1 Nguwo lo umhlaba owabelwa izindlu zesizwe sakwaJuda *ngamaqashiso: Lo mhlaba waya kutsho kumda wase-Edom ezantsi kwentlango.
2 Lo mda wangasezantsi wawucanda kwincam engezantsi yoLwandle oluFileyo,
3 uhle ubheke ezantsi ukusuka kwiNkalo yooNomadudwana, ugqithele eZin. Wawutyhutyha amazantsi eKadeshe-bhaneya, udlule eHezeron, unyuke usinge eAdare, ujike ujonge ngaseKareka,
4 wenjenjeya usinga eAzemon, ugudle intlambo ekuthiwa yeyeJiputa, ujonge elwandle, apho ufika ume khona. Ngumda ongasezantsi wakwaJuda ke lowo.
5 Umda wangasempumalanga wawuluLwandle oluFileyo, wenjenjeya uye kutsho apho umlambo iJordan ungena khona elwandle.Wawuqala apho umda wangasentla,
6 unyuke ubheke ngaseBhete-hogela, ubheke entla eBhete-arabha. Wawusuka apho unyukele kwiLitye likaBhohan (uBhohan ngunyana kaRubhen),
7 usuke ngakwintili yeAkore, unyukele eDebhiri, uze ujike ujonge emantla ngaseGiligali. IGiligali le yayijonge inkalo yeAdumim esemazantsi omfula lowo. Wawugqithela kwimithombo yase-En-shemeshe, wenjenjeya ukuya e-En-rogele,
8 uze unyuke utyhutyhe intili yoonyana bakaHinom esethambekeni lenduli ekwakumi kuyo isixeko samaJebhusi (yiJerusalem ke leyo), usuke apho unyuse intaba, utsho encotsheni ngakwicala langasentshona lentili iHinom ngasentla kumaphethelo entili yamaRafa.
9 Usuka apho usinge emthonjeni waseNefetowa, ugqithele kwizixeko ezingakwintaba iEfron. Uyajika apho, ubheke ngaseBhala (oko kukuthi iKiriyati-yarim),
10 apho ujikela ngasentshonalanga yeBhala, ujonge kwintaba iSeyire, uphume kwicala elingasentla lentaba iYarim (oko kukuthi iKesalon), uhle uye eBhete-shemeshe, ugqithele eTimna.
11 Lo mda wawunyuka uye kwinduli engasentla kwe-Ekron, ujike ujonge eShikeron, udlule intaba iBhala, wenjenjeya ukusinga eYabheneli. Wawuhamba uyokuma ngolwandle
12 olwalungumda wangasentshonalanga.Ngaphakathi kwale mida kwakuhlala abantu bezindlu zikaJuda.
13 Inxalenye yommandla wakwaJuda wabelwa uKalebhi unyana kaJefune wesizwe sakwaJuda, ngokomyalelo *kaNdikhoyo kuYoshuwa. Wabelwa iHebron, isixeko sika-Arbha, uyise ka-Anaki.
14 UKalebhi wayikhuphela ngaphandle kweso sixeko inzala ka-Anaki. YayinguSheshayi, uAhiman, noTalmayi.
15 Wesuka apho waya kuhlasela abantu ababehlala eDebhiri ekwakusithiwa yiKiriyati-sefere mandulo.
16 UKalebhi wathi: “Intombi yam uAkesa ndoyendisela kumntu oya kuze ayihlasele ayithimbe iKiriyati-sefere.”
17 UOteniyeli unyana womntakwabo-Kalebhi uKenazi wasithimba ke eso sixeko, waza uKalebhi wayendisela kuye intombi yakhe uAkesa.
18 Bakuba betshatile wacenga uOteniyeli amvumele acele umhlaba kuyise. Wehla kwidonki awayekhwele kuyo uAkesa, waza uKalebhi wabuza wathi: “Kwenzeke ntoni?”
19 Wathi ukuphendula uAkesa: “Ndicela intsikelelo. Kaloku umhlaba ondinike wona ukwindawo ebharhileyo. Nceda undinike imithombo.” UKalebhi ke wamnika imithombo angasentla nengasezantsi.
20 Lo ngumhlaba owabelwe izindlu zesizwe sakwaJuda, waba lilifa lazo:
21 Izixeko zabo ezazisemazantsi, ezo zazikufuphi nomda wase-Edom, yayizezi: iKabhezeli, iEdere, iYagure,
22 iKina, iDimona, iAdada,
23 iKedeshe, iHazore, i-Itenana,
24 iZifi, iTelem, iBheyaloti,
25 iHazore-hadata, iKeriyoti-hezeron (okanye iHazore),
26 iAmam, iShema, iMolada,
27 iHazare-gada, iHeshmon, iBhete-pelete,
28 iHazare-shuwali, iBheshebha, iBhiziyotiya,
29 iBhala, i-Iyim, iEzem,
30 iEltoladi, iKezili, iHoma,
31 iZikelage, iMademana, iSanesana,
32 iLebhawoti, iShilim, iAyin, kunye neRimon. Yaba zizixeko ezimashumi mabini anethoba zizonke, kwakunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.
33 Izixeko ezazisesihlanjeni yayizezi: iEshtawoli, iZora, iAshna,
34 iZanowa, iEn-ganim, iTapuwa, iEnam,
35 iYamuti, iAdulam, iSoko, iAzeka,
36 iSharayim, iAditayim, neGedera (okanye iGederotayim). Yaba zizixeko ezilishumi elinesine kunye neelali ezazizingqongile.
37-41 Kwakukho nezinye izixeko ezilishumi linantandathu ezazingqongwe ziilali. YayiyiZenan, iHadasha, iMigdali-gadi, iDilan, iMizpa, iYoketeli, iLakishe, iBhozekati, iEglon, iKabhon, iLamam, iKitilishe, iGederoyi, iBhete-dagoni, iNama, kunye neMakeda.
42-44 Kanti ke kwakukho nezinye izixeko ezilithoba ezazingqongwe ziilali: iLibhena, iEtere, iAshan, i-Ifeta, iAshna, iNezibhi, iKeyila, iAkezibhi, kunye neMaresha.
45 IEkron yayingqongwe zizixeko kunye neelali,
46 kukho nezinye izixeko neelali ngaseAshdode, ukusuka e-Ekron kuse elwandle.
47 Yayikwalapho iAshdode kunye neGaza kwanezixeko neelali zazo, zithe thande de kuye kuthi xhaxhe kwintlambo ekuthiwa yeyeJiputa nakunxweme lolwandle.
48 Izixeko zeleentaba yayiyiShamire, iYatire, iSoko,
49 neDana, iKiriyati-sana (okanye iDebhiri),
50 iAnabhi, iEshtemo, kunye neAnim,
51 iGoshen, neHolon, kunye neGilo. Yayizizixeko ezilishumi linambini zizonke kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.
52 YayiyiArabhu, iDuma, iEshan,
53 iYanim, iBhete-tapuwa, iAfeka,
54 iHumta, iKiriyati-arbha (yiHebron ke leyo), kunye neZiwore, izixeko ezilithoba kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.
55 IMawon, iKarmele, iZifi, neJuta,
56 kunye neYizereli, iYokedim, neZanowa,
57 iKayin, neGibheya, kunye neTimna, izixeko ezilishumi zizonke kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.
58 IHalehule, neBhete-zure, iGedore,
59 neMarati, kunye neBhete-anoti ne-Eltekon, yayizizixeko ezithandathu kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.
60 Kwakukho neKiriyati-bhali (okanye iKiriyati-yarim) kunye neRabha: izixeko ezibini neelali ezizingqongileyo.
61 Entlango kwakukho iBhete-arabha, iMidin, iSekaka,
62 iNibheshan, isiXeko seTyuwa, kunye ne-Engedi: zazizithandathu kunye neelali ezizingqongileyo.
63 Kodwa ke kambe amaJuda akazanga aba nako ukuwagxotha amaJebhusi awayemi eJerusalem. Asahlala apho nangoku kunye noonyana bakaJuda.