Genesise 33

¹UJakobe waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka, nango u-Esawu eza enamadoda angamakhulu amane. Abantwana wabahlukanisela oLeya, noRaheli, nezincekukazi zombili.

²Wabeka izincekukazi nabantwana bazo ngaphambili, uLeya nabantwana bakhe ngasemuva, oRaheli noJosefa ngasekugcineni.

³Yena uqobo wadlulela phambi kwabo, wakhothamela emhlabathini kasikhombisa, waze wafika kumfowabo.

⁴U-Esawu wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wawa ngasentanyeni yakhe, wamanga; bakhala.

⁵Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona abesifazane nabantwana, wathi: “Bangobani laba onabo na?” Wathi: “Bangabantwana uNkulunkulu ayiphe bona inceku yakho ngomusa.”

⁶Zase zisondela izincekukazi, zona nabantwana bazo, bakhothama.

⁷Wasondela noLeya nabantwana bakhe, bakhothama; ngasemuva wafika uJosefa enoRaheli, bakhothama.

⁸Wayesethi: “Uqondeni ngawo wonke lombonda engihlangana nawo na?” Wathi: “Ukuba ngifumane umusa emehlweni enkosi yami.”

⁹Kepha u-Esawu wathi: “Nginokuningi, mfowethu; okwakho makube ngokwakho.”

¹⁰UJakobe wathi: “Hhayi bo; uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, samukele isipho sami esandleni sami, ngokuba ngibone ubuso bakho esengathi ngibona ubuso bukaNkulunkulu, wathokoza ngami.

¹¹Mawusamukele isibusiso sami esilethwa kuwe, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenzele umusa nangokuba nginakho konke.” Wamcindezela; wasamukela-ke.

¹²Wayesethi: “Asisuke sihambe, ngihambe phambi kwakho.”

¹³Wathi kuye: “Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana bancane nokuthi izimvu nezinkomazi ezinami ziyizindlezane; uma bezishishinga usuku olulodwa, umhlambi wonke uyakufa.

¹⁴Ake idlule inkosi phambi kwenceku yayo, mina ngiseseze njengokuhamba kwempahla ephambi kwami nanjengokuhamba kwabantwana, ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.”

¹⁵U-Esawu wathi: “Ake ngishiye kuwe abanye abantu bami.” Wathi: “Ngani na? Mangifumane umusa emehlweni enkosi.”

¹⁶U-Esawu wayesebuyela endleleni yakhe ngalolo suku, waya eSeyiri.

¹⁷UJakobe wasuka waya eSukoti, wazakhela indlu, wenzela izinkomo zakhe amathanga; ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iSukoti.

¹⁸UJakobe wafika kahle emzini waseShekemi osezweni laseKhanani, evela ePhadani Aramu; wamisa itende lakhe phambi komuzi.

¹⁹Wathenga isiqephu sezwe, lapho ebemise khona itende lakhe, esandleni samadodana kaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngamakesita ayikhulu.

²⁰Wakha khona i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi i-Eli Elohe Israyeli.