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.