Hisabu 21:1-17

¹Mndewa yumwe Mkanaani wa Aladi nayawele yochikala ako Negebu, navyoyahuliche mbuli ayi kota Waisilaeli nawali wokuya kwa nzila ya Atalimu, nakaluta kuwatowa, nakawahola wamwe wa hewo.

²Aho Waisilaeli nawamlahila Mkulu Nguluwi wolonga, “Wone kowawika wanhu wano kuli moko ga hetwe, lelo tojidumya ng'hatu miji ja hewo.”

³Mkulu Nguluwi nakahulika kulanda kwa hewo, nakawadita wawasumye Wakanaani. Waisilaeli nawawadumya ng'hatu Wakanaani hamwe na miji ja hewo. Ahyo honhu aho nahachemigwa Holima.

⁴Waisilaeli nawaluka majendo kulawa chidunda cha Holi, nawakola nzila ilingulutila Bahali ya Shamu leka waizungulute isi ya Edomu. Ila lowawele mnzila, wanhu nawagozola.

⁵Lelo nawaluka kuwang'ung'utila Nguluwi na Musa, wolonga, “Lekachoni namtulavya kula Misili leka tubagame aku kuchiwala? Aku kwa haduhu mazi ne chilyo, natwe natutoka kwa mana ayi chakachaka.”

⁶Aho Mkulu Nguluwi nakegala mizoka jiwele na dunga hali wanhu, najiwaluma wanhu wenji mbaka Waisilaeli wenji kahi nawabagama.

⁷Lelo wanhu nawamlutila Musa, nawamlonjela, “Natudita gehile kwa kuwang'ung'utila hegwe na Mkulu Nguluwi. Mlande Mkulu Nguluwi yatusile mizoka aji.” Ahyo, Musa nakawalandila wanhu.

⁸Ahyo, na heye Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela Musa, “Gongomanya izoka lya shaba, lininize mchanya mwa igodi. Munhu yoneche yolumigwa na izoka, yolilola izoka alyo lya shaba, kowa mkomu.”

⁹Lelo Musa nakagongomanya izoka lya shaba, nakalininiza kuli izengo. Chila munhu yoyalumigwe na izoka loyalilolile izoka alyo lya shaba, nakawa mkomu.

¹⁰Waisilaeli nawalutilila na majendo ga hewo, nawawika kambi ako Oboti.

¹¹Kulawa ako Oboti, nawali mmajendo mbaka nawafika Iye-Abalimu, kuli kuchiwala ubanzi wa kolilawilaga isanya mwa Moabu.

¹²Kulawa ako nawaluta na kuwika kambi ya hewo kuli ibindi lya Seledi.

¹³Kulawa ako nawaluta mbaka kasikazini mwa lwanda lwa Alinoni, nawawika kambi ya hewo, kuwele mazi nagabubujikaga kulawa isi ya Waamoli na kukola kuli kuchiwala. Lwanda lwa Alinoni nalwali ndo mbaka hali Wamoabu na Waamoli.

¹⁴Kwa chiwalo acho, nayandichigwa kuli chitabu cha ngondo ya Mkulu Nguluwi. “Muji wa Wahebu kuli isi ya Sufa, na mibindi ja Alinoni

¹⁵na kuli viduliko vya mibindi ulingifika mbaka kuli muji wa Ali, na kulutila kuli mbaka mwa Moabu.”

¹⁶Kulawa ako, Waisilaeli nawali mmajendo mbaka Beeli, mina ndo izimbo liwele Mkulu Nguluwi nakamlonjela Musa, “Wakungajize wanhu hamwe na heni ndowapa mazi.”

¹⁷Aho Waisilaeli nawemba lwimbo alu. “Bogome mazi gwa izimbo! Muyimbile!