Abagwebi 2:1 Kwenyuka isithunywa sikaYehova eGiligali, seza eBhokim, sathi, Ndikwenzile nina ukuba ninyuke niphume eYiputa, ndinise ezweni endiya kuthi ngalo nafunga kooyihlo; ndathi, Andiyi kuwaphula umnqophiso wam naye naphakade wena. 2:2 Ize ningenzi mnqophiso nabemi beli lizwe; niya zidilizeni izibingelelo zabo, analiphulaphula ilizwi lam; wenze lento? 2:3 Kananjalo ndathi, Andiyi kubagxotha phambi kwenu; kodwa basuke babe yimiva emacaleni enu, noothixo bazo babe ngumgibe kuwe. 2:4 Kwathi, sakuwathetha isithunywa sikaYehova kuloo mazwi bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, baliphakamisa abantu ilizwi labo; walila. 2:5 Bayibiza loo ndawo ngokuthi, yiBhokim, babingelela khona kuYehova. 2:6 Wabandulula ke uYoshuwa abantu, bahamba oonyana bakaSirayeli elowo umntu elifeni lakhe, ukuba alidle ilifa ilizwe. 2:7 Bamkhonza ke abantu uYehova yonke imihla kaYoshuwa, yonke imihla kumadoda amakhulu awasalayo emva koYoshuwa, awayeyibonile yonke imisebenzi emikhulu kaYoshuwa uYehova awawenzela amaSirayeli. 2:8 Wafa ke uYoshuwa unyana kaNun, umkhonzi kaYehova, eyinkwenkwe iminyaka elikhulu elineshumi ubudala. 2:9 Bamngcwabela emdeni welifa lakhe, eTimnata-heres, e Kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, ngasentla kwentaba yaseGahashe. 2:10 Kananjalo sonke eso sizukulwana sahlanganiselwa kooyise; kwavela esinye isizukulwana emva kwaso, esingamaziyo uYehova, singekamazi imisebenzi awayenzayo kumaSirayeli. 2:11 Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova, bakhonza uBhahali: 2:12 Bamlahla ke uYehova, uThixo wooyise, owabakhuphayo welizwe laseYiputa, walandela thixo bambi koothixo babantu babangqongile, baqubuda kubo, babaqumbisa uYehova enomsindo. 2:13 Bamlahla ke uYehova, bakhonza uBhahali noAshtaroti. 2:14 Wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli, wawahlangula esandleni sabaphangi ababewaphanga, wawathengisa kubo izandla zeentshaba zawo ngeenxa zonke, azaba saba nako yima phambi kweentshaba zabo. 2:15 Athi akuphuma esiya naphi, sabachasa isandla sikaYehova kubi, njengoko wakuthethayo uYehova, njengoko wabafungelayo uYehova; babandezeleka kakhulu. 2:16 Noko ke uYehova wavelisa abagwebi, babahlangula esandleni sabo Izandla zabaphangi bazo. 2:17 Akabaphulaphula nabagwebi bawo, asuka ahamba bahenyuza ngokulandela thixo bambi, baqubuda kubo, bajika bakhawuleza baphambuka endleleni ababehamba ngayo ooyise, bemthobela uYehova imithetho kaYehova; abenjenjalo. 2:18 Xa uYehova wawavelisela abagwebi, uYehova waba nabo bagwebe, abahlangule esandleni seentshaba zabo yonke imihla ngokuba uYehova wazohlwaya ngenxa yokuncwina kwawo ngenxa yabacudisayo, babaxinzelela phantsi. 2:19 Kwathi, akuba efile umgwebi, babuya beze bonakalisa bona ngaphezu kooyise ngokulandela thixo bambi Zikhonzeni, niqubude kuzo; abapheza kwezabo neentlondi zabo, nendlela yabo yokuba lukhuni. 2:20 Wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli; Wathi yena, Ngokuba ukuba aba bantu bawugqithile umnqophiso wam endibawisele umthetho ngawo boyise, kwaye aniliphulaphulanga ilizwi lam; 2:21 Kananjalo andiyi kuphinda ndigqogqe umntu weentlanga phambi kwabo awamshiyayo uYoshuwa ekufeni kwakhe; 2:22 ukuze ndiwacikide ngazo amaSirayeli, ukuba othe wayigcina na indlela yehambo yawo ukuba bahambe kuyo uYehova, njengoko bayigcinayo ooyise, akayi kuyigcina, kusini na. 2:23 Waziyeka ke uYehova ezo ntlanga, akazigqogqa kamsinya; akabanikela esandleni sikaYoshuwa.