UJoshuwa 24:1 UJoshuwa wabutha zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli eShekemi, wabiza amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nezinhloko zawo, nabahluleli bakhe, nangenxa izikhulu zabo; bazimisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 24:2 UJoshuwa wayesethi kubo bonke abantu: "Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Oyihlo babehlala ngaphesheya kukazamcolo endulo, yebo uTera, uyise ka-Abrahama, noyise kaNahori; bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu. 24:3 Ngamthatha uyihlo u-Abrahama ngaphesheya komfula, futhi ngahola naye ezweni lonke laseKhanani, wandisa inzalo yakhe, wanikela kuye u-Isaka. 24:4 Ngamnika u-Isaka uJakobe no-Esawu, futhi ngamnika u-Esawu intaba yaseSeyiri. ukulidla; kepha uJakobe nabantwana bakhe behlela eGibithe. 24:5 Ngathuma oMose no-Aroni, futhi mina washaya iGibhithe, ngokuvumelana nalokho engakwenzayo phakathi kwabo, ngasemuva nganikhipha. 6 Ngakhipha oyihlo eGibithe, nafika olwandle; futhi abaseGibithe babaxosha oyihlo ngezinqola nangabamahhashi uLwandle Olubomvu. 24:7 Futhi lapho bekhala kuJehova, wabeka ubumnyama phakathi kwakho abaseGibithe, waluyisa ulwandle phezu kwabo, lwabasibekela; kanye nawe amehlo abonile engikwenzile eGibithe, nahlala ehlane isizini ende. 24:8 Futhi nganingenisa ezweni lama-Amori, ayehlala phezu kwawo ngaphesheya kweJordani; balwa nani; ngabanikela esandleni senu isandla, ukuze nidle ifa lezwe labo; futhi ngababhubhisa kusukela ekuqaleni wena. 24:9 Khona-ke uBalaki, indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wasukuma walwa Israyeli, wathumela wabiza uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ukuba aniqalekise. 24:10 Kepha angivumanga ukumlalela uBileyamu; ngalokho wanibusisa namanje ngalikhulula esandleni sakhe. 24:11 Nawela iJordani, nafika eJeriko, futhi amadoda aseJeriko balwa nani, nama-Amori, namaPherizi, nama-Amori amaKhanani, namaHeti, namaGirigashi, namaHivi, namaHiti amaJebusi; ngawanikela esandleni sakho. 24:12 Ngathumela iminyovu phambi kwenu, eyabaxosha phambi kwenu. amakhosi amabili ama-Amori; kodwa kungengenkemba yakho, kumbe ngeyakho khothama. 24:13 Futhi ngininike izwe eningawusebenzelanga, kanye nemizi eningazakhanga, nihlala kuzo; wezivini kanye iminqumo eningayitshalanga niyayidla. 24:14 Manje yesabani uJehova, futhi nimkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso. nisuse onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo ngaphesheya kweN uzamcolo, naseGibithe; nikhonze uJehova. 24:15 Futhi uma kubonakala kubi kuwe ukukhonza uJehova, khetha namuhla ubani niyakukhonza; noma onkulunkulu ababekhonzwa oyihlo ababekubo ngaphesheya koZamcolo, noma onkulunkulu bama-Amori, ezweni labo nihlala, kepha mina nendlu yami siyakumkhonza uJehova. 24:16 Futhi abantu baphendula bathi: "Makube kude nathi ukuba sikushiye Jehova, ukukhonza abanye onkulunkulu; 24:17 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, nguye owasikhuphula futhi obaba bethu izwe laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila, nenza labo abakhulu izibonakaliso emehlweni ethu, wasilondoloza endleleni yonke esahamba ngayo phakathi kwabantu bonke esadabula kubo; 24:18 Futhi uJehova wabaxosha phambi kwethu bonke abantu, ngisho nama-Amori ngalokho nathi siyakumkhonza uJehova; ngoba yena unguNkulunkulu wethu. " 24:19 UJoshuwa wathi kubantu: "Aninakumkhonza uJehova, ngoba yena unguNkulunkulu uNkulunkulu ongcwele; unguNkulunkulu onomhawu; kayikuthethelela iziphambeko zenu noma izono zakho. 24:20 Uma nimshiya uJehova, futhi nikhonze onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe, khona-ke uyophenduka futhi enze niyakulimaza, niniqede, ngemva kokuba esenenzele okuhle. " 24:21 Futhi abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: "Hhayi! kepha thina siyakumkhonza uJehova. " 24:22 UJoshuwa wathi kubantu: "Nina ningofakazi ngokumelene nani ukuthi nizikhethele uJehova ukuba nimkhonze. Bathi: Sikhona ofakazi. 24:23 “Ngalokho manje susani onkulunkulu bezizweni abaphakathi kwenu, futhi uthambekise inhliziyo yakho kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. " 24:24 Futhi abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: "UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu siyakumkhonza kanye nowakhe sizolalela izwi. 24:25 Ngakho uJoshuwa wenza isivumelwano nabantu ngalolo suku, futhi wabamisa izimiso nesimiso eShekemi. 24:26 UJoshuwa waloba lawa mazwi encwadini yomthetho kaNkulunkulu, wathatha a itshe elikhulu, walimisa lapho phansi kwe-oki elaliseduze kwendlu engcwele kaJehova. 24:27 UJoshuwa wathi kubo bonke abantu: "Bheka, leli tshe liyakuba a fakaza kithi; ngoba lizwile wonke amazwi eNKOSI ewatshoyo wakhuluma kithi; ngakho-ke kuyakuba ngubufakazi kini, funa niphike uNkulunkulu wakho. 24:28 UJoshuwa wayesebadedela abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya efeni lakhe. 24:29 Kwathi emva kwalezi zinto, uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, the Yafa inceku kaJehova ineminyaka eyikhulu neshumi. 24:30 Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati-sera. elisezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba yakwaGahashi. 24:31 U-Israyeli wamkhonza uJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa, futhi zonke izinsuku zikaJehova amadoda amadala ayephila ngemva kukaJoshuwa, ayeyazi yonke imisebenzi kaJoshuwa uJehova ayekwenzele u-Israyeli. 24:32 Futhi amathambo kaJosefa, okuyinto abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphula kusukela eGibithe bangcwatshwa eShekemi esiqeshini sezwe uJakobe asithenga emadodaneni kaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngezinhlamvu eziyikhulu isiliva, kwaba yifa labantwana bakwaJosefa. 24:33 U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni wafa; bammbela entabeni leyo ezikaFinehasi indodana yakhe amnika zona ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.