UYoshuwa 6 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

6 ¹Ke kaloku iYeriko yayivalwe nkqi ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli; akubangakho mntu waphuma, akubangakho mntu wangenayo.

²Wandula uBawo wethu wathi kuYoshuwa: “Yabona, iYeriko ndiyinikele esandleni sakho, kwanokumkani wayo, namagorha ayo anobukroti.

³“Jikelezani umzi lowo, nonke nina madoda okulwa, niwujikeleze kanye. Nokwenza oku iimini ezintandathu. ⁴Ababingeleli abasixhenxe bothwala iimpondo zeenkunzi zezimvu ezisixhenxe phambi kwetyeya. Ngomhla wesixhenxe, niwujikeleze umzi kasixhenxe, besithi ababingeleli bavuthele iimpondo. ⁵Kuthi xa isigodlo sikhala sesolula isandi, nasiva nina, bonke abantu bakhala umkhosi omkhulu. Lotsho udonga lomzi luwe lithi phantsi, athi elowo mntu agavule athi gca phambili.”

⁶UYoshuwa unyana kaNun wababiza ababingeleli, wathi kubo: “Thabathani ityeya yomnqophiso, ababingeleli abasixhenxe bothwala iimpondo zeenkunzi zezimvu ezisixhenxe phambi kwetyeya kaBawo wethu.”

⁷Wathi ebantwini: “Qhubani phambili! Jikelezani umzi, kuze amadoda axhobileyo ahambe phambi kwetyeya kaBawo wethu.”

⁸Uthe akugqiba uYoshuwa ukuthetha, ababingeleli abasixhenxe abathwele iimpondo zeenkunzi zezimvu ezisixhenxe phambi koBawo wethu baqhuba phambili, bevuthela iimpondo, yaza yabalandela ityeya yomnqophiso kaBawo wethu. ⁹Amadoda axhobileyo ahamba phambi kwababingeleli ababevuthela iimpondo, abalindi bangasemva belandela ityeya, iimpondo zisitsho ngamaxesha onke.

¹⁰Kodwa uYoshuwa wabawisela umthetho abantu, esithi: “Ningakhali, ningalivakalisi izwi lenu; makungaphumi nelizwi-nye emlonyeni wenu, ndide ndithi, ‘Khalani!’ Nikhale ke.” ¹¹Wayenza ke ityeya kaBawo wethu yawujikeleza umzi kanye. Bafika eminqubeni, balala khona eminqubeni. ¹²Wavuka kusasa uYoshuwa ngengomso, baza ababingeleli bayithabatha ityeya kaBawo wethu. ¹³Ababingeleli abasixhenxe abathwele iimpondo zeenkunzi zezimvu ezisixhenxe phambi kwetyeya kaBawo wethu baqhuba, bezivuthela ngokungaphezi. Amadoda axhobileyo ahamba phambili; abalindi bangasemva balandela ityeya kaBawo wethu, zisitsho iimpondo. ¹⁴Ngomhla wesibini bawujikeleza umzi kanye, babuyela eminqubeni. Benjenje iimini ezintandathu.

¹⁵Ngomhla wesixhenxe bavuka ekuseni ngethuba lokusa, bawujikeleza umzi ngokunjengakuqala, kodwa ngalo mhla kasixhenxe. ¹⁶Ngexesha lesixhenxe bewujikeleza, besithi ababingeleli bavuthela iimpondo, uYoshuwa wathi ebantwini: “Khalani! Kuba uBawo wethu uninikele umzi. ¹⁷Umzi nako konke okukuwo kusingelwe phantsi kuBawo wethu ukuba kutshatyalaliswe. NguRahabhi kuphela ihenyukazi nabo bonke abanaye endlwini yakhe abaya kuphila, kuba yabafihla abathunywa esabathumayo. ^a a v17 Ukusingelwa phantsi kuBawo wethu ukuze kutshatyalaliswe kuthetha ukuba yonke into yanikezelwa ngokupheleleyo kuThixo ngokuba itshatyalaliswe — kungathatyathwa namaxhoba okuzuzisa umntu. ¹⁸Kodwa zigcineni kude koko kusingelwe phantsi ukuba kutshatyalaliswe, ukuze ningazenzeli intshabalalo ngokuthabatha nokuba yintoni na kuko, nibeke iminquba yonke yamaSirayeli engozini yentshabalalo, niziselele iintlungu. ¹⁹Kodwa yonke isilivere, negolide, neempahla zobhedu nezesinyithi zingcwele kuBawo wethu; mazingene kuvimba wakhe.”

²⁰Bakhala ke abantu, besithi ababingeleli bavuthela iimpondo. Kuthe bakusiva isigodlo, bakhala umkhosi omkhulu, udonga lwawa lwathi phantsi. Abantu baqhambukela emzini, elowo wathi gca phambili, bawuthimba. ²¹Basingela phantsi yonke into eyayisemzini—amadoda nabafazi, abaselula nabadala, iinkomo, izimvu, amaesile—ngohlangothi lwekrele. ^b b v21 Ukusingelwa phantsi kweYeriko yenye yezona ziganeko zilukhuni eziBhalweni: umgwebo kaBawo wethu obuzibambile ixesha elide phezu kwesizwe esinikele kubugqwetha nasekubingeleleni abantwana. Nalapha kananjalo inceba yakhe iyasolula, isindisa uRahabhi nendlu yakhe yonke—umntu wangaphandle owaguqukela kuye ngokholo. ²²UYoshuwa wathi kula madoda mabini ayelihlolile ilizwe: “Yiyani endlwini yehenyukazi, nimkhuphe loo mfazi nabo bonke abanaye, njengoko namfungelayo.” ²³Angena ke la madoda aselula, ayeziintlola, amkhupha uRahabhi, noyise, noma, nabanakwabo, nabo bonke abanaye. Ayikhupha yonke intsapho yakhe, ayibeka ngaphandle kweminquba yamaSirayeli. ²⁴Bawutshisa umzi nako konke okukuwo, kodwa bayifaka isilivere, negolide, neempahla zobhedu nezesinyithi kuvimba wendlu kaBawo wethu. ²⁵UYoshuwa wamsindisa uRahabhi ihenyukazi, nendlu kayise, nabo bonke abanaye. Uhleli phakathi kwamaSirayeli kude kube namhlanje, kuba wabafihla abathunywa awabathumayo uYoshuwa ukuba bayohlola iYeriko.

²⁶Wandula uYoshuwa wababophelela ngesi sifungo, esithi: “Makaqalekiswe phambi koBawo wethu umntu ovukayo awakhe kwakhona lo mzi, iYeriko. Wowuseka ngamazibulo akhe, awamise amasango awo ngomnci wakhe.” ²⁷UBawo wethu ube naye ke uYoshuwa; udumo lukaYoshuwa lwaphuma kulo lonke ilizwe.