Genesis
28:1 U-Isaka wambiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamyala, wathi kuye
kuye, Ungathathi umfazi emadodakazini aseKhanani.
2 Suka uye ePhadani Aramu, endlini kaBetuweli uyihlo; futhi
zithathele khona umfazi emadodakazini kaLabani kanyoko
umfowethu.
28:3 UNkulunkulu uSomandla makakubusise, akukhulise, akwandise.
ukuze nibe yisixuku sabantu;
28:4 Futhi akunike isibusiso sika-Abrahama, kuwe kanye nenzalo yakho kanye
wena; ukuze udle ifa lezwe ogogobele kulo;
uNkulunkulu alinika uAbrahama.
28:5 U-Isaka wayesemmukisa uJakobe, waya ePhadani Aramu kuLabani indodana ka-Aramu
uBetuweli umAramu, umfowabo kaRebheka, unina kaJakobe noEsawu.
6 U-Esawu ebona ukuthi u-Isaka ubusise uJakobe, wammukisa
ePhadani Aramu ukuba azithathele khona umfazi; nokuthi njengoba embusisa
wamyala ngokuthi: "Ungathathi umfazi emadodakazini."
kwelaseKhanani;
28:7 Futhi ukuthi uJakobe walalela uyise nonina, futhi waya
I-Padanaram;
28:8 U-Esawu wabona ukuthi amadodakazi aseKhanani ayengathandeki ku-Isaka wakhe
ubaba;
28:9 Khona-ke u-Esawu waya ku-Ishmayeli, futhi wathatha kubafazi bakhe
UMahalati indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, udadewabo kaNebayoti,
ukuba ngumkakhe.
28:10 UJakobe waphuma eBherisheba, waya eHarana.
28:11 Wafika endaweni ethile, walala khona ubusuku bonke.
ngoba ilanga lase lishonile; wathatha amatshe aleyondawo, wathatha
wazibeka emicamelweni yakhe, walala kuleyo ndawo.
28:12 Futhi waphupha, futhi bheka, isitebhisi simisiwe emhlabeni, futhi phezulu
lwafinyelela ezulwini: futhi bheka izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka futhi
ehlela phezu kwayo.
28:13 Futhi bheka, uJehova wema phezu kwawo, futhi wathi: "NginguJehova uNkulunkulu we
U-Abrahama uyihlo, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, izwe olele kulo,
ngiyakukunika lona nenzalo yakho;
28:14 Futhi inzalo yakho iyoba njengothuli lomhlabathi, futhi uyohlakazeka
entshonalanga, nasempumalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu;
futhi kuwe nasenzalweni yakho imindeni yonke yomhlaba iyakuba khona
ibusisiwe.
28:15 Futhi bheka, mina nginawe, futhi ngizokugcina kuzo zonke izindawo lapho
uyahamba, futhi uyokubuyisela kuleli zwe; ngoba kangithandi
ngikuyeke, ngize ngenze lokho engikukhulume kuwe.
28:16 UJakobe wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, futhi wathi: "Impela uJehova ukhona
le ndawo; nami bengingazi.
28:17 Wesaba, wathi: "Yeka ukwesaba le ndawo! lokhu akukho
ngaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, leli lisango lezulu.
28:18 UJakobe wavuka ekuseni, wathatha itshe ayenalo
ubeke imicamelo yakhe, uyimise ibe yinsika, uthele amafutha phezu kwayo
ngaphezulu kwayo.
28:19 Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBethele, kodwa igama lalowo muzi
igama lokuqala lalinguLuzi.
28:20 UJakobe wenza isithembiso, wathi: "Uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nami, futhi uzongigcina
ngale ndlela engihamba ngayo, futhi uzonginika isinkwa sokudla nezingubo zokugqoka
qhubeka,
28:21 Ukuze ngibuyele endlini kababa ngokuthula; khona uJehova
yiba nguNkulunkulu wami:
28:22 Futhi leli tshe, engilimise laba yinsika, liyoba yindlu kaNkulunkulu
kukho konke onginika khona ngiyakukunika okweshumi.