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UIsrayeli uchapha iJordani
3UJoshuwa wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, basuka eShithimi, bafika eJordani, yena labo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli; basebelala khona bengakachaphia. 2 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwensuku ezintathub induna zadabula phakathi kwenkambac; 3 zalaya abantu zisithi: Nxa libona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, labapristi, amaLevi, bewuthwele, lina-ke lisuke endaweni yenu liwulandeled. 4 Kodwa kuzakuba khona ibanga phakathi kwenu lawo, phose ingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngesilinganiso; lingasondeli kuwo; ukuze lazi indlela elizahamba ngayo, ngoba kalidlulanga ngalindlela manduloe. 5 UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: Zingcweliseni, ngoba kusasa iNkosi izakwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwenuf. 6 UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kubapristi esithi: Phakamisani umtshokotsho wesivumelwano, ledlule phambi kwabantu. Basebewuphakamisa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano, bahamba phambi kwabantug.
7 INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Lamuhla ngizaqala ukukukhulisa emehlweni kaIsrayeli wonkeh ukuze bazi ukuthi njengalokho ngangiloMozisi, ngizakuba lawei. 8 Wena-ke uzalaya abapristi abathwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano uthi: Nxa selifikile ekhunjini lwamanzi eJordanij, lizakuma eJordanik.
9 UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli: Sondelani lapha, lizwe amazwi eNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. 10 UJoshuwa wasesithi: Ngalokhu lizakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenul, lokuthi uzawaxotsha lokuwaxotsham elifeni amaKhanani lamaHethi lamaHivi lamaPerizi lamaGirigashi lamaAmori lamaJebusi asuke ngaphambi kwenun. 11 Khangelani, umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi yomhlaba wonke uzachapha phambi kwenu eJordanio. 12 Ngakho-ke zithatheleni amadoda alitshumi lambili ezizweni zakoIsrayelip, indoda ibenye kuleso lalesosizweq. 13 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho ingaphansi yenyawo zabapristi abathwele umtshokotsho weNkosir, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke, zizakuma emanzini eJordani, amanzi eJordani azaqunywa, amanzi ehlayo evela phezulus; azakuma abe yinqwaba eyodwat.
14 Kwasekusithi abantu besuka emathenteni abo ukuchapha iJordani, abapristi bathwala umtshokotsho wesivumelwano phambi kwabantuu. 15 Lalapho abathwele umtshokotsho befika eJordani, lenyawo zabapristi abathwele umtshokotsho zigxanyuzwa ephethelweni lamanziv (ngoba iJordani liyagcwala enkunjini zonke zalow zonke izinsuku zokuvunax), 16 amanzi ehlayo evela phezulu ema, aphakama aba yinqwaba eyodwa, khatshana kakhulu lomuzi iAdamu, oseceleni kweZarethaniy; lalawo ehlela elwandle lwamagcekez, ulwandle lweTshwayi, aphela aqunywa. Labantu bachapha maqondana leJerikoa. 17 Labapristi abathwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi bema emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kweJordani beqinile, loIsrayeli wonke wachapha emhlabathini owomileyo, isizwe sonke saze saqeda ukuchapha iJordanib.
a 2.1.
b 1.11.
c 1.10.
d 2.8. Nani 10.33. Dute. 31.9,25. 17.18.
e Eks. 19.12.
f Eks. 19.10,14,15. Levi 20.7. Nani 11.18. Josh. 7.13. 1 Sam. 16.5. Jow. 2.16.
g Nani 4.15.
h 4.14. 1 Lan. 29.25. 2 Lan. 1.1.
i 1.5.
j 3.3.
k 3.17.
l Hos. 1.10. Dute. 5.26. 1 Sam. 17.26. 2 Kho. 19.4. Mat. 16.16. 1 Thes. 1.9.
m Hlu. 11.24.
n Eks. 13.5.
o 3.13. Mika 4.13. Zek. 4.14. 6.5. Dute. 9.3.
p 4.2,4.
q Nani 13.2.
r 3.15,16.
s 3.13. Mika 4.13. Zek. 4.14. 6.5. Dute. 9.3.
t Eks. 15.8; Hlab. 114.3.
u Seb. 7.45.
v 3.13.
w 1 Lan. 12.15. Jer. 12.5. 49.19. 50.44.
x 4.18. 5.10,12.
y 1 Kho. 4.12. 7.46. Hlu. 7.22. 1 Kho. 11.26.
z Dute. 3.17.
a Gen. 14.3.
b Eks. 14.29.