Tsonga - The Book of Joshua by Filipino Tracts and Literature Society Inc.

Yoxuwa

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1EndzhakukarifuraMuxenandzawaYehovha,Yehovha avulavulanaYoxuwan’wanawaNuni,mutirheliwa Muxe,aku:

2Muxenandzawaminaufile;sweswi,pfuka,u tsemakanyaYordanileyi,wena,nivanhulavahinkwavo, etikwenilerindzivanyikakarona,kungaVaisraele.

3Ndhawuyin’wananiyin’wanaleyinengewan’winawu ngatakandziyaekayona,ndziminyikeyona,hilahandzi byelekeMuxehakona

4KusukelaemananganileLebanonikuyafika enambyenilowukulu,enambyeniwaYufrata,etikweni hinkwaroraVahiti,kuyafikaeLwandlelerikululeringa ekupelakadyambu,ritavaribuwaran’wina

5Akungevinamunhuloyiangatakotakuyima emahlwenikawenamasikuhinkwawoyavutomibyawena, kukotisaleswiandzirinaMuxe,naminandzitavana wena

6Tiya,uvanixivindzi,hikuvavanhulavautaavelatiko leririvandzhaka,lerindzihlambanyelekevatatawavona leswakundzivanyikarona

7Ntsenavanimatimbanixivindziswinene,leswakuu hlayisanawuhinkwawolowuMuxenandzawaminaaku lerisekewona:ungahundzukiekawonauyaevokwenira xinenekumberaximatsi,leswakuutahumelelakun’wana nikun’wanalahauyakakona

8BukuleyiyaNawuayingesukienon’winiwawena; kambeutaanakanyisisahayonavusikuninhlikanhi, leswakuuhlayisahinkwaswoleswitsariwekeekayona, hikuvahikonaungataendlaleswakundlelayawenayi humelela,kutaniutahumelelakahle.”

9Xanaandzikulerisanga?Tiya,uvanixivindzilexinene; ungachavi,ungatshukiukhunguvanyeka,hikuva YehovhaXikwembuxawenaunawenakun'wanani kun'wanalahauyakakona

10KutaniYoxuwaalerisatindhunatatiko,aku: 11Hundzaexikarhikamavuthu,ulerisavanhu,uku:“Mi lunghiselelaswakudya;hikuvakungasihelamasiku manharhumitatsemakanyanambuwaYordani,miyateka tikoleriYehovhaXikwembuxan'winaaminyikakarona leswakumiriteka

12YoxuwauvulavuleekaVarhuveniniVagadinihafuya nyimbayaManase.

13TsundzukaniritoleriMuxenandzawaYehovhaami lerisekerona,aku:“YehovhaXikwembuxan’winaumi nyikekuwisa,ximinyikiletikoleri”

14Vasativan’wina,vanavan’winalavatsongoni swifuwoswan’wina,vatasalaetikwenileriMuxeami nyikekeronaentsungeniwaYordani;kamben'winamita hundzaemahlwenikavamakwenumihlomile,miri tinhenhahinkwatotatinhenha,mivapfuna;

15KukondzaYehovhaanyikavamakwenukuwisa, hilahaaminyikekehakona,navonavadyatikoleri YehovhaXikwembuxan’winaavanyikakarona,kutani mitatlhelelaetikwenirandzhakayan’wina,mitiphinahi rona,leriMuxenandzawaYehovhaaminyikekerona etlhelwenileriraYordanikuyaekuhumenikadyambu.

16VahlamulaYoxuwavaku:“Hinkwaswoleswiuhi lerisakaswonahitaswiendla,naswonakun’wanani kun’wanalahaungatahirhumelakona,hitayakona.” 17HilahahiyingiselekeMuxehakonaetimhakeni hinkwato,nahinahitakuyingisa

18Un’wananiun’wanaloyiaxandzukelakaxilerisoxa wena,kambeangayingisimaritoyawenaekahinkwaswo leswiun’wilerisakaswona,utadlayiwa

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1Yoxuwan’wanawaNuniarhumavavanunavambirhi eXitimileswakuvayahlotaexihundleni,aku:“Fambani milangutatiko,kungaYeriko”Kutanivanghena endlwiniyanghwavavaleyivuriwakaRahava,vayaetlela kona

2HosiyaYerikoyibyeriwa,yiku:“Vona,kunghenile vavanunalahavusikubyavanavaIsrayelekutakambela tiko”

3HosiyaYerikoyirhumaekaRahava,yiku:“Humesa vavanunalavatekeekawena,lavanghenakaendlwiniya wena,hikuvavatilekutakambelatikohinkwaro”

4Wansatiatekavavanunalavambirhi,avatumbeta,aku: “Vavanunavatileekamina,kambeandziswitivileswaku vahumakwihi

5Hinkarhiwakupfalanyangwa,lokokurimunyama, vavanunalavavahuma;hikuvamitavafikelela.

6Kambeaamatisileehenhlakalwangurayindlu,ama tumbetaniswirhabyanaswantsembyana,leswiaswi hlengeletekeehenhlakalwangu

7VavanunavavahlongorisakuyafikaeYordanikuya fikaemakumu,kutanilokolavavavahlongorisakava humile,vapfalanyangwa

8Lokovangasietlela,atlhandlukelaekavonaehenhlaka lwangu;

9Kutaniakuekavavanuna:“Ndzaswitivaleswaku Yehovhauminyikiletiko,nileswakukuchavakan’wina kuwerileehenhlakahina,nileswakuvaakihinkwavova tikovakarhalahikwalahokan’wina

10HitwilehilahaYehovhaamiomisekehakonamatiya LwandleroTshwuka,lokomihumaaEgipta;nileswimi swiendlekeekatihositimbirhitaVaamoriletiatiri etlhelokaYordani,SihoninaOgo,lavamivalovisekehi kuhelela.

11Hikuhatlisalokohitwaswiloleswi,timbilutahinati n’oka,naswonaakungaharinaxivindziekamunhu, hikwalahokan’wina,hikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxa n’wina,iXikwembuetilwenietilweninilehansiemisaveni 12Sweswi,ndzamikhongela,ndzihlambanyenihi Yehovha,leswindzimikombeketintswalo,leswakuna n'winamitakombamusaekayindluyatatana,mindzi nyikaxikombisoxantiyiso

13Mitaponisatatana,manana,nivamakwerhu,ni vamakwerhuvaxisati,nihinkwaswoleswivangana swona,miponisavutomibyahinaekufeni

14Vavanunavan’wihlamulavaku:“Vutomibyahina hikwalahokawena,lokomingavulimhakayahina” KutakulokoYehovhaahinyikiletiko,hitakukhomahi musanintiyiso.

15Kutaniavawisahintambhuhifasitere,hikuvayindlu yayenaayiriehenhlakarirhanguramuti,aatshama erirhangwini.

16Hilokoakuekavona:“Miyanientshaveni,leswaku lavavahlongorisakavangamihlangananavona;mi tumbelakonamasikumanharhu,kukondzalavava hlongorisakavavuya,kutaniendzhakukasweswominga famba.

17Vavanunavakuekayena:“Hitavahingarinanandzu hikwalahokaxihlambanyoxawenalexiuhi hlambanyelekexona.”

18Waswivo,lokohinghenaetikweni,utabohantambhu leyiyantambhuyotshwukaefasiterenileriungahiwisa harona,utatisatatawawena,manawawena,ni vamakwenu,nindyanguhinkwawowatatawawenaekaya rawena.

19Un’wananiun’wanalangatahumahitinyangwata yindluyawenaanghenaexitarateni,ngatiyakweyitava ehenhlakanhlokoyakwe,nahinahitavahingarina nandzu

20Lokowovulamhakayahina,hitantshunxiwaeka xihlambanyoxawenalexiuhihlambanyekehaxona.

21Kutaniaku:“Aswivetanohikuyahimaritoyawena” Kutaniavahlongola,vafamba,kutaniabohantambhuyo tshwukahifasitere.

22Kutanivafamba,vafikaentshaveni,vatshamakona masikumanharhu,kukondzalavavahlongorisakavavuya, vahlongorisavavalavilendlelahinkwayo,kambeavava kumanga

23Kutanivavanunalavambirhivatlhelela,vaxika entshaveni,vatsemakanya,vayaekaYoxuwan’wanawa Nuni,van’wibyelahinkwaswoleswivahumeleleke

24VakuekaYoxuwa:“HakuneneYehovhaunyiketile tikohinkwaroemavokweniyahina;hikuvahambikuri vaakihinkwavovatikovahelamatimbahikwalahokahina

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1Yoxuwaapfukanimixoswinene;vasukaeXitimi,va fikaeYordani,yenanivanahinkwavovaIsraele,vaya etlelakonavangasipela

2Endzhakukamasikumanharhu,tindhunatitsemakanya vuthu;

3Kutanivalerisavanhu,vaku:“Lokomivonaarekaya ntwananowaYehovhaXikwembuxan’winanivaprista Valevhivayirhwale,mitasukaendhawiniyan’wina,mi yilandza”

4Hambiswiritano,exikarhikan’winanaronakutavani xivandlaxaswisungunuswakwalomukamagidimambirhi, mingatshineliekusuhinaxona,leswakumitativandlela leyimifanelekekufambahayona,hikuvaamisihundza ndlelaleyikufikelasweswi

5Yoxuwaakuekavanhu:“Tikwetsimiseni,hikuva mundzukuYehovhautaendlaswihlamarisoexikarhika n’wina.”

6Yoxuwaabyelavapristaaku:“TlhaniArekaya Ntwanano,mipelaemahlwenikavanhu”Kutanivateka arekayantwanano,vafambaemahlwenikavanhu

7YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Namuntlhandzitasungula kukukurisaemahlwenikaVaisraelehinkwavo,leswaku vaswitivaleswaku,hilahandzivekenaMuxehakona,na minandzitavanawena”

8UtalerisavapristalavarhwalakaArekayaNtwanano,u ku:“LokomifikaemakumukamatiyaYordani,mita yimaeYordani”

9YoxuwaakuekaVaisrayele:“Tananilaha,mitayingisa maritoyaYehovhaXikwembuxan’wina.”

10Yoxuwaaku:“HileswimitativaleswakuXikwembu lexihanyakaxilexikarhikan’wina,nileswakuxita hlongolaVakanananiVahitiniVahivhiniVaperezi+ni Vagirigaxi+niVaamori+niVayebusiemahlwenika n’wina”

11Waswivo,arekayantwananowaHosiyamisava hinkwayoyitsemakanyaemahlwenikan’winaeYordani 12Sweswimitekavavanunava12ekatinyimbata Israyele,ekanyimbayin’wananiyin’wanaun’we 13Hikuhatlisalokoswirhendzeswamilengeyavaprista lavarhwalakaArekayaYehovha,Hosiyamisava hinkwayo,switshamaematiniyaYordani,matiyaYordani matatsemiwaematinilamarhelelakahilehenhla;vata yimaehenhlakanhulu.

14Kutelokovanhuvasukaematendeniyavona,vaya tsemakanyaYordani,nivapristavarhwaleArekaya Ntwananoemahlwenikavanhu;

15KutelokolavarhwalekeArekavafikaeYordani, milengeyavapristalavarhwalekeArekayinghenisiwe eribuweniramati,(hikuvaYordaniyikhukhulamatlhelo hinkwawoyayonahinkarhihinkwawowantshovelo)

16Matilawaamarhelelahilehenhlaamayimama tlakukelaehenhlakanhululeyingaekuleswinenenimuti waAdamu,lowungaetlhelokaSaretani,kutanilawaama rhelelamakongomaelwandlerarivala,kungalwandlera munyu,mahela,matsemeka,kutanivanhuvatsemakanya kukongomaeYeriko

17VapristalavarhwalekeArekayaNtwananowa Yehovhaavayimavatiyileemisavenileyiomekeexikarhi kaYordani,Vaisrayelehinkwavovatsemakanya emisavenileyiomeke,kukondzavanhuhinkwavova tsemakanyaYordanivabasile.

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1Kutelokovanhuhinkwavovabasilevatsemakanya Yordani,YehovhaavulavulanaYoxuwaaku: 2Mihumesavavanunava12exikarhikavanhu,eka nyimbayin’wananiyin’wananiun’we, 3Mivalerisa,miku:‘MihumenilahaexikarhikaNambu waYordani,lahamilengeyavapristaayiyimeyitiyile, maribyeya12,mitamarhwalanan’wina,mimasiya endhawiniyotshamaekayona,lahamingataetlelakona vusikulebyi.”

4KutaniYoxuwaavitanavavanunava12lavaava lunghiselelekevanavaIsrayele,ekanyimbayin’wanani yin’wana

5Yoxuwaakuekavona:“TshamaniemahlwenikaAreka yaYehovhaXikwembuxan’winaexikarhikaYordani,mi tekaun’wananiun’wanawan’winaribyeemakatleni yakwe,hikuyahinhlayoyatinyimbataVaisrayele

6Leswakuleswiswitavaxikombisoexikarhikan’wina, leswakulokovanavan’winavavutisavatatawavona enkarhinilowutaka,vaku:“Mivulayinihimaribyelawa?”

7Kutanimitavahlamulamiku:“MatiyaYordanima tsemiwileemahlwenikaArekayaNtwananowaYehovha; lokowutsemakanyaYordani,matiyaYordanima tsemiwile,kutanimaribyelawamatavaxitsundzuxoeka Vaisraelehilahakungaheriki

8VanavaIsrayelevaendlahilahaYoxuwaaleriseke hakona,vatekamaribyeya12exikarhikaYordani,hilaha YehovhaabyelekeYoxuwahakona,hikuyahinhlayoya tinyimbatavanavaIsrayele,vamayisanavonaendhawini leyiavaetlelaekayona,vamaetlerisakwalaho.

9Yoxuwaayimisamaribyeya12exikarhikaYordani, endhawinileyimilengeyavapristalavarhwalekeArekaya Ntwananoayiyimeekayona.

10HikuvavapristalavarhwalekeArekaavayimeexikarhi kaYordanikukondzakuhelahinkwaswoleswiYehovhaa lerisekeYoxuwaleswakuaswivulanivanhu,hikulandza hinkwaswoleswiMuxealerisekeYoxuwa,kutanivanhu vahatlisavatsemakanya.

11Kutelokovanhuhinkwavovatsemakanye,Arekaya Yehovhanivapristavatsemakanyaemahlwenikavanhu 12VanavaRhuveninivanavaGadinihafuyanyimbaya Manasevatsemakanyavahlomileemahlwenikavanava Israyele,hilahaMuxeavabyelekehakona 13Kwalomuka40000lavalunghekelekenyimpiva tsemakanyaemahlwenikaYehovhavayaenyimpini,vaya etimbalenitaYeriko

14HisikureroYehovhaakurisaYoxuwaemahlwenika Vaisraelehinkwavo;van'wichava,hilahavachavaka Muxehakona,masikuhinkwawoyavutomibyayena

15YehovhaavulavulanaYoxuwaaku:

16LerisavapristalavarhwalakaArekayaVumbhoni leswakuvahumaeYordani

17HilokoYoxuwaalerisavaprista,aku:“Hlamani eYordani”

18KutelokovapristalavarhwalekeArekayaNtwananowa YehovhavatlhandlukaexikarhikaYordani,ni swirhendzevutanaswamilengeyavapristaswitlakukile etikwenileriomeke,matiyaYordanimatlhelela endhawiniyawona,makhulukelaematlhelohinkwawoya yona,kufananilekusunguleni

19KutanivanhuvahumaeYordanihisikuravukhumera n’hwetiyosungula,vadzimamixaxaeGiligala, endzilakaneniwalevuxenibyaYeriko

20Yoxuwaamahoxamaribyewolawoya12eYordani eGiligala.

21KutaniavulavulaniVaisrayeleaku:“Lokovanava n’winavavutisavatatawavonaenkarhinilowutaka,vaku: “Xanamaribyelawamavulayini?”

22Kutanimitativisavanavan’wina,miku:‘Israyeleu tsemakanyeYordani+etikwenileriomeke

23HikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxan’winauomisematiya Yordaniemahlwenikan’wina,kukondzamipela,hilaha YehovhaXikwembuxan’winaaendlekehakonaeka LwandleroTshwuka,leriariomisekeemahlwenikahina, kukondzahitsemakanya

24Leswakuvanhuhinkwavovamisavavativavokora Yehovha,leswakurinimatimba,leswakumichava YehovhaXikwembuxan’winahilahakungaheriki

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1LokotihosihinkwatotaVaamori,letiatirietlheloka Yordanievupela-dyambu,nitihosihinkwatotaVakanana, letiatiriekusuhinilwandle,titwaleswakuYehovhau omisematiyaYordaniemahlwenikavanavaIsrayele, kukondzahitsemakanya,timbilutatonatin’oka,naswona

akungaharinamoyaekavona,hikwalahokavanava Israyele.

2EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Endla mabangayokariha,utlhelauyimbisavanavaIsrayelera vumbirhi.”

3Yoxuwaan’wiendlelamabangayokariha,ayimbisa vanavaIsrayeleexitsungenixamadzovo

4LeswihiswonaleswiendlekeleswakuYoxuwaayimba: VanhuhinkwavolavahumekeaEgipta,vaxinuna,hambi kurivavanunahinkwavovanyimpi,vafileemananga endleleni,endzhakukalokovahumileaEgipta

5Vanhuhinkwavolavahumekeavayimbisiwa,kambe vanhuhinkwavolavavelekiwekeemanangaendleleniloko vahumaaEgipta,avangavayimbanga

6HikuvavanavaIsrayelevafambemalembeya40 emananga,kukondzavanhuhinkwavolavaavari vavanunavanyimpilavahumekeaEgiptavahela,hikuvaa vayingisangaritoraYehovha;

7Vanavavonalavaavapfuxekeematshan’weniyavona, Yoxuwauvayimbisile,hikuvaavangayimbanga,hikuva avangavayimbangaendleleni

8Lokovahetakuyimbisisavanhuhinkwavo,vatshama etindhawinitavonaemixaxenikukondzavahola

9YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Namuntlhandzisusile xisandzuxaEgiptaekan’wina.”Hikokwalaho,ndhawu leyiyivitaniwaGiligalakufikelanamuntlha

10VanavaIsrayelevadzimamixaxaeGiligala,vaendla Pasekahisikuravu-14ran’hwetinimadyambuetimbaleni taYeriko

11Hisikulerilandzelaka,vadyamaveleyakhaleyatiko hisikulerilandzelakaendzhakukaPaseka,swinkwaleswi ngarikinacomelanimavelelamaomisiweke

12Mannayihelahisikulerilandzelakaendzhakukaloko vadyilemaveleyakhaleyatiko;nivanavaIsraeleava ngaharinamanna;kambevadyamihandzuyatikora Kananahilemberero

13KutelokoYoxuwaariekusuhinaYeriko,atlakusa mahloalanguta,avonawanunaayimeetlhelokayena,a khomebangarakweevokwenirakwe,kutaniYoxuwaaya ekayena,akuekayena:“Xanauwahinakumbehivalala vahina?”

14Aku:“E-e;kambesweswindzifikiletanihindhunaya vuthuraHOSIXikwembu.Yoxuwaakhinsamahi xikandza,agandzela,akuekayena:“Hosiyangayiriyini ekanandzawayona?”

15KutanindhunayavuthuraYehovhayikuekaYoxuwa: “Tshunxaxihlangixawenaemilengeniyawena;hikuva ndhawuleyiuyimekeekayonayikwetsima.Naswona Yoxuwaaendlatano

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1Yerikoaripfaleriwileswinenehikwalahokavanava Israyele,akungarinaun'weloyiahumeke,anga nghenanga

2YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Waswivo,ndzinyiketa Yerikonihosiyaronanitinhenhatamatimbaevokwenira wena”

3Mitarhendzelamuti,n’winavavanunahinkwavova nyimpi,mirhendzelekanimutikan’we.Utaendlatano masikuyatsevu

4Vapristavankombovatarhwalatimhalamhalata nkombotatimhondzotamakhunaemahlwenikaAreka, kutanihisikuravunkombomitarhendzelamutika nkombo,vapristavatachayatimhalamhala.

5Kutakulokovachayankarhiwolehahirimhondzora khuna,nilokomitwampfumawulowamhalamhala,vanhu hinkwavovatahuwelelahihuwaleyikulu;rirhangura mutiritawa,kutanivanhuvatatlhandlukaun'wanani un'wanaakongomaemahlwenikayena

6Yoxuwan’wanawaNuniavitanavaprista,akuekavona: “TekaArekayaNtwanano,vapristavankomboava rhwaletimhalamhalatankombotatimhondzotamakhuna emahlwenikaArekayaYehovha.”

7Hilokoakuekavanhu:“Tshamanimirhendzelamuti, loyiahlomekeaahundzeemahlwenikaArekaya Yehovha.”

8KutelokoYoxuwaavulavulenivanhu,vapristava nkombolavarhwaleketimhalamhalatankombota timhondzotamakhunavahundzaemahlwenikaYehovha, vachayatimhalamhala,kutaniarekayantwananowa Yehovhayivalandzela

9Kutanivavanunalavahlomekevarhangelavapristalava avachayatimhalamhala,kutanihakeloyitaendzhakuka Areka,vapristavayaemahlwenivarikarhivachaya timhalamhala.

10Yoxuwaaalerisilevanhuaku:“Mingatshukimi huwelelakumbekuhuwelelahiritoran’wina,hambikuri ritoringahumienon’winiwan’winakufikelasikuleri ndzimilerisakakuhuwelelaharona;kutanimitahuwelela 11ArekayaYehovhayirhendzelamutikan’we,vanghena enxaxeni,vayaetlelaemixaxeni.

12Yoxuwaapfukanimixoswinene,vapristavateka ArekayaYehovha

13Vapristavankombolavarhwaleketimhalamhalata7ta timhondzotamakhunaemahlwenikaArekayaYehovha vafambavarikarhivayimbatimhalamhalakambehakelo yitaendzhakukaArekayaYehovha,vapristavarikarhi vayimbatimhalamhala

14Hisikuravumbirhivarhendzelemutikan’we,va tlhelelaemixaxeni,vaendlamasikuyatsevu.

15Hisikuravunkombo,vapfukanimpundzunimpundzu, varhendzelamutihimukhuvalowufanakakankombo

16Hinkarhiwavunkombo,lokovapristavachaya timhalamhala,Yoxuwaakuekavanhu:“Huwelelani; hikuvaYehovhauminyikilemuti

17Mutinihinkwavolavangaekawonavatarhukaniwa ekaYehovha,kutahanyaRahavalowanghwavavantsena, yenanihinkwavolavanganayenaendlwini,hikuvau tumbetevarhumiwalavahivarhumeke

18Kutanin’wina,hindlelayihinayihi,tihlayisenieka nchumulowurhukaniweke,leswakumingatiendlalava rhukaniweke,lokomitekaxin’wanaxanchumulowu rhukaniweke,miendlamixaxayaIsrayeleyivandzhukano, miyikarhata

19Kambesilivherehinkwayo,ninsuku,niswibyaswa koporoninsimbi,swihlawuleriwileekaYehovha,swita nghenaevuhlayiselwenibyaxumabyaYehovha.

20Hilokovanhuvahuwelelalokovapristavachaya timhalamhala,kutanilokovanhuvatwampfumawulowa mhalamhala,vanhuvahuwelelahikuhuwelelalokukulu, rirhanguriwelaehansi,lerovavanhuvatlhandlukela

emutini,un’wananiun’wanaakongomaemahlwenika yena,kutanivatekamuti.

21Valovisahinkwavolavaavariemutini,vavanunani wansati,lavatsongonilavatsongo,nihomu,nitinyimpfuni timbhongolo,hitlharirabanga.

22KambeYoxuwaaabyelevavanunalavambirhilavaa varikarhivahlotatiko:“Yanaendlwiniyanghwavava,mi humesawansatinihinkwaswoleswianganaswona,hilaha min’wihlambanyelekehakona”

23Majahalawaamaritinhlorimanghena,mahumesa Rahava,natatawakwe,manawakwe,nivamakwavoni hinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona;vahumesamaxakaya yenahinkwawo,vavasiyaehandlekamixaxayaIsraele.

24Vahisamutihindzilonihinkwaswoleswiaswirieka wona,vaswivekaevuhlayiselwenibyaxumabyayindlu yaYehovhantsenasilivhereninsukuniswibyaswa koporoninsimbi

25YoxuwaaponisaRahavalowanghwavavanindyangu watatawakwenihinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona;u tshamaeIsrayelekufikelanamuntlha;hikuvautumbete varhumiwa,lavaYoxuwavavarhumekekuyahlota Yeriko.

26Yoxuwaavahlambanyaenkarhiniwolowo,aku:“Aa rhukaniwemunhuloyiapfukakaaakamutilowuwa YerikoemahlwenikaYehovha;

27HilokoYehovhaavanaYoxuwa;kutanindhumaya yenayihuwelelaetikwenihinkwaro

NDZIMAYA7

1KambevanavaIsrayelevadyohilenandzulowu rhukaniweke,hikuvaAkani,n’wanawaKarimi,n’wanawa Zabidi,n’wanawaZera,wanyimbayaYuda,uteke xin’wanaxanchumulowurhukaniweke,kutanivukarhi byaYehovhabyipfurhaehenhlakavanavaIsrayele 2YoxuwaarhumavavanunalavahumakaeYerikovaya eAyi,leyingaetlhelokaBetaveni,evuxenibyaBethele,a ku:“Tlhandlukelanimiyalangutansimu”Kutani vavanunavolavovatlhandlukelavalangutaAyi 3VatlhelelaekaYoxuwa,vakuekayena:“Vanhu hinkwavovangatshukivatlhandluka;kambevavanunava kwalomukamagidimambirhikumbemanharhuva tlhandlukelaAyi;naswonaungaendlileswakuvanhu hinkwavovatirhakwalaho;hikuvaivatsongontsena 4Kutanivavanunavakwalomukamagidimanharhuva tlhandlukelakonaexikarhikavanhu,vabalekelavavanuna vaAyi

5VavanunavaAyivadlayavavanunavakwalomuka36, hikuvavavahlongorisilekusukaemahlwenikanyangwa kuyafikaeXebarimi,vavabalokovarhelela,hikwalaho timbilutavanhutin’oka,tifananimati

6Yoxuwaahandzulaswiambaloswakwe,awelaehansihi xikandzaxakweemahlwenikaArekayaYehovhakufikela nimadyambu,yenanivakulukumbavaIsrayele,vachela ntshurietinhlokwenitavona

7Yoxuwaaku:“OhoYehovhaXikwembu,xanautise yinivanhulavaeYordanileswakuuhinyiketa emavokweniyaVaamorileswakuvahilovisa?”loko Xikwembuahienerisekile,hitshamaetlhelolerin'wanara Yordani!

8WeHOSI,ndzitakuyini,lokoIsrayeleafularhelavalala vavona!

9HikuvaVakanananivaakihinkwavovatikovataswi twa,vatahirhendzela,vaherisavitorahinaemisaveni; 10YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Pfuka;hikwalahokayiniu etlelahindlelaleyiemahlwenikawena?

11Vaisrayelevadyohile,vatlulantwananowaminalowu ndzivalerisekewona,hikuvavatekehambikurinchumu lowurhukaniweke,vatlhelavayiva,vatlhelava tihundzula,vawuvekaexikarhikaswiloswavona.

12HikokwalahovanavaIsrayeleavangaswikotiku yimaemahlwenikavalalavavona,kambevafularhela valalavavona,hikuvaavarhukaniwile; 13Pfuka,ukwetsimisavanhu,uku:‘Tihlawuleleni mundzuku,hikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleuri: ‘Kuninchumulowurhukaniwekeexikarhikawena,Wena Israyele,awungeyimiemahlwenikavalalavawena, kukondzaususanchumulowurhukaniwekeexikarhika n’wina

14Hikokwalahonimixomitatisiwahikuyahitinyimba tan’wina,kutaninyimbaleyiYehovhaayitekakayitahi kuyahimindyanguyayona;ndyangulowuHOSI Xikwembuangatawutekawutatahimindyangu;yindlu leyiYehovhaangatayitekayitatamunhuhimunhu.

15Loyiakhomiwekeninchumulowurhukaniwekeuta hisiwahindzilo,yenanihinkwaswoleswianganaswona, hikuvautlulentwananowaYehovhanihikwalahoka leswiaendlekevuphukuphukueIsrayele

16HilokoYoxuwaapfukanimixoswinene,atisaIsrayele hitinyimbatavona;nyimbayaYudayitekiwa; 17KutaniatisandyanguwakaYuda;atekandyanguwa Vazara,atisandyanguwaVazarahimunhuun'we;kutani Zabdiatekiwa:

18Atisandyanguwayenahimunhuun’we;kutaniAkani, n'wanaKarimi,n'wanaZabidi,n'wanaZera,wanyimbaya Yuda,atekiwa.

19YoxuwaakuekaAkani:“N’wananga,ndzikombelau dzunisaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele,utiphofulaeka yena;undzibyelesweswileswiuswiendleke;ungaswi tumbetiekamina

20AkaniahlamulaYoxuwa,aku:“Hakunenendzi dyoheleYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele,ndziendlileleswi nileswi

21Lokondzivonaexikarhikaswiloleswiphangiweke nguvuyosasekayaleBabilona,nitixikeletasilivhereta madzanamambirhi,nixiphepherhelexansukuxantikowa tixikeletamakumentlhanu,kutanindziswinavela,kutani ndziswiteka;kutanimaswivo,matumbeleemisaveni exikarhikantsongawamina,nisilivhereehansikawona

22HilokoYoxuwaarhumelavarhumiwa,vatsutsumela entsongeni;kutaniwaswivo,awutumbetiweentsongeni wayena,nisilivhereehansikawona

23Kutanivamahumesaexikarhikantsonga,vamatisa ekaYoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavo,vamaandlala emahlwenikaYehovha

24YoxuwaniIsrayelehinkwavonayena,vatekaAkani n’wanawaZera,nisilivhere,ninguvu,ninguvuyansuku, nivanavayenavamajaha,nivanavayenava vanhwanyana,tihomutayena,timbhongolotayena,ni tinyimpfutayena,nitenderayena,nihinkwaswoleswiaa rinaswona,vaswiyisaenkoveniwaAkoro

25Yoxuwaaku:“Hayiniuhikarhata?”Yehovhautaku karhatanamuntlhaVaisraelehinkwavovan'wikhandlahi

maribye,vavahisahindzilo,endzhakukalokovava khandlahimaribye.

26Van’witlakuselanhululeyikuluyamaribyekufikela namuntlha.HilokoYehovhaafularhelakuhlundzukaka yena.Hikokwalahondhawuyoleyoyithyiwevitora “NkovawaAkoro,kufikelanamuntlha”

NDZIMAYA8

1YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Ungachavi,ungatshukiu khunguvanyeka:tekavanhuhinkwavovanyimpi,upfuka, utlhandlukelaeAyi

2UtaendlaAyinihosiyakwehilahauendlekehakona ekaYerikonihosiyakwe,mitatitekelaswiloleswi phangiwekeniswifuwoswayonantsena

3HilokoYoxuwanivanhuhinkwavovanyimpivapfuka vayalwanaAyi,kutaniYoxuwaahlawulatinhenhata matimbata30000,atihlongolanivusiku

4Hilokoavalerisa,aku:“Vonani,mitaetlelanimuti, endzhakukamuti;

5Minanivanhuhinkwavolavanganamina,hitatshinela emutini,kutanilokovahumavatalwanahina,kufanani lekusunguleni,hitavabalekela

6(Hikuvavatahumaendzhakukahina)kukondzahiva kokaemutini;hikuvavataku:‘Vabalekaemahlwenika hina,kukotaekusunguleni

7Kutanimitapfukalahakutumbelelekekona,mikhoma muti,hikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxan’winautawu nyiketaevokweniran’wina

8Lokomitekemuti,mitahisamuti,mitaendlahiku landzaxilerisoxaYehovha.Wavona,ndzikulerisile.

9Yoxuwaavarhumelaehandle,vayaetlelavatumbele, vayatshamaexikarhikaBethelenaAyi,evupeladyambu byaAyi,kambeYoxuwaaetlelaexikarhikavanhuvusiku byebyo

10Yoxuwaapfukanimixoswinene,ahlayelavanhu,a tlhandluka,yenanivakulukumbavaIsrayele,emahlweni kavanhuvayaeAyi

11Kutanivanhuhinkwavo,kungavanhuvanyimpilavaa varinayena,vatlhandluka,vatshinela,vataemahlweni kamuti,vadzimamixaxaetlhelweniralen’walungwinira Ayi,sweswiakurininkovaexikarhikavonanaAyi

12Atekavavanunavakwalomuka5000,avavekava tumbeleexikarhikaBethelenaAyi,evupela-dyambubya muti

13Kutelokovavekavanhu,mavuthuhinkwawolamaama rien’walungwiniwamutinivahlaserivawonaevupeladyambubyamuti,Yoxuwaayaexikarhikankovavusiku byebyo

14KutelokohosiyaAyiyiswivona,vahatlisavapfuka nimixo,vavanunavamutivahumavayalwanaIsrayele, yenanivanhuvayonahinkwavo,hinkarhilowuvekiweke, emahlwenikarivala;kambeaangaswitivileswakuaku rinivahembilavaavan’witumbeleendzhakukamuti 15YoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovaendlaongevabiwe emahlwenikavona,vabalekaendleleniyamananga 16VanhuhinkwavolavaavarieAyivavitaniwaleswaku vavahlongorisa,vahlongorisaYoxuwa,vakokeriwa ekulenimuti

17AkungaharinamunhuloyiangasalaeAyikumbe eBethele,loyiangahumikiahlongorisaIsrayele,kutaniva siyamutiwupfulekile,vahlongorisaIsrayele

18YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Tlhafumuleringa evokwenirawenaukongomaeAyi;hikuvandzitawu nyiketaevokwenirawenaYoxuwaatshambulutatlhari leriaririevokwenirayenaakongomaemutini.

19Kutanivanhulavatumbelelekevasukaendhawiniya vonahikuhatlisa,vatsutsumahikuhatlisalokoa tshambulutavokorakwe,vanghenaemutini,vawuteka, vahatlisavahisamuti.

20LokovavanunavaAyivalangutaendzhakukavona,va vona,kutaniwaswivo,musiwamutiwutlhandlukela etilweni,avangarinamatimbayobalekahindlelaleyi kumbehala,kutanivanhulavabalekekeemanangava tlhelelaendzhakuekalavavahlongorisaka.

21LokoYoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovavonaleswaku lavatumbelelekevatekemuti,nileswakumusiwamuti wutlhandluka,vatlhelelaendzhakuvadlayavavanunava Ayi

22Un’wanaahumaemutiniavalwanavona;kutanivava exikarhikaVaisraele,van'wanavarietlhelwenileri, van'wanavarietlhelolerin'wana,vavaba,lerovavanga tshikiniun'wewavonaasalakumbekubaleka

23KutanivatekahosiyaAyiyihahanya,vayiyisaeka Yoxuwa

24KutelokoVaisrayelevahetilekudlayavaakihinkwavo vaAyienhoveni,emanangalawaavavahlongorisaeka wona,nilokohinkwavovawahibanga,kukondzava dlayiwa,VaisrayelehinkwavovatlhelelaeAyi,vayidlaya hibanga.

25Hinkwavolavawekesikurero,vavanunanivavasati,a vari12000,vavanunahinkwavovaAyi

26HikuvaYoxuwaangatlheriselangavokorakweleria ngatshambulutatlhariharona,kukondzaalovisavaaki hinkwavovaAyihikuhelela

+27Ntsenaswifuwoniswiloleswiphangiwekeswamuti wolowo,Israyeleswititekelaswona,hikulandzaritora YehovhalerialerisekeYoxuwa

28YoxuwaahisaAyi,awuendlanhuluyamasiku hinkwawo,yivarhumbikufikelanamuntlha

29HosiyaAyiyilengalengaemurhinikufikela nimadyambu,hikuhatlisalokodyamburipela,Yoxuwaa lerisaleswakuvasusantsumbuwayenaemurhini,vawu hoxaenyangweniyamuti,vatlakusanhululeyikuluya maribyeehenhlakawona,leyingatasalakufikela namuntlha

30KutaniYoxuwaaakelaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele alitarientshaveniyaEbali.

31HilahaMuxenandzawaYehovhaalerisekehakona vanavaIsrayele,hilahaswitsariwekehakonaebukwiniya NawuwaMuxe,alitariyamaribyelamaheleleke,leyiku ngarikinamunhulatlakukekensimbiehenhlakayona

32EhenhlakamaribyeatsalakopiyaNawuwaMuxe lowuawutsalekeemahlwenikavanavaIsrayele.

33Vaisrayelehinkwavonivakulukumbavavonani tindhunanivaavanyisivavonavayimeetlhelolerin’wana raArekaniletlhelolerin’wanaemahlwenikavaprista Valevhi,lavarhwalekeArekayantwananowaYehovha, swin’wenimuluveri,kufananiloyiavelekiwekeexikarhi kavona;hafuyavonayilangutanenintshavayaGerizimi, hafuyavonayilangutanenintshavayaEbali;hilahaMuxe nandzawaYehovhaalerisekehakonaekusunguleni, leswakuvakatekisavanhuvaIsraele

34Endzhakukasweswoahlayamaritohinkwawoya Nawu,mikatekonindzhukano,hikuyahihinkwaswo leswitsariwekeebukwiniyaNawu

35AkungarinaritoekahinkwaswoleswiMuxeaswi leriseke,leriYoxuwaangarihlayangikiemahlwenika nhlengeletanohinkwayoyaIsrayele,nivavasatinivana lavatsongonivaluverilavaavatolovelanenavona

NDZIMAYA9

1Kutelokotihosihinkwatoletiatirientsungeniwa Yordani,eswitsungeninileminkoveni,nilematlhelo hinkwawoyaLwandlelerikululerilangutanekena Lebanoni,niVahetiniVaamori,Vakanana,Vaperezi, VahivhiniVayebusi,vaswitwa;

2Hileswakuvahlengeletana,valwanaYoxuwana Israyele,himbiluyin’we

3KutelokovaakivaGibiyonivatwaleswiYoxuwaaswi endlekeYerikonaAyi.

4Vatirhahivuxisi,vafambavaendlaongehilokovari vayimeri,vatekamasakayakhaleehenhlakatimbhongolo tavona,nimabodlhelayavhinyo,yakhale,nikuhandzuka, vaboha;

5Vaambaletintangutakhalenitinguvuemilengeniya vona,nitinguvutakhale;kutanixinkwahinkwaxoxa swakudyaswavonaaxiomile,xirinimfungho

6KutanivayaekaYoxuwaemixaxeniyaGiligala,vaku ekayenanivavanunavaIsrayele:“Hihumaetikwenirale kule;

7VavanunavaIsrayelevakuekaVahivhi:“Kumbexana mitshamaexikarhikahina;naswonahitaendlanjhaniligi nan'wina?

8VakuekaYoxuwa:“Himalandzayawena”Yoxuwaa kuekavona:“Mimanixana?”naswonamihumakwihi xana?

9Vakuekayena:“Malandzayawenamahumaetikweni ralekuleswinenehikwalahokavitoraYehovha Xikwembuxawena;

10Hinkwaswoleswiaswiendlekeekatihositimbirhita Vaamori,letiatirientsungeniwaYordani,naSihonihosi yaHexiboninaOgohosiyaBaxani,loyiaarieAxitaroti 11Hikokwalahovakulukumbavahinanivaakihinkwavo valetikwenirakahinavavulavulanahinavaku:“Tekani swakudyanan’winalokomifamba,miyahlanganana vona,mivabyelamiku:‘Himalandzayan’wina 12Xinkwalexixahinahixitekexihisaleswakuhiva swakudyaswahinaetindlwinitahinahisikulerihi humekekuyaekan’winaharona;kambesweswi, waswivo,riomile,rinamfungho

13Mabodlhelalawayavhinyolawahimatateke,amari mantshwa;kutanimaswivo,mahandzukile,kutani swiambaloswahinanitintangutahinaswidyuharile hikwalahokariendzorolehaswinene

14Kutanivavanunavolavovatekeswin’wanaswa swakudyaswavona,vangakombelixitsundzuxo enon’winiwaYehovha

15Yoxuwaaendlakurhulanavona,aendlantwananona vonaleswakuvahanya,kutanitihosanatanhlengeletanoti vahlambanya

16Endzhakukamasikumanharhuvaendlilentwananona vona,vatwaleswakuivaakelanivavonanileswakuva tshamaexikarhikavona

17VanavaIsrayelevafamba,vafikaemitiniyavonahi sikuravunharhu.MitiyavonaakuriGibiyoni,naKefira, naBeeroti,naKiriyati-Yeyarimi

18VanavaIsrayeleavavadlayanga,hikuvatihosanata nhlengeletanotivahlambanyilehiYehovhaXikwembuxa IsrayeleKutaninhlengeletanohinkwayoyigungulahi tihosana

19Kambetihosanahinkwatotikuekanhlengeletano hinkwayo:“HivahlambanyilehiYehovhaXikwembuxa Israyele;

20Leswihitavaendlaswona;hitavatshikavahanya, leswakuvukarhibyingavaehenhlakahina,hikwalahoka xihlambanyolexihivahlambanyelekexona.

21Tihosanatikuekavona:“Avahanye;kambeavave vatsemivatihunyinivakokivamatiekanhlengeletano hinkwayo;hilahatihosanativatshembisekehakona.

22Yoxuwaavavitana,avulavulanavona,aku: “Hikokwalahokayinimihikanganyisa,miku:‘Hilekule swinenenan’wina;lokomitshamaexikarhikahina?

23Sweswimirhukaniwile,naswonaakunaun’weeka n’winalangatantshunxiwaekakuvamahlonga,niku tsemetatihunyinikukokamatiyayindluyaXikwembuxa mina

24VahlamulaYoxuwavaku:“Hikuvamalandzayawena mabyeriwilehakuneneleswakuYehovhaXikwembuxa wenauleriseMuxenandzawakweleswakuaminyikatiko hinkwaronikulovisavaakihinkwavovatikoemahlweni kan’wina,hikwalahohichavengopfuvutomibyahina hikwalahokawena,kutanihiendlenchumulowu

25Kutanisweswi,waswivo,hilemavokweniyawena,hi lahauvonakakaswiriswinenenaswonaswilulamekeku hiendlaswona

26Avaendlatano,avakutsulaemavokweniyaVaisrayele, vangavadlayi.

27SikureroYoxuwaavaendlavatsemetivatihunyini vakokivamatiyanhlengeletanoniyaalitariyaYehovha kufikelanamuntlha,endhawinileyiangatayihlawula.

NDZIMAYA10

1KutelokoAdonisedekehosiyaYerusalemaatwilendlela leyiYoxuwaatekekeAyihayona,ayilovisahikuhelela; hilahaaendlekehakonaekaYerikonihosiyayena,naAyi nihosiyayena;nindlelaleyivaakivaGibiyonivaendleke kurhulahayonanaIsraele,vavaexikarhikavona; 2Avachavangopfu,hikuvaGibiyoniakurimuti lowukulu,kufananiwun’wanawamitiyavuhosi,ni hikuvaawuriwukulukutlulaAyi,naswonavavanunava wonahinkwavoavarinimatimba

3HikwalahoAdonisedekehosiyaYerusalemaarhumela ritoekaHohamahosiyaHebroninaPiramuhosiya YarmutinaYafiyahosiyaLakixinaDebirihosiyaEgiloni, aku:

4Tananiekamina,utandzipfunaleswakuhitahlasela Gibiyoni,hikuvayiendlekurhulanaYoxuwanivanava Israyele

5HikokwalahotihositantlhanutaVaamori,hosiya Yerusalema,hosiyaHebroni,hosiyaYarmuti,hosiya Lakixi,hosiyaEgiloni,tihlengeletana,titlhandluka,tona nimavuthuyatonahinkwawo,tidzimamixaxaemahlweni kaGibiyoni,tilwanayona

6VavanunavaGibiyonivarhumaekaYoxuwaemixaxeni eGiligala,vaku:“Ungatshukiutshukatshukisavokoeka malandzayawena;tlhandlukelaekahinahikuhatlisa,uhi ponisa,uhipfuna,hikuvatihosihinkwatotaVaamorileti akekeetintshavenitihlengeletanilekulwanahina.

7HilokoYoxuwaatlhandlukaasukaeGiligala,yenani vanhuhinkwavolavalwakanayena,nitinhenhahinkwato tatinhenha.

8YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Ungavachavi,hikuvandzi vanyiketileemavokweniyawena;akungeyiminaun'we wavonaemahlwenikawena

9Yoxuwaataekavonahixitshuketa,asukaeGiligala vusikuhinkwabyo.

10YehovhaavapfilunganyaemahlwenikaIsrayele,ava dlayahikuvadlayaswineneeGibiyoni,avahlongorisa endlelenileyitlhandlukelakaeBeto-Horoni,avahlaselaku yafikaeAzekanileMakeda

11LokovarikarhivabalekaemahlwenikaIsrayele,vari karhivarhelelaeBeti-horoni,Yehovhauvahoxemaribye lamakulukusukaetilwenikuyafikaeAzeka,kutanivafa 12KutaniYoxuwaavulavulanaYehovhahisikuleri YehovhaanyiketekeVaamoriemahlwenikaVaisrayele,a kuemahlwenikaIsrayele:“Dyambu,yimaehenhlaka Gibiyoni;nawenaN'weti,enkoveniwaAyaloni

13Dyamburiyima,nin’wetiwuyima,kukondzavanhuva rihiselaekavalalavavonaXanaleswiaswitsariwanga ebukwiniyaYaxere?Hilokodyamburiyimaexikarhika tilo,ringahatliselikupelakwalomukasikuhinkwaro.

14Akurihavasikurofananileriemahlwenikarona kumbeendzhakukarona,leriYehovhaayingisakaritora munhu,hikuvaYehovhaulweleIsrayele.

15YoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovatlhelelaemixaxeni yaGiligala

16Kambetihosiletitantlhanutibaleka,tiyatumbela ebakwenieMakeda

17Yoxuwaabyeriwaaku:“Tihositantlhanutikumiwile titumbetiweebakwenieMakeda.”

18Yoxuwaaku:“Phongorisamaribyelamakuluenon’wini wabako,mivekavanhuekusuhinaronaleswakuvama hlayisa.

19Mingatshukimitshamiseka,kambehlongorisanivalala van'wina,mivahlaselavalendzhaku;Ungavapfumeleli kunghenaemitiniyavona,hikuvaHOSIXikwembuxa n'winaxivanyiketileemavokweniyan'wina

20KutelokoYoxuwanivanavaIsrayelevahetilekuva dlayahikudlayalokukuluswinene,kukondzavahela,lava salekevanghenaemitinileyibiyeriweke

21Kutanivanhuhinkwavovatlhelelaemixaxenieka YoxuwaeMakedahikurhula;

22KutaniYoxuwaaku:“Pfulanomuwabako,uhumesa tihositoletotantlhanuekaminaebakweni”

23Vaendlatano,vahumesatihositoletotantlhanueka yenaebakweni,kungahosiyaYerusalema,hosiya Hebroni,hosiyaYarmuti,hosiyaLakixinahosiya Egiloni

24LokovatisatihositetoekaYoxuwa,Yoxuwaavitana vavanunahinkwavovaIsrayele,akuekatindhunata vavanunavanyimpilavafambekenayena:“Tshinelani,mi vekamilengeyan’winaetinhan’winitatihosileti”Kutani vatshinela,vavekamilengeyavonaetinhan'winitavona. 25Yoxuwaakukavona:“Mingatshukimichava,minga tshukimikhunguvanyeka,mitiya,mivanixivindzi,

Yoxuwa

hikuvaYehovhautaendlatanoekavalalavan’wina hinkwavolavamilwakanavona.”

26EndzhakukasweswoYoxuwaavaba,avadlaya,ava hayekaemirhiniyantlhanu,valenga-lengaemirhiniku fikelanimadyambu.

27Hinkarhiwakupelakadyambu,Yoxuwaalerisa,va swisusaemirhini,vaswihoxaebakwenileriaswi tumbetiweekarona,vavekamaribyelamakuluenon’wini wabako,lamangasalakufikelanamuntlha

28HisikureroYoxuwaatekaMakeda,aridlayahibanga, alovisahosiyaronahikuhelela,vonanimimoya-xiviri hinkwayoleyiayiriekayona;angatshikikusalani un'we,kutaniaendlahosiyaMakedahilahaaendleke hakonaekahosiyaYeriko

29KutaniYoxuwaasukaeMakeda,niVaisrayele hinkwavonayena,vayaeLibna,vayalwanaLibna.

30Yehovhaawunyiketanihosiyawonaemavokweniya Israyele;aritlhavahibanga,nimimoya-xivirihinkwayo leyiayiriekayona;angapfumelelangakutshamaeka wona;kambeuendleekahosiyayonahilahayiendleke hakonaekahosiyaYeriko

31YoxuwaasukaeLibna,niVaisrayelehinkwavonayena, vayaeLakixi,vadzimamixaxanayona,valwanayona

32YehovhaanyiketaLakixiemavokweniyaIsrayele,+ loyiawutekekehisikuravumbirhi,awudlayahibanga, nimimoya-xivirihinkwayoleyiayiriekayona,hikuya hihinkwaswoleswiaswiendlekeeLibna

33KutaniHoramuhosiyaGezereatlhandlukakuyapfuna Lakixi;kutaniYoxuwaan'wihlaselanivanhuvayena, kukondzaangasin'wisiyanaun'we

34KusukaeLakixiYoxuwaahundzelaeEgiloni,ni Vaisraelehinkwavonayena;vadzimamixaxakulwana yona,valwanayona

35Hisikurerovayiteka,vayidlayahibanga,nimimoyaxivirihinkwayoleyiayiriekayona,ayilovisahiku helelasikurero,hikuyahihinkwaswoleswiaswiendleke Lakixi.

36YoxuwaatlhandlukelaeEgiloniniVaisrayele hinkwavonayena,vayaeHebroni;kutanivalwanawona; 37Vayiteka,vayidlayahibanga,nihosiyayona,nimiti yayonahinkwayonimimoya-xivirihinkwayoleyiayiri ekayona;angasiyanganaun'we,hikuyahihinkwaswo leswiaswiendlekeEgiloni;kambearilovisahikuhelela, nimimoya-xivirihinkwayoleyiayiriekayona

38YoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovatlhelelaeDebiri; kutanialwanawona:

39Awutekanihosiyawonanimitiyawonahinkwayo; vavadlayahibanga,valovisamimoya-xivirihinkwayo leyiayiriekayona;angasiyanganaun'we,kukotisa leswiaendlekeeHebroni,nilekaDebirinilekahosiya kona;hilahaaendlekehakonanileLibina,nilekahosiya yena.

40HilokoYoxuwaahlaselatikohinkwarora swintshabyana,niraledzongeni,nirankova,niswihlovo nitihositaswonahinkwato,angasiyanganiun’we,kambe ulovisehikuhelelahinkwavolavahefemulaka,hilaha YehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayelealerisekehakona.

41YoxuwaavahlaselakusukelaeKadexibaniyakuya fikaeGazanitikohinkwaroraGoxenikuyafikaeGibiyoni

42Yoxuwauteketihosiletihinkwatonitikoratonahi nkarhiwun’we,hikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleu lweleIsrayele

43YoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovatlhelelaemixaxeni yaGiligala.

NDZIMAYA11

1KutelokoYabinihosiyaHasoroatwatimhakateto,a rhumelaritoekaYobabuhosiyaMadoni,nahosiya Ximroni,nahosiyaAkxafa.

2Nitihosiletiatirien’walungwiniwatintshava,nile tindhawinitaledzongeniwaKinerot,nilenkova,nile mindzilakaneniyaDoroevupela-dyambu, 3KuyaekaVakananaevuxeninilevupela-dyambu,ni Vaamori,Vahiti,Vaperezi,Vayebusietintshavenini VahivhilavangaehansikaHermonietikweniraMizpa 4Vahuma,vonanimavuthuyavonahinkwawo,vanhuvo tala,kufananisavaleringaeribuweniralwandle,vatele ngopfutihancinimakalichi

5Kutelokotihosiletihinkwatotihlanganile,tifikati dzimamixaxaematiniyaMeromu,leswakutiyalwana Israyele

6YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Ungachavihikwalahoka vona,hikuvamundzukuhinkarhilowu,ndzitavanyiketa hinkwavolavadlayiwekeemahlwenikaIsrayele

7HilokoYoxuwanivanhuhinkwavolavalwakanayena, vatalwanavonaekusuhinimatiyaMeromihixitshuketa; kutanivawelaehenhlakavona

+8YehovhaavanyiketaemavokweniyaIsrayele,+loyia vahlaselaka,avahlongorisakuyafikaeSidonileyikulu,+ kuyafikaeMisrefotmayimi,+nilenkovawaMizpa evuxeni;vavaba,vakondzavavasiyaniun’we

+9YoxuwaavaendlahilahaYehovhaan’wileriseke hakona,arhurhumerisatihancitavona,ahisamakalichiya vonahindzilo

10HinkarhiwolowoYoxuwaatlhelelaendzhaku,a khomaHasoro,adlayahosiyayonahibanga,hikuva Hasoroaarinhlokoyamimfumoyoleyohinkwayo

11Kutanivadlayamimoya-xivirihinkwayoleyiayirieka yonahibanga,vayilovisahikuhelela,akungaharina munhuwohefemula,kutaniahisaHasorohindzilo 12Yoxuwaatekamitihinkwayoyatihositetonitihosi hinkwatotatona,atidlayahibanga,atilovisahikuhelela, hilahaMuxenandzawaYehovhaalerisekehakona

13Kambelokokurimitileyiyimekehimatimbayayona, Israyeleangahisanganiyin’weyayona,handlekaHasora ntsena;sweswoleswiYoxuwaaswihiseke

14Kutaniswilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeemitinileyi, niswifuwo,vanavaIsrayelevatitekela;kambeun'wanani un'wanaavan'widlayahibanga,vakondzavan'widlaya, avasiyanganiun'weleswakuahefemula

15HilahaYehovhaalerisekeMuxenandzawakwehakona, MuxeulerisileYoxuwanaYoxuwa;angasiyinchumu ekahinkwaswoleswiHOSIXikwembuxilerisekeMuxe.

16HilokoYoxuwaatekatikorerohinkwaro,switsunga,ni tikohinkwaroraledzongeni,nitikohinkwaroraGoxeni, ninkova,nirivala,nintshavayaIsrayele,ninkovawa yona;

17KusukaentshaveniyaHalaka,leyitlhandlukelaka eSeyira,kuyafikaeBaalgadienkoveniwaLebanoni ehansikantshavayaHermoni; 18Yoxuwaalwankarhiwolehanitihositetohinkwato. 19Akungarinamutilowuawuendlakurhulani Vaisrayele,handlekaVahivhilavaavatshamaeGibiyoni

Yoxuwa

20HikuvaaswihumaekaYehovhakunonon’hwisa timbilutavona,leswakuvatalwanaIsrayeleenyimpini, leswakuavalovisahikuhelela,vangavinatintswalo, kambeavalovisa,hilahaYehovhaalerisekeMuxehakona.

21HinkarhiwolowoYoxuwaata,aherisaVaanaki etintshaveni,eHebroni,eDebiri,eAnabu,niletintshaveni hinkwatotaYudaniletintshavenihinkwatotaIsrayele, Yoxuwaavalovisahikuhelelanimitiyavona.

22Akungasisalaniun’wewaVaanakietikweniravana vaIsrayele,akusalaeGaza,eGatinileAxidodintsena

23HilokoYoxuwaatekatikohinkwaro,hikulandza hinkwaswoleswiYehovhaaswibyelekeMuxe;kutani YoxuwaawunyikaIsrayelewuvandzhakahikuyahi mintlawayavonahikuyahitinyimbatavonaKutanitiko riwisaenyimpini

NDZIMAYA12

1Hiletitihositatiko,letivanavaIsrayelevatihluleke,ti tekatikoratonaetlhelwenilerin’wanaraYordanikuya ekuhumenikadyambu,kusukelaenambyeniwaArinoni kuyafikaeNtshaveniyaHermoni,nirivalahinkwaroleri ngaevuxeni

2SihonihosiyaVaamori,loyiaatshamaeHexiboni,a fumakusukelaeAroyere,kungaribuwaranambuwa Arinoni,kusukaexikarhikanambu,kusukaexikarhika nambu,kusukaekahafuyaGiliyadi,kuyafikaenambyeni waYaboko,kungandzilakanawavanavaAmoni;

3KusukaerivalenikuyaelwandleraKinerotevuxeni,ku yaelwandleraRivala,kuyafikaeLwandleramunyu evuxeni,ndlelayoyaeBeti-Yeximoti;kusukaedzongeni, ehansikaAxidotipisiga;

4NiribuwaraOgohosiyaBaxani,loyiaariexikarhika masalelayaswihontlovila,leswiaswitshamaeAstarotoni leEdreyi

5AfumaentshaveniyaHermoni,nileSalaka,nileBaxani hinkwaro,kuyafikaendzilakaneniwaVagexurini Vamaakati,nihafuyaGiliyadi,ndzilakanowaSihonihosi yaHexiboni

6MuxenandzawaYehovhanivanavaIsrayelevava dlaye,kutaniMuxenandzawaYehovhaaswinyika VarhuveniniVagadinihafuyanyimbayaManase leswakuswivandzhaka.

7HiletitihositatikoletiYoxuwanivanavaIsrayelevati hlaselekeentsungeniwaYordanievupela-dyambu,ku sukelaeBaalgadienkoveniwaLebanonikuyafika entshaveniyaHalaka,leyitlhandlukelakaeSeyira;leyi YoxuwaayinyikeketinyimbataIsraeleleswakutiva ndzhakahikuyahimintlawayatona;

8Etintshaveni,nileminkoveni,niletimbaleni,nile swihlobyeni,nilemananga,niletindhawinitaledzongeni; Vaheti,niVaamori,niVakanana,niVaperezi,niVahivhi niVayebusi;

9HosiyaYeriko,yin’we;hosiyaAyi,leyingaetlheloka Bethele,yin'we;

10HosiyaYerusalema,yin’we;hosiyaHebroni,yin'we; 11HosiyaYarmuti,yin’we;hosiyaLakixi,yin'we; 12HosiyaEgiloni,yin’we;hosiyaGezere,yin'we; 13HosiyaDebiri,yin’we;hosiyaGedere,yin’we; 14HosiyaHorma,yin’we;hosiyaAradi,yin'we; 15HosiyaLibna,yin’we;hosiyaAdulamu,yin'we; 16HosiyaMakeda,yin’we;hosiyaBethele,un'we;

17HosiyaTapuwa,yin’we;hosiyaHefere,yin’we; 18HosiyaAfeki,yin’we;hosiyaLasaroni,un'we; 19HosiyaMadoni,yin’we;hosiyaHasoro,yin'we; 20HosiyaXimromeroni,yin’we;hosiyaAkxafa,yin'we; 21HosiyaTaanaka,yin’we;hosiyaMegido,yin'we; 22HosiyaKedexe,yin’we;hosiyaYokniyamuyale Karmele,yin'we; 23HosiyaDoroeribuweniraDoro,yin’we;hosiya matikoyaGiligala,yin'we; 24HosiyaTiriza,yin'we:tihosihinkwatotamakume nharhunayin'we

NDZIMAYA13

1Yoxuwaaadyuharilenaswonaaarinimalembeyotala; HOSIXikwembuxikuekayena:“Udyuharile,udyuharile, kutanikusaletikorotalaswineneleringatatekiwa” 2Hironatikoleringasala:mindzilakanahinkwayoya VafilistaniGexurihinkwayo; +3KusukaeSihori,+leringaemahlwenikaEgipta,+ku yafikaendzilakaneniwaEkronien’walungwini,+ku hlayiwakuyaekaVakanana:tihositantlhanutaVafilista; Vagazata,niVaaxidoti,niVaesikaloni,niVagiti,ni Vaekroni;nakambeVaavhi:

4Kusukaedzongeni,tikohinkwaroraVakanana,ni Meyara+leringaetlhelokaVasidoni,kuyafikaeAfeki, kuyafikaendzilakaneniwaVaamori

5TikoraVagibliniraLebanonihinkwaro,kusuka eBaalgadiehansikantshavayaHermonikuyafikalahaku nghenakaeHamati

6VaakihinkwavovaletintshavenikusukelaeLebanoni kuyafikaeMisrefotmayiminiVasidonihinkwavo,ndzita vahlongolaemahlwenikavanavaIsrayele

7Sweswiavelanitikoleririvandzhakaekatinyimbata nhungunihafuyanyimbayaManase

8VarhuveniniVagadivakumenavonandzhakayavona, leyiMuxeavanyikekeyona,entsungeniwaYordani evuxeni,hilahaMuxenandzawaYehovhaavanyikeke hakona

+9KusukaeAroer,+leribuweniranambuwaArinoni,+ nimutilowungaexikarhikanambu,+nilerivaleni hinkwaroraMedebakuyafikaeDiboni;

10NimitihinkwayoyaSihonihosiyaVaamori,loyia fumekeeHexiboni,kuyafikaendzilakaneniwaVaamoni; 11Giliyadi,nindzilakanawaVagexuriniVamakati,ni ntshavahinkwayoyaHermoni,niBaxanihinkwarokuya fikaeSalaka;

12MfumohinkwawowaOgoeBaxani,lowufumeke eAstarotonileEdreyi,lavaselekeekamasalelaya swihontlovila,hikuvaMuxeuvadlayeavahlongola 13Nilokoswiritano,vanavaIsrayeleavahlongola VagexuriniVamaaka,kambeVagexuriniVamaakava tshamaexikarhikaVaisrayelekufikelanamuntlha 14NtsenanyimbayaLevhianganyikangandzhaka; magandzeloyaHOSIXikwembuxaIsraelelama endliwekehindziloindzhakayavona,hilahaavabyeleke hakona.

15KutaniMuxeanyikanyimbayavanavaRhuveni ndzhakahikuyahimindyanguyavona 16RibuwaravonaarisukaeArowere,+leringa eribuweniranambuwaArinoni,nimutilowungaexikarhi kanambu,nirivalahinkwaroleringaekusuhinaMedeba;

17Hexiboninimitiyayonahinkwayoleyingaerivaleni; Diboni,naBamotibali,naBeta-Balimiyoni,. 18NaYahaza,naKedemoti,naMefata; 19NaKiriyatayimi,naSibima,naSareta-xahara entshaveniyankova;

20NaBeti-Peyoro,naAxidoti-Pisiga,naBeti-Yeximoti; 21Nimitihinkwayoyalerivaleninimfumohinkwawowa SihonihosiyaVaamori,loyiaafumaeHexiboni,loyi Muxean’widlayekeswin’wenitihosanataMidiyani, Evhi,naRekeme,naSuru,naHuru,naReba,letiatiri tihosanataSihoni,letiatitshamaetikweni 22VanavaIsrayelevadlayenaBalaman’wanawaBeyoro, mutiviwavungoma.

23NdzilakanawavanavaRhuveniakuriYordanini ndzilakanawawonaLeyiakurindzhakayavanava Rhuvenihikuyahimindyanguyavona,mitiniswimitana swayona

24KutaniMuxeanyikanyimbayaGadindzhaka,vanava Gadihikuyahimindyanguyavona.

25RibuwaravonaaririYazere,nimitihinkwayoya Giliyadi,nihafuyatikoraVaamoni,kuyafikaeAroere+ loyiangaemahlwenikaRaba;

26KusukaeHexibonikuyafikaeRamatimizpana Betonimi;kusukaeMahanayimikuyafikaendzilakaneni waDebiri;

27Enkoveni,Betarama,Betinira,Sukoti,Safoni,mfumo lowuselekewaSihonihosiyaHexiboni,Yordanini ndzilakanawayena,kuyafikaemakumukaLwandlera KineretaentsungeniwaYordanievuxeni

28LeyiindzhakayavanavaGadihikuyahimindyangu yavona,mitiniswimitanaswavona.

29KutaniMuxeanyikahafuyanyimbayaManase ndzhaka,kutanileyiayirindzhakayahafuyanyimbaya vanavaManasehimindyanguyavona.

30RibuwaravonaarisukaeMahanayimi,+Baxani hinkwaro,+mfumohinkwawowaOgohosiyaBaxani,+ nimitihinkwayoyaYayira+leyingaeBaxani,+mitiya 60

31HafuyaGiliyadinaAstarotonaEderi,mitiyamfumo waOgoeBaxani,ayiriyavanavaMakirin’wanawa Manase,hafuyin’weyavanavaMakirihimindyanguya vona

32LawahiwonamatikolawaMuxeamaavelekendzhaka, etimbalenitaMowabu,etlhelolerin’wanaraYordani, eYeriko,evuxeni

33KambenyimbayaLevhiMuxeanganyikangandzhaka, YehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayeleaarindzhakayavona, hilahaavabyelekehakona.

NDZIMAYA14

1HiwonamatikolawavanavaIsrayelevamatekeke ndzhakaetikweniraKanana,lawaEliyazara+mupristana Yoxuwan’wanawaNuninitinhlokotavatatawatinyimba tavanavaIsrayelevavaavelekewonaleswakuvava ndzhaka 2ndzhakayavonaayirihivuhlolotwana,hilahaYehovha alerisekehakonahivokoraMuxe,ekatinyimbatanhungu nihafuyanyimba

3HikuvaMuxeaanyikendzhakayatinyimbatimbirhini hafuetlhelweniraYordani,kambeValevhianganyikanga ndzhakaexikarhikavona

4HikuvavanavaYosefaavaritinyimbatimbirhi,Manase naEfrayimi,hikwalahoavanganyikiValevhixiphemu etikweni,handlekamitiyotshamaekayona,nimadyelo yavonayaswifuwoswavonanirifuworavona.

5HilahaYehovhaalerisekeMuxehakona,vanava Israyelevaendlatano,kutanivaavanyisatiko

6KutanivanavaYudavataekaYoxuwaeGiligala,kutani Kaleben’wanawaYefunewaMukeneziakuekayena: “WaswitivaleswiYehovhaaswibyelekeMuxewanuna waXikwembumalunghananaminanawena eKadexibarniya”

7Andzirinimalembeya40hivukhalelokoMuxenandza waYehovhaandzirhumakusukaeKadexibaniyakuya kambelatiko;kutanindzin’witiselaritohilahaariri hakonaembilwiniyamina

8Nilokoswiritanovamakwerhulavatlhandlukakanamina varhurhumeriletimbilutavanhu,kambeminandzi landzerileYehovhaXikwembuxaminahikuhelela

9HisikureroMuxeahlambanya,aku:“Kunenetikoleri milengeyawenayikandziyekeekaronaritavandzhaka yawenaniyavanavawenahilahakungaheriki,hikuvau landzerileYehovhaXikwembuxangahikuhelela.”

10Kutanisweswi,waswivo,Yehovhaundzihlayisilendzi hanya,hilahaavulekehakona,malembelawaya45,ku sukelalokoYehovhaabyeleMuxeritoleri,lokovanava Israyelevarikarhivafamba-fambaemananga

11Ninamuntlhandzaharinimatimbakufananisikuleri Muxeandzirhumekeharona,+hilahamatimbayaminaa marihakonaenkarhiniwolowo,+nimatimbayaminaya nyimpi,+yakuhumanikunghena

12Sweswindzinyikentshavaleyi,leyiYehovhaa vulavulekehayonaesikwinirero;hikuvasikurerouswi twileleswakuVaanakiavarikona,nileswakumitiayiri yikulu,yibiyeriwile,lokoHOSIXikwembuxitavana mina,ndzitaswikotakuvahlongola,hilahaYehovhaa vulekehakona

13Yoxuwaan’wikatekisa,anyikaKaleben’wanawa YefuneHebronileswakuavandzhaka

14HilokoHebroniyivandzhakayaKaleben’wanawa YefunewaMukenezikufikelanamuntlha,hikuvaaa landzelaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayelehikuhelela 15VitoraHebroniekusunguleniakuriKiriyatarba;leyi ArbaaarimunhulonkuluexikarhikaVaanaki.Naswona tikorivenikuwisaenyimpini

NDZIMAYA15

1Kutanileswiaswirixiphemuxanyimbayavanava Yudahimindyanguyavona;hambikurikuyafika endzilakaneniwaEdomumanangayaZiniedzongeniaku rimakumuyaribuwaraledzongeni

2Ndzilakanawavonawaledzongeniawusukaeribuweni ralwandleramunyu,kusukaehlalukwenilerilanguteke edzongeni

3Kutaniwuhumawuyaedzongeniwuya eMaalehakrabimi,wuhundzelaeZini,wutlhandlukela etlheloraledzongeniwuyaeKadexibaniya,wu tsemakanyawuyaeHezroni,wutlhandlukelaeAdara,wu tekakhampasikuyaeKaraka

4Kusukakwalaho,wuhundzelaeAzimoni,wuhumawu yaenambyeniwaEgipta;kutanikuhumakaribuwareroa kurielwandle,leriritavaribuwaran'winaraledzongeni

5NdzilakanawalevuxeniakuriLwandleramunyu,ku yafikaemakumukaYordani.Ndzilakanawavona en'walungwiniawusukaehlalukweniralwandle entsungeniwaYordani.

6NdzilakanawutlhandlukelaeBeta-Hogla,wuhundzahi len’walungwiniwaBetaraba;ndzilakanawutlhandlukela eribyeniraBohanin'wanaRhuveni

7NdzilakanawutlhandlukelaeDebiriwusukaenkoveni waAkoro,wuyaen’walungwini,wulangutaeGiligala, lowungaemahlwenikakutlhandlukelaeAdumimi,lowu ngaetlheloraledzongeniwanambu,ndzilakanowu hundzawukongomaematiniyaEnxemexe,kuhumaka wonaakurieEnrogele.

8Ndzilakanawutlhandlukelaenkoveniwan’wanawa HinomuwuyaedzongeniwaMuyebusi;hiwona Yerusalema,ndzilakanawutlhandlukelaenhlohlorhiniya ntshavaleyingaemahlwenikankovawaHinomu evupeladyambu,leyingaemakumukankovawa swihontlovilaen'walungwini.

9Ndzilakanawusukaehenhlakaxitsungawuya exihlobyenixamatiyaNeftowa,wuhumawuyaemitini yaNtshavayaEfroni;kutanindzilakanawukokeriwa eBaala,kungaKiriyati-Yeyarimi

10NdzilakanawurhendzelakusukaeBaalakuyaevupeladyambukuyafikaeNtshaveniyaSeyira,wuhundzawuya fikaetlhelokantshavayaYeyarimi,kungaKesaloni, etlhelweniralen’walungwini,wurhelelawuya eBetsemexe,wuhundzelaeTimina.

11NdzilakanawuhumawuyaetlhelokaEkroni en’walungwini,ndzilakanawuyaeXikroni,wuhundzawu yaentshaveniyaBaala,wuhumawuyaeYabiniele;ni matlhelolamahumakaendzilakaneniamarielwandle

12Ndzilakanawalevupela-dyambuawuyaeLwandle lerikulunileribuwenirarona.LeriiribuwaraVayudaleri rhendzelekehikuyahimindyanguyavona

13KutaniKaleben’wanawaYefuneanyikaxiphemu exikarhikavanavaYuda,hikulandzaxilerisoxaYehovha ekaYoxuwa,mutiwaArbatatawaAnaki,mutilowunga Hebroni

14KutaniKalebeahlongolavanavanharhuvaAnaki, Xexayi,AhimaninaTalmayi,vanavaAnaki

15KutaniatlhandlukelakwalahoayaekavaakivaDebiri, vitoraDebiriekusunguleniakuriKiriyat-Sefere.

16Kalebeaku:“LoyiatlhavakaKiriat-Sefere,ayiteka, ndzitan’winyikaAkisan’wanawaminawanhwanyana leswakuavansatiwayena.”

17KutaniOtinielen’wanawaKenazi,makwavowa Kalebe,ariteka,an’winyikaAkisan’wanawakwewa nhwanyanaleswakuavansatiwakwe

18Lokoataekayena,an’wisusumetelakukombela nsimuekatatawakwe,apfurhetelambhongoloyakwe; Kalebeakuekayena:“Xanaulavayinixana?”

NDZIMAYA16

1VuhlolotwanabyavanavaYosefabyiwakusuka eYordanikuyafikaeYeriko,kuyafikaematiniyaYeriko evuxeni,kuyafikaemanangalamatlhandlukakakusuka eYerikokuyafikaentshavenihinkwayoyaBethele 2YisukaeBetheleyiyaeLuzi,yitsemakanyakuyafika endzilakaneniwaArkikuyafikaeAtarota

3Yirhelelaevupela-dyambukuyafikaeribuwenira Yapleti,kuyafikaeribuweniraBeto-Horoniyalehansi,ni leGezere;

4HilokovanavaYosefa,ManasenaEfrayimivateka ndzhakayavona.

5NdzilakanawavanavaEfrayimihikuyahimindyangu yavonaawurihindlelaleyi:ndzilakanawandzhakaya vonaevuxeniawuriAtarotadara,kuyafikaeBeti-Horoni lehenhla;

6NdzilakanawukongomaelwandlewuyaeMikimeta etlhelweniralen’walungwini;ndzilakanawurhendzeleka wuyaevuxenikuyafikaeTaanati-xilo,wuhundzahile vuxenikuyafikaeYanoha;

7KutaniwurhelelawusukaeYanohawuyaeAtarotinile Naarati,wufikaeYeriko,wuhumaeYordani

8NdzilakanawusukaeTapuwawuyaevupela-dyambuwu yaenambyeniwaKana;nikuhumakayonaakuri elwandleLeyiindzhakayanyimbayavanavaEfrayimihi mindyanguyavona.

9MitileyihambanekeyavanavaEfrayimiayiriexikarhi kandzhakayavanavaManase,mitihinkwayoni swimitanaswayona.

10AvahlongoliVakananalavaavatshamaeGezere, kambeVakananavatshamaexikarhikaVaefrayimiku fikelanamuntlha,vatirhaehansikaxibalo.

NDZIMAYA17

1NakambeakuriniswotalaswanyimbayaManase; hikuvaaarimativulayaYosefa;hileswakuMakiri mativulayaManase,tatawaGiliyadi,hikuvaaariwanuna wanyimpi,hikwalahoaarinaGiliyadinaBaxani 2VanavaManaselavan’wanaavariniswotalahi mindyanguyavona;ekavanavaAbizere,nivanava Heleke,nivanavaAsiriyele,nivanavaXikeme,nivana vaHefere,nivanavaXemida:lavaakurivanavaxinuna vaManasen'wanaYosefahimindyanguyavona.

3KambeSelofihadin’wanawaHeferen’wanawaGiliyadi +n’wanawaMakiri+n’wanawaManase,aangarina vanavamajaha,+kambeaarinivanavavanhwanyana.

4VatshinelaemahlwenikamupristaEliyazaranaYoxuwa n’wanawaNuninilemahlwenikatihosana,vaku: “YehovhaulerisileMuxeleswakuahinyikandzhaka exikarhikavamakwerhu”Hikokwalaho,hikulandza xilerisoxaYehovha,avanyikandzhakaexikarhika vamakwavovatatawavona.

5KutanikuwelaswiphemuswakhumeswaManase, etlhelokatikoraGiliyadinaBaxani,leringaetlheloka Yordani;

6HikuvavanavaManaseavarinindzhakaexikarhika vanavakwevamajaha,+nivanalavan’wanavaManasea varinitikoraGiliyadi.

7RibuwaraManasearisukaeAxerekuyaeMikimeta,leri ngaemahlwenikaXikeme;ndzilakanawufambahitlhelo raxinenewuyafikaekavaakivaEntapuwa

8ManaseaarinitikoraTapuwa,kambeTapuwa endzilakaneniwaManaseaariwavanavaEfrayimi;

9Ribuwaralwandlerirhelelakuyafikaenambyeniwa Kana,edzongeniwanambu,mitileyiyaEfrayimiyile xikarhikamitiyaManase,ribuwaraManasenaronaariri en’walungwiniwanambu,nimakumuyawonaamari elwandle

10EdzongeniakuriwaEfrayimi,nilen’walungwiniaku riwaManase,nilwandleindzilakanawayena;va hlanganaeAxereen'walungwini,nileIsakaraevuxeni

11ManaseaarinaBetixiyaninileswimitaniniswayona eIsakaranileAxere,nileIbleamunimitiyayena,nivaaki vaDorinimitiyayona,nivaakivaEndoronimitiyayona, nivaakivaTaanakanimitiyayona,nivaakivaMegidoni mitiyayona,hambikurimatikomanharhu.

12KambevanavaManaseavaswikotangakuhlongola vaakivamitiyoleyo;kambeVakananaavatatshama etikwenirero

13Hambiswiritano,lokovanavaIsrayelevatiyile,va hakelaVakanana.kambeangavahlongolangahikuhelela.

14VanavaYosefavavulavulanaYoxuwa,vaku:“Ha yiniundzinyikevuhlolotwanabyin’wenixiphemuxin’we ntsenaxandzhaka,hikuvandzitikolerikulu,hikuva Yehovhaundzikatekisilekufikelasweswi?

+15Yoxuwaavahlamulaaku:“Lokourivanhulavakulu, tlhandlukelaexivandlenixamakhwati,utitsemelela kwalahoetikweniraVapereziniraswihontlovila,loko ntshavayaEfrayimiyikomilengopfuekawena”

16VanavaYosefavaku:“Xitsungaaxihienelanga; 17YoxuwaavulavulaniyindluyaYosefa,kunga EfrayiminaManase,aku:“Mitikolerikulu,unimatimba lamakulu;

18Kambentshavayitavayawena;hikuvaimurhi,uta wutsema,kutanimakumuyawonamatavayawena, hikuvautahlongolaVakanana,hambilokovarini makalichiyansimbi,hambilokovarinimatimba

NDZIMAYA18

1NhlengeletanohinkwayoyavanavaIsrayeleyi hlengeletanaeXilo,yiyimisatabernakelayanhlengeletano kwalahoKutanitikorihluriwaemahlwenikavona

2EkavanavaIsrayeleakusalatinyimbatankombo,letia tingasikumandzhakayatona.

3YoxuwaakuekavanavaIsrayele:“Xanamitsrhamaku fikelarinikuyatekatikoleriYehovhaXikwembuxa vatatawan’winaaminyikekerona?

4Nyikanivavanunavanharhuexikarhikan’winaeka nyimbayin’wananiyin’wana,kutanindzitavarhuma,va tapfuka,vatsemakanyatiko,varihlamuselahikuyahi ndzhakayavona;kutanivatavuyaekamina

5Vatayiavanyisahiswiphemuswankombo:Yudayita tshamaetindhawinitavonaedzongeni,niyindluyaYosefa yitatshamaetindhawinitavonaedzongeni

6Hikokwalahomitahlamuselatikohiswiphemuswa nkombo,mitisanhlamuseloleyiekamina,leswakundzita mihoxelavuhlolotwanalahaemahlwenikaYehovha Xikwembuxahina

7KambeValevhiavanaxiphemuexikarhikan’wina; hikuvavupristabyaYehovhaindzhakayavona,Gadina RhuveninihafuyanyimbayaManasevaamukelendzhaka yavonaentsungeniwaYordanievuxeni,leyiMuxenandza waYehovhaavanyikekeyona

8Kutanivavanunavolavovapfuka,vafamba,Yoxuwaa lerisalavaavarikarhivahlamuselatiko,aku:“Fambani mifambaetikweni,mirihlamusela,mitlhelamivuyaeka mina,leswakundzitamihoxelavuhlolotwanaemahlweni kaYehovhaeXilo”

9Kutanivavanunavolavovafambavatsemakanyatiko,va rihlamuselahimitihiswiphemuswankomboebukwini, kutanivatlhelelaekaYoxuwaekavuthueXilo

10YoxuwaavahoxelavuhlolotwanaeXiloemahlwenika Yehovha,kutaniYoxuwaaavelaVaisrayeletikohikuya himintlawayavona

11KutanivuhlolotwanabyanyimbayavanavaBenjamini byitlhandlukahikuyahimindyanguyavona,kutanitiko ravuhlolotwanabyavonarihumaexikarhikavanava YudanivanavaYosefa

12Ndzilakanawavonaetlhelweniralen’walungwiniawu sukaeYordani;ndzilakanawutlhandlukelaetlheloka Yerikohitlheloralen'walungwini,wutlhandlukela etintshaveniwukongomaevupeladyambu;kutanikuhuma kayonaakuriemanangayaBetaveni

13Kutanindzilakanawutsemakanyakusukakwalahowu kongomaeLuzi,etlhelokaLuzi,kungaBethele,edzongeni; ndzilakanawurhelelawuyafikaeAtarotadara,ekusuhini xitsungalexingaedzongeniwaBeti-horoniyalehansi.

14Ndzilakanawukokiwakusukakwalaho,wurhendzela edzongeniwalwandle,kusukaexitsungenilexinga emahlwenikaBeti-Horonikuyaedzongeni;kuhumaka yonaakurieKiriyatibaali,kungaKiriyati-Yeyarimi,muti wavanavaYuda

15Xiphemuxaledzongeniaxisukaemakumuka Kiriyati-Yeyarimi,ndzilakanawuhumaevupela-dyambu wuyaexihlobyenixamatiyaNeftowa

16Ndzilakanawurhelelawuyafikaemakumukantshava leyingaemahlwenikankovawan’wanawaHinomu,ni lowungaenkoveniwaswihontlovilaen’walungwini,wu rhelelaenkoveniwaHinomu,etlhelokaYebusiedzongeni, wurhelelaeEnrogele

17Hilokoakokiwahilen’walungwini,ayaeEnxemexe,a yaeGeliloti,leyilangutanekenikutlhandlukakaAdumimi, arhelelaeribyeniraBohanin’wanawaRhuveni 18KutanivatsemakanyaetlhelolerilangutanekenaAraba en’walungwini,varhelelavayaeAraba.

19NdzilakanawuhundzawuyaetlhelokaBeto-hoglahi tlheloran’walungu,naswonamakumuyandzilakanoama riehlalukweniralen’walungwiniraLwandleramunyu emakumuyaledzongeniwaYordani; 20YordaniayirindzilakanawayonaevuxeniLeyiayiri ndzhakayavanavaBenjamini,ematikweniyayona,hiku yahimindyanguyavona

21MitiyanyimbayavanavaBenjaminihikuyahi mindyanguyavonaakuriYeriko,Beto-hogla,ninkova waKezizi

22NaBetaraba,naZemarayimi,naBethele; 23Avimi,naPara,naOfra, 24NaKefarhaamoni,naOfini,naGaba;mitiya12ni swimitanaswayona: 25Gibiyoni,naRhama,naBeroti; 26Mizpa,naKefira,naMoza; 27NaRekeme,naIrpeele,naTarala, 28Zela,ElefinaYebusi,kungaYerusalema,Gibeatina Kiriyati;mitiyakhumemuneniswimitanaswayonaLeyi indzhakayavanavaBenjaminihikuyahimindyanguya vona

NDZIMAYA19

1VuhlolotwanabyavumbirhibyihumaekaSimiyoni,ku nganyimbayavanavaSimiyonihikuyahimindyanguya vona,ndzhakayavonaayiriendzenikandzhakaya Vayuda

2EndzhakayavonaavarinaBerexeba,+kumbeXeba,+ naMolada.

3Hazarxuwali,naBala,naAzeme, 4NaEltoladi,naBetuli,naHorma, 5NaSiklaga,naBeta-Markaboti,naHazarsusa; 6NaBetlebaotinaXaruheni;mitiyakhume-nharhuni swimitanaswayona:

7Ayini,Remoni,naEtere,naAxani;mitiyamuneni swimitanaswayona:

8Swimitanahinkwaswoleswirhendzelekemitileyikuya fikaeBaala-Bere,eRamati+waledzongeniLeyii ndzhakayanyimbayavanavaSimiyonihikuyahi mindyanguyavona.

9EkaxiphemuxavanavaYudaakurindzhakayavanava Simiyoni,hikuvaxiphemuxavanavaYudaaxivatele ngopfu,hikwalahovanavaSimiyoniavakumandzhakaya vonaendzenikandzhakayavona

10Vuhlolotwanabyavunharhubyitlhandlukelavanava Zebulonihikuyahimindyanguyavona;

11Ndzilakanawavonawutlhandlukelaelwandlena Marala,wufikaeDabaxeti,wufikaenambyenilowunga emahlwenikaYokniyamu;

12KusukaeSaridikuyaevuxeni,kuyafikaekuhumeni kadyambukuyafikaendzilakaneniwaKislotabora,kutani ahumaayaeDaberata,atlhandlukelaeYafiya.

13KusukakwalahokuhundzahilevuxenikuyaeGitahefere,kuyaeItakazini,kuyaeRemonimethoarakuya eNeya;

14Ndzilakanawuwurhendzelahitlhelorale n’walungwinikuyafikaeHanatoni;

15Katati,Nahalali,Ximroni,Idala,Betlehema,mitiya12 niswimitanaswayona

16LeyiindzhakayavanavaZebulonihikuyahi mindyanguyavona,mitileyiniswimitanaswayona.

17KutanivuhlolotwanabyavumunebyihumaekaIsakara, ekavanavaIsakarahikuyahimindyanguyavona

18NdzilakanawavonaawukongomaeYizriyele,na Kesuloti,naXuneme

19Hafarayimi,Xiyoni,Anaharati, 20NaRabiti,naKixiyoni,naAbezi;

21NaRemeti,naEnganimi,naEnhada,naBeta-Pazezi; 22RibuwaralwandlerifikaeTaboro,naXahazima,na Betsemexi;nitindhawuletihumakaendzilakaneniwavona atirieYordani:mitiya16niswimitanaswayona

23LeyiindzhakayanyimbayavanavaIsakarahikuyahi mindyanguyavona,mitiniswimitanaswavona.

24Kutanivuhlolotwanabyavuntlhanubyihumaeka nyimbayavanavaAxerehikuyahimindyanguyavona

25NdzilakanawavonaakuriHelikati,naHali,naBeteni, naAkxafa

26Alameleke,naAmadi,naMixiyali;yifikaeKarmele evupeladyambu,naXihorilibnati;

27YijikaevuhumanibyadyambuyiyaeBetadagoni,yi fikaeZebuloni,nilenkoveniwaYiftaheleetlhelwenirale n’walungwiniraBethemeke,naNeyiele,yihumaeKabul hitlheloraximatsi

28Hebroni,Rehobo,Hamone,Kana,kuyafikaeSidoni lonkulu;

29KutaniribuwaralwandlerihundzukelaeRhamanimuti lowutiyekewaTiri;ribuwaralwandlerihundzukela eHosa;kusukaeLwandlekusukaeribuwenikuyafika eAkizibi

30Umma,naAfeki,naRehobo:mitiya22niswimitana swayona.

31LeyiindzhakayanyimbayavanavaAxerehikuyahi mindyanguyavona,mitileyiniswimitanaswayona

32Vuhlolotwanabyavutsevubyihumaekavanava Neftali,kungavanavaNeftalihikuyahimindyanguya vona.

33RibuwaravonaarisukaeHelefi,kusukaeAlonikuya eSaananimi,naAdami,NekebenaYabineele,kuyafika eLakumu;nikuhumakayonaakurieYordani;

34KutaniribuwaralwandlerijikarikongomaevupeladyamburiyaeAznotabora,risukakwalahoriyaeHukko, rifikaeZebulonihitlheloraledzongeni,rifikaeAxerehi tlheloravupela-dyambu,nileYudaeYordanikuya evuhumanibyadyambu

35MitileyibiyeriwekeiSidimi,naZere,naHamata,na Rakati,naKinereti

36NaAdama,naRhama,naHasoro, 37NaKedexi,naEdreyi,naEnhasoro,. 38NaNsimbi,naMigidalele,naHoreme,naBetanati,na Betsemexe;khume-nhunguwamitiniswimitanaswayona 39LeyiindzhakayanyimbayavanavaNeftalihikuyahi mindyanguyavona,mitiniswimitanaswavona

40Kutanivuhlolotwanabyavunkombobyihumaeka nyimbayavanavaDanihikuyahimindyanguyavona. 41RibuwarandzhakayavonaakuriSora,naExitaol,na Irexemexe

42NaXaalabini,naAyaloni,naYetla; 43Eloni,naThimnata,naEkroni, 44NaEliteke,naGibetoni,naBaalati; 45NaYehudi,naBeneberaka,naGatrimoni; 46NaMejakoninaRakoni,nindzilakanolowunga emahlwenikaYafo

47RibuwaravanavaDaniarihumaswitsongongopfu ekavona,kutanivanavaDanivatlhandlukelakuyalwana Lexeme,van’witeka,van’widlayahibanga,variteka, vatshamaekarona,vavitanaLexeme,Dani,hivitora Danitatawavona

48LeyiindzhakayanyimbayavanavaDanihikuyahi mindyanguyavona,mitileyiniswimitanaswayona. 49Kutelokovahetilekuavanyisatikoleswakuriva ndzhakahikuyahimatikoyavona,vanavaIsrayeleva nyikaYoxuwan’wanawaNunindzhakaexikarhikavona 50HikuyahiritoraYehovha,van’winyikamutilowua wukombeleke,kungaTimnati-Seraentshaveniya Efrayimi,kutaniaakamuti,atshamaekawona.

51LeyiindzhakaleyimupristaEliyazaranaYoxuwa n’wanawaNuninitinhlokotavatatawatinyimbatavana vaIsrayelevayiavelekendzhakahivuhlolotwanaeXilo emahlwenikaYehovha,enyangweniyatabernakelaya nhlengeletano.Hilokovaherisakuavanyisatiko.

NDZIMAYA20

1YehovhaatlhelaavulavulanaYoxuwaaku:

2VulavulanivanavaIsrayeleuku:“Mivekelemitiya vutumbelo,leyindzingamibyelahayonahivokora Muxe

3Leswakumudlayiladlayakamunhuangaswixiyanga,a ngaswixiyi,abalekelakona,kutanivatavavutumbelo byan’winaekamurihiseriwangati

4Lokoloyiabalekelaekawun’wanawamitiyoleyo,a yimaenyangweniyanyangwayamuti,atwarisamhakaya yenaetindlevenitavakulukumbavamutiwolowo,vata n’witekaemutiniekavona,van’winyikandhawu, leswakuatshamaexikarhikavona

5Lokomurihiseriwangatian’wihlongorisa,avange nyiketimudlayievokwenirakwe;hikuvaubemuakelani wayenaangaswixiyanga,angan'wivengakhale

6Utatshamaemutiniwolowo,kukondzaayima emahlwenikanhlengeletanoleswakuaavanyisa,niku kondzakufakamupristalonkululoyiangatavakona emasikwiniwolawo,kutanimudlayiutatlhelelaemutini wakavonanilendlwiniyakwe,emutinilowuabalekeke ekawona

7VavekaKedexeeGaleliyaentshaveniyaNeftali,na XikemeentshaveniyaEfrayimi,naKiriyatarba,kunga Hebroni,entshaveniyaYuda

+8Etlhelolerin’wanaraYordani+eYeriko+evuxeni,va avelaBezere+emanangaemananga+kusukaekanyimba yaRhuveni,+naRamoti+eGiliyadi+ekanyimbayaGadi +naGolani+eBaxani+ekanyimbayaManase

9LeyiakurimitileyivekeriwekevanavaIsrayele hinkwavonimuluverilatshamakaexikarhikavona, leswakuun’wananiun’wanaladlayakamunhuangaswi xiyi,abalekelakona,angafihivokoramurihiseriwa ngati,kukondzaayimaemahlwenikanhlengeletano

NDZIMAYA21

1KutanitinhlokotavatatawaValevhititshinelaeka mupristaEliyazaranaYoxuwan’wanawaNuninileka tinhlokotavatatawatinyimbatavanavaIsrayele; 2VavulavulanavonaeXiloetikweniraKanana,vaku: “YehovhaulerisilehivokoraMuxeleswakuahinyika mitiyotshamaekayona,nimadyeloyayonayaswifuwo swahina”

3VanavaIsrayelevanyikaValevhimitileyinimadyelo yayonahikulerisakaYehovha

4Kutanivuhlolotwanabyihumaekamindyanguya Vakohati,vanavamupristaAroni,lavaavarivaValevhi, vavenimitiya13hivuhlolotwanaekanyimbayaYudani lekanyimbayaSimiyoninilekanyimbayaBenjamini.

5Vanalavan’wanavaKohativavenimitiyakhumeeka mindyanguyanyimbayaEfrayiminilekanyimbayaDani nilekahafuyanyimbayaManasehivuhlolotwana

6VanavaGerixonivakumemitiya13hivuhlolotwana ekamindyanguyanyimbayaIsakaraniyanyimbaya AxereniyanyimbayaNeftalinilekahafuyanyimbaya ManaseeBaxani

7VanavaMerarihimindyanguyavonaavarinimitiya 12ekanyimbayaRhuvenininyimbayaGadinileka nyimbayaZebuloni

8VanavaIsrayelevanyikaValevhimitileyinimadyelo yayonahivuhlolotwana,hilahaYehovhaalerisekehakona hiMuxe

9HilokovanyikanyimbayavanavaYudaninyimbaya vanavaSimiyoni,mitileyiyiboxiwekelahahimavito.

10VanavaAroni,lavaavarivamindyanguyaVakohata, lavahumakaekavanavaLevhi,avarinaswona,hikuvaa kurivuhlolotwanabyavona.

11VavanyikamutiwaAribatatawaAnaki,mutilowu ngaHebroni,etikweniratintshavataYuda,nimadyeloya wonalamarhendzeleke.

12Kambemasimuyamutiniswimitanaswawonaswi nyikeKaleben’wanawaYefuneleswakuavandzhaka yakwe

13HindlelayoleyovanyikavanavamupristaAroni Hebroninimadyeloyayona,leswakuyivamutiwa vutumbelowamudlayi;naLibinanimadyeloyayona, 14NaYatirinimadyeloyayona,naEstemowanimadyelo yayona;

15Holoninimadyeloyayona,naDebirinimadyeloya yona;

16Ayininimadyeloyayona,naYutanimadyeloyayona, naBexemexinimadyeloyayona;mitiyanhungueka tinyimbatetotimbirhi

17EkanyimbayaBenjamini,Gibiyoninimadyeloyayona, Gebanimadyeloyayona;

18Anatotinimadyeloyayona,naAlmoninimadyeloya yona;madorobayamune.

19MitihinkwayoyavanavaAroni,vaprista,ayirimitiya 13nimadyeloyayona

20MindyanguyavanavaKohati,Valevhilavasalekeeka vanavaKohati,avarinimitiyavuhlolotwanabyavona ekanyimbayaEfrayimi

21HikuvavavanyikeXikemenimadyeloyarona eNtshaveniyaEfrayimi,leswakuyivamutiwavutumbelo wamudlayi;naGezerenimadyeloyayona, 22NaKibizayiminimadyeloyayona,naBeti-Horonini madyeloyayona;madorobayamune

23EkanyimbayaDani,Eltekenimadyeloyayona, Gibetoninimadyeloyayona;

24Ayaloninimadyeloyawona,Gatirimoninimadyeloya wona;madorobayamune

25EkahafuyanyimbayaManase,Tanakanimadyeloya yona,naGatrimoninimadyeloyayona;mitiyimbirhi 26Mitihinkwayoayirikhumenimadyeloyayonaya mindyanguyavanavaKohatalavasaleke.

27VanavaGerixoni,vamindyanguyaValevhi,ekahafu yin’wanayanyimbayaManase,vanyikeGolanieBaxani nimadyeloyayona,leswakuyivamutiwavutumbelowa mudlayi;naBeesteranimadyeloyawona;mitiyimbirhi 28EkanyimbayaIsakara,Kixoninimadyeloyayona, Dabarhenimadyeloyayona; 29Yarmutinimadyeloyayona,Enganiminimadyeloya yona;madorobayamune

30EkanyimbayaAxere,Mixalenimadyeloyayona, Abidoninimadyeloyayona; 31Helikatinimadyeloyayona,naRehobonimadyeloya yona;madorobayamune

32EkanyimbayaNeftali,KedexieGaleliyanimadyeloya yona,kuvamutiwavutumbelowamudlayi;na Hamotidoronimadyeloyawona,naKartaninimadyeloya wona;madorobamanharhu

33MitihinkwayoyaVagershonihikuyahimindyanguya vonaayirimitiya13nimadyeloyayona

+34KutaniekamindyanguyavanavaMerari,Valevhi lavan’wana,+lavahumakaekanyimbayaZebuloni,+ Yokniyamunimadyeloyayona,naKartanimadyeloya yona.

35Dimnanimadyeloyayona,Nahalalinimadyeloya yona;madorobayamune

36EkanyimbayaRhuveni,Bezerenimadyeloyayona,na Yahazanimadyeloyayona;

37Kedemotinimadyeloyayona,naMefatanimadyeloya yona;madorobayamune

38EkanyimbayaGadi,RamotieGiliyadinimadyeloya yona,kuvamutiwavutumbelowamudlayi;na Mahanayiminimadyeloyayena,.

39Hexiboninimadyeloyayona,Yazerenimadyeloya yona;mitiyamunehinkwayo

40KutanimitihinkwayoyavanavaMerarihimindyangu yavona,leyiselekeekamindyanguyaValevhi,hikuyahi vuhlolotwanabyavonaayirimitiya12

41MitihinkwayoyaValevhileyiayiriehansika Vaisrayeleayirimitiya48nimadyeloyayona

42Mitileyiyin’wananiyin’wanaayirinimadyeloya yonalamarhendzeleke.

43YehovhaanyikaIsrayeletikohinkwaroleria hlambanyekekurinyikavatatawavona;varindzhaka,va tshamaekarona.

44Yehovhaavanyikakuwisaematlhelohinkwawo,hiku landzahinkwaswoleswiaswihlambanyelekevatatawa vona;HOSIXikwembuxinyiketavalalavavona hinkwavoemavokweniyavona

45AkuhumelelanganchumulowunenelowuYehovhaa wuvulekeyindluyaIsrayele;hinkwaswoswihumelerile.

NDZIMAYA22

1KutaniYoxuwaavitanaVarhuveniniVagadinihafuya nyimbayaManase

2Kutaniakuekavona:“Mihlayisilehinkwaswoleswi MuxenandzawaYehovhaamilerisekeswona,miyingisa ritoraminaekahinkwaswoleswindzimilerisekeswona

3Amisiyangavamakwenumasikulawayotalakufikela namuntlha,kambemihlayisexilerisoxaYehovha Xikwembuxan’wina

+4SweswiYehovhaXikwembuxan’winaunyike vamakwenukuwisa,hilahaavatshembisekehakona,+ hikwalahosweswitlhelelani,miyaemintsongeniya n’winaniletikweniran’wina,leriMuxenandzawa YehovhaaminyikekeronaetlhelweniraYordani

5Kambetinyiketelakuendlaxilerisoninawu,leswiMuxe nandzawaYehovhaamilerisekeswona,mirhandza YehovhaXikwembuxan’wina,mifambaetindlelenita yenahinkwato,mihlayisaswilerisoswaxona,min’wi namarhela,min’witirhelahitimbilutan’winahinkwatoni himoya-xiviriwan’winahinkwawo

6HilokoYoxuwaavakatekisa,avahlongola,vaya emintsongeniyavona

7Kutanihafuyin’weyanyimbayaManaseMuxeaa nyikendzhakaeBaxani,kambehafuleyin’wanayayonaa nyikeYoxuwaexikarhikavamakwavoevupela-dyambu byaYordaniKutelokoYoxuwaavatlherisela emintsongeniyavona,avakatekisa.

8Kutaniavabyelaaku:“Tlhelelaninirifuworotala ematendeniyan’wina,niswifuwoswotala,silivhere, nsuku,koporo,nsimbi,nitinguvutotalaswinene

9VanavaRhuveninivanavaGadinihafuyanyimbaya Manasevavuya,vasukaekavanavaIsrayelevahuma eXilo,leyingaetikweniraKanana,vayaetikwenira Giliyadi,etikweniravonalerivangarindzhaka,+hiku landzaritoraYehovhahivokoraMuxe.

10LokovafikaendzilakaneniwaYordani,etikwenira Kanana,vanavaRhuveninivanavaGadinihafuya nyimbayaManasevaakealitarikwalahoetlheloka Yordani,kungaalitarileyikululeswakuvayilangutela 11VanavaIsrayelevatwavaku:“VanavaRhuvenini vanavaGadinihafuyanyimbayaManasevaakealitari kulangutananitikoraKanana,endzilakaneniwaYordani, lahavanavaIsrayelevahundzakakona.”

12LokoVaisrayelevaswitwa,ntshunguhinkwawowa vanavaIsrayelewuhlengeletanaeXiloleswakuwuyalwa navona.

13VanavaIsrayelevarhumaekavanavaRhuveni,ni vanavaGadinilekahafuyanyimbayaManaseetikweni raGiliyadi,Finiyasin’wanawamupristaEliyazara.

14Arinatihosanatakhume,ekayindluyin’wanani yin’wanaleyikuluakurihosanaekatinyimbahinkwatota Israyele;un'wananiun'wanaaarinhlokoyayindluya vatatawavonaexikarhikamagidiyaIsraele

15KutanivafikaekavanavaRhuveninivakaGadinile kahafuyanyimbayaManaseetikweniraGiliyadi,va vulavulanavonavaku:

16NhlengeletanohinkwayoyaYehovhayiri:“Hiwihi nandzulowumiwuendlekeehenhlakaXikwembuxa Israyele,leswakumifularhelaYehovhanamuntlha,hikuva mimiakealitari,leswakumixandzukelaYehovha namuntlha?

17XanavudyohobyaPeyoribyitsongongopfuekahina, lebyihingasibasisiwakaekabyonakufikelanamuntlha, hambileswikuvekenintunguenhlengeletanweniya Yehovha;

18KambexananamuntlhamifanelemifularhelaYehovha? kunene,lokomixandzukelaYehovhanamuntlha, mundzukuutahlundzukelanhlengeletanohinkwayoya Israele

19Hambiswiritano,lokotikorandzhakayan’winari ngatenganga,hundziselanietikwenirandzhakaya Yehovha,leritabernakelayaYehovhayitshamakaeka rona,mitekandzhakaexikarhikahina,kambeminga xandzukeliYehovha,kumbemixandzukelahina,mimi akelaalitarietlhelokaalitariyaYehovhaXikwembuxa hina

20XanaAkanin’wanawaZeraangaendlanganandzueka nchumulowurhukaniweke,kutanivukaribyiwela nhlengeletanohinkwayoyaIsrayele?kutanimunhuyoloye angalovaariyexehikwalahokavudyohobyayena

21KutanivanavaRhuveninivanavaGadinihafuya nyimbayaManasevahlamulavakuekatinhlokotamagidi yaIsrayele:

22YehovhaXikwembuxaswikwembu,Yehovha Xikwembuxaswikwembu,waswitiva,Israeleutativa; lokokurikuxandzuka,kumbekutlulanawuekaHOSI Xikwembu,(ungahiponisinamuntlha).

23HiakealitarileswakuhitshikakulandzelaYehovha, kumbelokohinyikelagandzelorohisiwakumbegandzelo

Yoxuwa

ramaveleekayona,kumbelokohinyikelamagandzeloya kurhulaekayona,Yehovhaaalaveswona; 24Lokohingaswiendlangahikuchavamhakaleyi,hiku: ‘Enkarhinilowutakavanavan’winavangahavulavulani vanavahinavaku:“XanamiendlayininaYehovha XikwembuxaIsrayele?”

25HikuvaYehovhauendleYordanindzilakanaexikarhi kahinanan’wina,n’winavanavaRhuveninivanava Gadi;aminaxiphemuekaHOSIXikwembu,vanava n'winavatatshikavanavahinakuchavaHOSIXikwembu 26Hikokwalahohiku:“Sweswiahilunghiselelenikuhi akelaalitari,kungarigandzelorohisiwakumbegandzelo 27Kambeleswakukuvambhoniexikarhikahinana n’winaniswitukulwanaswahinaendzhakukahina, leswakuhitaendlantirhowaYehovhaemahlwenikayena himagandzeloyahinayohisiwanimagandzeloyahinani magandzeloyahinayakurhula;leswakuvanavan'wina vangavulivanavahinaenkarhinilowutaka:“Amina xiphemuekaYehovha.”

28Hikokwalahohite,lokovatahibyelasweswokumbe ekaswitukulwanaswahinaenkarhinilowutaka,hitatlhela hiku:‘VonanixifanisoxaalitariyaYehovha,lexivatata wahinavaxiendleke,kungarihimagandzeloyohisiwa kumbemagandzelokambeimbhoniexikarhikahinana n'wina.

29Xikwembuaxingapfumelileswakuhingaxandzukela Yehovha,hitshikakulandzelaYehovhanamuntlha,hiaka alitariyamagandzeloyohisiwa,yamagandzeloyamavele kumbeyamagandzelo,etlhelokaalitariyaYehovha Xikwembuxahinaleyingaemahlwenikatabernakelaya yena.

30LokomupristaFiniyasinitihosanatanhlengeletanoni tindhunatamagidiyaIsrayeleletiatirinayena,vatwa maritolawavanavaRhuveninivanavaGadinivanava Manasevamavuleke,swivatsakisile

31KutaniFinehasin’wanawamupristaEliyazaraakueka vanavaRhuveni,nivanavaGadinivanavaManase: “NamuntlhahaswixiyaleswakuYehovhaulexikarhika hina,hikuvaamiendlanganandzulowuekaYehovha

32KutaniFinehasin’wanawamupristaEliyazarani tihosana,vatlhelelaekavanavaRhuveninivakaGadi, etikweniraGiliyadi,etikweniraKanana,ekavanava Israyele,vatlhelavavatisa.

33MhakaleyiyitsakisaVaisrayele;kutanivanavaIsraele vadzunisaXikwembu,vangakunguhatangakuyalwana vonaenyimpini,valovisatikolerivanavaRhuvenina Gadiavatshamaekarona

34VanavaRhuveninivanavaGadivavitanaalitariEdi, hikuvayitavavumbhoniexikarhikahinaleswaku YehovhaiXikwembu

NDZIMAYA23

1EndzhakukankarhiwolehaYehovhaanyikeIsrayeleku wisaekavalalavavonahinkwavolavarhendzeleke, Yoxuwaadyuharileadyuhala

2YoxuwaavitanaVaisrayelehinkwavo,nivakulukumba vavona,nitinhlokotavona,nivaavanyisivavona,ni tindhunatavona,akuekavona:“Ndzidyuharilenaswona ndzidyuharile.

3MiswivonilehinkwaswoleswiYehovhaXikwembuxa n’winaaswiendlekeekamatikolawahinkwawo

hikwalahokan’wina;hikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxa n'winahiyenalamilweleke.

4Waswivo,ndzimiavanyisehivuhlolotwanamatikolawa lamasaleke,leswakumavandzhakayatinyimbatan’wina, kusukelaeYordani,nimatikohinkwawolawandzima tsemeke,kuyafikaeLwandlelerikuluevupela-dyambu 5YehovhaXikwembuxan’winautavahlongola emahlwenikan’wina,avahlongolaemahlwenikan’wina; mitatekatikoravona,hilahaHOSIXikwembuxan'wina ximitshembisekehakona

6Hikokwalaho,vanixivindzingopfuxohlayisaniku endlahinkwaswoleswitsariwekeebukwiniyaNawuwa Muxe,leswakumingahambukievokweniraxinene kumberaximatsi;

7Leswakumingafikiexikarhikamatikolawa,lavasaleke exikarhikan’wina;mingatshukimiboxavitora swikwembuswavona,mingatshukimiswihlambanya, mingaswitirheli,mingaswinkhinsameli

8KambenamarhelaniYehovhaXikwembuxan’wina, hilahamiendlekehakonakufikelanamuntlha

9HikuvaYehovhauhlongolematikolamakuluniya matimbaemahlwenikan’wina,kambelokokurin’wina,a kunamunhuloyiakotekekuyimaemahlwenikan’wina kufikelanamuntlha

10Munhuun’weekan’winautahlongorisa1000,hikuva YehovhaXikwembuxan’winahiyenaloyiamilwelaka, hilahaamitshembisekehakona

11Hikokwalaho,tixiyelenileswakumirhandzaYehovha Xikwembuxan’wina

12Lokomiendlahindlelayihinayihi,tlhelelaendzhaku, minamarhelamasalelayamatikolawa,kungalavavanga salaexikarhikan’wina,kutanivatekananavona,va nghenaekavona,navonaekan’wina

13TivanihikutiyisekaleswakuYehovhaXikwembuxa n’winaangehehlongoliniun’wewamatikolawa emahlwenikan’wina;kambeswitavamintlhamuni mintlhamuekan'wina,niswitlhaviematlhelokan'wina,ni mitwaematihlweniyan'wina,kukondzamilovaetikweni lerineneleriYehovhaXikwembuxan'winaaminyikeke rona.

14Namuntlhandzifambahindlelayamisavahinkwayo, naswonamaswitivaetimbilwinitan’winahinkwatonile mimoyeniyan’winahinkwayo,leswakuakunanchumu lowutsandzekekeekaswilohinkwaswoleswineneleswi YehovhaXikwembuxan’winaamivulekehaswona; hinkwaswoswihumelerileekan'wina,naswonaakuna nchumulowutsandzekekeekaswona

15Hikokwalahoswitaendlekaleswakuswilohinkwaswo leswineneswimiwela,leswiYehovhaXikwembuxa n’winaamitshembisekeswona;Yehovhautamitisela swilohinkwaswoswobiha,kukondzaamilovisaetikweni lerineneleriYehovhaXikwembuxan'winaaminyikeke rona

16LokomitlulantwananowaYehovhaXikwembuxa n’wina,lowuamilerisekewona,kutanimifambamiya tirhelaswikwembuswin’wana,miswinkhinsamela;kutani kuhlundzukakaYehovhakutamipfurhela,mitahatlami lovaetikwenilerineneleriximinyikekerona

1YoxuwaahlengeletatinyimbahinkwatotaIsrayele eXikeme,avitanavakulukumbavaIsrayelenitinhlokota vonanivaavanyisivavonanitindhunatavona;kutaniva tinyiketelaemahlwenikaXikwembu

2Yoxuwaakuekavanhuhinkwavo:“YehovhaXikwembu xaIsrayeleuri:‘Vatatawan’winaavatshamaetlhelo lerin’wanarandhambienkarhiniwakhale,kungaTera, tatawaAbrahama,tatawaNakoro

3Kutanindziteketatawan’winaAbrahamaetlhelweni lerin’wanarandhambi,ndzin’wiyisaetikwenihinkwaro raKanana,ndziandzisambewuyakwe,ndzin’winyika Isaka

4NdzinyikeIsakaYakobonaEsawu,ndzinyikaEsawu ntshavayaSeyiraleswakuayiteka.kambeYakobenivana vayenavarhelelaaEgipta

5NdzirhumilenaMuxenaAroni,ndzixanisaEgiptahiku yahileswindziswiendlekeexikarhikavona.

6Kutanindzihumesevatatawan’winaeEgipta;Vaegipta vahlongorisavatatawan'winahimakalichinivagadiva tihancikuyafikaeLwandleroTshwuka.

7LokovahuwelelaekaYehovha,avekamunyama exikarhikan’winaniVaegipta,avatiselalwandle,ava funengeta;kutanimahloyan'winamaswivonileleswi ndziswiendlekeaEgipta,kutanimitshameemananga nkarhiwoleha

8KutanindzimiyiseetikweniraVaamorilavaava tshamaentsungeniwaYordani;valwanan'wina,kutani ndzivanyiketaemavokweniyan'wina,leswakumitateka tikoravona;kutanindzivalovisileemahlwenikawena.

9KutaniBalakan’wanawaZiporo,hosiyaMowabu,a pfukaalwanaIsrayele,kutaniavitanaBalaman’wanawa Beyorileswakuakurhukana.

10KambeandzingayingisiBalama;hikwalahoahami katekisa,kutanindzimikutsulaevokwenirayena

11KutanimipelaYordani,mifikaeYeriko,vavanunava Yerikovalwanan’wina,+Vaamori+niVaperezi+ni Vakanana+niVaheti+niVagirigaxi+niVahivhi+ni Vayebusi;kutanindzivanyiketaevokwenirawena.

12Kutanindzirhumeletimhondzoemahlwenikan’wina, tivahlongolaemahlwenikan’wina,kungatihositimbirhi taVaamori;kambekungarihibangarawenakumbehi vurhabyawena

13Ndziminyikiletikolerimingatirhangikihimatimba, nimitileyimingayiakaka,kutanimitshamaekayona; ekamasimuyavhinyaniyamitlhwarilawamingama byalangiki,mimadya.

14SweswichavaniYehovha,min’witirhelahiku tshembekanihintiyiso,misusaswikwembuleswivatata wan’winavaswitirhelekeetlhelolerin’wanarandhambi nileEgipta;mitirhelaYehovha.

15LokomivonakaswibihilekutirhelaYehovha,mi hlawulanamuntlhaloyimingatan’witirhela;kunga khatharisekiswikwembuleswivatatawan'winavaswi tirhelekeleswiaswirietlhelolerin'wanarandhambi, kumbeswikwembuswaVaamorilavamitshamaka etikweniravona,kambeminaniyindluyamina,hita tirhelaYehovha

16Kutanivanhuvahlamulavaku:“Xikwembuaxinga tshikiYehovhahiyatirhelaswikwembuswin’wana;

17HikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxahina,hiyenaloyiahi humesekenivatatawahinaetikweniraEgipta,endlwiniya vuhlonga,niloyiaendlekemasingitawolawolamakulu emahlwenikahina,ahihlayiselaendlelenihinkwayoleyi hifambekehayona,nilexikarhikavanhuhinkwavolava hihundzekeekavona

18Yehovhaahlongolavanhuhinkwavoemahlwenika hina,+Vaamorilavaakekeetikweni.hikuvahixona Xikwembuxahina

19Yoxuwaakuekavanhu:“Amingeswikotikutirhela Yehovha,hikuvaiXikwembuxokwetsima;iXikwembu xamavondzo;angekurivaleliswidyohoswan'wina kumbeswidyohoswan'wina.

20LokomitshikaYehovha,mitirhelaswikwembuswa matikomambe,utahundzulukaamivavisa,amiherisa, endzhakukalokoamiendleleleswinene.

21KutanivanhuvakuekaYoxuwa:“E-e;kambehita tirhelaHOSIXikwembu

22Yoxuwaakuekavanhu:“Mitimbhonitan’wina leswakumimihlawurileYehovhaleswakumin’witirhela” Vaku:“Hitimbhoni”

23Hikokwalaho,aku,susaswikwembuswamatiko mambeleswingaexikarhikan’wina,miyisambiluya n’winaekaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele

24KutanivanhuvakuekaYoxuwa:“Hitatirhela YehovhaXikwembuxahina,hitayingisaritorayena”

25HilokoYoxuwaaendlantwananonivanhuesikwini rero,avavekanawuninawueXikeme.

26YoxuwaatsalamaritolawaebukwiniyaNawuwa Xikwembu,atekaribyelerikulu,ariyimisakwalaho ehansikamurhiwamurhilowungaekusuhini vukwetsimelobyaYehovha

27Yoxuwaakuekavanhuhinkwavo:“Waswivo,ribye leriritavambhoniekahina;hikuvaritwilemarito hinkwawoyaHOSIXikwembulawaxihibyelekewona,xi tavambhoniekan'wina,leswakumingalandzuli Xikwembuxan'wina.

28HilokoYoxuwaatshikavanhuvafamba,un’wanani un’wanaayandzhakayakwe

29Endzhakukaswiloleswi,Yoxuwan’wanawaNuni, nandzawaYehovha,afaarinimalembeya100hi vukhale

30Kutanivan’wilahlaendzilakaneniwandzhakayakwe eTiminati-Sera,leyingaentshaveniyaEfrayimi, en’walungwiniwantshavayaGawasi

31IsrayeleatirhelaYehovhamasikuhinkwawoya Yoxuwanimasikuhinkwawoyavakulukumbalava hanyekekutlulaYoxuwa,nilavativakamintirho hinkwayoyaYehovhaleyiayiendlelekeIsrayele

32KutanimarhambuyaYosefalawavanavaIsrayeleva mahumesekeaEgipta,malahlaeXikeme,entangenilowu YakoboawuxavekeekavanavaHamoritatawaXikeme hiswiphemuswasilivhereswadzana,kutaniwuva ndzhakayavanavaYosefa

33Eliyazaran’wanawaAroniafa;van'wilahla exitsungenilexingaxaFinehasin'wanawayena,lexia nyikiwekexonaeNtshaveniyaEfrayimi.