UJOTJHUWA 1
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USomnini uyala uJotjhuwa
1Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakaMosi inceku kaSomnini, uSomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni omsizi kaMosi: 2“UMosi incekwami uhlongakele. Yeke zilungiselele ukuyama iJordani le, wena nabo boke abantwaba, niye enarheni engiyipha ama-Israyeli. 3Yoke indawo lapha kugadanga khona iinyawo zenu ngininikele yona njengombana ngathembisa uMosi. 4Ukusuka erhalawumbeneli ukuya eLibhanoni begodu nokusuka emlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe ukuyokufika elwandle elikhulu ngetjingalanga, okutjho yoke inarha yamaRhithi, kuzakuba yinarhenu. 5Imihla yoke yokuphila kwakho akunamuntu ozakujama phambi kwakho. Ngizakuba nawe njengombana nganginoMosi. Angeze ngakulahla namkha ngikutjhiye. 6Qina ube nesibindi ngombana nguwe ozokwenza bonyana abantwaba bazuze inarha engayifungela kiboyisemkhulu bona ngizabanikela yona. 7Kwaphela nje wena, qina amandla ube nesibindi khulu, uyelele ukwenza ukuya ngawo woke umthetho incekwami uMosi eyakuyala ngawo. Ungaphambukeli ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni ukuze ube nepumelelo koke lapha ukhamba khona. 8Incwadi yomthetho le ingasuki emlonyenakho, kodwana zindla ububule ngayo ubusuku nemini ukuze uyelele ukwenza ukuya ngakho koke okutlolwe kiyo. Ngalokho uzakwenza iindlela zakho zibe mhlophe bese uba nepumelelo. 9Angithi ngikuyalile: Qina-ke ube nesibindi. Ungabi nevalo namkha uphele amandla ngombana uSomnini uZimakho unawe koke lapha ukhamba khona.”
10Yeke uJotjhuwa wayala iinduna zabantu bona 11zikhambe ziye ebantwini ngekampeni zifese zithi: “Lungisani imiphako ngombana emalangeni amathathu nizokuyama iJordani niyokuthumba inarha uSomnini uZimenu aninikele yona bona ibe lilifa lenu.”
12UJotjhuwa wathi kebakwaRubeni, bakwaGathi nesiquntwini sekoro yakwaManase: 13“Khumbulani igama inceku kaSomnini uMosi eyaniyala ngalo nayithi, ‘USomnini uZimenu unibonelele ngendawo yokuphumula lokha nakanipha inarha le.’ 14Abafazi nababuthakathaka benu bazakusala kanye neenkomo zenu enarheni uMosi aninikele yona nganeno kweJordani. Kodwana zoke iingorho phakathi kwenu zizakuyama zihlomile ngaphambi kwabafowenu kobana zibasize, 15kufikela lapha uSomnini anikela khona abafowenu ukuphumula njengani lokha nabo nabathumba inarha abayinikelwe nguSomnini uZimenu. Nje-ke ngemva kwalokho ningabuyela enarheni elilifa lenu, nihlale kiyo, okutjho inarha uMosi inceku kaSomnini aninikele yona ngepumalanga yeJordani.”
16Baphendula uJotjhuwa bathi: “Koke osiyala ngakho sizakwenza nalapha usithuma khona sizakuya. 17Njengombana salalela uMosi kikho koke, nawe sizakulalela. Inga uSomnini uZimakho angaba nawe njengombana gade anoMosi! 18Nanyana ngubani ojamelana nemiyalwakho ngokungalaleli amezwakho kinamkha yini omyala ngayo, akabulawe. Wena qina ube nesibindi.”
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