UJotjhuwa ubusisa iinkoro ezinelifa ngaphetjheya kweJordani
1UJotjhuwa wabiza bakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase, 2wathi kibo: “Nigcine koke uMosi inceku kaSomnini eniyale ngakho, nalalela nelizwi lami kikho koke enginiyale ngakho. 3Emalangeni amanengi la, azange nilahle abafowenu bekube kunamhlanjesi. Niqaphelile ukwenza umyalo kaSomnini uZimenu. 4Nje-ke uSomnini uZimenu unikele abafowenu ukuphumula njengombana wabathembisa. Ngalokho buyelani emizini yenu enarheni lapha kunelifa lenu khona, endaweni enayabelwa nguMosi inceku kaSomnini ngaphetjheya kweJordani. 5Tjhejani bonyana nigcina kuhle umyalo nomthetho uMosi inceku kaSomnini aniyale ngawo kobana nikhathalele uSomnini uZimenu. Nikhambe kizo zoke iindlela zakhe nigcine imiyalwakhe bese nikakarela kuye nimlotjhe ngeenhliziyo ezipheleleko nangemiphefumulwenu yoke.”
6-8Yeke uJotjhuwa wababusisa, wathi kibo: “Buyelani emizinenu ninomnotho omnengi, nefuyo enengi, isiliva, igolide, ikoporo, isimbi kanye nezambatho ezinengi khulu. Hlukaniselanani nabafowenu ipango eniyifumene ezitheni zenu.” Nje-ke wabalayelisa, baya emizinabo.
Isiquntu esinye sekoro yakwaManase sanikelwa nguMosi isabelo eBhatjhani, kodwana esinye sabelwa nguJotjhuwa hlangana nabafowabo enarheni engetjingalanga yeJordani.
Ukwakhiwa kwe-aldari eJordani
9Ngalokho bakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase babuyela ekhaya, basuka ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli eTjhilo esenarheni yeKanana kobana baye enarheni yakwaGiliyadi, okuyinarhabo abayithumbe ngokwabo ngokomyalo kaSomnini ngoMosi. 10Lokha nabafika esifundeni esinothileko ngemrhobeni weJordani enarheni yeKanana, bakha i-aldari elikhulu nelibabazekako eduze neJordani. 11Ama-Israyeli, okubafowabo, ezwa bona bakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase bakhe i-aldari emkhawulweni wenarha yamaKanana esifundeni esinothileko ngemrhobeni weJordani ehlangothini lakwa-Israyeli. 12Kwathi bona woke ama-Israyeli akuzwe lokho, kwahlangana woke umkhambathi eTjhilo kobana ulwe nabo.
13Ama-Israyeli athumela uFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase enarheni yeGiliyadi, 14akhambisana namakhosana alitjhumi. Enye nenye beyijamele ikoro ngayinye yakwa-Israyeli, omunye nomunye wabo njengehloko yomndeni eenkorweni zakwa-Israyeli. 15Beza kebakwaRubeni, kebakwaGadi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase enarheni yeGiliyadi bathi kibo: 16“Nakhu okutjhiwo ngiwo woke umkhambathi kaSomnini, ‘Kubayini nenze isiphambeko esingaka phambi kwakaZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngokulisa namhlanjesi ukulandela uSomnini bese nizakhela i-aldari nijamelane noSomnini na? 17Bekungakaneli ngesono sePewori na? Bekube namhlanje besingakazihlambululi kiso begodu kuvele kiso amatshwenyeko ehlela umkhambathi wakaSomnini. 18Nina-ke senifulathela uSomnini kwanjesi! Nanijamelana noSomnini namhlanje, uzokuthukuthelela woke umkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli kusasa. 19Yeke nakube inarhenu ayikahlambuluki, yizani enarheni kaSomnini lapha kunethaberinakeli lakaSomnini khona bese nihlukaniselane nathi inarha phakathi. Kwaphela ningajamelani noSomnini namkha nijamelane nathi ngokuzakhela kwenu i-aldari elinye ngaphandle kwelakaSomnini uZimethu. 20U-Akani umsa kaZerarhi wenze isiphambeko ezintweni ezikhethelwe ukubhujiswa, ngalokho umkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli wawelwa bukhali! Angithi azange abhubhe yedwa ngesono sakheso?’ ”
21BakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase baphendula amakhosana weenkoro zakwa-Israyeli bathi: 22“UZimu uSomnini oyiKosi yamakhosi, iye, uZimu uSomnini oyiKosi yamakhosi nguye owaziko; ngitjho no-Israyeli ngokwakhe kumele azi bonyana esikwenzileko akusikho ukujamelana namkha ukufulathela uSomnini. Khona-ke ningasibabaleli namhlanje 23nakube i-aldari silakhele ukufulathela uSomnini namkha ukunikela iminikelo yokutjhiswa namkha iminikelo yeenthoro neyetjhebiswano. USomnini ngokwakhe akasibone umlandu nakube kunjalo. 24Kodwana koke lokho sikwenze ngokwesaba ngombana esikhathini esizako abantwabenu bangahle babuze bathi, ‘Ninasabelo sini kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli? 25USomnini wenze iJordani yaba mkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani.’ Yeke abantwabenu bangahle bangasavumi nakancani kobana bethu beze balotjhe uSomnini. 26Ngalokho sazitjela sathi, ‘Asizakheleni i-aldari.’ Kodwana azange silakhele imihlabelo yokutjhiswa namkha yetjhebiswano. 27Awa, sengelobufakazi kwaphela phakathi kwethu nani naphakathi kweenzukulwana ezizako ngemva kwethu bonyana nathi silotjhe phambi kwakaSomnini ngemihlabelwethu yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano kanye neminye ukuze abantwabenu bangathi kebethu esikhathini esizako, ‘Aninasabelo kuSomnini.’ 28Yeke sacabanga bonyana nange lokho bekungatjhiwo kithi namkha eenzukulwaneni zethu ngesikhathi esizako, besizakuthi, ‘Qalani, umfuziselo we-aldari lakaSomnini elenziwa bobaba, akusilo lemihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano, kodwana libufakazi phakathi kwethu nani.’ 29Angeze sajamelana noSomnini simfulathele namhlanjesi ekumlandeleni ngokwakha i-aldari! Asizukuletha imihlabelo yokutjhiswa, iminikelo yeenthoro namkha imihlabelo yetjhebiswano ngaphandle kwe-aldarini lakaSomnini uZimethu eliphambi kwethaberinakeli!”
30Lokha uFiniyasi umphristi namakhosana womkhambathi, iinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli ebegade banaye nabezwa amezwi akhulunywe ngebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase, baneliseka. 31UFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi wathi kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadai nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase: “Namhlanje siyazi bonyana uSomnini uphakathi kwethu ngombana anikenzi isiphambeko ngokujamelana naye. Ngalokho nisindise ama-Israyeli esandleni sakaSomnini.”
32UFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi namakhosana basuka kebakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi enarheni yakwaGiliyadi baya enarheni yeKanana kuma-Israyeli, bawabikela ngekhambo labo. 33Umbiko lowo wanelisa ama-Israyeli, abe adumisa uZimu. Azange asakhuluma godu ngokulwa nangokurhayila inarha yebakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi. 34BakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi bathiya i-aldarelo bathi: “Bufakazi.” Benza lokho ngombana bathi: “Libufakazi phakathi kwethu kobana uSomnini unguZimu.”
