URubhen: UBawo wethu Ujika Ubuzibulo

URubhen waphulukana nelungelo lobuzibulo ngenxa yokutyhila isondo lengubo kayise. Isizwe sakhe noGadi nesiqingatha sakwaManase baphumelela imfazwe abayibalela kuBawo wethu, baze bazihenyuzise koothixo bendawo. Ezo ncwadi zibala amajoni abo, zibhala nokuthinjwa kwabo.

Isahluko 5.

Oonyana bakaRubhen, amazibulo kaSirayeli—wayengamazibulo okunene, kodwa ekubeni watyhila isondo lengubo kayise, ubuzibulo bakhe baya koonyana bakaYosefu, unyana kaSirayeli, ngoko wayengenako ukubalwa njengamazibulo emlibeni wokuzalwa. Nangona uYuda waba namandla phakathi kwabazalwana bakhe, kwaza kwaphuma kuye umlawuli, ubuzibulo baba bobukaYosefu. Oonyana bakaRubhen, amazibulo kaSirayeli: nguHanoki, noFalu, noHetseron, noKarmi. Oonyana bakaYoweli: nguShemaya, unyana wakhe; noGogi, unyana wakhe; noShimehi, unyana wakhe; noMika, unyana wakhe; noReyaya, unyana wakhe; noBhahali, unyana wakhe; noBhehera, unyana wakhe, owafuduselwa nguTigelati-pilesere, ukumkani waseAsiriya—yena wayeyinkulu yamaRubhen. Abazalwana bakhe ngokwemizalwane yabo, njengoko babalwa emlibeni wokuzalwa: nguYehiyeli inkulu, noZekariya, noBhela, unyana kaAzazi, unyana kaShema, unyana kaYoweli. Bema eArohere, besa eNebho naseBhahali-mehon. Bema kananjalo ngasempumalanga, besa esiphelweni sentlango ethabathela eMlanjeni ongumEfrati, ngokuba imfuyo yabo yayandile ezweni laseGiliyadi.

Ngemihla kaSawule balwa namaHagari, awile kubo; bahlala ezintenteni zamaHagari kuwo wonke ummandla ongasempumalanga kweGiliyadi.

Inzala kaGadi Ezweni laseBhashan

Oonyana bakaGadi bema ngakubo ezweni laseBhashan, besa eSaleka: nguYoweli inkulu, noShafam owesibini, noYanayi, noShafati eBhashan. Abazalwana babo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, nguMikayeli, noMeshulam, noShebha, noYorayi, noYakan, noZiya, noEbhere—besixhenxe. Ngabo aba oonyana baka-Abhihayili, unyana kaHuri, unyana kaYaroha, unyana kaGiliyadi, unyana kaMikayeli, unyana kaYeshishayi, unyana kaYahido, unyana kaBhuzi. UAhi, unyana ka-Abhdiyeli, unyana kaGuni, wayeyintloko yezindlu zooyise. Bahlala eGiliyadi, eBhashan nemizana yayo, nakuwo onke amadlelo aseSharon kuse emideni yabo. Bonke aba babalwa emlibeni wokuzalwa ngemihla kaYotam, ukumkani wakwaYuda, nekaYarobheham, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.

AmaRubhen, namaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase ayenamadoda anobukroti aphatha ikhaka nekrele, agoba isaphetha, aqeqeshelwe imfazwe—angamashumi amane anamane amawaka, anamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathandathu, ephuma umkhosi. Alwa namaHagari, noYeture, noNafishi, noNodabhi. Ancedwa kuwo; amaHagari nawo onke ayemanqophisana nawo anikelwa esandleni sawo, ngokuba akhala kuBawo wethu emfazweni. Wawaphendula, kuba akholosa ngaye. Ayithimba imfuyo yamaHagari: iinkamela ezingamashumi amahlanu amawaka, negusha ezingamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu amawaka, namaesile angamawaka amabini, nabantu abalikhulu lamawaka. Baninzi abawayo befile, kuba imfazwe yayiyekaBawo wethu; bahlala apho kwada kwaba sekufuduselweni.

Isiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase: Amandla awo noKuwa kwawo

Isiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase sahlala ezweni, sanda sithabathela eBhashan sisa eBhahali-hermon, naseSenire, nasentabeni yeHermon. Iintloko zezindlu zooyise: nguEfere, noIshi, noEliyeli, noAzriyeli, noYeremiya, noHodaviya, noYahediyeli—amadoda anobukroti, amadoda adumileyo, iintloko zezindlu zooyise. Kodwa aba meneza kuThixo wooyise, ahenyuza ngokulandela oothixo bezizwe zelo zwe, awayezitshabalalisile uBawo wethu phambi kwawo. Ngoko uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli waxhokonxa umoya kaPuli, ukumkani waseAsiriya—uTigelati-pilesere, ukumkani waseAsiriya—waza wawafudusela amaRubhen, namaGadi, nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase eHala, naseHabhore, naseHara, nasemlanjeni ongumGozan, apho akhoyo unanamhla.