13Numbers 13

1INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi:Select Numbers 13:1

2Zithumele amadoda ukuthi ahlole ilizwe leKhanani engibapha lona abantwana bakoIsrayeli; uthume indoda eyodwa yaleso lalesosizwe saboyise, yonke eyinduna phakathi kwabo.Select Numbers 13:2

3UMozisi wawathuma-ke esuka enkangala yeParani, ngokomlayo weNkosi; wonke lawomadoda ayezinhloko zabantwana bakoIsrayeli.Select Numbers 13:3

4Lala ngamabizo awo; owesizwe sakoRubeni, uShamuwa indodana kaZakuri.Select Numbers 13:4

5Owesizwe sakoSimeyoni, uShafati indodana kaHori.Select Numbers 13:5

6Owesizwe sakoJuda, uKalebi indodana kaJefune.Select Numbers 13:6

7Owesizwe sakoIsakari, uIgali indodana kaJosefa.Select Numbers 13:7

8Owesizwe sakoEfrayimi, uHoseya indodana kaNuni.Select Numbers 13:8

9Owesizwe sakoBhenjamini, uPaliti indodana kaRafu.Select Numbers 13:9

10Owesizwe sakoZebuluni, uGadiyeli indodana kaSodi.Select Numbers 13:10

11Owesizwe sakoJosefa, owesizwe sakoManase, uGadi indodana kaSusi.Select Numbers 13:11

12Owesizwe sakoDani, uAmiyeli indodana kaGemali.Select Numbers 13:12

13Owesizwe sakoAsheri, uSethuri indodana kaMikayeli.Select Numbers 13:13

14Owesizwe sakoNafithali, uNabi indodana kaVofisi.Select Numbers 13:14

15Owesizwe sakoGadi, uGewuweli indodana kaMaki.Select Numbers 13:15

16La ngamabizo amadoda uMozisi awathumayo ukuhlola ilizwe. UMozisi wasembiza uHoseya indodana kaNuni ngokuthi nguJoshuwa.Select Numbers 13:16

17UMozisi wasewathuma ukuhlola ilizwe leKhanani, wathi kuwo: Yenyukani lapha liye eningizimu, lenyukele entabeni,Select Numbers 13:17

18libone ilizwe ukuthi linjani, labantu abakhileyo kulo ukuthi balamandla kumbe babuthakathaka, balutshwana kumbe banengi yini,Select Numbers 13:18

19lokuthi linjani ilizwe abahlala kulo, loba lihle loba libi, lokuthi injani imizi abahlala kiyo, loba izinkamba loba izinqaba,Select Numbers 13:19

20lokuthi ilizwe linjani, loba livundile loba lilugwadule, lokuthi lilezihlahla loba hayi. Manini isibindi, lithathe okwesithelo selizwe. Lalesisikhathi kwakuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zevini.Select Numbers 13:20

21Basebesenyuka, balihlola ilizwe kusukela enkangala yeZini kuze kube seRehobi, ekungeneni eHamathi.Select Numbers 13:21

22Benyuka-ke ngeningizimu bafika eHebroni, lapho kwakulaboAhimani, uSheshayi, loTalimayi, abantwana bakaAnaki. IHebroni lakhiwa-ke iminyaka eyisikhombisa kungakabi leZowani eGibhithe.Select Numbers 13:22

23Basebefika esihotsheni seEshikoli; baquma khona ugatsha olulehlukuzo elilodwa lezithelo zevini, baluthwalisana ngesigodo ngababili, lokwamapomegranati* lokwemikhiwa.Select Numbers 13:23

24Leyondawo kwathiwa yisihotsha seEshikoli, ngenxa yehlukuzo abantwana bakoIsrayeli abaliqumayo lapho.Select Numbers 13:24

25Basebebuya bevela ekuhloleni ilizwe ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.Select Numbers 13:25

26Basebehamba bafika kuMozisi lakuAroni lakunhlangano yonke yabantwana bakoIsrayeli enkangala yeParani, eKadeshi; basebebuyisela umbiko kubo lakunhlangano yonke, basebebatshengisa isithelo selizwe.Select Numbers 13:26

27Basebembikela bathi: Safika elizweni owasithuma kulo; njalo ngeqiniso, ligeleza uchago loluju; lalesi yisithelo salo.Select Numbers 13:27

28Kodwa-ke abantu abahlala elizweni balamandla, lemizi ibiyelwe ngemithangala, mikhulu kakhulu; njalo-ke sibone khona inzalo kaAnaki.Select Numbers 13:28

29AmaAmaleki akhile elizweni leningizimu; lamaHethi lamaJebusi lamaAmori akhile entabeni; lamaKhanani akhile elwandle leceleni kweJordani.Select Numbers 13:29

30UKalebi wasethulisa abantu phambi kukaMozisi, wathi: Asenyukeni lokwenyuka, sidle ilifa lalo, ngoba silamandla okulinqoba.Select Numbers 13:30

31Kodwa amadoda ayenyuke laye athi: Kasilamandla okwenyukela kulabobantu, ngoba balamandla kulathi.Select Numbers 13:31

32Basebeveza umbiko omubi ngelizwe ababelihlolile ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli besithi: Ilizwe esidabule kulo ukulihlola yilizwe elidla abantu abahlala kulo; labantu bonke esababona phakathi kwalo bangamadoda amade kakhulu.Select Numbers 13:32

33Lalapho sibone iziqhwaga, amadodana kaAnaki, avela eziqhwageni. Lemehlweni ethu sasinjengentethe, sasinjalo lemehlweni azo.Select Numbers 13:33