1Ngemva kwesikhathi eside njalo uThixo* esephumuze abako-Israyeli kuzozonke izitha zabo ezazibagombolozele, uJoshuwa ngalesosikhathi esekhulile eseleminyaka eminengi,
2wabiza bonke abako-Israyeli, abadala babo, abakhokheli babo, abahluleli babo leziphathamandla zabo wathi kubo: “Sengimdala njalo sengiluphele kakhulu.
3Lina ngokwenu selikubonile konke lokho uThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzileyo kuzozonke lezi izizwe esenzela lina; nguThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu owalilwelayo.
4Khumbulani ukuthi ngalabela njani ukuba kube yilifa lenu lezizwana zenu wonke umhlaba wezizwe ezasalayo, izizwe engazinqobayo, phakathi kweJodani loLwandle Olukhulu entshonalanga.
5UThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu ngokwakhe uzabaxotsha endleleni yenu. Uzabasusa lina lingakafiki, njalo lina lizathatha umhlaba wabo, njengokuthembisa kukaThixo* uNkulunkulu.
6Qinani kakhulu; linanzelele ukuthi lilalela konke okulotshwe eGwalweni lwemiThetho kaMosi, lingaphambukelanga kwesokudla kumbe esenxele.
7Lingaze lazisondeza ezizweni lezi eziphakathi kwenu; lingaze labiza amagama abonkulunkulu bazo kumbe lifunge ngabo. Akumelanga ukuthi libasebenzele lokubakhothamela.
8Kodwa kumele libambelele kuThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu njengalokhu eselikwenze kwaze kwaba khathesi.
9UThixo* usezixotshile phambi kwenu izizwe ezilamandla; kuze kube lamhla kakho owenelisa ukumelana lani.
10Oyedwa wenu uyenelisa ukwehlula abantu abayinkulungwane eyodwa ngenxa yokuthi uThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu uyalilwela njengokuthembisa kwakhe.
11Ngakho-ke nanzelelani ukuthi liyamthanda uThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu.
12Kodwa lingabaleka beselisiba lobungane lalabo abasindileyo phakathi kwezizwe lezi ezizasala phakathi kwenu njalo lingavumelana lokuthathana lokudlelana lazo,
13lapho lingaba leqiniso lokuthi uThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu kasoze azixotshe izizwe phambi kwenu. Kodwa-ke zizakuba yimijibila lezithiyo kini, zizakuba yiziswebhu emihlane yenu lameva emehlweni enu, lize libhujiswe elizweni leli elihle uThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona.
14Khathesi sengizahamba ngendlela yomhlaba wonke. Liyazi ngezinhliziyo zenu lemiphefumulo ukuthi kasikho isithembiso lasinye esihle phakathi kwalezo elazinikwa nguThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu esehlulekayo. Zonke izithembiso sezagcwaliswa; kasikho lesisodwa esehlulekayo.
15Kodwa njengoba zonke izithembiso ezinhle zikaThixo* uNkulunkulu wenu seziphumelele, kunjalo uThixo* uzalilethela bonke ububi alethusela ngabo, aze alibhubhise elizweni leli elihle alinike lona.