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₁Isabelo sesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngemindeni yabo sasingasemkhawulweni wakwaEdomi nasehlane laseSini ngaseningizimu, ngasekupheleni kweningizimu.

₂Umkhawulo wabo waseningizimu wasuka ekupheleni koLwandle lukaSawoti, ethekwini elibheka ngaseningizimu,

₃waphuma waya ngaseningizimu kommango waseAkarabimi, wadlula waya eSini, wakhuphuka ngaseningizimu kwaseKadeshi-Barineya, wadlula ngaseHesironi, wenyukela eAdari, wajika waya eKaraka;

₄wadlula waya eAsimoni, waya emfuleni waseGibithe; ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakungaselwandle; lowo uyakubangumkhawulo 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 saseAkori ngasenyakatho, ubheka ngaseGiligali elibhekana nommango waseAdumimi 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, noAhimani, noTalimayi, abantwana bakwa-Anaki.

₁₅Wasuka lapho, wenyukela kwabakhileyo eDebiri; igama leDebiri laliyiKiriyati-Seferi kuqala.

₁₆UKalebi wathi: Onqoba iKiriyati-Seferi, alithathe, yena ngiyakumnika uAkisa indodakazi yami abe-ngumkakhe.

₁₇UOtheniyeli indodana kaKenazi umfowabo kaKalebi walithatha; wayesemnika uAkisa indodakazi yakhe abe-ngumkakhe.

₁₈Kwathi ekufikeni kwakhe wamnxusa ukuba acele insimu kuyise; wehla embongolweni yakhe; uKalebi wathi kuye: Ukhala ngani?

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

₂₀Leli liyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngemindeni yabo.

₂₁Imizi esekupheleni kwesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngasemkhawulweni wakwaEdomi ngaseningizimu yayiyiKabiseyeli, ne-Edere, neJaguri,

₂₂neKina, neDimona, neAdada,

₂₃neKedeshi, neHasori, neItinani,

₂₄neZifi, neTeleme, neBehaloti,

₂₅neHasori-Hadatha, neKeriyote-Hesironi eliyiHasori,

₂₆neAmamu, neShema, neMolada,

₂₇neHasari-Gada, neHeshimoni, neBeti-Pheleti,

₂₈neHasari-Shuwali, neBeri-Sheba, neBiziyotiya,

₂₉neBahala, neIjimi, ne-Eseme,

₃₀ne-Elitoladi, neKesili, neHorma,

₃₁neSikilagi, neMadimana, neSanisana,

₃₂neLebawoti, neShilehimi, neAyini, neRimoni, yonke imizi ingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

₃₃Emathafeni: iEshitawoli, neSora, neAshina,

₃₄neZanowa, ne-Eni-Ganimi, neTaphuwa, ne-Enamu,

₃₅neJarimuthi, neAdulamu, neSoko, neAzeka,

₃₆neShaharayimi, neAditayimi, neGedera, neGederotayimi, imizi iyishumi nane nemizana yayo.

₃₇ISenani, neHadasha, neMigidaliGadi,

₃₈neDilani, neMispa, neJokiteyeli,

₃₉neLakishi, neBosikati, ne-Egiloni,

₄₀neKaboni, neLahimamu, neKitilishi,

₄₁neGederoti, neBeti-Dagoni, neNahama, neMakheda, imizi iyishumi nesithupha nemizana yayo.

₄₂ILibina, ne-Etere, neAshani,

₄₃neJifita, neAshina, neNesibe,

₄₄neKeyila, neAkizibi, neMaresha, imizi iyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

₄₅IEkroni nemizi yalo nemizana yalo;

₄₆kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kufike elwandle, yonke eyayiseceleni kweAshidodi nemizana yayo.

₄₇IAshidodi 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,

₅₀neAnabi, ne-Eshitemo, neAnimi,

₅₁neGosheni, neHoloni, neGilo, imizi iyishumi nanye nemizana yayo.

₅₂IAraba, neDuma, ne-Eshani,

₅₃neJanimi, neBeti-Taphuwa, neAfeka,

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, neEni-Gedi, imizi iyisithupha nemizana yayo.

₆₃AmaJebusi ayakhé eJerusalema abantwana bakwaJuda babengenakuwaxosha, kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaJuda eJerusalema kuze kubenamuhla.