UJoshuwa 6
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UJoshuwa 6
UJoshuwa uyala abantu
1IJeriko lalivaliwe ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; akuphumi muntu kungangeni muntu.
2UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Bheka, nginikela esandleni sakho iJeriko nenkosi yalo namaqhawe anamandla;
3Kumelwe nizungeze umuzi, wonke amadoda enu empi, nizungeze umuzi kanye. Ngakho kufanele wenze izinsuku eziyisithupha.
4Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo; ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyakuwuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi bashaye amacilongo.
5Lapho bebetha uphondo lwenqama isikhathi eside, lapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, bonke abantu bayakukhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu; ugange lomuzi luyakuwa, abantu bakhuphuke, kube yilowo nalowo phambi kwakhe.
6UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wabiza abapristi, wathi kubo: “Phakamisani umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa baphathe izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo kaJehova.
7Wathi kubantu: “Sukani nizungeze umuzi, abahlomileyo mabadlule phambi komphongolo kaJehova.”
8Kwathi uJoshuwa ekhuluma ebantwini, abapristi abayisikhombisa abathwele izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa bahamba phambi kukaJehova, babetha amacilongo, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela.
9Abahlomileyo baphuma phambi kwabapristi ababetha amacilongo, umvuzo walandela umphongolo, abapristi bahamba bevuthela izimpondo.
10UJoshuwa wayala abantu, wathi: “Aniyikukhamuluka, ningakhamuki ngezwi lenu, kungaphumi lizwi emlonyeni wenu, kuze kufike usuku enginiyala ngalo ukuba nimemeze; khona-ke kufanele umemeze.
11Umphongolo kaJehova wawuzungeza umuzi, waya khona kanye, bangena ekamu, balala ekamu.
12UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo kaJehova.
13Abapristi abayisikhombisa abathwala izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo kaJehova badabula, babetha izimpondo; abahlomileyo baphuma phambi kwabo; kodwa umvuzo wafika ngemva komphongolo kaJehova, abapristi bahamba bevuthela izimpondo.
14Ngosuku lwesibili bawuzungeza umuzi kanye, babuyela ekamu; benze njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha.
15Ngosuku lwesikhombisa bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa ngendlela efanayo; kodwa ngalolo suku bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa.
16Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa abapristi sebevuthela amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Khamulukani! ngoba uJehova uninikile umuzi.
17Umuzi uyakuqalekiswa, wona nakho konke okukuwo, kuJehova; uRahabi isifebe kuphela oyakuphila, yena nabo bonke abanaye endlini, ngokuba wafihla izithunywa esazithumayo.
18Kumelwe niziqaphe empahleni eyenqatshelwe, funa niqalekiswe, uma namukela empahleni echithiweyo, nenze ikamu lika-Israyeli libe yisiqalekiso, niliqalekise.
19Kepha lonke isiliva negolide nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi kungcweliselwe uJehova; kufanele ingene endlini yengcebo kaJehova.
20Abantu basebekhamuluka lapho abapristi bebetha amacilongo; lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, abantu bekhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawa bhusma, kangangokuthi abantu bakhuphuka. Bangena emzini, wonke umuntu ephambi kwakhe, bawuthatha umuzi.
21Bachitha bonke ababesemzini ngesiqalekiso, owesilisa nowesifazane, abasha nabadala, nezinkomo, nezimvu, nezimbongolo, ngosiko lwenkemba.
22Kodwa uJoshuwa wathi emadodeni amabili ayehlola ilizwe: Ngenani endlini yesifebe likhuphe lapho owesifazana lakho konke alakho, njengokufunga kwenu kuye.
23Izinsizwa ezaziyizinhloli zangena, zamkhipha uRahabi, noyise, nonina, nabafowabo, nakho konke anakho; bakhipha zonke izizukulwane zakhe, bazishiya ngaphandle kwekamu lika-Israyeli.
24Bawushisa umuzi ngomlilo nakho konke okwakukuwo, isiliva kuphela, negolide, nezinto zethusi, nezensimbi, bakubeka endlini yengcebo yendlu kaJehova.
25UJoshuwa wayesebasindisa uRahabi isifebe, nendlu kayise, nabo bonke anabo; wahlala kwa-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla; ngoba wafihla izithunywa uJoshuwa azithuma ukuhlola iJeriko.
26UJoshuwa wabaqalekisa ngaleso sikhathi, wathi: “Makaqalekiswe phambi kukaJehova umuntu osuka akhe lo muzi waseJeriko; uyakubeka isisekelo salo ngezibulo lakhe, futhi indodana yakhe encane iyomisa amasango alo.
27UJehova waba njalo noJoshuwa; udumo lwakhe lwaba lukhulu ezweni lonke.
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