Maye Kwabanethezekile Nabangakhathali
Maye kulabo abeneme emibhedeni yophondo lwendlovu, abadla amawundlu akhethiweyo, abaqamba izingoma, nabangakhathazwa yincithakalo kaJosefa. Ukunethezeka kwabo yilona cala. UBaba wethu ufunge ngaye uqobo: bayothunjwa behamba phambili emgqeni, futhi uvusa isizwe esizobacindezela.
6 1Maye kwabanethezekile eZiyoni, nakwabazizwa bevikelekile entabeni yaseSamariya— amadoda adumileyo esizwe esiyinhloko, okuza kuwo indlu ka-Israyeli! 2Welelani eKhaline nibone; nisuke lapho niye eHamati enkulu; bese nehlela eGati lamaFilisti. Ningcono yini kunale mibuso? Noma umhlaba wabo mkhulu kunowenu na? 3Nina enisunduzela kude usuku lwenhlekelele, kodwa nisondeze ukubusa kobudlova. 4Balala emibhedeni yempondo zendlovu, bendlaleke ezihlalweni zabo, bedla amawundlu omhlambi namathole esibayeni sokunonisa. 5Bedlalela ihabhu, njengoDavide, baziqambela izinsimbi zomculo. 6Baphuza iwayini ngezitsha, bazigcoba ngamafutha amahle kunawo wonke, kodwa abakhathazeki ngokubhujiswa kukaJosefa. 7Ngakho-ke manje bazakuya ekudingisweni phambili kwabadingisiwe, kuphele nokuzijabulisa kwalabo abalele ngokunethezeka.
8iNkosi uBaba ufunge ngaye uqobo—yilesi isimemezelo sikaBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Ngiyakwenyanya ukuzidla kukaJakobe, ngizonde izinqaba zakhe, ngizakunikela umuzi nakho konke okukuwo.
9Kuthi uma kusele amadoda ayishumi endlini inye, nawo ayakufa.
10Kuthi lapho isihlobo somuntu, lowo oshisa izidumbu, simphakamisa ukuba akhiphe amathambo endlini, simemeze kolowo osekamelweni elingaphakathi, sithi: “Kusekhona yini omunye onawe?” aphendule athi: “Akekho,” sibe sesithi: “Thula! Akumelwe silibize igama likaBaba wethu.”
11Ngokuba bheka, uBaba wethu uyayala, indlu enkulu izakuphahlazwa ibe yizicucu, nendlu encane ibe yimvuthuluka. 12Amahhashi ayagijima yini eweni? Kuyalinywa yini ulwandle ngezinkabi? Kodwa nina niphendule ubulungiswa baba ushevu, nesithelo sokulunga saba ushevu obababayo. 13Nina enijabula ngeLodebari, nithi: “Asizitholelanga yini iKarnayimi ngawethu amandla thina uqobo?” a a v13 Imizi emibili u-Israyeli aqhayisa ngokuyithumba inezincazelo zokuhlekisa: iLodebari lizwakala njenge-“nto engelutho,” kuthi iKarnayimi lisho “izimpondo” — uphawu lwamandla. Ukuzigqaja kwabo okuziqhenyayo kufinyelela ekuzibongeni ngokungelutho.
14Kodwa bheka—ngivusa isizwe ukuba simelane nani, ndlu ka-Israyeli, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, sizanicindezela kusukela eLebo-Hamati kuze kufike eMfudlaneni wase-Araba.
