UYoshuwa 24:1 Wazibizela ndawonye uYoshuwa zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli kwaShekem, wabiza namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, neentloko zawo, nabagwebi bawo, nangenxa yawo amagosa abo; bazimisa phambi koThixo. 24:2 Wathi uYoshuwa kubo bonke abantu, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ooyihlo babehleli ngaphaya konogumbe kwamandulo, kude kube sekupheleni uTera, uyise ka-Abraham, noyise kaNahore; abanye oothixo. 24:3 Ndamthabatha uyihlo uAbraham phesheya koMlambo, ndamkhokela Waya ezweni lakwaKanan, wayandisa imbewu yakhe, wapha kuye uIsake. 24:4 UIsake ndamnika uYakobi noEsawu; uEsawu ndamnika iintaba zakwaSehire. ukulidla ilifa; ke uYakobi noonyana bakhe behla baya eYiputa. 24:5 Ndathuma uMoses noAron, ndayihlisela izibetho iYiputa endakwenzayo ke phakathi kwabo, emveni koko ndanikhupha. 24:6 Ndabakhupha ooyihlo eYiputa, nafika elwandle; kwaye amaYiputa abasukela ooyihlo, eneenqwelo zokulwa nangabamahashe, beza uLwandle oluBomvu. 24:7 Bakhala kuYehova, wabeka isithokothoko phakathi kwenu amaYiputa, wawazisela ulwandle, wawagubungela; kwaye wena amehlo akubonile oko ndikwenzileyo eYiputa, nahlala entlango ixesha elide. 24:8 Ndaningenisa ke ezweni lama-Amori abehleli kulo ngaphesheya kweYordan; alwa nawe; ndawanikela esandleni sakho ngesandla, ukuze nilihluthe ilizwe labo; ndawatshabalalisa kwasekuqaleni wena. 24:9 Wesuka uBhalaki unyana kaTsipore, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, walwa naye; uSirayeli, wathumela wabiza uBhileham unyana kaBhehore, ukuba aniqalekise. 24:10 Andivuma ke ukumphulaphula uBhileham; ngenxa yoko wamana enisikelela; ndanihlangula esandleni sakhe. 24:11 Nayiwela iYordan, nafika eYeriko kumadoda aseYeriko alwa nani, nama-Amori, namaPerizi, namaPerizi; amaKanan, namaHeti, namaGirgashi, namaHivi, namaHivi amaYebhusi; ndawanikela esandleni sakho. 24:12 Ndathumela oonomeva phambi kwenu, babagxotha phambi kwenu; ookumkani ababini bama-Amori; kodwa kungengakrele lakho, nokuba kungengakho thoba. 24:13 Ndaninika ilizwe eningaxhamlekanga kulo, nemizi eningazakhanga, nahlala ke kuzo; yezidiliya kunye nizidla izinquma eningazityalanga; 24:14 Moyikeni ke ngoko uYehova, nimkhonze ngokugqibeleleyo, nangenyaniso. nibasuse oothixo ababekhonza bona ooyihlo phesheya kwesibingelelo nogumbe, naseYiputa; nikhonze uYehova. 24:15 Ke ukuba kubi emehlweni enu ukumkhonza uYehova, zinyuleleni namhla bani na niya kukhonza; nokuba ngoothixo ababekhonza kubo ooyihlo kwelinye icala loMkhukula, okanye oothixo bama-Amori, akumhlaba wawo nihlala nina; ke mna nendlu yam siya kukhonza uYehova. 24:16 Baphendula abantu bathi, Makube lee kuthi ukuba sikushiye uYehova Yehova, ukukhonza thixo bambi; 24:17 Ngokuba uYehova uThixo wethu nguye osinyusileyo thina noobawo bethu ilizwe laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka, nenza abo bakhulu imiqondiso emehlweni ethu, yasigcina endleleni yonke esahamba ngayo phakathi kwabantu bonke esacanda kubo; 24:18 UYehova wabagqogqa phambi kwethu bonke abantu, ama-Amori nathi siya kukhonza uYehova; ngokuba yena nguThixo wethu. 24:19 Wathi uYoshuwa ebantwini, Aninakumkhonza uYehova; uThixo ongcwele; unguThixo onekhwele; akayi kukuxolela ukreqo lwakho kwanezono zenu. 24:20 Ukuba nithe namshiya uYehova, nakhonza oothixo bolunye uhlanga, wojika enze ninobubi, ninigqibe, emveni kokuba enenzele okulungileyo. 24:21 Bathi abantu kuYoshuwa, Hayi; thina siya kukhonza uYehova. 24:22 Wathi uYoshuwa kubo abantu, Ningamangqina ngakuni nizinyulele uYehova ukuba nimkhonze. Bathi ke bona, Singuye amangqina. 24:23 Wathi, basuseni ngoko izithixo zasemzini eziphakathi kwenu; uyithobele intliziyo yakho kuYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli. 24:24 Bathi abantu kuYoshuwa, UYehova uThixo wethu somkhonza, nowakhe siya kulithobela ilizwi. 24:25 UYoshuwa wenza ke umnqophiso nabantu ngaloo mini, wabamisa ummiselo nesiko kwaShekem. 24:26 Wawabhala uYoshuwa la mazwi encwadini yomyalelo kaThixo, wathabatha Ilitye elikhulu, walimisa khona phantsi kom-oki osendaweni engcwele kaYehova. 24:27 Wathi uYoshuwa kubo bonke abantu, Yabonani, eli litye loba lilitye ngqina kuthi; ngokuba liwavile lona onke amazwi kaYehova, awathethileyo sathetha nathi; oko kuya kuba bubungqina kuni, ukuze ningakhanyeli uThixo wakho. 24:28 Wabandulula ke uYoshuwa abantu; elowo waya elifeni lakhe. 24:29 Kwathi emveni kwezi zinto, uYoshuwa unyana kaNun, umthetheli Wafa ke umkhonzi kaYehova engominyaka ilikhulu elinashumi-nye ezelwe. 24:30 Bamngcwabela emdeni welifa lakhe, eTimnati-sera; ekweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, ngasentla kwentaba yaseGahashe. 24:31 AmaSirayeli amkhonza uYehova yonke imihla kaYoshuwa, nangemihla yonke kaYoshuwa amadoda amakhulu awasalayo kuYoshuwa, abeyazi yonke imisebenzi kaYoshuwa uYehova, awayewenzele amaSirayeli. 24:32 namathambo kaYosefu, abawanyusayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, bephuma kuwo Bangcwatyelwa kwaShekem eYiputa, esiqwengeni somhlaba awasithengayo uYakobi koonyana bakaHamore, uyise kaShekem, ikhulu leeshekele yaba lilifa loonyana bakaYosefu. 24:33 Wafa uElazare unyana ka-Aron; bamngcwabela endulini EkaPinehasi, unyana wakhe, awamnikayo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim.