Joshua 12

Uluhlu Lwamakhosi Ehlulwayo

1La ngamakhosi amazwe anqotshwa ngabako-Israyeli njalo alezabelo ezathunjwa empumalanga yeJodani, kusukela eDongeni lwase-Arinoni kusiya entabeni yaseHemoni, okugoqela lonke icele langempumalanga ye-Arabha:

2USihoni 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.
3Wayebusa njalo empumalanga ye-Arabha kusukela olwandle lweKhinerethi kusiyafika olwandle lwe-Arabha (uLwandle lweTswayi) kusiya eBhethi-Jeshimothi, eningizimu phansanyana kwemithezuko yasePhisiga:
4Lelizwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani, omunye wamaRefayi okucina owayebusa e-Ashitharothi le-Edreyi.
5Wabusa eNtabeni yaseHemoni, eSalekha, iBhashani yonke kusiya emngceleni wabantu beGeshuri leMahakhathi, lengxenye yeGiliyadi kusiya emngceleni kaSihoni inkosi yeHeshibhoni.

6UMosi inceku kaThixo, labako-Israyeli babanqoba. UMosi inceku kaThixo wanika ilizwe labo abakoRubheni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sakoManase ukuthi libe ngelabo.

7La 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, 8indawo elamaqaqa, amawatha asentshonalanga, i-Arabha, lemithezukweni yezintaba, inkangala leNegebi, amazwe amaHithi, ama-Amori, amaKhenani, amaPherizi, amaHivi, lamaJebusi):

La ayengamakhosi:

9inkosi yeJerikho, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Ayi (eduze leBhetheli), eyodwa
10inkosi yeJerusalema, eyodwa
inkosi yeHebhroni, eyodwa
11inkosi yeJamuthi, eyodwa
inkosi yeLakhishi, eyodwa
12inkosi ye-Egiloni, eyodwa
inkosi yeGezeri, eyodwa
13inkosi yeDebhiri, eyodwa
inkosi yeBhethi-Gaderi, eyodwa
14inkosi yeHoma, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Aradi, eyodwa
15inkosi yeLibhina, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Adulami, eyodwa
16inkosi yeMakheda, eyodwa
inkosi yeBhetheli, eyodwa
17inkosi yeThaphuwa, eyodwa
inkosi yeHeferi, eyodwa
18inkosi ye-Afekhi, eyodwa
inkosi yeLasharoni, eyodwa
19inkosi yeMadoni, eyodwa
inkosi yeHazori, eyodwa
20inkosi yeShimron Meroni, eyodwa
inkosi ye-Akhishafi, eyodwa
21inkosi yeThanakhi, eyodwa
inkosi yeMegido, eyodwa
22inkosi yeKhedeshi, eyodwa
inkosi yeJokhiniyamu eseKhameli, eyodwa
23inkosi yeDori (eNafothi Dori), eyodwa
inkosi yeGoyimi eseGiligali, eyodwa
24inkosi yeThiza, eyodwa.

Amakhosi angamatshumi amathathu lanye esewonke.