Isiphorofido ngeGogi
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, qalisa ubuso bakho ngeGogi, okuyikosana ekulu yeMetjheki neTubhali enarheni yeMagogi, uphorofide ngokujamelana nayo, 3bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Qala ngijamelene nawe wena Gogi ndina, sikhulu seMetjheki neTubhali. 4Ngizokuphendula ngikufake iinkghopholo emihlathinakho, ngikukhuphe kanye nalo loke ibutho lakho. Iye, ngizokhupha iinjomani nabakhweli bazo, boke abembethe baphelela, balungele ipi; iye, ibutho elikhulu elineenhlangu namakhande, boke okubabantu abakwazi ukubamba iinsabula: 5amaPheriya, amaKutjhe namaPuthi akanye nabo, boke njalo banamakhande neenkupuru, 6iGomere nebutho layo, iBhethe-Togarima ukusuka emajukujukwini wetlhagwini kanye nalo loke ibutho layo, okubabantu abanengi abakanye nawe Gogi.
7“ ‘Zilungiselele uhlale ulungile wena nawo woke umkhambathakho obuthene kuwe bese uyawulawula. 8Emva kwamalanga amanengi uzakufumana umyalo, kuthi eminyakeni ezako ufike enarheni esahlumako ngemva kobana beyisepini, iye, inarha enabantu ababuthelelwe ezizweni ezinengi phezu kweentaba zakwa-Israyeli, ebesele zilibhudu lasafuthi. Inarha abantu bayo abaphuma ezizweni, kwanjesi boke sele bahlezi ngokuvikeleka. 9Wena uzakurhwanta, uze njengesiwuruwuru, ube njengelifu elembese inarha; iye, wena nebutho lakho loke nezizwe ezinengi kanye nawe.’
10“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Mhlokho imizindlo izakufika emicabangwenakho bese uhlosa amaqhinga amambi: 11Uzazitjela bonyana uzakwenyuka ujamelane nenarha enemizana enganamithangala, iye, uzakwehlela phezu kwabantu abanokuthula nabahlezi ngokuphepha, boke abahlala lapha kunganamithangala khona nangaphandle kweenqabo namkha amasango. 12Uzakwenza lokho ukuze uthathe ipango, uhluthule ipahla, welule isandla sakho ngokujamelana namarubhi okwakhiwe kiwo godu nesizweni esabuthelelwa kwezinye izizwe, sabuthelela ifuyo nepahla, besahlala ekabeni yephasi. 13AmaTjheba, amaDedani nabathengisi beTaratjhitjhi kanye nemizanayo bazakuthi kuwe: Uze bonyana usiphange na? Uhlanganise umkhambathakho kobana uzokuthatha ipahla, uthumbe isiliva negolide, uthathe ifuyo nepahla, iye, kobana uthathe ipango enengi na?’
14“Ngalokho ndodana yomuntu phorofida kuGogi bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Mhlokho uzakwazi bonyana abantu bami bahlezi ngokuphepha 15begodu wena uzakwiza usuka endawenakho esemajukujukwini wetlhagwini, wena nabantu abanengi, boke njalo bakhwele iinjomani, bamkhambathi omkhulu nebutho elinamandla. 16Kwamambala uzakurhwanta ujamelene nabantu bami u-Israyeli, iye, njengelifu elembese inarha. Esikhathini esizako ngizakwenza uqalane nenarhami ukuze izizwe zingazi lokha nangizibonakalisa ngani phambi kwazo bona mina ngicwengile’.
17“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Ungiloyo engikhulume ngaye emihleni yaphambilini ngeenceku zami abaphorofidi bakwa-Israyeli na? Iye, ngesikhatheso baphorofida iminyaka eminengi bonyana ngizokwenza uqalane nabantu bami.’
18“Kodwana mhlokho, lokha iGogi nayiqalana nenarha yakwa-Israyeli, ilaka lami lizokuvutha.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 19“Ekutjhisakaleni kwami, iye, ekuvutheni kwelaka lami, ngakhuluma ngathi, ‘Mbala, mhlokho kuzakuba nokusikinyeka okukhulu kwephasi enarheni yakwa-Israyeli. 20Ngebanga lobukhona bami iinhlambi zelwandle, iinyoni zomkayi, koke okukhakhaba phezu kwehlabathi kanye nabo boke abantu enarheni bazakuthuthumela phambi kwami. Iintaba zizakuphoselwa phasi, amawa awe, omunye nomunye umthangala udilikele phasi. 21Ngizokuletha isabula eentabeni zami kobana ijamelene neGogi. Isabula yomunye nomunye izakudla umfowabo.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 22“IGogi ngizayigweba ngezifo nangokuthuluka kweengazi. Ngizakunisela izulu eliwulukako, isinanja esikhulu, umlilo nesibabuli phezu kwayo, phezu kwebutho layo naphezu kwezizwe ezinengi ezikanye nayo. 23Nje-ke, ngizakubonakalisa ubukhulu bami nokucwengeka kwami begodu ngizazise phambi kwezizwe ezinengi. Ngalokho zizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.”
