UJOTJHUWA 22 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

UJotjhuwa ubusisa iinkoro ezinelifa ngaphetjheya kweJordani

¹ UJotjhuwa wabiza bakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase,

² wathi kibo: “Nigcine koke uMosi inceku kaSomnini eniyale ngakho, nalalela nelizwi lami kikho koke enginiyale ngakho.

³ Emalangeni amanengi la, azange nilahle abafowenu bekube kunamhlanjesi. Niqaphelile ukwenza umyalo kaSomnini uZimenu.

⁴ Nje-ke uSomnini uZimenu unikele abafowenu ukuphumula njengombana wabathembisa. Ngalokho buyelani emizini yenu enarheni lapha kunelifa lenu khona, endaweni enayabelwa nguMosi inceku kaSomnini ngaphetjheya kweJordani.

⁵ Tjhejani bonyana nigcina kuhle umyalo nomthetho uMosi inceku kaSomnini aniyale ngawo kobana nikhathalele uSomnini uZimenu. Nikhambe kizo zoke iindlela zakhe nigcine imiyalwakhe bese nikakarela kuye nimlotjhe ngeenhliziyo ezipheleleko nangemiphefumulwenu yoke.”

^6-8 Yeke uJotjhuwa wababusisa, wathi kibo: “Buyelani emizinenu ninomnotho omnengi, nefuyo enengi, isiliva, igolide, ikoporo, isimbi kanye nezambatho ezinengi khulu. Hlukaniselanani nabafowenu ipango eniyifumene ezitheni zenu.” Nje-ke wabalayelisa, baya emizinabo. Isiquntu esinye sekoro yakwaManase sanikelwa nguMosi isabelo eBhatjhani, kodwana esinye sabelwa nguJotjhuwa hlangana nabafowabo enarheni engetjingalanga yeJordani.

Ukwakhiwa kwe-aldari eJordani

⁹ Ngalokho bakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase babuyela ekhaya, basuka ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli eTjhilo esenarheni yeKanana kobana baye enarheni yakwaGiliyadi, okuyinarhabo abayithumbe ngokwabo ngokomyalo kaSomnini ngoMosi.

¹⁰ Lokha nabafika esifundeni esinothileko ngemrhobeni weJordani enarheni yeKanana, bakha i-aldari elikhulu nelibabazekako eduze neJordani.

¹¹ Ama-Israyeli, okubafowabo, ezwa bona bakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase bakhe i-aldari emkhawulweni wenarha yamaKanana esifundeni esinothileko ngemrhobeni weJordani ehlangothini lakwa-Israyeli.

¹² Kwathi bona woke ama-Israyeli akuzwe lokho, kwahlangana woke umkhambathi eTjhilo kobana ulwe nabo.

¹³ Ama-Israyeli athumela uFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase enarheni yeGiliyadi,

¹⁴ akhambisana namakhosana alitjhumi. Enye nenye beyijamele ikoro ngayinye yakwa-Israyeli, omunye nomunye wabo njengehloko yomndeni eenkorweni zakwa-Israyeli.

¹⁵ Beza kebakwaRubeni, kebakwaGadi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase enarheni yeGiliyadi bathi kibo:

¹⁶ “Nakhu okutjhiwo ngiwo woke umkhambathi kaSomnini, ‘Kubayini nenze isiphambeko esingaka phambi kwakaZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngokulisa namhlanjesi ukulandela uSomnini bese nizakhela i-aldari nijamelane noSomnini na?

¹⁷ Bekungakaneli ngesono sePewori na? Bekube namhlanje besingakazihlambululi kiso begodu kuvele kiso amatshwenyeko ehlela umkhambathi wakaSomnini.

¹⁸ Nina-ke senifulathela uSomnini kwanjesi! Nanijamelana noSomnini namhlanje, uzokuthukuthelela woke umkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli kusasa.

¹⁹ Yeke nakube inarhenu ayikahlambuluki, yizani enarheni kaSomnini lapha kunethaberinakeli lakaSomnini khona bese nihlukaniselane nathi inarha phakathi. Kwaphela ningajamelani noSomnini namkha nijamelane nathi ngokuzakhela kwenu i-aldari elinye ngaphandle kwelakaSomnini uZimethu.

²⁰ U-Akani umsa kaZerarhi wenze isiphambeko ezintweni ezikhethelwe ukubhujiswa, ngalokho umkhambathi wakwa-Israyeli wawelwa bukhali! Angithi azange abhubhe yedwa ngesono sakheso?’ ”

²¹ BakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase baphendula amakhosana weenkoro zakwa-Israyeli bathi:

²² “UZimu uSomnini oyiKosi yamakhosi, iye, uZimu uSomnini oyiKosi yamakhosi nguye owaziko; ngitjho no-Israyeli ngokwakhe kumele azi bonyana esikwenzileko akusikho ukujamelana namkha ukufulathela uSomnini. Khona-ke ningasibabaleli namhlanje

²³ nakube i-aldari silakhele ukufulathela uSomnini namkha ukunikela iminikelo yokutjhiswa namkha iminikelo yeenthoro neyetjhebiswano. USomnini ngokwakhe akasibone umlandu nakube kunjalo.

²⁴ Kodwana koke lokho sikwenze ngokwesaba ngombana esikhathini esizako abantwabenu bangahle babuze bathi, ‘Ninasabelo sini kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli?

²⁵ USomnini wenze iJordani yaba mkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani.’ Yeke abantwabenu bangahle bangasavumi nakancani kobana bethu beze balotjhe uSomnini.

²⁶ Ngalokho sazitjela sathi, ‘Asizakheleni i-aldari.’ Kodwana azange silakhele imihlabelo yokutjhiswa namkha yetjhebiswano.

²⁷ Awa, sengelobufakazi kwaphela phakathi kwethu nani naphakathi kweenzukulwana ezizako ngemva kwethu bonyana nathi silotjhe phambi kwakaSomnini ngemihlabelwethu yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano kanye neminye ukuze abantwabenu bangathi kebethu esikhathini esizako, ‘Aninasabelo kuSomnini.’

²⁸ Yeke sacabanga bonyana nange lokho bekungatjhiwo kithi namkha eenzukulwaneni zethu ngesikhathi esizako, besizakuthi, ‘Qalani, umfuziselo we-aldari lakaSomnini elenziwa bobaba, akusilo lemihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano, kodwana libufakazi phakathi kwethu nani.’

²⁹ Angeze sajamelana noSomnini simfulathele namhlanjesi ekumlandeleni ngokwakha i-aldari! Asizukuletha imihlabelo yokutjhiswa, iminikelo yeenthoro namkha imihlabelo yetjhebiswano ngaphandle kwe-aldarini lakaSomnini uZimethu eliphambi kwethaberinakeli!”

³⁰ Lokha uFiniyasi umphristi namakhosana womkhambathi, iinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli ebegade banaye nabezwa amezwi akhulunywe ngebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase, baneliseka.

³¹ UFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi wathi kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGadai nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase: “Namhlanje siyazi bonyana uSomnini uphakathi kwethu ngombana anikenzi isiphambeko ngokujamelana naye. Ngalokho nisindise ama-Israyeli esandleni sakaSomnini.”

³² UFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara umphristi namakhosana basuka kebakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi enarheni yakwaGiliyadi baya enarheni yeKanana kuma-Israyeli, bawabikela ngekhambo labo.

³³ Umbiko lowo wanelisa ama-Israyeli, abe adumisa uZimu. Azange asakhuluma godu ngokulwa nangokurhayila inarha yebakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi.

³⁴ BakwaRubeni nebakwaGadi bathiya i-aldarelo bathi: “Bufakazi.” Benza lokho ngombana bathi: “Libufakazi phakathi kwethu kobana uSomnini unguZimu.”