UJoshuwa 1:1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova. uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, isikhonzi sikaMose, wathi: 1:2 UMose inceku yami ufile; manje suka uwele leli Jordani. wena nabo bonke laba bantu, niye ezweni engibanika lona kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 1:3 Yonke indawo lapho amathe onyawo lwenu ayakunyathela khona, nginayo iphiwe kini, njengalokho ngasho kuMose. 1:4 Kusukela ehlane nakuleli Lebanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu umfula u-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti, kuze kube seLwandle Olukhulu ngasekushoneni kwelanga kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu. 1:5 Akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho ukuphila: njengalokho nganginaye uMose, kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe; angiyikukuyeka; futhi ungakushiyi. 1:6 Qina, ube nesibindi, ngokuba uyakubehlukanisa laba bantu libe yifa lezwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona bona. 1:7 Kuphela yiba namandla futhi isibindi kakhulu, ukuze uqaphele ukwenza ngokomthetho wonke akuyala ngawo uMose inceku yami; ungasuki kuwo uye kwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze uphumelele noma ngaphi lapho oya khona. 1:8 Le ncwadi yomthetho mayingasuki emlonyeni wakho; kodwa wena zindla ngayo imini nobusuku, ukuze uqaphele ukwenza njengakho kukho konke okulotshwe kuyo, ngokuba lapho uyakuyenza indlela yakho uyakuphumelela, khona-ke uyophumelela kahle. 1:9 Angikuyalile yini? Qina, ume isibindi; kungabi ungesabi, ungapheli amandla, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe noma ngaphi lapho oya khona. 1:10 UJoshuwa wayala izinduna zabantu, wathi: 1:11 Dlulani phakathi kwekamu, niyala abantu, uthi: 'Lungisani okudliwayo; ngoba phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu lizawela leli Jordani ukuze lingene ukuze udle ifa lezwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle. 1:12 Futhi kwabakwaRubeni, futhi kwaGadi, futhi nengxenye yesizwe UManase wakhuluma uJoshuwa, wathi: 1:13 Khumbulani izwi uMose inceku kaJehova aniyala ngalo. wathi: UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uniphumzile, waninika lokhu umhlaba. 1:14 Omkakho, abancane benu, nezinkomo zenu, bayosala ezweni uMose aninika lona phesheya kweJordani; kepha niyakudlula phambi kwenu bazalwane behlomile, onke amaqhawe anamandla, nibasize; 1:15 kuze kube yilapho uJehova enike abafowenu ukuphumula, njengoba nje aninike wena, futhi balidla izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho abanika lona. niyakubuyela ezweni lefa lenu, nilidle; uMose inceku kaJehova aninika lona phesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga ukuphuma kwelanga. 1:16 Base bemphendula uJoshuwa, bathi: "Konke osiyaleza kithi sizokwenza yenza, futhi nomaphi lapho usithuma khona, sizoya. 1:17 Njengoba nje salalela uMose kukho konke, kanjalo sizolalela kuwe: kuphela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makabe nawe, njengoba wayenoMose. 1:18 Noma ngubani ovukela umyalo wakho, futhi ngeke lalela amazwi akho kukho konke omyala ngakho, uyakubekwa ekufeni: qina kuphela, ube nesibindi.