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.