41 Tonkhe letive tema-Israyeli taphuma eveni laseGibhithe mhlazana kuhlangana leminyaka lengema-430.
Josefa wakhuluma kubomnakabo, watsi: “Sengitakufa; kodvwa ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu utawuba nani anikhiphe kulelive, anibuyisele eveni labetsembisa lona bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.”
Emnyakeni wema-480 kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibithe, lekwakungumnyaka wesine inkhosi Solomoni yatsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi, ngenyanga yesibili lenguZivu, Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze.
Simakadze washaya wancoba emaKushe embikwa-Asa nebakaJuda. EmaKushe abaleka,
Uyawusukuma uhawukele iSiyoni, ngobe sengiso sikhatsi sekuyiphatsa ngemusa, yebo, sikhatsi lesimiselwe loko sesifikile.
Mhlazana baka-Israyeli baphuma eGibhithe, mzukwana indlu yakaJakobe iphuma kubantfu labakhuluma lolunye lulwimi,
Wahola Israyeli wamkhipha emkhatsini wawo, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze;
LoMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso niyawuhlala njalo niwenta, ngobe kungalo lelo langa lengakhipha ngalo tive tenu eGibhithe. Lelilanga niyawuligcina titukulwane ngetitukulwane. Kuyawuba nguwona msimeto wenu longeke uphele nome uguculwe.
Simakadze wawakhipha ngalo lelo langa ema-Israyeli eGibhithe ngetive tawo.
Nangabe indvodzana yakho ibuta itsi: ‘Nikwentelani loku?’ uboyiphendvula utsi: ‘Simakadze wasebentisa sandla sakhe lesinemandla kusikhipha eGibhithe, lapho sasitigcili khona.
Lelisiko liyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho, kube luphawu ebuntini lakho; ngobe Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.”
Mosi wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Nibolikhumbula lelilanga leniphume ngalo eGibhithe, endlini yebugcili, ngobe Simakadze unikhiphe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla kulendzawo. Ningasidli sinkhwa lesifakwe imbiliso.
Lomkhosi uyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho nesikhumbuto lesinanyatsiselwe ebuntini lakho. Loko kuyawunikhumbuta kutsi umtsetfo waSimakadze niwati ngenhloko nikhulume ngawo, ngobe Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.
Kota ngitekutfumela kuFaro, kutsi uyewukhulula bantfu bami, emadvodzana a-Israyeli, ubakhiphe eveni laseGibhithe.”
Ngako-ke sengehlile kutebakhulula esandleni semaGibhithe nekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lelibanti nalelivundzile, lelinelubisi neluju lwetinyosi. Lelive liyindzawo yemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Bo-Aroni naMosi ngibo lakhuluma kubo Simakadze, watsi: “Khiphani sive sema-Israyeli onkhe eveni laseGibhithe.”
Ngako-ke tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘NginguSimakadze; ngitanikhulula kulokugcilatwa kwenu ngemaGibhithe. Ngengalo yami leyelulekile nangetento temandla lengiyawubajezisa ngato ngiyawunephula kubo.
Faro angeke anilalele, ngako-ke ngiyakwehlisela sandla sami eGibhithe, ngiyijezise kabuhlungu, ngikhiphe sive sami, bantfwana baka-Israyeli, eGibhithe.
“Tikhatsi letingema-70 timiselwe bantfu bakini, nelidolobha lakini kutsi bayekele kona nekwephula imitsetfo, bacedze tono, bahlawulele bubi, bangenise kulunga kwaphakadze, kuciniselwe umbono netiphrofetho, kugcotjwe lowo Longcwelengcwele.
kuze titukulwane tenu tati kutsi ngenta sive sema-Israyeli kutsi sihlale emadlangaleni, mhlazane ngibakhipha eveni laseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
Ngobe lesembulo silindzele sikhatsi lesimisiwe; sikhuluma ngesiphetfo lesiphutfumako, futsi ngeke sibonakale singemanga. Nome sephutisa nje, silindzele, sona sitawufika nome kanjani, futsi ngeke sephute.
Nkulunkulu lowabakhipha eGibhithe, ubalwela ngemandla lanjengewenyatsi.
Leti-ke tigaba teluhambo lwesive sema-Israyeli, nasiphuma eGibhithe ngetive taso ngaphansi kwesandla saboMosi na-Aroni.
Nine yenyukani niye emkhosini, kepha mine ngingeke ngenyuke kwanyalo ngiye kulomkhosi, ngobe sikhatsi sami sisengakefiki.”
Yena waphendvula watsi kubo: “Tikhatsi nematfuba kuhlelwa ngemandla aBabe, akusiko kwenu kwati kutsi kuyakwenteka nini.
Wabahola wabakhipha bantfu eGibhithe, enta timangaliso netibonakaliso eGibhithe naseLwandle Lolubovu, elugwadvule nasehlane iminyaka lengema-40.
“Njalo nje ngenyanga ya-Abibi nibowugcina niwugubhe uMkhosi weliPhasika laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe ngayo lenyanga wanikhipha ebusuku eGibhithe.
Ngobe wabatsandza boyihlomkhulu, wakhetsa titukulwane tabo emvakwabo, wanikhipha eGibhithe ngebukhona bakhe nangemandla akhe lamakhulu,
“ ‘Ngabe sengitfuma boMosi na-Aroni, ngashaya emaGibhithe ngaloko lengakwenta lapho, nganikhipha nine.
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?”