UJoshuwa

20 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: 2 “Khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Khethani amadolobho okuphephela+ engathuma uMosi ukuthi alitshele ngawo. 3 Umuntu obulala omunye ngengozi kumbe engahlosanga uzabalekela khona ukuze lowo ofuna ukuphindisela*+ angambulali. 4 Kumele abalekele kwelinye lamadolobho la+ afike ame egedini ledolobho+ abesesethula udaba lwakhe ebadaleni. Bona bazamamukela bamngenise edolobheni, bamnike lendawo yokuhlala. 5 Nxa lowo ofuna ukuphindisela* engamxotshanisa aze afike edolobheni, akumelanga abadala bamvumele ukuthi ambulale umuntu lo ngoba ubengamzondi+ umakhelwane wakhe* kodwa umbulele engahlosanga. 6 Kumele aqhubeke esedolobheni lelo aze athonisiswe phambi kwebandla.+ Ngemva kwalokho uzahlala edolobheni lelo kuze kufe umphristi omkhulu+ oyabe esesikhundleni ngalesosikhathi. Nxa umphristi esefile, umuntu owabulala omunye ngengozi usengabuyela edolobheni abaleka kulo ayehlala emzini wakhe.’”+

7 Ngakho banikela kuNkulunkulu idolobho leKhedeshi+ eliseGalile ezintabeni zakoNafithali, leShekhemu+ ezintabeni zako-Efrayimi leKhiriyathi-abha+ esezintabeni zakoJuda, ebizwa langokuthi yiHebroni. Amadolobho la yiwo ababezaphephela kuwo. 8 Empumalanga kweJerikho phetsheya kukaJodani bakhetha iBhezeri+ esendaweni eyinkangala emagcekeni esizwana sakoRubheni. Bakhetha leRamothi+ eseGiliyadi esizwaneni sakoGadi, leGolani+ eseBhashani esizwaneni sakoManase.+

9 Amadolobho la yiwo akhethwayo ukuze loba ngubani owako-Israyeli kumbe owesinye isizwe ohlala phakathi kwabo abalekele khona nxa angabulala umuntu ngengozi. Wayezaphephela khona+ ukuze lowo ofuna ukuphindisela* angambulali engakathonisiswa phambi kwebandla.+