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₁UJoshuwa wayesemdala eneminyaka eminingi; uJehova wathi kuye: Usumdala uneminyaka eminingi, kepha kusasele izwe elikhulu kakhulu eliyakudliwa.

₂Leli liyizwe elisasele: amazwe onke amaFilisti nawo onke amaGeshuri,

₃kusukela eSihori elingaphambi kweGibithe kuze kube-semkhawulweni wase-Ekroni ngasenyakatho, elibalelwa kumaKhanani, amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti: amaGaza, namaAshidodi, namaAshikeloni, namaGiti, namaEkroni, namaAvi,

₄lonke izwe lamaKhanani ngaseningizimu neMehara elingelamaSidoni kuze kufike eAfeki nasemkhawulweni wamaAmori,

₅nezwe lamaGebali nalo lonke iLebanoni ngasempumalanga, kusukela eBali-Gadi ngaphansi kwentaba yaseHermoni kuze kufike ekuyeni eHamati,

₆bonke abakhileyo ezintabeni, kusukela eLebanoni kuze kube-seMisirefotiMayimi, onke amaSidoni; mina ngiyakuwaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, wena-ke ulabele abakwaIsrayeli ngenkatho, libe-yifa njengokukuyala kwami.

₇Ngalokho yahlukanisa lelizwe libeyifa lezizwe eziyisishiyagalolunye nelenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase.

₈Kanye naye abakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi balamukela ifa abanika lona uMose ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga, njengalokho inceku kaJehova uMose yabanika:

₉kusukela eAroweri eliseceleni kwesigodi saseArinoni, nomuzi ophakathi nesigodi, nalo lonke ithafa laseMedeba kuze kufike eDiboni,

₁₀nayo yonke imizi kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori owabusa eHeshiboni, kuze kube-semkhawulweni wabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

₁₁neGileyadi nomkhawulo wamaGeshuri nowamaMahakhati, nayo yonke intaba yaseHermoni, nalo lonke iBashani kuze kufike eSaleka,

₁₂nawo wonke umbuso kaOgi eBashani owayebusa eAshitaroti nase-Edireyi, owayesele kuyo insali yamaRefa; uMose wabanqoba, wabaxosha.

₁₃Kepha abantwana bakwaIsrayeli abawaxoshanga amaGeshuri namaMahakhati, kodwa oGeshuri noMahakha bahlala phakathi kukaIsrayeli kuze kube-namuhla.

₁₄Isizwe sakwaLevi kuphela akasinikanga-fa; iminikelo kaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli yomlilo iyifa lakhe njengokukhuluma kwakhe kuye.

₁₅UMose wanika isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni ngemindeni yabo.

₁₆Umkhawulo wabo wasuka eAroweri eliseceleni kwesigodi saseArinoni, nomuzi ophakathi nesigodi, nalo lonke ithafa ngaseMedeba,

₁₇neHeshiboni nayo yonke imizi yalo yasethafeni, iDiboni, neBamoti-Bali, neBeti-Bali-Mehoni,

₁₈neJahasi, neKedemoti, neMefahati,

₁₉neKiriyatayimi, neSibima, neSereti-Shahari entabeni yasesigodini,

₂₀neBeti-Peyori, nemithambeka yasePisiga, neBeti-Jeshimoti,

₂₁nayo yonke imizi yasethafeni, nawo wonke umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yamaAmori owayebusa eHeshiboni, ambulalayo uMose kanye nezikhulu zakwaMidiyani, oEvi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, izikhulu zikaSihoni ezazakhé kulelozwe.

₂₂UBileyamu indodana kaBeyori, umbhuli, naye bambulala abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ngenkemba phakathi kwabanye ababulawa yibo.

₂₃Umkhawulo wabantwana bakwaRubeni wawuyiJordani nogu lwalo. Lelo laliyifa labantwana bakwaRubeni ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yabo.

₂₄UMose wanika isizwe sakwaGadi, abantwana bakwaGadi, ngemindeni yaso.

₂₅Umkhawulo wabo wawuyiJazeri, nayo yonke imizi yakwaGileyadi, nenxenye yezwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni, kuze kufike eAroweri elingaphambi kweRaba,

₂₆kusukela eHeshiboni kuze kufike eRamati-Mispa naseBethonimi, kusukela eMahanayimi kuze kufike emkhawulweni weDebiri;

₂₇nasesigodini: iBeti-Haramu, neBeti-Nimra, neSukoti, neSafoni, insali yombuso kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni, iJordani nogu lwalo, kuze kufike ekupheleni kolwandle lwaseKinereti phesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga.

₂₈Lelo laliyifa labantwana bakwaGadi ngemindeni yabo, imizi nemizana yabo.

₂₉UMose wanika inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase: kwaba-ngokwenxenye yesizwe sabantwana bakwaManase ngemindeni yabo.

₃₀Umkhawulo wabo wasuka eMahanayimi: lonke iBashani, wonke umbuso kaOgi inkosi yaseBashani, nayo yonke imizi yeJayire eseBashani, imizi engamashumi ayisithupha,

₃₁nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, neAshitaroti, ne-Edireyi, imizi yombuso kaOgi eBashani; lokho kwaba-ngokwabantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase, inxenye yabantwana bakwaMakiri ngemindeni yabo.

₃₂Lawo angamafa uMose wawabela emathafeni akwaMowabi phesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga.

₃₃Kepha isizwe sakwaLevi uMose akasinikanga-fa; uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli uyifa labo njengokukhuluma kwakhe kubo.