Genesisi
28 Ngako Isaka wabita Jakobe, wambusisa waphindze watsi kuye: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamadvodzakati aseKhenani.+ 2 Hamba uye ePhadani-aramu, endlini yaBethuweli, mkhulu wakho lotala make wakho, futsi utitsatsele umfati emadvodzakatini amalume wakho, Labani.+ 3 Nkulunkulu Somandla utakubusisa utale bantfwana labanyenti. Batawukwandza, babe sive lesikhulu.+ 4 Utawunika wena kanye nebantfwana* bakho sibusiso lasinika Abrahama,+ kuze nitsatse lelive lebenitihambi kulo, lelo Nkulunkulu laliniketa Abrahama.”+
5 Ngako Isaka wahambisa Jakobe, futsi Jakobe wesuka waya ePhadani-aramu, kaLabani indvodzana yaBethuweli um-Aramu,+ umnakaboRebheka,+ lokungumake waJakobe na-Esawu.
6 Esawu wabona kutsi Isaka ubusise Jakobe futsi wamhambisa waya ePhadani-aramu kuze ayotsatsa umfati khona. Abevile nekutsi nakambusisa utsite: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamadvodzakati aseKhenani,”+ 7 futsi wabona nekutsi Jakobe umlalele make wakhe nababe wakhe, wahamba waya ePhadani-aramu.+ 8 Esawu wase uyabona kutsi babe wakhe akabatsandzi labafati bakhe labangemaKhenani.+ 9 Ngako waya ku-Ishmayeli indvodzana ya-Abrahama futsi watsatsa Mahalathi, indvodzakati ya-Ishmayeli, lobekangudzadzewabo Nebayothi wamenta umfati, ngetulu kwalaba lebesavele anabo.+
10 Jakobe wesuka eBherisheba wachubeka ahamba alibangise eHarani.+ 11 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi wefika kulenye indzawo, futsi walungiselela kulala lapho ngobe lilanga beselivele lishonile. Ngako watsatsa lelinye lematje labekuleyo ndzawo walibeka kuze acamele kulo, ngemuva kwaloko walala.+ 12 Ngesikhatsi aselele, waphupha. Wabona titebhisi* lebetisuka phansi emhlabeni tize tiyofika emazulwini, futsi tingilosi taNkulunkulu betehla tenyuka kuto.+ 13 Ngetulu kwaletitebhisi kwakunaJehova, futsi watsi:
“NginguJehova, Nkulunkulu wamkhulu wakho Abrahama naNkulunkulu wababe wakho Isaka.+ Lelive lolele kulo ngitakunika lona, wena kanye nentalelwane* yakho.+ 14 Intalelwane* yakho itawuba ngangemhlabatsi,+ futsi itawusabalala igcwale enshonalanga nasemphumalanga, enyakatfo naseningizimu. Yonkhe imindeni lesemhlabeni itawubusiswa* ngawe nangentalelwane* yakho.+ 15 Mine nginawe. Ngitakuvikela nobe ngukuphi lapho uya khona, futsi utawubuya kulelive.+ Angeke ngikushiye, naloko lengikwetsembise kona ngitakwenta.”+
16 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe waphaphama, watsi: “Nembala Jehova ukulendzawo, futsi bengingakwati loko.” 17 Ngako wefikelwa kwesaba futsi watsi: “Maye iyamangalisa lendzawo! Nakanjani lena yindlu yaNkulunkulu,+ futsi leli ligede lasemazulwini.”+ 18 Jakobe wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, watsatsa lelitje labecamele kulo walimisa laba luphawu futsi watsela emafutsa ngetulu kwalo.+ 19 Ngako leyondzawo wayibita ngekutsi yiBetheli,* kodvwa ngaphambi kwaloko lelidolobha belibitwa ngekutsi yiLuzi.+
20 Jakobe wabese uyafunga, watsi: “Nangabe Nkulunkulu atawuchubeka anami, angivikela kuloluhambo lwami, angipha nesinkhwa kuze ngidle kanye netimphahla tekugcoka, 21 futsi nangabe ngitawubuya ngekuthula endlini yababe, nakanjani Jehova utawube akhombisile kutsi unguNkulunkulu wami. 22 Nalelitje lengilente luphawu litawuba yindlu yaNkulunkulu+ futsi nakanjani ngitamnika kwelishumi kwako konkhe langinika kona.”