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UJoshuwa 3

¹UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu; basuka eShithimi, bafika eJordani, yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, balala khona ngaphambi kokuba bawele.

²Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu izinduna zadabula ibutho;

³Bayala abantu, bathi: “Nxa nibona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nabapristi bamaLevi abawuthwalayo, nisuke endaweni yenu, niwulandele.

⁴Nokho kuyakuba khona isikhala phakathi kwakho naye, okungaba izingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngesilinganiso; ningasondeli kuyo, ukuze nazi indlela eniyakuhamba ngayo;

⁵UJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Zingcweliseni, ngokuba kusasa uJehova uyakwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwenu.”

⁶UJoshuwa wakhuluma kubapristi, wathi: “Phakamisani umphongolo wesivumelwano, niwele phambi kwabantu.” Basebewuphakamisa umphongolo wesivumelwano, baphuma phambi kwabantu.

⁷INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Lamuhla ngizaqala ukukukhulisa phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli wonke, ukuze bazi ukuthi njengalokho nganginaye uMozisi, ngokunjalo ngizakuba lawe.

⁸Uyala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano, uthi: ‘Nxa nifika onqenqemeni lwamanzi aseJordani, nime eJordani.

⁹UJoshuwa wayesethi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Wozani lapha nizwe amazwi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

¹⁰UJoshuwa wasesithi: Ngalokhu lizakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu, lokuthi uzaxotsha amaKhanani, lamaHethi, lamaHivi, lamaPerizi, lamaGirigashi, lamaAmori phambi kwenu, kanye lamaJebusi.

¹¹Bhekani, umphongolo wesivumelwano seNkosi yomhlaba wonke uhamba phambi kwenu ukuya eJordani.

¹²Zithatheleni manje amadoda ayishumi nambili ezizweni zakwa-Israyeli, indoda eyodwa esizweni.

¹³Kuyakuthi lapho amathe ezinyawo zabapristi abathwala umphongolo kaJehova, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke, ephumula emanzini aseJordani, amanzi aseJordani anqanyulwe. Emanzini ehla evela phezulu; bayakuma phezu kwenqwaba.

¹⁴Lapho abantu bekhuphuka besuka ematendeni abo ukuba bawele iJordani, nabapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano phambi kwabantu;

¹⁵Kwathi abathwali bomphongolo befika eJordani, izinyawo zabapristi abathwele umphongolo zicwile onqenqemeni lwamanzi, ngokuba iJordani ligudla usebe lwalo lonke isikhathi sokuvuna;

¹⁶Amanzi ehla evela phezulu ema akhuphuka aba yinqwaba kude kakhulu nomuzi ka-Adamu oseceleni kweSaretani, nalawo ayehlela olwandle lwaseThafeni, uLwandle Lukasawoti, aphela, aqedwa; abantu badabula iJeriko.

¹⁷Abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bema baqina emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi neJordani, bonke abakwa-Israyeli badabula emhlabathini owomileyo, kwaze kwaba yilapho isizwe sonke siwela iJordani sihlambulukile.