UMose wathi kuJoshuwa : Sikhethele amadoda , uphume ulwe no -Amaleki; kusasa ngizakuma esiqongweni sentaba , induku kaNkulunkulu isesandleni sami.

UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: Sukuma; uweleni kanje ngobuso bakho na?

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova , uJehova w akhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, isikhonzi sikaMose, wathi:

Ayesebuya lawo madoda omabili , ehla entabeni , awela, afika kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, amtshela konke okuwehleleyo.

Athi kuJoshuwa : UJehova unikile ezandleni zethu izwe l onke; bonke abakhileyo ezweni baphela amandla phambi kwethu.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: Namuhla ngizakuqala ukukukhulisa emehlweni abo bonke abakwa-Israyeli ukuba bazi ukuthi njengalokho nganginoMose , kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe.

Kwathi lapho isizwe sonke sesiwele iJordani saphelela , uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli benza -ke njengalokho uJos huwa ebayalile , bakhipha amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani , njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kuJoshuwa , njengokomumo wezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bawela nawo, baya endaweni yokulala, bawabeka khona.

Ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Zenzele omese bensengetsha , ubuye usoke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokwesibili.

UJehova wayesethi kuJoshuwa : Namuhla ngilethulile kini ihlazo laseGibithe. Ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iGiligali kuze kube namuhla. Iphasika laseKhanani

Isikhulu sebandla likaJehova sathi kuJoshuwa : Khumula isicathulo sakho onyaweni lwakho , ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele . UJoshuwa wenze njalo-ke.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho iJeriko , nenkosi yalo, namaqhawe anamandla.

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.

Zakukhipha phakathi kwetende , zakuyisa kuJoshuwa nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bakubeka phansi phambi kukaJehova.

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;

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

Inkosi yase-Ayi bayibamba isaphila, bayiyisa kuJoshuwa.

Baya kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali , bathi kuye nakumadoda akwa -Israyeli: Sivela ezweni elikude; ngalokho manenze manje isivumelwano nathi.

Bathi kuJoshuwa : Siyizinceku zakho . UJoshuwa wathi kubo : Ningobani, futhi nivelaphi na?

Amadoda aseGibeyoni athumela kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali , athi: Ungayekethisi isandla sakho ezincekwini zakho ; shesha ukhuphukele kithi usisindise, usisize, ngokuba onke amakhosi ama -Amori akhile ezintabeni asihlanganyele.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungabesabi, ngokuba ngibanikele ezandleni zakho; akuyikubakho muntu wabo ongema phambi kwakho.

Kwabikwa kuJoshuwa ukuthi : Lawo makhosi omahlanu afunyanisiwe ecashile emhumeni waseMakheda.

bonke abantu babuyela ekamu kuJoshuwa eMakheda ngokuthula , akwabakho onyakazisa ulimi lwakhe ngomuntu wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kwathi lapho bekhiphela kuJoshuwa lawo makhosi, uJoshuwa wabiza onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, wathi ezinduneni zamadoda empi ezazihamba naye : Sondelani, nibeke izinyawo zenu ezintanyeni zalawa makhosi . Zasondela-ke, zabeka izinyawo zazo ezintanyeni zawo.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungesabi ngenxa yabo , ngokuba kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngizakubanikela bonke bebulewe ngaphambi kuka -Israyeli; wena uyakunquma amahhashi abo imisipha, uzishise izinqola zabo ngomlilo.

AbakwaJuda basondela kuJoshuwa eGiligali ; uKalebi indodana kaJefune , umKhenizi, wathi kuye : Uyalazi wena izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu ngami nangawe eKadeshi Barineya.

Wamnika uKalebi indodana kaJefune isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda njengesiyalezo sikaJehova kuJoshuwa , umuzi ka-Araba uyise ka- Anaki, oyiHebroni.

Abantwana bakwaJosefa bakhuluma kuJoshuwa , bathi: Unginikeleni isabelo sibe sinye nje nesinqamu sibe sinye kuphela , kube yifa lami , lokhu ngiyisizwe esikhulu, njengokuba uJehova ungibusisile kuze kube manje, na?

Ayesehamba amadoda , adabula izwe , aliloba ngemizi , kwaba yizabelo eziyisikhombisa encwadini; afika kuJoshuwa ekamu laseShilo.

UJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

Kepha abantu bathi kuJoshuwa: Qha, ngokuba siyakumkhonza uJehova.

Abantu bathi kuJoshuwa : UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu siyakumkhonza , sililalele izwi lakhe.

Ingelosi kaJehova yagomela kuJoshuwa, yathi: