UJoshuwa 9
1 Kwathi amakhosi wonke ayebusa ngentshonalanga yeJodani, layeselizweni lamaqaqa, layesewatheni lwamaqaqa angentshonalanga, layesekele uLwandle oLukhulu kusiyafika eLebhanoni, amakhosi amaHithi, ama-Amori, amaKhenani, amaPherizi, amaHivi lamaJebusi esizwa ngalezizinto
Tun Jordan vadung lhumlam gamma lenghon thilsoh hohi ajatauvin ahi. Hitehochu Hit mite, Amor mite, Canaan mite, Perizz mite, Jebus mite lengho, lhumlam molbulla chengho leh twikhanglen pang Lebanon molho changeija chengho ahiuve.
2 ahlangana ukuze alwisane uJoshuwa labako-Israyeli.
Hiche lengho hin lungkhattah’a athao jekhomma Joshua leh Israel mite hi kisatpi dingin akiloikhommun ahi.
3 Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi abantu beGibhiyoni sebezwe konke uJoshuwa ayekwenze eJerikho le-Ayi,
Ahinlah Gibon miten Joshua’n Jericho leh Ai abolnahi ahetphatnun,
4 benza ubuqili: Bahamba njengamanxusa ayelabobabhemi ababethwele amasaka adabukileyo lezigxingi zewayini ezindala ezazidabuke zangcinwa.
Amaho kihuhdohna dingin lungthim chomkhat agongtauvin ahi. Amahon Joshua komma palai asol’uvin, sakhao luile asesa, jupeng luile akibehthu ho, sangan chunga aheng’un,
5 Amadoda ayegqoke amanyathela ayedabukile njalo exaxelwe, begqoke lezigqoko ezigugileyo. Zonke izinkwa ababezithwele njengomphako zazomile njalo zikhuntile.
Amahon von sesa akivonnun, ponsesa akisillun, kengchot kibehthu akichotnun chuleh nehdinga akipoh’u changlhah chu agopsa le amonsa ahi.
6 Baya kuJoshuwa esihonqweni seGiligali bathi kuye lakwabako-Israyeli, “Sivela elizweni elikude; ngakho yenzani isivumelwano lathi.”
Amaho Gilgalla Israelte ngahmunna ahunglhun phatnun Joshua komma chun, “Keiho nangmatoh kichamna thulhuh sem dinga kholgamlatah’a konna hung kahiuve” atiuve.
7 Abako-Israyeli baphendula amaHivi bathi, “Kodwa mhlawumbe lihlala eduzane lathi, pho singasenza kanjani isivumelwano lani?”
Israelten, hiche Hivi miteho kommachun adonbutnun, “Nangho hi anaivella chengmi nahi nahilouvu keihon iti kahet diuham? Anaivella cheng nahikhah uleh keihon nangho toh kichamna thulhuh kaneithei loudiu ahi” atiuve.
8 Bathi kuJoshuwa “Siyizinceku zenu.” Kodwa uJoshuwa wababuza wathi, “Lingobani njalo livela ngaphi?”
Amahon, “Keiho hi nasohte kahiuve” tin adonbutnun ahi. Ahin Joshua’n, “Nangho koi nahiuva, hoiya konna hung nahiuham?”ati.
9 Baphendula bathi, “Izinceku zakho zivela elizweni elikude njalo zikhangwe yindumela kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu. Ngoba sesezwa imibiko eminengi ngaye: konke akwenza eGibhithe,
Amahon adonbutnun, “Nasohte hi kachenao mun gamlatah’a konna hung kahiuve. Keihon na Pakai na Pathennu thaneidan Egypt gamma anatoh ho kanajauvin ahi.
10 lakho konke akwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori empumalanga yeJodani, uSihoni inkosi yeHeshibhoni lo-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani owayebusa e-Ashitharothi.
Keihon Jordan solama Amor lengteni leh Heshbon lengpa Sihon le Ashtarothna um Bashan lengpa Og chunga anatoh ho kajauvin ahi.
11 Abadala bethu labo bonke abakhileyo elizweni lakithi bathi kithi, ‘Thwalani umphako wohambo lwenu; lihambe liyehlangana labo lithi kubo, “Sizinceku zenu: yenzani isivumelwano lathi.”’
Hijeh chun kaupa houle kamipite jousen eihin thulhah’un, kholgamla tah jotna dingin nehle chah kipoh’un, Israel mipite chu gakimupiuvin lang hitihin seijun, ‘keiho nasohte kahiuve keihotoh kitepna neineipiuvin,’ tin gaseijun” atiuve.
12 Isinkwa sethu lesi sasifudumala ngesikhathi sisifaka emigodleni yethu sisesemakhaya ngelanga esasuka ngalo sisiza kini. Kodwa-ke khangelani ukuthi sesome njalo sakhunta njani.
“Hiche kachanglhah houhi kain’uva konna kahung kipatdoh uva chu tapkonga konna sapeh’a kahinpoh’u ahin tuhin agobetnin a-ap tan ahin,
13 Izigxingi lezi zewayini esazigcwalisisayo zazizintsha, kodwa-ke khangelani ukuthi sezidabuke njani. Izigqoko lamanyathela ethu sekudatshulwe yibude bomango.”
Hiche jupengho jonghi kahinthal dimmuva chu thahleh’a ahin, tuhin aluijin a-ehgam tai. Chuleh kavon uleh kakengkoh’u jonghi kalamsao jotnauva konna luigamma ahitai” atiuve.
14 Abako-Israyeli bahlola imiphako yabo kodwa-ke kabasabuzanga kuThixo.
Hitichun Israelten aneh achah’u chu anakholchil’un, ahinlah Pakai dohna ananei pouve.
15 Ngakho uJoshuwa wenza isivumelwano sokuthula labo wabavumela ukuthi bahlale, njalo abathungameli bebandla bavumelana lalokhu ngesifungo.
Hiche jouchun Joshua in amaho chutoh an ananeipi-in amaho chu anahinghoi tan ahi, khopi sunga alamkai houvin jong hiche kinoptona chu kihahselnan anasudetnun ahi.
16 Sekwedlule insuku ezintathu benze isivumelwano lamaGibhiyoni, abako-Israyeli bezwa ukuthi lababantu babengomakhelwana, ababehlala eduzane labo.
Hiche kitepna aneiyu nithum jouvin hiche miteho hi akomchauva chenga ahibouvui ti ahedoh tauvin ahi.
17 Abako-Israyeli baya emadolobheni abo ayebalisa iGibhiyoni, iKhefira, iBherothi leKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi.
Israelte chu akholtoh dingin acheuvin nithum sungin akhopi houvachun agalhung tauve. Hiche khopiho chu Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, chule Kiriath-Jearim ahiuve.
18 Kodwa abako-Israyeli kabazange babahlasele ngenxa yokuthi abathungameli bebandla babefunge ngoThixo, uNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli. Ibandla lonke lakhonona ngabadala bebandla;
Ahinlah Israelten khopiho chu anokhum tapouvin ahi, ajeh chu Israel lamkaiten, Pakai Israel Pathen min panna kitepna ananeiju ahitai. Israel mipite chu, alamkai houvin chutobang kitepna chu anabol jeh’un achunguvah anaphunnun ahi.
19 kodwa bona bonke baphendula bathi, “Sibanike isifungo sethu ngoThixo, uNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli njalo asingeke sabathinta khathesi.
Ahinlah alamkai houvin anadonbutnun “Eihon Pakai Israel Pathen minna kihahselna inaneinao ahitah jeh’a amaho chu itohkhah theiloudiu ahitai,
20 Lokhu yikho esizakwenza kubo: Sizabayekela bahlale, ukuze ulaka lungezi kithi ngenxa yokwephula isifungo esasenza phambi kwabo.”
Eihon amaho chu ihinghoidiu ahitai, ajeh chu eihon ikitepnao isuhkeh uleh Pathen lunghanna ichung uva chuding ahi,
21 Baqhubeka bathi, “Bayekeleni bahlale, kodwa bazakuba ngababandi benkuni labakhi bamanzi abazasebenzela uzulu wonke.” Ngakho-ke isivumelwano sabakhokheli sagcinwa.
Amaho chu ihinghoidiu ahitai” atiuve. Hitichun amahon Israel lamkaiten athupeh bangun akhopi sunga tuikhai dingleh thingpodin amangcha tauvin ahi.
22 UJoshuwa wabiza wonke amaGibhiyoni wathi kuwo, “Kungani lisikhohlisile ngokuthi, ‘Sihlala khatshana lani, lina lihlala eduzane lathi kangaka?’
Joshua’n Gibeon miho chu akoukhommin hitin aseije, “Nanghon ipi dinga neijoulhep uham? Nangho hila kalah uva chenga nahibouvun, ipi dinga gamlatah’a cheng kahiuve natiuham?
23 Seliqalekisiwe: kalisoze liyekele ukuba ngababandi benkuni labakhi bamanzi lisebenzela indlu kaNkulunkulu wami.”
Nangho hi sapset chang nahitauvin, hijeh’a chu tuapat’a nangho hi ka Pathennu in na dinga thingchomle tuikhaija napan jengdiu ahitai,” atipeh’in ahi.
24 Baphendula uJoshuwa bathi, “Izinceku zakho zatshelwa mgceke ukuthi uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu walaya njani inceku yakhe uMosi ukuthi alinike ilizwe lonke lokuthi litshabalalise bonke ababakhele kulo lina lingakafiki. Ngakho-ke sesabela impilo zethu ngenxa yenu, yikho okwenze senza lokhu.
Amahon adonbutnun, “Pakai na Pathennun Mose anathupeh dungjuija hiche gamhi nangho napeh uva chule agamsung mite jouse hi nathagam sohkeidiu ahi ti nasohte keihon kanajauvin ahi. Hijeh chun keihon nangho hi kana kichalheh jengun ahileh hitiahi kanabollu ahi,” atiuve.
25 Sesizinikele ezandleni zenu. Yenzani kithi konke elikubona kufanele njalo kuqondile kini.”
“Tun keiho hi nangho khutna um kahitauve, hijeh chun nadeidan dannin neiboltauvin,” ati.
26 Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa wabasindisa esandleni sika-Israyeli, njalo kabasababulalanga.
Hitichun, Israelten amaho atha diu chu Joshua’n anajanom tapon ahi.
27 Ngalelolanga wenza ukuthi amaGibhiyoni abe ngababandi benkuni labakhi bamanzi besebenzela uzulu njalo besebenza e-alithareni likaThixo endaweni eyayikhethwe nguThixo. Yikho abayikhona kuze kube lamhlanje.
Ahin hiche nikho chun aman Gibeon mite chu Isael mipite le Pathennin adeinamun munna a Maicham semna ding tuikhai leh thingchommin anapansah tauvin ahi. Hichehi tuni geija ahintoh jingu ahi.
