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.