Ukutendeka 48:1-22
48 Nomba pa numa ya ifi fintu Yosefe aebelwe ukuti: “Mona wiso alenakilako fye.” E ico aile pamo na bana bakwe babili abaume Manase na Efraimu.+
2 E lyo Yakobo aebelwe ukuti: “Moneni umwana wenu Yosefe naisa kuli imwe.” E ico Israele ali-ikoseleshe no kwima aikala pa busanshi bwakwe.
3 E lyo Yakobo atile kuli Yosefe:
“Lesa Wa Maka Yonse amoneke kuli ine ku Lusi+ mu calo ca Kanaani ukuti ampaale.+
4 Kabili atile kuli ine, ‘Mona nkakulenga ukufyala, kabili nkakufusha+ no kukulenga ukuba ulukuta lwa bantu+ ulukalamba kabili nkapeela icalo ici ku bana bobe abakakukonkapo ku kuba icalo cabo umuyayaya.’+
5 E ico nomba abana bobe abaume abafyelwe kuli iwe mu calo ca Egupti ilyo nali nshilaisa kuli iwe ku Egupti, bena bandi.+ Efraimu na Manase bakaba bandi nga Rubene na Simeone.+
6 Lelo abana bobe abo ukafyalilapo bakaba bobe. Bena bakenikwa amashina ya bamunyinabo mu bupyani bwabo.+
7 Nomba ine, ilyo nalefuma ku Padani,+ Rakele afwiliile+ mu nshila pa mbali yandi mu calo ca Kanaani ninshi kucili intamfu iikalamba ukufika ku Efrati,+ e ico namushiikile palya mu nshila yaya ku Efrati, e mu kuti, ku Betelehemu.”+
8 Nomba Israele amwene abana baume ba kwa Yosefe kabili atile: “Ni bani aba?”+
9 Yosefe na o atile kuli wishi: “Bana bandi abo Lesa ampeela muli cino calo.”+ E lyo atile: “Balete kuno, uleke mbapaale.”+
10 Nomba amenso ya kwa Israele yali na kafifi ku bukote.+ Talemona. E ico Yosefe abapalamike kuli wishi, na o alibafyompele no kubafukatila.+
11 E lyo Israele atile kuli Yosefe: “Nshaleti nkamona icinso cobe,+ lelo mona Lesa nanenga ukumona na bana bobe.”
12 Pa numa Yosefe abafumishe mu ceni cakwe, kabili afukeme ninshi nalosha icinso cakwe pa nshi.+
13 Nomba Yosefe ababuulile bonse babili, Efraimu mu kuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo ukumulosha ku kwa kuso kwa kwa Israele,+ na Manase mu kuboko kwakwe ukwa kuso ukumulosha ku kwa kulyo kwa kwa Israele,+ no kubapalamika kuli wishi.
14 Lelo, Israele atambike ukuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo no kukubika pa mutwe wa kwa Efraimu,+ nangu ca kutila e wali umwaice,+ no kuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kuso akubikile pa mutwe wa kwa Manase.+ Alishibe ico abikiile iminwe muli uyu musango, pantu Manase e wali ibeli.+
15 Kabili apaalile Yosefe no kutila:+
“Lesa wa cine uo abafyashi bandi Abrahamu na Isaki baleumfwila,+Lesa wa cine uuncema inshita yonse iyi iya kubapo kwandi ukufika na pali buno bushiku,+
16 Malaika uumpususha mu kucula konse,+ apaale abalumendo.+
Ne shina lyandi ne lya bafyashi bandi Abrahamu na Isaki liinikwe pali bena,+Kabili bafule babe cinkupiti mu kati ka calo.”+
17 Ilyo Yosefe amona ukuti wishi abikile ukuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo pa mutwe wa kwa Efraimu, tatemenwe,+ kabili aeseshe ukwikata ku kuboko kwa kwa wishi ukuti akufumye pa mutwe wa kwa Efraimu no kukubika pa mutwe wa kwa Manase.+
18 E ico Yosefe atile kuli wishi: “Ifyo te fyo tata, pantu uyu e beli.+ Bikeni ukuboko kwenu ukwa ku kulyo pa mutwe wakwe.”
19 Lelo wishi alikeene kabili atile: “Ninjishiba, mwana wandi, ninjishiba. Na o wine akaba uluko lwa bantu kabili na o wine akaba umukalamba.+ Lelo, ifyo fine, e fyo na munyina umwaice akaba umukalamba ukumucila,+ kabili abana bakwe bakaba cinkupiti wa nko.”+
20 Kabili pa bushiku bulya alibapaalile,+ ati:
“Lekeni Israele amupaale, ati,‘Shi Lesa akucite nga Efraimu kabili nga Manase.’”+
E fyo aletangisha Efraimu ku ntanshi ya kwa Manase.+
21 Pa numa Israele atile kuli Yosefe: “Mona, ine ndefwa,+ lelo Lesa akaba ne mwe no kumubwesesha ku calo ca fikolwe fyenu.+
22 Lelo ine, nakupeela impanga iikulu ukucila iya bamunonko,+ iyo napokele mu minwe ya bena Amore ku lupanga lwandi na ku buta bwandi.”
