Jakob ra Efraimmi tsî Manaseb hâkha ǀkhae
1 Nēn khaoǃgâb ge Josefa ǁîb îb ǀaesen hâ ǃkhaisab ge mîbaheo, ôasakha Manaseb tsî Efraimmi tsîkha ūsao tsî ǁîb îb, Jakob ǁga ge ǃgû. 2 Ôasab, Josefi go ǁîb ǁga hā ǃkhaisab ge mîbahe ob ge Jakoba ǀgaiǀgaisen tsî ǂgōse kharob ǃnâ ge ǂnû. 3 Tsîb ge Jakoba Josefa ge mîba: “Hoaǀgaixa Elob ge tita Lus tawa, Kanaanǃhūb ǃnâ ǂhai tsî ge ǀkhae. 4 ǁÎb ge ‘Tita ge satsa ǂûǂûxa kai tsî ǂgui ǀgôana nî mā, surib âts ge nî ǂgui ǁae kai tsî ta ge nē ǃhūba ǁîna ǁîn di ūhâxūse nî mā’ ti ge mî.
5 “Sa ôakha, nēpa Egipteb ǃnâ, tita nî hās aiǃâ ge ǃnaekha ge a ti. Rubenni tsî Simeon hâkha ǁkhākha khami kha ge ǁîkha a ti. 6 ǁÎkha khaoǃgâts ga ǁorabahegu ge nî sa; ǁîgu ge Manaseb tsî Efraimmi tsîkha ǃnâ-u ǁîgu di ǀumi-amǃnâsa nî hō. 7 Nēsa ta ge sa îs, Raxels ǃaroma ra dī. Kaise Efratasa xu ǃnū tamases ge ǁîsa Kanaanǃhūb ǃnâ, Mesopotamiaba xu ta garu daob ǃnâ ge ǁō tsî ta ge ǁîsa Efratas daob xōǀkhā ge ǁkhō.” (Efratas ge nēsisa Betlehem ti a ǂansa.)
8 Israeli ge Josefi ôakhab ge mûo “Tarikha nēkha?” ti ge dî.
9 Ob ge Josefa “Ti ôakha, Elob ge tita Egipteb ǃnâ mākha ge” ti ge ǃeream.
Ob ge Israela ge mî: “ǁÎkha tita tawa ǀkhī-ū, î ta ǁîkha ǀkhae re.” 10 Kairasib âb xa ǃaromahe hâseb ge Jakoba ǃaruǀî ǃgâise ge mû tama hâ i. Josefi ge ǀgôakha ǁîb ǀgūse sī-ū ob ge ǁîkha ǁnam tsî ge ǁoa. 11 Tsîb ge Josefi ǃoa ge mî: “Tita ge ǁkhawa ta satsa nî mû ti ge ǂâi tama hâ i, xaweb ge Eloba sa ôan tsîna go mû kai te.” 12 Tsîb ge Josefa ǀgôakha Jakob tîǂamsa xu ū tsî ais âb ra ǃhūba tsâǀkhāse ǁîb aiǃâ ge ǃhon.
13 Josefi ge ôasakha Israeli aiǃâ ge mâ kai. Efraimmab ge ǁîb amǀkhāb, Jakob di ǁareǀkhāb ai mâi tsî Manaseba ǁîb ǁareǀkhāb, Jakob di amǀkhāb ai ge mâi. 14 Amǀkhāb ǃommi âba ǀhōǂui tsîb ge Jakoba Efraimmi danas ai ge ǁgui, ǁîb ge ǂkham i xawe, tsîb ge ǁareǀkhāb ǃommi âba Manaseb, ǁîkha xa kaib di danas ai ge ǁgui. 15 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Josefa ge ǀkhae.
“Ab ǁnā Elob, ti îkha, Abrahammi tsî Isaki gere ǃoababa nē ǀgôakha ǀkhae.
Ab Elob nētsēs kōse tita go ǃûiba ǁîkha ǀkhae!
16 Ab ǁnā ǀhomǃgāb hoa ǂkhôana xu tita ge sâuba ǁîkha ǀkhae!
As ti ǀons tsî ti îkha, Abrahammi tsî Isaki tsîkha di ǀonra tsîna nē ǀgôakha ǃnâ-u ûi!
A kha ǂgui ǀgôana ūhâ, kai suriba!”
17 Josefi ge kaise ǁgûb ge Efraimmi danas ai amǀkhāb ǃommi âba ǁgui ǃkhaisab ge mû, o ge ǂkhîoǃnâ. ǁÎb ge ǁgûb ǃomma ge ǃkhō, Efraimmi danasa xu ūǁnâ tsîb Manaseb danas ai nî ǁguise. 18 Tsîb ge ǁgûb ǃoa ge mî: “ǁNāti tamas ge ti îtse, nēb ge ǁîkha xa a kai, xuige amǀkhāb ǃommi âtsa ǁîb danas ai ǁgui re.”
19 Ob ge ǁgûba ǂkhā tsî ge mî: “ǂAn ta ge a ti ôatse. Manaseb surib tsîn ge nî kai ǁae kai. Xawe ǃgâsab din ge ǁîb din xa nî kai tsî surib âb ge nî kai ǁae kai.”
20 Tsîb ge ǁnā tsēs ai ǁîkha ǀkhae tsî ge mî: “ǀKhaeban ga gowaǂui on ge Israelǁîna sakho ǀonra nî sîsenū. ǁÎn ge ‘Ab Eloba sado Efraimmi tsî Manaseb khami dī’ ti nî mî.” Nē ǀgaus aib ge Jakoba Efraimma Manaseb aiǃâ ge mâi.
21 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Jakoba Josefi ǃoa ge mî: “Mûts rase ta ge tita ǁō nîse ī, xaweb ge Eloba sadu ǀkha hâ tsî sado sadu aboxagu di ǃhūb ǁga nî oa-ū. 22 Tita ge satsa sa ǃgâsagu xa ǃnāsase ra mā, Sexems, ǁnā ǂûtanixa ǃhūǃâs, Amorǁîna xu ta ge gôab tsî khās tsîra ǀkha ūsa.”
Jakob ma sere ooEfraim na Manasse ondaya
1 Kombunda yovitjitwa avihe mbi Josef wa raerwa nai: “Tara, iho wa vera.” Neye otja twaerera ovazandu ve aveyevari ooManasse na Efraim. 2 Nu Jakob wa raerwa nai: “Omuzandu woye Josef weya okukutara.” Israel arire tje penduka na haama mombete ye, 3 na tja ku Josef: “Ndjambi Omunamasaaehe we rimunikisa ku ami mOlus mehi ra Kanaan, ne ndji sere ondaya. 4 Neye wa tja ku ami: ‘Tara, me ku pe orukwato orungi ne ru takavarisa ne ru tjiti omihoko omingi. Nehi ndi me ri yandja kozondekurona zoye ri rire ouini wazo nga aruhe.’
5 “Imba ovazandu voye aveyevari mbu wa kwatera mOengipte, ngunda ambi hiye ya kove mba, owo ovandje; ooEfraim na Manasse mave rire ovandje wina tjimuna ooRuben na Simeon. 6 Nungwari ovanatje mbu mo kwata kombunda yawo mave rire ovoye, nu mave rumata eṱa puna omarumbi wawo. 7 Ami tji mba kotoka okuza kOmesopotamie Rahel otja kokera mondjira mehi ra Kanaan, ngunda atu ri ohumburuko na Efrat, tji tji ri Betlehem.”
8 Israel tja muna ovazandu va Josef wa pura nai: “Ovazandu mba ovauṋe?”
9 Josef wa zira nai ku ihe: “Owo ovazandu vandje Ndjambi mbe ndji pa muno mOengipte.”
Israel arire tja tja: “Arikana, ve eta ku ami, mbi ve sere ondaya.” 10 Nungwari omeho wa Israel ya ngundipara tjinga a kurupa; nu kaa sora okumuna. Josef wa tumbuza imba ovazandu ku ihe, neye we ve pukata ne ve hupite. 11 Nu Israel wa tja nai ku Josef: “Ami hi na pu mbe ripura kutja mee kamuna omurungu woye rukwao. Nambano, tara, Ndjambi we ndji munisa ovanatje voye wina.” 12 Josef arire tje ve isa po pomatumbo wa Israel, na u kozongoro momurungu wa ihe.
13 Nu Josef we ve kambura pomake, Efraim kokunene kwe kutja a kare kokumuho kwa Israel, na Manasse kokumuho kwe kutja a kare kokunene kwa Israel, ne ve yeta ku ihe. 14 Nungwari Israel wa pingasanisa omaoko we, na twa eke re enene kotjiuru tja Efraim ngwa ri omuangu, neke re rokumuho kotjiuru tja Manasse ngwa ri erumbi. 15 Neye wa sera Josef ondaya na tja:
“Ndjambi, momurungu we mu mwa ryangere ootate Abraham na Isak,
Ndjambi ngwa ri omurise wandje oure womuinyo wandje nga ku ndinondi,
16 omuengeri ngwe ndji isa mo mouzeu auhe nga sere ondaya kovazandu mba.
Ena randje nomana wootate Abraham na Isak ngaye tamunwe mu wo.
Ngave kare novanatje ovengi nu ve takavare kombanda yehi.”
17 Josef wa nyengwa tja muna kutja ihe wa twako eke re enene ku Efraim; narire tja kambura eke ra ihe okuisa ko kotjiuru tja Efraim okutwa ro kotjiuru tja Manasse, 18 na tja ku ihe: “Kanao, tate. Orondu eye everi; eke roye enene twa kotjiuru tje.”
19 Nungwari ihe wa panḓa a tja: “Ami me tjiwa, muatje wandje, ami me tjiwa. Ozondekurona za Manasse wina maze rire otjiwaṋa otjinene. Nungwari omuangu we ma rire omunene pu ye, nozondekurona ze maze rire oviwaṋa ovingi.”
20 Neye otje ve sera ondaya eyuva ndo a tja: “Mena reṋu Ovaisrael otji mave serasana ondaya nomambo nga: ‘Ndjambi nge mu tjite otja ooEfraim na Manasse!’ ” Komuhingo mbwi Jakob otja ingoneka Efraim okukapita Manasse.
21 Nu Israel arire tja tja ku Josef: “Tara, ami mbi ri pokukoka, nungwari Ndjambi ma kara puna eṋe, neye me mu yarura kehi rooiho mukururume. 22 Nami me ku pe orukondwa rwehi ndu ri komeho yaitwi twomarumbi woye. Ehi ndi etoororwa mba huura kOvaamori nengaruvyo nouta wandje.”
