ABALHWANA babiri hano bali mbaghane, kwabithe? Wunasi amenabo? Omuhighi ni Esau, n’omulhwana oyukatheghaya esyambuli ni Yakobo.

Esau na Yakobo babya bahasa ba Isaka na Rebeka. Isaka thatha wabu aby’anzire Esau ya kutsibu, kusangwa abya muhighi mubuya kandi inyaka lethera abeka b’ebyalya eby’erirya. Aliriryo Rebeka aby’anzire Yakobo ya kwilhaba, kusangwa abya mukuthu, kandi mulhwana w’obuholho.

Sukulhu wabu ya Abrahamu abya inyakineho, kandi thwangana lengekania ngokwa Yakobo aby’anzire erimuhulikirira akakania oku Yehova. Abrahamu neryo mwaholha inyawithe ebirimo 175, omughulhu abahasa babya n’ebirimo 15 eby’obukulhu.

Omughulhu Esau abya birimo 40 eby’obukulhu, mwa thahya abakali babiri erilhua omwa kihugho kya Kanana. Eki mwakithatsemesya Isaka na Rebeka, kusangwa abakali aba isibali ramaya Yehova.

Neryo kiro kighuma muhabanika ekindu ekyaleka Esau inyahithana kutsibu oku mughalha wabu ya Yakobo. Obuthuku mubwahika omughulhu Isaka angabere inyakaha mughalha wiwe omukulhu y’omughisa. Kundi Esau abya mukulhu oku Yakobo, Esau abya n’amaha athi akendi bana omughisa oyu. Aliriryo Esau asangirwe inyabiri wulya Yakobo y’ehamuli ey’eribana omughisa oyu. Kandi, omughulhu abalhwana babiri bano ba buthawa Nyamuhanga asangawa inyabiri bugha athi Yakobo asyahebwa omughisa. N’eki kya kyabya kyabere. Isaka mwaha omughisa wa mughalha wiwe ya Yakobo.

Enyuma waho, Esau abere aminya eki mwaghalirwa oku Yakobo. Mwahithana kutsibu erihika eribugha athi akendi itha Yakobo. Rebeka abere abiriowa eki, mwakwa obuba kutsibu. Neryo mwabwira mwira wiwe Isaka athi: ‘Bwangabya butsibu Yakobo nayu alyathahaya okw’abakali aba abe Kanana.’

Busana n’ekyo Isaka mwabirikira mughalha wiwe Yakobo n’erimubwira athi: ‘Si wuthahaye okw’abakali be Kanana. Hakiri wughende ewa Betweli e Harani okw’ab’ekithunga kya sukulhu wawu. Wuthahaye okwa bali ba mughalha wiwe ya Labani.’

Yakobo mwowa thatha wiwe, neryo aho n’aho mwatsuka olhughendo lhwiwe lhuli eriya okwa b’ekithunga kiwe abikere e Harani.