UJOTJHUWA 20
Amadorobho wobuphephelo
1USomnini wakhuluma noJotjhuwa wathi 2akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi: “Khethani amadorobho wobuphephelo engakhuluma ngawo nani ngoMosi, 3bonyana umuntu obulele omunye ngephoso angakahlosi, abalekele kiwo. Azakuba yindawo yokuphephela kini nanibalekela umuntu ofuna ukubuyiselela ngeengazi. 4Umuntu loyo uzakubalekela kelinye lamadorobho lawo afese ajame ebungenweni besango lakhona, ahlathululele abaphathi bedorobhelo indabakhe. Bona-ke bazamngenisa ngedorobheni, bamnikele indawo, ahlale nabo lapho. 5Nakube umbuyiseleli weengazi uyamlandelela, abaphathi abakameli ukunikela umbulali loyo ezandleni zombuyiseleli ngombana ubulele umuntu womphakathi ngaphandle kwehloso angazange amzonde phambilini. 6Uzakuhlala ngedorobhenelo bekufike isikhathi sokobana ayokuvela ngaphambi kwebandla. Nakube akakabonwa umlandu uzakuhlala ngedorobhenapho kufikela lapha kuhlongakala khona umphristi omkhulu wangaleso sikhathi. Ngemva kwalokho-ke umbulali loyo angabuyela edorobheni lekhabo aye emzinakhe, okulidorobho abaleka kilo.”
7Yeke ama-Israyeli ahlukanisela iKhedetjhi eGalile ngeentatjaneni zakwaNafitali, iTjhekemu ngeentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu neKhiriyathi-Ariba (okutjho iRhebroni) ngeentatjaneni zakwaJuda. 8Ngaphetjheya kweJordani ngepumalanga yeJerikho bahlukanisela iBhetseri eserhalawumbeni elisekangala ukusuka ekorweni yakwaRubeni, iRamothi eseGiliyadi ekorweni yakwaGadi neGolana eseBhatjhani ekorweni yakwaManase. 9Lawo bekumadorobho wobuphephelo abelwe woke ama-Israyeli neenkhonzi eziphakathi kwawo ukuze kuthi nanyana ngubani obulala umuntu ngaphandle kwehloso abalekele kiwo. Umbuyiseleli weengazi akukameli ambulale angakaveli phambi kwebandla.
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