UJoshuwa 15
1 Lenkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakoJuda ngokwensendo zabo yayisemngceleni weEdoma, inkangala yeZini ngeningizimu ephethelweni eningizimu.
The assignment of land for the tribe of the people of Judah, clan by clan, extended south to the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin being the farthest point to the south.
2 Lomngcele wabo weningizimu wawusuka ephethelweni loLwandle lweTshwayi, kusukela ethekwini elikhangela eningizimu.
Their border on the south ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces to the south.
3 Waphuma waya eningizimu emqansweni weAkirabimi, wedlulela eZini, wenyuka usuka eningizimu kusiya eKadeshi-Bhaneya, wedlulele eHezironi, wenyukele eAdari, uphendukele eKarika,
Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it turned about to Karka.
4 wedlulele eAzimoni, uphumele esifuleni seGibhithe; lokuphuma komngcele kwakuselwandle. Lo uzakuba ngumngcele wenu eningizimu.
It passed along to Azmon, went by the brook of Egypt, and came to its end at the sea. This was their south boundary.
5 Njalo umngcele wempumalanga wawuluLwandle lweTshwayi, kusiya ephethelweni leJordani. Lomngcele ehlangothini lwenyakatho wasukela ethekwini lolwandle, kusukela ephethelweni leJordani.
The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north ran from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
6 Lomngcele wenyukela eBeti-Hogila, wedlula kusuka enyakatho kusiya eBeti-Araba; lomngcele wenyukela elitsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni.
It went up to Beth Hoglah and passed along north of Beth Arabah. Then it went up to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
7 Lomngcele wenyukela eDebiri kusuka esihotsheni seAkori, usiya enyakatho ukhangele eGiligali, omaqondana lomqanso weAdumimi, ongeningizimu kwesifula. Lomngcele wedlula usiya emanzini eEni-Shemeshi, lokuphuma kwawo kwakuseEni-Rogeli.
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the hill of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. Then the border passed along to the springs of En Shemesh and went to En Rogel.
8 Lomngcele wenyuka ngesihotsha sendodana kaHinomu usiya ehlangothini lwamaJebusi eningizimu, okuyiJerusalema. Lomngcele wenyukela engqongeni yentaba ephambi kwesihotsha seHinomu entshonalanga, elisephethelweni lesihotsha seziqhwaga enyakatho.
Then the border went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). Then it went up to the top of the hill that lies over the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 Lomngcele wagoba usuka engqongeni yentaba kuze kube semthonjeni wamanzi eNefitowa, waphumela emizini yentaba yeEfroni. Lomngcele wagoba usiya eBhahala, okuyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi.
Then the border extended from the top of the hills to the spring of Nephtoah, and went out from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border bends around to Baalah (the same as Kiriath Jearim).
10 Lomngcele wabhoda usuka eBhahala ngentshonalanga waya entabeni yeSeyiri, wedlulele eceleni kwentaba yeJeyarimi, eyiKesaloni, wehlele eBeti-Shemeshi, wedlule eThiminathi.
Then the border circled around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same as Kesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and crossed over to Timnah.
11 Lomngcele waphuma uye eceleni kweEkhironi enyakatho; lomngcele wagoba uye eShikeroni, wedlula intaba yeBhahala, waphumela eJabineli; lokuphuma komngcele kwakuselwandle.
The border went out beside the northern hill of Ekron, and then it bends around to Shikkeron and passed along to Mount Baalah, from there it went to Jabneel. The border ended at the sea.
12 Lomngcele wentshonalanga wawululwandle olukhulu lokhumbi. Lo ngumngcele wabantwana bakoJuda inhlangothi zonke ngokwensendo zabo.
The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
13 Wasemupha uKalebi indodana kaJefune isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda, ngokomlayo weNkosi kuJoshuwa, iKiriyathi-Arba, uyise kaAnaki, eyiHebroni.
In keeping with the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh an assignment of land among the tribe of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
14 UKalebi wasexotsha elifeni amadodana amathathu kaAnaki asuke lapho, uSheshayi loAhimani loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnaki.
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 Wasesenyuka esuka lapho waya kwabahlali beDebiri. Lebizo leDebiri kuqala laliyiKiriyathi-Seferi.
He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).
16 UKalebi wasesithi: Lowo otshaya iKiriyathi-Seferi, ayithumbe, ngizamupha uAkisa indodakazi yami abe ngumkakhe.
Caleb said, “The man who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, to him I will give Aksah my daughter as a wife.”
17 UOthiniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umnawakhe kaKalebi, waseyithumba; wasemnika uAkisa indodakazi yakhe ukuba ngumkakhe.
When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter as a wife.
18 Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwakhe wamkhuthaza ukuthi acele kuyise insimu; wasesehla kubabhemi, uKalebi wasesithi kuye: Ukhala ngani?
Soon after that, Aksah came to Othniel and she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
19 Wasesithi: Ngipha isibusiso. Njengoba ungiphe ilizwe elomileyo, ngipha njalo imithombo yamanzi. Wasemnika imithombo engaphezulu lemithombo engaphansi.
Aksah replied, “Do me a special favor, since you have given me the land of the Negev: Also give me some springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.
20 Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoJuda ngokwensendo zabo.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
21 Lemizi esukela ekucineni kwesizwe sabantwana bakoJuda kusiya emngceleni weEdoma yile: IKabhiseyeli leEderi leJaguri
The cities belonging to the tribe of Judah in the extreme south, toward the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 leKina leDimona leAdada
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 leKedeshi leHazori leIthinani,
Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 iZifi leTelema leBeyalothi
Ziph, Telem, Bealoth.
25 leHazori-Hadatha leKeriyothi, iHezironi okuyiHazori,
Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (this was also known as Hazor),
26 iAmama leShema leMolada
Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 leHazari-Gada leHeshimoni leBeti-Peleti
Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
28 leHazari-Shuwali leBherishebha leBiziyothiya,
Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah.
29 iBhahala leIyimi leEzema
Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
30 leElitoladi leKesili leHorma
Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 leZikilagi leMadimana leSansana
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 leLebayothi leShilihimi leEni leRimoni. Yonke imizi ingamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. These were twenty-nine cities in all, including their villages.
33 Esihotsheni: IEshitawoli leZora leAshina
In the lower hill country to the west, there were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 leZanowa leEni-Ganimi, iTapuwa leEnama,
Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 iJarimuthi leAdulamu, iSoko leAzeka
Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
36 leShaharayimi leAdithayimi leGedera leGederothayimi; imizi elitshumi lane lemizana yayo.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (that is, Gederothaim). These were fourteen cities in number, including their villages.
37 IZenani leHadasha leMigidali-Gadi
Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,
38 leDileyani leMizipa leJokhitheyeli,
Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 iLakishi leBhozikhathi leEgiloni
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon.
40 leKhabhoni leLahimasa leKitilishi
Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 leGederothi, iBeti-Dagoni, leNahama, leMakeda; imizi elitshumi lesithupha lemizana yayo.
Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. These were sixteen cities in number, including their villages.
42 ILibhina leEtheri leAshani
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 leJifitha leAshina leNezibhi
Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 leKeyila leAkizibi leMaresha; imizi eyisificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.
45 IEkhironi lemizi yayo lemizana yayo.
Ekron, with its surrounding towns and villages;
46 Kusukela eEkhironi kusiya elwandle, yonke eseceleni kweAshidodi lemizana yayo:
from Ekron to the Great Sea, all the settlements that were near Ashdod, including their villages.
47 IAshidodi, imizi yayo lemizana yayo; iGaza, imizi yayo lemizana yayo; kusiya esifuleni seGibhithe, lolwandle olukhulu, lomngcele.
Ashdod, its surrounding towns, including their villages; Gaza, its surrounding towns including their villages; to the brook of Egypt, and to the Great Sea with its coastline.
48 Lezintabeni: IShamiri leJatiri leSoko
In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
49 leDana leKiriyathi-Sana okuyiDebiri,
Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
50 leAnabi leEshithemo leAnimi
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 leGosheni leHoloni leGilo; imizi elitshumi lanye lemizana yayo.
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were eleven cities, including their villages.
52 IArabi leDuma leEshani
Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 leJanimi leBeti-Tapuwa leAfeka
Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 leHumta leKiriyathi-Arba, okuyiHebroni, leZiyori; imizi eyisificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior. These were nine cities, including their villages.
55 IMayoni, iKharmeli leZifi leJuta
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 leJizereyeli leJokideyama leZanoya,
Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 iKayini, iGibeya leTimina; imizi elitshumi lemizana yayo.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. These were ten cities, including their villages.
58 IHalihuli, iBeti-Zuri leGedori
Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
59 leMarathi leBeti-Anothi leElitekoni; imizi eyisithupha lemizana yayo.
Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were six cities, including their villages.
60 IKiriyathi-Bhali, okuyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, leRaba; imizi emibili lemizana yayo.
Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah. These were two cities, including their villages.
61 Enkangala: IBeti-Araba, iMidini leSekaka
In the wilderness, there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 leNibishani, lomuzi wetshwayi, leEngedi; imizi eyisithupha lemizana yayo.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were six cities, including their villages.
63 Kodwa amaJebusi, abahlali beJerusalema, abantwana bakoJuda babengelakho ukuwaxotsha elifeni; ngakho amaJebusi ahlala labantwana bakoJuda eJerusalema kuze kube lamuhla.
But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the tribe of Judah could not drive them out, so the Jebusites live there with the tribe of Judah to this day.
