Isono saka-Akani
1Ama-Israyeli eqa umthetho malungana nezinto ezikhethelwe ukubhujiswa ngombana u-Akani umsa kaKarimi omsa kaZabadi umsa kaZerarhi wekoro kaJuda wathatha ezinye zezinto ezibekelwe ukubhujiswa. Itukuthelo kaSomnini yavutha phezu kwama-Israyeli.
2UJotjhuwa wathumela amadoda ukusuka eJerikho aya e-Ayi ngepumalanga yeBhethe-Eli wathi kiwo: “Khuphukani niyokuhlola inarha.” Yeke amadoda lawo akhuphuka ayokuhlola i-Ayi. 3Abuyela kuJotjhuwa athi kuye: “Akungakhuphuki woke umuntu. Iinkulungwana ezimbili namkha ezintathu zamadoda zinganela ukubhudabhuda i-Ayi. Akunasidingo sokukhathaza abantu kobana baye boke ngombana akunalitho laphaya.”
4Yeke kwakhuphuka iinkulungwana ezintathu zamadoda, kodwana zabuya zingasaqali nemuva zigijinyiswa madoda we-Ayi. 5Amadoda we-Ayi lawo amadlha ama-Israyeli, awagijimisa ukusuka esangweni ledorobho ukuya eTjhebarimu. Abulala pheze amatjhumi amathathu nesithandathu emehlelweni. Abantu baphela amandla bangenwa mamanzi emadolweni.
6UJotjhuwa wadabula izambatho zakhe, wahloma ihloko phasi phambi komfaji kaSomnini bekwahlwa akanye nabaphathi bakwa-Israyeli. Bazithela iinhloko ngequlwani. 7UJotjhuwa wathi: “Maye, Somnini Somandla! Bewusasiyamiselani iJordani isizwesi? Kungabe bewusinikela ezandleni zama-Amori kobana asirhayile na? Bekungasi ngcono thana sase sazihlalela ngaphetjheya kweJordani! 8Awu, Somandla! Alo, yinto engizoyithini-ke le nasele ama-Israyeli agijinyiswa zizitha zawo kangaka! 9AmaKanana nabahlali benarha le bazokwizwa ngalokhu, basizombe basuse ibizo lethu ngaphasi komthunzi welanga. USomnini uzokuthini ngebizo lakhe elikhulu kangaka na?”
10USomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Sikima, kubayini uhlome ihloko phasi nje? 11Ama-Israyeli onile, eqe isivumelwano sami engiwayale ngaso. Athethe ezinye zezinto ekumele zibhujiswe. Ngalokho ebile, abe akhuluma amala, afihla ezinye zezintwezo epahlenawo. 12Yeke ama-Israyeli angeze akwazi ukujama phambi kwezitha zawo. Azakufulathela izitha zawo abaleke ngombana aphenduke isiga sokubhujiswa. Angeze ngisaba nani ngaphandle kwanange nirhayila izinto ekufanele zibhujiswe eziphakathi kwenu. 13Sikima uhlambulule abantu uthi, ‘Zihlambululeni nilungiselele ikusasa ngombana uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi kunezinto ekumele zibhujiswe eziphakathi kwenu. Wena Israyeli angeze wakghona ukujama phambi kwezitha zakho kufikela lapha ususa khona izinto ekumele zibhujiswe phakathi kwakho. 14Kuzakuthi ekuseni-ke nitjhidezwe ngeenkoro zenu. Ikoro ezakukhonjwa yifumbe kaSomnini izakutjhidela ngemindenayo, umndeni ozakukhonjwa yifumbe kaSomnini utjhidele ngokweenkumba zawo, nekumbeni ezakukhonjwa yifumbe kaSomnini kutjhidele indoda nendoda. 15Loyo okhonjwe nezinto ezibhujiswako uzakutjhiswa, yena nakho koke anakho ngombana weqe isivumelwano sakaSomnini nokobana wenze ubudlhayela kwa-Israyeli.’ ”
16UJotjhuwa wavuka ekuseni, watjhideza ama-Israyeli ngeenkoro zawo. Kwakhonjwa ikoro yakwaJuda. 17Watjhideza imindeni yakwaJuda, kwakhonjwa umndeni kaZerarhi. Watjhideza ihloko nehloko yomndeni kaZerarhi kwakhonjwa uZabadi. 18Watjhideza ihloko nehloko yemizi kaZabadi kwakhonjwa u-Akani umsa kaKarimi omsa kaZabadi umsa kaZerarhi wekoro yakwaJuda. 19UJotjhuwa wathi ku-Akani: “Ndodanami, nikela idumo kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, uvume kuSomnini, ungitjele koke okwenzileko ungangifihleli litho.”
20U-Akani waphendula uJotjhuwa wathi: “Eqinisweni ngimi owonileko kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, nakhu engikwenzileko: 21Ngithe nangiqala ipango ngabona inaka lakanokutjho leTjhinari, isiliva engaphezu kwamakhilogremu amabili nesitina segolide esinobudisi obungaba siquntu sekhilogremu. Yeke ngazirhalela izintwezi, ngazithatha. Ngizifihle ehlabathini ngetendeni lami, isiliva lingaphasi kwenaka.”
22UJotjhuwa wathumela iinthunywa, zagijimela ngetendeni laka-Akani. Ngambala zafumana koke lokho kufihlwe ngetendeni lakhe, isiliva lingaphasi kwenaka. 23Bazikhupha ngetendenapho baziletha phambi kwakaJotjhuwa nama-Israyeli woke. Bazendlala phambi kwakaSomnini. 24UJotjhuwa nawo woke ama-Israyeli bathatha u-Akani umsa kaZerarhi, isiliva nenaka lakanokutjho nesitina segolide, amadodanakhe namadodakazakhe, iinkomo nabodumbana bakhe, izimvu neembuzi zakhe, itende lakhe nakho koke anakho bakwenyusela emrhobeni we-Akori. 25UJotjhuwa wathi: “Kubayini ubange ihlekelele engaka phezu kwethu? Nawe-ke uSomnini ukwehlisela ihlekelele namhlanje.”
Woke ama-Israyeli abakhanda ngamatje, abatjhisa yena nakho koke kwakhe, abavala ngamatje. 26Akghubelela phezu kwabo isiqorho samatje esisese khona nanamhlanje. USomnini waphenduka etukuthelwenakhe evuthako. Yeke bekube namhlanje indawo leyo kuthiwa mrhoba we-Akori.
