UJoshuwa 3:1 UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu; basuka eShitimi, nase wafika eJordani, yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, balala khona ngaphambi kokuba badlule. 3:2 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu izikhonzi zadabula isigodi umsingathi; 3:3 Bayala abantu, bathi: "Nxa nibona umphongolo kaJehova." isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nabapristi bamaLevi besithwala, niyakusuka endaweni yenu, nililandele. 3:4 Nokho kuyakuba khona isikhala phakathi kwakho nalo, mayelana izingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngesilinganiso: ningasondeli kuyo, ukuze nazi indlela eningahamba ngayo kufanele nihambe, ngokuba anikadluli ngale ndlela ngaphambili. 3:5 UJoshuwa wathi kubantu: "Zingcweliseni, ngoba kusasa uJehova uyakwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwenu. 3:6 UJoshuwa wakhuluma kubapristi, wathi: "Phakamisani umphongolo kaJehova." yenza isivumelwano, uwele phambi kwabantu. Bawuphakamisa umphongolo we isivumelwano, wahamba phambi kwabantu. " 3:7 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Namuhla ngizoqala ukukhulisa wena emehlweni ka-Israyeli wonke, ukuze bazi ukuthi, njengoba nganginoMose, njalo ngizakuba lawe. 3:8 Uyala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano. ngokuthi: 'Nxa nifika ogwini lwamanzi aseJordani, anothi.' yima eJordani. 3:9 UJoshuwa wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Wozani lapha, nizwe izwi amazwi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. 3:10 UJoshuwa wasesithi: Ngalokhu lizakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu. nokuthi uyakuxosha nokuwaxosha phambi kwenu amaKhanani; namaHeti, namaHivi, namaPherizi, namaPherizi namaGirigashi, nama-Amori, namaJebusi. 3:11 Bheka, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova womhlaba wonke uyadlula phambi kwenu eJordani. 3:12 Ngakho manje zithatheleni amadoda ayishumi nambili ezizweni zakwa-Israyeli, kusukela zonke izizwe yindoda. 3:13 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ngokushesha nje lapho amathe ezinyawo abapristi abathwala umphongolo kaJehova, uJehova womhlaba wonke, bayakuba aphumule emanzini aseJordani, ukuze amanzi aseJordani anqamuke emanzini avela phezulu; bayakuma phezu kwe inqwaba. 3:14 Kwathi, lapho abantu besuka ematendeni abo, ukuze badlule ngaphesheya kweJordani, nabapristi bethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano phambi kukaJehova abantu; 3:15 Futhi njengoba ababethwele umphongolo befika eJordani, futhi izinyawo zemikhumbi abapristi ababethwele umphongolo bacwiliswa emanzini, (ngoba IJordani lichichima zonke izinguba zalo sonke isikhathi sokuvuna,) 3:16 Ukuthi amanzi ehla evela phezulu ema futhi ekhuphuka phezu nqwabelanisa kude kakhulu nomuzi wase-Adam, ongaseceleni kweSaretan; yehlela ngaselwandle lwasethafeni, ulwandle lukasawoti lwaphela; banqanyulwa; abantu bawela maqondana neJeriko. 3:17 Futhi abapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bema beqinile emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kweJordani, wonke u-Israyeli wawela emhlabathini owomileyo, baze bawela bonke abantu eJordani.