UJoshuwa 5 - IsiZulu 2020

Amakhosi Angenwa Ngamanzi Emadolweni

¹ Kwathi lapho wonke amakhosi ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo wonke amakhosi amaKhanani ayegudle ulwandle, ezwa ukuthi uSimakade womise amanzi eJordani baze bawela bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, angenwa ngamanzi emadolweni, aphelelwa yisibindi ngenxa yabantu bakwa-Israyeli.

Umyalo Wokusoka Abakwa-Israyeli EGiligali

² Ngaleso sikhathi uSimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Yenza imimese ngetshe lensengetsha bese usoka abantu bakwa-Israyeli okwesibili.”

³ Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa wazenzela imimese ngetshe lensengetsha, wasoka abantu bakwa-Israyeli eGqumeni Lamajwabu.

⁴ Kwakuyilesi isizathu sokuba uJoshuwa abasoke: bonke abesilisa kubantu abaphuma eGibhithe, nawo wonke amabutho, babefele endleleni ehlane emveni kokuphuma kwabo eGibhithe.

⁵ Nakuba bonke ababephume eGibhithe babesokiwe, bonke abazalelwa endleleni kudatshulwa ehlane emveni kokuphuma eGibhithe, babengasokiwe.

⁶ Ngokuba abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahamba iminyaka engama-40 ehlane, saze saphela isizwe namadoda empi ababephume eGibhithe, abangalalelanga izwi likaSimakade, afunga ngalo kubo ukuthi abasoze balibone izwe ayethembise ukulinika oyisemkhulu, izwe elichichima ubisi noju.

⁷ Waphakamisa abantwana babo esikhundleni sabo, uJoshuwa wabasoka ngokuba babengasokwanga endleleni;

⁸ kwathi sebesokiwe bonke, bahlala lapho, baze baphola.

⁹ USimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Namuhla ngilisusile kini ihlazo laseGibhithe.” Yingakho leyo ndawo ibizwa ngokuthi yiGiligali, kuze kube namuhla.

UMkhosi WePhasika EGiligali

¹⁰ Ngesikhathi abantu bakwa-Israyeli besakanise eGiligali bagubha uMkhosi wePhasika esigodini iJerikho, kusihlwa ngosuku lwe-14 lwenyanga yokuqala.

¹¹ Ngosuku olulandela umkhosi wePhasika, nangalo lolo lusuku, badla umkhiqizo weKhanani, isinkwa esingenamvubelo nokusanhlamvu okugazingiwe.

¹² Yanqamuka imana ngosuku abaqala ngalo ukudla umkhiqizo weKhanani, abantu bakwa-Israyeli ababange besaba nayo imana, badla izithelo zeKhanani ngalowo nyaka.

UJoshuwa Nomkhuzi Wempi KaSimakade

¹³ Kuthe uJoshuwa eseseduze kwaseJerikho, wathi ebheka, wabona indoda imi phambi kwakhe, iphethe inkemba esandleni. UJoshuwa waya kuyo, wathi: “Ungomunye wethu noma ungomunye wezitha zethu, na?”

¹⁴ Yaphendula yathi: “Angisiye omunye walokho kokubili, kodwa ngingumkhuzi wempi kaSimakade, sengifikile ngizonisiza.” UJoshuwa wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini, eyihlonipha, kodwa wathi kuyo: “Nkosi, uyiyala inceku yakho ukuba yenzeni na?”

¹⁵ Umkhuzi wempi kaSimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Khumula izimbadada zakho ezinyaweni ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele.” UJoshuwa wenza kanjalo.