Ama-Israyeli athumba i-Ayi
1USomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Ungesabi namkha uphelelwe mamandla. Thatha woke amadoda wepi uphanagele wenyukele e-Ayi. Qala, nginikele ikosi yakhona esandleni sakho, abantu bayo, idorobho layo kanye nenarhayo. 2Wenze nge-Ayi nekosayo owasenza ngeJerikho nekosi yakhona. Kwanjesi ningazithathela ipango nefuyo yakhona kube ngekwenu. Nanabelani idorobheli nilivelele ngemuva.”
3UJotjhuwa waphuma nawo woke amadoda wepi wenyukela e-Ayi. Wakhetha iinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu zeengorho wazithumela ebusuku. 4Waziyala wathi: “Qalani la, nanabelani idorobheli nilivelele ngemuva. Ningayi kude khulu nalo kodwana hlalani nizilungiselele. 5Mina-ke nabo boke abantu abakhamba nami, sizalivelela ngaphambili. Kuzakuthi nabaphumako basihlangabeza, sibaleke njengombana senza phambilini. 6Bazasigijimisa kufikela lapha sibadosela khona kude nedorobho ngombana bazabe bazitjela bathi, ‘Qalani, babaleka njengaphambilini.’ Thina-ke nasibalekako, 7nina nizakuvumbuka bese nithumba idorobho ngombana uSomnini uZimu uzalinikela ezandleni zenu. 8Nasele niragelele idorobho, nilithungelele ngomlilo njengombana uSomnini ayalile. Qinisekani bona nenza njengokuniyala kwami.”
9Yeke uJotjhuwa wathumela amadoda wepi, aya lapha gade azokulalela khona idorobho. Afike aqupha ngetjingalanga ye-Ayi, hlangana neBhethe-Eli ne-Ayi, kodwana uJotjhuwa wahlala ubusuku bamhlokho aphakathi kwabantu.
10UJotjhuwa wavuka ekuseni, wahlela amadoda, wakhuphuka nabaphathi bakwa-Israyeli bakhamba phambi kwabantu banqombe e-Ayi. 11Woke amadoda wepi ebegade anaye akhuphuka, abandamela edorobheni. Ahloma amatende ngetlhagwini ye-Ayi ahlukaniswe mrhoba phakathi kwawo ne-Ayi leyo. 12Godu wathatha amadoda angaba ziinkulungwana ezihlanu, wawabadalalisa phakathi kweBhethe-Eli ne-Ayi ngetjingalanga yedorobho. 13Ngendlela leyo bajamisa amabutho: Ibutho elikhamba phambili belingetlhagwini yedorobho kwathi elikhamba ngemuva laba ngetjingalanga.
Ngobusukobo uJotjhuwa wangena ngemrhobeni nebutho. 14Kwathi lokha ikosi ye-Ayi nayibona lokhu, yona nabo boke abantu bayo, okumadoda wedorobho, barhaba baphuma ekuseni banqomba etatawini ukuyela emrhobeni weJordani kobana bahlangane no-Israyeli epini. Kodwana ikosi leyo azange ilemuke bonyana kunabantu abayilaleleko ngemva kwedorobho. 15UJotjhuwa nawo woke ama-Israyeli bafulathela, babalekela nca ngebhudwini. 16Boke abantu ebebangedorobheni babizwa kwathiwa abagijimise ama-Israyeli. Nabalokhu bagijimisana noJotjhuwa njalo bagadunga idorobho. 17Azange kusale muntu e-Ayi namkha eBhethe-Eli ongazange agijimise ama-Israyeli. Batjhiya amasango wedorobho avuleke khamukhamu bagijimisana nama-Israyeli.
18USomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Yelulela izenjana oliphethekwelo nca nge-Ayi ngombana ngizoyinikela esandleni sakho.” UJotjhuwa welulela izenjana ebegade aliphethe nca ngedorobheni. 19Ababalaleleko bavumbuka msinyana lapha bebabadalele khona, kuthe bona uJotjhuwa elule isandla sakhe, bangena ngedorobheni baliragelela bebalithungela ngomlilo khonokho. 20Kuthe lokha amadoda we-Ayi naqala emuva, madekhethu, intuthu evela ngedorobheni besele ithe kupe itjhinga emkayini. Akakamala ahluleka ukubalekela ngapha nangapha ngombana ibutho ebelibalekele ebhudwini lajikela abagijimisi balo. 21Iye, kwathi lokha uJotjhuwa nawo woke ama-Israyeli nababona bonyana labo ebebalalele idorobho sebalithumbile nokobana intuthu yedorobho besele isemkayini, bajika bona balwe namadoda we-Ayi lawo. 22Kanti-ke namanye ama-Israyeli avela ngedorobheni alwa namadoda lawo. Ngaleyondlela azifumana aphahlwe ma-Israyeli ngapha nangapha. Ama-Israyeli awamadlha kangangobana azange kube nophunyurhako namkha osindako, 23ngaphandle kwekosi ye-Ayi ayibamba iphila ayiletha kuJotjhuwa.
24Kuthe bona ama-Israyeli aqede ukubulala boke abahlali be-Ayi emmangweni lapha gade agijinyiselwe khona, ngemva kobana boke bafe ngesabula kufikela kewokugcina, woke ama-Israyeli abuyela e-Ayi afese ayibhubhisa ngesabula. 25Boke abantu be-Ayi, okutjho boke abafa mhlokho okumadoda nabafazi, bebaziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili, 26ngombana uJotjhuwa azange abuyisele isandla sakhe ebegade aphethe ngaso izenjana emuva kufikela lapha kubhujiswa khona boke abahlali be-Ayi. 27Ama-Israyeli azithathela ifuyo nepango kwaphela edorobheni, ukuya ngokwelizwi lakaSomnini ayala ngalo uJotjhuwa. 28UJotjhuwa watjhisa i-Ayi yaba liqubi leququ lasafuthi njengombana kunjalo nanamhlanje. 29Wahlomela ikosi ye-Ayi esigodweni bekwahlwa. Kwathi nakutjhinga ilanga uJotjhuwa wayala bona kuphanyulwe isidumbu sayo esigodwenapho siphoselwe ebungenweni besango ledorobho. Sadindelwa ngesiqorho samatje esisajame lapho nanamhlanje.
Ukuvuselelwa kwesivumelwano
30Nje-ke uJotjhuwa wakhela uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli i-aldari entabeni i-Ebali, 31njengombana uMosi inceku kaSomnini yayala ama-Israyeli encwadini yomthetho kaMosi. I-aldarelo belakhiwe ngamatje angakabazwa namkha angakabandulwa ngesisetjenziswa sesimbi. Batjhisela kilo imihlabelo yokutjhiswa kuSomnini, bahlabela nemihlabelo yetjhebiswano. 32Khonapho, phambi kwama-Israyeli, watlola ematjeni isifaniso somthetho kaMosi ebegade awutlolile. 33Woke ama-Israyeli, abaphathi, iinkhulu nabagwebi bawo, okutjho boke bendabuko kanye neenkhonzi, bajama ngapha nangapha komfaji ngaphambi kwabaphristi bamaLevi abathwala umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini. Ingcenye yabo yaba ngaphambi kwentaba yeGerizimu enye yaba ngaphambi kwentaba ye-Ebali kobana kube kubusiswa kwama-Israyeli njengombana uMosi inceku kaSomnini ayala phambilini. 34Ngemva kwalapho uJotjhuwa wafunda woke amezwi womthetho, iimbusiso namanikelela ukuya ngakho koke okutlolwe encwadini yomthetho. 35Wafunda woke amezwi phambi kwehlangano yama-Israyeli kanye nabafazi, abantwana neenkhonzi ebezihlala phakathi kwawo. Kiwo woke amezwi uMosi ayala ngawo, azange atjhiye nalinye.
