uYoshuwa uYoshuwa 10
uYoshuwa 10
Yoyisa ookumkani abahlanu
1Wathi uAdoni-shekeki, ukumkani waseYerusalem, weva ukuba uYoshuwa uyithimbile iAyi, wamqalekisa; Wenjenjalo kwiYeriko, nakukumkani wayo, nakwiAyi, nakukumkani wayo; nokuthi abemi baseGibheyon benza uxolo namaSirayeli, bahlala phakathi kwawo; 2Boyika kunene, kuba iGibheyon ibingumzi omkhulu, njengomnye wemizi yakomkhulu, ngokuba inkulu kuneAyi, namadoda akhona angamagorha. 3Waza uAdoni-tsedeki, ukumkani waseYerusalem, wathumela kuHoham ukumkani waseHebron, nakuPiram, ukumkani waseYarmuti, nakuYafiya ukumkani waseLakishe, nakuDebhiri ukumkani wase-Eglon, esithi, 4Nyukani nize kum nize nindincede, ukuze siyoyise iGibheyon, ngenxa yokuba yenze uxolo noYoshuwa noonyana bakaSirayeli. 5Bahlanganisana ookumkani abahlanu bama-Amori, nokumkani waseYerusalem, nokumkani waseHebron, nokumkani waseYarmuti, nokumkani waseLakishe, ukumkani wase-Eglon, balwa, yena nemikhosi yakhe yonke, bamisa phambi kweGibheyon, nilwe imfazwe nayo. 6Athumela ke amadoda aseGibheyon kuYoshuwa emkhosini eGiligali, esithi, Musa ukusisusa isandla sakho kubakhonzi bakho; yiza kuthi, usihlangule, usincede; ngokuba besibuthelene bonke ookumkani bama-Amori abemiyo ezintabeni; 7Wenyuka uYoshuwa, waya eGiligali, namadoda onke okulwa, namagorha onke. 8Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, Musa ukuboyika; kuba ndibanikele esandleni sakho; akukho namnye kubo oya kuma ngakuwe. 9Wafika uYoshuwa kubo ngequbuliso, wenyuka ubusuku bonke, evela eGiligali. 10uYehova wabaxhokonxa phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, wababulala ngobulalo olukhulu eGibheyon, wabasukela ngendlela enyukayo yaseBhete-horon, wababulala kwesa eAsheki, wesa eMakeda. 11Xa babesaba phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli nasendleleni eya eBhete-horon, uYehova wabagibisela amatye amakhulu ukusuka ezulwini ukuya kutsho kwa-Asheki, baza bafa; oonyana bakaSirayeli babulele ngekrele. 12Wathetha uYoshuwa kuYehova ngomhla uYehova awawanikela ngawo ama-Amori koonyana bakaSirayeli, wathi emehlweni oonyana bakaSirayeli, Langa, yima eGibheyon; nawe, nyanga, entilini yeAyalon. 13Lama ilanga, yema inyanga, bada abantu baziphindezela impindezelo ezintshabeni zabo. Xa ndithi, kubhaliwe na encwadini yeYazere? Ilanga lema lingashukumi embindini wesibhakabhaka, lingangxamelanga ukutshona, phantse imini yonke. 14Akuzange kubekho mini injengaleyo phambi kwakhe nasemva koko uYehova waliphulaphula ilizwi lomntu; ngokuba uYehova ebewalwela amaSirayeli. 15Emva koko uYoshuwa nawo onke amaSirayeli awayekunye naye babuyela enkampini eGiligali. 16Ke aba kumkani bobahlanu basaba, bazimela emqolombeni waseMakeda. 17Waxelelwa uYoshuwa, kwathiwa, Kufunyenwe ookumkani abahlanu bezimele emqolombeni waseMakeda. 18Wathi uYoshuwa, Qengqelani amatye amakhulu emnyango womqolomba, nimise abantu ngakuwo ukuba bawulinde. 19Zisukeleni iintshaba zenu, nibe ngasemva kwazo; ningabavumeli ukuba bangene emizini yabo, ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu uwanikele esandleni senu. 20Akugqiba uYoshuwa noonyana bakaSirayeli ukuwabulala ngogonyamelo olukhulu ade atshatyalaliswa, aza asala angena kwizixeko ezinqatyisiweyo. 21Lwabuya lonke uhlanga ngoxolo emkhosini kuYoshuwa waseMakeda; akwabakho namnye koonyana bakaSirayeli owathetha ngolwimi lwakhe. 22Wathi uYoshuwa, Ndivuleleni emqolombeni, nibakhuphe emqolombeni abo kumkani bobahlanu. 23Benjenjalo ke babazisa kuye abo kumkani bobahlanu basemqolombeni, ukumkani waseYerusalem, nokumkani waseHebron, nokumkani waseYarmuti, nokumkani waseLakishe, nokumkani wase-Eglon. 24Kwathi, babazisa abo kumkani kuYoshuwa, uYoshuwa wawabiza onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, wathi kubathetheli bamadoda okulwa abehambe naye, Sondelani, nibabeke ezinyaweni zaba kumkani; Basondela babeka iinyawo zabo entanyeni. 25Wathi uYoshuwa kubo, Musani ukoyika, musani ukoyika; yomelelani, yomelelani, ngokuba uYehova uya kwenza okufanayo kuko konke okulwelayo. 26Emva koko uYoshuwa waboyisa, wababulala, wabaxhoma emithini emihlanu, baxhonywa emithini kwada kwahlwa. 27Latshona ilanga, uYoshuwa wayalela ukuba bayikhuphe emithini baza bayiphosa emqolombeni ababezimele kuwo, baza babeka amatye amakhulu emlonyeni womqolomba esekhona nanamhla. 28uYoshuwa wayithimba iMakeda ngaloo mini waza wayoyisa ngohlangothi lwekrele, nokumkani wayo wambulala ngesiqalekiso, bona nayo yonke imiphefumlo eyayikuyo; Wenza kukumkani waseMakeda njengoko wenza ngako kukumkani waseYeriko. 29Wemka ke uYoshuwa eMakeda yaye onke amaSirayeli ayekunye naye kwada kwesa eLibhena, alwa neLibhena; 30uYehova wayinikela yona nokumkani wayo esandleni soonyana bakaSirayeli; Wambulala ngohlangothi lwentshuntshe, nabo bonke abantu ababekuyo; akavuma ukuba kusale bani khona; Wenza kukumkani wakhe njengoko wenza ngako kukumkani waseYeriko. 31Wemka ke uYoshuwa eLibhena, yena noonyana bonke bakaSirayeli, waya eLakishe, wamisa iintente kuyo, walwa nayo. 32uYehova wayinikela iLakishe esandleni soonyana bakaSirayeli, bayithimba ngomhla wesibini, bababulala bonke abantu abakuyo ngohlangothi lwekrele, njengoko wenzayo eLibhena. 33uHoram ukumkani waseGezere wayihlasela iLakishe; uYoshuwa wambulala yena nabantu bakhe, kwada akwasala bani. 34Waphuma uYoshuwa eLakishe, waya e-Eglon, enamaSirayeli onke; bakungqinga, balwa nawe. 35Bayithimba ngaloo mini baza bayoyisa ngohlangothi lwekrele, yaye wayiqalekisa yonke imiphefumlo eyayikuyo ngaloo mini, kanye njengoko wenzayo eLagishe. 36Wemka uYoshuwa e-Eglon, enamaSirayeli onke, waya eHebron; balwa nalo. 37Bayithimba baza bayibulala ngohlangothi lwekrele, nokumkani wayo nezixeko zayo zonke nayo yonke imiphefumlo eyayikuyo; makangashiyi namnye, njengoko wenzayo e-Eglon; kodwa wayitshabhisa, kwanemimoya yonke eyayikuyo. 38Wabuyela uYoshuwa eDebhiri, enamaSirayeli onke; walwa. 39Wayithimba nokumkani wayo nezixeko zayo zonke; ababulala ngohlangothi lwentshuntshe, batshabhisa bonke oomoya ababekuyo; wayengenabani; Wenjenjalo naseHebron, naseDebhiri, nakukumkani wayo; njengoko wenzayo kwiLibhena nokumkani wayo. 40Waloyisa uYoshuwa lonke ilizwe leentaba, nelasezantsi, nezihlambo, namaqula, nookumkani bonke bakhona; 41Wawaxabela uYoshuwa, wathabathela eKadeshe-bharneha, wesa eGaza, nelizwe lonke laseGoshen, wesa eGibheyon; 42Ngoko nangoko uYoshuwa wabathimba bonke abo kumkani namazwe abo, ngenxa yokuba uYehova uTHIXO kaSirayeli wayemlwela uSirayeli. 43Babuyela uYoshuwa emkhosini eGiligali, enamaSirayeli onke.
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