Iosua 18
1 U A hoakoakoaia ke anaina kanaka o ka poe mamo a Iseraela ma Silo, a malaila lakou i kukulu ai i ka halelewa o ke anainakanaka; a ua pio ko ka aina, imua o lakou.
Inhlangano yonke-ke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli yabuthana eShilo, yamisa khona ithente lenhlangano. Lelizwe lalehliselwe phansi phambi kwabo.
2 Ehiku ohana i koe iho o na mamo a Iseraela, aole i loaa ia lakou ko lakou ainahooili.
Kwasekusele phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezazingabelwanga ilifa lazo.
3 Olelo aku la o Iosua i na mamo a Iseraela, Pehea la ka loihi o ko oukou molowa ana i ka hele e komo i ka aina a Iehova ke Akua o ko oukou poe kupuna i haawi mai ai ia oukou?
UJoshuwa wasesithi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: Koze kube nini lidonda ukuyakudla ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo elinike lona?
4 E haawi mai nowaena o oukou i mau kanaka pakolu o keia ohana kela ohana, na'u lakou e hoouna aku; a e ku lakou iluna, a e kaahele i ka aina, a e hoailona iho e like me ko lakou ainahooili; alaila e hoi mai lakou io'u nei.
Zinikeni amadoda amathathu ngesizwe, ngiwathume, asukume ahambe adabule ilizwe, alibhale ngokwelifa lazo, abuye kimi.
5 A e mahele lakou ia mea i ehiku mokuna; a e noho o Iuda ma ko lakou wahi ma ka hema; a o ka hale o Iosepa e noho lakou ma ko lakou wahi ma ka akau.
Azalehlukanisa libe yizabelo eziyisikhombisa; uJuda uzahlala emngceleni wakhe eningizimu, labendlu kaJosefa bahlale emngceleni wabo enyakatho.
6 A e kakau oukou i ka aina i ehiku mokuna, a e lawe mai ia mea ia'u, i haawi aku au ia oukou maanei ma ka hailona imua o Iehova ko kakou Akua.
Lani lizabhala ilizwe ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa, beseliletha kimi lapha, ukuthi ngiliphosele inkatho lapha phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.
7 No ka mea, aohe aina no ka Levi iwaena o oukou; o ka oihanakahuna na Iehova, oia kona ainahooili: a o ka Gada, a me ka Reubena a me ka ohana hapa a Manase, ua loaa ia lakou ko lakou ainahooili, ma kela kapa o Ioredane ma ka hikina, ka mea a Mose ke kauwa a Iehova i haawi aku ai no lakou.
Ngoba amaLevi kawalasabelo phakathi kwenu, ngoba ubupristi beNkosi buyilifa labo. LoGadi loRubeni lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase sebethethe ilifa labo ngaphetsheya kweJordani empumalanga, uMozisi inceku yeNkosi eyabanika lona.
8 Alaila, ku iluna na kanaka a hele aku la: a kauoha aku la o Iosua i ka poe hele e kakau i ka aina, i aku la, E hele poai i ka aina, a e kakau iho, a e hoi mai ia'u, i haawi aku au ia oukou ma ka hailona imua o Iehova ma Silo nei.
Asesuka amadoda ahamba. UJoshuwa wawalaya ahambayo ukubhala ilizwe esithi: Hambani lidabule ilizwe lilibhale, libuyele kimi, ukuze ngiliphosele inkatho lapha phambi kweNkosi eShilo.
9 A hele ua mau kanaka la a poai i ka aina, a kakau lakou ia mea ma na kulanakauhale, i ehiku aina iloko o ka buke; a hoi mai lakou io Iosua la ma kahi i hoomoana'i ma Silo.
Ngakho amadoda ahamba adabula phakathi kwelizwe, alibhala ngemizi ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa egwalweni; asebuya kuJoshuwa enkambeni eShilo.
10 A hailona iho la o Iosua no lakou imua o Iehova ma Silo; a malaila mahele ae la o Iosua i ka aina no ka poe mamo a Iseraela mamuli o ko lakou mau papa.
UJoshuwa wasebaphosela inkatho eShilo phambi kweNkosi; uJoshuwa wasebabela lapho ilizwe abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngokwezigaba zabo.
11 Ua hailonaia ka ohana a ka poe Beniamina mamuli o ko lakou mau hale; a ua moe ae la ka mokuna o ko lakou aina mawaena o ka poe mamo a Iuda, a mawaena o ka poe mamo a Iosepa.
Inkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini yavela ngokwensendo zabo. Lomngcele wenkatho yabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda labantwana bakoJosefa.
12 A o ko lakou mokuna ma ka aoao akau, mai o Ioredane ae no ia; a ua pii ka mokuna i ka aoao o Ieriko ma ka akau, a ua pii ae la ma ka mauna ma ke komohana; a o kona welau, aia ma ka waonahele o Betavena.
Lomngcele wabo ngenyakatho wasukela eJordani, lomngcele wenyuka ewatheni leJeriko enyakatho, wasusenyuka udabula entabeni usiya entshonalanga, lokuphuma kwawo kwaba senkangala yeBeti-Aveni.
13 A moe ae la ka mokuna mailaila aku a hiki i Luza i ka aoao o Luza, ma ka hema o Betela no ia; a ua iho ka mokuna i Aterotadara ma ka puu e pili ana i ka aoao hema o Betehorona lalo.
Lomngcele wedlula usuka lapho waya eLuzi, ewatheni leLuzi, eyiBhetheli, ngeningizimu; lomngcele wehlela eAtarothi-Adari, eduze lentaba engeningizimu kweBhethi-Horoni engaphansi.
14 Ua kakauia ka mokuna mailaila aku a huli ia i ke kihi o ke kai ma ka hema, mai ka puu mai aia imua o Betehorona ma ka hema; a o kona welau aia ma Kiriatabaala, oia o Kiriatiarima, he kulanakauhale o ka Iuda. Oia ka aoao komohana.
Umngcele wagoba-ke, waphenduka waya eceleni lentshonalanga ngeningizimu, kusukela entabeni emaqondana leBhethi-Horoni eningizimu; lokuphuma kwawo kwaba eKiriyathi-Bhali, eyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, umuzi wabantwana bakoJuda. Lolu luhlangothi lwentshonalanga.
15 O kona aoao hema aia no ia mai ke kihi o Kiriatiarima, a hala ae la kona mokuna i ke komohana, a moe ae la ia a hiki i ka punawai o Napetoa.
Lohlangothi lweningizimu lusephethelweni leKiriyathi-Jeyarimi; lomngcele waphuma waya entshonalanga, waphuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi weNefitowa.
16 A iho ka mokuna i ke kihi o ka mauna, aia imua o ke awawa o ke keiki a Hinoma, aia ma ke awawa o ka poe Repaima ma ka akau, a iho la ia i ke awawa a Hinoma a hiki i ka aoao o Iebusi ma ka hema, a iho ia i Enerogela,
Umngcele wasusehla usiya ephethelweni lentaba emaqondana lesihotsha sendodana kaHinomu esisesihotsheni seziqhwaga enyakatho, wasusehlela esihotsheni seHinomu ewatheni lamaJebusi eningizimu, wehlela eEni-Rogeli;
17 Ua kakauia mai ka akau a hiki aku i Enesemeka, a moe ae la ia i Gelilota kahi kokoke i ka pii ana o Aduminia, a iho ia i ka pohaku o Bohana ke keiki a Reubena,
wagoba usukela enyakatho waphuma eEni-Shemeshi, waphumela eGelilothi emaqondana lomqanso weAdumimi, wehlela elitsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni;
18 A hala ae la i ka aoao imua o Araba ma ka akau, a iho iho la i Araba.
wadlulela ewatheni maqondana leAraba enyakatho, wehlela eAraba.
19 A moe ae la ka mokuna i ka aoao o Betehogela ma ka akau, a o ka welau o kona mokuna aia ma ke kaikuono akau o ka moanakai ma ka nuku o Ioredane. Oia ka mokuna hema.
Umngcele wasusedlulela ewatheni leBeti-Hogila enyakatho, lokuphuma komngcele kwakusethekwini loLwandle lweTshwayi enyakatho, ephethelweni leJordani ngeningizimu. Lo ngumngcele weningizimu.
20 O Ioredane oia kona mokuna ma ka hikina: oia ka ainahooili o ka poe mamo a Beniamina, ma na mokuna a puni mamuli o ko lakou poe ohua.
LeJordani ingumngcele walo ehlangothini lwempumalanga. Leli yilifa labantwana bakoBhenjamini ngemingcele yalo inhlangothi zonke, ngokwensendo zabo.
21 O na kulanakauhale o ka ohana a ka poe Beniamina mamuli o ko lakou mau hale, o Ieriko a me Betehogela, a me ke awawa o Keziza,
Lemizi yesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini ngokwensendo zabo yile: IJeriko leBeti-Hogila leEmeki-Kezizi
22 O Betearaba, a me Zemaraima, a me Betela,
leBeti-Araba leZemarayimi leBhetheli
23 O Avima a me Para a me Opera,
leAvimi lePara leOfira
24 O Heparahamonai, a me Openi, a me Gaba: he umikumamalua kulanakauhale, a me ko lakou mau kauhale:
leKefari-Amoni leOfini leGeba; imizi elitshumi lambili lemizana yayo.
25 O Gibeona a me Rama a me Beerota,
IGibeyoni leRama leBeyerothi
26 O Mizepa, a me Kepira, a me Moza,
leMizipa leKefira leMoza
27 O Rekema, a me Irepeela, a me Tarala,
leRekemi leIripheyeli leTarala
28 O Zela, a me Elepa, a me Iebusi, oia o Ierusalema, a me Gibeata, a me Kiriata; he umikumamaha kulanakauhale a me ko lakou mau kauhale. Oia ka ainahooili o na keiki a Beniamina mamuli o ko lakou poe ohua.
leZela, iElefi, leJebusi, okuyiJerusalema, iGibeyathi, iKiriyathi; imizi elitshumi lane lemizana yayo. Leli yilifa labantwana bakoBhenjamini ngokwensendo zabo.
