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UJoshuwa ulaya abantu ukuthi bathembeke
23Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezinengi emva kokuthi iNkosi isimphumuzilea uIsrayeli ezitheni zonke zabo inhlangothi zonke, loJoshuwa wayesemdalab elensuku ezinengi, 2 uJoshuwa wabiza uIsrayeli wonkec, abadala babo, lenhloko zabo, labahluleli babo, lenduna zabod, wathi kubo: Mina sengimdala ngilensuku ezinengi. 3 Lina selibonile konke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ekwenzileyo kulezizizwe zonke ngenxa yenu, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yiyo elilweleyoe. 4 Bonani, ngilabele ngenkathof lezizizwe eziseleyo zibe yilifa lezizwe zenu, kusukela eJordani, lazo zonke izizwe engiziqumileyo, ngitsho kuze kube selwandle olukhulug lapho okutshona khona ilanga. 5 INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izazixotsha-keh phambi kwenu, izixotshe elifeni phambi kwenu, njalo lizakudla ilifa lelizwe, njengalokho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ikhulumile kinii. 6 Ngakho qinani kakhulu ukugcina lokwenza konke okubhaliweyo egwalweni lomlayo kaMozisij, ukuze lingaphambuki kuwo liye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlok, 7 ukuze lingangeni kulezi izizwel, lezi ezisele lani, lingaphathi ibizo labonkulunkulu bazom, lingafungisi ngabon, lingabakhonzi, lingakhothami kubo, 8 kodwa linamatheleo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu njengoba lenzile kuze kube lamuhla. 9 Ngoba iNkosi ixotshile elifeni phambi kwenu izizwe ezinkulu lezilamandlap; lina-ke kakulamuntu ome phambi kwenuq kuze kube lamuhla. 10 Umuntu oyedwa kini uzaxotsha inkulungwaner, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yiyo elilwelayo, njengalokho ikhulumile kinis. 11 Ngakho ziqaphelisisenit ukuthanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. 12 Ngoba uba libuyela lokubuyelau, linamathele kunsali yalezizizwe, lezi ezisele lani, lithathane lazov, lingene kuzo, lazo kini, 13 yazini lokwazi ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kayiyikuqhubeka ngokuzixotsha elifeni lezizizwe phambi kwenuw; kodwa zizakuba yisifu lomjibila kinix, zibe luswazi enhlangothini zenu, lameva emehlweni enu, lize libhubhe liphele kulelilizwe elihle, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinike lona. 14 Khangelani-ke, ngihamba lamuhla ngendlela yomhlaba wonkey. Njalo liyazi enhliziyweni yenu yonke lemphefumulweni wenu wonke ukuthi akukho lelizwi elilodwa elehlulekayo kuwo wonke amazwi amahle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ewakhulumileyo phezu kwenuz; wonke ezile kini, akukho lelizwi elilodwa elehlulekayo kuwo. 15 Kuzakuthi-ke, njengalokhu zonke izinto ezinhle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyazikhuluma kini sezilehlele, ngokunjalo iNkosi izalehlisela zonke izinto ezimbia, ize ilibhubhise liphele kulelilizwe elihle iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinike lona. 16 Uba liseqa isivumelwanob seNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyalilaya sona, lisuke liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, likhothame kibo, khona ulaka lweNkosi luzalivuthela, libhubhe masinyane liphele kulelilizwe elihle elinike lona.
a 21.44; 22.4.
b 13.1.
c 24.1. Dute. 31.28. 1 Lan. 28.1.
d 1.10.
e Eks. 14.14.
f 13.6.
g 15.12.
h Eks. 23.30; 33.2; 34.11. Dute. 4.38; 11.23. Josh. 13.6.
i Nani 33.53.
j 1.7.
k Dute. 5.32.
l Eks. 23.33. Dute. 7.2,3.
m Eks. 23.13. Hlab. 16.4.
n Jer. 5.7. Zef. 1.5.
o 22.5. Dute. 10.20.
p Dute. 11.23.
q 10.8; 21.44.
r Levi 26.8. Hlu. 3.31; 15.15. 2 Sam. 23.8.
s 23.3.
t 22.5.
u 23.3.
v Eks. 34.16.
w Hlu. 2.3,21. Josh. 13.6.
x Nani 33.55. Hlu. 2.3. Eks. 23.33. 1 Kho. 11.4.
y 1 Kho. 2.2.
z 21.45.
a Levi 26.14. Dute. 28.15,16,63.
b Dute. 17.2.