UJoshuwa
9:1 Kwathi, lapho wonke amakhosi ayengaphesheya kweJordani.
emagqumeni, nasezigodini, nakuyo yonke imikhawulo yolwandle olukhulu
malungana neLebanoni, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaKhanani
AmaPerizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi ezwa;
9:2 Ukuze babuthana ndawonye, ukuze alwe noJoshuwa kanye
Israyeli, nganhliziyonye.
9:3 Futhi lapho izakhamuzi zaseGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile
eJeriko nase-Ayi,
9:4 Benza ngobuqili, bahamba benza sengathi bangamanxusa;
bathwala amasaka amadala phezu kwezimbongolo zabo, nezimvaba zewayini ezindala, eziklebhukile;
futhi iboshwe;
9:5 nezicathulo ezigugileyo ezinyaweni zabo, nezingubo ezindala phezu kwabo;
sonke isinkwa somphako wabo sasomile, sikhuntile.
9:6 Futhi baya kuJoshuwa ekamu eGiligali, futhi bathi kuye, futhi
emadodeni akoIsrayeli: Sivela elizweni elikhatshana;
ninesivumelwano nathi.
9:7 Amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kumaHivi, "Mhlawumbe nihlala phakathi kwenu."
thina; sokwenzani isivumelwano nani?
9:8 Bathi kuJoshuwa, "Siyizinceku zakho." UJoshuwa wathi kuye
kubo, Ningobani na? nivela ngaphi na?
9:9 Bathi kuye: "Izinceku zakho zivela ezweni elikude
ngenxa yegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba sizwile udumo lwalo
naye, nakho konke akwenzayo eGibithe,
9:10 Futhi konke akwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya
iJordani, kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, naku-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani eliseceleni kwayo
I-Ashitaroti.
9:11 Ngakho amalunga ethu labo bonke abakhileyo elizweni lakithi bakhuluma kithi.
wathi: Thathani umphako wendlela, nihambe nibahlangabeze, futhi
uthi kubo: ‘Siyizinceku zenu;
thina.
9:12 Lesi sinkwa sethu sasithatha sishisa ezindlini zethu phezu komphako wethu
ngosuku esaphuma ngalo ukuza kini; kepha manje bhekani, komile, sekukhona;
sikhuntile:
9:13 Futhi lezi zimvaba zewayini, esazigcwalisa, zazizintsha; futhi, bheka, bona
lezi zingubo zethu nezicathulo zethu zigugile ngengqondo
yohambo olude kakhulu.
9:14 Futhi amadoda athatha ukudla kwabo, futhi akazange abuze iseluleko emlonyeni
kaJehova.
9:15 UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, futhi wenza isivumelwano nabo, ukubavumela
baphile, izikhulu zenhlangano zafunga kubo.
9:16 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezintathu sebeqedile ukwenza i
benza isivumelwano nabo, ukuthi bezwile ukuthi bangomakhelwane babo, futhi
ukuthi bahlala phakathi kwabo.
9:17 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bafika emizini yabo phezu
usuku lwesithathu. Imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni, neKefira, neBeyeroti, ne
iKiriyati Jeharimi.
9:18 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazange bababulale, ngoba izikhulu zezwe
ibandla lalifungile kubo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Futhi konke
ibandla lakhonona ngezikhulu.
9:19 Kodwa zonke izikhulu zathi kuyo yonke inhlangano: "Sifungile
ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; ngalokho asinakubathinta.
9:20 Lokhu siyakwenza kubo; sizabayekela baphile, hlezi ulaka phezu kwabo
thina, ngenxa yesifungo esafunga kubo.
9:21 Izikhulu zathi kubo: "Bayekeni baphile; kodwa mababe ngabasiki
izinkuni nabakhi bamanzi kuyo yonke inhlangano; njengoba kwakwenza izikhulu
wabathembisa.
9:22 UJoshuwa wababiza, futhi wakhuluma kubo, wathi: "Kungani
Nisikhohlisile yini, nithi: 'Sikude kakhulu nani; lapho nihlala
phakathi kwethu?
9:23 Ngakho-ke manje niqalekisiwe, futhi akekho kini oyokhululwa
beyizigqila, nabagawuli bezinkuni nabakhi bamanzi bendlu
Nkulunkulu wami.
9:24 Bamphendula uJoshuwa, bathi: "Ngokuba watshelwa nokutshelwa
izinceku, ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wayala inceku yakhe uMose ukuba anikele
izwe lonke, nokubhubhisa bonke abakhileyo ezweni
phambi kwakho, ngakho sesaba kakhulu ukuphila kwethu ngenxa yakho,
futhi ngenze le nto.
9:25 Manje, bheka, sisesandleni sakho, njengoba kubonakala kukuhle futhi kulungile
ongakwenza kithi, kwenze.
9:26 Futhi kanjalo wenza kubo, futhi wabakhulula esandleni senkosi
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze angababulali.
9:27 UJoshuwa wabenza ngalolo suku abagawuli bezinkuni nabakhi bamanzi
ibandla, ne-altare likaJehova, kuze kube namuhla, phakathi
indawo okufanele ayikhethe.