Joshua - Chapter 19

Verse 1: Inkatho yesibili yadla uSimeyoni, isizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni ngemindeni yabo; ifa labo laliphakathi kwefa labantwana bakwaJuda.

Verse 2: Ifa labo laliyiBeri Sheba, neSheba, neMolada,

Verse 3: neHasari Shuwali, neBala, ne-Eseme,

Verse 4: ne-Elitoladi, neBethuli, neHorma,

Verse 5: neSikilagi, neBeti Marikaboti, neHasari Susa,

Verse 6: neBeti Lebawoti, neSharuheni, imizi iyishumi nantathu nemizana yayo;

Verse 7: i-Ayini, neRimoni, ne-Etere, ne-Ashani, imizi mine nemizana yayo,

Verse 8: nayo yonke imizana eyayinxazonke zaleyo mizi kuze kube seBalati Beri, iRama laseNingizimu. Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni ngemindeni yabo.

Verse 9: Ifa labantwana bakwaSimeyoni lavela esabelweni sabantwana bakwaJuda, ngokuba isabelo sabantwana bakwaJuda sasisikhulu kubo; ngalokho abantwana bakwaSimeyoni babenefa phakathi kwefa labo.

Verse 10: Inkatho yesithathu yadla abantwana bakwaZebuloni ngemindeni yabo; umkhawulo wefa labo wafika eSaridi;

Verse 11: umkhawulo wabo wenyukela ngasentshonalanga kuze kube seMarala, wafinyelela naseDabesheti, wafinyelela nasemfuleni ongasempumalanga kwaseJokineyamu,

Verse 12: wajika wasuka eSaridi ngasempumalanga, lapho kuphuma khona ilanga, kuze kube semkhawulweni waseKisiloti Thabori, waphuma waya eDaberati, wenyukela eJafiya;

Verse 13: kusukela lapho wadlula waya ngasempumalanga eGati Heferi, nase-Eti Kasini, waphuma waya eRimoni elifika naseNeya;

Verse 14: umkhawulo wawusujika ngasenyakatho kwalo, waya eHanathoni; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungasesigodini saseJifitayeli;

Verse 15: neKathati, neNahalali, neShimroni, neJidala, neBetlehema, imizi iyishumi nambili nemizana yayo.

Verse 16: Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaZebuloni ngemindeni yabo, leyo mizi kanye nemizana yayo.

Verse 17: Inkatho yesine yadla u-Isakare, abantwana bakwa-Isakare ngemindeni yabo.

Verse 18: Umkhawulo wabo wawuyiJizreyeli, neKesuloti, neShunemi,

Verse 19: neHafarayimi, neShiyoni, ne-Anaharati,

Verse 20: neRabiti, neKishiyoni, ne-Ebesi,

Verse 21: neRemeti, ne-Eni Ganimi, ne-EniHada, neBeti Phasesi;

Verse 22: umkhawulo wafinyelela eThabori, naseShahasuma, naseBeti Shemeshi; ukuphuma komkhawulo wabo kwakuseJordani, imizi iyishumi nesithupha nemizana yayo.

Verse 23: Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Isakare ngemindeni yabo, imizi kanye nemizana yayo.

Verse 24: Inkatho yesihlanu yadla isizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri ngemindeni yabo.

Verse 25: Umkhawulo wabo wawuyiHelikati, neHali, neBetheni, ne-Akishafu,

Verse 26: ne-Alameleki, ne-Amadi, neMishali; wafinyelela eKarmeli ngasentshonalanga, naseShihori Libinati;

Verse 27: wajika ngasempumalanga, waya eBeti Dagoni, wafinyelela kwaZebuloni nasesigodini saseJifitayeli ngasenyakatho ukuya eBeti Emeki naseNeyiyeli, waphumela eKabuli ngakwesokhohlo;

Verse 28: ne-Ebironi, neRehobi, neHamoni, neKhana, neSidoni Elikhulu;

Verse 29: umkhawulo wajika waya eRama, nasemzini obiyelweyo waseTire; umkhawulo wajika waya eHosa; ukuphuma kwawo kwakuselwandle ngasezweni lase-Akizibi;

Verse 30: ne-Uma, ne-Afeki, neRehobi, imizi ingamashumi amabili nemizana yayo.

Verse 31: Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri ngemindeni yabo, leyo mizi kanye nemizana yayo.

Verse 32: Inkatho yesithupha yadla abantwana bakwaNafetali, abantwana bakwaNafetali ngemindeni yabo.

Verse 33: Umkhawulo wabo wasuka eHelefi, kulo i-oki laseSahananimi, nase-Adami Nekebi, naseJabineyeli, waze wafika eLakumi; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungaseJordani;

Verse 34: umkhawulo wawusujika ngasentshonalanga, waya e-Azinoti Thabori; waphuma lapho, waya eHukoki; wafinyelela kwaZebuloni ngaseningizimu, wafinyelela kwa-Asheri ngasentshonalanga nakwaJuda ngaseJordani ngasempumalanga.

Verse 35: Imizi ebiyelweyo yayiyiSidimi, neSeri, neHamati, neRakati, neKinereti,

Verse 36: ne-Adama, neRama, neHasori,

Verse 37: neKedeshi, ne-Edireyi, ne-EniHasori,

Verse 38: neJireyoni, neMigidaliyeli, neHoremi, neBeti Anati, neBeti Shemeshi, imizi iyishumi nesishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

Verse 39: Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaNafetali ngemindeni yabo, imizi kanye nemizana yayo.

Verse 40: Inkatho yesikhombisa yadla abantwana bakwaDani ngemindeni yabo.

Verse 41: Umkhawulo wefa labo wawuyiSora, ne-Eshitawoli, ne-Iri Shemeshi,

Verse 42: neShahalabini, ne-Ajaloni, neJitila,

Verse 43: ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,

Verse 44: ne-Eliteke, neGibethoni, neBalati,

Verse 45: neJehudi, neBene Beraki, neGati Rimoni,

Verse 46: neMe Jarikhoni, neRakhoni, kanye nomkhawulo malungana neJafo.

Verse 47: Umkhawulo wabantwana bakwaDani waphuma kuwo; kepha abantwana bakwaDani bakhuphuka balwa neLeshemu, balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, balidla, bakha kulo, baliqamba iLeshemu ngokuthi iDani ngegama likaDani uyise.

Verse 48: Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaDani ngemindeni yabo, leyo mizi kanye nemizana yayo.

Verse 49: Base beqeda ukwabelana izwe libe yifa ngemikhawulo yalo; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamnika uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ifa phakathi kwabo;

Verse 50: ngesiyalezo sikaJehova bamnika umuzi awucelayo, iThimnati Sera, ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; wakha umuzi, wahlala kuwo.

Verse 51: Lawo angamafa abawabela ngenkatho u-Eleyazare umpristi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli eShilo phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana. Baqeda-ke ukwabela izwe.