UJOTJHUWA 13 - IsiNdebele 2012 TranslationIindawo ezingazange zihlulwe 1 UJotjhuwa bekasele aluphele namalanga ayile. USomnini wathi kuye: “Sele uluphele begodu namalanga sele ayile, kanti kusese nenarha ekulu ekusafanele ithunjwe. 2 Nasi inarha esaseleko: Zoke iimfunda zamaFilista nezamaGetjhuri 3 ukusuka emlanjaneni omkhawulo wangepumalanga yeGibhide ukuyokufika emkhawulweni we-Ekhironi ngetlhwagwini. (Iindawezo bezithathwa bona ngezamaKanana kodwana bezibuswa babusi abahlanu bamaFilista eemfundeni ezilandelako: iGaza, i-Atjhidodi, i-Atjhikeloni, iGathi, ne-Ekhironi. Ama-Awi nawo gade ahlala 4 ngesewula yenarha.) Yoke inarha yamaKanana, okutjho ukusuka e-Ara yamaTsidoni ukuya e-Afekhi ukufika emkhawulweni wama-Amori. 5 Godu nenarha yamaGibili neLibhanoni yoke ngepumalanga, ukusuka eBhali-Gadi ngenzasi kwentaba iRherimoni ukuya eLebo-Rhamathi. 6 Lokhu kutjho boke abahlali bangeentabeni ukusuka eLibhanoni ukuya eMisirefothi-Mayimu ngitjho woke amaTsidoni. Ngizabaqotjha mina ngokwami phambi kwama-Israyeli, wena yabela nje kwaphela ama-Israyeli inarha leyo ibe lilifa lawo njengombana ngakuyala. 7 Yeke hlukanisa inarha le kobana ibe lilifa leenkoro ezilithoba kanye nesiquntu sakwaManase.” Ukwabiwa kwenarha engepumalanga yeJordani 8 UMosi inceku kaSomnini wabela isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase, ikoro yakwaRubeni neyakwaGadi isabelo sazo ngaphetjheya kweJordani ngepumalanga. Iinkorwezo zathatha ilifa lazwelo, kwaba njengombana zabelwa nguMosi. 9-10 Imikhawulo yenarhazo beyisuka edorobheni i-Aroweri eliseligwini lomlanjana i-Arinoni ngekabeni yomrhoba wakhona ukuyokufika emkhawulweni wama-Amoni. Beyifaka phakathi inarha eyikangala ukusuka eMedeba ukuya eDibhoni kanye nawo woke amadorobho wakaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori ogade abusa eRhetjhibhoni. 11 Imikhawulo yenarhazo leyo godu beyinabela eGiliyadi, emkhawulweni wamaGetjhuri namaMakathi, kiyo yoke intaba iRherimoni neBhatjhani ukuya eSaleka, 12 okutjho yoke imibuso ka-Ogi weBhatjhani obusa e-Atjhitarothi ne-Edreyi. (U-Ogi lo besele kunguye kwaphela oseleko hlangana nemisalela yamaRafa.) UMosi wahlula ama-Amori lawo bewawaqotjha, 13 kodwana ama-Israyeli azange aqotjhe amaGetjhuri namkha amaMakathi; yeke izizwezo zazihlalela hlangana nama-Israyeli bekube kunamhlanje. 14 Kwaba yikoro yamaLevi kwaphela uMosi angazange ayabele ilifa ngombana ilifa lawo bekuminikelo ekhethekileko kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli njengombana atjho kuye. Ilifa lakaRubeni 15 UMosi wanikela ikoro yakwaRubeni ilifa ukuya ngemindenayo. 16 Imikhawulwayo beyisuka edorobheni i-Aroweri eliseligwini lomlanjana i-Arinoni ngekabeni yomrhoba wakhona ukufaka phakathi yoke ikangala ukuyokufika eMedeba 17 neRhetjhibhoni kanye nemizanayo yoke esekangala. Imikhawulo yenarha leyo beyifaka phakathi iDibhoni, iBhamothi-Bhali, iBhethe-Bhali-Mewoni, 18 iJahatsi, iKhedemothi, iMefathi, 19 iKhiriyathayimu, iSibima, iTserethi-Hatjharhari entabeni ethulamele umrhoba, 20 iBhethe-Pewori, amathomo wentaba iPisiga kanye neBhethe-Jetjhimoni. 21 Ngilawo-ke amadorobho wekangala okutjho yoke imibuso kaSirhoni ikosi yama-Amori owabusa eRhetjhibhoni. UMosi wabulala uSirhoni loyo kanye nabarholi beMidiyani, u-Evi, uRekhemu, uZuri, uRhuri noReba okumakhosana kaSirhoni agade ahlala enarhenapho. 22 Hlangana nabo boke ababulawa ma-Israyeli ngesabula kwakunoBhiliyamu umsa kaBhewori, umbhuli. 23 Umlambo iJordani gade umkhawulo wamaRubeni. Amadorobho lawo nemizanawo gade kulilifa lamaRubeni ukuya ngemindenawo. Ilifa lakaGadi 24 UMosi godu wabela ikoro yakwaGadi ilifa ukuya ngokwemindenayo. 25 Imikhawulo yenarhayo kwakuyiJazeri nawo woke amadorobho weGiliyadi nesiquntu senarha yakwa-Amoni ukuya e-Aroweri engepumalanga yeRabha. 26 Imikhawulo leyo beyithoma eRhetjhibhoni ukuya eRamathi-Mitsiphe neBhethonimu nokusuka eMarhanayimu ukuya emkhawulweni weLo-Debhara. 27 Godu beyifaka phakathi amanye amadorobho angemrhobeni weJordani, okutjho iBhethe-Haramu, iBhethe-Nimra, iSukothi neTsafoni. Lokhu kutjho ubunengi bombuso kaSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni ngepumalanga yomlambo iJordani. IJordani leyo kwaba mkhawulo wakhona ukuyela ngesewula yelwandle leKinerethi. 28 Amadorobho lawo nemizanawo gade kulilifa lamaGadi ukuya ngokwemindenawo. Ilifa lesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase 29 UMosi godu wabela isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase ilifa ngokwemindenaso. 30 Imikhawulo yaso isuka eMarhanayimu ifake phakathi iBhatjhani yoke, okutjho woke umbuso ka-Ogi ikosi yakhona nemizi yoke yeRhavothi-Jayire eseBhatjhani, ebeyingaba madorobho amatjhumi asithandathu. 31 Imikhawulo leyo godu beyifaka phakathi isiquntu sakwaGiliyadi, i-Atjhitarothi ne-Edreyi, okumadorobho wobukhosi baka-Ogi eBhatjhani. Lezo bekuziindawo ezanikelwa isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase okuziinzukulwana zakaMakiri ngokwemindenazo. 32 Lelo-ke kwaba lilifa uMosi alaba lokha nagade angemrhobeni weJordani kwaMowabi malungana neJerikho. 33 UMosi azange ayabele litho ikoro yamaLevi ngombana isabelo sayo nguSomnini uZimu njengombana kwatjhiwo njalo kiyo. |
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