UJoshuwa 24
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UJoshuwa 24
UJoshuwa ubuthela ndawonye zonke izizwe
1UJoshuwa wabutha zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli eShekemi, wabiza amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nezinhloko zabo, nabahluleli bakhe, nezinduna zabo; bazimisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
2UJoshuwa wayesethi kubo bonke abantu: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ezinsukwini zasendulo oyihlo babehlala ngaphesheya koMfula, uThera, uyise ka-Abrahama, noyise kaNahori; bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu.
3Ngamthatha uyihlo u-Abhrahama ngaphetsheya kukazamcolo, ngamhambisa elizweni lonke laseKhanani, ngayandisa inzalo yakhe ngamnika u-Isaka.
4Ngamnika u-Isaka oJakobe no-Esawu; ngamnika u-Esawu intaba yaseSeyiri ukuba ayidle; kepha uJakobe kanye nabantwana bakhe behlela eGibithe.
5Ngathuma oMose no-Aroni, ngalihlupha iGibithe njengalokho ngenza phakathi kwalo; ngasemuva nganikhipha.
6Ngakhipha oyihlo eGibithe, nafika olwandle; abaseGibithe baxosha oyihlo ngezinqola nangabamahhashi kwaze kwaba seLwandle LwaseShelefu.
7Lapho bembiza uJehova, wabeka ubumnyama phakathi kwenu nabaseGibhithe, waletha ulwandle phezu kwabo, wabasibekela; amehlo enu akubona engakwenzayo eGibithe, nahlala isikhathi eside ehlane.
8Nganingenisa ezweni lama-Amori ahlala ngaphesheya kweJordani; futhi balwa nawe; ngiwanikele esandleni senu, ukuze lidle ilifa lelizwe lawo; ngabachitha phambi kwakho.
9UBalaki indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wasukuma walwa no-Israyeli, wathumela wabiza uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ukuba aniqalekise.
10Kepha angivumanga ukumlalela uBileyamu; ngakho-ke usakubusisa; ngalokho nganisindisa esandleni sakhe.
11Nawela iJordani, nafika eJeriko, amadoda aseJeriko alwa nani, ama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaGirigashi, namaHivi, namaJebusi; ngiwanikele esandleni sakho.
12Ngathuma iminyovu phambi kwenu, eyawaxosha phambi kwenu, amakhosi amabili ama-Amori; kodwa kungabi ngenkemba yakho noma ngomnsalo wakho.
13Nganinika izwe eningalisebenzelanga, nemizi eningayakhanga, nahlala kuyo; izivini neminqumo eningayitshalanga niyadla.
14Mesabeni manje uJehova, nimkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso; nisuse onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo phesheya koMfula naseGibithe; nikhonze uJehova.
15Uma kukubi emehlweni enu ukumkhonza uJehova, zikhetheleni namuhla ukuthi ngubani eniyakumkhonza; noma onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo ababephesheya komfula, nonkulunkulu bama-Amori enihlala ezweni lawo; kepha mina nendlu yami siyakumkhonza uJehova.
16Abantu baphendula bathi: “Masingamshiyi uJehova, sikhonze abanye onkulunkulu;
17Ngoba nguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu owasikhupha thina lobaba elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili, owenza lezozibonakaliso ezinkulu phambi kwamehlo ethu, wasilondoloza endleleni yonke esahamba ngayo langaphansi. Bonke abantu esadlula kubo;
18UJehova wabaxosha bonke abantu phambi kwethu, ama-Amori ayehlala ezweni; ngalokho nathi siyakumkhonza uJehova; ngoba unguNkulunkulu wethu.
19UJoshuwa wayesethi kubantu: “Aninakumkhonza uJehova, ngokuba unguNkulunkulu ongcwele; unguNkulunkulu onomhawu; kayikuthethelela iziphambeko zenu lezono zenu.
20Uma nimshiya uJehova, nikhonze onkulunkulu bezizweni, uyakuniguqula, alinise, anibhubhise emva kokuba esenenzele okuhle.
21Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: “Qha; kepha thina siyakumkhonza uJehova.
22UJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Nina ningofakazi ngokumelene nani ukuthi nizikhethele uJehova ukuba nimkhonze. Futhi bathi: “Singofakazi.”
23Manje, uthi, susani onkulunkulu bezizweni abaphakathi kwenu, nithambekise inhliziyo yenu kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
24Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu siyakumkhonza, silalele izwi lakhe.
25UJoshuwa wenza isivumelwano nabantu ngalolo suku, wabamisela isimiso nesimemezelo eShekemi.
26UJoshuwa waloba lawa mazwi encwadini yomthetho kaNkulunkulu, wathatha itshe elikhulu, walimisa lapho phansi kwesihlahla somtholo esisendlini engcwele kaJehova.
27UJoshuwa wayesethi kubo bonke abantu: “Bhekani, leli tshe liyakuba ngufakazi wethu; ngoba lizwile wonke amazwi eNkosi ewakhulume kithi.
28Ngakho uJoshuwa wabahambisa abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya efeni lakhe.
29Ngemva kwalezi zinto uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaJehova, wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi.
30Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati Sera ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba iGahashi.
31U-Israyeli wamkhonza uJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa nazo zonke izinsuku zamalunga asala kuJoshuwa futhi azi wonke usizi.
32Amathambo kaJosefa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakhuphula ngawo eGibithe bawembela eShekemi endaweni uJakobe ayithenga emadodaneni kaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngamashekeli ayikhulu esiliva; ifa labantwana bakwaJosefa.
33U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni wafa; bammbela entabeni yendodana yakhe uFinehasi, anikwa yona ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.
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