1 Isaka tsakalala na nenge tsake ng'atsing'ali tsikona baye. Isaka kamkema Esau imwanaghe mkulu kamlongela, "Mwanangu!"

Naye kamwidika, "Oo aba wangu."

2 Isaka kamlongela, "Ulole, sambi nene nilala kuya simanyile baye ka nitsakufa tsuwachi. 3 Lelo usole mghowa ghwako, ughende kwibagho ukaniwindile imnyama. 4 Kuya unyambikile chijo chinoghile chanibama, ungalile ndiye, ili nikubaliki ng'ana nife."

5 Isaka hayang'ali yolonga na Esau, Rebeka yang'ali yotegheletsa. Esau haghendile kuwinga, 6 Rebeka kamlongela Yakobu, "Nimuhulika aba wako kolonga na ndughu yako Esau, 7 ‘Ungalile mnyama wa kwibagho, unyambikile chijo chinoghile ndiye, ili nikubaliki hambele he IMNDEWA ng'ana nife.’ 8 Lelo mwanangu unitegheletse na utende achila chanikulongela. 9 Ughende kune likingili lya iwamene usole mene weli wanoghile, ungalile nimwambikile aba wako chijo ichinoghile, achila ichimnoghela. 10 Kuya usole chijo acho umghalile aba wako, ili yakubaliki ng'ana yafe."

11 Lekeni Yakobu kamlongela mai wake, "Mai, ambe Esau kana mvili mlukuli, lekeni nene nahela. 12 Lelo itsakuwatse aba wangu ang'anikinda? Ang'amanya ka nombugha ambe katsonilani, kuya ng'atsonibaliki baye."

13 Mai wake kamlongela, "Mwanangu, ka kulanighwa leka nilanighwe nene. Tenda chanikulongela, ghenda ungalile iwamene awo." 14 Apfo kaghenda kawasola iwamene awo kamghalila mai wake, naye mai wake kambika ichijo chinoghile, achila ichimnoghela Isaka, aba wake. 15 Kuya Rebeka kasola lighwanda ilinoghile lya Esau mwanaghe mkulu, ilikalile mng'anda mwake, kampfatsa Yakobu imwanaghe mdodo. 16 Kuya kamghubika ghamoko ne singo kwa ngotsi ye iwamene. 17 Kuya kamwing'a Yakobu chijo ichinoghile na chighate chayambike.

18 Kuya Yakobu kamghendela aba wake kamkema, "Aba!"

Naye kamwidika, "Oo mwanangu, ghweghwe uli nani?"

19 Yakobu kamwidika aba wake, "Nene Esau imwanagho chaudele. Nitenda ka pfaunongele. Lelo ukale hasi uje inyama yanikughalile, ili unibaliki."

20 Lekeni Isaka kamghutsa, "Mwanangu, pfii mbona kupata himahima?"

Yakobu kamwidika, "Kwaapfila Imtwatsa, Imulungu wako kanyapfila."

21 Isaka kamlongela Yakobu, "Haya mwanangu seghela habehi nikukinde, nimanye ka ghweghwe kwa mwanangu ghendo Esau au kwa imunu yungi." 22 Yakobu kamsoghelela habehi aba wake, naye kambamasa kuya kalonga, "Litsi lyino, litsi lya Yakobu, lekeni ghamoko ghano, ghamoko gha Esau." 23 Isaka ng'amtangile baye, kwaapfila ghamoko ghake tsaghakala ne tsimvili ka ghamoko gha Esau ndughu yake, apfo ang'ali yobama kumbaliki, 24 kamghutsa keli, "Apfi ghweghwe kwa mwanangu ghendo Esau?"

Kamwidika, "Ona, nene."

25 Kuya Isaka kalonga, "Mwanangu, ngalile nyama yuwindile ndiye nikubaliki." Yakobu kamghalila chijo kaja, pfipfila kamghalila idipfai, kanwa. 26 Kuya aba wake kamlongela, "Mwanangu, utse ano twihagatile." 27 Yakobu kamsoghelela habehi aba wake, nawo wehaghatila, Isaka hayanusile ghamaghwanda ghake, tsakambaliki kalonga,

"Lola mwanangu, pfaunung'ila ghoya

ka mghunda ighubalikighwe ne Imtwatsa.

28 Nomlomba Imulungu yakuhulumsile litungwe kulawa kulanga,

akwing'e lidongo linoghe, ipfijo ne idipfai!

29 Makabila ghasokutumikila,

na iwanu watsokutowela ghamaghoti.

Kutsowatawala ndughu tsako,

na iwana wa mai wako watsotowa ghamaghoti hambele hako.

Iwanu iwatsokulani watsolanighwa,

na iwanu wala iwokubaliki watsobalikiwa."

30 Isaka hamalitse kumbaliki Yakobu, na bahala Yakobu hayang'ali yolawa kwa aba wake, Esau koya kulawa kuwinda. 31 Naye Esau kamwambikila aba wake chijo ichinoghile. Kuya kamlongela, "Aba wangu, winuke uje nyama yanikughalile, ili unibaliki."

32 Aba wake kamghutsa, "Ghweghwe uli nani lelo?"

Naye kamwidika, "Nene Esau, mwanagho chaudele."

33 Isaka tsakadedema ng'ani kalonga, "Angu nani yula iyawindile na kunighalila nyama? Kuya ma ndiya ng'ana ghweghwe utse, na ma nimbaliki, naye katsobalikiwa."

34 Esau hayahulike apfo, kalila kwa ukukemelela kwa usungu mkulu kalonga, "Aba wangu, unibaliki na nene!"

35 Aba wake kamwidika, "Ndughu yako katsa kangutsukila, nani nimbaliki."

36 Esau kalonga, "Ayu ghendo taghwa lyake Yakobu. Kanibugha mala mbili, tanu tsakasola haki yangu ya mwana chaudele, na sambi kasola balaka yangu!" Kuya kamghutsa aba wake, "Lelo ng'undekele balaka baye na nene?"

37 Isaka kamwidika, "Nimtenda Yakobu yawe mtwatsa wako na niwatenda ndughu tsake wawe watumwa wake, na nimwing'a pfijo na idipfai. Lelo nikutendele choni mwanangu?"

38 Esau kamlongela aba wake, "Aba wangu, apfi kwahela balaka ingi? Unibaliki na nene!" Kuya Esau kalila ng'ani.

39 Kuya Isaka kamwidika, "Kaye yako itsokuwa kutali na lidongo linoghile, na kutsokala kutali na tungwe lya kulanga. 40 Kutsokala kwa lipanga lyako, na kutsomtumikila ndughu yako. Lekeni hautsoswekuka, ngutsolongosighwa naye keli."

41 Apfo Esau kamuhila Yakobu, kwaapfila aba wake tsakambaliki Yakobu. Esau tsakelongela, "Ghamatsuwa gha kumlilila aba wetu ghahabehi, apfo nitsomkoma ndughu yangu Yakobu."

42 Lekeni Rebeka hayahulike achila chayobama kutenda Esau, kamtuma imunu aghende kumkema Yakobu, imwanaghe mdodo, kamlongela, "Lola, ndughu yako Esau kobama yakukome. 43 Lelo mwanangu, utende chanikulongela. Utsumile kwa ndughu yangu Labani iyokala ako Harani. 44 Ukale naye chidogho mbaka maya ya ndughu yako haitsohola. 45 Maya ya ndughu yako haitsohola na kwisemwa aghala ghumtendele, nitsomtuma imunu yakuitse ukaye. Ebali nimwaghitseni wanangu wose weli mala lumwe?"

46 Rebeka kamlongela Isaka, "Iwapinga wano Wahiti wonidesa ghendo. Yakobu ang'akwela ipinga mna isi ino, iwapinga ka Wahiti wano, ughima wangu utsakuwa wahela mana."