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₁Isabelo sesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngemindeni yabo sasingasemkhawulweni wakwa-Edomi nasehlane laseSini ngaseningizimu, ngasekupheleni kweningizimu.

₂Umkhawulo wabo waseningizimu wasuka ekupheleni koLwandle Lukasawoti, ethekwini elibheka ngaseningizimu, ₃waphuma waya ngaseningizimu kommango wase-Akarabimi, wadlula waya eSini, wakhuphuka ngaseningizimu kwaseKadeshi Barineya, wadlula ngaseHesironi, wenyukela e-Adari, wajika waya eKaraka; ₄wadlula waya e-Asimoni, waya emfuleni waseGibithe; ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakungaselwandle; lowo uyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu waseningizimu.

₅Umkhawulo wasempumalanga wawuluLwandle Lukasawoti kuze kufike ekugcineni kweJordani. Umkhawulo wasohlangothini lwasenyakatho wasuka ethekwini lolwandle ngasekugcineni kweJordani; ₆umkhawulo wenyukela eBeti Hogila, wadlula ngasenyakatho kweBeti Araba; umkhawulo wakhuphukela etsheni likaBohanu indodana kaRubeni; ₇umkhawulo wenyukela eDebiri usuka esigodini sase-Akori ngasenyakatho, ubheka ngaseGiligali elibhekana nommango wase-Adumimi elingaseningizimu komfula; umkhawulo wawusudlula, waya emanzini asemthonjeni waseShemeshi; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungasemthonjeni waseRogeli; ₈wawusukhuphuka umkhawulo esigodini sendodana kaHinomu ngaseceleni kweJebusi ngaseningizimu, eliyiJerusalema; umkhawulo wenyukela esiqongweni sentaba engaphambi kwesigodi sikaHinomu ngasentshonalanga ngasekugcineni kwesigodi samaRefa ngasenyakatho; ₉umkhawulo wawususuka esiqongweni sentaba, waya emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa, waphuma waya emizini yasentabeni yase-Efroni; umkhawulo wasuka waya eBahala eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi; ₁₀umkhawulo wajika usuka eBahala ngasentshonalanga, waya entabeni yaseSeyiri, wadlula waya eceleni kwentaba yaseJeharimi ngasenyakatho, eliyiKesaloni, wehlela eBeti Shemeshi, wadlula ngaseThimna; ₁₁umkhawulo wawusuphuma, waya eceleni kwe-Ekroni ngasenyakatho; umkhawulo wasuka waya eShikeroni, wadlula waya entabeni yaseBahala, waphuma eJabineyeli; ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakuselwandle.

₁₂Umkhawulo wasentshonalanga wawuluLwandle Olukhulu nogu lwalo. Lokho kungumkhawulo wabantwana bakwaJuda nxazonke ngemindeni yabo.

₁₃Wamnika uKalebi indodana kaJefune isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda njengesiyalezo sikaJehova kuJoshuwa, umuzi ka-Araba uyise ka-Anaki, oyiHebroni. ₁₄UKalebi waxosha khona amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki, oSheshayi, no-Ahimani, noTalimayi, abantwana bakwa-Anaki. ₁₅Wasuka lapho, wenyukela kwabakhileyo eDebiri; igama leDebiri laliyiKiriyati Seferi kuqala. ₁₆UKalebi wathi: “Onqoba iKiriyati Seferi, alithathe, yena ngiyakumnika u-Akisa indodakazi yami abe ngumkakhe.” ₁₇U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi umfowabo kaKalebi walithatha; wayesemnika u-Akisa indodakazi yakhe abe ngumkakhe. ₁₈Kwathi ekufikeni kwakhe wamnxusa ukuba acele insimu kuyise; wehla embongolweni yakhe; uKalebi wathi kuye: “Ukhala ngani?”

₁₉Wathi: “Ngiphe isipho; lokhu unginike izwe laseningizimu, ngiphe nemithombo yamanzi.” Wamupha imithombo yasenhla nemithombo yasenzansi.

₂₀Leli liyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngemindeni yabo.

₂₁Imizi esekupheleni kwesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngasemkhawulweni wakwa-Edomi ngaseningizimu yayiyiKabiseyeli, ne-Edere, neJaguri, ₂₂neKina, neDimona, ne-Adada, ₂₃neKedeshi, neHasori, ne-Itinani, ₂₄neZifi, neTeleme, neBehaloti, ₂₅neHasori Hadatha, neKeriyote Hesironi eliyiHasori, ₂₆ne-Amamu, neShema, neMolada, ₂₇neHasari Gada, neHeshimoni, neBeti Pheleti, ₂₈neHasari Shuwali, neBeri Sheba, neBiziyotiya, ₂₉neBahala, ne-Ijimi, ne-Eseme, ₃₀ne-Elitoladi, neKesili, neHorma, ₃₁neSikilagi, neMadimana, neSanisana, ₃₂neLebawoti, neShilehimi, ne-Ayini, neRimoni, yonke imizi ingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

₃₃Emathafeni: i-Eshitawoli, neSora, ne-Ashina, ₃₄neZanowa, ne-Eni Ganimi, neTaphuwa, ne-Enamu, ₃₅neJarimuthi, ne-Adulamu, neSoko, ne-Azeka, ₃₆neShaharayimi, ne-Aditayimi, neGedera, neGederotayimi, imizi iyishumi nane nemizana yayo.

₃₇ISenani, neHadasha, neMigidali Gadi, ₃₈neDilani, neMispa, neJokiteyeli, ₃₉neLakishi, neBosikati, ne-Egiloni, ₄₀neKaboni, neLahimamu, neKitilishi, ₄₁neGederoti, neBeti Dagoni, neNahama, neMakheda, imizi iyishumi nesithupha nemizana yayo.

₄₂ILibina, ne-Etere, ne-Ashani, ₄₃neJifita, ne-Ashina, neNesibe, ₄₄neKeyila, ne-Akizibi, neMaresha, imizi iyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

₄₅I-Ekroni nemizi yalo nemizana yalo; ₄₆kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kufike elwandle, yonke eyayiseceleni kwe-Ashidodi nemizana yayo.

₄₇I-Ashidodi nemizi yalo nemizana yalo; iGaza nemizi yalo nemizana yalo, kuze kufike emfuleni waseGibithe, naseLwandle Olukhulu nogu lwalo.

₄₈Ezintabeni: iShamiri, neJatiri, neSoko, ₄₉neDana, neKiriyati Sana eliyiDebiri, ₅₀ne-Anabi, ne-Eshitemo, ne-Animi, ₅₁neGosheni, neHoloni, neGilo, imizi iyishumi nanye nemizana yayo.

₅₂I-Araba, neDuma, ne-Eshani, ₅₃neJanimi, neBeti Taphuwa, ne-Afeka, ₅₄neHumitha, neKiriyati Araba eliyiHebroni, neSiyori, imizi iyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

₅₅IMahoni, neKarmeli, neZifi, neJutha, ₅₆neJizreyeli, neJokideyamu, neZanowa, ₅₇neKayini, neGibeya, neThimna, imizi iyishumi nemizana yayo.

₅₈IHalihuli, neBeti Suri, neGedori, ₅₉neMaharati, neBeti Anoti, ne-Elitekoni, imizi iyisithupha nemizana yayo.

₆₀IKiriyati Bali eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi, neRaba, imizi mibili nemizana yayo.

₆₁Ehlane: iBeti Araba, neMidini, neSekaka, ₆₂neNibishani, noMuzi kaSawoti, ne-Eni Gedi, imizi iyisithupha nemizana yayo.

₆₃AmaJebusi ayakhe eJerusalema abantwana bakwaJuda babengenakuwaxosha, kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaJuda eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla.