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
29UMozisi wasesithi kubo: Uba abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni bechapha iJordani lani, bonke abahlomela ukulwa bazanqotshwa phambi kwe Nkosi lelizwe phambi kwenu; khona-ke kumelwe nibanike izwe lakwaGileyadi njengefa.
30Kodwa uma bengaweli nani behlomile, bayakuba nefa phakathi kwenu ezweni laseKhanani.
31Abantwana bakoGadi labantwana bakoRubeni basebephendula bathi: Njengoba iN kosi itshilo ezincekwini zakho, sizakwenza njalo.
32Sizachapha sihlomile phambi kwe Nkosi, siye elizweni leKhanani, ukuze ifa lethu elisempumalanga kweJordani libe ngelethu.
33UMose wabanika abantwana bakwaGadi, nabantwana bakwaRubeni, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, indodana kaJosefa, umbuso kaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, nombuso ka-Ogi, inkosi yaseBashani, izwe nemizi yalo emikhawulweni, imizi yezwe nxazonke.
34Abantwana bakwaGadi bakha iDiboni, ne-Atharoti, ne-Aroweri;
35ne-Atroti, noShofani, noJazeri, noJogibeha,
36neBeti-mra neBeti Harani, imizi ebiyelweyo nezibaya zezimvu.
37Abantwana bakwaRubeni bakha iHeshiboni, ne-Elale, neKiriyatayimi;
38neNebo, neBali Mehoni, lapho amagama aguqukayo, neSibima; bayiqamba amanye amagama imizi abayakhayo.
39Abantwana bakwaMagiri indodana kaManase baya kwaGileyadi, balithatha, bawaxosha ama-Amori ayekulo.
40UMose walinika uMagire indodana kaManase iGileyadi; wahlala kulo.
41UJayire indodana kaManase wahamba wathatha imizana yakhe, wayibiza ngokuthi iHavoti-Jayire.
42UNoba wahamba wathatha iKenati nemizana yalo, walibiza ngokuthi iNoba ngegama lakhe.
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