Joshua 3
1 Joshua chu Israelte jouse toh jingpitah’in Shittim ahindalhauvin Jordan vadung pang chu ahung lhungun, galkaipai louvin hilai munna chun ngahmun akisem tauvin ahi.
Ekuseni kakhulu uJoshuwa labo bonke abako-Israyeli basuka eShithima baqonda eJodani lapho abamisa khona izihonqo zabo bengakachaphi.
2 Hiti chun nithum jouvin Israel lamkaiho chu ngahmunna chun acheuvin, mipiho chu thupeh aganeijun,
Ngemva kwensuku ezintathu iziphathamandla zangena phakathi kwezihonqo,
3 Mipiho chu thupeh aganeijun, “Nanghon Pakai na Pathennu kitepna thingkong khu Levi thempuhon ahinputnu namu tenguleh naumnao muncheh’uva kon in kipatnunlang anungu juiyin atiuve.
zinika imilayo ebantwini zisithi, “Lapho libona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu labaphristi abangabaLevi belithwele kuzamele litshiye izindawo zenu lililandele.
4 Nangho hiche lampia hi nana chekhah loujeh’un amahon napuidiu ahi. Nangho le amaho kikahchu tong sangni hiding hiche kalvalla hi nachenai louheldiu ahi,” atiuve.
Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi lilandele yiphi indlela, njengoba lingakaze libe kuwonalo umango. Kodwa kumele ligcine ibanga elingaba yizingalo eziyinkulungwane ezimbili phakathi kwenu lomtshokotsho; lingasondeli phansi kwalo.”
5 Hichun Joshua’n mipiho kommachun nangho le nangho kisuthengun, ajeh chu jing nikholeh Pakaiyin nangho lah’a thil kidang abol ding ahi ati.
UJoshuwa wathi ebantwini, “Zihlambululeni ngoba kusasa uThixo uzakwenza izimanga phakathi kwenu.”
6 Chuleh Joshua thempuho kommachun aseijin, “Kitepna thingkong chu pu-uvin lang mipiho masang langa chun cheuvin,” ati. Hichun amaho akipatdoh’un, kitepna thingkong chu apu-uvin mipiho masanga chun acheuvin ahi.
UJoshuwa wathi kubaphristi, “Thathani umtshokotsho wesivumelwano beselikhokhela phambi kwabantu.” Ngakho bawuthatha basebehamba phambi kwabo.
7 Pakaiyin Joshua komma chun, “Tunihin keiman nangmahi Israel mite jousea mitmua katunlet ding nahi, chutengleh amahon Mose kana umpi bang banga nangjong kaumpi inghy ahetdoh theidiu ahi.
UThixo wasesithi kuJoshuwa, “Lamhla ngizaqalisa ukukuphakamisa emehlweni abako-Israyeli bonke ukuze babone ukuthi ngilawe njengoba ngangiloMosi.
8 Kitepna thingkongpua thempuho komma chun hiche thupeh hi seipeh’in, nangho Jordan vadung pang nalhun tenguleh Jordan vadung chu gahchonlutnun lang ding dennun,” ati.
Tshela abaphristi abathwala umtshokotsho wesivumelwano uthi, ‘Lingafika okhunjini lwamanzi kaJodani, lingene liyekuma phakathi komfula.’”
9 Hitichun Joshua’n jong Israelte jah’a chun “Hungun lang Pakai na Pathennun ipi najahsah nommuvem hung ngaijun,
UJoshuwa wathi kwabako-Israyeli, “Wozani lapha lizolalela amazwi kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
10 Tunia hi nanghon hingjing Pathen chu nalah’uva aumme ti nahetdiu ahi. Aman Caanan mite, Hit mite, Hivi mite, Periz mite, Girgas mite, Amor mite chule Jebus mite jouse namasanguva nanomang pehdiu ahi.
Lokhu yikho okuzakwenza ukuthi lazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu njalo ngempela uzaxotsha phambi kwenu amaKhenani, amaHithi, amaHivi, amaPherizi, amaGigashi, ama-Amori lamaJebusi.
11 Ven, vannoi leiset pumpi Pakai kitepna thingkong chun nangho hiche Jordan vadunga hi napuigalkai diu ahi.
Khangelani, umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi womhlaba wonke lizangena phakathi kweJodani phambi kwenu.
12 Tun, Israel phung somleni lah’a konchun, phungkhatna mikhat lhengdoh’in lang,
Ngakho-ke, khethani amadoda alitshumi lambili esuka ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli, oyedwa esizwaneni esisodwa.
13 Vannoi leiset pumpi Pakai thingkong chu thempuhon aputdiu, akengun tui agah chotkhah khah leh sahlanga konna tui hunglonglha chu tanjengding, chuleh vadung chu banglai banga kikhang jengding ahi,” ati.
Kuzakuthi masinyazana abaphristi abathwele umtshokotsho kaThixo, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke, sebengene eJodani, amanzi omfula ogelezayo azakwehlukaniswa abesesima abe yinqwaba.”
14 Hitichun mipiho chun angahmunnu chu ahin dalhauvin Jordan palgalkai dingchun ahung kijottauve, chuleh kitepna thingkongpua thempu hochu ahung masauvin ahi.
Ngakho kwathi abantu sebesuke ezihonqweni ukuze bayechapha uJodani, abaphristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano bahamba phambili.
15 Hichu chang at phatlai ahiyeh’in Jordan chu akamma tui letjenga ahi. Ahinla thingkongpua thempuho kengchun vadung geichin tuilah chu agah chotkhah phatnun,
UJodani wayehlala egcwele ngezikhathi zonke zokuvuna. Kukanti kwathi abaphristi ababethwele umtshokotsho befika eJodani inyawo zabo zazithinta amanzi,
16 Sahlanga konna hunglonglha tuichu akitintang jengin Adam kiti Zerethen komma khopi geichun gamlatah geijin tui alom changing akikhanghel jengin ahi. Chuleh hiche noilanga tui ho chu alon kanghel tokah’in Dead Sea ah alonglutnin ahi. Hijeh chun mipiho chu Jericho khopi komma chun agalkaijun ahi.
amanzi ayevelela ngaphezulu ema ukugeleza. Abuthana aba yinqwaba ema khatshana laphaya, malungana ledolobho elithiwa yi-Adamu duzane leZarethani kukanti amanzi ayegelezela phansi ngekuyeni olwandle lwe-Arabha (okutsho uLwandle Lwetswayi) ahle ehlukaniswa ngokupheleleyo. Ngakho-ke abantu bachaphela ngaphetsheya malungana leJerikho.
17 Hitichun mipiho akijot sungu chun Pakai thingkongpu thempuho chu vadungkim tolgolai jachun ading dennun ahi. Amahon Israel nampumpi chu Jordan tolgolai ajot galkaisoh tokah’in angah’un ahi.
Abaphristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaThixo bema bathi mpo emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kweJodani, ngesikhathi abantu bonke bako-Israyeli bechapha isizwe sonke saze saqeda ukuchapha emhlabathini owomileyo.
