Joshua

15 The land wey them give* the families of the tribe of Judah stretch go reach the boundary of E′dom, where the wilderness of Zin dey, go reach Neg′eb for the end of the south side. 2 Their boundary for the south side start from the end part of the Salt Sea,* from the edge* wey face the south side. 3 And e stretch go south go up to A·krab′bim, and pass go Zin, then e go up from the south side to Ka′desh-bar′ne·a, go reach Hez′ron, go up to Ad′dar, and go round face the direction of Kar′ka. 4 Then e continue go reach Az′mon and stretch go reach the Lowland* of Egypt, and the boundary end for the Sea.* This one na their boundary for the south side.

5 The boundary for east side na the Salt Sea* go up reach the end of River Jordan, and the boundary for the corner of the north side na the edge of the sea, for the end of River Jordan. 6 The boundary go up reach Beth-hog′lah and continue for the north side of Beth-ar′a·bah, and the boundary go up go reach the stone of Bo′han the son of Reu′ben. 7 The boundary go up reach De′bir for the Lowland* of A′chor and turn go Gil′gal for the north side wey dey front of the hill of A·dum′mim wey dey the south side of the lowland,* and the boundary continue de go the water for En-she′mesh and end for En-ro′gel. 8 The boundary go up reach the Lowland* of the Son of Hin′nom go reach the hill of Je′bus people for the south side, wey be Jerusalem, and the boundary go up reach the top of the mountain wey face the Lowland* of Hin′nom for the west, wey dey the end part of the Lowland* of Reph′a·im for the north side. 9 And them mark the boundary from the top of the mountain go reach the place wey water de come out from for the water wey dey Neph·to′ah and e stretch go reach the cities of Mount E′phron; and them mark the boundary go reach Ba′al·ah, wey be, Kir′i·ath-je′a·rim. 10 The boundary go round from Ba′al·ah for the west side go reach Mount Se′ir and continue go reach the hill of Mount Je′a·rim for the north side, wey be Ches′a·lon, and e go down reach Beth-she′mesh and continue go reach Tim′nah. 11 And the boundary stretch go reach the hill of Ek′ron go reach the north side, and them mark the boundary go reach Shik′ke·ron and continue go Mount Ba′al·ah and stretch go reach Jab′ne·el, and the boundary end for the sea.

12 The boundary for west side dey the Great Sea* and the land wey near the sea. Na this one be the boundary for all the sides of the territory of the children-children of Judah according to their families.

13 And e give land to Ca′leb the son of Je·phun′neh, among the children-children of Judah, just as Jehovah don command Joshua, and the name of the place na Kir′i·ath-ar′ba (Ar′ba na the papa of A′nak), wey be Heb′ron. 14 So Ca′leb drive the three sons of A′nak comot from there, and them be: She′shai, A·hi′man, and Tal′mai, the children-children of A′nak. 15 Then e go up from there go attack the people wey de live for De′bir. (The name wey them be de call De′bir na Kir′i·ath-se′pher.) 16 Then Ca′leb talk say: “Any man wey attack Kir′i·ath-se′pher and win-am, I go give-am my daughter Ach′sah as wife.” 17 And Oth′ni·el the son of Ke′naz, wey be Ca′leb brother, win-am. So Ca′leb give-am im daughter Ach′sah as wife. 18 When Ach′sah de go house, e tell im husband say make e ask Ca′leb im papa to give them land. Then Ach′sah come down from im donkey.* Ca′leb ask-am say: “Wetin you want?” 19 E talk say: “Abeg make you bless me, because you don give me land for the south side;* still give me Gul′loth-ma′im.”* So e give-am Upper Gul′loth and Lower Gul′loth.

20 This one na the property of the tribe of Judah according to their families.

21 The cities for the end part of the tribe of Judah for the direction of the boundary of E′dom wey dey the south side na: Kab′ze·el, E′der, Ja′gur, 22 Ki′nah, Di·mo′nah, A·da′dah, 23 Ke′desh, Ha′zor, Ith′nan, 24 Ziph, Te′lem, Be·a′loth, 25 Ha′zor-ha·dat′tah, and Ke′ri·oth-hez′ron, wey be, Ha′zor, 26 A′mam, She′ma, Mo·la′dah, 27 Ha′zar-gad′dah, Hesh′mon, Beth-pel′et, 28 Ha′zar-shu′al, Be′er-she′ba, Biz·i·o·thi′ah, 29 Ba′al·ah, I′im, E′zem, 30 El·to′lad, Che′sil, Hor′mah, 31 Zik′lag, Mad·man′nah, San·san′nah, 32 Le·ba′oth, Shil′him, A′in, and Rim′mon—all of them together na 29 cities together with their village them.

33 The cities for the She·phe′lah na: Esh′ta·ol, Zor′ah, Ash′nah, 34 Za·no′ah, En-gan′nim, Tap′pu·ah, E′nam, 35 Jar′muth, A·dul′lam, So′coh, A·ze′kah, 36 Sha′a·ra′im, Ad·i·tha′im, and Ge·de′rah and Ged·e·ro·tha′im*—14 cities and their village them.

37 Ze′nan, Ha·dash′ah, Mig′dal-gad, 38 Di′le·an, Miz′peh, Jok′the·el, 39 La′chish, Boz′kath, Eg′lon, 40 Cab′bon, Lah′mam, Chit′lish, 41 Ge·de′roth, Beth-da′gon, Na′a·mah, and Mak·ke′dah—16 cities and their village them.

42 Lib′nah, E′ther, A′shan, 43 Iph′tah, Ash′nah, Ne′zib, 44 Kei′lah, Ach′zib, and Ma·re′shah—nine cities and their village them.

45 Ek′ron and the towns wey surround-am and im village them; 46 from Ek′ron de go west side, all the area wey near Ash′dod and their village them.

47 Ash′dod, the towns wey surround-am and im village them; Gaz′a, the towns wey surround-am and im village them, go down reach the Level Land* of Egypt, the Great Sea,* and the area wey near-am.

48 And for the area wey mountains dey, Sha′mir, Jat′tir, So′coh, 49 Dan′nah, Kir′i·ath-san′nah, wey be De′bir, 50 A′nab, Esh′te·moh, A′nim, 51 Go′shen, Ho′lon, and Gi′loh—11 cities and their village them.

52 Arab, Du′mah, E′shan, 53 Ja′nim, Beth-tap′pu·ah, A·phe′kah, 54 Hum′tah, Kir′i·ath-ar′ba, wey be, Heb′ron, and Zi′or—nine cities and their village them.

55 Ma′on, Car′mel, Ziph, Jut′tah, 56 Jez′re·el, Jok′de·am, Za·no′ah, 57 Ka′in, Gib′e·ah, and Tim′nah—ten cities and their village them.

58 Hal′hul, Beth-zur, Ge′dor, 59 Ma′a·rath, Beth-a′noth, and El′te·kon—six cities and their village them.

60 Kir′i·ath-ba′al, wey be, Kir′i·ath-je′a·rim, and Rab′bah—two cities and their village them.

61 For the wilderness, Beth-ar′a·bah, Mid′din, Se·ca′cah, 62 Nib′shan, the City of Salt, and En-ged′i—six cities and their village them.

63 As for Je′bus people wey be de live for Jerusalem, the men of Judah no fit drive them comot, so Je′bus people continue to live with the people of Judah for Jerusalem till today.