Ukwabiwa kwenarha ngepumalanga yeJordani
1AmaRubeni namaGadi gade anemihlambi emikhulu yefuyo. Wona-ke abona indawo kaJazeri neyakaGiliyadi kungeyamadlelo. 2Nje-ke amaGadi namaRubeni eza kuMosi, ku-Elazara umphristi nakubarholi bomkhambathi afese athi: 3“Indawo ye-Atarothi, iDibhoni, iJazeri, iNimra, iRhetjhibhoni, i-Elale, iSebhama, iNebo neBhewoni, 4uSomnini ayirhayila phambi komkhambathi wama-Israyeli, yona kuyinarha yokufuya. Iinceku zenu zinefuyo, 5yeke nange sifunyene umusa emehlwenenu sibawa bona iinceku zenu ziphiwe yona inarha leyo ibe lilifa lazo. Nje-ke ningasiyamisi iJordani.”
6Kodwana uMosi wakhuluma namaGadi namaRubeni wathi: “Abafowenu bazakuya epini khisibe nina nizihlalele lapha na? 7Kubayini nidanisa ihliziyo yama-Israyeli kobana angayameli ngaphetjheya enarheni uSomnini awaphe yona? 8Lokhu ngekwenziwa boyihlo lokha nangibathuma basuka eKhadetjhi-Bharineya bonyana bayokuhlola inarha. 9Bathi bonyana bafike emrhobeni we-Etjhikolo babone inarha, bakhuluma okudanisa ihliziyo yama-Israyeli mayelana nokuya enarheni uSomnini agade abaphe yona. 10Nje-ke ubukhali bakaSomnini bavutha mhlokho, wabe wafunga wathi, 11‘Ngiqinisile yi, akunamuntu owaphuma eGibhide kilabo abaneminyaka ukusukela ematjhumini amabili ukuya phezulu ozakubona inarha engayifungela u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo ngombana akhange bangilandele ngokupheleleko, 12ngaphandle kwakaKalebi umsa kaJefune umKhenizi noJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni. Bona balandela uSomnini ngokupheleleko.’ 13Nje-ke ubukhali bakaSomnini bavutha ngama-Israyeli, yawenza azulazula erhalawumbeni iminyaka ematjhumi amane bekwaphela soke isizukulwaneso esenza okumbi phambi kwakaSomnini. 14Qalani lapha-ke nina nzalo yezoni ndina, nivukile najama esikhundleni saboyihlo, yeke nibange bona uSomnini abhokele u-Israyeli ngelaka! 15Nakubanyana nani niyahlubuka ukumlandela, naso isizukulwanesi uzositjhiya erhalawumbenapha. Ngini enizobe nibhubhise boke abantwaba.”
16Nje-ke amaRubeni namaGadi atjhidela kuye afese athi: “Yeke sizozakhela iimbaya zezimvu khonapha zibe ngezomhlambethu, sakhele abafazi nabantwabethu amadorobho. 17Abantwabethu bazokuhlala emadorobheni anemithangala ukuze baphephe ebantwini abakhe enarheni le. Thina-ke sizokuhloma bese sikhamba ngaphambi kwama-Israyeli besiyowafikisa endawenawo. 18Angeze sabuyela lapha omunye nomunye wama-Israyeli angakazizuzeli ilifa lakhe. 19Thina angeze sahlala nabo elifeni lenarha elingaphetjheya kweJordani ngombana lethu ilifa lisitjharhathelele ngepumalanga enganeno kweJordani le.”
20UMosi wathi kibo: “Nakube nizakwenza lokho, nihlome nikhambe phambi kwakaSomnini niye epini, 21omunye nomunye wenu ohlomileko ayame iJordani phambi kwakaSomnini bekube sikhathi lapha uSomnini aqotjha izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe, 22ukuze inarha ibe seenyaweni zakaSomnini. Nje-ke emva kwalokho seningabuyela emuva bese niba ngabatjhaphulukileko esibopheni senu kuSomnini nakuma-Israyeli. Ngalokho inarha le izakuba lilifa lenu phambi kwakaSomnini. 23Kodwana nangabe angeze nenza njalo, nizabe nonile phambi kwakaSomnini. Nje-ke yazini bonyana isono senu sizanibamba. 24Yakhelani abantwabenu amadorobho nemihlambenu iimbaya bese nenza njengombana nithembisile.”
25AmaGadi namaRubeni athi kuMosi: “Thina nceku zakho sizakwenza njengombana ubabethu asiyalile. 26Abantwabethu, abafazi bethu nemihlambethu, iye yoke ifuywethu, kuzakusala khona emadorobheni wakwaGiliyadi la. 27Kodwana iinceku zakho zona zizakuyama, indoda enye nenye ihlomele ipi phambi kwakaSomnini; kube njengombana ubabethu asiyala.”
28Nje-ke uMosi wanikela imiyalo ngawo ku-Elazara umphristi, kuJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni kanye neenhlokweni zemindeni yeenkoro zakwa-Israyeli 29wathi: “Nangabe amaGadi namaRubeni aniyamisa umlambo iJordani, indoda enye nenye ihlomele ipi phambi kwakaSomnini bese inarha iba sezandleni zenu, khona-ke anikeleni inarha yakwaGiliyadi ibe lilifa lawo. 30Kodwana nangabe angeze aniyamise ahlomile, khona-ke nabo ilifa labo lizakuba senarheni yeKanana kanye nani.”
31AmaGadi namaRubeni avuma athi: “Njengombana uSomnini uZimu akhulume eencekwini zenu, sizokwenza njalo. 32Thina sizokuyama sihlomile phambi kwakaSomnini singene enarheni yeKanana, kodwana ilifa lethu esele silithumbile lizakuba nganeno kweJordani le.”
33UMosi wanikela amaGadi namaRubeni kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase umsa kaJosefa umbuso kaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori nombuso ka-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani, okumadorobho wenarha namadlelwawo magegana nawo. 34AmaGadi avuselela iDibhoni, i-Atharothi, i-Aroweri, 35i-Athirothi-Tjhofani, iJazeri, iJogibhoha, 36iBhethe-Nimra neBhethe-Harana okumadorobho anemithangala neembaya zakhona zemihlambi. 37AmaRubeni avuselela iRhetjhibhoni, i-Elale, iKhiriyatayimu, 38iNebo, iBhali-Mewoni (okumabizo ebe kufuze atjhugululwe) kanye neSibima. Bathiya namanye amadorobho abawavuselelako amabizo. 39Iinzukulwana zakaMakiri umsa kaManase, zaya eGiliyadi zalithumba, kwathi ama-Amori alapho zawaqotjha. 40Nje-ke uMosi wanikela uMakiri umsa kaManase iGiliyadi. Iinzukulwana zakhe zahlala kiyo. 41Iinzukulwana zakaJayire umsa kaManase zaya zathumba imizi yamatende yama-Amori bezayithiya bona yiRhavothi-Jayire. 42UNobarhi wathumba iKhenathi kanye nemizayo wayithiya ngebizo lakhe wathi yiNobarhi.
