Jakobe uhlangana na-Esawu
1Jakobe watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona Esawu eta nemadvodza akakhe langemakhulu lamane. Wehlukanisa bantfwabakhe emkhatsini waLeya, naRakheli netincekukati tabo letimbili. 2Tincekukati nebantfwabato, bahamba embili, kwalandzela Leya nebantfwabakhe, kwagcina Rakheli naJosefa. 3Jakobe wahamba embikwabo bonkhe, wakhotsamela emhlabatsini kasikhombisa, wadzimate wefika kumnakabo. 4Kodvwa Esawu wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona ngemikhono, wamanga. Bakhala bobabili. 5Esawu watsi uyabuka wabona bafati nebantfwana, wabuta watsi: “Bobani laba lohamba nabo?”
Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Laba-ke bantfwana Nkulunkulu layiphe bona inceku yakho.” 6Letincekukati-ke tase tita nebantfwabato tafike takhotsama nato. 7NaLeya wasondzela kanye nebantfwabakhe bafike bakhotsama, ekugcineni-ke kwasondzela Josefa naRakheli, nabo bafike bakhotsama.
8Esawu wabuta watsi: “Usho kutsini ngato tonkhe leticumbi lebengihambe ngihlangana nato?”
Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicondze kutsi ngizuze umusa enkhosini yami, ngemukeleke.”
9Kodvwa Esawu waphendvula watsi: “Cha, mnaketfu, nami senginalokunyenti; tigcinele wena loko lonako kube kwakakho.”
10Jakobe watsi: “Cha, mnaketfu, ngiyacela nangabe ngemukele umusa emehlweni akho semukele lesipho sami; ngobe kimi kubona buso bakho kunjengekubona buso baNkulunkulu, kakhulu nje ngobe nawe sewungemukele ngemoya lomuhle. 11Ngicela usitsatse lesipho lonikwa sona, ngobe Nkulunkulu ube nemusa kimi, wadzimate wangipha konkhe lengikudzingako.” Ngenca yekuncenga kwaJakobe wagcina asasemukele.
12Esawu watsi: “Asitilungisele kuhamba, mine ngitawuhamba embikwakho.”
13Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi yami seyibabonile bantfwana kutsi bancane, timvu netinkhomo ngiyatincenekela ngobe tiyamunyisa. Natishuciswa ngemjako lilanga lonkhe, titakufa. 14Ngicela umane wena uhambe embili, mine ngitawusale ngishuca ngincengancenga nalabantfwana. Inkhosi yami ngitayikhandza e-Edomu.”
15Esawu watsi: “Kuncono ngishiye lamanye kulamadvodza lengite nawo ete kanye nani.”
Kodvwa Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Ngiyabonga. Kodvwa loko bekungakadzingeki, kuphela kutsi ngitfole umusa emehlweni enkhosi yami.” 16Ngalona lelo langa Esawu wahamba wabuyela e-Edomu. 17Kodvwa Jakobe wahamba waya eSukhothi. Wefika lapho watakhela indlu, wakha nesibaya setinkhomo takhe. Ngako-ke lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yiSukhothi.
18Jakobe wahamba kahle waze wefika ngekuphepha edolobheni laseShekhemu yaseKhenani, nakaphuma eMesophothamiya. Wemisa lithende lakhe madvutane nelidolobha. 19Lendzawo lafike wamisa kuyo lithende lakhe wayitsenga emadvodzeni aHamori, uyise waShekhemu, wayikhiphela tinhlavu tesiliva letatilikhulu. 20Wakha lilati lapho waletsa libito watsi: yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli.
