¹ Cho chasholokele anima ya byumebi omwoni umo wendekele kuli Yosefa ngendi, Kenga, isho na binji. "Chojo naile na bana bendi babali ba banalume, Manase na Efulemu. ² Omwoni Yakomba ba mulekele ngwabo, "Kenga, munobe Yosefa naija laja na kukumona," Cho walikwatethele na ku tumbama mu mwela. ³ Cho Yakomba wedekele kuli Yosefa ngwendi, 2 Njambi wa Binthzili byoshe nasholokele kuli yange ku Luzu mu lifuti lya Kanana. Cho wanji kwithwile ⁴ na kwendeka kuli yange ngwendi, `Nkenga, njika kwana luthemo na kukuthangula. Cho njika kupwitha chiwano cha mafuti. Nji kana lino lifuti kulibana na batekulwila bobe kupwa bufuko bwabo bwaku myaka yoshe.` ⁶ Cho aba bana bobe babali, baje bathemukile kuli yobe mu lifuti lya Ingitu athimbu yange kanda nji chiije kuli yobe mu Ingitu, bana bapwoni bange. Efulemu na Manase bakaloni bange, ngwe omu Lubeni na Simione bapwa bange. ⁵ Bana obo ukala nabo munima yaba bakaloni bobe; cho bakabalabela mwithi ya mathzina a bandolome yabo mu buswana bwabo. ⁷ Olojo yange, omu nja tundile ku Pandani, kubuthiwa bwange bwakama Lakele wa thsililile mu lifuti lya Kanana mu ngila, okutai kuna chilitulu nunda ya kweta ku Efate. Cho nja mu thsindile kuje bene mu ngila ya kuya ku Efate (kulumbulula, Mbetelehema). ⁸ Cho omwoni Isalela wamwene bana ba Yosefa, wendekele kuli ishe ngwendi, "Bana beyajo aba?" ⁹ Cho Yosefa wendekele kuli ishe ngwendi, " Bana bange, bana njana Njambi kuno," Cho Isalela wendekele ngwendi, "Banene kuli yange, mangana njiba kwithule." ¹⁰ Chojo mesho a Isalela a thsithsibalele a mulonga wa bwingi bwa myaka yendi ya ku themuka, ngechi kakelonina ku mona. Cho Yosefa wa ba shwenethele ku yehi nendi, cho nendi waba thsembele naku ba bumbatela. ¹¹ Ngechi Isalela wendekele kuli Yosefa ngwendi, "Kunjakele naku yongola ngwange njikamona lalo chihanga chobe; olojo Njambi nanji tabetha kumononi na bana bobe. ¹² Cho Yosefa waba tundithile mu matango a mabuli a Isalela, cho wa kulamethele chihanga chendi hathi. ¹³ Yosefa watwalele boshe babali, Efulemu mu liboko lyendi lya chilyo na kumushwenyetha ku liboko lyendi lya chimoshwe, na Manase mu liboko lya Isalela lya chilyo, naku banena kuyehi nendi. ¹⁴ Chojo Isalela wolwele liboko lyendi lya chilyo na kuli kambeka a mutwe wa Efulemu, uje wakele mwanike, na liboko lyendi lya chimoshwe na kulikambeka a mutwe wa Manase. Wa lindakanene maboko endi, mwafwa Manase ikeye wa kele wa twatwa. ¹⁵ Cho Isalela wa kwithwile Yosefa, na kwendeka ngwendi, "Njambi uje kulutwe lwendi bendele batate Abilahame na Isaka, Njambi owu naji nyungu kweta na a litangwa bene lino lyalelo, ¹⁶ kangelo uje yana njohyela ku kubulumuka kwoshe, aba kwithwile aba ba kwenje. Lithzina lya batate ba Abilahama na Isaka. Batheme na kuthemunwina na kupwa mayongomena mu lifuti." ¹⁷ Omwoni Yosefa wamwene ishe a kambeka liboko lyendi lya chilyo a mutwe wa Efelemu, cha mubihithile. Ngechi wambatele liboko lya ishe na ku lifumitha ku mutwe wa Manase. ¹⁸ Cho Yosefa wendekele kuli ishe ngendi, " Kethi ngachije, tate, mwafwa owu ikeye twatwa. Aka liboko lyobe lya chilyo a mutwe wendi." ¹⁹ Olojo ishe wa byanene cho lalo wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Njithzubuka, munange. Nendi lalo a kapwa wa kama. Olojo shongoyendi a kapwa wa kama ku muhyana, chithemunwina chendi chika kala mayongomena a mafuli. ²⁰ Cho Isalela wa ba kwithwile litangwa lije bene na majwi awa ngwendi, "Banu ba mu Isalela ba kendeka ku kwithula kwitila mu mathzina eni na kwendeka ngwabo, Njambi a mipwithe yeni ngwe bene Efelemu na Manase." Chojo na muchifwechi, Isalela wakele Efulemu kulutwe lwa Manase. ²¹ Cho Isalela wendekele kuli Yosefa ngwendi, "kenga, njili kuyehyoni na kuthsa, olojo Njambi a kala nobe, cho lalo a ka kwilwitha kuje ku lifuti lya ba isho. ²² Ngechi kuli yobe, ngwe umo ujoni ali a kamwa ya bandolome bobe, njana kuli yobe uje muthi kumukulo wa lilundu lije linjambatele kuli ba Amolate na mukwale wange na buta bwange bwa luthipa."