JOSHUA 6
6
Ho hapuwa Jeriko
1Menyako ya Jeriko e ne e kwetswe nti! ka baka la ho tshaba bana ba Iseraele. Ho ne ho se le ya mong ya tswang, ho se le ya mong ya kenang.
2Jwale Morena a re ho Joshua: “Bona, ke neelana ka Jeriko le kgosi ya yona, le banna ba dinatla, ba sebete, matsohong a hao. 3Le potolohe motse ona le bahlabani bohle, le o potolohe hanngwe. Le etse jwalo ka matsatsi a tsheletseng. 4Baprista ba supileng ba tsamaye kapele ho areka ba nkile manaka a supileng a pheleu. Ka letsatsi la bosupa le potolohe motse ka makgetlo a supileng, baprista ba letse manaka. 5Ere ha ba letsa lenaka la pheleu halelele, mme lona le utlwa modumo wa lenaka, setjhaba sohle se howe haholo; lerako la motse le tla helehela fatshe, mme setjhaba sohle se le tlole, monna ka mong a be a se a toba pele.”
6Joshua, mora wa Nune, a bitsa baprista, a re ho bona: “Nkang areka ya selekane, baprista ba supileng ba tsamaye kapele ho areka eo ya Morena, ba nkile manaka a supileng a pheleu.” 7Yaba o re ho setjhaba: “Tsamayang, le potolohe motse, bahlabani ba tsamaye kapele ho areka ya Morena.”
8Ha Joshua a se a buile ho setjhaba, baprista ba supileng, ba nkileng manaka a supileng a pheleu, ba fetela kapele ho Morena, ba ntse ba letsa manaka ao, mme areka ya Morena ya ba sala morao. 9Bahlabani ba etella pele baprista ba neng ba letsa manaka, mme serao sa tsamaya kamora areka, baprista bona ba ntse ba letsa manaka. 10Joshua a laela setjhaba, a re: “Le se ke la howa, leha e le ho hweshetsa; ho se be lentswe le tswang melomong ya lona, ho fihlela mohla letsatsi leo ka lona ke le laelang hore le howe, ebe lea howa.” 11A laela hore areka ya Morena e potolohe motse, e o potolohe hanngwe. Yaba ba kgutlela diahelong, ba robala teng.
12Joshua a tsoha ka madungwadungwana, baprista ba jara areka ya Morena. 13Baprista ba supileng, ba nkileng manaka a supileng a pheleu, ba tsamaya kapele ho areka ya Morena, ba ntse ba letsa manaka ao. Bahlabani ba tsamaya kapele ho baprista, mme serao sa tsamaya kamora areka ya Morena, baprista bona ba ntse ba letsa manaka. 14Le ka letsatsi la bobedi ba potoloha motse hanngwe, yaba ba kgutlela diahelong. Ba etsa jwalo ka matsatsi a tsheletseng.
15Ka letsatsi la bosupa ba tsoha hoseng ha mafube a hlaha. Ba potoloha motse ka makgetlo a supileng, ka mokgwa o tshwanang le wa pele; feela ka letsatsi lena ba potoloha motse makgetlo a supileng. 16Yare ha ba potoloha lekgetlo la bosupa, baprista ba letsa manaka, Joshua a re ho setjhaba: “Howang, hobane Morena o le neile motse ona! 17Motse o tla timetswa, hammoho le tsohle tse ka ho wona, hobane o tlasa thohako ya Morena. Ke Rahaba wa seotswa feela ya tla phela; yena le bohle ba nang le yena ka tlung ya hae, hobane o ne a pate baromuwa bao re neng re ba romile. 18Feela lona le itlhokomele, le kgese tse rohakehileng, esere ka ho nka dintho tseo tse rohakehileng la itlisetsa thohako, la tlisetsa le diahelo tsa Baiseraele thohako le tsietsi. 19Empa ha e le silefera, le kgauta, le dijana tse entsweng ka lethose le ka tshepe, ke tsa Morena. Tsona di tla kena letloleng la Morena.”
Ho wa ha Jeriko
20Yaba setjhaba se a howa, le baprista ba letsa manaka. Yare ha setjhaba se utlwa modumo wa manaka, sa howa haholo, mme lerako la helehela fatshe. Setjhaba sa kena ka motseng, monna ka mong a tobile pele feela, mme ba hapa motse oo. 21Tsohle tse neng di le kahara motse ba di ripitla ho hang ka sabole: banna le basadi, batjha le maqheku, le kgomo, le nku, le tonki.
22Ho banna ba babedi, ba neng ba rometswe ho ya hlwela naha, Joshua a re: “Eyang tlung ya seotswa, le tle le mosadi eo, le bohle bao a nang le bona, jwalokaha le ile la mo hlapanyetsa.” 23Bahlankana ba dihlwela ba ya, ba tla le Rahaba, le ntatae, le mmae, le bana babo, le bohle bao a neng a ena le bona. Ba ntsha le ba malapa wohle a bang ka yena, ba ba bea kantle ho diahelo tsa Baiseraele.
24Motse wona ba o tjhesa ka mollo, le tsohle tse neng di le kahara wona. Ha e le silefera, le kgauta, le dijana tse entsweng ka lethose le ka tshepe, tsona ba di kenya letloleng la ntlo ya Morena. 25Joshua a pholosa Rahaba wa seotswa, le ba lelapa lohle la ntatae, le bohle bao a neng a ena le bona. O ntse a phela le Baiseraele ho fihlela kajeno, hobane o ne a ile a pata baromuwa bao Joshua a neng a ile a ba roma ho hlwela Jeriko.
26Mohlang oo, Joshua a nea Jeriko thohako ena, a re:
“Morena a rohake motho,
motho ya tla ema,
a tsose marako
a motse ona wa Jeriko;
ka lefu la mora hae wa matsibolo
a etse motheo wa wona,
ka lefu la mora hae wa lethopo
a hahe menyako ya wona.”
27Morena a ba le Joshua, mme botumo ba hae ba aparela naha yohle.
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