< Joshua 3 >

1 and to rise Joshua in/on/with morning and to set out from [the] Shittim and to come (in): come till [the] Jordan he/she/it and all son: descendant/people Israel and to lodge there before to pass
Ekuseni kakhulu uJoshuwa labo bonke abako-Israyeli basuka eShithima baqonda eJodani lapho abamisa khona izihonqo zabo bengakachaphi.
2 and to be from end three day and to pass [the] official in/on/with entrails: among [the] camp
Ngemva kwensuku ezintathu iziphathamandla zangena phakathi kwezihonqo,
3 and to command [obj] [the] people to/for to say like/as to see: see you [obj] ark covenant LORD God your and [the] priest [the] Levi to lift: bear [obj] him and you(m. p.) to set out from place your and to go: follow after him
zinika imilayo ebantwini zisithi, “Lapho libona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu labaphristi abangabaLevi belithwele kuzamele litshiye izindawo zenu lililandele.
4 surely distant to be between you (and between him *Q(k)*) like/as thousand cubit in/on/with measure not to present: come to(wards) him because which to know [obj] [the] way: road which to go: went in/on/with her for not to pass in/on/with way: road from yesterday three days ago
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 and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] people to consecrate: consecate for tomorrow to make: do LORD in/on/with entrails: among your to wonder
UJoshuwa wathi ebantwini, “Zihlambululeni ngoba kusasa uThixo uzakwenza izimanga phakathi kwenu.”
6 and to say Joshua to(wards) [the] priest to/for to say to lift: raise [obj] ark [the] covenant and to pass to/for face: before [the] people and to lift: raise [obj] ark [the] covenant and to go: went to/for face: before [the] people
UJoshuwa wathi kubaphristi, “Thathani umtshokotsho wesivumelwano beselikhokhela phambi kwabantu.” Ngakho bawuthatha basebehamba phambi kwabo.
7 and to say LORD to(wards) Joshua [the] day: today [the] this to profane/begin: begin to magnify you in/on/with eye: seeing all Israel which to know [emph?] for like/as as which to be with Moses to be with you
UThixo wasesithi kuJoshuwa, “Lamhla ngizaqalisa ukukuphakamisa emehlweni abako-Israyeli bonke ukuze babone ukuthi ngilawe njengoba ngangiloMosi.
8 and you(m. s.) to command [obj] [the] priest to lift: bear ark [the] covenant to/for to say like/as to come (in): come you till end water [the] Jordan in/on/with Jordan to stand: stand
Tshela abaphristi abathwala umtshokotsho wesivumelwano uthi, ‘Lingafika okhunjini lwamanzi kaJodani, lingene liyekuma phakathi komfula.’”
9 and to say Joshua to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel to approach: approach here/thus and to hear: hear [obj] word LORD God your
UJoshuwa wathi kwabako-Israyeli, “Wozani lapha lizolalela amazwi kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
10 and to say Joshua in/on/with this to know [emph?] for God alive in/on/with entrails: among your and to possess: take to possess: take from face: before your [obj] [the] Canaanite and [obj] [the] Hittite and [obj] [the] Hivite and [obj] [the] Perizzite and [obj] [the] Girgashite and [the] Amorite and [the] Jebusite
Lokhu yikho okuzakwenza ukuthi lazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu njalo ngempela uzaxotsha phambi kwenu amaKhenani, amaHithi, amaHivi, amaPherizi, amaGigashi, ama-Amori lamaJebusi.
11 behold ark [the] covenant Lord all [the] land: country/planet to pass to/for face: before your in/on/with Jordan
Khangelani, umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi womhlaba wonke lizangena phakathi kweJodani phambi kwenu.
12 and now to take: take to/for you two ten man from tribe Israel man one man one to/for tribe
Ngakho-ke, khethani amadoda alitshumi lambili esuka ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli, oyedwa esizwaneni esisodwa.
13 and to be like/as to rest palm: sole foot [the] priest to lift: bear ark LORD Lord all [the] land: country/planet in/on/with water [the] Jordan water [the] Jordan to cut: cut [emph?] [the] water [the] to go down from to/for above [to] and to stand: stand heap one
Kuzakuthi masinyazana abaphristi abathwele umtshokotsho kaThixo, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke, sebengene eJodani, amanzi omfula ogelezayo azakwehlukaniswa abesesima abe yinqwaba.”
14 and to be in/on/with to set out [the] people from tent their to/for to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and [the] priest to lift: bear [the] ark [the] covenant to/for face: before [the] people
Ngakho kwathi abantu sebesuke ezihonqweni ukuze bayechapha uJodani, abaphristi ababethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano bahamba phambili.
15 and like/as to come (in): come to lift: bear [the] ark till [the] Jordan and foot [the] priest to lift: bear [the] ark to dip in/on/with end [the] water and [the] Jordan to fill upon all bank his all day harvest
UJodani wayehlala egcwele ngezikhathi zonke zokuvuna. Kukanti kwathi abaphristi ababethwele umtshokotsho befika eJodani inyawo zabo zazithinta amanzi,
16 and to stand: stand [the] water [the] to go down from to/for above [to] to arise: rise heap one to remove much (from Adam *Q(K)*) [the] city which from side Zarethan and [the] to go down upon sea [the] (Sea of) the Arabah sea [the] Salt (Sea) to finish to cut: cut and [the] people to pass before Jericho
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 and to stand: stand [the] priest to lift: bear [the] ark covenant LORD in/on/with dry ground in/on/with midst [the] Jordan to establish: establish and all Israel to pass in/on/with dry ground till which to finish all [the] nation to/for to pass [obj] [the] Jordan
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.

< Joshua 3 >