Joshua 19
1 The second/next tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Simeon. Each clan in that tribe was allotted some land that was inside the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Judah.
Inkatho yesibili yasivela yaya kuSimeyoni, eyesizwe sabantwana bakoSimeyoni, ngokwensendo zabo. Lelifa labo laliphakathi kwelifa labantwana bakoJuda.
2 Their land included the towns of Beersheba ([which is also named] Sheba), Moladah,
Elifeni labo-ke babeleBherishebha leShebha leMolada
3 Hazar-Shual, Balah, Ezem,
leHazari-Shuwali leBala leEzema
4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
leElitoladi leBethuli leHorma
5 Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth. Hazar-Susah,
leZikilagi leBeti-Marikabothi leHazari-Susa
6 Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen. Altogether there were 13 towns and the surrounding villages.
leBeti-Lebawothi leSharuheni; imizi elitshumi lantathu lemizana yayo.
7 The land allotted to them also included the four cities of Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan, and their surrounding villages.
IEni, iRimoni leEtheri leAshani; imizi emine lemizana yayo.
8 They were also allotted some very small villages in an area that extended south to Baalath-Beer (which is [also named] Ramah, in the southern desert). That was the land allotted to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
Layo yonke imizana ezingelezele imizi le, kuze kufike eBahalathi-Beri, iRama yeningizimu. Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoSimeyoni ngokwensendo zabo.
9 The tribe of Judah had been allotted much more land than they needed, so part of their land was given to the tribe of Simeon.
Ilifa labantwana bakoSimeyoni lavela enkathweni yabantwana bakoJuda; ngoba isigaba sabantwana bakoJuda sasisikhulu kakhulu kibo; ngakho abantwana bakoSimeyoni badla ilifa phakathi kwelifa labo.
10 The third/next tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Zebulun. Each clan of that tribe was allotted some of the land. The southern border started at Sarid [city].
Inkatho yesithathu yasivela yaya kubantwana bakoZebuluni ngokwensendo zabo. Lomngcele welifa labo wafika eSaridi.
11 It extended west to Maralah [city] and on to Dabbesheth [city], and on to the brook just north of Jokneam [city].
Umngcele wabo-ke wenyukela entshonalanga leMarala, wafinyelela eDabeshethi wafinyelela esifuleni esiphambi kweJokineyamu;
12 The border extended east from Sarid to the area near Kisloth-Tabor [city] and on to Daberath [town] and on to Japhia [town].
waphenduka uvela eSaridi usiya empumalanga lapho okuphuma khona ilanga emngceleni weKisilothi-Thabhori, waphuma waya eDaberathi, wenyukela eJafiya;
13 From there it extended east to Gath-Hepher [city] and Eth-Kazin [town], and north to Rimmon [city]. From there the border extended [west] to Neah [town].
ususuka lapho wedlulela empumalanga, endaweni yokuphuma kwelanga, usiya eGitha-Heferi leItha-Kazini, waphumela eRimoni, uphendukela eNeya.
14 From Neah it extended south to Hannathon [city] and from there to Iphtah-El Valley.
Lomngcele wayizingelezela enyakatho eHanathoni; lokuphuma kwawo kwaba sesihotsheni seJifitaheli.
15 Their area included the towns of Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. Altogether there were twelve towns and the surrounding villages.
LeKatathi leNahalali leShimironi leJidala leBhethelehema, imizi elitshumi lambili lemizana yayo.
16 That was the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun.
Leli yilifa labantwana bakoZebuluni ngokwensendo zabo: Imizi le lemizana yayo.
17 The fourth/next tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Issachar. Each of the clans of that tribe was allotted some of the land.
Inkatho yesine yavela yaya kubantwana bakoIsakari ngokwensendo zabo.
18 Their land included the cities of Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
Umngcele wabo-ke wawuyiJizereyeli leKesulothi leShunemi
19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
leHafarayimi leShiyoni leAnaharathi
20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
leRabithi leKishiyoni leAbezi
21 Remeth, En-Gannim, En-Haddah, and Beth-Pazzez.
leRemethi leEni-Ganimi leEni-Hada leBeti-Pazezi.
22 The border of the area that was allotted to the tribe of Issachar was close to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-Shemesh [cities], and ended [in the east] at the Jordan [River]. Altogether there were 16 cities and the surrounding villages.
Lomngcele wafinyelela eThabhori leShahazima leBeti-Shemeshi; lokuphuma komngcele wabo kwakuseJordani; imizi elitshumi lesithupha lemizana yayo.
23 Those cities and villages were in the land allotted to the clans of the tribe of Issachar.
Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoIsakari ngokwensendo zabo, imizi lemizana yayo.
24 The fifth/next tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Asher. Each of the clans in that tribe was allotted some of the land.
Inkatho yesihlanu yasivela yaya esizweni sabantwana bakoAsheri ngokwensendo zabo.
25 Their land included the towns of Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
Umngcele wabo-ke wawuyiHelkathi leHali leBeteni leAkishafi
26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The western border started at Carmel [Mountain] and Shihor-Libnath.
leAlameleki leAmadi leMishali; wasufinyelela eKharmeli entshonalanga leShihori-Libhinathi,
27 From there it extended [southeast] to Beth-Dagon [town], and then to [the area that was allotted to the tribe of] Zebulun and Iphtah-El Valley. From there the border extended east and then north to Beth-Emek [town] and Neiel and Cabul [towns].
waphendukela lapho okuphuma khona ilanga usiya eBeti-Dagoni, wafinyelela eZebuluni lesihotsha seJifitaheli enyakatho waya eBeti-Emeki leNeyiyeli, waphumela eKabuli kwesokhohlo,
28 From there it extended west to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah [cities], and continued to Sidon, which is a big city.
leEbroni leRehobi leHamoni leKana, kwaze kwaba seSidoni enkulu.
29 From there the border extended south toward Ramah and to the big city of Tyre that had strong walls around it. From there the border extended [west] to Hosah [town] and ended at the [Mediterranean] Sea. Within their area were the towns of Aczib,
Umngcele wasuphendukela eRama, waya emzini obiyelweyo weTire; lomngcele waphendukela eHosa; lokuphuma kwawo kwakuselwandle, uvela esigabeni usiya eAkizibi
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. Altogether there were 22 towns and their surrounding villages.
leUma leAfeki leRehobi; imizi engamatshumi amabili lambili lemizana yayo.
31 Those cities and villages were within the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Asher.
Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoAsheri ngokwensendo zabo, imizi le lemizana yayo.
32 The sixth/next tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Naphtali. Each of the clans in that tribe was allotted some of the land.
Inkatho yesithupha yavela yaya kubantwana bakoNafithali, eyabantwana bakoNafithali ngokwensendo zabo.
33 The border of their land started [in the west] at the [huge] oak tree at Zaanannim, near Heleph [town]. It extended [east] through Adami-Nekeb [city] and Jabneel, and then to Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan [River].
Umngcele wabo wasusuka eHelefi, esihlahleni se-okhi eZahananimi leAdami-Nekebi leJabineli, kwaze kwaba seLakumi; lokuphuma kwawo kwakuseJordani.
34 The western boundary extended through Aznoth-Tabor as far as Hukkok [city]. It extended to the borders of [the tribe of] Zebulun at the south, to [the border of the tribe of] Asher on the west, and the Jordan [River] at the east.
Umngcele wasuphendukela entshonalanga usiya eAzinothi-Thabhori, waphuma lapho waya eHukoki, wafinyelela eZebuluni ngeningizimu, leAsheri wafinyelela entshonalanga, leJuda eJordani lapho okuphuma khona ilanga.
35 [Within their land were] several cities with strong walls around them. They were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
Njalo imizi ebiyelweyo yile: IZidimi, iZeri, leHamathi, iRakathi, leKinerethi,
36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
leAdama, leRama, leHazori,
37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-Hazor,
leKedeshi, leEdreyi, leEni-Hazori,
38 Iron, Migdal-El, Horem, Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether there were 19 cities and the surrounding villages.
leYironi, leMigidali-Eli, iHorema, leBeti-Anathi, leBeti-Shemeshi; imizi elitshumi lesificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
39 Those cities and surrounding villages were in the land that was allotted to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali.
Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoNafithali ngokwensendo zabo, imizi lemizana yayo.
40 The seventh/last tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Dan. Each of the clans in that tribe was allotted some of the land.
Inkatho yesikhombisa yavela yaya esizweni sabantwana bakoDani ngokwensendo zabo.
41 Their land included the towns of Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-Shemesh,
Lomngcele welifa labo wawuyiZora leEshitawoli leIri-Shemeshi
42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
leShahalabini leAjaloni leJithila
43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
leEloni leTiminatha leEkhironi
44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
leEliteke leGibethoni leBahalathi
45 Jehud, Bene-Berak, Gath-Rimmon,
leJehudi leBene-Beraki leGathi-Rimoni
46 Me-Jarkon, Rakkon, and the area near Joppa.
leMe-Jarkoni leRakoni kanye lomngcele oqondene leJafo.
47 But the people of the tribe of Dan were unable to take control of the land that had been allotted to them. So they went [northeast] and fought against the people in Leshem [city]. They defeated and killed all the people who lived there. Then they began to live in Leshem, and changed the name of the city to Dan, the man from whom their tribe descended.
Lomngcele wabantwana bakoDani wavela umncinyane kakhulu kubo. Ngakho abantwana bakoDani benyuka ukuyakulwa bemelene leLeshema; sebeyithumbile bayitshaya ngobukhali benkemba, badla ilifa layo, bahlala kiyo, bayibiza iLeshema ngokuthi yiDani, ngebizo likaDani uyise.
48 All of those towns and surrounding villages were in the land that was allotted to the clans in the tribe of Dan.
Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoDani ngokwensendo zabo, imizi le lemizana yayo.
49 After the Israeli leaders divided the land among the tribes, they allotted some land to Joshua.
Kwathi sebeqedile ukwaba ilizwe libe yilifa ngokwemingcele yalo, abantwana bakoIsrayeli bamnika uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ilifa phakathi kwabo.
50 They allotted to him Timnath-Serah. Yahweh had said that he could have whatever city he wanted, and that was the city that he chose. It was in the hilly region which was allotted to the tribe of Ephraim. Joshua rebuilt the city and lived there.
Ngokomlayo weNkosi bamnika umuzi awucelayo, iThiminathi-Sera entabeni yakoEfrayimi, wasesakha umuzi, wahlala kuwo.
51 Those were the areas that were allotted to the various tribes of Israel. Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of each tribe divided up the land while they were all at Shiloh, by (casting lots/throwing marked stones) [to decide which area each tribe would receive]. They did that while Yahweh was watching, at the entrance of the Sacred Tent. In that way they completed dividing up the land.
La ngamafa uEleyazare umpristi loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni lenhloko zaboyise zezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli abawaba aba yilifa ngenkatho eShilo phambi kweNkosi, emnyango wethente lenhlangano. Baqeda-ke ukulaba ilizwe.
