Mammeru
21 Mwene mukanaani a wAradi,+ yoowo aakhala oNegebi, aahiiwa wiira aisarayeli yaanirwa aviraka ephiro ya wAtarimi. Nto aahirowa owana ni aisarayeli ni aahaavara akina a yaawo, aatthukwela. 2 Vano aisarayeli yaahimmanela natiri Yehova, yiiraka: “Mwanivahererya atthu ala mmatatani mwahu, nnoopwexa ipooma saya”. 3 Yehova aahaawiriyana aisarayeli ni aahaavahererya akanaani, nto aisarayeli yaahiwiiva awo ni yaahipwexa ipooma saya. Tivonto, yaahivaha opuro ole nsina noowi oHorma.*+
4 Aisarayeli yaahikhuma omwaako Hori,+ aviraka ephiro eniroiha ephareya Yooxeerya, wiira ahuluwe elapo ya wEdomi.+ Nto atthu yaahivela weetta mukwaha. 5 Nave atthu yaanimukhupanya Muluku ni Moise,+ yiiraka: “Xeeni munikuminhe anyu wExiitu wiira nikhwe moothakoni-mu? Opuro ola khekhanle eyoolya nnakhala maasi,+ nave emana* ela yoohisiva yooniphweela”.+ 6 Nto Yehova aahaakumiherya atthu ale inowa sootakhala. Inowa iyo saahaaluma. Tivo, aisarayeli anceene yaahikhwa.+
7 Nuumala-vo, atthu yaahirowa olavula ni Moise, anamuleela wiira: “Noottheka mwaha wa omukhupanya Yehova, ni wookhupanyani nyuwo.+ Munvekele Yehova wiira okumihe inowa iya”. Vano Moise aahaavekelela atthu ale.+ 8 Nuumala-vo, Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: “Mpake elatarato ya enowa yootakhala, muthomeye vanripuni. Mutthu yoole onrowa olummwa, ohaana oweha enowa eyo wiira okhale mukumi”. 9 Niinaano-ru, Moise aahipaka enowa ya ekoopiri,+ ohela vanripuni.+ Okathi mutthu aalummwa awe ni enowa, owo aanikhala mukumi nuumala oweha enowa ele ya ekoopiri.+
10 Nuumala-vo, aisarayeli yaahikhuma opuro ole anarowa omaka Obothi.+ 11 Awo yaahikhuma Obothi anarowa omaka wIye-Abarimi,+ moothakoni, onikhala oluluwanya ni oMowabi, mpantta onikhuma nsuwa. 12 Yaahikhuma opuro ole enarowa omaka nxepa na oZeredi.+ 13 Yaahikhuma oZeredi anarowa omaka muttetthe wa Arinoni,+ yoowo ori moothakoni. Othako owo onipacerya mmukanoni mwa amori, okhala wiira Arinoni onivahana mukano ni Mowabi, eriyari ya Mowabi ni amori. 14 Eliivuru ya Ikhotto sa Yehova ennilavula sa “nipuro nniihaniwa Wahebi, nenno niri oSufa, ni maxepa a Arinoni. 15 Maxepa awo annikhuruwela epooma ya wAri, anarowa mpakha omukanoni wa oMowabi”.
16 Vano aisarayeli yaahivenya arowaka oBeeri. Ti weiwo eri aya ehime Yehova aamulenle awe Moise wiira: “Mwaathukumanye atthu wiira kaavahe maasi”.
17 Okathi owo, aisarayeli yaahiipa nsipo nla:
“Nyuwo ehime, mukhume maasi! (Mwaakhulele!*)
18 Ehime yeeyo ethimpwale ni makhulupale, ni atthu oothaaciri a munlokoni,
Yeeyo ethimpwale ni ekopo ya kumantanti ni ikopo saya”.
Nuumala-vo, aisarayeli yaahikhuma woothakoni, enarowa oMatanahi. 19 Yaakhumale aya oMatanahi, yaahirowa oNahaliyeli. Vano yaahikhuma oNahaliyeli arowaka oBamothi.+ 20 Yaahikhuma oBamothi, anarowa nxepa nri muttetthe wa oMowabi,+ waattamela muttetthe woorakamela osulu wa Pisiga.+ Vasulu va muttetthe owo, mutthu aaniweha muttetthe wa oYesimoni.*+
21 Aisarayeli yaahaaruma anamitthaka orowa okumana ni Sihoni, mwene a amori omuleela wiira:+ 22 “Munihiye nivire mulaponi mwanyu. Khaninrowa ohapuwela mmatta mwanyu aahiiso ematta ya ewuuva. Khaninrowa owurya maasi a ehime anyu. Hiyo ninrowa ovira mmuttettheni mwanyu, nittharaka estaraata ya mwene”.+ 23 Masi Sihoni khaaweemerenrye aisarayeli ovira mulaponi mwawe. Ohiya-vo, owo aahaathukumanya anakhotto awe ootheene, onarowa owana ni aisarayeli woothakoni. Nto yaahiphiya oYahasa, enapacerya owana ni aisarayeli.+ 24 Masi aisarayeli yaahimuxintta Sihoni okhottoni,+ akuxa elapo awe,+ okhuma wArinoni+ mpakha oYaboki,+ waattamela muttetthe wa Amoni. Masi khiyaavikanne muttetthe wa oYazeri, okhala wiira oYazeri+ onivahana mukano ni muttetthe wa Amoni.+
25 Siiso, aisarayeli yaahikuxa ipooma iyo sootheene, enakhala ipooma sootheene sa Amori,+ ni oHexeboni, ni mittetthe sootheene saattamenle* oHexeboni weiwo. 26 Hexeboni yaari epooma ya Sihoni, mwene a Amori, yoowo aawanne ni mwene a oMowabi, khimwaakha mittetthe sawe sootheene mpakha wArinoni. 27 Ti siiso atthu yaapacenrye aya oramusa yiiraka:
“Nrowe oHexeboni.
Epooma ya Sihoni, etekiwe ni elipihiwe.
28 Okhala wiira oHexeboni wookhuma mooro, muttetthe wa Sihoni aakhuma malumi a mooro.
Mooro owo woopaha muttetthe wa Ari, mulaponi wa oMowabi, ohaapaha axineene mapuro oorakamela osulu a wArinoni.
29 Mootakhaliwa nyuwo Mowabi! Nyuwo atthu a Kemoxi,+ munrowa opwetexiwa!
Owo onniwiiriha anaawe axilopwana otthyawa, ni onniwiiriha anaawe axithiyana ovariwa ni Sihoni, mwene a Amori.
30 Nrowe niwoopele;
OHexeboni onoopwetexiwa mpakha oDiboni;+
Nrowe nihonone muttetthe owo mpakha oNofahi;
Mooro onimuulaana mpakha ophiya oMedaba”.+
31 Siiso, aisarayeli yaanikhala mulaponi mwa Amori. 32 Vano, Moise aahaaruma alopwana wiira yahottele muttetthe wa oYazeri.+ Awo yaahikuxa mittetthe saattamenle* oYazeri iwo, ni yaahiwoomola Amori yaakhala memmo. 33 Nuumala-vo, aisarayeli yaahirukunuwa, enarowa mukwaha aya ettharaka Ephiro eniroiha oBaxani. Vano Oogi,+ mwene a oBaxani, aahirwa ni anakhotto awe ootheene wiira yawane ekhotto ni aisarayeli wEdreyi.+ 34 Nto Yehova aahimuleela Moise wiira: “Muhimoove,+ okhala wiira kinimoovahereryani mmatatani mwanyu mwene owo, anakhotto awe ootheene ni elapo awe.+ Nyuwo munoomwiiriha etthu emosa-ru mwaamwiirihale anyu Sihoni, mwene a amori, yoowo aakhala oHexeboni”.+ 35 Aisarayeli yaahimwiiva owo, vamosa ni anaawe, ni anakhotto awe ootheene, mpakha ohihala mutthu mukumi.+ Nuumala-vo, yaahikuxa elapo awe.+