UNumeri 14
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UNumeri 14
Sengathi ngabe safela ezweni laseGibhithe! Bubula kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
1Ibandla lonke laphakamisa izwi lalo, lakhala; basebekhala abantu ngalobobusuku.
2Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni, inhlangano yonke yathi kubo: “Sengathi nga safa ezweni laseGibhithe! noma ngabe uNkulunkulu usifele ogwadule!
3UJehova usiletheleni kuleli zwe ukuba siwe ngenkemba, omkethu nabantwana bethu babe yimpango na? Bekungengcono yini ukuba sibuyele eGibithe na?
4Base bethi omunye komunye: “Asizibekele umbusi, sibuyele eGibithe.”
5OMose no-Aroni bawa ngobuso babo phambi kwenhlangano yonke yenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
6UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababephakathi kwabahlola izwe, baklebhula izingubo zabo.
7Basebekhuluma kulo lonke ixuku labantwana bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola lilizwe elihle kakhulu.
8Uma uJehova ethokoza ngathi, uyakusingenisa kuleli zwe, asinike lona; izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.
9Ningahlubuki uJehova, ningabesabi abantu bezwe; ngoba bayisinkwa sethu; ukuzivikela kwabo kususiwe kubo, futhi iNkosi inathi; ningabesabi.
10Kodwa ibandla lonke lalaya ukuthi bakhandwe ngamatshe. Inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kwabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
11INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Koze kube nini lababantu bengidlala? Koze kube nini bengangikholwa ngenxa yazo zonke izibonakaliso engizenzile phakathi kwabo na?
12Ngiyakubashaya ngesifo, ngibaphuce, ngenze wena ube yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla kunabo.
13UMozisi wasesithi eNkosini: AmaGibhithe azakuzwa, ngoba wena ukhuphule lababantu phakathi kwabo ngamandla akho;
14Bazakutshela 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.
15Uma ubulala bonke laba bantu njengomuntu munye, izizwe ezizwele udumo lwakho ziyakukhuluma zithi:
16Ngoba iNkosi yayingelamandla okungenisa lababantu elizweni eyabathembisa isifungo, ngakho yababulala enkangala.
17Manje, ngiyanincenga, mawabe makhulu amandla eNkosi yami, njengoba nje nishilo ngokuthi:
18UJehova uyabekezela, unomusa omkhulu, othethelela ububi neziphambeko, angahlambululi onecala nangayiphi indlela, ahambele ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuze kube isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine.
19Xolela ububi balaba bantu ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho, njengalokho ubathethelele laba bantu kusukela eGibithe kuze kube manje.
20INkosi yasisithi: Ngithethelele njengelizwi lakho.
21Kodwa kuphila kwami, umhlaba wonke uzagcwala inkazimulo yeNkosi.
22Ngokuba bonke labo bantu ababona inkazimulo yami nezimangaliso zami engazenza eGibithe nasehlane, manje sebengilingile izikhathi eziyishumi, abalalelanga izwi lami;
23Ngempela, ngeke balibone izwe engalifungela okhokho babo, futhi akekho noyedwa walabo abangiklolodelayo oyolibona.
24Kepha inceku yami uKalebi, lokhu wayenomunye umoya, wangilandela nokungilandela, ngiyakumyisa ezweni aya kulo; nenzalo yakhe iyakulidla.
25Ama-Amaleki namaKhanani ayehlala esigodini sasesigodini.
26UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
27Koze kube nini ngibekezelela leli bandla elibi elikhonona ngami na? Ngikuzwile ukukhonona kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababubula ngami.
28Tshono kibo uthi: Kuphila kwami, itsho iN kosi, njengokukhuluma kwenu ezindlebeni zami, ngizakwenza njalo kini.
29Izidumbu zenu zizawela ogwadule; nabo bonke ababalwayo kini ngokwenani lenu lonke, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, abakhononda ngami.
30Ngokuqinisekile aniyikungena ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukuba nihlale kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
31Kepha nina abantwana enasho ukuthi niyakuba yimpango, ngiyakubangenisa, balazi izwe enalidelela.
32Kepha nina, izidumbu zenu, ziyakuwa ogwadule.
33Abantwana benu bayakuzulazula iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, bathwale ubufebe benu, izidumbu zenu zibhujiswe ehlane.
34Ngokwenani lezinsuku enalihlola ngazo izwe, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, unyaka nonyaka, niyakuthwala ububi benu, iminyaka engamashumi amane, naphule izwi lami.
35Mina, iNkosi, ngathi: Ngokuqinisekile ngizokwenza lokhu kuyo yonke le nhlangano embi engibuthelene yona; kuleli hlane bayakuqedwa, bafele khona.
36Lamadoda uMose awathumayo ukuhlola izwe, abuya abangela ukuba inhlangano yonke ikhonone ngaye ngokuletha inhlamba phezu kwezwe;
37Lawo madoda aletha umbiko omubi ngezwe afa ngesifo phambi kukaJehova.
38Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ababephakathi kwamadoda ahamba ukuhlola izwe, babesaphila.
39UMose wawakhuluma lawo mazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; abantu badabuka kakhulu.
40Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba, bathi: “Bheka, silapha, senyukela endaweni uJehova ayithembisayo, ngokuba sonile.”
41Wayesethi uMose: “Neqelani izwi leNkosi na?” kodwa ngeke liphumelele.
42Ningakhuphuki, ngokuba uJehova akakho phakathi kwenu; funa nihlulwe phambi kwezitha zenu.
43Ngokuba ama-Amaleki namaKhanani akhona phambi kwenu, niyakuwa ngenkemba; ngoba seniphambukile eNkosini, ngakho iNkosi kayikuba lani.
44Kodwa baba nesibindi sokukhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba; nokho umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova noMose abasukanga ekamu.
45Khona-ke ama-Amaleki kanye namaKhanani ayehlala kuleyo ntaba ehla, futhi bawanqoba, abadungadulisa kwaze kwaba seHorma.
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