UJOTJHUWA 12
Irhelo lamakhosi ahlulwa ma-Israyeli
1Lawa-ke makhosi weendawo ezahlulwa ma-Israyeli. Athumba iindawo zawezo ezingaphetjheya ngepumalanga yeJordani, ukusuka emlanjaneni i-Arinoni ukuya entabeni iRherimoni, ukufaka phakathi umrhoba woke ongepumalanga yeJordani:
2USirhoni ikosi yama-Amori ogade ahlala eRhetjhibhoni wabusa phezu kwesiquntu seGiliyadi. Umkhawulwakhe usuka edorobheni i-Aroweri eliseligwini lomlanjana i-Arinoni ngekabeni yomrhoba wakhona, ukuyokufika emlanjaneni iJabokhi okumkhawulo wama-Amoni, 3ukufaka phakathi ipumalanga yomrhoba weJordani ukuyela elwandle leKinerethi nokuyela elwandle le-Araba, okulilwandle leTswayi, nangetjhubeni langeBhethe-Hajetjhimothi. Ngesewula umkhawulwakhe unabela emathomeni wentaba iPisiga. 4Amathomo lawo bekumkhawulo.
U-Ogi ikosi yeBhatjhani, ongomunye wemisalela yakwaRafa, gade ahlala e-Atjhitarothi ne-Edreyi. 5Wabusa entabeni yeRherimoni neSaleka nakiyo yoke inarha yeBhatjhani ukuya emkhawulweni wamaGetjhuri newamaMakathi nangaphezu kwesiquntu seGiliyadi ukuya emkhawulweni kaSirhoni ikosi yeRhetjhibhoni. 6UMosi inceku kaSomnini nama-Israyeli bawahlula. UMosi inceku kaSomnini wathatha iinarha zawo wazinikela bakwaRubeni nebakwaGathi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase.
7Lawa-ke makhosi weendawo uJotjhuwa nama-Israyeli abazihlula ngetjingalanga yeJordani ukusuka eBhali-Gadi emrhobeni weLibhanoni ukuya entabeni iRhalakha enabela ukuyela ngeSeyiri. (Iindawo zawo uJotjhuwa wazinikela ama-Israyeli ukuya ngokwesabelo seenkoro zawo kobana kube lilifa lazo. 8Iindawezo bekuziintaba, iTjhefela, umrhoba weJordani, iindawo ezithulamelwe ziintaba, irhalawumba nesewula yenarha, okutjho inarha yamaRhithi, ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi.)
UJotjhuwa wahlula enye nenye yamakhosi alandelako:
ikosi ye-Ayi (ebeyihlanu kweBhethe-Eli),
20ikosi yeTjhimironi-Meroni,
ikosi yeJokhineyamu eKarameli,
23ikosi yeDori eligwini leDori,
Kwaba makhosi amatjhumi amathathu nanye sele awoke.
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