UJoshuwa
22:1 UJoshuwa wabiza abakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe
kaManase,
2 Wathi kubo: "Nikugcinile konke uMose inceku kaJehova
waniyala, nalalela izwi lami kukho konke engikuyale ngakho;
22:3 Anibashiyanga abafowenu kulezi zinsuku eziningi kuze kube yilolu suku, kodwa senibashiyile
ugcine imfanelo yomyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
22:4 Futhi manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unike abafowenu ukuphumula njengoba yena
ngalokho buyani manje, niye ematendeni enu, nihambe
ezweni lefa lenu, uMose inceku kaJehova
waninika ngaphesheya kweJordani.
22:5 Kodwa qaphela ngokucophelela ukwenza umyalo nomthetho, uMose
inceku kaJehova yaniyala ukuba nimthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu
uhambe ezindleleni zakhe zonke, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, unamathele kuyo
kuye, lokumkhonza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu langomphefumulo wenu wonke.
6 UJoshuwa wababusisa, wabamukisa, baya endaweni yabo
amatende.
22:7 Manje uMose wayenike ingxenye ingxenye yesizwe sakwaManase
eBashani, kepha enye ingxenye yalo uJoshuwa wayinika phakathi kwabo
abazalwane nganeno kweJordani ngasentshonalanga. Futhi lapho uJoshuwa wabamukisa
namatende abo, wababusisa;
22:8 Wakhuluma kubo, wathi: "Buyelani ematendeni enu nengcebo eningi.
nezinkomo eziningi kakhulu, nesiliva, negolide, nethusi;
nangensimbi, nangezingubo eziningi kakhulu; yabelani impango yenu
izitha nabafowenu.
22:9 Futhi abantwana bakwaRubeni, nabantwana bakwaGadi, futhi ingxenye yesizwe
Wabuya uManase, wemuka kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli
iShilo, elisezweni laseKhanani, ukuya ezweni laseKhanani
iGileyadi, ezweni eliyifa labo, ababehlulwe kulo,
njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaMose.
22:10 Futhi lapho befika emikhawulweni Jordan, abasezweni
uKhanani, abantwana bakwaRubeni, nabantwana bakwaGadi, nengxenye
isizwe sakwaManase sakha khona i-altare ngaseJordani, i-altare elikhulu ukubonakala
ku.
22:11 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bezwa kuthiwa: "Bheka, abantwana bakwaRubeni futhi."
abantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase balakhile i-altare
phambi kwezwe laseKhanani, emingceleni yaseJordani, ngasentshonalanga
ukudlula kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
22:12 Futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bezwa ngakho, yonke inhlangano ka
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana eShilo ukuba benyuke
ukulwa nabo.
22:13 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumela kubantwana bakwaRubeni futhi
abantwana bakwaGadi, nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase, ezweni lase
noGileyadi, noFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi,
22:14 Futhi kanye naye izikhulu eziyishumi, kusukela ngayinye indlu eyinhloko isikhulu kuzo zonke
izizwe zakwa-Israyeli; yilowo nalowo wayeyinhloko yendlu yabo
obaba phakathi kwezinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli.
22:15 Bafika kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi.
nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase ezweni lakwaGileyadi;
wakhuluma nabo, wathi:
22:16 Itsho njalo yonke inhlangano yeNkosi: Iyini icala?
eninenzile kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuba niphenduke namuhla
ekulandeleni uJehova, ngokuzakhela i-altare, ukuze nibe
nihlubuke uJehova namuhla na?
22:17 Ingabe ububi Peyori kuncane kakhulu kithi, okuyinto thina asikho
ahlanjululwe kuze kube namuhla, nakuba kwakukhona isifo ebandleni
kaJehova,
22:18 Kodwa ingabe kumelwe niphenduke namuhla ekulandeleni uJehova? futhi kuzoba
bhekani, njengokuba nihlubuka namuhla kuJehova, kusasa uyakuba njalo
ulaka kuyo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli.
22:19 Nokho, uma izwe lefa lenu lingcolile, niyakudlula
ezweni lefa likaJehova, elingelikaJehova
itabernakele lihlezi, lidle ilifa phakathi kwethu, kodwa lingahlubuki
Jehova, ungahlubuki kithi ngokuzakhela i-altare eceleni kukaJehova
i-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
22:20 U-Akani, indodana kaZera, akazange yini enze isiphambeko entweni eqalekisiweyo?
ulaka lwehlela yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli na? futhi lowomuntu wabhubha
hhayi yedwa ebubini bakhe.
22:21 Khona-ke abantwana bakwaRubeni, nabantwana bakwaGadi, nengxenye yesizwe
wakwaManase waphendula, wathi kuzo izinhloko zezinkulungwane
Israyeli,
22:22 UJehova uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, uyazi, no-Israyeli nguye
uzokwazi; uma kungukuhlubuka, noma ngokweqa umthetho
Jehova, (ungasindisi namuhla)
22:23 ukuthi sizakhele i-altare ukuze siphenduke ekulandeleni uJehova, noma uma
ninikele phezu kwaso umnikelo wokushiswa noma umnikelo wempuphu, noma ukunikela ngokuthula
iminikelo phezu kwalo, uJehova ngokwakhe makayibize;
22:24 Futhi uma kungcono sikwenze ngenxa yokwesaba le nto, ethi, In
isikhathi esizayo abantwana benu bangakhuluma kubantwana bethu, bathi: Yini
nihlangene noJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli na?
22:25 Ngoba uJehova uyenzile iJordani umngcele phakathi kwethu nani, nina bantwana
bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi; aninasabelo kuJehova;
abantwana bakho benza ukuba abantwana bethu bayeke ukumesaba uJehova.
22:26 Ngakho sathi: "Masilungisele ukuzakhela i-altare, hhayi ngoba."
umnikelo wokushiswa, noma umhlatshelo;
22:27 Kodwa ukuze kube ubufakazi phakathi kwethu, nawe, kanye nezizukulwane zethu
emva kwethu, ukuze senze inkonzo kaJehova phambi kwakhe ngezandla zethu
iminikelo yokushiswa, nemihlatshelo yethu, neminikelo yethu yokuthula;
ukuze abantwana benu bangasho kubantwana bethu esikhathini esizayo ukuthi: ‘Nina
akunasabelo kuJehova.
22:28 Ngakho sathi, ukuthi kuyakuba, lapho bezosho kanjalo kithi noma
ezizukulwaneni zethu esikhathini esizayo, ukuze siphinde sithi: 'Bheka uJehova.'
isifanekiso se-altare likaJehova obaba abalenzayo, esingashiswanga
iminikelo, noma imihlatshelo; kodwa liwufakazi phakathi kwethu nani.
22:29 UNkulunkulu makube kude nathi ukuba sihlubuke uJehova, futhi siphenduke namuhla
belandela uJehova, bakhe i-altare leminikelo yokushiswa, libe yinyama
iminikelo, noma imihlatshelo, eceleni kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu
liphambi kwethabhanekele lakhe.
22:30 Futhi lapho uFinehasi umpristi, futhi izikhulu zenhlangano kanye
izinhloko zezinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli ezazinaye zawezwa amazwi
ukuthi abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwa
Wakhuluma uManase, kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo.
22:31 Futhi uFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, umpristi, wathi kubantwana bakwa
uRubeni, nakubantwana bakwaGadi, nakubantwana bakwaManase,
Namuhla siyabona ukuthi uJehova uphakathi kwethu, ngokuba ningekho
nenze leli cala kuJehova; manje senikhululile
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova.
22:32 Futhi uFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, umpristi, kanye nezikhulu, babuyela
kusukela kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi, kusukela
ezweni lakwaGileyadi, ezweni laseKhanani, kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi
wabaletha futhi izwi.
22:33 Futhi lokho kwaba kuhle kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
wambonga uNkulunkulu, futhi wayengahlosile ukukhuphuka ukulwa nabo, ukuze
chitha izwe ababehlala kulo abantwana bakwaRubeni noGadi.
22:34 Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi balibiza i-altare ngokuthi Ed.
ngokuba kuyakuba ngubufakazi phakathi kwethu bokuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu.