Izinombolo
14:1 Ibandla lonke laphakamisa izwi lalo, lakhala; kanye ne
abantu bakhala ngalobo busuku.
14:2 Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni.
Ibandla lonke lathi kubo: Sengathi ngabe safa
izwe laseGibhithe! noma ngabe safela kuleli hlane!
14:3 Futhi kungani uJehova uye wasilethela kuleli zwe, ukuze siwe eduze
inkemba, ukuze abafazi bethu nabantwana bethu babe yimpango? ngabe bekungenjalo
kungcono ukuthi sibuyele eGibhithe?
14:4 Base bethi omunye komunye: "Masibeke induna, sibuye."
eGibhithe.
14:5 OMose no-Aroni bawa ngobuso babo phambi kwayo yonke inhlangano kaJehova
inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
14:6 noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ababevela ezweni.
abahlola izwe, baklebhula izingubo zabo;
14:7 Bakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathi:
Izwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola, lihle kakhulu;
umhlaba.
14:8 Uma uJehova ejabulela ngathi, khona-ke uyosingenisa kuleli zwe, futhi
siphe; izwe elivame ubisi nezinyosi.
14:9 Kuphela ningahlubuki kuJehova, futhi ningesabi abantu bezizwe
umhlaba; ngokuba bayisinkwa sethu; ukuzivikela kwabo kuphumile kubo;
uJehova unathi, ningabesabi.
14:10 Kodwa yonke inhlangano yathi bakhandwe ngamatshe. Nenkazimulo ye
uJehova wabonakala etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kwabo bonke
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
" 14:11 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Koze kube nini laba bantu bengicunula? futhi
koze kube nini bengangikholwa, ngezibonakaliso zonke enginazo
eboniswe phakathi kwabo?
14:12 Ngiyakubashaya ngesifo, ngibaphuce ifa, ngibashaye.
akwenze ube yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla kunaso.
14:13 UMose wathi kuJehova: "AbaseGibithe bayakukuzwa
Wakhuphula laba bantu phakathi kwabo ngamandla akho;)
14:14 Futhi bayokutshela abakhileyo kuleli zwe, ngoba baye
uzwile ukuthi wena Jehova uphakathi kwalaba bantu, ukuthi wena Jehova ubonakala ebusweni
ubuso bakho, ifu lakho limi phezu kwabo, uhambe
phambi kwabo, ngensika yefu emini nasensikeni yomlilo
ebusuku.
14:15 Manje uma uzobulala bonke laba bantu njengomuntu oyedwa, khona-ke izizwe
abalizwayo udumo lwakho bayakukhuluma, bathi:
14:16 Ngoba uJehova wayengenakukwazi ukuletha laba bantu ezweni
wafunga kubo, ngalokho ubabulele ehlane.
14:17 Manje, Ngiyakuncenga, ake amandla eNkosi yami abe mkhulu, njengoba nje
wena ukhulumile, wathi:
14:18 UJehova uyabekezela, futhi unomusa omkhulu, othethelela ububi futhi
isiphambeko, futhi ungalokothi ukhulule onecala, uvakashele ababi
ububi baboyise kubantwana kwaze kwaba kowesithathu nowesine
isizukulwane.
14:19 Ngiyakuncenga, uthethelele ububi balaba bantu ngokuvumelana
ubukhulu bomusa wakho, futhi njengoba ubathethelele laba bantu, kusukela
iGibhithe kuze kube manje.
14:20 Futhi uJehova wathi, "Ngithethelele ngokuvumelana nezwi lakho.
14:21 Kodwa njengoba ngempela ngiphila, wonke umhlaba uyogcwala inkazimulo
iNkosi.
14:22 Ngoba bonke labo abantu abaye babona inkazimulo yami, futhi izimangaliso zami, okuyinto mina
wenza eGibithe nasehlane, ningilingile laba abayishumi
izikhathi, futhi angililalelanga izwi lami;
14:23 Impela abayikulibona izwe engalifungela oyise.
njalo kayikukubona loyedwa kwabangicunulayo;
14:24 Kodwa inceku yami uKalebi, ngoba wayenomunye umoya kanye naye, futhi waba
wangilandela ngokugcwele, yena ngiyakumngenisa ezweni aya kulo; futhi
inzalo yakhe iyakulidla.
14:25 (Manje ama-Amaleki namaKhanani bahlala esigodini.) Kusasa.
phendukani, ningene ehlane ngendlela yoLwandle Olubomvu.
14:26 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
14:27 Koze kube nini ngibekezelela leli bandla elibi, abakhononda ngokumelene
mina? Ngizwile ukububula kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakwenzile
ngibubula ngami.
14:28 Yisho kubo ukuthi: ‘Kuphila kwami, usho uJehova, njengalokho nikhuluma ezweni.
ezindlebeni zami, ngiyakwenza kanjalo kuwe;
14:29 Izidumbu zenu ziyakuwa kuleli hlane; nabo bonke ababalwayo
kini, ngokwesibalo sakho sonke, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala futhi
phezulu, bakhonona ngami.
14:30 Ngokuqinisekile aniyikungena ezweni engafunga ngalo
hlalani kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa
indodana kaNuni.
14:31 Kodwa abancane benu, enithi bayoba yimpango, ngizobaletha
phakathi, futhi bayolazi izwe enilidelele.
14:32 Kodwa nina, izidumbu zenu, bayowela kuleli hlane.
14:33 Futhi abantwana bakho bayozulazula ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, futhi bazala
ubufebe benu, izidumbu zenu zize ziphele ehlane.
14:34 Njengomumo wezinsuku enahlola ngazo izwe, ezingamashumi amane
izinsuku, usuku lube unyaka, niyakuthwala ububi benu, yebo, amashumi amane
iminyaka, futhi niyokwazi ukwephula isithembiso sami.
14:35 Mina Jehova ngithé, Impela ngizokwenza kubo bonke lobu bubi
ibandla elibuthene ukulwa nami kuleli hlane
ziyakuqedwa, zifele khona.
14:36 Futhi amadoda, uMose awathuma ukuhlola izwe, abuya, futhi wenza
yonke inhlangano ukuba ikhononde ngaye, ngokuletha inhlamba
phezu komhlaba,
14:37 Ngisho nalawo madoda aletha umbiko omubi phezu kwezwe, bafa
isifo phambi kukaJehova.
14:38 Kepha uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ababephuma
amadoda ahamba ukuhlola izwe ahlala.
14:39 UMose wakhuluma lawa mazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
abantu balila kakhulu.
14:40 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi bakhuphukela phezu kwabo
entabeni, bethi: Bheka, silapha, siyakukhuphukela kuleyo ndawo
uJehova akuthembisile, ngokuba sonile.
14:41 Wathi uMose: "Kungani manje neqa umyalo kaJehova
NKOSI? kodwa kayiyikuphumelela.
14:42 Ningakhuphuki, ngokuba uJehova akakho phakathi kwenu; ukuze lingashaywa ngaphambili
izitha zakho.
14:43 Ngoba ama-Amaleki namaKhanani kukhona lapho phambi kwenu, futhi nina
niwe ngenkemba, ngokuba nimhlubukile uJehova
uJehova akayikuba nawe.
14:44 Kodwa bazama ukukhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba, nokho umphongolo ka
isivumelwano sikaJehova noMose abaphumanga ekamu.
14:45 Khona-ke ama-Amaleki ehla, futhi amaKhanani ayehlala lapho
entabeni, wabashaya, wabachithachitha kwaze kwaba seHorma.