UJoshuwa

16 Umngcele welizwe elabelwa izizukulwane zikaJosefa+ ngenkatho+ wawusukela kuJodani eJerikho uyefika esifudlaneni esisempumalanga kweJerikho, udabule enkangala eqalisela eJerikho uyefika ezintabeni zaseBhetheli.+ 2 Usuka eBhetheli eseLuzi wawuqhubeka uze uyefika emngceleni wama-Arikhi e-Atharothi, 3 ubusuqonda entshonalanga emngceleni wamaJafilethi, utshaye uze uyefika emngceleni weBhethi-horoni+ ephansi ufike leGezeri+ uyephelela elwandle.

4 Izizukulwane zikaJosefa,+ isizwana sakoManase lesako-Efrayimi, zalithatha ilizwe lazo.+ 5 Nanku umngcele welizwe elaphiwa izizukulwane zako-Efrayimi ngezimuli zazo: Umngcele wabo osempumalanga kwakuyi-Atharothi-adari+ futhi wawutshaya uze uyefika eBhethi-horoni+ ephezulu. 6 Umngcele lo wawuhamba uze uyefika elwandle. Wawusuka enyakatho yeMikhimethathi+ uqonde empumalanga uyefika eThanathi-shilo leJanowa. 7 Wawusuka eJanowa uye e-Atharothi leNahara uqhubeke uze uyefika eJerikho,+ wehlele emfuleni uJodani. 8 Usuka eThaphuwa+ wawuqonda entshonalanga uyefika esihotsheni seKhana uyephelela elwandle.+ Leli yilo ilifa elaphiwa isizwana sako-Efrayimi ngezimuli zabo. 9 Amanye amadolobho esizwana sako-Efrayimi ayephakathi kwelizwe* elaphiwa abakoManase.+ Amadolobho la ayelezigaba eziseduze kwawo.

10 Abako-Efrayimi abazange bawaxotshe amaKhenani ayehlala eGezeri+ kodwa bawacindezela+ bawenza izisebenzi zabo. Lalamuhla+ amaKhenani alokhu ehlala labantu bako-Efrayimi.