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35 Buluka penepo, Mulungu apanga Yakobe: “Lamuka, ndoko ku Bheteli,+ khala kweneko, pontho mangira Mulungu wandimomwene guwa ya ntsembe, ule adaonekera kuna iwe mu ndzidzi ukhathawa iwe mʼbale wako+ Izau.”

2 Penepo Yakobe apanga anthu a panyumba pace na onsene akhali na iye: “Bulusani madzimunthu a alungu apezi ali na imwe pakati panu,+ cenesekani mbamucinja nguwo zanu, 3 pontho lamukani tiende ku Bheteli. Kweneko ndinadzamangira Mulungu wandimomwene guwa ya ntsembe, ule adabva kudembetera kwanga pa ntsiku idatamba ine nyatwa, wakuti asapitiriza kukhala na ine mu mbuto* zonsene zinaenda ine.”+ 4 Natenepa iwo apereka kuna Yakobe madzimunthu a alungu onsene akhali na iwo pabodzi na mphete zikhali mʼmakutu mwawo, penepo Yakobe apifikira* pantsi pamuti ukulu ukhali cifupi na Sikemu.

5 Pikhapitiriza iwo na ulendo, Mulungu acitisa kuti anthu a mizinda ya cifupi aagope, na thangwi ineyi iwo nee atowerera ana a Yakobe. 6 Pakumalisa, Yakobe na anthu onsene akhali na iye afika ku Luzi,+ kwakuti ndi ku Bheteli mu dziko ya Kanani. 7 Kweneko iye amanga guwa ya ntsembe, pontho mbuto ineyi iye aipasa dzina ya Eli-Bheteli,* thangwi kweneko Mulungu wandimomwene aonekera kuna iye mu ndzidzi ukhathawa iye mʼbale wace.+ 8 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Dhebhora+ nyakuyamwisa ana a Rabheka afa mbaikhwa nʼkhundu mwa phiri cifupi na Bheteli pantsi pamuti ukulu. Na thangwi ineyi, muti unoyu aupasa dzina ya Aloni-Bhakuti.*

9 Mulungu aonekera pontho kuna Yakobe pikhabwerera iye buluka ku Padhani-Aramu, mbampasa nkhombo. 10 Mulungu ampanga: “Dzina yako ndi Yakobe.+ Dzina yako nee inadzakhalabve Yakobe, mbwenye inadzakhala Izraeli.” Natenepa iye atoma kuncemera Izraeli.+ 11 Mulungu ampanga pontho: “Ine ndine Mulungu Wamphambvu Zonsene.+ Bala ana mbunjipa. Iwe unadzakhala baba+ wa madzindza na wa mbumba zizinji, pontho amambo anadzabulukira mu dzindza yako.+ 12 Dziko idapasa ine Abhrahamu na Izaki ndinadzaipereka+ kuna iwe na dzindza* yako.” 13 Buluka penepo, Mulungu ansiya mbabuluka pa mbuto ikhadalonga iye na Yakobe.

14 Natenepa Yakobe agumanya nkuku* wa miyala pa mbuto idalonga iye na Mulungu, buluka penepo iye athirira ntsembe ya pyakumwa na mafuta padzulu+ pa nkuku wa miyala ineyi. 15 Mbuto ineyi idalonga iye na Mulungu, Yakobe apitiriza kuicemera Bheteli.+

16 Penepo iwo abuluka ku Bheteli. Iwo akhali kutali pangʼono toera kufika ku Efrata, pa ndzidzi udatoma Rakeli kubala mwana; mbwenye iye anentseka kakamwe toera kubala mwana. 17 Pikhawangisira iye toera kubala mwana, nyakubazika* ampanga: “Leka kugopa, thangwi iwe unabalambo mwana unoyu.”+ 18 Mu ndzidzi wakumalisa wa umaso wace (thangwi iye akhali cifupi toera kufa), Rakeli ampasa dzina ya Bheni-Oni,* mbwenye pai wace ancemera Bhenjamini.*+ 19 Penepo Rakeli afa mbaikhwa munthumbi iri panjira yakuenda ku Efrata, kwakuti ndi ku Bhetelehemu.+ 20 Yakobe aikha mwala ukulu pa nthumbi yace; mwala unoyu ndi cidzindikiro ca nthumbi ya Rakeli mpaka lero.

21 Buluka penepo, Izraeli abuluka mbaenda kamanga nsasa wace kutsogolo kwa nyumba ya ku Edheri. 22 Pa ntsiku inango, mu ndzidzi ukhali Izraeli mu dziko ineyi, Rubheni apita mʼmabonde na Bhila nkazi wa pai wace, Izraeli abva pyenepi.+

Yakobe akhali na ana 12 amuna. 23 Ana a Leya akhali Rubheni+ mwana wautombo* wa Yakobe, buluka penepo abala Simeoni, Levi, Yuda, Isakari na Zebhuloni. 24 Ana a Rakeli akhali Zuze na Bhenjamini. 25 Ana a Bhila ntumiki wa Rakeli akhali Dhani na Nafitali. 26 Ana a Zilpa ntumiki wa Leya akhali Gadhi na Azeri. Anewa ndi ana a Yakobe adabala iye ku Padhani-Aramu.

27 Pakumalisa Yakobe afika kukhali Izaki pai wace ku Manre+ mu dziko ya Kiriyati-Arbha, kwakuti ndi ku Ebhroni, kudakhala Abhrahamu na Izaki ninga alendo.+ 28 Izaki akhala maso mu pyaka 180.+ 29 Buluka penepo, Izaki afa mbaikhwa munthumbi ku mbuto idaikhwa ambuyace, pakumala kutsandzaya na umaso wadidi mu pyaka pizinji; buluka penepo Izau na Yakobe aikha pai wawo munthumbi.+