UGenesise 28:10-22

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.