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5 La ngamadodana kaRubheni+ izibulo lika-Israyeli. Nguye owayelizibulo kodwa wangcolisa umbheda kayise+ wasethathelwa ilungelo lokuba lizibulo, laphiwa amadodana kaJosefa+ indodana ka-Israyeli. Yikho emibhalweni yosendo lwakibo kungabhalwanga ukuthi ulizibulo.
2 Lanxa uJuda+ wayelamandla kulabafowabo futhi kwavela kuye lowo owayezakuba ngumkhokheli,+ ilungelo lobuzibulo lalingelikaJosefa.
3 Amadodana kaRubheni izibulo lika-Israyeli kwakunguHanokhi, loPhalu, loHezironi loKhami.+
4 Indodana kaJoweli kwakunguShemaya uyise kaGogi, uyise kaShimeyi,
5 uyise kaMikha, uyise kaReyaya, uyise kaBhali,
6 uyise kaBheyera owathunjwa nguThiligathi-philineseri+ inkosi ye-Asiriya. UBheyera wayengumkhokheli wabakoRubheni.
7 Abafowabo ababebhalwe emibhalweni yosendo lwakibo ngezimuli zabo yilaba: UJeyiyeli umkhokheli wabo, loZakhariya,
8 loBhela indodana ka-Azazi indodana kaShema indodana kaJoweli. Indawo ababehlala kuyo yayisukela e-Aroweri+ ize iyefika eNebho leBhali-meyoni.+
9 Emhlubulweni osempumalanga indawo yabo yayinaba ize iyefika emfuleni uYufrathe+ lapho okuqalisa khona inkangala ngoba izifuyo zabo zasezizinengi kakhulu elizweni leGiliyadi.+
10 Ngensuku zikaSawuli balwa lamaHagari bawanqoba, basebehlala ematendeni awo kuyo yonke indawo eyayisempumalanga kweGiliyadi.
11 Izizukulwane zakoGadi zazihlala duze kwabo elizweni leBhashani kuze kuyefika eSalekha.+
12 EBhashani uJoweli nguye owayengumkhokheli, umsekeli wakhe kunguShafama. UJanayi loShafathi labo babengabakhokheli.
13 Izihlobo zabo kwakunguMikhayeli, loMeshulami, loShebha, loJorayi, loJakhani, loZiya, lo-Ebheri, sezizonke zaziyisikhombisa.
14 La kwakungamadodana ka-Abhihayili indodana kaHuri, indodana kaJarowa, indodana kaGiliyadi, indodana kaMikhayeli, indodana kaJeshishayi, indodana kaJahido, indodana kaBhuzi.
15 Umkhokheli wabendlu kayise kwakungu-Ahi indodana ka-Abhidiyeli indodana kaGuni.
16 Babehlala eGiliyadi,+ leBhashani+ lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo kanye lakuwo wonke amadlelo eSharoni kusiyafika ekucineni kwawo.
17 Bonke babhalwa emibhalweni yosendo ngesikhathi sikaJothamu+ inkosi yakoJuda langensuku zikaJerobhowami*+ inkosi yako-Israyeli.
18 AbakoRubheni labakoGadi lengxenye yesizwana sakoManase babelamaqhawe angu-44 760 ebuthweni labo. Ayethwala amahawu lezinkemba kanye lemitshoko futhi wonke ayekufundisiwe ukulwa impi.
19 Bahlasela amaHagari,+ lezizukulwane zikaJethuri, lezikaNafishi+ lezikaNodabi.
20 Ngesikhathi besilwa lawo uNkulunkulu wabancedisa bawanqoba amaHagari labo bonke ababelawo. Bamcela ukuthi abancedise empini wasebaphendula ngoba babethembele kuye.+
21 Ngakho bathumba izifuyo zawo, amakamela angu-50 000 lezimvu ezingu-250 000 labobabhemi abangu-2 000. Bathumba labantu abangu-100 000.
22 Kwafa abantu abanengi ngoba impi le yayingekaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Ngemva kwalokho bahlala endaweni yabantu labo kwaze kwaba yilapho bethunjwa.+
23 Izizukulwane zengxenye yesizwana sakoManase+ zazihlala elizweni eliqalisela eBhashani lize liyefika eBhali-hemoni leSeniri, lidlule liyefika entabeni iHemoni.+ Zazizinengi kakhulu.
24 Abakhokheli bezindlu zaboyise kwakuyilaba: U-Eferi, lo-Ishi, lo-Eliyeli, lo-Aziriyeli, loJeremiya, loHodaviya kanye loJahidiyeli. Babengamaqhawe futhi bedumile, bengabakhokheli bezindlu zaboyise.
25 Kodwa abazange bathembeke kuNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo, bakhonza onkulunkulu* bezizwe ezazihlala elizweni lelo,+ lezo uNkulunkulu ayezitshabalalisile phambi kwabo.
26 Ngakho uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wenza ukuthi uPhuli inkosi ye-Asiriya+ (owayebizwa langokuthi nguThiligathi-philineseri)+ athumbe abakoRubheni, labakoGadi, lengxenye yesizwana sakoManase. Wabathatha wayabahlalisa eHala, leHabhori, leHara lasemfuleni uGozani+ njalo balokhu bekulezondawo kuze kube lamuhla.
