UJoshuwa 13 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978INkosi ilaya uJoshuwa ukwabela izizwe zakoIsrayeli ilizwe elinqotshiweyo 1 UJoshuwa wayesemdala eseluphele; iNkosi yathi kuye: Usumdala, usuluphele, kanti kusasele ilizwe elikhulu ukuba linqotshwe. 2 Nanti ilizwe eliseleyo; zonke indawo zamaFilistiya lezamaGeshuri, 3 — kusukela eShihori elingasemngceleni weGibithe kusiya enyakatho emngceleni weEkroni kuseyilizwe lamaKanani; kulababusi abahlanu bamaFilistiya, owaseGaza lowaseAshidodi lowaseAshikeloni lowaseGathi lowaseEkroni — lendawo zamaAvi 4 ngaseningizimu, lelizwe lonke lamaKanani, leMeyara elingelamaSidoni, kuze kufike eAfeki, emngceleni wamaAmori, 5 lelizwe lamaGebali, lalo lonke iLebanoni, kusiya empumalanga, kusukela eBali‐Gadi ngaphansi kwentaba yaseHermoni kusiya ekungeneni kweHamathi. 6 Bonke abakhileyo ezintabeni kusukela eLebanoni kusiya eMisirefothi‐Mayimi, wonke amaSidoni, ngizabaxotsha mina impela phambi kwabakoIsrayeli. Wena babele kuphela abakoIsrayeli ilizwe libe ngelabo njengoba ngikulayile. 7 Ngakhoke yabela izizwe ezificamunwemunye kanye lengxenye yesizwe sakoManase lelilizwe libe ngelazo. Ilizwe elanikwa ingxenye yesizwe sakoManase lesizwe sakoRubeni lesakoGadi 8 Ingxenye yesizwe sakoManase labakoRubeni labakoGadi balizuza ilizwe labo abalinikwa nguMose inceku yeNkosi ngaphetsheya kweJordani kusiya empumalanga; 9 kusukela eAroweri elisemaphethelweni esihotsha saseArinoni, lomuzi ophakathi kwesihotsha, lamagceke wonke aseMedeba kuze kufike eDiboni, 10 lemizi yonke kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori owabusa eHeshiboni, kuze kube semngceleni wamaAmoni, 11 leGileyadi lendawo yamaGeshuri lamaMahakathi layo yonke intaba yaseHermoni lalo lonke iBashani kuze kufike eSaleka 12 lawo wonke umbuso kaOgi eBashani owabusa eAshitarothi laseEdreyi, nguye yedwa owasala kumaRefa. Labo bobabili uMose wabanqoba wabaxotsha emazweni abo. 13 Kodwa abakoIsrayeli kabawaxotshanga amaGeshuri lamaMahakathi; kodwa amaGeshuri lamaMahakathi asahlala loIsrayeli kuze kube lamuhla. 14 Yisizwe sakoLevi sodwa uMose angasinikanga isabelo selizwe; iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli iyisabelo saso, njengokutsho kwayo kuye. 15 UMose wanika isizwe sakoRubeni ilizwe ngosendo lwaso. 16 Indawo yaso yasukela eAroweri elisemaphethelweni esihotsha saseArinoni, yathatha umuzi ophakathi kwesihotsha, lamagceke wonke aseMedeba, 17 leHeshiboni, lemizi yonke esemagcekeni, iDiboni leBamothi‐Bali leBeti‐Bali‐Meyoni, 18 leJahazi leKedemothi leMefahahi 19 leKiriyathayimi leSibima leZerethi‐Shahari entabeni yesigodi 20 leBeti‐Peyori lamawatha ePisiga leBeti‐Jeshimothi 21 okuyimizi yonke esemagcekeni, lombuso wonke kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori owayebusa eHeshiboni, uMose amnqoba kanye lezikhulu zaseMidiyani, oEvi loRekemi loZuri loHuri loReba, izikhulu zikaSihoni ezazibuswa nguye, ezazihlala elizweni. 22 LoBalami isanuse indodana kaPeyori, abakoIsrayeli abambulala ngomhedla kanye labanye ababulawayo. 23 Umngcele wabakoRubeni wawuliJordani. Lokhu kwakuyilizwe labakoRubeni ngosendo lwabo lemizi yabo lemizana yabo. 24 UMose wanika isizwe sakoGadi ilizwe ngosendo lwaso. 25 Indawo yaso yayiliJazeri layo yonke imizi yaseGileyadi lengxenye yelizwe lamaAmoni kusiya eAroweri ngasempumalanga kweRaba, 26 kusukela eHeshiboni kusiya eRamathi‐Mizipe laseBetonomi, kusukela laseMahanayimi kusiya emngceleni waseLodebari; 27 yathatha lesigodi saseBeti‐Harama leBeti‐Nimira leSukothi leZafoni, ingxenye yombuso kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, umngcele wayo uliJordani kuze kufike ekupheleni kolwandle lwaseKinerethi ngaphetsheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga. 28 Leli yilizwe labakoGadi ngosendo lwabo lemizi yabo lemizana yabo. 29 UMose wanika ingxenye yesizwe sakoManase ilizwe, banikwa ngosendo lwabo. 30 Indawo yabo yasukela eMahanayimi, yadabula lonke iBashani, umbuso wonke kaOgi inkosi yaseBashani, layo yonke imizi yaseJayiri eseBashani engamatshumi ayisithupha. 31 Ingxenye yeGileyadi, leAshitarothi, leEdreyi, imizi yombuso kaOgi waseBashani, kwanikwa abakoMakiri indodana kaManase ngosendo lwabo ukuba kube ngokwengxenye yabo. 32 La ngamazwe uMose awaba emagcekeni aseMowabi ngaphetsheya kweJordani empumalanga kweJeriko. 33 Kodwa isizwe sakoLevi uMose kasinikanga sabelo selizwe; iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, iyisabelo saso, njengokutsho kwayo kuso. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978
Bible Society of Zimbabwe