4 ngobe emadvodzana aJosefa abesative letimbili: sive sakaManase, nesaka-Efrayimu. EmaLevi akazange abelwe live, kodvwa abelwa emadolobha lapho abetawuhlala khona, abelwa nemadlelo etifuyo tawo.
Lona wekucala Josefa wametsa libito watsi nguManase, ngobe ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungente ngakhohlwa konkhe kuhlupheka kwami nemndeni waketfu.”
Lona wesibili Josefa wametsa libito watsi ngu-Efrayimu, ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lekuhlupheka kwami.”
Eveni laseGibhithe Josefa watalelwa boManase na-Efrayimu; lamtalela bona Asenathi, indvodzakati ya-Photifera, umphristi wase-Oni.
Emvakwaloko Josefa wabikelwa kutsi uyise uyagula. Ngako-ke Josefa wesuka watsatsa emadvodzana akhe omabili boManase na-Efrayimu, waya nawo kuyise.
Wachubeka watsi: “Lamadvodzana akho lamabili lowawatalelwa lapha eveni laseGibhithe ngisengakafiki mine, nguwona awami. Efrayimu naManase batawuba bami, njengobe Rubeni naSimeyoni babami.
Bantfwana lotawubatala emvakwabo batawuba bakho, hhayi bami; lifa labo liyawubitwa ngemagama alaba bomnakabo.
Hezekiya watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, nelakaJuda, waphindze wabhala tincwadzi atibhalela baka-Efrayimu nebakaManase, abamema kutsi bete ethempelini laSimakadze eJerusalema kutawugubha liPhasika kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Titukulwane takaJosefa lusendvo ngelusendvo kusukela kuboManase na-Efrayimu tatime kanje:
Ngako-ke Manase na-Efrayimu, titukulwane taJosefa, tabelwa lelo lifa.