1 Emvakwekufa kwaMosi, inceku yaSimakadze, Simakadze wakhuluma naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, labengumsiti waMosi, watsi:
2 “Mosi, inceku yami, ufile. Ngako-ke wena kanye naso sonkhe lesive sema-Israyeli tilungiseleleni kwewela umfula iJordane, niye eveni lengilinika sive sema-Israyeli.
3 Ngiyakuninika yonkhe indzawo, lapho tinyawo tenu tiyawunyatsela khona, njengobe ngetsembisa Mosi.
4 Live lenu liyawujuba ngelihlane ligudle iLebanoni kuye emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe, lidzabule live lemaHethi, kudzimate kufike eLwandle Lolukhulu ngasenshonalanga.
5 Kute namunye loyawukhona kumelana nawe, tonkhe tinsuku tekuphila kwakho. Ngiyakuba nawe, njengobe nganginaye naMosi. Ngingeke ngikushiye, futsi ngingeke ngikulahle.
6 “Cina, ube nesibindzi, ngobe utawuhola lesive kutsi siyekudla lelive lengaletsembisa boyisemkhulu ngesifungo kutsi ngitabapha lona libe lifa labo.
7 Intfo nje, wena cina kakhulu, ube nesibindzi. Caphela, uyilalele yonkhe imitsetfo lowayinikwa nguMosi, inceku yami. Ungaphambuki kuyo, ngesekudla nome ngesancele, khona-ke uyakuphumelela nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona.
8 Emavi alencwadzi yemtsetfo angesuki emlonyeni wakho; uyawucabangisisa ujule kuwo busuku nemini, kuze ukhone kukwenta konkhe loku lokubhalwe kuwo; khona-ke uyawuphumelela kube kuhle kuwe.
9 Angikakuyali yini? Cina ube nesibindzi. Ungetfuki, futsi ungaphelelwa ngemandla, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho uyakuba nawe nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona.”
10 Ngako Joshuwa wayala baholi besive, watsi:
11 “Hambani nidzabule ekhatsi nalenkambu, nimemetele esiveni sonkhe, nitsi: ‘Tilungiseleleni kudla kwenu. Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu kusukela lamuhla nitakwewelela ngesheya kweJordane ningene eveni, live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu.’ ”
12 Joshuwa wakhuluma esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase, watsi:
13 “Khumbulani umyalo waMosi, inceku yaSimakadze, laninika wona watsi: ‘Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewuniphile lelive kutsi libe yindzawo yenu yekuphumula.’
14 Bafati benu nebantfwabenu, netifuyo tenu kungahlala kulelive Mosi laninika lona ngasemphumalanga kweJordane, kodvwa nine nonkhe madvodza emphi lenihlomile, kufanele newele iJordane embikwebanakenu. Kufanele nibasite banakenu,
15 adzimate Simakadze abaphe kuphumula nabo, njengobe aniphile nani, baze balidle lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu labapha lona. Emvakwaloko-ke nine seningancandzeka nibuyele eveni lelisabelo senu, ngesheya kweJordane, kubheka ngasemphumalanga, live lenalinikwa nguMosi, inceku yaSimakadze.”
16 Baphendvula Joshuwa, batsi: “Konkhe losiyale ngako kutsi sikwente, sitakwenta, kantsi nome kukuphi lapho usitfuma khona sitakuya.
17 Njengobe naMosi sasimlalela ngalokuphelele, nawe sitakulalela sikuhloniphe. Kuphela nje, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akabe nawe, njengaloku abenaye naMosi.
18 Nome ngabe ngubani loyawumelana nemavi akho, nome umyale kutsi enteni, nangabe uyala kukulalela, uyawubulawa. Kuphela nje, cina ume sibindzi!”
1 Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, wase utfumela tinhloli letimbili ngasense kusuka eShithimu, watsi: “Hambani niyewuhlola lela live, ikakhulu lidolobha laseJerikho.” Ngako-ke tahamba tefika khona, tangenisa endlini kaRahabi, ingwadla, tahlala khona.
2 Inkhosi yaseJerikho yatjelwa, kwatsiwa: “Kukhona emadvodza aka-Israyeli lasatfumbelete adzimate efika la kulobusuku; atewuhlola lelive.”
3 Ngako inkhosi yaseJerikho yavele yatfumela livi kuRahabi, yatsi: “Khipha lawo madvodza langenise endlini kakho, ngobe etele kutawuhlola lonkhe lelive.”
4 Rahabi abesawatsetse lamadvodza wawafihla. Ngako watsi: “Yebo, kona lamadvodza efikile lapha kami, kodvwa angikawati kutsi abephumaphi.
5 Kutsite kusihlwa nakuhwalala, nasekutawuvalwa emasango, lamadvodza aphuma ahamba. Angiwati kutsi aphume ashonaphi. Phutfumani niwacoshe. Ningahle niwabambe.”
6 Empeleni Rahabi abewatsetse lamadvodza wawafihla etulu eluphahleni emabibini etinhlanga teflekisi labetibeke eluphahleni ngabolonina.
7 Ngako-ke letitfunywa tagijima, talandzela letinhloli, tehla ngemgwaco locondza ngasematubukweni eJordane. Tatsi kube tiphume, emasango avalwa.
8 Tatsi tinhloli tisengakalali, Rahabi wenyuka waya kuto eluphahleni,
9 wafike wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi Simakadze uniphe lelive. Sonkhe sehlelwe kwesaba lokukhulu ngani, kantsi futsi tonkhe tive letakhile kulelive setingenwe ngemanti emadvolweni, ngenca yekwesaba nine.
10 Sivile kutsi Simakadze walomisa kanjani Lwandle Lolubovu embikwenu ngesikhatsi niphuma eGibhithe, nekutsi nentani kuSihoni na-Ogi, emakhosi lamabili ema-Amori, lenawabhubhisa ngelusiko lwenkemba ngasemphumalanga kwemfula iJordane.
11 Satsi kube sikuve loko, tinhlitiyo tetfu tashona phansi, kwabate namunye lowasala anesibindzi emkhatsini wetfu ngenca yenu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nguye longuNkulunkulu ezulwini etulu, nasemhlabeni phansi.
12 Manje-ke ngitsi fungani lapha kimi ngaSimakadze kutsi njengobe nami nginiphetse kahle, nani niyakungiphatsa kahle mine nemndeni wababe, ninginike luphawu lwesiciniseko,
13 sekutsi nase nisihlasela, ningeke nimbulale babe, namake, nabomnaketfu, nabodzadzewetfu kanye nemindeni yabo, kodvwa nisephule ekufeni.”
14 Letinhloli tamnika siciniseko, tatsi: “Imphilo yenu siyibambisa ngemphilo yetfu. Nangabe nine ningeke nitjele muntfu ngalomsebenti lesite ngawo, siyakuniphatsa kahle nangekwetsembeka ngesikhatsi Simakadze asinika lelive.”
15 Wabakhipha ngentsambo efasitelweni, ngobe indlu yakhe yayakhelwe elubondzeni lwelidolobha, abehlala elubondzeni.
16 Watiyalisisa watsi: “Hambani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, funa laba labanicoshako bahlangane nani. Nibobhaca khona, kudzimate kuphele emalanga lamatsatfu, baze bancandzeke. Emvakwaloko bese niyahamba-ke.”
17 Lamadvodza akhuluma atsi: “Singeke sibopheleke kulesifungo losifungise sona,
18 ngaphandle kwekutsi wente naku: Nase silingenela lelive lenu, wena ubobopha lentsambo lebovu efasitelweni losikhiphe ngalo. Uyihlo, nenyoko, nabomnakenu, nabo bonkhe bemndeni weyihlo, ubobacocela ndzawonye lapha endlini yakho.
19 Lowo loyawuphumela ngaphandle kwendlu yakho, aye esitaladini, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwakhe, tsine siyawubate licala. Ngulowo nalowo muntfu losendlini yakho kanye nawe, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwetfu, nangabe uke watsintfwa nje.
20 Kodvwa nangabe uyibhabata lendzaba, singeke sibopheleke kulesifungo lowasifungisa sona.”
21 Rahabi waphendvula watsi: “Ngiyavuma, akube njengobe nisho nine.” Ngako wase uyatihambisa letinhloli, tahamba. Wase ubopha lentsambo lebovu kulelo fasitelo.
22 Letinhloli tesuka tahamba tacondza etintsabeni, tafike tabhaca khona emalanga lamatsatfu, baze bancandzeka laba bebaticosha, ngobe bese batifune yonkhe indlela bangete batitfola.
23 Letinhloli letimbili tehla etintsabeni setincandzeka, tewela tabuyela kuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, tafike tamlandzisa yonkhe indzaba nangako konkhe lokwativelela.
24 Letinhloli takhuluma kuJoshuwa, tatsi: “Ngempela Simakadze lonkhe lelive ulinikele etandleni tetfu; bonkhe bantfu bakulelive bayatfutfumela ngatsi.”
1 Ngakusasa ekuseni Joshuwa nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bavuka kuseluvivi, besuka eShithimu bacondza eJordane, lapho bafike bakamba khona bangakeweleli ngesheya.
2 Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu baholi bahamba badzabula inkambu,
3 bamemetela esiveni, batsi: “Nibotsi ningabona libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu letfwelwe baphristi labangemaLevi, bese niyatfutsa etindzaweni tenu nililandzele.
4 Niyawube seniyayati-ke indlela lefanele nihambe ngayo, ngobe anizange senihambe ngalendlela ngaphambili. Kodvwa ningacali nisondzele edvute nalelibhokisi lesivumelwane, nibolilandzela ngemuva libanga lelingaba likhilomitha.”
5 Joshuwa wakhuluma esiveni, watsi: “Tihlambululeni, nitilungiselele likusasa, ngobe kusasa Simakadze utakwenta tintfo letimangalisako emkhatsini wenu.”
6 Joshuwa wakhuluma kubaphristi, watsi: “Tsatsani libhokisi lesivumelwane, newele kucala embikwebantfu.” Ngako balitsatsa lelibhokisi lesivumelwane, bahamba embikwebantfu.
7 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Lamuhla wena ngitakuphakamisa embikwaso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, kuze sati kutsi njengobe nganginaye Mosi, nawe ngiyawuba nawe.
8 Utawutjela baphristi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane, utsi: ‘Nibotsi nanifika elusentseni lwemanti emfula iJordane, nime, ningene, bese niyema ekhatsi emfuleni iJordane.’ ”
9 Joshuwa wakhuluma esiveni saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Wotani la nitewuva kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utsini.”
10 Joshuwa wachubeka watsi: “Nitakwati kanjena-ke kutsi Nkulunkulu lophilako usemkhatsini wenu nekutsi nakanjani utawucosha tive letinyenti embikwenu: emaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaHivi, nemaPheresi, nemaGirigashi, nema-Amori kanye nemaJebhusi.
11 Ase nibuke, libhokisi lesivumelwane seNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe litawungena eJordane kucala kunani lihamba embikwenu.
12 Khetsani emadvodza lali-12 etiveni taka-Israyeli, indvodza yinye kuleso nakuleso sive.
13 Kutawutsi tinyawo tebaphristi labetfwele lelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, iNkhosi yemhlaba wonkhe, natinyatsela emanti emfula iJordane, emanti emfula iJordane atakuma angete ageleta, lamanti lachamuka ngenhla atakuma abe yindvundvuma.”
14 Kwatsi sive nasitfutsa emathende aso kutsi sitekwewela iJordane, baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane bahamba embikwaso.
15 IJordane ihlala igcwele nakuvunwako, kodvwa kwatsi kube baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane befike eJordane tinyawo tabo titsintse lusentse lwemanti emfula,
16 emanti labechamuka ngenhla kwabo ema tindvonga angabe asageleta. Ema aba tindvonga letindze letaze tefika edolobheni lekwakutsiwa yi-Adamu ngaseSarethani, kwatsi lawa labegeleta abheke entansi elwandle lwase-Arabha, Lwandle Lweluswayi, ancamuka. Ngako sive sonkhe sewela malungana neJerikho.
17 Baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze bema ekhatsi eJordane batsi zica, emhlabatsini lowomile, sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sewela iJordane sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile, saze saphelela sonkhe.
1 Kwatsi kube sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sicedze kwewela umfula iJordane, Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi:
2 “Khetsani emadvodza lali-12, kube yindvodza yinye kuleso nakuleso sive,
3 niwatjele atsatse ematje lali-12 ekhatsi nemfula iJordane, akhuphuke nawo lapho bekume khona baphristi, awetfwale ayekuwabeka phansi lapho nitawumisa khona lamuhla kusihlwa.”
4 Joshuwa wabita emadvodza lali-12 labesawakhetsile ka-Israyeli, yinye kuleso nakuleso sive.
5 Joshuwa wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Hambani embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningene ekhatsi nemfula iJordane, ngulowo nalowo wenu atsatse litje aletjatse ehlombe, kuye ngelinani letive tonkhe tema-Israyeli,
6 loko kube luphawu emkhatsini wenu. Kuyawutsi bantfwabenu nababuta, batsi: ‘Lamatje lawa asho kutsini?’
7 bese niyabatjela kutsi emanti eJordane ema angete ageleta, ngesikhatsi kwewela libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze. Latsi nalewela iJordane, emanti ema angete ageleta. Lamatje ayawuba sikhumbuto esiveni sema-Israyeli phakadze naphakadze.”
8 Ngako ema-Israyeli enta njengobe abeyalwe nguJoshuwa. Atsatsa ematje lali-12 ekhatsi nemfula iJordane, kwaya ngelinani letive tema-Israyeli, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Joshuwa. Awatsatsa akhuphuka nawo aya endzaweni, lapho ema-Israyeli emisa khona, bawabeka phansi khona lapho.
9 Joshuwa wemisa lamatje lali-12 labesekhatsi neJordane, lapho bekume khona baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane; asekhona lapho nalamuhla loku.
10 Baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane babemile ekhatsi nemfula iJordane, kwaze kwaphela konkhe loko Simakadze labekutjele Joshuwa kutsi akutjele sive; ngiko loko-ke Mosi labekutjele Joshuwa. Sive saphutfuma sewela ngekushesha,
11 satsi nase sewele sonkhe saphelela, libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nebaphristi bakhuphukela ngesheya bonkhe bantfu babuka.
12 Emadvodza esive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi nencenye yesive sakaManase akhuphuka nawo ahlomile ahamba embikwesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli, njengobe Mosi abebalayele.
13 Emadvodza labengaba ti-40 000 labehlomele imphi endlula embikwaSimakadze ewelela ematsafeni aseJerikho ayakulwa imphi.
14 Ngalelo langa Simakadze waphakamisa Joshuwa embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, sive samhlonipha Joshuwa imphilo yakhe yonkhe, njengobe sasimhlonipha naMosi.
15 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi:
16 “Tjela baphristi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane kutsi bakhuphuke emfuleni iJordane.”
17 Ngako Joshuwa wabita baphristi, watsi: “Khuphukani emfuleni iJordane.”
18 Baphristi bakhuphuka emfuleni betfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze. Batsi nabatsi catsatsa ngesheya, emanti emfula iJordane abuyela ageleta, agola tintsetse njengakucala.
19 Ngelilanga lelishumi enyangeni yekucala, sive sakhuphuka emfuleni iJordane sayawumisa eGilgali ngasemnyeleni waseJerikho longasemphumalanga.
20 Joshuwa wawemisa eGilgali ematje lali-12 lababewatsetse emfuleni iJordane.
21 Wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngesikhatsi lesitako titukulwane tenu natibuta kuboyise titsi: ‘Lamatje lawa asho kutsini?’
22 niyakutitjela nitsi: ‘Israyeli wewela iJordane ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.’
23 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wawomisa umfula iJordane embikwenu, naze newela nonkhe naphelela. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wenta eJordane kona loko lakwenta eLwandle Lolubovu, ngesikhatsi alomisa embikwetfu, saze sewela sonkhe saphelela.
24 Wakwenta loko kuze tonkhe tive temhlaba tati kutsi sandla saSimakadze sinemandla, nekutsi nani nihlale nimesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu phakadze naphakadze.”
1 Atsi kube onkhe emakhosi ema-Amori ngasenshonalanga neJordane kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi emaKhenani elugwini lwelwandle eve kutsi Simakadze wayomisa kanjani iJordane embikwema-Israyeli saze sewela sonkhe, angenwa ngemanti emadvolweni, akaphindzanga aba nesibindzi sekubhekana nema-Israyeli.
2 Ngaleso sikhatsi Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Bata imikhwa yematje, uphindze usoke onkhe ema-Israyeli.”
3 Ngako Joshuwa wabata imikhwa yematje, wasoka ema-Israyeli eGibeyathi Haralothi.
4 Sizatfu sekutsi Joshuwa asoke ema-Israyeli kwaba ngunasi: Bonkhe laba labaphuma eGibhithe, bonkhe labadvuna lababengangenela imphi, bafela ehlane endleleni baphuma eGibhithe.
5 Bonkhe labo bantfu labaphuma babesokile, kodvwa bonkhe labo lababetalelwe ehlane kuloluhambo lwekusuka eGibhithe babengakasoki.
6 Ema-Israyeli abesahambe azula ehlane iminyaka lengema-40, aze afa onkhe emadvodza labengangenela imphi laphuma eGibhithe, ngobe phela abengazange alalele Simakadze. Empeleni Simakadze abefungile kutsi angeke alibone lelo live labeletsembise boyise kutsi utasipha lona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi.
7 Ngako waveta emadvodzana abo esikhundleni sabo, kwaba ngiwo-ke lawa lasokwa nguJoshuwa. Abesolomane angakasokwa, ngobe vele akazange asokwe endleleni.
8 Satsi kube sisokwe sonkhe sive, sahlala enkambu kwaze kwaphola.
9 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Lamuhla ngiligocotile ngalisusa lonkhe lihlazo laseGibhithe kini.” Ngako-ke lendzawo yabitwa ngekutsi yiGilgali kuze kube ngulamuhla.
10 Entsambama ngelilanga leli-14 enyangeni, atsi ema-Israyeli asemise eGilgali, ematsafeni aseJerikho, agubha umkhosi weliPhasika.
11 Ngelilanga lelilandzela leliPhasika, ngalona lelo langa, adla sivuno salelo live: sinkhwa lesingenambiliso kanye nalokutinhlavu lokwakukhantingiwe.
12 Ngalelo langa imana yancamuka kwehla, ema-Israyeli nase adle sivuno salelo live; akazange aphindze abe nemana. Kodvwa ngalowo mnyaka badla lekwakusivuno selive laseKhenani.
13 Joshuwa nasasedvute neJerikho watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona indvodza ime embikwakhe ihoshule inkemba yayo iyiphetse ngesandla sayo. Joshuwa wasondzela kuyo wayakuyibuta, wafike watsi: “Ukanye natsi yini nome umelene natsi?”
14 Yaphendvula yatsi: “Cha, kodvwa ngite lapha njengendvuna yemphi yaSimakadze.” Joshuwa wawa phansi ngebuso emhlabatsini, akhotsama, wayibuta watsi: “Ingabe inkhosi yami inamlayeto muni leyiwunika inceku yayo?”
15 Indvuna yemphi yaSimakadze yaphendvula, yatsi: “Khumula tincabule takho, ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingcwele.” Joshuwa wenta njengobe atjeliwe.
1 IJerikho yayivalisisiwe ngenca yesive sema-Israyeli. Bekungaphumi muntfu, kungangeni muntfu.
2 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Buka la, iJerikho sengiyetfule esandleni sakho, yona nenkhosi yayo kanye nemabutfo ayo.
3 Wena nemabutfo akho onkhe hambani nitungelete lelidolobha kanye. Loko niyawukwenta emalanga lasitfupha.
4 Uboba nebaphristi labasikhombisa labaphetse emacilongo lasikhombisa lentiwe ngetimphondvo temvu; babohamba embikwalelibhokisi lesivumelwane. Ngelilanga lesikhombisa lelidolobha nibolitungeleta emahlandla lasikhombisa, baphristi bona bashaye lamacilongo.
5 Nitawutsi ningeva bawashaya badvonsa sikhatsi lesidze, bonkhe bantfu bamemete kakhulukati; lubondza lwalelidolobha lutakuwa, bantfu bese bangena ngekhatsi, ngulowo nalowo lapho angakhona khona.”
6 Ngako Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, wabita baphristi wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Tsatsani libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, bese kutsi baphristi labasikhombisa baphatse emacilongo lasikhombisa embikwalo.”
7 Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Chubekani! Hambani nitungelete lidolobha, tingadzi letihlomile tihambe embili, ngembili kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.”
8 Watsi kube Joshuwa akhulume esiveni, baphristi labasikhombisa baphatsa emacilongo lasikhombisa lentiwe ngetimphondvo tetimvu, bawaphatsa embikwaSimakadze bachubeka, bashaya emacilongo abo, kwatsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze labalandzela ngemuva.
9 Emadvodza labehlomile ahamba embikwebaphristi labashaya emacilongo, kwatsi tingadzi tangemuva talandzela libhokisi lesivumelwane. Ngaso sonkhe lesikhatsi emacilongo abekhala.
10 Kodvwa Joshuwa sive sonkhe abesiyale, watsi kuso: “Ningacali nimemete ningasho lutfo, kuze kube lilanga lengitanitjela ngalo kutsi nimemete, nitawube seniyamemeta-ke!”
11 Ngako Joshuwa wenta kutsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze litungelete lidolobha kanye ngelilanga. Emvakwaloko bantfu babebuyela enkambu bayewulala khona.
12 Joshuwa wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi ngakusasa, baphristi batsatsa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.
13 Baphristi labasikhombisa lababephetse emacilongo lasikhombisa lentiwe ngetimphondvo tetimvu beta ngembili, bahamba embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, bahamba bashaya lamacilongo. Lamadvodza labehlomile abehamba embikwabo, leti letinye tingadzi tatihamba ngemuva kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, lamacilongo abechubeka ashaywa.
14 Ngako-ke nangelilanga lesibili bahamba batungeleta lidolobha kanye, baphindze bancandzeka babuyela enkambu. Loku bakwenta kwaze kwaphela emalanga lasitfupha.
15 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa bavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi, bahamba batungeleta lidolobha emahlandla lasikhombisa, njengobe babevele benta; kodvwa ngalelo langa lidolobha balitungeleta kasikhombisa.
16 Ngesikhatsi sebatungeleta kwesikhombisa, nebaphristi sebashaya kakhulu emacilongo, Joshuwa watjela sive sonkhe, watsi: “Memetani kakhulu! Ngobe Simakadze sewuninikile lelidolobha.
17 Lidolobha kanye nako konkhe lokukulo kufanele kunikelwe kuSimakadze kubhujiswe. NguRahabi kuphela, ingwadla, lotawusindza kanye nabo bonkhe labanaye endlini kakhe, ngobe watifihla tinhloli lesasititfumile.
18 Kodvwa nine khweshani kuletintfo letinikelwe kutsi titewubhujiswa, kuze ningetikutidvonsela kubhujiswa ngenca yekutitsatsela letinye tato. Nanenta loko, nitawube nidvonsela inkambu yema-Israyeli ekubhujisweni, niyiletsele kufa.
19 Yonkhe igolide, nesiliva kanye netintfo letentiwe ngelitfusi nangensimbi tehlukaniselwe Simakadze, ngako kufanele timikiswe endlini yakhe yengcebo.”
20 Atsi kube emacilongo akhale kakhulu, sive sonkhe samemeta kakhulu. Satsi kube sive sonkhe sive kukhala kwelicilongo, samemeta, lubondza lwelidolobha lwahhihlikela phansi; ngako nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yangena yacondza ekhatsi, balidla lidolobha.
21 Babhubhisa konkhe lokwakungekhatsi kwelidolobha, emadvodza nebafati, labancane nalabadzala, tinkhomo, netimvu, netimbongolo, ngelusiko lwenkemba.
22 Joshuwa wakhuluma kulamadvodza lamabili labeyewuhlola live, watsi: “Hambani niye kulendlu yalengwadla, nifike niyitsatse yona kanye nebemndeni wayo, njengobe nifungile kuyo.”
23 Ngako letinsizwa letimbili letatitinhloli tangena, tafike tatsatsa boRahabi, neyise, nenina, nabomnakabo, nabo bonkhe lababenaye, netihlobo takhe tonkhe. Bafike babashiya ngaphandle eceleni kwenkambu yema-Israyeli.
24 Lonkhe lidolobha nako konkhe lokusekhatsi bakushisa ngemlilo; kodvwa isiliva, negolide, netitja telitfusi netensimbi bakufaka endlini yengcebo yaSimakadze.
25 Joshuwa wasindzisa Rahabi, ingwadla, nemndeni wakhe kanye nabo bonkhe lababenaye, ngobe watifihla tinhloli letatitfunyelwe nguJoshuwa eJerikho. Nalamuhla loku uhleti emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.
26 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Joshuwa wakhipha sifungo lesimatima, watsi: “Wonkhe lowetama kuvusa lelidolobha, iJerikho, uyawucalekiswa embikwaSimakadze: “ ‘Uyawufelwa yindvodzana lelitubulo lakhe, nakabeka leto tisekelo talo; afelwe ngumntfwanakhe losemncane, nakafaka emasango alo.’ ”
27 Ngako Simakadze waba naJoshuwa kuko konkhe, ludvumo lwakhe lwandza nalo lonkhe live.
1 Kodvwa ema-Israyeli ona, atsatsa tintfo lokwakufanele tibhujiswe. Akhani, umsa waKhami, umsa waZabdi labenguZimri, umsa waZera, wesive sakaJuda, watsatsa letinye tato. Ngako lulaka lwaSimakadze lwasivutsela sive sema-Israyeli.
2 Joshuwa wabe sewutfumela emadvodza aseseJerikho kutsi aye e-Ayi, lesedvute neBhethi Aveni, emphumalanga neBetheli, wabatjela watsi: “Yenyukani niyewuhlola lelive.” Ngako lamadvodza enyuka ayawuhlola i-Ayi.
3 Kwatsi nasebabuyile, befika kuJoshuwa batsi: “Asikho sidzingo sekutsi bonkhe bantfu benyuke kuyakulwa ne-Ayi. Tfumela emadvodza lati-2 000 nome lati-3 000 kuyakuyidla, ungabakhatsati bonkhe bantfu ngekuya khona, ngobe bambalwa bantfu labakuleyo ndzawo.”
4 Ngako kwakhuphuka emadvodza labengaba ti-3 000; kodvwa ehlulwa ngemadvodza ase-Ayi,
5 labulala emadvodza langema-36 aka-Israyeli. Bawacosha ema-Israyeli bawesusa esangweni lelidolobha bayakuwangenisa eShebarimu, bawagwazela emaceleni etintsaba. Tinhlitiyo tesive sema-Israyeli natikubona loku, tashona phansi, taphelelwa ngemandla.
6 Joshuwa wadzabula tembatfo takhe, wawa ngebuso phansi embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwaze kwaba kusihlwa. Nebaholi baka-Israyeli benta njalo, batitsela ngelutfuli enhloko.
7 Joshuwa watsi: “Awu! Somandla Simakadze, lesive useweteleni umfula iJordane kutsi utekusinikela etandleni tema-Amori kutsi atekusibhubhisa? Maye, kube simane seneliswa kuhlala ngale ngesheya kweJordane!
8 Awu! Simakadze, kodvwa ngingatsini nje, njengobe sive sema-Israyeli sesicoshwe titsa taso?
9 EmaKhenani kanye naletinye tive takuletive titakuva ngaloku, bese tiyasivimbetela tilitsanyele liphele nya libito letfu emhlabeni. Utakwenta njani-ke ngeLibito lakho lelikhulu kangaka?”
10 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Sukuma! Uweleni ngebuso bakho lapho phansi?
11 Baka-Israyeli bonile; basephulile sivumelwane sami lengabayala ngaso kutsi basigcine. Batsetse letinye tetintfo bekufanele tibhujiswe; bebile, bacale emanga, letintfo labatebile batihlanganise netimphahla tabo.
12 Nguko nje baka-Israyeli bangeke bakhone kumelana netitsa tabo; bayafulatsela babaleke, ngobe vele bona sebacalekisiwe. Angisayikuphindza ngibe nani, ngaphandle kwekutsi nibulale konkhe lokusemkhatsini wenu lokunikelwe ekubhujisweni.
13 “Hamba uyewungcwelisa lesive, ubatjele utsi: ‘Tingcwelisiseni nine ngekwenu, nitilungiselele likusasa,’ ngobe nguloko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko, utsi: ‘Loko lokufanele kubhujiswa kusemkhatsini wenu, sive sema-Israyeli. Ngeke nikhone kumelana netitsa tenu ningakakukhiphi.
14 “ ‘Ekuseni tiletseni nine, sive ngesive. Leso sive lesiyawutsatfwa nguSimakadze siyakuta ngembili, umndeni ngemndeni; lowo mndeni loyawutsatfwa nguSimakadze uyakuta ngembili, likhaya ngelikhaya; lelo khaya leliyawutsatfwa nguSimakadze liyakuta ngembili, umuntfu ngemuntfu.
15 Loyo loyawutfolakala analetintfo lekufanele tibhujiswe uyawubulawa ngemlilo kanye nako konkhe lokungekwakhe. Ngobe wephule sivumelwane saSimakadze, wenta intfo lelihlazo esiveni saka-Israyeli.’ ”
16 Ekuseni ngakusasa Joshuwa waletsa ema-Israyeli ngembili, sive ngesive; kwatsatfwa sive sakaJuda.
17 Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwesive sakaJuda lweta ngembili, kwatsatfwa umndeni wakaZera. Lusendvo lwakaZera waluletsa ngembili, umndeni ngemndeni; kwatsatfwa Zabdi longuZimri.
18 Joshuwa waletsa umndeni wakhe ngembili, indvodza ngendvodza; kwaze kwatsatfwa Akhani, umsa waKhami, umsa waZabdi longuZimri, umsa waZera, wesive sakaJuda.
19 Joshuwa wakhuluma ku-Akhani, watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, nika Simakadze ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uvume kuye. Ngitjele kutsi wenteni, ungafihli lutfo kimi.”
20 Akhani waphendvula watsi: “Liciniso! Ngonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Naku lengikwentile:
21 Ngatsi nangibuka imphango, ngabona ingubo lenhle yaseBhabhulona, kanye netinhlavu tesiliva letingemakhilogremu langaba mabili, nelucetu lwegolide lolungaba yincenye yekhilogremu, lengakuhawukela, ngase ngiyakutsatsa. Tonkhe letintfo ngitimbele phansi ngekhatsi ethendeni lami, lesiliva yona ingaphansi kwato.”
22 Ngako Joshuwa watfumela tigijimi, taya ethendeni, tatikhandza tifihlwe ethendeni, lesiliva imbelwe ngaphansi.
23 Tatitsatsa letintfo lapha ethendeni, tatiletsa kuJoshuwa nakuso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli; tatendlala embikwaSimakadze.
24 Ngako Joshuwa naso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, batsatsa Akhani, umsa waZera, nesiliva, nengubo, nalolucetu lwegolide, nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe, netinkhomo netimbongolo takhe, netimvu takhe, nelithende lakhe, nako konkhe labenako, bakuyisa eSihosheni sase-Akhori.
25 Joshuwa watsi: “Usiletseleleni lembhubhiso? Simakadze utayiletsa kuwe imbhubhiso lamuhla.” Ngako-ke onkhe ema-Israyeli amgcoba ngematje kanye nako konkhe kwakhe, base bayakushisa-ke.
26 Etikwa-Akhani babutsisa indvundvuma lenkhulu yematje, lesolomane isesekhona lapho nalamuhla loku. Ngako Simakadze wagucuka ekutfukutseleni kwakhe lokwesabekako. Ngako-ke leyo ndzawo seyabitwa ngekutsi Sihosha sase-Akhori kusukela ngalelo langa. Ngako Simakadze wagucuka ekutfukutseleni kwakhe lokwesabekako.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungesabi; ungaphelelwa nangemandla. Tsatsa onkhe emabutfo akho uhambe nawo, wenyuke uyewuhlasela i-Ayi. Ngobe inkhosi yase-Ayi, nesive sayo, nelidolobha layo, nelive layo ngikunikele esandleni sakho.
2 Uyakwenta kuyo i-Ayi nenkhosi yayo njengobe wenta kuyo iJerikho nenkhosi yayo, ngaphandle kwekutsi khona ningatitsatsela imphango netifuyo. Linyonyobeleni lelidolobha, nilihlasele, nilichamukela ngemuva.”
3 Ngako Joshuwa waphuma kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakhe, ayewuhlasela i-Ayi. Wakhetsa emadvodza latingwazi aba ti-30 000, wawakhipha ebusuku,
4 wawayala watsi: “Lalelani kahle. Kufanele lelidolobha nilihlasele ngekulinyonyobela ngemuva. Ningayi khashane nalo. Kufanele nonkhe nihlale niciphile.
5 Mine-ke kanye nabo bonkhe labatawube bahamba nami sitalisukela lelidolobha, atawutsi emadvodza akhona natsi ayasisukela, njengobe enta nakucala, siwabalekele.
6 Batasicosha, baze baphume bonkhe edolobheni, ngobe batawutsi: ‘Bayasibalekela, njengobe base benta nakucala.’ Ngako tsine sitawutsi singababalekela,
7 nine bese niyavuka ngemva kwabo nilitsatse lelidolobha. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utalinikela etandleni tenu.
8 Nitawutsi ningalidla lelidolobha, bese niyalishisa. Yentani loko Simakadze laniyale ngako. Nankho-ke umyalo wami lengininika wona.”
9 Ngako Joshuwa wabakhipha, baya endzaweni lapho bafike babhaca khona emkhatsini weBetheli ne-Ayi, enshonalanga ne-Ayi. Joshuwa wacitsa lobo busuku nebantfu enkambu.
10 Ekuseni ngakusasa Joshuwa wabutsa emabutfo, wase uhlela baholi besive kanye nesive sema-Israyeli, bawahola bacondza nawo e-Ayi.
11 Onkhe lawo mabutfo labehamba nawo enyuka acondza edolobheni efike emisa embikwalo ngasenyakatfo ne-Ayi, kwaba nesihosha emkhatsini wabo nelidolobha i-Ayi.
12 Joshuwa abetsetse emadvodza labengaba ti-5 000, wawabhacisa emkhatsini weBetheli ne-Ayi, kuya ngasenshonalanga nelidolobha.
13 Bemisa emabutfo etindzaweni tawo onkhe, lawo labesenkambu ngasenyakatfo nelidolobha, kwatsi lawo labebhacisiwe aba ngasenshonalanga kwalo. Ngalobo busuku Joshuwa wehlela esihosheni.
14 Kwatsi inkhosi yase-Ayi nayikubona loko, yona kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza elidolobha, ashesha aphutfuma ekuseni ngeluvivi kuyawuhlasela ema-Israyeli endzaweni letsite lephakeme yengama i-Arabha. Kodvwa beyingati kutsi kukhona lababebhace emvakwelidolobha.
15 Joshuwa kanye nemabutfo akhe aka-Israyeli benta shangatsi bayabaleka bacondza ngasehlane.
16 Ngako bonkhe bantfu e-Ayi babutfwa kwatsiwa ababacoshe; kwatsi basacosha Joshuwa nemabutfo akhe, baphuma bonkhe edolobheni.
17 Kute nome yinye indvodza leyayisele e-Ayi nome eBetheli, lengaphumanga kuyawucosha baka-Israyeli. Lamadvodza ase-Ayi alishiya lelidolobha livulekile, lingenamuntfu, acoshana nema-Israyeli.
18 Simakadze wase ukhuluma kuJoshuwa utsi: “Yelula sikhali sakho lesisesandleni sakho usibhekise ngase-Ayi, ngobe lelidolobha ngitalinikela esandleni sakho.” Ngako Joshuwa welulela sikhali sakhe lesasisesandleni sakhe ngasedolobheni i-Ayi.
19 Watsi nje kube asiphakamise, lamabutfo labebhacile avumbuka masinyane alisukela lidolobha, angena kulo ngekushesha alitsatsa, ase alilumeka ngemlilo.
20 Lamadvodza ase-Ayi atsi abuka emuva kwawo, abona kubhunya lenkhulu intfutfu lefika esibhakabhakeni, sekusha lidolobha lawo; nawo akazange abe nelitfuba lekuphunyula abalekele nome ngukuphi, ngobe lamabutfo aJoshuwa abebaleka acondze ngasehlane, abese ayawagucukela abhekana nawo awahlasela.
21 Kwatsi kube Joshuwa nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli abone kutsi lamabutfo labebhacile asalitsetse lidolobha, abona nalentfutfu leyayibhunya isuka kulelidolobha icondze etulu, ase ayagucuka ahlasela lamadvodza ase-Ayi.
22 Lamabutfo labebhacile nawo aphuma edolobheni endlulela kulemphi ahlasela laba base-Ayi; ngako abahlanganisa ekhatsi, kwaba yimphi yema-Israyeli ngemuva nangembili. Baka-Israyeli babashaya babacotfula, kwangete kwaphunyula muntfu.
23 Kodvwa lenkhosi yase-Ayi bayitsatsa iphila, bayimikisa kuJoshuwa.
24 Baka-Israyeli batsi kube bacedze kubulala onkhe lamadvodza ase-Ayi labesesigangeni ehlane, lapho babewacoshe bawabeka khona, batsi kube bawagwaze bawacedze onkhe, ema-Israyeli ancandzeka abuyela e-Ayi, afike abulala labo lababesele kuyo.
25 Ngalelo langa kwafa ti-12 000, emadvodza nebafati, bonkhe kubantfu base-Ayi.
26 Joshuwa akazange asehlise sandla sakhe lesasiphakamise sikhali, baze bababulala bonkhe lababese-Ayi.
27 Kodvwa ema-Israyeli atitsatsela tifuyo nemphango yakulelidolobha, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Joshuwa.
28 Ngako Joshuwa wayishisa i-Ayi, wayenta yaba yindvundvuma yetimvitsi taphakadze, kuze kube ngulamuhla solomane kwakhala libhungane kuleyo ndzawo.
29 Joshuwa lenkhosi yase-Ayi wayilengisa esihlahleni, wayishiya khona lapho kwaze kwahlwa. Kwatsi nakushona lilanga, Joshuwa wayala bantfu kutsi abetfule sidvumbu sayo esihlahleni, basijike ekungeneni kwelisango lelidolobha. Babutsisa lenkhulu indvundvuma yematje etikwalesidvumbu, leseloku yahlala kuze kube ngulamuhla.
30 Joshuwa wefika eNtsabeni i-Ebhali, wakha lilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli,
31 njengobe Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, abeyale baka-Israyeli. Walakha njengaloku lokwakubhaliwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waMosi, kwakulilati lematje labengakacotwa, lapho kwakungazange sekusetjentiswe lithulusi lensimbi. Banikelela etikwalo kuSimakadze iminikelo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo yekuthula.
32 Kwatsi khona lapho embikwesive sema-Israyeli Joshuwa wabhala etjeni umtsetfo waMosi labewubhalile.
33 Bonkhe baka-Israyeli, betive nebemdzabu ngalokufananako, nebaholi babo, netindvuna tabo, netikhulu, babeme ngala nangala kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, bonkhe babheke ngakulaba babeletfwele, baphristi lababengemaLevi. Incenye yesive yayime embikweNtsaba iGerizimu, lenye ime embikweNtsaba i-Ebhali, njengobe Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, abebayalile ngaphambili, ngesikhatsi enta umlayeto wekubusisa sive sema-Israyeli.
34 Emvakwaloko Joshuwa wafundza onkhe emavi alowo mtsetfo, tibusiso neticalekiso letikuwo, njengobe kubhaliwe konkhe encwadzini yemtsetfo.
35 Kwabate ngisho nalinye livi laloko Mosi labeyale ngako Joshuwa lalishiya wangete wasifundzela sive saka-Israyeli sonkhe sihlangene, bafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive lababehlala emkhatsini wabo.
1 Kwatsi kube onkhe emakhosi langasenshonalanga kwemfula iJordane eve ngaletintfo, labo labaseveni letintsaba nangasematsafeni langasenshonalanga, kugudla lusentse lweLwandle Lolukhulu kuze kuyewufika eLebanoni, emakhosi emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi,
2 ahlangana akha imphi yekuhlasela Joshuwa kanye nema-Israyeli.
3 Kodvwa satsi sive saseGibeyoni kube sive kutsi Joshuwa kanye nema-Israyeli wentani eJerikho nase-Ayi,
4 sakha licebo: Sahamba njengetitfunywa letichuba timbongolo letetfwele imitfwalo ngemasaka lasagugile nangemadlelantfongeni lamadzala lasadzabuka abuye achitjelwa.
5 Lamadvodza etinyaweni tawo abefake tincabule letindzala letase tichitjelwe, abembetse netimphahla letase tigugile. Tonkhe tinkhwa letatingimiphako yawo tase tomile, tikhuntsile.
6 Esuka acondza kuJoshuwa enkambu leyayiseGilgali, afike atsi kuye nakulamadvodza aka-Israyeli: “Siphuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu; yentani sivumelwane natsi.”
7 Emadvodza aka-Israyeli akhuluma kulamaHivi, atsi: “Kodvwa mhlawumbe nakhelene nje natsi. Singasenta kanjani sivumelwane nani?”
8 LamaHivi akhuluma kuJoshuwa, atsi: “Sitinceku takho.” Kodvwa Joshuwa wawabuta watsi: “Nibobani nine? Niphumaphi?”
9 EmaHivi aphendvula atsi: “Tinceku takho tiphuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, ngobe sivile ngeludvumo lwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Sivile imibiko ngaye nangako konkhe lakwenta eveni laseGibhithe,
10 nako konkhe lakwenta kulamakhosi lamabili ema-Amori ngasemphumalanga kweJordane, boSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, na-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, labebusa e-Ashtarothe.
11 Baholi betfu nabo bonkhe labahlala eveni letfu basitfumile, batsi: ‘Tsatsani imiphako yendlela yenu, nihambe niyewuhlangabeta baka-Israyeli nitsi kubo: “Sitinceku tenu; yentani sivumelwane natsi.”
12 Letinkhwa tetfu tatishisa ngesikhatsi sitipakisha, sisesuka ekhaya ngelilanga lesaphuma ngalo kuta lapha kini. Kodvwa manje asenibuke kutsi setome kanjani taze takhuntsa.
13 Lamadlelantfongeni etfu eliwayini abemasha, kodvwa ase niwabuke nyalo kutsi asadzabuke kanjani. Naletingubo tetfu netincabule tetfu setigugile ngenca yebudze balendlela.’ ”
14 Emadvodza aka-Israyeli ayihlola lemiphako yawo, kodvwa akazange abute lutfo kuSimakadze.
15 Joshuwa wavuma wase wenta sivumelwane sekuthula nawo sekutsi bawayekele aphile, nebaholi besive basicinisa ngekufunga.
16 Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu basentile lesivumelwane nemaGibeyoni, baka-Israyeli beva kutsi abomakhelwane babo, ahlala edvute nawo.
17 Ngako ema-Israyeli ashuca aya khona, kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu atseleka emadolobheni awo iGibeyoni, neKhefira, neBherothi, neKhiriyathi Jeyarimu.
18 Kodvwa ema-Israyeli akazange awahlasele, ngobe baholi baka-Israyeli bebafunge sifungo kuwo ngaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Inhlangano yonkhe yema-Israyeli yakhonona ngebaholi bayo,
19 kodvwa baholi bayiphendvula, batsi: “Sifunge kuwo ngaSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, singeke sibatsintse nyalo.
20 Naku lesitakwenta kuwo: Sitawayekela aphile, kuze lulaka lungasehleli ngekutsi sephule sifungo setfu lesasenta kuwo.”
21 Baholi bachubeka batsi: “Wayekeleni aphile, kodvwa niwente abandze tinkhuni, akhelele nemanti, akhelele sonkhe sive.” Ngako ema-Israyeli abalalela baholi.
22 Joshuwa wase ubita emaGibeyoni, wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Nisiyengeleni natsi: ‘Sihlala khashane kabi nani,’ kantsi nisho nje nakhelene natsi?
23 Manje-ke senicalekisiwe: Anisayikuyekela kuba tisebenti, nibe babandzi betinkhuni nebakheleli bemanti bendlu yaNkulunkulu wami.”
24 Aphendvula Joshuwa atsi: “Tinceku takho tatjelwa kahle kamhlophe kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wamyala kanjani Mosi, inceku yakhe, kutsi aninike lonkhe lelive nekutsi acitse tonkhe tive letikulo embikwenu. Ngako sesabela timphilo tetfu ngenca yenu, ngiko nje sente lesento.
25 Manje sesisesandleni sakho. Yenta kitsi loko lokubonakala kukuhle kuwe.”
26 Ngako Joshuwa wawasindzisa esiveni sema-Israyeli, akazange awabulale.
27 Ngalelo langa wenta emaGibeyoni aba babandzi betinkhuni nebakheleli bemanti besive sonkhe sema-Israyeli nelilati laSimakadze endzaweni lekhetfwe nguSimakadze. Nguloko labangiko kona ngisho nalamuhla loku.
1 Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, yeva kutsi Joshuwa sewulitsetse lase-Ayi, walibhubhisa lonkhe, wenta kuyo i-Ayi nasenkhosini yalo njengobe enta eJerikho nasenkhosini yayo, weva nekutsi bantfu baseGibeyoni sebente sivumelwane sekuthula nesive sema-Israyeli, futsi sesibomakhelwane.
2 Adoni Sedeki nebantfu bakhe betfuka kakhulu ngaloko, ngobe iGibeyoni bekungulona dolobha lelibalulekile njengalelinye lemadolobha ebukhosi, lona lalilikhulu kunelase-Ayi, nemadvodza alo bekutingwazi letatiwako.
3 Ngako Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, wancenga boHohamu, inkhosi yaseHebroni, naPhiramu, inkhosi yaseJamuthi, naJafiya, inkhosi yaseLakhishi, naDebiri, inkhosi yase-Egloni, watsi:
4 “Yenyukani ningisite, sihlasele iGibeyoni, ngobe seyente sivumelwane sekuthula naJoshuwa nesive saka-Israyeli.”
5 Ngako-ke lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi, neyase-Egloni, ahlanganisa emabutfo awo awahlela ase ayashuca enyukela eGibeyoni, ayihlasela.
6 EmaGibeyoni atfumela livi kuJoshuwa enkambu leyayiseGilgali, atsi: “Ungatilahli tinceku takho. Phutfuma ute kitsi masinyane utesisindzisa, sisite, ngobe onkhe emakhosi ema-Amori asahlangene ngatsi; onkhe emakhosi elive letintsaba asihlasele.”
7 Ngako Joshuwa washuca esuka eGilgali kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakhe, nato tonkhe tingwazi takakhe.
8 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungabesabi, ngibanikele esandleni sakho. Kute namunye wabo loyawukhona kumelana nawe.”
9 Emvakwekushuca busuku bonkhe kusuka eGilgali, Joshuwa wabetfusa.
10 Simakadze wabatsela ngeluvalo, besaba ema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli awehlula ema-Amori, awancoba ngelusiko lwenkemba emphini yaseGibeyoni, abacosha abenyusa ngendlela yaseBhethi Horoni, abaphetse abagwaza kwaze kwabase-Azekha, naseMakheda.
11 Ema-Amori atsi asehla abalekela baka-Israyeli, ehla ngemgwaco losuka eBhethi Horoni uye e-Azekha, Simakadze wehlisa ematje lamakhulu esangcotfo, awehlisela etikwawo. Linyenti lema-Amori labulawa ngulamatje kunalabo labafa ngekugwazwa ngema-Israyeli.
12 Ngelilanga Simakadze lanikela ngalo ema-Amori kubaka-Israyeli, Joshuwa wakhuluma kuSimakadze embikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, watsi: “Wena langa mani, mani etikweGibeyoni, ungahambi; nawe nyanga, mani etikwesihosha sase-Ayaloni unganyakati.”
13 Ngako lilanga lema langete lanyakata, nenyanga yema yangete yahamba, sive saze satiphindzisela etitseni taso. Loku kubhaliwe encwadzini yaJashari. Lilanga lema ekhatsi nesibhakabhaka langete lahamba, kwaze kwaphela lilanga linye.
14 Akuzange sekube nelilanga lelinjengalelo langa, lapho Simakadze alalela umuntfu khona. Ngempela Simakadze abesilwela sive sakhe saka-Israyeli!
15 Emvakwaloko Joshuwa wancandzeka nayo yonkhe imphi yema-Israyeli, babuyela enkambu eGilgali.
16 Lamakhosi lasihlanu ema-Amori abesabalekile, ayakutifihla emgedzeni lowawuseMakheda.
17 Kwatsi kube abikelwe Joshuwa kutsi lamakhosi lasihlanu abesatfolakele abhace emgedzeni waseMakheda,
18 watsi: “Gicitelani ematje lamakhulu emnyango walomgedze, bese nibeka balindzi kutsi bawalindze.
19 Kodvwa nine ningemi, chubekani niticoshe letitsa tenu kusukela kuleto letingasemuva, ningativumeli kubuyela emadolobheni ato, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewutinikele etandleni tenu.”
20 Ngako Joshuwa nema-Israyeli ababulala abacedza, kwacishe kwangete kwasala muntfu, kodvwa labo labambalwa labasala babalekela emadolobheni abo latinqaba.
21 Yonkhe imphi yabuyela iphephile enkambu kuJoshuwa eMakheda; kwabate namunye lokhuluma lutfo loluphambene nema-Israyeli.
22 Joshuwa watsi: “Vulani umnyango wemgedze, nikhiphe lawo makhosi lasihlanu niwaletse lapha kimi.”
23 Ngako bawakhipha emgedzeni lamakhosi lasihlanu: inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi kanye neyase-Egloni.
24 Batsi kube bawaletse kuJoshuwa lamakhosi, Joshuwa wabutsa onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli, wakhuluma etindvuneni temabutfo labekahambe nato, watsi: “Wotani lapha ninyatsele etintsanyeni talamakhosi.” Ngako teta ngembili tanyatsela etintsanyeni talamakhosi.
25 Joshuwa wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Ningesabi, ningapheli emandla. Cinani, nibe nesibindzi. Ngiko kona loku Simakadze latakwenta kuto tonkhe titsa tenu leniyakulwa nato.”
26 Ngako Joshuwa wawagwaza lamakhosi wawabulala, wase uwalengisa etihlahleni letisihlanu, kwaze kwahlwa.
27 Kwatsi nakushona lilanga, Joshuwa wabatfuma batetfula letidvumbu etihlahleni, batijika kulomgedze labebhace kuwo lamakhosi. Emnyango wawo babeka tingcuzuma tematje lasolomane ahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla.
28 Ngalelo langa Joshuwa wahlasela wadla iMakheda. Wahlasela lidolobha layo nenkhosi yakhona; wabagwaza bonkhe, kwabate namunye lowaphunyula. Washiya kute muntfu. Wenta enkhosini yaseMakheda njengobe enta enkhosini yaseJerikho.
29 Joshuwa nawo onkhe emabutfo aka-Israyeli besuka eMakheda bacondza eLibna, bafike bayihlasela.
30 Simakadze waniketela lelo dolobha kanye nenkhosi yalo etandleni tema-Israyeli. Lidolobha nabo bonkhe labakulo Joshuwa wabagwaza, bafa; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula. Wenta enkhosini yalo njengaloku enta enkhosini yaseJerikho.
31 Ngako Joshuwa naso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli besuka eLibna befika eLakhishi, wacondzana nayo; wafike wahlela emabutfo akhe, wahlasela iLakhishi.
32 Simakadze waniketela iLakhishi kuma-Israyeli, Joshuwa wayidla ngelilanga lesibili. Lidolobha nabo bonkhe labakulo Joshuwa wabagwaza, bafa, njengobe abentile nakulo lidolobha laseLibna.
33 Horamu, inkhosi yaseGezeri, abekhuphuke nemphi yakhe naye atsi utewusita baseLakhishi, kodvwa Joshuwa wabehlula yena nemphi yakhe yonkhe; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula.
34 Joshuwa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli wesuka eLakhishi, wachubekela e-Egloni, wemisa macondzana nayo, wahlela emabutfo akhe wayihlasela.
35 I-Egloni bayincoba ngalona lelo langa bayicedza ngelusiko lwenkemba; boJoshuwa babulala bonkhe lababekulo lelo dolobha njengobe babentile naseLakhishi.
36 Joshuwa kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakhe wesuka e-Egloni wachubekela eHebroni wayakuyihlasela.
37 Bahlasela lelidolobha, balingenela balicedza ngelusiko lwenkemba, lona kanye nenkhosi yalo, nemiti yalo nabo bonkhe lababekulo. Kwabate ngisho namunye umuntfu lowaphunyula kulo njengase-Egloni, balibhubhisa nako konkhe kwalo.
38 Joshuwa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli bagucukela eDebiri, balihlasela nalo.
39 Badla lelidolobha, batfumba inkhosi yalo nemiti yalo, bonkhe labo bantfu babagwaza, bafa. Babulala bonkhe lababekulelo dolobha bangete bashiya lutfo. Benta eDebiri nasenkhosini yayo njengobe benta kubaseLibna nasenkhosini yayo kanye naseHebroni.
40 Ngako Joshuwa wasincoba sonkhe leso sifundza, ngisho nelive letintsaba imbala, nelaseNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive, nematsafa langasenshonalanga, nemacele etintsaba kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi akhona. Kwabate ngisho namunye lowasindza. Wabhubhisa bonkhe bantfu bakuleto tindzawo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli abeshito.
41 Joshuwa wabancoba kusukela eKhadeshi Bhaneya kuze kuyewufika eGaza, nekusukela kuso sonkhe sifundza saseGosheni kuze kuyewufika eGibeyoni.
42 Onkhe lawo makhosi kanye nemave awo Joshuwa wawancoba ngemkhankhaso munye, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli abewalwela ema-Israyeli.
43 Joshuwa wabe sewuyancandzeka-ke kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, babuyela enkambu leyayiseGilgali.
1 Watsi kube Jabini, inkhosi yaseHasori, akuve loku, watfumela livi kuJobabi, inkhosi yaseMadoni, nasenkhosini yaseShimironi neyase-Akshafu,
2 kanye nasemakhosini angasenyakatho labakhe etintsabeni, nase-Arabha, eningizimu neKhinerethi, nangasematsafeni eNafothi Dori ngasenshonalanga.
3 Watfumela nakumaKhenani emphumalanga nasenshonalanga, kuma-Amori, nakumaHethi, nakumaPheresi, nakumaJebhusi eveni letintsaba, nakumaHivi ngaphansi kweHemoni esifundzeni saseMispa.
4 Bonkhe baphuma nemabutfo abo kanye nemahhashi netincola, baba yimphi lenkhulukati leyayiyinyenti ingangesihlabatsi saselwandle.
5 Onkhe lamakhosi ahlangana ndzawonye emisa ngaseMantini aseMeromu kutekulwa nema-Israyeli.
6 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Ungabesabi, ngobe ngalesikhatsi kusasa bonkhe ngitawubaniketela kuma-Israyeli kutsi ababulale. Kufanele lamahhashi niwajube imisipha yemilente, bese nishisa letincola tabo.”
7 Ngako Joshuwa nemphi yakhe yonkhe wabahlasela masinyane ngaseMantini aseMeromu,
8 Simakadze wabaniketela esandleni sema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli abehlula abacosha, aze abashonisa eSidoni Lenkhulu, naseMisrefothi Mayimu, naseSihosheni saseMispa ngasemphumalanga, kwaze kwabate nome munye lowaphunyula.
9 Joshuwa wenta kubo kona loko labetjelwe nguSimakadze kutsi akwente: Wajuba imisipha yemilente yemahhashi abo, washisa netincola tabo.
10 Ngaleso sikhatsi Joshuwa wagucuka watfumba iHasori, wagwaza inkhosi yakhona ngenkemba. IHasori bekuyinhlokodolobha yayo yonkhe lemibuso.
11 Bonkhe bantfu lababelapho badliwa lusiko lwenkemba. Joshuwa wababhubhisa bonkhe, wangete washiya ngisho nakunye lokuphefumulako, wase ushisa iHasori ngemlilo.
12 Joshuwa wawadla onkhe lamadolobha alawo makhosi, nemakhosi awo wawacedza ngelusiko lwenkemba. Wawabhubhisa onkhe, njengobe Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, abemyalile.
13 Noko ema-Israyeli akazange awashise lamadolobha labesetintsabeni, ngaphandle kweHasori leyashiswa nguJoshuwa.
14 Ema-Israyeli atitsatsela yonkhe imphango kanye netifuyo talamadolobha; kodvwa bonkhe bantfu babacedza ngelusiko lwenkemba, baze baphela bonkhe, kwabate ngisho namunye lowasala aphila.
15 Njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi, inceku yakhe, kanjalo naMosi wayala Joshuwa, naJoshuwa wakwenta loko. Kute lakushiya angakakwenti kuko konkhe loko Simakadze abeyale Mosi kutsi akwente.
16 Ngako Joshuwa walidla lonkhe lelo live: Live letintsaba, yonkhe iNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive, sonkhe sifundza saseGosheni, nematsafa langasenshonalanga, i-Arabha, nelive laka-Israyeli letintsaba kanye nematsafa alo,
17 kusuka eNtsabeni iHalaki, levele ngaseSeyiri, kuya eBhali Gadi eSihosheni saseLebanoni, ngaphansi kweNtsaba iHemoni. Watfumba onkhe emakhosi, wawahlasela, wawabulala.
18 Joshuwa wawahlasela onkhe lawo makhosi sikhatsi lesidze.
19 Ngaphandle kwemaHivi labehlala eGibeyoni, kute nome linye lidolobha lelenta sivumelwane sekuthula nema-Israyeli; onkhe ehlulwa ngema-Israyeli awadla.
20 Ngobe kwaba nguSimakadze matfupha lowenta tinhlitiyo talamadolobha taba lukhuni ngekutsi tihlasele ema-Israyeli, entela kutsi atekuwabhubhisa onkhe, aphele ngaphandle kwemusa, njengobe Simakadze abeyale Mosi.
21 Ngaleso sikhatsi Joshuwa wahamba wayawubhubhisa ema-Anaki eveni letintsaba: kusukela eHebroni, naseDebiri, nase-Anabu, nakulo lonkhe live letintsaba lakaJuda, nakulo lonkhe live letintsaba ka-Israyeli. Joshuwa wawabhubhisa onkhe kanye nemadolobha awo.
22 Kute ema-Anaki lasala akhona eveni laka-Israyeli; insali yawo yabaseGaza, naseGathi, nase-Ashdodi.
23 Ngako Joshuwa walidla lonkhe live, konkhe kwaya njengobe Simakadze abelayele Mosi; wase uyalaba, kwaba nguleso sive wasinika sabelo saso. Live latfola kuphumula kuleto timphi.
1 Lawa-ke ngemakhosi elive lancotjwa ngema-Israyeli nelive lawo lelalingasemphumalanga neJordane alidla, kusukela eSihosheni sase-Anoni kuya eNtsabeni iHemoni, kanye nayo yonkhe i-Arabha kuye ngasemphumalanga kwayo:
2 Sihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni. Abebusa kusukela e-Aroyeri emngcengcemeni weMsaho wase-Anoni, kusukela ekhatsi nawo, kuye eMfuleni iJabhoki, lekungumncele wema-Amoni. Lelive lalifaka ekhatsi incenye yelive lakaGileyadi.
3 Waphindze wabusa emphumalanga ne-Arabha kusukela eLwandle iKhinerethi kuye eLwandle lwase-Arabha, lekuLwandle Lweluswayi, kuye eBhethi Jeshimothi, kwemuke kuye ngaseningizimu emaceleni eNtsaba iPhisga.
4 Ema-Israyeli aphindza ancoba Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, lomunye wemaRefa ekugcina labebusa i-Ashtarothe ne-Edreyi.
5 Abebusa etikweNtsaba iHemoni, neSalekha, neBhashani yonkhe, kuze kufike emnyeleni wesive sakaGeshuri, neMakha kanye nencenye yakaGileyadi kuye emnyeleni waSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni.
6 BoMosi, inceku yaSimakadze, kanye nema-Israyeli bawancoba lawo makhosi lamabili. Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, live walinika sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase kutsi kube sabelo sato.
7 Lawa-ke ngemakhosi elive Joshuwa kanye nema-Israyeli labawancoba ngasenshonalanga neJordane, kusuka eBhali Gadi eSihosheni saseLebanoni kuye eNtsabeni iHalaki, levela ngaseSeyiri, live lawo Joshuwa walabela tive tema-Israyeli, kwaba lifa lato kwaya ngekuhleleka kwetive.
8 Lelive lalifaka ekhatsi live letintsaba, ematsafa langasenshonalanga, ne-Arabha, nemacele etintsaba, nelihlane kanye neNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive, lekwakungemave emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHive kanye nemaJebhusi:
9 inkhosi yaseJerikho yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Ayi, eceleni kweBetheli, yaba yinye,
10 inkhosi yaseJerusalema yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseHebroni yaba yinye,
11 inkhosi yaseJamuthi yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseLakhishi yaba yinye,
12 inkhosi yase-Egloni yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseGezeri yaba yinye,
13 inkhosi yaseDebiri yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseGederi yaba yinye,
14 inkhosi yaseHoma yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Aradi yaba yinye,
15 inkhosi yaseLibna yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Adulamu yaba yinye,
16 inkhosi yaseMakheda yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseBetheli yaba yinye,
17 inkhosi yaseThaphuwa yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseHeferi yaba yinye,
18 inkhosi yase-Afeki yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Lasharoni yaba yinye,
19 inkhosi yaseMadoni yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseHasori yaba yinye,
20 inkhosi yaseShimironi Meroni yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Akshafu yaba yinye,
21 inkhosi yaseThanaki yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseMegido yaba yinye,
22 inkhosi yaseKhedeshi yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseJokneyamu, eKhameli, yaba yinye,
23 inkhosi yaseDori, eNafothi Dori, yaba yinye, inkhosi yaseGoyimu, eGilgali, yaba yinye,
24 inkhosi yaseThisa yaba yinye. Kwaba ngemakhosi langema-31 asawonkhe.
1 Kwatsi Joshuwa nasamdzala, asakhulile nangeminyaka, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Sewumdzala kakhulu, kantsi kusenetifundza letinkhulu lekufanele titsatfwe.
2 “Nali-ke lelive lelisasele: tonkhe tifundza temaFilisti netemaGeshuri,
3 kusukela eMfuleni iShihori, emphumalanga neGibhithe, kuye eveni la-Ekroni ngasenyakatfo, lonkhe libalwa ngekutsi lemaKhenani, live lebabusi bemaFilisti labasihlanu eGaza, nase-Ashdodi, nase-Ashkeloni naseGathi, kanye nase-Ekroni kulema-Avi;
4 kusukela eningizimu, kulo lonkhe live lemaKhenani, nekusukela eMeyara yemaSidoni kuze kube nguse-Afeki, emnyeleni welive lema-Amori,
5 nelive lemaGebali; nayo yonkhe iLebanoni ngasemphumalanga, kusukela eBhali Gadi, ngaphansi kweNtsaba iHemoni, kuye eLebo Hamathi.
6 “Tonkhe takhamiti tetifundza tetintsaba kusuka eLebanoni kuye eMisrefothi Mayimu, lokusho kutsi, onkhe emaSidoni, mine matfupha ngitatikhipha embikwema-Israyeli. Wena-ke lelive ubolabela ema-Israyeli ngenkatho, libe live lawo njengobe ngikuyalile.
7 Ubolaba kube lifa, ulabele letive letiyimfica nencenye yesive sakaManase.”
8 Incenye yesive sakaManase, nesive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi tona tase tisemukele sabelo lesilifa lato kuMosi, watinika live lelingasemphumalanga neJordane njengobe yena, labeyinceku yaSimakadze, abesatabele.
9 Live labo lalisuka e-Aroyeri emngcengcemeni weMsaho wase-Anoni, nasedolobheni lelisemkhatsini weMsaho, lalifaka sonkhe sibebesi semmango waseMedeba kuze kuyewufika eDiboni,
10 nawo onkhe emadolobha aSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni wema-Amoni.
11 Laliphindze lifake ekhatsi iGileyadi, nelive lesive sakaGeshuri nesakaMakha, nayo yonkhe iNtsaba iHemoni, nalo lonkhe laseBhashani, kuze kuyewufika eSalekha;
12 lokusho kutsi ngiwo wonkhe umbuso wa-Ogi eBhashani, labeke wabusa e-Ashtarothe nase-Edreyi, labenguyena asesele angulomunye webekugcina besive semaRefa. Mosi abesincobile wabe sewutsatsa lelive laso.
13 Kodvwa ema-Israyeli akazange atidvungulule atikhiphe letive takaGeshuri nesakaMakha, ngako-ke tachubeka tahlala emkhatsini wema-Israyeli, kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla.
14 Kodvwa sive sakaLevi Mosi akazange asabele lifa ngesizatfu sekutsi iminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ilifa lakaLevi, njengobe abemtsembisile.
15 Nali-ke live Mosi lalabela sive sakaRubeni, lusendvo ngelusendvo:
16 Live kusuka e-Aroyeri emngcengcemeni weMsaho wase-Anoni, nekusuka edolobheni lelisemkhatsini weMsaho, lifake ekhatsi sonkhe sibebesi semmango waseMedeba,
17 kuye eHeshboni kanye nawo emadolobha ayo labesetulu esibebesini labefaka ekhatsi iDiboni, neBhamothi Bhali, neBhethi Bhali Meyoni,
18 neJahasi, neKhedemothi, neMefathi,
19 neKhiriyathayimu, neSibima, neSerethi Shahari, egcumeni lelikuleso sihosha,
20 neBhethi Pheyori, nemacele ePhisga, neBhethi Jeshimothi,
21 nawo onkhe lamanye emadolobha labesesibebesini nakuwo wonkhe umbuso waSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni. Mosi wayincoba lenkhosi kanye nebabusi baseMidiyani: bo-Evi, naRekhemu, naSuri, naHure, naReba, lababetihlanganise naSihoni, lababehlala kulelo live.
22 Ngetulu kwalabo lababebulewe emphini, ema-Israyeli abebulele agwaza Bhalamu, umsa waBheyori, labesangoma.
23 Umnyele wemaRubeni kwakungumfula iJordane. Lamadolobha kanye nemiti yawo kwaba lifa lemaRubeni, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
24 Nali-ke live Mosi lalabela sive sakaGadi, lusendvo ngelusendvo:
25 Kwaba live laseJazeri, nawo onkhe emadolobha akaGileyadi, nencenye yelive lema-Amoni kuze kuyewufika e-Aroyeri, eceleni kweRabha;
26 nekusukela eHeshboni kuye eRamathi Mispa naseBhetonimu, nekusuka eMahanayimu kuye eveni laseDebiri,
27 nasetihosheni eBhethi Haramu, naseBhethi Nimra, naseSukhothi, naseSafoni nawo wonkhe umbuso waSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, ngasemphumalanga neJordane, live lelenyuka liyewugcina ngeLwandle lwaseKhinerethi.
28 Lamadolobha kanye nemiti yawo kwaba lifa lesive sakaGadi, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
29 Nali-ke live Mosi lalabela incenye yesive sakaManase, lokusho incenye yemindeni yetitukulwane takaManase, lusendvo ngelusendvo:
30 Live lelisuka eMahanayimu lifaka ekhatsi yonkhe iBhashani, nawo wonkhe umbuso wa-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, nayo yonkhe imiti yaJayire lebeyiseBhashani, emadolobha langema-60,
31 nencenye yaseGileyadi, ne-Ashtarothe, ne-Edreyi, emadolobha a-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani. Lelo-ke laba ngeletitukulwane taMakhire, umsa waManase, incenye yemadvodzana aMakhire, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
32 Leli-ke lifa Mosi labelabile ngesikhatsi asesematsafeni akaMowabi ngesheya kweJordane, emphumalanga neJerikho.
33 Kodvwa sive semaLevi Mosi akazange asabele lifa, ngobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, ulifa laso, njengobe abesetsembisile.
1 Leti-ke tindzawo ema-Israyeli labelwa tona taba lifa lawo eveni laseKhenani, lekwatsi Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nebaholi betive taka-Israyeli bawabela tona.
2 Lamafa abiwa ngenkatho etiveni letiyimfica nencenye, njengobe Simakadze abeshito ngaMosi.
3 Mosi letive letimbili nencenye abesatabele lifa lato ngasemphumalanga neJordane; kodvwa akazange emaLevi awabele lifa emkhatsini wato,
4 ngobe emadvodzana aJosefa abesative letimbili: sive sakaManase, nesaka-Efrayimu. EmaLevi akazange abelwe live, kodvwa abelwa emadolobha lapho abetawuhlala khona, abelwa nemadlelo etifuyo tawo.
5 Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli abelana live, kwaya njengobe Mosi abeyalwe nguSimakadze.
6 Emadvodzana akaJuda aya kuJoshuwa eGilgali, Khalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, wafike watsi: “Uyati kutsi Simakadze watsini ngawe nami, kuMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, eKhadeshi Bhaneya?
7 Ngangineminyaka lengema-40 budzala ngesikhatsi Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, angitfuma eKhadeshi Bhaneya kutsi ngiyewuhlola live. Ngamletsela umbiko lowetsembekile ngaloko lengakubona,
8 kodvwa bomnaketfu lengangenyuke nabo benta tinhlitiyo tesive tatfutfumela, tashona phansi ngenca yekwesaba. Noko, mine ngalandzela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami.
9 Ngako, ngalelo langa Mosi wafunga kimi, watsi: ‘Live lapho lunyawo lwakho luke lwanyatsela khona liyawuba lifa lakho kanye nelebantfwabakho phakadze naphakadze, ngobe wena ulandzele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho.’
10 “Manje, njengobe Simakadze etsembisa, ungigcinile ngaphila iminyaka lengema-45 seloku Simakadze akukhuluma loko kuMosi, ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli azulazula ehlane. Ngako-ke naku lamuhla ngineminyaka lengema-85 budzala!
11 Nalamuhla seloku emtimbeni ngitiva ngisacine njengobe nganginjalo mhlazana Mosi angitfuma. Namanje ngitiva ngicine kangangekutsi nemphi ngisengayiphuma njengobe ngangingenta nangaleso sikhatsi.
12 Manje nginike nali live letintsaba, Simakadze langetsembisa lona ngalelo langa. Nawe cobo lwakho wativela ngaleso sikhatsi kutsi ema-Anaki abekhona lapho nekutsi emadolobha awo abemakhulu futsi atinqaba, kodvwa, ngekusitwa nguSimakadze, ngitawadvungulula ngiwacoshe njengobe Simakadze asho.”
13 Ngako Joshuwa wabusisa Khalebi, umsa waJefune, wamabela iHebroni, yaba lifa lakhe.
14 Kusukela ngalelo langa iHebroni yaba yaKhalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, ngobe walandzela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.
15 IHebroni yayetsiwe nga-Abha, yabitwa ngekutsi yiKhiriyathi Abha. Abha abeyindvodza leyayidvume kakhulu esiveni sema-Anaki. Live laba nekuphumula, netimphi taphela.
1 Live lelasikelwa sive sakaJuda, lusendvo ngelusendvo, lalehla licondze eningizimu emnyeleni waka-Edomu liye eHlane laseSini, ngasekugcineni eningizimu.
2 Umnyele walo wangaseningizimu wawusuka esikhunjini lesasingasekugcineni ngaseningizimu yeLwandle Lweluswayi,
3 wewelele eningizimu neMsaho longuFecela, wendlulele eSini uye eningizimu yaseKhadeshi Bhaneya. Wawendlula eHesroni, wenyukele e-Adari, ujike uye eKhakha.
4 Wawendlula ucondze e-Asmoni, uhlangane neMfudlana waseGibhithe, ugcine elwandle. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnyele wabo wangaseningizimu.
5 Umnyele wangasemphumalanga bekuLwandle Lweluswayi, kuze kuyewufika ekungeneni kwemfula iJordane. Umnyele wangasenyakatfo wawucala esikhunjini selwandle, ekungeneni kwemfula iJordane,
6 wenyuke ucondze eBhethi Hogla, uchubekele enyakatfo yaseBhethi Arabha, ucondze eTjeni laBohani, umsa waRubeni.
7 Umnyele wawenyuka ucondze eDebiri, eSihosheni sase-Akhori, ugucukele ngasenyakatfo eGilgali, lebhekene neMsaho wase-Adumimu eningizimu neMsaho. Wawuchubeka ugudle eManti ase-Eni Shemeshi, uze ufike e-Eni Rogeli.
8 Wawenyuka uye eSigodzini sendvodzana yaHinomu, kugudla iningizimu yelicele lelidolobha lemaJebhusi, lekutsiwa yiJerusalema. Wawusuka lapho ukhwele etulu esicongweni seligcuma ngasenshonalanga neSigodzi sakaHinomu ngasekugcineni kweSigodzi semaRefa, enyakatfo.
9 Kusuka esicongweni saleligcuma umnyele wawuhamba ucondze ngasemtfonjeni wemanti aseNefithowa, uphumele emadolobheni eNtsaba i-Efroni, wewuke ucondze eBhala, lekuyiKhiriyathi Jeyarimu.
10 Wawube sewuyajika ucondza enshonalanga, usuke eBhala uye eNtsabeni iSeyiri, uhambe ugudle licele lelingasenyakatfo neNtsaba iJeyarimu, lekuyiKhesaloni, uchubeke wewuke uye eBhethi Shemeshi, wewelele eThimna.
11 Wawuhamba ucondze eceleni kweligcuma lelingasenyakatfo ne-Ekroni ujikele eShikheroni, wendlule ugudle iNtsaba iBhala ufike eJabniyeli. Umnyele wawugcina elwandle.
12 Umnyele wangasenshonalanga kwakulusentse lweLwandle Lolukhulu. Ngiyo lena-ke iminyele leyayitungeleta sive sakaJuda, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
13 Ngekulandzela umyalo waSimakadze, Joshuwa wabela Khalebi, umsa waJefune, indzawo letsite kaJuda, iKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni. Abha bekungukhokho wa-Anaki.
14 Kusukela eHebroni Khalebi wesuka wacosha lama-Anaki lamatsatfu: boSheshayi, na-Ahimani, naThalmayi, titukulwane ta-Anaki.
15 Wesuka lapho wahlasela takhamiti letatihlala eDebiri, leyayike yatiwa ngekutsi yiKhiriyathi Seferi.
16 Khalebi wakhuluma watsi: “Lowo lotawuhlasela ehlule iKhiriyathi Seferi, ngitamnika indvodzakati yami, Akhisa, kutsi ashade nayo.”
17 Othniyeli, umsa waKhenazi, umnakaboKhalebi, wayihlasela wayehlula; ngako-ke Khalebi wamnika indvodzakati yakhe, Akhisa, kutsi ashade nayo.
18 Ngalelinye lilanga Akhisa wefika ku-Othniyeli wamncenga kutsi ayewucela insimi kuyise, Khalebi. Watsi Akhisa nakehla embongolweni, Khalebi wambuta watsi: “Akhisa, ngingakwentelani?”
19 Akhisa waphendvula watsi: “Ase umane ungisite ngentfo yinye. Njengobe sewungabele indzawo eNegevu, iningizimu nelive lakaJuda, ase umane ungiphe naletiyalu temanti.” Ngako Khalebi wabe sewumnika letiyalu letatingenhla naletatingentansi.
20 Lesi-ke sabelo sesive sakaJuda, lusendvo ngelusendvo:
21 Emadolobha langaseningizimu yelive lakaJuda, kuya emnyeleni waka-Edomu, kwaba ngulawa: KwakuyiKhabsiyeli, ne-Ederi, neJaguri,
22 neKhina, neDimona, ne-Adada,
23 neKhedeshi, neHasori, ne-Ithnani,
24 neZifu, neThelemu, neBheyalothi,
25 neHasori Hadatha, neKheriyothi Hesroni, lekuyiHasori,
26 ne-Amamu, neShema, neMolada,
27 neHasari Gada, neHeshmoni, neBhethi Pheleti,
28 neHasari Shuwali, neBherisheba, neBhisiyothiya,
29 neBhala, ne-Iyimu, ne-Esemu,
30 ne-Eltholadi, neKhesili, neHoma,
31 neSikilagi, neMadmana, neSansana,
32 neLebayothi, neShilhimu, ne-Ayini, neRimona, lekwaba ngemadolobha langema-29 akanye nemiti yawo.
33 Ematsafeni kwaba ngulawa: Kwakuyi-Eshtayoli, neSora, ne-Ashna,
34 neZanowa, ne-Eni Ganimu, neThaphuwa, ne-Enamu,
35 neJamuthi, ne-Adulamu, neSokho, ne-Azekha,
36 neSharayimu, ne-Adithayimu, neGedera, nome-ke iGederothayimu, lekwaba ngemadolobha lali-14 akanye nemiti yawo.
37 KwakuyiSanani, neHadasha, neMigdali Gadi,
38 neDileyani, neMispa, neJokthiyeli,
39 neLakhishi, neBhoskhathi, ne-Egloni,
40 neKhabhoni, neLahamasi, neKhitlishi,
41 neGederothi, neBhethi Dagoni, neNama, neMakheda, lekwaba ngemadolobha lali-16 akanye nemiti yawo.
42 KwakuyiLibna, ne-Etheri, ne-Ashani,
43 ne-Jifta, ne-Ashna, neNesibu,
44 neKheyila, ne-Akzibi, neMaresha, lekwaba ngemadolobha layimfica akanye nemiti yawo.
45 I-Ekroni yaba kanye netabelo nemiti leyitungeletile;
46 emphumalanga ne-Ekroni, yonkhe indzawo yase-Ashdodi, kanye nemiti yawo.
47 I-Ashdodi yaba kanye netabelo nemiti leyitungeletile; iGaza yaba kanye netabelo nemiti leyitungeletile, kuze kuyewufika emfudlaneni waseGibhithe nelusentse lweLwandle Lolukhulu.
48 Eveni letintsaba: Kwaba yiShamiri, neJathiri, neSokho,
49 neDana, neKhiriyathi Sana, lekuyiDebiri,
50 ne-Anabu, ne-Eshtemoya, ne-Animu,
51 neGosheni, neHoloni, neGilo, lekwaba ngemadolobha lali-11 akanye nemiti yawo.
52 Kwakuyi-Arabu, neDuma, ne-Eshani,
53 neJanumi, neBhethi Thaphuwa, ne-Afekha,
54 neHumtha, neKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, neSiyori, lekwaba ngemadolobha layimfica akanye nemiti yawo.
55 KwakuyiMayoni, neKhameli, neZifu, neJutha,
56 neJezreyeli, neJokdeyamu, neZanowa,
57 neKhayini, neGibeya, neThimna, lekwaba ngemadolobha lalishumi akanye nemiti yawo.
58 KwakuyiHalhuli, neBhethi Suri, neGedori,
59 neMarathi, neBhethi Anothi, ne-Elthekoni, lekwaba ngemadolobha lasitfupha nemiti yawo.
60 KwakuyiKhiriyathi Bhali, lekuyiKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, neRabha, lekwaba ngemadolobha lamabili nemiti yawo.
61 Ehlane: Kwaba yiBhethi Arabha, neMidini, neSekhakha,
62 neNibshani, Lidolobha Leluswayi, ne-Eni Gedi, lekwaba ngemadolobha lasitfupha akanye nemiti yawo.
63 Juda akazange akhone kuwacosha emaJebhusi labehlala eJerusalema; nalamuhla loku emaJebhusi seloku ahlala ndzawonye nesive sakaJuda.
1 Live lelalisabelo saJosefa lalisuka eJordane malungana neJerikho, ngasemphumalanga netiyalu taseJerikho, lenyuke lidzabule lihlane licondze eveni letintsaba laseBetheli.
2 Lelive lalisuka eBetheli, licondze eLuzi, lewelele ngesheya kwelive lema-Akhi, e-Atharothe,
3 lehlele ngasenshonalanga eveni lesive semaJafulethi, kuze kuyewufika esifundzeni saseBhethi Horoni Lengentasi, lendlulele eGezeri, ligcine elwandle.
4 Ngako-ke Manase na-Efrayimu, titukulwane taJosefa, tabelwa lelo lifa.
5 Leli-ke bekulive lebaka-Efrayimu, lusendvo ngelusendvo: Umnyele wesabelo sabo wawusuka e-Atharothe Adari ngasemphumalanga, ucondze enhla neBhethi Horoni Lengenhla,
6 uchubeke uze ufike elwandle. Wawusuka eMikmethathi ngasenyakatfo, ujikele ngasemphumalanga ucondze eThanathi Shilo, ushaye edvute nayo, ucondze eJanoha ngasemphumalanga.
7 Wawusuka eJanoha ucondze e-Atharothe naseNara, utsintse eJerikho, uphumele ngale eJordane.
8 Kusuka eThaphuwa lomnyele wawucondza ngasenshonalanga emfudlaneni iKhana, ugcine elwandle. Leso-ke kwaba sabelo sesive saka-Efrayimu, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
9 Sasifaka ekhatsi onkhe emadolobha kanye nemiti yawo leyayehlukaniselwe sive saka-Efrayimu kanye nesabelo sesive sakaManase.
10 Atizange tikhone kuwacosha emaKhenani labehlala eGezeri; nalamuhla loku emaKhenani seloku ahlala ndzawonye nesive saka-Efrayimu, kodvwa asetjentiswa kamatima.
1 Nali-ke live lelabelwa sive sakaManase, labelitubulo laJosefa; lelabelwa Makhire, litubulo laManase. Makhire abengukhokho webakaGileyadi, labemukele iGileyadi neBhashani, ngobe Makhire abeyingwazi ledvumile.
2 Ngako lesabelo saba salabanye besive sakaManase, lusendvo ngelusendvo: lwaka-Abiyezeri, nelwakaHeleki, nelwaka-Asriyeli, nelwakaShekhemu, nelwakaHeferi, nelwakaShemida. Leti-ke bekunguletinye titukulwane letidvuna takaManase, umsa waJosefa, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
3 Selofehadi, umsa waHeferi, umsa waGileyadi, umsa waMakhire, umsa waManase, abete emadvodzana anemadvodzakati kuphela, emabito awo kuboMahala, naNowa, naHogla, naMilkha, naThisa.
4 Lamadvodzakati ahamba aya ku-Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nalabanye baholi, afike atsi: “Simakadze wayala Mosi kutsi asinike sabelo setfu emkhatsini walabomnaketfu.” Ngako Joshuwa wawanika lifa lawo kanye nabomnakaboyise, njengokuyalwa nguSimakadze.
5 Sabelo saManase saba tindzima letilishumi, ngaphandle kweGileyadi neBhashani emphumalanga neJordane,
6 ngobe emadvodzakati esive sakaManase emukela sabelo kanye nemadvodzana akhe. Live lakaGileyadi bekulalawa lamanye emadvodzana akaManase.
7 Live lakaManase laliksuka e-Asheri licondze eMikmethathi emphumalanga neShekhemu. Umnyele walo wawusuka lapho ucondze ngaseningizimu, ufake ekhatsi sive lesasihlala e-Eni Thaphuwa.
8 Live laseThaphuwa laba laManase, kodvwa iThaphuwa yona ngekwayo emnyeleni waManase bekungeyesive saka-Efrayimu.
9 Lomnyele wawuchubeka wehlele ngaseningizimu emfudlaneni iKhana. Ngaseningizimu nalomfudlana bekunemadolobha aka-Efrayimu labesemkhatsini wemadolobha akaManase; kodvwa umnyele wakaManase wawuhamba ngenhla kwalomfudlana ngasenyakatho, uze uyekuma elwandle.
10 Live lelalingaseningizimu bekungelaka-Efrayimu, bese kutsi ngasenyakatfo kube lakaManase. Live lakaManase lalihamba ligcine ngelwandle, lisikelane nelaka-Asheri ngasenyakatfo, laka-Isakhari libe ngasemphumalanga.
11 Emkhatsini welaka-Isakhari nelaka-Asheri lakaManase lalineBhethi Shani, neJibleyamu, nesive saseDori, nase-Eni Dori, naseThanaki, naseMegido, ndzawonye kanye nemiti leyayitungelete lawo madolobha.
12 Noko sive sakaManase asizange sikhone kuwadla lamadolobha, ngobe emaKhenani abetimisele kuhlala kuleso sifundza.
13 Noko kwatsi kube ema-Israyeli akhule acine ngemandla, awehlula lamaKhenani, ase ayawacindzetela kutsi awasebentele, kodvwa akazange awakhiphe onkhe.
14 Sive sakaJosefa sakhuluma kuJoshuwa, satsi: “Tsine usisikeleleni sabelo sinye, lekuyindzawo yinye, kutsi kube lifa letfu? Tsine sisive lesinyenti kakhulu, naSimakadze usibusise kakhulu wasenta saba banyenti.”
15 Joshuwa wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe nibanyenti kakhulu, nangabe futsi nalelive letintsaba laka-Efrayimu lilincane kini, yenyukelani ehlatsini nilihhehle lonkhe, khona nitewutitfolela indzawo khona eveni lemaPheresi nelemaRefa.”
16 Sive sakaJosefa saphendvula, satsi: “Lelive letintsaba aliseneli, nemaKhenani onkhe lahlala kulelo tsafa anetincola tetinsimbi, bonkhe lababeseBhethi Shani netabelo tayo kanye nalabaseSigodzini saseJezreyeli.”
17 Kodvwa Joshuwa wakhuluma emndenini waJosefa, kubo-Efrayimu naManase, watsi: “Vele, nibanyenti, kantsi futsi ninemandla. Ningeke nibe nesabelo sinye kuphela,
18 kodvwa ninikwa nalelive letintsaba lelinemahlatsi. Lihhehleni lonkhe lelihlatsi nitsatse yonkhe leyo ndzawo ibe yenu, kuze kuyewufika lapho ligcina khona; nome emaKhenani anetincola tetinsimbi kantsi acinile, kodvwa nine ningawadvungulula niwacitse.”
1 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sahlangana ndzawonye eShilo semisa lithende lekuhlangana khona lapho. Ema-Israyeli abesalincobile lonkhe live,
2 kodvwa bekusasele tive letisikhombisa letatisengakabelwa lifa lato.
3 Ngako Joshuwa wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Nitawuma kuze kube ngunini ningacali kudla lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlo lanipha lona?
4 Khetsani emadvodza lamatsatfu kuleso nakuleso sive. Ngitawatfuma kutsi ayewuhlola lelive, abhale phansi, alichaze kutsi linjani, njengekwabelwa kwaleso naleso sive. Atawube asayabuya eta kimi.
5 Lelive kufanele nilisike tigaba letisikhombisa. Sive sakaJuda kufanele sihlale endzaweni yaso eningizimu, bese kutsi sive sakaJosefa naso sibesendzaweni yaso enyakatfo.
6 Nitawutsi ningacedza kubhala inchazelo ngaletindzawo letisikhombisa talelive, bese nikuletsa lapha kimi, mine-ke ngitawube senginentela inkatho embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
7 EmaLevi wona, angeke asitfole sabelo emkhatsini wenu, ngobe kukhonta kwabo kwebuphristi embikwaSimakadze kusabelo sabo. BakaGadi nebakaRubeni nencenye yesive sakaManase bona sebalemukele lifa labo ngasemphumalanga neJordane. Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, wabanika lona.”
8 Atsi lamadvodza asacala loluhambo lwawo kuyawudvweba libalave laleyo ndzawo, Joshuwa wawayala watsi: “Hambani niyewuhlola lelive, nibhale phansi inchazelo yalo. Nitawube seniyabuya nita kimi, mine-ke ngitawube senginentela inkatho lapha eShilo embikwaSimakadze.”
9 Ngako lamadvodza ahamba alidzabula ekhatsi lonkhe lelo live. Abhala phansi inchazelo yalo encwadzini legocotwako, lidolobha ngelidolobha, tigaba letisikhombisa; ancandzeka abuyela kuJoshuwa enkambu leyayiseShilo.
10 Joshuwa wabe sewuwentela inkatho eShilo embikwaSimakadze, lelive wabe sewulabela ema-Israyeli ngekwetive tawo.
11 Inkatho yakhomba sive sakaBhenjamini, lusendvo ngelusendvo. Live lesabelwa lona lalisemkhatsini wesive sakaJuda nesakaJosefa, lema kanje:
12 Noko sive sakaManase asizange sikhone kuwadla laNgasenyakatho umnyele wawusuka eJordane, wendlule ngaseceleni laseJerikho lelingasenyakatfo, ucondze enshonalanga, eveni letintsaba, wendlule uye ehlane laseBhethi Aveni.
13 Kusuka lapho wawewelela eceleni lelingaseningizimu yeLuzi, lekuyiBetheli, wehlele e-Atharothi Adari egcumeni leningizimu yeBhethi Horoni Lengentansi.
14 Wawusuka egcumeni lelibhekene neBhethi Horoni ngaseningizimu, lomnyele ujikele eningizimu ugudle ngasenshonalanga wendlulele eKhiriyathi Bhali, lekuyiKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, lidolobha lesive sakaJuda. Lona bekungumhlubulo wangasenshonalanga.
15 Emhlubulweni wangaseningizimu lomnyele wawusuka elusentseni lweKhiriyathi Jeyarimu ngasenshonalanga, uphumele emtfonjeni wemanti aseNefithowa.
16 Lomnyele wawehla ucondze ngentansi kweligcuma lelibhekene neSigodzi sakaBheni Hinomu, enyakatfo neSigodzi semaRefa. Wawuchubeka wewukele eSigodzini sakaHinomu, ugudle licele lelingaseningizimu yelidolobha lemaJebhusi, uze ufike kulase-Eni Rogeli.
17 Wawujikela ngasenyakatfo, ucondze e-Eni Shemeshi uchubeke uye eGelilothi, lebhekene neMsaho wase-Adumimu, uze wehlele eTjeni laBohani, umsa waRubeni.
18 Wawendlula ucondze enyakatfo eceleni laseBhethi Arabha, wehlele e-Arabha.
19 Wawuhamba ucondze enyakatfo eceleni leBhethi Hogla, wendlulele esikhunjini lesingasenyakatfo neLwandle Lweluswayi, ekungeneni kwemfula iJordane ngaseningizimu. Lona-ke bekungumnyele lowawungaseningizimu.
20 IJordane yayingumnyele longasemhlubulweni wangasemphumalanga. Ngiyo lena-ke iminyele leyayikhombisa sabelo sesive sakaBhenjamini, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
21 Sive sakaBhenjamini lusendvo ngelusendvo, sasinalamadolobha lalandzelako: BekuyiJerikho, neBhethi Hogla, ne-Emeki Khesisi,
22 neBhethi Arabha, neSemarayimu, neBetheli,
23 ne-Avimu, nePhara, ne-Ofra,
24 neKhefari Amoni, ne-Ofni, neGeba. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-12 akanye nemiti yawo.
25 BekuyiGibeyoni, neRama, neBherothi,
26 neMispa, neKhefira, neMosa,
27 neRekhemu, ne-Iripheyeli, neTharala,
28 neSela, ne-Helefu, lidolobha lemaJebhusi, lekuyiJerusalema, neGibeya, neKhiriyathi. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-14 akanye nemiti yawo. Leli-ke kwaba lifa lelabelwa sive sakaBhenjamini, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
1 Inkatho yesibili yacondzana nesive sakaSimeyoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo. Live lesabelwa lona lalisekhatsi eveni lakaJuda.
2 Lalifaka ekhatsi: IBherisheba, nome iSheba, neMolada,
3 neHasari Shuwali, neBhala, ne-Esemu,
4 ne-Eltholadi, neBhethuweli, neHoma,
5 neSikilagi, neBhethi Makhabothi, neHasari Susimu,
6 neBhethi Lebayothi, neSharuheni. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-13 akanye nemiti yawo.
7 Bekuyi-Ayini, neRimona, ne-Etheri, ne-Ashani. Kwaba ngemadolobha lamane akanye nemiti yawo,
8 nayo yonkhe imiti leyayitungelete lamadolobha, kuze kuyewufika eBhalathi Bheri, lekwakuyiRama yaseNegevu, iningizimu nelive. Kwaba ngulelo-ke live lelaba sabelo sesive sakaSimeyoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
9 Lifa lesive sakaSimeyoni latsatfwa esabelweni sakaJuda, ngobe live lakaJuda lalilikhulu kunabo. Ngako-ke sive sakaSimeyoni sabelwa lifa eveni lakaJuda.
10 Inkatho yesitsatfu yacondzana nesive sakaZebuloni, lusendvo ngelusendvo: Umnyele welive labo wawuhamba uze ufike eSaridi.
11 Wawusuka lapho ucondze enshonalanga, eMarala, ufike eDabheshethi, wendlulele emfudlaneni lowawusedvute neJokneyamu.
12 Wawusuka eSaridi ucondze emphumalanga ucondzane nekuphuma kwelilanga eveni laKhislothi Thabori, uhambe ucondze eDabherathi, wenyuke ucondze eJafiya.
13 Wawuchubeka ucondze emphumalanga eGathi Heferi, nase-Ethi Kasini; wawufike wendlule iRimoni ujikele eNeya.
14 Lapho-ke umnyele wawugega ngasenyakatfo ucondze eHanathoni, ugcine eSihosheni saseJifta Eli.
15 Wawufaka ekhatsi iKhathathi, neNahalali, neShimironi, neJidala, neBhetlehema. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-12 akanye nemiti yawo.
16 Lamadolobha nemiti yawo aba lifa lelabelwa sive sakaZebuloni, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
17 Inkatho yesine yacondzana nesive saka-Isakhari, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
18 Live laso lalifaka ekhatsi: IJezreyeli, neKhesulothi, neShunemu,
19 neHafarayimu, neShiyoni, ne-Anaharathi,
20 neRabhithi, neKhishiyoni, ne-Ebesi,
21 neRemethi, ne-Eni Ganimu, ne-Eni Hada, neBhethi Phasesi.
22 Umnyele wawugudla iNtsaba iThabori neShahasima, neBhethi Shemeshi ugcine eJordane. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-16 akanye nemiti yawo.
23 Lamadolobha kanye nemiti yawo kwaba lifa lelabelwa sive saka-Isakhari, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
24 Inkatho yesihlanu yacondzana nesive saka-Asheri, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
25 Live laso lalifaka ekhatsi: IHelkathi, neHali, neBheteni, ne-Akshafu,
26 ne-Alameleki, ne-Amadi, neMishali. Ngasenshonalanga lomnyele wawugudla iKhameli neShihori Libnathi.
27 Wawusuka lapho ujikele ngasemphumalanga ucondze eBhethi Dagoni, ufike kaZebuloni naseSihosheni sase-Jifta Eli, ucondze enyakatfo eBhethi Emeki, naseNeyiyeli, wendlulele eKhabuli, ngesancele.
28 Wawuhamba ucondze e-Abdoni, naseRehobu, naseHamoni, naseKhana, uze ufike eSidoni Lenkhulu.
29 Umnyele wawube sewujikela ngaseRama, ucondze eThire, lidolobha leliyinqaba, bese ujikela ngaseHosa, uphumele elwandle esifundzeni saseMahalabi nase-Akzibi,
30 nase-Uma, nase-Afeki, naseRehobu. Kwaba ngemadolobha langema-22 akanye nemiti yawo.
31 Lamadolobha kanye nemiti yawo kwaba lifa lelabelwa sive saka-Asheri, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
32 Inkatho yesitfupha yacondzana nesive sakaNaftali, lusendvo ngelusendvo:
33 Umnyele wabo wawusuka eHelefu esihlahleni lesikhulu saseSananimu, wendlule e-Adami Nekhebi, neJabniyeli ucondze eLakhumu, uze uyewungena eJordane.
34 Lomnyele wawujika ucondze ngasenshonalanga udzabule ekhatsi i-Aznothi Thabhori, uze uphumele eHukhoki. Wawufike ugudle emnyeleni wakaZebuloni ngaseningizimu, bese kutsi ngasenshonalanga ugudle umnyele waka-Asheri, ngasemphumalanga kube ngumfula iJordane.
35 Emadolobha latinqaba kwaba yiSidimu, neSeri, neHamathi, neRakhathi, neKhinerethi,
36 ne-Adama, neRama, neHasori,
37 neKhedeshi, ne-Edreyi, ne-Eni Hasori,
38 neJironi, neMigdali Eli, neHoremu, neBhethi Anathi, neBhethi Shemeshi. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-19 akanye nemiti yawo.
39 Lamadolobha kanye nemiti yawo kwaba lifa lelabelwa sive sakaNaftali, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
40 Inkatho yesikhombisa yacondzana nesive sakaDani, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
41 Lelive lalifaka nati tindzawo: Kwaba yiSora, ne-Eshtayoli, ne-Iri Shemeshi,
42 neShalbimu, ne-Ayaloni, ne-Jithila,
43 ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,
44 ne-Eltheke, neGibhethoni, neBhalathi,
45 neJehudi, neBhene Bheraki, neGathi Rimoni,
46 neMe Jakhoni, neRakhoni, kanye nalendzawo lebhekene neJopha.
47 Kodvwa sive sakaDani saba nenkinga kutsi silidle lelive laso, ngako senyuka sayakuhlasela iLeshemu, sayidla, sayicedza ngenkemba, sayitfumba. Sahlala eLeshemu sase siyetsa libito ngakhokho waso satsi yiDani.
48 Lamadolobha kanye nemiti yawo kwaba lifa lelabelwa sive sakaDani, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
49 Batsi kube bacedze kwaba lelive ngekwetigaba talo, baka-Israyeli banika Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, sabelo lesilifa lakhe emkhatsini wabo,
50 njengobe Simakadze abeyalile. Bamnika lidolobha labelicelile, iThimnathi Sera, liseveni letintsaba ka-Efrayimu. Walakha lelidolobha, wase uhlala kulo.
51 Lawa-ke ngemave, Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nebaholi betive taka-Israyeli, labawaba ngenkatho eShilo embikwaSimakadze, ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana. Kwaba kucedza kwabo-ke kwabelana live.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi:
2 “Tjela ema-Israyeli kutsi akakhetse lamanye emadolobha ekukhosela, njengobe ngasho ngaMosi,
3 kuze kutsi nakukhona lobulele umuntfu ngesiphosiso angakacondzi, abalekele khona, atewusindza kulowo longumphindziseli, losihlobo sengati salowo lambulele.
4 “Utawutsi nakabalekela kulelinye lalamadolobha afike eme esangweni lalelo dolobha alandzise yonkhe indzaba yakhe embikwabandlancane walelo dolobha. Kufanele lobandlancane amngenise ngekhatsi, bese umnika indzawo yekuhlala naye.
5 Nangabe lona longumphindziseli, losihlobo sengati salowo lambulele, amcosha, lobandlancane akufanele anikele lomkhoseliswa kulomphindziseli, ngobe phela ubulele lomakhelwane wakhe ngesiphosiso angakacondzi, kantsi futsi abengesiso sitsa sakhe ngaphambili.
6 Lomkhoseliswa kufanele ahlale kulelo dolobha, lize licala lakhe litekwe ngulelo bandla, kuze kufe nalomPhristi Lomkhulu labephetse ngaleso sikhatsi. Emvakwaloko-ke sangancandzeka abuyele ekhaya kakhe kulelo dolobha labaleka kulo.”
7 Ngako base bakhetsa iKhedeshi yaseGalile eveni letintsaba kulakaNaftali, neShekhemu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, neKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda.
8 Ngasemphumalanga kweJordane ngesheya kweJerikho ehlane, esibebesini setintsaba, bakhetsa iBheseri, esiveni sakaRubeni, neRamothi kulakaGileyadi, esiveni sakaGadi, neGolani kulaseBhashani, esiveni sakaManase.
9 Nakwenteka um-Israyeli nome wetive lohlala emkhatsini wabo abulala lomunye umuntfu ngesiphosiso angakacondzi, abengabalekela kulamadolobha lakhetsiwe, angabe asabulawa ngulomphindziseli, losihlobo sengati salowo lambulele, licala lakhe lisengakatekwa ebandla.
1 Baholi bemindeni yemaLevi beta ku-Eleyazare, umphristi, nakuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nakubaholi bemindeni yaletinye tive taka-Israyeli,
2 eShilo eKhenani, bafike batsi: “Simakadze wayala ngaMosi kutsi kufanele sinikwe emadolobha lesitawuhlala kuwo, abe nemadlelo etifuyo tetfu.”
3 Njengobe Simakadze abeshito, ema-Israyeli anika emaLevi nankha emadolobha lalandzelako kanye nemadlelo awo, kutsi kube sabelo sawo:
4 Inkatho yekucala yaba yemaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo. EmaLevi labesitukulwane sa-Aroni, umphristi, abelwa emadolobha lali-13 esiveni sakaJuda, nesakaSimeyoni, nesakaBhenjamini.
5 Letinye titukulwane takaKhohati tabelwa emadolobha lalishumi etinsendvo tesive saka-Efrayimu, nesakaDani, nencenye yesive sakaManase.
6 Titukulwane takaGeshoni tabelwa emadolobha lali-13 etinsendvo tesive saka-Isakhari, nesaka-Asheri, nesakaNaftali, nencenye yesive sakaManase eBhashani.
7 Titukulwane takaMerari, lusendvo ngelusendvo, temukela emadolobha lali-12 esive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesakaZebuloni.
8 Ngako ema-Israyeli abela emaLevi lamadolobha akanye nemadlelo awo, njengobe Simakadze abeyale ngaMosi.
9 Kusukela esiveni sakaJuda nesakaSimeyoni abelwa nankha emadolobha lalandzelako,
10 lamadolobha abelwa titukulwane taka-Aroni lekwakungulomunye wemindeni yemaKhohati lekwakungemaLevi, ngobe inkatho yekucala yayicondzene nato:
11 Banikwa iKhiriyathi Abha, lekwakuyiHebroni, kanye nemadlelo labeyitungeletile, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda; Abha bekunguyise wa-Anaki.
12 Kodvwa emasimi nemiti leyayitungelete lelidolobha kwakunikwe Khalebi, umsa waJefune, kutsi kube sabelo sakhe.
13 Ngako titukulwane ta-Aroni, umphristi, tanikwa iHebroni, lekwakulidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala; tanikwa neLibna,
14 neJathiri, ne-Eshtemoya,
15 neHoloni, neDebiri,
16 ne-Ayini, neJutha, neBhethi Shemeshi, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha layimfica kuleto tive totimbili.
17 Esiveni sakaBhenjamini anikwa iGibeyoni, neGeba,
18 ne-Anathothi, ne-Almoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
19 Onkhe emadolobha ebaphristi, labatitukulwane ta-Aroni, aba li-13, asakanye nemadlelo awo.
20 Labanye betinsendvo temaKhohati lekwakungemaLevi babelwa emadolobha esiveni saka-Efrayimu:
21 Eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu anikwa iShekhemu, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neGezeri,
22 neKhibsayimu, neBhethi Horoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
23 Nasesiveni sakaDani anikwa i-Eltheke, neGibhethoni,
24 ne-Ayaloni, neGathi Rimoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
25 Incenye yesive sakaManase yanikwa iThanaki, neGathi Rimoni, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamabili.
26 Onkhe lamadolobha lalishumi kanye nemadlelo awo anikwa lawa lamanye emaKhohati, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
27 Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwemaLevi langemaGeshoni nawo abelwa: Kulencenye yesive sakaManase anikwa iGolani yaseBhashani, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neBhe Eshtera, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamabili.
28 Esiveni saka-Isakhari anikwa iKhishiyoni, neDabherathi,
29 neJamuthi, ne-Eni Ganimu, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
30 Esiveni saka-Asheri anikwa iMishali, ne-Abdoni,
31 neHelkathi, neRehobu, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
32 Esiveni sakaNaftali anikwa iKhedeshi, eGalile, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neHamothi Dori, neKhathani, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamatsatfu.
33 Onkhe emadolobha esive semaGeshoni, lusendvo ngelusendvo, aba li-13, akanye nemadlelo awo.
34 Lusendvo ngelusendvo lwemaMerari, lekwakungulamanye emaLevi, nawo abelwa: Esiveni sakaZebuloni anikwa iJokneyamu, neKhatha,
35 neDimna, neNahalali, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
36 Esiveni sakaRubeni anikwa iBheseri, neJahasi,
37 neKhedemothi, neMefathi, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
38 Esiveni sakaGadi anikwa iRamothi leyayiseGileyadi, lidolobha lekukhosela kwalowo lonelicala lekubulala, neMahanayimu,
39 neHeshboni, neJazeri, akanye nemadlelo awo; kwaba ngemadolobha lamane.
40 Onkhe emadolobha labelwa emaMerari, lekwakungemaLevi, lusendvo ngelusendvo, aba li-12.
41 Emadolobha emaLevi kulelive lelase lingelema-Israyeli abengema-48 asawonkhe, akanye nemadlelo awo.
42 Ngulelo nalelo dolobha lalinemadlelo alo labelitungeletile; kwakunjalo kuwo onkhe lawo madolobha.
43 Ngako Simakadze ema-Israyeli wawapha lonkhe lelo live labefunge ngalo kubokhokho bawo kutsi utawanika, alidla ase ahlala kulo.
44 Simakadze wawapha kuphumula kulelo live, kwaya njengobe abefungile kubokhokho bawo. Kute nome sinye sitsa sawo lesakhona kumelana nawo, ngobe Simakadze tonkhe leto titsa tawo watinikela etandleni tawo.
45 Kute nome sinye setsembiso lesingazange sifezeke emkhatsini wato tonkhe tetsembiso letinhle latenta endlini yaka-Israyeli; tonkhe tagcwaliseka.
1 Joshuwa wase ubita emaRubeni, nemaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase,
2 wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Nikwente konkhe loko Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, latsi nibokwenta, nami ningilalele kuko konkhe lebengitsi kwenteni.
3 Sesikhatsi lesidze manje, kuze kube ngulamuhla, anizange nibalahle bomnakenu, kodvwa nikwente konkhe loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanitfume kutsi nikwente.
4 Manje Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewunike labanakenu kuphumula, njengobe etsembisa, ncandzekani nibuyele emakhaya enu eveni lenabelwa lona nguMosi, inceku yaSimakadze, ngesheya kweJordane.
5 Kodvwa nibocaphelisisa kutsi niyayigcina imiyalo nemtsetfo Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, laninika yona: kutsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nekuhamba kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, nekulalela imiyalo yakhe, nekunamatsela kuye, kanye nekumkhonta ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe.”
6 Ngako Joshuwa wababusisa, wase uyabahambisa, babuyela emakhaya abo.
7 Lencenye yesive sakaManase Mosi abeyabele live laseBhashani, kwase kutsi lena lenye incenye yona wayabela live ngasenshonalanga kweJordane kanye nabomnakabo. Watsi kube Joshuwa ababuyisele ekhaya, wababusisa,
8 watsi: “Ncandzekani nibuyele emakhaya enu nayo yonkhe lengcebo yenu lenyenti: imihlambi yetifuyo, nesiliva, negolide, nelitfusi, nensimbi kanye netimphahla letinyenti kakhulu. Nibofike nehlukaniselane nabomnakenu leyo mphango leniyitfole etitseni tenu.”
9 Ngako sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase tashiya ema-Israyeli eShilo eKhenani, tabuyela eGileyadi, eveni lato, letatilitfole ngekwemyalo waSimakadze ngaMosi.
10 Tatsi kube tifike eGelilothi esifundzeni lesisedvute neJordane eveni laseKhenani, lesive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase takha lilati lelikhulu eceleni kweJordane.
11 Atsi kube lamanye ema-Israyeli eve kutsi setakhe lilati eGelilothi emnyeleni weKhenani esifundzeni lesisedvute neJordane eveni lelilesive sema-Israyeli,
12 sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sahlangana ndzawonye eShilo, sayakulwa nato.
13 Ema-Israyeli atfumela Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, eveni lakaGileyadi esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase.
14 Bamtfuma wahamba nemadvodza lalishumi lahloniphekile, yaba yinye kuleso nakuleso sive etiveni taka-Israyeli, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza iyinhloko yesive sema-Israyeli, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
15 Lamadvodza efika eGileyadi, esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nasencenyeni yesive sakaManase, akhuluma atsi:
16 “Sonkhe sive saSimakadze sitsi: ‘Niyenteleni lentfo lembi kangaka kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli? Nimshiyeleni Simakadze namhlubuka lamuhla ngekutakhela lilati?
17 Asizange senele yini lesono lesasenta lena ePheyori? Kuze kube ngulamuhla seloku sisengakatihlambululi kuleso sono, ngisho nome sijeziso lesasikufa sehlela kuleso sive saSimakadze!
18 Manje senimshiyile yini Simakadze? “ ‘Lamuhla nanihlubuka Simakadze, kusasa utasitfukutselela sonkhe lesive sema-Israyeli.
19 Nangabe lelive lenilidlile lingcolile, yewelani nite ngalapha eveni laSimakadze, lapho kume khona lithende laSimakadze, nehlukaniselane natsi lelive. Kodvwa ningacali nihlubuke Simakadze nome tsine ngekutakhela lelinye lilati, ngaphandle kwalelilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
20 Khumbulani Akhani, umsa waZera, lowatsatsa tintfo lebekungakafaneli kutsi atitsatse; lulaka alusehlelanga sonkhe yini sive? Akuzange kufe yena yedvwa ngaleso sono sakhe.’ ”
21 Sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase taphendvula baholi betive tema-Israyeli, tatsi:
22 “Somandla, Nkulunkulu, Simakadze! Somandla, Nkulunkulu, Simakadze! Yena uyati! Na-Israyeli kufanele ati! Nangabe loku bekukuhlubuka nekungalaleli Simakadze, ningacali nisishiye siphila lamuhla.
23 Nangabe sitakhele lilati letfu kutsi sitewuhlubuka Simakadze, bese sinikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa neyalokutinhlavu nome sente nemihlatjelo yekuthula kulo, shangatsi Simakadze matfupha angasibeka licala.
24 “Cha! Loku sikwentiswe kwesaba kutsi ngalelinye lilanga titukulwane tenu tingahle tikhulume kuleti tetfu, titsi: ‘Ninabudlelwane buni naSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli?
25 Simakadze wente iJordane yaba ngumnyele emkhatsini wetfu nani, nine tive takaRubeni nesakaGadi! Aninasabelo kuSimakadze!’ Ngako titukulwane tenu tingahle tente leti tetfu tikuyekele kwesaba Simakadze.
26 “Kungako nje sitsite: ‘Asitilungiselele sakhe lilati, kodvwa lingabi lemnikelo wekushiswa nemhlatjelo,’
27 kodvwa esikhundleni saloko lifanele libe bufakazi emkhatsini wetfu nani nasetitukulwaneni tetfu letiyawulandzela, kutsi Simakadze siyawumkhonta endzaweni yakhe lengcwele ngeminikelo yetfu yekushiswa, nangemihlatjelo, nangeminikelo yekuthula. Loko kuyakwenta kutsi kusasa titukulwane tenu tingabi nawo emandla ekutsi tikhulume kuleti tetfu, titsi: ‘Aninasabelo kuSimakadze.’
28 “Tsine-ke satsi: ‘Nangabe bangake bakusho loko kitsi nome etitukulwaneni tetfu, siyawubaphendvula sitsi: “Bukani la, nasi sifanekiso selilati laSimakadze, lesakhiwa bobabe betfu, hhayi kutsi libe lekushisela iminikelo nemihlatjelo, kodvwa libe lebufakazi emkhatsini wetfu nani.” ’
29 “Akube khashane natsi kuhlubuka Simakadze nekumshiya lamuhla ngekwakha lilati leminikelo yekushiswa, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nemihlatjelo, ngaphandle kwelilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lelime embikwelithende lakhe.”
30 Watsi kube Finehasi, umphristi, nebaholi besive, tinhloko telusendvo ngelusendvo ka-Israyeli, beve loko lokwakukhulunywe sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nencenye yesive sakaManase, bajabula kakhulu.
31 Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, wakhuluma esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesakaManase, watsi: “Lamuhla sesiyati kutsi Simakadze unatsi, ngobe kute lapha lenikwentile lokukhombisa kungetsembeki kwenu kuSimakadze ngalendzaba. Ema-Israyeli seniwasindzisile esandleni saSimakadze.”
32 Ngako Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, nebaholi batsi kube bacedze umhlangano wabo nemaRubeni, nemaGadi, eveni lakaGileyadi, bancandzeka babuyela eKhenani, bafike babika kuma-Israyeli.
33 Ajabula kakhulu nakeva lombiko, advumisa Nkulunkulu. Akazange aphindze akhulume ngekuyawubahlasela afike abhubhise live lekwakuhlala kulo sive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi.
34 Sive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi tetsa lelilati libito tatsi: “NguFakazi emkhatsini wetfu kutsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu.”
1 Kwatsi kube kwendlule sikhatsi lesidze naSimakadze asanike ema-Israyeli kuphumula etitseni tawo tonkhe letatiwatungeletile, Joshuwa, labesamdzala akhulile ngeminyaka,
2 wabita onkhe ema-Israyeli: tibondza tawo, nebaholi bawo, netikhulu, kanye netindvuna, wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Sengimdzala kantsi futsi sengikhulile nangeminyaka.
3 Nani matfupha nitibonele konkhe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lakwente kuto tonkhe letive ngenca yenu; nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanilwela.
4 Khumbulani kutsi ngitabele kanjani letive tenu ngalo lonkhe lelive lelisele, laletive lengitincobile, emkhatsini weJordane neLwandle Lolukhulu ngasenshonalanga.
5 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu matfupha utatikhipha aticoshe embikwenu. Utatidvungulula embikwenu, nine-ke nitabe seniyalidla lelive, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anetsembisa.
6 “Manini nicine; nicaphele kutsi niyakulalela konkhe loko lokubhalwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waMosi, ngaphandle kwekujikela ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
7 Ningatihlanganisi nato letive letisasele tilapha emkhatsini wenu. Ningacali nikhuleke nome nifunge ngaleto tithico tato. Kufanele ningatikhonti nome nikhotsame kuto.
8 Kodvwa kufanele ninamatsele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, njengobe ninamatsele kuye kuze kube ngunyalo.
9 “Simakadze utidvungulule embikwenu tive letinkhulu naletinemandla; kuze kube ngulamuhla kute nome sinye sive lesikhonile kumelane nani.
10 Indvodza yinye yakini iyawucosha emadvodza layinkhulungwane, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanilwela, njengobe etsembisa.
11 Ngako caphelisisani kutsi nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
12 “Kodvwa naningajika nitetayelanise nensali yaletive lesasele emkhatsini wenu, niphindze nitsatselane bafati nato, nitihlanganise nato,
13 nibovele nati kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu angeke asaticosha letive embikwenu. Esikhundleni saloko tiyawuba tingibe nabosochaka kini, netiswebhu emihlane yenu, nemanyeva emehlweni enu, nize nibhubhe niphele kulelive lelihle Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniphe lona.
14 “Manje sengitawuhamba ngendlela yemhlaba wonkhe, ngitakufa. Nani niyati ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe kutsi kute nome sinye setsembiso lesingazange sifezeke kuto tonkhe letetsembiso letinhle Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laninike tona. Tonkhe tetsembiso takhe tifezekile; kute nasinye lesingazange sifezeke.
15 Kodvwa njengobe tonkhe tetsembiso letinhle taSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu tivele tafezeka taba liciniso, kanjalo Simakadze utanehlisela konkhe lokubi lanicwayise ngako kutsi kutanehlela, aze anibhubhise nonkhe kulelive lelihle laniphe lona.
16 Nanisephula lesivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, laniyale ngaso, nahamba nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, nakhotsama embikwabo, intfukutselo yaSimakadze itanivutsela, nibhubhe ngekushesha kulelive lelihle laniphe lona.”
1 Joshuwa wase uhlanganisa tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli eShekhemu. Wabita tonkhe tibondza, nebaholi, nebehluleli kanye netiphatsimandla taka-Israyeli, batetfula bona matfupha embikwaNkulunkulu.
2 Joshuwa wakhuluma kuso sonkhe lesive, watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Kadzeni, bokhokho benu, kanye naThera, uyise wa-Abrahama naNahori, babehlala ngesheya kweMfula, bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu.
3 Kodvwa ngase ngitsatsa uyihlo Abrahama kulelo live lelingesheya kweMfula, ngamhola kulo lonkhe laseKhenani, ngamupha titukulwane letinyenti. Ngamupha Isaka,
4 Isaka ngamupha Jakobe na-Esawu. Lelive letintsaba, iSeyiri, ngalabela Esawu, kodvwa Jakobe kanye nemadvodzana akhe bewuka baya eGibhithe.
5 “ ‘Ngabe sengitfuma boMosi na-Aroni, ngashaya emaGibhithe ngaloko lengakwenta lapho, nganikhipha nine.
6 Ngatsi kube boyihlomkhulu ngibakhiphe eGibhithe, nefika elwandle, nemaGibhithe abacosha ngetincola nangemabutfo labegibele emahhashi, aze efika eLwandle Lolubovu.
7 Kodvwa bakhala kuSimakadze, bacela lusito, wabe sewufaka bumnyama emkhatsini wenu nemaGibhithe. Wayekelela lwandle etikwawo, lwase luyabasibekela. Nani natibonela ngemehlo loko lengakwenta kumaGibhithe. “ ‘Nahlala ehlane sikhatsi lesidze.
8 Nganiletsa eveni lema-Amori labehlala emphumalanga neJordane. Alwa nani, kodvwa ngawanikela esandleni senu. Ngawabhubhisa aphela embikwenu, navele nalidla lelo live lawo.
9 Ngesikhatsi Bhalaki, umsa waSiphori, inkhosi yemaMowabi, alungiselela kulwa nema-Israyeli, watfumela livi kuBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, kutsi anicalekise.
10 Kodvwa angizange ngimlalele Bhalamu, ngako wanibusisa waphindzelela, ngabe sengiyanikhulula esandleni saBhalaki.
11 “ ‘Nabe senewela iJordane, nefika eJerikho, bantfu baseJerikho balwa nani, njengobe enta njalo nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaGirigashi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi; kodvwa ngabanikela esandleni senu.
12 Ngatfumela bomanyovu ngembili kwenu, lababadvungulula, nine nisengakefiki, kanjalo futsi nemakhosi ema-Amori lamabili. Loko anizange nikwente ngenkemba nangebutjoki benu.
13 Ngako nganipha live leningazange nilihluphekele, kanye nemadolobha leningazange seniwakhe; nihlala kuwo, nidle kuleto tivini nemincumo leningazange nikuhlanyele.’
14 “Ngako yesabani Simakadze nimkhonte ngekwetsembeka konkhe. Balahleni bonkulunkulu bebakhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, naseGibhithe, nikhonte Simakadze.
15 Kodvwa nangabe kukhonta Simakadze kubonakala kungatsandzeki kini, ngako khetsani lamuhla kutsi nitawukhonta bani, nome bonkulunkulu lababekhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, nome bonkulunkulu bema-Amori, akulelive lese nakhe kulo. Kodvwa mine nendlu yami sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
16 Bantfu baphendvula batsi: “Akube khashane natsi kuhlubuka Simakadze, bese sikhonta labanye bonkulunkulu!
17 Ngobe nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lowasikhipha, tsine nabokhokho betfu, eveni laseGibhithe, endlini yebugcili. Nguye lowenta leto tibonakaliso letinkhulu emehlweni etfu sibuka. Wasilondvolota kuyo yonkhe indlela yetfu nakuto tonkhe tive lesasihamba sidzabula emkhatsini wato.
18 Simakadze watidvungulula watikhipha tonkhe leto tive embikwetfu, ngisho nema-Amori labehlala kulelive. Natsi futsi sitamkhonta Simakadze, ngobe nguNkulunkulu wetfu.”
19 Joshuwa wakhuluma kulabantfu, watsi: “Ningeke nikhone kukhonta Simakadze. Nkulunkulu ungcwele; unguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele. Angeke akutsetselele kumhlubuka kwenu netono tenu.
20 Nanihlubuka Simakadze bese nikhonta bonkulunkulu betive, utawujika aniletsele inhlekelele etikwenu, anente niphele, nome bekamuhle kini.”
21 Kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Cha! Tsine sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
22 Joshuwa wabe sewukhuluma utsi: “Nine nibofakazi bekutilahla nine matfupha ngekutsi nitikhetsele kukhonta Simakadze.” Bamphendvula batsi: “Yebo, sibofakazi.”
23 Joshuwa wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Manje sale senibalahla labonkulunkulu betive labasemkhatsini wenu bese ninikela tinhlitiyo tenu kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.”
24 Bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Sitawukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, silalele yena.”
25 Ngalelo langa Joshuwa bantfu wabentela sivumelwane, khona lapho eShekhemu wase ubabhalela timiso nemitsetfo.
26 Joshuwa letintfo watibhala encwadzini yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu. Wabe sewutsatsa litje lelikhulu walimisa khona lapho ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi edvute nendzawo lengcwele yaSimakadze.
27 Wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Bukani la! Lelitje litawuba ngufakazi wekumelana natsi. Liwevile onkhe lamavi lakhulunywe nguSimakadze kitsi. Litawuba ngufakazi wekunilahla ngelicala, nangabe aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu.”
28 Joshuwa wase uyabancandzekisa bonkhe labantfu, kwaba ngulowo nalowo waya eveni lakhe.
29 Emvakwaloko Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, inceku yaSimakadze, wafa asaneminyaka leli-110 budzala.
30 Bamngcwaba eveni lekulifa lakhe, eThimnathi Sera eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, enyakatfo neNtsaba iGashi.
31 Baka-Israyeli bakhonta Simakadze kuso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwaJoshuwa kanye nebaholi labasala emvakwakhe labakubona konkhe loko Simakadze lakwentela sive sema-Israyeli.
32 Ematsambo aJosefa, ema-Israyeli laphuma nawo eGibhithe, angcwatjwa eShekhemu, kulelo tsafa lelive Jakobe lalitsenga ngetinhlavu tesiliva letilikhulu, kumadvodzana aHamori, uyise waShekhemu. Lendzawo yaba lifa letitukulwane takaJosefa.
33 Eleyazare, umsa wa-Aroni, wafa wangcwatjwa eGibeya, live lelalabelwe umsa wakhe, Finehasi, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu.