Agasti 16, 2013, Ukufunda

UJoshuwa 24: 2-13

24:1 UJoshuwa wabutha zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli eShekemi, wababiza abakhulu ngokuzalwa, nabaholi nabahluleli nabafundisi. Futhi bema phambi kwamehlo eNkosi.

24:2 Wakhuluma kanjalo kubantu: “Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: ‘Oyihlo babehlala, ekuqaleni, ngaphesheya komfula: ebomvu, uyise kaAbrahama, kanye noNahori. Bakhonza onkulunkulu abangaziwa.

24:3 Ngase ngiletha uyihlo u-Abrahama ezingxenyeni zaseMesophothamiya, ngase ngimyisa ezweni laseKhanani. Ngayandisa inzalo yakhe,

24:4 ngamnika u-Isaka. Futhi kuye, ngaphinda ngamnika uJakobe loEsawu. Futhi ngamnika u-Esawu intaba yaseSeyiri ibe yifa. Nokho ngempela, UJakobe namadodana akhe behlela eGibhithe.

24:5 Ngathuma oMose no-Aroni, futhi ngalishaya iGibhithe ngezibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi.

24:6 Futhi nganikhipha nina nawoyihlo eGibhithe, nafika olwandle. AbaseGibithe baxosha oyihlo ngezinqola nangabamahhashi, kuze kufike oLwandle Olubomvu.

24:7 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova. Futhi wabeka ubumnyama phakathi kwenu nabaseGibhithe, wahola ulwandle phezu kwabo, wazisibekela. Amehlo akho akubona konke engakwenzayo eGibithe;, nahlala ehlane isikhathi eside.

24:8 Futhi nganiholela ezweni lama-Amori, owayehlezi ngaphesheya kweJordani. Futhi lapho belwa nawe, ngiwanikele esandleni sakho, walidla izwe labo, futhi nibabulale.

24:9 Khona-ke uBalaki, indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wasukuma walwa no-Israyeli. Wathumela wabiza uBileyamu, indodana kaBeyori, ukuze akuqalekise.

24:10 Futhi ngangingazimisele ukumlalela, kodwa ngokuphambene, Ngakubusisa ngaye, futhi nganikhulula esandleni sakhe.

24:11 Futhi nawela iJordani, nafika eJeriko. Amadoda alowo muzi alwa nani: umAmori, kanye namaPherizi, kanye namaKhanani, kanye namaHeti, kanye namaGirigashi, namaHivi, kanye namaJebusi. Futhi ngabanikela esandleni sakho.

24:12 Futhi ngithumele iminyovu phambi kwakho. Futhi ngabaxosha ezindaweni zabo, amakhosi amabili ama-Amori, kodwa kungeyisikho ngenkemba yakho, futhi hhayi ngomnsalo wakho.

24:13 Futhi ngakunika izwe, elingakhandlekanga kukho, kanye namadolobha, ongayakhanga, ukuze lihlale kizo, nezivini neminqumo, ongawutshalanga.’