7 Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi “yiMasa neMeribha”, ngobe ema-Israyeli alwa, alinga Simakadze ngesikhatsi atsi: “Simakadze usenatsi yini nome cha?”
Bacunula Simakadze ngaseticojeni taseMeribha, Mosi wamhambela kabi ngenca yabo,
Nkulunkulu bamlinga etinhlitiyweni tabo ngekumfuna kudla lababekufisa.
Nangibita nisebunzimeni nganephula, nganiphendvula ngingale kwemafu lahlomile, nganivivinya emitfonjeni yaseMeribha. Cabanga.
“Lalelani, sive sami, nginiyale: Awu, ma-Israyeli! Shangatsi ngabe niyangilalela.
“Ningatenti lukhuni tinhlitiyo tenu, njengaseMeribha nanjengamhlazane baseMasa,
Ngako-ke sive sasola Mosi satsi: “Siphe emanti ekunatsa.” Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningilwiselani? Nimlingelani Simakadze?”
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze, nangabe ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela kutsi uhambe natsi, nome sisive lesinenhloko lelukhuni. Tsetselela kona netono tetfu, usente sibe lifa lakho.”
Memetani kakhulu, nihlabele ngenjabulo, nine bantfu baseSiyoni, ngobe mkhulu lowo Longcwele waka-Israyeli losemkhatsini wenu.”
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
kute nome munye walabantfu lababona inkhatimulo yami netibonakaliso letiyimimangaliso lengatenta eGibhithe nasehlane kodvwa bangete bangilalela, bangilinga emahlandla lalishumi,
Lawo kwakungemanti aseMeribha, lapho sive sema-Israyeli sefike salwa khona naSimakadze, nalapho ativeta kubo khona angulongcwele.
“Aroni sewutakuya kulabafile bakubo, ngako akasoze angene eveni lengilinike ema-Israyeli, ngobe nine nobabili aningihloniphanga ngasemantini aseMeribha.
ngobe ngesikhatsi bantfu bangihlubuka ngasemantini eHlane laseSini, nani nobabili nangihlubuka lapho nangete nawulalela umyalo wami, ngekunganginiki kwenu ludvumo lwekungingcwelisa embikwabo kulawo manti.” Lawo bekungemanti aseMeribha, eKhadeshi, eHlane laseSini.
Livi waba ngumuntfu, wahlala kanye natsi, agcwele umusa neliciniso. Sayibona inkhatimulo yakhe, lengeyalotelwe yedvwa kuYise.
Ngalelo langa ngiyawubatfukutselela ngibashiye. Ngiyawubafihlela buso bami, bayawubhubha. Bayawukwehlelwa tigemegeme netinhlupho letinyenti, ngalelo langa bayawutibuta batsi: ‘Letigemegeme atikasehleli ngobe Nkulunkulu angasekho kitsi yini?’
NgaLevi wakhuluma watsi: “IThumimu yakho ne-Urimu yakho ngeyalowo muntfu lowamtsandza. Wamvivinya eMasa; wamelana naye emantini aseMeribha.
“Ningamlingi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu njengobe nenta eMasa.
“Naphindze natfukutselisa Simakadze eThabera, naseMasa kanye naseKhibrothi Hathava.
Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, wakhuluma esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesakaManase, watsi: “Lamuhla sesiyati kutsi Simakadze unatsi, ngobe kute lapha lenikwentile lokukhombisa kungetsembeki kwenu kuSimakadze ngalendzaba. Ema-Israyeli seniwasindzisile esandleni saSimakadze.”