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14 Sonkhe sive sadzindza sililo. Bantfu bachubeka bakhala futsi balila busuku bonkhe.+ 2 Onkhe ema-Israyeli acala kukhonona ngaMosi nanga-Aroni,+ aphindze akhuluma kabi ngabo, atsi: “Kube mane safela eveni laseGibhithe nobe kulelihlane! 3 Jehova usiletseleni lapha kuze sitewubulawa ngenkemba?+ Bafati nebantfwana betfu batawutfunjwa.+ Akusincono yini kutsi sibuyele eGibhithe?”+ 4 Labantfu bebaze bakhulume bodvwa batsi: “Asikhetseni umuntfu lotawuba ngumholi wetfu bese sibuyela eGibhithe!”+

5 Nabeva loku, boMosi na-Aroni baguca phansi embikwaso sonkhe lesive sema-Israyeli lebesihlangene kuleyo ndzawo. 6 Joshuwa+ indvodzana yaNuni kanye naKhalebi+ indvodzana yaJefune, lebebangulabanye lebebatfunywe kuyohlola live, badzabula tingubo tabo, 7 batsi kuso sonkhe lesive sema-Israyeli: “Lelive lebesiyolihlola lihle kakhulu.+ 8 Nangabe Jehova ajabula ngatsi, nakanjani utawusingenisa kulelive leligeleta lubisi neluju futsi asinike lona.+ 9 Kodvwa kufanele ningamvukeli Jehova, nalabantfu bakulela live ningabesabi+ ngobe sitawubabulala sibacedze.* Bona abakavikeleki, futsi Jehova unatsi.+ Ngako ningabesabi.”

10 Kodvwa-ke sonkhe lesive besitsi boJoshuwa naKhalebi abagcotjwe ngematje.+ Onkhe ema-Israyeli abese abona inkhatimulo yaJehova ethendeni lekuhlangana.+

11 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Kuyoze kube ngunini solo labantfu bangangihloniphi+ futsi bete kukholwa kimi, nangetulu kwato tonkhe letibonakaliso lengitente emkhatsini wabo?+ 12 Kuncono ngivele ngibashaye ngesifo lesibulalako ngiphindze ngibacoshe, bese wena ngikwenta uba sive lesikhulu nalesinemandla kunabo.”+

13 Kodvwa Mosi watsi kuJehova: “Nakunjalo-ke, bantfu baseGibhithe lowakhipha ema-Israyeli kubo usebentisa emandla, batakuva ngaloku,+ 14 futsi batawutjela bantfu labahlala kulelive ngako. Nabo labantfu bevile kutsi wena Jehova usemkhatsini wema-Israyeli+ nekutsi utivete kuwo buso nebuso.+ Wena unguJehova, nelifu lakho lingetulu kwawo, futsi emini uhamba embikwawo ngensika yelifu bese kutsi ebusuku uhambe embikwawo ngensika yemlilo.+ 15 Nawungavele ubabulale bonkhe kanye kanye,* letive letivile ngeludvumo lwakho titawutsi: 16 ‘Jehova bekangasakhoni kubangenisa kulelive lafunga kutsi utawubanika lona, kungako nje abese uyababulala ehlane.’+ 17 Ngiyacela Jehova, khombisa kutsi unemandla lamakhulu, njengobe nje wetsembisa nawutsi: 18 ‘NginguJehova, lowephuta kutfukutsela nalogcwele lutsandvo lolucotfo,+ atsetselele emaphutsa netiphambeko, kodvwa angamyekeli loyo lonelicala. Uletsa sijeziso sesono lesentiwa bobabe, asiletsele emadvodzana abo, asiletsele nesitukulwane sesitsatfu nesitukulwane sesine.’+ 19 Ngiyacela, mane ubacolele lesono sabo ngekuvumelana nelutsandvo lwakho lolucotfo, njengobe nje bewusolo ubacolela kusukela eGibhithe kuze kube ngunyalo.”+

20 Jehova wabese utsi: “Kulungile, ngiyabacolela njengobe nje ucela.+ 21 Nobe kunjalo, ngifunga ngekuphila kwami kutsi umhlaba wonkhe utawugcwala inkhatimulo yaJehova.+ 22 Nobe ngumuphi umuntfu lobone inkhatimulo netibonakaliso+ lengitente eGibhithe nasehlane, kodvwa wachubeka angilinga kuto+ tonkhe letikhatsi* futsi wangalilaleli livi lami+ 23 ngeke alibone lelive lengafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu. Kute ngisho namunye kulabo labangakangihloniphi lotawulibona.+ 24 Kodvwa ngesizatfu sekutsi Khalebi+ inceku yami bekehlukile* kulalabanye, futsi wachubeka angilandzela ngenhlitiyo yonkhe, nakanjani ngitamngenisa kulelive lebekayolihlola, nebantfwana bakhe batalitsatsa libe labo.+ 25 Njengobe ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani+ ahlala esigodzini, kusasa kufanele nijike nilibangise ehlane futsi nihambe ngendlela yaseLwandle Lolubovu.”+

26 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehova watsi kuMosi na-Aroni: 27 “Kutawuze kube ngunini lesive lesibi solo sikhonona ngami?+ Ngikuvile kukhonona kwema-Israyeli ngami.+ 28 Watjele utsi: ‘Jehova utsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwami, ngitawukwenta kini loko lenginive nikusho!+ 29 Tidvumbu tenu titawugcwala kulelihlane,+ nonkhe nine lenibhalisiwe, kusukela kuloneminyaka lengu-20 budzala kuya etulu, nonkhe nine lebenikhonona ngami.+ 30 Kute ngisho namunye kini lotawungena kulelive lengafunga* kutsi nitawuhlala kulo,+ ngaphandle kwaKhalebi indvodzana yaJefune kanye naJoshuwa indvodzana yaNuni.+

31 “‘“Bantfwana benu lenitsite batawutfunjwa+ ngitabangenisa kulelive futsi batawulati lelive nine lenilalile.+ 32 Kodvwa tidvumbu tenu titawugcwala kulelihlane. 33 Emadvodzana enu atawuba belusi ehlane iminyaka lengu-40,+ futsi atawuphendvula ngenca yetento tenu tekungetsembeki,* kuze kube ngulapho kufa wekugcina wenu kulelihlane.+ 34 Nitawuphendvula ngetono tenu iminyaka lengu-40,+ njengobe nje niye kuyewuhlola lelive emalanga langu-40,+ futsi lilanga linye litawuba ngumnyaka. Ngako-ke nitawuyati imiphumela yekumelana nami.*

35 “‘“Mine Jehova sengikhulumile. Nguloku-ke lengitakwenta kuso sonkhe lesive lesibi, lesihlangene kuze simelane nami: Sitawuphelela kulelihlane, futsi sitawufela khona.+ 36 Lamadvodza Mosi lawatfuma kutsi ayohlola live nalabangela sonkhe sive kutsi sikhonone ngaye ngesikhatsi wona abuya nembiko lomubi ngalelive bekayewulihlola,+ 37 onkhe lawo madvodza laletsa umbiko lomubi atawushaywa afe embikwaJehova.+ 38 Kodvwa Joshuwa indvodzana yaNuni kanye naKhalebi indvodzana yaJefune, nabo lebebaye kuyewuhlola lelive, nakanjani bona batawuchubeka baphila.”’”+

39 Ngesikhatsi Mosi atjela onkhe ema-Israyeli lamavi, alila kakhulu. 40 Avuka lokwa ekuseni etama kukhuphukela etulu entsabeni, atsi: “Sonile, kodvwa nyalo sesikulungele kuya kulendzawo Jehova lakhulume ngayo.”+ 41 Kepha Mosi watsi: “Niwecelani umyalo waJehova? Angeke niphumelele. 42 Ningakhuphuki ngobe Jehova akekho kanye nani, ngako-ke titsa tenu titawunincoba.+ 43 Ngobe kuleya ndzawo nitawuhlaselwa ngema-Amaleki nemaKhenani+ futsi atawunibulala ngenkemba. Ngenca yekutsi niyekele kulandzela Jehova, Jehova angeke abe nani.”+

44 Nanobe kunjalo, labantfu bachubeka bakhuphukela etulu entsabeni,+ kepha libhokisi lesivumelwane saJehova alizange lisuke endzaweni lebekuhlalwa kuyo, naMosi naye akazange ahambe.+ 45 Ema-Amaleki nemaKhenani labehlala kuleyo ntsaba ehla abahlasela, abahlakata baze bayewufika eHoma.+