1 EmaRubeni nemaGadi labenemihlambi lemikhulu yetinkhomo, netimvu, netimbuti abona ematsafa aseJazeri naseGileyadi kutsi abelungele kuba ngemadlelo.
Watsi kube Mosi atfumele tinhloli eJazeri, ema-Israyeli atfumba lonkhe lelo dolobha kanye netabelo talo, acosha lawo ma-Amori labelapho.
ne-Atrothe Shofani, neJazeri, neJogbeha,
“I-Atharothe, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshboni, ne-Eleyale, neSebamu, neNebo, kanye neBheyoni,
Ngobe konkhe lokuseveni, kuyinkhanuko yenyama, nenkhanuko yemehlo, nekutigabatisa lokulite ngetintfo takulomhlaba. Konkhe loku akuveli kuBabe, kodvwa kwelive.
Simakadze, bani ngumelusi wesive sakho losikhetsile. Nome bantfu bakho bahlala babodvwa ehlane, kodvwa batungeletwe live lelivundzile. Abasukume batondle emadlelweni laneluhlata lolunyenti, eBhashani nakaGileyadi, njengobe babenta kadzenidzeni.
Kodvwa Israyeli ngitambuyisela emuva edlelweni lakhe, uyawuklaba eKhameli naseBhashani. Kukhanuka kudla kwakhe kuyakweneliseka etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu nakaGileyadi.
Batsi nase bangesheya kwemfula iJordane, base bemisa eceleni kwe-Aroyeri ngaseningizimu yelidolobha esihosheni, bahamba bengca eGadi, bendlulela naseJazeri.
Kwaba live laseJazeri, nawo onkhe emadolobha akaGileyadi, nencenye yelive lema-Amoni kuze kuyewufika e-Aroyeri, eceleni kweRabha;
Bantfwabetfu, nebafati betfu, nemihlambi yetifuyo tetfu kutawusala kulamadolobha aleli lakaGileyadi.
Bahamba nenhlanganisela lenkhulu yebantfu betive ngetive, nemihlambi lemikhulu yetimbuti neyetimvu, kanye neyetinkhomo.
Sitfutsele kulelive, ngobe eKhenani indlala seyibhoke kangangobe sekuze kuphele nemadlelo alemfuyo yetfu. Siyakucela kutsi mane usivumele sikhosele eGosheni.”
Leya wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguRubeni, ngobe abetsi: “Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, manje indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.”
Naye Loti, labehamba na-Abrama, abesanetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo kanye nemndeni wakhe netisebenti takhe.
Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
Ngako baya kuboMosi na-Eleyazare, umphristi, kanye nebaholi besive, bafike batsi:
Watikhetsela live lelihle kakhulu, ngobe sabelo semholi sasigciniwe. Yena weta kubaholi besive, yebo, akanye nebaholi baka-Israyeli, wafeza kulunga kwaSimakadze kanye netimiso taSimakadze.”
Ngako sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase tashiya ema-Israyeli eShilo eKhenani, tabuyela eGileyadi, eveni lato, letatilitfole ngekwemyalo waSimakadze ngaMosi.
Nisaleleni netimvu ngemuva kutekulalela tinkwela tebelusi? Emitfonjeni yakaRubeni kwaba khona kutihlolisisa kakhulu enhlitiyweni.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngesigodlo senkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: “Nome ufanana neGileyadi kimi, ufanana nesicongo saseLebanoni, impela ngiyakukwenta ufanane nelihlane, ufanane nemadolobha langahlalwa ngumuntfu.
Ema-Israyeli atfumela Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, eveni lakaGileyadi esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase.
Baya nakaGileyadi, nasesifundzeni saseThathimu Hodishi bachubekela kaDani Jani, bajika base bacondza eSidoni.
Bantfu lekwakubhalwe emabito abo befika ngesikhatsi kusabusa Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Bahlasela lamaHhamu lapho abehlala khona kanye nemaMehuni labelapho, bawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe nalamuhla loku kusabonakala nje. Bahlala kuleyo ndzawo yabo, ngobe bekunemadlelo lakahle etifuyo tabo.
Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi? Sekute yini inyanga lapho? Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
Nginikhalela kwendlula kuyikhalela kwami iJazeri, awu, nine tivini taseSibima. Emagala enu endlaleka aze efika elwandle, enaba aze efika elwandle lwakaJazeri. Umbhubhisi sewutselekele titselo tenu, nemagelebisi enu lavutsiwe.