Jotjhuwa
5 Msinyana amakhosi woke wama-Amori+ ebewangehlangothini elingetjingalanga* leJordani nawo woke amakhosi wamaKanana+ ebewaselwandle, nawezwa bona uJehova womise amanzi weJordani phambi kwama-Israyeli bekwaba kulapho ama-Israyeli ayama, angenwa mamanzi emadolweni*+ begodu aphelelwa mamandla ngebanga lama-Israyeli.+
2 Ngesikhatheso uJehova wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Zenzele imikhwa yamatje usoke+ amadoda wakwa-Israyeli, ihlandla lesibili.” 3 Yeke uJotjhuwa wenza imikhwa yamatje wasoka amadoda wakwa-Israyeli eGibeyathi-Haralothi.*+ 4 Nanti ibanga elenza uJotjhuwa wawasoka: Boke abantu bembaji abaphuma eGibhide, okutjho amadoda woke wepi, bahlongakala emmangweni endleleni ngemva kokuphuma eGibhide.+ 5 Boke abantu abaphuma eGibhide bebasokiwe kodwana boke abantu ababelethwa emmangweni endleleni ngemva kokuthi baphume eGibhide bebangakasokwa. 6 Ama-Israyeli bewakhambe iminyaka ema-40+ emmangweni bekwaba kulapho isitjhaba soke sihlongakala, okumadoda wepi aphuma eGibhide angazange alalele ilizwi lakaJehova.+ UJehova wafunga kiwo bona angeze awavumele abone inarha+ uJehova ebekafunge kibokhokho bawo ukuyinikela abantu bakhe,*+ inarha egeleza ibisi neliju.+ 7 Yeke waphakamisa amadodanawo esikhundleni sawo.+ Ngilawa uJotjhuwa awasokako; bewangakasokwa ngombana bebangakawasoki endleleni.
8 Ngemva kokuthi woke amadoda asokiwe, abantu bahlala ekampeni bekwaba kulapho amadoda la aphola khona.
9 Ngemva kwalokho, uJehova wathi kuJotjhuwa: “Namhlanjesi ngisuse ihlazo labantu beGibhide kini.” Yeke indawo leyo ibizwa ngokuthi yiGiligali*+ bekube kunamhlanjesi.
10 Ama-Israyeli araga nokuhloma ikampa eGiligali begodu agidinga iPhasika ngelanga le-14 lenyanga+ entambama emmangweni othabaleleko weJerikho. 11 Athoma ukudla izinto ezivezwa yinarha ngelanga elilandela iPhasika. Mhlokho adla uburotho obunganasibiliso+ neenthoro ezikhanzingiweko. 12 Imana yagcina ukuba khona ngelangelo, mhlana badla izinto ezivela enarheni; ama-Israyeli+ akhenge asafumana imana kodwana athoma ukudla izinto ezivezwa yinarha yeKanana ngomnyaka loyo.+
13 Kwathi uJotjhuwa nakaseduze neJerikho, waphakamisa amehlo wabona indoda+ ijame phambi kwakhe iphethe isabula ngesandla.+ UJotjhuwa watjhinga kiyo wayibuza wathi: “Ungehlangothini lethu na namkha ungehlangothini lamanabethu?” 14 Yamphendula yathi: “Awa kodwana ngiyikosana* yebutho lakaJehova.”+ UJotjhuwa wawa ngobuso waguqa, wathi kiyo: “Uthini umlayezo wekosami encekwinayo?” 15 Ikosana yebutho lakaJehova yaphendula uJotjhuwa yathi: “Hlubula amapatlagwanakho ngombana indawo ojame kiyo icwengile.” UJotjhuwa wenza njalo khonokho.+