UJoshuwa 9
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UJoshuwa 9
iGibeyoni nabakhileyo kulo
1Kwasekusithi lapho wonke amakhosi ayengaphetsheya kweJodani, ezintabeni, leezigodini, lakuyo yonke imikhawulo yoLwandle oluKhulu malungana leLebhanoni, amaHethi, lamaAmori, lamaKhanani, lamaPherizi, amaHivi namaJebusi ezwa ngakho;
2basebebuthana ukulwa nganhliziyonye loJoshuwa loIsrayeli.
3Lapho abakhileyo eGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile eJeriko nase-Ayi,
4Benza ngobuqili, bahamba, bazenza izithunywa, bathatha amasaka amadala ezimbongolweni zabo, nezingqalathi zewayini, ezindala, eziklebhukile, neziboshiwe;
5nezicathulo ezigugile ezinyaweni zabo, nezingubo ezigugile; isinkwa sonke sokudla kwabo sasomile sikhuntile.
6Baya kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali, bathi kuye nakubantu bakwa-Israyeli: “Sivela ezweni elikude; bese wenza isivumelwano nathi manje.
7Amadoda akoIsrayeli asesithi kumaHivi: Mhlawumbe lihlala phakathi kwethu; siyakwenza kanjani isivumelwano nawe na?
8Bathi kuJoshuwa: “Siyizinceku zakho.” UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Ningobani na? kanti ungowaphi?
9Base bethi kuye: “Izinceku zakho zivela ezweni elikude kakhulu ngenxa yegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba sizwile umbiko wakhe nakho konke akwenzayo eGibithe,
10nakho konke akwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, kuSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, naku-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani owayese-Ashitaroti.
11Ngalokho amalunga ethu nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni lakithi bakhuluma kithi, bathi: ‘Thathani ukudla kwenu endleleni, nihambe nibahlangabeze, nithi kubo: ‘Siyizinceku zenu; ngakho yenza isivumelwano lathi khathesi.
12Lesi sinkwa sethu sasithatha sifudumala ezindlini zethu njengokudla ngosuku esaphuma ngalo ukuya kini; kepha manje bhekani, sesomile, siyabubula;
13Futhi lezi zikhwama zewayini esazigcwalisa zazizintsha; futhi bheka, zaziklebhukile, futhi lezi zingubo zethu nezicathulo zethu zaguga ngenxa yohambo olude kakhulu.
14Amadoda ayesethatha empahleni yawo, akabuzanga lutho emlonyeni kaJehova.
15UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, wenza isivumelwano nabo ukubayeka baphile; nezinduna zebandla zafunga kubo.
16Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezintathu benze isivumelwano labo, bezwa ukuthi bangomakhelwane babo lokuthi bahlala phakathi kwabo.
17Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu. Imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni, neKefira, neBheroti, neKiriyati Jeharimi.
18Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazange bawahlule, ngokuba izikhulu zenhlangano zazifunge uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Ibandla lonke lakhonona ngezikhulu.
19Zonke izikhulu zathi kulo lonke ibandla: “Sibafungile uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; ngakho-ke singase singabathinti manje.
20Lokhu sizakwenza kubo; futhi sizobayeka baphile, ukuze ulaka lungasehleleli ngenxa yesifungo esafunga kubo.
21Izikhulu zathi kubo: “Bayekeni baphile; kodwa mababe abagawuli bezinkuni nabagawuli bamanzi benhlangano yonke; njengokusho kwezikhulu kubo.
22UJoshuwa wababiza, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Nisikhohliseleni ngokuthi: ‘Sikude kakhulu nani; lapho uhlala phakathi kwethu?
23Ngakho-ke niqalekisiwe, futhi akukho noyedwa kini oyokhululwa esigqileni, nakubagawuli bezinkuni, nemithombo yamanzi yendlu kaNkulunkulu wami.
24Bamphendula uJoshuwa, bathi: “Ngokuba zatshelwa nokutshelwa ezincekwini zakho ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wayala inceku yakhe uMose ukuba aninike izwe lonke, abhubhise bonke abakhileyo ezweni phambi kwenu, ngalokho sahlupheka kakhulu, sesaba kakhulu. Ukuphila kwethu ngenxa yenu, futhi senza le nto.
25Manje bhekani, sisesandleni senu; yenza kithi njengokuhle nokulungile emehlweni akho.
26Wenza kanjalo kubo, wabakhulula esandleni sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bangababulali.
27UJoshuwa wabenza abagawuli bezinkuni nemithombo yamanzi ngalolo suku, bebandla nase-altare likaJehova, kuze kube namuhla endaweni abengayikhetha.
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