Numbers 36
1 Izinhloko zezindlu zoyise bemindeni yozalo lukaGileyadi kaMakhiri kaManase, nabozalo lukaJosefa, zasondela, zakhuluma phambi kukaMose naphambi kwabaholi, abayizinhloko zezindlu zoyise bakwa-Israyeli,
2 zathi: “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.
3 Uma egana amadodana ezinye zezizwe zabakwa-Israyeli, ifa lawo liyakususwa efeni lokhokho bethu, lithasiselwe efeni laleso sizwana ayakugana kuso; lisuswe ezweni esilabelwe njengefa lethu.
4 Ngesikhathi kufika ijubhili labantu bakwa-Israyeli, ifa lamadodakazi kaZelofehadi liyothasiselwa efeni laleso sizwana ayoba ngawaso, ifa lawo lisuswe efeni lesizwana sokhokho bethu.”
5 UMose wabayala abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezwi likaSimakade, wathi: “Isizwana sozalo lukaJosefa siqinisile kulokhu esikushoyo.
6 USimakade wayala ngamadodakazi kaZelofehadi, wathi mawagane lowo athanda ukumgana, kodwa kufanele agane emndenini wesizwana sikayise,
7 ukuze kungabikho ifa labantu bakwa-Israyeli eliyakudluliselwa kwezinye izizwana, yilowo nalowo wabantu bakwa-Israyeli uyakunamathela efeni lesizwana sokhokho bakhe.
8 Yileyo naleyo ndodakazi enefa esizwaneni esithile sabakwa-Israyeli, iyakugana omunye womndeni wesizwana sikayise, ukuze bonke abakwa-Israyeli babe nefa esabelweni sokhokho babo.
9 Akukho lifa eliyakuthathwa lidluliselwe kwesinye isizwana, ngokuba yileso naleso sizwana sakwa-Israyeli siyakunamathela efeni laso.”
10 Amadodakazi kaZelofehadi enza njengalokhu uSimakade ayemyalile uMose.
11 UMahela, uThiriza, uHogila, uMilikha, noNowa, amadodakazi kaZelofehadi, agana amadodana abafowabo bakayise.
12 Agana emindenini yozalo lukaManase, indodana kaJosefa, kwathi ifa lawo lahlala esizwaneni somndeni kayise.
13 Yileyo imiyalelo nezehlulelo uSimakade ayala ngakho abakwa-Israyeli, ngomlomo kaMose, ngesikhathi bekanise emathafeni kwaMowabi ngaseJordani, phesheya kweJerikho.