Abahluleli 2:1 Ingelosi kaJehova yakhuphuka isuka eGiligali, yaya eBokimi, yathi: "Ngenzile." ukukhuphuka eGibithe, nginilethe ezweni engiya kulo izifungo koyihlo; ngathi: Angisoze ngaphula isivumelwano sami wena. 2:2 Futhi aniyikwenza isivumelwano nabakhileyo kuleli zwe; nizokwenza chitha ama-altare abo, kepha anililalelanga izwi lami; wenze lokhu? 2:3 Ngalokho nami ngathi: Angiyikubaxosha phambi kwenu; kodwa bayakuba njengameva ezinhlangothini zenu, onkulunkulu bazo babe lugibe kuwe. 2:4 Kwathi lapho ingelosi kaJehova ikhuluma la mazwi kuye bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kangangokuthi abantu baphakamisa izwi labo, futhi wakhala. 2:5 Baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBokim, futhi bahlabela khona kuJehova. 2:6 UJoshuwa wayesebadedela abantu, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba; umuntu elifeni lakhe ukuze adle ifa lezwe. 2:7 Futhi abantu bamkhonza uJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa, futhi zonke izinsuku wabadala abaphila emva kukaJoshuwa, ababebone yonke imisebenzi emikhulu kaJoshuwa uJehova akwenzele u-Israyeli. 2:8 Futhi uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, inceku kaJehova, wafa, ngokuba iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi. 2:9 Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati Heresi, e entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba iGahashi. 2:10 Futhi sonke leso sizukulwane sabuthelwa koyise kwavela esinye isizukulwane emva kwabo esasingamazi uJehova, noma singakamazi imisebenzi ayeyenzele u-Israyeli. 2:11 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi bakhonza U-Baalim: 2:12 Futhi bamshiya uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, walandela abanye onkulunkulu bonkulunkulu babantu ababebahaqile, bakhothamela, bacunula uJehova ngokuthukuthela. 2:13 Futhi bamshiya uJehova, futhi bakhonza uBhali no-Ashitaroti. 2:14 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, wabakhulula esandleni sabaphangi ababeziphanga, wathengisa ngazo phakathi kwabo izandla zezitha zabo nxazonke, kangangokuthi babengabange besakwazi ume phambi kwezitha zabo. 2:15 Nomaphi lapho bephuma, isandla sikaJehova sasimelene nabo okubi, njengalokho uJehova eshilo, nanjengoba uJehova abefungile kubo; bakhathazeka kakhulu. 2:16 Nokho, uJehova wavusa abahluleli, owabakhulula esandleni isandla salabo ababachithayo. 2:17 Nokho abalalelanga abahluleli babo, kodwa bahamba a baphinga nabanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela, baphenduka ngokushesha basuka endleleni oyise ababehamba ngayo, belalela izwi likaJehova imiyalo kaJehova; kodwa kabakwenzanga lokho. 2:18 Kwathi lapho uJehova ebavusela abahluleli, uJehova wayenaye ahlulele, wawophule esandleni sezitha zawo zonke izinsuku womahluleli, ngokuba uJehova wazisola ngenxa yokububula kwabo ngakho ngenxa yalabo ababebacindezela futhi bebahlupha. 2:19 Kwathi, lapho umahluleli efile, ukuthi babuyela, futhi bazonakalisa kakhulu kunoyise ngokulandela abanye onkulunkulu zikhonze, uzikhothamele; abazange bayeke okwabo izenzo zabo, noma endleleni yabo yenkani. 2:20 Intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli; wathi: Ngoba ukuthi lababantu beqile isivumelwano sami engabayala ngaso obaba, futhi kabalilalelanga izwi lami; 2:21 Futhi mina ngeke kusukela manje ukuxosha noma ubani phambi kwabo bezizwe uJoshuwa ayishiya ekufeni kwakhe; 2:22 Ukuze ngazo ngivivinye u-Israyeli, noma bayogcina indlela uJehova ukuhamba kulo, njengalokho oyise baligcina, noma qha. 2:23 Ngakho uJehova wazishiya lezo zizwe, ngaphandle kokushesha ukuzixosha; futhi akabanikelanga esandleni sikaJoshuwa.