1 Le yintetho uMosis awayibhekisayo kumaSirayeli xa ayesentlango phesheya kweJordan kwicala lasempumalanga. Babekwintili yeJordan ngaseSufi, phakathi kweParan nezi dolophu: iTofele, iLabhan, iHazeroti, neDizahabhi.
2 Luhambo lweshumi elinanye lweentsuku ukusuka kwintaba iHorebhe ukuya eKadeshe-bhaneya xa udlula kweleentaba lase-Edom.
3 Ngomhla wokuqala kwinyanga yeshumi elinanye yonyaka wamashumi amane amaSirayeli aphumayo eJiputa, uMosis wawaxelela zonke izinto awayeziyalelwe *nguNdikhoyo malunga nawo.
4 Ngeli xesha ke kwakusemveni kokoyiswa kokumkani uSihon wama-Amori owayehlala eHeshbhon; ngokunjalo nokumkani uOgi waseBhashan owayekwiidolophu iAshtaroti ne-Edreyi.
5 Apho phesheya kweJordan kumhlaba waseMowabhi uMosis wasuka wayichaza imithetho kaThixo, wenjenje:
6 “Xa sasikwintaba iHorebhe uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu wathetha nathi, wathi: ‘Seninethuba elide nikule ntaba.
7 Ngoko ke ndulukani, nisinge ngakumhlaba weentaba wama-Amori, niye kwizizwe eziwungqongileyo kwintili yeJordan, nommandla weentaba ngokunjalo, namathafa kumazantsi aloo ngingqi, ukuya kuthi xhaxhe kunxweme lolwandle. Ewe, jongani kwelaseKanana, niphumele kwiintaba zeLebhanon, niyokuthi gaa ngomlambo omkhulu iEfrati.