Joshua 3

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Wavuka kusasa uYoshuwa; Banduluka eShitim, bafika eYordan, yena noonyana bonke bakaSirayeli, balalisa khona ubusuku ngaphambi kokuba banduluke.

2Emva kweentsuku ezintathu abathetheli behamba phakathi komkhosi;

3babawisela abantu umthetho, besithi, Xa nithe nayibona ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova uThixo wenu, nababingeleli abangabaLevi beyithwele, nophumani endaweni yenu, niyilandele.

4Kodwa makubekho ithuba phakathi kwakho naye, elingathi ngamawaka amabini eekubhite ngokomlinganiso; musani ukusondela kuyo, ukuze uyazi indlela oya kuhamba ngayo;

5Wathi uYoshuwa ebantwini, Zihlambululeni, ngokuba ngengomso uYehova uya kwenza imisebenzi ebalulekileyo phakathi kwenu.

6Wathi uYoshuwa kubabingeleli, Thwalani ityeya yomnqophiso, nihambe phambi kwabantu; Bayithabatha ityeya yomnqophiso, baphuma, bekhokela abantu.

7Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Namhlanje ndiya kuqala ukukwenza mkhulu emehlweni oonyana bakaSirayeli bonke, bazi ukuba ndiya kuba nawe, njengokuba ndibe ndinoMoses.

8Bawisele umthetho ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso, uthi, Xa nithe nafika emdeni wamanzi aseYordan, nime eYordan;

9Wathi uYoshuwa koonyana bakaSirayeli, Sondelani apha, nive amazwi kaYehova uThixo wenu.

10Wathi uYoshuwa, Niya kwazi ke ukuba uThixo ophilileyo uphakathi kwenu, uya kuwagqogqa phambi kwenu amaKanan, namaHeti, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaGirgashi, nama-Amori, phambi kwenu, namaYebhusi.

11Yabonani, ityeya yomnqophiso weNkosi yehlabathi lonke inisa eYordan;

12Zithabatheleni ke amadoda abe lishumi elinamabini kuzo izizwe zakwaSirayeli, indoda ibe nye esizweni.

13Kuthe ke, xeshikweni iintende zeenyawo zababingeleli abathwele ityeya kaYehova, iNkosi yehlabathi, zithe zafika emanzini aseYordan, avingca amanzi eYordan ngamanzi aphuma phezulu; baya kuma phezu kwemfumba.

14Baphuma ke abantu ezintenteni zabo, ukuba bawele iYordan, nababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso babakhokela abantu;

15Kwathi, ekufikeni kwabathwali betyeya eYordan, zantywiliselwa iinyawo zababingeleli abathwele ityeya elunxwemeni lwamanzi; ngokuba iYordan ibiwela zonke iindonga zayo, ngexesha lokuvuna.

16Ema amanzi avela phezulu, aba yimfumba, kude nomzi ka-Adam, okufuphi neSaretan, ehla elwandle lwentlango, uLwandle lweTyuwa, aphela, atshabalala bawela abantu eYeriko.

17Ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova bema ngokuqinileyo emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi kweYordan, yaye onke amaSirayeli awela kumhlaba owomileyo de lonke uhlanga luwele iYordan lucocekile.

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