2 nalokha uSomnini uZimenu anikela izizwezo kini bese nizihlule; nizakufanela bonyana nizirhayile nya. Ningenzi isivumelwano nazo begodu ningabi nomusa phezu kwazo.
Akudunyiswe uZimu ongoPhezulu onikele izitha zakho esandleni sakho.” Yeke u-Abramu wamnikela kwetjhumi kwakho koke.
(AmaGibiyoni la gade angasiyo ingcenye yama-Israyeli, kodwana bekusiqubutjhwana sabakwa-Amori abasindako. Bakwa-Israyeli bafunga bonyana bazabababalela, kodwana uSawula wasuka wancama khulu ngo-Israyeli noJuda bewazama nokuwabhubhisa). Ikosi uDavida yabiza amaGibiyoni bona ikhulume nawo,
UBhen-Hadadi wathi: “Ngizakubuyisa amadorobho ubaba awathatha kubabakho. Ungahloma iindawo zerhwebo eDamaseku njengombana nobaba enza njalo eSamariya.” U-Arhabi wathi: “Nawulungele ukwenza lokho okutjhoko, mina ngizakutjhaphulula.” Yeke benza isivumelwano, wamthukulula.
Nje-ke asenzeni isivumelwano noZimethu sokobana siqotjhe abafazaba nabantwababo, kube njengombana ikosanami iluleka kanye nalabo abesaba umyalo kaZimethu. Lokho akwenziwe ngokomthetho.
Godu akhange babhubhise izizwe njengombana uSomnini bekabayalile.
“Owenzela nanyana ngimuphi usingazimu imihlabelo angenzeli uSomnini kwaphela akarhayilwe.
Ama-Israyeli enza isifungo kuSomnini athi: “Nange mbala uSomnini anganikela abantwaba esandleni sethu, amadorobhabo sizowabhubhisa nya.”
Yeke phakathi kwabancanaba, bulalani omunye nomunye omduna bese nibulala omunye nomunye wesifazana okhe wangenwa yindoda,
qotjhani boke abahlali benarha leyo phambi kwenu. Phahlazani yoke imifanekiso yamatje abaziweko nephule zoke iinthombembazwa zabosingazimu begodu nibhuruze zoke iindunduma zabo.
ungaphiki naye, ungamlaleli begodu ungamtlhuweli, ungamzweli namkha umfihle.
Umbulale nya! Isandla sakho asibe ngesokuthoma bese kulandele zabo boke abanye abantu.
Ningamtlhuweli kodwana phelisani umlandu wokuthululwa kweengazi ezimsulwa kwa-Israyeli ukuze izinto zinikhambele kuhle.
USomnini uZimethu wamnikela kithi, samumadlha yena namadodanakhe nabo boke abantu bakhe.
Sathumba woke amadorobhakhe ngesikhatheso, sawarhayila nya. Kelinye nelinye idorobho sarhayila amadoda, abafazi nababuthakathaka. Azange sitjhiye namunye aphila,
ngombana uSomnini uZimenu ukhamba phakathi kwenu ekampeni kobana anisindise abe anikele izitha zenu phambi kwenu. Ngalokho ikampenu kumele ihlanzeke ukuze uSomnini angakhambi abona ameswe wenu bese uyanifulathela.
nizakuqunta isandla somfazi loyo, ilihlo lenu lingamtlhuweli.
Yeke uSomnini uZimethu wanikela u-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani esandleni sethu kanye nabo boke abantu bakhe. Samumadlha bekwatlhoga namunye wabantu bakhe ophunyurhako.
NguSomnini ozakunikela izizwezo ezandleni zenu bese nenza kizo ukuya ngokomyalo enginiyale ngawo.
UZimu wanini nanini usiphephelo, imikhonwakhe ikuthwala isiphelani. Uqotjha izitha zakho lokha nathi, ‘Bhubhisa!’
Nizakuqeda boke abantu uSomnini uZimenu azabanikela ezandleni zenu, amehlwenu angabarhawukeli. Ningalotjhi abosingazimu babo ngombana lokho kuzakuba sisifu kini.
Yazini-ke namhlanje bonyana loyo okhamba phambi kwenu anjengomlilo oqothulako, nguSomnini uZimenu. Uzaziqeda izizwezo ngokuziguqisa phambi kwenu, nina-ke niziqotjhe benizibhubhise msinyana njengombana uSomnini anithembisile.
UJotjhuwa wathatha iMakheda mhlokho wayimadlha kanye nekosi yakhona ngesabula. Wabhubhisa nya koke okuphilako okungedorobhenapho. Azange atjhiye nakunye kuphunyurhile. Ikosi yeMakheda wayenza asenze ikosi yeJerikho.
USomnini wanikela iLibhina nekosi yakhona esandleni sama-Israyeli. UJotjhuwa wayimadlha ngesabula nakho koke okuphilako okukiyo. Azange atjhiye nakunye kuphunyurhile. Ikosi yakhona wayenza asenze ikosi yeJerikho.
USomnini wanikela iLakitjhi esandleni sama-Israyeli. Ngelanga lesibili uJotjhuwa wayithumba, wayimadlha ngesabula nakho koke okuphilako okukiyo njengombana enza ngeLibhina.
Ngaleyondlela uJotjhuwa wathumba soke isifunda sesewula: iintaba, isewula yenarha, iTjhefela kanye namathomo wakhona. Wabhubhisa woke amakhosi wesifundeso. Azange atjhiye nakunye kuphunyurhile, iye, wabhubhisa nya koke okuphilako njengombana uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ayalile.
Wathumba woke amakhosi lawo nenarhawo ngasikhathi sinye ngombana uSomnini uZimu waka-Israyeli walwela u-Israyeli.
USomnini wanikela amakhosi lawo nabantu bawo esandleni sama-Israyeli, abamadlha, abagijimisa bekwaba seTsidoni eKulu neMisrefothi-Mayimu ukufikela ngemrhuleni weMitsiphe ngepumalanga. Ama-Israyeli abamadlha, angatjhiya namunye wabo owaphunyurhako.
Amadoda athi kuye: “Sifunga ngepilwethu! Nange ungavala phetjheya ngendabethu le, khona-ke sizakuba nomusa besithembeke kuwe lokha uSomnini nasinikela inarha le.”
USomnini wanikela ama-Israyeli ukuphumula mahlangothi woke njengombana afunga kiboyisemkhulu. Akunasitha nasinye esajamelana nawo ngombana uSomnini wanikela zoke izitha ezandleni zawo.
Kuthe bona ama-Israyeli aqede ukubulala boke abahlali be-Ayi emmangweni lapha gade agijinyiselwe khona, ngemva kobana boke bafe ngesabula kufikela kewokugcina, woke ama-Israyeli abuyela e-Ayi afese ayibhubhisa ngesabula.
Baphendula uJotjhuwa bathi: “Iinceku zakho zaqinisekiswa bonyana uSomnini uZimakho ayale incekwakhe uMosi bonyana aniphe yoke inarha le nokobana nina kumele nibhubhise nya phambi kwenu boke abahlali bakhona. Sesabela khulu amaphilwethu ngebanga lenu, kungalokho senze lokhu.
Kodwana ama-Israyeli athi kumaRhivi: “Afe-ke, singenza njani isivumelwano nani singanazi nokunazi? Mhlamunye nihlala khona hlanu kwethwapha nje!”
Iinhloli zabona umuntu aphuma ngedorobheni zathi kuye: “Nange ungasikhombisa intunja yokungena ngedorobhenapha, sizakuba nomusa kuwe.”
BakwaJuda benyuka-ke, uSomnini wanikela amaKanana namaPerizi ezandleni zabo. Bamadlha iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi eBhezekhi.
Nina-ke ningenzi isikhozi nabahlali benarha le, ngalokho bhuruzani ama-aldarabo. Kodwana azange nilalele umyalwami. Nikwenzeleni lokho na?