17 Lapho uJosefa ebona ukuthi uyise wayelokhu ebeke isandla sakhe sokudla ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, akazange akuthande lokho, ngakho wazama ukubamba isandla sikayise ukuze asisuse ekhanda lika-Efrayimi asibeke ekhanda likaManase.

19 Kodwa uyise wayelokhu enqaba ethi: “Ngiyazi ndodana yami, ngiyazi. Naye uyoba isizwe, naye futhi uyoba mkhulu. Noma kunjalo, umfowabo omncane uyoba mkhulu kunaye, + nenzalo* yakhe iyoba ningi ngokwanele ukuba yakhe zonke izizwe.” +