Bible Reading Plan – Day 59

₁Akuba ebhubhile uMosis, isicaka *sikaNdikhoyo, uNdikhoyo wabhekisa kuYoshuwa unyana kaNune owayesisandla sikaMosis,

₁Emva koko ke uYoshuwa into kaNune wathumela ngasekhusini iintlola zambini zisuka apho babekhulule khona eShitim, wathi: “Hambani niye kuhlola ilizwe laseKanana, ngokukodwa idolophu iJeriko.” Esukile ke loo madoda aya kungena kumzi wehenyukazi uRahabhi.

₂Ukumkani waseJeriko waxelelwa kwathiwa: “Kukho amaSirayeli afikileyo ngobu busuku, eze kuhlola eli lizwe.”

₃Ukumkani wathumela izigidimi kuRahabhi esithi: “Wakhuphe loo madoda asendlwini yakho, kuba aze kuhlola ilizwe lonke.”

_4-6URahabhi waphendula wathi: “Ewe, ebekho amadoda ebefikile apha kwam, phofu andiwazi ukuba abe evela phi na. Kambe ke ahambe ukutshona kwelanga, kungekavalwa namasango edolophu le. Andikhange ndibuze apho aya khona, kodwa ukuba niyawasukela ningawafumana.” (Ethetha le nto nje uRahabhi ezo ntlola wayezifihle phezu kwendlu, zingaphantsi komqhaphu owawubekwe apho.) ₇Ahamba ke loo madoda ngendlela eya kumazibuko eJordan, esukela iintlola ezo. Avalwa kwangoko amasango.

₈Ngaphambi kokuba zilale ezo ntlola, uRahabhi waya kuzo phezu kwendlu, ₉wafika wathi: “Ndiyazi ukuba *uNdikhoyo ulinike nina eli lizwe. Bonke abemi beli lizwe bayankwantya nini; boyika ngokokude baphelelwe ngamandla. ₁₀Sayiva nento yokuba uNdikhoyo walomisa uLwandle oluBomvu ukuba niwele ukunduluka kwenu eJiputa. Saziva neendaba zokubatshabalalisa tu kwenu ooSihon no-Ogi iikumkani zama-Amori ezazimi kwelaa cala lingasempumalanga yeJordan. ₁₁Soyika kakhulu ukuvakala kwezo ndaba, sonke apha satsho saphelelwa ngamandla. UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu nguye olawula emazulwini nalapha emhlabeni. ₁₂Ngoku ke khanifunge ngegama lakhe ukuba nobenzela inceba abantu basekhaya njengoko nam ndinenzele inceba, nindinike nomqondiso oqinisekileyo. ₁₃Ndithembiseni ukuba nomsindisa utata, nomama, nabantakwethu, noodadethu, kunye neentsapho zabo, singàbulawa thina.”

₁₄Athi loo madoda: “Ubomi bethu sibuthenga ngobenu. Ukuba wena akuyithethanga mntwini le nto sihambele yona apha kweli lizwe, siyathembisa ukuba sonenzela inceba xa uNdikhoyo esinikezela lo mhlaba.”

₁₅Indlu kaRahabhi yayiseludongeni olubiyele idolophu. Wawakhupha ngefestile ke loo madoda, ehla ngentambo. ₁₆Wathi: “Ze niye kuzimela ezintabeni, ningabonwa ngamadoda athunywe ngukumkani. Ze nihlale apho iintsuku ezintathu, de loo madoda abuye, nandule ke nina ukugoduka.”

₁₇Zathi iintlola kuRahabhi: “Asiyi kuba natyala lokungasigcini isifungo osifungise sona ukuba akukwenzanga oku: ₁₈xa singena kweli lizwe kufuneka ubophelele lo msonto ubomvu kule festile usikhuphe ngayo. Kufuneka uze noyihlo nonyoko nabantakwenu, nabo bonke abantu bakowenu, ubahlanganisele endlwini yakho. ₁₉Ukuba ngaba kubekho mntu uphumela ngaphandle kule ndlu, aze abulawe, lityala lakhe. Kanti ke xa kwenzakaliswe umntu esendlwini yakho, ityala loba lelethu. ₂₀Ukuba uyixelele nabani na into esizele yona, thina asiyi kuba natyala ngokungasigcini esi sifungo.”

₂₁Wavuma uRahabhi, wawandulula. Akuba ehambile, wabophelela loo msonto ubomvu efestileni.

₂₂Ezo ntlola zabaleka, zaya kuzimela ezintabeni, zahlala apho iintsuku ezintathu. Amadoda ayethunywe ngukumkani azikhangela kulo lonke ngasendleleni engazifumani, ada ancama abuyela eJeriko. ₂₃Zehla ke entabeni iintlola, zawuwela umlambo, zabuyela kuYoshuwa, zamxelela konke okwehlayo kuhambo lwazo, ₂₄zathi: “Inene, uNdikhoyo elaa lizwe lonke ulinikezela kuthi, yaye abantu balapho bonke baphelelwe ngamandla ngenxa yokoyika.”

₁Ngengomso uYoshuwa namaSirayeli ephela bavuka xa kumpondo zankomo, banduluka eShitim, baya kuma phezu kweJordan lo gama balinde ukuwela. ₂Emva kweentsuku ezintathu iinduna zajikeleza esikhululweni, ₃ziyalela abantu zisithi: “Xa nibona ityesi yomnqophiso *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu kunye nababingeleli abangabaLevi abayithweleyo, ze niphakame, niphume, nilandele. ₄Kaloku niza kuhamba ngendlela eningazange niyihambe ngaphambili; kuya kufuneka ke nilandele ababingeleli. Kodwa kufuneka ningasondeli kwityesi yomnqophiso. Ze kubekho umgama omalunga nekhilomitha enye phakathi kwayo nani.”

₅UYoshuwa ke wathi ebantwini: “Zihlambululeni, kuba ngomso uNdikhoyo uza kwenza imimangaliso phakathi kwenu.” ₆Waza wabhekisa kubabingeleli wathi: “Thwalani ityesi yomnqophiso niwele, baze abantu balandele.” Benjenjalo ke ababingeleli.

₇Wathi uNdikhoyo kuYoshuwa: “Into endiza kuyenza namhlanje iya kukwenza utsho uhlonipheke kumaSirayeli, aqonde ukuba ndinawe nanjengoMosis. ₈Yithi kubabingeleli abathwele ityesi yomnqophiso ze bathi bakufika emlanjeni iJordan, bangene beme enyeleni.”

₉UYoshuwa wabiza amaSirayeli wathi: “Sondelani nize kuva amazwi athethwe nguNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. ₁₀Noqonda ngale nto ukuba uThixo ophilayo ukho phakathi kwenu: nguye oya kuwaswantsulisa amaKanana, amaHeti, amaHivi, amaPerezi namaGirgashi, ama-Amori kunye namaJebhusi. ₁₁Niyabona, ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, iNkosi yehlabathi liphela, yiyo enandulelayo ukuwela iJordan. ₁₂Khethani ishumi elinambini lamadoda kwizizwe zakwaSirayeli, ibe nye kwisizwe ngasinye. ₁₃Bakuthi cakatha emanzini ababingeleli abathwele ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, iNkosi yehlabathi liphela, umlambo iJordan uya kuma, ahlanganiselane ndawonye amanzi avela ngentla.”

_14-15Yayilixesha lokuvuna, umlambo uzele, uphuphuma.

Ukunduluka kwamaSirayeli ukuya kuwela iJordan, ababingeleli babewakhokele, bethwele ityesi yomnqophiso. Kuthe nje ukuba bathi cakatha emlanjeni, ₁₆ema amanzi avela ngentla, ahlanganiselana ada aya kutsho eAdam, idolophu emelene neZaretan. Amanzi ahlayo ukusinga kuLwandle oluFileyo anqamka, baza ke abantu bawelela kufuphi neJeriko. ₁₇Lo gama abantu bakwaSirayeli bawelayo behamba kumhlaba owomileyo, ababingeleli ababethwele ityesi yomnqophiso babemi zinzi kumhlaba owomileyo apho esizikithini somlambo iJordan, bada bawela baphelela abantu.

₁Lakuba luwele lwaphelela uhlanga lwamaSirayeli, *uNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: ₂“Tyumba amadoda abe lishumi elinambini, ibe nye kwisizwe ngasinye. ₃Yithi makathathe ishumi elinambini lamatye kulaa ndawo bekume zinzi kuyo ababingeleli esazulwini seJordan, awathwale loo matye, aze awabeke apho kuya kuba kukhululwe khona ngokuhlwa namhlanje.”

₄UYoshuwa wawabiza loo madoda alishumi elinambini awatyumbileyo kwisizwe ngasinye, ₅wathi: “Ngenani emlanjeni iJordan, nigqithe kwityesi yomnqophiso kaThixo uNdikhoyo, ize indoda nganye ixwaye ilitye eliza kumela isizwe ngasinye samaSirayeli.” ₆Watsho esithi: “La matye ngumqondiso kumaSirayeli ngazo zonke iziganeko zikaNdikhoyo. Xa bebuza ngomso abantwana benu besithi: ‘Ngawantoni na la matye?’ ₇nobaxelela ukuba ngamhla ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo yayiwela umlambo, ema amanzi, ahlanganiselana eJordan. La matye ohlala esisikhumbuzo kumaSirayeli sesiganeko esehla kule ndawo.”

₈AmaSirayeli enza ngokomyalelo kaYoshuwa. Awakhetha amatye alishumi elinambini emlanjeni iJordan ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kuYoshuwa, lalinye kwisizwe ngasinye, awasa kulaa ndawo kwakuza kukhululwa kuyo ngaloo mhla. ₉UYoshuwa yena wabeka amanye amatye alishumi elinambini kulaa ndawo kwakumi kuyo ababingeleli ababethwele ityesi yomnqophiso, phakathi emlanjeni iJordan. (Aselapho unanamhla loo matye.) ₁₀Ababingeleli bema njalo emlanjeni iJordan kwada kwagqitywa yonke into ekwakuthiwe kuYoshuwa mayenziwe ngabantu. Zizinto ezaziyalelwe nguMosis zonke ezo.

Abantu bakhawuleza ukuwela umlambo. ₁₁Bakuba bewele bonke, ityesi yomnqophiso yawezwa ngababingeleli, abantu bejongile. ₁₂Amadoda esizwe sakwaRubhen nesakwaGadi, kunye nenxalenye yesizwe sakwaManase, awela kuqala kunabo bonke abantu, exhobile, njengoko wayetshilo kuwo uMosis. ₁₃Kwawela amashumi mane amawaka amadoda axhobele idabi, aya kutsho kwezo ntili zeJeriko, ekhatshwa nguNdikhoyo. ₁₄Into eyenziwa nguNdikhoyo ngalo mhla yatsho amaSirayeli amhlonela uYoshuwa. Amhlonela bonke ubomi bakhe njengoko amhlonelayo uMosis.

₁₅UNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: ₁₆“Xelela ababingeleli abathwele ityesi yomnqophiso ukuba baphume emlanjeni.” ₁₇Wenjenjalo ke uYoshuwa, ₁₈bathi bakuba bewelile, wabuya wazala, waphuphuma kwakhona umlambo.

₁₉AmaSirayeli ayiwela iJordan ngomhla weshumi kwinyanga yokuqala, afika amisa iintente eGiligali engasempumalanga yeJeriko. ₂₀UYoshuwa wawamisa apho eGiligali laa matye alishumi linambini ayethathwe eJordan. ₂₁Wathi kumaSirayeli: “Xa bathe abantwana benu babuza kuni, boyise, besithi: ‘Ngawantoni na la matye?’ ₂₂ze nibabalisele nithi: ‘AmaSirayeli ayiwela le Jordan ehamba emhlabeni owomileyo.’ ₂₃Kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu wawanqumamisa amanzi eJordan, khon' ukuze niwele umlambo womile, kanye ngalaa ndlela womisa ngayo amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu khon' ukuze siwele. ₂₄Loo nto ke iya kwenza ukuba bonke abemi belizwe bawaqonde amandla kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, nani nimoyike ngalo lonke ixesha.”

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.