Genesi
35 Mumasure mazvo, Mwari akabvunza Djakobo kuti: “Muka, uende ku Bheteri, ugare ikona, uye wakira Mwari we zvirokwazvo artari, uwo akadzipangidza pawainga wecitiza Izau mukoma ako.”
2 Hino Djakobo wakabvunza o pa nyumba pake no ese aya aainga anawo kuti: “Psvetai anamwari e nyika imweni ari pakati penyu, dzicenesei mocinja macira enyu, 3 uye ngatimuke, ngatiende ku Bheteri. Ikona ndicagadzirira artari Mwari we zvirokwazvo, uya akandidaira pandainga ndecitambudzika uye akarumbwa aneni kwese kandainga ndecienda.”* 4 Hino awona akapasa Djakobo anamwari ese aainga anawo e nyika imweni no mhete dzaainga anadzo pa nzee dzawo, uye Djakobo wakazvifushira* pasi pe muti wakakura wainga uri padhuze no Sikemu.
5 Paainga ooenda, Mwari akaita kuti anhu e mathaundi ainga akaatenderedza athye, zvekuti aazi kuteera ana a Djakobo. 6 Pakupedzesera, Djakobo wakaguma ku Ruzi, kureya Bheteri, mu nyika yo Kanani, iyena pamwepo no anhu ese aainga anawo. 7 Ipona, iyena wakawaka artari uye wakaipasa zina rokuti Eri-bheteri,* ngokuti ipona Mwari we zvirokwazvo akadzipangidza kaari paainga ecitiza mukoma ake. 8 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, Dhebhora museenzikadzi wa Rabheka wakafa, wakakotswa padhuze no Bheteri pasi pe muti mukuru. Ndiyo ndaa, muti uwona wakapaswa zina rokuti Aroni-bhakuti.*
9 Mwari akadzipangidzazve kuna Djakobo paaibva ku Padhani-arani uye akamukomborera. 10 Mwari akamubvunza kuti: “Iwewe unozwi Djakobo. Asi iwewe aucazodainzwizve Djakobo, ucadainzwa kuti Israeri.” Uye akatanga kumudainza kuti Israeri. 11 Mwari akatizve kaari: “Ndini Mwari we Masimba Ese. Bara uwande. Iwewe ucagara baba e madzinza akawanda maningi, uye madzimambo acabva kauri.* 12 Panocokuita no nyika yandakapasa Abrahamu uye Izaki, inini ndicapasa iwewe no ana* ako.” 13 Pedzepo Mwari akaenda, ecibva pa mbuto iya yaainga areketa na Djakobo.
14 Ngokudaro, Djakobo wakaimisa buwe re ciedzuriro pa mbuto iya yaainga areketa naye, uye wakadurura mipiro ye zvinomwiwa uye no mafuta pariri. 15 Djakobo wakarumbwa ecidainza mbuto yaainga areketa na Mwari kuti Bheteri.
16 Mumasure mazvo, akafuruka ecibva ku Bheteri. Paainga aciri kure kuti agume ku Efrata, nyoka ya Rakeri yakatanga kuruma, asi iyena wakashuphika maningi kuti abare. 17 Asi paainga ecirhwadziwa maningi kuti abare, waimubetsera kuti abare wakamubvunza kuti: “Usathye, ngokuti ucagarazve no mwana umweni we mwanarume.” 18 Pa nguwa yekuti upenyu wake wainga wecipera (ngokuti wainga ecifa), iyena wakamududza zina rokuti Bheni-oni,* asi baba ake akamududza zina rokuti Bhenjamii.* 19 Ngokudaro, Rakeri wakafa uye wakakotswa mu gwanza rinoenda ku Efrata, kureya ku Bheterehema. 20 Djakobo wakaimisa buwe re ciedzuriro pa guwa rake; buwe irona ndiro ciedzuriro ce guwa ra Rakeri dakara na nyamasi uno.
21 Mumasure mazvo, Israeri wakaenda uye wakagadzira tenda rake mberi ke nyumba huru ya Edheri. 22 Pa zuwa rimweni, pa nguwa yekuti Israeri wairarama mu nyika iyona, Rubheni wakawata na Bhira mukadzi we pa dii wa baba ake, uye Israeri wakaziya nge zvazvo.
Djakobo wainga ano ana e anarume anokwana kuita 12. 23 Ana a Reiya ainga ari Rubheni dangwe ra Djakobo, wozoteera Simioni, Revhi, Djudha, Isakari, uye Zebhuroni. 24 Ana a Rakeri ainga ari Zuzee uye Bhenjamii. 25 Ana a Bhira, museenzikadzi wa Rakeri, ainga ari Dhani na Nafitari. 26 Uye ana a Zirpa, museenzikadzi wa Reiya, ainga ari Gadhi na Azeri. Aya ndiwo ana a Djakobo, aakabara ku Padhani-arani.
27 Pakupedzesera, Djakobo wakaguma ku Mamere kainga kuna Izaki baba ake, ku Kiriyati-arbha, kureya ku Hebroni, kainga kakambogarawo Abrahamu na Izaki hinga agari e nyika imweni. 28 Izaki wakararama makore 180. 29 Ngokudaro, Izaki wakafema kekupedzesera uye wakafa, uye wakakotswa hinga makotserhwe aiizwa anhu e kumba kake, mumasure me upenyu wakareba uye unogutsa;* uye ana ake Izau na Djakobo akamukotsa.