UYoshuwa
11:1 Kwathi, akuweva uYabhin ukumkani waseHatsore, wathi,
wathumela kuYobhabhi ukumkani waseMadon, nakukumkani waseShimron, nakukumkani waseShimron
ukumkani waseAkeshafi,
11:2 Nookumkani ababengasentla kweentaba, nakwabathe
Amathafa asezantsi kweKineroti, nasentilini, nasemideni yaseDore
entshona,
11:3 nakumaKanan empumalanga nasentshonalanga, nakuma-Amori;
namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaYebhusi ezintabeni;
namaHivi aphantsi kweHermon ezweni laseMizpa.
11:4 Baphuma ke bona benemikhosi yabo yonke, abantu abaninzi kakhulu
njengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle ukuba baninzi, namahashe kunye
iinqwelo zokulwa zininzi kakhulu.
11:5 Kwaye xa bonke abo kumkani bahlanganisana ndawonye, beza bamisa
kunye emanzini aseMerom, ukuba balwe noSirayeli.
11:6 Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Musa ukoyika ngenxa yabo;
Ngeli xesha ngomso ndiya kubanikela bonke bephela, behlatyiwe, phambi kwamaSirayeli;
uwanqumle imisipha amahashe abo, uzitshise ngomlilo iinqwelo zabo zokulwa.
11:7 Weza ke uYoshuwa, enabantu bonke bokulwa, wabafikela ngaseludinini
amanzi aseMerom ngesiquphe; bawa phezu kwabo.
11:8 UYehova wawanikela esandleni samaSirayeli, awaxabela
bawasukela, kwesa eTsidon enkulu, naseMisrefoti-mayim, kwesa naseAnti
kwintlambo yaseMizpa ngasempumalanga; babaxabela bada babashiya
akwasala namnye.
11:9 Wenza ke uYoshuwa kubo njengoko wathethayo uYehova kuye; amahashe abo wawanqumla imisipha;
iinqwelo zabo zokulwa bazitshisa ngomlilo.
11:10 Wabuya uYoshuwa ngelo xesha, wayithimba iHatsore, wambulala ukumkani
ngokuba iHatsore ngenxa engaphambili ibe iyintloko yabo bonke abo
izikumkani.
11:11 Bayixabela yonke imiphefumlo ekuyo ngohlangothi lwekrele
ikrele, ukuba libasingele phantsi, akwasala namnye uphefumlayo;
wayitshisa iHatsore ngomlilo.
11:12 Yonke imizi yabo kumkani, nookumkani babo bonke, wenza uYoshuwa
yithabatheni, niyixabele ngohlangothi lwekrele, yawatshabalalisa
wabatshabalalisa, njengoko uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova wawisayo umthetho.
11:13 Ke yona imizi emi emimangweni yayo, amaSirayeli ayitshisayo;
ekungekho namnye kubo, yaba yiHatsore yodwa; wayitshisa leyo uYoshuwa.
11:14 Onke amaxhoba aloo mizi, neenkomo, oonyana baka;
Azithimbela amaSirayeli; kodwa babulala bonke abantu
bada babatshabalalisa, abanduluka
nayiphi na ukuphefumla.
11:15 Njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses umkhonzi wakhe, wenjenjalo uMoses ukumwisela umthetho uYoshuwa.
Wenjenjalo ke uYoshuwa; akasusa nalinye ilizwi kuko konke awawisa umthetho ngako uYehova
UMoses.
11:16 Walithabatha ke uYoshuwa lonke elo lizwe leentaba, nelasezantsi lonke, nelasezantsi
lonke ilizwe laseGoshen, nezihlambo, nethafa, neentaba
kwaSirayeli, nomfula wawo;
11:17 elithabathela entabeni eHalaki, elinyuka liye kwaSehire, lesa eBhahali-gadi
intili yaseLebhanon phantsi kwentaba yeHermon; bonke ookumkani bayo wabathimba.
wabaxabela, wababulala.
11:18 Yaba mininzi ke imihla emfazweni uYoshuwa nabo kumkani bonke.
11:19 Akubangakho mzi waxolelana noonyana bakaSirayeli, ingenguwo
namaHivi abemi baseGibheyon; bonke bawathabatha ngokulwa.
11:20 Kuba kwaphuma kuYehova ukuba lukhuni iintliziyo zabo, ukuze beze
nxamnye namaSirayeli emfazweni, ukuze awatshabalalise
bangabi nakubabalwa, ukuze abatshabalalise, njengoko uYehova
wamwisela umthetho uMoses.
11:21 Wafika uYoshuwa ngelo xesha, wawanqumla ama-Anaki ezweni
eentaba, eHebron, eDebhiri, eAnabhi, nasemizini yonke
ezintabeni zakwaYuda, ezintabeni zonke zakwaSirayeli: uYoshuwa
bawatshabalalisa kunye nemizi yawo.
11:22 Akwasala namnye kuma-Anaki ezweni loonyana baka-Anaki
KwaSirayeli kuphela kwasala eGaza, eGati, naseAshdode.
11:23 Walithabatha ke uYoshuwa lonke ilizwe, njengako konke awakuthethayo uYehova kuye
uMoses; walinika uYoshuwa lalilifa kumaSirayeli ngokwesiko
amaqela abo ngokwezizwe zabo. Lazola ilizwe akwabakho mfazwe.