¹ Byonkabyo Lashale byo amwene amba kechi bamusemenapo mwana kwi Yakoba ne, Lashela wamuvwijile mulogo wanji mukao. Wamwambijile Yakoba, "Pene mwana, inge ne sakufwa." ² Bukaji bwa Yakoba bwabaile pe Lashela. Waambile, "Nanchi inji mupunzha ya Lesa, wakukwanta lusemo lwa muunda yobe?" ³ Waambile, "monai, kuji wamwingilo wami Bilhah. Yanga kwi aye, kubamba usemenemo mwaana wakumango ami, Ne amiwa sakwikala nabana mwi aye" ⁴ Kepo bamupele wamwingilo Bilhah mukazhi, ne Yakoba waile koka. ⁵ Bilhah waimichele ne kusema mwana Yakoba byonkabyo Lashela. ⁶ Kepo Lashela waambile amba, "Lesa wankasulula, nekuvwa jiwi jami kabiji wapa mwana wamulume. Mambo akino wamuntelele amba Dani. ⁷ Bilhah, wamwingilo wakwa Lashela, wasemene kabiji mwana wakibiji wamulume. ⁸ Lashela waaambile amba, " kulwa pakantape nanchi nalwa pakatanpe nakasami kabiji namushinda." wamutelele jizhina amba Nafitali. ⁹ Byonkabyo Leya byo amweene amba wateka kusema bana, washikwile zilipa, wamwingilo, nekupa Yakoba amba mukazhanji. ¹⁰ Zilipa, wamwingilo, wasmusemejile Yakoba mwana. ¹¹ Leya waaambile amba, "Kikale byonkabyo!" Kepo amuntelele amba Ngad. ¹² Byonkabyo Zilipawamwingilo kwi Leya wamusemejile Yakoba mwana wabubiji. ¹³ Leya waaambile amba , "Nasangalala! mambo mwana wamukazhi ukantela amiwa kusangalala," Kepo amuntelele amba Asha. ¹⁴ Lumbeni waile mumoba a mupanga pa kunowa ne kutana kechi kya manollaki mubiji. Wibilentele kwinaji Leya. Kepo Lashela waambijile Leya, "Mpempo bya mandalaki yalenta mwaana". ¹⁵ Leya wamwabijile ayee,"Nanchi mambo acheche kwi ombeewa, kuubamba wangangata mwaanta waami? Lashela wamukubwile "Byonkabyo usakulala nee ombeewa, bino bufuku, mukushi ntula Nombe kechi kya mandlaki kyamwanombe." ¹⁶ Yakoba ufumine mubujimi mabanga. Leya waile mukusambakana nanji nekwamba amba, "Wafwainwa kwiya koji, Mambo nakulomba namwanami mandlake akichi." Kepo Yakoba walele na Leya abwa bufuku. ¹⁷ Lesa wantelekele kwi Leya, kabiji wasemene kabiji Yakoba mwana wabutanu. ¹⁸ Leya waambile amba, " Lesa wampa fwento yami. Mambo napaine bamwingilo bami babakazhi kuba mwanta wami." wamuntelele amba Isaaka. ¹⁹ Leya wasemene kabiji ne kusema mwana wa butanu nakamo kwi Yakoba. ²⁰ Leya waambile amba, Lesa wapa bupe bwa wama, pano mwanta wami usakushinjika amiwa, mambo namusemena mwana wabuntanu nakamo." wamuntelele Jizhina amba zebuuluna. ²¹ Panyuma wasemene mwana wamukazhi kabiji wamuntelele jizhina amba Dina. ²² Lesa wamuvulukile Lashela nekumunteleka, wamulengeele kwimita. ²³ Waasemene mwaana waamulume, waambile amba, "Lesa wafumya bunvu bwaami," ²⁴ Waamuntelele amba Yoseefu, kookwaamba amba, Yehoba wabiikilapo amiwa mukwabo mwaana waamulume." ²⁵ Panyuma Lashela waseema Yosefu, Yakoba wamwaabijile labani, "Tumai nyenga kwalepa, kubaamba nyenakunengezha muzhi waami kuntanda yami. ²⁶ Paii bakaazhi baami ne baana baami Nbonasebezela kwi anweba, Nekundeka kuya, maambo mwayuka byona sembeza kwi anweba." ²⁷ Labani wamwambijile amba, " Inge pano nataana lusa kumenso ombe, pembeelai mambo naunda pakusema kubamba Yehoba wapeesha mambo aoobewa." ²⁸ Keepo aambile, Ntongoola muntenga, Nekukupa kupe." Byo bya ambile Yokoba, wayuka byo naingiila kwi anweba, ne banyama mbenu byo nebaajisha amiwa. ²⁹ Byo bya ambile Yokoba, wayuka byo naingiila kwi anweba, ne banyama mbenu byo nebaajisha amiwa. ³⁰ Maambo mwajinga nabacheeche sakyange kwiya, pamo bavujiilako. Yehoba wampesha koonse kubyo naingiila. Pamo amiwa nkingila ngani kimye kuzumbo yami? ³¹ Kepo Labani waamwambijile amba, "Sakukupa biika ombewa? Yakoba wamukubwile amba, "keechi musakuupa nangwa kiino. Inge mwauba biino kwi amiwa, Sakubwela nakujisha mantaga enu ne kwii lama. ³² Lekaai pitanga nemo mumatanga ennu. Onse lelo kutmyamo byonse binji nabulema nekusamo bantuntulu babula bulema kabiji nebaji nantuyukilo, Ne nbonse bafita pamikokok, Neba mbuzhi baji nantuyukilo nebabilema. Aabo bikekale fwento kwi amiwa. ³³ Maana ami akalunbuluka kulutwe, Byomukeya mukuntala pafwento yami. kyonse kyaanbulwa kyabulwa shintapa nekubikwaapo ka yukilo pabambuzhi, ne miikoko yafinta. Inge yatanwa ne amiwa, ukeekala wakwiba." ³⁴ Labani wakubwile," Naswa, lekai kikalee kwesakana namawi ombe." ³⁵ Mujoja juba Labani waafumishe ba bambuzha balume bajinga babikilempo nebashtapa,ne banabakazhi banbuzha babikilempo luyukilo yonse untoka wabikilwepo, Nebonse bafita babikilwepo pa mikoko Nekwibapa muu maaboko abana banjii babablume. ³⁶ Labani waimene lwendo moba asantu aye ne Yakoba. kepo yakoba washajile nakufunga miikoko yakwa Labani. ³⁷ Yakoba washikwile misapi ya popla, almondii, nebichi byajinga, pantoka, Nekwibpombola nekwibilenga bya mukachi bintoka byajinga mukachi kachi. ³⁸ Kepo abiikile bichi byo aponbwele kulutwe ya miikoko, kulutwe yamilondo yabya kuntomenamo meme. Basemwa byo baishile nakuntoma. ³⁹ Okao mambo mikoko byoisapaminenga kulutwe yantubichi; Nekusema bamikakamba mikakamba, Nemabala-mbala, mantomya-ntomya. ⁴⁰ Yakoba wa-ambenye miikoko yailume, kabiji nekulenga yashelepo kutala yoba anibenye neifinta mujitanga jakwa Labani. ⁴¹ Kimye mikoko yakosa mumatanga yasema. Kepo Yakoba wabikile bichi mwakuntomena mema kumenso amiikoko, kuba amba yafwainwa kusema mubichi. ⁴² Byonkabyo banyama banekena mumatanga baiya, kechi wabikile bichi kulutwe yambo ne. Pano banyama banekena bajinga bakwa Labani ne bakosa bakwa Yakoba. ⁴³ Unoo muntu wanokele biingi, wajinga na miikoko yavula, bamingilo babakazhi, Nebabalume, Ne bangamela naba mbongolo bavula.