UYoshuwa
22:1 UYoshuwa wababiza ke amaRubhen, namaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe
kaManase,
22:2 Wathi kubo, Nikugcinile konke uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova
ndiniwisele umthetho, naliphulaphula izwi lam ezintweni zonke endiniwisele umthetho ngazo;
22:3 Anibashiyanga abazalwana benu ezi mini zininzi unanamhla;
usigcine isigxina somthetho kaYehova uThixo wakho.
22:4 Kaloku uYehova, uThixo wenu, ubaphumzile abazalwana benu, njengaye
wabathembisa; buyani ke ngoku, niye ezintenteni zenu, niye
ezweni lelifa lenu, awathi uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova
waninika phesheya kweYordan.
22:5 Kugcineni ke kunene, ukuba niwenze umthetho nomthetho, awathi uMoses
umkhonzi kaYehova wakuwisela umthetho, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, nokumthanda
uhambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, uyigcine imithetho yakhe, unamathele kuye
nimkhonze ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke.
22:6 Wabasikelela uYoshuwa, wabandulula; baya endaweni yabo
iintente.
22:7 Ke kaloku uMoses ebesinikile ilifa isiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase
eBhashan; esinye isiqingatha sayo uYoshuwa wasinika uYoshuwa
abazalwana nganeno kweYordan ngasentshonalanga. Wawandulula ke uYoshuwa
nasezintenteni zabo, wabasikelela;
22:8 Wathi kubo, Buyelani ezintenteni zenu nobutyebi obuninzi.
nemfuyo eninzi kunene, nesilivere, negolide, nobhedu;
nentsimbi, neengubo ezininzi, yahlulani amaxhoba enu
iintshaba kunye nabazalwana bakho.
22:9 Oonyana bakaRubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe
Wabuya ke uManase, wemka koonyana bakaSirayeli
eShilo, esezweni lakwaKanan, ukuba aye ezweni lakwaKanan
eGiliyadi, ezweni lokuhluthwa kwabo, ababehluthiwe;
ngokwelizwi likaYehova ngesandla sikaMoses.
22:10 Bafika emideni yaseYordan, esezweni lase
uKanan, oonyana bakaRubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, nesiqingatha sabo
Isizwe sakwaManase sakha khona isibingelelo ngaseYordan, isibingelelo esikhulu ukubonakala
ukuya.
22:11 Beva oonyana bakaSirayeli kusithiwa, Naba oonyana bakaRubhen
Oonyana bakaGadi nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase bazakhele isibingelelo
malunga nelizwe lakwaKanan, emideni yeYordan, ngasemdeni
ukudlula koonyana bakaSirayeli.
22:12 Beva ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, lonke ibandla
Bahlanganisana oonyana bakaSirayeli eShilo, ukuba benyuke
ukuba balwe imfazwe nabo.
22:13 Bathumela oonyana bakaSirayeli koonyana bakaRubhen nakubantu
oonyana bakaGadi, nakwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase, ezweni lase
eGiliyadi, uPinehasi unyana kaElazare umbingeleli;
22:14 kunye naye abathetheli abalishumi;
izizwe zakwaSirayeli; yaye ngamnye kubo wayeyintloko yendlu yabo
ooyise phakathi kwamawaka akwaSirayeli.
22:15 Baya ke koonyana bakaRubhen, nakoonyana bakaGadi;
nakwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase ezweni laseGiliyadi;
wathetha nabo, esithi,
22:16 Litsho lonke ibandla likaYehova, ukuthi, Bubugwenxa buni na obu?
enimenezayo kuThixo kaSirayeli, ukuba nijike namhla
ekumlandeleni uYehova, ngokuzakhela kwenu isibingelelo
Niyagwilika na kuYehova namhla?
22:17 Ngaba ubugwenxa bukaPehore buncinane kakhulu kuthi, apho singekhoyo khona?
lihlanjululwe kude kube namhla, nangona kwabakho isibetho ebandleni
kaYehova,
22:18 Ke nina nityekile nje namhla ekumlandeleni uYehova? kwaye kuya kuba njalo
nigwilikile nje kuYehova nina namhla, ngomso yena uya kuba
Kunoburhalarhume kwibandla lonke lakwaSirayeli.
22:19 Ukuba liyinqambi ilizwe lelifa lenu, nodlula
sisiya ezweni lelifa likaYehova, elilelaYehova
Kuhleli umnquba, ume phakathi kwethu, ungagwiliki
Yehova, musani ukusivukela ngokuzakhela isibingelelo endaweni kaYehova
isibingelelo sikaYehova uThixo wethu.
22:20 Akamenezanga yini na uAkan, unyana kaZera, ngobumenemene entweni esingelwe phantsi?
kwabakho uburhalarhume phezu kwebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli? yatshabalala loo ndoda
ingenguye yedwa ebugwenxeni bakhe.
22:21 Oonyana bakaRubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe
waphendula wakwaManase, wathi kubathetheli bamawaka
Sirayeli,
22:22 UYehova uThixouThixo, uYehova, uThixouThixo, uyazi, amaSirayeli nguye
uya kwazi; ukuba lugwilike, nokuba lunxamnye noNdikhoyo
Yehova, (musa ukusisindisa namhla)
22:23 ukuba sizakhele isibingelelo sokubuya ekumlandeleni uYehova;
Uze wenze phezu kwaso idini elinyukayo, nokuba ngumnikelo wokudla, nokuba ngowoxolo
iminikelo yokunikelwa phezu kwayo, uYehova ngokwakhe makayibuze;
22:24 Kwaye ukuba sithe kanye siyenze ngenxa yokoyika le nto, besithi, Ngenisa
ixesha elizayo bothetha oonyana benu koonyana bethu, besithi, Yintoni na?
ninento yokwenza noYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli?
22:25 UYehova umise umda oyiYordan phakathi kwethu nani, nyana
kwaRubhen noonyana bakaGadi; aninasabelo kuYehova nina;
oonyana bakho benza oonyana bethu bayeke ukumoyika uYehova.
22:26 Sithe ngoko, Makhe silungiselele ukuzakhela isibingelelo, singeseso
idini elinyukayo, nokuba lidini;
22:27 Kodwa ukuze kube bubungqina phakathi kwethu, nawe, kunye nezizukulwana zethu
emva kwethu, ukuze sisebenze umsebenzi kaYehova phambi kwakhe ngezandla zethu
namadini anyukayo, nemibingelelo yethu, nemibingelelo yethu yoxolo;
ukuze bangatsho oonyana benu ngexesha elizayo koonyana bethu, ukuthi, Nina
akukho sabelo kuYehova.
22:28 Sithe ngoko, Kuya kuba, xa bathe bathetha kuthi, nokuba kunjalo
kwizizukulwana zethu kwixesha elizayo, ukuze sibuye sithi, Nantso iNkosi!
Isifanekiso sesibingelelo sikaYehova, abasenzayo oobawo, esingatshiselwanga
iminikelo, nokuba yeyemibingelelo; kodwa lingqina phakathi kwethu nani.
22:29 Makube lee kuthi ukuba sigwilike kuYehova, sibuye namhla kum
belandela uYehova, bakhe isibingelelo sedini elinyukayo, sesokudla
umbingelelo, nokuba ngumbingelelo, ecaleni kwesibingelelo sikaYehova uThixo wethu
uphambi komnquba wakhe.
22:30 xa uPinehasi umbingeleli, nezikhulu zebandla, kunye
iintloko zamawaka akwaSirayeli awayekunye naye zaweva loo mazwi
ukuba oonyana bakaRubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, noonyana baka
Wathetha uManase, kwakholeka emehlweni abo.
22:31 Wathi uPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, umbingeleli, koonyana baka-Elazare
URubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, noonyana bakaManase;
Siyazi namhla ukuba uYehova uphakathi kwethu, ngokuba ningekho
nenza obu tyala kuYehova;
oonyana bakaSirayeli esandleni sikaYehova.
22:32 Wabuya uPinehasi unyana kaElazare, umbingeleli, nezikhulu
koonyana bakaRubhen, nakoonyana bakaGadi, ezweni
nelizwe laseGiliyadi, ezweni lakwaKanan, koonyana bakaSirayeli;
wabazisa ilizwi.
22:33 Lalunga elo lizwi koonyana bakaSirayeli. noonyana bakaSirayeli
wambonga uThixo, kwaye akazimiselanga ukunyuka ukuya kulwa nabo, ukuze
alitshabalalise ilizwe ababehleli kulo oonyana bakaRubhen noGadi.
22:34 Oonyana bakaRubhen noonyana bakaGadi basibiza isibingelelo ngokuthi, Ed.
kuba lingqina phakathi kwethu ukuba uYehova unguye uThixo.