aNani 25:1
bHeb 11:31; Jak 2:25
cMat 1:5
d2 Sam 17:19,20
eEks 15:16, 23:27
f4:23; Eks 14:21
gNani 21:24,33-35
hDute 7:2
iEks 15:14,15
j5:1, 7:5; 2 Sam 17:10; Hlab 22:14; Isa 13:7; Hez 21:7
k5:1
lDute 4:39
m1 Sam 20:14-17
n2:18
oHlu 1:24
p1 Sam 19:12; Seb 9:25; 2 Kor 11:33
q2:19,20; Eks 20:7
r2:12
sGen 38:28,30
t6:23
uMat 27:25
v2:14
w2:7
xDute 31:17
yEks 23:31; Josh 6:2, 8:1, 21:44

Joshua 2

UJoshuwa uthuma izinhloli eKhanani

1UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wasethuma eseShithimi amadoda amabili aba zinhloli ensitha, esithi: Hambani libone ilizwe, leJeriko a. Asehamba, ayafikela endlini yomfazi, iwule b, obizo lakhe lalinguRahabi c, alala khona. 2Kwatshelwa inkosi yeJeriko kwathiwa: Khangela, kufike lapha ebusuku amadoda abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuhlola ilizwe. 3Inkosi yeJeriko yasithumela kuRahabi isithi: Khupha lawo amadoda afikele kuwe, angena endlini yakho, ngoba azehlola ilizwe lonke. 4Kodwa owesifazana wayethethe lawomadoda amabili, wawafihla, wakhuluma kanje: Afikile kimi amadoda, kodwa bengingazi lapha avela khona d. 5Kwasekusithi sekuzavalwa isango lapho sekumnyama amadoda aphuma. Kangikwazi lapho amadoda aye khona; axhumeni ngokuphangisa liwalandele, ngoba lizawafica. 6Kodwa yena wayewenyusele ephahleni, wawafihla phakathi kwamahlanga efilakisi ayechayelwe yena ephahleni. 7Amadoda asewaxhuma ngendlela yeJordani aze afika emazibukweni; bavala amasango emva kokuphuma kwabawaxhumayo bewalandela.

8Kwathi wona engakalali, yena wenyukela kuwo ephahleni; 9wasesithi emadodeni: Ngiyazi ukuthi iNkosi ilinikile ilizwe, lokuthi ukwesabeka kwenu kuwele phezu kwethu, lokuthi bonke abakhileyo elizweni bayancibilika ngenxa yobukhona benu e. 10Ngoba sizwile ukuthi iNkosi yomisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu phambi kwenu ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe f, lalokho elakwenza emakhosini amabili amaAmori ayengaphetsheya kweJordani, uSihoni loOgi g elabatshabalalisayo h. 11Sathi sikuzwa lokho i inhliziyo yethu yancibilika j, kakusekho isibindi emuntwini ngenxa yenu k. Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, nguye uNkulunkulu emazulwini phezulu lemhlabeni phansi l. 12Ngakho-ke ake lifunge kimi ngeNkosi, ngoba ngilenzele umusa, lani-ke lizayenzela umusa indlu kababa m, linginike isiboniso esiqinileyo n, 13ukuthi ligcine bephila ubaba lomama, labanewethu labodadewethu, lakho konke abalakho, likhulule impilo yethu ekufeni. 14Lamadoda athi kuye: Umphefumulo wethu ufe esikhundleni senu, uba ungavezi obala loludaba lwethu. Njalo kuzakuthi lapho iNkosi isisinikile ilizwe, sizakwenzela umusa leqiniso o.

15Wasewehlisa ngentambo ewindini, ngoba indlu yakhe yayisemdulini womuzi, wayehlala phezu komduli p. 16Wasesithi kuwo: Yanini entabeni, hlezi abaxhumi bahlangane lani, licatshe khona insuku ezintathu, baze babuye abaxhumi, lemva kwalokho lihambe ngendlela yenu. 17Amadoda asesithi kuye: Thina sizakhululeka esifungweni sakho lesi osifungise sona q. 18Khangela, ekufikeni kwethu elizweni uzabophela lintambo yomnxeba r obomvu ewindini osehlise ngalo s, njalo uzibuthanisele endlini yakho oyihlo lonyoko labanewenu lendlu yonke kayihlo t. 19Kuzakuthi-ke, loba ngubani ophumela phandle kweminyango yendlu yakho, igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwekhanda lakhe, thina-ke sizakuba singelacala. Njalo loba ngubani ozakuba lawe endlini, igazi lakhe lizakuba sekhanda lethu, uba isandla sisiba phezu kwakhe u. 20Kodwa uba uluveza obala loludaba lwethu, sizakhululeka esifungweni sakho osifungise sona v. 21Wasesithi: Njengamazwi enu, kakube njalo. Wasewayekela ehamba, ahamba, wabophela intambo ebomvu ewindini. 22Asehamba afika entabeni, ahlala khona insuku ezintathu, baze babuya abaxhumi, ngoba abaxhumi bawadinga endleleni yonke, kodwa kabawatholanga.

23Ngakho amadoda womabili aphenduka asesehla entabeni, achapha, afika kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni w, amtshela konke okuwehleleyo x. 24Athi kuJoshuwa: Isibili iNkosi ilinikele esandleni sethu ilizwe lonke, futhi-ke bonke abakhileyo belizwe bancibilikile ngenxa yobukhona bethu y.

Copyright information for Ndebele