UJoshuwa 12

1 Lala ngamakhosi elizwe abantwana bakoIsrayeli abawatshayayo, badla ilifa lelizwe lawo ngaphetsheya kweJordani ngempumalanga, kusukela esifuleni seArinoni kusiya entabeni yeHermoni, lamagceke wonke ngempumalanga:

2 USihoni inkosi yamaAmori owayehlala eHeshiboni, ebusa kusukela eAroweri esekhunjini lwesifula seArinoni laphakathi kwesifula, lengxenye yeGileyadi kuze kufike esifuleni iJaboki, umngcele wabantwana bakoAmoni,

3 lamagceke kuze kufike elwandle lweKinerothi, kuze kube selwandle lwamagceke, uLwandle lweTshwayi, empumalanga, indlela yeBeti-Jeshimothi, njalo kusukela eningizimu ngaphansi kweAshidodi-Pisiga;

4 lomngcele kaOgi inkosi yeBashani owensali zeziqhwaga owayehlala eAshitarothi leEdreyi,

5 wabusa entabeni yeHermoni leSaleka leBashani lonke, kuze kube semngceleni wamaGeshuri lamaMahakathi, lengxenye yeGileyadi, umngcele kaSihoni inkosi yeHeshiboni.

6 UMozisi inceku yeNkosi labantwana bakoIsrayeli babatshaya. UMozisi inceku yeNkosi waselinika abakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase ukuba yilifa.

7 Lala ngamakhosi elizwe uJoshuwa labantwana bakoIsrayeli abawatshayayo nganeno kweJordani entshonalanga, kusukela eBhali-Gadi esihotsheni seLebhanoni kusiya entabeni yeHalaki eyenyukela eSeyiri. UJoshuwa walinika-ke izizwe zakoIsrayeli laba yilifa njengokwehlukaniswa kwazo:

8 Ezintabeni, lezihotsheni, lemagcekeni, lemawatheni, lenkangala, leningizimu: AmaHethi, amaAmori, lamaKhanani, amaPerizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi.

9 Inkosi yeJeriko, eyodwa; inkosi yeAyi, eseceleni kweBhetheli, eyodwa;

10 inkosi yeJerusalema, eyodwa; inkosi yeHebroni, eyodwa;

11 inkosi yeJarimuthi, eyodwa; inkosi yeLakishi, eyodwa;

12 inkosi yeEgiloni, eyodwa; inkosi yeGezeri, eyodwa;

13 inkosi yeDebiri, eyodwa; inkosi yeGederi, eyodwa;

14 inkosi yeHorma, eyodwa; inkosi yeAradi, eyodwa;

15 inkosi yeLibhina, eyodwa; inkosi yeAdulamu, eyodwa;

16 inkosi yeMakeda, eyodwa; inkosi yeBhetheli, eyodwa;

17 inkosi yeTapuwa, eyodwa; inkosi yeHeferi, eyodwa;

18 inkosi yeAfeki, eyodwa; inkosi yeLasharoni, eyodwa;

19 inkosi yeMadoni, eyodwa; inkosi yeHazori, eyodwa;

20 inkosi yeShimironi-Meroni, eyodwa; inkosi yeAkishafi, eyodwa;

21 inkosi yeThahanakhi, eyodwa; inkosi yeMegido, eyodwa;

22 inkosi yeKedeshi, eyodwa; inkosi yeJokineyamu eKharmeli, eyodwa;

23 inkosi yeDori emngceleni weDori, eyodwa; inkosi yezizwe zeGiligali, eyodwa;

24 inkosi yeTiriza, eyodwa; wonke amakhosi angamatshumi amathathu lanye.