UJoshuwa 19

19 ¹Inkatho yesibili yaphumela uSimeyoni, isizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni, ngezinhlanga zabo. Ifa labo lalisekelwe phakathi kwefa lakwaJuda. ²Baba nefa labo: iBeri-Sheba, neSheba, neMolada, ³neHasari-Shuwali, neBhala, ne-Esemi, ⁴ne-Elitholadi, neBhethuli, neHorma, ⁵neSikilagi, neBeti-Markabhoti, neHasari-Susa, ⁶neBeti-Lebawoti, neSharuheni — amadolobha ayishumi nantathu nemizana yawo; ⁷ne-Ayini, neRimoni, ne-Etheri, ne-Ashani — amadolobha amane nemizana yawo; ⁸nayo yonke imizana ezungeze lawa madolobha, kuze kufike eBhalati-Beri, iRama eseNegebi — yilo ifa lesizwe sakwaSimeyoni, ngezinhlanga zabo. ⁹Ifa lakwaSimeyoni lavela esabelweni sakwaJuda, ngokuba isabelo sakwaJuda sasibakhulu kakhulu kubo; ngakho uSimeyoni wazuza ifa phakathi kwezwe lakwaJuda.

Isabelo sikaBaba wethu kuZebuloni

¹⁰Inkatho yesithathu yaphumela abantwana bakwaZebuloni, ngezinhlanga zabo. Umngcele wefa labo wafinyelela eSaridi. ¹¹Umngcele wabo wenyukela entshonalanga eMarala, wathinta iDabesheti, wafinyelela emfudlaneni ongasempumalanga kweJokineyamu. ¹²Usuka eSaridi waphendukela empumalanga, ebusuku belanga liphuma, waya emngceleni waseKisiloti-Thabori, waqhubeka waya eDaberati, wenyukela eJafiya. ¹³Usuka lapho wadlulela empumalanga waya eGati-Heferi nase-Eti-Kasini, waphumela eRimoni, wagoba waya eNeya. ¹⁴Ngasenyakatho umngcele waphendukela eHanathoni, wagcina eSigodini sase-Ifita-Eli. ¹⁵Wawuhlanganisa neKhatati, neNahalali, neShimroni, ne-Idala, neBhetlehema — amadolobha ayishumi nambili nemizana yawo. ¹⁶Yilo ifa labantwana bakwaZebuloni ngezinhlanga zabo — lawa madolobha nemizana yawo.

Isabelo sikaBaba wethu ku-Isakare

¹⁷Inkatho yesine yaphumela u-Isakare, abantwana bakwa-Isakare ngezinhlanga zabo. ¹⁸Izwe labo lalihlanganisa iJizreyeli, neKhesuloti, neShunemi, ¹⁹neHafarayimi, neShiyoni, ne-Anaharati, ²⁰neRabhiti, neKishiyoni, ne-Ebesi, ²¹neRemeti, ne-Eni-Ganimi, ne-Eni-Hada, neBeti-Pasesi. ²²Umngcele wathinta iThabori, neShahasuma, neBeti-Shemeshi, wagcina eJordani — amadolobha ayishumi nesithupha nemizana yawo. ²³Yilo ifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Isakare, ngezinhlanga — amadolobha nemizana yawo.

Isabelo sikaBaba wethu ku-Asheri

²⁴Inkatho yesihlanu yaphumela isizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri ngezinhlanga zabo. ²⁵Izwe labo lalihlanganisa iHelkhati, neHali, neBhetheni, ne-Akishafi, ²⁶ne-Alameleki, ne-Amadi, neMishali; ngasentshonalanga wathinta iKarmeli neShihori-Libhinati. ²⁷Waphendukela empumalanga waya eBeti-Dagoni, wathinta iZebuloni neSigodi sase-Ifita-Eli, waya enyakatho eBeti-Emeki naseNeyiyeli, waphumela eKhabuli ngasesobunxele, ²⁸ne-Ebroni, neRehobi, neHamoni, neKhana, kuze kufike eSidoni enkulu. ²⁹Umngcele waphendukela eRama nasedolobheni elinezivikelo laseTire, waphendukela eHosa, wagcina olwandle endaweni yase-Akizibi, ³⁰ne-Uma, ne-Afeki, neRehobi — amadolobha angamashumi amabili nambili nemizana yawo. ³¹Yilo ifa lesizwe sabantu bakwa-Asheri, ngezinhlanga zabo — lawa madolobha nemizana yawo.

Isabelo sikaBaba wethu kuNafetali

³²Inkatho yesithupha yaphumela abantwana bakwaNafetali, abantwana bakwaNafetali ngezinhlanga zabo. ³³Umngcele wabo wawusuka eHelefi, emthini omkhulu waseSananimi, udlula e-Adami-Nekebi nase-Jabhineyeli uye eLakumi, ugcina eJordani. ³⁴Umngcele waphendukela entshonalanga waya e-Azinoti-Thabori, waqhubeka usuka lapho waya eHukhoki, wathinta iZebuloni ngaseningizimu, ne-Asheri ngasentshonalanga, neJuda eJordani ngasempumalanga. ³⁵Amadolobha anezivikelo ayeyiZidimi, neZeri, neHamati, neRakhati, neKhinereti, ³⁶ne-Adama, neRama, neHasori, ³⁷neKhedeshi, ne-Edreyi, ne-Eni-Hasori, ³⁸neYironi, neMigidali-Eli, neHoremi, neBeti-Anati, neBeti-Shemeshi — amadolobha ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye nemizana yawo. ³⁹Yilo ifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaNafetali, ngezinhlanga zabo — amadolobha nemizana yawo.

Isabelo sikaBaba wethu kuDani

⁴⁰Inkatho yesikhombisa yaphumela isizwe sabantwana bakwaDani ngezinhlanga zabo. ⁴¹Izwe lefa labo lalihlanganisa iSora, ne-Eshitawoli, ne-Iri-Shemeshi, ⁴²neShayalabhini, ne-Ajaloni, ne-Ithila, ⁴³ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni, ⁴⁴ne-Elitekhe, neGibhethoni, neBhalati, ⁴⁵neJehudi, neBhene-Beraki, neGati-Rimoni, ⁴⁶neMe-Jarkoni, neRakhoni, kanye nezwe elibhekene neJopha. ⁴⁷Kwathi izwe lakwaDani selibaphuncukile, benyuka balwa neLeshemi, balithumba, balishaya ngenkemba, balithatha laba ngelabo, bahlala khona, baguqula igama leLeshemi laba iDani, ngegama likakhokho wabo uDani. ⁴⁸Yilo ifa lesizwe sakwaDani, ngezinhlanga zabo — lawa madolobha nemizana yawo.

Isipho sikaBaba wethu kuJoshuwa

⁴⁹Kwathi u-Israyeli eseqedile ukwaba izwe ngemingcele yalo, banika uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ifa phakathi kwabo. ⁵⁰Ngokuyala kukaBaba wethu bamnika idolobha alicela — iThimnati-Sera ezweni lezintaba lakwa-Efrayimi. Wayakha kabusha, wahlala khona. ⁵¹Yilawa amafa u-Eleyazare umpristi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zemindeni yezizwe zakwa-Israyeli abawaba ngenkatho eShilo phambi kukaBaba wethu, emnyango wetende lokuhlangana. Ngakho baqeda ukwaba izwe.