UYoshuwa
13:1 Ke kaloku uYoshuwa ubeseleyindoda enkulu, eselekhulile; Wathi uYehova kuye,
Wena umdala, uhambisekile ebudaleni;
umhlaba oza kuhluthwa.
13:2 Lilo eli ilizwe elisaseleyo: yonke imida yamaFilisti;
namaGeshuri onke,
13:3 lithabathela kwaSihore, eliphambi kweYiputa, lesa emdeni we-Ekron
ngasentla, ebalelwa kumaKanan: iinkosi ezintlanu
amaFilisti; namaGaza, nama-Ashdoti, nama-Eshkaloni, nama-Eshkaloni
namaGati, nama-Ekron; kunye neeAvites:
13:4 lithabathela ezantsi, lonke ilizwe lakwaKanan, neMehara leyo
namaTsidon, besa eAfeki, emdeni wama-Amori.
13:5 nelizwe lamaGibheli, neLebhanon yonke, ngasempumalanga;
ukusuka eBhahali-gadi phantsi kwentaba yeHermon, ukuya kufikelela ekungeneni eHamati.
13:6 bonke abemi basezintabeni, bathabathele eLebhanon kuse
iMisrefoti-mayim, namaTsidon onke, ndiya kuwagqogqa ebusweni bakhe
Ke wena wolabela oonyana bakaSirayeli wena ngeqashiso
libe lilifa, njengoko ndakuwiselayo umthetho.
13:7 Ngoko yabelani eli lizwe libe lilifa lezizwe ezisithoba;
nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase;
13:8 amaRubhen namaGadi babathabatha kunye nabo
ilifa awabanika lona uMoses nganeno kweYordan ngasempumalanga, kwanjengoko
Wabanika uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova;
13:9 Sathabathela eArohere, eseludinini lomlanjana oyiArnon, nomzi lowo
esazulwini soMnayile, neArabha yonke yaseMedebha, kwesa eDibhon;
13:10 nemizi yonke kaSihon ukumkani wama-Amori, abelawula kuyo
eHeshbhon, ise emdeni woonyana baka-Amon;
13:11 nelaseGiliyadi, nomda wamaGeshuri, namaMahakati;
Intaba yeHermon, neBhashan yonke, ukusa eSaleka;
13:12 bonke ubukumkani bukaOgi eBhashan, obephethe eAshtaroti nasezweni.
nguEdreyi, oseleyo kumaRafa; ngokuba enze ezo zinto uMoses
baxabele, ubagxothe.
13:13 Kodwa oonyana bakaSirayeli abawagqogqanga amaGeshuri, namaGeshuri
AmaGeshuri namaMahakati ami phakathi kwawo
AmaSirayeli unanamhla.
13:14 Sisizwe sakwaLevi sodwa akasinikanga lifa; imibingelelo ye
uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ilifa laso, ulidle ngomlilo, njengoko wathethayo
kubo.
13:15 UMoses wasinika ilifa isizwe soonyana bakaRubhen
ngokwemizalwane yabo.
13:16 Umda wabo wathabathela eArohere, eseludinini lomlanjana oyiArnon;
nomzi ophakathi komlambo, nehewu lonke engakuwo
eMedeba;
13:17 iHeshbhon nemizi yayo yonke esehewu; Dibhon, kwaye
neBhamoti-bhahali, neBhete-bhahali-mehon,
13:18 neYahatsa, neKedemoti, neMefahati;
13:19 neKiriyatayim, neSibhema, neTsareteshahare, entabeni yentili;
13:20 neBhete-pehore, neAshdoti yepisga, neBhete-yeshimoti;
13:21 nemizi yonke yehewu, nobukumkani bonke bukaSihon ukumkani wase
ama-Amori abelawula eHeshbhon, awawaxabelayo uMoses ngesandla sakhe
Abathetheli bakwaMidiyan nguEvi, noRekem, noTsure, noHure, noRebha
yayizizikhulu zakwaSihon emaphandleni.
13:22 NoBhileham unyana kaBhehore, itola, wenza oonyana bakaSirayeli
babulale ngekrele phakathi kwababuleweyo ngabo.
13:23 Umda woonyana bakaRubhen waba yiYordan nommandla
ngayo. Lilo elo ilifa loonyana bakaRubhen ngokwelifa labo
iintsapho, izixeko kunye nemizana yayo.
13:24 UMoses wasinika ilifa isizwe sakwaGadi oonyana
oonyana bakaGadi ngokwemizalwane yabo.
13:25 Umda wabo waba yiYazere, nemizi yonke yaseGiliyadi, enesiqingatha selizwe
ilizwe loonyana baka-Amon, lesa eArohere ephambi kweRabha;
13:26 bathabathela eHeshbhon, besa eRamati-mizpe, naseBhete-im; besuka eMahanayim bezisa
Umda waseDebhiri;
13:27 nasentilini yiBhete-haram, neBhete-nimra, neSukoti, neTsafon;
obunye ubukumkani bukaSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon, yiYordan nommandla wakhe;
yesa ekupheleni kolwandle lwaseKinerete phesheya kweYordan
ngasempuma.
13:28 Lilo elo ilifa loonyana bakaGadi ngokwemizalwane yabo
imizi, nemizana yayo.
13:29 UMoses wasinika ilifa isiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase
ilifa lesiqingatha sesizwe soonyana bakaManase ngokwesabelo sabo
iintsapho.
13:30 Umda wabo wathabathela eMahanayim, neBhashan yonke, bonke ubukumkani bukaOgi
ukumkani waseBhashan, nemizana yonke yakwaYahire eseBhashan;
izixeko ezingamashumi amathandathu:
13:31 nesiqingatha saseGiliyadi, neAshtaroti, ne-Edreyi, imizi yobukumkani bukaOgi
eBhashan yayingoonyana bakaMakire, unyana ka
uManase, esa kwesinye isiqingatha soonyana bakaMakire ngokwemizalwane yabo
iintsapho.
13:32 Ngawo lawo amazwe awawabayo uMoses ngokwelifa
amathafa akwaMowabhi phesheya kweYordan, malunga neYeriko ngasempumalanga.
13:33 Ke isizwe sakwaLevi uMoses akasinikanga lifa: uYehova uThixo
yaba lilifa lamaSirayeli, njengoko wathethayo kubo.