Indaba 42

Udumbana Uyakhuluma

KHEWEZWA ngodumbana okhulumako? Ungaphendula uthi ‘awa, iinlwana azikwazi ukukhuluma.’ Kodwana iBhayibhili isitjela ngodumbana owakhulumako. Akhe sibone bona lokhu kwenzeka bunjani.

Ama-Israyeli pheze sele akulungele ukungena enarheni yeKanana. UBhalaki, ikosi yakwaMowabi bekawasaba ama-Israyeli. Ngalokho wathumela indoda ehlakaniphileko uBhalami bona iyokuthuka ama-Israyeli. UBhalaki wathembisa uBhalami imali enengi, ngalokho uBhalami wakhwela udumbanakhe begodu wathomisa ikhambo lokuyokubona uBhalaki.

UJehova bekangakafuni bona uBhalami ayokuthuka abantu Bakhe. Ngalokho wathumela ingilozi enesabula ede bona ijame endleleni ivimbe uBhalami. UBhalami bekangayiboni ingilozi, kodwana udumbana bekayibona. Ngalokho udumbana walinga ukubalekela ingilozi, begodu emaswapheleni walala phasi endleleni. UBhalami wasilingeka khulu wabetha udumbana ngentonga.

Nje-ke uJehova wabangela uBhalami ezwe udumbanakhe akhuluma naye. Udumbana wambuza: ‘Ngikwenzeni bona ungabe ungibethe?’

UBhalami wathi: ‘Ungenze ngabonakala njengesidlhayela, nangabe benginesabula, bengizokubulala!’

Udumbana wathi: ‘Khengakuphatha nje ngaphambili?’

UBhalami waphendula: ‘Awa.’

Yeke uJehova wenza uBhalami abone ingilozi enesabula ijame endleleni. Ingilozi yathi kuye: ‘Kubayini ubetha udumbanakho? Ngize ukuzokuvala indlelakho ngombana akukafaneli bona ukhambe uyokuthuka u-Israyeli. Nangathana udumbanakho khenge ajike nakangibonako, bengizokubulala, kodwana bengekhe ngimlimaze udumbanakho.’

UBhalami wathi: ‘Ngenze isono. Bengingazi bona bewujame endleleni.’ Ingilozi yamlisa uBhalami wakhamba, kodwana uBhalami waragela phambili nokuyokufuna uBhalaki. Walinga ukuthuka u-Israyeli, kodwana uJehova wambangela bona abusise u-Israyeli ngokuphindwe kathathu.

Numeri 21:21-35; 22:1-40; 23:1-30; 24:1-25.