Joshua 2
1 Nun capa Joshua loh hlang panit te Shittim lamloh longyam la duem a tueih tih, “Khohmuen te so rhoi lamtah Jerikho la cet rhoi lah,” a ti nah. Tedae a caeh rhoi vaengah tah Rakhab aka ming nah pumyoi nu im la pawk rhoi tih te pahoi ah yalh rhoi.
UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wasethumela inhloli ezimbili ngasese zisuka eShithima. Wathi kuzo, “Hambani liyehlola ilizwe lakhona, ikakhulu iJerikho.” Ngakho zahamba zayangena endlini yesifebe esithiwa nguRahabi, zahlala khona.
2 Te dongah, “Khohmuen hip hamla Israel ca khui lamkah khoyin ah hlang tarha halo,” a ti nah tih Jerikho manghai taengah a puen pah.
Inkosi yaseJerikho yatshelwa ukuthi “Khangela! Abanye abantu bako-Israyeli bafike lapha ebusuku ukuzohlola ilizwe lethu.”
3 Jerikho manghai loh Rakhab te a tah tih, “Na taengla aka pawk hlang rhoi te hang khuen. Amih te khohmuen boeih hip hamla halo tih na im khuila ha kun dae,” a ti nah.
Ngakho inkosi yaseJerikho yathumela ilizwi kuRahabi yathi, “Khupha amadoda angene endlini yakho, ngoba alande ukuzohlola ilizwe lonke.”
4 Tedae tekah huta hlang rhoi te a khuen tih a thuh. Te phoeiah hlang rhoi te kai taengla halo ngawn ue. Tedae amih rhoi te me lamkah rhoi nim ka ming moenih.
Kodwa owesifazane wayethethe amadoda womabili wawafihla. Wasesithi, “Liqiniso amadoda afikile kimi, kodwa bengingazi ukuthi abevela ngaphi.
5 Khohmuep kah vongka khaih ham a om vaengah tekah hlang rhoi te cet rhoi coeng. Tekah hlang rhoi loh mela a caeh ka ming pawt dae a hnukah tlek na hloem uh atah na kae uh khaming,” a ti nah.
Kusihlwa, sesifikile isikhathi sokuvala isango ledolobho, amadoda asuke azihambela. Kangikwazi ukuthi aqonde ngaphi. Axhumeni masinyane. Engxenye lingawafica.”
6 Tedae anih long ngawn tah amih rhoi te imphu la a yoeng puei tih imphu kah a yaan hlamik kong khuila a det.
(Kodwa wayebakhweze phezu kophahla wabafihla ngaphansi kwezinqwaba zesikusha ayesichaye ophahleni).
7 Te dongah amih rhoi te Jordan longpuei kah lamkai due la tongpa rhoek loh a hloem uh. Amih rhoi aka hloem rhoek loh a caeh uh van neh vongka khaw tloep a khaih uh.
Ngakho amadoda aphuma ijumo elandela inhloli emgwaqweni oya ezibukweni leJodani, njalo athi esanda kuphuma isango lavalwa.
8 Tedae amih rhoi a ih hlanah Rakhab te imphu la yoeng tih tekah hlang rhoi taengah,
Inhloli zathi zingakalali ngalobobusuku, wakhwela phezu kophahla
9 “Khohmuen he BOEIPA loh nangmih taengah m'paek tih na mueirhih loh kaimih n'nan khaw ka ming. Te dongah diklai khosa boeih loh nangmih mikhmuh ah paci uh.
wasesithi kuzo, “Ngiyazi ukuthi uThixo uselinike lelilizwe lokuthi sonke sesehlelwe yikwesaba okukhulu ngenxa yenu, okwenza ukuthi bonke abahlala kulelilizwe babelomhedehede wokulesaba.
10 Egypt lamkah na lo uh vaengah BOEIPA loh carhaek li kah tui te na mikhmuh ah metlam a haang sak tih Jordan rhalvangan kah Amori manghai rhoi Sihon neh Oga na saii uh tih na thup uh khaw ka yaak uh.
Sesizwile ukuthi uThixo walenzela amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu atsha ngesikhathi liphuma eGibhithe, lalokho elakwenza kuSihoni lo-Ogi amakhosi amabili ama-Amori empumalanga yeJodani elawatshaya lawaqothula.
11 Ka yaak uh vaengah ka thinko paci tih nangmih mikhmuh ah pakhat khaw a mueihla om voel pawh. BOEIPA na Pathen amah te tah vaan so neh diklai khuila aka om Pathen pai ni.
Sathi sikuzwa lokho inhliziyo zethu zahle zaphela amandla njalo wonke umuntu kazabe esaba lesibindi ngenxa yenu ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ophezulu ezulwini laphansi emhlabeni.
12 Te dongah BOEIPA rhang neh kai taengah olcaeng rhoi mai laeh. Nangmih taengah sitlohnah ka saii van dongah nangmih long khaw a pa imkhui ah sitlohnah hang khueh van lamtah oltak la kai taengah miknoek m'pae lah.
Ngakho-ke ngicela ukuthi lifunge kimi ngoThixo ukuthi lizakuba lomusa emulini yami ngoba lami ngitshengise umusa kini.
13 A nu neh a pa khaw, ka nganpa neh kamah kah tanu takhong, amih taengkah aka om boeih rhoek te hlun mai lamtah kaimih kah hinglu he duek khui lamloh han huul mai,” a ti nah.
Nginikani isiqiniseko sokuthi lizaphephisa impilo kababa lomama, abanewethu labodadewethu labo bonke abangababo, njalo lizasisindisa ekufeni.”
14 Te dongah hlang loh anih te, “Kaimih kah hinglu he a duek hil nangmih ham ni. Kaimih kah olka he na thui pawt mak atah. Ana om van bitni, BOEIPA loh kaimih taengla khohmuen te m'paek van neh nang taengah sitlohnah neh oltak he kan saii uh bitni,” a ti rhoi.
Amadoda amthembisa athi, “Ukuphila kwethu yikuphila kwenu! Ungayekela ukuveza lokho esikwenzayo sizakwenzela umusa lokwethembeka lapho uThixo esesipha ilizwe.”
15 Te dongah amih rhoi te bangbuet lamloh rhuivaeh neh a hlak. Anih im te khopuei vongtung pangbueng kaep ah om tih amah khaw vongtung kaepah kho a sak.
Ngakho-ke wabehlisela phansi ngentambo baphuma ngefasitela kalokho indlu ayehlala kuyo yayingumduli munye lalowo owawugombolozele idolobho.
16 Te phoeiah amih rhoi te, “Tlang la cet rhoi, aka hloem rhoek nangmih rhoi te m'hmuh ve. Aka hloem rhoek ha bal due hnin thum khaw thuh uh lamtah namah longpuei ah cet rhoi,” a ti nah.
Wayethe kubo, “Qondani emaqaqeni ukwenzela ukuthi abaxhuma umzila wenu bangaze balifica. Licatshe khonale okwensuku ezintathu baze baphenduke beseliqhubeka ngendlela yenu.”
17 Te dongah hlang rhoi loh anih te, “Kaimih taengah na toem na ngam bangla na olhlo lamloh ka ommongsitoe rhoi.
Amadoda athi kuye, “Isifungo osifungise sona sizakuba yize
18 Kho khuila kaimih ka kun uh atah ngaiuepnah rhui a lingdik he kaimih nan hlak nah bangbuet ah khit lamtah na nu na pa khaw, na nganpa neh na pa imkhui boeih khaw im khuiah namah taengla coi.
ngaphandle kokuthi nxa sesingena kulelilizwe sifice ubophele leliqhele elibomvu ewindini osikhuphe ngalo, njalo usulethe uyihlo lonyoko, abafowenu lemuli yakho yonke endlini yakho.
19 Te vaengah na im thohkhaih lamloh tollong la aka coe boeih te tah amah thii te amah lu dongla kap vetih kaimih tah ka ommongsitoe uh ni. Tedae im khuiah namah taengla aka om khat khat te ni kut a hlah thil oeh atah a thii te kaimih lu dongla tla saeh.
Nxa umuntu angaphuma phandle kwendlu yakho abesesiya esitaladeni, igazi lakhe lizakuba sekhanda lakhe: kawusoze ube ngumlandu wethu. Kuye wonke oyabe ephakathi kwendlu kanye lawe, igazi lakhe lizakuba sekhanda lethu nxa angavele athintwe.
20 Tedae mamih kah olka he na doek atah mamih taengah na toem na ngam na olhlo lamloh ommongsitoe la ka om uh van ni,” a ti nah.
Kodwa ungavele uveze lokhu esikwenzayo, sizabe sesikhululiwe esifungweni osifungise sona.”
21 Huta long khaw, “Na ol bangla om van saeh,” a ti nah tih amih rhoi te a tueih. A caeh rhoi van neh ngaiuepnah rhui a lingdik te bangbuet ah a khih.
Waphendula wathi, “Ngiyavuma, kakube njengokutsho kwenu.” Ngakho wavalelisana labo basebezihambela. Wasebophela iqhele elibomvu ewindini.
22 Te dongah cet rhoi tih tlang la pawk rhoi. Amih aka hloem rhoek halo hlan khuiah teah te hnin thum kho a sak rhoi. Aka hloem rhoek loh longpuei tom ah a tlap uh dae hmu uh pawh.
Bathi besuka lapho baqonda emaqaqeni lapho abahlala khona okwensuku ezintathu ababebaxhuma baze badela ukubadinga emgwaqweni wonke, basebebuyela bengababonanga.
23 Te phoeiah hlang rhoi te bal rhoi. Tlang lamloh suntla tih rhaelrham rhoi. Tedae Nun capa Joshua taengla a pawk rhoi vaengah amih taengkah a hmuh rhoi te boeih a thui pah rhoi.
Ngakho-ke amadoda womabili aphindela emuva. Ehla emaqaqeni, achapha umfula, afika kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni amtshela konke okwakwenzakele kuwo.
24 Joshua taengah, “Khohmuen pum he BOEIPA loh mamih kut ah rhep m'paek coeng dongah khohmuen kah khosa rhoek khaw mamih mikhmuh ah boeih paci uh,” a ti rhoi.
Athi kuJoshuwa, “UThixo ngeqiniso uphe ilizwe lonke ezandleni zethu; bonke abantu bayathuthumela ngokwesaba, ngenxa yethu.”
