Amazwi kaYoshuwa okwahlukana
1Kwathi, kwakuba yimihla emininzi, emveni kokuba uYehova ewaphumzile amaSirayeli ezintshabeni zawo zonke ngeenxa zonke, uYoshuwa eseleyindoda enkulu, 2ekhulile, wawabiza uYoshuwa onke amaSirayeli, amadoda awo amakhulu, neentloko zawo, nabagwebi bawo, nababhali bawo, wathi kubo, Mna ndisendimdala, ndikhulile. 3Nina nikubonile konke abekwenzile uYehova uThixo wenu kwezo ntlanga zonke ngenxa yenu; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye onilweleyo. 4Khangelani, ndinábele ngamaqashiso nezi ntlanga zisaseleyo, ukuba zibe lilifa lezizwe zenu, zithabathela eYordan, kunye neentlanga zonke endizinqumleyo, zesa kulwandle olukhulu ngasekutshoneni kwelanga. 5NguYehova uThixo wenu oya kuzigxotha ebusweni benu, azigqogqe phambi kwenu, nilihluthe ilizwe lazo, njengoko wathethayo kuni uYehova uThixo wenu.
6Yomelelani kunene, ukuze nigcine nenze konke okubhaliweyo encwadini yomyalelo kaMoses, ukuze ningasuki kuwo, nityekele ekunene nasekhohlo; 7ukuze ningadibani nezi ntlanga ziseleyo, ezi ke zinani, ningalikhankanyi igama loothixo bazo, ningabafungi, ningabakhonzi, ningabanquli. 8Ize ninamathele kuYehova uThixo wenu, njengoko nikwenzileyo unanamhla.
9UYehova wazigqogqa ebusweni benu iintlanga ezinkulu, ezinamandla; ke nina akumanga mntu phambi kwenu unanamhla; 10indoda inye kuni isukele iwaka; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye onilwelayo, njengoko wakuthethayo kuni. 11Zigcineni kunene ngenxa yemiphefumlo yenu, ukuba nimthande uYehova uThixo wenu. 12Kuba ukuba nithe nabuya, nabuya nanamathela kumaqongqolo ezi ntlanga ziseleyo, ezi ke zinani, nendiselana nazo, nadibana nazo, zadibana nani: 13yazini kakuhle ukuba uYehova, uThixo wenu, akayi kuphinda azigqogqe ezi ntlanga phambi kwenu. Zoba zizibatha nemigibe kuni, neziniya emacaleni enu, noviko emehlweni enu, nide nicinywe kulo mhlaba ulungileyo, aninikileyo uYehova uThixo wenu.
14Namhla ndihamba ngendlela yoluntu lonke. Niyazi ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke, ukuba akuwanga phantsi nalinye ilizwi emazwini onke alungileyo, abewathethile uYehova uThixo wenu ngani; onke enzekile kuni; akuwanga phantsi nalinye ilizwi kuwo. 15Kothi, njengoko lenzekayo kuni lonke ilizwi elilungileyo, abelithethile uYehova uThixo wenu kuni, enjenjalo ukulenza kuni lonke ilizwi elibi, ade anitshabalalise kulo mhlaba ulungileyo, aninikileyo uYehova uThixo wenu. 16Ekuwugqitheni umnqophiso kaYehova uThixo wenu, aniwisele wona, naya nakhonza thixo bambi, nabanqula, wóvutha umsindo kaYehova kuni, nicinywe kamsinya emhlabeni olungileyo aninikileyo.
