UJoshuwa 23:1 Kwasekusithi emva kwesikhathi eside, uJehova wabanika ukuphumula u-Israyeli kuzo zonke izitha zabo nxazonke, ukuthi uJoshuwa wayesemdala futhi usekhulile ngeminyaka. 23:2 UJoshuwa wabiza wonke u-Israyeli, futhi abadala bakhe, futhi labo izinhloko, nabahluleli bawo, nezinduna zabo, wathi kubo: Sengimdala, sengikhulile ngeminyaka. 23:3 Futhi nibonile konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzile kuzo zonke lezi izizwe ngenxa yakho; ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguye owalwelayo wena. 23:4 Bheka, Ngihlukanisele kini ngenkatho lezi zizwe ezisele, ukuba libe yifa lezizwe zenu, kusukela eJordani, kanye nazo zonke izizwe engiya kuzo banqamule, kwaze kwaba selwandle olukhulu ngasentshonalanga. 23:5 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uyobaxosha phambi kwakho, futhi axoshe ungawasuse emehlweni akho; niyakudla ifa lezwe labo njengalokho uJehova enzile uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unithembisile. 23:6 Ngakho yibani nesibindi kakhulu ukugcina futhi nenze konke okulotshwe kuyo incwadi yomthetho kaMose, ukuze ningaphambuki kuyo niye kuJehova isandla sokudla noma kwesokunxele; 23:7 Ukuze ningangeni phakathi kwalezi zizwe ezisele phakathi kwenu; ungaliphathi igama lawonkulunkulu bazo, ungafungi ngabo ningazikhonzi, ningakhothameli kuzo; 23:8 Kodwa namathelani kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, njengoba nenzile kuze kube namuhla. 23:9 Ngokuba uJehova uxoshile phambi kwenu izizwe ezinkulu ezinamandla. kepha nina, akakho omile phambi kwenu kuze kube namuhla. 23:10 Umuntu oyedwa kini uyakuxosha inkulungwane, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguye onilwelayo njengokunithembisa kwakhe. 23:11 Ngakho ziqapheleni ngokwenu, ukuze nithande uJehova wenu uNkulunkulu. 23:12 Uma kungenjalo, buyelani emuva, ninamathele ensalini yalaba. izizwe, lezi ezisele phakathi kwenu, futhi bayoganana wona, ungene kuwo, nawo abe kuwe; 23:13 Yazini ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akasayikuxosha noma iyiphi walezi zizwe phambi kwakho; kepha bayakuba yizihibe nezihibe kini, neziswebhu ezinhlangothini zenu, nameva emehlweni enu, nize nibe nibhubhe kuleli zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninike lona. 23:14 Futhi bhekani, namuhla ngihamba ngendlela yomhlaba wonke, futhi niyazi ezinhliziyweni zenu zonke nasemiphefumulweni yenu yonke, ukuthi akuphuthanga nento eyodwa kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azikhulumile ngani; konke kwenzekile kini, akuphuthanga nento eyodwa kukho. 23:15 Ngakho kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi njengoba zonke izinto ezinhle sezifikile phezu wena, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuthembisa khona; kanjalo uJehova uyakulethela nina nonke okubi, aze anibhubhise kuleli zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike lona. 23:16 Lapho neqile isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, okuyinto yena waniyala, nahamba niyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu, nikhothame kubo; intukuthelo kaJehova iyakuvuthela nina uyakubhubha masinyane ezweni elihle alinikile wena.