Genesisi
28 Nje-ke u-Isaka wabiza uJakopo wambusisa begodu wamyala wathi: “Ungathathi umfazi ebantazaneni beKanana.+ 2 Tjhinga ePadana-Aramu emndenini kaBhetuweli ubamkhulwakho, nawufika lapho uzithathele umfazi ebantazaneni bakamalumakho uLabani.+ 3 UZimu uMninimandla Woke uzokubusisa, akwenze ube nabantwana abanengi, kwamambala nizokuba siqubuthu esikhulu sabantu.+ 4 UZimu uzokubusisa wena neenzukulwana zakho njengombana abusisa u-Abrahama,+ ukwenzela bona uthathe inarha ebekungasi ngeyekhenu ebewuhlala kiyo, leyo ayinikele u-Abrahama.”+
5 Nje-ke u-Isaka wakhambisa uJakopo, wakhamba waya ePadana-Aramu kuLabani indodana kaBhetuweli umAramu,+ umfowabo kaRabega+ unina kaJakopo no-Esewu.
6 U-Esewu wabona ukuthi u-Isaka ubusise uJakopo begodu umthumele ePadana-Aramu bona ayokuthatha umfazi khona nokuthi nakambusisako umyale wathi: “Ungathathi umfazi ebantazaneni beKanana,”+ 7 wabona nokuthi uJakopo ulalele uyise nonina ngokuya ePadana-Aramu.+ 8 Yeke u-Esewu wabona ukuthi abantazana beKanana bamsilinga kangangani uyise u-Isaka,+ 9 waya ku-Itjhimayeli ngitjho nanyana bekanabanye abafazi,+ wathatha uMarhalathi udadwabo lakaNebayothi. UMarhalathi bekayindodakazi ka-Itjhimayeli indodana ka-Abrahama.
10 UJakopo wasuka eBheritjheba watjhinga eHarana.+ 11 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi wafika endaweni ethileko, walala lapho ngombana besele litjhingile. Wathatha ilitje wasamela ngalo bona alale.+ 12 Ngemva kwalokho wafikelwa libhudango, wabona isitepisi esisuka ephasini siya ezulwini; iingilozi zakaZimu zehla zenyuka kiso.+ 13 Wabona uJehova angehla kwaso, athi:
“NginguJehova uZimu ka-Abrahama uyihlo noZimu ka-Isaka.+ Inarha olele kiyo le ngizoyinikela wena neenzukulwana zakho.+ 14 Iinzukulwana zakho zizokuba ngangethuli lehlabathi,+ uzokwanda unabele ngetjingalanga, epumalanga, etlhagwini nesewula. Ngebanga lakho neenzukulwana zakho yoke imindeni yephasi izokubusiswa.+ 15 Nginawe begodu ngizokuvikela nanyana kukuphi lapha uya khona, ngizokubuyisela enarheni le.+ Angekhe ngikutjhiye bekube kulapho ngizalise isithembiso engisenze kuwe.”+
16 Ngemva kwalokho uJakopo wavuka wathi: “Kwamambala uJehova usendaweni le begodu bengingakwazi lokho.” 17 Ngebanga lalokho wafikelwa kusaba wangezelela wathi: “Qala ukuthi indawo le ibabazeka kangangani! Akunakuzaza bona le yindlu kaZimu,+ leli lisango lezulwini.”+ 18 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wavuka ekuseni khulu wathatha ilitje ebekasamele ngalo, walibeka itshwayo begodu walithela ngamafutha.+ 19 Indawo leyo wayibiza ngokuthi yiBhetheli* kodwana ngaphambilini beyibizwa ngokuthi yiLuzi.+
20 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wafunga wathi: “Nangabe uZimu uzokuraga anami, angivikele ekhambweni lami, anginikele uburotho bona ngidle, izambatho bona ngimbathe 21 begodu ngibuyele endlini kababa ngokuthula, kwamambala uJehova uzabe atjengisile ukuthi unguZimami. 22 Nje-ke ilitje engilibeke itshwayo lizokuba yindlu kaZimu+ begodu ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngizokunikela kwetjhumi kwakho koke ongiphe khona.”