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| 1. | Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaMozisi inceku ye Nkosi, i Nkosi yakhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMozisi, isithi: |
| 2. | UMozisi inceku yami usefile; ngakho-ke sukuma uchaphe le iJordani, wena labo bonke lababantu, liye elizweni engilinika bona, ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli. |
| 3. | Yonke indawo lapho ingaphansi yonyawo lwenu ezanyathela khona ngilinike yona, njengokutsho kwami kuMozisi. |
| 4. | Kusukela enkangala lale iLebhanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi, ilizwe lonke lamaHethi, njalo kufike elwandle olukhulu lapho okutshona khona ilanga, kuzakuba ngumngcele wenu. |
| 5. | Kakulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zempilo yakho. Njengalokhu ngangiloMozisi, ngizakuba lawe; kangiyikukutshiya, kangiyikukulahla. |
| 6. | Qina, ume isibindi, ngoba wena uzakwenza lababantu badle ilifa lelizwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona. |
| 7. | Kuphela qina, ube lesibindi esikhulu, ukugcina ukwenza ngokomlayo wonke uMozisi inceku yami akulaya wona; ungaphambuki kuwo uye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze uphumelele loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. |
| 8. | Ugwalo lwalumlayo lungasuki emlonyeni wakho, kodwa uzindle kuwo emini lebusuku, ukuze ugcine ukwenza njengakho konke okubhaliweyo kulo, ngoba khona uzakwenza indlela yakho iphumelele, ubusuphumelela. |
| 9. | Kangikulayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi; ungesabi, ungatshaywa luvalo, ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ilawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. |
| 10. | UJoshuwa waselaya izinduna zabantu, esithi: |
| 11. | Dabulani phakathi kwenkamba lilaye abantu lithi: Zilungiseleni umphako, ngoba kusesezinsuku ezintathu lizachapha le iJordani, ukuze lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lona ukuthi lidle ilifa lalo. |
| 12. | UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase esithi: |
| 13. | Khumbulani ilizwi uMozisi inceku ye Nkosi alilaya ngalo esithi: I Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyaliphumuza, ilinika lelilizwe. |
| 14. | Omkenu, abantwanyana benu, lezifuyo zenu kuzahlala elizweni uMozisi alinika lona nganeno kweJordani; kodwa lina lizachapha lihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, wonke amaqhawe alamandla, libasize, |
| 15. | I Nkosi ize iphumuze abafowenu njengani, labo njalo badle ilifa lelizwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ebanika lona. Lizabuyela-ke elizweni lelifa lenu, lidle ilifa lalo, uMozisi inceku ye Nkosi alinika lona, nganeno kweJordani, empumalanga. |
| 16. | Basebemphendula uJoshuwa besithi: Konke osilaya khona sizakwenza, laloba ngaphi lapho ozasithuma khona sizahamba. |
| 17. | Njengakho konke esamlalela uMozisi ngakho, ngokunjalo sizakulalela. Kuphela i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ibe lawe njengoba yayiloMozisi. |
| 18. | Wonke umuntu ozavukela umlomo wakho, angalaleli amazwi akho, kukho konke omlaya khona, uzabulawa. Kuphela qina, ume isibindi. |
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