UJoshuwa
5 Wonke amakhosi ama-Amori+ ayesentshonalanga kukaJodani, lawo wonke amakhosi aseKhenani+ ayehlala eceleni kolwandle aphela amandla+ futhi esaba kakhulu esizwa ukuthi uJehova womise umfula uJodani abako-Israyeli+ bachapha.
2 Ngalesosikhathi uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Yenza izingqamu* usoke+ amadoda ako-Israyeli.”* 3 Ngakho uJoshuwa wenza izingqamu* wasesoka amadoda ako-Israyeli eGibheya-haralothi.*+ 4 Nanku okwenza uJoshuwa wasoka amadoda ako-Israyeli: Wonke amadoda angamabutho* aphuma eGibhithe afela enkangala ngesikhathi besemangweni bevela eGibhithe.+ 5 Bonke abantu abaphuma eGibhithe babesokile. Kodwa labo abazalelwa endleleni ngesikhathi abako-Israyeli besenkangala ngemva kokuphuma kwabo eGibhithe babengasokwanga. 6 Abako-Israyeli babhoda enkangala okweminyaka engu-40,+ amadoda angamabutho ayephume eGibhithe aze afa wonke ngoba ayengamlalelanga uJehova.+ UJehova wafunga kuwo ukuthi wayengasoze awavumele ukuthi alibone ilizwe+ uJehova athembisa okhokho bethu ukuthi uzasinika lona,+ ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju.+ 7 Esikhundleni sawo+ kwangena amadodana awo njalo yiwo uJoshuwa awasokayo ngoba ayengazange asokwe ngesikhathi besendleleni.
8 Amadoda wonke athi esesokiwe, abako-Israyeli baqhubeka behlala lapho ababekhona aze aphola.
9 UJehova wasesithi kuJoshuwa: “Lamuhla ngilisusile kini* ihlazo laseGibhithe.” Ngakho indawo leyo ilokhu ibizwa ngokuthi yiGiligali*+ kuze kube lamuhla.
10 Abako-Israyeli baqhubeka behlala eGiligali emagcekeni aseJerikho.* Benza iPhasika kusihlwa mhlaka 14 ngenyanga yokuqala.+ 11 Ngosuku olwalandela ilanga lePhasika baqalisa ukudla ukudla kwalelolizwe. Badla isinkwa esingelamvubelo+ lamabele akhanzingiweyo. 12 Imana yacina ukuba khona ngelanga abako-Israyeli+ abadla ngalo ukudla kwalelolizwe njalo kabaphindanga bayidla futhi. Ngalowomnyaka+ baqalisa ukudla ukudla kwaseKhenani.
13 UJoshuwa wathi eseseduze leJerikho wathi uthi mehlo suka wabona indoda+ imi phambi kwakhe iphethe inkemba.+ Wasesiya kuyo wafika wayibuza wathi: “Ungowethu yini kumbe ungowezitha zethu?” 14 Yona yaphendula yathi: “Ngize lapha ngoba ngiyinduna yebutho likaJehova.”+ UJoshuwa uthe ekuzwa lokho wazilahla phansi wathi mbo ngobuso, wasesithi kuyo: “Inkosi yami ifuna ukuyitshelani inceku yayo?” 15 Induna yebutho likaJehova yaphendula uJoshuwa yathi: “Khipha amanyathela akho ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele.” UJoshuwa wahle wenza njalo.+