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48 Munima yebi byuma, Jozefu bamulekele ngwabo: “Tala, isho ali na kuzeya manene.” Co Jozefu wambatele bana bendi babali ba banalume, Manase na Efremu, waile nabo kuli Jakobu. 2 Co Jakobu bamulekele ngwabo: “Munobe Jozefu naija nakukumona.” Ngeci Isalele walikolesele na kutumama ha mwela wendi. 3 Co Jakobu walekele Jozefu ngwendi:
“Njambi Muka-nzili Yoshe washolokele kuli yange ku Luzi mu lifuti lya Kanana, co wanjibezikisile. 4 Wanjilekele ngwendi, ‘Njikakwana bana na kubatumisa manene. Hali yobe hakatunda miyati ya banu babangi, co njikana eli lifuti ku bana* bobe baje bakaija munima yobe kupwa buswana bwabo ku myaka yoshe.’ 5 Co bana bobe babali ba banalume baunakitila muno mu lifuti lya Ijipiti simbu kanda njije kuno kuli yobe ku Ijipiti banapu bange. Efremu na Manase bakapwa bange ngwe mwa Rubeni na Simyoni mubanapu bange. 6 Oloni bana bakasemuka munima yabo bakapwa bobe. Bakabasanesa lizina lya bandolome babo, co bakambata mutamba wa libu ku mutamba ubakatambula bandolome babo kupwa buswana. 7 Co yange munjakele na kutunda ku Padani, Recho watsililile ha mesho ange mu lifuti lya Kanana te kucinasala bungenzi bwabulaha mangana twete ku Efrata. Ngeci njamutsindile mu ngila ya kuya ku Efrata, kulumbununa Betelehema.”
8 Co Isalele wamwene bana ba Jozefu ba banalume, co wehwile ngwendi: “Beya aba?” 9 Co Jozefu wakumbulwile ishe ngwendi: “Bana bange bananjana Njambi muno mu lifuti.” Co Ishe wamulekele ngwendi: “Banene kuno mangana njibabezikise.” 10 Mesho a Isalele akele na kutsitsibala mwafwa ya bukulukazi, co kakele na kumona. Ngeci Jozefu wabanenele hayehi nendi, co Isalele wabatsembele na kubabumbateya. 11 Isalele walekele Jozefu ngwendi: “Kunjasinganyekele ngwange njikamona lalo cihanga cobe, oloni Njambi nanjilingisa njimone na bana* bobe.” 12 Co Jozefu watundisile bana bendi ku mabuli a Isalele, co watsikamene na kukulamena hasi.
13 Co Jozefu wambatele bana bendi babali. Wakwatele Efremu ku liboko lyendi lya cilyo na kumwaka ku liboko lya cimoshwe lya Isalele na kwambata Manase uje wakele ku liboko lyendi lya cimoshwe na kumwaka ku liboko lya Isalele lya cilyo, co wabashwenesele kuli Isalele. 14 Oloni Isalele wakele liboko lyendi lya cilyo ha mutwe wa Efremu nameme Efremu ikeye wapwile mwanike. Co wakele liboko lyendi lya cimoshwe ha mutwe wa Manase. Wakelele maboko endi shakelo mu ngila ei nameme wazibukile ngwendi Manase ikeye wapwile ntwatwa. 15 Co Isalele wabezikisile Jozefu ngwendi:
“Njambi wa busunga uje yendele nendi kuku Abrahamu na tate Isaki,
Njambi wa busunga uje nanjinyungu mu kuyoya kwange kwoshe kweta na lelo lino,
16 Uje nakala na kunjobola mu bukalu bwange bwoshe kwitila muli kangelo kendi, abezikise aba bakwenje.
Babasanese lizina lyange na lizina lya kuku Abrahamu na lizina lya tate Isaki.
Batume na kupwa babangi ha lifuti-libu.”
17 Jozefu kalizibile bwino mwamwene ngwendi ishe naka liboko lyendi lya cilyo ha mutwe wa Efremu. Ngeci wakwatele liboko lya ishe ngwendi alitundise ha mutwe wa Efremu mangana alyake ha mutwe wa Manase. 18 Jozefu walekele ishe ngwendi: “Keti mukemwo tate mwafwa ntwatwani ou. Aka liboko lyobe lya cilyo ha mutwe wendi.” 19 Oloni ishe wabyanene, wendekele ngwendi: “Njizibuka munange, njizibuka. Manase nendi akapwa muyati, nendi akakala na bana babangi. Nameme ngoco, shongo yendi akapwa wakama kumutubakana, co bana* bendi bakatuma na kupwa miyati.” 20 Ngeci lije litangwa watwaleleleleho kubabezikisa, ngwendi:
“BaIsalele batumbule-tumbule mazina eni mubabezikisa bakwabo ngwabo,
‘Njambi akupwise ngwe Efremu na Manase.”
Ngeci watwaleleleleho kutwameka Efremu kulutwe lwa Manase.
21 Co Isalele walekele Jozefu ngwendi: “Tala, yange njili hayehi na kutsa, oloni Njambi atwalelelaho kukala neni, co akamilwisa ku lifuti lya bakukulwila beni. 22 Co yange njinakwana mutambela ukwabo wa libu wa kutubakana wa bandolome bobe, uje unjanyekele baAmoli na mukwale wange na buta bwange bwa lusipa.”