¹ Wahonaneya, numala ovira tjitthu n'ya, ahiwa ntthu khon'himerya Yosefi: ''Tithinyu on'nivoreiya''. Nto, owo ahakuxa anaawe owenli, Manasesi ni Efraini. ² Numala ohimeriya Yakobi''Mwaninyu Yosefi ohoowa wira oweheni'', Israyeli ahilipiherya ni khukilathi vaarupawe. ³ Yakobi ahin'himerya Yosefi: ''Muluku Oweerya Tjotene okiphwanya epoma ya Waarya, nttetthe w Okanani. Owo ookireeliha ⁴ ni ookihimerya: 'Kinoowun'nuhani ni kinimorelihani. Kinimoopakani atthu entji ni kinimwaavaha oyjuulu enyu etthaya ela ntoko yoohalana yoohimala-tho'. ⁵ Ni, tjitjam'mo, aniinyu, ayareriyeenyu Wegitu miyano kihinatthi owa Wegitu, awo taawaka. Efraini ni Manasesi antthuna okhala aawaka, tjitja'mo Ruben ni Simiyoni. ⁶ Aniinyu antthunenyu okhalana oholo anrowa okhala aawinyu; ni mwantjina na axin'ninyu animwakhela yoohalana. ⁷ Okhala wira, numala miyano owa Opatani, mwa oxanka waka, Rakeli ahikhwa mphironi mwa Okanani, nlelo ohalaka nkwaha wira niphiyeke Efrata. Miyano kahinvitha ephiro ya Efrata'', ori Obelem. ⁸ Numala Israyeli waweha anaawe Yosefi, ahira: ''Ala tipani?''. ⁹ Yosefi ahimwaakhula: ''Ala anaaka, Muluku akivahalyawe''. Israyeli ahira: ''Nkiwaanele va, wira miyano kaarelihe''. ¹⁰ Mentho awe Israyeli khayoona tjana mwaha wa iyakha tjaarinawe, tivo owo khaaweha. Nto, Yosefi ahaawana vakhiviru vawe, khwaapetjari ni areliha. ¹¹ Israyeli ahin'himerya Yosefi: ''Nkaalipelela-tho oweha owitho wenyu, vano Muluku ookitthuniherya waweha aniinyu''. ¹² Yosefi ahakumiha ottuli wa Israyeli ni, nto, ahikokhorela vathi. ¹³ Yosefi ahakuxa owenli, Efraini moono awe woolopwana ni wereryana ni moono awe woothiyana Israyeli, ni Manasesi moono awe woothiyana weereryana moono awe Israyeli woolopwana, ni ahiruhela. ¹⁴ Israyeli ahookola moo awe woolopwana ni khumwintjatherya Efraini, aari ookhitjeriya, ni oono awe woothiyana vamuru wa Manasesi, nto owo ahikumaniha miyoono tjawe, waholo Manasesi aari oopatjeriya. ¹⁵ Israyeli ahinreliha Yosefi, iiraka: ''Muluku yeettanaya axitithi'ka Abrahaamu yeettanaaya, Muluku onkikhapelela mpakha olelo, ¹⁶ Nlaikha ninkikhapelela mwa tjootakhala, areelihe amiravo ala. Ni ntjina naka nuupuweliyeke mwa awo, ni-tho ntjina na axitithi'ka, Abrahaamu ni Isaki. Ni yaatteke nlaponi''. ¹⁷ Okathi Yosefi oonalyawe moono woolopwana wa tithi awe vamuro wa Efraini, eyo khiyantjivelale. Nto, owo ahikuxa ntata naatithi awe khukumiha vamuro wa Efraini khintjaathi vamuru wa Manasesi. ¹⁸ Yosefi ahahimerya atithi awe: ''Tjam'mo n'naari, tithi'ka, waholo ola toopatjeriya. ¹⁹ Tithi awe ahikhootta ni ahin'himerya: ''Miyano kootjuwela, mwanaka, miyano kootjuwela. Owo-tho onaarowa okhala atthu entji, ni owo-tho onaarowa wun'nuwa. Vano mun'nawe ookhitjeyira onrowa muulupale onvikana owo, ni otjuulu awe onrowa okhala muulupale''. ²⁰ Israyeli ahareliha nihiku nle ni moolumo ala: ''Atthu a Wisrayeli animwihana mareliho mwaha wa ntjina nenyu, iiraka: 'Muluku oopakeni ntoko Efraini ni Manasesi''. Tjitjam'mo, Israyeli Efraini oholowa Manasesi. ²¹ Israyeli ahin'himerya Yosefi: ''Miyano kihanle okhwa, vano Muluku onaaakhala ni nyuwano, ni Yoowo onimoottikiheryana elapo ya axitithinyu. ²² Nyuwano ntoko ntthu ori otjulu wa axin'ninyu, kin'novahani mphantti wa omwako kiwaakhalyaka amorewu ni ikuru tjaka ni ekatana'ka.