UYOSHUWA 5

₁Zonke iikumkani zama-Amori ngasentshonalanga kweJordan, nazo zonke ezamaKanana ezigudle ulwandle, zeva ngesiganeko esenziwa nguNdikhoyo sokomisa iJordan ada awela onke amaSirayeli. Zankwantya, zaphelelwa ngamandla ngenxa yamaSirayeli.

₂Ngelo xesha *uNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “Sebenzisa iintshengeca zelitye lenyengane, uwaluse amaSirayeli angolukanga.”

₃Wenjenjalo ke uYoshuwa, wawalusela endaweni ekuthiwa yiNduli yeNyama yoKwaluswa. _4-6Ukumka kwamaSirayeli eJiputa onke amakhwenkwe ayesele alukile. Kodwa ke kuthe ngenxa yokubhadula entlango amashumi amane eminyaka akwabikho thuba lakwalusa nkwenkwe. Kanti ke onke amadoda ayeselekwixabiso lokuya emfazweni ukufuduka kwabo eJiputa ayeselebhubhile ngenxa yokungamthobeli uNdikhoyo. Njengoko watshoyo kooyise-mkhulu uNdikhoyo akazange awavumele alibone ilizwe laseKanana eliphuphuma ubisi nobusi. ₇Oonyana uNdikhoyo awabakhulisa endaweni yooyise ngabo aba awabalusayo ngoku uYoshuwa, kuba kaloku babengazange boluka.

₈Akuba alusiwe ke onke, ahlala esikhululweni ada aphila loo madoda. ₉UNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “Namhlanje ndilisusile kuni ihlazo lokuba ngamakhoboka aseJiputa.” Yiyo ke loo nto loo ndawo kwathiwa ukubizwa kwayo yiGiligali, igama esabizwa ngalo.

₁₀Ngexesha amaSirayeli ayeseseGiligali entilini yaseJeriko, enza umsitho *wePasika ngokuhlwa komhla weshumi elinesine waloo nyanga. ₁₁Ngomhla olandelayo ayeqala ukutya ukutya kwaseKanana, agcada ingqolowa, enza nezonka ezingenagwele. ₁₂*Imana yaphela ngengomso, akaphinda ayifumana amaSirayeli, aza ngaloo nyaka atya ukutya okuveliswe yiKanana.

₁₃Xa wayeselapho ngaseJeriko uYoshuwa, wagagana nomfo ophethe ikrele. Waya kuye uYoshuwa, wafika wathi: “Ngaba ungakuthi, okanye ulutshaba?”

₁₄“Nakanye, ndikho nje mna ndiyingqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi *kaNdikhoyo,” utshilo lo mfo.

Wazikhahlela phantsi uYoshuwa, wathi: “Mhlekazi, mna ke ndisisicaka sakho; ufuna ndenze ntoni?”

₁₅Yathi loo ngqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi kaNdikhoyo: “Khulula iimbadada zakho ezo. Lo mhlaba umi kuwo ngumhlaba ongcwele.” Wenjenjalo ke uYoshuwa.