UJoshuwa
5:1 Kwathi, lapho wonke amakhosi ama-Amori ayephezu
eceleni kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo wonke amakhosi amaKhanani, okuyinto
ngaselwandle, bezwa ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi aseJordani
kusukela phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, saze sawela, lokho
inhliziyo yabo yaphela amandla, akwaba kusaba khona umoya kubo, ngokuba
labantwana bakoIsrayeli.
5:2 Ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Zenzele omese obukhali, futhi."
futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphinde basokwe ngokwesibili.
5:3 UJoshuwa wazenzela imimese ebukhali, futhi wasoka abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
entabeni yejwabu.
5:4 Futhi yilesi isizathu uJoshuwa abasoka: bonke abantu ukuthi
baphuma eGibithe, abesilisa, onke amadoda empi, afa eGibithe
ehlane ngasendleleni, ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.
5:5 Manje bonke abantu abaphuma babesokiwe, kodwa bonke abantu
abazalelwa ehlane ngasendleleni ekuphumeni kwabo
iGibhithe, bona babengabasokanga.
5:6 Ngoba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane
bonke abantu ababengamadoda empi, abaphuma eGibithe, babe
babhujiswa, ngokuba bengalilalelanga izwi likaJehova;
UJehova wafunga ukuthi kayikubatshengisa ilizwe alifungela uJehova
koyise ukuba asinike, izwe elivame ubisi
kanye noju.
5:7 Futhi abantwana babo, abavusa esikhundleni sabo, uJoshuwa
besokile, ngokuba babengabangasokile, lokhu bengasokile
wabasoka endleleni.
5:8 Kwathi sebeqedile ukusoka abantu bonke.
bahlala ezindaweni zabo ekamu* baze baphola.
" 5:9 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Namuhla, Mina ngisuse isihlamba
weGibhithe kusukela kuwe. Ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iGiligali
kuze kube lamuhla.
5:10 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamisa eGiligali, futhi bagubha iphasika
ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga kusihlwa emathafeni aseJeriko.
5:11 Futhi badla amabele wezwe ngosuku olulandelayo
iphasika, amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, namabele agazingiwe ngalona lolo suku.
5:12 Futhi imana lanqamuka ngakusasa ngemva kokudla amabele amadala
zomhlaba; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengasenamana; kodwa bona
wadla isithelo sezwe laseKhanani ngalowo mnyaka.
5:13 Kwathi uJoshuwa esengaseJeriko, waphakamisa isandla sakhe
bheka, kwakumi indoda malungana naye
inkemba yakhe ihoshiwe esandleni sakhe; uJoshuwa waya kuye, wathi kuye
wathi kuye: Wena ungakithi, kumbe ungowezitha zethu yini?
5:14 Wathi, Cha; kodwa sengifikile njengenduna yebutho leNkosi.
UJoshuwa wawa ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi kubo
wathi: Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo na?
" 5:15 Futhi induna yebutho leNkosi wathi kuJoshuwa, "Khumula izicathulo zakho
onyaweni lwakho; ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele. Futhi uJoshuwa
wenze njalo.