INumeri 36

36 ¹Izinhloko zemindeni yesizwana saseGileyadi—inzalo kaMakiri indodana kaManase, emizini kaJosefa—zasondela zakhuluma phambi kukaMose nabaholi, izinhloko zemindeni yezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. ²Zathi: “UBaba wethu wayala inkosi yami ukuba inike abantu bakwa-Israyeli izwe libe yifa ngenkatho, futhi inkosi yami yayalwa nguBaba wethu ukuba inike amadodakazi kaZelofehadi umfowethu ifa lakhe. ³Uma endela emadodeni ezinye izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ifa lawo liyakususwa efeni labobaba bethu lengezwe efeni lesizwe sawo esisha, kuncishiswe ifa esalabelwa lona. ⁴Lapho kufika iJubili lakwa-Israyeli, ifa lawo liyakuhlanganiswa nefa lesizwe endela kuso, lisuswe efeni lesizwe sobaba bethu.”

⁵Ngakho uMose wayala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngezwi likaBaba wethu, wathi: “Isizwe sakwaJosefa sikhuluma ngokufanele.

⁶Yilokhu uBaba wethu akuyalayo ngamadodakazi kaZelofehadi: angendela kunoma ngubani awabona emuhle, kuphela phakathi kwesizwana sesizwe sikayise.

⁷Akukho fa lakwa-Israyeli eliyakudlula esizweni liye kwesinye; wonke umIsrayeli kumele agcine ifa lesizwe sokhokho bakhe. ⁸Yonke indodakazi ezuza ifa esizweni sakwa-Israyeli kumele yendele phakathi kwesizwana sesizwe sikayise, ukuze wonke umIsrayeli agcine ifa lokhokho bakhe. ⁹Akukho fa eliyakudlula esizweni esisodwa liye kwesinye; sonke isizwe sakwa-Israyeli kumele sibambelele efeni laso.”

¹⁰Njengoba uBaba wethu wayala uMose, enza kanjalo amadodakazi kaZelofehadi. ¹¹OMahla, uThiriza, uHogla, uMilka, noNowa, amadodakazi kaZelofehadi, bendela emadodaneni abafowabo bakayise. ¹²Bendela ezizwaneni zenzalo kaManase indodana kaJosefa, futhi ifa labo lasala esizwaneni sesizwe sikayise.

¹³Yilena imiyalo nezahlulelo uBaba wethu ayiyala ngoMose kubantu bakwa-Israyeli emathafeni akwaMowabi, ngaseJordani maqondana neJeriko.