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.