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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.

a 8.15; 18.12,13.

b Gen. 28.19.18.13. Hlu. 1.23,26.

c 2 Sam. 16.10. 1 Lan. 27.33.

d 16.5; 10.10.

e 16.10; 10.33.

f 17.14.

g 18.13; 16.2,7; 1 Lan. 2.54.

h 16.3.

i 17.7.

j 18.1.

k 1 Lan. 7.28.

l 12.17; 17.8.

m 17.9.

n 17.9.

o Hlu. 1.29. 1 Kho. 9.16. Josh. 15.63. 17.12,13.

p Gen. 49.15.