Tinhloli
1Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: 2“Tfumela lamanye emadvodza kutsi ayewuhlola lelive laseKhenani lengilipha ema-Israyeli. Tfumela umholi abe munye kuleso nakuleso sive.”
3Ngako-ke Mosi wenta njengobe abeyalwe nguSimakadze, wabatfuma aseseHlane lasePharani. Onkhe lamadvodza abebaholi bema-Israyeli. 4Nankha-ke emabito awo:
Esiveni sakaRubeni kwakunguShamuwa, umsa waZakhuri; 5esiveni sakaSimeyoni kwakunguShafati, umsa waHori;
6esiveni sakaJuda kwakunguKhalebi, umsa waJefune; 7esiveni saka-Isakhari kwakungu-Igali, umsa waJosefa;
8esiveni saka-Efrayimu kwakunguHosheya, umsa waNuni;
9esiveni sakaBhenjamini kwakunguPhaliti, umsa waRafu;
10esiveni sakaZebuloni kwakunguGadiyeli, umsa waSodi;
11esiveni sakaManase, lekwakusive sakaJosefa, kwakunguGadi, umsa waSusi;
12esiveni sakaDani kwakungu-Amiyeli, umsa waGemali;
13esiveni saka-Asheri kwakunguSethuri, umsa waMikhayeli;
14esiveni sakaNaftali kwakunguNahibi, umsa waVofisi;
15esiveni sakaGadi kwakunguGewuweli, umsa waMakhi.
16Ngiwo lawa-ke emabito alamadvodza latfunywa nguMosi kutsi ayewuhlola lelo live. Mosi wetsa Hosheya, umsa waNuni, libito, watsi nguJoshuwa.
17Mosi nabatfuma kutsi baye kuyawuhlola lelo live laseKhenani, wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Khuphukani, ningene ngaseningizimu nelive laseKhenani nize niyewufika etintsabeni. 18Hlolisisani kutsi lelo live linjani, nekutsi labantfu labahlala kulo bacinile yini nome babutsakatsaka, nekutsi bambalwa yini nome banyenti. 19Bahlala eveni lelinjani? Lihle yini nome libi? Bahlala emadolobheni lanjani? Lamadolobha abo akabiyelwe yini ngetibondza nome abiyelwe atinqaba? 20Umhlaba walo unjani? Uvundzile yini nome awukavundzi? Tikhona yini tihlahla nome atikho? Nibetama ngawo onkhe emandla enu kutsi niphatse titselo talo lelive!”
Bekusikhatsi sekuvutfwa kwemagelebisi ekucala emnyakeni.
21Benyuka, bafike balihlola lonkhe lelo live kusukela eHlane laseSini kuze kuyewufika eRehobu, edvute nemsaho, iHamathi. 22Benyuka badzabula iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive laseKhenani, baze befika eHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona bo-Ahimani, naSheshayi, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki. IHebroni yayakhiwe iminyaka lesikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani yaseGibhithe. 23Batsi nabefika eSihosheni sase-Eshikholi, bajuba ligala lelalinesikhehle semagelebisi. Lababili babo baletfwala ngekuletjatsa ngelubhoko emkhatsini wabo, bengeta ngemahananandza nangemakhiwa. 24Leyo ndzawo yetsiwa ngekutsi Sihosha sase-Eshikholi, ngobe ngulapho tinhloli tema-Israyeli tajuba khona sikhehle semagelebisi.
25Ekupheleni kwemalanga langema-40 babuya ekuhloleni kwabo live. 26Befika kuboMosi, na-Aroni kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli eKhadeshi, eHlane lasePharani. Befika bababikela kanye nesive sonkhe, badzimate babakhombisa netitselo talelo live. 27Betfula umbiko kuMosi, batsi: “Sihambile saya kulelive lositfume kutsi siyekulihlola; sakhandza kutsi, vele live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi. Nati nje letinye titselo talo. 28Kodvwa bantfu labahlala kulelive banemandla, nemadolobha akhona atinqaba kantsi futsi makhulu kakhulu. Sabona ngisho netitukulwane ta-Anaki khona lapho. 29Ema-Amaleki ahlala eningizimu nelive; emaHethi, nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori wona ahlala eveni letintsaba, emaKhenani ahlala ngaselwandle, nangasemfuleni iJordane.”
30Khalebi wababindzisa bonkhe bantfu embikwaMosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Asikhuphuke siyewulidla lelive, ngobe vele singakhona kulincoba.”
31Kodvwa lamadvodza labenyuke naye akhuluma atsi: “Singeke sikhone kulwa nalabantfu; bacinile kunatsi.” 32Ngako basakata umbiko lomubi esiveni sema-Israyeli ngalelive bebayewulihlola. Bakhuluma, batsi: “Lelive lesidzabule kulo silihlola, lilive lelidla bantfu labahlala kulo. Bonkhe labantfu lesibabonile kulo badze kakhulu. 33Size sabona ngisho nemaNifilu, emadvodzana a-Anaki layintalelwane yemaNifilu. Sitibone singangetintsetse kubo, nabo futsi basibona singangato.”
