UJoshuwa 2:1 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wathuma amadoda amabili ukuba abe yizinhloli ngasese, evela eShithimi. esithi: Hambani libone ilizwe, iJeriko. Bahamba, bangena endlini nendlu yesifebe, igama layo linguRahabi, walala khona. 2:2 Kwasekubikelwa inkosi yaseJeriko ukuthi: "Bheka, kwangena amadoda lapha kulobubusuku babantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuhlola ilizwe. 2:3 Inkosi yaseJeriko yathumela kuRahabi, wathi, "Khipha amadoda abeze kuwe, abangene endlini yakho, ngokuba bakhona wozani ukuhlola izwe lonke. 2:4 Owesifazane wawathatha amadoda amabili, wawafihla, wathi: "Kwafika." abantu kimi, kepha bengingazi ukuthi bavelaphi; 2:5 Futhi kwenzeka ngesikhathi ukuvalwa kwesango, lapho kwaba kumnyama, ukuthi amadoda aphuma; lapho aya khona amadoda angazi; landelani emva kwabo ngokushesha; ngoba lizawafica. 2:6 Kodwa wayebakhuphulile ophahleni lwendlu, futhi wabafihla izinhlanga zefilakisi ayezihlelele ophahleni. 2:7 Amadoda awasukela ngendlela eya eJordani kuze kube semazibukweni; sebephumile abawaxoshayo, balivala isango. 2:8 Futhi ngaphambi kokuba zilale, yena wakhuphukela kubo ophahleni. 2:9 Wathi emadodeni, Ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uninikile izwe. nokuthi ukwesabeka kwenu kusehlele, nabo bonke abakhileyo khona izwe liyadangala ngenxa yakho. 2:10 Ngoba sizwile ukuthi uJehova womisa kanjani amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu nina ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe; nalokho enakwenza emakhosini amabili alo ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, oSihoni no-Ogi, eninabo ibhujiswe ngokuphelele. 2:11 Futhi ngokushesha nje lapho sesizwile lezi zinto, izinhliziyo zethu zancibilika, noma akusekho isibindi kumuntu ngenxa yenu; UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi. 2:12 Ngakho manje, ngiyakuncenga, funga kimi uJehova, njengoba mina nenzela umusa, nize nenze umusa nakukababa endlini, futhi unginike uphawu lweqiniso: 2:13 Futhi nizakusindisa ubaba, nomama, nabafowethu, kanye nodadewethu, nakho konke abanakho, futhi bakhulule izimpilo zethu kukho ukufa. " 2:14 Futhi amadoda amphendula, "Ukuphila kwethu esikhundleni senu, uma ningakhulumi lokhu okwethu ibhizinisi. Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova esinika izwe, thina uzokwenzela umusa neqiniso. 2:15 Khona wabehlisela phansi ngentambo ngefasitela, ngoba indlu yakhe odongeni lomuzi, wahlala odongeni. 2:16 Wathi kubo, "Hambani niye entabeni, funa abaxoshayo bahlangane wena; nicashe khona izinsuku ezintathu, baze baphele abanixoshayo nabuya, emva kwalokho ningahamba. " 2:17 Futhi amadoda athi kuye, "Siyoba msulwa kulesi sifungo sakho usifungisile. 2:18 Bheka, lapho sifika ezweni, uzobopha lolu ntambo ebomvu ngentambo efasiteleni osehlise ngalo; letha uyihlo, nonyoko, nabafowenu, nabo bonke abakayihlo indlu, ikhaya kuwe. 2:19 Futhi kuyoba, ukuthi noma ubani oyophuma emnyango wendlu yakho ezitaladini, igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwekhanda lakhe, futhi siyoba yilowo nalowo o nawe endlini, igazi lakhe liyakuba sekhanda lethu, uma kukhona isandla siphezu kwakhe. 2:20 Futhi uma uveza le ndaba yethu, khona-ke siyobe msulwa esifungweni sakho owasifungisayo. 2:21 Wathi, "Makube njengokusho kwenu." Wabathuma bamuka, wabopha umucu obomvu efasiteleni. 2:22 Bahamba, bafika entabeni, bahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu. baze babuya abawaxoshayo, abawasukelayo babafuna kuyo yonke indlela, kodwa kabazitholanga. 2:23 Ngakho amadoda amabili abuya, futhi ehla entabeni, futhi wadlula weza kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, wamtshela konke lokho kwabehlela: " 2:24 Bathi kuJoshuwa, "Ngempela, uJehova unikele esandleni sethu umhlaba wonke; ngokuba bonke abakhileyo ezweni bayaphela amandla ngenxa yethu.