Joshua 1
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1Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosi, iNkosi yakhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMozisi, isithi a: 2UMozisi inceku yami usefile b; ngakho-ke sukuma uchaphe le iJordani, wena labo bonke lababantu, liye elizweni engibanika lona, ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli. 3Yonke indawo lapho ingaphansi yonyawo lwenu ezanyathela khona ngilinike yona c, njengokutsho kwami kuMozisi d. 4Kusukela enkangala e lale iLebhanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi f, ilizwe lonke lamaHethi, njalo kufike elwandle olukhulu lapho okutshona khona ilanga, kuzakuba ngumngcele wenu. 5Kakulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zempilo yakho g. Njengalokhu ngangiloMozisi h, ngizakuba lawe i; kangiyikukutshiya, kangiyikukulahla j. 6Qina, ume isibindi, ngoba wena uzakwenza lababantu badle ilifa lelizwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona k. 7Kuphela qina, ube lesibindi esikhulu l, ukugcina ukwenza ngokomlayo wonke uMozisi inceku yami akulaya wona m; ungaphambuki kuwo uye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze uphumelele loba ngaphi lapho oya khona n. 8Ugwalo lwalumlayo lungasuki emlonyeni wakho, kodwa uzindle kuwo emini lebusuku, ukuze uqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke okubhaliweyo kulo o, ngoba khona uzakwenza indlela yakho iphumelele, ubusuphumelela. 9Kangikulayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi p; ungesabi q, ungatshaywa luvalo r, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ilawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khona s. 10UJoshuwa waselaya izinduna zabantu, esithi t: 11Dabulani phakathi kwenkamba lilaye abantu lithi: Zilungiseleni umphako, ngoba kusesezinsuku ezintathu lizachapha le iJordani, ukuze lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lona ukuthi lidle ilifa lalo u. 12UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase esithi: 13Khumbulani ilizwi uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alilaya ngalo esithi: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyaliphumuza, ilinika lelilizwe v. 14Omkenu, abantwanyana benu, lezifuyo zenu kuzahlala elizweni uMozisi alinika lona nganeno kweJordani; kodwa lina lizachapha lihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, wonke amaqhawe alamandla, libasize, 15iNkosi ize iphumuze abafowenu njengani, labo njalo badle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ebanika lona w. Lizabuyela-ke elizweni lelifa lenu, lidle ilifa lalo, uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alinika lona, nganeno kweJordani, empumalanga x. 16Basebemphendula uJoshuwa besithi: Konke osilaya khona sizakwenza, laloba ngaphi lapho ozasithuma khona sizahamba. 17Njengakho konke esamlalela uMozisi ngakho, ngokunjalo sizakulalela. Kuphela iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ibe lawe njengoba yayiloMozisi y. 18Wonke umuntu ozavukela umlomo wakho, angalaleli amazwi akho, kukho konke omlaya khona, uzabulawa z. Kuphela qina, ume isibindi aa.
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