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Manase nʼEfulayimu
1 Oluvanyuma lwʼendaalo sinyingi, balomera Yosefu baati, “Lataawo mulwaye bugali.” Ngʼaŋo Yosefu atiina nʼabasaani babe bombi Manase nʼEfulayimu ohubona semwana.
2 Ni balomera Yakobbo baati, “Omusaani wuwo Yosefu gajire ohuhubona,” Yisirayiri gahahamuha gehala hu hitanda.
3 Nga Yakobbo aloma Yosefu ati, “Hatonda Omwene Buŋangi gambonehera e Luuzi mu gwanga lyʼe Kanani, nga gaapa ekabi,
4 aloma ati, ‘Nja huhwasa ni ngalamya olusaaye lulwo. Nja hufuula olusaaye lulwo ohuba amawanga mangi era ndibaŋa ehyalo hino ohuba obutaka emirembe nʼemirembe.’
5 Ŋaahani abasaani babo bombi Efulayimu ni Manase, aba wasaalira mu gwanga lyʼe Misiri muno, ni kiiri huuja baaja hufuuha bange. Abaana abo Efulayimu ni Manase baaja hufuuha bange ngʼolu Lubbeeni ni Simyoni baali baana bange.
6 Abaana abawasaala oluvanyuma, baaja huba babo era baaja husuna emiŋuluho ohuŋwa hu bahyawe abo ababiri.
7 Kola hino olwʼehyo ehyola hu maawo Lakeeli. Ni naali ni pwa e Padani, ehyʼenaku nga gafiiraho mu ngira mu hyalo hyʼe Kanani ni ŋahiiriŋo ahanaaŋiro ohwola Efulaasi. Kale nga musiiha eyo hu engira eyitiina e Efulaasi” (nje Bbeserekemu).
8 Yisirayiri ni gabona abasaani ba Yosefu, ngʼabuusa ati, “Bano baana bʼani?”
9 Nga Yosefu agobolamo mu semwana ati, “Bano njʼabaana aba Hatonda gaapera ŋano.”
Nga Yisirayiri amuloma ati, “Baleete ŋano mbasabire ekabi.”
10 Emoni ja Yisirayiri jaali sijibona bulaŋi olwʼobusahulu. Nga Yosefu abegeresa ŋaapi ni semwana, Ngʼaŋo Yisirayiri abagwa mu hifuba abafumbeerera.
11 Nga Yisirayiri aloma Yosefu ati, “Naali sipeega ti nja huhubonaho nindi. Ne Hatonda gapaaye ekabi naabona nohu lusaaye lulwo lwosi.”
12 Nga Yosefu abatusa mu magulu ga sehulu yaawe geyala hwiroba mu moni jije.
13 Nga Yosefu abaŋamba bombi, Efulayimu amuluŋamya hu muhono gwa Yisirayiri omugooda. Era ngʼaŋamba Manase mu muhono gugwe omugooda amuluŋamya hu muhono gwa Yisirayiri omulungi.
14 Aye Yisirayiri gajanula emihono ni jibitangeene, gaŋamba omuhono gugwe omulungi gaguta hu mutwe gwʼEfulayimu owaali omuŋere aye ngʼaŋamba omuhono gugwe omugooda aguta hu mutwe gwa Manase owaali omudaayi.
15 Ngʼasabira Yosefu ekabi ati,
“Hatonda wʼabasehulu bange Yibbulayimu ni Yisaka,
mu bulamu waawe bagendanga ngʼolu genda,
Hatonda owundabiriiye ohuŋwa obuŋere wange wosiwosi ohwola hatyane,
16 Malayika oyo owununuuye mu bigosi byosibyosi,
aŋe abaseere bano ekabi.
Abaatu bakebulirenga era bahebulirenga ni Yisaka Bbaabba ni Yibbulayimu sehulu yange olwʼabaseere bano,
basalagane ekasi nʼesinde beyongere era baale hu hyalo.”
17 Yosefu ni gabona semwana nʼataaye omuhono gugwe omulungi hu mutwe gwʼEfulayimu, sihyamusangaasa. Olwʼehyo, gaŋamba omuhono gwa semwana omulungi ni genda agutuse hu mutwe gwʼEfulayimu agute hu mutwe gwa Manase.
18 Nga Yosefu aloma semwana ati, “Bbe, Bbaabba, Manase njʼomudaayi, ŋamba omuhono gugwo omulungi ogute hu mutwe gugwe.”
19 Aye semwana gagaana gaaloma ati, “Manyire, mwana wange, manyire. Yeesi alifuuha gwanga era yeesi aliba muhulu. Ne mugandawe omuŋere alimuhira era abejuhulu babe balifuuha mawanga mangi.”
20 Yisirayiri gabasabira ekabi hu ludaalo olwo ati,
“Abayisirayiri banasabenga ekabi ni baloma baati,
‘Hatonda ahufuule hyʼEfulayimu ni Manase.’ ”
Kale mu hubasabira ekabi, gatangirisa Efulayimu mu hifo hya Manase.
21 Nga Yisirayiri aloma Yosefu ati, “Ese ndi huupi hufa aye Hatonda anaabenga ŋalala ni nenywe era alibagobosayo mu hyalo hya basehulu benywe.
22 Era ewe ndiiwe oyu paaye eroba eryomu twale lyʼe Sekemu eri nasuna olu nasoosa Abamooli nʼepiima nʼobusaale. Omugabo gugwo guli nʼohuhira ogwabahyo.”