Numeri 32 - Siswati 1996 BibleTive ngasemphumalanga kweJordane ( Dut. 3:12-22 ) 1 EmaRubeni nemaGadi labenemihlambi lemikhulu yetinkhomo, netimvu, netimbuti abona ematsafa aseJazeri naseGileyadi kutsi abelungele kuba ngemadlelo. 2 Ngako baya kuboMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nebaholi besive, bafike batsi: 3 “I-Atharothe, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neSebamu, neNebo, kanye neBheyoni, 4 live Simakadze lalincoba walinika sive sema-Israyeli, lilungele kuba ngemadlelo, kantsi tinceku takho tinemihlambi yetifuyo.” 5 Bachubeka batsi: “Nangabe sizuze umusa emehlweni enu, lelive alabelwe tinceku tenu kube sabelo sato. Ningaseweti umfula iJordane.” 6 Mosi waphendvula lamaGadi nemaRubeni, watsi: “Nisho kutsi nine ningasala lapha, abe emabutfo akini lenishuca nawo ayekulwa imphi? 7 Niwacedzelani emandla ema-Israyeli kutsi angeweleli ngesheya eveni Simakadze lawaphe lona? 8 Naboyihlo benta njalo, nangibatfuma eKhadeshi Bhaneya kutsi bayewuhlola live. 9 Ngemva kwekwewelela eSihosheni sase-Eshikholi kuyewubuka live, bawacedza emandla ema-Israyeli kutsi angangeni eveni Simakadze lawaphe lona. 10 Ngalelo langa intfukutselo yaSimakadze yavutsa, waze wafunga watsi: 11 ‘Njengobe bangazange bangilandzele ngenhlitiyo yonkhe, kute namunye wemadvodza, kusukela kulaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, laphuma eGibhithe layawulibona lelive lengaletsembisa ngekufunga ku-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe; 12 kute namunye ngaphandle kwaKhalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, ngobe bona baphikelela balandzela Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo.’ 13 Intfukutselo yaSimakadze yavutsela sive sema-Israyeli, wasenta sazulazula ehlane iminyaka lengema-40, saze safa saphela sonkhe leso situkulwane lesasente lokubi embikwaSimakadze. 14 “Nani-ke, ntalelwane yetoni, nime kuleyo ndzawo yaboyihlo, nentela kutsi Simakadze asitfukutselele kakhulu kunakucala sive sema-Israyeli. 15 Nanijika ningamlandzeli, utawuphindze asishiye sonkhe futsi lesive ehlane, nine-ke nitawuba sisusa sekubhujiswa kwaso.” 16 Beta kuye, bafike batsi: “Sifuna kwakhela tifuyo tetfu tibaya, sakhe nemadolobha lapha, kuze kutewuhlala khona bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu. 17 Kodvwa tsine silungele kutsi sihlome sihambe embili kwema-Israyeli, size siwafikise eveni lawo. Ngaleso sikhatsi bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu batawube bahleti emadolobheni lavikelekile, kuze bavikeleke baphephe kulabantfu balelive. 18 Singeke sibuyele emakhaya etfu, sive sema-Israyeli singakatfoli sabelo saso. 19 Singeke semukele lifa kanye naso ngesheya kweJordane, ngobe phela tsine lifa letfu sesilemukele ngalapha ngasemphumalanga kweJordane.” 20 Mosi wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Nangabe nitawukwenta loko, nihlomele imphi embikwaSimakadze, 21 nangabe nonkhe nitawuhloma newelele ngesheya kweJordane embikwaSimakadze, aze aticoshe tonkhe titsa takhe embikwakhe, 22 litawutsi lelive lingatfunjwa embikwaSimakadze, bese niyancandzeka nikhululeke kulesibopho senu naSimakadze nasesiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli. Lelive-ke seliyawuba sabelo senu embikwaSimakadze. 23 Kodvwa naningakwenti loko, niyona kuSimakadze, futsi-ke nibociniseka-ke kutsi salakutjelwa sibona ngemopho. 24 Bafati benu nebantfwabenu bakheleni emadolobha, netifuyo tenu nitakhele tibaya; kodvwa nibokwenta loko lenikwetsembisile.” 25 EmaGadi nemaRubeni akhuluma kuMosi, atsi: “Tsine, tinceku takho, sitakwenta njengekusho kwenkhosi yetfu. 26 Bantfwabetfu, nebafati betfu, nemihlambi yetifuyo tetfu kutawusala kulamadolobha aleli lakaGileyadi. 27 Kodvwa tinceku takho, onkhe emadvodza lahlomele kuyakulwa emphini, atakwewela ayekulwa embikwaSimakadze, njengobe inkhosi yetfu isho.” 28 Ngako-ke Mosi wanika imiyalo ngabo ku-Eleyazare, umphristi, nakuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nakubaholi betive tema-Israyeli. 29 Wakhuluma watsi kubo: “Nangabe emaGadi nemaRubeni, onkhe emadvodza lahlomele imphi, ewelela nani ngesheya kweJordane embikwaSimakadze, nitawutsi lelive nase nilitfumbile, bese nibanika live lakaGileyadi kutsi libe labo. 30 Kodvwa nabangaweli kanye nani bahlomile, kufanele bemukele sabelo sabo kanye nani eKhenani.” 31 EmaGadi nemaRubeni aphendvula atsi: “Tinceku takho titakwenta njengobe Simakadze ashito. 32 Sitakwewela sihlomile embikwaSimakadze siye eKhenani, kodvwa live lelilifa letfu lesilidlile litawuba mshiya ngalo kweJordane.” 33 Ngako-ke Mosi emaGadi nemaRubeni nencenye yesive sakaManase, umsa waJosefa, wawabela live lembuso wakaSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, nelaka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, lonkhe lelo live nemadolobha alo nemave lakhelene nalo. 34 EmaGadi akha emadolobha iDiboni ne-Atharothe, ne-Aroyeri, 35 ne-Atrothe Shofani, neJazeri, neJogbeha, 36 neBhethi Nimra, neBhethi Haramu, aba ngemadolobha lavikelekile, akha netibaya temihlambi yawo. 37 EmaRubeni akha emadolobha iHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neKhiriyathayimu, 38 kanye neNebo, neBhali Meyoni, lawo magama aguculwa, neSibima. Bawetsa emabito lamasha lamadolobha labawakha kabusha. 39 Titukulwane takaMakhire, umsa waManase, tahamba taya kaGileyadi, talihlasela, talidla, tawacosha onkhe ema-Amori labekalapho. 40 Ngako-ke live lakaGileyadi Mosi waliniketa emaMakhire, titukulwane takaManase, akha khona lapho. 41 Jayire, umtukulu waManase, watfumba takhiwo tabo, watetsa libito watsi ngemaHavothi Jayire. 42 Kwatsi Noba yena watfumba iKhenathi kanye netabelo letatitungelete lelo dolobha, watetsa ngelibito lakhe watsi yiNoba. |
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