Isahluko 3
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“Sase siphenduka sakhuphuka ngendlela eya eBashani; u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma wasihlasela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukuzokulwa ngase-Edireyi.
2
UJehova wayesethi kimi: ‘Ungamesabi, ngokuba ngimnikele yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe nezwe lakhe esandleni sakho, wena wenze kuye, njengalokho wenza kuSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni.’
3
“UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wayesenikela esandleni sethu naye u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani nabantu bakhe bonke; samnqoba, akwaze kwasala muntu kuye.
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Sathatha yonke imizi yakhe ngaleso sikhathi; akubangakho muzi esingawuthathanga kubo: imizi engamashumi ayisithupha, sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi, umbuso ka-Ogi eBashani.
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Yonke lena yayiyimizi ebiyelwe ngezingange eziphakemeyo, namasango, nemigoqo, ngaphandle kwemizana eminingi kakhulu.
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Sayichitha sayiqeda, njengalokho senza kuSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, sichitha siqeda yonke imizi enamadoda nabesifazane nezingane.
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Kepha izinkomo nempango yemizi sakuthatha kwaba yimpango yethu.
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“Salithatha ngaleso sikhathi izwe esandleni samakhosi ama-Amori aphesheya kweJordani, kusukela esigodini sase-Arinoni kuze kube sentabeni yaseHermoni
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eliyiHermoni elibizwa ngamaSidoni ngokuthi iSiriyoni nama-Amori alibiza ngokuthi iSeniri
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yonke imizi yasethafeni, nalo lonke elakwaGileyadi, nalo lonke iBashani kuze kube seSaleka nase-Edireyi, imizi yasembusweni ka-Ogi eBashani.
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Ngokuba u-Ogi kuphela, inkosi yaseBashani, wasala ensalini yamaRefa; bheka, ibhokisi lakhe laliyibhokisi lensimbi; angithi liseRaba kubantwana bakwa-Amoni; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye, nobubanzi balo buyizingalo ezine, ngokwengalo yomuntu.
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“Lelo zwe salidla ngaleso sikhathi; izwe elisukela e-Aroweri elisesigodini sase-Arinoni, nenxenye yezintaba zakwaGileyadi, nemizi yalo, sabanika khona abakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi;
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insali yakwaGileyadi, nalo lonke iBashani, umbuso ka-Ogi, nganika lokho inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi neBashani lonke elibizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa.
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UJayire indodana kaManase wathatha sonke isifunda sase-Arigobi kuze kube semkhawulweni wamaGeshuri nowamaMahakhathi, wasibiza - lona iBashani - ngegama lakhe ngokuthi iHawoti Jayire kuze kube namuhla.
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Ngamnika uMakiri elakwaGileyadi.
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AbakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi ngabanika okusukela kwaGileyadi kuze kube sesigodini sase-Arinoni phakathi nesigodi kwaba ngumkhawulo nasemfuleni iJakobi elingumkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni,
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ne-Araba futhi, neJordani elingumkhawulo, kusukela eKinereti kuze kube seLwandle lwase-Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti, phansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga ngasempumalanga.
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“Ngaleso sikhathi nganiyala ngathi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uninikile leli zwe ukuba nilidle; niyakuwela nihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nonke eningamadoda anesibindi.
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Kepha omkenu, nabancane benu, nezinkomo zenu - ngiyazi ukuthi ninezinkomo eziningi - bayakuhlala emizini yenu engininike yona,
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uJehova aze aphe abafowenu ukuphumula njengani, nabo balidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakubanika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani, andukuba nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakhe engininike lona.’
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“Ngamyala uJoshuwa ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi: ‘Amehlo akho abonile konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzile kulawo makhosi amabili: kanjalo uJehova uyakwenza kuyo yonke imibuso eniyidabulayo.
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Aniyikubesaba, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguyena onilwelayo.’
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“Ngaleso sikhathi ngacela kuJehova, ngathi:
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‘Nkosi Jehova, uqalile ukubonisa inceku yakho ubukhulu bakho nesandla sakho esinamandla, ngokuba ngumuphi unkulunkulu ezulwini nasemhlabeni ongenza njengemisebenzi yakho nanjengezenzo zakho zamandla na?
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Ake ngiwele, ngilibone izwe elihle elingaphesheya kweJordani, leyo ntaba enhle, neLebanoni.’
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“Kepha uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, akangizwanga; uJehova wayesethi kimi: ‘Mawudele; ungabe usakhuluma nami ngale ndaba.
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Khuphukela esiqongweni sasePisiga, uphakamisele amehlo akho ngasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, ulibheke ngamehlo akho, ngokuba awuyikuliwela leli Jordani.
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Kepha yala uJoshuwa, umqunge isibindi, umqinise, ngokuba uyakuwela phambi kwalaba bantu, abenze ukuba balidle izwe oyakulibona.’
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Sahlala-ke esigodini esimalungana neBeti Peyori.