UJoshuwa 15
1 Isabelo sesizwe sikaJuda, usendo lunye ngalunye sasiqhele sehla sayafika elizweni le-Edomi, sisiyakhawula eNkangala yeZini eningizimu kude le.
The assignment of land for the tribe of the people of Judah, clan by clan, extended south to the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin being the farthest point to the south.
2 Umngcele wabo weningizimu wawuqalisela ethekwini oluseningizimu emaphethelweni oLwandle lweTswayi,
Their border on the south ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces to the south.
3 uchaphela eningizimu yoMkhandlu weNkume, uqhubeka usiya eZini, usiyaphutsha eningizimu yeKhadeshi Bhaneya. Wasusedlula eHezironi usiyafika e-Adari wabhoda unquma wayaphutsha ususeKhakha.
Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it turned about to Karka.
4 Wasusedlula usiya e-Azimoni usiyaxhumana lesiHotsha saseGibhithe, uphelela olwandle. Lo yiwo umngcele wabo waseningizimu.
It passed along to Azmon, went by the brook of Egypt, and came to its end at the sea. This was their south boundary.
5 Umngcele wempumalanga luLwandle lweTswayi kuze kufike lapho okuthela khona iJodani. Umngcele weningizimu waqalela okhunjini lolwandle ekuqaleni kweJodani,
The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north ran from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
6 wakhwela usiya eBhethi-Hogla, wabuye waqhubeka usiya Bhethi-Arabha uqonda eLitsheni likaBhohani indodana kaRubheni.
It went up to Beth Hoglah and passed along north of Beth Arabah. Then it went up to the Stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
7 Umngcele wasuqansa usiya eDebhiri usuka esigodini sika-Akhori, wasujika usiya enyakatho ukhangela eGiligali ekhangelane loMkhandlu ka-Adumimu eningizimu yodonga. Waqhubeka usiya emanzini ase-Eni Shemeshi wasufika e-Eni Rogeli.
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the hill of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. Then the border passed along to the springs of En Shemesh and went to En Rogel.
8 Wasuqonda esigodini seBheni-Hinomu emthezukweni wangeningizimu yedolobho lamaJebusi (okutsho iJerusalema). Usuka lapho waqansa phezu koqaqa entshonalanga yesigodi seHinomu ekucineni kwangenyakatho yesigodi seRefayi.
Then the border went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). Then it went up to the top of the hill that lies over the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 Usuka engqongeni yoqaqa, umngcele waqonda emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefuthowa, wasuphutsha emadolobheni eNtabeni ye-Efroni wasusehla usiya eBhala (okutsho iKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi).
Then the border extended from the top of the hills to the spring of Nephtoah, and went out from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border bends around to Baalah (the same as Kiriath Jearim).
10 Wasujika usiya entshonalanga usuka eBhala usiya entabeni yeSeyiri, wedlula emthezukweni wangenyakatho yentaba iJeyarimi (okutsho iKhesaloni) waqhubeka usiya eBhethi-Shemeshi uchaphela eThimina.
Then the border circled around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same as Kesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and crossed over to Timnah.
11 Waqonda emthezukweni wenyakatho owe-Ekroni, wajika ukhangele eShikheroni, wedlule usiya eNtabeni yeBhala wafika eJabhiniyeli. Umngcele waphelela olwandle.
The border went out beside the northern hill of Ekron, and then it bends around to Shikkeron and passed along to Mount Baalah, from there it went to Jabneel. The border ended at the sea.
12 Umngcele wangentshonalanga likhumbi loLwandle oLukhulu. Le yiyo imingcele eyayigombolozele abantu bakoJuda usendo lunye ngalunye.
The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
13 Njengokulaya kukaThixo kuye, uJoshuwa wanika uKhalebi indodana kaJefune ingxenye eseJuda, iKhiriyathi Aribha, okutsho iHebhroni (u-Abha wayengukhokho ka-Anakhi).
In keeping with the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh an assignment of land among the tribe of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
14 Esuka eHebhroni uKhalebi waxotsha ama-Anakhi amathathu abalisa uSheshayi, u-Ahimani loThalimayi abantwana baka-Anakhi.
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 Esuka lapho wahamba ehlasela abantu ababehlala eDebhiri (okwakuthiwa yiKhiriyathi-Sefa).
He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).
16 UKhalebi wathi, “Ngizakwendisela indodakazi yami u-Akhisa endodeni ezahlasela ithumbe iKhiriyathi-Sefa.”
Caleb said, “The man who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, to him I will give Aksah my daughter as a wife.”
17 U-Othiniyeli indodana kaKhenazi, umfowabo kaKhalebi, wayithumba; ngakho uKhalebi wendisela indodakazi yakhe u-Akhisa kuye.
When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter as a wife.
18 Ngelinye ilanga u-Akhisa wafika ku-Othiniyeli wamkhuthaza ukuthi acele insimu kuyise. Lapho esehlile kubabhemi wakhe, uKhalebi wambuza wathi, “Kuyini engingakwenzela khona?”
Soon after that, Aksah came to Othniel and she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
19 Waphendula wathi, “Ngicela ungenzele umusa obalulekileyo. Njengoba unginike umhlaba eNegebi, ngicela unginike lemithombo yamanzi.” Ngakho uKhalebi wamnika imithombo eyayingaphezulu leyayingaphansi.
Aksah replied, “Do me a special favor, since you have given me the land of the Negev: Also give me some springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.
20 Leli lilifa lesizwe sikaJuda ngezinsendo zaso:
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.
21 Amadolobho aseningizimu kwesizwe sikaJuda eNegebi ekuyeni emngceleni we-Edomi ayeyila: IKhabhizeli, i-Ederi, iJaguri,
The cities belonging to the tribe of Judah in the extreme south, toward the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 iKhina, iDimona, i-Adada,
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 iKhedeshi, iHazori, i-Ithinani,
Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 iZifi, iThelemu, iBheyalothi,
Ziph, Telem, Bealoth.
25 iHazori-Hadatha, iKheriyothi Hezironi (okutsho iHazori),
Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (this was also known as Hazor),
26 i-Amamu, iShema, iMolada,
Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 iHazari-Gada, iHeshimoni, iBhethi Phelethi,
Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
28 iHazari-Shuwali, iBherishebha, iBhiziyothiya,
Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah.
29 iBhala, i-Iyimu, i-Ezema,
Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,
30 i-Elitholadi, iKhesili, iHoma
Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 iZikhilagi, iMadimana, iSansana,
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 iLebhayothi, iShilihimu, i-Ayini leRimoni, esewonke kwakungamadolobho angamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye lemizana yawo.
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. These were twenty-nine cities in all, including their villages.
33 Emawatheni asentshonalanga kwakulamadolobho la: I-Eshithawoli, iZora, i-Ashina,
In the lower hill country to the west, there were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 iZanowa, i-Eni-Ganimu, iThaphuwa, i-Enamu,
Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 iJamuthi, i-Adulami, iSokho, i-Azekha,
Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,
36 iShaharayimu, i-Adithayimu leGedera (kumbe iGederothayimu) amadolobho alitshumi lane lemizi yawo.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (that is, Gederothaim). These were fourteen cities in number, including their villages.
37 IZenani, iHadasha, iMigidali-Gadi,
Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,
38 iDiliyeni, iMizipha, iJokhitheyeli,
Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
39 iLakhishi, iBhozikhathi, i-Egiloni,
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon.
40 iKhabhoni, iLahimasi, iKhithilishi
Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
41 iGederothi, iBhethi-Dagoni, iNahama leMakheda, amadolobho alitshumi lesithupha lemizi yawo.
Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. These were sixteen cities in number, including their villages.
42 ILibhina, i-Etheri, i-Ashani,
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 i-Ifitha, i-Ashina, iNezibhi,
Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 iKheyila, i-Akhizibhi leMaresha, amadolobho ayisificamunwemunye lemizi yawo.
Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.
45 I-Ekroni, lemizana eyigqagqeleyo;
Ekron, with its surrounding towns and villages;
46 entshonalanga ye-Ekroni, wonke ayeseduzane le-Ashidodi, ndawonye lemizana yawo;
from Ekron to the Great Sea, all the settlements that were near Ashdod, including their villages.
47 i-Ashidodi lemizana eyigqagqeleyo leGaza, imizana eyigqagqeleyo kusiyafika esiHotsheni saseGibhithe lekhunjini loLwandle oLukhulu.
Ashdod, its surrounding towns, including their villages; Gaza, its surrounding towns including their villages; to the brook of Egypt, and to the Great Sea with its coastline.
48 Elizweni lamaqaqa kwakule: IShamiri, iJathiri, iSokho,
In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,
49 iDana, iKhiriyathi-Sana (okutsho iDebhiri),
Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
50 i-Anabhi, i-Eshithemo, i-Animi,
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 iGosheni, iHoloni leGilo, amadolobho alitshumi lanye lemizana yawo.
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were eleven cities, including their villages.
52 I-Arabhu, iDuma, i-Eshani,
Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 iJanimu, iBhethi-Thaphuwa, i-Afeka,
Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
54 iHumtha, iKhiriyathi Aribha (okutsho iHebhroni) leZiwori, amadolobho ayisificamunwemunye lemizana yawo.
Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior. These were nine cities, including their villages.
55 IMawoni, iKhameli, iZifi, iJutha,
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 iJezerili, iJokideyamu, iZanowa,
Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 iKhayini, iGibhiya leThimina, amadolobho alitshumi lemizana yawo.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. These were ten cities, including their villages.
58 IHalihuli, iBhethi Zuri, iGedori,
Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
59 iMaharathi, iBhethi-Anothi le-Elithekhoni, amadolobho ayisithupha lemizana yawo.
Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were six cities, including their villages.
60 IKhiriyathi-Bhali (okutsho ukuthi iKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi) leRabha, amadolobho amabili lemizana yawo.
Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah. These were two cities, including their villages.
61 Enkangala: IBhethi-Arabha, iMidini, iSekhakha,
In the wilderness, there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 iNibhishani, iDolobho letswayi le-Eni-Gedi, amadolobho ayisithupha lemizana yawo.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were six cities, including their villages.
63 UJuda wehluleka ukususa amaJebusi ayehlala eJerusalema; lanamuhla amaJebusi lokhu ehlala lapho labantu bakoJuda.
But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the tribe of Judah could not drive them out, so the Jebusites live there with the tribe of Judah to this day.
