Ukutendeka 48:1-22
48 Pa numa ya ifi fintu, Yosefe bamwebele ukuti: “Mona amaka ya kwa wiso yeleyalepwa.” E ico asendele abana bakwe babili abaume Manase na Efraimu no kuya mu kumona Yakobo.+
2 Lyena Yakobo bamwebele ukuti: “Umwana wenu Yosefe aisa mu kumumona.” E ico Israele ali-ikoseleshe, aima aikala na pa busanshi bwakwe.
3 E lyo Yakobo aebele Yosefe ati:
“Lesa Wa Maka Yonse amoneke kuli ine ku Lusi mu calo ca Kanaani kabili alimpaalile.+
4 Kabili anjebele ati, ‘Nkalenga ukafyale abana abengi, nkakufusha kabili nkalenga ukabe ulukuta lwa bantu ulukalamba,+ kabili nkapeela icalo ici ku bana* bobe abakatuntuka muli iwe pa kuti cikabe icalo cabo umuyayaya.’+
5 Nomba abana bobe abaume abo wafyele mu calo ca Egupti ilyo nshilaisa kuno, bena bandi.+ Efraimu na Manase bakaba bandi nga filya fine Rubene na Simeone baba.+
6 Lelo abana abo ukafyalilapo bakaba bobe. Bena bakapokela ubupyani bwabo mwi shina lya kwa Efraimu ne lya kwa Manase.+
7 Nomba ilyo nalefuma ku Padani, Rakele afwiliile+ pa mbali yandi mu calo ca Kanaani ninshi kucili intamfu iikalamba ukufika ku Efrati.+ E ico namushiikile mu mbali ya nshila ya ku Efrati, e kutila Betelehemu.”+
8 Lyena Israele amwene abana baume ba kwa Yosefe kabili amwipwishe ati: “Ni bani aba?”
9 Yosefe na o ayaswike wishi ati: “Bana bandi abo Lesa ampeela muli cino calo.”+ E lyo amwebele ati: “Balete kuno, uleke mbapaale.”+
10 Nomba Israele ali na kafiifi pa menso kabili talemona sana pa mulandu wa bukote. E ico Yosefe abapalamike kuli wishi, na o alibatomwene kabili alibafukatiile.
11 Israele aebele Yosefe ati: “Nshaleti nkamona icinso cobe,+ lelo Lesa alenga namona na bana* bobe.”
12 Lyena Yosefe abafumishe mu ceni ca kwa Israele, kabili alifukeme ninshi nalosha icinso cakwe panshi.
13 Nomba Yosefe aikete Efraimu+ ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo e lyo Manase+ ena amwikete ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kuso kabili abapalamike kuli Israele wishi. Lyena abikile Efraimu ku kuboko kwa ku kuso ukwa kwa Israele e lyo Manase ku kwa ku kulyo.
14 Lelo Israele abikile ukuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo 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 acitiile ifi nangu ca kuti Manase e wali ibeli.+
15 Lyena apaalile Yosefe ati:+
“Lesa wa cine uo abafyashi bandi Abrahamu na Isaki baleumfwila,+Lesa wa cine uuncema inshita yonse iya mweo wandi ukushinta na lelo,+
16 Malaika uumpususha ku mafya yonse,+ apaale abalumendo.+
Leka benikwe ishina lyandi ne lya bafyashi bandi Abrahamu na Isaki,Leka bafule babe abengi nga nshi mu calo.”+
17 Ilyo Yosefe amwene ukuti wishi abikile ukuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo pa mutwe wa kwa Efraimu, tatemenwe, e ico aikete ukuboko kwa kwa wishi pa kuti akufumye pa mutwe wa kwa Efraimu akubike pa mutwe wa kwa Manase.
18 Yosefe aebele wishi ati: “Mwicita ifi 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 akaba uwacindama. Lelo umwaice wakwe akacilapo ukucindama,+ kabili abana* bakwe bakafula ica kuti bakaba inko.”+
20 E ico alitwalilile ukubapaala pali bulya bushiku+ ati:
“Ilyo abena Israele balepaala, lekeni balemulumbula abati,‘Shi Lesa alenge ube nga Efraimu kabili nga Manase.’”
E ico ilyo Israele alebapaala alebalilapo ukulumbula Efraimu ilyo ashilalumbula Manase.
21 Lyena Israele aebele Yosefe ati: “Mona, ine ndefwa,+ lelo Lesa akaba na imwe kabili akamubwesesha ku calo ca fikolwe fyenu.+
22 Kanshi nakupeela impanga* iikalamba ukucila iya bamunonko, iyo napokele abena Amore ku lupanga lwandi na ku buta bwandi.”
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere, “ulubuto.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “ulubuto.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “ulubuto.”
^ Nelyo “impanga iyasuluka.”
