Kwabiwa kwelive langasenshonalanga neJordane
1Leti-ke tindzawo ema-Israyeli labelwa tona taba lifa lawo eveni laseKhenani, lekwatsi Eleyazare, umphristi, naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, nebaholi betive taka-Israyeli bawabela tona. 2Lamafa abiwa ngenkatho etiveni letiyimfica nencenye, njengobe Simakadze abeshito ngaMosi. 3Mosi letive letimbili nencenye abesatabele lifa lato ngasemphumalanga neJordane; kodvwa akazange emaLevi awabele lifa emkhatsini wato, 4ngobe emadvodzana aJosefa abesative letimbili: sive sakaManase, nesaka-Efrayimu. EmaLevi akazange abelwe live, kodvwa abelwa emadolobha lapho abetawuhlala khona, abelwa nemadlelo etifuyo tawo. 5Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli abelana live, kwaya njengobe Mosi abeyalwe nguSimakadze.
IHebroni inikwa Khalebi
6Emadvodzana akaJuda aya kuJoshuwa eGilgali, Khalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, wafike watsi: “Uyati kutsi Simakadze watsini ngawe nami, kuMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, eKhadeshi Bhaneya? 7Ngangineminyaka lengema-40 budzala ngesikhatsi Mosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, angitfuma eKhadeshi Bhaneya kutsi ngiyewuhlola live. Ngamletsela umbiko lowetsembekile ngaloko lengakubona, 8kodvwa bomnaketfu lengangenyuke nabo benta tinhlitiyo tesive tatfutfumela, tashona phansi ngenca yekwesaba. Noko, mine ngalandzela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami. 9Ngako, ngalelo langa Mosi wafunga kimi, watsi: ‘Live lapho lunyawo lwakho luke lwanyatsela khona liyawuba lifa lakho kanye nelebantfwabakho phakadze naphakadze, ngobe wena ulandzele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho.’
10“Manje, njengobe Simakadze etsembisa, ungigcinile ngaphila iminyaka lengema-45 seloku Simakadze akukhuluma loko kuMosi, ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli azulazula ehlane. Ngako-ke naku lamuhla ngineminyaka lengema-85 budzala! 11Nalamuhla seloku emtimbeni ngitiva ngisacine njengobe nganginjalo mhlazana Mosi angitfuma. Namanje ngitiva ngicine kangangekutsi nemphi ngisengayiphuma njengobe ngangingenta nangaleso sikhatsi. 12Manje nginike nali live letintsaba, Simakadze langetsembisa lona ngalelo langa. Nawe cobo lwakho wativela ngaleso sikhatsi kutsi ema-Anaki abekhona lapho nekutsi emadolobha awo abemakhulu futsi atinqaba, kodvwa, ngekusitwa nguSimakadze, ngitawadvungulula ngiwacoshe njengobe Simakadze asho.”
13Ngako Joshuwa wabusisa Khalebi, umsa waJefune, wamabela iHebroni, yaba lifa lakhe. 14Kusukela ngalelo langa iHebroni yaba yaKhalebi, umsa waJefune, umKhenizi, ngobe walandzela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe. 15IHebroni yayetsiwe nga-Abha, yabitwa ngekutsi yiKhiriyathi Abha. Abha abeyindvodza leyayidvume kakhulu esiveni sema-Anaki.
Live laba nekuphumula, netimphi taphela.
