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| 1. | Kwasekusithi lapho isizwe sonke sesiqede ukuchapha iJordani, i Nkosi yakhuluma kuJoshuwa isithi: |
| 2. | Zithathele amadoda alitshumi lambili ebantwini, indoda ibenye kuleso lalesosizwe, |
| 3. | uwalaye uthi: Zithatheleni okuvela lapha phakathi kweJordani kuleyondawo, lapho obekumi khona inyawo zabapristi ziqinile, amatshe alitshumi lambili, liwathwale lichaphe lawo, liwabeke endaweni yokulala lapho elizalala khona ebusuku. |
| 4. | UJoshuwa wasebiza amadoda alitshumi lambili ayewalungisile ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli, indoda yabanye kuleso lalesosizwe. |
| 5. | UJoshuwa wasesithi kuwo: Dlulani phambi komtshokotsho we Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lingene phakathi kweJordani, lizithathele, lowo lalowo, ilitshe elilodwa, ale tshate ehlombe, njengokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, |
| 6. | ukuze lokhu kube yisiboniso phakathi kwenu. Nxa abantwana benu bebuza kusasa besithi: Ayini lamatshe kini? |
| 7. | Lizabatshela-ke: Ngoba amanzi eJordani aqunywa phambi komtshotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi. Lapho uchapha iJordani, amanzi eJordani aqunywa. Ngakho lamatshe azakuba yisikhumbuzo ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli kuze kube nininini. |
| 8. | Labantwana bakoIsrayeli benza njalo njengokulaya kukaJoshuwa, bathatha amatshe alitshumi lambili phakathi kweJordani, njengokutsho kwe Nkosi kuJoshuwa, ngokwenani lezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli; bawathwala bachapha lawo, baya endaweni lapho abalala khona, bawabeka khona. |
| 9. | UJoshuwa wasemisa amatshe alitshumi lambili phakathi kweJordani endaweni lapho inyawo zabapristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano ezazimi khona. Njalo asekhona lapho kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 10. | Ngoba abapristi ababethwele umtshokotsho bema phakathi kweJordani kwaze kwaphela yonke into i Nkosi eyayimlaye yona uJoshuwa ukuyitshela abantu, njengakho konke uMozisi ayekulaye uJoshuwa. Labantu baphangisa bachapha. |
| 11. | Kwasekusithi bonke abantu sebeqedile ukuchapha, umtshokotsho we Nkosi wachapha, labapristi phambi kwabantu. |
| 12. | Njalo abantwana bakoRubeni labantwana bakoGadi lengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase bachapha behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, njengokubatshela kukaMozisi. |
| 13. | Phose izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane behlomele impi, bachapha phambi kwe Nkosi ukuya empini, emagcekeni eJeriko. |
| 14. | Ngalolosuku i Nkosi yamkhulisa uJoshuwa emehlweni kaIsrayeli wonke, njalo bamesaba njengalokhu babemesaba uMozisi insuku zonke zempilo yakhe. |
| 15. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuJoshuwa isithi: |
| 16. | Laya abapristi abathwala umtshokotsho wobufakazi ukuthi bakhuphuke eJordani. |
| 17. | UJoshuwa wasebalaya abapristi esithi: Khuphukani eJordani. |
| 18. | Kwasekusithi lapho abapristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi sebekhuphukile phakathi kweJordani, l engaphansi yenyawo zabapristi isiphakanyiselwe emhlabathini owomileyo, amanzi eJordani abuyela endaweni yawo, ahamba njengamandulo aphuphuma enkunjini zonke zayo. |
| 19. | Labantu bakhuphuka besuka eJordani ngolwetshumi lwenyanga yokuqala, bamisa inkamba eGiligali ephethelweni lempumalanga yeJeriko. |
| 20. | Lalawomatshe alitshumi lambili abawathatha eJordani uJoshuwa wawamisa eGiligali. |
| 21. | Wakhuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli esithi: Nxa abantwana benu bebuza kusasa kuboyise besithi: Ayini lamatshe? |
| 22. | Lizabazisa-ke abantwana benu lisithi: UIsrayeli wayichapha le iJordani emhlabathini owomileyo. |
| 23. | Ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yenza amanzi eJordani atsha phambi kwenu laze lachapha, njengokwenza kwe Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kuLwandle oluBomvu eyalomisa phambi kwethu saze sachapha, |
| 24. | ukuze zonke izizwe zomhlaba zazi isandla se Nkosi, ukuthi silamandla, ukuze liyesabe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu zonke izinsuku. |
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