Josh 3 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

UIsrayeli uchapha iJordani

1UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wasuka eShithimi labo bonke abakoIsrayeli; bayafika eJordani, bamisa khona bengakachaphi.

2Kwathi emva kwensuku ezintathu izinduna zadabula phakathi kwezihonqo,

3zatshela abantu zathi: Nxa libona umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, uthelwe ngabapristi abangamaLevi, lisuke liwulandele,

4ukuba lazi indlela elizahamba ngayo, ngoba kalikaze lihambe ngalindlela. Kodwa kuzakuba khona ibanga phakathi kwenu lawo elingangezingalo eziyinkulungwane ezimbili, lingasondeli kuwo.

5UJoshuwa wasesithi ebantwini: Zihlambululeni, ngoba kusasa iNkosi izakwenza izimangaliso phakathi kwenu.

6UJoshuwa wathi kubapristi: Thathani umtshokotsho wesivumelwano, lihambe ngaphambi kwabantu. Basebewuthatha umtshokotsho wesivumelwano, bahamba ngaphambi kwabantu.

7INkosi yathi kuJoshuwa: Lamhla ngizaqala ukukuphakamisa phambi kwabo bonke abakoIsrayeli ukuba bazi ukuthi njengalokho ngangiloMose, ngizakuba lawe.

8Uzalaya abapristi abathwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano uthi: Nxa selifikile ngasemanzini eJordani, lizakuma phakathi kweJordani.

9UJoshuwa wasesithi kubo abakoIsrayeli: Sondelani lapha, lizwe amazwi eNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.

10Wathi: Lizakwazi ngalokhu ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu, lokuthi uzawaxotsha ngempela amaKanani lamaHethi lamaPerizi lamaGirigashi lamaAmori lamaJebusi ngaphambi kwenu.

11Umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi yomhlaba wonke uzachapha iJordani ngaphambi kwenu.

12Ngakhoke khethani amadoda alitshumi lambili ezizweni zakoIsrayeli, indoda ibenye kuleso lalesosizwe.

13Kuzakuthi lapho inyawo zabapristi abathwele umtshokotsho weNkosi, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke, zinyathela amanzi eJordani, amanzi eJordani azakhawula ukugeleza, kuthi amanzi avela ngaphezu komfula abuthane abe yinqwaba.

14Ngakho abantu basuka emathenteni abo ukuchapha iJordani, abapristi babengaphambi kwabo bethwele umtshokotsho wesivumelwano.

15IJordani liyagcwala lichitheke isikhathi sonke sokuvuna. Lapho abapristi befika eJordani lenyawo zabo zinyathela amanzi,

16amanzi avela ngaphezu komfula ema, abuthana aba yinqwaba okwebanga elide kwaze kwafika eAdama umuzi oseduze leZarethani; lalawo agelezela olwandle lwaseAraba, uLwandle lweTshwayi, aqamuka wonke; abantu bachapha maqondana leJeriko.

17Kwathi lapho bonke abakoIsrayeli bechapha emhlabathini owomileyo, abapristi abathwele umtshokotsho weNkosi bema emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kweJordani baze bachapha bonke abantu.