Isaka ubusisa Jakobe
1Kwatsi Isaka asamdzala kakhulu, emehlo akhe asafiphele angasaboni kahle. Watfumela wabita Esawu, indvodzana yakhe lendzala, wafike watsi kuye: “Msawami!”
Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, babe.”
2Isaka watsi: “Manje sengimdzala, angilati lilanga lami lekuhamba emhlabeni. 3Manje-ke, tsatsa tinsungulo nebutjoki bakho, uhambe uye etsafeni, uyekungitingelela inyamatane, 4ungilungisele kudla lokumnandzi, ungiletsele kona ngitewudla, bese ngiyakubusisa, ngingakafi.”
5Rebheka bekalalele ngesikhatsi Isaka akhuluma nemsa wakhe, Esawu. Ngako watsi kube Esawu ahambe aye etsafeni kuyewutingela inyamatane atewuyiletsa kuyise, 6Rebheka watsi kuJakobe, indvodzana yakhe: “Ngive uyihlo akhuluma nemnakenu Esawu atsi: 7‘Ngiletsele inyama yenyamatane ungilungiselele kudla lokumnandzi, kuze ngitekudla, ngikubusise embikwaSimakadze, ngisengakafi.’ 8Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela emavi ami, wente lengikushoko. 9Hamba uye etimbutini ungilandzele emazinyane lamabili lakhuluphele, kuze ngitewulungiselela uyihlo kudla lokumnandzi. 10Utawube sewukumikisa kuyihlo kutsi adle, khona atekubusisa asengakafi.”
11Kepha Jakobe watsi kuRebheka, unina: “Ingani Esawu, umnaketfu, ulihwanca, mine ngibusheleleti. 12Babe angahle angiphatse ngesandla, bese ngitfolakala ngingulonebucili, esikhundleni sekutsi angibusise angicalekise.”
13Unina watsi kuye: “Ndvodzana yami, leso sicalekiso asehlele kimi; wena yenta loko lengikutjela kona, hamba ungilandzele lamazinyane.” 14Wahamba, wafike wawatsatsa wawaletsa kunina. Unina walungiselela Isaka kudla lokumnandzi. 15Rebheka watsatsa timphahla letincono kakhulu ta-Esawu letatisendlini kabo, watembatsisa Jakobe. 16Wamembatsisa letikhumba temazinyane etimbuti etandleni takhe nasentsanyeni yakhe, lapho abeshelela khona. 17Watsatsa lokudla lokumnandzi nesinkhwa labesasentile wakunika indvodzana yakhe Jakobe.
18Jakobe waya kuyise wafike watsi: “Babe.”
Wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, msawami. Ungubani wena?”
19Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingu-Esawu, litubulo lakho; sengikwentile konkhe longitfume kona, babe. Vuka, utekudla inyama yenyamatane, bese uyangibusisa.”
20Kepha Isaka watsi kulomsa wakhe: “Hhawu, ndvodzana yami, washesha kangaka kuyitfola, wente njani?”
Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Kungobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, ungiphumelelisile.”
21Isaka watsi kuJakobe: “Sondzela ngitekuphatsa, msawami, ngiteba neliciniso kutsi unguye sibili yini Esawu, indvodzana yami, nome cha.” 22Nembala Jakobe wasondzela ku-Isaka. Isaka welula sandla wamphatsa watsi: “Livi lona laJakobe, kodvwa tandla ta-Esawu.” 23Akazange ati kutsi nguJakobe, ngobe tandla takhe tatineboya njengetandla ta-Esawu. Ngako-ke wase uyambusisa. 24Waphindze wambutisisa watsi: “Unguye ngempela yini Esawu?”
Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Nginguye.”
25Isaka watsi: “Ngisondzetele inyama yenyamatane yakho, msawami, ngitekudla ngikubusise.”
Wamsondzetela, wadla. Wamniketa neliwayini, walinatsa. 26Emvakwaloko uyise Isaka watsi kuye: “Sondzela, ndvodzana yami, ungange.” 27Wasondzela, wamanga. Watsi nakaliva liphunga letimphahla takhe, wambusisa watsi:
“Awu, liphunga lendvodzana yami
linjengeliphunga lasetsafeni,
litsafa lelabusiswa nguSimakadze.
28Shangatsi Nkulunkulu
angakunika ematolo asezulwini,
avundzise nemasimi akho,
akuphe inala yemabele neyeliwayini.
29Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena,
nemindeni ikukhotsamele.
Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu,
emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele.
Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako,
abusiswe lokubusisako.”
Esawu uncenga Isaka kutsi ambusise
30Kwatsi acedza nje Isaka kubusisa Jakobe, naJakobe asandza kusuka nje ku-Isaka, uyise, watseleka Esawu, umnakabo, aphuma ekutingeleni. 31Naye walungisa kudla lokumnandzi wakumikisa kuyise. Wafike watsi kuye: “Ngicela asale avuka babe, adle inyama yenyamatane layilungiselwe yindvodzana yakhe, khona atekuyibusisa.”
32Uyise, Isaka, wambuta watsi: “Ungubani wena?”
Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingumsa wakho, Esawu, litubulo lakho.”
33Isaka wetfuka wachachatela kamatima wonkhe umtimba watsi: “Kantsi ngubani lona loletse inyama yenyamatane lapha kimi, ngayidla yonkhe ungakefiki wena, ngase ngiyambusisa? Ngempela utawubusiswa yena.”
34Watsi Esawu nakeva lamavi eyise, wakhala kakhulu, wadzimate watsi kuyise: “Babe, nami ngibusise.”
35Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Umnakenu ufike wangiyenga, watsatsa sibusiso sakho.”
36Esawu watsi: “Utsi aketsiwanga kahle yini kutsi kutsiwe nguJakobe? Ngobe loku sekwesibili angiphamba. Wacale watsatsa lifa lebutubulo bami, manje-ke sewutsatse sibusiso sami.”
Wachubeka Esawu wabuta uyise watsi: “Awukangibekeli yini sakami sibusiso?”
37Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Asubuke nje, sengimente waba yinkhosi yakho, ngimnike bonkhe bomnakabo kutsi babe tisebenti takhe. Ngimuphe inala yemabele neyeliwayini. Pho, wena ngingabe ngisakwentelani, ndvodzana yami?”
38Esawu watsi kuyise: “Babe, sekukuphela kwato letibusiso bewunato yini, awunaso yini lesinye sibusiso? Babe, nami ngibusise!” Esawu wadzatimula wakhala.
39Wamphendvula uyise, Isaka, watsi:
“Umuti wakho ungeke ube nemvundvo,
uyawuba khashane nematolo elizulu.
40Uyawuphila ngenkemba yakho, usebente umnakenu,
kodvwa kuyawutsi nawudlubulundzela,
uyawulephula lijoko lakhe entsanyeni yakho.”
41Esawu wamtondza Jakobe ngenca yesibusiso labesitsatse kuyise, wadzimate watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Emalanga ekulilela babe asayasondzela, emvakwawo Jakobe, umnaketfu, ngitambulala.”
Rebheka utjela Jakobe kutsi akabalekele eHarani kaLabani
42Kodvwa Rebheka watsi kube atjelwe ngaloku Esawu, indvodzana yakhe lendzala, labesatimisele kukwenta, Rebheka wabita Jakobe, indvodzana yakhe lencane, wayitjela watsi: “Lalela la, umnakenu Esawu utidvudvuta ngekutsi utakubulala. 43Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela livi lami: Baleka masinyane uye kamnaketfu Labani eHarani; 44ufike uhlalahlale khona, kuze kuphole kutfukutsela kwemnakenu. 45Nangabe kutfukutsela kwakhe sekutse gogololo, asakukhohliwe naloku lokwente kuye, ngiyakutfumela ngikulandze. Ngesaba kulahlekelwa ngini nobabili ngalanga linye.”
Isaka utfumela Jakobe kuLabani
46Rebheka watsi ku-Isaka: “Ngidziniwe kuphila ngenca yalabalukatana baka-Esawu labatsatsa kumaHethi. Nangabe naJakobe angatsatsa umfati emkhatsini walamaHethi, lafanana nalawa lengihleti nawo, kungaba ncono ngimane ngife lokungenani!”
