Ukuhlubuka kwabantu
1Umkhambathi woke wapongoloza, iye, abantu barhahlawula ngobusukobo. 2Woke ama-Israyeli anghonghoyila kuMosi no-Aroni. Umkhambathi woke wathi kibo: “Ibe thana sase safela enarheni yeGibhide leya namkha ngathana sesafela erhalawumbenapha. 3Kubayini uSomnini asilethe enarheni le bona sibulawe ngesabula na? Abomkethu nabantwabethu bazakuba yipango. Akusingcono sizibuyelele eGibhide na?”
4Wakhulumisana wodwa wathi: “Asizikhetheleni induna, sibuyele eGibhide.”
5Nje-ke uMosi no-Aroni bawa ngobuso ngaphambi kwayo yoke ihlangano yakwa-Israyeli. 6UJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni noKalebi umsa kaJefune, ebegade kungabanye ebe baphakathi kweenhloli zenarha, badabula izambatho zabo, 7bakhuluma nomkhambathi woke wama-Israyeli bathi: “Niyazi, inarha esakhamba sayoyihlola, kuyinarha ehle kwamambala. 8Nakukuhle emehlweni kaSomnini ngathi, uzosifikisa enarheni leyo abe asiphe yona. Iye, kuyinarha egeleza ibisi neliju. 9Into nje masani ukuhlubuka uSomnini begodu ningabesabi abantu benarha leyo ngombana bakukudla kwethu. Ukuvikeleka kwabo kususiwe kibo begodu uSomnini ujame nathi; nje-ke ningabesabi.”
10Kodwana umkhambathi wakhulumisana bona ubakhande ngamatje.
Nje-ke iphazimulo kaSomnini yabonakala etendeni lokuhlanganela kiwo woke ama-Israyeli. 11USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: “Kuzabe kube nini abantwaba bangidelela na? Begodu kuzabe kube nini bangakholwa kimi ngaphezu kwazo zoke iimbonakaliso engiziveze phakathi kwabo na? 12Ngiyakutjela yi, ngizobamadlha ngamahlungu bengibamuke ilifa labo. Kodwana nakunguwe ngizokwenza ube sisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, undlondlobale kunabo.”
13UMosi wathi kuSomnini: “AmaGibhide owenyula kiwo abantwaba ngamandlakho azokwizwa lokho 14bese atjela abantu benarha le iindabezo. Bona sebezwile bonyana wena Somnini uphakathi kwabantu bakho, nokobana ubonakele kibo ubuso nobuso, nelifu lakho lihlala lijame ngehla kwabo begodu ukhamba phambi kwabo ngesika yelifelo emini kuthi ebusuku ube yisika yomlilo. 15Nje-ke nawubulala abantwaba kube kanye, izizwe ezizwe ngedumo lakho zizokuthi, 16‘Ngebanga lokobana uSomnini uhlulekile ukufikisa abantwaba enarheni abafungela yona, yeke ubabulalele erhalawumbeni.’ 17Nje-ke ngiyancenga, kwanga uSomandla angabonakalisa amandlakhe njengokutjho kwakhe nasithi, 18‘USomnini ubuthaka ekusilingekeni, uzele ukwethembeka, ulibalela imilandu nemitjhapho, kodwana akazumlisa onomlandu. Wehlisela isibetho sezono zaboyise phezu kwabantwababo besizukulwana sesithathu nesesine.’ 19Ngiyabawa Somnini, ngebanga lokwethembeka kwakho okukhulu, colela ubukhohlakali babantwaba, kube njengombana wabacolela kusukela eGibhide bekube lapha.”
20USomnini waphendula uMosi wathi: “Awa, ngamezwakho lawo, ngibacolele. 21Kodwana wazi-ke, ngifunga ngepilwami nephazimulwami ezele iphasi loke ngithi: 22Woke amadoda abone iphazimulwami neembonakaliso zami engazenza eGibhide nerhalawumbeni, kwathi kunjalo angilinga kalitjhumi ngokungalaleli ilizwi lami, 23angekhe ayibona inarha engayifungela aboyise. Iye, akakho namunye wabangidelelako ozayibona inarha leyo. 24Kodwana ngebanga lokobana incekwami uKalebi inommoya owehlukileko nokobana ingilandele ngokupheleleko, ngizayingenisa enarheni eye kiyo yayoyihlola begodu izakuba lilifa leenzukulwana zayo. 25Nje-ke, njengombana ama-Amalekhi namaKanana ahlala ngemirhobeni yeentaba, jikani kusasa nitjhinge nca ngerhalawumbeni ngendlela elunge elwandle lomGaba.”
26USomnini wakhuluma noMosi no-Aroni wathi: 27“Kuzabe kube nini umkhambathi okhohlakeleko lo usoloko unginghonghoyilela? Yazini bona ngikuzwile ukungibalabalela kwama-Israyeli anghonghoyilako lawo. 28Atjeleni bona uSomnini uthi, ‘Ngifunga ngepilwami, lokho engikwizwe nikukhuluma, ngizokwenza kini: 29Iindumbu zenu zizokurabhalaliswa erhalawumbenapha. Noke enitlolisweko ukusukela kwabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili ukuya phezulu eninghonghoyile ngami, 30angeze nangena enarheni engafunga bona nizakuhlala kiyo, ngaphandle kwakaKalebi umsa kaJefune noJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni. 31Kodwana iinzukulwana zenu enikhulume ngazo nathi zizokuba yipango, ngizozingenisa begodu zizayifunda inarha enayinyefulako nina. 32Kodwana nakungini, iindumbu zenu zizokurabhalala erhalawumbenapha. 33Abantwabenu bazakuba belusi erhalawumbeni iminyaka ematjhumi amane, bahlupheke ngebanga lokungathembeki kwenu bekube kulapha iindumbu zenu zibolela khona erhalawumbeni. 34Isibalo samalanga amatjhumi amane enahlola ngawo inarha, sizakuba minyaka ematjhumi amane nisoloko nihlunguphazelwa izono zenu. Ilanga linye libe mnyaka. Nje-ke nizakwazi bona kunjani nanginifulathelako. 35Ngikhulumile mina Somnini, ngiyafunga ngithi kwamambala ngizokwenza koke lokho emkhambathini okhohlakeleko nobuthene bona ujamelane nami lo. Kilo lona leli irhalawumba, kulapha uzakuphelela khona, iye, uzokufa nya.’ ”
36(Amadoda agade athunywe nguMosi bona ayokuhlola inarha, abuya enza bona woke umkhambathi unghonghoyile ngokujamelana naye ngokuletha umbiko omumbi ngenarha. 37Ngemva kwesikhathi amadoda lawo abhubha phambi kwakaSomnini ngesifo. Lokho kwenzeka njalo ngombana aletha umbiko omumbi ngenarha. 38Kodwana uJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni noKalebi umsa kaJefune baba ngabasindileko kilabo abayokuhlola inarha.)
39Kuthe lokha uMosi nakabikela ama-Israyeli umbiko lowo, abantu balila khulu. 40Bavuka ekuseni kobana banyukele esiqongolweni seentaba bathi: “Sonile, kodwana qalani sesilungele ukuya enarheni uSomnini akhuluma ngayo.”
41UMosi wathi: “Niweqelani umyalo wakaSomnini na? Anizukuphumelela. 42Ningenyuki ngombana uSomnini akakho phakathi kwenu. Nakungasinjalo, nizakumadlhwa zizitha zenu 43ngombana nako ama-Amalekhi namaKanana phambi kwenu. Nizokubulawa yisabula ngokufulathela kwenu uSomnini. USomnini angeze abe ajame nani.”
44Kodwana banghakalala bakhuphukela esiqongolweni seentaba nanyana umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini noMosi bebasese ngekampeni. 45Nje-ke ama-Amalekhi namaKanana ahlala ngeentabeni zenarha leyo ehla abamadlha abe abagijimisa bekwaba seRhorema.
