akuphe isibusiso sika-Abrahama, wena nenzalo yakho kanye nawe , udle ifa lezwe lokugogobala kwakho uNkulunkulu amnika lona u-Abrahama.

Ngiyakubaxosha phambi kwakho kancane kancane , ukuze wande, udle ifa lezwe.

Kepha ngishilo kini ukuthi : Niyakulidla ifa lezwe labo , ngininike lona libe ngelenu, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi , nginguJehova onahlukanisile nabezizwe.

Isabatha lezwe liyakuba ngukudla kwenu , okwakho nokwenceku yakho nokwencekukazi yakho nokomqashwa wakho nokomfokazi wakho ogogobeleyo kuwe;

nidle ifa lezwe, nihlale kulo, ngokuba ngininikile izwe ukuba nilidle.

lezi zizwe ezimbili nenxenye zathola ifa lazo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga, lapho kuphuma khona ilanga. Ukukhethwa kwamadoda okwahlukanisa ifa lezwe

Aniyikungcolisa izwe enikulo , ngokuba igazi liyalingcolisa izwe ; alikho ihlawulo lezwe ngegazi elichithakele kulo, kuphela ngegazi lolichithile.

Uma egana amadodana ezinye izizwe zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ifa lawo liyakususwa efeni lawobaba, lithasiselwe efeni laleso sizwe ayakuba ngawaso, kususwe efeni lezwe lethu.

UJehova wayesethi kimi : Bheka, ngiqalile ukunikela uSihoni nezwe lakhe phambi kwakho: qala ukulidla ukuba udle ifa lezwe lakhe.

Ekukhaleni kwakho izixuku zezithombe zakho mazikop hule, kepha umoya uzakuzisusa zonke, ukuphefumula kuzithathe; kodwa othemba kimi uzakudla ifa lezwe, adle nefa lentaba yami engcwele.

Abantu bakho bayakuba ngabalungileyo bonke , badle ifa lezwe kuze kube phakade, igatsha lokutshala kwami , umsebenzi wezandla zami , ukuba ngidunyiswe.

Njengalokho ngahlulelana nawoyihlo ehlane lezwe laseGibithe , kanjalo ngiyakwahlulelana nani, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Ndodana yomuntu, abakhe ezincithakalweni ezweni lakwa -Israyeli basho bathi: U -Abrahama wayemunye , wadla ifa lezwe ; kepha thina sibaningi, siphiwe lona libe yifa lethu.

Ngalokho thana kubo : Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Nidla okunegazi , niphakamisa amehlo enu ezithombeni zenu, nichitha igazi. Pho, niyakudla ifa lezwe na?

Niyethemba enkembeni yenu , nenza izinengiso , ningcolisa, kube yilowo nalowo umkamakhelwane wakhe. Pho, niyakudla ifa lezwe na?

Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Nanku umkhawulo eniyakwahlukanisa ngawo ifa lezwe ngokwezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli, uJosefa abe nezabelo ezimbili.

Futhi mina nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe , nganihambisa iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.

Abaseningizimu bayakudla ifa lentaba yakwa -Esawu, nabasehlanzeni ifa lamaFilisti, badle ifa lezwe lakwa -Efrayimi nezwe laseSamariya , uBenjamini adle iGileyadi.