Ilizwe elanikwa isizwe sakoEfrayimi

16Kwasekuphuma inkatho yabantwana bakoJosefa kusukela eJordani eJeriko, kusiya emanzini eJeriko ngempumalanga, inkangala isenyuka isuka eJeriko entabeni yeBhethelia; 2 yasiphuma eBhetheli isiya eLuzib, yadlulela emngceleni wamaAriki eAtarothic, 3 yehlela entshonalanga emngceleni wamaJafilethi, isiya emngceleni weBhethi-Horoni ngaphansid, kwaze kwaba seGezerie; lokuphuma kwayo kwakuselwandle. 4 Ngakho abantwana bakoJosefa, uManase loEfrayimi, balidla ilifaf.

5 Lomngcele wabantwana bakoEfrayimi ngokwensendo zabo wawunje: Ngitsho umngcele welifa labo empumalanga wawuyiAtarothi-Adarig kuze kufike eBhethi-Horoni ngaphezuluh. 6 Umngcele wasuphumela elwandle, eMikimethathi enyakathoi; lomngcele waphendukela empumalanga eTanathi-Shiloj, wedlula empumalanga usiya eJanowa; 7 wasusehla usuka eJanowa usiya eAtarothi leNahara, wagudla iJeriko, waphumela eJordanik. 8 Kusukela eTapuwa umngcele waya entshonalangal esifuleni iKanam, lokuphuma kwawo kwaba selwandle. Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoEfrayimi ngokwensendo zabo. 9 Lemizi eyayehlukaniselwe abantwana bakoEfrayimi yayiphakathi kwelifa labantwana bakoManase, yonke imizi lemizana yayon. 10 Kodwa kabawaxotshanga elifeni amaKhanani ayehlala eGezerio. Ngakho amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabakoEfrayimi kuze kube lamuhla, ayesebenza njengezibhalwap.