Genesi
32 Djakobo wakaenda, uye ngirozi dza Mwari dzakasongana naye. 2 Djakobo paakadziona, iyena wakati: “Uu ndi musasa wa Mwari!” Ndiyo ndaa, wakapasa mbuto iyona zina rokuti Maanaimu*.
3 Pedzepo Djakobo wakatuma atumwa ake kuti aende kuna mukoma wake Izau, ku nyika ye Seiri, mu mutanha* we Edhomi; 4 iyena wakaabvunza kudai: “Munodikana kubvunza tenzi wangu Izau kuti: ‘Museenzi wenyu Djakobo wabhuya kudai: “Ndakagara* na Rabhani ke nguwa yese ii. 5 Uye ndaano n’ombe, madhongi, mabira, aseenzi e anarume no aseenzi e anakadzi, uye ndiri kutumira masoko aya kamuri imwimwi tenzi wangu, kuti ndizwirhwe nyasha pamberi penyu.”’”
6 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, atumwa akahwirira kuna Djakobo, eciti: “Takaona mukoma enyu Izau; zvino iyena ari kuuya koosongana nemwi no anarume 400.” 7 Djakobo wakatsukwara uye wakathya maningi, zvekuti wakaparadzanisa zvikwata zviiri pa anhu aainga anawo, kutobatanidzawo mabira, mbudzi, n’ombe no makamero. 8 Iyena wakati: “Kana Izau akarhwisa cikwata cimwe, cikwata cimweni cinozokwanisa kutiza.”
9 Mumasure mazvo, Djakobo wakati: “Mwari wa baba angu Abrahamu uye Mwari wa baba angu Izaki, Tenzi Djehovha, ndimwi muri kundibvunza kuti: ‘Hwirira ku nyika yako no anyaukama ako, uye inini ndicakubata zvakanaka,’ 10 andizi kusisira rudo rese rakagondeka uye kutendeka zvamunopangidza ku museenzi wenyu, ngokuti pandakabira murambo we Djorodhani, ndainga ndino ndonga yangu basi, asi parizvino ndaa zvikwata zviiri. 11 Ndinomudeketererai kuti mundinunurewo mu nyara dza mukoma angu Izau, ngokuti ndiri kuthya kuti ungauya koorhwisa inini, akadzi angu no ana angu. 12 Ndimwi makati: ‘Zvezvirokwazvo, ndicakuitira zvakanaka, uye ndicaita kuti ana* ako awande hinga madjeca e mu bahari asikaerengeki, nge ndaa ye kuwanda kawo.’”
13 Iyena wakawata ipona. Pedzepo, pa zviya zvaainga anazvo wakakanda pa dii zvinganani kuti zvipaswe Izau mukoma ake hinga cipo: 14 Mbudzi dzo kadzi 200, makoto-koto 20, mabira e kadzi 200, mabira e kono 20, 15 makamero 30 aiamwisa no ana awo, n’ombe dzo kadzi 40, n’ombe dzo kono gumi, madhongi okadzi 20 uye madhongi okono gumi.
16 Iyena wakazvipasa aseenzi ake, cikwata cimwe ce zvipfuyo ceciteerana no cikwata cimweni, uye wakati ku aseenzi ake: “Tungamirai ndimwi mberi, uye munodikana kusiya mukana pakati po cikwata ce zvipfuyo zviri mberi no cikwata ce zvipfuyo zviri sure.” 17 Iyena wakabvunzawo museenzi wekutanga kuti: “Kana Izau mukoma angu akasongana newe uye okubvunzisa kuti: ‘Uri museenzi waani, uri kuenda kupi, uye zvipfuyo zviri mberi kako nge zvaani?’ 18 Iwewe unodikana kumubvunza kuti: ‘Ndiri museenzi we museenzi wenyu Djakobo. Ici i cipo caari kutumira kamuri imwimwi tenzi wangu Izau, uye iyena kamare ari kuuyawo sure kedu.’” 19 Wakabvunzawo wecipiri, wecitatu, uye no ese aya ainga atungamira no zvipfuyo kuti: “Kana mukasongana na Izau, munodikana kumubvunza masoko aya. 20 Munodikanawo kumubvunza kuti: ‘Museenzi wenyu Djakobo uri kuteera sure kedu.’” Ngokuti wairangarira kuti: ‘Kana inini ndikapfawisa mwoyo wake nge kumupasa cipo inini ndisati ndasongana naye, pamweni iyena unganditambira zvakanaka pandicasongana naye.’ 21 Ngokudaro, zvipo izvona zvakatungamira, asi iyena wakawata pa musasa usiku uwona.
22 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, iyena wakamuka mu usiku uwona wotora akadzi ake airi, aseenzikadzi ake airi uye no ana ake 11, akabira murambo unozwi Djabhoki. 23 Ngokudaro, iyena wakaatora oabidza muramboo no zvese zvaainga anazvo.
24 Pakupedzesera Djakobo wakasara ega. Hino mwanarume umweni wakatanga kupondana naye dakara kooedza. 25 Paakaona kuti aazi kukwanisa kunyisa Djakobo, wakamubata mu cihunu make; uye cihunu ca Djakobo cakagudumuka paaipondana naye. 26 Mumasure mazvo, iyena wakati: “Ndisiye ndiende, ngokuti kaakuedza.” Hino Djakobo wakati: “Andizokusii kuti uende dakara wandikomborera.” 27 Hino iyena wakamubvunzisa kuti: “Unozwi ani?” Iyena wakadaira kuti: “Djakobo.” 28 Uye iyena wakati: “Zina rako aricazwizve Djakobo, asi Israeri,* ngokuti wapondana na Mwari no anhu uye wawina.” 29 Djakobo wakati: “Ndapota, imwimwi munozwi ani.” Asi iyena wakati: “Ngei uri kuda kuziya zina rangu?” Pedzepo wakamukomborera ipona. 30 Ndiyo ndaa, Djakobo wakapasa mbuto iyona zina rokuti Penueri,* ngokuti wakati: “Inini ndaonana na Mwari hope no hope, kunyazi zvakadaro ndiciri mupenyu.”*
31 Zuwa rakazobuda paainga ecibva ku Penueri,* asi iyena waikhabinya ngokuti cihunu cake cairhwadza. 32 Ndiyo ndaa dakara na nyamasi uno ana a Israeri asikarhyi mudzira dziri mu cihunu, ngokuti ndipona pakaremadzwa Djakobo.