Joshua 11

UJoshuwa unqoba ilizwe lonke

1Kwasekusithi lapho uJabini a inkosi yeHazori b ekuzwa, wathumela kuJobabi c inkosi yeMadoni d, lenkosini yeShimironi e, lenkosini yeAkishafi f, 2lemakhosini ayengenyakatho ezintabeni, lemagcekeni, eningizimu kweKinerothi g, lesihotsheni, lemaqaqeni eDori entshonalanga h, 3amaKhanani empumalanga lentshonalanga, lamaAmori lamaHethi lamaPerizi lamaJebusi entabeni i, lamaHivi j ngaphansi kweHermoni k elizweni leMizipa l. 4Asephuma, wona lawo wonke amabutho awo kanye lawo, abantu abanengi, njengetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle ngobunengi, lamabhiza lenqola okunengi kakhulu m. 5Wonke lamakhosi asehlangana, eza amisa inkamba ndawonye emanzini eMeroma, ukulwa emelene loIsrayeli.

6INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Ungesabi ngenxa yabo, ngoba kusasa phose ngalesisikhathi ngizawanikela wonke esebulewe phambi kukaIsrayeli n; uzaquma imisipha yamabhiza awo o, utshise inqola zawo ngomlilo p. 7UJoshuwa wasesiza, labo bonke abantu bempi kanye laye, bemelene lawo emanzini eMeroma bawajuma q, bawadumela. 8INkosi yasiwanikela esandleni sikaIsrayeli, owawatshaya waxotshana lawo kwaze kwaba seSidoni enkulu, kwaze kwaba seMisirefothi-Mayimi, kwaze kwaba sesihotsheni seMizipa empumalanga r. Bawatshaya, kabaze batshiya insali kubo. 9UJoshuwa wasesenza kiwo njengokutsho kweNkosi kuye; waquma imisipha yamabhiza awo, watshisa inqola zawo ngomlilo s.

10UJoshuwa wasebuya ngalesosikhathi, wathumba iHazori, watshaya inkosi yayo ngenkemba. Ngoba kuqala iHazori yayiyinhloko yayo yonke leyomibuso. 11Batshaya yonke imiphefumulo eyayikiyo ngobukhali benkemba, bayitshabalalisa; kakusalanga lokukodwa okuphefumulayo; wasetshisa iHazori ngomlilo. 12Yonke-ke imizi yalawomakhosi lamakhosi ayo wonke uJoshuwa wakuthumba, wakutshaya ngobukhali benkemba, wakutshabalalisa, njengokulaya kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosi t. 13Kuphela imizi yonke eyayimi emadundulwini ayo uIsrayeli kayitshisanga, ngaphandle kweHazori kuphela uJoshuwa ayitshisayo. 14Layo yonke impango yalimizi lezifuyo abantwana bakoIsrayeli baziphangela. Kuphela bonke abantu babatshaya ngobukhali benkemba baze babachitha; kabatshiyanga loyedwa ophefumulayo.

15Njengalokhu iNkosi yayimlayile uMozisi inceku yayo u, ngokunjalo uMozisi wamlaya uJoshuwa v, langokunjalo uJoshuwa wakwenza; kasusanga lutho kukho konke iNkosi eyakulaya uMozisi w. 16Ngakho uJoshuwa walithatha lelolizwe lonke, izintaba, leningizimu yonke x, lelizwe lonke leGosheni, lesihotsha, lamagceke y, lentaba zakoIsrayeli, lesigodi sakhe z, 17kusukela entabeni yeHalaki aa eyenyukela eSeyiri ab, kuze kube seBhali-Gadi esihotsheni seLebhanoni ac ngaphansi kwentaba yeHermoni ad. Wawathumba wonke amakhosi abo, wawatshaya wawabulala. 18UJoshuwa wayilwa-ke impi insuku ezinengi lawo wonke lawomakhosi. 19Kakubanga lamuzi owenza ukuthula labantwana bakoIsrayeli ngaphandle kwamaHivi abahlali beGibeyoni ae; bayithatha yonke ngempi. 20Ngoba kwakuvela eNkosini ukwenza lukhuni inhliziyo zabo ukuze bahlangabezane loIsrayeli empini, ukuze abatshabalalise af, ukuze bangazuzi umusa, kodwa ukuze ababhubhise, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisi ag.

21UJoshuwa wasesiza ngalesosikhathi, waquma amaAnaki asuke ezintabeni ah, eHebroni ai, eDebiri aj, eAnabi, lentabeni zonke zakoJuda, lakuzo zonke intaba zakoIsrayeli; uJoshuwa wawatshabalalisa lemizi yawo. 22Kakusalanga amaAnaki elizweni labantwana bakoIsrayeli; kuphela eGaza ak, eGathi al, leAshidodi, asala am. 23UJoshuwa wasethatha ilizwe lonke njengakho konke iNkosi eyakukhuluma kuMozisi an. UJoshuwa waselinika laba yilifa kuIsrayeli ao, njengokwehlukaniswa kwabo ngezizwe zabo ap. Ilizwe laseliphumula empini aq.

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