UJoshuwa 4
4
Ukumiswa Kwamatshe Esikhumbuzo Alishumi Nambili
1Lapho isizwe sonke sesiliwelile iJordani, uSimakade wakhuluma kuJoshuwa wathi: 2 “Ziqokeleni amadoda ali-12 phakathi kwabantu, uqoke indoda ibe yinye kuleso naleso sizwe. 3 Uwayale ukuba ngayinye ithathe itshe phakathi nomfula lapho kumi khona izinyawo zabaphristi, athathe amatshe ali-12. Niyakuwathatha niwele nawo, niwabeke endaweni lapho niyophumula khona, lapho niyolala khona ngalobo busuku.”
4UJoshuwa wayesebiza lawo madoda ali-12 ayeqokwe phakathi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, indoda eyodwa isizwe ngesizwe. 5UJoshuwa wathi kuwo: “Welani phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, phakathi komfula iJordani, kuthi indoda ngayinye ngokwenani lezizwe ithathe itshe iletshathe ehlombe njengokwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, 6 abe wuphawu phakathi kwenu, ukuze kuthi lapho zinibuza izingane zenu ngesikhathi esizayo, zithi: ‘Ayini lawa matshe kini na?’ 7 nithi kuzo: ‘Amanzi omfula iJordani anqamuka phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade lapho kuwela umphongolo eJordani; lawa matshe ayisikhumbuzo kubantu bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.’ ”
8Abantu bakwa-Israyeli benza njengoba uJoshuwa wayebayalile; bathatha amatshe ali-12 phakathi neJordani njengalokhu uSimakade ayeshilo kuJoshuwa, njengokwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli; bawathwala bawela nawo, baya endaweni lapho babezolala khona, base bewabeka phansi lapho. 9UJoshuwa wamisa amanye amatshe ali-12 phakathi nomfula iJordani, endaweni lapho izinyawo zabaphristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano zazimi khona. Asekhona lapho kuze kube namuhla.
10Abaphristi ababethwele umphongolo bama phakathi eJordani, kwaze kwaphela konke lokho uSimakade ayeyale uJoshuwa ukuba akusho kubantu, njengakho konke uMose ayemyale ngakho uJoshuwa. Abantu bawela ngokushesha. 11Lapho bonke abantu sebeqedile ukuwela, abaphristi bawela nomphongolo kaNkulunkulu abantu bebuka. 12 Abozalo lukaRubeni nolukaGadi nengxenye yesizwana sakwaManase bawela umfula behlomile phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokhu uMose ayebayalile. 13Kwawela phambi kukaSimakade amadoda ayizi-40 000 ayehlome ephelele alibangisa emathafeni eJerikho ukuyolwa.
14 Ngalolo lusuku uSimakade wamphakamisa uJoshuwa emehlweni abo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli; bamesaba njengoba babesaba uMose izinsuku zonke zokuphila kwakhe.
15USimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: 16“Yala abaphristi abathwele umphongolo wesivumelwano ukuba bakhuphuke baphume eJordani.”
17Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa wabayala abaphristi, wathi: “Khuphukani niphume eJordani.”
18 Lapho abaphristi ababethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade bephuma phakathi nomfula iJordani, amathe ezinyawo zabo esethinte emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi eJordani abuyela endaweni yawo, umfula wagola izintethe njengakuqala.
19 Abantu baliwela iJordani ngolweshumi enyangeni yokuqala, base bekanisa eGiligali empumalanga yomngcele eJerikho. 20 Lawo matshe ali-12 ababewathathe eJordani, uJoshuwa wawamisa eGiligali, 21ethi kwabakwa-Israyeli: “Boyise, lapho abantwana benu benibuza ngesikhathi esizayo, bethi: ‘Achazani lawa matshe na?’ 22anobaphendula nibatshele ukuthi: ‘U-Israyeli wawela iJordani ehamba emhlabathini owomileyo, 23 ngokuba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu wayewomisile amanzi eJordani phambi kwethu saze sawela sonke, njengalokhu ayenzile kulo uLwandle Lomhlanga alomisa phambi kwethu saze sawela sonke,’ 24ukuze bonke abantu emhlabeni bazi ukuthi isandla sikaSimakade sinamandla, nokuba bamesabe uSimakade uNkulunkulu zonke izinsuku.”
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