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.