17 Watsi kube Josefa abone kutsi uyise ubeke sandla sakhe sekudla etikwenhloko ya-Efrayimu, wakhubeka. Watsatsa sandla seyise sekudla etikwa-Efrayimu kuze asibeke etikwenhloko yaManase.
Esawu watsi kube abone kutsi emadvodzakati emaKhenani abengamjabulisi uyise,
Simakadze watfukutsela ngaleso sento sa-Onani, ngako naye wambulala.
Kodvwa Israyeli welula sandla sakhe sangesekudla wasibeka etikwa-Efrayimu, nome abengulomncane; sandla sakhe sangesancele waselula wasibeka etikwaManase, labelitubulo.
Wakhuluma kuyise watsi: “Cha, phela babe, lona nguyena alitubulo, beka sandla sakho sekudla etikwakhe.”
Kodvwa Omri wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wona kwendlula bonkhe labebangembili kwakhe.
Lesento futsi sasisibi ngisho nasemehlweni aNkulunkulu; ngako Nkulunkulu wawajezisa ema-Israyeli.
ngobe Simakadze angahle akubone angete ajabula, esuse lulaka lwakhe kuso.
Sive sacala sasola Simakadze ngenca yetinhlupheko taso; watsi kube asive, lulaka lwakhe lwabavutsela. Watfumela umlilo lowavutsa emkhatsini wabo, waze washisa nalababesemaphetselweni enkambu.
Bhalamu wakhuluma kulengilosi yaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngonile, bengingaboni kutsi ume endleleni kutewuncandza mine. Nangabe-ke akukujabulisi lokuhamba kwami, ngitawuncandzeka.”
Injongo yaNkulunkulu yekukhetsanchanti ayigucuki. Kwatsi lamaphahla angakatalwa, asengakenti lutfo lokulungile nalokungakalungi,
Nali-ke live lelabelwa sive sakaManase, labelitubulo laJosefa; lelabelwa Makhire, litubulo laManase. Makhire abengukhokho webakaGileyadi, labemukele iGileyadi neBhashani, ngobe Makhire abeyingwazi ledvumile.
Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kuSamuweli, watsi: “Ungabheki kubukeka nebudze bakhe, ngobe yena ngimalile. Simakadze akabuki tona tintfo letinakwa ngumuntfu. Umuntfu ubuka lingaphandle lemuntfu, kodvwa Simakadze ubuka inhlitiyo.”