UYoshuwa 3:1 Wavuka uYoshuwa kusasa ngengomso; banduluka eShitim, baya bafika eYordan, yena noonyana bonke bakaSirayeli, balala khona ngaphambi kokuba bawele. 3:2 Kwathi, emva kweentsuku ezintathu, ahamba amadindala ententeni umamkeli; 3:3 babawisela abantu umthetho, besithi, Xa nithe nayibona ityeya kaYehova umnqophiso kaYehova uThixo wenu, nababingeleli abangabaLevi bewuthwele; nize nimke endaweni yenu, niyilandele. 3:4 Kodwa makubekho ithuba phakathi kwenu nayo, elingathi ngamawaka amabini eekubhite ngomlinganiselo; musani ukusondela kuwo, ukuze nazi indlela eniya kukwazi ngayo kuba aniyihambi ngale ndlela ngaphambili. 3:5 Wathi uYoshuwa ebantwini, Zingcwaliseni; UYehova uya kwenza imisebenzi ebalulekileyo phakathi kwakho. 3:6 Wathi uYoshuwa kubabingeleli, Thwalani ityeya yomnqophiso nqophisani, niwele phambi kwabantu. Bayithwala ke ityeya umnqophiso, wahamba phambi kwabantu. 3:7 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Namhla ndiya kuqala ukukwenza mkhulu emehlweni amaSirayeli onke, ukuze azi ukuba, njengoko ndibe ndinoMoses, ngoko ndiya kuba nawe. 3:8 Uze ubawisele wena umthetho ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso; besithi, Xa nithe nafika elunxwemeni lwamanzi aseYordan, noyenza yima ngxi eYordan. 3:9 Wathi uYoshuwa koonyana bakaSirayeli, Sondelani apha, nive ilizwi likaYehova amazwi kaYehova uThixo wakho. 3:10 Wathi uYoshuwa, Niya kwazi ngale nto ukuba uThixo ophilileyo uphakathi kwenu; uya kuwagqogqa okunene amaKanan phambi kwenu; namaHeti, namaHivi, namaPerizi, namaPerizi; namaGirgashi, nama-Amori, namaYebhusi. 3:11 Nantso ityeya yomnqophiso weNkosi yehlabathi lonke, iyeza ngaphaya kwenu eYordan. 3:12 Zithabatheleni ngoko amadoda abe lishumi elinamabini kuzo izizwe zakwaSirayeli, kuzo kwisizwe ngasinye indoda. 3:13 Kuya kuthi, kamsinya nje, xa iintende zeenyawo zenkosi ababingeleli abathwele ityeya kaYehova, uYehova wehlabathi lonke, baya kuba ngabo aphumle emanzini aseYordan, anqamka amanzi aseYordan kumanzi ahlayo evela phezulu; baya kuma phezu kwelitye imfumba. 3:14 Kwathi, banduluka abantu ezintenteni zabo, ukuba badlule phesheya kweYordan, nababingeleli bethwele ityeya yomnqophiso phambi koYehova abantu; 3:15 Kwathi, bakufika abathwali betyeya eYordan, neenyawo zetyeya ababingeleli ababethwele ityeya bantywiliselwa eludinini lwamanzi; IYordan iyazalalisa zonke iindonga zayo ngamaxesha okuvuna; 3:16 ukuze amanzi ahlayo evela phezulu ema, anduluka phezu komhlaba mafumba kude kakhulu nomzi wakwaAdam, osecaleni leTsaretan; yehla, yasinga elwandle lweNtili, uLwandle lweTyuwa, lwaphela; anqamka; abantu bawela kanye malunga neYeriko. 3:17 Ke ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova bema beqinile kumhlaba owomileyo phakathi kweYordan, awela onke amaSirayeli emhlabeni owomileyo, bada bawela bonke abantu eYordan.