Kwewelwa Lwandle Lolubovu
1Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: 2“Tjela ema-Israyeli kutsi akancandzeke ayekumisa embikwePhi Hahirothi emkhatsini weMigdoli neLwandle Lolubovu. Afanele emise eceleni kwelwandle abhekane ngco naBhali Sefoni. 3Faro utawucabanga kutsi sive sema-Israyeli sesididekile, sivinjetelwe lihlane. 4Ngitakwenta inhlitiyo yaFaro ibe lukhuni, bese uyanicosha, kodvwa ngiyawutentela ludvumo, ngincobe Faro nemabutfo akhe. EmaGibhithe ayawuhlala ati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.” Ema-Israyeli enta njalo.
5Kwatsi Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, nabikelwa kutsi ema-Israyeli asahambile, Faro netiphatsimandla takhe bagucula umcondvo wabo. Batsi: “Hawu, yini lena lesesiyentile? Sesiyekele ema-Israyeli ahamba! Sesilahlekelwe tigcili!” 6Faro walungisa incola yakhe yemphi kanye nemabutfo akhe. 7Watsatsa tincola temphi telikhetselo letatingema-600 nato tonkhe letinye tincola temphi taseGibhithe, kwaba nguleyo naleyo yabekelwa tindvuna. 8Simakadze wenta inhlitiyo yaFaro yaba lukhuni. Faro waphuma nemphi yakhe wacosha ema-Israyeli labesaphumile ahamba ngesibindzi. 9Emabutfo emaGibhithe labenemahhashi, netincola temphi, nebagibeli bato acosha ema-Israyeli, awakhandzanisa lapho abemise khona ngaseLwandle Lolubovu eceleni kwePhi Hahirothi embikweBhali Sefoni.
10Ema-Israyeli atsi ayabuka abona Faro etile nemphi yakhe asondzela, ase efikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu. Atikhalela kuSimakadze. 11Atsi kuMosi: “Kungobe bekute yini emathuna lena eGibhithe lokutsi uze usikhiphe usiletse sitewufela lapha ehlane? Yini lena losentele yona? Usikhipheleni le eGibhithe? 12Asizange sikutjele yini siseseGibhithe satsi: ‘Hlukana natsi, usiyekele sigcilatwe ngemaGibhithe lokungenani’? Bekuyawuba ncono kube mane wasiyekela sagcilatwa ngemaGibhithe kunekutsi sitewufela lapha ehlane.”
13Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningesabi, manini sibindzi, nicine, nitawubona kusindzisa kwaSimakadze latanentela kona lamuhla. LamaGibhithe leniwabonako lamuhla aniseyiwuphindze niwabone futsi. 14Simakadze utanilwela; nine thulani nje.”
15Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Ukhalelani kimi? Tjela ema-Israyeli kutsi akachubekele embili. 16Phakamisa indvuku yakho uyengamise etikwelwandle. Emanti atakwehlukana ekhatsi, kuze sive sema-Israyeli sewele lwandle sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile. 17Tinhlitiyo temaGibhithe ngitente taba lukhuni kangangekutsi atanilandzela, kodvwa ngitatentela ludvumo ngekuncoba Faro, nemabutfo akhe, lanemahhashi netincola temphi. 18EmaGibhithe ayawungati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngiwancobile ngisho naFaro nemphi yakhe, netincola takhe temphi nebagibeli bemahhashi akhe imbala.”
19Ingilosi yaNkulunkulu leyayihamba embikwesive sema-Israyeli yakhwesha nyova, yema ngemuva kwaso; nayo lensika yelifu yesuka embikwabo yema emvakwabo, 20yabasemkhatsini wesive saseGibhithe nesive sema-Israyeli. Lelifu laba bumnyama esiveni saseGibhithe, kodvwa laba kukhanya esiveni sema-Israyeli ngabo bonkhe lobo busuku. Sive semaGibhithe nesive sema-Israyeli atizange tihlangane.
21Mosi welula sandla sakhe wasengamisa etikwelwandle, Simakadze wakhweshisa emanti elwandle ngemoya lonemandla wasemphumalanga lowahhusha busuku bonkhe. Wenta lwandle lwaba ngumhlabatsi lowomile; emanti ehlukana ekhatsi. 22Sive sema-Israyeli sewela Lwandle Lolubovu sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile, emanti aba tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele sabo. 23EmaGibhithe acosha ema-Israyeli awalandzela, angena ekhatsi nelwandle ngemahhashi awo onkhe, netincola tawo temphi kanye nebashayeli bato. 24Kwatsi kuseluvivi, Simakadze wabuka phansi asensikeni yemlilo neyelifu abuka imphi yemaGibhithe, emabutfo aseGibhithe wawasanganisa. 25Wenta kutsi emasondvo etincola temphi abhajwe adzimate ahamba matima. EmaGibhithe atsi: “Asibaleke sisuke la kuma-Israyeli, ngobe Simakadze uyawalwela.”
26Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Yelula sandla sakho usengamise etikwelwandle, khona lamanti atewukwehlela atseleke etikwemaGibhithe, nasetikwetincola tawo temphi kanye nasetikwebagibeli bawo bemahhashi.” 27Ngako Mosi welula sandla sakhe wasengamisa etikwelwandle, emanti abuyela endzaweni yawo nakudzabuka kusa; emaGibhithe atsi ayabaleka emanti awakhukhula. Simakadze wawatsintsitsela ekujuleni kwelwandle onkhe emaGibhithe. 28Emanti abuya ambonya tincola temphi, nebagibeli bemahhashi, nawo onkhe emabutfo aFaro labecosha ema-Israyeli. Kute nome munye lowasindza. 29Kodvwa ema-Israyeli wona abewele emhlabatsini lowomile elwandle, futsi nemanti ajinge achubeka kuma tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele.
30Kungalelo langa-ke lapho Simakadze asindzisa ema-Israyeli esandleni semaGibhithe. Ema-Israyeli abona tidvumbu temaGibhithe elugwini lwelwandle. 31Atsi ema-Israyeli nabona emandla lamakhulu Simakadze labewakhombise ngekubhubhisa emaGibhithe, acalela phansi kwesaba Simakadze nekubeka litsemba lawo kuye nakuMosi, inceku yakhe.
