UJakopo Wafumana Ubuzibulo

U-Isaka bekaneminyaka ema-40 ubudala nakatjhada uRabega. Bekamthanda tle! Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, baba nabantwana ababili abamawele.

Omkhulu bekungu-Esewu, omncani kunguJakopo. U-Esewu bekumumuntu wangaphandle, azwana nommango begodu bekamzumi onobukghoni. Kodwana uJakopo bekathanda ukuhlala ekhaya ngematendeni.

Ngeenkhathezo, indodana edala beyinikelwa inarha enengi nemali nakuhlongakala ubaba. Lokho bekubizwa ngokuthi lilifa. Emndenini ka-Isaka, ilifa belifaka hlangana ukuba yingcenye yesithembiso uJehova asenza no-Abrahama. U-Esewu bekanganandaba neenthembiswezo kodwana kuJakopo iinthembiswezo beziqakatheke khulu.

Ngelinye ilanga, u-Esewu wafika ekhaya adinwe afile, abuyokuzuma. Wezwa iphunga lokudla okumnandi ebekuphekwa nguJakopo, nakezwa lokho wathi: “Ngibawa urhabe ungiphe isobho ebomvu leyo, ngidinwe khulu.” UJakopo wathi: “Ngithengisela ubuzibulo bakho.” U-Esewu wathi: “Qala ngiyafa, buzangisiza ngani ubuzibulo? Ungabuthatha. Mina ngizifunela ukudla.” Ucabanga ukuthi bekukuhlakanipha lokho okwenziwa ngu-Esewu? Awa, bekubudlhadlha. U-Esewu wadela into eligugu ngebanga lesobho.

Kwathi u-Isaka nasekaluphele, kwaba sikhathi sokubusisa indodana elizibulo. Kodwana uRabega wenza bona kube nguJakopo ongomncani ozokufumana isibusisweso. U-Esewu nakezwa ngalokho, wasilingeka khulu bewenza namano wokubulala umfowabo oliwele. U-Isaka noRabega balinga ukuvikela uJakopo, yeke bamtjela bathi: “Sikima, ubalekele kumfowethu uLabani. Uhlale naye isikhatjhana bekube kulapho umfowenu ehlisa khona umoya.” UJakopo wabalalela ababelethi bakhe, wabaleka bona asindise ipilwakhe.