Bible Reading Plan – Day 61

₁Ke kaloku wathi *uNdikhoyo kuYoshuwa: “Uze ungoyiki, ungankwantyi. Thatha wonke umkhosi wakho, uhlasele iAyi. Ukumkani waseAyi, kunye nabantu bakhe, nesixeko sakhe, kunye nalo mhlaba wakhe, ndimnikele ezandleni zakho. ₂Nalapha eAyi uze wenze laa nto wawuyenze eJeriko nakukumkani wakhona. Kodwa ngoku amaxhoba eenkomo kunye nezinye izinto nize nizithathele zona. Nize nizilungiselele ukuyiqubula loo dolophu, nibe nabalaleli ngapha kwayo.”

₃UYoshuwa waxhabashela ukuya eAyi kunye nomkhosi wakhe. Wakhetha amawaka amashumi mathathu awona angamakhalipha kumadoda omkhosi, wawakhupha ngobusuku ₄nalo myalelo: “Phulaphulani! Zimelani ngapha kwesixeko, ningabi kude, nihlale nichophe phezu kwezikrweqe. ₅Mna kunye namadoda ahamba nam sosivelela ngaphambili isixeko. Xa amadoda aseAyi asihlangabezayo thina siya kujika sibaleke njengokwesihlandlo sokuqala. ₆Wona ke osisukela de athi qelele esixekweni, eba siyabaleka njengakuqala. Besasisukela njalo ke ₇nina niya kuphuma kuloo ndawo benizimele kuyo, nihlasele isixeko, nisithimbe. UNdikhoyo uThixo wenu wosinikela ezandleni zenu. ₈Nakuba nisithimbile eso sixeko, ze nisintumeke umlilo ngokomyalelo kaNdikhoyo. Ze nenjenjalo; ndiyaniyalela!” ₉Wawandulula ke loo madoda uYoshuwa, ahamba aya kulinda ezimele ngasentshonalanga yeAyi, phakathi kweAyi neBhetele. Yena uYoshuwa wasala apho babekhulule khona ngobo busuku.

₁₀Wavuka ekuseni uYoshuwa, wahlanganisa elakhe iqela lomkhosi. Wenjenjeya ewukhokelela eAyi kunye neenkokheli zawo. ₁₁Lo mkhosi wahamba ujonge ngqo eAyi, wafika wagxumeka iintente zawo emantla esixeko, ahlulwe naso yintili. ₁₂Ngelo xesha uYoshuwa wayeselethathe amawaka amahlanu amadoda, wawafihla ngakwintshonalanga yesixeko, phakathi kweAyi neBhetele.

₁₃Amiswa ngeendawo zawo ke loo madoda, elungele idabi, iintente zawo zimi ngasemantla esixeko, amanye amadoda ezifihlile ngasentshonalanga. Ngobo busuku uYoshuwa wangena kuloo ntili.

₁₄Akabanga saphozisa maseko ukumkani waseAyi akuwubona ekuseni umkhosi kaYoshuwa. Wesuka kwangoko, wawuhlangabeza kunye namadoda akhe kuloo ntili ikhangelene nentlango, engaqondi phofu ukuba kukho amadoda alaleleyo ngaphaya kwesixeko. ₁₅UYoshuwa namadoda omkhosi wakhe yena wanga uyabaleka, wabheka ngasentlango. ₁₆Kwahlatywa umkhosi, aphuma onke amadoda aseAyi, awusukela umkhosi kaYoshuwa. Lo gama asukelayo wawuya usithi tyishi umgama ophakathi kwawo nesixeko. ₁₇Akwasala nanye indoda eBhetele naseAyi engawasukelanga amaSirayeli, yaza iAyi yasala ingenabani wakuyikhusela.

₁₈UNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “Khomba eAyi ngomkhonto wakho, kuba ndiyinikezela kuwe loo dolophu.” Wenjenjalo uYoshuwa. ₁₉Uthe nje akusiphakamisa isandla, laa mkhosi wakhe wawuzimela wesuka iindulumbane wangena esixekweni, wasintumeka umlilo. ₂₀Athe akubheka amadoda aseAyi abona kufunquza intshinyela yomsi ngasesibhakabhakeni. Akazange abe nakubalekela ndawo, kuba amaSirayeli awayezenza ngathi ayabaleka ajika angena kuwo. ₂₁Kaloku wathi uYoshuwa neqela lakhe bakuqonda ukuba isixeko sithinjiwe liqela elalizimele, yaye sasisele silidangatye ngumlilo, bajika bawahlasela amadoda aseAyi. ₂₂AmaSirayeli awayethimbe isixeko afika aza kunceda edabini. Aba ke amadoda aseAyi angqingwe macal' onke ngamaSirayeli, abulawa onke. Akubangakho mntu usindayo, kungazange kuphuncule bani, ₂₃ngaphandle kokumkani waseAyi yedwa. Kanti ke naye wabanjwa wasiwa kuYoshuwa.

₂₄AmaSirayeli, akuba ewabulele onke loo madoda ayeleqwe ngawo emasimini nasentlango, abuyela kwaseAyi, afika abulala yonke into engumntu apho. ₂₅Ngaloo mini kwabulawa yonke into engumntu eAyi, kwafa ishumi elinambini lamawaka lamadoda nabafazi. ₂₆UYoshuwa wayesoloko umkhonto wakhe ewukhombe eAyi, akasithoba kwada kwaba kufe umntu wonke apho.

₂₇AmaSirayeli azithathela imfuyo kwanamanye amaxhoba njengoko uNdikhoyo wawayalelayo ngomlomo kaYoshuwa. ₂₈UYoshuwa wayintumeka umlilo iAyi, yasala ingamabhodlo. Iseyiloo nto unanamhla oku. ₂₉Ukumkani waseAyi yena waxhonywa emthini, wayekwa apho kwada kwarhatyela. Kwathi ngorhatya wathi uYoshuwa isidumbu sikakumkani masithulwe siye kulahlwa emasangweni esixeko. Kwafunjwa phezu kwaso ingqumba yamatye asekho apho unanamhla.

₃₀Emva koko ke uYoshuwa wenzela *uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, iqonga lamadini phezu kwentaba iEbhali, ₃₁elenze njengoko uMosis, isicaka sikaNdikhoyo, wayeyalele. Walenza ngamatye angaqingqwanga, ngokomyalelo osencwadini yomthetho kaMosis. Kwelo qonga kwakusenziwa amadini atshiswayo kunye nawobudlelane. ₃₂UYoshuwa wawakhuphela umthetho kaMosis, ewukrola ematyeni, amaSirayeli ejongile. ₃₃AmaSirayeli onke, amadoda amakhulu, amagosa, nabalamli, kwakunye nabangeneleli, bema bephahle ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo, bejongene nababingeleli bomlibo ka-Aron ababeyithwele. Elinye iqela lalimi ngakwintaba iGerezim, elinye limi ngakwintaba iEbhali. Kaloku uMosis, isicaka sikaNdikhoyo, wayethe maze benjenje lakufika ithuba lokubhengeza amathamsanqa uNdikhoyo awanika abantu bakhe amaSirayeli.

₃₄Kwesi sithuba ke uYoshuwa wabafundela umthetho uphela, nditsho iintsikelelo neziqalekiso njengoko zibhaliwe encwadini yomthetho. ₃₅UYoshuwa ke wayifundela elo bandla liphela imiyalelo kaMosis, engashiyanga nesuntswana eli. Ayekho namakhosikazi, nabantwana, kwakunye nabangeneleli abemi phakathi kwamaSirayeli.

₁Imbali yokutshatshela kwamaSirayeli yaya kuvakala nakwiikumkani ezazimi ngasentshonalanga kweJordan: kweleentaba, emazantsi eentaba, nasemantla konxweme lolwandle, ukuya kutsho eLebhanon. Ezo ke yayiziikumkani ezazilawula amaHeti, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi. ₂Zonke zabuthelana ngamxhelo mnye ukuze zilwe noYoshuwa namaSirayeli.

₃Abantu baseGibheyon, ababengamaHivi, bayiva imbali yezigigaba zikaYoshuwa eJeriko naseAyi, ₄baza bagqiba ekubeni mabenze iqhinga. Bathume izigidimi zilayishe ukutya ezimbongolweni ngeengxowa ezigugileyo. ₅Zanxiba amadlavu, neembadada ezikrazukileyo, zathatha isonka esomileyo esingundileyo ₆Zenyuka zaya esikhululweni eGiligali, zafika zathi kuYoshuwa namaSirayeli: “Singabantu abavela kwilizwe elikude. Size kucela kuni imvisiswano yokuhlalisana ngoxolo.”

₇AmaSirayeli athi: “Singathini na ukunqophisana nani? Kusenokwenzeka ukuba nisuka kwalapha kufuphi.”

₈Bathi kuYoshuwa: “Thina sizizicaka zakho.”

Wababuza uYoshuwa wathi: “Ningamani, yaye nivela phi?”

₉Bona baphendula bathi: “Mhlekazi, sivela kwelikude; saye sivile ngezigigaba *zikaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, nangayo yonke into awayenza eJiputa, ₁₀kwakunye nakwenze kwiikumkani ezimbini zama-Amori ngaphesheya kweJordan, kukumkani uSihon waseHeshbhon kunye nokumkani uOgi waseBhashan owayemi eAshtoreti. ₁₁Amadoda amakhulu akuthi, kunye nabemi bonke belakowethu, bathi kuthi: ‘Zenzeleni umphako wendlela, nihambe niye kubo, nithi: “Sizizicaka zenu. Visisanani nathi, sihlalisane ngoxolo.” ’ ₁₂Khangela umphako wethu wesonka. Ukunduluka kwethu ekhaya sisiza apha, esi sonka sasiseshushu. Ngoku sesomile, singunde nokungunda. ₁₃Iimvaba zewayini zazizele, zintsha, ngoku sezikrazukile. Neempahla zethu kunye neembadada zigugile luhambo olude.”

₁₄Amadoda akwaSirayeli angcamla kumphako waloo madoda, kodwa akakhange abhekise kuNdikhoyo. ₁₅NoYoshuwa ke wasivuma isicelo sawo soxolo, wanqophisana nawo ngelithi akayi kubulawa. Zafunga iinkokheli zebandla lamaSirayeli, zathi loo mnqophiso aziyi kuwutyeshela.

₁₆Kwathi kungekadluli neentsuku ezintathu senziwa isivumelwano, eva amaSirayeli ukuba abo bantu yayingabamelwane bawo, behlala kufuphi nawo. ₁₇Anduluka ke amaSirayeli, athi emva kweentsuku ezintathu agaleleka apho kwakuhlala khona loo madoda. Izixeko zawo yayiyiGibheyon, iKefira, iBheroti, kunye neKiriyati-yarim. ₁₈Kambe ke amaSirayeli akazange ababulale aba bantu, kuba kaloku iinkokheli zebandla lawo zazibenzele isifungo ngegama likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. Lonke ibandla lakwaSirayeli lazikhalazela iinkokheli, ₁₉zaza iinkokheli zathi: “Kaloku safunga ngegama likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli kwaba bantu. Ke ngoko asinakubenza nto konke. ₂₀Naku emasikwenze: masingabachukumisi, hleze sihlelwe yingqumbo ngokutyeshela isifungo. ₂₁Masibayeke baphile ngokwesifungo sethu, kodwa ngabo abaza kusikhelela amanzi, basicandele iinkuni.”

₂₂UYoshuwa wathi mabeziswe kuye abantu baseGibheyon, wabhekisa kubo wathi: “Nisikhohlisele ntoni nisithi nivela kude nje, kanti nihlala kufuphi? ₂₃Niqalekisiwe ngenxa yento eniyenzileyo. Niya kuhlala ningamakhoboka, nithuthe amanzi, nicande neenkuni zomzi woThixo wam.”

₂₄Bathi ukuphendula bona: “Mhlekazi, sibangwe kukuva ukuba kuyinyani ukuba uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu wayalela uMosis ukuba wonke lo mhlaba makawunike nina, batshabalalise bonke abemi bawo, ke ngoko sasoyikela nobomi bethu. ₂₅Ngoku ke siphantsi kwegunya lakho; yenza loo nto wena ucinga ukuba ilungile.”

₂₆Nantsi ke into awayenzayo uYoshuwa: wabakhusela, akawavumela ukuba amaSirayeli ababulale, ₂₇kodwa wathi mababe ngamakhoboka okukha amanzi nokucanda iinkuni zamaSirayeli nezeqonga lamadini kaNdikhoyo. Loo msebenzi basawenza unanamhla kuloo ndawo yalathwe nguNdikhoyo.

₁UAdoni-zedeki ukumkani waseJerusalem weva ukuba uYoshuwa wayithimba iAyi wayitshabalalisa, waza nekumkani yalapho wayibulala kanye njengoko wayenzile naseJeriko nakukumkani walapho. Weva nokuba amaGibheyon anqophisene namaSirayeli, yaye ngoku ahlalisana nawo ngoxolo. ₂Abemi baseJerusalem yabaxhalisa kakhulu le meko, kuba kaloku iGibheyon yayisisixeko esibalulekileyo esilingana nezinye ezingamaziko olawulo. IGibheyon le yayingaphezulu kweAyi, nomkhosi wakhona unamagorha amadoda. ₃Ngoko ke ukumkani uAdoni-zedeki wathumela izigidimi kukumkani uHoham waseHebron, nakukumkani uPiram waseYamuti, nakukumkani uYafiya waseLakishe, nakukumkani uDebhiri wase-Eglon, esithi: ₄“Khanize kundincedisa siyihlasele iGibheyon, kuba amaGibheyon enze uxolo noYoshuwa namaSirayeli.” ₅Zasuka ke ezi kumkani zintlanu zama-Amori – eyaseJerusalem neyaseHebron, eyaseYamuti neyaseLakishe kunye neyase-Eglon – zahlanganyela iGibheyon, zayihlasela.

₆Amadoda aseGibheyon athumela isigidimi kuYoshuwa esikhululweni eGiligali, esithi: “Nceda ungasiyekeli thina zicaka zakho. Khawuleza uze kusinceda usisindise, kuba iinkosi zonke zama-Amori asezintabeni zisihlanganyele; ziyasihlasela.”

₇Wesuka kwangoko eGiligali uYoshuwa namagorha onke omkhosi wakhe. ₈Waza *uNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: “Uze ungaboyiki. Sendibanikele esandleni sakho. Akukho nanye kwezo kumkani enokumelana nawe.” ₉UYoshuwa nomkhosi wakhe wahamba ubusuku bonke ukusuka eGiligali besiya eGibheyon, bafika bawaqubula ama-Amori. ₁₀UNdikhoyo wawenza adideka ama-Amori ukufika komkhosi wamaSirayeli. AmaSirayeli abaswantsulisa eGibheyon, abasukela ukunyuka inkalo yaseBhete-horon ukubheka eAzeka naseMakeda. ₁₁Ngeli xesha babaleka amaSirayeli ukuhla ithambeka, uNdikhoyo wabatyhumfuza ngesichotho konke ukwenjenjeya ukuya eAzeka. Abaninzi bafa sisichotho ngaphezu kokubulawa ngamaSirayeli.

₁₂Ngaloo mhla uNdikhoyo amaSirayeli wawoyisela ngawo ama-Amori uYoshuwa wabhekisa kuNdikhoyo phambi kwawo onke amaSirayeli, wathi:

₁₅Emva kwedabi uYoshuwa nomkhosi wakhe babuyela esikhululweni eGiligali.

₁₆Ookumkani bama-Amori baphuncula bobahlanu, baya kuzimela emqolombeni eMakeda. ₁₇Babhaqwa, waza waxelelwa apho bakhoyo uYoshuwa. ₁₈Wathi: “Qengqelani amatye amakhulu, nivale ngawo umlomo womqolomba, nize nishiye amadoda okulinda. ₁₉Ke nina ze ningahlali apho, koko lusukeleni utshaba, ningaluvumeli lubalekele ezixekweni zalo. Kaloku *uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu selebanikele ezandleni zenu.” ₂₀Umkhosi kaYoshuwa waluswantsulisa utshaba, kambe abambalwa babaleka bade baya kungena ezixekweni ezinqatyisiweyo zakomawabo, basinda. ₂₁Abuya onke amadoda omkhosi kaYoshuwa, ehamba ngoxolo, aya esikhululweni esasiseMakeda, kungekho nto inokuwaphazamisa.

₂₂UYoshuwa wathi: “Wuvuleni umqolomba, nizizise kum zontlanu ezo kumkani.” ₂₃Wavulwa ke umqolomba, zaza zasiwa kuYoshuwa iikumkani zaseJerusalem, eHebron, eYamuti, eLakishe, nase-Elon. ₂₄UYoshuwa wawabiza ke onke amadoda akwaSirayeli, wathi kubaphathi-mkhosi: “Yizani apha nizinyathele entanyeni ezi kumkani.” Benjenjalo, ₂₅wathi ke uYoshuwa: “Nize ningoyiki ninkwantye! Yomelelani nikhaliphe! Yiyo le into aza kuyenza uNdikhoyo kuzo zonke iintshaba zenu enilwa nazo.”

₂₆UYoshuwa wazixabela ke ezo zikumkani, wathi mazixhonywe emithini emihlanu. Zajinga apho ke kwada kwaba ngorhatya. ₂₇Kwathi ngongcwalazi uYoshuwa wayalela ukuba zithulwe izidumbu zazo. Zaphoswa kwakuloo mqolomba bezizimele kuwo, kwavalwa ngamatye amakhulu apho. Aselapho unanamhla.