Sono sa-Akhani
1Kodvwa ema-Israyeli ona, atsatsa tintfo lokwakufanele tibhujiswe. Akhani, umsa waKhami, umsa waZabdi labenguZimri, umsa waZera, wesive sakaJuda, watsatsa letinye tato. Ngako lulaka lwaSimakadze lwasivutsela sive sema-Israyeli.
2Joshuwa wabe sewutfumela emadvodza aseseJerikho kutsi aye e-Ayi, lesedvute neBhethi Aveni, emphumalanga neBetheli, wabatjela watsi: “Yenyukani niyewuhlola lelive.” Ngako lamadvodza enyuka ayawuhlola i-Ayi.
3Kwatsi nasebabuyile, befika kuJoshuwa batsi: “Asikho sidzingo sekutsi bonkhe bantfu benyuke kuyakulwa ne-Ayi. Tfumela emadvodza lati-2 000 nome lati-3 000 kuyakuyidla, ungabakhatsati bonkhe bantfu ngekuya khona, ngobe bambalwa bantfu labakuleyo ndzawo.” 4Ngako kwakhuphuka emadvodza labengaba ti-3 000; kodvwa ehlulwa ngemadvodza ase-Ayi, 5labulala emadvodza langema-36 aka-Israyeli. Bawacosha ema-Israyeli bawesusa esangweni lelidolobha bayakuwangenisa eShebarimu, bawagwazela emaceleni etintsaba. Tinhlitiyo tesive sema-Israyeli natikubona loku, tashona phansi, taphelelwa ngemandla.
6Joshuwa wadzabula tembatfo takhe, wawa ngebuso phansi embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwaze kwaba kusihlwa. Nebaholi baka-Israyeli benta njalo, batitsela ngelutfuli enhloko. 7Joshuwa watsi: “Awu! Somandla Simakadze, lesive useweteleni umfula iJordane kutsi utekusinikela etandleni tema-Amori kutsi atekusibhubhisa? Maye, kube simane seneliswa kuhlala ngale ngesheya kweJordane! 8Awu! Simakadze, kodvwa ngingatsini nje, njengobe sive sema-Israyeli sesicoshwe titsa taso? 9EmaKhenani kanye naletinye tive takuletive titakuva ngaloku, bese tiyasivimbetela tilitsanyele liphele nya libito letfu emhlabeni. Utakwenta njani-ke ngeLibito lakho lelikhulu kangaka?”
10Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Sukuma! Uweleni ngebuso bakho lapho phansi? 11Baka-Israyeli bonile; basephulile sivumelwane sami lengabayala ngaso kutsi basigcine. Batsetse letinye tetintfo bekufanele tibhujiswe; bebile, bacale emanga, letintfo labatebile batihlanganise netimphahla tabo. 12Nguko nje baka-Israyeli bangeke bakhone kumelana netitsa tabo; bayafulatsela babaleke, ngobe vele bona sebacalekisiwe. Angisayikuphindza ngibe nani, ngaphandle kwekutsi nibulale konkhe lokusemkhatsini wenu lokunikelwe ekubhujisweni.
13“Hamba uyewungcwelisa lesive, ubatjele utsi: ‘Tingcwelisiseni nine ngekwenu, nitilungiselele likusasa,’ ngobe nguloko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko, utsi: ‘Loko lokufanele kubhujiswa kusemkhatsini wenu, sive sema-Israyeli. Ngeke nikhone kumelana netitsa tenu ningakakukhiphi.
14“ ‘Ekuseni tiletseni nine, sive ngesive. Leso sive lesiyawutsatfwa nguSimakadze siyakuta ngembili, umndeni ngemndeni; lowo mndeni loyawutsatfwa nguSimakadze uyakuta ngembili, likhaya ngelikhaya; lelo khaya leliyawutsatfwa nguSimakadze liyakuta ngembili, umuntfu ngemuntfu. 15Loyo loyawutfolakala analetintfo lekufanele tibhujiswe uyawubulawa ngemlilo kanye nako konkhe lokungekwakhe. Ngobe wephule sivumelwane saSimakadze, wenta intfo lelihlazo esiveni saka-Israyeli.’ ”
16Ekuseni ngakusasa Joshuwa waletsa ema-Israyeli ngembili, sive ngesive; kwatsatfwa sive sakaJuda. 17Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwesive sakaJuda lweta ngembili, kwatsatfwa umndeni wakaZera. Lusendvo lwakaZera waluletsa ngembili, umndeni ngemndeni; kwatsatfwa Zabdi longuZimri. 18Joshuwa waletsa umndeni wakhe ngembili, indvodza ngendvodza; kwaze kwatsatfwa Akhani, umsa waKhami, umsa waZabdi longuZimri, umsa waZera, wesive sakaJuda.
19Joshuwa wakhuluma ku-Akhani, watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, nika Simakadze ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uvume kuye. Ngitjele kutsi wenteni, ungafihli lutfo kimi.”
20Akhani waphendvula watsi: “Liciniso! Ngonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Naku lengikwentile: 21Ngatsi nangibuka imphango, ngabona ingubo lenhle yaseBhabhulona, kanye netinhlavu tesiliva letingemakhilogremu langaba mabili, nelucetu lwegolide lolungaba yincenye yekhilogremu, lengakuhawukela, ngase ngiyakutsatsa. Tonkhe letintfo ngitimbele phansi ngekhatsi ethendeni lami, lesiliva yona ingaphansi kwato.”
22Ngako Joshuwa watfumela tigijimi, taya ethendeni, tatikhandza tifihlwe ethendeni, lesiliva imbelwe ngaphansi. 23Tatitsatsa letintfo lapha ethendeni, tatiletsa kuJoshuwa nakuso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli; tatendlala embikwaSimakadze. 24Ngako Joshuwa naso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, batsatsa Akhani, umsa waZera, nesiliva, nengubo, nalolucetu lwegolide, nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe, netinkhomo netimbongolo takhe, netimvu takhe, nelithende lakhe, nako konkhe labenako, bakuyisa eSihosheni sase-Akhori. 25Joshuwa watsi: “Usiletseleleni lembhubhiso? Simakadze utayiletsa kuwe imbhubhiso lamuhla.”
Ngako-ke onkhe ema-Israyeli amgcoba ngematje kanye nako konkhe kwakhe, base bayakushisa-ke. 26Etikwa-Akhani babutsisa indvundvuma lenkhulu yematje, lesolomane isesekhona lapho nalamuhla loku. Ngako Simakadze wagucuka ekutfukutseleni kwakhe lokwesabekako. Ngako-ke leyo ndzawo seyabitwa ngekutsi Sihosha sase-Akhori kusukela ngalelo langa.
Ngako Simakadze wagucuka ekutfukutseleni kwakhe lokwesabekako.
