UJOSHUWA 8

₁UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: Ungesabi, ungabi-naluvalo; suka nabo bonke abantu bempi, ukhuphuke uye eAyi; bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yaseAyi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, nezwe layo;

₂uyakwenza kulo iAyi nenkosi yalo njengalokho wenza kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo; impango yalo kuphela nezinkomo zalo niyakuziphangela khona. Wuqamekele umuzi emva kwawo.

₃UJoshuwa wasuka kanye nabo bonke abantu bempi ukuba akhuphukele eAyi; uJoshuwa wakhetha amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu, amaqhawe anamandla, wawathuma ebusuku.

₄Wawayala ngokuthi: Bhekani, niyakuwuqamekela umuzi, emva komuzi, ningayi kude kakhulu nomuzi, nihlale nilungele nonke.

₅Mina nabantu bonke abanami siyakusondela emzini; kuyakuthi lapho bephuma ukusihlasela njengakuqala, sibaleke phambi kwabo.

₆Bayakuphuma, basilandele, size sibasuse emzini, ngokuba bayakusho ukuthi: Babaleka phambi kwethu njengakuqala, besesibaleka phambi kwabo;

₇niyakusuka ekuqamekeleni, niwudle umuzi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakuwunikela esandleni senu.

₈Kuyakuthi lapho seniwuthathile umuzi, nithungele umuzi ngomlilo, nenze njengezwi likaJehova; bhekani, senginiyalile.

₉UJoshuwa wayesebathuma, baya ukuyoqamekela, bahlala phakathi kweBethele neAyi ngasentshonalanga kwaseAyi; uJoshuwa walala lobobusuku phakathi kwabantu.

₁₀UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabutha abantu, wakhuphuka, yena namalunga akwaIsrayeli, phambi kwabantu, waya eAyi.

₁₁Bonke abantu bempi ayenabo bakhuphuka, basondela, baya phambi komuzi, bamisa ngasenyakatho kwaseAyi; kwakukhona isigodi phakathi kwakhe neAyi.

₁₂Wathatha amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, wawaqamekelisa phakathi kweBethele neAyi ngasentshonalanga komuzi.

₁₃Sebehleliwe abantu, lonke ibandla elalingasenyakatho komuzi nabaqamekeleyo babo ababengasentshonalanga komuzi, uJoshuwa waya ngalobobusuku phakathi kwesigodi.

₁₄Kwathi inkosi yaseAyi ikubona lokho, ashesha avuka ekuseni amadoda omuzi, aphuma ukuhlasela uIsrayeli, yona nabantu bayo, endaweni enqunyiweyo ngaphambi kwehlane; yayingazi nokho ukuthi babekhona abayiqamekeleyo ngasemva komuzi.

₁₅UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwaIsrayeli benza kungathi bahluliwe phambi kwabo, babaleka ngendlela eya ehlane.

₁₆Bonke abantu basemzini babizwa ukuba babaxoshe; bamxosha uJoshuwa, basuswa emzini.

₁₇Akusalanga-muntu eAyi naseBethele ongaphumanga ukubaxosha abakwaIsrayeli, bawushiya umuzi ugengelezile, babaxosha abakwaIsrayeli.

₁₈UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: Yelulela umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngaseAyi, ngokuba ngiyakulinikela esandleni sakho. UJoshuwa welulela-ke umkhonto osesandleni sakhe ngasemzini.

₁₉Abaqamekeleyo bashesha basuka endaweni yabo, bagijima lapho eselula isandla sakhe, bangena emzini, bawuthatha; bawuthungela ngomlilo masinyane.

₂₀Lapho amadoda aseAyi ebheka emva kwabo, abona, bheka, umusi womuzi wenyukela ngasezulwini; ayengenamandla ukubaleka ngalapha noma ngalapha, lapho abantu ababebalekele ngasehlane sebephendukela ababaxoshayo.

₂₁Ngokuba nxa uJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwaIsrayeli bebona ukuthi abaqamekeleyo bawuthathile umuzi nokuthi umusi womuzi wenyuka, base bebuyela emuva, bawabulala amadoda aseAyi.

₂₂Labo abanye baphuma emzini ukuba babahlasele baze babe-phakathi kukaIsrayeli, abanye ngalapha, abanye ngalapha, bababulala, kwaze kwangasalamuntu owaphunyuka, wabaleka.

₂₃Inkosi yaseAyi bayibamba isaphila, bayiyisa kuJoshuwa.

₂₄Kwathi lapho uIsrayeli eseqedile ukubulala bonke abakhileyo eAyi endle ehlane, lapho ebebaxoshele khona, bese bewé bonke ngosiko lwenkemba baze baqedwa, bonke abakwaIsrayeli babuyela eAyi, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba.

₂₅Bonke abawa ngalolosuku, abesilisa nabesifazane, babeyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, abantu bonke baseAyi.

₂₆UJoshuwa akabuyisanga isandla sakhe awelula ngaso umkhonto, engakaqothuli bonke abakhileyo eAyi.

₂₇Izinkomo kuphela nempango yalowomuzi uIsrayeli waziphangela khona, njengezwi likaJehova amyala ngalo uJoshuwa.

₂₈UJoshuwa wayeselishisa iAyi, walenza laba-yiduma lenxiwa kuze kube-phakade; liyincithakalo kuze kube-namuhla.

₂₉Inkosi yaseAyi wayiphanyeka emthini kwaze kwahlwa; ukushona kwelanga uJoshuwa wabayala ukuba behlise isidumbu sayo emthini, basintshinga ngasesikhaleni sesango lomuzi, wamisa phezu kwaso inqwaba enkulu yamatshe ekhona nanamuhla.

₃₀Khona uJoshuwa wamakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ialtare entabeni yase-Ebali,

₃₁njengalokho uMose inceku kaJehova wayala abantwana bakwaIsrayeli, njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose, ialtare lamatshe angabaziwe, angaphakanyiselwanga-muntu insimbi; banikela phezu kwalo ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova, banikela ngeminikelo yokuthula.

₃₂Waloba khona ematsheni impinda yomthetho kaMose ayilobayo phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₃₃Bonke abakwaIsrayeli namalunga abo, nezinduna zabo, nabahluleli babo babemi ngalapha nangalapha komphongolo phambi kwabapristi bamaLevi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, abafokazi nabokuzalwa ekhaya, inxenye yabo ibhekene nentaba yaseGerizimu, inxenye yabo ibhekene nentaba yase-Ebali, njengalokho uMose inceku kaJehova ebeyalile, ukuba babusise abantu bakwaIsrayeli kuqala.

₃₄Ngasemuva wafunda onke amazwi omthetho, isibusiso nesiqalekiso, njengakho konke okulotshiwe encwadini yomthetho.

₃₅Akwabakho-zwi kukho konke akuyalayo uMose, angalifundanga uJoshuwa phambi kwebandla lonke lakwaIsrayeli, nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabafokazi ababehamba phakathi kwabo.