UJoshuwa 8:1 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Ungesabi, futhi ungesabi bonke abantu bempi nawe, usuke, ukhuphukele e-Ayi; bheka, nginakho unikele esandleni sakho inkosi yase-Ayi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, kanye izwe lakhe: 8:2 Uyakwenza kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo njengoba nje wenza kulo iJeriko nayo niyakuthatha impango yalo kuphela, nezinkomo zalo nibe yimpango yenu; ziqamekeleni umuzi emva kwawo. 8:3 Ngakho uJoshuwa wasukuma, futhi bonke abantu bempi, ukuze akhuphukele e-Ayi UJoshuwa wakhetha amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu anamandla, wawathuma ebusuku. 8:4 Futhi wabayala, wathi: "Bheka, niyoqamekela ngokumelene umuzi, emva komuzi: ningayi kude kakhulu nomuzi, kodwa yibani nonke ngomumo: 8:5 Futhi mina, futhi bonke abantu engikanye nami, sizosondela emzini. kuyakuthi lapho bephuma ukulwa nathi njengasezweni okokuqala, ukuthi sibaleke phambi kwabo. 8:6 (Ngokuba bazophuma emva kwethu) size sibadonse emzini; ngoba bazakuthi: Babaleka phambi kwethu njengakuqala; bayobaleka phambi kwabo. 8:7 Khona-ke niyosukuma ekuqamekeleni, futhi niwuthathe umuzi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakulinikela esandleni sakho. 8:8 Futhi kuyothi, lapho niwuthathile umuzi, niwumise umuzi ngomlilo; ngokwesiyalezo sikaJehova niyakwenza. Bheka, ngi ngikuyalile. 8:9 UJoshuwa wayesebathuma, bahamba bayoqamekela wahlala phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi ngasentshonalanga kwase-Ayi, uJoshuwa walala ngalobobusuku phakathi kwabantu. 8:10 UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, futhi wabala abantu, futhi wenyuka, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli, phambi kwabantu ukuya e-Ayi. 8:11 Futhi bonke abantu, ngisho abantu bempi ababenaye, bakhuphuka. wasondela, weza phambi komuzi, wamisa ohlangothini lwasenyakatho kwase-Ayi kwakukhona isigodi phakathi kwabo ne-Ayi. 8:12 Futhi wathatha amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, wawabeka ukuba aqamekele phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi, ngasentshonalanga komuzi. 8:13 Futhi lapho sebemise abantu, futhi lonke ibutho elaliphezu enyakatho yomuzi, nabaqamekeli babo ngasentshonalanga komuzi; UJoshuwa wahamba ngalobo busuku phakathi kwesigodi. 8:14 Kwathi inkosi yase-Ayi ikubona lokho, bashesha bavuka ekuseni, amadoda omuzi aphuma ukulwa no-Israyeli impi, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ngesikhathi esimisiweyo phambi kwethafa; kodwa wayengazi ukuthi kukhona abamqamekele ngemva kwakhe idolobha. 8:15 UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli benza sengathi bahluliwe phambi kwabo, futhi babaleka ngendlela yasehlane. 8:16 Futhi bonke abantu ababese-Ayi babizelwa ndawonye ukuba baxoshe Bamxosha uJoshuwa, badonswa basuka emzini. 8:17 Futhi akusalanga muntu e-Ayi noma eBethele, ongaphumanga ngemva bawushiya umuzi uvulekile, bawaxosha u-Israyeli. " 8:18 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa, "Yelula umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngase-Ayi; ngokuba ngiyakuwunikela esandleni sakho. UJoshuwa welula umkhonto ayewuphethe esandleni sakhe ngasedolobheni. 8:19 Futhi abaqamekeli bavuka ngokushesha endaweni yabo, futhi bagijima ngokushesha njengoba wayeselula isandla sakhe, bangena emzini, bathatha wona, washesha wawuthungela umuzi ngomlilo. 8:20 Amadoda ase-Ayi abheka emva kwawo, abona, bheka! umusi womuzi wenyukela ezulwini, babengenawo amandla okubaleka ngapha nangapha: abantu ababebalekele ehlane baphenduka buyela phezu kwabaxoshayo. 8:21 UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli bebona ukuthi abaqamekeli bawuthathile umuzi. nokuthi umusi womuzi wenyuka, base bephenduka, futhi wabulala amadoda ase-Ayi. 8:22 Futhi abanye baphuma emzini ngokumelene nabo; ngakho bangena phakathi kuka-Israyeli, abanye ngalapha, abanye ngalapha; wabatshaya, kabavumelanga lamunye wabo ukuthi asale kumbe aphunyuke. 8:23 Inkosi yase-Ayi bayibamba iphila, bayiyisa kuJoshuwa. 8:24 Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli eseqedile ukubulala zonke izikhali abakhileyo e-Ayi endle, ehlane abaxosha kulo sebewile bonke ngosiko lwenkemba, baze bafika bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuyela e-Ayi, bayinqoba ngosiko lwenkemba. 8:25 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi bonke abawa ngalolo suku, kokubili amadoda nabesifazane, kwaba izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, wonke amadoda ase-Ayi. 8:26 Ngokuba uJoshuwa akasibuyisanga isandla sakhe, okuyinto welula umkhonto. waze wabaqothula bonke abakhileyo e-Ayi. 8:27 Izinkomo kuphela nempango yalowo muzi u-Israyeli wakuthatha kwaba yimpango yakho ngokwezwi likaJehova ayala ngalo UJoshuwa. 8:28 UJoshuwa washisa i-Ayi, wayenza yaba yinqwaba ephakade, incithakalo kuze kube lamuhla. 8:29 Inkosi yase-Ayi wayiphanyeka esihlahleni kwaze kwahlwa ilanga lase lishonile, uJoshuwa wayala ukuba bathathe isidumbu sakhe wehle esihlahleni, wawuphonsa ngasesikhaleni sesango lomuzi; nimise phezu kwaso inqwaba enkulu yamatshe esekhona nanamuhla. 8:30 UJoshuwa wamakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli i-altare entabeni yase-Ebali. 8:31 Njengalokho uMose, inceku kaJehova, wabayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengoba nje kulotshiwe encwadini yomthetho kaMose, i-altare lamatshe aphelele, okungekho muntu ophakamisa phezu kwawo insimbi, banikela phezu kwayo ngokushiswa wanikela kuJehova, wahlabela iminikelo yokuthula. 8:32 Futhi wabhala phezu kwamatshe ikhophi yomthetho kaMose, okuyinto yena waloba phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 8:33 Futhi wonke u-Israyeli, futhi abadala bakhe, nezinduna, nabahluleli babo, bema umphongolo ngapha nangapha phambi kwabapristi bamaLevi; abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, nomfokazi, kanjalo owazalelwa phakathi kwabo; inxenye yabo malungana nentaba iGerizimu, nenxenye yabo malungana nentaba yase-Ebali; njengoMose inceku kaJehova UJehova wayebayalile ngaphambili ukuthi babuse abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 8:34 Futhi kamuva wafunda wonke amazwi omthetho, izibusiso kanye iziqalekiso, njengakho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho. 8:35 Kwakungekho nelilodwa izwi kukho konke uMose ayeyale ngakho, uJoshuwa angazifundanga phambi kwebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli, nabesifazane, nabancane nabafokazi ababehlezi phakathi kwabo.