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Welcome to Swahili Bible site! Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and southeastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is estimated that around 15 Million users speak it. The New Testament was first translated into Swahili around 1850. United Bible Societies is working towards making this Bible available to all who need it.

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32

Yakobo yeetegekera okwagaanana ni Esau

1Yakobo yeeyongerayo mu lugendo lwe, bamalaika ba Katonda baayagaanana naye. 2Yakobo bweyababona, yaakoba ati: “Lino igye lya Katonda!” Yaatuuma ekifo ekyo eriina Mahanaimu.

3Agho Yakobo yaatuma abakwenda bamukulemberemu, baje ye muganda we Esau mu kiketezo eky’e Seiri, mu nsi ey’Edomu. 4Yaabalagira ati: “Mukobe musengwa wange Esau, muti Yakobo omugheereza wo akoba ati, ‘Nasenga ewa Labani era ye mbairenga naye okutuusa ni mpegaano. 5Era ndi n’ente, n’endogoyi, n’ebighaso by’entaama n’embuzi, era n’abairu abasaadha n’abakazi. Nkutumiire okukukobera, musengwa wange, ongemerwe ekivunika.’ ”

6Abakwenda bwe baira eri Yakobo, baakoba bati: “Twaja ye muganda wo Esau, era ali mu ngira ali kwidha okukwagaana. Ali kwidha n’abasaadha ebikumi bina.” 7Yakobo yaatya inho era yeeraliikirira. Yaayawulamu ebikunsu bibiri mu bantu be yali nabo, era yaayawula ni mu byayo bye yali nabyo: entaama, n’embuzi, n’ente, n’engamiya. 8Yaakoba mule ati: “Esau bw’anaatuukira ku kikunsu ekisooka n’akikuba, ekikunsu ekinaasigalagho kinaawona.”

9Agho Yakobo yaasaba ati: “Wo Katonda wa dhaadha wange Aburahamu, era Katonda wa lata wange Isaaka, wulira okusaba kwange! Wo Musengwa Katonda, niiwe eyankoba oti, ‘Irayo mu nsi ey’ewaimwe ni y’aboluganda lwo, ndidha kukugha buli kintu okukujiiranga obukalamu.’ ” 10Nze tigwaniire kivunika kyo na bwesigwa bwo, bye wandholeka nze omugheereza wo. Nasomoka omwiga guno Yorudani, nga ndi na mwigo gwonka. Aye mpegaano ndhize, nga ndi n’ebikunsu bibiri. 11Nkweghembye mponia muganda wange Esau, kuba mmutya; asobola okwidha yaatwita twenatwena, era yaatwalizaamu n’abakazi n’abaana. 12Ate nga wakoba oti, “Ndikugha buli kintu okukujiiranga obukalamu, era naakwaliza abaidhukulu kamaala ng’oti n’omusenho ogw’oku nhandha, ogutaghanga kubalika olw’obungi.”

13Yakobo yaasula agho obwire obwo, yaatoola ku bye yali nabyo okugha muganda we Esau ekirabo: 14nga n’omuli embuzi enkazi ebikumi bibiri, n’enume amakumi abiri entaama enkazi ebikumi bibiri, n’enume amakumi abiri. 15Era nga n’omuli engamiya edhikamwa amakumi asatu n’enhana dhaadho; ente enkazi amakumi ana n’enume ikumi; endogoyi enkazi amakumi abiri n’enume ikumi. 16Ensolo dhino yaadhaawulayawulamu ebikunsu, yaadhigemya abairu be, nga buli mulala atwalaku ekikunsu kirala. Yaabakoba ati: “Munkulemberemu nga buli kikunsu kyeswire ku kiinaakyo akata.”

17Yakobo yaalagira eyakulemberamu ati: “Muganda wange Esau bw’anaakwagaana n’akubuuza ati, ‘Iwe oli muntu w’ani? Oli kuja gha? Era ensolo edho dh’okulembeizaamu dh’ani.’ 18Oiramu oti, ‘Dha mugheereza wo Yakobo; nga kino n’ekirabo ky’agheereiza musengwa wange Esau. Era ni mwene ali kutuvaaku einhuma.’ ” 19Era yaalagira n’owokubiri, n’owokusatu, n’abandi boonaboona abaatwala ebikunsu by’ensolo, yaabakoba ati: “Mutyo bwe munaakoba Esau nga mumwagaine. 20Munaamukoba muti ‘Bwenebwene omugheereza wo Yakobo ali kutuvaaku einhuma!’ Kuba Yakobo yakoba mule ati, ‘Ndidha kumuwooyawooya n’ebirabo ebinkulembeiremu, olwo bwe nnaamwagaana, katyo anaatusangaalira.’ ” 21Kale yaamukulembezaamu ekirabo, aye mwene yaasula agho obwire obwo.

Yakobo atuulana ekigwo e Penieli

22Yakobo yaazuuka obwire bwene obwo, yaatwala abakazi bombi, n’abairu be abakazi bombi, n’abaana be eikumi n’omulala, yaasomoka omwiga Yabboki. 23Yaabatwala, yaabasomosa omwiga era yaasomosa ni byonabyona bye yali nabyo. 24Aye mwene yaasigala eyo yenka. Ghaidhagho omusaadha, yaatuulana naye ekigwo, okutuusa obwire okukya. 25Omusaadha bweyabona nga taidha kumughangula, yaakuba Yakobo ku kisambi, kyawogoka ng’ali kutuulana naye. 26Yaakoba Yakobo ati: “Ndeka nje, kuba obwire buli kukya.” Yakobo yaakoba ati: “Tiidha kukuleka okutoolaku ng’ompaire enkabi.” 27Omusaadha yaamubuuza ati: “Eriina lyo niiwe ani?” Yairamu ati: “Ninze Yakobo.” 28Omusaadha yaakoba ati: “Tokaayetebwanga Yakobo, aye onaayetebwanga Isiraeli, kuba otuulaine ni Katonda era n’abantu, waaghangula.”

29Yakobo yaakoba ati: “Nkweghembye, nkobera eriina lyo.” Aye ole yairamu ati: “Lwaki oyenda okumanha eriina lyange?” Agho yaagha Yakobo enkabi agho mu kifo ekyo.

30Yakobo yaatuuma ekifo ekyo eriina Penieli, ng’akoba ati: “Mbonagaine ni Katonda maiso ku maiso, aye naasigala nga nkaali mulamu.” 31Endhuba yaja okuvaayo okumwakaku, ng’ali kuva e Penieli, ng’aghenhera olw’ekisambi kye. 32N’okutuusa mpegaano Abaisiraeli kye bava ni batalya muziisa gwa ku buyungiro bwa kisambi, kuba ku muziisa ogw’oku kisambi kya Yakobo, omusaadha kwe yakuba.

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