UYoshuwa 8:1 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Musa ukoyika, musa ukuqhiphuka umbilini; ninduluke ninyuke niye eAyi; yabona, ndinawe umnikele esandleni sakho ukumkani waseAyi, nabantu bakhe, nomzi wakhe, nokumkani waseAyi ilizwe lakhe: 8:2 wenze kwiAyi nokumkani wayo njengoko wenza ngako kwiYeriko nakuyo; kodwa nozithimbela amaxhoba ayo, neenkomo zayo yibani lixhoba kuni; wumbelani umzi ngasemva kwawo. 8:3 Wesuka ke uYoshuwa nabantu bonke bokulwa, wenyuka waya eAyi UYoshuwa wanyula amashumi amathathu amawaka amadoda anobukroti, wawathuma kude ebusuku. 8:4 Wabawisela umthetho, esithi, Yabonani, niya kuwalalela musani ukuba kude kakhulu nomzi; yibani nonke niphela lungile: 8:5 Mna ke, nabantu bonke abanam, siya kusondela kuwo umzi. kothi, xa bathe baphuma besiza kuthi, njengaxa baseza; okokuqala, ukuba siya kusaba phambi kwabo. 8:6 Ngokuba baya kuphuma emva kwethu, side sibatsale kuwo umzi; kuba baya kuthi, Bayasaba phambi kwethu, njengasekuqaleni; baya kusaba phambi kwabo. 8:7 nisuke nisuke ekulaleleni, niwuthimbe umzi; Woyinikela uYehova uThixo wakho esandleni sakho. 8:8 Kothi, nakuba niwuthimbile umzi, niwumise umzi nize nenze ngokomthetho kaYehova. Yabona, mna ndikuwisele umthetho. 8:9 Wabandulula ke uYoshuwa, baya kulalela wahlala phakathi kweBheteli neAyi, ngasentshonalanga kweAyi; uYoshuwa walala ngobo busuku phakathi kwabantu. 8:10 Wavuka kusasa uYoshuwa, wababala abantu; Wenyuka yena namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli phambi kwabantu, waya eAyi. 8:11 Benyuka bonke abantu, amadoda okulwa abenaye; yasondela, yaya phambi komzi, yamisa ecaleni langasentla Ke kaloku kwakukho intlambo phakathi kwayo neAyi. 8:12 Wathabatha amadoda amalunga namawaka amahlanu, wawabeka ekulaleleni phakathi kweBheteli neAyi, ngasentshona komzi. 8:13 babamisa abantu, nawo wonke umkhosi obuphezu kwawo entla komzi, nabalaleli bawo ngasentshonalanga komzi; Wahamba uYoshuwa ngobo busuku esazulwini sentlambo. 8:14 Kwathi, akubona ukumkani waseAyi, bakhawuleza avuka kusasa, amadoda aloo mzi aphuma esiya kulwa namaSirayeli edabini, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, ngexesha elimisiweyo phambi kwentili; wayengazi ke ukuba kukho abalaleli ngakuye ngasemva isixeko. 8:15 UYoshuwa namaSirayeli onke benza ngokungathi aboyisiweyo phambi kwabo basaba ngendlela yentlango. 8:16 Babizelwa ndawonye bonke abantu abaseAyi ukuba basukele Bamsukela ke uYoshuwa, batsalwa bemka phakathi komzi. 8:17 Akwasala ndoda eAyi naseBheteli, engaphumanga emva kwayo Bawushiya umzi uvulekile, bawasukela amaSirayeli. 8:18 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Yolula umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngaseAyi; ngokuba ndiya kuwunikela esandleni sakho. Wazolula ke uYoshuwa umkhonto abewuphethe esandleni sakhe, ebhekisa kuwo umzi. 8:19 Besuka abalaleli ngokukhawuleza endaweni yabo, bagidima kwaoko wasolula isandla sakhe, bangena kuwo umzi, bawuthimba wakhawuleza, wawutshisa umzi. 8:20 Abheka emva kwawo amadoda aseAyi, abona, nantso indoda ifile wenyuka waya ezulwini umsi womzi, ababanga nakusaba ngapha nangapha; bajika ke abantu ababesabela entlango emva kwabo bawasukelayo. 8:21 Wabona uYoshuwa namaSirayeli onke, ukuba abalaleli bawuthimbile umzi. uthe wenyuka umsi womzi, babuya babuya wawaxabela amadoda aseAyi. 8:22 Baphuma abaya kuloo mzi, beza kubakhawulela; bangena ke ngoko phakathi kwamaSirayeli, abanye abangapha, abanye nangapha abaxabele, akwasala namnye kubo usindileyo, usindileyo. 8:23 Bambamba ukumkani waseAyi ehleli, bamzisa kuYoshuwa. 8:24 Kwathi, akugqiba amaSirayeli ukuzixabela zonke iimfazwe abemi baseAyi emaphandleni, entlango abayisukelayo bawa bonke, bawa ngohlangothi lwekrele, bada bawa aphela onke amaSirayeli, abuyela eAyi, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele. 8:25 Kwathi ke, bonke abawayo ngaloo mini, bethabathela kwindoda besa nakumfazi, babakho ishumi elinesibini lamawaka, onke amadoda aseAyi. 8:26 Akasibuyisanga uYoshuwa isandla sakhe, awolule umkhonto ngaso; wada wabatshabalalisa bonke abemi baseAyi. 8:27 Kodwa iinkomo namaxhoba aloo mzi azithimbela amaSirayeli bona ngokwabo, ngokwelizwi likaYehova awawisa umthetho ngalo UYoshuwa. 8:28 UYoshuwa wayitshisa iAyi, wayenza umwewe ingunaphakade, inxuwa; kude kube namhla. 8:29 Ukumkani waseAyi wamxhoma emthini kwada kwahlwa; Latshona ilanga, uYoshuwa wayalela ukuba basithabathe isidumbu sakhe wawuhle emthini, wawuphosa ekungeneni kwesango lomzi; umise phezu kwaso imfumba enkulu yamatye, ekhoyo unanamhla. 8:30 Waza ke uYoshuwa wamakhela isibingelelo uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, entabeni ye-Ebhali. 8:31 njengoko uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova wabawisela umthetho oonyana bakaSirayeli, kwaba njalo kubhaliwe encwadini yomyalelo kaMoses, isibingelelo samatye apheleleyo; kungekho bani uyiphakamisayo ngentsimbi phezu kwayo, banikela idini elitshiswayo phezu kwayo wabingelela kuYehova, wabingelela imibingelelo yoxolo. 8:32 Wabhala khona ematyeni umbhalo womyalelo kaMoses, awawubhalayo wabhala phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli. 8:33 Ema ke onke amaSirayeli, namadoda awo amakhulu, nababhali, nabagwebi bawo ityeya ngapha nangapha, phambi kwababingeleli abangabaLevi; abathwala ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova, nomphambukeli, ngokunjalo owazalelwa phakathi kwabo; isiqingatha sabo simalunga nentaba yeGerizim; nesiqingatha sabo simalunga nentaba ye-Ebhali; njengoMoses umkhonzi kaYehova UYehova wayewise umthetho ngenxa engaphambili, ukuba babasikelele oonyana bakaSirayeli. 8:34 Emveni koko wawafunda onke amazwi omthetho, iintsikelelo no iziqalekiso ngako konke okubhaliweyo encwadini yomyalelo. 8:35 Akwabakho nalinye ilizwi kuwo onke amazwi abewise uMoses umthetho ngawo, angalilesanga uYoshuwa phambi kwebandla lonke lamaSirayeli, nabafazi, nabantwana abasemzini, nabasemzini ababehleli phakathi kwabo.