UNUMERI 34
Imikhawulo yeKanana
1USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi 2akayale ama-Israyeli athi: “Lokha naningena enarheni yeKanana, ekuyinarha enizakwabelwa yona bona ibe lilifa lenu, imikhawulo yayo izakuba bunje: 3Isewula yenu izakuba serhalawumbeni leTsini magegana nenarha yakwa-Edomu. Umkhawulo wakhona usuke ngesewula-pumalanga yelwandle leTswayi 4uyokujika ngesewula yomkghotha we-Akhirabhimu udabule irhalawumba leTsini ukuyokutjhayisa ngesewula yeKhadetjhi-Bharineya, ululekele eRhatsari-Adari bese utjhayise i-Atsimona. 5Umkhawulo lowo uzakujika e-Atsimona ukuyokutjhayisa emlanjaneni weGibhide bese uphelela elwandle.
6“Umkhawulo wangetjingalanga uzakuba lilwandle elikhulu neligu lakhona. Lowo kuzakuba mkhawulwenu ngetjingalanga.
7“Naku-ke umkhawulwenu wangetlhagwini: Ukusuka elwandle elikhulu bekisani umuda bekube sentabeni yeHori. 8Ukusuka entabeni yeHori niwubekise bekube seLebo-Rhamathi. Amaphethelo womkhawulo abe seTsedadi, 9bese ululekela eZifroni uphelele eRhatsari-Enani. Lowo-ke kuzakuba mkhawulwenu wangetlhagwini.
10“Umkhawulwenu wangepumalanga nizawubekisa ukusukela eRhatsari-Enani bekube seTjhefamu. 11Ukusukela eTjhefamu uzakwehlela enzasi, tjhuba langeRibla ngepumalanga ye-Ayini. Uzakudosa bewuyokufika enzasi magegana nehlangothi lentaba ngepumalanga yelwandle iKinerethi. 12Godu uzakunabela enzasi ngeJordani bese uphelela elwandle leTswayi.
“Leyo kuzakuba yinarhenu nemikhawulwenu yoke mazombe.”
13UMosi wayala ama-Israyeli wathi: “Le yinarha ezakuba lilifa lenu ngefumbe. USomnini uyale bona inikelwe iinkoro ezilithoba nesiquntu sazo, 14ngombana ikoro yakwaRubeni ngokwemindeni yaboyise neyakwaGadi ngokwemindeni yaboyise kanye nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase sele zamukele ilifa lazo. 15Iinkoro ezimbilezi nesiquntu zamukela ilifa lazo nganeno kweJordani ukuyela ngepumalanga yeJerikho.”
16USomnini wakhuluma noMosi wathi: 17“Naka amabizo wamadoda azakwaba inarha yelifa lenu: Ngu-Elazara umphristi kanye noJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni. 18Ekorweni ngayinye thathani umrholi abe munye ukuze asize ekwabiweni kwelifa lenarha.
19“Naka-ke amabizo wamadoda abarholi lawo:
“Ekorweni yakwaJuda: uKalebi umsa kaJefune;
20ekorweni yeenzukulwana zakaSimiyoni: uSamyela umsa ka-Amirhudi;
21ekorweni yakwaBhenjamini: u-Elidadi umsa kaKisiloni;
22ekorweni yeenzukulwana zakaDani: umrholi uBhukhi umsa kaJogili;
23eenzukulwaneni zakaJosefa ekorweni yakwaManase: umrholi uRhaniyeli umsa ka-Efodi;
24ekorweni yeenzukulwana zaka-Efrayimu: umrholi uKhemuweli umsa kaTjhifithani;
25ekorweni yeenzukulwana zakaZebuloni: umrholi u-Elitsafani umsa kaParinakhi;
26ekorweni yeenzukulwana zaka-Isakari: umrholi uPalithiyeli umsa ka-Azani;
27ekorweni yeenzukulwana zaka-Atjheri: umrholi u-Arhihudi umsa kaTjhelomi;
28ekorweni yeenzukulwana zakaNafitali: umrholi uPedayeli umsa ka-Amihudi.”
29Lawo bekumadoda uSomnini ayale ngawo bona abele ama-Israyeli inarha iKanana.
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