UBaba Uthumela Izinhloli
Bethunywe nguBaba wethu, izinhloli eziyishumi nambili zichitha izinsuku ezingamashumi amane eKhanani bese zibuya nezithelo ezifanayo nezinqumo ezimbili ezihlukene. UKalebi uthi masenyuke manje; abanye bathi abantu bangabadondoshiya, thina sinjengezintethe. Ukwesaba, hhayi ubufakazi, kunqoba umbiko nesixuku.
13 1UBaba wethu wathi kuMose:
2“Thuma amadoda ukuba ayohlola izwe laseKhanani, engilinika abantu bakwa-Israyeli. Thuma indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye sawoyise, yilowo nalowo engumholi phakathi kwabo.”
3Ngakho uMose wabathuma besuka ehlane lasePharanu ngokomyalo kaBaba wethu; bonke babe ngabaholi babantu bakwa-Israyeli. 4La ngamagama abo: esizweni sakwaRubeni, uShamuwa indodana kaZakuri;
5esizweni sakwaSimeyoni, uShafati indodana kaHori;
6esizweni sakwaJuda, uKalebi indodana kaJefune;
7esizweni sakwa-Isakare, u-Igali indodana kaJosefa;
8esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi, uHosheya indodana kaNuni;
9esizweni sakwaBhenjamini, uPhalti indodana kaRafu;
10esizweni sakwaZebuloni, uGadiyeli indodana kaSodi;
11esizweni sakwaJosefa (okungukuthi, esizweni sakwaManase), uGadi indodana kaSusi;
12esizweni sakwaDani, u-Amiyeli indodana kaGemali;
13esizweni sakwa-Asheri, uSethuri indodana kaMikayeli;
14esizweni sakwaNafetali, uNahbi indodana kaVofisi;
15esizweni sakwaGadi, uGewuweli indodana kaMaki.
16La ngamagama amadoda uMose awathuma ukuba ayohlola izwe. UMose waqamba uHosheya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi uJoshuwa. a a v16 UMose waguqula igama likaHosheya walenza uJoshuwa, elisho ukuthi “uBaba wethu uyasindisa” — igama elifanayo elanikwa uJesu kamuva, okunguye uBaba wethu abangenisa ngaye abantu bakhe efeni labo langempela. 17UMose wabathuma ukuba bahlole izwe laseKhanani, wathi kubo: “Khuphukani ngale ndlela niye eNegebi, nikhuphukele ezweni lezintaba, 18nibone ukuthi izwe linjani, nokuthi abantu abahlala khona banamandla noma babuthakathaka, bayingcosana noma baningi, 19nokuthi imizi abahlala kuyo iyizinkambu ezivulekile noma ibiyelwe ngezingange, nokuthi izwe lihle noma libi, 20nokuthi izwe livundile noma liyinkangala, nokuthi linezihlahla noma cha. Yibani nesibindi, nibuye nezithelo zezwe.” Kwakuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zamagilebhisi avuthiwe.
21Ngakho bakhuphuka balihlola izwe kusukela ehlane laseZini kuya eRehobu, eduze kweLebo-hamati. 22Bakhuphuka bedabula iNegebi baya eHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona o-Ahimani, uSheshayi, noThalimayi, inzalo ka-Anaki. IHebroni yakhiwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani eGibhithe. 23Bafika eSigodini sase-Eshikoli banquma igatsha elinehlukuzo elilodwa lamagilebhisi, baliphatha ngogodo phakathi kwamadoda amabili; baletha namahalananda nemikhiwane. 24Leyo ndawo yaqanjwa ngokuthi iSigodi sase-Eshikoli, ngenxa yokuthi ama-Israyeli anquma khona ihlukuzo lamagilebhisi.
Izwe Lesithembiso Nokwesaba
25Ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane babuya ekuhloleni izwe. 26Bafika kuMose, ku-Aroni, nakuyo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli ehlane lasePharanu, eKadeshi, babika kubo nakuyo yonke inhlangano, bababonisa izithelo zezwe. 27Bamtshela bathi: “Safika ezweni owasithuma kulo. Ngempela ligeleza ubisi noju; nazi izithelo zalo. 28Kodwa abantu abakulelo zwe banamandla, imizi ibiyelwe futhi mikhulu kakhulu—saze sabona nenzalo ka-Anaki lapho. 29Ama-Amaleki ahlala eNegebi. AmaHeti, amaJebusi, nama-Amori ahlala ezintabeni. AmaKhanani ahlala ngaselwandle naseduze kweJordani.”
30UKalebi wabathulisa abantu phambi kukaMose wathi: “Masikhuphuke manje silithathe—ngokuqinisekile singalinqoba.”
31Kodwa amadoda akhuphuka naye athi: “Ngeke sikwazi ukukhuphukela kulabo bantu, ngokuba banamandla kunathi.” 32Ngakho anika ama-Israyeli umbiko omubi ngezwe ayebelihlolile, athi: “Izwe esalidabula silihlola liyabaqeda abahlali balo, futhi bonke esababona lapho bangabantu abakhulu ngomzimba. 33Lapho sabona khona amaNefilimi—inzalo ka-Anaki ivela kumaNefilimi. Sasibukeka njengezintethe emehlweni ethu, nakubo sasibukeka kanjalo.” b b v33 AmaNefilimi ayeyiziqhwaga ezidumile okwaqala ukukhulunywa ngazo encwadini kaGenesise 6:4.
