UJoshuwa 17

Isizwe sakwaManase

1Kwakukhona abaningi abesizwe sakwaManase; ngoba wayelizibulo likaJosefa; okungukuthi, uMagiri, izibulo likaManase, uyise kaGileyadi; ngokuba wayeyindoda yempi, ngalokho waba nelakwaGileyadi neBashani.

2Kwakukhona nabanye abantwana bakwaManase abaningi ngemindeni yabo; kubantwana bakwa-Abiyezeri, nakubantwana bakwaHeleki, nakubantwana bakwa-Asiriyeli, nakubantwana bakwaShekemi, nakubantwana bakwaHeferi, nakubantwana bakwaSemida; labo babe ngamadodana kaManase indodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yabo.

3Kepha uSelofehadi, indodana kaHeferi, indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMagiri, indodana kaManase, wayengenamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi; lawa angamagama amadodakazi akhe: uMagila, noNowa, noHogila, noMilka, noTirisa.

4Asondela phambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi, naphambi kukaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, naphambi kwezikhulu, athi: “UJehova wamyala uMose ukuba asinike ifa phakathi kwabafowethu. Ngakho wabapha ifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakayise ngokomyalo kaJehova.

5Izabelo eziyishumi zawela kuManase ngasezweni lakwaGileyadi neBashani elingaphesheya kweJordani;

6Ngokuba amadodakazi kaManase aba nefa phakathi kwamadodana akhe, nezwe lakwaGileyadi amanye amadodana kaManase.

7Umkhawulo kaManase wasuka kwa-Asheri, waya eMigmetha ephambi kweShekemi; futhi umugqa ugijima kwesokudla uye kwabakhileyo Entapuag.

8UManase waba lelizwe laseTaphuwa, kodwa iThaphuwa elisemngceleni kaManase lalingelabantwana bakoEfrayimi;

9Umkhawulo wehlela emfuleni iKhana eningizimu yomfula; Le mizi yakwa-Efrayimi iphakathi kwemizi yakwaManase; umkhawulo kaManase wawungasenyakatho komfula, ukuphuma kwawo kwakungaselwandle;

10Ngaseningizimu laphuma kwa-Efrayimi, ngasenyakatho lalingelikaManase, ulwandle lwaba umkhawulo walo; babuthana kwa-Asheri ngasenyakatho nakwa-Isakare ngasempumalanga.

11Kwa-Isakare nakwa-Asheri uManase waba neBeti Sheyani namadlelo alo, ne-Ibileyamu namadlelo alo, nabakhileyo eDori namadlelo alo, nabakhileyo e-Endori namadlelo alo, nabakhileyo eThahanaki namadlelo alo. Nabakhileyo eMegido nemizana yayo, amazwe amathathu.

12Kepha abantwana bakwaManase babengenakuxosha abakhileyo kuleyo mizi; kepha amaKhanani athanda ukuhlala kulelo zwe.

13Kodwa lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebenamandla, bakhokhisa amaKhanani intela; kodwa kabaxotshanga ngokupheleleyo.

14Abantwana bakwaJosefa bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, bathi: “Ninginikeni inkatho eyodwa kuphela nesabelo esisodwa sefa, lokhu ngingabantu abaningi, lokhu uJehova ungibusisile kuze kube manje na?

15UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Uma ningabantu abaningi, khuphukani niye ehlathini, nizigawule ezweni lamaPherizi nelamaRefa, uma izintaba zakwa-Efrayimi zilincane kakhulu kini.

16Abantwana bakwaJosefa bathi: “Intaba ayisaneli; futhi wonke amaKhanani ahlala ezweni lasesigodini anezinqola zensimbi, lawo avela eBheti-Sheyani nasemizini yawo, nalabo abavela esigodini sesifufula. EJizreyeli.

17UJoshuwa wakhuluma kuyo indlu kaJosefa, ku-Efrayimi noManase, wathi: “Niyisizwe esikhulu, ninamandla amakhulu; ungase ungabi nesiphetho esisodwa nje.

18Kodwa intaba izakuba ngeyakho; ngoba liwukhuni, kumelwe ugawule; futhi ukuphuma kwawo kuyakuba ngeyakho; ngokuba niyakuxosha amaKhanani, nakuba enezinqola zensimbi, nakuba enamandla.

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