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.