UNUMERI 14

₁Inhlangano yonke yayisiphakamisa izwi layo, yakhala. Abantu bakhala izinyembezi ngalobobusuku.

₂Bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bakhonona ngoMose nangoAroni; yonke inhlangano yathi kubo: Sengathi nga safa ezweni laseGibithe, noma sengathi nga safa kulelihlane.

₃UJehova usilethelani kulelizwe, siwe ngenkemba na? Omkethu nabancane bethu bayakuba-yimpango; bekungengcono yini kithi ukubuyela eGibithe na?

₄Bathi omunye komunye: Masibeke induna, sibuyele eGibithe.

₅Khona oMose noAroni bawa ngobuso babo phambi kwebandla lonke lenhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₆UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababephakathi kwabahlola izwe baklebhula izingubo zabo,

₇bakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, bathi: Izwe esalidabula ukulihlola liyizwe elihle kakhulu.

₈Uma uJehova esithanda, uyakusingenisa kulelozwe, asinike lona, izwe elivamé ubisi nezinyosi.

₉Kodwa ningahlubuki kuJehova, futhi ningesabi abantu balelozwe; ngokuba bayisinkwa kithi; umthunzi wabo usukile phezu kwabo, kodwa uJehova unathi; ningabesabi.

₁₀Kepha inhlangano yonke yathi mabakhandwe ngamatshe. Inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala etendeni lokuhlangana kubo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₁₁UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose, wathi: Koze kube-nini lababantu bengidelela na? Koze kube-nini bengakholwa yimi ngezibonakaliso zonke engizenzile phakathi kwabo na?

₁₂Ngiyakubashaya ngesifo, ngibaphuce ifa, ngikwenze isizwe esikhulu nesinamandla kunabo.

₁₃UMose wathi kuJehova: Khona abaseGibithe bayakukuzwa, ngokuba wakhuphula lababantu ngamandla akho phakathi kwabo,

₁₄babatshele abakhé kulelizwe; bezwile ukuthi wena-Jehova uphakathi kwalababantu, babonane nawe-Jehova ubuso nobuso; ifu lakho limi phezu kwabo, wena uhamba phambi kwabo usensikeni yefu emini nasensikeni yomlilo ebusuku.

₁₅Manje-ke uma ubulala lababantu njengomuntu munye, izizwe ezizwé udumo lwakho ziyakukhuluma zithi:

₁₆Ngokuba uJehova ebengenamandla okungenisa abantu bakhe ezweni alifungela kubo, ngalokho ubabulele ehlane.

₁₇Kalokhu ake abe-makhulu amandla eNkosi njengokusho kwakho ukuthi:

₁₈UJehova uyephuza ukuthukuthela, uvamé umusa, uthethelela ububi neziphambeko, angayekeli nokho onecala, kepha ahambele ububi bawoyise kubantwana, kuze kube-sezizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine.

₁₉Ake uthethelele ububi balababantu ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho, njengalokho uyekele lababantu kusukela eGibithe kuze kube-manje.

₂₀UJehova wathi: Yebo, ngiyathethelela njengezwi lakho;

₂₁kepha impela, kuphila kwami nenkazimulo kaJehova eyakugcwalisa wonke umhlaba,

₂₂lokhu bonke labobantu ababoné inkazimulo yami nezibonakaliso zami engazenza eGibithe nasehlane bengilingile kayishumi, abalalela izwi lami,

₂₃abayikubona ngempela izwe engalifungela oyise, futhi aliyikubonwa-muntu walabo abangidelela;

₂₄kepha inceku yami uKalebi, lokhu wayenomunye umoya, wangilandela ngokupheleleyo, yena ngiyakumngenisa ezweni aya kulo; inzalo yakhe iyakulidla.

₂₅Ama-Amaleki namaKhanani akhile esigodini; jikani kusasa, ningene ehlane ngasendleleni eya eLwandle oluBomvu.

₂₆UJehova wakhuluma kuMose nakuAroni, wathi:

₂₇Koze kube-nini lenhlangano embi ikhonona ngami na? Ngizwile ukukhonona kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli abakhonona ngakho ngami.

₂₈Yisho kubo ukuthi: Kuphila kwami, ngiyakwenza kini impela njengalokho nikhulumile ezindlebeni zami:

₂₉izidumbu zenu ziyakuwa kulelihlane, nabo bonke ababalwayo kini njengokomumo wenu wonke, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, abakhononile ngami,

₃₀abayikungena ngempela ezweni engaphakamisa ngalo isandla sami ukuthi bengiyakunakhisa kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.

₃₁Kepha abancane benu enasho ngabo ukuthi bayakuba-yimpango, bona ngiyakubangenisa, balazi izwe enalilahla.

₃₂Nina-ke, izidumbu zenu ziyakuwa kulelihlane.

₃₃Abantwana benu bayakuba-ngabelusi ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, bathwale ukuphinga kwenu, izidumbu zenu zize ziqedwe ehlane.

₃₄Njengokomumo wezinsuku enahlola ngazo izwe, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, umnyaka ngosuku, niyakuthwala ububi benu, yebo, iminyaka engamashumi amane, nize nazi ukuthi kunjani uma ngimelana nani.

₃₅Mina-Jehova ngikhulumile; ngiyakwenza lokho ngempela kuyo yonke lenhlangano embi engihlanganyeleyo; kulelihlane bayakuqedwa, bafele khona.

₃₆Nalawomadoda athunywa nguMose ukuhlola izwe, abuya akhononisa yonke inhlangano ngaye ngokuletha umbiko omubi ngezwe,

₃₇wona lawomadoda aletha umbiko omubi ngezwe afa ngesifo phambi kukaJehova.

₃₈Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababenalawomadoda ukuhlola izwe basinda.

₃₉UMose wakhuluma lawomazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli; abantu balila kakhulu.

₄₀Bayuka ekuseni kakhulu, benyukela esiqongweni sentaba, bathi: Bhekani, sesilapha, kepha siyakuya endaweni ayithembisile uJehova, ngokuba sonile.

₄₁UMose wathi: Neqelani izwi likaJehova na? Akuyikuphumelela.

₄₂Ningenyuki, ngokuba uJehova akakho phakathi kwenu, ukuba ningashaywa ebusweni bezitha zenu.

₄₃Ngokuba ama-Amaleki namaKhanani alapho ngaphambi kwenu; niyakuwa ngenkemba, lokhu nibuyele emuva ekumlandeleni uJehova; ngalokho uJehova akayikuba-khona phakathi kwenu.

₄₄Ngokuzidla bakhuphukela nokho esiqongweni sentaba, kepha umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova noMose akaphumanga ekamu*.

₄₅Ayesehla ama-Amaleki kanye namaKhanani ayehlala kuleyontaba, abashaya, abaqothula kwaze kwaba-seHorma.