UDUTERONOMI 3

₁Sase siphenduka sakhuphuka ngendlela eya eBashani; uOgi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma wasihlasela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukuzokulwa ngase-Edireyi.

₂UJehova wayesethi kimi: Ungamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe nezwe lakhe esandleni sakho, wena wenze kuye, njengalokho wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni.

₃UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wayesenikela esandleni sethu naye uOgi inkosi yaseBashani nabantu bakhe bonke; samnqoba, akwaze kwasala-muntu kuye.

₄Sathatha yonke imizi yakhe ngalesosikhathi; akubangakho-muzi esingawuthathanga kubo: imizi engamashumi ayisithupha, sonke isifunda saseArigobi, umbuso kaOgi eBashani.

₅Yonke lena yayiyimizi ebiyelwe ngezingange eziphakemeyo, namasango, nemigoqo, ngaphandle kwemizana eminingi kakhulu.

₆Sayichitha sayiqeda, njengalokho senza kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, sichitha siqeda yonke imizi enamadoda nabesifazane nezingane.

₇Kepha izinkomo nempango yemizi sakuthatha kwaba-yimpango yethu.

₈Salithatha ngalesosikhathi izwe esandleni samakhosi ama-Amori aphesheya kweJordani, kusukela esigodini saseArinoni kuze kube-sentabeni yaseHermoni —

₉eliyiHermoni elibizwa ngamaSidoni ngokuthi iSiriyoni nama-Amori alibiza ngokuthi iSeniri —

₁₀yonke imizi yasethafeni, nalo lonke elakwaGileyadi, nalo lonke iBashani kuze kube-seSaleka nase-Edireyi, imizi yasembusweni kaOgi eBashani.

₁₁Ngokuba uOgi kuphela, inkosi yaseBashani, wasala ensalini yamaRefa; bheka, ibhokisi lakhe laliyibhokisi lensimbi; angithi liseRaba kubantwana bakwa-Amoni; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye, nobubanzi balo buyizingalo ezine, ngokwengalo yomuntu.

₁₂Lelozwe salidla ngalesosikhathi; izwe elisukela eAroweri elisesigodini saseArinoni, nenxenye yezintaba zakwaGileyadi, nemizi yalo, sabanika khona abakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi;

₁₃insali yakwaGileyadi, nalo lonke iBashani, umbuso kaOgi, nganika lokho inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, sonke isifunda saseArigobi neBashani lonke elibizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa.

₁₄UJayire indodana kaManase wathatha sonke isifunda saseArigobi kuze kube-semkhawulweni wamaGeshuri nowamaMahakhati, wasibiza — lona iBashani — ngegama lakhe ngokuthi iHawoti-Jayire kuze kube-namuhla.

₁₅Ngamnika uMakiri elakwaGileyadi.

₁₆AbakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi ngabanika okusukela kwaGileyadi kuze kubesesigodini saseArinoni phakathi nesigodi — kwaba-ngumkhawulo — nasemfuleni iJaboki elingumkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

₁₇neAraba futhi, neJordani elingumkhawulo, kusukela eKinereti kuze kubeseLwandle lwaseAraba, uLwandle lukaSawoti, phansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga ngasempumalanga.

₁₈Ngalesosikhathi nganiyala ngathi: UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uninikile lelizwe ukuba nilidle; niyakuwela nihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli, nonke eningamadoda anesibindi.

₁₉Kepha omkenu, nabancane benu, nezinkomo zenu — ngiyazi ukuthi ninezinkomo eziningi — bayakuhlala emizini yenu engininiké yona,

₂₀uJehova aze aphe abafowenu ukuphumula njengani, nabo balidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakubanika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani, andukuba nibuyele, kube-yilowo nalowo ezweni lakhe engininiké lona.

₂₁Ngamyala uJoshuwa ngalesosikhathi, ngathi: Amehlo akho abonile konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzile kulawomakhosi amabili: kanjalo uJehova uyakwenza kuyo yonke imibuso eniyidabulayo.

₂₂Aniyikubesaba, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguyena onilwelayo.

₂₃Ngalesosikhathi ngacela kuJehova, ngathi:

₂₄Nkosi Jehova, uqalile ukubonisa inceku yakho ubukhulu bakho nesandla sakho esinamandla, ngokuba ngumuphi unkulunkulu ezulwini nasemhlabeni ongenza njengemisebenzi yakho nanjengezenzo zakho zamandla na?

₂₅Ake ngiwele, ngilibone izwe elihle elingaphesheya kweJordani, leyontaba enhle, neLebanoni.

₂₆Kepha uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, akangizwanga; uJehova wayesethi kimi: Mawudele; ungabe usakhuluma nami ngalendaba.

₂₇Khuphukela esiqongweni sasePisiga, uphakamisele amehlo akho ngasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, ulibheke ngamehlo akho, ngokuba awuyikuliwela leliJordani.

₂₈Kepha yala uJoshuwa, umqunge isibindi, umqinise, ngokuba uyakuwela phambi kwalababantu, abenze ukuba balidle izwe oyakulibona.

₂₉Sahlala-ke esigodini esimalungana neBeti-Peyori.