UMosi uncenga uZimu bona angatjhiyi abantu bakhe
1USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Thutha lapha wena nabantu owabakhupha enarheni yeGibhide uye enarheni engayifungela ku-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo ngathi ngizayinikela iinzukulwana zabo. 2Ngizathumela ingilozi phambi kwakho, ngiqotjhe amaKanana, ama-Amori, amaRhithi, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi. 3Khuphuka uye enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju, kodwana angizukhamba nani ngombana ngizabe nginiqothule endleleni ngebanga lokobana nineentanyana.”
4Kuthe lokha abantu nabezwa iindaba ezibuhlungwezi, balila. Akakho owaziphotjhongako mhlokho. 5Abantu benza njalo ngombana uSomnini bekathe kuMosi: “Tjela ama-Israyeli bona ababantu abaneentanyana. Nange kungenzeka ngikhambe phakathi kwawo, ngingabona sele ngiwaqothule wokanyana nje. Nje-ke akakhuphe imikghabiswawo leyo ngibone kuhle bona ngizokwenzani ngawo.”
6Yeke ama-Israyeli ahlubula imikghabiswawo ukusukela mhla asuka entabeni yeHorebe.
7UMosi wathatha itende walihloma ngaphandle kwekampa kudanyana nayo, walibiza bonyana litende lokuhlanganela. Bekuthi nanyana ngubani ofuna uSomnini eze ngetendeni lokuhlanganelelo elingaphandle kwekampa. 8Bekuthi njalo lokha uMosi naya etendeni, boke abantu basikime. Woke umuntu ajame emnyango wetende lakhe bese uqala uMosi abe ayongena ngetendenelo. 9Lokha uMosi nangena ngetendenelo, bekwehla isika yelifu ijame emnyango wetende bese uSomnini ukhuluma noMosi. 10Abantu nababona isika yelifelo ijame emnyango wetende, omunye nomunye wabo gade azilungiselela asemnyango wetende lakhe kobana ahlome ihloko phasi. 11USomnini bekakhuluma noMosi ngokwakhe njengomuntu nacoca nomnganakhe. Lokha uMosi nabuyela ekampeni, incekwakhe uJotjhuwa isokana elimsa kaNuni azange iphume ngetendeni.
12UMosi wathi kuSomnini: “Iye, uSomnini bekanande athi kimi, ‘Khupha abantwaba’, kodwana uSomnini azange asangitjela bonyana ngubani azomthuma nami. Angithi nguSomnini ngokwakhe owathi kimi, ‘Ngikukhethile begodu ufumene umusa emehlwenami.’ 13Nje-ke ngiyabawa, nakube ngifumene umusa emehlweni kaSomnini, uSomnini akangikhombise iindlela zakhe, ngalokho ngizamazi bengiqiniseke bonyana uSomnini unami. USomnini akhumbule godu bonyana isizwesi ngesakhe.”
14USomnini wathi kuye: “Ufuna ubukhona bami bukhambe nawe ukuze unethezeke na?”
15UMosi waphendula wathi: “Iye, nakube uSomnini akakhambi nathi, khona angeze sakwazi ukutjhida lapha. 16Kuzakwazeka njani bonyana ngifumene umusa emehlweni kaSomnini, mina nesizwe sakhesi? Angithi kuzakubonakala lokha uSomnini nakhamba nathi bonyana mina nabantu bakhe sikhethekile kibo boke abantu ephasini.”
17USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Ngizakwenza lokho okukhulumileko ngombana ufumene umusa emehlwenami begodu ngikukhethile.”
UMosi ubawa ukubona ubuso bakaSomnini
18UMosi wathi kuSomnini: “Ngiyabawa, Somnini akhese ungikhombise iphazimulwakho.”
19USomnini wathi: “Ngizakwenza bona boke ubuhle bami budlule phambi kwakho bese ngibize ibizo elithi ‘Somnini’. Iye, ngizakuba nomusa kengifuna ukuba nomusa kuye, ngikhombise isirhawu kengithanda ukumkhombisa. 20Kodwana awukwazi ukubona ubuso bami ngombana akunamuntu ongangibona aphile.”
21Godu uSomnini wathi: “Qala, kunendawo eduze nami phezu kwedwala lapha ungajama khona. 22Kuzakuthi lokha iphazimulwami nayidlulako ngikufake hlangana nompharu wedwala ngikusithe ngesandla sami bengidlule. 23Ngizabese ngisusa isandla sami, ubone umhlana wami; kodwana nakububuso bami bona abubonwa.”
