Kwathi bonke abantu beza ukumnika uDavida ukudla ukudla kusesemini, uDavida wafunga wathi: UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, njalo, uba nginambitha isinkwa loba yini enye lize litshone ilanga.
AbAhluleli 20:23 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka bakhala phambi kukaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, bacela iseluleko kuJehova bathi: “Ngiphinde ngenyuke ngiyokulwa nabantwana bakwaBhenjamini, umfowethu na?” Khona-ke uJehova wathi: “Khuphukani ngiyokulwa naye. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka, bakhala phambi kukaNkulunkulu kwaze kwahlwa; babuza kuJehova, bathi: “Siyakuphinda sisondele ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu na?” UJehova wathi: “Yenyukelani kuye.” IsiZulu 2020 Abakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka, bayokhala phambi kukaSimakade kwaze kwaba kusihlwa; babuza kuSimakade, bathi: “Siphinde yini sisondele kubafowethu bakwaBhenjamini siyolwa nabo, na?” USimakade wathi: “Khuphukani, nilwe nabo.” |
Kwathi bonke abantu beza ukumnika uDavida ukudla ukudla kusesemini, uDavida wafunga wathi: UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, njalo, uba nginambitha isinkwa loba yini enye lize litshone ilanga.
Ngizohamba ngibuyele endaweni yami baze basivume isiphambeko sabo futhi bafune ubuso bami; osizini lwabo bayongifuna kusenesikhathi.
UJoshuwa waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wawa ngobuso emhlabathini phambi komphongolo kaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli, bathela uthuli emakhanda abo.
UJoshuwa wayesethi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova, ubaweliseleni lababantu iJordani ukuba usinikele esandleni sama-Amori ukuba asibhubhise na? Sengathi ngabe sathokoza kuNkulunkulu, sahlala phesheya kweJordani!
Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambuza uJehova, bathi: “Ngubani phakathi kwethu oyakusikhuphukela kuqala ukulwa namaKhanani na?
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basebezilungisa, bakhuphukela endlini kaNkulunkulu, bacela iseluleko kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Ngumuphi kithi ozokhuphukela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na?” UJehova wathi: “UJuda makakhuphuke kuqala.”
Abantu, amadoda akwa-Israyeli, baziqinisa, babuye bahlela impi endaweni ababehleleke kuyo ngosuku lokuqala.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basondela ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesibili.
Abantu base befika endlini kaNkulunkulu, bahlala khona kwaze kwahlwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu; baphakamisa izwi labo, bakhala kakhulu;
Kumelwe usuke lapho, ufike ethafeni laseThabhori; amadoda amathathu ayakuhlangana nawe ekhuphukela kuNkulunkulu eBethele, omunye ethwele izimbuzi ezintathu, omunye ephethe izinkwa ezintathu, omunye ephethe imvaba lewayini.
Izithunywa zafika eGibeya likaSawule, zamemezela lezi zindaba ezindlebeni zabantu, futhi bonke abantu baphakamisa amazwi abo bakhala inyembezi.
Basebebuthana eMispa, bakha amanzi, bawathulula phambi kweNkosi, bazila ukudla ngalolosuku, bathi lapho: Sonile eNkosini. USamuweli wayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eMispa.