Joshua 8
1 Hichejou chun Pakaiyin Joshua kommah chun aseije, “Kicha hih’in, lungthoina jong neihih’in, nasepai hochu puijinlangAi khopi khu gadelkhumtan, ajeh chu Ai lengpa le amipite, akhopi le agamchu nangma khutna kapehdoh ahitai.
INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Ungesabi, ungatshaywa luvalo; thatha kanye lawe bonke abantu bempi, usukume wenyukele eAyi; bona, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yeAyi, labantu bayo, lomuzi wayo, lelizwe layo.
2 Jericho le alengpao nasuhgam banga amaho jong nasuhgam ding, amavang tuchunga hi agancha houleh anei agou nachomdoh houchu nakilah theiju ahi. Akhopiu nunglanga khun gachangpang tauvin,” ati.
Uzakwenza-ke eAyi lenkosini yayo njengokwenza kwakho eJeriko lenkosini yayo. Kuphela impango yayo lezifuyo zayo lizaziphangela. Uzibekele abacathameli ngasemzini emva kwawo.
3 Hitichun Joshua leh asepaite chu Ai khopi gadelkhum dingin akontouvun ahi. Joshua’n asepaite lah’a galsat hatcheh sangsom thum alhengdoh’in jannin asoldoh’in,
UJoshuwa wasesukuma labo bonke abantu bempi ukwenyukela eAyi; uJoshuwa wasekhetha amaqhawe alamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu, wawathuma ebusuku.
4 Hitihin thupeh aneiyin ahi: “Nangho cheuvinlang khopi nunglanga khun kinaichan gachangpang’unlang khopi delkhum dingkhun kigosademmin ummun,
Wawalaya esithi: Bonani, lizawucathamela umuzi ngemva komuzi. Lingabi khatshana kakhulu lomuzi, kodwa lungani lonke.
5 Hiteng chuleh keile kaloiho chengin khopi chu kadellutdiu chutengleh amasa-abang bangchun amaho keiho satdin hungkondoh’un tin chutengleh amaho masanga chu keiho kajamdiu ahi.
Mina-ke labo bonke abantu abalami sizasondela emzini. Kuzakuthi-ke lapho bephuma ukumelana lathi njengakuqala sibaleke phambi kwabo.
6 Khopia konna chu keihon amaho chu kakidelmang sahdiu, chutengleh amahon Israelte hi amasa bang banga imasang’uva jamkitna ahitauve atidiu ahi. Chujouteng chuleh keiho amahoa konna kajam sunguva chu,
Njalo bazaphuma emva kwethu size sibadonse basuke emzini. Ngoba bazakuthi: Bayabaleka phambi kwethu njengakuqala. Ngakho sizabaleka phambi kwabo.
7 Nangho nachangpan nauva konchun hungpotdoh’unlang akhopiu chu nalonvuh jengdiu ahi, na Pakai na Pathennun nangho khutna nahin pehdohdiu ahi.
Lina-ke lizasukuma ekucathameni, liwuthumbe umuzi; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izawunikela esandleni senu.
8 Chutengleh Pakaiyin nathupeh bang bangun akhopiu chu meiyin hallha jengun hichu thupeh ahi,” ati.
Kuzakuthi-ke seliwuthumbile umuzi, liwutshise umuzi ngomlilo, lizakwenza njengokwelizwi leNkosi. Bonani, ngililayile.
9 Hitichun amaho akipatdoh’un Bethel leh Ai khopi lhumlam kikah achangpanna diu munnah chun ache tauvin ahi. Ahinlah Joshua chu hichejou chun mipiho toh ngahmunna chun agehkhommun ahi.
UJoshuwa wasebathuma, baya ekucathameni, bahlala phakathi kweBhetheli leAyi, entshonalanga kweAyi, kodwa uJoshuwa walala phakathi kwabantu ngalobobusuku.
10 Joshua chu jingkah langin matah’in akipatnin amite asuthouvin Ai khopi lang ajontan, hichea hin Israel upa hon ana juijun ahi.
UJoshuwa wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabala abantu, wenyuka, yena labadala bakoIsrayeli, phambi kwabantu, waya eAyi.
11 Joshua chu amatoh umkhom sepaiho chengchutoh khopi maija chun akijotnun sahlanga chun ngahmun asemmun ahi. Amaholeh Ai kikah’a chun phaicham khat aummin ahi.
Labo bonke abantu bempi ababelaye benyuka, basondela, beza maqondana lomuzi, bamisa inkamba enyakatho kweAyi. Njalo kwakulesihotsha phakathi kwabo leAyi.
12 Chuin aman mi sang nga tobang apuijin Bethel leh Ai khopi kikah khopi lhumlamma chun achangpansah’in ahi.
Wasethatha phose amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu, wawacathamisa phakathi kweBhetheli leAyi entshonalanga komuzi.
13 Hitichun asepai bulpi penchu khopi sahlanga apansah’in chuleh khopi lhumlamma chun changpangloi akoiyin, Joshua amatah chu phaichamma chun ageh’in ahi.
Lapho sebemisa abantu, lonke ibutho elalisenyakatho komuzi, labacathami ngasentshonalanga komuzi, uJoshuwa waya phakathi kwesihotsha ngalobobusuku.
14 Ai lengpan phaicham langa um Israelte chu agahmu phatnin amale asepaite jouse chun jingpitah’in Jordan phaicham gah kigalmuna munna chun anokhum tauvin ahi. Ahinla khopi nunglanga chun amaho aguh’a chaangpanga aumme tichu aman ahetlou ahi.
Kwasekusithi inkosi yeAyi ikubona, aphangisa avuka ngovivi; lamadoda omuzi aphuma impi emelane loIsrayeli, yona labantu bayo bonke, ngesikhathi esimisiweyo, phambi kwamagceke; kodwa yona yayingazi ukuthi kukhona abayicathameleyo emva komuzi.
15 Joshua leh Israel sepaite chu gallel tobang'in gammang langa chun ajamtauvin ahi.
UJoshuwa loIsrayeli basebetshaywa phambi kwawo, babaleka ngendlela yenkangala.
16 Hichechun khopi sunga umjouse chu akikoudoh’un abonchauvin amaho chu adeltauvin, hitichun amaho chu khopia konchun alhemdoh tauvin ahi.
Kwasekubizwa bonke abantu ababesemzini ukuxotshana labo. Nxa bexotshana loJoshuwa badonswa basuka emzini.
17 Ai ahilouleh Bethella chun mi khatcha kidalha louvin Israelte chu adelsohkei tauvin ahi. Hitichun khopi ahomkeuvin adalha tauvin ahi.
Njalo kakusalanga muntu eAyi kumbe eBhetheli, abangaphumanga ukulandela uIsrayeli; bawutshiya umuzi ukhamisile, baxotshana loIsrayeli.
18 Hiche jouchun Pakaiyin Joshua komma chun hitin ahin seije, “Natengchao chu domsang’unlang Ai khopi lang ngatsah tauvin, ajeh chu keiman hichekhu nangho khutna kapehdoh ahitai” ati. Hichun Joshua’n akhutna um atengcha chu adomsang’in khopi langchu agah ngatsahtan ahi.
INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Yelulela umkhonto osesandleni sakho eAyi, ngoba ngizayinikela esandleni sakho. UJoshuwa waseselulela umkhonto osesandleni sakhe emzini.
19 Joshua’n akhut adopsang phatnin changpang ho jouse chu akiselnauva kon in ahung potdoh’un khopi langa chun alonglut jeng tauvin ahi. Amahon gangtah’in khopi chu alouvin meiyin ahallha tauvin ahi.
Abacathemeyo basebesukuma masinyane endaweni yabo; bagijima esanda ukwelula isandla sakhe, bangena emzini, bawuthumba, baphangisa, bawutshisa umuzi ngomlilo.
20 Ai khomite chu akinung heijun agah veuvin ahileh, khopia konna meikhu chu vanlaijol langa akitung jengin ahileh chenading helouvin abeiden tauvin ahi. Ajeh chu Israelte gammang langa ana jamlut hochu ahung kileheijun amaho chu ahinledal tauvin ahi.
Kwathi lapho amadoda eAyi enyemukula abona, khangela-ke, intuthu yomuzi yenyukela emazulwini, njalo ayengelandawo yokubalekela ngapha langapha, ngoba abantu ababebalekele enkangala baphendukela ababaxotshayo.
21 Joshua leh Israelte chun apanlah nauchu alolhing’in khopia konchun meikhu akitungdoh tai tichu amuphatnun ahung kileheijun Ai mite chu ahin delkhum tauvin ahi.
Kwathi uJoshuwa loIsrayeli wonke bebona ukuthi abacathemeyo sebewuthumbile umuzi lokuthi intuthu yomuzi yenyuka, baphenduka batshaya amadoda eAyi.
22 Alangkhatnah khopi sunga um Israelte chu ahungpotdoh’un galmi hochu anunglang uva kon in ahin delkhum uvin, hitichun Ai khopi mite chu ajet aveijuva Israelten aumchinto tauvin amaho alailunga chatmo hellin aumtauve. Israelten adelkhummun mi khat ajong asohcha ahilouleh ahingdoh’a aumpouve.
Lalaba baphuma emzini ukumelana lawo, aze aba phakathi kukaIsrayeli, abanye ngapha labanye ngale; basebewatshaya, kakwaze kwasala muntu kuwo, owasilayo kumbe owaphunyukayo.
23 Ai lengpa changseh chu ahingin amannun Joshua kommah ahin puilutnun ahi.
Kodwa inkosi yeAyi bayibamba iphila, bayisondeza kuJoshuwa.
24 Israel sepaiten Ai mite chu adel’uva tollhanga umjouse chu athajou phatnun amaho akinung heijun asunga langa umjouse jongchu athatchai heltauvin ahi.
Kwasekusithi lapho uIsrayeli eseqedile ukubulala bonke abahlali beAyi egangeni, enkangala lapho ababebaxotshele khona, babewile bonke ngobukhali benkemba, baze baqedwa, uIsrayeli wonke wabuyela eAyi, bayitshaya ngobukhali benkemba.
25 Hitichun Ai khopi sunga cheng mipite jouse, numeiti pasalti abonchan hiche nikho chun athatgam soh hellun ahileh mi sangsom le sangni alhingin ahi.
Kwasekusithi, bonke abawayo mhlalokho, kusukela kwabesilisa kusiya kwabesifazana, babeyizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili, bonke abantu beAyi.
26 Ai khopi sunga cheng jouse chu akisuhmanghel kahsen Joshua’n atengcha chu adomsang jing jengin ahi.
Njalo uJoshuwa kasifinyezanga isandla sakhe ayelule umkhonto ngaso baze batshabalalisa bonke abahlali beAyi.
27 Pakaiyin Joshua athupeh bangin, khopi sunga um agancha houleh anei agouhou chu sumang louvin Israelten amaho chandingin akichom tauve.
Kuphela izifuyo lempango yalowomuzi uIsrayeli waziphangela, njengelizwi leNkosi eyalilaya uJoshuwa.
28 Hitichun Joshua’n Ai khopi chu ahallhatan ahileh hichu tuni changgeijin amangthah paitan ahi.
UJoshuwa waseyitshisa iAyi, wayimisa yaba yinqwaba phakade, unxiwa, kuze kube lamuhla.
29 Joshua’n Ai lengpa chu nilhahlang geijin thingchungah anakhaijin, ni ahunglhum phatnin Joshua thupeh dungjuijin atahsa chu thingchunga kon in alalhauvin, khopi kelkot maija chun anaseplhauvin ahi. Amahon achunga chun song asetkhummun tuni changgeijin mutheijin aumnalaije.
Lenkosi yeAyi wayiphanyeka esihlahleni kwaze kwaba yisikhathi santambama. Lekutshoneni kwelanga uJoshuwa walaya ukuthi bethule isidumbu sayo esihlahleni, basiphosele emnyango wesango lomuzi, bamisa phezu kwaso inqwaba enkulu yamatshe, ekhona kuze kube lamuhla.
30 Hijouchun Joshua’n Ebal mol chungah Pakai Israel Pathen kommah maicham asemmin,
Khona uJoshuwa wayakhela iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ilathi entabeni yeEbhali.
31 Pakai lhacha Mose’in Israel chate anathupeh Mose daanbua anakijih bangin, thih hemma ana kikheng khalou songtum maicham chungah pumgo thilto leh chamna thilto anabollin ahi.
Njengokulaya kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, njengalokhu kubhalwe egwalweni lomlayo kaMozisi, ilathi lamatshe apheleleyo, okungazange kusetshenziswe nsimbi phezu kwalo. Basebenikela phezu kwalo eNkosini iminikelo yokutshiswa, bahlaba iminikelo yokuthula.
32 Hitichun aman Israelte mitmu changtah chun Mose daan thupeh hochu song chunga chun anajihdoh’in ahi.
Wasebhala lapho ematsheni impinda yomlayo kaMozisi, ayibhala phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
33 Hiche jouchun Israelte jouse agam sunga pengdenho ahin khopem mi ahiuvin, upa ho jouse, vaihom ho jouse le thutanho jouse ahiuvin hopnin akihommun, hopkhat chu Gerazin mol maija adingun, hopkhat chu Ebal mol maija adingun ahi. Ahopni chun aki-angngat touvin akikah uvah Pakai kitepna thingkongpu Levi thempuho chu adingun ahi. Hichehi Israel mipiten phatthei achanna diuva Pakailhacha Mose thupeh dungjuija anaboljiu dungjuija chu abollu ahi.
UIsrayeli wonke-ke, labadala babo, lezinduna, labahluleli babo, bema ngapha langapha komtshokotsho, beqondene labapristi, amaLevi, abathwala umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi, owezizwe njengowokuzalwa. Ingxenye yabo imaqondana lentaba yeGerizimi, lengxenye yabo maqondana lentaba yeEbhali, njengokulaya kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosi, ukubusisa abantu bakoIsrayeli kuqala.
34 Hiche jouchun Mose’n adaan lekhabua anajihlut phatthei bohna le sapsetna hochu Joshua’n mipi ang’ah chun asimdoh’in ahi.
Langemva kwalokho wamemezela wonke amazwi omlayo, isibusiso lesiqalekiso, njengakho konke okubhaliweyo egwalweni lomlayo.
35 Mose thupeh thuchengho jouse chu Israel mipi ahung kikhomho leh, nunao chapangho, chuleh alah’uva cheng gamdangmi ho pumma ajahsohkei diuvin asimdoh soh hellin ahi.
Akwabakho ilizwi kukho konke uMozisi akulayayo uJoshuwa angalimemezelanga phambi kwebandla lonke lakoIsrayeli labesifazana labantwanyana labezizweni ababehamba phakathi kwabo.
