UJoshuwa 10
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UJoshuwa 10
Ukunqoba amakhosi amahlanu
1Kwathi u-Adoni-Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema esezwile ukuthi uJoshuwa uthumbe i-Ayi, wayishaya ngesiqalekiso; njengalokho enze eJeriko nasenkosini yalo, wenze njalo kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo; nokuthi abakhileyo eGibeyoni benza kanjani ukuthula no-Israyeli, baba phakathi kwabo;
2Besaba kakhulu, ngokuba iGibeyoni lalingumuzi omkhulu, njengomunye wemizi yenkosi, futhi lalilikhulu kune-Ayi, namadoda alo onke ayenamandla.
3Ngakho u-Adoni-Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema wathumela kuHohamu inkosi yaseHebroni nakuPiramu inkosi yaseJarimuthi nakuJafiya inkosi yaseLakishi nakuDebiri inkosi yase-Egiloni, ethi:
4Khuphukelani kimi, lingisize, ukuze sinqobe iGibeyoni, ngoba yenza ukuthula loJoshuwa labantwana bakoIsrayeli.
5Ngakho amakhosi amahlanu ama-Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, inkosi yaseHebroni, inkosi yaseJarimuthi, inkosi yaseLakishi, inkosi yase-Egiloni, abuthana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabutho awo, amisa phambi kweGibeyoni nemizi yawo walwa nayo.
6Amadoda aseGibeyoni athumela kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali, ethi: “Ungasibuyiseli isandla sakho ezincekwini zakho; shesha uze kithi, usophule, usisize, ngokuba onke amakhosi ama-Amori ahlala ezintabeni asibuthelene.
7UJoshuwa wakhuphuka eGiligali, yena nawo onke amadoda empi kanye naye nawo onke amaqhawe anamandla.
8UJehova wayesethi kuJoshuwa: “Ungabesabi, ngokuba ngibanikele esandleni sakho; akuyikubakho muntu kubo oma phambi kwakho.
9UJoshuwa wafika kubo ngokuzumayo, wakhuphuka eGiligali ubusuku bonke.
10UJehova wabavusa phambi kuka-Israyeli, wababulala eGibeyoni ngokuceka okukhulu, wabaxosha endleleni ekhuphukela eBeti Horoni, wababulala kwaze kwaba se-Azeka naseMakheda.
11Kwathi besabaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli besendleleni eya eBeti Horoni, uJehova waphonsa phezu kwabo amatshe amakhulu avela ezulwini kwaze kwaba se-Azeka, bafa; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babulala ngenkemba.
12UJoshuwa wayesekhuluma kuJehova mhla uJehova enikela ama-Amori kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi phambi kwamehlo ka-Israyeli: “Langa, yima eGibeyoni; nawe nyanga esigodini sase-Ajaloni.
13Ilanga lama, nenyanga yahlala, abantu baze baziphindiselela ezitheni zabo. Akulotshiwe yini encwadini kaJasheri na? Ilanga lema emkhathini wesibhakabhaka lingajahile ukutshona kwaze kwaba lusuku lonke.
14Alukho usuku olunjengalolo ngaphambi kwakhe nangemva kwalokho uJehova walilalela izwi lomuntu; ngokuba uJehova wamlwela u-Israyeli.
15UJoshuwa wabuyela ekamu laseGiligali, nawo wonke u-Israyeli enaye.
16Kodwa lawo makhosi amahlanu abaleka, acasha emhumeni waseMakheda.
17Kwathiwa kuJoshuwa: Lawo makhosi amahlanu aficwe ecatshile emhumeni eMakheda.
18UJoshuwa wasesithi: Gingqelani amatshe amakhulu emnyango womhume, libeke eceleni kwawo abalindi.
19Futhi ningahlali, kodwa landelani izitha zenu futhi ninqobe abangasemuva bazo; ningabavumeli ukuba bangene emizini yabo, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uwanikele esandleni senu.
20Lapho uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebeqedile ukuwabulala ngokuceka okukhulu kakhulu aze aqedwa, insali yawo yangena emizini enezivikelo eziqinile.
21Bonke abantu babuyela ekamu ngokuthula kuJoshuwa eMakheda; kakho owaphakamisa ulimi lwakhe komunye wabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
22UJoshuwa wayesethi: “Ngivuleleni umnyango womhume, nikhiphe lawo makhosi omahlanu emhumeni;
23Benza kanjalo, bawaletha kuye lawo makhosi omahlanu emhumeni, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi, nenkosi yaseLakishi, nenkosi yase-Egiloni.
24Kwathi sebewakhiphele lawo makhosi kuJoshuwa, uJoshuwa wabiza wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, wathi kuzo izinduna zempi ezazihamba naye: “Sondelani, nibeke izinyawo zenu ezintanyeni zalawa makhosi. Basondela, babeka izinyawo zabo entanyeni yabo.
25UJoshuwa wayesethi kubo: “Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; qinani, nime isibindi, ngokuba uJehova uyakwenza lokhu kuzo zonke izitha zenu enilwa nazo.
26Ngemva kwalokho uJoshuwa wabanqoba, wababulala, wabaphanyeka emithini emihlanu, balengiswa emithini kwaze kwahlwa.
27Kwathi ngesikhathi sokushona kwelanga, uJoshuwa wayala, futhi bayithatha emithini bayiphonsa emhumeni ababecashe kuwo, babeka amatshe amakhulu emlonyeni womhume. Esekhona kuze kube namuhla.
28UJoshuwa wathatha iMakheda ngalolo suku, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, wabulala inkosi yalo ngesiqalekiso, bona nabo bonke abantu ababekulo; wenza enkosini yaseMakheda njengalokho enzile enkosini yaseJeriko.
29UJoshuwa wayesesuka eMakeda wonke u-Israyeli kanye naye kwaze kwaba seLibina, walwa emelene neLibina;
30UJehova walinikela nenkosi yalo esandleni sakwa-Israyeli; walishaya ngosiko lwenkemba nabo bonke ababekulo; akavumelanga ukuba kusale muntu kulo; wenza enkosini yakhe njengalokho enzile enkosini yaseJeriko.
31UJoshuwa wasuka eLibina no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye, waya eLakishi, wamisa malungana nalo, walwa nalo.
32UJehova walinikela iLakishi esandleni sika-Israyeli, walithatha ngosuku lwesibili, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nabo bonke abantu ababekulo, njengoba nje enza kulo iLibina.
33Khona uHoramu inkosi yaseGezeri wenyuka ukusiza iLakishi; uJoshuwa wamnqoba yena nabantu bakhe, waze wangabe esasala muntu.
34UJoshuwa wayesesuka eLakishi, waya e-Egiloni, no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye; futhi bamisa ngokumelene nalo futhi balwa nalo.
35Balithatha ngalolo suku balinqoba ngosiko lwenkemba, futhi yonke imiphefumulo eyayikulo wayishaya ngalolo suku ngesiqalekiso, njengoba nje enza ngeLagisi.
36UJoshuwa wakhuphuka e-Egiloni no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye, waya eHebroni; balwa nalo.
37Balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, nenkosi yalo, nayo yonke imizi yalo, nabo bonke abantu ababekulo; akashiyanga muntu, njengalokho enza ku-Egiloni; kodwa walishaya ngesiqalekiso nemiphefumulo yonke eyayikulo.
38UJoshuwa wabuyela eDebiri, no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye; futhi walwa nalo.
39Yasithatha kanye lenkosi yayo kanye layo yonke imizi yayo; babatshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, baqalekisa yonke imiphefumulo eyayikulo; akabanga namuntu; njengalokho enze eHebroni, wenze njalo eDebhiri nasenkosini yalo; njengalokho enzile kulo iLibina nenkosi yalo.
40UJoshuwa walichitha lonke izwe lezintaba, nelaseningizimu, nelasesigodini, nelemithombo, nawo onke amakhosi alo;
41UJoshuwa wababulala kusukela eKadeshi-Barineya kwaze kwaba seGaza, nalo lonke izwe laseGosheni kuze kufike eGibeyoni.
42UJoshuwa wawathatha wonke la makhosi nezwe lawo kanyekanye, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wayewalwela u-Israyeli.
43UJoshuwa wabuyela ekamu laseGiligali, nawo wonke u-Israyeli enaye.
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