¹ Cho Yakoba waile nungethzi bwendi na kweta kulifuti lya banu baku ngangela. ² Omo akengele, wa mwene lithima mu lihya, cho, kenga , matanga atatu abimanga abutamene kuje bene. Mwafwa kutunda muje mu lithima mukemo bakele nakubanwithila mema matanga, cho na limanya lyakele ku kanwa ka lithima layakele lyakama. ³ Omo matanga oshe alikungulwile kuje, cho tunyungi bathindumwine lije limanya kutunda kukanwa kalithima nakunwitha bimanga, athina lalo belwithe limanya kukanwa kalithima, kuje kuli kakala. ⁴ Yakoba wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Bandolome, munatundu kuli?" Bamukumbulwile ngwabo, "Tunatundu ku Halane. ⁵ Cho wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Muthubukako Lambani muna Nahole ndi?" Bendekele ngwabo, "Tumuthubuka." ⁶ Cho wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Alibwino?" Bamukumbulwile ngwabo, "Ali bwino, cho, kenga kuje, na munendi wamunakathzi Lakele uje alinakwija na butanga bwa bimanga." ⁷ Yakoba wendekele ngwendi, "Kengeni, Linapu hakati ka litangwa. Thimbu kanda ichete yakukungulula bimanga hamo. Munapande kunwitha bimanga mema cho mubechele baye na kulya." ⁸ Bendekele ngwabo, "Kutwatha kubanwitha kubanga naho matanga oshe anakunguluka hamo. Cho banalume bathindumuna limanya kutunda kukanwa kalithima, athinoni tunwithe bimanga mema." ⁹ Omo Yakoba wachikele nakwendeka nabo, cho Lakele wethile na bimanga ba ishe, baje akele na kunyunga. ¹⁰ Omo Yakoba wamwene Lakele, muna Lambani wamunakathi, ndolome yabaina, na bimanga ba Lambani, ndolome yabaina, Yakoba wethile, wathindumwine limanya kulitunditha kukanwa kalithima, cho wanwithile bimanga ba Lambani, ndolome ya baina. ¹¹ Yakoba watsebele Lakele cho walilile nakutambakana. ¹² Yakoba walekele Lakele ngwendi ikeye kabushoko ka baishe, cho muna Lembeka. Cho washatukile na kukaleka ishe. ¹³ Omo Lambani wathibile muthimbu wa Yakoba muna ndokatha yendi, washatukile nakuliwana nendi, wamubumbatelele, wamutsembele, cho wamutwalele kunjubo yendi. Yakoba walekele Lambani byuma byoshe ebi. ¹⁴ Lambani wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Yobe bene unapu uchithsiya change na mushuni wange." Cho Yakoba watumbamene nendi ngonde yamutunu. ¹⁵ Cho Lmbani wendekele kuli Yakoba ngwendi, "Yobe wathakunjipangela ngocho mwafwa u kabushoko kange? Njileke, fweto yobe ika?" ¹⁶ Cho Lambani wakele nabana babali babanakathzi. Na lithina lya mukulunu ikeye Leya, na lithina lya shongo yendi ikeye Lakele. ¹⁷ Leya wakele na mesho amabwananene, oloni Lakele wakele wamubwa muchifwa na mukusholoka kwendi. ¹⁸ Cho Yakoba wathemene Lakele, cho wendekele ngwendi, " Njikakupangela myaka itanu na ibali ya Lakele, munobe washongo." ¹⁹ Lambani wendekele ngwendi, "Mwamubwa njimwane kuli yobe, kutubakana kumunalume weka. Cho tumbama nange." ²⁰ Cho Yakoba wapangelele myaka itanu na ibali ya Lakele; kuli ikeye thimbu ije yasholokele ngwe matangwa amandondolika, mwafwa wachithango chakele nacho hali ikeye. ²¹ Athinoni Yakoba wendekele kuli Lambani ngwendi, "Njaneni oni munakathzi wange, omwo matangwa ange anapumo--mangana nji mwambate oni!" ²² Cho Lambani wakungulwile banu boshe bamu mutambela uje cho walingile chiwano. ²³ Mangwethi, Lambani wambatele munendi Leya wamutwalele kuli Yakoba, walimwene nendi. ²⁴ Lambani wanene ngamba yendi wa mumbanda Zilipa kuli munendi Leya, kupwa ngamba yendi. ²⁵ Mutondo, kengeni, wapwile Leya! Yakoba wendekele kuli Lambani ngwendi, "Bikajo bihunanjilingilamo? Kuma yange kunjapangelele Lakele? Bikajo unanjikwithila?" ²⁶ Lambani wamukumbulwile ngwendi, "Kuchakele chithemwa chetu kushombwetha mwana washongo wamukulunu kanda. ²⁷ Manetha tahi simano yabushombolwa bwa mwana wa mukulunu, tukamwana mukwabo lalo nga ukanjipangela myaka itanu naibali." ²⁸ Yakoba walingilemo, nakumanetha simona ya Leya. Cho Lambani wanene munendi Lakele kuli Yakoba kupwa munakathi wendi lalo. ²⁹ Lambani lalo wanene mbileha kuli munendi Lakele, kupwa ngambayendi. ³⁰ Cho Yakoba wakele hamo na Lakele, lalo, oloni wathemene manene Lakele kuhyana Leya. Cho Yakoba wapangelele Lambani ikwabo myaka itanu na ibali. ³¹ Njambi wamwene ngwendi Leya kubamuthemene, cho washokolwele shibu yendi, , oloni Lakele wapwile mumba. ³² Leya wemitile na kukitila mwana wamunalume, cho wamulukile lithina lyendi ngwabo Lubeni. Wendekele ngwendi, "Mwafwa Njambi nakenge habuthiwa bwange; chili munalume wange anjithema manene." ³³ Cho wemkitile lalo nakukita mwana wamunalume. Wendekele ngwendi, " Mwafwa Njambi nanjithibi ngechi ngwendi mukalimbo lyange kanjithemene, cho nanjana mwana wamunalume lalo, "Cho wamulukile lithina lyendi Simiyoni. ³⁴ Cho wemitile lalo na kukita mwana wa munalume. Wendekele ngwendi, "Ngachije oni thimbu ino munalume wange alinungu nange, mwafwa njinamukitila bana babanalume batatu." Chojo bamulukile lithina lyendi ngwabo Lebi. ³⁵ Cho wemitile lalo, nakukita mwana wamunalume wendekele ngwendi, "Thimbu ino njishangetheka Njambi." Chi wamulukile lithina lyendi Yunda; cho wechelele kukita bana.