Yilabo ababewela iJordani ngenyanga yokuqala, ligcwele liphuphuma zonke izingu zalo ; baxosha bonke abasezigodini ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga.

UDavide watshelwa , wabutha wonke u -Israyeli, wawela iJordani , wawafikela, wahlela impi ukulwa nawo . UDavide esehlelile impi ukulwa nama-Aramu, alwa naye.

NamaHeberu ayewelile iJordani ukuya ezweni lakwaGadi nakwelakwaGileyadi; kepha uSawule wayeseseGiligali ; abantu bonke bamlandela bethuthumela. USawule unikela ngokungengamthetho

UDavide watshelwa, wabutha wonke u -Israyeli, wawela iJordani , wafika eHelamu. Ama-Aramu azihlela ukuhlangabezana noDavide, alwa naye.

UDavide wayesesuka nabo bonke abantu ababe naye , bawela iJordani ; ngasekuseni akusalanga noyedwa ongaliwelanga iJordani.

UDavide wayesefika eMahanayimi . U-Abisalomu waliwela iJordani , yena nabo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli kanye naye.

Yayisibuya inkosi , yafika eJordani ; uJuda wafika eGiligali ukuba ayihlangabeze inkosi, ayiwelise inkosi iJordani.

Kweza naye abantu abayinkulungwane bakwaBenjamini , noSiba inceku yendlu kaSawule , namadodana akhe ayishumi nanhlanu , nezinceku zakhe ezingamashumi amabili zinaye; bawela iJordani phambi kwenkosi.

Kwawela isikebhe sokuwelisa abendl u yenkosi nokwenza okwakukuhle emehlweni ayo. UShimeyi indodana kaGera wawela phansi phambi kwenkosi isiyakuliwela iJordani.

UBarizilayi wak waGileyadi wehla eRogelimi ; wawela iJordani kanye nenkosi ukuyiwelisa iJordani.

Inceku yakho iyakusimze iwele nje iJordani nenkosi ; pho, inkosi iyakungivuzelani ngomvuzo ongaka na?

Bonke abantu bawela iJordani, nenkosi yawela; inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela endaweni yakhe. Ukuphikisana kuka-Israyeli noJuda

Bheka, base befika bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli enkosini, bathi enkosini: Abafowethu amadoda akwaJuda bakwebeleni, bawelisa inkosi nabendlu yayo iJordani kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaDavide benaye, na?

Bawela iJordani , bamisa e -Aroweri ngakwe sokunene komuzi ophakathi nesigodi sakwaGadi ngaseJazeri;

U-Abineri nabantu bakhe badabula i -Araba bonke lobo busuku , bawela iJordani, badabula lonke iBitroni, bafika eMahanayimi.

Abantwana bakwa-Amoni bawela iJordani ukuba balwe noJuda noBenjamini nendlu yakwa-Efrayimi; u-Israyeli wantula kakhulu.

Ulwandle lwakubona, lwabaleka, iJordani labuyiselwa emuva.

Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema , babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo.

babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani bevuma izono zabo.

Ngokuba niyakuwela iJordani, ningene ukulidla izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona, nilidle, nihlale kulo.

Kepha lapho niwela iJordani , nihlale ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona libe yifa lenu, aniphumuze ezitheni zenu zonke nxazonke ukuba nihlale nilondekile,

Laba bayakuma entabeni yaseGerizimu ukubusisa abantu, lapho seniwelile iJordani: oSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noJosefa, noBenjamini;

Kuyakuthi mhla niwela iJordani ukuya ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, uzimisele amatshe amakhulu, uwanameke ngodaka,

Kuyakuthi lapho seniliwelile iJordani, nimise lawa matshe enginiyala ngawo namuhla entabeni yase-Ebali, uwanameke ngodaka.

njengalokho bangenzela abantwana bakwa -Esawu ababehlala eSeyiri nabakwaMowabi ababehlala e -Ari, ngize ngiwele iJordani , ngingene ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona.

ngiyanimemezela namuhla ukuthi niyakubhubha nokubhubha ; aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.

nokuba abantwana babo abangawaziyo bezwe , bafunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu isikhathi sonke sokuhlala kwenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.

Ngokuba akusiyo into eyize kini ; lokho kungukuphila kwenu, nangale nto niyakuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.

Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu , wafunga ukuthi angiyikuwela iJordani nokuthi angiyikungena kulelo zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho,

kepha ngimelwe ukufa mina kulelizwe , ngingaweli iJordani ; kodwa nina niyakuwela, nilidle lelo zwe elihle.

ngifakazisa namuhla izulu nomhlaba ngani ukuthi niyakuphela nokuphela masinyane ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuya kulo ukuba nilidle ; aniyikwandisa izinsuku zenu kulo: niyakuqothulwa nokuqothulwa.

Yizwa, Israyeli: Wena uyakuwela iJordani namuhla , ungene udle izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe , imizi emikhulu nebiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini,

Bheka, noma kuphuphuma umfula , akethuki; uyaqalaba, noma iJordani ligijigijimela emlonyeni wakhe.

nasesigodini: iBeti Haramu , neBeti Nimra , neSukoti, neSafoni, insali yombuso kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni , iJordani nogu lwalo , kuze kufike ekupheleni kolwandle lwaseKinereti phesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga.

IJordani lalingumkhawulo wal o ngasohlangothini lwasempumalanga . Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini njengemikhawulo yabo nxazonke ngemindeni yabo.

UJehova wenzile iJordani umkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani , nina bantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi ; aninasabelo kuJehova ; abantwana benu bese bebuyisela emuva abantwana bethu ukuba bangabe besamesaba uJehova.

Nase niwela iJordani, nafika eJeriko; amadoda aseJeriko alwa nani, nama- Amori, namaPherizi, namaKhanani, namaHeti, namaGirigashi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ngawanikela esandleni senu.

Bhekani, umphongolo wesivumelwano seNkosi yomhlaba wonke uwela iJordani phambi kwenu.

Kwathi lapho abantu besuka ematendeni abo ukuba bawele iJordani , abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano bephambi kwabantu,

Abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bema baqi na emhlabathini owomileyo nga phakathi neJordani , abantu bonke bawela emhlabathini owomileyo, saze sawela iJordani isizwe sonke saphelela.

Kwathi lapho isizwe sonke sesiwele iJordani saphelela , uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi:

anothi kubo : Kungokuba amanzi aseJordani enqamuka phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova; ekuweleni kwawo iJordani amanzi aseJordani anqamuka ; lawa matshe ayakuba yisikhumbuzo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.

UJoshuwa wathi: Maye, Nkosi Nkulunkulu! Ubaweliseleni iJordani nakanye laba bantu ukuba usinikele esandleni sama -Amori, usibhubhise, na? Sengathi nga saneliswa ukuhlala ngaphesheya kweJordani!

kuwele iJordani onke amadoda enu ahlomileyo phambi kukaJehova , aze axoshe izitha zakhe phambi kwakhe,

UMose wathi kubo: Uma abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bewela nani iJordani, bonke abahlomele ukulwa , phambi kukaJehova, izwe linqotshwe phambi kwenu, niyakubanika izwe lakwaGileyadi libe yifa labo;

Bathi futhi : Uma sifumene umusa emehlweni akho , leli zwe malinikwe izinceku zakho libe yifa lazo; ungasiwelisi iJordani.

Yisho kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi kubo: Nxa niwela iJordani ukuba ningene ezweni laseKhanani,

Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: Nxa niwela iJordani ningena ezweni laseKhanani,