UJoshuwa
7:1 Kodwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza isiphambeko entweni eqalekisiweyo.
ka-Akani, indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaZabidi, indodana kaZera, kusukela the
isizwe sakwaJuda sathatha entweni eqalekisiweyo nentukuthelo kaJehova
wabavuthela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
7:2 UJoshuwa wathuma amadoda asuka eJeriko aya e-Ayi, eliseceleni kweBeti Aveni, phezu kwentaba
ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Khuphukani, nibone ithempeli
izwe. Amadoda akhuphuka ayibona i-Ayi.
" 7:3 Futhi babuyela kuJoshuwa, futhi bathi kuye: "Ungavumeli bonke abantu
Khuphukela; kepha makukhuphuke amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane ezimbili noma ezintathu, alichithe i-Ayi; futhi
ungafaki bonke abantu ukuba basebenze khona; ngoba bayingcosana.
7:4 Ngakho wenyukela khona abantu kungathi izinkulungwane ezintathu amadoda
babaleka phambi kwamadoda ase-Ayi.
7:5 Amadoda ase-Ayi abulala amadoda angaba amashumi amathathu nesithupha kubo
wabaxosha kusukela phambi kwesango kwaze kwaba seShebarimi, wababulala
ngalokho izinhliziyo zabantu zaphela amandla, zaba njenge
amanzi.
7:6 UJoshuwa waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wawela phansi ngobuso phambi kwakhe
umphongolo kaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli, kanye
bathele uthuli emakhanda abo.
" 7:7 UJoshuwa wathi: "Maye, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, kungani ngempela ulethe
lesi sizwe ngaphesheya kweJordani, ukuze asinikele esandleni sama-Amori, ukuze
usibhubhise? sengathi ngabe saneliswa, sahlala ngakolunye
ngaseJordani!
7:8 O Jehova, ngizothini, lapho u-Israyeli efulathela phambi kwabo?
izitha!
7:9 Ngokuba amaKhanani nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni bayokuzwa.
izosihaqa, inqume igama lethu emhlabeni;
uyakwenzani egameni lakho elikhulu na?
" 7:10 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Suka; ulalelani kanje
ebusweni bakho?
7:11 U-Israyeli wonile, futhi beqile isivumelwano sami engisitholile
wabayala, ngokuba bathathile nento eqalekisiweyo, bazuza
yebiwe, yaqanjwa futhi, bayibeka phakathi kwabo
izinto zakho.
7:12 Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakuma phambi kwezitha zabo.
kepha bafulathela izitha zabo, ngokuba babeqalekisiwe;
futhi angisayikuba nani, ngaphandle kokuthi nibhubhise okuqalekisiweyo
phakathi kwenu.
7:13 Vuka, ungcwelise abantu, futhi uthi: 'Zingcweliseleni kusasa.
ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Kukhona okuqalekisiweyo ezweni
phakathi kwakho, Israyeli, awukwazi ukuma phambi kwezitha zakho;
nize nisuse into eqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu.
7:14 Ngalokho ekuseni niyakulethwa ngokwezizwe zenu.
kuyakuthi isizwe asithathayo uJehova sifike
ngemindeni yawo; nomndeni uJehova aya kuwo
ukuthatha kuyakufika ngezindlu; nendlu uJehova ayakuyenza
ukuthatha kuyakufika umuntu ngomuntu.
7:15 Futhi kuyoba, ukuthi lowo othathwe nento eqalekisiweyo uyakuba
kushiswe ngomlilo, yona nakho konke enakho, ngokuba yeqile
isivumelwano sikaJehova, nangenxa yokuthi wenze ubuwula kwa-Israyeli.
7:16 Ngakho uJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi wasondeza u-Israyeli eceleni kwabo
izizwe; kwathathwa isizwe sakwaJuda.
7:17 Futhi waletha umndeni kaJuda; wathatha umndeni wakwa
Wawusondeza umndeni wakwaZera, indoda ngendoda; futhi
UZabdi uthathwe:
7:18 Futhi waletha indlu yakhe indoda ngendoda; no-Akani, indodana kaKarmi,
kwakhethwa indodana kaZabidi indodana kaZera, owesizwe sakwaJuda.
" 7:19 UJoshuwa wathi ku-Akani: "Ndodana yami, ake unike uJehova inkazimulo
uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uvume kuye; ungitshele manje ukuthi yini wena
ukwenzile; ungangifihleli.
7:20 U-Akani wamphendula uJoshuwa, wathi: "Ngempela ngonile kuJehova
Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngenzile kanje nakanje.
7:21 Lapho ngabona phakathi kwempango ingubo enhle yaseBhabhiloni, namakhulu amabili
amashekeli esiliva, nesigaxa segolide, isisindo saso singamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu;
wazihalela, wazithatha; bheka, zithukusiwe emhlabathini
phakathi kwetende lami, nesiliva ngaphansi kwalo.
7:22 UJoshuwa wayesethuma izithunywa, zagijimela etendeni; futhi, bheka, it
kwakufihlwe etendeni lakhe, nesiliva liphansi kwakho.
7:23 Futhi bawakhipha phakathi kwetende, futhi waletha kubo
uJoshuwa, nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi wababeka phambi
iNkosi.
7:24 UJoshuwa, futhi wonke u-Israyeli kanye naye, bathatha u-Akani, indodana kaZera, futhi
isiliva, nengubo, nesiphetho segolide, namadodana akhe, kanye
amadodakazi akhe, nezinkomo zakhe, nezimbongolo zakhe, nezimvu zakhe, netende lakhe;
nakho konke anakho, bakuyisa esigodini sase-Akori.
7:25 UJoshuwa wathi: "Kungani usihluphe? uJehova uyakukuhlupha
namuhla. Wonke u-Israyeli wamkhanda ngamatshe, wabashisa ngawo
umlilo, sebebakhanda ngamatshe.
7:26 Futhi bamisa phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu yamatshe kuze kube yilolu suku. Ngakho i
UJehova waphenduka ekuvutheni kwentukuthelo yakhe. Ngakho-ke igama lalokho
indawo yabizwa ngokuthi isigodi sase-Akori kuze kube namuhla.