¹ Cho Yakoba wathibile majwi a bana ba Lambani babanalume, aje bendekele ngwabo, "Yakoba hambata byoshe bije byakele bya batate, byoshe byakutunda kubufuko bwa batate kukeko kwanatunditha bwoshe obu bufuko." ² Yakoba wamwene chifwa chachi hanga cha Lambani. Wamwene ngwendi bilinga byendi binatengulika. ³ Cho Njambi wendekele kuli Yakoba ngwendi, "Iluka kulifuti lya ba ishweni na babushoko bwobe, cho njikakala hamo nobe." ⁴ Yakoba watumine nakuthana Lakele na Leya mu mahya muje mwakele bimuna bendi ⁵ na kwendeka kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Njamono bilinga bya ishweni hali yange binatengulika. ⁶ Yeni munathibuka ngweni yange njapangela ishweni na nthzili yange yoshe. ⁷ Ishweni wanjitile hamangana nakutengulula fweto yange bithimbu likumi, oloni Njambi kamutabethele kunjibulumuna. ⁸ Ngwe wendekele ngwendi, 'Bimuna bakubalama bakapwa fweto yobe,' cho baje boshe bimuna bakathemuka bamabala. Ngwe wendekele ngwendi, 'Bimingolila bakapwa fweto yobe,' cho baje boshe bimuna bakathemuka bamingolila. ⁹ Mungilei bene Njambi natambula bimuna kuli ishweni nakunjanabyo. ¹⁰ Hathimbu imo ije yakubambula, njamwene mu chilota bithambo bakele nakulonda bimuna ba lwabo. Baje bithamba bakele na mingolila na mapelenge naba bamabala. ¹¹ Kangelo ka Njambi wendekele kuli yange muchilota, 'Yakoba.' Njendekele ngwange, 'Yange uno.' ¹² Wendekele ngwendi, 'Andula mesho obe umone bithamba bashe bali nakulonda butanga. Banapu bamingolila, mapelenge, na kubalamo, mwafwa njinamono byoshe byali nakulinga Lambani kuli yobe. ¹³ Yange Njambi wa Mbetele, kuje wabwabethele pila, kuje kuwalithingilile kuli yange. Cho katuka uthethe eli lifuti wiluke ku lifuti kuwathemukilile.'" ¹⁴ Lkele na Leya bamukumbulwile na kwendeka kuli ikeye ngwabo, "Kukwethi lalo mbathzubwila imo nameme buswana butukaswana munjubo ya tatetu ndi? ¹⁵ Kuma ikeye kethi nakutupangetha ngwe bangethi ngi? Mwafwa ikeye watulandethele laja cho nalibimbongo bwetu byoshe namanetha. ¹⁶ Mwafwa bufuko bwoshe obu bwanatambula Njambi kuli tatetu bunaponi bwetu na bana betu. Chooni, mwoshomwo mwanendekela Njambi kuli yobe, lingamo." ¹⁷ Kathinoni Yakoba wakatukile walondethele bana bendi na banakathi bendi ha tumelo. ¹⁸ Cho wendethele bimuna bendi boshe kulutwe, hamo nabufuko bwendi bwoshe, kwakelako na bimuna baje wapitele ku Pandani Alami. Cho wakatukile nakuya kuli ishe Isake mulifuti lya Kanana. ¹⁹ Omo Lambani waile nakuteulula bimanga bendi, Lakele webile tumponya twa ishe. ²⁰ Yakoba lalo wetile Lambani hamo na Alamini, hakujeneka kumuleka ngwendi ali nakuya. ²¹ Ngechi bene waile nabyoshe bije akele nabyo cho bwathi-bwathi wajabukile Ndonga, cho wakengetha kulifuti lya malundu a Ngilyande. ²² Halitangwa lya muchitatu Lambani bamulekele ngwabo Yakoba natewe. ²³ Ngechibene wambatele babushoko bendi cho bamukabangelele bungethzi bwa matangwa atanu na abali. Wamutubakanene mu lifuti lya malundu a Ngilyande. ²⁴ Cho Njambi wethile kuli Lambani Alamini muchilota buje butsiki na kwendeka kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Nyanyama muwendekela na Yakoba mwamubwa nambe mwamubi." ²⁵ Lambani watubakanene Yakoba. Ohoni Yakoba nashimbika laja tende yendi mulifuti lya malundu. Lambani lalo wakakele ha chilombo hamo nababushoko bendi mulifuti lya malundu a Ngilyande. Mabulu yakwabo yathona ngwabo "Lambani naikeye wa wakakele ku chilombo cha Ngilyande" . ²⁶ Lambani wendekele kuli Yakoba ngwendi, "Bikajo biunalingi, unanjende ha mangana na kwambata bana bange ngwe bithzinda ba nthzita? ²⁷ Bikajo biwabombolokelele na kunjita hamangana na kujeneka kunjilekako? Njapandele kukutuma uye na kubwahelela na myatho na tumbulumbumba na tulyalya. ²⁸ Yobe kuwanjitabethele kuthsemba batekulyange babanalume na kuthaletha bana bange babanakathi. Chooni yobe unalingi bulema. ²⁹ Njili nanthzili yakukubulumuna, oloni Njambi ya isho nendekele kuli yange buthsiki bwa ithawu ngwendi, 'Nyanyama muwendeka kuli Yakoba nambe byabibwa nambe byabibi.' ³⁰ Cho unakatuka unayi mwafwa unakala na chishota mbunge chakwiluka kwimbo lya isho. Oloni mwafwa bikajo webilile tumponya?" ³¹ Yakoba wamukumbulwile na kwendeka kuli Lambani ngwendi, "Mwafwa njakele na lyoba cho njathinganyekele ngwange ykanjinyeka bana bobe banakathzi ngechi njabombolokele. ³² Woshe nebi tumponya twobe katwalelelelaho na kuyoya. Hamesho ababushoko bwetu, angulaho byoshe byobe binjili nabyo ubyambate." Mwafwa Yakoba katanekeyele ngwendi Lakele watwibile. ³³ Lambani wakobelele mu mutende ya Yakoba, oho na mutende ya Leya, namu tende ya baje bangamba babali babanakathzi, oloni katuwanene. Watuhukile mutende ya Leya na kukobela mutende ya Lakele. ³⁴ Oloni Lakele wambatele tumponya twa munjubo, watwakele mu selei ya kamelo, cho watumbameneho. Lambani watondele mutende mwoshe, oloni katuwanene. ³⁵ Wendekele kuli ishe ngwendi, "Kethi mulubale, shukwanana, ngechi kunjathele kwimana ku mesho eni, mwafwa njinathili." Cho Lambani watondele -tondele oloni kabawanene tumponya twa nanga yendi. ³⁶ Yakoba walubalele na kulikananga na Lambani. Cho wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Mulonga mukajo njinabulumuna? Bubi bwange buka, unanjikabangeya ngechi? ³⁷ Cho unashaketheka bufuko bwange byoshe. Choni bitenga mukajo bya mu njubo yobe biuna wanamo? Byake hano ha mesho ababushoko bwetu, mangana batuhithe hakati ketu babali. ³⁸ Mwafwa njinakala nobe myaka makumi abali. Bimanga bobe na bimembe bobe kutwabambatele cha kujeneka kuthika nambe njinaliho chimuna mubutanga bwobe. ³⁹ Baje batabothwele ku bikashama kunjakele na kubanena kuli yobe. Olojo yange njinakala na kulitwika kuje kuthzimbaletha. Mwafwa yange thimbu yoshe unakala nakunjifwetetha kathitu woshe uje wathzimbalele, nambe bamwibile mutanya nambe butsiki. ⁴⁰ Kuje njakele; hathimbu yamutanya ntwima yanjilile, na lithika butsiki; kunjathele nakulala. ⁴¹ Hamyaka makumi abali njakele munjubo yobe. Njakupangelele myaka likumi na iwana ha bana bobe babali babanakathzi, na myaka itanu na umo njakele nakunyunga bimanga bobe. Yobe watengulwile fweto yange bithimbu likumi. ⁴² Kubanga lika Njambi wa tate yange, Njambi ya Abilahama, uje umo Isake wathiba lyoba, nakala nange, chilibene yobe ngwe wanjishekele maboko-boko. Oloni Njambi wamwene tuyando twange na kupanga na thzili, oloni nakubyanethele ithau butsiki." ⁴³ Lambani wakumbulwile na kwendeka kuli Yakoba ngwendi, "Aba bana babanakathzi banapu bana bange, aba batekulu banapu batekulu yange, na matanga anapu matanga ange. Byoshe biulinakumona binapu byange. Oloni bikajo binjilinga lelo kuli aba bana bange babanakathzi, nambe kubana babo banakiti? ⁴⁴ Ngechi bene, evhela tulinge chithibathano, yobe nange, echela chikale chabukaleho hakati kobe nange." ⁴⁵ Cho Yakoba wanonele limanya nakulimoka kupwa ngunthzi. ⁴⁶ Cho Yakoba wendekele kuli babushoko bwendi, "Kungululeni mamanya." Cho banonele mamanya nakulinga nguthzi. Cho balilile kuje ku nguthzi. ⁴⁷ Lambani walithanene ngwendi Yengele Saha Nduta, oloni Yakoba walithanene ngwendi Ngalende. ⁴⁸ Lambani wendekele ngwabo, "Ei ngunthzi inapu bukaleho hakati kange nobe lelo." Cho baulukile lithina lya Ngalende. ⁴⁹ Cho bailukile Mizipa, mwafwa Lambani wendekele ngwendi, "Njambi atunyunge hakati kobe nange, omo tuli nakulyandununa umo namukwabo. ⁵⁰ Nga ukayandetha bana bange, nambe nga ukambata banakathzi beka kutundithako bana bange, nambe umo wai ali netu, tala, Njambi ikeye mukaleho hakati kobe nange." ⁵¹ Lambani wendekele kuli Yakoba ngwendi, "Kenga ei ngunthzi, cho nawa kenga ei ngunthzi njinemika hakati kobe nange. ⁵² Ei ngunthzi inapu bukaleho, cho ei ngunthzi inapu bukaleho, ngechi kunjikatha kujomboka ei ngunthzi nakwija kuli yobe, cho nobe nawa kethi ukajomboke ei ngunthzi nakwija kuli yange, nakunjibulumuna. ⁵³ Echa Njambi ya Abilahama, na njambi ya Nohole, tunjambi ya baishabo, bakatuhithe hakati ketu." Cho Yakoba walithingililile ku lyoba lya ishe Isake. ⁵⁴ Yakoba wakombelelele n'ombelo aje a munkinda cho wathanene babushoko bwendi balye bya kulya. Cho baile bakele aje hamunkinda butsiki bwoshe. ⁵⁵ Mulyakile mutondo-tondo Lambani wendukile, watsembele batekulu bendi nabana bendi babanakathzi cho wabakithwile. Kathi noni Lambani welukile kwimbo lyabo.