Izinombolo
13:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
13:2 Thumela amadoda, ukuze bahlole izwe laseKhanani, engikunika
kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: niyakuba nezizwe zonke zoyise
thumani umuntu, kube yilowo nalowo abe ngumbusi phakathi kwabo.
13:3 UMose wabathuma besuka ehlane ngomyalo kaJehova
ePharanu: wonke lawo madoda ayeyizinhloko zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
13:4 Lawa angamagama abo: Owesizwe sakwaRubeni, uShamuwa indodana ka
Zaccur.
13:5 Owesizwe sakwaSimeyoni, uShafati, indodana kaHori.
13:6 Owesizwe sakwaJuda, uKalebi, indodana kaJefune.
13:7 Owesizwe sakwa-Isakare, u-Igali indodana kaJosefa.
13:8 Owesizwe sakwa-Efrayimi: Osheya, indodana kaNuni.
13:9 Owesizwe sakwaBenjamini, uPaliti indodana kaRafu.
13:10 Owesizwe sakwaZebhulon, uGadiyeli indodana kaSodi.
13:11 Owesizwe sakwaJosefa, owesizwe sakwaManase, uGadi indodana.
kaSusi.
13:12 Owesizwe sakwaDani, u-Amiyeli indodana kaGemali.
13:13 Owesizwe sakwa-Asheri, uSethure indodana kaMikayeli.
13:14 Owesizwe sakwaNafetali, uNabi indodana kaVofesi.
13:15 Owesizwe sakwaGadi, uGewuweli indodana kaMaki.
13:16 Lawa angamagama amadoda uMose awathuma ukuhlola izwe. Futhi
UMose wabiza u-Osheya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi uJehoshuwa.
13:17 UMose wabathuma ukuhlola izwe laseKhanani, wathi kubo:
khuphukani niye ngaseningizimu, nikhuphukele entabeni;
13:18 Futhi bhekani izwe, ukuthi liyini; nabantu abahlala khona,
noma benamandla noma bebuthakathaka, bayingcosana noma baningi;
13:19 nokuthi liyini izwe abahlala kulo, noma lihle noma libi; futhi
ukuthi injani imizi abahlala kuyo, noma isematendeni noma iseziqinile
ibamba;
13:20 Futhi ukuthi izwe liyini, noma evundile noma eyomile, noma kukhona izinkuni
kuwo, noma cha. Futhi yimani isibindi, futhi nilethe izithelo
izwe. Manje kwakuyisikhathi sezithelo zomvini ezivuthiweyo.
13:21 Ngakho bakhuphuka, futhi bahlola izwe kusukela ehlane laseSini kuze kube
eRehobe, ekufikeni kwabantu eHamati.
13:22 Benyuka ngaseningizimu, bafika eHebroni; lapho u-Ahiman,
ngoSheshayi noTalimayi, abantwana bakwa-Anaki. (Kwase kwakhiwe iHebroni
iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kweZowani laseGibhithe.)
13:23 Futhi bafika emfudlaneni Eshikoli, futhi bagawula a
igatsha elinehlukuzo lezithelo zomvini, balithwala phakathi kwamabili phezu kwesihlahla
abasebenzi; baletha namapomegranati* namakhiwane.
13:24 Le ndawo yabizwa ngokuthi isifufula Eshikoli, ngenxa yehlukuzo lamagilebhisi
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abayinquma khona.
13:25 Babuya ekuhloleni izwe emva kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane.
13:26 Asuka, afika kuMose, naku-Aroni, nakubo bonke
inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kuze kufike ehlane lasePharanu, ukuze
eKadeshi; wabuyisela izwi kubo nakuyo yonke inhlangano;
wababonisa izithelo zezwe.
13:27 Futhi bamtshela, futhi bathi: "Safika ezweni lapho wathumela khona
kithi, futhi ngokuqinisekile ligeleza ubisi nezinyosi; futhi lesi yisithelo sika
yona.
13:28 Nokho, abantu abahlala ezweni kanye nemizi baqiniswe
zibiyelwe ngezindonga, zikhulu kakhulu; futhi sabona abantwana bakwa-Anaki
Lapho.
13:29 Ama-Amaleki ahlala ezweni laseningizimu, kanye namaHeti, futhi
AmaJebusi nama-Amori ahlala ezintabeni, namaKhanani
hlala ngaselwandle, ngasogwini lwaseJordani.
13:30 UKalebi wabathulisa abantu phambi kukaMose, wathi: "Masikhuphuke."
kanye, futhi ulidle; ngokuba sinamandla okukunqoba.
13:31 Kodwa amadoda abenyuka naye athi, "Asikwazi ukukhuphukela."
abantu; ngoba banamandla kunathi.
13:32 Futhi baletha umbiko omubi ngezwe ababelihlolile
kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi: Izwe, esidabula phakathi kwalo
lihambile ukulihlola, liyizwe elidla abakhileyo kulo; futhi
bonke abantu esababona kulo bangabantu abade.
13:33 Futhi lapho sabona amaRefa, amadodana ka-Anaki, abavela amaRefa.
futhi emehlweni ethu sasinjengezintethe, kanjalo sasinjalo kubo
ukubona.