UJoshuwa 5 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 5 Ukuhlubuka kukaJoshuwa kubiza indawo ngokuthi iGiligali

¹ Kwathi lapho onke amakhosi ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo onke amakhosi amaKhanani asolwandle, ezwa ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi aseJordani ngaphambili. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, saze sadabula, izinhliziyo zabo zaphela amandla, akwabe kusaba lukhuni kubo ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

² Ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Zenzele omese ababukhali, uphinde usoke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokwesibili.

³ UJoshuwa wazenzela omese ababukhali, wabasoka abantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yejwabu.

⁴ Nasi isizathu sokuba uJoshuwa abasoke: Bonke abantu abaphuma eGibhithe, abesilisa, yebo, wonke amadoda empi, bafela ehlane endleleni ngemva kokuphuma kwabo eGibhithe.

⁵ Bonke abantu abaphuma basokwa; kodwa bonke abantu ababezalelwe ehlane endleleni ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe abazange babasoke.

⁶ Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, aze abhubha onke amaqhawe aphuma eGibithe, ngokuba bengalilalelanga izwi likaJehova; uJehova afunga kubo ukuthi akayikuba nalutho. Sibabonise izwe uJehova alifungela okhokho babo ukusinika lona, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.

⁷ Abantwana babo abavuse esikhundleni sabo, basoka uJoshuwa, ngokuba babengabangasokile, ngokuba babengabasokanga endleleni.

⁸ Kwathi sebeqedile ukusoka abantu bonke, bahlala ezindaweni zabo ekamu baze baphola.

⁹ INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Lamuhla ngilethulile kini ihlazo leGibhithe. Ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iGiligali kuze kube namuhla.

¹⁰ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamisa eGiligali, bagcina iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga kusihlwa emathafeni aseJeriko.

¹¹ Badla ngosuku olulandelayo emva kwephasika ukolweni wezwe, amaqebelengwane angenamvubelo nokolweni okuthosiwe ngalolo suku.

Umkhuzi webutho

¹² Imana lanqamuka ngangomuso sebedlile ukolweni wezwe; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababa naso imana; kepha badla ezithelweni zezwe laseKhanani ngalowo mnyaka.

¹³ UJoshuwa wayeseJeriko, waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka, bheka, nanto indoda imi maqondana naye iphethe inkemba yayo ehoshiweyo esandleni sayo; uJoshuwa waya kuye, wathi kuye: “Ungowethu noma ungowezitha zethu na?

¹⁴ Wathi: “Qha; kodwa manje ngiyinduna yebutho leNkosi. UJoshuwa wawa ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini, wakhuleka kuye, wathi kuye: “Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo na?

¹⁵ Induna yempi kaJehova yathi kuJoshuwa: “Khumula izicathulo zakho onyaweni lwakho; ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele. UJoshuwa wenze njalo.