UJoshuwa 11:1-23
11 UJabhini inkosi yeHazori wathi ekuzwa lokhu wathumela ilizwi kuJobhabhi inkosi yeMadoni,+ lasenkosini yeShimroni, lasenkosini ye-Akhishafi,+
2 lasemakhosini ayesenyakatho elizweni lezintaba, lalawo ayesemagcekeni* eningizimu yeKhinerethi kanye laweShefela lasemawatheni* ezintaba zaseDori+ ngokuya entshonalanga.
3 Wathumela ilizwi kumaKhenani+ ayesempumalanga lentshonalanga, lakuma-Amori,+ lamaHithi, lamaPherizi, lamaJebusi ayehlala ezintabeni, lakumaHivi+ ayesekele intaba iHemoni+ elizweni leMizipha.
4 Ngakho amakhosi la aphuma lawo wonke amabutho awo, bebanengi angathi yitshebetshebe ekhunjini lolwandle njalo belamabhiza amanengi lezinqola zempi ezinengi.
5 Amakhosi la ahlangana esifudlaneni seMeromi njengokuvumelana kwawo, asemisa inkamba yawo ukuze alwe labako-Israyeli.
6 UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Ungabesabi+ ngoba kusasa ngesikhathi lesi ngizabanikela esandleni sama-Israyeli, ababulale abaqede. Amabhiza abo kumele liwaqume imisipha,+ izinqola zabo lizitshise ngomlilo.”
7 Ngakho uJoshuwa wasuka lawo wonke amabutho akhe bayabahlasela. Batheleka phezu kwabo besalibele esifudlaneni seMeromi.
8 UJehova wabanikela esandleni sama-Israyeli+ abanqoba. Abaxotshanisa baze bayafika eSidoni Enkulu+ laseMisirefothi-mayimi+ lasesigodini seMizipha empumalanga. Ababulala bonke, akula loyedwa owasalayo.+
9 UJoshuwa wenza kubo konke uJehova ayemtshele khona. Amabhiza abo wawaquma imisipha watshisa lezinqola zabo ngomlilo.+
10 Ngemva kwalokho uJoshuwa watshibilika walubangisa eHazori, wafika wayithumba wabulala inkosi yayo ngenkemba.+ Phela iHazori yayilidolobho elalithenjiwe emibusweni leyo.
11 Babulala bonke abantu beHazori ngenkemba, babaqeda du!+ Akulamuntu owasala ephila.+ Ngemva kwalokho uJoshuwa wathungela lonke idolobho ngomlilo.
12 Wawanqoba wonke amadolobho abo, wabulala lamakhosi abo ngenkemba.+ Wenza njengoba nje uMosi inceku kaJehova wayemtshelile, wabatshaya wababhuqa.+
13 Kodwa abako-Israyeli kabawatshisanga amadolobho ayakhelwe emaqaqeni. UJoshuwa watshisa iHazori kuphela.
14 Abako-Israyeli bazithathela+ yonke impahla lezifuyo ezazisemadolobheni la. Kodwa bonke abantu ababekuwo bababulala ngenkemba babaqeda du!+ Akulamuntu abamtshiya ephila.+
15 Konke uMosi ayekutshelwe nguJehova wakutshela uJoshuwa,+ yena wakwenza konke. Akula lokukodwa uJoshuwa angakwenzanga phakathi kwezinto uJehova ayezitshele uMosi.+
16 UJoshuwa walinqoba lonke ilizwe lezintaba. Wanqoba leNegebhi+ yonke, lalo lonke ilizwe leGosheni, leShefela,+ le-Arabha,+ wathatha layo yonke indawo yako-Israyeli elezintaba kanye lezigodi zayo.
17 Wanqoba kusukela entabeni iHalakhi ekhangelane leSeyiri, waze wayafika eBhali-gadi+ esigodini seLebhanoni, phansi kwentaba iHemoni.+ Wawehlula wonke amakhosi elizwe leli, wawathumba wawabulala.
18 UJoshuwa walwa lamakhosi la okwesikhathi eside.
19 Akula lelilodwa idolobho elenza isivumelwano sokuthula labako-Israyeli ngaphandle kwamaHivi ayehlala eGibhiyoni.+ Wonke amanye amadolobho balwa lawo bawanqoba.+
20 UJehova wabayekela baba lenkani+ balwa labako-Israyeli ngoba wayengafuni ukubatshengisa isihawu,+ kodwa wayehlose ukubatshabalalisa. Bonke kwakumele babulawe baphele njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kuMosi.+
21 Ngalesosikhathi uJoshuwa wasuka wayabulala wonke ama-Anakhi+ ayehlala ezintabeni, eHebroni, laseDebhiri, lase-Anabhi, lasezintabeni zakoJuda lakuyo yonke indawo yako-Israyeli elezintaba. UJoshuwa wawatshaya wawabhuqa watshabalalisa+ amadolobho awo.
22 Akula ma-Anakhi asala elizweni lako-Israyeli. Asala+ eGaza+ leGathi+ lase-Ashidodi+ kuphela.
23 Ngakho uJoshuwa walithatha lonke ilizwe njengoba nje uJehova wayethembise uMosi.+ Ilizwe lelo walinika abako-Israyeli laba lilifa labo, balabelana ngezizwana zabo.+ Zaphela-ke izimpi kwaba lokuthula elizweni.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ayese-Arabha.”
^ Iwatha licele lentaba eliseduze lalapho eqala khona ukuqansa.
