Joshua 7

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Baxhuma oonyana bakaSirayeli ebuncwaneni; ngokuba uAkan, unyana kaKarmi, unyana kaSabhedi, unyana kaSeraki, wesizwe sakwaYuda, wathimba elinye ixhoba, wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova koonyana bakaSirayeli.

2uYoshuwa wasusa amadoda eYeriko ukuba aye eAyi, malungana neBhete-aven, ngasempumalanga eBheteli, wathi kuwo, Nyukani nilihlole ilizwe. Enyuka amadoda lawo, ayikhangela eAyi.

3Abuyela kuYoshuwa, athi kuye, Musa ukuluvumela lunyuke lonke uhlanga; kodwa amadoda angamawaka amabini, okanye amathathu, ahlasela ayoyise iAyi; akuyi kusebenza bonke abantu khona; ngokuba bambalwa.

4Kwenyuka ke kwaya khona amadoda amalunga namawaka amathathu, asaba phambi kwamadoda aseAyi.

5Amadoda aseAyi abulala kuwo, amalunga namashumi amathathu anantandathu, ngokuba awasukelayo, esuka phambi kwesango, esa eSebharim, awabulala esisekweni; zanyibilika iintliziyo zabantu, zaba njengamanzi.

6uYoshuwa wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wawa ngobuso bakhe phambi kwetyeya kaYehova kwada kwahlwa, yena namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, bazigqubuthela ngothuli iintloko zabo.

7Wathi uYoshuwa, Camagu, Nkosi yam, Yehova, yini na ukuba ubathuthuzele aba bantu eYordan, usinikele esandleni sama-Amori, asitshabalalise? Ukuba nje uThixo ebekholisiwe sithi, ngesa sahlala phesheya kweYordan!

8Owu, Yehova, ndothini na xa amaSirayeli ezinikele ikhosi iintshaba zawo!

9Ngokuba aya kuva amaKanan, nabemi bonke behlabathi, asinyelise, alicime igama lethu ehlabathini; Wenze ntoni na ngegama lakho elikhulu?

10Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Suk’ ume; yini na ukuba ulale okobuso nje?

11Ona oonyana bakaSirayeli, bawaphula umnqophiso wam endawawisela umthetho ngawo; kuba bade bathabatha enye yempahla yebhanki kananjalo beba baza bagrogrisa kwakhona, baza bayibeka phakathi kwempahla yabo.

12Ngoko oonyana bakaSirayeli ababanga nakuma phambi kweentshaba zabo, kodwa bazinikela umva iintshaba zabo, ngenxa yokuba babeqalekisiwe; andisayi kuba nawe, ukuba anithanga nitshabalalise isiqalekiso phakathi kwenu.

13Vuka, ubangcwalise abantu, uthi, Zihlambululeni ngomso; ngokuba utsho uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Kukho nto isiqalekiso phakathi kwakho, Sirayeli; Aniyi kuma phambi kweentshaba zenu nide nizisuse abaqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu.

14Ke ngoko, niya kuziswa ngomso ngokwezizukulwana zenu; yaye isizukulwana uYehova akholiswayo ngaso siya kuza kwizizukulwana zakhe; yaye isizukulwana esamkelekileyo kuYehova siya kuza ngokweentsapho; nendlu aya kuyithabatha uYehova, yophuma ngomntu.

15Lowo uthinjiweyo nempahla yakhe uya kutshiswa ngomlilo, yena nayo yonke into anayo, ngenxa yokuba uwaphule umnqophiso kaYehova nangenxa yokuba wenze ngobudenge kwaSirayeli.

16Wavuka kusasa uYoshuwa, wabasondeza oonyana bakaSirayeli ngokwezizwe zabo; ekunyulweni kwesizwe sakwaYuda.

17Wasisondeza isizwe sakwaYuda; wathabatha umzi kaSarge; wasisondeza isizwe sikaBhasargi ngokwaso; noSabdi wabanjwa.

18Wasondela elowo endlwini yakhe; kwakhethwa uAkan, unyana kaKarmi, unyana kaSabhedi, unyana kaSeraki, wesizwe sakwaYuda;

19Wathi uYoshuwa kuAkan, Nyana wam, mzukise uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, umdumise; khawundixelele into oyenzileyo; musa ukundifihlela.

20uAkan wamphendula uYoshuwa, wathi, Okunene ndonile kuYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, ndenze le nto naleya:

21ndabona exhobeni ingubo enkulu entle yaseBhabheli, namakhulu amabini eeshekele zesilivere, nejikazi lekhonkco legolide, liziishekele ezimashumi mahlanu ubunzima balo; nanzo zifunyenwe emhlabeni, phakathi emqolombeni wam, isilivere ingaphantsi.

22Wathuma uYoshuwa abathunywa, wagidima waya ententeni; nanzo zimbelwe ententeni yakhe, isilivere ingaphantsi.

23Bayithabatha ententeni, bayisa kuYoshuwa, nakoonyana bakaSirayeli bonke, bayibeka phambi koYehova.

24uYoshuwa enamaSirayeli onke, wamthabatha uAkan, unyana kaSeraki, nesilivere, nengubo yokwaleka, nesacholo segolide, noonyana bakhe, neentombi zakhe, neenkomo zakhe, namaesile akhe, nempahla yakhe emfutshane, nentente yakhe, neentombi zakhe zonke ukuba unayo bayisa entilini yeAgore.

25Wathi uYoshuwa, Yini na ukuba undoyikise? uYehova uya kukoyikisa namhlanje. Onke amaSirayeli amgibisela ngamatye, azitshisa ezo nto ngokubaxuluba ngamatye.

26Bamfumba phezu kwakhe imfumba enkulu yamatye, unanamhla. Wabuya ke uYehova ekuvutheni komsindo wakhe. Ngenxa yoko, loo ndawo yabizwa ngokuba nguMda weAgore, kude kube namhlanje.

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