UGenesisi 32:1-32
32 Ngemva kwalokho uJakhobe waqhubeka ngohambo lwakhe njalo izingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zamhlangabeza.
2 UJakhobe wathi ezibona nje izingilosi lezi wathi: “Le yinkamba kaNkulunkulu!” Yikho wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiMahanayimi.*
3 UJakhobe wasethuma izithunywa ukuthi zihambe phambi kwakhe ziye kumnewabo u-Esawu elizweni laseSeyiri,+ emangweni we-Edomi.+
4 Wathi kuzo: “Nanku elizakutsho enkosini yami u-Esawu, ‘Inceku yakho uJakhobe ithi: “Bengihlala* loLabhani okwesikhathi sonke lesi,+
5 njalo sengilenkomo, labobabhemi, lezimvu kanye lezisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazana.+ Ngakho ngikuthumela ilizwi nkosi yami ngikubikela ngalokhu ukuze ngithole umusa kuwe.”’”
6 Ngemva kwesikhathi izithunywa zaphenduka kuJakhobe zathi: “Sifikile kumnewenu u-Esawu njalo usendleleni uzokuhlangabeza elamadoda angu-400.”+
7 UJakhobe wathi ekuzwa lokhu wesaba kakhulu futhi wakhathazeka.+ Yikho wehlukanisa abantu ayelabo baba ngamaqembu amabili, wehlukanisa lemihlambi yezimvu leyembuzi leyenkomo kanye lamakamela.
8 Wasesithi: “Nxa u-Esawu angahlasela elinye iqembu, elinye lizakwenelisa ukubaleka.”
9 Ngemva kwalokho uJakhobe wathi: “Awu Nkulunkulu kababa u-Abrahama loNkulunkulu kababa u-Isaka, awu Jehova wena othi kimi, ‘Buyela elizweni lakini lasezihlotsheni zakho ngizakwenza uphumelele,’+
10 Lonke uthando oluqotho ongitshengise lona kanye lokuthembeka okwenzileyo kimi,+ akungifanelanga mina nceku yakho ngoba ngachapha uJodani ngiphethe intonga yami kuphela kodwa khathesi sengilamaqembu amabili.+
11 Ngithandaza kuwe, ngicela ungikhulule+ esandleni somnewethu u-Esawu ngoba ngiyamesaba, angafika angihlasele+ mina labantwana kanye labonina.
12 Wena wathi kimi: ‘Ngizakwenza uphumelele sibili, futhi ngizakwenza inzalo yakho* ibe njengetshebetshebe yolwandle enengi kakhulu okokuthi ngeke ibalwe.’”+
13 Ngakho walala endaweni leyo. Ngemva kwalokho wathatha ezinye izifuyo zakhe ukuze anike umnewabo u-Esawu isipho:+
14 imbuzi ezinsikazi ezingu-200, lempongo ezingu-20, lezimvu ezinsikazi ezingu-200, lenqama ezingu-20,
15 lamakamela angu-30 kanye lamathole awo, lamankomokazi angu-40, lenkunzi ezilitshumi, labobabhemi abasikazi abangu-20, labobabhemi abaduna abalitshumi.+
16 Konke lokhu wakunika izisebenzi zakhe, umhlambi ngamunye ulandela omunye, wasesithi kuzo: “Chaphani lihambe phambi kwami njalo litshiye ibanga elithile phakathi komhlambi ngamunye.”
17 Isisebenzi sokuqala wasitshela wathi: “Nxa umnewethu u-Esawu angahlangana lawe abesekubuza athi, ‘Ungokabani, uyangaphi njalo izifuyo lezi eziphambi kwakho ngezikabani?’
18 kumele uphendule uthi, ‘Ngiyisisebenzi senceku yakho uJakhobe. Lesi yisipho esithunyelwe inkosi yami u-Esawu+ njalo inceku yakho ingemuva kwethu iyalandela.’”
19 Waphinda watshela isisebenzi sesibili lesesithathu kanye labo bonke ababelandela imihlambi wathi: “Yilo ilizwi okumele lilikhulume nxa lingahlangana lo-Esawu.
20 Kanti njalo kumele lithi, ‘Inceku yakho uJakhobe iyalandela ngemuva kwethu.’” UJakhobe wayezitshele wathi: ‘Nxa ngingamthoba inhliziyo ngokumthumela isipho,+ mhlawumbe uzangamukela kuhle nxa sengimbona.’
21 Ngakho isipho sahamba phambi kwakhe kodwa yena walala lapho ayefike wakhempa khona.
22 Wasevuka phakathi kobusuku wathatha amakhosikazi akhe amabili+ lezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili+ lamadodana akhe angu-11 wachapha ezibukweni* laseJabhokhi.+
23 Wabathatha wabachaphisa isifula,* wachaphisa lakho konke ayelakho.
24 UJakhobe wasesala eyedwa. Enye indoda yasiqalisa ukubindana* laye kwaze kwaba semadabukakusa.+
25 Indoda le yathi ibona ukuthi kayimehluli yasithinta inyonga kaJakhobe njalo inyonga yakhe yakhumuka ngesikhathi ebindana lendoda le.+
26 Ngemva kwalokho indoda le yathi: “Ngiyekela ngihambe ngoba sekuzakusa.” UJakhobe wathi: “Angisoze ngikuyekele uhambe nxa ungangibusisanga.”+
27 Yasisithi kuye: “Ibizo lakho ungubani?” yena wathi: “NginguJakhobe.”
28 Yasiphendula yathi: “Awusayikubizwa ngokuthi unguJakhobe kodwa usuzabizwa ngokuthi ungu-Israyeli*+ ngoba usutshukane loNkulunkulu+ labantu waze wanqoba.”
29 UJakhobe wasesithi kuyo: “Ngicela ungitshele ibizo lakho.” Kodwa yona yathi: “Ulibuzelani ibizo lami?”+ Yasimbusisa ekuleyondawo.
30 Ngakho uJakhobe wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiPheniyeli*+ ngoba wathi, “Ngibonane loNkulunkulu ubuso ngobuso kodwa ngaqhubeka ngiphila.”+
31 Ilanga laphuma uJakhobe esanda kwedlula ePhenuweli* kodwa wayeqhula ngenxa yenyonga yakhe.+
32 Yikho lalamuhla abantwana bako-Israyeli bengawudli umsipha osemlenzeni lapho okuhlangana khona umlenze lenqulu, ngoba indoda leyo yathinta inyonga kaJakhobe emsipheni osemlenzeni.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Inkamba ezimbili.”
^ Kumbe, “Bengihlala njengowezizweni.”
^ Kumbe, “izizukulwane zakho.”
^ Izibuko yindawo lapho okuchatshwa khona umfula.
^ Kumbe, “isihotsha.”
^ Kumbe, “ukulwisana.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Otshukana (Ophikelelayo) loNkulunkulu” kumbe “UNkulunkulu uyalwisa.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ubuso bukaNkulunkulu.”
^ Kumbe, “ePheniyeli.”
