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1Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosi, iNkosi yakhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMozisi, isithia: 2 UMozisi inceku yami usefileb; ngakho-ke sukuma uchaphe le iJordani, wena labo bonke lababantu, liye elizweni engibanika lona, ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli. 3 Yonke indawo lapho ingaphansi yonyawo lwenu ezanyathela khona ngilinike yonac, njengokutsho kwami kuMozisid. 4 Kusukela enkangalae lale iLebhanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathif, ilizwe lonke lamaHethi, njalo kufike elwandle olukhulu lapho okutshona khona ilanga, kuzakuba ngumngcele wenu. 5 Kakulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zempilo yakhog. Njengalokhu ngangiloMozisih, ngizakuba lawei; kangiyikukutshiya, kangiyikukulahlaj. 6 Qina, ume isibindi, ngoba wena uzakwenza lababantu badle ilifa lelizwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lonak. 7 Kuphela qina, ube lesibindi esikhulul, ukugcina ukwenza ngokomlayo wonke uMozisi inceku yami akulaya wonam; ungaphambuki kuwo uye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze uphumelele loba ngaphi lapho oya khonan. 8 Ugwalo lwalumlayo lungasuki emlonyeni wakho, kodwa uzindle kuwo emini lebusuku, ukuze uqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke okubhaliweyo kuloo, ngoba khona uzakwenza indlela yakho iphumelele, ubusuphumelela. 9 Kangikulayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindip; ungesabiq, ungatshaywa luvalor, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ilawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khonas.
10 UJoshuwa waselaya izinduna zabantu, esithit: 11 Dabulani phakathi kwenkamba lilaye abantu lithi: Zilungiseleni umphako, ngoba kusesezinsuku ezintathu lizachapha le iJordani, ukuze lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lona ukuthi lidle ilifa lalou.
12 UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase esithi: 13 Khumbulani ilizwi uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alilaya ngalo esithi: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyaliphumuza, ilinika lelilizwev. 14 Omkenu, abantwanyana benu, lezifuyo zenu kuzahlala elizweni uMozisi alinika lona nganeno kweJordani; kodwa lina lizachapha lihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, wonke amaqhawe alamandla, libasize, 15 iNkosi ize iphumuze abafowenu njengani, labo njalo badle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ebanika lonaw. Lizabuyela-ke elizweni lelifa lenu, lidle ilifa lalo, uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alinika lona, nganeno kweJordani, empumalangax.
16 Basebemphendula uJoshuwa besithi: Konke osilaya khona sizakwenza, laloba ngaphi lapho ozasithuma khona sizahamba. 17 Njengakho konke esamlalela uMozisi ngakho, ngokunjalo sizakulalela. Kuphela iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ibe lawe njengoba yayiloMozisiy. 18 Wonke umuntu ozavukela umlomo wakho, angalaleli amazwi akho, kukho konke omlaya khona, uzabulawaz. Kuphela qina, ume isibindia.
a Eks. 24.13. Dute. 1.38.
b Dute. 34.5.
c Dute. 11.24. Josh. 14.9.
d Dute. 11.24. Josh. 14.9.
e Gen. 15.18. Eks. 23.31. Nani 34.3-12.
f Dute. 3.25.
g Dute. 7.24; Josh. 10.8.
h 1.17; Eks. 3.12.
i Dute. 31.8,23. Josh. 1.9,17. Josh. 3.7. Josh. 6.27. Hlu. 2.18. 6.12. Isa. 43.2,5.
j Dute. 31.6,8. 1 Lan. 28.20. Heb. 13.5.
k 1.7,9,18. Dute. 31.6.
l 1.7,9,18. Dute. 31.6.
m 11.15.
n Dute. 5.32.
o Hlab. 1.2.
p 1.6,7,18.
q Dute. 1.29. 7.21. 20.3. 31.6.
r Dute. 31.8.
s 1.7.
t 3.2. 8.33. 23.2. 24.1. Dute. 16.18.
u 3.2. Dute. 11.31.
v Nani 32.20-28.
w Nani 32.20-28.
x 22.4.
y 1.5. 1 Sam. 20.13. 1 Kho. 1.37.
z Dute. 1.26.
a 1.6,7,9.