UJoshuwa
23 UJoshuwa wathi esemdala futhi eseluphele,+ sekwedlule iminyaka eminengi uJehova enqobe izitha zabako-Israyeli ezazibahanqile njalo sekulokuthula elizweni,+ 2 wabiza bonke abako-Israyeli,+ abadala besizwe, abakhokheli labahluleli labaphathi,+ wathi kubo: “Mina sengimdala futhi sengiluphele. 3 Lazibonela ngawenu lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenza kuzo zonke izizwe lezi esenzela lina. UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguye owayelilwela.+ 4 Ngazitshaya ngazibhuqa+ zonke izizwe kusukela kuJodani kuze kuyefika eLwandle Olukhulu* entshonalanga, ilizwe lazo ngasengilabela+ izizwana zenu+ ngenkatho ukuthi libe lilifa lenu. Lanxa zisesekhona ezinye izizwe eziseleyo, ilizwe lazo ngalabela lina. 5 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguye owaxotsha izitha zenu phambi kwenu+ wazisusa elizweni, lina laselilithatha njengoba nje uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayelithembisile.+
6 “Kumele liqine libe lesibindi lilandele konke okubhalwe ebhukwini loMthetho+ kaMosi futhi likwenze, lingaphambukeli kwesokudla loba kwesenxele+ 7 njalo lingabi lobudlelwano lezizwe lezi+ eziseleyo. Lingakhonzi onkulunkulu bazo futhi lingabakhothameli,+ njalo lingaqali lokukhuluma amabizo abo+ loba ukufunga ngabo. 8 Kufanele libambelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu+ njengalokho ebelikwenza kuze kube lamuhla. 9 UJehova uzazixotsha phambi kwenu+ izizwe ezinkulu lezilamandla. Phela kuze kube lamuhla+ akulamuntu owenelise ukumelana lani. 10 Oyedwa wenu uzaxotshanisa abayinkulungwane+ ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyalilwela+ njengoba wayethembisile.+ 11 Ngakho mthandeni uJehova uNkulunkulu+ wenu ngoba lingenza njalo lizahlala livikelekile.+
12 “Kodwa nxa lingaphambuka lilandele izizwe lezi eziseleyo,+ lendiselane lazo+ njalo libe lobudlelwano lazo, 13 lihle lazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kasoze aqhubeke ezixotsha phambi kwenu+ izizwe lezi. Zizakuba ngumjibila kini lomchilo wokulibhaxabula emhlane+ kanye lameva emehlweni enu, lize liphele lonke elizweni leli elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aliphe lona.
14 “Mina sengizakufa.* Kodwa lina likwazi kuhle* ukuthi akukho lokukodwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alithembisa khona okungazange kugcwaliseke. Konke kwenzakala, akula ngitsho lokukodwa akukhulumayo okungenzakalanga.+ 15 Njengoba nje uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ezigcwalisile+ zonke izithembiso ezinhle alithembisa zona, kutsho ukuthi uJehova ngeke ehluleke ukulehlisela zonke inhlupho alitshela ngazo lokulisusa elizweni leli elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aliphe lona.+ 16 Nxa lingephula isivumelwano uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alitshela ukuthi lisigcine, liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu libakhothamele, uJehova uzalithukuthelela+ ahle alisuse lonke elizweni elihle aliphe lona.”+