1 Patsogolo pace Jakobo adacemera wana wace adawauza kuti: “Konchezanani pabodzi, kuti ndin'kuuzeni bzomwe bzidzakucitikireni m'tsogolo muno.
2 “Konchezanani, ndipo bvani, imwe wana wa Jakobo,
3 “Rubeni iwe ndiwe mwana wangu waciutswaka,
4 Uli ninga kumfuacukira kwa madzi ya mabimbi,
5 “Simeoni na Levi ni paubale bwawo,
6 Ine ndileke kukhala pa kabungwe kawo,
7 Butembereredwe ukali bwawo, sabwa bukhali bwa mphambvu,
8 “Juda, abale wako an'dzakulemekeza.
9 Juda ni kamphondolo.
10 Mpsimbo yaufumu in'dzacoka lini mwa Juda,
11 Iye an'dzamangirira bulu wace pa muti wa uva,
12 Maso yace yan'dzafuira na vinyo
13 “Zebuloni an'dzakhala m'mphepete mwa nyandza,
14 “Isakara ni bulu wamphambvu,
15 Atawona kukoma kwa lusvingo,
16 “Dani an'dzatonga mbumba yace,
17 Dani an'dzakhala nyoka pambali pa mseu,
18 Ho Mbuya, ndirikudikhira cipulumuso canu!
19 “Gadi an'dzamenyewa na anyankondo,
20 “Asere cakudya cace cin'dzatupa,
21 “Naftali ni nyasa wakutsudzulidwa,
22 “Zuze ni muti wakubala,
23 Anyauta abam'boneresa,
24 Tsono uta wace udakhala wakulimba,
25 Na Mulungu wa baba wako omwe an'dzakuthandiza,
26 Madaliso ya baba wako
27 “Benjamini ni mphumphi yomwe imbagwata-gwata
28 Aya ndiyo madzindza khumi na mawiri ya Ijirayeri, ndipo bzimwebzi ndibzo baba wawo Jakobo adawauza, pomwe adadalisa m'bodzi na m'bodzi mwa iwo kuteweza m'daliso womwe ukham'funikira.
29 Ndipo Jakobo adawauza kuti: “Ine ndiripafupi kagumana na makolo yangu, mukandipendese kuna makolo yangu m'phanga lomwe liri m'munda wa Efuroni Muhiti.
30 M'phanga lomwe liri m'munda wa Makipela, pafupi na Mamure m'dziko la Kanani. Abrahamu akhadagula phangalo na munda kubodzi kwa Efuroni Muhiti, kuti pakhale thenje.
31 Kumweko adapendesa Abrahamu na Sara mkazi wace. Izaki pabodzi na mkazi wace Rebeka, adawapendesambo komweko, ndipo Leya ndidam'pendesa kumwekombo.
32 Munda na phangalo bzidagulidwa kuna Ahiti”.
33 Pomwe Jakobo adamaliza kuuza wana wace, adafunya minyendo yace patalimba, acifa ndipo adakaikhidwa kuna makolo yace.