Matalikilo
48 Musyule lyazintu eezyi, Josefa wakaambilwa kuti: “Bona, nguzu zyauso ziyaabumana.” Amvwe boobo wakatolelezya abana bakwe basankwa bobilo, Manase a Efraimu kuyoobona Jakobo.+ 2 Mpoonya Jakobo wakaambilwa kuti: “Ngooyu mwanaako Josefa waboola kulinduwe.” Aboobo Israyeli wakaliyumya, wakabuka akukkala abulo bwakwe. 3 Eelyo Jakobo wakaambila Josefa kuti:
“Leza Singuzuzyoonse wakalibonya kulindime ku Luzi munyika ya Kanana alimwi wakandilongezya.+ 4 Eelyo wakati kulindime, ‘Ndiyoopa kuti uzyale bana banji, akukuvwuzya akupa kuti lunyungu lwako lukabe makamu,+ eelyo ndiyoopa lunyungu lwako luboola nyika eeyi kuti cibe cikono citamani.’+ 5 Lino bana bako basankwa bobilo mbookazyala mucisi ca Egepita kanditanaboola kulinduwe mu Egepita mbibangu.+ Efraimu a Manase bayooba bangu mbubonya mbuli Rubeni a Simeoni mbobali bangu.+ 6 Pele bana mboyoozyala kuzwa aali baaba bayooba bako. Bayakwiitwa zina lyabanabokwabo mulukono lwabo.+ 7 Pele mebo, nindakali kuzwa ku Padani, Rakele wakandifwida+ munyika ya Kanana kakucili musinzo mulamfwu kuti tusike ku Efrata.+ Aboobo ndakamuzikka ooko katucili munzila kuya ku Efrata, nkokuti Betelehemu.”+
8 Mpoonya Israyeli wakabona bana ba Josefa, eelyo wakabuzya kuti: “Ino aaba mbaani?” 9 Kumane Josefa wakati kuli usyi: “Aaba mbana bangu Leza mbaakandipa mubusena buno.”+ Mpoonya wakati: “Balete kulindime kutegwa ndibalongezye.”+ 10 Lino meso aa Israyeli akali kuyaabubaya akaambo kakucembaala, aboobo tanaakali kubona. Aboobo Josefa wakabatola afwaafwi anguwe, eelyo wakabamyonta akubakumbata. 11 Mpoonya Israyeli wakati kuli Josefa: “Tiindakali kuyeeya kuti ndiyoobubona busyu bwako,+ pele Leza wandipa kuti ndibabone abana bako.” 12 Kumane Josefa wakabagwisya kumazwi aa Israyeli, eelyo wakakotama kalangide ansi.
13 Lino Josefa wakababweza boonse bobilo, Efraimu+ kujanza lyakwe lyalulyo akumubikka kulumwensyi lwa Israyeli, eelyo Manase+ kujanza lyakwe lyalumwensyi akumubikka kululyo lwa Israyeli, mpoonya wakabatola afwaafwi anguwe. 14 Nokuba boobo, Israyeli wakabikka janza lyakwe lyalulyo amutwe wa Efraimu nokuba kuti ngowakali musyoonto, eelyo wakabikka janza lyakwe lyalumwensyi amutwe wa Manase. Wakaabikka oobu acaali maanza aakwe, nokuba kuti Manase ngowakali mutaanzi kuzyalwa.+ 15 Mpoonya wakalongezya Josefa akwaamba kuti:+
“Leza mwini-mwini ooyo bamatata, Abrahamu a Izaka, ngobakali kweenda limwi,+
Leza mwini-mwini iwali kundeembela buumi bwangu boonse kusikila buzuba buno,+
16 Mungelo iwali kundivwuna kuzwa mumapenzi,+ abalongezye balombe aaba.+
Izina lyangu libe alimbabo, azina lyabamatata, Abrahamu a Izaka,
Abavwule babe makamu munyika.”+
17 Josefa naakabona kuti usyi wazumanana kabikkide janza lyakwe lyalulyo amutwe wa Efraimu, wakabijilwa, aboobo wakasola kujata janza lyausyi kutegwa aligwisye amutwe wa Efraimu akulibikka amutwe wa Manase. 18 Josefa wakaambila usyi kuti: “Ikutali boobo taata, nkaambo ooyu ngomutaanzi.+ Amubikke janza lyanu lyalulyo amutwe wakwe.” 19 Pele usyi wakazumanana kukaka ulaamba: “Ndilizyi oobo mwanaangu, ndilizyi oobo. Awalo ooyu uyooba makamu alimwi uyooba mupati. Nokuba boobo, musyoonto wakwe uyooba mupati kwiinda nguwe,+ abana bakwe bayoovwula kapati akuba misyobo minji.”+ 20 Aboobo wakazumanana kubalongezya buzuba oobo+ kati:
“Bana Israyeli bayoobelesya mazina aanu nobalongezyanya kabati,
‘Leza amucite kuba mbuli Efraimu a Manase.’”
Aboobo wakazumanana kabikkide Efraimu kumbele lya Manase.
21 Kumane Israyeli wakaambila Josefa kuti: “Bona, mebo ndilaafwaafwi kufwa,+ pele masimpe Leza unooli andinywe alimwi uyoomupilusya kunyika yabamauso.+ 22 Lino mebo ndakupa caabilo canyika acimwi kwiinda banabokwanu, nyika eeyo njindakabweza kubana Amori apanga lyangu abuta.”