16 ingelosi engisindise ebubini bonke mayibusise abafana;mababizwe ngegama lami nangegama lawobaba o-Abrahama no-Isaka;mabande, babe baningi phakathi kwezwe.”
17 Wabona uJosefa ukuthi uyise wabeka isandla sakhe sokunene ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe; wasibamba isandla sikayise ukuba asisuse ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, asibeke ekhanda likaManase.
18 Wayesethi uJosefa kuyise: “Kungabi njalo, ngokuba lo uyizibulo; beka esokunene sakho ekhanda lakhe.”
19 Kepha uyise wala, wathi: “Ngiyazi, ndodana yami, ngiyazi; naye uyakuba yisizwe, abe mkhulu naye; kodwa umfowabo uyakuba mkhulu kunaye, inzalo yakhe ibe yizizwe eziningi.”
20 Wayesebabusisa ngalolo suku ngokuthi:“Ngawe u-Israyeli uyakubusisa ethi:‘UNkulunkulu makakwenzeube njengo-Efrayimi nanjengoManase.’ ”Wayesembeka-ke u-Efrayimi ngaphambi kukaManase.
21 Wayesethi u-Israyeli kuJosefa: “Bheka, mina ngiyafa, kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuba nani, anibuyisele ezweni lawoyihlo.
22 Wena ngikunike olunye ukhalo ngaphezu kwabafowenu engaluthatha esandleni sama-Amori ngenkemba yami nangomnsalo wami.”