¹Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

¹Vana vaRubheni navana vaGadhi vakanga vane zvipfuwo zvizhinji kwazvo; zvino vakati vachitarira nyika yeJazeri nenyika yeGiriyadhi, vakaona kuti inzvimbo yakafanira zvipfuwo.

²The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,

²Ipapo vana vaGadhi navana vaRubheni vakauya vakataurirana naMozisi naEreazari mupristi namachinda eungano, vakati,

³Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

³Ataroti neDhibhoni neJazeri neNimura neHeshibhoni neEreari neSebhami neNebho neBheoni.

⁴Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:

⁴Nyika dzakakundwa naJehovha pamberi peungano yaIsiraeri, inyika yakafanira zvipfuwo; zvino isu varanda venyu, tine zvipfuwo.

⁵Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.

⁵Vakati, Kana takawana nyasha pamberi penyu, nyika ino ngaipiwe varanda venyu, ive yavo; musatiyambutsa henyu Joridhani.

⁶And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

⁶Mozisi akati kuvana vaGadhi navana vaRubheni, Ko hama dzenyu dzingaenda kundorwa, imwi mukagara pano here?

⁷And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?

⁷Munoodzereiko moyo yavana vaIsiraeri varege kuenda kunyika yavakapiwa naJehovha?

⁸Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.

⁸Ndizvo zvakaita madzibaba enyu nguva yandakavatuma vari paKadheshi-bharinea, kundoshora nyika.

⁹For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

⁹nekuti vakati vakwira kumupata weEshikori, vakaona nyika, vakaodza moyo yavana vaIsiraeri, kuti varege kupinda munyika yavakanga vapiwa naJehovha.

¹⁰And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

¹⁰Jehovha akatsamwa nomusi iwoyo, akapika, akati,

¹¹Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

¹¹Zvirokwazvo, hakungavi nomumwe wavarume vakabuda Egipita, ana makore makumi maviri nounopfuura, ungandoona nyika yandakapikira Abhurahamu naIsaka naJakove, nekuti havana kunditevera nomoyo wose;

¹²Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

¹²asi Karebhu, mwanakomana waJefune, muKenizi, naJoshua, mwanakomana waNuni, nekuti ivo vakatevera Jehovha nomoyo wose.

¹³And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.

¹³Jehovha akatsamwira vaIsiraeri, akavadzungairisa murenje makore ana makumi mana, kusvikira rudzi rwose rwakanga rwatadza pamberi paJehovha rwaparadzwa.

¹⁴And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

¹⁴Zvino tarirai, imwi makamuka panzvimbo yamadzibaba enyu, vana chaivo vavanhu vezvivi, kuti muwedzere kutsamwa kukuru kwaJehovha pamusoro paIsiraeri.

¹⁵For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.

¹⁵nekuti kana mukatsauka pakumutevera, uchavasiyazve murenje; imwi muchaparadza vanhu ava vose.

¹⁶And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

¹⁶Vakaswedera kwaari, vakati, Tichavakira zvipfuwo zvedu matanga navana vedu vaduku maguta pano;

¹⁷But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

¹⁷asi isu tichazvigadzirira kurwa, kuti titungamirire vana vaIsiraeri, kudzimana tavasvitsa kunzvimbo yavo; vana vedu vachagara mumaguta akakombwa namasvingo nokuda kwavanhu vagere munyika.

¹⁸We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

¹⁸Hatingadzokeri kudzimba dzedu kudzimana vana vaIsiraeri vose vapiwa nhaka yavo.

¹⁹For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

¹⁹Nekuti hatingagari nhaka pamwechete navo mhiri kwaJoridhani nemberi; nekuti isu tagoverwa nhaka yedu nechouno mhiri kwaJoridhani kurutivi rwamabvazuva.

²⁰And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

²⁰Zvino Mozisi akati kwavari, Kana mukaita chinhu ichi, kana mukashonga nhumbi dzenyu dzokurwa, kuti muende pamberi paJehovha kundorwa,

²¹And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,

²¹mumwe nomumwe wenyu wakashonga akayambuka Joridhani pamberi paJehovha, kudzimana iye adzinga vavengi vake pamberi pake,

²²And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

²²nyika ikakundwa pamberi paJehovha, ipapo mungadzoka henyu, hamungavi nemhosva kuna Jehovha nokuvaIsiraeri; nyika ino igova nhaka yenyu pamberi paJehovha.

²³But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

²³Asi kana mukasaita saizvozvo, tarirai matadzira Jehovha, muzive kuti zvivi zvenyu zvichakuwanai.

²⁴Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

²⁴Vakirai henyu vana venyu maguta namakwai enyu matanga; itai sezvamakataura.

²⁵And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.

²⁵Vana vaGadhi navana vaRubheni vakataura naMozisi, vakati, Varanda venyu vachaita sezvakaraira tenzi wedu.

²⁶Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

²⁶Vana vedu, navakadzi vedu, nezvipfuwo zvedu, nemombe dzedu dzose, zvichagara mumaguta eGiriyadhi;

²⁷But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.

²⁷asi varanda venyu vachayambuka, vose vakazvigadzirira kundorwa, kundorwa pamberi paJehovha, sezvakataurwa natenzi wedu.

²⁸So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:

²⁸Naizvozvo Mozisi akaraira pamusoro pavo Ereazari mupristi, naJoshua, mwanakomana waNuni, navakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba amarudzi avana vaIsiraeri;

²⁹And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

²⁹Mozisi akati kwavari, Kana vana vaGadhi navana vaRubheni vakayambuka nemi, murume mumwe nomumwe wakazvigadzira kundorwa pamberi paJehovha, nyika ikakundwa pamberi penyu; ipapo munofanira kuvapa nyika yeGiriyadhi, ive yavo.

³⁰But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

³⁰Asi kana vasingayambuki nemi, vakashonga nhumbi dzavo dzokurwa, vanofanira kupiwa nhaka yavo pakati penyu panyika yeKanani.

³¹And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

³¹Ipapo vana vaGadhi navana vaRubheni vakapindura, vakati, Sezvakareva Jehovha kuvaranda venyu, ndizvo zvatichaita.

³²We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

³²Tichayambukira pamberi paJehovha kunyika yeKanani, takashonga nhumbi dzedu dzokurwa, kuti tipiwe nhaka yedu nechouno mhiri kwaJoridhani.

³³And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.

³³Zvino Mozisi akavapa, ivo vana vaGadhi navana vaRubheni, nehafu yorudzi rwaManase, mwanakomana waJosefa, ushe hwaSihoni, mambo wavaAmori, noushe hwaOgi, mambo weBhashani, nyika namaguta ayo nemiganhu yayo, iwo maguta enyika yose yakapoteredza.

³⁴And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

³⁴Vana vaGadhi vakavaka Dhibhoni, neAtaroti, neAroeri,

³⁵And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

³⁵neAtirotishofani, neJazeri, neJogibheha,

³⁶And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

³⁶neBheti-nimura, neBheti-harani, ari maguta akakombwa namasvingo, ana matanga amakwai.

³⁷And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

³⁷Vana vaRubheni vakavaka Heshibhoni, neEreari, neKiriataimi,

³⁸And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

³⁸neNebho, neBhaari-meoni (vashandura mazita awo), neSibhima; vakatumidza maguta avakavaka mamwe mazita.

³⁹And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

³⁹Vana vaMakiri, mwanakomana waManase, vakaenda Giriyadhi, vakarikunda, vakadzinga vaAmori vakanga vageremo.

⁴⁰And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

⁴⁰Mozisi akapa Makiri, mwanakomana waManase, Giriyadhi, iye akagaramo.

⁴¹And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

⁴¹Jairi, mwanakomana waManase, akakunda misha yaro, akaitumidza Misha yaJairi.

⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

⁴²Nobha akandokunda Kenati, nemisha yaro yakanga yakabatwa naro, akaritumidza Nobha, nezita rake.