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31 Nikwakayinda chiindi, wakamvwa zintu nzibakali kwaamba bana baLabbani kabali kuti: “Jakkobo wabweza zintu zyoonse zyali zyandeende, alubo wanota loko akaambo kazintu zyandeende.” 2 Jakkobo naakali kubona busyu bwaLabbani, wakabona kuti taakachili kumujata mbuli mbaakali kumujata chiindi. 3 Kumamanino, Jehova wakati kuli Jakkobo: “Bweeda kunyika yamawuso akubabbululu bako alubo ndinooli aanduwe chiindi choonse.” 4 Jakkobo wakatuma mulayizyo kuli Rakkeli akuli Leya kuti baze kumachezezyo kwakali tanga lyakwe, 5 mpawo wakati kulimbabo:
“Ndabona kuti nzila njalikundijataayo wuso yachincha, pesi Leza wandeende wali aandime. 6 Inywe biya muzizi kabotu loko kuti wuso ndakamubelekela aamanguzu aangu woonse. 7 Akuti wuso wakandeena akuchincha mbadalo yangu kwaziindi zili kkumi, pesi Leza taakamuzumizya pe kuti andichitile zintu zibi. 8 Naakali kwaamba kuti, ‘Zili aabusenseele zilaba mbadalo yako,’ tanga lyoonse lyakali kuzyala bana bali aabusenseele, pesi naakali kuti, ‘Zili aamyeengo-myeengo zilaba mbadalo yako,’ tanga lyoonse lyakali kuzyala bana bali aamyeengo-myeengo. 9 Nkinkaako, Leza wakali kugwisya zivuubwa zyawuso kali kuzipa ndime. 10 Aali chimwi chiindi tanga nilyakali kuba aacheembela, ndakalanga mpawo ndakabona muchiloto kuti bapule bampongo bakali kutanta butanga bakali bamyeengo, bali aabusenseele abali aamabata-mabata. 11 Mpawo ngilozi yaLeza wakasimpe yakati kulindime muchiloto, ‘Jakkobo!’ mpawo ndakasandula kuti, ‘Ndime aano.’ 12 Yakayungizya kuti, ‘Langa, mpawo ubone kuti bapule bampongo bali kutanta tanga mbaabo bamyeengo abali aabusenseele abali aamabata-mabata, nkaambo ndazibona zintu zyoonse Labbani nzyaalikukuchitila. 13 Ndime Leza wakasimpe wakalibonia kulinduwe kuBbeteli, ooko nkwaakananika bbwe lyakuyeezya alubo ooko nkwaakachita chikonke kulindime. Lino nyampuka, uzwe munyika eeyi mpawo ubweede kunyika nkwaakazyalilwa.’”
14 Mpawo Rakkeli aLeya bakamusandula kuti: “Kuchili lukono na lwakasyaala ndutukonzya kukona mung’anda yandeende? 15 Tatuboni mbuli bamuzwakule na, mbukunga wakatuuzya alubo wakabelesya mali njaakapegwa aakaambo kandiswe? 16 Bunoti boonse Leza mbwaakabweza kuzwa kuli ndeende mbubwesu abana besu. Nkinkaako, chita zyoonse Leza nzyaakubuzya kuti uchite.”
17 Mpawo Jakkobo wakanyampuka wagadika bana bakwe abanakazi bakwe aankamela, 18 mpawo wakasaanguna kubinga lubono lwakwe loonse akubweza zintu zyakwe zyoonse nzyaakali wajana. Wakabweza zivuubwa zyoonse nzyaakali wabaazyo muPadani-aramu kuti ayinke kuli wisi Izakka kunyika yaKkenani.
19 Labbani naakayinka kukugela mbelele zyakwe, Rakkeli wakabba zibumbwa zyawisi.* 20 Mukuyungizya, Jakkobo wakeena Labbani mu-Aramu kwiinda mukuchija katamubuzizye pe. 21 Alubo Jakkobo wakachija wazubuka Mulonga,* we abamung’anda yakwe azintu zyoonse nzyaakalaazyo mpawo wakatozya kunyika iili aazilundu yakuGiliyadi. 22 Mubuzuba bwachitatu, Labbani wakabuzigwa kuti Jakkobo wakachija. 23 Nkinkaako, Labbani wakayinka aababbululu bakwe mpawo wakamwaandila kwamusinzo weendwa mazuba aali musanu aabili alubo wakamweenzya kunyika yazilundu kuGiliyadi. 24 Mpawo Leza wakasika mansiku muchiloto kuli Labbani mu-Aramu alubo wakati kulinguwe: “Uchenjelele makani ngutaambe kuli Jakkobo, kufumbwa kuti mabotu naakuti mabi.”
25 Nkinkaako, Labbani wakasika kuli Jakkobo, mbukunga Jakkobo wakali wayaka tente lyakwe muchilundu alubo Labbani ababbululu bakwe bakali bayaka matente munyika yazilundu yaGiliyadi. 26 Mpawo Labbani wakati kuli Jakkobo: “Niinzi eechi nchwaachita? Nkamboonzi nwaandeena akubweza bana bangu aanga mbazike babwezegwa kunkondo? 27 Nkamboonzi nwaakachija chakusisikizya akundeena kutandibuzizye pe? Kaansinga wakandibuzya, twalikunoolayana katuli kusekelela akwiimba nyimbo, katulizya nsakalala atuntimbwa. 28 Pesi taakwe nwaakandipa mweenya wakuti ndimyonte bazukulu bangu abana bangu. Wachita chabufuba-fuba! 29 Ndili aamanguzu aakukuchitila zintu zibi pesi Leza wawuso wakaambuula aandime jilo mansiku kati, ‘Uchenjelele makani ngutaambe kuli Jakkobo, kufumbwa kuti mabotu naakuti mabi.’ 30 Lino wabweeda akaambo kakuti ulaachiyandisyo chipati chakubweeda kumuunzi wawuso, pesi nkamboonzi nwaabba baleza bangu?”
31 Jakkobo wakasandula Labbani kati: “Ndakayoowa nkaambo ndakalibuzya kuti, ‘Ulakonzya kundibwezela bana bako changuzu.’ 32 Kufumbwa muntu uutajanike kali aabaleza bako, takoopona pe. Yanduulisisya muzintu zyangu zyoonse kunembo lyababbululu bangu, mpawo kuti uzijane, ubweze zintu zyako.” Pesi Jakkobo taakazi pe kuti Rakkeli nguwe wakali wazibba. 33 Nkinkaako, Labbani wakanjila mutente lyaJakkobo amutente lyaLeya amutente lyababelesi basimbi babili pesi taakazijana pe. Kuzwa waawo, wakazwa mutente lyaLeya, wanjila mutente lyaRakkeli. 34 Rakkeli wakali wabweza zibumbwa,* wazibikka aachuuno chabanakazi chaankamela alubo wakazikkala. Nkinkaako, Labbani wakayanduula mutente lyoonse pesi taakazijana pe. 35 Rakkeli wakati kuli wisi: “Utanyemi pe simalelaangu, tandikonzyi pe kunyampuka kunembo lyako nkaambo zichitika kubanakazi zili aalindime.”* Nkinkaako, wakayanduulisisya koonse pesi taakazijana pe zibumbwa.
36 Mpawo Jakkobo wakanyema loko alubo wakasaanguna kusola Labbani. Kuzwa waawo, Jakkobo wakati kuli Labbani: “Ndakabisyaanzi? Nchibiinzi loko nchindakabisya chapa kuti undaandile kunyemede oobu? 37 Mbukunga lino wayanduula muzintu zyangu zyoonse, niinzi nchwaajana chamung’anda yako? Chibikke aawa kunembo lyababbululu bangu ababbululu bako, mpawo batubeteke ime anduwe. 38 Muminyaka eeyi iili 20 njindali aanduwe, taakwe mbelele yako naakuti mpongo yako yakasowa pe alubo taakwe nindakalya bagutu bamatanga aako pe. 39 Taakwe nindakakweetela chivuubwa chako chakalumwa aamunyama wamusokwe. Kufumbwa chivuubwa chakali kubbigwa sikati naakuti mansiku, wakali kuti ndichibbadale. 40 Sikati zuba lyakali kunditenta. Mansiku ndakali kufwa mpeyo alubo ndakali kukachilwa koona. 41 Ndaba aaminyaka iili 20 kandikkala mung’anda yako. Ndakakubelekela kwaminyaka iili 14 kuti undipe bana bako basimbi babili, aminyaka iili musanu awumwi kuti undipe matanga aako. Pesi wakaliswini kuchincha-chincha mbadalo yangu kwaziindi zili kkumi. 42 Kaansinga Leza wandeende, Leza wa-Abbrahamu aLeza ooyo Izakka ngwayoowa taakali aandime, nikuli ndakazwa chinkwamaanza kulinduwe. Leza waabona mapenzi aangu akubeleka changuzu nkundakali kuchita, nzizyo zyakapa kuti akululamike jilo mansiku.”
43 Mpawo Labbani wakasandula Jakkobo kati: “Bana aaba basimbi mbana bangu, abana babo mbana bangu, amatanga aaya ngaangu azintu zyoonse nzubwene nzizyangu abana bangu basimbi. Niinzi nchindikonzya kuchita sunu kuli baaba akubana babo mbibakazyala? 44 Lino kuza, tupange chizuminano, ime anduwe, chitazoobeleke kachili bukamboni aakati kesu.” 45 Nkinkaako, Jakkobo wakabweza bbwe walyiimikizya kuti libe bbwe lyakuyeezya. 46 Mpawo Jakkobo wakati kubabbululu bakwe: “Amubwezelele mabwe!” Bakaabwezelela baalundika lyaba dwi. Mpawo bakalida mpawaawo aadwi lyamabwe. 47 Labbani wakalyuuzika kuti Jegari-sahaduta,* pesi Jakkobo wakalyuuzika kuti Galedi.*
48 Mpawo Labbani wakati: “Dwi lyamabwe eeli, ngukamboni aakati kangu anduwe sunu.” Nzizyo zyakapa kuti Jakkobo alyuuzike kuti Galedi 49 akuti Ngaziyakulinda, nkaambo wakati: “Jehova ayinkilile kunembo kutulanga ime anduwe nitwaanzaana. 50 Kuti wapenzya bana bangu akutalika kukwata bamwi banakazi, kuyungizya kubana bangu, nikuba kuti taakwe umwi muntu ngutulaawe, utalubi kuti Leza ngukamboni aakati kangu anduwe.” 51 Labbani wakayinkilila kunembo kubuzya Jakkobo kuti: “Ndeli dwi lyamabwe alubo ndeli bbwe ndindayimikizya aakati kako andime. 52 Dwi eeli lyamabwe ngukamboni alubo bbwe eeli lyakuyeezya ngukamboni wakuti tandizooyindi pe aadwi lyamabwe aaya kuti ndikuchitile zintu zibi, anduwe tuzooyindi pe aadwi lyamabwe aaya abbwe eeli lyakuyeezya kuti uzoondichitile zintu zibi. 53 Leza wa-Abbrahamu, aLeza waNahori aLeza wamawisi atubeteke.” Mpawo Jakkobo wakakonka kuli Yooyo wisi Izakka ngwayoowa.
54 Nizyakayinda zintu eezi, Jakkobo wakapa chipayizyo muchilundu alubo wakatamba babbululu bakwe kuti balye chinkwa. Nkinkaako, bakalya akoona muchilundu mumoomo. 55 Mpawo Labbani wakafuma kuseeni, wamyonta bazukulu bakwe abana bakwe basimbi mpawo wakabalongezya. Kuzwa waawo, Labbani wakanyampuka wabweeda kumuunzi wakwe.