1 Apfo Isaka kamkema Yakobu kambaliki, kamlaghitsa kamlongela, "Uleke kukwela pinga Mkanani. 2 Ghenda Pedani Aramu sambi baha, ukaye kwa sekulu wako Betueli, umkwele neghe yumwe wa mtumba wako Labani. 3 Imulungu yane ngupfu ng'ani yakubaliki, yakwing'e iwana ketseketse, ili uwe aba wa isi nyingi. 4 Imulungu yakubaliki ghweghwe ne watsukulu wako ka pfayambaliki Abrahamu, ili isi iuli mgheni sambi iwe yako, isi ino Imulungu yammwing'ile Abrahamu!" 5 Kuya Isaka kamghala Yakobu, naye kaghenda Padani Aramu, kwa Labani imwana wa Betueli, Mwaramu. Labani lumbu wake Rebeka, mai wawo tsina Yakobu na Esau.

6 Esau hayonile Isaka kambaliki Yakobu na kamlongela aghende kukwela Padani Aramu. Pfipfila tsakahulika ka Isaka hayambalikile Yakobu, kamlaghitsa aleke kukwela ipinga Mkanani. 7 Kuya Esau tsakamanya ka Yakobu kawategheletsa mai wake na aba wake, kaghenda Padani Aramu. 8 Kuya Esau kamanya ka aba wake ng'onoghelwa baye ne iwapinga Wakanani. 9 Apfo Esau kaghenda kwa Ismaili imwana wa Abrahamu, kamkwela ipinga yungi, yakemighwe Mahalati, neghe Ismaili, lumbu jake Nebayoti.

10 Yakobu kalawa Beesheba, kaghenda Harani. 11 Hayapfikile hanu hamwenga, tsakawasa aho kwaapfila litsua tsaliswa. Kasola libwe lya hanu ho, kalika hasi he litwi lyake, kawasa. 12 Kalota, kona ludanala lwimitsighwa muisi, na kusa kwake kupfika kulanga. Kuya malaika we Imulungu wang'ali wogheluka na kuhulumka mludanala. 13 Na mludanala amo kema IMNDEWA, kamlongela, "Nene Imtwatsa, Imulungu wa Abrahamu na Imulungu wa Isaka, aba wako. Nitsokwing'a ghweghwe na watsukulu wako isi ino yuwasile. 14 Watsukulu wako watsokuwa wengi ka litimbwisi lya iisi. Nawo watsakwenela ubali wa kwalilawila litsua na kwaliswela litsua, na ubali wa kuchang'a na wa kuhisi. Kubitila ghweghwe ne iwatsukulu wako, iwanu wose muisi watsobalikiwa. 15 Nene nahamwe naghwe na nitsokulolesa kwokwose kughenda, no ukukuyitsa mna isi ino. Sitsokuleka mbaka nikutendele achila chanikulongele."

16 Kuya Yakobu kalamka, kalonga, "IMNDEWA kahano ghendo, tsasimanyile baye!" 17 Yakobu kapfuka, kalonga, "Hanu hano honikangawatsa! Aino ng'anda ye Imulungu ghendo, na alino libani lya kulanga."

18 Nemitondotondo litsuwa liwinzile Yakobu kasola libwe lyaliwasile, kalika ka ngutso na kalighidila ghamafuta liwe lya Imtwatsa. 19 Yakobu kahakema hanu hala Beseli, mana yake ng'anda ye Imulungu, lekeni ghumji ghula tsaghukemighwa Lusu. 20 Kuya Yakobu kelaha kalonga, "Imulungu ung'akala hamwe na nene na kunilolesa mna ghumwanza ghwangu na ung'angaya chijo na ghamaghwanda, 21 nani ning'oya tseghamba ukaye kwa aba wangu, ghweghwe IMNDEWA kutsokuwa Imulungu wangu. 22 Libwe lyino lyanikile hano ka ngutso, hatsakuwa hanu ho ukukutamanila ghweghwe Imulungu, nani nitsokwing'a hanu ha kumi mna pfinu pfose pfaungayile."