Genesesi 32:1-32
32 Patsogolo pace, Djakobo adayenda ndipo ali mu njira anjo wa Mulungu adayenda kukagumana naye.
2 Pomwe Djakobo adandokuwawona, adati: “Uno ni msasa wa Mulungu!” Tenepo iye adapasa mbutoyo dzina lakuti Mahanaimu.*
3 Patsogolo pace, Djakobo adatumiza wanthu kuti akagumane na m’bale wace Esau, ku dziko la Seiri lomwe likhacemeredwambo Edomu.
4 Ndipo iye adawauza kuti: “Kauzeni mbuya wangu Esau kuti: ‘Mtumiki wanu Djakobo walewa kuti: “Ndakhala* na Labani kwa nthawe itali.
5 Ndipo ndina ng’ombe, mabulu, mabira na anyabasa wacimuna na wacikazi. Tenepo ndikutumiza mafalaya kwa imwepo mbuya wangu kuti mundidekere mtima.”’”
6 Pomwe amuna wale adabwerera, adauza Djakobo kuti: “Tagumana naye m’bale wanu Esau, ndipo iye akubwera pabodzi na amuna 400 kudzagumana namwe.”
7 Pomwe adabva bzimwebzi, Djakobo adabva mantha kwene-kwene ndipo adacita thupo. Tenepo, iye adagawa wanthu omwe akhanawo m’mathimu mawiri kuphatanidzambo mabira, mbuzi, ng’ombe na ngamira.
8 Djakobo adati: “Esau akafuna kupha thimu lakuyambali, thimu linangoli lin’kwanisa kuthawa.”
9 Tenepo Djakobo adati: “Imwe Mulungu wa yavu wangu Abulahamu na Mulungu wa pai wangu Izaki, imwe Yahova, ndimwepo omwe mudandiuza kuti: ‘Bwerera ku dziko lako na la adzinza wako ndipo inepano nin’dzakusamalira.’
10 Nin’themera lini lufoyi lanu lacadidi na kukhulupirika kwentse komwe mukukulatiza kwa mtumiki wanune, pakuti pomwe ndidayambuka mkulo wa Jordanoyu ndikhana mpsimbo yokha basi, koma tsapano ndina mathimu mawiri.
11 Ndaphata minyendo, ndipulumuseni m’manja mwa m’bale wangu Esau, thangwe ndina mantha kuti angandiphe, aciphambo akaziwa pabodzi na wanawa.
12 Ndipo imwepo mudandiuzambo kuti: ‘Nin’dzakusamalira ndipo nin’dzacitisa wana wako* kuwanda ninga mcenga wa m’nyanza omwe nguzinji kwene-kwene ndipo ungalewengeke lini.’”
13 Ntsiku imweyo Djakobo adagona pamwepo. Patsogolo pace, iye adatenga bzinthu bzace bzinango kuti akapase m’bale wace Esau ninga mphaso.
14 Iye adatenga mbuzi zikazi 200, atonde 20, mabira yacikazi 200, mabira yacimuna 20,
15 ngamira zakumamisa 30 na tuwana twace, ng’ombe zikazi 40, mikono 10, mabulu yacikazi 20 na mabulu yacimuna 10.
16 Patsogolo pace, iye adapasa anyabasa wace bzifuwobzo, thimu liri-lentse palokha ndipo adawauza kuti: “Tsogolani, ndipo mumbasiye mbuto pakati pa thimu liri-lentse la bzifuwo.”
17 Ndipo iye adauza nyabasa wace wakuyamba kuti: “M’bale wangu Esau akagumana nawe ndipo akakubvunza kuti: ‘Kodi ndiwe nyabasa wa yani? Ukuyenda kuponi ndipo bzifuwo bzomwe unabzobzi mpsayani?’
18 Iwepo umutawire kuti: ‘Ndine nyabasa wa mtumiki wanu Djakobo. Ndipo bzifuwobzi ni mphaso yomwe atumiza kwa imwepo mbuya wangu a Esau ndipo iwo akubwera m’mbuyo mwathumu.’”
19 Ndipo iye adauzambo nyabasa wace waciwiri, wacitatu na wentse omwe akhadawapasa bzifuwo kuti abakatsogole nabzo kuti: “Bzomwe ndakuuzanibzi ndibzo bzomwe mukauze Esau mukagumana naye.
20 Ndipo mukamuuzembo kuti: ‘Mtumiki wanu Djakobo akubwera m’mbuyo mwathumu.’” Pakuti na mu mtima mwace iye adati: ‘Ndikatsogoza mphasoyi pinango iye angakagwe mpfuwa ndipo ndikakagumana naye maso na maso angakanditambire bwino.’
21 Tenepo anyabasa wacewo adatsogola na mphasozo, tsono iye adagona pamsasapo usiku bumwebo.
22 Usikubo, iye adamuka acitenga akazi wace awiri wale, anyabasa wace awiri wacikazi na wana wace wacimuna 11, aciyambuka na pa njerera ya mkulo wa Jaboki.
23 Tenepo, iye adawayambusa pa mkuloyo* aciyambusambo bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo.
24 Pakumalizira pace, Djakobo adasala yekha-yekha. Kudabwera mwamuna munango ndipo iye adayamba kumenyana naye mpaka kumadandakweca.
25 Pomwe mwamunayo adawona kuti akukwanisa lini kukunda Djakobo, iye adamuphata pomwe pfupa la ntcafu limbalumikidzana na m’ciuno. Ndipo Djakoboyo adabzuguduka pomwe akhamenyana nayepo.
26 Patsogolo pace mwamunayo adati: “Ndisiye ndiyende pakuti kukucena.” Tsono Djakobo adamutawira kuti: “Nin’kusiya lini mpaka undisimbe.”
27 Mwamunayo adamubvunza kuti: “Kodi dzina lako ndiwe yani?” Iye adamutawira kuti: “Ndine Djakobo.”
28 Tenepo mwamunayo adati: “Dzina lako lin’khala lini pomwe Djakobo koma Jirayeri,* pakuti wamenyana na Mulungu na wanthu ndipo wakunda.”
29 Djakobo adamuuza kuti: “Ndaphata minyendo, ndiuze dzina lako.” Tsono iye adamubvunza kuti: “Thangwe ranyi ukundibvunza dzina langu?” Tenepo, iye adamusimba pamwepo.
30 Djakobo adapasa mbutoyo dzina lakuti Peniyeli,* thangwe iye adati: “Ndawona Mulungu maso na maso, koma ndapitiriza kukhala na moyo.”
31 Ndipo dzuwa likhadacoka pomwe Djakobo akhacoka ku Penuweli,* tsono iye akhagwidoma thangwe akhadapwetekeka pa mwendo.
32 Ndipopa mpaka pano, wana wa Jirayeri ambadya lini mdzipe wa pa pfupa la pa ntcafu lomwe limbalumikidzana na m’ciuno, thangwe mwamuna ule adaphata mdzipeyo pomwe akhamenyana na Djakobo.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Kuthandauza “Misasa Miwiri.”
^ Ayai, “ndakhala ninga mulendo.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mbeu yako.”
^ Ayai, “cigwa, gowa.”
^ Kuthandauza “Ule omwe adamenyana na Mulungu.”
^ Kuthandauza “Nkhope ya Mulungu.”
^ Ayai, “Peniyeli.”
