Omazimo ga tula kuuzilo waJordan
(Deut. 3:12-22)1 Omazimo gaReuben naGad oga li ge na iigunda iinene yiimuna. Ano sho ya mono kutya oshilongo Jaser naGilead osho opalela iimuna, 2 oya yi kuMoses, Eleasar nokaawiliki yalwe yegongalo e taa ti: 3 “Atarot, Dibon, Jaser, Nimra, Heshbon, Elale, Sibma, Nebo naBehon, 4 evi ndika Omuwa e li kwatele Aaisraeli ye li lale, otali opalele iimuna, notse aaniimuna. 5 Tu kwatha u tu pe evi ndika, li ninge eliko lyetu, tse twaa taaguluke we omulonga Jordan.”
6 Moses okwa yamukula a ti: “Ongiini, ooyakweni ye na okukondja, manga ne tamu kala mpano? 7 Otamu kumike ngiini Aaisraeli ya tokole Jordan, ya ye kevi ndyoka Omuwa e li ya pe? 8 Osho naanaa sha ningilwe kooho, sho nde ya tumine muKadesh Barnea, ya ka ndaadhe evi. 9 Oya yile sigo okesilu Eshkol e taa tala evi, ihe sho ya galuka, oya tyololokitha oshigwana shi ye kevi ndyoka Omuwa e li ya pe. 10 Omuwa okwa li a geya esiku ndyoka e tu uvaneke nokugana ta ti: 11 ‘Oshoka inaa inekela ndje, kape na gumwe gwomaalumentu mboka yomimvo omilongo mbali nenge ye vule po ya tembuka muEgipiti ta yi mevi ndyoka ndu uvanekele Abraham, Isak naJakob. 12 Kaleb kaJefunne Omukenasi naJosua yaNun oyo ayeke mboka taa yi mo, oshoka oyi inekele Omuwa.’ 13 Omuwa okwa geele oshigwana e te shi endagulitha nombuga omimvo omilongo ne, sigo epipi ndyoka alihe lya pu po okusa. 14 Ihe ngashingeyi ne otamu yi ishewe pehala lyooho, ne omahe gaayoni, otamu tukula ondjahi yOmuwa a geele Israel ishewe! 15 Ngele ne Aareuben nAagad tamu tindi oku mu landula ngashingeyi, nena ote ethele oshigwana ashihe mombuga, none tamu pulwa ekano lyasho.”
16 Oya hedha kuMoses e taa ti: “Tu zimina owala, tu dhikile iimuna yetu iigunda mpaka nokutungila aakiintu naana yetu iilando. 17 Opo ihe otatu homata e tatu kwatele Aaisraeli ooyakwetu komeho molugodhi, sigo twe ya thikitha komathikilo gawo. Ihe aakiintu naana yetu ya kale mpaka miilandohote ya gamenwa kaantu yaamuka. 18 Itatu galukile komagumbo getu, manga Aaisraeli ooyakwetu ayehe inaa taamba omaliko gawo gevi ndyoka ye na oku ga pewa. 19 Tse itatu ka taamba nando oshitopolwa mokati kawo handiyaka yaJordan, oshoka otwa taamba ombinga yetu mpaka kuuzilo waJordan.”
20 Moses okwa yamukula a ti: “Ngele otamu ningi, ngaashi tamu ti, ilongekidhileni olugodhi mpaka koshipala shOmuwa. 21 Aakwiita yeni naa tokole Jordan, opo mewiliko lyOmuwa ya ponokele aatondi yetu, sigo Omuwa e ya sindi 22 e taa kwata po evi. Konima yaambika otamu vulu okugaluka, oshoka omwa gwanitha oshinakugwanithwa sheni kOmuwa nokAaisraeli ooyakweni. Nena Omuwa ota ka zimina kutya evi ndika lyokuuzilo waJordan olyeni. 23 Ihe ngele itamu dhiginine euvaneko lyeni, otamu yono kOmuwa notamu ke shi mona. 24 Onkee ano tungeni iilando yeni niigunda yiimuna yeni, ihe gwanitheni euvaneko lyeni!”
25 Aagad nAareuben oya ti: “Tatekulu, otatu ningi, ngaashika wa ti. 26 Aakiintu naana yetu otaa kala muka miilando yaGilead, osho wo oongombe noonzi dhetu. 27 Ihe tse atuhe otatu yi kolugodhi mewiliko lyOmuwa. Otatu tokola Jordan tu ka kondje, ngaashika wa ti.”
28 Moses okwa gandja elaka komuyambi Eleasar, Josua nokaawiliki yalwe yaIsrael tali ti: 29 “Aagad nAareuben ngele otaa tokola Jordan yi ilongekidhila olugodhi mewiliko lyOmuwa, nokekwatho lyawo ngele otamu vulu okulala evi, nena ya peni evi lyaGilead li ninge eliko lyawo. 30 Ihe ngele itaa tokola Jordan noitaa yi molugodhi pamwe nane, nena oye na okutaamba oshitopolwa shawo muKaanan ngaashika ne.”
31 Aagad nAareuben oya yamukula ya ti: “Tatekulu, tse otatu ningi, ngaashika Omuwa a ti. 32 Mewiliko lye otatu tokola Jordan tu ye kuKaanan kolugodhi, opo tu pewe eliko lyetu mpaka kuuzilo waJordan.”
33 Moses okwa gandja komazimo gaGad naReuben netatazimo lyaManasse oshilongo ashihe shomukwaniilwa gwAayamori Sihon noshomukwaniilwa gwaBaasha Og, pamwe niilando yasho nomikunda dhe yi kunduka. 34 Ezimo lyaGad olya tungulula iilandohote Dibon, Atarot, Aroer, 35 Atarot Shofan, Jaser, Jogbeha, 36 Bet Nimra naBet Haran. 37 Ezimo lyaReuben olya tungulula Heshbon, Elale, Kirjatajim, 38 osho wo Nebo, Baal Meon (omadhina gayo oga lundululwa) naSibma. Oya luku iilando ye yi tungulula omadhina omape.
39 Oludhi lwaMakir gaManasse olwa matukile evi lyaGilead e talu li sindi. Olwa tidha mo Aayamori mboka ya li mo. 40 Moses okwa gandja Gilead koludhi lwaMakir, nolwa kala mo. 41 Jair gwomezimo lyaManasse okwa ponokele omikunda dhimwe nokwe dhi sindi e te dhi luku “Omikunda dhaJair.” 42 Nobak okwa matukile e ta lala Kenat nomikunda dhasho e te shi lukulula Nobak, e shi ilukile mwene.
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