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₁UJakobe wahamba indlela yakhe; izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zamhlangabeza. ₂UJakobe ezibona wathi: “Lokhu kuyibandla likaNkulunkulu.” Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMahanayimi.*

₃UJakobe wathuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe ku-Esawu umfowabo ezweni laseSeyiri, izwe lakwa-Edomi. ₄Waziyala ngokuthi: “Niyakukhuluma kanje enkosini yami u-Esawu, nithi: ‘Inceku yakho uJakobe ithi: Ngigogobele kuLabani, ngilibele kuze kube manje; ₅nginezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezimvu, nezinceku, nezincekukazi; sengithumele ukubika enkosini yami ukuba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho.’ ”

₆Izithunywa zabuyela kuJakobe, zathi: “Safika kumfowenu u-Esawu, naye uyeza ukukuhlangabeza enamadoda angamakhulu amane.”

₇UJakobe wayeseshaywa luvalo kakhulu, ekhathazeka; wahlukanisa abantu ababenaye, nezimvu, nezinkomo, namakamela, kwaba ngamaqembu amabili, ₈wathi: “Uma u-Esawu efika kwelinye iqembu, alichithe, iqembu eliseleyo liyakubaleka.”

₉Wathi uJakobe: “Nkulunkulu kababa u-Abrahama, Nkulunkulu kababa u-Isaka, Jehova, wena owathi kimi: ‘Buyela ezweni lakho nasezihlotsheni zakho,’ ngikwenzele okuhle, ₁₀angifanele neze wonke umusa nalo lonke iqiniso okwenzele inceku yakho, ngokuba ngawela leli Jordani ngodondolo lwami kuphela, manje sengingamaqembu amabili. ₁₁Ake ungophule esandleni somfowethu, esandleni sika-Esawu, ngokuba mina ngiyamesaba, funa eze angichithe kanye nawonina nabantwana. ₁₂Wathi wena: ‘Impela ngiyakukwenzela okuhle, ngenze inzalo yakho ibe ngangesihlabathi solwandle esingebalwe ngobuningi.’ ”

₁₃Walala khona lobo busuku; kulokho okwakusesandleni sakhe wathathela u-Esawu umfowabo isipho: ₁₄izimbuzikazi ezingamakhulu amabili, nezimpongo ezingamashumi amabili, nezimvukazi ezingamakhulu amabili, nezinqama ezingamashumi amabili, ₁₅namakamela asengwayo angamashumi amathathu namathole awo, nezinkomazi ezingamashumi amane, nezinkunzi eziyishumi, nezimbongolokazi ezingamashumi amabili, namathole ayishumi. ₁₆Wazinikela esandleni sezinceku amaqambi ngamaqambi, wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Dlulani ngaphambi kwami, nenze ibanga phakathi kweqambi neqambi.”

₁₇Wamyala ophambili, wathi: “Nxa u-Esawu umfowethu ehlangana nawe, ekubuza ethi: ‘Ungokabani wena? Uyangaphi na? Ngezikabani lezi eziphambi kwakho na?’ ₁₈wothi: ‘Ngezenceku yakho uJakobe; kuyisipho esithunywa enkosini yami u-Esawu; bheka, naye uyeza, ungasemuva kwethu.’ ”

₁₉Wayala nowesibili, nowesithathu, nabo bonke ababelandela amaqembu, wathi: “Niyakusho njalo ku-Esawu, lapho nimfumana. ₂₀Niyakukhuluma nithi: ‘Futhi bheka, inceku yakho uJakobe iyeza, isemva kwethu.’ ” Ngokuba wathi: “Ngizakumthoba ngalesi sipho esihamba phambi kwami, andukuba ngibone ubuso bakhe; mhlawumbe angangamukela.” ₂₁Sase sihamba isipho phambi kwakhe, kepha yena wahlala ekamu* lobo busuku.

₂₂Wavuka ebusuku, wathatha omkakhe ababili, nezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili, nabantwana bakhe abayishumi nanye, wawela ezibukweni elithiwa iJaboki. ₂₃Wabathatha, wabawelisa emfuleni, wakuwelisa nalokho anakho. ₂₄Wasala yedwa uJakobe; kwabambana naye umuntu, kwaze kwasa. ₂₅Esebona ukuthi akamahluli, wathinta esikhoxeni senyonga yakhe, waphinyazeka uJakobe esikhoxeni senyonga esebambene naye. ₂₆Wayesethi: “Angihambe, ngokuba sekuyasa.”

Kepha wathi: “Anginakukuyeka ukuba uhambe ungangibusisanga.”

₂₇Wathi kuye: “Ungubani igama lakho na?”

Wathi: “NginguJakobe.”

₂₈Wathi: “Igama lakho alisayikuthiwa uJakobe, kepha u-Israyeli,* ngokuba ulwile noNkulunkulu nabantu, wanqoba.”

₂₉UJakobe wayesembuza ethi: “Ake ungitshele igama lakho.”

Wathi: “Ubuzelani igama lami na?” Wayesembusisa khona.

₃₀UJakobe waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheniyeli,* ngokuba wathi: “Sibonene noNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso, nokho umphefumulo wami wophulwa.”

₃₁Ilanga lamphumela esadlula iPheniyeli, waqhuga enyongeni yakhe. ₃₂Ngalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abawudli umsipha wenqulu osesikhoxeni senyonga kuze kube namuhla, ngokuba wathinta isikhoxo senyonga kaJakobe emsipheni wenqulu.