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.”
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.”
