¹ Woopatjeroni, Nluku hunpa erimu niitthaya. Etthayeeyo yaari yoohiithu. ² Waanooripela n'maatjini, ni n'nepa waNluku waanokhala weettaka nmaatjini. ³ Nluku aahiira: Okhale nthuko. Ni nthuko waahoonyaa. ⁴ Ni Nluku aahoona wiira vaahoreera; vano , aahokawaniha woonyaa nooripela. ⁵ Nluku aahiihana woonyaa othana ni oripela ohiyu. Waahokhala owitjissu niwiila, nihuku noopatjera. ⁶ Ni Nluku aahiira: Maatji akawanyee. ⁷ Ni Nluku yuulumalyaawe yaahiiranyaa ni maatji yaahokawanyaa yaari vathi nintjulu. Ni waahiiranyaa. ⁸ Ni Nluku aahiihihana erimu. Waahokhala owitjissu niwiila, nihuku nonayeeli. ⁹ Ni Nluku aahiira: Akhale vamotja maatji ovathi worimu, ni okhale vohun'ma. Ni waahiiranyaa. ¹⁰ Nluku aahuumiha etthaya, ni otakanihatja womaatji, on'mapahari. Nluku aahoona wiira vahoreera. ¹¹ Ni Nluku aahiira: Ekhale etakhwa, nimiri tjowiima mihokorokho, phanka ekhalelwaaya, epyoo ekhaleke mun'hokorokhoni. Ni waahiiranyaa. ¹² Etthaya yaahaana etakhwa, phanka ekhalelwaaya, niimiri tjowiima mihokorokho epyootjaya tjaakhala mon'mo. Ni Nluku aahoona wiira vahoreera. ¹³ Waahokhala owitjissu niwiila, nihuku noneeraru. ¹⁴ Nluku aahiira: Woonyee wiirimu nookawaniha wiira okhale othana noohiyu; wiira tjikhale ethoonhero tjoottonka, mahuku nimyaakha. ¹⁵ Tjikhale mithuko wiirimu wiira tjimwaleeleke etthaya. Ni waahiiranyaa. ¹⁶ Nluku aahopanka mithuko miili tjuulupale: Muulupale oomwaleela othana ni mwankaani oomwaleela ohiyu. Ni aahunpa etthontto. ¹⁷ Nluku aaheessa wiirimu wiira tjimwaleele etthaya, ¹⁸ Tjoomwaleela othana ni ohiyu. Ni Nluku aahoona wiira vahoreera. ¹⁹ Waahokhala owitjissu niwiila, nihuku noneetjesse. ²⁰ Nluku aahiira: Tjikhale tjitthu tjintji tjikumi n'maatjini, ni enuni tjivaveke vatjulu votthaya, vathi wowiirimu. ²¹ Nluku aahunpa enama tjuulupale tjon'maatjini niinama tjikhwaawe tjinkhala nmaatjini, niikhalelwaaya; enuni tjooteene, niikhalelwaaya. Ni Nluku aahoona wiira vahoreera. ²² Ni Nluku aahoreeriha, iiraka: Nýaraneke, ni mwintjiveke nmaatjini tjonpahari. Enuni tjintjiveke vatthayani. ²³ Waahokhala Owitjissu niwiila, nihuku noneethanu. ²⁴ Ni Nluku aahiira: Etthayeeyo ekhalane khula etthu ekumi, hula etthu niikhalwaaya, enama tjowapuwani, enama tjontakhwani, nitjitthu tjikhwaawe tjikumi tjovatthayani; khula etthu niikhalelwaaya. Ni waahiiranya. ²⁵ Nluku hunpa enama tjontakhwani vatthayani, niikhalelwaaya, enama tjovapuwani, niikhalelwaaya, nitjitthu tjikhwaawe tjikumi tjovathi, niikhalelwaaya. Nluku aahoona wiira vahoreera. ²⁶ Ni Nluku aahiira: Nimunpe ntthu phanka ekhoveehu, oolikana nihi. Wiira yooyo ahoolele ehopa tjon'maatjini, enuni tjowiirimu, niinama tjooteene tjunpiye, etthaya yooteene ni wakhula etthu ekumi yovathi. ²⁷ Nluku aahomunpa ntthu weekhalelwaawe, ekhalelo ya Nluku aahunpa; nlopwana ninthiyana Nluku aahowunpa. ²⁸ Nluku aahaareeriha ni aahiira: N'yarihaneke ni mwintjiveke, vatthayani. N'hoolele ehopa tjooteene tjon'maatjini, enuni tjooteene tjowiirimu ni wakhula etthu ekumi eneetta vatthayani. ²⁹ Nluku aahiira: Kihoovahatjani miri tjooteene tjinima tjiri vatthayani nimri tjooteene tjiniima mihokorokho; phin'hala okhala eyoolyeenhu. ³⁰ Wonama tjooteene tjontakhwani, enuni tjooteene tjowiirimu, ni wakhula etthu ekumi eneetta vatthayani, ni wakhula yowunpiya erina ekumi yintji, nri wooteene on'hala wiima phun'hala okhala eyoolyeenhu. Waahiiranyaa tjitjon'mo. ³¹ Ni Nluku aahoona wiira tjooteene tjaapankalyaawe, tjaari tjoreera. Waahossa niwiila, nihuku nonasita.

¹ Yaahomalihiya erimu niitthaya ni tjooteene tjaarivo. ² Nihuku nonasaapa, Nluku aahomaliha tjooteene tjaavaralyaawe, ni nihuku nen'ne, nluku aahomumula. ³ Ni Nluku aahoreeriha nihuku nonasaapa ni aahottakattifiha, kontha aahomalihera miteko tjooteene tjaavaralyaawe. ⁴ Ala phimakhalelo owiirimu ni vathi, owkathi wunpiyaaya. Apwiya Nluku wunpalyaaya erimu niitthaya, ⁵ khayaarivo mataakhuru ni khuuvo nri waaphuwela, kontha aPwiya Nluku yaari ahinakurussa epula ni khaavo ntthu aalima vatthayani. ⁶ Massi okame pwaanaaniha etthaya. ⁷ Vano, Nluku aahomunpa ntthu nintthupi notthaya, aahonpuussera nphulani nonvaha ekumi ni nlopwanoole aahokhala nkumi. ⁸ Nluku aahotthukula ematta, yiihaniya Eden, ni aahomweessa nlopwana aamunpalyaawe. ⁹ Vatthayani, Nluku aahophuwiha khula enan'na yonri tjoophwanela olya. Wootakaneela nri weekumi, waari eriyari ematta, ni nri wootjuweliha yootakhala ni yooreera. ¹⁰ Nro n'motja waakhuma, ni maatjyaayo yaakhuruwela Eden ni yaaniikawanihatja ephantte tjesse tjo muro. ¹¹ Ntjina nowantjera naari Pisom. Yooyo phaarukureerya etthaya yooHavila, waaphwanhanyaa ewooru. ¹² Ewoorwaaya etthayeeyo yomaana. Ni vaava yaanaphwanhanyaa maluku ooreera. ¹³ Ntjina nomuro yonayeeli yihaniya Giom. Eneetta etthaya yooteene yooCoxe. ¹⁴ Ntjina nomuro yoneeraru yiihaniya Tigre. Eneetta nphantte wooAssiria. Emuro yoneetjesse yiihaniya Eufrates. ¹⁵ Nluku aahonkussa nlopwana ni aahomweessa n'hina womatta Eden wiira akhalenle noolima. ¹⁶ Nluku aahomwiirela nlopwana, iiraka: Wakhula nri womatteela, olyeke. ¹⁷ Massi, nri wootjuweliha yootakhala ni yooreera, ohilye, kontha, nihuku nin'hala olya, onaakhwa. ¹⁸ Vano, Nluku aahiira: Khwavareerenle nlopwana okhala veekha. Kinaahala opnka ettheremaawe. ¹⁹ Nluku nunpaleene vatthayani enama tjooteene niinuni tjooteene wiirimu, Yena aahon'waanela tjooteene nlopwanoole wiira avahe matjina. Ni ntjina naahalaawe ovaha nlopwanoole wakhula etthu yoomumula, nen'no phaakookhala ntjinanaya. ²⁰ Nlopwanoole aahovaha matjina enama tjooteene, enuni tjowiirimu, ni tjitthu tjooteene tjon'mattani. Massi nlopwanoole, khaarina amwaarawe. ²¹ Nluku aahonkurussela ekhove tjuulupale nlopwanoole, ni yena aahorupa. Nluku aahomyaa niparari ni aahottiyela niirutthu. ²² Niparari Nluku naakumihalyaawe, yena aahomunpa nthiyana ni aahonrweeha wa Adao. ²³ Ni nlopwana aahiira: N'na nikhuva nomakhuvaaka, erutthu yorutthwaaka. Ayena an'hala wiihaniya nthiyana, kontha yunpiye wanlopwana. ²⁴ Phimaana, nlopwana naahala waahiya anumwanawe naanumwanawe, ni nkookhala naamwaarawe, naayenatja an'hala okhala erutthu emotja. ²⁵ Ooyeeli yaari matamata, nlopwana naamwaarawe, massi khayoonelana ehaaya.

¹ Vano, enua yaahaana ethapiya woovirikana niinama tjikhwaawe Nluku tjunpalyaawe. Ni yaahokohiya athiyana: Khweeli Nluku iirale: Ohikhale nri onpheeleenhu olya won'mattani? ² Nthiyana aahaakhula enua: Ninaalya wakhula nri on'mattani, ³ massi nihilye n'hokorokho wonri ori eriyari ematta, kontha Nluku hohimya: N'hilye wala, n'hikwanhe, n'naahala okhwa. ⁴ Enua yaahomwiirela nthiyana: Khan'nohala okhwa, ⁵ kontha Nluku naatjuwela wiira, nihuku nin'haleenhu olya, meethweenhu anaahala ohulya, ni n'nohala okhala phanka Nluku, ntjuwelaka yootakhala ni yooreera. ⁶ Nthiyana woonalyaawe wiira nryuule waari ooreera olya, ni waapheelaawe okhala ootjuwelatja, aahokussa n'hokorokho aaholya, aahaavaha awan'nhawe ni yaaholya. ⁷ Meetho aatthu ooyeeli yaahotthukuwa ni yaahoonatja wiira ari matamata; yaahorukulatja mataakhuru moolupale ni yaahowaratja. ⁸ Yaahiiwatja ntju naNluku, iira eettaka n'mattani. Vano, nthiyana ninlopwanoole yaahiipithatja nimiri. ⁹ Nluku aahomwiiha nlopwana ni aahiira: Ori vai? ¹⁰ Ni nlopwana aahiira: Kinowiiwa ntjuuninhu ni kaahokhala owoova, kontha kaari matamata; vano, kaahiipitha. ¹¹ Nluku aahiira: Tupani oohimeeryale wiira waari matamata? Onoolya n'hokorokho wiiralyaaka ohilye? ¹² Nlopwana aahaakhula: Nthiyana kivahaleenhu nookivaha n'hokorokhooyo ni kihilya. ¹³ Nluku aahomwiirela nthiyana: Opankaleni? Nthiyana aahaakhula: Enua enookithepya nimi kiholya. ¹⁴ Nluku aahiirela enu: Opankenleni tjo, onaahala otakhalihiya weenema tjooteene on'hala weetta n'mirimaniwaa ni on'hala olya ntthupi okhuma elelo npaka ohoolo. ¹⁵ Kinaahala woopankela ewani naamwaaraa naatthu an'haleenhu waayara. Yena naahala orakaliha murweenhu ni n'naahala ohuva. ¹⁶ Ni nthiyana aahomwiirela: N'naahala ohuva tjinene mwiiyaraka; Otthunawinhu on'hala okhala waawan'nhinhu, massi yena n'hala woohoolelalni. ¹⁷ Ni nlopwana aahomwiirela: Ohowiiwelela amwaraa ni oholya n'hokorokho wonri wookhottihalyaaka, kiiraka: N'hilye, etthaya enaahala otakhalihiya mwaha wawaa, n'nohala ovara nteko tjinene woopheela olya, mahuku ooteene npaka onrweenhu. ¹⁸ Anaahala orikrika makhalelwaa. ¹⁹ N'nohala olya orettheelawinhu, npaka ohokoleela watthayani wakhumaleenhu. Kontha weetthaya ni watthayani onaahokoleela. ²⁰ Nlopwana aahowiihana amwaarawe ntjina na Eva, kontha ayena, yaari anumwanaya tjitthu tjooteene. ²¹ Nluku aahopanka ekuwo tjonttapala Arao naamwarawe yaahowaratja. ²² Nluku aahiira: Vano nlopwana aahokhala phanka hiivano, atjuwelaka yooreera ni yootakhala. Akin'hala otthuniha wiira alye nri weekumi ni akhalaka womahuku ooteene. ²³ Phimaana, Nluku ahaarihela ota wa Eden, wiira yalimeke etthaya yeeyo ekhumalyaaya. ²⁴ Vano, Nluku aahomoomola mlopwana, anamakhlenla nphantte nkhwaawe wa Eden niikatana yeemelale miphantte tjooteene, wiira akhalenle nri weekumi.

¹ Adao aahorupa ni Eva, amwaarawe. Ayena yaahorupala ni yaahonýara Caim. Ayena yaahiira kaahaana mwaana n'motja nlopwana kaakhavihatjeriye niNluku. ² Vano, ayena yaahonýara mwaamun'nawe Abel. Abel aari n'hakheli onama, massi Caim aanaalima. ³ Onavirale owakathi mwintji, Caim aahowaana mihokorokho ni aahon'vaha Nluku. ⁴ Ni Abel aahowaana mihuwotawe tjowiittivala. Apwiya waahaatjivela Abel ovahawawe, ⁵ massi yena khantjivenle Caim niitthu yaavahalyaawe. Vano, Caim aahorussiya tjinene. ⁶ Apwiya yaahomwiirela Caim: Onrussiya tjon'mo essiyani? ⁷ Wapankaka tjiri mantjira, khun'hala otthuniya? Phimana, weehipankeke tjiri mantjira, etanpi enthurumela vankhora owootolenla. ⁸ Caim, aahomwiirela Abel, mwaamun'nawe: Nttwee omattani.Anaritji omattani, Caim aahoonrweela Abel, mwaamun'nawe, ni aahomwiiva. ⁹ Vano, Apwiya yaahonkoha Caim: Mwaamun'naa Abel rivai? Yena aahaakhula: Akintjuwela. Timi kinonkhalenla mwaamun'naka? ¹⁰ Apwiya yaahiira: Opankaleni? Vathi ethhaya, ntju nophome yamwaamun'naa enaakikhuwela. ¹¹ Nen'nava ohotakhalihiya niitthaya mwaha womalakwaa waakhenla ephome yamwaamun'naa eri nmatataniwaa. ¹² Wavaraka nteko woolima, khun'hala ophwanha etthu. On'hala okhala namatthawa ni namakossa watthayani. ¹³ Caim aahowiirela Apwiya: Nttarusswaakooyo muulupale ohinkhwitiryaaka ovilela. ¹⁴ Khweeli, olelo n'naakoomola vatthayaniva ni kin'hala okhala ottayi ninhu. Kin'hala okhala namatthawa ni namakossa vatthayani; ni n'hala okikuman'na, naahala okiiva. ¹⁵ Ni Apwiya yaahomwiirela: Wayoole n'hala omwiiva Caim kinaahala onttarussa emaara saapa. Vano, Apwiya yaahomweessenra nthoonhero Caim, wiira hiiviye nintthu n'hala onkuman'na. ¹⁶ Caim aahokhuma ohoolo waapwiya ni aahokhala elapo yo Node, ohitto wa Eden. ¹⁷ Caim ahaathela amwaarawe, yaahorupala ni yaahonýara Enoque. Caim aahoteka epooma ni aahiihana ntjina namwaamwanawe Enoque. ¹⁸ Enoque, aahon'yara Irade. Irade aahon'yara Meujael. Meujael aahon'yara Metusael. Metusael aahon'yara Lameque. ¹⁹ Lameque aahaathela athiyana eeli: Ada ni Zila. ²⁰ Ada aahon'yara Jabal. Yena aari athumwanaya yaale yaakhala n'heemani ahuwaka enama. ²¹ Mwaamun'nawe iihaniya Jubal. Yena aari athumwaane yaale yiipa etjipo. ²² Zila aahaana mwaana n'motja, Tubal-Caim, funti oopankatja tjitthu tjoporontje. Mwanrokorawe Tubal-Caim aari Naama. ²³ Lameque aahowiirela asaarawe: Ada ni Zila, mwiiwe en'himyaaka, mwiiwe moolumwaaka, kihomwiiva nlopwana mwaha wookirakaliha, nanttonpe mwaha wookinhakela. ²⁴ Wakhala wiira Caim nkoottarussiya emaara saapa, Lameque nkoottarussiya emaara sapiini nasaapa. ²⁵ Adao aahorupatho naamwaarawe naayena naahon'ratho mwaana nkhwaawe, nanvahalyaawe ntjina na Sete; ayena yaahiira: Nluku aahokivaha mwaana nipuro naAbel, Caim noomwiiva. ²⁶ Sete, aahon'yara mwaamwanawe ni aahonvaha ntjina naEnos. Waari owakathi yooyo attthu wantjeralyaaya okhuwela ntjina naapwiya.

¹ Ala phaamutji aAdao. Nihuku Nluku waamunpalyaawe ntthu, Yena aapankale phanka tjiryaawe. ² Yena aahomunpa nlopwana ninthiyana, aahaareerihatja ni aahowiihanatja apinaatamu. ³ Adao aahokhala eyaakha emiya wotalaathiini, aahon'yara mwaana phanka yena, ni aahomwiihana ntjina naSete. ⁴ Adao wan'yaralyaawe Sete, aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane ni ahaayara asaana assilopwana naasithiyana. ⁵ Adao aahokhala eyaakha emiya khentta wotalaathiini; ni phaakhwaawe. ⁶ Sete aahokhala eyaakha emiya nathanu ni aahon'yara Enos. ⁷ Wan'yaralyaawe Enos, Sete aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane ni aahaayara assaana assilopwana naasaana assithiyana. ⁸ Sete aahokhala eyaakha emiya khentta wokhuumi napiili; ni phaakhwaawe. ⁹ Enos aahokhala eyaakha hanssiini naarupayini ni aahon'yara Quena. ¹⁰ Wan'yaralyaawe Quena, Enos aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane wokhuumi nathanu ni aahaayara asaana assilopwana naasithiyana. ¹¹ Enos aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane nathanu; phaakhwaawe. ¹² Quena aahokhala eyaakha sapiini ni aahon'yara Maalalel. ¹³ Wan'yaralyaawe Maalalel, Quena aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane waarupahini phaayaraawe asaana. ¹⁴ Quena aahokhala eyaakha emiya khentta wokhuumi; phaakhwaawe. ¹⁵ Maalalel aahokhala eyaakha suthwiini nathanu ni aahon'yara Jarede. ¹⁶ Wan'yaralyaawe Jarede, Maalalel aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane wotalaathiini ni ahaayara asaana. ¹⁷ Maalalel aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane wohanssiini waarupayini nathanu; phaakhwaawe. ¹⁸ Jarede aahokhala eyaakha emiya wosapiini napiili ni aahon'yara Enoque. ¹⁹ Wan'ralyaawe Enoque, Jarede aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane ni aahaayara asaana. ²⁰ Jarede aahokhala eyaakha emiya khentta wosuthwiini napiili; phaakhwaawe. ²¹ Enoque aahokhala eyaakha suthwiini nathanu ni aahon'yara Matusalem. ²² Enoque aaheetta niNluku. Wan'yaralyaawe Matusalem, Enoque aahokhala eyaakha emiya tthaaru ni aahaayara asaana. ²³ Enoque aahokhala eyaakha emiya tthaaru wosuthwiini nathanu. ²⁴ Enoque aaheetta niNluku, ni aahorimeela, kontha Nluku aahonkussa. ²⁵ Matusalem aahokhala eyaakha emiya naane wothamaaniini nasaapa ni aahon'yara Lameque. ²⁶ Wan'yaralyaawe Lameque, Matusalem aahokhala eyaakha emiya saapa wothamaaniini napiili ni aahaayara asaana. ²⁷ Matusalem aahokhala eyaakha emiya khentta wosuthwiini nakhentta; phaakhwaawe. ²⁸ Lameque aahokhala eyaakha emiya wothamaaniini napiili ni aahon'yara mwaana, ²⁹ amwiihan'nyaawe Noe, iiraka: Ola phin'hala onimaaliha nimiteko tjon'matataniwihu, tjaakhumenlale mwaha wotthaya Apwiya etakhalin'hyaaya. ³⁰ Lameque aahokhala eyaakha emiya thanu wohansiini naarupayini nathanu phan'yaraawe Noe ni phaayaraawe asaana. ³¹ Lameque aahokhala eyaakha emiya saapa wosapiini nasaapa; phaakhwaawe. ³² Noe ahokhala eyaakha emiya thanu phan'yaraawe Sem, Cam ni Jafe.

¹ Owakathi apinaatamu wantjalyaaya oyarana ni yaayaraka asaana, ² asaana aNluku yaahoona wiira asaana aapinaatamu yaahotepa oreeratja ni yaahaakussa okhala asaaraya ooteene yaatjivela. ³ Ni Apwiya yaahiira: N'nepaaka khun'hala okhala owakathi mwintji nipinaatamu, kontha erutthu, ni mahukwaaya an'hala okhala eyaakha emiya wosiriini. ⁴ Atthu oorekamatja yaahaavo vathi, mahuku yaale. Eyo yiiranyaale kntha asaana aNluku yaathela asaana aapinaatamu, naayenatja yaahaayaranatja asaana, yaayo yaari alopwana ookhuluveliya, ootjuwelessiya. ⁵ Apwiya yaahoona wiira otakhalihiya waari naapinaatamu ovathi nimuupuwelelotjaya nimirimatjaya tjaari tjootakhala. ⁶ Ni Apwiya yaahiitjukulela mwaha woomunpa nlopwana yaahontjukuliha eroohwaawe. ⁷ Vano Apwiya yaahiira: Etthaya yeeyo emunpalyaaka ntthu kinaakwanhulatja; atthu ooteene, enama tjuulupale, tjitthu tjooteene tjineetta vathi niinuni tjowiirimu, kontha kihiituthuwa mwaha woowunpa. ⁸ Massi Noe aahaana n'nema waaPwiya. ⁹ Ala phayaari makhalelo a Noe. Yena aari nlopwana oohittheka, ooreeresiya waatthu onikhotonawe ni eetta niNluku. ¹⁰ Noe aari athumwaane aasaana araru: Sem, Cam ni Jafe. ¹¹ Etthaya yaari yootakhalihiya niNluku ni yaahotjara manhala. ¹² Nluku aahoona etthaya ni yaari yootakhalihiya, erutthu tjooteene tjaari tjootakhalihiya mittalatjawe aahotthuka. ¹³ Nluku aahomwiirela Noe: Kinoona wiira ohophiya owakathi woomaliha ekumi tjaatthu ooteene, kontha etthayeeyo tjinootjarana tjootakhala tjaapinaatamu. Phimaana kinawaakwanhulatja niitthaya yooteene. ¹⁴ Opanke ekalawa yomiri. Wuunuwihe nookawanihatja n'hinan'mo oreerihaka ota nin'hina. ¹⁵ Phiinan'na en'halaa opanka: erekamelo yokalaweeyo en'hala okhala emeeturu emiya tthaaru, eyaatapuwelo emeeturu hanssiini ni eyeemelelo emeeturu talaathiini. ¹⁶ Onaahala ottiyenla ekalaweeyo ni on'hala omalihera niimeeturu emotja vatjuluwaya. On'hala ohela nkhora n'motja. On'hala okawanihatja: Yowantjera, yonayeeli ni yoneeraru. ¹⁷ Okiiwe: Kinaahala owaana epaluwa vathi, yowaakwanhula atthu ooteene naale arina ekumi yintji vathi worimu. Yooteene eri vathi enaahala okhwa. ¹⁸ Massi nin'hala okhala nkhayi.We on'hala orwaa n'hina wokalawa, asaanaa, amwaaraa naasaara aasaanaa. ¹⁹ Enama tjooteene tjikumi, atthu ooteene, ohaana waahelaka nkalawani eeli wakhula enan'na, nlopwana ninthiyana, wiira waakhalane akumi. ²⁰ Enuni piili, enama piili, wakhula etthu eneetta vathi pili piili, ni tjinaahala wooweela khula enan'na piili piili, wiira okhalane. ²¹ Osunke khula enan'na yoyoolya, kontha tjen'nho phin'halaa olya niinaman'nho. ²² Vano, Noe aahopnka tjitjon'mo. Phanka tjooteene tjaahimeeriyaawe niNluku, yena aahopanka.

¹ Apwiya yaahomwiirela Noe: Orwee nkalawani, we naasimutjyaa ooteene, kontha kihoona wiira khunatanpi. ² Wakhula enama, onaahala okussa saapa tjoolopwana ni saapa tjeethiyana; ni, enama tjoohiphwanela, yoolopwana niiyo yoothiyana. ³ Niinuni tjowiirimu, on'hala okussa saapa tjoolopwana ni saapa tjoothiyana, wiira yamala epaluweyo tjihale tjikumi. ⁴ Kontha womahuku saapa, kinaahala okurussa epula yomahuku arupayini othana noohiyu. Kinaahala otankulatja tjitthu tjooteene tjovathi tjunpalyaaka. ⁵ Noe aahovara tjooteene tjiireliyaawe naaPwiya. ⁶ Wawaalyaaya epaluwa Noe iira narina eyaakha emiya sita. ⁷ Noe aahokela nkalawani naasaanaawe naamwaarawe naasaara aasaanaawe, mwaha womaatji opaluwa. ⁸ Enama tjoophwanela nitjoohiphwanela, enuni, nitjooteene tjeetta vathi, ⁹ tjaakhala piili piili, yoolopwana ni yeethiyana, tjaahorwaa wa Noe ni tjaahokela nkalawani, phanka Nluku tjaamwiirelalyaawe Noe. ¹⁰ Waviralyaaya mahuku saapa, etthaya yaahomiriya naimaatji. ¹¹ Noe owakathi waarinaawe eyaakha emiya sita, mahuku khuumi nasita womweeri wonamiili, tjaahokwanhuwatja epahari tjooteene, mikhora tjowiirimu tjaahotthukuwa. ¹² Epula yaahantja orupa nimaatji yaahotjara vatthayani womahuku arupayini othana noohiyu. ¹³ Nihuku nen'no, Noe aahokela nkalawani naasaanaawe Sem, Cam ni Jafe, amwaara aNoe naasaara asaanaawe. ¹⁴ Ayenatja, niinama tjooteene, wonayeeli niikhalelwaaya, enama tjooteene tjoohuwiya, nimakhalelwaaya, wakhula enama yeetta vathi, niikhalelwaaya, ni wakhula yowunpiya yaarina mapupha. ¹⁵ Wakhula enama tjaakhala piili piili tjinarina okumi tjaahorwaa wa Noe ni tjaahokela nkalawani. ¹⁶ Enama tjaakelale tjaari tjilopwana ni tjithiyana; Tjaahokela phanka Nluku tjaahimyalyaawe. Vano, Apwiya yaahotthuka nkhora. ¹⁷ Ni yaahowa epaluwa vathi, womahuku arupayini, ni maatji yaahontjeryaa jikalawa yaahovussiya vathi. ¹⁸ Niitthaya yooteene yaahomiriya nimaatji, ni ekalawa yaahokala vatjulu maatji. ¹⁹ Maatji yaahontjryaa tjinene vathi nimyaako tjoorekamessa tjaari vathi erimu tjaahomiriya . ²⁰ Maatjyaayo anavikanale mwaako yaahaana emeeturu khuumi nathanu. ²¹ Apinaatamu ooteene yaari vathi yaahokhwa: enuni, enama tjovapuwani, tjntakhwani, naatthu ooteene. ²² Tjooteene tjaamumula niikumi ni ooteene yaari vatthayani yowuuma yaahokhwa. ²³ Vano, atthu ooteene yaakhala vathi yaahokwanhulatjiya, okhuma atthu npaka enama, niinuni tjowiirimu. Ooteene yaahorimeela vathi. Yaahanle paasi phiNoe naale yaarinaawe n'hina mokalawa. ²⁴ Maatji yaahohala oweemela mahuku emiya wohanssiini.

¹ Nluku aahomuupuwela Noe, niinama tjooteene tjaarinaawe nkalawani. Nluku aahokurussa ephyoo, nimaatji yaahantja ovukuwa. ² Muro tjuulupale tjovathi nimikhora tjowiirimu tjaahotthukiya, epula yaahaamussa. ³ Maatji yeera arwaaka. Anavirale mahuku emiya wohanssiini, maatji yaahovukuwa tjinene. ⁴ Ekalawa yaaheemela mweeri wonsaapa, nihuku nonakhumi nasaapa, nmamyaakoni tjo Ararate. ⁵ Maatji yeera avukuwaka npaka mweeri wonakhuumi. Nihuku nowantjera womweeri wonakhuumi, milootho tjomwaako tjaahokhumela. ⁶ Waamalela mahuku arupayini, Noe aahotthukula etjanela yaapankalyaawe ⁷ ni aahon'hiya nakhuku, aarwaa noohokolyaa, npaka maatji wuumalyaaya. ⁸ Vano, aahoruma ekhuntta wiira awehe maatji yakhala wiira yaahomala vathi, ⁹ massi ekhuntta khayoonale nipuro noomorela. Vano, yaahohokoleela wa Noe nkalawani, kontha maatji nanlelo yaanaamirya etthaya. Yena aahotaphula ntatanawe, aahovarenla ni aahowhela npaani mokalawa. ¹⁰ Yena aahanriiha mahuku saapa ni aahorumatho ekhuntta. ¹¹ Ekhuntta yaahokolyaale otjootjilo, ni yaahowa enawapale omalakuni ntaakhuru nikithi. ¹² Noe aahotjuwela wiira maatji ahovukuwa. Yena aahaanriihatho mahuku saapa ni aahorumatho ekhuntta. Ni khihokoleelaletho wa Noe. ¹³ Nihuku nowantjera omweeri woopatjera mwaakha weettaka emiya namotja, maatji yaahomala vathi. Noe aahoweha ota wokalawa ni aahoona wiira maatji yaahomala. ¹⁴ Mweeri wonamiili, mahuku yeettaka siriini nasaapa, etthaya yaahokhala yowuuma. ¹⁵ Nluku aahomwiirela Noe: ¹⁶ Okhume nkalawani, naamwaaraa, asaanaa naasaara asaanaa. ¹⁷ Okumihe enama tjooteene, enuni nitjooeene tjinkhala vathi, wiira tjiyaranatjeke. ¹⁸ Vano, Noe aahokhuma naasaanaawe, amwaarawe naasaara asaanaawe. ¹⁹ Mihuwo tjooteene tjikumi: enuni, niinama tjooteene, phanka asimutjyaawe tjihiyalyaaya ekalawa. ²⁰ Noe aahaateka alteer waaPwiya. Yena aahokussa enama tjooreera ni enuni tjooreera wiira avahe waltaare. ²¹ Apwiya wahaatjivela ni yaahiira wanrimani: Akinaakulelatho otakhaliha etthaya mwaha wapinaatamu, wanookhalaru tjowuupuwela tjootakhala tjeeyareelo, akinaakulelatho okwanhulatja, phanka tjivaralyaaka. ²² Etthaya yiira ekhalaka, waala noohepha, oririya nooviha, eyiita niilimwe, othana noohiyu khun'mala.

¹ Ni Nluku aahonreeriha Noe naasaanaawe ni aahowiirelatja: Mwintjivihaneke vatthayani. ² Woovawinhu on'hala okhala niinama tjooteene, wonuni tjooteene tjowiirimu, ni tjooteene tjineetta vathi niihopa tjooteene tjonpahari. tjooteene tjiri nmatataniwinhu. ³ Wkhua etthu enmumula en'hala okhala eyoolyeenhu. Phanka tjoovahalyaakani mihokorokho, kihoovanitjitthu tjooteene. ⁴ Khan'nohala olya enama ekumi, wala, niiphome. ⁵ Wokhweeli, kin'hala okhala niiphomeenhu, ephome yeekumiinhu; kin'hala okhala ni wakhula enama. Nintata nakhula ntthu mwiivale mwaamun'naa, kin'hala okhala niikumi yantthu yooyo. ⁶ Wakhula ntthu n'hala omwaressa ephome yapinaatamu enaahala omwaressiya ephomyaawe nintthu yooyo, kontha Nluku homunpa ntthu phanka Yena. ⁷ Vano nhu, n'yaraneke ni mwintjivihaneke vatthayani. ⁸ Vano, Nluku aahomuulumana Noe naasaanaawe, iiraka: ⁹ Kinaahala woowiiherani nivuku nowaataana, ninlokoninhu mwakhwakavale ¹⁰ ni wakhula ntthu n'hala okhala ninhu: enuni, niinama tjoteene tjaari nkalawani, ni wakhula etthu enkhala vathi. ¹¹ Kinaahala woowiiherani nivuku nowaataana, ehin'hala okwanhulatjiya niipaluwa yomaatji. Khin'hala okhumenlatho epaluwa yomaatji yookwanhulatja etthaya. ¹² Nluku aahiira: Ola nthoonhero owaataanihawaka onoopankelaakani naatthu ooteene an;hala owa. ¹³ Kihohela nrekonaka nmahutteni ni en'hala okhala nthoonhero wowaataanawaka niitthaya. ¹⁴ Kakurussaka mahutte ninreko, ¹⁵ kinaahala wuupuwela waataana wonama tjooteene. Ni khin'halatho okhumenla epaluwa yookwanhulatja enama tjooteene. ¹⁶ Nreko ninn'hala okhala nmahutteni ni kin'hala okhala kuupuwelaka waataana ni Nluku ni tjitthu tjooteene tjinkhala vathi. ¹⁷ Nluku aahomwiirela Noe: Ola phunthoonhero wowaataana ovahalyaaka, tjitthu tjooteene tjovathi. ¹⁸ Asaana aNoe yaakhumale nkalawani yaari Sem, Cam ni Jafe. Cam yaari athumwaane Canaa. ¹⁹ Asaana ooraaru aNoe ni yaayo etthaya yaahintjiva atthu. ²⁰ Noe aahantja olima ni aahaala tjowaala. ²¹ Aahowurya nipha ni aahohapaliya. Yena aahohala matamata n'heemaniwawe. ²² Cam, athumwaane Canaa, aahowoona matamata ni aahokhuma orwaa waattonkela assun'nawe. ²³ Vano, Sem ni Jafe yaahokussatja ekaapa wanikhataniwaya, ni arukunuwaka, yaahaakhuneela athumwanaya. Yaareryale ettuli, wiira ahiwoonatje athumwanaya. ²⁴ Noe owakathi on'malamalalyaawe nipha, aahotjuwela yaapankiyaawe nimwaamwanawe. ²⁵ Vano, aahiira: Ootakhalihiya akhale Canaa. Yena n'hala okhala nanteko aananteko aasun'nawe. ²⁶ Ni aahiiratho: Wiira Apwiya, Nluku aSem, akhale ooreerihiya, ni Canaa akhale nantekweenhu. ²⁷ Nluku amuunuwihe Jafe ni akhale n'heemani mwa Sem. Ni Canaa akhale nantekweenhu. ²⁸ Waviralyaaya epaluwa, Noe aahokhala eyaakha emiya tthaaru wohanssiini. ²⁹ Mahukwaae ooteene aNoe yaari emiya khentta wohansiini, phaakhwaawe.

¹ Ala phimakhoto aNoe: Sem, Cam ni Jafe; Asaanaawe yaayarale epaluwa yomaatji enavirale. ² Asaanaawe Jafe yaari: Gomer, Magogue, Madai, Java, Tubal, Messeque ni Tiras. ³ Asaana aGomer yaari: Asquenas, Rifate ni Togarma. ⁴ Asaana aJava yaari: Elisa, Tarsis, Quitim ni Dodanim. ⁵ Asimutjaawe Java yaahokawelanatja etthaya, ni, yaahokussatja wonayeeli eluukaaya, naasimutjaaya. ⁶ Asaana aCam yaari: Cuxe, Mizraim, Pute ni Canaa. ⁷ Asaana aCuxe yaari: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raama ni Sabteca. Asaana aRaama yaari: Sabani Deda. ⁸ Cuxe aahon'yara Ninrode, yooyo aari owantjera otjuwanya elapo yovathi. ⁹ Yena aari namatotha muulupale ohoolo waaPwiya. Phimaana wiiriyaaya: Phanka Ninrode, namatotha muulupale ohoolo waaPwiya. ¹⁰ Epooma tjuulupale tjeehoolelwaawe tjaari: Babel, Ereque, Acade ni Calne, elapo yooSinar ¹¹ Elapo yeele, yena aahokhuma arwaaka waAssiriya ni aahonteka Ninive, Reobote-Ir Cala ¹² ni Resem okhuma Ninive ni Cala. Yaari epooma yuulupale. ¹³ Mizraim aahon'yara Ludim, Anamim, Leabim, Naftuim, ¹⁴ Patrusim, Casluim ni Caftorim. ¹⁵ Canaa aahon'yara Sidom, mwaamwanawe owantjera, ni Hete, ¹⁶ aahon'yara jebuseu, amorreu, girgaseu, ¹⁷ heveu, arqueu, sineu, ¹⁸ arvadeu, zemareu ni hamateu. Amutji omacananeu yaahokawanyaatja. ¹⁹ Elapo yomacananeu yaari Sidom, nphantte woorwaa oGerar, npaka Gaza; arwaaka nphantte wooSodoma, Gomora, Adma ni Zeboim, npaka Lasa. ²⁰ Ala phayaari makhoto aasimutjaawe Cam, eluukatjawe; tjonlaponiwawe. ²¹ Sem, nankhwi aasaana ooteene aHeber ni muulupalyaawe Jafe, aahaayara asaana. ²² Asaanaawe Sem yaari: Elao, Assur, Arfaxade, Lude ni Ara. ²³ Asaanaawe Ara yaari: Uz, Hul, Geter ni Mas. ²⁴ Aefaxade aahon'yara Sela; ni Sela aahon'yara Eber. ²⁵ Eber aahaayara asaana eeli. Ntjina namwaana owantjera naari Pelegue, kontha yaayo mahukwaayo yaari ookawanyaa. Ntjina namuulupalyaawe naari Jocta. ²⁶ Jocta aahon'yara Almoda, Selefe, Hazarmave, Jera, ²⁷ Hadorao, Huzal, Dicla, ²⁸ Obal, Abimael, Saba, ²⁹ Ofir, Havila ni Jobabe. Ooteene yaari asaana aJocta. ³⁰ Elapwaayatja yaari okhuma Messa npaka Sefar, otakaniha myaako tjoohitto. ³¹ Ala phaamutji aSem, niilukatjawe, niilapotjaya. ³² Ala phaamutji omaloko aNoe, wonayeeli nimakhalelwaaya, niilapotjaya. Okhuma woyaala amutjaala, yaahintjivatja ni yaahomwareela elapo yooteene, enavirale epaluwa yomaatji.

¹ Olumwenku waarina eluuka emotja paasi ni moolumelo yaari mamotja. ² Weeraaya yeettatjaka, yaaheemelatja elapo yooSinai ni yaahokhalatja wonwo. ³ Ni yaahiirelanatja yaayoru: Nipanke epulooku nipahe. Yaahuupatja epulooku ohiya maluku, niifiali. ⁴ Ni yaahiiratja: Niteke epoomeehu, yoorekama yeeyo, ni nivahe ntjina, wowiira nihimwaryaanatje. ⁵ Apwiya yaahokhuruwa wiira awehe epooma yaatekiya. ⁶ Apwiya yaahiira: Ooteenetjinhu mwatthu amotja n'nuuluma eluuka emotja. Eyo phantjaleenhu ovara, vano khiivo etthu en'hala wookutakutheelani npheeleenhu ovara. ⁷ Nivirikanihe eluuka wiira nihiiwanane ntthu ninkhwaawe. ⁸ Ni aPwiya yaahaamwressela elapo yooteene; ni yaaheemelela oteka epooma. ⁹ Phimaana, yaahiihaniya Babel, kontha aPwiya phaavirikanihalyaaya eluuka elapo yooteene ni yaahaamwaressela elapo yooteene. ¹⁰ Ala phamakhoto aSem. Yena aarina eyaakha emiya, owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Arfaxade, tjinavirale eyaakha piili waaviralyaaya epaluwa yomaatji. ¹¹ Sem aahokhala eyaakha emiya thanu nan'yaraleene Arfaxade; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ¹² Arfaxade aarina eyaakha talaathiini nathanu, owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Sela. ¹³ Wan'yaralyaawe Sela, Arfaxade aahokhala eyaakha emiya tjesse natthaaru; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ¹⁴ Sela aarina eyaakha talaathiini wan'yaralyaawe Eber. ¹⁵ Sela aahokhala eyaakha emiya tjesse natthaaru nan'yaraleene Eber; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ¹⁶ Eber aarina eyaakha talaathiini natjesse oakathi wan'yaralyaawe Peleque. ¹⁷ Eber aahokhala eyaakha emiya tjesse wotalaathiini nan'yaraleene Peleque; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ¹⁸ Peleque aarina eyaakha talaathiini, owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Reu. ¹⁹ Peleque aahokhala eyaakha emiya piili nakhentta nan'yaraleene Reu; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ²⁰ Reu aarina eyaakha talaathiini napiili owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Seruque. ²¹ Reu aahokhala eyaakha emiya piili nasaapa nan'yaraleene Seruque; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ²² Seruque aarina eyaakha talaathiini owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Naor. ²³ Seruque aahokhala eyaakha emiya piili nan'yaraleene Naor; ni aahaayara asaana akhwaawe. ²⁴ Naor aarina eyaakha siriini nakhentta owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Tera. ²⁵ Naor aahokhala eyaakha emiya wokhuumi nakhentta nan'yaraleene Tera. ²⁶ Tera aarina eyaakha sapiini owakathi wan'yaralyaawe Abrao, Naor ni Hara. ²⁷ Ala phamaloko aTera. Tera aahon'yara Abrao, Naor ni Hara; ni Hara aahonyara Lo. ²⁸ Hara aahokhwa waathumwaane Tera, elapo yaayareliyaawe, oUr womacaldeu. ²⁹ Abrao ni Naor yaahothelatja. Amwara aAbrao yiihaniya Sarai ni amwaara Naor yiihaniya Milca; aari mwaana aHara, yaari athumwaane Milca ni Isca. ³⁰ Sarai khaayara, khaarina asaana. ³¹ Tera aahaakussa asaanaawe Abrao ni Lo, mwaana amwaamwanawe, ni Sarai, amwara mwanawe, amwaara amwaamwanawe Abrao. Ni phaamootja yaahokhuma Ur womacadeu arwaaka elapo yooCanaa. ³² Yaahorwaa npaka Hara ni wonwo phwaakhalaaya. Tera aahokhala eyaakha emiya piili nathanu phaakhwaawe elapo yoHara.

¹ Vano, Apwiya yaahomwiirela Abraao: Okhume elapweeyo, ni eriyari waasimutjaa, niinupa yaathumwanaa, orwee elapo en'halaaka woothoonhera. ² Kinaahala wookhaliha nloko nuulupale, kinaahala wooreeriha, kinaahala wuunuwiha ntjinanaa ni kinaahala wooreeriha. ³ Kinaahala waareeriha an'hala wooreeriha ni kinaahala waatakhaliha an'haa wootakhaliha. Mwaha wawe, assimutjaa ooteene anaahala oreerihiya. ⁴ Apwiya phaamwiirelalyaaya Abraao wiira apanke, ni Lo aahorwaa ni yena. Abrao aarina eyaakha sapiini nathanu waakhumalyaawe elapo yo Hara. ⁵ Aahonkussa Sarai, amwaarawe, ni Lo, mwaana amwaamun'nawe, mihakhutjawe tjooteene naatthu ooteene yaaphwanhalyaawe elapo yo Hara. Ayenatja yaahokhuma arwaaka elapo yooCanaa ni yaahophiyatja. ⁶ Abrao aahorwaa npaka elapo yo Siquem oMore. Owakathi yoole, acananeu yaakhala elapo yeele. ⁷ Apwiya yaahonkhumenla Abrao ni yaahomwiirela: Elapweela kinaahala waavaha assimutjaa. Vano, Abrao aahaateka altaare waaPwiya, yoole ankhumenlale. ⁸ Yena aahokhumatho arwaaka mwaako Betel, wantekalyaawe heemaawe, naryeene oBetel ohitto nuutjulu. Yena aahaateka altaare waaPwiya ni aahaavaha mwantjinanaya. ⁹ Vano, Abrao aahokhuma arwaaka nphantte wooNequebe. ¹⁰ Ni yaahaavo etala nlaponi. Vano, Abrao aahorwaa wiigiipitu wiira akhale, maana etala yaahomwareela nlaponi. ¹¹ Weeraawe attamenlaka wiigiipitu, aahowiirela amwaarawe: Kinaatjuwela wiira mwanthiyana oophwanela. ¹² Atthu owiigiipitu yoowehani, anaahala wiira: Athiyanaala amwaarawe; anaahala okiivatja ni wookussatjani. ¹³ Mwawiirelatje omwanrokoraka tjon'mo kinaakhala saana, mahaleenhu, ni kinaahala okhala nkumi. ¹⁴ Abrao waphiyalyaawe wiigiipitu, yaahooniya amwaarawe ni yaari athiya ooreera. ¹⁵ Akhulupale aFarao yaahowoona athiyanaayo, ni yaahorweehiya wa Farao. ¹⁶ Yena aahonkhaliha ratta mwaha waathiyanaale ni aahon'vaha enama, naananteko. ¹⁷ Vano, Apwiya yaahaakurussela assinttuuttu enupa yaFarao, mwaha waSarai, amwaara Abrao. ¹⁸ Farao aahomwiihana Abrao ni aahomwiirela: Opankaleni? Wahaakihimeeryelani wiira amwaaraa? ¹⁹ Wakithepyatjerani wiira mwanrokoraa, kaakussaka phanka amwaaraka? Vano, n'nava waakusse amwaraa, waakusse orweeke. ²⁰ Vano, Farao aahokumiha nlamulo mwaha wayena, ni yaahorwaatja, naamwaarawe ni tjooteene tjaavahiyaawe.

¹ Vano, Abaro aahokhuma wiigiipitu arwaka waNequebe. Yena naamwaarawe nitjitthu tjooteene tjaarinaawe. Lo aari niyeneni. ² Abrao aari namihakhu: Aahaana mihuwo, eparatha niiwooru. ³ Yena aahaakulela ekwahaawe waNequebe arwaaka oBetel, npaka nipuro naari heemaawe, okhuma oBetel ni Ai. ⁴ N'no phinipuro naatekalyaawe altaare khalayi, ni Abrao ni aahovekela ntjina naaPwiya. ⁵ Owakathi yooyo, Lo, eettaka ni Abrao, aahaana enama naaheema. ⁶ Etthaya yaari yankaani woopheela oliha, maana mihakhutjawe tjaari tjintji, ni kawaaphwanela tjooteene okhala vamotja. ⁷ Ni yaahaavo ewani naahakheli onama tja Abrao naahakheli tjonama tja Lo. Owakathi yooyo, macananeu nimaferezeu yaakhala elapo yeeyo. ⁸ Abrao aahomwiirela Lo: Nihiwanihanatje we ni mi, wala naahakheliihu, kontha niri vamotja. ⁹ Elapo yooteene khinakhala yawaa? Kinawoolepela wiira okihuluwe. Warwaaka moono woothiyana, kin'hala orwaa moono woolopwana. Wala warwaa moono nlopwana, kin'hala orwaa moono nthiyana. ¹⁰ Vano, Lo aahoweha woorukureerya muro Jordao ni aahoona wiira aari nimaatji mentji nmittalani mooteene npaka Zoar; yaari phanka ojardim yaaPwiya, phanka elapo yowiigiipitu. Yiiranyaale aPwiya ahinatankula oSodoma ni Gomora. ¹¹ Tjitjon'mo, Lo aahiithanlela muro Jordao ni aahokhuma arwaaka, ni yaahokawanyaatja khula ntthu arwaaka nphanttyaawe. ¹² Abrao aahokhala elapo yooCanaa, Lo, aahokhala nmapooma, aatthonkomanihaka aheemaawe npaka oSodoma. ¹³ Atthu ooSodoma yaari ootakhala nrima ni anatanpi oolupale waaPwiya. ¹⁴ Apwiya yaahomwiirela Abrao, owakathi waapheelaaya ohiyanatja: Otthukule meethwaa ni owehe okhuma nipuro niryaa owehaka onkhuma ntjuwa, okela ntjuwa, moono nthiyana ni moono nlopwana. ¹⁵ Elapo yooteene enoonaa, kinaahala wooovaha naasimutjaa ooteene. ¹⁶ Ni kinaahala wintjiviha nlokonaa phanka ntthupi, weenan'na yowiira akhumenla ntthu oopheela waalikela ntthupin'no, ninlokonaa naalikeliye. ¹⁷ Ovuwe, weetteette owehaka tjiryaaya elapweeyo, kinaahala woovaha. ¹⁸ Vano, Abrao aahaatthukulatja aheemaawe ni aahokhala waattamenla oManre, nphantte wo Hebrom, waatekalyaawe altaare aaPwiya.

¹ Mahuku aAnrafel, mwene oSinar, oArioque, mwene oElasar, oQuedorlaomer, mwene oElao ni oTidal, mwene oGoim, ² yaalatja yaahowana ni Bera, mwene oSodoma, Birsa, mwene oGomorra, Sinabe, mwene oAdma, Semeber, mwene oZeboim ni mwene oBela. ³ Mamwene athanu oomaliheraayo yaathukumanale muro wooSidim. ⁴ Eyaakha khuumi napiili, yanvarela nteko Quedorlaomer, massi, mwaakha wonakhuumi namiraru, yaahohiyatja onvarela nteko. ⁵ Mwaakha nkhwaawe, Quedorlaomer nimamwene yaarinaawe yaahowaattakan'na arefim oAsterote-Carnaim, azuzin oHao, aemin oSave-Quiriataim ⁶ ni mahoreu omwaakowaya Seir npaka El-Para, waattamenla woothakoni. ⁷ Yaahohokolyaatja arwaatjaka En-Mispate, ni yaahokussatja elapo yaamalequita ni yomamorreu, yaakhala oHazazom- Tamar. ⁸ Woottharenlana, mwene ooSodoma, mwene ooGomorra, mwene ooAdma, mwene ooZeboim ni mwene ooBela yaahokhumatja arwaatjaka okhottoni emuro yooSidim ⁹ arwaaka omwaattakan'na Quedorlaomer, mwene ooElao, Tidal, mwene oGoim, Anrafel, mwene oSinar, Arioque, mwene oElasar: mamwene matjesse yaattakan'na nimamwene mathanu. ¹⁰ Muro Sidim waahotjara nimaatji, nimamwene ooSdoma ni Gomorra yaahotthawa ni yaahomorela mon'mo. Yaale yaari moono nthiyana yaatthawelale nmamyaakoni. ¹¹ Vano, awanani yaahokussa mihakhutjaya tjooteene tjooSodoma ni Gomorra ni yaahorwaatja. ¹² Ayenatja yaahonkussatja Lo, vamotja naatthwaawe. Lo aari mwaana amwaamun'nawe Abrao ni aakhala oSodoma. ¹³ Nmotja aakhwitirale otthawa aahorwaa ontttonkela Abrao, yena aakhala oManre, mwaamun'nawe Escol ni Ener, ni ooteene yaari nphantte waAbrao. ¹⁴ Abrao wiiwalyaawe wiira awananyaawe yaahonvara nmutjaawe, aahaaruma anakhottwaawe emiya tthaaru wokhuumi nanaane, yaayariye elapwaawe, ni yaahowoomolaniha npaka elapo yiihaniya Da. ¹⁵ Yena aahaakawaniha atthwaawe ni aahaawanana awananyaawe ohiyu, awoomolanihaka npaka elapo yiihaniya Hoba, nphantte wooDamasco. ¹⁶ Tjitjon'mo yaahohokolossatja tjitthutjaya tjooteene ninmutjaaya Lo ni mihakhutjaya, athiyana naatthu akhwaawe. ¹⁷ Abrao wahokolyaalyaawe okhottoni wa Quedorlaomer nimahumu yaarinaawe, mwene ooSodoma aahokhuma wiira amoonan'ne emuro yooSave. ¹⁸ Melquisedeque, mwene ooSalem, aahowaana nkatthe ninipha. Yena aari nankuttho aNluku owiirimu. ¹⁹ Abrao aahoreerihiya ni Nluku iiraka: Ooreeriya akhale Abrao niNluku owiirimu, unpale erimu niitthaya. ²⁰ Ooreeriya akhale Mluku owiirimu, aavahale awananyaawe nmatataniwaya. Vano, Abrao aahovaha nphantte wonakhuumi watjooteene. ²¹ Mwene ooSodoma aahomwiirela Abrao: Okivaheke atthu ni we okusseke mihakhu. ²² Abrao aahomwiirela mwene ooSodoma: Kinaavenhihera matata Apwiya, Nluku owiirimu, unpale erimu niitthaya, ²³ akinphwanela okussa etthu yawaa, wala ohikaakulele: Kihonthatjiriha Abrao. ²⁴ Akin'hala okussa hata etthu, ohiya elyale amwaavanuaala. Ni, naatthu yaawaanalyaaka, Aner, Escol ni Manre, wiira akusse mapurwaaya.

¹ Waviralyaaya eyo, Apwiya yaamwiirela Abrao, nttorani, yiiraka: Ohoove, Abrao! Mi kinttonttwaa ni etthuvwaa en'hala okhala yuulupale. ² Abrao aahaakhula: Awiya, n'nohala okivahani, kontha nanlelo akinamwaana, ni nkhalelwaaka on'hala okhala Eliezer ooDamasco? ³ Ni aahintjenratjo Abrao: Khankivahale nmutji ni okhalawaka on'hala ophwanhawaka. ⁴ Vano, naahowa nuulumo naaPwiya, yiiraka: Khin'hala okhala ophwanhawaa, massi yoole n'halaa onkhalana phin'hala okhala ophwanhawaa. ⁵ Ni aPwiya yaahonkumihera ota ni yaahomwiirela: Owehe erimu ni waalikele etthontto, wapheelavale. Ni yaahomwiirela: Phan'hala okhala amutjaa. ⁶ Abrao aahowaamini aPwiya ni aahovahiya onassariya. ⁷ Ni Apwiya yaahiira: Thimi Pwiya, ookumihale oUr womacaldeu, wiira koovahe elapweela phanka yowoohiyera. ⁸ Abrao aahaakoha: Kin'hala otjuwela tjani wiira kinaaphwanha? ⁹ Aahaakhuliya: Okiwiihere epwittipwitthi emotja, epuri emotja niimope emotja, khula enama tjoyaakha tthaaru tjeeyareelo, niikhuntta emotja. ¹⁰ Yena aahowiiha enaman'nho, aahothikila eriyari ni aaheesa khula ephantte niikhwaaya, massi enuni khaahitale. ¹¹ Enuni tjaananweela ni Abrao aanawoomola. ¹² Wakelalyaaya ntjuwa, Abrao tjaahonweela ekhove tjuulupale, ni waahoripela ventji. ¹³ Vano, Apwiya yaahomwiirela Abrao: Assimutjaa an'hala okhala elapo ehiri yawaya. Anaahala ohuvihatjiya eyaakha emiya tjesse. ¹⁴ Massi kinaahala waalamula ni anaahala okhumatja, ni anaahala okhuma nimihakhu tjintji. ¹⁵ Vano we onaahala orwaa ninrettele wan'nathumwana ni onaahala ossikhiya owuuluvaleene. ¹⁶ Nikhoto noneetjesse, anaahala owaatjatho, kontha tjoovaratjaya khatjinaaya oamalela. ¹⁷ Ntjuwa wakelalyaaya ni onaripenleene, mooro nimwiisyaaya waahovira eriyari wonama. ¹⁸ Nen'ne nihukun'ne, Apwiya yaahopanka waataana ni Abrao, yiiraka: Asimutjaa kihaavaha elapweela, okhuma muro wowiigiipitu npaka muro muulupale oEufrates. ¹⁹ Nqueneneu, nquenezeu, ncamodeu, ²⁰ n'heteu, nperizeu, maarefain, ²¹ amorreu, ncananeu, ngigaseu ni njebuseu.

¹ Sarai, amwaara Abrao, khayan'yarale mwaana anakhala n'motja, massi ayena yaahaana epotthaaya, yiihaniya Agar. ² Vano, Sarai aahomwiirela Abrao: Apwiya khankitthuniha oyara. Orupe niipotthaaka. Wan'nokhala kikhalanaka asaana mwaha woyena. Abrao aahowiiwenla amwaarawe. ³ Vano, Sarai, amwaarawe Abrao, aahonvaha epotthaawe, wiira akhale amwaarawe. Eyo yiiranyaale tjinavirale eyaakha khuumi Abrao akhala elapo yooCanaa. ⁴ Yena aahorupa ni Agar, ni aahorupala; ni watjuwenlyaawe wiira aahorupala, aahontanhifu Sarai. ⁵ Vano, Sarai aahomwiirela Abrao: Otanhifwiyawaka mwaha wawa. Kihoovaha epotthaaka nmatataniwa ni, woonalyaawe wiira horupala, nkiweha niitanhifu. Mwaahiye Apwiya anilamule. ⁶ Massi Abrao aahomwiirela Sarai: Epottheenhwiiyo enkhala mwaha wanhu, omwiirihe enpheelaa. Sarai aahonkhaliha nimarikoriko ni Agar aahotthawa. ⁷ Nlaikha naaPwiya naahonkhuruwela moothakoni, nttala wooSur. ⁸ Yena aahiira: Agar epottha yaSarai, onkhuma vai ni onrwaa vai? Ni yena aahaakhula: Kinontthawa aakikhalana, Sarai. ⁹ Nlaikha naaPwiya naahomwiirela: Ohokoleele wa Sarai ni wiiyevihe. ¹⁰ Nlaikha naaPwiya nahomwiirelatho: Kinaahala wintjiviha nlokonaa, ni an'hala okhala atthu entji, ahin'hala waalikeliya. ¹¹ Nlaikha naaPwiya naahomwiirela tootho: Ori niirukulu ni onaahala on'yara mwaana, n'halaa onvaha ntjina naIsmael, kontha aPwiya ahiiwa makhalelwaa. ¹² Yena n,hala okhala naatthu phanka, enama yonatakhwani. Yena n'hala okhala nwanani aatthu ooteene, ni n'hala okhala naasihimaawe. ¹³ Vano, Agar aahowiihana Pwiya yale yuuluma ni yena: We oNluku nkiweha, maana yena aahiira: Kaahaana kimoonaka yoole nkiweha? ¹⁴ Phimaana, aahiihana emuro yo Beer-Laai-Roi, eri eriyariru yoCades ni Berede. ¹⁵ Agar aahon'yara mwaana aAbrao ntjinanawe Ismael. ¹⁶ Abrao aarina eyaakha thamaniini nasita Agar wan'yaralyaawe Ismael.

¹ Abrao waarinaawe eyaakha hnsiini waarupayini, Apwiya yaankhumenla Abrao ni yaahomwiirela: KaNluku oowerya tjooteene. Okhale nimi ni okaamini. ² Vano, kinaahala owaataaniha ni kinaahala owintjiviha. ³ Abrao aahokokhora vathi ni Nluku aahomwiirela: ⁴ N'no phuwaataana onoovahaaka: On'hala okhala athumwaane atthu entji. ⁵ Khuniihaniyatho Abrao, massi ntjinanaa nin'hala okhala Abraao kontha kihoovahatjera okhala athumwaane atthu entji. ⁶ Kin'hala wookhaliha ntthu muulupale, kin'hala wookhaliha elapo tjintji. ⁷ Kinaahala okhala niwe naasimutja, ni waataana woohimala, wiira kikhale Nlukwaa ni Nluku aamutjaa ooteene. ⁸ Kinaahala woovaha elapo we naasimutjaa, elapo yooteene yooCanaa okhala woohimala ni kin'hala okhala Nlukweenhu. ⁹ Nanlelo Nluku aahomwiirela Abraao: Wiisaathiki waataanawaka, we naasimutja ni makhoto ooteene. ¹⁰ N'no phuwaataanawaka, vano ohaana okhaliha ratta naasimutjaa ooteene: Khula nlopwana haana uulaka. ¹¹ Yuulakavale phun'hala okhala nthoonhero wowaataanawaka. ¹² Khula nlopwana wanhu, omahuku naane eeyareelo, haana uulaka, womaloko ooteene. Ni wayoole ooyariya vapuwaniwinhu, yoole thumiye ni wakhula nan'mwa oohikhala assimutjeenhu. ¹³ Yoole yariye vapuwaniwinhu ni athumiyaka ninsurukweenhu haana uulaka. Vano, waataanawaka on'hala okhala mwiirutthuniwinhu phanka waataana woohimala. ¹⁴ Wayoole hin'hala wuula naahala wiiviya, kontha yena hohonona waataanawaka. ¹⁵ Nluku aahomwiirela Abraao: Naamwaarawe Sarai n'hiwiihanetho Sarai. Ntjinanawe Sara. Kinaahala wooreeriha ni onaahala on'yara mwaana. ¹⁶ Kinaahala onreeriha ni n'hala okhala anumwaane aatthu entji. Mamwene aatthu an'hala okhumenla mwaha woyena. ¹⁷ Vano, Abraao aahokokhorela vathi, aahothya ni aahiira wanrimaniwawe: Ntthu oyaakha emiya naayara? Sara n'hala oyara tjani nuuluvanle? ¹⁸ Abraao aahomwiirela Nluku: Ismael akhale ninhu. ¹⁹ Nluku aahiira: Amwaaraa, Sara, anaahala wooyarela mwaana, ni on'hala onvaha ntjina naIsaque. Waataanawaka on'hala okhala niyena, waataana woohimala naasimutjaawe. ²⁰ Wa Ismael kinaawiiwaka. Kinaahala onreeriha, ni kinaahala owintjiviha. Yena n;hala okhala thumwaane omahooleli khuumi nayeeli omahimo, ni kin'hala onkhaliha omakhoto mentji. ²¹ Waataanawaka on'hala okhala ni Isaque, yooyo Sara n'halaawe woovaha owakathi yoola mwaakha onwooyo. ²² Wamalalyaawe omuulumana, Nluku aahokhuma waaryaawe Abraao. ²³ Vano, Abraao aahonkussa mwaamwanawe Ismael ni ooteene yaale yaayariye vapuwaniwawe Abraao aahowuulihatja nihuku nimotja, phanka Nluku tjaahimyalyaawe. ²⁴ Abraao aarina eyaakha hanssiini waarupayini nakhentta, wuulihiyaawe. ²⁵ Ni Ismael, mwaamwanawe, aarina eyaakha khuumi natthaaru wuulihiyaawe. ²⁶ Nihuku nen'no, Abraao ni mwaamwanawe Ismal phuulihatjiyaaya. ²⁷ Atthu ooteene ovapuwaniwawe yuulale niyena, waatakaniha naanan'mwa yaathumiye ninsurukhu.

¹ Apwiya yaahonkhumela Abraao oManre, wookomalyaawe omakhumenloni woheema, oyhana. ² Abraao aahoweha ntjulu ni aahowoona alopwana araru aneemelale. owakathi waawehalyaawe aahatthawenla ni aahaakokhorela. ³ Yena aahiira: Apwiya, wakhala wiira kiri nmeethoniwinhu n'hikivire. ⁴ Kinaahala orumiha owaaniya maatji vakaani; wiirapihatje enhan'nho ni wiitthunwe vathi wonri. ⁵ Kinaahala owaana ephaawu; kinaahala wintjenra ekurutjinhu kontha n'hophiya npaka wanantekweenhu ni n'naahala ontthara. Ni yaahaakhulatja: Npanke tjihimyaleenhu. ⁶ Abraao, aahokela wowaakuvyaatja n'heemani ni aahomwiirela Sara: Waakuvatje okusse ekiilu tthaaru yotiriku, opanke mikatthe. ⁷ Abraao aahotthawenla omihuwoniwawe, aahovara enama yiihaniya benzerro ni yooreera aahonvaha nantekwaawe, ni aahotthonkomanihatja. ⁸ Nphantte nkhwaawe wonama aahokussa, aahaavahatja ni aahokhala oweemela ohoolowayatja, alyaka vathi wonri. ⁹ Ayenatja yaahonkohatja Abraao: Amwaaraa Sara, arivai? Yena aahaakhula: Ari n'heemani. ¹⁰ Ni aahiira: Kinaahala owaatho mwaahiyu, ni amwaaraa Sara, anaahala okhalana mwaana. Sara iira iiwaka yuulumaawe ottuliwawe. ¹¹ Abraao ni Sara yaahuuluvalatja, ni Sara wahaaphwanelaawetho oyara. ¹² Vano, Sara aahothyaa ni aahiitjiirela: Kinaahala oreeriya kinuuluvalale, naawan'nhaka anuuluvalale? ¹³ Apwiya yaahomwiirela Abraao: Sara nthyaani ni iiraka: Kinaahala okhalana mwaana, kinuuluvalale? ¹⁴ Yaanaahala okhumenla etthu yowaarikela Apwiya? Mwaahiyu owakathi yoola, kinaahala owaatho, ni Sara naahala on'yara mwaana. ¹⁵ Vano, Sara aahoruna ni aahiira: Akithyaalemi, kontha aanawoova. Apwiya yaahiira: Mena! We ohothyaa. ¹⁶ Vano, assilopwanaale yaahovuwa ni yaahorwaa nphantte wooSodoma. Abraao aahaasafirisatja. ¹⁷ Ni Apwiya yaahiira: Akinonthoonhihera Abraao enpheelaaka ovara. ¹⁸ Kontha yena nkhulupale muulupale niilapo tjooteene tjin'hala oreerihiya mwaha woyena? ¹⁹ Kontha kinonthanla wiira aahoolele asaanaawe naasimutjaawe wiira akhale munttalani mwaaPwiya, wiira akhale nsariyani, ni wowiira aPwiya avirihe emwiirenlyaaya Abraao. ²⁰ Vano, Apwiya yaahiira: Okhuwela waSodoma ni Gomorra ohuunuwa, tjoopakatjaya tjihintjiva. ²¹ Kinaahala okhuruwa, ni kinaahala woona wiira khweeli, tjinvaraaya tjooteene tjinaaphwanela okhuwelawaya onkiphwanha. Woohikhala tjon'mo, kinaahala otjuwela. ²² Vano, asilopwanaale yaahorukunuwa arwaaka nphantte wooSodoma, massi Abraao aahohala naaPwiya. ²³ Abraao aahowaattamenla ni aahiira: N'nohala waakwanhlatja anasariya naanatanpi? ²⁴ Yakhala anasariya hansiini npooman'mo, n'naahala wiivakatja woohaahiya mwaha waanasariyaale? ²⁵ Woopanka eyo mena, omwiiva nasariya ninatanpi, wookhala phanka nasariya naalikana ninatanpi. N'hipanke! Wakhala wiira nphunki olapo yooteene eehivare tjosariya? ²⁶ Apwiya yaahiira; Kaaphwanha oSodoma anasariya hansiini, akin'hala wiiva mwaha waayenatja. ²⁷ Abraao aahaakhula: Enookhalaru ettuura nintthupi, kuulumeke naaPwiya. ²⁸ Ni anasariya hansiini ahaleelaka athanu, n'naahala okwanhula epoomeeyo mwaha woyaale athanu? Yena aahiira: Akin'hala okwanhula, kaaphwanha arupayini naathanu. ²⁹ Abraao, aahiiratho: En'hala wiiranyaa essiyani mwaaphwanha arupayini? Yena aahaakhula: Akin'hala opanka eethu. ³⁰ Abraao aahiiratho n'hirussiye mwaha wowookohanitho. Ni mwaaphwanha talaathiini? Ayena yaahaakhula: Akin'hala opanka etthu. ³¹ Abraao aahiiratho: N'hirussiye mwaha wowookohani tootho. Mankhi mwaaphwanha siriini?. Ayena yaahaakhula: Akin'hala opanka etthu. ³² Ni aahiira: Sontte, n'hirusiye mwaha wowookohanitho emaareela. Mankhi mwaaphwanha khuumi? Ayena yaahaakhula: Akin'hala opanka etthu mwaha wokhuumi. ³³ Apwiya wamalihalyaaya wuuluma ni Abraao yaahokhuma, ni yena aahorwaa owanuwawe.

¹ Malaikha meelyaayo yaahorwaa oSodoma ohiyu, Lo nookomale vankhora ooSodoma. Lo aahaawehatja, aahovuwa ni aahorwaa waaryaaya khwaakokhorela. ² Yena aahiira: Kinaalepela nvire wanantekweenhu, mwarupe noorapiha enhaatjinhu. Vano, owitjisuuru nkhumeke nrweeke. Ayena yaahomwaakhulatja: Mena, ninkoorupa eriyari epooma. ³ Massi yena aahaakhanhenratja ventji jtinene, ni yaarorwaa owanuwawe. Yena aahottonkomaniha eyoolya, aahoossa ephaawu tjoohimiripo ni yaaholyatja. ⁴ Massi wiiraaya ahinaaya orupatja, atthu ooteene ooSodoma yaahorukureerya enupa yooteene, okhuma anamwane naatthu oolupale. ⁵ Ayenatja yaahomwiihanatja Lo ni yaahonkohatja: Alopwana awaakhenlalyaa ohiyuulava arivai? Waawaane nihi nirupe naayena. ⁶ Vano, Lo aahotthuka nkhora. ⁷ Ni aahiira: Kinawoolepelani assun'naka, n'hipankeni etthu yootakhala. ⁸ Kihaana asaanaaka eeli ahinantjuwela nlopwana. Kinawaawaana mwaapankatje etthu enpheelatjeenhu. Massi alopwanaalamu n'haapankatje eethu kontha awaatjale omumulatja. ⁹ Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Okhumen'mo! Yaahiiratja tootho: Ola waale okhala phanka nan'mwa vano naanihoolelatho. Vano, ninawoohasara woovikana ayon'mo. Ayenatja yaahonkhanhenratja Lo, ni yaahaattamenlatja wiira akwanhule nkhora. ¹⁰ Massi malaikhaale yaahotaphula matataaya, yaahonvara Lo ni yaahonwiiha npaani ni yaahotthuka nkhora. ¹¹ Vano assilopwana yaari nphantte woota wonupa, yaamakale owanuwawe Lo, yaahotthukatjiya meetho, muulupale nimwankaani, wiiraaya awehawehaka nkhora wonupa. ¹² Vano, assilopwana eelyaale yaahomwiirela Lo: Haavotho rimoomu? Asitjulaa, asaanaa nintthu oteene notjuwela, waakumihe moomu. ¹³ Kontha ninphela okwanhula nipuron'na, tjitthu tjiniiranyaa nipuron'na tjinkhala phanka onhakuliya ohoolo waaPwiya naayena anooniruma wiira nikwanhule. ¹⁴ Lo aahorwaa waasithelyaawe, alopwana yaakhuluvelihalyaawe wathela asaanaawe ni aahowiirelatja: Mwaakuvatje nkhumatje nipuron'na kntha aPwiya anphookwanhula elapweela. Massi asithelyaawe yoona phanka ehantissi. ¹⁵ Wasalyaaya, malaikha yaahomwaakuvenla Lo an'himeeryaka: Waakusse amwaaraa naasaanaa wiira ahiphwnhe ehukhumu yolapweela. ¹⁶ Okhala wiira yena aanaapitja, aahovariya moono, naamwaarawe naasaanaawe, kontha aPwiya yaanomoonela ekiriri. Yaahohiyatjiya ota wopooma. ¹⁷ Weeraaya arweehiyaka ota, nlopwana n'motja aahiira: Waapule ekumyaa! Ohiwehe ottuli, ni oheemele nipuro nowoonyaa. Otthawele n'mamyaakoni, wiira ohirimeele. ¹⁸ Lo aahomwiirela: Mena, sontte, Apwiya! ¹⁹ Kinaaphwanhaka mahala nmethoniwinhu ni n'naakoonelaka ekriri tjinene mwaha weekumyaaka, kihitthaweleke nmyaakoni kontha mahuviho anaahala okiphwanha. ²⁰ Kontha epoomeeyo eri vakhiviru ni yankaani. Sontthe nkihiye kitthawele woowu, ni ekumyaaka enaahala woophwaa. ²¹ Yena aahomwiirela: Khweeli, kiniira kiwehaka enlepelaa, akin'hala okwanhula elapo ehimyatjalyaa. ²² Waakuvatje! Otthawele woowu, kontha akinvara etthu ohiphiyale wu. Phimaana epooma yaahiihaniya Zoar. ²³ Ntjuwa naahokhuma Lo waaphiyaawe elapo yooZoar. ²⁴ Apwiya vano, yaahokuussa epula yomooro Sodoma ni Gomorra. ²⁵ Apwiya yaahokwanhula elapo tjoopiili, mowoonyaa mooteene, atthu ooteene yaakhala npooma nimiri tjooteene. ²⁶ Massi amwaarawe Lo, yaari ottuliwawe, yaahoweha ottuli ni yaahothatuwa nluku nomaakha. ²⁷ Abraao aahovuwa owitjissu ni aahorwaa nipuro naaryaawe naaPwiya. ²⁸ Yena aahoweha oSodoma ni Gomorra niilapo yooteene. AAhoweha ni aahotutthuwa oonaka mwiissi womooro. ²⁹ Vano, Nluku wakwanhulalyaawe epoomaan'nhe, aahomuupuwela Abraao ni aahonkumiha Lo eriyari wookwanhuwatja, wakwanhulatjalyaawe epooma Lo tjaakhalaawe. ³⁰ Massi Lo aahokhuma oZoar, wiira akhale nmamyaakoni naasaanaawe, kontha aanawoova okhala oZoar. Vno, aahokhala n'nikhukuni yena naasaanaawe. ³¹ Omuulupale aahomwiirela omwankaani: Athumwanihu ahuuluvala ni khaavo nlopwana vakhiviru oopheela orupanihi phanka elamalelo yolapo yooteene. ³² Nttwee naahapalihe ni anaanirupanatja wowiira nikhalihe nlokonaya. ³³ Ayenatja yaahaavahatja nipha athumwanaya ohiyu yoole. Vano, omuulupale aahaarupana athumwaane; ayena khiivo yaatjuwelaaya. ³⁴ Nihuku nikhwaawe, omuulupale aahomwiirela mwaamun'nawe: Ohiyu, kihorupa naathumwanaka. Naavahetho nipha ohiyuula, niwe waarupaneke, wowiira nissunke nlokonaya. ³⁵ Vano, yaahaavahatja nipha athumwanaya ohiyuule ni omwankaani owaarupana athumwaane. Ayena ahitjuwelaka etthu. ³⁶ Vano, asaana ooyeeli aLo yaahorupala erukulu tjan'nathumwanaya. ³⁷ Omuulupale aahon'yara mwaana , anvahalyaawe ntjina naMoabe. Yooyo hokhala aamoabita olelo. ³⁸ Omwankaani aahon'yara mwaana, anvahalyaawe ntjina naBen-Ami. Yena hokhala amonita olelo.

¹ Abraao aahokhuma arwaaka elapo yiihaniya Nequebe ni aahokhala eriyariru woCades ni Sur. Yena aari nan'mwa ahalaka oGerar. ² Abraao aahowuulumela amwaarawe Sara: Yena mwanrokoraka. Vano, Abimeleque aahaaruma atthwaawe ni ahaakussa wiira akhale amwaarawe. ³ Massi, Nluku aahonkhuruwel Abimeleque nttorani, ohiyu, ni aahiira: We ontthu ookhwa mwaha waathiyana yaakussalyaa, kontha ahaana awan'haya. ⁴ Abimeleque aari hinaakwanha, ni aahiira: Apwiya, n'naahala wiiva elapo yossariya? ⁵ Khanakhala yena phiirale: Yena mwanrokoraka? Naayena phukiirelaka: Mwanrokoraka. Kivarale eyo nimuupuwelelwaaka ni tjoovaratjaka. ⁶ Vano, Nluku aahomwaakhula nttorani: Khweeli, kinaatjuwela wiira opankale nimuupuwelelwaa ni kihoohapussa okikossera, phimaana, akootthunihale waakwanha. ⁷ Nen'nava, waahokolossere athiyanaayo awan'nhaya, kontha yena nrumeyi naahala woovekelela ni onaahala okhala. Massi, waahaahokolosse, onaahala okhwa naale ooteene ari awaa. ⁸ Abimeleque aahovuwa owitjisuru ni aahowiihana anantekwaawe ooteene. Yena aahaattonkela tjitthu tjooteene, ni yaahoovatja. ⁹ Vano, Abraao aahiihaniya ni Abimeleque ni aahomwiirela: Onipankaleni? Kookosseraleni, owaaka okikossiiha nuumwenyaaka? Ohokipanka etthu ehinpankiya. ¹⁰ Abimeleque aahomwiirelatho Abraao: Yoopankihale essiyani tjitthun'nha? ¹¹ Abraao aahaakhula: Kontha kaanowoonela kimwaneene: Wiira nipuron'na khanooviya Nluku ni anaahala okiivatja mwaha waamwaaraka. ¹² Ohiyavaa, wekhweeli yena mwanrokoraka, mwaana aathumwanaka, massi khanakhala mwaana aanumwanaka, phimaana akhalaka amwaaraka. ¹³ Nluku wakikumihalyaawe ookossa waathumwanaka, kaahomwiirela Sara: Ohaana okikhalihaka phanka amwaaraka: Mapuro ooteene anvireehu, wiireke mwanrokoraka. ¹⁴ Vano, Abimeleque aahonliva enama nimihuwo; ananteko athiyana naananteko alopwana ni aahonvaha Abraao. Ni aahohokolosseriya Sara, amwaarawe Abraao. ¹⁵ Abimeleque aahiira: Elapwaaka eri niwe. Okhale nipuro ninpheelaa. ¹⁶ Ni aahomwiirala Sara: Onvahe mwanrokoraa ekonto emotja tjonsurukhu woparatha, wooveehalyaaka, ohoolo watthwaa ooteene; oholaphululiya ohoolo waatthu ooteene. ¹⁷ Abraoo aahonvekela Nluku ni Nluku aahonvoniha Abimeleque, amwaarawe naaseettyaawe, wiira akhalane asaana. ¹⁸ Kontha Apwiya athiyana ooteene yaakhala wa Abimeleque khayaayara, mwaha wa Sara, amwaara aAbraao.

¹ Apwiya yaahonkhavihatjera Sara, phanka tjaahimyalyaawe. ² Sara aahorupala ni aahon'yara mwaana, owakathi yooyo waahimyalyaawe Nluku. ³ Abraao aahovaha ntjina mwaamwanawe, Isaque. ⁴ Abraao aahomuuliha mwaamwanawe Isaque weettaaya mahuku naane eeyareelo, phanka Nluku tjaahimyalyaawe. ⁵ Abraao aarina eyaakha emiya wan'yaralyaawe mwaamwanawe Isaque. ⁶ Sara aahiira: Nluku hokiteeha, atthu ooteene yiiwavale anaahala othyaa nimi. ⁷ Ni aahintjenratho: Tupani aahala omwiirela Abraao wiira Sara naahala omwaamwiha mwaana? Kihonvaha mwaana niwuuluvalawawe. ⁸ Mwaana aahuunuwa ni aahohiihiya nipele, ni Abraao aahotthonkomaniha essukuhuulu yuulupale owakathi Isaque waahiihiyaawe nipele. ⁹ Sara aahomoona mwaana aAgar, an'yaralyaawe ni Abraao,anthanhaka Isaque. ¹⁰ Vano, ayena yaahomwiirela Abraao: Woomole epottheeyo nimwaamwanooyo, kontha mwaana eepottheeyo khan'hala okhalana yoohalana nimwaamwanaka Isaque. ¹¹ Nuulumon'no naahonrussa Abraao mwaha wamwaamwanawe. ¹² Vano, Nluku aahomwiirela Abraao: Ohirussiye mwaha wamwaana wala mwaha wanantekwaa. Omwiihenle Sara yooteene enoohimeeryaawe, kontha Isaque phin'hala wiihana nlokonaa. ¹³ Nimi kinaahala owiiha nloko wamwaana anantekwaa, kontha yena nmutjya. ¹⁴ Abraao aahovuwa owitjissu, aahokussa ephaao nimaatji ni aahonvaha Agar, amweesenraka wanikhatani. Yena aahonvaha mwaana ni aahonleeha Agar. Ayena yaahokhuma arwaaka moothakoni oBerseba. ¹⁵ Wamalalyaaya maatji yaavahiyaaya, yaahonhiya mwaana vathi woniphunpulu. ¹⁶ Vano, ayena yaahokhuma orwaa wookoma nttayinttayi, kontha yaahohimya; Akinhala omoona nookhwe amwaana. Ayena yaahookoma ohoolowawe, aahokhuwela. ¹⁷ Nluku aahiiwa ntju namwaana, ni nlaikha naNluku naahomwiihana Agar ni naahomwiirela: Agar orinani? Ohoove, kontha Nluku hiiwa ntju namwaana waryaawe. ¹⁸ Ovuwe, onkusse mwaanooyo ni onvarenle nmatatani, kontha kinaahala onvaha omutji. ¹⁹ Vano, Nluku aahohula meethwaawe, naayena yaahoona epuussu. Yaahokhuma okoorika maatji ni yaahonvaha mwaana ovurya. ²⁰ Nluku aari nimwanlopwanooyo; yena aahuunuwa, aahokhala moothakoni ni aahokhala namattheere. ²¹ Yena aahokhala moothakoni oPara, ni anumwanawe yaakhala elapo yowiigiipitu. ²² Owakathi yoole, Abimeleque ni Ficol, n'hooleli aanakhottwaawe, yaahomwiirela Abraao, iiraka: Nluku riniwe en'halaa ovara yooteene. ²³ Okikhuluvelihe mwaha waNluku, wiira khun'hala okihukhumu, wala mwaamwanaka, wala mwantjulaka. Okithoonhere elapo enkhalakaa wayeele yoothoonheralyaaka. ²⁴ Abraao aahiira: Kinaakhuluveliha. ²⁵ Abraao aahonttokuttela Abimeleque mwaha wopuussu yomaatji yeeyo ananteko aAbimeleque phayaakhalenla. ²⁶ Abimeleque aahiira: Akinontjuwela pankale. Ni khukittonkelale khalayi; kaari kihiniiwa nen'ne nen'ne npaka olelo. ²⁷ Vano, Abraao aahokussa enama niimope emotja ni aahonvaha Abimeleque, ni alopwana ooyeeli yaahossikissana. ²⁸ Abraao aahossunka enama saapa. ²⁹ Abimeleque aahomwiirela Abraao: Enama tjissunkalyaa saapa tjin'himyani? ³⁰ Yena aahaakhula: Enama saapan'nha n'nohala waakhenla nmatataniwinhu wowiira tjikhale tjonamoona wiira kihothipa ehime. ³¹ Vano, aahiihana nipuron'ne Berseba, kontha yaaholuphela. ³² Ayenatja yaahotthukatjeranatja oBerseba, ni Abimeleque ni Ficol, n'hooleli aanakhotto, yaahohokoleela elapo yomafilisteu. ³³ Abraao aahaala nri oBerseba ni vaava aahovuwiha ntjina naaPwiya, Nluku oohimala. ³⁴ Abraao aahokhala elapo yomafilisteu womahuku mentji.

¹ Waviralyaaya tjitthun'nho, Nluku aahontteha Abraao ni aahomwiirela: Abraao! Yena aahaakhula: Mikiri vaa. ² Ni Nluku aahiira: Onkusse mwaamwanaa, yooyo nonfentaa, Isaque, ni orwee elapo yoMoria; wanvahe okuttho mwaako on'halaaka woothoonhera. ³ Ni Abraao aahovuwa owitjissu, aahopakhira tjitthutjawe, naassilopwanaawe eeli, nimwaamwananwe Isaque, ni aahothikila nri owuukutthoni. Vano, aahokhuma arwaaka nipuro Nluku naahimyalyaawe. ⁴ Nihuku noneeraru, Abraao aahotthukula meethwaawe aahoona nipuron'no nttayinttayi. ⁵ Abraao aahowiirela assilopwana yaarinaawe: N'halatjekeva niinameela, mikinaarwaa nimwaanoola. Ninkoovekela ninaahokolyaa. ⁶ Vano, Abraao aahokussa nri wowuukutthoni ni aahomweesenra Isaque, mwaamwanawe. AAhokussa mooro nimwaalo nmatataniwawe ni yaahorwaatja nkhayi. ⁷ Ni Isaque aahowiirela athumwaane: Paapa! Ayena yaahaakhula: Mi mwaamwanaka. Ni yena aahaakoha: Kinoona mooro ninri, vano enama yoopheela opaha okutthweeyo erivayi? ⁸ Abraao aahaakhula: Nluku phin'hala okumiha enama yowuukutthoni, mwaamwanaka. Ni yaahorwaatja nkhayi. ⁹ Waphiyatjalyaaya nipuro Nluku naahimyalyaawe, Abraao aahaateka altaare ni aahomweesenra nryuule mwaamwanawe; aahontthuka Isaque mwaamwanawe, ni aahomweesa waltaare, vatjulu wonryuule. ¹⁰ Ni, ataphulaka ntata, aahokussa mwaalo wiira anvahatjere okuttho mwaamwanawe. ¹¹ Vano, nlaikha naaPwiya naahomwiihana wiirimu ni naahiira: Abraao, Abraao! Ni yena aahaakhula: Kirivaa. ¹² Ni nlaikha naahiira: Ohintaphulele ntata mwaanooyo, wala ohipanke yootakhala, kontha kinaatjuwela wiira onamoova Nluku, ni khukikhottiihale mwaamwanaa, n'motja yooyo paasi. ¹³ Abraao aahoweha otjulu ni aahoona ottuliwawe enama yaavarihiye enhaka wamaphunpuluni. Abraao aahovara, ni aahopaha okuttho opuro wamwaamwanawe. ¹⁴ Abraao aahiihana nipuron'ne: Apwiya anaahala ovaha, phintjina niniihaneliya npaka nihuku nolelo. ¹⁵ Nlaikha naaPwiya naahomwiihana Abraao emaara yonapiili, wiirimu, ¹⁶ ni naahiira: Kiholuphela, Apwiya phaneera, kontha khukaateelihale mwaamwanaa, n'motja yooyo paasi, ¹⁷ weekhweeli kinaahala waareeriha ni wintjiviha nokonaa phanka etthontto tjowiirimu ni phanka npuusu woopahari; ni assimutjaayo anaahala okussa epooma tjaawananyaa. ¹⁸ Nlokonaa, ninaahala oreeriya niwaakhenliya elapo tjooteene, kontha ohiiwelela ntjuunaka. ¹⁹ Vano, Abraao aahohokoleela waassilopwanaawe, ni yaahorwaatja nkhayi oBerseba. Ni yena aahokhala oBerseba. ²⁰ Waviralyaaya tjitthun'nha, aahohimeeriya Abraao: Milca haayarana asaana ni mwaamun'naa Naor: ²¹ Uz, owantjeriya; Buz, mwaamun'nawe; Quemuel, athumwaane Arao; ²² Quesede; Hazo; Pildas; Jidlafe ni Betuel. ²³ Betuel aayon'yara Rebeca. Milca aahaayara asaana naane ni Naor, mwaamun'nawe Abraao. ²⁴ Amweettyaawe Naor, ntjinanaya yiihaniya Reuma, ni yaahon'yara Teba, Gaao, Taas ni Maaca.

¹ Sara aahokhala eyaakha emiya wosiriini nasaapa. ² Sara aakhwale oQuriate-Arba, waari Hebrom, elapo yooCanaa. Abraao aahomunlela Sara. ³ Vano, Abraao aahovuwa ni aahohuluwa nrutthu naanankhwelyaawe ni aahuuluma naamutji oHete, iiraka: ⁴ Mikinan'mwa wanhu. Sontte, nkivahatje nipuro kaassikhe amwaaraka. ⁵ Atthu oHete yaahomwaakhula Abraao, yiiraka: ⁶ N'niiwe, Pwiya. Nhu mwantthu ookhuluveliya aNluku wariihuva. Mwaassikhe amwaarinhu nipuro nooreerela. Khaavo wahi n'hala owaateelihani waassikha amwaarinhu. ⁷ Abraao aahovuwa, aahooromela vathi ohoolo waatthu olapweele, ⁸ ni aahowiirelatja: Mwakitthunihatja waassikha amwaaraka elapweenhu, n'mwiirelatje Efrom, mwaana Zoar. ⁹ N'mwiirelatje yena wiira akitumihere nipuro niihaniya Macpeta, akilanle tjinpheelaawe, phanka yoohiyeriya yomahiye eriyariinhutja. ¹⁰ Vano, Efrom, ookomale naatthu oHete, aahomwaakhula Abraao, wowiira yiiwe atthu oHete naale yaari nphantte wonkhora woopooma, yiiraka: ¹¹ Mena, Pwiya, nkiiwe. Kinawoovahani paasi nipuron'no. Kinoovahani ohoolo waatthwaaka wiira mwaassikhe amwaarinhu. ¹² Vano, Abraao aahooroma ohoolo waatthu eelapweele ¹³ ni aahomwiirela Efrom, yiiwaka atthwaale ooteene: Wakhala wiira ohaamini kinawoolepela okiviriyane. Kinawooliva phanka tjin'halaa okilanla nipuron'no; waakhenle, ni phin'halaaka waassikha amwaaraka. ¹⁴ Efrom aahomwaakhula Abraao, iiraka: ¹⁵ Sontte, Pwiya, nkiiwe. Nuussu noopuro ninkhala emiya tjesse tjoparatha. Essiyani yeeyo nhu nimi? Mwaassikhe amwaarinhu. ¹⁶ Abraao aahomwiiwa Efrom ni aahokumiha nssurukhu phanka tjaahimwalyaawe yiiwaka atthu oHete, emiya tjesse tjoparatha, nssurukhu waatjuwanyaale naanamatumiha. ¹⁷ Tjitjon'mo nipuro nooteene na Efrom, naari oMacpeta, waattamenla oManre nimiri tjaarinaawe tjooteene tjaahokussiya ¹⁸ ni Abraao ohoolo waatthu ooteene oHete ni ohoolo waatthu ooteene yaakela nkhora woopooma. ¹⁹ Waviralyaaya eto, Abraao aahonssikha Sara, amwaarawe, nipuro niihaniya Macpela, waattamenla oManre, Hebrom, elapo yooCanaa. ²⁰ Tjitjon'mo, nipuro naaavahiye Abraao naatthu oHete womapuro woossikhaniya.

¹ Abraao aahuuluvala, ni Apwiya yaahonreeriha Abraao weetthu tjooteene. ² Abraao aahomwiirela nantekwaawe, omuulupale ni aakhalenla tjitthutjae tjooteene tjaarinaawe: Weesenre ntatanaa nkatakatawaka, ³ ni kinaahala wooluphela waaPwiya, Nluku owiirimu ni Nluku ovathi, wiira khun'hala onkussa nthiyana onvahaka mwaamwanaka aassaana aacananeu, yaayo anaakalaaka. ⁴ Massi on'hala orwaa elapwaaka ni amuutjaaka ni onaahala onkussa nthiyana amwaamwanaka Isaque. ⁵ Nanteko aahomwiirela: ⁶ Athiyanaayo yeehitthune okitthara npaka elapweeyo? Kin'hokolossereke mwaamwanaa elapo ewaalyaawe? Abraao aahomwiirela: Ohin'hokolosse mwaamwanakooyo! ⁷ Apwiya, Nluku owiirimu, kikussale enupa yaathumwanaka niilapo yaamutjaaka ni kikhuluvelihale nuuluphela iiraka: Nlokonaa, kinaahala waavaha elapweela, Yena naahala oruma nlaikhanawe woohinaaya, ni onaahala onkussa nthiyana amwaamwanaka. ⁸ Massi, athiyanaayo yeehitthune wootthara, onaahala okhala ootaphuwa niyooluphelaaka. Massi ohin'hokolosse mwaamwanaka. ⁹ Vano, nanteko aaheesa moonuaawe nkatakata mwa Abraao, aPwiiyaawe, ni aahonluphela mwaha wonlamulo nen'no. ¹⁰ Nanteko aahokussa ekamelo khuumi tjaapwiiyaawe ni aahorwaa. Ni yena aahokussa khula etthu yooreerela yaapwiiyaawe. Aahovuwa arwaaka elapo yooMesopotamia, epooma yoNaor. ¹¹ Yena aahokhoromiha ekamelu tjooteene ota wopooma, waattamenla enro yomaatji, yootjootjilo, athiyana yeekhumaka orweela maatji. ¹² Ni aahiira: Pwiya, Nluku aaPwiyaka Abraao, nkivahe olelo yooreerela ni yoothoonhera wapwiyaka Abraao. ¹³ Kiri vaa, enro yomaatji, ni asaana aatthu oopooma anwoorika maatji. ¹⁴ Wiiranyee tjitjon'mo. Kamwiirela mwanthiyana: Sontte, nkurusse ntiiteenhu kivurye, ni yene phukiirela: ovuryeke kinaaha ovaha maatji ekamelutjaatootho, vano, yooyo aPwiya phinthalalyaaya wiira nantekwaa Isaque anthele. Tjitjon'mo kinaahala otjuwela wiira n'hothoonhera nreerelo waaPwiya. ¹⁵ Hinaaya omaliha wuulumatja, Rebeca aahowa nimaatjaawe wanikhatani. Rebeca aari mwaana Betuel, mwaana Milca, amwaara Naor, mwaamun'nawe Abraao. ¹⁶ Mwanthiyanooyo aahoreera, aari harussi. Yena aahorwaa omuro, aahorika maatji ni aahokhuma. ¹⁷ Vano, nanteko aahotthawenla ni aahomwiirela: Sontte, okimeele maatjaayo vakaani. ¹⁸ Yena aahiira: Nvuryeke Pwiya ni wowaakuvyaatja aahokurussela maatji nmatataniwawe ni aahovurya. ¹⁹ Wavahalyaawe maatji, aahiira: Kinaavaha maatji enamatjaa, npaka wan'malihaaya ovurya. ²⁰ Vano, yena aahaakuvatja arweelaka maatji makhwaawe oopheela ovurya enama. ²¹ Nlopwanoole aanoweha woomalelya wiira khweeli aPwiya yaari niyena. ²² Enama wamalihalyaaya ovurya, aahokussa ewooru, elemelelo yonuussu, niipulsseera piili nmoononiwawe, ephimelo khuumi tjowooru ²³ ni aahokoha: Omwaana apani? Sontte, okihimeerye, ohaavo opuro waathumwanaa nakhale ohiyu? ²⁴ Yena aahomwaakhula: Kimwaana Betuel, mwaana Milca ni Naor. ²⁵ Yena aahomwiirela tootho: Nihaana eyoolya yintji ninipuro noopheela okhala. ²⁶ Vano, nlopwana aahokokhoa ni aahon'vuwiha Pwiya. ²⁷ Yena aahiira: Ooreerihiya akhale Pwiya, Nluku aapwiiyaaka Abraao, ahihiyale waakhuluvela aPwiyaka. Apwiya ahokikussa npaka waasimutjaaya aPwiyaka. ²⁸ Vano, nthiyana aahotthawa okowaahimeerya amutji aanumwaane tjitthu tjooteene. ²⁹ Rebeca aahaana mwanrokorawe, ntjinanawe iihaniya Labao. Ni Labao aahotthawa npaka wanlopwana eemelale nparapaarani, waattamenla emuro. ³⁰ Owakathi woonalyaawe tjitthu tjowooru nmoonooni wamwaanrokorawe ni iiwaka moolumo amwanrokorawe Rebeca: Phikihimeeryalyaawe nlopwanooyo, yena aahorwaa npaka wanlopwanooyo, ni yooyo aattamenlale enamatjawwe. ³¹ Ni Labao aahiira: Nkaawa, ooreerihiya ni Pwiya. Weemelenleni otan'wo? Kihotthonkomaniha enupa ni opuro tjonamatjaa. ³² Vano, nlopwana aahorwaa npaka wapuwani ni aahotaphula enama. Eyoolya tjaahovahiya enama nimaatji yaahokumihiya wiira tjirapihiye enhaatjawe niinhaa tjaalopwana yaarinaawe. ³³ Mun'vahatje eyoolya, massi yena aahiira: Akinlya kihuulumatjale enpheelaaka ohimya. Vano, Labao aahiira: Nkuuluma: ³⁴ Yena aahiira: Kinanteko aAbraao. ³⁵ Apwiya aanonreeriha tjinene, ni yene naakhuluvela. Ayena aahonvaha epwittipwitthi niimope, eparatha niiwooru, ananteko alopwana naanaanteko athiyana, niinama enaná ekhwaawe. ³⁶ Sara amwaara aamwenyaaka, yaahuuluvala owakathi wan'yaraaya mwaana naayena. Ni yene aahon'vaja tjooteene tjaarinaawe. ³⁷ Amwenyaaka ahokilaphiha, yiiraka: Kunontheliha nthiyana mwaamwanaka asaana aacananeu, wayaayo anaakhalaaka. ³⁸ Ohiya vaa, orwee elapwaaka ni wankusse nthiyana onphwanela mwaamwanaka. ³⁹ Kaahowiirela amwenyaaka: Nthiyanooyo khankitthara. ⁴⁰ Massi ayena yaahokiirela: Apwiya yaale anaattharaaka, anaahala oruma nlaikha nikhale niwe, ni ayena anaahala wookhaliha munttalani, wowiira onkusse nthiyana amwaamwanaka ni wonupa yaathumwanaka. ⁴¹ Massi onaahala okhala saawa nuuluphelawaka ni warwaa waamutjaaka ni ayenatja phuwaateeliha nthiyanooyo. Onaahala okhala ootaphuwatja. ⁴² Vano, olelo kihophiya nkhayi emuro ni aahiira: Apwiya, Nluku amwenyaaka Abraaao, mwapheela, nkitthunihere nteko onpheelaaka ovara. ⁴³ Mi kirivaa, waattamenla maatji. Ntthunihe wiira nthiyana n'hala oweela maatji, kimwiirelaka: Sontte okimeele maatji kivurye, ⁴⁴ ni nthiyanooyo phukiirela: Ni kinaahala ovaha maatji enamatjaa, Pwiya akhale phinthiya nthanlelaleenhu mwaana aamwenyaaka. ⁴⁵ Kihinaaya omaliha wuuluma wanrimaniwaka, Rebeca aahowa nimaatjaawe wanikhatani ni aahokhuruwela nmuro wiira arike maatji. Vano, kaahomwiirela: Sontte, okimeele maatji kivurye. ⁴⁶ Yena wowaakuvyaatja aahorula maatji ni aahiira: Ovurye ni minaahala ovaha maatji enamatja. Vano, kaahovurya ni yena aahovaha enamatjaka maatji. ⁴⁷ Kaahonkoha kiiraka: Omwaana apani? Yena aahokaakhula: Kimwaana Betuel, mwaana Naor ni Milca. Vano, kaahon'wariha tjitthu tjowooru nmoononiwawe. ⁴⁸ Vano, kaahokokhora niwaavuwiha aPwiya, Nluku aamwenyaaka Abraao, keettihale nttala womaana wiira kaaphwanhe amutji aamwenyaaka wowiira mwaamwanwe akhalane othela. ⁴⁹ N'navaa, mwakhala ootthonkomanyaa woopheela waakhenla amwenyaaka phanka nmutji, nkihimeerye. Massi, mweehikihimeerye, kikusse nttala womoono weelopwana wala womoono weethiyana. ⁵⁰ Vano, Labao ni Betuel yaahaakhulatja: Eyo ewaale waaPwiya; nihoovaanhihe wala nihoorumenlihe. ⁵¹ Rebeca ri ohoolowaa. Onkusse orwee, wiira akhale mwaara amwaana aamwenyaa, phanka aPwiya tjihimyalyaaya. ⁵² Nanteko aAbraao wawiiwalyaawe, aahaakokhorela aPwiya. ⁵³ Nantekoole aahowaana tjitthu tjoparatha niiwooru ni tjoowariya ni aahon'vaha Rebeca. Yena tootho aahaavaha tjitthu tjooreerela anumwaane nimwanrokorawe. ⁵⁴ Yaaholya ni yaahovurya yena naatthu yaarinaawe. Yaahovirihatja ohiyu wooteene, wavuwatjalyaaya owitjissu, yena aahiira: Nkihiye kirwee waamwenyaaka. ⁵⁵ Mwanrokorawe naanumwaane yaahiira: Onihiyere mwanthiyanooyo akhale nihi wookhalaka mahuku khuumi. Vano arweeke. ⁵⁶ Massi yena aahowiirelatja: N'hikinkitthe, okhala wiira aPwiya ahoreeriha nttalaaka. Nkihiye keette ratta ninttala npaka waamwenyaaka. ⁵⁷ Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Ninaamwiihana mwanthiyanooyo ni ninankoha. ⁵⁸ Vano, ayenatja yaahomwiihanatja Rebeca ni yaahonkoha: Onaarwaa ninlopwanoola? Yena aahaakhula: Kinaahala orwaa. ⁵⁹ Vano, aahovleelihiya mwaamun'nawe Rebeca ni nantekwaawe, ekwaheeyo, ni nanteko aAbraao naatthaawe. ⁶⁰ Ayenatja yaahonreerihatja Rebeca ni yaahomwiirelatja: Mwanrokorihu, okhale numwaane aatthu entji ni nkhotonaa nikusse nkhora waale anoothanha. ⁶¹ Vano, Rebeca aahovuwa ni, vamotja naanantekwaawe, aahontthonkomaniha ekamelu ni aahontthara nlopwanoole. Nantekoole phankussaawe Rebeca attharaka nttala. ⁶² Isaque aakhala oNeguebe ni aahokolyaale phiyaaru akhumaka oBeer-Laai-Roi. ⁶³ Isaque aahorwaa waasitja, yootjootjilo. Wawehalyaawe ntjulu, aahoona wiira tjinaawa ekamelu! ⁶⁴ Rebeca aahoweha ni, wamoonalyaawe Isaque, aahotupha wakameluni ni ⁶⁵ aahomwiirela nanteko: Nlopwanoole tupani neetta aniweelaka? Nanteko aahiira: Amwenyaaka. Vano, yena aahokussa nleesonawe ni aahiikhuneela. ⁶⁶ Nanteko aahonttonkela Isaque tjooteene tjaavaralyaawe. ⁶⁷ Vano, Isaque aahonkussa npaka n'heemani mwaanumwaane, Sara, ni aahonkussa Rebeka, amwaarawe, ni yena aahaafenta. Vano, Isaque aahomaalihiya okhwa waanumwaane.

¹ Abraao aahaakussa athiyana akhwaawe; ntjinanaya yiihaniya Quetura. ² Ayena yaahon'yara Zinra, Jocsa, Meda, Midia Isbaque ni Sua. ³ Jocsa yaari athumwaane Seba ni Deda. Atthu oAssurim, Letusim ni Leumim naari nloko naDeda. ⁴ Asaana aMidia yaari Efa, Efer, Hanoque, Abida ni Elda. Ooteene yaari maloko aQuetura. ⁵ Abraao aahonvaha Isaque tjitthu tjooteene tjaarinaawe. ⁶ Wiiraawe nari nkumi, aahaavaha tjitthu asaana aassimweettyaawe ni aahaaveleeliha elapo ekwaawe, ottayi wiisaque, mwaamwanawe. ⁸ Mahuku yaakhalalyaawe Abraao phaala: Eyaakha emiya wosapiini nathanu. ⁷ Abraao aakhwale nuuluvalale, niikumi yintji, ni n'nepaawe waari naasimutjaawe akhwale khalayi. ⁹ Abraao aahosikhiya naasaanaawe Isaque i Ismael, n'nikhukuni Macpela, ematta yaEfrom, mwaana Zoar, waattamenla oManre. ¹⁰ Abraao aanoothuma nipuron'no naasaana omaheteu. Yena aassikhiye naamwaarawe Sara. ¹¹ Nakhwaleene, Nluku aahonreeriha Isaque, mwaamwanawe, ni Isaque aahokhala waattamenla oBeer-Laai-Roi. ¹² Alaphaamutji aIsmael, mwaana Abraao, yooyo Agar, nanteko aSara, an'yaralyaawe ni Abraao. ¹³ Alaphayaari matjina aasaana aIsmael, phanka tjiyariyaaya: Nebaiote, owantjeriya ni Ismael, Quedar, Abdeel, Mibsao, ¹⁴ Misma, Duma, Massa ¹⁵ Hadade, Tema, Jetur, Nafis ni Quedema. ¹⁶ Alapayaari asaana aIsmael ni matjinaaya, yaavahiye nmaparassa ni mapuro yaakhalaaya; ahooleli khuumi neeli phanka nmalokoniwaya. ¹⁷ Eyaakha tjaakhalalyaawe Ismael phin'nha: emiya wotalaathiini nasaapa. ¹⁸ Ayenatja yaakhala okhuma Havila npaka Sur, waattamenla weegito, nphantte woAssiria. Ayenatja khayaakhala ninrettele ntthu ninkhwaawe. ¹⁹ Isaque phimiteko tjaavaralyaawe, mwaana aAbraao. Abraao yaari athumwaane Isaque, ²⁰ ni yoola aarina eyaakha arupayini waathelalyaawe amwaarawe Rebeca, mwaana Betuel, arameu oPada-ara, ni mwanrokorawe Labao. ²¹ Isaque aahovekela waaPwiya mwaha waamwaarawe, kontha khayaayara ni aPwiya yaahomwiiwa mavekelwaawe; ni amwaarawe Rebeca yaahorupala. ²² Asaana yaanawaattakana nmirimaniwaya, ni yena aahiira: Enpheela okiiraneela essiyani? Ni aahorwaa waakoha aPwiya. ²³ Apwiya yaahomwiirela: Tjihaavo elapo piili nmirimaniwinhu, ni miphwinko miili tjinaahala okawanyaa nmirimaniwinhu. Nphwinko n'motja on'hala okhala woolipa ovirikana nkhwaawe, muulupale naahala onkhavihera mwankaani. ²⁴ Waphiyalyaaya owakathi wooyara, nmirimaniwaya yaari mavatta. ²⁵ Owantjeriya aayariye niikharari tjintji niirutthu yomapuruuru. Ni aahiihaniya Esau. ²⁶ Woottharenlana, aahoyariya mwaamun'nawe, navarenlale ekotjokotjo ya Esau. Ni aahovahiya ntjina naJaco. Isaque aarina eyaakha suthwiini amwaarawe owakathi waayaralyaaya. ²⁷ Asaana yaahuunuwatja, ni Esau aari namatotha onama, nmwiini, vano, Jaco aari nlopwana oomaala ni aakhala n'heemani. ²⁸ Isaque aananfenta Esau, kontha yena aanaakhuura enama tjiiva mwaamwanwe, Rebeca anfenta Jaco. ²⁹ Nihuku phin'no, Jaco aahaapyaatja, Esau wahokolyaalyaawe nmwiini, ootteetthyaatja niitala. ³⁰ Vano, Esau aahomwiirela Jaco: Okimeele eyoolyeeyo, sontte. Okivola etala. Phimaana yena aahiihaniya Edom. ³¹ Jaco aahiirea: Okitumihereke eyuulupalyaa tooko. ³² Esau aahomwaakhula: Kihanle okhwa. Wantjeriyawaka oyariya orina ntekoni? ³³ Ni Jaco aahaakulela: Oluphele tooko. Vano, Esau aaholuphela ni, weenan'na yeeyo, aahotumiha eyuulupalyaawe. ³⁴ Jaco aahonvaha ephaawu muulupalyaawe. Yena aaholya ni aahovurya, vano, aahovuwa ni aahotthara nttalaawe. Tjitjon'mo, Esau aahotanhifu eyuulupalyaawe.

¹ Yahovola etala nlaponi, ovika yoopatjera, yaakhumenlale okathi wa Abraao. Phimaana Isaque aahorwa mpaka wa Abimeleque, mwene omafilisteu, oGerar. ² Pwiya ahonkhumenla ni hiira: "Ohiphiye wegito, okhale elapo Enkelaaka wuuthonyihera. ³ Okhale elapo yeela, Kinaahala okhala ni we ni kinawuureeriha; kinaahala ovaha nikhoto naa nooteene ethayeela, kinaaha opanka yeele enkhuluvelihalyaaka thumwana Abraao. ⁴ Kinaaha wintjera nikhoto naa ntoko ethontto tjo wiirimu, kinaahala waavaha elapoeela yooteene. Nikhoto naa ninaahala oreerihiya elapo tjoteene. ⁵ Kinaahala opanka yeeyo, kontha Abraao hin'wenla ntju naka ni hossunka ekettelo tjaka, moolumo aka, Ekano tjaka ni ekettelo tjaka". ⁶ Isaque ahokhala oGerar. ⁷ Okathi alopwana onipuro n'ne wankohalyaaya mwaha waa mwaarawe, yena akhulale: "Nrokoraka". Kontha anomoova ohimya wiira: "Amwarka". Yena anowithupuwelela: "Alopwana onipuro n'na yaapheela okinva wo wiira akunsse Rebeca, kontha yena ari oreera". ⁸ Isaque hokhala vaavale okathi muintji. Ni wiiraniaale wiira Abimeleque, mwene omafilisteu, ahoweha watjanelani ni ahomoona Isaque anvaravaraka Rebeca, amwaarawe. ⁹ Abimeleque ahomwiihana Isaque ni hiira: "Onoonania wiira ala amwaaraa. Vano, owaaka wiira: "Nrokoraka?" Isaque haakhula: "Kontha kanomoova winviya nlatto waawawe". ¹⁰ Abimeleque hiira: "Opankenleni eyo nihiivano? Anarupaniye amwaaraayo, keera wanaahala oniwiihera nlatto". ¹¹ Vano Abimeleque ahowiirela apoovo ale wiira: "Wa yoole nkela onkwanya nlopwana oola hata amwarawe ala, naahala winviya". ¹² Isaque ahalatja elapo yeele ni, mwaakha yooyo, ahohepha ventji tjinene, kontha Pwiya ahonreeriha. ¹³ Nlopwana ole ahothatjiri ni ahokhalana mihakhu tjintji mpaka okhala thatjiri. ¹⁴ Kontha ahaana epwittipwithi tjintji, ni ananteko entji, mpaka ophiyera okathi mafilisteu wantjera omoonela nttima. ¹⁵ Phimaana, mafilisteu yahottiyenlatja ehime tjooteene tjaathipiye nananteko okathi wa Abraao, athumwana. ¹⁶ Vano Abimeleque hiira: "Okhume muu, kontha othtjiri onivikanatho hiivano". ¹⁷ Ni Isaque ahokhuma vaavale, ahokhala ncerecere woo Gerar, nipuro okhanlyaawe. ¹⁸ Isaque ahothipatho ehime tjo maatji tjapankiye okathi wa Abraao, athumwaane, mafilisteu tjavuhenlyaaya, nakhuale Abraao. Isaque hiihana ehime n'ye matjina yaale athumwaane yaavahalyaaya. ¹⁹ Okathi ananteko aa Isaque wathipalyaya, yaahophuanya nipuro yaweelaaya maatji. ²⁰ Amakamputji oo Gerar yaahatjera waanyakulihana amakmpuji aa Isaque, yiiraka: "Matji ala awihu". Phimaana, Isaque ahovaha ehimeele ntjina naa Esaque, kontha yahonyakilihana nlattu wa yeele. ²¹ Yaahothipatja ehime ekina, wahonyakulihaniya tho nlattu wa yeele; phimaana, yaahovahiya ntjina noo Sitna. ²² Ahokhuma vaavale ni ahothipa tho ekina, khayanyakuliheraniye. Vano phaavahaave ntjina noo Reobote, ahiira: "Pwiya vano vaa n'honivaha nipuro, ninathatjiri nlaponi". ²³ Isaque ahokhuma vaavale orwa oo Berseba. ²⁴ Pwiya ahon'wela ohiyu yoole ni hiira: "Mi Kimuluku aa Abraao, athumwana. Ohoove, kontha Kiri niwee ni kinawuureeriha ni kinaahala wintjiviha nikhoto naa, nlattu wa Nanteko aka Abraao". ²⁵ Isaque ahoteka vaavale altare ni ahokhuwela ntjina naa Pwiya. Vaavale yena atteka etenda weeyo, anantekoaawe yaahothipa ehime. ²⁶ Vano Abimeleque ahokhuma oo Gerar ni Auzete, mpathaniaawe, ni Ficol, n'hooleli anakhotto, wo wiira emphuanye. ²⁷ Isaque howiirela: "Owenleni vaa, ni okitafitale manan'na oohiloka ni okoomola eriyari winyu?". ²⁸ Ni ahakhulatja: "Nihoona wiira Pwiya ri niwe. Vano ninomoonela wiira nihaana nin'wananaka, wee ni hiivano. Phimaana, onaathuna win'wananatja ni wee: ²⁹ Wee khun'hala onipanka yootakhala, toko hiivano tjihukuanyaleehu, nihootafiti saaneene ni nuuhiyaka okhuama saana. Khueeli, wee ooreerihiya ni Pwiya". ³⁰ Vano Isaque ahavahatja eyoolya, ni ayena yaaholyatja ni yaahovuryatja. ³¹ Ni yahovuwatja owitjissuru ni yaholaphelana nthu ninkhuaawe. Isaque ahaaleehatja ni ayena ahokhumatja saana. ³² Nihuku nen'ne, ananteko aa Isaque yaahowa ni yahon'himeeryatja mwaha wo hime yaathipalyaaya. Ni ahomwiirelatja: "Nihophuanya maatji". ³³ Ni hovaha ntjina ehime eele Seba, phimaana ecitatiile eniihaniyaaya Berseba mpaka mahuku olelo. ³⁴ Okathi Esau waarinaawe eyaakha arupayini, ahonthela Judite, mwaana aa Beeri, oo heteu, ni Basemate, mwaana aa Elom, oo Heteu. ³⁵ Ayena yaahowaana otjukula mwin'nepani wa Isaque ni Rebeca.

¹ Okathi Isaque wuluvanlyaawe ni mentho awe owootjia tja, wo manan'na yahakhuitiriaawe woona, yena homwiihana mwaamwanawe Esau, mwaamwanawe omuulupale, ni homwiirela: "Mwaamwanaka". Hiira yena: "Kiri vaa". ² Yena hiira: "Nkoona, kihuuluvala. Mi akintjuwela nihuku ninkhuaaka; ³ Phimaana okusse ekaputhi tjan'yo, nrupa wo mavaka ni ntheere naa, oruee ntakhuaani wakilupathele enama. ⁴ Opanke eyoolya yootjiva, wo manan'na okitjivela, wo wiira kilye ni kuureerihe kiinathi okhua". ⁵ Rebeca hin'wa okathi Isaque wuulumaawe ni Esau, mwaamwanawe. Esau horua ntakhuani olupatha ni awaane enama. ⁶ Rebeca huuluma ni Jaco, mwaamwanawe, ni hiira: "On'noona, kihowin'wa athumwanaa yuulumaka ni Esau, mulupalya, yiiraka: ⁷ "Okiwaanele enama ni okipankele eyoolya yootjiva, wo wiira kilye ni kuureerihe ohoolo wa Pwiya kinaathi okhua". ⁸ Phimaana vaa, mwaamwanaka, okiviriyane muulumoaaka wa yeele enkelaka owiirela. ⁹ Orwe mwintjitjini, okiwiihere epuri piili; kinawaapia eyoolya yootjiva waavahe athumwana, wo manan'na ontjivela. ¹⁰ Wee wakusse waavahe athumwana wo wiira yalye, wo manan'na wiira yuureerihe, ahinaaya okhua". ¹¹ Jaco howiirela anumwanawe Rebeca: "Mulupalyakooyo haana mapururu, vano mii akirina mapururu. ¹² Apaapaayo ankela okivaravara ni anaahala okitjuwelela wiira kinawoothi. kinkela wiiwaanela mananariho ohiya mareeriho". ¹³ Anumwaane ahomwiirela: "Mwaamwanaka, wa mananariho oteene yakimorele. Opanke muulumoaaka, orwe, okiwaanele. ¹⁴ Vano Jaco ahorwa, hokussa epuri piili tjophiyaaru haaruaanela anumwaane. Ayena ahopanka eyoolya yootjiva, wo manan'na athumwaane tjaatjivelaaya. ¹⁵ Rebeca horussa ekuwo tjooreera tja Esau, mwaana omuulupale, tjaarinaaya owan'nyaya, yahon'wariha Jaco, mwaamwanaya onkani uyo. ¹⁶ Yahomwapareryatja mapururu opuri mapuro yahaarivo mapururu yahaarinaawe nsikoni. ¹⁷ Ahonkussiya eyolya yootjiva ni ephau yoossalyaaya m'matatani wa Jaco mwaamwanaya. ¹⁸ Jaco ahorwa mpaka waathumwaane ni hiira: "Paapa". Ayena ahakhula: "Kiri vaa; opani wee, mwaamwanaka?" ¹⁹ Jaco hiira: "Ki Esau, mwaamwaninyu ompatjera; kihopanka ntoko tjikirenlen'nyu. Vano monkome nlye enama ewaanalyaaka wo wiira nkirerihe". ²⁰ Isaque homwiirela mwaamwanawe: "Ohakuva ophuanya enama, mwaamwanaka?" Yena haakhula: "Kontha Pwiya, mulukuin'nyu, nookiwiihera". ²¹ Isaque homwiirela Jaco: "Okattamenle vaa wo wiira kuuvaravare, mwaamwanaka, wiira koone wiira weekhueeli mwaamwanaka Esau walani khanakhala". ²² Jaco howaattamenla athumwane Isaque, ahonvaravara ni ahiira: "Ntju ninkhala ntoko naa Jaco, maassi moono n'yo tja Esau". ²³ Isaque khantjuwelenle, kontha moono tjawe tjaahana mapururu, ntoko tjamulupalyaawe Esau. Vano Isaque honreeriha. ²⁴ Yena honkoha: "Weekhueeli wee oo Esau mwaamwanaka?". Ni yena hiira: "Thimiivano". ²⁵ Isaque hiira: "Okiwiihere eyoolyeeyo, kilyeke , ni kuureeriheke". Jaco hawiihera eyoolyeeyo athumwaane. Isaque holya, ni Jaco haawanela evinyu, ayena ahovurya. ²⁶ Vano athumwaane ahiira: "Okattamenle vaa okivahe epeetjo, mwaamwanaka". ²⁷ Jaco howaattamenla ni haapetjari, ni yena hoona onukhela ekuwo tjawe ni honreeriha, iraka: "Nkoona, onukhela wo kuwo tja mwaamwanaka onukhela wo ntakhuani Pwiya yuureeriahalyaawe. ²⁸ Muluku oovahe okame wo wiirimu, ni mihakhu ntuniyani muu ni etiriku yintji ni evinyu yophiyaaru. ²⁹ Wo wiira apoovo yuuvarele nteko ni elapo tjukokhore oholo waa. Okhale mwinthutjihi assihimaa, ni assaana anumwana akokhore ohoolo waa. Wa yaale ankela wuunanariha akhale onanarihiya, ni oteene yaale ankela wuureeriha areerihiye". ³⁰ Isaque honreriha Jaco, ni yena hokhuma wariyari wawe, Esau muulupalyaawe howa wuulupathani. ³¹ Yena hopanka eyolya yotjiva ni hawaanela athumwane, iiraka: "Paapa, nvuweke, nlye ethu ewanale mwaamwaninyu wuulupathani, wo wiira nkireerihe". ³² Isaque hiira: "Opani wee?" Yena hiira: "Mi mwaamwaninyu, ompatjera, Esau". ³³ Isaque hokhala otikinihiya ni hiira: "Tipani akiwaanenle eyoolya? Mi kiholya wee ohinaaya owa, ni kihonreeriha. Weekhueli yena naahala oreerihiya". ³⁴ Okathi Esau win'walyaawe muulumo athumwaane, hunla veentji tjinene ni hiira: "Nkireerihe ni miivano, paapa". ³⁵ Isaque hiira: "N'himaa howa vaa nuulavilavi awe hokussa mareeriho aa". ³⁶ Esau hiira: "Khunakhala wo sariya yena ophuanela wiihaniya Jaco? Yena hokithepiaa ekuaha piili. Hokussa eyuulupalyaaka ni n'na vaa hokussa mareeriho aka". Vano honkoha: "Khankissunkenre mareeriho?" ³⁷ Isaque homwaakhula Esau: "Tjo, kihoohela n'hooleli, kihuvahatjera assihimaa wa anantekoaa. Ni kihonvaha yena etiriku yiintji ni evinyu yophiyaru. Kipankekeni tho, mwaamwanaka?" ³⁸ Esau howiirela athumwane: "Khanrina tho maareeriho, paapa? Nkireerihe ni miivano, paapa". Esau hunla tjinene akhuwelaka. ³⁹ Isaque haakhula iiraka: "Tjoo, mapuro ankela okhala ottayi wo thaya yowunttela, ottayi wa okame om'mora wiirimu. ⁴⁰ Wo katana phimakalelo aawa ni onkela onvarela nteko n'himaa. Massi, wataphuwa vale, onaahala otaphuwa won'wehaweha yena. ⁴¹ Esau ahokhala okassiriya nlatto wo mareeriho athumwaane anvahalyaaya. Esau ahiira wanrimani wawe: "Mahuku okhua athumwanaka ari wakhiviru; yaviravale, kinaamwinva Jaco". ⁴² Muulumo aa Esau, mwaana opatjeriya, ahohimeeriya Rebaca. Vano yena homwiihaniha Jaco, mwaamwanawe onkaaniuuyo, ni homwiirela: "Vaa, muulupalyaa Esau hiimaaliha noolakela owinva". ⁴³ Phimaana n'na vaa, mwaamwanaka, othiawele owan'nyawe Labao, nrokoraka, oo Hara. ⁴⁴ Wakhale okathi vakani, mpaka otjatja wa muulupalyaa ovukuwe, wo wiira yena aliyale wa yeele empankalyaa. ⁴⁵ Vano, kinaahala wuuwaaniha. Kontha kinkela waahaleela assaana oyeeli nihuku nimotja? ⁴⁶ Rebeca homwiirela Isaque: "Kiri okassiriya nlattu wa assaana athiyana oo heteu. Jaco akussa assaana oo heteu, assaana olapo yeela, okumiaaka onkoomalela vai?"

¹ Isaque homuiihana Jaco, honreeriha, homwiirela: "Ohimpheele nthiya ncanineia. ² Okhume vaa orwe oo Pada-Ara, ethoko ya Betuel, athumwanaya anumwanaa, wathele won'wo, mwaana aa Labao, nrokoraya anumwana. ³ Muluku Owerya Tjoteene oreerihe, oovahe oruwerya, ni awintjererye wo wiira okhale nikhoto nintji naa athu. ⁴ Wo wiira uuvahe mareeriho aa Abraao, weeyova ni nikhottonaa, wo wiira ohalane ethaya mapuro yaaviraa, Muluku ankhuluvelihalyaaya Abraao". ⁵ Isaque aholeehana ni Jaco, orwaale oo Pada-Ara, ethoko ya Labao, aari mwaana aa Betuel, n'arameu, nrokorawe Rebeca, anumwaane Jaco ni Esau. ⁶ Vano Esau hoona wiira Isaque honreeriha Jaco ni honruma oo Pada-Ara wo wiira anthele nthiyana oo won'wo. Ni yena hoona wiira, anreerihakan'no, Isaque homwiirela iiraka: "Ohinthele nthiyana oo canineia". ⁷ Esau hoona wiira Jaco hin'wenla athumwaane ni anumwaane, ni arwaaka mpaka oo Pada-Ara. ⁸ Esau hoona wiira athiyana oo Canaa khayaatjivela athumwaane, Isaque. ⁹ Vano, yena horwa mpaka waa Ismael, okhala wiira athiyana yaarinaawe, honthela Maalate, mwaana aa Ismael, mwaana aa Abraao, ni nrokorawe Nabaiote. ¹⁰ Jaco hokhuma oo Berseba horwa oo Hara. ¹¹ Naphiyaleene nipuro wo wiira amumule okhala wiira wahoripela, kontha ntjuwa neera nikelaka, ahokussa nluku, hopanka mphiteeryo ni horupaathi vaavale wiira arupe. ¹² Yena holoha ni hoona escada eninssaathiye vathi erekameloaaya yanaaphiya wiirimu; ni malaikha aa Muluku yanaawela ni yanakhuruwela yeeyo. ¹³ Otjuluwaya ahaavo Pwiya, iira: Mi ki Pwiya, Muluku athumwana Abraao, ni Muluku aa Isaque. Ethaya erupathalyaa kinawuuvaha ni nikhotonaa. ¹⁴ Nikhotonaa nin'hala okhala ntoko nthupi, on'hala okhala mphantti onkela tjuwa, mphantti onkhuma ntjuwa, ohitto waya ni otjuluwaya; athu onlaponi anaahala oreerihiya nlatto wawaa ni wa nikhotonaa. ¹⁵ Kiri ni weeyova ni kinaahala wuussunka wo mapuro oteene on'hala orwa. Mi kinawuhokolossera ethayeela; akinuuhiya, mpaka okhumenla yoteene yeele ekhuluvelihalyaaka". ¹⁶ Jaco hovua nkhoveni wawe ni hiira: "Khweeli Pwiya ri nipuro nen'na ni mi akaatjuwela". Yena hoova ni hiira: ¹⁷ "Nipuro thi nowoopiha! N'na khaninkhala nipuro nikinaku, wo hikhala enupa ya Muluku; oola nkhora wo wiirimu". ¹⁸ Vano Jaco hovuwa owitjissuru, hokussa nluku naphiteralyaawe, hothata ni hottikithela makhura watjulu waya. ¹⁹ Hiihana nipuro nen'ne oo Betel, maassi ntjina no citati naari Luz ²⁰ Ni Jaco hokhuluveliha, iiraka: "Muluku akhala ni miivano ni akissunkaka mweetteloaaka oola, akivahaka ephau yokhuura, ekuwo tjoowara, ²¹ wo wiira kihokoleele nkumi owaani wan'na thumwanaka, vano Pwiya n'hala okhala Muluku aka. ²² Ni nluku nen'na kithatavenlyaaka en'hala okhala Enupa ya Muluku, ni wa yooteene enkelaawe okivaha, wekhweeli kinaahala Wuuvahani Nthakelo".

¹ Vano Jaco hokhola nkwahaawe ni hophiya ethaya yaa apoovo onkela ntjuwa. ² Awehakan'no, hoona ehime m'mattani ni epwittipwithi tjinarupaathale vaavale, kontha ehime yeeyo phavurihiya epwittipwithi. Vano, nahaavo nluku nuulupale watjuluwaya ehimeele. ³ Tjathukumanaka epwittipwithi n'yo, amakamputji yanakumiha nlukun'no ni phuvahaka yoovurya, vano phupurulelaka nluku n'no wa nipuroni waya. ⁴ Jaco hiira: "Assun'naka, n'nokhumatja vai?" Ayenatja ahaakhulatja: "Ninkhuma oo Hara". ⁵ Yena howiirela: "N'nantjuela Labao, mwaana aa Naor?" Ayena ahakhulatja: "Ninantjuwela". ⁶ Yena haakoha: "Yena haavo nkumi?" Ayena ahiira: "Yena haavo nkumi, owehe valee, Raquel, mwaamwanawe, naawa nipwittipwithi tjawe". ⁷ Jaco hiira: "N'namoona, niri eriyari nihuku ni khunakhala okathi woothukumaniha epwittipwithi. N'haana nvaha yoovurya epwittipwithi, ni nkissaka okolihera". ⁸ Ayena ahiiratja: "Khaninlamuliya ovuryiha epwittipwithi mpaka tjikumaneke tjoteene. Vano alopwana ayo phinkelaaya okumiha nluku n'no phinkeleehu ovuryiha epwittipwithi". ⁹ Jaco ulumaka n'no naayena, Raquel howa nii pwittipwithi tjaa thumwaane, kontha phoomolela. ¹⁰ Wamoonalyaawe Raquel, mwaana aa Labao, nrokoraya anumwaane, ni epwittipwithi tja Labao, Jaco haattamenla vaavale, hopurula nluku n'no ni hovuryiha epwittipwithi tja Labao, nrokoraya anumwane. ¹¹ Jaco hompetjari Raquel ni hunla tjinene. ¹² Jaco hon'himeerya Raquel wiira m'mutjiaawe athumwaane, mwaana aa Rebeca. Vano yena horwa okowaahimeerya athumwaane. ¹³ Okahi Labao win'walyaawe ehapari tja Jaco, mwaana anrokorawe, horwa wo wiira antjuwele, amwaabrasar, ampetjar ni ankusse owan'nyawe. Jaco honttonkela Labao tjithu tjooteene. ¹⁴ Labao hiira: "Wee khueeli onikhuvanaka ni eruthuaaka". Vano Jaco hokhala ni yena mweeri m'motja. ¹⁵ Vano Labao homwiirela Jaco: "Kontha om'mutjiaaka, onaakivarela nteko mahala? Okihimeerye, kinkela wuuliva kavi?". ¹⁶ Labao ahaana assaana eeli. Omuulupale ihaniya Lia, onkani ihaniya Raquel. ¹⁷ Mentho aa Lia yaaari owun'nuwatja, massi Raquel aari oreera makhalelo awe. ¹⁸ Jaco anfenta Raquel. Vano hiira: "Kinaahala wuuvarela nteko eyaakha saapa kinompheela Raquel, mwaamwanaa onkani uyo" ¹⁹ Labao hiira: "Onareera wuuvaha weeyova kihinvahale nlopuana nkiina. Okhale ni miivano". ²⁰ Vano Jaco hovara eyaakha saapa ampheelaka Raquel; yena tjanon'yevela eyaakha n'yo wo nifento naarinaawe ni yena. ²¹ Jaco homwiirela Labao: "Okivahe mwaaraka ayo, kontha mahuku ayo aphiyera; wo wiira kinthele". ²² Vano Labao haathukumaniha athu onttethe oteene hopanka essukuhuulu. ²³ Winlaliaaya, Labao honkussa Lia, mwaamwanawe, horwa ohonvaha Jaco, honrupana yena. ²⁴ Labao honkussa nanteko awe Zilpa onvaha mwaamwanawe wo wiira akhale nanteko awe. ²⁵ Wassalyaaya, Jaco hoona wiira aari Lia! Jaco homwiirela Labao: "Essiyani ekipankalya? Akivanre wiira kinthela Raquel? Okithepyenleni?" ²⁶ Labao hiira: "Khanilamalenle onvaha mwana onkaani hinapatjera otheliya omuulupale. ²⁷ Omlihereke mahuku osaapa ni thiyanoola, ninawuuvaha nkinooyo, ovareketho eyaakha saapa". ²⁸ Jaco hopanka yeeyo homaliha essemana ni Lia. Vano Labao honvaha Raquel, mwaamwanawe, wiira antheleke. ²⁹ Labao honvaha Bila mwaamwanawe Raquel wiira akhale nanteko awe. ³⁰ Vano Jaco horupa ni Raquel totho, kontha yena anfenta tjinene Raquel ovirikana ni Lia. Vano Jaco hovaratho eyaakha saapa wa Labao. ³¹ Pwiya hoona wiira Lia khaafentiya, hon'hula nthukua nawe, massi Raquel khaayara. ³² Lia hon'yara mwaana, honvaha Ruben. Kontha hiira: "Kontha Pwiya hoona mahuviho aka; we khueeli awan'nyaka anaahala okifenta". ³³ Vano yena horupala tho hon'yara mwaana. Yena hiira: "Kontha Pwiya hin'wa wiira akinfentiya, vano Yena hokivaha tho mwaanoola", honvaha ntjina naa Simeao. ³⁴ Vano yena horupala tho hon'yara tho mwaana. Yena hiira: "Vano, nkuahoola, awan'nyaka anaahala okivarecessa, kontha kihaavaha assaana araru". Honvaha ntjina naa Levi. ³⁵ Yena horypala tho ni hon'yara tho mwaana. Yena hiira: "Nkuahoola kinawaattittimiha aa Pwiya". Honvaha ntjina naa Juda; vano yena aheemelela oyara.

¹ Okathi Raquel wonalyaawe wiira khan'yara mwaana Jaco, ahantja omoonela nttima mulualyaawe homwiirela Jaco: "Kuuyarane mwaana, wala kinawitjinva". ² Jaco ahonviruwela Raquel. Hiira: "Onoona wiira kiri nipuro na Muluku, wiira kukhikitjere oyara?" ³ Yena hiira: "Paasi, kihaana epotha aka Bila. Onrupane, wo wiira an'yare mwaana ni kan'yare ottuli, nlatto wa yena". ⁴ Honvaha Bila ephotha awe, ni Jaco honrupana. ⁵ Bila horupala hon'yara mwaana aa Jaco. ⁶ Vano Raquel hiira: "Muluku hokipankela essariya, hin'wa ntju nakahokivaha mwaana". Honvaha ntjina naa Da ⁷ Bila, epotha ya Raquel, horupalatho hon'yara mwaana aa Jaco onayeeli. ⁸ Raquel hiira: "Kahaana owana ventji tjinene ni mulupalyaaka ni kihonthema". Honvaha ntjina naa Naftali. ⁹ Okathi woonalyaawe Lia wiira khaayara tho, honkussa Zilpa, nanteko awe, honvaha Jaco toko mwaarawe. ¹⁰ Zilpa, nanteko aa Lia, hon'yarana mwaana Jaco. ¹¹ Vano Lia hiira: "Otjaaliya!" Honvaha ntjina naa Gade. ¹² Zila, nanteko aa Lia, hon'yaratho mwaana onayeeli aa Jaco. ¹³ Lia hiira: "Kiri otteeliya" Assaana ankela okiirela otteliya." Honvaha ntjina naa Aser. ¹⁴ Mahuku ohephiya etiriku, Ruben horwa omattani hophuanya mihokhorokho tjo mafento. Yena hawiihera anumwaane Lia. Vano Raquel homwiirela Lia: "Okimeele mihokorokho n'yo tjiwaanale mwaamwana n'yo". ¹⁵ Lia hiira: "Woonawa wiira ohaakussa awan'nyaka? Vano phimpheelaa okussa mihokorokho tja mwaamwanaka?" Hiira Raquel: "Jaco naahala orupa ohiyu ola wakakhanihaka ni mihokorokho tja mwaamwana". ¹⁶ Jaco ahokolyaale otjotjilo omattani. Lia ahorwa omonan'na ni hiira: "On'hala orupa ni mi ohiyu ula, kontha kihowaatjiya kiwakakhanihaka ni mihokorokho tjo mafento tja mwaamwanaka". Vano Jaco horupa ohiyu yoole ni Lia. ¹⁷ Muluku homwin'wenla Lia horupala hon'yarana tho mwaana oneethanu Jaco. ¹⁸ Lia hiira: "Muluku hokithuvela, kontha kihaavaha nanteko aka awan'nyaka". Honvaha ntjina naa Issacar. ¹⁹ Lia horupala tho hon'yara mwaana aa Jaco. ²⁰ Ni hiira: "Muluku hokivaha nthuvelo woreera. Vano vaa awan'nyaka anaahala okittittimiha, kontha kihaayarana assaana sita". Honvaha ntjina naa Zebulom. ²¹ Hon'yara tho mwaana mwanthiyana ni honvaha ntjina naa Dina. ²² Muluku homuupuwela Raquel. Yena ahokhala oyaara. ²³ Yena hon'yara mwaana ni hiira: "Muluku hokumiha ehaaya tjaarinaaka". ²⁴ Honvaha ntjna naa Jose, hiiraka: "Pwiya nkintjenrihe tho mwaana". ²⁵ Okathi wa n'yaralyaawe Raquel Jose, Jaco homwiirela Labao: "Nkoomole vaa, wo wiira kihokoleele owan'nyaka. ²⁶ Nkivahe assaaraka ayo ni assanaaka ayo, kihuuvarela nteko nkihiye kirwe, kontha n'naatjuwela nteko kuuvarenlyaakani". ²⁷ Labao hiira: "Okhala wiira kihophuanya oreeriya wa menthoni waa, okanriihe, kontha kihotjuwela nlattu wo hakowiira Pwiya hokireeriha nlatto waawa". ²⁸ Vano yena hiira: "Okilanle ehissapu kinawuuliva". ²⁹ Jaco hiira: "We onaatjuwela wiira wo manan'na yuvarenlyaka kilihaka enama tjaa. ³⁰ Kontha waarina vakaani kihinaaya owa, massi tjihintjiva tjinene. Pwiya hooreeriha mapuro avaralyaaka. Vano vaa, kin'hala tho ovara yaakhani owan'nyaka?" ³¹ Vano Labao hiira: Kuuvahekeni? Jaco hiira: "Kan'nokivaha ethu. Kinaahala olihera enama tjaa wakiankela yeeyo: ³² Okihiye keettakatje kiwehawehaka enema tjaa elelo, kaawayanihaka epuri tjomanema nempa ni tjotanyifuiya; ni epwittipwithi tjooripa, ni epuri tjeethiyana tjootanyifuiya. Phinkelen'nyu okiliva yeeyo. ³³ Makhalelo aka anaahala woonia, wakelaka owehaweha maliveliyo akaayo. Yoteene ehinkela wonania manempa wa epuri, ni epwittipwithi tjoriipa, kaphuanyaniya, tjinkela wiireliya wiira kinowin'nya". ³⁴ Labao hiira: "Kihin'wa. Ekhale wo nayeeli molumoaa". ³⁵ Nihuku nen'no Labao haakawaniha apeperu omanempa, ni epuri tjeethiyana tjomanempa, tjoteene tjaaro tjootteela ni tjoriipa mwa epwittipwithi honvaha m'matatani wa assaana awe. ³⁶ Labao hokhala mahuku mararu ettaka yena ni Jaco. Ni Jaco hohokoleela olihera enama tjahanle tja Labao. ³⁷ Jaco hokussa ekopo tjikithi tjostoraque, tjamentoa ni tjo platano. Akhavaka tjaka, mpaka okhaliha tjooteela, akhalihaka tjotteela toko tjaryaaya. ³⁸ Vano yena phessaawe ohoolo wo enama ekopo tjapapaha lyaawe, mapuro ovuriya yavuryaaya. Ni ayena phathukumanihaaya tja vuryaka. ³⁹ Enama n'yo tjathelanatjaka wariyari wo miri n'ye ni enama n'yo tjanaayara enama tjottela tteela, tjomanempa. ⁴⁰ Jaco phaawayanihaawe epwittipwithi ni heessa mphantti nkina enama tjottela tteela ni tjoripa wa enama tja Labao. Vano yena hawayaniha enama tjawe khatakaniherale ni enama tja Labao. ⁴¹ Okathi woteene enama tjowun'nuwatja tja thelanatjaya, Jaco pheessaawe ekopo mapuro yavuryaaya ohoolo wo nama, wo wiira tjithelanatje oholo wo ekopo n'ye. ⁴² Tjawaaka enama tjoyevatja n'yo, kheessa ekopo n'ye oholo waya. tjoyevatja phaari tja Labao ni tjowun'nuwa n'yo phaari tja Jaco. ⁴³ Nlopwana ole ahokhala othatjiri. Yena ahaana enama tjintji, ananteko athiyana ni alopuana, ekamelo ni ejumento.

¹ Vano, Jaco aahiiwa moolumo aassaanaawe Labao, yiiraka: Jaco hokussa tjooteene tjaari tjaathumwanihu, ni mihakhu tjooteene nphwanhaka mwaha waathumwanihu. Jaco aahomoona nmeethonimwawe Labao. ² Jaco aahoona wiira muupuwelelwaawe waari nkhwaawe. ³ Vano, Apwiya yaahomwiirela Jaco: Waakulele elapo yaathumwana naassimutjaa ni kin'hala okhala niwe. ⁴ Jaco aahomwiihaniha Raquel ni Lia nmwiini, niinamatjawe, ⁵ ni aahowiirelatja: Kinoona phanka muupuwelelo aathumwaninhu nkhwaawe, massi Nluku aathumwanaka nkhalaka nimiivano. ⁶ N'naatjuwelatja wiira, niikurutjaka tjooteene, kinaavarela nteko athumwaninhu. ⁷ Athumwaninhu anaakithepyaka noorukunussa enaakhelaaka emaara khuumi, massi Nluku khaantthunaka wiira yena nakipankale yootakhala. ⁸ Owakathi wiiraaya: Enama tjoorakala phiinamatja, vano, enama tjooteene tjaayariya tjaakhala tjoorakala. Ni, owakathi wiiraaya: Tjotiiran'nho phin'hala okhala tjawaa, vano, enama tjooteene tjaayariya niitiira. ⁹ Weenan'na yeeyo, Nluku naakumihaka n'huwo waathumwanaa okivaha. ¹⁰ Owakathi , womihuwo, kaahoona moolohani epuri tjoolopwana tjiwelaka. Tjaari tjomanenpa, etiira tjuulupale ni tjooyevatja. ¹¹ Nlaikha naaPwiya naahokiirela moolohani: Jaco. Phaakhulaaka: Kiriiva. ¹² Yaahiira: Ovusse meethwaa ni owehe epuri tjoolopwana tjiwelaka. Tjiri niitiira, ni manenpa, kontha kinawoonaka tjitthu tjooteene tjinoovarelaawe Labao. ¹³ KiNluku ooBetel waatthapenleenhu nipotto, waaluphenleenhu yoothanla. Vano, ohiye elepweela ohokoleele oyariyaa. ¹⁴ Raquel ni Lia yaahaakhulatja ni yaahiiratja: Ehaavo yoohiyeriya yaathumwanihu? ¹⁵ Khaninakhala hi ninkhaaniya phanka atthu oottayi? Kontha ayena anaatumihaka nookussa nssurukhweehu. ¹⁶ Mihakhu tjooteene Nluku tjinkumihakaawe waathumwanihu tjawihu naassaaneehu. Vano, en'halaa wiireliya ni Nluku ovare. ¹⁷ Vano, Jaco aahovuwa ni aahoweessa assaanaawe ncameloni naassaarawe. ¹⁸ Yena aahantja weethiha enamatjawe tjooteene, nimihakhutjawe tjooteene tjaaphwanhalyaawe, otakaniha nimihuwo tjaavahiyaawe, tjaaphwanhalyaawe oPada-Ara, yena aahokhuma wiira akhale ni Isaque, athumwanawe, elapo yooCanaa. ¹⁹ Owakathi Labao waathikilaawe mapuruuru enamatjawe, Raquel aahowin'nha an'luku aathumwaane. ²⁰ Jaco aahonthepya Labao, woohin'himeerya wiira aanakhuma. ²¹ Yena aahotthawa nitjitthu tjooteene tjaarinaaawe ni aaholapuwa wowaakuvyaatja muro, ni arwaale nphantte womwaako Gileade. ²² Nihuku noneeraru, Labao aahohimeeriya wiira Jaco aahotthawa. ²³ Vano, aahaakussa assimutjaawe ni aahomoomolaniha Jaco wookhalaka mahuku saapa. Yena aahonphwanha nphantte woomwaako Gileade. ²⁴ Nluku aahonkhumenla Labao, moolohani ni aahomwiirela: Wiitthonkomanihe, Jaco ohin'himeerye yootakhala wala yooreera. ²⁵ Labao aahonphwanha Jaco. Labao naassimutjaawe yaahomakatja nphantte woomwaako Gileade. ²⁶ Labao aahomwiirela Jaco: Opankaleni, okithepya ni waakussa assaanaka phanka anantthukiya nkhottoni? ²⁷ Otthawenleni niwinpithyaa, okithepyaka woohikihimeerya? Kaanawooleeha ninttottopelo niitjipo, niikoma nitjooruma. ²⁸ Khukitthunihale woovaha etjwaatjwa ni waaleeha assitjulaka naassaanaaka. Wuupuwelale tjitthunalyaa. ²⁹ Kihaana ekuru yowoopanka yootakhala, massi Nluku aathumwanaa hokiirela ntjana ohiyu wiira: Wiitthonkomanihe, Jaco ohin'himeerye yootakhala wala yooreera. ³⁰ Vano, waahokhuma, waapheelela essiyani ohokoleela ntthoko naathumwana. Essiyani waakussaka anlukwaaka? ³¹ Jaco aahomwaakhula Labao: Kontha kaanawoova ni kuupuwela wiira mwaanawaakussa assaaneenhu , phimaana kikhumaka niwiipithyaa. ³² Wayoole aakussale anlukweenhu khankahala nkumi. Ohoolo wassimutjeehu, munthoonhe ri awinhu ni munkusse. Kontha Jaco khaatjuwela wiira Raquel phaakussale. ³³ Labao aahokela n'heemani mwa Jaco, n'heemani mwa Lia, ni n'heemani mwaananteko ooyeeli, massi yena khaaphwanhale. Yena aahokhuma n'hemani mwa Lia ni aahokela n'heemani mwa Raquel. ³⁴ Raquel aahaakussa anluku vatthokoni, aahaattukela nkameloni, ni aahowookomela. Labao aahaapheelatja n'heemani kooteene massi khaaphwanhale. ³⁵ Ayena yaahowiirela athumwanaya: N'hirussiye, Pwiya kontha akinphwanela ovuwa ohoolowinhu, kontha kiri nimweeri. Vano, yena ahaatholathola anlukwaawe khaaphwanhale npaanimwawe. ³⁶ Jaco aahorussiya ni aahonkoha Labao. Ni aahowiirela: kivaraleni? Kivaraleni yotanpi wookoomolaniha noorussiya? ³⁷ Kontha n'nakukhuryatja tjithutjaka tjooteene. Ephwanhaleenhu essiyani womihakhu tjoowan'nhinhu? N'hiye ohoolo waassimutjiihu, wowiira nilamuliye ooyeeliwihu. ³⁸ Wokhalaka eyaakha siriini, kikhalaka ninhu. Mihuwotjinhu niinamatjinhu khatjinkhumaka, wala akinakhuura enamatjaa. ³⁹ Evariye niinama tjontakhwani akiwaanale. Ohiya vaa, kaahovilela. Ohokiliviha khula enama yaahaleela, yaarimeela otahana wala ohiyu. ⁴⁰ Kaari woowu: Othana kaanaarettheela, ni ohiyu okame waanaakiririya, akaarupa. ⁴¹ Eyaakha ssirini kinari owanuwa. Kihaavarela nteko assaanaa eeli eyaakha khuumi natjesse niiyaakha sita kikhalenlaka enamatjinhu. N'horukunussa emaaa khuumi etthuvwaaka. ⁴² Wakhala wiira Nluku aathunwaka, Nluku aAbraao, yooyo Isaque n'moovaawe, hikhale nimiivano, weekhweeli mwaanaakoomola woohiitthu. Nluku n'noonaka mahuvihwaaka ni tjinvaraaka nteko ni hootthukelani ntjana ohiyu. ⁴³ Labao aahaakhula ni aahomwiirela Jaco: Assaanaayo awaka, otjuulu wawaka niinaman'nho tjawaka. Tjooteene tjinoonaa tjawaka. Massi kaapankekeni olelo asaana wala assaanaaya ayarale? ⁴⁴ Vano nipanke etthu emotja, ni nihiye wiira ekhale namoona ooyeeliwihu. ⁴⁵ Vano, Jaco aahokussa nluku ni aahokhaliha nipotto. ⁴⁶ Jaco aahowiirela assimutjaawe: Nlokotthele maluku. Yaahokussatja maluku ni yaahotataanihatja. Ayenatja yaaholyatja vaavale. ⁴⁷ Labao aahovaha ntjina Jegar-Saduta, massi Jaco iihanale Gileade. ⁴⁸ Labao aahiira: Nipotton'na phinamooneehu. Phimaana wiihaniyaaya Galeede. ⁴⁹ Tootho waahiihaniya Mizpa, kntha Labao aahohimya: Wiia Apwiya aniwehawehe nahiyanatjavale. ⁵⁰ Waahuvihatja assaanaaka wala waathela athiyana akhwaawe woohikhala assaanaaka, hata ohikhalaka nintthu, Nluku namooneehu. ⁵¹ Labao aahomwiirela Jaco: Nkaweha nipotton'na, niphwanhatjaleehu. ⁵² Namooneehu, nipotton'no namoona wahin'halaaka ovira npaka waryaa, ni wahin'halaa ovira wanipottoni owaaka waryaaka, woopheela owaana mirikoriko. ⁵³ Nluku aAbraao, Nluku aNaor, Nluku an'nathumwanaya, anilamule. Jaco aahonluphela Nluku, yooyo athumwaane Isaque yaamoovaaya. ⁵⁴ Jaco aahovaha tjoovaha omwaako ni aahowiihana assimutjaawe wiira alye. Yaaholyatja ni yaahoviratja ohiyu wooteene omwaako. ⁵⁵ Owitjissuuru, Labao aahovuwa, aahaavaha etjwaatjwa assitjulawe naassaanaawe aahaareerihatja. Vano, Labao aahaahiya ni aahohokoleela owanuwawe.

¹ Jaco niyena ahotjissa nthalawe, ni malaikha a Nlukho yahompwanya. ² Wakhanliyawe Jaco owonakha, ahera: ''Nna niphoro nothukhumana na Nlukho,'' vano, yena neneh niphurone ahovaha ntjina Maanaim. ³ Jaco ahonveleliha nthava Esau muluphaliywe, elapo yo Seir, nphanthe wo Edom. ⁴ Aleherakha irakha: ''Elah phinrua onhimiyera Esau muluphaliyakha: Elah phinhimiyawe nanthekhwa Jaco: 'Mi khihokhala ni Labao, ni kahri niyena nphakha va. ⁵ Khihana enyomphe, aphuro ni mihuwo, enanthekho athiyana ni alopwana. Khinovelelihani nna nthava, wira khipwanye mahalenyo''. ⁶ Ananhuphi yahohokholela wa Jaco ni yahomuirela: ''Him nahorua wa muluphaliya Esau. Yena ri nphironi awakha wophwanya; ri nalopwana eminya tjesse''. ⁷ Jaco ahova ni ahotjukhula; ahawanya ekhurupo phili athu arinawe; nimihuwo tjothene. ⁸ Yena erakha: ''Akhalakha Esau athuphelakha ekhurupho emotja, ni athankhulakha, vano, ekhurupho ekhawe enahala wopwa''. ⁹ JAco ahira: ''Nlukho a paapa Abraao, ni Nlukho a paapa Isaque, Yahweh, khirenle: 'Ohokholele elapwa oyariya ni wamutjia, ni Mi khinahala orukhunussa makhalelua', ¹⁰ akhinakhala opwanela orerawenyo nrima walani ekhiriiri tjenyo wananthekhoenyo. Mi khihothupha Jordao ni nthothuaka pahi, mansi va khinhokholiya ni khurupho pilii. ¹¹ Sonthe, okhophole nmathathani mwa muluphaliyakha Esau, khinamova yena okhiva na assinumuanaye na assana. ¹² Niwe wahira: 'Mi wekhweli khinahala khinahala orukhunussa makhalelo. Khinahala ophankha otjulua okhala muitji phankha mihava tjomakha, yole ohinkhithiriya walikheliya'''. ¹³ Jaco ahohala vale ohiyule. Ni tjarinawe ahawanyaniha wira anthuve Esau, muluphaiyawe: ¹⁴ epuri tjonthiyana emiya pilii ni ephuri tjonlopwana sirini, epwithipwithi tjonthiyana emiya pilii ni tjonlopwana sirini, ¹⁵ ecamelo tjowamuiha naassanaiya thalaaathini, emophe aruphaini ni emophe tjomathani khumi, aphuro onthoiyana sirini ni tjonlopwna khumi. ¹⁶ Yena ahavaha ananthekuawe, khula nhuwo wo wawanyanihiya. Ni ahowirela ananthekhuawe: ''Nholelekhe ni inkhihyere ekhatho nhuwo nikwaiya''. ¹⁷ Yena aholakhihera nanthekhuawe ophatjera, erakha: ''Ohalawe Esau mulupaliyaka wopwanya ni wokhoha, erakha: 'Tjawani? Orua vai? Ni tjawani nya enamanya orinanya?', ¹⁸ vano, wire: 'tja Jaco nanthekhwa. Elah ethuvo evahiyenyo nkhuluphale Esau. Ni yena nkhala awakha othuliwehum'''. ¹⁹ Jaco aholakhatho ekhurupo yonayeli, yoneraro, naatho othene yathara nihuwo. Yena ahira: ''Munhimiye ethu emotja muapwanya Esau. ²⁰ Nmuirele: Nanthekua Jaco nawa othuliwehu.''' Mi khinahala othelihera ni thuvo khinonveleliherakha. Phonthi kankhumanana nahala okhakhenla worera''. Vano, ethuvo thahoholelihya. ²¹ Yena ahohala yole ohiyole niphuro nathukhumaniye. ²² Jaco ahunwa ohiyo, ahatjissa assarawe oiyeli, anathekhuawe assithiyana oyeli na assanawe khumi namotja. Yena ahavelela avirihakha niphuro nohissa o Joboque (muro). ²³ Yalah mananaala, yena ahalaphussa muro mwankhani nitjithutjaiya tjothene. ²⁴ Jaco ahohiya vekha, ni ahayhakhana ninlopwana nphakha ossa. ²⁵ Nlopwana onaliyawe wira khanhala okhithiri, ahonvara wanikhutha na Jaco, akhanliyawe okhonyokha, amuathakananyawe. ²⁶ Nlopwana ahira: ''Okhihiye khirue, khontha ohantja ossa''. Jaco ahira: ''Mi akhinohiya nphakha okhirerihe''. ²⁷ Nlopwana ahokhoha: ''Ntjinana thiphani?'' Yena ahotjipo: ''Jaco''. ²⁸ Nlopwana ahira: ''Ntjinana khaninakhalatho Jaco, masi ayo Israel. Khontha ohomuathakhanana Nlukho ni naatho ni ohothema''. ²⁹ Jaco ahonkhoha: ''Sonthe okhihimerye ntjinana''. Yena ahira: ''Onkhikhoherani ntjinanakha?''. Ni ahonreriha vava. ³⁰ Jaco phihanawe neneniphurone Peniel erakha: ''Khihomona Nlukho ni okhomiyakha ohopholiya''. ³¹ Phankhumelaiya nthwa Jaco, wakhanliywe akhumakha o Peniel. Yena anathumphela nlathu wowokhonyua. ³² Phimana, nphakha elelo, assana a Israel khaym khura niphuro nolunthana, khontha nlopwanole anomokhonyola maphoro o lunthana a Jaco.

¹ Jaco ahohula mentho awe, ni homoona Esau awaaka, naalopuana eminya tjesse. Jaco ahakawaniha assaana okhuma Lia, Raquel ni ananteko awe oyeeli. ² Vano yena haholelha ananteko awe ni assana awe, Lia naassana awe ottuli, woomalela Raquel ni Jose. ³ Yena horwa ohoolo wawe, hokhoroma ekuaha saapa, mpaka wamwattamenlyaawe muulupalyaawe. ⁴ Vano Esau honthimakela, homwaabrassari ni hompetjari, yaahunlatja. ⁵ Okathi Esau wawoonalyaawe athiyana aale ni anamwane aale, honkoha: "Athu aala thaapani orinaala?" Jaco haakhula: "Assanaaka Muluku akivahalyaawe". ⁶ Vano ananteko aale yahophiyeera vaavale naanamwane aale ni yahokokhora. ⁷ Phaawaawe Lia naanamwane aale, phakokhoraaya. Woomalihera, Jose ni Raquel phaaphiyaawe vaavale ni phukokhoraka. ⁸ Vano Esau phaakohaawe: "Ompheelani nanaanteko aala yawaale okonan'na? Jaco phiiraka: "Wiira kiphuanye olevenliya wa menthoni wa pwiyaaka". ⁹ Esau phiiraawe: "Kihaana mihakhu tjintji, n'himaaka; osunke erinaa". ¹⁰ Jaco hiira: "Mena, sontte, kaphuanya mahala wa menthoni waa, vano waakhenle enuvahakeela, kontha we khueeli woona ekhoviaa ori woona ekhove ya Muluku, ni we ohokikupali. ¹¹ Sontte wakhenle yuuwanelalyaaka; kontha Muluku hokireeriha ventji ni, nlatto wa yeeyo, kihaana tjokiphiyera". Jaco honkanyenriha, mpaka Esau waakhenlaliaawe. ¹² Vano Esau hiira: "Nikhoole ekuahehu iyo, mi kuuthareke". ¹³ Jaco homwiirela: "Pwiya aka, n'naatjuwela wiira anamwane ala ankani, ni epwittipwithi n'ya ni emope n'ya tjinowaamwiha assaana aya; tjakhanyenrihiya weetta tjinene nihuku nimotja paassi, enama tjoteene tjinaakhuatja. ¹⁴ Sontte, pwiya aka, n'hoolele; Mi kinawuutharani vakani vakani, wo nayeeli mueettelo wo nama n'ya, ni mweettelo wa anamwane ala, mpaka n'nophiyen'nyu oo Seir". ¹⁵ Esau hiira: "Paassi kuuhiyere alopuana aka". Maassi Jaco hiira: "Mwimankeli tjom'mo? Pwiya aka n'hokhala oreera nrima ni mii". ¹⁶ Vano Esau hokhussa ephiro awe yo Seir, nihuku nen'no. ¹⁷ Jaco horwa oo Sucote, hoteka enupa awe ni hoteka ntjitji no nama tjawe. Phimaana nipuro n'ne ninihaniya aya oo Sucote. ¹⁸ Okathi Jaco wakhumalyaawe oo Pada-Ara, hophiya owopoeeneecitati yo Siquem, eri elapo yoo Cana, ni hokhala wakhiviru waya ecitati. ¹⁹ Vano hothuma ematta ya assaana oo Hamor, athumwaane Siquem, wo peessa eminya tjo prata, vaavale phaatekaawe enupa awe. ²⁰ Vano vaavale phaateka awe altaari ni howiihana aa Muluku, Muluku oo Israel.

¹ Vano, Dina, mwaana Lia an'yaralyaawe ni Jaco, aahokhuma wiira aaatjuwele assaanaawe eelapweele. ² Siquem, mwaana Hamor, nkhulupa;e olapweele, aahomoona, aahonvara, aahonkussa ni aahonrupana. ³ Yena aahonssan'mwa Dina, mwaana Jaco, ni aahomuulumana wonpheela. ⁴ Siquem aahowiirela athumwanawe Hamor: Mwaakhwitiri athiyanaala akhale amwaaraka. ⁵ Jaco aahiiwa wiira yena honrupana Dina, mwaamwanawe. Assaanaawe yaari nmwiini niinamatjaya; Jaco aahomaala npaka wahokolyaatjalyaaya. ⁶ Hamor, athumwan Siquem, yaahokhuma wiira yamuulumane Jaco. ⁷ Assaanaawe Jaco yaahohokoleela nmwiini ni yaahiiwa yaakhumenlale. Ayenatja yaahorussatjiya, yaahotiinihatjiya kontha yena aahontakharyatja Israel, mwaha wonrupanatja mwaana Jaco, etthu yaahaaphwanela wiira enapankiye. ⁸ Hamor aahowiirelatja: Mwaamwanaka Siquem nanpheela mwaamwaninhu. Sontte munvahatje wiira akhale amwaarawe. ⁹ Mwaataane nihiivano, n'nivahatje assaaneenhu ninhu mwaakusse assaaneehu. ¹⁰ Nin'hala okhala nkhayi ni elapo eri thayaari wowiira nkhale, n'naahala omwiira nakosso npaka ophwanha mihakhutjinhu. ¹¹ Siquem aahowiirela athumwaane naassirokorawe Dina: Nkihiye kiphwanhe muupuwelelwaaya ni en'haleenhu okilepela kinaahala woovahani. ¹² Nkilepele en'haleenhu opheela mwaha wanthiyana owaapuleliya ni kinaahala woovahani en'haleenhu olepela, massi nkivahe nthiyanooyo akhale amwaaraka. ¹³ Assaana Jaco yaahomwaakhula Siquem ni Hamor, athumwaane, woohikhala, mwaha wa Siquem yanpankalyaawe Dina, mwanrokorayatja. ¹⁴ Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Khaninpanka tjon'mo: onvaha mwanrokorihu ntthu oohuula, enkookhala etthu yoohilika. ¹⁵ Etthu emotja enpheeleehu muulatje phanka hiivano, ni khula ntthu haana uulaka. ¹⁶ Vano, ninaahala woovahani assaaneehu nihi ninaahala waakussa assaaneenhu, ninaahala okhala nkhayi, ni nin'hala okhala nphwinko n'motja. ¹⁷ Massi mweehiniiwatje ni mweehuulatje, ninan'hokolossa mwanrokorihu. ¹⁸ Moolumwaala yaahobtjivela Hamor ni mwaamwanawe Siquem. ¹⁹ Nanttonpyoole khaapitjale noopanka yaahimyatjalyaaya kontha yena aanantjivela mwaana Jaco ni kontha yena aari ntthu oottittimihiya vatthokoni waathumwaane. ²⁰ Hamor ni mwaamwanawe Siquem yaahorwaa onkhora wopooma ni yaahuuluma naatthu ooteene, yiiraka: ²¹ Atthwaala ari ninrettele nihiivano, mwaahiye akhale nlaponimu ni mwaahiye amwiire nakosso, elapweela yuulupale. Naakusse assaanaaya akhale assaarihu ni naavahatje asssaaneehu. ²² Phaari phiitthu emotja atthwaale yaatthunalyaaya wiira akhale nihiivano nookhala nphwinko n'motja: Wakhala wiira khula ntthu namuula, phanka ayenatja tjiryaaya. ²³ Enama tjooteene khatjinakhala tjawinhu nimhahu khatjinakhala tjawinhu? Niiwananeke, vano, anaahala okhala nihiivano. ²⁴ Atthu ooteene opoomeele yaahomwiiwa Hamor ni Siquem, mwaamwanawe. Nikhula nlopwana aahuula. ²⁵ Nihuku noneeraru, yoonatjaka oweryaa nanlelo, assaana eeli a Jaco, Simeao ni Levi, assirokorawe Dina, yaahokussa ekatanatjaya, yaahokelatja woomalelyaa npooma ni yaahowiiva atthu ooteene. ²⁶ Yaahomwiiva Hamor ni siquem, mwaamwanawe, niikatana ni yaahonkumiha Dina ntthoko na Siquem ni yaahorwaatja. ²⁷ Assaana akhwaawe a Jaco yaahorwaa npaka waari mahithi ni yaahokussa tjitthu tjooteene tjonpooma kontha atthu ooteene khayanttittimihale mwanrokorayatja. ²⁸ Ayenatja yaahokussatja tjitthutjaya tjoteene tjaari npooma ni mooteene, ²⁹ mihakhutjaya tjooteene. Anamwane ooteene naassaaraya yaahovarakatjiya. Ayenatja yaahokussatja tjitthu tjooteene tjaari nmatthokoniwaya. ³⁰ Jaco aahomwiirela Simeao ni Levi: N'hokiwiiheratja mikutakutho tjintji, wowiira atthu olapweela akitanhifu. Okhala wiira niri vakaani, ayenatja yatakaneela wiira akiwanane, anaakikwanhulatja niitthokwaaka. ³¹ Massi Simeao ni Levi yaahiiratja: Siquem aahala onkhaliha mwanrokorihu phanka namararuwa?

¹ Muluku homwiirela Jaco: "Okhume vaa orwe, oo Betel wakhale won'wo. Watekele Muluku altari okhumenlale okathi wanthiawalya Esau, mulupalyaa". ² Vano Jaco howiirela amutjiaawe ni wa yaale yaari ni yena: "Mwaahiye amuluku elapo tjikina eriyari n'nyu, mwiireerihe ni n'ware ekuwo tjikina. ³ Nikhume nirwe oBetel. Kinkela waateka altari aMuluku won'wo yoole kaakhulale nihuku ossankatja ni hokhala ni mii mapuro yeettalyaaka". ⁴ Wahimalyaawe yeele, ayena ahonvahatja Jaco amuluku ohikhala oteene yaarri m'matatani waya, ni epirinku tjaari m'maaruni waya. Jaco hothipela vathi wa n'ri waari wakhiviru woo Siquem. ⁵ Yeettakan'no, woopiha wa Muluku wahonaniaa m'macitati tjaari wakhiviru n'ye, wo wiira apoovo ale ahiwoomolanihe assaana aa Jaco. ⁶ Vano Jaco hophiya oLuz, onkhala elapo yo Canaa; yena naathu oteene yaarinaawe. ⁷ Hateka altari vaavale ni hovaha ntjina naa El-Betel, kontha Muluku phan'himeryalyaawe vaava, okhathi wanthiawaawe muulupalyaawe. ⁸ Debora, ofentiya ni Raquel, hokhua. Yena hossikhiyaoo Betel, vathi wa nri, okhanle wiihaniyaka Alom-Bacute. ⁹ Okathi Jaco ohokolyalyaawe oo Pada-Ara, Muluku honkhumenla tho ni honreeriha. ¹⁰ Muluku homwiirela: "Ntjina naa Jaco, okhuma n'na vaa khuniihaniya tho. Okela wiihaniya Israel". Ni Muluku honvaha ntjina naa Israel. ¹¹ Muluku hiira: "Mi kiMuluku Owerya Tjooteene. Naavaha mihokorokho ni nawintjenriha. Elapo ni athu entji onlaponi anaahala owa oholowa ni anaakhumenla mamwene wa nikhoto naa. ¹² Elapo envahalyaaka Abraao ni Isaque, kinawuvaha ni wee ni nikhoto naa". ¹³ Ni Muluku ahowa mpaka eriyariaawe, nipuro namwiirenlyaawe. ¹⁴ Jaco hothatavenla maluku nipuro niireliayaaawe ni Muluku. Omwarissela yoovahiya yo viinyu vaavale, ni makhura. ¹⁵ Ni Jaco hovaha ntjina naa Betel wa nipuro Muluku nimwiirenlyaawe. ¹⁶ Ayena ahokhuma oo Betel. Anaryeene ni ttalivelo yoo Efrata, Raquel wahomphiyera okathi woopheela oyara. Wahonrikarikatja mayareloaawe. ¹⁷ Omwryakan'no nthukuanawe, namayariha homwiirela: "Ohoove, kontha onaahala omphuanya mwaana nkinaku". ¹⁸ Okhala wiira apheela okhua, mamumuleloaawe okhitjera honromola Benoni, vano athumwaane ahonvaha ntjina naa Benjamim. ¹⁹ Raquel hokhua ni hossikhiya mwinttalani woo Efrata. ²⁰ Jaco hothatavenla maluku wa mahiyeni vale. Piithoonyero wo mahiye mpaka mahuku olelo. ²¹ Israel horwa ni hotteka etendaawe wakhiviru wa etoore yoo Migdal-Eder. ²² Israel akhalakan'no elapo yeele, Ruben horupa ni Bila, amwettaya athumwaane, ni Israel hin'wa mwahooyo. Ni assaana aa Jaco yaari khuumi neeli: ²³ Ni Lia ahon'yarana Ruben, ompatjera, Simeao, Levi, Juda, Issacar ni Zebulom; ²⁴ ni Raquel ahon'yara Jose ni Benjamim; ²⁵ ni Bila, nanteko aa Raquel, hon'yara Da ni Naftali; ²⁶ Ni Zilpa, nanteko aa Lia, hon'yara Gade ni Aser. Otene ala assaana aa Jaco, ayarale oo Pada-Ara. ²⁷ Jaco horwa mpaka wa Isaque, athumwaane, oManre, Quiriate-Arba, mapuro yeettalyaawe Abraao ni Isaque. ²⁸ Isaque hokhala eyaakha eminya wo ciriini. ²⁹ Homumula ni hokua, ni ahokhupeliya mapuro aathu otepa wuuluvala ni okhalana mahuku mentji. Esau ni Jaco, assaanaawe, ahonssikha.

¹ N'na phiri nloko na Esau, nihaniyaka Edom. ² Ala phaathiyana Esau ya thelalyaawe wa assaana oo Cana: Ada, mwaana aa Elom, ooheteu; Aolibama, mwaana aa Ana, oneethi wa Zibeao, n'heveu; ³ ni Basemate, mwaana aa Ismael, nrokorawe Nebaiote. ⁴ Wa Esau, Ada ahomphuanya Elifaz, ni Basemate ahomphuanya Reuel. ⁵ Aolibama ahomphuanya Jeus, Jalao ni Cora. Ala assaana aa Esau yaayaralyaawe elapo yo Cana. ⁶ Esau ahaakussa assaarawe, assanaawe, ni athu otene yaakhala owan'nyawe ni enamatjawe tjoteene, tjaphuanyalyaawe elapo yo Cana, ahorwa elapo yoottayi wa Jaco n'himaawe. ⁷ Yena hopanka yeela okhala wiita tjarinaawe tjaari tjintji wo wiira akhale nkhayi. Elapo yathamenlyaaya khayalamuliya olihera nlattu wonama tjaarinaaya. ⁸ Phimaana Esau, atjuwelehessiya Edom, hothamela nttethe tjo wintjiva myaako tjo Seir. ⁹ N'na phinloko na Esau, athu okhalayi oedonita, athu yaakhala nttethe tjo myiaako tjo Seir. ¹⁰ Ala phasaana aa Esau: Elifaz, mwaana aa Ada, amwaarawe Esau; Reuel, mwaana aa Basemate, amwaarawe Esau. ¹¹ Assaana Elifaz phaala: Tema, Omar, Zefo, Gata ni Quenaz. ¹² Timna aari mweettiaawe Elifaz, mwaana aa Esau, hon'yara mwaana Amaleque. Alaa phootjuulu wa Ada, amwaarawe Esau. ¹³ Ala phaasaana aa Reuel: Naate, Zera, Sama ni Miza. Ala phaari assaana aa Basemate, mwaara aa Esau. ¹⁴ Ala phaassaana aa Aolibama, amwaara aa Esau, mwaana aa Ana, mwaana aa Zibeao. Yena ahon'yarana Esau Jeus, Jalao ni Cora. ¹⁵ Ala phaari ahooleli wa nloko na Esau: nloko na Elifaz, opatjeriya aa Esau, ahooleli Tema, Omar, Zefo, Quenaz, ¹⁶ Cora, Gata ni Amaleque. Ahooleli an'yarale Elifaz elapo yo Edom; ala otjuulu wa Ada. ¹⁷ Ala phaari ahooleli aa Reuel, mwaana aa Esau: Naate, Zera, Sama ni Miza. Phaari ahooleli yaakhumale wa Reuel elapo yo Edom. Yaari otjulu wa Basemate, amwaara Esau. ¹⁸ PHaahooleli aa Aolibama, amwaara Esau: Jeus, Jalao ni Cora. Ahooleli yaakhumale wa Aolibama, amwaara Esau, muaana aa Ana. ¹⁹ N'na nloko na Esau, nari Edom, ni ahoolelyaawe. ²⁰ Ala phaari assaana aa Seir, n'hereu, mayantjoko wa yeele elapo yeele: Lota, Sobal, Zibeao, Anas, ²¹ Disom, Eser e Disa. Ala phaahooleli omahereu, mayantjoko oo Seir elapo yo Edom. ²² Assaana aa Lota yaari: Hori ni Hema, ni Timna yaari arokorawe Lota. ²³ Ala phaari assaana aa Sobal: Alva, Manaate, Ebal, Sefo ni Ona. ²⁴ Ala phaari assaana aa Zibeao: Aias ni Anas; ola phi Anas anaphwanyale ehime tjomaatji ooviha muuthakoni, akussaka orwa olihera enama mwapuuru aa Zibeao, athumwanawe. ²⁵ Phaari assaana aa Ana: Disom ni Aolibama, mwaana aa Ana. ²⁶ Ni yaala phaari assaana aa Disom: Henda, Esba, Itra ni Quera. ²⁷ Phaari assaana aa Eser: Bila, Zaava ni Aca. ²⁸ Phaari assaana aa Disa: Uz ni Ara. ²⁹ Ala phaari ahooleli omahereu: n'hooleli Lota, n'hooleli Sobal, n'hooleli Zibeao, n'hooleli Anas, ³⁰ n'hooleli Disom, n'hooleli Eser, n'hooleli Disa; ala phaari ahooleli omahereu, wo nayeeli n'ttaava naahooleli elapo yo Seir. ³¹ Ala phaari mamwene ya holenle elapo yo Edom hinaaya okhumenla nthu ohoolela wIsraei: ³² Bela, mwaana Beor, hohoolela wEdom; ni ntina nocitatiaawe naari Dinaba. ³³ Okathi Bela wakhualyaawe, Jobabe, mwaana aa Zera, honttiya niuronawe n'no. ³⁴ Okathi Jobabe wakhualyaawe, Husa, olapo otemanita, honttiya nipuro nawe. ³⁵ Okathi Husa wakhualyaawe, vano Hadade, mwaana aa Bedade, akhuitinri mamidianita etakhua tjo Moabe, honttiya nipuro nawe. Ntjina no citati nawe niireliya Avite. ³⁶ Okathi Hadade wakhualyaawe, Samela oMasreca honttiya nipuro nawe. ³⁷ Samela hokhua, vano Saul oo Reobote, n'nenke ni wa muro, honttiya nipuronawe. ³⁸ Okathi Saul wakhualyaawe, Baal-Hana, mwaana aa Acbor, honttiya nipuronawe. ³⁹ Okathi Baal-Hana wakhualyaawe, Hadar honttiya nipuro nawe. Ntjina no citati naari Pau; ni amwaarawe yaari Meetabel, mwaana aa Matrede, oneethi wa Mezaabe. ⁴⁰ Ala phaari ahooleli onikhotto naa Esau, wo nayeele maloko awe ni mittethe, matjinanaya: Timna, Alva, Jetete, ⁴¹ Aolibama, Ela, Pinom, ⁴² Quenaz, Tema, Mibzar, ⁴³ Magdiel ni Irao. Ala phaari ahooleli omaloko oEdom, wo nayeeli tjakhalakhalaaya, elapo yakussalyaaya. Ola phaari Esau, papaaya oedomita.

¹ Jaco hokhala elapo yakhanliya apapawe, elapo yo canaa. ² N'nha tjari tjonkumelela Jaco. Jose, ari muanlopwana oyaakha khumi nasaapa tjeeyareelo, akhalenla enema naassihimaawe. Yena aari naassaanaawe Bila naassaanaawe Zilpa, assaara aathumwaane. Jose aahowaana nuulumo nootakhala waayenatja. ³ Israel aananfenta Jose ventji woovirikana naassaanaawe ooteene, kontha yena aari mwaana eeyuulupalyaawe. Yena aahonpankela nlaya nooreera. ⁴ Assuulupalyaawe yaahoona wiira athumwanayaayo yananfenta tjinene woovirikana naayenatja. Ni khayaamuuumihatja ratta. ⁵ Jose aahaana nttora ni aahaattonkela assuulupalyaawe. Ayenatja nanlelo yaananthanhatja. ⁶ Yena aahowiirelatja: Sontte, nviriyane nttora nirinaaka. ⁷ Naari nmattani nihephaka etjoolya ni essakhwaaka yaaheemela niissaakhotjinhu tjaanoorukureerya essaakhwaaka. ⁸ Assuulupalyaawe yaahomwiirela: Onaahala onihoolela? Weekhweeli, onaahala onihoolela? Ayenatja nanlelo yaananthanhatja mwaha watjoolohatjawe ni moolumwaawe. ⁹ Yena aahaana nnttora nikhwaawe ni aahaattonkela assuulupalyaawe. Yena aahiira: Kiholoha nttora nikhwaawe: Ntjuwa ni mweery niitthontto khuumi namotja tjaahokiweela ohoolowaka. ¹⁰ Yena aahaattonkela athumwaane, tjitjon'mo phanka tjaattonkelalyaawe assulupalyaawe ni athumwaane yaahomwaakhula. Yiiraka: Nttorani nirinan'na? Miivano, anumwanaa naassuulupalyaa, weekhweeli, nin'hala wookokhorela? ¹¹ Assuulupalyaawe yaari niihatje, massi athumwaane yiira yuupuwelaka nmurumwaya. ¹² Assuulupalyaawe yaahorwaa okhalenla enam tjaathumwaane oSiquem. ¹³ Israel aahomwiirela Jose: Assuulupalyaa khankhalenla enama oSiquem? Owe koorweehe oritjyaaya. Jose aahomwiirela: Akinatafauti. ¹⁴ Yena aahomwiirela: Orwee phiyaaru waawehe assuulupalyaa yakhala akumi wiikihimeerye. Vano, Jaco aahonveleeliha ota womuro Hebrom ni Jose aahorwaa oSiquem. ¹⁵ Nlopwana n'motja aahonphwanha Jose aarimeelale nmattani. Nlopwanooyo aahonkoha: Onpheelatjani? ¹⁶ Jose aahiira: Kinaapheelatja assuulupalyaaka. Okihimeerye, sontte, ankhalenlatja vayi enama. ¹⁷ Nlopwanoole aahiira: Ayenatja ahohiyatja nipuron'na, kinoowiiwatja: Nttwee oDota. Jose aahovira aattharaka assuulupalyaawe ni aahaaphwanhatja oDota. ¹⁸ Ayenatja yaahomoonatja ottayi, hinaaya waattamenlatja, yaahopheela omwiivatja. ¹⁹ Yaahiirelanatja yaayoru: Namaloha hophiya. ²⁰ Ntthwee nimwiive phiyaaru ninrihe. Ni nin'hala wiira: Nookhuuriya niinama yontakhwani. Ninaahala woona tjaalohaawe. ²¹ Ruben ahiwah, ni ahonhulussa erakha: "Nihirueni omuiva". ²² Ruben ahowirelatja: "Nihimuarisseni ephome. Munrihele munlikhithini mothakoni, nhikhanle murihelakha yolah ntatah". Yena anawikhonkomanyia omopholahJose nmatathaniwaya wira ohokholossere waphaaphawe. ²³ Wokhumenla, wakhanliawe Jose aphiyakha wassuluphaliyawe, ayenatja ahonrulatja ehantjo. ²⁴ Ahonvaratja ni ahonrihela inhimeni, yaharina etjo ni wala matji. ²⁵ Ayena yahonkhomatja wira akhure enkhatje. Ahunvussatja mentjoaya ni yahonatja npwinkho woma ismaelita okhumakha o Gileade, ni ecamelo, tjinatjissale eviompho, balsamo ni mirra (makhura onukhela), yaruanaiya Wegipto. ²⁶ Juda howirela assuluphaliwe: "Ninhala opwanyani namwivakha nhymehum nivithakha ephomiyawe? ²⁷ Nkhawani, nthue nathumihera asi ismaelita ni khaninhala omwessera mathathenhum, khontha yena muamunihu, erutjuehum". Assulupheliyawe yahomuiwelela. ²⁸ Yavireaiya anamathumiha a midianita, assuluphaliyawe ahonkhumihera Jose, ankhumihakha nhimeni yahonthumiha ni paratha sirini. Assi Ismaelita yahontjissa Jose Wegipto. ²⁹ Wakhanliyawe Ruben ahokolelakha wahimeni, Jose khampwanyale. Yena ahanyula ekhuwotjawe ³⁰ ni, ahokholelakha wassunawe, hira: "Muahimoiyo khavonhuo. Ni mi, khinhala orua vai?". ³¹ Vano, ayenatja yahotjissatja ehantjo ya Jose, yahevatja ephuri ni yahoruwitja ahantjo nphomeni. ³² Ni phatjissaya wa papawe yerakha: "Nihopwanyela. Nwehehe sonthe, yakhalawira ehantjo yamuamuaninyo wala khinakhala". ³³ Jaco ahotjuwelela ni ahira: "Yamuamuanakha. Muanama onthakhuani honkhura. Ekhweli Jose hothakhatjiya". ³⁴ Jaco ahanyula ekhuwotjawe ni ahowara ekhuwo essakho. Ni ahokhala atjokhuleleka muamuanawe mahunkho mentji. ³⁵ Assanawe othene yahowa omaliha, mansi yena ahokhotha amalihiya, erakha: " Ekhueli, kinarua o sheol ( niphuro no ripela) khintjokhulelaka muamuanakha". Apapawe ahomunlela . ³⁶ Ni asi midianita yahonthumihera Potifar Wegipto, nkhuluphale umotja a Farao, ovahatjeriya tjosunkha tjuluphale.

¹ Okathi yoole, Juda haahiya assun'nawe ni ahokhala ni nlopwana oo Adulao, iihaniya Hira. ² Vaavale, yen homphuanya mwaana ancananeu, ni iihaniya Sua. Yena honthela ni honrupana. ³ Yena ahorupala erukulu, ahonyara mwaana ni yahonvahatja ntjina naa Er. Ahorupalatho ni hon'yara mwaana ni ⁴ honvaha ntjina na Ona. ⁵ Ahon'yaratho mwaana ni honvaha ntjina na Sela. Waari oo Quezibe yena wayarenlyaawe. ⁶ Juda ahomphuanya nthiyana ompheelela mwaamwanawe ompatjera Er, ihaniya Tamar. ⁷ Er, mwaana opatjeriya ni Juda, ari ohiphiyeratja wa menthoni waa Pwiya ni Pwiya homwinva. ⁸ Juda homwiirela Ona: "Waarupane amwaara amulupalya, waavarele onteko weelamu wo wiira onvahe mwaana mulupalya". ⁹ Ona anatjuwela wiira mwankani oyo khaahala okhala awawe. Wakhula okathi waarupanaawe amwaara amulupalyaawe, ekhentji amwarisela vathi wo wiira haarupalihe anvahaka mwaana mulupalyaawe. ¹⁰ Yapankaaweele yaari ethu yoohiloka wa menthoni wa Pwiya ni Pwiya yahomwinva. ¹¹ Vano Juda homwiirela Tamar, amwara mwanawe: "Okhale toko nankhueli waathumwana mpaka Sela, mwaamwanaka, un'nuwe". Huupuwela: "Wo wiira hikhue ntoko assulupalyaawe". Tamar ahokhuma ni ahorwa okhala wathumwaane. ¹² Onavirale owakathi, mwaana aa Sua, amwaara aa Juda, ahokhua. Juda ahokhala amaalihiyaka ni ahorwa wa yaale yarattavenla epwittipwithi tjawe oo Timnate, yena nimpathaniaawe Hira, ndulamita. ¹³ Ahohimeeriya Tamar: "Ataataa owuuthelela anrwa oo Timnate okookassa epwittipwithi tjaya". ¹⁴ Yena ahorula ekuwo tjeenankhueli, ahikhuneela ni ahittiyenla ni nleeso nawe. Yena ahokhala onkomaka wankhora wo Enaim, waattamenla eparapaara yoo Tamnate. Ahoona wiira Sela ahun'nuwa, yena ari hinavahatjeria yena toko mwaarawe. ¹⁵ Okathi Juda wamonalyaaew, oniha wiira nluvi, nlattu wo wiikhuneela ekhove awe. ¹⁶ Yena ahorwa mpaka nipuro naaryaawe ni hiira: "Okithare, sontte, kuurupane", kontha khaatjuwela wiira mwaramwanawe, yena hiira: "N'nokela okivahani wo wiira nkirupane?" ¹⁷ Yena hiira: "Kinawuwiihera epuri yo mwintjitjini waka". Yena hiira: "N'naakikhuluveliha mpaka wan'halen'nyu okiwiihera?" ¹⁸ Yena phiiraawe: "Nkhuluvelihoni onkelaaka wuuvaha?" Yena phiiraawe: Nlutto naa, nkhoyaa ni kopoaa eri m'matataniwaa". Yena ahonvaha tja, ahorupa niyena ni ahorupala erukulu ya wawe. ¹⁹ Yena ahokhuma. Horula nleeso nawe ni phuwaraka ekhuwo tjenankhueli. ²⁰ Juda phawanihaawe epuro yo ntjitjini wawe anvhenrale mpathaniaawe ndulamita oole wo wiira akhale okhuluvelyaa m'matatani wa nthiyanoole, yena khaaphuanyale. ²¹ Vano, ndulamita ole ahakoha alopuana onipuro nen'ne: "Rivayi nthiyana onkomale mparaparani yoo Enaim?" Ayena yaahaakhulatja: "Konkomale nluvi vaa". ²² Yena ahohokoleela wa Juda ni homwiirela: "Akimphuanyale. Ni alopuana onipuro nen'ne yiirale konkomale nluvi vaa". ²³ Juda hiira: "On'hiyereke ekaruman'yo wo wiira nihikhale opattatja ehaaya. Kihowaaniha epuriila, khumphuanyale". ²⁴ Wiraniaale wiira, tjinavirale myeeri miraru, ahohimeeriya Juda: "Tamar, mwara mwanaa, horaruwa ri niirukulu". Juda hiira: "Mun'waane vaa wo wiira apahiye". ²⁵ Okathi wawihiyaawe, ahahimeerya atataawe ale nulumo n'na: "KIri niirukulu ya nlopuana mwaneene ekaruman'ya". Hiiratho: "N'nantjuwela, sontte, mwaneene ekaruman'ya: nlutto n'na, nkhiyi uula ni nkopoola". ²⁶ Juda ahotjuwelela ekaruman'ye ni hiira: "Yena nassariya okivikana mii, wooniaale wiira akinvahaleto Sela toko mwaarawe, mwaamwanaka". Yena khanrupanaletho. ²⁷ Ekhumenlale tjo, onaphiyale owakathi wooyara, kontha yaari mavatta m'mirimani m'mwe. ²⁸ Yakhumenlale wiira, okathi wayaraawe, mwaana m'motjooyo hokumihera mono ota ni parteroole hokussa efiiyu osheerya phinthukaka m'moononi wawe phiiraka: "Ola phipatjenre okhuma". ²⁹ Ahonvaratho ntatanawe n'no ni n'himaa phimatjenre okhuma. Aparteera ahiira: "Ovirikanihenleni!" Yena aavahiye Perez. ³⁰ Vano, n'himaawe hokhuma, aarina nkhoi woosheerya m'moononi wawe, yena iihaniye Zera.

¹ Jose ahokussiya wEgito. Potifar, nanteko aa Farao aari kapitau oguarta ni ngipcio, ahonthuma ni ma ismaelita yankussale won'wo. ² Pwiya ari ni Jose ni ahokhala othawali. Jose ahantjera okhala naa pwiyaawe eegiipcio. ³ Apwiyawe aale yahomoona wiira Pwiya aari ni yena ni Pwiya anareeriha wa yeele yapakaawe. ⁴ Jose ahoreriya wa hoolo wa pwiyaawe, yavarelaawe nteko. Potifar o honhela namahoolela owapuwani vale, ahonvahatjera wo wiira arattavenle wa yeele yaarinaawe. ⁵ Okhuma mahuku wan'vahalyaawe namahoolela oowan'nyawe ni wa yeele yaarinaawe. Pwiya horeeriha ethoko ya egipcio ole nlaatu wa Jose. Mareeriho aa Pwiya yaari wa tjithu tjooteene Potifar tjaarinaawe pwan'nyawe ni m'mattaniwawe. ⁶ Potifar ahonvahatjera wa tjithu tjooteene Jose. Yena khaarina yoopheela wuuuwela ohikhanle wo yoolya yaalyaawe. Jose aari nlopwana okuru ni oreeraa. ⁷ Yakhumenlale tho, anavirale mahuku, amwaara apwiyawe yanamphela Jose. Ayena ahiira: "Okirupane". ⁸ Massi yena hokhotta howiirela: "Nkiviriyane: apwiyaaka ahikutakuthie wa yeele epakaaka wapuwani vaa. Ayena ahokivahatjera tjoteene wo wiira kiwehawehe. ⁹ Khaavotho muulupale okivikana wapuwani. Ayena khakikottihale ethu, wa hikhanle nyuuva, kontha nyuuva mwa mwaara ayena. Ekelaka opaka ethu yohilokeela ni kikossaka wa hoolo wa Muluku? ¹⁰ Ayena yeera emuulumanaka Jose khula nihuku, yena akhottaka orrupa ni okhala naa yena. ¹¹ Nihuku nimotja, yena hophiya enupa yaavaraawe nteko ni khaavo aarivo nipuro nen'ne wa yaale yavara nteko nipuro n'ne. ¹² Ayena yahonvara ekuwo tjawe ni ahiira: "Okirupane". Yena, horula ekuwotjawe hahiyera m'matatani waya, ahofonyuaa ni ahothiawela ota. ¹³ Okathi woonalyaaya wiira yena anowaahiyera ekuwo tjawe m'matatani waya ni hothiawela ota, ¹⁴ ahomwiihana nlopwana owapuwani vaavale ni ahomwiirela: "Ohoona, Potifar non'waana n'hebreuula wo wiira aniruwanatje vaa. Yena noowa wo wiira arupe nimii mi phantjeraaka okhuwela. ¹⁵ Wakin'walyaawe kikhuwelaka, paakihiyeraawe ekuwotjawe n'ya, phaathyawelaawe ota". ¹⁶ Ayena pahiyaaya ekuwo tjawe wakhiviru waya mpaka wawaalyaaya apwiyaawe wapuwani vale. ¹⁷ Phaahimeryaaya moolumo ala: "Nanteko mwin'wanalen'nyu lava waale oniveeha. ¹⁸ Okathi wakhuwenlyaaka, yena phukihiyeraka ekuwo tjawe ni phathiawelaawe ota". ¹⁹ Vano, okathi win'walyaaya apwiyaawe tjohimiya n'nye naa mwaarawe: "Nanteko en'nyuuyo phikiirihalyaawe". Potifar ahoviruwa. ²⁰ Apwiyaawe Jose yahonthukela, nipuro naakhala athukeliyaka ananthukiya aMwene. Yena hokhala nkhatteya. ²¹ Pwiya ari ni Jose ni anokupaleela yena ni ahokhala anvaha emani wa yoole assunka ananthukiya. ²² Phimaana namaakhalenla yoole ahonvahatjera Jose wo wiira Jose arattavenle ananthukiya akhuaawe. Wakhula ethu yaakhumenla, Jose phavahatjeriya yoteene eyo. ²³ Ole akhalenla khakutakuthieela ethu wa yeele yaarattavenlawe kontha Pwiya ari ni Jose. Wakhula ethu yankaawe, Pwiya ananreeriha.

¹ Tjinavirale tjitthun'nha, naawiiha nipha ni namwaapyaatja amwene owiigiipitu yaahonveehatja funtyaaya, mwene owiigipitu. ² Farao aahotikinihiya naakhulupalyaawe ooyeeli. ³ Yena aahaatthukelatja. nkhattyaa mon'mo mwaatthukeliyaawe Jose. ⁴ Nkhulupale aahon'vahatjera Jose wiira anvarele nteko. Yaahokhala nkhattya owakathi mwintji. ⁵ Ooyeeli yaaholohatja anaritji nkhattyaa khula ntthu aaholoha nttoranawe, ohiyu n'motja ni khula nttora naahimya etthwaaya. ⁶ Jose warwaalyaawe waawehatja owitjissu, aahowoona wiira yaanaatjukulatja. ⁷ Yena aahaakoha akhulupale aFarao yaarinaawe nkhattyaa: Essiyani olelo otjukulatjaka? ⁸ Ayenatja yaahaakhulatja: Ninooloha ohiyu ni khaavo nkhwitiri otaphulela. Jose aahowiirelatja: Tjootaphulelan'nho khatjinakhala tjaNluku? Sontte nkittonkelatje. ⁹ N'motjoole aahonttonkela yoolohaawe Jose iiraka: Kilohale, nri n'motja onari ohoolowaka. ¹⁰ Munrinin'mo, tjaahaavo eritta tthaaru. Weeraaya tjiphuwaka, tjaaniima mihokorokho tjoottokottha. ¹¹ Etthuvo ya Farao yaari nmatataniwaka. Mi kaahokussa mohokorokho waamela ntthuvoni mwa Farao ni kaahon'hokolossera nmatataniwawe. ¹² Jose aahomwiirela: Yootaphuleliya wayoolohiyeeyo phiila: Eritta tthaarun'nho mahuku mararu. ¹³ N'hina womahuku mararu yaayo, Farao naahala okussa murwaa ni naahala woorunussa, okhalaihaka phanka nkhulupalyaawe. Onaahala okussa etthuvo ya Farao ni ovarelaka nteko nmatataniwawe, phanka vaavale tjanvarelaa. ¹⁴ Massi okuupuwele tjitthu tjooteene tjooreeravale; kinawoolepela, okuulumelaka wa Farao ni okikumihe nkhattyaamu. ¹⁵ Weekhweeli, kaavariye elapo yomeebreu. Hata moomu akiiraleetthu woopheela otthukeliya. ¹⁶ Nlopwana nkhwaawe woonalyaawe wiira yoolohaawe yaahotaphuleliya, aahomwiirela Jose: Nimi kihaana yooloha, kaahoona etthuttu tthaaru tjophaawu vamuruwaka. ¹⁷ Etthuttu yontjulu, yaahaana khula enan'na tjowoossiya tja Farao, massi enuni tjaaholya tjaari vamuruwaka. ¹⁸ Jose aahomwaakhula ni aahiira: Yootaphuleliyaaya phiila: Etthuttu tthaaru mahuku mararu. ¹⁹ N'hina womahuku mararu, Farao naahala okussa murwaa ni onaahala otthukatjeriya wanrini ni enuni tjinaahala olyaerutthwaa. ²⁰ Nihuku noneeraru, Naari nihuku naayariyaawe Farao. Yena aahopanka essukuhuulu waanantekwaawe ooteene. ²¹ Yena aahomwaakha ekhulupalyaawe ohoolo waanantekwaawe. ²² Yena aahorehenrya ekhulupalyaawe ni aaheessa etthuvo nmatatani mwa Farao. Massi yena aahon'variha nlopwanoole, phanka Jose tjaahimeeryatjalyaaya. ²³ Massi nlopwanoole khaamuupuwenletho Jose; aahonliyala.

¹ Waviralyaaya eyaakha piili, Farao aaholoha nttora nimotja. Yena iira neemelale waattamenla oNilo. ² Wowaakuvyaatja emope saapa tjaahorwaa oNilo, tjoophanela ni tjooneneva, tjaalya nkurukuru muro. ³ Tjikhwaawe saapa, tjahorwaa omuro, tjoohiphwanela ni tjoohineneva. Tjeemelale vamotja niimope tjikhwaaya waattamenla omuro. ⁵ Vano, emope tjowootta tjaahokhuua emope tjowiittivala. Vano, Farao aahovuwa. ⁴ Phaahokoleelaawe orupa ni aaholohatho emaara yonayeeli. ⁶ Wowaakuvyaatja, mitathi saapa tjaahophuwa nri n'motja, tjikumi ni tjooreera. Phaaphuwaayatho mitathi saapa, tjowootta ni tjoopahiya niiphyoo. ⁷ Mitathi tjowootta tjaahomirya mitathi tjikumi. Farao aahovuwa, ni naari nttora. ⁸ Orupossenliya, n'nepaawe waari wookutakuthyaa. Yena aahorumiha wiihaniya anamatjuwelatja ooteene owiigiipitu. Farao aahaattonkelatja nttoranawe, massi khaavo aakhwitirale ontaphulela Farao. ⁹ Vano, nkhulupale aanamakawa mapha aahomwiirela Farao: Olelo kinuupuwela mavehwaaka. ¹⁰ Farao aanoorussiya nanantekwaawe, ni okikhalihe namakhalenla enupa yankhulupale, miivano ninkhulupale aatthu. ¹¹ Hi naahaana tjoolohiya ohiyu n'motja, miniyena. Naaholoha khula ntthu nttoranawe, khula nttora nootaphuleliyawaya. ¹² Naari nimwanlopwana, nanteko ankhulupale. Naahonttonkela tjoolohatjihu, ni aahonitaphulela. Yena aahotaphulela wakhula nttora. ¹³ Ni tjihiiranyaa phanka tjaanitaphulenlyaawe. Farao aahokihokolossera ntekwaaka, ni aahontthukiiha nkhaawooyo. ¹⁴ Vano, Farao aahorumiha wiihaniya Jose. Wowaakuvyaatja, aahokumihiya nkalapoosso. Yena aahokassa ekhararitjae, aahowara ekuwo tjikhwaawe ni aahorwaa wa Farao. ¹⁵ Farao aahomwiirela Jose: Kinooloha, massi khaavo ntaphulela. Vano, kihiiwa wuulumeliyaka, wiira wahimeeriyaka nttora onaataphulela. ¹⁶ Jose aahomwaakhula Farao: Akinakhala, massi Nluku naahala waakhulela. ¹⁷ Farao aahomwiirela Jose: Kilohale kinari waattamenla muro Nilo. ¹⁸ Wowaakuvyaatja, emope saapa tjaahorwaa oNilo tjowiittivala ni tjoophwanela, nitjaalya nimuroole. ¹⁹ Vano, tjaahorwaatho emope saapa, tjootteethyaa, ni tjowootta. Kaari kihinoona tjitthu tjoohiphwanela phanka n'nha. ²⁰ Emope tjowootta tjaahokhuura emope tjowantjera tjophwanela ni tjowiitthivala. ²¹ Wakhuuratjalyaaya, khawaatjuwanyaa wiira tjiholya, kontha tjaakhala tjowootta phanka khalayi. Vano, phaavuwaaka. ²² Nttoranaka nikhwaawe, mitathi saapa tjaahuunuwa n'ri n'motja, tjootjara ni tjooreera. ²³ Phaakhumenlaayatho mitathi tjikhwaawe saapa tjiphuwelaka, tjowootta ni tjoopahiya niiphyoo. ²⁴ Mitathi tjowootta tjaahomirya mitathi saapa tjooreera. Kaahaattonkela atjuwelatji, massi khaavo khumenlale ookitaphulela. ²⁵ Jose aahomwiirala Farao: Tjooloha tja Farao tjitthu tjimotjaaru. Nluku yaapheelaawe onpanka aahon'himeerya Farao. ²⁶ Emope saapa tjooreera tjaari eyaakha saapa, nimitathi saapa eyaakha saapa. tjoolohan'nho tjitthu tjimotjaaru. ²⁷ Emope saapa tjowootta tjaawelale eyaakha saapa, i mitathi saapa tjowootta ni tjoopahiya niiphyoo tjin'hala okhala eyaakha saapa tjotala. ²⁸ Eyo phayan'himeeryalyaaka Farao. Nluku enpheelaawe ovara aahon'himeerya Farao. ²⁹ Nkaweha: tjinaahala ovira eyaakha saapa niiyoolya yintji elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ³⁰ Tjaviravale eyaakhan'nho, tjinaahala owa eyaakha saapa tjotala, ni etjoolya tjooteene tjinaahala oliyaliya elapo yowiigiipitu, niitala en'hala okhala yintji. ³¹ Atthu khan'hala wuupuwela wiira yaahopatja okhalana eyoolya yintji mwaha wotala en'hala owa, en'hala okhala yuulupale. ³² Oloha wa Farao waahaakuleliya, kontha aathoonheriye ni Nluku, ni Nluku naapanka woohipitja. ³³ Farao anphwanhe nlopwana owiiwananyaa ni ootjuwelatja, ni anvahatjere elapo yowiigiipitu. ³⁴ Farao aathanle atthu, ni yaayo akusse nphantte woneethanu watjoolimiya elapo yowiigiipitu woyaakha saapa tjoyoolya. ³⁵ Atakanihatje etjoolya wotjen'nho eyaakha tjoyoolya yintjin'nho ni tjikhale mwantjina na Farao, wowiira eyoolyeeyo eliye n'mapooma, Ni assunkatje. ³⁶ Eyoolyeeyo enaahala otossa womyaakha tjotala en'hala okhala elapo yowiigiipitu. Weenen'na yeeyo, elapo khin'hala ovoliya etala. ³⁷ Moolumwaayo yaahontjivela Farao naanantekwaawe. ³⁸ Farao aahowiirela anantekwaawe: Ninanphwanha nlopwana phanka ola, nkhala nin'nepa waNluku? ³⁹ Vano, Farao aahomwiirela Jose: Okhala wiira Nluku hoothoonhera tjitthu tjooteenen'nha, khaavo ntjuweliya ni ootjuwelatja phanka we. ⁴⁰ Onaahala ohoolela enupaaka, phanka tjuulumatjalyaa, atthwaaka ooteene anaahala weettiheriya. Massi weehitjeni kin'hala okhala muulupale woovirikana we. ⁴¹ Farao aahomwiirela Jose: Nkaweha, kinawoovaha ohoolela elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ⁴² Farao aahaarula anelaawe ni aahon'wariha Jose. Yena aahon'wariha ekuwo tjooreera ni aahon''wariha nkhova wowooru nssikoniwawe. ⁴³ Yena aahon'weliha nkukuttha wonayeeli waarinaawe. Atthu yaaahonkhuwela: Okokhoriye. Farao aahon'hooleliha elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ⁴⁴ Farao aahomwiirela Jose MikiFarao, woohikhala otthunawaa, khaavo nkoovussa nata wala n'nha elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ⁴⁵ Farao aahonvaha Jose ntjina naZefanete-Peneia. Aahonvaha Asenate wiira akhale amwaarawe, aari mwaana aPotifera, nankuttho olapo yiihaniya Om. Jose aaheettakatja elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ⁴⁶ Jose aarina eyaakha talaathiini owathi waarwaalyaawe wa Farao, mwene owiigiipitu. Jose aahokhuma waFarao ni aaheettakatja elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ⁴⁷ Eyaakha saapa tjooteene, tjaahoruweriya. ⁴⁸ Yena aahotakaniha etjoolya tjooteene tjaaphwanhiye eyaakha saapa, elapo yowiigiipitu, ni nmapooma aaheessatja etjoolya. Wakhula epooma yaahaavo eyoolya. ⁴⁹ Jose aahossunka eyoolya yintji phanka n'hava woopahari, aahohiya waalikela kntha yaari yintji. ⁵⁰ Jose aarina asaana eeli ni Asenate, mwaana Potifera, nankuttho olapo yiihaniya Om, tjihinaaya ophiya eyaakha tjotala. ⁵¹ Jose mwaamwanawe oomwntjera aahonvaha ntjina naManasses, ni aahiira: Nluku hokiliyaliha mikatjamiho tjooteene ni tjitthu tjooteene yotthoko yaathumwanaka. ⁵² Mwaamwanawe owaakulela aahomwiihana Efraim, ni aahiira: Nluku hokivaha asaana entji. ⁵³ Eyaakah tjaaruweriye eyoolya yintji yaahophiya wuumaleloni. ⁵⁴ Eyaakha saapa tjotala tjaahophiya, phanka Jose tjaahimyalyaawe. Yaahaavo etala elapo tjooteene, massi elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu yaahaavo eyoolya. ⁵⁵ Owakathi elapo yowiigiipitu waaryaaya niitala, atthu yaahokhuwela ventji ohoolo wa Farao mwaha woyoolya. Farao aahowiirela atthwaale: Nrwaatje waJose ni mwavare yeele en'halaawe ohimya. ⁵⁶ Etala yaari nlaponi mooteene yovathi. Jose aahothukula makhupi ni aahaatumihera atthu owiigiipitu. Etala yaahotepa elapo yowiigiipitu. ⁵⁷ Elapo tjooteene tjaarwaa wiigiipitu wiira yathume eyoolya yaJose, kontha etala yaari yintji elapo yooteene.

¹ Jaco aahotjuwela wiira wiigiipitu yaahaavo eyoolya yintji. Yena aahowiirela asaanaawe: N'nowehanani ntthu ninkhwaawe? ² Yena aahiira: Kihiiwa wiira wiigiipitu ehaavo eyoolya. Nrwaatje npaka woowu ni mwathume eyoolya, wowiira nikhale ni nihikhwe. ³ Assihimaawe ookhuumi aJose yaahorwaatja othuma eyoolya. ⁴ Masii Benjamim, mwaamun'nawe Jose, Jaco khantthunihale orwaa naassuulupalyaawe, kontha aanawooha omwiiraneela etthu. ⁵ Asaana aIsrael yaahowa othuma naatthu akhwaawe yaawaale, kontha etala yaahophiya elapo yooCanaa. ⁶ Vano, Jose aari n'hooleli olapweele. Yena phaatumihera atthu ooteene olapweele. Asihimaawe Jose yaahowa ni yaahooromatja ohoolowawe. ⁷ Jose aahaaweha asihimaawe ni aahaatjuwela, massi yena aahowiirelatja. N'nokhumatja vayi? Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Elapo yooCanaa, naawaale othuma eyoolya. ⁸ Jose aahaatjuwelela asihimaawe, massi ayenatja khayaantjuwelenle. ⁹ Vano, Jose aahuupuwela tjoolohatjawe mwaha waayenatja, ni aahowiirelatja: Mwaanoohankawaani! Nwaatjale owehawehatja elapweela. ¹⁰ Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Mena amwene. Anantekweenhu yaawaale othuma eyoolya. ¹¹ Naasaana antthu n'motja. Naatthu oohitjuwela etthu. Khaninakhala naanoohankawaani. ¹² Yena aahowiirelata: Nwaatjale owehawehatja elapweela. ¹³ Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Hi niri khuumi neeli, asaana anlopwana n'motja nkhala elapo yooCanaa. Omwankaani rinaathumwanihu, mwaamun'nihu nmotjooyo khaavo. ¹⁴ Jose aahowirelatja: Phanka tjiwiirelalyaakani: Mwaanoohankawaani. ¹⁵ Phimaana, n'naahala olawihatjiya. Mwaha wokumi yaFarao, khan'nokhumatjatho, woohinwaana mwaamun'ninhu nkhwaawe. ¹⁶ Munrumatje nmotja anrweele hanlyooyo. N'nohalatja nkhattya, wowiira moolumweenhu alawihatjiye, wakhala wiira ekhweeli. ¹⁷ Yena aahaatthukela nkhattya mahuku mararu. ¹⁸ Jose aahowiirelatja nihuku noneeraru: Npankatje yeeyo ni nkhalatje kontha mi kinaamoova Nluku. ¹⁹ Mwakhala atthu ohiira etthu, mun'hiyatje mwaamun'ninhu n'motja nkhattyaa, n'naakussatja eyoolya mwaha wotala yon'mawan'nhinhu. ²⁰ Nkiwiihatjere mwaamun'ninhu omwankaani, wowiira moolumweenhu akhale okhweeli ni khan'nohala okhwa. Vano, ayenatja yaahopankatja. ²¹ Ayenatja yaahiirelana yaayoru: Nihonkossera mwaamun'nihu, kontha naahomoona tjaaryaawe, owakathi waanikhuwelaawe ni khanimwiiwale. Phimaana, mahuvihwaala awaale mwaha wahi. ²² Ruben aahowaakhulatja: Akoohimeeryatjaleni: n'hikosse mwaha wamwan'hima, n'hikiiwelelatjaka? Vano nkawehatjani: Ephomyaawe ehonaatja. ²³ Ayenatja khayaatjuwela wiia Jose aanawiiwa, kontha aahaavo aataphulela. ²⁴ Yena aahaahuluwatja ni aahunla. Jose aahohokolyaa ni aahuuluma naayenatja. Yena aahonkussa Simeao ni aahontthuka ohoolowayatja. ²⁵ Jose aahowiirela anantekwaawe wiira atjalihe eyoolya nmasaakhoni waassihimaawe, ahokolosseriyaka missurukhutjaya nookhalenliya ekwahaaya. Ni yaahopankatjiya tjitjon'mo. ²⁶ Assihimaawe yaahokussatja enamatjaya ni yaahorwaatja. ²⁷ N'motjaaya owkathi waakumihaawe eyoolya wiira avahe enamaawe waamumulaaya aahophwanha nssurukhwaawe. Kontha waari omalakuni wonrupaawe. ²⁸ Yena aahowiirela assihimaawe: Nssurukhwaaka ohohokolossiya. Nwehatje nssaakhonimwaka. Mirimatjaya tjaahokhala tjowoova, yaahowehanatja yaayoeu yiiraka: Essiyaniila Nluku enipankalyaawe? ²⁹ Ayenatja yaahorwaatja wa Jaco, athumwanatjaya, elapo yooCanaa, yaahaattonkelatja tjiiranyaale. Ayenatja yaahiiratja: ³⁰ Mwene olapweele, honuuluma tjinene oona wiira naanoohankawaani. ³¹ Hiivano naahomwiirela: Khiivo entjuweleehu. Khaninakhala naanoohankawaani. ³² Niri khuumi neeli, asaana aathumwanihu. N'motja khaavo ni omwankaani ri naathumwanihu elapo yooCanaa. ³³ Mwenyooyo, honiirela: Niyeeyo kinaahala otjuwela wiira khiivo entjuwelatjeenhu. Nkihiyeratje mwaamun'ninhu n'motja, nkussatjeke eyoolya mwaha wotala yon'mawan'ninhu, ni nrwaatjeke. ³⁴ Nkiwiihatjere mwaamun'ninhu omwankaani. Vano, phun'halaaka otjuwela wiira khan'nakhala mwaanoohankawaani. Vano, kinaahala ontthukula mwaamun'ninhu mwamwiireke nakosso elapweenhu. ³⁵ Weeraaya emalaka eyoolya, khula ntthu iira narina nssurukhwaawe munrupaniwawe. Ayenatja naathumwanaya woonalyaaya nssurukhu munrupani, yaahoovatja. ³⁶ Jaco, athumwanatjaya, yaahowiirelatja: N'naakaakhatja asaanaaka. Jose khaavo, Simeao horwaa, ni n'nopheela onkussatja Benjamim. Tjitthu tjooteene tjiri wamiivano. ³⁷ Ruben aahowiirela athumwaane: Mwiivakatje asaanaaka ooyeeli kaahinwaane Benjamim. ³⁸ Jaco aahiira: Khan'nonkussatja mwaamwanaka. Kontha mwaamun'ninhu hokhwa ni yooyo phihanle. Yamwiiraneela etthu ninttala onrweenhu, kinaahala woona owerya.

¹ Etala yaari yuulupale nlaponi. ² Wamalihalyaaya eyoolya yaawaanalyaaya wiigiipitu, yaahowiirelatja athumwanaya: Nrwaatjetho mwathume eyoolya. ³ Juda aahomwaakhula: Nlopwana aahonaateeliha: Khan'noonatho ekhovyaaka, mwaamun'ninhu aahikhale ninhu. ⁴ Mwanivaha mwaamun'nihu, ninaahala owaana eyoolya. ⁵ Mweehinivahe khanin'hokolyaa. Kontha nlopwanooyo phiiralyaawe: Khan'noonatho ekhovyaaka, mwaahin'waane mwaamun'ninhu. ⁶ Israel aahiira: Opankenleni tjo, wiiraka kihaana mwaamun'naka nkhwaawe? ⁷ Ayenatja yaahaakhulatja: Nlopwanooyo aahokohakoha mwaha waamutjiihu. Yena aahiira: Athumwanitjinhu nanlelo akumi? N'haanatja mwaamun'ninhu nkhwaawe? Yaahaakhulatja phanka tjaakohiyaaya. Mwaahala otjuwela tjani wiira phaahalaawe wuulumatja:Munwaanatje mwaamun'ninhu? ⁸ Juda aahomwiirela Israel, athumwaane: Munkussatjeke mwanlopwanooyo. Ninaahala orwaa wiira nikhale ni nihikhwe, okhuma hiivano, nhuuva, naassaaneenhu. ⁹ Kin'hala okhala nkhuluvelwaawe ni n'naahala okikhaliha nkhulupale. Keehinwaane, kinaahala okhala ookossa woohimala. ¹⁰ Nahaapitjale , weekhweeli naakowiiraka nihaakulela emaara yonapiili. ¹¹ Athumwanayatja, Israel, aahowiirelatja: Wakhala tjitjon'mo, npanke yeeyo. Nkussatje mihakhu tjooreeressa mweerwaaka. Munkussere nlopwanooyo phanka yoovahiya: ¹² Nkussatje nssurukhu. N'hokolosse nssurukhu waahokolossiye owakathi waatthukuliye mirinttitjinhu. ¹³ Nrwaatjeke ni munkussatjeke mwaamun'ninhu. ¹⁴ Nluku oowerya tjooteene awoonelatjeni ekiriri ohoolo wanlopwanooyo, wiira yena anleve mwaamun'ninhu nkhwaawe ni Benjamim. Kaakhiya asaana, kinkoohala voohaasaana. ¹⁵ Atthu yaahokussa tjoovaha ninssurukhu, vamotja ni Benjamim. Ayenatja yaahovuwatja ni yaahorwaatja elapo yowiigiipitu, ni yaahophiyatja waaryaawe Jose. ¹⁶ Jose wamoonalyaawe Benjamim naayenatja, aahomwiirela nkhulupalyaawe: Waakusse atthwaala waarweehe npaani, wiive enama alyaatje nimi, othana. ¹⁷ Nkhulupale aahopanka phanka Jose tjaahimyalyaawe. Yena aahaakussa atthwaale aarweehaka npaani mwa Jose. ¹⁸ Atthwaale yaanawoova mwaha wookela npaani mw Jose. Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Nlattu wonssurukhu ohokolossiye nmirinttiniwihu nkwaha woopatjera naawaaniyeehu, kontha nolpwanooyo npheelatja maniphwanhero. Yena naahala onitthukela phanka epotthatjawe, nookussa enamatjihu. ¹⁹ Ayenatja yaahomwaattamenla nkhulupale onupa ya Jose, ni yaahomwiirelatja wankhora wonupa, ²⁰ yiiraka: Ninaalitjera owa othuma eyoolya. ²¹ Waphiyaleehu onikhupini, mitthukulaka mirinttitjihu, nssurukhu wakhula ntthu wahi waakhala vatjulu. Nihohokolossatho. ²² Nihowaanatho nssurukhu wiira nithume eyoolya. Khninontjuwela ntthu eessale nssurukhu nmirinttiniwihu. ²³ Nkahulupale aahiira: Nrettele okhale ninhu, n'hoovatje. Nlukweenhu ni Nluku aathumwaninhu pheessale nssurukhu nmirinttiniwinhu. Kihaakhenla nssurukhweenhu. Vano, nkhulupale aahaawiihatjera Simeao. ²⁴ Nkhulupale ahaawaana atthwaale npaani mwa Jose. Yena aahaavahatja maatji, ni yaahorapihatja enhaatjaya. Yena aaholiha enamatjaya. ²⁵ Ayenatja yaahotthonkomanihatja tjoovahatjaya wiira Jose waahalaawe owa othana, kontha yaahiiwatja wiira an'haala olyatja nkhayi. ²⁶ Jose wawaalyaawe, ayenatja yaahowaanatja tjoovahatjaya tjaarinaaya nmatatanimwaya ni yaahonkokhorela ohoolowawe. ²⁷ Yena aahaakohatja iiraka: Athumwaninhu aniireenhu ahuuluvala, akumi? Ayena nanlelo akumi? ²⁸ Ayenatja yaahiiratja: Nantekweenhu, athumwanihu, akumi. Ayena nanlelo akumi. Ni yaahokokhoratja ni yaahooromatja. ²⁹ Wavussalyaawe meethwaawe, aahomoona Benjamim, mwaamun'nawe, mwaana aanumwanawe, ni aahiira: Ola phimwaamun'ninhu amwaatjen'nhu? Vano, aahiira: Nluku ooreeriheni, mwaamwanaka. ³⁰ Jose aahaakuvatja wiira akhume npaani, kontha aari noothunku mwaha wamwaamun'nawe. Yena aahorwaa nipuro okowunla. ³¹ Yena aahokhutja owiitho ni aahohokolya. Yena aahiira ekawiye eyoolya. ³² Ananteko yaahonkawela Jose nphanttyaaweru, naassihimaawe nphanttyaayaru. Ni atthu owiigiipitu yaari vaavale yaaholya bphanttyaayaru, kontha atthu owiigiipitu khayaalya naatthu oweebreu. ³³ Assihimaawe yookomale waaryaawe ni yookomihatjiye okhuma omuulupale npaka omwankaani, woottharenlana eyaakha. Ayenatja yaari ootikinihatjiya. ³⁴ Jose aahaavahatja eyoolya yaari ohoolowawe. Massi eyoolya ya Benjamim yaari weemaara thanu ovirikana naassuulupalyaawe. Ayenatja yaahovuryatja ni yaahotthapatja ni yena.

¹ Jose aahomwiirela nkhulupale ovapuwaniwawe, iiraka: Waavahatje eyoolya yintji atthwaayo, tjinhalaaya okhwitiri okussa, ni ohele nssurukhu wakhula essaakhwaaya. ² Ohele etthuvwaaka yoparatha, nssaakhonimwayan'mo, ninsurukhu wotjitthutjaya. Ni yena aahopanka phanka Jose tjaahimyalyaawe. ³ Owitjissu, alopwana yaahorwaa niinamatjaya. ⁴ Wakhumatjalyaaya npooma, massi yaari ahinattaliviha, Jose aahomwiirela nkhulupalyaawe: Ovuwe ovire waattharaka atthwaale, ni waaphwanhavale, wiirele: Nkussenreni yooreera nuutakhali? ⁵ Khinakhala etthu envurerya amwenyaaka, ni enwasseranaaya ehako? N'hopankatja yootakhala. epankaleenhwiiyo. ⁶ Nkhulupalyoole aahaaphwanhatja nii aahowaakuleliha moolumwaala. ⁷ Ayenatja yaahomwiirelatja: Amwenyaaka ankowuulumelani moolumwaala? Anantekweenhu khanuuluma tjitthu phankan'nho. ⁸ Nkawehani nssurukhu ophwanhaleehu nmassaakhoniwihu, nihoohokolosseran elapo yooCanaa. Van, naakowin'yerani nntthoko naamweneenhu ewooru wala eparatha? ⁹ Wayoole wanhu nkoophwanhaniya, akhwe, nihi nin'haka okhala epottha tjaamwenyaaka. ¹⁰ Nkhulupale aahiira: Moolumweenhu akhale yaayo. Yoole n'hala ophwanhaniya n'hala okhala epotthaaka, akhwaawaayo khan'hala wiireetthu. ¹¹ Vano, khula ntthu aahohiya nrupaawe vathi, ni khula ntthu aahotthukula nrupaawe. ¹² Nkhulupalyoole antjerale okukhurya nrupa wamuulupale npaka omalihera omwankaani ni aaphwanhaniye omwankaani Benjamim. ¹³ Vano, ayenatja yaahaahulatja ekuwotjaya. Khula ntthu aahokussa enamaawe ni yaahohokoleela opooma. ¹⁴ Juda aahorwaa naassihimaawe owanuwawe Jose. Yena iira nari woowu nanlelo, ni yaahokokhora ohoolowawe. ¹⁵ Jose aahaakohatja: Npankatjaleni? Khan'notjuwela wiira ntthu phanka mi kinaaloha? ¹⁶ Juda aahiira: Nin'hala waahimeeryani apwiyaka? Ninkowiiratjani? Wala nin'hala opankatjani? Nluku hotjuwela tjipankalyaaya anantekweenhu. Nkaweha, nin'hala okhala epottha tjapwiyaka, okhuma hiivano nuule aaphwanhaniye etthuvo. ¹⁷ Jose aahiira: N'hipanketho. Yooyo nlopwana aavaraniyooyo n'hala okhala epotthaaka, massi, akhwaawaayo, nrwee ninrettele waathumwaninhu. ¹⁸ Vano, Juda aahomwaattamenla ni aahomwiirela: Pwiyaaka, munviriyane nantekweenhu enpheelaawe ohimya, wowiira orusiyawinhu ohinphwanhe nantekweenhu, kontha nhu nri phanka Farao. ¹⁹ Apwiyaka yaahaakoha anantekwaaya yiiraka: N;haanatja athumwaninhu wala assihimeenhu? ²⁰ Ni nihowaakhula wiira: Nihaana athumwanihu, owuuluvala nimwaana n'motja. Ni mwaamun'nawe hokhwa, yooyo phihanle paassi, naathumwaane ananfenta. ²¹ Vano, nhu n'howiirela anantekweenhu: Nkiwiihatjre varyaaka kimoone. ²² Waviralyaaya eyo, naahimeerye afuntiihu: Mwaanooyo haahiye athumwaane, kontha athumwaane yaanaakhwa yan'hiyaka. ²³ Vano, mwaahowiirela anantekweenhu: Mwaamun'ninhu eehirwee ninhu, khan'noonatho ekhovyaaka. ²⁴ Warwaaleehu wanantekweenhu, athumwanaka, nihaahimeerya moolumweenhu. ²⁵ Athumwanihu yaahiira: Nrwaatjetho mwathumatje eyoolya. ²⁶ Vano, naahiira: Khaninrwaa, Mwamun'nihu etthyaako akhala nihi, ninaarwaa, massi khanin'hala otthunihiya woona ekhove yanlopwana mwmun'nihu woohikhala nihi. ²⁷ Nantekweenhu, athumwanaka, ahoniirela: N'naatjuwelatja wiira amwaaraka akivahale assaana eeli. ²⁸ N'motja hokitthawa, nimi kaahiira: Weekhweeli hiiviya, ni akimoonaletho. ²⁹ Vano, mwankussakathoola, emwiiraneelaka etthupiitthu, kinaahala okhwa. ³⁰ Vano, kahokoleela wanantekweenhu, athumwanaka, woohimwaanooyo, wanamoonyaa wiira n'nepeenhu n'motja nimwaanooyo. ³¹ Awavale khari niiivano, yena naahala okhwa. Anantekweenhu anaahala okhwa. ³² Nnatekweenhu nkhuluveliya nimwaana athumwanaka, yiiraka: Kaahoowaaneleni, athumwanaka phan'hala okhala nimakoossi oohimala. ³³ Vano, sontte, ntthunihe wiira nantekweenhu akhale nipuro namwaana phanka epottha yaamwenyaaka, ni mun'hiye mwaana arwee naassuulupalyaawe. ³⁴ Vano, kin'hala orwaa tjani waathumwanaka mwaanooyo woohikhala nimiivano? Kinamoova yootakhala yaahala waakhumenla athumwanaka.

¹ Vano, Jose khaakhwitiri wiikhikitjera ohoolo waananteko yarinaawe. Ni aahuulumatja nintjuu nuulupale: Ooteenetjinhu, nkiiwatje. Khaavo nanteko hata n'motja aari niyena, owakathi Jose waaryaawe naasun'nawe. ² Yena aahunla tjinene, atthu owiigiipitu yaahiiwa naatthu ooteene yaakhala waFarao yaahiiwa. ³ Jose aahowiirela assihimaawe: Mi kiJose. Athumwanaka nanlelo akumi? Assihimaawe khaakhwitirale omwaakhula kontha yaanaamoovatja. ⁴ Vano, Jose aahowiirela assihimaawe: Sontte nkaattamenlatje. Vano, ayenatja yaahomwaattamenla. Yena aahiira: Mi kiJose, muulupaleenhu, yooyo ntumihaleenhu elapo yowiigiipitu. ⁵ Ohooriipeni nrima, wala n'hitjukulatje mwaha wookitumiha, kontha waari ossunkawinhu ekumitjinhu Nluku hokiveleeliha ohoolowinhu. ⁶ Eyaakha piili, enaahala okhala etala elapweela ni tjinaahala ovira eyaakha thanu woohilimiya wala ohephiya. ⁷ Nluku hokiruma wiira kiwehawehe malokweenhu nlaponi noowehaweha ekumitjinhu nootaphuwatja ventji. ⁸ Vano, khan'nakhala tinhu nkiwiihale, massi Nluku; ni yena naakikhalihaka athumwaane Farao, n'hooleli onupaawe yooteene ninkhulupale olapo yooteene yowiigiipitu. ⁹ Mwaakuvatjenre waathumwanaka ni mwawiirele: Mwaamwaninhu Jose niiratjo: Nluku holikhaliha nkhulupale owiigiipitu. N'waatje waryaaka n'hirupatje. ¹⁰ N'nohala okhalatja elapo yooGosen ni n'nohala okhala nimi, nhu naasaaneenhu naassaana aasaaneenhu ni tjitthu tjooteene tjirineenhu. ¹¹ Kinaahala woolihatjani, wiira n'hihuvatje, nhu, nupeenhu nitjitthu tjooteene tjirineenhu, kontha tjinaahala ovira eyaakha thanu tjotala. ¹² Nkawehani, meethweenhu an'noona, ni meetho amwaamun'nenhu Benjamim, ari phamalakwaaka anuuluma ninhu. ¹³ N'naahala waatjuweliha athumwanaka watjitthu tjooteene tjoonaleenhu. Mwaakuve waawaana athumwanaka. ¹⁴ Yena aahaataana nimwaamun'nawe Benjamim ni ooyeeli yaahunlatja oovarelana. ¹⁵ Yena aahaavaha etjwaatjwaa assihimaawe ooteene, unlaka. Waviralyaaya eyo, assihimaawe yaahohala niyena. ¹⁶ Nlamulon'no naakumiheriye owanuwawe Farao: Assihimaawe Jose yaahophiyatja. Yeeyo yaahontjivela Farao naanantekwaawe. ¹⁷ Farao aahomwiirela Jose: Waahimeerye assihimaa: Akussatje enamatjaya arwee elapo yooCanaa. ¹⁸ Mwaarweele athumwaninhu naassimutjiinhu ni n'waatje waryaaka. Kinaahala woovahani elapo yooreera nin'naahala olya tjoreera tjovathi. ¹⁹ Mwiirelatjetho, akusse mikukuttha tjolapo yowiigiipitu tjaassaaneenhu naasaarinhu. Mwaahaane athumwaninhu. ²⁰ N'hikutakuthyee mwaha wotjitthutjinhu, kontha elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu en'hala okhala yawinhu. ²¹ Asaana aIsrael yaahopanka tjitjon'mo. Jose aahaavahatja mikukuttha, phanka Farao tjaahimyalyaawe, ni aahaavahatja tjitthu tjokwahaaya. ²² Ooteenetjaya aahaavahatja ekuwo, massi Benjamim aahaavahatja emiya tthaaru tjoparatha niikuwo. ²³ Athumwaane aavahale: Ekavalo khuumi tjoopakhira tjitthu tjooreera tjowiigiipitu; ekavalo khuumi tjoopakhira etthaka, ephaawu nitjitthu tjikhwaawe tjokwaha tjaathumwaane. ²⁴ Vano, yena aahaaveleeliha assihimaawe ni yaahorwaatja. Ni aahowiirelatja: N'hithukatje ninttala. ²⁵ Yaahokhumatja wiigiipitu ni yaahorwaatja elapo yooCanaa, elapo yaathumwanawe Jaco. ²⁶ Ayenatja yaahomwiirelatja Jaco: Jose nanlelo nkumi, ni yena phin'hooleli olapo yowiigiipitu. Ni nrimaawe waahokhala ootuthuwa, kontha yena khaahala waamini yaahimiya. ²⁷ Yaahohimeeriya tjitthu tjooteene Jose tjaahimyalyaawe. Jaco wawehalyaawe mikukuttha tjaaveleelihiye ni Jose wiira akusse, n'nepa waathumwanawe waahotteeiya. ²⁸ Ni Israel aahiira: Wahophiyera. Mwaamwanaka Jose nanlelo nkumi. Kinaahala okoomoona kihinakhwa.

¹ Israel aahokhuma ni tjitthu tjooteene tjaarinaawe ni aahorwaa oBerseba. Waphiyalyaawe aahovaha okuttho waNluku waathumwanawe Isaque. ² Nluku aahuuluma ni Israel nttorani ohiyu, iiraka: Jaco, Jaco. ³ Yena aahaakhula: Kiriiva. Nluku aahiira: MikiNluku, Nluku aathumwanaa. Ohoove orwaa wiigiipitu, kontha kinaahala wookhaliha nikhoto nuulupale. ⁴ Nin'hala okhala nkhayi, ni weekhweeli kinaahala woohokolossa. Ni Jose naahala otthuka meethwaa nimatataawe. ⁵ Vano, Jaco aahokhuma oBerseba; ni asaana aIsrael yaahonkussa Jaco athumwanaya, asaanaaya naasaaraya, nmikukuttani Farao tjaarumihalyaawe wiira akussiye. ⁶ Ayenatja yaahokussatja enamatjaya nitjitthutjaya tjaathukumanihalyaaya elapo yooCanaa. Jaco naassimutjaawe yaahowa wiigiipitu. ⁷ Aahaakussa asaanaawe naasaana aasaanaawe naasimutjaawe ooteene. ⁸ Ala phamatjina aasaana aIsrael yaarwaale wiigiipitu: Jaco naasaanaawe: Ruben, mwaana owantjeriya ni Jaco, ⁹ asaana aRuben: Hanoque, Palu, Hezrom ni Carmil. ¹⁰ Asaana aSimeao: Jemuel, Jamim, Oade, Jaquim, Zoar ni Saul, mwaana anthiyana aakhala oCanaa. ¹¹ Asaana aLevi: Gerson Coate ni Merari. ¹² Ni asaana aJuda: Er, Ona, Sela, Perez ni Zera, vano Er ni Ona yaakhwale elapo yooCanaa. Asaana aPirez yaari Hezrom ni Hamul; ¹³ Asaana aIssacar: Tola, Puva, Lobe ni Sinrom. ¹⁴ Asaana aZebulom: Serede, Elom ni Jaleel. ¹⁵ Ala asaana aLeia yaayaran'nyaawe Jaco oPada-Ara, on'hiya mwaamwanawe Dina. Asaanaawe ooteene yaari talaathiini. ¹⁶ Asaana aGade: Zifiom, Hagui, Suni, Ezbom, Eri, Arodi ni Areli. ¹⁷ Ni asaana aAser: Imna, Isva, Isvi niBeria, ni Sera, mwanrokoratjaya; ni asaana aBeria: Heber ni Malqiel. ¹⁸ Ala phaasaana aZilpa, Labao an'yaranalyaawe Leia; ni yaala aayarale ni Jaco, ooteene yaari khuumi nasita. ¹⁹ Asaana aRaquel, amwaara Jaco: Jose ni Benjamim. ²⁰ Ni yaahon'yaratja Jose, elapo yowiigiipitu: Manasses ni Efraim, yaayo yaayaralyaawe ni Asenate, mwaana Potifera nankuttho oOm. ²¹ Asaana aBenjamim: Bela, Bequer, Asbel, Gera, Naama, Ei, Ros, Mupim ni Arde. ²² Ala phaasaana aRaquel, yaayaralyaawe ni Jaco, ooteene yaari khuumi natjesse. ²³ Mwaana aDa: Husim. ²⁴ Asaana aNaftali: Jazeel, Guni, Jezer ni Silem. ²⁵ Ala phaasaana aBila, Labao yaavahalyaawe mwaamwanawe Raquel; ni yena yanvahale Jaco, ooteene yaari saapa. ²⁶ Atthu ooteene yaarwaale ni Jaco wiigiipitu, yaari assimutjaawe, woohiwaalikela asaara aasaanaawe, ooteene, yaari atthu suthwiini nasita. ²⁷ Asaana aJose yaayareliye wiigiipitu yaari eeli. Atthu ooteene yaakhala waJaco yaarwaale wiigiipitu yaari sapiini. ²⁸ Jaco aahonveleeliha Juda ohoolo wonthukumano waJose, wowiira yoola akusse nttala wooGosen; ni yaahophiya elapo yooGosen. ²⁹ Jose aahotthonkomaniha nkukutthaawe arwaaka omoonan'na Israel, athumwaane, oGosen. Yena aahowoona, aahaakapatta ni aahunla owakathi mwintji. ³⁰ Israel aahomwiirela Jose: Vano ohophiya owakathyaaka wookhwa, kontha kihoona ekhovyaa, nanlelo ohaavo. ³¹ Jose aahowiirela assihimaawe niitthoko yaathumwaane: Kinaahala orwaa ni wuulumatja waFarao kiiraka: Assihimaaka nitthoko yaathumwanaka, yaari elapo yooCanaa, ahokiphwanha. ³² Alopwana ahakheli, kontha ayenatja anaakhalenla enama. Ni yaahowaana enamatjaya, nitjitthu tjooteene tjaarinaaya. ³³ Vano, Farao awiihanani ni ookohani: N'novara rittani? ³⁴ Mwaakhuleke: Anantekweenhu yaari ahakheli ekhumelo yeenamwane npaka n'nava, hiivano nan'nathumwanihu. Mwapanke yeeyo, vano, n'nohala okhala elapo yooGosen, kontha n'hakheli ooteene onama oophwanela owiigiipitu.

¹ Jose aahokhuma okonttonkela Farao: Athumwanaka naassihimaaka, enamatjaya nitjitthu tjooteene tjirinaaya tjihophiya elapo yooCanaa; vano n'natjo elapo yooGosen. ² Yena aahathanla assihimaae athanu ni aahaarweeha wa Farao. ³ Farao aahowiirela assihimaawe Jose: Nrinatja nrittani? Ayenatja yaahaakhulatja: Anantekweenhu ahakheli opwittipwitthi, phanka atthweehu okhalayi. ⁴ Vano, ayenatja yaahiiratja: Niwaale wiira nikhale moomu, kontha elapo yooCanaa etaleeyo yuulupale ni khaavo mapuro oopheela oliha enama tjaanantekweenhu. Vano, n'natjo, sontte, waahiye anantekweenhu akhale elapo yooGosen. ⁵ Vano, Frao aahomwiirela Jose: Athumwanaa naassihimaa ahooweelatja. ⁶ Elapo yowiigiipitu eriniwe. Wowiira athumwanaa naassihimaa akhale elapo yomaana, elapo yooGosen. Wantjuwela ntthu oophwanela waayenatja omwiirele ahoolele enamatjaka ⁷ Vano, Jose aahaawaana athumwaane waathoonha waFarao. Jaco aahonreeriha Farao. ⁸ Farao aahonwiirela Jaco; Orina eyaakha kavi? ⁹ Jaco aahomwaakhula: Eyaakha tjeettalyaaka nlaponi tjiri emiya wotalaathiini. Eyaakha tjeekumyaaka tjiri vakaani. Khatjittalinve phanka atthu okhalayi. ¹⁰ Ni Jaco aahonreeriha Farao ni aahokhuma waaryaawe. ¹¹ Jose aahaakhikitjera athuwaane naassihikaawe. Yena aahaavahatja mapuro elapo yowiigiipitu, yooreeressa yeelapweeyo, elapo yoRemesses, phanka Farao tjaahimyalyaawe. ¹² Jose aahokuha eyoolya aavahaka athuwaane naassihimaawe niinupa ooteene yaathumwaane, phanka asaanaawe tjaaryaaya. ¹³ Elapweele yooteene khayarivo eyoolya, kontha etala yaari yuulupale. Elapo yowiigiipitu ni oCanaa yaahotteetthyaa mwaha wotala. ¹⁴ Jose aahokhupa nssurukhu wooteene waari elapo yooCanaa ni wiigiipitu, atumihaka tjitthu tjaarivo, vano Jose aahokussa nssurukhu arweehaka waFrao. ¹⁵ Wamalalyaaya nssurukhu wolapo tjoopiili, atthu ooteene owiigiipiu yaahowa waJose yiiraka: Onivahe eyoolya! Naahala okhwa ohoolowa kontha khaninanssurukhu? ¹⁶ Jose aahowaakhulatja: Wakhala wiira nssurukhweenhu ohomala, n'waane enamatjinhu mwaakakhaniheke niiyoolya. ¹⁷ Vano, ayenatja yaahowaana enamatjaya waJose. Jose aahaavahatja eyoolya aakakhanihaka niwakhula enan'na yonama. Aahaalihatja mwaakhoole wooteene. ¹⁸ Wamalalyaaya mwaakhoole, yaahowaatja waJose, mwaakha nkhwaawe, yiiraka: Khanin'hala waavitha aPwiyeehu wiira nssurukhweehu ohomala, ni aPwiya an'nowiiha enamatjihu. Khiivo ehanle owiitho waaPwiya, woohikhala erutthutjihu niilapotjihu. ¹⁹ Naahala okhwela essiyani, hi niilapotjihu wameethoniwinhu? Okusse elapotjihu vowaakakhaniha niiyoolya ni nin'hala okhala ananteko aFarao. Onivahe epyoo wiira nikhale ni nihikhwe ni elapo ehaakulele otteetthyaa. ²⁰ Tjitjon'mo, Jose aahokussa elapo yooteene yowiigiipitu wiira anvahe Farao. Khula ntthu aahotumiha mathalaawe, kontha etala yaari yuulupale. Weenan'na yeeyo, elapo yaahokhala yaFarao. ²¹ Ni atthwaale yaahokhala epottha. ²² Mathala yahathumalyaawe aanankuttho, kontha anankuttho yaavahiya mathala oyoolya. Ayenatja yaalya nmathalani yaavahiyaaya ni Farao. Phimaana, khaatumihale mathalaaya. ²³ Jose ahowiirela atthu: Nkawehani, kihoothumani ni kihonthumea Farao elaptjinhu. Vano kinawoovahatjani epyoo mwaaleke. ²⁴ Owakathi woohepha nphantte woneethanu n'nohala on'vaha Farao ninphantte woneetjesse phin'hala okhala yawinhu, yoopheela waala ni waaliha assimutjiinhu naassaaneenhu. ²⁵ Ayenatja yaahaakhula: Nhu n'hoopola ekumitjihu. Nihophwanha mahala wameethoniwinhu. Nin'hala okhala epottha tja Frao. ²⁶ Vano, Jose aahopanka nlamulo elapo yowiigiipitu nihimanle npaka nihuku nolelo: Nphantte woneethanu waFarao. Mathala aanankuttho phahikhanle aFarao. ²⁷ Tjitjon'mo Israel aahokhala elapo yowiigiipitu, oGosen. Atthu yaahophwanha mapuro. Ayenatja yaahoruweryatja ni yaahoyaranatja ventji. ²⁸ Jaco aahokhala elapo yoowiigiipitu eyaakha khuumi nasaapa, vano, eyaakha tjeekumi tja Jaco tjaari emiya waarupayini nasaapa. ²⁹ Waattamenlalyaa mahuku oopheela okhwa Israel, aahomwiihana mwaamwanawe Jose ni aahomwiirela: Wakhala wiira kinawoophwanhera mahala, okikhuluvelihe nroromelo. Sontte ohikissikhe wiigiipitu. ³⁰ Kakhwavale naassithumwanaka, okirweehe nipuro nkhwaawe ni okissikhe nan'nathumwanaka. Jose aahowaakhula: Kinaahala opanka phanka tjihimyaleenhu. ³¹ Israel aahiira: Olaphe, ni Jose aaholapha. Vano, Jose aahooromela wiimuru nkoryaawe.

¹ Waviralyaaya tjitthun'nha, aahowa ntthu ni aahomwiirela Jose: Athumwanaa anaaweren'nha. Vano, yena aahaakussa asaanaawe eeli, Manasses ni Efraim. ² Wahimeeriyaawe Jaco wiira howa mwaamwanaa npheela owoona, Israel aahiilipiha ni aahookoma wakorihi. ³ Jaco aahomwiirela Jose: Nluku oowerya tjooteene aahokikhumenla opooma yowaarya, elapo yooCanaa. Yena aahokireeriha ⁴ ni aahokiirela: Kinaahala owoolweeha noowintjiviha. Kinaahala wookhaliha atthu entji ni kinaahala woovaha maloko oohimala. ⁵ Vano asaana ooyeeli, ayariye wiigiipitu kihinaaya woophwanha, ayenatja awaka. Efraim ni Manasses an'hala okhala awaka tjitjon'mo phanka Ruben ni Simeao. ⁶ Assaana an'hala waayara waahiya ayo an'hala okhala awaa; ni mwantjina waasun'naa anaahala waakhela yoohalana. ⁷ Kontha wawaalyaaka oPada, otjukulatjawaka, Raquel khwale ninttala elapo yooCanaa, wahaleelaaya vakaani opheela ophiya oEfrata. Kaahonssikha ninttala wooEfrata, oBelem. ⁸ Israel waawehalyaawe asaana aJose: Aahokoha phan'napanyaala? ⁹ Jose aahaakhula: Asaanaaka, Nluku akivahalyaawe. Israel aahomwiirela: Okiwiihere kaareerihe. ¹⁰ Meetho aIsrael khayoonatho mwaha wowuuluvala, phimaana khaawehatja. Jose aahaarweeha asaana npaka waryaawe, aahaasalaamiha. ¹¹ Israel aahomwiirela Jose: Akaawehenra wiira kaanaawoonatho, massi Nluku hokitthuniha wiira kiwoone asaanaa. ¹² Jose aahaakumiha ottuliwawe Israel, vano, aahokokhora. ¹³ Jose aahaakussa ooyeeli, Efraim moonuwaawe nlopwana arwaaka moono nthiyana wa Israel, ni Manasses moonuwaawe nthiyana arwaaka moono nlopwana wa Israel, ni aahaawiihatjera vaaryaawe. ¹⁴ Israel aahomweessenra ntatanawe nolopwana vamuru wa Efraim, omuulupale, ni ntatanawe neethiyana aahomweessenra Manasses, phaakumaanihaawe matataayo, kontha Manasses aari owantjeriya. ¹⁵ Israel aahonreeriha Jose, iiraka: Nluku yoole nkhala nan'nathumwanaka Abraao ni Isaque, Nluku nkikhavihera npaka nihuku olelo, ¹⁶ nlaikha ninkikhavihera tjowoopiha tjooteene, mwaareerihe assilopwanaala. Ni ntjinanaka nitjuwanye, nintjina nan'nathumwanaka, Abraao ni Isaque. Ni yintjivihanatje nlaponi. ¹⁷ Jose wawehalyaawe moon nlopwana waathumwaane vamuru wa Efraim, khawantjivenle. Vano, yena aahokumiha ntata naathumwaane ni aahokumiha vamuru wa Efraim arweehaka wa Manasses. ¹⁸ Jose aahowiirela athumwaane: Tjon'mo mena, paapa, kontha yena muulupale. Nmweesenr ntataninhu vamuruwawe. ¹⁹ Athumwanawe yaahokhotta ni yaahiira: Kinaatjuwela, mwaamwanaka. Ni yena n'hala okhala ntthu, ni yena n'hala okhala muulupale. Massi mwaamun'na n'hala okhala muulupale wonvikana yena, ni nlokonawe nin'hala okhala naatthu entji onlaponi. ²⁰ Israel aahaareeriha nihukun'ne naala moolumwaala: Atthu aIsrael an'hala oreerihiya nimatjineenhu, yiiraka: Nluku ookhaliheni phanka Efraim ni Manasses. Weenan'na yeeyo, Israel aahomweessa Efraim ohoolo wa Manasses. ²¹ Israel aahomwiirela Jose: Kinaakhwa phiyaaru, kontha Nluku naahala okhala nimi, ni Yena nawoohokolossesra elapo yan'nathumwana. ²² Phanka ntthu ookhala vatjulu waassihimaa, kinawoovaha mwaako okussalyaaka wan'naamorreu okhottoni.

¹ Vano, Jaco aahowiihana asaanaawe ni aahowiirela: Nthukumanatje, koohimeeryatjeni enkowiinya ohoolo. ² Nthukumanatje ni nkiviriyanatje, assaana aJaco. Munviriyanatje Israel, athumwaninhu. ³ Ruben, omwaamwanaka owantjeriya, oophwanela ni okuru. ⁴ Oohiiwehaweha phanka eluuka tjoohitjuwanyaa, khun'hala okhalatho owantjeriya, kontha onoowela wakorini waathumwanaa. Tjitjon'mo ohotakhaliha; onowela ekoryaaka. ⁵ Simeao ni Levi ntthu ni mwamun'nawe. Ekatanatjaya tjowoopiha. ⁶ Nrimaaka ohikele mwatjoohimyatjaa. Akin'hala okhala nmithukumanoniwinhu, kontha nrimaaka ohomaalelyaa mwaha woyeeyo. Kontha ahowiivatja atthu. Yaahothikilatja metto tjomope. ⁷ Orussiyawaa okhale wootakhalihiya, kontha waari woolipa, ni orussiyawaa waari woolipa. Kinaahala waakawaniha wa Jaco ni waamwaressela wa Israel. ⁸ Juda, assun'naa anaahala woovuwiha. Ntatanaa nin'hala okhala naawananyaa. Assaana aathumwanaa anaahala wookokhorela. ⁹ Juda ntthu owoopiha. Ohokhwitiri tjoopankalyaawe, mwaamwanaka. Nooromale, aahokhala phanka kharamu. Tupani aahala onwehaweha? ¹⁰ Nopo khun'hala okhuma oJuda, wala oweryawawe khunkhumatho n'nhaaniwawe, npaka wan'waawe Silo. Atthu anaahala owiiwelela. ¹¹ Weeraawe atthukaka enamaawe nmattani yaathanliye, yena naahala okussa ekuwotjawe ninlayanawe nmaatjini mouuva. ¹² Meethwaawe an'hala okhala ooriipa nimeenuwaawe ootteela phanka eleeti. ¹³ Zebulom n'hala okhala nphantte nkhwaawe. Yena n'hala okhala nipuro noweemela anaviyu ni tjoovaratjawe tjin'hala okhala npaka oSidom. ¹⁴ Issacar ntthu oolipa, aariheliye wantjitjini wopwittipwitthi. ¹⁵ Yena nahoona nipuro noomumula niilapo yontjivela. Naahala ovaha makhataawe i nawiivahenra nmitekoni. ¹⁶ Da naahala waalamula atthwaawe nloko nimotja nimotja naIsrael. ¹⁷ Da n'hala okhala phanka enuaa nkurukuru niiparapaara, enuaa enluma ekotjokotjo yokavalo, ni tjitjon'mo enanvulussa nameettiha ekavalweeyo. ¹⁸ Kinanriiha okoopolawinhu, aPwiya. ¹⁹ Gade, naahala okhumenliya naanakavalo, massi yena n'hala waaluma ekotjokotjotjaya. ²⁰ Eyoolya ya Aser en'hala okhala yintji, ni naahala oruwerya ventji. ²¹ Naftali ntthu ootaphwuwatja ni naahala pkhalana asaana ooreera. ²² Jose nri wowiima mihokorokho, waattaman'na nro, tjuunuwaka woottharan'na. ²³ Naahala okhumenliya naanamattheere. ²⁴ Nrekonawe ninaahala okhala noolipa nimatataawe anaahala okhala ooreera mwaha womatata okuru aJaco ni mwaha wontjina nan'hakheli, mwala waIsrael. ²⁵ Nluku aathumwanaa naahala wookhavihera ni Nluku oowerya tjooteene naahala wooreeriha ni tjooreerihiya tjowiirimu, tjooreerihiya tjowinssera tjinkhala vathi ni ooreeriha nmirimani. ²⁶ Tjooreerihiya tjaathumwanaa tjin'hala okhala tjuulupale ovirikana tjooreerihiya tjomwaako tjokhalayi wala tjitthu tjoopheelessiya tjoohimala. Ayenatja an'hala okhalatja omuruni wa Jose, tjooreerihiya tjinkhala wiimuru wayoole aari nkhulupale aassihimaawe. ²⁷ Benjamim mwalapwa muulupale. Owitjissu, n'hala okhuura, ni ohiyu, n'hala okawaniha tjookussatjawe. ²⁸ Ala phamaloko khuuminameeli aIsrael. Phaahimeeryatjiyaaya naathumwanaya owakathi waareerihatjalyaawe. Khula ntthu aareerihiye niinan'naawe. ²⁹ Vano, yena aahowiirelatja: Nmaphiyaaruni, kinaarwaa waatthwaaka. Nkissikhe naamutjaaka munlikittini niri ematta yoEfrom, ³⁰ nikhuku niri oMacpela, waattamenla oManre, elapo yooCanaa, nipuro nithualyaawe Abraao naEfrom, wiira ossikhaniye. ³¹ Vaavale, aahossikhiya Abraao ni Sara, amwaarawe; vaavale, ayenatja yaahonssikha Isaque ni Rebeca, amwaarawe; ni vaavale kaahossikha Lia. ³² Nipuro ninlikitti naaryaaya naathumiye naatthu oHete. ³³ Jaco wamalihalyaawe waahimeeryatja assaanaawe, aahokumiha enhaatjawe vakorini ni aahiittha ephumu tjookhitjera ni aahorwaa waassimutjaawe.

¹ Vano, Jose aahorwaa owiitho waathumwaane, unlaka ni aahaavaha etjwaatjwa. ² Jose aahowiirela anantekwaawe wiira assikhiye athumwaane. Vano, atjuwelatji yaahonssikha Israel. ³ Ayenatja yaahovira mahuku arupayini, kontha phamahuku oomalela woossikha. Meegiipitu yaahomunlela mahuku sapiini. ⁴ Waviralyaaya mahuku owunliya, Jose aahowiirela akhulupale aFarao, iiraka: Wakhala wiira kihaana mahala nmeethoniwinhu, sontte, mun'himeerye Farao: ⁵ Athumwanaka ahokilaphiha, yiiraka: Kihanle okhwa. Kissikhiye ekhapure ethipalyaaka elapo yooCanaa. Kassikhiye won'wo. Vano, nkihiye kaassikhe athumwanaka, vano kihokolyeeke. ⁶ Farao aahaakhula: Orweeke waassikheke athumwana, phanka tjoolaphihalyaaya. ⁷ Jose aahorwaa waassikha athumwaane. Yena aahorwaa naakhulupale aFarao ooteene, atthu ooteene ovapuwaniwawe, naahooleli olapo oweegiipitu. ⁸ Naatthu ooteene aJose naassun'nawe, niinupa yaathumwaane. Massi ayenatja yaahaahiya asaanaaya, mihuwo niinamatjaya, niinama tjolapo yoGosen. ⁹ Yaahorwaa niicaarotjaya, naatthu entji. ¹⁰ Waphiyatjalyaaya wa Atade, nphantte womuro Jordao, ayenatja yaahotjukulatja ventji niwunla. Jose aahovira mahuku saapa awunlelaka athumwaane. ¹¹ Owakathi wooniyaawe naatthu wiira aanawunla wa Atade, ayenatja yaahiiratja: Ola owakathi wootjukulatja waatthu owiigiipitu. Weenan'na yeeyo nipuron'ne niihaniye Abel-Mizraim waattaman'na Jordao. ¹² Vano, asaana aJaco yaahopanka phanka tjaahimeeriyaawe. ¹³ Yaahonteessatja npaka elapo yooCanaa ni aahossikhiya n'nikhukuni, oMacpela, waattamenla oManre. Abraao aanoothuma nikhuku noopheela ossikhaniya. Anthuman'nale Efrom. ¹⁴ Wamanlyaawe waassikha athumwanawe, Jose aahohokoleela wiigiipitu, vamotja naassihimaawe, ni yaale ooteene yaan'veleelale wuussikhani waathumwaane. ¹⁵ Assihimaawe Jose woonalyaaya wiira athumwaane ahokhwa, yaahiiratja: Wakhala wiira Jose haana nruukwa mwaha wayootakhala emootheryaleehu? ¹⁶ Vano, ayenatja yaahovahenra hikhanta waJose, yiiraka: Athumwana ahinakhwa yaahonihimeerya etthu, yiiraka: ¹⁷ Mwan'himeerye Jose: Sontte, waalevenle assihimaa ni yootakhala tjoopankalyaaya. Vano, waalevenle ananteko aNluku aathumwanaa. Jose aahunla owakathi woonalyaawenikhantan'ne. ¹⁸ Assihimaawe yaahokokhora ohoolowawe ni yaahiira: Hi naanantekweenhu. ¹⁹ Ni Jose aahowaakhulatja: N'hoovatje. N'nava kiri nipuro naNluku? ²⁰ Ekhweeli n'nakilupatthatja, massi Nluku hoonela okhala yooreera, wiira akhalihe saana ekumi tjaatthu entji, phanka tjinooneenhu olelo. ²¹ Vano, n'hoovatje. Kinaahala woothoonherani naassaaneenhu. Yena aahaalipihera wanrimani. ²² Jose aahokhala wiigiipitu naamutji aathumwaane. Yena aahokhala eyaakha emiya wokhuumi. ²³ Joe aahowoona asaana aEfraim npaka nikhoto noneeraru. Yena tootho aahowoona asaana aMaquir, mwaana aManasses. Ayenatja yaahoyaratja wa Jose. ²⁴ Jose aahowiirela assun'nawe: Kihanle okhwa, massi Nluku naahala wooweelani ni naahala woowelihani elapo yanluphelihalyaawe Abraao, Isaque ni Jaco. ²⁵ Vano, Jose ahaalaphiha atthu owiisrael, yiiraka: Nluku naahala owootolani. Owakathi yooyo n'naahala oteessa makhuvaaka. ²⁶ Vano, Jose aakhwale niiyakha emiya wokhuumi. Vano, ayenatja yaahonssikhatja wiigiipitu.