2 Ndizvo Jakobe wakati kunevemhatso yake, nokwavari veshe vaiya naye, “Rashai zvimwari zviri pakati penyu, mudzichenese ngokwenyu, musimire zvokusimira zvimweni.
3 Ngatimuruke, tikwire Bhetheri; ndinozomuakirapo Mwari arita, uwo wakandipingura ngezuva rokutambudzika kwangu, waiya neni munjira yendakahamba. 4 Ndizvo vakapa Jakobe zveshe zvimwari zvaiya munyara dzavo, nezvima aiya munzee dzavo; Jakobe wakazvifushira pashi pomuokhi uwo waiya pasinde peShekemu.
5 Vakati vari parwendo, nokutyisa kwaMwari kwaiya padera pemadhorobha aivatendenedza, avazi kurumbirira vana vaJakobe. 6 Ndizvo Jakobe wakauya Ruzi,( rinozwi Bhetheri), riri munyika mweKhenani, iye nevanhu veshe vaiya naye.
7 Naapo wakaakapo arita, akadudza zita rendau iyo kuti Eri-bhetheri, ngokuti Mwari wakaonekapo kwaari, apo aitiza kubva kuhope yomukoma wake.
8 Dhebhora mureri waRebheka wakafa, akatsirwa ngokubani kweBhetheri pashi pomuokhi, nezina rawo rakadudzwa kuti Aroni-Bhakuthi. 9 Apo Jakobe paakauya kubva Padhana-aramu, mwari wakzviona kwari akamukomborera.
10 Mwari wakati kwaari, “Zina rako ndiJakobe; zina rako arichazodaidzwizve kuti Jakobe, asi rinozozwi Isuraeri.” Wakadudza zina rake kuti Isuraeri. 11 Mwari wakati kwaari, “Ndiri Mwari Unesimba-reshe; baranai muwande; kunozobva kwouri dzinza nechiunga chemadzinza, nemadzimambo anozobarwa kubva muchiunu chako.
12 Nyika yendakapa kunaAbrahama naIsaka ndinozoipa kwouri, nokumibarirwana yako inozoteera sure kwako ndinozoipa iyi nyika''.
13 Zvino Mwari wakakwira kubva kwaari, kubva pandau yaakaereketa naJakobe. 14 Jakobe wakadzimika mujeki pandaupo paakaereketa naye, chaiya chioniso chebuwe, akadurura mudiro wokumwa padera pawo, akadurura mafuta padera pawo.
15 Jakobe wakadudza zita rendau iyo paakaereketa naye Mwari kuti Bhetheri. 16 Zvino vakahamba kubva Bhetheri; naapo vachiri kamuhambo kadoko kuguma Efrathi, Racheri wakangenwa ngokuda kubara, akarwadziwa zvikuru.
17 Naapo achiri pakurwadziwa kukuru, muashiri wakati kwaari, “Usatya; ngokuti zvino unozobara mwana umweni''.
18 Naapo mweya wake uchabuda kubva mwaari (ngokuti wakafa), wakadudza zina rake kuti Bhenoni, asi baba ake vakamududza kuti Bhenjamini.
19 Racheri wakafa, akatsirwa munjira yokuenda Efrathi, iro ndiro Bhetherehema.
20 Jakobe wakadzimika mujeki paiba rake, uwo unozwi mujeki weiba raRacheri metsa nanyamashi. 21 Isuraeri wakahamba, akaemesa tende rake ngepamberi pomujeki rweEdheri.
22 Zvino Isuraeri echigara munyika iyo, Rubheni wakaenda akaatana naBhiriha bunha rababa ake, naIsuraeri wakazwa ndizvo. Zvino vakororo vaJakobe vaiya gumi navairi. 23 Vana vaRea vaiya Rubheni, dangwe, Simeoni, Revhi, Judha, Isakha, naZebhuruni.
24 Vana vaRacheri vaiya Josefa naBhenjamini.
25 Vana vaBhiriha murandakadzi waRacheri vaiya Dhani naNafitari. 26 Vakororo vaZiripha murandakadzi waRea vaiya Gadhi naAsha, ava ndivo vakororo vaJakobe vaakabarirwa muPadhana-aramu.
27 Jakobe wakauya kunababa ake Isaka kuMamure, nokuti Kiriathi-Abha, (ndiro Hebroni), apo pevakambogara Abrahama naIsaka. 28 isaka aiya nemakore zana nemakumi masere.
29 Isaka mweya wake wakabuda; akafa, akaunganidzwa kune vanhu vake, aamusharuka yaamho ane makore mazhinji; Isau naJakobe vana vake vakamutsira.