Indlovukazi uVatjhithi iyaliwa
1Nakhu okwenzeka emihleni ka-Arhatjhiverotjhi owabusa ngaphezu kweemfunda ezilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nalikhomba, ukusuka e-Indiya ukuya eKutjhe. 2Kwathi ngesikhatheso ikosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi ihlezi ebuphephelweni beTjhutjhani 3emnyakeni wesithathu wokubusa kwayo, yenzela zoke iinkhulu neenduna zayo imbedla yomnyanya. Iinduna zepi zePheresiya nezeMediya, abosaziwako nababusi bayo beemfunda gade balapho 4lokha u-Arhatjhiverotjhi nakatjengisa ngomnono nedumo lobukhosi bakhe kanye nobuphaziphazi bobukhulu bakhe. Lokho kwenzeka isikhathi eside okwakungaba malanga alikhulu namatjhumi abunane woke.
5Kwathi ngemva kwamalanga lawo, ikosi yenza omunye umnyanya. Lowo-ke yawenzela abantu abakhulu nabancani abasebuphephelweni beTjhutjhani. Umnyanya lowo wagidingwa amalanga alikhomba etatawini elisesivandeni sesigodlo. 6Bekukhona imilembelembe yelineni emhlophe nelihlaza kwesibhakabhaka, ibotjhelelwe ngeentambo zelineni ecolekileko nebubende emasongweni wesiliva eensikeni zemabula emhlophe. Iinhlalo zegolide nezesiliva beziphezu komgangadelo wamatje aligugu anombala onzotho, omhlophe, ophazimako nonzima. 7Iinselo zakhona beziselwa ngeensinjana ezahlukahlukeneko zegolide. Iwayini lebukhosini belilinengi njengombana kulindelekile esigodlweni. 8Ukusela kwaya ngokomthetho kobana kungabi nomuntu osezwa ngekani. Lokho kwenzeka ngombana ikosi beyiyale zoke iinkhulu zesigodlo sayo kobana zenze okuthandeka emuntwini. 9Kanti-ke nendlovukazi uVatjhithi gade yenzele abafazi umnyanya khona esigodlweni sekosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi.
10Kwathi ngelanga lekhomba lokha ikosi sele yenamile ngewayini, yayala uMehumani, uBhizeta, uRharibhona, uBhigeta, u-Abageta, uZetari noKarikasi ekuziinduna ezikulu ezilikhomba ebeziyilotjha, 11kobana balethe indlovukazi uVatjhithi phambi kwayo ithwele umkhala wobukhosi. Ikosi beyifuna bona indlovukazi izokubukisa ngobuhle bayo ebantwini neenkhulwini. Heyi, uVatjhithi loyo gade angasi muhle, adosa amehlo endodeni. 12Kodwana indlovukazi uVatjhithi yala ukuza phambi kwabantu njengombana ikosi beyiyale ngeenduna. Ngalokho ikosi yavutha ngelaka, kwathi ayithuthumbe.
13Nje-ke ikosi yakhuluma nabahlakaniphileko egade bazi ngobujamo bezinto. Lokho bekuyindlela yekosi kibo boke ebebazi umthetho nokulunga. 14Amadoda ebekaseduze nayo bekunguKaritjhena, uTjhetari, u-Adimata, uTaritjhitjhi, uMeresi, uMarisena noMemukani okuziinkhulu ezilikhomba zePheresiya neMediya. Iinkhulwezo bezinesikhundla esiphakamileko embusweni begodu bezikghona ukukhuluma nekosi ngesikhathi soke. 15Ikosi yathi kizo: “Akhese ningitjele, ngokuya ngokomthetho, kufuze kwenziweni ngendlovukazi uVatjhithi njengombana ingakathobeli umyalo wekosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi olethwe ziinduna kiyo?”
16UMemukani waphendula aphambi kwekosi neenkhulu wathi: “Uyazi babethu, indlovukazi uVatjhithi lo, akakaphosiseli ikosi kwaphela, kodwana iinduna nabantu boke abaseemfundeni zoke zekosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi. 17Iye, kunjalo ngombana isenzo sendlovukazesi sizokwaziwa ebafazini boke. Nje-ke lokho kuzokwenza abafazi badelele amadodabo ngombana bazokuthi, ‘Angithi nekosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi wayala bonyana kulethwe indlovukazi phambi kwayo kodwana yala ukuza.’ 18Yeke khona namhlanjesi, abafazi abanedumo bePheresiya neMediya abezwe ngesenzo sendlovukazesi, bazosisebenzisela ukubhevumulela zoke iinkhulu zekosi. Lokhu kuzobangela bona abafazi badelele bese amadodabo anyenya khulu. 19Nangabe kuhle ekosini, akuphume kiyo umyalo wobukhosi otlolwe ngokomthetho wamaPherisi namaMedi ongeze usaphenduleka kobana uVatjhithi angasabuyi alibeke phambi kwekosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi. Ikosi ayinikele ubundlovukazi bakhe komunye oziphethe kuhle kunaye. 20Nje-ke lokha isiphetho sekosi nasimenyezelwa embuswenayo ngobukhulu bawo bese siyezwakala, boke abafazi abakhulu nabancani, bazakuhlonipha amadodabo.”
21Iselulekwesi sathokozisa ikosi neenkhulu. Nje-ke yenza njengombana uMemukani agade aphakamisile. 22Yathumela iincwadi eemfundeni zoke zobukhosi, isifunda esinye nesinye samukela incwadi ngomtlolwaso, isigodi nesigodi ngelimi laso. Iincwadezo bezithi indoda enye nenye ayibe yihloko emzinayo, ikhulumele umndeni.
