Joshua (16/24)  

1. Kwasekuphuma inkatho yabantwana bakoJosefa kusukela eJordani eJeriko, kusiya emanzini eJeriko ngempumalanga, inkangala isenyuka isuka eJeriko entabeni yeBhetheli;
2. yasiphuma eBhetheli isiya eLuzi, yadlulela emngceleni wamaAriki eAtarothi,
3. yehlela entshonalanga emngceleni wamaJafilethi, isiya emngceleni weBethi-Horoni ngaphansi, kwaze kwaba seGezeri; lokuphuma kwayo kwakuselwandle.
4. Ngakho abantwana bakoJosefa, uManase loEfrayimi, balidla ilifa.
5. Lomngcele wabantwana bakoEfrayimi ngokwensendo zabo wawu nje: Ngitsho umngcele welifa labo empumalanga wawuyiAtarothi-Adari kuze kufike eBethi-Horoni ngaphezulu.
6. Umngcele wasuphumela elwandle, eMikimethathi enyakatho; lomngcele waphendukela empumalanga eTanathi-Shilo, wedlula empumalanga usiya eJanowa;
7. wasusehla usuka eJanowa usiya eAtarothi leNahara, wagudla iJeriko, waphumela eJordani.
8. Kusukela eTapuwa umngcele waya entshonalanga esifuleni iKana, lokuphuma kwawo waba selwandle. Leli yilifa lesizwe sabantwana bakoEfrayimi ngokwensendo zabo.
9. Lemizi eyayehlukaniselwe abantwana bakoEfrayimi yayiphakathi kwelifa labantwana bakoManase, yonke imizi lemizana yayo.
10. Kodwa kabawaxotshanga elifeni amaKhanani ayehlala eGezeri. Ngakho amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabakoEfrayimi kuze kube lamuhla, ayesebenza njengezibhalwa.

  Joshua (16/24)