Ilizwe elanikwa isizwe sakoManase

17Kwasekusiba lenkatho yesizwe sakoManase, ngoba wayelizibulo likaJosefaa, engekaMakiri izibulo likaManase uyise kaGileyadib; ngoba yena wayengumuntu wempi; ngakho waba leGileyadi leBashanic. 2 Yayikhona njalo eyabaseleyo babantwana bakoManase ngokwensendo zabod, eyabantwana bakoAbiyezeri, leyabantwana bakoHeleki, leyabantwana bakoAsiriyeli, leyabantwana bakoShekemae, leyabantwana bakoHeferif, leyabantwana bakoShemidag. Laba ngabantwana besilisa bakaManase indodana kaJosefa ngokwensendo zabo.

3 Kodwa uZelofehadi indodana kaHeferi indodana kaGileyadi indodana kaMakiri indodana kaManase wayengelamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi. Lala ngamabizo amadodakazi akhe: OMahla loNowa, uHogila, uMilka loTirizah. 4 Asesondela phambi kukaEleyazare umpristi laphambi kukaJoshuwa indodana kaNunii laphambi kweziphathamandla, esithi: INkosi yalaya uMozisi ukusinika ilifa phakathi kwabafowethuj. Ngakho wawanika ngokomlayo weNkosi ilifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakayise. 5 Ngakho kwawela inkatho ezilitshumi kuManasek, ngaphandle kwelizwe leGileyadi leBashani, elingaphetsheya kweJordanil. 6 Ngoba amadodakazi kaManase adla ilifa phakathi kwamadodana akhe. Lelizwe leGileyadi laba ngelabaseleyo bamadodana akoManase.

7 Umngcele wakoManase wasusukela eAsheri usiya eMikimethathim ephambi kweShekeman; lomngcele waya ngakwesokunene kubahlali beEni-Tapuwao. 8 UManase waba lelizwe leTapuwap, kodwa iTapuwa emngceleni kaManase yayingeyabantwana bakoEfrayimi. 9 Lomngcele wehlela esifuleni iKana eningizimu kwesifula. Imizi le ngeyakoEfrayimi phakathi kwemizi yakoManaseq. Lomngcele wakoManase usenyakatho kwesifula, lokuphuma kwawo kuselwandle. 10 Eningizimu lalingelakoEfrayimi, lenyakatho lalingelakoManase, lolwandle lungumngcele wakhe. LeAsheri bahlangana enyakatho, leIsakari empumalanga. 11 Ngoba koIsakari loAsheri uManaser wayeleBeti-Sheyani lemizana yayos, leIbileyamu lemizana yayot, labahlali beDori lemizana yayo, labahlali beEni-Dori lemizana yayou, labahlali beThahanakhi lemizana yayov, labahlali beMegido lemizana yayow: Amadundulu amathathu. 12 Kodwa abantwana bakoManase babengelakho ukuxotsha elifeni leyomizix, kodwa amaKhanani ayefuna ukuhlala kulelolizwe. 13 Kodwa kwathi lapho abantwana bakoIsrayeli sebelamandla bawasebenzisa amaKhanani njengezibhalwa, kodwa kabawaxotshanga lokuwaxotsha elifeniy.

14 Abantwana bakoJosefaz basebekhuluma kuJoshuwaa besithi: Unginikeleni inkatho eyodwa lesabelo esisodwa ukuba yilifab, kube kanti ngiyisizwe esikhulu, njengoba iNkosi ingibusisile kuze kube laphac? 15 UJoshuwa wasesithi kubo: Uba uyisizwe esikhulu, wena yenyukela eguswinid, uzicentele khona elizweni lamaPerizi leleziqhwagae, nxa intaba yakoEfrayimi iminyene kuwef. 16 Abantwana bakoJosefa basebesithi: Intaba kayisanelanga, njalo kulenqola zensimbig lamaKhanani wonke ahlala elizweni lesihotsha, lawaseBeti-Sheyani lemizana yayo, lawasesigodini seJizereyelih. 17 UJoshuwa wasekhuluma kundlu kaJosefa, kuEfrayimi lakuManase esithi: Uyisizwe esikhulu, futhi ulamandla amakhulu; kawuyikuba lenkatho eyodwa, 18 kodwa intaba izakuba ngeyakho; ngoba iligusu, uzalicenta, lokuphuma kwalo kube ngokwakho, ngoba uzawaxotsha elifeni amaKhanani, lanxa elenqola zensimbi, lanxa elamandlaij.