1 Yakobu tsakaghendelela na ghumwanza na mzila ketingana ne wamalaika we Imulungu. 2 Yakobu hawonile kalonga, "Alino kingili lya iwang'ewele we Imulungu!" Apfo kahakema hanu hala Mahanaimu.

3 Yakobu tsakawatuma wasenga wamlongole kughenda kwa Esau ndughu yake, ako Seiri, isi ya Edomu. 4 Kawalaghitsa wakalonge apfino, "Nene mtumighwa wako Yakobu nolonga kwa mkulu wangu Esau ka nikala na Labani mbaka leloli. 5 Nina ng'ombe, pfihongwe, wang'olo, wamene na watumwa. Mtwatsa wangu nokutumila usenga uno ili hanifika umbonele libatsi."

6 Wasenga hawoyile kwa Yakobu, wamlongela, "Tughenda kwa ndughu yako Esau, naye kamnzila kakutsa kwitingana naghwe. Kakutsa ne iwanu miya nne." 7 Yakobu tsakadedema na kupfuka. Kawaghola makingili meli iwanu iwakalile naye, pfipfila tsakawaghola wang'olo, wamene, wang'ombe na wangamiya. 8 Tsakepfikitsa, "Esau ang'atsa na kulikoma kingili limwe, kingili lingi litsohona."

9 Kuya Yakobu kalomba, "Ghwe Imulungu wa aba wangu Abrahamu, Imulungu wa sekulu wangu Isaka, ghwe IMNDEWA yunongele, ‘Uye muisi mwako na kwa ndughu tsako nitsokutendela ghanoghile.’ 10 Nene sibamighwe baye ukubokela uluso waunendele nene mtumighwa wako. Kwaapfila hanilokile ghumto ghwa Yoridani tsang'ala na ng'weku iliyeka, lekeni sambi nina makingili meli. 11 Nokulomba, ung'ombole mna ghumoko ghwa Esau, nompfuka kwaapfila katsotukoma, nene, tsina mai ne iwana wawo. 12 Lekeni kunongela kutsonendela pfinoghile na kutsongaya iwana ketseketse ka ghumsanga ghwa kumwani ing'aghupeteka" 13 Chilo chila Yakobu tsakawasa hala. Kuya kabaghula iwanyama yalinawo kamwing'a nzawadi Esau ndughu yake, 14 mbughuma miya mbili na mvulati ishirini, ng'olo wapinga miya mbili na wang'unzu ishirini, 15 ngamiya selasini iwoghwaghwitsa, ng'ombe wapinga alubaini na ng'ombe iwamale kumi, na pfihongwe iwapinga ishilini na pfihongwe iwamale kumi. 16 Kaweng'a iwatumwa wake wawalolese, chila yumwe na kingili lyake. Kawalongela watumwa wake, "Mnilongole, mwike nyafwasi kulawa kingili limwe na kingili lingi." 17 Kamlaghitsa imtumwa yula iyalongole, "Hautsetingana na ndughu yangu Esau na ang'akughutsa, ‘Ghweghwe mtumwa wa nani? Ughenda kwani? Iwanyama wano iwali hambele yako wa nani?’ 18 Ghweghwe umwidike, ‘Iwanyama wano wa mtumwa wako Yakobu, kakughalila ghweghwe ka nzawadi mkulu wangu Esau. Na Yakobu mwenyegho kakuchisogho kakutsa.’ " 19 Pfipfila kamlaghitsa pfipfo mtumwa wa kingili lya kabili na lya kadatu na iwanu wangi wose, "Hamtingana naye mumlongele pfipfo. 20 Mlonge pfino, ‘Mtumwa wako Yakobu kakuchisogho kakutsa.’ " Kwaapfila tsakapfikitsa, "Nitsomuhotsa kwa nzawadi tsanilongotsa, songaha hanitsotingana naye kodaha kunibokela ghoya." 21 Apfo Yakobu katsilongotsa nzawadi atso, lekeni chilo chila yeye tsakawasa mna chibumbulika.

22 Chilo chichila tsakalamka, kawasola wehe wake weli, watumwa wake mapinga weli, iwanaghe kumi na yumwe, kaloka ghumto Yaboki. 23 Kawalosa wose ne pfinu pfose pfawalinapfo. 24 Apfo Yakobu kalekighwa yaliyeka, kuya imunu yumwe katsa, tsaketowa naye mbaka lupfilipfili. 25 Imunu yula hayonile ng'odaha baye kumhuma Yakobu, kamtowa mna lihatsa, ghumghulu ghugholojoka. 26 Imunu yula kalonga, "Ndeke mbuke, kwaapfila sambi kwakwenzeluka."

Yakobu kamwidika, "Sikulekelela baye mbaka unibaliki."

27 Imunu ayo kamghutsa, "Taghwa lyako nani?"

Kamwidika, "Yakobu." 28 Imunu yula kalonga, "Ng'utsokemighwa keli Yakobu, ila kutsokemighwa Isiraeli, kwaapfila kwitowa ne Imulungu ne iwanu, kuya kuhuma."

29 Yakobu kalonga, "Chonde chonde nongele taghwa lyako nani."

Imunu yula kamwidika, "Ule ubama kumanya taghwa lyangu?" Kuya kambaliki Yakobu.

30 Yakobu kahakema hanu hala Penueli, kwaapfila tsakalonga, "Nimwona Imulungu chihanga kwa chihanga, nani ning'ali mghima." 31 Litsua tsalilawa Yakobu hayang'ali yopfosa Penueli, Yakobu yang'ali yodeng'uka kwaajili ye lihatsa lyake. 32 Apfo mbaka leloli Waisiraeli ng'awakuja baye nyughe ili mna lihatsa, kwaapfila Yakobu tsakatowighwa hanu hao.