Numbers 13:3

3UMozisi wawathuma-ke esuka enkangala yeParani a, ngokomlayo weNkosi; wonke lawomadoda ayezinhloko zabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

Numbers 13:21-33

21Basebesenyuka, balihlola ilizwe kusukela enkangala yeZini b kuze kube seRehobi c, ekungeneni eHamathi d. 22Benyuka-ke ngeningizimu bafika eHebroni, lapho kwakulaboAhimani, uSheshayi, loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnaki e. IHebroni f lakhiwa-ke iminyaka eyisikhombisa kungakabi leZowani eGibhithe g. 23Basebefika esihotsheni seEshikoli h; baquma khona ugatsha olulehlukuzo elilodwa lezithelo zevini, baluthwalisana ngesigodo ngababili i, lokwamapomegranati* lokwemikhiwa. 24Leyondawo kwathiwa yisihotsha seEshikoli, ngenxa yehlukuzo abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaliqumayo lapho. 25Basebebuya bevela ekuhloleni ilizwe ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.

26Basebehamba bafika kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeParani, eKadeshi j; basebebuyisela umbiko kubo lakunhlangano yonke, basebebatshengisa isithelo selizwe. 27Basebembikela bathi: Safika elizweni owasithuma kulo; njalo ngeqiniso, ligeleza uchago loluju k; lalesi yisithelo salo l. 28Kodwa-ke abantu abahlala elizweni balamandla m, lemizi ibiyelwe ngemithangala n, mikhulu kakhulu; njalo-ke sibone khona inzalo kaAnaki. 29AmaAmaleki akhile elizweni leningizimu o; lamaHethi lamaJebusi lamaAmori akhile entabeni; lamaKhanani akhile elwandle leceleni kweJordani p. 30UKalebi wasethulisa abantu phambi kukaMozisi q, wathi: Asenyukeni lokwenyuka, sidle ilifa lalo, ngoba silamandla okulinqoba. 31Kodwa amadoda ayenyuke laye athi: Kasilamandla okwenyukela kulabobantu, ngoba balamandla kulathi r. 32Basebeveza umbiko omubi ngelizwe ababelihlolile s ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esidabule kulo ukulihlola yilizwe elidla abantu abahlala kulo; labantu bonke esababona phakathi kwalo bangamadoda amade kakhulu t. 33Lalapho sibone iziqhwaga, amadodana kaAnaki, avela eziqhwageni u. Lemehlweni ethu sasinjengentethe v, sasinjalo lemehlweni azo.

Deuteronomy 1:22-28

22Laselisondela kimi lonke lathi: Asithume amadoda phambi kwethu ukuze asihlolele ilizwe, abuyise ilizwi kithi, indlela esizakwenyuka ngayo, lemizi esizangena kuyo. 23Lendaba yayinhle emehlweni ami; ngakho ngathatha kini amadoda alitshumi lambili, indodanye ngesizwe w. 24Wona aphenduka, enyukela entabeni x aze afika esihotsheni seEshikoli, asihlola. 25Asethatha okwezithelo zelizwe esandleni sabo, azehlisela kithi; abuyisa ilizwi kithi athi: Ilizwe lihle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu esinika lona. 26Kanti kalifunanga ukwenyuka, kodwa lavukela umlomo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu y, 27langunguna emathenteni enu lathi z: Ngoba iNkosi yayisizonda, yasikhupha elizweni leGibhithe ukusinikela esandleni samaAmori ukusibhubhisa aa. 28Sizakwenyukela ngaphi? Abafowethu benze inhliziyo yethu iphele amandla ab besithi: Abantu bakhulu bade kulathi; imizi mikhulu, ibiyelwe ngemithangala efika emazulwini ac; futhi-ke sibonile khona amadodana amaAnaki ad.
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