Ngirozi dzaBaba vedu Dzinosangana naJakobho
Jakobho anonzwa kuti Esau ari kuuya navarume mazana mana, oganhura musasa wake, otumira zvipo zvichitevedzana, uye anonyengetera kuna Baba vake kuti haana kufanira chimwe chezvinhu izvi. Ari oga parwizi anorwa kusvikira mambakwedza, oramba kusunungura waanorwa naye asina kumuropafadza, uye anoenda achikamhina atumidzwa zita idzva rokuti Israeri.
32 1Jakobho akaenda hake nenzira yake, uye ngirozi dzaBaba vedu dzakasangana naye. 2Jakobho akadziona akati, “Uyu musasa waBaba vedu!” Akatumidza nzvimbo iyoyo kuti Mahanaimi. a a v2 Mahanaimi zvinoreva kuti “misasa miviri” — zita rakapiwa naJakobho kunzvimbo yaakasangana nehondo yengirozi dzaBaba vedu.
3Jakobho akatuma nhume mberi kwake kuna Esau mukoma wake munyika yeSeiri, dunhu reEdhomu.
4Akavarayira achiti, “Udzai ishe wangu Esau kuti: muranda wenyu Jakobho anoti, Ndakagara naRabhani ndikagara kusvikira zvino. 5Ndine nzombe, mbongoro, makwai, navaranda—varume navakadzi. Ndatuma shoko kuti ndizivise ishe wangu, kuti ndiwane nyasha pamberi penyu.” 6Nhume dzakadzokera kuna Jakobho dzichiti, “Takaenda kumukoma wenyu Esau—ari kuuya kuzosangana nemi, ane varume mazana mana.” 7Jakobho akatya kwazvo akatambudzika mumwoyo. Akakamura vanhu vaaiva navo, namakwai, nemombe, nengamera, kuita misasa miviri, 8achiti mumwoyo make, “Kana Esau akasvika pamusasa mumwe akaurwisa, musasa unosara uchapukunyuka.” 9Ipapo Jakobho akati, “Mwari wababa vangu Abhurahama, naMwari wababa vangu Isaka, imi Baba vangu, makati kwandiri, ‘Dzokera kunyika yako nokuhama dzako, kuti ndikuitire zvakanaka,’ 10Handikodzeri kunyange nechiduku chorudo rwose nokutendeka kwamakaratidza muranda wenyu, nokuti ndakayambuka Joridhani urwu nomudonzvo wangu chete, zvino ndava misasa miviri. 11Ndinununurei, ndapota, paruoko rwomukoma wangu, paruoko rwaEsau—ndinomutya: zvimwe angauya akandirova pasi, vanamai navana vavo. 12Asi imi makati, ‘Zvirokwazvo ndichakuitira zvakanaka ndigoita kuti vana vako vave sejecha regungwa, vazhinji vasingagoni kuverengwa.’”
13Akavata ipapo usiku ihwohwo, akabva atora chipo chomukoma wake Esau pazvinhu zvaaiva nazvo: 14mbudzi hadzi mazana maviri nenhongo makumi maviri, makwai hadzi mazana maviri namakondohwe makumi maviri, 15ngamera dzinoyamwisa makumi matatu nevana vadzo, mombe makumi mana, hando gumi, mbongoro hadzi makumi maviri, mbongoro hono gumi. 16Akazvipa kuvaranda vake, boka neboka, zvakaparadzana, akati kuvaranda vake, “Fambai mberi kwangu, musiye mukaha pakati peboka neboka.” 17Akarayira wokutanga achiti, “Kana Esau mukoma wangu akasangana newe akakubvunza achiti, ‘Uri waani? Uri kuendepi? Zvipfuwo izvi zviri mberi kwako ndezvaani?’ 18ipapo uti, ‘Ndezvomuranda wenyu Jakobho, chipo chatumirwa kuna ishe wangu Esau. Tarirai, iye amene ari shure kwedu.’” 19Akarayirawo wechipiri, newechitatu, navose vaitevera zvipfuwo achiti, “Taurai zvimwe chetezvo kuna Esau kana mamuwana, 20mugoti, ‘Uyewo, muranda wenyu Jakobho ari shure kwedu.’” Nokuti akafunga kuti, “Ndichamunyaradza nechipo chinotungamira mberi kwangu, ipapo ndigoona chiso chake; zvimwe achandigamuchira.”
21Saka chipo chakapfuura mberi kwake, iye amene akavata usiku ihwohwo mumusasa.
Kuyambuka Jaboki
22Usiku ihwohwo akamuka, akatora vakadzi vake vaviri, navaranda vakadzi vaviri, navanakomana vake gumi nomumwe, akayambuka zambuko reJaboki. 23Akavatora akavayambusa rukova, saizvozvowo akayambusa zvinhu zvose zvaaiva nazvo. 24Jakobho akasara ari oga. Zvino mumwe murume akaita mutsimba naye kusvikira mambakwedza. 25Murume uyu akati aona kuti haagoni kukunda Jakobho, akabata pahudyu pake, hudyu yaJakobho ikanyuka pavakanga vachiita mutsimba.
26Akati, “Ndiregei ndiende; kwaedza.” Asi Jakobho akati, “Handingakuregei muchienda kunze kwokunge mandiropafadza.”
27Akati kwaari, “Zita rako ndiani?” Iye akati, “Jakobho.”
28Akati, “Hauchazonzi Jakobho, asi Israeri, nokuti wakarwisana naBaba vedu uye navanhu, ukakunda.” b b v28 Israeri zvinoreva kuti “anorwisana naMwari” — zita rinopiwa naBaba vedu kuna Jakobho mushure mousiku hwomutsimba.
29Jakobho akamubvunza achiti, “Ndapota ndiudzei zita renyu.” Iye akati, “Unobvunzireiko zita rangu?” Akamuropafadza ipapo.
30Saka Jakobho akatumidza nzvimbo iyoyo kuti Penieri achiti, “Nokuti ndakaona Baba vedu chiso nechiso, asi upenyu hwangu hukaponeswa.” c c v30 Kupupura kwaJakobho mushure momutsimba wousiku hwose: akasangana naBaba vedu chiso nechiso — Baba vane ukama vari muchimiro chaaigona kuona, kubata, nokurwisana nacho — uye upenyu hwake hukaponeswa. 31Zuva rakabuda pamusoro pake paakapfuura Penueri, achikamhina nokuda kwehudyu yake. 32Ndokusaka, kunyange nanhasi, vaIsraeri vasingadyi mutsinga wechidya uri pahudyu—nokuti akabata hudyu yaJakobho ipapo, pamutsinga wechidya.