UJOTJHUWA 6 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

¹ IJerikho gade ivalwe ntsi ngebanga lama-Israyeli. Bekungaphumi begodu kungangeni muntu.

² USomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Qala, nginikele esandleni sakho iJerikho, ikosi yakhona kanye neengorho zakhona.

³ Thatha woke amadoda wepi nizombeleze iJerikho kanye. Lokho ukwenze amalanga asithandathu.

⁴ Abaphristi abalikhomba abaphethe iimpalapala zamaqama ezilikhomba bakhambe phambi komfaji. Ngelanga lekhomba nizombeleze idorobho kalikhomba bese abaphristi bavuthele iimpalapalezo.

⁵ Bazakuvuthela iimpalapala ihlandla elide. Kuzakuthi nanizwa ukuvuthelokho bese abantu bahlaba umkhosi wepi. Umthangala wedorobho uzakubhusuka phasi bese abantu bazingenele, omunye nomunye lapha akhona.”

⁶ Yeke uJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni wabiza abaphristi wathi kibo: “Thwalani umfaji wesivumelwano bese abaphristi abalikhomba baphathe iimpalapala zamaqama ezilikhomba bakhambe phambi komfaji kaSomnini.”

⁷ Wathi ebantwini: “Ragelani phambili, abantu bazombeleze idorobho. Amadoda ahlomileko akhambe phambi komfaji kaSomnini.”

⁸ Kwenzeka njengombana uJotjhuwa ayale abantu: Abaphristi abalikhomba abaphethe iimpalapala ezilikhomba phambi komfaji kaSomnini batjhinga phambili, bavuthela iimpalapalezo. Umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini wabalandela

⁹ khisibe amadoda ahlomileko akhamba phambi kwabaphristi ebebavuthela iimpalapala, abantu abangemuva balandela umfaji. Iimpalapala zaragela phambili nokuvuthelwa,

¹⁰ kodwana uJotjhuwa gade ayale abantu wathi: “Ningahlabi umkhosi wepi namkha nibange itjhada, ningavuli ngitjho nemilomenu bekube kumhla nginiyala bonyana nirhuwelele. Nasele ngitjhwile, seningahlaba-ke umkhosi wepi.”

¹¹ Ngaleyondlela wazombisa umfaji kaSomnini edorobheni. Abantu balizombeleza kanye babuyela ngekampeni, balala ubusukobo lapho.

¹² Ngakusasa uJotjhuwa wavuka ekuseni. Abaphristi bathwala umfaji kaSomnini.

¹³ Abaphristi abalikhomba abaphethe iimpalapala ezilikhomba bakhamba phambi komfaji, baragela phambili ngokuvuthela iimpalapala. Phambi kwabo kwakhamba amadoda ahlomileko kwathi ngemuva komfaji kwalandela abantu khibe iimpalapala zirhagele.

¹⁴ Nelangeni lesibili bazombeleza idorobho kanye, babuyela ekampeni. Benza njalo amalanga asithandathu.

¹⁵ Elangeni lekhomba bavuka ngesamarimarima, bazombeleza idorobho njengombana bebenza emihleni. Kodwana mhlokho kwaba kalikhomba.

¹⁶ Kuthe nasele bazombeleza kwekhomba, bona abaphristi babethe iimpalapala, uJotjhuwa wathi ebantwini: “Rhuwelelani! USomnini uniphe idorobheli!

¹⁷ Idorobho nakho koke okukilo kuzakunikelwa uSomnini kobana kubhujiswe. Kuzakusinda uRarhabu ingwadla nabo boke abanaye ngekumbenakhe ngombana wafihla iinthunywa esasizithumile.

¹⁸ Zilondeni ezintweni ezikhethelwe ukubhujiswa ngombana nanizithathako nizakubangela bonyana ikampa yama-Israyeli ibhujiswe, ngalokho niyibangele ihlekelele.

¹⁹ Kodwana loke isiliva negolide kanye nezitja zekoporo nezesimbi zikhethekile kuSomnini, zizakubulungelwa ikumba yamagugu kaSomnini.”

²⁰ Yeke abantu barhuwelela, kwavuthelwa neempalapala. Kuthe bona abantu bezwe ukulila kweempalapala, bahlaba umkhosi, umthangala weJerikho wabhusuka phasi. Abantu bazingenela, omunye nomunye lapha akhona. Bathumba idorobho,

²¹ babhubhisa koke okukilo, amadoda nabafazi, abatjha nabadala, iinkomo, izimvu kanye nabodumbana ngesabula.

²² UJotjhuwa wathi emadodeni amabili ebegade ayokuhlola inarha: “Khambani niye ekumbeni yengwadla niyoyithatha kanye nabo boke abanayo njengombana nafunga kiyo.”

²³ Yeke amadoda lawo akhamba ayokukhupha uRarhabu, uyise, unina, abafowabo kanye nabo boke abanaye. Iye, akhupha woke umndenakhe awuhlalisa ngaphandle kwekampa yama-Israyeli.

²⁴ Ama-Israyeli atjhisa idorobho nakho koke ebekukilo. Kwaba lisiliva negolide kanye nezitja zekoporo nezesimbi kwaphela abakubulungela ikumba yamagugu kaSomnini.

²⁵ UJotjhuwa azange abulale uRarhabu ingwadla, uyise kanye nabo boke ebebanaye. Umfazi loyo neenzukulwana zakhe zahlala kwa-Israyeli bekube namhlanje ngombana wafihla iinthunywa uJotjhuwa ayezithume bona zihlole iJerikho.

²⁶ UJotjhuwa wabafungisa ngesikhatheso wathi: “Akanikelelwe phambi kwakaSomnini umuntu ozakuncama avuselele idorobho leJerikhweli. Ngomphefumulo wendodanakhe elizibulo uzakuleya isisekelo sedorobho, ngomphefumulo wendodanakhe ebuphetjhani ajamise amasangwalo.”

²⁷ Yeke uSomnini waba noJotjhuwa, idumo lakhe lasabalala nenarha yoke.