Jotjhuwa

14 Ama-Israyeli athatha ilifa enarheni yamaKanana. Ilifelo alinikelwa ngu-Elazara umphristi, uJotjhuwa indodana kaNuni neenhloko zeenkoro zakwa-Israyeli.+ 2 Afumana ilifelo ngefumbe+ njengombana uJehova bekayalile ngoMosi mayelana neenkoro ezilithoba nesiquntu sekoro.+ 3 UMosi bekanikele iinkoro ezimbili nesiquntu sekoro ilifa lazo ngakwelinye ihlangothi leJordani*+ kodwana akhenge anikele amaLevi ilifa hlangana nazo.+ 4 Iinzukulwana zakaJosefa bezibalwa njengeenkoro ezimbili,+ yakwaManase neyakwa-Efrayimu;+ akunasabelo senarha esanikelwa amaLevi ngaphandle kwamadorobho+ bona ahlale kiwo namadlelo wefuywawo kunye nepahlawo.+ 5 Yeke ama-Israyeli ahlukaniselana inarha njengombana uJehova ayale uMosi.

6 Ngemva kwalokho, amadoda wakwaJuda eza kuJotjhuwa eGiligali.+ UKalebi+ indodana kaJefune umKhenizi wathi kuye: “Wazi kuhle ukuthi uJehova wathini+ kuMosi umuntu kaZimu weqiniso+ ngami nangawe eKhadetjhi-Bharineya.+ 7 Bengineminyaka ema-40 lokha uMosi inceku kaJehova nakangithumela eKhadetjhi-Bharineya bona ngiyokuhlola inarha+ begodu ngabuya nombiko oliqiniso nothembekileko.+ 8 Ngitjho nanyana abafowethu abakhuphuka nami babangela abantu bona bangenwe mamanzi emadolweni, mina ngalandela uJehova uZimami ngehliziywami yoke.*+ 9 UMosi wafunga mhlokho wathi: ‘Inarha iinyawo zakho ezikhambe kiyo izokuba lilifa lakho namadodanakho ngokungapheliko ngombana ulandele uJehova uZimami ngehliziywakho yoke.’+ 10 Njengombana athembisa,+ uJehova ungibulungile+ yoke iminyaka ema-45 le kusukela ngelanga uJehova enza ngalo isithembiswesi kuMosi lokha ama-Israyeli nakasakhamba emmangweni;+ ngisese la nanamhlanjesi, ngineminyaka ema-85. 11 Namhlanjesi ngisesenamandla ebenginawo ngelanga uMosi angithuma ngalo. Ngisesenamandla afanako wokuya epini newokwenza ezinye izinto. 12 Ngalokho nginikela isifunda seentaba uJehova angithembisa sona mhlokha. Ngitjho nanyana wezwa mhlokho ukuthi bekunama-Anakhi+ lapha anamadorobho amakhulu navikelekileko,+ akunakuzaza bona uJehova uzokuba nami+ nokuthi ngizowaqotha njengombana uJehova athembisile.”+

13 Yeke uJotjhuwa wambusisa, wanikela uKalebi indodana kaJefune iRhebroni bona ibe lilifa lakhe.+ 14 Kungebangelo iRhebroni ililifa lakaKalebi indodana kaJefune umKhenizi bekube kunamhlanjesi ngombana walandela uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli ngehliziyo yoke.+ 15 Igama leRhebroni ngaphambilini bekuyiKhiriyathi-Ariba+ (u-Ariba bekayindoda eqakatheke khulu hlangana nama-Anakhi). Akhenge kube nepi enarheni ngesikhatheso.+