¹ Jaco niyena ahotjissa nthalawe, ni malaikha a Nlukho yahompwanya. ² Wakhanliyawe Jaco owonakha, ahera: ''Nna niphoro nothukhumana na Nlukho,'' vano, yena neneh niphurone ahovaha ntjina Maanaim. ³ Jaco ahonveleliha nthava Esau muluphaliywe, elapo yo Seir, nphanthe wo Edom. ⁴ Aleherakha irakha: ''Elah phinrua onhimiyera Esau muluphaliyakha: Elah phinhimiyawe nanthekhwa Jaco: 'Mi khihokhala ni Labao, ni kahri niyena nphakha va. ⁵ Khihana enyomphe, aphuro ni mihuwo, enanthekho athiyana ni alopwana. Khinovelelihani nna nthava, wira khipwanye mahalenyo''. ⁶ Ananhuphi yahohokholela wa Jaco ni yahomuirela: ''Him nahorua wa muluphaliya Esau. Yena ri nphironi awakha wophwanya; ri nalopwana eminya tjesse''. ⁷ Jaco ahova ni ahotjukhula; ahawanya ekhurupo phili athu arinawe; nimihuwo tjothene. ⁸ Yena erakha: ''Akhalakha Esau athuphelakha ekhurupho emotja, ni athankhulakha, vano, ekhurupho ekhawe enahala wopwa''. ⁹ JAco ahira: ''Nlukho a paapa Abraao, ni Nlukho a paapa Isaque, Yahweh, khirenle: 'Ohokholele elapwa oyariya ni wamutjia, ni Mi khinahala orukhunussa makhalelua', ¹⁰ akhinakhala opwanela orerawenyo nrima walani ekhiriiri tjenyo wananthekhoenyo. Mi khihothupha Jordao ni nthothuaka pahi, mansi va khinhokholiya ni khurupho pilii. ¹¹ Sonthe, okhophole nmathathani mwa muluphaliyakha Esau, khinamova yena okhiva na assinumuanaye na assana. ¹² Niwe wahira: 'Mi wekhweli khinahala khinahala orukhunussa makhalelo. Khinahala ophankha otjulua okhala muitji phankha mihava tjomakha, yole ohinkhithiriya walikheliya'''. ¹³ Jaco ahohala vale ohiyule. Ni tjarinawe ahawanyaniha wira anthuve Esau, muluphaiyawe: ¹⁴ epuri tjonthiyana emiya pilii ni ephuri tjonlopwana sirini, epwithipwithi tjonthiyana emiya pilii ni tjonlopwana sirini, ¹⁵ ecamelo tjowamuiha naassanaiya thalaaathini, emophe aruphaini ni emophe tjomathani khumi, aphuro onthoiyana sirini ni tjonlopwna khumi. ¹⁶ Yena ahavaha ananthekuawe, khula nhuwo wo wawanyanihiya. Ni ahowirela ananthekhuawe: ''Nholelekhe ni inkhihyere ekhatho nhuwo nikwaiya''. ¹⁷ Yena aholakhihera nanthekhuawe ophatjera, erakha: ''Ohalawe Esau mulupaliyaka wopwanya ni wokhoha, erakha: 'Tjawani? Orua vai? Ni tjawani nya enamanya orinanya?', ¹⁸ vano, wire: 'tja Jaco nanthekhwa. Elah ethuvo evahiyenyo nkhuluphale Esau. Ni yena nkhala awakha othuliwehum'''. ¹⁹ Jaco aholakhatho ekhurupo yonayeli, yoneraro, naatho othene yathara nihuwo. Yena ahira: ''Munhimiye ethu emotja muapwanya Esau. ²⁰ Nmuirele: Nanthekua Jaco nawa othuliwehu.''' Mi khinahala othelihera ni thuvo khinonveleliherakha. Phonthi kankhumanana nahala okhakhenla worera''. Vano, ethuvo thahoholelihya. ²¹ Yena ahohala yole ohiyole niphuro nathukhumaniye. ²² Jaco ahunwa ohiyo, ahatjissa assarawe oiyeli, anathekhuawe assithiyana oyeli na assanawe khumi namotja. Yena ahavelela avirihakha niphuro nohissa o Joboque (muro). ²³ Yalah mananaala, yena ahalaphussa muro mwankhani nitjithutjaiya tjothene. ²⁴ Jaco ahohiya vekha, ni ahayhakhana ninlopwana nphakha ossa. ²⁵ Nlopwana onaliyawe wira khanhala okhithiri, ahonvara wanikhutha na Jaco, akhanliyawe okhonyokha, amuathakananyawe. ²⁶ Nlopwana ahira: ''Okhihiye khirue, khontha ohantja ossa''. Jaco ahira: ''Mi akhinohiya nphakha okhirerihe''. ²⁷ Nlopwana ahokhoha: ''Ntjinana thiphani?'' Yena ahotjipo: ''Jaco''. ²⁸ Nlopwana ahira: ''Ntjinana khaninakhalatho Jaco, masi ayo Israel. Khontha ohomuathakhanana Nlukho ni naatho ni ohothema''. ²⁹ Jaco ahonkhoha: ''Sonthe okhihimerye ntjinana''. Yena ahira: ''Onkhikhoherani ntjinanakha?''. Ni ahonreriha vava. ³⁰ Jaco phihanawe neneniphurone Peniel erakha: ''Khihomona Nlukho ni okhomiyakha ohopholiya''. ³¹ Phankhumelaiya nthwa Jaco, wakhanliywe akhumakha o Peniel. Yena anathumphela nlathu wowokhonyua. ³² Phimana, nphakha elelo, assana a Israel khaym khura niphuro nolunthana, khontha nlopwanole anomokhonyola maphoro o lunthana a Jaco.