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Yakobo Kowamoteza Eflaim na Manase
1 Mazua madodo hamwande, Usufu kalongeligwa kamba tataake kolumwa, avo Usufu kawasola wanage wabili Manase na Eflaim na kuchola nao ha tataake. 2 Yakobo viyalongeligwe kamba, “Mwanago Usufu kabaha,” kaigagahiza, kenuka, kakala mulusazi. 3 Yakobo kamulongela Usufu, “Mulungu Mwene Mhiko kandawilila nie hanhu hokemigwa Luzi, kuna iisi ya Kanaani, na kunimoteza, 4 na kunilongela, ‘Nokugwelela wana bwando na kulongeza lukolo lwako. Nowatenda mweye kuwa wanhu bwando, na isi ino nolugwelela lukolo lwako iwe yao milongo yose.’ ”
5 Yakobo kagendelela, “Avo wanago wabili wavumbuke muisi ino kipigiti sinakwiza hano wowa wangu nie, Eflaim na Manase wowa wangu nie kamba viwali Lubeni na Simioni. 6 Wana wondawavumbuke hachugu chao wowa wako gweye, na wopata uhazi kubitila wakulu zao, Eflaim na Manase. 7 Kipigiti vunikalile nibwela kulawa Padani,* Laheli kadanganhika muisi ya Kanaani kipigiti vutukalile tung'hali mnzila behibehi na Eflati. Avo nimzika mumgwazo wa inzila ichola Eflati.” Eflati dijo wambo da Betelehemu.
8 Yakobo viyawonile wana wa Usufu, kalonga, “Kina nani wano?”
9 Usufu kamulongela tataake, “Wano iwo wanangu Mulungu iyanigwelele hano, muisi ya Misili.”
Yakobo kalonga, “Wagale hano hamwangu niwamoteze.” 10 Meso ga Yakobo gakala gavulale sama ya ulazi, na hadahile kulola goya. Avo Usufu kawagala wanage behi na heyo, na tataake kawanonela na kuwakumbatila. 11 Yakobo kamulongela Usufu, “Sitamanile kona kihanga chako kabili, ila sambi Mulungu kanhenda niwone na wanago.” 12 Abaho Usufu kawasegeza wanage kulawa hana gamahaza ga tataake, kafugama mavindi kainamila mbaka hasi.
13 Usufu kawasola wanage wabili, na kumwika Eflaim kumkono wa ukumoso wa Yakobo na Manase kumkono wa ukulume. 14 Ila Yakobo kagagombekeza makono gake kawika mkono wake wa ukulume mditwi da Eflaim ayo yakalile imdodo, na mkono wake wa ukumoso mditwi da Manase ayo yakalile imkulu. 15 Abaho kammoteza Usufu na kulonga,
“Mulungu yakalile yotambikilwa na Ablaham na Isaka, wahenga zangu,
Mulungu yakalile mchunga wangu mkipigiti chose mbaka lelo,
16 msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga yanikombole nie mmigayo yose, yawamoteze wamhale wano.
Watende twaga jangu na matwaga ga wahenga zangu Ablaham na Isaka gagendelele kutangigwa.
Wapate wana bwando wongezeke ng'hani muisi.”
17 Usufu viyonile kamba tataake keka mkono wake wa ukulume mditwi da Eflaim, hanogelwe, avo kageza kuusegeza mkono wa tataake mditwi da Eflaim yawike mditwi da Manase, 18 Usufu kamulongela tataake, “Sio hivo, tataangu, kwavija ino iyo imkulu, ika mkono wako wa ukulume mditwi da ino.”
19 Ila tataake kalema na kulonga, “Novimanya, mwanangu, novimanya. Manase vivija kowa munhu wa wanhu bwando, na heyo vivija kowa munhu mkulu. Ila mdodo wake kowa mkulu ng'hani kum'banza heyo, na lukolo lwake lowa madale ga ndewa.”
20 Avo zua dija kawamoteza, yolonga, “Waislaeli wogatambula matwaga genu kipigiti cha kumoteza, wolonga, ‘Mulungu yawatende mweye kamba Eflaim na Manase.’ ” Mkutenda vino, Yakobo kamwika Eflaim haulongozi wa Manase.
21 Abaho Yakobo kamulongela Usufu, “Nie na mmabehi kudanganhika, ila Mulungu kowa hamoja na mweye na kowabweza kabili kuna iisi ya wahenga zenu. 22 Hamgwazo wa gaja ganiwagwelele ndugu zako, nokugwelela gweye isi ya Shekemu kamba nyongeza, isi ili na udeke iniisolile na mhinde na zele jangu kulawa ha Waamoli.”
* 48:7 Padani kicho kiguhi cha Padani-Alamu, mditwaga diyagwe Mesopotamia.