22 “Josefa uligala lelitselako lemvini, ligala lelitsela ngasemtfonjeni wemanti, emagala akhe ayakhula acance lubondza.
Lona wesibili Josefa wametsa libito watsi ngu-Efrayimu, ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lekuhlupheka kwami.”
Emadvodzana aJosefa latalelwa eGibhithe aba mabili; ngako-ke bantfu bemndeni wakaJakobe labehlela eGibhithe babengema-70 sebabonkhe.
Emvakwaloko Josefa wabikelwa kutsi uyise uyagula. Ngako-ke Josefa wesuka watsatsa emadvodzana akhe omabili boManase na-Efrayimu, waya nawo kuyise.
Jakobe wabe sewubusisa Josefa, watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wabobabe, lowakhontwa bo-Abrahama na-Isaka, yena loNkulunkulu longihole kuyo yonkhe imphilo yami, kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla, angababusisa labafana.
Shangatsi lengilosi leyangiphephisa kuto tonkhe tingoti ingababusisa labafana. Shangatsi bangabitwa ngelibito lami, nangelibito labobabe Abrahama na-Isaka. Shangatsi bangandza, babe banyenti emhlabeni.”
Wachubeka watsi: “Lamadvodzana akho lamabili lowawatalelwa lapha eveni laseGibhithe ngisengakafiki mine, nguwona awami. Efrayimu naManase batawuba bami, njengobe Rubeni naSimeyoni babami.
Titsa takhe timhlasela ngalokwesabekako, timcoshe ngebutjoki nangemicibisholo.
Babusiswe labo labesaba Nkulunkulu, labo labahamba ngetindlela takhe.
Umkakho uyawufanana nemvini lotselako nasahleti endlini yakho, bantfwabakho babe njengemahlumela emncumo nase bahleti etafuleni lakho.
Tintsaba tambonywa ngematfunti awo, imisedari yambonywa ngemagala awo,
Emagala aso abecinile, alungele nekuba yindvuku yebukhosi. Sakhula saphakama saba ngetulu kwawo onkhe emacembe lamanyenti; sabonakala ngekuphakama kwaso nangemagala aso lamanyenti.
Ngisho nome angahluma njengembali emkhatsini wetinhlanga, umoya waSimakadze, wangasemphumalanga, uyakuta, uhhusha uchamuka ngasehlane, umtfombo waka-Efrayimu uyawuphelelwa ngemanti, nesicobho sakhe some. Likamelo lakhe lekulondvolota liyawuphangwa tonkhe tintfo talo letingemagugu.