UJoshuwa 21
1 Kwasekusondela inhloko zaboyise bamaLevi kuEleyazare umpristi lakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni lakuzo inhloko zaboyise bezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli,
While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
2 bakhuluma kubo eShilo elizweni leKhanani, besithi: INkosi yalaya ngesandla sikaMozisi ukusinika imizi yokuhlala, lamadlelo ayo ezifuyo zethu.
3 Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi okwelifa labo ngokomlayo weNkosi, limizi lamadlelo ayo.
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 Kwasekuvela inkatho yensendo zamaKohathi. Abantwana bakoAroni umpristi, abavela kumaLevi, ngenkatho esizweni sakoJuda lesizweni sakoSimeyoni lesizweni sakoBhenjamini, basebesiba lemizi elitshumi lantathu.
[First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Labaseleyo kubantwana bakaKohathi, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoEfrayimi lesizweni sakoDani lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, baba lemizi elitshumi.
To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
6 Labantwana bakoGerishoni, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoIsakari lesizweni sakoAsheri lesizweni sakoNafithali lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase eBashani, baba lemizi elitshumi lantathu.
The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
7 Abantwana bakoMerari ngokwensendo zabo, esizweni sakoRubeni lesizweni sakoGadi lesizweni sakoZebuluni, baba lemizi elitshumi lambili.
The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 Labantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi le imizi lamadlelo ayo ngenkatho, njengokulaya kweNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi.
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 Basebenika esizweni sabantwana bakoJuda lesizweni sabantwana bakoSimeyoni le imizi, eqanjwa ngebizo,
These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
10 eyayingeyabantwana bakoAroni, bevela kunsendo zamaKohathi ebantwaneni bakoLevi, ngoba baba lenkatho yokuqala.
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 Basebebanika iKiriyathi-Arba, uyise kaAnoki, okuyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakoJuda lamadlelo inhlangothi zayo zonke.
They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
12 Kodwa insimu yomuzi lemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune ukuba ngeyakhe.
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 Ngakho banika abantwana bakoAroni umpristi umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, iHebroni, lamadlelo ayo, leLibhina lamadlelo ayo,
They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
14 leJatiri lamadlelo ayo, leEshithemowa lamadlelo ayo,
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 leHoloni lamadlelo ayo, leDebiri lamadlelo ayo,
Holon, Debir,
16 leAyini lamadlelo ayo, leJuta lamadlelo ayo, leBeti-Shemeshi lamadlelo ayo; imizi eyisificamunwemunye kulezizizwe ezimbili.
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
17 Lesizweni sakoBhenjamini: IGibeyoni lamadlelo ayo, iGeba lamadlelo ayo,
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 iAnathothi lamadlelo ayo, leAlimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 Yonke imizi yabantwana bakoAroni, abapristi, yayilemizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo.
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 Lensendo zabantwana bakoKohathi, amaLevi, asalayo ebantwaneni bakoKohathi, baba lemizi yenkatho yabo esizweni sakoEfrayimi.
The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
21 Basebebanika umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, iShekema lamadlelo ayo entabeni yakoEfrayimi, leGezeri lamadlelo ayo,
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 leKibizayimi lamadlelo ayo, leBhethi-Horoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 Lesizweni sakoDani iEliteke lamadlelo ayo, iGibethoni lamadlelo ayo,
They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 iAjaloni lamadlelo ayo, iGathi-Rimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, iThahanakhi lamadlelo ayo, leGathi-Rimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emibili.
They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
26 Yonke imizi yensendo zabantwana bakoKohathi abaseleyo yayilitshumi lamadlelo ayo.
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 Lakubantwana bakoGerishoni, bensendo zamaLevi, kungxenye yesizwe sakoManase, iGolani eBashani, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leBheyeshithera lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emibili.
They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
28 Lesizweni sakoIsakari, iKishiyoni lamadlelo ayo, iDaberathi lamadlelo ayo,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 iJarimuthi lamadlelo ayo, iEni-Ganimi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 Lesizweni sakoAsheri, iMishali lamadlelo ayo, iAbidoni lamadlelo ayo,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 iHelkathi lamadlelo ayo, leRehobi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 Lesizweni sakoNafithali, iKedeshi eGalili, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leHamothi-Dori lamadlelo ayo, leKaritani lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emithathu.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
33 Yonke imizi yamaGerishoni ngokwensendo zawo yayiyimizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo.
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 Lensendo zabantwana bakoMerari, amaLevi aseleyo, zaba leJokineyamu esizweni sakoZebuluni lamadlelo ayo, leKarita lamadlelo ayo,
The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
35 iDimina lamadlelo ayo, iNahalali lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 Lesizweni sakoRubeni, iBezeri lamadlelo ayo, leJahaza lamadlelo ayo,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 iKedemothi lamadlelo ayo, leMefahathi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 Lesizweni sakoGadi, iRamothi eGileyadi, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leMahanayimi lamadlelo ayo,
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
39 iHeshiboni lamadlelo ayo, iJazeri lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine isiyonke.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 Yonke imizi yayingeyabantwana bakoMerari, ngokwensendo zabo, abaseleyo ensendweni zamaLevi. Lenkatho yabo yayiyimizi elitshumi lambili.
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 Yonke imizi yamaLevi phakathi kwelifa labantwana bakoIsrayeli yayiyimizi engamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili lamadlelo ayo.
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 Le imizi, lowo lalowo wawulamadlelo awo inhlangothi zawo zonke. Kwakunjalo kuleyo yonke imizi.
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 INkosi yasinika uIsrayeli ilizwe lonke eyafunga ukubanika lona oyise; basebesidla ilifa lalo bahlala kulo.
In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
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.
Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
45 Kakwehlulekanga lalutho lwayo yonke into enhle iNkosi eyayikhuluma kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli; konke kwenzeka.
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
