Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo eJeriko
UJoshuwa 6 : 1 – 27
1 IJeriko lalivaliwe ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; akuphumi muntu kungangeni muntu.
2 UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Bheka, nginikela esandleni sakho iJeriko nenkosi yalo namaqhawe anamandla;
3 Kumelwe nizungeze umuzi, wonke amadoda enu empi, nizungeze umuzi kanye. Ngakho kufanele wenze izinsuku eziyisithupha.
4 Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo; ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyakuwuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi bashaye amacilongo.
5 Lapho bebetha uphondo lwenqama isikhathi eside, lapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, bonke abantu bayakukhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu; ugange lomuzi luyakuwa, abantu bakhuphuke, kube yilowo nalowo phambi kwakhe.
6 UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wabiza abapristi, wathi kubo: “Phakamisani umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa baphathe izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo kaJehova.
7 Wathi kubantu: “Sukani nizungeze umuzi, abahlomileyo mabadlule phambi komphongolo kaJehova.”
8 Kwathi uJoshuwa ekhuluma ebantwini, abapristi abayisikhombisa abathwele izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa bahamba phambi kukaJehova, babetha amacilongo, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela.
9 Abahlomileyo baphuma phambi kwabapristi ababetha amacilongo, umvuzo walandela umphongolo, abapristi bahamba bevuthela izimpondo.
10 UJoshuwa wayala abantu, wathi: “Aniyikukhamuluka, ningakhamuki ngezwi lenu, kungaphumi lizwi emlonyeni wenu, kuze kufike usuku enginiyala ngalo ukuba nimemeze; khona-ke kufanele umemeze.
11 Umphongolo kaJehova wawuzungeza umuzi, waya khona kanye, bangena ekamu, balala ekamu.
12 UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, abapristi bawuthwala umphongolo kaJehova.
13 Abapristi abayisikhombisa abathwala izimpondo zezinqama eziyisikhombisa phambi komphongolo kaJehova badabula, babetha izimpondo; abahlomileyo baphuma phambi kwabo; kodwa umvuzo wafika ngemva komphongolo kaJehova, abapristi bahamba bevuthela izimpondo.
14 Ngosuku lwesibili bawuzungeza umuzi kanye, babuyela ekamu; benze njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha.
15 Ngosuku lwesikhombisa bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa ngendlela efanayo; kodwa ngalolo suku bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa.
16 Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa abapristi sebevuthela amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Khamulukani! ngoba uJehova uninikile umuzi.
17 Umuzi uyakuqalekiswa, wona nakho konke okukuwo, kuJehova; uRahabi isifebe kuphela oyakuphila, yena nabo bonke abanaye endlini, ngokuba wafihla izithunywa esazithumayo.
18 Kumelwe niziqaphe empahleni eyenqatshelwe, funa niqalekiswe, uma namukela empahleni echithiweyo, nenze ikamu lika-Israyeli libe yisiqalekiso, niliqalekise.
19 Kepha lonke isiliva negolide nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi kungcweliselwe uJehova; kufanele ingene endlini yengcebo kaJehova.
20 Abantu basebekhamuluka lapho abapristi bebetha amacilongo; lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, abantu bekhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawa bhusma, kangangokuthi abantu bakhuphuka. Bangena emzini, wonke umuntu ephambi kwakhe, bawuthatha umuzi.
21 Bachitha bonke ababesemzini ngesiqalekiso, owesilisa nowesifazane, abasha nabadala, nezinkomo, nezimvu, nezimbongolo, ngosiko lwenkemba.
22 Kodwa uJoshuwa wathi emadodeni amabili ayehlola ilizwe: Ngenani endlini yesifebe likhuphe lapho owesifazana lakho konke alakho, njengokufunga kwenu kuye.
23 Izinsizwa ezaziyizinhloli zangena, zamkhipha uRahabi, noyise, nonina, nabafowabo, nakho konke anakho; bakhipha zonke izizukulwane zakhe, bazishiya ngaphandle kwekamu lika-Israyeli.
24 Bawushisa umuzi ngomlilo nakho konke okwakukuwo, isiliva kuphela, negolide, nezinto zethusi, nezensimbi, bakubeka endlini yengcebo yendlu kaJehova.
25 UJoshuwa wayesebasindisa uRahabi isifebe, nendlu kayise, nabo bonke anabo; wahlala kwa-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla; ngoba wafihla izithunywa uJoshuwa azithuma ukuhlola iJeriko.
26 UJoshuwa wabaqalekisa ngaleso sikhathi, wathi: “Makaqalekiswe phambi kukaJehova umuntu osuka akhe lo muzi waseJeriko; uyakubeka isisekelo salo ngezibulo lakhe, futhi indodana yakhe encane iyomisa amasango alo.
27 UJehova waba njalo noJoshuwa; udumo lwakhe lwaba lukhulu ezweni lonke.
KumaHeberu 11 : 30
30 Ngokukholwa izingange zaseJeriko zawa, sezizungeziwe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
UJoshuwa 6 : 26
26 UJoshuwa wabaqalekisa ngaleso sikhathi, wathi: “Makaqalekiswe phambi kukaJehova umuntu osuka akhe lo muzi waseJeriko; uyakubeka isisekelo salo ngezibulo lakhe, futhi indodana yakhe encane iyomisa amasango alo.
1 Amakhosi 16 : 34
34 Ezinsukwini zakhe uHiyeli waseBethele wakha iJeriko; wabeka isisekelo salo ngo-Abiramu, izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango alo ngoSegubi indodana yakhe encane, njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma enkonzweni kaJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni.
Luka 19 : 1 – 9
1 UJesu wangena wadabula iJeriko.
2 Bheka, kwakukhona indoda igama layo linguZakewu, iyinhloko yabathelisi, inothile;
3 Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; wahluleka ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayemude.
4 Wasegijimela phambili, wakhwela esihlahleni somthombe ukuthi ambone, ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela.
5 Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyo ndawo, wabheka phezulu, wayibona, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho.
6 Waseshesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza.
7 Sebekubonile bonke bakhonona, besithi: Ungene ukuvakatshela indoda eyisoni.
8 UZakewu wema wathi eNkosini; Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye yempahla yami ngiyipha abampofu; futhi uma ngithathe utho kumuntu ngamanga, ngimbuyisela ngokuphindwe kane.
9 UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso isifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama.
Marku 10 : 46 – 52
46 Bafika eJeriko; kwathi ephuma eJeriko nabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu, indodana kaThimewu uBartimewu oyimpumputhe, wayehlezi ngasendleleni enxiba.
47 Esezwile ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza, nokuthi: Jesu Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!
48 Abaningi bamkhuza ukuba athule, kepha wamemeza kakhulukazi, ethi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!
49 UJesu wema, wayala ukuba abizwe. Bayibiza impumputhe, bathi kuyo: “Yima isibindi; uyakubiza.
50 Yasilahla ingubo yayo, yasukuma, yeza kuJesu.
51 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba ngenzeni kuwe na? Impumputhe yathi kuye: Nkosi, ukuba ngibone.
52 UJesu wathi kuye: “Hamba; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Yahle yabona, yamlandela uJesu endleleni.
UJoshuwa 6 : 20
20 Abantu basebekhamuluka lapho abapristi bebetha amacilongo; lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, abantu bekhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawa bhusma, kangangokuthi abantu bakhuphuka. Bangena emzini, wonke umuntu ephambi kwakhe, bawuthatha umuzi.
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