UJoshuwa 18

UJoshuwa ukhuluma ngokuhlukaniswa kwezwe elisele

1Inhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli yabuthana eShilo, yamisa khona itende lokuhlangana. Izwe lanqotshwa phambi kwabo.

2Kwasala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezingakalamukeli ifa lazo.

3UJoshuwa wayesethi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Koze kube nini niphuza ukulidla izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninike lona na?

4Zinikeni amadoda amathathu esizweni ngasinye, ngiwathume, asuke, adabule izwe, alibhale njengefa lawo; futhi bayobuyela Kimi.

5Kumelwe balihlukanise libe izingxenye eziyisikhombisa: UJuda uyosala endaweni yabo eningizimu, futhi indlu kaJosefa iyohlala endaweni yayo enyakatho.

6Kumelwe nibhale izwe libe izingxenye eziyisikhombisa, nilethe lapha kimi incazelo, ukuze nginenzele inkatho lapha phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

7Kodwa amaLevi kawanasabelo phakathi kwenu; ngokuba ubupristi bukaJehova buyifa labo; uGadi noRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase base bemukela ifa labo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga, uMose inceku kaJehova abanika lona.

8Amadoda asuka ahamba; uJoshuwa wabayala ababeyobhala izwe, wathi: “Dabulani izwe, nililobe, nibuyele kimi, ukuze nginenzele inkatho lapha phambi kukaJehova eShilo.

9Amadoda ahamba adabula izwe, alibhala ngemizi ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa encwadini, abuyela kuJoshuwa empini eShilo.

10UJoshuwa wabenzela inkatho eShilo phambi kukaJehova, uJoshuwa wababela khona izwe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezabelo zabo.

11Kwavela inkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngezizukulwane zabo; umkhawulo wenkatho yabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwaJosefa.

12Umkhawulo wabo ngasohlangothini lwasenyakatho wawusuka eJordani; umkhawulo wenyuka ohlangothini lweJeriko ngasenyakatho, wenyuka ezintabeni ngasentshonalanga; ukuphuma kwawo kwakusehlane laseBeti Aveni.

13Umkhawulo wasuka lapho, waya eLusu, eceleni kweLushi eliyiBethele ngaseningizimu; umkhawulo wehlela e-Atharoti Dara ngasegqumeni elingaseningizimu kweBeti Horoni Lasezansi.

14Umkhawulo wasuka lapho, wazungeza engosini yolwandle ngaseningizimu, kusukela entabeni ephambi kweBeti Horoni ngaseningizimu; ukuphuma kwawo kwakuseKiriyati Bali eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi, umuzi wabantwana bakwaJuda; kwakuyiwadi esentshonalanga.

15Uhlangothi olungaseningizimu lwalusukela ekupheleni kweKiriyati Jeharimi, umkhawulo waphuma waya ngasentshonalanga, waphuma waya emthonjeni waseNefitowa.

16Umngcele wehlela ekupheleni kwentaba ephambi kwesigodi sendodana kaHinomu esisesigodini samaRefa ngasenyakatho, wehlela esigodini sikaHinomu, eceleni kweJebusi ngasentshonalanga. Eningizimu, wehlela e-Enirogeli;

17Wasuka enyakatho, waphuma waya e-Eni-semesi, waphuma waya eGeliloti elibhekene nommango wase-Adumimi, wehlela etsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni;

18Wayesedlulela ohlangothini lwase-Araba ngasenyakatho, wehlela e-Araba.

19Umkhawulo wadabula waya ohlangothini lweBeti Hogi ngasenyakatho; ukuphuma komucu kwakungasethekwini elisenyakatho yoLwandle Lukasawoti ngasekugcineni kweJordani ngaseningizimu; kwakungugu oluseningizimu.

20IJordani lalingumkhawulo walo ngasempumalanga. Leli laliyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini ngomngcele wakhe nxazonke ngezizukulwane zabo.

21Imizi yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo yayiyiJeriko, neBeti Hogila, nesigodi saseKezizi;

22neBeti Raba, neShemaraimi, neBethele,

23kanye ne-Avim, nePara, ne-Ofira,

24neKefari-Hamonayi, ne-Ofini, neGaba; imizi eyishumi nambili nemizana yayo;

25iGibeyoni, neRama, neBeyeroti,

26neMispa, neKefira, noMose,

27noRekemi no-Iripeyeli noTarala,

28neSela, ne-Elefi, neJebusi eliyiJerusalema, neGibeyati, neKiriyati; imizi eyishumi nane nemizana yayo. Leli laliyifa labantwana bakwaBhenjamini ngezizukulwane zabo.

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