Joshuwa
5 Kwathi nje lapho wonke amakhosi ama-Amori + ayesohlangothini olusentshonalanga yeJordani* nawo wonke amakhosi amaKhanani + ayengasolwandle, ezwa ukuthi uJehova wayomise amanzi eJordani phambi kwama-Israyeli aze aqeda ukuwela, aphela amandla *+ futhi esaba kakhulu* ngenxa yama-Israyeli. +
2 Ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Zenzele imimese ngetshe eliqinile* uphinde usoke + ama-Israyeli.” 3 Ngakho uJoshuwa wenza imimese ngetshe eliqinile* wasoka amadoda akwa-Israyeli eGibeyati-haraloti. *+ 4 Yilesi isizathu esenza ukuba uJoshuwa abasoke: Bonke abesilisa kubantu ababephume eGibhithe babefele ehlane lapho besohambweni olusuka eGibhithe, + okungukuthi wonke amadoda ayesebuthweni lempi.* 5 Bonke abantu ababephume eGibhithe babesokile, kodwa bonke abantu ababezalelwe ehlane ohambweni olusuka eGibhithe babengasokile. 6 Ama-Israyeli ayehambe iminyaka engu-40 + ehlane kwaze kwaba yilapho sonke isizwe sesifile, okungukuthi amadoda ayesebuthweni lempi ayephume eGibhithe, amadoda angalilalelanga izwi likaJehova. + UJehova wayefungile kuwo ukuthi wayengeke alokothe awavumele ukuba alibone izwe + uJehova ayefunge kokhokho bawo ukuthi uzolinika abantu bakhe, *+ izwe eligeleza ubisi noju. + 7 Ngakho amadodana awo angena esikhundleni sawo. + UJoshuwa wawasoka; ayengasokile ngenxa yokuthi babengawasokanga endleleni.
8 Lapho sebeqedile ukusoka sonke isizwe, baqhubeka behlezi endaweni ababekuyo ekamu baze balulama.
9 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Namuhla ngisisusile* kini isihlamba saseGibhithe.” Ngakho igama laleyo ndawo kwathiwa iGiligali *+ kuze kube namuhla.
10 Ama-Israyeli aqhubeka emise amatende eGiligali futhi agcina iPhasika ngosuku luka-14 lwenyanga, + kusihlwa, emathafeni awugwadule aseJeriko. 11 Aqala ukudla izithelo zezwe ngosuku olungemva kwePhasika, isinkwa esingenamvubelo + nokusanhlamvu okugazingiwe, ngalo kanye lolo suku. 12 Imana lanqamuka ngosuku olulandela lolo ababedle ngalo eminye yemikhiqizo yezwe; ama-Israyeli awabange esalithola imana, + kunalokho aqala ukudla imikhiqizo yezwe laseKhanani ngalowo nyaka. +
13 Lapho uJoshuwa esesondele eJeriko, waphakamisa amehlo wabona indoda + imi phambi kwakhe iphethe inkemba yayo ngesandla. + UJoshuwa waya kuyo wathi: “Ungasohlangothini lwethu noma ungasezitheni zethu?” 14 Yathi: “Angikona lokho okucabangayo, kodwa ngilapha njengesikhulu sebutho* likaJehova.” + Lapho ezwa lokho, uJoshuwa wawa ngobuso phansi wakhothama wathi kuyo: “Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo?” 15 Isikhulu sebutho likaJehova sathi kuJoshuwa: “Khumula izimbadada zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele.” UJoshuwa wenza kanjalo ngaso leso sikhathi. +