Wayesesuka lapho, waya entabeni ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele, wamisa itende lakhe , iBethele lingasentshonalanga ne -Ayi lingasempumalanga ; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wakhuleka egameni likaJehova.

Kuzo izinkambo zakhe wasuka eningizimu , wafika eBethele , leyo ndawo lapho lalikhona itende lakhe kuqala, phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi,

nentela kaJehova yezimvu yayingamakhulu ayi sithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

UJoshuwa wathuma amadoda, asuka eJeriko aya e -Ayi eliseceleni kweBeti Aveni ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele , wakhuluma kuwo , wathi: Khuphukani, nilihlole izwe. Amadoda akhuphuka ahlola i-Ayi.

Abuyela kuJoshuwa , athi kuye : Mabangakhuphuki bonk e abantu ; makuhambe amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane ezimbili noma ezintathu , alichithe i -Ayi; ungabakhathazi bonke abantu ngokuya khona , ngokuba bayingcosana nje.

Kwase kukhuphukela khona abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu , kepha babaleka phambi kwamadoda ase-Ayi.

Amadoda ase -Ayi abulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu nesithupha , abaxosha esuka phambi kwesango aze afika eShebarimi , ababulala emthambekeni; izinhliziyo zabantu zaphela amandla, zaba njengamanzi.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungesabi, ungabi naluvalo ; suka nabo bonke abantu bempi, ukhuphuke uye e-Ayi; bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yase-Ayi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, nezwe layo;

uyakwenza kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo njengalokho wenza kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo; impango yalo kuphela nezinkomo zalo niyakuziphangela khona . Wuqamekele umuzi emva kwawo.

UJoshuwa wasuka kanye nabo bonke abantu bempi ukuba akh uphukele e- Ayi; uJoshuwa wakhetha amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu amaqhawe anamandla, wawathuma ebusuku.

UJoshuwa wayesebathuma, baya ukuyoqamekela , bahlala phakathi kweBethele ne -Ayi ngasentshonalanga kwase -Ayi; uJoshuwa wala la lobo busuku phakathi kwabantu.

UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu , wabutha abantu , wakhuphuka, yena namalunga akwa-Israyeli, phambi kwabantu, waya e-Ayi.

Bonke abantu bempi ayenabo bakhuphuka , basondela, baya phambi komuzi, bamisa ngasenyakatho kwase -Ayi; kwakukhona isigodi phakathi kwakhe ne-Ayi.

Wathatha amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, wawaqamekelisa phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi ngasentshonalanga komuzi.

Kwathi inkosi yase -Ayi ikubona lokho, ashesha avuka ekuseni amadoda omuzi, aphuma ukuhlasela u -Israyeli, yona nabantu bayo , endaweni enqunyiweyo ngaphambi kwehlane ; yayingazi n okho ukuthi babekhona abayiqamekeleyo ngasemva komuzi.

Akusalanga muntu e -Ayi naseBethele ongaphumanga ukubaxosha abakwa - Israyeli, bawushiya umuzi ugengelezile, babaxosha abakwa-Israyeli.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Yelulela umkhonto osesandleni sakho ngase - Ayi, ngokuba ngiyakulinikela esandleni sakho . UJoshuwa welul ela-ke umkhonto osesandleni sakhe ngasemzini.

Lapho amadoda ase-Ayi ebheka emva kwabo, abona, bheka, umusi womuzi wenyukela ngasezulwini ; ayengenamandla ukubaleka ngalapha noma ngalapha, lapho abantu ababebalekele ngasehlane sebephendukela ababaxoshayo.

Ngokuba nxa uJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli bebona ukuthi abaqamekeleyo bawuthathile umuzi nokuthi umusi womuzi wenyuka , base bebuyela emuva, bawabulala amadoda ase-Ayi.

Inkosi yase-Ayi bayibamba isaphila, bayiyisa kuJoshuwa.

Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli eseqedile ukubulala bonke abakhileyo e -Ayi endle ehlane, lapho ebebaxoshele khona , bese bewe bonke ngosiko lwenkemba baze baqedwa , bonke abakwa -Israyeli babuyela e -Ayi, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba.

Bonke abawa ngalolo suku , abesilisa nabesifazane, babeyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, abantu bonke base-Ayi.

UJoshuwa akabuyisanga isandla sakhe awelula ngaso umkhonto , engakaqothuli bonke abakhileyo e-Ayi.

UJoshuwa wayeselishisa i -Ayi, walenza laba yiduma lenxiwa kuze kube phakade; liyincithakalo kuze kube namuhla.

Inkosi yase -Ayi wayiphanyeka emthini kwaze kwahlwa ; ukushona kwelanga uJoshuwa wabayala ukuba behlise isidumbu sayo emthini , basintshinga ngasesikhaleni sesango lomuzi , wamisa phezu kwaso inqwaba enkulu yamatshe ekhona nanamuhla. I-altare entabeni yase-Ebali

Kepha bathi ukuba abakhileyo eGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile kulo iJeriko ne-Ayi,

Kwathi lapho u -Adoni Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema esezwile ukuthi uJoshuwa uthathile i -Ayi, waliqeda nya njengalokho ebenzile kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo , wayenze njalo kulo i -Ayi nenkosi yalo no kuthi abakhileyo eGibeyoni benzile ukuthula no-Israyeli, baba phakathi kwabo,

besaba kakhulu , ngokuba iGibeyoni lalingumuzi omkhulu njengomunye wemizi yamakhosi nangokuba lalilikhulu kune -Ayi, onke amadoda alo engamaqhawe.

inkosi yaseJeriko: inye; inkosi yase-Ayi elingaseceleni kweBethele: inye;

amadoda aseBethele nase -Ayi: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi am abili nantathu;

amadoda aseBethele nase-Ayi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu;

Wayesesuka u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya namadoda ayi shumi ayenaye, bamshaya uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu kaShafani ngenkemba , bambulala, yena inkosi yaseBabele ebimenze umbusi ezweni.

Hhewula, Heshiboni, ngokuba i -Ayi lichithekile , nikhale, madodakazi aseRaba, nibhince izindwangu zamasaka , nilile, nigijime phakathi kwezintango, ngokuba uMilikomu uyakuya ekuthunjweni , abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.

Wayesekhuluma uHag ayi, isithunywa sikaJehova , ngesimemezelo sikaJehova kubantu, wathi: Nginani, usho uJehova.