22 Ngalelinye lilanga ngesikhatsi Israyeli sekahlala kuleyo ndzawo, Rubeni walala naBilha umfati lomncane wababe wakhe, futsi Israyeli weva ngaloko.+

Emadvodzana aJakobe abengu-12.

22 Wabese utsi: “Ningambulali.+ Mjikijeleni kulomgodzi lokulelihlane, kodvwa ningamlimati.”*+ Rubeni abefuna kumsindzisa kuze abuyele naye kubabe wakhe.

3 “Wena Rubeni+ ungumntfwana wami wekucala,+ nemandla ami kanye nesicalo semandla ami ekutala. Bewunesitfunti nemandla lamakhulu. 4 Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi waba njengemagagasi wangatibambi ngeke ube mkhulu, ngobe walala nemfati wababe wakho,+ futsi ngaleso sikhatsi wangcolisa umbhedze wami. Wenta intfo lembi kakhulu!

14 Leti tinhloko temindeni yabokhokho bawo: Emadvodzana aRubeni, indvodzana yekucala+ ya-Israyeli, bekunguHanoki, Phalu, Hesroni naKhami.+ Lena yimindeni yaRubeni.

5 Lawa ngemadvodzana aRubeni,+ litibulo la-Israyeli. Bekalitibulo kodvwa ngesizatfu sekutsi wangcolisa* umbhedze wababe wakhe,+ lilungelo lakhe lebutibulo laniketwa emadvodzana aJosefa+ loyindvodzana ya-Israyeli, ngako akazange abalwe njengelitibulo eluhlwini lwemndeni wakubo.