Vakuru veDzinza Vanotaura
Vakuru vemhuri dzaManase vanoratidza kuti kana vanasikana vaZerofehadhi vakaroorwa kunze kwedzinza, vaizoenda nenyika yavo. Mutongo: vanogona kuroorwa nounovafadza, asi mumhuri yababa vavo, kuitira kuti nhaka yedzinza ripi neripi irege kuyerera zvinyararire ichienda kune rimwe.
36 1Vakuru vemhuri vedzinza raGiriyadhi—zvizvarwa zvaMakiri mwanakomana waManase, kubva kumhuri dzaJosefa—vakaswedera vakataura pamberi paMozisi navatungamiri, vakuru vedzinza remhuri dzavaIsraeri. 2Vakati, “Baba vedu vakarayira ishe wangu kuti ape nyika senhaka nemujenya kuvanhu vaIsraeri, uye ishe wangu vakarayirwa naBaba vedu kuti ape nhaka yehama yedu Zerofehadhi kuvanasikana vake. 3Kana vakawanikwa navarume vedzimwe ndudzi dzavaIsraeri, nhaka yavo ichabviswa panhaka yamadzibaba edu igowedzerwa pane yorudzi rwavo rutsva, zvichideredza nhaka yatakagoverwa. 4Kana gore reJubheri ravaIsraeri rasvika, nhaka yavo ichasanganiswa nenhaka yorudzi rwavakawanikwa narwo, ichitorwa panhaka yorudzi rwamadzibaba edu.”
5Saka Mozisi akarayira vaIsraeri neshoko raBaba vedu, achiti, “Rudzi rwaJosefa runotaura zvakanaka.
6Izvi ndizvo zvinorayira Baba vedu pamusoro pavanasikana vaZerofehadhi: vangawanikwa naani zvake wavanoona akavakodzera, asi chete mukati medzinza rorudzi rwababa vavo.
7Hapana nhaka yavaIsraeri inofanira kubva kune rumwe rudzi ichienda kune rumwe; muIsraeri mumwe nomumwe anofanira kuchengeta nhaka yorudzi rwamadzibaba ake. 8Musikana mumwe nomumwe anowana nhaka murudzi rwavaIsraeri anofanira kuwanikwa mukati medzinza rorudzi rwababa vake, kuitira kuti muIsraeri mumwe nomumwe achengete nhaka yamadzibaba ake. 9Hapana nhaka inofanira kubva kune rumwe rudzi ichienda kune rumwe; rudzi rumwe norumwe rwaIsraeri runofanira kubatirira panhaka yarwo chaiyo.”
10Sezvakarayirwa Mozisi naBaba vedu, ndizvo zvakaita vanasikana vaZerofehadhi. 11Mahara, Tiriza, Hogira, Mirika, naNoa, vanasikana vaZerofehadhi, vakawanikwa navanakomana vehama dzababa vavo. 12Vakawanikwa mukati medzinza rezvizvarwa zvaManase mwanakomana waJosefa, uye nhaka yavo yakaramba iri mudzinza rorudzi rwababa vavo.
13Iyi ndiyo mirayiro nemitongo yakarayirwa naBaba vedu kuvanhu vaIsraeri kuburikidza naMozisi pamapani eMoabhi, paJoridhani pakatarisana neJeriko.