UGenesise 28:1-22

U-Isaka wambiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamyala, wathi kuye: “Ungamthathi umfazi emadodakazini aseKhanani.” Suka uye ePhadani Aramu endlini kaBhetuweli uyise kanyoko; uzithathele khona umfazi emadodakazini kaLabani unyokolume. Futhi uNkulunkulu uSomandla akubusise futhi akwenze uzale futhi akwandise, ukuze ube yisixuku sabantu; Nika wena isibusiso sika-Abrahama, wena nenzalo yakho kanye nawe; ukuze udle ifa lezwe ongowezizwe kulo, uNkulunkulu alinika u-Abrahama. U-Isaka wayesemukisa uJakobe, waya ePhadani Aramu kuLabani indodana kaBetuweli umAramu, umfowabo kaRebeka, unina kaJakobe no-Esawu. U-Esawu ebona ukuthi u-Isaka ubusise uJakobe, wamvumela ukuba aye ePhadani Aramu ukuba azithathele khona umfazi; esambusisa, wamyala wathi: “Ungamthathi umfazi emadodakazini aseKhanani; nokuthi uJakobe walalela uyise nonina, waya ePhadani Aramu; U-Esawu ebona ukuthi amadodakazi aseKhanani ayemahle u-Isaka uyise; U-Esawu waya ku-Ishmayeli wathatha uMahalati indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, udadewabo kaNebayoti, abe ngumkakhe, abe ngumkakhe. UJakobe wasuka eBherisheba waya eHarana. Wafika endaweni ethile, wahlala khona ubusuku bonke, ngokuba ilanga lase lishonile; wathatha amatshe kuleyondawo, wawabeka phansi emicamelweni yakhe, walala kuleyo ndawo. Waphupha, bheka, kwakumi isikhwelo emhlabeni, isihloko saso sifinyelela ezulwini; futhi bheka, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka phezu kwawo futhi zehlela phezu kwawo. Bheka, uJehova wema lapho, wathi: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka; izwe olele kulo ngiyakulinika wena nenzalo yakho; Futhi inzalo yakho iyoba njengothuli lomhlaba, futhi uyosakazekela entshonalanga, nasempumalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu; futhi ziyakubusiswa kuwe nangenzalo yakho zonke izizukulwane zomhlaba. Bheka, nginawe, ngiyakukugcina ezindaweni zonke oya kuzo, ngikubuyisele kuleli zwe; ngoba kangiyikukutshiya ngize ngenze lokho engikukhulume kuwe. UJakobe waphaphama ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Impela uJehova ukhona kule ndawo; futhi bengingakwazi. Wesaba, wathi: “Yeka yeka le ndawo! ayilutho ngaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, futhi iyisango lezulu. UJakobe wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wathatha itshe abelibeke emcamelweni wakhe, walimisa laba yinsika, wathela amafutha phezu kwalo. Waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iBethele, kepha igama lalowo muzi laqala ngokuthi iLus. UJakobe wenza isifungo, wathi: “Uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nami, angigcine kule ndlela engiyihambayo, anginike isinkwa sokudla nezingubo zokwembatha, ukuze ngibuyele endlini kababa ngokuthula; uJehova uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wami. Futhi leli tshe engilimise libe yitshe lesikhumbuzo liyoba yindlu kaNkulunkulu; kukho konke ongipha khona, ngizakunika okwetshumi.