Genesis

33 Now Jacob look far and see E′sau de come, and 400 men dey with-am. So e divide the children between Le′ah, Rachel, and the two woman servants. 2 E put the woman servants and their children for front, e put Le′ah and im children after them, and e put Rachel and Joseph for their back. 3 Then e go their front and bow down seven times as e de near im brother.

4 But E′sau run go meet-am, and e hug-am and kiss-am, and them start to cry no be small. 5 When e raise im head and see the women and the children, e talk say: “Who be this people wey dey with you?” E answer say: “Na the children wey God don use bless your servant.” 6 So the woman servants come front with their children and bow down, 7 and Le′ah too come front with im children, and them bow down. Then Joseph come front with Rachel, and them bow down.

8 E′sau talk say: “Why you send all this group of people come meet me?” E answer say: “So that my lord go fit treat me well.”* 9 Then E′sau talk say: “I get plenty-plenty property my brother. Just keep your own.” 10 But, Jacob talk say: “No, abeg. If you want do wetin sweet me,* make you accept my gift from my hand, because I bring-am so that I fit see your face. And I don see your face like say na God face I see, as you welcome me well. 11 Abeg, take the gift wey get my blessing wey I bring for you, because God don do me well* and I get everything wey I need.” And e continue to beg-am, sotey e take-am.

12 After, E′sau talk say: “Make we comot de go, and make I dey your front.” 13 But e tell-am say: “My lord know say the children no strong and say I de care for sheep and cows wey get small-small pikin wey still de suck breast. If I carry them travel too fast for one day, then all the animals go die. 14 Abeg, make my lord go first before im servant, but I go continue the journey small-small as my animals and children fit waka reach, until I come meet my lord for Se′ir.” 15 Then E′sau talk say: “Abeg, allow me make I leave some of my people with you.” With this one e talk say: “Why you de worry yourself? I just want do wetin go sweet my lord.”* 16 So that day, E′sau comot go back to Se′ir.

17 And Jacob travel go Suc′coth, and e build one house for imself and e make place them wey im animals fit stay. Na because of this one e call the place Suc′coth.*

18 After Jacob travel from Pad′dan-a′ram, e reach the city of She′chem wey dey the land of Ca′naan, and im journey go well. E come arrange im camp near the city. 19 Then e buy part of the land wey e put im tent from the sons of Ha′mor, wey be She′chem papa, for 100 pieces of silver.* 20 E make one altar for there and call-am God na the God of Israel.