1 EmaRubeni nemaGadi labenemihlambi lemikhulu yetinkhomo, netimvu, netimbuti abona ematsafa aseJazeri naseGileyadi kutsi abelungele kuba ngemadlelo.
Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
Naye Loti, labehamba na-Abrama, abesanetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo kanye nemndeni wakhe netisebenti takhe.
Leya wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguRubeni, ngobe abetsi: “Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, manje indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.”
Sitfutsele kulelive, ngobe eKhenani indlala seyibhoke kangangobe sekuze kuphele nemadlelo alemfuyo yetfu. Siyakucela kutsi mane usivumele sikhosele eGosheni.”
Batsi nase bangesheya kwemfula iJordane, base bemisa eceleni kwe-Aroyeri ngaseningizimu yelidolobha esihosheni, bahamba bengca eGadi, bendlulela naseJazeri.
Baya nakaGileyadi, nasesifundzeni saseThathimu Hodishi bachubekela kaDani Jani, bajika base bacondza eSidoni.
Bantfu lekwakubhalwe emabito abo befika ngesikhatsi kusabusa Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Bahlasela lamaHhamu lapho abehlala khona kanye nemaMehuni labelapho, bawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe nalamuhla loku kusabonakala nje. Bahlala kuleyo ndzawo yabo, ngobe bekunemadlelo lakahle etifuyo tabo.
Bahamba nenhlanganisela lenkhulu yebantfu betive ngetive, nemihlambi lemikhulu yetimbuti neyetimvu, kanye neyetinkhomo.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngesigodlo senkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: “Nome ufanana neGileyadi kimi, ufanana nesicongo saseLebanoni, impela ngiyakukwenta ufanane nelihlane, ufanane nemadolobha langahlalwa ngumuntfu.
Nginikhalela kwendlula kuyikhalela kwami iJazeri, awu, nine tivini taseSibima. Emagala enu endlaleka aze efika elwandle, enaba aze efika elwandle lwakaJazeri. Umbhubhisi sewutselekele titselo tenu, nemagelebisi enu lavutsiwe.
Kodvwa Israyeli ngitambuyisela emuva edlelweni lakhe, uyawuklaba eKhameli naseBhashani. Kukhanuka kudla kwakhe kuyakweneliseka etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu nakaGileyadi.
Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi? Sekute yini inyanga lapho? Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
Simakadze, bani ngumelusi wesive sakho losikhetsile. Nome bantfu bakho bahlala babodvwa ehlane, kodvwa batungeletwe live lelivundzile. Abasukume batondle emadlelweni laneluhlata lolunyenti, eBhashani nakaGileyadi, njengobe babenta kadzenidzeni.
Watsi kube Mosi atfumele tinhloli eJazeri, ema-Israyeli atfumba lonkhe lelo dolobha kanye netabelo talo, acosha lawo ma-Amori labelapho.
Ngako baya kuboMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nebaholi besive, bafike batsi:
Bantfwabetfu, nebafati betfu, nemihlambi yetifuyo tetfu kutawusala kulamadolobha aleli lakaGileyadi.
“I-Atharothe, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neSebamu, neNebo, kanye neBheyoni,
ne-Atrothe Shofani, neJazeri, neJogbeha,
Watikhetsela live lelihle kakhulu, ngobe sabelo semholi sasigciniwe. Yena weta kubaholi besive, yebo, akanye nebaholi baka-Israyeli, wafeza kulunga kwaSimakadze kanye netimiso taSimakadze.”
Kwaba live laseJazeri, nawo onkhe emadolobha akaGileyadi, nencenye yelive lema-Amoni kuze kuyewufika e-Aroyeri, eceleni kweRabha;
Ema-Israyeli atfumela Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, eveni lakaGileyadi esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase.
Ngako sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase tashiya ema-Israyeli eShilo eKhenani, tabuyela eGileyadi, eveni lato, letatilitfole ngekwemyalo waSimakadze ngaMosi.
Ngobe konkhe lokuseveni, kuyinkhanuko yenyama, nenkhanuko yemehlo, nekutigabatisa lokulite ngetintfo takulomhlaba. Konkhe loku akuveli kuBabe, kodvwa kwelive.
Nisaleleni netimvu ngemuva kutekulalela tinkwela tebelusi? Emitfonjeni yakaRubeni kwaba khona kutihlolisisa kakhulu enhlitiyweni.