Duteronomi
3 “Sajika sakhuphuka ngendlela yeBhatjhani. U-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani, waphuma nabo boke abantu bakhe wazosihlangabeza epini e-Edreyi.+ 2 UJehova wathi kimi, ‘Ungamsabi, ngizokunikela yena esandleni sakho, abantu bakhe boke nayo yoke inarhakhe begodu uzomhlula njengombana wahlula uSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori, ebeyihlala eRhetjhibhoni.’ 3 UJehova uZimethu wanikela u-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani nabo boke abantu bakhe esandleni sethu besisolo sibamadlha akhenge kusinde namunye. 4 Sathumba woke amadorobhakhe. Alikho nalinye esingakhenge silithumbe emadorobheni ama-60, soke isifunda se-Arigobho umbuso ka-Ogi eBhatjhani.+ 5 Woke amadorobho la bewavikelwe ngemithangala ephakamileko, amasango neenqabo, sathatha namadorobho amanengi amancani. 6 Nanyana kunjalo, sawatjhabalalisa amadorobho la,+ njengombana satjhabalalisa amadorobho kaSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni kuhlanganise amadoda, abafazi nabantwana.+ 7 Sazithathela yoke ifuyo nezinto zemadorobheni lawo.
8 “Ngesikhatheso sathatha inarha yamakhosi amabili wama-Amori+ ebewasesifundeni seJordani ukusuka emRhobeni i-Arinoni ukuyokufika eNtabeni iRherimoni.+ 9 (amaTsidoni bewajayele ukuyibiza ngokuthi yiSiriyoni, ama-Amori bewayibiza ngokuthi yiSeniri), 10 woke amadorobho asembundwini, yoke iGiliyadi nayo yoke iBhatjhani ukuyokufika eSaleka ne-Edreyi,+ amadorobho asembusweni ka-Ogi eBhatjhani. 11 Ikosi yeBhatjhani u-Ogi nguye wokugcina owasalako kumaRafa. Umkghadakhe* bewenziwe ngesimbi, usesekhona eRabha yama-Amoni. Umakhubhithi* alithoba ubude namakhubhithi amane ububanzi. 12 Ngesikhatheso sathatha iinarha nanzi ezilandelako: Ukusukela e-Aroweri+ eduze nomRhoba i-Arinoni nengcenye yesifunda seentaba eGiliyadi benganikela ikoro kaRubeni neyakwaGadi+ amadorobhazo. 13 Yoke ingcenye yeGiliyadi nayo yoke iBhatjhani yombuso ka-Ogi ngiyinikele ingcenye yekoro kaManase.+ Soke isifunda se-Arigobho okungeseBhatjhani ebesaziwa ngokuthi yinarha yamaRafa.
14 “UJayire+ indodana kaManase wathatha soke isifunda se-Arigobho+ ukuyokufikela emkhawulweni wamaGetjhuri namaMakathi,+ wathiyelela iindawo zeBhatjhani ngaye wathi yiRhavothi-Jayire,*+ zaziwa njalo bekube kunamhlanjesi. 15 Nginikele uMakiri+ iGiliyadi. 16 Ikoro yakwaRubeni neyakwaGadi+ ngiyinikele kusukela eGiliyadi ukuyokufika emRhobeni i-Arinoni, phakathi nomrhoba kuzokuba mkhawulo wakhona ukuyokufika eJabokhi, umrhoba omkhawulo wama-Amoni, 17 I-Araba, iJordani nomkhawulo ukusukela eKinerethi ukuya eLwandle le-Araba, iLwandle leTswayi, elisekuthomeni kwemikhuphukela yePisiga ukuya ngepumalanga.+
18 “Nje-ke nganinikela umyalo lo: ‘UJehova uZimenu uninikele inarha le bona ibe lilifa lenu. Woke amadoda anesibindi azokuhlomela ipi ayame phambi kwabafowenu, ama-Israyeli.+ 19 Emadorobheni engininikele wona la, kuzokuhlala kwaphela abafazi benu, abantwana benu nefuywenu (ngombana ngiyazi ukuthi ninefuyo enengi khulu), 20 bekube kulapho uJehova aphumuza khona abafowenu njengombana enzile nakini, nabo bazokufumana inarha uJehova uZimenu azobanikela yona ngaphetjheya kweJordani. Nizokubuya, omunye nomunye wenu abuyele elifeni engimnikele lona.’+
21 “Ngesikhatheso nganikela uJotjhuwa+ umyalo lo: ‘Ubonile indlela uJehova uZimenu enze ngayo emakhosini amabili la. UJehova uzokwenza okufanako nakiyo yoke imibuso enizokudlula kiyo.+ 22 Akukafuzi niyisabe ngombana uJehova uZimenu nguye onilwelako.’+
23 “Ngesikhatheso ngancenga uJehova ngathi, 24 ‘Maye! Jehova Kosi ePhakemeko, sewuthomile ukutjengisa isisebenzi sakho ubukhulu bakho namandlakho+ ngombana ngimuphi uzimu ezulwini namkha ephasini ongenza imisebenzi yamandla njengawe?+ 25 Ngiyakubawa, ngivumela ngidlule ngiyokubona inarha ehle ngaphetjheya kweJordani, isifunda seentaba esihle neLibhanoni.’+ 26 Kodwana uJehova bekasasilingekile ngami begodu angafuni nokungilalela ngebanga lenu.+ UJehova wathi kimi, ‘Kwanele! Ungasathomi ukhulume nami ngendaba le. 27 Khuphukela esiqongolweni sePisiga,+ uqale etjingalanga, etlhagwini, esewula nepumalanga ubone inarha ngombana angekhe uyiyame iJordani le.+ 28 Khetha uJotjhuwa,+ umkhuthaze bewumqinise ngombana nguye ozokudosa phambili+ abantwaba bona baye enarheni ozoyibona begodu bazokuhlala kiyo.’ 29 Koke lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi sihlala emrhobeni phambi kweBhethe-Pewori.+