Abantwana bakwaRubeni , izibulo lika -Israyeli, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wam agama, ngezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

Ibhanela lekamu lakwaRubeni liyakuba ngaseningizimu ngamabandla abo ; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaRubeni siyakuba ngu -Elisuri indodana kaShedewuri.

Ngosuku lwesine ngu -Elisuri indodana kaShedewuri , isikhulu sabantwana bakwaRubeni.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenemfuyo eningi , nalapho belibona iz we laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi ukuthi leyo ndawo iyindawo yezinkomo,

abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni beza bakhuluma kuMose , naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuzo izikhulu zenhlangano, bathi:

UMose wayesethi kubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaRubeni : Abafowenu bayakuphuma impi, nina nihlale lapha, na?

Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bakhuluma kuMose , bathi: Izinceku zakho ziyakwenza njengalokhu inkosi yami iyala.

UMose wathi kubo: Uma abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bewela nani iJordani, bonke abahlomele ukulwa , phambi kukaJehova, izwe linqotshwe phambi kwenu, niyakubanika izwe lakwaGileyadi libe yifa labo;

Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni baphendula bathi : Njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuzo izinceku zakho, siyakwenze njalo.

UMose wayesebanika abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase indodana kaJosefa umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori nombuso ka -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani , izwe nemizi yalo namaphethelo ayo, imizi yezwe nxazonke.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni bab uye bakha iHeshiboni , ne-Elehale, neKiriyatayimi,

ngokuba isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni njengezindlu z awoyise nesizwe sabantwana bakwaGadi njengezindlu zawoyise sezilitholile, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase isilitholile ifa layo;

Abantwana bakwaRubeni , nabantwana bakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bawela behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, njengalokho uMose ebekhulumile kubo;

UMose wanika isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni ngemindeni yabo.

Umkhawulo wabantwana bakwaRubeni wawuyiJordani nogu lwalo . Lelo laliyifa labantwana bakwaRubeni ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yabo.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase babuya , bamuka kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli eShilo eliyizwe laseKhanani ukuba baye ezweni lakwaGileyadi, izwe lefa labo, ababelwa lona njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose;

sebefike eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ezisezweni laseKhanani abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakha khona i -altare ngaseJordani , liyi-altare e likhulu ukubonakala kwalo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bezwa kuthiwa : Bhekani, abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana ba kwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakhile i -altare malungana nezwe laseKhanani eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ngaphesheya kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bathuma kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakw aManase ezweni lakwaGileyadi uFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi,

Bafika kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase ez weni lakwaGileyadi , bakhuluma kubo , bathi:

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase baphendula , bakhuluma kuzo izinhloko zemindeni yakwa - Israyeli, bathi:

UJehova wenzile iJordani umkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani , nina bantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi ; aninasabelo kuJehova ; abantwana benu bese bebuyisela emuva abantwana bethu ukuba bangabe besamesaba uJehova.

Kuthe uFinehasi umpristi , nezikhulu zenhlangano , izinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli ezazinaye sezizwile amaz wi akhulunywa ngabantwana bakwaRubeni, nangabantwana bakwaGadi , nangabantwana bakwaManase , kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo.

UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi wathi kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaManase : Namuhla siyazi ukuthi uJehova uphakathi kwethu , ngokuba anenzanga lesi siphambeko kuJehova; manje senophulile abantwana bakwa -Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova.

UFinehasi indodana ka -Eleyazare umpristi nezikhulu babuya kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi e zweni lakwaGileyadi , bebuyela ezweni laseKhanani kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bababuyisela izwi.

Leyo nto yaba nhle emehlweni abantwana bakwa -Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambonga uNkulunkulu , ababe besasho ukuthi bayakukhuphuka babahlasele, bachithe izwe ababehlala kulo abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi balibiza i -altare ngokuthi: Lingufakazi phakathi kwethu wokuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu.