51 Josefa wabita litibulo lakhe ngekutsi nguManase,*+ ngobe bekatsi: “Nkulunkulu ungente ngakhohlwa tonkhe tinkinga tami, ngakhohlwa ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yababe.” 52 Indvodzana yakhe yesibili wayibita ngekutsi ngu-Efrayimu,*+ ngobe bekatsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lengihlupheke kulo.”+

20 EGibhithe, Asenathi+ indvodzakati yaPhotifera umphristi wase-Oni* watalela Josefa emadvodzana lamabili, boManase+ na-Efrayimu.+

17 Josefa waphatseka kabi ngesikhatsi abona kutsi babe wakhe abebeke sandla sakhe sangesekudla enhloko ya-Efrayimu, ngako wetama kusisusa enhloko ya-Efrayimu kuze asibeke enhloko yaManase. 18 Watsi kubabe wakhe: “Cha babe, ngulona longumntfwana wekucala.+ Ngako beka sandla sakho sangesekudla enhloko yakhe.” 19 Kodvwa babe wakhe wala kwenta njalo, watsi: “Ngiyati ndvodzana yami. Naye utawuba sive futsi abe mkhulu. Kodvwa lomnakabo lomncane utawuba mkhulu kakhulu kunaye,+ nebantfwana* bakhe batawuba banyenti kakhulu kube shengatsi tive letinyenti.”+

18 “Licembu letive letintsatfu leliholwa sive saka-Efrayimu litawumisa emathende alo ngasenshonalanga, ngekwetindlu talo.* Umholi wesive saka-Efrayimu ngu-Elishama+ indvodzana ya-Amihudi. 19 Bantfu lababhaliswa esiveni saka-Efrayimu bebangu-40 500.+