UYoshuwa
5:1 Kwathi, xa bonke ookumkani bama-Amori ababekuyo
phesheya kweYordan ngasentshonalanga, nookumkani bonke bamaKanan, ababethe
beseselwandle, beva ukuba uYehova wawomisa amanzi aseYordan
sathabathela phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, sada sawela;
Yanyibilika intliziyo yabo, akwaba sabakho kuqina kwamxhelo kubo
koonyana bakaSirayeli.
5:2 Ngelo xesha uYehova wathi kuYoshuwa, Zenzele iintshengece, uze
okwesibini ukubalùsa oonyana bakaSirayeli.
5:3 Wazenzela ke uYoshuwa iintshengece, wabalusa oonyana bakaSirayeli
endulini yenyama yokwaluswa.
5:4 Nasi isizathu sokuba uYoshuwa abaluse: bonke abantu ababethe wabalusa
kwaphuma eYiputa, amadoda, onke amadoda okulwa, afa apho
entlango ngasendleleni, ekuphumeni kwabo eYiputa.
5:5 Baye bolukile ke bonke abantu abo baphumayo;
abazalelwe entlango ngasendleleni ekuphumeni kwabo
eJiputa, bona babengabalukanga.
5:6 Ngokuba oonyana bakaSirayeli bahamba iminyaka emashumi mane entlango, de
bonke abantu ababengamadoda okulwa, abaphume eYiputa
batshabalala, ngokuba bengaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova;
Wafunga uYehova ukuba akayi kubabonisa ilizwe elo abelifungele uYehova
ukuba asinike ooyise, ilizwe elibaleka amasi
kunye nobusi.
5:7 Oonyana babo, awabavelisayo esikhundleni sabo, nguYoshuwa
bengalukile, ngokuba bengalukile, ngokuba bengalukanga
wabalusa ke endleleni.
5:8 Kwathi, bakuba belukile, bakubalusa bonke abantu.
bahlala ezindaweni zabo eminqubeni bada baphola.
5:9 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Ndiyiqengqile namhla ingcikivo
yeJiputa isuke kuwe. Ngenxa yoko kwathiwa igama laloo ndawo yiGiligali
kude kube namhla.
5:10 Bamisa iintente oonyana bakaSirayeli eGiligali, benza ipasika
ngolweshumi elinesine enyangeni leyo, ngokuhlwa, ezinkqantosini zaseYeriko.
5:11 Badla iziveliso zelo zwe ngengomso
ipasika, izonka ezingenagwele, namakhweba, kwangaloo mini.
5:12 Yaphela imana ngengomso, emva kokudla kwabo izikhwebu
zomhlaba; ababa saba nemana oonyana bakaSirayeli; kodwa bona
badla iziqhamo zelizwe lakwaKanan ngaloo mnyaka.
5:13 Kwathi, xa uYoshuwa wayeseYeriko, wayiphakamisa yakhe
Wakhangela amehlo, wabona kumi indoda malunga naye
Erhole ikrele lakhe esandleni sakhe; waya uYoshuwa kuye, wathi kuye
wathi kuye, Ungakuthi, ungakwiintshaba zethu, kusini na?
5:14 Wathi, Hayi; ke ngoku ndingumthetheli womkhosi kaYehova.
Wawa uYoshuwa ngobuso bakhe emhlabeni, waqubuda, wathi kuye
Ithini na inkosi yam kumkhonzi wayo?
5:15 Wathi umthetheli womkhosi kaYehova kuYoshuwa, Khulula iimbadada zakho;
ukusuka ezinyaweni zakho; kuba loo ndawo umi kuyo ingcwele. NoYoshuwa
wenze njalo.