UBaba Wethu Ukhuluma Ngomhlaba Ongakathathwa
UJoshuwa usegugile, futhi uBaba wethu ukusho ngokusobala: izwe eliningi lisengakanqotshwa, kuhlanganise nayo yonke indawo yamaFilisti. Noma kunjalo ukwabiwa kwezwe kuyaqhubeka, kuqala ngezizwe ezisempumalanga yeJordani. Ifa likaLevi kuthiwa nguBaba wethu uqobo.
13 1UJoshuwa wayesemdala, eseneminyaka eminingi, uBaba wethu wathi kuye: “Usumdala, useneminyaka eminingi, kusasele umhlaba omningi kakhulu ongakathathwa. 2Nawu umhlaba osele: zonke izifunda zamaFilisti, nalo lonke izwe lamaGeshuri, 3kusukela eShihori esempumalanga yeGibhithe kuya enyakatho emngceleni wase-Ekroni (obalwa njengowamaKhanani); ababusi abahlanu bamaFilisti—abaseGaza, nabase-Ashdodi, nabase-Ashkeloni, nabaseGati, nabase-Ekroni—nama-Avi, 4ngaseningizimu, lonke izwe lamaKhanani, neMeyara yamaSidoni, kuze kube se-Afeki, kuze kufike emngceleni wama-Amori; 5nezwe lamaGebali, lonke iLebanoni ngasempumalanga, kusukela eBhali-gadi ngezansi kweNtaba iHermoni kuze kube seLebo-hamati. 6Bonke abahlala ezweni lezintaba kusukela eLebanoni kuze kube seMisirefoti-mayimi, wonke amaSidoni—mina ngokwami ngiyakubaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Kuphela yabela u-Israyeli izwe libe yifa, njengoba ngikuyalile. 7Ngakho yahlukanisa leli zwe libe yifa phakathi kwezizwe eziyisishiyagalolunye nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase.”
Ifa Ngasempumalanga YeJorodani
8Kanye nenye inxenye yesizwe, amaRubeni namaGadi ase elitholile ifa labo, ababalinika uMose ngaphesheya kweJorodani ngasempumalanga, njengokubanika kukaMose inceku kaBaba wethu: 9kusukela e-Aroweri osendaweni engasekugcineni kweSigodi sase-Arinoni, nomuzi ophakathi nesigodi, nalo lonke ithafa eliphakeme kusukela eMedeba kuze kube seDiboni; 10nayo yonke imizi kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owayebusa eHeshboni, kuze kufike emngceleni wama-Amoni; 11neGileyadi, nezwe lamaGeshuri namaMahakhati, nayo yonke iNtaba iHermoni, nalo lonke iBhashani kuze kube seSaleka; 12wonke umbuso ka-Ogi eBhashani, owayebusa e-Ashtaroti nase-Edreyi—owayesele yedwa kumaRefayi. UMose wamnqoba u-Ogi wabaxosha abantu bakhe. 13Kodwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abazange babaxoshe amaGeshuri namaMahakhati, ngakho iGeshuri neMahakhati bahlala phakathi kuka-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla. 14Kuphela isizwe sakwaLevi akazange asinike ifa; iminikelo yomlilo kuBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, yilona ifa labo, njengoba abathembisa. a a v14 ULevi yedwa akazange alithole izwe, ngokuba isabelo sangempela sabapristi nguBaba wethu ngokwakhe — ukusondelana naye, hhayi izwe, kuyilona ifa labo.
15UMose wanika isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni ifa ngokwemindeni yabo. 16Izwe labo lasukela e-Aroweri osendaweni engasekugcineni kweSigodi sase-Arinoni, nomuzi ophakathi nesigodi, nalo lonke ithafa eliphakeme eliseduze neMedeba; 17iHeshboni nayo yonke imizi yalo esethafeni—iDiboni, neBhamoti-bhali, neBheti-bhali-meyoni, 18neYahasi, neKedemoti, neMefahati, 19neKiriyathayimi, neSibma, neZereti-shahari esegqumeni elingaphezu kwesigodi, 20neBheti-peyori, namawa asePisiga, neBheti-jeshimoti, 21nayo yonke imizi yethafa, nawo wonke umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owayebusa eHeshboni, uMose amnqoba kanye nabaholi bamaMidiyani—u-Evi, noRekemi, noZuri, noHuri, noReba—izikhulu zikaSihoni ezazihlala ezweni. 22Abantu bakwa-Israyeli babulala noBalami indodana kaBeyori, umbhuli, ngenkemba, phakathi kwababulawa babo. 23Umngcele wamaRubeni kwakuyiJorodani nosebe lwayo. Yileli ifa lamaRubeni ngokwemindeni yabo—imizi nemizana yayo.
24UMose wanika isizwe sakwaGadi, abantwana bakwaGadi, ifa ngokwemindeni yabo. 25Izwe labo kwakuyiJazeri, nayo yonke imizi yaseGileyadi, nenxenye yezwe lama-Amoni kuze kube se-Aroweri, osempumalanga yeRaba, 26nakusukela eHeshboni kuze kube seRamati-mizpa neBhethonimi, nakusukela eMahanayimi kuze kube semngceleni waseDebiri, 27nasesigodini: iBheti-harami, neBheti-nimra, neSukoti, neZafoni—okusele embusweni kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshboni, iJorodani nosebe lwayo, kuze kufike ekugcineni koLwandle lwaseKhinereti ngaphesheya kweJorodani ngasempumalanga. b b v27 IKhinereti yigama lasendulo loLwandle lwaseGalile. 28Yileli ifa lenzalo kaGadi ngokwemindeni yabo: imizi nemizana yayo.
29UMose wanika inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase ifa, lokho kwaba ngokwenzalo yenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase ngokwemindeni yabo. 30Izwe labo lasukela eMahanayimi: lonke iBhashani, wonke umbuso ka-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani, nayo yonke imizi kaJayiri eseBhashani, imizi engamashumi ayisithupha; 31nenxenye yeGileyadi, nase-Ashtaroti nase-Edreyi, imizi yasebukhosini buka-Ogi eBhashani, yanikwa inzalo kaMakiri indodana kaManase—inxenye yamaMakiri ngokwemindeni yabo.
32Yila amafa uMose awehlukanisa emathafeni akwaMowabi, ngaphesheya kweJorodani ngasempumalanga yeJeriko. 33Isizwe sakwaLevi uMose akazange asinike ifa; uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uyilona ifa labo, njengoba abathembisa.
