Jakubo eshangana na Esau
1 Jakubo kamilidza mesho kabona Esau aswika ana balume bali mazana manna (400). Ndizo kathubukanya bana, bamwe kabapa Liya, bamwe Rahele, bamwe kabapa balandakadzi babe babili. 2 Katungamidza balandakadzi ne bana babo, betobegwa ndi Liya ne bana babe, kukozha Rahele na Josefa shule. 3 Jakubo iye nge kukwe kabatungamila ngono kathigama katendeka enshanganidza nkulu uwe. 4 Koga Esau kalabuka kunonshanganidza, kangumbatila kamputa. Bubili gwabo bakalila. 5 Kukati Esau emilidza mesho kabona bakadzi ne bana. Ngono kabhuzwa kati, “Ibaba ndi boani banawe?”
Jakubo kadabila eti, “Bana bangu imi nlanda wenyu, Ndzimu wakandipa ibo nge ngoni dzawo.” 6 Balandakadzi ne bana babo bakathigama. 7 Kukatobela Liya ne bana babe bakathigamabo. Ku bupelo kukazha Josefa na Rahele ngono na ibobo bakathigama.
8 Esau kabhuzwa eti, “Matanga wose iyawa andashangana nawo akatakugwa unodwani ndiwo?”
Jakubo kadabila eti, “Kuti ndiamutjilike she wangu.”
9 Koga Esau kati, “Zwangu zwandinazo zwinjinji zwakandilizana nnung'una wangu, zwaunadzo nge zwizo.”
10 Jakubo kabe eti, “Aa, ndomukumbila amandihwila ngoni amutjilani tjipo tjangu. Ha ndabona buso gwenyu konga ndabona buso gwe Ndzimu ngoti mandiamutjila nge ludo. 11 Ndokumbila muamutjile zwipo zwandamuzhila. Ndzimu wakandida ukandipa kose kwandinosheta.” Jakubo kantetedzela kuswikila eamutjila.
12 Ipapo Esau kati, “Ngatitole gwendo gwedu. Ndowokutungamila.”
13 Jakubo kashandula eti, “She wangu moziba kuti bana abathu bakasima ne kuti ndakafanila tjengeta pkhwizi ne ng'ombe dzitjamwisa bana badzo. Ha dzingatakugwa dzitatiwa zhuba ling'ompela, zose zwithuwo zwingafa. 14 Ndizo mungayenda zwenyu muli mbeli, imi ndowotobela ndakabiga moyo ndilaugwa ngoyenda kwe zwithuwo zwandinotakula nenge kuyenda kwe bana kuswikila ndiswika kuna she wangu ku Seiri.”
15 Esau kabe eti, “Ngono ima ndisiye bamwe bathu bangu nawe.”
Koga Jakubo kati, “Mowobe mukuthamilani ikoku wali? Ngandiamutjilike koga muna she wangu.” 16 Ndizo mu zhuba ilelo Esau katangisa gwendo gugwe ebgwilila ku Seiri. 17 Koga Jakubo kayenda ku Sukoti kwaakabaka nzi uwe ne matanga e ng'ombe dzidze. Ndizo wali bugalo igogo gudang'wa kuyi Sukoti.
18 Jakubo wakaswika zubuyanana pejo ne nzi we Shekemu mu shango ye Kanana paakabaka mishasha iye edwa ku Padani Aramu. 19 Kadusa maloso e siliva ali zana katenga ntuthu mu bakololo ba Hamori tate ba Shekemu ngono kabiga nshasha uwe ipapo. 20 Kabaka tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo ipapo katjidana zina eti Eli Elohe Iziraela.
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