uYoshuwa uYoshuwa 4
uYoshuwa 4
1Bahlambuluka ke bonke abantu eYordan, wathetha uYehova kuYoshuwa, wathi, 2Zithabatheleni ebantwini amadoda abe lishumi elinamabini, indoda ibe nye esizweni. 3Wabawisela umthetho, wathi, Thabathani apha phakathi kweYordan, apho zazimi khona iinyawo zababingeleli, amatye alishumi elinamabini, niwathuthuzele, niwashiye apho nilala khona iyakuhlala ngokuhlwanje. 4Wawabiza uYoshuwa amadoda alishumi elinamabini, abewamisile koonyana bakaSirayeli, indoda yanye esizweni. 5Wathi uYoshuwa kubo, Hambani ngokukhawuleza niye etyeya kaYehova uThixo wenu, ningene eYordan phakathi, nithabathe elowo ilitye egxalabeni lakhe, ngokwenani lezizukulwana zoonyana bakaSirayeli; 6kube ngumqondiso phakathi kwenu, xa bathe oonyana benu babuza kooyise ngexesha elizayo, bathi, Ayintoni na la matye? 7Baphenduleni, nithi, Amanzi eYordan avingcelwa phambi kwetyeya yomnqophiso kaYehova; ekuweleni kwayo iYordan, anqamka amanzi aseYordan, abe sisikhumbuzo saloo matye koonyana bakaSirayeli ngonaphakade. 8Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza njengoko uYoshuwa wabawisela umthetho ngako, bathabatha amatye alishumi elinamabini eYordan phakathi, njengoko uYehova wathethayo kuYoshuwa, ngenani lezizwe zoonyana bakaSirayeli, bawasa ezweni lakwaSirayeli balala khona, balala khona. 9uYoshuwa wawamisa amatye alishumi elinamabini eYordan phakathi, apho zazimi khona iinyawo zababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso; aselapho unanamhla. 10Ababingeleli ababethwele ityeya bema phakathi eYordan de yagqitywa yonke into uYehova awayiyalela uYoshuwa ukuba ayithethe ebantwini, kanye njengoko uMoses wamyalelayo uYoshuwa; badlula ngokukhawuleza abantu. 11Bahlambuluka bonke abantu, yadlula ityeya kaYehova nababingeleli phambi kwabantu. 12Bawela oonyana bakaRubhen, noonyana bakaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase, bexhobile, phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, njengoko wathethayo kubo uMoses. 13Ngathi babengamashumi amane amawaka axhobele imfazwe, abawelayo phambi koYehova, baye kulwa ezinkqantosini zaseYeriko. 14Ngaloo mini uYehova wamvelisa uYoshuwa emehlweni amaSirayeli onke; yaye bamoyika kanye njengoko babemoyika uMoses yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. 15Wathetha uYehova kuYoshuwa, wathi: 16Bawisele umthetho ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yesingqino, ukuba baphume eYordan; 17uYoshuwa wabawisela umthetho ababingeleli, wathi, Nyukani niphume eYordan. 18Ekunyukeni kwawo eYordan ababingeleli ababethwele ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova, nokunyuka kweenyawo zababingeleli baya emhlabeni owomileyo, abuyela endaweni yawo amanzi aseYordan, ahamba phezu kwelizwe lonke iindonga zayo, njengoko benza ngako. 19Banduluka abantu eYordan ngomhla weshumi wenyanga yokuqala, bamisa iintente eGiligali, engasempumalanga yeYeriko. 20Amatye alishumi elinamabini abawathabatha eYordan, uYoshuwa wawamisa eGiligali. 21Wathetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, wathi, Xa bathe oonyana benu babuza kooyise ngexesha elizayo, bathi, Ayintoni na la matye? 22Nize nibaxelele oonyana benu, nithi, Oonyana bakaSirayeli bayiwela le Yordan, behamba emhlabeni owomileyo. 23Kuba uYehova uThixo wenu wawafudumeza amanzi aseYordan phambi kwenu nada nawela, kanye njengoko wenzayo uYehova uThixo wenu ngoLwandle lweSikhephe awalufudumeza phambi kwethu sada sawela; 24ukuze zonke izizwe zehlabathi zisazi isandla sikaYehova ukuba somelele, ukuze zimoyike uYehova uThixo wazo ngonaphakade.
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