Abagwebi
1:1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaYoshuwa, oonyana bakaYoshuwa
Wabuza uSirayeli kuYehova, esithi, Ngubani na oya kusinyukela kuYehova?
AmaKanan kuqala, ukuba alwe nawo?
1:2 Wathi uYehova, Konyuka uYuda; yabona, ndilihlangule ilizwe
esandleni sakhe.
1:3 Wathi uYuda kuSimon umkhuluwa wakhe, Nyuka nam, siye eqashisweni lam;
ukuze silwe namaKanan; nam ngokunjalo ndiya kuhamba nam
ungene kwiqashiso lakho. Wahamba ke naye uSimon.
1:4 Wenyuka ke uYuda; uYehova wawahlangula amaKanan namaYiputa
namaPerizi esandleni sabo, yaye kubo babulala kuwo ishumi lamawaka eBhezeki
amadoda.
1:5 Bamfumana uAdoni-bhezeki eBhezeki, balwa naye, balwa naye
bawaxabela amaKanan namaPerizi.
1:6 Ke uAdoni-bhezeki wasaba; bamsukela, bambamba, bamnqumla
koobhontsi bakhe noobhontsi bakhe.
1:7 Wathi uAdoni-bhezeki, Ookumkani abamashumi asixhenxe baphethe oosithupha nesithupha
Iinzwane zabo zazichola phantsi kwetafile yam, njengoko ndenjenjalo
ndenze ngako, wenjenjalo uThixo ukubuyekeza kum. Bamsa eYerusalem;
wafela apho.
1:8 Ke kaloku oonyana bakaYuda balwa neYerusalem, bayithimba
wona, awuxabela ngohlangothi lwekrele, awutshisa umzi.
1:9 Emveni koko behla oonyana bakaYuda, baya kulwa
namaKanan abehleli kweleentaba, nakwelasezantsi nasezantsi
intlambo.
1:10 Wasuka ke uYuda waya kulwa namaKanan abehleli eHebron
igama leHebron ngenxa engaphambili beliyiKiriyati ka-Arbha; bambulala uSheshayi, no
uAhiman noTalemayi.
1:11 Wesuka khona waya kubemi baseDebhiri, enegama elo
eyaseDebhiri ngenxa engaphambili yayiyiKiriyati-sefere;
1:12 Wathi uKalebhi, Othe wayixabela iKiriyati-sefere, wayithimba, woba nguye.
Intombi yam uAkesa ndomnika umfazi.
1:13 Wayithimba uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi, umninawa kaKalebhi;
wamnika ke intombi yakhe, uAkesa, yangumkakhe.
1:14 Kwathi, akufika kuye, wamvuselela ukuba acele into
Uyise waba yintsimi. Yehla e-esileni layo. Wathi uKalebhi
Wathi kuye, Uthanda ntoni na?
1:15 Wathi kuye, Ndinike into, ngokuba undinike intsikelelo
umhlaba osemazantsi; ndinike nemithombo yamanzi. uKalebhi wamnika ke elo langasentla
nemithombo, nemithombo yasezantsi.
1:16 Benyuka oonyana bakaKeni, uyise womkaMoses, bephuma ententeni leyo
umzi wamasundu kunye noonyana bakaYuda entlango
elakwaYuda, emazantsi eAradi; baya bahlala phakathi kwabo
abantu.
1:17 UYuda wahamba noSimon umkhuluwa wakhe, bawabulala amaKanan
eyayimi eTsefati, yayisingela phantsi. Kwaye igama le
Isixeko eso sasibizwa ngokuba yiHorma.
1:18 UYuda wayithimba iGaza nommandla wayo, neAshkelon nommandla wayo
ne-Ekron nommandla wayo.
1:19 UYehova waye enoYuda; wabagqogqa abemi belizwe
intaba; akaba nako ukubagqogqa abemi bentili, ngokuba
babeneenqwelo zokulwa zentsimbi.
1:20 Bamnika uKalebhi umzi waseHebron, njengoko wathethayo uMoses;
oonyana abathathu baka-Anaki.
1:21 Ke oonyana bakaBhenjamin abazange bawagxothe ke amaYebhusi
imiwe eYerusalem; ahlala amaYebhusi noonyana baka
uBhenjamin eYerusalem unanamhla.
1:22 Indlu kaYosefu yenyuka nayo, yaya kuyingenela iBheteli;
wayekunye nabo.
1:23 Indlu kaYosefu yathumela ukuba ihlole iBheteli. (Ngoku igama lesixeko
ngaphambili yayiyiLuzi.)
1:24 Iintlola zambona umntu ephuma kuloo mzi, zathi kuye
Khawusibonise indawo yokungena kulo mzi, sikubonise
inceba yakho.
1:25 Wazibonisa ithuba lokungena kuwo umzi, zawubetha umzi
ngohlangothi lwekrele; bamndulula ke umfo nomzalwane wakhe wonke.
1:26 Wesuka loo ndoda ezweni lamaHeti, wakha umzi, wawakha
Wathi igama laloo nto yiLuzi, ligama lawo unanamhla.
1:27 UManase akabagqogqanga abemi baseBhete-shehan nabemi bayo
neTahanaki namagxamesi ayo, nabemi baseDore namagxamesi ayo
nabemi baseIbleyam namagxamesi ayo, nabemi bayo
eMegido namagxamesi ayo; amaKanan azimisela ukuhlala kwelo zwe.
1:28 Kwathi, akomelela amaSirayeli, awabeka
amaKanan ukuba ahlawule, akabagqogqanga kuphele.
1:29 UEfrayim akawagqogqanga amaKanan abehleli eGezere; kodwa
ahlala amaKanan phakathi kwawo eGezere.
1:30 UZebhulon akabagqogqanga abemi baseKitron nokumkani;
abemi baseNahaloli; ahlala amaKanan phakathi kwabo, aba baba
amasango.
1:31 UAshere akabagqogqanga abemi baseAko, namaYiputa
abemi baseTsidon, neAhlabhi, neAkezibhi, neHelebha, nelizwe
eAfiki, neyaseRehobhi;
1:32 Ke ama-Ashere ahlala phakathi kwamaKanan, abemi belizwe.
ilizwe: ngokuba abawagqogqanga.
1:33 UNafetali akabagqogqanga abemi baseBhete-shemeshe, nabemi baseBhete-shemeshe
abemi baseBhete-anati; wahlala phakathi kwamaKanan
abemi belizwe; nangona kunjalo abemi baseBhete-shemeshe kunye
eBhete-anati yaba ngabafakwa uviko kubo.
1:34 Ama-Amori abagxothela oonyana bakaDan entabeni, ngokuba bona
akabavumela ukuba behle baye entilini;
1:35 Ke ama-Amori azimisela ukuhlala entabeni yeHeresi, eAyalon naseShahalibhim;
kodwa isandla sendlu kaYosefu saba namandla, baba ngabanjalo
amasango.
1:36 Umda wama-Amori wathabathela ekunyukeni kweAkrabhim, ukusuka
ilitye, nangaphezulu.