U-Isaka Uphinda Abusise uJakobe
Ethunyelwe ukuyofuna umfazi, uJakobe ulala phandle itshe liyisiqamelo, aphuphe izitebhisi zigcwele izingelosi. UBaba wethu uphinda isithembiso sika-Abrahama kumbaleki, athembise ukumbuyisela ekhaya. UJakobe uvuka esaba, abeke imibandela.
28 1U-Isaka wambiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamyala wathi: “Ungathathi umfazi emadodakazini aseKhanani. 2Hamba uye ePhadani-Aramu, endlini kaBhethuweli, uyise kanyoko, uzithathele umfazi lapho emadodakazini kaLabani, umfowabo kanyoko. 3Kwangathi u-El Shadayi—uBaba wakho uSomandla—angakubusisa, akuchumise, akwandise, ukuze ube yibandla lezizwe. 4Kwangathi angakunika wena nenzalo yakho kanye nawe isibusiso sika-Abrahama, ukuze udle ifa lezwe ohlala kulo njengowezizwe, uBaba wethu alinika u-Abrahama.”
5U-Isaka wamthuma uJakobe; wahamba waya ePhadani-Aramu, kuLabani indodana kaBhethuweli umAramu, umfowabo kaRebheka, unina kaJakobe no-Esawu.
6U-Esawu wabona ukuthi u-Isaka wayembusisile uJakobe wamthuma ePhadani-Aramu ukuba azithathele umfazi khona, wamyala esambusisa wathi: “Ungathathi umfazi kwabesifazane baseKhanani,” 7nokuthi uJakobe wayemlalele uyise nonina waya ePhadani-Aramu. 8Ngakho u-Esawu wabona ukuthi amadodakazi aseKhanani ayengamthokozisi uyise u-Isaka. 9Ngakho u-Esawu waya ku-Ishmayeli wathatha uMahalati, indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, udadewabo kaNebhayoti, ukuba abe ngumfazi wakhe ngaphezu kwabanye abafazi bakhe.
Indlela Eya eHarana
10UJakobe wasuka eBherishebha wabheka eHarana. 11Wafika endaweni ethile walala khona ubusuku, ngoba ilanga lase lishonile. Wathatha elinye lamatshe aleyo ndawo, waliqamela, wacambalala kuleyo ndawo ukuba alale. 12Waphupha: kwakukhona isitebhisi simisiwe emhlabeni, isicongo saso sifinyelela ezulwini, futhi kwakukhona izingelosi zikaBaba wethu zenyuka zehla kuso. a a v12 UJesu uzichaza njengalesi sitebhisi — uxhumano phakathi komhlaba nezulu, lowo esiza ngaye kuBaba wethu (Johane 1:51).
13Phezu kwaso kwakumi uBaba wethu, owathi: “Mina nginguBaba wakho, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama uyihlo noka-Isaka. Ngizokunika wena nenzalo yakho izwe olele kulo. 14Inzalo yakho iyoba njengothuli lomhlaba; uyonwebeka ngasentshonalanga, nasempumalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu. Ngawe nangenzalo yakho, yonke imindeni yomhlaba iyobusiswa. 15Yazi lokhu: nginawe. Ngiyokulinda noma ngabe uyaphi, ngikubuyisele kuleli zwe. Angiyikukushiya ngize ngikwenze lokho engikuthembise khona.”
16UJakobe waphaphama ebuthongweni bakhe wathi: “Impela uBaba wethu ukule ndawo, kanti mina ngangingazi!” 17Wesaba wathi: “Yeka ukwesabeka kwale ndawo! Lena ayilutho ngaphandle kokuba yindlu kaBaba wethu, futhi leli yisango lezulu.”
18UJakobe wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wathatha itshe ayeliqamele, walimisa laba yinsika, wathela amafutha phezu kwalo. 19Wayiqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iBhethele, nakuba igama laleli dolobha phambilini laliyiLuzi. b b v19 IBhethele lisho ukuthi “indlu kaNkulunkulu”; leli dolobha phambilini lalibizwa ngokuthi iLuzi. 20UJakobe wenza isithembiso wathi: “Uma uNkulunkulu enami engilinda kulolu hambo engiluhambayo, enginika isinkwa ukuba ngidle nezingubo ukuba ngigqoke, 21ngibuyele ngokuphepha endlini kababa, khona-ke uBaba wethu uyoba nguBaba wami, 22futhi leli tshe engilimise laba yinsika liyoba yindlu kaBaba wethu, futhi kukho konke onginika khona, ngiyokunika ngempela okweshumi.”
