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.