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1. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: |
2. | Zithumele amadoda ukuthi ahlole ilizwe leKhanani engibapha lona abantwana bakoIsrayeli; uthume indoda eyodwa yaleso lalesosizwe saboyise, yonke eyinduna phakathi kwabo. |
3. | UMozisi wawathuma-ke esuka enkangala yeParani, ngokomlayo we Nkosi; wonke lawomadoda ayezinhloko zabantwana bakoIsrayeli. |
4. | Lala ngamabizo awo; owesizwe sakoRubeni, uShamuwa indodana kaZakuri. |
5. | Owesizwe sakoSimeyoni, uShafati indodana kaHori. |
6. | Owesizwe sakoJuda, uKalebi indodana kaJefune. |
7. | Owesizwe sakoIsakari, uIgali indodana kaJosefa. |
8. | Owesizwe sakoEfrayimi, uHoseya indodana kaNuni. |
9. | Owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, uPaliti indodana kaRafu. |
10. | Owesizwe sakoZebuluni, uGadiyeli indodana kaSodi. |
11. | Owesizwe sakoJosefa, owesizwe sakoManase, uGadi indodana kaSusi. |
12. | Owesizwe sakoDani, uAmiyeli indodana kaGemali. |
13. | Owesizwe sakoAsheri, uSethuri indodana kaMikayeli. |
14. | Owesizwe sakoNafithali, uNabi indodana kaVofisi. |
15. | Owesizwe sakoGadi, uGewuweli indodana kaMaki. |
16. | La ngamabizo amadoda uMozisi awathumayo ukuhlola ilizwe. UMozisi wasembiza uHoseya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi nguJoshuwa. |
17. | UMozisi wasewathuma ukuhlola ilizwe leKhanani, wathi kuwo: Yenyukani lapha liye eningizimu, lenyukele entabeni, |
18. | libone ilizwe ukuthi linjani, labantu abakhileyo kulo ukuthi balamandla kumbe babuthakathaka, balutshwana kumbe banengi yini, |
19. | lokuthi linjani ilizwe abahlala kulo, loba lihle loba libi, lokuthi injani imizi abahlala kiyo, loba izinkamba loba izinqaba, |
20. | lokuthi ilizwe linjani, loba livundile loba lilugwadule, lokuthi lilezihlahla loba hayi. Manini isibindi, lithathe okwesithelo selizwe. Lalesisikhathi kwakuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zevini. |
21. | Basebesenyuka, balihlola ilizwe kusukela enkangala yeZini kuze kube seRehobi, ekungeneni eHamathi. |
22. | Benyuka-ke ngeningizimu bafika eHebroni, lapho kwakulaboAhimani, uSheshayi, loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnaki. IHebroni lakhiwa-ke iminyaka eyisikhombisa kungakabi leZowani eGibhithe. |
23. | Basebefika esihotsheni seEshikoli; baquma khona ugatsha olulehlukuzo elilodwa lezithelo zevini, baluthwalisana ngesigodo ngababili, lokwamapomegranati* lokwemikhiwa. |
24. | Leyondawo kwathiwa yisihotsha seEshikoli, ngenxa yehlukuzo abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaliqumayo lapho. |
25. | Basebebuya bevela ekuhloleni ilizwe ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane. |
26. | Basebehamba bafika kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeParani, eKadeshi; basebebuyisela umbiko kubo lakunhlangano yonke, basebebatshengisa isithelo selizwe. |
27. | Basebembikela bathi: Safika elizweni owasithuma kulo; njalo ngeqiniso, ligeleza uchago loluju; lalesi yisithelo salo. |
28. | Kodwa-ke abantu abahlala elizweni balamandla, lemizi ibiyelwe ngemithangala, mikhulu kakhulu; njalo-ke sibone khona inzalo kaAnaki. |
29. | AmaAmaleki akhile elizweni leningizimu; lamaHethi lamaJebusi lamaAmori akhile entabeni; lamaKhanani akhile elwandle leceleni kweJordani. |
30. | UKalebi wasethulisa abantu phambi kukaMozisi, wathi: Asenyukeni lokwenyuka, sidle ilifa lalo, ngoba silamandla okulinqoba. |
31. | Kodwa amadoda ayenyuke laye athi: Kasilamandla okwenyukela kulabobantu, ngoba balamandla kulathi. |
32. | Basebeveza umbiko omubi ngelizwe ababelihlolile ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esidabule kulo ukulihlola yilizwe elidla abantu abahlala kulo; labantu bonke esababona phakathi kwalo bangamadoda amade kakhulu. |
33. | Lalapho sibone iziqhwaga, amadodana kaAnaki, avela eziqhwageni. Lemehlweni ethu sasinjengentethe, sasinjalo lemehlweni azo. |
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