1 Akuba engasekho uYoshuwa, amaSirayeli abuzisa *kuNdikhoyo, athi: “Ngubani onokusikhokela ukuya kuhlasela amaKanana?”
2 Ke yena waphendula wathi: “Mayibe nguJuda; ndiwunikele esandleni sakhe loo mhlaba.”
3 Ke indlu kaJuda yathi kumawabo amaSimon: “Sincediseni xa silwa namaKanana ukuzuza isabelo sethu somhlaba, khon' ukuze nathi sinincedise xa nilwela esenu isabelo.” Ngoko ke ahamba nendlu kaJuda amaSimon.
4 Bahlasela ke abendlu kaJuda, uNdikhoyo wawanikela ezandleni zabo amaKanana namaPerezi, baza babulala ishumi lamawaka eBhezeki.
5 Apho ke bafumana uAdoni-bhezeki, balwa naye, bawaswantsulisa amaKanana namaPerezi.
6 Ke yena uAdoni-bhezeki wabaleka, baza bona bamsukela, bambamba, bamnqumla oobhontsi bezandla nabeenyawo.
7 UAdoni-bhezeki wathi: “Amashumi asixhenxe ookumkani ababhontsi babo bezandla neenyawo bashunqulweyo babefudula bechola-chola iimvuthuluka apho ndityela khona. Kodwa ke ngoku uThixo undiphindezele ngaloo nto ndandibenza yona.” Wathathwa ke, wasiwa eJerusalem, apho wafela khona.
8 Abendlu kaJuda ke bayihlasela bayithimba iJerusalem. Abemi bayo babatshabalalisa, sona isixeko basifak' umlilo.
9 Emva koko ke balwa namaKanana akweleentaba, namazantsi azo, ngokunjalo nakwintlango esezantsi.
10 Bahlasela namaKanana awayemi eHebron eyayibizwa ngokuba yiKiriyati-arbha mandulo. Bayoyisa ke imizi yamaSheshayi, ama-Ahiman, namaTalmayi.
11 Abendlu kaJuda baya kuhlasela abantu abahlala eDebhiri, ekwakusithiwa yiKiriyati-sefere mandulo.
12 UKalebhi wathi: “Intombi yam uAkesa ndoyendisela kumntu oya kuze ayihlasele ayithimbe iKiriyati-sefere.”
13 UOteniyeli, unyana kaKenazi umninawa omncinci kaKalebhi, wasithimba ke eso sixeko, waza ke uKalebhi wayendisela kuye intombi yakhe uAkesa.
14 Bakuba betshatile wacenga uOteniyeli amvumele acele umhlaba kuyise. Wehla kwidonki awayekhwele kuyo uAkesa, waza uKalebhi wambuza wathi: “Kwenzeke ntoni?”
15 Wathi ukuphendula uAkesa: “Ndicela intsikelelo. Kaloku umhlaba ondinike wona ukwindawo ebharhileyo. Nceda undinike imithombo.” UKalebhi ke wamnika imithombo engasentla nengasezantsi.
16 Inzala kayise womka-Mosis, umKeni, yahamba nendlu kaJuda ukuphuma kwisiXeko samaSundu, yaya kumhlaba oyintlango ezantsi kweArade kwelakwaJuda, yaza ke yema phakathi kwabantu balapho.
17 Ke uJuda noSimon badibana, baza bawoyisa amaKanana awayehlala eZefati. Eso sixeko basivuthulula, basitshabalalisa, baza basithiya igama eliyiHoma.
18-19 *UNdikhoyo wayinceda indlu kaJuda, yawuthatha umhlaba okweleentaba. Phofu abakwaJuda zange babe nako ukubagxotha abantu ababemi kwintili egudle ulwandle, kuba babeneenqwelo ezenziwe ngentsimbi. Izixeko zabo ibiyiGaza, iAshkelon, ne-Ekron, zinemimandla yazo.
20 Ngokomlomo kaMosis iHebron yanikwa uKalebhi, owagxotha izindlu ezintathu khona ezaziyinzala ka-Anaki.
21 Kodwa ke amaBhenjamin zange awagxothe amaJebhusi awayehlala eJerusalem – asemi khona ndawonye namaBhenjamin unanamhla.
22-23 Abendlu kaJosefu bahlasela iBhetele, ekwakusithiwa yiLuzi ngaloo maxesha. *UNdikhoyo wabanceda. Bathumela iintlola apho esixekweni,
24 zaza zabona indoda iphuma khona, zathi kuyo: “Sibonise indlela yokungena esixekweni. Ukuba uthe wenjenjalo asiyi kukwenzakalisa.”
25 Yazibonisa ke, aza amaJosefu ababulala bonke abantu bakhona, ashiya loo ndoda nendlu yayo kuphela.
26 Emva koko yaya kwelamaHiti, yakha isixeko, yathi yiLuzi igama laso. Sisabizwa ngelo gama ke nangoku.
27 AmaManase zange azigxothe izizwe ezazihlala eBhete-shan, eTanaki, eDore, eIbleyam, eMegido, nakwiilali ezikufuphi nezi dolophu, kuba amaKanana ayezimisele ukuhlala apho.
28 Athi ke akomelela amaSirayeli azenza izicaka zawo ezo zizwe, kodwa akazigxotha.
29 NamaEfrayim zange awagxothe amaKanana awayehlala eGezere; awayeka bahlala kunye.
30 AmaZebhulon nawo zange awagxothe amaKanana awayehlala eKitron naseNalali, kodwa ahlala nawo, awenza izicaka.
31 Nama-Ashere zange abagxothe abemi baseAko, nabaseSidon, nabaseAlabhi, nabaseAkezibhi, nabaseHelebha, nabaseAfeki, nabaseRehobhi.
32 Ngoko ke ama-Ashere ahlala nawo loo maKanana.
33 Indlu kaNafetali zange ibagxothe abemi baseBhete-shemeshe nabaseBhete-anati. Loo maKanana ke ahlala namaNafetali, aba zizicaka zawo.
34 AmaDan oyiswa ngama-Amori, atsho ahlala kweleentaba, akaba nako ukuhlela emathafeni.
35 Ama-Amori ayezimisele ukunganikezeli eAyalon, naseShalabhim, nakwintaba iHeres; kodwa ke amaJosefu ada awongamela, aba zizicaka zawo.
36 Umda wama-Amori wawuhamba uye kuphuma ngenkalo yeAkrabhim, uye kudlula eSela.