¹ Omu Isake akulubalele cho na mesho endi athzibalele mangana onowe kumona, wathanene Isau, munendi wamukulunu, nakwendeka kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Munange." Isau wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Yange uno," ² cho Isake ngwendi, "Kenga hano, njinakulukabala laja. Kunjathzibukile litangwa lya kuthsa change. ³ Ngachije ambata bitwa byobe, mikili na buta bwa manana bwobe, nakuya mu shwata ukanjithsyileko kathitu. ⁴ Tetela kulya change chachibwa, kulya chije njashaka, nakuchinena kuli yange mangana njilye nakukukithula thimbu kanda njithse." ⁵ Cho Lambeka wachithzibile omu Isake wendekele kuli munendi Isau. Isau waile mushwata nakutonda kathitu mangana anene. ⁶ Lambeka wendekele kuli munendi Yakobo ngwendi, "Kenga hano, Njinathzibile isho endeka kuli ndolome yobe Isau. Nendekele ngwendi, ⁷ 'Njinenele thitu yamushwata unjitelekele kulya chachibwa, mangana njilye na kukukithula kumesho a Shukulu thimbu kanda kuthsa change.' ⁸ Cho ngachijoni, munange, tabela lijwi lyange omu munjikukambeya. ⁹ Ya kubutange, unjinenele bana babinembe bababwa babali; cho njiteleka kulya chachibwa kubakebo bya ba isho, ngwe omu ashakela. ¹⁰ Ukatwala kuli isho, mangana akalye, mangana akakukithule thimbu kanda kuthsa chendi." ¹¹ Yakobo wendekele kuli baina Labeka, "Kenga ndolome yange Isau wakala na maaka, cho yange njapwa njiwakutheneta. ¹² Mpamo tate akanjikwata, cho njikasholoka kuli ikeye kukala wamakuli. Njikalinenela chithingo cho kakanjikithula." ¹³ Ina wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Munange, echela chithingo choshe chiwile hali yange. Tabela lika lijwi lyange, uye, unjinenele yange." ¹⁴ Cho Yakobo waile nakukwata bana ba bimembe nakubanena kuli ina, cho ina wapangele kulya chachibwa, ngwe omu achishakele ishe. ¹⁵ Lambeka wambatele buthzalo bwabubwa bwa Isau, munendi wamukulunu, obu akele nabwo munjubo, nakubuthzika Yakobo, munendi wamwanike. ¹⁶ Cho wakele bilambu bya bya bana ba bimembe hamaboko endi nahamubila wakutheneta waku thingo. ¹⁷ Wakele chije kulya chachibwa na likende lije abwahethele mumaboko a munendi Yakobo. ¹⁸ Yakobo waile kuli ishe nakwendeka ngwendi, "Tate."Ishe ngwendi, "Yange uno; yobe iya, munange?" ¹⁹ Yakobo wendekele ku li ishe ngwendi, "Yange Isau munobe wakulibanga. Njinalingi ngwe omu wanjilekele. Tumam'oni nakulya thitu yange imo, mangana unjikukithule." ²⁰ Isake wendekele kuli munendi ngwendi, "Chinapu bati ngocho unaiwana bwathi, munange?" Wendekele ngwendi, "Mwafwa Shukulu Njambi yobe nanjineneleleyo yange." ²¹ Isake wendekele kuli Yakobo ngwendi, "Shwena muyeyi nange, mangana njikukwate, munange, nakuthzibuka ngwe yobe munange Isau mubuthunga ndi embwe." ²² Yakobo waile kuli ishe Isake; cho Isake wamukwatele nakwendeka ngwendi, "Lijwi linapu lya Yakobo, oloni maboko anapu ngwe a Isau." ²³ Isake kathele kumuthzibuka, mwafwa maboko endi akele na maaka, ngwe aje a ndolome yendi Isau. cho Isake wamukithwile. ²⁴ Wendekele ngwendi, "Chili yobe bene munange Isau?" Wakumbulwile ngwendi, "Yange bene." ²⁵ Isake wendekele ngwendi, "Nena kulya kuli yange, cho njilya kathitu kobe, mangana njikukithule." Yakobo wanenele kulya kuli ikeye. Isake wahile, cho Yakobo wamunenelele binyu, cho wanwine. ²⁶ Cho ishe Isake wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Shwena muyeyioni unjithsembe, munange." ²⁷ Yakobo washwenene muyeyi nakumuthsemba, cho wathzibile bweko bya buthzalo bwendi cho wamukithwile. Wendekele ngwendi, "Kenga, bweko bwa munange buli ngwe bweko bwa lihya eli nakithula Shukulu. ²⁸ Echela Najmbi akwane mbathzubwila ya lime lya mwilu, mbathzubwila ya kununa cha kaye, na kulithala cha mbuto na binyu byabiha. ²⁹ Echela banu bakakupangele na mafuti akathsikame kuli yobe. Ukakale mukulunu hali bandolome bobe, cho echela bana babanyoko bakathsikame kuli yobe. Echela woshe ou akakuthinga akakale wakuthingiwa; na oshe ou akakukithula akakale wakukithula." ³⁰ Hajebene hanima ya Isake kumanetha kukithula Yakobo, na Yakobo mulyoba natunduko kumesho a ishe Isake, Isau ndolome yendi wethzile kutunda mubuyambi bwendi. ³¹ Watelekele kulya chachibwa baku chinena kuli ishe. Wendekele kuli ishe ngwendi, "Tate, induka ulye kathitu imo ya munobe, mangana unjikithule." ³² Ishe Isake wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Yobe iya?" Wendekele ngwendi, "Yange munobe, wakulibanga, Isau." ³³ Isake wajajele manene nakwendeka ngwendi, "Iyajo ou nathsiyile thitu na kuinena kuli yange? Njinalile yoshe thimbu kanda wije, cho njinamukithula. Mukemo bene, bakamukithula." ³⁴ Omu Isau wathzibile majwi aba ishe, walilile nalijwi nabutenu bwakama, nakwendeka kuli ishe ngwendi, "Njikithule, nange lalo, tate." ³⁵ Isake wendekele ngwendi, "Ndolonme yobe nethzile mukulikwitha kuno cho nambata kithu yobe." ³⁶ Isau wendekele ngwendi, "Nkuma mubuthunga kethi ikeye bathana Yakobo? Mwafwa nanjikwithi habithimbu bibali oni. Wanjitambwile moko yakuthemuka change, cho, kenga, nambata lalo kithu yange." Cho wendekele ngwendi, "Nkuma kuwanjitulikilileko kithu nambe imo yahi?" ³⁷ Isake wakumbulwile nakwendeka kuli Isau ngwendi, "Kengoni, njinamupwitha kukala mukulunu wobe, cho njinamwana bandolome bendi boshe kukala bingamba, njinamwana mbuto na binyu byabiha. Bikwabo bikajo binjatha kukulingila, munange?" ³⁸ Isau wendekele kuli ishe ngwendi, "Kuwethi nambe na kithu yange imo, tate yange? Njikithule, nange lalo, tate yange." Isau walilile nakutambeka. ³⁹ Ishe Isake wakumbulwile na kwendeka kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Kengoni, chela echi unakuyoyela chikakala halyala kutunda ku bufuko bwaha kaye, halyala kutunda ku line lya helu lya lilu. ⁴⁰ Kumukwale wobe kukeko ukayoyela, cho ukapangela ndolome yobe. Oloni mu ukalitengulukila, ukaningangetha mama'ti yendi kutunda hathingo yobe." ⁴¹ Isau wathzindile Yakobo hamulonga wa kithu ije ishe amwanene. Isau wendekele mumbunge yendi ngwendi, "Matangwa akulinyenga batate anashwene muyeyi; kutundaho njikathsiya ndolome yange Yakobo." ⁴² Majwi a Isau munendi wamukulunu bawalekele Lambeka. Cho watumine na kuthana Yakobo munendi wamwanike nakwendeka kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Kenga, ndolome yobe Isau ana kulithzembeleka ibenya hali yobe kwitila mukushaka kukuthsiya. ⁴³ Cho ngachijoni, munange, njitabele utewele kuli Labani, ndolome yange, mu Halani. ⁴⁴ Tumbama nendi hathimbu yaindondo, kweta nomu butenu bwa ndolome yobe bukola, ⁴⁵ kweta nomu butenu bwa ndolome yobe bukatenguluka kutunda kuli yobe, nakwibala ebi unalingi kuli ikeye. Cho njikatuma nakukwilwitha kutunda kuje. Bikajo binjithzimbalethela mubaboshe mulitangwa limo? ⁴⁶ Lambeka wendekele kuli Isake ngwendi, "Njinajuka na mwonyo mulonga wa bana babnakathzi ba Hethe. Oshe nga Yakobo akambatako umo ha bana babanakathzi ba Hethe kukala munakathzi wendi, ngwe aba banakathzi, bana babanakathzi bamo bamuno muchela, bubwa muka oni bukala na mwonyo wange kuli yange?"