Genesisi 28
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1Isaka wabita Jakobe, wambusisa wamyala watsi: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamaKhenani. 2 Hamba uye eMesophothamiya ekhabonyoko, kaBethuweli, utitsatsele khona umfati emadvodzakatini aLabani, malume wakho. 3Shangatsi Nkulunkulu Somandla angakubusisa akuchumise, akwandzise, udzimate ube tive letinyenti. 4 Shangatsi angakunika sibusiso sa-Abrahama, wena kanye netitukulwane takho, uze ulitsatse libe lakho lelive losihambi kulo kwamanje, Nkulunkulu lalinika Abrahama!” 5Ngako-ke Isaka wahambisa Jakobe wamyisa eMesophothamiya kaLabani umsa waBethuweli, um-Aramu, umnakaboRebheka, unaboJakobe na-Esawu.
Esawu utsatsa lomunye umfati
6Esawu weva kutsi Isaka abesabusise Jakobe, wabuye wamhambisa watsi akaye eMesophothamiya, kutsi ayewutsatsa khona umfati. Esawu weva nekutsi Isaka abesayale Jakobe watsi: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamaKhenani.” 7Weva nekutsi Jakobe abebahloniphile boyise nenina ngekutsi ahambe aye eMesophothamiya. 8Esawu watsi kube abone kutsi emadvodzakati emaKhenani abengamjabulisi uyise, 9 wesuka wayawutsatsa Mahalathi wamenta umkakhe etikwalabafati labenabo. Mahalathi abengudzadzewaboNebayothi, indvodzakati ya-Ishmayeli, umsa wa-Abrahama.
Liphupho la-Jakobe eBetheli
10Jakobe wesuka eBherisheba waya eHarani. 11Wefika endzaweni lengcwele wahlala khona busuku, ngobe lilanga lase lishonile. Watsatsa lelinye lematje akuleyo ndzawo wacamela etikwalo, walala. 12 Wabhudza abona liladi limiswe emhlabatsini, laze lefika ezulwini, wabona tingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka ngalo. 13 Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho. 14 Titukulwane takho tiyawuba ngangelutfuli lwemhlaba. Uyakwandza nemhlaba wonkhe wenabele enshonalanga, nasemphumalanga, nasenyakatfo, naseningizimu. Tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngawe nangetitukulwane takho. 15Ukhumbule kutsi ngitawuba nawe ngikulondvolote nome uyaphi, ngikubuyise kulo lelive. Ngobe ngingeke ngikushiye ngingakakwenti loku lesengikwetsembise kona.”
16Jakobe waphaphama ebutfongweni, watsi: “Kantsi Simakadze ukulendzawo, bengingakwati-ke loku.” 17Wefikelwa kwesaba, watsi: “Maye, lendzawo iyesabeka! Ngempela lendzawo iyindlu yaNkulunkulu. Leli lisango lasezulwini.”
18 Ngako-ke Jakobe wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi, walitsatsa lelitje abecamele kulo, walimisa laba luphawu lwesikhumbuto, watsela emafutsa etikwalo. 19 Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yiBetheli, kodvwa ekucaleni lelidolobha lalibitwa ngekutsi yiLuzi. 20Jakobe wase wenta sifungo, watsi: “Nangabe Nkulunkulu atawuba nami angilondvolote kuloluhambo lwami, anginike kudla, netimphahla tekwembatsa, ngembatse, 21ngidzimate ngibuyele ngekuthula ekhaya ketfu, khona-ke Simakadze uyawuba nguNkulunkulu wami. 22 Lelitje lengilimise la, kutsi libe sikhumbuto, litawuba yindlu yaNkulunkulu. Kuko konkhe langipha kona ngiyakumnika kwelishumi.”
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