1Nluku ahonlamulela Yakopi: Wunwe, urwee uPeteli ni wakhale wonwo ni wampankele ikhilompi Nluku ookhumelenle ukati wantthawa munnaa Isawu.
2Vano Yakopi ahohimerya ntthoko nawe na atthu othene yarinawe eeraka: Mwakumihe anluku a malaponi othene wariyari winyu mwiirapihe ni mmware ikuwo cikina.
3Vano nunwe nirwe uPeteli wonwo kinkontekela ikhilompi Nluku akaakhunle nihuku narinaka masukuli ni hokiveleela mmaphironi mothene mweettaka.
4Vaavale Yakopi ahovahiya anluku othene oohimaana yari mmatatani ni ipirinku caari mmanyaruni ni Yakopi ahothipela vathi mooko uri wamoca nuSikeni.
5Vano yahokhumaca, na atthu yakhala yeeyo ilapo eyo Nluku ahaacariha woova mpaka woolwana wattharatthara asaana a Yakopi.
6Commo, Yakopi na atthu othene yarinawe yahophiyaca o Lusu uneehaniya uPeteli uri ilapo yo Kanaa.
7Vaavale ahoteka ikhilompi ni nenno nipuro nno ahovaha ncina no El-Peteli, kontha Nluku ahonkhumelela ukati wantthawawe munnaawe.
8Ahokhwa Teepora, karumeya a Repeka, ni ahovithiya vakhiviru nuPeteli vathi waya mooko ni ahovaha ncina na Alompakuti.
9Wahoolo Nluku ahonkhumelela tho Yakopi, akhumaka uPatan-Arami ni ahonreeriha.
10Vano Nluku ahomwiirela: We ncina naa Yakopi. Ukhuma ilelo ncina naa khaninhala wiihaniya tho Yakopi nanso ncina naa ninhala wiihaniya Isirayeli. Ni aheehaneliya ncina na Isirayeli.
11Nluku ahomwiirela tho: Mi phi mi Nluku okuru cothene. Uyarace ni ukhalane ucuulu mwinci. Mwiirutthuni mwa we, inaakhumelela ilapo cinci na atthu enci, ni ammokhumelela mamwene menci.
12Mi kimmowuvaha we ilapo invahilyaka Aparahamu ni Isaki. Wahoolo ilapo eyo kinavaha ucuulu aa.
13Vaavale, wuulumaca wawe Yakopi, Nluku ahowela.
14Vano aheesa nivatta no nluku nipuro noolumaninyawe ni Nluku, ni aheetthela yoowuriya ni makhura waculu waya nivatta.
15Phimaana Yakopi ahovaha ncina no Peteli nipuro namuulumanyawe Nluku.
16Wakhumilyaya uPeteli, unahanle ncoko vakani wiira aphiye ilapo yo Efarata, Rakeli ahonnyara mwana, nanso uyara wawe waari wookukuryaca.
17Nari mmekho, mayoyariha ahomwiirela: Uhoove, kontha uhaana tho mwana mwanlopwana.
18Vano wakhumaya nnepa awe, kontha hokhwa, ahonvaha mwana ule ncina na Penoni, nanso athumwane yahonvaha ncina na Pencamii.
19Ni ala mananna ala pheeracilyawe wookhwa Rakeli ni ahovithiya ni iphiro yorwaa o Farata uneehaniya uPetelehemu.
20Waculu waya mahiye, Yakopi aheemesa nivatta no nluku. Mpaka nihuku noleelo, nenne nivatta nne ninathonyera mahiye a Rakeli.
21Vano Isirayeli ahokhuma arwaka unkhurutula heema awe withela Miktal-Eteri.
22Anowiira Isirayeli athamelaka yeeyo ilapo eyo, Rupeni ahorwaa unthukumanana Piila, amwaara athumwane oohitteeliheraninya, ni Isirayeli ahocuwela. Yakopi ahaana asaana khumi nuuwa eeli:
23Rupeni, ntthara na Yakopi, Simeyoni, Levi, Yutta, Isakari ni Sepuloni, ala yari asaana a Leya;
24Yusufu ni Pencamii asaana a Rakeli;
25Taani ni Nafitali asaana a Piila, ipottha ya Rakeli;
26Kaate ni Aseri yaari asaana a Silipa ipottha ya Leya. Ala phaasaana yayarelyawe o Patan-Arami.
27Yakopi ahorwaa unthotola Isaki, athumwane, o Manree yo Kiriyate-Arapa o Heporoni wakhalawe Aparahamu ni Isaki.
28Mahuku ookumi a Isaki yari myakha iminya imoca ni myakha nuwa thamanini (180) ceyarelo.
29Isaki ahomumula nuukhwa nooluvanle ni ahaatthara mayathumwane. Isawu ni Yakopi, asaanawe, yahonvitha.
