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,
9nemizi 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.