UJoshuwa
4:1 Kwathi, lapho bonke abantu sebeqedile ukuwela iJordani.
uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:
4:2 Zithatheleni amadoda ayishumi nambili kubantu, indoda ibe nye esizweni ngasinye,
4:3 Futhi nibayale, nithi: Phumani lapha phakathi kweJordani.
endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi zazimi ziqinile, amatshe ayishumi nambili, futhi
niyakuwela nani, nizishiye endaweni yokulala;
lapho elizalala khona ngalobubusuku.
4:4 Khona-ke uJoshuwa wabiza amadoda ayishumi nambili, ayebalungisele abantwana
kwa-Israyeli, indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye.
4:5 UJoshuwa wathi kubo, Dlulani phambi komphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu
ningene phakathi kweJordani, nithathele kube yilowo nalowo itshe phezu kwenu
ihlombe lakhe ngokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
Israyeli:
4:6 Ukuze lokhu kube isibonakaliso phakathi kwenu, ukuze lapho abantwana benu becela zabo
obaba ngesikhathi esizayo, besithi: Litshoni ngalawa matshe?
4:7 Khona-ke niyakubaphendula, 'Ngakho amanzi aseJordani anqanyulwa ngaphambili
umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova; lapho liwela iJordani,
amanzi aseJordani anqanyulwa, lawa matshe abe yisikhumbuzo
kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.
4:8 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengalokho uJoshuwa ebayalile, bathatha
amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kuJoshuwa;
ngokwesibalo sezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kanye
bawela nawo, bawayisa endaweni ababelala kuyo, balala
ezansi lapho.
4:9 UJoshuwa wamisa amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani, endaweni
lapho zazimi khona izinyawo zabapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano.
akhona kuze kube namuhla.
4:10 Ngoba abapristi ababethwele umphongolo bema phakathi kweJordani, kwaze kwaba
kwaqedwa konke uJehova amyale ngakho uJoshuwa ukuba akukhulume kuJehova
abantu, njengakho konke uMose ayala ngakho uJoshuwa: nabantu
washesha wedlula.
4:11 Kwathi, lapho bonke abantu sebeqedile ukuwela, ukuthi
umphongolo kaJehova wawela, nabapristi phambi kukaJehova
abantu.
4:12 Futhi abantwana bakwaRubeni, futhi abantwana bakwaGadi, futhi ingxenye yesizwe
bakwaManase bawela behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengoMose
wakhuluma kubo.
4:13 Cishe abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane abahlomele impi bawela phambi kukaJehova
impi, emathafeni aseJeriko.
4:14 Ngalolo suku uJehova wamkhulisa uJoshuwa emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli; futhi
bamesaba njengalokho babemesaba uMose zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.
4:15 UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:
4:16 Yala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wobufakazi, ukuba beze
phezulu eJordani.
4:17 Ngakho uJoshuwa wabayala abapristi, wathi: "Khuphukani niphume
Jordan.
4:18 Kwathi lapho abapristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano
kaJehova wenyuka ephuma phakathi kweJordani, ematheni eJordani
izinyawo zabapristi zaphakanyiselwa emhlabathini owomileyo amanzi akhona
IJordani labuyela endaweni yazo, lageleza phezu kosebe lwalo lonke njengabo
akwenza ngaphambili.
4:19 Futhi abantu bakhuphuka eJordani ngosuku lweshumi lokuqala
ngenyanga, wamisa eGiligali, emngceleni osempumalanga yeJeriko.
4:20 Futhi lawo matshe ayishumi nambili, okuyinto bawakhipha eJordani, uJoshuwa wawamisa
eGiligali.
4:21 Wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi: "Lapho abantwana benu
iyakubuza oyise ngesikhathi esizayo, ithi: Ayini lawa matshe na?
4:22 Khona-ke niyakuba niyokwazisa abantwana benu, nithi: 'U-Israyeli wadlula lokhu
iJordani emhlabathini owomile.
4:23 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu womisa amanzi aseJordani phambi kwenu;
naze nawela, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enza oLwandle Olubomvu;
owawomisa phambi kwethu, saze sawela;
4:24 Ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi isandla sikaJehova, ukuthi
linamandla, ukuze nimesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuze kube phakade.