Dutheronomi 2:1-37
2 “Ngemuva kwaloko sajika saya ehlane ngendlela yaseLwandle Lolubovu njengobe nje Jehova abengitjelile,+ futsi sahamba sikhatsi lesidze sigudla iNtsaba iSeyiri.
2 Ekugcineni Jehova watsi kimi:
3 ‘Sekuphele sikhatsi lesidze nigudla lentsaba. Jikani niye ngasenyakatfo.
4 Khuluma nalabantfu utsi: “Nitakwendlula emnceleni wabomnakenu, lokubantfwana ba-Esawu+ labahlala eSeyiri.+ Batawunesaba,+ kodvwa kufanele nicaphelisise.
5 Ningalwi* nabo ngobe ngeke ngininike ngisho nalencane indzawo yabo, ngisho nendzawo yekubeka lunyawo, ngobe iNtsaba iSeyiri ngiyinike Esawu kutsi ibe lifa lakhe.+
6 Kufanele nibanike imali yekudla lenitakudla kanye neyemanti labataninika wona.+
7 Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu unibusisile kuko konkhe lenikwentile. Yena ulwati kahle neluhambo lwenu lwakulelihlane lelikhulu. Kuleminyaka lengu-40, Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu abesolo anani, futsi anikaze neswele lutfo.”’+
8 Ngako sendlula ngakubanaketfu, lokubantfwana ba-Esawu+ labahlala eSeyiri, sayigega indlela lehamba ngase-Arabha, e-Elathi nase-Esiyoni-geberi.+
“Ngemuva kwaloko sajika sahamba ngendlela yasehlane lakaMowabi.+
9 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: ‘Ningacabani nemaMowabi nobe nilwe nawo, ngobe kute ngisho nalencane indzawo eveni lawo lengitaninika yona kutsi ibe ngeyenu, ngenca yekutsi i-Ari ngayinika bantfwana baLoti.+
10 (Kuleyo ndzawo bekuke kwahlala ema-Emi,+ lobekubantfu labanemandla, labanyenti nalabadze njengema-Anaki.
11 EmaRefa+ nawo abetsatfwa njengema-Anaki,+ futsi bantfu bakaMowabi bebawabita ngekutsi ngema-Emi.
12 Ngaphambi kwaloku, emaHori+ abehlala eSeyiri, kodvwa bantfwana ba-Esawu bayitsatsa, bawancoba base bahlala kulendzawo yawo,+ njengobe nje ema-Israyeli atawukwenta kulelive lelitawuba ngelawo, lelo Jehova latawaniketa lona.)
13 Ngako-ke hambani niwele Sigodzi saseZeredi.’+ Sabese siyahamba-ke sasewela lesigodzi.
14 Kwasitsatsa iminyaka lengu-38 kuhamba sisuke eKhadeshi-bhaneya size sewele sigodzi saseZeredi, kwaze kwaba ngulapho sifa sonkhe lesitukulwane semadvodza labekasebutfweni, njengobe nje Jehova abefungile kuwo.+
15 Sandla saJehova besimelene nawo, futsi wawabhubhisa wawacedza kulendzawo lebekuhlalwa kuyo, aze aphela onkhe.+
16 “Kwatsi nje nasekafe onkhe lamadvodza labekasebutfweni lemphi,+
17 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi:
18 ‘Lamuhla nitakwendlula e-Ari, lokuyindzawo yemaMowabi.
19 Nanisondzela ngakuma-Amoni, ningawahluphi nobe niwasukele ngobe kute ngisho nendzawo lencane lengitaninika yona eveni lawo, ngobe ngalinika bantfwana baLoti kutsi libe ngelabo.+
20 Lendzawo nayo beyitsatfwa njengelive lemaRefa.+ (EmaRefa ake ahlala kuyo, futsi ema-Amoni abewabita ngekutsi ngemaZamzumi.
21 Abebantfu labanemandla, labanyenti nalabadze njengema-Anaki,+ kodvwa Jehova wawancoba embikwema-Amoni, futsi ema-Amoni awacosha lamaRefa, abese ahlala kulendzawo yawo.
22 Nguloko Nkulunkulu lakwentela nebantfwana ba-Esawu lesebahlala eSeyiri,+ ngesikhatsi ancoba emaHori+ embikwabo, kute batsatse lendzawo yawo futsi bahlale kuyo kudzimate kube ngulamuhla.
23 Ema-Avi wona abehlala etindzaweni letingakabiyelwa, lebetihamba tize tiyewufika eGaza,+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho emaKhaftori+ labesuka eKhaftori* awancoba futsi atsatsa nendzawo yawo.)
24 “‘Hambani newele sigodzi sase-Anoni.+ Sihoni+ um-Amori, inkhosi yaseHeshboni ngimnikele esandleni senu. Ngako hambani nitsatse lelive lakhe libe ngelenu futsi nilwe naye.
25 Lamuhla ngitakwenta kutsi bonkhe bantfu ngephansi kwemazulu batfutfumele futsi besabe nabeva ngani. Batawudideka futsi betfuke* ngenca yenu.’+
26 “Ngabese ngitfumela titfunywa, tesuka ehlane laseKhedemothi+ taya kuSihoni inkhosi yaseHeshboni, kuze tendlulisele nankha emavi ekuthula:+
27 ‘Ngicela kwendlula eveni lakho. Ngitawuhlala kulomgwaco, ngingajikeli ngesekudla nobe ngesencele.+
28 Ngitawukudla loko longinika kona kuphela, nginatse nemanti lotangitsengisela wona. Ngicela nje ungivumele ngendlule ngetinyawo kulelive lakho,
29 ngize ngewelele eJordane, lokulive Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu lasinike lona. Nguloko lengakwentelwa bantfwana ba-Esawu labahlala eSeyiri nemaMowabi lahlala e-Ari.’
30 Kodvwa Sihoni inkhosi yaseHeshboni wala kutsi sendlule, ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu wamvumela kutsi abe nenkhani+ nenhlitiyo yakhe ibe lukhuni kuze amnikele esandleni senu, njengobe nje entile.+
31 “Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kimi: ‘Sihoni sengivele ngimnikele esandleni senu, yena nelive lakhe. Ngako ngenani nilitsatse libe ngelenu.’+
32 Ngesikhatsi Sihoni nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe baphuma kuze batekulwa natsi eJahasi,+
33 Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu wamnikela esandleni setfu futsi samncoba, yena nemadvodzana akhe kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
34 Ngaleso sikhatsi sancoba onkhe emadolobha akhe futsi onkhe lamadolobha sawanikela ekubhujisweni, lokufaka ekhatsi emadvodza, bafati, nebantfwana. Kute umuntfu lowasindza.+
35 Tsine satitsatsela imfuyo kuphela kanye netintfo lebesititfole kulamadolobha lesawancoba.
36 Kute lidolobha lesehluleka kufika kulo, kusuka e-Aroyeri+ leseceleni kweSigodzi sase-Anoni (lokufaka ekhatsi nelidolobha lelikulesigodzi) kuze kuyewufika eGileyadi. Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu wawanikela kitsi onkhe lamadolobha.+
37 Kodvwa-ke anizange niye eveni lema-Amoni,+ kuyo yonkhe indzawo leseceleni kweSigodzi saseJabhoki,+ nasemadolobheni lasesifundzeni lesinetintsaba kanye nakuto tonkhe letinye tindzawo Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu labetsite singayi kuto.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “Ningabasukeli.”
^ Lokusho, iKhrethe.
^ Nobe “babe setinhlungwini letifana nemihelo yekubeleka.”
