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Joshua 15

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Di Papa Give Judah Im Inheritance

Dem trace Judah borders well-well and list its towns district by district, reach the salt city and En-gedi. Caleb drive out three giants and e promise im daughter to anybody wey take Debir; then she ask her papa for springs. The Jebusites for Jerusalem still stay there.

Chapter 15.

Di land wey dem share give di tribe of Judah pikin dem, by dia clan, reach Edom border, di Wilderness of Zin, go down south reach di far south end. Dia south border comot from di end of di Dead Sea, from di bay wey face south. E comot go south of Akrabbim Pass, pass go Zin, climb go south of Kadesh-barnea, pass Hezron, climb go Addar, and turn go Karka. E continue go Azmon, comot go di Wadi of Egypt, and di border end for di sea. Dis na your south border. East border: di Dead Sea reach di mouth of Jordan. North border: from di bay of di sea for di mouth of Jordan. Di border climb go Beth-hoglah, pass north of Beth-arabah, and climb go di Stone of Bohan pikin of Reuben. Di border climb go Debir from di Valley of Achor, turn go north reach Gilgal, wey face di Ascent of Adummim for south of di valley, den go di waters of En-shemesh, and end for En-rogel. Den di border climb go di Valley of Ben-hinnom go di south slope of di Jebusite city (Jerusalem), den climb go di top of di mountain wey dey west of di Valley of Hinnom, for di north end of di Valley of Rephaim. From di top of di mountain di border curve go di spring for di waters of Nephtoah, run go di cities of Mount Ephron, den curve go Baalah, wey be Kiriath-jearim. Di border turn from Baalah go west reach Mount Seir, pass go di north slope of Mount Jearim (Chesalon), come down go Beth-shemesh, den go Timnah. Di border go di north slope of Ekron, curve go Shikkeron, pass Mount Baalah, go Jabneel, and end for di sea. Di west border na di Mediterranean Sea and im coastline. Dis na di border wey surround Judah pikin dem by dia clan.

To Caleb pikin of Jephunneh e give share among Judah pikin dem, as our Papa command Joshua: Kiriath-arba, wey be Hebron (Arba na di papa of Anak). From dia Caleb chase comot di three pikin of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, di pikin of Anak. From dia e climb go fight against di people wey dey live for Debir; before-before dem dey call Debir Kiriath-sepher. Caleb talk say, "Anybody wey attack Kiriath-sepher and capture am—I go give am my daughter Achsah make e marry." Othniel pikin of Kenaz, Caleb broda, capture am, so Caleb give am im daughter Achsah make e marry. As she come meet am, she beg am make e ask her papa for one field. She come down from her donkey, and Caleb ask, "Wetin you want?"

She talk say, "Give me blessing. Since you don give me land for Negev, give me springs of water too." So e give her di upper and di lower springs.

Dis na di inheritance of di tribe of Judah pikin dem according to dia clan. Di cities wey far pass for south of di tribe of Judah, wey dey near Edom border for di Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (wey be Hazor), Amam, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, Baalah, Iim, Ezem, Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—all togeda, twenty-nine cities, wit dia villages.

For di lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen cities, wit dia villages.

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, wit dia villages.

Libnah, Ether, Ashan, Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, wit dia villages.

Ekron, wit im towns and im villages; from Ekron reach di sea, everytin wey dey near Ashdod, wit dia villages; Ashdod wit im towns and villages; Gaza wit im towns and villages, reach di Wadi of Egypt and di Great Sea wit im coast.

For di hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (wey be Debir), Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, wit dia villages.

Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, Humtah, Kiriath-arba (wey be Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, wit dia villages.

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, wit dia villages.

Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, wit dia villages. Kiriath-baal (wey be Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two cities, wit dia villages.

For di wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, di City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, wit dia villages.

Di Jebusite people wey dey live for Jerusalem—Judah pikin dem no fit chase dem comot; so di Jebusite people still dey live wit Judah pikin dem for Jerusalem reach today.

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