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.