23 Josefa wakhula, wadzimate wabona bantfwana ba-Efrayimu nebatukulu bakhe; wabona nebantfwana baMakhire, umsa waManase; Josefa wabafaka emndenini wakhe.
Rakheli waphendvula Jakobe watsi: “Nasi sisebenti sami lesinguBilha, ngena kuso, kuze atengitalela, khona nami ngitewuba nebantfwana ngaye.”
Kodvwa uyise wala, watsi: “Ngiyati, ndvodzana yami, ngiyati. Naye utaba sive, naye futsi utaba mkhulu. Kodvwa nome kunjalo, lona lomncane utawuba mkhulu kunaye, netitukulwane takhe tiyawuba tive letinkhulu.”
Emehlo abo ayawuba bovu ngenca yeliwayini, ematinyo abo ayawuba mhlophe ngenca yelubisi.
Josefa wachubeka wahlala eGibhithe, yena nemndeni weyise. Wakhula waze waba neminyaka leli-110 budzala, wase uyafa.
Titukulwane takaManase bekungu-Asriyeli, lamtala esinganini sakhe lesasingumSiriya, saphindze samtalela naMakhire, uyise waGileyadi.
Emvakwaloko, Jobe waphila iminyaka leli-140; waze wabona bantfwabakhe, nebantfwana bebantfwabakhe, kwaze kwayawufika esitukulwaneni sesine.
Shangatsi ungaphila uze ukhokhobe, uze ubone nebatukulu bakho. Kuthula akube na-Israyeli.
Kubantfu labadzala kungumchele lomuhle kuba nebatukulu; nasetinsizweni kunjalo, boyise baludvumo lwato.
Ngako-ke Mosi emaGadi nemaRubeni nencenye yesive sakaManase, umsa waJosefa, wawabela live lembuso wakaSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, nelaka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, lonkhe lelo live nemadolobha alo nemave lakhelene nalo.
Titukulwane takaMakhire, umsa waManase, tahamba taya kaGileyadi, talihlasela, talidla, tawacosha onkhe ema-Amori labekalapho.
Nali-ke live lelabelwa sive sakaManase, labelitubulo laJosefa; lelabelwa Makhire, litubulo laManase. Makhire abengukhokho webakaGileyadi, labemukele iGileyadi neBhashani, ngobe Makhire abeyingwazi ledvumile.