Izaki Acemera Esau
Izaki, wakuti nee asaona na asakonzekera kufa, asatuma Esau kuenda kukasaka cakudya. Rebheka asabvalisa Yakobe khanda za mbuzi toera abe nkhombo, na Izaki asaipereka. Nkhabe nkhombo yaciwiri kuna Esau, mbwenye fala yakuwawa basi, na Yakobe asathawa toera apulumuse moyo wace.
27 1Izaki pidakalamba iye, maso ace akhadodoma mbakhonda kuona, acemera Esau mwana wace wankulu, mbalonga tenepa: “Mwananga.” Esau atawira: “Ndiri pano.”
2Izaki alonga tenepa: “Ona, ine ndakalamba kale; nee ndisadziwa ntsiku ya kufa kwanga. 3Cincino kwata pida pyako pyakusaka—nthungo na uta—buluka uende kuthando ukandiphatire nyama. 4Penepo undicitire cakudya cakukoma cinafuna ine, ubwere naco toera ndidye, toera moyo wanga ukupase nkhombo ndisati kufa.”
5Rebheka akhabvesera mukhalonga Izaki na mwana wace Esau. Esau abuluka mbaenda kuthando toera kusaka nyama na kubwera nayo. 6Rebheka apanga mwana wace Yakobi, mbalonga tenepa: “Ine ndabva babako mbampanga m'bale wako Esau tenepa: 7‘Ndibwerere na nyama, undicitire cakudya cakukoma toera ndidye, toera ndikupase nkhombo pamaso pa Baba wathu ndisati kufa.’ 8Cincino, mwananga, bvesera fala yanga, ucite mwandimomwene ninga munakupangira ine. 9Ndoko kunkumbi, undikwatire mbuzi ziwiri zing'ono zadidi kweneko, toera ndicitire babako cakudya cakukoma, ninga munafuna iye. 10Penepo ubwere naco kuna babako toera adye, toera akupase nkhombo asati kufa.”
11Yakobi apanga mai wace Rebheka tenepa: “Ona, Esau m'bale wanga ndi mamuna wa maunyoya mazinji, mbwenye ine ndine wakububuluka. 12Babanga angandikhuya, ndinaoneka ninga nyakunyengeza pamaso pace, mbandibweresera matemberero, tayu nkhombo.”
13Mai wace alonga tenepa: “Mwananga, matemberero ako mbagwe pa ine—bvesera basi fala yanga: ndoko, undibwerere nazo.”
14Na tenepo Yakobi aenda, akwata mbuzi, mbabwera nazo kuna mai wace, ule acita cakudya cakukoma cikhafuna babace. 15Penepo Rebheka akwata nguwo zadidi kakamwe za Esau mwana wace wankulu, zikhakoyiwa na iye n'nyumba, mbabvazika Yakobi mwana wace wang'ono. 16Mbaphimbira manja ace na nkhosi yace yakububuluka na makhanda a mbuzi. 17Penepo apasa mwana wace Yakobi cakudya cakukoma na nkate ukhadacita iye.
18Yakobi afika kuna babace, mbalonga tenepa: “Babanga.” Iye atawira: “Ndiri pano. Ndiwe ani, mwananga?”
19Yakobi apanga babace tenepa: “Ine ndine Esau, mwana wanu wa pakutoma. Ndacita ninga munandipangira imwe. Ndaphata miyendo, lamukani mukhale mbamudya nyama yanga yakusaka, toera moyo wanu undipase nkhombo.”
20Izaki abvundza mwana wace: “Wacigumana tani mwakucimbiza tenepa, mwananga?” Iye atawira: “Thangwi Baba wanu andipasa mwai.”
21Izaki apanga Yakobi: “Ndaphata miyendo, fendedzera cifupi, mwananga, toera ndikukhuye, toera ndidziwe khala iwe ndiwe mwandimomwene mwananga Esau peno nkhabe.”
22Yakobi aenda kuna babace Izaki, ule ankhuya mbalonga tenepa: “Fala ndi fala ya Yakobi, mbwenye manja ndi manja a Esau.” 23Izaki nee andzindikira iye, thangwi manja a Yakobi akhali na maunyoya ninga manja a m'bale wace Esau; na tenepo Izaki ampasa nkhombo. 24Iye abvundza: “Ndiwe mwandimomwene mwananga Esau?” Iye atawira: “Inde, ndine.”
25Izaki alonga tenepa: “Ndiphatire nyama ya mwananga, toera moyo wanga ukupase nkhombo.” Yakobi amphatira, iye adya; ambweresera vinyu, iye amwa.
26Penepo babace Izaki ampanga: “Fendedzera cifupi, mwananga, undipsompsone.” 27Na tenepo Yakobi afendedzera cifupi mbampsompsona. Izaki abva kununkhira kwa nguwo zace, ampasa nkhombo, mbalonga tenepa: “Ona—kununkhira kwa mwananga kuli ninga kununkhira kwa munda udapaswa nkhombo na Baba wathu. 28Baba wathu akupase mame a kudzulu na upfumi wa dziko, na kuinjipa kwa tirigu na vinyu ipsa. 29Mitundu ya anthu ikutumikire, midzinda igodame kuna iwe. Tonga abale ako, ana a mai wako agodame kuna iwe. Atembererwe onsene anakutemberera iwe, apaswe nkhombo onsene anakupasa nkhombo.”
30Pakumala Izaki kupasa Yakobi nkhombo, Yakobi mbadzati kubuluka pamaso pa babace Izaki, m'bale wace Esau abwerera kubuluka kunsaka. 31Iye pontho acita cakudya cakukoma, mbabwera naco kuna babace, mbapanga babace tenepa: “Babanga alamuke adye nyama ya mwana wace, toera moyo wanu undipase nkhombo.”
32Babace Izaki ambvundza: “Ndiwe ani?” Iye atawira: “Ine ndine mwana wanu, mwana wanu wa pakutoma, Esau.”
33Izaki atetemera kakamwe mbalonga tenepa: “Mphapo mbani adasaka nyama mbabwera nayo kuna ine? Ndadya yonsene iwe mbudzati kufika, mbandimpasa nkhombo—inde, iye anapaswa nkhombo!”
34Esau pidabva iye mafala a babace, alira mwakugaluza na kuwawa kukulu kakamwe, mbapanga babace: “Ndipaseni nkhombombo, imwe babanga!”
35Izaki alonga tenepa: “M'bale wako abwera mwakunyengeza mbakwata nkhombo yako.”
36Esau alonga tenepa: “Iye nkhabe kucemerwa mwadidi Yakobi? Andinyengeza kawiri: akwata udumbe wanga wa kubalwa pakutoma, cincino akwatambo nkhombo yanga.” Penepo abvundza: “Kodi nee mwandikoyera nkhombo?”
37Izaki atawira Esau: “Ona, ndam'cita mbuya wako, ndampasa abale ace onsene ninga atumiki, ndamuwangisa na tirigu na vinyu ipsa. Mphapo ndinakwanisa kukucitira ninji iwe, mwananga?”
38Esau apanga babace: “Kodi muli na nkhombo ibodzi basi, babanga? Ndipaseni nkhombombo, imwe babanga!” Esau alira mwakugaluza.
39Penepo babace Izaki antawira: “Ona—mbuto yako yakukhala inakhala kutali na upfumi wa dziko, na kutali na mame a kudzulu kwa padzulu. 40Na supada yako unadzakhala na moyo, unadzatumikira m'bale wako. Mbwenye ungadzatsukwala, unadzagwanda goli yace pa nkhosi yako.”
41Esau akhabvera Yakobi nyinyi thangwi ya nkhombo idampaswa iye na babace, mbalonga mu ntima mwace: “Ntsiku za maliro a babanga ziri cifupi; penepo ndinapha m'bale wanga Yakobi.”
42Rebheka pidapangwa iye pidalonga mwana wace wankulu Esau, atumiza mphangwa kuna mwana wace wang'ono Yakobi, mbampanga: “M'bale wako Esau asabalangaza ekha mwa kufuna kukupha iwe—asanyerezera kukupha iwe. 43Cincino, mwananga, bvesera fala yanga: lamuka, uthawire kuna m'bale wanga Labani ku Harani. 44Khala na iye kwa n'dzidzi—mpaka ukali wa m'bale wako umale, 45mpaka kuipirwa kwa m'bale wako kukubuluke iwe, iye mbaduwala pidam'cita iwe. Penepo ndinatumiza munthu toera akubweresere kubuluka kweneko. Thangwi yanji ndiluze imwe muwiri ntsiku ibodzi?”
46Rebheka apanga Izaki: “Ine ndaneng'ana umaso wanga thangwi ya akazi awa a Ahiti. Yakobi angakwatira nkazi pakati pa ana a akazi a Heti, a dziko ino, ndinakhalanji na moyo?”