Tinhloli Letingu-12

Ema-Israyeli esuka eNtsabeni iSinayi ahamba ayohlala ehlane lasePharani endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi yiKhadeshi. Jehova watsi kuMosi: ‘Tfumela emadvodza langu-12 kutsi ayewuhlola live laseKhenani, live lengitalinika ema-Israyeli. Esiveni ngasinye sabokhokho benu ubotfumela indvodza yinye.’ Ngako Mosi wakhetsa emadvodza langu-12 futsi watsi kuwo: ‘Hambani niye eKhenani, nibohlola nekutsi lelive linotsile yini nobe cha. Nibuke nekutsi bantfu labahlala kulo banemandla yini nobe cha kanye nekutsi emadolobha alo abiyelwe yini nobe akakabiyelwa.’ Letinhloli letingu-12 lokufaka ekhatsi boJoshuwa naKhalebi besuka baya eKhenani.

Ngemuva kwemalanga langu-40, letinhloli tabuya tiphetse emakhiwa, emahananandza, nemagelebisi. Tafike tatsi: ‘Lihle lelive kepha bantfu labahlala khona banemandla kantsi nemadolobha abo labiyelwe makhulu kakhulu.’ Khalebi wase utsi: ‘Asikhuphukeni ngekushesha, ngobe nakanjani sitawulincoba.’ Uyati kutsi kungani Khalebi asho lamavi? Ngobe yena naJoshuwa bebametsemba Jehova. Kodvwa leletinye tinhloli letingu-10 tona tatsi: ‘Angeke sikhone kukhuphuka, bantfu lesibabonile bangemadvodza latidlakela futsi kuwo sifana netintsetse.’

Ema-Israyeli esaba. Acala kukhonona futsi atsi: ‘Asikhetseni umuntfu lotawuba ngumholi wetfu bese sibuyela eGibhithe! Nasingaya kulelive singafike sibulawe.’ BoJoshuwa naKhalebi batsi: ‘Kufanele ningamvukeli Jehova, nalabantfu ningabesabi ngobe Jehova utasivikela.’ Kodvwa ema-Israyeli awazange alalele. Aze afuna kubulala Joshuwa naKhalebi.

Wenta njani Jehova? Watsi kuMosi: ‘Kuyoze kube ngunini solo labantfu bangangihloniphi, nangetulu kwako konkhe lengibentele kona. Batawuhlala ehlane iminyaka lengu-40, futsi bafele khona. Kute ngisho namunye kini lotawungena kulelive lengafunga kutsi nitawuhlala kulo, ngaphandle kwaKhalebi, Joshuwa nebantfwabenu.’