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27 Nje-ke u-Isaka besele aluphele begodu angasaboni, wabiza indodanakhe elizibulo u-Esewu+ wathi kiyo: “Ndodanami!” Yaphendula yathi: “Baba!” 2 Waraga wathi: “Sengiluphele njenganje begodu angazi bona ngisalelwe sikhathi esingangani sokuphila. 3 Nje-ke ngibawa uthathe iinkhali zakho, isikhwama sakho semicibitjholo nomsubelakho, ukhambe uyongizumela inyamazana emmangweni.+ 4 Ngemva kwalokho, ungiphekele inyamazana leyo ngendlela engiyithanda ngayo, uyilethe kimapha ngidle ukwenzela bona ngikubusise ngaphambi kokuthi ngihlongakale.”

5 URabega bekalalele njengombana u-Isaka akhuluma nendodanakhe u-Esewu. Yeke u-Esewu wakhamba wayokuzumela uyise inyamazana emmangweni.+ 6 URabega wathi kuJakopo indodanakhe:+ “Ngiqeda ukuzwa uyihlo akhuluma nomnakwenu u-Esewu, athi kuye, 7 ‘Ngilethela inyamazana, ungiphekele yona ngendlela engiyithanda ngayo. Ngizayidla ngemva kwalokho ngikubusise phambi kwakaJehova, ngaphambi kokuthi ngihlongakale.’+ 8 Nje-ke ngilalela ndodanami begodu wenze lokho engizokutjela khona.+ 9 Ngibawa uye emhlambinapha, ungikhethele iimbuzana ezimbili ezinonileko, ngizoziphekela uyihlo ngendlela azithanda ngayo. 10 Ngemva kwalokho, uzayokunikela uyihlo, adle begodu akubusise ngaphambi kokuthi ahlongakale.”

11 UJakopo wathi kummakhe uRabega: “Umnakwethu u-Esewu unoboya+ kodwana mina nginesikhumba esitjhelelako. 12 Ngizokuthini ubaba nakangangithinta?+ Kuzokubonakala kwanga ngihlekisa ngaye, ngizozibangela isiqalekiso kunokuthi ngifumane isibusiso.” 13 Ummakhe waphendula wathi: “Ozakuqalekiswa ngakho akwehlele mina ndodanami. Wena yenza lokho engikutjela khona, yiza neembuzezo.”+ 14 Wakhamba wayozithatha, wazinikela unina, unina wazipheka kamnandi, ngendlela uyise azithanda ngayo. 15 Ngemva kwalokho, uRabega wathatha isambatho saka-Esewu sakanokutjho ebesingendlini, wasimbathisa uJakopo indodanakhe encani.+ 16 Wathatha nesikhumba seembuzana wasibeka emkhonweni kaJakopo, wasibeka nentanyeni la anganaboya khona.+ 17 Ngemva kwalokho, uRabega wanikela uJakopo ukudla egade amphekele khona noburotho.+

18 Nje-ke uJakopo wangena ngakuyise wathi: “Baba!” Waphendula wathi: “Iye ndodanami! Ungubani-ke wena?” 19 UJakopo waphendula uyise wathi: “Ngingu-Esewu izibulo lakho.+ Ngikwenzile othe ngikwenze. Nje-ke ngibawa uhlale kuhle udle inyama engikuphathele yona, ngemva kwalokho ungangibusisa.”+ 20 U-Isaka wathi endodanenakhe: “Kuze njani bona uyifumane msinya kangaka, ndodanami?” Waphendula wathi: “UJehova uZimakho ungisizile bona ngiyifumane.” 21 U-Isaka wathi kuJakopo: “Ngibawa utjhidele kimapha ndodanami, ngifuna ukukuthinta ngizwe ukuthi kwamambala uyindodanami u-Esewu namkha awusingiyo.”+ 22 Nangambala uJakopo watjhidela kuyise u-Isaka, wamthinta wathi: “Iphimbweli ngelakaJakopo, kodwana izandla ngezaka-Esewu.”+ 23 U-Isaka akhenge alemuke bona nguJakopo lo ngombana izandla zakhe bezinoboya njengezomnakwabo u-Esewu. Nje-ke wambusisa.+

24 Ngemva kwalokho, wabuza wathi: “Kwamambala uyindodanami u-Esewu na?” Waphendula wathi: “Iye.” 25 Wathi: “Akhungilethele inyama leyo ngidle ndodanami, ngemva kwalokho ngizakubusisa.” Wamlethela yona, wadla, wamnikela newayini wasela. 26 Uyise wathi kuye: “Ngibawa utjhidele ndodanami, ungimange.”+ 27 Watjhidela wammanga, uyise wezwa umnuko wesambatho sakhe.+ Ngemva kwalokho wambusisa wathi:

“Indodanami inuka njengommango obusiswe nguJehova. 28 Kwanga uZimu weqiniso angakupha izulu,*+ inarha enothileko,+ ikoroyi enengi newayini elitjha.+ 29 Abantu abakusebenzele begodu iintjhaba zikuthobele. Ube yikosi phezu kwabafowenu begodu amadodana kanyoko akuthobele.+ Nanyana ngubani okuqalekisako uzokuqalekiswa begodu nanyana ngubani okubusisako naye uzokubusiswa.”+

30 U-Isaka waqeda ukubusisa uJakopo, kwathi uJakopo asaphuma ngakuyise, u-Esewu wafika abuya ukuyokuzuma.+ 31 Naye wapheka inyama, wayiletha kuyise wathi: “Ubaba akahlale kuhle, adle inyama yendodanakhe, kuzakuthi ngemva kwalokho angibusise.” 32 Uyise waphendula wathi: “Ungubani?” Wathi: “Ngingu-Esewu, indodanakho elizibulo.”+ 33 U-Isaka wasilingeka bewahlengezela wathi: “Alo, kanti ngubani lo ongizumele inyamazana begodu wangiphekela yona? Ngidle ngaphambi kokuthi ufike, ngambusisa begodu lokho angeze kusatjhuguluka!”

34 U-Esewu wathi nakezwa lokho, wakhihla isililo esikhulu ezwa ubuhlungu wathi kuyise: “Baba, nami ngibusisa!”+ 35 Uyise wathi: “Umfowenu ungene lapha ngobugirikijani, wathatha iimbusiso ebekufuze zitholwe nguwe.” 36 U-Esewu wathi: “Wabizwa kufanele ngokuthi nguJakopo,* sebele angidlelezele kwesibili.+ Ubuzibulo bami wabuthatha,+ njenganje uthethe nesibusiso sami!”+ Wanaba wathi kuyise: “Alo akunasibusiso ongitjhiyele sona?” 37 U-Isaka waphendula u-Esewu wathi: “Ngimtjele ngathi uzokuba yikosi phezu kwakho,+ ngathi boke abafowabo bazokuba ziinsebenzi zakhe begodu ngamupha ikoroyi newayini elitjha.+ Alo yini eseleko engizabe ngisakwenzela yona ndodanami?”

38 U-Esewu wathi kuyise: “Asikho nasinye isibusiso onaso baba? Nami ngibusisa! U-Esewu wakhihla isililo esikhulu.+ 39 U-Isaka wathi kuye:

“Angeze uhlale enarheni enothileko begodu angeze ufumane izulu.*+ 40 Uzokuphila ngesabulakho+ begodu uzokuba sisebenzi somfowenu.+ Nokho nasele ungasakghoni ukukubekezelela lokho uzozitjhaphulula.”+

41 U-Esewu wabambela uJakopo amavunda ngebanga lesibusiso asifumene kuyise,+ bekasolo azitjela athi: “Ubaba sekazokuhlongakala.+ Ngemva kwalokho, ngizokubulala uJakopo umfowethu.” 42 Kwathi uRabega nakezwa ngalokho izibulo lakhe u-Esewu elifuna ukukwenza, wathi kubizwe indodanakhe uJakopo, wathi kiyo: “U-Esewu umnakwenu uluka amano wokuzibuyiselela ngokuthi akubulale. 43 Nje-ke ndodanami, yenza engizokutjela khona. Sikima, ubalekele kumfowethu uLabani eHarana.+ 44 Uhlale naye isikhatjhana bekube kulapho umnakwenu ehlisa khona ummoya. 45 Kuzakuthi ilaka lakhe nasele lehlile begodu akulibele nowamenza khona, ngithumele bona ubizwe. Angifuni ukuthi ningilahlekele nobabili ngelanga linye.”

46 URabega bekasolo athi ku-Isaka: “Angiphili kamnandi ngebanga labantazana bamaRhiti.+ Nange uJakopo angathatha umfazi ebantazaneni bamaRhiti abafana nebenarheni le, kungcono ngife.”+