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.