uYoshuwa uYoshuwa 24
uYoshuwa 24
uYoshuwa uhlanganisa zonke izizwe
1Wazibizela ndawonye uYoshuwa zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli kwaShekem, wabiza amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, neentloko zawo, nabagwebi bawo, nabalungiseleli bawo; bazimisa phambi koThixo. 2Wathi uYoshuwa kubo bonke abantu, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ooyihlo babehleli phesheya koMlambo kususela kwamandulo, njengoTera, uyise ka-Abraham, uyise kaNakore; bakhonza thixo bambi. 3Ndamthabatha uyihlo uAbraham ndamwela umkhukula ndamhambisa kulo lonke ilizwe lakwaKanan ndaza ndayandisa inzala yakhe ndaza ndamnika uIsake. 4Ndamnika uIsake noYakobi noEsawu; uEsawu ndamnika intaba yakwaSehire, ukuba ayime; ke uYakobi noonyana bakhe behla baya eYiputa. 5Ndaphinda ndathuma uMoses noAron, ndayicinezela iYiputa, njengoko ndenzayo kuyo; ndaza emva koko ndanikhupha. 6Ndamkhupha uyihlo eYiputa, weza elwandle; amaYiputa amsukela uyihlo eneenqwelo zokulwa nangabamahashe, ada besa kuLwandle oluBomvu. 7Bambiza uYehova, wabeka ubumnyama phakathi kwenu namaYiputa, wawazisela ulwandle, wawagubungela; amehlo enu akubona oko ndakwenzayo eYiputa, nahlala entlango imihla emininzi. 8Ndaningenisa ezweni lama-Amori, abehleli phesheya kweYordan; balwa nani; ndawanikela esandleni senu, ukuze nilidle ilifa ilizwe lawo; Ndazitshabalalisa phambi kwakho. 9Wesuka uBhalaki unyana kaTsipore, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, walwa namaSirayeli, wathumela kuBhileham unyana kaBhehore, ukuba aniqalekise. 10Andivuma ke ukumphulaphula uBhileham; ke ngoko, usakusikelela; ngenxa yoko ndanihlangula esandleni sakhe. 11Nayiwela iYordan nafika eYeriko, yaye amadoda aseYeriko alwa nani, ama-Amori namaPerizi namaKanan namaHiti namaGirgashi namaHiti namaYebhusi; ndawanikela esandleni sakho. 12Ndathumela oonomeva phambi kwenu, babagqogqa phambi kwenu, ookumkani bobabini bama-Amori; kodwa kungabi ngekrele lakho, nangesaphetha sakho. 13Ndaninika ilizwe eningalikhonzanga, nemizi eningayakhanga, nahlala ke kuyo; udla izidiliya nemithi yeminquma, ongayityalanga. 14Moyikeni ke ngoko uYehova, nimkhonze ngenyaniso nangenyaniso; basuseni oothixo ababekhonza bona ooyihlo phesheya koMlambo naseYiputa; khonza uYehova. 15Ukuba kubi emehlweni akho ukumkhonza uYehova, zinyulele namhla lowo uya kumkhonza; noothixo ababekhonza bona ooyihlo phesheya koMlambo, noothixo bama-Amori enihleli ezweni lawo; Ke mna nendlu yam siya kukhonza uYehova. 16Baphendula abantu bathi, Masingemki kuYehova, sikhonze thixo bambi; 17Ngokuba nguYehova, uThixo wethu, owasikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka, thina noobawo, owayenzayo le miqondiso mikhulu phambi kwethu, nosigcinayo endleleni yonke esahamba ngayo naphantsi kwethu bonke abantu esacanda kubo; 18uYehova wabagqogqa bonke abantu phambi kwethu, ama-Amori abehleli ezweni; ke ngoko, nathi siya kukhonza uYehova; ngokuba nguThixo wethu yena. 19Wathi uYoshuwa ebantwini, Aninako ukumkhonza uYehova; ngokuba nguThixo ongcwele; unguThixo onekhwele; Akayi kunixolela ukreqo lwenu nezono zenu. 20Ukuba nithe namfulathela uYehova, nakhonza thixo bambi, wojikela kuni, anenzele ububi, anitshabalalise, ngokuba anenzele okulungileyo nina. 21Bathi abantu kuYoshuwa, Hayi; ke thina siya kukhonza uYehova. 22Wathi uYoshuwa ebantwini: “Ningamangqina enu ukuba ninyule uYehova ukuba nimkhonze. Bathi ke bona, Singamangqina. 23Uthi ke, Balahleni oothixo bolunye uhlanga abaphakathi kwenu, nimthobele ngeentliziyo zenu uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli. 24Bathi abantu kuYoshuwa, Siya kukhonza uYehova uThixo wethu, siliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe. 25Wandula ke uYoshuwa wenza umnqophiso nabantu ngaloo mini waza wabamisela umthetho nommiselo kwaShekem. 26uYoshuwa wawabhala la mazwi encwadini yomthetho kaTHIXO oyinyaniso, wathabatha ilitye elikhulu walibeka apho phantsi komthi womthi wokripthi kwindawo engcwele kaYehova. 27Wathi uYoshuwa kubo bonke abantu, Yabonani, eli litye liya kuba lingqina lethu; ngokuba niwevile onke amazwi kaYehova, awathethileyo kuthi. 28Wabandulula ke uYoshuwa abantu, elowo waya elifeni lakhe. 29Emveni kwezi zinto, wafa uYoshuwa unyana kaNun, umkhonzi kaYehova, eminyaka ilikhulu elinashumi-nye ezelwe. 30Bamngcwabela emdeni welifa lakhe, eTimnati-sera, ekweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, entla kwenduli yakwaGahazi. 31Oonyana bakaSirayeli bamkhonza uYehova yonke imihla kaYoshuwa, nayo yonke imihla yamadoda amakhulu awasindayo kuYoshuwa, ibe ayewazi onke amashwa. 32Amathambo kaYosefu awawanyusayo oonyana bakaSirayeli eYiputa baza awangcwaba kwaShekem entsimini awayithenga uYakobi koonyana bakaHamore uyise kaShekem ngekhulu leeshekele zesilivere; ilifa loonyana bakaYosefu. 33Wafa ke uElazare unyana ka-Aron; yaye bamngcwabela endulini kaFinehasi unyana wakhe, awayinikwayo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim.
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