UBawo wethu Woyisa Ookumkani BaseMntla

Umanyano lwasemantla luhlanganisana namahashe neenqwelo zokulwa ezininzi njengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle, waza uBawo wethu waluhlula emanzini aseMerom; amahashe anqunyulwa imisipha, iinqwelo zatshiswa. YiHatsore yodwa etshiswayo. Kwandula imfazwe ende yaphela, laza ilizwe laphumla.

Isahluko 11.

Kwathi uYabhin, ongukumkani waseHatsore, akukuva oku, wathumela ilizwi kuYobhabhi, ongukumkani waseMadon, nakukumkani waseShimron, kwanakukumkani waseAkeshafi, nakookumkani basemntla: ezintabeni, naseArabha ngasezantsi kweKineroti, nasesihlanjeni, nasezindulini zaseDore ngasentshonalanga; namaKanan asempumalanga nasentshonalanga, nakuma-Amori, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaYebhusi asezintabeni, namaHivi asezantsi kweHermon ezweni laseMizpa. Baphuma nemikhosi yabo yonke, umkhosi omkhulu njengentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle, namahashe neenqwelo zokulwa ezininzi kunene. Bahlangana bonke aba kumkani, beza bamisa iintente ndawonye emanzini aseMerom, ukuze balwe namaSirayeli.

Wathi uBawo wethu kuYoshuwa: “Musa ukuboyika, kuba ngeli xesha ngomso ndiya kubanikela bonke kumaSirayeli, befile. Nqumla imisipha yamahashe abo, uzitshise ngomlilo iinqwelo zabo zokulwa.”

Wafika uYoshuwa nomkhosi wakhe kubo ngebhaqo emanzini aseMerom, walwa nabo, waza uBawo wethu wabanikela kumaSirayeli, awababulala, awasukela, wada wesa eTsidon enkulu naseMisrefoti-mayim, nasempumalanga wesa entilini yaseMizpa, kwada akwasala namnye usindileyo. Wenza kubo uYoshuwa njengoko uBawo wethu wayetshilo kuye: wayinqumla imisipha yamahashe abo, wazitshisa ngomlilo iinqwelo zabo zokulwa. Ngelo xesha wabuya uYoshuwa, wayithimba iHatsore, wamxabela ngekrele ukumkani wayo; kuba iHatsore ngenxa engaphambili yayiyintloko yazo zonke ezi zikumkani. Babulala bonke abantu ababekuyo ngekrele, bebasingela phantsi; akwasala nanye into ephefumlayo, waza uYoshuwa wayitshisa ngomlilo iHatsore ngokwayo. Wayithimba uYoshuwa yonke imizi yaba kumkani, nabo bonke ookumkani bayo, wabaxabela ngekrele, ebasingela phantsi, njengoko wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses umkhonzi kaBawo wethu. AmaSirayeli akazitshisanga nanye kwimizi eyayihleli ezindulini zayo, yaphela iHatsore kuphela—leyo uYoshuwa wayitshisa. AmaSirayeli azithimbela onke amaxhoba aloo mizi, neenkomo zazo, kodwa abulala wonke umntu ngekrele, kwada akwasala nanye into ephefumlayo. Njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho umkhonzi wakhe uMoses, ngokunjalo noMoses wamwisela umthetho uYoshuwa; waza uYoshuwa wenjenjalo, akashiyanga nanye into ingenziwanga kuko konke awakuyolela uBawo wethu uMoses.

Walithabatha uYoshuwa lonke eli lizwe: intaba, nelasezantsi lonke, nelizwe lonke laseGoshen, nesihlambo, neArabha, nentaba yakwaSirayeli nesihlambo sayo. Ethabathela entabeni emkhuthuka, enyuka iye kwaSehire, wesa eBhahali-gadi entilini yeLebhanon ngasezantsi kwentaba yeHermon, wababamba bonke ookumkani bawo, wababulala, wababhubhisa. Walwa uYoshuwa nabo bonke aba kumkani ixesha elide. Akubangakho mzi owenza uxolo namaSirayeli, yaphela amaHivi ahleli eGibheyon kuphela; yonke ayithimba emfazweni. Kuba uBawo wethu wazenza lukhuni iintliziyo zabo ukuba balwe namaSirayeli, ukuze basingelwe phantsi, bangenzelwa nceba, batshatyalaliswe—njengoko uBawo wethu wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses. Ngelo xesha weza uYoshuwa, wawatshabalalisa ama-Anaki esezintabeni—eHebron, eDebhiri, eAnabhi—nasezintabeni zonke zakwaYuda, nasezintabeni zonke zakwaSirayeli; uYoshuwa wawasingela phantsi nemizi yawo. Akwasala ma-Anaki ezweni loonyana bakaSirayeli; yaphela iGaza, neGati, neAshdode kuphela, apho asala khona amanye. Walithabatha ke uYoshuwa ilizwe liphela, kanye njengoko uBawo wethu wayetshilo kuMoses, walinika amaSirayeli ukuba libe lilifa ngokwemikhosi yezizwe zabo. Lazola ke ilizwe akwabakho mfazwe.