19 Wabulala tive letisikhombisa eveni laseKhenani, walinika bona kutsi libe labo.
Abrama watsatsa Sarayi, umkakhe, naLoti, indvodzana yemnakabo, netimphahla tabo labesebatigcogcile, netisebenti labesebatitfole eHarani; bahamba nato baya eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eveni laseKhenani,
Lelive lewusihambi kulo ngiyawulinika wena netitukulwane takho emvakwakho. Lonkhe lelive laseKhenani liyawuba letitukulwane takho, libe lifa lato phakadze naphakadze, mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato.”
Emnyakeni wema-480 kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibithe, lekwakungumnyaka wesine inkhosi Solomoni yatsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi, ngenyanga yesibili lenguZivu, Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze.
Nembala emadvodzana abo angena kulo alidla. EmaKhenani labehlala kulelive wawancoba embikwabo babuka. EmaKhenani wawanikela etandleni tabo, wawanikela kanye nemakhosi awo kanye netive takulelo live kutsi batibonele bona kutsi bangentani ngabo.
Wabulala Sihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori. Wabulala Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi aseKhenani.
Wacosha tive embikwabo, lelive walenta laba lifa labo, lapho imindeni yaka-Israyeli yayingamisa khona emathende ayo.
Ukunika tabelo tako ngenkatho, sandla sakhe siyakwabela live njengekwesilinganiso, seliyawuba lako kokuphela, kuhlale khona situkulwane ngesitukulwane.
Emvakwaloko, bokhokho betfu labemukela lelithende kuboyise babo baletfwala bahamba nalo naJoshuwa, balitsatsa lelive Nkulunkulu lacosha letinye tive kulo. Baligcina kwaze kwaba sikhatsi saDavide.
“Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utaningenisa eveni lenitawuhlala kulo libe lenu. Utawucosha embikwenu letive letinyenti letikulo: emaHethi, nemaGirigashi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, tive letisikhombisa letinkhulu naletinemandla kunani.
Leti-ke tindzawo ema-Israyeli labelwa tona taba lifa lawo eveni laseKhenani, lekwatsi Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nebaholi betive taka-Israyeli bawabela tona.
Joshuwa wabe sewuwentela inkatho eShilo embikwaSimakadze, lelive wabe sewulabela ema-Israyeli ngekwetive tawo.
Lawa-ke ngemave, Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nebaholi betive taka-Israyeli, labawaba ngenkatho eShilo embikwaSimakadze, ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana. Kwaba kucedza kwabo-ke kwabelana live.
Khumbulani kutsi ngitabele kanjani letive tenu ngalo lonkhe lelive lelisele, laletive lengitincobile, emkhatsini weJordane neLwandle Lolukhulu ngasenshonalanga.
“ ‘Nabe senewela iJordane, nefika eJerikho, bantfu baseJerikho balwa nani, njengobe enta njalo nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaGirigashi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi; kodvwa ngabanikela esandleni senu.
Kwaze kwaphela iminyaka lengema-300, baka-Israyeli bahlala eHeshboni, nase-Aroyeri, nasetabelweni letiyitungeletile, nakuwo onkhe emadolobha kuvundla ne-Anoni. Awuzange ubahlasele ngani-ke ngaleso sikhatsi ulidle lelive?