Emacilongo esiliva
1Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: 2“Yakha emacilongo lamabili esiliva legcotjiwe; lamacilongo ayawusetjentiswa ekubiteni sive nasekudzilitweni kwemathende nase kutfutfwa. 3Nakushaywa lamacilongo lamabili, sive sonkhe siyawubutsana kuwe ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana. 4Kodvwa nakukhala linye licilongo kuphela, kuyawubutsana kuwe baholi bodvwa, lekungutona tinhloko tetive tema-Israyeli. 5Licilongo nalikhala tikhawu letimfisha kwekucala, tonkhe tive letingasemphumalanga tiyawuphuma tihambe. 6Licilongo nalikhala tikhawu letimfisha kwesibili, tonkhe tive letingaseningizimu tiyawuphuma tihambe. Ngako-ke emathende ayawudzilitwa, nangabe licilongo likhala tikhawu letimfisha, 7kodvwa nangabe kubitwa sive sonkhe, liyawukhala tikhawu letindze. 8Lamacilongo ayawushaywa ngemadvodzana a-Aroni, baphristi.
“Lomyalo uyakwentiwa sive sema-Israyeli kuto tonkhe titukulwane. 9Naniyakulwa imphi eveni lenu nihlaselwa titsa tinivimbetela, niyawukhalisa licilongo ngetikhawu tekuhlaba inyandzaleyo. Mine, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu ngiyakunikhumbula nginisite, bese ngiyanephula etitseni tenu. 10Nangemikhosi yenu yekujabula, ngemkhosi wekwetfwasa kwenyanga lensha nangaleminye imikhosi yekukhonta, niyawushaya emacilongo, nanetfula iminikelo yenu yekushiswa neminikelo yenu yekuthula lenguyona iyawuba sikhumbuto senu embikwaNkulunkulu wenu. Mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Ema-Israyeli ayatfutsa
11Mhlazana tingema-20, enyangeni yesibili, emnyakeni wesibili, lifu lelalisetikwelithende lesivumelwane laphakama. 12Sive sema-Israyeli satfutsa eHlane laseSinayi, siphuma ngeticheme taso. Lifu lahamba laze layakuma eHlane lasePharani.
13Babecala kutfutsa bayalwa nguSimakadze ngemlomo waMosi. 14Ticheme tesive sakaJuda tatfutsa kucala ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi wato bekunguNasoni, umsa wa-Aminadabi. 15Umholi wesicheme sesive saka-Isakhari bekunguNethaneli, umsa waSuwari. 16Umholi wesicheme sesive sakaZebuloni bekungu-Eliyabe, umsa waHeloni.
17Kwase kufutwa lelithende lekukhontela, emadvodzana akaGeshoni newakaMerari labenguwona etfwala lithende, aphuma ahamba.
18Kwase kulandzela ticheme tesive sakaRubeni ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi waso bekungu-Elisuri, umsa waShedewuri. 19Umholi wesive sakaSimeyoni bekunguShelumiyeli, umsa waSurishadayi. 20Umholi wesicheme sesive sakaGadi bekungu-Eliyasafa, umsa waDehuweli.
21Kwase kulandzela sicheme sesive semaKhohati lesasingusona setfwala tintfo letingcwele. Sona sasitsi sifika sikhandze lithende lekukhontela selakhiwe laphelela.
22Kwase kulandzela ticheme tesive saka-Efrayimu ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi waso bekungu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi. 23Umholi wesive sakaManase bekunguGamaliyeli, umsa waPhedasuri. 24Umholi wesive sakaBhenjamini bekungu-Abidani, umsa waGideyoni.
25Ekugcineni kwase kulandzela tigaba teticheme tesive sakaDani ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso letaba sivikelo sema-Israyeli ngemuva. Umholi waso bekungu-Ahiyezeri, umsa wa-Amishadayi. 26Umholi wesive saka-Asheri bekunguPhagiyeli, umsa wa-Okrani. 27Umholi wesicheme sesive sakaNaftali bekungu-Ahira, umsa wa-Enani. 28Loko-ke bekungukona kuhleleka kwekuphuma kwema-Israyeli ngekweticheme tawo, njalo nje nakatfutsa.
29Mosi wakhuluma kuHobabi, umsa waRehuweli, umMidiyani, uyisetala waMosi, watsi: “Tsine sesiyatfutsa lapha, sesiya eveni latsi Simakadze utasinika lona. Hamba kanye natsi, sitakuphatsa kahle, ngobe Simakadze ema-Israyeli uwetsembise tintfo letinhle.”
30Hobabi waphendvula watsi: “Cha, ngingeke ngihambe nani; sengibuyela eveni lakitsi nasesiveni sakitsi.”
31Mosi wamncenga atsi: “Mane ungasishiyi; wena phela uyati lapho kufanele simise khona kutsi ngusehlane; wena ungasisita ube liso letfu. 32Nawungahamba natsi, siyawuhlephunelana nawe konkhe lokuhle Simakadze layakusipha kona.”
Sive siyatfutsa
33Satsi sive sema-Israyeli nasisuka eNtsabeni yaSimakadze, satsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu sihamba. Libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lalihamba embikwabo ngawo onkhe lawo malanga lamatsatfu, libabukela indzawo lapho kwakufanele baphumule khona. 34Babetsi njalo nje nabatfutsako, lifu laSimakadze libesetikwabo emini.
35Kwakutsi njalo nakuphuma libhokisi lesivumelwane, Mosi atsi: “Phakama Simakadze, uhlakate titsa takho, ubacoshe labo labakutondzako.” 36Kwakutsi njalo nalima lelibhokisi, atsi: “Buya Simakadze, buya etigidzigidzini temindeni yaka-Israyeli.”
