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.