UJakobe Ubalekela EHarana
1U-Isaka wabiza uJakobe wambusisa wayesemyala, wathi kuye: “Ungalokothi uganwe ngenye yezintombi zamaKhanani. 2Hamba uye ePhadani Aramu endlini kaBhethuweli, uyihlomkhulu, ufike khona uzithathele umfazi emadodakazini kaLabani umalume wakho. 3Sengathi uNkulunkulu uSomandla angakubusisa, akwandise kakhulu, ukuze kuvele kuwe izizwe eziningi. 4Sengathi uNkulunkulu anganika wena, nezizukulwane zakho isibusiso sika-Abhrahama, ukuze ulidle leli lizwe ohlezi kulo manje njengomfokazi; izwe uNkulunkulu alinika u-Abhrahama.”
5U-Isaka wamkhulula kanjalo-ke uJakobe, wayesengena indlela elibangisa ePhadani Aramu, kwamalume wakhe uLabani, indodana kaBhethuweli, umAramu, ongumfowabo kaRibheka, unina kaJakobe no-Esawu.
U-Esawu Uthatha UMahalathi
6U-Esawu wabona ukuthi u-Isaka umbusisile uJakobe, wayesemthumela ePhadani Aramu ukuba ayothatha khona umfazi, nokuthi ngesikhathi embusisa wamyala wathi kuye: “Ungalokothi uganwe ngenye yezintombi zamaKhanani.”
7Wezwa nokuthi uJakobe wamlalela uyise nonina waya ePhadani Aramu. 8Kuthe lapho sekumkhanyela u-Esawu ukuthi abesifazane baseKhanani abamgculisi uyise u-Isaka, 9u-Esawu waya ku-Ishmayeli, wathatha uMahalathi, indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli, indodana ka-Abhrahama, ongudadewabo kaNebhayothi, wengeza ngaye ebafazini bakhe.
Iphupho LikaJakobe EBhethele
10UJakobe wasuka eBheri Sheba walibangisa eHarana. 11Kwathi angafika endaweni ethile selishonile ilanga, wahlala lapho lobo busuku. Wathatha elinye lamatshe akuleyo ndawo waqamela kulo, walala.
12Waphupha ebona isikhwelo simisiwe sisuka emhlabathini size sifinyelele ezulwini. Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zazenyuka zehla kuso. 13USimakade wema eduze kwakhe, wathi kuye: “NginguSimakade uNkulunkulu kayihlomkhulu, u-Abhrahama nokayihlo u-Isaka, leli lizwe olele kulo ngiyakulabela wena nezizukulwane zakho. 14Izizukulwane zakho ziyoba ngangothuli lomhlaba, uyosabalalela entshonalanga nasempumalanga, enyakatho naseningizimu; izizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyobusiswa ngawe nangezizukulwane zakho. 15Yazi ukuthi nginawe; ngizokuvikela noma kuphi lapho uya khona, futhi ngiyokubuyisela kuleli lizwe, ngokuba anginakukushiya ngize ngikwenzele lokho engikwethembise khona.”
16UJakobe waphaphama ebuthongweni, wathi: “Nembala uNkulunkulu ukule ndawo, bengingazi.”
17Ekhungethwe wuvalo, wathi: “Yeka ukwesabeka kwale ndawo! Akusikho okunye, yindlu kaNkulunkulu, futhi leli yisango lezulu.”
18UJakobe wavuka ekuseni, wathatha lelo litshe abeqamele kulo, walimisa laba yinsika, wathela amafutha esihlokweni salo. 19Wayiqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi yiBhethele, kodwa ekuqaleni igama lalowo muzi lalaziwa ngokuthi yiLuzi.
20UJakobe wenza isifungo, wathi: “Uma uNkulunkulu ezoba nami, angivikele kulolu hambo lwami, angiphe ukudla nokokwembatha, 21ngize ngibuyele emzini kababa ngiphephile, impela uSimakade uzokuba nguNkulunkulu wami, 22naleli litshe engilimisileyo laba yinsika liyakuba yindlu kaNkulunkulu, bese kuthi konke ozongipha khona ngikunikele kuwe, kube ngokweshumi.”
