UYoshuwa
21:1 Zasondela ke iintloko zezindlu zooyise zabaLevi kuElazare ukumkani
nakuYoshuwa unyana kaNun, nakwiintloko zamabandla
ooyise bezizwe zoonyana bakaSirayeli;
21:2 Bathetha kubo eShilo, ezweni lakwaKanan, bathi, Inene
UYehova wawisa umthetho ngesandla sikaMoses, ukuba sisinike imizi yokuhlala
amadlelo alo eenkomo zethu.
21:3 Oonyana bakaSirayeli banika abaLevi ezimpahleni zabo
ilifa lawo ngokomlomo kaYehova, loo mizi nemizana yayo
idolophu.
21:4 Iqashiso laphuma ngokwemizalwane yakwaKehati;
oonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli, ababekubaLevi, baphuma ngeqashiso
kwisizwe sakwaYuda, nakwisizwe sakwaSimon, nakwisizwe sakwaSimeyon
kwisizwe sakwaBhenjamin: imizi elishumi elinamithathu.
21:5 Abanye oonyana bakaKehati baba neqashiso emizalwaneni kaKehati
kwisizwe sakwaEfrayim, nakwisizwe sakwaDan, nakwisiqingatha esi
kwisizwe sakwaManase: imizi elishumi.
21:6 Oonyana bakaGershon baba nemizalwane yesizwe ngeqashiso
kwaIsakare, nakwisizwe sakwa-Ashere, nakwisizwe sakwa-Ashere
nakwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase eBhashan, ishumi elinesithathu
izixeko.
21:7 Oonyana bakaMerari ngokwemizalwane yabo bafumana esizweni sakwaRubhen.
nakwisizwe sakwaGadi, nakwisizwe sakwaZebhulon, ishumi elinababini
izixeko.
21:8 Oonyana bakaSirayeli babanika abaLevi loo mizi ngamaqashiso
namadlelo awo, njengoko uYehova wamwiselayo umthetho ngesandla sikaMoses.
21:9 Kwaye banikela esizweni soonyana bakaYuda, kwaye
kwisizwe soonyana bakaSimon, le mizi ikhankanyiweyo apha
ngegama,
21:10 Oonyana baka-Aron bemizalwane yakwaKehati;
abaphuma koonyana bakaLevi, ngokuba laba lelabo iqashiso lokuqala.
21:11 Babanika umzi ka-Arbha, uyise ka-Anaki, umzi lowo
eHebron, kweleentaba lakwaYuda, namadlelo ayo ngeenxa zonke
ngayo.
21:12 Ke amasimi aloo mzi, nemizana yawo, bawanika uKalebhi
unyana kaYefune ngenxa yelifa lakhe.
21:13 Babanika oonyana baka-Aron umbingeleli iHebron kunye naye
ukuba ube ngumzi wokusabela umbulali; neLibhena inaye
idolophu,
21:14 neYatire namadlelo ayo, ne-Eshtemowa namadlelo ayo;
21:15 neHolon namadlelo ayo, neDebhiri namadlelo ayo;
21:16 neAyin namadlelo ayo, neYuta namadlelo ayo, neBhete-shemeshe namadlelo ayo.
namadlelo ayo; imizi esithoba kuzo zizwe zibini.
21:17 Yaye kwisizwe sakwaBhenjamin iGibheyon nedlelo layo, iGebha kunye nayo
idolophu,
21:18 neAnatoti namadlelo ayo, neAlmon namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine.
21:19 Iyonke imizi yoonyana baka-Aron, ababingeleli, yaba lishumi elinamithathu
izixeko namadlelo azo.
21:20 nemizalwane yoonyana bakaKehati, yabaLevi abaseleyo
koonyana bakaKehati aba nemizi yeqashiso labo
kwisizwe sakwaEfrayim.
21:21 Babanika iShekem nedlelo layo, kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, ukuba ibe yintsimi.
umzi wokusabela umbulali; neGezere namadlelo ayo;
21:22 neKibhetsayim namadlelo ayo, neBhete-horon namadlelo ayo; ezine
izixeko.
21:23 Esizweni sakwaDan, iEliteke nedlelo layo, neGibheton nedlelo layo.
kwiindawo zayo,
21:24 neAyalon namadlelo ayo, neGati-rimon namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine.
21:25 nakwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase, iTanaki namadlelo ayo, nedlelo layo
iGati-rimon nedlelo layo; izixeko ezibini.
21:26 Iyonke imizi yaba lishumi, inamadlelo ayo, ngokwemizalwane yabo
oonyana bakaKehati abaseleyo.
21:27 nakoonyana bakaGershon, ngokwemizalwane yabaLevi, baphuma
esinye isiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase basinika iGolan eBhashan kunye naye
ukuba ube ngumzi wokusabela umbulali; noBheshetera enaye
iindawo zasedolophini; izixeko ezibini.
21:28 Esizweni sakwaIsakare, iKishon nedlelo layo, neDabhare nedlelo layo
kwiindawo zayo,
21:29 neYarmuti namadlelo ayo, ne-En-gannim namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine.
21:30 Esizweni sakwa-Ashere, iMishali namadlelo ayo, yiAbhedon nedlelo layo.
idolophu,
21:31 neHelekati namadlelo ayo, neRehobhi namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine.
21:32 Esizweni sakwaNafetali, iKedeshe yaseGalili nedlelo layo, nedlelo layo,
yiba ngumzi wokusabela umbulali; neHamoti-dore nedlelo layo, ne
iKartan namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezithathu.
21:33 Yonke imizi yoonyana bakaGershon, ngokwemizalwane yabo
izixeko ezilishumi elinesithathu nedlelo lazo.
21:34 Nemizalwane yoonyana bakaMerari abaseleyo
AbaLevi, esizweni sakwaZebhulon, iYokenam namadlelo ayo, nedlelo layo
IKarta namadlelo ayo,
21:35 iDimna namadlelo ayo, neNahalali namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine.
21:36 Esizweni sakwaRubhen iBhetsere namadlelo ayo, neYahatsa nedlelo layo
kwiindawo zayo,
21:37 iKedemoti namadlelo ayo, neMefahati namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine.
21:38 Esizweni sakwaGadi, iRamoti yaseGiliyadi nedlelo layo, yaba lidlelo layo.
umzi wokusabela umbulali; neMahanayim nedlelo layo;
21:39 iHeshbhon namadlelo ayo, neYazere namadlelo ayo; izixeko ezine zizonke.
21:40 Yaba njalo ke yonke imizi yoonyana bakaMerari ngokwemizalwane yabo
abaseleyo emizalwaneni yabaLevi, ngeqashiso labo baba lishumi elinababini
izixeko.
21:41 Yonke imizi yabaLevi phakathi kwelifa loonyana bakaLevi
USirayeli wayeyizixeko ezingamashumi amane anesibhozo namadlelo azo.
21:42 Le mizi yonke, inamadlelo ayo ngeenxa zonke kuyo
yonke loo mizi.
21:43 UYehova wawanika amaSirayeli lonke ilizwe abelifungele ukuba wowanika
ooyise; balihlutha, bema kulo.
21:44 UYehova wawaphumza ngeenxa zonke, njengako konke awawafungayo
Akwabakho mntu ezintshabeni zabo zonke umazayo
phambi kwabo; uYehova wazinikela esandleni sawo zonke iintshaba zawo.
21:45 Akuwanga phantsi nalinye ilizwi emazwini onke alungileyo, abewathethile uYehova kuye
indlu kaSirayeli; zonke zenzeka.