¹ Caishile kuba ifi panuma ya ifi fintu, ilyo umo aishile kulanda kuli Yosefu ati, ''Bona, wiso alilwele.'' Eico ena aishile kupitapo babili pa bana bakwe, Manase elo na Efulemu. ² Uluntu Yakobo aishile kwebwa ati, Bona, umwana obe Yosefu alifikile mukubona webo, ''Israeli ali ikoseleshe elo no kwikala pa mulu wa busanshi. ³ Yakobo aishile kulanda kuli Yosefu ati, ''Lesa mukalamba alibonekele kuli nebo mu Lusi mu calo ca Kenani. Alimpalile ⁴ acilanda kuli nebo ati, 'Bona, Nebo nkakulenga ukusanduluka, elo no kukufusha. Nebo nkakulenga ukuba ibumba lya mishobo. Nebo nkapela ici calo ku lupwa lobe nge cuma cakubelelela.' ⁵ Nomba abana bobe babili, abao abafyelwe kuli webo mu calo ca Egypto ilyo ntalaisa kuli webo mu Egypto, bena bandi. Efulemu elo na Manase bakaba bandi, bgefyo Rubeni elo na Simoni bandi. ⁶ Abana abo webo ukakwata panuma yabo bakaba bobe; bena bakapendelwa pesamba lya ba wabo mufyakupyana fyabo. ⁷ Lelo kuli nebo, uluntu naishile ukufuma ku Padani, ku cabulanda Rakeli alifwile mu calo ca Kenani mu nshila, ulo kwali kucili intamfu pa kuya ku Efulata. Nali mushikile kulya mu nshila ya kuya ku Efulata'' (ilya ni Betelemu). ⁸ Uluntu Israeli aishile kubona abana bakwa Yosefu aishile kulanda ati, ''Nibani aba?'' ⁹ Yosefu aishile kulanda kuli wishi ati, ''bana bandi, abo Lesa ampela kuno,'' Israeli aishile kulanda ati. ''Balete kuli nebo, pakwebati nebo mbapale.'' ¹⁰ Nomba amenso yakwa Israeli yali kufifitilafye pamulandu no bukote bwakwe, eico talikubona. Eico Yosefu aishile kubapalamika mupepi na ye, elo aishile kuba fyompa elo no kubakumbatila. ¹¹ Israeli aishile kulanda kuli Yosefu ati, 'Nebo ntalikusubila ukubona icino cobe nakabili, nomba Lesa alinsuminishe nebo ukubona abana bobe.'' ¹² Yosefu alibafumishe pakati kamakufi yakwa Israeli, elo nomba aishile kufukama aishile kukontamika icinso cakwe panshi. ¹³ Yosefu aishile kubasenda bonse, Efulemu kukuboko kwakwe ukwa kukulyo ukulolenkana kukuboko kwakwa Israeli ukwa kukuso, elo Manase kukuboko kwakwe ukwa kukuso ukulolenkana kukuboko kwakwa Israeli ukwa kukulyo, elo no kubatwala mu cipicipi na ye. ¹⁴ Israeli aishile kutabulula no kuboko kwakwe ukwa kukulyo elo no kukubika pa mutwe wakwa Efulemu, elo uwali umwaice, le no kuboko kwakwe ukwa kukuso pa mutwe wakwa Manase. Alipusenye amboko yakwe, nangu Manase ali ibeli. ¹⁵ Israeli aishile kupala Yosefu, no kwisa kulanda ati, ''Lesa uyo ifikolwe fyandi Abraham elo na Isaki bali kutumika, Lesa uyo wansakamene ukufika na pali lelo, ¹⁶ malaika uyo uwancingilile ukufuma ku ficena fyonse, engalekupala aba abalumendo. Ishina lyandi lingenikwa muli bo, elo na mashina ya fikolwe fyandi Abrahamu elo na Isaki. Bengakula mwibumba pe sonde.'' ¹⁷ Uluntu Yosefu abwene wishi akobika ukuboko kwakwe ukwa kukulyo pa mutwe Efulemu, tacamusekeshe, Aishile kubula ukuboko kwakwa wishi no kukusesha pa mutwe wakwa Efulemu ukutwala pa mutwe wakwa Manase. ¹⁸ Yosefu aishile kulanda kuli wishi ati, 'Teifi, mwe tata, pantu uyu ebeli. Bika ukuboko kobe ukwa kukulyo pa mutwe wakwe.'' ¹⁹ Wishi alikene elo no kulanda ati, 'Nebo ndishibile, umwana wandi, Ndishibile. Nao wine akesakuba abantu, elo nao wine akaba umukalamba. Lelo lyena umwaice akabapo umukulu pali ye, elo ulupwa lwakwe lukesa kuba amabumba ya mu fyalo.'' ²⁰ Israeli alibapalile bulya bushiku kuli aya mashiwi, ''Abena Israeli bakashimbula amapalo pa mashina yenu no kulanda tai, 'Lesa enga mupanga kwati ni Manase na Efulemu.'' Muli iyi nshila, Israeli alibikile Efulemu umukalamba pali Manase. ²¹ Israeli aishile kulanda kuli Yosefu ati, ''Bona, nebo ndi pakufwa, nomba Lesa akaba nawebo, elo webo nkakubwesesha ku calo ca kufikolwe fyobe. ²² Kuli webo, nga umo uuli pa mulu waba wenu, Nkakupela umutentemuko walupili ulo napokolwele ukufuma ku bena Amole ku lupanga lwandi elo no buta bwandi.''