Ama-Israyeli athatha amafa wawo
1Incwadi le iphathelene nokwenzeka ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakaJotjhuwa. Ngaphambi kobana ahlongakale ama-Israyeli abuza kuSomnini athi: “Ngubani ozakukhuphuka qangi ayosilwela namaKanana?”
2USomnini wathi: “Kuzakwenyuka bakwaJuda. Qalani, nginikele inarha ezandleni zabo.”
3BakwaJuda bathi kebakwaSimiyoni abafowabo: “Yenyukelani nathi enarheni esabelwe yona ukuze silwe namaKanana. Nathi sizakwenyukela nani enarheni enabelwe yona.”
Yeke bakwaSimiyoni bakhamba nabo. 4BakwaJuda benyuka-ke, uSomnini wanikela amaKanana namaPerizi ezandleni zabo. Bamadlha iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi eBhezekhi. 5Bathi basamadlhana nawo eBhezekhapho, bafumana u-Adoni-Bhezekhi, bamsahlela. 6U-Adoni-Bhezekhi loyo wabaleka kodwana bamgijimisa, bambamba, bamqunta abothubha nabothubhakghuru bakhe. 7Nje-ke u-Adoni-Bhezekhi wathi: “Amakhosi amatjhumi alikhomba aquntwe abothubha nabothubhakghuru gade aphele adobhelele iintshutshurwana ngaphasi kwetafulami, ngalokho uZimu ungibetha ngezami.”
Walethwa eJerusalema, wahlongakalela lapho. 8BakwaJuda nabo balwa neJerusalema, bayithumba, bayimadlha ngesabula, bayithungelela ngomlilo. 9Ngemva kwalokho abantu bakwaJuda balwa namaKanana ebegade ahlala eentabeni, ngesewula yenarha nangeTjhefela. 10BakwaJuda basahlela amaKanana ebegade ahlala eRhebroni. (Ekuthomeni iRhebroni bekuthiwa yiKhiriyathi-Ariba.) Bahlula uTjhetjhayi, u-Arhimani noTalimayi khonapho.
11Ukusuka lapho basahlela abahlali beDebhiri. (Ekuthomeni iDebhiri bekuthiwa yiKhiriyathi-Seferi.) 12Ngesikhatheso uKalebi wathi: “Nanyana ngubani omadlha iKhiriyathi-Seferi, ayithumbe, ngizamnikela u-Akisa indodakazami abe mkakhe.”
13U-Otiniyeli umsa kaKhenazi, ongumfowabo omncani kaKalebi, wayithumba. UKalebi wamnikela indodakazakhe u-Akisa bona abe mkakhe. 14Ekufikeni kwaka-Akisa ku-Otiniyeli gade amyenge bonyana akhombele uyise isimu. Kodwana kuthe nabafika kuyise, u-Akisa asehla kudumbanakhe, uKalebi wathi kuye: “Ufuna ngikwenzeleni?”
15Yena waphendula wathi: “Ngibawa isipho. Ubaba ungibeke ngesewula yenarha eyomileko, yeke akangiphe indawo enamanzi.” Nje-ke uKalebi wamnikela indawo enamanzi emibundwini nangemirhobeni.
16Iinzukulwana zomukhwe kaMosi, okutjho amaKheni, zakhuphuka nabantu bakwaJuda zisuka edorobheni lamasundu zaya ngerhalawumbeni lakwaJuda elingesewula yenarha eduze ne-Aradi. Zahlala lapho nabantu bakhona.
17BakwaJuda bakhamba nebakwaSimiyoni abafowabo, basahlela amaKanana ebegade ahlezi eTsefathi bawahlula, babhubhisa nya indawo leyo. Yeke ibizo ledorobhelo kwathiwa yiRhorima. 18Godu bakwaJuda bathatha iGaza nemikhawulwayo, i-Atjhikheloni nemikhawulwayo kanye ne-Ekhironi nemikhawulwayo. 19USomnini waba nebakwaJuda bebathumba inarha yangeentabeni, kodwana azange bakghone ukuqotjha abahlali bekangala ngombana gade baneenkarana zepi zesimbi. 20IRhebroni yanikelwa uKalebi njengombana kwatjho uMosi. Kuhlekuhle nguye owaqotjha amadodana amathathu ka-Anakhi ebegade ahlala lapho.
21BakwaBhenjamini azange baqotjhe amaJebusi ebegade ahlala eJerusalema. Yeke amaJebusi lawo ahlala nabantu bakwaBhenjamini eJerusalema bekube kunamhlanje.
22Ikumba kaJosefa nayo yenyuka, yasahlela iBhethe-Eli. USomnini waba nayo. 23BakwaJosefa bathumela iinhloli zayokuhlola iBhethe-Eli. Ngesikhatheso ibizo ledorobheli bekuthiwa yiLuzi. 24Iinhloli zabona umuntu aphuma ngedorobheni zathi kuye: “Nange ungasikhombisa intunja yokungena ngedorobhenapha, sizakuba nomusa kuwe.”
25Yeke wazikhombisa indawo yokungena. Zafese zamadlha idorobho ngesabula. Zasindisa umuntu loyo nomzakhe woke. 26Umuntu loyo waya enarheni yamaRhithi wafese wakha idorobho walithiya bona yiLuzi, okulibizo lalo bekube kunamhlanje.
27BakwaManase azange baqotjhe abahlali beBhethe-Tjhani nemizanayo, iTanaki nemizanayo, abahlali beDori nemizanayo, abahlali beJibiliyamu nemizanayo nabahlali beMegido nemizanayo. Ngaleyondlela amaKanana aragela phambili ngokuhlala enarheni leyo. 28Lokha ama-Israyeli naba namandla, akatelela amaKanana ngomsebenzi, kodwana azange awaqotjhe.
29Bakwa-Efrayimu azange baqotjhe amaKanana ebegade ahlala eGezeri. Ngaleyondlela aragela phambili ngokuhlala phakathi kwabo.
30BakwaZebuloni nabo azange baqotjhe abahlali beKhithironi namkha abahlali beNahaloli. Ngaleyondlela amaKanana aragela phambili ngokuhlala phakathi kwabo. Bawakatelela ngomsebenzi.
31Bakwa-Atjheri nabo azange baqotjhe abahlali be-Ako, abahlali beTsidoni, be-Arhilaba, be-Akziba, beRhelibha, be-Afekhi namkha beRerhobho. 32Ngaleyondlela bakwa-Atjheri bahlala hlangana namaKanana, okubahlali benarha ngombana azange bawaqotjhe.
33NebakwaNafitali nabo azange baqotjhe abahlali beBhethe-Tjhemetjhi nabahlali beBhethe-Anathi, kodwana bahlala hlangana namaKanana, okubahlali benarha. Abahlali beBhethe-Tjhemetjhi nebeBhethe-Anathi bakatelelwa ngomsebenzi.
34Ama-Amori asunduzela bakwaDani emuva ngenarheni yangeentabeni ngombana azange abavumele ukwehlela ekangala. 35Ama-Amori aphumelela ukuhlala eHari-Rheresi, e-Ayaloni neTjhalibimu, kodwana isandla sekumba kaJosefa sanzinza phezu kwawo akatelelwa ngomsebenzi. 36Umkhawulo wama-Amori wawuthoma emkghotheni we-Akhirabhimu ukuya eSela ukhuphukele phezulu.
