Ukuthoma kwekulumo kaMosi kuma-Israyeli
1Le, yikulumo kaMosi ayethula kuma-Israyeli woke ngepumalanga yeJordani erhalawumbeni, okutjho umrhoba we-Araba emalungana neSufi hlangana neParana ngehlangothini elinye neTofeli, iLabana, iRhatserothi kanye neDizahaba ngakelinye. 2Bekuthatha amalanga alitjhumi nanye kwaphela ukusuka eRhorebe ukuya eKhadetjhi-Bharineya ngendlela yentabeni iSeyiri, 3kodwana uMosi wethula ikulumo le kuma-Israyeli ngemva kweminyaka ematjhumi amane. Gade kulilanga lokuthoma lenyanga yetjhumi nanye lokha uMosi nakhuluma nama-Israyeli ikulumo uSomnini amyale bona ayitjho kiwo. 4Lokho kwaba ngemva kobana ahlule uSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori egade ihlala eRhetjhibhoni; godu wahlula no-Ogi etatawini lokulwa e-Edreyi. U-Ogi lo, bekayikosi yeBhatjhani egade ihlala e-Atjhitarothi.
5Kwathi nabangepumalanga yeJordani, ngenarheni yakwaMowabi, uMosi wakubeka emahlombakhe bonyana aveze umthetho lo emtarini, wathi:
6USomnini uZimethu wathi kithi nasiseRhorebe: “Sele nihlezi isikhathi eside ngokwaneleko entabenapha. 7Nje-ke jikani nifudukele eentabeni zama-Amori nakibo boke abomakhelwana bawo, okutjho umrhoba we-Araba, iintaba nemibundu yeTjhefela, isewula yenarha yamaKanana, isifunda seligu neLibhanoni bekuyokufika emlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe. 8Qalani, ngibeke inarha phambi kwenu. Ngenani nithumbe inarha mina Somnini engafunga kiboyihlomkhulu u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo kobana ngizayinikela bona neenzukulwana zabo ngemva kwabo.”
9Ngesikhatheso mina Mosi ngathi kini: “Afeke, angeze ngakghona ukunithwala ngingedwa. 10Qala bona uSomnini uZimu unandise kangangani: Namhlanje sese nifana neenkwekwezi zomkayi ngobunengi. 11Bengifisa inga uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu bekanganandisa kayikulungwana ngobunengi abe anibusise njengombana anithembisile, 12kodwana ngizowathwala njani amacalenu, imirarwenu nemibangwenu ngingedwa na? 13Khethani amadoda ahlakaniphileko, anombono nelemuko ukuya ngokweenkoro zenu ukuze ngiwabeke bona abe ziinhloko zenu.” 14Nangiphendula nathi: “Into ositjela yona le, kuhle bonyana siyenze.” 15Yeke ngathatha iinhloko zeenkoro zenu, okumadoda ahlakaniphileko nanelemuko ngawabeka bonyana abe ziinhloko phezu kwenu, abe ziinduna zeenkulungwana, zamakhulu, zamatjhumi amahlanu, zamatjhumi okutjho bona abe ziinkhulu kizo zoke iinkoro zenu. 16Ngesikhatheso ngathi kubagwebi benu: “Lalelani imilandu ngokufanako hlangana komuntu nomuntu; nigwebe ngokulunga phakathi komuntu nomfowabo namkha isikhonzi esihlala naye. 17Ningakhethi ubuso nanigwebako; nilalele obuthakathaka nonamandla ngokufanako. Ningethuswa bubuso bomuntu ngombana ukugweba ngekwakaZimu. Umlandu obudisi kini uletheni kimi, mina ngizawulalela.” 18Nganiyala ngesikhatheso ngakho koke okwakumele nikwenze.
Ikhambo erhalawumbeni
19Nje-ke safuduka eRhorebe sadabula erhalawumbeni elikhulu nelesabekako enalibonako endleleni eya eentabeni zama-Amori njengombana sayalwa nguSomnini uZimethu besafika eKhadetjhi-Bharineya. 20Godu ngathi kini: “Angithi niyabona bonyana sele nifike eentabeni zama-Amori esizinikelwe nguSomnini uZimethu? 21Arha-ke, uSomnini uZimenu ubeke inarha phambi kwenu; khuphukani niyithumbe njengombana uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu anitjelile. Ningesabi namkha niphele amandla.” 22Noke natjhidela hlanu kwami nathi: “Asithumele amadoda phambi kwethu kobana ayosiqalela inarha bese asilethele ilizwi lokobana sithathe yiphi indlela yamadorobho esizakudlula kiwo.” 23Kwabonakala kukuhle kimi lokho, nje-ke ngathatha amadoda alitjhumi nambili phakathi kwenu kwaba yindoda yinye ikoro nekoro. 24Akhamba-ke anyukela eentabeni abe afika emrhobeni we-Etjhikolo awuhlola. 25Athi nabuyako eza asiphathele ezinye zeenthelo zenarha leyo abe asipha nombiko othi: “Yinarha ehle esiyiphiwe nguSomnini uZimethu.”
26Khonapho nakhunyalala azange nenyuke, nalwa nomyalo kaZimenu, 27naba neensolo ngematendenenu nathi: “Kungebanga lokobana uSomnini asizondile bona asikhuphe enarheni yeGibhide ukuze asinikelele ngama-Amori kobana asirhayile. 28Alo, sizakuyaphi nje? Nabafowethu napa nabo basethusile bathi abantwaba banengi begodu bandlondlobele kunathi. Amadorobho wakhona makhulu begodu anemithangala etjhayisa emkayini. Phezu kwalokho sibone neenzukulwana zaka-Anakhi lapho.”
29Nje-ke ngathi kini: “Ningabi nevalo begodu ningesabi ngabantwabo. 30NguSomnini uZimenu okhamba ngaphambi kwenu, yena uzanilwela. Uzanilwela njengombana enza eGibhide niqalile, 31nanjengombana enza erhalawumbeni lapha nabona khona bonyana uSomnini uZimenu wanithwala njengobaba nathwala umntwanakhe. Wanithwala endlelenenu yoke benafika endaweni le.”
32Nangaphezu kwelizwi enginitjele lona, azange nethembe uSomnini uZimenu, 33owakhamba phambi kwenu ekhambeni lenu ngomlilo ebusuku nangelifu emini kobana anifunele iindawo zokuhloma amatendenu nokunibonisa indlela okufanele nikhambe ngayo.
34Lokha uSomnini nezwa enikutjhwileko, wathukuthela bewafunga wathi: 35“Akunamuntu namunye wesizukulwana esikhohlakelekwesi ozakubona inarha ehle engafunga bonyana ngizayinikela aboyihlomkhulu, 36ngaphandle kwakaKalebi umsa kaJefune. Yena uzayibona begodu ngizamnikela inarha agadanga kiyo, yena neenzukulwana zakhe ngombana ulandele uSomnini ngokupheleleko.”
37USomnini nami wangithukuthelela ngebanga lenu bewathi kimi: “Nawe abe awuzukungena enarheni leyo, ngiyakutjela! 38UJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni omsizakho, nguye ozakungena. Yena-ke mkhuthaze ngombana nguye ozokuthumbisa ama-Israyeli inarha leyo. 39Ababuthakathaka benu egade nibathukwele bonyana bazakuba yipango okutjho abantwabenu abangakwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kokuhle nokumbi, ngibo abazakungena. Ngizabanikela yona begodu ngibo abazayithumba. 40Kodwana nina-ke, jikani nifuduke niye erhalawumbeni ngendlela yelwandle lomGaba.”
41Nje-ke nangiphendula nathi: “Maye thina, sonile phambi kwakaSomnini! Sizakukhuphuka ngokwethu silwe njengombana uSomnini uZimethu asiyalile.” Nabhinca, enye nenye indoda phakathi kwenu yahloma ngeenhlabano zayo zepi ngombana kwabonakala kulula kini ukukhuphukela eentatjaneni. 42USomnini wathi nginitjele bonyana ningakhuphuki namkha nilwe ngombana akakho phakathi kwenu. Nakungasinjalo nizokuhlulwa zizitha zenu. 43Yeke ngakhuluma nani kodwana azange beningilalele. Esikhundleni salokho nalwa nomyalo kaSomnini, nanghanghabala nakhuphukela eentatjaneni. 44Kwasuka ama-Amori ahlala eentabenezo anikhandela anikhweza ummango njengeenyosi nazithutha abesana abe anidulela ngeSeyiri ukuyokufika eRhorema. 45Nabuya lapho nalila phambi kwakaSomnini. USomnini azange abe anilalele ekububuleni kwenu begodu azange anitjheje.
Indlela ezombako yama-Israyeli ukuya eKanana
46Sahlala isikhathi eside eKhadetjhi. Ngemva kwesikhathi
