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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.
Ngemva kokufa kukaMosi inceku kaThixo, uThixo wathi kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, umsekeli kaMosi:
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.
“UMosi inceku yami usefile. Ngakho-ke, wena labantu bonke laba, lungiselelani ukuchapha umfula uJodani liye elizweni esengizalinika lona, abako-Israyeli.
3 Hagi Nagra Mosese'ma huvempama hunte'noa kante ante'na, ina mopare'ma tamagiama rentesaza mopa maka tamamigahue.
Ngizalinika zonke izindawo lapho elizanyathela khona ngezinyawo zenu njengokuthembisa engakwenza kuMosi.
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.
Ilizwe lenu lizasukela enkangala yeLebhanoni lasemfuleni omkhulu uYufrathe, ilizwe lonke lamaHithi, lize liyekhawula olwandle olukhulu entshonalanga.
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 ozenelisa ukumelana lani zonke insuku zokuphila kwenu. Njengoba ngangiloMosi, ngizakuba lawe; kangisoze ngikutshiye, kangisoze ngikudele.
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 ube lesibindi ngenxa yokuthi uzakhokhela abantu laba ukuze bayethatha ilizwe elilifa labo engafunga kubokhokho babo ukuthi ngizabanika 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.
Qina ube lesibindi. Ugcine yonke imithetho owayiphiwa nguMosi inceku yami, ungaze waphambuka kuyo uye kwesokunene kumbe kwesokhohlo ukuze uphumelele kuzozonke izindawo ozakuya kuzo.
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.
INcwadi yoMthetho le kayingasuki emlonyeni wakho, cabanga ngayo emini lebusuku ukuze unanzelele ukugcina konke okulotshwe kuyo. Ngokwena njalo uzaphumelela.
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.
Angikulayanga na? Qina ube lesibindi, ungethuki njalo ungalahli ithemba, ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba lawe loba kungaphi lapho oya khona.”
10 Higeno Josua'a amanage huno Israeli kva vahe'mokizmia zamasami'ne,
Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa walaya iziphathamandla zabantu wathi:
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 kwezihonqo litshele abantu ukuthi, ‘Lungisani imiphako yenu. Ensukwini ezintathu kusukela lamhla lizachapha uJodani lapha ukuze lingene liyethatha ilizwe uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona ukuba libe ngelenu!’”
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 wathi kwabakoRubheni, labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sikaManase,
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 umlayo uMosi inceku kaThixo alinika wona owokuthi: ‘UThixo uNkulunkulu wenu uzaliphumuza ngokulinika ilizwe leli.’
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.
Amakhosikazi enu, abantwabenu lezifuyo zenu zingahlala elizweni elalinikwa nguMosi empumalanga yeJodani, kodwa ibutho lenu lonke, lihlome liphelele, kumele lichaphe ngaphambi kwabafowenu. Kuzamele lincedise abafowenu,
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.
uThixo aze abaphumuze, njengalokho alenzele khona lina, labo baze bathathe ilizwe lelo uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu abanika lona. Ngemva kwalokho selingabuyela liyehlala elizweni lenu, uMosi inceku kaThixo alinika lona ngempumalanga yeJodani.”
16 Josua'ma anagema hutege'za, agri kemofo nona'a amanage hu'naze, nazano hihoma hunka hana zana nehuta, inantego vihoma hunka hurantesantega vugahune.
Baphendula uJoshuwa bathi, “Konke osilaya khona sizakwenza, lalapho osithuma 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.
Njengalokhu salalela uMosi ngokupheleleyo, lawe sizakulalela. Sifisa ukuthi uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho abe lawe njengoba wayeloMosi.
18 Hanki iza'o kagri kema ontahino ha'ma regantesia vahera ahe frigahune. Hagi korera osunka, oti hankavetio.
Yiloba ngubani ohlamukela ilizwi lakho njalo engalaleli lokho okutshoyo, lalokho oyabe ukulaya, kumele abulawe. Kumele uqine ube lesibindi!”
