Joshua the High Priest

¹Wayesengibonisa uJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu emi phambi kwengelosi kaJehova, noSathane emi ngakwesokunene sakhe ukumelana naye.

²UJehova wathi kuSathane: “UJehova uyakukukhuza, Sathane, yebo, uJehova olikhethile iJerusalema uyakukukhuza; lo akasiso isikhuni esophulwe emlilweni na?”

³UJoshuwa wayembethe izingubo ezingcolileyo; wayemi phambi kwengelosi.

⁴Yathatha yasho kwababemi phambi kwayo, yathi: “Mkhumuleni izingubo ezingcolileyo.” Kuyena yathi: “Bheka, ngidedisile kuwe ububi bakho; ngiyakukwembathisa ezobukhosi.”

⁵Ngase ngithi: “Mababeke isigqoko esihlanzekileyo ekhanda lakhe.” Base bebeka isigqoko esihlanzekileyo ekhanda lakhe, bamembathisa izingubo, ingelosi kaJehova isemi khona.

⁶Ingelosi kaJehova yagomela kuJoshuwa, yathi:

⁷“Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: ‘Uma uhamba ngezindlela zami, ugcine inkonzo yami, uyakwahlulela endlini yami, ugcine namagceke ami; ngiyakukunika ukuba uhambe phakathi kwalaba abemi lapha.

⁸“ ‘Ake uzwe, Joshuwa, mpristi omkhulu, wena nabangane bakho abahlala phambi kwakho, ngokuba bangabantu abayisibonakaliso: bhekani, ngiyakuveza inceku yami, uHlumela.

⁹Ngokuba bheka, itshe engilibeke phambi kukaJoshuwa kukhona amehlo ayisikhombisa etsheni lilodwa ngiyakuqopha ukuqoshwa kwalo,’ usho uJehova Sebawoti, ‘ngidedisele kude ububi balelo zwe ngalusuku lunye.

¹⁰“ ‘Ngalolo suku,’ usho uJehova Sebawoti, ‘niyakumema, kube yilowo nalowo umngane wakhe phansi komvini naphansi komkhiwane.’ ”