¹Zvino Isaka wakadana Jakove, ndokumuropafadza, ndokumuraira ndokuti kwaari: Usawana mukadzi kuva­kunda veKanani.

¹¶ Na ka karanga a Ihaka i a Hakopa, ka manaaki i a ia, ka tohutohu ki a ia, a ka mea ki a ia, Kaua koe e tango wahine o nga tamahine o Kanaana.

²Simuka uende Padhani-Aramu, kuimba yaBhetueri baba vamai vako, uye uzviwanire ikoko mukadzi kubva kuvaku­nda vaRabhani, hanzvadzi yamai vako.

²Whakatika, haere ki Paranaarama ki te whare o Petuere, papa o tou whaea; ka tango mai i reira i tetahi wahine mau o nga tamahine a Rapana, tungane o tou whaea.

³Zvino Mwari Wemasimbaose ngaakuropafa­dze, akuberekese vana, nekukuwanza, kuti uve chaunga chendudzi;

³A ma te Atua Kaha Rawa koe e manaaki, mana koe e mea kia hua, kia nui, kia meinga hoki hei huihuinga iwi;

⁴agopa­ropafadzo yaAbhurahamu, kwauri nekumbeu yako pamwe newe; kuti ugare nhaka yenyika maugere uri mutorwa, Mwari yaakapa Abhurahamu.

⁴Mana e homai ki a koe te manaaki o Aperahama, ki a koutou tahi ko ou uri; kia riro ai i a koe te whenua e noho manene nei koe, i homai nei hoki e te Atua ki a Aperahama.

⁵Isaka ndokuendesa Jakove, iye ndokuenda Padhani-Aramu kuna Rabhani mwanako­mana waBhetueri, muSiriya, hanzvadzi yaRabheka, mai vaJakove naEsau.

⁵Na tonoa atu ana a Hakopa e Ihaka: a haere ana ia ki Paranaarama ki a Rapana, ki te tama a Petuere Hiriani, ki te tungane o Ripeka, whaea o Hakopa raua ko Ehau.

⁶Zvino Esau wakaona kuti Isaka waropafadza Jakove, akamue­ndesa Padhani-Aramu kunozvitorera ikoko mukadzi, pakumuropafadza kwake wakamuraira achiti: Usatora mukadzi kuvakunda veKanani;

⁶¶ A ka kite a Ehau kua manaaki a Ihaka i a Hakopa, kua tono hoki i a ia ki Paranaarama ki te tiki wahine mana i reira; kua tohutohu hoki ki a ia, i a ia e manaaki ana i a ia, kua mea, Kei tangohia e koe he wahine i nga tamahine o Kanaana;

⁷uye kuti Jakove wakateerera baba vake namai vake, akaenda Padhani-Aramu.

⁷A kua rongo a Hakopa ki tona papa raua ko tona whaea, kua riro hoki ki Paranaarama;

⁸Esau ndokuona kuti vakunda veKanani vaiva vakaipa pameso aIsaka baba vake.

⁸A ka kite a Ehau e kino ana nga tamahine o Kanaana ki te titiro a Ihaka, a tona papa;

⁹Naizvozvo Esau wakaenda kuna Ishimaeri, akazvitorera Maharati muku­nda walshimaeri, mwanakomana waAbhurahamu, hanzvadzi yaNebhayoti ave mukadzi wake pamusoro pevakadzi vaaiva navo.

⁹Na haere ana a Ehau ki a Ihimaera, a tangohia ana mai e ia ki roto ki ana wahine a Maharata, te tamahine a Ihimaera, tama a Aperahama, te tuahine o Nepaioto, hei wahine mana.

¹⁰Zvino Jakove wakabuda paBheeri­shebha, ndokuenda akananga Harani.

¹⁰¶ Na ka turia atu e Hakopa i Peerehepa, a haere ana ki Harana.

¹¹Zvino wakasvika panzvimbo, akavatapo usiku, nekuti zuva rakange ravira. Ndokutora ibwe pamabwe enzvimbo iyo, akaita mutsamhiro, ndokurara panzvimbo iyo.

¹¹A ka pono atu ia ki tetahi wahi, ka moe i reira, kua to hoki te ra; na ka tikina atu e ia tetahi o nga kohatu o taua wahi, a meatia ana e ia hei urunga mona, ka takoto ia i taua wahi, ka moe.

¹²Zvino wakarota, uye tarira, danhiko rakange rami­swa panyika, musoro waro uchibata matenga, zvino tarira, vatumwa vaMwari va­chikwira nekuburuka pariri.

¹²Na moe iho ia, ko tetahi arawhata e tu ana i runga i te whenua, ko tona pito i tutuki ki te rangi: na, ko nga anahera a te Atua e piki ana, e heke ana i runga i taua mea.

¹³Zvino tarira, Je­hovha amire pamusoro paro, akati: Ndini Jehovha Mwari waAbhurahamu baba vako naMwari waIsaka; nyika yauvete pairi ndichakupa iyo, nembeu yako;

¹³Na, ko Ihowa e tu ana i runga atu i taua mea, e mea ana, Ko Ihowa ahau, ko te Atua o Aperahama, o tou papa, ko te Atua hoki o Ihaka: ko te whenua e takoto na koe ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe, ki ou uri ano hoki;

¹⁴uye mbeu yako ichaita seguruva renyika; zvino uchapararira kumavirazuva nekumabvazuva, nokumaodzanyemba nekuchamhembe; uye mauri nemumbeu yako dzimba dzose dzepanyika dzicharopafadzwa.

¹⁴A ka rite ou uri ki te puehu o te oneone, ka tohatoha atu koe ki te hauauru, ki te rawhiti, ki te raki, ki te tonga: a mau, ma tou uri hoki e manaakitia ai nga hapu katoa o te whenua.

¹⁵Zvino tarira, ndi­newe, uye ndichakuchengeta kwese kwaunoenda, nekukudzosera kunyika ino; ne­kuti handingakusii kusvikira ndaita izvo zvandataura kwauri.

¹⁵Na, kei a koe tenei ahau, ka tiaki ahau i a koe i nga wahi katoa e haere ai koe, ka whakahoki mai ano ahau i a koe ki tenei whenua; e kore hoki ahau e whakarere i a koe, kia oti ra ano taku i ki atu ai ki a koe.

¹⁶Zvino Jako­bho wakapepuka pahope dzake, ndokuti: Zvirokwazvo Jehovha uri panzvimbo ino, asi ini ndanga ndisingazivi.

¹⁶¶ Na ka oho ake a Hakopa i tana moe, ka mea, He pono kei tenei wahi a Ihowa; a kihai ahau i mohio.

¹⁷Zvino wakatya, ndokuti: Nzvimbo ino inotyisa zvakadii! Haisi chimwe chinhu kunze kweimba yaMwari, iri isuwo rekudenga.

¹⁷Na ka wehi ia, kamea, Ano te wehi o tenei wahi! ehara tenei i te mea ke atu i te whare o te Atua, a ko te kuwaha tenei ki te rangi.

¹⁸Jakove ndokumuka mangwanani-ngwanani, ndokutora ibwe raakange aita mutsamhiro, akari­misa kuva mbiru, ndokudira mafuta pamusoro pepamusoro paro.

¹⁸Na ka ara wawe a Hakopa i te ata, a ka mau ki te kohatu i waiho ra hei urunga mona, whakaturia ana e ia hei pou, ringihia iho e ia he hinu ki runga.

¹⁹Zvino wakatumidza zita renzvimbo iyo Bheteri, asi zita reguta pakutanga rainzi Ruzi.

¹⁹A huaina iho e ia te ingoa o taua wahi ko Peteere: ko Rutu ia te ingoa o taua pa i mua.

²⁰Jakove ndokupika mhiko achiti: Kana Mwari akava neni, akandichengeta panzira yandinoenda, uye akandipa chikafu chekudya, nezvipfeko zvekupfeka;

²⁰Na ka puaki ta Hakopa kupu taurangi, ka mea ia, Ki te mea ka tata mai ki ahau te Atua, a ka tiakina ahau e ia i tenei ara e haere nei ahau, a ka homai e ia ki ahau he taro hei kai, me tetahi kakahu hei kakahu,

²¹uye ndidzokere nerugare kuimba yababa vangu, ipapo Jehovha uchava Mwari wangu,

²¹A ka hoki mai ahau i runga i te rangimarie ki te whare o toku papa; na, ko Ihowa hei Atua ki ahau:

²²neiri ibwe randakamisa rikava mbiru richava imba yaMwari; nezvose zvamuchandipa, zvirokwazvo ndicha­pa chegumi chazvo kwamuri.

²²A, ko tenei kohatu i whakaturia nei e ahau hei pou, ka waiho hei whare mo te Atua; a, o nga mea katoa e homai e koe ki ahau, ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe nga whakatekau.