1 Yakopi aheewa wiira, asaana a Lapanu yanawuulumaca yiiraka: Yakopi howyaa citthu ni mihakhu cothene carinaya apaapa ehu, phimaana athaciriki. 2 Yakopi ahoona wiira makhalelo a Lapanu ni uyo khayari toko khalayi.

3 Vano Mwaneene Nluku ahomwiirela Yakopi: Uturuwele ilapo yo mayathumwanaa ni wamucyaa. Mi kinkokhala ni we. 4 Vaavale Yakopi ahoruma wiihaninya Rakeli ni Leya wiira arwace utakhwani yoone mihuwo cawe. 5 Uwaca waya aheerelaca coo: Kinawoona makhalelo athumwaninyu ayo ni miyano khaanakhala toko khalayi. Nanso Nluku Apaapa ari ni mi. 6 Nyu nnaacuwela wiira kihaavarela ratta nteko athumwaninyu, 7 nanso ayo ankipanka mi ntirikhi, avirikanihacaka mpokerero aka imaara khumi. Nanso Nluku khaatthunihenre wiira akipanke yoonanara. 8 Yakiirelaka wiira inama co manepa nnyo cikhaleke cawaa, phuupokera waa; vano mihuwo cothene cakhala co manepa. Ni yakiirelaka coorephuwaca nnyo cothene cikhaleke cawaa, wonwo phuupokera waa, vano mihuwo cothene caatothola asaana oorephuwaca. 9 Nluku ala mananna ala phipankilyawe wowaakha mihuwo athumwaninyu akivahaka mi.

10 Weeracele coo: Ukati warupalaya mihuwo nnyo, mi kahoweha ni kahoona munttorani mmo anapinkula athukumananaka ikhontwaa cithiyana nnyo cari co manepa, co marephurephu ni co mitthottwe. 11 Vano ncelo a Nluku ahokiirela munttorani: Yakopi, mi kahomwaakhula kiiraka: Kiri va. 12 Ni ule ahomwiirela tho: Uwuse miitho aa ayo, ni unawoona anapinkula othene anthukumanana ikhontwaa cithiyana nnyo, ari o manepa, o marephurephu ni o mitthottwe, kontha kihoona cothene cuupankilyawe Lapanu. 13 Mi phi mi Nluku o Peeteli wonwe wemeesilyaa nluku uttikitthelaka makhura ni ukoopelaka natiri. Wunwe nna va, ukhume ila ilapo ela ni uturuwele ilapo ya alokwaa.

14 Vano Rakeli ni Leya yahonkoha Yakopi yiiraka: Wapaapa nwo uhaawo mphantte wonhakhu unnaaca? 15 Khannalikelela ukhala amalaponi? Maana ahonitumiha ni aholya ncurukhu uyo. 16 Kontha nhakhu wothene Nluku ukumihilyawe wathumwanihu uri wawihu ni wa asaanehu. Nna vaa upanke cothene cinoohimeryawe Nluku.

17 Vano Yakopi ahaaweliha asaarawe na asaanawe ayo mmankamirani. 18 Ahokusa mihuwo cawe cothene ni mihakhu caphwanyilyawe uPatan-Arami, wiira arwee ilapo yo Kanaa, uri Isaki athumwane. 19 Ukati Lapanu warwelyawe uthikila mapururu okhontwaa, Rakeli aheennya ananttuntta a athumwane. 20 Ni Yakopi ahomwiita Lapanu nramewu wohinhimerya itthu kontha anatthawa.

21 Ahonwa nuutthawana cothene carinawe ni aholapuwa mooloko awehaka muru mwaako wo Kiliyati. 22 Nihuku noneeraru Lapanu ahohimerya wiira Yakopi hotthawa. 23 Vano ahaakusa asunnawe ni ahontthimakela mahuku saapa eettaka ni ahomphwanya nari mwaako wo Kiliyati. 24 Vano Lapanu Nramewu ahophwanyinya ni Nluku, uhiyu munttorani phimwiirelaka: Wiisunke, uhuulume itthu ni Yakopi, hata ikhale itthu yooreera atthuna yoonanara. 25 Lapanu ahomphwanya Yakopi naakhurutunle aheema awe umyakoni co Kiliyati. Ciicammo Lapanu na asunnawe ahaakhurutula aheema awe umwaakoni.

26 Vano Lapanu ahonkoha Yakopi eeraka: Ukipankile cani? Yokiita iyo wakusaka asaana ayo toko ipottha coovariya ukhottoni? 27 Nlattuni ukitthawaka womwiitiho ni ukisempaka, wohikihimyacera itthu? Hapo mi kanawuveleliha wootteeliya ni icipo, ikoma ni ceece. 28 Ciicammo khukihile kavahaka alaahuma asaanaka nu ucuulu aka wiira kaaleehe. Uheetta wootirikhi. 29 Kahaana ikuru cooreera wuuttarusa, nanso Nluku athumwaninyu, hokuulumana ncana uhiyu eeraka: Wiisunke uhimuulumele itthu hata ikhale yooreera atthuna yoonanara. 30 Vano we wapheela urwaa, kontha wahoonukhela uturuwela waathumwanaa, kahiki wennyerani anluku aka ayo?

31 Yakopi ahomwaakhula Lapanu eeraka: Kanawoova. Kontha kooniha wiira unakaakha asaanaa ayo. 32 Ule nohalaa umphwanyana anluku aa ayo umwiive. Unikukhuryace mi na asunnaka ayo waphwanya itthu yawaa ukuse. Kontha Yakopi khaacuwela wiira Rakeli pheennyile anluku ayo.

33 Vano ahokela Lapanu nheemani mwa Yakopi, nheemani mwa Leya, nheemani mwa ipottha cithiyana piili nanso wohaphwanya anluku ayo. Ni ukhuma wawe nheemani mwa Leya, ahokela nheemani mwa Rakeli. 34 Nanso Rakeli ahaakusa ananttuntta ayo ni wattukhunyera munhukhoni yonkamira ni ahonkomela. Vano Lapanu ahaakukhurya nheemani mothene, ni khaaphwanyile. 35 Rakeli aheerela athumwane: Paapa, nhikiviruwele akinlamuliya wunwa kontha kiri ni nteko wathiyana. Lapanu ahaawehaweha ananttunntta ayo, nanso khaaphwanyile.

36 Vaavale Yakopi ahorusiya nunviruwela Lapanu amwiirelaka: Kitthekileni? Kukosenre isiyani yooreera we uviruwa ni ukoomolanihaca? 37 We uhokukhuryaca mirintti caka cothene wakhala wiira uhophwanya itthu yawaa, uwiihe va yoonaka alokwaa ayo ni alokwaka wiira anihukhumu. 38 Myakha sirini kihoovarela nteko. Ikhontwaa ni ipuri cinyu akinarihakaciha ni akinakhura inama yo nhuwo enyu. 39 Kakinowiiherani inama yoorakalaca. Nkilivihaka inama cothene cenyinya uhiyu atthuna uthana. 40 Uthana kaakhwa nttukuttha ni uhiyu kaakhwa uriiriya ni nkaarupa. 41 Kihokhala myakha sirini, kuuvarelakani nteko. Myakha khumi na micese kihovarelani nteko wiira kaathele asaanaa eeli, ni myakha siita kihovarelani nteko nkipokerihaka inama, nanso nyu nhorukunusaca mapokerero aka imaara khumi. 42 Ahaari Nluku a apaapa, Nluku a Aparahamu, Nluku ri ihisima ya Isaki, khweeli nyu mwankoomola wohiitthu. Nluku heewa icuku caka ni hoona nteko uvanryaka, phimaana hookuphulani uhiyu wo ncana.

43 Vaavale Lapanu ahomwaakhula Yakopi eeraka: Ala asithiyana ala asaanaka ni asilopwana ayo ucuulu aka, nnya mihuwo caka ni cothene cinoonaa nnyo ciri cawaka. Ilelo kinhala weeriha cani asaanaka ala ni asaana yayanryaya ayo? 44 Nna va nileehane wiira ukhale usaahiti we ni mi.

45 Vano Yakopi ahokusa nluku ni aheemesa upanka nivatta. 46 Ni Yakopi aheerela asunnawe: Mpanke nikuttha no maluku.

Ni ale yahopankaca nikuttha no maluku ni othene yaholelyaca wanikutthani vale. 47 Lapanu aheehana nipuro nno Yekar-Saatuta, nanso Yakopi eehane Kaleeti. 48 Vano Lapanu aheera: Nna nikuttha nna nikhale saahiti ehu we ni mi. Phimaana wiihaninyaka uKaleeti 49 ni Misipa, kontha heera: Mwaneene Nluku nniwehawehe we ni mi ni anihukhumu hata nimwalane ntthu ni nkhwawe. 50 Waahuvihaka asaanaka ala, waathelaka athiyana akina mi hata kihikhale, ucuwele wiira Nluku nawoona.

51 Lapanu ahomwiirela tho Yakopi: Nikuttha phi nna, ni nivatta neemesilyaka iriyari yo we ni mi phi nna. 52 Nikuttha nna nikhale saahiti. Ciicammo nivatta nna nikhale saahiti wiira yakhala yoonanara kihitupihe nikuttha nna kiwanaka nwo, ni we yakhala yoonanara uhituphane nikuttha nna ni nivatta nna uwaka uno. 53 Nluku a Aparahamu, Nluku a Nahori, Nluku o mayathumwanaya anihukhumu.

Ni Yakopi, mwanlattu wo ihisima ya Isaki athumwane, aholupela. 54 Yakopi ahopanka isataka umwaakoni, ni aheehana asilokwawe yaari wonwo wiira alye. Yaholyaca ni yarupacile umwaakoni wonwo. 55 Lapanu ahonwa wicisuru ahaavaha alaahuma asaanawe asilopwana na asithiyana, ahaareeriha ni ahoturuwela uwaani.