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UJoshuwa 4

¹Kwathi bonke abantu sebechaphile iJordani ngokuhlambulukileyo, uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

²Zithatheleni amadoda alitshumi lambili ebantwini, indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye,

³Uyala kubo uthi: Thatha lapha phakathi kweJordani, endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi zazimi khona ziqine, amatshe ayishumi nambili, niwathwale, niwashiye endaweni yokulala kwenu. Uzochitha ubusuku kulobu busuku.

⁴UJoshuwa wayesebiza amadoda ayishumi nambili ayewalungisile kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, indoda eyodwa esizweni.

⁵UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Welani phambi komphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ningene phakathi kweJordani, nithathe kube yilowo nalowo itshe ehlombe lakhe ngokwesibalo sezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”

⁶ukuze kube yisibonakaliso phakathi kwenu, lapho abantwana benu bebuza koyise esikhathini esizayo besithi: Litshoni ngalawa matshe?

⁷Niyakuthi kubo: Amanzi aseJordani anqamukile phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova; ekuweleni kwayo iJordani, amanzi aseJordani anqamuka, lawa matshe abe yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.

⁸Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengalokho uJoshuwa ebayalile, bakhipha amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuJoshuwa, ngokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bahamba nawo baya entabeni. Lapho abalala khona, bazibeka phansi khona.

⁹UJoshuwa wamisa amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani, endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi ababethwele umphongolo zazimi khona, asekhona kuze kube namuhla.

¹⁰Abapristi abathwala umphongolo bema phakathi neJordani, kwaze kwaqedwa konke uJehova amyale ngakho uJoshuwa ukuba akukhulume kubantu, njengalokho uMose emyalile uJoshuwa; futhi abantu ngokushesha badlula.

¹¹Kwathi sebehlambulukile bonke abantu, umphongolo kaJehova nabapristi badabula phambi kwabantu.

¹²Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase badabula behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokho uMose wakhuluma kubo.

¹³Kwadabula phambi kukaJehova kungathi izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane ezihlomele ukulwa emathafeni aseJeriko.

¹⁴Ngalolo suku uJehova wamenza waba mkhulu uJoshuwa emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli; bamesaba njengalokho babemesaba uMose zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.

¹⁵UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

¹⁶Yala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wobufakazi ukuba benyuke eJordani.

¹⁷UJoshuwa wayeseyala abapristi, wathi: “Khuphukani eJordani.”

¹⁸Kwathi lapho abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bekhuphuka eJordani, amathe ezinyawo zabapristi esephakanyiselwe emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi aseJordani abuyela endaweni yawo, ageleza phezu kwawo wonke. Amabhange alo, njengalokho babevame ukwenza.

¹⁹Abantu basuka eJordani ngolweshumi lwenyanga yokuqala bamisa inkamba eGiligali emngceleni osempumalanga yeJeriko.

²⁰Lawo matshe ayishumi nambili abawathatha eJordani, uJoshuwa wawamisa eGiligali.

²¹Wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Nxa abantwana benu beyakubuza oyise esikhathini esizayo, bethi: Ayini lawa matshe na?

²²Kumelwe nitshele abantwana benu nithi: ‘U-Israyeli wawela leli Jordani emhlabathini owomile.

²³Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu womisa amanzi aseJordani phambi kwenu, naze nawela, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enza ngoLwandle Olukuyo owalomisa phambi kwethu, saze sawela.

²⁴Ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zisazi isandla sikaJehova ukuthi silamandla, ukuze lesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuze kube nininini.