UJoshuwa
17:1 Kwaba nenkatho yesizwe sakwaManase; ngoba wayelizibulo
kaJosefa; okungukuthi, uMakiri izibulo likaManase, uyise ka
kwaGileyadi, ngokuba wayeyindoda yempi, waba nelakwaGileyadi neBashani.
17:2 Kwakukhona futhi inkatho abanye abantwana bakwaManase by yabo
imindeni; kubantwana bakwa-Abiyezeri nakubantwana bakwaHeleki;
nakubantwana bakwa-Asiriyeli, nakubantwana bakwaShekemi, nakubantwana
abantwana bakwaHeferi nabantwana bakwaShemida;
amadodana kaManase indodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yawo.
17:3 Kodwa uZelofehadi, indodana kaHeferi, indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMakiri,
indodana kaManase yayingenamadodana, yayingamadodakazi odwa; yilawa amagama
emadodakazini akhe: ngoMahela, noNowa, noHogila, noMilka, noTirisa.
17:4 Asondela phambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi, naphambi kukaJoshuwa indodana
kaNuni naphambi kwezikhulu, ethi: “UJehova wamyala uMose ukuba anikele
sibe yifa phakathi kwabazalwane bethu. Ngakho-ke ngokusho kwe-
isiyalezo sikaJehova wabanika ifa phakathi kwabazalwane
kababa wabo.
17:5 Futhi kwawela izabelo eziyishumi kuManase, ngaphandle ezweni lakwaGileyadi futhi
iBashani elingaphesheya kweJordani;
17:6 Ngoba amadodakazi kaManase aba nefa phakathi kwamadodana akhe
abanye oonyana bakaManase baba nezwe lakwaGileyadi.
17:7 Umkhawulo kaManase wasuka kwa-Asheri, waya eMikimetha, elele
phambi kweShekemi; umngcele wahamba ngakwesokunene waya eNtabeni
abakhileyo e-Entaphuwa.
17:8 Manje uManase kwaba nezwe laseTaphuwa, kodwa Taphuwa emngceleni we
UManase wayengowabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi;
17:9 Futhi umkhawulo wehlela emfuleni iKhana, eningizimu yomfula.
le mizi yakwa-Efrayimi iphakathi kwemizi kaManase: umkhawulo we
UManase wayesenyakatho yomfula, nasekuphumeni kwawo
kwakusolwandle.
17:10 Ngaseningizimu kwakungokuka-Efrayimi, nasenyakatho kwaba ngelikaManase, nolwandle lwaba ngokaManase.
ungumngcele wakhe; bahlangana kwa-Asheri ngasenyakatho naphakathi
u-Isakare ngasempumalanga.
17:11 UManase waba neBeti Sheyani nemizana yayo kwa-Isakare nakwa-Asheri.
I-Ibileyamu nemizana yalo, nabakhileyo eDori nemizana yalo, nemizi yalo
abakhileyo e-Endori nemizana yayo, nabakhileyo eThahanaki nase
imizana yalo, nabakhileyo eMegido nemizana yalo, mithathu
amazwe.
17:12 Nokho abantwana bakwaManase abakwazanga ukuxosha abakhileyo
leyo mizi; kepha amaKhanani athanda ukuhlala kulelo zwe.
17:13 Nokho, kwathi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebenamandla, ukuthi
bawakhokhisa amaKhanani, abawaxoshanga nokuwaxosha.
" 17:14 Futhi amadodana kaJosefa akhuluma kuJoshuwa, wathi: "Kungani uye?
unginikile isabelo esisodwa nesabelo esisodwa ukuba ngidle ifa, lokhu ngimkhulu
abantu, lokhu uJehova engibusisile kuze kube manje na?
17:15 UJoshuwa wathi kubo: "Uma ningabantu abaningi, khuphukani niye."
ihlathi, uzigawulele khona ezweni lakwaJehova
amaPherizi namaRefa, uma izintaba zakwa-Efrayimi ziyiminyene kuwe.
" 17:16 Futhi amadodana kaJosefa bathi: "Intaba kayisanele thina
amaKhanani akhileyo ezweni lasesigodini anezinqola ze
insimbi, nabaseBeti Sheyani nemizana yalo, nabaphuma kuyo
isigodi saseJizreyeli.
17:17 UJoshuwa wakhuluma kuyo indlu kaJosefa, futhi u-Efrayimi futhi
uManase wathi: “Uyisizwe esikhulu, unamandla amakhulu;
aniyikuba nenkatho eyodwa kuphela;
17:18 Kodwa intaba izoba ngeyakho; ngoba liwugodo, njalo uzaligamula
phansi: ukuphuma kwawo kuyakuba ngokwakho, ngokuba uyakuxosha
amaKhanani, nakuba enezinqola zensimbi, noma ekhona
eqinile.