Joshuwa 2 - Siswati 1996 Bible

Tinhloli taJoshuwa tingenisa kaRahabi eJerikho

¹ Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, wase utfumela tinhloli letimbili ngasense kusuka eShithimu, watsi: “Hambani niyewuhlola lela live, ikakhulu lidolobha laseJerikho.” Ngako-ke tahamba tefika khona, tangenisa endlini kaRahabi, ingwadla, tahlala khona.

² Inkhosi yaseJerikho yatjelwa, kwatsiwa: “Kukhona emadvodza aka-Israyeli lasatfumbelete adzimate efika la kulobusuku; atewuhlola lelive.”

³ Ngako inkhosi yaseJerikho yavele yatfumela livi kuRahabi, yatsi: “Khipha lawo madvodza langenise endlini kakho, ngobe etele kutawuhlola lonkhe lelive.”

⁴ Rahabi abesawatsetse lamadvodza wawafihla. Ngako watsi: “Yebo, kona lamadvodza efikile lapha kami, kodvwa angikawati kutsi abephumaphi.

⁵ Kutsite kusihlwa nakuhwalala, nasekutawuvalwa emasango, lamadvodza aphuma ahamba. Angiwati kutsi aphume ashonaphi. Phutfumani niwacoshe. Ningahle niwabambe.”

⁶ Empeleni Rahabi abewatsetse lamadvodza wawafihla etulu eluphahleni emabibini etinhlanga teflekisi labetibeke eluphahleni ngabolonina.

⁷ Ngako-ke letitfunywa tagijima, talandzela letinhloli, tehla ngemgwaco locondza ngasematubukweni eJordane. Tatsi kube tiphume, emasango avalwa.

⁸ Tatsi tinhloli tisengakalali, Rahabi wenyuka waya kuto eluphahleni,

⁹ wafike wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi Simakadze uniphe lelive. Sonkhe sehlelwe kwesaba lokukhulu ngani, kantsi futsi tonkhe tive letakhile kulelive setingenwe ngemanti emadvolweni, ngenca yekwesaba nine.

¹⁰ Sivile kutsi Simakadze walomisa kanjani Lwandle Lolubovu embikwenu ngesikhatsi niphuma eGibhithe, nekutsi nentani kuSihoni na-Ogi, emakhosi lamabili ema-Amori, lenawabhubhisa ngelusiko lwenkemba ngasemphumalanga kwemfula iJordane.

¹¹ Satsi kube sikuve loko, tinhlitiyo tetfu tashona phansi, kwabate namunye lowasala anesibindzi emkhatsini wetfu ngenca yenu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nguye longuNkulunkulu ezulwini etulu, nasemhlabeni phansi.

¹² Manje-ke ngitsi fungani lapha kimi ngaSimakadze kutsi njengobe nami nginiphetse kahle, nani niyakungiphatsa kahle mine nemndeni wababe, ninginike luphawu lwesiciniseko,

¹³ sekutsi nase nisihlasela, ningeke nimbulale babe, namake, nabomnaketfu, nabodzadzewetfu kanye nemindeni yabo, kodvwa nisephule ekufeni.”

¹⁴ Letinhloli tamnika siciniseko, tatsi: “Imphilo yenu siyibambisa ngemphilo yetfu. Nangabe nine ningeke nitjele muntfu ngalomsebenti lesite ngawo, siyakuniphatsa kahle nangekwetsembeka ngesikhatsi Simakadze asinika lelive.”

¹⁵ Wabakhipha ngentsambo efasitelweni, ngobe indlu yakhe yayakhelwe elubondzeni lwelidolobha, abehlala elubondzeni.

¹⁶ Watiyalisisa watsi: “Hambani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, funa laba labanicoshako bahlangane nani. Nibobhaca khona, kudzimate kuphele emalanga lamatsatfu, baze bancandzeke. Emvakwaloko bese niyahamba-ke.”

¹⁷ Lamadvodza akhuluma atsi: “Singeke sibopheleke kulesifungo losifungise sona,

¹⁸ ngaphandle kwekutsi wente naku: Nase silingenela lelive lenu, wena ubobopha lentsambo lebovu efasitelweni losikhiphe ngalo. Uyihlo, nenyoko, nabomnakenu, nabo bonkhe bemndeni weyihlo, ubobacocela ndzawonye lapha endlini yakho.

¹⁹ Lowo loyawuphumela ngaphandle kwendlu yakho, aye esitaladini, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwakhe, tsine siyawubate licala. Ngulowo nalowo muntfu losendlini yakho kanye nawe, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwetfu, nangabe uke watsintfwa nje.

²⁰ Kodvwa nangabe uyibhabata lendzaba, singeke sibopheleke kulesifungo lowasifungisa sona.”

²¹ Rahabi waphendvula watsi: “Ngiyavuma, akube njengobe nisho nine.” Ngako wase uyatihambisa letinhloli, tahamba. Wase ubopha lentsambo lebovu kulelo fasitelo.

²² Letinhloli tesuka tahamba tacondza etintsabeni, tafike tabhaca khona emalanga lamatsatfu, baze bancandzeka laba bebaticosha, ngobe bese batifune yonkhe indlela bangete batitfola.

²³ Letinhloli letimbili tehla etintsabeni setincandzeka, tewela tabuyela kuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, tafike tamlandzisa yonkhe indzaba nangako konkhe lokwativelela.

²⁴ Letinhloli takhuluma kuJoshuwa, tatsi: “Ngempela Simakadze lonkhe lelive ulinikele etandleni tetfu; bonkhe bantfu bakulelive bayatfutfumela ngatsi.”