Jakopo a tshi ṱangana na Esau
1Jakopo a tshi sedza a vhona Esau a tshi khou ḓa na vhanna vhawe vha 400; zwenezwo a kovhekanya vhana, vhaṅwe a vha kovhela Lea, vhaṅwe a vha kovhela Rahele, vhaṅwe a vha kovhela vhasadzi vhawe vhavhili vha dziphuli. 2A rangisa vhasadzi vhawe vhavhili vha dziphuli phanḓa na vhana vhavho, ha tevhela Lea na vhana vhawe, ha konou tevhela Rahele na Josefa vha salela murahu. 3Jakopo ene muṋe a ranga phanḓa, a shuvhama fhasi mavuni kaṱanu na kavhili hezwi a tshi vho sendela tsini ha mukomana wawe. 4Hone Esau a gidima a yo ṱanganedza Jakopo a mu kuvhatedza a mu khisa. Vhoṱhe vhuvhili havho vha thoma u lila. 5Esau a tshi sedza a vhona vhasadzi na vhana. A vhudzisa a ri, “Avha vhane na vha navho ndi vhonnyi?”
Jakopo a fhindula a ri, “Ndi vhana vhe Mudzimu nga vhuthu hawe a vha fha nṋe mulanda wavho.” 6Ndi hone hu tshi swika phuli dza vhasadzi na vhana vhavho, vha gwadamela Esau. 7Ha tevhela Lea na vhana vhawe vha gwadama. Ha konou tevhela vha u fhedzisela, Josefa na Rahele, na vhone vha gwadama.
8Esau a ri, “Zwiḽa zwe nda ṱangana nazwo zwi tshi khou swogiwa ndi zwa mini?”
Jakopo a fhindula a ri, “Ndi nduvho ya uri muṋe wanga vha ntakalele.”
9Hone Esau a ri, “Murathu wanga, nṋe ndo no ḓi vha na zwinzhi. Zwine na vha nazwo nga zwi vhe zwaṋu.”
10Jakopo a ri, “Aiwa nandi! Arali vha tshi ntakalela nga vha ṱanganedze nduvho hei i no bva kha nṋe. Ndo ḓa u vhona tshifhaṱuwo tshavho zwa nga ndi u swika phanḓa ha Mudzimu, vhone vha nṱanganedza nga mbilu tshena. 11Vhone nga vha ṱanganedze mashudu e a ḓiswa khavho, ngauri Mudzimu o nnyitela vhuthu, ndi na zwoṱhe zwine nda zwi lila.” Jakopo a tou sivhelela, Esau a vhuya a zwi ṱanganedza.
12Ndi hone Esau a tshi ri, “Kha ri ṱuwe; ndi ḓo ni fhelekedza.”
13Hone Jakopo a mu fhindula a ri, “Muṋe wanga vha a ḓivha uri vhana ndi vhatete, nahone ndi fanela u londola nngu na kholomo dza tsadzi dzine dza kha ḓi mamisa. Arali dza tou tshimbilesa ḓuvha ḽithihi zwaḽo, dzoṱhe dzi ḓo fa. 14Zwino muṋe wanga nga vha nthange phanḓa, nṋe ndi tshimbile nga u tou ongolowa ndi tshi khada zwifuwo, ndi tshi endedza vhana, ndi vhuye ndi swike ha muṋe wanga shangoni ḽa Seiri.”
15Esau a ri, “Zwino litshani ndi sie vhaṅwe vhanna vhanga na inwi.”
Jakopo a fhindula a ri, “Izwo vha vhuya vha zwi itelani? Vhone muṋe wanga nga vha tou ntakalela fhedzi.”
16Musi wonoyo Esau a mbo ḓi takuwa a humela Seiri. 17Jakopo ene a livha Sukotho, a ḓifhaṱela hone, thakha yawe a i fhaṱela madanga. Ndi zwine afho fhethu ha pfi Sukotho (Madanga).
Jakopo a tshi renga tsimu Shikheme
18Jakopo a tshi vhuya a tshi bva Phadani Aramu, o vhuya a swika muḓini wa Shikheme kha ḽa Kanana nga mulalo, a dzula tsini ha muḓi. 19A renga tsimu kha vhana vha Hamoro, khotsi a Shikheme, nga mangwende a ḓana a siliva, a akha dennde yawe henefho. 20A fhaṱa aḽiṱari, a ri i pfi “Mudzimu wa Israele ndi Ene Mudzimu”.
