UJoshuwa 15

1 Isabelo sesizwe sikaJuda, usendo lunye ngalunye sasiqhele sehla sayafika elizweni le-Edomi, sisiyakhawula eNkangala yeZini eningizimu kude le.

Now the part of the land marked out for the children of Judah by families, went up to the edge of Edom, as far as the waste land of Zin to the south, to the farthest point of it on the south.

2 Umngcele wabo weningizimu wawuqalisela ethekwini oluseningizimu emaphethelweni oLwandle lweTswayi,

Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:

3 uchaphela eningizimu yoMkhandlu weNkume, uqhubeka usiya eZini, usiyaphutsha eningizimu yeKhadeshi Bhaneya. Wasusedlula eHezironi usiyafika e-Adari wabhoda unquma wayaphutsha ususeKhakha.

From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the direction of Karka:

4 Wasusedlula usiya e-Azimoni usiyaxhumana lesiHotsha saseGibhithe, uphelela olwandle. Lo yiwo umngcele wabo waseningizimu.

Then on to Azmon, ending at the stream of Egypt: and the end of the limit is at the sea; this will be your limit on the south.

5 Umngcele wempumalanga luLwandle lweTswayi kuze kufike lapho okuthela khona iJodani. Umngcele weningizimu waqalela okhunjini lolwandle ekuqaleni kweJodani,

And the east limit is the Salt Sea as far as the end of Jordan. And the limit of the north part of the land is from the inlet of the sea at the end of Jordan:

6 wakhwela usiya eBhethi-Hogla, wabuye waqhubeka usiya Bhethi-Arabha uqonda eLitsheni likaBhohani indodana kaRubheni.

Then the line goes up to Beth-hoglah, past the north of Beth-arabah, and up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;

7 Umngcele wasuqansa usiya eDebhiri usuka esigodini sika-Akhori, wasujika usiya enyakatho ukhangela eGiligali ekhangelane loMkhandlu ka-Adumimu eningizimu yodonga. Waqhubeka usiya emanzini ase-Eni Shemeshi wasufika e-Eni Rogeli.

Then the line goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so to the north, in the direction of Gilgal, which is opposite the slope up to Adummim, on the south side of the river: and the line goes on to the waters of En-shemesh, ending at En-rogel:

8 Wasuqonda esigodini seBheni-Hinomu emthezukweni wangeningizimu yedolobho lamaJebusi (okutsho iJerusalema). Usuka lapho waqansa phezu koqaqa entshonalanga yesigodi seHinomu ekucineni kwangenyakatho yesigodi seRefayi.

Then the line goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite (which is Jerusalem): then up to the top of the mountain in front of the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the farthest point of the valley of Rephaim on the north:

9 Usuka engqongeni yoqaqa, umngcele waqonda emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefuthowa, wasuphutsha emadolobheni eNtabeni ye-Efroni wasusehla usiya eBhala (okutsho iKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi).

And the limit is marked out from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and out to the towns of Mount Ephron, as far as Baalah (which is Kiriath-jearim):

10 Wasujika usiya entshonalanga usuka eBhala usiya entabeni yeSeyiri, wedlula emthezukweni wangenyakatho yentaba iJeyarimi (okutsho iKhesaloni) waqhubeka usiya eBhethi-Shemeshi uchaphela eThimina.

Then turning west, the line goes from Baalah to Mount Seir, and on to the side of Mount Jearim (which is Chesalon) on the north, then down to Beth-shemesh, and on past Timnah:

11 Waqonda emthezukweni wenyakatho owe-Ekroni, wajika ukhangele eShikheroni, wedlule usiya eNtabeni yeBhala wafika eJabhiniyeli. Umngcele waphelela olwandle.

And out to the side of Ekron to the north: then it is marked out to Shikkeron and on to Mount Baalah, ending at Jabneel; the end of the line is at the sea.

12 Umngcele wangentshonalanga likhumbi loLwandle oLukhulu. Le yiyo imingcele eyayigombolozele abantu bakoJuda usendo lunye ngalunye.

And the limit on the west is the edge of the Great Sea. This is the line going round the land marked out for the children of Judah, by their families.

13 Njengokulaya kukaThixo kuye, uJoshuwa wanika uKhalebi indodana kaJefune ingxenye eseJuda, iKhiriyathi Aribha, okutsho iHebhroni (u-Abha wayengukhokho ka-Anakhi).

And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a part among the children of Judah, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua, that is, Kiriath-arba, named after Arba, the father of Anak which is Hebron.

14 Esuka eHebhroni uKhalebi waxotsha ama-Anakhi amathathu abalisa uSheshayi, u-Ahimani loThalimayi abantwana baka-Anakhi.

And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.

15 Esuka lapho wahamba ehlasela abantu ababehlala eDebhiri (okwakuthiwa yiKhiriyathi-Sefa).

From there he went up against the people of Debir: (now the name of Debir before that was Kiriath-sepher.)

16 UKhalebi wathi, “Ngizakwendisela indodakazi yami u-Akhisa endodeni ezahlasela ithumbe iKhiriyathi-Sefa.”

And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it.

17 U-Othiniyeli indodana kaKhenazi, umfowabo kaKhalebi, wayithumba; ngakho uKhalebi wendisela indodakazi yakhe u-Akhisa kuye.

And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.

18 Ngelinye ilanga u-Akhisa wafika ku-Othiniyeli wamkhuthaza ukuthi acele insimu kuyise. Lapho esehlile kubabhemi wakhe, uKhalebi wambuza wathi, “Kuyini engingakwenzela khona?”

Now when she came to him, he put into her mind the idea of requesting a field from her father: and she got down from her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?

19 Waphendula wathi, “Ngicela ungenzele umusa obalulekileyo. Njengoba unginike umhlaba eNegebi, ngicela unginike lemithombo yamanzi.” Ngakho uKhalebi wamnika imithombo eyayingaphezulu leyayingaphansi.

And she said, Give me a blessing; because you have put me in dry south-land, now give me springs of water. So he gave her the higher spring and the lower spring.

20 Leli lilifa lesizwe sikaJuda ngezinsendo zaso:

This is the heritage of the tribe of Judah, by their families.

21 Amadolobho aseningizimu kwesizwe sikaJuda eNegebi ekuyeni emngceleni we-Edomi ayeyila: IKhabhizeli, i-Ederi, iJaguri,

The farthest towns of the tribe of Judah in the direction of the limits of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur;

22 iKhina, iDimona, i-Adada,

And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;

23 iKhedeshi, iHazori, i-Ithinani,

And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan;

24 iZifi, iThelemu, iBheyalothi,

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth;

25 iHazori-Hadatha, iKheriyothi Hezironi (okutsho iHazori),

And Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (which is Hazor);

26 i-Amamu, iShema, iMolada,

Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;

27 iHazari-Gada, iHeshimoni, iBhethi Phelethi,

And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet;

28 iHazari-Shuwali, iBherishebha, iBhiziyothiya,

And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

29 iBhala, i-Iyimu, i-Ezema,

Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

30 i-Elitholadi, iKhesili, iHoma

And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

31 iZikhilagi, iMadimana, iSansana,

And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;

32 iLebhayothi, iShilihimu, i-Ayini leRimoni, esewonke kwakungamadolobho angamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye lemizana yawo.

And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the towns are twenty-nine, with their unwalled places.

33 Emawatheni asentshonalanga kwakulamadolobho la: I-Eshithawoli, iZora, i-Ashina,

In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah;

34 iZanowa, i-Eni-Ganimu, iThaphuwa, i-Enamu,

And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam;

35 iJamuthi, i-Adulami, iSokho, i-Azekha,

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah;

36 iShaharayimu, i-Adithayimu leGedera (kumbe iGederothayimu) amadolobho alitshumi lane lemizi yawo.

And Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen towns with their unwalled places.

37 IZenani, iHadasha, iMigidali-Gadi,

Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;

38 iDiliyeni, iMizipha, iJokhitheyeli,

And Dilan, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel;

39 iLakhishi, iBhozikhathi, i-Egiloni,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon;

40 iKhabhoni, iLahimasi, iKhithilishi

And Cabbon, and Lahmas, and Chithlish;

41 iGederothi, iBhethi-Dagoni, iNahama leMakheda, amadolobho alitshumi lesithupha lemizi yawo.

And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen towns with their unwalled places.

42 ILibhina, i-Etheri, i-Ashani,

Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan;

43 i-Ifitha, i-Ashina, iNezibhi,

And Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib;

44 iKheyila, i-Akhizibhi leMaresha, amadolobho ayisificamunwemunye lemizi yawo.

And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine towns with their unwalled places.

45 I-Ekroni, lemizana eyigqagqeleyo;

Ekron, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places;

46 entshonalanga ye-Ekroni, wonke ayeseduzane le-Ashidodi, ndawonye lemizana yawo;

From Ekron to the sea, all the towns by the side of Ashdod, with their unwalled places.

47 i-Ashidodi lemizana eyigqagqeleyo leGaza, imizana eyigqagqeleyo kusiyafika esiHotsheni saseGibhithe lekhunjini loLwandle oLukhulu.

Ashdod, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places; Gaza, with her daughter-towns and her unwalled places, to the stream of Egypt, with the Great Sea as a limit.

48 Elizweni lamaqaqa kwakule: IShamiri, iJathiri, iSokho,

And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh;

49 iDana, iKhiriyathi-Sana (okutsho iDebhiri),

And Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (which is Debir);

50 i-Anabhi, i-Eshithemo, i-Animi,

And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim;

51 iGosheni, iHoloni leGilo, amadolobho alitshumi lanye lemizana yawo.

And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven towns with their unwalled places.

52 I-Arabhu, iDuma, i-Eshani,

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

53 iJanimu, iBhethi-Thaphuwa, i-Afeka,

And Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah;

54 iHumtha, iKhiriyathi Aribha (okutsho iHebhroni) leZiwori, amadolobho ayisificamunwemunye lemizana yawo.

And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.

55 IMawoni, iKhameli, iZifi, iJutha,

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

56 iJezerili, iJokideyamu, iZanowa,

And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;

57 iKhayini, iGibhiya leThimina, amadolobho alitshumi lemizana yawo.

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten towns with their unwalled places.

58 IHalihuli, iBhethi Zuri, iGedori,

Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor;

59 iMaharathi, iBhethi-Anothi le-Elithekhoni, amadolobho ayisithupha lemizana yawo.

And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six towns with their unwalled places.

60 IKhiriyathi-Bhali (okutsho ukuthi iKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi) leRabha, amadolobho amabili lemizana yawo.

Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two towns with their unwalled places.

61 Enkangala: IBhethi-Arabha, iMidini, iSekhakha,

In the waste land, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;

62 iNibhishani, iDolobho letswayi le-Eni-Gedi, amadolobho ayisithupha lemizana yawo.

And Nibshan, and the Town of Salt, and En-gedi; six towns with their unwalled places.

63 UJuda wehluleka ukususa amaJebusi ayehlala eJerusalema; lanamuhla amaJebusi lokhu ehlala lapho labantu bakoJuda.

And as for the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, the children of Judah were unable to make them go out; but the Jebusites are living with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, to this day.