UJoshuwa 8
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UJoshuwa 8
Ukuthathwa
1UJehova wayesethi kuJoshuwa: “Ungesabi, ungapheli amandla; thatha bonke abantu bempi kanye nawe, uqede, ukhuphukele e-Ayi; bheka, ngiyayinikela esandleni sakho inkosi yase-Ayi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, nezwe layo;
2Uyakwenza kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo njengalokho wenza kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo; kuphela impango yalo nezinkomo zalo niyakuzithathela lona; ziqamekele umuzi emva kwawo.
3UJoshuwa nabo bonke abantu bempi bazilungiselela ukukhuphukela e-Ayi; uJoshuwa wakhetha amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu, wawamukisa ebusuku.
4Wabayala wathi: “Bhekani, nilele niqapha umuzi, yebo, emva komuzi; ningahambi kude kakhulu nomuzi, kepha wonke umuntu makalungele.
5Mina nabo bonke abantu abanami siyakusondela emzini, uma bephuma ukulwa nathi njengakuqala, siyakubaleka phambi kwabo;
6(ngokuba bayakuphuma emva kwethu) size sibadonsele ngaphandle komuzi; ngoba bazakuthi: Babaleka phambi kwethu njengakuqala; ngakho-ke siyakubabalekela.
7Khona-ke kumelwe usuke lapho oqamekele khona uwuthathe umuzi, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyowunikela esandleni sakho.
8Lapho seniwuthathile umuzi, kumelwe niwuthungele ngomlilo; ngokomyalo kaJehova kumelwe nenze. Bhekani, nginiyalile.
9UJoshuwa wabathuma, baqamekela, bahlala phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi ngasentshonalanga kwase-Ayi; kepha uJoshuwa walala phakathi kwabantu ngalobo busuku.
10UJoshuwa wayeseqeda ekuseni kakhulu, wababala abantu, wakhuphuka, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli, phambi kwabantu waya e-Ayi.
11Bonke abantu, amadoda empi ayekanye naye, bakhuphuka, basondela, bafika phambi komuzi, bamisa ngasenyakatho kwase-Ayi; kwakukhona isigodi phakathi kwabo ne-Ayi.
12Wathatha amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, wawaqamekela phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi ngasentshonalanga komuzi.
13Lapho sebemisa amadoda, yonke impi eyayisenyakatho yomuzi, nabaqambimanga bayo ngasentshonalanga komuzi, uJoshuwa wahamba ngalobo busuku phakathi nesigodi.
14Inkosi yase-Ayi ikubona lokho, baqeda masinyane nangovivi; abantu bomuzi baphuma ukulwa no-Israyeli, yona nabantu bayo bonke, ngesikhathi esimisiweyo phambi kwethafa; kodwa wayengazi ukuthi ngemva komuzi kwakukhona ababemqamekele.
15UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli benza sengathi bahluliwe phambi kwabo, babaleka ngendlela eya ehlane.
16Bonke abantu ababese-Ayi babizelwa ndawonye ukuba babaxoshe, bamxosha uJoshuwa, basuka emzini.
17Akwasala muntu e-Ayi naseBethele ongaphumanga ukulandela u-Israyeli; bawushiya umuzi uvulekile, baxosha u-Israyeli.
18UJehova wayesethi kuJoshuwa: “Yelulela umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngase-Ayi; ngokuba ngiyakuwunikela esandleni sakho. UJoshuwa welulela umkhonto owawusesandleni sakhe ngasedolobheni.
19Abaqamekeli bavuka masinyane endaweni yabo, bagijima lapho nje elula isandla sakhe; bangena emzini bawuthatha baphuthuma bawuthungela ngomlilo umuzi.
20Amadoda ase-Ayi aqalaza, abona, bheka, umusi womuzi wenyukela ezulwini, awabanga namandla okubaleka ngapha nangapha; abantu ababebalekele ehlane babaphendukela ababebaxosha.
21Lapho uJoshuwa no-Israyeli wonke bebona ukuthi abaqamekeli bawuthathile umuzi nokuthi umusi wawukhuphuka emzini, baphenduka bawabulala amadoda ase-Ayi.
22Laba abanye baphuma emzini ukumelana labo; ayephakathi kukaIsrayeli, abanye ngalapha, abanye ngale; babanqoba, kangangokuthi abashiyanga noyedwa kubo owaphunyuka.
23Bayibamba inkosi yase-Ayi iphila, bayiyisa kuJoshuwa;
24Kwathi u-Israyeli eseqedile ukubulala bonke abakhileyo e-Ayi endle, ehlane ababebaxoshele kulo, sebewa bonke ngosiko lwenkemba baze baqedwa, wonke u-Israyeli wabuyela e-Ayi, wayinqoba. Yona ngobukhali benkemba.
25Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi bonke abawa ngalolo suku, abesilisa nabesifazane, babe yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, wonke amadoda ase-Ayi.
26UJoshuwa akasibuyisanga isandla sakhe ayewelule ngaso umkhonto, waze wababulala bonke abakhileyo e-Ayi ngesiqalekiso.
27Izinkomo kuphela nempango yalowo muzi u-Israyeli wazithathela yona, njengezwi likaJehova ayala ngalo uJoshuwa.
28UJoshuwa walishisa i-Ayi, walenza laba yinqwaba kuze kube phakade, ihlane kuze kube namuhla.
29Inkosi yase-Ayi wayiphanyeka emthini kwaze kwahlwa; kwathi lapho nje ilanga selishonile, uJoshuwa wayala ukuba behlise isidumbu sakhe esihlahleni basijikijele ngasemnyango wesango lomuzi bamise phezu kwaso inqwaba enkulu yamatshe esekhona kuze kube yilolu suku.
Umthetho uyafundwa
30UJoshuwa wamakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli i-altare entabeni yase-Ebali,
31njengalokho uMose inceku kaJehova wayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose, i-altare lamatshe aphelele, okungekho muntu owaphakamisa insimbi phezu kwalo; banikela phezu kwalo iminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova, banikela ngemihlatshelo yokubonga.
32Waloba khona ematsheni ikhophi yomthetho kaMose awuloba phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
33Wonke u-Israyeli, namalunga akhe, nezikhulu, nabahluleli bakhe, bema ngalapha komphongolo nangapha phambi kwabapristi, amaLevi athwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, nomfokazi, naye wazalwa phakathi kwabo; inxenye yabo malungana nezintaba zeGerizimu, nenxenye yabo malungana nentaba yase-Ebali; njengalokho uMose inceku kaJehova ayala ngaphambili ukuba babusise abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
34Ngemva kwalokho wafunda wonke amazwi omthetho, izibusiso neziqalekiso, ngokuvumelana nakho konke okulotshwe encwadini yomthetho.
35Akubangakho nelilodwa izwi kukho konke uMose ayala ngakho, uJoshuwa angalifundanga phambi kwenhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli, nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabafokazi ababebazi phakathi kwabo.
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