UYoshuwa
9:1 Kwathi, xa ookumkani bonke ababephesheya kweYordan.
ezindulini, nasezintlanjeni, nasemideni yonke yolwandle olukhulu
malunga neLebhanon, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKanan, namaKanan
akuva amaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi;
9:2 babuthelana ndawonye, ukuba balwe noYoshuwa naye
Sirayeli, ngamxhelo mnye.
9:3 Beva abemi baseGibheyon akwenzileyo uYoshuwa kuye
eJeriko naseAyi,
9:4 Basebenza ke ngobuqhophololo, basuka bahamba, benza ngathi bangabathunywa;
bathabatha iingxowa ezonakeleyo emaesileni abo, neentsuba zewayini ezonakeleyo, ezikrazukileyo;
kwaye wabotshwa;
9:5 neembadada ezonakeleyo, ezibotshiweyo ezinyaweni zabo;
nesonka sonke somphako wabo saba somile, singundile.
9:6 Beza kuYoshuwa eminqubeni eGiligali, bathi kuye, Ne
sathi kumadoda akwaSirayeli, Sivela ezweni elikude; yenzani ngoko
yenzani umnqophiso nathi.
9:7 Athi amadoda akwaSirayeli kumaHivi, Hi ke, nihleli phakathi kwenu
thina; sothini na ukunimisela umnqophiso?
9:8 Bathi kuYoshuwa, Singabakhonzi bakho. Wathi uYoshuwa kubo
Athi kubo, Ningoobani na? nivela phi na?
9:9 Bathi kuye, Abakhonzi bakho bavela ezweni elikude kakhulu
ngenxa yegama likaYehova uThixo wakho; kuba siluvile udaba lwalo
naye, nako konke awakwenzayo eYiputa;
9:10 nento yonke awayenzayo kookumkani bobabini bama-Amori, ababephesheya
eYordan, nakuSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon, nakuOgi ukumkani waseBhashan engaseBhashan
IAshtaroti.
9:11 Athetha kuthi ke amadoda amakhulu, nabemi bonke belizwe lakowethu.
Thabatha umphako wendlela, uye kubakhawulela;
Yithi kubo, Singabakhonzi benu;
thina.
9:12 Esi sisonka sethu sasenza umphako wethu sishushu ezindlwini zethu;
yimini esaphuma ngayo ukuza kuni; kungokunje, womile, awukho;
bumba:
9:13 neentsuba ezi zewayini sazizalisa zisentsha; nantso ke
nanzi neengubo zethu, neembadada zethu, zonakele ngenxa yoku;
yohambo olude kakhulu.
9:14 Athabatha amadoda emphandeni wawo, akabuza nto emlonyeni
kaYehova.
9:15 Wenza uxolo nabo uYoshuwa, wabamisela umnqophiso wokubaxolelanisa
baphila bona, zafunga izikhulu zebandla kubo.
9:16 Kwathi, ekupheleni kweentsuku ezintathu, emveni kokuba begqibile ukwenza idini
benza umnqophiso nabo, beva ukuba bakufuphi kubo;
ukuba bahlala phakathi kwabo.
9:17 Banduluka oonyana bakaSirayeli, bafika emizini yabo phezu kwentaba
ngosuku lwesithathu. Imizi yabo ibiyiGibheyon, neKefira, neBheroti, ne
eKiriyati-yeharim.
9:18 Oonyana bakaSirayeli abababulala, ngenxa yokuba izikhulu zaseYerusalem
ibandla lalifunge uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli kubo. Kwaye zonke
Lazikrokrela izikhulu ibandla.
9:19 Zathi zonke izikhulu kwibandla lonke, Sifungile;
nguYehova uThixo kaSirayeli; ke ngoko asinakubachukumisa.
9:20 Masenze oku kubo; siya kubayeka baphile, hleze kufike ingqumbo
thina, ngenxa yesifungo esabafungela sona.
9:21 Zathi izikhulu kubo, Mabadle ubomi; kodwa mababe ngabaqingqi bayo
iinkuni nabakhi bamanzi bebandla lonke; njengoko zakwenzayo abathetheli
wabathembisa.
9:22 Wababiza ke uYoshuwa, wathetha kubo, esithi, Yini na?
Nisilukuhlile na, nisithi, Sikude kakhulu kuni; xa nihlala
phakathi kwethu?
9:23 Niqalekisiwe ngoko;
bengabakhonzi, nabathezi beenkuni, nabakhi bamanzi bendlu
Thixo wam.
9:24 Bamphendula uYoshuwa, bathi, Kungokuba waxelelwa ngokuqinisekileyo
ukuba uYehova uThixo wakho wamwisela uMoses umkhonzi wakhe umthetho, ukuba abanike
wena lizwe lonke, ukuba atshabalalise bonke abemi belizwe
ngoko ke sisoyike kunene ke imiphefumlo yethu ngenxa yenu.
ndayenza ke le nto.
9:25 Kaloku ke uyabona, sisesandleni sakho njengoko kuthe tye, njengoko kuthe tye
yenza wena kuthi, yenza.
9:26 Wenjenjalo ke kubo, wabahlangula esandleni sabakhulu
oonyana bakaSirayeli, abazange bababulale.
9:27 UYoshuwa wabenza ngaloo mini abathezi beenkuni nabakhi bamanzi;
ibandla, nesibingelelo sikaYehova, unanamhla
indawo aya kuyinyula.