1 “Lalelani, we mazulu, ngizakhuluma,
2 Akuthi imfundiso yami inethe njengezulu
3 Ngizaliphakamisa ibizo likaThixo.
4 UliDwala, imisebenzi yakhe iphelele,
5 Sebenze okubi phambi kwakhe;
6 Yiyonale na indlela yokubonga kwenu uThixo,
7 Khumbulani insuku zakudala;
8 Kwathi oPhezukonke esephe izizwe ilifa lazo,
9 Ngoba isabelo sikaThixo ngabantu bakhe,
10 Wamfica elizweni eliyinkangala,
11 njengokhozi lunyakazisa isidleke salo,
12 Nguye yedwa uThixo owamkhokhelayo;
13 Wamkhweza engqongeni yelizwe
14 lezankefu langochago oluvela emihlambini yenkomo leyezimvu;
15 UJeshuruni wazimuka watshakala;
16 Bambangela ubukhwele ngabonkulunkulu babo bezizweni
17 Benza imihlatshelo kuwo amadimoni, wona angasiNkulunkulu,
18 Walihlamukela iDwala, elinguyihlo;
19 UThixo wakubona lokhu wabafulathela
20 ‘Ngizabufihla ubuso bami kubo,’ watsho uThixo,
21 Bangenza ngaba lobukhwele ngalokho okwakungasinkulunkulu
22 Ngoba umlilo usulunyathiswe yikuthukuthela kwami,
23 Ngizabehlisela izigigaba,
24 Ngizabathumela inkengane eqeda amandla,
25 Ezindleleni inkemba izabaswelisa abantwana,
26 Ngithe ngizabachitha
27 kodwa ngesaba ukweyisa kwesitha,
28 Bayisizwe esingelangqondo,
29 Ngabe kodwa bahlakaniphile njalo bezwisise lokhu,
30 Kungenzeka njani ukuthi umuntu oyedwa axotshane lenkulungwane,
31 Ngoba elabo idwala alinjengelethu iDwala,
32 Iwayini labo livela esivinini saseSodoma
33 Iwayini labo liyibuthi bezinyoka,
34 ‘Kambe lokhu angikugodlanga na
35 Ukuphindisela ngokwami; ngizabuyisela.
36 UThixo uzakwahlulela abantu bakhe,
37 Uzakuthi: ‘Kanti bangaphi onkulunkulu babo,
38 onkulunkulu abadla amafutha emihlatshelo yabo
39 Angithi liyazibonela ukuthi Mina ngiNguye!
40 Ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini ngithi:
41 nxa ngilola inkemba yami ephazimayo
42 Imitshoko yami izagava igazi,
43 Jabulani, lina zizwe, kanye labantu bakhe,
44 UMosi weza loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wethula wonke amazwi engoma le abantu bonke besizwa.
45 UMosi wathi eqeda ukuwethula lamazwi phambi kwabo bonke abako-Israyeli,
46 wathi kubo, “Alondolozeni ezinhliziyweni zenu wonke lamazwi engiwethule phambi kwenu ngesifungo lamuhla, ukuze libe lakho ukubalaya abantwabenu ukuba bawalalele ngonanzelelo amazwi alo umthetho.
47 Akusimazwi alula nje kini, ayikuphila kwenu. Ngala amazwi lizaphila isikhathi eside elizweni eselingena kulo lichapha uJodani ukuba lilithathe libe ngelenu.”
48 Ngalolosuku uThixo watshela uMosi wathi,
49 “Khwela uye okhahlamba lwezintaba zase-Abharimi eNtabeni yaseNebho kwelamaMowabi, ngaphetsheya kweJerikho, ukuze ubone iKhenani, ilizwe engilinika abako-Israyeli ukuba balithathe libe ngelabo.
50 Phezu kwaleyontaba okhwele phezu kwayo uzakufa umbelwe uye kubokhokho bakho njengoba u-Aroni laye wafela entabeni yaseHori wembelwa kwabakibo.
51 Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi lina lobabili lalahla ithemba lenu kimi phambi kwabako-Israyeli emachibini aseMeribha Khadeshi, eNkangala yaseZini langenxa yokuthi alizange lime ngobungcwele bami phambi kwabako-Israyeli.
52 Ngenxa yalokho, ilizwe uzalibonela kude, awusoze ungene elizweni esengilinika abako-Israyeli ukuba bangene kulo.”