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¹ Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambuza uJehova, bathi: “Ngubani phakathi kwethu oyakusikhuphukela kuqala ukulwa namaKhanani na?

² Wayesethi uJehova: “UJuda uyakukhuphuka; bheka, ngiyakunikela izwe esandleni sakhe.

³ UJuda wasesithi kumfowabo uSimeyoni: Yenyuka lami esabelweni sami, silwe lamaKhanani; futhi nami ngizohamba nawe esimisweni sakho. USimeyoni wayesehamba naye.

⁴ Wakhuphuka uJuda; uJehova wanikela amaKhanani namaPherizi esandleni sabo, babulala kubo abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi eBezeki.

⁵ Bamfumana u-Adoni-bezeki eBezeki, balwa naye, babulala amaKhanani namaPherizi.

⁶ Kepha u-Adoni-bezeki wabaleka; bamxosha, bambamba, bamnquma izithupha namazwane akhe.

⁷ Wayesethi u-Adoni-bezeki: “Amakhosi angamashumi ayisithupha neshumi ayenquma izithupha noqukula abutha phansi kwetafula lami; njengoba ngenzile, kanjalo uNkulunkulu ungibuyisele. Basebemyisa eJerusalema, wafela khona.

⁸ Abantwana bakwaJuda balwa neJerusalema, balithatha, balinqoba ngosiko lwenkemba, bashisa umuzi.

⁹ Ngemva kwalokho abantwana bakwaJuda behla ukuze balwe namaKhanani ayehlala ezintabeni, eningizimu, nasesigodini.

¹⁰ UJuda wasesuka wahlasela amaKhanani ayakhe eHebroni; igama leHebroni kuqala laliyiKiriyati Araba; babulala oSheshayi, no-Ahimani, noTalimayi.

¹¹ Wasuka lapho, wahlasela abakhileyo eDebiri; igama leDebiri laliyiKiriyati-Seferi ngaphambili.

¹² Wayesethi uKalebi: “Onqoba iKiriyati-Seferi, alithathe, ngiyakumnika u-Akisa indodakazi yami abe ngumkakhe.”

¹³ U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umnewabo kaKalebi, walithatha, wamnika u-Asa indodakazi yakhe, ibe ngumkakhe.

¹⁴ Esefikile kuye, yamncenga ukuthi acele kuyise isiqephu sezwe; uKalebi wathi kuye: “Ufunani na?

¹⁵ Wathi kuye: “Nginike isibusiso, ngokuba unginike izwe laseNingizimu; nginike nemithombo yamanzi. UKalebi wamnika imithombo yasenhla nemithombo yangezansi.

¹⁶ Abantwana bamaKheni, umukhwe kaMose, bakhuphuka kanye nabantwana bakwaJuda besuka emzini wesundu baya ehlane lakwaJuda elingaseningizimu kwase-Aradi; bahamba bahlala phakathi kwabantu.

¹⁷ UJuda wahamba noSimeyoni umfowabo, babulala amaKhanani ayakhe eSefati, baliqalekisa. Igama lomuzi lathiwa iHorma.

¹⁸ UJuda wathumba iGaza nogu lwalo, ne-Ashikeloni nogu lwalo, ne-Ekroni nogu lwalo.

¹⁹ UJehova wayenaye uJuda; wabaxosha abakhe entabeni; kodwa babengenakuxosha abakhe esigodini, ngokuba babenezinqola zensimbi.

²⁰ Bamnika uKalebi iHebroni, njengokusho kukaMose; wawaxosha khona amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki.

²¹ Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abawaxoshanga amaJebusi ayehlala eJerusalema; kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaBenjamini eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla.

²² Indlu kaJosefa nayo yakhuphukela eBethele, futhi uJehova wayenabo.

²³ Indlu kaJosefa yathumela ukuhlola iBethele. (Manje igama lomuzi laliyiLuze.)

²⁴ Izinhloli zabona umuntu ephuma emzini, zathi kuye: “Sibonise indlela yokungena emzini, siyakukwenzela umusa.”

²⁵ Lapho ebabonisa indlela yokungena emzini, bawuchitha umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba; kodwa bamdedela lowo kanye nomndeni wakhe wonke.

²⁶ Lowo muntu waya ezweni lamaHeti, wakha umuzi, wawubiza ngokuthi iLusi, okuyigama lawo kuze kube namuhla.

²⁷ UManase akabanga nabo abakhileyo eBeti Sheyani, neThahanaki nezindawo zalo eziphansi, nabakhileyo eDori nezindawo zalo eziphansi, nabakhileyo e-Ibileyamu namazanyana alo, nabakhileyo eMegido nezindawo zalo eziphansi. Hhayi ukuxosha; kodwa amaKhanani ayefuna ukuhlala kulelolizwe.

²⁸ Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli esenamandla, wakhokhisa amaKhanani, awazange awaxoshe ngokuphelele.

²⁹ U-Efrayimi akawaxoshanga amaKhanani ayakhe eGezeri; kepha amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabo eGezeri.

³⁰ UZebuloni akabaxoshanga abahlali baseKitroni nabakhe eNahaloli; kepha amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabo, aba yizinceku zakhe.

³¹ U-Asheri naye akabaxoshanga abakhileyo e-Akgo nabakhe eSidoni, ne-Agilabi, ne-Agisibi, neHeliba, ne-Aphiki, neRehobe.

³² Kodwa ama-Asheri ahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani ayakhe kulelo zwe, ngoba awazange awaxoshe.

³³ UNafetali akaxoshanga nabakhe eBeti Shemeshi nabakhe eBeti-anati; kepha wahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani akhileyo kulelo zwe; kepha abakhileyo eBeti Shemeshi naseBethanati baba ngabathelisi babo.

³⁴ Ama-Amori amphoqa umntwana entabeni, ngokuba ayengafuni ukubavumela ukuba behlele esigodini.

³⁵ Kodwa ama-Amori ahlala entabeni yaseHeresi e-Ajaloni naseSaalbimi;

³⁶ Umkhawulo wama-Amori wasukela eqhineni lase-Akrabimi, edwaleni, wenyuka.