Uduteronomi 2:8-17 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

8. “Sase sidlula sisuka kubafowethu, abantwana bakwa-Esawu abahlala eSeyiri, sashiya indlela yase-Araba, ne-Elati, ne-Esiyoni Geberi. Saphenduka sadlula ngendlela yasehlane lakwaMowabi.

9. “UJehova wayesethi kimi: ‘Ungakhathazi uMowabi, ungalwi nabo ekulweni, ngokuba angiyikukunika izwe lakhe libe yifa, lokhu ngibanikile abantwana bakwaLoti i-Ari libe yifa labo.’ ”

10. Kwakuhlala khona kuqala ama-Emi, abantu abakhulu, abaningi, abade njengama-Anaki;

11. laba bathiwa namaRefa njengama-Anaki, kepha abakwaMowabi bababiza ngokuthi ama-Emi.

12. AmaHori nawo ayehlala eSeyiri kuqala, kepha abantwana bakwa-Esawu bawaxosha, bawachitha phambi kwabo, bakha esikhundleni sawo njengalokho u-Israyeli enza kulo izwe elaliyifa lakhe, aphiwe lona nguJehova.

13. “ ‘Sukani kalokhu, niwele umfula iZeredi.’ Sase siwela-ke umfula iZeredi.

14. “Izinsuku esahamba ngazo sisuka eKadeshi Barineya saze sawela umfula iZeredi zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili, kwaze kwaphela isizukulwane samadoda empi phakathi kwekamu,* njengalokho uJehova afunga kuwo.

15. Futhi isandla sikaJehova sasimelene nawo ukuwachitha phakathi kwekamu,* aze aphela.

16. “Kwathi onke amadoda empi esephelile afa phakathi kwabantu,

17. uJehova wakhuluma kimi, wathi:

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