18 “Ngasenshonalanga kutawuba yinkambu yeticheme tesiboniso sebuve baka-Efrayimu. Umholi wesive saka-Efrayimu ngu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
Wachubeka watsi: “Lamadvodzana akho lamabili lowawatalelwa lapha eveni laseGibhithe ngisengakafiki mine, nguwona awami. Efrayimu naManase batawuba bami, njengobe Rubeni naSimeyoni babami.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Kumadvodzana aJosefa: Emndenini waka-Efrayimu kuyawuba ngu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi; emndenini wakaManase kuyawuba nguGamaliyeli, umsa waPhedasuri.
Kumadvodzana akaJosefa: Titukulwane taka-Efrayimu tema kanje: Onkhe emadvodza kusukela kulabesaneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, labesangalungela kuya emphini abhaliswa ngemabito awo, ngayinye ngayinye, njengekutalana kwawo, lusendvo ngelusendvo nangemindeni yawo.
Kwase kulandzela ticheme tesive saka-Efrayimu ngetigaba taso ngaphansi kwesiboniso sebuve baso. Umholi waso bekungu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
Sicheme saso saba ti-40 500.
Ngelilanga lesikhombisa Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi, umholi wesive saka-Efrayimu, waletsa umnikelo wakakhe.
tinkunzana letimbili, netihhanca letisihlanu, netiphongo letisihlanu, nemazinyane lamadvuna etimvu lasihlanu lanemnyaka munye budzala, kutsi kutewuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Kwaba ngulowo-ke umnikelo wa-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
Litubulo lakhe lenkunzi linebukhosi, timphondvo takhe tenyatsi. Ngaletimphondvo uyawudvungulula tonkhe tive kanyekanye, kuze kufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Banjalo baka-Efrayimu, batinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane. Banjalo nabakaManase, batinkhulungwane.”