UJoshuwa 1
| 1:1 | Futhi emva kokufa kukaMose, inceku yeNkosi, kwenzeka ukuthi uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, isikhonzi sikaMose, wasesithi kuye: |
| 1:2 | “Mose, inceku yami, ufile. sukuma, futhi uwele leli Jordani, wena nabo bonke abantu abanawe, ezweni engiyakulinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 1:3 | ngiyakuninika zonke izindawo izinyathelo zonyawo lwenu eziyakunyathela kuzo, njengalokho ngasho kuMose. |
| 1:4 | Kusukela ehlane naseLebanoni, kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu i-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti, kuze kufike olwandle olukhulu oluphambene nokushona kwelanga, kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu. |
| 1:5 | Akekho oyokwazi ukumelana nawe zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho. Njengoba nganginoMose, nami ngizoba nawe. ngeke ngikushiye, futhi angiyikukushiya. |
| 1:6 | Qina, uqine. Ngokuba niyakwahlukanisa ngenkatho, kulaba bantu, izwe engafunga ngalo koyise ukuthi ngiyakubanika lona. |
| 1:7 | Ngakho-ke, qiniswa futhi uqine kakhulu, ukuze ugcine, uwufeze wonke umthetho, lokho uMose, inceku yami, ngiyaliwe. Ungaphambuki kuyo uye kwesokudla, noma ngakwesokhohlo. Ngakho kwangathi ungaqonda konke okufanele ukwenze. |
| 1:8 | Incwadi yalo mthetho mayingasuki emlonyeni wakho. Kunalokho, uyakuzindla ngakho, imini nobusuku, ukuze ligcine likwenze konke okulotshiweyo kuyo. Khona-ke uyakuqondisa indlela yakho futhi uyiqonde. |
| 1:9 | Bheka, ngiyakuyala. Qina, futhi nigxilise. Ungesabi, futhi ningesabi. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe kukho konke, nomaphi lapho ungaya khona.” |
| 1:10 | UJoshuwa wayala izikhulu zabantu, ethi: “Dabulani phakathi kwekamu, futhi uyale abantu, futhi uthi: |
| 1:11 | ‘Lungisa ukudla kwakho. Ngoba emva kosuku lwesithathu, lizawela iJordani, niyakungena ukuba nilidle izwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayokunika lona.’” |
| 1:12 | Ngokunjalo, wakhuluma kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase: |
| 1:13 | “Khumbula amazwi, lokho uMose, inceku yeNkosi, ngiyaliwe, ethi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukunikile ukuphumula, futhi uninike izwe lonke.’ |
| 1:14 | Umkakho namadodana akho, kanye nezinkomo, niyakuhlala ezweni uMose aninika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani. Kodwa wena, dlula nezikhali, phambi kwabafowenu, nonke nina eninamandla esandla, futhi nilwele bona, |
| 1:15 | iNkosi ize iphumuze abafowenu, njengoba nje iniphile, futhi baze nabo balidle izwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azabanika khona. Futhi kanjalo niyobuyiselwa ezweni lefa lenu. Futhi niyohlala ezweni, lokho uMose, inceku yeNkosi, waninika ngaphesheya kweJordani, maqondana nokuphuma kwelanga.” |
| 1:16 | Basebephendula uJoshuwa, bathi: “Konke osiyale ngakho, sizokwenza. Futhi nomaphi lapho uzosithumela khona, sizohamba. |
| 1:17 | Njengalokho samlalela uMose kukho konke, kanjalo siyakulalela nani. Kodwa kwangathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho angaba nawe, njengoba nje wayenoMose. |
| 1:18 | Ozophikisa umlomo wakho, futhi noma ubani ongayikulalela wonke amazwi akho, ozomyala ngayo, makafe. Kodwa sengathi ungaqiniswa, futhi kwangathi ungenza ngobudoda.” |
UJoshuwa 2
| 2:1 | Futhi kanjalo uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wathuma amadoda amabili eShitimi ukuba ahlole ngasese. Wathi kubo, “Hambani nibheke izwe nomuzi waseJeriko.” Futhi ngenkathi sihamba, bangena endlini yowesifazane oyisifebe ogama lakhe linguRahabi, balala naye. |
| 2:2 | Futhi kwabikwa enkosini yaseJeriko, kwase kuthiwa: “Bheka, kungene amadoda ebusuku kulendawo, kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bahlole izwe.” |
| 2:3 | Inkosi yaseJeriko yathumela kuRahabi, ethi: “Khipha amadoda eze kuwe;, nokuthi ngubani ongene endlini yakho. Ngokuba bayizinhloli impela, futhi sebefikile ukuzocabangela izwe lonke.” |
| 2:4 | Nowesifazane, ethatha amadoda, wazifihla. Wathi: “Ngiyavuma ukuthi beze kimina, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi bavelaphi. |
| 2:5 | Kwathi lapho isango selivaliwe, baphuma kanyekanye ngobumnyama. Angazi ukuthi bayephi. Baphishekele ngokushesha, futhi uzobafica.” |
| 2:6 | Kodwa wawakhuphulela amadoda ophahleni lwendlu yakhe, wazembesa ngezinhlanga zefilakisi ezazilapho. |
| 2:7 | Kodwa labo ababethunyiwe bawasukela ngendlela efinyelela emazibukweni aseJordani. Bathe bephuma nje, isango lalivaliwe. |
| 2:8 | Ababecashile babengakafiki ubuthongo, futhi bheka, owesifazana wenyukela kubo, wasesithi: |
| 2:9 | “Ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uninikile leli zwe. Ngoba ukwesabeka ngawe kusehlele, bonke abakhileyo ezweni badangale. |
| 2:10 | Sizwile ukuthi iNkosi yomisa amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu ekufikeni kwakho, ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe, sezwa ngalokho enakwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori, ababengaphetsheya kweJordani, uSihoni no-Ogi, owambulalayo. |
| 2:11 | Futhi lapho ezwa lezi zinto, sesaba kakhulu, futhi inhliziyo yethu yaphela amandla. futhi akusalanga moya kithi ekufikeni kwakho. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi. |
| 2:12 | Manje, ngakho-ke, fungani kimi ngeNkosi ukuthi ngendlela engenze ngayo kini ngesihawu, kanjalo nawe uyakwenza endlini kababa. Futhi sengathi unganginika isibonakaliso sangempela |
| 2:13 | ukuthi uzasindisa ubaba lomama, bafowethu nodadewethu, nakho konke okwabo, futhi ukhulule imiphefumulo yethu ekufeni.” |
| 2:14 | Amphendule: “Sengathi ukuphila kwethu kungaba ngeyakho kuze kube sekufeni, uma nje ungasikhapheli. Futhi lapho iNkosi izobe isinikeze izwe kithi, sizokwenzela umusa nangeqiniso.” |
| 2:15 | Ngakho-ke, wabehlisela efasiteleni ngentambo. Ngoba indlu yakhe yayihlanganiswe odongeni. |
| 2:16 | Wathi kubo: “Khuphukela ezintabeni; kungenjalo, bangase bahlangane nawe njengoba bebuya. Futhi wacasha lapho izinsuku ezintathu, baze babuye. Bese uqhubeka nendlela yakho." |
| 2:17 | Basebesithi kuye: “Siyoba msulwa kulesi sifungo, osifungise kukho, |
| 2:18 | uma, lapho singena ezweni, lentambo ebomvu ibekwe njengophawu, futhi uyibophele efasiteleni owasehlisa ngalo. Manje, qoqa uyihlo, kanye nomama, kanye nabazalwane, nomndeni wakho wonke ungene endlini yakho. |
| 2:19 | Noma ngubani oyobe ephumile emnyango wendlu yakho, igazi lakhe liyakuba sekhanda lakhe, futhi sizobe singabandakanyi. Kodwa igazi labo bonke abazakuba lawe endlini lizabuyela phezu kwekhanda lethu, uma umuntu ezithinta. |
| 2:20 | Kodwa uma uzosikhaphela, ukuze usakaze leli zwi phakathi kwabo, siyakukhululeka kulesi sifungo, osifungise kukho. |
| 2:21 | Futhi wasabela, “Njengoba ukhulumile, ngakho makwenziwe.” Futhi ebathuma ukuthi baqhubeke nohambo, wayiphanyeka intambo ebomvu efasiteleni. |
| 2:22 | Futhi ngempela, ehamba phambili, bafika ezintabeni, bahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu, baze babuya ababebaxosha. Ngoba esebafunile indlela yonke, abazitholanga. |
| 2:23 | Bathe sebebuyile bangena emzini, abahloli bamazwe behla entabeni. Futhi ewela iJordani, baya kuJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, bambikela konke okwenzekileyo kubo. |
| 2:24 | Base bethi, “UJehova unikele lonke leli zwe esandleni sethu, futhi bonke abakhileyo kulo bashaywe ukwesaba.” |
UJoshuwa 3
| 3:1 | Manje, UJoshuwa wavuka ebusuku, wayisusa ikamu. Basuka eShithimi, basebesiya eJordani: yena, nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu. |
| 3:2 | Ngemva kwalezi zinto, abasakazi badlula phakathi kwekamu, |
| 3:3 | basebeqala ukutshumayela: “Lapho nizobona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, abapristi bohlanga lukaLevi beluthwele, nawe uyakusukuma, ulandele abahamba phambi kwakho. |
| 3:4 | Futhi makube khona, phakathi kwakho nomkhumbi, indawo eyizingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, ukuze nikwazi ukulibona nikude, nokwazi ukuthi iyiphi indlela okufanele uthuthuke ngayo. Ngoba awuzange uhambe ngale ndlela ngaphambili. Qaphela ukuthi ungasondeli emkhunjini. |
| 3:5 | UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: “Ngingcweliswe. Ngoba kusasa uJehova uzakwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwenu.” |
| 3:6 | Wathi kubapristi: “Thathani umphongolo wesivumelwano, futhi uhambe phambi kwabantu. Futhi bagcwalisa imiyalo, balithatha bahamba phambi kwabo. |
| 3:7 | UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Namuhla ngizoqala ukukuphakamisa phambi kwamehlo ka-Israyeli wonke, ukuze bazi lokho, njengoba nganginoMose, kanjalo nami nginani. |
| 3:8 | Manje fundisa abapristi, abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano, athi kubo, ‘Lapho niyobe seningenile engxenyeni yamanzi aseJordani, ume kuyo.’ ” |
| 3:9 | UJoshuwa wayesethi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, “Sondela lapha, futhi ulalele izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.” |
| 3:10 | Futhi futhi, uthe: “Ngalokhu niyakwazi ukuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu ophilayo, uphakathi kwakho, nokuthi uyakuhlakaza emehlweni akho, amaKhanani namaHeti, amaHivi namaPherizi, kanjalo namaGirigashi, kanye namaJebusi, nama-Amori. |
| 3:11 | Bheka, umphongolo wesivumelwano seNkosi yomhlaba wonke uyakuhamba phambi kwenu eJordani. |
| 3:12 | Lungisani amadoda ayishumi nambili ezizweni zakwa-Israyeli, munye esizweni ngasinye. |
| 3:13 | Futhi lapho abapristi abathwala umphongolo weNkosi, uNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke, bayobe sebebeke izinyathelo zezinyawo zabo emanzini aseJordani, amanzi aphansi ayakugobhoza, adlule, nalabo abasondela phezulu bayokuma ndawonye beyisixuku.” |
| 3:14 | Basuka-ke abantu ematendeni abo, ukuze bawele iJordani. Abapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano babeza phambi kwazo. |
| 3:15 | Futhi ngokushesha nje lapho bengena eJordani, izinyawo zabo zacwiliswa emanzini, (manje iJordani, ngoba kwakuyisikhathi sokuvuna, yayigcwalise amabhange omzila wawo,) |
| 3:16 | amanzi ehlayo ema endaweni eyodwa, futhi, evuvukala njengentaba, babonakala bekude, emzini othiwa u-Adamu, kuze kufike endaweni yaseZarethani. Kodwa lawo aphansi awela oLwandle Lwasehlane, (manje osekuthiwa uLwandle Olufile,) baze bafa ngokuphelele. |
| 3:17 | Khona-ke abantu badlulela maqondana neJeriko. Abapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova babemi, egqoke ngokugcwele, emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kweJordani, abantu bonke bawela, ngomsele owawusha. |
UJoshuwa 4
| 4:1 | Kwathi sebewelile, uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: |
| 4:2 | “Khethani amadoda ayishumi nambili, munye esizweni ngasinye, |
| 4:3 | futhi nibayale ukuze bathathe phakathi komfula iJordani, lapho izinyawo zabapristi zazimi khona, amatshe ayishumi nambili aqine kakhulu, oyakumisa endaweni yekamu, lapho nizogxumeka khona amatende enu ngalobu busuku.” |
| 4:4 | UJoshuwa wabiza amadoda ayishumi nambili, ayemkhethile kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, munye esizweni ngasinye, |
| 4:5 | wasesithi kubo: “Hambani phambi komphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ningene phakathi neJordani, futhi kube yilowo nalowo athwale lapho itshe libe linye emahlombe akho, ngokwenani labantwana bakoIsrayeli, |
| 4:6 | ukuze kube yisibonakaliso phakathi kwenu. Futhi lapho amadodana akho ezokubuza, kusasa, ethi, ‘Asho ukuthini la matshe kuwe?' |
| 4:7 | uyakubaphendula: ‘Amanzi eJordani aphela phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, lapho umkhumbi uwela phezu kwayo. Ngokwalesi sizathu, lawa matshe abekwa abe yisikhumbuzo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngisho kuze kube phakade.’ |
| 4:8 | Ngakho-ke, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengalokho uJoshuwa ebayalile, ethwele amatshe ayishumi nambili ephuma phakathi komsele weJordani, njengalokho uJehova emyalile, ngokwenani labantwana bakoIsrayeli, kuze kufike lapho bekakanise khona, babamisa khona. |
| 4:9 | Ngokufanayo, UJoshuwa wamisa amanye amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi komsele weJordani, lapho kwakumi abapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano; futhi bakhona, kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 4:10 | Abapristi ababethwele umphongolo babemi phakathi kweJordani, kwaze kwagcwaliseka konke uJehova ayemyale uJoshuwa ukuba akukhulume kubantu nalokho uMose ayekushilo kuye. Bashesha abantu, basebewela. |
| 4:11 | Kwathi sebewelile bonke, umphongolo kaJehova wawela nawo, abapristi basebesondela phambi kwabantu. |
| 4:12 | Ngokunjalo, amadodana kaRubeni, kanye noGadi, enye ingxenye yesizwe sakwaManase yasondela iphethe izikhali phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokho uMose ebayalile. |
| 4:13 | Nabalwi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, ngezinkampani nezigaba, badabula emathafeni nasemasimini omuzi waseJeriko. |
| 4:14 | Ngalolo suku, uJehova wamkhulisa uJoshuwa emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bamesabe, njengoba nje babemesaba uMose esaphila. |
| 4:15 | Wathi kuye, |
| 4:16 | “Yala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano ukuba benyuke eJordani.” |
| 4:17 | wasebalaya, ethi, “Khuphuka eJordani.” |
| 4:18 | Futhi lapho labo ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova base benyukile, baqala ukunyathela emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi abuyela emseleni wawo, futhi zageleza njengoba zazivame ukwenza ngaphambili. |
| 4:19 | Abantu benyuka eJordani ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga yokuqala, bamisa eGiligali, maqondana nengxenye yasempumalanga yomuzi waseJeriko. |
| 4:20 | Ngokunjalo, amatshe ayishumi nambili ababewakhuphule emfuleni iJordani, UJoshuwa wema eGiligali. |
| 4:21 | Wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Lapho amadodana akho eyobuza oyise, kusasa, futhi bayothi kubo, ‘Asho ukuthini la matshe kuwe?' |
| 4:22 | nibafundise, futhi uzothi: ‘U-Israyeli wawela leli Jordani, ngomgudu owomile.’ |
| 4:23 | Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho womisa amanzi alo emehlweni akho, waze wawela, |
| 4:24 | njengoba ayenzile ngaphambili, oLwandle Olubomvu, owamisa saze sawela. |
| 4:25 | Ngakho kwangathi bonke abantu bomhlaba bangafunda ngesandla sikaJehova esinamandla. Kanjalo nani nimesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuze kube phakade.” |
UJoshuwa 5
| 5:1 | Ngakho-ke, ngemva kwawo wonke amakhosi ama-Amori, ababehlala ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasesifundeni sasentshonalanga, nawo onke amakhosi aseKhanani, abadla izindawo eziseceleni kolwandle olukhulu, babezwile ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi aseJordani phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, baze bawelela ngaphesheya, inhliziyo yabo yaphukile, akwasala kuwo umoya, ngokwesaba ekungeneni kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 5:2 | Ngakho ngaleso sikhathi, uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: Zenzele imimese yamatshe, usoke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokwesibili.” |
| 5:3 | Wenza lokho uJehova amyale ngakho, wabasoka abantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yejwabu. |
| 5:4 | Manje lesi yisizathu sokusoka kwesibili: Bonke abantu abaphuma eGibhithe ngobulili besilisa, wonke amadoda alungele impi, wafela ogwadule endleleni ende yokuzulazula; |
| 5:5 | bonke laba babesokiwe. Kodwa abantu abazalelwa ogwadule, |
| 5:6 | kuyo yonke iminyaka engamashumi amane yohambo ehlane elibanzi kakhulu, babengasokile, kwaze kwaba yilapho labo ababengalilalelanga izwi leNkosi baqedwa. Ngoba wayefungile kubo ngaphambili, ukuthi angabambuleli izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi. |
| 5:7 | Amadodana alaba athatha indawo yawoyise, basokwa nguJoshuwa. Ngoba babengabangasokile, njengoba nje babezelwe, futhi kwakungekho muntu owayebasokile endleleni. |
| 5:8 | Khona-ke, sebesokile bonke, bahlala kuleyo ndawo yekamu baze baphulukiswa. |
| 5:9 | UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa, “Namuhla ngilisusile kini ihlazo laseGibhithe.” Igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iGiligali, kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 5:10 | Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlala eGiligali, bagcina iPhasika, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga kusihlwa, emathafeni aseJeriko. |
| 5:11 | Futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, badla isinkwa esingenamvubelo ezinhlamvu zezwe, nokusanhlamvu okuphekiwe, wonyaka ofanayo. |
| 5:12 | Imana lanqamuka lapho sebedlile amabele wezwe. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazange besakusebenzisa lokho kudla. Kunalokho, badla amabele alonyaka, ezweni laseKhanani. |
| 5:13 | Kwathi uJoshuwa esensimini yomuzi waseJeriko, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona umuntu emi maqondana naye, ephethe inkemba ehoshiwe. Waya kuye wathi, “Ngabe ungomunye wethu, kumbe omunye wezitha zethu?” |
| 5:14 | Futhi wasabela: "Lutho neze. Kunalokho, Ngiyisikhulu sebutho leNkosi, manje sengifikile." |
| 5:15 | UJoshuwa wawa ngobuso phansi. Nokuhlonipha, uthe, “Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo??” |
| 5:16 | Uthe: Susa izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho. Ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele. Futhi uJoshuwa wenza njengoba nje ayeyaliwe. |
UJoshuwa 6
| 6:1 | Manje iJeriko lalivaliwe futhi linezivikelo eziqinile, ngokwesaba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njalo kakho owaba lesibindi sokusuka lokungena. |
| 6:2 | UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Bheka, nginikele iJeriko esandleni sakho, nenkosi yawo nawo onke amadoda anamandla. |
| 6:3 | Yenza wonke amaqhawe azungeze idolobha kanye ngosuku; uyakwenza njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha. |
| 6:4 | Khona-ke, ngosuku lwesikhombisa, abapristi bayakuthatha amacilongo ayisikhombisa, ezisetshenziswa ngejubili, bayakwandulela umphongolo wesivumelwano. Niyakuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi babethe amacilongo. |
| 6:5 | Futhi lapho izwi lecilongo likhala isikhathi eside futhi ngokuphazamiseka, futhi kwanda ezindlebeni zenu, bonke abantu bayakukhamuluka kanyekanye ngokukhamuluka okukhulu kakhulu, nezindonga zomuzi ziyakuwa kuze kube sesisekelo, futhi bayongena kuwo, ngamunye endaweni ephambene nalapho emi khona.” |
| 6:6 | Khona-ke uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wabiza abapristi, wasesithi kubo, “Thathani umphongolo wesivumelwano, abanye abapristi abayisikhombisa mabathathe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili, nihambe phambi komphongolo kaJehova.” |
| 6:7 | Wabuye wathi kubantu, “Hamba, bese uzungeza umuzi, ehlomile, phambi komphongolo kaJehova.” |
| 6:8 | Kwathi uJoshuwa eseqedile amazwi akhe, abapristi abayisikhombisa babetha amacilongo ayisikhombisa phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, |
| 6:9 | wonke amabutho ahlomile ahamba phambili, insalela yabantu abavamile yalandela umkhumbi, nokukhala kwamacilongo kwanda ezindaweni zonke. |
| 6:10 | Kodwa uJoshuwa wayebayalile abantu, ethi, “Ungakhali;, nezwi lakho aliyikuzwakala, futhi akuyikuphuma nakancane zwi emlonyeni wakho, kuze kufike usuku engizakuthi ngalo kini, ‘Memeza, futhi nimemeze.’” |
| 6:11 | Ngakho, umphongolo kaJehova wawuzungeza umuzi kanye ngosuku, futhi ebuyela ekamu, yahlala lapho. |
| 6:12 | Manje, noJoshuwa, evuka ebusuku, abapristi bawuthatha umphongolo weNkosi, |
| 6:13 | abayisikhombisa kubo bathatha amacilongo ayisikhombisa, ezisetshenziswa ngejubili, bawandulela umphongolo kaJehova, ehamba ebetha amacilongo. Abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabo, futhi insali yabantu abavamile yalandela umkhumbi, base bekhalisa amacilongo. |
| 6:14 | Bawuzungeza umuzi ngosuku lwesibili, kanye, babuyela ekamu. Benza kanjalo izinsuku eziyisithupha. |
| 6:15 | Khona-ke, ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ephuma ekukhanyeni kokuqala, bazungeza umuzi, njengokuyaliwe, kasikhombisa. |
| 6:16 | Nasekuzungeza kwesikhombisa, lapho abapristi bekhalisa amacilongo, UJoshuwa wathi ku-Israyeli wonke: “Memeza! Ngokuba uJehova uwunikile umuzi kuwe. |
| 6:17 | Lomuzi mawube ngesiqalekiso, nazo zonke izinto ezingaphakathi kwayo, phambi kweNkosi. Sengathi kungaphila uRahabi isifebe kuphela, nabo bonke abanaye endlini. Ngoba wafihla izithunywa esazithumayo. |
| 6:18 | Kodwa kufanele uqaphele ukuthi ungathinti noma iyiphi yalezo zinto, njengoba ulaywe, ngoba lapho uzakuba lecala lesiphambeko, lonke ikamu lika-Israyeli laba phansi kwesono futhi lalikhathazeka. |
| 6:19 | Kodwa noma yiliphi igolide nesiliva eliyoba khona, nezitsha zethusi noma zensimbi, lezi mazingcweliselwe uJehova, zigcinwe engcebeni yakhe.” |
| 6:20 | Ngakho-ke, abantu bonke bememeza, kwakhala amacilongo, emva kwezwi nomsindo kwanda ezindlebeni zesixuku, izindonga zawa ngokushesha zaba incithakalo. Base bekhuphuka, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni ephambene nalapho ayekhona. Bawuthumba umuzi. |
| 6:21 | Futhi babulala bonke ababekulo, kusukela endodeni kuye kowesifazane, kusukela kolusana kuze kube ngumdala. Ngokunjalo, izinkabi, nezimvu, nezimbongolo, babulala ngosiko lwenkemba. |
| 6:22 | Kodwa uJoshuwa wathi emadodeni amabili ayethunywe ukuhlola, “Ngena endlini yowesifazane oyisifebe, amkhiphe, nazo zonke izinto ezingezakhe, njengoba nje umqinisekisile ngesifungo.” |
| 6:23 | Zangena izinsizwa, bamkhipha uRahabi, nabazali bakhe, nabafowabo, nayo yonke impahla yakhe nezihlobo zayo, babahlalisa ngaphandle kwekamu. |
| 6:24 | Basebewuthungela ngomlilo umuzi lakho konke okwakuphakathi kwawo, ngaphandle kwegolide nesiliva, nezitsha zethusi noma zensimbi, abayingcwelisela endlini yengcebo yeNkosi. |
| 6:25 | Nokho ngempela, UJoshuwa wabangela uRahabi isifebe, kanye nendlu kayise, nakho konke abenakho, ukusinda. Futhi bahlala phakathi kuka-Israyeli, kuze kube lamuhla. Ngoba wafihla izithunywa, ayemthumile ukuhlola iJeriko. Ngaleso sikhathi, UJoshuwa wenza isicelo, ethi: |
| 6:26 | “Uqalekisiwe phambi kukaJehova umuntu oyakuvusa, akhe umuzi waseJeriko! Nezibulo lakhe, kwangathi angabeka isisekelo sawo, kanye nengane yakhe yokugcina, sengathi angamisa amasango alo.” |
| 6:27 | Ngakho uJehova wayenaye uJoshuwa, igama lakhe laziwa ezweni lonke. |
UJoshuwa 7
| 7:1 | Kodwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baweqa umyalo, baphanga okuyisiqalekiso. Ku-Akhani, indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaZabidi, indodana kaZera, esizweni sakoJuda, wathatha okuthile kulokho okwakuyisiqalekiso. UJehova wabathukuthelela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 7:2 | Lapho uJoshuwa ethuma amadoda eJeriko e-Ayi, engaseBethaveni, ngasesifundeni esisempumalanga yedolobha laseBethele, wathi kubo, “Khuphukani nihlole izwe.” Futhi bagcwalisa isiyalezo sakhe, bahlola i-Ayi. |
| 7:3 | Nokubuya, bathi kuye: “Mabangakhuphuki bonke abantu. Kunalokho, makuphume amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezimbili noma amathathu achithe umuzi. Kungani kufanele bonke abantu bakhathazeke ngaphandle kwesizathu ngokumelene nezitha eziyingcosana kangaka?” |
| 7:4 | Ngakho-ke, bakhuphuka namaqhawe ayizinkulungwane ezintathu. Futhi ngokushesha bafulathela, |
| 7:5 | babulawa amadoda omuzi wase-Ayi. Kwawa amadoda angamashumi amathathu nesithupha kubo. Izitha zabaxosha besuka esangweni, kuze kufike eShebarimi. Base bebalekela phansi. Futhi inhliziyo yabantu yashaywa ukwesaba, lancibilika njengamanzi. |
| 7:6 | Futhi ngempela, UJoshuwa waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wawela phansi ngobuso phambi komphongolo kaJehova, kuze kube kusihlwa, yena nawo onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli. Bathela uthuli emakhanda abo. |
| 7:7 | Wathi uJoshuwa: “Maye, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu! Kungani ufune ukuhola lababantu uwele umfula iJordani, ukuze usinikele esandleni sama-Amori, asibhubhise? Sengathi ngabe sahlala ngaphesheya kweJordani, njengalapho siqala. |
| 7:8 | Nkosi yami, ngizothini, bebona uIsrayeli efulathela izitha zabo? |
| 7:9 | AmaKhanani nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni bayokuzwa, nokuhlangana ndawonye, bayosihaqa, bayakwesula igama lethu emhlabeni. Futhi uyokwenzani mayelana negama lakho elikhulu??” |
| 7:10 | UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Sukuma. Kungani ulele phansi? |
| 7:11 | U-Israyeli wonile, weqe isivumelwano sami. Futhi bathathile kulokho okuyisiqalekiso. Futhi baye bantshontsha futhi baqamba amanga, futhi bayifihle phakathi kwempahla yabo. |
| 7:12 | U-Israyeli akakwazi ukuma phambi kwezitha zakhe, futhi uyobabalekela. Ngoba ungcoliswe yilokho okuyisiqalekiso. ngeke ngisaba nawe, nize nimbhubhise onecala lobu bubi. |
| 7:13 | sukuma. Ngcwelisa abantu. Futhi uzothi kubo: ‘Ningcweliswe kusasa. Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Lokho okuyisiqalekiso kuphakathi kwenu, Israyeli! Anikwazi ukuma phambi kwezitha zenu, aze asuswe kini lowo ongcoliswe yilobu bubi.’ |
| 7:14 | Futhi uzosondela ekuseni, yilowo nalowo ngokwezizwe zakho. Isizwe esifunyanwa ngenkatho siyakusondeza ngemindeni yaso, nemindeni ngezindlu, nendlu ngabesilisa. |
| 7:15 | Futhi noma ngabe ungubani uyotholwa enecala ngalesi senzo, uyakushiswa ngomlilo kanye nayo yonke impahla yakhe. Ngoba weqa isivumelwano sikaJehova, futhi wenza ububi kwa-Israyeli. |
| 7:16 | Futhi kanjalo uJoshuwa, evuka ekuseni, wakhipha u-Israyeli ngezizwe zabo, isizwe sakwaJuda safunyanwa. |
| 7:17 | Futhi lapho imindeni yayo isiyethulwe, kwafunyanwa umndeni kaZera. Ngokunjalo, eletha lowo phambili ngezindlu, wathola uZabdi. |
| 7:18 | Futhi bahlukanisa indlu yakhe kwaba yilowo nalowo, wathola u-Akhani, indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaZabidi, indodana kaZera, esizweni sakoJuda. |
| 7:19 | UJoshuwa wathi ku-Akani: "Umfana wami, khazimulisani uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, futhi uvume, futhi ngembule kimi lokho okwenzile. Ungase ungakufihli.” |
| 7:20 | U-Akani wamphendula uJoshuwa, wasesithi kuye: “Impela, Ngonile kuJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, futhi ngenzile okunye nokunye. |
| 7:21 | Ngokuba ngabona phakathi kwempango ingubo ebomvu kakhulu;, namashekeli angamakhulu amabili esiliva, nesigaxa segolide esingamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu. Nokufisa lezi, Ngawathatha ngawafihla phansi eduze kwetende lami, futhi isiliva ngalimboza ngomhlabathi engangiwumbile.” |
| 7:22 | Ngakho-ke, UJoshuwa wathuma izikhonzi, I-WHO, egijimela etendeni lakhe, uthole konke kufihlwe endaweni efanayo, kanye nesiliva. |
| 7:23 | Futhi ethatha lezi etendeni, baziletha kuJoshuwa, nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bawaphonsa phansi phambi kukaJehova. |
| 7:24 | Ngakho uJoshuwa wamthatha uAkani, indodana kaZera, kanye nesiliva, kanye nejazi, kanye nesigaxa segolide, namadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe, izinkabi nezimbongolo nezimvu, kanye netende nazo zonke izimpahla zakhe, (wonke u-Israyeli wahamba naye,) waziyisa esigodini sase-Akori. |
| 7:25 | Lapho, Kusho uJoshuwa: “Ngoba usihluphile, iNkosi iyakuhlupha, ngalolu suku.” Futhi wonke u-Israyeli wamkhanda ngamatshe. Futhi zonke izinto ezazingezakhe zaqedwa ngomlilo. |
| 7:26 | Basebebuthela phezu kwakhe inqwaba yamatshe, esekhona kuze kube namuhla. Futhi ukufutheka kukaJehova kwanqamuka kubo. Futhi igama laleyo ndawo laqanjwa ngokuthi iSigodi sase-Akori, kuze kube lamuhla. |
UJoshuwa 8
| 8:1 | Wayesethi uJehova kuJoshuwa: “Akufanele wesabe, futhi akufanele nesabe. Hamba nayo yonke inqwaba yabalwi, futhi esukuma, khuphukela edolobheni lase-Ayi. Bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yalo labantu;, nomuzi nezwe. |
| 8:2 | Futhi kumelwe wenze emzini wase-Ayi, nasenkosini yakhona, njengoba wenza eJeriko, nasenkosini yakhona. Nokho ngempela, impango, nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo, niyakuziphanga nina. bekani abaqamekeli emzini emva kwawo. |
| 8:3 | uJoshuwa wasukuma, kanye nayo yonke ibutho lamaqhawe, ukuze bakhuphukele e-Ayi. Wathuma amadoda akhethiweyo ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu ebusuku. |
| 8:4 | Futhi wabayala, ethi: “Bekani abaqamekeli ngemva komuzi. Awuyikuhoxa kude, futhi wonke umuntu azilungiselele. |
| 8:5 | Kodwa mina nensali yesixuku esikanye nami sizosondela ngaphesheya komuzi. Futhi lapho bephuma ngokumelene nathi, sizobaleka sifulathele, njengoba senza ngaphambili, |
| 8:6 | kuze, esisukela, badonswe kude nomuzi. Ngoba bazocabanga ukuthi siyabaleka njengakuqala. |
| 8:7 | Khona-ke, sisabaleka bona bayasisukela, uyakuvuka ekuqamekeleni, futhi niyochitha umuzi. Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyolinikela esandleni sakho. |
| 8:8 | Futhi lapho usuyibambile, awuthungele ngomlilo. Futhi nizokwenza konke engikuyalile. |
| 8:9 | Wabamukisa, bahamba baya endaweni yokuqamekela, bahlala phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi, ngasesifundeni esisentshonalanga yedolobha lase-Ayi. Kepha uJoshuwa wahlala lobo busuku phakathi kwabantu. |
| 8:10 | Nokuvuka ekukhanyeni kokuqala, wabuyekeza amabutho akhe, wakhuphuka, abadala bephambi kwebutho, uzungezwe umsekeli wabalwi. |
| 8:11 | Kwathi sebefikile, lase likhuphuke livela ngaphesheya komuzi, bema ngasesifundeni esisenyakatho yomuzi. Futhi kwakukhona isigodi phakathi, phakathi kwabo nomuzi. |
| 8:12 | Manje wayekhethe amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, wababeka ukuba baqamekele phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi, engxenyeni esentshonalanga yedolobha elifanayo. |
| 8:13 | Nokho ngempela, yonke insalela yebutho yayihlelwe ngomugqa oya enyakatho, kangangokuthi ukuphela kwalelo sixuku kwafinyelela esifundeni esisentshonalanga yomuzi. Khona-ke uJoshuwa waphuma ngalobo busuku, wema phakathi nesigodi. |
| 8:14 | Kwathi inkosi yase-Ayi ikubona lokhu, waphuthuma ekuseni, waphuma nayo yonke impi yomuzi. Wawahlela ngomugqa ophambene nogwadule, engazi ukuthi umqamekeli ucashe ngemuva kwakhe. |
| 8:15 | Nokho ngempela, UJoshuwa, kanye no-Israyeli wonke, wasuka endaweni, ezenza osabayo, futhi bebaleka ngendlela yasehlane. |
| 8:16 | Basebezisukela, bememeza kanyekanye futhi bekhuthazana. Sebephumile emzini, |
| 8:17 | bheka, akusalanga noyedwa emzini wase-Ayi naseBethele ongaxoshanga u-Israyeli, (eshiya amadolobha evulekile ngemva kokuba sebephume ngejubane,) |
| 8:18 | uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: Phakamisa isihlangu esisesandleni sakho, ngasedolobheni lase-Ayi. Ngoba ngizalinikela kuwe. |
| 8:19 | Esephakamisele isihlangu emzini, abaqamekeli, eyayicashile, wasukuma masinyane. Futhi eqhubekela edolobheni, bawuthatha, wawuthungela ngomlilo. |
| 8:20 | Manje amadoda omuzi ayexosha uJoshuwa, ebheka emuva, abone umusi womuzi ukhuphukela ezulwini, babengasakwazi ukubalekela ngandlela thize, ikakhulukazi njengoba ababezenzise babaleka, futhi ababelibangise ehlane, base bephenduke ngamandla kakhulu bemelene labo ababebaxotsha. |
| 8:21 | Futhi uJoshuwa, kanye no-Israyeli wonke, ebona ukuthi umuzi uthunjiwe, nokuthi umusi womuzi wawukhuphuka, wabuya, wabulala amadoda ase-Ayi. |
| 8:22 | Bese futhi, labo ababethumbile futhi bathungela umuzi ngomlilo, besuka emzini besiya emadodeni abo, zaqala zashaya izitha phakathi. Ngakho-ke, njengoba izitha zanqunywa nhlangothi zombili, akubangakho esixukwini esikhulu kangaka owasindiswa. |
| 8:23 | Futhi, bayibamba inkosi yomuzi wase-Ayi, ephila, bamyisa phambi kukaJoshuwa. |
| 8:24 | Manje, sebebulewe bonke ababexoshe u-Israyeli ebalekela ehlane, futhi ngemva kokuwa ngenkemba kuleyo ndawo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuya, bawushaya umuzi. |
| 8:25 | Kwakukhona abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili ababewa ngalolo suku, kusukela endodeni kuye kowesifazane, idolobha lonke lase-Ayi. |
| 8:26 | Ngempela uJoshuwa akasibuyiselanga emuva isandla sakhe, ayelulele phezulu, wagcina isihlangu baze babulawa bonke abakhileyo e-Ayi. |
| 8:27 | Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlukaniselana izinkomo nempango yomuzi, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uJoshuwa. |
| 8:28 | Futhi wawuthungela ngomlilo umuzi, wayenza yaba yithuna eliphakade. |
| 8:29 | Futhi, wayiphanyeka inkosi emthini, kuze kube kusihlwa nokushona kwelanga. UJoshuwa waselaya, basehlisa isidumbu sakhe esihlahleni esilengayo. Baliphonsa ngasesangweni lomuzi, ebutha inqwaba yamatshe phezu kwawo, esekhona kuze kube namuhla. |
| 8:30 | UJoshuwa wamakhela uJehova i-altare, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, entabeni yase-Ebali, |
| 8:31 | njengoMose, inceku yeNkosi, ayebayalile abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, lokhu kulotshiwe encwadini yomthetho kaMose: ngempela, ilathi lamatshe angabaziweyo, insimbi engayithintanga. Futhi wanikela holocausts phezu kwalo eNkosini, futhi wahlaba izisulu njengeminikelo yokuthula. |
| 8:32 | Wabhala ematsheni, uDuteronomi womthetho kaMose, ayekulungisile phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. |
| 8:33 | Bese bonke abantu, nalabo abakhulu ngokuzalwa, izinduna nabahluleli babemi ezinhlangothini zombili zomphongolo, emehlweni abapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, ngakho kokubili ukufika okusha kanye nokuzalwa komdabu, inxenye yabo eceleni kwentaba iGerizimu, nengxenye eyodwa ngaseNtabeni i-Ebali, njengoMose, inceku yeNkosi, wayeyalile. Futhi kuqala, ngokuqinisekile, wababusisa abantu bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 8:34 | Ngemva kwalokhu, wafunda onke amazwi esibusiso nesiqalekiso, nakho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho. |
| 8:35 | Akashiyanga lutho olungakathintwa kulokho uMose ayekuyalile, wakhuluma konke phambi kwesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli, nabesifazane nabancane, kanye nabasanda kufika ababehlala phakathi kwabo. |
UJoshuwa 9
| 9:1 | Kwathi sezizwakala lezizinto, onke amakhosi ngaphesheya kweJordani, ababehlala phakathi kwezintaba namathafa, ngasogwini nogu lolwandle olukhulu, nalabo ababehlala eduze neLebanoni, umHeti, nama-Amori, umKhanani, iPerizite, namaHivi, kanye namaJebusi, |
| 9:2 | babuthana ndawonye, ukuze balwe loJoshuwa loIsrayeli, ngamqondo munye nangesinqumo esifanayo. |
| 9:3 | Kodwa labo ababehlala eGibeyoni, ezwe konke uJoshuwa abekwenzile eJeriko nase-Ayi, |
| 9:4 | ukuhlela ngobuhlakani, bazithathela ukudla, babeka amasaka amadala ezimbongolweni zabo, nezingqalathi zewayini ezaziklebhukile zathungwa, |
| 9:5 | nokuba nezicathulo ezindala kakhulu, ezazithungwe ngeziqephu ezikhombisa iminyaka yazo, lembethiswe izembatho ezindala, enezinkwa futhi, ababekuthwala njengokudla kohambo, ezaziqinile zaphuka zaba yizicucu. |
| 9:6 | Basebehamba baya kuJoshuwa, owayehlezi ekamu* laseGiligali ngaleso sikhathi. Basebesithi kuye, nakuye wonke u-Israyeli kanye naye, “Siphuma ezweni elikude, ngifisa ukwenza ukuthula nawe.” Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basabela kubo, wathi, |
| 9:7 | “Mhlawumbe esikhundleni salokho, nihlala ezweni okufanele libe ngelethu ngenkatho, futhi ngeke sikwazi ukwenza isivumelwano nawe.” |
| 9:8 | Kodwa bathi kuJoshuwa, “Siyizinceku zakho.” UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Kodwa ungubani? Futhi uvelaphi?” |
| 9:9 | Basabela: “Izinceku zakho sezifikile, ezweni elikude kakhulu, egameni leNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngoba sizwile ngodumo lwamandla akhe, zonke izinto azenzileyo eGibhithe, |
| 9:10 | nakumakhosi amabili ama-Amori, ababengaphetsheya kweJordani: Sehon, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, futhi Futhi, inkosi yaseBashani, owayese-Ashitaroti. |
| 9:11 | Nabadala bethu, nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni lakithi, bathi kithi: ‘Phatha umphako wohambo olude kakhulu, futhi uhlangane nabo, futhi uthi: Siyizinceku zakho; yenza isivumelwano nathi.’ |
| 9:12 | Lo, izinkwa zafudumala ekuphumeni kwethu ezindlini zethu, ukuze size kuwe. Manje zomile futhi zaphuka, ngenxa yobudala. |
| 9:13 | Lezi zingqalathi zewayini zazizintsha lapho sizigcwalisa, manje zidabukile futhi zaphukile. Izingubo esizigqokile, nezicathulo sinazo ezinyaweni zethu, ngenxa yobude bebanga, sezigugile futhi sezicishe zaqedwa.” |
| 9:14 | Futhi ngakho bakwamukela lokhu, ngenxa yezidingo zabo, futhi ababuzanga emlonyeni weNkosi. |
| 9:15 | UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, nokungena esivumelwaneni, wathembisa ukuthi kabasoze babulawe. Abaholi besixuku nabo bafunga kubo. |
| 9:16 | Khona-ke, ezinsukwini ezintathu emva kokwakhiwa kwesivumelwano, bezwa ukuthi bahlala eduze, nokuthi ngokushesha bazoba phakathi kwabo. |
| 9:17 | Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basusa ikamu, bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu, labo ababiziweyo: iGibeyoni, kanye neKhefira, kanye neBherothi, neKiriyati-jeyarimi. |
| 9:18 | Futhi abazange babashaye, ngoba izikhulu zexuku zazifungile kibo ebizweni leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. Ngakho bonke abantu abavamile babubula ngabaholi. |
| 9:19 | Futhi basabela kubo: “Sifungile kubo egameni leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, futhi ngenxa yaleso sizathu, asikwazi ukubathinta. |
| 9:20 | Kodwa sizokwenza lokhu kubo: Impela, zigcinwe ukuze ziphile, funa ulaka lweNkosi lusivuthele, ngoba besingafunga amanga. |
| 9:21 | Kodwa nakuba bephila, mabakhonze isixuku sonke ngokugawula izinkuni nangokukha amanzi. Kwathi besaxoxa ngalezizinto, |
| 9:22 | UJoshuwa wabiza abaseGibeyoni, wasesithi kubo: “Kungani uzimisele ukusikhohlisa ngokukhwabanisa, ethi, ‘Sihlala kude kakhulu nawe,’ lapho uphakathi kwethu? |
| 9:23 | Ngakho-ke, niyakuba phansi kwesiqalekiso, isiphunzi senu asiyikuyeka ukuba ngabagawuli bezinkuni nabakhi bamanzi, endlini kaNkulunkulu wami.” |
| 9:24 | Futhi basabela: “Kwabikwa kithina, izinceku zakho, ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayethembisile inceku yakhe uMose ukuninika lonke izwe, nokuthi wayeyobabhubhisa bonke abakhileyo kulo. Ngakho-ke, sesaba kakhulu, futhi senza ukuhlinzeka ngezimpilo zethu, ephoqwe yingebhe ngawe, futhi sathatha lesi seluleko. |
| 9:25 | Manje sisesandleni sakho. Yenza kithi njengoba kubonakala kukuhle futhi kulungile emehlweni akho.” |
| 9:26 | Ngakho-ke, UJoshuwa wenza njengokusho kwakhe, wabakhulula esandleni sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bangabulawa. |
| 9:27 | Futhi wanquma ngalolo suku, ukuze babe senkonzweni yabantu bonke lelathi leNkosi, ukugawula izinkuni nokuthwala amanzi, kuze kube lesi sikhathi samanje, endaweni iNkosi eyayiyikhethile. |
UJoshuwa 10
| 10:1 | Lapho Adonizedek, inkosi yaseJerusalema, wayezwile lezizinto, ngokuqondile, ukuthi uJoshuwa wayelithumbile i-Ayi, wayesewubhidlizile, (ngoba njengoba nje ayenzile kulo iJeriko lenkosi yalo, wenze njalo kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo,) nokuthi abaseGibeyoni babebalekele ku-Israyeli, futhi manje sebengabangane babo, |
| 10:2 | wesaba kakhulu. Ngoba iGibeyoni lalingumuzi omkhulu, futhi wawungomunye wemizi yasebukhosini, futhi lalilikhulu kunomuzi wase-Ayi, wonke amaqhawe alo ayenamandla kakhulu. |
| 10:3 | Ngakho-ke, Ngiyabonga, inkosi yaseJerusalema, ithunyelwe kuHoham, inkosi yaseHebroni, nakuPiram, inkosi yaseJarimuthi, futhi nakuJaphia, inkosi yaseLakishi, naseDebir, inkosi yase-Egiloni, ethi: |
| 10:4 | “Khuphukelani kimi, futhi nilethe amabutho, ukuze silwe neGibeyoni. + Ngoba ibalekele kuJoshuwa nakubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.” |
| 10:5 | Manje, sebebuthene, amakhosi amahlanu ama-Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, inkosi yaseHebroni, inkosi yaseJarimuthi, inkosi yaseLakishi, inkosi yase-Egiloni, kanye namabutho abo, wenyuka wamisa inkamba nxazonke zeGibeyoni, ewuvimbezela. |
| 10:6 | Kodwa abakhileyo emzini waseGibeyoni, lapho livinjezelwe, ithunyelwe kuJoshuwa, owayehlezi ekamu* laseGiligali. Basebesithi kuye: “Kwangathi ungazibuyiseli izandla zakho ekusizeni izinceku zakho. Woza masinyane, futhi usikhulule, futhi nilethe amabutho. Kuwo wonke amakhosi ama-Amori, abahlala ezintabeni, babuthana ngokumelene nathi. |
| 10:7 | UJoshuwa wenyuka esuka eGiligali, kanye nayo yonke ibutho lamaqhawe, amadoda anamandla kakhulu. |
| 10:8 | UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Akufanele ubesabe. Ngoba ngibanikele esandleni sakho. Akekho kubo ozokwazi ukumelana nawe.” |
| 10:9 | Futhi kanjalo uJoshuwa, benyuka ubusuku bonke besuka eGiligali, watheleka phezu kwabo ngokuphazima kweso. |
| 10:10 | INkosi yabenza bahlakazeka phambi kobuso bakwa-Israyeli. Futhi wababulala ngokuceka okukhulu eGibeyoni, wabaxosha ngendlela yommango oya eBeti Horoni, wababulala, kuze kufike e-Azeka naseMakheda. |
| 10:11 | Futhi ngenkathi bebalekela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ayesekwehleni kwaseBeti Horoni, uJehova waphonsa phezu kwabo amatshe amakhulu avela ezulwini, kuze kufike e-Azeka. Futhi abaningi babulawa isichotho, kunababulawa ngezinkemba zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 10:12 | UJoshuwa wayesekhuluma kuJehova, mhla enikela ama-Amori phambi kwamehlo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wasesithi phambi kwabo: "Ngiyamfonela, ungasuki uye eGibeyoni! inyanga, ungasuki uye esigodini sase-Ajaloni!” |
| 10:13 | Futhi ilanga nenyanga wema, abantu baze baziphindisele ezitheni zabo. Lokhu akulotshiwe yini encwadini yabalungileyo na?? Futhi ngakho ilanga wema phakathi kwezulu, futhi ayizange iphuthume ekuphumuleni kwayo isikhathi sosuku olulodwa. |
| 10:14 | Akukaze kube khona usuku olude kangaka nangaphambili, njengalapho uJehova elalela izwi lomuntu, futhi walwela u-Israyeli. |
| 10:15 | UJoshuwa wabuya, noIsrayeli wonke, ekamu laseGiligali. |
| 10:16 | Ngoba amakhosi amahlanu ayebalekile, base becashe emhumeni, eduze kwedolobha laseMakheda. |
| 10:17 | Futhi kwabikwa kuJoshuwa ukuthi amakhosi amahlanu atholakale ecashe emhumeni, eduze kwedolobha laseMakheda. |
| 10:18 | Wabayala ababehamba naye wathi: Gingqani amatshe amakhulu emlonyeni womhume, namadoda aqaphile azowagcina evaliwe. |
| 10:19 | Kodwa wena, ungahlali lapha; esikhundleni salokho, sukela izitha, futhi unqume ekugcineni kwababalekayo. Aniyikuvuma ukuthi labo iNkosi uJehova ebanikele esandleni senu ukuba bangene ekuvikelweni kwemizi yabo.” |
| 10:20 | Ngakho, izitha zashaywa ngokuhlulwa okukhulu, futhi esecishe waqedwa, ngisho nokuqothula, labo ababekwazi ukuphunyuka kwa-Israyeli bangena emizini enezivikelo eziqinile. |
| 10:21 | Ibutho lonke labuyela kuJoshuwa eMakheda, lapho ababekanisa khona, enempilo enhle nangezinombolo zabo ezigcwele. Futhi akekho owaba nesibindi sokunyakazisa ulimi lwakhe ngokumelene nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 10:22 | UJoshuwa waselaya, ethi, “Vula umlomo womgede, nilethe kimi amakhosi ayisihlanu, abacashe phakathi kwawo.” |
| 10:23 | Futhi izikhonzi benza njengoba nje bayaliwe. Basebekhiphela kuye amakhosi amahlanu emhumeni: inkosi yaseJerusalema, inkosi yaseHebroni, inkosi yaseJarimuthi, inkosi yaseLakishi, inkosi yase-Egiloni. |
| 10:24 | Kwathi sebekhutshelwe kuye, wabiza wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, wasesithi kubaphathi bebutho ababelaye, “Hamba, ubeke izinyawo zakho ezintanyeni zalawa makhosi.” Kwathi sebehambile banyathela izinyawo zabo ezintanyeni zalabo ababephonswe phansi, |
| 10:25 | wabuye wakhuluma kubo: "Ungesabi, futhi ningesabi. Qina, uqine. Ngokuba uJehova uyakwenza kanjalo kuzo zonke izitha zakho, enilwa naye. |
| 10:26 | UJoshuwa wababulala, wababulala, wabaphanyeka esigxotsheni esiyisihlanu. balenga khona kwaze kwahlwa. |
| 10:27 | Kwathi selishonile ilanga, wayala abasizi bakhe ukuthi babehlise esigxotsheni. Futhi sekwehlisiwe, bawaphonsa emhumeni, lapho ababecatshe khona, babeka amatshe amakhulu emlonyeni wawo, ezisele, kuze kube manje. |
| 10:28 | Futhi ngosuku olufanayo, UJoshuwa wathumba iMakheda, wayitshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, wabulala inkosi yalo nabo bonke abakhileyo kulo. Akashiyanga kuyo ngisho nezinsalela ezincane. Wenza enkosini yaseMakheda, njengalokho enzile enkosini yaseJeriko. |
| 10:29 | Wabe eseqhubeka, noIsrayeli wonke, kusukela eMakheda kuya eLibina, futhi walwa nalo. |
| 10:30 | INkosi yasikhulula, nenkosi yawo, esandleni sikaIsrayeli. Futhi bawushaya umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba, kanye nabo bonke abakhileyo kulo. abashiyanga lutho kulo. Benza enkosini yaseLibina, njengalokho benzile enkosini yaseJeriko. |
| 10:31 | ELibhina, noIsrayeli wonke, wadlulela eLakishi. Futhi ethatha izikhundla ezizungezile nebutho lakhe, wayivimbezela. |
| 10:32 | UJehova wanikela iLakishi esandleni sika-Israyeli, wayibamba ngangomuso, wayitshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, nayo yonke imiphefumulo eyayikulo, njengoba nje ayenzile kulo iLibina. |
| 10:33 | Ngaleso sikhathi, Ihora, inkosi yaseGezeri, wenyuka ukuze asize iLakishi. UJoshuwa wasemtshaya kanye labo bonke abantu bakhe, kuze kube sekubhujisweni. |
| 10:34 | Wasuka eLakishi, waya e-Egiloni, walihaqa. |
| 10:35 | Futhi naye wayinqoba ngalo lolo suku. Futhi wabulala yonke imiphefumulo eyayikulo ngosiko lwenkemba, njengakho konke ayekwenzile eLakishi. |
| 10:36 | Naye wenyuka, noIsrayeli wonke, kusukela e-Egiloni ukuya eHebroni, futhi walwa nalo. |
| 10:37 | Wayibamba wayishaya ngosiko lwenkemba, ngokunjalo nenkosi yalo, kanye lemizi yonke yaleso sifunda, nayo yonke imiphefumulo eyayihlezi kuyo. akashiyanga lutho kuwo. njengoba nje ayenzile ku-Egiloni, wenze njalo eHebroni, waqeda ngenkemba konke akufumanayo phakathi kwawo. |
| 10:38 | Ukubuya lapho ukuya eDebir, |
| 10:39 | wayithatha wayichitha, ngokunjalo nenkosi yalo. Nawo wonke amadolobha azungezile, wagadla ngosiko lwenkemba. akashiyanga lutho kulo. njengoba nje ayenzile eHebroni naseLibina, nasemakhosini azo, wenze njalo kulo iDebhiri nasenkosini yalo. |
| 10:40 | Ngakho uJoshuwa walishaya lonke izwe, izintaba, naseningizimu, namathafa, kanye nemithambeka eyehlayo, kanye namakhosi abo. akashiyanga lutho kulo, kodwa wabulala konke okuphefumulayo, njengoba nje iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, wayemyalile, |
| 10:41 | kusukela eKadeshi-Barineya, kuze kufike eGaza, nalo lonke izwe laseGosheni, kuze kufike eGibeyoni. |
| 10:42 | Futhi wonke amakhosi abo nezifunda zabo, wabamba wabhubhisa ngokuhlasela okukodwa. OkweNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, walwela yena. |
| 10:43 | Wabuya, noIsrayeli wonke, endaweni yekamu eGiligali. |
UJoshuwa 11
| 11:1 | Futhi lapho uJabini, inkosi yaseHasori, wayezwile lezizinto, wathumela kuJobabe, inkosi yaseMadoni, nasenkosini yaseShimroni, nasenkosini yase-Akishafi, |
| 11:2 | nasemakhosini asenyakatho, ababehlala ezintabeni, nasemathafeni maqondana nesifunda esiseningizimu yeKineroti, nasemathafeni nasezifundeni zaseDori, eceleni kolwandle, |
| 11:3 | nakuwo amaKhanani, kusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga, nakuma-Amori, kanye namaHeti, kanye namaPherizi, namaJebusi ezintabeni, namaHivi ayehlala phansi kweHermoni, ezweni laseMispa. |
| 11:4 | Baphuma bonke namabutho abo, abantu abanengi kakhulu, njengesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle. Amahhashi abo nezinqola zabo zaziyisixuku esikhulu. |
| 11:5 | Wonke lawa makhosi abuthana ngasemanzini aseMeromu, ukuze balwe loIsrayeli. |
| 11:6 | UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Akufanele ubesabe. Okwakusasa, ngalelihora, ngizabanikela bonke laba abalimeleyo phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli. Amahhashi abo uzowanquma imisipha, futhi izinqola zabo uyakuzishisa ngomlilo. |
| 11:7 | Futhi uJoshuwa, nebutho lonke kanye naye, weza kubo ngokuzumayo, emanzini aseMeromu, batheleka phezu kwabo. |
| 11:8 | Futhi uJehova wabanikela esandleni sika-Israyeli. Futhi babashaya, bawaxosha kwaze kwaba seSidoni elikhulu, namanzi aseMisrefoti, nensimu yaseMispa, elingasempumalanga. Wabashaya bonke, kaze kwasala lutho kubo. |
| 11:9 | Wenza njengalokho uJehova emyalile. wanquma imisipha yamahhashi abo, izinqola zabo wazishisa ngomlilo. |
| 11:10 | Futhi ebuyela emuva, ngokushesha walithatha iHazori. Futhi wabulala inkosi yalo ngenkemba. OkweHazori, kusukela kudala, ibambe isikhundla sokuqala phakathi kwayo yonke le mibuso. |
| 11:11 | Futhi wabulala yonke imiphefumulo eyayihlezi lapho. akashiyanga lutho kulo, kodwa wachitha konke kwaba yincithakalo, futhi wawubhubhisa umuzi ngokwawo ngomlilo. |
| 11:12 | Futhi wabamba, washaya, wachitha yonke imizi nxazonke namakhosi ayo, njengoMose, inceku kaNkulunkulu, wayemyalile. |
| 11:13 | Futhi ngaphandle kwemizi eyayisezintabeni nasezindaweni eziphakeme, u-Israyeli wonke washisa. Eyodwa kuphela, iHasori elinezivikelo eziqinile, waqedwa ngomlilo. |
| 11:14 | Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlukaniselana bodwa yonke impango yaleyo mizi, nezinkomo, ebulala bonke abantu. |
| 11:15 | njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose inceku yakhe, kanjalo uMose wamyala uJoshuwa, futhi wagcwalisa konke. Akashiyanga ngisho nelilodwa izwi kuyo yonke imiyalo, uJehova ayala ngakho uMose. |
| 11:16 | Futhi ngakho uJoshuwa wathatha lonke izwe lezintaba, naseningizimu, nezwe laseGosheni, namathafa, kanye nesifunda esisentshonalanga, kanye nentaba yakwa-Israyeli, namathafa ayo. |
| 11:17 | Ngokuqondene nengxenye yentaba ekhuphukela eSeyiri, kuze kufike eBali Gadi, ngasethafeni laseLebanoni ngaphansi kwentaba iHermoni, wonke amakhosi abo wawathumba, washaywa phansi, futhi wabulawa. |
| 11:18 | Isikhathi eside, UJoshuwa walwa nala makhosi. |
| 11:19 | Kwakungekho muzi owazinikela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle kwamaHivi ayehlala eGibeyoni. Ngokuba wakubamba konke empini. |
| 11:20 | Ngokuba kwakuyisigwebo sikaJehova ukuthi izinhliziyo zabo zaziyoba lukhuni, nokuthi bazolwa no-Israyeli bawe, nokuthi babengakufanelekeli ukuhawukelwa, lokuthi babhubhe, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose. |
| 11:21 | Ngaleso sikhathi, UJoshuwa wahamba wawabulala ama-Anaki ezintabeni, eHebroni, naseDebiri, nase-Anabi, nakuzo zonke izintaba zakwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli. Futhi wabhubhisa imizi yabo. |
| 11:22 | Akashiyanga noyedwa ohlwini lwama-Anaki ezweni labantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle kwemizi yaseGaza, kanye neGathi, kanye ne-Ashidodi, ezasala zodwa. |
| 11:23 | Ngakho, UJoshuwa walithatha izwe lonke, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kuMose, walinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengefa, ngokwezigaba zabo nangezizwe zabo. Izwe laphumula ezimpini. |
UJoshuwa 12
| 12:1 | Lawa angamakhosi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abawabulalayo, nezwe labo balidla ngaphesheya kweJordani, ekuphumeni kwelanga, kusukela emfuleni i-Arinoni kuze kufike entabeni yaseHermoni, nesifunda sonke sasempumalanga esibheke ngasehlane: |
| 12:2 | Sehon, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni, futhi owayebusa kusukela e-Aroweri, elisosebeni lwesifufula sase-Arinoni, nesigodi phakathi, nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, kuze kufike emfuleni iJabhoki, okungumkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni, |
| 12:3 | nasehlane, kuze kufike olwandle lwaseKineroti ngasempumalanga, naseLwandle Lwasehlane, okuwulwandle olunosawoti kakhulu, esifundeni esisempumalanga, endleleni eya eBeti-Jeshimoti, nasesifundeni esiseningizimu esingaphansi komthambeka owehlela ePisga, |
| 12:4 | kuze kube semngceleni ka-Ogi, inkosi yaseBashani; ensalini yamaRefa, owayehlala e-Ashitaroti, nase-Edrei, owayebusa entabeni yaseHermoni, naseSaleka, nakulo lonke iBashani, kuze kube semingceleni yaso; |
| 12:5 | noGeshuri noMaacati, nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, leyo yayiyimingcele kaSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni. |
| 12:6 | UMose, inceku yeNkosi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bababulala. UMose walinikela izwe labo esandleni sabakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase. |
| 12:7 | Lawa angamakhosi ezwe, uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamnqoba ngaphesheya kweJordani, ngasesifundeni esisentshonalanga, kusukela eBali Gadi ensimini yaseLebanoni, kuze kufike entabeni, ingxenye yayo ikhuphukela eSeyiri. UJoshuwa walinika izizwe zakwa-Israyeli njengefa, kulowo lalowo ezigabeni zakhe, |
| 12:8 | kokubili ezintabeni nasemathafeni nasemasimini. Emithambekeni eyehlayo, nasehlane, naseningizimu, kwakukhona namaHeti nama-Amori, amaKhanani namaPherizi, amaHivi namaJebusi. |
| 12:9 | Inkosi yaseJeriko, eyodwa; inkosi yase-Ayi, engaseceleni kweBethele, eyodwa; |
| 12:10 | inkosi yaseJerusalema, eyodwa; inkosi yaseHebroni, eyodwa; |
| 12:11 | inkosi yaseJarimuthi, eyodwa; inkosi yaseLakishi, eyodwa; |
| 12:12 | inkosi yase-Egiloni, eyodwa; inkosi yaseGezeri, eyodwa; |
| 12:13 | inkosi yaseDebiri, eyodwa; inkosi yaseGederi, eyodwa; |
| 12:14 | inkosi yaseHorma, eyodwa; inkosi yase-Aradi, eyodwa; |
| 12:15 | inkosi yaseLibina, eyodwa; inkosi yase-Adulamu, eyodwa; |
| 12:16 | inkosi yaseMakheda, eyodwa; inkosi yaseBethele, eyodwa; |
| 12:17 | inkosi yaseTaphuwa, eyodwa; inkosi yaseHeferi, eyodwa; |
| 12:18 | inkosi yase-Afeki, eyodwa; inkosi yaseLasharoni, eyodwa; |
| 12:19 | inkosi yaseMadoni, eyodwa; inkosi yaseHasori, eyodwa; |
| 12:20 | inkosi yaseShimroni, eyodwa; inkosi yase-Akishafi, eyodwa; |
| 12:21 | inkosi yaseThahanaki, eyodwa; inkosi yaseMegido, eyodwa; |
| 12:22 | inkosi yaseKadeshi, eyodwa; inkosi yaseJokineyamu yaseKarmeli, eyodwa; |
| 12:23 | inkosi yaseDori neyesifunda saseDori, eyodwa; inkosi yezizwe zaseGiligali, eyodwa; |
| 12:24 | inkosi yaseTirisa, eyodwa. Onke amakhosi ayengamashumi amathathu nanye. |
UJoshuwa 13
| 13:1 | UJoshuwa wayesemdala futhi esekhulile ngeminyaka, iNkosi yathi kuye: “Usukhulile, futhi sebekhulile, futhi kusele izwe elibanzi kakhulu, elingakahlukaniswa ngenkatho, |
| 13:2 | ngokuqondile, lonke elaseGalile, iFilistiya, nayo yonke iGeshuri; |
| 13:3 | kusukela emfuleni onodaka, enisela iGibhithe, kuze kufike emngceleni we-Ekroni ngasenyakatho, izwe laseKhanani, eyahlukaniselwe ababusi bamaFilisti: abakwaGazi, nabase-Ashidodi, abase-Ashikeloni, abaseGathi, kanye nabase-Ekroni; |
| 13:4 | ngempela, eningizimu kukhona amaHivi, lonke izwe laseKhanani, kanye noMera wamaSidoni, kuze kufike e-Afeki nasemngceleni wama-Amori |
| 13:5 | kanye nemingcele yakhe; futhi, esifundeni saseLebanoni ngasempumalanga, kusukela eBali Gadi, ngaphansi kwentaba iHermoni, uze ungene eHamati; |
| 13:6 | bonke abahlala ezintabeni zaseLebanoni, kuze kufike emanzini aseMisrefoti, kanye nawo wonke amaSidoni. Yimi engizobaqeda, phambi kobuso babantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Ngakho-ke, izwe labo malibe yingxenye yefa lika-Israyeli, njengoba nje nginiyalile. |
| 13:7 | Futhi manje, wahlukanisele izizwe eziyisishiyagalolunye izwe njengefa, nengxenye yesizwe sakwaManase.” |
| 13:8 | Nabo, URubeni noGadi balidla ifa lezwe, lokho uMose, inceku yeNkosi, wabanika phesheya komfula iJordani, ohlangothini olungasempumalanga: |
| 13:9 | kusukela e-Aroer, elisosebeni lwesifufula sase-Arinoni phakathi nesigodi, nawo wonke amathafa aseMedeba, kuze kufike eDiboni; |
| 13:10 | nayo yonke imizi kaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayebusa eHeshiboni, kuze kube semkhawulweni wabantwana bakwa-Amoni; |
| 13:11 | naseGileyadi, kanye nemingcele yaseGeshuri neMahakati, nayo yonke intaba yaseHermoni, nalo lonke iBashani, kuze kufike eSaleka; |
| 13:12 | wonke umbuso ka-Ogi eBashani, owayebusa e-Ashitaroti nase-Edireyi, (wayengowokugcina kumaRefa). UMose wabashaya, wababhubhisa. |
| 13:13 | Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abavumanga ukubhubhisa uGeshuri noMahakati, kanjalo bahlala phakathi kuka-Israyeli, kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 13:14 | Kodwa esizweni sakwaLevi, akazange anikeze ifa. Kunalokho, imihlatshelo nezisulu zeNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, lezi ziyifa lakhe, njengoba nje ekhuluma laye. |
| 13:15 | Ngakho-ke, UMose wasinika izwe isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni, ngokwemindeni yabo. |
| 13:16 | Umkhawulo wabo wasukela e-Aroweri, elisosebeni lwesifufula sase-Arinoni, naphakathi kwesigodi sesifufula esifanayo, nawo wonke amathafa aholela eMedeba; |
| 13:17 | naseHeshiboni, nemizana yabo yonke, ezisemathafeni; futhi Dibon, kanye noBhamothi, kanye nedolobha laseBalimeyoni, |
| 13:18 | kanye nomkhumbi, kanye neKedemoti, kanye neMefathi, |
| 13:19 | neKiriyatayimi, kanye neSibhima, neZereti Shahari entabeni yesigodi; |
| 13:20 | I-Bethpeor, kanye nemithambeka eyehlayo yasePisga, neBeti-Jeshimoti; |
| 13:21 | nayo yonke imizi yasethafeni, nayo yonke imibuso kaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owabusa eHeshiboni, uMose wamshaya kanye nezikhulu zakwaMidiyani: Evi, futhi Omkhulu, kanye Zur, kanye noHur, kanye noReba, izinduna zikaSihoni, abakhileyo ezweni. |
| 13:22 | Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambulala uBileyamu, indodana kaBeyori, umboni, ngenkemba, kanye nabanye ababulawayo. |
| 13:23 | Umfula iJordani waba umkhawulo wabantwana bakwaRubeni; leli lilifa labakoRubeni, ngemindeni yabo, emadolobheni nasemizaneni. |
| 13:24 | UMose wanika isizwe sakwaGadi namadodana akhe, ngemindeni yabo, impahla, okuyilo ukwahlukana kwazo: |
| 13:25 | umngcele waseJazeri, nayo yonke imizi yakwaGileyadi, nenxenye yezwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni, kuze kufike e-Aroweri, elibhekene neRaba; |
| 13:26 | kusukela eHeshiboni kuze kufike eRama, Mizpeh, futhi Concreting; kusukela eMahanayimi kuze kufike emikhawulweni yaseDebiri; |
| 13:27 | futhi, esigodini saseBeti Haramu naseBeti Nimra, naseSukoti, kanye neZaphon, ingxenye esele yombuso kaSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni; umkhawulo walokhu futhi yiJordani, kuze kufike emaphethelweni olwandle lwaseKinereti, ngaphesheya kweJordani ohlangothini lwasempumalanga. |
| 13:28 | Leli yifa labantwana bakwaGadi, ngemindeni yabo, emizini yabo lemizaneni yabo. |
| 13:29 | Naye wanikela, engxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase nakumadodana akhe, impahla ngemindeni yabo, |
| 13:30 | isiqalo saso yilesi: eMahanayimi, lonke elaseBashani, nayo yonke imibuso ka-Ogi, inkosi yaseBashani, nayo yonke imizana yaseJayire, abaseBashani, amadolobha angamashumi ayisithupha; |
| 13:31 | nengxenye eyodwa kwelakwaGileyadi, kanye ne-Ashitaroti, kanye no-Edrei, imizi yombuso ka-Ogi eBashani, emadodaneni kaMakiri, indodana kaManase, inxenye yamadodana kaMakiri, ngokwemindeni yabo. |
| 13:32 | UMose wabe esehlukanisa le mpahla, emathafeni akwaMowabi, ngaphesheya kweJordani, maqondana neJeriko ngasempumalanga. |
| 13:33 | Kodwa isizwe sakwaLevi akasinikanga ifa. OkweNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uyimpahla yabo, njengoba nje ekhuluma laye. |
UJoshuwa 14
| 14:1 | Yilokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababenakho ezweni laseKhanani, ukuthi u-Eleyazare, umpristi, kanye noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, kanye nabaholi bemindeni, ngezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, wabanika, |
| 14:2 | ukwahlukanisa konke ngenkatho, njengalokho uJehova eyalile ngesandla sikaMose, ezizweni eziyisishiyagalolunye nakuyo ingxenye yesizwe. |
| 14:3 | Ngoba kuzo izizwe ezimbili nengxenye eyodwa, UMose wayenike izwe izwe ngaphesheya kweJordani, ngaphandle kwamaLevi, abatholanga mhlaba phakathi kwabafowabo. |
| 14:4 | Ngoba ngokulandelana, amadodana kaJosefa, endaweni yabo, zahlukaniswa zaba izizwe ezimbili, uManase no-Efrayimi. Kodwa amaLevi awazange athole enye ingxenye yezwe, ngaphandle kwamadolobha okuhlala kuwo, kanye namadlelo abo, ukuze bondle izilwane zabo zemithwalo nezinkomo. |
| 14:5 | njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, benze njalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, balihlukanisela izwe. |
| 14:6 | Manje, abantwana bakwaJuda basondela kuJoshuwa eGiligali. NoKalebe, indodana kaJefone, amaKhenizi, wakhuluma naye: “Uyakwazi lokho uJehova akukhuluma kuMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi abantwana baseKadeshi, ngami nawe. |
| 14:7 | Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala ngenkathi uMose, inceku yeNkosi, wangithuma ngisuka eKadeshi-Barineya, ukuze ngicabangele ilizwe. Futhi ngambikela lokho okwakubonakala kimi kuyiqiniso. |
| 14:8 | Kodwa bafowethu, owayekhuphuke lami, yephula izinhliziyo zabantu. Nokho mina ngamlandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wami. |
| 14:9 | UMose wafunga, ngalolo suku, ethi: ‘Izwe unyawo lwakho olunyathele phezu kwalo liyoba yifa lakho, neyamadodana akho, kuze kube phakade. Ngoba umlandele uJehova uNkulunkulu wami.’ |
| 14:10 | Ngakho-ke, uJehova ungiphile, njengokuthembisa kwakhe, kuze kube lamuhla. Sekuyiminyaka engamashumi amane nanhlanu uJehova akhuluma leli zwi kuMose, lapho u-Israyeli ezulazula ehlane. Namuhla, Ngineminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ubudala, |
| 14:11 | nginamandla njengoba nganginjalo ngaleso sikhathi, lapho ngithunywe ukuba ngiyohlola izwe. Ukuqina kimi ngaleso sikhathi kuyaqhubeka kuze kube namuhla, okungangokuthi ngiyomasha. |
| 14:12 | Ngakho-ke, ngiphe lentaba, enikuthembisileyo iNkosi ezindlebeni zenu, lapho kukhona ama-Anaki, kanye namadolobha, enkulu futhi enezivikelo eziqinile. mhlawumbe uJehova uzakuba lami, futhi ngiyokwazi ukubabhubhisa, njengokusho kwakhe kimi.” |
| 14:13 | UJoshuwa wambusisa, wamnika iHebroni libe yifa lakhe. |
| 14:14 | Futhi kusukela lapho, IHebroni lalingelaKalebi, indodana kaJefune, amaKhenizi, kuze kube lamuhla. Ngoba walandela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. |
| 14:15 | Ngaphambilini, igama elithi iHebroni lathiwa iKiriyati-Arba. U-Adamu, omkhulu phakathi kwama-Anaki, kwabekwa khona. Izwe lanqamuka ukulwa. |
UJoshuwa 15
| 15:1 | Manje, inkatho yabantwana bakwaJuda, ngemindeni yabo, kwakuyilokhu: kusukela emkhawulweni wakwa-Edomi, ehlane laseSini ngaseningizimu, kuze kube sekugcineni kwesifunda esiseningizimu. |
| 15:2 | Ukuqala kwawo kwakusukela esiqongweni solwandle olunosawoti kakhulu, kanye nasethekwini layo, elibheke eningizimu. |
| 15:3 | Futhi udlulela ngasemmango weScorpion, wadlulela eSinayi. Futhi ikhuphukela eKadeshi-Barineya, udlulele eHezironi, ekhuphukela e-Adari, futhi ehlanganisa uKarka. |
| 15:4 | Futhi kusukela lapho, udlulela e-Azimoni, futhi ifinyelela emfuleni waseGibhithe. Futhi umngcele walo kuyoba ulwandle olukhulu; lokhu kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wesifunda saseningizimu. |
| 15:5 | Nokho ngempela, ngasempumalanga, isiqalo siyakuba ulwandle olusawoti kakhulu, kuze kube semngceleni weJordani, nalokho okubheke enyakatho, kusukela ethekwini lolwandle, kuze kufike emfuleni iJordani. |
| 15:6 | umkhawulo wenyukela eBeti Hogila;, unqamule usuka enyakatho ungene eBeti Araba, ekhuphukela etsheni laseBohan, indodana kaRubeni. |
| 15:7 | Futhi ifinyelela kuze kufike imingcele Debara, kusukela esigodini sase-Akori, ngasenyakatho, ebheke ngaseGiligali, elibhekene nommango wase-Adumimi, engxenyeni eseningizimu yesifufula. Futhi uwela amanzi abizwa ngokuthi uMthombo weLanga. Futhi ukuphuma kwawo kuyoba ngaseMthonjeni weRogel. |
| 15:8 | Futhi ukhuphukela esigodini emaweni indodana kaHinomu, ohlangothini lwamaJebusi, ngaseningizimu; leli yiJerusalema. Futhi kusukela lapho, liziphakamisela esiqongweni sentaba, ebhekene neGeennom ngasentshonalanga, esiqongweni sesigodi samaRefa, ngasenyakatho. |
| 15:9 | Futhi iyadlula, kusukela esiqongweni sentaba, ngisho nasemthonjeni waManzi aseNefitowa. Futhi iyaqhubeka, kuze kufike emizaneni yasentabeni i-Efroni. Futhi ihlehla ngaseBhahala, eliyiKiriyati-jeyarimi, leyo, iDolobha Lamahlathi. |
| 15:10 | Futhi izungeza isuka eBhahala, ngasentshonalanga, kuze kufike entabeni yaseSeyiri. wadlula eceleni kwentaba iJeyarimi, ngasenyakatho, eChesalon. Futhi wehlela eBeti-Shemeshi, udlulele eThimna. |
| 15:11 | Futhi iyaqhubeka, ngasenyakatho, endaweni engase-Ekroni. Futhi ijikela ngaseShikkeron, futhi uwela entabeni yaseBhahala. Futhi lidlulela eJabineyeli, futhi ingxenye yokugcina ivala entshonalanga nolwandle olukhulu. |
| 15:12 | Lena yimingcele yabantwana bakwaJuda, emindenini yabo, nhlangothi zonke. |
| 15:13 | Nokho ngempela, kuKalebi, indodana kaJefune, wabanika isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda, njengalokho uJehova emyalile: iDolobha lase-Arba, uyise ka-Anaki, okuyiHebroni. |
| 15:14 | UKalebi wachitha kuwo amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki, sheshayi, kanye no-Ahiman, kanye noTalmai, esitokisini sika-Anaki. |
| 15:15 | Futhi enyuka esuka lapho, wafika kwabakhileyo eDebiri, eyayibizwa ngokuthi iKiriyati-Seferi kuqala, leyo, uMuzi Wezincwadi. |
| 15:16 | Kusho uCaleb, “Noma ubani oyobe eshaye iKiriyati-Seferi, futhi uzobe eseyibambile, ngizamnika uAkisa, indodakazi yami, njengomfazi.” |
| 15:17 | Futhi u-Otheniyeli, indodana kaKhenazi, umfowabo omncane kaKalebi, wayibamba. Futhi wamnika uAkisa, indodakazi yakhe, njengomfazi. |
| 15:18 | Futhi njengoba behamba ndawonye, wancengwa ngumyeni wakhe ukuthi acele insimu kuyise. Abuye aphefumulele phezulu, ehlezi embongolweni yakhe. Wathi uKalebi kuye, "Kwenzenjani?” |
| 15:19 | Kodwa waphendula: “Ngiphe isibusiso. Unginike izwe eliseningizimu nelomileyo; hlanganisa nomhlabathi oniselwe kuwo.” Ngakho uKalebi wamnika umhlabathi omanzi ngaphezulu nangaphansi kwawo. |
| 15:20 | Leli yifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 15:21 | Nemizi, ezingxenyeni ezikude zabantwana bakwaJuda, ngasemngceleni wakwa-Edomi ngaseningizimu, babe: Kabzeel futhi Eder futhi Jagur, |
| 15:22 | noKina, noDimona, no-Adada, |
| 15:23 | neKadeshi, neHazori, ne-Ithnani, |
| 15:24 | iZifi, noTelemu, neBeyaloti, |
| 15:25 | iHazori entsha neKeriyoti-Hezironi, eliyiHasori, |
| 15:26 | Umama, Shema, kanye noMolada, |
| 15:27 | neHazari-Gada, neHeshimoni, neBhete-peleti, |
| 15:28 | neHazari-Shuwali, neBeri Sheba, noBhiziyothiya, |
| 15:29 | noBhahala, no-Iyim, no-Etsem, |
| 15:30 | ne-Elitoladi, neKesili, neHorma, |
| 15:31 | neZikilagi, neMadimana, neSansana, |
| 15:32 | iLebhawoti neShilehim, ne-Ayini neRimoni. Yonke imizi yayingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:33 | Ngempela, emathafeni, kade bengu: I-Eshitawoli neZora ne-Ashina, |
| 15:34 | kanye neZanowa kanye ne-Eni Ganim, noTaphuwa no-Enamu, |
| 15:35 | kanye neJarimuthi ne-Adulamu, eSoko nase-Azeka, |
| 15:36 | neShaharayim ne-Aditayim, neGedera neGederotayimi: imizi eyishumi nane, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:37 | uZenani, noHadasha, noMiddaligadi, |
| 15:38 | uDileyan, neMispa, noJoktheyeli, |
| 15:39 | iLakishi neBhozkati ne-Egiloni, |
| 15:40 | I-Cabbon ne-Lahmam ne-Chitlish, |
| 15:41 | neGederoti neBeti Dagoni, noNahama noMakheda: imizi eyishumi nesithupha, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:42 | iLibina, i-Etere, i-Ashani, |
| 15:43 | iJifta, i-Ashina, neNezibi, |
| 15:44 | neKeyila, ne-Akizibi, neMaresha: amadolobha ayisishiyagalolunye, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:45 | Ekroni, nemizi nemizana yalo: |
| 15:46 | kusukela e-Ekroni, kuze kufike olwandle, konke okuya ngase-Ashidodi, nemizana yalo. |
| 15:47 | Ashdod, nemizi nemizana yalo. Gaza, nemizi nemizana yalo, kuze kufike emfuleni waseGibhithe, ulwandle olukhulu njengomngcele walo. |
| 15:48 | Futhi entabeni, uShamiri, noJatiri, noSoko, |
| 15:49 | kanye noDana, neKiriyati-sana, okuyiDebir, |
| 15:50 | u-Anabi, no-Eshitemo, no-Anim, |
| 15:51 | iGosheni neHoloni neGilo: imizi eyishumi nanye, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:52 | Arab, Duma, Eshan, |
| 15:53 | neJanimi, neBeti Taphuwa, ne-Afeka, |
| 15:54 | iHumta neKiriyati-Arba, okuyiHebroni, kanye neSiyori: amadolobha ayisishiyagalolunye, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:55 | iMahoni neKarmeli, noZifi noJuta, |
| 15:56 | iJizreyeli, neJokideyamu, neZanowa, |
| 15:57 | Kayini, eGibeya, kanye noThimna: imizi eyishumi, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:58 | iHalhuli, neBheti-suri, neGedori, |
| 15:59 | iMaharati, neBethanoti, ne-Elitekoni: imizi eyisithupha, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:60 | IKiriyati Bali, eliyiKiriyati-jeyarimi, iDolobha Lamahlathi, kanye neRabha: imizi emibili, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:61 | Ogwadule: I-Beth Arabah, Middin, kanye noSecaca, |
| 15:62 | kanye noNibshan, kanye neDolobha likaSawoti, futhi Vumela: imizi eyisithupha, nemizana yabo. |
| 15:63 | Kodwa abantwana bakwaJuda babengenakubhubhisa amaJebusi akhileyo eJerusalema. Ngakho umJebusi wahlala nabantwana bakwaJuda eJerusalema, kuze kube lamuhla. |
UJoshuwa 16
| 16:1 | Ngokufanayo, inkatho yamadodana kaJosefa yawela eJordani, maqondana neJeriko namanzi alo, ngasempumalanga, ehlane elenyuka lisuka eJeriko liye entabeni yaseBethele. |
| 16:2 | Futhi liphuma eBethele kuya eLuze. Futhi uwela umngcele ka-Archi kuze Atharoti. |
| 16:3 | Futhi yehlela entshonalanga, ngasemngceleni waseJafeleti, kuze kufike emikhawulweni yaseBeti Horoni lasezansi, naseGezeri. Futhi izingxenye zokugcina zezifunda zawo zingasolwandle olukhulu. |
| 16:4 | Futhi uManase no-Efrayimi, amadodana kaJosefa, waba nayo. |
| 16:5 | Umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi wamiswa ngemindeni yabo. Ifa labo ngasempumalanga lalisuka e-Atharoti Adari, kuze kufike eBeti Horoni elingenhla, |
| 16:6 | futhi imingcele ifinyelela olwandle. Nokho ngempela, iMikimethati ibheke ngasenyakatho, futhi izungeza imingcele, ngasempumalanga, eThahanati-Shilo. Futhi iyaqhubeka, kusukela empumalanga, kuJanoah. |
| 16:7 | Futhi wehla eJanowa e-Atharoti naseNahara. futhi iqhubekela eJeriko, futhi lidlulela eJordani. |
| 16:8 | Kusuka eTaphuwa, idlula, maqondana nolwandle, esigodini soMhlanga. Futhi ukuphuma kwawo kuselwandle olunosawoti omningi. Leli yifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 16:9 | Futhi kwakukhona imizi, nemizana yabo, ezazibekelwe abantwana bakwa-Efrayimi, phakathi kwefa labantwana bakwaManase. |
| 16:10 | Abantwana bakwa-Efrayimi abambulalanga umKhanani owayehlala eGezeri. AmaKhanani ahlala phakathi kuka-Efrayimi, kuze kube lamuhla, ukukhokha intela. |
UJoshuwa 17
| 17:1 | Le nkatho yadla isizwe sakwaManase;, njengoba eyizibulo likaJosefa: ku Makhir, izibulo likaManase, uyise kaGileyadi, owayeyindoda elwayo, waba nefa lakwaGileyadi neBashani; |
| 17:2 | nakwamanye amadodana kaManase, ngokwemindeni yabo: kumadodana ka-Abiyezeri, nakumadodana kaHeleki, nakumadodana ka-Asiriyeli, nakumadodana kaShekemi, nakumadodana kaHeferi, nakumadodana kaShemida. Lawa angamadodana kaManase, indodana kaJosefa, abesilisa, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 17:3 | Nokho ngempela, uZelofehadi, indodana kaHeferi, indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMakiri, indodana kaManase, wayengenamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi odwa, amagama abo lawa: uMala, noNowa, noHogila, noMilka, noTirisa. |
| 17:4 | Bahamba phambi kwamehlo ka-Eleyazare, umpristi, kanye noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, kanye nabaholi, ethi: “UJehova wayala ngesandla sikaMose ukuthi kufanele sinikezwe ifa, phakathi kwabafowethu.” Manje, wabanika, ngokuvumelana nomyalo weNkosi, yifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakayise. |
| 17:5 | Futhi ngenkatho, uManase wawela izabelo eziyishumi, ngaphandle kwezwe lakwaGileyadi neBashani ngaphesheya kweJordani. |
| 17:6 | Ngakho amadodakazi kaManase azuza ifa phakathi kwamadodana akhe. Kodwa izwe lakwaGileyadi lawela ngenkatho kubantwana bakwaManase ababesele. |
| 17:7 | Umkhawulo kaManase wasuka kwa-Asheri, waya eMikimethati, elibheke ngaseShekemi. Futhi iyaphuma, Ngakwesokudla, eceleni kwabakhileyo eMthonjeni waseTaphuwa. |
| 17:8 | Ngenkatho, nalo lawela kuManase izwe laseTaphuwa, eliseceleni kwemingcele kaManase, futhi engeyabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi. |
| 17:9 | Futhi umngcele wehlela eSigodini Somhlanga, eningizimu yesifufula semizi yakwa-Efrayimi, ephakathi kwemizi yakoManase. Umkhawulo kaManase usenyakatho yesifufula, futhi ukuphuma kwawo kudlulele olwandle. |
| 17:10 | Ngakho ifa lika-Efrayimi liseningizimu, elikaManase lisenyakatho, futhi zombili zizungezwe ulwandle, bahlangana esizweni sakwa-Asheri ngasenyakatho, nasesizweni sakwa-Isakare ngasempumalanga. |
| 17:11 | Nefa likaManase, kwa-Isakare nakwa-Asheri, kwakuyiBeti Sheyani nemizana yalo, ne-Ibeleyamu nemizana yalo, nabakhileyo eDori, namadolobha abo, kanjalo nabakhileyo e-Endori nemizana yabo, ngokufanayo nabakhileyo eThahanaki nemizana yabo, nabakhileyo eMegido nemizana yabo, nengxenye yesithathu yomuzi waseNafati. |
| 17:12 | Abantwana bakwaManase abakwazanga ukuyichitha leyo mizi, kanjalo amaKhanani aqala ukuhlala ezweni lawo. |
| 17:13 | Kodwa ngemva kokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebenamandla, bawathobisa amaKhanani, futhi babenza imithelo yabo, kodwa abazange bababulale. |
| 17:14 | Amadodana kaJosefa akhuluma kuJoshuwa, bathi, “Kungani ninginike inkatho eyodwa nesabelo esisodwa njengefa, mina ngingowesixuku esingaka, futhi iNkosi ingibusisile?” |
| 17:15 | UJoshuwa wathi kubo, “Uma ningabantu abaningi, khuphuka ungene ehlathini, + futhi uzinqumele indawo + ezweni lamaPherizi + nelamaRefa, ngoba ifa lezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi lincane kakhulu kini.” |
| 17:16 | Amadodana kaJosefa amphendula: “Asikwazi ukukhuphukela ezintabeni, kusukela kumaKhanani, abahlala emathafeni, lapho kukhona iBhethe-Sheyani, nemizana yalo, naseJizreyeli, edla maphakathi nesigodi, sebenzisa izinqola zensimbi.” |
| 17:17 | UJoshuwa wathi endlini kaJosefa, kwa-Efrayimi noManase: “Ningabantu abaningi, futhi unamandla amakhulu. Aniyikuba nenkatho eyodwa kuphela. |
| 17:18 | Kunalokho, uyakuwelela entabeni, niyakugawula, nizivulele indawo yokuhlala. Futhi uzokwazi ukuqhubeka phambili, lapho usuwabhubhisile amaKhanani, I-WHO, njengoba usho, unezinqola zensimbi futhi unamandla kakhulu. |
UJoshuwa 18
| 18:1 | Futhi bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye eShilo, bamisa khona itabernakele lobufakazi. Izwe labe lingaphansi kwabo. |
| 18:2 | Kodwa kwasala izizwe eziyisikhombisa zabantwana bakoIsrayeli ezazingakemukeli impahla yazo. |
| 18:3 | UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Kuyoze kube nini uhlehla ngokungenzi lutho, futhi bangangeni ukulidla izwe, okuyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, ukunikile? |
| 18:4 | Khetha amadoda amathathu esizweni ngasinye, ukuze ngibathume, futhi bangaphuma futhi bazungeze izwe, futhi ingasichaza ngokwesibalo sesixuku ngasinye, futhi bangabuyisela kimi lokho abakulobileyo. |
| 18:5 | Zihlukaniseleni izwe libe yizingxenye eziyisikhombisa. UJuda makabe umkhawulo walo ohlangothini lwaseningizimu, indlu kaJosefa ngasenyakatho. |
| 18:6 | Izwe eliphakathi, phakathi kwalokhu, kubhale phansi kube yizingxenye eziyisikhombisa. Futhi nizakuza kimi, ukuze nginenzele inkatho ngalokhu, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. |
| 18:7 | Kodwa akukho sabelo phakathi kwenu samaLevi. Kunalokho, ubupristi bukaJehova buyifa labo. noGadi noRubeni, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, sebeyamukelile impahla yabo ngaphesheya kweJordani esifundeni sasempumalanga, lokho uMose, inceku yeNkosi, wabanika.” |
| 18:8 | Asukume amadoda, ukuze baphume ukuyochaza izwe, UJoshuwa wabayala, ethi, “Biyela ezweni, futhi uyichaze, futhi ubuyele kimi, ukuze nginenzele inkatho ngalokhu, phambi kweNkosi, eShilo.” |
| 18:9 | Basebephuma-ke. Futhi ukuyihlola, balihlukanisa laba yizingxenye eziyisikhombisa, ekubhaleni encwadini. Basebebuyela kuJoshuwa, ekamu eShilo. |
| 18:10 | Wenza inkatho phambi kukaJehova, eShilo, wahlukanisela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli izwe, ngezingxenye eziyisikhombisa. |
| 18:11 | Inkatho yokuqala yadla abantwana bakwaBenjamini, ngemindeni yabo, ukuze badle ifa lezwe phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda namadodana kaJosefa. |
| 18:12 | Umkhawulo wabo ngasenyakatho wawusuka eJordani, eqhubeka, eduze kwaseJeriko esifundeni esisenyakatho, futhi kusukela lapho, ekhuphukela ngasentshonalanga ezintabeni, futhi lidlulela ehlane laseBethaveni. |
| 18:13 | Futhi uqhubeka ubheke eningizimu eduze kwaseLuze, okuyiBethele. Futhi wehlela e-Atharoti-Adari, entabeni engaseningizimu kweBeti Horoni lasezansi. |
| 18:14 | Futhi iphendukela eceleni, ezungeza ngaselwandle, ngaseningizimu kwentaba ebheke ngaseBeti Horoni, ngaseningizimu-ntshonalanga. Futhi ukuphuma kwalo kubheke eKiriyati-bhali, elibizwa futhi ngokuthi iKiriyati-jeyarimi, umuzi wabantwana bakoJuda. Lesi yisifunda sabo, ngaselwandle, entshonalanga. |
| 18:15 | Kodwa eningizimu, umkhawulo waphuma usuka engxenyeni yaseKiriyati Jeharimi ngaselwandle;, futhi iqhubeka ize iyofika eMthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa. |
| 18:16 | Futhi wehlela kuleyo ngxenye yentaba ebheke ngaseSigodini samadodana kaHinomu. Futhi ibhekene nesifunda esisenyakatho, ekugcineni kwesigodi samaRefa. Futhi yehlela kuGeennom, (leyo, isigodi sikaHinomu,) eceleni kwamaJebusi ngaseningizimu. Futhi idlulela eMthonjeni weRogel, |
| 18:17 | ewela esuka lapho eya enyakatho, waphuma waya e-Eni-Shemeshi, leyo, eMthonjeni weLanga. |
| 18:18 | wadlula waya ezintabeni ezibhekene nesifunda soMmango wase-Adumimi. Futhi yehlela e-Abenboen, leyo, kanjalo itshe likaBohan, indodana kaRubeni. Futhi iyaqhubeka, ohlangothini olusenyakatho, emathafeni. Futhi yehlela emathafeni. |
| 18:19 | Futhi lidlula phambi kweBheti-Hogila, ngasenyakatho. Futhi izindlela zayo zokuphuma zibheke enyakatho, maqondana netheku lolwandle olunosawoti kakhulu, esifundeni esiseningizimu ekupheleni kweJordani, |
| 18:20 | okungumkhawulo wawo ngasempumalanga. Leli yifa labantwana bakwaBhenjamini, nemingcele yawo nxazonke, nangemindeni yabo. |
| 18:21 | Futhi imizi yabo kwaba: iJeriko neBeti Hogila kanye nesiGodi Esifufusayo, |
| 18:22 | iBeti Araba, neZemarayimi, neBethele, |
| 18:23 | kanye ne-Avim, nePhara, ne-Ofira, |
| 18:24 | idolobha lakwa-Amoni, kanye no-Ophni, kanye noGeba: imizi eyishumi nambili, nemizana yabo; |
| 18:25 | iGibeyoni, neRama, neBheroti, |
| 18:26 | neMispa, neKefira, neMoza, |
| 18:27 | futhi Omkhulu, I-Irpeel, kanye neTaralah, |
| 18:28 | kanye noZela, I-Haeleph, kanye neJebusi, okuyiJerusalema, iGibeya neKiriyati: imizi eyishumi nane, nemizana yabo. Leli yifa labantwana bakwaBhenjamini, ngokwemindeni yabo. |
UJoshuwa 19
| 19:1 | Inkatho yesibili yaphuma, amadodana kaSimeyoni ngemindeni yawo. Futhi ifa labo kwaba, |
| 19:2 | phakathi kwefa labantwana bakwaJuda: eBherisheba, kanye noSheba, kanye noMolada, |
| 19:3 | kanye neHazari-Shuwali, Balah, kanye neNkosi, |
| 19:4 | kanye ne-Eltolad, Bethul, kanye neHorma, |
| 19:5 | kanye neZikilagi, neBeti-Markabhoti, kanye neHazar-susuh, |
| 19:6 | naseBetlebawoti, kanye noSharuhen: imizi eyishumi nantathu, nemizana yabo; |
| 19:7 | I-Ain ne-Enrimmon, kanye no-Etere no-Ashani: imizi emine, nemizana yabo; |
| 19:8 | yonke imizana ezungeza le mizi, kuze kufike eBhahalati Beri, indawo ephakemeyo ebheke esifundeni esiseningizimu. Leli yifa labantwana bakwaSimeyoni, ngokwemindeni yabo, |
| 19:9 | phakathi kwefa nenkatho yabantwana bakwaJuda, eyayinkulu. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, abantwana bakwaSimeyoni babenefa phakathi kwefa labo. |
| 19:10 | Inkatho yesithathu yadla abantwana bakwaZebuloni;, ngemindeni yabo; umkhawulo wefa lawo wamiswa waze wafika eSaridi. |
| 19:11 | Futhi ikhuphuka isuka olwandle futhi isuka eMareal. Futhi idlulela eDabesheti, kuze kufike emfuleni, elibhekene neJokineyamu. |
| 19:12 | Futhi iphenduka isuka eSarid, ngasempumalanga, kuze kube sekugcineni kweKhisilothi-thabhori. Futhi liphumela eDaberati, futhi ikhuphukela maqondana neJafiya. |
| 19:13 | Futhi kusukela lapho, uqhubeka uye esifundeni esisempumalanga saseGati-heferi ne-Eti Kasini. Aphume aye eRimoni, Amthar, kanye Neah. |
| 19:14 | Futhi uzungeza ngasenyakatho eHanathoni. Futhi ukuphuma kwawo kusesigodini saseJifitaheli; |
| 19:15 | noKatati noNahalali, noShimroni no-Idala, naseBetlehema: imizi eyishumi nambili, nemizana yabo. |
| 19:16 | Leli yifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaZebuloni, ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yayo. |
| 19:17 | Inkatho yesine yadla u-Isakare;, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 19:18 | Futhi ifa lakhe kwaba: eJizreyeli, kanye neKesuloth, naseShunemi, |
| 19:19 | kanye neHafaraim, kanye neShiyoni, kanye ne-Anaharath, |
| 19:20 | kanye neRabith neKishiyoni, Ebez |
| 19:21 | kanye noRemeth, kanye ne-Engannim, kanye ne-Enhaddah, kanye neBethpazezi. |
| 19:22 | Umkhawulo wawo wafinyelela eThabori, naseShahazuma, naseBeti Shemeshi; futhi ukuphuma kwawo kuyakuba seJordani: imizi eyishumi nesithupha, nemizana yabo. |
| 19:23 | Leli yifa labantwana bakwa-Isakare ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yayo. |
| 19:24 | Inkatho yesihlanu yadla isizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 19:25 | Futhi umngcele wabo wawu: I-Helkati, kanye noHali, kanye no-Beten, kanye ne-Akishafu, |
| 19:26 | kanye no-Alamuleki, kanye no-Amad, kanye noMishal. Futhi ufinyelela ngisho naseKarmeli ngasolwandle, kanye noShihori, kanye neLibinathi. |
| 19:27 | Futhi ujikela emuva ngasempumalanga eBeti Dagoni. Futhi uqhubeka kuze kufike kwaZebuloni nasesigodini sase-Jifitaheli, ngasenyakatho, eBeth-emek naseNeiel. Futhi iphumela ngakwesobunxele seKhabhul, |
| 19:28 | nase-Ebroni, kanye neRehob, kanye noHamoni, naseKhanani, kuze kufike eSidoni elikhulu. |
| 19:29 | Futhi yajika emuva eRama, ngisho nasedolobheni elinezivikelo eziqinile zaseThire, ngisho nakuHosa. Ukuphuma kwawo kuyakuba selwandle, endaweni yase-Akizibi; |
| 19:30 | kanye Ummah, kanye ne-Afek, kanye neRehob: imizi engamashumi amabili nambili, nemizana yabo. |
| 19:31 | Leli yifa labantwana bakwa-Asheri, ngemindeni yabo, nemizi nemizana yayo. |
| 19:32 | Inkatho yesithupha yadla abantwana bakwaNafetali, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 19:33 | Umkhawulo wawo uqala eHelefi nase-Eloni, eZaananim, kanye no-Adamu, okuyiNekeb, kanye noJabineyeli, kuze kufike eLakum. Futhi ukuphuma kwawo kuze kufike eJordani. |
| 19:34 | umkhawulo wajika, waya ngasentshonalanga e-Azinoti-tabhori, waphuma lapho, waya eHukuki. Futhi iqhubekele kwaZebuloni, eningizimu, naku-Asheri, entshonalanga, nakuJuda, eJordani, ekuphumeni kwelanga. |
| 19:35 | Imizi enezivikelo eziqinile kakhulu yiSidimi, iZeri neHamati, kanye neRakath, kanye noChinereth, |
| 19:36 | kanye ne-Adama neRama, eHazori |
| 19:37 | kanye neKedeshi ne-Edireyi, I-Enhazor |
| 19:38 | kanye noYironi noMigdaleli, eHoremu naseBethanati, neBeti-Shemeshi: imizi eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye, nemizana yabo. |
| 19:39 | Leli yifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaNafetali, ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yayo. |
| 19:40 | Inkatho yesikhombisa yadla isizwe sabantwana bakwaDani;, ngemindeni yabo. |
| 19:41 | Umkhawulo wefa labo wawuyiZora, kanye ne-Eshtaol, kanye no-Iri-shemeshi, leyo, uMuzi weLanga, |
| 19:42 | Sha-alabbin, kanye ne-Ajalon, kanye Ihla, |
| 19:43 | U-Elon, kanye noThimna, kanye ne-Ekroni, |
| 19:44 | Eltekeh, iGibhethoni neBhahalati, |
| 19:45 | kanye noJehudi, kanye noBene noBerak, neGati-Rimoni, |
| 19:46 | kanye neMejarkon neRakoni, ngomngcele obheke eJopha, |
| 19:47 | futhi lapho ingxenye yokugcina iyaphethwa. Amadodana kaDani akhuphuka alwa neLeshemu, basebeyibamba. Balitshaya ngomlomo wenkemba, balidla, futhi bahlala kulo, walibiza ngegama elithi Leshem-Dani, ngokwegama likayise uDani. |
| 19:48 | Leli yifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaDani, ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yayo. |
| 19:49 | Lapho eseqedile ukwabela izwe ngenkatho, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokwezizwe zakhe, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamnika uJoshuwa ifa, indodana kaNuni, phakathi kwabo, |
| 19:50 | ngokuvumelana nomyalo weNkosi, umuzi awucelile, iThimnati-Sera, entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi. Futhi wakha umuzi, wahlala kulo. |
| 19:51 | Lezi yimpahla u-Eleyazare, umpristi, kanye noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, futhi izikhulu zemindeni nezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zahlukaniswa ngenkatho eShilo, phambi kweNkosi, emnyango wethabhanekele lobufakazi. Balihlukanisa kanjalo izwe. |
UJoshuwa 20
| 20:1 | UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, ethi: “Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, athi kubo: |
| 20:2 | Hlukanisa imizi yesiphephelo, engakhuluma ngakho kini ngesandla sikaMozisi, |
| 20:3 | ukuze kuthi loba ngubani obulale impilo engahlosile abalekele kubo. Manje, angase akwazi ukuphunyuka olakeni lwesihlobo esiseduze, ongumphindiseli wegazi. |
| 20:4 | Futhi lapho uzobe esebalekele komunye wale mizi, uyakuma phambi kwesango lomuzi, akhulume namalunga alowo muzi, izinto ezifakaza ukuthi umsulwa. Futhi kanjalo bayomamukela, futhi umnikeze indawo yokuhlala. |
| 20:5 | Futhi uma umphindiseli wegazi eyobe emxoshile, abayikumnikela esandleni sakhe. Ngoba wabulala umakhelwane wakhe engazi, ongazange afakazelwe ukuthi wayeyisitha sakhe ezinsukwini ezimbili noma ezintathu ngaphambili. |
| 20:6 | Futhi uyakuhlala kulowo muzi, aze ame phambi kokwahlulela ukuze anikeze amaqiniso ngodaba lwakhe, futhi kuze kube sekufeni kompristi omkhulu, noma ngabe ngubani ngaleso sikhathi. Khona-ke lowo obulele umuntu angabuya, futhi angangena emzini wakhe nasendlini yakhe, ayebalekele kuyo.” |
| 20:7 | Futhi banquma iKedeshi eGalile, entabeni yakwaNafetali, noShekemi, ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, kanye neKiriyati-Arba, okuyiHebroni, entabeni yakwaJuda. |
| 20:8 | Futhi ngaphesheya kweJordani, maqondana nohlangothi lwasempumalanga lwaseJeriko, bamisa iBezeri, elisethafeni lasehlane lesizwe sakwaRubeni, neRamoti kwaGileyadi, yesizwe sakwaGadi, neGolan eBashan yesizwe sakwaManase. |
| 20:9 | Le mizi yamiselwa bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kanye nabasanda kufika ababehlala phakathi kwabo, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani owabulala umphefumulo engazi abalekele kuwo, futhi angafeli esandleni sesihlobo esiseduze esifisa ukuvikela igazi elachithwa, aze ame phambi kwabantu, ukuze ethule udaba lwakhe. |
UJoshuwa 21
| 21:1 | Izikhulu zemindeni yamaLevi zasondela ku-Eleyazare, umpristi, kanye noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, nezinduna zemizalwane yesizwe ngasinye sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 21:2 | Futhi bakhuluma kubo eShilo, ezweni laseKhanani, bathi, “Yayala iNkosi, ngesandla sikaMose, ukuze sinikwe imizi ibe yindawo yokuhlala, namadlelo awo ukuze sondle izinkomo zethu.” |
| 21:3 | Kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banika empahleni yabo imizi namadlelo ayo, ngokuvumelana nomyalo weNkosi. |
| 21:4 | Inkatho yaphumela nomndeni wakwaKohati, emadodaneni ka-Aroni, umpristi, esizweni sakwaJuda, noSimeyoni, noBenjamini: imizi eyishumi nantathu. |
| 21:5 | Futhi insali yamadodana kaKohati, leyo, kumaLevi ayesele, kwahamba, esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi nesakwaDani, nasengxenyeni eyodwa yesizwe sakwaManase, imizi eyishumi. |
| 21:6 | Ngokulandelayo inkatho yadla amadodana kaGereshoni, ukuze bemukele, esizweni sakwa-Isakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri, nesakwaNafetali, nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase eBashani: inani lamadolobha ayishumi nantathu. |
| 21:7 | Futhi amadodana kaMerari, ngemindeni yabo, esizweni sakwaRubeni, nesakwaGadi, nesakwaZebuloni, kwahamba imizi eyishumi nambili. |
| 21:8 | Kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bawanika amaLevi imizi namadlelo ayo, njengalokho uJehova eyalile ngesandla sikaMose, ukwabela yilowo nalowo ngenkatho. |
| 21:9 | Esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda noSimeyoni, UJoshuwa wabanika imizi, amagama abo lawa: |
| 21:10 | kumadodana ka-Aroni, emindenini kaKohati esohlwini lukaLevi, (ngoba inkatho yokuqala yaphuma ngabo,) |
| 21:11 | idolobha lase-Arba, uyise ka-Anaki, okuthiwa iHebroni, entabeni yakwaJuda, kanye nezindawo ezizungezile. |
| 21:12 | Nokho ngempela, amasimu nemizana yawo wawanika uKalebi, indodana kaJefune, njengempahla. |
| 21:13 | Ngakho-ke, wanika amadodana ka-Aroni umpristi, iHebroni njengomuzi wesiphephelo, kanye namadlelo ayo, kanye neLibina, namadlelo ayo, |
| 21:14 | kanye Fly, kanye ne-Eshtemoa, |
| 21:15 | kanye neHoloni, kanye noDebir, |
| 21:16 | kanye ne-Ain, kanye noJuttah, neBeti-Shemeshi, namadlelo abo: imizi eyisishiyagalolunye ezizweni ezimbili, njengoba sekushiwo. |
| 21:17 | Khona-ke, esizweni sabantwana bakwaBenjamini, wanika iGibeyoni, kanye noGeba, |
| 21:18 | kanye ne-Anathoti, kanye ne-Almon, namadlelo abo: imizi emine. |
| 21:19 | Yonke imizi kanyekanye yamadodana ka-Aroni, umpristi, zaziyishumi nantathu, namadlelo abo. |
| 21:20 | Nokho ngempela, insalela yemindeni yamadodana kaKohati, esitokisini sikaLevi, baphiwa lempahla: |
| 21:21 | esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi, uShekemi, omunye wemizi yokuphephela, namadlelo ayo, entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi, naseGezeri, |
| 21:22 | naseKibhizayimi, naseBeti Horoni, namadlelo abo, imizi emine; |
| 21:23 | nasesizweni sakwaDani, Elteke neGibethoni, |
| 21:24 | ne-Ajaloni neGati-rimoni, namadlelo abo, imizi emine; |
| 21:25 | bese, engxenyeni eyodwa yesizwe sakwaManase, eThahanaki naseGati-rimoni, namadlelo abo, imizi emibili. |
| 21:26 | Yonke imizi yayiyishumi, namadlelo abo; lawo anikwa amadodana kaKohati, ngezinga elincane. |
| 21:27 | Ngokunjalo, kumadodana kaGereshoni, esitokisini sikaLevi, engxenyeni eyodwa yesizwe sakwaManase, waya eGolani eBashani, omunye wemizi yokuphephela, kanye neBosra, namadlelo abo, imizi emibili; |
| 21:28 | futhi, esizweni sakoIsakare, Kishion, kanye noDaberat, |
| 21:29 | kanye neJarmuth, kanye ne-Engannim, namadlelo abo, imizi emine; |
| 21:30 | bese, esizweni sakwa-Asheri, UMishal no-Abdon, |
| 21:31 | neHelikati neRehobe, namadlelo abo, imizi emine; |
| 21:32 | ngokunjalo, esizweni sakwaNafetali, eKedeshi eGalile, omunye wemizi yokuphephela, kanye neHamoti-Dori, kanye nemephu, namadlelo abo, imizi emithathu. |
| 21:33 | Iyonke imizi yemindeni yakwaGershoni yayiyishumi nantathu, namadlelo abo. |
| 21:34 | Khona-ke, kumadodana kaMerari, AmaLevi ngezinga elincane, ngemindeni yabo, zanikwa, esizweni sakwaZebuloni, eJokneam naseKarta, |
| 21:35 | noDimna noNahalali, imizi emine namadlelo ayo; |
| 21:36 | esizweni sakoRubeni, ngaphesheya kweJordani, maqondana leJeriko, iBhezeri ehlane, omunye wemizi yokuphephela, I-Misor neJazer, noJethson noMefahati, imizi emine namadlelo ayo; |
| 21:37 | esizweni sakoGadi, iRamoti yakwaGileyadi, omunye wemizi yokuphephela, neMahanayimi, neHeshiboni, neJazeri, imizi emine namadlelo ayo. |
| 21:38 | Yonke imizi yamadodana kaMerari, ngemindeni yabo kanye nemindeni yabo, babeyishumi nambili. |
| 21:39 | Futhi kanjalo yonke imizi yamaLevi, phakathi kwefa labantwana bakwa-Israyeli, zazingamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, |
| 21:40 | namadlelo abo, ngalinye lisatshalaliswa imindeni. |
| 21:41 | UJehova uNkulunkulu wanika u-Israyeli lonke izwe ayefungile ukuthi wayeyolinikela koyise. Futhi balidla, futhi bahlala kulo. |
| 21:42 | Futhi wabanika ukuthula nazo zonke izizwe ezizungezile. Futhi akukho nesisodwa sezitha zabo owaba nesibindi sokumelana nabo; esikhundleni salokho, balethwa ngaphansi kobukhosi babo. |
| 21:43 | Ngempela, akusalanga ngisho nelilodwa izwi ayebathembise lona; esikhundleni salokho, konke kwagcwaliseka. |
UJoshuwa 22
| 22:1 | Ngesikhathi esifanayo, UJoshuwa wabiza abakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase. |
| 22:2 | Wathi kubo: “Ukwenzile konke uMose, inceku yeNkosi, wakuyala. Futhi ungilalele kukho konke. |
| 22:3 | Futhi anibashiyanga abafowenu phakathi nalesi sikhathi eside, kuze kube lamuhla, ugcine imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. |
| 22:4 | Ngakho-ke, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unikile abafowenu ukuthula nokuzola, njengokuthembisa kwakhe: buyela, ningene ematendeni enu nasezweni lefa lenu, lokho uMose, inceku yeNkosi, wanikelwa kini ngaphesheya kweJordani. |
| 22:5 | Futhi kwangathi ungaqhubeka ubhekisisa, kanye nokusebenza ukufeza, umyalo nomthetho kaMose, inceku yeNkosi, ngiyaliwe, ukuze uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi ahambe ngezindlela zakhe zonke, futhi ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe, futhi ninamathele kuye, nimkhonze ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu.” |
| 22:6 | UJoshuwa wababusisa, wasebamukisa. Base bebuyela ematendeni abo. |
| 22:7 | Manje engxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase, UMose wayenike ifa eBashani. Ngakho-ke, kwaze kwaba yinye ingxenye eyayisele, UJoshuwa wababela inkatho phakathi kwabafowabo ababesele ngaphesheya kweJordani, esifundeni esisentshonalanga. Esebabusisile, wabamukisa baya ematendeni abo, |
| 22:8 | wathi kubo: “Buyelani ezindaweni zenu ninempahla eningi nengcebo, ngesiliva negolide, ithusi nensimbi, nenqwaba yezingubo. Yabelanani nabafowenu impango yezitha zenu. |
| 22:9 | Futhi amadodana kaRubeni, lamadodana kaGadi, inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase yabuya, basuka kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli eShilo, esezweni laseKhanani, ukuze bangene eGileyadi, izwe lefa labo, ababewutholile ngokomyalo weNkosi, ngesandla sikaMose. |
| 22:10 | Sebefikile emagqumeni aseJordani ezweni laseKhanani, bakha i-altare elikhulu kakhulu ngaseJordani. |
| 22:11 | Kwathi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekuzwa, izithunywa ezithile zazibikele ukuthi amadodana kaRubeni, kanye noGadi, engxenyeni eyodwa yesizwe sakwaManase wayakhe i-altare ezweni laseKhanani, emagqumeni aseJordani, phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, |
| 22:12 | bonke babuthana eShilo, ukuze bakhuphuke balwe nabo. |
| 22:13 | Futhi okwamanje, bathumela kubo, ezweni lakwaGileyadi, uFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, umpristi, |
| 22:14 | nabaholi abayishumi kanye naye, munye esizweni ngasinye. |
| 22:15 | Base beya kubantwana bakwaRubeni, kanye noGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, ezweni lakwaGileyadi, bathi kubo: |
| 22:16 | “Bonke abantu bakaJehova bayakumemezela lokhu: Siyini lesi siphambeko? Nimshiyeleni uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngokwakha i-altare elingcwele, nangokuhoxa ekumkhonzeni? |
| 22:17 | Kuyinto encane yini kini ukuthi wone kuBali Peyori?, nokuthi ibala lalobo bugebengu liqhubeke phakathi kwethu, kuze kube lamuhla? Futhi abaningi babantu bawile. |
| 22:18 | Nokho nimshiyile uJehova namuhla, kusasa ulaka lwakhe luyakuvuthela u-Israyeli wonke. |
| 22:19 | Kodwa uma ubheka izwe lefa lakho njengelingcolile, welani niye ezweni okukhona itabernakele likaJehova, futhi uhlale phakathi kwethu. Kodwa ungasuki eNkosini, nasekuhlanganyeleni kwethu, ngokwakha i-altare eliphambene ne-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. |
| 22:20 | Akazange u-Akhani, indodana kaZera, hamba ngokuphambene lomlayo weNkosi, kanjalo ulaka lwakhe lwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli? Futhi wayeyindoda eyodwa kuphela. Ukube wabhubha ngobubi bakhe yedwa!” |
| 22:21 | Futhi amadodana kaRubeni, kanye noGadi, enye ingxenye yesizwe sakwaManase yasabela kubaholi bamaviyo akwa-Israyeli: |
| 22:22 | "INkosi, uNkulunkulu uSomandla, iNkosi, uNkulunkulu uSomandla, uyazi, futhi u-Israyeli uzoqonda: Uma silakhe leli altare ngenhloso yokweqa, makangasigcini, kodwa esikhundleni salokho sijezise masinyane. |
| 22:23 | Futhi uma senze ngengqondo ukuze sethule phezu kwalo holocausts, kanye nomhlatshelo, kanye nezisulu zeminikelo yokuthula, makabuze, ahlulele. |
| 22:24 | Kunalokho, senze ngalomcabango nomklamo omkhulu, ukuthi besizokusho: Kusasa amadodana akho azothi emadodaneni ethu: ‘Yini ekhona phakathi kwakho noJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli? |
| 22:25 | UJehova umisile umfula iJordani waba umkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani;, O madodana kaRubeni, O madodana kaGadi. Ngakho-ke, awunasabelo eNkosini.’ Futhi ngalesi senzakalo, amadodana akho angaphambukisa amadodana ethu ekumesabeni uJehova. Futhi ngakho safuna okuthile okungcono, |
| 22:26 | futhi sathi: Asisakhele i-altare, hhayi okokushiswa kwabantu, kanye nokunganikezeli ngezisulu, |
| 22:27 | kodwa kube ngubufakazi phakathi kwethu lani, naphakathi kwenzalo yethu nenzalo yakho, ukuze sikhonze iNkosi, futhi ukuze kube yilungelo lethu ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, kanye nezisulu, neminikelo yokuthula, ukuze kusasa amadodana enu angasho emadodaneni ethu: ‘Aninasabelo eNkosini.’ |
| 22:28 | Futhi uma benquma ukusho lokhu, bazosabela kuzo: ‘Bheka, ilathi leNkosi, abenza obaba bethu, hhayi okokushiswa kwabantu, futhi hhayi okomhlatshelo, kodwa kube ngubufakazi phakathi kwethu lani.’ |
| 22:29 | Sengathi lobu bubi mabube kude nathi, ukuze sisuke eNkosini, futhi wayeyoshiya izindlela zakhe, ngokwakha i-altare lokunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, kanye nemihlatshelo, kanye nezisulu, ngokumelene ne-altare leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, elakhiwa phambi kwetabernakele lakhe.” |
| 22:30 | Futhi lapho uFinehasi, umpristi, kanye nabaholi beviyo ababenaye, wayezwile lokhu, bajabula. Futhi bamukela ngenhliziyo evumayo amazwi abantwana bakwaRubeni, kanye noGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase. |
| 22:31 | Futhi uFinehasi, umpristi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, wathi kubo: Manje siyazi ukuthi uJehova unathi. Ngoba uyisihambi lesi siphambeko. Futhi kanjalo ukhululile abantwana bakwa-Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova. |
| 22:32 | Wabuya nabaholi, kubantwana bakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi, ezweni lakwaGileyadi, ezindaweni zaseKhanani, kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Wababikela. |
| 22:33 | Izwi labajabulisa bonke abalizwayo. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, futhi abazange besasho ukuthi bazokhuphukela kubo, futhi silwe, futhi uchithe izwe eliyifa labo. |
| 22:34 | Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi balibiza i-altare ababelakhile: Ubufakazi bethu bokuthi iNkosi uqobo inguNkulunkulu. |
UJoshuwa 23
| 23:1 | Manje sekudlule isikhathi eside, ngemva kokuba uJehova enike u-Israyeli ukuthula ngokuthobisa zonke izizwe ezizungezile. UJoshuwa wayesemdala, esemdala kakhulu. |
| 23:2 | UJoshuwa wabiza wonke u-Israyeli, nalabo abakhulu ngokuzalwa, nabaholi, nababusi, nabafundisi, wasesithi kubo: “Sengikhulile futhi ngikhulile ngeminyaka. |
| 23:3 | Futhi nina ngokwenu nazi konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzile kuzo zonke izizwe ezizungezile, yena ngokwakhe ukulwele ngayiphi indlela. |
| 23:4 | Futhi manje, ngokuba unabele izwe lonke ngenkatho, kusukela engxenyeni esempumalanga yeJordani kuze kufike olwandle olukhulu, nokho izizwe eziningi zisekhona, |
| 23:5 | uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakubachitha, futhi uyozisusa phambi kobuso bakho, niyakudla ifa lezwe, njengoba nje enithembisile. |
| 23:6 | Noma kunjalo, qinani, niqaphele ukuba nigcine konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose, nokuthi ningaphambuki kubo, noma kwesokudla, noma ngakwesokhohlo. |
| 23:7 | Kungenjalo, ngemva kokuba usungenile kwabezizwe, oyoba phakathi kwenu esikhathini esizayo, ungafunga ngebizo lawonkulunkulu babo, futhi ubakhonze, futhi ngibakhonze. |
| 23:8 | Kunalokho, bambelelani eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu, njengoba wenzile kuze kube namuhla. |
| 23:9 | Khona-ke iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyosusa, emehlweni akho, izizwe ezinkulu neziqinile kakhulu, futhi akekho oyokwazi ukumelana nawe. |
| 23:10 | Oyedwa kini uyakuxosha inkulungwane yamadoda ezitha. Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngokwakhe uyonilwela, njengokuthembisa kwakhe. |
| 23:11 | Noma kunjalo, khuthala kakhulu futhi uqaphele kulokhu: ukuthi uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. |
| 23:12 | Kepha uma nikhetha ukunamathela eziphambekweni zalezi zizwe ezihlala phakathi kwenu, nokuhlangana nabo ngomshado, kanye nokuhlanganyela nabo ngobungane, |
| 23:13 | ngisho namanje, yazi lokhu: ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho angazisusi phambi kobuso bakho. Kunalokho, bayakuba ngumgodi nogibe kuwe, nesikhubekiso eceleni kwakho, nezigxobo emehlweni akho, aze anisuse, anihlakaze kuleli zwe elihle kakhulu, akunikele khona. |
| 23:14 | Lo, namuhla ngingena endleleni yomhlaba wonke, futhi uyokwazi ngengqondo yakho yonke lokho, kuwo wonke amazwi uJehova athembise ukuwagcwalisa kini, akakho oyodlula engagcwalisekanga. |
| 23:15 | Ngakho-ke, njengoba nje esegcwalise ngesenzo lokho akuthembisile, futhi zonke izinto eziphumelelayo sezifikile, kanjalo uyokwehlisela phezu kwenu noma yibuphi ububi obusongelwe, aze anisuse, anihlakaze kuleli zwe elihle kakhulu, akunikele khona, |
| 23:16 | lapho seniseqile isivumelwano seNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, awubumbile kanye nawe, futhi bayobe sebekhonze onkulunkulu abangabazi, futhi bayobe bebathanda. Khona-ke ulaka lweNkosi luyovuka ngokushesha futhi ngokushesha ngokumelene nawe, futhi niyosuswa kuleli zwe elihle kakhulu, akunikele khona.” |
UJoshuwa 24
| 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.’ |
| 24:14 | Ngakho-ke manje, yesabani uJehova, futhi umkhonze ngenhliziyo ephelele futhi eqotho kakhulu. Futhi nisuse onkulunkulu oyihlo ababebakhonza eMesophothamiya naseGibhithe, nikhonze iNkosi. |
| 24:15 | Kodwa uma kubonakala kubi kini ukuthi niyokhonza uJehova, ukukhetha unikezwa wena. Khetha namuhla okukujabulisayo, nalowo enifanele ukumkhonza ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, noma onkulunkulu ababakhonza oyihlo eMesopotamiya, noma onkulunkulu bama-Amori, ukuthi uhlala ezweni likabani: kodwa mina nendlu yami, siyakumkhonza uJehova.” |
| 24:16 | Basabela abantu, bathi: “Makube kude nathi ukuthi singayishiya iNkosi, nikhonze onkulunkulu bezizweni. |
| 24:17 | UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wasihola thina nawokhokho bethu ezweni laseGibhithe, endlini yobugqila. Futhi wenza izibonakaliso ezinkulu emehlweni ethu, wasilondoloza kuyo yonke indlela esahamba ngayo, naphakathi kwabantu bonke esadlula kubo. |
| 24:18 | Futhi waxosha zonke izizwe, umAmori, owakhileyo ezweni esangena kulo. Manje, siyakumkhonza uJehova, ngoba unguNkulunkulu wethu.” |
| 24:19 | UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: “Ngeke nikwazi ukukhonza uJehova. Ngoba unguNkulunkulu ongcwele futhi onamandla, futhi unomona, futhi ngeke abushaye indiva ububi nezono zenu. |
| 24:20 | Uma ushiya ngemuva kweNkosi, nikhonze onkulunkulu bezizweni, uzojika yena, futhi uyakukuhlupha, futhi uyakukugumbuqela, emva kwakho konke okuhle akwenzele kona.” |
| 24:21 | Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa, “Ngeke kwenzeke njengoba usho, kepha siyakumkhonza uJehova.” |
| 24:22 | UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini, “Nina ngokwenu ningofakazi, ukuthi niyikhethile iNkosi ukuba niyikhonze.” Basebephendula, “Singofakazi.” |
| 24:23 | “Manje-ke," uthe, “thathani onkulunkulu bezizwe phakathi kwenu, futhi nithobise izinhliziyo zenu eNkosini, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.” |
| 24:24 | Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa, “Sizokhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi siyoyilalela imiyalo yakhe.” |
| 24:25 | Ngakho-ke, ngalolo suku, UJoshuwa wenza isivumelwano, wabeka phambi kwabantu eShekemi iziyalezo nezahlulelo. |
| 24:26 | Wabuye waloba zonke lezi zinto emqulwini womthetho weNkosi. Futhi wathatha itshe elikhulu kakhulu, wayimisa ngaphansi kwe-okhi* elalisendlini engcwele yeNkosi. |
| 24:27 | Wathi kubo bonke abantu, “Lo, lelitshe liyakuba-ngubufakazi kini, ewezwile onke amazwi kaJehova awakhulume kini, hlezi mhlawumbe, ngemva kwalokho, ungase ukhethe ukuphika, nokuqamba amanga kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.” |
| 24:28 | Wasebamukisa abantu, yilowo nalowo kweyakhe impahla. |
| 24:29 | Futhi emva kwalezi zinto, UJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, inceku yeNkosi, wafa, eseneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi. |
| 24:30 | Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati Sera, elisentabeni yakwa-Efrayimi, ngaphambi kohlangothi olusenyakatho lwentaba yaseGahashi. |
| 24:31 | U-Israyeli wamkhonza uJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa, namalunga aphila isikhathi eside ngemva kukaJoshuwa, owayazi yonke imisebenzi kaJehova abeyenzile kwa-Israyeli. |
| 24:32 | Namathambo kaJosefa, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekulethe eGibithe, bangcwatshwa eShekemi, engxenyeni yensimu uJakobe ayithenga emadodaneni kaHamori, uyise kaShekemi, ngezinsikazi eziyikhulu, kwaba njalo esandleni samadodana kaJosefa. |
| 24:33 | Ngokunjalo, U-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, wafa. Bammbela eGibeya, elingelikaFinehasi, indodana yakhe, anikwa yona ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi. |