UJakopo ufunyana isibusiso ku-Isaka
1U-Isaka besele aluphele namehlwakhe sele afifiyela angasaboni. Wabiza u-Esewu izibulo lakhe wathi kuye: “Ndodanami!”
Wasabela wathi: “Baba!”
2U-Isaka wathi kuye: “Qala sengimdala, kanti nelanga lami angilazi. 3Yeke thatha iinhlabano zakho, okusilanda nemisubelakho, uphume ubuzimba uyongifunela inyamazana. 4Ungilungisele iinkhanakhana engizithandako, ungilethele zona ngigome bese ngiyakubusisa ngaphambi kobana ngihlongakale.”
5URabega gade alalele lokha u-Isaka nakakhuluma no-Esewu indodanakhe. Kwathi lokha u-Esewu nakafulathelako bona ayokuzumela uyise inyamazana, 6uRabega wathi kuJakopo indodanakhe: “Qala, ngizwe ngandlebenye uyihlo asithi kumnakwenu u-Esewu, 7‘Ngilethela inyamazana ungiphekele ngayo iinkhanakhana ngigome ukuze ngikubusise phambi kwakaSomnini ngaphambi kobana ngihlongakale.’ 8Nje-ke ndodanami, lalelisisa kuhle bese wenza engikutjela khona: 9Khamba uye emhlambini ukhethe iimbuzana ezimbili ezinonileko ukuze ngiphekele uyihlo iinkhanakhana azithandako. 10Uzazithatha uzise kuye agome bese akubusise phambi kobana ahlongakale.”
11Kodwana uJakopo wathi kuRabega unina: “Uyazi bona u-Esewu unoboya, kodwana mina nginesikhumba esitjhelelako. 12Nange kungenzeka angithinte, kuzakuba inga ngiyamnyaza bese ngizibizela iinthuweleliso kuneembusiso.”
13Unina wamphendula wathi: “Nakube kuneenthuweleliso azize phezu kwami, ndodanami. Wena yenza lokho engikutjela khona. Khamba uyongithathela iimbuzanezo.”
14Yeke wakhamba, walethela unina iimbuzanezo. Unina wapheka iinkhanakhana ezithandwa nguyise. 15Khonapho uRabega wakhupha izambatho zakanokutjho zaka-Esewu indodanakhe ekulu ebegade azibekile, wathi indodanakhe encani uJakopo ayizembathe. 16Wembesa izandla zakhe kanye nengcenye yentamakhe enesikhumba esibutjhelelezi ngesikhumba sembuzi. 17Wamnikela iinkhanakhana kanye nesikwa asilungisileko.
18Nje-ke waya kuyise wafika wathi: “Baba!”
U-Isaka wathi: “We! Ungongubani ndodanami?”
19UJakopo wathi kuyise: “Ngingu-Esewu izibulo lakho. Ngenze njengombana ungitjelile. Ngiyakurabhela hlala kuhle udle inyama engikulethele yona, khona uzangipha isibusiso sakho.”
20U-Isaka wathi: “Hawu, uyifumene njani msinyana kangaka ndodanami?”
UJakopo waphendula wathi: “USomnini uZimakho ungisizile ngayifumana.”
21U-Isaka wathi kuJakopo: “Tjhidela eduze ngikuthinte ndodanami ukuze ngazi bonyana ngambala ungu-Esewu indodanami namkha njani.”
22Ngambala uJakopo watjhidela, uyise wamphumbutha, wadlumbana wathi: “Ilizwi ngelakaJakopo, kodwana izandla ngezaka-Esewu.”
23Azange alemuke bona nguJakopo ngombana izandla zakhe bezinoboya njengezaka-Esewu ukwenzela bona abusiswe. 24Kwathi nanyana sele ambuzisisa asithi, “Uthi ungu-Esewu kwamambala nje?” uJakopo wathi, “Iye baba, nginguye.”
25U-Isaka wathi: “Ngilethela inyama oyizumileko ndodanami, ngigome ukuze ngikubusise-ke.”
UJakopo wamnikela yona newayini, wadla wasela. 26Yeke uyise wathi kuye: “Tjhidela lapha ndodanami, ungincwange emhlathini.”
27Ngambala waya kuye wamncwanga. Kuthe lokha u-Isaka nakezwa umnuko wezambatho zakhe wambusisa wathi:
“Awuzwa-ke, iphunga lendodanami
linjengephunga lesimu ebusiswe nguSomnini.
28UZimu akakuphe umbethe wezulu,
avundise ihlabathakho!
Akuphe inala yekoroyi neyesitjhidela sewayini!
29Izizwe zikusebenzele,
abantu bakukhothamele.
Ube yikosana yabafowenu
namadodana kanyoko akukhothamele.
Abakunikelelako banikelelwe,
nabakubusisako babusiswe.”
30Emva kobana u-Isaka aqede ukubusisa uJakopo, bewasuka phambi koyise, qala nango umnakwabo u-Esewu afika abuya ekuzumeni. 31Naye wafika wapheka iinkhanakhana wazisa kuyise wathi kuye: “Bengithi ubaba akavuke ahlale ukuze agome inyama indodanakhe emlethele yona, khona ubaba azangipha isibusiso sakhe.”
32Uyise u-Isaka wabuza wathi: “Kanti ungubani wena na?”
U-Esewu waphendula wathi: “Ngimi indodanakho, izibulo lakho, u-Esewu.”
33U-Isaka wabethwa livalo bewaqhaqhazela wathi: “Kanti bekungubani okhambe wayokuzuma inyamazana wangilethela yona bona ngiyigome phambi kobana ufike? Ngiqeda ukumbusisa khona nje, ngiqinisile uyokubusiseka loyo!”
34Kuthe bona u-Esewu ezwe amezwi kayise, wathwala imikhono ehloko warhahlawula wathi: “Nami ngibusisa baba!”
35Kodwana u-Isaka wathi: “Umfowenu ufike ngobugirikijani, wathatha isibusiso sakho.”
36U-Esewu wathi: “Akubabali kuthiwa nguJakopo nje! Sele kungokwesibili angidlelezela: Wahlangula amalungelwami wobuzibulo, nje udzwebule isibusiso sami! Ubaba azange angibekele isibusiso na?”
37U-Isaka waphendula wathi: “Sengimenze ikosana phezu kwakho begodu ngenza zoke iinhlobo zakhe zaba ziinsebenzi zakhe. Ngimsekele ngekoroyi nangesitjhidela sewayini. Alo, ngizabe ngisakwenzelani nje ndodanami?”
38U-Esewu wathi kuyise: “Kanti ubaba unesibusiso sinye kwaphela na? Ubaba akangibusise nami.” Wathoma wakhihla isililo.
39Yeke u-Isaka wathi kuye:
“Umuzakho uzakuba kude
nehlabathi evundileko,
Ube kude nombethe wezulu
40uphile ngesabulakho.
Uzakusebenzela umfowenu,
kodwana lokha nawururharurhako
uzakuhluthula ijogi lakhe lisuke entanyenakho.”
UJakopo ubalekela kwaLabani
41U-Esewu wabambela uJakopo ivunda ngebanga lesibusiso asinikelwe nguyise. Wadlumbana wathi: “Akufike amalanga wokuzilela ubaba, khona ngizakubulala umfowethu uJakopo lo.”
42URabega wezwa ngokusongela kwaka-Esewu indodanakhe ekulu. Yeke wathumela bona kubizwe uJakopo indodanakhe encani, wathi kuye: “Umfowenu u-Esewu uziduduza ngomkhumbulo wokukubulala. 43Nje-ke ndodanami, yenza engikutjela khona: Balekela kwamnakwethu uLabani eRharana. 44Hlala naye isikhatjhana umfowenu abe aqole. 45Ngizakuthumela ilizwi kobana ubuye ekhaya nasele umfowenu aqolile begodu akhohliwe ngalokho owamenza khona. Angifuni ukuniloba ngalanga linye.”
46URabega wathi ku-Isaka: “Sengidinwe kuphila ngebanga labomalukazanyana bamaRhithaba. Nange uJakopo angathatha umfazi ebantazaneni bamaRhithi abafana nebenarha le, khona ngiqinisile ngithi ipilwami izaba lilize lakolize.”
