Iosua 7
1 LAWE hala iho la na mamo a Iseraela ma ka mea laa; no ka mea, o Akana, ke keiki a Karemi, ke keiki a Zabedi, ke keiki a Zera, no ka ohana o Iuda, lalau aku la ia i ka mea laa, alaila, wela iho la ka inaina o Iehova i na mamo a Iseraela.
Kodwa abantwana bakoIsrayeli baphambuka ngesiphambeko ngokuqalekisiweyo. Ngoba uAkani indodana kaKarmi indodana kaZabidi indodana kaZera owesizwe sakoJuda wathatha kokuqalekisiweyo; ulaka lweNkosi lwaselubavuthela abantwana bakoIsrayeli.
2 Hoouna aku la o Iosua i mau kanaka, mai Ieriko aku a Ai, ma ke alo o Betavena, ma ka hikina o Betela, olelo aku la ia lakou, i aku la, O pii oukou, a e makai i ka aina. Pii aku la ua mau kanaka la, makai iho la ia Ai.
UJoshuwa wasethuma abantu besuka eJeriko besiya eAyi eliseduze leBeti-Aveni empumalanga kweBhetheli, wakhuluma kibo esithi: Yenyukani liyehlola ilizwe. Abantu basebesenyuka bayihlola iAyi.
3 Hoi mai la lakou ia Iosua, olelo mai ia ia, Mai pii aku na kanaka a pau. Elua tausani kanaka e pii. ekolu paha, a e luku ia Ai, mai hookaumaha i na kanaka a pau malaila, no ka mea, ua uuku lakou.
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 Pii aku la ilaila, ekolu tausani kanaka o lakou; a hee iho la lakou imua o na kanaka o Ai.
Kwasekusenyukela khona abavela ebantwini amadoda aphosa abe zinkulungwane ezintathu; abaleka phambi kwamadoda eAyi.
5 Pepehi mai la na kanaka o Ai i kanakolukumamaono o lakou; a hahai ia lakou mai ka puka mai a hiki i Sebarima, a i ka iho ana, pepehi mai la lakou. Maule iho la ka naau o kanaka, a lilo iho la i mea e like me ka wai.
Lamadoda eAyi atshaya phose amadoda angamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, axotshana lawo phambi kwesango aze afika eShebarimi, awatshayela ekwehleni. Ngakho inhliziyo yabantu yancibilika yaba ngamanzi.
6 Haehae iho la o Iosua i kona aahu, moe iho la kona alo ilalo i ka lepo imua o ka pahu o Iehova, i ke ahiahi, oia, a me na lunakahiko o ka Iseraela, kau ae la i ka lepo maluna o ko lakou poo iho.
UJoshuwa wasedabula izigqoko zakhe, wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi kwaze kwahlwa, yena labadala bakoIsrayeli, bathela uthuli emakhanda abo.
7 Olelo aku la o Iosua, Auwe, e Iehova, e ka Haku e! No ke aha la oe i lawe iki mai ai i keia poe kanaka, ma keia aoao o Ioredane, e haawi ia makou i ka lima o ka Amora, e make ai makoa? E aho i oluolu makou, e noho ma kela aoao o Ioredane!
UJoshuwa wasesithi: Maye Nkosi Jehova! Ubachaphiseleni lokubachaphisa lababantu iJordani ukusinikela esandleni samaAmori ukusibhubhisa? Kungathi ngabe seneliswa sahlala ngaphetsheya kweJordani!
8 E ko'u Haku, heaha la ka'u e olelo aku ai, i ka wa e huli ai ka Iseraela i ko lakou kua i na enemi o lakou!
O Nkosi, ngizakuthini, emva kokuthi uIsrayeli esephendule intamo ezitheni zakhe?
9 E lohe auanei ko Kanaana, a me ka poe a pau e noho la ma ka aina, a e hoopuni mai lakou ia makou, a e hooki loa lakou i ko makou inoa, mai ka honua aku. Pehea la oe e hana'i i kou inoa nui?
Ngoba amaKhanani labo bonke abakhileyo elizweni bazakuzwa, basihanqe, baliqume ibizo lethu lisuke emhlabeni. Pho, uzalenzelani ibizo lakho elikhulu?
10 Olelo mai la o Iehova ia Iosua, E ku mai oe iluna. Heaha la kau e moe nei ilalo ke alo?
INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Sukuma wena, uweleni kanje ngobuso bakho?
11 Ua lawehala ka Iseraela, ua ae hoi lakou maluna o ka'u berita, a'u i kauoha aku ai ia lakou, a ua lawe hoi lakou i ka mea laa, a ua aihue a ua hoopunipuni hoi, a ua waiho pu no hoi ia mea me ko lakou mea iho.
UIsrayeli wonile; njalo baseqile isivumelwano sami engabalaya sona, bathethe futhi kokuqalekisiweyo, njalo bebile, baqamba amanga futhi, yebo bakubekile empahleni zabo.
12 Nolaila, aole hiki i na mamo a Iseraela, ke ku imua o ko lakou poe enemi, ua huli lakou i ko lakou kua i na enemi o lakou, no ka mea, ua laa lakou; aole loa hoi au e noho pu hou me oukou, ke hoopau ole oukou ia mea laa mai o oukou aku.
Ngalokho abantwana bakoIsrayeli babengelakuma phambi kwezitha zabo, baphendula umhlana phambi kwezitha zabo, ngoba beqalekisiwe. Kangisayikuba lani uba lingabhubhisi okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu.
13 E ku iluna, a e hoomaemae i kanaka, a e olelo aku, E hoomaemae oukou ia oukou iho, no ka la apopo; no ka mea, ke i mai nei o Iehova, ke Akua o ka Iseraela penei, He mea laa iwaena pono o oukou, e ka Iseraela; aole oukou e hiki ke ku imua o ko oukou enemi a kipaku oukou i kela mea laa, mai o oukou aku.
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 I ke kakahiaka, e nee mai oukou ma ko oukou ohana; a o ka ohana a Iehova e lawe ai, e neenee mai lakou ma ko lakou hale; a o ka hale a Iehova e lawe ai, e nee mai lakou ma ko lakou ohua; a o ko ka ohua a Iehova e lawe ai, e nee pakahi mai na kanaka.
Ngakho ekuseni lizasondezwa ngezizwe zenu; kuzakuthi-ke isizwe iNkosi ezasibamba sizasondela ngensendo, losendo iNkosi ezalubamba luzasondela ngezindlu, lendlu iNkosi ezayibamba izasondela ngabantu.
15 Eia hoi ka hope, O ka mea e loaa me ka mea laa, e puhiia oia i ke ahi, oia, a me kona mea a pau; no ka mea, ua ae oia maluna o ka berita o Iehova, a ua hana i ka mea lapuwale mawaena o ka Iseraela.
Kuzakuthi-ke lowo ozabanjwa lokuqalekisiweyo uzatshiswa ngomlilo, yena lakho konke alakho, ngoba eqe isivumelwano seNkosi, langoba enze ubuphukuphuku koIsrayeli.
16 Ala mai la o Iosua i ke kakahiaka, a alakai mai la i ka Iseraela ma ko lakou ohana, a ua laweia ka ohana a Iuda:
UJoshuwa wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wenza uIsrayeli wasondela ngezizwe zakhe; lesizwe sakoJuda sabanjwa;
17 Alakai mai la ia i ka ohana a Iuda, a laweia iho la ka hale a Zara. A alakai mai la ia i ka hale a Zara, pakahi ke kanaka, a ua laweia o Zabedi:
wasesenza usendo lwakoJuda lusondele, wabamba usendo lwakoZera; wenza usendo lwakoZera lusondele ngabantu; uZabidi wasebanjwa;
18 Alakai pakahi mai la ia i ko kana ohana, a ua laweia o Akana, ke keiki a Karemi, ke keiki a Zabedi, ke keiki a Zera, no ka ohana a Iuda.
wasesenza indlu yakhe isondele ngabantu; uAkani, indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaZabidi, indodana kaZera, owesizwe sakoJuda, wasebanjwa.
19 Olelo mai la o Iosua ia Akana, E kuu keiki, e hoomaikai aku oe ia Iehova, i ke Akua o ka Iseraela, a e hai maopopo aku ia ia, a e hoike mai ia'u i ka mea au i hana'i. Mai huna ia'u.
UJoshuwa wasesithi kuAkani: Ndodana yami, ake unike iNkosi udumo, uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli, uvume kuye; ake ungitshele lokho okwenzileyo, ungangifihleli.
20 Pane aku la o Akana ia Iosua, i aku la, Oiaio no, ua hana hewa wau ia. Iehova i ke Akua o ka Iseraela, a penei no hoi ka'u i hana aku ai:
UAkani wasephendula uJoshuwa wathi: Isibili mina ngonile eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli. Ngokunje langokunje ngikwenzile.
21 I ko'u ike ana aku maloko o ka waiwai pio, he aahu maikai no Babulona, a elua haneri paha sekela kala, a me kekahi auka gula, he kanalima sekela, kuko iho la au, a lawe no; a ua hunaia ma ka lepo maloko o ko'u halelewa, a aia ke kala malalo iho o ia mea.
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 Hoouna aku la o Iosua i mau elele, a holo kiki lakou i ka halelewa; aia hoi, ua hunaia, maloko o ka halelewa, a o ke kala hoi malalo iho.
UJoshuwa wasethuma izithunywa, zagijima zaya ethenteni, khangela-ke, kwakufihliwe ethenteni lakhe, lesiliva singaphansi kwakho.
23 A lawe lakou i ua mau mea la mawaho o ka halelewa, a lawe mai la io Iosua la, a i na mamo a pau a Iseraela, a halii iho la lakou ia mau mea imua o Iehova.
Bakukhupha phakathi kwethente, bakuletha kuJoshuwa lebantwaneni bonke bakoIsrayeli, bakuthululela phambi kweNkosi.
24 Lalau aku la o Iosua, a me ka Iseraela a pau ia Akana, i ke keiki a Zera, a me ke kala, a me ka aahu, a me ka auka gula, a me kana mau keikikane, a me kana mau kaikamahine, a me kona mau bipi, a me kona mau hoki, a me kona mau hipa, a me kona halelewa, a me kona mau mea a pau, a lawe ia lakou i ke awawa o Akora.
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 Olelo aku la o Iosua, No ke aha la oe i hana ino mai ai ia makou? E hana ino mai ana o Iehova ia oe i keia la. A o ka Iseraela a pau, hailuku aku la lakou ia ia i ka pohaku, a pau ko lakou hailuku ana ka pohaku, pupuhiia iho la lakou i ke ahi.
UJoshuwa wasesithi: Usihlupheleni? INkosi izakuhlupha lamuhla. LoIsrayeli wonke wamkhanda ngamatshe; babatshisa ngomlilo, babakhanda ngamatshe.
26 Hoopuu iho la lakou i ahu pohaku maluna ona, a hiki mai i neia la. Alaila huli mai la o Iehova, mai ka wela mai o kona huhu. No ia mea, ua kapaia'ku ka inoa o ia wahi, o ke awawa o Akora a hiki i keia la.
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.
