2 “Buyiselela ukubuyiselela kwama-Israyeli kumaMidiyani. Ngemva kwalokho nawe uzakulandela aboyihlomkhulu.”
Wena ngokwakho uzakuhlongakala ngokuthula, ubulungwe sewuluphele khulu.
U-Itjhimayeli waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba. Wakhohlela kokugcina, wahlongakala bewabulungwa.
Gade sele aluphele khulu lokha nakakhohlela kokugcina, wahlongakala anelisekile ngepilo, aliqhegu elithukgheleko. Amadodanakhe u-Isaka no-Itjhimayeli bambulunga kebekhabo erholweni leMakaphela. Ithunelo belingepumalanga yeMamre, esimini ka-Efroni umsa kaTsorhari umRhithi,
Umphristi weMidiyani gade anamadodakazi alikhomba. Ehla azokukha amanzi bese azalisa neenkerebhe kobana aseze ifuyo kayisawo.
Yeke, isigwebo sakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ongonamandla ka-Israyeli ngilesi: “Maye kibo! Ngizozanelisa ngezitha zami; ngizibuyiselele emanabenami.
USomnini unguZimu onesikhwele nozibuyiselelako; uSomnini uyazibuyiselela begodu uzele ngobukhali. USomnini uzibuyiselela kabajamelene naye begodu uhlala abukhali ezitheni zakhe.
“Nakungu-Aroni uzakulandela aboyisemkhulu. Angeze angena enarheni engiyinikela ama-Israyeli ngombana nafulathela umyalwami emanzini weMeriba.
uhlubulise u-Aroni izambatho zakhe zobuphristi bese uzembesa indodanakhe u-Elazara. U-Aroni uzakuhlongakalela lapho, abekwe.”
Kwathi lokha ama-Israyeli asahlezi eTjhithimu, amadoda athoma ukungwadla namadodakazi wakwaMowabi.
Khonapho, nango omunye wama-Israyeli aletha umfazi wakwaMidiyani emndeninakhe, uMosi nomkhambathi woke wakwa-Israyeli baqalile. Ngesikhatheso bebasalila phambi kwetende lokuhlanganela.
Kuzakuthi nasele uyibonile, nawe uzakulandela aboyihlomkhulu njengomfowenu u-Aroni.
USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi:
Nje-ke uMosi wathi ebantwini: “Hlomisani amadoda aphakathi kwenu bona ayokulwa namaMidiyani, abuyiselele ukubuyiselela kwakaSomnini kumaMidiyani.
Ngambala lesi kusikhathi sesibetho nokuzaliseka kwakho koke okutloliweko.
“Emva kokobana uDavida aqede ukukhonza esizukulwaneni sakhe ngokwehloso kaZimu, walala; wabulungwa kiboyisemkhulu, wabola.
Bazalwana ningazibuyiseleli, kodwana nikelani itukuthelo kaZimu ithuba ngombana kutloliwe kwathiwa: “Ukubuyiselela kungokwami, ngizokubuyiselela.” Kutjho uSomnini.
ngombana umbusi uyinceku kaZimu ukuze kube kuhle kuwe. Kodwana nawenza okumbi, uzokuphila ngevalo ngombana umbusi akayiphatheli ilize isabula. Uyinceku kaZimu kobana ahlunguphaze labo abenza ubumbi.
Ukubuyiselela nokuhlomulisa kungokwami, ngesikhathi sakhona iinyawo zabo zizakutjhelela. Ngambala ilanga labo lehlekelele selitjhidele, iye, ilangelo libarhabile.”
Nje-ke ngizakufela enarheni le, angizukuyamela ngaphetjheya kweJordani, kodwana nina nizakuyama nithumbe inarha ehle leyo ibe lilifa lenu.
Akungabikho owona namkha ocaphaza umfowabo ngokuthileko ngombana iKosi imbuyiseleli wakho koke lokhu njengombana sikhe sanitjela phambilini besaniyelelisa.
Ngombana siyamazi loyo owathi: “Ukubuyiselela kungokwami; ngimi ozakubuyisela.” Wabuye wathi: “USomnini uzakugweba isizwe sakhe.”
Thabani ngokubhubha kwawo, nina mazulu, nani abacwengileko, abapostoli nabaphorofidi ngombana uZimu uwugwebile wanibuyiselela ngawo.”
ngombana ukugweba kwakhe kulungile bekumsulwa. Ugwebe ingwadla eyaziwako neyonakalise iphasi ngobungwadla bayo begodu iingazi zeenceku zakhe uzibuyiselele kiyo.”
Barhuwelela bathi: “Somnini Somandla, wena ocwengileko noqinisileko, kuzabe kube nini ngaphambi kobana ugwebe begodu usibuyiselele ngeengazi zethu na?”
Lokha abantu nababona uSamsoni, badumisa usingazimabo ngombana bathi: “Uzimethu unikele esandleni sethu, isitha sethu okumbhubhisi wenarhethu obulele inengi lethu.”
Soke isizukulwaneso naso sahlongakala, kwavuka esinye ngemva kwaso ebesingamazi uSomnini namkha imisebenzi uSomnini ayenzela ama-Israyeli.