USomnini uzakupha ama-Israyeli inarha ngomusa
1Lalelani nina ma-Israyeli! Nizakuyama iJordani namhlanje ningene bese nithumba izizwe ezikulu nezinamandla kunani, amadorobho amakhulu anemithangala etjhayisa emkayini, 2okubabantu abanengi nabandlondlobeleko kunathi, iinzukulwana zaka-Anakhi enimaziko benezwa ngaye nakuthiwa: “Akunamuntu ongajama phambi kweenzukulwana zaka-Anakhi!” 3Yazini-ke namhlanje bonyana loyo okhamba phambi kwenu anjengomlilo oqothulako, nguSomnini uZimenu. Uzaziqeda izizwezo ngokuziguqisa phambi kwenu, nina-ke niziqotjhe benizibhubhise msinyana njengombana uSomnini anithembisile.
4Ningathi ngemva kobana uSomnini uZimenu sele aqotjhe izizwezo phambi kwenu bese nidlumbana nithi: “Kungebanga lokulunga kwethu okwenze uSomnini bonyana asiphe inarha le.” Awa, kungebanga lobukhohlakali bezizwezi okwenze bonyana uSomnini aziqotjhe phambi kwenu. 5Anizokuthumba inarha yezizwezo ngebanga lokulunga kwenu namkha ubumsulwa beenhliziyo zenu, kodwana kungebanga lobukhohlakali bazo kobana uSomnini uZimenu aziqotjhe phambi kwenu nokobana aqinisekise ilizwi alifungela kiboyihlomkhulu u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. 6Yazini-ke bonyana uSomnini uZimenu akakaninikeli inarha ehle le kobana niyithumbe ngebanga lokulunga kwenu. Kuhlekuhle nina nibabantu abaneentanyana! 7Khumbulani begodu ningakhohlwa bona nimthukuthelise njani uSomnini uZimenu naniserhalawumbeni ukusuka mhlana niphuma enarheni yeGibhide bekube kumhlana nifika endaweni le, nilokhu nilwa noSomnini. 8Khulukhulu eRhorebe kulapha nathukuthelisa khona uSomnini. USomnini wasilingeka kangangobana kwakuthi akanirhayile. 9Lokha nangikhuphukela entabeni ukuyokwamukela imiqebethu yesivumelwano uSomnini asenza nani, ngahlala lapho amalanga amatjhumi amane nobusuku bakhona. Azange ngigome isikwa namkha ngisele amanzi. 10USomnini wanginikela imiqebethu emibili etlolwe ngomuno kaZimu. Emiqebethwinapho gade kutlolwe woke amezwi uSomnini awakhuluma nani aphakathi komlilo entabeni ngelanga lomhlangano. 11Kwathi ekupheleni kwamalanga amatjhumi amane nobusuku bakhona uSomnini wanginikela imiqebethu emibili, okungeyesivumelwano, 12wathi kimi: “Sikima, wehle msinyana ngombana abantu bakho owabakhupha eGibhide barhubutjhe isivumelwano, baphambuka msinyana endleleni engabayala ngayo, bazenzela isithombesibunjwa.”
13USomnini waraga wathi kimi: “Ngibabonile abantwaba, maye uthi baneentanyana na! 14Yewungilise ngibarhayile, ngisule amabizwabo ngaphasi komthunzi welanga, wena ngikwenze isizwe esinamandla nesikhulu kunabo.”
15Nje-ke ngafulathela ngehla entabeni, intaba gade ivutha umlilo; imiqebethu emibili yesivumelwano beyisezandleni zami. 16Ngaqala ngabona bonyana nonile phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu; nizenzele ikunzana ebunjiweko. Nirhabile ukuphambuka endleleni uSomnini aniyala ngayo. 17Yeke ngagugudlhela imiqebethu emibili leyo ngayimadlha phasi, yephuka niyiqalile. 18Ngawa ngobuso phambi kwakaSomnini. Njengaphambilini kwaba malanga amatjhumi amane nobusuku bakhona ngingagomi isikwa namkha ngirhamule amanzi ngebanga lesonokazi enisenzileko ngokwenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini namthukuthelisa. 19Gade nginesabela itukuthelo nobukhali bakaSomnini phezu kwenu ngombana bekanidinekele kangangobana besele alungele ukunirhayila. Kodwana nangesikhatheso uSomnini wangilalela. 20USomnini godu wathukuthelela u-Aroni kangangobana besele alungele ukumrhayila, khonapho naye ngamthandazela. 21Nje-ke ngathatha isinyenyiso senweso, okuyikunzana eniyenzileko, ngasitjhisa ngasiqova iinquqwana, ngasitshidlha saba njengethuli ngarhatjha ithulelo ngemlanjaneni ovela entabeni.
22Godu eThabhera, eMasa neKhibrothi-Hatava nakhona nahlalela ukuthukuthelisa uSomnini. 23Kwathi lokha uSomnini nanisusa eKhadetjhi-Bharineya wathi nikhuphuke nithumbe inarha aniphe yona, nalwa nomyalo kaSomnini uZimenu. Azange nimkholwe namkha nilalele ilizwi lakhe. 24Benilokhu nilwa noSomnini ukusuka mhlana ngithoma ukunazi.
25Yeke ngawa ngobuso phambi kwakaSomnini amalanga amatjhumi amane nobusuku bakhona ngombana uSomnini bekathe uzonirhayila. 26Ngathandaza kuSomnini ngathi: “Maye Somnini Somandla! Ungarhayili abantu bakho abalilifa lakho, owabahlenga ngobukhulu bakho, wabakhupha eGibhide ngesandla esinamandla. 27Khumbula incekwakho u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo, ungayeleli ukunghanghabala kwabantwaba, namkha ubukhohlakali babo nanyana isono sabo, 28ngombana inarha owasikhupha kiyo izakuthi, ‘USomnini uhlulekile ukubafikisa enarheni abathembise yona, nokubazonda bekabazonda, ubakhuphele zonezi enarheni kobana abarhayilele erhalawumbeni.’ 29Bababantu bakho nelifa lakho, owalikhupha ngamandlakho amakhulu nangesiphanga sakho.”
