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48 Inyuma y’ivyo, babwira Yozefu ngo: “Ehe, amagara ya so wawe ariko arayonga.” Nuko ajana n’abahungu biwe babiri, Manase na Efurayimu+. 2 Maze bamenyesha Yakobo bati: “Ehe umuhungu wawe Yozefu araje kukuraba.” Nuko Isirayeli arinanata n’utuguvu twiwe twose, yicara ku buriri bwiwe. 3 Maze Yakobo abwira Yozefu ati:
“Imana Mushoboravyose yarambonekeye i Luzi+ mu gihugu ca Kanani kugira impezagire+. 4 Iraheza imbwira iti: ‘Ehe ngira ndakurondore+, kandi nzokugwiza, ndaguhindure ishengero ry’ibisata vy’abantu+ kandi iki gihugu nzogiha uruvyaro rwawe mu nyuma zawe kugira rube itongo rwigabira gushika igihe kitagira urugero+.’ 5 Ubu rero abahungu bawe babiri wavyariwe mu gihugu ca Misiri imbere y’uko nza aha uri mu Misiri, ni abanje+. Efurayimu na Manase bazoba abanje nka Rubeni na Simeyoni+. 6 Mugabo uruvyaro uzovyara mu nyuma zabo ruzoba rwawe. Bazohamagarwa gutorana kw’izina rya bene wabo+. 7 Nayo jewe, igihe nariko ndava i Padani+, Rasheli yarampfiriyeko+ ku nzira mu gihugu ca Kanani, hagisigaye akarere katari gato ngo nshike muri Efurata+, ku buryo namuhamvye ng’aho ku nzira ija muri Efurata, ni ukuvuga Betelehemu+.”
8 Maze Isirayeli abona abahungu ba Yozefu, avuga ati: “Abo ni bande+?” 9 Yozefu aca abwira se wiwe ati: “Ni abahungu banje Imana yampereye aha hantu+.” Na we avuga ati: “Ndakwinginze ubanzanire ndabahezagire+.” 10 Kandi amaso ya Isirayeli yari asigaye abona ivyijiji kubera ubusaza+. Ntiyashobora kubona. Nuko abazana hafi yiwe, arabasoma yongera arabagumbira+. 11 Hanyuma Isirayeli abwira Yozefu ati: “Sinari nizigiye kubona mu maso hawe+, ariko raba Imana inyeretse n’uruvyaro rwawe.” 12 Inyuma y’ivyo Yozefu abakura mu mavi ya se, araheza arunama mu maso hiwe hakora hasi+.
13 Nuko Yozefu arabafata uko ari babiri, Efurayimu mu kuryo kwiwe ku buryo aherera ibubamfu bwa Isirayeli+, Manase na we mu kubamfu kwiwe ku buryo aherera iburyo bwa Isirayeli+, araheza abazana hafi yiwe. 14 Ariko Isirayeli atuma ukuryo kwiwe, agushira ku mutwe wa Efurayimu+, naho ari we yari mutoyi+, ukubamfu kwiwe na kwo agushira ku mutwe wa Manase+. Amaboko yiwe yayagize gutyo ibigirankana, kuko Manase ari we yari imfura+. 15 Nuko atangura guhezagira Yozefu ati+:
“Mana y’ukuri ba data Aburahamu na Izahaki bagendeye imbere+,
Mana y’ukuri yandagiye mu kubaho kwanje kwose gushika uno musi+,
16 Umumarayika yagiye arankiza mu vyago vyose+, hezagira aba bahungu+.
Kandi nibitirirwe izina ryanje n’izina rya ba data, Aburahamu na Izahaki+,
Kandi nibongerekane babe benshi mw’isi+.”
17 Yozefu abonye yuko se wiwe agumije ukuryo kwiwe ku mutwe wa Efurayimu, biramubabaza+, maze agerageza gufata ukuboko kwa se wiwe ngo agukure ku mutwe wa Efurayimu agushire ku mutwe wa Manase+. 18 Nuko Yozefu abwira se wiwe ati: “Si ukwo dawe, kuko uyu ari we mfura+. Shira ukuryo kwawe ku mutwe wiwe.” 19 Mugabo se wiwe aranka, avuga ati: “Ndabizi, mwananje, ndabizi. Na we nyene azoba igisata c’abantu, kandi na we nyene azoba uwukomeye+. Yamara rero, murumunawe azoba uwukomeye kumurusha+, kandi uruvyaro rwiwe ruzogwira cane ku buryo ruvamwo amahanga akwiye+.” 20 Nuko abandanya kubahezagira kuri uwo musi+ ati:
“Biciye kuri wewe, Isirayeli nahezagire yisubiriza ati:
‘Imana ikugire nka Efurayimu yongere ikugire nka Manase+.’”
Gutyo aguma ashira Efurayimu imbere ya Manase+.
21 Maze Isirayeli abwira Yozefu ati: “Ehe ngira mpfe+, mugabo Imana izogumana namwe koko, ibasubize mu gihugu ca ba sogokuruza banyu+. 22 Nayo jewe, nguhaye igihimba kimwe* c’igihugu kuruta bene wanyu+, ico nakuye mu kuboko kw’Abamori nkoresheje inkota yanje n’umuheto wanje.”