¹Zvino Jakove wakasimudza meso ake, akaona, zvino tarira, Esau achiuya nevarume mazana mana vanaye. Akagovera vana kuna Reya nekuna Rakeri nekuvarandakadzi vaviri.

¹Laj Jacob qui-iloc chi najt ut quiril nak yô chi châlc laj Esaú rochbeneb li câhib ciento chi cuînk. Ut laj Jacob quixkßaxtesiheb li cocßal saß rukß lix Lea, saß rukß lix Raquel ut saß rukßeb ajcuiß li cuib chi môs, lix Zilpa ut lix Bilha.

²Zvino wakaisa varandaka­dzi nevana vavo mberi, naRea nevana vake shure, naRakeri naJosefa pakupe­dzisira.

²Quixqßueheb li cuib chi môs chi ubej rochbeneb lix cocßal. Chirix aßan quixqßue lix Lea rochbeneb lix cocßal ut toj chi ixbej quixqßue lix Raquel rochben laj José lix yum.

³Iye pachake akapfuura mberi kwavo, akakotamira pavhu kanomwe kusvikira asvika pedo nemukuru wake.

³Laj Jacob quicßamoc be chiru chixjunileb. Nak yô chi xic chixcßulbal li ras, yô chixcuikßibanquil rib chiru toj retal quicuulac riqßuin. Cuukub sut quixcuikßib rib nak yô chi xic.

⁴Esau ndokumhanyira kunomuchingamidza, akamumbundikira, aka­wira pamutsipa wake, ndokumutsvoda; ndokuchema.

⁴Laj Esaú quiâlinac chixcßulbal li rîtzßin. Quixkßalu chi xcux laj Jacob ut quirutzß ru ut queßoc chi yâbac xcaßbichaleb xban xsahileb saß xchßôl.

⁵Zvino wakasimudza meso ake akaona vakadzi nevana, akati: Ndivana ani ava vaunavo? Iye ndokuti: Vana Mwari vaakapa muranda wenyu nenyasha dzake.

⁵Ut laj Esaú quirileb li ixk joß eb ajcuiß li cocßal ut quixye re laj Jacob: —¿Aniheb li cristian aßin? chan. Laj Jacob quixye re: —Aßineb lin cocßal li quixqßue cue li Kâcuaß Dios.—

⁶Varandakadzi ndokuswedera, ivo nevana vavo, vakakotama.

⁶Queßchal li cuib chi môs ixk rochbeneb lix cocßal. Queßjiloc riqßuin laj Esaú ut queßxcuikßib rib chiru.

⁷NaRea nevana vake vakaswedera, vakakotama; pashure Josefa naRakeri vakaswedera, vakakotama.

⁷Ut quichal ajcuiß lix Lea rochbeneb lix cocßal ut queßxcuikßib ajcuiß rib chiru. Ut quichal ajcuiß lix Raquel rochben laj José ut queßxcuikßib ajcuiß rib chiru laj Esaú.

⁸Ndokuti: Wakanangei neboka iri rose randasangana naro? Iye ndokuti: Kuti ndiwane nyasha pameso paishe wangu.

⁸Ut laj Esaú quixpatzß re laj Jacob: —¿Cßaßru xyâlal nak xatakla li quetômk li xebincßul saß be? chan. Laj Jacob quixye, —Xintakla chokß âcue re nak tinâcßul saß usilal, chan.

⁹Esau ndokuti: Ndine zvizhinji, munin'ina wangu, zvaunazvo ngazvive zvako.

⁹Laj Esaú quixye: —Incßaß. Lâin incßaß naru tincßuleb li quetômk aßan. Lâat cuîtzßin. Ut lâin tzßakal ajcuiß li cßaßru cue cuan. Li cßaßru xasi cue, canâk chokß âcue, chan.

¹⁰Jakove ndokuti: Kwete! Kana ikozvino ndawana hangu nyasha pameso enyu, gamuchirai chipo changu kubva paruoko rwangu; nekuti naizvozvo ndaona chiso chenyu sechiso chaMwari, mukafara neni.

¹⁰Laj Jacob quichakßoc ut quixye re: —Bânu usilal, cui ac xinâcßul saß usilal, tento nak tâcßul li mâtan li xinqßue âcue. Cßajoß xsahil inchßôl nak xcuil âcuu. Chanchan xcuil ru li Dios nak xatcuil. Lâat xinâcßul saß xyâlal.

¹¹Gamuchirai henyu chipo changu chinouiswa kwamuri; nekuti Mwari wakandipa nenyasha, uye ndine zvose. Akamugwaririra, kusvikira agamuchira.

¹¹Nintzßâma châcuu nak tâcßul li mâtan li xinqßue âcue. Anakcuan xinbiomoß xban li Kâcuaß Dios. Numtajenak li cßaßru cue, chan. Laj Jacob quirelaji ru laj Esaú re nak tixcßul li mâtan toj retal quixcßul.

¹²Ndokuti: Ngatisimuke tifambe, uye ndichakutungamirira.

¹²Laj Esaú quixye re: —Us, mâcßaß naxye. Yoßo anakcuan. Lâin tincßamok be châcuu, chan.

¹³Asi wakati kwaari: Ishe wangu unoziva kuti vana vachiri vatete, uye kuti makwai nemombe zvandinazvo zvi­noyamwisa; kana vakazvitinha nesimba zuva rimwe, boka rose richafa.

¹³Ut laj Jacob quixye: —Kâcuaß Esaú, lâat nacanau nak eb li cocßal toj coqßueb. Incßaß naru nakaqßueheb chi bêc chi cau chixjunil li cutan. Joßeb ajcuiß li quetômk li toj coqßueb. Cui takalubtesiheb chiru jun cutan naru nequeßcam chiku saß be, chan.

¹⁴Ishe wangu ngaapinde hake mberi kwemura­nda wake; ini ndichanyatsosesedza sezvazvinogona kufamba basa riri pamberi pangu, nemafambiro evana, kudzimara ndasvika kuna ishe wangu paSeiri.

¹⁴Lâin nacatinqßue saß xnakß cuu. Cui tâbânu usilal, lâat tatxic xbên cua chiku. Lâo timil yôko chi xic châcuix xban nak eb li cocßal ut li xul timil nequeßbêc. Toj aran toxkatau kib saß li tenamit Seir, chan.

¹⁵Esau ndokuti: Zvino ngandisiye kwauri vamwe vanhu vaneni. Iye akati: Nekuda kwei izvi? Ngandiwane nyasha pameso aishe wangu.

¹⁵Laj Esaú quixye re, —Us. Lâin nacuaj raj xcanabanquil cuib oxibakeb li cuînk li xeßchal chicuix re nak eb aßan teßochbenînk êre saß be, chan. Laj Jacob quixye re, —Incßaß, Kâcuaß Esaú. Bânu usilal mâchßißchßißi âcuib xbânunquil aßan. Tzßakal riqßuin aßin nak xinâcßul cuißchic saß xyâlal, chan laj Jacob.

¹⁶Esau ndokudzoka zuva iroro, akae­nda Seiri.

¹⁶Saß ajcuiß li cutan aßan laj Esaú quisukßi saß li tenamit Seir.

¹⁷Zvino Jakove wakapfuurira akaenda Sukoti, akazvivakira imba, akaitira zvipfuwo zvake matanga ane matenga; naizvozvo wakayumidza zita renzvimbo iyo kuti Sukoti.

¹⁷Ut laj Jacob cô saß li naßajej Sucot. Ut aran quixyîb lix muhebâl ut quixyîb ajcuiß lix naßajeb li xul. Xban aßan Sucot quixqßue chokß xcßabaß li naßajej aßan.

¹⁸Jakove ndokusvika akachengetedzeka ku­guta reShekemu, riri panyika yeKanani, pakubva kwake paPadhanaramu; aka­dzika matende ake pamberi peguta.

¹⁸Nak qui-el Sucot, laj Jacob quixyîb lix muhebâl chire li tenamit Siquem. Ut quicuulac toj Canaán chi sa saß xchßôl chalen nak qui-el chak saß li tenamit Padan-aram.

¹⁹Akatenga chikamu chenyika paakanga adzika tende rake kuvana vaHamori, baba vaShekemu, nemakobiri zana emari.

¹⁹Laj Jacob quixlokß li chßochß li quixyîb cuiß lix muhebâl. Jun ciento chi tumin quixtoj cuiß li chßochß riqßuineb li ralal laj Hamor. Laj Hamor aßan lix yucuaß laj Siquem.Ut aran quixyîb jun li artal laj Jacob re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß Dios. Li naßajej aßan quixqßue chokß xcßabaß El-Elohe-Israel.

²⁰Ndokumisapo aritari, akaritumidza kuti Eri-Erohe-Isiraeri.

²⁰Ut aran quixyîb jun li artal laj Jacob re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß Dios. Li naßajej aßan quixqßue chokß xcßabaß El-Elohe-Israel.