20 Miriyamu, umphrofethikati, labengudzadzewabo-Aroni, watsatsa umntjingo wawudlala ahlabela, bonkhe labasikati baphuma bamlandzela nabo baphetse tingubhu, bagidza.
Uhambeleni ngekunyenya? Awukangitjeli ngani, khona phela ngitekukhipa ngekujabula, nangekuhlabela, nangelugubhu, nangelihabhu?
“Loku akusiwumenyetelwa eGathi, kungakhulunywa nasetitaladini tase-Ashkeloni, funa emadvodzakati emaFilisti ajabule, funa emadvodzakati alabangakasoki atfokote.
Davide abembetse sidziya sebaphristi lesasentiwe ngelineni, wagidza embikwaSimakadze ngawo onkhe emandla akhe ajabulile,
Latsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nalingena eDolobheni laDavide, Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, wabukela, avele ngelifasitelo. Watsi nakabona inkhosi Davide igiya igcabashula embikwaSimakadze, wayedzelela enhlitiyweni yakhe.
Davide kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli babejabula bagidza ngawo onkhe emandla abo embikwaSimakadze bamdvumisa ngetingoma, nangemahabhu, nangemalire, nangemafahlawane, nangetikhelekehle, nangabokhencekhence.
Hilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, na-Akbori, naShafani kanye na-Asaya bahamba bayawukhuluma naHulda, umphrofethikati, labengumkaShalumi, umsa waThikva, umsa waHahasi; Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.
Davide watjela baholi bemaLevi kutsi bakhetse bantfu nebahlabeli kutsi batewuhlabela tingoma tekujabula, baphekeletelwa ngimintjingozi: emalire, nemahabhu kanye nemasimbali.
Bantfwana ba-Amramu bekubo-Aroni, naMosi kanye naMiriyamu. Emadvodzana a-Aroni bekuboNadabi, na-Abihu, na-Eleyazare kanye na-Ithamari.
Ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, khumbula boThobiya naSanbalati ngenca yaloko labakwentile; ukhumbule nalomphrofethikati Nohadiya, kanye nalabanye babetama kungesabisa.”
Abadvumise ngekugidza nangesigubhu nangehabhu.
Mdvumiseni ngetingubhu nangekugidza, nimdvumise ngetintsambo nangefluthi.
Ugucule kulila kwami kwaba ngumgidvo, ungikhumule ingubo yenzilo, wangembatsisa ngekungibopha ngenjabulo.
Simakadze wakhipha umyalo wakhe. Sicumbi lesikhulu salabasikati saphuma salilitela satsi:
Tiholwa ngulabahlabelako, emuva kugcine labashaya tingubhu letinetintsambo, emkhatsini wabo kuhamba tintfombi, letishaya bokhencekhence, titsi:
“Bongani Nkulunkulu emikhambatsini nidvumise Simakadze, nine beluhlanga lwaka-Israyeli.”
Calani ingoma, nishaye tingubhu, netingitali kanye nemahabhu.
Dzadzewabo loluswane wema bucalu, entela kubuka kutsi kutakwentekani kulo.
sikhatsi sekukhala nesikhatsi sekuhleka, sikhatsi sekulila nesikhatsi sekugidza,
Ngitawuphindze ngikwakhe kabusha, futsi utakwakheka wena Ntfombi lengu-Israyeli. Uyawuphindze utsatse emafahlawane akho, uphumele ngephandle, uyewugidza nalabajabulako.
Nganikhipha eGibhithe; nganikhipha ebugcilini, ngatfumela boMosi na-Aroni, naMiriyamu kutsi banihole.
BoMiriyamu na-Aroni bakhuluma kabi ngaMosi, bamsola kutsi abetsetse umfati labengumKushe. Phela Mosi bekashade umfati labengumKushe.
Babekhuluma batsi: “Kambe ngabe Simakadze ukhulume ngaMosi kuphela yini? Akakhulumi yini nangatsi futsi?” Simakadze wakuva loko.
Ngenyanga yekucala sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sefika eHlane laseSini, sefike semisa eKhadeshi. Miriyamu wafela khona lapho, wangcwatjwa.
Umka-Amramu bekunguJokhebedi, umtukulu waLevi lowatalelwa emndenini wemaLevi baseseGibhithe. Jokhebedi watalela Amramu bo-Aroni, naMosi kanye naMiriyamu, dzadzewabo.
Bekunemphrofethikati labesamdzala kakhulu, libito lakhe kungu-Ana, ayindvodzakati yaFanuweli wesive saka-Asheri. Waba ngumfelokati emvakweminyaka lesikhombisa endzile,
Bekanemadvodzakati, tintfombi letine letatiphrofetha.
Kepha ngulowo nalowo mfati losuke athandaza nome aphrofetha, angabophi lutfo enhloko, usuke ahlazisa inhloko yakhe, indvodza yakhe, ngobe loko kuyaye kufanane nekutsi uhhulile.
bafati abathule emabandleni, ngobe abakavumeleki kutsi bakhulume, kepha abatitfobe njengaloku usho njalo umtsetfo.
Jeftha nase achamuka ekhaya lakhe lelaliseMispa, ngubani lobekangaphuma kucala amhlangabete ngaphandle kwentfombi yakakhe, leyaphuma igiya, itjakadvula, ishaya makhoyane wayo. Kwakukuphela kwayo vo! Ngaphandle kwayo abengenandvodzana nandvodzakati.
nilindze; kutawutsi tintfombi taseShilo natichamuka nato titewugidza, nine bese niyaphoseka niphuma lapha etivinini, ngulowo nalowo atibambele wakhe umfati kuletintfombi taseShilo, nihambe nibuyele eveni lakini kaBhenjamini.
Debhora, umphrofethikati, umfati waLapidothi, abengumholi wema-Israyeli ngaleso sikhatsi.
“Nawusuka lapho, ubokhuphukela eGibeya yaNkulunkulu, lapho kunenkambu yemaFilisti khona. Utawutsi nawuyawungena kulelidolobha, uhlangane neludvwendvwe lwebaphrofethi lwehla lubuya endzaweni lephakeme, luphetse emahabhu, netingitali, netingubhu, nemintjingozi, luhambe lushaya, luphrofetha.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi emabutfo abuya ekhaya emvakwekube Davide asabulele lomFilisti, labasikati baphuma kuwo onkhe emadolobha aka-Israyeli batewuhlangabeta inkhosi Sawula, babehlabela balilitela ngetingoma tenjabulo, nangabomakhoyane, nangemahabhu lanetintsambo letintsatfu kanye nangemintjingozi.