UJoshuwa 7:10-26

UJehova wayesethi kuJoshuwa: “Sukuma; ucambalale kanje ngobuso bakho? U-Israyeli wona, nabo basephula isivumelwano sami engabayala ngaso; ngoba baze bathatha ezinye zezimpahla zasebhange futhi bantshontsha futhi futhi bathuthumela, bazibeka phakathi kwezimpahla zabo. Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakuma phambi kwezitha zabo, kodwa bafulathela izitha zabo, ngoba babeqalekisiwe; angisayikuba nani ngaphandle kokuthi nibhubhise okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu. Vuka, ungcwelise abantu, uthi: ‘Zingcweliseleni ikusasa, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Kukhona okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwakho, Israyeli; awukwazi ukuma phambi kwezitha zakho uze ususe. Oqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu. Ngalokho niyakulethwa ekuseni ngokwezizwe zenu; isizwe eyasamukela uJehova siyakufika ngokwezizukulwane zakhe; futhi isizukulwane uJehova ayakwamukela siyofika ngemindeni; lendlu uJehova ayakuyithatha izafika indoda ngendoda. Othathwe nempango uyakushiswa ngomlilo, yena nakho konke anakho, ngokuba wephule isivumelwano sikaJehova nangenxa yokuthi wenze ubuwula kwa-Israyeli. UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wasondeza u-Israyeli ngokwezizwe zakhe; kwathathwa isizwe sakwaJuda. Wasondeza isizwe sakwaJuda; wathatha umndeni wamaSarigi; futhi waletha isizukulwane samaSarigi umuntu ngomuntu; noSabdi wathathwa. Wayesesondeza indlu yakhe ngendoda; kwakhethwa u-Akani, indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaSabidi, indodana kaSeraki, owesizwe sakwaJuda. UJoshuwa wayesethi ku-Akani: “Ndodana yami, mnike uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli inkazimulo, uvume kuye; manje ngitshele okwenzileyo; ungangifihleli. U-Akani wamphendula uJoshuwa, wathi: “Nempela ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngenzile kanje nakanje. Lapho ngabona empangweni ingubo enhle yaseBhabhiloni namashekeli angamakhulu amabili esiliva nesiphetho segolide esinesisindo esingamashekeli angamashumi amahlanu, ngakufisa, ngathatha; bheka, kuthukusiwe emhlabathini phakathi kwetende lami, nesiliva liphansi kwakho. UJoshuwa wayesethuma izithunywa, zagijimela etendeni; bheka, kwakufihliwe etendeni lakhe, nesiliva liphansi kwakho. Zakukhipha phakathi kwetende zakuyisa kuJoshuwa nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli zakubeka phambi kukaJehova. UJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli kanye naye bathatha u-Akani indodana kaSeraki nesiliva nengubo nesigqoko segolide, namadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe nezinkomo zakhe nezimbongolo zakhe nezimvu zakhe netende lakhe nakho konke ayenakho, baliyisa esigodini sase-Agori. Wayesethi uJoshuwa: “Usethuseleni na? uJehova uyakunesabisa namuhla. Wonke u-Israyeli wamkhanda ngamatshe, wabashisa ngomlilo, esebakhanda ngamatshe. Bamisa phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu yamatshe kuze kube namuhla. Kanjalo uJehova waphenduka ekuvutheni kwentukuthelo yakhe. Ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo laqanjwa ngokuthi: IsiGodi sase-Agori kuze kube namuhla.