UJoshuwa 16:1-10
16 Umngcele welizwe elabelwa izizukulwane zikaJosefa+ ngenkatho+ wawusukela kuJodani eJerikho uyefika esifudlaneni esisempumalanga kweJerikho, udabule enkangala eqalisela eJerikho uyefika ezintabeni zaseBhetheli.+
2 Usuka eBhetheli eseLuzi wawuqhubeka uze uyefika emngceleni wama-Arikhi e-Atharothi,
3 ubusuqonda entshonalanga emngceleni wamaJafilethi, utshaye uze uyefika emngceleni weBhethi-horoni+ ephansi ufike leGezeri+ uyephelela elwandle.
4 Izizukulwane zikaJosefa,+ isizwana sakoManase lesako-Efrayimi, zalithatha ilizwe lazo.+
5 Nanku umngcele welizwe elaphiwa izizukulwane zako-Efrayimi ngezimuli zazo: Umngcele wabo osempumalanga kwakuyi-Atharothi-adari+ futhi wawutshaya uze uyefika eBhethi-horoni+ ephezulu.
6 Umngcele lo wawuhamba uze uyefika elwandle. Wawusuka enyakatho yeMikhimethathi+ uqonde empumalanga uyefika eThanathi-shilo leJanowa.
7 Wawusuka eJanowa uye e-Atharothi leNahara uqhubeke uze uyefika eJerikho,+ wehlele emfuleni uJodani.
8 Usuka eThaphuwa+ wawuqonda entshonalanga uyefika esihotsheni seKhana uyephelela elwandle.+ Leli yilo ilifa elaphiwa isizwana sako-Efrayimi ngezimuli zabo.
9 Amanye amadolobho esizwana sako-Efrayimi ayephakathi kwelizwe* elaphiwa abakoManase.+ Amadolobho la ayelezigaba eziseduze kwawo.
10 Abako-Efrayimi abazange bawaxotshe amaKhenani ayehlala eGezeri+ kodwa bawacindezela+ bawenza izisebenzi zabo. Lalamuhla+ amaKhenani alokhu ehlala labantu bako-Efrayimi.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “kwelifa.”
