Lesson 032
The Israelites left Mount Sinai and traveled through the desert of Paran to a place called Kadesh.
Vbe Ivbi Izrẹl ghi kpa hin Oke Sainai rre, iran keghi la ato ọghe Paran gberra gha rrie ako ọkpa na tie ẹre Kedẹs.
There Jehovah told Moses:
E Jehova keghi tama e Mosis wẹẹ:
‘Send 12 men, one from each tribe, to spy out Canaan, the land that I will give to the Israelites.’
‘Zẹ ọkpa ọkpa vbe uwu avbe ọkaolotu ẹwae 12 ne iran ya ba otọ e Kena ghee, rhunmwuda, ọni ọre otọ ne I ru eyan rẹn wẹẹ, I gha mu ne Ivbi Izrẹl.’
So Moses chose 12 men and said to them:
E Mosis keghi zẹ ikpia 12, ọ na tama iran wẹẹ:
‘Go to Canaan, and find out if the land is good for growing food.
‘Uwa gha rrie otọ e Kena, ne uwa ya ghee ẹre deghẹ ọ gha maan emwi okọ.
See whether the people are weak or strong and whether they live in tents or in cities.’
Uwa ghi vbe ghee ẹre, deghẹ emwa ni rre evba wegbe ra iran vburriẹ, kevbe deghẹ ibọkpọ ẹre iran ye ra deghẹ owa ekẹn nọ.’
The 12 spies, including Joshua and Caleb, left for Canaan.
Ikpia 12 na keghi kpa gha rrie Kena. Usun iran na keghi re Kelẹb vbe Jọsua.
After 40 days, the spies returned, bringing back figs, pomegranates, and grapes.
Vbe iyeke ikpẹdẹ 40, iran iweva na keghi werriegbe rre, vbene iran na kọlọ avbe ọmọ erhan nibun gha dee.
The spies reported:
Iran keghi tama e Mosis kevbe Ivbi Izrẹl nikẹre wẹẹ:
‘It is a good land, but the people are strong and the cities have high walls.’
‘Otọ nọ maan wa nọ, sokpan emwa ni rre ẹvbo nii wegbe gbe, erriọ ogba ekẹn ọghe iran wa vbe ya yo.’
Then Caleb said:
E Kelẹb keghi kha wẹẹ:
‘We can conquer them.
‘Ma gha sẹtin khọnmiotọ yan iran.
Let’s go right away!’
Gia wa gha khian nia!’
Do you know why Caleb said that?
Uwẹ rẹn evbọzẹe ne Kelẹb na ta ẹmwẹ na ra?
Because he and Joshua trusted in Jehovah.
Rhunmwuda wẹẹ e Kelẹb vbe Jọsua mu ẹtin yan e Jehova.
But the other ten spies said:
Sokpan iran igbe nikẹre keghi kha wẹẹ:
‘No!
‘Ẹn o!
The people there are huge, like giants!
Iran ni rre otọ nii zogọ gbe, te iran yevbe arhuan!
We seemed like grasshoppers next to them.’
Erriọ ima yevbe atete vbe eke ne iran ye.’
The Israelites were discouraged.
Iro keghi han Ivbi Izrẹl.
They began to complain and say to one another:
Iran na suẹn gha vian, iran na gha kha wẹẹ:
‘Let’s choose a different leader and go back to Egypt.
‘Gi ima zẹ ọmwa ọvbehe nọ su ima werriegbe gha rrie Igipt.
Why should we go to this place and be killed?’
Vbọsiẹ ne ima khian na gha rrie ẹvbo na khian na gbele ima rua?’
Joshua and Caleb said:
E Jọsua vbe Kelẹb keghi kha wẹẹ:
‘Do not disobey Jehovah, and do not be afraid.
‘Uwa ghẹ he ẹmwẹ ye Jehova obọ, uwa ghẹ gi ohan mu uwa.
Jehovah will protect us.’
E Jehova gha gbogba ga ima.’
But the Israelites would not listen.
Sokpan Ivbi Izrẹl ma họn.
They even wanted to kill Joshua and Caleb!
Iran na te gha hoo ne iran gbe Jọsua vbe Kelẹb rua!
What did Jehovah do?
De emwi ne Jehova ghi ru?
He said to Moses:
Ọ keghi tama e Mosis wẹẹ:
‘After everything I have done for the Israelites, they still do not obey me.
‘Vbene I hia ne Ivbi Izrẹl sẹ, iran i ye họn ẹmwẹ mẹ.
So they will stay in the wilderness for 40 years, and here they will die.
Te I khian sẹ iran rae ye uwu ato na vbe ọwara ukpo 40, emwa ẹre iran khian wu yi.
Only their children and Joshua and Caleb will live in the land that I promised to give them.’
Ivbi iran ọkpa kevbe Jọsua vbe Kelẹb ẹre ọ khian gha rre otọ ne I ru eyan rẹn wẹẹ I gha mu ne iran.’
“Why are you so afraid, you with little faith?”—Matthew 8:26
“Vbọsiẹ ne ohan na mu uwa vbenia, uwa ne ẹi mwẹ amuẹtinyan?”—Matiu 8:26, NW
Questions:
Inọta:
What happened when the 12 spies came back from Canaan?
Vbọ sunu vbe ẹghẹ ne orhunmwu 12 ni ya ba otọ e Kena ghee ya werriegbe rre?
How did Joshua and Caleb show that they trusted in Jehovah?
De vbene Jọsua vbe Kelẹb ya rhiẹre ma hẹ wẹẹ, iran mu ẹtin yan e Jehova?