UYakobi noEsawu bahlangabezana ngoxolo
1Wawaphakamisa uYakobi amehlo akhe, wabona, nanko uEsawu esiza, enamadoda amakhulu mané. Abantwana wabahlulahlula, baba kuLeya, nakuRakeli, nakubakhonzazana bobabini. 2Wababeka abakhonzazana nabantwana babo phambili, uLeya nabantwana bakhe emva kwabo, uRakeli noYosefu emva kanye. 3Ke yena wagqithela phambi kwabo, waqubuda emhlabeni kasixhenxe, wada wasondela kumkhuluwa wakhe.
4Wagidima uEsawu emkhawulela, wamwola, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wamanga; basitsho isililo. 5Wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wababona abafazi nabantwana, wathi, Ngoobani na aba banawe? Wathi yena, Ngabantwana, athe uThixo wabababala umkhonzi wakho. 6Basondela abakhonzazana, bona nabantwana babo, baqubuda. 7Wasondela noLeya nabantwana bakhe, baqubuda; emveni koko wasondela uYosefu noRakeli, baqubuda. 8Wathi, Iyintoni na yonke le mfuduka yakho endiqubisene nayo? Wathi, Yeyokuba ndibábalwe emehlweni enkosi yam. 9Wathi uEsawu, Ndanele, mninawa; makube kokwakho okwakho. 10Wathi uYakobi, Hayi, makungabi njalo. Ukuba kaloku ndibabalwe emehlweni akho, thabatha umnikelo wam lo esandleni sam; kuba ngenxa yoko ndibubonile ubuso bakho, ndanga ndibona ubuso bukaThixo, ndalikholo kuwe. 11Khawuyithabathe intsikelelo yam ezisiweyo kuwe, ngokuba uThixo undibabale, kuba ndineento zonke. Wamjoka, wayithabatha.
12Wathi uEsawu, Masinduluke, sihambe; ndohamba phambi kwakho. 13Wathi kuye, Inkosi yam iyazi ukuba abantwana bathambile, nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo ezanyisayo ziphezu kwam; yothi iqhutywe kakhulu imini enye, ife yonke impahla emfutshane. 14Inkosi yam mayikhe igqithele phambi komkhonzi wayo, ndihambise kuhle ngokuhamba kwempahla ephambi kwam, nangokuhamba kwabantwana, ndide ndifike enkosini yam kwaSehire. 15Wathi uEsawu, Makhe ndiyishiye kuwe inxenye yabantu abanam. Wathi yena, Ngani na? Mandibabalwe emehlweni enkosi yam.
16Wabuya ngaloo mhla uEsawu ngendlela yakhe, esiya kwaSehire. 17UYakobi wanduluka, waya eSukoti, wazakhela indlu, iinkomo zakhe wazibiyela iintlanti; ngenxa yoko kwathiwa igama laloo ndawo yiSukoti.•
UYakobi umisa kwelakwaKanan
18Wafika uYakobi enoxolo emzini kaShekem, osezweni lakwaKanan, ekuveleni kwakhe ePadan-aram; wamisa iintente phambi komzi. 19Wathenga isiziba somhlaba, apho wayitwabulula khona intente yakhe, esandleni soonyana bakaHamore usoShekem, ngekhulu lemali. 20Wamisa khona isibingelelo, wathi ukusithiya nguThixo, uThixo kaSirayeli.
