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Ingilosi yeNkosi eBokimi
2Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisenyuka isuka eGiligali isiya eBokimia, yathi: Ngalenyusa lisuka eGibhithe, ngaliletha elizweni engalifungela oyihlo, njalo ngathi: Kangiyikwephula isivumelwano samib lani kuze kube sephakadeni. 2 Lani-ke kaliyikwenza isivumelwano labahlali balelilizwec, lizadiliza amalathi abod. Kodwa kalililalelanga ilizwi lamie. Kuyini lokhu elikwenzileyo? 3 Ngakho lami ngathi: Kangiyikuzixotsha elifeni phambi kwenu, kodwa zizakuba njengameva enhlangothinif zenu, labonkulunkulu bazog babe ngumjibila kinih. 4 Kwasekusithi lapho ingilosi yeNkosi isikhulume lamazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli, abantu baphakamisa ilizwi labo bakhala inyembezi. 5 Basebebiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yiBokimi, bayihlabela iNkosi lapho.
Ukufa kukaJoshuwa
6 Kwathi uJoshuwa esebayekele abantu bahambai, abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahamba, ngulowo lalowo waya elifeni lakhe ukudla ilifa lelizwe. 7 Abantu basebeyikhonza iNkosi kuzo zonke izinsuku zikaJoshuwa, lazo zonke izinsuku zabadala abasala bephila emva kukaJoshuwa, ababewubonile wonke umsebenzi omkhulu weNkosi eyayiwenzele uIsrayeli. 8 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku yeNkosi, wafa-ke, eleminyaka elikhulu letshumi. 9 Basebemngcwabela emngceleni welifa lakhe eThiminathi-Heresi entabeni yakoEfrayimij, enyakatho kwentaba iGahashi. 10 Njalo lalesosizukulwana sabuthelwa kuboyise. Kwasekusukuma esinye isizukulwana emva kwabo esasingayazi iNkosik njalo lomsebenzi eyayiwenzele uIsrayeli.
Okubi kukaIsrayeli
11 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, bakhonza oBhali. 12 Batshiya iNkosil, uNkulunkulu waboyise, eyabakhupha elizweni leGibhithe, balandela abanye onkulunkulum, kubonkulunkulu bezizwe ezazibazingelezele, bakhothaman kibo, bayithukuthelisao iNkosi. 13 Bayidela iNkosi, bakhonza uBhali laboAshitarothi*p. 14 Ngakho ulaka lweNkosi lwavutha kuIsrayeliq, yabanikela esandleni sabaphangi ababaphangayor; yabathengisa esandleni sezitha zabo inhlangothi zonkes, ukuze bangabe besaba lakho ukuma phambi kwazot. 15 Loba bephuma besiya ngaphi, isandla seNkosi samelana labo ngokubi, njengokutsho kweNkosi lanjengokufunga kweNkosi kibou, njalo bacindezeleka kakhulu.
Ukumiswa kwabahluleli
16 INkosi yasimisa abahluleliv ababophula esandleni salabo ababaphangayo. 17 Kanti kababalalelanga labahluleli babo, kodwa baphinga ngokulandela abanye onkulunkuluw, bakhothama kibo; baphambuka masinyane endleleni oyise ababehamba kuyox, belalela imilayo yeNkosi. Bona kabenzanga njalo. 18 Lalapho iNkosi ibamisela abahluleli, iNkosi yayilomahluleliy, yabophula esandleni sezitha zabo zonke izinsuku zikamahluleli; ngoba iNkosi yazisolaz ngenxa yokububula kwabo ngenxa yalabo ababacindezelayo lababahlukuluzayoa. 19 Kwasekusithi ekufeni kukamahlulelib, babuyela emuva baxhwala okwedlula oyise, ngokulandela abanye onkulunkulu, ngokubakhonza langokubakhothamela; kabalahlanga okwemisebenzi yabo lokwendlela yabo yenkani.
20 Ngakho ulaka lweNkosi lwavutha kuIsrayelic, yathi: Ngoba lesisizwe seqe isivumelwano sami engasilaya oyised, kasilalelanga ilizwi lami, 21 lami kangisayikuxotsha loba ngubani elifeni phambi kwabo ezizweni uJoshuwa azitshiya ekufeni kwakhee, 22 ukuze ngihlole ngazo uIsrayelifg ukuthi bazagcina yini indlela yeNkosi ukuhamba kuyo njengaboyise bayigcina, kumbe hatshi. 23 Ngakho iNkosi yaziyekela lezozizwe, ukuze ingazixotshi elifeni masinyane, njalo kayizinikelanga esandleni sikaJoshuwa.
a 2.5.
b Dute. 31.16.
c Dute. 7.2.
d Dute. 12.3.
e 2.20; 1.29,32,33.
f Nani 33.55. Josh. 23.13.
g 3.6.
h Eks. 23.33.
i 2.9, Josh. 24.28,29,30,31.
j Josh. 24.30. Josh. 24.33.
k Eks. 5.2. 1 Sam. 2.12. 1 Lan. 28.9. Jer. 9.3,24; 22.16. Gal. 4.8. 1 Thes. 4.5. 2 Thes. 1.8. Tit. 1.16.
l Dute. 31.16.
m Dute. 6.14.
n 2.17,19. Eks. 20.3,5.
o Dute. 31.29.
p 2.11; 3.7; 10.6. 1 Sam. 7.4. Hlab. 106.36.
q 2.20; 3.8. Hlab. 106.40,41.
r 2.20; 3.8. Hlab. 106.40,41.
s Dute. 32.30.
t Levi 26.37. Josh. 7.12,13.
u Levi 26. Dute. 28.
v 3.9,15. 1 Sam. 12.11. Seb. 13.20.
w Eks. 34.15. Hlu. 8.33.
x Dute. 9.12.
y Josh. 1.5.
z Hlab. 106.45. Jona 3.10. Gen. 6.6. Dute. 32.36. 2 Lan. 7.14. Jer. 18.8; 26.3. Hlu. 10.16.
a Eks. 2.24; 6.5.
b 3.12; 4.1; 8.33.
c 2.14.
d Dute. 17.2.
e Josh. 23.13. Hlu. 2.3. Josh. 13.6.
f 3.1,4.
g Eks. 15.25.