14 M'badwe wa Jozefi udati kwa Joshuwa, “Thangwe lanyi kutipasa chigawo chibodzi chadziko nanjila yakuwombeza kukhala nthaka yathu? Ise ndise azinji kwene-kwene pakuti Chawuta adatidalisa.”
Koma apayi wake adalamba, iwo adati, “Nin'dziwa mwanangu, nin'dziwa; umweyu pomwe an'zakhala nkulu, koma mung'ono wake an'zawa nkulu kuposa iye. M'badwe wake un'zawa nshowo uzinji kwene-kwene.”
Nakutenepo Izraeli adaadalisa ntsiku imweyo, adati, “Nayiwe, Izraeli in'zalewa madaliso ichiti, ‘Mulungu ngaakuchite ninga Efulemu na Manase.’ ” Nakutenepo adayikha Efulemu patsogolo pa Manase.
Pomwe ndapeleka Shekemu kwayiwe pana kuti ndipase abale wako, iyo yandidatola m'manja mwa Amori nabhemba langu nawutati wangu.”
Wanthu wa Jozefi nawa Manase nawa Efulemu adatambila nthaka yawo.
Joshuwa adati kwayiwo, “Peno ndimwe azinji kulumizani muyende m'mathengo yadziko laa Perezi nalaa Refayimu mukabzikonzele pakukhala pamwepo, pakuti dziko lamapili la Efulemu niling'ono kwayimwe.”