Ukuthunywa Kwezinhloli Ezilishumi Nambili
1USimakade wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: 2“Thumela amadoda ukuba ayohlola iKhanani engizakulinika abantu bakwa-Israyeli. Uthumele umuntu abe munye kuleso naleso sizwana sokhokho babo, yilowo nalowo abe ngumholi phakathi kwaso.”
3UMose wawathuma amadodana esuka ehlane iPharanu ngesiyalezo sikaSimakade. Wonke lawo madoda ayeyizinhloko zabantu bakwa-Israyeli. 4Lawa ngamagama awo:
Owesizwana sakwaRubeni: nguShamuwa, indodana kaZakhuri.
5Owesizwana sakwaSimeyoni: nguShafathi, indodana kaHori.
6Owesizwana sakwaJuda: nguKhalebhi, indodana kaJefune.
7Owesizwana sakwa-Isakhare: ngu-Igali, indodana kaJosefa.
8Owesizwana sakwa-Efrayimi: nguHosheya, indodana kaNuni.
9Owesizwana sakwaBhenjamini: nguPhaliti, indodana kaRafu.
10Owesizwana sakwaZebuloni: nguGadiyeli, indodana kaSodi.
11Owesizwana sakwaJosefa, owesizwana sakwaManase: nguGadi, indodana kaSusi.
12Owesizwana sakwaDani: ngu-Amiyeli, indodana kaGemali.
13Owesizwana sakwa-Asheri: nguSethuru, indodana kaMikhayeli.
14Owesizwana sakwaNafethali: nguNabi, indodana kaVofisi.
15Owesizwana sakwaGadi: nguGewuweli, indodana kaMakhi.
16Yilawo amagama amadoda athunywa nguMose ukuyohlola izwe. UMose waqamba uHosheya, indodana kaNuni, ngokuthi nguJoshuwa.
17Lapho uMose ebathuma ukuyohlola iKhanani, wathi kubo: “Yenyukani ngaseningizimu, nikhuphukele ezintabeni, 18nihlole ukuthi izwe linjani, nabantu abakhe kulo ukuthi banamandla noma bantekenteke, bayingcosana noma baningi yini, 19nokuthi izwe abakhe kulo linjani; ngabe lihle noma libi, nokuthi imizi abahlala kuyo injani, iyizinkambu noma iyizinqaba, 20nokuthi izwe linjani, livundile noma limpofu, linezinkuni noma qha. Yibani nesibindi, nibuye nezithelo zezwe.”
Kwase kuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zomvini.
21Bahamba-ke, balihlola izwe kusukela ehlane iSini kuze kube seRehobhe ngasekungeneni eHamathi. 22Benyukela ngaseningizimu, bafika eHebhroni; lapho kwakukhona u-Ahimani, uSheshayi, uThalimayi, nalabo abayizizukulwane zika-Anaki. IHebhroni lalakhiwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kokwakhiwa kweZowani, eGibhithe. 23Bafika esigodini i-Eshikholi, banquma lapho igatsha elinehlukuzo lamagilebhisi, balithwala ngogongolo phakathi kwababili, namahananadi namakhiwane. 24Leyo ndawo yabizwa ngokuthi yisigodi i-Eshikholi ngenxa yehlukuzo abantu bakwa-Israyeli abalinquma lapho. 25Babuya ekulihloleni izwe sekuzophela izinsuku ezingama-40.
26Bahamba, bafika kuMose no-Aroni nalo lonke ibandla labantu bakwa-Israyeli ehlane iPharanu, eKadeshi. Bethula umbiko ngababekubonile, babakhombisa nezithelo zalelo lizwe. 27Bambikela bathi: “Siyile ezweni obusithume kulo salihlola; ngempela lichichima ubisi noju; nazi izithelo zalo. 28Kodwa-ke abantu abakhe ezweni banamandla, imizi ibiyelwe, mikhulu kakhulu, futhi sibone nokuthi bayizizukulwane zika-Anaki. 29Ama-Amaleki ahlala ngaseningizimu; amaHithi, amaJebusi nama-Amori akhe kwelezintaba; kuthi amaKhanani ahlale ngasolwandle olukhulu, agudle iJordani.”
30UKhalebhu wabathulisa abantu, wathi kuMose: “Siyakwenyuka impela, silidle; akungabazeki ukuthi sizakulinqoba.”
31Kepha amadoda ayenyuke naye athi: “Asinakwenyuka sihlasele laba bantu, ngokuba banamandla kunathi.”
32Abethulela umbiko omubi abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngezwe ayelihlolile, athi: “Izwe esidabule kulo ukuyolihlola, liyizwe elidla abakhileyo kulo, nabo bonke abantu esibabone kulo bayimidondoshiya. 33Sibone futhi laphaya neziqhwaga zozalo luka-Anaki. Thina sazibona sibancane njengezintethe phambi kwazo, saba njalo emehlweni azo.”
