¹And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.

¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti Isaka ava mutana, meso ake owonera madzedzerere, asingachaoni, wakadana Esau mwa­nakomana wake mukuru, ndokuti kwaari: Mwana wangu! Iye ndokuti kwaari: Tarirai ndiri pano.

²And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.

²Akabva ati: Tarira zvino ndakwegura; handizivi zuva rekufa kwangu.

³And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,

³Naizvozvo ikozvino, tora hako zvombo zvako, goba rako, neuta hwako, ugobuda kusango undivhimire nyama yemhuka,

⁴and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

⁴Ugondigadzirira chikafu chinonaka, sechandinoda, ugondivigira kuti ndi­dye, kuti mweya wangu ukuropafadze ndisati ndafa.

⁵And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.

⁵Zvino Rabheka wakanzwa Isaka paakataura naEsau mwanakomana wake. Esau ndokuenda kusango kunovhima nyama yemhuka kuti auye nayo.

⁶And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,

⁶Rabheka ndoku­taura naJakove mwanakomana wake achiti: Tarira, ndanzwa baba vako va­chitaura naEsau, mukoma wako, vachiti:

⁷Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.

⁷Nditorere nyama yemhuka, ugondigadzirira chikafu chinoanaka kuti ndidye, ndigokuro­pafadza pamberi paJehovha ndisati ndafa.

⁸And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.

⁸Naizvozvo ikozvino mwanakomana wangu, teerera inzwi rangu kune zvandinokuraira.

⁹Go, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.

⁹Chidoenda ikozvino kuboka rezvipfuwo, unditorere kubva ipapo mbudzana mbiri dzakanaka dzembudzi, zvino ndichadzigadzira chikafu chinonaka chababa vako, sechavanoda;

¹⁰And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.

¹⁰ugoenda nacho kuna baba vako vadye, uye kuti vakuropafadze rufu rwavo rasati rwasvika.

¹¹And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

¹¹Jakove ndokuti kuna Rabheka mai vake: Tarirai, Esau mukoma wa­ngu, murume une mvere, asi ini ndiri murume wakatsetseka.

¹²My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.

¹²Zvimwe baba vangu vachandipurudzira, ndokuva pameso avo­seunovadadira, uye ndichazviuyisira rushambwa pachinzvimbo chekuro­pafadzwa.

¹³And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].

¹³Mai vake ndokuti kwaari: Rushambwa rwako ngarwuve pamusoro pangu, mwanakomana wangu; teerera chete inzwi rangu, ugoenda unonditorera.

¹⁴And he went, and fetched and brought [them] to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.

¹⁴Zvino wakaenda, akadzi­tora, akadziuisa kuna mai vake; mai vake ndokugadzira chikafu chinonaka sechaidika­mwa nababa vake.

¹⁵And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son;

¹⁵Zvino Rabheka wakatora nguvo dzakanaka dzaEsau mwa­nakomana wake mukuru, dzaaiva nadzo mumba, ndokudzifukidza Jakove mwana­komana wake muduku;

¹⁶and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;

¹⁶zvino zvikumba zvembudzana wakaisa pamaoko ake, nepakatsetseka pemutsipa wake.

¹⁷and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.

¹⁷Zvino wakapa chikafu chinonaka nechingwa zvaakange agadzirira muruoko rwaJakove mwana­komana wake.

¹⁸And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?

¹⁸Iye ndokuenda kuna baba vake akati: Baba vangu! Ivo ndokuti: Ndiri pano; ndiwe ani mwanakomana wangu?

¹⁹And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

¹⁹Jakove ndokuti kuna baba vake: Ndini Esau dangwe renyu; ndaita sezvamandi­udza; mukai henyu mugare, mudye zvenyama yangu yemhuka, kuti mweya wenyu undiropafadze.

²⁰And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put [it] in my way.

²⁰Isaka ndokuti kumwanakomana wake: Sei waiwana nekukurumidza zvakadai mwanakomana wangu? Iye ndokuti: Nekuti Jehovha Mwari wenyu waiuisa pamberi pangu.

²¹And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.

²¹Isaka ndokuti kuna Jakove: Swedera hako kuti ndikupurudzire, mwanakomana wangu, ndizive kuti uri mwanakomana wangu Esau amene, kana kwete.

²²And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

²²Jakove ndokuswedera kuna Isaka baba vake; ivo vakamupurudzira vakati: Inzwi inzwi raJakove, asi maoko maoko aEsau.

²³And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.

²³Asi haana kumu­ziva nekuti maoko ake akanga ane mvere semaoko emukuru wake Esau; naizvozvo wakamuropafadza.

²⁴And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.

²⁴Ndokuti: Ndiwe mwa­nakomana wangu Esau chaiye here? Iye ndokuti: Ndini.

²⁵And he said, Bring [it] near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

²⁵Zvino akati: Iswededze kwandiri kuti ndidye zvenyama yemhuka yemwana­komana wangu, kuti mweya wangu ukuropa­fadze. Iye ndokuswededza kwaari, zvino akadya; ndokumuvigira waini, ndokumwa.

²⁶And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.

²⁶Zvino baba vake Isaka vakati kwaari: Chiswedera, unditsvode, mwanakomana wangu.

²⁷And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.

²⁷Zvino wakaswedera, akamutsvoda; ndoku­nzwa munhuwi wenguvo dzake, ndokumuro­pafadzwa, zvino akati: Tarira, munhuwi wemwanakomana wangu, semunhuwi wesango Jehovha raakaropafadza.

²⁸And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.

²⁸Naizvozvo Mwari ngaakupe zvedova rekumatenga, nekukora kwenyika, nezviyo zvakawanda newaini itsva.

²⁹Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.

²⁹Vanhu ngavakushumire, nemarudzi ngaakufugamire. Iva ishe wehama dzako, nevanakomana vamai vako ngavakufugamire. vanokupa rushambwa ngavapiwe rushambwa, uye vanokuropafadza ngavaropafadzwe.

³⁰And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.

³⁰Zvino zvakaitika Isaka paakangopedza kuropa­fadza Jakove, Jakove achangobuda pamberi palsaka baba vake, Esau mu­koma wake wakasvika achibva paku­vhima kwake.

³¹And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

³¹Naiye wakagadzira chikafu chinonaka, akauya nacho kuna baba vake; akati kuna baba vake: Baba vangu ngavamuke, vadye zvenyama yemhuka yemwanakomana wavo, kuti mweya we­nyu undiropafadze.

³²And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.

³²Zvino Isaka baba vake vakati: Ndiwe ani? Iye ndokuti: Ndini mwa­nakomana wenyu, dangwe renyu Esau.

³³Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought [it] to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.

³³Isaka ndokubvunda nekubvunda kukurusa, akati: Ko ndiani wavhima nyama yemhuka, akauya nayo kwandiri, ndikadya zvayo zvose usati wasvika? Zvino ndamuropa­fadza, hongu ucharo­pafadzwa.

³⁴When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me -- me also, my father!

³⁴Zvino Esau wakati achinzwa mashoko ababa vake, akachema nekuchema ku­kuru kunorwadza zvikurusa, ndokuti kuna baba vake: Ndiropafadzei, iniwo, baba vangu!

³⁵And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.

³⁵Zvino akati: Munin'ina wako wauya nekunyengedzera, akatora ropafadzo yako.

³⁶And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

³⁶Zvino akati: Imhaka yekuti vakatumidza zita rake Jakove here, ­kuti zvino wandinyengedzera kaviri aka; udangwe hwangu wakatora, zvino tarira, ikozvino wanditorera ropafadzo yangu. Ndokuti: Hamuna kundichengeterawo ropafadzo here?

³⁷And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him -- and what can I do now for thee, my son?

³⁷Isaka ndokupindura ndokuti kuna Esau: Tarira, ndamuita ishe wako, nehama dzake dzose ndapa kwaari vave varanda vake; ndamusimbisa nezviyo newaini; zvino chii chandingakuitira, mwanakomana wangu?

³⁸And Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me -- me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

³⁸Esau ndokuti kuna baba vake: Mu­nongova neropafadzo imwe yoga here, baba vangu? Ndiropafadzei i­niwo, baba vangu. Esau ndokusimudza inzwi rake ndokuchema.

³⁹And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above;

³⁹Zvino Isaka baba vake ndokupindura akati kwaari: Tarira, ugaro hwako huchava kure nekukora kwenyika,uye kure nedova rekudenga rinobva kumusoro.

⁴⁰And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

⁴⁰Uye nemunondo wako uchararama, uye uchashumira munin'ina wako. Asi zvichaitika pauchapukunyuka, kuti uchavhuna joko rake ribve pamutsipa wako.

⁴¹And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.

⁴¹Zvino Esau wakavenga Jakove nekuda kweropafadzo baba vake yavakamuropafadza nayo. Esau ndokuti mumoyo make: Mazuva ekuchema baba vangu aswedera, zvino ndichauraya munin'ina wangu Jakove.

⁴²And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.

⁴²Zvino mashoko awa aEsau mwanakomana wake mukuru akaudzwa Rabheka, ndokutuma kunodana Jako­bho, mwanakomana wake muduku, ndokuti kwaari: Tarira, Esau mukoma wako unozvivaraidza pamusoro pako kuti akuuraye.

⁴³And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;

⁴³Naizvozvo ikozvino, mwanakomana wa­ngu, teerera inzwi rangu; simuka utizire kuna Rabhani hanzvadzi yangu kuHarani,

⁴⁴and abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away --

⁴⁴ugare naye mazuva mashoma, kusvikira shungu dzemukoma wako dzaserera,

⁴⁵until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?

⁴⁵kusvikira kutsamwa kwemukoma wako kwaserera kubva kwauri, uye akangamwe zvawamuitira; Ipapo ndichatuma kuzokutora kubva ikoko; nemhaka yei ndicharasikirwa nemwi muri vaviri nemusi mu­mwe?

⁴⁶And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?

⁴⁶Rabheka ndokuti kuna Isaka: Ndanetswa neupenyu hwangu nekuda kwevakunda vaHeti; kana Jakove akatora mukadzi ku­vakunda vaHeti, sevava, kuvakunda venyika ino, ndichararamirei?