Ibandla lonke laphakamisa izwi lalo, lakhala; basebekhala abantu ngalobobusuku.
Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni, inhlangano yonke yathi kubo: “Sengathi nga safa ezweni laseGibhithe! noma ngabe uNkulunkulu usifele ogwadule!
UJehova usiletheleni kuleli zwe ukuba siwe ngenkemba, omkethu nabantwana bethu babe yimpango na? Bekungengcono yini ukuba sibuyele eGibithe na?
Base bethi omunye komunye: “Asizibekele umbusi, sibuyele eGibithe.”
OMose no-Aroni bawa ngobuso babo phambi kwenhlangano yonke yenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababephakathi kwabahlola izwe, baklebhula izingubo zabo.
Basebekhuluma kulo lonke ixuku labantwana bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola lilizwe elihle kakhulu.
Uma uJehova ethokoza ngathi, uyakusingenisa kuleli zwe, asinike lona; izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.
Ningahlubuki uJehova, ningabesabi abantu bezwe; ngoba bayisinkwa sethu; ukuzivikela kwabo kususiwe kubo, futhi iNkosi inathi; ningabesabi.
Kodwa ibandla lonke lalaya ukuthi bakhandwe ngamatshe. Inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kwabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Koze kube nini lababantu bengidlala? Koze kube nini bengangikholwa ngenxa yazo zonke izibonakaliso engizenzile phakathi kwabo na?
Ngiyakubashaya ngesifo, ngibaphuce, ngenze wena ube yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla kunabo.
UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: AmaGibhithe azakuzwa, ngoba wena ukhuphule lababantu phakathi kwabo ngamandla akho;
Bazakutshela abakhileyo kuleli zwe, ngoba bezwile ukuthi iNkosi yakho iphakathi kwalaba bantu, ukuthi iNkosi yakho ibonakala ubuso nobuso, nokuthi ifu lakho limi phezu kwabo nokuthi uphuma phambi kwabo emini isikhathi ensikeni yefu nasensikeni yomlilo ebusuku.
Uma ubulala bonke laba bantu njengomuntu munye, izizwe ezizwele udumo lwakho ziyakukhuluma zithi:
Ngoba iNkosi yayingelamandla okungenisa lababantu elizweni eyabathembisa isifungo, ngakho yababulala enkangala.
Manje, ngiyanincenga, mawabe makhulu amandla eNkosi yami, njengoba nje nishilo ngokuthi:
UJehova uyabekezela, unomusa omkhulu, othethelela ububi neziphambeko, angahlambululi onecala nangayiphi indlela, ahambele ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuze kube isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine.
Xolela ububi balaba bantu ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho, njengalokho ubathethelele laba bantu kusukela eGibithe kuze kube manje.
INkosi yasisithi: Ngithethelele njengelizwi lakho.
Kodwa kuphila kwami, umhlaba wonke uzagcwala inkazimulo yeNkosi.
Ngokuba bonke labo bantu ababona inkazimulo yami nezimangaliso zami engazenza eGibithe nasehlane, manje sebengilingile izikhathi eziyishumi, abalalelanga izwi lami;
Ngempela, ngeke balibone izwe engalifungela okhokho babo, futhi akekho noyedwa walabo abangiklolodelayo oyolibona.
Kepha inceku yami uKalebi, lokhu wayenomunye umoya, wangilandela nokungilandela, ngiyakumyisa ezweni aya kulo; nenzalo yakhe iyakulidla.
Ama-Amaleki namaKhanani ayehlala esigodini sasesigodini.
UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
Koze kube nini ngibekezelela leli bandla elibi elikhonona ngami na? Ngikuzwile ukukhonona kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababubula ngami.
Tshono kibo uthi: Kuphila kwami, itsho iN kosi, njengokukhuluma kwenu ezindlebeni zami, ngizakwenza njalo kini.
Izidumbu zenu zizawela ogwadule; nabo bonke ababalwayo kini ngokwenani lenu lonke, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, abakhononda ngami.
Ngokuqinisekile aniyikungena ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukuba nihlale kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
Kepha nina abantwana enasho ukuthi niyakuba yimpango, ngiyakubangenisa, balazi izwe enalidelela.
Kepha nina, izidumbu zenu, ziyakuwa ogwadule.
Abantwana benu bayakuzulazula iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, bathwale ubufebe benu, izidumbu zenu zibhujiswe ehlane.
Ngokwenani lezinsuku enalihlola ngazo izwe, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, unyaka nonyaka, niyakuthwala ububi benu, iminyaka engamashumi amane, naphule izwi lami.
Mina, iNkosi, ngathi: Ngokuqinisekile ngizokwenza lokhu kuyo yonke le nhlangano embi engibuthelene yona; kuleli hlane bayakuqedwa, bafele khona.
Lamadoda uMose awathumayo ukuhlola izwe, abuya abangela ukuba inhlangano yonke ikhonone ngaye ngokuletha inhlamba phezu kwezwe;
Lawo madoda aletha umbiko omubi ngezwe afa ngesifo phambi kukaJehova.
Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ababephakathi kwamadoda ahamba ukuhlola izwe, babesaphila.
UMose wawakhuluma lawo mazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; abantu badabuka kakhulu.
Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba, bathi: “Bheka, silapha, senyukela endaweni uJehova ayithembisayo, ngokuba sonile.”
Wayesethi uMose: “Neqelani izwi leNkosi na?” kodwa ngeke liphumelele.
Ningakhuphuki, ngokuba uJehova akakho phakathi kwenu; funa nihlulwe phambi kwezitha zenu.
Ngokuba ama-Amaleki namaKhanani akhona phambi kwenu, niyakuwa ngenkemba; ngoba seniphambukile eNkosini, ngakho iNkosi kayikuba lani.
Kodwa baba nesibindi sokukhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba; nokho umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova noMose abasukanga ekamu.
Khona-ke ama-Amaleki kanye namaKhanani ayehlala kuleyo ntaba ehla, futhi bawanqoba, abadungadulisa kwaze kwaba seHorma.
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