Abagwebi Abagwebi 1 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Wafa uYoshuwa, babuza oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova, besithi, Ngubani na kuthi oya kuwaxabela amaKanan, aqale alwe nawo?

2Wathi uYehova, Konyuka uYuda; yabona, ndilinikela ilizwe esandleni sakhe.

3Wathi uYuda kuSimon umkhuluwa wakhe, Nyuka nam siye endaweni yam, siye kulwa namaKanan; kwaye ndiya kuhamba nawe ekupheleni kwakho. Wahamba naye uSimon.

4Wenyuka uYuda; yaye uYehova wawanikela esandleni sawo amaKanan namaPersi, aza abulala phakathi kwawo ishumi lamawaka amadoda eBheseki.

5Bamfumana uAdoni-bhezeki eBhezeki baza balwa naye baza bawabulala amaKanan namaPersi.

6Wasaba uAdoni-bhezeki; bamsukela, bambamba, bamnqumla oobhontsi bezandla neenzwane.

7Wathi uAdoni-bhezeki, Ookumkani abangamashumi amathandathu aneshumi ababenqumla oosithupha bezandla noobhontsi behlanganisana phantsi kwetafile yam; njengoko ndenze ngako, wenjenjalo uThixo kum. Bamsa eYerusalem, wafela khona.

8Oonyana bakaYuda bayingenela iYerusalem, bayithimba, bayibulala ngohlangothi lwekrele, basitshisa neso sixeko.

9Emva koko behla oonyana bakaYuda baya kulwa namaKanan awayehlala ezintabeni ezimzantsi nasentlanjeni yomlambo oqukuqelayo.

10Aza amaYuda alwa namaKanan abehleli eHebron; igama leHebron ngenxa engaphambili beliyiKiriyati ka-Arbha; ababulala uSheshayi, noAkiman, noTalemayi.

11Ukusuka apho wabahlasela abemi baseDebhiri, yaye igama leDebhiri laliyiKiriyati-sefere ngenxa engaphambili.

12Wathi uKalebhi, Othe wayithimba iKiriyati-sefere, wayithimba, ndomnika intombi yam uAhazi, ibe ngumkakhe.

13Wangena uOteniyeli, unyana kaKenazi, umzalwana kaKalebhi, wamnika intombi yakhe, uAkisa, yangumkakhe.

14Efikile ke kuye, wamvuselela ukuba acele umhlaba kuyise; Wathi uKalebhi kuye, Ùfuna ntoni na?

15Wathi kuye, Ndinike into, ngokuba undinike umhlaba wasezantsi; ndinike imithombo yamanzi. Ke uKalebhi wamnika amaqula aphezulu namaqula angaphantsi.

16Oonyana bakaMokeni, uyise womkaMoses, benyuka noonyana bakaYuda, besuka emzini wamaSundu, baya entlango yakwaYuda, ezantsi kweAradi baya bahlala phakathi kwabantu.

17uYuda wahamba noSimon umkhuluwa wakhe, bawabulala amaKanan abehleli eShefati, bayitshabhisa. Igama laloo mzi laliyiHorma.

18AmaYuda ayithimba iGasa nommandla wayo ngaselwandle, neAshkelon nommandla wayo, ne-Ekron nommandla wayo.

19uYehova waba noYuda; wabagqogqa abemi bentaba; ke ababanga nako ukubagqogqa abemi bentili, ngokuba babeneemoto zesinyithi.

20Bamnika uKalebhi eHebron, njengoko wathethayo uMoses, wabathuma khona oonyana bobathathu baka-Anaki.

21Ke oonyana bakaBhenjamin abawagqogqanga amaYebhusi, abehleli eYerusalem; kodwa amaYebhusi asahlala noonyana bakaBhenjamin eYerusalem de kube namhla.

22Benyuka nabo abendlu kaYosefu, baya eBheteli, uYehova waba nabo.

23Indlu kaYosefu yathumela ukuba kuhlolwe iBheteli. (Ke igama laloo mzi ngenxa engaphambili beliyiLuze.)

24Iintlola ezo zambona umntu ephuma esixekweni, zathi kuye, Sibonise indlela yokungena kulo mzi; soba nenceba kuwe.

25Akubabonisa indlela yokungena esixekweni, bawuthimba umzi ngohlangothi lwekrele; Bayikhulula indoda leyo, nayo yonke intsapho yayo.

26Loo ndoda yahamba yaya kwilizwe lamaHeti yaza yakha isixeko, yasibiza ngokuba yiLuse, ligama laso elo de kube namhla.

27Akazange abe nabemi baseBhete-shehan namadlelo ayo, neTahanaki namadlelo ayo, nabahleli eDore namadlelo ayo, nabemi baseIbleyam namadlelo ayo, nabemi baseMegido namadlelo ayo hayi ukugxotha; kodwa amaKanan afuna ukuhlala kwelo lizwe.

28Bathi bakomelela oonyana bakaSirayeli, bawahlasela amaKanan, kodwa abazange bawagxothe.

29uEfrayim akawagqogqanga amaKanan abehleli eGezere; ahlala amaKanan phakathi kwawo eGezere.

30Naye uZebhulon akazange abagxothe abemi baseKitron nabemi baseNahaloli; amaKanan ahlala phakathi kwabo, emlungiselela.

31Yaye uAshere akazange abagxothe abemi baseAki nabemi baseSidon okanye iAglabhi neAgisibhi neHelebha neApiki neRehobhi.

32Kodwa ama-Ashere ahlala phakathi kwamaKanan awayehlala kwelo lizwe, kuba akazange awagxothe.

33Kananjalo uNafetali akabagqogqanga abemi baseBhete-shemeshe nabemi baseBhete-anati; wahlala phakathi kwamaKanan abehleli kwelo zwe; kodwa abemi baseBhete-shemeshe naseBhete-anati babengabahlawuli berhafu kubo.

34Ama-Amori amkhwelisa umntwana kweleentaba, ngokuba akabavumelanga ukuba behle baye entilini.

35Ke ama-Amori ami entabeni yeHeres, eAyalon naseSaalbhim;

36Umda wama-Amori wathabathela ethambekeni leAkrabhim, eLiwa, wesa encotsheni.