Bible Reading Plan – Day 64

₁Ibandla lakwaSirayeli lahlangana eShilo, lamisa *isibingelelo *sikaNdikhoyo apho. Naxa umhlaba wawuseluthinjiwe ₂kwakusekho izizwe zamaSirayeli ezisixhenxe ezazingekabelwa ilifa lazo. ₃Wabhekisa kumaSirayeli ke uYoshuwa wenjenje: “Niya kulibazisa kude kube nini ukuya kuthimba umhlaba enawunikwa nguNdikhoyo, uThixo wooyihlo-mkhulu? ₄Ndikhetheleni amadoda abe mathathu kwisizwe ngasinye, ndiwathume aye kulicanda ilizwe, abhale iinkcukacha zalo ngokwelifa lesizwe ngasinye. Kufuneka aphinde eze kum akugqiba. ₅Loo mhlaba ke uya kwabiwa wahlulwe ube ziziqwenga ezisixhenxe. UJuda wohlala ngezantsi kummandla wakhe, noJosefu wohlala kowakhe ummandla ngasentla. ₆Ze nizibhale iinkcukacha zezo ziphaluka zosixhenxe, nize nazo kum nakugqiba. Mna ke ndokwenza amaqashiso, ndiqonde umnqweno kaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu ngani. ₇AbaLevi bona abayi kwabelwa isabelo njengani; kaloku esabo isabelo kukuba ngababingeleli abakhonza uNdikhoyo. Zona ke izizwe zakwaGadi noRubhen nesiqingatha sikaManase sebelabelwe elabo ilifa phaya ngasempumalanga kweJordan, alinikwa nguMosis isicaka sikaNdikhoyo.”

₈Anduluka ke loo madoda, aya kucanda umhlaba, emva kokuba uYoshuwa wayethe: “Ze niwujikeleze niwucande loo mhlaba, nizibhale iinkcukacha zawo, nibuye nize kum. Mna ndoqonda kuNdikhoyo ngokwenza *amaqashiso apha eShilo.” ₉Awujikeleza ke loo mhlaba loo madoda, abhala echaza ukuba awahlule njani waziziqwenga ezisixhenxe, enza noludwe lwezixeko. Babuyela kuYoshuwa esikhululweni eShilo. ₁₀UYoshuwa wenza amaqashiso phambi koNdikhoyo, waza ke wazabela izizwe zakwaSirayeli ebezingekabi namhlaba iziqwenga zomhlaba, ewaba ngokwezindlu zazo.

₁₁Kwaqala kwaphuma iqashiso lommandla wezindlu zesizwe sakwaBhenjamin. Umhlaba wabo wawumi phakathi kwesizwe sakwaJuda nesakwaJosefu.

₁₂Ngasentla umda wabo wawuqala eJordan, unyuke loo mathambeka angasentla kweJeriko, wenjenjeya ukusinga ngasentshona, utyhutyha eleentaba, uye kuma ngentlango iBhete-aven. ₁₃Wawunyuka ithambeka kwicala elingasezantsi eLuzi (yiBhetele ke leyo) uhle ubheke eAtaroti-adare entabeni engezantsi kweBhete-horon emzantsi. ₁₄Lo mda wawujika ujonge emazantsi usuka kwicala elingasentshonalanga yeleentaba, wenjenjeya ukusinga eKiriyati-bhali (iKiriyati-yarim) yesizwe sakwaJuda. Ngumda wangasentshona lo.

₁₅Umda wangasezantsi wawuqala ngasemaphethelweni eKiriyati-yarim ngasentshona, ubheke kumthombo waseNefetowa, ₁₆usuke apho uhle ubheke phantsi kwentaba ejonge kwintili yoonyana bakaHinom engasentla kwentili yamaRafa. Wawusuka apho uhle utyhutyhe loo ntili iHinom kwithambeka emazantsi esixeko samaJebhusi, ubheke ngase-En-rogele. ₁₇Uyajika ujonge emantla e-En-shemeshe, uze ugqithele eGeliloti ngakwinkalo yeAdumim. Ukusuka apho uyehla uye ngakwiLitye likaBhohan (uBhohan wayengunyana kaRubhen), ₁₈uze udlule ngasentla kwengxondorha ephezu kwaloo ntili yeJordan, uhle uye entilini, ₁₉uze udlule ngasentla kwengxingwa eBhete-hogela, uye kuphela ngasentla apho umlambo iJordan ungena khona kuLwandle oluFileyo. Lo ke yayingumda wangasezantsi. ₂₀IJordan yona yayingumda wangasempumalanga. Yiyo ke leyo imida yomhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaBhenjamin, walilifa lazo.

₂₁Izixeko zezindlu zesizwe sakwaBhenjamin zizo ezi: iJeriko, iBhete-hogela, iEmeki-kezizi, ₂₂iBhete-arabha, iZemarayim, iBhetele, ₂₃iHavim, iPara, iOfra, ₂₄iKefar-amoni, iOfeni, kunye neGebha. Yayilishumi elinambini lezixeko ezingqongwe ziilali. ₂₅Kwakukho neGibheyon, iRama, iBheroti, ₂₆iMizpa, iKefira, iMoza, ₂₇iRekem, i-Irpeli, iTarala, ₂₈iZela, iHayelefe, nesixeko samaJebhusi (oko kukuthi iJerusalem), kwakunye neGibheya, neKiriyati-yarim. Yayilishumi elinesine lezo zixeko ezazingqongwe ziilali.

Nguwo ke lowo umhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaBhenjamin.

₁*Iqashiso lesibini laphumela isizwe sakwaSimon ngokwezindlu zaso. Ilifa laso lalikummandla wakwaJuda. ₂Umhlaba wakwaSimon wawuquka iBheshebha, iShebha, iMolada, ₃iHazare-shuwali, iBhala, ne-Ezem, ₄iEltoladi, iBhetuli, iHoma, ₅iZikelagi, iBhete-markabhoti, iHazare-susa, ₆iBhete-lebhawoti, kunye neSharuhen. Yayizizixeko ezilishumi linantathu kunye neelali ezazizingqongile.

₇Kwakukwakho neAyin, iRimon, iEtere, kunye neAshan; izixeko ezine kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo. ₈Zonke iilali ezazingqonge ezo zixeko zazikwalapho kude kuse eBhalati-bhere (ekuthiwa yiRama) kwintlango engasezantsi.

Nguwo ke lowo umhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaSimon, waba lilifa lazo. ₉Umhlaba wakwaJuda inxalenye yawo yabelwa isizwe sakwaSimon ukuba ibe lilifa laso, kuba wawumkhulu ngaphezu kokuba isizwe sakwaJuda sasiwudinga.

₁₀Ngesihlandlo sesithathu *iqashiso laphumela isizwe sakwaZebhulon ngokwezindlu zaso. Umda welifa lesi sizwe waya kuma ngeSaridi. ₁₁Ukusuka apho umda wacanda ngasentshona waya kutsho eMarala, wegqitha eDabhesheti nakwintlambo iYokeneham. ₁₂Kwicala elingaphaya kweSaridi wenjenjeya ukuya ngasempuma kumda weKiseloti-tabhore, wedlulela eDabherati ukusinga eYafiya. ₁₃Ukusuka apho wakhweza kwicala langasempumalanga, ujonge eGati-hefere nase-Eti-kazin, wajika wajonga ngaseRimon usinga eNeha. ₁₄Umda ngasemantla wajika apho wasinga ngaseHanaton, waya kuma kwintili i-Ifeta-eli. ₁₅Wawuquka ezi zixeko: iKatati, iNalali, iShimron, i-Idala, kunye neBhetelehem. Yaba lishumi linambini lezixeko kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo. ₁₆Ezo zixeko kunye nezo lali zazikumhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaZebhulon.

₁₇Ngesesine isihlandlo *iqashiso laphumela isizwe sakwaIsakare ngokwezindlu zaso. ₁₈Kummandla waso kwakukho izixeko iYizereli, iKesuloti, iShunem, ₁₉iHafarayim, iShiyon, iAnarati, ₂₀iRabhiti, iKishiyon, iEbheze, ₂₁neRemeti, iEn-ganim, iEn-hada, kunye neBhete-pazeze. ₂₂Lo mda wadibanisa iTabhore, iShazuma, kunye neBhete-shemeshe, uye kuma ngeJordan. Wawunezixeko ezilishumi linantandathu kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo. ₂₃Ezo zixeko kunye nezo lali zazikumhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaIsakare ukuze ube lilifa lazo.

₂₄Ngesihlandlo sesihlanu *iqashiso laphumela isizwe sakwa-Ashere ngokwezindlu zaso. ₂₅Ummandla wesi sizwe wawuquka izixeko iHelekati, iHali, iBheten, neAkeshafi, ₂₆kwakunye neAlam-meleki, iAmadi, kunye neMishali. Ngasentshonalanga wawudlula eKarmele naseShikore-libhenati. ₂₇Ukujika kwawo ngasempumalanga wawusinga ngaseBhete-dagoni, udlule kwaZebhulon nakwintili i-Ifeta-eli ukubheka ngasentla eBhete-emeki naseNeyeli. Wenjenjeya ukunyuka ucanda ngasekunene kweKabhuli, ₂₈ujonge e-Ebron, eRehobhi, eHamon, naseKana, ukuya kutsho kwiSidon enkulu. ₂₉Wawujika apho ujonge eRama, ude uye kutsho kwisixeko saseTire esinqatyisiweyo, ujike ujonge ngaseHosa, uye kuma ngolwandle. Wawuquka iMahalabhi, iAkezibhi, ₃₀iUma, iAfeki, kunye neRehobhi. Yayingamashumi mabini nambini ezixeko kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo. ₃₁Zazikummandla welifa lesizwe sakwa-Ashere ezi zixeko kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₃₂Ngesesithandathu isihlandlo *iqashiso laphumela isizwe sakwaNafetali ngokwezindlu zaso. ₃₃Umda waso wawusuka eHelefe uye kutsho kum-oki oseZananim, udlulele eAdami-nekebhe naseYabheneli kude kuse eLekum, uye kuma ngeJordan. ₃₄Apho wawufika ujonge ngasentshonalanga uye eAzenoti-tabhore, usuke apho uye eHukoki, ubethe ngakuZebhulon emazantsi, udlule kwa-Ashere ngasentshonalanga, naseJordan kwicala langasempumalanga. ₃₅Izixeko ezazinqatyisiwe yayiyiZidim, iZera, iHamati, iRakati, iKinerete, ₃₆iAdama, iRama, iHazore, ₃₇iKedeshe, iEdreyi, kunye ne-En-hazore, ₃₈iYiron, iMigdali-eli, iHorem, iBhete-anati, kunye neBhete-shemeshe. Yayilishumi linethoba lezixeko kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo. ₃₉Ezo zixeko kunye nezo lali zazikummandla owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaNafetali zaba lilifa lazo.

₄₀Ngesesixhenxe isihlandlo *iqashiso laphumela isizwe sakwaDan ngokwezindlu zaso. ₄₁Ummandla waso wawuquka iZora, iEshtawoli, i-Ire-shemeshe, ₄₂kunye neShalabhim, iAyalon, i-Itela, ₄₃iElon, neTimnata, kunye ne-Ekron, ₄₄uthathe ne-Elteke, iGibheton, iBhalata, ₄₅iYehudi, iBhene-bheraki, iGati-rimon, ₄₆iMeyakon, neRakon, kunye nommandla ojongene neJopa. ₄₇Athi akulahlekelwa ngumhlaba wawo amaDan aya kuhlasela iLeshem. Ayithimba yaba yeyawo akuba ebabulele abemi balapho. Ema apho, alijika negama layo iLeshem, athi ukuyibiza kwayo yiDan, eyithiya ngokhokho wawo uDan. ₄₈Ezi zixeko nezi lali zaba ngumhlaba owaba lilifa lesizwe sakwaDan.

₄₉Athi akugqiba ukuwaba amaSirayeli umhlaba, abela uYoshuwa unyana kaNune elakhe ilifa ₅₀ngokomyalelo *kaNdikhoyo. Amnika iTimnata-sera, isixeko awasicelayo. ITimnata-sera yayikweleentaba kwaEfrayim. Wasivusa eso sixeko uYoshuwa, wahlala apho.

₅₁UElazare umbingeleli, ekunye noYoshuwa unyana kaNune, kwakunye neentloko zezindlu zezizwe zakwaSirayeli, babeyaba le mimandla ngokwenza *amaqashiso phambi koNdikhoyo eShilo ngasekungeneni *kwesibingelelo. Bawaba ke ngolo hlobo loo mhlaba bada bagqiba.

₁*UNdikhoyo wathi kuYoshuwa: ₂“Thetha namaSirayeli, uthi ndithi makalathe izixeko zokuphephela endandixelele uMosis ngazo. ₃Zoba ziindawo ekubalekela kuzo abantu abathe babulala omnye ngengozi okanye ngempazamo. Yoba ziindawo zokuzimela kwimpindezelo yezizalwana zaloo mntu ubuleweyo. ₄Umntu oye kuzimela kwezo zixeko kufuneka anike inkcazelo ngesenzo sakhe enkundleni kumadoda amakhulu esangweni leso sixeko. Ngawo aya kumamkela amnike indawo yokuhlala phakathi kwawo. ₅Xa umphindezeli athe walandela ekhondweni lalowo ubalekele apho, wona akasayi kumnikezela kuye – kaloku wambulala ngengozi umfi, bengazange baxabana ngaphambili. ₆Umbulali angahlala apho kweso sixeko de kufike umhla wokuvavanywa kwetyala ngumzi. Akuba eswelekile umbingeleli omkhulu angabuyela ke kwisixeko sakowabo awayebaleke kuso.”

₇Kwatyunjwa iKedeshe eGalili kweleentaba lakwaNafetali, neShekem kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, kunye neKiriyati-arba (yiHebron ke leyo) kweleentaba lakwaJuda. ₈Kumphesheya-Jordan ongasempuma yeJeriko kwatyunjwa ezi zixeko: kwisizwe sakwaRubhen yaba yiBhezere ekumathafa asentlango, kwisizwe sakwaGadi yaba yiRamoti eseGiliyadi, yaza kwaManase yaba yiGolan eBhashan. ₉Zizo ke ezo izixeko ekwakunokuphephela kuzo nawuphi na umSirayeli okanye umngeneleli ohlala phakathi kwamaSirayeli. Injongo yazo yayikukuzimelisa umntu obulele omnye ngengozi, ukwenzela ukuba ze kungabikho mntu ubulawayo sisizalwana somfi engekemi enkundleni yamatyala ngaphambi kwebandla.

₁Iintloko zezindlu zakwaLevi zaya kumbingeleli uElazare noYoshuwa unyana kaNune, bekunye neentloko zezindlu zakwaSirayeli. ₂Zaya kubo eShilo kwelamaKanana, zafika zathi: “*UNdikhoyo wayethe kuMosis thina masinikwe izixeko kunye namadlelo azo.” ₃AmaSirayeli ke ngoko, ethobela umyalelo kaNdikhoyo, acaphula kwilifa lawo, abanika ezinye izixeko zawo abaLevi kunye namadlelo azingqongileyo.

₄*Iqashiso lokuqala laphumela imizi yendlu yabaLevi bakwaKohati, babelwa izixeko ezilishumi linantathu, ezazikummandla wakwaJuda, nowakwaSimon, kunye nowakwaBhenjamin. ₅Inxalenye yemizi kaKohati yabelwa ishumi lezixeko ezazikwaEfrayim, kwaDan, nakwisiqingatha sasentshonalanga sakwaManase.

₆Indlu yakwaGershon yabelwa ishumi elinantathu lezixeko kummandla wakwaIsakare, nakwa-Ashere, kwaNafetali, nakwisiqingatha sakwaManase esiseBhashan.

₇Indlu yakwaMerari ngokwemizi yayo yabelwa ishumi elinambini lezixeko kummandla wakwaRubhen nakwaGadi nakwaZebhulon.

₈Njengoko uNdikhoyo wayetshilo kuMosis amaSirayeli ababela abaLevi ezi zixeko namadlelo ngokwenza amaqashiso.

_9-10Nazi ke izixeko ezabelwa abazukulwana baka-Aron, inzala kaLevi, bendlu kaKohati, ezazikummandla kaJuda noSimon: iqashiso laphumela bona kuqala, ₁₁babelwa isixeko sika-Arbha (uArbha wayenguyise ka-Anaki) le kuthiwa yiHebron ngoku. Nantso kweleentaba kwaJuda. Bayinikwa kunye namadlelo ayo, ₁₂kambe zona iilali eziyingqongileyo kunye namasimi zazisezabelwe uKalebhi unyana kaJefune, zaza zaba zezakhe.

₁₃Ukongezelela kwiHebron (eyayisesinye sezixeko zokuphephela) kwahlonyelwa nezi zixeko kubazukulwana bombingeleli uAron: iLibhena, ₁₄iYatire, iEshtemowa, ₁₅iHolon, iDebhiri, ₁₆iAyin, iJuta, kunye neBhete-shemeshe, kwanamadlelo azo. Yayilithoba lezixeko kummandla wakwaJuda nakwaSimon. ₁₇Kummandla wakwaBhenjamin babelwa zazine izixeko: iGibheyon, iGebha, ₁₈iAnatoti, kunye neAlmon, kwanamadlelo azo. ₁₉Zaba lishumi linantathu izixeko ezabelwa ababingeleli abazukulwana baka-Aron, kunye namadlelo azo.

₂₀Eminye imizi yabaLevi endlu yakwaKohati yabelwa izixeko kummandla kaEfrayim. ₂₁Banikwa izixeko ezine: iShekem namadlelo ayo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim (yenye yezixeko zokuphephela nayo), iGezere, ₂₂iKibhezayim, kunye neBhete-horon, kunye namadlelo azo.

₂₃Kummandla wakwaDan abelwe izixeko ezine: iElteke, iGibheton, ₂₄iAyalon, kunye neGati-rimon, namadlelo azo. ₂₅Kummandla wesiqingatha sikaManase esingasentshonalanga abelwa izixeko ezibini: iTanaki, neGati-rimon, kunye namadlelo azo. ₂₆Indlu yakwaKohati yabelwa ishumi lezixeko zizonke kunye namadlelo azo.

₂₇Abanye abaLevi bendlu kaGershon babelwa izixeko zazibini kummandla wesiqingatha sikaManase esingasempuma: yaba yiGolan eBhashan (esinye sezixeko sokuphephela) kunye neBheshtera namadlelo azo. ₂₈Kummandla wakwaIsakare babelwa izixeko ezine: iKishiyon, iDabherati, ₂₉iYamuti, ne-En-ganim kunye namadlelo azo. ₃₀Kummandla wakwa-Ashere babelwa zazine: iMishali, iAbhedon, ₃₁iHelekati, neRehobhi, namadlelo azo. ₃₂Kummandla wakwaNafetali zaba zithathu: iKedeshe eGalili namadlelo ayo (yayisisixeko sokuphephela), iHamoti-dore, neKartan, namadlelo azo. ₃₃Imizi yendlu yakwaGershon yabelwa ishumi linantathu lezixeko zizonke, namadlelo azo.

₃₄AbaLevi bendlu yakwaMerari, yona eyayingekabonelelwa, babelwa izixeko zazine kwaZebhulon: iYokeneham, iKarta, ₃₅iDimna, neNahali, namadlelo azo. ₃₆KwaRubhen babelwa zazine: iBhezere, iYaza, ₃₇iKedemoti, eMefati, namadlelo azo. ₃₈KwaGadi babelwa zazine: iRamoti-giliyadi namadlelo ayo (esinye sezixeko zokuphephela), iMahanayim, ₃₉iHeshbhon, neYazere, namadlelo azo. ₄₀Indlu kaMerari ke yabelwa ishumi linambini lezixeko zizonke, isabelwa ngokwezindlu zayo ngamaqashiso.

_41-42AbaLevi babelwa izixeko ezingamashumi mane anesibhozo zizonke kummandla wamaSirayeli. Zonke ezo zixeko ngazinye zazinamadlelo azo.

₄₃Wenjenjalo ke *uNdikhoyo ukuzalisekisa isithembiso awasenzayo kookhokho bamaSirayeli sokuba wowanika umhlaba. Ema kuloo mhlaba ke amaSirayeli akuba ewuthimbile. ₄₄Wezisa uxolo kulo lonke elo zwe uNdikhoyo, njengoko wabathembisayo ngesifungo ookhokho babo. Iintshaba zawo zonke zange zibe nakumelana nawo amaSirayeli kuba uNdikhoyo wayezinikela ezandleni zawo iintshaba zawo. ₄₅Wazigcina zonke izithembiso awazenza kumaSirayeli uNdikhoyo; ewe, akukho nalinye ilizwi alithethileyo angalifezekisanga.