ethi: Ngizakukunika izwe laseKhanani libe yisabelo sefa lakho,

Bafumana phakathi kwabakhileyo eJabeshi Gileyadi izintombi ezintsha ezingamakhulu amane ezingazanga ndoda ngokulala nayo ; baziyisa ekamu eShilo elisezweni laseKhanani.

ethi: Ngizakukunika izwe laseKhanani libe yisabelo sefa lakho,

Wachitha izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezweni laseKhanani, wababela izwe lazo libe yifa;

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli badla imana iminyaka engamashumi amane , baze bafika ezweni elakhiweyo ; badla imana , baze bafika emikhawulweni yezwe laseKhanani.

Ukuqala kolibo lwezwe lakho wokuletha endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina. Isithembiso sezwe laseKhanani

Futhi ngamisa isivumelwano sami nabo ukuyobanika izwe laseKhanani, izwe lokugogobala kwabo, lapho bebegogobala khona.

Khuphukela entabeni yase -Abarimi, intaba yaseNebo esezweni lakwaMowabi, emalungana neJeriko, ulibheke izwe laseKhanani engibanika lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba libe yifa labo,

UThera wathatha u -Abrama indodana yakhe , noLoti indodana kaHarana , indodana yendodana yakhe , noSarayi umalokazana wakhe , umka-Abrama indodana yakhe, waphuma nabo e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika eHarana, bakha khona.

U-Abrama wathatha uSarayi umkakhe , noLoti indodana yomfowabo , nempahla yonke ababeyibuthile , nezinceku ababezitholile eHarana ; basuka ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika-ke ezweni laseKhanani. Ukufika kuka-Abrama eKhanani

U-Abrama wahlala ezweni laseKhanani ; uLoti wahlala emizini yasethafeni , wamisa itende lakhe ngaseSodoma.

USarayi, umka-Abrama, wathatha uHagari waseGibithe , incekukazi yakhe , wamnika u -Abrama indoda yakhe abe ngumkakhe , u-Abrama esehlalile iminyaka eyishumi ezweni laseKhanani.

Ngiyakunika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho izwe ohlala kulo ungumfokazi, izwe lonke laseKhanani , libe yifa laphakade , ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. Ukusoka

Emva kwalokho u -Abrahama wammbela uSara umkakhe emhumeni wasensimini yaseMakaphela phambi kweMamre okuyiHebroni ezweni laseKhanani.

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

Wathatha yonke imfuyo yakhe ayizuzileyo , imfuyo yo kufuya kwakhe ayizuze ePhadani Aramu ukuba aye ku-Isaka uyise ezweni laseKhanani.

UJakobe wafika kahle emzini waseShekemi osezweni laseKhanani , evela ePhadani Aramu; wamisa itende lakhe phambi komuzi.

UJakobe wafika eLuze elisezweni laseKhanani eliyiBethele , yena kanye nabantu bonke ababe naye.

u-Oholibama wazala oJewushe, noJalamu, noKora; lawo angamadodana ka- Esawu azalelwa wona ezweni laseKhanani.

U-Esawu wathatha omkakhe , namadodana akhe , namadodakazi akhe , nabantu bonke bendlu yakhe , nemfuyo yakhe, nezinkomo zakhe, nempahla yonke yakhe owayeyizuze ez weni laseKhanani , waya ezweni elikude nomfowabo uJakobe.

UJakobe wakha ezweni lokugogobala kukayise, ezweni laseKhanani.

Base bethi kuye : Thina zinceku zakho ziy izelamani eziyishumi nambili , amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani ; bheka, encane ikubaba manje , enye ayisekho.

Bafika-ke kuJakobe uyise ezweni laseKhanani , bamtshela konke okubehleleyo, bathi:

siyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana kababa ; enye ayisekho , encane ikubaba ezweni laseKhanani manje.

Ayesefika amadodana ka -Israyeli ukuthenga phakathi kwalabo ab abefika, ngokuba kwakukhona indlala ezweni laseKhanani.

UJosefa wabona abafowabo , wabazi, kepha wazishaya ongabaziyo kubo , wakhuluma kalukhuni kubo, wathi kubo: Nivelaphi na? Bathi: Sivela ezweni laseKhanani, size ukuthenga ukudla.

Bheka, imali esayifumana emilonyeni yamasaka ethu sayibuyisa ezweni laseKhanani, sayiletha kuwe; pho, besingeba kanjani endlini yenkosi yakho isiliva noma igolide na?

UFaro wayesethi kuJos efa: Yisho kubafowenu ukuthi : Yenzani lokhu : thwesani izimbongolo zenu, nihambe niye ezweni laseKhanani,

Bakhuphuka eGibithe, bafika ezweni laseKhanani kuJakobe uyise.

Amadodana kaJuda: ngo-Eri, no-Onani, noShela, noPheresi, noZera; kepha o-Eri no -Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani . Amadodana kaPher esi ayengoHesironi noHamule.

UJosefa wathi kubafowabo nakuyo indlu kayise : Ngizakukhuphuka, ngimtshele uFaro , ngithi kuye : Abafowethu nendlu kababa ababesezweni laseKhanani sebefike kimi.

Bathatha i mfuyo yabo nempahla yabo ababeyizuze ezweni laseKhanani , bafika eGibithe, uJakobe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe kanye naye.

UJosefa wayesengena, wamtshela uFaro, wathi: Ufikile ubaba nabafowethu, nezimvu zabo , nezinkomo zabo , nakho konke abanakho , bephuma ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, sebesezweni laseGosheni.

Ukudla kwakungekho ezweni lonke , ngokuba indlala yayinzima kakhulu ; izwe laseGibithe nezwe laseKhanani afa indlala.

UJosefa waqoqa yonke imali eyatholakala ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani ngamabele ababewathengile ; uJosefa wayiyisa imali endlini kaFaro.

Isiphelile imali ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani , bonke abaseGibithe beza kuJosefa , bathi: Siphe ukudla ; siyakufelani phambi kwakho na? Ngokuba isiphelile imali.

Bathi kuFaro: Size ukugogobala ezweni, ngokuba akukho dlelo lemihlambi yezinceku zakho , lokhu indlala inzima ezweni laseKhanani ; ngalokho izinceku zakho mazakhe ezweni laseGosheni.

UJakobe wathi kuJosefa : UNkulunkulu uSomandla wabonakala kimi eLuze ezweni laseKhanani, wangibusisa,

Kepha mina ekusukeni kwami ePhadani Aramu ngafelwa nguRaheli endleleni ezweni laseKhanani, kuse yibangana ukuya e-Efrati; ngammbela khona endleleni eya e-Efrati (eliyiBetlehema).

umhume osensimini yaseMakaphela eliphambi kweMamre ezweni laseKhanani, awuthenga u-Abrahama kanye nensimu ku -Efroni umHeti, ube yindawo yakhe yokumbela;

ngokuba amadodana akhe amyisa ezweni laseKhanani , ammbela emhumeni wasensimini yaseMakaphela , u-Abrahama awuthenga kanye nensimu ku-Efroni umHeti, ube yindawo yokumbela, ngaphambi kweMamre.

ubaba wangifungisa wathi : Bheka, ngiyafa; ethuneni engizimbele lona ezweni laseKhanani uzakungingcwaba kulo . Ngalokho ake ngikhuphuke , ngimmbele ubaba, bese ngibuya.

uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kulo iJerusalema , ithi: Ukudabuka kwakho nokuzalwa kwakho kungokwezwe laseKhanani; uyihlo wayengumAmori , nonyoko wayengumHetikazi.

Lawa angamafa abawathathayo abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseKhanani abababela wona u -Eleyazare umpristi , noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

bakhuluma kubo eShilo ezweni laseKhanani , bathi: UJehova wayala ngesandla sikaMose ukuba siphiwe imizi ukuhlala kuyo kanye namadlelo ayo, abe ngawezinkomo zethu.

sebefike eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ezisezweni laseKhanani abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakha khona i -altare ngaseJordani , liyi-altare e likhulu ukubonakala kwalo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bezwa kuthiwa : Bhekani, abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana ba kwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakhile i -altare malungana nezwe laseKhanani eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ngaphesheya kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

UFinehasi indodana ka -Eleyazare umpristi nezikhulu babuya kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi e zweni lakwaGileyadi , bebuyela ezweni laseKhanani kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bababuyisela izwi.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase babuya , bamuka kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli eShilo eliyizwe laseKhanani ukuba baye ezweni lakwaGileyadi, izwe lefa labo, ababelwa lona njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose;

Ngamthatha uyihlo u -Abrahama ngaphesheya koMfula , ngamhambisa ezweni lonke laseKhanani, ngayandisa inzalo yakhe, ngamupha u-Isaka.

Imana lanqamuka ngang omuso, nxa sebedla ezithelweni zezwe ; abakwa- Israyeli ababe besaba nemana futhi, kepha base bedla ezithelweni zezwe laseKhanani ngalowo mnyaka. Isikhulu sebandla lasezulwini

UJehova wayesethi kuJoshuwa : Namuhla ngilethulile kini ihlazo laseGibithe. Ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iGiligali kuze kube namuhla. Iphasika laseKhanani

Kuyakuthi lapho senifikile ezweni laseKhanani engininika lona libe yifa lenu, ngifake isifo sochoko endlini yezwe eniliphiweyo,

Ningenzi n jengokwemisebenzi yezwe laseGibithe enahlala kulo , ningenzi futhi njengokwemisebenzi yezwe laseKhanani enginiyisa kulo , ningahambi ngemithetho yabo.

NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owani khipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuninika izwe laseKhanani, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.

UMose wabathuma ukuhlola izwe laseKhanani , wathi kubo : Yenyukani ngalapha, niye ngaseningizimu, nikhuphukele ezintabeni,

Thuma wena abantu ukuba bahlole izwe laseKhanani engibanika lona abantwana bakwa -Israyeli; uthume umuntu waleso naleso sizwe sawoyise , kube yilowo nalowo abe yinduna phakathi kwabo.

Amadodana kaJuda : ngo-Eri no -Onani; o-Eri no -Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani.

kepha uma bengaweli nani behlomile , bayakunikwa ifa phakathi kwenu ezweni laseKhanani.

Siyakuwela, siye ezweni laseKhanani phambi k ukaJehova sihlomile , izwe lefa lethu lisale nokho ngaphesheya kweJordani.

UmKhanani, inkosi yase-Aradi, owahlala eningizimu ezweni laseKhanani, wezwa ngokufika kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Yisho kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi kubo: Nxa niwela iJordani ukuba ningene ezweni laseKhanani,

Yala abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi kubo: Nxa nifika ezweni laseKhanani lokhu kuyizwe eliyakuba yifa lenu, izwe laseKhanani ngokwemikhawulo yalo --

Yilabo uJehova abayala ukwahlukanisela abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ifa ezweni laseKhanani.

Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: Nxa niwela iJordani ningena ezweni laseKhanani,

Niyakunikela imizi emithathu ngaphesheya kweJordani , ninikele imizi emithathu ezweni laseKhanani ibe yimizi yokuphephela.