Matalikilo 32:1-32
32 Mpoonya Jakobo wakazumanana mulweendo lwakwe, alimwi bangelo ba Leza bakayaana anguwe.
2 Mbwaakababonena buyo, Jakobo wakati: “Eeyi ninkambi ya Leza!” Aboobo busena oobo wakabuulika kuti Mahanaimu.*
3 Mpoonya Jakobo wakatuma batumwa kumbele lyakwe kuti bakaswaangane a Esau imunyina munyika ya Seiri,+ icilawo* ca Edomu,+
4 alimwi wakabalailila kuti: “Mboobu mbomuyakwaamba kuli simalelaangu Esau, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba muzike wako Jakobo: “Ndakkala* a Labani kwaciindi cilamfwu kusikila sunu.+
5 Alimwi ndaba aŋombe zinji, imbongolo, mbelele ababelesi baalumi abakaintu,+ eelyo ndatuma mulumbe ooyu kuti ndimuzyibye simalelaangu kutegwa ndifwidwe luzyalo mumeso aanu.”’”
6 Nokwakainda ciindi batumwa bakapiluka kuli Jakobo akumwaambila kuti: “Twakaswaangana amunyoko Esau alimwi lino uli munzila kuboola kulinduwe kuti muswaangane, ulijisi abaalumi bali 400.”+
7 Lino Jakobo wakayoowa kapati akulibilika.+ Aboobo wakaandaanya bantu mbaakali limwi, impongo ambelele, iŋombe alimwi ankamela, munkamu zyobilo.
8 Mpoonya wakati: “Ikuti Esau walwana nkamu yomwe, nkokuti imwi ilafwutuka.”
9 Kumane Jakobo wakati: “O Leza wataata Abrahamu a Leza wataata Izaka, O Jehova, yebo oondaambila kuti, ‘Piluka kunyika yokwanu akumukowa wako, alimwi ndinookulongezya,’+
10 talundeeleli luyando lutamani akusyomeka kwako koonse nkootondezya kulindime ndemubelesi wako,+ nkaambo nindakazabuka Jordano ndakajisi buyo nkoli yangu, lino mpaawa ndaba nkamu zyobilo.+
11 Ndakomba, kondifwutula+ kujanza lyamwanookwesu Esau, nkaambo ndiliyoowede kuti ambweni ulaboola kundilwana mebo,+ abana abamakaintu.
12 Alimwi yebo wakaamba kuti: ‘Ndiyookulongezya alimwi ndiyoovwuzya lunyungu lwako mbuli musenga wakulwizi, imunji cakuti tuubaliki.’”+
13 Aboobo wakoona nkukonya ooko masiku aayo. Mpoonya wakabweza lubono lumwi ndwaakajisi kuti ape Esau munyina kacili cipego:+
14 wakamupa mpongo mpwizi zili 200 abajembwe bali 20, ambelele mpwizi zili 200 abagutu bali 20,
15 nkamela zinyonsya zili 30, ŋombe mpwizi zili 40 abapoho bali 10, imbongolo zizyazi zili 20 azilumi zili 10.+
16 Wakazipa kubabelesi bakwe, tanga limwi alimwi lilikke, eelyo wakabaambila kuti: “Amuzabuke musolole kumbele lyangu, mwanakweenda kamusiilana zibaka kuzwa kutanga limwi alimwi.”
17 Alimwi wakalailila mubelesi wakusaanguna kuti: “Waakuswaangana a Esau mwanookwesu alimwi aakukubuzya kuti, ‘Ino simalelaako nguni alimwi ino uya kuli, alimwi ino tanga eeli ilili kumbele lyako ndilyani?’
18 weelede kwiingula kuti, ‘Ngu Jakobo muzike wako. Watuma cipego eeci kuli simalelaangu Esau,+ alimwi awalo ulaboola musyule lyesu.’”
19 Mbubonya oobo wakalailila wabili, awatatu alimwi aboonse ibakali kubinga matanga, kuti: “Mboobu mbomweelede kumwaambila Esau mwaakuswaangana anguwe.
20 Alimwi mukamwaambile kuti, ‘Muzike wako Jakobo ulaboola musyule lyesu.’” Nkaambo wakayeeya kuti: ‘Ikuti ndimukkomanisye acipego ncondatuma kumbele lyangu,+ nkokuti twaakuswaangana uyoonditambula kabotu.’
21 Aboobo basikutola zipego bakazabuka, bamusolweda kumbele, pele walo wakoona munkambi masiku aayo.
22 Kumane masiku aayo wakanyamuka akubweza bamakaintu bakwe bobilo,+ babelesi bakwe bamakaintu bobilo+ alimwi abana bakwe bali 11 akuzabuka acito ca Jaboki.+
23 Aboobo wakabazabusya akubaleta kutala aakalonga,* alimwi wakazabusya azintu zyoonse nzyaakajisi.
24 Mpoonya Jakobo wakasyaala alikke. Kumane mwaalumi umwi wakaboola akutalika kutingana anguwe masiku oonse kusikila kubucedo.+
25 Mwaalumi ooyo naakabona kuti tamuzundi, wakamujata mukasolo; eelyo zifwuwa zyamukasolo ka Jakobo zyakaindana nobakali kutingana.+
26 Kumane wakati: “Kondileka nduunke, nkaambo buyanda kuca.” Mpoonya walo wakati: “Tandikookuleka pe mane undilongezye.”+
27 Aboobo wakamubuzya kuti: “Ino nduwe ni zina?” eelyo wakati: “Ndime Jakobo.”
28 Mpoonya wakamwaambila kuti: “Tocinakwiitwi limbi kuti Jakobo, pele unakwiitwa kuti Israyeli,*+ nkaambo wazundana a Leza+ abantu alimwi kumamanino wazwidilila.”
29 Kumane Jakobo wakati: “Ndalomba kondaambila zina lyako.” Pele walo wakati: “Ino ndyanzi zina lyangu ndyobuzya?”+ Eelyo wakamulongezya mpoonya aawo.
30 Aboobo Jakobo wakaulika busena oobu kuti Penieli,*+ nkaambo wakati: “Ndamubona Leza ameso aangu, pele ndicili muumi.”+
31 Lino zuba lyakapasula mbwaakainda buyo mu Penueli,* pele wakali kusunkuta akaambo kakasolo kakwe.+
32 Nkakaambo kaako kusikila sunu bana Israyeli tabalyi milambi iili acibelo camunyama, akaambo kakuti mwaalumi ooyo wakajata maswaanganino aazifwuwa zyaakasolo ka Jakobo amulambi waacibelo.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Nkambi Zyobilo.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “imuunda.”
^ Naa “Ndakkala mbuli mweenzu.”
^ Naa “aakkuti.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Uuzundana (Uukakatila) a Leza.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Busyu bwa Leza.”
^ Naa “Penieli.”
