Ukuthunjwa kwenarha yangetlhagwini
1Kwathi bona uJabhini ikosi yeRhatsori ezwe ngeendabezi, wathumela igama kuJobabi ikosi yeMadoni, ekosini yeTjhimroni nekosini ye-Akitjhafi. 2Igamelo lafika nemakhosini ebegade angeentabeni zangetlhagwini, angemrhobeni weJordani ngesewula yelwandle iKinerethi, nangenarheni ethulamelwe ziintaba neligwini leDori ngetjingalanga. 3Godu lafika kumaKanana ngepumalanga netjingalanga, ama-Amori, amaRhithi, amaPerizi namaJebusi ngeentabeni namaRhivi angaphasi kwakaRherimoni enarheni yeMitsipha. 4Amakhosi lawo aphuma nawo woke amabuthwawo, kwaba liwoma, kwanga yitjhwabatjhwaba yelwandle. Godu bekuneenjomani neenkarana zepi ezinengi khulu. 5Woke amakhosi lawo abuthana, ahloma amatendawo ndawonye emanzini weMeromi kobana alwe no-Israyeli.
6USomnini wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Ungawesabi ngombana kusasa ngesikhathesi ngizowanikela woke esandleni sama-Israyeli afile. Wena uquntule imisipha yeenjomani zawo bese utjhise iinkarana zawo.”
7Yeke uJotjhuwa nawo woke amadoda wepi bawavelela, bawathelekela emanzini weMeromi. 8USomnini wanikela amakhosi lawo nabantu bawo esandleni sama-Israyeli, abamadlha, abagijimisa bekwaba seTsidoni eKulu neMisrefothi-Mayimu ukufikela ngemrhuleni weMitsiphe ngepumalanga. Ama-Israyeli abamadlha, angatjhiya namunye wabo owaphunyurhako. 9UJotjhuwa wenza kibo njengombana uSomnini amyalile, waqunta imisipha yeenjomani zabo bewatjhisa neenkarana zabo zepi.
10UJotjhuwa wabuyela emuva ngesikhatheso, wathumba iRhatsori ngombana phambilini gade iyihloko yayo yoke imibuso leyo, bewamadlha ikosi yakhona ngesabula. 11Yena nama-Israyeli bamadlha ngesabula koke okuphilako okukiyo. Babhubhisa koke nya kwangaba khona okusala kuphila. Godu batjhisa iRhatsori.
12Iye, uJotjhuwa bekenze njengombana uMosi inceku kaSomnini amyalile: Bekamadlhe ngesabula woke amakhosi lawo bewabhubhisa nabo boke abahlali bamadorobhawo. 13Nokho ama-Israyeli azange atjhise nalinye lamadorobho ngaphandle kweRhatsori eyatjhiswa nguJotjhuwa. Amadorobho lawo nanje asajame embundwini. 14Ama-Israyeli azithathela yoke ipango yamadorobho lawo kanye nefuyo; kwaba sisabelo sawo. Kodwana bekamadlhe boke abantu ngesabula kufikela lapha abaqeda khona nya; azange batjhiye namunye aphila. 15Njengombana uSomnini ayala incekwakhe uMosi, uMosi wayala uJotjhuwa, uJotjhuwa waphetha njengokomyalo lowo, azange atjhiye litho lingakenziwa kikho koke uSomnini akuyala uMosi.
16Ngaleyondlela uJotjhuwa wathatha yoke inarha, okutjho iintaba zakwaJuda, yoke inarha yangesewula neyeGotjheni, iTjhefela, umrhoba weJordani, iintaba zakwa-Israyeli neendawo ezithulamelwe ziintaba. 17Imikhawulo le ithoma entabeni iRhalakha enabele ngeSeyiri ukuyokufika eBhali-Gadi ngemrhobeni weLibhanoni ngenzasi kwentaba iRherimoni. Wabamba woke amakhosi wakhona, wawamadlha, wawabulala. 18Kwaba sikhathi eside uJotjhuwa asilwa nawo woke amakhosi lawo. 19Azange kube nedorobho elaba nokuthula nama-Israyeli ngaphandle kwamaRhivi, okubahlali beGibiyoni. Ama-Israyeli athumba koke ngepi. 20Kwaba sisenzo sakaSomnini sokuqinisa iinhliziyo zamakhosi lawo kobana ajamelane nama-Israyeli epini ukuze amakhosi lawo abhujiswe nya, nokobana angafumani umusa kodwana apheliswe njengombana uSomnini ayala uMosi.
21UJotjhuwa weza ngesikatheso, wathanyela ama-Anakhi eentabeni zakwa Juda nakizo zoke iintaba zakwa-Israyeli. Wawabhubhisa nya namadorobhawo iRhebroni, iDebhiri ne-Anaba. 22Azange kusale namunye wama-Anakhi enarheni yama-Israyeli. Kwaba seGaza, eGathi ne-Atjhidodi kwaphela lapha kwaba khona abasindako. 23UJotjhuwa wathatha yoke inarha ukuya ngendlela uSomnini akhuluma ngakho kuMosi. UJotjhuwa wayinikela bona ibe lilifa lama-Israyeli ukuya ngokwesabelo seenkoro zawo.
Ngesikhatheso inarha yaphumula izipi.
