18 Udadewabo uHamolekethi wazala oIshodi loAbiyezeri loMahla.
18 Udadewabo uHamolekhethi wazala u-Ishodi, lo-Abhiyezeri loMahila.
Indodana kaUlamu yayinguBedani. Labo babengamadodana kaGileyadi kaMakiri kaManase.
Amadodana kaShemida ayengoAhiyani loShekema loLikhi loAniyamu.
La ngamadodana kaGileyadi; uIyezeri, okwavela kuye abakoIyezeri; loHeleki, okwavela kuye abakoHeleki;
Abaseleyo esizweni sakoManase ngosendo lwabo babengabakoAbiyezeri labakoHeleki labakoAsiriyeli labakoShekema labakoHeferi labakoShemida. Laba babengabantwana besilisa bakaManase indodana kaJosefa ngosendo lwabo.
Kwasekufika isithunywa seNkosi, sahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla esikhulu eOfira, esasingesikaJowashi umAbiyezeri, indodana yakhe uGidiyoni yayibhula amabele esikhamelweni sewayini, iwafihlele amaMidiyani.
UGidiyoni waseyakhela iNkosi ialtare lapho, walibiza ngokuthi iNkosi ilokuthula. Lisekhona lalamhla eOfira lamaAbiyezeri.
Umoya weNkosi wehlela kuGidiyoni; wakhalisa uphondo, amaAbiyezeri abizwa ukumlandela.
Yena wathi kibo: Ngenzeni mina lapho kulinganiswa lokwenziwe yini? Ukudojwa kwezithelo zevini eziseleyo koEfrayimi kakukuhle yini kulokuvuna kulesisivuno sakoAbiyezeri na?