aDute 1:7
bNani 34:6
c12:8; Eks 13:5
d10:2,10,12, 18:25; 2 Sam 21:1,2; 1 Kho 3:4,5, 9:2; Isa 28:21
e6:27
f9:12; Gen 30:32,33,35
g9:12; Gen 30:32,33,35
h5:10
i11:19; 2 Sam 21:2
jDute 7:2
k9:11; 2 Kho 10:5
lDute 20:15; Dute 20:10,11
m2:10, 6:27
nDute 1:4; Josh 12:4; 1 Lan 6:71
oNani 27:21
p11:19; 2 Sam 21:2
q18:25,26,28; Ezra 2:25
r15:9,60, 18:14; Hlu 18:12; 1 Sam 6:21, 7:1; 1 Lan 13:5,6; 2 Lan 1:4; Hlab 132:6
sNani 1:53
t2 Sam 21:1,2,6; Hez 17:18,19; Zek 5:3,4; Mal 3:5
uDute 29:11; Josh 9:23,27
v9:15
w9:6,9
x9:16
yGen 9:25
zGen 9:25
aa9:21,27
abDute 7:1,2
acEks 15:14
adGen 16:6
ae9:21,23
afDute 12:5

‏ Joshua 9

Ubuqili babeGibeyoni

1Kwasekusithi lapho wonke amakhosi ayenganeno kweJordani, entabeni, lesihotsheni a, lekhunjini lolwandle olukhulu, maqondana leLebhanoni b, amaHethi lamaAmori, amaKhanani, amaPerizi, amaHivi lamaJebusi ezwa c, 2abuthana ndawonye ukulwa loJoshuwa loIsrayeli nganhliziyonye.

3Kwathi abahlali beGibeyoni d sebezwile lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile eJeriko laseAyi e, 4labo basebesenza ngobuqili; bahamba bazenza izithunywa, bathwalisa obabhemi babo amasaka agugileyo lemigodla yewayini egugileyo ledabukileyo lebekelweyo, 5lamanyathela agugileyo labekelweyo enyaweni zabo f, lezigqoko ezigugileyo bezigqokile, lezinkwa zonke zomphako wabo sezomile zikhuntile g. 6Basebesiya kuJoshuwa enkambeni eGiligali h, bathi kuye lemadodeni akoIsrayeli: Sivela elizweni elikhatshana, ngakho-ke yenzani isivumelwano lathi. 7Kodwa amadoda akoIsrayeli athi kumaHivi i: Mhlawumbe lihlala phakathi kwethu; pho, singenza njani isivumelwano lenu j? 8Asesithi kuJoshuwa: Sizinceku zakho k. UJoshuwa wasesithi kiwo: Lingobani? Njalo livela ngaphi? 9Asesithi kuye: Izinceku zakho zivela elizweni elikhatshana kakhulu, ngenxa yebizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho l, ngoba sizwile indumela yayo lakho konke eyakwenza eGibhithe m, 10lakho konke eyakwenza emakhosini amabili amaAmori ayengaphetsheya kweJordani, uSihoni inkosi yeHeshiboni, loOgi inkosi yeBashani, eyayiseAshitarothi n. 11Ngakho abadala bethu labo bonke abakhileyo elizweni lakithi bakhuluma kithi besithi: Thathani umphako wendlela esandleni senu, lihambe liyehlangana labo, lithi kibo: Sizinceku zenu; ngakho-ke yenzani isivumelwano lathi. 12Lesisinkwa sethu sasithatha sitshisa singumphako wethu ezindlini zethu mhla siphumayo sisiza kini; kodwa khathesi, khangela, sesomile sakhunta. 13Lalimigodla yewayini esayigcwalisayo yayimitsha; kodwa khangela, isidabukile. Lalezizigqoko zethu lamanyathela ethu sekugugiswe luhambo olude kakhulu. 14Ngakho amadoda athatha kokomphako wabo, engabuzanga umlomo weNkosi o. 15UJoshuwa wasesenza ukuthula labo, wenza isivumelwano labo sokubayekela baphile, lezinduna zenhlangano zafunga kibo p.

16Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwensuku ezintathu emva kokuthi sebenzile isivumelwano labo, bezwa ukuthi bangomakhelwane babo, lokuthi babehlala phakathi kwabo. 17Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesuka bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu. Njalo imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni leKefira leBherothi q leKiriyathi-Jeyarimi r. 18Njalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli kababatshayanga ngoba izinduna zebandla zazibafungele ngeNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; inhlangano yonke yasingungunela izinduna. 19Kodwa zonke izinduna zathi enhlanganweni yonke: Thina sifungile kibo ngeNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngakho-ke kasilakubathinta. 20Sizakwenza lokhu kibo, sibayekele baphile, ukuze kungabi khona ulaka phezu kwethu s ngenxa yesifungo esasifunga kibo t. 21Lezinduna zathi kubo: Bayekeleni baphile, kodwa kababe ngabagamuli benkuni labakhi bamanzi enhlanganweni yonke u, njengokutsho kwezinduna kubo v.

22UJoshuwa wasebabiza, wakhuluma labo esithi: Lisikhohliseleni, lisithi: Sikhatshana kakhulu lani w; kanti lina lihlala phakathi kwethu x? 23Ngakho-ke liqalekisiwe y, njalo kakuyikuqunywa phakathi kwenu izigqili z labagamuli benkuni labakhi bamanzi bendlu kaNkulunkulu wami aa. 24Basebephendula uJoshuwa bathi: Ngoba kwatshelwa lokutshelwa ezincekwini zakho ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho yalaya uMozisi inceku yayo ukulinika ilizwe lonke lokuchitha bonke abakhileyo belizwe phambi kwenu ab. Ngakho sesaba kakhulu ngempilo yethu ngenxa yenu. Yikho senze le into ac. 25Khathesi-ke, khangela, sesisesandleni sakho; yenza njengokulungileyo lanjengokuqondileyo emehlweni akho ukukwenza kithi ad. 26Ngakho wenza njalo kubo, wabophula esandleni sabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuze bangababulali. 27UJoshuwa wasebenza ngalolosuku baba ngabagamuli benkuni labakhi bamanzi benhlangano, labelathi leNkosi, kuze kube lamuhla ae, endaweni ezayikhetha af.

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