Kalunga ta yambeke Jakob
1 Kalunga okwa lombwele Jakob a ti: “Inda kuBetel, u kale ko. Tungila ndje ko oshiyambelo, Kalunga ngoka nde ku ihololele, sho wa li to yi ontuku omumwanyoko Esau.”
2 Jakob okwa lombwele egumbo lye alihe naayehe mboka ya li puye ta ti: “Thigii po iikalunga ayihe iikwiilongo mbyoka mu na, iyapuleni ne mu zale oonguwo dha yela. 3 Otatu tembukeni po mpaka, tu ye kuBetel, nkoka tandi ka tungila Kalunga oshiyambelo, Kalunga ngoka a kwatha ndje methimbo lyuudhigu wandje naangoka a kala pungame shaa mpoka nda yile.” 4 Oyo noya gandja kuJakob iikalunga yawo ayihe mbyoka ya li ye yi na nosho wo uutenda womomakutsi mboka ya li ya zala. Oye nokwe u fumvike momwandi popepi naShekem.
5 Jakob noyana sho ya zi po, etilo enene olya kwata aantu yomiilando yopopepi, yo inaye ya landula. 6 Jakob okwe ya naantu ye ayehe puLus, ngashingeyi oBetel, mevi lyaKaanan. 7 Okwa tungu oshiyambelo e ta luku ehala Kalunga kaBetel, oshoka Kalunga okwe mu ihololele hoka, sho a li ta yi mumwayina ondapo. 8 Omuyamuthi gwaRebekka, Debora okwa si nokwa fumvikwa momwandi kuumbugantu waBetel. Onkee gwi ithanwa “Omwandi gwokulila oosa.”
9 Jakob sho a galuka kuMesopotamia, Kalunga okwe mu ihololele ishewe e te mu yambeke. 10 Kalunga okwa ti kuye: “Edhina lyoye oJakob, ihe okuza konena otali ningi Israel.” Osho ngaaka Kalunga e mu luku Israel. 11 Kalunga okwa ti kuye: “Ongame Kalunga Omunankondoawike. Kala u na oluvalo olwindji. Iigwana nayi ze moluvalo lwoye, oto ka ninga hekulu yaakwaniilwa. 12 Otandi ku pe evi ndyoka nda pele Abraham naIsak, notandi li pe oluvalo lwoye talu ku landula.” 13 Nena Kalunga okwe mu thigi po a yi. 14 Peha mpoka Kalunga e mu popitha, Jakob okwa dhike po endhindhilikomanya e te li yapula noku li tila omaviinu nomagadhi gooholivi. 15 Ehala okwe li luku Betel.
Eso lyaRakel
16 Jakob naantu ye oya tembuka po puBetel, nomanga ya li natango oshinano shimwe okuza kuEfrata, ethimbo olya thikana, Rakel a vale okanona; okwa li e na oshitheta oshilulu. 17 Oshitheta sho sha li tashi lundalala mokuvala, omuvalithi okwa ti kuye: “Rakel, ino tila, owa eta ko omumati ishewe.” 18 Ihe okwa li nokuli pokusa, nopethimbo ta fudha mo omufudho gwe gwahugunina, okwa luku omwana Benoni, ihe he okwe mu luku Benjamin.
19 Rakel sho a si, okwa fumvikwa pondjila yu uka kuEfrata, ngashingeyi oBetlehem. 20 Jakob okwa dhike po endhindhilikomanya pombila ye; olyo endhindhiliko lyombila yaRakel sigo onena. 21 Jakob okwa humu ko e ta ka yunga ontanda peha lilwe handiyaka yaEder.
Aana yaJakob
(1 Ondjal. 2:1-2)22 Jakob manga a li moshilongo shika, Reuben okwa lala naBilha, omudhike gwahe. Jakob okwe shi uvu nokwa li a thita po kondjahi.
Jakob okwa li e na oyana aamati omulongo nayaali. 23 Aana yaLea oyo Reuben (osheeli shaJakob), Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issaskar naSebulon. 24 Aana yaRakel oyo Josef naBenjamin. 25 Aana yaBilha, omupika gwaRakel, oyo Dan naNaftali. 26 Aana yaSilpa, omupika gwaLea, oyo Gad naAser. Aanona mbaka oya valelwa muMesopotamia.
Eso lyaIsak
27 Jakob okwa yi kuhe Isak kuMamre, popepi naHebron, nkoka Abraham naIsak ya li ya kala. 28 Isak okwa li e na omwenyo omimvo ethele nomilongo hetatu. 29 Oye okwa si muukulupe uunene nokwa li a kuta omwenyo, sho a gongelwa poohekulu. Oyana Esau naJakob oye mu fumvike.
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