Bantfu bayasola
1Kubo lobo busuku bonkhe bantfu bakhihla lesikhulu sililo. 2Onkhe ema-Israyeli asola boMosi na-Aroni atsi kubo: “Kube samane safela eGibhithe nome ehlane. 3Simakadze usiletseleni kulelive kutsi sitewubulawa bese kutfunjwa bafati betfu nebantfwabetfu? Kungete kwaba ncono yini kutsi sincandzeke sibuyele eGibhithe?” 4Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Asikhetse umholi, sincandzeke sibuyele eGibhithe.”
5BoMosi na-Aroni bakhotsamisa buso babo embikwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli lesasihlangene lapho. 6Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, naKhalebi, umsa waJefune, lababehambe nalamadvodza labeyewuhlola lelive, badzabula timphahla tabo, 7bakhuluma kulesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli, batsi: “Lelive silihambe lonkhe, silihlola; salikhandza kutsi lihle kakhulu. 8Nangabe Simakadze asitfokotela, utasihola, siyewungena kulelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, asiphe lona. 9Musani kuhlubuka Simakadze, futsi ningabesabi nalabantfu balelive, ngobe sitabagwinya. Sivikelo sabo sesihambile, kodvwa Simakadze unatsi. Ningabesabi.” 10Sonkhe sive savele satimisela kubagcoba ngematje. Kwase kubonakala inkhatimulo yaSimakadze ethendeni lekuhlangana; onkhe ema-Israyeli ayibona.
Mosi uthandazela sive
11Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Labantfu batawuchubeka nekungedzelela kuze kube ngunini? Batakwala kukholwa ngimi kuze kube ngunini, etikwaletibonakaliso temimangaliso lengitente kubo? 12Ngitawubashaya ngesifo sitekubabhubhisa, kodvwa wena ngitakwenta ube nguyise wesive lesitawuba sikhulu sibe nemandla kunabo.”
13Mosi wakhuluma kuSimakadze, watsi: “EmaGibhithe atakuva ngaleyontfo. Lesive wasikhipha emkhatsini wawo ngemandla akho. 14Loko ayakukutjela letive letakhe kulelive. Nabo labantfu bakulesive sebevile kutsi wena, Simakadze, usemkhatsini walesive nekutsi wena, Simakadze, ubonakala kuso buso nebuso; lifu lakho lihlala etikwabo, nekutsi emini uhamba embikwabo ngensika yelifu, bese kutsi ebusuku uhambe embikwabo ngensika yemlilo. 15Nawusibulala ngasikhatsi sinye lesive sonkhe, tonkhe letive letiwuvile lombiko ngawe tiyawutsi: 16‘Simakadze wehlulekile kungenisa lesive sakhe eveni labefunge kutsi utasingenisa kulo; wababulalela ehlane bonkhe.’ 17Ngako-ke ngicela kutsi Simakadze akhombise emandla akhe, njengobe asho, watsi: 18‘Simakadze uyephuta kutfukutsela andze ngemusa, atsetselele sono nekuhlubuka. Noko lonelicala akamshiyi angakamjezisi; yena ujezisa bantfwana ngesono saboyise situkulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.’ 19Njengobe wena, Simakadze, unelutsandvo lolukhulu, tsetselela sono salabantfu njengobe bewusolo ubatsetselela, kusukela besuka eGibhithe kuze kube ngunyalo.”
20Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Sengibatsetselele, njengobe ucelile. 21Kodvwa ngiyetsembisa ngitsi ngifunga kuphila kwami nenkhatimulo yami legcwele umhlaba wonkhe, 22kute nome munye walabantfu lababona inkhatimulo yami netibonakaliso letiyimimangaliso lengatenta eGibhithe nasehlane kodvwa bangete bangilalela, bangilinga emahlandla lalishumi, 23kute namunye wabo loyawulibona lelive lengafunga ngalo kuboyisemkhulu kutsi ngitabanika lona. Kute namunye lotalibona kulabo labangedzelela. 24Kodvwa njengobe inceku yami Khalebi anemoya lowehlukile futsi ungilandzela ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe, ngitamngenisa kulelive laya kulo, nebatukulu bakhe bayawulidla libe lifa labo. 25Njengobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani ahlala kulesigodzi, ncandzeka kusasa ucondze ngasehlane ngemgwaco lobheke ngaseLwandle Lolubovu.”
Simakadze ujezisa bantfu ngekusola kwabo
26Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi: 27“Kutawuze kube ngunini lesive lesikhohlakele singisola? Sengikuvile kusola kwalama-Israyeli lakhononako. 28Ngako-ke batjele utsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami kutsi ngitakwenta kini tona kanye leto tintfo benginive nitisho. 29Nitakufa, tidvumbu tenu tigcwale lonkhe lelihlane, nonkhe nine lenineminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu nangenela lubalo, nangisola nekungisola. 30Kute nome munye wenu loyawungena kulelo live lengalifungela ngekuphakamisa sandla kutsi kutawuba likhaya lenu, ngaphandle kwaboKhalebi, umsa waJefune, kanye naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni. 31Bantfwabenu lenakhuluma ngabo natsi batawubulawa batfunjwe, mine-ke ngitabangenisa futsi balati lelive lenilalile. 32Kodvwa nine nitawufela lapha ehlane. 33Bantfwabenu batawuba belusi khona lapha, kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-40, bahlupheka ngenca yekungetsembeki kwenu, kuze kufe newekugcina wenu. 34Niyawuhlupheka kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-40 ngenca yetono tenu, umnyaka umele lilanga linye lalawo langema-40, lenawacitsa nihlolisisa lelive, kuze nati kahle kutsi kuyini kumelana kwenu nami.’ 35Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile, futsi ngitakwenta loko kuso sonkhe lesive lesonakele lesihlanganele kumelana nami. Batawuhlangana nesiphetfo sabo lapha kulelihlane, baphelele khona.”
36Ngako lamadvodza labetfunywe nguMosi kuyawuhlola lelive ase abuya afaka umoya wekusola kuso sonkhe sive ngalombiko wawo lomubi ngalelive, 37yebo, lamadvodza lafike asakata lomoya wekusola ngekuletsa umbiko lomubi ngalelive, ashaywa ngesifo afa, embikwaSimakadze. 38Emkhatsini walamadvodza laya kuyawuhlola lelive kwasala boJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, naKhalebi, umsa waJefune.
Imitamo yekucala yekuhlasela lelo live
39Watsi kube Mosi awabikele onkhe ema-Israyeli loko, akhala kakhulukati.
40Ekuseni ngeluvivi ngakusasa enyukela etulu acondza eveni letintsaba, afike atsi: “Sonile, sitakuya eveni Simakadze lasetsembisa lona.” 41Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Pho, nentelani lokungawulaleli umyalo waNkulunkulu? Loku ngeke kuphumelele! 42Ningacali nenyuke, ngobe Simakadze akekho emkhatsini wenu. Titsa tenu titawunehlula, 43ngobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani atawuhlangana nani lapho. Njengobe nisukile kuSimakadze, naye angeke abe nani, ngako nitakuwa ngelusiko lwenkemba.”
44Noko bajinge benyukela etulu eveni letintsaba, nome Mosi kanye nelibhokisi lesivumelwane lalingakesuswa enkambu. 45Ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani labehlala kulelo live letintsaba ehla atewubahlasela, abehlula abacosha, adzimate ababeka eHoma.
