Bible Reading Plan – Day 60

₂Ngelo xesha *uNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “Sebenzisa iintshengeca zelitye lenyengane, uwaluse amaSirayeli angolukanga.”

₃Wenjenjalo ke uYoshuwa, wawalusela endaweni ekuthiwa yiNduli yeNyama yoKwaluswa. _4-6Ukumka kwamaSirayeli eJiputa onke amakhwenkwe ayesele alukile. Kodwa ke kuthe ngenxa yokubhadula entlango amashumi amane eminyaka akwabikho thuba lakwalusa nkwenkwe. Kanti ke onke amadoda ayeselekwixabiso lokuya emfazweni ukufuduka kwabo eJiputa ayeselebhubhile ngenxa yokungamthobeli uNdikhoyo. Njengoko watshoyo kooyise-mkhulu uNdikhoyo akazange awavumele alibone ilizwe laseKanana eliphuphuma ubisi nobusi. ₇Oonyana uNdikhoyo awabakhulisa endaweni yooyise ngabo aba awabalusayo ngoku uYoshuwa, kuba kaloku babengazange boluka.

₈Akuba alusiwe ke onke, ahlala esikhululweni ada aphila loo madoda. ₉UNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “Namhlanje ndilisusile kuni ihlazo lokuba ngamakhoboka aseJiputa.” Yiyo ke loo nto loo ndawo kwathiwa ukubizwa kwayo yiGiligali, igama esabizwa ngalo.

₁₀Ngexesha amaSirayeli ayeseseGiligali entilini yaseJeriko, enza umsitho *wePasika ngokuhlwa komhla weshumi elinesine waloo nyanga. ₁₁Ngomhla olandelayo ayeqala ukutya ukutya kwaseKanana, agcada ingqolowa, enza nezonka ezingenagwele. ₁₂*Imana yaphela ngengomso, akaphinda ayifumana amaSirayeli, aza ngaloo nyaka atya ukutya okuveliswe yiKanana.

₁₃Xa wayeselapho ngaseJeriko uYoshuwa, wagagana nomfo ophethe ikrele. Waya kuye uYoshuwa, wafika wathi: “Ngaba ungakuthi, okanye ulutshaba?”

₁₄“Nakanye, ndikho nje mna ndiyingqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi *kaNdikhoyo,” utshilo lo mfo.

Wazikhahlela phantsi uYoshuwa, wathi: “Mhlekazi, mna ke ndisisicaka sakho; ufuna ndenze ntoni?”

₁₅Yathi loo ngqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi kaNdikhoyo: “Khulula iimbadada zakho ezo. Lo mhlaba umi kuwo ngumhlaba ongcwele.” Wenjenjalo ke uYoshuwa.

₁Amasango eJeriko ayevalwe mba ukuze amaSirayeli angabi nako ukungena. Kwakungekho mntu uphumayo nongenayo kweso sixeko. ₂*UNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “IJeriko ndiyinikela kuwe, kunye nokumkani wayo, kwakunye namagorha ayo. ₃Wena ke kunye nomkhosi wakho kufuneka niyijikeleze kanye ngemini iintsuku zibe ntandathu. ₄Kufuneka ababingeleli babe sixhenxe, elowo ephethe isigodlo, bahambe ngaphambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso. Ngosuku lwesixhenxe kufuneka wena nomkhosi wakho nisijikeleze kasixhenxe isixeko, ababingeleli bona bavuthele izigodlo. ₅Kuya kuthi ke xa bevuthela isandi eside ababingeleli, nihlabe umkhosi, nimemeze, zidilike iindonga zeJeriko. Wandule ke ukungena macal' onke ngaphakathi kwesixeko wonke umkhosi.”

₆UYoshuwa wababiza ababingeleli, wathi kubo: “Thathani ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, baze abasixhenxe kuni bahambe ngaphambi kwayo, bephethe izigodlo.” ₇Waza ke wayalela umkhosi wakhe ukuba ujikeleze isixeko, amanye amadoda axhobileyo ahambe ngaphambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo.

₈Kwathi uYoshuwa esathetha njalo beza phambili abo babingeleli basixhenxe bephethe izigodlo ezisixhenxe, bazivuthela, baza balandelwa yityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo. ₉Ibutho lamadoda axhobileyo lahamba phambi kwabababingeleli ababevuthela izigodlo, elinye ibutho lalandela ityesi yomnqophiso. Wonke loo gama izigodlo bezihlokoma. ₁₀UYoshuwa wawayalela amadoda akhe wathi: “Ze ningahlabi mkhosi, ningakhwazi. Ewe, ze ningakhe nilinge niyivule imilomo yenu, ide ibe lolo suku niya kuyalelwa ndim.” ₁₁Loo madoda ke ajikeleza isixeko kwakanye, ehamba netyesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, aza abuyela esikhululweni, alala.

₁₂Ngengomso uYoshuwa wavuka kwangentseni, nababingeleli baphinda bayithwala ityesi yomnqophiso njengezolo. ₁₃Kwahamba amadoda axhobileyo ngaphambili, kwalandela ababingeleli abavuthela izigodlo abasixhenxe, kweza ababingeleli abathwele ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, kwaza ekugqibeleni yangamadoda axhobileyo. ₁₄Ngolu suku lwesibini basijikeleza kanye isixeko, baza babuyela kwasesikhululweni. Loo nto bayenza iintsuku zantandathu.

₁₅Ngosuku lwesixhenxe bavuka kwangomsobomvu, baza basijikeleza kasixhenxe isixeko, kwanjengalaa ndlela babenze ngayo. Ewe, ngale imini baphindelela kwada kwasixhenxe ukusijikeleza. ₁₆Ngesihlandlo sesixhenxe, xa ababingeleli babevuthela izigodlo, uYoshuwa wathi kumadoda akhe: “Ze nihlabe umkhosi, nimemeze, kuba uNdikhoyo usinikile esi sixeko! ₁₇Isixeko, nayo yonke into ekuso, kufuneka zitshatyalaliswe mpela, zibe ngumnikelo kuNdikhoyo ngomlilo. NguRahabhi ihenyukazi yedwa kunye nabantu bakowabo amabasindiswe, kuba yena wazifihla iintlola zethu. ₁₈Ze ningathathi nto ekufuneka itshatyalaliswe; xa nenjenjalo nozibizela intshabalalo ngokunokwenu, nihlisele amaSirayeli ishwangusha xa ewonke. ₁₉Yonke into eyenziwe ngesiliva, negolide, nobhedu, okanye ngentsimbi, mayahlulelwe uNdikhoyo. Kufuneka ifakwe koovimba bakaNdikhoyo.”

₂₀Bazivuthela izigodlo ababingeleli. Athi akuziva amadoda, ahlaba umkhosi ememeza, zadilika iindonga! Wasuka umkhosi waya ngqo esixekweni, wafika wasithimba. ₂₁Asenza umnikelo kuNdikhoyo isixeko, afaka ikrele umntu wonke, abulala amadoda nabafazi, abatsha nabadala. Abulala iinkomo, iigusha, kunye needonki.

₂₂UYoshuwa wathi la madoda mabini ayeziintlola makaye kwaRahabhi, eze naye nabantu bakowabo, njengoko ayethembisile. ₂₃Aya ke, abuya naye uRahabhi, kunye noyise, nonina, nabantakwabo, kunye nabo bonke abantu bakowabo. Bathatha wonke loo mzi uphela, babahlalisa ngakwisikhululo samaSirayeli. ₂₄Bantumeka umlilo kweso sixeko, satsha nqu, kunye nento yonke eyayilapho. Igolide, nesiliva, nezinto zobhedu, nentsimbi, bazithatha bazisa koovimba bakaNdikhoyo. ₂₅Kodwa uYoshuwa wabasindisa ooRahabhi nabantu bakowabo, yaye uRahabhi usekho kwaSirayeli unanamhla, kuba wafihla iintlola ezazithunyelwe eJeriko nguYoshuwa.

₂₆UYoshuwa wafunga wathi:

₂₇UNdikhoyo waba noYoshuwa, lwavakala kulo lonke udumo lwakhe.

₁Akazange athembeke amaSirayeli kumyalelo *kaNdikhoyo wokuba angathathi nto kufuneka itshatyalalisiwe eJeriko. Umfo owawudelayo loo myalelo nguAkana, unyana kaKarmi, umzukulwana kaZabhedi wakwaZera wesizwe sakwaJuda. Loo nto yawuvuthisa umsindo kaNdikhoyo ngakumaSirayeli.

₂UYoshuwa wathumela amadoda asuka eJeriko esiya eAyi, idolophu eyayingasempumalanga yeBhetele, imelene neBhetaven, ukuba aye kuhlola elo lizwe. Aya ke, ayihlola iAyi, ₃abuya athi kuYoshuwa: “Akukho mfuneko yakusa wonke umkhosi eAyi. Makuye nokuba ngamawaka amabini okanye amathathu amadoda. Noko abantu baseAyi bambalwa.”

₄Hayi ke, kwaphuma amawaka amathathu ukuya kuhlasela iAyi, kodwa asuka aswantsuliswa. ₅Amadoda aseAyi awajika emasangweni edolophu loo madoda, awaleqa ewahlisa induli ukuya kutsho ezixhotyeni, abulala amashumi amathathu anantandathu. AmaSirayeli atyhafa, ankwantya kukoyika.

₆UYoshuwa kunye namadoda amakhulu bazikrazula izambatho zabo, bazikhahlela phantsi ngaphambi kwetyesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, bahlala benjenjalo kwada kwahlwa. Babezigalele nangothuli entloko, bebonakalisa intlungu ababenayo.

₇UYoshuwa wakhala wathi: “Ndikhoyo, Mhlekazi, wawusiwezela ntoni ke kambe eJordan? Wawufuna ukuza kusitshabalalisa ngala ma-Amori? Akwaba sasisuke sahlala ngaphesheya kweJordan kwaba kanye! ₈Ndikhoyo, ndiza kuthini ngoku esuke aswantsuliswa nje amaSirayeli ziintshaba zawo? ₉Akuyiva le nto amaKanana kunye nabemi beli lizwe, baza kuza bonke, basicime igama. Ke wena, uza kuthini ngegama lakho elidume kangaka?”

₁₀Wathi kuYoshuwa uNdikhoyo: “Yoshuwa, vuka; uqubudele ntoni kuloo ndawo? ₁₁AmaSirayeli enze isono! Awaphule umnqophiso wam, awugqitha umyalelo ebendiwanike wona, athatha ezinye izinto kwebekufuneka zitshatyalaliswe mpela. Azibile, aza axoka nokuxoka, azifihla phakathi kwezinto zawo. ₁₂Yiyo ke loo nto engenakumelana notshaba nje amaSirayeli. Ebaleka nje kungenxa yokuba nawo emelwe kukutshabalala! Andikubuya ndibe phakathi kwenu nide nibe nizitshabalalisile izinto ebekufuneka zitshatyalaliswe.

₁₃“Phakama ke, ubahlambulule abantu. Yithi kubo mabazihlambulule ngenxa yokuya kwenzeka ngomso, kuba mna Ndikhoyo, Thixo wamaSirayeli, ndithi kubo: ‘Phakathi kwenu kukho oko bekumelwe kukunikelwa kum ngokutshatyalaliswa. Anisoze nibe nakumelana notshaba de nahlukane nezo zinto.’

₁₄“Baxelele ke ukuba ngomso kusasa baza kubizwa ngokwezizwe zabo. Eso sizwe salathiweyo nguNdikhoyo kufuneka size ngaphambili ngokwezindlu zaso, ize indlu eyalathiweyo ize ngaphambili ngokomzi, kuze kumzi owalathiweyo kuphume indoda nganye. ₁₅Loo ndoda ke yalathiweyo kwaza kwafunyanwa kuyo ezo zinto kufuneka zitshatyalalisiwe, yotshiswa kunye nako konke okukokwayo. Kaloku iwaphule umnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, yenza ubuyatha kwaSirayeli.”

₁₆Kwangentsasa ngengomso uYoshuwa wawabiza amaSirayeli, izizwe ngezizwe. Isizwe sakwaJuda salathwa nguNdikhoyo. ₁₇Seza ngaphambili isizwe sakwaJuda ngokwezindlu zaso, kwaza kwalathwa indlu kaZera. Kuloo ndlu kaZera kwathiwa imizi yayo mayize ngaphambili, ₁₈kwaza kwalathwa umzi kaZabhedi. Eza ngaphambili amadoda aloo mzi, kwaza kwalathwa uAkana unyana kaKarmi umzukulwana kaZabhedi wakwaZera wesizwe sakwaJuda. ₁₉Wathi kuye uYoshuwa: “Mfo wam, mzukise uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, uzityande igila kuye, uyivume into oyenzileyo, ungandifihleli.”

₂₀Wathi uAkana: “Kuyinene ukuba ndimonile uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. Yiyo ke le into endayenzayo: ₂₁phakathi kwamaxhoba ndabona umnweba omhle owenziwe eBhabheli, nesiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezimbini, kunye necwecwe legolide elibunzima bungaphezu kwesiqingatha sekhilogram. Ndazinqwenela, ndazithatha ke. Naziya zombelwe phaya endlwini yam, isiliva yona ingaphantsi.”

₂₂UYoshuwa wathi makuye amadoda apho. Akhawuleza ke, aza azifumana zombelwe apho ngenene ezo zinto, isiliva ingaphantsi yona.

₂₃Bazithatha bazisa kuYoshuwa nakumaSirayeli ephela, baza bazandlala phambi koNdikhoyo. ₂₄UYoshuwa, ekunye namaSirayeli, bamthatha uAkana, kunye naloo siliva, naloo golide, naloo mnweba, nditsho nkqu noonyana neentombi zakhe, imfuyo yakhe, nentente yakhe, konke okwakhe, babasa kwintili yeAkore. ₂₅Wathi uYoshuwa: “Kutheni usifake enkathazweni nje? Nawe ke ngoku uNdikhoyo uza kukuhlisela inkathazo.” Umntu wonke wamxuluba ngamatye uAkana. Nosapho lwakhe nalo baluxuluba ngamatye, balutshisa kunye nako konke okwakhe. ₂₆Bafumba amatye phezu kwakhe – aselapho unanamhla. Yathiywa njalo ke loo ndawo, kwathiwa yintili yeAkore.

Yathomalala ke nengqumbo kaNdikhoyo.