Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
Eksodusi 23:20 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Ngitawutfumela ingilosi ihambe ngembili kwenu inilondvolote nisahamba, inifikise endzaweni lenginilungiselele yona. |
Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
“Yangiphendvula yatsi: ‘Simakadze lengihamba embikwakhe utawutfumela ingilosi yakhe ihambe nawe, akuphumelelise endleleni yakho. Indvodzana yami uyawuyitsatsela umfati esiveni sakitsi, elusendvweni lwaketfu.
Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, lowangitsatsa endlini yababe, naseveni lakitsi lemdzabu, wakhuluma kimi waphindze wangetsembisa ngesifungo watsi: ‘Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho,’ utawutfuma ingilosi kutsi ikuhambele embili. Wena-ke, lomsa wami uyawumtsatsela intfombi kuleyo ndzawo ute nayo la.
Shangatsi lengilosi leyangiphephisa kuto tonkhe tingoti ingababusisa labafana. Shangatsi bangabitwa ngelibito lami, nangelibito labobabe Abrahama na-Isaka. Shangatsi bangandza, babe banyenti emhlabeni.”
Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyawuyala tingilosi takhe ngawe tikulondvolote ekuhambeni kwakho konkhe.
Ingilosi yaNkulunkulu leyayihamba embikwesive sema-Israyeli yakhwesha nyova, yema ngemuva kwaso; nayo lensika yelifu yesuka embikwabo yema emvakwabo,
behlelwe kutfutfumela neluvalo. Ngenca yamandla emkhono wakho, bayawutfomeka, banganyakati nakancane; kuze kwendlule sive sakho, yebo, kuze kwendlule sive sakho, lowasitsenga ebugcilini, Simakadze.
Uyawubangenisa ubahlanyele entsabeni yakho, indzawo leyakhetfwa nguwe, Simakadze, kutsi ibe likhaya lakho, indzawo lengcwele, Simakadze, lowayakha ngetandla takho.
Lengilosi yami iyawuhamba ngembili kwenu iningenise eveni lema-Amori, nelemaHethi, nelemaPheresi, nelemaKhenani, nelemaHivi, nelemaJebhusi, mine-ke ngibacotfule baphele nya.
Hamba-ke uyewuhola labantfu ubayise kulendzawo lengikhulume ngayo kuwe, ingilosi yami itawuhamba embikwakho. Kodvwa siyeta sikhatsi lapho ngitawubajezisa ngenca yekona kwabo.”
Ngitawutfumela ingilosi yami ihambe embikwenu ngikhiphe emaKhenani, nema-Amori, nemaHethi, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Kuko konkhe kukhatsateka kwabo naye abekhatsatekile, ingilosi yebukhona bakhe yabasindzisa, ngelutsandvo lwakhe nangemusa wakhe wabahlenga. Wabatsatsa wabetfwala kuwo onkhe emalanga akadzeni.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubavikela labo labahlala eJerusalema, kuze kutsi lababutsakatsaka kakhulu emkhatsini wabo babe njengaDavide, bese kutsi indlu yaDavide yona ifanane naNkulunkulu, ibe njengengilosi yaSimakadze lehamba embikwabo.
“Bukani la, ngiyawutfumela sitfunywa sami, lesiyawulungisa indlela embikwami. Masinyane loSimakadze lenimfunako uyakuta ethempelini lakhe. Yebo, sitfunywa sesivumelwane lenisifisako siyawufika,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
kodvwa satsi kube sikhale kuSimakadze, wakuva kukhala kwetfu wase utfumela ingilosi, wasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe. “Nyalo-ke sesilapha eKhadeshi, edolobhaneni lelisemnyeleni welive lakho.
Simakadze wamtfukutselela kakhulu nasahamba, ingilosi yaSimakadze yammela endleleni imvimbela. Bhalamu abegibele imbongolo yakhe, ahamba netinceku takhe letimbili.
“Lapho-ke iNkhosi iyawutsi kulabo labangesekudla sayo: ‘Wotani, nine lenibusiswe nguBabe! Wotani nitewudla lifa lembuso, lenawulungiselelwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.
Nase ngiyile nganilungisela indzawo, ngiyawubuya nginilandze, nite kimi, kuze kutsi lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze wachamuka eSinayi, kwasa kitsi nakavela eSeyiri, wakhanya aseNtsabeni iPharani. Wefika achamuka etinkhulungwaneni talabangcwele, weta kuvutsa umlilo ngasesandleni sakhe sangesekudla.
Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu matfupha utatikhipha aticoshe embikwenu. Utatidvungulula embikwenu, nine-ke nitabe seniyalidla lelive, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anetsembisa.
Joshuwa nasasedvute neJerikho watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona indvodza ime embikwakhe ihoshule inkemba yayo iyiphetse ngesandla sayo. Joshuwa wasondzela kuyo wayakuyibuta, wafike watsi: “Ukanye natsi yini nome umelene natsi?”
Yaphendvula yatsi: “Cha, kodvwa ngite lapha njengendvuna yemphi yaSimakadze.” Joshuwa wawa phansi ngebuso emhlabatsini, akhotsama, wayibuta watsi: “Ingabe inkhosi yami inamlayeto muni leyiwunika inceku yayo?”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Buka la, iJerikho sengiyetfule esandleni sakho, yona nenkhosi yayo kanye nemabutfo ayo.