U-Isake Uphinda Amsikelele UYakobi

Ethunyelwe ukuba ayokufuna umfazi, uYakobi ulala endle enelitye njengomqamelo, aze aphuphe ileli eligcwele iingelosi. UBawo wethu uphinda isithembiso sika-Abraham embalekini, athembise ukumbuyisela ekhaya. UYakobi uvuka esoyika, aze enze isifungo.

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Waza u-Isake wambiza uYakobi, wamsikelela, wamyalela wathi: “Musa ukuzeka umfazi kwiintombi zaseKanan. Yiya ePadan-aram, endlwini kaBhetuweli, uyise kanyoko, uze uzeke umfazi khona kwiintombi zikaLabhan, umntakwabo kanyoko. Wanga u-El Shadayi—uBawo wakho onamandla onke—angakusikelela, akwenze uqhame, akwandise, ukuze ube yindibano yezizwe. Wanga angakunika wena nembewu yakho kunye nawe intsikelelo ka-Abraham, ukuze udle ilifa lelizwe ohlala kulo njengowasemzini, awalinika uBawo wethu u-Abraham.”

U-Isake wamndulula uYakobi; waya ePadan-aram, kuLabhan unyana kaBhetuweli umAram, umntakwabo kaRebheka, unina kaYakobi no-Esawu.

U-Esawu wafumanisa ukuba u-Isake wayemsikelele uYakobi wamthuma ePadan-aram ukuba azeke umfazi khona, emyala xa wayemsikelela, esithi: “Musa ukuzeka umfazi kubafazi baseKanan,” nokuba uYakobi wayemthobele uyise nonina waza waya ePadan-aram. Ngoko u-Esawu wabona ukuba iintombi zaseKanan zazingamkholisi uyise u-Isake. Ngoko u-Esawu waya ku-Ishmayeli wazeka uMahalati, intombi ka-Ishmayeli unyana ka-Abraham, udadewabo kaNebhayoti, ukongeza kubafazi bakhe.

Indlela Eya EHaran

UYakobi wemka eBheshebha waza wabheka eHaran. Wafika kwenye indawo walala khona ubusuku, kuba latshona ilanga. Wathabatha elinye lamatye aloo ndawo, walifaka ngaphantsi kwentloko yakhe, walala kuloo ndawo. Waphupha: kwakukho izinyuko elimiselwe emhlabeni, incam yalo ifikelela ezulwini, kukho neengelosi zikaBawo wethu zisenyuka zisihla kulo. ^a

Kwaye phezu kwalo wayemi uBawo wethu, owathi: “NdinguBawo wakho, uThixo ka-Abraham uyihlo noka-Isake. Ndiya kukunika wena nembewu yakho ilizwe olele kulo. Imbewu yakho iya kuba njengothuli lomhlaba; uya kwanda ngasentshona, ngasempuma, ngasentla, nangasezantsi. Ngawe nangembewu yakho ziya kusikelelwa zonke iintsapho zomhlaba. Yazi oku: ndinawe. Ndiya kukulinda naphi na apho uya khona, ndikubuyisele kweli lizwe. Andiyi kukushiya de ndikwenze oko ndikuthembise kona.”

UYakobi waphaphama ebuthongweni bakhe wathi: “Inene uBawo wethu ukule ndawo, mna ndandingazi!” Woyika wathi: “Hayi ukoyikeka kwale ndawo! Le asinto yimbi ngaphandle kokuba yindlu kaBawo wethu, yaye eli lisango lezulu.”

UYakobi wavuka kusasa, wathabatha ilitye awayelibeke ngaphantsi kwentloko yakhe, walimisa laba yintsika, waza wagalela ioli phezu kwalo. Wayithiya loo ndawo ngokuba yiBheteli, nangona igama laloo sixeko langaphambili laliyiLuzi. ^b UYakobi wenza isibhambathiso, esithi: “Ukuba uThixo unam, andilinde kolu hambo ndiluhambayo, andiphe isonka esiya kudliwa nezambatho zokwambatha, ndize ndibuyele ngoxolo endlwini kabawo, uBawo wethu uya kuba nguBawo wam, yaye eli litye ndilimise laba yintsika liya kuba yindlu kaBawo wethu, kwaye kuko konke oya kundinika kona, ndiya kukunika isishumi ngokuqinisekileyo.”