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Uluhlu Lwamakhosi Ehlulwayo
1 La ngamakhosi amazwe anqotshwa ngabako-Israyeli njalo alezabelo ezathunjwa empumalanga yeJodani, kusukela eDongeni lwase-Arinoni kusiya entabeni yaseHemoni, okugoqela lonke icele langempumalanga ye-Arabha:
2 USihoni inkosi yama-Amori, wayebusa eHeshibhoni.
Wayebusa kusukela e-Aroweri emaphethelweni oDonga lwase-Arinoni, kusukela phakathi laphakathi kodonga kusiyafika emfuleni uJabhoki, oyiwo umngcele wama-Amoni. Lokhu kwakugoqela ingxenye yeGiliyadi.
3 Wayebusa njalo empumalanga ye-Arabha kusukela olwandle lweKhinerethi kusiyafika olwandle lwe-Arabha (uLwandle lweTswayi) kusiya eBhethi-Jeshimothi, eningizimu phansanyana kwemithezuko yasePhisiga:
4 Lelizwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani, omunye wamaRefayi okucina owayebusa e-Ashitharothi le-Edreyi.
5 Wabusa eNtabeni yaseHemoni, eSalekha, iBhashani yonke kusiya emngceleni wabantu beGeshuri leMahakhathi, lengxenye yeGiliyadi kusiya emngceleni kaSihoni inkosi yeHeshibhoni.
6 UMosi inceku kaThixo, labako-Israyeli babanqoba. UMosi inceku kaThixo wanika ilizwe labo abakoRubheni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sakoManase ukuthi libe ngelabo.
7 La yiwo amakhosi elizwe lelo uJoshuwa labako-Israyeli abalithumbayo eceleni elisentshonalanga yeJodani, kusukela eBhali-Gadi esiGodini seLebhanoni kusiya eNtabeni yeHalakhi ekhangele eSeyiri (amazwe abo uJoshuwa wawanika njengelifa ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli kusiya ngezigaba zezizwana zabo,
8 indawo elamaqaqa, amawatha asentshonalanga, i-Arabha, lemithezukweni yezintaba, inkangala leNegebi, amazwe amaHithi, ama-Amori, amaKhenani, amaPherizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi):
La ayengamakhosi:
9 inkosi yeJerikho, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Ayi (eduze leBhetheli), eyodwa
10 inkosi yeJerusalema, eyodwa
inkosi yeHebhroni, eyodwa
11 inkosi yeJamuthi, eyodwa
inkosi yeLakhishi, eyodwa
12 inkosi ye-Egiloni, eyodwa
inkosi yeGezeri, eyodwa
13 inkosi yeDebhiri, eyodwa
inkosi yeBhethi-Gaderi, eyodwa
14 inkosi yeHoma, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Aradi, eyodwa
15 inkosi yeLibhina, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Adulami, eyodwa
16 inkosi yeMakheda, eyodwa
inkosi yeBhetheli, eyodwa
17 inkosi yeThaphuwa, eyodwa
inkosi yeHeferi, eyodwa
18 inkosi ye-Afekhi, eyodwa
inkosi yeLasharoni, eyodwa
19 inkosi yeMadoni, eyodwa
inkosi yeHazori, eyodwa
20 inkosi yeShimron Meroni, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Akhishafi, eyodwa
21 inkosi yeThanakhi, eyodwa
inkosi yeMegido, eyodwa
22 inkosi yeKhedeshi, eyodwa
inkosi yeJokhiniyamu eseKhameli, eyodwa
23 inkosi yeDori (eNafothi Dori), eyodwa
inkosi yeGoyimi eseGiligali, eyodwa
24 inkosi yeThiza, eyodwa.
Amakhosi angamatshumi amathathu lanye esewonke.