Tikhulu 1
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Sive sakaJuda nesakaSimeyoni titfumba Adoni Bhezeki
1 Emvakwekufa kwaJoshuwa, ema-Israyeli abuta Simakadze, atsi: “Ngubani lotakwenyuka kucala ayekusilwela nemaKhenani?”
2Simakadze wawaphendvula watsi: “BakaJuda abenyuke; lelive ngilinikele etandleni tabo.”
3Emadvodza akaJuda akhuluma kubakaSimeyoni, bomnakabo, atsi: “Yenyukani kanye natsi, siye eveni lesabelwe lona, siyekulwa nemaKhenani. Natsi siyakuhamba nani naniya kulenu.” Ngako bakaSimeyoni bahamba nabo bakaJuda.
4Kwatsi bakaJuda nabahlasela, Simakadze wanikela etandleni tabo emaKhenani nemaPheresi; babulala emadvodza lati-10 000 eBhezeki. 5Ngulapho-ke lapho bakhandza Adoni Bhezeki khona, balwa naye; bawehlula emaKhenani nemaPheresi. 6Adoni Bhezeki wabaleka, kodvwa bamcosha baze bambamba, bamjuba titfupha takhe naboqukulu bakhe.
7Adoni Bhezeki wakhuluma watsi: “Emakhosi langema-70 labejutjwe titfupha tawo kanye naboqukulu bawo abevame kubutsa timvutfuluka ngaphansi kwelitafula lami. Nyalo Nkulunkulu sewungibuyisele ngaloko lengakwenta kubo.” Beta naye eJerusalema, wafike wafela lapho.
Sive sakaJuda sitfumba iJerusalema neHebroni
8Emadvodza akaJuda ahlasela iJerusalema, ayitfumba. Lelo dolobha balibhubhisa ngelusiko lwenkemba, base balokhela ngemlilo.
9Emvakwaloko emadvodza akaJuda ehla ayakulwa nemaKhenani labehlala eveni letintsaba, naseNegevu, eningizimu nelive, kanye nasematsafeni labengasenshonalanga. 10 Ahloma ayawuhlasela emaKhenani labehlala eHebroni, leyayike yabitwa ngekutsi yiKhiriyathi Abha, ehlula boSheshayi, na-Ahimani kanye naThalmayi.
Othniyeli uncoba lidolobha iDebiri
(Josh. 15:13-19)
11 Esuka lapho ahloma ayawuhlasela bantfu lababehlala eDebiri, leyayike yabitwa ngekutsi yiKhiriyathi Seferi. 12Khalebi wakhuluma watsi: “Lowo lotawuhlasela atfumbe iKhiriyathi Seferi, ngitamnika indvodzakati yami, Akhisa, kutsi ashade nayo.” 13Othniyeli, umsa waKhenazi, umnakaboKhalebi lomncane, wayihlasela wayehlula; ngako Khalebi wamnika indvodzakati yakhe, Akhisa, kutsi ayitsatse ashade nayo. 14Ngalelinye lilanga Akhisa weta ku-Othniyeli, wafike wamcela kutsi akacele insimi kuKhalebi, uyise. Watsi Akhisa nakehla embongolweni, Khalebi wambuta watsi: “Ngingakwentelani?”
15Akhisa waphendvula watsi: “Ase umane ungisite ngentfo yinye. Njengobe sewungabele indzawo eNegevu, iningizimu nelive lakaJuda, ase umane ungiphe naletiyalu temanti.” Ngako Khalebi wabe sewumnika letiyalu letatingenhla kanye naletatingentansi.
Kuncoba kwetive takaJuda nesakaBhenjamini
16 Titukulwane teyisetala waMosi, emaKheni, takhuphuka eDolobheni Lemasundvu tahamba nemphi yakaJuda tayawukwakha ehlane laseJudiya, eveni laseNegevu lekuyiningizimu yelive, eceleni kwase-Aradi.
17 Emadvodza akaJuda ahamba nesive sakaSimeyoni, bomnakabo, ayawuhlasela emaKhenani labehlala eSefathi, balibhubhisa balicedza lonkhe lelo dolobha. Ngako labe selibitwa ngekutsi yiHoma. 18Imphi yakaJuda yatfumba iGaza, ne-Ashkeloni kanye ne-Ekroni. Ngulelo nalelo dolobha yayifike ilitfumbe kanye nelive lalo lonkhe.
19 Simakadze abenayo imphi yakaJuda. Yadla live letintsaba, kodvwa noko abakhonanga kucosha bantfu bakhona kulawo matsafa, ngobe bantfu bakhona babenetincola tetinsimbi. 20Njengobe Mosi bekakhulumile, iHebroni yabelwa Khalebi, lokunguyena acosha kuyo emadvodzana lamatsatfu aka-Anaki. 21Sive sakaBhenjamini sona sehluleka kucosha emaJebhusi labehlala eJerusalema. Kuze kube ngulamuhla emaJebhusi ahlala lapho kanye nesive sakaBhenjamini.
Tive taka-Efrayimu nesakaManase tihlasela iBetheli
22Umndeni wakaJosefa nawo wahlasela iBetheli, kantsi futsi naSimakadze abenawo. 23 Batsi nabatfumela tinhloli eBetheli leyayikadze yatiwa ngekutsi yiLuzi, 24letinhloli tabona indvodza iphuma kulelidolobha, tase tikhuluma kuyo titsi: “Silayele kutsi singangena kanjani kulelidolobha, tsine siyawukunakekela sikuphatse kahle.” 25Ngako lendvodza yabakhombisa lelo dolobha; balibhubhisa ngelusiko lwenkemba, kodvwa lendvodza bayiyekela kanye nemndeni wayo wonkhe. 26 Lendvodza yesuka lapho yayawukhonta eveni lemaHethi, lapho yefike yakha lidolobha leyaletsa libito layo yatsi yiLuzi; lelo kuselibito lalo nalamuhla.
Tive letingazange ticoshwe ngema-Israyeli
27 Manase yena akazange abacoshe baseBhethi Shani, nebaseThanaki, nebaseDori, nebase-Jibleyamu, nebaseMegido kanye netabelo letatitungelete letindzawo, ngobe emaKhenani bekatimisele kutsi ahlale kulelo live. 28Kwatsi kube sive sema-Israyeli sandze sibe nemandla, sawacindzetela emaKhenani kutsi asebentele sona, kodvwa sangete sawacosha.
29 Sive saka-Efrayimu naso asizange siwacoshe emaKhenani labehlala eGezeri, kodvwa emaKhenani achubeka ahlala kanye naso kulelo live.
30Sive sakaZebuloni naso asizange siwacoshe emaKhenani labehlala eKhitroni naseNahaloli emkhatsini waso. Sahlala nawo, kodvwa sawacindzetela kutsi asebentele sona.
31Sive saka-Asheri naso asizange siwacoshe lawo maKhenani labehlala e-Akho, naseSidoni, nase-Ahilabi, nase-Akzibi, naseHelba, nase-Afeki kanye naseRehobu; 32ngenca yaloko sive saka-Asheri sahlala emkhatsini wetakhamiti letatingemaKhenani alelo live.
33Sive sakaNaftali naso asizange siwacoshe lawo maKhenani labehlala eBhethi Shemeshi naseBhethi Anathi; kodvwa naso sive sakaNaftali sahlala emkhatsini wetakhamiti letatingemaKhenani alelo live, kwase kutsi lawo labehlala eBhethi Shemeshi naseBhethi Anathi sawacindzetela kutsi asebentele sona.
34Ema-Amori wona acindzetela sive sakaDani kutsi sihlale eveni letintsaba, akazange asivumele kutsi sehlele ematsafeni; 35kantsi futsi ema-Amori abetimisele kuhlala eNtsabeni iHeresi, ne-Ayaloni, neShalbimu; kodvwa kwatsi kube emandla esive sakaJosefa akhule, nawo futsi acindzetelwa kutsi asebentele sona.
36Umnyele welive lema-Amori wawusuka etulu emsahweni wase-Akrabhimu, ucondze eSela uchubeke wenyuke.
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