1Mkanaani imwe mfalume wa Aladi, yoyakalile uko ubanzi wa kusi, viyahulike kuwa Waisilaili wokwiza kufosela nzila ya Asalimu, kahita kuwatowa na wamwenga kawasola.
2Maabaho Waisilaili wamulahila Mndewa Mulungu, walonga, “One weye kwizawaguma wanhu wano muna imikono yetu, kweli cheye chizayananga ng'hani mabululu yawo.”
3Mndewa Mulungu kadihulika dizi da Waisilaili, kawatenda wawahume Wakanaani. Waisilaili wawananga ng'hani hamwe na mabululu yawo na zina da hanhu haja hatangigwa Holima.
4Waisilaili wandusa mwanza kulawa mulima wa Holi, wafosela nzila yoihita bahali ya Shamu muladi waizunguluke isi ya Edomu. Mbali muna inzila wanhu wandusa kulegela.
5Wanhu wamulongelelela Mulungu na Musa, walonga, “Habali muchilava muna iisi ya Misili muladi chidanganike muna ichuwala? Mana hano habule ndiya hebu mazi. Cheye chiting'hwa na ndiya ino ya chakachaka.”
6Maabaho Mndewa Mulungu kagala nyoka weli na sungu hagati ya wanhu, Waisilaili wengi walumigwa na wengi wadanganika.
7Wanhu wahita kwa Musa na wamulongela, “Chitenda uhasanyi kwa kumulongelelela Mndewa Mulungu na weye iviya. Mpule Mndewa Mulungu yachisegezele nyoka wano.” Ivo Musa kawapulila wanhu.
8Mndewa Mulungu kamulongela Musa, “Tenda nyoka wa shaba na umtumbike uchanyha ya mbiki, muladi chila yoyalumigwe yahamulola inyoka iyo, kezahona.”
9Ivo Musa katenda nyoka wa shaba na kamtumbika uchanyha ya mbiki. Chila munhu yoyalumigwe na nyoka viyamulolile nyoka iyo wa shaba, kahona.
10Waisilaili wagendelela na mwanza wawo na weka lago uko Obosi.
11Maabaho walawa Obosi, wapanga Iye Abalimu, muna ichuwala, ubanzi wa ulawilo wa zuwa wa isi ya Moabu.
12Viwasegele uko weka lago jawo muna dikolongo da Zeledi.
13Kulawa uko wagendelela na umwanza na weka lago jawo ubanzi wa kasikazi wa lwanda lwa Alinoni, woukilima mazi kulawa muna iisi ya Waamoli na kufosela muna ichuwala. Lwanda ulo lukala mhaka hagati ya Wamoabu na Waamoli.
14Ivo yandikigwa muna ichitabu cha ng'hondo za Mndewa Mulungu, “Wahebu muna iisi ya Sufa na makolongo ya Alinoni.
15Na magidimilo ya makolongo yayo kugidimila bululu da Ali na kuhita kuna imhaka ya Moabu.”
16Kulawa uko Waisilaili wahita mbaka Beeli, icho ni chisima chiya Mndewa Mulungu hoyamulongele Musa, “Wating'hanize wanhu hamwe, nizaweng'ha mazi.”
17Maabaho Waisilaili wemba wila uno. “Chisima weye lawa mazi! Chimbileni!
18Chisima chowahimbile wakulu na walangulizi wa wanhu. Wakulu wa wanhu wachisikula, kwa fimbo za chifalume na fimbo zawo. Kulawa chuwala chiya wahita Matana.”
19Kulawa Matana wahita Nahalieli, na kulawa Nahalieli wahita Bamosi,
20na kulawa Bamosi wahita kudibawe da Moabu, kuinhembeti ya mulima wa Pisiga, yoisonhela hasi kuchuwala.
21Maabaho Waisilaili wawatuma wasenga wahite kwa Sihoni mfalume wa Waamoli wakamulongele,
22“Chitogolele chifose muna iisi yako. Hachizafosa mumgwazo na kwingila muna imigunda hebu muna imigunda ya mizabibu, hebu hachizakung'wa mazi ya visima venu, chizafosa dimwe kwa dimwe muna inzila ng'hulu ya mfalume mbaka vondachisegele muna iisi yako.”
23Mbali Sihoni kalema Waisilaili sekewafose muna iisi yake. Kawaduganya hamwe wakalizi wake wose na kahita Yahasa kuichuwala kuwatowa Waisilaili.
24Mbali Waisilaili wamkoma kwa panga na waisola isi yake, kwandusila lwanda lwa Alinoni mbaka lwanda lwa Yaboki, mbaka isi ya Waamoni, kwaviya mhaka ya Waamoni ikala yokalizigwa.
25Waisilaili wayasola mabululu yose ya Waamoli, nawo wakala muna yamabululu yose ya Waamoli, hamwe na bululu da Heshiboni na vibululu vake.
26Mana Heshiboni dikala bululu da Sihoni mfalume wa Waamoli, yoyaitowile na mfalume wa umwaka wa Moabu na kumuhoka isi yake yose, mbaka lwanda lwa Alinoni.
27Lekamana wembaji wokwimba, “Izoni Heshiboni na kudizenga. Bululu da Sihoni dizengigwe na kugangamizigwa.
28Mana moto ulawa Heshiboni, milambi ya moto ilawa kuna dibululu da Sihoni, udidanganiza bululu da Ali da Moabu, udanganiza milima yose ya lwanda lwa Alinoni
29Kogaya weye Moabu! Mudanganizigwa, mweye wanhu wa Kemoshi! Kawalava wanage wa chilume kuwa wakimbizi, na wanage wa chike wahite kuutumwa, wahite kwa Sihoni mfalume wa Waamoli.
30Mbali lelo nyelesi zawo zibanangigwa, Nzila zose kulawa Heshiboni mbaka Diboni, kulawa Nashimu mbaka Nofa, habehi na Medeba.”
31Ivo Waisilaili wakala muna iisi ya Waamoli.
32Musa kawatuma wanhu kudipelemba bululu da Yazeli. Wadisola hamwe na vibululu vake na wawawinga Waamoli wowakalile umo.
33Maabaho Waisilaili wahinduka na wasondelela nzila yoihita Bashani. Ogu mfalume wa Bashani kasegela na wanhu wake wose kahita kuitowa na Waisilaili uko Edilei.
34Maabaho Mndewa Mulungu kamulongela Musa, “Sekeumdumbe, mana nizatenda mumuhume yeye na isi yake yose na wanhu wake wose. Kwizamtendela fana viya viumtendele Sihoni mfalume wa Waamoli, yoyakalile kokala Heshiboni.”
35Ivo Waisilaili wamkoma Ogu na wanage na wanhu wake wose, hawamsigaze hata munhu imwe. Maabaho waisola isi yake.
