UJoshuwa 9 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 9 iGibeyoni nabakhileyo kulo

¹ Kwasekusithi lapho wonke amakhosi ayengaphetsheya kweJodani, ezintabeni, leezigodini, lakuyo yonke imikhawulo yoLwandle oluKhulu malungana leLebhanoni, amaHethi, lamaAmori, lamaKhanani, lamaPherizi, amaHivi namaJebusi ezwa ngakho;

² basebebuthana ukulwa nganhliziyonye loJoshuwa loIsrayeli.

³ Lapho abakhileyo eGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile eJeriko nase-Ayi,

⁴ Benza ngobuqili, bahamba, bazenza izithunywa, bathatha amasaka amadala ezimbongolweni zabo, nezingqalathi zewayini, ezindala, eziklebhukile, neziboshiwe;

⁵ nezicathulo ezigugile ezinyaweni zabo, nezingubo ezigugile; isinkwa sonke sokudla kwabo sasomile sikhuntile.

⁶ Baya kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali, bathi kuye nakubantu bakwa-Israyeli: “Sivela ezweni elikude; bese wenza isivumelwano nathi manje.

⁷ Amadoda akoIsrayeli asesithi kumaHivi: Mhlawumbe lihlala phakathi kwethu; siyakwenza kanjani isivumelwano nawe na?

⁸ Bathi kuJoshuwa: “Siyizinceku zakho.” UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Ningobani na? kanti ungowaphi?

⁹ Base bethi kuye: “Izinceku zakho zivela ezweni elikude kakhulu ngenxa yegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba sizwile umbiko wakhe nakho konke akwenzayo eGibithe,

¹⁰ nakho konke akwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, kuSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, naku-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani owayese-Ashitaroti.

¹¹ Ngalokho 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.

¹² Lesi sinkwa sethu sasithatha sifudumala ezindlini zethu njengokudla ngosuku esaphuma ngalo ukuya kini; kepha manje bhekani, sesomile, siyabubula;

¹³ Futhi lezi zikhwama zewayini esazigcwalisa zazizintsha; futhi bheka, zaziklebhukile, futhi lezi zingubo zethu nezicathulo zethu zaguga ngenxa yohambo olude kakhulu.

¹⁴ Amadoda ayesethatha empahleni yawo, akabuzanga lutho emlonyeni kaJehova.

¹⁵ UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, wenza isivumelwano nabo ukubayeka baphile; nezinduna zebandla zafunga kubo.

¹⁶ Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezintathu benze isivumelwano labo, bezwa ukuthi bangomakhelwane babo lokuthi bahlala phakathi kwabo.

¹⁷ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu. Imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni, neKefira, neBheroti, neKiriyati Jeharimi.

¹⁸ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazange bawahlule, ngokuba izikhulu zenhlangano zazifunge uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Ibandla lonke lakhonona ngezikhulu.

¹⁹ Zonke izikhulu zathi kulo lonke ibandla: “Sibafungile uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; ngakho-ke singase singabathinti manje.

²⁰ Lokhu sizakwenza kubo; futhi sizobayeka baphile, ukuze ulaka lungasehleleli ngenxa yesifungo esafunga kubo.

²¹ Izikhulu zathi kubo: “Bayekeni baphile; kodwa mababe abagawuli bezinkuni nabagawuli bamanzi benhlangano yonke; njengokusho kwezikhulu kubo.

²² UJoshuwa wababiza, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Nisikhohliseleni ngokuthi: ‘Sikude kakhulu nani; lapho uhlala phakathi kwethu?

²³ Ngakho-ke niqalekisiwe, futhi akukho noyedwa kini oyokhululwa esigqileni, nakubagawuli bezinkuni, nemithombo yamanzi yendlu kaNkulunkulu wami.

²⁴ Bamphendula 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.

²⁵ Manje bhekani, sisesandleni senu; yenza kithi njengokuhle nokulungile emehlweni akho.

²⁶ Wenza kanjalo kubo, wabakhulula esandleni sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bangababulali.

²⁷ UJoshuwa wabenza abagawuli bezinkuni nemithombo yamanzi ngalolo suku, bebandla nase-altare likaJehova, kuze kube namuhla endaweni abengayikhetha.