Kuyamba 35 - Bhukhu la Kuyamba

Mulungu an'dalisa Jakobho pa Bheteli

¹ Mulungu adati kwa Jakobho, “Sumuka, yenda ku Bheteli, ukakhale kumweko, kumweko ukamangile Mulungu mbuto yakupelekela ntsembe, uyo adabziwonesa kwayiwe pawudathawa nkulu wako Esau.”

² Nakutenepo Jakobho adawuza wanyumba yake nawentse waakhanawo kuti, “Chosani amilungu wachilendo ali pakati panu, mubzichenese, mubvale bzakubvala bzinango;

³ ngatiyendeni ku Bheteli, ndikamangile Mulungu mbuto yakupelekela ntsembe, uyo adandidayila muntsiku zakushupika kwangu, pomwe akhana yine kwentse kwandikhayenda.”

⁴ Nakutenepo iwo adapasa Jakobho amilungu wawo wachilendo wentse waakhanawo, namphete zikhali m'makutu yawo, Jakobho adabzifuchila pantsi pamuti wamuoki ukhali pafupi na Shekemu.

⁵ Adafamba ulendo wawo, kugopsa kwa Mulungu, kukhafikila maguta yakhadaazungunuka kuchitila kuti aleke kuteyela wana wa Jakobho.

⁶ Jakobho adafika ku Luzi, ilo likhachemelewa pomwe kuti Bheteli, mudziko la Kenani, iye pabodzi nawanthu waakhanawo.

⁷ Adamanga mbuto yakupelekela ntsembe kumweko, achiyipasa dzina lakuti Eli-bheteli, pakuti Mulungu kumweko adabziwonesa pachake kwayiye paadathawa nkulu wake.

⁸ Dhebhora, nyakuyamwisa wa Rabheka adafa, adamuyikha munyantsi mwamuti wamuoki chakunyantsi kwa Bheteli; Muti umwewo adawupasa dzina lakuti, muoki wakulila.

⁹ Mulungu adabziwonesa pomwe kwa Jakobho, paadabwelela kuchoka ku Padhani-aramu, achimudalisa.

¹⁰ Mulungu adati kwayiye, “Dzina lako ndiwe Jakobho, koma un'zachemelewa lini nadzina lakuti Jakobho, waakuchemelewa kuti Izraeli.”

¹¹ Mulungu adati kwayiye, “Ndine Mulungu Nyamphamvu zentse. Balanani muwande; mishowo mizinji yawanthu in'zachoka kwayiwe, namazimambo yan'zachoka kwayiwe.

¹² Dziko landidapasa Abhurahamu na Isaki, nin'zalipeleka kwayiwe nakum'badwe wako un'zabwela.”

¹³ Pamwepo Mulungu adachoka pambuto paakhalewa-lewa naye.

¹⁴ Jakobho adayimisa mwala wachilemela pambuto yaadalewa-lewa na Mulungu, nkuthululapo ntsembe yavinyu, adathululapo mafuta yamuolivi pamwalawo.

¹⁵ Jakobho adapasa dzina mbuto yaadalewa-lewa na Mulungu lakuti, Beteli.

Kufa kwa Rakelo

¹⁶ Jakobho nabanja lake adachoka pa Bheteli nkuyenda. Koma ali patali pang'ono kufika mudziko la Efurata, pathupi pa Rakelo padayamba kuwawa, pakuti nthawe yake yakubala ikhadafika. Rakelo adashupika kwene-kwene pakubala kwake.

¹⁷ Nthawe yaakhali kuwawidwa namimba an'yanchikuta adati kwayiwe, “Leka kugopa pakuti wapasiwa pomwe mwana wachimuna.”

¹⁸ Rakelo paakhali pafupi kufa adapasa mwanayo dzina lakuti Bhenuni, koma apayi wake adazampasa dzina lakuti Bhenjemani.

¹⁹ Nakutenepo Rakelo adafa achiyikhiwa m'mbali mwanjila ikhayenda ku Efurata, mbuto imweyo in'chemelewa pomwe kuti Bhetelehemu.

²⁰ Jakobho adayimisa mwala wachilemela kunsolo kwamanda ya Rakelo, mwalawo ulipo nalelo.

²¹ Izraeli adachokapo achikamanga tenti yake nachakum'mbali inango yaguta la Edheri.

Wana wa Jakobho

²² Izraeli paakhakhala mudziko limwelo, Rubheni adagona na Bhiliha nkazi wapambali waapayi wake; Izraeli adabzibva. Tsapano wana wa Jakobho akhali khumi naawili.

²³ Wana wa Liya akhali tenepa, wakuyamba akhali Rubheni, kuchizabwela Simiyoni na Levi na Judha na Isakali na Zebhuloni.

²⁴ Wana wa Rakelo akhali, Jozefi na Bhenjemani.

²⁵ Wana wa Bhiliha mulanda wachikazi wa Rakelo akhali Dhani na Nafitali.

²⁶ Wana wa Zilipa mulanda wachikazi wa Liya akhali, Gadhi na Asheri. Awa ndiwo wana wa Jakobho waadabaliliwa paakhali mu Padhani-aramu.

Kufa kwa Isaki

²⁷ Jakobho adabwela kwaapayi wake Isaki ku Mamure, panango kuti Kiriyati-aribha, iyo ikhachemelewa kuti Hebhuroni, kudambakhala Abhurahamu na Isaki.

²⁸ Tsapano Isaki adalalama kwamagole dzana namakumi masele.

²⁹ Isaki adafa, wakalamba kwene-kwene, adayikhiwa kudayikhiwa wam'badwe wake; wana wake Esau na Jakobho ndiwo adamuyikha.