ABAHLULELI 2

₁Ingelosi kaJehova yakhuphuka eGiligali, yaya eBokimi. Yathi: Nganikhuphula eGibithe, nginilethile ezweni engalifungela oyihlo; ngathi: Angisoze ngaphula kuze kube-phakade isivumelwano sami nani,

₂kepha aniyikwenza-sivumelwano nabakhé kulelizwe; niyakudiliza ama-altare abo. Kodwa anililalelanga izwi lami. Nenzeleni lokho na?

₃Ngalokho ngithi manje: Angiyikubaxosha phambi kwenu, kepha bayakubasezinhlangothini zenu, onkulunkulu babo babe-lugibe kini.

₄Kwathi ingelosi kaJehova isikhulumile lawomazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwaIsrayeli, abantu badazuluka, bakhala.

₅Baqamba igama laleyondawo ngokuthi iBokimi, bahlabela uJehova khona.

₆UJoshuwa esemukisile abantu, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bahamba, yilowo nalowo waya efeni lakhe ukuba balidle izwe.

₇Abantu bamkhonza uJehova izinsuku zonke zikaJoshuwa nezinsuku zonke zamalunga asalayo emva kukaJoshuwa, ayebonile wonke umsebenzi omkhulu ayewenzele uIsrayeli.

₈UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, inceku kaJehova, wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi.

₉Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati-Heresi ezintabeni zakwaEfrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba yakwaGahashi.

₁₀Naso sonke lesosizukulwane sabuthelwa koyise; savela esinye isizukulwane emva kwaso esasingamazi uJehova nomsebenzi ayewenzele uIsrayeli.

₁₁Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bakhonza oBali;

₁₂bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, balandela abanye onkulunkulu, onkulunkulu babantu ababebazungeza, babakhothamela, bamcunula uJehova.

₁₃Bamshiya-ke uJehova, bakhonza oBali noAshitaroti.

₁₄Intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela abakwaIsrayeli, wabanikela esandleni sabaphangi ababaphanga, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sezitha zabo nxazonke. Ababe besaba-nakuma phambi kwezitha zabo.

₁₅Nomaphi lapho bephumela khona, isandla sikaJehova sasimelene nabo sibenzela okubi njengokukhuluma kukaJehova nanjengokufunga kukaJehova kubo; bantula kakhulu.

₁₆UJehova wavusa abahluleli ababasindisa esandleni sababaphangayo.

₁₇Nabahluleli ababalalelanga, ngokuba baya baphinga nabanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela; baphambuka masinyane endleleni abahamba ngayo oyise, belalela imiyalo kaJehova; bona abenzanga njalo.

₁₈Lapho uJehova ebavusela abahluleli, uJehova wayenaye umahluleli, wabasindisa esandleni sezitha zabo izinsuku zonke zomahluleli, ngokuba uJehova waba-nesihe ngokubulawa kwabo ngenxa yababacindezelayo nababakhathazayo.

₁₉Kepha kwathi ekufeni komahluleli babuyela emuva, bona kakhulu kunawoyise, ngokulandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze, babakhothamele; abayekanga izenzo zabo nendlela yabo yenkani.

₂₀Intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela uIsrayeli, wathi: Ngokuba lesisizwe seqile isivumelwano sami engabayala ngaso oyise, singalalelanga izwi lami,

₂₁angiyikuphinda ngixoshe phambi kwabo noyedwa walezozizwe azishiyayo uJoshuwa ekufeni kwakhe,

₂₂ukuze ngivivinye ngazo uIsrayeli, uma beyakugcina indlela kaJehova ukuba bahambe ngayo njengalokho oyise bebeyigcina, noma qha.

₂₃UJehova wayeseyeka lezozizwe zingaxoshwa masinyane, futhi kazinikelanga esandleni sikaJoshuwa.