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.