1 Kwathi ngenyanga yokuthoma woke umkhambathi wama-Israyeli wafika erhalawumbeni leTsini wahlala eKhadetjhi. UMiriyamu wahlongakalela lapho bewabekwa.
Bajika babuyela emuva baya e-Eni-Mitjhipathi okuyiKhadetjhi, bahlula yoke imikhawulo yama-Amalekhi kanye nama-Amori agade ahlala ngeRhatsetsoni-Tamari.
Ilizwi lakaSomnini lizamazamisa irhalawumba; iye, USomnini uzamazamisa irhalawumba leKhadetjhi.
Nje-ke uMiriyamu umphorofidikazi, ongudadwabo ka-Aroni waphuma aphethe abosotjherere, boke abafazi bamlandela nabo baphethe babo bagida.
Udadwabo lomntwana wajamela kujanyana afuna ukubona bonyana kuzokwenzakalani ngaye.
Udadwabo lesanelo wakhuluma nendodakazi kaFaro wathi: “Ngingayokufunela omunye wabafazi bamaHebheru kobana azokumunyisela isaneli na?”
“Ngehlangothini langesewula uzakukhamba ukusuka eTamari ukuya emanzini weMeriba-Khadetjhi, ugege nomlanjana weGibhide ukuya elwandle eliKhulu. Lowo-ke kuzakuba mkhawulo wangesewula.
Iye, nganikhupha eGibhide; nganihlenga enarheni yobukhoboka. Nganithumela uMosi, u-Aroni noMeriyamu kobana banirhole.
UMiriyamu no-Aroni bahleba uMosi ngebanga lokuthatha kwakhe umfazi omuKutjhe, bathi: “Kazi uthethe umKutjhe!”
Lithe lisuka nje ilifu phezu kwetende, qala, uMiriyamu gade sele akghamathele ikhwekhwe amhlophe njengesithwathwa. Uthe u-Aroni nakathi uphendukela kuye, madekhethu unekhwekhwe!
Nje-ke uMiriyamu wavalelwa ngaphandle kwekampa amalanga alikhomba. Ngesikhatheso abantu akhange bathathe ikhambo, bekwabuyiswa uMiriyamu.
Akhamba-ke ayokuhlola inarha leyo ukusukela erhalawumbeni leTsini ukufikela eRerhobho eduze neLebo-Rhamathi.
Afika kuMosi no-Aroni kanye nemkhambathini woke wama-Israyeli eKhadetjhi eserhalawumbeni leParana. Abikela aboMosi nomkhambathi woke umbiko abuye nawo, abe abakhombisa neenthelo zenarha leyo.
Kwathi lokha nasilila kuSomnini, uSomnini wasizwa bewathumela ingilozi bonyana isenyule eGibhide. Kwanjesi, singapha ngeKhadetjhi ekumumuzi ongemkhawulwenakho.
Woke umkhambathi wama-Israyeli wasuka eKhadetjhi, wakhamba wabe wafika entabeni yeHori.
Mbala uMosi wahlubulisa u-Aroni izambatho zobuphristi wazembesa indodanakhe u-Elazara. U-Aroni wahlongakalela lapho esiqongolweni sentaba. Nje-ke uMosi no-Elazara bewuka intaba.
Ibizo lomka-Amramu bekunguJokobedi indodakazi kaLevi eyabelethelwa eGibhide. Yena wabeletha u-Aroni, uMosi nodadwabo uMiriyamu.
Lokhu kungenca yokobana nafulathela umyalwami erhalawumbeni leTsini ngesikhathi umkhambathi ungisola begodu akhange nikhombise ukungihlonipha emehlweni wama-Israyeli.” (Lokho kwenzeka emanzini weMeriba yeKhadetjhi ngerhalawumbeni leTsini.)
Afuduka e-Etsiyoni-Gebere ahloma ngerhalawumbeni leTsini eKhadetjhi.
Sahlala isikhathi eside eKhadetjhi. Ngemva kwesikhathi
Isikhathi esasithatha ukuthoma mhla sisuka eKhadetjhi-Bharineya ukufikela lapha sayama khona umrhoba iZeredi sasiminyaka ematjhumi amathathu nabunane, bekwabhubha soke isizukulwana esasimadoda wepi ekampeni njengombana uSomnini bekafungile kiso.
Lokhu kungebanga lokobana nobabili nalahlekelwa kungethemba phambi kwama-Israyeli emanzini weMeriba eKhadetjhi naniserhalawumbeni leTsini. Lapho azange nikhombise ukungihlonipha emehlweni wama-Israyeli.
kodwana kwathi naphuma eGibhide, waratha erhalawumbeni wanqomba elwandle lomGaba wafika eKhadetjhi.