IGenesis 48:1 Kwathi emveni kwezi zinto, kwathiwa kuYosefu, Khangela! uyihlo uyafa. Wathabatha oonyana bakhe bobabini, uManase noManase, bahamba naye Efrayim. 48:2 Waxelelwa uYakobi kwathiwa, Nanku unyana wakho uYosefu esiza kuwe. wazomeleza uSirayeli, wahlala esingqengqelweni. 48:3 Wathi uYakobi kuYosefu, UThixo uSomandla wabonakala kum eLuzi eLuzi ezweni lakwaKanan, wandisikelela; 48:4 Wathi kum, Yabona, ndiya kukuqhamisa, ndikwandise; ndikwenze isikhungu sezizwe; kwaye ndiya kulinika eli lizwe kwimbewu yakho emva kwakho ibe lilifa ngonaphakade. 48:5 Kwaye ngoku oonyana bakho ababini, uEfrayim noManase, owazalelwa kuwe ilizwe laseYiputa, ndingekafiki kuwe eYiputa, lelam; njengoko uRubhen noSimon baya kuba ngabam; 48:6 Othe wabazala emva kwabo, baya kuba ngowakho; baya kubizwa ngokwegama labazalwana babo elifeni labo. 48:7 Ekumkeni kwam ePadan, wafela ngakum uRakeli ezweni lasePadan eKanana endleleni, kwakubon' ukuba kusesemncinane ukuba sifike khona ndamngcwabela khona endleleni yase-Efrata; iyafana eBhetelehem. 48:8 USirayeli wababona oonyana bakaYosefu, wathi, Ngoobani na aba? 48:9 Wathi uYosefu kuyise, Ngoonyana bam endibaphiwe nguThixo mna kule ndawo. Wathi, Khawuwazise kum, ndiwazise uya kubasikelela. 48:10 Ke amehlo kaSirayeli ayeselenorhatyazo kukwaluphala, engasaboni. Kwaye wazisondeza kuye; wabanga, wabawola. 48:11 Wathi uSirayeli kuYosefu, Bendingacingi ukuba ndingabubona ubuso bakho; UThixo undibonise nembewu yakho. 48:12 UYosefu wabakhupha phakathi kwamadolo akhe, waqubuda ubuso bakhe bubheke emhlabeni. 48:13 UYosefu wabathabatha bobabini, uEfrayim ngesandla sakhe sokunene malunga nesikaSirayeli uManase ngesokhohlo ngasesasekunene sikaSirayeli; wazisondeza kuye. 48:14 USirayeli wasolula isandla sakhe sokunene, wasibeka phezu kwesikaEfrayim intloko engomncinane, isandla sakhe sokhohlo entlokweni kaManase; ekhokela izandla zakhe ngokuqonda; ngokuba uManase ebengowamazibulo. 48:15 Wamsikelela uYosefu, wathi, NguThixo, ababephambi kwakhe oobawo uAbraham wahamba uIsake, uThixo owandondlayo yonke imihla yobomi bam, unanamhla; 48:16 Isithunywa eso, sandihlangula ebubini bonke, sabasikelela abafana; kwaye yeyam igama loobawo libizwe phezu kwabo, negama loobawo libe nguAbraham noIsake; kwaye mabakhule babe baninzi phakathi kwehlabathi. 48:17 Wabona uYosefu ukuba uyise usibeke isandla sakhe sokunene entloko Kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe uEfrayim; wasibamba isandla sikayise, emsusa yathabathela entlokweni kaEfrayim, yesa entlokweni kaManase. 48:18 Wathi uYosefu kuyise, Hayi, bawo; izibulo; beka isandla sakho sokunene phezu kwentloko yakhe. 48:19 Akavuma uyise, wathi, Ndiyazi, nyana wam, ndiyazi; uya kuba sisizwe, naye uya kuba mkhulu; kodwa, uya kuba ngumncinane kuye umzalwana uya kuba mkhulu kunaye, nembewu yakhe ibe sininzi yezizwe. 48:20 Wabasikelela ngaloo mini, esithi, Ngawe uya kusikelela uSirayeli; Wathi, UThixo makakwenze unjengoEfrayim nanjengoManase. Wakumisa uEfrayim phambi kukaManase. 48:21 Wathi uSirayeli kuYosefu, Yabona, ndiza kufa; kodwa uThixo uya kuba nani. ndinibuyisele ezweni looyihlo. 48:22 Mna ke, ndikunika isabelo sibe sinye ngaphezu kwabazalwana bakho, endiya kukunika sona mna ndawuthabatha esandleni somAmori, ngekrele lam nangesaphetha sam;