Emveni kwalezo zinto uJosefa wathola umbiko othi: “Uyihlo uphathekile.”
Wayesethatha amadodana akhe omabili uManase no-Efrayimi ukuyombona. Kwabikwa kuJakobe kwathiwa: “Bheka, indodana yakho uJosefa iyeza izokubona.”
U-Israyeli waziqinisa, wavuka, wahlala embhedeni.
UJakobe wathi kuJosefa: “UNkulunkulu uSomandla wabonakala kimi ngiseLuzi eKhanani, wangibusisa, wathi kimi: ‘Ngizoyandisa inzalo yakho ibe yizinkumbi, ngikwenze izizwe eziningi, leli lizwe ngizolinika izizukulwane zakho libe yifa lazo laphakade.’
“Ngakho-ke lawa madodana akho amabili azalelwe lapha eGibhithe ngingakafiki, asengawami manje. U-Efrayimi noManase bangabami, njengoba kunjalo kuRubeni noSimeyoni. Uma uthola amanye amadodana emva kwalawa, ayakuba ngawakho, kodwa ayakulotshwa phansi kohla lwabafowabo, ngokuba ifa lawo ayolithola kubo. Lapho ngisesendleleni ngivela ePhadani Aramu, uRaheli wafela eKhanani kuselibangana ukufinyelela e-Efratha, ngase ngimngcwaba khona lapho eceleni kwendlela eya e-Efratha,” (eliyiBhethlehema).
U-Israyeli ebona amadodana kaJosefa, wabuza wathi: “Ngobani laba na?”
UJosefa wathi kuyise: “Ngamadodana ami uNkulunkulu angiphe wona ngikuleli lizwe.”
Uyise wayesethi: “Alethe lapha ukuze ngiwabusise.”
Amehlo ka-Israyeli ayesenqundekile ngenxa yobudala, engasaboni kahle. Ngakho-ke uJosefa wawasondeza, wayeseyawanga, wawagona. U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Ngangingasalindele ukuthi ngiyophinde ngibubone ubuso bakho. Manje bheka, uNkulunkulu ungivumele ukuba ngibone ngisho nabantwana bakho imbala.”
UJosefa wawasusa ethangeni likayise, wakhothamela emhlabathini wathi mbo ngobuso. UJosefa wawathatha womabili, u-Efrayimi engakwesokunene eqondene nesokhohlo sika-Israyeli, uManase engakwesokhohlo eqondene nesokunene sika-Israyeli, wawasondeza kuye. Kepha u-Israyeli welula isandla sakhe sokunene wasibeka ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, owayengomncane, wabeka isandla sokhohlo ekhanda likaManase, ephambanisa izandla zakhe ukuze asibeke kuManase owayeyizibulo.
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