17 Yusufu ariphoona ise akaika mkpwonowe wa kulume chitswani pha Efuraimu, kayahamirwa. Kpwa hivyo wagbwira ise mkpwono ili awuuse chitswani pha Efuraimu auike pha Manase.
Ela Iziraeli watikanyiza mikonoye, mkpwonowe wa kulume achiubandika chitswani pha Efuraimu dzagbwe kala ndiye mdide na mkpwonowe wa kumotso achiubandika chitswani pha Manase ambaye kala ndiye mvyere.
Chisha Aiziraeli aandza kumnungʼunikira Mwenyezi Mlungu kuhusu tabu zao. Mwenyezi Mlungu ariphoasikira, waatsukirirwa sana na achiahumira moho, uchiocha seemu za kanda-kanda ya yo kambi.
Balaamu achimuamba ye malaika wa Mwenyezi Mlungu, “Nkahenda dambi. Simanyire kukala che uimire njirani kunizuwiya. Phahi ichikala ni vii kpwako, ndauya kaya.”
Ela kabila ya hara patsa kuvyalwa, wala taadzangbwehenda nono au iyi, Mlungu wamuamba Rebeka kukala, “Mvyere andamuhumikira mdide.” Hivi vinaonyesa kala Mlungu nkutsambula mutu kulengana na arivyopanga iye, wala sio kulengana na mahendo ga yuya mutu.
Atu a mbari ya Manase yekala mwana mvyere wa Yusufu aganyirwa urisi wao. Mwana mvyere wa Manase kala ni Makiri, na iye wakala ni ise wa Giliadi. Makiri kala akahewa Giliadi na Bashani, tsi yokala i mlairo wa dzuwa wa muho Joridani mana wakala ni mutu wa viha.