1Jakɔb nba din yaat ki saa yoo nba, ki malakanba chetɔ. 2Waa lab na ki u yet a, “Yennu kaaŋe na,” ki pur leŋ Mahanaim.*

3Ŋanne ki Jakɔb tun toomii u ninja Esɔɔ boor, Edom tiŋ ni. 4U din yet toomii na a bin saan ki saa pak u ninja Esɔɔ a, “Chanbaa, min Jakɔb, a daabir nba mɔk mɔsaku, piak fin n chanbaa Esɔɔ nan n daan tuu be nan Labann-e, ki ki jen yian ki tan tuu dinna, 5ki mɔk nei nan pei nan buunii nan daaba. Chanbaa, n teena mɔbe maa n laan a saa sommimii.”

6Toomii na nba tan jen Jakɔb boor yoo nba, ki bi yetɔ a, “Ti saan a ninja Esɔɔ boor ki sɔɔ ki u tee siire a wun cheta. U poorpojɔɔmu tee jab kobii ŋanna.” 7Ki jaŋmaanii soor Jakɔb bonchiann. Ki u bɔkit niib nba be u boor ni na, nan u pei nan buunii nan nei nan laagumiinba na taar munlee. 8U din dukin a, “Li-i tee ki Esɔɔ chet ki wor koonyenn, koonn nba biar na saa fit bɔr.”

9Jakɔb din miar Yennu ki yet a, “N yeeja Abraham nan n baa Aisak Yennu, gbiintir n miaru. Yennu, a pakin nan n ŋmat ki kun n dantiŋ ni, nan n nikpiimm boor ni, a ki a saa te ki bona kur n saan fanu ki turin. 10N ki jaŋ nan ŋamm, nan mamɔmm nba ki a tuun ki teen min nba tee a daabir na. Maa din poot Jɔɔdann mɔkir na, n din ki mɔk siar ki pukin n patu po, ŋaan mɔtana ki n jent nan koonn munlee. 11N meia nan a nyinnin n ninja Esɔɔ nuu ni. N tiin jaŋmaaniie nan u saa baar ki tan lekit ki biirit, ki kpab poob nan waas na kura. 12Tiat nan a senn mɔsonn nan a saa te ki bona kur n saan fanu ki turin, a ki a bia saa turin yaaboona bonchiann, ki sɔɔ kan fit ki kammi, ki bi kann yabint sii tee nan mɔkgbianu tanbiiuŋ nae.”

13-15Jakɔb nba dɔɔr leŋ ki li yent, ki u gann bonkob-siat u bonkobit ni, a wun pi Esɔɔ: Bunaant kobii ŋanlee, nan bujai piinlee, nan penaant kobii ŋanlee, nan pejai piinlee, nan laagumiinba piintaa nan bi bonbis, nan naanaanii piinna, nan naajai piik, nan bonnaanii piinlee, nan bonjai piik. 16U din bɔkitib koonn koonne, ki jii u daaba ki waan koona maŋ, ŋaan yetib a, “Ii gar n tɔɔnn po man, kii tɔk koonn koonn, ki dɔnn nan leeb waan waama.” 17U din yet daabir nba gar na a, “Li-i tee ki n ninja Esɔɔ cheta ki boia a, ‘Ŋmee tee a chanbaa? A saa lee? Ŋmee bonkobite be a tɔɔnn po na?’ 18fan yetɔ a, ‘A daabir Jakɔb bonkobite. U jiib a wun pi u chanbaa Esɔɔ-e. Jakɔb maŋ mɔŋ waa ki per na.’ ” 19U bia din pak nnae ki tur koona nba waa na kur daaba, a, “Ii saa pak nnae ki tur Esɔɔ; yoo nba ki u cheti, 20ii kpan yetɔ a, ‘Nn, a daabir Jakɔb waa, ki per na.’ ” Jakɔb din dukin ki tur u mɔŋ a, “N saa jii piinii nae ki nyannɔ, ki mi-i chetɔ yoo nba, li ki gar wun nyik chabin.” 21U din gaan piinii nae, ŋaan biar ki dɔɔr kaaŋ na ni li daar nyiɔk.

22Li daar nyiɔk, ki Jakɔb jii u ŋaapoob banlee na, nan u poobis banlee na, nan u waas piik nan yenɔ na, ki poomm Jabok mɔkir. 23Waa din poomm na, ki u bia poon linba kur ki u mɔk, 24ŋaan biar u kuukɔɔ. Ki jasɔɔ baar ki gbaa nanɔ ki tan tuu sanyafaar. 25Ki jɔɔ na nba la nan u kan nyann gbigbaar maŋ na, ki u faa Jakɔb kpeeruk ki kpet. 26Jɔɔ na din yet a, “Ŋaant ki man saan, kimaan sanyiɔk yentire na.”

Ki Jakɔb jiin a, “Fi-i kii teen piisin n paak, n kan chaba ki fin saani.”

27Ŋanne ki jɔɔ na boi Jakɔb a, “A sanni-i?”

Ki Jakɔb jiin a, “N sanne tee Jakɔb.”

28Ki jɔɔ na yetɔ a, “A sann ji kii tee Jakɔb kaa, ŋaan a sann ji sii tee Israel-e,† kimaan a gbaa nan Yennu, ki bia gbaa nan nisaarii ki nyanna.”

29Ki Jakɔb yetɔ a, “Wantin a sann.”

Ki u jiin a, “Bee ki a loon fan bann n sanni?” Li poorpo ki u teen piisin Jakɔb paak.

30Ki Jakɔb yet a, “N la Yennu nan n ninbina, ŋaan bia mɔk manfoor,” ki din pur leŋ sann Peniel.‡ 31Yonnu din doe, ki Jakɔb mun nyi Peniel, ŋaan u din durie, kimaan u kpeeruk na din yiarɔe. 32Halii nan mɔtana, ŋaan Israel teeb ki ŋman kpeeruk boor nanti, kimaan Jakɔb kpeeruk boor ni nant maŋe ki malaka na din faa.