52 Lona wesibili Josefa wametsa libito watsi ngu-Efrayimu, ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lekuhlupheka kwami.”
Ngitakupha intalo lenyenti, ngikwente tive letinyenti, labanye kuto bayawuba ngemakhosi.
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu Somandla angakubusisa akuchumise, akwandzise, udzimate ube tive letinyenti.
Lona wekucala Josefa wametsa libito watsi nguManase, ngobe ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungente ngakhohlwa konkhe kuhlupheka kwami nemndeni waketfu.”
Yaphela-ke iminyaka lesikhombisa yenala eveni laseGibhithe,
Emvakwaloko Josefa wabikelwa kutsi uyise uyagula. Ngako-ke Josefa wesuka watsatsa emadvodzana akhe omabili boManase na-Efrayimu, waya nawo kuyise.
Kodvwa Israyeli welula sandla sakhe sangesekudla wasibeka etikwa-Efrayimu, nome abengulomncane; sandla sakhe sangesancele waselula wasibeka etikwaManase, labelitubulo.
Wachubeka watsi: “Lamadvodzana akho lamabili lowawatalelwa lapha eveni laseGibhithe ngisengakafiki mine, nguwona awami. Efrayimu naManase batawuba bami, njengobe Rubeni naSimeyoni babami.
“Josefa uligala lelitselako lemvini, ligala lelitsela ngasemtfonjeni wemanti, emagala akhe ayakhula acance lubondza.
Josefa wakhula, wadzimate wabona bantfwana ba-Efrayimu nebatukulu bakhe; wabona nebantfwana baMakhire, umsa waManase; Josefa wabafaka emndenini wakhe.
Ninatsa liwayini ngetitja letigcwele, nitigcobise ngemafutsa lanuka kamnandzi, kodvwa anidzabuki ngekucitfwa kwaJosefa.
Titukulwane takaJosefa lusendvo ngelusendvo kusukela kuboManase na-Efrayimu tatime kanje:
wamsindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko takhe. Josefa watsi nakema embikwaFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, Nkulunkulu wamnika umoya lomuhle nekuhlakanipha. Faro wamenta umbusi etikwalo lonkhe laseGibhithe nasetikwendlu yakhe yonkhe.
ngobe emadvodzana aJosefa abesative letimbili: sive sakaManase, nesaka-Efrayimu. EmaLevi akazange abelwe live, kodvwa abelwa emadolobha lapho abetawuhlala khona, abelwa nemadlelo etifuyo tawo.
Ngako-ke Manase na-Efrayimu, titukulwane taJosefa, tabelwa lelo lifa.
Nali-ke live lelabelwa sive sakaManase, labelitubulo laJosefa; lelabelwa Makhire, litubulo laManase. Makhire abengukhokho webakaGileyadi, labemukele iGileyadi neBhashani, ngobe Makhire abeyingwazi ledvumile.
Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Hana wakhulelwa watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguSamuweli, atsi: “Ngamcela kuSimakadze.”