Josh 2 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

UJoshuwa uthumela izinhloli eJeriko

1UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wasethuma amadoda amabili ensitha eseShithimi aba zinhloli, wathi: Hambani lihlole ilizwe, ikakhulu iJeriko. Asehamba, ayafikela endlini yewule elalithiwa nguRahabi, angenisa khona.Heb 11:31; Jak 2:25

2Kwabikwa enkosini yaseJeriko kwathiwa: Kufikile lapha ebusuku amadoda athile akoIsrayeli ukuhlola ilizwe.

3Inkosi yaseJeriko yasithumela ilizwi kuRahabi isithi: Khupha amadoda lawo afikele kwakho, angene endlini yakho, ngoba azehlola lonke ilizwe.

4Kodwa owesifazana lowo wayethethe lawomadoda amabili, wawafihla; ngakho wathi: Yebo, amadoda afikile kwami, kodwa bengingazi lapha avela khona;

5kuthe sekuzavalwa isango lapho sekumnyama aphuma. Kangikwazi lapho aye khona; axhumeni masinyane, lizakuwafica.

6Kodwa wayewakhwezile ophahleni, wawafihla phakathi kwesikusha ayesichaye ophahleni.

7Ngakho abantu basebewaxhuma ngendlela yaseJordani baze bafika emazibukweni; lapho sebephumile, kwavalwa amasango.

8Kwathi lawomadoda engakalali, uRahabi weza kuwo ophahleni

9wathi: Ngiyazi ukuthi iNkosi ilinikile lelilizwe, lokuthi thina sonke siyalesaba, lokuthi bonke abakhileyo elizweni bayalithuthumelela.

10Ngoba sizwile ukuthi iNkosi yenza amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu atsha phambi kwenu ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe, leyakwenza emakhosini amabili amaAmori ayengaphetsheya kweJordani, uSihoni loOgi elababhubhisayo.Eks 14:21 Nani 21:21–35

11Sathi sikuzwa lokho inhliziyo zethu zaphela amandla, kakho loyedwa owaba lesibindi ngenxa yenu. Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu nguye uNkulunkulu osezulwini phezulu losemhlabeni phansi.

12Ngalokhoke fungani kimi ngeNkosi ukuthi njengoba ngiliphathe ngomusa, lani lizayiphatha ngomusa indlu kababa, linginike isiboniso esiqinileyo,

13liyekele ubaba lomama, labanewethu labodadewethu, labo bonke abangababo, lingasiyekeli sibulawe.

14Lawomadoda athi kuye: Uba singakwenzi lokho, kuyithi esifanele ukufa, kayisuwe, ngaphandle kokuba ukuveze obala esikwenzayo. Lapho iNkosi isisinikile ilizwe, sizakugcina isithembiso sethu kuwe.

15Wasewehlisa ngentambo ewindini, ngoba indlu yakhe yayakhiwe emdulini womuzi, ehlala emdulini.

16Wathi kuwo: Balekelani ezintabeni funa abalixhumileyo balifice, lizacatsha khona insuku ezintathu baze babuye abalixhumileyo, beselihambake.

17Amadoda lawo asemtshela ukuba azakhululeka esifungweni awafungise sona uba engakwenzi lokho amtshela khona.

18Athi: Ekufikeni kwethu elizweni uzabophela lintambo ebomvu ewindini osikhuphe ngalo, ubuthanise endlini yakho oyihlo lonyoko labanewenu layo yonke indlu kayihlo.

19Lowo ophumela phandle igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwekhanda lakhe, thina kasiyikuba lacala. Kodwa uba kubulawa omunye osendlini kanye lawe igazi lakhe lizakuba semakhanda ethu.

20Njalo uba uyiveza indaba yethu, thina kasiyikuba lacala ngesifungo osifungise sona.

21Yena wathi: Kakube njengokutsho kwenu. Wasewayekela ehamba, wabophela intambo ebomvu ewindini.

22Asuka aya ezintabeni, ahlala khona insuku ezintathu baze babuya labo ababewadinga, ngoba bawadinga endleleni yonke, bawaswela.

23Asesehlake lawomadoda womabili ezintabeni, achapha umfula, abuyela kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, amtshela konke okuwehleleyo.

24Athi kuye: Impela iNkosi ilinikele ezandleni zethu lonke ilizwe, futhi bonke abakhileyo kilo baphele amandla ngenxa yethu.