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1 Hanki ana ankeromo'a ugagota pristi ne' Josua'a Ra Anumzamofo ankeromofo avuga oti'negeno naveri hu'ne. Hagi vahe'mofoma huhaviza huno, e'ina hu'ne amana hu'nema nehia ne' Sata'a ana ankeromofona azantamaga kaziga oti'neno, Josuana keaga hunte'naku retro huno mani'ne.
Yasingitshengisa uJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu emi phambi kwengilosi yeNkosi; loSathane emi esandleni sakhe sokunene ukumelana laye.
2 Ra Anumzamo'a Satankura huno, Ra Anumzamo'a Sataga keonke kema nehanana, havige nehane huno nehie. Tamage, Ra Anumzana Jerusalemi kuma'ma huhampri'nea Ra Anumzamo'a ama ne'ma keagama huntanana eri atroe huno kazeri ko'nerino anage hu'ne, Ama nera tevefinti'ma tevema tagisga nehiaza hu'noe.
INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: INkosi kayikukhuze, wena Sathane, yebo kayikukhuze iNkosi, eyikhethileyo iJerusalema. Lo kayisiso isikhuni yini esophulwe emlilweni?
3 Josua kukenamo'a tusi pehanage hu'negeno ana ankeromofo avuga oti'ne.
UJoshuwa-ke wayembethe izigqoko ezingcolileyo; wayemi phambi kwengilosi.
4 Hagi ana ankeromo'a mago'a ankerontamima anante'ma oti kagi'naza ankeroramina amanage huno zamasami'ne, pehanage kukena'a hate atreho, huno nehuno rukrahe huno Josuankura amanage hu'ne, Kumika'a atrenegante'na marerirfa kukena rehankre kantoe huno hu'ne.
Yasiphendula yakhuluma kulabo ababemi phambi kwayo isithi: Susani izigqoko ezingcolileyo kuye. Yasisithi kuye: Bona, ngenzile isiphambeko sakho sedlule kuwe, ngikugqokise izembatho zomkhosi.
5 Anante nagra amanage hu'noe, atrege'za anuntera agru tavravenu vafoa anakinteho hu'na huge'za, agru hu'nea tavrave pristi vahe'mo'zama zamanunte'ma vafoma negiza tavrave anuntera kinente'za, kasefa za'za kukena eri'za eme hunte'naze. Ana'ma hazageno'a Ra Anumzamofo ankeromo'a tavaonte otino mani'ne.
Ngasengisithi: Kababeke iqhiye ehlambulukileyo ekhanda lakhe. Basebebeka iqhiye ehlambulukileyo ekhanda lakhe, bamgqokisa izembatho; njalo ingilosi yeNkosi yayimi khona.
6 Anante ana ankeromo'a amanage huno Josuana avumro nanekea asami'ne.
Ingilosi yeNkosi yasifakaza kuJoshuwa isithi:
7 Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie, kagrama Nagri navu'nava'ma nevaririnka nagrama hanua kema amage'ma antesanke'na, nagra hu izo hugantenugenka noni'ane nonkumani'anena kegava nehunka, amama oti'naza vahe amunompina hu izo huganta'nena vano hugahane.
Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Uba uzahamba ezindleleni zami, njalo uba uzagcina umlindo wami, lapho lawe uzakwahlulela indlu yami, ugcine lamaguma ami; njalo ngizakunika ilungelo lokuhamba phakathi kwalaba abemi khona.
8 Ugagota pristi ne' Josuagane, maka ruga'a pristi vahe'ma kavugama mani'nazamotanena menina antahiho, tamagra henkama fore'ma hania zantmimofo avameza mani'naze. Nagra eri'za vahe'ni'amofo agi'a Zafa Azankunare hu'neanki'na avre'na egahue.
Zwana khathesi, Joshuwa mpristi omkhulu, wena labangane bakho abahlezi phambi kwakho, ngoba bangabantu besibonakaliso. Ngoba, khangela, ngizaveza inceku yami, iHlumela.
9 Kama go, mago have 7ni'a avurga hunte'nea have Josua avugama ante'noa havere avona krenente'na, ama mopafima me'nea kefo avu'ava zana magoke knafi eri atregahue, huno Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne.
Ngoba khangela ilitshe engilibeke phambi kukaJoshuwa; phezu kwelitshe elilodwa kuzakuba lamehlo ayisikhombisa. Khangela, ngizabhala ngokugubha okugujiweyo kwalo, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, njalo ngizasusa isiphambeko salelolizwe ngosuku olulodwa.
10 Ana zupa mago magomota tava'ontamire'ma nemani'namokizmia ke hanage'za tamagri grepi nofimofo turunapine, fiki zafamofo turunapi emanigahaze.
Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lizabiza, ngulowo lalowo umngane wakhe ngaphansi kwesivini langaphansi komkhiwa.