UJOTJHUWA 16
Ilifa leenzukulwana zakaJosefa
1Ifumbe yabeka umkhawulo weenzukulwana zakaJosefa ngesewula ngalendlela: Wathoma emlanjeni iJordani eJerikho; ukusuka lapho wadlula imithombo yeJerikho ngepumalanga, wadabula erhalawumbeni wenyukela eentabeni zeBhethe-Eli. 2Ukusuka lapho wanqomba eLuzi ukuyela e-Atharothi nca ngemkhawulweni wama-Ariki 3bese wehlela ngetjingalanga emkhawulweni wamaJafilethi ukudlula eBhethe-Rhoroni esenzasi, wanqomba eGezeri ukuyokutjhayisa elwandle.
4Lokha iinzukulwana zakaJosefa, uManase no-Efrayimu, nazithatha ilifa lazo 5imikhawulo yabakwa-Efrayimu ngokwemindenabo yayingalendlela: Umkhawulo welifa labo ngesewula usuka ngepumalanga ye-Atharothi-Adara uye eBhethe-Rhoroni engehla, 6uyokufika elwandle.Umkhawulo wangepumalanga uthoma eMikimetathi ngetlhagwini bese ujikela ngesewula-pumalanga ukuya eTanathi-Tjhilo, udabule kiyo ngepumalanga uye eJanowarhi. 7Ukusuka lapho wehlele e-Atharothi neNara, udlule eJerikho bese uphelele eJordani. 8Umkhawulo wangetlhagwini usuka eTapuwarhi unqomba ngetjingalanga emlanjaneni iKhana bese uphelela elwandle.
Lelo-ke bekulilifa lekoro yama-Efrayimu ngokwemindenayo. 9Ama-Efrayimu godu gade abelwe amanye amadorobho nemizanawo ngaphakathi kwelifa lakwaManase. 10Kodwana azange baqotjhe amaKanana ebegade ahlala eGezeri. Yeke amaKanana lawo ahlala hlangana nama-Efrayimu bekube kunamhlanje nanyana gade enza umsebenzi okatelelako.
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