UJoshuwa unqoba ilizwe lonke

11Kwasekusithi lapho uJabinia inkosi yeHazorib ekuzwa, wathumela kuJobabic inkosi yeMadonid, lenkosini yeShimironie, lenkosini yeAkishafif, 2 lemakhosini ayengenyakatho ezintabeni, lemagcekeni, eningizimu kweKinerothig, lesihotsheni, lemaqaqeni eDori entshonalangah, 3 amaKhanani empumalanga lentshonalanga, lamaAmori lamaHethi lamaPerizi lamaJebusi entabenii, lamaHivij ngaphansi kweHermonik elizweni leMizipal. 4 Asephuma, wona lawo wonke amabutho awo kanye lawo, abantu abanengi, njengetshebetshebe elisekhunjini lolwandle ngobunengi, lamabhiza lenqola okunengi kakhulum. 5 Wonke lamakhosi asehlangana, eza amisa inkamba ndawonye emanzini eMeroma, ukulwa emelene loIsrayeli.

6 INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Ungesabi ngenxa yabo, ngoba kusasa phose ngalesisikhathi ngizawanikela wonke esebulewe phambi kukaIsrayelin; uzaquma imisipha yamabhiza awoo, utshise inqola zawo ngomlilop. 7 UJoshuwa wasesiza, labo bonke abantu bempi kanye laye, bemelene lawo emanzini eMeroma bawajumaq, bawadumela. 8 INkosi yasiwanikela esandleni sikaIsrayeli, owawatshaya waxotshana lawo kwaze kwaba seSidoni enkulu, kwaze kwaba seMisirefothi-Mayimi, kwaze kwaba sesihotsheni seMizipa empumalangar. Bawatshaya, kabaze batshiya insali kubo. 9 UJoshuwa wasesenza kiwo njengokutsho kweNkosi kuye; waquma imisipha yamabhiza awo, watshisa inqola zawo ngomlilos.

10 UJoshuwa wasebuya ngalesosikhathi, wathumba iHazori, watshaya inkosi yayo ngenkemba. Ngoba kuqala iHazori yayiyinhloko yayo yonke leyomibuso. 11 Batshaya yonke imiphefumulo eyayikiyo ngobukhali benkemba, bayitshabalalisa; kakusalanga lokukodwa okuphefumulayo; wasetshisa iHazori ngomlilo. 12 Yonke-ke imizi yalawomakhosi lamakhosi ayo wonke uJoshuwa wakuthumba, wakutshaya ngobukhali benkemba, wakutshabalalisa, njengokulaya kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosit. 13 Kuphela imizi yonke eyayimi emadundulwini ayo uIsrayeli kayitshisanga, ngaphandle kweHazori kuphela uJoshuwa ayitshisayo. 14 Layo yonke impango yalimizi lezifuyo abantwana bakoIsrayeli baziphangela. Kuphela bonke abantu babatshaya ngobukhali benkemba baze babachitha; kabatshiyanga loyedwa ophefumulayo.

15 Njengalokhu iNkosi yayimlayile uMozisi inceku yayou, ngokunjalo uMozisi wamlaya uJoshuwav, langokunjalo uJoshuwa wakwenza; kasusanga lutho kukho konke iNkosi eyakulaya uMozisiw. 16 Ngakho uJoshuwa walithatha lelolizwe lonke, izintaba, leningizimu yonkex, lelizwe lonke leGosheni, lesihotsha, lamagcekey, lentaba zakoIsrayeli, lesigodi sakhez, 17 kusukela entabeni yeHalakia eyenyukela eSeyirib, kuze kube seBhali-Gadi esihotsheni seLebhanonic ngaphansi kwentaba yeHermonid. Wawathumba wonke amakhosi abo, wawatshaya wawabulala. 18 UJoshuwa wayilwa-ke impi insuku ezinengi lawo wonke lawomakhosi. 19 Kakubanga lamuzi owenza ukuthula labantwana bakoIsrayeli ngaphandle kwamaHivi abahlali beGibeyonie; bayithatha yonke ngempi. 20 Ngoba kwakuvela eNkosini ukwenza lukhuni inhliziyo zabo ukuze bahlangabezane loIsrayeli empini, ukuze abatshabalalisef, ukuze bangazuzi umusa, kodwa ukuze ababhubhise, njengokulaya kweNkosi kuMozisig.

21 UJoshuwa wasesiza ngalesosikhathi, waquma amaAnaki asuke ezintabenih, eHebronii, eDebirij, eAnabi, lentabeni zonke zakoJuda, lakuzo zonke intaba zakoIsrayeli; uJoshuwa wawatshabalalisa lemizi yawo. 22 Kakusalanga amaAnaki elizweni labantwana bakoIsrayeli; kuphela eGazak, eGathil, leAshidodi, asalam. 23 UJoshuwa wasethatha ilizwe lonke njengakho konke iNkosi eyakukhuluma kuMozisin. UJoshuwa waselinika laba yilifa kuIsrayelio, njengokwehlukaniswa kwabo ngezizwe zabop. Ilizwe laseliphumula empiniq.