Basuka kwaMidiyani , beza ePharanu ; bathatha amadoda ePharanu , baya nawo eGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; yena wamnika indlu, wamnqumela ukudla, wamnika nezwe.

noBeni Geberi eRamoti Gileyadi, okwakungeyakhe imizi kaJayire indodana kaManase ekwaGileyadi, nezwe lase-Arigobi eliseBashani, imizi engamashumi ayisithupha enezingange nemigoqo yethusi,

uma bephendukela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lezitha zab o ezabathumba , bakhuleke kuwe bebhekene nezwe lakubo owalinika oyise , umuzi owukhethileyo , nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho,

Bona bangabezwe; ngalokho bakhuluma okwezwe, nezwe liyabezwa.

Kepha nxa sahlulelwa, siyalaywa yiNkosi, ukuze singalahlwa kanye nezwe.

Kwabuthana abantu abaningi , bavimba yonke imithombo , nomfudlana owawugobhoza phakathi nezwe , bathi: Kungangani ukuba kufike amakhosi ase-Asiriya, afumane amanzi amaningi, na?

uma bephendukela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, lapho bebathumbele khona, bakhuleke bebhekene nezwe lakubo owalinika oyise , nomuzi owukhethileyo, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho,

nezwe lamandulo engaliyekanga , kodwa wamlondoloza uNowa , umshumayeli wokulunga , engowesishiyagalombili, mhla elet ha uzamcolo ezweni elingamesabi uNkulunkulu;

UJefta wathuma izithunywa enkosini yabantwana bakwa -Amoni, wathi: Unamsebenzi muni nami ukuba uze kimi ukulwa nezwe lakithi na?

wathi kuyo : Usho kanje uJefta , uthi: U-Israyeli akathathanga izwe lakwaMowabi nezwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Wayesehamba ehlane, wazungeza izwe lakwa-Edomi nezwe lakwaMowabi, weza ngasempumalanga kwezwe lakwaMowabi , wamisa ngaphesheya kwe - Arinoni; kepha abangenanga emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi , ngokuba i - Arinoni lalingumkhawulo wakwaMowabi.

Base bephuma bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, inhlangano yahlangana njengomuntu munye , kusukela kwaDani kwaze kwaba seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe lakwaGileyadi kuJehova eMispa.

Kungakaveli izintaba, ungakawenzi umhlaba nezwe, kuthi kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade wena Nkulunkulu ukhona.

UJehova uyinkosi , wembethe ubukh osi; uJehova wembethe , ubhince amandla. Nezwe limi liqinile, lingazanyazanyiswa.

Ngakho akusikho lokhu kuphela ukuba umsebenzi wethu usengozini yokudelelwa, kodwa nethempeli lonkulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana liyakuthiwa aliy into yalutho , nobukhulukazi bakhe sebuzakuphela , yena elimkhonzayo lonke i-Asiya nezwe lonke.

Kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi azenza uJesu ; uma zilotshiwe zona ngazinye, ngithi nezwe lonke lingezanele izincwadi ezingalotshwa.

Khona kwaphumela kuye iJerusalema , neJudiya lonke , nezwe lonke laseJordani,

Izwe lakwaZabuloni nezwe lakwaNafetal i ngaselwandle ngaphesheya kweJordani, iGalile labezizwe,

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Umkakho uyakufeba emzini , namadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba, nezwe liyakudatshulwa ngentambo; wena uyakufela ezweni elingcolileyo , u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.

Sondelani nina zizwe , nizwe, nilalele nina bantu : makuzwe umhlaba nokugcwala kwawo, nezwe nakho konke okuvela kulo.

Imifudlana yakhona iyakuphenduka ikolitayi , uthuli lwakhona lube yisibabule, nezwe langakhona libe yikolitayi elivuthayo.

Ngokuba izindawo zakho ezichithekileyo neziyiz e nezwe lakho eliqothuliweyo kuyakuminyana ngabakhileyo khona , nabakugwinyileyo bayakuba kude.

Awusayikuthiwa Oshiyiweyo , nezwe lakini alisayikuthiwa iNcithakalo , kepha uyakubizwa ngokuthi Ontokozo yami ikuye , nezwe lakini ngokuthi Oganileyo, ngokuba uJehova uyathokoza ngawe, nezwe lakini lendile.

Kepha ukuhwelela akuyikuba khona kohluphek ayo. Njengesikhathi esidlule senza ukuba kufiliswe izwe lakwaZebuloni nezwe lakwaNafetali , isikhathi esizayo siyakwenza ukuba ikhazimule indlela yolwandle ngaphesheya kweJordani, isifunda sabezizwe.

Abaseningizimu bayakudla ifa lentaba yakwa -Esawu, nabasehlanzeni ifa lamaFilisti, badle ifa lezwe lakwa -Efrayimi nezwe laseSamariya , uBenjamini adle iGileyadi.

Iyakwelulela isandla emazweni, nezwe laseGibithe aliyikubaleka.

nezwe lonke langakhona ukuthi lishisiwe , liyisibabule nosawoti , lingenakutshalwa, lingenakho okumilayo , lingenambali ekhahlelayo , linjengokuchithwa kweSodoma neGomora neSeboyimi achithwa nguJehova ngentukuthelo yakhe nangolaka lwakhe;

Sukani nihambe , niwele umfula i -Arinoni; bhekani, nginikele esandleni sakho uSihoni umAmori , inkosi yaseHeshiboni, nezwe lakhe: qala ukulidla, ulwe naye ekulweni.

UJehova wayesethi kimi : Bheka, ngiqalile ukunikela uSihoni nezwe lakhe phambi kwakho: qala ukulidla ukuba udle ifa lezwe lakhe.

noNafetali wonke , nezwe lakwa -Efrayimi, nelakwaManase, nezwe lonke lakwaJuda kwaze kwaba selwandle lwasentshonalanga,

UJehova wayesethi kimi : U ngamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe nezwe lakhe esandleni sakho , wena wenze kuye , njengalokho wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni.

Balithatha izwe lakhe , balidla kanye nezwe lika -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani , amakhosi amabili ama -Amori ayengaphe sheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga,

Ngokuba imfuyo yabo yayiyinkulu kunokuba bahlale ndawonye , nezwe lokugogobala kwabo lalingenakubathwala ngenxa yemfuyo yabo.

Ukudla kwakungekho ezweni lonke , ngokuba indlala yayinzima kakhulu ; izwe laseGibithe nezwe laseKhanani afa indlala.

UJosefa wayesethi kubantu : Bhekani, namuhla nginithengile nibe ngabakaFaro nina nezwe lenu ; nansi imbewu yenu , nize nihlwanyele emhlabathini.

Wabona indawo yakuphumula ukuthi inhle , nezwe ukuthi limnandi ; wafolisa ihlombe ukuba athwale, waba yinceku yempoqo.

UJuda nezwe lakwa -Israyeli babe ngabathengi bakho ; benana impahla yakho ngokolweni waseMiniti , nangawojeqe, nangezinyosi, nangamafutha, nangebhalisamu.

Uhlangothi lwasempumalanga , kusukela phakathi kweHawurana neDamaseku, naphakathi kwelakwaGileyadi nezwe lakwa -Israyeli, luyakuba yiJordani; lusukela kulo mkhawulo , luze lube selwandle lwasempumalanga naseTamari. Lolu luluhlangothi lwasempumalanga.

Wathi kimi : Ububi bendlu yakwa -Israyeli neyakw aJuda bukhulu kakhulu impela, nezwe ligcwele igazi , nomuzi ugcwele ukuhlanekezela , ngokuba bathi: UJehova ulishiyile izwe, uJehova akakuboni.

Kuyakuthi la pho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isigcwalisekile , ngihambele inkosi yaseBabele nesizwe leso , usho uJehova , ngobubi babo , kanye nezwe lamaKaledi, ngilenze libe yincithakalo ephakade.

ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini ukuba nisuswe kude nezwe lakini , nginixoshe, niphele.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakujezisa inkosi yaseBabele nezwe layo , njengalokho ngijezisile inkosi yase-Asiriya.

engenza ihlane libe yindlu yayo , nezwe likasawoti libe yindawo yayo yokuhlala, na?

UJoshuwa wabachitha kusukela eKadeshi Barineya kuze kufike eGaza , nezwe lonke laseGosheni kuze kufike eGibeyoni.

Onke lawo makhosi nezwe lawo uJoshuwa wakuthatha ngasikhathi sinye , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli walwela u-Israyeli.

nezwe lamaGebali nalo lonke iLebanoni ngasempumalanga , kusukela eBali Gadi ngaphansi kwentaba yaseHermoni kuze kufike ekuyeni eHamati,

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bezwa kuthiwa : Bhekani, abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana ba kwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakhile i -altare malungana nezwe laseKhanani eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ngaphesheya kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungesabi, ungabi naluvalo ; suka nabo bonke abantu bempi, ukhuphuke uye e-Ayi; bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yase-Ayi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, nezwe layo;

ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe ; nesivumelwano sami no - Isaka, nesivumelwano sami no-Abrahama ngiyakusikhumbula, ngilikhumbule nezwe.

Bayakuchitha izwe lase -Asiriya ngenkemba, nezwe lakwaNimrode ezintubeni zalo, asophule kumAsiriya, lapho engena ezweni lakithi , nalapho enyathela emikhawulweni yethu.

Wabanika imibuso nezizwe owababela khona izindawo ngezindawo ; badla izwe likaSihoni , izwe lenkosi yaseHeshiboni , nezwe lika -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani.

Bathatha imizi ebiyelweyo nezwe elivundileyo , badla izindlu ezigcwele okuhle konke: imithombo embiweyo, nezivini, neminqumo, nemithi eminingi yokudliwa; badla-ke, basutha, bakhuluphala, benama ngobuhle bakho obukhulu.

Bheka, siyizinceku namuhla, nezwe owalinika obaba ukuba badle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo, bheka, siyizinceku kulo.

UJehova wathi kuMose: Ningamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele esandleni sakho kanye nabantu bakhe bonke nezwe lakhe ; uyakwenza kuye njengalokho wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owahlala eHeshiboni.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenemfuyo eningi , nalapho belibona iz we laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi ukuthi leyo ndawo iyindawo yezinkomo,

UBowazi waphendula, wathi kuye: Kubikiwe kimi konke omenzele khona unyokozala selokhu afa umyeni wakho nokuthi ushiyile uyihlo nonyoko nezwe lokuzalwa kwakho, weza kubantu ongabazanga ngaphambili.