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.