UYoshuwa
10:1 Kwathi, akukuva oko uAdoni-tsedeki, ukumkani waseYerusalem
UYoshuwa wayithimba iAyi, wayitshabalalisa; njengoko wenza ngako
Wenjenjalo kwiYeriko nokumkani wayo, kwiAyi nokumkani wayo; kwaye njani
Abemi baseGibheyon benze uxolo namaSirayeli, baba phakathi kwawo;
10:2 Boyika kunene, ngokuba iGibheyon ibingumzi omkhulu, njengomnye wawo
nemizi yobukumkani, ngokuba ibinkulu kuneAyi, namadoda onke
ubugorha bawo.
10:3 UAdoni-tsedeki ukumkani waseYerusalem wathumela kuHoham ukumkani waseHebron, wathi,
nakuPiram ukumkani waseYarmuti, nakuYafiya ukumkani waseLakishe, nakuye
kuDebhiri ukumkani wase-Eglon, esithi,
10:4 Nyukani nize kum, nindincede, siyixabele iGibheyon;
uxolo kuYoshuwa noonyana bakaSirayeli.
10:5 Ngoko ke, ookumkani abahlanu bama-Amori, ukumkani waseYerusalem, badla
ukumkani waseHebron, ukumkani waseYarmuti, ukumkani waseLakishe, ukumkani wase
Wahlanganisana uEglon, wenyuka yena nabo bonke ababenabo
Yamisa impi phambi kweGibheyon, yalwa nayo.
10:6 Athumela ke amadoda aseGibheyon kuYoshuwa emkhosini eGiligali, esithi,
Musa ukusiyeka isandla sakho kubakhonzi bakho; nyuka uze kuthi ngokukhawuleza, usisindise
wena, usincede, ngokuba ookumkani bonke bama-Amori abemiyo kulo
iintaba zihlanganisene phezu kwethu.
10:7 Wenyuka ke uYoshuwa, esuka eGiligali, yena nabantu bonke bokulwa bendawonye naye.
nawo onke amagorha anobukroti.
10:8 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Musa ukuboyika;
esandleni sakho; akuyi kuma ndoda kubo phambi kwakho.
10:9 Wafika uYoshuwa kubo ngebhaqo; wenyuka wonke eGiligali
busuku.
10:10 UYehova wabadubaduba phambi kwamaSirayeli, ababulala ngogonyamelo olukhulu
Bawaxabela eGibheyon, abasukela ngendlela enyukayo
Wabaxabela eBhete-horon, kwesa eAzeka, kwesa naseMakeda;
10:11 Kwathi, ekusabeni kwawo phambi kwamaSirayeli, eselunxwemeni
wehla waya eBhete-horon, uYehova wawawisa amatye amakhulu
izulu phezu kwabo kwada kwesa eAzeka, bafa, baba ngaphezu kwabo abafayo
ngamatye esichotho kunabo babulawa ngoonyana bakaSirayeli
ikrele.
10:12 Wathetha ke uYoshuwa kuYehova, mhlana uYehova wabanikelayo
Ama-Amori phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, wathi emehlweni abo
Sirayeli, langa, yima eGibheyon; Nawe Nyanga, entilini
eAjalon.
10:13 Lema nqumama ilanga, nenyanga yema, bada baphela abantu
baziphindezelela ezintshabeni zabo. Oku akubhalwanga na encwadini?
yeJasher? Lema ke ilanga esazulwini sezulu, alangxama
ukuhla malunga nosuku lonke.
10:14 Akuzanga kubekho mini injengaleyo, phambi kwayo nangasemva kwayo, leyo inguYehova
liphulaphule izwi lomntu; ngokuba uYehova wawalwela amaSirayeli.
10:15 Wabuya uYoshuwa enamaSirayeli onke, weza eminqubeni eGiligali.
10:16 Ke aba kumkani bobahlanu basaba, bazimela emqolombeni eMakeda.
10:17 Kwaxelwa kuYoshuwa, kwathiwa, Ookumkani bobahlanu bafunyenwe bezimele emqolombeni
eMakeda.
10:18 Wathi uYoshuwa, Qengqelani amatye amakhulu emlonyeni womqolomba, nimise
amadoda ngakulo ukuba abagcine;
10:19 musani ukuma; zisukeleni iintshaba zenu, niwubethe umqosheliso.
yabo; ungawavumeli ukuba angene emizini yawo; ngokuba uYehova wakho
UThixo uwanikele esandleni sakho.
10:20 Kwathi, xa uYoshuwa noonyana bakaSirayeli benzayo isibingelelo
bawabulala ngogonyamelo olukhulu, bada baphela
bawagqiba, bada abaseleyo kuwo bangena enqatyini
izixeko.
10:21 Babuye ke bonke abantu, baya emkhosini kuYoshuwa eMakeda ngoxolo;
akwabakho nja ibavungamelayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, kwanabani.
10:22 Wathi uYoshuwa, Vulani umlomo womqolomba, nikhuphe ezo zontlanu;
ookumkani bevela kum emqolombeni.
10:23 Benjenjalo ke, babakhuphela kuye abo kumkani bobahlanu bephuma emlonyeni
ukumkani waseYerusalem, ukumkani waseHebron, ukumkani waseYarmuti,
ukumkani waseLakishe, nokumkani wase-Eglon.
10:24 Kwathi, bakubakhupha abo kumkani kuYoshuwa, kwathi, bakubakhupha ookumkani abo
wawabiza uYoshuwa onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, wathi kubathetheli balo
amadoda omkhosi abehamba naye, Sondelani, nibeke iinyawo zenu phezu kwawo
iintamo zaba kumkani. Basondela ke, babeka iinyawo zabo phezu kweenyawo
iintamo zabo.
10:25 Wathi uYoshuwa kubo, Musani ukoyika, musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini;
ngokuba uYehova uya kwenjenjalo kuzo zonke iintshaba zenu
lowo nilwa naye.
10:26 Wabaxabela ke uYoshuwa, emveni koko wababulala, wabaxhoma emithini emihlanu.
Axhonywa emithini kwada kwahlwa.
10:27 Kwathi, ukutshona kwelanga, yabona
Wawisa umthetho uYoshuwa, bazithula emithini, babaphosa
emqolombeni ababezimele kuwo, babeka kuwo amatye amakhulu
umlomo womqolomba, okhoyo unanamhla.
10:28 UYoshuwa wayithimba iMakeda ngaloo mini, wayixabela eludinini lweYerusalem
ikrele, nokumkani walo, wabasingela phantsi, kwanabo bonke
imiphefumlo ekuyo; akasalisa namnye. Wenza ke kukumkani waseJiputa
neMakeda njengoko wenzayo kukumkani waseYeriko.
10:29 Wagqitha uYoshuwa enamaSirayeli onke eMakeda, waya eLibhena.
balwa neLibhena;
10:30 Wayinikela uYehova nayo, nokumkani wayo, esandleni sika
Sirayeli; wayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwanabantu bonke;
ababekuyo; akasalisa namnye kuso; wenjenjalo kukumkani
njengoko wenzayo kukumkani waseYeriko.
10:31 Wegqitha uYoshuwa eLibhena, enamaSirayeli onke, waya eLakishe.
wayingqinga, walwa nayo.
10:32 UYehova wayinikela iLakishe esandleni samaSirayeli, ayithimba
Ngosuku lwesibini, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, nazo zonke
imiphefumlo ekuyo, njengako konke awakwenzayo kwiLibhena.
10:33 wenyuka uHoram, ukumkani waseGezere, waya kuyinceda iLakishe; wamxabela ke uYoshuwa
nabantu bakhe, kwada akwasala kuye usindileyo.
10:34 Wegqitha uYoshuwa eLakishe, enamaSirayeli onke, aya e-Eglon; kwaye
bayingqinga, balwa nayo.
10:35 Ayithimba ngaloo mini, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele;
wabasingela phantsi kwaloo mini bonke abantu ababekuyo;
njengako konke awakwenzayo eLakishe.
10:36 Wenyuka uYoshuwa, enamaSirayeli onke, esuka e-Eglon, waya eHebron; kwaye
balwa nalo;
10:37 Ayithimba, ayixabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, ukumkani wambulala.
nayo yonke imizi yayo, nabantu bonke ababekhona
kuyo; akashiya namnye usindileyo, njengako konke awakwenzayo
uEglon; Wayisingela phantsi kwanabantu bonke abakuyo;
10:38 Wabuya uYoshuwa enamaSirayeli onke, eDebhiri; kwaye walwa
ngokuchasene nayo:
10:39 Wayithimba, nokumkani wayo, nemizi yayo yonke; kwaye
babaxabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, babatshabalalisa bonke
imiphefumlo ekuyo; akashiya namnye usindileyo, njengoko wenza ngako
Wenjenjalo kwiDebhiri, nakukumkani wayo; njengoko wenza ngako naye
eLibhena, nakukumkani wayo.
10:40 Walixabela ke uYoshuwa lonke ilizwe leentaba, nelasezantsi, nelasezantsi.
entilini nasemithombo, nabo bonke ookumkani bazo, akashiya namnye
yasala, yasingela phantsi yonke into ephefumlayo, njengoko uYehova uTHIXO oyinyaniso
USirayeli wayalela.
10:41 Wabaxabela ke uYoshuwa, ethabathela eKadeshe-bharneha, wesa eGaza;
ilizwe laseGoshen, lesa eGibheyon.
10:42 Wabathimba uYoshuwa bonke abo kumkani, nelizwe labo, ngasihlandlo sinye, ngenxa yokuba
uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, wawalwela amaSirayeli.
10:43 Wabuya uYoshuwa enamaSirayeli onke, weza eminqubeni eGiligali.