UNumeri 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UNumeri 21 Inyoka yethusi

¹ Kwathi umKhanani, inkosi yase-Aradi, owayakhe eningizimu, wezwa ukuthi u-Israyeli ufikile ngendlela yezinhloli; walwa no-Israyeli, wathumba abanye babo.

² U-Israyeli wenza isithembiso kuJehova, wathi: “Uma ngempela unikela laba bantu esandleni sami, ngiyakushaya imizi yabo ngesiqalekiso.

³ UJehova walilalela izwi lika-Israyeli, wawanikela amaKhanani; bawaqalekisa nemizi yawo, waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iHorma.

⁴ Basuka eNtabeni yaseHori ngendlela eya eLwandle Olubomvu ukuze bazungeze izwe lakwa-Edomi; umphefumulo wabantu waphela amandla ngenxa yendlela.

⁵ Abantu bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu nangoMose, bathi: “Nisikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba sifele ehlane na? ngokuba akukho sinkwa namanzi; umphefumulo wethu uyasenyanya lesi sinkwa esilula.

⁶ INkosi yasithuma izinyoka ezinesihlungu phakathi kwabantu, zabaluma abantu; kwafa abantu abaningi bakwa-Israyeli.

⁷ Ngalokho abantu beza kuMose, bathi: “Sonile, ngokuba sikhulume kabi ngoJehova nangawe; khuleka kuJehova ukuba asuse izinyoka kithi. UMose wabakhulekela abantu.

⁸ UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Zenzele inyoka enesihlungu, uyibeke esigxotsheni; nolunywayo uyakuphila uma ebheka.

⁹ UMose wenza inyoka yethusi, wayibeka esigxotsheni; uma inyoka iluma umuntu, waphila lapho ebona inyoka yethusi.

¹⁰ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bamisa e-Oboti.

¹¹ Basuka e-Oboti, bamisa e-Iye-abarimi ehlane eliphambi kukaMowabi ngasempumalanga.

¹² Basuka lapho bamisa inkamba esigodini saseSaredi.

¹³ Basuka lapho bamisa inkamba ngaphesheya kwe-Arinoni elisehlane eliphuma emkhawulweni wama-Amori; ngokuba i-Arinoni ingumkhawulo wakwaMowabi, phakathi kukaMowabi nama-Amori.

¹⁴ Kungakho kuthiwa egwalweni lwezimpi zeNkosi: Lokho eyakwenza eLwandle lweSihlefu lemithonjeni yeArinoni,

¹⁵ nangasemfudlaneni wezifula ezehlela e-Ari, zisemngceleni wakwaMowabi.

¹⁶ Basuka lapho baya eBeri; lokhu kungumthombo uJehova akhuluma ngawo kuMose, wathi: “Butha abantu, ngibanike amanzi.

¹⁷ U-Israyeli wayesehlabelela leli culo: “Gxuma, mthombo! cula ngakho:

¹⁸ Izikhulu zawugebha umthombo, izikhulu zabantu zawugebha ngezinduku zawo ngomyalo womthetho. Basuka ehlane baya eMathana.

¹⁹ Basuka eMathana baya eNahaliyeli, basuka eNahaliyeli baya eBamoti;

²⁰ basuka eBamoti esigodini esisezweni lakwaMowabi, baze bafika esiqongweni sasePisiga elibheke eJesimoni.

²¹ U-Israyeli wathuma izithunywa kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, ukuthi:

²² Ngivumele ngidabule izwe lakho; asiyikuphuza amanzi omthombo, kepha siyakuhamba ngendlela yenkosi, size sidlule umkhawulo wakho.

²³ USihoni akamvumelanga u-Israyeli ukuba adabule emkhawulweni wakhe, kepha uSihoni wabutha bonke abantu bakhe, waphuma ukulwa no-Israyeli ehlane; wafika eJahazi walwa no-Israyeli.

²⁴ U-Israyeli wamshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, walidla izwe lakhe kusukela e-Arinoni kuze kube seJabhoki kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, ngokuba umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni wawunamandla.

²⁵ U-Israyeli wayithatha yonke le mizi, wahlala u-Israyeli emizini yonke yama-Amori eHeshiboni nasemizini yayo yonke.

²⁶ Ngokuba iHeshiboni lalingumuzi kaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owalwa nenkosi yokuqala yakwaMowabi, walithatha lonke izwe lakhe esandleni sakhe kwaze kwaba se-Arinoni.

²⁷ Ngakho abakhuluma ngezaga bathi: Wozani eHeshiboni, umuzi kaSihoni kawakhiwe, ulungiswe.

²⁸ Ngokuba kuphume umlilo eHeshiboni, ilangabi emzini kaSihoni; laqeda i-Ari lakwaMowabi nezikhulu zasezindaweni zase-Arinoni.

²⁹ Maye kuwe Mowabi! Nibhujiswa nina bantu baseKamos! Wanikela amadodana akhe ababalekile namadodakazi akhe ekuthunjweni kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori.

³⁰ Sabadubula; IHeshiboni labhubha kwaze kwaba seDiboni, sabachitha kwaze kwaba seNofa eliya eMedeba.

³¹ Ngakho u-Israyeli wahlala ezweni lama-Amori.

³² UMose wathuma ukuhlola iJazeri, bathatha imizi yalo, bawaxosha ama-Amori abekhona.

³³ Base bephenduka bakhuphuka ngendlela yaseBashani, u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma ukulwa nabo, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ekulweni e-Edireyi.

³⁴ UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ungamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele esandleni sakho yena nabantu bakhe bonke nezwe lakhe; uyakwenza kuye njengoba wenza kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni.

³⁵ Bamnqoba yena namadodana akhe nabo bonke abantu bakhe, kwaze kwangasala muntu, balidla izwe lakhe.