UJoshuwa 16

₁Isabelo sabozalo lukaJosefa sasisuka eJordani ngaseJerikho empumalanga yamanzi eJerikho, kuya ehlane, sikhuphuke kusuka eJerikho kuye kwelezintaba kuze kufike eBhethele, ₂bese sisuka eBhethele kuya eLuzi, sidabule ngase-Atharothi, isifunda sama-Arikithe; ₃siqhubekele ezansi ngasentshonalanga esifundeni samaJafelethi, size siyofika endaweni esezansi eBhethi Horoni bese siya eGezeri; size sigcine olwandle.

₄Abozalo lukaJosefa, nabolukaManase no-Efrayimi, basithola isabelo sabo.

₅Indawo yabozalo luka-Efrayimi ngokwemindeni yabo yama kanje:

umngcele wesabelo sabo ngasempumalanga kwakuyi-Atharothi Adari kuze kuyofika enhla neBhethi Horoni, ₆umngcele wawusuka lapho uye olwandle, ngasenyakatho eMikhemethathi, empumalanga umngcele ujika ubheke eThawanathi Shilo, wedlule ngaphesheya kwalo ngasempumalanga uye eJanowa, ₇bese wehla usuka eJanowa uye e-Atharothi naseNahara, ugudle iJerikho ugcine ngeJordani. ₈Ukusuka eThaphuwa umngcele wawubheka ngasentshonalanga uze ufinyelele esigodini iKhana ugcine olwandle. Sasimi kanjalo-ke isabelo sesizwana sozalo luka-Efrayimi ngokwemindeni yaso, ₉ nemizi eyehlukaniselwa abozalo luka-Efrayimi esabelweni sabozalo lukaManase, yonke leyo mizi nemizana yayo.

₁₀Nokho-ke abakwazanga ukuwaxosha amaKhanani ayehlala eGezeri; ngakho-ke asahlala phakathi kwabakwa-Efrayimi kuze kube yinamuhla, kodwa bawenza izinceku zokubasebenzela.