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Limelelani icilongo lesikhombisa?

IBhayibheli lichaza icilongo lesikhombisa elizokhala ngaphambi kokubuya kukaKristu. Kusho ukuthini kuwe lokhu kukhala kwecilongo lesikhombisa kuwe?

Incwadi yesAmbulo isinikeza ngamafuphi izenzakalo ezingokwesiprofetho ezizokwenzeka esikhathini sokugcina, ngaphambi kokubuya kukaKristu nangale kwalokho.

Lesi sigaba semibhalo sisebenzisa izimpawu ezahlukahlukene, njengezimpawu eziyisikhombisa, umsindo wamacilongo ayisikhombisa nezinhlupho zokugcina eziyisikhombisa ezizothululwa ezitsheni eziyisikhombisa zegolide, zigcwele ulaka lukaNkulunkulu (Isambulo 5: 1; 8: 2, 6) ; 15: 1, 7).

Izimpawu, amacilongo, nezinhlupho zimelela uchungechunge lwezehlakalo ezizothinta bonke abantu ngesikhathi esibucayi. Empeleni, umsindo wecilongo lesikhombisa umemezela ukuqedwa kwecebo likaNkulunkulu ngalo mhlaba nezinyathelo zokugcina azothatha ukuqinisekisa ukufezeka kwenhloso yakhe.

Lithini iBhayibheli ngaleli cilongo lokugcina futhi lisho ukuthini kuwe?

Umlayezo wecilongo lesikhombisa kusAmbulo

UJohane wabhala umbono wakhe: Ingelosi yesikhombisa yashaya icilongo, futhi kwaba namazwi amakhulu ezulwini, athi: Imibuso yomhlaba ibe ngeyeNkosi yethu nokaKristu wayo; uyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade. Abadala abangamashumi amabili nane ababehlezi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, bawa ngobuso babo, bakhuleka kuNkulunkulu, bathi: Siyakubonga, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mninimandla onke, ukuthi ungubani, wawuyini, futhi uzakuza ngani, ngokuba uthathe amandla akho amakhulu, futhi ubusile.

Izizwe zazithukuthele, nolaka lwakho selufikile, nesikhathi sokwahlulela abafileyo, nokunikela umvuzo ezincekwini zakho, abaprofethi, nakwabangcwele, nakwabesaba igama lakho, abancane nabakhulu. nokubhubhisa ababhubhisa umhlaba. Ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lavulwa ezulwini, kwabonakala umphongolo wesivumelwano sakhe ethempelini. Kwaba khona umbani,

Lisho ukuthini icilongo lesikhombisa?

Icilongo lesikhombisa limemezela ukufika koMbuso kaNkulunkulu obukade ulindelwe Emhlabeni.Icilongo lesikhombisa limemezela ukufika koMbuso kaNkulunkulu osekulindelwe emhlabeni. Leli cilongo, elibizwa nangomaye wesithathu (Isambulo 9:12; 11:14), lizoba ngesinye sezimemezelo ezibaluleke kakhulu emlandweni. Ukusungulwa koMbuso kaNkulunkulu Emhlabeni kuzoba ukugcwaliseka kweziprofetho eziningi ezilotshwe kulo lonke iBhayibheli.

Ephusheni leNkosi uNebukadinesari, uNkulunkulu, ngomprofethi uDaniel, wembula ukuthi ekugcineni umbuso uzofika ozobhubhisa bonke ohulumeni babantu abawandulele. Futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, lo mbuso awusoze wachithwa… uyokuma unaphakade (Daniyeli 2:44).

Eminyakeni ethile kamuva, uDaniel ngokwakhe waphupha lapho uNkulunkulu eqinisekisa ukumiswa kwesikhathi esizayo koMbuso wakhe waphakade. Embonweni wakhe, uDaniel wabona ukuthi ngamafu ezulu kwafika kanjani onjengendodana yomuntu, owanikwa amandla, inkazimulo nombuso, ukuze bonke abantu, izizwe nezilimi bamkhonze. Futhi, uDaniel uqokomisa ukuthi ukubusa kwakhe kungumbuso ongunaphakade, ongasoze wadlula, futhi umbuso wakhe [yi] lowo ongeke ubhujiswe (Daniyeli 7: 13-14).

Yini uJesu ayifundisa ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu?

Ngesikhathi senkonzo yakhe emhlabeni, uKristu wayengummeleli woMbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi le ngqikithi kwakuyisisekelo somyalezo wakhe. Njengoba uMathewu esho: UJesu walihamba lonke elaseGalile, efundisa emasinagogeni abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa bonke abantu ezifweni zonke (Mathewu 4:23; qhathanisa noMarku 1:14; uLuka 8: 1).

Ngemuva kokufa nokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu wachitha ezinye izinsuku ezingama-40 nabafundi bakhe ngaphambi kokukhuphukela ezulwini futhi wasebenzisa leso sikhathi eshumayela ngombuso kaNkulunkulu (Izenzo 1: 3). Umbuso kaNkulunkulu, owalungiswa nguNkulunkulu uBaba neNdodana yakhe kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba (uMathewu 25:34), wawungumongo wezimfundiso zakhe.

UMbuso kaNkulunkulu ubuye waba ukugxila kwezinceku zikaNkulunkulu kuwo wonke umlando. U-Abrahama wayebheke phambili kulomuzi onezisekelo, omakhi nomakhi wawo nguNkulunkulu (KumaHeberu 11:10). UKristu usifundisa nokuthi kufanele sikhulekele ukufika koMbuso nokuthi lo Mbuso, kanye nobulungiswa bukaNkulunkulu, kumele kube yinto eza kuqala empilweni yethu (Mathewu 6: 9-10, 33).

Kuzokwenzekani emva kwecilongo lesikhombisa?

Ngemuva kokukhala kwecilongo lesikhombisa, uJohane wezwa abadala abangama-24 bekhonza uNkulunkulu nezindumiso zabo zembula okuningi okuzokwenzeka ngaleso sikhathi (Isambulo 11: 16-18).

Abadala bathi izizwe zithukuthele, ukuthi ulaka lukaNkulunkulu selufikile, ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuvuza abangcwele, nokuthi uNkulunkulu kungekudala uzobabhubhisa labo ababhubhisa umhlaba. Ake sibone ukuthi lezi zehlakalo zihlobana kanjani nokusungulwa koMbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Izizwe zathukuthela

Ngaphambi kwamacilongo ayisikhombisa, isAmbulo sichaza ukuvulwa kwezimpawu eziyisikhombisa. Uphawu lwesibili, olumelwe ngumgibeli wehhashi elibomvu (omunye wabagibeli bamahhashi abane be-Apocalypse), lufanekisela impi. Izimpi ngokuvamile ziwumphumela wentukuthelo evela phakathi kwezizwe. Futhi isiprofetho seBhayibheli sikhomba ukuthi izimpi emhlabeni zizokwanda njengoba ukubuya kukaKristu kusondela.

Ngenkathi uKristu echaza izimpawu zokuphela kwesiphrofetho seNtaba Yeminqumo (izimpawu ezihambelana nezimpawu zesambulo) wabuye wathi isizwe sizovukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso (uMathewu 24: 7).

Ezinye zezingxabano ezizokwenzeka esikhathini sokuphela zikhonjwe ngqo. Ngokwesibonelo, iBhayibheli lembula ukuthi kuzoba khona ukungqubuzana okukhulu phakathi kwamandla okuphatha iMiddle East: Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi inkosi yaseningizimu izolwa nayo; inkosi yasenyakatho izomvukela njengesivunguvungu (Daniyeli 11:40).

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uZakariya 14: 2 uthi njengoba ukuphela kusondela, zonke izizwe zizohlangana zilwe neJerusalema. Lapho uKristu ebuya, amabutho azohlangana ukulwa Naye futhi azonqotshwa ngokushesha (Isambulo 19: 19-21).

Ulaka lukaNkulunkulu

Amacilongo ayisikhombisa ahambelana nolwesikhombisa lwezimpawu ezivulwa ngokulandelana kusAmbulo. Lawa macilongo empeleni ayizijeziso ngokuhlanganyela ezibizwa ngokuthi ulaka lukaNkulunkulu, oluzokwehlela phezu kwabantu baseMhlabeni ngenxa yezono zabo (Isambulo 6: 16-17). Bese kuthi lapho kukhala icilongo lesikhombisa, isintu siyobe sesihlupheke kakhulu ulaka lukaNkulunkulu.

Kepha le ndaba ayigcini lapho. Njengoba abantu besazonqaba ukuphenduka ezonweni zabo futhi bavume ukuthi uKristu uyiNkosi yoMhlaba, uNkulunkulu uzothumela izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina - ezibizwa nangokuthi izitsha eziyisikhombisa zegolide, zigcwele ulaka lukaNkulunkulu - phezu kwesintu noMhlaba ngemuva kwecilongo lesikhombisa ( Isambulo 15: 7).

Ngezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, ulaka lukaNkulunkulu [luyaphela] (v. 1).

Kuzokwenzekani kumaKristu athembekile ngecilongo lesikhombisa?

Omunye umcimbi okukhulunywa ngawo ngabadala abangama-24 ukwahlulelwa kwabafileyo nemivuzo yabathembekile.

Ibhayibheli lembula ukuthi ukukhala kwecilongo lesikhombisa kube yithemba elikhulu kwabangcwele kuyo yonke iminyaka.Ibhayibheli lembula ukuthi ukukhala kwecilongo lesikhombisa kube yithemba elikhulu kwabangcwele kuyo yonke iminyaka. Echaza ngovuko lwabangcwele oluzayo, uPaul uyabhala: Bhekani, nginitshela imfihlakalo: Ngeke silale sonke; kodwa sonke sizoguqulwa, ngomzuzwana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngoba icilongo liyokhala, futhi abafileyo bayovuswa bengenakonakala, futhi sizoguqulwa (1 Korinte 15: 51-52).

Kwesinye isenzakalo, umphostoli wachaza: iNkosi uqobo ngezwi lokuyala, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu, nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, izokwehla ivela ezulwini; futhi abafele kuKristu bayovuka kuqala. Lapho-ke thina esiphilayo, esisele, siyohlwithelwa kanye nabo emafwini ukuhlangabeza iNkosi emoyeni, ngakho-ke siyoba neNkosi njalo (1 Thesalonika 4: 16-17).

Isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu

Umcimbi wokugcina oshiwo ngabadala abangama-24 ngukucekelwa phansi kwalabo ababhubhisa uMhlaba (Isambulo 11:18). Isethenjwa lapha ngesabantu abathi, ekunqobeni kwabo balethe incithakalo eMhlabeni, abashushisa abalungileyo futhi benze okungalungile nokungabi nabulungisa kwabanye abantu ( Barnes ’Notes on the New Testament [Amazwi acashunwe esiBhalwini iTestamente Elisha]).

Kuphela kanjalo-ke ukufingqwa kwabadala abangama-24 kokuthi yini ezoholela ekukhaleni kwecilongo lesikhombisa nokuthi kuzokwenzekani ngokulandelayo.

Isikhumbuzo secilongo lesikhombisa

Amacilongo ayisikhombisa ayingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokusindisa isintu kangangokuba kunomkhosi ongcwele waminyaka yonke wokukhumbula. Umkhosi Wamacilongo ugubha ukubuya kwesikhathi esizayo kukaJesu Kristu, ukwahlulela kwakhe isintu, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, ukusungulwa koMbuso kaNkulunkulu onokuthula emhlabeni.

Incazelo yamacilongo eBhayibhelini.

UKUSETSHENZISWA KWESILILO EBHAYIBHELINI

Uphawu lubalulekile icilongo, uphawu olunamandla umsindo walo, ohlale umemezela izinto ezibalulekile esintwini nakuyo yonke indalo, iBhayibheli litshela ama-asides amaningi:

IMITHETHO YOKUQALA NEZIKHUMBUZO

Levitikusi 23; 24
Khuluma nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ubatshele ukuthi: Inyanga yesikhombisa, usuku lokuqala lwenyanga, nizoba nomkhosi onesizotha, omenyezelwe ukukhala kwamacilongo, ibandla elingcwele.
Levitikusi 24; 9; Izinombolo 10; 10; 2 AmaKhosi 11; 14; 2 IziKronike 29; 27 no-28; UNehemiya 12; 35 no-41.

UMHLANGANO WESIBILI NESIMEMEZELO

Izinombolo 10; 2
Iba amacilongo amabili esiliva ekhandwe, ezosebenza ukubiza umhlangano nokuhambisa ikamu.
Izinombolo 10; 2-8; Izinombolo 29; 1; UMathewu 6; 2.

Impi yesithathu

Izinombolo 10; 9
Lapho usezweni lakho, uyokulwa nesitha esizokuhlasela, uzakukhala ngokuhlaba umkhosi ngamacilongo, abe yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukusindisa ezitheni zakho.

Izinombolo 31; 6; AbAhluleli 7; 16-22; UJoshuwa 6, 1-27; 1 Samuweli 13; 3; 2 Samuweli 18; 16; UNehemiya 4; 20; Hezekeli 7; 14; 2 IziKronike 13; 12 no-15; 1 KwabaseKorinte 14; 8.

4 INDUMISO NOKUDUMISA

1 IziKronike 13; 8
UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli badansa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngamandla abo onke, bahlabelela, badlala amahabhu, izingubhu, nezindlebe, namasimbali, namacilongo.
1 IziKronike 15; 24 no-28; 1 IziKronike 16; 6 no-42; 2 IziKronike 5; 12 no-13; 2 IziKronike 7; 6; 2 IziKronike 15; 14; 2 IziKronike 23; 13; 2 IziKronike 29; 26; U-Ezra 3; 10; IHubo 81; 4; IHubo 98; 6; Isambulo 18; 22.

AMAHLELO NEZENZO ZIKANKULUNKULU ZESI-5

UMathewu 24; 31
Uzothumela izingelosi zakhe ngecilongo elinomsindo futhi aqoqe abakhethiweyo bakhe emimoyeni yomine, kusukela komunye umkhawulo wezulu kuye komunye.
Isaya 26; 12; UJeremiya 4; 1-17; Hezekeli 33; 3-6; UJoweli 2; 1-17; UZefaniya 1; 16; UZakariya 9; 14 1 AbaseKorinte 15; 52; 1 Thesalonika 4; 16; Isambulo 8, 9 no-10.

FAKA IZIKHATHI ZEBHAYIBHELI

IZINCILO ZIKANKULUNKULU NABANTU BAKHE

ESinayi, uNkulunkulu ubonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe phakathi kokuduma nokunyazima kombani, efwini elinyene nangokuzwakala kwamacilongo, okuhunyushwa yizingelosi phakathi kwamakhwaya asezulwini, ngakho-ke kubonakala kule ntaba phambi kwabantu abangamaHeberu. ITheophany eNtabeni iSinayi yenzeka phakathi kwamacilongo asezulwini, ezwa amadoda, ukubonakaliswa okungcwele kwabantu bakudala, ukubonakaliswa kokukhulekelwa kukaNkulunkulu nokwesaba kwabantu okunenhlonipho.

EKSODUSI 19; 9-20

Ukubonakala kukaNkulunkulu kubantu baseSinayi

UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Ngiyakuza kuwe ngefu elinzima, ukuze abantu engikhuluma nawe bakubone, bakholwe nguwe njalo. Kwathi uMose esedlulisele amazwi abantu kuJehova, uJehova wathi kuye: “Iya emzini, ubangcwelise namuhla nakusasa. Bayeke bawashe izingubo zabo futhi balungele usuku lwesithathu, ngoba uYavé uzokwehla ngosuku lwesithathu abantu bebabone ngokuphelele, entabeni yaseSinayi. Uzomaka idolobha ngomngcele, uthi: Qaphela ukukhuphuka intaba uthinte umkhawulo, ngoba noma ngubani othinta intaba uzokufa. Akekho ozobeka isandla sakhe kuye, kodwa uzokhandwa ngamatshe noma asongwe.

Umuntu noma isilwane, akumele aqhubeke ephila. Lapho amazwi, icilongo, nefu sekunyamalale entabeni, bangakhuphuka kuyo. UMose wehla esiqongweni sentaba lapho abantu babekhona wamngcwelisa, bageza izingubo zabo. Wabe esethi kubantu: Sheshani izinsuku ezintathu, futhi akekho umuntu othinta owesifazane. Ngosuku lwesithathu ekuseni, kwaba nokuduma kwezulu nombani, nefu eliqinile phezu kwentaba nokuzwakala kokukhala kwamacilongo, abantu bathuthumela ekamu. UMose wabakhipha abantu kuyo ukuyohlangabeza uNkulunkulu, bahlala phansi kwentaba.

Yonke iSinayi yayishunqa intuthu, ngoba uJehova wehlele phakathi komlilo, nomusi wawenyuka njengomusi weziko, abantu bonke bathuthumela. Umsindo wecilongo wakhula kakhulu. UMose wakhuluma, uJehova wamphendula ngezulu. UJehova wehlela phezu kwentaba yaseSinayi, esiqongweni sentaba, wabizela uMose esiqongweni, uMose wakhuphukela kuso.

AMACILONGO NABANTU BAKANKULUNKULU

Njengoba inikezwe ngokusobala nguNkulunkulu kubantu bakhe, njengendlela yokuxhumana kanye nokuxhumana Naye, amaCilongo asetshenziswa ngamaHeberu ukuhlanganisa abantu, ukumemezela amamashi, emigidini, emaphathini, emihlatshelweni, nasemnikelweni wokushiswa, futhi ekugcineni njengezwi we-alamu noma ukukhala kwempi. Amacilongo angamaJuda ayisikhumbuzo saphakade phambi kukaNkulunkulu wawo.

IZINOMBOLO 10; 1-10

Amacilongo Esiliva

UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: “Yibani amacilongo amabili esiliva ekhandiweyo, ezobiza inhlangano nokuthutha ikamu.
Lapho kungqongqoza bobabili, inhlangano yonke izofika emnyango wetende lokuhlangana; Lapho kuthintwa umuntu, izinduna eziyizinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli zizohlangana kuwe. Ngokuthinta okukhulu, ikamu lizoya empumalanga.

Ekuthintweni kwesibili kwesigaba esifanayo, ikamu lizohamba emini; Lokhu kuthintwa kuzokuhamba.
Uzobathinta futhi ukuqoqa umhlangano, kepha hhayi ngalokho kuthinta. Amadodana ka-Aron, abapristi, yiwo azoshaya amacilongo, futhi lawa azokuba yisibopho senu kuze kube phakade ezizukulwaneni zenu. Lapho usezweni lakho, uyokulwa nesitha esizokuhlasela, uzakukhala ngokuhlaba umkhosi ngamacilongo, abe yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukusindisa ezitheni zakho. Futhi, ezinsukwini zakho zokujabula, emikhosini yakho nasemikhosini yokuqala kwenyanga, uzoshaya amacilongo; naseminikelweni yakho yokushiswa nangemihlatshelo yakho yokuthula, kuyakuba yisikhumbuzo sakho kuNkulunkulu wakho. Mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

AMACILONGO NEMPI

Okuyisisekelo kwakuwukusetshenziswa kwamacilongo lapho abantu abangamaHeberu behlasela iJeriko, idolobha elibiyelwe; Balandela imiyalo enikezwe nguNkulunkulu, abapristi namaqhawe, kanye nabantu, bakwazile ukuthatha umuzi. Amandla kaNkulunkulu, abonakaliswa ngomsindo wamacilongo nasekhaleni lokugcina lempi, anika abantu bakhe ukunqoba okukhulu.

UJOSE 6, 1-27

IJeriko liyathatha

IJeriko lalivale iminyango, nemishudo yalo iphonswe kahle ngenxa yokwesaba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi akekho noyedwa owaphuma noma wangena kuyo.
UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Bheka, ngibeke iJeriko nenkosi yakhe kanye nawo onke amadoda empi ezandleni zakho. Zungeza, wena wonke amadoda empi, uzungeze umuzi, uhambe uzungeze yena. Uyakwenze njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha; abapristi abayisikhombisa bayothwala amacilongo ayisikhombisa amakhulu phambi komphongolo. Ngosuku lwesikhombisa, lizungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, nihamba nabapristi beshaya amacilongo abo. Kuyakuthi lapho belubetha kaninginingi uphondo olunamandla, bezwe ukukhala kwamacilongo, umuzi wonke uyakukhamuluka, nezindonga zomuzi zidilike. Bese abantu bekhuphuka, yilowo nalowo ephambi kwakhe.

UJoshua, indodana kaNuni, wabiza abapristi wathi: Thatha umphongolo wesivumelwano bese uvumela abapristi abayisikhombisa bahambe namacilongo ayisikhombisa bekhala phambi komphongolo kaJehova. Wabuye wathi kubantu: Mashi futhi uzungeze umuzi, amadoda ahlomile ahamba phambi komphongolo kaJehova.
UJoshuwa wayesekhulumile kubantu; abapristi abayisikhombisa abaphethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa amakhulu bakhalisa amacilongo phambi kukaJehova, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela. Amadoda empi ahamba phambi kwabapristi ababeshaya amacilongo, nabangemuva ngemuva komphongolo. NgoMashi, kwakudlalwa amacilongo.

UJoshuwa wayala abantu ukuthi: Ningamemezi noma nizwakalise izwi lenu, futhi makungaphumi lizwi emlonyeni wenu kuze kube lusuku engizothi kini ngalo: Khamulukani. Ngemuva kwalokho uzomemeza. Umkhumbi kaJehova wazungeza umuzi, ithanga elilodwa, babuyela ekamu, balala khona.
Ngakusasa uJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni, abapristi bathwala umphongolo kaJehova.
Abapristi abayisikhombisa ababephethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ahanjiswayo phambi komphongolo kaJehova basuka bawashaya amacilongo. Amadoda empi ahamba phambi kwabo, ngemuva kwabalindi abangemuva belandela umphongolo kaJehova, kwathi ngoMashi bedlala amacilongo.

Ngosuku lwesibili bazungeza umuzi, babuyela ekamu; benze njalo-ke insuku eziyisikhombisa.
Ngosuku lwesikhombisa, bavuka ngokuntwela kokusa benza okufanayo emathangeni ayisikhombisa bezungeze umuzi. Ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ngesikhathi abapristi bedlala amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: “Memezani, ngokuba uJehova uninikile umuzi. Umuzi uyonikwa uJehova anathema, nakho konke okukuwo. NguRahabi kuphela, inkundla yasendlini, oyophila, yena nalabo anabo basekhaya, ngokufihla izinhloli esasiziyalile. Qaphela lokho okunikezwa isiqalekiso, funa wena, uthathe okuthile kokungcwelisile, wenze ikamu lakwa-Israyeli libe yisiqalekiso, futhi ulethe ukudideka phezu kwalo. Lonke isiliva, lonke igolide, nazo zonke izinto zethusi nezensimbi kuzongcweliselwa uJehova futhi kuzongena engcebweni yabo.

Abapristi bashaya amacilongo, kwathi lapho abantu bezwile ukukhala kwamacilongo, bamemeza kakhulu, izindonga zomuzi zawa, yilowo nalowo wakhuphukela emzini phambi kwakhe. Bawuthatha umuzi, banikela isiqalekiso konke okukuwo kanye nabanqenqemeni bezinkemba nabesifazane, izingane namakhehla, izinkabi, izimvu nezimbongolo. Kepha uJoshua watshela laba bahloli bamazwe ukuthi: Ngenani endlini kaRahabi, inkundla yenkantolo, nikhiphe lowo wesifazane naye, njengoba nifungile. Abantu abasha, izinhloli, bangena bathatha uRahabi, uyise, umama wakhe, abafowabo, nawo wonke umndeni wakhe, babafaka endaweni ephephile ngaphandle kwekamu lakwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bashisa umuzi nakho konke okukuwo, ngaphandle kwesiliva negolide, nazo zonke izinto zethusi nezensimbi abakufaka engcebeni yendlu kaJehova.
UJoshua washiya impilo kaRahabi, inkantolo, nendlu kayise, owayehlala maphakathi no-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla, ukufihla labo ababethunyelwe nguJoshua ukuyohlola iJeriko.
UJoshuwa wafunga wathi: 'Uqalekisiwe uJehova, ozokwakha kabusha lo muzi waseJeriko. Ngenani lempilo yakho yamazibulo wabeka isisekelo; ngentengo yendodana yakho encane ubeke iminyango.
UJehova wahamba noJoshuwa; udumo lwakhe lwanda emhlabeni wonke.

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