51 Izo ni zo ntoranwa Eleyazari umuherezi na Yosuwa mwene Nuni n’abakuru ba ba se b’imiryango ya bene Isirayeli bagabanganije+ ngo zigabirwe, biciye ku bupfindo, i Shilo+ imbere ya Yehova, ku bwinjiriro bw’ihema ry’ihuriro+. Nuko bahagarika kugabanganya igihugu.

2 bababwirira i Shilo+ mu gihugu ca Kanani bati: “Yehova yategetse biciye kuri Musa ko duhabwa ibisagara vyo kubamwo, kumwe n’amatongo y’uburagiriro yavyo ku bw’ibikoko vyacu vy’ibitungano+.”

9 Inyuma y’ivyo, bene Rubeni na bene Gadi n’igice c’umuryango wa Manase basubira inyuma, bava muri bene Isirayeli bandi, i Shilo mu gihugu ca Kanani, kugira baje mu gihugu ca Gileyadi+, mu gihugu bigabira bari baragerereyemwo kw’itegeko rya Yehova, iryo yatanze biciye kuri Musa+.

19 Amaherezo bavuga bati: “Ehe ku mwaka ku mwaka haraba umusi mukuru wa Yehova i Shilo+, ahari mu buraruko bwa Beteli, mu buseruko bw’inzira y’ikirari iduga i Shekemu+ ivuye i Beteli, no mu bumanuko bwa Lebona.”