Amadoda Angamakhulu Amane Aqhamuka Kude
Ukuhlangana okwakwesatshwa kuphenduka ukwangana: u-Esawu uyagijima, uyakhala, futhi akasifuni isipho. Noma kunjalo uJakobe uyamphoqelela ukuba asamukele, athi ukubona ubuso bakhe kunjengokubona obukaBaba wethu, bese enqaba ngokuthula ukuhamba naye futhi ahlale kwenye indawo.
33 1UJakobe waphakamisa amehlo wabona u-Esawu eza namadoda angamakhulu amane. Ngakho wehlukanisa abantwana phakathi kukaLeya, uRaheli, nezincekukazi zombili. 2Wabeka izincekukazi nabantwana bazo phambili, uLeya nabantwana bakhe ngemuva kwabo, uRaheli noJosefa ekugcineni. 3Yena ngokwakhe wahamba phambi kwabo, ekhothama emhlabathini kasikhombisa, waze wafika kumfowabo.
4U-Esawu wagijima ukuyomhlangabeza, wamgona, waphonsa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yakhe, wamanga—bakhala. 5Kwathi u-Esawu ephakamisa amehlo ebona abesifazane nabantwana, wabuza: “Obani laba onabo?” UJakobe wathi: “Abantwana uBaba wethu abaphe ngomusa inceku yakho.”
6Khona izincekukazi zasondela nabantwana bazo, zakhothama. 7NoLeya wasondela nabantwana bakhe, bakhothama; khona uJosefa noRaheli basondela bakhothama.
8U-Esawu wathi: “Usho ukuthini yonke le mihlambi engihlangabezane nayo?” UJakobe wathi: “Ukuze ngithole umusa enkosini yami.”
9Kodwa u-Esawu wathi: “Nginokuningi, mfowethu; okwakho zigcinele khona.”
10UJakobe wathi: “Qha, ngiyacela—uma ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, yamukela isipho sami esivela esandleni sami, ngokuba ngibone ubuso bakho njengokubona ubuso bukaBaba wethu, futhi ungamukele. 11Ngiyacela wamukele isibusiso sami, osulethwe kuwe, njengoba uBaba wethu engiphe umusa nginakho konke.” Ngakho wamncenga, waze wasamukela.
12Khona u-Esawu wathi: “Asihambe indlela yethu, mina ngizohamba phambi kwakho.”
13Kodwa uJakobe wathi kuye: “Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana basebuthakathaka, nemihlambi nezinkomo ezincelisayo zisekunakekeleni kwami. Uma ziqhutshwa ngamandla usuku olulodwa, yonke imihlambi izakufa. 14Inkosi yami ayidlule phambi kwenceku yayo; mina ngizohamba kancane, ngesivinini sezinkomo eziphambi kwami nangesivinini sabantwana, ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.”
15U-Esawu wathi: “Ake ngishiye abanye babantu bami nawe.” UJakobe waphendula: “Kungani kwenziwa lokho? Ngivumele nje ngithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yami.”
16Ngakho u-Esawu wabuyela ngalolo suku endleleni yakhe eya eSeyiri. 17Kodwa uJakobe wahamba waya eSukoti, wazakhela indlu, wenzela izinkomo zakhe imipheme—yingakho leyo ndawo ibizwa ngokuthi iSukoti.
18UJakobe wafika ngokuphepha eShekemi, umuzi waseKhanani, evela ePhadani-Aramu, wamisa amatende abhekene nomuzi. 19Wathenga isiqephu somhlaba lapho amisa khona itende lakhe kumadodana kaHamori, uyise kaShekemi, ngezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyikhulu. a a v19 Iqesita kwakuyisilinganiso sasendulo sokukhokha, mhlawumbe isiliva elikaliwe, esingaqinisekile ukuthi lilingana nokungakanani ngokwamanje. 20Khona wamisa i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi i-Eli-Elohe-Israyeli—uBaba ka-Israyeli. b b v20 UJakobe wamisa leli altare emva kokuba uBaba wethu emuphe igama elisha elithi Israyeli—ethatha uJakobe nabantwana bakhe njengomndeni wakhe siqu kuze kube phakade.
