UJoshuwa
18:1 Futhi lonke ibandla labantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye
eShilo, wamisa khona itabernakele lokuhlangana. Futhi i
izwe lanqotshwa phambi kwabo.
18:2 Futhi kwasala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa, ababenakho
bengakalitholi ifa labo.
18:3 UJoshuwa wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: "Koze kube nini ninqena ukuhamba
ukuba nilidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninike lona na?
18:4 Zinikeni amadoda amathathu esizweni ngasinye, ngiwathume.
bayakusukuma, badabule izwe, balibhale njengokusho kwalo
efeni labo; njalo bazabuyela kimi.
18:5 Futhi bayokwehlukanisa kube izingxenye eziyisikhombisa: uJuda uyohlala phakathi kwabo
umkhawulo waseningizimu, indlu kaJosefa ihlale emikhawulweni yayo
enyakatho.
18:6 Ngakho niyobhala izwe libe izingxenye eziyisikhombisa, nilethe
lapha kimi, ukuze nginenzele inkatho lapha phambi kukaJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
18:7 Kodwa amaLevi akanasabelo phakathi kwenu; ngenxa yobupristi bukaJehova
ifa labo: noGadi, noRubeni, nenxenye yesizwe sakwa
uManase sebelitholile ifa labo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga,
awabanika wona uMose inceku kaJehova.
18:8 Amadoda asuka, ahamba;
chaza izwe, nithi: Hambani nidabule izwe, nichaze
lona, nibuyele kimi, ukuze ngenze inkatho yokunenzela lapha phambi kukaJehova
uJehova eShilo.
18:9 Futhi amadoda ahamba, badabula izwe, futhi alichaza ngemizi
zaba izingxenye eziyisikhombisa encwadini, zabuyela kuJoshuwa ekamu
Shilo.
18:10 UJoshuwa wabenzela inkatho eShilo phambi kukaJehova;
UJoshuwa wabehlukanisela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli izwe njengokwabo
ukuhlukana.
18:11 Futhi inkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini yakhuphuka
umkhawulo wenkatho yabo waphuma phakathi kwezizwe
abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwaJosefa.
18:12 Umkhawulo wabo ngasohlangothini lwasenyakatho wawusuka eJordani; wahamba umngcele
wenyukela ohlangothini lweJeriko ngasenyakatho, wenyuka idabula
izintaba ngasentshonalanga; ukuphuma kwawo kwakusehlane lase
Bethaven.
18:13 Umkhawulo wasuka lapho, waya eLuze, eceleni kweLuze;
eyiBethele ngaseningizimu; umkhawulo wehlela e-Atharothadari;
eduze kwentaba engaseningizimu yeBeti Horoni lasezansi.
18:14 Futhi umngcele wahlehliswa kusukela lapho, futhi wazungeza ingxenye yolwandle
ngaseningizimu, kusukela entabeni ephambi kweBeti Horoni ngaseningizimu; kanye ne
ukuphuma kwawo kwakuseKiriyati Bali eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi, umuzi
kubantwana bakwaJuda, leli laliyinxenye yasentshonalanga.
18:15 Futhi ingxenye yaseningizimu kusukela ekupheleni kweKiriyati Jeharimi, futhi umngcele
waphuma waya ngasentshonalanga, waphuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa;
18:16 Futhi umngcele wehlela ekupheleni kwentaba ephambi
esigodini sendodana kaHinomu esisesigodini sase-Ash
amaRefa ngasenyakatho, wehlela esigodini sikaHinomu eceleni
weJebusi ngaseningizimu, wehlela e-Enirogeli;
18:17 Futhi wadonswa kusukela enyakatho, futhi waphuma waya e-Enishemeshi, futhi wahamba
liphuma liqonde eGeliloti eliphambi kommango waseAdumimi;
wehlela etsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni;
18:18 Futhi wadlulela ohlangothini olumelene Araba ngasenyakatho, futhi wahamba
wehlele e-Araba;
18:19 Umkhawulo wadlulela ohlangothini lwaseBeti Hogila ngasenyakatho;
ukuphuma komngcele kwakungasethekwini elisenyakatho yoLwandle Lukasawoti ngasentshonalanga
ekupheleni kweJordani ngaseningizimu: lokho kwakuwugu lwaseningizimu.
18:20 IJordani lalingumngcele walo ngasempumalanga. Lokhu kwakuyi-
ifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemikhawulo yalo nxazonke
mayelana, ngokwemindeni yabo.
18:21 Manje imizi yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngokuvumelana
Imindeni yabo yayiyiJeriko, neBeti Hogila, nesigodi saseKezizi,
18:22 neBetharaba, neZemarayim, neBethele,
18:23 Futhi Avim, futhi Para, futhi Ofira,
18:24 futhi Kefari-ammonai, futhi Ofini, futhi Gaba; imizi eyishumi nambili kanye nayo
imizana:
18:25 iGibeyoni, neRama, neBheroti,
18:26 neMispa, neKefira, neMoza,
18:27 kanye noRekemu, futhi Iripeel, futhi Tarala,
18:28 futhi Zela, Elefi, futhi Jebusi, okuyiJerusalema, neGibeyati, futhi Kiriyati;
imizi eyishumi nane nemizana yayo. Leli yifa labangcwele
abantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo.