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Isabelo SikaSimiyoni
1 Inkatho yesibili yawela esizwaneni sikaSimiyoni ngensendo zaso. Ilifa labo laliphakathi kwelizwe likaJuda.
2 Laligoqela:
iBherishebha (noma Shebha), iMolada,
3 iHazari-Shuwali, iBhala, i-Ezema,
4 i-Elitholadi, iBhethuli, iHoma,
5 iZikhilagi, iBhethi-Makhabhothi, iHazari-Susa,
6 iBhethi-Lebhawothi leSharuheni, amadolobho alitshumi lantathu lemizana yawo;
7 i-Ayini, iRimoni, i-Etheri le-Ashani, amadolobho amane lemizana yawo,
8 layo yonke imizana eyakhelene lalawo madolobho kusiyafika eBhalathi-Bheri (iRama eseNegebi).
Leli kwakuyilifa lesizwana sikaSimiyoni ngensendo zaso.
9 Ilifa labakoSimiyoni lathathwa kungxenye kaJuda ngenxa yokuthi isigaba sakoJuda sasisikhulu kakhulu. Ngakho abakoSimiyoni bathola ilifa labo phakathi kwelizwe lakoJuda.
Isabelo SikaZebhuluni
10 Inkatho yesithathu yawela uZebhuluni lensendo zakhe:
Umngcele welifa labo wawufika eSaridi.
11 Waqonda entshonalanga wadabula usiya eMarala, wathinta iDabheshethi, waqhela usiya odongeni eduze leJokhiniyamu.
12 Wajikela empumalanga usuka eSaridi ukhangele empumalanga elizweni likaKhisilothi-Thabhori njalo waqhela usiya eDabherathi ukhwela usiya eJafiya.
13 Waqhubeka ukhangele empumalanga usiya eGathi-Heferi le-Ethi Khazini; wathutshela eRimoni wasujikela eNeya.
14 Lapho umngcele wabhoda enyakatho usiya eHanathoni wakhawula eSigodini se-Ifitha Eli.
15 Kwakukhona njalo iKhathathi, iNahalali, iShimroni, i-Idala leBhethilehema. Kwakulamadolobho alitshumi lambili lemizana yawo.
16 Amadolobho la lemizana yawo ayeyilifa likaZebhuluni lensendo.
Isabelo Sika-Isakhari
17 Inkatho yesine yawela u-Isakhari ngensendo zakhe.
18 Ilizwe labo laligoqela:
iJezerili, iKhesulothi, iShunemi,
19 iHafarayimi, iShiyoni, i-Anaharathi,
20 iRabhithi, iKhishiyoni, i-Ebhezi
21 iRemethi, i-Eni-Ganimu, i-Eni-Hada leBhethi-Phazezi.
22 Umngcele wawugudla iThabhori, iShahazuma leBhethi-Shemeshi wasukhawula eJodani.
Kwakulamadolobho alitshumi lesithupha lemizana yawo.
23 Amadolobho la lemizi yawo kwakuyilifa lesizwana sika-Isakhari lensendo zakhe.
Isabelo Sika-Asheri
24 Inkatho yesihlanu yawela esizwaneni sika-Asheri ngensendo zakhe.
25 Ilizwe labo laligoqela:
iHelikhathi, iHali, iBhetheni, i-Akhishafi,
26 i-Alameleki, i-Amadi leMishali. Entshonalanga umngcele wagudla iKhameli leShihori-Libhinathi.
27 Wajikela empumalanga ukhangele eBhethi-Dagoni, ugudla iZebhuluni leSigodi se-Ifitha Eli, waqonda enyakatho usiya eBhethi-Emekhi leNeyiyeli, usedlula eKhabhuli kwesenxele.
28 Waya e-Abhidoni, eRehobhi, eHamoni leKhana usiyafika eSidoni enkulu.
29 Umngcele waphinda wajika ukhangele eRama wasusiya edolobheni eliyinqaba eleThire, wajika ukhangele iHosa wathutshela olwandle olusesabelweni se-Akhizibhi,
30 i-Uma, i-Afekhi leRehobhi.
Kwakulamadolobho angamatshumi amabili lambili lemizana yawo.
31 Amadolobho la lemizana yawo ayeyilifa lesizwana sika-Asheri lensendo zakhe.
Isabelo SikaNafithali
32 Inkatho yesithupha yawela uNafithali ngensendo zakhe:
33 Umgcele wasuka eHelefi kanye lesihlahla somʼOkhi eZananimi usedlula e-Adami Nekhebi leJabhiniyeli usiya eLakhumi njalo uphelela eJodani.
34 Umngcele wadabula entshonalanga phakathi kwe-Azinothi-Thabhori wayaphuma ususeHukhokhi. Wagudla iZebhuluni eningizimu, i-Asheri entshonalanga kweJuda usiya empumalanga yeJodani.
35 Amadolobho ayelezinqaba yiZidimu, iZeri, iHamathi, iRakhathi, iKhinerethi,
36 i-Adama, iRama, iHazori,
37 iKhedeshi, i-Edreyi, i-Eni-Hazo,
38 iYironi, iMigidali-Eli, iHoremu, iBhethi-Anathi leBhethi-Shemeshi.
Kwakulamadolobho alitshumi lesificamunwemunye lemizana yawo.
39 Amadolobho la lemizana yawo kwakuyilifa lesizwana sikaNafithali ngensendo zakhe.
Isabelo SikaDani
40 Inkatho yesikhombisa yawela isizwana sikaDani ngensendo zakhe.
41 Ilizwe lelifa labo laligoqela:
iZora, i-Eshithawoli, i-Iri Shemeshi,
42 iShayalabhini, i-Ayijaloni, i-Ithila,
43 i-Eloni, iThimina, i-Ekroni,
44 i-Elithekhe, iGibhethoni, iBhalathi,
45 iJehudi, iBhene-Bherakhi, iGathi-Rimoni,
46 iMe-Jarikhoni leRakhoni lendawo ekhangele iJopha.
47 (Kwathi abakoDani sebenqotshiwe bathathelwa ilizwe labo, basuka bayahlasela iLeshemu ngenkemba, bayithumba. Bahlala eLeshemu bayibiza ngokuthi yiDani, ibizo likakhokho wabo.)
48 Amadolobho la lemizana yawo ayeyilifa lesizwe sikaDani ngensendo zakhe.
Isabelo SikaJoshuwa
49 Bathi sebeqede ukwabelana umhlaba ngendlela eyayiphawulwe yinkatho, abako-Israyeli banika uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ilifa phakathi kwabo,
50 njengokulaya kukaThixo. Bamnika idolobho ayelicelile, iThimnathi-Sera elizweni lamaqaqa ko-Efrayimi. Wakha idolobho wahlala khona.
51 La yiwo amazwe u-Eliyazari umphristi, uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni labakhokheli bonke lensendo zezizwana zako-Israyeli abazehlukanisela wona ngenkatho eShilo phambi kukaThixo entubeni yethente lokuhlangana. Ngakho-ke baqeda ukwaba umhlaba.