IGenesis
33:1 Wawaphakamisa uYakobi amehlo akhe, wakhangela, nanko uEsawu esiza
kunye naye amakhulu amane amadoda. Wababela abantwana kuLeya, wabahlula
kuRakeli, nakubakhonzi abakhonzazana bobabini.
33:2 Wababeka abakhonzazana nabantwana babo phambili, noLeya naye
oonyana emva kwabo, uRakeli noYosefu emva kwabo.
33:3 Ke yena wagqithela phambi kwabo, waqubuda emhlabeni kasixhenxe
amaxesha, wada wasondela kumkhuluwa wakhe.
33:4 Wagidima uEsawu esiya kumkhawulela, wamwola, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wambulala
wamanga: balila ke.
33:5 Wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wababona abafazi nabantwana; kwaye wathi,
Ngoobani na aba banawe? Wathi ke yena, Ngabantwana uThixo anabo
umbabala umkhonzi wakho.
33:6 Basondela abakhonzazana, bona nabantwana babo, baqubuda
ngokwabo.
33:7 Wasondela noLeya nabantwana bakhe, baqubuda;
Wasondela uYosefu noRakeli, baqubuda.
33:8 Wathi, Iyintoni na yonke le mfuduka yakho endiqubisene nayo? Kwaye yena
Wathi, Mandibabale enkosini yam.
33:9 Wathi uEsawu, Ndanele, mninawa; gcina oko unako
wena.
33:10 Wathi uYakobi, Hayi, ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe
ubone, wamkele umnikelo wam esandleni sam; kuba ndikubonile oko
ubuso, ngathi ndibone ubuso bukaThixo, wena ke ukholekile kuwe
mna.
33:11 Khawuyithabathe intsikelelo yam ezisiweyo kuwe; ngokuba uThixo unaye
Undibabale, kuba ndanele. Wamjoka,
wayithabatha.
33:12 Wathi, Masinduluke, sihambe, ndihambe mna
phambi kwakho.
33:13 Wathi kuye, Inkosi yam iyazi ukuba abantwana bathambile, bathambile
Impahla emfutshane, neenkomo ezanyisayo zinam;
kubo ngenye imini, wonke umhlambi uya kufa.
33:14 Inkosi yam mayigqithe phambi komkhonzi wayo, ndikhokele mna
kuhle, njengempahla emfutshane, ehamba phambi kwam nabantwana
ube nako ukuma, ndide ndifike enkosini yam kwaSehire.
33:15 Wathi uEsawu, Makhe ndiyishiye kuwe inxenye yabantu abanazo
mna. Wathi ke yena, Lifuneka ntoni na? mandibabalwe emehlweni am
nkosi.
33:16 Wabuya ngaloo mini uEsawu ngendlela yakhe, esiya kwaSehire.
33:17 UYakobi wanduluka, waya eSukoti, wazakhela indlu, wenza iminquba
ngenxa yoko kwathiwa igama laloo ndawo yiSukoti.
33:18 Wafika uYakobi eShalem, emzini wakwaShekem, osezweni lakwaShekem
kwaKanan ekuveleni kwakhe ePadan-aram; wayimisa intente yakhe phambi koYehova
isixeko.
33:19 Wathenga isiqwenga somhlaba, apho wayeyigxumeke khona intente yakhe, ngasemnyango
isandla soonyana bakaHamore, uyise kaShekem, ngekhulu lamaqhosha
yemali.
33:20 Wamisa khona isibingelelo, wathi igama laso nguThixo, Elohe-Israyeli.