UJoshuwa 14 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 14 Ama-Israyeli athola ifa lezwe elilandelayo laseKhanani

¹ Lawa angamafa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abawadla njengefa ezweni laseKhanani, umpristi u-Eleyazare, noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zezindlu zoyise zezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababanika wona njengefa.

² Ifa labo laba ngenkatho, njengalokho uJehova eyalile ngesandla sikaMose ezizweni eziyisishiyagalolunye nasenxenyeni yesizwe.

³ Ngokuba uMose wazinika ifa lezizwe ezimbili nenxenye ngaphesheya kweJordani, kepha amaLevi akawanikanga ifa phakathi kwazo.

⁴ Ngokuba abantwana bakwaJosefa babe yizizwe ezimbili, uManase no-Efrayimi; ngalokho amaLevi akawanikanga isabelo ezweni, kuphela imizi yokuhlala, namadlelo ayo ezinkomo zawo, nempahla yawo.

⁵ Njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose, benze njalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, balihlukanisa izwe.

⁶ Abantwana bakoJuda basebesiza kuJoshuwa eGiligali; uKalebi indodana kaJefune umKhenazi wathi kuye: Wena uyakwazi okwakhulunywa nguJehova kuMozisi umuntu kaNkulunkulu ngami lawe eKadeshi Barineya.

⁷ Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amane lapho uMose inceku kaJehova wangithuma ngisuka eKadeshi Barineya ukuhlola izwe; ngaphinda ngatshumayela kuye njengokusenhliziyweni yami.

⁸ Kepha abafowethu abakhuphuka nami bancibilikisa izinhliziyo zabantu, kepha mina ngamlandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngokupheleleyo.

⁹ UMose wafunga ngalolo suku, wathi: “Impela izwe olunyathelwe yizinyawo zakho liyakuba yifa lakho nelababantwana bakho kuze kube phakade, ngokuba umlandele uJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngokupheleleyo.

¹⁰ Manje bheka, uJehova ungigcinile njengokusho kwakhe le minyaka engamashumi amane nanhlanu, selokhu uJehova akhuluma leli zwi kuMose, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bezulazula ehlane; manje bheka, sengiyizinsuku ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili neminyaka emihlanu.

¹¹ Ngisenamandla namuhla njengasosukwini uMose angithuma ngalo; njengalokho ayenjalo amandla ami ngaleso sikhathi, anjalo amandla ami manje okulwa, nokuphuma nokungena.

¹² Manje nginike le ntaba uJehova akhuluma ngayo ngalolo suku; ngokuba wezwa ngalolo suku ukuthi ama-Anaki akhona, nemizi mikhulu, ibiyelwe; uma uJehova enami, ngiyakuba-khona ukubaxosha, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile.

¹³ UJoshuwa wambusisa, wamnika uKalebi indodana kaJefune iHebroni njengefa.

¹⁴ Ngakho iHebroni laba yifa likaKalebi indodana kaJefune, umKhenazi, kuze kube namuhla, ngokuba wamlandela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngokupheleleyo.

¹⁵ Igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati-Arba kuqala; u-Arba wayengumuntu omkhulu phakathi kwama-Anaki. Izwe laphumula empini.