Nkulunkulu ubusisa Jakobe eBetheli
1Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuJakobe watsi: “Suka lapha, ukhuphuke uye eBetheli uyewuhlala khona; ungakhele lilati lapho mine Nkulunkulu ngabonakala kuwe ngesikhatsi ubalekela Esawu, umnakenu.”
2Ngako-ke Jakobe wakhuluma emndenini wakhe nakubo bonkhe lababekakhe, watsi: “Lahlani tonkhe tithico tebetive leninato, nitihlambulule, nembatse tingubo letihlobile. 3Sitawusuka la siye eBetheli, lapho ngitawufika ngakhe khona lilati laNkulunkulu, lowangiva wangiphendvula ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwami, nalowaba nami yonkhe indzawo lapho ngangihamba khona.” 4Ngako-ke base batinika Jakobe tithico tebetive lababenato kanye nemacici lababewafake etindlebeni tabo. Jakobe wakumbela ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi edvute neShekemu.
5Ngako-ke base bayesuka boJakobe nemadvodzana akhe. Bantfu balamadolobha abesedvutane behlelwa kwesaba lokukhulu lobekuvela kuNkulunkulu, abazange babacoshe ngemuva. 6Jakobe nabo bonkhe bantfu labehamba nabo wefika eLuzi, leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBetheli eveni laseKhenani. 7Wafike wakha lilati lapho. Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yi-Eli Betheli ngobe ngukhona lapho Nkulunkulu atibonakalisa kuye ngesikhatsi abalekela umnakabo. 8Debhora, sisebenti saRebheka, wafa wangcwatjwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi eningizimu neBetheli, ngako-ke Jakobe lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yi-Aloni Bhakhuthi.
9Waphindze futsi Nkulunkulu watibonakalisa kuJakobe ngesikhatsi asabuyile eMesophothamiya, wambusisa. 10Nkulunkulu watsi kuJakobe: “Libito lakho nguJakobe, kodvwa kusukela nyalo sewutawubitwa ngekutsi ungu-Israyeli.” Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wametsa ngekutsi ngu-Israyeli. 11 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu, Somandla. Tala, wandze ube sive. Tive letinyenti titawuphuma kuwe, ube ngukhokho wemakhosi. 12Ngikunika lelive, lona leli lengalinika bo-Abrahama na-Isaka ngiyawuphindze ngilinike titukulwane takho nasufile wena.” 13Nkulunkulu wase uyesuka kuleyo ndzawo bekakhulumela kuyo, wamshiya wenyuka. 14Kwase kutsi lapho akhuluma khona naNkulunkulu Jakobe wemisa litje lesikhumbuto, walitsela ngeliwayini nangemafutsa. 15Jakobe wayetsa lendzawo Nkulunkulu abebonakale kuye khona watsi yiBetheli.
Kufa kwaRakheli
16Jakobe nemuti wakhe batfutsa eBetheli, batsi basesekhashane ne-Efratha, Rakheli wafikelwa sikhatsi sekubeleka; wahelwa kamatima. 17Kodvwa asahelwa kamatima umbelekisi wamdvudvuta watsi: “Ungesabi, Rakheli, sewutfole lenye indvodzana.” 18Kwatsi nasafa wetsa loluswane lwakhe watsi nguBhenoni, kodvwa uyise wametsa libito watsi nguBhenjamini.
19Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema. 20Jakobe wemisa litje lesikhumbuto kuleyo ndzawo, kuze kube ngulamuhla seloku lisakhombisa lelitje lapho kunelithuna laRakheli khona. 21Israyeli wesuka lapho wemisa lithende lakhe ngesheya kweMigdala Ederi.
Emadvodzana aJakobe
22Israyeli asahleti kuleyo ndzawo, Rubeni walala nenina lomncane, Bhilha, lomunye webafati beyise. Israyeli wakuva loko.
Asawonkhe emadvodzana aJakobe abelishumi namabili. 23Emadvodzana aLeya bekuboRubeni, litubulo laJakobe, bese kuba nguSimeyoni, naLevi, naJuda, na-Isakhari, naZebuloni. 24Emadvodzana aRakheli bekuboJosefa naBhenjamini. 25Emadvodzana aBhilha, sisebenti saRakheli, bekuboDani naNaftali. 26Emadvodzana aZilpha, sisebenti saLeya, bekuboGadi na-Asheri. Ngiwo lawa-ke emadvodzana aJakobe lawatalelwa eMesophothamiya.
Kufa kwa-Isaka
27Jakobe wahamba waze wefika ekhaya leyise, Isaka, eMamre ngaseKhiriyathi Abha leseyatiwa ngekutsi iHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona Abrahama na-Isaka. 28Isaka wafa asaneminyaka leli-180. 29Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, walandzela bokhokho bakhe. Wangcwatjwa bo-Esawu naJakobe, emadvodzana akhe.
