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.