UYoshuwa 4:1 Kwathi, bakuba begqibile bonke abantu ukuyiwela iYordan; wathetha uYehova kuYoshuwa, esithi, 4:2 Zithabatheleni ebantwini amadoda abe lishumi elinamabini, indoda ibe nye, indoda ibe nye esizweni. 4:3 nibawisele umthetho, nithi, Phumani apha phakathi kweYordan; endaweni ebezimi kuyo iinyawo zababingeleli, amatye alishumi elinamabini, inamatye alishumi elinamabini nize niwele nani, nizishiye endaweni yokulalisa; apho niya kulala khona ngobu busuku. 4:4 Wawabiza ke uYoshuwa amadoda alishumi elinamabini, abewamisile koonyana kwaSirayeli, indoda ibe nye esizweni. 4:5 Wathi uYoshuwa kuwo, Gqithani phambi kwetyeya kaYehova uThixo wenu niye phakathi kweYordan, nithabathe elowo ilitye phezu kwenu igxalaba lakhe, ngokwenani lezizwe zoonyana baka; Sirayeli: 4:6 ukuze oku kube ngumqondiso phakathi kwenu, xa bathe babuza oonyana benu Oobawo ngexesha elizayo, besithi, Ayintoni na la matye kuni? 4:7 Nothi kubo, Amanzi eYordan anqamka ngenxa engaphambili; ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova; ekuweleni kwayo eYordan, anqamka amanzi eYordan; la matye aya kuba sisikhumbuzo koonyana bakaSirayeli ngonaphakade. 4:8 Benjenjalo oonyana bakaSirayeli njengoko uYoshuwa wayebawisele umthetho, bayithabatha amatye alishumi elinamabini eYordan phakathi, njengoko wathethayo uYehova kuYoshuwa. ngokwenani lezizwe zoonyana bakaSirayeli, kunye bawela nawo, baya nawo kuloo ndawo babelalisa kuyo, balala ezantsi phaya. 4:9 UYoshuwa wawamisa amatye alishumi elinamabini eYordan phakathi, kuloo ndawo apho zazimi khona iinyawo zababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso. akhona unanamhla. 4:10 Ke ababingeleli ababethwele ityeya bema eYordan phakathi, kwada yagqitywa yonke into uYehova awamwisela umthetho uYoshuwa ukuba ayithethe kuYehova abantu, njengako konke uMoses abemwisele umthetho ngako uYoshuwa; nabantu wakhawuleza wagqitha. 4:11 Kwathi, bakuba bewelile bonke abantu, yasuka yawela; yegqitha ityeya kaYehova nababingeleli phambi koYehova abantu. 4:12 Oonyana bakaRubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe AbakwaManase bawela bexhobile phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, njengoMoses wathetha kubo. 4:13 Ngathi babengamashumi amane amawaka axhobele ukuphuma umkhosi, abawelayo phambi koYehova, besiya edabini, ukuya kutsho kumathafa aseYeriko. 4:14 Ngaloo mini uYehova wamenza mkhulu uYoshuwa emehlweni amaSirayeli onke; kwaye bamoyika njengoko babemoyika uMoses yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. 4:15 Wathetha uYehova kuYoshuwa, wathi, 4:16 Bawisele umthetho ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yesingqino, ukuba beze phezulu eYordan. 4:17 UYoshuwa wabawisela ke umthetho ababingeleli, wathi, Nyukani niphume Jordan. 4:18 Kwathi, xa ababingeleli bethwele ityeya yomnqophiso UYehova wenyuka ephuma phakathi kweYordan, iintende zentente zaphakama iinyawo zababingeleli zafika emhlabeni owomileyo, amanzi olwandle IYordan yabuyela endaweni yazo, yahamba phezu kweendonga zayo zonke, njengabo ndenze ngaphambili. 4:19 Benyuka ke abantu eYordan ngomhla weshumi wokuqala ngenyanga, wamisa eGiligali, emdeni osempumalanga yeYeriko. 4:20 Ke loo matye alishumi elinamabini, abawathabathayo eYordan, wawamisa uYoshuwa eGiligali. 4:21 Wathetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, wathi, Xa oonyana benu bobuza kooyise ngexesha elizayo, besithi, Ayintoni na la matye? 4:22 nibazise oonyana benu, nithi, Afikile apha amaSirayeli iYordan kumhlaba owomileyo. 4:23 Kuba uYehova uThixo wenu wawomisa amanzi aseYordan phambi kwenu; nada nawela, njengoko wakwenzayo uYehova uThixo wenu kuLwandle oluBomvu; awayitshisayo phambi kwethu, sada sawela; 4:24 ukuze bonke abantu behlabathi basazi isandla sikaYehova, ukuba linamandla: ukuze nimoyike uYehova uThixo wenu ngonaphakade.