6 Emadvodzana akaJuda aya kuJoshuwa eGilgali, Khalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, wafike watsi: “Uyati kutsi Simakadze watsini ngawe nami, kuMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, eKhadeshi Bhaneya?
Ngelivi laSimakadze kwefika umuntfu waNkulunkulu eBetheli aphuma kaJuda, Jerobowamu aseme eceleni kwelilati kutekwenta umhlatjelo.
walandzela lomuntfu waNkulunkulu. Wamkhandza ahleti ngaphansi kwesihlahla lesikhulu sem-okhi, wafike wambuta watsi: “Wena unguye yini lomuntfu waNkulunkulu labephuma kaJuda?” Waphendvula watsi: “Nginguye.”
Elisha wakhuluma kulomfati, watsi: “Cishe ngalesikhatsi ngemnyaka lotako, utawube ugone indvodzana.” Lomfati wekhuta imihlolo, watsi: “Cha, nkhosi yami, incekukati yakho ungayiyengi, muntfu waNkulunkulu!”
Kwabe sekufika indvodza leyayiphuma eBhali Shalisha, iletsele lomuntfu waNkulunkulu imikhama yetinkhwa letingema-20 tebhali yetilinga kanye netihloko takolo lomusha emnyakeni. Elisha wakhuluma watsi: “Nika labantfu batekudla.”
Lomfati wase ukhuluma nendvodza yakhe, watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi lendvodza levamise kuphambukela lapha ekhaya ingumuntfu longcwele waNkulunkulu.
Wambukisisa, waze Hazayeli wadliwa ngemahloni. Umuntfu waNkulunkulu wase uyakhala.
Elisha wesuka lapho waya eDamaseko; Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, abegula. Inkhosi yatsi nayitjelwa ngaloko kutsiwa: “Umuntfu waNkulunkulu udzabule lonkhe lelive waze wefika lapha,”
Emadvodzana aMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, nawo abalwa njengalabanye besive semaLevi.
Yebo, Simakadze! Wena ube siphephelo setfu etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.
Ngabangenisa endlini yaSimakadze, ekamelweni lemadvodzana aHanana, umsa wa-Igdaliya, umuntfu waNkulunkulu. Laliseceleni kwelikamelo letindvuna, lelalingetulu kwaleli laMaseya, umsa waShalumi, labengumahlalesangweni.
Befika kuboMosi, na-Aroni kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli eKhadeshi, eHlane lasePharani. Befika bababikela kanye nesive sonkhe, badzimate babakhombisa netitselo talelo live.
Khalebi wababindzisa bonkhe bantfu embikwaMosi, wakhuluma watsi: “Asikhuphuke siyewulidla lelive, ngobe vele singakhona kulincoba.”
esiveni sakaJuda kwakunguKhalebi, umsa waJefune;
Kodvwa njengobe inceku yami Khalebi anemoya lowehlukile futsi ungilandzela ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe, ngitamngenisa kulelive laya kulo, nebatukulu bakhe bayawulidla libe lifa labo.
Kute nome munye wenu loyawungena kulelo live lengalifungela ngekuphakamisa sandla kutsi kutawuba likhaya lenu, ngaphandle kwaboKhalebi, umsa waJefune, kanye naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, naKhalebi, umsa waJefune, lababehambe nalamadvodza labeyewuhlola lelive, badzabula timphahla tabo,
Kungobe Simakadze abetjele ema-Israyeli kutsi nakanjani atawufela ehlane, ngako kwabate nome munye lowasala ngaphandle kwaboKhalebi, umsa waJefune, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
kute namunye ngaphandle kwaKhalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, ngobe bona baphikelela balandzela Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo.’
Lesi sibusiso Mosi, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, labusisa ngaso ema-Israyeli ngaphambi kwekufa kwakhe.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi kute umphrofethi lowaphindza wavela ka-Israyeli waba njengaMosi lobekatiwa nguSimakadze buso nebuso,
Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, wafela khona lapho kulakaMowabi, njengobe Simakadze abeshito.
Kodvwa wena, muntfu waNkulunkulu, kubalekele loko; jonga kulunga, nekwesaba Nkulunkulu, nekukholwa, nelutsandvo, nekubeketela, nebumnene.
kuze umuntfu waNkulunkulu atewuhlonyiswa alungele kwenta wonkhe umsebenti lomuhle lamiselwe wona.
Joshuwa wabe sewuyancandzeka-ke kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, babuyela enkambu leyayiseGilgali.
Kusukela ngalelo langa iHebroni yaba yaKhalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, ngobe walandzela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.
Othniyeli, umsa waKhenazi, umnakaboKhalebi, wayihlasela wayehlula; ngako-ke Khalebi wamnika indvodzakati yakhe, Akhisa, kutsi ashade nayo.
Ngelilanga lelishumi enyangeni yekucala, sive sakhuphuka emfuleni iJordane sayawumisa eGilgali ngasemnyeleni waseJerikho longasemphumalanga.