UYoshuwa 10 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

10 ¹UAdoni-Tsedeki ukumkani waseYerusalem weva ukuba uYoshuwa uyithimbile iAyi, wayisingela phantsi—wenza kwiAyi nakukumkani wayo njengoko wenza ngako kwiYeriko nakukumkani wayo—nokuba abemi baseGibheyon babexolelene namaSirayeli, behleli phakathi kwawo. ²Abantu baseYerusalem bothuka kunene, ngokuba iGibheyon yayingumzi omkhulu, injengomnye wemizi yookumkani, nangokuba yayinkulu kuneAyi, namadoda ayo onke engamagorha. ³Wathumela ke uAdoni-Tsedeki ukumkani waseYerusalem ilizwi kuHoham ukumkani waseHebron, noPiram ukumkani waseYarmuti, noYafiya ukumkani waseLakishe, noDebhiri ukumkani wase-Eglon, esithi: ⁴“Nyukani nize kum, nindincede, size siyihlasele iGibheyon, ngokuba ixolelene noYoshuwa nabantu bakwaSirayeli.” ⁵Baza ke ookumkani abahlanu bama-Amori—ookumkani baseYerusalem, naseHebron, naseYarmuti, naseLakishe, nase-Eglon—bahlangana, benyuka nemikhosi yabo yonke. Bayingqinga iGibheyon, balwa nayo. ⁶Amadoda aseGibheyon athumela kuYoshuwa eminqubeni eGiligali, esithi: “Musa ukubashiya abakhonzi bakho! Yiza kamsinya, usihlangule—sincede! Bonke ookumkani bama-Amori abasezintabeni bahlangene bemelene nathi.”

⁷Wenyuka ke uYoshuwa evela eGiligali, enabantu bakhe bonke bokulwa—amagorha akhe anobukroti.

⁸Wathi uBawo wethu kuYoshuwa: “Musa ukuboyika—ndiwanikele ezandleni zakho. Akuyi kuma namnye phambi kwakho.”

⁹Wabafikela ke uYoshuwa ngebhaqo, ehamba ubusuku bonke enyuka evela eGiligali. ¹⁰Wabadubaduba uBawo wethu phambi kwamaSirayeli, wababetha ngesibetho esikhulu eGibheyon, wabasukela ngendlela enyuka iye eBhetehoron, wababulala wada waya eAzeka naseMakeda. ¹¹Ekubalekeni kwabo phambi kwamaSirayeli, besihla ngethambeka laseBhetehoron, uBawo wethu wabawisela amatye amakhulu evela esibhakabhakeni, wada waya eAzeka, bafa. Bebaninzi abafa ngamatye esichotho kunabo babulawa ngekrele ngamaSirayeli.

¹²Wathetha ke uYoshuwa kuBawo wethu ngemini uBawo wethu awawanikela ngayo ama-Amori kubantu bakwaSirayeli, waza phambi kwamaSirayeli onke wathi: “Langa, yima phezu kweGibheyon, nawe nyanga, phezu kwentili yaseAyalon.” ¹³Lema ke ilanga, yema nenyanga, lwada uhlanga lwaziphindezelela ezintshabeni zalo. Akukubhalwanga na oku encwadini yOthe Tye? Lema ilanga esazulwini sesibhakabhaka, alaba sakhawuleza ukutshona ngathi yimini epheleleyo. ^a a v13 Incwadi yOthe Tye yayiyingqokelela yamandulo yezibongo neengoma zamaHebhere, elahlekileyo ngoku. ¹⁴Akuzanga kubekho mini injengayo, ngaphambili nasemva, apho uBawo wethu waliphulaphulayo ilizwi lomntu—kuba uBawo wethu wawalwela amaSirayeli.

¹⁵Wabuyela ke uYoshuwa nawo onke amaSirayeli kunye naye eminqubeni eGiligali.

Ookumkani Abahlanu Bathotywa

¹⁶Ke bona aba kumkani bahlanu babalekile, bazimela emqolombeni eMakeda. ¹⁷Waxelelwa uYoshuwa, kwathiwa: “Ookumkani abahlanu bafunyenwe, bezimele emqolombeni eMakeda.”

¹⁸Wathi ke uYoshuwa: “Qengqelani emlonyeni womqolomba amatye amakhulu, nibeke amadoda ngakuwo ukuba abalinde. ¹⁹Kodwa nina ningahlali apho. Phuthumani iintshaba zenu, nizibethe ngasemva. Musani ukuzivumela ukuba zifike emizini yazo, kuba uBawo wenu uzinikele esandleni senu.”

²⁰Kwathi, akuba uYoshuwa nabantu bakwaSirayeli bebabethe ngesibetho esikhulu bababhangisa—nangona kwasinda inani elincinane labaseleyo labalekela emizini enqatyisiweyo. ²¹Babuyela ke bonke abantu benoxolo kuYoshuwa eminqubeni eMakeda, kwaza akwabakho namnye walinga ukuthetha nxamnye nomSirayeli. ²²Wathi ke uYoshuwa: “Vulani umlomo womqolomba, nindikhuphele aba kumkani bahlanu.” ²³Babakhupha ke aba kumkani bahlanu emqolombeni, baza nabo kuye: ookumkani baseYerusalem, naseHebron, naseYarmuti, naseLakishe, nase-Eglon. ²⁴Kwathi, bakuba bebakhuphele kuYoshuwa aba kumkani, wawabiza onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, wathi kubathetheli bemfazwe ababehambe naye: “Sondelani, nibeke iinyawo zenu ezintanyeni zaba kumkani.” Basondela ke, bazibeka iinyawo zabo ezintanyeni zabo.

²⁵Wathi ke uYoshuwa kubo: “Musani ukoyika, ningangcangcazeli. Yomelelani, nibe nobukroti—yile nto uBawo wethu aya kuyenza kuzo zonke iintshaba enilwa nazo.”

²⁶Emveni koko wababetha uYoshuwa aba kumkani, wababulala, wabaxhoma emithini emihlanu, bahlala apho kwada kwahlwa. ²⁷Ukutshona kwelanga uYoshuwa wawisa umthetho ukuba izidumbu zithatyathwe emithini, ziphoswe emqolombeni abezimele kuwo aba kumkani. Bamisa amatye amakhulu emlonyeni womqolomba, aselapho nanamhla.

²⁸Ngaloo mini uYoshuwa wayithimba iMakeda, wayibetha nokumkani wayo ngekrele, wabatshabalalisa bonke abakuyo—akwasala namnye usindayo. Njengoko wakwenza kukumkani waseYeriko, wenjenjalo nakukumkani waseMakeda.

UBawo Wethu Unikela Imizi Yasezantsi

²⁹Wasuka ke uYoshuwa nawo onke amaSirayeli kunye naye eMakeda, waya eLibhena, walwa neLibhena. ³⁰Nayo wayinikela uBawo wethu, nokumkani wayo, kumaSirayeli. UYoshuwa wayibetha nawo wonke umntu okuyo ngohlangothi lwekrele, akashiya usindayo. Njengoko wenza kukumkani waseYeriko, wenjenjalo nakukumkani wayo.

³¹Wesuka ke uYoshuwa nawo onke amaSirayeli kunye naye eLibhena, waya eLakishe, wayingqinga, walwa nayo. ³²Wayinikela uBawo wethu iLakishe kumaSirayeli, wayithimba uYoshuwa ngomhla wesibini, wayibetha nawo wonke umntu okuyo ngekrele, njengoko wenza ngako eLibhena. ³³Wenyuka ke uHoram ukumkani waseGezere ukuza kunceda iLakishe, kodwa uYoshuwa wambulala yena nabantu bakhe, akashiya usindayo.

³⁴Wasuka uYoshuwa nawo onke amaSirayeli kunye naye eLakishe, waya e-Eglon, bayingqinga, balwa nayo. ³⁵Bawuthimba ngaloo mini, bawubetha ngohlangothi lwekrele. Ngaloo mini wabasingela phantsi bonke abantu ababekuyo, njengoko wayenza ngako kwiLakishe.

³⁶Wenyuka ke uYoshuwa, enamaSirayeli onke, esuka e-Eglon, waya eHebron, walwa nayo. ³⁷Bayithimba, bayibetha ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwakunye nokumkani wayo, nayo yonke imizi yayo, nabantu bonke ababekuyo. Akashiya namnye usindayo, njengoko wayenza ngako kwi-Eglon; wayitshabalalisa, nabantu bonke ababekuyo.

³⁸Wabuya ke uYoshuwa, enamaSirayeli onke, waya eDebhiri, walwa nayo. ³⁹Wayithimba, nokumkani wayo, nemizi yayo yonke, wababulala ngekrele, wabasingela phantsi bonke abantu ababekuyo; akashiya namnye usindayo. Wenza eDebhiri nokumkani wayo njengoko wayenza ngako eHebron, naseLibhena nokumkani wayo. ⁴⁰Walibetha uYoshuwa lonke ilizwe: ezintabeni, nasezantsi, nasezihlanjeni, nasemaxandekeni, nabo kumkani bonke. Akashiya namnye usindayo; wayitshabalalisa yonke into ephefumlayo, njengoko uBawo wethu, uThixo wakwaSirayeli, wawisayo umthetho. ⁴¹Wababulala uYoshuwa, ethabathela eKadeshe-bharneha esa eGaza, nalo lonke ilizwe laseGoshen, wesa eGibheyon. ⁴²Bonke aba kumkani nelizwe labo uYoshuwa wabathimba kwangexesha linye, ngokuba uBawo wethu, uThixo wakwaSirayeli, wawalwela amaSirayeli. ⁴³Wabuya ke uYoshuwa, enamaSirayeli onke, waya eminqubeni eGiligali.