Joshua 23
UJoshuwa ulaya abantu ukuthi bathembeke
1Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezinengi emva kokuthi iNkosi isimphumuzile a uIsrayeli ezitheni zonke zabo inhlangothi zonke, loJoshuwa wayesemdala b elensuku ezinengi, 2uJoshuwa wabiza uIsrayeli wonke c, abadala babo, lenhloko zabo, labahluleli babo, lenduna zabo d, wathi kubo: Mina sengimdala ngilensuku ezinengi. 3Lina selibonile konke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ekwenzileyo kulezizizwe zonke ngenxa yenu, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yiyo elilweleyo e. 4Bonani, ngilabele ngenkatho f lezizizwe eziseleyo zibe yilifa lezizwe zenu, kusukela eJordani, lazo zonke izizwe engiziqumileyo, ngitsho kuze kube selwandle olukhulu g lapho okutshona khona ilanga. 5INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izazixotsha-ke h phambi kwenu, izixotshe elifeni phambi kwenu, njalo lizakudla ilifa lelizwe, njengalokho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ikhulumile kini i. 6Ngakho qinani kakhulu ukugcina lokwenza konke okubhaliweyo egwalweni lomlayo kaMozisi j, ukuze lingaphambuki kuwo liye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo k, 7ukuze lingangeni kulezi izizwe l, lezi ezisele lani, lingaphathi ibizo labonkulunkulu bazo m, lingafungisi ngabo n, lingabakhonzi, lingakhothami kubo, 8kodwa linamathele o eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu njengoba lenzile kuze kube lamuhla. 9Ngoba iNkosi ixotshile elifeni phambi kwenu izizwe ezinkulu lezilamandla p; lina-ke kakulamuntu ome phambi kwenu q kuze kube lamuhla. 10Umuntu oyedwa kini uzaxotsha inkulungwane r, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yiyo elilwelayo, njengalokho ikhulumile kini s. 11Ngakho ziqaphelisiseni t ukuthanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. 12Ngoba uba libuyela lokubuyela u, linamathele kunsali yalezizizwe, lezi ezisele lani, lithathane lazo v, lingene kuzo, lazo kini, 13yazini lokwazi ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kayiyikuqhubeka ngokuzixotsha elifeni lezizizwe phambi kwenu w; kodwa zizakuba yisifu lomjibila kini x, zibe luswazi enhlangothini zenu, lameva emehlweni enu, lize libhubhe liphele kulelilizwe elihle, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinike lona. 14Khangelani-ke, ngihamba lamuhla ngendlela yomhlaba wonke y. Njalo liyazi enhliziyweni yenu yonke lemphefumulweni wenu wonke ukuthi akukho lelizwi elilodwa elehlulekayo kuwo wonke amazwi amahle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ewakhulumileyo phezu kwenu z; wonke ezile kini, akukho lelizwi elilodwa elehlulekayo kuwo. 15Kuzakuthi-ke, njengalokhu zonke izinto ezinhle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyazikhuluma kini sezilehlele, ngokunjalo iNkosi izalehlisela zonke izinto ezimbi aa, ize ilibhubhise liphele kulelilizwe elihle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinike lona. 16Uba liseqa isivumelwano ab seNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyalilaya sona, lisuke liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, likhothame kibo, khona ulaka lweNkosi luzalivuthela, libhubhe masinyane liphele kulelilizwe elihle elinike lona.
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