a3:17
b3:12
c3:13,15
dDute 27:2
e4:8,19
f4:21; Eks 12:26; Hlab 44:1
g3:13,16
hEks 12:14; Nani 16:40
i4:3
jEks 13:18; Josh 1:14
kNani 32:27,28
l3:7
mEks 25:16,22
n3:15
o5:9; Josh 4:3
p4:9
q4:6
r3:17
s2:10; Eks 14:21
t1 Kho 8:42,43; 2 Kho 19:19; Hlab 83:18, 106:8
uDute 3:24
vEks 14:31; Dute 6:2

Joshua 4

Amatshe alitshumi lambili athathwa eJordani abe yisikhumbuzo

1Kwasekusithi lapho isizwe sonke sesiqede ukuchapha iJordani, iNkosi yakhuluma kuJoshuwa isithi a: 2Zithathele amadoda alitshumi lambili ebantwini, indoda ibenye kuleso lalesosizwe b, 3uwalaye uthi: Zithatheleni okuvela lapha phakathi kweJordani kuleyondawo, lapho obekumi khona inyawo zabapristi ziqinile c, amatshe alitshumi lambili, liwathwale lichaphe lawo d, liwabeke endaweni yokulala lapho elizalala khona ebusuku e. 4UJoshuwa wasebiza amadoda alitshumi lambili ayewalungisile ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, indoda yabanye kuleso lalesosizwe. 5UJoshuwa wasesithi kuwo: Dlulani phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lingene phakathi kweJordani, lizithathele, lowo lalowo, ilitshe elilodwa, aletshate ehlombe, njengokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, 6ukuze lokhu kube yisiboniso phakathi kwenu. Nxa abantwana benu bebuza kusasa besithi: Ayini lamatshe kini f? 7Lizabatshela-ke: Ngoba amanzi eJordani aqunywa phambi komtshotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi. Lapho uchapha iJordani, amanzi eJordani aqunywa g. Ngakho lamatshe azakuba yisikhumbuzo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli kuze kube nininini h. 8Labantwana bakoIsrayeli benza njalo njengokulaya kukaJoshuwa, bathatha amatshe alitshumi lambili phakathi kweJordani, njengokutsho kweNkosi kuJoshuwa, ngokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli; bawathwala bachapha lawo, baya endaweni lapho abalala khona, bawabeka khona. 9UJoshuwa wasemisa amatshe alitshumi lambili phakathi kweJordani endaweni lapho inyawo zabapristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano ezazimi khona. Njalo asekhona lapho kuze kube lamuhla i.

10Ngoba abapristi ababethwele umtshokotsho bema phakathi kweJordani kwaze kwaphela yonke into iNkosi eyayimlaye yona uJoshuwa ukuyitshela abantu, njengakho konke uMozisi ayekulaye uJoshuwa. Labantu baphangisa bachapha. 11Kwasekusithi bonke abantu sebeqedile ukuchapha, umtshokotsho weNkosi wachapha, labapristi phambi kwabantu. 12Njalo abantwana bakoRubeni labantwana bakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase bachapha behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli j, njengokubatshela kukaMozisi k. 13Phose izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane behlomele impi, bachapha phambi kweNkosi ukuya empini, emagcekeni eJeriko. 14Ngalolosuku iNkosi yamkhulisa uJoshuwa emehlweni kaIsrayeli wonke, njalo bamesaba njengalokhu babemesaba uMozisi insuku zonke zempilo yakhe l.

15INkosi yasikhuluma kuJoshuwa isithi: 16Laya abapristi abathwala umtshokotsho wobufakazi ukuthi bakhuphuke eJordani m. 17UJoshuwa wasebalaya abapristi esithi: Khuphukani eJordani. 18Kwasekusithi lapho abapristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi sebekhuphukile phakathi kweJordani, lengaphansi yenyawo zabapristi isiphakanyiselwe emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi eJordani abuyela endaweni yawo, ahamba njengamandulo aphuphuma enkunjini zonke zayo n.

19Labantu bakhuphuka besuka eJordani ngolwetshumi lwenyanga yokuqala, bamisa inkamba eGiligali ephethelweni lempumalanga yeJeriko o. 20Lalawomatshe alitshumi lambili abawathatha eJordani uJoshuwa wawamisa eGiligali p. 21Wakhuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli esithi: Nxa abantwana benu bebuza kusasa kuboyise besithi: Ayini lamatshe q? 22Lizabazisa-ke abantwana benu lisithi: UIsrayeli wayichapha le iJordani emhlabathini owomileyo r. 23Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yenza amanzi eJordani atsha phambi kwenu laze lachapha, njengokwenza kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kuLwandle oluBomvu eyalomisa phambi kwethu saze sachapha s, 24ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zazi isandla seNkosi t, ukuthi silamandla u, ukuze liyesabe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu zonke izinsuku v.

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