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₁Izinhloko zezindlu zoyise bemindeni yozalo lukaGileyadi kaMakhiri kaManase, nabozalo lukaJosefa, zasondela, zakhuluma phambi kukaMose naphambi kwabaholi, abayizinhloko zezindlu zoyise bakwa-Israyeli, ₂zathi: “USimakade wayiyala inkosi yami ukuba inike abantu bakwa-Israyeli izwe libe yifa labo ngonkatho. USimakade wayiyala futhi inkosi yami ukuba inike amadodakazi omfowethu uZelofehadi ifa lakhe, libe yifa lawo. ₃Uma egana amadodana ezinye zezizwe zabakwa-Israyeli, ifa lawo liyakususwa efeni lokhokho bethu, lithasiselwe efeni laleso sizwana ayakugana kuso; lisuswe ezweni esilabelwe njengefa lethu. ₄Ngesikhathi kufika ijubhili labantu bakwa-Israyeli, ifa lamadodakazi kaZelofehadi liyothasiselwa efeni laleso sizwana ayoba ngawaso, ifa lawo lisuswe efeni lesizwana sokhokho bethu.”

₅UMose wabayala abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezwi likaSimakade, wathi: “Isizwana sozalo lukaJosefa siqinisile kulokhu esikushoyo. ₆USimakade wayala ngamadodakazi kaZelofehadi, wathi mawagane lowo athanda ukumgana, kodwa kufanele agane emndenini wesizwana sikayise, ₇ukuze kungabikho ifa labantu bakwa-Israyeli eliyakudluliselwa kwezinye izizwana, yilowo nalowo wabantu bakwa-Israyeli uyakunamathela efeni lesizwana sokhokho bakhe. ₈Yileyo naleyo ndodakazi enefa esizwaneni esithile sabakwa-Israyeli, iyakugana omunye womndeni wesizwana sikayise, ukuze bonke abakwa-Israyeli babe nefa esabelweni sokhokho babo. ₉Akukho lifa eliyakuthathwa lidluliselwe kwesinye isizwana, ngokuba yileso naleso sizwana sakwa-Israyeli siyakunamathela efeni laso.”

₁₀Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi enza njengalokhu uSimakade ayemyalile uMose. ₁₁UMahela, uThiriza, uHogila, uMilikha, noNowa, amadodakazi kaZelofehadi, agana amadodana abafowabo bakayise. ₁₂Agana emindenini yozalo lukaManase, indodana kaJosefa, kwathi ifa lawo lahlala esizwaneni somndeni kayise. ₁₃Yileyo imiyalelo nezehlulelo uSimakade ayala ngakho abakwa-Israyeli, ngomlomo kaMose, ngesikhathi bekanise emathafeni kwaMowabi ngaseJordani, phesheya kweJerikho.