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1 Ra Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Mosese'ma frigeno, Nuni nemofo Josuana Mosesema aza huno eri'za e'neria ne' Ra Anumzamo'a anage huno asami'ne.
Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaMozisi inceku yeNkosi, iNkosi yakhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMozisi, isithi:
2 Nagri eri'za ne' Mosese'a hago fri'ne. E'ina hu'negu menina kagra ama Israeli vahera zamavarenka Jodani tina takaheta kantu kaziga zamiku'ma hu'noa mopare uhanatiho.
UMozisi inceku yami usefile; ngakho-ke sukuma uchaphe le iJordani, wena labo bonke lababantu, liye elizweni engibanika lona, ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli.
3 Hagi Nagra Mosese'ma huvempama hunte'noa kante ante'na, ina mopare'ma tamagiama rentesaza mopa maka tamamigahue.
Yonke indawo lapho ingaphansi yonyawo lwenu ezanyathela khona ngilinike yona, njengokutsho kwami kuMozisi.
4 Ana mopamofo ometre emetre hu'amo'a, sauti kaziga ka'ma mopareti vuno, noti kaziga Lebanoni vuteno, Yufretisi rantinte evanigeno, ana maka Hiti vahe mopane, Jodani tinteti vuno zage fre kaziga Mediterenieni ra hagerimofo ankenare uhanatigahie.
Kusukela enkangala lale iLebhanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi, ilizwe lonke lamaHethi, njalo kufike elwandle olukhulu lapho okutshona khona ilanga, kuzakuba ngumngcele wenu.
5 Hagi Josuagama maninka vanana kna'afina, Mosesema hu'noaza hu'na Nagra kagrane mani'ne'na namefira huogamisugeno, mago vahe'mo'e huno hara huno kazeri kageteoregahie.
Kakulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zempilo yakho. Njengalokhu ngangiloMozisi, ngizakuba lawe; kangiyikukutshiya, kangiyikukulahla.
6 Hagi kagra korora osunka oti hanavetio, na'ankure Nagrama huvempa hu'na Israeli naga'mokizmi zamafahe'ima zamigahue hu'nama hu'noa mopare zamavarenka vugahane.
Qina, ume isibindi, ngoba wena uzakwenza lababantu badle ilifa lelizwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona.
7 Hanki korora osunka oti hankavenentinka, eri'za vaheni'amo Mosese'ma kasami'nea kasegeni'a kamefira huminka ufrege efregera osunka, amege ante fatgo huo. E'inama hanankeno'a, maka zama hanana zamo'a knare'zanke hugahie.
Kuphela qina, ube lesibindi esikhulu, ukugcina ukwenza ngokomlayo wonke uMozisi inceku yami akulaya wona; ungaphambuki kuwo uye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze uphumelele loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.
8 Ama ana kasegema me'nea avontafera kagenera okaninka, feru'ene kenege'enena rempi huvava hunka antahio. E'inama nehunka anampima krente'nea kema amage antesankeno'a, maka'zama hanana zamo'a knare'zanke hugahie.
Ugwalo lwalumlayo lungasuki emlonyeni wakho, kodwa uzindle kuwo emini lebusuku, ukuze uqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke okubhaliweyo kulo, ngoba khona uzakwenza indlela yakho iphumelele, ubusuphumelela.
9 Hagi Nagra ko' huhankaveti'na hugante'nogu korora osunka oti hanaveti'nenka, kamanogura hunka kahirahikura osuo. Na'ankure Ra Anumzana kagri Anumzamo'na maka kazigama vanantega kagrane vugahue.
Kangikulayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi; ungesabi, ungatshaywa luvalo, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ilawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.
10 Higeno Josua'a amanage huno Israeli kva vahe'mokizmia zamasami'ne,
UJoshuwa waselaya izinduna zabantu, esithi:
11 Seli noma ki'za mani'naza kuma'mofo amu'nompi nevuta, Israeli nagara amanage hutma zamasamiho. Ne'zama nesaza zana retro hiho. Na'ankure tagufa kna evutesigeta Jodani tina takaheta kantu kaziga Ra Anumzana tamagri Anumzamo'ma tamigahue huno'ma hu'nea mopa ome erigahaze.
Dabulani phakathi kwenkamba lilaye abantu lithi: Zilungiseleni umphako, ngoba kusesezinsuku ezintathu lizachapha le iJordani, ukuze lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lona ukuthi lidle ilifa lalo.
12 Hagi Josua'a Rubeni naga'ene Gati naga'ene, Manase naga'ma amu'nompinti refkoma hu'naza naga'enena amanage huno zamasmi'ne,
UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kwabakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase esithi:
13 Maka nanekema Ra Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Mosese'ma tamasami'nea kegura tamagera okaniho. Ra Anumzana tamagri Anumzamo'a mani fru hiho huno ama mopa tamagrira neramie.
Khumbulani ilizwi uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alilaya ngalo esithi: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyaliphumuza, ilinika lelilizwe.
14 Hagi Jodani timofo kama zage hanati kaziga Mosese'ma tamagri'ma tami'nea mopare a' mofavre'tamine, memene sipisipine bulimakao afuzagatamine manigahaze. Hianagi tamagripinti'ma ha'ma nehaza vene'ne'amo'za tina takahe'zma kantu kaziga vu'za, zamafuhe'ina ugota hu'za zamazahu'za hara ome hugahaze.
Omkenu, abantwanyana benu, lezifuyo zenu kuzahlala elizweni uMozisi alinika lona nganeno kweJordani; kodwa lina lizachapha lihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, wonke amaqhawe alamandla, libasize,
15 Hanki tamafuhe'ina zamaza nehinke'za hara hu'za mopa erisageno, tamagri'ma hu'neaza huno Ra Anumzana tamagri Anumzamo mani fru nezamino mopama nezamia moparera umanitesageta, ete etma Jodani timofo kama kaziga Ra Anumzamofo eri'za ne'mo Mosese'ma tami'nea moparera emanigahaze.
iNkosi ize iphumuze abafowenu njengani, labo njalo badle ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ebanika lona. Lizabuyela-ke elizweni lelifa lenu, lidle ilifa lalo, uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alinika lona, nganeno kweJordani, empumalanga.
16 Josua'ma anagema hutege'za, agri kemofo nona'a amanage hu'naze, nazano hihoma hunka hana zana nehuta, inantego vihoma hunka hurantesantega vugahune.
Basebemphendula uJoshuwa besithi: Konke osilaya khona sizakwenza, laloba ngaphi lapho ozasithuma khona sizahamba.
17 Hagi tagra ana maka Mosese'ma hiankema antahita amage ante'nonaza huta, kagri kea amage antegahune. Ra Anumzana kagri Anumzamo Mosese'ene mani'neaza huno kagrane manigahie.
Njengakho konke esamlalela uMozisi ngakho, ngokunjalo sizakulalela. Kuphela iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ibe lawe njengoba yayiloMozisi.
18 Hanki iza'o kagri kema ontahino ha'ma regantesia vahera ahe frigahune. Hagi korera osunka, oti hankavetio.
Wonke umuntu ozavukela umlomo wakho, angalaleli amazwi akho, kukho konke omlaya khona, uzabulawa. Kuphela qina, ume isibindi.

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