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₁UIsake wabiza uYakobi, wamsikelela, wathi kuye: “Uze ungathathi nanye kwezi ntombi zaseKanana. ₂Hamba uye kulonyoko ePadan-aram, kwaBhetuweli, uzithathele umfazi apho phakathi kweentombi zikanyokolume uLabhan. ₃Wanga uThixo uSomandla angakusikelela, akunike inzala, yande, ibe zizizwe ezininzi. ₄Wanga uThixo angawagqithisela kuwe nakwinzala yakho amathamsanqa ka-Abraham, niwume loo mhlaba uThixo wayemise kuwo uAbraham kuqala.” ₅Wenjenjalo ke uIsake ukundulula uYakobi, emthumela ePadan-aram kuLabhan unyana kaBhetuweli umAram. Lo Labhan ngumnakwabo-Rabheka unina kaYakobi noEsawu.

₆UEsawu weva ukuba uYakobi usikelelwe wathunyelwa ePadan-aram, ukuba aye kufuna umfazi. Weva nokuba xa wayesikelelwa wayalelwa ukuba angaze athathe umfazi eKanana. ₇Weva nokuba uYakobi wamthobela uyise nonina, waya ePadan-aram. ₈Waqonda ke uEsawu ukuba uyise wayengazithandi iintombi zaseKanana. ₉Waya kwaIshmayeli ke, unyana ka-Abraham, wathatha intombi yakhe uMahalati, udade boNebhayoti.

₁₀Wenjenjeya ukusuka eBheshebha uYakobi, esinga eHaran. ₁₁Wafika ndaweni ithile, walalisa apho, kuba laliselitshonile ilanga. Uthathe ilitye, waqamela ngalo, walala. ₁₂Waphupha ngathi ubona ileli esuka emhlabeni, yaya kuthi xhaxhe ngesibhakabhaka. Izithunywa zikaThixo zazisihla zinyuka ngayo. ₁₃Wabona *uNdikhoyo emi ngakuye esithi: “NdinguNdikhoyo, uThixo kayihlo-mkhulu uAbraham noyihlo uIsake. Lo mhlaba ulele kuwo uya kumiwa nguwe nayinzala yakho. ₁₄Inzala yakho iya kuba ngangentlabathi ubuninzi bayo. Yaye iya kuxanda, inabe kumacala onke. Zonke izizwe ziya kuthamsanqeliswa ngenxa yakho nenzala yakho. ₁₅Ndiza kusoloko ndinawe, ndikukhusele naphi na apho uya khona, ndibuye ndikubuyisele kwakule ndawo. Andiyi kukushiya ndide ndizenze zonke izinto endizithembisileyo.”

₁₆Akuphaphama uYakobi, wathi: “Ngenene uNdikhoyo ukho kule ndawo; ndibe bendingayazi loo nto.” ₁₇Wangenwa luvalo kwaoko, wathi: “Hayi ukoyikeka kwayo le ndawo! Yindlu kaThixo le! Lisango lezulu eli!”

₁₈Wavuka kwangentseni uYakobi. Wathatha elo litye wayeqamele ngalo, wenza ngalo isikhumbuzo; waligalela amafutha. ₁₉Wathi loo ndawo yiBhetele. Kodwa ke isixeko salapho kwakusithiwa yiLuzi. ₂₀UYakobi ke yena wenza esi sifungo: “Ukuba uThixo undigcinile wandilondoloza kolu hambo, andiphe ukutya nezambatho ₂₁ndide ndibuyele ekhaya, ngenene ndiya kumkhonza uNdikhoyo, abe nguThixo wam. ₂₂Eli litye lesikhumbuzo ndilimise apha liya kuba yindawo yokunqulela uThixo. Ndiya kumahlulela isishumi kwizinto andipha zona.”