Joshuwa 3:16 - Siswati 1996 Bible emanti labechamuka ngenhla kwabo ema tindvonga angabe asageleta. Ema aba tindvonga letindze letaze tefika edolobheni lekwakutsiwa yi-Adamu ngaseSarethani, kwatsi lawa labegeleta abheke entansi elwandle lwase-Arabha, Lwandle Lweluswayi, ancamuka. Ngako sive sonkhe sewela malungana neJerikho. |
Bhana, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abesikhulu saseThanaki, naseMegido, nakulo lonkhe lase Bhethi Shani, ngaseSarethani ngentasi kweJezreyeli, kusuka eBhethi Shani, kuze kuyewufika e-Abela Mehola, nangesheya kubheka ngaseJokmeyamu.
Inkhosi yentelwa tonkhe letintfo ngetimfolomu telibumba etsafeni laseJordane emkhatsini weSukhothi neSarethani.
Kwenteke njani kuwe, Lwandle Lolubovu, kutsi bewungaze ubaleke? Nawe Jordane, wentiwe yini kuma ungageleti?
Simakadze usesihlalweni sebukhosi, ubusa zamcolo. Simakadze usesihlalweni sebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.
Emanti elwandle wawabutsela ndzawonye, kwaba shangatsi uwagcwalisa embiteni; wenta titiba netitibakati tetilwandle.
Lwandle walugucula lwaba ngumhlabatsi lowomile, bokhokho bewela umfula ngetinyawo. Wotani sijabule kuye.
Indlela yakho yadzabula lwandle, umvila wakho uselwandle lolujulile, noko tinyatselo takho tatingabonakali.
Mosi welula sandla sakhe wasengamisa etikwelwandle, Simakadze wakhweshisa emanti elwandle ngemoya lonemandla wasemphumalanga lowahhusha busuku bonkhe. Wenta lwandle lwaba ngumhlabatsi lowomile; emanti ehlukana ekhatsi.
Sive sema-Israyeli sewela Lwandle Lolubovu sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile, emanti aba tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele sabo.
Kodvwa ema-Israyeli wona abewele emhlabatsini lowomile elwandle, futsi nemanti ajinge achubeka kuma tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele.
Ngekufutsa kwemakhala akho emanti elwandle ancwabelana ndzawonye, yebo, ema aba tindvonga. Kujula kwelwandle kwacina njengemgcwaco.
Kwaya ngani ngingakhandzi muntfu nangifika? Ngesikhatsi ngimemeta, kwabate leni losabelako? Ingalo yami yayiyimfisha kakhulu yini kwekutsi yayinganisindzisa? Ngite yini mine emandla ekunephula? Mine ngekhuta kanye nje kome lwandle, ngigucula imifula ibe lugwadvule, tinhlanti tayo tibole ngenca yekweswela emanti, tife, tibulawe koma.
Yatsi kimi: “Lamanti lawa ageletela ngaseveni langasemphumalanga, ehle aze ayewufika eSigodzini saseJordane i-Arabha, lapho afike angene khona elwandle, emanti-ke lapho afike abe mnandzi.
Wekhuta lwandle, kome emanti alo; womisa yonkhe imifula yemanti. Tikhotsa taseBhashani tiyoma, iNtsaba iKhameli ihamuke, timbali taseLebanoni tibune.
Awu, Simakadze, kungabe bewuyitfukutselele yini imifula? Kungabe lulaka lwakho belumelene nemifudlana yini? Walutfukutselela yini lwandle ngesikhatsi ugibele emahhashi akho, netincola takho tekuncoba?
Ngaseningizimu litawufaka liHlane laseSini kugudla umnyele waka-Edomu. Ngasemphumalanga, umnyele utawucala ngaseningizimu ngasekugcineni kweLwandle Lweluswayi,
Lawa-ke ngemavi aMosi lawakhuluma kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli basesehlane ngasemphumalanga nemfula iJordane, e-Arabha, macondzana neSufi, emkhatsini wePharani neThofeli, neLabani, neHaserothi, neDizahabi.
Ngasenshonalanga lelive labo lalihamba lize liyewufika emfuleni iJordane, e-Arabha, lalisuka eKhinerethi lize liyewufika eLwandle lwase-Arabha, Lwandle Lweluswayi, ngaphansi kwemacele asePhisga.
Waphindze wabusa emphumalanga ne-Arabha kusukela eLwandle iKhinerethi kuye eLwandle lwase-Arabha, lekuLwandle Lweluswayi, kuye eBhethi Jeshimothi, kwemuke kuye ngaseningizimu emaceleni eNtsaba iPhisga.
Umnyele walo wangaseningizimu wawusuka esikhunjini lesasingasekugcineni ngaseningizimu yeLwandle Lweluswayi,
Wawusuka eJanoha ucondze e-Atharothe naseNara, utsintse eJerikho, uphumele ngale eJordane.
Kutawutsi tinyawo tebaphristi labetfwele lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, iNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe, natinyatsela emanti emfula iJordane, emanti emfula iJordane atakuma angete ageleta, lamanti lachamuka ngenhla atakuma abe yindvundvuma.”
Atsi kube onkhe emakhosi ema-Amori ngasenshonalanga neJordane kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi emaKhenani elugwini lwelwandle eve kutsi Simakadze wayomisa kanjani iJordane embikwema-Israyeli saze sewela sonkhe, angenwa ngemanti emadvolweni, akaphindzanga aba nesibindzi sekubhekana nema-Israyeli.
Atsi kube lamacilongo langema-300 akhale, Simakadze wasanganisa onkhe lawo madvodza labekuleyo nkambu yemaMidiyani, agucukelana odvwana, agwazana. Imphi yonkhe yesuka yabaleka yacondza eBhethi Shitha kuya eSerera, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni we-Abela Mehola, eceleni kweThabhathi.