Icipande 1
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Icisendo ceshiwi icikwa Yawe kuli Israeli icaishile muli Malaki.
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''Nalimutemwa'' efyasosa Yawe. Lelo mutila, ''Bushe mwatutemwa shani?'' Bushe Esau tali munina Yakobo?'' Efyasosa Yawe lelo ine nalitemwa Yakobo.
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Lelo Esau nalimupatile. Nalengele impili shakwe ukushala icibolya, nalengele ne calo cakwe ukuba icaba mumbwe abamumatololo.''
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Nga Edoni alesosa ati, ''Nabatupuma, lelo tukabwela nokukululula incende isha onaulwa,'' Yawe wa mabumba akasosa, ''Bali nokukukululula, lelo ndinokubongolola kabili. Bambi bakabeta icalo ca lubembu kabili abantu abo Yawe akalipila muyayaya .
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Amenso yenu yakamona ifi, kabili mukatila Yawe mukalamba mumi paka yakwa Israeli.'''
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''Umwana acindika wishi, kabili umubomfi acindika shikulu wakwe. Nga ine ngandi shinwe, ukucindikwa kwandi kuli kwi?nga ndi shikulu bushe ukutina kuli kwi?'' Efyasosa Yawe wamabumba kuli bashimapepo, abasula ishina lyandi. Lelo mutila ngatwa sula shani ishina lyenu?'
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Pakupela pacipailo umukate uwakowela. Lelo mutila, 'Bushe twamikowesha shani?' Nico mutila itebulo lyakwa Yawe lintu lya sulwa.
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Ilyo mwatula inama isha pofula ukupela iambo, bushe ulu telubembu? Elyo mwatula iyalemana kabili iilwele, Bushe ulu telubembu? twalefi kumulashi obe! Bushe ali nokukusumina nangu ali nokukusekelela?'' Efyasosa Yawe wamabumba.
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Nomba konkanyenipo ukwipusha lesa epakuti atupale. Lelo Yawe wamabumab asosa ati, ''Ukutula kwamusango uyu mukuboko kwenu, bushe akapokelela bwino uwamuli imwe?
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''Nani pali imwe akesala iminshi yamwitempele, epakuti tamwakakoshe umulilo pacipailo candi apafye! nsha mutemwa iyo, efyasosa Yawe wamabumab , kabili nshili nokusumina umutulo ukufuma muminwe yenu.
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Pantu ukufuma uko akasuba katulila noko kawila ishina lyandi lili nokukula munko shonse kabili icushi celambo cikafutumunwa kabili umutulo wacine uwasangululwa uli nokutulwa mwishina lyandi. Pantu ishina lyandi likaba ilikalamba munko, efyasosa Yawe wamabumba.
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Lelo imwe mulesalula ilyo mwasosa ati itebulo lyamfumu lyakowela, kabili necitwalo cauko , nefyakulya ifilipo fyasulwa.
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Kabili nemwe mutila, wekutendusha we, kabili mulalifyola, efyasosa Yawe wamabumba. ''Waleta ico basantaula nangu iyalemana nangu iyalwala, kabili mwaleta ngomutulo wenu. Bushe kuti napokelela ifi ukufuma kuli imwe? efyasosa Yawe.
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Alinokutipwa uucita ubucengeshi uuli nenama iilume mumukuni wakwe nokucita umulapo kabili nokupela kuli ine , kabili nokupela amalambo kuli iine, imfumu, pantu ndimfumu iikalamba'' Ifyasosa Yawe wamabumba, ''Kabuli ishaina lyandi lili nokucicindikwa munko. ''