UYoshuwa 17:1 Kwabakho iqashiso lesizwe sakwaManase; ngokuba ebengowamazibulo kaYosefu; oko kukuthi, uMakire, izibulo likaManase, uyise ka eGiliyadi, ngokuba eyindoda yokulwa, waba neGiliyadi neBhashan. 17:2 Kwaba neqashiso loonyana bakaManase abaseleyo, ngokwesabelo sabo iintsapho; koonyana baka-Abhiyezere, nakoonyana bakaHeleki; nakoonyana baka-Aseriyeli, nakoonyana bakaShekem, nangenxa oonyana bakaHefere, noonyana bakaShemida; ngabo abo oonyana bakaManase unyana kaYosefu ngokwemizalwane yabo. 17:3 Ke uTselofehadi, unyana kaHefere, unyana kaGiliyadi, unyana kaMakire, unyana kaManase ebengenanyana, eneentombi zodwa; ngawo la amagama ezintombini zakhe yanguMala, noNowa, noHogela, noMilka, noTirtsa. 17:4 Zasondela phambi koElazare umbingeleli, naphambi koYoshuwa unyana nakuNun naphambi kwezikhulu, esithi, UYehova wamwisela umthetho uMoses ukuba anike sibe lilifa phakathi kwabazalwana bethu. Ngoko ke ngokutsho kwe Wabanika ilifa phakathi kwabazalwana ngokomthetho kaYehova kuyise wabo. 17:5 Yaye uManase waba nezabelo ezilishumi ngaphandle kwelizwe laseGiliyadi iBhashan enganeno kweYordan; 17:6 ngokuba iintombi zikaManase zabelwa ilifa phakathi koonyana bakhe Ilizwe laseGiliyadi laba lelabanye oonyana bakaManase. 17:7 Umda kaManase wathabathela kwa-Ashere, wesa eMikemeta leyo phambi kweShekem; wahamba umda ngasekunene, waya ebhotwe abemi base-En-tapuwa. 17:8 Ke uManase waba nelizwe laseTapuwa; engoonyana bakaEfrayim uManase; 17:9 Wehla umda waya emlanjeni oyiKana, ngasezantsi komlambo; ezi zixeko zakwaEfrayim ziphakathi kwezixeko zakwaManase Kananjalo uManase wayesecaleni lomlambo, emantla, nasekuphumeni kwawo kwakuselwandle. 17:10 Ngasezantsi laba lelikaEfrayim, ngasentla laba lelikaManase, ulwandle lwaba lolukaManase. ngumda wakhe; baqubisana kwa-Ashere ngasemntla nasentla kwaIsakare ngasempumalanga. 17:11 UManase waba neBhete-shehan namagxamesi ayo, kwaIsakare nakwa-Ashere. iIbleyam namagxamesi ayo, nabemi baseDore namagxamesi ayo, namagxamesi ayo abemi base-Endore namagxamesi ayo, nabemi baseTahanaki namagxamesi ayo namagxamesi ayo, nabemi baseMegido namagxamesi ayo mathathu amazwe. 17:12 Babengenako oonyana bakaManase ukubagqogqa abemi ezo zixeko; ke amaKanan afuna ukuhlala kwelo zwe. 17:13 Kwathi, bakomelela oonyana bakaSirayeli, kwathi, bakuba bomelele oonyana bakaSirayeli bawafaka uviko amaKanan, akabagqogqanga kuphele. 17:14 Bathetha oonyana bakaYosefu kuYoshuwa, bathi, Yini na? Undinike iqashiso linye, nesabelo esinye ukuba ndidle ilifa, ngokuba ndimkhulu bantundini, ekubeni uYehova endisikelele nje unangoku? 17:15 Wathi uYoshuwa kubo, Ukuba ningabantu abaninzi, nyukani niye uzigawulele khona ezweni lehlathi AmaPerizi namaRafa, ukuba athe axinene kuwe ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim. 17:16 Bathi oonyana bakaYosefu, Induli le ayisilingene thina; amaKanan ahleli ezweni lomfula aneenqwelo zokulwa intsimbi, kwabaseBhete-shehan namagxamesi ayo, nabaphuma kuyo intlambo yaseYizereli. 17:17 Wathi uYoshuwa kwindlu kaYosefu, nakuEfrayim, nakuko uManase, esithi, Ningabantu abaninzi, ninamandla amakhulu; aliyi kuba neqashiso linye kuphela; 17:18 Intaba iya kuba yeyenu; ngokuba lihlathi ke woligawula ukuhla; ukuphuma kwayo kube yeyakho, ngokuba uya kugqogqa ngaphandle amaKanan, nakuba eneenqwelo zesinyithi, nakuba kunjalo yomelele.