Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo caleb
UJoshuwa 14 : 6 – 15
6 Abantwana bakoJuda basebesiza kuJoshuwa eGiligali; uKalebi indodana kaJefune umKhenazi wathi kuye: Wena uyakwazi okwakhulunywa nguJehova kuMozisi umuntu kaNkulunkulu ngami lawe eKadeshi Barineya.
7 Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amane lapho uMose inceku kaJehova wangithuma ngisuka eKadeshi Barineya ukuhlola izwe; ngaphinda ngatshumayela kuye njengokusenhliziyweni yami.
8 Kepha abafowethu abakhuphuka nami bancibilikisa izinhliziyo zabantu, kepha mina ngamlandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngokupheleleyo.
9 UMose wafunga ngalolo suku, wathi: “Impela izwe olunyathelwe yizinyawo zakho liyakuba yifa lakho nelababantwana bakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuba umlandele uJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngokupheleleyo.
10 Manje bheka, uJehova ungigcinile njengokusho kwakhe le minyaka engamashumi amane nanhlanu, selokhu uJehova akhuluma leli zwi kuMose, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bezulazula ehlane; manje bheka, sengiyizinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili neminyaka emihlanu.
11 Ngisenamandla namuhla njengasosukwini uMose angithuma ngalo; njengalokho ayenjalo amandla ami ngaleso sikhathi, anjalo amandla ami manje okulwa, nokuphuma nokungena.
12 Manje nginike le ntaba uJehova akhuluma ngayo ngalolo suku; ngokuba wezwa ngalolo suku ukuthi ama-Anaki akhona, nemizi mikhulu, ibiyelwe; uma uJehova enami, ngiyakuba-khona ukubaxosha, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile.
13 UJoshuwa wambusisa, wamnika uKalebi indodana kaJefune iHebroni njengefa.
14 Ngakho iHebroni laba yifa likaKalebi indodana kaJefune, umKhenazi, kuze kube namuhla, ngokuba wamlandela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngokupheleleyo.
15 Igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati-Arba kuqala; u-Arba wayengumuntu omkhulu phakathi kwama-Anaki. Izwe laphumula empini.
UNumeri 14 : 24
24 Kepha inceku yami uKalebi, lokhu wayenomunye umoya, wangilandela nokungilandela, ngiyakumyisa ezweni aya kulo; nenzalo yakhe iyakulidla.
UJoshuwa 14 : 7 – 10
7 Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amane lapho uMose inceku kaJehova wangithuma ngisuka eKadeshi Barineya ukuhlola izwe; ngaphinda ngatshumayela kuye njengokusenhliziyweni yami.
8 Kepha abafowethu abakhuphuka nami bancibilikisa izinhliziyo zabantu, kepha mina ngamlandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngokupheleleyo.
9 UMose wafunga ngalolo suku, wathi: “Impela izwe olunyathelwe yizinyawo zakho liyakuba yifa lakho nelababantwana bakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuba umlandele uJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngokupheleleyo.
10 Manje bheka, uJehova ungigcinile njengokusho kwakhe le minyaka engamashumi amane nanhlanu, selokhu uJehova akhuluma leli zwi kuMose, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bezulazula ehlane; manje bheka, sengiyizinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili neminyaka emihlanu.
UNumeri 32 : 11 – 13
11 Ngempela, amadoda akhuphuka eGibhithe, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, ngeke alibone izwe engalifunga ku-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngoba abangilandelanga ngokuphelele.
12 Ngaphandle kukaKalebi, indodana kaJefune, umKhenezi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngokuba baphikelela eNkosini.
13 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wabazulazula ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane, saze sabhubha sonke isizukulwane esasenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
UNumeri 26 : 63 – 65
63 Yilabo ababalwayo nguMose no-Eleyazare umpristi, ababebala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.
64 Kepha phakathi kwabo kwakungekho noyedwa kubo uMose no-Aroni umpristi abababalayo lapho bebala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ehlane laseSinayi.
65 Ngoba iNkosi yathi ngabo: Isibili bazafela enkangala. Akwasala muntu kubo, kuphela uKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
UNumeri 14 : 30
30 Ngokuqinisekile aniyikungena ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukuba nihlale kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
UJoshuwa 15 : 13 – 16
13 UKalebi indodana kaJefune wanika uJoshuwa isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda, njengesiyalezo sikaJehova kuJoshuwa, umuzi ka-Arba, uyise kaEnaki, eyiHebroni.
14 UKalebi wawaxosha khona amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki, oSeshayi, no-Ahimani, noTalimayi, amadodana ka-Anaki.
15 Wasuka lapho, waya kwabakhileyo eDebiri; igama leDebiri laliyiKiriyati Seferi ngaphambili.
16 Wayesethi uKalebi: “Onqoba iKiriyati-Seferi, alithathe, ngiyakumnika indodakazi yami u-Akisa ibe ngumkami.”
UNumeri 13 : 6
6 Owesizwe sakwaJuda, uKalebi indodana kaJefune.
UNumeri 14 : 6 – 9
6 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababephakathi kwabahlola izwe, baklebhula izingubo zabo.
7 Basebekhuluma kulo lonke ixuku labantwana bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esadabula kulo ukulihlola lilizwe elihle kakhulu.
8 Uma uJehova ethokoza ngathi, uyakusingenisa kuleli zwe, asinike lona; izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.
9 Ningahlubuki uJehova, ningabesabi abantu bezwe; ngoba bayisinkwa sethu; ukuzivikela kwabo kususiwe kubo, futhi iNkosi inathi; ningabesabi.
UNumeri 13 : 26 – 30
26 Ahamba afika kuMose naku-Aroni nakuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ehlane lasePharanu eKadeshi; wababikela kanye nebandla lonke, wabazisa izithelo zezwe.
27 Bamtshela bathi: “Sifikile ezweni owasithuma kulo, futhi lichichima ubisi nezinyosi; lesi yisithelo sawo.
28 Kodwa abantu abahlala kulelo zwe baba namandla, nemizi ibiyelwe ngezindonga, mikhulu kakhulu; futhi sabona nabantwana bakwa-Enaki lapho.
29 Ama-Amaleki ahlala ezweni laseningizimu, amaHeti, namaJebusi, nama-Amori ahlala ezintabeni, namaKhanani ahlala ngaselwandle ngasogwini lweJordani.
30 UKalebi wabathulisa abantu phambi kukaMose, wathi: “Masikhuphuke masinyane, silidle; ngokuba sinamandla okukunqoba.
UNumeri 14 : 38
38 Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ababephakathi kwamadoda ahamba ukuhlola izwe, babesaphila.