Deu 1 | Ndebele | STEP | La ngamazwi uMozisi awakhuluma kuIsrayeli wonke nganeno kweJordani enkangala, egcekeni eliqondene leSufi, phakathi kweParani leTofeli leLabani leHazerothi leDizahabi .

1 La ngamazwi uMozisi awakhuluma kuIsrayeli wonke nganeno kweJordani enkangala, egcekeni eliqondene leSufi, phakathi kweParani leTofeli leLabani ^a leHazerothi leDizahabi ^b. 2 Kulensuku ezilitshumi lanye kusukela eHorebe ngendlela yentaba yeSeyiri kusiya eKadeshi-Bhaneya ^c. 3 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amane, ngenyanga yetshumi lanye, ngolokuqala lwenyanga ^d, uMozisi wakhuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli njengakho konke iNkosi eyamlaya ngakho kubo, 4 esemtshayile uSihoni inkosi yamaAmori ^e owayehlala eHeshiboni ^f, loOgi inkosi yeBashani ^g owayehlala eAshitarothi eEdreyi. 5 Nganeno kweJordani, elizweni lakoMowabi, uMozisi waqala ukuchasisa lumlayo esithi: 6 INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yakhuluma kithi eHorebe isithi: Selihlale isikhathi eseneleyo kulintaba ^h. 7 Phendukani lisuke, liye entabeni yamaAmori, lendaweni ezakhelene lawo, egcekeni, entabeni, lesihotsheni, leningizimu, lekhunjini lolwandle, ilizwe lamaKhanani, leLebhanoni, kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi. 8 Bonani, ngibeke ilizwe phambi kwenu. Ngenani, lidle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi eyalifungela oyihlo, oAbrahama, uIsaka, loJakobe, ukubanika lona lenzalo yabo emva kwabo ⁱ.

9 Njalo ngakhuluma kini ngalesosikhathi ngisithi: Kangilakulithwala ngingedwa ^j. 10 INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ilandisile ^k, khangelani-ke, lamuhla linjengenkanyezi zamazulu ngobunengi. 11 INkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, kayandise kini, njengoba linjalo, ngokuphindwe kankulungwane, ilibusise, njengokukhuluma kwayo kini ^l. 12 Ngingedwa ngingathwala njani ^m ubunzima benu lomthwalo wenu lenkani yenu ⁿ? 13 Zithatheleni amadoda ahlakaniphileyo, azwisisayo, laziwayo ezizweni zenu, ngiwabeke-ke abe zinhloko zenu ^o. 14 Laselingiphendula lisithi: Ilizwi olikhulumileyo lilungile ukulenza. 15 Ngasengithatha inhloko zezizwe zenu, amadoda ahlakaniphileyo, aziwayo, ngawabeka aba zinhloko phezu kwenu, induna zezinkulungwane, lenduna zamakhulu, lenduna zamatshumi amahlanu, lenduna zamatshumi ^p, leziphathamandla zezizwe zenu ^q. 16 Ngasengilaya abahluleli benu ngalesosikhathi ngisithi: Zwanini okuphakathi kwabafowenu, lahlulele ngokulunga phakathi komuntu lomfowabo lowezizweni okuye ^r. 17 Lingakhangeli ubuso ekwahluleleni, zwanini omncinyane njengomkhulu; lingesabi ubuso bomuntu ^s, ngoba ukwahlulela kungokukaNkulunkulu. Lendaba elukhuni kini ^t lizayiletha kimi, besengiyizwa ^u. 18 Langalesosikhathi ngalilaya zonke izinto elifanele ukuzenza.

19 Sasesisuka eHorebe, sahamba kuyo yonke leyonkangala enkulu leyesabekayo elayibonayo ngendlela yentaba yamaAmori, njengokusilaya kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ^v, saze safika eKadeshi-Bhaneya ^w. 20 Ngasengisithi kini: Selifikile entabeni yamaAmori iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ezasinika yona. 21 Bona, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ilinikile ilizwe phambi kwakho; yenyuka udle ilifa lalo, njengokutsho kweNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo kuwe; ungesabi, ungadideki ^x. 22 Laselisondela kimi lonke lathi: Asithume amadoda phambi kwethu ukuze asihlolele ilizwe, abuyise ilizwi kithi, indlela esizakwenyuka ngayo, lemizi esizangena kuyo. 23 Lendaba yayinhle emehlweni ami; ngakho ngathatha kini amadoda alitshumi lambili, indodanye ngesizwe ^y. 24 Wona aphenduka, enyukela entabeni ^z aze afika esihotsheni seEshikoli, asihlola. 25 Asethatha okwezithelo zelizwe esandleni sabo, azehlisela kithi; abuyisa ilizwi kithi athi: Ilizwe lihle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu esinika lona. 26 Kanti kalifunanga ukwenyuka, kodwa lavukela umlomo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ^aa, 27 langunguna emathenteni enu lathi ^ab: Ngoba iNkosi yayisizonda, yasikhupha elizweni leGibhithe ukusinikela esandleni samaAmori ukusibhubhisa ^ac. 28 Sizakwenyukela ngaphi? Abafowethu benze inhliziyo yethu iphele amandla ^ad besithi: Abantu bakhulu bade kulathi; imizi mikhulu, ibiyelwe ngemithangala efika emazulwini ^ae; futhi-ke sibonile khona amadodana amaAnaki ^af. 29 Ngasengisithi kini: Lingatshaywa luvalo, libesabe. 30 INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ehamba phambi kwenu, yona izalilwela njengakho konke eyalenzela khona eGibhithe phambi kwamehlo enu ^ag, 31 lenkangala, lapho obone khona ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho yakuthwala njengendoda ithwala indodana yayo, endleleni yonke elahamba ngayo laze lafika kulindawo ^ah. 32 Kodwa ngalelilizwi kalikholwanga iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ^ai 33 eyahamba phambi kwenu endleleni ^aj, ukulidingela indawo ukuze limise inkamba, ngomlilo ebusuku, ukulitshengisa indlela elizahamba ngayo, langeyezi emini ^ak. 34 Kwathi iNkosi isizwile ilizwi lamazwi enu, yathukuthela yafunga yathi ^al: 35 Isibili kakho kulamadoda alesisizukulwana esibi ozabona ilizwe elihle engafunga ukulinika oyihlo ^am, 36 ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune; yena uzalibona. Njalo ngizanika kuye ilizwe anyathela kulo, lakubantwana bakhe, ngoba ulandele iNkosi ngokupheleleyo ^an. 37 Lami iNkosi yangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, isithi: Lawe kawuyikungena khona ^ao. 38 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ^ap oma phambi kwakho, yena uzangena khona ^aq; mqinise, ngoba yena uzakwenza uIsrayeli adle ilifa lalo ^ar. 39 Labantwanyana benu elalisithi bazakuba yimpango, labantwana benu ^as, abangaziyo lamuhla okuhle lokubi, bona bazangena khona; lakubo ngizalinika, bona-ke bazakudla ilifa lalo ^at. 40 Kodwa lina ziphendukeleni, lisuke liye enkangala, indlela yoLwandle oluBomvu ^au. 41 Laseliphendula lisithi kimi: Sonile eNkosini; thina sizakwenyuka siyekulwa, njengakho konke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyasilaya khona ^av. Selihlomile, ngulowo lalowo isikhali sakhe sempi, lacabanga ukuthi kulula ukwenyukela entabeni. 42 INkosi yasisithi kimi: Tshono kubo: Lingenyuki, lingalwi, ngoba kangikho phakathi kwenu, hlezi litshaywe phambi kwezitha zenu ^aw. 43 Ngasengikhuluma kini, kodwa kalilalelanga, lavukela umlomo weNkosi ^ax, laqholoza lenyukela entabeni. 44 Kwathi amaAmori ayehlala entabeni leyo aphuma ukumelana lani, alixotsha ^ay njengokwenziwa zinyosi, alihlakaza eSeyiri, kwaze kwaba seHorma ^az. 45 Laselibuya, lakhala inyembezi phambi kweNkosi, kodwa iNkosi kayilizwanga ilizwi lenu, kayibekanga indlebe kini. 46 Laselihlala eKadeshi insuku ezinengi, njengensuku elahlala ngazo ^ba.