< UJoshuwa 2 >
1 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wasethumela inhloli ezimbili ngasese zisuka eShithima. Wathi kuzo, “Hambani liyehlola ilizwe lakhona, ikakhulu iJerikho.” Ngakho zahamba zayangena endlini yesifebe esithiwa nguRahabi, zahlala khona.
and to send: depart Joshua son: child Nun from [the] Shittim two human to spy silently to/for to say to go: went to see: see [obj] [the] land: country/planet and [obj] Jericho and to go: went and to come (in): come house: home woman to fornicate and name her Rahab and to lie down: lay down there [to]
2 Inkosi yaseJerikho yatshelwa ukuthi “Khangela! Abanye abantu bako-Israyeli bafike lapha ebusuku ukuzohlola ilizwe lethu.”
and to say to/for king Jericho to/for to say behold human to come (in): come here/thus [the] night from son: descendant/people Israel to/for to search [obj] [the] land: country/planet
3 Ngakho inkosi yaseJerikho yathumela ilizwi kuRahabi yathi, “Khupha amadoda angene endlini yakho, ngoba alande ukuzohlola ilizwe lonke.”
and to send: depart king Jericho to(wards) Rahab to/for to say to come out: send [the] human [the] to come (in): come to(wards) you which to come (in): come to/for house: home your for to/for to search [obj] all [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come
4 Kodwa owesifazane wayethethe amadoda womabili wawafihla. Wasesithi, “Liqiniso amadoda afikile kimi, kodwa bengingazi ukuthi abevela ngaphi.
and to take: take [the] woman [obj] two [the] human and to treasure him and to say right to come (in): come to(wards) me [the] human and not to know from where? they(masc.)
5 Kusihlwa, sesifikile isikhathi sokuvala isango ledolobho, amadoda asuke azihambela. Kangikwazi ukuthi aqonde ngaphi. Axhumeni masinyane. Engxenye lingawafica.”
and to be [the] gate to/for to shut in/on/with darkness and [the] human to come out: come not to know where? to go: went [the] human to pursue quickly after them for to overtake them
6 (Kodwa wayebakhweze phezu kophahla wabafihla ngaphansi kwezinqwaba zesikusha ayesichaye ophahleni).
and he/she/it to ascend: establish them [the] roof [to] and to hide them in/on/with flax [the] tree: stick [the] to arrange to/for her upon [the] roof
7 Ngakho amadoda aphuma ijumo elandela inhloli emgwaqweni oya ezibukweni leJodani, njalo athi esanda kuphuma isango lavalwa.
and [the] human to pursue after them way: road [the] Jordan upon [the] ford and [the] gate to shut after like/as as which to come out: come [the] to pursue after them
8 Inhloli zathi zingakalali ngalobobusuku, wakhwela phezu kophahla
and they(masc.) before to lie down: lay down [emph?] and he/she/it to ascend: rise upon them upon [the] roof
9 wasesithi kuzo, “Ngiyazi ukuthi uThixo uselinike lelilizwe lokuthi sonke sesehlelwe yikwesaba okukhulu ngenxa yenu, okwenza ukuthi bonke abahlala kulelilizwe babelomhedehede wokulesaba.
and to say to(wards) [the] human to know for to give: give LORD to/for you [obj] [the] land: country/planet and for to fall: fall terror your upon us and for to melt all to dwell [the] land: country/planet from face: because your
10 Sesizwile ukuthi uThixo walenzela amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu atsha ngesikhathi liphuma eGibhithe, lalokho elakwenza kuSihoni lo-Ogi amakhosi amabili ama-Amori empumalanga yeJodani elawatshaya lawaqothula.
for to hear: hear [obj] which to wither LORD [obj] water sea Red (Sea) from face: before your in/on/with to come out: come you from Egypt and which to make: do to/for two king [the] Amorite which in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan to/for Sihon and to/for Og which to devote/destroy [obj] them
11 Sathi sikuzwa lokho inhliziyo zethu zahle zaphela amandla njalo wonke umuntu kazabe esaba lesibindi ngenxa yenu ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ophezulu ezulwini laphansi emhlabeni.
and to hear: hear and to melt heart our and not to arise: rise still spirit in/on/with man: anyone from face: because your for LORD God your he/she/it God in/on/with heaven from above and upon [the] land: country/planet from underneath: under
12 Ngakho-ke ngicela ukuthi lifunge kimi ngoThixo ukuthi lizakuba lomusa emulini yami ngoba lami ngitshengise umusa kini.
and now to swear please to/for me in/on/with LORD for to make: do with you kindness and to make: do also you(m. p.) with house: household father my kindness and to give: give to/for me sign: indicator truth: certain
13 Nginikani isiqiniseko sokuthi lizaphephisa impilo kababa lomama, abanewethu labodadewethu labo bonke abangababo, njalo lizasisindisa ekufeni.”
and to live [obj] father my and [obj] mother my and [obj] brother: male-sibling my and [obj] (sister my *Q(K)*) and [obj] all which to/for them and to rescue [obj] soul: life our from death
14 Amadoda amthembisa athi, “Ukuphila kwethu yikuphila kwenu! Ungayekela ukuveza lokho esikwenzayo sizakwenzela umusa lokwethembeka lapho uThixo esesipha ilizwe.”
and to say to/for her [the] human soul: life our underneath: instead you to/for to die if not to tell [obj] word: thing our this and to be in/on/with to give: give LORD to/for us [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to make: do with you kindness and truth: faithful
15 Ngakho-ke wabehlisela phansi ngentambo baphuma ngefasitela kalokho indlu ayehlala kuyo yayingumduli munye lalowo owawugombolozele idolobho.
and to go down them in/on/with cord about/through/for [the] window for house: home her in/on/with wall [the] wall and in/on/with wall he/she/it to dwell
16 Wayethe kubo, “Qondani emaqaqeni ukwenzela ukuthi abaxhuma umzila wenu bangaze balifica. Licatshe khonale okwensuku ezintathu baze baphenduke beseliqhubeka ngendlela yenu.”
and to say to/for them [the] mountain: mount [to] to go: went lest to fall on in/on/with you [the] to pursue and to hide there [to] three day till to return: return [the] to pursue and after to go: went to/for way: journey your
17 Amadoda athi kuye, “Isifungo osifungise sona sizakuba yize
and to say to(wards) her [the] human innocent we from oath your [the] this which to swear us
18 ngaphandle kokuthi nxa sesingena kulelilizwe sifice ubophele leliqhele elibomvu ewindini osikhuphe ngalo, njalo usulethe uyihlo lonyoko, abafowenu lemuli yakho yonke endlini yakho.
behold we to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet [obj] cord thread [the] scarlet [the] this to conspire in/on/with window which to go down us in/on/with him and [obj] father your and [obj] mother your and [obj] brother: male-sibling your and [obj] all house: home father your to gather to(wards) you [the] house: home [to]
19 Nxa umuntu angaphuma phandle kwendlu yakho abesesiya esitaladeni, igazi lakhe lizakuba sekhanda lakhe: kawusoze ube ngumlandu wethu. Kuye wonke oyabe ephakathi kwendlu kanye lawe, igazi lakhe lizakuba sekhanda lethu nxa angavele athintwe.
and to be all which to come out: come from door house: home your [the] outside [to] blood his in/on/with head his and we innocent and all which to be with you in/on/with house: home blood his in/on/with head our if hand: power to be in/on/with him
20 Kodwa ungavele uveze lokhu esikwenzayo, sizabe sesikhululiwe esifungweni osifungise sona.”
and if to tell [obj] word: thing our this and to be innocent from oath your which to swear us
21 Waphendula wathi, “Ngiyavuma, kakube njengokutsho kwenu.” Ngakho wavalelisana labo basebezihambela. Wasebophela iqhele elibomvu ewindini.
and to say like/as word your so he/she/it and to send: depart them and to go: went and to conspire [obj] cord [the] scarlet in/on/with window
22 Bathi besuka lapho baqonda emaqaqeni lapho abahlala khona okwensuku ezintathu ababebaxhuma baze badela ukubadinga emgwaqweni wonke, basebebuyela bengababonanga.
and to go: went and to come (in): come [the] mountain: mount [to] and to dwell there three day till to return: return [the] to pursue and to seek [the] to pursue in/on/with all [the] way: road and not to find
23 Ngakho-ke amadoda womabili aphindela emuva. Ehla emaqaqeni, achapha umfula, afika kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni amtshela konke okwakwenzakele kuwo.
and to return: return two [the] human and to go down from [the] mountain: mount and to pass and to come (in): come to(wards) Joshua son: child Nun and to recount to/for him [obj] all [the] to find with them
24 Athi kuJoshuwa, “UThixo ngeqiniso uphe ilizwe lonke ezandleni zethu; bonke abantu bayathuthumela ngokwesaba, ngenxa yethu.”
and to say to(wards) Joshua for to give: give LORD in/on/with hand: power our [obj] all [the] land: country/planet and also to melt all to dwell [the] land: country/planet from face: because our