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Zvino Jakobho akaenda nenzira yake, vatumwa vaMwari ndoku­sangana naye.

2.

Akati achivaona, Jakobho akati, "Ihondo yaMwari;" akatumidza nzvimbo iyoyo zita rinonzi Mahanaimi.

3.

Zvino Jakobho akatuma nhume pa­mberi pake kuna Esau, mukuru wake, kunyika yeSeiri, munyika yeEdhomu.

4.

Akavaraira, akati, "Taurai nashe wangu, Esau, muti, `Zvanzi nomuranda wenyu Jakobho, ndakanga ndiri mutorwa kuna Rabhani, ndikagarako kusvikira zvino;

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ndine mombe, nembongoro, namakwai, navaranda, navarandakadzi; ndatuma va­nhu kuzoudza ishe wangu izvozvi, kuti ndiwane nyasha pamberi penyu.' "

6.

Nhume dzikadzokera kuna Jako­bho, dzikati, "Takandosvika kumukuru wenyu Esau; naiye anouya kuzosangana nemi ana varume vana mazana mana."

7.

Jakobho akatya kwazvo, akatambu­dzika; akaparadzanisa vanhu vaakanga anavo, namakwai nemombe namaka­mera, akaita mapoka maviri;

8.

akati, "Kana Esau akasvika kune rimwe boka, akariparadza, boka rakasara ringatiza."

9.

Zvino Jakobho akati, "imwi, Mwari wababa vangu Abhurahamu, naMwari wababa vangu Isaka; imwi Jehovha, ndimwi makati kwandiri, `Dzokera kunyika yako, nokuhama dzako, ndigokuitira zvakanaka';

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handina kufanirwa ne­nyasha dzenyu dzose nokutendeka kwe­nyu kwose kwamakaitira muranda we­nyu; nokuti ndakayambuka Jorodhani urwu netsvimbo yangu yoga; zvino ndava mapoka maviri.

11.

Dondirwirai paruoko rwomukuru wangu, paruoko rwaEsau; nokuti ndinomutya, kuti achauya akandiparadza ini, namai, pa­mwechete navana.

12.

Ndimwi makati, `Zvirokwazvo ndichakuitira zvakanaka, ndichaitawo rudzi rwako sejecha regu­ngwa, risingagoni kuverengwa nokuwa­nda kwaro.' "

13.

Akavatapo usiku ihwohwo; aka­tora zvimwe kune zvaakanga anazvo, kuti chive chipo kuna Esau, mukuru wake;

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zvaiti: Nhunzvi dzembudzi dzina ma­zana maviri, nenhongo dzina makumi maviri, namatunzvi amakwai ana mazana maviri, namakondohwe ana makumi ma­viri,

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namakamera anokamwa ana ma­kumi matatu nemhuru dzawo, nemhou dzemombe dzina makumi mana, nehando dzemombe dzine gumi, namakadzi embo­ngoro ana makumi maviri, nemhuru dzine gumi.

16.

Akazvipa mumaoko avara­nda vake, boka rimwe nerimwe riri roga; akati kuvaranda vake, "Yambukai pa­mberi pangu, musiye runhambo pakati peboka rimwe nerimwe."

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Akaraira wo­kutanga, akati, "Kana Esau, mukuru wangu, akasangana newe, akabvunza, achiti, `Uri munhu waaniko? Unoende­piko? Izvi zviri pamberi pako nde­zvaani?'

18.

Uti, `Ndezvomuranda wenyu Jakobho; chipo chakatumirwa ishe wa­ngu Esau; tarirai, naiye ari kumashure kweduwo;' "

19.

akarairawo wechipiri ne­wechitatu, navose vakanga vachitevera mapoka, akati, "Kana mukamuwana Esau, mutaure kwaari muchidaro;

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muti, `Tarirai, naiye muranda wenyu Jakobho ari mumashure medu.' " Nokuti akati, "Ndichambomunyaradza nechipo chino­nditungamirira, ndigoti ndoona chiso chake; zvimwe achandigamuchira."

21.

Naizvozvo chipo chakayambutswa mberi kwake; asi iye pachake akavata usiku ihwohwo pakati peungano.

22.

Zvino akamuka usiku ihwohwo, akatora vakadzi vake vaviri navarandaka­dzi vake vaviri, navana vake vane gumi nomumwe, akayambuka pazambuko raJakobho.

23.

Akavatora, akavayambutsa parukova, akayambutsawo zvaakanga anazvo.

24.

Asi Jakobho akasara ari oga; mumwe murume akaita mutsimba naye kusvikira utonga huchitsvuka.

25.

Zvino akati achiona kuti haagoni kumukunda, akamubata pahudyu, hudyu ikatyoka ne­mitsimba naye.

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Iye akati, "Chindirega ndiende, nokuti utonga hwotsvuka." Iye akati, "Handingakuregei kuti muende, musati mandiropafadza."

27.

Akati kwaari, "Zita rako ndianiko?" Iye akati, "Jako­bho."

28.

Akati, "Zita rako harichazonzi Jakobho, asi Isiraeri; nokuti wakarwa naMwari navanhu, ukakunda."

29.

Jako­bho akamubvunza, akati, "Ndiudzeiwo zita renyu." Iye akati, "Unondibvunzi­reiko zita rangu?" Akamuropafadza ipapo.

30.

Zvino Jakobho akatumidza nzvi­mbo iyoyo zita rinonzi Penieri; nokuti akati, "Ndakaonana naMwari, upenyu hwangu hukachengetwa."

31.

Zuva rika­mubudira achipfuura napaPenieri; akaka­mhina pahudyu yake.

32.

Naizvozvo vana vaIsiraeri havadyi nanhasi runda rehudyu riri papfupa rehudyu; nokuti akabata hudyu yaJakobho parunda rehudyu.

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