Abahluleli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bambuza uJehova, bathi: “Ngubani oyakusikhuphukela kuqala ukulwa namaKhanani na? 2 UJehova wathi: "UJuda uyakukhuphuka; bheka, nginikele izwe esandleni sakhe." 3 UJuda wasesithi kuSimeyoni umfowabo: Yenyuka lami siye esabelweni sami, silwe lamaKhanani; nami ngiyakuhamba nawe esabelweni sakho. USimeyoni wayesehamba naye. 4 UJuda wakhuphuka; uJehova wanikela amaKhanani namaPherizi esandleni sabo, babulala kuwo amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi eBezeki. 5 Bamfumana u-Adoni-bezeki eBezeki, balwa naye, babulala amaKhanani namaPherizi. 6 Kepha u-Adoni-bezeki wabaleka; bamxosha, bambamba, bamnquma izithupha namazwane akhe. 7 Wathi u-Adoni-bezeki: “Amakhosi angamashumi ayisikhombisa, enqunyiwe izithupha nawoqukula, abutha ukudla kwawo phansi kwetafula lami; Basebemyisa eJerusalema, wafela khona. 8 Abantwana bakwaJuda balwa neJerusalema, balithatha, balishaya ngosiko lwenkemba, bashisa umuzi. 9 Ngasemuva behla abantwana bakwaJuda ukulwa namaKhanani ayakhe ezintabeni, naseningizimu, nasesigodini. 10 Wasuka uYuda wawahlasela amaKanan ayakhe eHebroni (igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati Araba kuqala), babulala oSheshayi, no-Ahiman, noTalemayi. 11 Wasuka lapho waya kwabakhileyo eDebiri; igama leDebiri laliyiKiriyati Seferi kuqala; 12 Wathi uKalebi: "Onqoba iKiriyati-seferi, alithathe, ngiyakumnika u-Akisa indodakazi yami ibe ngumkakhe." 13 U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umninawa kaKalebi, walithatha; wamnika u-Akisa indodakazi yakhe, ibe ngumkakhe. 14 Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwakhe kuye, wamkhuthaza ukuthi acele insimu kuyise; wehla embongolweni yakhe; uKalebi wathi kuye: “Ufunani na? 15 Wathi kuye: "Nginike isibusiso, ngokuba unginike izwe laseningizimu; nginike nemithombo yamanzi. UKalebi wamnika imithombo yasenhla nemithombo yaphansi. 16 Abantwana bamaKheni, umukhwe kaMose, bakhuphuka bephuma emzini wamasundu kanye nabantwana bakwaJuda, baya ehlane lakwaJuda eliseningizimu ye-Aradi; bahamba bahlala phakathi kwabantu. 17 UJuda wahamba noSimeyoni umfowabo, bawabulala amaKhanani ayakhe eSefati, baliqothula. Igama lomuzi lathiwa iHorma. 18 UJuda wathumba iGaza nomkhawulo walo, neAshikeloni nomkhawulo walo, ne-Ekroni nomkhawulo walo. 19 UJehova wayenaye uJuda; wabaxosha abakhe entabeni; kodwa babengenakuxosha abakhe esigodini, ngokuba babenezinqola zensimbi. 20 Bamnika uKalebi iHebroni, njengokusho kukaMose; waxosha khona amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki.
21 Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abawaxoshanga amaJebusi ayakhe eJerusalema; kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaBenjamini eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla. 22 Indlu kaJosefa nayo yakhuphukela eBethele; uJehova wayenabo. 23 Indlu kaJosefa yathumela ukuhlola iBethele. (Igama lomuzi ngaphambili laliyiLuze.) 24 Izinhloli zabona umuntu ephuma emzini, zathi kuye: “Ake usibonise indlela yokungena emzini, khona siyakukwenzela umusa. 25 Wababonisa indlela yokungena emzini, bawubulala umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba; kepha bamyeka lowo muntu nomndeni wakhe wonke. 26 Lowo muntu wayesengena ezweni lamaHeti, wakha umuzi, waqamba igama lawo ngokuthi iLuze okuyigama lawo kuze kube namuhla. 27 UManase akaxoshanga abakhe eBeti Sheyani nemizana yalo, neThahanaki nemizana yalo, nabakhe eDori nemizana yalo, nabakhe e-Ibileyamu nemizana yalo, nabakhe eMegido nemizana yalo, kepha amaKhanani athanda ukuhlala kulelo zwe. 28 Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli esenamandla, wafaka amaKhanani, akabaxoshanga nokuwaxosha. 29 U-Efrayimi akawaxoshanga amaKhanani ayakhe eGezeri; kepha amaKhanani ahlala eGezeri phakathi kwabo. 30 UZebuloni akabaxoshanga abahlali baseKitroni nabakhe eNahaloli; kepha amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabo, aba ngabafakwa uviko. 31 U-Asheri akabaxoshanga abakhileyo e-Akho, nabakhe eSidoni, nase-Ahalabi, nase-Akizibi, naseHelba, nase-Afiki, naseRehobe; 32 Kepha ama-Asheri ahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani ayakhe kulelo zwe, ngokuba awawaxoshanga. 33 UNafetali akaxoshanga abahlali baseBeti Shemeshi nabakhileyo eBeti-anati; wahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani ayakhe kulelo zwe; 34 Ama-Amori acindezela abantwana bakwaDani entabeni, ngokuba awabavumelanga ukuba behlele esigodini. 35 Ama-Amori athanda ukuhlala entabeni yaseHeresi eAjaloni naseShahalibhimi, kepha isandla sendlu kaJosefa saba namandla, afakwa uviko. 36 Umkhawulo wama-Amori wasukela eqhineni laseAkrabimi, edwaleni, uye phezulu. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ingelosi kaJehova yakhuphuka eGiligali, yaya eBokimi, yathi: “Nganikhuphula nganikhipha eGibithe, nganiletha ezweni engalifungela oyihlo; ngathi: Angisoze ngaphula isivumelwano sami nani. 2 Aniyikwenza sivumelwano nabakhileyo kuleli zwe; niyakuwadiliza ama-altare abo, kepha anililalelanga izwi lami; 3 Ngalokho nami ngathi: Angiyikubaxosha phambi kwenu; kodwa bayakuba njengameva ezinhlangothini zenu, nonkulunkulu bazo bayakuba lugibe kini. 4 Kwathi lapho ingelosi kaJehova ikhuluma lawo mazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abantu baphakamisa izwi labo bakhala. 5 Baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBokimi, bahlabela uJehova khona.