UJoshuwa 7:1-23
UJoshuwa 7:1-23 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)
Kepha abantu bakwa-Israyeli abethembekanga mayelana nezinto ezaziqalekisiwe. U-Akhani, indodana kaKharimi kaZabidi kaZera wesizwana sakwaJuda, wathatha ezinye zezinto ezaziqalekisiwe; ngakho-ke ulaka lukaSimakade lwavuthela bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli. UJoshuwa wathumela amadoda esuka eJerikho eya e-Ayi, umuzi owawuseduzane neBhethi Aveni ngasempumalanga yeBhethele, wathi kuwo: “Khuphukani niyohlola izwe.” Amadoda ahamba, awuhlola umuzi i-Ayi. Abuyela kuJoshuwa, athi kuye: “Akudingekile ukuba kungakhuphuka yonke impi; akuhambe amadoda ayizi-2 000 noma ayizi-3 000 awuhlasele umuzi i-Ayi. Ngokuba ingumuzi omncane, makungakhuphuki wonke umuntu, kodwa abayingcosana.” Kwakhuphukela lapho amabutho ayizi-3 000, kepha babalekela amabutho ase-Ayi. Amadoda ase-Ayi abulala amabutho angama-36 empi yakwa-Israyeli, ayixosha eyisusa ngasesangweni yaze yayofika eShebharimi, ababulala emthambekeni. Izinhliziyo zabantu zadikibala, zaphelelwa ngamandla. UJoshuwa wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini phambi komphongolo kaSimakade kwaze kwaba kusihlwa, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli bazithela ngothuli emakhanda. UJoshuwa wathi: “Maye, Simakade Nkulunkulu! Ubawezeleni laba bantu iJordani, ukuzosinikela esandleni sama-Amori ukuba asibhubhise, na? Bekungcono ukuba sivele sahlala khona phesheya kweJordani! Hawu, Nkosi! Sengizothini njengoba u-Israyeli efulathele wehlulwa yizitha zakhe, na? AmaKhanani nabo bonke abakhileyo kuleli lizwe bazokuzwa ngalokhu bese beyasizungeza, balishabalalise igama lethu emhlabeni. Uyakulenzelani-ke igama lakho elikhulu kangaka, na?” USimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Sukuma! Uweleni ngobuso emhlabathini, na? U-Israyeli wonile, usephulile isivumelwano engimmisele sona. Bathathile izinto eziqalekisiweyo, bebile, benza inkohlakalo, bazithathile lezo zinto bazihlanganisa nempahla yabo. Ngakho-ke u-Israyeli akakwazi ukumelana nezitha zakhe; uyakuzifulathela izitha zakhe ngokuba usezenze into efanele ukubhujiswa. Angisezukuba nani ngaphandle kokuba nizishabalalise lezi zinto eziqalekisiwe eziphakathi kwenu. “Ngakho-ke suka ungcwelise abantu, uthi kubo: ‘Zingcweliseleni usuku lwakusasa, ngokuba usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: kunezinto eziqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu, Israyeli aniyukuma phambi kwezitha zenu nize nikhiphe phakathi kwenu izinto eziqalekisiweyo. “ ‘Ngakho-ke kusasa niyakusondela ngezizwana zenu. Isizwana uSimakade ayakusikhetha, siyosondela ngokwemindeni yaso, umndeni awuthathayo usondele ngezindlu zawo, kuthi indlu ayithathayo uSimakade, kusondele umuntu ngamunye. Kuyothi umuntu oyotholakala enokuqalekisiweyo, ashiswe ngomlilo nakho konke anakho, ngokuba esephulile isivumelwano sikaSimakade, nangokuba enze into embi kakhulu kwa-Israyeli.’ ” Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wasondeza abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezizwana zabo. Kwakhethwa isizwe sakwaJuda. Wasisondeza isizwana sakwaJuda, kwasondezwa umungu ngamunye emndenini wabakwaZera, kwase kuqokwa uZabhidi. Wayesesondeza abendlu yakhe ngamunye ngamunye, kwathi u-Akhani, indodana kaKharimi kaZabhidi kaZera, wesizwana sakwaJuda, wakhethwa. UJoshuwa wathi ku-Akhani: “Ndodana yami, mnikeze udumo uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uvume kuye isono sakho. Ngitshele manje ukuthi wenzeni; ungangifihleli lutho.” U-Akhani wamphendula uJoshuwa, wathi: “Kuliqiniso, yimi engonile kuSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Nakhu engikwenzileyo: lapho ngibona phakathi kwempango ingubo enhle eShinari, isiliva elingama-200 amashekeli, nesigaxa segolide esisisindo salo singamashekeli angama-50, ngakunxanela, ngase ngiyakuthatha. Manje ngikumbele ngakufihla phakathi ethendeni lami, isiliva lona liphansi kwakho konke.” Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa wathumela izithunywa, zagijima zaya ethendeni lika-Akhani, zakufica lapho kufihliwe ethendeni lakhe, isiliva liphansi kwakho. Zakukhipha ethendeni zakuletha kuJoshuwa nabo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, bakwendlala phambi kukaSimakade.
UJoshuwa 7:1-23 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)
Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli beqa ngokuqalekisiweyo, lokhu u-Akani kaKarmi kaZabidi kaZera, owesizwe sakwaJuda, ethatha kukho okuqalekisiweyo; intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. UJoshuwa wathuma amadoda, asuka eJeriko aya e-Ayi eliseceleni kweBeti Aveni ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele, wakhuluma kuwo, wathi: “Khuphukani, nilihlole izwe.” Amadoda akhuphuka ahlola i-Ayi. Abuyela kuJoshuwa, athi kuye: “Mabangakhuphuki bonke abantu; makuhambe amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane ezimbili noma ezintathu, alichithe i-Ayi; ungabakhathazi bonke abantu ngokuya khona, ngokuba bayingcosana nje.” Kwase kukhuphukela khona abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu, kepha babaleka phambi kwamadoda ase-Ayi. Amadoda ase-Ayi abulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu nesithupha, abaxosha esuka phambi kwesango aze afika eShebarimi, ababulala emthambekeni; izinhliziyo zabantu zaphela amandla, zaba njengamanzi. UJoshuwa waziklebhula izingubo zakhe, wawa ngobuso emhlabathini phambi komphongolo kaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli; bathela uthuli emakhanda abo. UJoshuwa wathi: “Maye, Nkosi Nkulunkulu! Ubaweliseleni iJordani nakanye laba bantu ukuba usinikele esandleni sama-Amori, usibhubhise, na? Sengathi nga saneliswa ukuhlala ngaphesheya kweJordani! O Nkosi, ngiyakuthini, lapha abakwa-Israyeli sebefulathele izitha zabo na? Ngokuba amaKhanani nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni bayakukuzwa, basihaqe, banqume igama lethu emhlabeni; uyakwenzela ntoni igama lakho elikhulu na?” UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Sukuma; uweleni kanje ngobuso bakho na? U-Israyeli wonile, yebo, beqile isivumelwano sami engabayala ngaso, yebo, bathathile nakukho okuqalekisiweyo, futhi bebile, baqambile amanga, bakubeka kweyabo impahla. Ngalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abanakuma phambi kwezitha zabo, bayafulathela izitha zabo, ngokuba sebeqalekisiwe; angisayikuba nani, uma ningachithi okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu. “Suka ungcwelise abantu, uthi: ‘Zingcweliseleni ingomuso, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli usho kanje, uthi: Kukhona okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwakho, Israyeli; awunakuma phambi kwezitha zakho, ningakakususi okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu. “ ‘Kusasa niyakusondezwa ngezizwe zakini; kuyakuthi isizwe asithathayo uJehova sisondele ngemindeni; umndeni awuthathayo uJehova uyakusondela ngezindlu; indlu ayithathayo uJehova iyakusondela ngabantu. Kuyakuthi othathwayo enokuqalekisiweyo ashiswe ngomlilo, yena nakho konke anakho, ngokuba eqile isivumelwano sikaJehova nangokuba esebenzile ubuwula kwa-Israyeli.’ ” UJoshuwa wayesevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wasondeza u-Israyeli ngezizwe zakubo; isizwe sakwaJuda sathathwa. Wayesesondeza imindeni yakwaJuda; wathatha umndeni wakwaZera, wawusondeza umndeni wakwaZera ngabantu, kwathathwa uZabidi. Wayisondeza indlu yakhe ngabantu; u-Akani kaKarmi kaZabidi kaZera, owesizwe sakwaJuda, wathathwa. UJoshuwa wayesethi ku-Akani: “Ndodana yami, ake umnike uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli inkazimulo, uvume kuye, ungitshele okwenzileyo, ungangifihleli.” U-Akani wamphendula uJoshuwa, wathi: “Kuyiqiniso, ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngenza ukuthi nokuthi. Ngabona empangweni ingubo enhle yaseShineyari, namashekeli* angamakhulu amabili esiliva, nesigaxa segolide esinesisindo esingamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu, ngakufisa, ngakuthatha; bheka, kuthukusiwe emhlabathini phakathi kwetende lami, nesiliva liphansi kwakho.” UJoshuwa wayesethuma izithunywa, zagijimela etendeni; bheka kwakuthukusiwe etendeni lakhe, isiliva liphansi. Zakukhipha phakathi kwetende, zakuyisa kuJoshuwa nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bakubeka phansi phambi kukaJehova.
UJoshuwa 7:1-23 Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 (CZB24)
Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza isiphambeko engcebweni; ngoba u-Akani indodana kaKarmi kaSabidi indodana kaSeraki wesizwe sakwaJuda wathatha empangweni, intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. UJoshuwa wayesethuma amadoda asuka eJeriko aya e-Ayi eseduze neBeti Aveni ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele, wakhuluma kuwo, wathi: “Khuphukani, nilihlole izwe.” Akhuphuka amadoda, abheka i-Ayi. Abuyela kuJoshuwa, athi kuye: “Mabangakhuphuki bonke abantu; kodwa makukhuphuke amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezimbili noma ezintathu, alichithe i-Ayi; mabangasebenzi khona bonke abantu; ngoba bayingcosana. Kwase kukhuphukela khona abantu kungathi abayizinkulungwane ezintathu, babaleka phambi kwamadoda ase-Ayi. Amadoda ase-Ayi abulala kubo abantu kungathi amashumi amathathu nesithupha, ngokuba abaxosha esuka phambi kwesango kwaze kwaba seSebarimi, ababulala ethambekeni; ngalokho izinhliziyo zabantu zaphela amandla, zaba njengamanzi. UJoshuwa waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wawa ngobuso emhlabathini phambi komphongolo kaJehova kwaze kwahlwa, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli, bathela uthuli emakhanda abo. UJoshuwa wayesethi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova, ubaweliseleni lababantu iJordani ukuba usinikele esandleni sama-Amori ukuba asibhubhise na? Sengathi ngabe sathokoza kuNkulunkulu, sahlala phesheya kweJordani! O Nkosi, ngiyakuthini uma u-Israyeli efulathela izitha zakhe na? Ngokuba amaKhanani nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni bayokuzwa basihaqe, banqume igama lethu emhlabeni; futhi uyakwenzani egameni lakho elikhulu? 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.