UJoshuwa
11:1 Kwathi lapho uJabini inkosi yaseHazori esezwile lezo zinto.
wathuma kuJobabi inkosi yaseMadoni, nasenkosini yaseShimroni, nakuyo
inkosi yase-Akishafi,
11:2 Futhi emakhosini ayesenyakatho yezintaba, futhi of the
amathafa eningizimu yeKineroti, nasesigodini, nasemngceleni weDori
entshonalanga,
11:3 Futhi kumaKhanani empumalanga nasentshonalanga, nama-Amori.
namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi ezintabeni,
namaHivi phansi kweHermoni ezweni laseMispa.
11:4 Futhi baphuma, bona kanye nawo wonke amabutho abo kanye nabo, abantu abaningi, ngisho
njengesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle ngobuningi, namahhashi kanye
izinqola eziningi kakhulu.
11:5 Futhi lapho wonke la makhosi ehlangene ndawonye, bafika bamisa
ndawonye emanzini aseMeromu, ukuze balwe no-Israyeli.
" 11:6 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: "Ungesabi ngenxa yabo
kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngizabanikela bonke bebulewe phambi kukaIsrayeli;
uyakunquma amahhashi abo imisipha, uzishise izinqola zabo ngomlilo.
11:7 UJoshuwa wafika, nabo bonke abantu bempi bekanye naye, ukulwa nabo ngasemgwaqweni
amanzi aseMeromu ngokuzumayo; bawela phezu kwabo.
11:8 Futhi uJehova wabanikela esandleni sika-Israyeli, owabashaya, futhi
abaxosha kwaze kwaba seSidoni elikhulu, naseMisirefoti-mayimi, nasezweni
isigodi saseMispa ngasempumalanga; babatshaya baze basuka kubo
kakho owasalayo.
11:9 UJoshuwa wenza kubo njengalokho uJehova emyalile: wanquma amahhashi abo imisipha.
izinqola zabo zashisa ngomlilo.
11:10 UJoshuwa ngaleso sikhathi waphenduka, wathatha iHazori, futhi wabulala inkosi
ngenkemba, ngokuba iHasori laliyinhloko yabo bonke labo ngaphambili
imibuso.
11:11 Futhi babulala yonke imiphefumulo eyayikulo ngosiko lwe
inkemba, ebaqothula: akusalanga noyedwa ophefumulayo: futhi
washisa iHasori ngomlilo.
11:12 Futhi yonke imizi yalawo makhosi, futhi wonke amakhosi awo, uJoshuwa wenza
thathani, nibabulale ngosiko lwenkemba, futhi wabaqothula
wababhubhisa, njengalokho eyalile uMose inceku kaJehova.
11:13 Kodwa ngokuqondene nemizi eyayimi ezinqabeni zayo, u-Israyeli wayishisa
akakho kubo, kuphela iHasori kuphela; lokho kwashiswa uJoshuwa.
11:14 Futhi yonke impango yale mizi, nezinkomo, abantwana
U-Israyeli wazithathela impango; kodwa batshaya bonke abantu
ngosiko lwenkemba, baze babachitha, abaphumanga
noma yikuphi ukuphefumula.
11:15 Njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose inceku yakhe, kanjalo uMose wamyala uJoshuwa.
kanjalo noJoshuwa; akashiyanga lutho kukho konke uJehova amyale ngakho
UMose.
11:16 Ngakho uJoshuwa walithatha lonke lelo zwe, izintaba, futhi lonke izwe eningizimu, futhi
lonke izwe laseGosheni, nesigodi, nethafa, nezintaba
ka-Israyeli, nesigodi saso;
11:17 kusukela entabeni iHalaki, ekhuphukela eSeyiri, kuze kufike eBhali-gadi
isigodi saseLebanoni phansi kwentaba yaseHermoni;
wabashaya, wababulala.
11:18 UJoshuwa walwa isikhathi eside nawo wonke lawo makhosi.
11:19 Kwakungekho muzi owenza ukuthula nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle
namaHivi abemi baseGibeyoni; bonke abanye babathatha ngokulwa.
11:20 Ngoba kwakuvela eNkosini ukwenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zabo, ukuze beze
ngokumelene no-Israyeli ekulweni, ukuze ababhubhise, futhi lokho
bangabi namusa, kepha ukuba ababhubhise, njengoJehova
walaya uMozisi.
11:21 UJoshuwa wafika ngaleso sikhathi, wanquma ama-Anaki phakathi
nasezintabeni, naseHebroni, naseDebiri, nase-Anabe, nase-Anabe, nakuyo yonke indawo
ezintabeni zakwaJuda, nasezintabeni zonke zakwa-Israyeli: uJoshuwa
wabaqothula kanye nemizi yabo.
11:22 Kwakungekho noyedwa kuma-Anaki owasala ezweni labantwana bakwa
U-Israyeli: eGaza kuphela, naseGati, nase-Ashidodi kwasala.
11:23 Ngakho uJoshuwa walithatha lonke izwe, njengoba nje uJehova ayekushilo
uMose; uJoshuwa walinika u-Israyeli njengefa njengalokho
izigaba zabo ngezizwe zabo. Izwe laphumula ekulweni.