Jakopo a tshi humela Bethele
1Mudzimu a vhudza Jakopo a ri, “Gonya Bethele u dzule hone, henefho u mphaṱele aḽiṱari, Nṋe we nda ḓa kha iwe zwiḽa u tshi khou shavha mukomana wau Esau.”
2Ndi hone Jakopo a tshi amba na muṱa wawe na vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vhe nae, a ri, “Laṱani midzimu isili ine na vha nayo, ni ḓikumulule, ni ambare zwiṅwe zwiambaro. 3Zwino iḓani, nga ri gonye Bethele; henefho ndi ḓo fhaṱela Mudzimu aḽiṱari; ndi Ene we a nnyaravha musi ndi khomboni, a ḓi vha na nṋe hoṱhe he nda ya.” 4Ndi hone avho vhathu vha tshi ṋea Jakopo midzimu yoṱhe isili ye vha vha vhe nayo, na zwitungulo zwa zwiṅina zwa nḓevheni, Jakopo a zwi bwela fhasi ha muri muhulu henefho Shikheme.
5Ndi hone vha tshi pfuluwa, Mudzimu a ita uri miḓi yoṱhe yo vha tangaho i vha ofhe, ha si vhe na ane a vha tevhelela. 6Jakopo na vhathu vhoṱhe vhe a vha e navho vha swika Lusi, hune zwino ha pfi Bethele, shangoni ḽa Kanana. 7Henefho a fhaṱa aḽiṱari, a ri i pfi Mudzimu wa Bethele, ngauri ndi hone he Mudzimu a ḓidzumbululela ene zwiḽa a tshi khou shavha mukomana wawe.
8Zwino Dibora muleli wa Rabeka a fa, a swiṱwa fhasi ha muri muhulu tshipembe ha Bethele; wa pfi Muri wa Tshililo.
9Musi Jakopo a tshi vhuya Phadani Aramu, Mudzimu a dovha a ḓa khae a mu shudufhadza. 10Mudzimu a mu vhudza a ri, “Iwe u pfi Jakopo, hone a u tsha ḓo pfi Jakopo, u vho ḓo pfi Israele.” A ri dzina ḽawe ndi Israele. 11Mudzimu a amba nae a ri, “Ndi Nṋe Mudzimu Ramaanḓaoṱhe; beba vhana vha ande. U ḓo vha khotsi a lushaka na dzitshakha; u ḓo beba mahosi. 12Shango ḽe nda ḽi ṋea Abrahamu na Isaka, na iwe ndi u ṋea ḽone, nda ḽi ṋea na vhaḓuhulu vhau.” 13Zwenezwo Mudzimu a gonya a mu sia henefho fhethu he a vha a tshi khou amba nae. 14Jakopo a ṱoka tombo ḽa tshihumbudzo ḽa ima henefho fhethu he Mudzimu a amba nae, a tevhulela thevhula nṱha haḽo, a shela na mapfura nṱha haḽo. 15Jakopo a ri fhethu afho he Mudzimu a amba nae hu pfi Bethele.
Lufu lwa Rahele na vhupaṱi ha Rubeni
16Jakopo na muṱa wawe vha pfuluwa Bethele. Musi vha tshi vho sendela Efratha, tshifhinga tsha Rahele tsha u vhofholowa tsha swika; zwa mu konḓela nga maanḓa. 17Musi vhuṱungu ha u beba ho no tou hulela, mubebisi a mu vhudza a ri, “Vha songo ofha tshithu, vho dovha u beba mutukana.” 18Hone ene o vha a tshi vho welela; musi a tshi khou fa, a ri ṅwana u pfi Binoni (Ntshengedzeni), hone khotsi awe a ri u pfi Benyamini (Mashudu).
19Rahele a fa, a swiṱwa nḓilani ya u ya Efratha, hune zwino ha pfi Betlehema. 20Jakopo a imisa tombo ḽa tshihumbudzo nṱha ha tshalo tshawe. Tshihumbudzo itsho tshi sumba hune tshalo tsha Rahele tsha vha hone, na ṋamusi.
21Israele a dovha a pfuluwa, a akha dennde yawe o no fhira Migidala Edere (Ḓingo ḽa masambi).
22Musi Israele a tshi khou dzula dzinguni ḽeneḽo, Rubeni a dzhena nḓuni na musadzi wa khotsi awe wa phuli a no pfi Biliha, Israele a zwi pfa.
Vhana vha Jakopo
Jakopo o vha e na vhana vha vhatuka vha 12. 23Vhana vha Lea ndi: Rubeni tanzhe ḽa Jakopo, na Simioni na Livi na Juda na Isakhara na Zebuloni. 24Vhana vha Rahele ndi: Josefa na Benyamini. 25Vhana vha Biliha phuli ya Rahele ya musadzi ndi: Dani na Nafuthali. 26Vhana vha Zilipha phuli ya Lea ya musadzi ndi: Gadi na Ashere. Ndi vhone vhana vha Jakopo vhe vha bebwa Phadani Aramu.
Lufu lwa Isaka
27Jakopo a ya hayani ha khotsi awe Isaka muḓini wa Mamuri, tsini ha Kiriathi Araba (Hebroni), he Abrahamu na Isaka vha vhuya vha dzula hone. 28Isaka o tshila miṅwaha ya 180, 29a fa a oroswa ha vha hawe, ó kalaha ó no ḓi vha wa maḓuvha. Vhana vhawe Esau na Jakopo vha mu swiṱa.
