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24UJoshuwa wasebuthanisa zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli eShekemaa, wabiza abadala bakoIsrayelib lenhloko zabo labahluleli babo lenduna zaboc, bazimisa phambi kukaNkulunkulud. 2 UJoshuwa wasesithi kubo bonke abantu: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Endulo oyihlo babehlala ngaphetsheya komfulae, uTera uyise kaAbrahama loyise kaNahori, babekhonza abanye onkulunkulu. 3 Ngasengimthatha uyihlo uAbrahama ngimsusa ngaphetsheya komfulaf, ngamhambisa wadabula elizweni lonke leKhanani, ngayandisa inzalo yakhe, ngamnika uIsakag. 4 LakuIsaka nganika uJakobe loEsawuh. LakuEsawu nganika intaba yeSeyirii ukudla ilifa layo, kodwa uJakobe labantwana bakhe behlela eGibhithej. 5 Ngasengithuma uMozisi loAronik, ngatshaya iGibhithel, njengalokho engakwenzayo phakathi kwayo; lemva kwalokho ngalikhupha. 6 Ngasengibakhupha oyihlo eGibhithem, lafika elwandlen, amaGibhithe asexotshana lani ngenqola langamabhiza aze afika eLwandle oluBomvuo. 7 Kwathi bekhala eNkosinip, yabeka umnyama phakathi kwenu lamaGibhitheq, yaletha ulwandle phezu kwabor, yabasibekela. Lamehlo enu abona engakwenza eGibhithes. Lahlala enkangala insuku ezinengit. 8 Ngasengililetha elizweni lamaAmori ayehlala ngaphetsheya kweJordani, asesilwa laniu, ngawanikela esandleni senu, lalidla ilifa lelizwe lawo, ngawachitha phambi kwenu. 9 UBalaki indodana kaZiporiv inkosi yakoMowabi wasesukuma walwa loIsrayeli, wathuma wabiza uBalami indodana kaBeyori ukuthi aliqalekisew. 10 Kodwa kangithandanga ukulalela uBalamix; ngakho walibusisa lokulibusisay, ngasengilikhulula esandleni sakhe. 11 Lachapha iJordaniz, lafika eJeriko, izakhamizia zeJeriko zalwa zimelene lanib, amaAmori, lamaPerizi, lamaKhanani, lamaHethi, lamaGirigashi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi; ngawanikela esandleni senu. 12 Ngathuma olonyovu phambi kwenuc abawaxotsha phambi kwenu, amakhosi amabili amaAmori; hatshi ngenkemba yakhod njalo hatshi ngedandili lakho. 13 Ngasengilinika ilizwe elingalisebenzelanga, lemizi elingayakhangae, lihlala kiyo. Lidla okwezivini lezivande zemihlwathi elingakuhlanyelanga.

14 Khathesi-ke yesabeni iNkosif, liyikhonze ngobuqotho langeqinisog, lisuse onkulunkulu oyihlo ababakhonza ngaphetsheya komfulah leGibhithei, njalo likhonze iNkosi. 15 Uba-ke kukubi emehlweni enu ukuyikhonza iNkosi, zikhetheleni lamuhla lowo elizamkhonzaj; kumbe onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo ababengaphetsheya komfulak, loba onkulunkulu bamaAmoril elihlala elizweni lawo. Kodwa mina lendlu yami sizayikhonza iNkosim.

16 Basebephendula abantu besithi: Kakube khatshana lathi ukuthi sitshiye iNkosi, sikhonze abanye onkulunkulu. 17 Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu iyiyo eyasenyusayo labobaba sivela elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqilin, eyenza phambi kwamehlo ethu lezizibonakaliso ezinkulu, yasilondoloza endleleni yonke esahamba kiyo, laphakathi kwabo bonke abantu esedlule phakathi kwabo. 18 INkosi yasixotsha phambi kwethu zonke izizwe, lamaAmori ayehlala elizweni. Thina lathi sizayikhonza iNkosi, ngoba inguNkulunkulu wethu. 19 UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: Kalilakuyikhonza iNkosio, ngoba inguNkulunkulu ongcwelep, inguNkulunkulu olobukhweleq. Kayiyikuthethelela iziphambeko zenu lezono zenur. 20 Uba liyitshiya iNkosis likhonze onkulunkulu abezizwe, izaphenduka yenze okubi kinit, iliqede, emva kokuthi ilenzele okuhle. 21 Abantu basebesithi kuJoshuwa: Hatshi, kodwa sizayikhonza iNkosi. 22 UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: Lingabafakazi ngani ukuthi lina lizikhethele iNkosiu ukuyikhonza. Basebesithi: Singabafakazi. 23 Khathesi-ke, susaniv onkulunkulu abezizwe abaphakathi kwenu, lithobele inhliziyo yenu eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 24 Abantu basebesithi kuJoshuwa: INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu sizayikhonza, lelizwi layo sililalele. 25 Ngakho uJoshuwa wasebenzela abantu isivumelwano ngalolosukuw, wababekela isimiso lesimiselox eShekema.

26 UJoshuwa wasebhala lawomazwi egwalweni lomlayo kaNkulunkuluy; wathatha ilitshe elikhuluz, walimisa lapho ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhia elingasendlini engcwele yeNkosi. 27 UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini bonke: Khangelani, lelilitshe lizakuba yibufakazi ngathib, ngoba liwezwile wonke amazwi eNkosi eyawakhuluma kithic; ngakho lizakuba yibufakazi ngani, hlezi lenze inkohliso kuNkulunkulu wenud. 28 UJoshuwa wasebayekela abantu ukuthi bahambee, ngulowo lalowo waya elifeni lakhe.

29 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku yeNkosi, wafa eleminyaka elikhulu letshumi. 30 Basebemngcwabela emngceleni welifa lakhe eThiminathi-Seraf esentabeni yakoEfrayimi enyakatho kwentaba iGahashig. 31 Njalo uIsrayeli wayikhonza iNkosi zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa lazo zonke izinsuku zabadala abelula insuku emva kukaJoshuwa, njalo ababewazi wonke umsebenzi weNkosih eyawenzela uIsrayeli.

32 Lamathambo kaJosefai abantwana bakoIsrayeli ababenyuke lawo bevela eGibhithe bawangcwaba eShekema, esiqintini sensimu uJakobe asithenga kubantwana bakaHamori uyise kaShekemaj ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezilikhulu; saba-ke yilifa labantwana bakoJosefa. 33 UEleyazare indodana kaAroni wasesifa, bamngcwaba eqaqeni lukaPhinehasi indodana yakhek, ayeluphiwe entabeni yakoEfrayimil.

a 24.25,32; 17.7.

b 23.2.

c 1.10.

d 1 Sam. 10.19.

e 24.14,15. Gen. 11.26,31. Gen. 31.30.

f Gen. 12.1,6. Seb. 7.2,3.

g Gen. 21.2,3.

h Gen. 25.24-26.

i Gen. 36.8. Dute. 2.5.

j Gen. 46.1,6. Seb. 7.15.

k Eks. 3.10; 4.14.

l Eks. 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12.

m Eks. 12.37,51.

n Eks. 14.2.

o Eks. 14.9.

p Eks. 14.10.

q Eks. 14.20.

r Eks. 14.27,28.

s Dute. 4.34; 29.2.

t 5.6; 23.1.

u Nani 21.21-35. Dute. 2.32; 3.1.

v Hlu. 11.25.

w Nani 22.5. Dute. 23.4.

x Dute. 23.5.

y Nani 23.11,20; 24.1,10.

z 3.14,17; 4.10.

a Hlu. 9.2,3; 20.5. 2 Sam. 21.12.

b 6.1; 10.1,3; 11.1-3. Eks. 13.5.

c Eks. 23.28. Dute. 7.20.

d Hlab. 44.3,6.

e Dute. 6.10,11. Josh. 11.13.

f Dute. 10.12. 1 Sam. 12.24.

g Hlu. 9.16,19. Hlab. 84.11. Gen. 17.1.

h 24.2,23. Levi 17.7. Hez. 20.18.

i Hez. 20.7,8; 23.3.

j 24.22. Ruthe 1.15. 1 Kho. 18.21. Hez. 20.39.

k 24.2,14.

l Eks. 23.24,32,33; 34.15. Dute. 6.14; 13.7; 29.18. Hlu. 6.10.

m Gen. 18.19.

n Dute. 6.12.

o Mat. 6.24.

p Levi 19.2. 1 Sam. 6.20. Hlab. 99.5,9. Isa. 5.16.

q Nah. 1.2. Eks. 20.5.

r Eks. 23.21.

s 1 Lan. 28.9. 2 Lan. 15.2. Ezra 8.22. Isa. 1.28; 65.11,12. Jer. 17.13.

t 23.15. Isa. 63.10.

u 24.15. Hlab. 119.173.

v 24.14. Gen. 35.2. Hlu. 10.16. 1 Sam. 7.3.

w 2 Kho. 11.17. 2 Lan. 23.16.

x Eks. 15.25.

y Dute. 31.24.

z Gen. 28.18. Josh. 4.3.

a Gen. 35.4. Hlu. 9.6.

b Gen. 31.48,52. Dute. 31.19,21,26. Josh. 22.27,28,34.

c Dute. 32.1.

d 7.11. Jobe 31.28. Zaga 30.9. Levi 19.11.

e 24.31, Hlu. 2.6-9.

f 19.50. Hlu. 2.9.

g 2 Sam. 23.30.

h Dute. 11.2; 31.13.

i Gen. 50.25. Eks. 13.19.

j Gen. 33.19. Seb. 7.16.

k 22.13. Hlu. 20.28.

l 24.30; 17.15; 20.7; 21.21. Hlu. 2.9; 3.27; 4.5; 7.24; 10.1; 17.1,8; 18.13; 19.1,16,18. 1 Sam. 1.1; 9.4. 2 Kho. 5.22. Jer. 4.15; 31.6; 50.19.