1safuduka saya erhalawumbeni ngendlela yelwandle lomGaba njengombana uSomnini gade angitjelile. Sathatha isikhathi eside silokhu sibhoduluka intaba iSeyiri. 2USomnini wathi kimi: 3“Sekwanele bonyana nilokhu nibhoduluka ummango weentaba lo, jikelani ngetlhagwini. 4Utjele abantu bonyana sele nizokudlula emkhawulweni wenarha yabafowenu okuziinzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri. Zizonesaba, nje-ke yelelani kuhle: 5Ningalwi nazo ngombana angeze nganinikela ngitjho nesiqetjhana senarhazo. Intaba iSeyiri ngayinikela u-Esewu kobana kube lilifa lakhe. 6Nizakuthenga kibo ukugoma ngesiliva kobana nigome. Nithenge namanzi kibo ngesiliva kobana nisuse umrhawu. 7USomnini uZimenu unibusisile kiyo yoke imisebenzi yezandla zenu. Uyakwazi ukukhamba kwenu phakathi kwerhalawumbakazeli. USomnini uZimu ube nani eminyakeni ematjhumi amane le, akhange niswele litho.” 8Njalo-ke saragela phambili sagegeda inarha yabafowethu okuziinzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri, kude nendlela ye-Elathi ne-Etsiyoni-Gebhere phakathi komrhoba we-Araba. Sajika sakhamba ngendlela yerhalawumbeni lakwaMowabi. 9Ngesikhatheso uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ningethuseli amaMowabi namkha nilwe nawo ngepi ngombana angizuninikela inarhawo bona ibe lilifa lenu ngebanga lokobana nginikele iinzukulwana zakaLothi i-Ari bonyana ibe lilifa lazo. 10-13Nje-ke zilungiseleleni nikhuphukele emrhobeni iZeredi.”(Ngaphambilini ama-Emi gade ahlala kwaMowabi. Wona bekasisizwe esikhulu nesinengi kanti godu mindondotjhiya yabantu abeluleke inga ma-Anakhi. Njengama-Anakhi, ama-Emi nawo bekathathwa bonyana maRafa, kodwana amaMowabi awabiza bona ma-Emi. Ekuthomeni amaRhori nawo gade ahlala eSeyiri kodwana amadodana ka-Esewu awaqotjha, awabhubhisa abe azithathela indawawo njengombana no-Israyeli enza ngenarha yelifa lawo ayiphiwa nguSomnini.)
Sayama-ke umrhoba iZeredi. 14Isikhathi esasithatha ukuthoma mhla sisuka eKhadetjhi-Bharineya ukufikela lapha sayama khona umrhoba iZeredi sasiminyaka ematjhumi amathathu nabunane, bekwabhubha soke isizukulwana esasimadoda wepi ekampeni njengombana uSomnini bekafungile kiso. 15Ngambala isandla sakaSomnini gade sijamelene naso kobana siphume hlangana nabantu ekampeni kufikela lapha siphela khona nya.
16Kwathi bona woke amadoda wepi abhubhe nya hlangana nabantu, 17USomnini wathi kimi: 18“Namhlanje nina nizakudabula i-Ari okuyinarha yakwaMowabi. 19Lokha nanifika emikhawulweni yama-Amoni, ningawethuseli namkha nilwe nawo ngepi. Angeze nganinikela inarhawo kobana ibe lilifa lenu ngombana sele ngiyinikele iinzukulwana zakaLothi kobana ibe lilifa lazo.”
20(Inarha leyo godu beyithathwa bonyana yinarha yamaRafa. AmaRafa ngiwo agade ahlala lapho ekuthomeni, kodwana ama-Amoni gade awabiza bona maZamzumi. 21Gade kubabantu abakhulu begodu babanengi. Bekumindondotjhiya kwanga ma-Anakhi. Kodwana uSomnini wabarhayila nya phambi kwama-Amoni. Ama-Amoni awaqotjha amaZamzumi lawo abe ahlala enarhenawo. 22USomnini wazenzela njalo neenzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri lokha narhayila amaRhori phambi kwazo. Zawaqotjha zabe zathumba indawawo bekube kunamhlanje. 23Nakuma-Avi agade ahlala emizaneni yeGaza, arhayilwa maKafitori avela ngeKafitori abe ahlala eendaweni zawo.)
Ukuhlulwa kwakaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori
24USomnini wathi: “Fudukani niyame umrhoba we-Arinoni. Qala, nginikele uSirhoni umAmori ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni ezandleni zenu kanye nenarhakhe. Thomani-ke nithumbe ilifa bese nilwa naye ngepi. 25Namhlanje ngizokuthoma ukufaka ivalo ebantwini abangaphasi kwawo woke umthunzi welanga kobana banesabe. Lokha nabezwa ngeendaba zakho bazakuthuthumela bavevezele phambi kwakho.”
26Nje-ke ngathumela iinthunywa zasuka erhalawumbeni leKhedemothi zaya kuSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni ziphethe amazwi wokuthula athi: 27“Ngivumela ngidlule enarhenakho, ngizakhamba ngendlela kwaphela, angeze ngaphambukela ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni. 28Uzangithengisela ukugoma ngesiliva kobana ngigome, namanzi kobana ngisele. Ngivumela kwaphela bonyana ngidlule ngeenyawo, 29njengombana neenzukulwana zaka-Esewu ezihlala eSeyiri namaMowabi ahlala e-Ari enza kimi. Ngipha indlela bengeyame iJordani ngiye enarheni uSomnini uZimethu asinikela yona.”
30Kodwana uSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni azange asivumele bonyana sidlule ngakuye ngombana uSomnini uZimenu waqinisa ummoyakhe, wakhunyalalisa nehliziywakhe kobana amnikele esandleni senu njengombana kwenzekile namhlanje. 31USomnini wathi kimi: “Qala sele ngithome ukunikela uSirhoni nenarhakhe kuwe. Thoma-ke uzihlele kobana uthumbe inarhakhe.”
32Nje-ke uSirhoni waphuma kobana asikhandele, yena nabo boke abantu bakhe kobana silwe eJahatsi. 33USomnini uZimethu wamnikela kithi, samumadlha yena namadodanakhe nabo boke abantu bakhe. 34Sathumba woke amadorobhakhe ngesikhatheso, sawarhayila nya. Kelinye nelinye idorobho sarhayila amadoda, abafazi nababuthakathaka. Azange sitjhiye namunye aphila, 35ngaphandle kwefuyo esazithathela yona njengepango kanye nepahla yamadorobho esawathumbako. 36Ukusuka emlanjaneni we-Arinoni okutjho idorobho le-Aroweri elingemrhobeni ukuyela ngeGiliyadi, azange kube nedorobho eliphakeme khulu kithi. USomnini uZimethu wawanikela woke njalo ezandleni zethu. 37Kusenarheni yama-Amoni kwaphela lapha ungazange utjhidele khona, okutjho kiyo yoke indawo eseempambosini zomlanjana iJabokhi kanye namadorobho weentatjaneni nakho koke lapha uSomnini uZimethu wasalela khona bona singene.
