Genesis
33:1 UJakobe waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, futhi bheka, u-Esawu weza
kanye naye amadoda angamakhulu amane. Futhi abantwana wabahlukanisela uLeya, futhi
kuRaheli nakuzo izincekukazi ezimbili.
33:2 Futhi wabeka izincekukazi nabantwana bazo phambili, futhi uLeya kanye naye
emva kwabantwana, uRaheli noJosefa ngasemuva.
33:3 Futhi yena wawela phambi kwabo, wakhothamela phansi eziyisikhombisa
izikhathi, waze wasondela kumfowabo.
33:4 U-Esawu wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wawela entanyeni yakhe, futhi
wamanga: bakhala.
33:5 Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona abesifazane nabantwana; futhi wathi,
Obani laba ohamba nabo? Wasesithi: Abantwana uNkulunkulu anabo
uphiwe ngomusa inceku yakho.
33:6 Khona-ke izincekukazi zasondela, zona nabantwana bazo, futhi bakhothama
ngokwabo.
33:7 Futhi uLeya kanye nabantwana bakhe wasondela, wakhothama
ngasemuva kwasondela uJosefa noRaheli, bakhothama.
33:8 Wathi: "Uthini ngawo wonke lo mhlambi engihlangene nawo?" Futhi yena
wathi: Laba mangithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yami.
9 Wathi u-Esawu: "Nginokuningi, mfowethu; gcina lokho onakho
wena.
33:10 UJakobe wathi: "Cha, ngiyakuncenga, uma manje ngithole umusa kuwe
bheka, wamukele isipho sami esandleni sami, ngokuba ngalokho ngikubonile
ubuso, sengathi ngibone ubuso bukaNkulunkulu, futhi wena wajabula
mina.
33:11 Ake uthathe isibusiso sami esilethwa kuwe; ngoba uNkulunkulu unaye
wangiphatha ngomusa, futhi ngisuthi. Wamncenga.
wayithatha.
33:12 Wathi: "Masithathe uhambo lwethu, futhi sihambe, futhi ngizohamba."
phambi kwakho.
13 Wathi kuye: "Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana bathambile, futhi."
izimvu nezinkomo ezisamithiyo kukimi, uma abantu beshayela ngokweqile
ngolunye usuku, umhlambi wonke uyokufa.
33:14 Inkosi yami mayidlule phambi kwenceku yayo, futhi mina ngizohola
kancane, njengezinkomo ezihamba phambi kwami nabantwana
ngikwazi ukubekezela, ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.
33:15 Wathi u-Esawu: "Ake ngishiye kuwe abanye abantu abanazo."
mina. Wasesithi: Lisweleni? mangithole umusa emehlweni ami
nkosi.
33:16 Ngakho u-Esawu wabuyela endleleni yakhe ngalolo suku, waya eSeyiri.
33:17 UJakobe wasuka waya eSukoti, wazakhela indlu, futhi wenza amadokodo
ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iSukoti.
33:18 UJakobe wafika eShalem, emzini waseShekemi, osezweni
eKhanani, ekuphumeni kwakhe ePhadani Aramu; wamisa itende lakhe phambi kukaJehova
idolobha.
33:19 Futhi wathenga isiqephu sensimu, lapho wayemise itende lakhe, at the
isandla sabantwana bakwaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngezinhlamvu eziyikhulu
wemali.
33:20 Futhi wamisa khona i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi i-Elohe Israyeli.