1 Ba jolo mongare ntiil, bo kehm tongo Josef re, <<Nso kpˈyame.>> Owo Josef kehm rodo abon abal ebe Manase abola Efriim tahm a bo goji nde. 2 Eji bo tongo Jekob re, <<Josef mmon ewa ebba re á ba nyehn-a,>> Isreel soro bel eko, mehl ji ege edilnong. 3 Jekob kehm tongo Josef re, <<Esowo Bi Kpi Nsahm Kpee tib-m elne go Luji, go ndi nyi Kenan, edi jio wo á fuul-m no. 4 Fere tong-m re, <M bahk-a limi a gbal fere rˈrur go nfange. M bahk-a koko lim ejahbe ji ane gbalee, m bahk-a kake ndi nyia ana edi jˈja go njinanjini, bahke jolo ka etˈtohngo eja ji bahk-a toono.>

5 <<Anv, abon abal eba ba nlum ba bo jele bo ka-a a Ijib, me n kehm bake a ega, bo bahke fange bo ana abon ebame; Efriim abola Manase bahke jolo ka me jang jang ana Ruben abola Simion bo li ka-m. 6 A lˈkpe bel abon bandikandiki, bo bahke jolo ba ba, ejum elehkelkv ebo bahke sehnge goji Efriim abola Manase. 7 Eji n lohngo go Padan jo kehnge, n jolo ndon ndon ana Rashel kpo go ndi nyi Kenan ngare nyi e kpeke li go mbang, ekidi kpeem ga lab tahm rehng Efrad. N kpa-e kak nkpe a mbang nyi nne kpˈtahme go Efrad, (ji lohngo re Betlehem). 8 Eji Isreel nyehne abon ba nlum ba Josef, á kehm bahbe re, <<A ane abaa?>> 9 Josef kehm faange nde re, <<Abon ba nlum ba Esowo ma-m ka a, ba a.>> Owo Isreel kehm bungu re, <<Ko bo ba ka-m, eji n lˈfuulu bo.>> 10 Ngare nyia Isreel amahr enye ebkehme elbamme, á nehme ga kpe nyehn tib eji á ma kul. Josef kehm jeere abon ebe kohlo nde, nde kehm sodo bo nnyo fere bingi bo. 11 Isreel kehm tongo Josef re, <<Me n kpeem bum re m bahke kpe nyehn esamahr eba, wo anv Esowo eblim re me fere tob nyehn abon eba fvfo.>> 12 Owo Josef kehm tabe bo go ayo Isreel nde, kehm gongo esamahr ebe go ndi. 13 Josef kehm koko bo ane abal abal ba, Efriim á jabb-e go eboblum á jol go ejang ebobkal bi Isreel, Manase á jabb-e go ege egang ebobkal, a jol go ejang eboblum bi Isreel, kehm jeere bo kohlo nde Isreel. 14 Isreel kehm tanne eboblum ebe kunu Efriim go esi, jol eji á jolo jol monkalla fere siiri ebobkal ebe kunu Manase go esi, jol eji á jolo jol ngbokambang. 15 Owo á kehm fuulu Josef kehm bungu re, <<Nong Esowo bio bi babnsoo Ebraham, a Aisik jo lok-e, Esowo bio bi ma jol mbˈbaabe no elkpin ename tete rehng lela, 16 Engel nyi ma-m tahre yehke go nsol nyi jol-m limi, nong á fuulu abonse nlum baa, nong bo jo lung bo go egama mbing, a abing nya babnsoo Ebraham a Aisik, nong bo sahb gbˈgbal go njini.>> 17 Eji Josef nyehn re nde tabe eboblum ebe kunu Efriim go esi, atahng we yebem; owo á kehm jabbe nde go ebo re á radde ebo bio go esi ji Efriim feere a bi kunu Manase. 18 Josef kehm tongo nde re, <<Eˈee, nsoo noa wo li ngbokambang, kun-e eboblum eba go ege esi.>> 19 Wo nde tˈten fere tong-e re, <<N kpˈkahne! Mmon ewame, n kpˈkahne, ye fvfo bahke tob jol ejahbe, ye fvfo bahke tob gbal. Jol ana li o, monkalla mmonannyehn wo bahke ga gbal sehng ye, ellong ajahbe gbalee bahke lohngo ege etˈtohngo.>> 20 Á fuulu bo efung bio fere bung re, <<Ega mbing wo anebe Isreel bahke jo tooro elfuulu nia re: <Nong Esowo lim-n wahn jol ana Efriim a Manase.>>> Ano wo jolo re, á rodo Efriim bum ngbokambang ka Manase. 21 Owo Isreel kehm tongo Josef re, <<N yahke ba elkpoko, Esowo bahke jolo a nahne, fere ko-n feere a nahne go ndi nyi babnso. 22 Wo wo m ma-a ka erohko ndi ajehng kpele, sehnge ji abonane bako, erohko ndi ji n taare anebe Amor go egame ekahngkahng, a elban ename.>>