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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.