UYoshuwa
2:1 UYoshuwa unyana kaNun wesusa amadoda amabini aziintlola ngasese, esuka eShitim.
besithi, Hambani niye kulikhangela ilizwe, neYeriko. Bahamba ke, bangena endlini
nendlu yehenyukazi elinguRahabhi, walala khona.
2:2 Waxelelwa ukumkani waseYeriko, kwathiwa, Yabona, bekungena amadoda
nanku ngobu busuku oonyana bakaSirayeli, besiya kuhlola ilizwe.
2:3 Wathumela ukumkani waseYeriko kuRahabhi, esithi, Wakhuphe amadoda lawo
abaze kuwe, abangene endlwini yakho; ngokuba basendlwini yakho
yizani kuhlola lonke ilizwe.
2:4 Yawathabatha inkazana loo madoda omabini, yawafihla, yathi, Afikile ke
babengabantu kum, kodwa bendingazi apho bavela khona;
2:5 Kwathi, ngexesha lokuvalwa kwesango, kwakuba njalo
kwamnyama, aphuma amadoda; apho aya khona amadoda lawo, andazi;
emva kwabo ngokukhawuleza; ngokuba niya kuwafumana.
2:6 Ke yona yayinyuse phezu kwendlu, yazifihla kuyo
Izikhondo zeflakisi, abezicwangcisele zona eluphahleni.
2:7 Amadoda awasukela ngendlela eya eYordan ukuya emazibukweni;
baphuma ke abo babewasukela, balivala isango.
2:8 Engekalali, yenyuka yaya kuwo phezu kwendlu;
2:9 Wathi kumadoda, Ndiyazi ukuba uYehova uninikile eli lizwe.
nokuba sifikelwe kukunkwantyisa kwenu, nabemi bonke bakhona
liyatyhafa ilizwe ngenxa yakho.
2:10 Kuba sivile ukuba uYehova wawomisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu
nani ekuphumeni kwenu eYiputa; nento enayenzayo kookumkani ababini balo
nama-Amori ayenganeno kweYordan, uSihon no-Ogi, enibambise ngalo nina
itshatyalaliswe ngokupheleleyo.
2:11 Kwaye kamsinya nje sakuba seva ezi zinto, iintliziyo zethu zanyibilika, yaye akukho namnye
akusekho kuqina kwamxhelo mntwini ngenxa yenu;
UYehova uThixo wenu nguye uThixo emazulwini phezulu, nasehlabathini phantsi apha.
2:12 Ngoko ke, khanindifungele uYehova, ngokuba ndenjenjalo
nanenzela inceba, niyenzele inceba nani ekabawo
ndlu, kwaye undinike umqondiso oyinyaniso.
2:13 nimsindise ubawo, noma, nabazalwana bam;
noodade bam, nako konke abanako, kwaye sihlangule ubomi bethu kubo
ukufa.
2:14 Athi kuyo amadoda lawo, Umphefumlo wethu wofa esikhundleni sowenu, ukuba aniyixelanga le nto yethu
ishishini. Kothi, xa uYehova esinike eli lizwe, sithi thina
uya kwenza kuwe ngenceba nangenyaniso.
2:15 Yawahlisa ke ngentsontelo ngefestile;
phezu kodonga lomzi, yahlala eludongeni.
2:16 Wathi kuwo, Yiyani entabeni, hleze bahlangane abo banisukelayo
wena; zimeleni apho iintsuku ezintathu, bade bafike abo banisukelayo
buyani: nandule ukuhamba indlela yenu.
2:17 Athi kuyo amadoda lawo, Makube msulwa thina esi sifungo sakho
usifungisile.
2:18 Uyabona, sakufika kweli lizwe, wobopha olu lutya lubomvu
ngefestile osihlise ngayo;
sondeza uyihlo, nonyoko, nabantakwenu, nabo bonke ooyihlo
indlu, ikhaya kuwe.
2:19 Kothi, bonke abasukuba bephuma ngeengcango zendlu yakho
amagazi akhe abe phezu kwentloko yakhe, sibe njalo thina
Umntu osukuba ekuwe endlwini, woba ligazi lakhe
Yoba entlokweni yethu, ukuba kuthe kwakho isandla kuye.
2:20 Ukuba ke uthe wayixela le nto yethu, soba msulwa esifungweni sakho
owasifungisayo.
2:21 Wathi yena, Makube njengokwamazwi enu. Wabathuma ke
bemka, wawubopha intsontelo ebomvu efestileni.
2:22 Bahamba ke baya entabeni, bahlala khona iintsuku zantathu.
bada babuya abo bawasukelayo;
kuyo yonke indlela, abazifumana.
2:23 Abuya ke amadoda omabini, ehla entabeni, adlula
Weza kuYoshuwa unyana kaNun, wamxelela yonke into abenayo
yabafikela:
2:24 Athi kuYoshuwa, UYehova unikele esandleni sethu ngenene
umhlaba wonke; ngokuba bathe amandla bonke abemi belizwe
ngenxa yethu.