Ndipo ŵaGileada ŵangupoka vipali vya Yordane ku ŵaEfraimu. Ndipo asani yose yo wanguthaŵa kwaku Efraimu wanguti, “Rekani ndambukiye kusirgha”, ŵanthu ŵamu Gileada ŵanguti kwaku yo, “Kumbi we mwina Efraimu?” Iyo wachiti, “Awa”, ŵanguti kwaku iyo, “Sono kamba kuti Shibolete”, iyo wanguti, “Sibolete”, pakuti watondekanga kulizumbuwa kwakurunjika mbweno ŵamukonga ndi kumbaya pa vipali vya Yordane. Ndipo penipa ŵangufwiyapo nyengo yiya ŵaEfraimu vikwi machumi ghanayi ndi viŵi (42,000).