UJoshuwa 11

11 ¹Kwathi lapho uJabini inkosi yaseHazori ekuzwa lokhu, wathumela izwi kuJobabi inkosi yaseMadoni, nasenkosini yaseShimroni, nasenkosini yase-Akshafi, ²nakumakhosi asenyakatho: ezweni lezintaba, nase-Araba eningizimu yeKhineroti, nasethafeni eliphansi, nasezindaweni eziphakeme zaseDori ngasentshonalanga; ³nakumaKhanani asempumalanga nasentshonalanga, nama-Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi ezweni lezintaba, namaHivi angezansi kweHermoni ezweni laseMispha. ⁴Baphuma nawo wonke amabutho abo—impi eyayiminingi njengesihlabathi ogwini lolwandle—namahhashi nezinqola zempi eziningi kakhulu. ⁵Wonke la makhosi ahlangana ndawonye, eza amisa kanyekanye emanzini aseMeromi ukuba alwe no-Israyeli.

⁶UBaba wethu wathi kuJoshuwa: “Ungabesabi, ngokuba ngalesi sikhathi kusasa ngizobanikela bonke ku-Israyeli, befile. Nquma imisipha yamahhashi abo, ushise izinqola zabo zempi ngomlilo.”

⁷UJoshuwa nempi yakhe bafika kubo ngokuzuma emanzini aseMeromi, babahlasela, ⁸uBaba wethu wabanikela ku-Israyeli, owababulala wabaxosha kwaze kwaba seSidoni enkulu naseMisrefoti-mayimi, nasempumalanga kwaze kwaba seSigodini saseMispha, kungasali namunye osindile. ⁹UJoshuwa wenza kubo njengokuba uBaba wethu amtshela: wanquma imisipha yamahhashi abo, washisa izinqola zabo zempi ngomlilo. ¹⁰Ngaleso sikhathi uJoshuwa wabuyela emuva, wathumba iHazori, wayibulala inkosi yayo ngenkemba, ngokuba iHazori yayikade iyinhloko yayo yonke le mibuso. ¹¹Babulala bonke abakuyo ngenkemba, bababhubhisa nya; akusalanga lutho oluphefumulayo, uJoshuwa wayishisa iHazori ngokwayo ngomlilo. ¹²UJoshuwa wathumba yonke imizi yala makhosi nawo wonke amakhosi awo, wawabulala ngenkemba, ewanikela ekubhujisweni, njengokuba uMose inceku kaBaba wethu ayala. ¹³U-Israyeli akazange ashise namunye wemizi eyayimi ezinqunjini zayo, ngaphandle kweHazori kuphela—leyo uJoshuwa wayishisa. ¹⁴Abakwa-Israyeli bazithathela impango yonke nemfuyo yale mizi, kodwa babulala wonke umuntu ngenkemba kwaze kwangasala namunye ophefumulayo. ¹⁵Njengokuba uBaba wethu ayala inceku yakhe uMose, kanjalo uMose wayala uJoshuwa, uJoshuwa wakwenza; akushiyanga lutho olungenziwanga kukho konke uBaba wethu akuyala uMose.

¹⁶UJoshuwa wathatha lonke leli zwe: izwe lezintaba, nalo lonke iNegevi, nalo lonke izwe laseGosheni, nethafa eliphansi, ne-Araba, nezwe lezintaba lika-Israyeli kanye nethafa lalo eliphansi. ¹⁷Kusukela eNtabeni iHalaki, enyukela ngaseSeyiri, kuze kufike eBhali-gadi eSigodini saseLebanoni ngezansi kweNtaba iHermoni, wawathumba wonke amakhosi awo, wawashaya, wawabulala. ¹⁸UJoshuwa walwa impi nawo wonke la makhosi isikhathi eside. ¹⁹Awukho umuzi owenza ukuthula no-Israyeli ngaphandle kwamaHivi aseGibheyoni; u-Israyeli wabathatha bonke empini. ²⁰Ngokuba uBaba wethu wazenza zaba lukhuni izinhliziyo zabo ukuba balwe no-Israyeli, ukuze banikelwe ekubhujisweni, bangabonakaliswa musa, baqothulwe—njengokuba uBaba wethu ayala uMose. ²¹Ngaleso sikhathi uJoshuwa wahamba waqothula ama-Anaki ezweni lezintaba—iHebroni, iDebiri, i-Anabi—nakulo lonke izwe lezintaba lakwaJuda nakulo lonke izwe lezintaba lika-Israyeli, ewanikela ekubhujisweni wona nemizi yawo. ²²Akusalanga ma-Anaki ezweni labantwana bakwa-Israyeli; kwasala amanye kuphela eGaza, naseGati, nase-Ashdodi. ²³Ngakho uJoshuwa walithatha lonke izwe, kanye njengokuba uBaba wethu ayekutshelile uMose, walinika u-Israyeli laba yifa ngokwezigaba zezizwe zabo. Khona izwe laba nokuphumula empini.