22 Lelicele lentsaba iShekhemu lengalitsatsa ngenkemba yami nangebutjoki bami kuma-Amori, ngengeta ngekulinika wena, hhayi bomnakenu.”
Jesu wangena edolobheni laseSikhari lelaliseSamariya edvutane nensimi yaJosefa, layinikwa nguJakobe.
Ematsambo aJosefa, ema-Israyeli laphuma nawo eGibhithe, angcwatjwa eShekhemu, kulelo tsafa lelive Jakobe lalitsenga ngetinhlavu tesiliva letilikhulu, kumadvodzana aHamori, uyise waShekhemu. Lendzawo yaba lifa letitukulwane takaJosefa.
Noko kwase kuba nguJuda lowaba sive lesasinemandla kakhulu, ngiso lesabe sesitala umbusi wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, nome nje emalungelo ebutubulo abenikwe Josefa.
“Kepha mine ngawabhubhisa ema-Amori embikwenu, nome abemadze njengemisedari acine njengema-okhi. Ngabhubhisa netitselo tawo ngetulu netimphandze tawo ngaphansi.
“ ‘Manje-ke njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli acosha ema-Amori ngaphambili kwesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli, wena-ke unalilungelo lini lekulidla lelo live?
Kufanele iyemukele lendvodzana letalwa ngulesaliwakati sayo kutsi ilitubulo ngekuyinika sabelo sayo lesiphindvwe kabili kuko konkhe lenako. Leyo ndvodzana nguyona iluphawu lwekucala lwemandla eyise. Lilungelo lebutubulo layo.”
Batsatsa imihlambi yetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo, netimbongolo, nako konkhe lokwakungekhatsi nangaphandle kwelidolobha, nasemaphandleni.
Lendzawo lafike wamisa kuyo lithende lakhe wayitsenga emadvodzeni aHamori, uyise waShekhemu, wayikhiphela tinhlavu tesiliva letatilikhulu.
Lesitukulwane siyawuphindze sibuye lapha sesingesesine, ngobe bubi ba-Amori abukapheli.”
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Lena-ke ngiminyele leniyakwehlukanisa ngayo live lekulifa letive letili-12 tema-Israyeli, sive sakaJosefa sona sibe netabelo letimbili.
nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori, nemaGirigashi,