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.