< 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:
La ngamakhosi amazwe anqotshwa ngabako-Israyeli njalo alezabelo ezathunjwa empumalanga yeJodani, kusukela eDongeni lwase-Arinoni kusiya entabeni yaseHemoni, okugoqela lonke icele langempumalanga ye-Arabha:
2 USihoni inkosi yamaAmori owayehlala eHeshiboni, ebusa kusukela eAroweri esekhunjini lwesifula seArinoni laphakathi kwesifula, lengxenye yeGileyadi kuze kufike esifuleni iJaboki, umngcele wabantwana bakoAmoni,
USihoni inkosi yama-Amori, wayebusa eHeshibhoni. Wayebusa kusukela e-Aroweri emaphethelweni oDonga lwase-Arinoni, kusukela phakathi laphakathi kodonga kusiyafika emfuleni uJabhoki, oyiwo umngcele wama-Amoni. Lokhu kwakugoqela ingxenye yeGiliyadi.
3 lamagceke kuze kufike elwandle lweKinerothi, kuze kube selwandle lwamagceke, uLwandle lweTshwayi, empumalanga, indlela yeBeti-Jeshimothi, njalo kusukela eningizimu ngaphansi kweAshidodi-Pisiga;
Wayebusa njalo empumalanga ye-Arabha kusukela olwandle lweKhinerethi kusiyafika olwandle lwe-Arabha (uLwandle lweTswayi) kusiya eBhethi-Jeshimothi, eningizimu phansanyana kwemithezuko yasePhisiga:
4 lomngcele kaOgi inkosi yeBashani owensali zeziqhwaga owayehlala eAshitarothi leEdreyi,
Lelizwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani, omunye wamaRefayi okucina owayebusa e-Ashitharothi le-Edreyi.
5 wabusa entabeni yeHermoni leSaleka leBashani lonke, kuze kube semngceleni wamaGeshuri lamaMahakathi, lengxenye yeGileyadi, umngcele kaSihoni inkosi yeHeshiboni.
Wabusa eNtabeni yaseHemoni, eSalekha, iBhashani yonke kusiya emngceleni wabantu beGeshuri leMahakhathi, lengxenye yeGiliyadi kusiya emngceleni kaSihoni inkosi yeHeshibhoni.
6 UMozisi inceku yeNkosi labantwana bakoIsrayeli babatshaya. UMozisi inceku yeNkosi waselinika abakoRubeni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase ukuba yilifa.
UMosi inceku kaThixo, labako-Israyeli babanqoba. UMosi inceku kaThixo wanika ilizwe labo abakoRubheni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sakoManase ukuthi libe ngelabo.
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:
La yiwo amakhosi elizwe lelo uJoshuwa labako-Israyeli abalithumbayo eceleni elisentshonalanga yeJodani, kusukela eBhali-Gadi esiGodini seLebhanoni kusiya eNtabeni yeHalakhi ekhangele eSeyiri (amazwe abo uJoshuwa wawanika njengelifa ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli kusiya ngezigaba zezizwana zabo,
8 Ezintabeni, lezihotsheni, lemagcekeni, lemawatheni, lenkangala, leningizimu: AmaHethi, amaAmori, lamaKhanani, amaPerizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi.
indawo elamaqaqa, amawatha asentshonalanga, i-Arabha, lemithezukweni yezintaba, inkangala leNegebi, amazwe amaHithi, ama-Amori, amaKhenani, amaPherizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi): La ayengamakhosi:
9 Inkosi yeJeriko, eyodwa; inkosi yeAyi, eseceleni kweBhetheli, eyodwa;
inkosi yeJerikho, eyodwa inkosi ye-Ayi (eduze leBhetheli), eyodwa
10 inkosi yeJerusalema, eyodwa; inkosi yeHebroni, eyodwa;
inkosi yeJerusalema, eyodwa inkosi yeHebhroni, eyodwa
11 inkosi yeJarimuthi, eyodwa; inkosi yeLakishi, eyodwa;
inkosi yeJamuthi, eyodwa inkosi yeLakhishi, eyodwa
12 inkosi yeEgiloni, eyodwa; inkosi yeGezeri, eyodwa;
inkosi ye-Egiloni, eyodwa inkosi yeGezeri, eyodwa
13 inkosi yeDebiri, eyodwa; inkosi yeGederi, eyodwa;
inkosi yeDebhiri, eyodwa inkosi yeBhethi-Gaderi, eyodwa
14 inkosi yeHorma, eyodwa; inkosi yeAradi, eyodwa;
inkosi yeHoma, eyodwa inkosi ye-Aradi, eyodwa
15 inkosi yeLibhina, eyodwa; inkosi yeAdulamu, eyodwa;
inkosi yeLibhina, eyodwa inkosi ye-Adulami, eyodwa
16 inkosi yeMakeda, eyodwa; inkosi yeBhetheli, eyodwa;
inkosi yeMakheda, eyodwa inkosi yeBhetheli, eyodwa
17 inkosi yeTapuwa, eyodwa; inkosi yeHeferi, eyodwa;
inkosi yeThaphuwa, eyodwa inkosi yeHeferi, eyodwa
18 inkosi yeAfeki, eyodwa; inkosi yeLasharoni, eyodwa;
inkosi ye-Afekhi, eyodwa inkosi yeLasharoni, eyodwa
19 inkosi yeMadoni, eyodwa; inkosi yeHazori, eyodwa;
inkosi yeMadoni, eyodwa inkosi yeHazori, eyodwa
20 inkosi yeShimironi-Meroni, eyodwa; inkosi yeAkishafi, eyodwa;
inkosi yeShimron Meroni, eyodwa inkosi ye-Akhishafi, eyodwa
21 inkosi yeThahanakhi, eyodwa; inkosi yeMegido, eyodwa;
inkosi yeThanakhi, eyodwa inkosi yeMegido, eyodwa
22 inkosi yeKedeshi, eyodwa; inkosi yeJokineyamu eKharmeli, eyodwa;
inkosi yeKhedeshi, eyodwa inkosi yeJokhiniyamu eseKhameli, eyodwa
23 inkosi yeDori emngceleni weDori, eyodwa; inkosi yezizwe zeGiligali, eyodwa;
inkosi yeDori (eNafothi Dori), eyodwa inkosi yeGoyimi eseGiligali, eyodwa
24 inkosi yeTiriza, eyodwa; wonke amakhosi angamatshumi amathathu lanye.
inkosi yeThiza, eyodwa. Amakhosi angamatshumi amathathu lanye esewonke.

< UJoshuwa 12 >