1 Ikwere ipenhe, Joseph-ele aweke Jacob-arle rlkerte anthurre irrekenge, ingkwe ilwemele. Re alere ikwerenhe atherre akngeke, Manasseh uthene Ephraim uthene, apmere Goshen-werne Jacob aretyeke. 2 Nhenge Joseph apmereke irretye-alhemele alere ikwerenhe atherre-akerte, tyerrtye arrpenhele iletyeke alheke Jacob-eke, “Alere ngkwinhe nhenhe-werne apetyeke ngenhe aretyeke.” Jacob tyerrtye alyepe-alyepe anthurre intetyame, re intetyame tnetye-arlke-akenhe. Nhenge Joseph apmere ikwereke-irreke arteke alere ikwere-atherre-akerte, Jacob mwantye anthurre akeme-irremele aneke.

3-4 Jacob angkeke Joseph-eke, “Arrule anthurre Ngkarte lterrke anthurre rarle, atyenge imernelheke apmere Luz-enge apmere akngerre Canaan-enge. Re ayenge ileke rarle ayenge arntarnte-arerle-anetyenhe lterrke-ilemele akwetethe, re imerte ampe atningke ayenge anthemele itne imerte atningke anteme irremele. Re atyenge angkeke, ‘Atyengenge ularre ware kwenhe unte ampe atningke atnyenetyenhe. The ngenhe apmere nhenhe antheme ampe ngkwinhe areyeke ampe itnekenhe areyeke anthetyeke. Itnekenhe anteme aneme akwetethe.’ Alakenhe-arle atyenge Ngkarte angkeke.

5 “Joseph, ngkwenge alere atherre Manasseh uthene Ephraim uthene-arle apmere nhenhe Egypt-elarle akweke inteke. Ayenge-arle ingkerne ante-arle apmere nhenhe-werne apetyeke. Lyete ayenge ikwere-atherre altye-irreme, ratherre anteme atyinhe aneme Reuben uthene Simeon uthene-arteke. 6 Kele urreke, unte alere awethe atnyenemele, kele itne ngkwinhe-arle anetyenhe. Tharle itnenhe apmere anthetyeke arrangkwe-arle. Itne apmere Ephraim uthene Manasseh uthene-arle antheme ikwerele anetyeke-arle. 7 Arrule anthurre, ayenge-arle apmere Paddan-engentyele apetyalpemele, the anewe atyinhe aparlpe-ileke apmere nhenge Canaan-ele ilerne alhele-iwemele. Ayenge alhwarrpe anthurre irreke renhe iperteke artemele iwerre itereke Ephrath-werne-atheke, ayenge ikwere ahentye anthurre aneke, alakenhenge anteme ayenge angkeme Ephraim uthene Manasseh utheneke.” Alakenhe-arle Jacob Joseph-eke angkeke. Apmere yanhe Ephrath, lyete tyerrtye areyele Bethlehem ileme.

8 Kele Jacob-ele areke urreye ratherre Joseph-enge tnerle-anerrerlenge. Jacob-ele renhe apayuthneke, “Angwenhe-ame urreye nhenhe atherre?” Re angkeke alakenhe rarle pwenge anteme-irrekenge aretye-arlke-akenhe.

9 Joseph-ele anyikwe tyerneke, “Nhenhe-arle alere atyinhe atherre-arle Ngkartele-arle ayenge nhenhe Egypt-nge antheke-arle.”

Jacob angkeke Joseph-eke, “Ngkwenge alere atherre atyenge-werne akngetyaye ayenge ikwere-atherre alyelhentye impenele alyetyenhenge ilpentyeke ratherre akwete-ante atnyenerle-anerretyenhenge.”

10 Jacob-arle artwe ampwe anthurre-arle aneke, re anteme aretyakenhe aneke rarle pwenge-arle anekenge. Kele Joseph-ele urreye renhe-atherrenhe itwekelhe-ileke Jacob-werne. Jacob-ele renhe-atherrenhe akwaketye-akeke. 11 Re imerte Joseph-eke angkemele, “Ayenge-arle itirreke unte-arle akwele ilwekeke-athene. Ayenge-arle itirreke tharle akwele ngenhe awethe aretyenheke-athene, kele arrangkwe-arle. Ngkarte-arle atyenge mwerre-arle aneke. Rarle ayenge akngetyeke alere ngkwinhe atherre aretyeke-arle.”

12-13 Joseph-ele ikwere alere atherre Jacob-enge arrwekele ngkerneke, re iltye akaperte ikwere-atherrenheke arrernemele alyelhentye impenele alyetyeke. Joseph akaperte kwene-irreke urreye ikwere-atherre ingkernele. Inngerre ikwerenhele ahelhe anpeke. Re akarelheke Jacob-eke ikwere-atherre alyelhetyeke. Manasseh akenhe kake akngerre Ephraim-kenhe-arle aneke. 14 Ikwerenge anteme, Jacob-ele kwenhe iltye akwe-arratye ikwerenhe Manasseh akaperteke arrernetyakenhe, kele arrangkwe-arle. Jacob-ele akenhe kele-arle Ephraim akaperteke arrerneke. Re iltye akwangenye ikwerenhe-arle Manasseh-eke arrerneke.

15 Jacob Joseph-eke-urrke alyelheke, alakenhe-arle re alyeke, “Arrenge-arrenge atyinhe Abraham uthene akngeye atyinhe uthenele Ngkarte anwerne-kenhe-arle apenterle-anerreke. Ngkartele-arle ayenge akwetethe arntarnte-arentye akngerre, arntarnte-arentye akngerrele-arle yepe-yepe ikwerenhe areye arntarnte-arentye akngerre-arteke, alakenhe akwele. 16 Nhenge atyenge-arle akurne-irrerlenge, alkere-arenye Ngkarte-kenhe areyele ayenge arntarnte-aretyarte. Lyete the Ngkarte apayuthneme nhenhe atherre arntarnte-aretyeke lterrke-ilemele. Nhenhe atherre atyenge-artweye-arteke. Nhenge ratherre amangkemele, ratherre ampe areye atyenge atnyenetyenhe, arrenge-arrenge atyenge Abraham-eke akngeye atyenge Isaac-eke-arlke. The Ngkarte apayuthneme nhenhe atherre ampe atningke anthetyeke. Apmere arrpe-anenhele anerlte-anetyeke. Itne anwerneke alkngwirretyeke kwenye anetyenhenge.” Alakenhe-arle Jacob-ele alyeke urreye akweke ikwere-atherre.

17 Urreke Jacob-ele urreye ikwere-atherre alyelhetyenhenge, Joseph-ele areke akngeye ikwerenhe iltye arrernerlenge akwe-arratye ikwerenhe Ephraim ingkernenyeke arrernerlenge. Alakenhe re irrekenge Joseph akangkentye anetyakenhe aneke. Re akngeye ikwerenhe-kenhe iltye akwe-arratye inemele Ephraim-engentyele imerte akaperte Manasseh-kenheke arrernetyenhenge. 18 Re Jacob-eke angkeke, “Akngeye, unte kwenhe apalele akwe-arratye ngkwinhe arrerneke Ephraim akaperteke. Unte kwenhe Manasseh akaperteke arrernetyakenhe aneke. Re kake akngerrepate. Iltye akwe-arratye Ephraim akaperteke arrernaye.”

19 Kenhe anyikwe ayene-ilelheke ikwere angkemele, “Arrangkwe, the iltye akwe-arratye apale arrernetyakenhe Ephraim akaperteke. Nhenge Manasseh anteme amangkemele, rarle akngerrepate anetyenhe, rarle ampe atningke atnyenetyenhe arrenge-arrenge-arlke atningke. Kele atyeyikwe akenhe akngerrepate impene-arle anetyenhe Manasseh-enge arntwarre ulkere, tyerrtye Ephraim-kenhe-arle atningke-arle anetyenhe, itnekenhe apmere arrpe-anenhele-arle anetyenhe.”

20 Jacob awethe alyelheke Manasseh uthene Ephraim utheneke, “Urreke, tyerrtye Israel-arenye areye ampe itne-kenheke alyelhetyenhe, alakenhe-arle itne angketyenhe, ‘Anwerne Ngkarte apayuthnetyenhe arrenhantherrenhe mwerre-iletyeke rarle Ephraim uthene Manasseh uthene mwerre-ileke-arteke.’ ” Alakenhe-arle Jacob alyelheke, Ephraim akngakemele rarle Manasseh-enge irntwarre-arle anetyenhenge.

21 Jacob angkeke Joseph-eke, “Ayenge araye. Ayenge ilwetyenhe anteme. Ngkarte-arle ngkwengenge anetyenhe. Rarle ngenhe apmere akngeye ngkwinhe-kenhe-werne akngirtnetyenhe. 22 The ngenhe apmere antheke, tharle kake ngkwinhe areye arrekwele anthetyakenhe aneke. The ngenhe apmere Shechem arritnye-arle antheke. The apmere yanhe ineke tyerrtye Amorite areye-ngentyele-arle. The itnekenge ineke akngerre anthurre-arle atwerreke iperre.”