UJoshuwa 6:1 Manje iJeriko ivaliwe ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli waphuma, akwangena muntu. " 6:2 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Bheka, Nginikele esandleni sakho iJeriko, nenkosi yalo, namaqhawe anamandla. 6:3 Niyowuzungeza umuzi, nonke nina madoda empi, niwubhode idolobha kanye. Uyakwenza njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha. 6:4 Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezinqama phambi komphongolo. ngezimpondo: ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyakuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, futhi abapristi bayakubetha amacilongo. 6:5 Futhi kuyothi lapho bevuthela isikhathi eside nge nophondo lwenqama, lapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, abantu bonke bayakukhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu; ugange lomuzi luyakuwa abantu bayakukhuphuka, kube yilowo nalowo aqonde phambi kwakhe. 6:6 UJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wabiza abapristi, wathi kubo: "Thatha bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa baphathe amacilongo ayisikhombisa izimpondo zezinqama phambi komphongolo kaJehova. 6:7 Wathi ebantwini, Dlulani, niwuzungeze umuzi, nimyeke abahlomile dlula phambi komphongolo kaJehova. 6:8 Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa esekhulumile ebantwini, iNKOSI yabe isithi: abapristi abayisikhombisa bephethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezinqama badlula ngaphambili uJehova, wavuthela amacilongo, nomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova UJEHOVA wabalandela. 6:9 Abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabapristi ababevuthela amacilongo. abasemva bawulandela umphongolo, abapristi behamba bevuthela ngamacilongo. 6:10 UJoshuwa wayala abantu, wathi: "Aniyikukhamuluka, noma phakamisa izwi lakho, kungaphumi lizwi umlomo wakho, kuze kube lusuku engikutshela ngalo ukuthi umemeze; khona lizamemeza. 6:11 Ngakho umphongolo kaJehova wawuzungeza umuzi, wawuzungeza kanye wangena ekamu, walala ekamu. 6:12 UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi abapristi bathwala umphongolo iNkosi. 6:13 Abapristi abayisikhombisa, bephethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezinqama phambi komphongolo kaJehova waqhubeka njalo evuthela amacilongo; abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabo; kepha owasemuva wafika emva komphongolo wesivumelwano UJehova, abapristi behamba, bebetha amacilongo. 6:14 Kwathi ngosuku lwesibili bawuzungeza umuzi kanye, babuyela endlini benze njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha. 6:15 Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa bavuka ekuseni ngovivi ekuntweleni kosuku, wazungeza umuzi ngendlela efanayo eziyisikhombisa izikhathi: ngalolo suku kuphela bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa. 6:16 Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa, lapho abapristi bavuthela inhlama amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Khamulukani; ngoba uJehova unikile wena dolobha. 6:17 Futhi umuzi uyoqalekiswa, ngisho wona, futhi konke okukuwo, ukuze uJehova: nguRahabi isifebe kuphela oyakuphila, yena nabo bonke abanaye endlini, ngoba wafihla izithunywa esazithumayo. 6:18 Futhi nina, nganoma iyiphi indlela zigcine entweni eqalekisiweyo, funa wena zenzeni isiqalekiso, lapho nithatha into eqalekisiweyo, niyenze ikamu lakwa-Israyeli libe yisiqalekiso, niyikhathaze. 6:19 Kodwa lonke isiliva, negolide, nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi, kukhona ezingcweliselwe uJehova; ziyakungena endlini yengcebo kaJehova NKOSI. 6:20 Ngakho abantu bakhamuluka lapho abapristi bevuthela amacilongo kwathi lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo nezwi abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, kwaze kwawa umduli, kangangokuthi abantu benyukela emzini, yilowo nalowo waqonda phambi kwakhe; bawuthatha umuzi. 6:21 Bakuqothula konke okusemzini, owesilisa nowesifazane; abasha nabadala, nenkabi, nezimvu, nezimbongolo, ngosiko lwenkemba. 6:22 Kodwa uJoshuwa wayethe kumadoda amabili ayeyihlolile izwe: "Hambani." endlini yesifebe, amkhiphele khona owesifazane, nakho konke lokho unakho, njengalokho nafunga kuye. 6:23 Futhi izinsizwa ezaziyizinhloli wangena, wamkhipha uRahabi, futhi uyise, nonina, nabafowabo, nakho konke anakho; futhi bakhipha zonke izihlobo zakhe, bazishiya ngaphandle kwekamu Israyeli. 6:24 Bawushisa umuzi ngomlilo, nakho konke okukuwo; babeka isiliva, negolide, nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi endlini yengcebo yendlu kaJehova. 6:25 UJoshuwa wasindisa uRahabi isifebe, kanye nendlu kayise, futhi konke ayenakho; wahlala kwa-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla; ngoba wafihla izithunywa uJoshuwa azithuma ukuhlola iJeriko. 6:26 UJoshuwa wabafungisa ngaleso sikhathi, wathi: "Makaqalekiswe lowo muntu ngaphambili." uJehova ovuka awakhe lo muzi waseJeriko; isisekelo sawo kuyakuba yizibulo lakhe nasendodaneni yakhe encane wamisa amasango awo. 6:27 Ngakho uJehova wayenaye uJoshuwa; udumo lwakhe lwaduma kuyo yonke indawo izwe.