Kutoma 48

Yakobo atsanzayisa Eferemu na Manase

1Pidagwanda ndzidzi ene, Yosefe adapangwa kuti babache akhadwala. Natenepo adakwata anache awiri, Manase na Eferemu, mbaenda kaona Yakobo. 2Pidava Yakobo kuti mwanache Yosefe abwera dzamuona, adaphanisira kulamuka mbakhala na matako patalimba. 3Yakobo adalonga kuna Yosefe mbati, “Mulungu Wamphamvu zonsene adaonekera kuna ine pa Luzi, m'dziko ya Kanani mbanditsanzayisa.#Kut. 28.13, 14. 4Iye adalonga kuna ine mbati, ‘Ndinati ndikupase ana azinji, tenepo pidzukulu pyako pinasanduka madzinza a anthu azinji; ndinapereka dzikoyi kuna pidzukulu pyako kuti ikhale yawo ene kwenda na kwenda.’ ”

5Yakobo adathimiza kulonga mbati, “Yosefe anako awiri abala iwe muno mu Iguputo, ine ndidzati fika, anawerengwa ninga anga; Eferemu na Manase mbananga sasawa ninga Rubeni na Simioni. 6Ngakhala una ana anango, enewo nkhabe werengerwa ninga ananga tayu; dziko inafuna iwo siyirwa inadzera muna Eferemu na Manase. 7Ndikuchita tenepo thangwi ya mako Rakele. Na kutsukwala kwanga iye adafa m'dziko ya Kanani, chifupi na Efurata, pikhabwerera ine kubulukira ku Mesopotamia. Ine ndidamuikha penepo m'khundu-khundu mwa njira ya ku Efurata.” (Efurata ndzidzi uno ukudziwika na Betelehemu).#Kut. 35.16-19.

8Pidaona Israele ana a Yosefe ale, adavunza mbati, “Aphale enewa mbani?”

9Yosefe adatawira mbati, “Enewa mbananga, ale andipasa Mulungu m'dziko ino ya Iguputo.”

Israele adatawira mbati, “Dza nawo kuna ine towera ndiatsanzayise.” 10Maso a Israele adachita uzimola, thangwi iye akhadakalamba pyakwanga, tenepo iye hadakwanise kuona mwadidi tayu. Yosefe adadza nawo aphale ale kuna iye, tenepo iye adaakhumbatira mbaampsompsona. 11Israele adalonga kuna Yosefe mbati, “Ine nee ndikhanyerezera kuti ndinakuona pontho tayu, tenepo Mulungu lero anditawirisa kuona na anako ene.” 12Tenepo Yosefe adaabulusa ana pamiyendo pa Israele mbalamba.

13Yosefe adakwata ana awiri ale mbadza nawo chifupi na Israele. Manase adamuikha kukhundu yakumadyo, Eferemu mbamuikha kumabzere kwa Israele. 14Mbwenye Israele adagwangwanyisa manjache mbasanjika dzanjache yamadyo pamsolo wa Eferemu, podi kwene kuti akhali wachiwiri kubalwa, mbakwata dzanjache yamabzere mbaisanjika pamsolo wa Manase, podi kwene kuti akhali wautombo.

15Tenepo iye adatsanzayisa Yosefe#48.15 Yosefe: Pakutsanzayisa Eferemu na Manase, Yakobo akhatsanzayisa Yosefe. mbalonga mbati,

“Mulungu adatumikira ababanga Abrahamu na Isake ule,

mbatsanzayise aphalewa!

Mulungu adanditsogolera kufikirana lero ule mbaatsanzayise.

16Mngelo ule adandipulumusa kuna pyakugoswa pyonsene

mbaatsanzayise!

Dzinanga na madzina a ababanga, Abrahamu na Isake,

mbaveke kudzera muna aphalewa.

Iwo mbakhale na ana azinji, pontho na pidzukulu pizinji.”

17Yosefe adaipirwa napyo, pidaona iye kuti babache akhadasanjika dzanjache yamadyo pamsolo wa Eferemu, natenepo iye adabulusa dzanja ya babache pamsolo pa Eferemu mbaiikha pamsolo wa Manase. 18Iye adalonga kuna babache mbati, “Si mwenemo tayu, baba: ushu ndiye mwana wautombo, ikhani dzanjanu yamadyo pamsolo pache.”

19Babache adakhonda mbalonga mbati, “Ndikupidziwa, mwananga, ndikupidziwa. Pidzukulu pya Manase pinakhalambo mtundu ukulu. Mbwenye mphwacheyi anakhala wamkulu kupiringana iye, pontho pidzukulu pyache pinakhala madzinza akulu.”

20Natenepo iye adaatsanzayisa nsiku yeneyo mbalonga mbati, “Aisraele anaphatisa basa madzina anu angalonga mafala akutsanzayisa. Iwo analonga kuti, ‘Mulungu mbakuchitise kukhala ninga Eferemu na Manase.’ ” Na njira yeneyi Israele adaikha Eferemu patsogolo pa Manase.#Aheb. 11.21.

21Tenepo Israele adalonga kuna Yosefe mbati, “Ninga munaonera iwe, ine ndili chifupi kufa, mbwenye Mulungu anakhala nawe, pontho anakubwezera kudziko ya makolo ako. 22Ine ndikupereka nthemba ya Shekemu kuna iwe, nee kuna abale ako tayu, nthemba yakukhala na mataka akubalisa pinthu, ile idapokosera ine Aamori pakuphatisa basa talasada pontho utanga.”

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