Jakob ta nangeke noupuna ovana vaJosef
1 Komesho yoinima ei vo ova shiivifila Josef tava ti: “Tala, xo ota vele.” Opo nee ye okwa kufa ovana vaye vavali ovamati, Manasse naEfraim pamwe naye. 2 Ndele vo ova lombwela Jakob, tava ti: “Tala, omumwoye Josef ote uya kwoove.” Opo nee Jakob okwe liongela eenghono daye ndele ta kala omutumba kombete yaye. 3 Ndele Jakob okwa lombwela Josef ta ti: “Kalunga Omunaenghono adishe okwe liholola kwaame muLus, moshilongo shaKaanan, nokwa nangeka nge noupuna, 4 ndele okwa lombwela nge ta ti: ‘Tala, Ame ohandi ke ku dalifa oludalo ndele handi ku hapupalifa ndele to ningi eemhunga doiwana, noludalo loye ohandi li pe edu eli, li ninge lavo fiyo alushe.’ 5 Ovamwoye vavali, ve ku dalelwa muEgipiti, fimbo inandi uya kwoove kuEgipiti, vo ovange: Efraim naManasse. Vo otava ka kala vange ngaashi Ruben naSimeon. 6 Ovamwoye we va dala va shikula venya, ovoye. Oitukulilwa yaavenya otai lukilwa ovamwaxe. 7 Ndele ame eshi nda dja muPaddan, Rakel okwa fila moshilongo shaKaanan mondjila, eshi pa li ashike okanano kanini okufika kuEfrat.” Oko nde mu paka pomunghulo wondjila yokuya kuEfrat nokutya, Betlehem.
8 Israel eshi a mona ovana ovamati vaJosef okwa tya: “Ovo oolyelye?” 9 Ndele Josef okwa nyamukula xe ndele ta ti: “Ovo ovana vange Kalunga e va pela nge apa.” Ndele Jakob ta ti: “Va eta oku kwaame ndi shiive oku va nangeka noupuna.” 10 Ndelenee omesho aIsrael a li a twika oshiwiwili molwoukulupe, ke wete ko. Ndele Josef eshi e va eta kuye, ye okwe va fipa komilungu nokwe va papatela momaoko. 11 Ndele Israel okwa lombwela Josef: “Ame kanda li nde shi diladila vali okumona oshipala shoye, ndele tala, Kalunga okwa monifa nge oludalo loye yo.” 12 Opo nee Josef okwe va kufa ko komatundji aye, nokwa twa eengolo koshipala shaye nokwe linyongamena poshi. 13 Opo nee Josef okwe va kwata ava aveshe vavali; Efraim okwe mu kwatifa olulyo laye la taalela olumosho laIsrael. Manasse okwe mu kwatifa olumosho laye la taalela olulyo laIsrael, nosho hano ngaha okwe va twala kuye. 14 Ndele Israel okwa twala ko olulyo laye ndele te li tenheke komutwe waEfraim, nande ye okwa li ondenge yamukwao, nolumosho laye kwe li tenheka komutwe waManasse. Hano a shiyakanifa omake aye, osheshi Manasse okwa li omukulunhu kumukwao. 15 Ndele ye okwa nangeka noupuna Josef, ndele ta ti:
“Kalunga, Oove Kalunga ootatekulu Abraham naIsak,
va endaenda koshipala shoye,
Kalunga, ou wa li Omufita wange,
okudja kokudalwa kwange fiyo onena eli,
16 Omweengeli, ou a xupifa nge moudjuu keshe,
oye na nangeke noupuna ovana ava ovamati,
nedina lange nolootatekulu Abraham naIsak
nali kale li na omwenyo muvo,
vo ove na okuhapupala
vahapu vahapu kombada yedu!”
17 Josef eshi a mona xe a tenheka eke laye lokolulyo komutwe waEfraim, kasha li she mu wapalela, onghee okwa kwata eke laxe e li lundulule, li dje ko komutwe waEfraim, ye e li tenhekulule komutwe waManasse. 18 Josef okwa lombwela xe: “Ahowe, tate, osheshi ou oshiveli, olulyo loye li tenheka komutwe waye.” 19 Xe okwa anya ndele ta ti: “Ondi shi shii, mumwange, ondi shi shii! Nomuye otamu di oshiwana, naye yo ota ka ninga munene a fimana. Ndelenee ondenge yaye otai mu dulu, noludalo laye tali ka ninga oiwana.” 20 Ndele ye okwe va nangeka noupuna mefiku tuu olo ndele ta ti: “Ovaisraeli nava tumbule edina loye, ngeenge tava nangeke noupuna ndele tava popi tava ti: ‘Kalunga ne ku fefife Efraim naManasse.’ ” Nosho ngaha a tula Efraim komesho yaManasse. 21 Ndele Israel okwa lombwela Josef ta ti: “Ame ondi li pokufya, ndelenee Kalunga ota kala pamwe nanye, ndele te mu shunifa koshilongo shooxokulu. 22 Ndele ame ohandi ku pe oshikandjo shi dule shovamwaxo, osho nda kwata mOvaamori keenghono deongamukonda nouta.”
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.”
