UBaba Uvuselela Abantu Bakhe eGiligali
Ngaphambi kokuba kulwiwe, kuba nokuma okwesikhashana. Isizukulwane esisha siyasokwa sishiywe ekamu size siphole, iPhasika liyagcinwa, futhi imana iyaphela ngosuku abadla ngalo ukudla kwezwe uqobo. Bese indoda ephethe inkemba ehoshiwe itshela uJoshuwa ukuthi iyinduna yebutho likaBaba wethu.
5 1Kwathi lapho onke amakhosi ama-Amori ngasentshonalanga yeJordani nawo onke amakhosi amaKhanani ngaselwandle ezwa ukuthi uBaba wethu wawomisa amanzi aseJordani phambi kuka-Israyeli baze bawela, izinhliziyo zawo zancibilika, kwaba kungasekho moya kuwo ngenxa ka-Israyeli.
2Ngaleso sikhathi uBaba wethu wathi kuJoshuwa: “Zenzele imimese yensengetshe, usoke abakwa-Israyeli futhi, okwesibili.”
3Ngakho uJoshuwa wenza imimese yensengetshe wawasoka amadodana ka-Israyeli eGibheyathi Haraloti, okungukuthi iGquma Lamajwabu. 4Nansi indaba yokuwasoka kukaJoshuwa: bonke abantu abaphuma eGibhithe—abesilisa, wonke amadoda empi—babefile ehlane endleleni emva kokuphuma kwabo eGibhithe. 5Bonke abaphuma babesokile, kodwa labo abazalelwa ehlane endleleni ekuphumeni eGibhithe babengakasokwa. 6Abantwana baka-Israyeli bahamba iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane saze saphela sonke isizwe—amadoda empi aphuma eGibhithe—ngokuba bengalilalelanga izwi likaBaba wethu. UBaba wethu wabafungela ukuthi ngeke abavumele ukulibona izwe ayelifungele okhokho babo ukuthi uyakusinika lona, izwe eligeleza ubisi nezinyosi. 7Wavusa abantwana babo esikhundleni sabo, uJoshuwa wabasoka, ngokuba babengasokile, bengasokwanga endleleni. 8Kwathi lapho sekuphelele ukusoka kwaso sonke isizwe, bahlala ekamu baze baphola.
9UBaba wethu wathi kuJoshuwa: “Namuhla ngiligingqe ihlazo laseGibhithe lasuka kini.” Ngakho leyo ndawo ibizwa ngokuthi iGiligali kuze kube namuhla.
10Abakwa-Israyeli ababemise eGiligali bagcina iPhasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga, kusihlwa, emathafeni aseJeriko. 11Ngosuku olulandela iPhasika, ngalo kanye lolo suku, badla izithelo zezwe: isinkwa esingenamvubelo namabele akhanzingiwe. 12Imana yanqamuka ngosuku olulandela ukudla kwabo izithelo zezwe. Abakwa-Israyeli babengasenayo imana; ngalowo mnyaka badla isivuno sezwe laseKhanani.
Induna Yebutho likaBaba
13Kwathi eseduze neJeriko, uJoshuwa waphakamisa amehlo wabona indoda imi phambi kwakhe, inkemba ihoshiwe esandleni sayo. Wasondela wayibuza: “Ungowethu noma ungowezitha zethu na?”
14Yaphendula: “Qha. Ngifike manje njengenduna yebutho likaBaba wethu.” UJoshuwa wawa phansi ngobuso wakhuleka, wathi: “Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo?”
15Induna yebutho likaBaba wethu yathi kuJoshuwa: “Khumula izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho, ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele.” UJoshuwa wenze njalo.
