UJoshuwa
20:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:
20:2 Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: 'Zikhetheleni imizi
isiphephelo engakhuluma ngaso kini ngesandla sikaMozisi;
20:3 Ukuze umbulali obulala noma yimuphi umuntu engazi futhi engazi
balekela khona, zibe yisiphephelo senu kumphindiseli wegazi.
20:4 Futhi lapho obalekele komunye waleyo mizi kumelwe ame eduze
engena esangweni lomuzi, akhulume indaba yakhe emzini
ezindlebeni zamalunga alowo muzi, bayakumyisa emzini
kubo, nimnike indawo, ukuze ahlale phakathi kwabo.
20:5 Futhi uma umphindiseli wegazi emsukela, khona-ke ngeke
nikelani umbulali esandleni sakhe; ngoba watshaya umakhelwane wakhe
engazi, futhi engamzondanga ngaphambili.
20:6 Uyakuhlala kulowo muzi, aze ame phambi kwebandla
ngenxa yokwahlulelwa, kuze kube sekufeni kompristi omkhulu oyakuba phakathi
ngalezo zinsuku: khona umbulali uyakubuya, afike emzini wakubo;
waya endlini yakhe emzini ayebalekele kuwo.
20:7 Futhi babeka iKedeshi eGalile, entabeni yakwaNafetali, futhi iShekemi e
izintaba zakwa-Efrayimi, neKiriyati Araba eliyiHebroni ezintabeni zase-Eze
Juda.
20:8 Futhi ngaphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga, bamisa iBezeri phakathi
ihlane ethafeni esizweni sakwaRubeni, neRamoti phakathi
kwaGileyadi esizweni sakwaGadi, naseGolani eBashani esizweni sakwaGadi
uManase.
20:9 Lawa kwakuyimizi emiselwe bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi
umfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwabo, ukuthi noma ubani obulala omunye
umuntu angabalekela khona ngamabomu, angafi ngesandla somuntu
umphindiseli wegazi, waze wema phambi kwebandla.