1Iinhloko zemindeni kaGiliyadi umsa kaMakiri omsa kaManase okuziinzukulwana zekoro kaJosefa, zeza zakhuluma phambi kwakaMosi nabarholi okuziinhloko zemindeni yama-Israyeli,
2zafese zathi: “Ngesikhathi uSomnini uZimu ayala ikosethu bona inarha le yabelwe ama-Israyeli ngefumbe, ikosethu yayalwa nguSomnini uZimu bonyana ilifa lomfowethu uTselofirhadi linikelwe amadodakazakhe.
3Kodwana nangabe ende kenye yamadodana weenkoro zama-Israyeli, khona ilifa lawo lizakuthathwa esabelweni sabobaba lingezelelwe ekorweni ebendele kiyo. Nje-ke ingcenye yelifa lethu esabelwe lona ngefumbe izokuthathwa kithi.
4Lokha umnyaka wokubuyisela nawufikako kuma-Israyeli, ilifa lawo lizokungezelelwa elifeni lekoro endele kiyo. Ngalokho ilifa labo lizokuhletjhulwa elifeni lekoro yabobaba.”
5Ngokomyalo kaSomnini uMosi wayala ama-Israyeli wathi: “Ikoro yesizukulwana sakaJosefa ikhuluma iqiniso.
6Nje-ke nakhu uSomnini ayale ngakho mayelana namadodakazi kaTselofirhadi uthi, ‘Wona angathathwa nanyana ngubani abona awalungele, ikani kumumuntu womndeni wekoro kayisawo.
7Ilifa lama-Israyeli akukafaneli lidluliselwe ekorweni ngekoro ngombana omunye nomunye wama-Israyeli kufuze anamathele elifeni lekoro yaboyise.
8Nje-ke nanyana ngimuphi umntazana weenkoro zama-Israyeli onelifa, kufuze ende komunye womndeni wekoro kayise ukuze omunye nomunye wama-Israyeli abe nelifa lendlu yaboyise.
9Ngalokho akunalifa elizakudluliselwa ekorweni ukuya kwenye ngombana enye nenye ikoro izakunamathela elifeni layo.’ ”
10Amadodakazi kaTselofirhadi enza njengombana uSomnini ayale uMosi:
11UMarhila, uTiritsa, uRhogila, uMilika noNoya bebathethwe madodana wendlu yabafowabo kayisabo.
12Iye, bebathethwe ngemndenini wakaManase umsa kaJosefa. Ngalokho ilifa labo lahlala lisekorweni yomndeni kayise wamadodakazi lawo.
13Leyo-ke mithetho nemiyalo uSomnini ayala ngayo ama-Israyeli ngoMosi kwaMowabi ngemrhobeni weJordani malungana neJerikho.
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