Yakob hyira Efraim ne Manase
1 Na nsɛm yi akyiri no, wɔka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: Hwɛ, w’agya yare. Na ɔfaa ne mmabarima baanu, Manase ne Efraim kaa ne ho.
2 Na wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ Yakob sɛ: Hwɛ, wo ba Yosef reba wo nkyɛn. Na Israel miaa n’ani tenaa ne mpa so.
3 Na Yakob ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: Onyankopɔn Tweaduampɔn yii ne ho kyerɛɛ me wɔ Lus a ɛwɔ Kanaan asase soɔ, na ɔhyiraa me
4 ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: Hwɛ, mɛma woadɔ, na mama woadɔɔso, mɛyɛ wo aman asafo, na mede asase yi bɛma w’asefoɔ a wɔbɛdi w’akyire no sɛ daa agyapadeɛ.
5 Na afei wo mma baanu a wowoo wɔn wɔ Misraim asase soɔ ansa na mereba wo nkyɛn wɔ Misraim no, wɔnyɛ me dea. Efraim ne Manase nyɛ me dea te sɛ Ruben ne Simeon.
6 Na wo mma a wobɛnya wɔn wɔ wɔn akyiri no na ɛnyɛ wo dea, na wɔde wɔn nuanom din bɛfrɛ wɔn wɔ wɔn agyapadeɛ mu.
7 Na me deɛ, mefiri Padan baeɛ no, Rahel wui m’anim wɔ Kanaan asase so wɔ kwan mu, na aka kwantiaa bi na wɔaduru Efrat, na mesiee no hɔ wɔ Efrat (a ɛne Betlehem) no kwan nkyɛn.
8 Na Israel hunuu Yosef mma no, ɔkaa sɛ: Hwannom nie?
9 Na Yosef ka kyerɛɛ n’agya sɛ: Ɛyɛ me mma a Onyankopɔn de ama me wɔ ha yi. Ɛnna ɔse: Fa wɔn brɛ me ɛ ma menhyira wɔn.
10 Na enyini nti, na Israel ani so ayɛ no kusukusu a ɔnhunu adeɛ yie. Na ɔde wɔn pinii ne nkyɛn; na ɔfee wɔn ano yɛɛ wɔn atuu.
11 Na Israel ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: Mansusu sɛ mɛhunu w’anim, na hwɛ, Onyankopɔn ama mahunu wo mma nso.
12 Na Yosef yii wɔn firii Yakob nantam, na ɔponoo ne mu de n’anim butuu fam.
13 Na Yosef faa wɔn baanu nyinaa de ne nifa sɔɔ Efraim mu de no kyerɛɛ Israel benkum, de ne benkum sɔɔ Manase mu de no kyerɛɛ Israel nifa, na ɔde wɔn pinii ne nkyɛn.
14 Na Israel tenee ne nifa too Efraim a ɔyɛ akumaa no atifi, ne ne benkum too Manase atifi, ɔboapa na ɔyɛɛ ne nsa saa, ɛfiri sɛ Manase ne abakan.
15 Na ɔhyiraa Yosef sɛ:
Onyankopɔn a me nananom Abraham ne Isak nantee n’anim no,
Onyankopɔn a wayɛne me me nkwa nna nyinaa de abɛsi nnɛ.
16 Ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔyii me bɔne nyinaa mu no, nhyira mmɔfra yi,
na wɔmfa me din ne me nananom Abraham ne Isak din mfrɛ wɔn,
na wɔnnɔɔso nyɛ pii wɔ asase so.
17 Na Yosef hunuu sɛ n’agya de ne nsa nifa ato Efraim atifi no, anyɛ no dɛ, na ɔsɔɔ n’agya nsa sɛ ɔnyi mfiri Efraim atifi nkɔto Manase atifi.
18 Na Yosef ka kyerɛɛ n’agya sɛ: M’agya, ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛteɛ ne no, na oyi ne abakan, fa wo nifa to n’atifi.
19 Na n’agya ampene, na ɔse: Menim, me ba, menim; ɔno nso bɛyɛ ɔman, na ɔno nso ayɛ kɛse, nanso ne nua kumaa no bɛso asene no, na n’asefoɔ bɛyɛ aman pii.
20 Na ɛda no ɔhyiraa wɔn sɛ:
Wo na Israel de wo bɛhyira sɛ:
Onyankopɔn nyɛ wo sɛ Efraim ne Manase.
Na ɔde Efraim dii Manase kan.
21 Na Israel ka kyerɛɛ Yosef sɛ: Hwɛ, merewu, na Onyankopɔn bɛdi mo akyi, na ɔde mo asane akɔ mo nananom asase so.
22 Na me deɛ, mama wo asase kɛseɛ bi a ɛboro wo nuanom deɛ soɔ a mede me nkrantɛ ne me tadua megyee no Amorifoɔ nsam.