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¹UJoshuwa wabutha zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli eShekemi, wabiza amalunga akwa-Israyeli, nezinhloko zabo, nabahluleli bakhe, nezinduna zabo; bazimisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

²UJoshuwa wayesethi kubo bonke abantu: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ezinsukwini zasendulo oyihlo babehlala ngaphesheya koMfula, uThera, uyise ka-Abrahama, noyise kaNahori; bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu.

³Ngamthatha uyihlo u-Abhrahama ngaphetsheya kukazamcolo, ngamhambisa elizweni lonke laseKhanani, ngayandisa inzalo yakhe ngamnika u-Isaka.

⁴Ngamnika u-Isaka oJakobe no-Esawu; ngamnika u-Esawu intaba yaseSeyiri ukuba ayidle; kepha uJakobe kanye nabantwana bakhe behlela eGibithe.

⁵Ngathuma oMose no-Aroni, ngalihlupha iGibithe njengalokho ngenza phakathi kwalo; ngasemuva nganikhipha.

⁶Ngakhipha oyihlo eGibithe, nafika olwandle; abaseGibithe baxosha oyihlo ngezinqola nangabamahhashi kwaze kwaba seLwandle LwaseShelefu.

⁷Lapho bembiza uJehova, wabeka ubumnyama phakathi kwenu nabaseGibhithe, waletha ulwandle phezu kwabo, wabasibekela; amehlo enu akubona engakwenzayo eGibithe, nahlala isikhathi eside ehlane.

⁸Nganingenisa ezweni lama-Amori ahlala ngaphesheya kweJordani; futhi balwa nawe; ngiwanikele esandleni senu, ukuze lidle ilifa lelizwe lawo; ngabachitha phambi kwakho.

⁹UBalaki indodana kaSipori, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wasukuma walwa no-Israyeli, wathumela wabiza uBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ukuba aniqalekise.

¹⁰Kepha angivumanga ukumlalela uBileyamu; ngakho-ke usakubusisa; ngalokho nganisindisa esandleni sakhe.

¹¹Nawela iJordani, nafika eJeriko, amadoda aseJeriko alwa nani, ama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaGirigashi, namaHivi, namaJebusi; ngiwanikele esandleni sakho.

¹²Ngathuma iminyovu phambi kwenu, eyawaxosha phambi kwenu, amakhosi amabili ama-Amori; kodwa kungabi ngenkemba yakho noma ngomnsalo wakho.

¹³Nganinika izwe eningalisebenzelanga, nemizi eningayakhanga, nahlala kuyo; izivini neminqumo eningayitshalanga niyadla.

¹⁴Mesabeni manje uJehova, nimkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso; nisuse onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo phesheya koMfula naseGibithe; nikhonze uJehova.

¹⁵Uma kukubi emehlweni enu ukumkhonza uJehova, zikhetheleni namuhla ukuthi ngubani eniyakumkhonza; noma onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo ababephesheya komfula, nonkulunkulu bama-Amori enihlala ezweni lawo; kepha mina nendlu yami siyakumkhonza uJehova.

¹⁶Abantu baphendula bathi: “Masingamshiyi uJehova, sikhonze abanye onkulunkulu;

¹⁷Ngoba nguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu owasikhupha thina lobaba elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili, owenza lezozibonakaliso ezinkulu phambi kwamehlo ethu, wasilondoloza endleleni yonke esahamba ngayo langaphansi. Bonke abantu esadlula kubo;

¹⁸UJehova wabaxosha bonke abantu phambi kwethu, ama-Amori ayehlala ezweni; ngalokho nathi siyakumkhonza uJehova; ngoba unguNkulunkulu wethu.

¹⁹UJoshuwa wayesethi kubantu: “Aninakumkhonza uJehova, ngokuba unguNkulunkulu ongcwele; unguNkulunkulu onomhawu; kayikuthethelela iziphambeko zenu lezono zenu.

²⁰Uma nimshiya uJehova, nikhonze onkulunkulu bezizweni, uyakuniguqula, alinise, anibhubhise emva kokuba esenenzele okuhle.

²¹Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: “Qha; kepha thina siyakumkhonza uJehova.

²²UJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Nina ningofakazi ngokumelene nani ukuthi nizikhethele uJehova ukuba nimkhonze. Futhi bathi: “Singofakazi.”

²³Manje, uthi, susani onkulunkulu bezizweni abaphakathi kwenu, nithambekise inhliziyo yenu kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

²⁴Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu siyakumkhonza, silalele izwi lakhe.

²⁵UJoshuwa wenza isivumelwano nabantu ngalolo suku, wabamisela isimiso nesimemezelo eShekemi.

²⁶UJoshuwa waloba lawa mazwi encwadini yomthetho kaNkulunkulu, wathatha itshe elikhulu, walimisa lapho phansi kwesihlahla somtholo esisendlini engcwele kaJehova.

²⁷UJoshuwa wayesethi kubo bonke abantu: “Bhekani, leli tshe liyakuba ngufakazi wethu; ngoba lizwile wonke amazwi eNkosi ewakhulume kithi.

²⁸Ngakho uJoshuwa wabahambisa abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya efeni lakhe.

²⁹Ngemva kwalezi zinto uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaJehova, wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi.

³⁰Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati Sera ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba iGahashi.

³¹U-Israyeli wamkhonza uJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa nazo zonke izinsuku zamalunga asala kuJoshuwa futhi azi wonke usizi.

³²Amathambo kaJosefa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakhuphula ngawo eGibithe bawembela eShekemi endaweni uJakobe ayithenga emadodaneni kaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngamashekeli ayikhulu esiliva; ifa labantwana bakwaJosefa.

³³U-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni wafa; bammbela entabeni yendodana yakhe uFinehasi, anikwa yona ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.