UJoshuwa 18 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 18 UJoshuwa ukhuluma ngokuhlukaniswa kwezwe elisele

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁷ Kodwa 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²² neBeti Raba, neShemaraimi, neBethele,

²³ kanye ne-Avim, nePara, ne-Ofira,

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

²⁵ iGibeyoni, neRama, neBeyeroti,

²⁶ neMispa, neKefira, noMose,

²⁷ noRekemi no-Iripeyeli noTarala,

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