Genesis 48:1-22
48 Konima yoinima oyo, Josef okwa li a lombwelwa kutya: “Xo ota vele.” Opo nee okwa ya novanamati vaye vavali, Manasse naEfraim.
2 Jakob okwa li a lombwelwa kutya: “Omonamati woye Josef okwe uya kwoove.” Onghee Israel okwa li e lidiinika, ndele ta kala omutumba kombete.
3 Jakob okwa tya kuJosef:
“Kalunga Omunaenghono adishe okwe lihololela nge muLus medu laKaanan, ndele ta nangeke nge noupuna.
4 Kalunga okwa tya kwaame, ‘Ohandi ke ku pa oludalo, noludalo loye otali ka hapupala. Mwoove otamu ka dja oiwana ihapu, nohandi ka yandja edu eli koludalo loye li li emona laalushe.’
5 Paife ovanamati voye vavali ovo wa dalela medu laEgipiti ofimbo inandi uya kwoove kuEgipiti ovange. Efraim naManasse otava ningi vange ngaashi ashike Ruben naSimeon.
6 Ashike ounona ovo tave ke va shikula otava ningi voye. Otava ka mona oshitukulwa shedu osho ovamwaina tava ka fyuulula.
7 Eshi nda li handi di kuPaddan, Rakel okwa fila pwaame medu laKaanan, ofimbo kwa li ku na oshinano shixupi okufika muEfrat. Onghee onde mu paka mondjila yokuya kuEfrat, sha hala kutya, kuBetlehem.”
8 Opo nee Israel okwa mona ovanamati vaJosef, ndele ta pula ta ti: “Oolyelye ava?”
9 Josef okwa nyamukula xe a ti: “Ovanamati vange, ovo Kalunga a pa nge moshilongo eshi.” Xe okwa tya: “Alikana, va eta kwaame, opo ndi va nangeke noupuna.”
10 Omesho aIsrael okwa li pokutwika noka li ha mono ko nawa omolwoukulupe. Onghee Josef okwe va twala popepi naxe, ndele xe te va xupita noku va papatela.
11 Israel okwa tya kuJosef: “Inandi diladila nande onale kutya ohandi ke ku mona, ashike Kalunga okwa pitika nge ndi mone yo noludalo loye.”
12 Opo nee Josef okwe va kufa po peengolo daIsrael, ndele te linyongamene pedu.
13 Josef okwe va kufa aveshe vavali, ndele te va ehenifa popepi naIsrael. Efraim okwe mu kwata neke lokolulyo, ndele te mu ameke kolumosho laIsrael, na Manasse okwe mu kwata neke lokolumosho, ndele te mu ameke kolulyo laIsrael.
14 Ashike Israel okwa yelula eke laye lokolulyo, ndele te li tenheke komutwe waEfraim, nonande oye a li munini, nokwa tenheka Manasse eke laye lokolumosho momutwe. Okwe va tenheka omake monghedi oyo nelalakano, nonande Manasse oye a li oshiveli.
15 Opo nee okwa nangeka noupuna Josef, ta ti:
“Kalunga kashili, oo a longelwa kutate Abraham naIsak,
Kalunga kashili, oo a kala ta file nge oshisho onghalamwenyo yange aishe fiyo opaife,
16 Oo a kala ha kwafele nge momaudjuu ange aeshe okupitila momweengeli, na nangeke noupuna ovamati.
Nava kale tava ifanwa nedina lange nosho yo nedina latate, Abraham naIsak,
Nava hapupale neenghono kombada yedu.”
17 Eshi Josef a mona kutya xe okwa kala a tenheka eke laye lokolulyo komutwe waEfraim, ka li e shi hafela, onghee okwa li a kendabala okukufa ko eke laye komutwe waEfraim noku li tenheka komutwe waManasse.
18 Josef okwa tya kuxe: “Hasho ngaho tate, molwaashi ou oye oshiveli. Tenheka eke loye lokolulyo komutwe waye.”
19 Ashike xe okwa kala ta anye, ndele ta ti: “Omumwange, ondi shi shii, ondi shi shii lelalela. Nomuye yo otamu ka dja ovanhu vahapu, nota ka ninga oshiwana shinene. Ndele mumwaina, oo munini, ota ka kala oshiwana shinene e mu dule, noludalo laye otali ka ninga oiwana ihapu.”
20 Okwa twikila oku va nangeka noupuna mefiku olo, ta ti:
“Ovaisrael nava kale noku mu tumbula, ngeenge tava pula omanangeko noupuna, tava ti,
‘Kalunga ne ku nangeke noupuna ngaashi Efraim naManasse.’”
Kungaho, okwa kala ta nangeke noupuna unene Efraim shi dulife Manasse.
21 Opo nee Israel okwa tya kuJosef: “Tala, ame ondi li pokufya, ashike Kalunga ota ka twikila shili okukala pamwe naave note ke ku shunifa kedu looxokulululwa.
22 Ame onde ku pa oshitukulwa shedu* shi dule shovamwaxo, osho nda nyeka Ovaamori neongamukonda nosho yo nouta.”
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Ile “oshitukulwa sha filuka.” Eln., “epepe limwe.”
