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Bible Reading Plan – Day 66

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IINKOKHELI 1

Indlu kaJuda nekaSimon yoyisa uAdoni-bhezeki

1Akuba engasekho uYoshuwa, amaSirayeli abuzisa *kuNdikhoyo, athi: “Ngubani onokusikhokela ukuya kuhlasela amaKanana?”

2Ke yena waphendula wathi: “Mayibe nguJuda; ndiwunikele esandleni sakhe loo mhlaba.”

3Ke indlu kaJuda yathi kumawabo amaSimon: “Sincediseni xa silwa namaKanana ukuzuza isabelo sethu somhlaba, khon' ukuze nathi sinincedise xa nilwela esenu isabelo.” Ngoko ke ahamba nendlu kaJuda amaSimon. 4Bahlasela ke abendlu kaJuda, uNdikhoyo wawanikela ezandleni zabo amaKanana namaPerezi, baza babulala ishumi lamawaka eBhezeki. 5Apho ke bafumana uAdoni-bhezeki, balwa naye, bawaswantsulisa amaKanana namaPerezi. 6Ke yena uAdoni-bhezeki wabaleka, baza bona bamsukela, bambamba, bamnqumla oobhontsi bezandla nabeenyawo.

7UAdoni-bhezeki wathi: “Amashumi asixhenxe ookumkani ababhontsi babo bezandla neenyawo bashunqulweyo babefudula bechola-chola iimvuthuluka apho ndityela khona. Kodwa ke ngoku uThixo undiphindezele ngaloo nto ndandibenza yona.” Wathathwa ke, wasiwa eJerusalem, apho wafela khona.

Indlu kaJuda ithimba iJerusalem neHebron

8Abendlu kaJuda ke bayihlasela bayithimba iJerusalem. Abemi bayo babatshabalalisa, sona isixeko basifak' umlilo. 9Emva koko ke balwa namaKanana akweleentaba, namazantsi azo, ngokunjalo nakwintlango esezantsi. 10Bahlasela namaKanana awayemi eHebron eyayibizwa ngokuba yiKiriyati-arbha mandulo. Bayoyisa ke imizi yamaSheshayi, ama-Ahiman, namaTalmayi.

UOteniyeli uthimba iDebhiri

11Abendlu kaJuda baya kuhlasela abantu abahlala eDebhiri, ekwakusithiwa yiKiriyati-sefere mandulo. 12UKalebhi wathi: “Intombi yam uAkesa ndoyendisela kumntu oya kuze ayihlasele ayithimbe iKiriyati-sefere.” 13UOteniyeli, unyana kaKenazi umninawa omncinci kaKalebhi, wasithimba ke eso sixeko, waza ke uKalebhi wayendisela kuye intombi yakhe uAkesa. 14Bakuba betshatile wacenga uOteniyeli amvumele acele umhlaba kuyise. Wehla kwidonki awayekhwele kuyo uAkesa, waza uKalebhi wambuza wathi: “Kwenzeke ntoni?”

15Wathi ukuphendula uAkesa: “Ndicela intsikelelo. Kaloku umhlaba ondinike wona ukwindawo ebharhileyo. Nceda undinike imithombo.” UKalebhi ke wamnika imithombo engasentla nengasezantsi.

Uloyiso lukaJuda noBhenjamin

16Inzala kayise womka-Mosis, umKeni, yahamba nendlu kaJuda ukuphuma kwisiXeko samaSundu, yaya kumhlaba oyintlango ezantsi kweArade kwelakwaJuda, yaza ke yema phakathi kwabantu balapho. 17Ke uJuda noSimon badibana, baza bawoyisa amaKanana awayehlala eZefati. Eso sixeko basivuthulula, basitshabalalisa, baza basithiya igama eliyiHoma.

18-19*UNdikhoyo wayinceda indlu kaJuda, yawuthatha umhlaba okweleentaba. Phofu abakwaJuda zange babe nako ukubagxotha abantu ababemi kwintili egudle ulwandle, kuba babeneenqwelo ezenziwe ngentsimbi. Izixeko zabo ibiyiGaza, iAshkelon, ne-Ekron, zinemimandla yazo. 20Ngokomlomo kaMosis iHebron yanikwa uKalebhi, owagxotha izindlu ezintathu khona ezaziyinzala ka-Anaki. 21Kodwa ke amaBhenjamin zange awagxothe amaJebhusi awayehlala eJerusalem – asemi khona ndawonye namaBhenjamin unanamhla.

Abendlu kaJosefu bathimba iBhetele

22-23Abendlu kaJosefu bahlasela iBhetele, ekwakusithiwa yiLuzi ngaloo maxesha. *UNdikhoyo wabanceda. Bathumela iintlola apho esixekweni, 24zaza zabona indoda iphuma khona, zathi kuyo: “Sibonise indlela yokungena esixekweni. Ukuba uthe wenjenjalo asiyi kukwenzakalisa.” 25Yazibonisa ke, aza amaJosefu ababulala bonke abantu bakhona, ashiya loo ndoda nendlu yayo kuphela. 26Emva koko yaya kwelamaHiti, yakha isixeko, yathi yiLuzi igama laso. Sisabizwa ngelo gama ke nangoku.

Izizwe ezingagxothwanga ngamaSirayeli

27AmaManase zange azigxothe izizwe ezazihlala eBhete-shan, eTanaki, eDore, eIbleyam, eMegido, nakwiilali ezikufuphi nezi dolophu, kuba amaKanana ayezimisele ukuhlala apho. 28Athi ke akomelela amaSirayeli azenza izicaka zawo ezo zizwe, kodwa akazigxotha.

29NamaEfrayim zange awagxothe amaKanana awayehlala eGezere; awayeka bahlala kunye.

30AmaZebhulon nawo zange awagxothe amaKanana awayehlala eKitron naseNalali, kodwa ahlala nawo, awenza izicaka.

31Nama-Ashere zange abagxothe abemi baseAko, nabaseSidon, nabaseAlabhi, nabaseAkezibhi, nabaseHelebha, nabaseAfeki, nabaseRehobhi. 32Ngoko ke ama-Ashere ahlala nawo loo maKanana.

33Indlu kaNafetali zange ibagxothe abemi baseBhete-shemeshe nabaseBhete-anati. Loo maKanana ke ahlala namaNafetali, aba zizicaka zawo.

34AmaDan oyiswa ngama-Amori, atsho ahlala kweleentaba, akaba nako ukuhlela emathafeni. 35Ama-Amori ayezimisele ukunganikezeli eAyalon, naseShalabhim, nakwintaba iHeres; kodwa ke amaJosefu ada awongamela, aba zizicaka zawo.

36Umda wama-Amori wawuhamba uye kuphuma ngenkalo yeAkrabhim, uye kudlula eSela.

IINKOKHELI 2

Isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo eBhokim

1Isithunywa *sikaNdikhoyo saphuma eGiligali, saya eBhokim, saza sathi: “Ndanikhupha kwelaseJiputa, ndanizisa kweli lizwe ndabathembisa ngalo ooyihlo-mkhulu ngesifungo. Ndathi: ‘Andisoze ndiwaphule umnqophiso wam nani. 2Ke nina ze ningaze nenze mnqophiso nabemi beli lizwe. Kufuneka niwadilize amaqonga abo amadini.’ Kambe ke anenzanga ngokwelizwi endalithethayo kuni. Yintoni le niyenzileyo? 3Ngoko ke ndiyanazisa ukuba andiyi kuzigxotha ezi zizwe. Zona ke ziya kuba ngumgibe kuni, nirhintyelwe yindlela ezinqula ngayo *oothixo bazo.”

4Sakuthetha la mazwi ke isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo, onke amaSirayeli asitsho isikhalo. 5Ngenxa yaloo nto ke igama laloo ndawo kuthiwa yiBhokim. Khona apho uNdikhoyo amenzela amadini amaSirayeli.

Ukufa kukaYoshuwa

6Ke kaloku uYoshuwa amaSirayeli wawandulula. Indlu nganye yaya kuthatha esayo isabelo somhlaba esililifa layo. 7Ngalo lonke ixesha esadla ubomi uYoshuwa, amaSirayeli ambusa amnqula *uNdikhoyo. Nasekufeni kwakhe aqhubela phambili amnqula lo gama esaphila amadoda amakhulu awayeyibone ngamehlo imimangaliso awayeyenzele amaSirayeli uNdikhoyo.

8UYoshuwa, unyana kaNune, isicaka sikaNdikhoyo, wabhubha xa enekhulu elineshumi leminyaka ezelwe. 9Wangcwatywa kumhlaba olilifa lakhe eTimnata-heres kweleentaba kwaEfrayim, ngasentla kwentaba iGahashe. 10Sakuba sitshonile sonke eso sizukulwana, kwavela sizukulwana simbi, singamaziyo uNdikhoyo, ngokunjalo naloo misebenzi yakhe wayeyenzela amaSirayeli.

USirayeli uyekile ukunqula uNdikhoyo

11Ke amaSirayeli amona *uNdikhoyo ngokunqula ooBhali, 12asuka amfulathela uNdikhoyo, uThixo wooyise-mkhulu, uThixo owawakhupha kwelaseJiputa. Asuka abusa *thixo bambi kwizithixo zabantu ababewangqingile. UNdikhoyo amcaphukisa ngokusuka akhahlele abuse ezo zithixo. 13Amfulathela uNdikhoyo, asuka akhonza ooBhali nooAshtarte. 14Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo waba nomsindo, amaSirayeli wawayekela ngeentshaba, zawahlasela ziwaphanga. Wazivulela macala onke, zawongamela, ada akaba nako ukuzikhusela. 15Ayesithi xa ephumile aya edabini, uNdikhoyo awayekele, ngokomlomo wakhe. Kwathi ke kwakuba nje amaSirayeli abandezeleka kunene.

16Noko ke uNdikhoyo amaSirayeli wawanika iinkokheli ezawasindisayo kwabo babewahlasela bewaphanga. 17Kambe ke wona amaSirayeli zange azikhathalele ezo nkokheli. Ewe kaloku, uSirayeli suka waqhogana nathixo bambi endaweni kaNdikhoyo. Ooyise bona babeyithobele imiyalelo kaNdikhoyo, kodwa sona isizukulwana esitsha sisuke saphuma kwelo khondo. 18UNdikhoyo ke wayesithi xa enika amaSirayeli inkokheli ayixhase iwahlangule amaSirayeli ezintshabeni ngalo lonke ithuba lokudla kwayo ubomi. UNdikhoyo wayeba nenceba, kuba ayenesingqala egogoza phantsi kweengcinezelo. 19Kodwa ke kwakusithi yakubhubha inkokheli leyo, amaSirayeli abuyele kwesezolo, abe nesimo esilumezayo kunesooyise. Ayebusa anqule thixo bambi, engavumi ukwahlukana neenkani zawo, alumleke kwezo ndlela zawo zigwenxa. 20UNdikhoyo ke wayesuka abe nomsindo, athi: “Esi sizwe siwaphule umnqophiso endayalela ooyise-mkhulu ukuba siwuthobele. Ngoko ke, ngenxa yokuba singandithobeli, 21nam andiyi kuba sazigxotha ezi zizwe zashiyekayo ukufa kukaYoshuwa. 22Ndiya kuwalinga ngazo amaSirayeli, ndibone ukuba akayi kuhamba ngeendlela zam na, andithobele njengooyise-mkhulu.”

23Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo izizwe ezasalayo waziyeka apho kwelo lizwe. Kaloku uNdikhoyo ezi zizwe akazigxothanga ngokukhawuleza ngokuzinikela esandleni sikaYoshuwa.

IINKOKHELI 3

Izizwe eziseleyo

1*UNdikhoyo washiya izizwe ezithile ukuze zibe luvavanyo kumaSirayeli awayengekangeni ezimfazweni kwelaseKanana. 2Le nto ke wayenza kuba efuna ukuzifundisa ngemfazwe zonke izizukulwana zamaSirayeli ezivelayo, ngakumbi ke ezo zazingazange zibe semadabini ngaphambili. 3Iintlanga ezasala kwelo lizwe ke yaba ngamaFilistiya neenkosi zawo ezintlanu, namaKanana ephela, namaSidon, namaHivi awayehlala kwiintaba zeLebhanon ukusuka kwintaba iBhali-hermon ukuya kuthi xhaxhe ngenkalo yeHamati. 4Zashiyelwa ukuba kuvavanywe amaSirayeli, khon' ukuze acace ukuba azimisele na ukuyithobela imimiselo eyanikezelwa nguNdikhoyo kookhokho bawo ngoMosis. 5Ngoko ke amaSirayeli ema phakathi kwamaKanana, amaHiti, ama-Amori, amaPerezi, amaHivi, namaJebhusi. 6AmaSirayeli endiselana nazo ezi ntlanga, anqula *nezithixo zazo.

UOteniyeli

7AmaSirayeli amlibala *uNdikhoyo uThixo wawo, akreqa kuye, anqula ooBhali nooAshera. 8Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo waba nomsindo, waza wawayekela ngokumkani uKushan-rishatayim waseAram-naharayim, wawoyisa, aba phantsi kwakhe iminyaka esibhozo.

9Ke kaloku amaSirayeli adanduluka akhala kuNdikhoyo, waza ke yena wawathumela umkhululi. Lowo ke yayinguOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi umninawe omncinci kaKalebhi. 10Ke kaloku uOteniyeli wonganyelwa nguMoya kaNdikhoyo, waza waba yinkokheli yamaSirayeli. UOteniyeli waya emfazweni, wathiwa jize ngoloyiso nguNdikhoyo, wamoyisa ukumkani uKushan-rishatayim waseAram. 11Kwalandela amashumi amane eminyaka yoxolo ke apho, wada wafa uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi.

UEhudi

12Aphinda amaSirayeli akreqa *kuNdikhoyo. Ngenxa yeso sizathu ke uNdikhoyo womeleza uEglon ukumkani wamaMowabhi, waqina kunawo. 13UEglon ke wadibana nama-Amon nama-Amaleki, baza bawahlasela amaSirayeli, basithatha isiXeko samaSundu. 14AmaSirayeli ke aba phantsi koEglon ukumkani wamaMowabhi iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo.

15Aphinda amaSirayeli akhala kuNdikhoyo, waza ke yena wawathumela umkhululi uEhudi, inxele, unyana kaGera wendlu kaBhenjamin. AmaSirayeli athumela uEhudi kukumkani uEglon waseMowabhi, emphathele umrhumo.

16Ke uEhudi wazenzela isabile ebazwe macala, ingamashumi amahlanu eesentimitha ubude. Wayibophelela kwithangá lakhe lasekunene phantsi kwempahla. 17Wawuthatha ke umrhumo lowo, waya nawo kuEglon, umfo owayemkhulu ngesiqu, etyebile. 18Wathi ke, akuba ewunikezele umrhumo lowo, uEhudi wawandulula loo madoda ayemphathisile, agoduka. 19Kambe ke yena wajika ngakwimifanekiso yezithixo ekufuphi neGiligali, wabuya waya kuEglon, wafika wathi kuye: “Mhlekazi, ndicela khe sihlinz' impuku.”

Ngoko ke ukumkani wathi: “Shenxani!” Zaphuma ke izicaka zakhe.

20Wathi ke esahleli apho kwelo gumbi lakhe lokuphola, likumgangatho ophezulu, suka uEhudi wonda ngaye, wathi: “Ndinomyalezo wakho ovela kuThixo.” Ke yena ukumkani wema ngenyawo. 21Ngesandla sasekhohlo uEhudi warhola isabile yakhe apho wayeyifihle khona ethangéni lakhe lokunene, wayimilisela kweso sisu sikakumkani. 22Yatshona yonke nywam nesiphatho sayo, yawagramza ayifihla loo mateketeke amanqatha. UEhudi wayiyeka apho, waza ke yena waya kuphuma ngasemva, 23waluvala ucango, watshixa, 24wemka. Izicaka ke zeza, zaza zakusondela zabona tyhini iingcango zitshixiwe, zacinga ukuba fana ukumkani ulapho ngaphakathi, ese. 25Zakha zalinda umzuzu omde ucango lungavulwa. Zada zancama, zathatha izitshixo, zavula. Tyhini! Nanko umhlekazi ethe gangalala apho phantsi, itshoba lilel' umbethe.

26Zathi zisathingaza izicaka zikakumkani, wesuka wemka yena uEhudi, waya kugqitha kuloo mifanekiso yezithixo, waya kutsho eSeyira. 27Wathi akufika kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim wavuthela isigodlo, ahlangana amaSirayeli, wawakhokela wehla nawo kwezo nduli. 28Wathi kuwo: “Yizani! UNdikhoyo uzinikele ezandleni zenu iintshaba zenu amaMowabhi.” Ngoko ke amaSirayeli ehla, ekhokelwa nguEhudi, aza awalalela amaMowabhi emazibukweni ayeza kuyiwela ngawo iJordan; avala ke apho, akwawela nendoda enye le. 29Ngaloo mihla ke abulala kwisithuba seshumi lamawaka awona majoni omeleleyo anobukroti omkhosi wamaMowabhi; zange kusinde nelinye. 30Ewe, ngaloo mihla amaSirayeli awoyisa amaMowabhi, kwaza ke kwalandela iminyaka yenzolo engamashumi asibhozo.

UShamgare

31UEhudi walandelwa nguShamgare unyana ka-Anati. Naye ke wawakhulula amaSirayeli. Wabulala amaFilistiya angamakhulu amathandathu ngesixhobo sokuqhuba iinkomo esifana nomkhonto.

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