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35 Gungima Nzambi wawambelele Yakoba egi: “Katuga uye gu Betele ukhale guene. Utunge giwotshielo guene mukunda nu Nzambi wa giamatshidia, munu wamonegele gudi aye tangua wakhalele mulenga phangi’aye Ezau.”
2 Yakoba wawambelele enya fami yenji nu athu agasue akhalele n’enji egi: “Katulenu nzambi jiagasue jia isongo mukatshi dienu, diphelegetesenu, sombegesenu nji milele, 3 tukatugenu haha, tuyenu gu Betele. Mbangutunga giwotshielo guene mukunda nu Nzambi wa giamatshidia yago wangukuatesele tangua ngakhalele mu lamba. Wakhalele nji nu ame mafundo* agasue ngakhalele muya.” 4 Ahanele Yakoba nzambi jiagasue jia isongo akhalele najio nu tuzeya tua gu matshui. Yakoba wayivumbigile* ha mushin’a mutshi wakoma wakhalele hehi nu dimbo dia Shekeme.
5 Tangua ayile, Nzambi wahanele membo agasue a hehi woma, athu a mu membo ene alanduilego ana a Yakoba. 6 Gungima Yakoba nu athu agasue akhalele n’enji ahetele mu dimbo dia Luze, yakotelesa egi Betele, mu gifutshi gia Kanana. 7 Watungile giwotshielo guene. Watamegele fundo diene egi Ele-Betele,* handaga diene fundo Nzambi wa giamatshidia wamonegele gudi muene, tangua diakhalele muene mulenga phangi’enji. 8 Gungima Debora giledi gia Rebeka wafuile. Amufundjile ha mushina mutshi wakoma* wakhalele hehi nu Betele. Yakoba wahanele fundo diene jina egi Alone-Bakute.*
9 Nzambi wamonegele luko gudi Yakoba hakatugile muene gu Padana-Alama nu wamushimbigile. 10 Wamuwambelele egi: “Jina diaye Yakoba. Uvi mbawushigo mutamegewa luko egi Yakoba, mbawutamegewa egi Isalele.” Wasendesele gumutamega egi Isalele. 11 Nzambi wamuwambelele luko egi: “Ngudi Nzambi wa Ngolo Jiagasue. Mbanguvudisa ajigulu aye, mbaabua akhakha a ifutshi nu a athu avula. Ajigulu aye ako mbaabua mafumu.* 12 Mavu awa ngahanele Abalahama nu Izake, mbanguguhana nawo nu ajigulu* aye.” 13 Gungima Nzambi wabembele Yakoba ha fundo diakhalele muene muzuela n’enji, wayile genji.
14 Yakoba wahagele kunji ha fundo akhalele muzuela nu Nzambi. Kunji diene diakhalele dia seso. Wabunduile matombe holu gifua mulambu nu maji. 15 Yakoba walanduile gutamega fundo azuelele nu Nzambi egi Betele.
16 Yakoba nu athu enji akatugile gu Betele. Hakhalele ene ndambo gualeha nu dimbo dia Efrata, Rashele wasendesele guvuala. Wamonele lamba diavula ha guvuala. 17 Uvi hakhalele muene mukatshi dia misongo ya guvuala, mukhetu wakhalele gumukuatesa ha guvuala wamuwambelele egi: “Uvuigo woma, udi muvuala mona muko wa yala.” 18 Rashele wakhalele hehi nu gufua. Hakhalele muene mukamba gubatula monyo, wahanele mona muene jina egi Bene-Oni.* Uvi sh’enji wamutamegele egi Benjame.* 19 Rashele wafuile. Amufundjile mu njila ya Efrata, yakotelesa egi Beteleheme. 20 Yakoba wahagele kunji holu dia malumba a Rashele. Kunji diene diana khala hene uu nu mangino.
21 Isalele wakatugile fundo diene, wabalegele inzo yaleha ya Edele, gungima wajigile tenta yenji. 22 Lusugu lumoshi hakhalele Isalele mu mavu ene, Ribene wabungishile muila nu Bila mukaji’a sh’enji. Isalele wavuile ndaga yene.
Yakoba wavualele ana a mala 12. 23 Ana a Yakoba nu Lea enyawa: Wa thomo Ribene, gungima Simeone nu Levi nu Yuda nu Yisakale nu Zabulona. 24 Ana a Rashele akhalele: Yozefe nu Benjame. 25 Ana a Bila muenya mudimo wa Rashele akhalele: Dane nu Nefetali. 26 Ana a Zilpa muenya mudimo wa Lea akhalele: Gade nu Asele. Awa ana a Yakoba a mala avualewe gu Padana-Alama.
27 Yakoba wayile gudi sh’enji Izake gu Mamele gu Kiriyate-Arba, yakotelesa egi Hebrone, fundo diakhalele Abalahama nu Izake gifua ngenji. 28 Izake wafuile nu ivo 180, 29 gungima dia gufua guenji, amufundjile gifua luholo afundjile akuaku’enji ako. Wabalegesele ivo yavula ha mavu nu gusuanguluga; an’enji a mala Ezau nu Yakoba amufundjile.