¹ Cho Isake wathanene Yakobo, wamukithwile na kumukambeya ngwendi, "Kuwatelele kwambata munakathzi kutunda kubanakathzi baku Kenani. ² Imana, uye ku Pandani Alamu, kunjubo ya Mbeteu ishe yaba nyoko, cho ukambatele munakathzi kujebene, habana babanakathzi ba Labani, ndolome yaba nyoko. ³ Echela Njambi wanthzili yoshe akukithule, akulingithe kukala wakwima bushuka na kukatumitha, mangana ukakale byendo bya banu. ⁴ Cho echela akwane kukithula cha Abilahama, kuli yobe, nakuchithemunwino chobe chikaija hanima yobe, mangana ukathswane lije lifuti lije mwakele na kuyoyela, lije Njambi wanene kuli Abilahama." ⁵ Cho Isake wamutumine Yakobo kuya. Yakobo waile ku Pandani Alamu, kuli Labani muna Mbeteu uje ka Alamu, ndolome ya Lambeka, ina ya Yakobo na Isau. ⁶ Cho Isau wamwene ngwendi Isake ma kithwila Yakobo nakumuleka kuya ku Pandani Alamu, nakukambatela munakathzi kuje. Cho lalo wamwene ngwendi Isake namukithwila na kumukambeya, ngwendi, "Katelele kwambata munakathzi waku Kenani." ⁷ Isau wamwene lalo ngwendi Yabobo natabela ba ishe naba ina, cho nai kuje ku Pandani Alamu. ⁸ Cho wachimwene Isau ngwendi banakathzi baku Kenani kubamushulwithile ishe Isake. ⁹ Cho waile kuli Ishumelo, nakwambata, kubanakathzi baje akele nabo, Mahalati mwana wamunakathzi wa Ishumelo, mwana wamunalume wa Abilahama, ndokathzi ya Nembaiyoti, kukala munakathzi wendi. ¹⁰ Yakobo wathethzele Mbeyashemba nakuya ku Halani. ¹¹ Cho wetele hamwela umo naklukalaho buthsiki bwoshe, mwafwa lithathe lyawile. Wambatele limanya limo ha chela chije, nakulyaka kwithi ya mutwe wendi, na kushulubala mangana akothe. ¹² Walotele nakamona manela banamutumbika hathi. Shongo yayo yetele mwilu cho natungelo ba Njambi bakele na kukanduka na kuthikumuka haakeo. ¹³ Kengoni, Shukulu wemanene helu lyawo nakwendeka ngwendi, "Yange Shukulu, Njambi wa isho Abilahama, na Njambi wa Isake. Libu okyo unalalaho, Njikwana lyo hamo na chithemunwino chobe. ¹⁴ Chithemunwino chobe chikakala ngwe likungu lya hathi, cho ukatanda kya halyala ku muyatangwa, ku mbwela, kushango na kukuto. Cho kwitila muli yobe na chithemunwino chobe mukemo bakakithwila bi nanga byoshe bya hathi. ¹⁵ Kengoni, Njili nobe, cho njikunyunga kwoshe oko uya. Njikakunena mu chelechi lalo; mwafwa kunjikakuthethze. Njikalinga byoshe ebi njinakushiki." ¹⁶ Yakobo wendukile kutunda mutulo thwendi, nakwendeka ngwendi, "Chili bene Shukulu ali muchelechi, cho kunjachithzibukile echi." ¹⁷ Wathzibile lyoba nakwendeka ngwendi, "Mwela muka wakuthzibitha lyoba ngachije! Ou unapu ngwe njubo ya Njambi. Unapu chikolo cha kwilu." ¹⁸ Cho Yakobo wakatukile mutondotondo nakwambata lije limanya wathindamenene mutwe wendi. Cho walimikile kukala chithini nakwitila mathzi helu lyalyo. ¹⁹ Cho walukile lithzina lya chela chije kukala Mbetele, oloni lithzina lya ije nganda nalaja lyakele Luzi." ²⁰ Cho Yakobo walithingile chithingo, ngwendi, "Oshe nga Njambi akala nange nakunjikinga ha ngila ei njinakwenda, nakunjana likende lyakulya, nabuthzalo bwakuthzala, ²¹ mangana njikeluke bwino ku njubo ya tate, cho Shukulu akakala Njambi yange. ²² Cho eli limanya njinemika kukala ngwe chithini likakala lya kuthzila. Cho kutunda ku byuma byoshe ebi munjana, mubuthunga bene njikakala wakwana cha mulikumi kuli yeni."