Joshua 7
1 No rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmagire kwĩhokeka ũhoro-inĩ ũkoniĩ indo iria ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo; nake Akani mũrũ wa Karimi, mũrũ wa Zimuri, mũrũ wa Zera, wa mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, nĩoire imwe ciacio. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa Isiraeli.
Kodwa abantwana bakoIsrayeli baphambuka ngesiphambeko ngokuqalekisiweyo. Ngoba uAkani indodana kaKarmi indodana kaZabidi indodana kaZera owesizwe sakoJuda wathatha kokuqalekisiweyo; ulaka lweNkosi lwaselubavuthela abantwana bakoIsrayeli.
2 Ningĩ Joshua agĩtũma andũ kuuma Jeriko mathiĩ Ai, itũũra rĩakuhanĩrĩirie na Bethi-Aveni mwena wa irathĩro wa Betheli, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mũthiĩ mũgathigaane bũrũri ũcio.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ acio magĩthiĩ na magĩthigaana Ai.
UJoshuwa wasethuma abantu besuka eJeriko besiya eAyi eliseduze leBeti-Aveni empumalanga kweBhetheli, wakhuluma kibo esithi: Yenyukani liyehlola ilizwe. Abantu basebesenyuka bayihlola iAyi.
3 Nao magĩcooka kũrĩ Joshua na makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Hatirĩ bata wa andũ othe mambate makahũũre itũũra rĩa Ai. Rekia andũ 2,000 kana ithatũ makarĩtunyane; tiga kũnogia andũ othe, nĩgũkorwo no andũ anini marĩ kuo.”
Basebebuyela kuJoshuwa bathi kuye: Kakungenyuki bonke abantu; kakwenyuke phose amadoda azinkulungwane ezimbili loba phose amadoda azinkulungwane ezintathu ukutshaya iAyi. Ungadinisi bonke abantu ngokuya khona, ngoba balutshwana.
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio no andũ ta 3,000 maambatire, no magĩtoorio nĩ andũ a Ai,
Kwasekusenyukela khona abavela ebantwini amadoda aphosa abe zinkulungwane ezintathu; abaleka phambi kwamadoda eAyi.
5 nao andũ acio a Ai makĩũraga ta andũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na atandatũ a Isiraeli. Nĩmaingatire andũ a Isiraeli kuuma kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩu makĩmakinyia o kũrĩa kwenjagwo mahiga, na makĩmahũũrĩra kũu igaragaro-inĩ. Ihũũra rĩu rĩgĩtũma ngoro cia andũ a Isiraeli iringĩke, na makĩiyũrwo nĩ maaĩ nda.
Lamadoda eAyi atshaya phose amadoda angamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, axotshana lawo phambi kwesango aze afika eShebarimi, awatshayela ekwehleni. Ngakho inhliziyo yabantu yancibilika yaba ngamanzi.
6 Nake Joshua agĩtembũranga nguo ciake, akĩĩgũithia thĩ, agĩturumithia ũthiũ wake thĩ mbere ya ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova, agĩikara hau nginya hwaĩ-inĩ. Nao athuuri a Isiraeli magĩĩka o ta ũguo na makĩĩhurĩria rũkũngũ mĩtwe.
UJoshuwa wasedabula izigqoko zakhe, wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi kwaze kwahlwa, yena labadala bakoIsrayeli, bathela uthuli emakhanda abo.
7 Nake Joshua akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, Mwathani Jehova, nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire ũrehe andũ aya mũrĩmo ũyũ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani nĩguo ũtũneane moko-inĩ ma Aamori, matũniine? Naarĩ korwo nĩtwaiganĩire tũtũũre mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani!
UJoshuwa wasesithi: Maye Nkosi Jehova! Ubachaphiseleni lokubachaphisa lababantu iJordani ukusinikela esandleni samaAmori ukusibhubhisa? Kungathi ngabe seneliswa sahlala ngaphetsheya kweJordani!
8 Wee Mwathani, ingĩkiuga atĩa, kuona atĩ Isiraeli nĩmatooretio nĩ thũ ciao?
O Nkosi, ngizakuthini, emva kokuthi uIsrayeli esephendule intamo ezitheni zakhe?
9 Andũ a Kaanani na andũ arĩa angĩ a bũrũri ũyũ nĩmarĩigua ũhoro ũcio, nao matũthiũrũrũkĩrie, matũniine biũ, meherie rĩĩtwa riitũ gũkũ thĩ. Nawe ũgaagĩĩka atĩa nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩu rĩaku inene?”
Ngoba amaKhanani labo bonke abakhileyo elizweni bazakuzwa, basihanqe, baliqume ibizo lethu lisuke emhlabeni. Pho, uzalenzelani ibizo lakho elikhulu?
10 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra! Ũkwĩgũithia ũturumithĩtie ũthiũ waku thĩ nĩkĩ?
INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Sukuma wena, uweleni kanje ngobuso bakho?
11 Isiraeli nĩmehĩtie; nĩmathũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa kĩrĩa ndamaathire marũmagĩrĩre. Nĩmoete indo imwe iria ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo; nĩmaiyĩte, na makaheenania, o na magaciiganĩria hamwe na indo ciao o ene.
UIsrayeli wonile; njalo baseqile isivumelwano sami engabalaya sona, bathethe futhi kokuqalekisiweyo, njalo bebile, baqamba amanga futhi, yebo bakubekile empahleni zabo.
12 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmi kĩrĩa kĩgirĩtie andũ a Isiraeli meetirie thũ ciao; na nĩkĩo marorĩra thũ ciao tondũ nĩmatuĩkĩte a kũniinwo. Na niĩ ndigũcooka gũkorwo hamwe na inyuĩ o tiga mũniinire kĩndũ kĩu kĩamũrĩtwo gĩa kũniinwo kĩehere thĩinĩ wanyu.
Ngalokho abantwana bakoIsrayeli babengelakuma phambi kwezitha zabo, baphendula umhlana phambi kwezitha zabo, ngoba beqalekisiwe. Kangisayikuba lani uba lingabhubhisi okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu.
13 “Ũkĩra, ũthiĩ ũtherie andũ acio. Thiĩ ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Mwĩtheriei mwĩhaarĩrie nĩ ũndũ wa rũciũ; nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ: Nĩ harĩ kĩndũ kĩamũre gĩa kũniinwo kĩrĩ thĩinĩ wanyu, inyuĩ Isiraeli. Mũtingĩhota gwĩtiiria thũ cianyu o nginya rĩrĩa mũgaakĩeheria kiume thĩinĩ wanyu.
Sukuma, ngcwelisa abantu, uthi: Zingcweliseleleni ikusasa; ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Kukhona okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwakho, Israyeli; ungeke ume phambi kwezitha zakho lize likhuphe okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu.
14 “‘Tondũ ũcio rũciũ kĩroko mũkeyumĩria inyuĩ ene o mũhĩrĩga, o mũhĩrĩga. Na rĩrĩ, mũhĩrĩga ũrĩa Jehova agaathuura nĩũkeyumĩria o mbarĩ, o mbarĩ; nayo mbarĩ ĩrĩa Jehova agaathuura nĩĩkeyumĩria o nyũmba, o nyũmba; nayo nyũmba ĩrĩa Jehova agaathuura nĩĩkeyumĩria o mũndũ, o mũndũ.
Ngakho ekuseni lizasondezwa ngezizwe zenu; kuzakuthi-ke isizwe iNkosi ezasibamba sizasondela ngensendo, losendo iNkosi ezalubamba luzasondela ngezindlu, lendlu iNkosi ezayibamba izasondela ngabantu.
15 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũnyiitwo na indo icio ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo nĩagacinwo na mwaki hamwe na indo ciake ciothe. Nĩgũkorwo nĩathũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova, na nĩekĩte ũndũ wa thoni thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli!’”
Kuzakuthi-ke lowo ozabanjwa lokuqalekisiweyo uzatshiswa ngomlilo, yena lakho konke alakho, ngoba eqe isivumelwano seNkosi, langoba enze ubuphukuphuku koIsrayeli.
16 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Joshua akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli moimĩre o ta ũrĩa mĩhĩrĩga yao yatariĩ, naguo mũhĩrĩga wa Juda ũgĩthuurwo.
UJoshuwa wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wenza uIsrayeli wasondela ngezizwe zakhe; lesizwe sakoJuda sabanjwa;
17 Mbarĩ cia Juda ikiumĩra, nake agĩthuura mbarĩ ya Azera. Agĩcooka akiumĩria mbarĩ cia Azera mbere kũringana na nyũmba ciao, nake Zabedi agĩthuurwo.
wasesenza usendo lwakoJuda lusondele, wabamba usendo lwakoZera; wenza usendo lwakoZera lusondele ngabantu; uZabidi wasebanjwa;
18 Nake Joshua akiumĩria nyũmba yake mũndũ o mũndũ, nake Akani mũrũ wa Karimi, mũrũ wa Zimuri, mũrũ wa Zera, wa mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, agĩthuurwo.
wasesenza indlu yakhe isondele ngabantu; uAkani, indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaZabidi, indodana kaZera, owesizwe sakoJuda, wasebanjwa.
19 Nake Joshua akĩĩra Akani atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, gooca Jehova, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli, na ũmũkumie. Njĩĩra ũrĩa wĩkĩte na ndũkaahithe.”
UJoshuwa wasesithi kuAkani: Ndodana yami, ake unike iNkosi udumo, uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli, uvume kuye; ake ungitshele lokho okwenzileyo, ungangifihleli.
20 Nake Akani agĩcookia akĩĩra Joshua atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩnjĩhĩirie Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli. Na ũũ nĩguo njĩkĩte:
UAkani wasephendula uJoshuwa wathi: Isibili mina ngonile eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli. Ngokunje langokunje ngikwenzile.
21 Rĩrĩa ndonire kabuti gathaka koimĩte Babuloni, na cekeri magana meerĩ cia betha, na gĩkama gĩa thahabu kĩa ũritũ wa cekeri mĩrongo ĩtano thĩinĩ wa indo iria twatahĩte, nĩndaciĩrirĩirie na ngĩcioya, na ithikĩtwo thĩ kũu hema-inĩ yakwa, nayo betha ĩrĩ rungu wacio.”
Kwathi ngibona phakathi kwempango isembatho seBhabhiloni esihle esisodwa, lamashekeli esiliva angamakhulu amabili, lolimi lwegolide olulodwa osisindo salo singamashekeli angamatshumi amahlanu, ngakuhawukela, ngakuthatha, khangela-ke, kuthukuziwe emhlabathini phakathi kwethente lami, lesiliva singaphansi kwakho.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joshua agĩtũma andũ, nao makĩhanyũka magĩthiĩ nginya hema-inĩ yake, na magĩkora indo icio ihithĩtwo thĩinĩ wa hema ĩyo, nayo betha ĩyo yaigĩtwo rungu rwacio.
UJoshuwa wasethuma izithunywa, zagijima zaya ethenteni, khangela-ke, kwakufihliwe ethenteni lakhe, lesiliva singaphansi kwakho.
23 Nao andũ acio makĩruta indo icio kuuma hema-inĩ ĩyo, magĩcitwarĩra Joshua o hamwe na andũ a Isiraeli othe, nao magĩciaragania thĩ mbere ya Jehova.
Bakukhupha phakathi kwethente, bakuletha kuJoshuwa lebantwaneni bonke bakoIsrayeli, bakuthululela phambi kweNkosi.
24 Nake Joshua, hamwe na Isiraeli othe, makĩnyiita Akani mũrũ wa Zera, na makĩoya betha ĩyo, na kabuti, na gĩkama gĩa thahabu, na ariũ ake na airĩtu ake, na ngʼombe ciake, na ndigiri na ngʼondu ciake, na makĩoya hema yake o na indo ciothe iria arĩ nacio, magĩcitwara Gĩtuamba kĩa Akori.
UJoshuwa loIsrayeli wonke ekanye laye basebemthatha uAkani indodana kaZera, lesiliva, lesembatho, lolimi lwegolide, lamadodana akhe, lamadodakazi akhe, lenkabi zakhe, labobabhemi bakhe, lezimvu zakhe, lethente lakhe, lakho konke ayelakho, bakwenyusela esihotsheni seAkori.
25 Nake Joshua akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtũrehere thĩĩna ũyũ? Wee nawe ũmũthĩ nĩũkuonio thĩĩna nĩ Jehova.” Nao andũ a Isiraeli othe makĩmũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto, na maarĩkia kũhũũra acio angĩ na mahiga, makĩmacina.
UJoshuwa wasesithi: Usihlupheleni? INkosi izakuhlupha lamuhla. LoIsrayeli wonke wamkhanda ngamatshe; babatshisa ngomlilo, babakhanda ngamatshe.
26 Magĩcooka makĩhũmbĩra Akani na hĩba nene mũno ya mahiga, namo mahiga macio marĩ o ho nginya ũmũthĩ. Nake Jehova agĩthirwo nĩ marakara marĩa maamũcinĩte. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio handũ hau hagĩcooka gwĩtwo Gĩtuamba kĩa Akori o nginya ũmũthĩ.
Bamisa phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu yamatshe kuze kube lamuhla. Ngalokho iNkosi yaphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwayo. Ngakho ibizo laleyondawo labizwa ngokuthi yisihotsha seAkori, kuze kube lamuhla.
