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:

Aya ndiwo madzimambo enyika iyoyo akakundwa navaIsraeri uye nenyika yavo yavakatora kumabvazuva eJorodhani, kubva kuMupata weAnoni kusvikira kuGomo reHemoni, zvichisanganisira divi rose rokumabvazuva eArabha:

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

Sihoni mambo wavaAmori, aitonga muHeshibhoni. Aitonga kubva kuAroeri kumucheto woMupata weAnoni, kubva pakati pomupata, kusvikira kuRwizi rweJabhoki, unova muganhu wavaAmori. Izvi zvaisanganisira hafu yeGireadhi.

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

Akatongawo kumabvazuva eArabha kubva kuGungwa reKinereti kusvikira kuGungwa reArabha (Gungwa roMunyu), kusvikira kuBheti Jeshimoti, nokurutivi rwezasi nyasi kwemawere ePisiga.

4 lomngcele kaOgi inkosi yeBashani owensali zeziqhwaga owayehlala eAshitarothi leEdreyi,

Uyewo nenyika yaOgi mambo weBhashani, mumwe wevokupedzisira wavaRefi, akatonga muAshitaroti nomuEdhirei.

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

Akatonga Gomo reHemoni, neSareka, neBhashani yose kusvikira kumuganhu wavanhu veGesheri neMaaka, nehafu yeGireadhi kusvikira kumuganhu waSihoni mambo weHeshibhoni.

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

Mozisi, muranda waJehovha, navaIsraeri vakavakunda. Uye Mozisi muranda waJehovha akapa nyika yavo kurudzi rwaRubheni, norudzi rwaGadhi nehafu yorudzi rwaManase kuti ive nhaka yavo.

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:

Aya ndiwo madzimambo enyika iyoyo akakundwa naJoshua navaIsraeri kurutivi rwokumavirazuva eJorodhani, kubva paBhaari Gadhi muMupata weRebhanoni kusvikira kuGomo reHaraki, rinokwidza richienda kuSeiri (nyika dzavo Joshua akadzipa kumarudzi avaIsraeri kuti ive nhaka yavo zvichienderana namarudzi avo,

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

nyika yamakomo, mujinga mamakomo kwakadziva kumavirazuva, Arabha, mawere amakomo, gwenga neNegevhi, inova nyika yavaHiti, vaAmori, vaKenani, vaPerizi, vaHivhi navaJebhusi):

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

mambo weJeriko mumwe chete namambo weAi (pedyo neBheteri) mumwe chete

10 inkosi yeJerusalema, eyodwa; inkosi yeHebroni, eyodwa;

mambo weJerusarema mumwe chete mambo weHebhuroni mumwe chete

11 inkosi yeJarimuthi, eyodwa; inkosi yeLakishi, eyodwa;

mambo weJarumuti mumwe chete mambo weRakishi mumwe chete

12 inkosi yeEgiloni, eyodwa; inkosi yeGezeri, eyodwa;

mambo weEgironi mumwe chete mambo weGezeri mumwe chete

13 inkosi yeDebiri, eyodwa; inkosi yeGederi, eyodwa;

mambo weDhebhiri mumwe chete mambo weGedheri mumwe chete

14 inkosi yeHorma, eyodwa; inkosi yeAradi, eyodwa;

mambo weHoma mumwe chete mambo weAradhi mumwe chete

15 inkosi yeLibhina, eyodwa; inkosi yeAdulamu, eyodwa;

mambo weRibhina mumwe chete mambo weAdhuramu mumwe chete

16 inkosi yeMakeda, eyodwa; inkosi yeBhetheli, eyodwa;

mambo weMakedha mumwe chete mambo weBheteri mumwe chete

17 inkosi yeTapuwa, eyodwa; inkosi yeHeferi, eyodwa;

mambo weTapua mumwe chete mambo weHeferi mumwe chete

18 inkosi yeAfeki, eyodwa; inkosi yeLasharoni, eyodwa;

mambo weAfeki mumwe chete mambo weRasharoni mumwe chete

19 inkosi yeMadoni, eyodwa; inkosi yeHazori, eyodwa;

mambo weMadhoni mumwe chete mambo weHazori mumwe chete

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

mambo weShimuroni Meroni mumwe chete mambo weAkishafi mumwe chete

21 inkosi yeThahanakhi, eyodwa; inkosi yeMegido, eyodwa;

mambo weTaanaki mumwe chete mambo weMegidho mumwe chete

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

mambo weKadheshi mumwe chete mambo weJokineamu muKarimeri mumwe chete

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

mambo weDhori (muNafoti Dhori) mumwe chete mambo weGoyimi muGirigari mumwe chete

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

mambo weTiriza mumwe chete, madzimambo makumi matatu nomumwe pamwe chete.