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Faib teb rua kaum ob xeem Yixayee

¹“Ntawm nuav moog yog txhua xeem lub npe. Chiv ntawm nrwm teb saab peg, txwj ntawm havtxwv txug lub moos Heloo moog txug txujkev kws moog rua lub moos Hama, moog txug ncua Haxa‑enoo kws nyob ntawm Ntamaxaka nrwm teb saab peg kws npuas tebchaws Hama, mas tu ib ntsug txwj ntawm saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Ntaaj, ²tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Ntaaj txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Asaw, ³tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Asaw txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Nathali, ⁴tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Nathali txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Manaxe, ⁵tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Manaxe txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Efa‑i, ⁶tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Efa‑i txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Lunpee, ⁷tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Lunpee txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Yuta.
⁸“Tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Yuta txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob, ca nyob rua ib caag, daav ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, qhov ntev mas npaum le lwm xeem le txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob, mas lub chaw kws pe Yawmsaub yuav nyob huv plawv tebchaws hov. ⁹Thaaj kws mej yuav muab rhu pub rua Yawmsaub mas ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, daav ob vaam tshwm. ¹⁰Thaaj kws dawb huv yuav faib le nuav. Cov pov thawj yuav tau ib thaaj kws saab peg ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, saab nub poob daav ib vaam tshwm, saab nub tuaj daav ib vaam tshwm, saab nraag ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, mas lub chaw pe Yawmsaub nyob huv plawv. ¹¹Thaaj nuav yog muab rua cov pov thawj kws tu kuas puab dawb huv, yog Xantau caaj ceg, yog cov kws tseed ua lawv le tej kevcai kws kuv has ca hab tsw yuam kev rua thaus cov Yixayee yuam kev ntawm kuv lawm ib yaam le cov Levi yuam kev. ¹²Thaaj nuav yuav ua puab tug, yog ib feem tseem ceeb huv thaaj kws dawb huv rua huv lub tebchaws, yog lub chaw dawb huv kawg nkaus, mas nyob npuas cov Levi thaaj. ¹³Cov Levi yuav tau thaaj kws npuas cov pov thawj ntawd, yog ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, daav ib vaam tshwm. Qhov ntev huvsw yog ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, qhov daav ob vaam tshwm.⚓ ¹⁴Puab tsw xob muab muag lossws muab pauv ib qho hlo le. Puab tsw xob ca lwm tug tau thaaj aav zoo nua hlo le, tsua qhov yog thaaj kws dawb huv rua Yawmsaub.
¹⁵“Thaaj kws tseed tshuav hov, yog daav tswb txheeb tshwm, ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, yuav muab rua lub nroog swv ua vaaj ua tsev hab ua tshaav zaub. Lub nroog yuav nyob huv plawv thaaj hov. ¹⁶Nuav yog lub nroog qhov kws ntev hab daav le caag. Saab peg yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm, saab nraag yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm, saab nub tuaj yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm, hab saab nub poob kuj yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm. ¹⁷Ib ncig nrau lub nroog yuav tseg muaj tshaav zaub, saab peg ob puas tswb caug tshwm, saab nraag ob puas tswb caug tshwm, saab nub tuaj ob puas tswb caug tshwm, hab saab nub poob ob puas tswb caug tshwm. ¹⁸Thaaj kws tseed tshuav npuas ntawm thaaj chaw kws dawb huv, saab nub tuaj ntev ib vaam tshwm saab nub poob ntev ib vaam tshwm, nyob npuas thaaj chaw kws dawb huv. Tej qoob loos kws tau huv thaaj teb nuav yuav muab rua cov kws ua num huv lub nroog noj. ¹⁹Cov tuabneeg kws ua num huv lub nroog kws tuaj huv txhua xeem Yixayee yuav tsum ua thaaj teb nuav. ²⁰Taag nrho thaaj kws mej muab rhu faib hov yog ib saab ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm xwm faab xwm meem, yeej yog thaaj kws dawb huv hab thaaj kws yog lub nroog le ua ke.
²¹“Ob thaaj kws tseed tshuav nyob ob saab ntawm thaaj kws dawb huv hab thaaj kws yog lub nroog le yuav muab ua tug thawj le feem. Txwj ntawm thaaj kws dawb huv kws muaj ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm moog txug tug nrwm teb saab nub tuaj hab txwj ntawm thaaj kws dawb huv kws muaj ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm moog txug tug nrwm teb saab nub poob, kws npuas lwm xeem le rua ob saab, yog tug thawj le feem. Thaaj kws dawb huv hab lub tuam tsev kws pe hawm Yawmsaub nyob huv plawv. ²²Cov Levi thaaj hab thaaj kws yog lub nroog le yuav nyob huv plawv thaaj kws yog tug thawj le. Tug thawj thaaj nyob huv xeem Yuta hab xeem Npeeyamee ntu nruab nraab.
²³“Xeem kws tseed tshuav yuav tu ib ntsug txwj ntawm saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Npeeyamee, ²⁴tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Npeeyamee txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Xime‑oo, ²⁵tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Xime‑oo txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Ixakha, ²⁶tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Ixakha txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Xenpuloo, ²⁷tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Xenpuloo txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Kas. ²⁸Kas nrwm teb saab nraag yog txwj ntawm lub moos Thama moog txug lub paag dej Melinpa Khante, hab lawv tug dej Iyi moog txug Havtxwv Luj. ²⁹Nuav yog lub tebchaws kws mej yuav muab faib ua qub txeeg qub teg rua txhua xeem Yixayee, hab puab nyag muaj nyag feem lawv le has nuav.” Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.

Lub nroog tej rooj loog

³⁰“Nuav yog tej ncauj kev tawm huv lub nroog. Saab peg kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm ³¹muaj peb lub rooj loog tis npe hu le nuav, yog rooj loog Lunpee, rooj loog Yuta hab rooj loog Levi, tej rooj loog puag ncig lub nroog hov tis npe lawv le cov xeem Yixayee. ³²Saab nub tuaj kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm muaj peb lub rooj loog, yog rooj loog Yauxej, rooj loog Npeeyamee hab rooj loog Ntaaj. ³³Saab nraag kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm muaj peb lub rooj loog, yog rooj loog Xime‑oo, rooj loog Ixakha hab rooj loog Xenpuloo. ³⁴Saab nub poob kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm muaj peb lub rooj loog, yog rooj loog Kas, rooj loog Asaw hab rooj loog Nathali.
³⁵“Ntsuag puag ncig lub nroog ntawd lug cob nkaus mas muaj ib vaam yim txheeb tshwm. Txwj nuav moog lub nroog yuav muaj npe hu ua Yawmsaub nyob qhov ntawd.”

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The Division of the Land

¹“These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath; Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.
²“Asher will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.
³“Naphtali will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.
⁴“Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
⁵“Ephraim will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
⁶“Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
⁷“Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.
⁸“Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits⚓ wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.
⁹“The special portion you are to offer to the Lord will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits⚓ wide. ¹⁰This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord. ¹¹This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. ¹²It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.
¹³“Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits. ¹⁴They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.
¹⁵“The remaining area, 5,000 cubits⚓ wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it ¹⁶and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,⚓ the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. ¹⁷The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits⚓ on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. ¹⁸What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city. ¹⁹The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. ²⁰The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city.
²¹“What remains on both sides of the area formed by the sacred portion and the property of the city will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the sacred portion to the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. Both these areas running the length of the tribal portions will belong to the prince, and the sacred portion with the temple sanctuary will be in the center of them. ²²So the property of the Levites and the property of the city will lie in the center of the area that belongs to the prince. The area belonging to the prince will lie between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.
²³“As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.
²⁴“Simeon will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
²⁵“Issachar will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.
²⁶“Zebulun will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.
²⁷“Gad will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
²⁸“The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
²⁹“This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Sovereign Lord.

The Gates of the New City

³⁰“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long, ³¹the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi.
³²“On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.
³³“On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.
³⁴“On the west side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali.
³⁵“The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.⚓
“And the name of the city from that time on will be: