< UJoshuwa 15 >
1 Lenkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakoJuda ngokwensendo zabo yayisemngceleni weEdoma, inkangala yeZini ngeningizimu ephethelweni eningizimu.
2 Lomngcele wabo weningizimu wawusuka ephethelweni loLwandle lweTshwayi, kusukela ethekwini elikhangela eningizimu.
3 Waphuma waya eningizimu emqansweni weAkirabimi, wedlulela eZini, wenyuka usuka eningizimu kusiya eKadeshi-Bhaneya, wedlulele eHezironi, wenyukele eAdari, uphendukele eKarika,
4 wedlulele eAzimoni, uphumele esifuleni seGibhithe; lokuphuma komngcele kwakuselwandle. Lo uzakuba ngumngcele wenu eningizimu.
5 Njalo umngcele wempumalanga wawuluLwandle lweTshwayi, kusiya ephethelweni leJordani. Lomngcele ehlangothini lwenyakatho wasukela ethekwini lolwandle, kusukela ephethelweni leJordani.
6 Lomngcele wenyukela eBeti-Hogila, wedlula kusuka enyakatho kusiya eBeti-Araba; lomngcele wenyukela elitsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni.
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.
8 Lomngcele wenyuka ngesihotsha sendodana kaHinomu usiya ehlangothini lwamaJebusi eningizimu, okuyiJerusalema. Lomngcele wenyukela engqongeni yentaba ephambi kwesihotsha seHinomu entshonalanga, elisephethelweni lesihotsha seziqhwaga enyakatho.
9 Lomngcele wagoba usuka engqongeni yentaba kuze kube semthonjeni wamanzi eNefitowa, waphumela emizini yentaba yeEfroni. Lomngcele wagoba usiya eBhahala, okuyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi.
10 Lomngcele wabhoda usuka eBhahala ngentshonalanga waya entabeni yeSeyiri, wedlulele eceleni kwentaba yeJeyarimi, eyiKesaloni, wehlele eBeti-Shemeshi, wedlule eThiminathi.
11 Lomngcele waphuma uye eceleni kweEkhironi enyakatho; lomngcele wagoba uye eShikeroni, wedlula intaba yeBhahala, waphumela eJabineli; lokuphuma komngcele kwakuselwandle.
12 Lomngcele wentshonalanga wawululwandle olukhulu lokhumbi. Lo ngumngcele wabantwana bakoJuda inhlangothi zonke ngokwensendo zabo.
13 Wasemupha uKalebi indodana kaJefune isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda, ngokomlayo weNkosi kuJoshuwa, iKiriyathi-Arba, uyise kaAnaki, eyiHebroni.
14 UKalebi wasexotsha elifeni amadodana amathathu kaAnaki asuke lapho, uSheshayi loAhimani loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnaki.
15 Wasesenyuka esuka lapho waya kwabahlali beDebiri. Lebizo leDebiri kuqala laliyiKiriyathi-Seferi.
16 UKalebi wasesithi: Lowo otshaya iKiriyathi-Seferi, ayithumbe, ngizamupha uAkisa indodakazi yami abe ngumkakhe.
17 UOthiniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umnawakhe kaKalebi, waseyithumba; wasemnika uAkisa indodakazi yakhe ukuba ngumkakhe.
18 Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwakhe wamkhuthaza ukuthi acele kuyise insimu; wasesehla kubabhemi, uKalebi wasesithi kuye: Ukhala ngani?
19 Wasesithi: Ngipha isibusiso. Njengoba ungiphe ilizwe elomileyo, ngipha njalo imithombo yamanzi. Wasemnika imithombo engaphezulu lemithombo engaphansi.
20 Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoJuda ngokwensendo zabo.
21 Lemizi esukela ekucineni kwesizwe sabantwana bakoJuda kusiya emngceleni weEdoma yile: IKabhiseyeli leEderi leJaguri
22 leKina leDimona leAdada
23 leKedeshi leHazori leIthinani,
24 iZifi leTelema leBeyalothi
25 leHazori-Hadatha leKeriyothi, iHezironi okuyiHazori,
26 iAmama leShema leMolada
27 leHazari-Gada leHeshimoni leBeti-Peleti
28 leHazari-Shuwali leBherishebha leBiziyothiya,
29 iBhahala leIyimi leEzema
30 leElitoladi leKesili leHorma
31 leZikilagi leMadimana leSansana
32 leLebayothi leShilihimi leEni leRimoni. Yonke imizi ingamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
33 Esihotsheni: IEshitawoli leZora leAshina
34 leZanowa leEni-Ganimi, iTapuwa leEnama,
35 iJarimuthi leAdulamu, iSoko leAzeka
36 leShaharayimi leAdithayimi leGedera leGederothayimi; imizi elitshumi lane lemizana yayo.
37 IZenani leHadasha leMigidali-Gadi
38 leDileyani leMizipa leJokhitheyeli,
39 iLakishi leBhozikhathi leEgiloni
40 leKhabhoni leLahimasa leKitilishi
41 leGederothi, iBeti-Dagoni, leNahama, leMakeda; imizi elitshumi lesithupha lemizana yayo.
42 ILibhina leEtheri leAshani
43 leJifitha leAshina leNezibhi
44 leKeyila leAkizibi leMaresha; imizi eyisificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
45 IEkhironi lemizi yayo lemizana yayo.
46 Kusukela eEkhironi kusiya elwandle, yonke eseceleni kweAshidodi lemizana yayo:
47 IAshidodi, imizi yayo lemizana yayo; iGaza, imizi yayo lemizana yayo; kusiya esifuleni seGibhithe, lolwandle olukhulu, lomngcele.
48 Lezintabeni: IShamiri leJatiri leSoko
49 leDana leKiriyathi-Sana okuyiDebiri,
50 leAnabi leEshithemo leAnimi
51 leGosheni leHoloni leGilo; imizi elitshumi lanye lemizana yayo.
52 IArabi leDuma leEshani
53 leJanimi leBeti-Tapuwa leAfeka
54 leHumta leKiriyathi-Arba, okuyiHebroni, leZiyori; imizi eyisificamunwemunye lemizana yayo.
55 IMayoni, iKharmeli leZifi leJuta
56 leJizereyeli leJokideyama leZanoya,
57 iKayini, iGibeya leTimina; imizi elitshumi lemizana yayo.
58 IHalihuli, iBeti-Zuri leGedori
59 leMarathi leBeti-Anothi leElitekoni; imizi eyisithupha lemizana yayo.
60 IKiriyathi-Bhali, okuyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, leRaba; imizi emibili lemizana yayo.
61 Enkangala: IBeti-Araba, iMidini leSekaka
62 leNibishani, lomuzi wetshwayi, leEngedi; imizi eyisithupha lemizana yayo.
63 Kodwa amaJebusi, abahlali beJerusalema, abantwana bakoJuda babengelakho ukuwaxotsha elifeni; ngakho amaJebusi ahlala labantwana bakoJuda eJerusalema kuze kube lamuhla.
