‏ Joshua 18

Ukwabiwa kwelizwe eShilo

1Inhlangano yonke-ke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli yabuthana eShilo a, yamisa khona ithente lenhlangano. Lelizwe lalehliselwe phansi phambi kwabo. 2Kwasekusele phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezazingabelwanga ilifa lazo. 3UJoshuwa wasesithi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: Koze kube nini lidonda ukuyakudla ilifa lelizwe b iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo elinike lona? 4Zinikeni amadoda amathathu ngesizwe, ngiwathume, asukume ahambe adabule ilizwe, alibhale ngokwelifa lazo, abuye kimi. 5Azalehlukanisa libe yizabelo eziyisikhombisa; uJuda c uzahlala emngceleni wakhe eningizimu, labendlu kaJosefa d bahlale emngceleni wabo enyakatho. 6Lani lizabhala ilizwe ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa, beseliletha kimi lapha, ukuthi ngiliphosele inkatho lapha phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu e. 7Ngoba amaLevi kawalasabelo phakathi kwenu f, ngoba ubupristi beNkosi buyilifa labo. LoGadi g loRubeni lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase sebethethe ilifa labo ngaphetsheya kweJordani empumalanga, uMozisi inceku yeNkosi eyabanika lona.

8Asesuka amadoda ahamba. UJoshuwa wawalaya ahambayo ukubhala ilizwe esithi: Hambani lidabule ilizwe lilibhale, libuyele kimi, ukuze ngiliphosele inkatho lapha phambi kweNkosi eShilo. 9Ngakho amadoda ahamba adabula phakathi kwelizwe, alibhala ngemizi ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa egwalweni; asebuya kuJoshuwa enkambeni eShilo. 10UJoshuwa wasebaphosela inkatho eShilo phambi kweNkosi; uJoshuwa wasebabela lapho ilizwe abantwana bakoIsrayeli ngokwezigaba zabo h.

Ilizwe elanikwa isizwe sakoBhenjamini

11Inkatho yesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini yavela ngokwensendo zabo. Lomngcele wenkatho yabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda labantwana bakoJosefa. 12Lomngcele wabo ngenyakatho wasukela eJordani i, lomngcele wenyuka ewatheni leJeriko enyakatho, wasusenyuka udabula entabeni usiya entshonalanga, lokuphuma kwawo kwaba senkangala j yeBeti-Aveni k. 13Lomngcele wedlula usuka lapho waya eLuzi, ewatheni leLuzi, eyiBhetheli l, ngeningizimu; lomngcele wehlela eAtarothi-Adari m, eduze lentaba engeningizimu kweBhethi-Horoni n engaphansi. 14Umngcele wagoba-ke, waphenduka waya eceleni lentshonalanga ngeningizimu, kusukela entabeni emaqondana leBhethi-Horoni o eningizimu; lokuphuma kwawo kwaba eKiriyathi-Bhali, eyiKiriyathi-Jeyarimi p, umuzi wabantwana bakoJuda. Lolu luhlangothi lwentshonalanga. 15Lohlangothi lweningizimu lusephethelweni leKiriyathi-Jeyarimi; lomngcele waphuma waya entshonalanga, waphuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi weNefitowa q. 16Umngcele wasusehla usiya ephethelweni lentaba emaqondana lesihotsha sendodana kaHinomu esisesihotsheni seziqhwaga enyakatho r, wasusehlela esihotsheni seHinomu s ewatheni lamaJebusi eningizimu, wehlela eEni-Rogeli t; 17wagoba usukela enyakatho waphuma eEni-Shemeshi u, waphumela eGelilothi emaqondana lomqanso weAdumimi v, wehlela elitsheni likaBohani indodana kaRubeni w; 18wadlulela ewatheni maqondana leAraba enyakatho, wehlela eAraba. 19Umngcele wasusedlulela ewatheni leBeti-Hogila enyakatho x, lokuphuma komngcele kwakusethekwini loLwandle lweTshwayi enyakatho, ephethelweni leJordani ngeningizimu. Lo ngumngcele weningizimu. 20LeJordani ingumngcele walo ehlangothini lwempumalanga. Leli yilifa labantwana bakoBhenjamini ngemingcele yalo inhlangothi zonke, ngokwensendo zabo.

21Lemizi yesizwe sabantwana bakoBhenjamini ngokwensendo zabo yile: IJeriko y leBeti-Hogila z leEmeki-Kezizi 22leBeti-Araba aa leZemarayimi ab leBhetheli ac 23leAvimi lePara leOfira ad 24leKefari-Amoni leOfini leGeba ae; imizi elitshumi lambili lemizana yayo. 25IGibeyoni af leRama ag leBeyerothi ah 26leMizipa ai leKefira aj leMoza 27leRekemi leIripheyeli leTarala 28leZela ak, iElefi, leJebusi al, okuyiJerusalema, iGibeyathi am, iKiriyathi an; imizi elitshumi lane lemizana yayo. Leli yilifa labantwana bakoBhenjamini ngokwensendo zabo.

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