¹ Abilahama wambatele munakathzi mukwabo; lithzina lyendi akele Ketula. ² Wamuthemenene Zimulani, Jokushani, Mindiya, Ishimbaki, na Shuwa. ³ Jokushani wethzile nakukala ishe ya Shemba na Ndendani. Cho chikota cha Ndendani chakele banu baka Asiiliya, naku Letusi, na baka Leumu. ⁴ Bana ba Mindiyani bakele Efahi, Eferi, Hanoku, Ambinda, na Elindayi. Boshe aba bakele chikota cha Ketula. ⁵ Abilahama wanene byoshe bije akele nabyo kuli Isake. ⁶ Nambengosho, thimbu achikele na myonyo, wanene mabwana ku bana bendi babanalume ba upangala lyendi nakubatuma ku mwela waku mbwela, kulako na Isake, munendi wamunalume. ⁷ Awa akele matangwa a myaka ya kuyoya cha Abilahama eyi ayoyele, chita chimo na myaka makumi atanu na abali na itanu. ⁸ Cho Abilahama wechele kuhwima na kuthsa ha thimbu ya bukulukathzi bwabubwa, kakulukathzi wakushula na mwonyo, cho bamukungulukilile ku banu bendi. ⁹ Isake na Ishimelo, bana bendi, bamuthsindile mu lizezengoma lya Makepela, mulihya lya Efuloni muna Zoha ou akele ka Hitite, yakele kuyeyi na Mamule. ¹⁰ Lihya eliwalandele Abilahama kuli bana ba Hethi. Bamuthzindile Abilahama na munakathzi wendi Sala kuje bene. ¹¹ Hanima ya kuthsa cha Abilahama, Njambi wakwithwile munendi Isake, cho Isake wayoyelele kuyeyi na Biya Lahai Roi. ¹² Cho aba bakebo bakele baka chikota cha Ishimela, muna Abilahama, ou uje ka Ingitu Hauga, ngama ya Sala, wathemenene kuli Abilahama. ¹³ Cho awa akewo mathzina a baka ba Ishimela, kukabangeya omu bathemukilile: Nebaiyothi- mwana wakulibanga wa Ishimela, Keda, Adibilu, Mibisamu, ¹⁴ Mishima, Nduma, Masa, ¹⁵ Hadadi, Tema, Jeturi, Nafishi, na Kendema. ¹⁶ Aba bakele bana ba Ishimela, cho awa akeo mathzina abo, kwetheka na membo abo, nakwetheka na tungithi yabo; bana ba bimyene likumi nababali kutetha na miyati yabo. ¹⁷ Ei ikeko myaka ya buyoyeb bwa Ishimela, chita chimo na myaka makumi atatu na itanu naibali. Wahwimine chamakumithilo cho wathsile, cho ba mukungulukilile ku banu bendi. ¹⁸ Bayoyele kutunda Habila kweta Ashiha, ei yili kuyeyi na Ingita, ngila yakuya ku Asiliya. Bayoyele mukulithzinda na bakwabo. ¹⁹ Ebi byakele bithimbu bya Isake, muna Abilahama. Abilahama wethzile nakukala ishe wa Isake. ²⁰ Cho Isake wakele na myaka makumi awana thimbu wambatele Labeka kukala munakathzi wendi, muna Bethule uje muka Alamiya waku Pandan Alam, ndokathzi wa Labani muka Alamiya. ²¹ Cho Isake walombele kuli Shukulu hamulonga wa munakathzi wendi ou kakele nakuthema bana, cho na Shukulu wamu kumbulwile kulomba chendi, na Labeka munakathzi wendi wemitile. ²² Baje bana bahundanganene hamolika muli ikeye, cho wendekele ngwendi, "Bikajo chili nakusholokela echi kuli yange?" waile nakwihula Shukulu hamulonga wechi. ²³ Shukulu wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Mafuti abali ali mwimo lyobe, cho banu babali bakabandununa kutunda mukati kobe. Munu umo akakala na nthzili kutubakana mukwabo, nauje wamukulunu akapangela uje wamwanike." ²⁴ Omu yetele thimbu yendi yakupapa, kengenioni, mwakele ba mpasa mwimo lyendi. ²⁵ Uje mwana wakulibanga watuhukile wakubenga mubila woshe ngwe maaka a buthzalo. bamuthanene lithzina ikeye Esau. ²⁶ Hanima yocho, ndolome yendi watuhukile. Liboko lyendi lyakwatele ku kathinthino ka Esau. Bamuthanene ngabo Yakobo. Cho Isake wakele na myaka makumi atanu nalimo hathimbu athemene munakathzi wendi. ²⁸ Baje bana bakolele, cho Isau wethzile nakukala chiyambe, munu wamushwata; oloni Yakobo wakele munu wakwoloka, ou akele nakupangetha thimbu yendi muma tende. ²⁷ Cho Isake wathzemene Isau mwafwa wakele nakulya tuthitu baje akele nakuthsiya, oloni Lebeka wathzemene Yakobo. ²⁹ Yakobo watelekele muthothi. Isau wethzile kutunda mushwata, cho wajukile kunjala. ³⁰ Isau wendekele kuli Yakobo ngwendi, "Njilitheko nowo muthothi wakubenga. Njakandelela, Njinajuka!" Chikecho chanenetha kumuthana lithzina ngwabo Endomu. ³¹ Yakobo wendekele ngwendi, "Chakulibanga njilandethe moko ya kuthemuka chobe." ³² Isau wendekele ngwendi, "Kenga, Ololonjithsa. Bubwa muka buli mu moko yakuthemuka change?" ³³ Yakobo wendekele ngwendi, "Bangela kulithinga kuli yange," Cho Isau walithingingile chithingo cho mungiloyo walandethele moko ya kuthemuwa chendi kuli Yakobo. ³⁴ Yakobo wanene likende na muthothzi wa lentilu kuli Isau. Walile na kunwa, cho wakatukile nakuya bungenthzi bwendi. Mungilei Isau washawile bukulunu bwendi.