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5 Lawa ngemadvodzana aRubeni,+ litibulo la-Israyeli. Bekalitibulo kodvwa ngesizatfu sekutsi wangcolisa* umbhedze wababe wakhe,+ lilungelo lakhe lebutibulo laniketwa emadvodzana aJosefa+ loyindvodzana ya-Israyeli, ngako akazange abalwe njengelitibulo eluhlwini lwemndeni wakubo. 2 Nanobe Juda+ bekamkhulu kunabomnakabo futsi ngaye kwavela loyo lobekatawuba ngumholi,+ lilungelo lekuba litibulo belilaJosefa. 3 Emadvodzana aRubeni litibulo la-Israyeli bekuboHanoki, Phalu, Hesroni naKhami.+ 4 Emadvodzana aJoweli bekuboShemaya indvodzana* yakhe, Gogi indvodzana yakhe, Shimeyi indvodzana yakhe, 5 Mikha indvodzana yakhe, Reyaya indvodzana yakhe, Bhali indvodzana yakhe 6 naBhera indvodzana yakhe, loyo iNkhosi Thiglathi-phileseri+ yase-Asiriya leyamtfumba; bekayindvuna yesive sakaRubeni. 7 Bomnakabo lebebatinhloko, kuye ngemindeni yabo eluhlwini lwekutalana ngetitukulwane tabo, bekuboJeyiyeli, Zakhariya 8 naBhela indvodzana ya-Azazi indvodzana yaShema indvodzana yaJoweli, futsi bebahlala e-Aroyeri+ kuze kuyofika eNebo naseBhali-meyoni.+ 9 Wakha waze wayofika lakucala khona lihlane leliseMfuleni iYufrathe+ nawuya ngasemphumalanga, ngobe imfuyo yabo beseyandzile eveni lakaGileyadi.+ 10 Ngetikhatsi taSawula, balwa nemaHagari futsi bawancoba, ngako bahlala emathendeni awo kuyo yonkhe leyondzawo lebeyisemphumalanga nelakaGileyadi.
11 Intalelwane yaGadi beyihlala eceleni kwabo eveni laseBhashani kuze kuyofika eSalekha.+ 12 Joweli bekayinhloko eBhashani, Shafamu awesibili, boJanayi naShafati babaholi. 13 Bomnakabo emndenini wakubo bekuboMikhayeli, Meshulamu, Sheba, Jorayi, Jakani, Ziya na-Ebheri, bebangu-7 sebabonkhe. 14 Lawa bekungemadvodzana a-Abihayili indvodzana yaHuri indvodzana yaJarowa indvodzana yaGileyadi indvodzana yaMikhayeli indvodzana yaJeshishayi indvodzana yaJado indvodzana yaBuzi. 15 Ahi indvodzana ya-Abdiyeli indvodzana yaGuni bekayinhloko yemndeni wakubo. 16 Bebahlala kaGileyadi,+ eBhashani+ nasemadolobheni langephansi kwayo* kanye nakuwo onkhe emadlelo aseSharoni kuze kuyofika lapho aphelela khona. 17 Bonkhe bebakhona eluhlwini lwemndeni wakubo ngetikhatsi teNkhosi Jothamu+ yakaJuda nangetikhatsi teNkhosi Jerobowamu*+ yaka-Israyeli.
18 Bantfu bakaRubeni, bakaGadi kanye nehhafu yesive sakaManase bebanemasotja langemachawe langu-44 760 ebutfweni labo lebekaphatsa emahawu netinkemba kantsi bekaphindze ahlome nangebutjoki,* futsi bekaceceshelwe imphi. 19 Balwa nemaHagari,+ bakaJeturi, bakaNafishi+ nebakaNodabi. 20 Batfola lusito ngesikhatsi balwa nawo, kuze emaHagari nabo bonkhe lebebakanye nawo banikelwe esandleni sabo, ngobe babita Nkulunkulu kuze abasite kulemphi futsi wabaphendvula ekuncuseni kwabo ngobe bebatsembele kuye.+ 21 Batfumba imfuyo yabo, lokungemakamela langu-50 000, timvu letingu-250 000, timbongolo letingu-2 000 kanye nebantfu* labangu-100 000. 22 Labanyenti babulawa ngobe lemphi beyiliwa nguNkulunkulu weliciniso.+ Base bahlala eveni lalabantfu kwaze kwaba sikhatsi labatfunjwa ngaso.+
23 Ihhafu yentalelwane yesive sakaManase+ beyihlala kuleyondzawo kusukela eBhashani kuya eBhali-hemoni naseSeniri naseNtsabeni iHemoni.+ Besisinyenti kakhulu lesive. 24 Laba bebatinhloko temindeni yakubo: Eferi, Ishi, Eliyeli, Azriyeli, Jeremiya, Hodaviya naJadiyeli; bebangemachawe, bangemadvodza ladvumile futsi batinhloko temindeni yakubo. 25 Kodvwa abazange betsembeke kuNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo futsi baphinga nabonkulunkulu bebantfu baleyondzawo,+ labo Nkulunkulu lebekabacotfulile embikwabo. 26 Ngako Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli wafaka umcabango enhlitiyweni* yeNkhosi Phuli yase-Asiriya+ (lena yiNkhosi Thiglathi-phileseri+ yase-Asiriya) kutsi itfumbe bantfu bakaRubeni, bakaGadi nehhafu yesive sakaManase ibayise eHala, eHabori, eHara nasemfuleni iGozani,+ futsi bahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla.