¹ Jakobho akaendawo nenzira yake, uye vatumwa vaMwari vakasangana naye. ²  Jakobho akati achivaona, akati, uyu ndiwo musasa waMwari! Saka akatumidza nzvimbo iyo zita rokuti Mahanaimi. ³ Jakobho akatuma nhume mberi kwake kumukoma wake Esau munyika yeSeiri, iyo nyika yeEdhomu. ⁴  Akavarayira akati, Izvi ndizvo zvamunofanira kutaura kuna tenzi wangu Esau kuti: Zvanzi nomuranda wenyu Jakobho, Ndakanga ndichigara naRabhani uye ndakagarako kusvikira zvino. ⁵  Ndine mombe nembongoro, makwai nembudzi, varandarume navarandakadzi. Zvino ndiri kutuma shoko iri kuna she wangu, kuti ndiwane nyasha pamberi penyu. ⁶ Nhume dzakati dzadzoka kuna Jakobho, dzakati kwaari, Takaenda kumukoma wenyu Esau, uye ari kuuya zvino kuzosangana nemi, uye ana varume mazana mana. ⁷ Ipapo Jakobho akatya zvikuru uye akatambudzika, akaparadzanisa vanhu vaakanga anavo mumapoka maviri, uye makwai nemombe nengamerawo. ⁸  Akafunga akati, Kana Esau akasvika akaparadza rimwe boka, boka rasara ringapunyuka. ⁹ Ipapo Jakobho akanyengetera akati, Haiwa Mwari wababa vangu Abhurahama, Mwari wababa vangu Isaka, imi Jehovha makati kwandiri, Dzokera kunyika yokwako nokuhama dzako, uye ndichaita kuti ubudirire. ¹⁰ ini handina kufanirwa nenyasha dzenyu dzose idzi uye nokutendeka kwamakaratidza muranda wenyu. Ndakanga ndichingova netsvimbo yangu bedzi pandakayambuka Jorodhani urwu, asi zvino ndava mapoka maviri. ¹¹ Ndinokumbira kuti mundiponese kubva muruoko rwomukoma wangu Esau, nokuti ndinotya kuti achasvika akandiuraya, uyewo madzimai aya navana vavo. ¹²  Asi imi makati, Zvirokwazvo ndichaita kuti ubudirire uye kuti zvizvarwa zvako zvive sejecha regungwa, risingagoni kuverengwa. ¹³ Akapedza usiku hwose ipapo, uye pane zvaakanga anazvo, akatsaurira mukoma wake Esau chipo chaiti: ¹⁴  mazana maviri enhunzvi dzemakwai namakumi maviri enhongo dzembudzi, mazana maviri amatunzvi amakwai namakondobwe makumi maviri, ¹⁵  ngamera hadzi, makumi matatu navana vadzo, mhou dzemombe makumi mana nehando gumi, mbongoro hadzi makumi maviri uye nehono gumi. ¹⁶ Akaita kuti zvichengetwe navaranda vake, boka rimwe nerimwe riri roga, uye akati kuvaranda vake, Tungamirai mberi kwangu, uye musiye nzvimbo pakati pamapoka. ¹⁷ Akarayira uya akanga achitungamirira akati, Mukoma wangu Esau paanosangana nemi uye akakubvunza achiti, Uri waaniko iwe, uye uri kuendepi, uye pfuma yose iri mberi kwako ndeyani? ¹⁸ ipapo iwe unofanira kupindura uchiti, Ndezvomuranda wenyu Jakobho. Izvi zvipo zvatumirwa kuna she wangu Esau, uye iye ari kutevera mumashure medu. ¹⁹ Akarayirawo wechipiri, wechitatu uye navamwe vose vaitevera mapoka achiti, Munofanira kutaura chinhu chimwe chete kuna Esau pamunosangana naye. ²⁰  Uye murangarire kuti, Muranda wenyu Jakobho ari kuuya mumashure medu. Nokuti akafunga akati, Ndamunyaradza nezvipo zvandiri kumutumira mberi; pandinozomuona, zvichida achandigamuchira. Saka chipo chaJakobho chakatungamira mberi kwake, asi iye pachake akavata mumusasa. ²¹ Nokuti akafunga akati, Ndichamunyaradza nezvipo zvandiri kutumira mberi; pandinozomuona, zvichida achandigamuchira. ²² Usiku ihwohwo Jakobho akamuka akatora vakadzi vake vaviri, varandakadzi vake navanakomana vake gumi nomumwe vakayambuka pazambuko reJabhoki. ²³  Shure kwokuvayambutsa rukova, akayambutsawo zvose zvaakanga anazvo. ²⁴ Saka Jakobho akasara ari oga, uye mumwe murume akaita mutsimba naye kusvikira utonga hwatsvuka. ²⁵ Murume uye paakaona kuti akanga asingagoni kumukunda, akabata pahudyu yaJakobho zvokuti hudyu yakashodogoka paakanga achiita mutsimba nomunhu uyu. ²⁶ Ipapo murume uya akati, Ndirege ndiende, nokuti utonga hwatsvuka. Asi akapindura akati, Handingatongokuregei muchienda kusvikira mandiropafadza. ²⁷ Murume uya akamubvunza akati, zita rako ndianiko? Jakobho akapindura akati, Jakobho. ²⁸ Ipapo murume uya akati: zita rako harichazonzi Jakobho, asi Israeri, nokuti wakarwa naMwari uye nomunhu ukakunda. ²⁹ Jakobho akati, Ndapota hangu, ndiudzei zita renyu. Asi iye akapindura akati, Seiko uchibvunza zita rangu? Ipapo akamuropafadza. ³⁰ Saka Jakobho akatumidza nzvimbo iyo zita rokuti Penieri, akati, Nokuti ndaona Mwari chiso nechiso, asi handina kufa. ³¹ Zuva rakakwira pamusoro pake,, paakanga opfuura Penieri; uye akanga achikamhina nokuda kwehudyu yake. ³²  Naizvozvo kusvikira zuva ranhasi vaIsraeri havadyi runda rakabatanidzwa nehudyu, nokuti hudyu yaJakobho yakanga yakuvadzwa pedyo nerunda.