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₁Nguwo lo umhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaJuda *ngamaqashiso: Lo mhlaba waya kutsho kumda wase-Edom ezantsi kwentlango. ₂Lo mda wangasezantsi wawucanda kwincam engezantsi yoLwandle oluFileyo, ₃uhle ubheke ezantsi ukusuka kwiNkalo yooNomadudwana, ugqithele eZin. Wawutyhutyha amazantsi eKadeshe-bhaneya, udlule eHezeron, unyuke usinge eAdare, ujike ujonge ngaseKareka, ₄wenjenjeya usinga eAzemon, ugudle intlambo ekuthiwa yeyeJiputa, ujonge elwandle, apho ufika ume khona. Ngumda ongasezantsi wakwaJuda ke lowo.

₅Umda wangasempumalanga wawuluLwandle oluFileyo, wenjenjeya uye kutsho apho umlambo iJordan ungena khona elwandle.

Wawuqala apho umda wangasentla, ₆unyuke ubheke ngaseBhete-hogela, ubheke entla eBhete-arabha. Wawusuka apho unyukele kwiLitye likaBhohan (uBhohan ngunyana kaRubhen), ₇usuke ngakwintili yeAkore, unyukele eDebhiri, uze ujike ujonge emantla ngaseGiligali. IGiligali le yayijonge inkalo yeAdumim esemazantsi omfula lowo. Wawugqithela kwimithombo yase-En-shemeshe, wenjenjeya ukuya e-En-rogele, ₈uze unyuke utyhutyhe intili yoonyana bakaHinom esethambekeni lenduli ekwakumi kuyo isixeko samaJebhusi (yiJerusalem ke leyo), usuke apho unyuse intaba, utsho encotsheni ngakwicala langasentshona lentili iHinom ngasentla kumaphethelo entili yamaRafa. ₉Usuka apho usinge emthonjeni waseNefetowa, ugqithele kwizixeko ezingakwintaba iEfron. Uyajika apho, ubheke ngaseBhala (oko kukuthi iKiriyati-yarim), ₁₀apho ujikela ngasentshonalanga yeBhala, ujonge kwintaba iSeyire, uphume kwicala elingasentla lentaba iYarim (oko kukuthi iKesalon), uhle uye eBhete-shemeshe, ugqithele eTimna. ₁₁Lo mda wawunyuka uye kwinduli engasentla kwe-Ekron, ujike ujonge eShikeron, udlule intaba iBhala, wenjenjeya ukusinga eYabheneli. Wawuhamba uyokuma ngolwandle ₁₂olwalungumda wangasentshonalanga.

Ngaphakathi kwale mida kwakuhlala abantu bezindlu zikaJuda.

₁₃Inxalenye yommandla wakwaJuda wabelwa uKalebhi unyana kaJefune wesizwe sakwaJuda, ngokomyalelo *kaNdikhoyo kuYoshuwa. Wabelwa iHebron, isixeko sika-Arbha, uyise ka-Anaki. ₁₄UKalebhi wayikhuphela ngaphandle kweso sixeko inzala ka-Anaki. YayinguSheshayi, uAhiman, noTalmayi. ₁₅Wesuka apho waya kuhlasela abantu ababehlala eDebhiri ekwakusithiwa yiKiriyati-sefere mandulo. ₁₆UKalebhi wathi: “Intombi yam uAkesa ndoyendisela kumntu oya kuze ayihlasele ayithimbe iKiriyati-sefere.” ₁₇UOteniyeli unyana womntakwabo-Kalebhi uKenazi wasithimba ke eso sixeko, waza uKalebhi wayendisela kuye intombi yakhe uAkesa. ₁₈Bakuba betshatile wacenga uOteniyeli amvumele acele umhlaba kuyise. Wehla kwidonki awayekhwele kuyo uAkesa, waza uKalebhi wabuza wathi: “Kwenzeke ntoni?”

₁₉Wathi ukuphendula uAkesa: “Ndicela intsikelelo. Kaloku umhlaba ondinike wona ukwindawo ebharhileyo. Nceda undinike imithombo.” UKalebhi ke wamnika imithombo angasentla nengasezantsi.

₂₀Lo ngumhlaba owabelwe izindlu zesizwe sakwaJuda, waba lilifa lazo:

₂₁Izixeko zabo ezazisemazantsi, ezo zazikufuphi nomda wase-Edom, yayizezi: iKabhezeli, iEdere, iYagure, ₂₂iKina, iDimona, iAdada, ₂₃iKedeshe, iHazore, i-Itenana, ₂₄iZifi, iTelem, iBheyaloti, ₂₅iHazore-hadata, iKeriyoti-hezeron (okanye iHazore), ₂₆iAmam, iShema, iMolada, ₂₇iHazare-gada, iHeshmon, iBhete-pelete, ₂₈iHazare-shuwali, iBheshebha, iBhiziyotiya, ₂₉iBhala, i-Iyim, iEzem, ₃₀iEltoladi, iKezili, iHoma, ₃₁iZikelage, iMademana, iSanesana, ₃₂iLebhawoti, iShilim, iAyin, kunye neRimon. Yaba zizixeko ezimashumi mabini anethoba zizonke, kwakunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₃₃Izixeko ezazisesihlanjeni yayizezi: iEshtawoli, iZora, iAshna, ₃₄iZanowa, iEn-ganim, iTapuwa, iEnam, ₃₅iYamuti, iAdulam, iSoko, iAzeka, ₃₆iSharayim, iAditayim, neGedera (okanye iGederotayim). Yaba zizixeko ezilishumi elinesine kunye neelali ezazizingqongile.

_37-41Kwakukho nezinye izixeko ezilishumi linantandathu ezazingqongwe ziilali. YayiyiZenan, iHadasha, iMigdali-gadi, iDilan, iMizpa, iYoketeli, iLakishe, iBhozekati, iEglon, iKabhon, iLamam, iKitilishe, iGederoyi, iBhete-dagoni, iNama, kunye neMakeda.

_42-44Kanti ke kwakukho nezinye izixeko ezilithoba ezazingqongwe ziilali: iLibhena, iEtere, iAshan, i-Ifeta, iAshna, iNezibhi, iKeyila, iAkezibhi, kunye neMaresha.

₄₅IEkron yayingqongwe zizixeko kunye neelali, ₄₆kukho nezinye izixeko neelali ngaseAshdode, ukusuka e-Ekron kuse elwandle.

₄₇Yayikwalapho iAshdode kunye neGaza kwanezixeko neelali zazo, zithe thande de kuye kuthi xhaxhe kwintlambo ekuthiwa yeyeJiputa nakunxweme lolwandle.

₄₈Izixeko zeleentaba yayiyiShamire, iYatire, iSoko, ₄₉neDana, iKiriyati-sana (okanye iDebhiri), ₅₀iAnabhi, iEshtemo, kunye neAnim, ₅₁iGoshen, neHolon, kunye neGilo. Yayizizixeko ezilishumi linambini zizonke kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₅₂YayiyiArabhu, iDuma, iEshan, ₅₃iYanim, iBhete-tapuwa, iAfeka, ₅₄iHumta, iKiriyati-arbha (yiHebron ke leyo), kunye neZiwore, izixeko ezilithoba kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₅₅IMawon, iKarmele, iZifi, neJuta, ₅₆kunye neYizereli, iYokedim, neZanowa, ₅₇iKayin, neGibheya, kunye neTimna, izixeko ezilishumi zizonke kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₅₈IHalehule, neBhete-zure, iGedore, ₅₉neMarati, kunye neBhete-anoti ne-Eltekon, yayizizixeko ezithandathu kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₆₀Kwakukho neKiriyati-bhali (okanye iKiriyati-yarim) kunye neRabha: izixeko ezibini neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₆₁Entlango kwakukho iBhete-arabha, iMidin, iSekaka, ₆₂iNibheshan, isiXeko seTyuwa, kunye ne-Engedi: zazizithandathu kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.

₆₃Kodwa ke kambe amaJuda akazanga aba nako ukuwagxotha amaJebhusi awayemi eJerusalem. Asahlala apho nangoku kunye noonyana bakaJuda.