21Joshua 21

1Kwasekusondela inhloko zaboyise bamaLevi kuEleyazare umpristi lakuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni lakuzo inhloko zaboyise bezizwe zabantwana bakoIsrayeli,Select Joshua 21:1

2bakhuluma kubo eShilo elizweni leKhanani, besithi: INkosi yalaya ngesandla sikaMozisi ukusinika imizi yokuhlala, lamadlelo ayo ezifuyo zethu.Select Joshua 21:2

3Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi okwelifa labo ngokomlayo weNkosi, limizi lamadlelo ayo.Select Joshua 21:3

4Kwasekuvela inkatho yensendo zamaKohathi. Abantwana bakoAroni umpristi, abavela kumaLevi, ngenkatho esizweni sakoJuda lesizweni sakoSimeyoni lesizweni sakoBhenjamini, basebesiba lemizi elitshumi lantathu.Select Joshua 21:4

5Labaseleyo kubantwana bakaKohathi, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoEfrayimi lesizweni sakoDani lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, baba lemizi elitshumi.Select Joshua 21:5

6Labantwana bakoGerishoni, ngenkatho ensendweni zesizwe sakoIsakari lesizweni sakoAsheri lesizweni sakoNafithali lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase eBashani, baba lemizi elitshumi lantathu.Select Joshua 21:6

7Abantwana bakoMerari ngokwensendo zabo, esizweni sakoRubeni lesizweni sakoGadi lesizweni sakoZebuluni, baba lemizi elitshumi lambili.Select Joshua 21:7

8Labantwana bakoIsrayeli banika amaLevi le imizi lamadlelo ayo ngenkatho, njengokulaya kweNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisi.Select Joshua 21:8

9Basebenika esizweni sabantwana bakoJuda lesizweni sabantwana bakoSimeyoni le imizi, eqanjwa ngebizo,Select Joshua 21:9

10eyayingeyabantwana bakoAroni, bevela kunsendo zamaKohathi ebantwaneni bakoLevi, ngoba baba lenkatho yokuqala.Select Joshua 21:10

11Basebebanika iKiriyathi-Arba, uyise kaAnoki, okuyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakoJuda lamadlelo inhlangothi zayo zonke.Select Joshua 21:11

12Kodwa insimu yomuzi lemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune ukuba ngeyakhe.Select Joshua 21:12

13Ngakho banika abantwana bakoAroni umpristi umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, iHebroni, lamadlelo ayo, leLibhina lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:13

14leJatiri lamadlelo ayo, leEshithemowa lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:14

15leHoloni lamadlelo ayo, leDebiri lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:15

16leAyini lamadlelo ayo, leJuta lamadlelo ayo, leBeti-Shemeshi lamadlelo ayo; imizi eyisificamunwemunye kulezizizwe ezimbili.Select Joshua 21:16

17Lesizweni sakoBhenjamini: IGibeyoni lamadlelo ayo, iGeba lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:17

18iAnathothi lamadlelo ayo, leAlimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:18

19Yonke imizi yabantwana bakoAroni, abapristi, yayilemizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo.Select Joshua 21:19

20Lensendo zabantwana bakoKohathi, amaLevi, asalayo ebantwaneni bakoKohathi, baba lemizi yenkatho yabo esizweni sakoEfrayimi.Select Joshua 21:20

21Basebebanika umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, iShekema lamadlelo ayo entabeni yakoEfrayimi, leGezeri lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:21

22leKibizayimi lamadlelo ayo, leBhethi-Horoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:22

23Lesizweni sakoDani iEliteke lamadlelo ayo, iGibethoni lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:23

24iAjaloni lamadlelo ayo, iGathi-Rimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:24

25Lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yesizwe sakoManase, iThahanakhi lamadlelo ayo, leGathi-Rimoni lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emibili.Select Joshua 21:25

26Yonke imizi yensendo zabantwana bakoKohathi abaseleyo yayilitshumi lamadlelo ayo.Select Joshua 21:26

27Lakubantwana bakoGerishoni, bensendo zamaLevi, kungxenye yesizwe sakoManase, iGolani eBashani, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leBheyeshithera lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emibili.Select Joshua 21:27

28Lesizweni sakoIsakari, iKishiyoni lamadlelo ayo, iDaberathi lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:28

29iJarimuthi lamadlelo ayo, iEni-Ganimi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:29

30Lesizweni sakoAsheri, iMishali lamadlelo ayo, iAbidoni lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:30

31iHelkathi lamadlelo ayo, leRehobi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:31

32Lesizweni sakoNafithali, iKedeshi eGalili, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leHamothi-Dori lamadlelo ayo, leKaritani lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emithathu.Select Joshua 21:32

33Yonke imizi yamaGerishoni ngokwensendo zawo yayiyimizi elitshumi lantathu lamadlelo ayo.Select Joshua 21:33

34Lensendo zabantwana bakoMerari, amaLevi aseleyo, zaba leJokineyamu esizweni sakoZebuluni lamadlelo ayo, leKarita lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:34

35iDimina lamadlelo ayo, iNahalali lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:35

36Lesizweni sakoRubeni, iBezeri lamadlelo ayo, leJahaza lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:36

37iKedemothi lamadlelo ayo, leMefahathi lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine.Select Joshua 21:37

38Lesizweni sakoGadi, iRamothi eGileyadi, umuzi wokuphephela umbulali, lamadlelo ayo, leMahanayimi lamadlelo ayo,Select Joshua 21:38

39iHeshiboni lamadlelo ayo, iJazeri lamadlelo ayo: Imizi emine isiyonke.Select Joshua 21:39

40Yonke imizi yayingeyabantwana bakoMerari, ngokwensendo zabo, abaseleyo ensendweni zamaLevi. Lenkatho yabo yayiyimizi elitshumi lambili.Select Joshua 21:40

41Yonke imizi yamaLevi phakathi kwelifa labantwana bakoIsrayeli yayiyimizi engamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili lamadlelo ayo.Select Joshua 21:41

42Le imizi, lowo lalowo wawulamadlelo awo inhlangothi zawo zonke. Kwakunjalo kuleyo yonke imizi.Select Joshua 21:42

43INkosi yasinika uIsrayeli ilizwe lonke eyafunga ukubanika lona oyise; basebesidla ilifa lalo bahlala kulo.Select Joshua 21:43

44INkosi yasibanika ukuphumula inhlangothi zonke njengokufunga kwayo konke kuboyise. Kakumanga muntu phambi kwabo kuzo zonke izitha zabo. INkosi yazinikela izitha zonke zabo esandleni sabo.Select Joshua 21:44

45Kakwehlulekanga lalutho lwayo yonke into enhle iNkosi eyayikhuluma kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli; konke kwenzeka.Select Joshua 21:45