Abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahlaselwa ngamaKhanani

21Kwathi inkosi yeAradi, umKhanani, eyayihlala eningizimua, isizwa ukuthi uIsrayeli uyeza ngendlela yabahloli, yalwa imelene loIsrayeli yathumba abanye kubob. 2 UIsrayeli wathembisa isithembiso eNkosini wathic: Uba unikela lokunikela lababantu esandleni sami, ngizatshabalalisa imizi yabod. 3 INkosi yasisizwa ilizwi likaIsrayeli, yanikela amaKhanani, wawatshabalalisa lemizi yawo; ngakho wabiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yiHorma.

Inyoka ezilokutshisa

4 Basebesuka entabeni yeHori, ngendlela yoLwandle oluBomvue ukuze baceze ilizwe leEdoma; lomphefumulo wabantu wadinwa endlelenif. 5 Abantu basebekhuluma bemelene loNkulunkulu njalo bemelene loMozisig bathi: Lasenyuselani lisikhupha eGibhithe ukuze sifele enkangala? Ngoba kakulasinkwa njalo kakulamanzih, futhi umphefumulo wethu unengwa yilesisinkwa esilulai. 6 INkosi yasithuma inyoka ezilokutshisa phakathi kwabantuj, zasezibaluma abantu, njalo kwafa abantu abanengi koIsrayelik. 7 Ngakho abantu beza kuMozisi bathil: Sonile, ngoba sikhulume simelene leNkosi njalo simelene lawem; khuleka eNkosinin ukuze isuse izinyoka kithi. UMozisi wasebakhulekela abantuo. 8 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Zenzele inyoka elomlilo, uyibeke esigodweni; njalo kuzakuthi wonke olunyiweyo, nxa eyikhangela, uzaphila. 9 UMozisi wasesenza inyoka yethusi, wayibeka esigodweni; kwasekusithi lapho inyoka ilume loba nguwuphi umuntu, uba ekhangele inyoka yethusi, waphilap.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli babhoda ilizwe lakoMowabi

10 Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli basuka bamisa inkamba eObothiq. 11 Basuka eObothi, bamisa inkamba eIye-Abarimi enkangala emaqondana lakoMowabi lapho okuphuma khona ilangar. 12 Basuka lapho, bamisa inkamba esigodini seZeredis. 13 Basuka lapho, bamisa inkamba ngale kweArinoni esenkangala ephuma emingceleni yamaAmori; ngoba iArinoni lingumngcele wakoMowabi, phakathi kweMowabi lamaAmorit. 14 Ngakho kuthiwa egwalweni lwezimpi zeNkosi: IWahebi eseSufa, lezifula zeArinoni, 15 leliwa lezifula elehlela endaweni yeAri, lisekele umngcele wakoMowabiu. 16 Basebesuka lapho baya eBeri; lo ngumthombo iNkosi eyakhuluma ngawo kuMozisi yathi: Buthanisa abantu, ngizabanika-ke amanziv.

17 Khona uIsrayeli wahlabela lingoma ethi: Mpompoza, mthombo! Hlabelelani kuwow, 18 umthombo ezawugebhayo iziphathamandla, ezawugebhayo izikhulu zabantu, ngomnikumthetho, ngendondolo zazox. Basebesuka enkangala baya eMathana. 19 Besuka eMathana baya eNahaliyeli; besuka eNahaliyeli baya eBamothi; 20 besuka eBamothi esigodini esisemhlabeni wakoMowabi, engqongeni yePisiga ekhangele inkangalay.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli banqoba uSihoni loOgi

21 UIsrayeli wasethuma izithunywa kuSihoni inkosi yamaAmori, esithiz: 22 Ake ngidabule elizweni lakho; kasiyikuphambukela emasimini loba ezivinini; kasiyikunatha amanzi omthombo; sizahamba ngomgwaqo wenkosi, size sedlule imingcele yakhoa. 23 Kodwa uSihoni kamvumelanga uIsrayeli ukudabula umngcele wakhe, kodwa uSihoni wabuthanisa bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma ukumelana loIsrayeli enkangalab, wafika eJahazi, walwa emelene loIsrayelic. 24 UIsrayeli wamtshaya ngobukhali benkemba, waba ngumnikazi welizwe lakhe kusukela eArinoni kuze kube seJaboki, kuze kube sebantwaneni bakoAmonid, ngoba umngcele wabantwana bakoAmoni wawuqinilee. 25 UIsrayeli wasethatha yonke le imizi; uIsrayeli wasehlala emizini yonke yamaAmori, eHeshiboni layo yonke imizana yalo. 26 Ngoba iHeshiboni yayingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori, owayelwe emelene lenkosi yamandulo yakoMowabi, wayethethe ilizwe lonke layo esandleni sayo, kwaze kwafika eArinoni. 27 Ngakho abasebenzisa izaga bathi: Wozani eHeshiboni! Umuzi kaSihoni kawakhiwe, umiswef. 28 Ngoba umlilo waphuma eHeshiboni, ilangabi emzini kaSihoni, laqothula iAri loMowabi, amakhosi endawo eziphakemeyo zeArinonig. 29 Maye kuwe, Mowabih! Selibhujisiwe, bantu bakaKemoshii! Unikele amadodana akhe aba ngababaleki, lamadodakazi akhe ekuthunjweni kuSihoni, inkosi yamaAmori. 30 Sesibatshokile; iHeshiboni ibhubhile kuze kube seDibonij; sesibachithile kuze kube seNofa, efika eMedebak.

31 UIsrayeli wasehlala elizweni lamaAmori. 32 UMozisi wathuma ukuyahlola iJazeril; basebethumba imizana yalo, baxotsha amaAmori ayehlala khonam.

33 Basebephenduka, benyuka ngendlela yeBashani. UOgi inkosi yeBashani wasephuma ukumelana labo, yena labantu bakhe bonke, empini eEdreyin. 34 INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Ungamesabi; ngoba ngimnikele esandleni sakho, labantu bakhe bonke, lelizwe lakheo; njalo uzakwenza kuye njengokwenza kwakho kuSihoni inkosi yamaAmori owayehlala eHeshibonip. 35 Basebemtshaya, lamadodana akhe, labantu bakhe bonke, akwaze kwasala ophilayo kuye. Badla ilifa lelizwe lakheq.