Joshua 8

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Musa ukoyika, musa ukoyika; thabatha onke amadoda okulwa, uyigqibe, unyuke uye eAyi; yabona, ndimnikela esandleni sakho ukumkani waseAyi, nabantu bakhe, nomzi wakhe, nelizwe lakhe;

2wenze kwiAyi nokumkani wayo njengoko wenza ngako kwiYeriko nokumkani wayo; kodwa noyithimba impahla yayo, neenkomo zayo; lalelani umzi ngasemva kwawo.

3Wazilungiselela uYoshuwa namagorha onke okulwa eAyi; uYoshuwa wanyula amadoda angamakroti angamashumi amathathu amawaka, wawathuma ebusuku.

4Wabawisela umthetho, wathi, Yabonani, nilele phantsi, nisidla umzi, nasemva komzi; musani ukuya kude nesixeko, kodwa wonke umntu makalungiselele.

5Mna ke, nabantu bonke abakunye nam, siya kusondela esixekweni;

6(ngokuba osilandela wona), side siwatsalele ngaphandle komzi; kuba baya kuthi, Basaba phambi kwethu njengasekuqaleni; ke ngoko, siya kusaba kubo.

7Ke kaloku yimani apho nilalele khona, nisithimbe isixeko, kuba uYehova uThixo wenu uya kusinikela esandleni senu.

8Xa nithe nathabatha umzi, wutshiseni umzi ngomlilo; wenze ngokomyalelo kaYehova. Yabonani, ndiniwisele umthetho.

9Wabathuma ke uYoshuwa, balalela, bahlala phakathi kweBheteli neAyi, ngasentshonalanga kweAyi; ke uYoshuwa walala phakathi kwabantu ngobo busuku.

10Wagqiba uYoshuwa kwakusasa, wababala abantu, wenyuka, yena namadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, wabakhokela abantu baya eAyi.

11Benyuka ke bonke abantu bokulwa abenaye, basondela, beza phambi kwesixeko, bamisa iintente ngasentla kweAyi; ke intlambo phakathi kwabo neAyi.

12Wathabatha amadoda ngathi angamawaka amahlanu, wawalalela phakathi kweBheteli neAyi, ngasentshonalanga komzi.

13Banyula ke amadoda, impi yonke engasentla komzi, namaxoki angakwicala elingasentshonalanga yesixeko, wangena uYoshuwa entilini ngobo busuku.

14Wakubona ukumkani waseAyi, wagqiba kwakusasa kwakusasa, aphuma amadoda aloo mzi, aya kulwa noonyana bakaSirayeli, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, ngexesha elimisiweyo ngaseArabha; kodwa wayengazi ukuba emva kwesixeko kwakukho abantu ababemlindile emva kwesixeko.

15uYoshuwa nabo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli bazenza ngathi boyisiwe phambi kwabo baza basaba ngendlela eya entlango.

16Bonke abantu ababeseAyi bahlanganisana ukuba babasukele; bamsukela ke uYoshuwa, baphuma esixekweni.

17Akwasala eAyi naseBheteli ongaphumanga ukubasukela amaSirayeli; bawushiya umzi uvulekile, basukela oonyana bakaSirayeli.

18Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Wolule umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngaseAyi; ngokuba ndiya kukunikela esandleni sakho. Wawolulela uYoshuwa umkhonto obusesandleni sakhe kuwo umzi.

19Basuka abalaleli kamsinya endaweni yabo, bagidima asolula isandla sakhe; bangena esixekweni, bawuthimba, bangxama, basitshisa isixeko.

20Ajika amadoda aseAyi, abona umsi womzi unyuka usiya ezulwini, akaba namandla okusaba ngapha nangapha abantu ababesabele entlango bakreqa kwabo babebasukela.

21uYoshuwa nawo onke amaSirayeli babona ukuba abalaleli basithimbile isixeko yaye kunyuka umsi esixekweni, babuya bawabulala amadoda aseAyi.

22Baphuma abasemzini, beza kubakhawulela; aba phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, abanye bengapha, abanye bengapha; yaye bawoyisa, apho abazange bashiye namnye kubo okanye abasindileyo.

23Ambamba ukumkani waseAyi ephila, amzisa kuYoshuwa.

24Akugqiba oonyana bakaSirayeli ukubabulala bonke abemi baseAyi ezweni, entlango apho babebasukele khona, bababulala bonke ngohlangothi lwekrele bada babhubha, abuyela eAyi onke amaSirayeli, ayinqoba ngohlangothi lwentshuntshe.

25Kwathi ke, bonke abawayo ngaloo mini, amadoda nabafazi, baba lishumi elinamabini lamawaka, onke amadoda aseAyi.

26Kuba uYoshuwa akazange asibuyise isandla sakhe awayewolule ngaso umkhonto wakhe, de wabatshabhisa bonke abemi baseAyi.

27Kuphela yimfuyo nempahla yesixeko abathinjwa ngayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngokwelizwi likaYehova awaliyalelayo uYoshuwa.

28uYoshuwa wayitshisa iAyi wayenza imfumba engapheliyo, yaba yintlango de kube namhla.

29Ukumkani waseAyi wazixhoma emthini kwada kwahlwa; kwathi nje ukutshona kwelanga, uYoshuwa wayalela ukuba basihlise isidumbu sakhe emthini baze basiphose kumnyango wesango lesixeko baze bakhe imfumba enkulu yamatye phezu kwaso de kube namhla.

30uYoshuwa wamakhela uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, isibingelelo, entabeni ye-Ebhali;

31Kanye njengoko uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova wabayalelayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, kanye njengoko kubhaliwe encwadini yomthetho kaMoses, isibingelelo samatye apheleleyo, ekungekho bani unokusiphakamisa nesinyithi; yaye phezu kwayo banikela iminikelo etshiswayo kuYehova, nemibingelelo yombulelo.

32Wawubhala ematyeni umbhalo womyalelo kaMoses, abewubhala phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli.

33Onke oonyana bakaSirayeli, namadoda awo amakhulu, nabalungiseleli bawo, nabagwebi bawo, bema kweli cala letyeya nakweliya icala, ngakubabingeleli, nabaLevi abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova, nowasemzini, wazalelwa phakathi kwabo; isiqingatha sabo sesa ezintabeni zeGerizim, esinye isiqingatha sabo sibheka entabeni ye-Ebhali; njengoko uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova wabawisela umthetho ngenxa engaphambili, ukuba babasikelele oonyana bakaSirayeli.

34Emva koko wawafunda onke amazwi omthetho, iintsikelelo neziqalekiso, ngako konke okubhaliweyo encwadini yomthetho.

35Akubangakho nalinye ilizwi kuwo onke amazwi uMoses awayewayalele, angalilesanga uYoshuwa phambi kwebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli, nabafazi, nabantwana, nabasemzini ababeqhelene nabo.

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