UJakopo uhlangana no-Esewu
1Kwathi lokha uJakopo nakaphakamisa amehlo, nangu u-Esewu asiza namakhulu amane wamadoda. Wahlukanisa abantwana: abanye baba noLeya abanye baba noRarheli kanye namakhohlo amabili. 2Wabeka amakhohlo nabantwabawo ngaphambili, alandelwa nguLeya nabantwabakhe, uRarheli noJosefa baba semuva. 3Yena wakhamba phambi kwabo boke wafese waguqa ehlabathini wahloma ihloko phasi kalikhomba alokhu atjhidela kumfowabo.
4Kodwana u-Esewu wagijima wamhlangabeza wamgona, wabeka ihlokwakhe emahlombe, wamncwanga emhlathini. Bathoma balila bobabili. 5Kuthe bona u-Esewu avuse amehlo wabona amakhosikazi nabantwana, wabuza wathi: “Bobani abakhamba nawaba?”
UJakopo wathi: “Bantwana okuthe uZimu ngesisa sakhe wabapha incekwakho.”
6Amakhohlo nabantwabawo atjhidela ahloma iinhloko phasi. 7Kwalandela uLeya nabantwabakhe nabo bahloma iinhloko phasi. Kwaswaphelisa ngoJosefa noRarheli nabo bahloma iinhloko phasi. 8U-Esewu wabuza wathi: “Alo, uthini ngemihlambi engaka engihlangene nayo leya?”
UJakopo waphendula wathi: “Bengithi angifunyane umusa emehlweni wekosami.”
9Kodwana u-Esewu wathi: “Nginakho ngokwaneleko mfowethu. Zilondele lokho onakho.”
10UJakopo wathi: “Awa, ngiyakubawa! Nayibe ngifumene umusa kuwe, yamukela isipho samesi. Kazi ngithe nangikubonako kwaba ngathi ngibona uZimu, kodwana phezu kwalokho ungamukele kuhle. 11Ngibawa wamukele isipho esilethwe kuwe ngombana uZimu ube nomusa kimi nginokwaneleko.”
UJakopo watomatomela u-Esewu wagcina asamukele.
12Khonapho u-Esewu wathi: “Asikhambeni, ngilandelani.”
13Kodwana uJakopo wathi: “Ikosami iyazi bonyana abantwana basese buthakathaka nokobana ngisamele ngitlhogomele izimvu ezisikazi namathole amunyisako. Nange zikhanjiswa ngamandla ngelanga linye, zingafa zoke. 14Yeke bengithi ikosami ayikhambe phambi kwencekwayo, mina nginanye ngamaqa wokukhamba kwabantwana nangokuya ngomsebenzi odingeka emhlambini, bengifike ekosinami eSeyiri.”
15U-Esewu wathi: “Nakunjalo-ke yithi ngitjhiye amanye wamadoda engikhamba nawo kuwapha.”
Kodwana uJakopo waphendula wathi: “Uzitshwenyelani kangako? Bengithi kwanele ukufumana umusa ekosinami.”
16Khona mhlokho u-Esewu wathoma ikhambo lokubuyela eSeyiri. 17Kodwana uJakopo yena waya eSukothi lapha azakhela khona indawo bewenzela nefuywakhe imithunzi ngamatjhwaba. Kungebangelo indawo leyo kwathiwa yiSukothi.
UJakopo eTjhekemu
18Ngemva kobana uJakopo abuye ePadana-Aramu, wafika aphephile edorobheni leTjhekemu enarheni yeKanana. Wahloma itende lakhe ngepumalanga yedorobho. 19Indawo lapha gade ahlome khona itende lakhe wayithenga eenhlotjeni zakaRhamori uyise kaTjhekemu ngeempaparwana ezilikhulu zesiliva. 20Wajamisa lapho i-aldari, walibiza bonyana yi-Eli-Elohe-Israyeli.
