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.