UYoshuwa
23:1 Kwathi, kwakuba mzuzu, uYehova emphumzile
Waluphele uYoshuwa ezintshabeni zawo zonke ngeenxa zonke
ubudala.
23:2 Wawabiza ke uYoshuwa onke amaSirayeli, namadoda awo amakhulu, namadoda awo
abathetheli, nabagwebi bawo, nababhali babo, wathi kubo,
Ndimdala, ndikhulile;
23:3 Nina nikubonile konke akwenzileyo uYehova uThixo wenu kwezi zinto zonke
izizwe ngenxa yakho; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye onilweleyo
wena.
23:4 Yabonani, ndinabele ngamaqashiso ezi ntlanga zisaseleyo, ukuba zibekho
libe lilifa lezizwe zenu, eYordan, kunye neentlanga zonke endiya kuzo
banqumla, besa kulwandle olukhulu ngasentshonalanga.
23:5 UYehova uThixo wakho uya kuzigqogqa phambi kwakho, azigxothe
uzikhuphe emehlweni akho; nilihluthe ilizwe lazo ngokwezizwe zabo
uYehova uThixo wenu unithembisile.
23:6 Yomelelani kunene, nigcine nenze zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo kuyo
Incwadi yomyalelo kaMoses, ukuze ningatyeki kuyo, niye kuYehova
ekunene okanye ekhohlo;
23:7 ukuze ningangeni phakathi kwezi ntlanga ziseleyo, eziseleyo phakathi kwenu;
ungalikhankanyi igama loothixo bazo, ungafungi ngabo
musani ukuzikhonza, ningaqubudi kuzo;
23:8 Ize ninamathele kuYehova uThixo wenu, njengoko nikwenzileyo unanamhla.
23:9 UYehova wazigqogqa ebusweni benu iintlanga ezinkulu, ezinamandla;
ke nina akumanga mntu phambi kwenu unanamhla.
23:10 indoda inye kuni isukele iwaka, ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye
onilwelayo njengoko wathethayo kuni.
23:11 Zigcineni kunene ngenxa yemiphefumlo yenu, ukuba nimthande uYehova wenu
uThixo.
23:12 Okanye ukuba nithe nabuya nabuya umva, nanamathela kumaqongqolo abo.
nezizwe ezisaseleyo phakathi kwenu, zendiselane nazo
ungene kuwo, nawo eze kuwe;
23:13 Yazini nazi ukuba uYehova, uThixo wenu, akayi kuphinda agxothe namnye
kwezi ntlanga phambi kwakho; baya kuba zizibatha nezirhintyelo
kuni, neziniya emacaleni enu, nemiva emehlweni enu, nide nibe
utshabalale kulo mhlaba ulungileyo aninikileyo uYehova uThixo wakho.
23:14 Namhla ndihamba ngendlela yoluntu lonke; niyazi nina
ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke, akuwanga phantsi nalinye ilizwi
emazwini onke alungileyo, abewathethile uYehova uThixo wenu ngani; zonke
Kwenzekile kuni, akwaphalala nanye into kuyo.
23:15 Kuya kuthi ke, njengokuba zifike zonke izinto ezilungileyo
wena, awakuthembisayo uYehova uThixo wakho; uya kwenjenjalo uYehova
Nina zonke izinto ezimbi, ade anitshabalalise, ningabikho kulo mhlaba ulungileyo
enikunikileyo uYehova uThixo wenu.
23:16 xa niwugqithile umnqophiso kaYehova uThixo wenu, awawenzela wona;
waniwisela umthetho, naya nakhonza thixweni bambi, naqubuda
ukuya ku; uvuthe umsindo kaYehova kuni, nani
uya kutshabalala kamsinya emhlabeni olungileyo awunikayo
wena.