Kwaba khona indlala, ezinsukwini zikaDavide, iminyaka emithathu ilandelana. UDavide wafuna ubuso bukaSimakade. USimakade wathi: “Lokhu kungenxa kaSawule nendlu yakhe abachitha igazi, ngokuba babulala abaseGibheyoni.”
UNumeri 27:21 - IsiZulu 2020 Uyakuma phambi kuka-Eleyazare, umphristi, oyombuzela ngokunquma kwe-Urimi phambi kukaSimakade; ngezwi lakhe bayakuphuma nangezwi lakhe bayakungena, yena nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, yebo, nayo yonke inhlangano.” IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Uyakuma phambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi oyakumbuzela ngokunquma kwe-Urimi* phambi kukaJehova; ngezwi lakhe bayakuphuma nangezwi lakhe bayakungena, yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kanye naye, yebo, yonke inhlangano.” Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Kumelwe ame phambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi oyobuza kuye ngokwesahlulelo se-Urimi phambi kukaJehova; ngezwi lakhe bayakuphuma, futhi ngezwi lakhe bayakungena, yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kanye naye, yebo yonke inhlangano. |
Kwaba khona indlala, ezinsukwini zikaDavide, iminyaka emithathu ilandelana. UDavide wafuna ubuso bukaSimakade. USimakade wathi: “Lokhu kungenxa kaSawule nendlu yakhe abachitha igazi, ngokuba babulala abaseGibheyoni.”
Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangakudli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umphristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Ngakho-ke umbusi wabayala ukuba bangakudli ukudla okubusisiweyo, kuze kube nomphristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Uyofaka esivikelweni sesifuba sokwehlulela, i-Urimi neThumimi, kuyakuba ngasenhliziyweni ka-Aroni lapho engena phambi kukaSimakade, ngakho-ke u-Aroni uyakuthwala njalo enhliziyweni yakhe phambi kukaSimakade, ukwehlulelwa kwabakwa-Israyeli.”
Phela izindebe zomphristi kufanele zilondoloze ulwazi; abantu kumele bafune imfundiso emlonyeni wakhe, ngokuba uyisithunywa sikaSimakade Wamabandla.
ozophuma angene phambi kwayo, abakhiphe, abafake, ukuze inhlangano kaSimakade ingabi njengezimvu ezingenamelusi.”
Ama ngasemnyango wethende lokuhlangana phambi koMose, u-Eleyazare umphristi, abaholi, nayo yonke inhlangano, athi:
Uyobeka udumo lwakho phezu kwakhe ukuze yonke inhlangano yabantu bakwa-Israyeli imhloniphe.
UMose wenza njengalokhu uSimakade ayemyalile; wamthatha uJoshuwa, wammisa phambi kuka-Eleyazare, umphristi, naphambi kwenhlangano yonke.
Kepha uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuwela phambi kwakho, abhubhise lezi zizwe ubuka, uzidle; uJoshuwa uyowela phambi kwakho njengalokhu uSimakade eshilo.
“NgoLevi wathi: ‘IThumimi lakho ne-Urimi lakho makuye kothembekileyo wakho, owamvivinya eMasa, owaphikisana naye ngasemanzini eMeribha,’
Amadoda akwa-Israyeli athatha emphakweni wazo engazange alizwe ilaka likaSimakade.
Emveni kokufa kukaJoshuwa, abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuza kuSimakade, bathi: “Ngubani ozosihola siyokulwa namaKhanani, na?”
Abakwa-Israyeli baqhubeka, benyukela eBhethele, lapho babuza khona kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Ngubani phakathi kwethu ozokhuphuka kuqala ukuba alwe nabakwaBhenjamini na?” USimakade wathi: “NguJuda ozokhuphuka kuqala.”
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 uSawule esakhuluma kumphristi, umsindo owawusenkanjini yamaFilisti waqhubeka, wanda kakhulu. USawule wathi kumphristi: “Susa isandla sakho.”
UDavide wayazi ukuthi uSawule uceba okubi ngaye; wathi ku-Abhiyathara, umphristi: “Letha ingubo yamahlombe.”
USawule wabuza kuSimakade, kodwa uSimakade akamphendulanga ngamaphupho, nge-Urimi noma nangabaphrofethi.
UDavide wathi ku-Abhiyathara, umphristi, indodana ka-Ahimeleki: “Ake ulethe kimi ingubo yamahlombe.” U-Abhiyathara wayiletha ingubo yamahlombe kuDavide.