¹ Cho omo Lakele wamwene ngwendi kakitile mwana na Yakobo, Lakele wathzibilile ndokathzi yendi chipululu. Wendekele kuli Yakobo ngwendi, " Njane bana ngocho ngocho, njithsa." ² Kulubala cha Yakobo chahyanene hali Lakele. Wendekele ngwendi, " Kuma njili mumwela wa Njambi, nakwonowetha kukala na bana?" ³ Wendekele ngwendi, "Kenga, ngamba Mbileha uje. Ya muli ileye mangana hamo ukitilemo bana njathikama hamabuli ange, cho njikakala na bana muli ikeye." ⁴ Cho wamwanene ngamba yendi Mbileha kukala munakathzi wendi, na Yakobo wakobelele muli ikeye. ⁵ Mbileha wemitile cho wakitilie Yakobo mwana wa munalume. ⁶ Cho Lakele wendekele ngwendi, "Njambi na njitetela, nathzibi lijwi lyange nakunjana mwana wa munalume." Mwafwa wechi wamulukile lithzina lyendi Ndani. ⁷ Mbileha, ngamba ya Lakele, " wemitile lalo wakitile mwana wa munalume wamuchibali na Yakobo. ⁸ Cho Lakele wendekele ngwendi, " Njinalu nthzita yayikalu na ndokathzi yange na nakumufungulula." Wamulukile lithzina lyendi Nafetali. ⁹ Omwo Leya wamwene ngwendi natinika laja, wambatele Zilipa ngamba yendi, cho wammwanene kuli Yakobo kukala munakathzi wendi. ¹⁰ Zilipa ngamba ya Leya wamukitililile Yakobo mwana wa munalume. ¹¹ Leya wendekele ngwendi, " Echi cinapu kubethzika." Cho wamulukile lithzina lyendi Ngande. ¹² Cho Zilipa, ngamba ya Leya, wakitilile Yakobo mwana wa munalaume wamuchibali. ¹³ Leya wendekele ngwendi, "Njina bwahelela! Mwafwa bana ba banakathzi baka njithana mukakubwahelela." Cho wamulukile lithzina lyendi Ashele. ¹⁴ Mumatangwa akuteja tiliku Lubeni waile cho wawanene mandeleke mulihya. Wawanenele kuli baina Leya. Cho Lakele wendekele kuli Leya ngwendi, "Njaneko mandeleke amo amunobe." ¹⁵ Leya wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Kuma unapu mulonga waundondo kuli yobe, kuwapwithilemo omo wanji tambula munalume wange ndi? Ushake njikwane mandeleke amunange lalo?" Lakele wendekele ngwendi, "Nga unjanako mandeleke amunobe, cho akalala nobe buthsiki bwaleleo mukuli tambathana na mandeleke amunobe. ¹⁶ Yakobo watundile kumahya mangwethzi. Leya wamusheshele na kwendeka ngwendi, "Unapande kwija muli yange, mwafwa njakukumuna laja na mandeleke a munange." Cho Yakobo walalele na Leya buje ¹⁷ bithsiki. Njambi wamuthzibilile Leya cho wemitile na kukita mwana wa munalume wa muchitanu. ¹⁸ Leya wendekele ngendi, " Njambi nanjana fweto yange, mwafwa njanene ngamba yange wamunakathzi kumunalume wange." Wamulukile lithzina lyendi Isakale. ¹⁹ Leya wemitile lalo cho wakitile mwana wa munalume wa muchitanu naumo na Yakobo. ²⁰ Leya wendekele ngwendi, Njambi nanjana bwana bwa bubwa. Aha oni munalume wange anjithingimika, mwafwa njakiti nendi bana babanalume batanu na umo." Wamulukile lithzina lya Zebuloni. ²¹ Hanima yebi wakitile mwana wa munakathzi cho wamulukile lithzina lyendi Ndaina. ²² Njambi wathanene Lakele nakumwana mbunge na kumutolilila. Wamunenethele kwimita. ²³ Emitile na kukita mwana wa munalume. Wendekele ngwendi, "Njambi nanji tunditha shwama." ²⁴ Wamulukile lithzina lyendi Yosefa, nakwendeka ngwendi, "Njambi na njakelako mwana wa munalume mukwabo." ²⁵ Hanima omo Lakele wakitile Yosefa, Yakobo wendekele kuli Lambani ngwendi, Njitume, mangana njiluke kwimbo lyange, kulifuti lyange babenya. ²⁶ Njane banakathi bange na bana bange aba njinapangela, na kunjechela njiye, mwafwa una thzibuka bipangi binjinakupangela." ²⁷ Lambani wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Oshe ngwe njinawana kubethzika kumesho obe, bandamena, mwafwa njinanguka ha kupangetha mana awa nanjikwithwila Njambi ha mulonga wobe." ²⁸ Cho wendekele ngwendi, "Njileke fweto yobe, cho njikufweta." ²⁹ Yakobo wendekele kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Yobe babenya unatanekeya munjikupangela nomu bimuna bobe bananyungiwa kuli yange. ³⁰ Mwafwa thimbu kanda njije kuno wakele na bimuna babandondo, ololo bana themunwina kutubakanethaho. Njambi nakubethzikitha kwoshe kunjinapangelele. Choni thimbu muka njikapangela njubo yange lalo? ³¹ Cho Lambani wendekele ngwendi, "Bikajo njikufweta?" Yakobo wendekele ngwendi, "Yobe kuunjana nambe chimo. Nga yobe ulinga echi chuma kuli yange, cho yange lalo njika litha na kunyunga bimuna bobe. ³² Njechele njitangane mu butanga bwobe bwoshe lelo, nakutundithamo boshe bimanga ba mapelenge naba bimanga ba mabala - mabala, na woshe umo wakuthzibala hakati ka bimanga, na bamapelenge naba ba mabala - mabala hakati ka bimembe. Aba bakakala fweto yange. ³⁴ Kulongwa change chikalisholola kulutwe, omwo ukaija na kumona fweto yange. Woshe umo unjikawana wakujeneka mapelenge na mabala - mabala hakati ka bimembe, naba bakuthzibala hakati ka bimanga, nga bakabawana nange, cho bakabathinganyekela kupwa bakwiba." ³³ Lambani wendele ngwendi, "Njatabela. Echela chikale kwetheka na lijwi lyobe." ³⁵ Litangwa lije Lambani wangunwine bimembe babi thzamba bamingolila naba bamapelenge, naboshe ba lwabo bakele na mingolila na mapelenge, na woshe umo uje akele na mapelenge akutoka, na boshe ba kuthzibala hakati ka bimanga, cho wabanene mu maboko a bana bendi ba banalume. ³⁶ Lambani lalo wakele ungethzi bwa matangwa atatu mukati kendi na Yakobo. Cho Yakobo watwalelelehpo kunyunga oshe aje matangwa athaleleho a Lambani. ³⁷ Yakoba wambatele minango ya kutonola ya miti ya popula, na alumonde na miti ya puleni, cho wajubwile byula bimo bya minango, cho ije yamukati waipwithile kupwa ya kutoka. ³⁸ Cho wa shimbikile bije biti ajubwile kulutwe lwa bimuna, kulutwe lwa mato a mema kuje kubakele nakwija na kunwa. Cho bemitile mubakele nakwija nakunwa. ³⁹ Cho bimuna ba bambwile kulutwe lwa biti, cho bimuna bathemene bana babo ba mingolila, mapelenge, naba bakubalama babandondo. ⁴⁰ Yakobo wangunwine bana babimanga, oloni walingithile boshe batale kulutwe lwa bimuna ba mingolila na boshe bimanga bakuthzibala mu bimuna ba Lambani. Cho wangunwine bimuna bendi endilika cho kabakumbathanene hamo na bimuna ba Lambani. ⁴¹ Thimbu yoshe bimanga bathzili ha butanga bababwile, cho Yakobo wakele nakwaka biti mu mato amema thimbu kanda ha mesho a bimuna, mangana bemite hakati ka bije biti. ⁴² Oloni omo bimuna bakithzeya mu butanga bethzile, kakele na kushimbika biti halutwe lwabo. Cho bimuna bakuthzeya bakele ba Lambani, baje bathzili ba Yakobo. ⁴³ Uje munalume waile halutwe. Wakele na bimuna babengi, banganba babanakathzi na bangamba babanalume na tumelo na bimulu.