UJOTJHUWA 3 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Ama-Israyeli ayama iJordani

¹ UJotjhuwa wavuka ngamasa; yena nawo woke ama-Israyeli basuka eTjhithimu baya eJordani bafese bahlala lapho ngaphambi kobana bayame.

² Ekupheleni kwamalanga amathathu iinkhulu zakhamba zigega nekampa,

³ zayala abantu zathi: “Lokha nanibona umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini uZimenu uthwelwe baphristi bamaLevi, fudukani eendaweni zenu niwulandele,

⁴ ukuze nazi indlela ekumele nikhambe ngayo ngombana azange khenikhambe ngendlela le ngaphambilini. Nokho kumele kube nesikhala phakathi kwenu nawo, kube sibanga esingaba mamitha amakhulu athobako. Ningatjhideli hlanu kwawo.”

⁵ UJotjhuwa wathi ebantwini: “Zihlambululeni ngombana kusasa uSomnini uzokwenza iimangaliso phakathi kwenu.”

⁶ Godu uJotjhuwa wathi kubaphristi: “Thwalani umfaji wesivumelwano, nikhambe phambi kwabantu niyame.” Yeke bawuqubula, bakhamba phambi kwabantu.

⁷ USomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Namhlanje ngizokuthoma ukukukhulisa emehlwenawo woke ama-Israyeli ukuze azi bonyana njengombana nganginoMosi, nawe ngizakuba nawe.

⁸ Wena yala abaphristi abathwele umfaji wesivumelwano bona nabafika eligwini lomlambo iJordani, bajame.”

⁹ UJotjhuwa wathi kuma-Israyeli: “Tjhidelani nizokwizwa amezwi sakaSomnini uZimenu.”

¹⁰ Waraga wathi: “Ngalokhu nizakwazi bonyana uZimu ophilako uphakathi kwenu: Ngambala uzakuqotjha phambi kwenu amaKanana, amaRhithi, amaRhivi, amaPerizi, amaGirigatjhi, ama-Amori namaJebusi.

¹¹ Qalani, umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini wephasi loke wayama iJordani phambi kwenu.

¹² Ngalokho-ke thathani amadoda alitjhumi nambili eenkorweni zakwa-Israyeli. Akube yindoda ngayinye ekorweni ngayinye.

¹³ Kuzakuthi lokha iinyawo zabaphristi abathwele umfaji kaZimu onguSomnini wephasi loke nazikghwatha amanzi weJordani, amanzi avela ngehla azakujama angasadluli bese akghubelelane akhuphuke abe yintaba.”

¹⁴ Yeke kwathi lokha abantu nabafudusa amatendabo bona bayokuyama iJordani, abaphristi abathwele umfaji wesivumelwano bakhamba phambi kwabo.

¹⁵ Nanyana iJordani beyithwala iingodo ngeenkhathi zokuvuna, kwathi bona iinyawo zabaphristi abathwele umfaji zikghwathe amanzi wakhona,

¹⁶ lawo avela ngehla ajama athoma ukukhuphuka aba yintaba. Lokhu kwenzeka kude e-Adamu okulidorobho elihlanu kweTsaretani ukuze amanzi ageleza ukuyela ngelwandle lomrhoba, okulilwandle leTswayi, aqunteke. Abantu bayama manqophana neJerikho.

¹⁷ Lokha ama-Israyeli nasayama njalo akhamba ehlabathini eyomileko, abaphristi ebebathwele umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini bajama ehlabathini eyomileko phakathi kweJordani soke isizwe besaqeda ukuyama.