Iinzukulwana zakaRubeni
1-3URubeni gade alizibulo laka-Israyeli. Kodwana wasilaphaza umbhede kayise, yeke amalungelo wobuzibulo bakhe anikelwa amadodana kaJosefa umsa ka-Israyeli nanyana yena gade angabalwa ebuzibulweni. UJuda waba namandla ukudlula abafowabo, khulukhulu umrholi owavela kuye, kodwana ilungelo lobuzibulo laba ngelakaJosefa. Amadodana kaRubeni izibulo laka-Israyeli bekunguRhanokhi, uPalu, uRhetsironi noKarimi.
4Iinzukulwana zakaJuweli ngilezi: uJuweli anguyise kaTjhemaya onguyise kaGogi, uyise kaTjhimeyi 5onguyise kaMikha, uyise kaReyaya onguyise kaBhali, 6uyise kaBhera owadingiswa nguTigilathi-Pileseri ikosi ye-Asiriya. UBhera lo, gade amrholi wekoro yakwaRubeni. 7Abafowabo kaBhera ngokuya ngemindenabo njengombana itlolwe ngokulandelana kwayo bekungilaba: uJehiyeli oyihloko, uZakariya 8noBhela umsa ka-Azazi omsa kaTjhema umsa kaJuweli.
Umndeni kaBhela wahlala enarheni ye-Aroweri ukuya eNebo neBhali-Mewoni. 9Ngepumalanga ikoro kaRubeni yahlala ukuyela ngemkhawulweni werhalawumba nganeno komlambo iYufrathe ngombana ifuywayo beyandile sele iminyana enarheni yeGiliyadi. 10Bekusemihleni kaSawula lokha bakwaRubeni nabasahlela amaHagari bebawahlula. Bahlala emizinawo yamatende esifundeni soke sangepumalanga yeGiliyadi.
Iinzukulwana zakaGadi
11Iinzukulwana zakaGadi gade zihlala eBhatjhani ukuya ngeSaleka endaweni eseduze nebakwaRubeni. 12UJuweli gade ayihloko eBhatjhani, kulandele uTjhafamu bese kuza uJanayi noTjhafathi.
13-15EGiliyadi u-Arhi umsa ka-Abidiyeli omsa kaGuni gade ayihloko yemindeni egade irholwa nguMikhayeli, uMetjhulamu, uTjheba, uJorayi, uJakani, uZiya no-Ebhere, bebalikhomba sebaboke. Labo bekumadodana ka-Abirhayili umsa kaRhuri omsa kaJarowarhi umsa kaGiliyadi omsa kaMikhayeli umsa kaYetjhitjhayi omsa kaJarhido umsa kaBhuzi. 16AmaGadi gade ahlala emizaneni yeGiliyadi neBhatjhani kanye nemirhuleni yeTjharoni ukuya ngemaphethelwenayo. 17Yoke imindeni le beyitloliswe erhelweni leenzukulwana ngesikhathi sokubusa kwakaJotamu ikosi yakwaJuda noJerobhowamu ikosi yakwa-Israyeli.
Izipi zangepumalanga yeJordani
18BakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase gade baneengorho ezibandulelwe ukulwa ngesabula nesihlangu kanye nangomsebe; banekghono lepi. Bebanamatjhumi amane nane weenkulungwana namakhulu alikhomba anamatjhumi asithandathu wabantu ebebalungele ipi. 19Balwa nebakwaHagari, okutjho iinkoro zamaJethuri, amaNafitjhi namaNodabi. 20UZimu wabasiza wanikela bakwaHagari nabo boke abanabo ezandleni zabo ngombana balila kuye ngesikhathi sepi. Waphendula imithandazwabo ngombana gade bamthemba. 21Bathumba ifuyo yabakwaHagari: iinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amahlanu weenkamela, iinkulungwana ezimakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu wezimvu, iinkulungwana ezimbili zabodumbana kanye nabantu abalikhulu leenkulungwana. 22Inengi labantu laradlhwa phasi lafa ngombana ipi beyingeyakaZimu. Bahlala enarheni leyo bekwaba sikhathi sokuthunjwa kwabo.
Isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase
23Isiquntu sekoro yakwaManase besisinengi khulu. Besihlala enarheni yeBhatjhani ukuya ngemikhawulweni yangetlhagwini yeBhali-Rherimoni, neentabeni zeSeniri neRherimoni. 24Iinhloko zemindenaso bekungu-Eferi, uYitjhi, u-Eliyeli, u-Azriyeli, uJoromiya, uHodaviya noJarhidiyeli. Bekuziingorho, iinhloko zemindeni ezinedumo.
25Kodwana bebangakathembeki kuZimu waboyisemkhulu, badlhemadlhema ngemva kwabosingazimu babantu benarha leyo, abantu uZimu ababhubhisa phambi kwabo. 26Nje-ke uZimu wakwa-Israyeli wavusa ummoya kaPhuli ikosi ye-Asiriya (ogade asaziwa ngelikaTiligathi-Pilineseri). UPhuli wadingisa bakwaRubeni, bakwaGadi nesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase wabahlalisa eRhalarhi, eRhabori, eHara nangemlanjeni iGozani. Basese lapho nanamhlanje.
