UJoshuwa 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 4

¹ Kwathi bonke abantu sebechaphile iJordani ngokuhlambulukileyo, uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

² Zithatheleni amadoda alitshumi lambili ebantwini, indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye,

³ Uyala kubo uthi: Thatha lapha phakathi kweJordani, endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi zazimi khona ziqine, amatshe ayishumi nambili, niwathwale, niwashiye endaweni yokulala kwenu. Uzochitha ubusuku kulobu busuku.

⁴ UJoshuwa wayesebiza amadoda ayishumi nambili ayewalungisile kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, indoda eyodwa esizweni.

⁵ UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Welani phambi komphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ningene phakathi kweJordani, nithathe kube yilowo nalowo itshe ehlombe lakhe ngokwesibalo sezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”

⁶ ukuze kube yisibonakaliso phakathi kwenu, lapho abantwana benu bebuza koyise esikhathini esizayo besithi: Litshoni ngalawa matshe?

⁷ Niyakuthi kubo: Amanzi aseJordani anqamukile phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova; ekuweleni kwayo iJordani, amanzi aseJordani anqamuka, lawa matshe abe yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.

⁸ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengalokho uJoshuwa ebayalile, bakhipha amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuJoshuwa, ngokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bahamba nawo baya entabeni. Lapho abalala khona, bazibeka phansi khona.

⁹ UJoshuwa wamisa amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani, endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi ababethwele umphongolo zazimi khona, asekhona kuze kube namuhla.

¹⁰ Abapristi abathwala umphongolo bema phakathi neJordani, kwaze kwaqedwa konke uJehova amyale ngakho uJoshuwa ukuba akukhulume kubantu, njengalokho uMose emyalile uJoshuwa; futhi abantu ngokushesha badlula.

¹¹ Kwathi sebehlambulukile bonke abantu, umphongolo kaJehova nabapristi badabula phambi kwabantu.

¹² Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase badabula behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokho uMose wakhuluma kubo.

¹³ Kwadabula phambi kukaJehova kungathi izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane ezihlomele ukulwa emathafeni aseJeriko.

¹⁴ Ngalolo suku uJehova wamenza waba mkhulu uJoshuwa emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli; bamesaba njengalokho babemesaba uMose zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.

¹⁵ UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

¹⁶ Yala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wobufakazi ukuba benyuke eJordani.

¹⁷ UJoshuwa wayeseyala abapristi, wathi: “Khuphukani eJordani.”

¹⁸ Kwathi lapho abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bekhuphuka eJordani, amathe ezinyawo zabapristi esephakanyiselwe emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi aseJordani abuyela endaweni yawo, ageleza phezu kwawo wonke. Amabhange alo, njengalokho babevame ukwenza.

¹⁹ Abantu basuka eJordani ngolweshumi lwenyanga yokuqala bamisa inkamba eGiligali emngceleni osempumalanga yeJeriko.

²⁰ Lawo matshe ayishumi nambili abawathatha eJordani, uJoshuwa wawamisa eGiligali.

²¹ Wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Nxa abantwana benu beyakubuza oyise esikhathini esizayo, bethi: Ayini lawa matshe na?

²² Kumelwe nitshele abantwana benu nithi: ‘U-Israyeli wawela leli Jordani emhlabathini owomile.

²³ Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu womisa amanzi aseJordani phambi kwenu, naze nawela, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enza ngoLwandle Olukuyo owalomisa phambi kwethu, saze sawela.

²⁴ Ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zisazi isandla sikaJehova ukuthi silamandla, ukuze lesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuze kube nininini.