UJoshuwa
ISAHLUKO1
1KwathiemvakokufakukaMoseincekukaJehova, uJehovawakhulumakuJoshuwaindodanakaNuni, isikhonzisikaMose,wathi:
2UMoseincekuyamiufile;manjesukauweleleliJordani, wenanalababantubonke,niyeezweniengibanikalona abantwanabakwa-Israyeli.
3Yonkeindawoayakunyathelakuyoamatheonyawo lwenu,ngininikileyona,njengalokhongashokuMose
4KusukelaehlanenakuleliLebanonikuzekufikeemfuleni omkhulu,umfulau-Ewufrathe,lonkeizwelamaHeti,kuze kubeseLwandleOlukhulungasentshonalanga,kuyakuba ngumkhawulowenu.
5Akuyikubakhomuntuongemaphambikwakhozonke izinsukuzokuhambakwakho;njengalokhonganginaye uMose,kanjalongiyakubanawe;angiyikukuyeka, angiyikukushiya
6Qina,umeisibindi,ngokubauyakubahlukaniselalaba bantuizweengalifungelaoyiseukubanikalona.
7Qinakuphela,umeisibindikakhulu,uqapheleukwenza ngokomthethowonkeakuyalangawouMoseincekuyami; ungaphambukikuwouyengakwesokunenenoma ngakwesokhohlo,ukuzeuphumelelenomaphilaphouya khona
8Lencwadiyomthethomayingasukiemlonyeniwakho; kephawozindlangayoimininobusukuukubauqaphele ukwenzanjengakhokonkeokulotshwekuyo,ngokuba laphouyakuhlahlamelisaindlelayakho,uphumelelekahle.
9Angikuyalilena?Qina,umeisibindi;ungesabi,ungapheli amandla,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhounawe nomaphilaphouyakhona.
10UJoshuwawayalaizindunazabantu,wathi:
11Dabulaniphakathikwekamu,niyalaabantu,nithi: ‘Zilungiseleniumphako;ngobaphakathikwezinsuku ezintathulizachaphaleliJordani,ukuzelingeneukulidla ilizweiNkosiuNkulunkuluwenuelinikalonaukulidla.
12UJoshuwawakhulumakwabakwaRubeni,nabakwaGadi, nenxenyeyesizwesakwaManase,wathi: 13KhumbulaniizwiuMoseincekukaJehovaaniyalangalo, ethi:‘UJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuninikileukuphumula, uninikilelelizwe
14omkenu,nabantwanabenu,nezinkomozenu, kuyakusalaezweniuMoseaninikalonanganeno kweJordani;kephaninaniyakudlulaphambikwabafowenu nihlomile,onkeamaqhaweanamandla,nibasize; 15uJehovaazeanikeabafowenuukuphumulanjengalokho aninikakhona,nabobalidleizweuJehovauNkulunkulu wenuabanikalona,nibuyeleezwenilefalenu,nilidle, aninikalonauMoseincekukaJehovaphesheyakweJordani ngasempumalanga
16BamphendulauJoshuwa,bathi:"Konkeosiyalangakho siyakukwenza,nalaphousithumakhonasiyakuya."
17NjengalokhosamlalelauMosekukhokonke,kanjalo siyakukulalelanawe;kuphelauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho makabenawe,njengalokhowayenoMose
18Yilowonalowoohlubukaemyalezweniwakho, angalaleliamazwiakhokukhokonkeomyalangakho, uyakubulawa;kuphelaqina,umeisibindi
ISAHLUKO2
1UJoshuwaindodanakaNuniwathumaeShithimi amadodaamabiliukubaabeyizinhlolingasese,ethi: “HambaninihloleizweneJerikoBahamba,bangena endliniyesifebe,igamalayolinguRahabi,balalakhona.
2KwatshelwainkosiyaseJerikoukuthi:“Bheka,kufike laphaebusukuamadodaavelakubantwanabakwa-Israyeli ukuhlolaizwe.
3InkosiyaseJerikoyathumelakuRahabi,yathi:"Khipha amadodaafikilekuwe,angenileendliniyakho,ngokuba azeukuhlolaizwelonke."
4Owesifazanewawathathaamadodaamabili,wawafihla, wathi:“Kwafikaamadodakimi,kephabengingaziukuthi avelaphi;
5Kwathingesikhathisokuvalwakwesango,sekuhlwile, amadodaaphuma;laphoayakhonaamadodaangazi; wasukelenimasinyane;ngobalizawafica.
6Kephawayebakhuphulileophahlenilwendlu, wabathukusangezinhlangazefilakisi,abezihlelele ophahleni.
7AmadodaabaxoshangendlelaeyaeJordani emazibukweni;
8Kwathizingakalala,yenyukelakuboophahleni;
9Wathiemadodeni:“NgiyaziukuthiuJehovauninikile izwe,nokuthiingebheyenuisehlele,nokuthibonke abakhileyoezwenibaphelaamandlangenxayenu.
10NgokubasizwileukuthiuJehovawomisaamanzi oLwandleOlubomvuphambikwenuekuphumenikwenu eGibithe;nalokhoenakwenzaemakhosiniamabiliamaAmoriayengaphesheyakweJordani,oSihonino-Ogi, enawaqothula.
11Kwathisesikuzwilelokho,izinhliziyozethuzaphela amandla,akubangakhosibindikumuntungenxayenu, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuunguNkulunkulu ezulwiniphezulunasemhlabeniphansi.
12Ngakho-keakenifungekimingoJehova,lokhu nginenzeleumusa,niyenzeleindlukababaumusa, ninginikeuphawuoluqinisileyo;
13futhiniyosindisaubaba,nomama,nabafowethu, nodadewethu,nakhokonkeabanakho,nikhululeukuphila kwethuekufeni
14Amadodaamphendulaathi:Ukuphilakwethu esikhundlenisenu,ubalingatshololudabalwethu. KuyakuthilaphouJehovaesinikaizwe,sikwenzeleumusa neqiniso
15Wayesewehlisangefasitelangentambo,ngokubaindlu yakheyayisegangenilomuzi,ehleziphezukogange
16Wathikubo:“Yiyanientabeni,funaabanisukelayo bahlanganenani;nicashekhonaizinsukuezintathu,baze babuyeabanixoshayo,andukubanihambeindlelayenu
17Amadodaathikuye:"Asiyikubanacalakulesisifungo sakhoosifungisesona."
18Bheka,ekufikenikwethuezweni,wobophelalolulucu olubomvuefasiteleniobesehlisengalo,ulethekuweuyihlo, nonyoko,nabafowenu,nayoyonkeindlukayihlo.
19“Kuyakuthiyilowonalowoophumelangaphandle kweminyangoyendluyakho,igazilakhelibephezu kwekhandalakhe,thinasingabinacala;
20Umauvezalentoyethu,thinasiyakukhululeka esifungwenisakhoosifungisesona
21Wathi:"Makubenjengokwamazwienu" Wasewamukisa,ahamba,wabophelaumucuobomvu efasiteleni
22Ahamba,afikaentabeni,ahlalakhonaizinsukuezintathu, bazebabuyaabawaxoshayo;
23Ayesebuyalawomadodaamabili,ehlaentabeni,awela, afikakuJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,amtshelazonkeizinto eziwehleleyo.
24AthikuJoshuwa:“ImpelauJehovaunikeleesandleni sethulonkeizwe;ngobabonkeabakhileyoelizweni bayaphelaamandlangenxayethu
ISAHLUKO3
1UJoshuwawavukaekusenikakhulu;basukaeShithimi, bafikaeJordani,yenanabobonkeabantwanabakwaIsrayeli,balalakhonabengakaweli
2Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezintathuizindunazadabula phakathikwekamu;
3Bayalaabantu,bathi:“Nxanibonaumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenunabapristi bamaLevibewuthwele,niyakusukaendaweniyenu, niwulandele
4Nokhokuyakubakhonaisikhalaphakathikwenunalo, okungabaizingaloeziyizinkulungwaneezimbili ngesilinganiso;
5UJoshuwawathikubantu:“Zingcweliseni,ngokuba kusasauJehovauyakwenzaizimangalisophakathikwenu.
6UJoshuwawakhulumakubapristi,wathi:“Phakamisani umphongolowesivumelwano,niwelephambikwabantu Basebewuphakamisaumphongolowesivumelwano, bahambaphambikwabantu
7UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Namuhlangiyakuqala ukukukhulisaemehlweniabobonkeabakwa-Israyeli, ukuzebaziukuthinjengalokhonganginayeuMose,kanjalo ngiyakubanawe
8Uyalaabapristiabathwalaumphongolowesivumelwano, uthi:‘NxanifikaogwinilwamanziaseJordani,nime eJordani
9UJoshuwawathikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli:“Wozani lapha,nizweamazwikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu
10UJoshuwawathi:“Niyakwazingalokhuukuthi uNkulunkuluophilayouphakathikwenu,nokuthi uyakuxoshanokuwaxoshaphambikwenuamaKhanani, namaHeti,namaHivi,namaPherizi,namaGirigashi,namaAmori,namaJebusi.
11Bhekani,umphongolowesivumelwanoseNkosi yomhlabawonkeuwelaphambikwenueJordani.
12Ngakhozithathelenimanjeamadodaayishuminambili ezizwenizakwa-Israyeli,indodaibenyeesizweni
13Kuyakuthilaphoamatheezinyawozabapristiabathwala umphongolokaJehova,iNkosiyomhlabawonke,ephumula emanziniaseJordani,amanziaseJordanianqunywe emanziniehlaphezulu;bayakumaphezukwenqwaba
14Kwathilaphoabantubesukaematendeniaboukuba baweleiJordani,nabapristibethweleumphongolo wesivumelwanophambikwabantu;
15KwathiabathwalibomphongolobefikaeJordani, nezinyawozabapristiababethweleumphongolozicwiliswe ogwinilwamanzi,ngokubaiJordanilalichichimazonke izingongolozalongasosonkeisikhathisokuvuna
16Amanziehlaevelaphezuluema,akhuphukaphezu kwenqwabaekudekakhulunomuziwase-Adam,oseceleni kweSaretan,nalawoayehlangaselwandlelwaseThafeni, uLwandleLukasawoti,anqamuka,anqamuka,abantu bawelamaqondananeJeriko.
17Abapristiababethweleumphongolowesivumelwano sikaJehovabemabaqinaemhlabathiniowomileyophakathi kweJordani,bonkeabakwa-Israyelibawelaemhlabathini owomileyo,kwazekwabayilaphobonkeabantubawela iJordani
ISAHLUKO4
1KwathibonkeabantusebeqedileukuwelaiJordani, uJehovawakhulumakuJoshuwa,wathi:
2Zithatheleniamadodaayishuminambilikubantu,indoda ibenyeesizweni, 3Niwayale,nithi:'SusanilaphaphakathikweJordani, endawenilaphoizinyawozabapristizazimiziqinile, amatsheayishuminambili,niwathwale,niwashiye endaweniyokulala,eniyakulalakuyongalobubusuku'
4UJoshuwawayesebizaamadodaayishuminambili abewamisilekubantwanabakwa-Israyeli,indodaeyodwa kulesonalesosizwe
5UJoshuwawathikubo:“Dlulaniphambikomphongolo kaJehovauNkulunkuluwenuniyephakathikweJordani, nithathekubeyilowonalowoitsheehlombelakhe ngokwesibalosezizwezabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; 6Ukuzelokhukubeyisibonakalisophakathikwenu,lapho abantwanabenubebuzaoyisengesikhathiesizayo,besithi: Ayinilawamatshe?
7Niyakuthikubo:'AmanziaseJordanianqamukaphambi komphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova;ekuweleni kwayoiJordani,amanziaseJordanianqamuka;lawamatshe ayakubayisikhumbuzokubantwanabakwa-Israyelikuze kubephakade
8Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibenzanjengalokhouJoshuwa ebayalile,bakhiphaamatsheayishuminambiliphakathi kweJordani,njengalokhouJehovaeshilokuJoshuwa, ngokwenanilezizwezabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,bawelela nawoendaweniababelalakuyo,bawabekakhona
9UJoshuwawamisaamatsheayishuminambiliphakathi kweJordani,endawenilaphoizinyawozabapristi ababethweleumphongolozazimikhona;akhonakuzekube namuhla
10Abapristiababethweleumphongolobemaphakathi kweJordani,kwazekwaqedwakonkeuJehovaamyale ngakhouJoshuwaukubaakukhulumekubantu,njengakho konkeuMoseayemyalengakhouJoshuwa;
11Kwathilaphobonkeabantusebeqedileukuwela, umphongolokaJehovawawela,nabapristi,phambi kwabantu.
12AbantwanabakwaRubeninabantwanabakwaGadi nengxenyeyesizwesakwaManasebawelabehlomile phambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,njengobanjeuMose ayeshilokubo
13KwawelaphambikukaJehovakungathi abayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamaneabahlomele impi,bayaempini,emathafeniaseJeriko
14NgalolosukuuJehovawamkhulisauJoshuwa emehlweniabobonkeabakwa-Israyeli;bamesaba
njengalokhobabemesabauMosezonkeizinsuku zokuhambakwakhe.
15UJehovawakhulumakuJoshuwa,wathi:
16Yalaabapristiabathwalaumphongolowobufakazi ukubabakhuphukebaphumeeJordani.
17UJoshuwawayeseyalaabapristi,wathi:"Khuphukani eJordani"
18Kwathilaphoabapristiabathweleumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovabekhuphukabephumaphakathi kweJordani,amatheezinyawozabapristiesephakanyiselwe emhlabathiniowomileyo,amanziaseJordaniabuyela endaweniyawo,agobhozaphezukosebelwalolonke, njengakuqala.
19AbantubakhuphukabephumaeJordaningosuku lweshumilwenyangayokuqala,bamisaeGiligali emngceleniosempumalangayeJeriko.
20LawomatsheayishuminambiliabawakhiphaeJordani uJoshuwawawamisaeGiligali
21Wakhulumakubantwanabakwa-Israyeli,wathi:"Nxa abantwanabenubeyakubuzaoyisengesikhathiesizayo, bethi:'Ayinilawamatshena?'
22Niyakubatshelaabantwanabenu,nithi:'U-Israyeli wawelaleliJordaniemhlabathiniowomileyo
23NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuwomisaamanzi aseJordaniphambikwenu,nazenawela,njengalokho uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuenzaoLwandleOlubomvu olwalomisaphambikwethu,sazesawela; 24ukuzebonkeabantubomhlababaziisandlasikaJehova ukuthisinamandla,ukuzenesabeuJehovauNkulunkulu wenukuzekubephakade
ISAHLUKO5
1Kwathilaphoonkeamakhosiama-Amori ayengaphesheyakweJordaningasentshonalanga,nawo onkeamakhosiamaKhananiasolwandle,ezwaukuthi uJehovawomisileamanziaseJordaniphambikwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,sazesawela,zaphelaamandla,akwabe kusabanomoyakuwongenxayabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
2NgalesosikhathiuJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Zenzele omeseohlabayo,uphindeusokeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ngokwesibili
3UJoshuwawazenzelaomeseababukhali,wabasoka abantwanabakwa-Israyeliegqumenilamajwabu
4NasiisizathuuJoshuwaabasokangaso:Bonkeabantu abaphumaeGibitheababengabesilisa,wonkeamadoda empi,bafelaehlaneendleleniekuphumenikwaboeGibithe
5Bonkeabantuabaphumababesokile,kephabonkeabantu abazalelwaehlaneendleleniekuphumenikwaboeGibithe babengabasokanga
6Ngokubaabantwanabakwa-Israyelibahambaiminyaka engamashumiamaneehlane,bazebaqedwabonkeabantu bempiabaphumaeGibithe,ngokubabengalalelangaizwi likaJehova,uJehovaafungakuboukuthiakayikubabonisa izweuJehovaalifungelaoyiseukusinikalona,izwe elivameubisinezinyosi
7Abantwanababo,abavuseesikhundlenisabo,bona uJoshuwawabasoka,ngokubababengabangasokile, ngokubababengabasokangaendleleni
8Kwathisebeqedileukusokaabantubonke,bahlala ezindawenizaboekamubazebaphola
9UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Namuhlangilethulilekini ihlazolaseGibithe.Ngalokhoigamalaleyondawolathiwa iGiligalikuzekubenamuhla
10Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibamisaeGiligali,bagcina iphasikangosukulweshuminanelwenyangakusihlwa emathafeniaseJeriko
11Badlaamabeleezwengakusasaemvakwephasika, amaqebelengwaneangenamvubelonamabeleagazingiwe ngalonalolosuku
12Imanalanqamukangangomuso,sebedlileamabele wezwe;abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabengasenamana; kodwabadlaezithelwenizelizwelaseKhanani ngalowomnyaka.
13KwathiuJoshuwaesengaseJerikowaphakamisaamehlo akhe,wabheka,bheka,kwakumiindodamalungananaye ihoshiweinkembayayoesandlenisayo;
14Wathi:Hatshi;kodwasengifikilenjengendunayebutho leNkosiUJoshuwawawangobusobakheemhlabathini, wakhuleka,wathikuye:“Ithiniinkosiyamiencekwiniyayo na?
15IndunayebutholeNkosiyathikuJoshuwa:Khumula isicathulosakhoonyawenilwakho;ngobaindawoomi kuyoingcweleUJoshuwawenzenjalo
ISAHLUKO6
1IJerikolalivaliwengenxayabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; kwakungekhoophumayo,kungangenimuntu.
2UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Bheka,nginikeleesandleni sakhoiJeriko,nenkosiyalo,namaqhaweanamandla 3Niyakuhaqaumuzi,nonkeninamadodaempi, niwuzungezeumuzikanyeUyakwenzenjaloizinsuku eziyisithupha
4Abapristiabayisikhombisabayakuthwalaamacilongo ayisikhombisaezinqamaphambikomphongolo,ngosuku lwesikhombisanizungezeumuzikasikhombisa,abapristi bashayeamacilongo.
5Kuyakuthilaphobekhalisaisikhathiesideuphondo lwenqama,nalaphonizwaukukhalakwecilongo,bonke abantubayakukhamulukangokukhamulukaokukhulu; ugangelomuziluyakuwaphansi,abantubakhuphuke,kube yilowonalowoaqondephambikwakhe
6UJoshuwaindodanakaNuniwabizaabapristi,wathikubo: “Phakamisaniumphongolowesivumelwano,abapristi abayisikhombisabaphatheamacilongoayisikhombisa ezinqamaphambikomphongolokaJehova.
7Wathikubantu:"Dlulani,niwuzungezeumuzi, abahlomileyobadlulephambikomphongolokaJehova."
8KwathiuJoshuwaesekhulumilekubantu,abapristi abayisikhombisabephetheamacilongoayisikhombisa ejubilibadlulaphambikukaJehova,babethaamacilongo, umphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehovawabalandela.
9Abahlomileyobahambaphambikwabapristiababebetha amacilongo,nesigabasasemuvasawulandelaumphongolo, abapristibehambabebethaamacilongo
10UJoshuwawabayalaabantu,wathi:“Aniyikukhamuluka, ningakhamukingezwilenu,kungaphumilizwiemlonyeni wenu,kuzekufikeusukuengiyakushongalokini ukuthi:khamulukani;khonalizamemeza
11UmphongolokaJehovawawuzungezaumuzi, wawuzungezakanye;bangenaekamu,balalaekamu
12UJoshuwawavukaekusenikakhulu,abapristibathwala umphongolokaJehova.
13Abapristiabayisikhombisa,bephetheamacilongo ayisikhombisaejubili*phambikomphongolokaJehova, bahambanjalo,bebethaamacilongo;nesigabasasemuva sawulandelaumphongolokaJehova,abapristibehamba bebethaamacilongo
14Ngosukulwesibilibawuzungezaumuzikanye,babuyela ekamu;benzenjaloizinsukueziyisithupha
15Kwathingosukulwesikhombisabavukaekuseningovivi, bawuzungezaumuzikasikhombisangendlelaefanayo; ngalolosukukuphelabawuzungezaumuzikasikhombisa
16Kwathingokwesikhombisaabapristisebevuthela amacilongo,uJoshuwawathikubantu:“Khamulukani; ngobauJehovauninikileumuzi
17UmuziuyakubangokuqalekisiweyokuJehova,wona nakhokonkeokukuwo;uRahabiisifebekuphela oyakuphila,yenanabobonkeabanayeendlini,ngokuba wafihlaizithunywaesazithumayo.
18Kephanina-kezigcinenientwenieqalekisiweyo,funa nizenzeisiqalekiso,laphonithathaintoeqalekisiweyo, nenzeikamulika-Israyelilibeyisiqalekiso,niyixazulule.
19Kephalonkeisiliva,negolide,nezitshazethusi nezensimbikungcweliselweuJehova;
20Abantubasebekhamulukalaphoabapristibebetha amacilongo;kwathilaphoabantubezwaukukhala kwecilongo,abantubakhamulukangokukhamuluka okukhulu,ugangelwawaphansi,abantubakhuphukela emzini,kwabayilowonalowowaqondananaye, bawuthathaumuzi
21Bakuqothulangosikolwenkembakonkeokwakusemzini, abesilisanabesifazane,abashanabadala,nezinkomo, nezimvu,nezimbongolo
22UJoshuwawayeseshiloemadodeniamabiliayehlole izwe:"Ngenaniendliniyesifebe,nikhiphekhona owesifazanenakhokonkeanakho,njengalokhonamfungela yena."
23Zangenaizinsizwaezaziyizinhloli,zamkhiphauRahabi, noyise,nonina,nabafowabo,nabobonkeanabo;bakhipha zonkeizihlobozakhe,bazishiyangaphandlekwekamulikaIsrayeli
24Bawushisaumuzingomlilo,nakhokonkeokukuwo; isilivakuphela,negolide,nezitshazethusinezensimbi, bakubekaengcebweniyendlukaJehova
25UJoshuwawayesemsindisauRahabiisifebe,nendlu kayise,nabobonkeanabo;wahlalakwa-Israyelikuzekube namuhla;ngobawafihlaizithunywauJoshuwaazithuma ukuhlolaiJeriko.
26UJoshuwawabafungisangalesosikhathi,wathi: “MakaqalekiswephambikukaJehovaumuntuosukaakhe lomuziwaseJeriko; 27KanjalouJehovawayenayeuJoshuwa;udumolwakhe lwadumaezwenilonke
ISAHLUKO7
1Kephaabantwanabakwa-Israyelibenzaicalaentweni eqalekisiweyo,ngokubau-Akani,indodanakaKarmi, kaZabidi,kaZera,owesizwesakwaJuda,wathatha kokuqalekisiweyo;intukuthelokaJehovayabavuthela abantwanabakwa-Israyeli
2UJoshuwawathumaamadodaasukaeJerikoayae-Ayi elisecelenikweBetiAveningasempumalanga kwaseBethele,wakhulumakuwo,wathi:"Khuphukani, nilihloleizwe."Amadodaakhuphukaayibonai-Ayi.
3AbuyelakuJoshuwa,athikuye:“Mabangakhuphuki bonkeabantu;makukhuphukeamadodakungathi izinkulungwaneezimbilinomaezintathu,alichithei-Ayi; futhiungabacindezelibonkeabantukhona;ngoba bayingcosana
4Kwasekukhuphukelakhonakubantukungathiamadoda ayizinkulungwaneezintathu;abalekaphambikwamadoda ase-Ayi
5Amadodaase-Ayiabulalakuboabantukungathi amashumiamathathunesithupha,abaxoshaesukaphambi kwesangokwazekwabaseShebarimi,ababulalaethangeni; izinhliziyozabantuzaphelaamandla,zabanjengamanzi.
6UJoshuwawaklebhulaizingubozakhe,wawangobuso emhlabathiniphambikomphongolokaJehovakwaze kwahlwa,yenanamalungaakwa-Israyeli,bathelauthuli emakhandaabo
7UJoshuwawathi:“Maye,NkosiJehova,ubaweliseleni lababantuiJordaniukubausinikeleesandlenisama-Amori ukubaasibhubhisena?Sengathingabesaneliswa,sahlala phesheyakweJordani!
8ONkosi,ngiyakuthini,laphou-Israyeliesefulathele izithazakhena?
9NgokubaamaKhananinabobonkeabakhileyoezweni bayakukuzwa,basihaqe,banqumeigamalethuemhlabeni; uyakwenzaniegamenilakhoelikhuluna?
10UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Sukuma;Ulalelenikanje ngobusobakhona?
11U-Israyeliwonile,yebo,baseqileisivumelwanosami engabayalangaso,ngokubabathathilenakukho okuqalekisiweyo,bebile,baqambilefuthi,bakubeka naphakathikwempahlayabo
12Ngalokhoabantwanabakwa-Israyelibabengenakuma phambikwezithazabo,bafulathelaizithazabo,ngokuba babeqalekisiwe;angisayikubanani,umaningachithi okuqalekisiweyophakathikwenu
13Vuka,ungcweliseabantu,uthi:‘Zingcweliseniusuku lwakusasa,’ngokubaushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uthi:‘Kukhonaokuqalekisiweyophakathikwakho, Israyeli;
14Ngalokhoekuseniniyakusondezwangokwezizwezenu; kuyakuthiisizweasithathayouJehovasisondele ngemindeniyaso;umndeniawuthathayouJehova uyakungenangezindlu;indluuJehovaayakuyithatha iyakufikaumuntungomuntu.
15“Kuyakuthiobanjwayoenentoeqalekisiweyoashiswe ngomlilo,yenanakhokonkeanakho,ngokubaweqile isivumelwanosikaJehovanangokubawenzeubuwulakwaIsrayeli.
16UJoshuwawavukaekusenikakhulu,wasondezauIsrayelingezizwezakhe;kwathathwaisizwesakwaJuda 17WasondezaumndeniwakwaJuda;wathathaumndeni wamaZera;wawusondezaumndeniwakwaZeraindoda ngendoda;noZabdiwathathwa.
18Wayesesondezaindluyakhengendoda;kwakhethwauAkani,indodanakaKarmi,indodanakaZabidi,indodana kaZera,owesizwesakwaJuda.
19UJoshuwawathiku-Akani:“Ndodanayami,akeunike uJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliinkazimulo,uvumekuye; ungitshelemanjeukuthiwenzeni;ungangifihleli
20U-AkaniwamphendulauJoshuwa,wathi:“Ngempela ngonilekuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,ngenzilekanje nakanje
21LaphongabonaempangweniinguboenhleyaseBabele, namashekeliangamakhuluamabiliesiliva,nesigaxa segolideesinesisindoesingamashekeliangamashumi ayisihlanu,ngakufisa,ngakuthatha;bheka,kuthukusiwe emhlabathiniphakathikwetendelami,nesilivaliphansi kwakho
22UJoshuwawayesethumaizithunywa,zagijimela etendeni;bheka,kwakuthukusiweetendenilakhe,nesiliva liphansikwakho
23Zakukhiphaphakathikwetende,zakuyisakuJoshuwa nakubobonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,zakubekaphambi kukaJehova
24UJoshuwa,no-Israyeliwonkekanyenaye,bathathauAkaniindodanakaZera,nesiliva,nengubo,nesigaxa segolide,namadodanaakhe,namadodakaziakhe, nezinkomozakhe,nezimbongolozakhe,nezimvuzakhe, netendelakhe,nakhokonkeanakho,bakuyisaesigodini sase-Akori
25UJoshuwawathi:“Usihluphelenina?uJehova uyakukuhluphanamuhlaWonkeu-Israyeliwamkhanda ngamatshe,wabashisangomlilo,esebakhandangamatshe 26Bamisaphezukwakheinqwabaenkuluyamatshekuze kubenamuhlaNgakhouJehovawaphendukaekuvutheni kwentukutheloyakheNgalokhoigamalaleyondawo laqanjwangokuthiisigodisase-Akorikuzekubenamuhla.
ISAHLUKO8
1UJehovawayesethikuJoshuwa:“Ungesabi,ungapheli amandla;thathabonkeabantubempinawe,usuke, ukhuphukelee-Ayi;bheka,ngiyinikeleesandlenisakho inkosiyase-Ayi,nabantubayo,nomuziwayo,nezwelayo;
2Uyakwenzakuloi-Ayinenkosiyalonjengalokhowenza kuloiJerikonenkosiyalo;kuphelaimpangoyalo nezinkomozaloniyakuzithathelakubeyimpangoyenu; 3WayesesukauJoshuwanabobonkeabantubempiukuba bakhuphukelee-Ayi;uJoshuwawakhethaamadoda ayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamathathuanamandla, wawamukisaebusuku
4Wabayala,wathi:“Bhekani,nizakuqamekelaumuzi emvakomuzi;
5Minanabobonkeabantuabanamisiyakusondelaemzini; 6(Ngokubabayakuphumaemvakwethu)sizesibadonse emzini;ngobabayakuthi:‘Bayabalekaphambikwethu njengakuqala;’ngalokhosiyakubalekaphambikwabo 7Niyakusukalaphoniqamekelekhona,niwuthumbeumuzi, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuyakuwunikela esandlenisenu
8Kuyakuthilaphoseniwuthathileumuzi,niwuthungele umuzi,niwenzenjengesiyalezosikaJehovaBhekani, nginiyalile.
9UJoshuwawabathuma,bahambabayoqamekela,bahlala phakathikweBethelene-Ayingasentshonalangakwase-Ayi, kephauJoshuwawalalaphakathikwabantungalobobusuku.
10UJoshuwawavukaekusenikakhulu,wabalaabantu, wakhuphuka,yenanamalungaakwa-Israyeli,phambi kwabantu,wayae-Ayi
11Bonkeabantu,abantubempiababenaye,bakhuphuka, basondela,bafikaphambikomuzi,bamisangasenyakatho kwase-Ayi;kwakukhonaisigodiphakathikwabone-Ayi 12Wathathaamadodakungathiizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu,wawaqamekelaphakathikweBethelene-Ayi ngasentshonalangakomuzi
13Laphosebebamisileabantu,ibutholonke elalisenyakathoyomuzinabaqamekelibalo ngasentshonalangakomuzi,uJoshuwawahambangalobo busukuphakathikwesigodi.
14Kwathilaphoinkosiyase-Ayiikubona,asheshaavuka ekuseni,amadodaomuziaphumaukulwano-Israyeli,yona nabobonkeabantubayo,ngesikhathiesimisiweyophambi kwethafa;kephawayengaziukuthikukhonaabamqamekele emvakomuzi
15UJoshuwanabobonkeabakwa-Israyelibenzasengathi bahluliwephambikwabo,babalekangendlelayasehlane 16Bonkeabantuababese-Ayibabizelwandawonyeukuba babaxoshe;bamxoshauJoshuwa,badonswaemzini.
17Akwasalamuntue-AyinaseBetheleongaphumanga ukubalandelau-Israyeli,bawushiyaumuziuvulekile, baxoshau-Israyeli.
18UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Yelulelaumkhonto osesandlenisakhongase-Ayi;ngobangizawunikela esandlenisakho.UJoshuwawelulelaumkhonto ayewuphetheesandlenisakhengasedolobheni
19Abaqamekelibavukamasinyaneendaweniyabo, bagijimalaphonjeeseluleisandlasakhe,bangenaemzini, bawuthatha,basheshabawuthungelangomliloumuzi
20Laphoamadodaase-Ayiebhekangemvakwawo,abona, bheka,umusiwomuziwenyukaufinyelelaezulwini, awabanganamandlaokubalekelangaphanangapha; 21UJoshuwano-Israyeliwonkesebebonileukuthi abaqamekelibawuthathileumuzi,nokuthiumusiwomuzi uyenyuka,babuya,bawabulalaamadodaase-Ayi
22Abanyebaphumaemziniukulwanabo;abaphakathi kuka-Israyeli,abanyengalapha,abanyengalapha; 23Inkosiyase-Ayibayibambaisaphila,bayiyisa kuJoshuwa
24Kwathiu-Israyelieseqedileukubulalabonkeabakhileyo e-Ayiendle,ehlaneababebaxoshelekulo,sebewilebonke ngosikolwenkembabazebaqedwa,bonkeabakwa-Israyeli babuyelae-Ayi,balichithangosikolwenkemba.
25Kwathibonkeabawangalolosuku,abesilisa nabesifazane,babayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambili, wonkeamadodaase-Ayi
26UJoshuwaakasibuyiselangaemuvaisandlasakhe awelulangasoumkhonto,wazewabaqothulabonke abakhileyoe-Ayi.
27Izinkomokuphelanempangoyalowomuziu-Israyeli wazithathelayonanjengempango,njengezwilikaJehova ayalangalouJoshuwa
28UJoshuwawalishisai-Ayi,walenzalabayinqwaba ephakade,incithakalokuzekubenamuhla.
29Inkosiyase-Ayiwayiphanyekaesihlahlenikwaze kwahlwa;kwathiselishonileilanga,uJoshuwawayala ukubabehliseisidumbusayoesihlahleni,basijikijele ngasesikhalenisesangolomuzi,bamisephezukwaso inqwabaenkuluyamatsheesekhonananamuhla
30UJoshuwawamakhelauJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli i-altareentabeniyase-Ebali; 31njengalokhouMoseincekukaJehovaeyalaabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,njengokulotshiweyoencwadiniyomthetho kaMose,i-altarelamatsheaphelele,okungekhomuntu ophakamisephezukwaloinsimbi,banikelaphezukwalo iminikeloyokushiswakuJehova,bahlabelauJehova imihlatsheloyokuthula.
32WalobakhonaematsheniikhophiyomthethokaMose awulobaphambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
33Wonkeu-Israyeli,namalungaakhe,nezinduna, nabahlulelibakhe,bemangaphanangaphakomphongolo nangaphaphambikwabapristibamaLeviababethwala umphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova,nomfokazi nowokuzalwaphakathikwabo;inxenyeyabomalungana nentabaiGerizimu,nenxenyeyabomalungananentaba yase-Ebali;njengalokhouMoseincekukaJehovaeyalile ngaphambiliukubababusiseabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
34Ngasemuvawafundaonkeamazwiomthetho,izibusiso neziqalekiso,njengakhokonkeokulotshweencwadini yomthetho
35AkubangakhonelilodwaizwikukhokonkeuMoseayala ngakhouJoshuwaangalifundangaphambikwenhlangano yonkeyakwa-Israyeli,nabesifazane,nabantwana, nabafokaziababegogobelephakathikwabo.
ISAHLUKO9
1KwathilaphowonkeamakhosiangaphesheyakweJordani, ezintabeni,nasezigodini,nakuyoyonkeimikhawulo yoLwandleOlukhulumalungananeLebanoni,namaHeti, nama-Amori,namaKhanani,namaPherizi,namaHivi, namaJebusi,
2BabuthananganhliziyonyeukulwanoJoshuwanoIsrayeli
3LaphoabakhileyoeGibeyonibezwalokhouJoshuwa ayekwenzileeJerikonase-Ayi, 4Benzangokuhlakanipha,bahambabenzasengathi bayizithunywa,bathathaamasakaamadalaezimbongolo zabo,nezimvabazewayiniezindala,eziklebhukile, ziboshiwe; 5nezicathuloezigugileyoezinyawenizabo,nezingubo ezindala;sonkeisinkwasomphakowabosasomile, sikhuntile
6BayakuJoshuwaekamulaseGiligali,bathikuye nakubantubakwa-Israyeli:"Sivelaezwenielikude; ngalokhoyenzaniisivumelwanonathi"
7Amadodaakwa-IsrayeliathikumaHivi:“Mhlawumbe nakhilephakathikwethu;sokwenzaniisivumelwanonani?
8BathikuJoshuwa:"Siyizincekuzakho"UJoshuwawathi kubo:“Ningobanina?nivelangaphina?
9Bathikuye:"Izincekuzakhozivelaezwenielikude kakhulungenxayegamalikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, ngokubasizwileudumolwakhenakhokonkeakwenzayo eGibithe; 10nakhokonkeakwenzaemakhosiniamabiliama-Amori ayengaphesheyakweJordani,kuSihoniinkosi yaseHeshibhoni,naku-OgiinkosiyaseBashaniowayeseAshitaroti
11Amalungaethunabobonkeabakhileyoezwenilakithi bakhulumakithi,bathi:‘Thathaniumphakowendlela, nihambenibahlangabeze,nithikubo:‘Siyizincekuzenu;
12Lesisinkwasethusasithathasishisaezindlinizethusibe ngumphakowethungosukuesaphumangaloukuzakini; kephamanjebhekani,sesomile,sesikhundile;
13Lezizimvabazewayiniesazigcwalisazazizintsha;bheka, seziklebhukile;lezizingubozethunezicathulozethu zigugilengohambooludekakhulu
14Amadodaathathaemphakweniwawo,akabuzanga emlonyenikaJehova.
15UJoshuwawenzaukuthulanabo,wenzaisivumelwano naboukubabaphile,izikhuluzenhlanganozafungakubo 16Kwathiekuphelenikwezinsukuezintathubenze isivumelwanonabo,bezwaukuthibangabamakhelwane babonokuthibahlalaphakathikwabo.
17Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibasuka,bafikaemiziniyabo ngosukulwesithathuImiziyaboyayiyiGibeyoni,neKefira, neBeyeroti,neKiriyatiJeharimi.
18Abantwanabakwa-Israyeliabababulalanga,ngokuba izikhuluzenhlanganozazifungilekubouJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli.Ibandlalonkelakhonona ngezikhulu
19Zonkeizikhuluzathikuyoyonkeinhlangano:“Sifungile kubouJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;ngalokho asinakubathintamanje
20Lokhusizakwenzakubo;siyabayekabaphile,funaulaka lwehlelephezukwethungenxayesifungoesafungakubo.
21Izikhuluzathikubo:"Bayekenibaphile;kodwamababe ngabagawulibezinkuninabakhibamanzibenhlangano yonke;njengokushokwezikhulu.
22UJoshuwawababiza,wakhulumakubo,wathi: “Nisikhohliseleningokuthi:‘Sikudekakhulunani;lapho nihlalaphakathikwethuna?
23Ngakho-keniqalekisiwe,futhiakuyikubakhonoyedwa kiniokhululweekubeniyisigqila,nabagawulibezinkuni nabakhibamanzibendlukaNkulunkuluwami.
24BamphendulauJoshuwa,bathi:"Ngokubazatshelwa nokutshelwaizincekuzakhoukuthiuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhowayalaincekuyakheuMoseukubaaninikeizwe lonke,abhubhisebonkeabakhileyoezweniphambikwenu, ngalokhosesabakakhuluukuphilakwethungenxayenu, senzalento.
25Manjebheka,sisesandlenisakho;yenzalokhookubona kukuhlenokulungileemehlweniakho
26Wenzakanjalokubo,wabakhululaesandleni sabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ukuzeangababulali
27UJoshuwawabenzangalolosukuabagawulibezinkuni nabakhibamanzibenhlanganone-altarelikaJehovakuze kubenamuhla,endaweniayakuyikhetha
ISAHLUKO10
1Kwathiu-Adoni-ZedekiinkosiyaseJerusalemaezwile ukuthiuJoshuwawayelithumbilei-Ayi,walichitha; njengalokhoebenzilekuloiJerikonenkosiyalo,wenze njalokuloi-Ayinenkosiyalo;nokuthiabakhileyo eGibeyonibenzeukuthulano-Israyeli,babaphakathi kwabo;
2Besabakakhulu,ngokubaiGibeyonilalingumuzi omkhulu,njengomnyewemiziyenkosi,futhilalilikhulu kune-Ayi,namadodaaloonkeayenamandla
3Ngalokhou-Adoni-ZedekiinkosiyaseJerusalema wathumelakuHohamuinkosiyaseHebroni,nakuPiramu
inkosiyaseJarimuthi,nakuJafiyainkosiyaseLakishi, nakuDebiriinkosiyase-Egiloni,ethi: 4Khuphukelanikimi,ningisize,ukuzesilishayeiGibeyoni, ngokubayenzeukuthulanoJoshuwanabantwanabakwaIsrayeli.
5Ngakhoamakhosiamahlanuama-Amori,inkosi yaseJerusalema,inkosiyaseHebroni,inkosiyaseJarimuthi, inkosiyaseLakishi,inkosiyase-Egiloni,abuthana, akhuphuka,wonanawoonkeamabuthoawo,amisaphambi kweGibeyoni,alwanalo
6AbantubaseGibeyonibathumelakuJoshuwaekamu eGiligali,bathi:“Ungasiyekiisandlasakhoezincekwini zakho;khuphukelakithimasinyane,usisindise,usisize, ngokubaonkeamakhosiama-Amoriahleziezintabeni asibuthelene
7UJoshuwawakhuphukaeGiligali,yenanabobonke abantubempikanyenaye,nawoonkeamaqhawe anamandla
8UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ungabesabi,ngokuba ngibanikeleesandlenisakho;akuyikubakhomuntukubo omaphambikwakho
9UJoshuwawafikakubongokuzumayo,wakhuphuka eGiligaliubusukubonke
10UJehovawabaqhumisaphambikuka-Israyeli, wababulalangokucekaokukhulueGibeyoni,wabaxosha ngendlelaekhuphukelaeBetiHoroni,wababulalakwaze kwabase-AzekanaseMakeda 11Kwathilaphobebalekaphambikuka-Israyelibesehlela eBetiHoroni,uJehovawawisaphezukwaboamatshe amakhuluavelaezulwinikwazekwabase-Azeka,bafa, bafangesichothokunalaboababulawaabantwanabakwaIsrayelingenkemba
12UJoshuwawayesekhulumakuJehovamhlauJehova enikelaama-Amoriphambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli, wathiemehlwenika-Israyeli:“Langa,yimaphezu kweGibeyoni;naweNyangaesigodinisase-Ajaloni
13Ilangalama,nenyangayema,abantubaze baziphindiselelaezithenizaboLokhuakulotshiweyini encwadinikaJasherina?Ilangalemaemkhathiniwezulu, lingaphangisangaukutshonausukulonke.
14Alukhousukuolunjengalolongaphambikwalo nangasemvakwalo,laphouJehovaalalelaizwilomuntu, ngokubauJehovawamlwelau-Israyeli.
15UJoshuwawabuyelaekamueGiligali,nawowonkeuIsrayelienaye
16Kephalawomakhosiomahlanuabaleka,acasha emhumenieMakheda
17KwabikwakuJoshuwa,kwathiwa:"Lawomakhosi ayisihlanuafunyenweecashileemhumenieMakheda"
18UJoshuwawayesethi:"Gingqelaniamatsheamakhulu emlonyeniwomhume,nibekeamadodangakuwoukuba abalinde;
19Ningemi,kephalandelaniizithazenu,nibulale abasemuvabazo;ningabavumeliukubabangeneemizini yabo,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuwanikele esandlenisenu
20KwathilaphouJoshuwanabantwanabakwa-Israyeli sebeqedileukubabulalangokucekaokukhulukakhulubaze baqedwe,insalikuboyangenaemizinienezivikeloeziqinile
21BonkeabantubabuyelaekamukuJoshuwaeMakheda ngokuthula;
22WayesethiuJoshuwa:“Vulaniumlomowomhume, nikhiphelawomakhosiomahlanuemhumeni,nizekimi. 23Benzakanjalo,bawakhiphelakuyelawomakhosi omahlanuemhumeni,inkosiyaseJerusalema,nenkosi yaseHebroni,nenkosiyaseJarimuthi,nenkosiyaseLakishi, nenkosiyase-Egiloni
24KwathilaphobewakhiphelalawomakhosikuJoshuwa, uJoshuwawabizawonkeamadodaakwa-Israyeli,wathi ezindunenizamadodaempiayehambanaye:"Sondelani, nibekeizinyawozenuezintamozalawamakhosi" Basondela,babekaizinyawozaboezintanyenizabo
25UJoshuwawathikubo:“Ningesabi,ningapheliamandla, qinani,nimeisibindi,ngokubauJehovauyakwenzanjalo kuzozonkeizithazenuenilwanazo
26NgasemuvauJoshuwawababulala,wababulala, wabaphanyekaemithiniemihlanu;balengiswaezihlahleni kwazekwahlwa
27KwathingesikhathisokushonakwelangauJoshuwa wayala,bawehlisaemithini,babaphonsaemhumeni ababecashekuwo,babekaamatsheamakhuluemlonyeni womhume,asekhonananamuhla
28UJoshuwawalithathaiMakhedangalolosuku, walichithangosikolwenkemba,nenkosiyalowabaqothula nabobonkeabantuababekulo;akashiyanganoyedwa owasalayo;wenzaenkosiniyaseMakhedanjengalokho enzileenkosiniyaseJeriko
29UJoshuwawayesedlulaeMakheda,no-Israyeliwonke kanyenaye,wayaeLibina,walwaneLibina;
30UJehovawalinikelanalonenkosiyaloesandlenisikaIsrayeli;walishayangosikolwenkembanabobonke ababekulo;akashiyangamuntukuwo;kephawenza enkosiniyakhonanjengalokhoenzileenkosiniyaseJeriko 31UJoshuwawasukaeLibina,no-Israyeliwonkekanye naye,wayaeLakishi,wamisamalungananalo,walwanalo;
32UJehovawanikelaiLakishiesandlenisika-Israyeli, walithathangosukulwesibili,walichithangosiko lwenkembakanyenabobonkeabantuababekulo, njengakhokonkeayekwenzileeLibina
33WayesekhuphukauHoramuinkosiyaseGezeriukusiza iLakishi;uJoshuwawamshayayenanabantubakhe,akaze amshiyelanoyedwaowasalayo
34UJoshuwawasukaeLakishi,wayae-Egiloni,no-Israyeli wonkekanyenaye;bamisangakulo,balwanalo;
35Balithathangalolosuku,balichithangosikolwenkemba, futhibonkeabantuababekulobaqothulangalolosuku, njengakhokonkeayekwenzileeLakishi.
36UJoshuwawakhuphukae-Egiloni,no-Israyeliwonke kanyenaye,wayaeHebroni;balwanalo.
37Balithatha,balichithangosikolwenkemba,nenkosiyalo, nayoyonkeimiziyalo,nabobonkeabantuababekulo; akashiyanganoyedwaowasalayo,njengakhokonke abekwenzilee-Egiloni;kodwawaliqothulakanyenayo yonkeimiphefumuloeyayikulo
38UJoshuwawabuyelaeDebiri,no-Israyeliwonkekanye naye;futhiwalwanalo
39Walithatha,nenkosiyalo,nayoyonkeimiziyalo; bababulalangosikolwenkemba,baqothulabonke ababekulo;akashiyanganoyedwaowasalayo;njengalokho ebekwenzileeHebroni,wenzenjalokuloiDebiri nasenkosiniyalo;njengalokhoenzilekuloiLibina nasenkosiniyalo
40UJoshuwawalichithakanjalolonkeizwelezintaba, nelaseningizimu,nelasesigodini,nelemithombo,nawo onkeamakhosialo;
41UJoshuwawababulalakusukelaeKadeshiBarineya kuzekufikeeGaza,nalolonkeizwelaseGoshenikuze kufikeeGibeyoni
42OnkelawamakhosinezwelawouJoshuwawakuthatha ngasikhathisinye,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeliwayemlwelau-Israyeli
43UJoshuwawabuyelaekamu*laseGiligali,nawowonke u-Israyelienaye
ISAHLUKO11
1KwathiuJabiniinkosiyaseHasoriesezwilelokho, wathumelakuJobabiinkosiyaseMadoni,nasenkosini yaseShimroni,nasenkosiniyase-Akishafi, 2nasemakhosiniasenyakathoyezintaba,nasemathafeni aseningizimuneKineroti,nasesigodini,nasemngceleni weDoringasentshonalanga, 3namaKhananiempumalanganasentshonalanga,namaAmori,namaHeti,namaPherizi,namaJebusiezintabeni, namaHiviphansikweHermoni,ezwenilaseMispa 4Basebephuma,bonanawoonkeamabuthoabokanye nabo,abantuabaningingangesihlabathiesisogwini lolwandlengobuningi,namahhashinezinqolaeziningi kakhulu
5Laphowonkelamakhosiehlangene,ezaamisandawonye ngasemanziniaseMeromuukuzealweno-Israyeli
6UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ungesabingenxayabo, ngokubakusasangalesisikhathingiyakubanikelabonke bebulewephambikuka-Israyeli;uyakunqumaamahhashi aboimisipha,uzishiseizinqolazabongomlilo
7UJoshuwawayesefikakubobonkeabantubempibenaye, babazumangasemanziniaseMeromu;bawelaphezukwabo
8UJehovawabanikelaesandlenisika-Israyeli,babanqoba, babaxoshakwazekwabaseSidonielikhulu,naseMisirefotimayimi,nasesigodinisaseMispangasempumalanga; bababulala,abashiyanganoyedwaowasalayo
9UJoshuwawenzakubonjengokushokukaJehovakuye: wanqumaamahhashiaboimisipha,wazishisaizinqolazabo ngomlilo
10UJoshuwawabuyangalesosikhathi,wathathaiHazori, wabulalainkosiyalongenkemba,ngokubaiHasori laliyinhlokoyayoyonkeleyomibusongaphambili
11Babulalabonkeababekulongosikolwenkemba, babaqothula,akwasalanoyedwaophefumulayo,walishisa iHazoringomlilo.
12Yonkeimiziyalawomakhosinawoonkeamakhosiawo uJoshuwawakuthatha,wakuchithangosikolwenkemba, wakuqothula,njengalokhoeyalileuMoseincekukaJehova 13Kephaimizieyayimiezinqabenizayou-Israyeli akayishisanganamunyekuyo,kuphelaiHasorikuphela; lokhokwashiswauJoshuwa
14Yonkeimpangoyaleyomizinezinkomoabantwana bakwa-Israyelibazithathelayona;kephabababulalabonke abantungosikolwenkemba,bazebabaqeda,abashiyanga noyedwaophefumulayo
15NjengalokhouJehovaemyalileuMoseincekuyakhe, kanjalouMosewamyalauJoshuwa;akashiyangalutho kukhokonkeuJehovaamyalengakhouMose
16UJoshuwawalithathakanjalolonkelelozwe,izintaba, neningizimu,nalolonkeizwelaseGosheni,nesigodi, nethafa,nezintabazakwa-Israyeli,nezigodizazo;
17kusukelaentabeniyaseHalakiekhuphukelaeSeyiri, kuzekufikeeBali-gadiesigodinisaseLebanoniphansi kwentabayaseHermoni;
18UJoshuwawalwaisikhathiesidenawowonkelawo makhosi.
19Akubangakhomuziowenzaukuthulanabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,ngaphandlekwamaHiviakhileyo eGibeyoni;
20NgokubakwavelakuJehovaukwenzalukhuni izinhliziyozaboukubabalweno-Israyeli,ukuze ababhubhise,bangabinamusa,kephaababhubhise, njengalokhouJehovaemyalileuMose
21NgalesosikhathiuJoshuwawafika,wanqumaamaAnakiezintabeni,eHebroni,eDebiri,e-Anabi, nasezintabenizakwaJuda,nasezintabenizakwa-Israyeli, uJoshuwawawaqothulakanyenemiziyawo.
22Akwasalanganoyedwakuma-Anakiezwenilabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;kwasalaeGaza,naseGati,nase-Ashidodi kuphela.
23UJoshuwawalithathaizwelonkenjengakhokonke uJehovaakukhulumakuMose;uJoshuwawalinikauIsrayelilabayifangokwezigabazabongezizwezabo.Izwe laphumulaekulweni
ISAHLUKO12
1Lawaangamakhosiezweabantwanabakwa-Israyeli abalinqobayo,balidlaizwelabongaphesheyakweJordani ngasempumalanga,kusukelaemfulenii-Arinonikuze kufikeentabeniyaseHermoni,nalolonkeithafa ngasempumalanga;
2USihoniinkosiyama-Amori,owahlalaeHeshiboni,ebusa kusukelae-Arowerielisosebenilomfulai-Arinoni, kusukelaphakathinomfula,nengxenyeyeGileyadi,kuze kufikeemfuleniiJabhoki,engumngcelewabantwana bakwa-Amoni;
3kusukelaesigodinikuzekufikeolwandlelwaseKineroti ngasempumalanga,kuzekufikeolwandlelwaseThafeni, uLwandleLukasawotingasempumalanga,ngendlelaeya eBetiJeshimoti;naseningizimu,phansikwe-Ashidoti Phisga;
4nomkhawuloka-OgiinkosiyaseBashani, owayengowensaliyamaRefa,owahlalae-AshitarotinaseEdireyi;
5WabusaentabeniyaseHermoni,naseSaleka,naseBashani lonke,kuzekubesemkhawulweniwamaGeshuri namaMahakati,nenxenyeyakwaGileyadi,umkhawulo kaSihoniinkosiyaseHeshibhoni
6UMoseincekukaJehovanabantwanabakwa-Israyeli bababulala;uMoseincekukaJehovawalinika abakwaRubeni,nabakwaGadi,nenxenyeyesizwe sakwaManase,labayifa
7LawaangamakhosiezweuJoshuwanabantwanabakwaIsrayeliabawanqobaphesheyakweJordani ngasentshonalanga,kusukelaeBaliGadiesigodini saseLebanonikuzekufikeentabeniyaseHalaki ekhuphukelaeSeyiri;uJoshuwaalinikaizizwezakwaIsrayelizibeyifangokwezabelozazo;
8Ezintabeni,nasezigodini,nasemathafeni,nasemithonjeni, nasehlane,naseningizimu;namaHeti,nama-Amori, namaKhanani,namaPherizi,namaHivi,namaJebusi; 9inkosiyaseJeriko,eyodwa;inkosiyase-Ayiengaseceleni kweBethele,inye;
10inkosiyaseJerusalema,eyodwa;inkosiyaseHebroni, eyodwa; 11inkosiyaseJarimuthi,eyodwa;inkosiyaseLakishi, eyodwa;
12inkosiyase-Egiloni,eyodwa;inkosiyaseGezeri,eyodwa; 13inkosiyaseDebiri,eyodwa;inkosiyaseGederi,eyodwa; 14inkosiyaseHorma,eyodwa;inkosiyase-Aradi,eyodwa; 15inkosiyaseLibina,eyodwa;inkosiyase-Adulamu, eyodwa;
16ngukumkaniwaseMakheda,emnye;inkosiyaseBethele, eyodwa; 17inkosiyaseTaphuwa,inye;inkosiyaseHeferi,eyodwa; 18inkosiyase-Afeki,eyodwa;inkosiyaseLasharoni, eyodwa;
19inkosiyaseMadoni,eyodwa;inkosiyaseHasori,eyodwa; 20inkosiyaseShimronmeroni,inye;inkosiyase-Akishafi, eyodwa; 21inkosiyaseThahanaki,eyodwa;inkosiyaseMegido, eyodwa;
22inkosiyaseKedeshi,eyodwa;inkosiyaseJokineyamu yaseKarmeli,eyodwa;
23inkosiyaseDoriogwinilwaseDori,inye;inkosiyezizwe zaseGiligali,eyodwa; 24inkosiyaseTirisa,emnye;onkeamakhosiangamashumi amathathunanye
ISAHLUKO13
1UJoshuwawayesemdala,eseneminyaka;uJehovawathi kuye:“Wenausumdala,usuneminyakaeminingi; 2Naliizweelisele:yonkeimikhawuloyamaFilisti, namaGeshurionke, 3kusukelaeSihorieliphambikweGibhithekuzekube semngceleniwe-Ekronienyakatho,elibalelwa kumaKhanani:amakhosiamahlanuamaFilisti;namaGaza, nama-Ashidoti,nama-Eshikaloni,namaGiti,nama-Ekroni; futhiama-Avites: 4kusukelaeningizimu,lonkeizwelamaKhanani, neMeharaelisecelenikwamaSidoni,kuzekubese-Afeki, kuzekubesemkhawulweniwama-Amori; 5nezwelamaGibili,neLebanonilonkengasempumalanga, kusukelaeBali-gadiphansikwentabayaseHermonikuze kubesekuyenieHamati.
6Bonkeabakhileyoezintabeni,kusukelaeLebanonikuze kubeseMisirefoti-mayimi,nawoonkeamaSidoni, ngiyakubaxoshaphambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; 7Ngakho-keyabelalelizwelibeyifalezizwe eziyisishiyagalolunyenengxenyeyesizwesakwaManase, 8AbakwaRubeninabakwaGadibalamukeleifalabouMose abanikalonangaphesheyakweJordaningasempumalanga, njengalokhouMoseincekukaJehovaabanikakhona; 9kusukelae-Arowerielisosebenilomfulai-Arinoni, nomuziophakathinomfula,nalolonkeithafalaseMedeba kuzekubeseDiboni; 10nayoyonkeimizikaSihoniinkosiyama-Amori, owayebusaeHeshbhon,kuzekubesemkhawulweni wabantwanabakwa-Amoni;
11nelakwaGileyadi,nomkhawulowamaGeshuri, namaMahakati,nentabayonkeyaseHermoni,neBashan yonke,kuzekubeseSaleka; 12Wonkeumbusoka-OgieBashaniowabusae-Ashitaroti nase-EdireyiowasalaensaliniyamaRefa; 13Nokhoabantwanabakwa-Israyeliabawaxoshanga amaGeshurinamaMahakha,kodwaamaGeshuri namaMahakhaahlalaphakathikwamaSirayelikuzekube namuhla
14IsizwesakwaLevisodwaakasinikangalifa;imihlatshelo kaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelieyenziwangomliloiyifa labonjengokushokwakhekubo
15UMosewasinikaisizwesabantwanabakwaRubeniilifa ngemindeniyabo
16Umkhawulowabowasukelae-Arowerielisosebeni lomfulai-Arinoni,nomuziophakathinomfula,nethafa lonkengaseMedeba;
17iHeshiboninayoyonkeimiziyaloesethafeni;neDiboni, neBamotiBali,neBetiBahali-mehoni, 18neJahaza,neKedemoti,neMefahati, 19neKiriyatayimi,neSibima,neSaretiShaharientabeni yesigodi;
20neBetiPeyori,ne-AshidotiPisiga,neBetiJeshimoti, 21nayoyonkeimiziyasethafeni,nombusowonkekaSihoni inkosiyama-Amori,owayebusaeHeshiboni,lowouMose ayinqobayokanyenezikhuluzakwaMidiyani,o-Evi, noRekemi,noSuri,noHure,noReba,ababeyizikhulu zikaSihoni,ababehleziezweni.
22UBileyamuindodanakaBeyori,umhlola,naye abantwanabakwa-Israyelibambulalangenkembaphakathi kwababulawayibo.
23UmkhawulowabantwanabakwaRubeniwawuyiJordani nomkhawulowaloLelilaliyifalabantwanabakwaRubeni ngemindeniyabo,imizinemizanayayo.
24UMosewasinikailifaisizwesakwaGadi,abantwana bakwaGadingemindeniyabo
25UmkhawulowabowawuyiJazeri,nayoyonkeimizi yakwaGileyadi,nenxenyeyezwelabantwanabakwaAmoni,kwazekwabase-ArowerieliphambikweRaba;
26kusukelaeHeshibonikuzekufikeeRamatiMispa naseBetonimi;kusukelaeMahanayimikuzekufike emngceleniwaseDebiri;
27nasesigodiniiBeti-rami,neBeti-nimra,neSukoti, neSafoni,okuseleyokombusokaSihoniinkosi yaseHeshiboni,iJordaninomkhawulowalo,kwazekwaba semikhawulweniyolwandlelwaseKineretiphesheya kweJordaningasempumalanga
28LelilaliyifalabantwanabakwaGadingemindeniyabo, imizinemizanayayo
29UMosewayinikainxenyeyesizwesakwaManaseilifa; lelikwakuyifalenxenyeyesizwesabantwana bakwaManasengemindeniyabo.
30UmkhawulowabowasukelaeMahanayimi,lonke iBashani,wonkeumbusoka-OgiinkosiyaseBashani,nayo yonkeimizanayaseJayireeseBashani,imiziengamashumi ayisithupha
31InxenyeyakwaGileyadi,ne-Ashitaroti,ne-Edireyi,imizi yombusoka-OgieBashani,yayingeyabantwana bakwaMakiriindodanakaManase,inxenyeyabantwana bakwaMakiringemindeniyabo.
32LawaangamazweuMoseawabelayoabeyifalawo emathafeniakwaMowabiphesheyakweJordani ngaseJerikongasempumalanga
33KodwaisizwesakwaLeviuMozisiakasinikangailifa;
ISAHLUKO14
1Lawaangamazweabantwanabakwa-Israyeliabawadla njengefaezwenilaseKhanani,u-Eleyazareumpristi, noJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,nezinhlokozawoyise bezizwezabantwanabakwa-Israyeliabawabelawona 2Ifalabolabangenkatho,njengalokhouJehovaeyalile ngesandlasikaMoseezizwenieziyisishiyagalolunye nenxenyeyesizwe
3NgokubauMosewayezinikileizizweezimbilinenxenye ifaphesheyakweJordani,kephaamaLeviakawanikangaifa phakathikwabo
4NgokubaabantwanabakwaJosefababeizizweezimbili, uManaseno-Efrayimi;ngalokhoabawanikangaamaLevi isabeloezweni,kuphelaimiziyokuhlala,namadleloayo ezinkomozawo,nempahlayawo
5NjengalokhouJehovaemyalileuMose,benzenjalo abantwanabakwa-Israyeli,bahlukanisaizwe
6AbantwanabakwaJudabafikakuJoshuwaeGiligali, uKalebiindodanakaJefuneumKenaziwathikuye: “UyalaziwenaizwiuJehovaalikhulumakuMoseumuntu kaNkulunkulungaminangaweeKadeshiBarineya 7NgangineminyakaengamashumiamanelaphouMose incekukaJehovaengithumaeKadeshiBarineyaukuba ngihloleizwe;ngasengimbuyiselailizwi njengokusenhliziyweniyami.
8Nokhoabafowethuabakhuphukanamibaqedaizinhliziyo zabantu,kodwaminangamlandelauJehovauNkulunkulu wamingokuphelele.
9UMosewafungangalolosuku,wathi:“Impelaizwe izinyawozakhoezinyathelwekuloliyakubayifalakho nelabantwanabakhokuzekubephakade,ngokuba umlandeleuJehovauNkulunkuluwamingokupheleleyo 10Manjebheka,uJehovaungigcinilenjengokushokwakhe leminyakaengamashumiamanenanhlanu,selokhu uJehovaakhulumalelizwikuMoseabantwanabakwaIsrayelibezulazulaehlane;bheka,namuhlangineminyaka engamashumiayisishiyagalombilinanhlanu.
11NgisenamandlanamuhlanjengasosukwiniuMose angithumangalo,njengalokhoayenamandlaamingaleso sikhathi,anjaloamandlaaminamanjeukulwa,nokuphuma nokungena
12NgalokhonginikenilentabauJehovaakhulumangayo ngalolosuku;ngobawenawezwangalolosukuukuthiamaAnakiayelapho,lokuthiimizimikhulu,ebiyelweyo; 13UJoshuwawambusisa,wanikauKalebiindodana kaJefuneiHebronilibeyifa.
14NgakhoiHebronilabayifalikaKalebiindodana kaJefuneumKhenazikuzekubenamuhla,ngokuba wamlandelauJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli ngokupheleleyo
15IgamaleHebronilaliyiKiriyatiArabakuqala;u-Arba wayengumuntuomkhuluphakathikwama-AnakiIzwe lazolaekulweni
ISAHLUKO15
1LeyoyabayinkathoyesizwesabantwanabakwaJuda ngemindeniyabo;kuzekubesemkhawulweniwakwaEdomiihlanelaseZiningaseningizimulalisekupheleni kogulwaseningizimu
2Umkhawulowabowaseningizimuwawusukelaosebeni loLwandleLukasawotiethekwinielibhekeeningizimu.
3waphumawayaohlangothinilwaseningizimu,waya eMahalehacrabimi,wadlulelaeZini,wenyukela ohlangothinilwaseningizimueKadeshiBarineya,wadlulela eHezironi,wenyukelae-Adari,wazungezaeKarika;
4Wasukalapho,wayae-Azimoni,waphumawaya emfuleniwaseGibithe;ukuphumakomkhawulo kwakungaselwandle;lokhokuyakubangumkhawulowenu waseningizimu.
5UmkhawulowasempumalangawawuLwandle Lukasawoti,kuzekubesekugcinenikweJordani Umkhawulowaboohlangothiniolusenyakathowawusuka ethekwinilolwandleekuphelenikweJordani;
6umkhawulowenyukelaeBetiHogila,wadlula ngasenyakathokweBetiAraba;umkhawulowenyukela etshenilikaBohaniindodanakaRubeni;
7UmkhawulowenyukawayaeDebiriusukaesigodini sase-Akori,ubhekengasenyakathoubhekengaseGiligali, elingaphambikommangooyae-Adumimieningizimu yomfula;
8UmkhawulowenyukaesigodinisendodanakaHinomu ngasecelenikwamaJebusingaseningizimu;liyiJerusalema; umkhawulowenyukelaesiqongwenisentabaephambi kwesigodisikaHinomungasentshonalanga,esisekupheleni kwesigodisamaRefangasenyakatho;
9Umkhawulowawususukaesiqongwenisentaba,waya emthonjeniwamanziaseNefitowa,waphumawayaemizini yasentabeniyase-Efroni;umkhawulowaphumawaya eBahalaeliyiKiriyatiJeharimi;
10umkhawulowasukaeBahalangasentshonalanga,waya entabeniyaseSeyiri,wadlulawayaecelenikwentaba iJeharimieliyiKesaloningasenyakatho,wehlelaeBeti Shemeshi,wadlulelaeThimna;
11umkhawulowaphumawayaecelenikwe-Ekroni ngasenyakatho,umkhawulowaphumawayaeShikroni, wadlulawayaentabeniyaseBahala,waphumawaya eJabineyeli;ukuphumakomkhawulokwakungaselwandle 12UmkhawuloosentshonalangawawuseLwandle Olukhulunomkhawulowalo.Lonangumkhawulo wabantwanabakwaJudanxazonkengemindeniyabo 13WamnikauKalebiindodanakaJefuneisabelophakathi kwabantwanabakwaJuda,ngokomyalokaJehova kuJoshuwa,umuzika-Arbauyiseka-AnakioyiHebroni 14UKalebiwawaxoshakhonaamadodanaamathathukaAnaki,oSheshayi,no-Ahimani,noTalimayi,abantwana bakwa-Anaki
15Wenyukalapho,wayakwabakhileyoeDebiri;igama leDebirilaliyiKiriyatiSeferikuqala
16WathiuKalebi:"OnqobaiKiriyatiSeferi,alithathe, ngiyakumnikau-Akisaindodakaziyamiibengumkakhe." 17U-OtheniyeliindodanakaKenazi,umfowabokaKalebi, walithatha;wamnikau-Akisaindodakaziyakhe,ibe ngumkakhe.
18Kwathiekufikenikwakhewamncengaukubaacele insimukuyise;wehlaembongolweniyakhe;uKalebiwathi kuye:“Ufunanina?
ISAHLUKO16
1InkathoyabantwanabakwaJosefayasukaeJordani ngaseJeriko,emanziniaseJerikongasempumalanga,ehlane elenyukalisukaeJerikoentabeniyaseBethele; 2waphumaeBhetheli,wayaeLuze,wedlulawaya emngceleniwe-Arikie-Atharothi;
3WehlelangasentshonalangaemkhawulweniwaseJafeleti, kuzekubesemkhawulweniweBetiHoroniYasezansi naseGezeri;ukuphumakwawokwakungaselwandle
4AbantwanabakwaJosefa,oManaseno-Efrayimi,balidla ifalabo.
5Umkhawulowabantwanabakwa-Efrayimingemindeni yabowawunje:umkhawulowefalabongasempumalanga wawuyi-AtharotiAdarikuzekubeseBetiHoronilaseNhla; 6umkhawulowaphumawayaelwandleeMikimetha ngasenyakatho;umkhawulowawusuzungeza ngasempumalanga,wayaeThahanatiShilo,wadlulakulo ngasempumalanga,wayaeJanowa;
7WehlausukaeJanowawayae-AtharotinaseNarati, wafikaeJeriko,waphumelaeJordani.
8UmkhawulowaphumaeTaphuwawaya ngasentshonalanga,wayaemfuleniiKhana;ukuphuma kwawokwakungaselwandle.Leliyifalesizwesabantwana bakwa-Efrayimingemindeniyabo
9Imiziyabantwanabakwa-Efrayimiyayiphakathikwefa labantwanabakwaManase,yonkeimizinemizanayayo.
10AbawaxoshangaamaKhananiayakheeGezeri,kepha amaKhananiahlalaphakathikwabakwa-Efrayimikuze kubenamuhla,ekhonziswa.
ISAHLUKO17
1KwabanenkathoyesizwesakwaManase;ngoba wayelizibulolikaJosefa;okungukuthi,uMakiriizibulo likaManase,uyisekaGileyadi,ngokubawayeyindoda yempi,wabanelakwaGileyadineBashan
2KwabanenkathoyabanyeabantwanabakwaManase ngemindeniyabo;kubantwanabakwa-Abiyezeri, nakubantwanabakwaHeleki,nakubantwanabakwaAsiriyeli,nakubantwanabakwaShekemi,nakubantwana bakwaHeferi,nakubantwanabakwaShemida;labobabe ngamadodanakaManaseindodanakaJosefangemindeni yawo.
3KephauSelofehadiindodanakaHeferikaGileyadi kaMakirikaManase,wayengenamadodana,kuphela amadodakazi;futhilawaangamagamaamadodakaziakhe: uMahela,noNowa,noHogila,noMilka,noTirisa.
4Asondelaphambikuka-Eleyazareumpristi,naphambi kukaJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,naphambikwezikhulu,athi: “UJehovawamyalauMoseukubaasinikeifaphakathi kwabafowethuNgakhongokomyalokaJehovawabanika ifaphakathikwabafowabobakayise.
5KwawelaizabeloeziyishumikuManasengaphandle kwezwelakwaGileyadineBashaningaphesheya kweJordani;
6NgokubaamadodakazikaManaseabanefaphakathi kwamadodanaakhe;nezwelakwaGileyadilasala emadodanenikaManase
7UmkhawulokaManasewasukakwa-Asheri,waya eMikimethaephambikweShekemi;umkhawulowahamba ngakwesokunene,wayakwabakhileyoe-Eni-Taphuwa 8IzwelakwaManaselalilelozwelaseTaphuwa,kepha iThaphuwaelisemngcelenikaManaselalingelabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi;
9UmkhawulowehlelaemfuleniiKhanangaseningizimu komfula;lemiziyakwa-Efrayimiiphakathikwemizi yakwaManase;umkhawulokaManasewawungasenyakatho komfula,ukuphumakwawongasolwandle;
10Ngaseningizimukwakungokuka-Efrayimi, ngasenyakathokwabangelikaManase,ulwandlelwaba umkhawulowakhe;bahlanganakwa-Asheringasenyakatho, nakwa-Isakarengasempumalanga
11Kwa-Isakarenakwa-AsherikwakukhonaiBetiSheyani nemizanayalo,ne-Ibeleyamunemizanayalo,nabakhileyo eDorinemizanayalo,nabakhileyoe-Endorinemizanayalo, nabakhileyoeThahanakinemizanayalo,nabakhileyo eMegidonemizanayalo,amazweamathathu.
12NokhoabantwanabakwaManasebabengenakuxosha abakhileyokuleyomizi;kephaamaKhananiathanda ukuhlalakulelozwe.
13Kwathilaphoabantwanabakwa-Israyelisebenamandla, bawacindezelaamaKhanani;kodwakabaxotshanga
14AbantwanabakwaJosefabakhulumakuJoshuwa,bathi: “Unginikeniinkathoeyodwakuphelanesabeloesisodwa njengefa,lokhungingabantuabaningi,lokhuuJehova engibusisilekuzekubemanjena?
15UJoshuwawathikubo:“Umaningabantuabaningi, khuphukaniniyeemahlathini,nizinqumelekhonaezweni lamaPherizinelamaRefa,umaizintabazakwa-Efrayimi zincanekuwe
16AbantwanabakoJosefabasebesithi:Intaba kayisenelanga;futhiwonkeamaKhananiakhileyoelizweni lesigodianezinqolazensimbi,lawoavelaeBhethi-Sheyani lemizanayawo,lawasesigodinisaseJizereyeli
17UJoshuwawakhulumakuyoindlukaJosefa,kuEfrayiminoManase,wathi:“Niyisizweesikhulu, ninamandlaamakhulu;
18Kodwaintabaizakubangeyakho;ngokubaliyizinkuni, uyakuligawula,ukuphumakwalokubengokwakho, ngokubauyakuxoshaamaKhanani,nakubaenezinqola zensimbi,nakubaenamandla.
ISAHLUKO18
1Yonkeinhlanganoyabantwanabakwa-Israyeliyabuthana eShilo,yamisakhonaitabernakelelokuhlanganaIzwe lanqotshwaphambikwabo.
2Kwasalaphakathikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeliizizwe eziyisikhombisaezingakalamukeliifalazo
3UJoshuwawathikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli:“Koze kubeninininqenaukungenaukulidlaizweuJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyihloaninikelonana?
4Zinikeniamadodaamathathuesizweningasinye, ngiwathume,asuke,adabuleizwe,alibhalenjengefalawo; njalobazabuyelakimi.
5Bayakulihlukanisalibeyizingxenyeeziyisikhombisa: uJudauyakuhlalaemkhawulweniwakheeningizimu,indlu kaJosefaihlaleemikhawulweniyayoenyakatho
6Ngakhoanobhalaizwelibeizingxenyeeziyisikhombisa, nilethelaphakimi,nginenzeleinkatholaphaphambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu
7KodwaamaLevikawanasabelophakathikwenu;ngokuba ubupristibukaJehovabuyifalabo;oGadi,noRubeni, nenxenyeyesizwesakwaManasebasebemukelisiweifa labongaphesheyakweJordaningasempumalangaabanika lonauMoseincekukaJehova
8Amadodaasukaamuka;uJoshuwawabayalaabahambayo ukuyolobaizwe,wathi:"Hambaninidabuleizwe,nililobe, nibuyelekimi,nginenzeleinkatholaphaphambi kukaJehovaeShilo"
9Amadodaahambaadabulaizwe,alibhalangemizi ngezigabaeziyisikhombisaencwadini,abuyelakuJoshuwa ekamueShilo
10UJoshuwawabenzelainkathoeShilophambi kukaJehova;uJoshuwawababelakhonaabantwanabakwaIsrayeliizwengokwezabelozabo
11KwavelainkathoyesizwesabantwanabakwaBenjamini ngemindeniyabo;umkhawulowenkathoyabowaphuma phakathikwabantwanabakwaJudanabantwana bakwaJosefa.
12Umkhawulowabongasohlangothinilwasenyakatho wawusukaeJordani;umngcelewenyukelaeceleni kweJerikongasenyakatho,wenyukelaezintabeni ngasentshonalanga;ukuphumakwawokwakusehlane laseBetiAveni
13Umkhawulowasukalapho,wayaeLuze,eceleni kweLuzeeliyiBethelengaseningizimu;umkhawulo wehlelae-Atharothadaringasegqumenielingaseningizimu kweBetiHoroniLasezansi.
14Umkhawulowasukalapho,wazungezaikonalolwandle ngaseningizimu,kusukelaentabeniephambikweBeti Horoningaseningizimu;ukuphumakwawo kwakuseKiriyatiBalieliyiKiriyatiJeharimi,umuzi wabantwanabakwaJuda;
15Uhlangothilwaseningizimulwalusukelaekupheleni kweKiriyatiJeharimi,umkhawulowaphumawaya ngasentshonalanga,waphumawayaemthonjeniwamanzi aseNefitowa;
16Umkhawulowehlelaekuphelenikwentabaephambi kwesigodisendodanakaHinomuesisesigodinisamaRefa ngasenyakatho,wehlelaesigodinisikaHinomueceleni kweJebusingaseningizimu,wehlelae-Enirogeli; 17Wasukaenyakatho,waphumawayae-EniShemeshi, waphumawayaeGeliloti,elibhekenenommangowaseAdumimi,wehlelaetshenilikaBohaniindodanakaRubeni;
18Wadlulawayaohlangothiniolubhekenene-Araba ngasenyakatho,wehlelae-Araba;
19umkhawulowadlulawayaohlangothinilweBetiHogila ngasenyakatho, ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakungasethekwinilasenyakathoyoLwandleLukasawoti ngasekugcinenikweJordaningaseningizimu; 20IJordanilalingumkhawulowalongasempumalanga.Leli laliyifalabantwanabakwaBenjaminingemingceleyabo nxazonkengemindeniyabo
21ImiziyesizwesabantwanabakwaBenjaminingemindeni yaboyayiyiJeriko,neBetiHogila,nesigodisaseKezizi, 22neBetiAraba,neSemarayimi,neBethele,
23no-Avim,noPhara,no-Ofira, 24neKefari-amonayi,ne-Ofini,neGaba;imizieyishumi nambilinemizanayayo; 25iGibeyoni,neRama,neBeyeroti, 26neMispa,neKefira,neMoza, 27noRekemi,no-Iripeyeli,noTharala, 28neZela,ne-Elefi,neJebusieliyiJerusalema,neGibeyati, neKiriyati;imizieyishuminanenemizanayayo.Leli kwakuyifalabantwanabakwaBenjaminingemindeniyabo
ISAHLUKO19
1InkathoyesibiliyadlauSimeyoni,isizwesabantwana bakwaSimeyoningemindeniyabo;ifalabolabaphakathi efenilabantwanabakwaJuda
2EfalabobabeneBeriSheba,neSheba,neMolada; 3neHazarishuwali,neBhala,ne-Azem, 4ne-Elitoladi,neBethule,neHorma, 5neZikilagi,neBeti-Makabhoti,neHazarsusa, 6neBetlebawoti,neSharuheni;imizieyishuminantathu nemizanayayo
7i-Ayini,neRimoni,ne-Etere,ne-Ashani;imiziemine nemizanayayo
8Yonkeimizanaeyayizingelezelelemizikwazekwaba seBahalatiBeri,iRamalaseningizimu.Leliyifalesizwe sabantwanabakwaSimeyoningemindeniyabo
9IfalabantwanabakwaSimeyonilaphumaesabelweni sabantwanabakwaJuda,ngokubaisabelosabantwana bakwaJudasasisikhulukakhulukubo;
10Inkathoyesithathuyaphumelaabantwana bakwaZebuloningemindeniyabo;umkhawulowefalabo wafinyelelaeSaridi;
11Umkhawulowabowenyukelangaselwandle, naseMarala,wafinyelelaeDabasheti,wafinyelelaemfuleni ongaphambikweJokineyamu;
12waphendukaeSaridingasempumalanga, ngasemkhawulweniweKisilotiTabori,waphumawaya eDaberati,wenyukelaeJafiya;
13usukelaphowedlulelengasempumalanga,waya eGithaheferi,nase-Ithali-kasini,waphumawayaeRemonimethowarieNeya;
14umkhawulowawuzungezaohlangothinilwasenyakatho, wayaeHanathoni,ukuphumakwawokwakusesigodini saseJifitaheli;
15neKathati,neNahalali,neShimroni,ne-Idala, neBetlehema:imizieyishuminambilinemizanayayo. 16LelilaliyifalabantwanabakwaZebuloningemindeni yabo,leyomizinemizanayayo.
17Inkathoyesineyadlau-Isakare,abantwanabakwaIsakarengemindeniyabo
18UmkhawulowabowawungaseJizreyeli,neKesuloti, neShunemi;
19neHafarayimi,neShiyoni,ne-Anaharati, 20noRabiti,noKishiyoni,no-Abeze, 21neRemeti,ne-EniGanimi,ne-Eni-Hada,neBetiPazezi; 22umkhawulowafinyelelaeThabori,naseShahazuma, naseBetiShemeshi;ukuphumakomkhawulowabo kwaseJordani:imizieyishuminesithuphanemizanayayo 23Leliyifalesizwesabantwanabakwa-Isakarengemindeni yabo,imizinemizanayayo.
24InkathoyesihlanuyadlaisizwesabantwanabakwaAsheringemindeniyabo
25UmkhawulowabowawuyiHelikati,neHali,neBetheni, ne-Akishafi, 26no-Alameleki,no-Amadi,noMishali;wafinyelela eKarmelingasentshonalanga,naseShihori-libinati;
27waphendukelangasempumalangaeBetiDagoni, wafinyelelakwaZebuloninasesigodinisaseJifitaheli ngasenyakathokwaseBetemekinaseNeyeli,waphuma wayaeKabulingakwesokhohlo;
28neHebroni,neRehobe,neHamoni,neKhana,kuzekube seSidonienkulu;
29umkhawulowabuyelaeRama,nasedolobhenieliqinile laseTire;umkhawulowajikawayaeHosa;ukuphuma kwawokwakungaselwandle,kusukelaogwinikuzekufike e-Akizibi;
30neUma,ne-Afeki,neRehobe:imiziengamashumi amabilinambilinemizanayayo.
31Lelilaliyifalesizwesoonyanabaka-Asheringemindeni yabo,leyomizinemizanayayo
32InkathoyesithuphayadlaabantwanabakwaNafetali, abantwanabakwaNafetalingemindeniyabo
33UmkhawulowabowasukaeHelefi,e-Aloni,waya eZaananimi,nase-Adami,naseNekebi,naseJabineyeli, wazewafikaeLakumi;ukuphumakwawokwakuseJordani; 34umkhawulowajikelangasentshonalangae-Azinotitabori,waphumakhonawayaeHukoki,wafinyelela kwaZebuloningaseningizimu,wafinyelelakwa-Asheri ngasentshonalanga,nakwaJudaeJordaningasempumalanga
35ImiziebiyelweyoyayiyiSidimi,neZeri,neHamati, neRakati,neKinereti, 36ne-Adama,neRama,neHasori, 37neKedeshi,ne-Edreyi,ne-EniHazori, 38ne-Iron,neMigdaleli,neHoremu,neBethanati,neBeti Shemeshi;imizieyishuminesishiyagalolunyenemizana yayo.
39LelilaliyifalesizwesabantwanabakwaNafetali ngemindeniyabo,imizinemizanayayo 40Inkathoyesikhombisayadlaisizwesabantwana bakwaDaningemindeniyabo 41UmkhawulowefalabowawuyiZora,ne-Eshitawoli,neIrishemeshi; 42noShaalabhini,no-Ajaloni,noJetla, 43no-Eloni,noThimnatha,no-Ekroni, 44ne-Eliteke,neGibethoni,neBhahalati, 45noJehudi,noBenebheraki,noGati-rimoni, 46neMejarikoni,neRakoni,nomngceleophambikweYafo
47UmkhawulowabantwanabakwaDaniwaphumawaba mncanekakhulu;ngalokhoabantwanabakwaDani bakhuphukaukulwaneLeshemu,balithatha,balishaya ngosikolwenkemba,balidla,bahlalakulo,balibiza iLeshemungokuthiuDani,ngegamalikaDaniuyise
48LelilaliyifalesizwesabantwanabakwaDaningemindeni yabo,leyomizinemizanayayo.
49Laphosebeqedileukwabaizwelibeyifa ngokwemingceleyabo,abantwanabakwa-Israyelibamnika uJoshuwaindodanakaNuniifaphakathikwabo
50NjengezwilikaJehovabamnikaumuziawucelayo, iThimnati-seraezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi,wakhaumuzi, wahlalakuwo
51Lawaangamafau-Eleyazareumpristi,noJoshuwa indodanakaNuni,nezinhlokozawoyisebezizwe zabantwanabakwa-IsrayeliabawabelangenkathoeShilo
phambikukaJehovangasemnyangowetendelokuhlangana Ngakhobaqedaukuhlukanisaizwe.
ISAHLUKO20
1UJehovawakhulumakuJoshuwa,wathi:
2TshonoebantwanenibakoIsrayeliuthi:Zikhetheleni imiziyesiphepheloengakhulumangayokiningesandla sikaMozisi;
3ukuzeabalekelekhonaumbulaliobulalaumuntuengazi engazi,abeyisiphephelosenukumphindiseliwegazi
4Obalekelekomunyewaleyomiziuyakumaekungeneni kwesangolomuzi,akhulumeindabayakheezindlebeni zamalungaalowomuzi,amngeniseemzinikubo,amnike indawoukubaahlalephakathikwawo
5Umaumphindiseliwegaziemsukela,akayikumnikela umbulaliesandlenisakhe;ngokubawabulalaumakhelwane wakheengazi,engamzondangangaphambili
6Uyakuhlalakulowomuzi,azeamephambi kwenhlanganoukubaahlulelwe,kuzekubesekufeni kompristiomkhuluoyakubakhonangalezozinsuku, umbulaliabuyeleemziniwakubonasendliniyakheemzini abalekelakuwo
7BamisaiKedeshieGalileezintabenizakwaNafetali, neShekemiezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi,neKiriyatiAraba eliyiHebroniezintabenizakwaJuda
8NgaphesheyakweJordaningaseJerikongasempumalanga bamisaiBezeriehlaneethafeniesizwenisakwaRubeni, neRamotikwaGileyadiesizwenisakwaGadi,neGolani eBashaniesizwenisakwaManase
9Leyayiyimiziemiselwebonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli, nomfokaziogogobeleyophakathikwabo,ukubayilowo nalowoobulalaumuntungokungaziabalekelekhona, angafingesandlasomphindiseliwegazi,azeemephambi kwenhlangano
ISAHLUKO21
1IzinhlokozawoyisebamaLevizasondelaku-Eleyazare umpristi,nakuJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,nasezinhloko zawoyisebezizwezabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; 2BakhulumakuboeShiloezwenilaseKhanani,bathi: “UJehovawayalangesandlasikaMoseukubasinikezwe imiziyokuhlala,namadleloayoezinkomozethu 3Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibawanikaamaLeviefenilawo njengesiyalezosikaJehovalemizinamadleloayo.
4InkathoyadlaimindeniyamaKohati;abantwanabakwaAroniumpristiababengamaLevibabelwangenkatho esizwenisakwaJuda,nasesizwenisakwaSimeyoni, nasesizwenisakwaBenjamini,imizieyishuminantathu
5AbanyeabantwanabakwaKohatibabelwaemindenini yesizwesakwa-Efrayimi,nasesizwenisakwaDani, nasenxenyeniyesizwesakwaManaseimizieyishumi
6AbantwanabakwaGershonibabelwaemindeniniyesizwe sakwa-Isakare,nasesizwenisakwa-Ashere,nasesizweni sakwaNafetali,nasenxenyeniyesizwesakwaManase eBashaniimizieyishuminantathu.
7OonyanabakaMeraringemindeniyabobabelwaesizweni sakwaRubeni,nasesizwenisakwaGadi,nasesizweni sakwaZebuloni,imizieyishuminambili.
8Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibawanikaamaLevileyomizi namadleloayongenkatho,njengalokhouJehovaeyalile ngesandlasikaMose
9BanikaesizwenisabantwanabakwaJudanasesizweni sabantwanabakwaSimeyonilemiziebizwengamagama lapha, 10abantwanabakwa-AronibemindeniyamaKohati abaphumakubantwanabakwaLevibabanabo,ngokuba yabayinkathoyaboyokuqala
11Babanikaumuzika-Arba,uyiseka-Anaki,oyiHebroni, ezintabenizakwaJuda,namadleloawonxazonkezawo 12Kephaamasimuomuzinemizanayawobakunika uKalebiindodanakaJefunekubeyifalakhe.
13Babanikakanjaloabantwanabakwa-Aroniumpristi iHebroninamadleloalo,libengumuziwokuphephela wombulali;neLibinanamadleloayo, 14neJatirinamadleloalo,ne-Eshitemowanamadleloalo, 15neHoloninamadleloalo,neDebhirinamadleloalo, 16neAyinnamadleloalo,neJutanamadleloalo,neBheteshemeshinamadleloalo;imizieyisishiyagalolunyekulezo zizweezimbili
17EsizwenisakwaBenjamini,iGibeyoninamadleloalo, neGebanamadleloalo, 18neAnatotinamadleloayo,neAlimoninamadleloayo; imiziemine.
19Yonkeimiziyabantwanabakwa-Aroni,abapristi, yayiyimizieyishuminantathunamadleloayo
20ImindeniyabantwanabakwaKohati,amaLeviasala emadodanenikaKohati,yabelwaimiziyenkathoyabo esizwenisakwa-Efrayimi
21BabanikaiShekeminamadleloaloezintabenizakwaEfrayimi,umuziwokuphephelawombulali;neGezeri namadleloayo, 22neKibisayiminamadleloalo,neBetiHoroninamadlelo alo;imiziemine
23EsizwenisakwaDani,i-Elitekenamadleloalo, neGibethoninamadleloalo, 24neAyalonnedlelolayo,neGati-rimonnamadleloayo; imiziemine
25EsiqingathenisesizwesakwaManase,iTahanaki namadleloayo,neGati-rimonnamadleloayo;imiziemibili 26Yonkeimiziyabaeyishuminamadleloayoemindeni yabantwanabakwaKohatiabaseleyo.
27AbantwanabakwaGershoniemindeniniyamaLevi babanikaesinyeisiqingathasesizwesakwaManaseiGolan eBashaninamadleloayo,umuziwokuphephelawombulali; neBhesheteranamadleloayo;imiziemibili
28Esizwenisakwa-Isakare,iKishoninamadleloalo, neDabarenamadleloalo, 29neJarimutinamadleloayo,ne-Eni-Ganiminamadlelo ayo;imiziemine
30Esizwenisakwa-Asheri,iMishalinamadleloalo,neAbidoninamadleloalo, 31neHelekatinamadleloayo,neRehobhinamadleloayo; imiziemine
32EsizwenisakwaNafetali,iKedeshiyaseGalilenamadlelo alo,umuziwokusabelaumbulali;neHamoti-dorinamadlelo ayo,neKartannamadleloayo;imiziemithathu
33IyonkeimiziyamaGershonngemindeniyawoyaba yimizieyishuminantathunamadleloayo.
34EmindeniniyabantwanabakwaMerari,insaliyamaLevi, esizwenisakwaZebuloni,iJokineyamunamadleloalo, neKarithanamadleloalo, 35neDimnanamadleloayo,neNahalalinamadleloayo; imiziemine.
36EsizwenisakwaRubeni,iBezerinamadleloalo, neJahazanamadleloalo, 37iKedemotinamadleloayo,neMefahatinamadleloayo; imiziemine
38EsizwenisakwaGadi,iRamotikwaGileyadinamadlelo ayo,umziwokusabelaumbulali;neMahanayiminamadlelo ayo,
39neHeshbhonnamadleloalo,neJazerinamadleloalo; imiziemineiyonke
40YonkeimiziyabantwanabakwaMeraringemindeni yaboababeseleemindeniniyamaLeviyabayimizi eyishuminambilingenkathoyabo
41YonkeimiziyamaLeviphakathikwefalabantwana bakwa-Israyeliyayiyimiziengamashumiamane nesishiyagalombilinamadleloayo
42Lemiziyayiyilowonalowonamadleloayonxazonke zayo;
43UJehovawamnikau-Israyelilonkeizweayefunge ukulinikaoyise;balidla,bahlalakulo
44UJehovawawaphumuzanxazonkenjengakhokonke akufungelaoyise;uJehovawanikelazonkeizithazabo esandlenisabo
45Akuphuthanga-luthokukhokonkeokuhleuJehova akukhulumakuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli;konkekwenzeka
ISAHLUKO22
1UJoshuwawayesebizaabakwaRubeni,nabakwaGadi, nenxenyeyesizwesakwaManase,
2Wathikubo:“NikugcinilekonkeuMoseincekukaJehova aniyalangakho,nalalelaizwilamikukhokonkeenganiyala ngakho;
3Anibashiyangaabafowenulezizinsukueziningikuze kubenamuhla,kodwanigcinileimfaneloyomyalo kaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu.
4ManjeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenuusebanikile abafowenuukuphumulanjengokuthembisakwakhekubo; 5Kodwaqaphelanikakhuluukwenzaumyalonomthetho aniyalangawouMoseincekukaJehova,ukubanithande uJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,nihambeezindlelenizakhe zonke,nigcineimiyaloyakhe,ninamathelekuye, nimkhonzengayoyonkeinhliziyoyenunangawowonke umphefumulowenu.
6UJoshuwawababusisa,wabamukisa,bayaematendeni abo
7InxenyeyesizwesakwaManaseuMosewayeyabeleizwe eBashani,kephainxenyeuJoshuwawayinikaizwe phakathikwabafowabophesheyakweJordani ngasentshonalangaUJoshuwawayesebamukisabaya ematendeniabo,wababusisa;
8Wakhulumakubo,wathi:“Buyelaniematendenienu nengceboeningi,nezinkomoeziningikakhulu,nesiliva, negolide,nethusi,nensimbi,nezinguboeziningikakhulu; 9AbantwanabakwaRubeninabantwanabakwaGadi nengxenyeyesizwesakwaManasebabuya,basuka kubantwanabakwa-IsrayelieShiloelisezwenilaseKhanani,
UJoshuwa
bayaezwenilakwaGileyadi,ezwenilefalaboababelidla njengefa,njengezwilikaJehovangesandlasikaMose.
10LaphobefikaemikhawulweniyaseJordaniesezweni laseKhanani,abantwanabakwaRubeninabantwana bakwaGadinengxenyeyesizwesakwaManasebakhalapho i-altarengaseJordani,i-altareelikhuluukubalibonwe
11Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibezwakuthiwa:“Bheka, abantwanabakwaRubeninabantwanabakwaGadi nengxenyeyesizwesakwaManasesebakhilei-altare phambikwezwelaseKhananiemngceleniweJordani ngasemadlelweniabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
12Laphoabantwanabakwa-Israyelibekuzwalokho,yonke inhlanganoyabantwanabakwa-IsrayeliyabuthanaeShilo ukubaikhuphukeleukulwanabo
13Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibathumauFinehasiindodana ka-EleyazareumpristikubantwanabakwaRubeni, nakubantwanabakwaGadi,nasenxenyeniyesizwe sakwaManaseezwenilakwaGileyadi; 14kanyenayeizikhulueziyishumi,yisikhulusendlu ngayinyeeyisikhuluezizwenizonkezakwa-Israyeli; yilowonalowowayeyinhlokoyendluyoyisephakathi kwezinkulungwanezakwa-Israyeli.
15BafikakubantwanabakwaRubeni,nakubantwana bakwaGadi,nasenxenyeniyesizwesakwaManase,ezweni lakwaGileyadi,bakhulumanabo,bathi:
16“IshokanjeyonkeinhlanganokaJehova,ithi: ‘YisiphambekosinilesieninenzilekuNkulunkulukaIsrayeliukubanihlubukenamuhlaekumlandeleniuJehova ngokuzakhelai-altareukubanihlubukeuJehovanamuhla na?
17IngabeububibasePeyoribuncanekakhulukithi, esingahlanjululwangakukhokuzekubenamuhla,nakuba kwakukhonaisifoebandlenilikaJehova?
18KodwalizaphendukalamuhlaekumlandeleniuJehova? kuyakuthi,lokhunihlubukanamuhlakuJehova,kusasa ithukutheleleyonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli
19Nokho,umaizwelefalenulingcolile,welaniniye ezwenilefalikaJehova,laphoitabernakelelikaJehova lihlalakhona,nidleifaphakathikwethu,kodwa ningahlubukikuJehova,futhiningahlubukikithi ngokuzakhelai-altareecelenikwe-altarelikaJehova uNkulunkuluwethu
20Angithiu-AkaniindodanakaZerawenzaisiphambeko entwenieqalekisiweyo,ulakalwehlelayonkeinhlangano yakwa-Israyelina?futhilowomuntuakabhubhangayedwa ebubinibakhe.
21BasebephendulaabantwanabakwaRubeninabantwana bakwaGadinenxenyeyesizwesakwaManase,bathikuzo izinhlokozezinkulungwanezakwa-Israyeli:
22UJehovauNkulunkuluwawonkulunkulu,uJehova uNkulunkuluwawonkulunkulu,uyazi,no-Israyeli uyakwazi;umakungukuhlubuka,nomakuyisiphambeko kuJehova,(ungasisindisinamuhla)
23ukuthisizakhelei-altarelokuphendukaekumlandeleni uJehova,nomaukunikelaphezukwaloumnikelo wokushiswanomaumnikelowempuphu,nomasinikele phezukwaloiminikeloyokuthula,uJehovangokwakhe makakubize;
24Umakunalokhosingakwenzangangenxayokwesabale ntongokuthi:‘Esikhathiniesizayoabantwanabenu bangakhulumakubantwanabethu,bathi:‘Ninamsebenzi muninoJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli?
25NgokubauJehovawenzeiJordanilibeumkhawulo phakathikwethunanibantwanabakwaRubeninabantwana bakwaGadi;aninasabelokuJehova;kanjaloabantwana benubayakwenzaukubaabantwanabethubayeke ukumesabauJehova.
26Ngakhosathi:‘Masilungiseleukuzakhelai-altare, kungabielomnikelowokushiswanelomhlatshelo; 27kephakubengubufakaziphakathikwethunani, nezizukulwanezethuemvakwethu,ukubasikhonze uJehovaphambikwakhengeminikeloyethuyokushiswa, nangemihlatsheloyethu,nangeminikeloyethuyokuthula; ukuzeabantwanabenubangashokubantwanabethu esikhathiniesizayoukuthi:‘AninasabelokuJehova.
28Ngakhosathi,laphobeshonjalokithi nasezizukulwanenizethuesikhathiniesizayo,siphindesithi: ‘Bheka,isifanekisose-altarelikaJehovaobabaabasenzayo, kungesisoesomnikelowokushiswanemihlatshelo;kodwa liwufakaziphakathikwethunani
29MakubekudenathiukubasihlubukeuJehova, siphendukenamuhlaekumlandeleniuJehova,sakhei-altare leminikeloyokushiswa,neleminikeloyempuphu, nelemihlatsheloecelenikwe-altarelikaJehova uNkulunkuluwethueliphambikwetabernakelelakhe
30LaphouFinehasiumpristi,nezikhuluzenhlangano, nezinhlokozezinkulungwanezakwa-Israyeliezazinaye, bezwaamazwiabantwanabakwaRubeninabantwana bakwaGadinabantwanabakwaManaseababewakhulumile, kwabakuhleemehlweniabo.
31UFinehasiindodanaka-Eleyazareumpristiwathi kubantwanabakwaRubeni,nakubantwanabakwaGadi, nakubantwanabakwaManase:“Namuhlasiyaziukuthi uJehovauphakathikwethu,ngokubaanibenzangalelicala kuJehova;manjesenibakhululileabantwanabakwa-Israyeli esandlenisikaJehova.
32UFinehasiindodanaka-Eleyazareumpristinezikhulu babuyakubantwanabakwaRubeninakubantwana bakwaGadiezwenilakwaGileyadi,bayaezweni laseKhananikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli,bababuyisela izwi
33Lokhokwabakuhlekubantwanabakwa-Israyeli; abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibamtusauNkulunkulu, kabaqondangaukukhuphukelakuboekulweni,ukuchitha izweabantwanabakwaRubeninoGadiababehlalakulo.
34AbantwanabakwaRubeninabantwanabakwaGadi balibizai-altarengokuthii-Edi,ngokubaliyibufakazi phakathikwethubokuthiuJehovaunguNkulunkulu.
ISAHLUKO23
1KwasekusithiemvakwesikhathiesideiNKOSIibanike ukuphumulauIsrayeliezithenizabozonkeinhlangothi zonke,uJoshuwawayesemdala,esemdala.
2UJoshuwawayesebizawonkeu-Israyeli,namalungaakhe, nezinhlokozabo,nabahlulelibakhe,nezindunazabo,wathi kubo:“Minasengimdala,ngineminyakaeminingi; 3NikubonilekonkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenuakwenzile kuzozonkelezizizwengenxayenu;ngobauJehova uNkulunkuluwenunguyeonilweleyo
4Bhekani,nginabelengenkatholezizizweeziseleyo,zibe yifalezizwezenu,kusukelaeJordani,kanyenezizwezonke engizinqumileyo,kuzekubeseLwandleOlukhulu ngasentshonalanga
5UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuzixoshaphambi kwakho,azixosheebuswenibakho;niyakudlaifalezwe lazo,njengalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwenuekhulumile kini.
6Ngakhoyibaninesibindikakhulunigcinenenzekonke okulotshweencwadiniyomthethokaMose,ningaphambuki kukhoniyengakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo; 7ukuzeningangeniphakathikwalezizizweezisele phakathikwenu;ningaliphathiigamalawonkulunkulubazo, ningafungingabo,ningabakhonzi,ningabakhothameli;
8KephanamathelanikuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, njengalokhonenzilekuzekubenamuhla
9NgokubauJehovauxoshilephambikwenuizizwe ezinkuluezinamandla,kephaninaakukhomuntuomile phambikwenukuzekubenamuhla
10Umuntuoyedwakiniuyakuxoshainkulungwane, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenunguyeonilwelayo, njengokukhulumakwakhekini
11NgakhoziqapheleniukubanimthandeuJehova uNkulunkuluwenu
12Umakungenjalo,nibuyelaemuva,ninamathelekuyo insaliyalezizizweeziselephakathikwenu,niganwenazo, ningenekuzo,nazokini;
13YazininokwaziukuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu akasayikuxoshanesisodwasalezizizwephambikwenu; kodwaziyakubayizihibenezihibekini,neziswebhu ezinhlangothinizenu,namevaemehlwenienu,nize nibhubhekulelizweelihleuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu aninikelona
14Bhekani,namuhlangiyahambaindlelayomhlabawonke, niyaziezinhliziywenizenuzonkenasemiphefumulweni yenuyonkeukuthiakuphuthanganentoeyodwakuzo zonkeizintoezinhleuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu azikhulumengani;konkekwenzekekini,akuphuthanga nentoeyodwakukho
15Kuyakuthi,njengalokhokonkeokuhleuJehova uNkulunkuluwenuakuthembisakhona,kunehlele;kanjalo uJehovauyakwehliselaphezukwenukonkeokubi,aze anibhubhisekulelizweelihleuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu aninikelona.
16LaphoneqileisivumelwanosikaJehovauNkulunkulu wenuaniyalengaso,nihambenikhonzeabanye onkulunkulu,nikhothamekubo;intukuthelokaJehova iyakunivuthela,nibhubhemasinyaneezwenielihleaninike lona
ISAHLUKO24
1UJoshuwawabuthazonkeizizwezakwa-Israyeli eShekemi,wabizaamalungaakwa-Israyeli,nezinhloko zabo,nabahlulelibakhe,nezindunazabo;bazimisaphambi kukaNkulunkulu.
2UJoshuwawathikubobonkeabantu:“Ushokanje uJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:“Endulooyihlo babehlalangaphesheyakoMfula,uThera,uyisekaAbrahama,noyisekaNahori,bakhonzaabanye onkulunkulu.
3Ngamthathauyihlou-AbrahamangaphesheyakoMfula, ngamhambisaezwenilonkelaseKhanani,ngayandisa inzaloyakhe,ngamnikau-Isaka.
4Ngamnikau-IsakauJakobeno-Esawu,ngamnikauEsawuintabayaseSeyiriukubaayidle;kephauJakobe nabantwanabakhebehlelaeGibithe
5NgathumaoMoseno-Aroni,ngalishayaiGibithe ngalokhoengakwenzayophakathikwalo;ngasemuva nganikhipha
6NgakhiphaoyihloeGibithe,nafikaolwandle; abaseGibithebabaxoshaoyihlongezinqola nangabamahhashi,kwazekwabaseLwandleOlubomvu 7BakhalakuJehova,wabekaubumnyamaphakathikwenu nabaseGibithe,waluyisaulwandlephezukwabo, wabasibekela;amehloenuabonileengikwenzileeGibithe, nahlalaehlaneisikhathieside.
8“Nganingenisaezwenilama-Amoriahlalangaphesheya kweJordani;alwanani;ngasengiwanikelaesandlenisenu, ukuzelidleilifalelizwelawo;ngabachithaphambikwakho. 9UBalakiindodanakaSipori,inkosiyakwaMowabi, wasukumawalwano-Israyeli,wathumelawabiza uBileyamuindodanakaBeyoriukubaaniqalekise.
10KephaangivumangaukumlalelauBileyamu;ngalokho walokhuelibusisa;ngakhonganikhululaesandlenisakhe
11NawelaiJordani,nafikaeJeriko;amadodaaseJeriko alwanani,ama-Amori,namaPherizi,namaKhanani, namaHeti,namaGirigashi,namaHivi,namaJebusi;ngase ngiwanikelaesandlenisakho.
12Ngathumaiminyovuphambikwenu,eyabaxosha phambikwenu,amakhosiamabiliama-Amori;kodwa kungabingenkembayakhonomangomnsalowakho.
13Ngininikeizweeningalisebenzelanga,nemizi eningayakhanga,nahlalakuyo;Izivinineminqumo eningazitshalanganiyadla.
14NgakhoyesabaniuJehova,nimkhonzengobuqotho nangeqiniso,nisuseonkulunkuluababakhonzayooyihlo phesheyakoMfulanaseGibithe;nikhonzeuJehova.
15UmakukubiemehlwenienuukumkhonzauJehova, khethaninamuhlaukuthingubanieniyakumkhonza;noma onkulunkuluababakhonzaoyihlobengaphesheyakoMfula, nomaonkulunkulubama-Amorienihlalaezwenilawo; kephaminanendluyamisiyakumkhonzauJehova 16Abantubaphendulabathi:“Makubekudenathiukuba simshiyeuJehova,sikhonzeabanyeonkulunkulu; 17NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwethunguye owasinyusathinanawobabaezwenilaseGibithe,endlini yobugqila,owenzalezozibonakalisoezinkuluemehlweni ethu,wasilondolozaendleleniyonkeesahambangayo, naphakathikwabantubonkeesadabulakubo;
18UJehovawabaxoshaphambikwethubonkeabantu, ama-Amoriayehlalaezweni;ngobaunguNkulunkulu wethu
19UJoshuwawathikubantu:“AninakumkhonzauJehova, ngokubaunguNkulunkuluongcwele;unguNkulunkulu onomhawu;akayikuthethelelaiziphambekozenunezono zenu
20UmanimshiyauJehova,nikhonzeonkulunkulu bezizweni,uyakuphenduka,anenzeokubi,aniqede, esenenzeleokuhle
21AbantubathikuJoshuwa:"Qha;kephathina siyakumkhonzauJehova
22UJoshuwawathikubantu:“Ninaningofakazi ngokumelenenaniukuthinizikhetheleuJehovaukuba nimkhonzeBasebesithi:Singofakazi
23“Ngalokholahlanionkulunkulubezizweniabaphakathi kwenu,nithambekiseinhliziyoyenukuJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli
24AbantubathikuJoshuwa:“UJehovauNkulunkuluwethu siyakumkhonza,silaleleizwilakhe.
25UJoshuwawenzaisivumelwanonabantungalolosuku, wabamiselaisimisonesimisoeShekemi
26UJoshuwawalobalawamazwiencwadiniyomthetho kaNkulunkulu,wathathaitsheelikhulu,walimisalapho phansikwe-okielingasendliniengcwelekaJehova
27UJoshuwawayesethikubobonkeabantu:“Bhekani,leli tsheliyakubangufakazikithi;ngobalizwilewonkeamazwi kaJehovaawakhulumekithi;
28UJoshuwawayesebamukisaabantu,kwabayilowo nalowowayaefenilakhe
29KwathiemvakwalezozintouJoshuwaindodanakaNuni, incekukaJehova,wafaeneminyakaeyikhuluneshumi
30BammbelaemkhawulweniwefalakheeThimnati-sera esezintabenizakwa-Efrayimingasenyakathokwentaba yaseGahashi
31U-IsrayeliwamkhonzauJehovazonkeizinsuku zikaJoshuwa,nazozonkeizinsukuzamalungaayesaphila uJoshuwa,ayeyaziyonkeimisebenzikaJehovaayeyenzele u-Israyeli
32AmathambokaJosefaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli abakhuphukaeGibithebawembelaeShekemiesiqeshini sezweuJakobeasithengaemadodanenikaHamoriuyise kaShekemingezinhlamvueziyikhuluzesiliva,sabayifa labantwanabakwaJosefa
33U-Eleyazareindodanaka-Aroniwafa;bammbela entabenikaFinehasiindodanayakheayinikwayoezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi