a2:1
b1:11
c1:10
d2:8; Nani 10:33; Dute 31:9,25, 17:18
eEks 19:12
fEks 19:10,14,15; Levi 20:7; Nani 11:18; Josh 7:13; 1 Sam 16:5; Jow 2:16
gNani 4:15
h4:14; 1 Lan 29:25; 2 Lan 1:1
i1:5
j3:3
k3:17
lHos 1:10; Dute 5:26; 1 Sam 17:26; 2 Kho 19:4; Mat 16:16; 1 Thes 1:9
mHlu 11:24
nEks 13:5
o3:13; Mika 4:13; Zek 4:14, 6:5; Dute 9:3
p4:2,4
qNani 13:2
r3:15,16
s3:13; Mika 4:13; Zek 4:14, 6:5; Dute 9:3
tEks 15:8; Hlab 114:3
uSeb 7:45
v3:13
w1 Lan 12:15; Jer 12:5, 49:19, 50:44
x4:18, 5:10,12
y1 Kho 4:12, 7:46; Hlu 7:22; 1 Kho 11:26
zDute 3:17
aaGen 14:3
abEks 14:29

Joshua 3

UIsrayeli uchapha iJordani

1UJoshuwa wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, basuka eShithimi, bafika eJordani, yena labo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli; basebelala khona bengakachaphi a. 2Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwensuku ezintathu b induna zadabula phakathi kwenkamba c; 3zalaya abantu zisithi: Nxa libona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, labapristi, amaLevi, bewuthwele, lina-ke lisuke endaweni yenu liwulandele d. 4Kodwa kuzakuba khona ibanga phakathi kwenu lawo, phose ingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngesilinganiso; lingasondeli kuwo; ukuze lazi indlela elizahamba ngayo, ngoba kalidlulanga ngalindlela mandulo e. 5UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: Zingcweliseni, ngoba kusasa iNkosi izakwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwenu f. 6UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kubapristi esithi: Phakamisani umtshokotsho wesivumelwano, ledlule phambi kwabantu. Basebewuphakamisa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano, bahamba phambi kwabantu g.

7INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Lamuhla ngizaqala ukukukhulisa emehlweni kaIsrayeli wonke h ukuze bazi ukuthi njengalokho ngangiloMozisi, ngizakuba lawe i. 8Wena-ke uzalaya abapristi abathwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano uthi: Nxa selifikile ekhunjini lwamanzi eJordani j, lizakuma eJordani k.

9UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli: Sondelani lapha, lizwe amazwi eNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. 10UJoshuwa wasesithi: Ngalokhu lizakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu l, lokuthi uzawaxotsha lokuwaxotsha m elifeni amaKhanani lamaHethi lamaHivi lamaPerizi lamaGirigashi lamaAmori lamaJebusi asuke ngaphambi kwenu n. 11Khangelani, umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi yomhlaba wonke uzachapha phambi kwenu eJordani o. 12Ngakho-ke zithatheleni amadoda alitshumi lambili ezizweni zakoIsrayeli p, indoda ibenye kuleso lalesosizwe q. 13Kuzakuthi-ke lapho ingaphansi yenyawo zabapristi abathwele umtshokotsho weNkosi r, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke, zizakuma emanzini eJordani, amanzi eJordani azaqunywa, amanzi ehlayo evela phezulu s; azakuma abe yinqwaba eyodwa t.

14Kwasekusithi abantu besuka emathenteni abo ukuchapha iJordani, abapristi bathwala umtshokotsho wesivumelwano phambi kwabantu u. 15Lalapho abathwele umtshokotsho befika eJordani, lenyawo zabapristi abathwele umtshokotsho zigxanyuzwa ephethelweni lamanzi v (ngoba iJordani liyagcwala enkunjini zonke zalo w zonke izinsuku zokuvuna x), 16amanzi ehlayo evela phezulu ema, aphakama aba yinqwaba eyodwa, khatshana kakhulu lomuzi iAdamu, oseceleni kweZarethani y; lalawo ehlela elwandle lwamagceke z, ulwandle lweTshwayi, aphela aqunywa. Labantu bachapha maqondana leJeriko aa. 17Labapristi abathwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi bema emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kweJordani beqinile, loIsrayeli wonke wachapha emhlabathini owomileyo, isizwe sonke saze saqeda ukuchapha iJordani ab.

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