UJoshuwa 18
1 Inhlangano yonke-ke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli yabuthana eShilo, yamisa khona ithente lenhlangano. Lelizwe lalehliselwe phansi phambi kwabo.
Hanki Israeli vahe'mo'za mago'a mopama omerite'za Sailo kumate omeritru hu'za, atruma hu'za mono'ma hu seli nona ki'naze.
2 Kwasekusele phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezazingabelwanga ilifa lazo.
Hianagi Israeli naga'pintira 7ni'a naga nofi'mo'za mopa erisanti ohare'nazageno,
3 UJoshuwa wasesithi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: Koze kube nini lidonda ukuyakudla ilifa lelizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo elinike lona?
Josua'a Israeli vahera amanage huno zamasami'ne, Ra Anumzana tamafahe'i Anumzamo mopa ko tami'neanki, na'anku avega anteta mani'neta ufreta mopa e'norize?
4 Zinikeni amadoda amathathu ngesizwe, ngiwathume, asukume ahambe adabule ilizwe, alibhale ngokwelifa lazo, abuye kimi.
Hanki mago'mago naga nofipintira 3'a vene'ne hu hamprizmantenke'na nagra hu zamantesuge'za vu'za ana mopa inankna mopao ome nege'za, mago mago'mo'ma erisantima haresia avamente avon tafepi krenente'za ete'za nagrite eri'za eho.
5 Azalehlukanisa libe yizabelo eziyisikhombisa; uJuda uzahlala emngceleni wakhe eningizimu, labendlu kaJosefa bahlale emngceleni wabo enyakatho.
Hagi tamagra mopa 7ni'afi refko huntenkeno, Juda naga'mo'za sauti kaziga zamagra'a mopafi manisage'za, Josefe naga'mo'za noti kaziga zamagra'a mopafi mani fatgo hugahaze.
6 Lani lizabhala ilizwe ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa, beseliletha kimi lapha, ukuthi ngiliphosele inkatho lapha phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.
Anama hutetma ana 7ni'a mopamofo naneke'a avon tafepi kretetma, nagrite eritma enke'na mago mago nagamo'a ina mopa erigahifi, Ra Anumzana tagri Anumzamofo avure satu zokagoreta iza mopa erigahifi kegahune.
7 Ngoba amaLevi kawalasabelo phakathi kwenu, ngoba ubupristi beNkosi buyilifa labo. LoGadi loRubeni lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase sebethethe ilifa labo ngaphetsheya kweJordani empumalanga, uMozisi inceku yeNkosi eyabanika lona.
Na'ankure Livae naga'mo'za mopa e'ori'nazanki, Anumzamofo eri'zama erisnafinti erisantiharegahaze. Hagi Gati nagaki, Rubeni naga'ene, Manase nagara amu'nompinti refko hazage'za, Jodani timofo kantu zage hanati kaziga, Ra Anumzamofo eri'za ne' Mosese'ma zami'nea mopa eri'naze.
8 Asesuka amadoda ahamba. UJoshuwa wawalaya ahambayo ukubhala ilizwe esithi: Hambani lidabule ilizwe lilibhale, libuyele kimi, ukuze ngiliphosele inkatho lapha phambi kweNkosi eShilo.
Hagi mopamofo agema'ama avontafepi krente vahe'mo'za otizageno, Josua'a amanage huno zamasami'ne, ana maka mopafi vutma vararetma ketetma, inankna mopa me'nefi agi agenkea avompi krentetetma ete nagrite Sailo enke'na, Ra Anumzamofo avure satu zokagore'na, ina mopa zamigahifi ka'neno.
9 Ngakho amadoda ahamba adabula phakathi kwelizwe, alibhala ngemizi ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa egwalweni; asebuya kuJoshuwa enkambeni eShilo.
Hige'za zamagra anantetira atre'za vu'za ana mika mopa ome vano hu'za kete'za, ana moparamimofo nanekea avontafepi krente'naze. Ranra kumatmina agateore ana maka 7ni'afima regitagi'naza mopa ke vagarete'za, Josua'ma kuma'ma anteno Sailoma mani'nere ete'za e'naze.
10 UJoshuwa wasebaphosela inkatho eShilo phambi kweNkosi; uJoshuwa wasebabela lapho ilizwe abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngokwezigaba zabo.
Anante Sailo kumate Josua'a Ra Anumzamofo avure satu zokago reno keteno, anante Israeli vahe'mokizmia nagate nofite huno mopa refko huno zami'ne.
11 Inkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini yavela ngokwensendo zabo. Lomngcele wenkatho yabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda labantwana bakoJosefa.
Hanki Benzameni naga'mo'zama nagate nofite hu'zama mopama refko hu'za eri'nazana, Juda naga'ene Josefe naga'mokizmi mopamofo amu'nozmifi me'nea mopa erisantihare'naze.
12 Lomngcele wabo ngenyakatho wasukela eJordani, lomngcele wenyuka ewatheni leJeriko enyakatho, wasusenyuka udabula entabeni usiya entshonalanga, lokuphuma kwawo kwaba senkangala yeBeti-Aveni.
Noti kaziga mopazmimofo agema'amo'a Jodani tinteti agafa huteno vuno, Jeriko noti kaziga me'nea agonaramimofo asoparega vuno, agatereno zage ufre kaziga me'nea agonaramimpi ufreno ka'ma mopafi Bet Aveni uhanati'ne.
13 Lomngcele wedlula usuka lapho waya eLuzi, ewatheni leLuzi, eyiBhetheli, ngeningizimu; lomngcele wehlela eAtarothi-Adari, eduze lentaba engeningizimu kweBhethi-Horoni engaphansi.
Anantetira mopamofo agema'amo'a rugitagino fenkamu sauti kaziga Luzi (menina Betelie nehaze) ran kumatega ne'onse agonarami me'nerega uramiteno, vuno sauti kaziga Bet Horon rankuma'mofo fenka kaziga tava'oma'are mago agonamofo agofetu me'nea rankuma Atarot Ada uhanati'ne.
14 Umngcele wagoba-ke, waphenduka waya eceleni lentshonalanga ngeningizimu, kusukela entabeni emaqondana leBhethi-Horoni eningizimu; lokuphuma kwawo kwaba eKiriyathi-Bhali, eyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, umuzi wabantwana bakoJuda. Lolu luhlangothi lwentshonalanga.
Hagi anantetira mopamofo agema'amo'a rukrahe huno ana agonamofo zage ufre kaziga Bethoroni vu'ne. Anantetira mopamofo agema'amo'a sauti kaziga vuno Kiriat Ba'al (mago agi'a Kiriat Jearim) rankumate uhanati'ne, ana kumara Juda nagamokizmi ran kumare. E'i zage ufre kaziga ome atre'nea mopamofo agema'e.
15 Lohlangothi lweningizimu lusephethelweni leKiriyathi-Jeyarimi; lomngcele waphuma waya entshonalanga, waphuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi weNefitowa.
Hagi sauti kaziga mopamofo agema'amo'ma agafama hu'neana, Kiriat Jearimi tavaonte zage ufre kazigati agafa huteno, eno Neptoa kampu'i tinte uhanati'ne.
16 Umngcele wasusehla usiya ephethelweni lentaba emaqondana lesihotsha sendodana kaHinomu esisesihotsheni seziqhwaga enyakatho, wasusehlela esihotsheni seHinomu ewatheni lamaJebusi eningizimu, wehlela eEni-Rogeli;
Hagi anantetira mago'ene isagamo'a uramino vuno Refaimi agupomofo noti kaziga Ben Hinomu aguporegama avugosa hunte'nea agonarega uramiteno, anantetira mopamofo agema'amo'a Jebusi vahe rankuma'mofo sauti kaziga agona tava'onte Hinomu agupofi vuvava huno En-Rogel uhanati'ne.
17 wagoba usukela enyakatho waphuma eEni-Shemeshi, waphumela eGelilothi emaqondana lomqanso weAdumimi, wehlela elitsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni;
Hanki anantetira mopamofo agema'amo'a rukrahe huno noti kaziga vuno En-Semesi uhanatiteno, vuvava huno Adumimi agonarega avugosama hunte'nere Geliloti kumate uhanatiteno, anantetira vuvava huno Rubeni nemofo Bohani havere urami'ne.
18 wadlulela ewatheni maqondana leAraba enyakatho, wehlela eAraba.
Anantetira mago'ene mopamofo agema'amo'a vuvava huno noti kaziga Bet Araba me'nea agonarega vuteno, vuno Jodani tima enevia agupofi urami'ne.
19 Umngcele wasusedlulela ewatheni leBeti-Hogila enyakatho, lokuphuma komngcele kwakusethekwini loLwandle lweTshwayi enyakatho, ephethelweni leJordani ngeningizimu. Lo ngumngcele weningizimu.
Hagi anantetira mopamofo agema'amo'a vuno Bet-Hogla noti kaziga me'nea agonarega vuteno, ugatereno kame kaziga Fri Hagerimofo noti kaziga ankenare Jodani timo'ma unefrere sauti kaziga uhanati'ne.
20 LeJordani ingumngcele walo ehlangothini lwempumalanga. Leli yilifa labantwana bakoBhenjamini ngemingcele yalo inhlangothi zonke, ngokwensendo zabo.
Hanki zage hanati kaziga omete mopamofo agema'amo'a, Jodani tinte uhanatine. E'i Benjamin naga'ma nagate nofite hu'zama erisantimahare'naza mopa ometre emetrema hu'nea agema'e.
21 Lemizi yesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini ngokwensendo zabo yile: IJeriko leBeti-Hogila leEmeki-Kezizi
Hanki ama'i Benjamini naga'mo'zama nagate nofite'ma hu'za eri'naza rankumatamimofo zamagi'e, Jerikogi, Bet-Hoglagi, Emek-Kezizigi,
22 leBeti-Araba leZemarayimi leBhetheli
Bet-Arabama, Zemaraimima, Betelima,
23 leAvimi lePara leOfira
Avimima, Parama, Oframa,
24 leKefari-Amoni leOfini leGeba; imizi elitshumi lambili lemizana yayo.
Kefar-Amonima, Ofninima Gebane huno me'ne. Higeno ana makara 12fu'a rankumatami megeno, ne'onse kumatamimo megagi zmantetere hu'ne.
25 IGibeyoni leRama leBeyerothi
Hagi ruga'a Benzameni naga'mo'zama mani'naza rankumatamimofo zamagi'a, Gibionima, Ramama, Birotima,
26 leMizipa leKefira leMoza
Mispama, Kefirama, Mozama,
27 leRekemi leIripheyeli leTarala
Rekemima, Irpelima, Taralama,
28 leZela, iElefi, leJebusi, okuyiJerusalema, iGibeyathi, iKiriyathi; imizi elitshumi lane lemizana yayo. Leli yilifa labantwana bakoBhenjamini ngokwensendo zabo.
Zelama, Jebusi vahe rankuma (menina Jerusalemie nehaze) Ha-Elefima, Gibeane Kiriati rankuma'enene, ana makara 14ni'a rankumatami megeno, ne'onse kumatamimo megagi zamante'tere hu'ne. E'i Benzameni naga'mo'zama nagate nofite'ma hu'zama erisantimahare'naza mopa me'ne.
