¹Shure kwaizvozvo Josefa akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarira, baba vako vanorwara; iye akatora vanako­mana vake vaviri, Manase naEfuremu.

¹Huan, huaite nungin hichi ahia, Joseph kiangah, ngaiin, na pa a chi ana, achi ua. Huchiin, a tapa nihte Manassi leh Ephraim a kiangah a tonpiha,

²Jakove akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarirai, mwanakomana wenyu, Josefa, wauya kwamuri. Isiraeri akazvisimbaradza, akagara pauvato.

²Huan, Jakob kingah, ngaiin, na tapa Joseph na kiangah a hong hi, chiin. A hilh ua: huchiin, Israel a kihalhsaka, lupna ah a tuta a.

³Zvino Jakove akati kuna Josefa, Mwari Wamasimbaose akazviratidza paRuzi, panyika yeKanani, akandiropafadza,

³Huan, Jakob in, Joseph kiangah, Pathian bangkim hihthei Kanan gama Luz khua ah ka kiangah a kilaka, a honvualjawla,

⁴akati kwandiri, Ta­rira, ndichakuberekesa, ndichakuwanza, ndichakuita ndudzi zhinji; ndichapa vana vako vanokutevera nyika ino, ive yavo nokusingaperi.

⁴Ka kiangah, chi tampi ka honsuangsak dinga, ka honhihpung lai ding, chi tuamtuam omkhawm in ka honbawl ding; huan, hiai gam na nunga na suante kiangah khantawn gou dingin ka pe ding, honchi a.

⁵Zvino vanakomana vako vaviri, vawakaberekerwa panyika yeEgipita, ndi­sati ndasvika kwauri paEgipita, ndavangu; Efuremu naManase vachava vangu sa­vana Rubheni naSimioni.

⁵Huan, na tapa nihte, Aigupta gama na neihte, keia ahi uh; Ephraim leh Manassi, Reuben leh Simeon bangmah in, keia ahi ding uh.

⁶Asi vana vako, vawakabereka shure kwavo, va­chava vana vako, vachatumidzwa nezita ravakuru vavo panhaka yavo.

⁶Huan, hiai mite nunga ta ne neihte nanga ahi ding uh, a goutan uah a ute uh min a kikoppih mai ding uh.

⁷Kana ndirini, pakubva kwangu paPadhani, nda­kafirwa naRakeri panyika yeKanani mu­nzira ndasvika pedo neEfurata, ndika­muvigapo panzira inoenda Efurata (rimwe zita ndiBheterehemu).

⁷Huan, kei tungthu ahihleh, Paddan gam a kipana ka hong laiin Rakil pen Kanan gamah lamkalah, Ephtath khua a gamla kuam ahihlaiin, ka kiangah a si a: huailaiah Ephrath kho lampi ah ka vuita, (huaibel Bethlehem khua ahi), achia.

⁸Isiraeri akaona vanakomana vaJo­sefa, akati, ndivana aniko?

⁸Huan, Israel in Joseph tapate a ena, hiaite kuate ahi ua? achia.

⁹Josefa akati kuna baba vake, Ndivo vanakomana vangu vandakapiwa pano naMwari. Vakati, Douya navo kwandiri ndivaropafadze.

⁹Huan, Joseph in, apa kiangah, hiaite ka tapa, Pathian in hiai laia honpiak te ahi uh, achia. Huan, aman, hehpihtakin ka kiangah honpiin, amau kana vualjawl ding, achia.

¹⁰Zvino meso aIsiraeri akanga oona madzerere noku­kwegura, akanga asisagoni kuona. Aka­vaswededza kwavari, Isiraeri akavatsvoda, akavambundikira.

¹⁰Israel mit bel a upat jiakin a chim nawn kei a, huan, aman ana tawp a, ana pom a.

¹¹Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, Handina kufunga kuti ndichaona chiso chakozve, zvino tarira, Mwari aka­ndionesa navana vakowo.

¹¹Huan, Israel in, Joseph kiangah, na mel muh ka lamen nawn keia, himahleh, ngaiin, Pathian in, na suante mel nangawn a honmusakta hi, achia.

¹²Josefa aka­vabvisa pakati pamabvi avo akakotamira pasi nechiso chake.

¹²Huan, Joseph in amau apa pheikal akipan a kai khia a, a maia lei siin chibai a buka.

¹³Josefa akavabata vari vaviri, Efu­remu norudyi rwake kuruboshwe rwaIsi­raeri, naManase noruboshwe rwake kuru­dyi rwaIsiraeri, akavaswededza pedo naye.

¹³Huan, Joseph in a nih un a kai a, Ephraim pen a khut taklamin Israel khut veilam pangah a kai a, Manassi pen a khut veilamin Israel khut taklam pangah a kai a, honpi nai a.

¹⁴lsiraeri akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akaruisa pamusoro paEfuremu, aiva muduku, noruoko rwake rworuboshwe pamusoro waManase, aka­pesanisa maoko ake achizviziva, nekuti Manase aiva wedangwe.

¹⁴Huan, Israel in a sawk kalh teitei a, a khut taklam in a sawka, Ephraim a naupang jaw siipah a nga a; Manassi lah ta masa ahi ngala.

¹⁵Akaropafadza Josefa, akati, Mwari uya, akafamba madzibaba angu pamberi pake, vana Abhurahamu naIsaka, Mwari akandifudza paupenyu hwangu hwose kusvikira zuva ranhasi;

¹⁵Huan, Joseph a vualjawla, honsuangpa Abraham leh Isaak ama a a om jelna Pathian, tuni tana ka damsung tengtenga honvakpa Pathian,

¹⁶mutumwa wakandidzikunura pane zvakaipa zvose, ngaaropafadze vanakomana ava; zita rangu ngaritumidzwe kwavari, namazita amadzibaba angu, Abhurahamu naIsaka, vawande kwazvo panyika.

¹⁶Gilou tengteng a kipan hon tanpa angel in naupang te vualjawl hen; huan, ka min leh honsuangpa Abraham leh Isaak min amau minin pu uhen; huan, khovel laizang ah mipa thupitak hi dingin hongpung uhen, achia.

¹⁷Zvino Josefa akati achiona kuti baba vake vaisa ruoko rwavo rworudyi pamusoro waEfuremu, hazvina kumufa­dza, akabata ruoko rwababa vake, kuti arubvise pamusoro waEfuremu, aruise pamusoro waManase.

¹⁷Huan, Joseph in apan akhut taklam Ephraim sipa a ngak a muhin a lungkim takei a; huchiin apa khut Ephraim sipa kipan Manassi sipa suan dingin a domkanga.

¹⁸Josefa akati kuna baba vake, Regai kudaro, baba vangu, nekuti ndiye wedangwe, isai ruoko rwe­nyu pamusoro wake.

¹⁸Huan, Joseph in, apa kiangah, pa, hichibang ding ahi kei: hiai ahi ta masa, na khut taklam a siipah nga jaw in, achia.

¹⁹Baba vake vakaramba, vakati, Ndinoziva, mwana wangu, ndinoziva; naiyewo achava rudzi, naiye achava mu­kuruwo, asi munin'ina wake achava mu­kuru kwaari, vana vake vachava ndudzi zhinji.

¹⁹Himahleh, apa a ut keia, ka thei hi, ka tapa aw, ka thei hi: amah leh nam a gen thamin a om sam dinga, amah leng a thupi sam ding: Ahihhangin a naupa amah sangin a thupi zo dinga, a suante leng chi tuamtuam tamtak a hong hi ding uh, achia.

²⁰Akavaropafadza nomusi iwoyo, akati, Newe vaIsiraeri vacharopafadza, vachiti, Mwari ngaakuite saEfuremu naManase. Akaisa Efuremu pamberi paManase.

²⁰Huchiin, Jakob in, Israelten, Ephraim leh Manassi bangin Pathianin nang honomsak hen, chiin, noumau min louin ahon vualjawl jel ding uh, chiin huai niin, amau a vualjawl a: huchiin Ephraim Manassi maah a omsakta hi.

²¹Zvino Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, Tarira, ndofa, asi Mwari achava nemi, achakudzoserai kunyika yamadzibaba enyu.

²¹Huan, Israel mahin, Joseph kiangah, ngaiin, si ding ka hita hi: himahleh Pathian jaw na kiang uah a om ding a, nou hon suangte gamah a honpi lut nawn ding.Huailou leng, na unaute tantuan sangin tan khat in ka honpe tuan hi, ka namsau leh ka thalpeu a Amor te khut akipan ka laksak pen, achia.

²²Newe ndinokupa mugove mu­mwe kupfuura vamwe vana vababa vako, uya wandakatorera vaAmori nomunondo wangu nouta hwangu.

²²Huailou leng, na unaute tantuan sangin tan khat in ka honpe tuan hi, ka namsau leh ka thalpeu a Amor te khut akipan ka laksak pen, achia.