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1 Sajika, senyuka ngendlela yaseBhashan; waphuma uOgi ukumkani waseBhashan, wasihlangabeza yena nabantu bakhe bonke, ukuba kuliwe e-Edreyi.2 Wathi uYehova kum, Musa ukumoyika; ngokuba ndimnikele esandleni sakho, nabantu bakhe bonke, nelizwe lakhe; uya kwenza kuye njengoko wenza ngako kuSihon ukumkani wama-Amori, obemi eHeshbhon.3 UYehova uThixo wethu wamnikela ke ezandleni zethu uOgi ukumkani waseBhashan, nabantu bakhe bonke; sambulala, kwada akwabakho namnye usindayo.4 Sayithimba yonke imizi yakhe ngelo xesha, akwabakho mzi singawuthabathanga kubo; imizi yaba mashumi mathandathu, wonke ummandla waseArgobhi, ubukumkani bukaOgi eBhashan.5 Yonke loo mizi ibinqatyiswe ngodonga oluphakamileyo, namasango, nemivalo; iyodwa imizi yabasemaphandleni, eyabe imininzi kunene.6 Sayisingela phantsi, njengoko senzayo kuSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon; sasingela phantsi amadoda emizi yonke, nabafazi, nabantwana.7 Ke zona iinkomo zonke namaxhoba aloo mizi sazithimbela.8 Salithabatha ke ngelo xesha ilizwe esandleni sookumkani bobabini bama-Amori, elingaphonoshono kweYordan, lisusela kumlanjana oyiArnon, lada lesa entabeni yeHermon9 (amaTsidon athi iHermon leyo yiSiriyon, ke ama-Amori athi yiSenire),10 yonke imizi yehewu, neyelaseGiliyadi lonke, neBhashan yonke, kwada kwesa eSaleka ne-Edreyi, imizi yobukumkani bukaOgi eBhashan.11 Ngokuba nguOgi yedwa, ukumkani waseBhashan, impunde eyayisele kumaRafa. Nantso ikoyi yakhe, ikoyi yentsimbi; asiyiyo na leya iseRabha yakoonyana baka-Amon? Iziikubhite ezisithoba ubude bayo, iziikubhite ezine ububanzi bayo, ngokwekubhite yabantu.

12 Elo lizwe salihlutha ngelo xesha, sithabathela eArohere ekumlanjana oyiArnon; nesiqingatha sentaba yeGiliyadi, nemizi yayo ndayinika amaRubhen namaGadi.13 Amasalela aseGiliyadi naweBhashan yonke, ubukumkani bukaOgi, ndawanika isiqingatha sesizwe sikaManase; wonke ummandla weArgobhi neBhashan yonke, leyo bekusithiwa lilizwe lamaRafa.14 UYahire, unyana kaManase, wathabatha wonke ummandla weArgobhi, wada wesa emdeni wamaGeshuri namaMahakati, wawubiza ngegama lakhe, wathi iBhashan yiHavoti-yahire, unanamhla.15 UMakire ndamnika elaseGiliyadi.16 AmaRubhen namaGadi ndawanika, ndithabathela kwelaseGiliyadi, ndada ke ndesa kumlanjana oyiArnon, empholokhohlweni wesihlambo, naloo mmandla waso, ndada ndesa naseYabhoki emlanjaneni, emdeni woonyana baka-Amon;17 neArabha, neYordan nommandla wayo, ndithabathela eKinerete, ndada ndesa elwandle lweArabha, uLwandle lweTyuwa, phantsi kwamaxandeka ePisga ngasempumalanga.18 Ndaniwisela umthetho ngelo xesha, ndisithi, UYehova uThixo wenu uninike eli lizwe ukuba nilihluthe. Welani nixhobile phambi kwabazalwana benu, oonyana bakaSirayeli, nonke nina bafo banobukroti.19 Kodwa abafazi benu, nabantwana benu, nemfuyo yenu (ndiyazi ukuba ninemfuyo eninzi), mabahlale emizini yenu endininike yona;20 ade uYehova abaphumze abazalwana benu njengani, balime nabo ilizwe elo abanika lona uYehova uThixo wenu phesheya kweYordan; nibuyele ke elowo elifeni lakhe endininike lona.

21 UYoshuwa ndamwisela umthetho ngelo xesha, ndisithi, Amehlo akho akubonile konke oku akwenzileyo uYehova uThixo wenu kwaba kumkani bobabini; uya kwenjenjalo ke uYehova kwizikumkani zonke owelela kuzo.22 Ize ningaboyiki; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wenu nguye onilwelayo.23 Ndatarhuzisa kuYehova ngelo xesha, ndisithi,24 Nkosi yam, Yehova, uqalile ukumbonisa umkhonzi wakho ubukhulu bakho, nesandla sakho esithe nkqi; ngokuba nguwuphi na uthixo emazulwini nasehlabathini, ongenza ngokwezenzo zakho, nangokwemisebenzi yakho yobugorha?25 Makhe ndiwele kaloku, ndilibone ilizwe elo lihle, liphesheya kweYordan, loo ntaba intle, neLebhanon.26 Wandiphuphumela uYehova ngomsindo ngenxa yenu, akandiphulaphula; wathi uYehova kum, Yanela, musa ukuba saphinda uthethe kum ngale ndawo.27 Nyuka uye encotsheni yePisga, uphose amehlo akho entshonalanga, nasentla, nasezantsi, nasempumalanga, ulikhangele ngamehlo; ngokuba akuyi kuyiwela le Yordan.28 UYoshuwa mwisele umthetho, umomeleze, umkhaliphise; ngokuba yena uya kuwela yena phambi kwaba bantu; yena uya kubadlisa ilifa, elilelo lizwe uya kulibona.29 Sahlala ke esihlanjeni malungana neBhete-pehore.