17. ndipo anapereka m'dzanja la mwana wace Yakobo cakudya cokoleraco, ndi mikate imene anaipanga.
18. Ndipo iye analowa kwa atate wace, nati, Atate wanga; iye anati, Ndine pano; ndani iwe mwana wanga?
19. Ndipo Yakobo anati kwa atate wace, Ndine Esau mwana wanu wamkuru; ndacita monga mwandiuza ine; ukanitu, khalani tsonga, idyani nyama yanga kuti moyo wanu undidalitse ine.
20. Ndipo Isake anati kwa mwana wace, Unaipeza msanga bwanji mwana wanga? Ndipo anati, Cifukwa kuti Yehova Mulungu wanu anandiyendetsa ine bwino.
21. Ndipo Isake anati kwa Yakobo, Sendera kuno, ndikuyambase mwana wanga, ngati ndiwe mwana wanga Esau ndithu, kapena wina.
22. Ndipo Yakobo anasendera kwa Isake atate wace, ndipo anamyambasa nati, Mau ndi mau a Yakobo, koma manja ndi manja a Esau.
23. Ndipo sanazindikira iye, cifukwa kuti manja ace anali aubweya, onga manja a Esau mkuru wace; ndipo anamdalitsa iye.