UYoshuwa 6:1 Ke iYeriko ibivaliwe ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli; waphuma, akwabakho ungenayo. 6:2 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Yabona, ndinikele esandleni sakho iYeriko, nokumkani wayo, namagorha anobukroti. 6:3 Nowujikeleza umzi, nonke nina madoda okulwa, niwujikeleze; isixeko kanye. Uya kwenjenjalo iintsuku ezintandathu. 6:4 Ke isixhenxe sababingeleli sophatha izigodlo ezisixhenxe zokuhlaba umkhosi phambi kwetyeya. Nowujikeleza umzi ngomhla wesixhenxe izihlandlo zibe sixhenxe; ababingeleli bovuthela ngezigodlo. 6:5 Kuya kuthi ke, xa baqhumiselayo ixesha elide kunye neenkomo ekuveni kwenu isandi sesigodlo, bonke abantu baya kuduma ngodumo olukhulu; nodonga lomzi luya kuwa benyuka abantu, elowo aye ngqo phambi kwakhe. 6:6 UYoshuwa, unyana kaNun, wababiza ababingeleli, wathi kubo, Thabathani nyusani ityeya yomnqophiso, ababingeleli abasixhenxe baphathe izigodlo ezisixhenxe neempondo zeenkunzi zegusha phambi kwetyeya kaYehova. 6:7 Wathi ebantwini, Dlulani niwujikeleze umzi, niwuyeke abaxhobileyo bagqithele phambi kwetyeya kaYehova. 6:8 Kwathi, akuba uYoshuwa ethethile ebantwini, yasuka inkwenkwe leyo ababingeleli abasixhenxe, abaphethe izigodlo ezisixhenxe zokuhlaba umkhosi, begqitha phambi kwabo uYehova, wavuthela ngezigodlo, netyeya yomnqophiso kaYehova uYehova wabalandela. 6:9 Abaxhobileyo bahamba phambi kwababingeleli abaquphayo ukuvuthela ngezigodlo. abasemva belandela ityeya, kuhanjwa ababingeleli, bevuthela ngamaxilongo. 6:10 UYoshuwa wabawisela umthetho abantu, wathi, Ize ningamemi; phakamisa ilizwi lakho, kungaphumi lizwi umlomo wakho, kude kube yimini endothi kuwe, Dumisa; nandule ukukhwaza. 6:11 Ityeya ke kaYehova yawujikeleza umzi, yawuzunguleza kwakanye; bangena eminqubeni, balala eminqubeni. 6:12 UYoshuwa wavuka kusasa ngengomso, bayithwala ababingeleli ityeya yomnqophiso iNkosi. 6:13 Ababingeleli abasixhenxe, abaphethe izigodlo ezisixhenxe zokuhlaba umkhosi phambi kwetyeya UYehova waqhubeka equpha equpha ngezigodlo, equpha abaxhobileyo behamba phambi kwabo; abasemva beza emva kwetyeya kaYehova UYehova, ababingeleli baqhubeka bequpha bevuthela ngezigodlo. 6:14 Bawujikeleza umzi ngomhla wesibini isihlandlo sasinye, babuya bangena kuwo Benjenjalo iintsuku ezintandathu. 6:15 Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, bavuka kusasa malunga nosuku ekuzeni kusa, wawujikeleza umzi kwangolo hlobo kasixhenxe kwangaloo mini yodwa abawujikelezayo umzi izihlandlo zasixhenxe. 6:16 Kwathi ngesihlandlo sesixhenxe, ababingeleli bavuthela ioli ngezigodlo, wathi uYoshuwa ebantwini, Dumani; ngokuba uYehova unikile wena mzi. 6:17 Lo mzi woba yinto esingelwe phantsi, wona nento yonke ekuwo, ukuba ibe yinto esingelwe phantsi NguYehova yedwa: nguRahabhi ihenyukazi yedwa owodla ubomi, yena nabo bonke abanaye endlwini, ngokuba wabafihla abathunywa esabathumayo. 6:18 Nina ke, zigcineni entweni esingelwe phantsi, hleze nani nizigcine entweni esingelwe phantsi ziwenzeni esingelwe phantsi, ekuthabatheni kwenu entweni esingelwe phantsi, nenze iqalekiso iminquba yakwaSirayeli, niyihlisele ishwangusha. 6:19 Ke yona yonke isilivere, negolide, nempahla yobhedu, neyesinyithi, iyiyo zingcwaliselwe uYehova; zongena ebuncwaneni belizwe NKOSI. 6:20 Baduma ke abantu, ababingeleli ukuvuthela ngezigodlo baqupha kwathi, bakuva abantu isandi sesigodlo, nesandi sesigodlo Baduma ngodumo olukhulu, lwawa udonga lwathi bhuma Benyuka ke abantu kuwo umzi, elowo wathi ngqo kuye; bawuthimba umzi. 6:21 Bazisingela phantsi zonke izinto ezikuloo mzi, bethabathela kwindoda besa nakumfazi; ngohlangothi lwekrele, amadodana amancinci, amakhulu, neenkomo, neegusha, neesile. 6:22 UYoshuwa wayethe kumadoda amabini abelihlolile ilizwe, Hambani endlwini yehenyukazi, uyikhuphe khona inkazana leyo, nayo yonke loo nto yoba nayo njengoko nayifungelayo. 6:23 Abengenile ke amadodana aziintlola, amkhupha uRahabhi, kunye naye uyise wayo, nonina, nabanakwabo, nabo bonke abenabo; kwaye bayikhupha yonke imizalwane yakhe, bayibeka ngaphandle kweminquba Sirayeli. 6:24 Bawutshisa umzi ngomlilo, neento zonke eziluwo; babeka isilivere, negolide, nempahla yobhedu, neyesinyithi ebuncwaneni bendlu kaYehova. 6:25 UYoshuwa wamsindisa uRahabhi, ihenyukazi, nendlu kayise, kwanendlu kayise; konke abenako; wahlala kwaSirayeli unanamhla; ngokuba wabafihla abathunywa, abebathumile uYoshuwa ukuba bayihlole iYeriko. 6:26 Wafunga uYoshuwa ngelo xesha, wathi, Uqalekisiwe umntu ngenxa engaphambili NguYehova osuka awakhe lo mzi, iYeriko le; usekwe kowamazibulo, nakonyana wakhe omnci wawamisa amasango awo. 6:27 UYehova waba noYoshuwa; Lwaye luduma udumo lwakhe kuyo yonke indawo ilizwe.