Ezinsukwini zakhe uHiyeli waseBethele wabuye wakha iJeriko ; wabeka isisekelo salo ngokulahlekelwa ngu-Abiramu izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango alo ngokulahlekelwa yithunjana lakhe uSegubi , njengezwi likaJehova owalikhuluma ngesandla sikaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , inceku kaJehova, wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi.

UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ubuso nobuso , njengalokhu umuntu ekhuluma nomhlobo wakhe . Wabuyela ekamu , kepha i nceku yakhe uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, insizwa, ayiphumanga etendeni. UMose ucela ukubona inkazimulo kaJehova

uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni omi phambi kwakho uyakungena khona ; mqinise wena, ngokuba uyakumenza u-Israyeli adle ifa lalo.

Wamyala uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , wathi: Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba wena uyakubangenisa abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni engalifungela bona ; mina ngiyakuba nawe.

UMose wafika wakhuluma onke amazwi aleli hubo ezindlebeni zabantu , yena noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wayegcwele umoya nokuhlakanipha , ngokuba uMose wayebekile izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe ; abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bamlalela-ke, benza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Lawa angamafa abawathathayo abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseKhanani abababela wona u -Eleyazare umpristi , noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

Asondela phambi kuka -Eleyazare umpristi , naphambi kukaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , naphambi kwezikhulu , athi: UJehova wamyala uMose ukuba asinike ifa phakathi kwabafowethu. Wayesewanika ifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakayise njengesiyalezo sikaJehova.

Base beqeda ukwabelana izwe libe yifa ngemikhawulo yalo ; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamnika uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ifa phakathi kwabo;

Lawo angamafa abawabela ngenkatho u -Eleyazare umpristi , noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli eShilo phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. Baqeda-ke ukwabela izwe.

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova , uJehova w akhuluma kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, isikhonzi sikaMose, wathi:

Kwasondela izinhloko zawoyise bamaLevi ku -Eleyazare umpristi , nakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , nakuzo izinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

Kwathi emva kwalezo zinto uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , inceku kaJehova, wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wathuma ngasese eseShithimi amadoda amabili abe yizinhloli, wathi: Hambani nibone izwe neJeriko. Basuka, bafika endlini yesifebe esigama laso linguRahabi, balala khona.

Ayesebuya lawo madoda omabili , ehla entabeni , awela, afika kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, amtshela konke okuwehleleyo.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wabiza abapristi , wathi kubo : Phakamisani umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa bathwale amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo kaJehova.

Ibandla lonke lababuyileyo ekuthunjweni lenza amadokod o, lahlala emadokodweni, ngokuba kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJeshuwa , indodana kaNuni, kuze kube yilolo suku abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babengenzanga kanjalo. Kwakukhona ukuthokoza okukhulu kakhulu.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , inceku kaMose , owabakhethiweyo bakhe , waphendula wathi: Nkosi yami, Mose, benqabele.

Yilawo amagama amadoda athunywa nguMose ukuhlola izwe . UMose wambiza uHosheya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi uJoshuwa.

Owesizwe sakwa-Efrayimi: uHosheya indodana kaNuni.

abayikungena ngempela ezweni engaphakamisa ngalo isandla sami ukuthi bengiyakunakhisa kulo , ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.

Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune ababenalawo madoda ukuhlola izwe basinda.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indo dana kaJefune ababephakathi kwabahlola izwe baklebhula izingubo zabo,

Ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ngabo wathi : Bayakufa nokufa ehlane . Akusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Zithabathele uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , umuntu onomoya, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwakhe,

ngaphandle kukaKalebi i ndodana kaJefune , umKhenizi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, ngokuba bamlandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo.

UMose wayeseyala u -Eleyazare umpristi , noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni , nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngabo.

Lawa angamagama amadoda ayakwahlukanisela izwe libe yifa lenu : u- Eleyazare umpristi noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.