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₁Nanka amabanga ohambo lwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abaphuma ngawo ezweni laseGibithe ngamabandla abo phansi kwesandla sikaMose nesika-Aroni. ₂UMose waloba ngokuhamba kwabo ngamabanga abo ngesiyalezo sikaJehova; nanka amabanga abo njengokuhamba kwabo.

₃Basuka eRamesesi ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yokuqala; ngolwangakusasa emva kwephasika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma ngesandla esiphakemeyo emehlweni abo bonke abaseGibithe, ₄abaseGibithe besembela onke amazibulo abo abulawa kubo nguJehova, uJehova ebahlulele nawonkulunkulu babo.

₅Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka-ke eRamesesi, bamisa eSukoti.

₆Basuka eSukoti, bamisa e-Etamu eliseceleni kwehlane.

₇Basuka e-Etamu, babuyela ePhi Hahiroti elingaphambi kweBali Sefoni; bamisa phambi kweMigidoli.

₈Basuka eHahiroti, badabula phakathi kolwandle, baya ehlane, bahamba ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu ehlane lase-Etamu, bamisa eMara.

₉Basuka eMara, bafika e-Elimi; e-Elimi kwakukhona imithombo eyishumi nambili yamanzi namasundu angamashumi ayisikhombisa; bamisa khona.

₁₀Basuka e-Elimi, bamisa ngaseLwandle Olubomvu.

₁₁Basuka eLwandle oluBomvu, bamisa ehlane laseSini.

₁₂Basuka ehlane laseSini, bamisa eDofika.

₁₃Basuka eDofika, bamisa e-Alushi.

₁₄Basuka e-Alushi, bamisa eRefidimi, lapho kwakungekho manzi khona ukuba abantu baphuze.

₁₅Basuka eRefidimi, bamisa ehlane laseSinayi.

₁₆Basuka ehlane laseSinayi, bamisa eKibiroti Hathawa.

₁₇Basuka eKibiroti Hathawa, bamisa eHaseroti.

₁₈Basuka eHaseroti, bamisa eRitima.

₁₉Basuka eRitima, bamisa eRimoni Pheresi.

₂₀Basuka eRimoni Pheresi, bamisa eLibina.

₂₁Basuka eLibina, bamisa eRisa.

₂₂Basuka eRisa, bamisa eKehelatha.

₂₃Basuka eKehelatha, bamisa entabeni yaseSheferi.

₂₄Basuka entabeni yaseSheferi, bamisa eHarada.

₂₅Basuka eHarada, bamisa eMakeloti.

₂₆Basuka eMakeloti, bamisa eTahati.

₂₇Basuka eTahati, bamisa eThera.

₂₈Basuka eThera, bamisa eMitika.

₂₉Basuka eMitika, bamisa eHashimona.

₃₀Basuka eHashimona, bamisa eMoseroti.

₃₁Basuka eMoseroti, bamisa eBene Jahakani.

₃₂Basuka eBene Jahakani, bamisa eHori Hagidigadi.

₃₃Basuka eHori Hagidigadi, bamisa eJothabata.

₃₄Basuka eJothabata, bamisa e-Abrona.

₃₅Basuka e-Abrona, bamisa e-Esiyoni Geberi.

₃₆Basuka e-Esiyoni Geberi, bamisa ehlane laseSini eliyiKadeshi.

₃₇Basuka eKadeshi, bamisa entabeni yaseHori eceleni kwezwe lakwa-Edomi. ₃₈U-Aroni umpristi wakhuphukela entabeni yaseHori ngesiyalezo sikaJehova, wafela khona ngomnyaka wamashumi amane emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngenyanga yesihlanu ngolokuqala lwenyanga. ₃₉U-Aroni wayeneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu mhla efela entabeni yaseHori.

₄₀UmKhanani, inkosi yase-Aradi, owahlala eningizimu ezweni laseKhanani, wezwa ngokufika kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

₄₁Basuka entabeni yaseHori, bamisa eSalimona.

₄₂Basuka eSalimona, bamisa ePunoni.

₄₃Basuka ePunoni, bamisa e-Oboti.

₄₄Basuka e-Oboti, bamisa e-Iye Abarimi emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi.

₄₅Basuka e-Iyimi, bamisa eDiboni Gadi.

₄₆Basuka eDiboni Gadi, bamisa e-Alimoni Dibilatayimi.

₄₇Basuka e-Alimoni Dibilatayimi, bamisa ezintabeni zase-Abarimi ngaphambi kweNebo.

₄₈Basuka ezintabeni zase-Abarimi, bamisa emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.

₄₉Bamisa ngaseJordani kusukela eBeti Jeshimoti kuze kufike e-Abela Shithimi emathafeni akwaMowabi.

₅₀UJehova wakhuluma kuMose emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko, wathi: ₅₁“Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa niwela iJordani ukuba ningene ezweni laseKhanani, ₅₂niyakuxosha bonke abakhileyo ezweni phambi kwenu, nichithe yonke imifanekiso yabo, nibulale zonke izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo, nibhidlize zonke izindawo zabo eziphakemeyo, ₅₃nidle ifa lezwe, nihlale kulo, ngokuba ngininikile izwe ukuba nilidle. ₅₄Niyakulidla izwe ngenkatho ngokwemindeni yakini, abaningi nibanike ifa elikhulu, nabayingcosana nibanike ifa elincane, nakuphi lapho inkatho imudla khona umuntu, kuzakuba ngelakhe; niyakulidla ifa ngokwezizwe zawoyihlo.

₅₅“ ‘Kepha uma ningaxoshi abantu bezwe phambi kwenu, labo enibashiyayo bayakuba njengezinkandi emehlweni enu nanjengameva ezinhlangothini zenu, banikhathaze ezweni enihlala kulo. ₅₆Kuyakuthi njengalokho bengithi ngiyakwenza kubo, ngenze njalo nakini.’ ”