Le nya siawo megbe la, wova gblɔ na Yosef be fofoa ƒe lãmegbegblẽ la nu nɔ sesẽm
ɖe edzi kokoko. Ale wòkplɔ Via ŋutsuvi eveawo, Manase kple Efraim, eye woyi
ɖakpɔe ɖa. Eye wogblɔ na Yakob bena, “Kpɔ ɖa viwò Yosef va gbɔwò.” Tete Israel
do ŋusẽ nu fɔ henɔ anyi ɖe abatia dzi be yeado gbe nɛ, eye wògblɔ na Yosef be,
“Mawu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ ɖe eɖokui fiam le Luz, le Kanaanyigba dzi, eye wòyram. Egblɔ
nam be, ‘Mawɔ wò nàzu dukɔ gã, eye matsɔ Kanaanyigba sia ana wò kple wò
dzidzimeviwo, wòanye mia tɔ tegbetegbe.’ Azɔ le viwò eve siawo, Efraim kple
Manase, ame siwo wodzi le Egiptenyigba dzi hafi meva la, mele woawo ya xɔm abe
nye ŋutɔ vinyewo ene, eye woanyi nye dome abe Ruben kple Simeon ke ene. Ke viwò
bubu ɖe sia ɖe ya la, anye wò ŋutɔ tɔ, eye woanyi Efraim kple Manase ƒe dome tso
gbɔwò le wò ŋutɔ wò nuwo gome. Elabena dawò Rahel dzi vi eve ko, eye wòku esi
metso Padan gbɔna Kanaan. Ke esi míegogo Efrat la, meɖii ɖe mɔ to le Efrat” (si
nye Betlehem). Israel lé ŋku ɖe Yosef ƒe ŋutsuviawo ŋu, eye wòbia be,
“Ŋutsuviawoe nye esiawoa?” Yosef ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, esiawoe nye ŋutsuvi siwo Mawu
nam le afii le Egipte.” Israel gblɔ be, “Kplɔ wo te ɖe ŋunye ne mayra wo.”
Israel ƒe tsitsi na eƒe ŋkuwo tsi afã kple afã, eye megatea ŋu kpɔa nu tututu o.
Ale Yosef kplɔ viawo te ɖe eŋu kpokploe. Egbugbɔ nu na wo, eye wòkpla asi kɔ na
wo. Israel gblɔ na Yosef be, “Nyemebu tsã be magakpɔ wò o, ke azɔ Mawu na mekpɔ
viwòwo hã.” Tete Yosef ɖe wo ɖa le Israel ƒe atata, eye wòde ta agu, tsyɔ mo
anyi. Eye Yosef tsɔ wo ame eveawo; Efraim yi ɖe ɖusime be wòanɔ Israel ƒe miame,
eye Manase yi ɖe miame be wòanɔ Israel ƒe ɖusime, eye wòkplɔ wo te ɖe Israel ŋu.
Ke Israel tso ga eƒe abɔwo esime wòdi be yeada yeƒe asiwo ɖe ɖeviawo ƒe tawo
dzi. Ale eƒe ɖusi nɔ Efraim, ame si nye ɖevitɔ, eye wònɔ eƒe miame la ƒe ta dzi,
eye eƒe miasi nɔ Manase, ame si nye tsitsitɔ, eye wònɔ eƒe ɖusime la ƒe ta dzi.
Eyra Yosef kple nya siawo be, “Mawu, fofonye Abraham kple Isak ƒe Mawu, ame si
kplɔm le nye agbenɔɣi katã me la nayra ŋutsuvi siawo nukutɔe. Mawudɔla si ɖem
tso xaxa ɖe sia ɖe me la nayra ɖevi siawo, woade bubu nye ŋkɔ ŋu, eye woade bubu
fofonye Abraham kple Isak ƒe ŋkɔwo ŋu. Mawu naɖi ne woazu dukɔ gã aɖe.” Ke Yosef
tɔtɔ, eye mekpɔ ŋudzedze le ale si fofoa da eƒe nuɖusi ɖe Efraim ƒe ta dzi la ŋu
o. Ale wòɖe fofoa ƒe nuɖusi ɖa be yeadae ɖe Manase boŋ tɔ dzi. Egblɔ be, “Ao,
fofonye, ètsɔ wò nuɖusi da ɖe ame si ƒe ta dzi mele be nàdae ɖo o la! Ame si le
afi sia lae nye tsitsitɔ. Da wò nuɖusi ɖe eya boŋ dzi!” Ke fofoa gbe hegblɔ nɛ
be, “Vinye, menya nu si wɔm mele. Manase hã azu dukɔ gã aɖe, ke nɔvia suetɔ azu
dukɔ gã wu.” Ale Yakob yra ɖeviawo gbe ma gbe ale: “Israelviwo nayra wo nɔewo
agblɔ be, ‘Mawu nana nuwo nadze edzi na wò abe Efraim kple Manase ene!’ ” Ale
wòtsɔ Efraim ɖo tsitsi na Manase. Israel gblɔ na Yosef be, “Mele kuku ge kpuie,
ke Mawu anɔ kpli wò, eye wòagakplɔ wò ayi Kanaan, fofowòwo ƒe anyigba dzi. Metsɔ
Sekemnyigba si metsɔ nye yi kple dati xɔ le Amoritɔwo si la na wò ɖe nɔviwòwo
teƒe be wòanye wò gome.”