LESSON 12

Jacob Got the Inheritance

Jacob Got the Inheritance

Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah. He loved her very much. In time, they had two children​—twin boys.

The older boy was called Esau, and the younger one, Jacob. Esau loved being outdoors, and he was good at hunting animals. But Jacob liked to stay at home.

In those days, the oldest son was given most of the land and money when his father died. That was called an inheritance. In Isaac’s family, the inheritance also included having a part in the promises that Jehovah had made to Abraham. Esau did not care much about those promises, but Jacob knew that they were very important.

One day Esau came home very tired from a long day of hunting. He smelled the good food Jacob was cooking and said: ‘I’m starving! Give me some of that red stew!’ Jacob said: ‘I will, but first promise me that I can have your inheritance.’ Esau said: ‘I don’t care about my inheritance! You can have it. I just want to eat.’ Do you think that was a wise thing for Esau to do? No, it wasn’t. Esau gave away something very precious, just for a bowl of stew.

When Isaac was very old, it was time to give a blessing to his oldest son. But Rebekah helped Jacob, the younger son,  to get the blessing. When Esau found out, he was very angry and he planned to kill his twin brother. Isaac and Rebekah wanted to protect Jacob, so they told him: ‘Go and stay with your mother’s brother, Laban, until Esau calms down.’ Jacob listened to his parents’ advice and ran for his life.

“What good will it do a man to gain the whole world and to lose his life? What, really, would a man give in exchange for his life?”​—Mark 8:36, 37

 IRUẸMWI 12

E Jekọb Keghi Rri Ukhu Ọmọ Ọdiọn

E Jekọb Keghi Rri Ukhu Ọmọ Ọdiọn

Ukpo 40 ẹre Aizik ghaa ye vbe ọ rhie ọvbokhan rẹn ighẹ e Ribẹka. Ọ wa hoẹmwẹ ọvbokhan rẹn na ẹsẹsẹmwẹse. Vbene ẹghẹ ya khian, iran na do biẹ ivin eva. Emọ ikpia ẹre iran ghaa khin.

Eni ọdiọn ọre Isọ, eni ọvbokhan na gha re Jekọb. Ohuẹ nọ gua gbe aranmwẹ ẹre Isọ ghaa khin, rhunmwuda ọni, ai kẹ miẹn ọnrẹn vbe owa. Sokpan owa ẹre Jekọb wa gha dia.

Vbe ẹghẹ nẹdẹ, ọmọ ọdiọn ẹre ọ mu otọ ọghe erhae ra igho ọghe erhae nọ ghi kpọlọ sẹ vbe erha iran gha wu. Ọni ẹre a tie ẹre ukhu. Ọmwa nọ khian rri ukhu ọmọ ọdiọn vbe ẹgbẹe ọghe Aizik keghi re ọmwa ne Jehova khian la egbe ẹre mu eyan nọ yan rẹn ma Ebraham sẹ. Iwinna eyan nii ma zẹdẹ mu Isọ sokpan e Jekọb wa rẹn wẹẹ eyan na wa ru ekpataki.

Isọ ghi ke oha rre vbe ẹdẹ ọkpa, egbe keghi wọọ re. Evbare ne Jekọb ghaa le na winrin ye ọre ihue, ẹre ọ na kha wẹẹ: ‘Ohanmwẹ khian gbe mwẹ ruan! Fian mẹ vbe evbare ne u le!’ E Jekọb keghi kha wẹẹ: ‘I gha fian nuẹ deghẹ u na ka yan ma mwẹ wẹẹ, ne I mu ukhu ọghuẹ.’ Isọ keghi kha wẹẹ: ‘Iwinna ukhu ne I khian re ma mu mwẹ! U sẹtin mu. Ohanmwẹ ẹre ọ wa gbe mwẹ na.’ Uwẹ yayi wẹẹ ẹwaẹn rre emwi ne Isọ ru na ra? Hiehie! Emwi kpataki ẹre Isọ mu fua na rhunmwuda evbare nọ ma sẹ emwi.

 Vbe Aizik ghi khian ọmaẹn nẹ, ọ na wẹẹ ne irẹn fiangbe ovbi irẹn ne ọdiọn. Sokpan e Ribẹka keghi ru iyobọ ne Jekọb ne ọvbokhan, ne erhae mieke na fiangbe ẹre. Vbe ẹghẹ ne Isọ ghi ya rẹn, ohu na suẹn gha muẹn, ọ na wẹẹ irẹn khian gbe Jekọb rua. Aizik vbe Ribẹka na gha hoo ne iran gbogba ga e Jekọb, ẹre iran na ghi tama rẹn wẹẹ: ‘Rhulẹ bu ọtẹn iyuẹ nokpia ighẹ e Leban, a te miẹn wẹẹ ẹko fu Isọ rre.’ E Jekọb keghi họn ẹmwẹ ne evbibiẹ ọre, ẹre ọ na ghi lẹẹ fua.

“De ere nọ rre ọmwa re, adeghẹ agbọn na hia sẹ ọre obọ, ighẹ ọ mu ẹdẹ agbọn rẹn fua? Emwi ọkpa i rrọọ ne ọmwa gha sẹtin ya dẹ ẹdẹ agbọn rẹn werriegbe.”—Mak 8:36, 37