Mituthu yakapiwa Juda
1 Ludzi gwa Juda nsha ne nsha gwakakobegwa kudwa tjose ku burwa kunoti mu n'gathu wa Edomu kunoti ku tjilambanyika tje Zini ku phelelo dze burwa. 2 N'gathu wabo uku burwa wakabe utangisa kunopelela Gungwa le Mwenyu wakalinga ku ndzibo we gungwa kuyendila ku burwa, 3 udwilila tjose uyenda ku Akarabimu kuyenda ku tjilambanyika tje Zini. Wakabe uyenda ku burwa gwe Kadeshibhareneya, upinda Hezironi kunoti ku Adari, upoteleka ungina mu Karika, 4 unopinda mu Azimoni unobhuda uli ku nkuku we Egipiti unopelela ku gungwa. Wakabe uli iwo n'gathu we bathu be Juda ku burwa.
5 N'gathu uku bhezhuba wakabe uli Gungwa le Mwenyu uyenda unoti kunopelela gwizi gwe Jorodani. N'gathu uku bunandzwa wakabe utangisa pa ndzibo we gungwa panopelela Jorodani. 6 N'gathu iwoyu unoyenda tjose unoti ku Bhetihogila, unopinda uli ku bunandzwa gwe Bhetiaraba uyenda tjose unoti ku bgwe la Bhohani nkololo wa Rubheni, 7 udwilila uyenda tjose ku Dibiri kudwa pa nkuku we Akhori ku bunandzwa ushandukila ku Giligala wakalingisana ne Adumimi ku burwa gwe nkuku, wakabe upinda vula dze Eneshemeshi unopelela ku Enerogele. 8 Kudwapo uyenda tjose wakasuphisa nkuku we nkololo wa Hinomu ku burwa kwakakung'ulukila kwe Bajebusi (ndiwo Jerusalema). Kudwa ipapo n'gathu unotatha dombo lakalingisana ne nkuku wa Hinomu ku golombedzo kunopelela nkuku we Refaimu. 9 Kudwa pezhugwi kwe dombo n'gathu ukayenda tjose wakalinga ku misenya ye vula dze Nefutoya, udelukila mu mizi ye matombo ye Efuroni uyenda tjose wakalinga ku Bhaala (hwuti Kiriatijearimu). 10 Kudwapo ube umonelekela kudwa pa Dombo le Bhaala udwa ku Seiri uyenda tjose wakasuphisa kwakakung'ulukila kwe Dombo le Jearimu ku bunandzwa (ndiwo Khesaloni), udwilila uyenda ku Bhetishemeshi ube utjulukila ku Timina. 11 N'gathu wakabe upinda uyenda kwakakung'ulukila kwe duthu liku golombedzo kwe Ekironi, ushanduka wakalinga ku Shikeroni, upinda wakasuphisa Dombo le Bhaala unoti ku Jabineele unopelela ku gungwa. 12 N'gathu ukunomila zhuba wakabe uli ku Gungwa Bukulu. N'gathu iwoyo ndiwo unopoteleka bathu be Juda nge njudzi dzabo.
Khalebu unokunda Heburoni ne Dibiri
(Basumikilisi 1:11-15)13 Koga Yahwe sekwa bakabe badwa Joshuwa kuti ape Khalebu nkololo wa Jefune ntome kwe Juda, Joshuwa wakapa Khalebu Kiriyatiaribha iyo inodang'wa Heburoni. (Abha wakabe ali tate ba Anakimu). 14 Khalebu wakatatila kutjena ludzi gwe bakololo batatu ba Anakimu, Sheshayi na Ahimani na Talimayi bali bana ba Anaki. 15 Kudwa ipapo wakayenda kanogwa ne bathu be Dibiri, nzi we Dibiri wakatangisa udang'wa Kiriatiseferi. 16 Ngono Khalebu kadusa zibiso inoti, “Ani kene ani unowonginilila kakale kakunda nzi we Kiriatiseferi ndowompa nkololokadzi wangu kunlobola.” 17 Othiniyeli nkololo wa Kenazi, Kenazi nnung'una wa Khalebu kakunda nzi we Kiriatiseferi ngono Khalebu kampa nkololokadzi uwe Akasa kuti abe nkadzi uwe.
18 Kwakati limwe zhuba Akasa azha kuna Othiniyeli, kakumbila Othiniyeli kuti akumbile tate babe nnda. Ngono wakati koga edeluka donki tjitje Khalebu kambhuzwa kati, “Kwatini?” 19 Akasa wakashandula kati, “Ibeni nge lubu mundili, se makandipa nnda mu shango ye Negebu ndokumbila mutjindipa misenya ye vula.” Ndizo Khalebu kabe ne lubu munli ngono kampa misenya ikwa katathila ne ikwa kakungulukila.
Mizi ye Juda
20 Eyi ndiyo mizi yakapiwa ludzi gwa Juda nsha ne nsha: 21 Mizi ye bana ba Juda baku burwa tjose kuyendila ku n'gathu we Baedomu yakabe ili sahwoku: Kabuzele ne Ederi ne Jaguri ne 22 Kina ne Dimona ne Adada ne 23 Kedeshi ne Hazori ne Ithinani ne 24 Zife ne Telemu ne Bhealoti ne 25 Hazorihadata ne Keriyotihezironi (we Hazori) ne 26 Amamu ne Shema ne Molada ne 27 Hazarigada ne Heshimoni ne Bhetipeleti ne 28 Hazarishuali ne Bheerisheba ne Biziotiya ne 29 Bhaala ne Limu ne Ezemu ne 30 Elitoladi ne Khesili ne Horima ne 31 Zikilagi ne Madimana ne Sanisana ne 32 Lebaoti ne Shilihimu ne Aini ne Rimoni. Mizi ne mizana yose yakabe ili makumi mabili ana ili zhanalume (29).
33 Mizi ihwunde ne matombo: Eshitaole ne Zora ne Ashina ne 34 Zanoya ne Eniganimu ne Tapuwa ne Ezemu ne 35 Jarimuti ne Adulamu ne Soko ne Azeka ne 36 Shaaraimu ne Adithayimu ne Gedera kene Gederothayimu. Mizi ne mizana yawo yose yakabe ili gumi lina minna (14).
37 Mimwe mizi yakabe ili hwunde ne matombo: Zenani ne Hadasha ne Migidaligadi ne 38 Dileani ne Mizipe ne Jokitheele ne 39 Lakhishi ne Bhozikati ne Egiloni ne 40 Khabhoni ne Lahamasi ne Khitilishi ne 41 Gederoti ne Bhetidagoni ne Naama ne Makeda. Mizi ne mizana yawo yose yakabe ili gumi lina ili tathatu (16).
42 Ne mizi ye Libina ne Eteri ne Ashani ne 43 Ifata ne Ashina ne Nezibu ne 44 Keila ne Akizibu ne Mareshahi. Mizi iyeyi yose ne mizana yawo yakabe ili zhanalume.
45 Ne Ekironi ne mizana yayo yakaipoteleka ne 46 kunomila zhuba kwe Ekironi ne mituthu yose ye Ashidodi ne mizi yayo ne 47 Ashidodi ne mizi ne mizana yakaipoteleka ne Gaza ne mizi ne mizana yayo kuyenda tjose kunoti ku nkuku we Egipiti ne tjekelo dze Gungwa Bukulu.
48 Ne mu shango ye matombo kwakabe kuli: Shamiri ne Jatiri ne Soko ne 49 Dana ne Kiriyatisana (inodang'wa Dibiri) ne 50 Anabu e Eshitemo ne Animu ne 51 Gosheni ne Holoni ne Gilo. Mizi iyeyi ne mizana yayo yose yakabe ili gumi lina ung'ompela (11).
52 Arabu ne Duma ne Eshanu ne 53 Janimu ne Bhetitapuya ne Afeka ne 54 Humuta ne Kiriyatiaribha (unodang'wa Heburoni) ne Ziori. Mizi yose ne mizana yayo yakabe ili zhanalume (9)
55 Ne mizi ye Maoni ne Karimeli ne Zifi ne Jutha ne 56 Jezirele ne Jokideamu ne Zanoya ne 57 Kaini ne Gibiya ne Timina. Mizi iyeyi yose ne mizana yayo yakabe ili gumi.
58 Ne mizi ye Halihuli ne Bhetizuri ne Gedori ne 59 Marati ne Bhetianoti ne Elitekoni. Mizi iyeyi yose ne mizana yayo yakabe ili mitathatu.
60 Ne Kiriyatibhali (inodang'wa Kiriatijearimu) ne Rabha. Mizi iyeyi ne mizana yayo yakabe ili mibili.
61 Mizi imu tjilambanyika yakabe ili Bhetiaraba ne Midini ne Sekaka ne 62 Nibishani ne Nzi nkulu we Mwenyu ne Enigedi. Mizi iyeyi yose ne mizana yayo yakabe ili tathatu.
63 Koga ludzi gwa Juda abazotatila kutjena bathu be Juba bakabe begala mu Jerusalema, ndizo na nasi bathu be Juba banogala ne ludzi gwa Juda mu Jerusalema.
Judah's Land
1 The clans of the Judah tribe were given land that went south along the border of Edom, and at its farthest point south it even reached the Zin Desert. 2 Judah's southern border started at the south end of the Dead Sea. 3 As it went west from there, it ran south of Scorpion Pass to Zin, and then came up from the south to Kadesh-Barnea. It continued past Hezron up to Addar, turned toward Karka, 4 and ran along to Azmon. After that, it followed the Egyptian Gorge and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was also Israel's southern border.
5 Judah's eastern border ran the full length of the Dead Sea.
The northern border started at the northern end of the Dead Sea. 6 From there it went west up to Beth-Hoglah, continued north of Beth-Arabah, and went up to the Monument of Bohan, who belonged to the Reuben tribe. 7 From there, it went to Trouble Valley and Debir, then turned north and went to Gilgal, which is on the north side of the valley across from Adummim Pass. It continued on to Enshemesh, Enrogel, 8 and up through Hinnom Valley on the land sloping south from Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem itself belonged to the Jebusites.
Next, the border went up to the top of the mountain on the west side of Hinnom Valley and at the north end of Rephaim Valley. 9 At the top of the mountain it turned and went to Nephtoah Spring and then to the ruins on Mount Ephron. From there, it went to Baalah, which is now called Kiriath-Jearim.
10 From Baalah the northern border curved west to Mount Seir and then ran along the northern ridge of Mount Jearim, where Chesalon is located. Then it went down to Beth-Shemesh and over to Timnah. 11 It continued along to the hillside north of Ekron, curved around to Shikkeron, and then went to Mount Baalah. After going to Jabneel, the border finally ended at the Mediterranean Sea, 12 which was Judah's western border.
The clans of Judah lived within these borders.
Caleb's Land
(Judges 1.12-15)13 Joshua gave Caleb some land among the people of Judah, as God had told him to do. Caleb's share was Hebron, which at that time was known as Arba's Town, because Arba was the famous ancestor of the Anakim.
14 Caleb attacked Hebron and forced the three Anakim clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to leave. 15 Next, Caleb started a war with the town of Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher. 16 He told his men, “The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah.”
17 Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, and Caleb let him marry Achsah. 18 Right after the wedding, Achsah started telling Othniel that he ought to ask her father for a field. She went to see her father, and while she was getting down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What's bothering you?”
19 She answered, “I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so I really need some spring-fed ponds for a water supply.”
Caleb gave her a couple of small ponds, named Higher Pond and Lower Pond.
Towns in Judah's Land
20 The following is a list of the towns in each region given to the Judah clans:
21-32 The first region was located in the Southern Desert along the border with Edom, and it had the following 29 towns with their surrounding villages:
Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, Kinah, Dimonah, Aradah, Kedesh, Hazor of Ithnan, Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, Hazor-Hadattah, Kerioth-Hezron, which is also called Hazor, Amam, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet, Hazar-Shual, Beersheba and its surrounding villages, Baalah, Iim, Ezem, Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, Lebaoth, Shilhim, and Enrimmon.
33-36 The second region was located in the northern part of the lower foothills, and it had the following 14 towns with their surrounding villages:
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim.
37-41 The third region was located in the southern part of the lower foothills, and it had the following 16 towns with their surrounding villages:
Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad, Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah.
42-44 The fourth region was located in the central part of the lower foothills, and it had the following nine towns with their surrounding villages:
Libnah, Ether, Ashan, Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah.
45-47 The fifth region was located along the Mediterranean seacoast, and it had the following towns with their surrounding settlements and villages:
Ekron and the towns between there and the coast, Ashdod and the larger towns nearby, Gaza, the towns from Gaza to the Egyptian Gorge, and the towns along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
48-51 The sixth region was in the southwestern part of the hill country, and it had the following eleven towns with their surrounding villages:
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-Sannah, which is now called Debir, Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, Goshen, Holon, and Giloh.
52-54 The seventh region was located in the south-central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following nine towns with their surrounding villages:
Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah, Humtah, Kiriath-Arba, which is now called Hebron, and Zior.
55-57 The eighth region was located in the southeastern part of the hill country, and it had the following ten towns with their surrounding villages:
Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah.
58-59 The ninth region was located in the central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following six towns with their surrounding villages:
Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon.
The tenth region was located in the north-central part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following eleven towns with their surrounding villages:
Tekoa, Ephrath, which is also called Bethlehem, Peor, Etam, Culon, Tatam, Shoresh, Kerem, Gallim, Bether, and Manahath.
60 The eleventh region was located in the northern part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following two towns with their surrounding villages:
Rabbah, and Kiriath-Baal, which is also called Kiriath-Jearim.
61-62 The twelfth region was located in the desert along the Dead Sea, and it had the following six towns with their surrounding villages:
Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, Salt Town, and En-Gedi.
The Jebusites
63 The Jebusites lived in Jerusalem, and the people of the Judah tribe could not capture the city and get rid of them. That's why Jebusites still live in Jerusalem along with the people of Judah.