Isizwe sakwaRubeni nesakwaGadi nenxenye yesakwaManase zithola ifa lezwe ngasempumalanga
1Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenemfuyo eningi, nalapho belibona izwe laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi ukuthi leyo ndawo iyindawo yezinkomo, 2abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni beza bakhuluma kuMose, naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuzo izikhulu zenhlangano, bathi: 3“I-Atharoti, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshiboni, ne-Elehale, neSebamu, neNebo, neBehoni, 4izwe alinqoba uJehova phambi kwenhlangano ka-Israyeli liyizwe lezinkomo, futhi izinceku zakho zinezinkomo.” 5Bathi futhi: “Uma sifumene umusa emehlweni akho, leli zwe malinikwe izinceku zakho libe yifa lazo; ungasiwelisi iJordani.”
6UMose wayesethi kubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaRubeni: “Abafowenu bayakuphuma impi, nina nihlale lapha, na? 7Niqedelani inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangaweli ukuya ezweni uJehova abanike lona na? 8Benze njalo oyihlo mhla ngibathuma besuka eKadeshi Barineya ukubona izwe. 9Ngokuba ekukhuphukeni kwabo ukuya esiGodini sase-Eshikoli balibona izwe, baqeda inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangangeni ezweni uJehova abanike lona. 10Intukuthelo kaJehova yavutha ngalolo suku, wafunga wathi: 11‘Impela kulaba bantu abaphuma eGibithe, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, akayikubona noyedwa izwe engalifungela u-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ngokuba abangilandelanga ngokuphelelyo, 12ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune, umKhenizi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngokuba bamlandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo.’ 13Intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abakwa-Israyeli, wabazulisa ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, saze saphela sonke leso sizukulwane esasenzile okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
14“Bhekani, senivukile nina esikhundleni sawoyihlo, inzalo yabantu abonayo, ukwandisa futhi intukuthelo kaJehova evuthela u-Israyeli. 15Ngokuba uma nibuyela emuva ekumlandeleni, uyakubuye abashiye ehlane, nize nibhubhise laba bantu.”
16Basondela kuye, bathi: “Siyakwakhela lapha izinkomo zethu izibaya nabancane bethu imizi; 17kepha thina uqobo lwethu siyakushesha sihlome, sihambe phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, size sibafinyelelise endaweni yabo, abancane bethu bahlale emizini ebiyelweyo ngenxa yabakhileyo ezweni. 18Asiyikubuyela ezindlini zethu, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bengakalidli ifa labo, kube yilowo nalowo wabo. 19Ngokuba asiyikulidla ifa nabo ngaphesheya kweJordani nangaphambili, lokhu silidlile elethu nganeno kweJordani ngasempumalanga.”
20UMose wayesethi kubo: “Uma nenza lokhu, uma nihloma ukuba nihambe phambi kukaJehova, niphume impi, 21kuwele iJordani onke amadoda enu ahlomileyo phambi kukaJehova, aze axoshe izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe, 22izwe linqotshwe phambi kukaJehova, khona ngasemuva niyakubuya, nibe ngabangenacala kuJehova naku-Israyeli, leli zwe libe yifa lenu phambi kukaJehova.
23“Kepha uma ningenzi njalo, bhekani, nonile kuJehova; yazini ukuthi isono senu siyakunifumana. 24Zakheleni imizi yabancane benu nezibaya zezimvu zenu, nikwenze lokho okuphumileyo emlonyeni wenu.”
25Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bakhuluma kuMose, bathi: “Izinceku zakho ziyakwenza njengalokhu inkosi yami iyala. 26Abancane bethu, nawomkethu, nezimvu zethu, nazo zonke izinkomo zethu kuyakuba lapho emizini yakwaGileyadi, 27kepha izinceku zakho ziyakuwela, kube yilowo nalowo ohlomele ukulwa, phambi kukaJehova, ziphume impi, njengalokhu isho inkosi yami.”
28UMose wayeseyala u-Eleyazare umpristi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngabo. 29UMose wathi kubo: “Uma abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bewela nani iJordani, bonke abahlomele ukulwa, phambi kukaJehova, izwe linqotshwe phambi kwenu, niyakubanika izwe lakwaGileyadi libe yifa labo; 30kepha uma bengaweli nani behlomile, bayakunikwa ifa phakathi kwenu ezweni laseKhanani.”
31Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni baphendula bathi: “Njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuzo izinceku zakho, siyakwenze njalo. 32Siyakuwela, siye ezweni laseKhanani phambi kukaJehova sihlomile, izwe lefa lethu lisale nokho ngaphesheya kweJordani.”
33UMose wayesebanika abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase indodana kaJosefa umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori nombuso ka-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, izwe nemizi yalo namaphethelo ayo, imizi yezwe nxazonke.
34Abantwana bakwaGadi bakha iDiboni, ne-Athoriti, ne-Aroweri, 35ne-Athiroti Shofanu, neJazeri, neJogibeha, 36neBeti Nimra, neBeti Harana, imizi ebiyelweyo nezibaya zezimvu. 37Abantwana bakwaRubeni babuye bakha iHeshiboni, ne-Elehale, neKiriyatayimi, 38neNebo, neBali Mehoni iphendulwe ngamagama neSibima; banika imizi abayakhayo amanye amagama.
39Abantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase baya kwaGileyadi, balithatha, baxosha ama-Amori ayekulo. 40UMose wanika uMakiri indodana kaManase elakwaGileyadi, wahlala kulo. 41UJayire indodana kaManase wahamba wathatha imizana yalo, wayibiza ngokuthi iHawoti Jayire. 42UNoba wahamba wathatha iKhenati nemizana yalo, walibiza ngokuthi iNoba ngegama lakhe.
