Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi UJoshuwa 1

Dlulisela

Angililayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi; ungesabi, ungapheli amandla, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe nomaphi lapho uya khona.

Le ncwadi yomthetho mayingasuki emlonyeni wakho; kodwa wozindla ngayo imini nobusuku, ukuze wenze ngokucophelela njengakho konke okulotshwe kuyo

Qina kuphela, ube nesibindi kakhulu, ukuze wenze ngokucophelela ngokomthetho wonke uMose, inceku yami, akuyala ngawo: ungaphambuki kuwo uye kwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze ube nempumelelo nomaphi lapho uya khona.

Akuyikuma muntu phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; njengalokho nganginaye uMose, kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe; angiyikukushiya, angiyikukushiya.

Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba laba bantu uyakubanika izwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona libe yifa labo.

Zonke izindawo ayakunyathela kuzo amathe onyawo lwenu, ngininikile zona, njengalokho ngasho kuMose.

Inceku yami uMose ifile; Suka manje, uwele leli Jordani, wena nabo bonke laba bantu, niye ezweni engizabanika lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova, uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMose, wathi

Kusukela ehlane nakuleli Lebanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti, kuze kube seLwandle Olukhulu ekushoneni kwelanga, kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu.

Noma ubani ovukela umyalo wakho futhi angalaleli amazwi akho kukho konke omyala ngakho kumelwe abulawe; vele uqine ugcwale isibindi.

Dlulani phakathi kwempi, niyale abantu, nithi: Zilungiseleni ukudla; ngoba phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu lizakudabula leli Jordani ukuze lingene ukulidla ilizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azalinika lona ukuba ngilidle.