UGenesisi 28:1-22
28 Ngakho u-Isaka wabiza uJakhobe wambusisa, wasemlaya wathi: “Akumelanga uthathe umfazi kumadodakazi aseKhenani.+
2 Suka uye ePhadani-aramu endlini kaBhethuweli uyihlomkhulu ozala unyoko, uzafika khonale uthathe umfazi phakathi kwamadodakazi kaLabhani+ umfowabo kanyoko.
3 UNkulunkulu uSomandla uzakubusisa akuphe abantwana abanengi, akwandise futhi wena uzakuba yisizwe esilabantu abanengi.+
4 Uzakubusisa wena kanye lenzalo yakho ngendlela abusisa ngayo u-Abrahama+ ukuze uthathe ilizwe obuhlala kulo ungowezizweni, lelo uNkulunkulu alinike u-Abrahama.”+
5 Ngakho u-Isaka wamvalelisa, uJakhobe wasesuka waya ePhadani-aramu kuLabhani umfowabo kaRabheka.+ URabheka engunina kaJakhobe lo-Esawu njalo uLabhani wayeyindodana kaBhethuweli um-Aramu.+
6 U-Esawu wabona ukuthi u-Isaka wayesebusise uJakhobe wamusa ePhadani-aramu ukuthi ayethatha umfazi khonale, lokuthi wathi embusisa wamlaya wathi: “Ungathathi umfazi phakathi kwamadodakazi aseKhenani.”+
7 Wabona lokuthi uJakhobe wayelalele uyise lonina waya ePhadani-aramu.+
8 U-Esawu wasenanzelela ukuthi uyise u-Isaka wayengawathandi amadodakazi aseKhenani.+
9 Ngakho u-Esawu waya ko-Ishmayeli wathatha uMahalathi indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, waba ngomunye wabafazi bakhe. UMahalathi lo wayengudadewabo kaNebhayothi.+
10 Ngakho uJakhobe wasuka eBheri-shebha, waqhubeka ngohambo lwakhe esiya eHarani.+
11 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wafika kwenye indawo walungiselela ukulala khonapho ngoba ilanga laselitshonile. Wathatha elinye ilitshe khonapho waliqamela walala.+
12 Wasephupha iphupho njalo ephutsheni lakhe wabona ilele* elalisuka emhlabeni lisiyatshaya khonale emazulwini futhi izingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zazisehla ziqansa kulo.+
13 Phezu kwalo kwakuloJehova njalo wathi kuye:
“NginguJehova uNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama, loNkulunkulu ka-Isaka.+ Ilizwe leli olele kulo ngizakunika lona, libe ngelakho lenzalo yakho.*+
14 Inzalo yakho izakuba nengi njengothuli lomhlabathi+ njalo uzasabalala uye empumalanga, lasentshonalanga, lasenyakatho kanye laseningizimu. Zonke imuli ezisemhlabeni zizabusiswa* ngawe kanye lenzalo yakho.*+
15 Ngilawe njalo ngizakulinda loba ngaphi lapho oya khona futhi ngizakubuyisela elizweni leli.+ Angisoze ngikutshiye ngize ngenze lokho engikuthembise khona.”+
16 UJakhobe wasephaphama ebuthongweni wathi: “UJehova usendaweni le sibili kodwa mina bengingakwazi.”
17 Kanti njalo wafikelwa yikwesaba wathi: “Indawo le iyesabeka kakhulu! Kumele ukuthi le yindlu kaNkulunkulu+ njalo leli ligedi lasezulwini.”+
18 UJakhobe wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu wathatha ilitshe ayeliqamele walimisa laba njengensika, wathela amafutha phezu kwalo.+
19 Ngakho wabiza leyondawo ngokuthi yiBhetheli* kodwa ekuqaliseni idolobho lelo lalibizwa ngokuthi yiLuzi.+
20 UJakhobe wasefunga wathi: “Nxa uNkulunkulu angaqhubeka elami, angivikele kuloluhambo lwami njalo anginike ukudla* kanye lezigqoko,
21 ngize ngibuyele ngokuthula emzini kababa, lapho-ke uJehova uyabe etshengise ukuthi unguNkulunkulu wami sibili.
22 Ilitshe leli engilimise laba njengensika lizakuba yindlu kaNkulunkulu+ futhi loba sekutheni ngizakunika okwetshumi kukho konke ozanginika khona.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “amasitephisi.”
^ Kumbe, “lezizukulwane zakho.”
^ Kumbe, “zizazitholela isibusiso.”
^ Kumbe, “lomntanakho.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Indlu kaNkulunkulu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “isinkwa.”
