Bible

1Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa abantwana bakoIsrayeli babuza iNkosia besithi: Ngubani ozasenyukelela ukuyamelana lamaKhanani kuqalab ukulwa emelene labo? 2 INkosi yasisithi: UJuda uzakwenyuka; khangelani, ngilinikele ilizwe esandleni sakhe. 3 UJuda wasesithi kuSimeyoni umfowabo: Yenyuka lami enkathweni yami ukuze silwe simelene lamaKhanani; lami-ke ngizahamba lawe enkathweni yakhoc. USimeyoni wasehamba laye. 4 UJuda wasesenyuka, njalo iNkosi yanikela amaKhanani lamaPerizi esandleni sabo; bawatshaya eBezekid, amadoda azinkulungwane ezilitshumi. 5 Basebefica uAdoni-Bezeki eBezeki, balwa bemelene laye, bawatshaya amaKhanani lamaPerizi. 6 Kodwa uAdoni-Bezeki wabaleka, baxotshana laye, bambamba, baquma izithupha zezandla zakhe lamazwane akhe amakhulu. 7 UAdoni-Bezeki wasesithi: Amakhosi angamatshumi ayisikhombisa aqunywe izithupha zezandla zawo lezenyawo zawo ayedobha ngaphansi kwetafula lami. Njengokwenza kwamie, ngokunjalo uNkulunkulu ungiphindisele. Basebemusa eJerusalema, wafela khona. 8 Abantwana bakoJuda balwa-ke bemelene leJerusalemaf, bayithumba, bayitshaya ngobukhali benkemba, lomuzi bawuthungela ngomlilo.

9 Emva kwalokho-ke abantwana bakoJuda behla ukuyakulwa bemelene lamaKhanani ayehlala entabeni leningizimu lesihotsheni. 10 UJuda wasehamba wamelana lamaKhanani ayehlala eHebronig; lebizo leHebroni kuqala kwakuyiKiriyathi-Arba; batshaya uSheshayih loAhimani loTalimayi. 11 Basuka lapho baya bamelana labahlali beDebirii. Lebizo leDebiri kuqala kwakuyiKiriyathi-Seferi. 12 UKalebij wasesithi: Ozatshaya iKiriyathi-Seferi, ayithumbe, ngizamnika uAkisa indodakazi yami ibe ngumkakhe. 13 UOthiniyeli indodana kaKenazi umfowabo kaKalebi, owayemncane kulayek, waseyithumba; wasemnika uAkisa indodakazi yakhe ukuba ngumkakhe. 14 Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwakhe wamkhuthaza ukuthi acele kuyise insimu; wasesehla kubabhemi, uKalebi wasesithi kuye: Ulani? 15 Wasesithi kuye: Ngipha isibusiso. Njengoba ungiphe ilizwe leningizimu, ngipha njalo imithombo yamanzi. UKalebi wasemnika imithombo engaphezulu lemithombo engaphansi.

16 Abantwana bomKenil, uyisezala kaMozisi, basebesenyuka besuka emzini wamalalam, belabantwana bakoJuda, baya enkangala yakoJuda, eseningizimu kweAradin; baya bahlala phakathi kwabantuo. 17 UJuda wasehamba loSimeyoni umfowabop, bawatshaya amaKhanani ayehlala eZefathiq, bayitshabalalisa. Ngakho ibizo lomuzi lathiwa yiHormar. 18 UJuda wasethumba iGazas lomngcele wayo, leAshikelonit lomngcele wayo, leEkhironiu lomngcele wayo. 19 INkosi yasisiba loJudav, wadla ilifa lezintaba, kodwa wayengelakubaxotsha elifeni abahlali besigodi, ngoba babelezinqola zensimbiw. 20 Basebenika uKalebix iHebroni, njengokutsho kukaMozisi; wasexotsha elifeni esuka lapho amadodana amathathu kaAnaki. 21 Kodwa abantwana bakoBhenjamini kabawaxotshanga elifeni amaJebusi ayehlala eJerusalemay; ngakho amaJebusi ahlala labantwana bakoBhenjamini eJerusalema kuze kube lamuhlaz.

22 Lendlu kaJosefa, labo benyukela eBhetheli; njalo iNkosi yayilabo. 23 Indlu kaJosefa yasithuma inhloli eBhethelia; lebizo lomuzi kuqala laliyiLuzib. 24 Abalindi basebebona umuntu ephuma emzini, bathi kuye: Akusitshengise indlela yokungena emzini, besesikwenzela umusac. 25 Esebatshengise indlela yokungena emzini, bawutshaya umuzi ngobukhali benkemba, kodwa lowomuntu losapho lwakhe lonke babayekela bahamba. 26 Lowomuntu wasesiya elizweni lamaHethid, wakha umuzi, wabiza ibizo lawo ngokuthi yiLuzi; yilelo ibizo lawo kuze kube lamuhla.

27 UManase kaxotshanga-ke iBeti-Sheyani lemizana yayoe, leThahanakhi lemizana yayo, labahlali beDori lemizana yayo, labahlali beIbileyamu lemizana yayo, labahlali beMegido lemizana yayo; kodwa amaKhanani afuna ukuhlala kulelolizwe. 28 Kwasekusithi uIsrayeli eselamandla wawamisa amaKhanani kusibhalo, kodwa kawaxotshanga lokuwaxotsha elifeni.

29 UEfrayimi kawaxotshanga-ke elifeni amaKhanani ayehlala eGezerif, kodwa amaKhanani ahlala eGezeri phakathi kwabog.

30 UZebuluni kabaxotshanga elifeni abahlali beKitroni labahlali beNahalolih, kodwa amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabo, aba yizibhalwa.

31 UAsheri kabaxotshanga elifeni abahlali beAko labahlali beSidonii leAhilabi leAkizibij leHeliba leAfikik leRehobil; 32 kodwa abakoAsheri bahlala phakathi kwamaKhananim abahlali belizwe, ngoba kabawaxotshanga elifeni.

33 UNafithali kabaxotshanga elifeni abahlali beBeti-Shemeshin labahlali beBeti-Anathio, kodwa wahlala phakathi kwamaKhananip, abahlali belizwe; kodwa abahlali beBeti-Shemeshi labeBeti-Anathi baba yizibhalwa kuboq.

34 AmaAmori asebafuqela abantwana bakoDani entabenir, ngoba kawabavumelanga ukwehlela esigodini. 35 Kodwa amaAmori ayefuna ukuhlala entabeni yeHeresis eAjalonit leShahalibimiu, kodwa isandla sendlu kaJosefa saba nzima, aba yizibhalwa. 36 Umngcele wamaAmori wawusukela emqansweni weAkirabimi, uvela edwaleni usiya phezulu.

a Nani 27.21.

b 20.18.

c 1.17.

d 1 Sam. 11.8.

e Levi 24.19. 1 Sam. 15.33. Jak. 2.13. Hlu. 1.21.

f Josh. 15.63.

g Josh. 10.36; 11.21; 14.13,15; 15.13,14. Josh. 21.11.

h Nani 13.22.

i Josh. 10.38.

j 1.15, Josh. 15.16-19.

k 3.9.

l 4.11,17; 5.24. 1 Sam. 15.6. 1 Lan. 2.55.

m Dute. 34.3.

n Nani 21.1; 33.40. Josh. 12.14.

o Nani 10.29,30,31,32.

p 1.3.

q 2 Lan. 14.10.

r Josh. 19.4. Nani 14.45; 21.3.

s Josh. 11.22. Hlu. 3.3. Josh. 15.47.

t 14.19. 1 Sam. 6.17. 2 Sam. 1.20. Jer. 25.20; 47.5,7. Amos 1.8. Zef. 2.4,7. Zek. 9.5.

u Josh. 15.11.

v 1.2,22.

w Josh. 11.6.

x Nani 14.24. Dute. 1.36. Hlu. 1.10.

y Josh. 18.28. Hlu. 1.8.

z 2 Sam. 5.6.

a Nani 13.2,21,32; 14.6,34. Josh. 2.1; 7.2. Hlu. 18.2.

b Gen. 28.19; 35.1,6; 48.3. Josh. 7.2; 18.13,22.

c Josh. 2.12,14; 8.35.

d Josh. 1.4. 1 Kho. 10.29. 2 Kho. 7.6. 2 Lan. 1.17.

e 1.27,28, Josh. 17.11-13.

f Josh. 16.10. Josh. 10.33.

g 1.30,32. Hlab. 106.34,35.

h Josh. 19.15; 21.35.

i Josh. 19.28-30. Josh. 12.18.

j Josh. 19.28-30. Josh. 12.18.

k Josh. 19.28-30. Josh. 12.18.

l Josh. 19.28-30. Josh. 12.18.

m 1.29.

n Josh. 19.38.

o Josh. 19.38.

p 1.29.

q 1.28,30,35.

r Josh. 19.47. Hlu. 18.1.

s Josh. 19.41. Hlu. 2.9.

t Josh. 19.42.

u Josh. 19.42.