UYoshuwa
20:1 Wathetha uYehova kuYoshuwa, wathi,
20:2 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi, Zimiseleni imizi
Indawo yokusabela endathetha ngayo kuni ngoMoses.
20:3 ukuze umbulali obulele umntu ngengozi, engazi
sabelani khona, ibe yindawo yenu yokusabela kumphindezeli wegazi.
20:4 Xa lowo uthe wasabela komnye umzi kuloo mizi, woma phezu kwawo
engena ngesango lomzi, ayixele ityala lakhe phakathi kwayo
ezindlebeni zamadoda amakhulu aloo mzi, amazise kuwo umzi
wamnika indawo, ukuba ahlale phakathi kwawo.
20:5 Ukuba umphindezeli wegazi uthe wamsukela, abasayi kwenjenjalo
nikela umbulali esandleni sakhe; ngokuba ebulele ummelwane wakhe
engazi, engamthiya ngaphambili.
20:6 Wohlala kuloo mzi, ade eme phambi kwebandla;
ngenxa yomgwebo, kude kube sekufeni kombingeleli omkhulu oya kubakho
ngaloo mihla: wobuya umbulali abuyele emzini wakowabo;
nasendlwini yakhe, kuwo umzi awabalekele kuwo.
20:7 Kwaye bamisa iKedeshe kwelaseGalili, kummandla weentaba wakwaNafetali, noShekem elwandle
eentaba zakwaEfrayim, neKiriyati ka-Arbha (yiHebron ke leyo), ekweleentaba
uYuda.
20:8 phesheya kweYordan, malunga neYeriko ngasempumalanga, bamisa iBhetsere
Intlango esemathafeni esizweni sakwaRubhen, neRamoti kuyo
IGiliyadi kwisizwe sakwaGadi, neGolan eBhashan kwisizwe sakwaGadi
uManase.
20:9 Yiyo leyo imizi eyamiselwa oonyana bakaSirayeli bonke, neyakhe
owasemzini ophambukele phakathi kwabo, nokuba ngubani na obethe wabulala umntu
umntu angabalekela khona engazi, aze angafi sisandla somntu
umphindezeli wegazi, wada wema phambi kwebandla.