YOSHUA.
17.
Orogongo oro narwo rwaetwe egesaku kia Manase, omwana omomura omotangi o Yusufu ase ogoakerwa obomera, Makiri, ise Gileadi, nigo arenge omwana omomura omotangi o Manase. Ororeria rwaye rokaegwa Gileadi na Basani, ekiagera Makiri nigo arenge omonto etuoni y’esegi. 
Abanto be chiamate chinde chi’egesaku kia Manase bakaegwa chingongo chiabo. Aba nabwo barenge b’ororeria rw’Abieseri na Heleki, na Asirieli, na Sekemu, na Heferei, na Shemida. Aba nabwo abamura b’ororeria rwa Manase, mosinto o Yusufu, naende barenge abateneneri be chiamate chiabo. 
Korende Selofehadi, mosinto o Heferi, o Gileadi, o Makiri, o Manase, taiborete abana abamura, otatiga abaiseke boka. Amarieta ’abaiseke aba naro aya: Mala, na Nuhu, na Hogila, na Milka, na Tirisa. 
Barabwo bakagenda ase Eleazari, Omokuani, na Yoshua, mosinto o Nuni, na ase abatang’ani abanene, bakaboora, “Omonene nachigete Musa ng’a intwe toegwe orogongo ororabe omwando oito ase egati y’abaminto.” Ase ayio bakaegwa omwando ase egati y’abamwabo ise, buna Omonene achigete. 
Ase igo abanto ba Manase bakaegwa chinsemo ikomi, amo nense eria ya Gileadi, na Basani, ng’umbu ya Yorodani, 
ekiagera abaiseke abwo b’ororeria rwa Manase nigo baetwe omwando ase egati y’abamura b’orororeria rwaye. Abana bande b’ororeria rwa Manase konya baeirwe ense ya Gileadi. 
Orogongo rwa Manase rogaachakera Aseri, rogaika Mikemetati, moocha ya Sekemu. Erio rokagenda gochia Irianyi ase abanto b’Eni‐Tapua. 
(Ense ya Tapua neya Manase yarenge, korende omochie o Tapua, ase orobebe rwa Manase, okaegwa Efraimu.) 
Erio orobebe rogatirimboka gochia akarooche ga Kana. Emechie yarenge Irianyi y’akarooche aka neya Efraimu, nonya yarenge ase orogongo rwa Manase. Orobebe rwa Manase rokagenderera goika sugusu y’akarooche, rogatwomera Enyancha Enene. 
Ensemo ya Irianyi nense y’Efraimu, na ensemo ya sugusu neya Manase yarenge. Enyancha Enene nero yarenge orobebe rwabo ensemo ya bosongo. Ensemo ya sugusu bagasinyana nabaanto b’Aseri, na ensemo ya moocha naba Isakaru. 
Ase orogongo rwa Isakaru na orw’Aseri Manase akaegwa Beti‐Sehani, na Ibileamu, amo nebichie biabo. Naende akaegwa abanto ba Dori, na Eni‐Dori, na Taanaki, na Megido, amo nebichie b’emechie eyio, na Nafati, ensemo ya gatato. 
Abanto ba Manase tibanyarete goseria Abakanaani b’emechie eyio. Ase igo Abakanaani bakagenderera komenya ase ense eria. 
Ekero Abaisraeli babete ne chinguru kobua bakaa Abakaanani baria emeremo emekong’u, korende tibaabaseretie kegima. 
Abanto b’egesaku kia Yusufu bagakwana na Yoshua, bakamoteebia, “Nase ki gwatoeire ensemo eyemo yoka ebe omwando oito? Intwe nigo tore abanto abange, ekiagera Omonene otosesenirie.” 
Yoshua akabairaneria, “Onye more abange igo, na ensemo y’ebitunwa bi’Efraimu tebaisaini, tiira gochia rinani, morirabie, na momenye aroro ase ense y’Abaperisi na ey’Abarefai.” 
Barabwo bakairaneria, “Ense eria y’ebitunwa tegotoisana, na Abakanaani abamenyete ase ense omweya nigo babwate chigari chi’ebioma, abwo bamenyete Beti‐Sehani na ebichie bire inse yabo, amo nabwo bamenyete ase ense omweremo ya Yesireeli boigo.” 
Yoshua agateebia abanto b’ebisaku bi’Efraimu na Manase (abw’ororeria rwa Yusufu), “Amaene, inwe nabaanto abange more, naende nigo more ne chinguru. Ase ayio, ensemo eyemo yoka tekobaisana ase okomenya. 
Ense y’ebitunwa nabo erabe eyaino. Nonya ere ne rinani, genda moyerabie, moyeire engima ebe eyaino, korwa ensemo eyemo goika eyende. Goika moserie Abakanaani korwa aroro nonya babwate chigari chi’ebioma, naende bare ne chinguru.” 
