¹ Isaki akutile yakobo, alimupalile, nokumukonkomesha, ''Taufwile ukapa umukashi ukufuma kubanakashi bamu Kenani. ² Ima, kabiye ku Peddan Aram, ku ng'anda yakwa bethele nokokulu nokuya pita umukasi kulya kwine, umo pabana banakashi bakwa Laban, inokolume. ³ Lesa wamaka yonse akupale, akumlenge ukusandulukakabili mufumle, pakuti mukabe amabumba ya bantu. ⁴ Engamupa ipalo lyakwa Abrahamu, kuli iwe, kabili kubamubufyashi bobe abakakonkapo panuma yobe, pakuti mwingapyana icalo ico mwikelemo, ico Lesa apele kuli Abrahamu.'' ⁵ Eico Isaki alekele yakobo ukuya. Yakobo alile ku Paddan Aram, kuli Labani umwana mwaume wakwa Bethule umwina Aramean, ndume wakwa Rebekah, inyina wakwa Yakobo na Esau. ⁶ Nomba esau alimwene ukuti Isaki alipalile yakobo nokumutuma ku Paddani Aram, ku kuya upa kulya. Alimwene kabili ukuti Isaki alimupalile nokumukonkomesha, alandile, ''Taukofwaikwa ukubula umukashi ukufuma kubanakashi baku Kenani.'' ⁷ Esau nakabili amwene ukuti Yakoboalyumfwile wishi na nyiona, kabli alile naku Paddani Aram. ⁸ Esau alimwene ukuti abanakashi baku Kenani tabasansamwishe Isaki wishi. ⁹ Eico alile kuli Ishmeali, nokubula, pambali abanakashi abo akwete, Mohalati umwana mwanakashi wakwa Ishmeali, umwa mwaume wakwa Abraham, nkanshi wakwa Neboti, ukuba umukashi wakwe. ¹⁰ Yakobo afumineku Beereshaba nokuya ku Haran. ¹¹ Aishile pa ncende imo no kwikala palyapene ubushiku bonse, pantun akasuba kaliwile. Alibulilepo ilibwe limo pamabwe muli ilya incende, alibikile panshi ya mutwe wakwe, no kulanda panshi muli ilya ncende. ¹² Alilotele no kumona umutanto uwafikile mu mulu. Pamulu wauko wafikile kumulu nabamalaika bakwa Lesa balikunina nokwikapo. ¹³ Moneni, Yaweh aliminine pa mulu wauko no kulanda ati, ''Nine yaweh, Lessa wa kwa Abrahamuwiso, kabili Lesa wakwa Isaki. Incende iyo ulelepo, nkaipela kuli we nakubana kufyalwa bobe. ¹⁴ Abakufyalwa bobe bakaba ngo lukungu lwa pesonde, kabili ukasalanga ukufika ukutali ku masamba, kukabanga, kukapinda ka kulso, nakukainda ka ku kulyo. Ukupitila muli we namubana kufyalwa bobe emo indupwa shonse ishapano isonde shikapalilwa.'' ¹⁵ Mona, Ndi nobe, kabli nkalakusunga konse uko ukaya. Nkakubwesesha nakabili kuli cino cine icalo; pantu nshakakushe iyoo. Nkacita fyonse ifyo nkulaile.'' ¹⁶ Yakobo alyalamukile mutulo, nokulanda ati, ''Cine cine Yaweh ali muli ino ncende, kabli nshacishiba iyoo.'' ¹⁷ Alitinine no kulanda ati, ''Wencende nobe ulakatama nokutinya! Ino tencende yafye ning'anda yakwa Lesa. Iyi nimpongolo yamu mulu.'' ¹⁸ Yakobo alimine kumatunda maca alibuli ilibwe ilyo asaminepo umutwe wakwe. Alimika no kwitilapo amafuta pamulu waliko. ¹⁹ Aimike ishina lyailya ncende Betele, lelo ishina lya musumba kukale lyalikukutwa ati Lusi. ²⁰ Yakobo alilapile no mulapo atile, ''Nga Lesa akulaba nandi kabili nokuncingilila mu lwendo ndipo, kabli nga akulampela no mukate wakulya, ne fyakufwala ifyakuti ndekufwala, ²¹ pakuti nkabwluluke ku ng'anda yabatata umutende ninshi yaweh akalaba Lesa wandi. ²² Elyo kabili ili libwe ilyo njimikile likaba ilibwe lya mushilo. Ukufuma palifyonse ifyo mwakulampela, nkalabulapo icabupe ce kumi nokumipelapo ibwesha.''