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.