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| 1. | Ingilosi ye Nkosi yasisenyuka isuka eGiligali isiya eBokimi, yathi: Ngalenyusa lisuka eGibhithe, ngaliletha elizweni engalifungela oyihlo, njalo ngathi: Kangiyikwephula isivumelwano sami lani kuze kube sephakadeni. |
| 2. | Lani-ke kaliyikwenza isivumelwano labahlali balelilizwe, lizadiliza amalathi abo. Kodwa kalililalelanga ilizwi lami. Kuyini lokhu elikwenzileyo? |
| 3. | Ngakho lami ngathi: Kangiyikuzixotsha elifeni phambi kwenu, kodwa zizakuba senhlangothini zenu, labonkulunkulu bazo babe ngumjibila kini. |
| 4. | Kwasekusithi lapho ingilosi ye Nkosi isikhulume lamazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli, abantu baphakamisa ilizwi labo bakhala inyembezi. |
| 5. | Basebebiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yiBokimi, bayihlabela i Nkosi lapho. |
| 6. | Kwathi uJoshuwa esebayekele abantu bahamba, abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahamba, ngulowo lalowo waya elifeni lakhe ukudla ilifa lelizwe. |
| 7. | Abantu basebeyikhonza i Nkosi kuzo zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa, lazo zonke izinsuku zabadala abasala bephila emva kukaJoshuwa, ababewubonile wonke umsebenzi omkhulu we Nkosi eyayiwenzele uIsrayeli. |
| 8. | UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku ye Nkosi, wafa-ke, eleminyaka elikhulu letshumi. |
| 9. | Basebemngcwabela emngceleni welifa lakhe eThiminathi-Heresi entabeni yakoEfrayimi, enyakatho kwentaba iGahashi. |
| 10. | Njalo lalesosizukulwana sabuthelwa kuboyise. Kwasekusukuma esinye isizukulwana emva kwabo esasingayazi i Nkosi njalo lomsebenzi eyayiwenzele uIsrayeli. |
| 11. | Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, bakhonza oBhali. |
| 12. | Batshiya i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, eyabakhupha elizweni leGibhithe, balandela abanye onkulunkulu, kubonkulunkulu bezizwe ezazibazingelezele, bakhothama kibo, bayithukuthelisa i Nkosi. |
| 13. | Bayidela i Nkosi, bakhonza uBhali laboAshitarothi *. |
| 14. | Ngakho ulaka lwe Nkosi lwavutha kuIsrayeli, yabanikela esandleni sabaphangi ababaphangayo; yabathengisa esandleni sezitha zabo inhlangothi zonke, ukuze bangabe besaba lakho ukuma phambi kwazo. |
| 15. | Loba bephuma besiya ngaphi, isandla se Nkosi samelana labo ngokubi, njengokutsho kwe Nkosi lanjengokufunga kwe Nkosi kibo, njalo bacindezeleka kakhulu. |
| 16. | I Nkosi yasimisa abahluleli ababophula esandleni salabo ababaphangayo. |
| 17. | Kanti kababalalelanga labahluleli babo, kodwa baphinga ngokulandela abanye onkulunkulu, bakhothama kibo; baphambuka masinyane endleleni oyise ababehamba kuyo, belalela imilayo ye Nkosi. Bona kabenzanga njalo. |
| 18. | Lalapho i Nkosi ibamisela abahluleli, i Nkosi yayilomahluleli, yabophula esandleni sezitha zabo zonke izinsuku zikamahluleli; ngoba i Nkosi yazisola ngenxa yokububula kwabo ngenxa yalabo ababacindezelayo lababahlukuluzayo. |
| 19. | Kwasekusithi ekufeni kukamahluleli, babuyela emuva baxhwala okwedlula oyise, ngokulandela abanye onkulunkulu, ngokubakhonza langokubakhothamela; kabalahlanga okwemisebenzi yabo lokwendlela yabo yenkani. |
| 20. | Ngakho ulaka lwe Nkosi lwavutha kuIsrayeli, yathi: Ngoba lesisizwe seqe isivumelwano sami engasilaya oyise, kasilalelanga ilizwi lami, |
| 21. | lami kangisayikuxotsha loba ngubani elifeni phambi kwabo ezizweni uJoshuwa azitshiya ekufeni kwakhe, |
| 22. | ukuze ngihlole ngazo uIsrayeli ukuthi bazagcina yini indlela ye Nkosi ukuhamba kuyo njengaboyise ba yi gcina, kumbe hatshi. |
| 23. | Ngakho i Nkosi yaziyekela lezozizwe, ukuze ingazixotshi elifeni masinyane, njalo kayizinikelanga esandleni sikaJoshuwa. |
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