Izinhloli ezilitshumi lambili zithunywa eKhanani

13INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 2 Zithumele amadoda ukuthi ahlole ilizwe leKhanani engibapha lona abantwana bakoIsrayelia; uthume indoda eyodwa yaleso lalesosizwe saboyise, yonke eyinduna phakathi kwabo. 3 UMozisi wawathuma-ke esuka enkangala yeParanib, ngokomlayo weNkosi; wonke lawomadoda ayezinhloko zabantwana bakoIsrayeli. 4 Lala ngamabizo awo; owesizwe sakoRubeni, uShamuwa indodana kaZakuri. 5 Owesizwe sakoSimeyoni, uShafati indodana kaHori. 6 Owesizwe sakoJudac, uKalebi indodana kaJefuned. 7 Owesizwe sakoIsakari, uIgali indodana kaJosefa. 8 Owesizwe sakoEfrayimi, uHoseya indodana kaNunie. 9 Owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, uPaliti indodana kaRafu. 10 Owesizwe sakoZebuluni, uGadiyeli indodana kaSodi. 11 Owesizwe sakoJosefa, owesizwe sakoManase, uGadi indodana kaSusi. 12 Owesizwe sakoDani, uAmiyeli indodana kaGemali. 13 Owesizwe sakoAsheri, uSethuri indodana kaMikayeli. 14 Owesizwe sakoNafithali, uNabi indodana kaVofisi. 15 Owesizwe sakoGadi, uGewuweli indodana kaMaki. 16 La ngamabizo amadoda uMozisi awathumayo ukuhlola ilizwe. UMozisi wasembiza uHoseya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi nguJoshuwaf.

17 UMozisi wasewathuma ukuhlola ilizwe leKhanani, wathi kuwo: Yenyukani lapha liye eningizimug, lenyukele entabenih, 18 libone ilizwe ukuthi linjani, labantu abakhileyo kulo ukuthi balamandla kumbe babuthakathaka, balutshwana kumbe banengi yini, 19 lokuthi linjani ilizwe abahlala kulo, loba lihle loba libi, lokuthi injani imizi abahlala kiyo, loba izinkamba loba izinqaba, 20 lokuthi ilizwe linjani, loba livundile loba lilugwadule, lokuthi lilezihlahla loba hayii. Manini isibindi, lithathe okwesithelo selizwej. Lalesisikhathi kwakuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zevini.

21 Basebesenyuka, balihlola ilizwe kusukela enkangala yeZinik kuze kube seRehobil, ekungeneni eHamathim. 22 Benyuka-ke ngeningizimu bafika eHebroni, lapho kwakulaboAhimani, uSheshayi, loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnakin. IHebronio lakhiwa-ke iminyaka eyisikhombisa kungakabi leZowani eGibhithep. 23 Basebefika esihotsheni seEshikoliq; baquma khona ugatsha olulehlukuzo elilodwa lezithelo zevini, baluthwalisana ngesigodo ngababilir, lokwamapomegranati* lokwemikhiwa. 24 Leyondawo kwathiwa yisihotsha seEshikoli, ngenxa yehlukuzo abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaliqumayo lapho. 25 Basebebuya bevela ekuhloleni ilizwe ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.

26 Basebehamba bafika kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeParani, eKadeshis; basebebuyisela umbiko kubo lakunhlangano yonke, basebebatshengisa isithelo selizwe. 27 Basebembikela bathi: Safika elizweni owasithuma kulo; njalo ngeqiniso, ligeleza uchago lolujut; lalesi yisithelo salou. 28 Kodwa-ke abantu abahlala elizweni balamandlav, lemizi ibiyelwe ngemithangalaw, mikhulu kakhulu; njalo-ke sibone khona inzalo kaAnaki. 29 AmaAmaleki akhile elizweni leningizimux; lamaHethi lamaJebusi lamaAmori akhile entabeni; lamaKhanani akhile elwandle leceleni kweJordaniy. 30 UKalebi wasethulisa abantu phambi kukaMozisiz, wathi: Asenyukeni lokwenyuka, sidle ilifa lalo, ngoba silamandla okulinqoba. 31 Kodwa amadoda ayenyuke laye athi: Kasilamandla okwenyukela kulabobantu, ngoba balamandla kulathia. 32 Basebeveza umbiko omubi ngelizwe ababelihlolileb ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esidabule kulo ukulihlola yilizwe elidla abantu abahlala kulo; labantu bonke esababona phakathi kwalo bangamadoda amade kakhuluc. 33 Lalapho sibone iziqhwaga, amadodana kaAnaki, avela eziqhwagenid. Lemehlweni ethu sasinjengentethee, sasinjalo lemehlweni azo.