23 Bantfu bencenye yesive sakaManase babebanyenti kakhulu; bona babehlala eveni kusukela eBhashani kuze kuyewufika eBhali Hemoni, lokusho kutsi, eSeniri, naseNtsabeni iHemoni.
Baholi balemindeni bekubo-Eferi, na-Ishi, na-Eliyeli, na-Azriyeli, naJeremiya, naHodaviya, naJadiyeli. Babengemachawe labenesibindzi, ladvumile nalabebaholi bemindeni yawo.
Kufana nematolo eNtsaba iHemoni, nakehlela eNtsabeni iSiyoni. Kulapho-ke lapho Simakadze ehlisela khona tibusiso takhe, yebo, nekuphila, kuze kube phakadze.
Wota nami sisuke eLebanoni, makoti wami, wota sambe nawe lapha eLebanoni. Yehla esicongweni sase-Amana, esicongweni saseSeniri, ingcongwane yeHemoni, sisuke emhumeni wemabhubesi, nakuso sidleke sekudlalela tingwe.
Benta tonkhe tigodvo takho tetipheshula taseSeniri, balandza umsedari eLebanoni kutsi batekwakhela insika ngawo.
Titukulwane takaJosefa lusendvo ngelusendvo kusukela kuboManase na-Efrayimu tatime kanje:
Litubulo lakhe lenkunzi linebukhosi, timphondvo takhe tenyatsi. Ngaletimphondvo uyawudvungulula tonkhe tive kanyekanye, kuze kufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Banjalo baka-Efrayimu, batinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane. Banjalo nabakaManase, batinkhulungwane.”
Laliphindze lifake ekhatsi iGileyadi, nelive lesive sakaGeshuri nesakaMakha, nayo yonkhe iNtsaba iHemoni, nalo lonkhe laseBhashani, kuze kuyewufika eSalekha;