Okutandika 48

Yakobo okushabira Yosefu n'abatabani omugisha

1Bwanyima y'ebyo baagambira Yosefu ku ishe arwaire; yaatwara abatabani bombi, Manaase na Efuraimu. 2Baagambira Yakobo bati: Yosefu omwana waawe yaija kukureeba. Israeli yaayehangaana, yaashutama aha kitabo. 31 Yakobo yaagira Yosefu ati: Ruhanga ow'obushoboorozi bwona akanyeyorekyera Luuzi omu nsi ya Kanaani, yampa omugisha; 4yangira ati: Ndyakuha oruzaaro, nkukanyise, nkuhindure omutwe muhango gw'amahanga; kandi ensi egi ndyagiha oruzaaro rwawe orurikukurata kuba eyaabo ey'ebiro n'ebiro. 52 Kandi mbwenu batabani baawe bombi, abu waazaariire Misri, ntakakushangireyo, n'abangye; Efuraimu na Manaase baryaba abangye nka Reubeeni na Simeoni oku bari. 6Abandi baana, abu orizaara bwanyima yaabo, baryaba baawe; baryayetererwa bakuru baabo omu by'obuhunguzi bwabo. 73 Eky'obusaasi, ku naabaire ninduga Padani, naahika Kanaani tukiri omu muhanda, naafeerwa Rakeeli, hakitsigaire omwanya okuhika Efuraata; naamuziika aho aha muhanda ogurikuza Efuraata, (niyo Betelehemu).

8Bwanyima Israeli ku yaareebire beene Yosefu, yaamubuuza ati: Aba ni baahi? 9Yosefu yaagarukamu ishe ati: Ni batabani bangye, abu Ruhanga yampeereire kunu. Ishe yaamugira ati: Ninkweshengyereza bampitsye, mbashabire omugisha. 10Obwo Israeli akaba atakibaasa kuhweza ahabw'obukuru. Yosefu yaabamuhitsya, Israeli yaabanywegyera ababumbatiire; 11yaagira Yosefu ati: Nkaba ntarikuteekateeka ngu turyareebana; mbwenu reeba Ruhanga yandeebesa n'oruzaaro rwawe. 12Yosefu yaabaiha aha maju ga ishe, yainama ahansi. 13Yaabatwara bombi, akwaitse Efuraimu n'omukono gwe gwa buryo amugyemire omukono gwa Israeli ogwa bumosho, na Manaase amukwaitse n'omukono gwe gwa bumosho amugyemire omukono gwa Israeli ogwa buryo, yaabamuhitsya. 14Israeli yaananuura omukono gwe ogwa buryo, yaata engaro ze aha mutwe gwa Efuraimu omuto, kandi ez'ogwa bumosho yaazita aha mutwe gwa Manaase, arabaniisemu emikono ye, akigyendereire; ahakuba Manaase niwe yaabaire ari omujigaijo. 154

Yaashabira Yosefu omugisha, naagira ati: Ruhanga, ou tatenkuru Abrahamu na taata Isaaka baabaire bagyendera gye omu maisho; Ruhanga owantungire ebiro byona eby'amagara gangye n'okuhitsya hati; 16na maraika owancungwire omu bubi bwona, ahe aba boojo omugisha; kandi beetererwe eiziina ryangye n'amaziina g'abanzaire Abrahamu na Isaaka, kandi barugyemu omutwe muhango gw'abantu omu nsi. 17Yosefu ku yaareebire ishe ataire omukono gwe gwa buryo aha mutwe gwa Efuraimu, kyamugwisa kubi; yaakwata omukono gwa ishe kugwiha aha mutwe gwa Efuraimu kuguta aha gwa Manaase. 18Yaagira ishe ati: Ngaaha, Taata; ogu niwe mujigaijo; ba niwe waataho omukono gwawe gwa buryo. 195 Kwonka ishe yaayanga, yaagira ati: Ninkimanya, mwana wangye, ninkimanya; ogu nawe aryahinduka eihanga, kandi aryaba mukuru; kwonka omurumuna aryamukiza obukuru, n'oruzaaro rwe ruryahinduka omutwe muhango gw'amahanga. 20Atyo yaabashabira omugisha eryo izooba, naagira ati: Muryaba eky'okureeberaho aha Baisraeli, baaba nibashabirana emigisha, bagire bati: Ruhanga akugire nka Efuraimu na Manaase. Okwo nikwo yaatungwire Efuraimu okukira Manaase. 216 Bwanyima Israeli yaagira Yosefu ati: Reeba, naaza kufa; kwonka Ruhanga aryaguma naimwe, kandi aryabagarura omu nsi ya baashwenkuriimwe; 227 kandi iwe naakuha omugabo gumwe okweshumba beene sho, ogu naanyagire Abaamori na rurara yangye n'obuta bwangye.