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 ta yambeke Efraim naManasse
1 Konima yaambika Josef okwa lombwelwa kutya he ota alukwa. Josef okwa kutha oyana yaali, Manasse naEfraim, e ta yi a ka talele po he. 2 Jakob sho a lombwelwa kutya omwana Josef okwe ya oku mu talela po, okwi ikankameke e ta kuutumba kombete ye. 3 Jakob okwa ti kuJosef: “Kalunga Omunankondoawike okwi ihololele ndje puLus mevi lyaKaanan e ta yambeke ndje. 4 Okwa lombwele ndje a ti: ‘Otandi ku pe aanona oyendji, opo oluvalo lwoye lu ka ninge oshigwana oshinene. Otandi gandja evi ndika koluvalo lwoye, li ninge eliko lyalwo sigo aluhe.’ ”
5 Jakob okwa tsikile a ti: “Josef, aamwoye yaali ye ku valelwa muEgipiti, manga inaandi ya huka, oyandje. Efraim naManasse oye thike paamwandje mboka Reuben naSimeon. 6 Aamwoye yalwe ye ku valelwa konima yawo, naa kale yoye; mokugandja iitopolwa yevi eliko lyawo nali pitile muEfraim naManasse. 7 Sho nda li mokugaluka kuMesopotamia, onda silwa Rakel mondjila muKaanan, popepi naEfrata. Onde mu fumvike mooha dhondjila yokuEfrata.” (Efrata nena ohaku tiwa Betlehem.)
8 Jakob sho a mono aana yaJosef, okwa pula a ti: “Aanona mbano oolye?” 9 Josef okwa yamukula a ti: “Mbaka aamwandje, Kalunga e ya pele ndje muka muEgipiti.”
Jakob okwa ti: “Ya eta kungame, opo ndi ya yambeke.”
10 Omeho gaJakob oga li ga tsiyala kuukulupe, ka li ta mono ko nawa. Josef okwe eta aamati kuye, oye nokwe ya idhingile e te ya thipi komilungu. 11 Jakob okwa lombwele Josef a ti: “Kanda li nda tegelela tandi ku mono we, ihe Kalunga okwa monitha ndje aana yoye nokuli.” 12 Nena Josef okwe ya kutha po pekolo lye e te mu inyongamene a tsa oshipala mevi.
13 Josef okwa tula Efraim kolumoho lwaJakob naManasse kolulyo lwe. 14 Ihe Jakob okwa shigakaneke iikaha ye e ta tenteke olulyo lwe komutse gwaEfraim, nando oye ondenge, nolumoho lwe okomutse gwaManasse, ngoka a li omukuluntu.
15 Okwa yambeke Josef a ti:
“Kalunga ngoka a longelwa kootate Abraham naIsak,
na yambeke aamati mbaka!
Kalunga ngoka e enditha ndje sigo onena,
ne ya yambeke!
16 Omuyengeli ngoka a hupitha ndje miiponga ayihe,
ne ya yambeke!
Edhina lyandje nedhina lyootate Abraham naIsak
nali kale maamati mbaka!
Yo naa kale ye na okakwiyu, oluvalo olwindji.”
17 Josef okwa li e shi tala epuko, sho a mono he a tenteke olulyo lwe komutse gwaEfraim. Okwa kutha ko oshikaha shahe komutse gwaEfraim e te shi tula komutse gwaManasse. 18 Okwa ti kuhe: “Hangaaka, tate. Omukuluntu oye nguka; tenteka oshikaha shoye shokolulyo komutse gwe.”
19 He okwa tindi e ta ti: “Ondi shi shi, mentu gwandje, ondi shi shi. Oluvalo lwaManasse otalu ka ninga oshigwana oshinene. Ihe ondenge ota ka ninga omunene e mu vule, noluvalo lwe otalu ka ninga iigwana iinene.”
20 Osho ngaaka e ya yambeke esiku ndyoka ta ti: “Aaisraeli otaa ka tumbula omadhina geni, uuna taa tomona omayambeko. Otaa ka tya: ‘Kalunga ne ku faathanithe naEfraim naManasse.’ ” Osho Jakob a tula Efraim komeho gaManasse.
21 Jakob okwa lombwele Josef a ti: “Ngaashi u shi wete, ondi li pokusa, ihe Kalunga ota kala nane note ke mu tembudhila kevi lyoohokulu. 22 Eyana lyokuShekem ongoyelela tandi li pe, haamwanyoko, etathapya ndyoka nda yugu Aayamori negongamwele lyandje nuutati wandje.”
