UYoshuwa
ISAHLUKO1
1KwathiemvakokufakukaMoses,umkhonzikaYehova, wathethauYehovakuYoshuwaunyanakaNun, umlungiselelikaMoses,wathi, 2UMosesumkhonziwamufile;sukakengoko,uyiwele iYordanle,wenanababantubonke,niyekwelozwe ndibanikalonaoonyanabakaSirayeli.
3Iindawozonkeeziyakunyathelwayintendeyonyawo lwenu,ndininikile,njengokondathethayokuMoses
4KuthabatheleentlangonakwiLebhanonle,kuse emlanjeniomkhulu,emlanjeniongumEfrati,lonkeilizwe lamaHeti,kuseelwandleolukhulungasekutshoneni kwelanga,wobangumdawenu.
5Akuyikumamntuphambikwakho,yonkeimihla yokudlakwakhoubomi;njengokondandinoMoses,ndoba nawe;andiyikukuyekela,andiyikukushiya.
6Yomelelaukhaliphe;ngokubawenauyakulabelaaba bantuilizweelo,endafungayokooyiseukubandobanika
7Kodwakeyomelelaukhaliphekunene,ukuzeugcine ukwenzangokomyalelowonke,awakuwiselayouMoses umkhonziwam;musaukutyekelakuwo,uyeekunene nasekhohlo,ukuzewenzengengqiqoaphosukubausiya khona
8Izeingesukiincwadiyomyaleloemlonyeniwakho;uze ucamngcengayoimininobusuku,ukuzeugcine,ukwenze ngakokonkeokubhaliweyokuyo;ngokubawoba nempumeleloindlelayakho,ubenempumelelo;
9Andikuwiselangamthethona?Yomelelaukhaliphe;musa ukoyika,ungaqhiphukiumbilini;ngokubauYehovauThixo wakhounawe,aphosukubausiyakhona
10UYoshuwawabawiselaumthethoabathethelibabantu, wathi, 11Candanieminqubeni,nibawiseleumthethoabantu,nithi, Zilungiseleniumphako;kubangeentsukuezintathu noyiwelaleYordan,nisiyakulihluthailizweeloaninikayo uYehovauThixowenu,ukubanilihluthe. 12WathethauYoshuwakumaRubhen,nakuGadi, nakwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,esithi, 13Likhumbuleniilizwiawaniwiselaumthethongalo uMoses,umkhonzikaYehova,esithi,UYehovauThixo wenuuniphumzile,waninikaelilizwe 14Abafazibenu,nabantwanabenu,nemfuyoyenu,yosala kwelilizweaninikalonauMosesnganenokweYordan;Ke ninaniyakugqithaphambikwabazalwanabenunixhobile, onkeamagorhaanobukroti,nibancede; 15adeuYehovaabaphumzeabazalwanabenu,njengoko waninikayonina,balihluthenaboilizweeloabanikayo uYehovauThixowenu,nibuyelekeezwenienilihluthileyo, nalidlailifaelouMosesumkhonzikaYehovaaninikelona nganenokweYordan,ngasempumalanga 16BamphendulakeuYoshuwa,besithi,Yonkeinto osiyaleleyonasoyenza,nalaphosukubausithumakhona soya 17NgakokonkeesamphulaphulangakouMoses,siya kwenjenjaloukukuphulaphulanawe;kodwauYehova uThixowakhomakabenawe,njengokubawayenoMoses
18Bonkeabantuabasukubabegwilikaelizwinilakho, akawaphulaphulaamazwiakho,kuyoyonkeintoomwisele umthethongayo,wobulawaafe;kodwayomelelaukhaliphe.
ISAHLUKO2
1UYoshuwaunyanakaNunwesusaamadodaamabini aziintlola,esithingasese,Hambaniniyekulikhangela ilizweneYeriko.Ahambake,angenaendlwiniyenkazana elihenyukazi,egamalinguRahabhi,alalakhona
2WaxelelwaukumkaniwaseYeriko,kwathiwa,Yabona, kufikeaphangobubusukuamadodaavelakoonyana bakaSirayeli,ezekuhlolailizwe
3WathumelaukumkaniwaseYerikokuRahabhi,esithi, Wakhupheamadodaafikileyokuwe,angenileyoendlwini yakho;ngokubaazekulihlolalonkeilizwe
4Yawathabathainkazanaloomadodaomabini,yawafihla; yathi,Kufikeamadodakum,ndingaziukubaavelaphina. 5Kwathi,ukuvalwakwesango,kwakubamnyama,aphuma amadodalawo;ngokubaniyakuwafumana
6Keyonaibiseluphahlenilwendlu,yawasithelisa ngeendizazeflakisi,abezibekeeluphahleni
7AmadodaawasukelangendlelayaseYordanukuya emazibukweni;
8Engekalali,yenyukayayakuwophezukwendlu;
9Wathikumadodalawo,NdiyaziukubauYehovauninikile elilizwe;nokubasiwelweluqhiphuko-mbiliniyenu, nokubabatheamandlabonkeabemibelizweebusweni benu
10KubasivileukubauYehovawawomisaamanzi oLwandleoluBomvuphambikwenuekuphumenikwenu eYiputa;nokonakwenzayokookumkanibobabinibamaAmori,ababephesheyakweYordan,uSihonno-Ogi, enabasingelaphantsi
11Sivileke,zanyibilikaiintliziyozethu,akwabasabakho kuqinakwamxhelomntwiningenxayenu;ngokuba uYehovauThixowenunguyeuThixoemazulwiniphezulu, nasehlabathiniphantsiapha.
12KalokukhanindifungeleuYehova,nithi,kuba ndinenzeleinceba,niyenzeleincebananiindlukabawo, nindinikeumqondisowenyaniso;
13nimsindiseubawo,noma,nabazalwanabam,noodade bam,neentozonkeabanazo,niyihlanguleimiphefumlo yethuekufeni.
14Athikuyoamadodalawo,Umphefumlowethuwofa esikhundlenisowenu,ukubaaniyixelangalentoyethu; Kothi,xauYehovaesinikeelilizwe,senzeinceba nenyanisokuwe
15Yawahlisakengentsontelongefestile;kubaindluyayo yabeiseludongenilomzi,yayihlelieludongeni.
16Wathikuwo,Yiyanientabeni,hlezebahlanganenani abobanisukelayo;zimeleniaphoiintsukuezintathu,bade babuyeabobanisukelayo,nandulekeukuhambaindlela yenu
17Athikuyoamadodalawo,Asiyikubamsulwaesi sifungosakhoosifungisesona.
18Uyabona,sakufikakwelilizwe,wobophaintsontelo yosingaolulubomvuefestilenileusihlisengayo,uthabathe uyihlo,nonyoko,nabakhuluwabakho,nendluyonke kayihlo,uzisekuweekhaya
19Kothi,bonkeabasukubabephumaemnyangoendlwini yakho,besiyaphandle,igazilabolibephezukwentloko yabo,sibemsulwathina;kebonkeabasukubabekuwe
UYoshuwa
endlwini,lobaphezukwentlokoyethuigazilabo,ukuba kuthekwasiwasandlakubo.
20Ukubakeuthewayixelalentoyethu,sobamsulwa esifungwenisakhoosifungisesona.
21Wathiyena,Makubenjengokwamazwienu. Yawandulula,emka,wawubophaintsonteloebomvu efestileni
22Ahambakeayaentabeni,ahlalakhonaiintsukuzantathu, badababuyaabobawasukelayo;bafunaabobawasukelayo endleleniyonke,abawafumana
23Abuyakeamadodaomabini,ehlaentabeni,awela,afika kuYoshuwaunyanakaNun,amxelelazonkeizinto awazihleleyo.
24AthikuYoshuwa,UYehovaulinikeleesandlenisethu lonkeilizweelo;ngokubabatheamandlabonkeabemi belizwengenxayethu.
ISAHLUKO3
1WavukauYoshuwakusasangengomso;Banduluka eShitim,bafikaeYordan,yenanoonyanabonke bakaSirayeli,balalisakhonabengekaweli.
2Kwathi,ekuphelenikwemihlaemithathu,bacanda ababhaliphakathikweminquba;
3babawiselaabantuumthetho,besithi,Xanithenayibona ityeyayomnqophisokaYehovauThixowenu,nababingeleli abangabaLevibeyithwele,nondulukananiendaweniyenu, niyilandele.
4Kodwakemakubekhoithubaphakathikwenunayo, elingathilimawakaamabinieekubhitengomlinganiso, ningasondelikuyo,ukuzenaziindlelaenizakuhamba ngayo;
5WathiuYoshuwaebantwini,Zingcwaliseni;ngokuba ngomsouYehovauyakwenzaimisebenziebalulekileyo phakathikwenu
6WathiuYoshuwakubabingeleli,Thwalaniityeya yomnqophiso,niwelephambikwabantu.Bayithwalake ityeyayomnqophiso,bahambaphambikwabantu
7WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Namhlanjendiyakuqala ukukwenzamkhuluimihlweniamaSirayelionke,ukuzeazi ukubandiyakubanawe,njengokubandibendinoMoses
8Uzeubawiselewenaumthethoababingeleliabathwele ityeyayomnqophiso,uthi,Xanithenafikaelunxwemeni lwamanziaseYordan,zenimeeYordan
9WathiuYoshuwakoonyanabakaSirayeli,Sondelaniapha, niveamazwikaYehovauThixowenu.
10WathikeuYoshuwa,Niyakwazingalentoukuba uThixoophilileyouphakathikwenu,nokubauya kuwagqogqaphambikwenuamaKanan,namaHeti, namaHivi,namaPerizi,namaGirgashi,nama-Amori, namaYebhusi
11NantsoityeyayomnqophisoweNkosiyehlabathilonke, ingenaphambikwenueYordan
12Zithabatheleningokoamadodaabelishumielinamabini kuzoizizwezakwaSirayeli,indodaibenye,indodaibenye esizweni
13Kothi,xenikweniiintendezeenyawozababingeleli abathweleityeyakaYehova,iNkosiyehlabathilonke,zithe qokokumanzieYordan,anqanyulweamanziaseYordan emanziniaphumaphezulu;bayakumaphezukwemfumba.
14Kwathi,ekundulukenikwabantuezintentenizabo, ukubabaweleiYordan,nababingelelibethweleityeya yomnqophisophambikwabantu;
15Kwathi,bakufikaabathwalibetyeyaeYordan,zithi nkxuiinyawozababingeleliabathweleityeyaelunxwemeni lwamanzi;
16emaamanziahleevelaphezulu,enyukaabaphezu kwemfumba,kudekakhulunomziwakwaAdam,osecaleni leTsaretan;athilawoahlayo,ayaelwandlelweArabha, uLwandlelweTyuwa,anqamka;bawelaabantumalunga neYeriko
17AbabingeleliabathweleityeyayomnqophisokaYehova bemabeebhuxeemhlabeniowomileyophakathi kweYordan;awelaonkeamaSirayelikowomileyo,lwada lwagqibelalonkeuhlangaukuwelaiYordan
ISAHLUKO4
1Kwathi,bakubabegqibilebonkeabantuukuyiwela iYordan,wathethauYehovakuYoshuwa,esithi, 2Zithabatheleniebantwiniamadodaabelishumi elinamabini,indodaibenye,indodaibenyeesizweni; 3niwawiseleumthetho,nithi,Thabathaninimkephakathi kweYordan,kuloondawozazimikuyoiinyawo zababingeleli,amatyealishumielinamabini,niwelenawo, niwashiyekulaandawoyokulalisa,enilalisakuyongobu busuku
4WawabizakeuYoshuwaamadodaalishumielinamabini, abewamisilekoonyanabakaSirayeli,indodayanye,indoda yanyeesizweni
5WathiuYoshuwakuwo,Gqithaniphambikwetyeya kaYehovauThixowenu,niyeeYordanphakathi,nithabathe iyileyoindodailityelibelinye,ilibekeegxalabenilayo, ngokwenanilezizwezoonyanabakaSirayeli;
6ukuzeokukubengumqondisophakathikwenu,xabathe oonyanabenubabuzakooyisengexeshaelizayo,besithi, Ayintoninalamatyekuni?
7Nothikubo,AmanzieYordananqamkaphambikwetyeya yomnqophisokaYehova;ekuwelenikwayoiYordan, anqamkaamanziaseYordan;lamatyeoyakuba sisikhumbuzokoonyanabakaSirayeli,kudekuse ephakadeni
8BenzaoonyanabakaSirayelinjengokouYoshuwa wabawiselaumthetho,bathabathaamatyealishumi elinamabinieYordanphakathi,njengokowathethayo uYehovakuYoshuwa,ngokwenanilezizwezoonyana bakaSirayeli,bawelanawo,bayaendaweniyokulalisa, bawabekakhona.
9UYoshuwawawamisaamatyealishumielinamabini eYordanphakathi,kuloondawozazimikuyoiinyawo zababingeleli,abathweleityeyayomnqophiso;akhona unanamhla.
10KeababingeleliababethweleityeyabemaeYordan phakathi,adaagqitywaonkeamazwiuYehovaawamwisela umthethouYoshuwaukubaawathetheebantwini, ngokwentoyonkeuMosesabemwiseleumthethongayo uYoshuwa.Bakhawulezaabantu,bawela.
11Kwathi,bakubabegqibilebonkeabantuukuwela, yegqithaityeyakaYehovanababingeleliphambikwabantu 12BawelaoonyanabakaRubhen,noonyanabakaGadi, nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,bexhobile,phambi koonyanabakaSirayeli,njengokowathethayokubouMoses
13Ngathibabengamashumiamaneamawakaaxhobele ukuphumaumkhosi,abawelayophambikoYehova,besiya emfazweni,ezinkqantosinizaseYeriko
14NgaloominiuYehovawamenzamkhuluuYoshuwa emehlweniamaSirayelionke;amoyikanjengoko abemoyikauMosesyonkeimihlayobomibakhe 15WathethauYehovakuYoshuwa,wathi, 16Bawiseleumthethoababingeleliabathweleityeya yesingqino,ukubabanyukebaphumeeYordan; 17UYoshuwawabawiselakeumthethoababingeleli,wathi, NyukaniniphumeeYordan
18Kwathi,ekunyukenikwababingeleliabathweleityeya yomnqophisokaYehovaphakathikweYordan, ekuncothukenikweentendezeenyawozababingelelizafika kowomileyo,abuyelaendaweniyawoamanziaseYordan, ahamba njengokwangaphambili, ahamba njengokwangaphambili
19AbantubenyukabaphumaeYordanngolweshumi enyangeniyokuqala,bamisaeGiligali,ngecala lasempumalangaeYeriko
20Keloomatyealishumielinamabini,abawathabathayo eYordan,uYoshuwawawamisaeGiligali.
21WathikoonyanabakaSirayeli,Xabatheoonyanabenu babuzakooyisengexeshaelizayo,besithi,Ayintoninala matye?
22nobazisaoonyanabenu,nithi,AmaSirayeliayiwelale Yordan,ehambaemhlabeniowomileyo
23KubauYehovauThixowenuwenzaukubaatsheamanzi aseYordanphambikwenu,nadanawela;njengoko uYehovauThixowenuwakwenzayokuLwandleoluBomvu, lonawenzaukubalutshephambikwethu,sadasawela; 24ukuzezonkeizizwezehlabathizisaziisandla sikaYehovaukubasomelele;ukuzenimoyikeuYehova uThixowenuyonkeimihla.
ISAHLUKO5
1Kwathi,bevabonkeookumkanibama-Amori, ababephesheyakweYordanngasentshonalanga, nookumkanibonkebamaKanan,ababeselwandle,ukuba uYehovawawomisileamanziaseYordanphambikoonyana bakaSirayeli,sadasawela,zanyibilikaiintliziyozabo, akwabasabakhokuqinakwamxhelokubongenxa yoonyanabakaSirayeli
2NgeloxeshawathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Zenzele iintshengece,uphindeokwesibiniukubalusaoonyana bakaSirayeli
3WazenzelakeuYoshuwaiintshengece,wabalusa oonyanabakaSirayelienduliniyenyamayokwaluswa
4NasiisizathusokubauYoshuwaabaluse:bonkeabantu ababephumeeYiputabengamadoda,onkeamadodaokulwa, afelaentlangoendleleniekuphumenikwawoeYiputa.
5Bayebalukilekebonkeabantuabobaphumayo;kebonke abantuababezalelweentlangoendleleniekuphumeni kwaboeYiputa,babengabalukanga
6BahambaoonyanabakaSirayelientlangoiminyaka emashumimane,badabaphelabonkeabantubemfazwe ababephumeeYiputa,ngokubabengaliphulaphulanga ilizwilikaYehova;awafungayouYehovaukubaakayi kubabonisailizweelo,walifungelaooyiseukubauya kusinika,ilizweelibalekaamasinobusi
7Keoonyanababo,awabavelisayoesikhundlenisabo, wabalusabonauYoshuwa;
8Kwathi,bakubabelugqibileukulwalusaabantubonke, bahlalaezindawenizaboeminqubenibadabaphola.
9WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,NamhlaingcikivoyeYiputa ndiyiqengqile,yesukakuni;Ngenxayokokwathiwaigama laloondawoyiGiligali,unanamhla
10BamisaiintenteoonyanabakaSirayelieGiligali,benza ipasikangomhlaweshumielinesinewenyanga,ngokuhlwa, ezinkqantosinizaseYeriko
11Badlaizivelisozelozwengengomsolepasika,izonka ezingenagwelenamakhweba,ngenkquyayoloomini
12Yaphelaimanangengomso,emvakokudlakwabo izivelisozelozwe;ababasabanemanaoonyana bakaSirayeli;badlaiziqhamozelizwelakwaKananngaloo mnyaka.
13Kwathi,xaebengaseYeriko,uYoshuwa wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wakhangela,nankoindoda imimalunganaye,itherhuthuikrelelayongesandlasayo; wayakuyouYoshuwa,wathikuyo,Ungakuthi,ungakuthi, ungakwiintshabazethu,kusinina?
14Wathi,Hayi;kengokundingumthetheliwomkhosi kaYehovaWawauYoshuwangobusobakheemhlabeni, waqubuda,wathikuyo,Ithethantoninainkosiyam kumkhonziwayo?
15WathiumthetheliwomkhosikaYehovakuYoshuwa, Khululaiimbadadazakhoezinyawenizakho;kubaloo ndawoumikuyoingcwele.WenjenjalouYoshuwa.
ISAHLUKO6
1KeiYerikoibivaliwengenxayoonyanabakaSirayeli; akwabakhouphumayo,akwabakhoungenayo
2WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Yabona,ndiyinikele esandlenisakhoiYeriko,nokumkaniwayo,namagorha anobukroti
3Nowujikelezaumzi,nonkeninamadodaokulwa, niwujikelezeumzikubekanye;Uyakwenjenjaloiintsuku ezintandathu
4Keisixhenxesababingelelisophathaizigodloezisixhenxe zokuhlabaumkhosiphambikwetyeyaNowujikelezaumzi ngomhlawesixhenxeizihlandlozibesixhenxe,ababingeleli baqupheukuvuthelangezigodlo.
5Kothike,ekoluleniukuvuthelangesigodlo,ekuveni kwenuisandisesigodlo,badumengodumoolukhulubonke abantu;luweluthibhumaudongalomzi,banyukeke abantu,elowoayengqophambikwakhe
6UYoshuwa,unyanakaNun,wababizaababingeleli,wathi kubo,Thwalaniityeyayomnqophiso,ababingeleli abasixhenxebaphatheizigodloezisixhenxezokuhlaba umkhosiphambikwetyeyakaYehova
7Wathiebantwini,Dlulaniniwujikelezeumzi, abaxhobileyobagqithelephambikwetyeyakaYehova
8Kwathi,xenikweniuYoshuwaabetshiloebantwini, ababingeleliabasixhenxe,abaphetheizigodloezisixhenxe zokuhlabaumkhosi,bagqithaphambikoYehova,baqupha ukuvuthelangezigodlo,ityeyayomnqophisokaYehova ibalandela
9Abaxhobileyobahambaphambikwababingeleli abaquphayoukuvuthelangezigodlo;abasemvabelandela ityeya,kuhanjwakuqutshwaukuvuthelangezigodlo
10UYoshuwawabawiselaumthethoabantu,wathi,Ize ningadanduluki,ningalivakalisiilizwilenu,kungaphumi lizwiemlonyeniwenu,kudekubeyiminiendothikuni ukuthi,Dumani;nanduleukukhwaza.
11YawujikelezakeityeyakaYehovaumzi,yawuzunguleza kwakanye;bangenaeminqubeni,balala
12UYoshuwawavukakusasangengomso;bayithwala ababingeleliityeyakaYehova.
13Ababingeleliabasixhenxe,abaphetheizigodlo ezisixhenxezokuhlabaumkhosiphambikwetyeya kaYehova,bamanabehamba,bevuthelangezigodlo, bequpha,nabaxhobileyobehambaphambikwabo; abasemvabelandelaityeyakaYehova,kuhanjwa kuqutshwaukuvuthelangezigodlo
14Bawujikelezaumzingomhlawesibinikwakanye, babuyelaeminqubeni;benjenjaloimihlaemithandathu.
15Kwathingomhlawesixhenxe,bavukakusasangesifingo, bawujikelezaumzikwangolohloboizihlandlozasixhenxe; kungaloominiyodwaabawujikelezayoumziizihlandlo zasixhenxe
16Kwathingesihlandlosesixhenxe,ababingeleli ukuvuthelangezigodlobaqupha.ngokubauYehova uninikilelomzi
17LomziwobayintoesingelwephantsikuYehova,wona nentoyonkeekuwo;kuphelanguRahabhiihenyukazi yedwaowodlaubomi,yenanentoyonkeekuyeendlwini yakhe;ngokubawabazimezaabathunywaesabathumayo 18Kodwakezigcinenientweniesingelwephantsi,hleze naninizisingelephantsingokuthabathaentwenientweni esingelwephantsi,niwenzeumziwakwaSirayeliubeyinto esingelwephantsi,niwuhliseleishwangusha.
Keyonayonkeisilivere,negolide,nempahlayobhedu, neyesinyithi,iyingcwelekuYehova;yongenaebuncwaneni bukaYehova.
20Badumakeabantuekuvuthelwenikwezigodlo ababingeleli;kwathi,bakuvaabantuizwilesigodlo, badumakeabantungodumoolukhulu,lwawaudonga lwathibhuma,benyukaabantubayakuwoumzi,elowo wathingqophambikwakhe,bawuthimbaumzi
21Bazisingelaphantsingehlangothilwekrelezonkeizinto ezikuloomzi,bethabathelakwindodabesakumfazi, bethabathelakwindodabesakwixhego,besanakwinkomo, nakwimpahlaemfutshane,nakwiesile.
22UYoshuwawayeselethekumadodaamabiniabelihlolile ilizwe,Yiyanikwindluyenkazanaleyailihenyukazi, niyikhuphekhonaloonkazananentoyonkeenayo, njengokonayifungelayo
23Abengenilekeamadodanaaziintlola,amkhupha uRahabhi,noyise,nonina,nabanakwabo,nabobonke abenabo;nemizalwaneyakheyonkebayikhupha,bayibeka ngaphandlekweminqubayakwaSirayeli
24Bawutshisaumzingomlilo,neentozonkeezikuwo; kodwaisilivere,negolide,nempahlayobhedu,neyesinyithi, bayibekaebuncwanenibendlukaYehova
25UYoshuwawamsindisauRahabhi,ihenyukazi,nendlu kayise,nabobonkeabenabo;wahlalakwaSirayeli unanamhla;ngokubawabazimezayoabathunywa, abebathumileuYoshuwaukubabayihloleiYeriko
26WafungauYoshuwangeloxesha,wathi,Uqalekisiwe phambikoYehovaumntuoyakusukaawakhelomzi, iYerikole;
27UYehovawabanoYoshuwa;Lwadumakeudumo lwakhekulolonkeilizwe.
ISAHLUKO7
1KekalokuoonyanabakaSirayelibenzaubumenemene entweniesingelwephantsi,ngokubauAkan,unyana kaKarmi,unyanakaZabhedi,unyanakaZera,wesizwe sakwaYuda,wathabathaentweniesingelwephantsi, wavuthakeumsindokaYehovakoonyanabakaSirayeli
2UYoshuwawesusaamadodaeYerikoukubaayaeAyi, engaseBhetaven,ngasempumalangaeBheteli,wathikuwo, Nyukaninilihloleilizwe.Enyukaamadodalawo, ayikhangelaiAyi
3AbuyelakuYoshuwa,athikuye,Mabangenyukibonke abantu;makunyukeamadodaamayelakumawakaamabini, nokubamathathu,ayixabeleiAyi;Musaukubadinisabonke abantungokubasakhona;ngokubabambalwa
Kwenyukakekwayakhonaabantumalunganamawaka amathathuamadoda;basabaphambikwamadodaaseAyi
5AmadodaaseAyiabulalakuwoamadodaangathi amashumimathathuanamathandathu,abasukelaphambi kwesango,kwesaeShebharim,ababulalaethangeni; zanyibilikaiintliziyozabantu,zabanjengamanzi
6UYoshuwawazikrazulaiingubozakhe,wawangobuso emhlabeniphambikwetyeyakaYehovakwadakwahlwa, yenanamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli,bagalelauthuli phezukweentloko.
7WathiuYoshuwa,Awu,NkosiYehova,yininaukuba ababantuubawezeiYordan,usinikeleesandlenisamaAmoriukubaasibhubhise?Akwababekukholekilekuwe, sahlalaphesheyakweYordan!
8Camagu,Nkosiyam,Ndiyakuthininaemvenikokuba amaSirayeliezinikeleikhosiiintshabazawo!
9AyakuvaamaKanan,nabemibonkebelizwe,asirhawule, alicimeigamalethuehlabathiniWenzentoninake kwigamalakhoelikhulu?
10WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Vuka;Yininaukubaulale ngobuso?
11OnileamaSirayeli;ewe,ewugqithileumnqophisowam endawawiselaumthethongawo;ewe,athabathileentweni esingelwephantsi,ebile,akhanyele,ewe,ayibeke ezimpahlenizawo.
12AbabanakokeoonyanabakaSirayeliukumaphambi kweentshabazabo,bazinikelaikhosiiintshabazabo, ngokubabebeyintoesingelwephantsi.Andiyikuphinda ndibenani,ukubaanithanganiyitshabalaliseintoesingelwe phantsiphakathikwenu.
13Vuka,ubangcwaliseabantu,uthi,Zingcwaliseleni ingomso;ngokubautshouYehovauThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,Kukhontoisingelwephantsiphakathikwakho, Sirayeli;akunakoukumaphambikweentshabazakho,nide niyisuseintoesingelwephantsiphakathikwenu 14Kusasanosondezangokwezizwezakowenu;kothi, isizweasithabathayouYehova,sisondele ngokwemizalwaneyaso;intsaphoayityumbayouYehova yongenangokwezindlu;nendluleyoayakuyithabatha uYehovayongenaindodangendoda
15ithileyokucishweyonainentoesingelwephantsi, itshiswengomlilo,nentoyonkeenayo;ngokuba iwugqithileumnqophisokaYehova,nangokubayenze ubudengekwaSirayeli
16WavukauYoshuwakusasangengomso,wawasondeza amaSirayelingokwezizwezawo;kwazakwathatyathwa isizwesakwaYuda
17WawusondezaumzikaYuda;wawuthabathaumzi wamaZera,wawusondezaumziwamaZera,indoda ngendoda;wabanjwauZabhedi
18wayisondezaindluyakhengokwamadodaayo; kwacishwauAkan,unyanakaKarmi,unyanakaZabhedi, unyanakaZera,wesizwesakwaYuda
19WathiuYoshuwakuAkan,Nyanawam,khawuzukise uYehovauThixokaSirayeli,uzukisekuye;khawundixelele intooyenzileyo;musaukundifihlela
20UAkanwamphendulauYoshuwa,wathi,Okunene ndonilekuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ndenzengalento, yenjenje;
21ndabonaemaxhobeniinguboenkuluentleyaseShinare yanye,neeshekelezesiliverezabamakhulumabini, nesinqumkasegolidesasinyeesiziishekeleezimashumi mahlanuubunzimabaso;nanzozimbelweemhlabeni phakathikwententeyam,isilivereingaphantsi
22WathumauYoshuwaabathunywa;bagidimabaya ententeni;nanzozimbelweententeniyakhe,isilivere ingaphantsi
23Bazithabathaphantsikwentente,bazisakuYoshuwa, nakoonyanabakaSirayelibonke,bazibekaphambi koYehova
24UYoshuwaenamaSirayelionke,wamthabathauAkan unyanakaZera,nesilivere,nesambatho,nesinqumka segolide,noonyanabakhe,neentombizakhe,neenkomo zakhe,namaesileakhe,nempahlayakheemfutshane, nententeyakhe,neentozonkeabenazo,bazisaentilini yeAkore
25WathiuYoshuwa,Yininaukubausihliseleishwangusha? NamhlauYehovauyakukuhliselaishwangusha.Onke amaSirayeliamxulubangamatye,azitshisaezozinto ngomlilo;
26Amisaphezukwakheimfumbaenkuluyamatye, unanamhlaWabuyakeuYehovaekuvuthenikomsindo wakheNgenxayokokwathiwaigamalaloondawoyintili yeAkoreunanamhla.
ISAHLUKO8
1WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Musaukoyika, ungaqhiphukiumbiliniThabathanawebonkeabantu bokulwa,usukeunyukeuyeeAyi;yabona,ndimnikele esandlenisakhoukumkaniwaseAyi,nabantubakhe,nomzi wakhe,nelizwelakhe.
2wenzekwiAyinokumkaniwayonjengokowenzangako kwiYerikonokumkaniwayo;kodwanozithimbela amaxhobaayo,neenkomozayo;wubekeleniumziabalaleli emvakwayo.
3WesukakeuYoshuwanabantubonkebokulwa,wenyuka wayaeAyiUYoshuwawanyulaamashumiamathathu amawakaamagorhaanobukroti,wawandululaebusuku
4Wabawiselaumthetho,wathi,Yabonani,nawulalelaumzi emvakomzi;
5Mnake,nabantubonkeabanam,siyakusondelakuwo umzi;
6(Ngokubabayakuphumaemvakwethu),sidesibatsale kuwoumzi;kubabayakuthi,Bayasabaphambikwethu, njengasekuqaleni;siyakusabakephambikwabo
7nisukenisukeekulaleleni,niwuthimbeumzi,ngokuba uYehovauThixowenuwowunikelaesandlenisenu.
8Nothi,xanithenawuthimbaumzi,niwutshiseumzi, niwenzengokomlomokaYehova;Yabonani,ndiniwisele umthetho;
9WawathumakeuYoshuwa,ayakulalela,ayakuhlala phakathikweBhetelineAyi,ngasentshonalangakweAyi; walalauYoshuwangobobusukuphakathikwabantu.
10WavukauYoshuwakusasangengomso,wababala abantu,wenyukayenanamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli phambikwabantu,wayaeAyi
11Bonkeabantubokulwaababenayebenyuka,basondela, bezaphambikomzi,bamisaemantlaeAyi.Keintlambo iphakathikwaboneAyi
12Wathabathaamadodangathiangamawakaamahlanu, wawalalelaphakathikweBhetelineAyi,ngasentshonalanga komzi
13Babamisaabantu,nomkhosiwonkeongasentlakomzi, nabalalelibabongasentshonalangakomzi,wahamba uYoshuwangobobusuku,wayaphakathientilini
14Kwathi,akubonaukumkaniwaseAyi,angxama,avuka kusasa,aphumaamadodaaloomziesiyakulwa namaSirayeli,yenanabantubakhebonke,endaweni emisiweyophambikweArabha;wayengazikeukubakukho abalalelingakuyeemvakomzi.
15UYoshuwanamaSirayelionkebazenzaaboyisiweyo phambikwabo,basabangendlelayasentlango
16BabizelwandawonyebonkeabantuabaseAyi,ukuba babasukele;
17AkwasalamntueAyinaseBheteliongaphumangaemva kwamaSirayeli,awushiyaumziuvulekile,asukela amaSirayeli
18WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Woluleleumkhonto osesandlenisakhongaseAyi;ngokubandiyakuwunikela esandlenisakhoWawolulelauYoshuwaumkhonto abewuphetheesandlenisakhe,wabhekisakuwoumzi
19Besukaabalalelingokukhawulezaendaweniyabo, bagidimaesolulaisandlasakhe,bangenakuwoumzi, bawuthimba,bakhawuleza,bawutshisaumzi
20AbhekaemvakwawoamadodaaseAyi,abona,nango umsiwomziunyukausiyaezulwini,akabanamandla okusabelangaphanangapha;
21UYoshuwanamaSirayelionkebabonaukubaabalaleli bawuthimbileumzi,nokubaumsiwomziuyenyuka,babuya bawabulalaamadodaaseAyi
22Baphumaabayakuloomzi,bezakubakhawulela;aba phakathikwamaSirayeli,abanyebengapha,abanye bengapha.
23BambambaukumkaniwaseAyiehleli,bamzisa kuYoshuwa
24Kwathi,akugqibaamaSirayeliukubabulalabonke abemibaseAyiendle,entlangoabebasukelanekuyo,bawa bonkengohlangothilwekrele,badabagqitywa,amaSirayeli onkeabuyelaeAyi,ayixabelangohlangothilwekrele
25Kwathi,bonkeabawayongaloomini,bethabathela kwindodabesisakumfazi,bangamawakaalishumi elinamabini,bonkeabantubaseAyi.
26AkasibuyisangauYoshuwaisandlasakhe,awolule umkhontongaso,badabatshatyalaliswabonkeabemi baseAyi.
27Kodwaiinkomonamaxhobaaloomziazithimbela amaSirayelingokwelizwilikaYehova,abemwisele umthethongalouYoshuwa
28WayitshisakeuYoshuwaiAyi,wayenzaumwewe ingunaphakade,inxuwaunanamhla.
29UkumkaniwaseAyiwamxhomaemthinikwada kwahlwa;lakutshonailanga,wathiuYoshuwa,basihlise isidumbusakheemthini,basiphoseekungenenikwesango lomzi,bamisephezukwasoimfumbaenkuluyamatye, ekhoyounanamhla
30UYoshuwawamakhelaisibingelelouYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli,entabeniye-Ebhali
31NjengokouMosesumkhonzikaYehovawabawisela umthethooonyanabakaSirayeli,njengokokubhaliweyo encwadiniyomyalelokaMoses,isibingelelosamatye apheleleyo,kungekhobaniusinyusayongesinyithi, banyusaphezukwasoamadinianyukayokuYehova, babingelelaimibingeleloyoxolo
32WabhalakhonaematyeniumbhalowomyalelokaMoses, awawubhalayophambikoonyanabakaSirayeli
33OnkeamaSirayeli,namadodaawoamakhulu,nababhali, nabagwebibawo,emangaphanangaphakwetyeya,phambi kwababingeleliabangabaLevi,abathweleityeya yomnqophisokaYehova,nowasemzini,nozalelwephakathi kwawo;isiqingathasabosimalunganentabayeGerizim, esinyeisiqingathasabosimalunganentabaye-Ebhali; njengokouMosesumkhonzikaYehovawabawisela umthethongenxaengaphambili,ukubababasikelele oonyanabakaSirayeli
34Emvenikokowawalesaonkeamazwiomyalelo, iintsikeleloneziqalekiso,ngakokonkeokubhaliweyo encwadiniyomyalelo
35Akwabakhonalinyeilizwikuwoonkeamazwiabewise uMosesumthethongawo,angalilesangauYoshuwaphambi kwebandlalonkelamaSirayeli,nabafazi,nabantwana, nowasemziniohambaphakathikwawo
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1Kwathi,bakuvabonkeookumkaniababenganeno kweYordan,ezintabeni,nasezihlanjeni,nasemideniyonke yolwandleolukhulumalungananeLebhanon,namaHeti, nama-Amori,namaKanan,namaPerizi,namaHivi, namaYebhusi;
2babuthelanandawonye,ukubabalwengamxhelomnye noYoshuwanamaSirayeli.
3BevaabemibaseGibheyonakwenzileyouYoshuwa eYeriko,naseAyi;
4Basebenzakengobuqhetseba,basukabenza ngabathunywa,bathabathaiingxowaezonakeleyo emaesileniabo,neentsubazewayiniezonakeleyo, ezikrazukileyo,ezibotshiweyo; 5neembadadaezonakeleyo,ezibotshiweyoezinyaweni zabo;nesonkasonkesomphakowabosabasomile, singundile
6BezakuYoshuwaemkhosinieGiligali,bathikuye nakumadodaakwaSirayeli,Sivelaezwenielikude; simiseleningokoumnqophiso
7AthiamadodaakwaSirayelikumaHivi,Mhlawumbi nihlelinaphakathikwethu;sothininaukunimisela umnqophiso?
8BathikuYoshuwa,SingabakhonzibakhoWathi uYoshuwakubo,Ningoobanina?nivelaphina?
9Bathikuye,Bavelaezwenielikudekakhulu,ngenxa yegamalikaYehovauThixowakho,abakhonzibakho; 10nentoyonkeawayenzayokookumkaniababinibamaAmori,ababephesheyakweYordan,kuSihonukumkani waseHeshbhon,nakuOgiukumkaniwaseBhashan, oseAshtaroti.
11Athethakuthikeamadodaamakhulu,nabemibonke belizwelakowethu,esithi,Thabathaniumphakowendlela, nihambeniyekuwakhawulela,nithikuwo,Singabakhonzi benu;simiseleningokoumnqophiso
12Esiisonkasethusasithabathasishushuezindlwinizethu, ngomhlawokuphumakwethuukuzakuni;ngokunanku yomile,ingundile;
13neentsubaezizewayinisazizalisazisentsha;nanzi zikrazulwa;nanzineengubozethu,neembadadazethu, zonakelengobudebendlela
14Athabathaamadodaemphandwiniwawo,akabuzanto emlonyenikaYehova
15WenzauxolonabouYoshuwa,wabamiselaumnqophiso wokubasindisa;zabafungelaizikhuluzebandla.
16Kwathi,ekuphelenikwemihlaemithathuemveni kokubabebamiseleumnqophiso,bevaukubabakufuphi kubo,nokubabahlelikwaphakathikwabo.
17BandulukaoonyanabakaSirayeli,bafikaemiziniyabo ngomhlawesithathuImiziyaboibiyiGibheyon,neKefira, neBheroti,neKiriyati-yeharim.
18OonyanabakaSirayeliabababulala,ngokubaizikhulu zebandlazibezifungeuYehovauThixokaSirayelikubo Lazikrokrelalonkeibandlangezikhulu.
19Zathizonkeizikhulukwibandlalonke,Thinasifunge uYehovauThixokaSirayelikubo,kengoko asinakubachukumisa.
20Masenzeokukubo;siyakubayekabaphile,hlezebufike uburhalarhumephezukwethungenxayesifungo esabafungelasona.
21Zathiizikhulukubo,Mabadleubomi;mababe ngabathezibeenkuni,nabakhibamanzibebandlalonke; njengokozathethayoizikhulukubo.
22WababizakeuYoshuwa,wathethakubo,esithi, Nisikhohliselenina,nisithi,Simgamakakhulukuni;xa nihleliphakathikwethu?
23Niqalekisiwengoko;kuniakuyikunqumkakhoboka, bathezibeenkuni,bakhibamanzibendlukaThixowam 24BaphendulabathikuYoshuwa,Baxelelwa ngokuqinisekileyoabakhonzibakhookokubauYehova uThixowakhowamwiselauMosesumkhonziwakhe umthetho,ukubauyakuninikalonkeilizwe,nokubauya kubatshabalalisabonkeabemibelizwephambikwenu, sayoyikakunenekeimiphefumloyethuebuswenibenu, siyenzakelento.
25Kalokunankusisesandlenisakho;yenzanjengoko kulungileyo,njengokokuthetyeemehlweniakhoukwenza kuthi
26Wenjenjalokekubo,wabahlangulaesandlenisoonyana bakaSirayeli,abababulala.
27UYoshuwawabenzangaloominiabathezibeenkuni nabakhibamanzi,ebandleninasesibingelelweni sikaYehova,unanamhla,kuloondawoathewayinyula.
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1Kwathi,akuvauAdon-tsedeki,ukumkaniwaseYerusalem, ukubauYoshuwauyithimbileiAyi,wayitshabalalisa; njengokowenzangakokwiYerikonokumkaniwayo, wenjenjalokwiAyinokumkaniwayo;nokubaabemi baseGibheyonbenzeuxolonamaSirayeli,babaphakathi kwawo;
2Boyikakunene,ngokubangumziomkhuluiGibheyon, njengomnyewemiziyobukumkani,ngokubainkulu kuneAyi,namadodaayoonkeangamagorha
3UAdoni-tsedekeukumkaniwaseYerusalemwathumela kuHohamukumkaniwaseHebron,nakuPiramukumkani waseYarmuti,nakuYafiyaukumkaniwaseLakishe, nakuDebhiriukumkaniwase-Eglon,esithi, 4Nyukaninizekum,nindincede,siyixabeleiGibheyon; kubayenzeuxolonoYoshuwanoonyanabakaSirayeli
5Bahlanganisanakeookumkaniabahlanubama-Amori, ukumkaniwaseYerusalem,nokumkaniwaseHebron, nokumkaniwaseYarmuti,nokumkaniwaseLakishe, ukumkaniwase-Eglon,benyuka,bonanomkhosiwabo wonke,bamisaphambikweGibheyon,balwanayo.
6AthumelakeamadodaaseGibheyonkuYoshuwa emkhosinieGiligali,esithi,Musaukusibuyiselaisandla sakhokubakhonzibakho;nyukauzekuthingokukhawuleza, usisindise,usincede;ngokubabebuthelenephezukwethu bonkeookumkanibama-Amoriabemiyoezintabeni
7WenyukakeuYoshuwa,esukaeGiligali,yenanabantu bonkebokulwabendawonyenaye,namagorhaonke anobukroti
8WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Musaukuboyika;akuyi kumandodakubophambikwakho
9WafikauYoshuwakubongebhaqo;wenyukabonke ubusuku,evelaeGiligali.
10UYehovawabadubadubaphambikwamaSirayeli, ababulalangobulaloolukhulueGibheyon,abasukela ngendlelaenyukaiyeeBhete-horon,ababulalakwada kwesaeAzeka,kwesanaseMakeda
11Kwathi,ekusabenikwawophambikwamaSirayeli, besehlaniesiyaeBhete-horon,uYehovawabawisaamatye amakhuluezulwini,kwadakwesaeAzeka,bafa,bafa ngamatyeesichotho,kunababulawayongoonyana bakaSirayelingekrele.
12WathethauYoshuwakuYehova,mhlanauYehova wawanikelaama-AmorikoonyanabakaSirayeli,wathi emehlweniamaSirayeli,Langa,misaeGibheyon;nawe nyanga,entiliniyeAyalon
13Lemailanga,nenyangayema,badaabantu baziphindezelelaezintshabenizaboOkuakubhalwangana eNcwadiniyOtheTye?Lemakeilangaesazulwinisezulu, alangxamelaukutshonaiminiyonke
14Akuzangakubekhominiinjengaleyo,phambikwayo nangasemvakwayo,ngokokudeuYehovaaliphulaphule izwilomntu;ngokubauYehovawawalwelaamaSirayeli
15WabuyauYoshuwaenamaSirayelionke,weza eminqubenieGiligali
16Keabakumkanibobahlanubasaba,bazimela emqolombenieMakeda
17KwaxelwakuYoshuwa,kwathiwa,Ookumkani bobahlanubafunyenwebezimeleemqolombenieMakeda.
18WathiuYoshuwa,Qengqelaniamatyeamakhulu emlonyeniwomqolomba,nimiseamadodaphezukwawo ukubaabalinde
19zisukeleniiintshabazenu,niwubetheumqoshelisowazo. ningabavumeliukubabangeneemiziniyabo;ngokuba uYehovauThixowenuuwanikeleesandlenisenu
20Kwathi,akugqibauYoshuwanoonyanabakaSirayeli ukuzibulalakakhulukunenezadazagqitywa,zathi eziseleyokuzo,zangenaemizinienqatyisiweyo
21Babuyekebonkeabantu,bayaemkhosinikuYoshuwa eMakedangoxolo;akwabakhonjaibavungamelayo oonyanabakaSirayeli,kwanabani
22WathiuYoshuwa,Vulaniumlomowomqolomba, nibakhupheemqolombeniabokumkanibobahlanu,beze kum
23Benjenjaloke,babakhuphaemqolombeniabokumkani bobahlanu,bezakuye,ukumkaniwaseYerusalem, nokumkaniwaseHebron,nokumkaniwaseYarmuti, nokumkaniwaseLakishe,nokumkaniwase-Eglon.
24Kwathi,xababakhuphayoabokumkanikuYoshuwa, wawabizauYoshuwaonkeamadodaakwaSirayeli,wathi kubathethelibamadodaokulwaabehambanaye,Sondelani, nibabekeiinyawozenuezintanyenizabakumkani Basondelake,bababekaiinyawozaboezintanyenizabo 25WathiuYoshuwakubo,Musaniukoyika,musani ukuqhiphukaumbilini:yomelelani,nikhaliphe,ngokuba uYehovauyakwenjenjalokwiintshabazenuzonkeenilwa nazo.
26WabaxabelakeuYoshuwa,emvenikokowababulala, wabaxhomaemithiniemihlanu;baxhonywaemithiniapho kwadakwahlwa.
27Kwathiukutshonakwelanga,uYoshuwawawisa umthetho,babathulaemithini,babaphosaemqolombeni ababezimelekuwo,babekaamatyeamakhuluemlonyeni womqolomba,asekhoyounanamhla
28UYoshuwawayithimbaneMakedangaloomini, wayixabelangohlangothilwekrele,nokumkaniwayo, wabatshabalalisakwanabantubonkeabakuyo;akasalisa namnyeWenzakukumkaniwaseMakedanjengokowenza ngakokukumkaniwaseYeriko.
29WagqithauYoshuwaenamaSirayelionkeeMakeda, wayaeLibhena,walwaneLibhena
30WayinikelauYehovanayo,nokumkaniwayo,esandleni samaSirayeli;wayixabelangohlangothilwekrele, kwanabantubonkeabakuyo;akasalisanamnyekuso; wenzakukumkaniwayonjengokowenzangako kukumkaniwaseYeriko
31WegqithauYoshuwaeLibhena,enamaSirayelionke, wayaeLakishe,wayingqinga,walwanayo
32UYehovawayinikelaiLakisheesandlenisamaSirayeli, ayithimbangomhlawesibini,ayixabelangohlangothi lwekrele,kwanabantubonkeabakuyo,njengakokonke awakwenzayokwiLibhena
33WenyukakeuHoram,ukumkaniwaseGezere,waya kuyincedaiLakishe;UYoshuwawambulalayenanabantu bakhe,kwadaakwasalanamnyekuyeusindileyo
34WegqithauYoshuwaeLakishe,enamaSirayelionke,aya e-Eglon;bayingqinga,balwanayo
35Ayithimbangaloomini,ayixabelangohlangothi lwekrele,ayitshabalalisakwangaloominiyonke imiphefumloeyayikuyo,njengakokonkeawakwenzayo eLakishe
36WenyukauYoshuwa,enamaSirayelionke,esukaeEglon,wayaeHebron;balwanalo.
37Ayithimba,ayixabelangohlangothilwekrele, nokumkaniwayo,nemiziyayoyonke,nabantubonke abakuyo;akasalisanamnyeusindileyo,njengakokonke awakwenzayokwi-Eglon;Wayisingelaphantsikwanabantu bonkeabakuyo;
38WabuyakeuYoshuwaenamaSirayelionke,eDebhiri; walwanayo
39Wayithimba,nokumkaniwayo,nemiziyayoyonke; abaxabelangohlangothilwekrele,ayitshabalalisayonke imiphefumloekuyo;akwasalanamnyeusindileyo; njengokowenzangakokwiHebron,wenjenjalokwiDebhiri, nakukumkaniwayo;njengokowenzangakokwiLibhena, nakukumkaniwayo
40WalixabelakeuYoshuwalonkeilizweleentaba, nelasezantsi,nelezihlambo,nelemithombo,nookumkani balobonke;akwasalanamnyeusindileyo;watshabalalisa konkeokuphefumlayo,njengokowawisaumthetho uYehova,uThixokaSirayeli
41WabaxabelakeuYoshuwa,wathabathelaeKadeshebharneha,wesaeGaza,nelizwelonkelaseGoshen,wesa eGibheyon
42WabathimbauYoshuwabonkeabokumkani,nelizwe labo,ngasihlandlosinye,ngokubauYehovauThixo kaSirayeliebewalwelaamaSirayeli
43WabuyauYoshuwaenamaSirayelionke,weza eminqubenieGiligali.
ISAHLUKOSE-11
1Kwathi,akuwevauYabhinukumkaniwaseHatsore, wathumelakuYobhabhiukumkaniwaseMadon, nakukumkaniwaseShimron,nakukumkaniwaseAkeshafi; 2nakookumkaniabangasentlaezintabeni,nasemathafeni asezantsikweKineroti,nasentilini,nasemideniyaseDore ngasentshonalanga, 3namaKananempumalanganasentshonalanga,namaAmori,namaHeti,namaPerizi,namaYebhusi,ezintabeni, namaHiviphantsikweHermon,ezwenilaseMizpa.
4Baphumakebonabenemikhosiyaboyonke,abantu abaninzinjengentlabathieselunxwemenilolwandleukuba baninzi,namahashe,neenqwelozokulwa,intoeninzi kunene
5Bahlanganisanaabokumkanibonke,bezabamisa ndawonyeemanziniaseMerom,ukubabalwenamaSirayeli.
6WathiuYehovakuYoshuwa,Musaukoyikangenxayabo; ngokubangomsoelixandiyakubanikelabonkebephela, behlatyiwe,phambikwamaSirayeli,uwanqumleimisipha amahasheabo,uzitshisengomliloiinqwelozabozokulwa
7WayakeuYoshuwa,enabantubonkebokulwa, wabafikelangebhaqoemanziniaseMerom;bawaphezu kwabo
8UYehovawabanikelaesandlenisamaSirayeli,abaxabela, abasukelakwesaeTsidonenkulu,naseMisrefoti-mayim, kwesaemfuleniweMizpangasempumalanga;babaxabela kwadaakwasalanamnyeusindileyo.
9WenzakeuYoshuwakubonjengokowathethayo uYehovakuye;amahasheabowawanqumlaimisipha, iinqwelozabozokulwawazitshisangomlilo.
10WabuyauYoshuwangeloxesha,wayithimbaiHatsore, wambulalaukumkaniwayongekrele,kubaiHatsore ngenxaengaphambiliibeiyintlokoyezozikumkanizonke 11Ababulalabonkeabantuabakuyongohlangothilwekrele, ayitshabalalisa,akwasalanamnyeuphefumlayo;wayitshisa iHatsorengomlilo
12Yonkeimiziyabokumkani,nookumkanibabobonke, wabathimbauYoshuwa,wababulalangohlangothilwekrele, wabatshabalalisa,njengokouMosesumkhonzikaYehova wawisayoumthetho
13Kodwayonkeimiziemiemimangweniyayo amaSirayeliakayitshisanga;yabayiHatsoreyodwa ayitshisayo;wayitshisaleyouYoshuwa.
14Onkeamaxhobaaloomizineenkomobazithimbela oonyanabakaSirayeli;kodwababaxabelabonkeabantu ngohlangothilwekrele,badababatshabalalisa,abasalisa namnyeuphefumlayo
15NjengokouYehovawamwiselayoumthethouMoses umkhonziwakhe,wenjenjalouMosesukumwisela umthethouYoshuwaWenjenjalokeuYoshuwa;akasusa nalinyeilizwikukokonkeuYehovaawamwiselaumthetho ngakouMoses.
16WalithabathakeuYoshuwalonkeelozweleentaba, nelasezantsilonke,nelizwelaseGoshenlonke, nelezihlambo,nele-Arabha,neentabazakwaSirayeli, nezihlambozazo;
17elithabathelaezintabeniezimkhuthuka,ezinyukaziye kwaSehire,lesaeBhahali-gadi,ethafenilaseLebhanon, phantsikwentabayeHermonBonkeookumkanibawo wabathimba,wabaxabela,wababulala
18YabamininzikeimihlaimfazweuYoshuwanabo kumkanibonke
19Akubangakhomziwazinikelayongoxolokoonyana bakaSirayeli,ingengamaHiviabemibaseGibheyon;yonke bayithabathangokulwa
20NgokubakwavelakuYehovaukuziqinisaiintliziyozabo, ukubabawahlangabezeamaSirayelingemfazwe,ukuze abatshabalalise,ukuzekungabikhokubabalwakwabo, ukuzekeabatshabalalise,njengokouYehovawamwiselayo umthethouMoses.
21WafikauYoshuwangeloxesha,wawanqumlaamaAnakiezintabeni,eHebron,eDebhiri,eAnabhi,ezintabeni zonkezakwaYuda,ezintabenizonkezakwaSirayeli; uYoshuwawawatshabalalisakunyenemiziyawo 22Akwasalanamnyekuma-Anakiezweniloonyana bakaSirayeli;kwasalaeGaza,naseGati,naseAshdode; 23WalithabathakeuYoshuwalonkeilizwe,njengako konkeawakuthethayouYehovakuMoses;walinika uYoshuwalalilifalamaSirayeli,ngokweentlantluzawo, ngokwezizwezawoLazolailizweakwabakhomfazwe
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1Ngaboabaookumkanibelizwe,abaloyisayooonyana bakaSirayeli,balihluthailizwelabophesheyakweYordan ngasempumalanga,ethabathelaemlanjenioyiArnon,esa entabeniyeHermon,neArabhayonkengasempumalanga; 2USihon,ukumkaniwama-Amori,obehlelieHeshbhon, obephetheeArohere,eseludininilomlanjanaoyiArnon, phakathikoMlambo,nesiqingathaseGiliyadi,wesa emlanjenioyiYabhoki,emdeniwoonyanabaka-Amon;
3bathabathelaeArabha,besaelwandlelwaseKineroti ngasempumalanga,besaelwandlelweArabha,uLwandle lweTyuwangasempumalanga,ngendlelayeBheteyeshimoti;nasezantsi,phantsikweAshdotiyepisga; 4nommandlakaOgiukumkaniwaseBhashan, owayengowentsalelayamaRafa,owayehlalaeAshtaroti nase-Edreyi;
5ubelawulaentabeniyeHermon,naseSaleka,naseBhashan yonke,wesaemdeniwamaGeshuri,namaMahaka, nesiqingathasaseGiliyadi,emdenikaSihonukumkani waseHeshbhon
6WabaxabelakeuMosesumkhonzikaYehova,noonyana bakaSirayeli,uMosesumkhonzikaYehovawalinika amaRubhen,namaGadi,nesiqingathasesizwe sakwaManase,ukubalibelilifa
7Ngaboabaookumkanibelizwe,awababulalayo uYoshuwanoonyanabakaSirayelinganenokweYordan ngasentshonalanga,ethabathelaeBhahali-gadientilini yaseLebhanon,wesaezintabeniezimkhuthuka,ezinyuka ziyekwaSehire;awazinikaizizwezakwaSirayelike uYoshuwaukubazibelilifa,ngokweentlantluzazo; 8Ezintabeni,nasezihlanjeni,nasezihlanjeni, nasemithonjeni,nasentlango,nasezwenilasezantsi; namaHeti,nama-Amori,namaKanan,namaPerizi, namaHivi,namaYebhusi; 9ngukumkaniwaseYeriko,emnye;ngukumkaniwaseAyi, engaseBheteli,emnye; 10ngukumkaniwaseYerusalem,emnye;ngukumkani waseHebron,emnye; 11ngukumkaniwaseYarmuti,emnye;ngukumkani waseLakishe,emnye; 12ngukumkaniwase-Eglon,emnye;ngukumkani waseGezere,emnye; 13ngukumkaniwaseDebhiri,emnye;ngukumkani waseGedere,emnye; 14ngukumkaniwaseHorma,emnye;ngukumkani waseAradi,emnye; 15ngukumkaniwaseLibhena,emnye;ngukumkani waseAdulam,emnye; 16ngukumkaniwaseMakeda,emnye;ngukumkani waseBheteli,emnye; 17ngukumkaniwaseTapuwa,emnye;ngukumkani waseHefere,emnye; 18ngukumkaniwaseAfeki,emnye;ngukumkani waseLasharon,emnye; 19ngukumkaniwaseMadon,emnye;ngukumkani waseHatsore,emnye; 20ngukumkaniwaseShimron-meron,emnye;ngukumkani waseAkeshafi,emnye; 21ngukumkaniwaseTahanaki,emnye;ngukumkani waseMegido,emnye; 22ngukumkaniwaseKedeshe,emnye;ngukumkani waseYokenamyaseKarmele,emnye; 23ngukumkaniwaseDorengasemdeniwaseDore,emnye; ngukumkaniwezizwezaseGiligali,emnye; 24ngukumkaniwaseTirtsa,emnye;bonkeookumkanibaba ngamashumiomathathuanamnye.
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1KekalokuuYoshuwaubeseleyindodaenkulu, eselekhulile;wathiuYehovakuye,Wenauseleluphele, uselekhulile;
2Liloeliilizweelisaseleyo:yonkeimidayamaFilisti, namaGeshurionke;
3lithabathelaeSihoreephambikweYiputa,lesaemdeni we-Ekronngasentla,ebalelwakumaKanan,izikhulu zamaFilistiezintlanu;nabaseGaza,nabaseAshdoti,nabaseEshkaloni,nabaseGati,nabase-Ekron;kunyeneeAvites: 4lithabathelaezantsi,lonkeilizwelamaKanan,neMehara esecalenilamaTsidon,lesaeAfeki,lesaemdeniwamaAmori;
5nelizwelamaGibhali,neLebhanonyonke ngasempumalanga,lithabathelaeBhahali-gadiphantsi kwentabayeHermon,liyeekuyenieHamati
6Bonkeabemibasezintabeni,kuthabathelaeLebhanon kuseeMisrefoti-mayim,namaTsidononke,endiya kubagqogqaphambikoonyanabakaSirayeli;kodwa wolabelaoonyanabakaSirayelilibelilifa,njengoko ndakuwiselayoumthetho.
7Kalokukelabelaelilizwe,libelilifalezizweezisithoba, nakwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManase; 8alizuzakunyenayeamaRubhennamaGadi,awawanikayo uMosesnganenokweYordanngasempumalanga,njengoko wabanikayouMosesumkhonzikaYehova; 9sathabathelaeArohere,eseludininilomlanjanaoyiArnon, nomziophakathikomlambo,neArabhayonke yaseMedebha,kwesaeDibhon;
10nemiziyonkekaSihonukumkaniwama-Amori, obephetheubukumkanieHeshbhon,yesaemdeni woonyanabaka-Amon;
11nelaseGiliyadi,nomdawamaGeshuri,namaMahakati, nentabayonkeyeHermon,neBhashanyonke,kwesa eSaleka; 12bonkeubukumkanibukaOgieBhashan,obephethe eAshtarotinase-Edreyi,owasalayokumaRafa; 13KeoonyanabakaSirayeliabawagqogqangaamaGeshuri, namaMahakati;amiamaGeshurinamaMahakatiphakathi koonyanabakaSirayeli,unanamhla 14SisizwesakwaLevisodwaakasinikangalifa;ukudla kwasemlilwenikukaYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,lilifalabo, njengokowathethayokubo 15UMoseswasinikailifaisizwesoonyanabakaRubhen ngokwemizalwaneyabo.
16UmdawabowathabathelaeArohere,eseludinini lomlanjanaoyiArnon,nomziophakathikomlambo,nehewu lonkengaseMedebha; 17iHeshbhonnemiziyayoyonkeesehewu;iDibhon, neBhamoti-bhahali,neBhete-bhahali-mehon; 18neYahatsa,neKedemoti,neMefahati; 19neKiriyatayim,neSibhema,neTsareteshahare,entabeni yentili; 20neBhete-pehore,neAshdotiyepisga,neBhete-yeshimoti; 21nemiziyonkeyehewu,nobukumkanibonkebukaSihon ukumkaniwama-Amori,obephetheubukumkani eHeshbhon,awabaxabelayouMosesabathetheli bamaMidiyan,uEvi,noRekem,noTsure,noHure,noRebha, abathethelibakwaSihon,ababehlelikwelozwe.
22NoBhilehamunyanakaBhehore,itola,bambulala oonyanabakaSirayelingekrele,phakathikwabahlatyiweyo ngabo
23UmdawoonyanabakaRubhenwabayiYordan nommandlawayo.LiloeloilifaloonyanabakaRubhen ngokwemizalwaneyabo,imiziyabonemizanayabo 24UMoseswasinikailifaisizwesakwaGadi,oonyana bakaGadingokwemizalwaneyabo.
25UmdawabowabayiYazere,nemiziyonkeyaseGiliyadi, nesiqingathaselizweloonyanabaka-Amon,wesaeArohere, ephambikweRabha;
26bathabathelaeHeshbhon,besaeRamati-mizpe, naseBhete-im;bathabathelaeMahanayim,besaemdeni weDebhiri;
27nasentiliniiBhete-ram,neBhete-nimra,neSukoti, neTsafon,amasalelaobukumkanibukaSihonukumkani waseHeshbhon,yiYordannommandlawakhe,wesa ekuphelenikolwandlelwaseKinerete,phesheyakweYordan ngasempumalanga.
28LiloeloilifaloonyanabakaGadingokwemizalwane yabo,imiziyabo,nemizanayabo
29UMoseswasinikailifaisiqingathasesizwe sakwaManase,elokeilifalesiqingathasesizwesoonyana bakaManasengokwemizalwaneyabo
30UmdawabowathabathelaeMahanayim,iBhashan yonke,bonkeubukumkanibukaOgiukumkani waseBhashan,nemiziyonkeyakwaYahireeseBhashan, imiziemashumimathandathu.
31nesiqingathasaseGiliyadi,neAshtaroti,ne-Edreyi,imizi yobukumkanibukaOgieBhashan,yabayeyoonyana bakaMakire,unyanakaManase,isiqingathasoonyana bakaMakirengokwemizalwaneyabo
32NgawolakeamazweawawabayouMoses ezinkqantosinizakwaMowabhiphesheyakweYordan, malunganeYerikongasempumalanga
33KeisizwesakwaLeviuMosesakasinikangalifa; nguYehovauThixokaSirayeliilifalaso,njengoko wathethayokuso
ISAHLUKOSE-14
1Ngawolakeamazweabawabelwailifaoonyana bakaSirayeliezwenilakwaKanan,abawabelayouElazare umbingeleli,noYoshuwaunyanakaNun,neentlokozooyise zezizwezoonyanabakaSirayeli,ukubababelilifa
2Labalifalabongeqashiso,njengokouYehova wamwiselayoumthethongesandlasikaMoses,kwizizwe ezisithobanakwisiqingathasesizwe.
3KubauMosesebezinikileilifaizizweezibininesiqingatha sesizwephesheyakweYordan;keabaLeviakabanikanga lifaphakathikwazo
4NgokubaoonyanabakaYosefubabezizizweezibini, uManasenoEfrayim;keabaLeviababanikangasabelo ezwenielo,babanikakuphelaimiziyokuhlala,namadlelo ayoemfuyoyabonempahlayabo
5NjengokouYehovawamwiselayoumthethouMoses, benjenjalooonyanabakaSirayeli,balabailizwe.
6BezaoonyanabakaYudakuYoshuwaeGiligaliWathi uKalebhiunyanakaYefune,umKenazi,kuye,Uyalazi wenailizwiawalithethayouYehovakuMosesumfo wakwaThixo,ngenxayamnangenxayakho,eKadeshebharneha
7Ndandiminyakaimashumimanendizelwe,ekususweni kwamnguMosesumkhonzikaYehova,eKadeshe-bharneha, ukubandeyekulihlolailizwe;ndambuyiselailizwi njengokobekusentliziyweniyam.
8Abazalwanabam,abanyukayonam,bayinyibilikisa intliziyoyabantu;kemnandakuzalisaukumlandela uYehovauThixowam
9WafungakeuMosesngaloomini,esithi,Inene,ilizwe elinyathelwelunyawolwakholobalilifalakho,neloonyana bakho,kudekuseephakadeni,ngokubaukuzalisile ukumlandelauYehovauThixowam
10Khangelake,uYehovaundisindisilenjengokowatshoyo, leminyakaimashumimaneanamihlanu,kususelakoko walithethayouYehovaelolizwikuMoses,okooonyana bakaSirayelibabebhadulaentlango;
11Ndisomelelenanamhla,kwanjengaminiwandithumayo uMoses;
12KengokondinikeezontabawathethazonauYehova ngaloomini;ngokubawevawenangaloominiukubaamaAnakiakhona,imiziyawomikhulu,inqatyisiwe;ukuba okuneneuYehovawobanam,ndobanakoukuwagqogqa, njengokowatshoyouYehova.
13UYoshuwawamsikelela,wamnikauKalebhiunyana kaYefuneiHebron,ukubaibelilifa
14NgenxayokoiHebronyabalilifalikaKalebhiunyana kaYefune,umKenazi,unanamhla,ngenxaenokuba wazalisayoukumlandelauYehova,uThixokaSirayeli 15IgamaleHebronngenxaengaphambilibeliyiKiriyatikaArbha;lowouArbhaebeyindodaenkuluphakathikwamaAnakiLazolailizweakwabakhomfazwe
ISAHLUKOSE-15
1KeeloiqashisolwesizwesoonyanabakaYuda, ngokwemizalwaneyabo;emdeniwakwaEdom,entlango yeTsinngasezantsi,ekuphelenikomzantsi 2Umdawabowasezantsiwathabathelaelunxwemeni loLwandlelweTyuwa,encaminiebhekaezantsi 3waphumawayakwicalaelingasezantsieMahalihacrabhim,wegqithawayaeTsin,wenyukawaya ngasezantsieKadeshe-bharneha,wegqithawayaeHetseron, wenyukawayaeAdare,wajikawayaeKarka; 4wegqithakhonawayaeAtsemon,waphumawaya emlanjeniwaseYiputa;ukumakwalommandlawaya kutshoelwandleLowobangumdawenuwasezantsi 5UmdawasempumalangaluLwandlelweTyuwa,use ekuphelenikweYordanUmdawabokwicalalangasentla wathabathelaencaminiyolwandle,ekuphelenikweYordan; 6wenyukaumdawayaeBhete-hogela,wegqithawaya emantlaeBhete-arabha;Wenyukaumdawayaetyeni likaBhohanunyanakaRubhen
7WenyukaumdawayaeDebhiri,uvelaentiliniyeAkore, wenjenjeyaukuyaeGiligali,ephambikokunyukaukuya eAdumimngasezantsikomlanjana;wegqithaumdawaya emanziniase-En-shemeshe,ukumakwawowemaeEnrogele
8WenyukaumdangomfulawoonyanabakaHinom,waya egxalabenilowamaYebhusingasezantsi;wenyukaumda wayaencotsheniyentabaephambikomfulawakwaHinom ngasentshonalanga,oseekuphelenikomfulawamaRafa ngasentla
9Wahlabaumda,wathabathelaencotsheniyentaba,waya emthonjeniwamanziaseNefetowa,waphumawayaemizini yentabaye-Efron;wahlabaumdawayaeBhahala: yiKiriyati-yeharimkeleyo.
10WajikaumdaeBhahalangasentshonalanga,waya entabeniyakwaSehire,wegqithawayaegxalabenilentaba yeYeharimengasentla:yiKesalonkeleyo,wehlawaya eBhete-shemeshe,wegqithawayaeTimna.
11waphumaumdawayaegxalabenile-Ekronngasentla, wahlabaumdawayaeShikron,wegqithawayaentabeni yeBhahala,waphumawayaeYabheneli;ukumakomda kwakuselwandle
12Umdawasentshonalangalulwandleolukhulu,nomda waloNguwolowoumdawoonyanabakaYudangeenxa zonke,ngokwemizalwaneyabo 13WamnikauKalebhiunyanakaYefuneisabelophakathi koonyanabakaYuda,ngokomthethokaYehovakuYoshuwa, umzika-Arbha,uyiseka-Anaki,eyiHebronkeleyo 14UKalebhiwabagxothaaphooonyanaabathathubakaAnaki,uSheshayi,noAhiman,noTalemayi,oonyanabakaAnaki 15WenyukakhonawayakubemibaseDebhiri;igama leDebhirilaliyiKiriyati-seferengenxaengaphambili
16WathiuKalebhi,OthewayixabelaiKiriyati-sefere, wayithimba,ndomnikaintombiyam,uAkesa,ibe ngumkakhe
17WayithimbauOteniyeliunyanakaKenazi,umzalwana kaKalebhi;wamnikakeintombiyakhe,uAkesa, yangumkakhe
18Kwathiekuzenikwayo,yamvuselelaukubaacele umhlabakuyisewayo;yehlae-esilenilayo.WathiuKalebhi kuyo,Yintonina?
ISAHLUKOSE-16
1LawaiqashisoloonyanabakaYosefu,lithabathela eYordanngaseYeriko,layeemanziniaseYeriko ngasempumalanga,entlangoenyukaivelaeYeriko,ingena ezintabenizaseBheteli;
2waphumaeBheteli,wayaeLuzi,wegqithawayaemdeni wama-ArkieAtaroti;
3Wehlaentshonalanga,wayaemdeniweYafeleti,waya emdeniweBhete-horonyasezantsi,neGezere,ukuma kwawowayawemangolwandle
4BalithabathakeilifalabooonyanabakaYosefu,uManase noEfrayim.
5UmdawoonyanabakaEfrayimngokwemizalwaneyabo wabanjalo:umdawelifalabongasempumalangawaba yiAtaroti-adare,wesaeBhete-horonengasentla; 6waphumaumdawayaelwandle,eMikemetangasentla; wajikaumdangasempumalanga,wayaeTahanati-shilo, wegqithakhonangasempumalangaeYanowa;
7WehlaeYanowa,wayaeAtarotinaseNarati,wafika eYeriko,waphumaeYordan
8waphumaumdaeTapuwangasentshonalanga,waya emlanjenioyiKana;ukumakwawowemangaselwandle LiloeloilifalesizwesoonyanabakaEfrayim ngokwemizalwaneyabo
9ImiziyoonyanabakaEfrayimyabaphakathikwelifa loonyanabakaManase,yonkeimizinemizanayayo.
10abawagqogqangaamaKananabehlelieGezere;ahlala amaKananphakathikwamaEfrayimunanamhla,asebenza uviko
ISAHLUKOSE-17
1KwabaneqashisolesizwesakwaManase;ngokuba ebengowamazibulokuYosefu;Okokukuthi,uMakire, amazibulokaManase,uyisekaGiliyadi,ngenxayokuba ebeyindodayokulwa,wabaneGiliyadineBhashan 2LabalabanyeoonyanabakaManasengokwemizalwane yabo;koonyanabaka-Abhiyezere,noonyanabakaHeleki, noonyanabaka-Aseriyeli,noonyanabakaShekem, noonyanabakaHefere,noonyanabakaShemida;ngaboabo oonyanabakaManase,unyanakaYosefu, ngokwemizalwaneyabo.
3KeuTselofehadi,unyanakaHefere,unyanakaGiliyadi, unyanakaMakire,unyanakaManase,ebengenanyana; eneentombizodwa;ngawolaamagamaeentombizakhe: ooMala,noNowa,noHogela,noMilka,noTirtsa
4ZasondelaphambikoElazareumbingeleli,naphambi koYoshuwaunyanakaNun,naphambikwezikhulu,zathi, UYehovawamwiselaumthethouMoses,ukubaasinikeilifa phakathikwabazalwanabethuWababelakengokomlomo kaYehovailifaphakathikwabazalwanabakayise.
5ZabalishumikeizabelokuManase,ngaphandlekwelizwe laseGiliyadi,neBhashanephesheyakweYordan; 6ngokubaiintombizikaManasezabelwailifaphakathi koonyanabakhe;lathinelizwelaseGiliyadilabalelabanye oonyanabakaManase
7UmdakaManasewathabathelakwa-Ashere,waya eMikemetaephambikowakwaShekem;wahambaumda ngasekunene,wayakubemibase-En-tapuwa
8KeuManasewabanelizwelaseTapuwa;keiTapuwa, esemdenikaManase,yabayeyoonyanabakaEfrayim; 9WehlaumdawayaemlanjeniiKana,ngasezantsi komlambo;ezimiziyakwaEfrayimyayiphakathikwemizi yakwaManase;
10NgasezantsilabalelikaEfrayim,ngasentlalaba lelikaManase;ulwandlelwabangumdawakhe;Baqubisana kwa-Asherengasentla,nakwaIsakarengasempumalanga 11KwaIsakarenakwa-AshereuManasewabaneBheteshehannamagxamesiayo,neIbleyamnamagxamesiayo, nabemibaseDorenamagxamesiayo,nabemibase-Endore namagxamesiayo,nabemibaseTahanakinamagxamesiayo, nabemibaseMegidonamagxamesiayo,amazweamathathu.
12BabengenakooonyanabakaManaseukuyigqogqaloo mizi;keamaKananafunaukuhlalakwelozwe.
13Kwathi,bakomelelaoonyanabakaSirayeli,bawafaka uvikoamaKanan;akabagqogqakuphele
14BathethaoonyanabakaYosefukuYoshuwa,besithi, Yininaukubausinikeilifalaqashisolinye,nasabelosinye, singabantuabaninzinje,esisikelelenjeuYehovaunangoku?
15WathiuYoshuwakubo,Ukubaningabantuabaninzi, nyukaniniyeentshinyeleniyehlathi,nizigalelekhona ezwenilamaPerizinelamaRafa,ukubaanixineneyo ezintabenizakwaEfrayim.
16BathioonyanabakaYosefu,Intabaayisilingene;keonke amaKananabemiezwenilomfulaaneenqwelozesinyithi, lawoaseBhete-shehannamagxamesiayo,kwanasentilini yaseYizereli
17WathiuYoshuwakwindlukaYosefu,kuEfrayim nakuManase,Ningabantuabaninzi,ninamandlaamakhulu; 18Intabaiyakubayeyenu;ngokubalihlathikeuya kuwugawula,ukubaukuphumakwawokubekokwakho; kubaniyakuwagqogqaamaKanan,nakubaeneenqwelo zesinyithi,nakubaomelele
ISAHLUKOSE-18
LabizelwandawonyelonkeibandlaloonyanabakaSirayeli eShilo;bayimisakhonaintenteyokuhlanganaLoyiswa ilizwephambikwabo
2KwasalaphakathikoonyanabakaSirayeliizizwe ezisixhenxe,ebezingekalifumaniilifalazo
3WathiuYoshuwakoonyanabakaSirayeli,Kodakubenini nanikunqenaukuyakulihluthailizweeloaninikileyo uYehovauThixowooyihlo?
4Ndithabathelenikuniamadodaabemathathu,esizweni sinye,ndiwathume,asukealicandeilizwe,alibhale ngokwelifalazo;bayakubuyelakum
5alabelibezizabeloezisixhenxe;uYudaemeemdeni wakhengasezantsi,indlukaYosefuimeemdeniwayo ngasentla
6Ninakenilibhaleilizwelezabeloezozisixhenxe,niyizise ingxelokumapha,ndiniwiseleamaqashisophambi koYehovauThixowethuapha
7KebonaabaLeviabanasabelophakathikwenu;ngokuba ilifalabobububingelelibukaYehova;keuGadi,noRubhen, nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,basebelithabathileilifa laboawabanikalonauMosesumkhonzikaYehova, nganenokweYordanngasempumalanga.
8Esukaamadodalawo,emka,uYoshuwawabawisela umthethoabobahambayoukuzebalibhaleilizwe,wathi, Hambaninilihambeilizwe,nilibhale,nibuyenizekum, ndiniwiseleamaqashisophambikoYehovaeShiloapha
9Ahambaamadodalawo,alicandailizwe,alibhala ngokwemizi,abezizabeloezisixhenxeencwadini;abuya abuyelakuYoshuwaemkhosinieShilo
10UYoshuwawawawiselaamaqashisoeShilophambi koYehova,uYoshuwawababelakhonailizweoonyana bakaSirayelingokweentlantluzabo
11KwavelaiqashisolesizwesoonyanabakaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwaneyabo;umdaweqashisolabowaphuma phakathikoonyanabakaYudanoonyanabakaYosefu 12UmdawabongecalalangasentlawathabathelaeYordan; WenyukaumdawayaegxalabenilaseYerikongasentla, wenyukawayaezintabeningasentshonalanga;ukuma kwawo,wemangentlangoyaseBhetaven.
13wegqithaumdakhona,wayaeLuzi,egxalabenileLuzi ngasezantsi:yiBhetelikeleyo;wehlaumdawayaeAtarotiadare,ngasenduliniengasezantsikweBhete-horon yasezantsi.
14Wahlabaumda,wajikawayaecalenilasentshonalanga ngasezantsi,usukaentabeniephambikweBhete-horon ngasezantsi;ukumakwawo,wemaeKiriyati-bhahali (yiKiriyati-yeharimkeleyo),umziwoonyanabakaYuda, elolicalalasentshonalanga.
15IcalalasezantsilathabathelaekuphelenikweKiriyatiyeharim,waphumaumdawayaentshonalanga,waphuma wayaemthonjeniwamanziaseNefetowa; 16Wehlaumdawayaekuphelenikwentabaephambi komfulawoonyanabakaHinom,osemfuleniwamaRafa
ngasentla,wehlangomfulawakwaHinom,egxalabeni lamaYebhusingasezantsi,wehlawayae-Enrogele; 17Watsalwaentla,waphumawayae-En-shemeshe, waphumawayaeGeliloti,emalunganokunyuka kweAdumim,wehlawayaetyenilikaBhohanunyana kaRubhen;
18wegqithawayaegxalabenielimalunganeArabhaentla, wehlawayaeArabha; 19wegqithaumdawayaegxalabenilaseBhete-hogelaentla; ukumakomda,wayawemangechwebaloLwandle lweTyuwa,ekuphelenikweYordanngasezantsi;nguwo lowoumdawasezantsi
20IYordanibengumdawalongasempumalanga.Liloelo ilifaloonyanabakaBhenjaminngokwemidayabongeenxa zonke,ngokwemizalwaneyabo 21ImiziyesizwesoonyanabakaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwaneyabo,yabayiYeriko,neBhete-hogela, nomfulawakwaKetsitse; 22neBhete-arabha,neTsemaraim,neBheteli; 23noAvim,nePara,neOfra, 24neKefar-hamonayi,neOfeni,neGabha;imizielishumi elinamibiniinemizanayayo. 25iGibheyon,neRama,neBheroti; 26neMizpa,neKefira,neMotsa; 27neRekem,neIripeyeli,neTarala; 28neTsela,ne-Elefe,neYebhusi(yiYerusalemkeleyo), neGibheya,neKiriyati;Izixekoezilishumielinesine zinemizanayazo.LiloeloilifaloonyanabakaBhenjamin ngokwemizalwaneyabo
ISAHLUKOSE-19
1LaphumaiqashisolesibininoSimon,nesizwesoonyana bakaSimon,ngokwemizalwaneyabo;ilifalabolaba phakathielifeniloonyanabakaYuda 2ElifenilabobabayiBher-shebha,neShebha,neMolada; 3neHatsareshuwali,neBhala,neAtsem, 4neElitoladi,neBheteli,neHorma; 5neTsikelage,neBhete-markabhoti,neHatsar-susa; 6neBhetelebhawoti,neSharuhen;izixekoezilishumi elinesithathunemizanayazo 7iAyin,neRemon,neEtere,neAshan;imiziemine, inemizanayayo.
8nemizanayonkeejikelezeloomizi,kwesaeBhahalatibhere,yiRamayelasezantsi;Liloeloilifalesizwesoonyana bakaSimonngokwemizalwaneyabo.
9LivelakwisabelosoonyanabakaYudailifaloonyana bakaSimon,ngokubaisabelosoonyanabakaYuda besisikhulukubo
10KwaphumaiqashisolesithathuloonyanabakaZebhulon ngokwemizalwaneyabo;umdawelifalabowayaeSaridi 11Wenyukaumdawabowayaelwandle,naseMarala, wayakufikaeDabheshete,wemaemlanjeniokhangelene neYokenam; 12wajikaeSaridi,wasingaempumalanga,usinge ekuphumenikwelanga,uyeemdeniweKisloti-tabhore, waphumawayaeDabherati,wenyukawayaeYafiya; 13ukusukaaphowegqithawayangasempumalangaeGitahefere,naseIta-katsin,waphumawayaeRimon-metare eNeha; 14Umdawayijikelezangasentla,wayaeHanaton;ukuma kwawo,wemangomfulawaseIfeta-eli
15neKatati,neNahalali,neShimron,neIdala, neBhetelehem:imizielishumielinamibiniinemizanayayo. 16LiloeloilifaloonyanabakaZebhulonngokwemizalwane yabo,loomizinemizanayayo.
17IqashisolesinelaphumanoIsakare,noonyana bakaIsakare,ngokwemizalwaneyabo 18UmdawabowabaseYizereli,neKesuloti,neShunem; 19neHafarayim,neShiyon,neAnaharati; 20neRabhiti,neKishiyon,neAbheze; 21neRemete,ne-En-gannim,ne-En-hada,neBhete-patse; 22UmdawesaeTabhore,neShahatsuma,neBheteshemeshe;ukuphumakomdawabokwabaeYordan:imizi elishumielinamithandathuinemizanayayo.
23LiloeloilifalesizwesoonyanabakaIsakare ngokwemizalwaneyabo,loomizinemizanayayo 24KwaphumaiqashisolesihlanunesizwesoonyanabakaAshere,ngokwemizalwaneyabo 25UmdawabowabayiHelekati,neHali,neBheten, neAkeshafi;
26noAlameleki,neAmadi,neMishahali;yafikelela eKarmelengasentshonalanga,neShihor-libhenati; 27wajikawayangasempumalanga,eBhete-dagon, wafikelelakwaZebhulon,nasentiliniyeIfeta-eli,entla kweBhete-emeki,naseNehiyeli,waphumawayaeKabhuli ngasekhohlo;
28neHebron,neRehobhi,neHamon,neKana,wesa eTsidonenkulu;
29WabuyaumdawayaeRama,wesaemzini onqatyisiweyooyiTire;wabuyaumdawayaeHosa; nokuphumakwawokwakuselwandle,kususela elunxwemenilwaseAkezibhi.
30neUma,neAfeki,neRehobhi:imiziemashumimabini anamibiniinemizanayayo
31Liloeloilifalesizwesoonyanabaka-Ashere ngokwemizalwaneyabo,loomizinemizanayayo
32IqashisolesithandathulaphumanoonyanabakaNafetali, noonyanabakaNafetali,ngokwemizalwaneyabo.
33UmdawabowathabathelaeHelefe,eAlon,wesa eTsahanam,neAdami,neNekebhi,neYabheneli,wesa eLakum;nokuphumakwawokwabaseYordan;
34wabuyaumda,wasingaentshonalangaeAzenoti-tabhore, waphumakhonawayaeHukoki,wafikelelakwaZebhulon ngasezantsi,wafikelelakwa-Asherengasentshonalanga, nakwaYudaeYordanngasempumalanga
35ImizienqatyisiweyoyiZidim,neTsere,neHamati, neRakati,neKinerete;
36neAdama,neRama,neHatsore; 37neKedeshe,ne-Edreyi,ne-En-hatsore, 38neIron,neMigdaleli,neHorem,neBhete-shemeshe, neBhete-shemeshe;izixekoezilishumielinesithoba zinemizanayazo
39LiloeloilifalesizwesoonyanabakaNafetali ngokwemizalwaneyabo,loomizinemizanayayo
40LavelaiqashisolesixhenxenesizwesoonyanabakaDan ngokwemizalwaneyabo
41UmdawelifalabowabayiTsora,ne-Eshtawoli, neIrshemeshe;
42noShahalabhin,neAyalon,noYitela; 43noElon,noTimnata,ne-Ekron; 44neEliteke,neGibheton,neBhahalati; 45noYehudi,neBhenebheraki,neGati-rimon; 46neMejarkon,neRakon,kunyenomdaophambikweYafo
47WenyukaumdawoonyanabakaDan,wayakulwa neLeshem,bayithimba,bayixabelangohlangothilwekrele, bayihlutha,bemakuyo,bathiukuyibizaiLeshemyiDan, ngegamalikaDanuyise.
48LiloeloilifalesizwesoonyanabakaDan ngokwemizalwaneyabo,loomizinemizanayayo
49Bakugqibaukulabailizwengokwemidayabo,oonyana bakaSirayelibamnikauYoshuwaunyanakaNunilifa phakathikwabo
50NgokomlomokaYehovabamnikaumziawawubizayo, iTimnati-sera,ekweleentabalakwaEfrayim;wawakhaloo mzi,wahlalakuwo
51NgawolaamafaabawabelayouElazareumbingeleli, noYoshuwaunyanakaNun,neentlokozezindluzooyise zezizwezoonyanabakaSirayeli,abalilifangeqashiso eShilo,phambikoYehova,emnyangowentente yokuhlanganaBagqibakeukulabailizwe
ISAHLUKO20
1WathethauYehovakuYoshuwa,wathi, 2ThethakoonyanabakaSirayeli,uthi,Zimiseleniimizi yokusabela,endathethangayokuningoMoses; 3abalekelekhonaumbulaliobuleleumntungengozi, ngengozi,ibeyindawoyenuyokusabelakumphindezeli wegazi
4Otheesabelekomnyewaloomizi,womaekungeneni kwesangolomzi,alithetheezindlebenizamadodaamakhulu aloomziindabayakhe,amthabatheamsekuwoumzi, amnikeindawo,ukubaahlalephakathikwawo
5Ukubaumphindezeliwegaziuthewamsukela, makangamnikeleumbulaliesandlenisakhe;ngokuba ebetheummelwanewakheengazi,engamthiyangaphambili 6Wohlalakuloomzi,adeemephambikwebandla, agwetywe,adeafeumbingeleliomkhuluoyakubakho ngaloomihla,abuyeumbulalilowo,ayeemziniwakowabo, nasendlwiniyaso,kuloomziebebalekelekuwo.
7BamisaiKedesheyaseGaliliezintabenizakwaNafetali, neShekemkweleentabalakwaEfrayim,neKiriyatikaArbha,eyiHebron,ezintabenizakwaYuda.
8NgaphesheyakweYordan,ngaseYeriko ngasempumalanga,bamisaiBhetsereentlango,emathafeni, esizwenisakwaRubhen,neRamotiyaseGiliyadi,esizweni sakwaGadi,neGolaneBhashan,esizwenisakwaManase 9YiyoleyoimizieyamiselwaoonyanabakaSirayelibonke, nomphambukeliophambukelephakathikwenu,ukuba babalekelekhonabonkeababuleleumntungengozi, bangafisisandlasomphindezeliwegazi,badebemephambi kwebandla
ISAHLUKO21
1ZasondelakeiintlokozezindluzooyisezabaLevi kuElazareumbingeleli,nakuYoshuwaunyanakaNun, nakwiintlokozezindluzooyisezezizwezoonyana bakaSirayeli
2BathethakuboeShiloezwenilakwaKanan,bathi, UYehovawawisaumthethongesandlasikaMoses,ukuba sinikweimiziyokuhlala,namadleloayoemfuyoyethu 3OonyanabakaSirayelibabanikaabaLevielifenilabo, ngokomlomokaYehova,loomizinamadleloayo
4LaphumaiqashisongemizalwaneyakwaKehati;oonyana baka-Aronumbingeleli,ababekubaLevi,bazuzangeqashiso esizwenisakwaYuda,nakwisizwesakwaSimon, nakwisizwesakwaBhenjamin,imizielishumielinamithathu.
5AbanyeoonyanabakaKehatibafumanangeqashisoimizi elishumiemizalwaneniyesizwesakwaEfrayim, nakwisizwesakwaDan,nakwisiqingathasesizwe sakwaManase.
6OonyanabakaGershonbabaneqashisokwimizalwane yesizwesakwaIsakare,nakwisizwesakwa-Ashere, nakwisizwesakwaNafetali,nakwisiqingathasesizwe sakwaManaseeBhashan,imizielishumielinamithathu
7OonyanabakaMeraringokwemizalwaneyabobafumana imizielishumielinamibiniesizwenisakwaRubhen, nasesizwenisakwaGadi,nasesizwenisakwaZebhulon
8OonyanabakaSirayelibabanikaabaLevingeqashisoloo mizinamadleloayo,njengokowabawiselaumthetho uYehovangesandlasikaMoses
9BabanikaesizwenisoonyanabakaYuda,nasesizweni soonyanabakaSimon,yonalemiziibizwangegamalayo; 10ababanayooonyanabaka-Aronbemizalwane yakwaKehati,yoonyanabakaLevi;ngokubalabalelabo iqashisolokuqala
11Babanikaumzika-Arbha,uyiseka-Anaki,eyiHebronke leyokweleentabalakwaYuda,namadleloayongeenxa zonke
12Keamasimialoomzi,nemizanayawo,bawanika uKalebhiunyanakaYefuneukubaabengawakhe.
13Babanikaoonyanabaka-AronumbingeleliiHebron nedlelolayo,ukubaibengumziwokusabelaumbulali; neLibhenanamadleloayo;
14neYatirenamadleloayo,ne-Eshtemowanamadleloayo; 15neHolonnamadleloayo,neDebhirinamadleloayo; 16neAyinnamadleloayo,neYutanamadleloayo,neBheteshemeshenamadleloayo;imiziesithobakuzozizwezibini 17EsizwenisakwaBhenjaminiGibheyonnamadleloayo, neGebhanamadleloayo, 18neAnatotinamadleloayo,neAlmonnamadleloayo; izixekoezine
19Iyonkeimiziyoonyanabaka-Aron,ababingeleli,yaba yimizielishumielinamithathuinamadleloayo
20ImizalwaneyoonyanabakaKehati,yabaLeviabaseleyo koonyanabakaKehati,yabelwaimiziyeqashisoesizweni sakwaEfrayim
21BabanikaiShekemnedlelolayo,kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim,ukubaibengumziwokusabelaumbulali; neGezerenamadleloayo; 22neKibhetsayimnamadleloayo,neBhete-horon namadleloayo;izixekoezine
23EsizwenisakwaDaniElitekenamadleloayo, neGibhetonnamadleloayo, 24neAyalonnamadleloayo,neGati-rimonnamadleloayo; izixekoezine
25nakwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManaseiTanaki namadleloayo,neGati-rimonnamadleloayo;izixeko ezibini
26Iyonkeimiziyabalishumi,inamadleloayo, ngokwemizalwaneyoonyanabakaKehatiabaseleyo
27OonyanabakaGershon,ngokwemizalwaneyabaLevi, babanikaesiqingathenisesizwesakwaManase,iGolan eBhashannedlelolayo,umzikewokusabelaumbulali; neBhesheteranamadleloayo;izixekoezibini
28EsizwenisakwaIsakare,iKishonnamadleloayo, neDabharenamadleloayo, 29neYarmutinamadleloayo,ne-En-gannimnamadlelo ayo;izixekoezine.
30Esizwenisakwa-Ashere,iMishalinamadleloayo, neAbhedonnamadleloayo, 31neHelekatinamadleloayo,neRehobhinamadleloayo; izixekoezine.
32EsizwenisakwaNafetali,iKedesheyaseGalilinedlelo layo,yangumziwokusabelaumbulali;neHamoti-dore namadleloayo,neKartannamadleloayo;izixekoezithathu 33IyonkeimiziyamaGershonngokwemizalwaneyabo yabayimizielishumielinamithathu,inamadleloayo.
34ImizalwaneyoonyanabakaMerari,abaLeviabaseleyo, esizwenisakwaZebhulon,iYokenamnamadleloayo, neKartanamadleloayo, 35neDimnanamadleloayo,neNahalalinamadleloayo; izixekoezine
36EsizwenisakwaRubheniBhetserenamadleloayo, neYahatsanamadleloayo,
37iKedemotinamadleloayo,neMefahatinamadleloayo; izixekoezine.
38EsizwenisakwaGadi,iRamotiyaseGiliyadinamadlelo ayo,yangumziwokusabelaumbulali;neMahanayim nedlelolayo;
39neHeshbhonnamadleloayo,neYazerenamadleloayo; izixekoezinezizonke
40IyonkeimiziyoonyanabakaMeraringokwemizalwane yabo,abaseleyoemizalwaneniyabaLevi,yabayimizi elishumielinamibiningeqashisolabo
41IyonkeimiziyabaLeviphakathikwelifaloonyana bakaSirayeliyabayimiziemashumimaneanesibhozo, inamadleloayo
42Lemiziyonkeinamadleloayongeenxazonkekuyo; 43UYehovawawanikaamaSirayelilonkeilizwe abelifungeleooyiseukubawobanika;balihlutha,bemakulo 44UYehovawawaphumzangeenxazonke,njengako konkeawabafungelayoooyise;akwabakhomntu ezintshabenizawozonkeumayophambikwawouYehova wazinikelaesandlenisawozonkeiintshabazawo.
45Akuwangaphantsielizwinielilungileyo,awalithethayo uYehovakwindlukaSirayeli;zonkezenzeka
ISAHLUKO22
1WababizakeuYoshuwaamaRubhen,namaGadi, nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase, 2Wathikubo,NikugcinilekonkeuMosesumkhonzi kaYehovaabeniwiseleumthethongako,naliphulaphula izwilamezintwenizonkeendiniwiseleumthethongazo 3Anibashiyangaabazalwanabenueziminizininzi unanamhla;kenisigcinileisigxinasomthethokaYehova uThixowenu
4KalokukeuYehova,uThixowenu,ubaphumzile abazalwanabenu,njengokowathethayokubo; 5Nizenigcinekuneneukuwenzaumthethonomthetho, awaniwiselayouMosesumkhonzikaYehova,wokuba nimthandeuYehovauThixowenu,nihambengeendlela zakhezonke,niyigcineimithethoyakhe,ninamathelekuye, nimkhonzengentliziyoyenuyonke,nangomphefumlo wenuwonke
6WabasikelelauYoshuwa,wabandulula;bayaezintenteni zabo.
7KeisiqingathasesizwesakwaManaseuMosesebesabele ilifaeBhashan;esinyeisiqingathasasouYoshuwawasinika kanyenabazalwanabasonganenokweYordan, ngasentshonalangaWabandululakeuYoshuwa,waya ezintentenizabo,wabasikelela; 8Wathikubo,Buyelaniezintentenizenuninobutyebi obuninzi,ninengqweboeninzikunene,nesilivere,negolide, nobhedu,nesinyiti,neenguboezininzikunene;
9BabuyakeoonyanabakaRubhen,noonyanabakaGadi, nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,bemkakoonyana bakaSirayelieShilo,esezwenilakwaKanan,bayaezweni laseGiliyadi,ezwenilelifalabo,ababelihluthile, ngokomlomokaYehova,ngesandlasikaMoses
10BafikaemdeniweYordan,osezwenilakwaKanan,bakha khonaisibingelelooonyanabakaRubhen,noonyana bakaGadi,nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase, ngaseYordan,isibingeleloesikhulu.
11BevaoonyanabakaSirayelikusithiwa,Yabonani, oonyanabakaRubhen,noonyanabakaGadi,nesiqingatha sesizwesakwaManase,bakheisibingelelomalunganelizwe lakwaKanan,emdeniweYordan,ekungenenikoonyana bakaSirayeli
12BevakeoonyanabakaSirayeli,balibizelandawonye lonkeibandlaloonyanabakaSirayelieShilo,ukuba kunyukwekuyiwekubo,kuliwenabo
13BathumelaoonyanabakaSirayelikoonyanabakaRubhen, koonyanabakaGadi,nakwisiqingathasesizwe sakwaManase,ezwenilaseGiliyadi,uPinehasiunyana kaElazareumbingeleli;
14Yenakunyenabathetheliabalishumi,kwisikhuluesinye kwizindlueziyintloko,kwizizwezonkezakwaSirayeli;+ yayengamnyekubowayeyintlokoyendluyooyise kumawakaakwaSirayeli
15BayakekoonyanabakaRubhen,noonyanabakaGadi, nakwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,ezweni laseGiliyadi,bathethanabo,besithi, 16LitsholonkeibandlalikaYehova,ukuthi, BubumenemenebuninaobunimenezangabokuThixo kaSirayeli,nibuyanjenamhlaekumlandeleniuYehova, ngokuzakhelaisibingelelo,nigwilikekuYehovanamhla?
17BuncinanenakuthiubugwenxabukaPehore, esingahlanjululwangakubounanamhla,naxakwabakho isibethoebandlenilikaYehova?
18KeninanibuyanjenamhlaekumlandeleniuYehova? Kothi,nigwilikekuYehovaninanamhla,ngomsoabe noburhalarhumekwibandlalonkelakwaSirayeli.
19Inene,ukubaliyinqambiilizwelelifalenu,welaniniye ezwenilelifalikaYehova,ehlelikuloumnqubakaYehova, nimephakathikwethu;
20AkamenezangayininauAkan,unyanakaZera, ngobumenemeneentweniesingelwephantsi,kwaza kwabakhouburhalarhumephezukwebandlalonke lakwaSirayeli?Loomntuakazangeatshabalaleeyedwa ngobugwenxabakhe
21BaphendulaoonyanabakaRubhen,noonyanabakaGadi, nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,bathikwiintloko zamawakaakwaSirayeli,
22UYehovauThixo,uYehova,uThixo,uYehova,uyazi, amaSirayeliuyakwazi;ukubakuthekwabakukugwilika, nokubakukukreqakuYehova,musaukusisindisanamhla;
23ukubasizakheleisibingelelo,ukubasibuye ekumlandeleniuYehova;nokubasinyusaphezukwaso idinielinyukayo,nomnikelowokudla,nokubasinyusa phezukwasoimibingeleloyoxolo,uYehovangokwakhe makayibuze;
24Inene,siyenzelentongesithukuthezi,ngokuthi, Ngexeshaelizayobothioonyanabenukoonyanabethu, YintoninaenaninoYehova,uThixokaSirayeli?
25UYehovaumiseumdaoyiYordanphakathikwethunani, nyanabakaRubhen,nyanabakaGadi;aninasabelo kuYehovanina;oonyanabenubenzeukubaoonyanabethu bayekeukumoyikauYehova
26Sitheke,Makhesizenzele,sizakheleisibingelelo, singesadinilinyukayo,singesambingelelo;
27kubebubungqinaphakathikwethunani,naphakathi kwezizukulwanazethuemvakwethu,ukubasisebenze umsebenzikaYehovaphambikwakhengamadiniethu anyukayo,nangemibingeleloyethu,nangemibingelelo yethuyoxolo;ukuzebangatshooonyanabenungexesha elizayokoonyanabethu,ukuthi,AninasabelokuYehova
28Sitheke,xabathebatshokuthi,nakwizizukulwana zethukwixeshaelizayo,sibuyesithi,Nasoisifanekiso sesibingelelosikaYehova,ababesenzileoobawo, singesamadinianyukayo,nesambingelelo;kodwalingqina phakathikwethunani.
29Makubeleekuthi,ukubasigwilikekuYehova,sibuye namhlaekumlandeleniuYehova,siwakheisibingelelo sedinielinyukayo,nesomnikelowokudla,nesemibingelelo, ngasesibingelelwenisikaYehovauThixowethu,esiphambi komnqubawakhe;
30WawevakeuPinehasiumbingeleli,nezikhuluzebandla, neentlokozamawakaakwaSirayeli,ababenaye,amazwi abewathethileoonyanabakaRubhen,noonyanabakaGadi, noonyanabakaManase,emehlweniabo.
31WathiuPinehasiunyanakaElazare,umbingeleli, koonyanabakaRubhen,nakoonyanabakaGadi,nakoonyana bakaManase,NamhlasiyabonaukubauYehovauphakathi kwethu,ngokubaningabenzangaobububikuYehova;
32WabuyakeuPinehasiunyanakaElazare,umbingeleli, nezikhulu,koonyanabakaRubhen,nakoonyanabakaGadi, ezwenilaseGiliyadi,bezaezwenilakwaKanan,koonyana bakaSirayeli,bababuyiselailizwi
33LalungaelolizwikoonyanabakaSirayeli.oonyana bakaSirayelibambongauThixo,àbacingaukubakunyuke bayekuboekulweni,balitshabalaliseilizweababehlelikulo oonyanabakaRubhennoGadi.
34OonyanabakaRubhennoonyanabakaGadibasibiza isibingelelongokuthi,Lingqinaphakathikwethuukuba uYehovaunguyeuThixo
ISAHLUKO23
1Kwathikwakubamzuzu,uYehovaewaphumzile amaSirayeliezintshabenizawozonkengeenxazonke, uYoshuwawayeseleyingwevu,ehambisekileebudaleni 2WawabizauYoshuwaonkeamaSirayeli,namadodaawo amakhulu,neentlokozawo,nabagwebibawo,nababhali bawo,wathikubo,Mnandimdala,ndimdala
3NinanikubonilekonkeabekwenzileuYehovauThixo wenukwezontlangazonkengenxayenu;ngokuba uYehovauThixowenunguyeonilweleyo
4Yabonani,ndinabelengamaqashisoezintlangazisaseleyo, ukubazibelilifalezizwezenu,zithabathelaeYordan,kunye neentlangazonkeendizinqumleyo,zesakulwandle olukhulungasentshonalanga.
5WozigqogqauYehovauThixowakhophambikwakho, azigqogqeebuswenibakho;nilihluthekeilizwelazo, njengokowathethayokuniuYehovauThixowenu 6Yomelelanikunene,nigcinenenzekonkeokubhaliweyo encwadiniyomyalelokaMoses,ukuzeningatyekikuwo, niyeekunenenasekhohlo;
7ukuzeningangeniphakathikwezintlangaziseleyo, eziseleyophakathikwenu;igamaloothixobazo ungalikhankanyi,ungafungingabo,ungabakhonzi, ungaqubudikubo;
8IzeninamathelekuYehovauThixowenu,njengoko nikwenzileyounanamhla.
9UYehovawazigqogqaebuswenibenuiintlangaezinkulu, ezinamandla;keninaakumangamntuphambikwenu unanamhla.
10indodaenyekuniisukeleiwaka;ngokubauYehova uThixowenunguyeonilwelayo,njengokowakuthethayo kuni.
11Zigcinenikunenengenxayemiphefumloyenu,ukuba nimthandeuYehovauThixowenu
12Okanyeukubanithenabuyanabuya,nanamathela kumasalelaezintlanga,eziziseleyophakathikwenu, nendiselananazo,nangenakuzo,nazokuni;
13YazinikakuhleukubauYehova,uThixowenu,akayi kuphindaazigqogqeezintlangaphambikwenu;Zoba ngumgibekuni,neziniya,neziniyaemacalenienu,nameva emehlwenienu,nidenicinywekulomhlabaulungileyo, aninikileyouYehovauThixowenu
14Yabonani,namhlandihambangendlelayehlabathilonke; niyazingeentliziyozenuzonke,nangomphefumlowenu wonke,ukubaakuwangaphantsinalinyeilizwiemazwini onkealungileyo,abewathethileuYehovauThixowenu ngani;zonkezifikilekuni,akuwangaphantsinalinyeilizwi kuwo
15Kothi,njengokonifikelwezonkeizintoezilungileyo, awakuthethayouYehovauThixowenukuni;uyakubeka uYehovaphezukwenuzonkeizintoezimbi,ade anitshabalalisekulomhlabaulungileyoaninikileyo uYehovauThixowenu.
16XanithenawugqithaumnqophisokaYehovauThixo wenu,awaniwiselaumthethongawo,nasukanakhonza thixobambi,naqubudakubo;uvutheumsindokaYehova kuni,nitshabalalekamsinyaemhlabeniolungileyo aninikileyo.
ISAHLUKO24
1WazibizelandawonyeuYoshuwazonkeizizwe zakwaSirayelikwaShekem,wabizaamadodaamakhulu akwaSirayeli,neentlokozawo,nabagwebibawo,nababhali bawo;bazimisaphambikoThixo
2WathiuYoshuwakubobonkeabantu,UtshouYehova, uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,Ooyihlobabehleliphesheya koMlambokususelakwaphakade,ooTera,uyisekaAbraham,uyisekaNahore,bekhonzathixobambi 3NdamthabathauyihlouAbrahamphesheyakoMlambo, ndamhambisaezwenilonkelakwaKanan,ndayandisa imbewuyakhe,ndamnikauIsake
4UIsakendamnikauYakobinoEsawu;uEsawundamnika iintabazakwaSehire,ukubaazime;keuYakobinoonyana bakhebehlabayaeYiputa
5NdathumauMosesnoAron,ndayihliselaizibethoiYiputa, njengokondenzayophakathikwayo,emvenikoko ndanikhupha
6NdabakhuphaooyihloeYiputa,nafikaelwandle; amaYiputaabasukelaooyihloeneenqwelozokulwa nangabamahashe,besakuLwandleoluBomvu
7BakhalakuYehova,wabekaubumnyamaphakathikwenu namaYiputa,wawaziselaulwandle,wawagubungela; amehloenuakubonaendikwenzileyoeYiputa,nahlala entlangoimihlaemininzi.
8Ndaningenisaezwenilama-Amori,abehleliphesheya kweYordan;alwananiNdawanikelaesandlenisenu,ukuba nilihlutheilizwelawo;ndawatshabalalisaphambikwenu.
9WesukauBhalakiunyanakaTsipore,ukumkani wakwaMowabhi,walwanamaSirayeli,wathumela,wabiza uBhilehamunyanakaBhehore,ukubaaniqalekise.
10AndivumangaukumphulaphulauBhileham;wamana enisikelela,ndanihlangulaesandlenisakhe
11NayiwelaiYordan,nafikaeYeriko,alwananiamadoda aseYeriko,ama-Amori,namaPerizi,namaKanan,namaHeti, namaGirgashi,namaHivi,namaYebhusi;ndawanikela esandlenisakho.
12Ndathumelaoonomevaphambikwenu,babagxotha phambikwenu,ookumkanibobabinibama-Amori; Kungabingekrelelakho,nangasaphethasakho.
13Ndaninikailizweeningaxhamlekangangalo,nemizi eningayakhanga,nahlalakekuyo;Izidiliyanezidiliya eningazityalanganizidla.
14MoyikenikengokouYehova,nimkhonze ngokugqibeleleyo,nangenyaniso,nisuseoothixo ababekhonzabonaooyihlophesheyakoMlambo, naseYiputa;nikhonzeuYehova
15KeukubakubiemehlwenienuukumkhonzauYehova, zinyuleleninamhlaoyenaniyakumkhonza;nokuba ngoothixoababekhonzabonaooyihlo,ababephesheya koMlambo,nokubangoothixobama-Amori,enihleli ezwenilawo;kemnanendluyamsiyakukhonzauYehova. 16Baphendulaabantu,bathi,Makubeleekuthiukumshiya uYehova,sikhonzethixobambi;
17NgokubauYehova,uThixowethu,nguyeowasinyusayo thinanoobawobethuezwenilaseYiputa,endlwini yobukhoboka,owayenzayoloomiqondisomikhulu emehlweniethu,wasigcinaendleleniyonkeesahamba ngayo,nasebantwinibonkeesacandaphakathikwabo;
18WabagqogqauYehovaphambikwethubonkeabantu, nama-Amoriabehlelikwelozwephambikwethungokuba nguThixowethuyena
19WathiuYoshuwaebantwini,AninakumkhonzauYehova; unguThixoonekhwele;akayikuluxolelaukreqolwenu, nezonozenu
20UkubanithenamshiyauYehova,nakhonzaoothixo bolunyeuhlanga,wojikaanenzeleububi,anigqibele emvenikokubaenenzeleokulungileyo
21BathiabantukuYoshuwa,Hayi;thinasiyakukhonza uYehova
22WathiuYoshuwakuboabantu,Ningamangqinangakuni, ukubaninanizinyuleleuYehovaukubanimkhonze.Bathi kebona,Singamangqina
23Wathi,basuseningokooothixobolunyeuhlanga abaphakathikwenu,nimthobelengeentliziyozenu uYehova,uThixokaSirayeli
24BathiabantukuYoshuwa,SiyakukhonzauYehova uThixowethu,siliphulaphuleilizwilakhe.
25UYoshuwawenzakeumnqophisonabantungaloomini, wabamiselaimimiselonamasikokwaShekem
26WawabhalauYoshuwalamazwiencwadiniyomyalelo kaThixo,wathabathailityeelikhulu,walimisakhona phantsikomokiobusendaweniengcwelekaYehova
27WathiuYoshuwakubobonkeabantu,Yabonani,eli lityeliyakubalingqinangathi;ngokubaliwavilelonaonke amazwikaYehova,abewathethilekuthi;libelingqinake kuni,hlezenimkhanyeleuThixowenu
28WabandululakeuYoshuwaabantu;elowowayaelifeni lakhe.
29Kwathiemvenikwezizinto,wafauYoshuwaunyana kaNun,umkhonzikaYehova,eminyakailikhulu elinashumi-nyeezelwe.
30Bamngcwabelaemdeniwelifalakhe,eTimnati-sera, kweleentabalakwaEfrayim,entlakwenduliyaseGahashe
31AmaSirayeliamkhonzauYehovayonkeimihla kaYoshuwa,nemihlayonkeyamadodaamakhulu awasalayokuYoshuwa,abeyaziyonkeimisebenzi kaYehovaabeyenzeleamaSirayeli.
32AmathambokaYosefu,abawanyusayooonyana bakaSirayelieYiputa,bawangcwabelakwaShekem, esiqwengenisomhlabaawasithengayouYakobikoonyana bakaHamore,uyisekaShekem,ngekhululeeshekele zesilivere,sabalilifaloonyanabakaYosefu
33WafauElazareunyanaka-Aron;bamngcwabela endulinikaPinehasi,unyanawakhe,awayinikwayo kweleentabalakwaEfrayim