UJoshuwa
13:1 UJoshuwa wayesemdala, eseneminyaka eminingi; uJehova wathi kuye:
Wena usumdala, uneminyaka eminingi, kuseyiminingi kakhulu
izwe elizodliwa.
13:2 Nali izwe elisasele: yonke imikhawulo yamaFilisti,
nawo wonke amaGeshuri,
13:3 Kusukela eSihori, okuyinto phambi kweGibhithe, kuze kube semngceleni Ekroni
ngasenyakatho, elibalelwa kumaKhanani: amakhosi ayisihlanu kaJehova
amaFilisti; abaseGaza, nama-Ashidoti, nama-Eshikaloni, nama-Ashidoti
namaGiti, nama-Ekroni; futhi ama-Avites:
13:4 Kusukela eningizimu, lonke izwe lamaKhanani, futhi Meara okungukuthi
eceleni kwamaSidoni kuze kufike e-Afeki, kuze kube semkhawulweni wama-Amori.
13:5 Futhi izwe Giblites, futhi lonke Lebanon, ngasempumalanga,
kusukela eBali-gadi ngaphansi kwentaba iHermoni kuze kufike ekungeneni eHamati.
13:6 Bonke abakhileyo ezintabeni kusukela Lebanon kuya
iMisirefothmayimi, nawo onke amaSidoni, ngiyakubaxosha ngaphambili
+ abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
libe yifa, njengalokho ngakuyala.
13:7 Ngakho-ke yahlukanisela leli zwe libe yifa lezizwe eziyisishiyagalolunye.
nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase,
13:8 Ngaye abakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi baye bathola zabo
ifa uMose abanika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga, njengoba nje
UMose inceku kaJehova wabanika;
13:9 Kusukela e-Aroweri, elisosebeni lomfula i-Arinoni, futhi idolobha ukuthi
iphakathi koMfula, nalo lonke ithafa laseMedeba kuze kube seDiboni;
13:10 Futhi yonke imizi kaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayebusa
iHeshiboni, kuze kube semkhawulweni wabantwana bakwa-Amoni;
13:11 Futhi kwaGileyadi, futhi umngcele Geshurites, futhi Mahakati, futhi wonke
iNtaba iHermoni, nalo lonke iBashani kuze kube seSaleka;
13:12 Wonke umbuso ka-Ogi eBashani, owayebusa e-Ashitaroti nasezweni.
u-Edreyi owasala ensalini yamaRefa;
shayani, nibakhiphe.
13:13 Nokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abawaxoshanga amaGeshuri namaGeshuri
namaMahakati, kepha amaGeshuri namaMahakha ahlala phakathi kwawo
Israyeli kuze kube namuhla.
13:14 Isizwe sakwaLevi kuphela akasinikanga lifa; imihlatshelo ye
uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owashiswa ngomlilo uyifa labo, njengokusho kwakhe
kubo.
13:15 UMose wanika isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni ilifa
ngokwemindeni yabo.
13:16 Umkhawulo wabo wasuka e-Aroweri, elisosebeni lomfula i-Arinoni.
nomuzi ophakathi komfula, nalo lonke ithafa eliseduze
iMedeba;
13:17 Heshiboni, futhi yonke imizi yalo esethafeni; Dibon, futhi
neBamoti-Bali, neBeti Bali-meyoni,
13:18 Futhi Jahaza, futhi Kedemoti, futhi Mefahati,
13:19 neKiriyatayimi, neSibima, neZareti-Shahari entabeni yasesigodini.
13:20 neBeti Peyori, ne-Ashidoti Pisiga, neBeti-Jeshimoti,
13:21 Futhi yonke imizi yasethafeni, futhi wonke umbuso kaSihoni, inkosi
ama-Amori ayebusa eHeshiboni, uMose awanqobayo ngesandla sakhe
izikhulu zakwaMidiyani: ngo-Evi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, ababekhona
zaziyizikhulu zikaSihoni, ezazihlala ezweni.
13:22 UBileyamu, indodana kaBeyori, umbhuli, wenza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
bulalani ngenkemba phakathi kwababulawa yibo.
13:23 Futhi umngcele wabantwana bakwaRubeni wawuyiJordani, futhi umngcele
kwakho. Leli kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaRubeni ngokwehlukana kwabo
imindeni, imizi nemizana yayo.
13:24 UMose wasinika ifa isizwe sakwaGadi, abantwana
bakwaGadi ngemindeni yabo.
13:25 Futhi umkhawulo wabo kwakuyiJazeri, nayo yonke imizi yakwaGileyadi, nengxenye yezwe
izwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni, kuze kube se-Aroweri eliphambi kweRaba;
13:26 Futhi kusukela eHeshibhoni kuze kufike eRamati Mispe, futhi Bethonim; kusukela eMahanayimi kuya
umngcele waseDebiri;
13:27 Futhi esigodini, iBetharamu, futhi Bethnimra, futhi Sukoti, futhi Zafoni,
okuseleyo kombuso kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, iJordani nomkhawulo wakhe;
kuze kube semngceleni wolwandle lwaseKinereti ngaphesheya kweJordani
ngasempumalanga.
13:28 Leli yifa labantwana bakwaGadi ngemindeni yabo
imizi, nemizana yayo.
13:29 UMose wayinika ifa ingxenye yesizwe sakwaManase
ifa lenxenye yesizwe sabantwana bakwaManase ngokwezabelo zabo
imindeni.
13:30 Futhi umkhawulo wabo kusukela eMahanayimi, lonke iBashani, wonke umbuso ka-Ogi
inkosi yaseBashani, nayo yonke imizi yaseJayire eseBashani,
amadolobha angamashumi ayisithupha:
13:31 nengxenye yakwaGileyadi, ne-Ashitaroti, futhi Edreyi, imizi yombuso ka-Ogi
eBashani kwakungamadodana kaMakiri indodana ka
uManase, kuze kufike engxenyeni yabantwana bakwaMakiri ngokomthetho wabo
imindeni.
13:32 Lawa angamazwe uMose awabelayo abe yifa kuwo
amathafa akwaMowabi ngaphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga.
13:33 Kodwa isizwe sakwaLevi, uMose akasinikanga ifa: uJehova uNkulunkulu
lakwa-Israyeli laliyifa labo, njengokusho kwakhe kubo.