UJoshuwa 17 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJoshuwa 17 Isizwe sakwaManase

¹ Kwakukhona abaningi abesizwe sakwaManase; ngoba wayelizibulo likaJosefa; okungukuthi, uMagiri, izibulo likaManase, uyise kaGileyadi; ngokuba wayeyindoda yempi, ngalokho waba nelakwaGileyadi neBashani.

² Kwakukhona nabanye abantwana bakwaManase abaningi ngemindeni yabo; kubantwana bakwa-Abiyezeri, nakubantwana bakwaHeleki, nakubantwana bakwa-Asiriyeli, nakubantwana bakwaShekemi, nakubantwana bakwaHeferi, nakubantwana bakwaSemida; labo babe ngamadodana kaManase indodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yabo.

³ Kepha uSelofehadi, indodana kaHeferi, indodana kaGileyadi, indodana kaMagiri, indodana kaManase, wayengenamadodana, kodwa amadodakazi; lawa angamagama amadodakazi akhe: uMagila, noNowa, noHogila, noMilka, noTirisa.

⁴ Asondela phambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi, naphambi kukaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, naphambi kwezikhulu, athi: “UJehova wamyala uMose ukuba asinike ifa phakathi kwabafowethu. Ngakho wabapha ifa phakathi kwabafowabo bakayise ngokomyalo kaJehova.

⁵ Izabelo eziyishumi zawela kuManase ngasezweni lakwaGileyadi neBashani elingaphesheya kweJordani;

⁶ Ngokuba amadodakazi kaManase aba nefa phakathi kwamadodana akhe, nezwe lakwaGileyadi amanye amadodana kaManase.

⁷ Umkhawulo kaManase wasuka kwa-Asheri, waya eMigmetha ephambi kweShekemi; futhi umugqa ugijima kwesokudla uye kwabakhileyo Entapuag.

⁸ UManase waba lelizwe laseTaphuwa, kodwa iThaphuwa elisemngceleni kaManase lalingelabantwana bakoEfrayimi;

⁹ Umkhawulo wehlela emfuleni iKhana eningizimu yomfula; Le mizi yakwa-Efrayimi iphakathi kwemizi yakwaManase; umkhawulo kaManase wawungasenyakatho komfula, ukuphuma kwawo kwakungaselwandle;

¹⁰ Ngaseningizimu laphuma kwa-Efrayimi, ngasenyakatho lalingelikaManase, ulwandle lwaba umkhawulo walo; babuthana kwa-Asheri ngasenyakatho nakwa-Isakare ngasempumalanga.

¹¹ Kwa-Isakare nakwa-Asheri uManase waba neBeti Sheyani namadlelo alo, ne-Ibileyamu namadlelo alo, nabakhileyo eDori namadlelo alo, nabakhileyo e-Endori namadlelo alo, nabakhileyo eThahanaki namadlelo alo. Nabakhileyo eMegido nemizana yayo, amazwe amathathu.

¹² Kepha abantwana bakwaManase babengenakuxosha abakhileyo kuleyo mizi; kepha amaKhanani athanda ukuhlala kulelo zwe.

¹³ Kodwa lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebenamandla, bakhokhisa amaKhanani intela; kodwa kabaxotshanga ngokupheleleyo.

¹⁴ Abantwana bakwaJosefa bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, bathi: “Ninginikeni inkatho eyodwa kuphela nesabelo esisodwa sefa, lokhu ngingabantu abaningi, lokhu uJehova ungibusisile kuze kube manje na?

¹⁵ UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Uma ningabantu abaningi, khuphukani niye ehlathini, nizigawule ezweni lamaPherizi nelamaRefa, uma izintaba zakwa-Efrayimi zilincane kakhulu kini.

¹⁶ Abantwana bakwaJosefa bathi: “Intaba ayisaneli; futhi wonke amaKhanani ahlala ezweni lasesigodini anezinqola zensimbi, lawo avela eBheti-Sheyani nasemizini yawo, nalabo abavela esigodini sesifufula. EJizreyeli.

¹⁷ UJoshuwa wakhuluma kuyo indlu kaJosefa, ku-Efrayimi noManase, wathi: “Niyisizwe esikhulu, ninamandla amakhulu; ungase ungabi nesiphetho esisodwa nje.

¹⁸ Kodwa intaba izakuba ngeyakho; ngoba liwukhuni, kumelwe ugawule; futhi ukuphuma kwawo kuyakuba ngeyakho; ngokuba niyakuxosha amaKhanani, nakuba enezinqola zensimbi, nakuba enamandla.