Bheka, ngokwami isivumelwano sami sikuwe ; uyakuba nguyise wezizwe eziningi.

Igama lakho alisayikuthiwa u -Abrama, kepha igama lakho lizakuba ngu- Abrahama, ngokuba ngikwenzile uyise wezizwe eziningi.

UJoshuwa wathi kuwo : Welani phambi komphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , niye phakathi kweJordani , netshathe, kube yilowo nalowo itshe ehlombe lakhe njengokomumo wezizwe zabantwana bakwa - Israyeli

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.

mawuzwe wena ezulwini , indawo yakho yokuhlala , wenze njengakho konke lo wezizwe akhala ngakho kuwe, ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi igama lakho , bakwesabe wena njengabantu bakho u -Israyeli nokuze bazi ukuthi le ndlu engiyakhileyo ibiziwe ngegama lakho.

U-Eliya wathath a amatshe ayishumi nambili njengomumo wezizwe zamadodana kaJakobe okweza kuye izwi likaJehova , lathi: Igama lakho lizakuba ngu-Israyeli.

Bamesaba uJehova , bakhonza nawonkulunkulu babo njengomthet ho wezizwe ababesuswe phakathi kwazo.

mawuzwe wena ezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke lo wezizwe akhala ngakho kuwe , ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi igama lakho, bakwesabe wena njengabantu bakho u -Israyeli, nokuze bazi ukuthi le ndlu engiyakhileyo ibiziwe ngegama lakho.

Banikela ekuhlanjululweni kwaleyo ndlu kaNkulunkulu ngezinkunzi eziyikhulu, nangezinqama ezingamakhulu amabili , nangamawundlu angamakhulu amane, kanye nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili zibe ngumnikelo wokona ngo-Israyeli wonke njengokomumo wezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.

Umhlangano wezizwe mawukuphahle, ubuyele phezulu ngaphezu kwawo.

Ingonyama ikhuphukile esihlahleni sayo , umchithi wezizwe uyeza ; uphumile endaweni yakh e ukuba ulenze izwe lakho libe yincithakalo , ichithwe imizi yakho, kungabikho ohlala kuyo.

ngiyakuwunikela esandleni so namandla wezizwe uyakwenza nokwenza kuye njengobubi bawo ngiwuxoshe.

Abafunyaniswanga yini ababuyela ukumnika uNkulunkulu udumo , kuphela lona wezizwe na?

owathi kungekho themba wakholwa ngethemba , ukuze abe nguyise wezizwe eziningi, njengalokho okwashiwo ukuthi: Yoba njalo inzalo yakho;