UJoshuwa 21
1 Kwasekusondela inhloko zaboyise bamaLevi kuEleyazare umpristi lakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni lakuzo inhloko zaboyise bezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli,
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 bakhuluma kubo eShilo elizweni leKhanani, besithi: INkosi yalaya ngesandla sikaMozisi ukusinika imizi yokuhlala, lamadlelo ayo ezifuyo zethu.
And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
3 Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi okwelifa labo ngokomlayo weNkosi, limizi lamadlelo ayo.
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of YHWH, these cities and their suburbs.
4 Kwasekuvela inkatho yensendo zamaKohathi. Abantwana bakoAroni umpristi, abavela kumaLevi, ngenkatho esizweni sakoJuda lesizweni sakoSimeyoni lesizweni sakoBhenjamini, basebesiba lemizi elitshumi lantathu.
And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
5 Labaseleyo kubantwana bakaKohathi, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoEfrayimi lesizweni sakoDani lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, baba lemizi elitshumi.
And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
6 Labantwana bakoGerishoni, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoIsakari lesizweni sakoAsheri lesizweni sakoNafithali lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase eBashani, baba lemizi elitshumi lantathu.
And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
7 Abantwana bakoMerari ngokwensendo zabo, esizweni sakoRubeni lesizweni sakoGadi lesizweni sakoZebuluni, baba lemizi elitshumi lambili.
The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 Labantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi le imizi lamadlelo ayo ngenkatho, njengokulaya kweNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi.
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 Basebenika esizweni sabantwana bakoJuda lesizweni sabantwana bakoSimeyoni le imizi, eqanjwa ngebizo,
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name, (mentioned: Heb. called)
10 eyayingeyabantwana bakoAroni, bevela kunsendo zamaKohathi ebantwaneni bakoLevi, ngoba baba lenkatho yokuqala.
Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
11 Basebebanika iKiriyathi-Arba, uyise kaAnoki, okuyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakoJuda lamadlelo inhlangothi zayo zonke.
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron, in the hill [country] of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. (the city...: or, Kirjatharba)
12 Kodwa insimu yomuzi lemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune ukuba ngeyakhe.
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Ngakho banika abantwana bakoAroni umpristi umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, iHebroni, lamadlelo ayo, leLibhina lamadlelo ayo,
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
14 leJatiri lamadlelo ayo, leEshithemowa lamadlelo ayo,
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
15 leHoloni lamadlelo ayo, leDebiri lamadlelo ayo,
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, (Holon: also called, Hilen)
16 leAyini lamadlelo ayo, leJuta lamadlelo ayo, leBeti-Shemeshi lamadlelo ayo; imizi eyisificamunwemunye kulezizizwe ezimbili.
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. (Ain: also called, Ashan)
17 Lesizweni sakoBhenjamini: IGibeyoni lamadlelo ayo, iGeba lamadlelo ayo,
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, (Geba: also called, Gaba)
18 iAnathothi lamadlelo ayo, leAlimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. (Almon: also called, Alemeth)
19 Yonke imizi yabantwana bakoAroni, abapristi, yayilemizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20 Lensendo zabantwana bakoKohathi, amaLevi, asalayo ebantwaneni bakoKohathi, baba lemizi yenkatho yabo esizweni sakoEfrayimi.
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 Basebebanika umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, iShekema lamadlelo ayo entabeni yakoEfrayimi, leGezeri lamadlelo ayo,
For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
22 leKibizayimi lamadlelo ayo, leBhethi-Horoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
23 Lesizweni sakoDani iEliteke lamadlelo ayo, iGibethoni lamadlelo ayo,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
24 iAjaloni lamadlelo ayo, iGathi-Rimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
25 Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, iThahanakhi lamadlelo ayo, leGathi-Rimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emibili.
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
26 Yonke imizi yensendo zabantwana bakoKohathi abaseleyo yayilitshumi lamadlelo ayo.
All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
27 Lakubantwana bakoGerishoni, bensendo zamaLevi, kungxenye yesizwe sakoManase, iGolani eBashani, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leBheyeshithera lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emibili.
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
28 Lesizweni sakoIsakari, iKishiyoni lamadlelo ayo, iDaberathi lamadlelo ayo,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
29 iJarimuthi lamadlelo ayo, iEni-Ganimi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
30 Lesizweni sakoAsheri, iMishali lamadlelo ayo, iAbidoni lamadlelo ayo,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
31 iHelkathi lamadlelo ayo, leRehobi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
32 Lesizweni sakoNafithali, iKedeshi eGalili, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leHamothi-Dori lamadlelo ayo, leKaritani lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emithathu.
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
33 Yonke imizi yamaGerishoni ngokwensendo zawo yayiyimizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 Lensendo zabantwana bakoMerari, amaLevi aseleyo, zaba leJokineyamu esizweni sakoZebuluni lamadlelo ayo, leKarita lamadlelo ayo,
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
35 iDimina lamadlelo ayo, iNahalali lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
36 Lesizweni sakoRubeni, iBezeri lamadlelo ayo, leJahaza lamadlelo ayo,
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
37 iKedemothi lamadlelo ayo, leMefahathi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
38 Lesizweni sakoGadi, iRamothi eGileyadi, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leMahanayimi lamadlelo ayo,
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39 iHeshiboni lamadlelo ayo, iJazeri lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine isiyonke.
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 Yonke imizi yayingeyabantwana bakoMerari, ngokwensendo zabo, abaseleyo ensendweni zamaLevi. Lenkatho yabo yayiyimizi elitshumi lambili.
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.
41 Yonke imizi yamaLevi phakathi kwelifa labantwana bakoIsrayeli yayiyimizi engamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili lamadlelo ayo.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 Le imizi, lowo lalowo wawulamadlelo awo inhlangothi zawo zonke. Kwakunjalo kuleyo yonke imizi.
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus [were] all these cities.
43 INkosi yasinika uIsrayeli ilizwe lonke eyafunga ukubanika lona oyise; basebesidla ilifa lalo bahlala kulo.
And YHWH gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 INkosi yasibanika ukuphumula inhlangothi zonke njengokufunga kwayo konke kuboyise. Kakumanga muntu phambi kwabo kuzo zonke izitha zabo. INkosi yazinikela izitha zonke zabo esandleni sabo.
And YHWH gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; YHWH delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Kakwehlulekanga lalutho lwayo yonke into enhle iNkosi eyayikhuluma kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli; konke kwenzeka.
There failed not ought of any good thing which YHWH had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
