128:1 Kĩam 24:3Tondũ ũcio, Isaaka agĩĩta Jakubu akĩmũrathima na akĩmwatha, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanahikie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kuuma gũkũ Kaanani. 2Ũkĩra ũthiĩ Padani-Aramu, kwa nyũmba ya Bethueli ithe wa nyũkwa. Wĩcarĩrie mũtumia kuuma kũrĩ airĩtu a Labani, mũrũ wa nyina na nyũkwa. 328:3 Kĩam 17:1; Ndar 6:24Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe arokũrathima na atũme ũciarane mũno na ũingĩhe o nginya ũgaatuĩka rũrĩrĩ rwa andũ aingĩ. 428:4 Kĩam 12:2, 3; Kĩam 17:8Ngai arokũhe kĩrathimo kĩrĩa aaheire Iburahĩmu hamwe na njiaro ciaku, nĩgeetha wĩgwatĩre bũrũri ũyũ ũratũũra rĩu ũrĩ ta mũgeni, o bũrũri ũyũ Ngai eerĩire Iburahĩmu.” 528:5 Hos 12:12; Kĩam 24:29Isaaka akĩĩra Jakubu athiĩ, nake agĩthiĩ Padani-Aramu kwa Labani mũrũ wa Bethueli ũrĩa Mũsuriata, mũrũ wa nyina na Rebeka, nyina wa Jakubu na Esaũ.
6Na rĩrĩ, Esaũ nĩamenyire atĩ Isaaka nĩarathimĩte Jakubu na akamũtũma Padani-Aramu akahikanie kuo, na atĩ rĩrĩa aamũrathimire nĩamwathire, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanahikie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kuuma gũkũ Kaanani.” 7O na akĩmenya atĩ Jakubu nĩathĩkĩire ithe na nyina na nĩathiĩte Padani-Aramu. 828:8 Kĩam 26:35Ningĩ Esaũ agĩkũũrana atĩ andũ-a-nja acio a Ahiti matiakenagia ithe, Isaaka; 9nĩ ũndũ ũcio, agĩthiĩ gwa Ishumaeli na akĩhikia Mahalathu, mwarĩ wa nyina na Nebaiothu, mũirĩtu wa Ishumaeli mũriũ wa Iburahĩmu, akĩmuongerera harĩ atumia arĩa angĩ aarĩ nao.
Kĩroto kĩa Jakubu kũu Betheli
10Jakubu oima Birishiba aathiire erekeire Harani. 11Na aakinya handũ hana-rĩ, akĩraarĩrĩra ho tondũ riũa nĩ rĩathũĩte. Akĩoya ihiga rĩmwe hau, agĩĩtiira narĩo mũtwe nĩguo akome. 1228:12 Joh 1:51Nake akĩroota, akĩona ngathĩ ĩturumĩte thĩ, na mũthia wayo ũgakinya igũrũ matu-inĩ, nao araika a Ngai mambataga magĩikũrũkaga nayo. 13Jakubu akĩona Jehova arũgamĩte igũrũ rĩa ngathĩ ĩyo akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Jehova, Ngai wa thoguo Iburahĩmu na Ngai wa Isaaka. Bũrũri ũyũ ũkomete nĩngakũhe, wee hamwe na njiaro ciaku. 1428:14 Kĩam 26:4; Kĩam 12:3; Agal 3:8Njiaro ciaku ikaingĩha ta rũkũngũ rwa thĩ, na nĩũgatambũrũka na mwena wa ithũĩro, na mwena wa irathĩro, na wa gathigathini, o na wa gũthini. Andũ a mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya thĩ nĩmakarathimwo nĩ ũndũ waku, na nĩ ũndũ wa rũciaro rwaku. 1528:15 Gũcook 31:6, 8; Alaw 26:42; Thab 105:10Na niĩ ndĩ hamwe nawe, na nĩndĩkũmenyagĩrĩra kũrĩa guothe ũrĩthiiaga, na nĩngagũcookia bũrũri ũyũ. Ndigagũtiganĩria nginya ngaahingia maũndũ marĩa ndakwĩrĩra.”
1628:16 1Ath 3:15; Jer 31:26Rĩrĩa Jakubu ookĩrire, agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ Jehova arĩ handũ haha, na ndiikũũĩ.” 1728:17 Thaam 3:5; Josh 5:15Agĩkĩigua guoya, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ handũ haha nĩ ha kũmakania-ĩ! Haha nĩho nyũmba ya Ngai; na gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩhingo kĩa igũrũ-kwa-Ngai.”
18Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Jakubu akĩoya ihiga rĩrĩa etiirĩte narĩo mũtwe, akĩrĩrũgamia ta gĩtugĩ, akĩrĩitĩrĩria maguta. 1928:19 Josh 16:2; Atiir 1:23, 26Agĩcooka agĩĩta handũ hau Betheli, o na gũtuĩka mbere ĩyo itũũra rĩu rĩetagwo Luzu.
2028:20 Kĩam 31:13; Atiir 1:23, 26Ningĩ Jakubu akĩĩhĩta na mwĩhĩtwa, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai angĩkorwo hamwe na niĩ, na aamenyerere rũgendo-inĩ rũrũ ndĩrathiĩ, na aaheage irio cia kũrĩa na nguo cia kwĩhumba, 2128:21 Gũcook 26:17; Thab 48:14; 118:28nĩguo ngaacooka nyũmba-inĩ ya baba na thayũ-rĩ, Jehova nĩagatuĩka Ngai wakwa, 2228:22 Kĩam 14:20; Luk 18:12narĩo ihiga rĩĩrĩ ndaarũgamia ta gĩtugĩ rĩgaatuĩka nyũmba ya Ngai, na kĩrĩa o gĩothe ũkaahe, nĩngakũhe gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi.”
Isak Hyira Yakob
1Isak frɛɛ Yakob, hyiraa no hyɛɛ no sɛ, “Nware saa Kanaanfoɔ mmaa yi bi da. 2Ka wo ho kɔ Betuel a ɔyɛ wo maame Rebeka agya no nkyɛn wɔ Paddan-Aram, na kɔware wo wɔfa Laban mmammaa no mu baako. 3Otumfoɔ Onyankopɔn no nhyira wo. Ɔmma wʼase nnɔre bebree, na wʼasefoɔ no abɛyɛ ɔman kɛseɛ a mmusuakuo bebree bɛfiri mu aba. 4Onyankopɔn mfa nhyira a ɔde hyiraa Abraham no nhyira wo ne wʼasefoɔ. Ɔmma asase a ɛnnɛ wote so sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ yi a ɛyɛ asase a Onyankopɔn de maa Abraham no nyɛ wo dea.” 5Sɛdeɛ Isak gyaa ne ba Yakob ɛkwan nie: Yakob kɔɔ Laban a ɔyɛ Aramni Betuel babarima nkyɛn wɔ Paddan-Aram. Na saa Laban yi yɛ Esau ne Yakob maame Rebeka nuabarima.
Esau Ware Ismael Babaa
6Esau tee sɛ Isak ahyira Yakob, na wagya no kwan ma ɔkɔ Paddan-Aram sɛ ɔnkɔware wɔ hɔ. Ɔhyiraa no no, ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ, “Nware saa Kanaanfoɔ mmaa yi bi da.” 7Yakob tiee nʼagya ne ne maame afotuo no siim kɔɔ Paddan-Aram. 8Esau hunuu sɛ nʼagya Isak mpɛ Kanaanfoɔ mmaa asɛm. 9Enti, ɔsiim kɔɔ Abraham babarima Ismael nkyɛn, kɔwaree ne babaa Mahalat. Na Mahalat yɛ Nebaiot nuabaa, na ɔyɛ Ismael a ɔno nso yɛ Abraham babarima babaa. Esau waree Mahalat kaa ne yerenom ho.
Yakob Daeɛ A Ɔsoo Wɔ Bet-el
10Yakob firii Beer-Seba de nʼani kyerɛɛ Haran. 11Ɔduruu baabi na onwunu redwoɔ no, ɔpɛɛ baabi soɛeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na adeɛ resa. Ɔfaa ɛboɔ bi wɔ baabi a waduru hɔ de yɛɛ sumiiɛ. 12Ɔdaeɛ no, ɔsoo daeɛ bi. Daeɛ no mu, ɔhunuu sɛ atwedeɛ bi si fam a nʼatifi ka ewiem, na Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ redi so aforosiane. 13Ɔhunuu sɛ Onyankopɔn gyina atwedeɛ no atifi. Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mene Awurade, Abraham Onyankopɔn, ne wʼagya Isak Onyankopɔn. Mede asase a woda so yi bɛma wo ne wʼasefoɔ. 14Wʼasefoɔ bɛyɛ sɛ asase so mfuturo, na mobɛtrɛtrɛ akɔ apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ, atifi ne anafoɔ nyinaa. Wo ne wʼasefoɔ mu na wɔfiri bɛhyira ewiase mmusuakuo nyinaa. 15Yeinom nyinaa akyiri no, mɛka wo ho, na baabiara a wobɛkɔ no, mɛdi wʼakyi, na mɛsane de wo aba saa asase yi so. Merennyaa wo da, kɔsi sɛ ɛbɔ a mahyɛ wo yi nyinaa bɛba mu.”
16Yakob nyaneeɛ no, ɔkaa wɔ ne tirim sɛ, “Ampa ara, sɛɛ na Awurade wɔ saa beaeɛ ha yi, a na mennim!” 17Yakob suroeɛ, na ɔkɔɔ so kaa wɔ ne tirim sɛ, “Ɛha yɛ hu papa. Ɛha nyɛ baabiara sɛ Onyankopɔn fie. Ɔsoro ɛpono ano ne ha.”
18Enti, Yakob sɔree anɔpatutuutu maa ɛboɔ a ɔde yɛɛ sumiiɛ no so sii hɔ, hwiee ngo guu so. 19Ɔtoo beaeɛ no edin Bet-El a aseɛ kyerɛ Onyame fie. Kane no na anka wɔfrɛ saa kuro no Lus.
20Afei, Yakob kaa ntam sɛ, “Sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛka me ho, ahwɛ me so wɔ saa akwantuo yi mu, ama me aduane adi, ama me ntoma afira, 21sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mɛsane aba mʼagya fie asomdwoeɛ mu a, ɛnneɛ, Awurade bɛyɛ me Onyankopɔn. 22Saa ɛboɔ a mede asi hɔ sɛ nkaeɛdum yi bɛyɛ Onyankopɔn fie. Biribiara a wo, Onyankopɔn, de bɛma me no, mede mu nkyɛmu edu mu baako bɛma wo.”
