22 Israeri paakanga achigara munyika iyoyo, mumwe musi Rubheni akanorara naBhiriha, murongo* wababa vake, uye Israeri akazvinzwa.+

Jakobho aiva nevanakomana 12.

22 Rubheni akati kwavari: “Musadeura ropa.+ Mukandei mugomba iri remvura, musango muno, asi musamukuvadza.”+ Chinangwa chake chaiva chekumununura kuti amudzorere kuna baba vake.

3 “Rubheni,+ ndiwe dangwe rangu,+ simba rangu nekutanga kwesimba rangu rekubereka, mukuru pakukudzwa uye mukuru pakuva nesimba. 4 Nekusazvidzora kwako semvura ine simba isina kugadzikana, wakakwira pamubhedha wababa vako,+ saka hausi kuzova mukuru. Pawakadaro wakasvibisa mubhedha wangu. Chokwadi kukwira pauri here!

14 Ava ndivo vakuru veimba yemadzibaba avo: Vanakomana vaRubheni, dangwe raIsraeri,+ vaiva Hanoki, Paru, Hezroni, naKami.+ Idzi ndidzo mhuri dzaRubheni.

5 Ava ndivo vanakomana vaRubheni,+ dangwe raIsraeri. Ndiye aiva dangwe, asi nemhaka yekuti akasvibisa* mubhedha wababa vake,+ udangwe hwake hwakapiwa vanakomana vaJosefa+ mwanakomana waIsraeri, saka haana kunyorwa sedangwe pamazita emhuri yavo.