Joshuwa

16 Izwe elatholwa inzalo kaJosefa + ngenkatho *+ lalisuka eJordani eJeriko liye emanzini asempumalanga yeJeriko, linqamule ihlane elisuka eJeriko liye ezintabeni zaseBhethele. + 2 Lalisuka eBhethele laseLuze lidlulele emngceleni wama-Arikhi e-Atharoti, 3 bese lehla liya ngasentshonalanga emngceleni wamaJafileti lize liyofika emngceleni weBheti-horoni Elisezansi + naseGezeri, + liphelele olwandle.

4 Ngakho inzalo kaJosefa, + uManase no-Efrayimi, yalithatha izwe layo. + 5 Umngcele wenzalo ka-Efrayimi ngokwemindeni yayo kwakuyilo: Umngcele wefa layo osempumalanga kwakuyi-Atharoti-adari, + kuze kuyofika eBheti-horoni Elingenhla, + 6 lo mngcele wawuhamba uze uyofika olwandle. IMikimethati + lalisenyakatho, umngcele wawuzungeza ngasempumalanga yalo uye eThahanati-shilo bese udlulela eJanowa. 7 Wawehla usuka eJanowa uye e-Atharoti naseNahara uze ufike eJeriko + bese uphelela eJordani. 8 Ukusuka eTaphuwa + umngcele wawuqhubekela ngasentshonalanga uye eMhosheni WaseKana bese uphelela olwandle. + Leli yifa lesizwe sakwa-Efrayimi ngokwemindeni yaso; 9 lalihlanganisa nawo wonke amadolobha nemizi engaphansi kwawo inzalo ka-Efrayimi eyayinawo ngaphakathi kwefa labakwaManase. +

10 Kodwa abawaxoshanga amaKhanani ayehlala eGezeri, + amaKhanani asahlala phakathi kuka-Efrayimi kuze kube namuhla + futhi enziswa umsebenzi wobugqila. +