UJoshuwa 15

15 ¹Inkatho yesizwe samadodana kaJuda, ngezinsendo zabo, yafinyelela emngceleni wase-Edomi, ihlane laseZini, iqonde eningizimu kuze kufike emkhawulweni oseningizimu kakhulu. ²Umngcele wabo waseningizimu waqala ekugcineni koLwandle Olufile, kusukela ethekwini elibheke eningizimu. ³Waphumela eningizimu yeNtuba yase-Akhrabimi, wadlulela eZini, wenyukela eningizimu yeKadeshi-baraneya, wadlula eHesironi, wenyukela e-Adari, waphenduka waqonda eKharika. ⁴Waqhubekela e-Azimoni, waphumela esiHlanjaneni saseGibhithe, umngcele waphelela olwandle. Yilo lo umngcele wenu waseningizimu. ⁵Umngcele wasempumalanga: uLwandle Olufile kuze kufike emlonyeni weJordani. Umngcele wasenyakatho: usukela ethekwini lolwandle emlonyeni weJordani. ⁶Umngcele wenyukela eBeti-hogela, wadlula enyakatho yeBeti-araba, wenyukela eTsheni laseBohani indodana kaRubeni. ⁷Umngcele wenyukela eDebiri usuka eSigodini sase-Akhori, waphendukela enyakatho eGiligali, ubheke eMmangweni wase-Adumimi oseningizimu yesigodi, wabe usuya emanzini ase-Eni-shemeshi, waphelela e-Eni-rogeli. ⁸Umngcele wabe usenyukela eSigodini saseBeni-hinomu, waya emthambekeni waseningizimu womuzi wamaJebusi (iJerusalema), wabe usuya esiqongweni sentaba esentshonalanga yeSigodi saseHinomu, enyakatho yeSigodi saseRefayimi. ⁹Kusukela esiqongweni sentaba umngcele wagwegwesela emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa, waya emizini yaseNtabeni i-Efroni, wabe usugwegwesela eBhahala, okungukuthi iKiriyati-jeyarimi. ¹⁰Umngcele waphenduka usuka eBhahala, waya entshonalanga eNtabeni iSeyiri, wadlulela emthambekeni wasenyakatho weNtaba iJeyarimi (iKesaloni), wehlela eBeti-shemeshi, wabe usuya eTimina. ¹¹Umngcele waya emthambekeni wasenyakatho wase-Ekroni, wagwegwesela eShikheroni, wadlula eNtabeni iBhahala, waya eJabineyeli, waphelela olwandle. ¹²Umngcele wasentshonalanga wawuluLwandle iMedithera nogu lwalo. Yilo lo umngcele ozungeza inzalo kaJuda ngezinsendo zabo.

¹³KuKalebi indodana kaJefune wanika isabelo phakathi kwenzalo kaJuda, njengokuba uBaba wethu wayala uJoshuwa: iKiriyati-arba, okungukuthi iHebroni (u-Arba wayenguyise ka-Anaki). ¹⁴Esuka lapho uKalebi waxosha amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki: uSheshayi, u-Ahimani, noThalemayi, inzalo ka-Anaki. ¹⁵Esuka lapho wenyukela kubakhi baseDebiri; igama laseDebiri ngaphambili lalingiKiriyati-sefere. ¹⁶UKalebi wathi: “Lowo ohlasela iKiriyati-sefere alithumbe—ngiyakumnika indodakazi yami u-Akhisa ibe ngumkakhe.” ¹⁷U-Othiniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umfowabo kaKalebi, walithumba, ngakho uKalebi wamnika indodakazi yakhe u-Akhisa yaba ngumkakhe. ¹⁸Kwathi lapho efika kuye, wamncenga ukuba acele insimu kuyise. Wehla kumbongolo wakhe, uKalebi wambuza: “Ufunani?”

¹⁹Wathi: “Ngiphe isibusiso. Njengoba unginike izwe laseNegevi, ngiphe nemithombo yamanzi.” Ngakho wamnika imithombo engenhla neyenzansi.

²⁰Yileli ifa lesizwe sabantwana bakaJuda ngokwezinsendo zabo. ²¹Imizi eseningizimu kakhulu yesizwe sakwaJuda, ngasemngceleni wase-Edomi eNegevi: iKabhizeyeli, i-Ederi, iJaguri, ²²iKhina, iDimona, i-Adada, ²³iKedeshi, iHasori, i-Ithinani, ²⁴iZifi, iTelemi, iBhealoti, ²⁵iHasori-hadata, iKeriyoti-hesironi (okungukuthi iHasori), ²⁶i-Amamu, iShema, iMolada, ²⁷iHasari-gada, iHeshimoni, iBeti-peleti, ²⁸iHasari-shuwali, iBherishebha, iBhiziyothiya, ²⁹iBhahala, i-Iyimi, i-Ezemi, ³⁰i-Elitholadi, iKesili, iHorma, ³¹iZikilagi, iMadimana, iSanisana, ³²iLebhayoti, iShilihimi, i-Ayini, neRimoni—sewonke, imizi engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, kanye nemizana yayo.

³³Emathafeni aphansi: i-Eshitawoli, iZora, i-Ashina, ³⁴iZanowa, i-Eni-ganimi, iThapuwa, i-Enamu, ³⁵iJaramuti, i-Adulamu, iSoko, i-Azeka, ³⁶iShaharayimi, i-Adithayimi, iGedera, neGederothayimi—imizi eyishumi nane, kanye nemizana yayo.

³⁷iZenani, iHadasha, iMigidali-gadi, ³⁸iDilani, iMizipha, iJokitheyeli, ³⁹iLakishi, iBhozikhati, i-Egiloni, ⁴⁰iKhaboni, iLahimasi, iKhitilishi, ⁴¹iGederoti, iBeti-dagoni, iNahama, neMakheda—imizi eyishumi nesithupha, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁴²iLibhina, i-Etheri, i-Ashani, ⁴³i-Ifita, i-Ashina, iNezibhi, ⁴⁴iKheyila, i-Akhizibhi, neMaresha—imizi eyisishiyagalolunye, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁴⁵i-Ekroni, kanye nemizi yayo nemizana yayo; ⁴⁶kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kufike olwandle, konke okwakuseduze ne-Ashidodi, kanye nemizana yayo; ⁴⁷i-Ashidodi kanye nemizi yayo nemizana yayo; iGaza kanye nemizi yayo nemizana yayo, kuze kufike esiHlanjaneni saseGibhithe noLwandle Olukhulu nogu lwalo.

⁴⁸Ezweni lezintaba: iShamiri, iJathiri, iSoko, ⁴⁹iDana, iKiriyati-sana (okungukuthi iDebiri), ⁵⁰i-Anabi, i-Eshitemo, i-Animi, ⁵¹iGosheni, iHoloni, neGilo—imizi eyishumi nanye, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁵²i-Arabi, iDuma, i-Eshani, ⁵³iJanimi, iBeti-thapuwa, i-Afeka, ⁵⁴iHumita, iKiriyati-arba (okungukuthi iHebroni), neZiyori—imizi eyisishiyagalolunye, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁵⁵iMahoni, iKarmeli, iZifi, iJuta, ⁵⁶iJizereyeli, iJokideyamu, iZanowa, ⁵⁷iKhayini, iGibeya, neTimina—imizi eyishumi, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁵⁸iHalihuli, iBeti-zuri, iGedori, ⁵⁹iMaharati, iBeti-anoti, ne-Elitekoni—imizi eyisithupha, kanye nemizana yayo. ⁶⁰iKiriyati-bhahali (okungukuthi iKiriyati-jeyarimi) neRaba—imizi emibili, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁶¹Ehlane: iBeti-araba, iMidini, iSekhaka, ⁶²iNibishani, uMuzi WoSawoti, ne-Eni-gedi—imizi eyisithupha, kanye nemizana yayo.

⁶³AmaJebusi ayehlala eJerusalema—inzalo kaJuda yayingakwazi ukuwaxosha; ngakho amaJebusi ahlala nenzalo kaJuda eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla.