Isivumelwano kumele sivuselelwe qobe mnyaka
1Naka amezwi wesivumelwano uSomnini ayala ngawo uMosi bona asenze nama-Israyeli enarheni yakwaMowabi, ngaphandle kwaleso asenza nawo eHorebe.
2UMosi wabiza woke ama-Israyeli wathi kiwo: “Nikubonile koke uSomnini akwenze phambi kwenu enarheni yeGibhide kuFaro neencekwini zakhe zoke kanye nenarhenakhe yoke. 3Lokhu kutjho amatshwenyeko amakhulu enzeka phambi kwenu, iimbonakaliso nemikarisomraro emikhulu. 4Kodwana kunamhlanje kwaphela lapha uSomnini aniphe umkhumbulo wokuzwisisa, amehlo wokubona neendlebe zokuzwa. 5Nginirhole iminyaka ematjhumi amane erhalawumbeni, izambatho zenu azange zirhalukele emizimbenenu, namapatlagwanenu azange adabuke eenyaweni zenu. 6Azange nigome isikwa, azange nisele iwayini namkha utjwala ukuze nazi bonyana uSomnini unguZimenu.
7“Bona nifike endaweni le, uSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni no-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani bajamelana nathi epini kodwana sabahlula. 8Sathatha inarhabo sayinikela bakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase njengelifa labo. 9Ngalokho tjhejani ukwenza amezwi wesivumelwaneso ukuze niphumelele kikho koke enikwenzako.
10“Noke nijame namhlanje phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu, iinhloko zeenkoro zenu, abaphathi benu kanye neenkhulu zenu, woke amadoda wakwa-Israyeli, 11abantwabenu, abafazi benu, neenkhonzi ezisekampenenu, ngitjho nabanithezela iinkuni nabanikhela amanzi 12ukuze ningene esivumelwaneni sakaSomnini uZimenu asenza nani namhlanje kanye nokuzithathela amanikelela akhambisana naso. 13Ngaleyondlela uSomnini unenze abantu bakhe namhlanje, naye uzakuba nguZimenu njengombana anithembisile nanjengombana afunga kiboyihlomkhulu u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. 14Isivumelwanesi namanikelela akhambisana naso angisenzi nani kwaphela; 15ngisenza nanamkha ngubani ojame nathi phambi kwakaSomnini uZimethu namhlanje kanye nalabo abangekho lapha.
16“Niyazi bonyana besihlala njani enarheni yeGibhide, nokobana saphuma njani hlangana nezizwe esadlula kizo. 17Godu nibonile iinyenyiso zazo, okutjho abozinyana beengodo nebamatje, besiliva nebegolide ezibalotjhako. 18Mhlamunye kungaba khona phakathi kwenu indoda, umfazi, umndeni namkha ikoro enehliziyo esele ihlanuke uSomnini uZimethu bona idlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu bezizwezo. Nakube kunjalo kuzakumila umrabhu onobuthi neenthelo ezimunyu: 19Umuntu onjalo uzakuthi nezwa amezwi wamanikelela akhambisana nesivumelwano lawo azibusise ehliziywenakhe athi, ‘Nokho ngizakubulungeka, ije ngikhamba ngikhunyalele kangaka ehliziywenami ngombana uSomnini akazukuvuthisa isikhuni esomileko hlangana nezimanzi.’ 20USomnini angeze amcolela kodwana itukuthelo kaSomnini nesikhwele sakhe kuzakuvutha phezu komuntu loyo, namanikelela atlolwe encwadinapha azakwehlela phezu kwakhe bese uSomnini usula ibizo lakhe ngaphasi komthunzi welanga. 21USomnini uzamkhupha hlangana nazo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli ehlelwe yihlekelele ukuya ngawo woke amanikelela akhambisana nesivumelwano atlolwe ngencwadini yomthetho le. 22Isizukulwana esizako, okutjho abantwabenu abazakuvela ngemva kwenu, nomqhamuka ovela ezizweni uzakubona woke amahlungu wenarha nezifo uSomnini aziphose phezu kwayo. 23Inarha yoke izakwembathwa litswayi nesibabula ibe mlotha lapha kungeze kwatjalwa bekwamila litho khona. Ngitjho neemila angeze zamila lapho. Kuzakuba njengeSodoma neGomora, i-Adima neTseboyimu uSomnini aziketula ngetukuthelo evuthako. 24Zoke izizwe zizakubuza zithi, ‘Kubayini uSomnini enze into enje enarheni le? Kutheni ngetukuthelo evutha kangaka?’
25“Kuzaphendulwa kuthiwe, ‘Kungombana bahlanuke isivumelwano sakaSomnini uZimu waboyisemkhulu, asenza nabo nabakhupha enarheni yeGibhide. 26Badlhemadlhema bayokulotjha abosingazimu bebabakhothamela. Abosingazimu abangabaziko begodu uSomnini angazange abanikele kibo. 27Ngalokho-ke itukuthelo kaSomnini yavutha phezu kwenarha le, wayehlisela woke amanikelela atlolwe encwadinapha. 28USomnini wabaruthula enarhenabo ngetukuthelo, ngobukhali nangelaka elikhulu, wabalahlela enarheni enye njengombana kunjalo namhlanje.’
29“Izinto ezifihlakeleko ngezikaSomnini uZimethu, kodwana lokho okwambuliweko kungekwethu nabantwabethu isiphelani ukuze senze woke amezwi womthetho lo.”
