Dheuteronomyo
3 “Buluka penepo ife tazungunuka mbatikwira na Njira inaenda ku Bhasani. Ogi mambo wa ku Bhasani abwera na anyankhondo ace onsene toera kumenyana na ife ku Edhirei.+ 2 Mbwenye Yahova andipanga: ‘Leka kunʼgopa thangwi ine ndinadzampereka mʼmanja mwako pabodzi na mbumba yace yonsene na dziko yace. Unadzacita kuna iye pire pidacita iwe kuna Sihoni mambo wa Aamori, wakuti akakhala ku Esibhoni.’ 3 Natenepa Yahova Mulungu wathu aperekambo mʼmanja mwathu Ogi Mambo wa ku Bhasani pabodzi na mbumba yace yonsene, ife taapha mpaka kumalisa mbumba yace yonsene, mbakhonda kusala munthu adapulumuka. 4 Buluka penepo ife takwata mizinda yace yonsene. Nkhabepo nzinda udakhonda ife kuakwatira. Ikhali mizinda 60, kucisa consene ca Argobhi, cakuti ndi umambo wa Ogi ku Bhasani.+ 5 Mizinda ineyi yonsene ikhali na mipanda yakuwanga na yakulapha; ikhalimbo na misuwo mikulu na mipiringanyo. Pontho takwatambo* pisa pizinji. 6 Mbwenye ife tafudza+ mizinda ineyi ninga pidacita ife kuna Sihoni Mambo wa ku Esibhoni, pidafudza ife mizinda yonsene kuphatanizambo amuna, akazi na ana.+ 7 Pontho ife takwata pifuyo pyonsene na pinthu pidatapata ife mʼmizinda ineyi.
8 “Pa ndzidzi unoyu, ife takunda dziko ya amambo+ awiri a dzindza ya Amori akakhala kucisa ca Yordani kutomera ku Gowa* ya Arnoni mpaka Kuphiri ya Ermoni,+ 9 (phiri yakuti Asidhoni akhaicemera Siriyoni, mbwenye Aamori akhaicemera Seniri). 10 Takwatambo mizinda yonsene ya kucisa ca kunthunda, cisa consene ca Jiliyadhi na cisa consene ca Bhasani, mpaka ku Saleka na Edhirei,+ yakuti ndi mizinda ya umambo wa Ogi ku Bhasani. 11 Ogi Mambo wa ku Bhasani, ndiye basi akhadasalikira pakati pa dzindza ya Arefaimu. Baulu yace ya utale* iciripo ku Rabha nzinda wa Aamoni. Iri na makhono* mapfemba aulaphi na makhono manai augugumi mwakubverana na nʼdida wakudziwika. 12 Pa ndzidzi unoyu ife takwata dziko yace: Kutomera ku Aroeri,+ cisa cinagumanika nʼkhundu mwa Gowa* ya Arnoni na hafu ya cisa ca ku mapiri a Jiliyadhi. Mizinda ineyi ndaipereka kuna dzindza ya Rubheni na ya Gadhi.+ 13 Khundu inango idasala ya cisa ca Jiliyadhi na cisa consene ca Bhasani, pyakuti pikhali umambo wa Ogi, ndapipereka kuna hafu ya dzindza ya Manase.+ Cisa consene ca Argobhi cakuti ndi ku Bhasani cikhadziwika ninga dziko ya Arefaimu.
14 “Yaire+ mwana wa Manase akwata cisa consene ca Argobhi+ mpaka mʼmadire a cisa ca dzindza ya Jesuri na Maakati,+ pontho pisa pya ku Bhasani apithula dzina yace, Avoti-Yaire,*+ pisa pyenepi pisadziwika na dzina ineyi mpaka lero. 15 Pontho cisa ca Jiliyadhi ndacipereka kuna dzindza ya Makiri.+ 16 Dzindza ya Rubheni na ya Gadhi+ ndaapasa cisa cinatomera ku Jiliyadhi mpaka ku Gowa* ya Arnoni, (madire ace ndi pakati pa Gowa) pontho mpaka ku Yaboki, yakuti ndi Gowa inacita madire na cisa ca Aamoni, 17 kuphatanizambo Arabha, nkulo wa Yordani na nʼkhundu mwa nkulo unoyu, kutomera ku Kinereti mpaka ku Arabha yakuti ndi Bara ya Munyu,* nʼkhundu mwa phiri ya Pisga kumabulukiro a dzuwa.+
18 “Penepo ine ndakupangani kuti: ‘Yahova Mulungu wanu akupasani dziko iyi toera ikhale yanu. Amuna onsene amphambvu pakati panu asafunika akwate pida pyawo, awambuke nkulo wa Yordani pamaso pa abale anu a dzindza ya Izraeli.+ 19 Basi ene akazanu na ananu anapitiriza kukhala mʼmizinda idakupasani ine, pabodzi na pifuyo pyanu, (ine ndisadziwa mwadidi kuti muli na pifuyo pizinji), 20 mpaka Yahova angapasa abale anu mbuto yakupuma ninga pidacita iye kuna imwe, pontho mpaka iwo angakwatambo dziko inafuna kuapasa Yahova Mulungu wanu ninga unthaka wawo kuntunda ule wa Yordani. Mungamala, mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi anabwerera ku mbuto yace idakupasani ine.’+
21 “Pa ndzidzi unoyu ine ndapanga Yoswa:+ ‘Iwe waona wekhene na maso ako pinthu pidacita Yahova Mulungu wako kuna amambo awiri anewa. Yahova anadzacita pibodzi pyene kuna maumambo onsene mu mbuto zinafuna kupita na iwe.+ 22 Lekani kuagopa, thangwi Yahova Mulungu wanu ndiye anamenya nkhondo thangwi ya imwe.’+
23 “Pa ndzidzi unoyu ine ndadembetera Yahova, mbandilonga: 24 ‘Imwe Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe, mwatoma kupangiza ukulu wanu na mphambvu zanu*+ kuna ntumiki wanu. Mbani mulungu unango kudzulu na pa dziko yapantsi wakuti asacita pinthu pyakudzumisa ninga imwe?+ 25 Ndaphata miyendo, nditawiriseni kuti ndiwambuke kuntunda ule wa Yordani toera ndione dziko yadidi, cisa ceneci cadidi ca mapiri na ku Libhano.’+ 26 Mbwenye Yahova akhapitiriza kuipirwa na ine thangwi ya imwe,+ mbakhonda kundibvesera. Natenepa Yahova andipanga: ‘Pyakwana! Leka kulonga pontho na ine thangwi ya pinthu pyenepi. 27 Kwira pa ntsonga ya phiri ya Pisga,+ yangʼana kumadokero a dzuwa na kunkwiriro,* kunterero* na kumabulukiro a dzuwa. Ona na maso ako dziko ineyi, thangwi nee unawambuka nkulo wa Yordani.+ 28 Sankhula* Yoswa+ ninga ntsogoleri, muwangise, pontho umpase mphambvu, thangwi ndiye anafuna kuwambuka+ patsogolo pa mbumba iyi, pontho ndiye anafuna kuatsogolera toera kupita mu dziko inafuna kuona iwe toera iwo akhale mwenemu.’ 29 Pinthu pyenepi pyacitika mu ndzidzi ukakhala ife mu gowa, kutsogolo kwa Bheti-Peori.+