USara wafela eKiriyati Araba okuyiHebroni ezweni laseKhanani ; u- Abrahama wafika ukumlilela uSara nokumkhalela. U-Abrahama uthenga ithuna

UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre ngaseKiriyati Araba, okuyiHebroni, lapho o-Abrahama no-Isaka kade bebegogobele khona.

Lawa angamazwi uMose awakhuluma kubo bonke abakwa -Israyeli ngaphesheya kweJordani ehlane e -Araba, malungana neSufi , phakathi kwePharanu, neThofeli, neLabani, neHaseroti, neDi Zahabi,

phendukani nihambe , niye entabeni yama -Amori nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nakhona e -Araba, ezintabeni, nangenzansi, naseningizimu, nangasogwini lolwandle , ezweni lamaKhanani , naseLebanoni, kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.

Sase sidlula sisuka kubafowethu, abantwana bakwa-Esawu abahlala eSeyiri, sashiya indlela yase -Araba, ne-Elati, ne-Esiyoni Geberi. Saphenduka sadlula ngendlela yasehlane lakwaMowabi.

ne-Araba futhi, neJordani elingumkhawulo, kusukela eKinereti kuze kube seLwandle lwase -Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti , phansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga ngasempumalanga.

nalo lonke i-Araba ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga, kuze kube seLwandle lwase-Araba phansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga.

Angithi zipheshe ya kweJordani ngalaphaya kwendlela yasentshonalanga ezweni lamaKhanani ahlala e -Araba, malungana neGiligali ngaseceleni kwama-oki aseMore na?

ayesema amanzi avela ngenhla , afukuka aba nqwabanye kude kakhulu ngase-Adamu, umuzi oseceleni kweSaretani ; lawo ewuka eya ngaseLwandle lwase-Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti, anqamuka impela ; abantu base bewela maqondana neJeriko.

nakuwo amakhosi angasenyakatho ezintabeni , nase-Araba ngaseningizimu kwaseKinereti, nasemathafeni, nasezintabeni zaseDori ngasentshonalanga,

UJoshuwa wathatha-ke lonke lelo zwe , izintaba, neNingizimu yonke, nalo lonke izwe laseGosheni , namathafa, ne-Araba, nezintaba zakwa -Israyeli, namathafa akhe,

Lawa angamakhosi ezwe anqotshwa ngabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, belidla izwe lawo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga , kusukela esigodini sase-Arinoni kuze kube sentabeni yaseHermoni, nalo lo nke i -Araba ngasempumalanga:

ne-Araba kuze kufike elwandle lwaseKinereti ngasempumalanga , kuze kube seLwandle lwase -Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti, ngasempumalanga endleleni eya eBeti Jeshimoti nangaseningizimu ngaphansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga;

ezintabeni, nasemathafeni, nase-Araba, nasemithambekeni, nasehlane, naseningizimu: amaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi:

Igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati Araba kuqala ngomuntu owayemkhulu kuwo ama-Anaki. Izwe lase liphumula ekulweni.

umkhawulo wenyukela eBeti Hogila , wadlula ngasenyakatho kweBeti Araba; umkhawulo wakhuphukela etsheni likaBohanu indodana kaRubeni;

Wamnika uKalebi indodana kaJefune isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda njengesiyalezo sikaJehova kuJoshuwa , umuzi ka-Araba uyise ka- Anaki, oyiHebroni.

I-Araba, neDuma, ne-Eshani,

neHumitha, neKiriyati Araba eliyiHebroni, neSiyori, imizi iyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

Ehlane: iBeti Araba, neMidini, neSekaka,

wadlula waya eceleni elibhekene ne-Araba ngasenyakatho, wehlela e-Araba;

neBeti Araba, neSemarayimi, neBethele,

Bangcwelisa iKedeshi laseGalile ezintabeni zakwaNafetali , neShekemi ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, neKiriyati Araba eliyiHebroni ezintabeni zakwaJuda.

Bawanika umuzi ka-Araba owayenguyise ka-Anaki, oyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakwaJuda, kanye namadlelo awo nxa zonke zawo.

UJuda wayesehlasela amaKhanani ayakhe eHebroni igama leHebroni laliyiKiriyati Araba kuqala babulala oSheshayi, no-Ahimani, noTalimayi.

Base besuka, baya eZifi phambi kukaSawule; kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe babesehlane laseMahoni e-Araba ngaseningizimu kwasehlane. UDavide useMahoni

U-Abineri nabantu bakhe badabula i -Araba bonke lobo busuku , bawela iJordani, badabula lonke iBitroni, bafika eMahanayimi.

Babengenile-ke endlini esalele embhedeni ekamelweni lakhe , bamgwaza, bambulala, bamnquma ikhanda, bathatha ikhanda lakhe, bahamba ngendlela yase-Araba ubusuku bonke.

no-Abi Aliboni wase-Araba, no-Azimaveti waseBarhumi,

Wabuyisa umkhawulo wakwa-Israyeli kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube seLwandle lwase -Araba; njengezwi likaJehova , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, alikhulumayo ngesandla senceku yakhe uJona indodana ka -Amithayi, umprofethi waseGati Heferi.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi ahamba ngendlela yase-Araba.

noHurayi wangasemifudlaneni yakwaGahashi, no-Abiyeli wase-Araba,

Emizaneni inamasimu ayo kwahlala abanye abantwana bakwaJuda : eKiriyati Araba nasemizaneni yalo , naseDiboni nasemizaneni yalo , naseJekabiseyeli nasemizaneni yalo,

Kwathi lapho uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nawo onke amadoda empi bezibona, babaleka, bephuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yensimu yenkosi ngesango phakathi kwezingange zombili; waphuma ngendlela yase-Araba.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka , aphuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi -- amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi -- ahamba ngendlela yase - Araba.

Wayesethi kimi: Lawa manzi aphumela esifundeni sasempumalanga , ehlele e-Araba, aye elwandle, aye elwandle lana aphunyisiweyo, kuphiliswe amanzi alo.

Ngokuba bhekani , ngiyakunivusela isizw e nina ndlu ka -Israyeli, usho uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti ; bayakunicindezela kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni wase-Araba.