Genesisi 32:1-32
32 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe naye wesuka wahamba. Watsi asahamba wahlangana netingilosi taNkulunkulu.
2 Ngekushesha nje nakatibona, Jakobe watsi: “Lena yinkambu yelibutfo laNkulunkulu!” Ngako wabita leyo ndzawo ngekutsi yiMahanayimu.*
3 Jakobe wabese utfumela titfunywa kutsi tihambe embili tiye ku-Esawu umnakabo eveni laseSeyiri,+ lokuyindzawo yaka-Edomu,+
4 futsi watsi kuto: “Naku lenitakusho ku-Esawu inkhosi yami: ‘Inceku yakho Jakobe itsi: “Sonkhe lesikhatsi bengisolo ngihleti naLabani.*+
5 Futsi senginetinkhomo, timbongolo, timvu, tinceku netincekukati.+ Ngako-ke ngitfumele lomlayeto kuze ngatise inkhosi yami, khona ngitewutfola umusa emehlweni ayo.”’”
6 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi letitfunywa tabuya, tatsi kuJakobe: “Simbonile umnakenu Esawu. Nyalo usendleleni utewuhlangana nawe, futsi uhamba nemadvodza langu-400.”+
7 Ngaleso sizatfu Jakobe wesaba kakhulu futsi wakhatsateka.+ Ngako wehlukanisa labantfu lebebanaye, wehlukanisa nalemihlambi yakhe, tinkhomo, kanye nemakamela, wakwenta kwaba ngemacembu lamabili.
8 Watsi: “Nakwenteka Esawu ahlasela linye lalamacembu, lelelinye litawukhona kubaleka.”
9 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe wathantaza watsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu wamkhulu wami Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wababe wami Isaka, wena Jehova lotsite kimi: ‘Buyela eveni lakini kanye nasetihlotjeni takho futsi mine ngitakubusisa,’+
10 alungifaneli lonkhe lolutsandvo lolucotfo nekwetsembeka longikhombise kona, mine nceku yakho,+ ngobe lomfula iJordane ngawewela ngiphetse indvuku nje kuphela kodvwa nyalo senginemacembu lamabili.+
11 Ngicela+ kutsi ungisindzise esandleni sa-Esawu umnaketfu, ngobe ngiyesaba kutsi kungenteka ete angihlasele+ kanye nalabantfwana nabomake babo.
12 Futsi wena watsi kimi: ‘Ngitakubusisa, ngente nebantfwana* bakho babe ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle, lesingeke sibalwe ngenca yebunyenti baso.’”+
13 Ngako wacitsa busuku kuleyo ndzawo. Ngemuva kwaloko watsatsa letinye tetintfo takhe kuze atiphe umnakabo-Esawu.+
14 Bekutimbuti letinsikati letingu-200, timbuti letindvuna letingu-20, timvu letinsikati letingu-200, timvu letindvuna letingu-20,
15 emakamela lamunyisako langu-30, tinkhomati letingu-40, tinkunzi letingu-10, timbongolo letinsikati letingu-20 kanye netimbongolo+ letindvuna letikhulile letingu-10.
16 Konkhe loku wakuniketa tinceku takhe, inceku ngayinye wayiniketa umhlambi letawubuka, futsi watsi kuto: “Hambani embili niwele, nifike nehlukanise lemihlambi, kube nemkhatsi loyehlukanisako.”
17 Watjela inceku yakhe yekucala watsi: “Nakwenteka umnaketfu Esawu ahlangana nawe futsi akubute atsi: ‘Ngubani inkhosi yakho? Uya kuphi futsi yabani lemfuyo lelambikwakho?’
18 wena ubotsi: ‘Ngisisebenti senceku yakho Jakobe. Tonkhe letintfo tisipho lasitfumela enkhosini yami Esawu+ futsi naye Jakobe usendleleni uyasilandzela.’”
19 Waphindze wakhuluma nenceku yakhe yesibili, neyesitsatfu kanye nabo bonkhe lebebachuba lemihlambi, watsi: “Nguloko-ke lokufanele nikusho ku-Esawu nanihlangana naye.
20 Nibophindze nitsi kuye: ‘Inceku yakho Jakobe nayo isendleleni iyasilandzela.’” Ngobe abecabanga atsi: ‘Nangingamane nje ngitincengele kuye ngekutsi ngitfumele sipho kucala,+ kungenteka nasengihlangana naye angemukele kahle.’
21 Ngako lesipho sewela kucala, kodvwa yena wacitsa busuku lapho bebamise khona emathende.
22 Ebusuku, wavuka watsatsa bafati bakhe lababili+ netincekukati takhe letimbili,+ nemadvodzana akhe langu-11 wewela litibuko lokutsiwa yiJabhoki.+
23 Ngako wabatsatsa wabeweta lomfudlana,* waphindze weweta nato tonkhe letinye tintfo lebekanato.
24 Jakobe wagcine asasele yedvwa. Kwabese kuvela indvodza* letsite, yalwa naye kwaze kwadzabuka kusa.+
25 Nayibona kutsi uyayehlula, lendvodza yambamba enyongeni futsi inyonga yaJakobe yakhumuka njengobe bebasolo balwa.+
26 Ngemuva kwaloko lendvodza yatsi: “Ngiyekele ngihambe ngobe sekuyasa.” Jakobe watsi: “Ngeke ngikuyekele uhambe ungakangibusisi.”+
27 Ngako yatsi kuye: “Ungubani libito lakho?” Yena watsi: “NginguJakobe.”
28 Lendvodza yase itsi: “Libito lakho angeke kusaba nguJakobe kodvwa sewutawuba ngu-Israyeli,*+ ngobe ulwisene naNkulunkulu+ kanye nebantfu futsi ekugcineni waphumelela.”
29 NaJakobe wayibuta watsi: “Wena ungubani libito lakho?” Kodvwa lendvodza yatsi: “Ulifunelani libito lami?”+ Ngemuva kwaloko yambusisa kuleyo ndzawo.
30 Ngako Jakobe wabita lendzawo ngekutsi yiPheniyeli,*+ ngobe watsi: “Ngibonene naNkulunkulu buso nebuso kodvwa ngisaphila.”+
31 Lilanga laphuma nakasandza nje kusuka ePhenuweli,* futsi abechuta ngenca yalenyonga yakhe lebeyikhumukile.+
32 Kungako kuze kube ngulamuhla ema-Israyeli angawudli umsipha welitsanga losenyongeni, ngobe lendvodza yabamba inyonga yaJakobe ngalomsipha welitsanga.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Lokusho kutsi “Tinkambu Letimbili.”
^ Nobe “ngisihambi kaLabani.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nenhlanyelo.”
^ Nobe “lesihosha.”
^ Lendvodza lokukhulunywa ngayo lapha bekuyingilosi.
^ Lokusho kutsi “Umuntfu Lolwisana NaNkulunkulu.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Buso BaNkulunkulu.”
^ Nobe “ePheniyeli.”
