Genesisi
27 Ngesikhatsi Isaka sekamdzala kakhulu futsi angasaboni emehlweni, wabita Esawu+ indvodzana yakhe lendzala, watsi: “Ndvodzana!” Yena waphendvula watsi: “Yebo babe!” 2 Isaka wachubeka watsi: “Nyalo sengikhule kakhulu, futsi angati nekutsi ngitawufa nini. 3 Ngako ngicela utsatse butjoki bakho uhambe uye ehlatsini, uyongitingelela inyamatane.+ 4 Ngemuva kwaloko ubongentela kudla lokumnandzi lengikutsandzako bese ungiletsela kona, khona ngitewudla futsi ngikubusise ngaphambi kwekutsi ngife.”
5 Ngesikhatsi Isaka akhuluma na-Esawu, Rebheka abelalele. Esawu wahamba waya ehlatsini wayawutingela inyamatane kuze abuye nayo.+ 6 Rebheka watsi kuJakobe indvodzana yakhe:+ “Ngisandza kuva babe wakho akhuluma nemnakenu Esawu atsi: 7 ‘Hamba uyotingela inyamatane futsi ungentele kudla lokumnandzi. Ngemuva kwaloko ngitawudla bese ngiyakubusisa embikwaJehova ngaphambi kwekutsi ngife.’+ 8 Ngako ndvodzana yami, ngicela ungilalelisise futsi wente loko lengitakutjela kona.+ 9 Yani emhlambini, ukhetse timbuti letimbili letisetincane futsi letikhuluphele kuze ngilungisele babe wakho kudla lokumnandzi, ngendlela layitsandzako. 10 Utawubese uyakutsatsa ukumikisa kubabe wakho atewudla, kuze akubusise ngaphambi kwekutsi afe.”
11 Jakobe watsi kumake wakhe Rebheka: “Ingani Esawu umnaketfu uneboya lobunyenti+ kantsi mine ngite. 12 Ngitawenta njani nangabe babe angitsintsa?+ Kutawuba shengatsi ngiyamedzelela, futsi ngitatiletsela sicalekiso esikhundleni sesibusiso.” 13 Make wakhe watsi: “Akucalekiswe mine esikhundleni sakho, ndvodzana. Kodvwa wena yenta loko lengikutjela kona, hamba uyolandza letimbuti.”+ 14 Ngako Jakobe wahamba walandza letimbuti watiletsa kumake wakhe Rebheka. Rebheka walungisa kudla lokumnandzi ngendlela Isaka layitsandzako. 15 Ngemuva kwaloko, Rebheka waya endlini watsatsa timphahla letinhle ta-Esawu, watigcokisa Jakobe.+ 16 Watsatsa naletikhumba taletimbuti watifaka etandleni taJakobe nasentsanyeni yakhe, lapho ete khona boya.+ 17 Wase utsatsa lokudla lokumnandzi labekwentile kanye nesinkhwa wakunika Jakobe.+
18 Jakobe waya kubabe wakhe wefika watsi: “Babe!” Isaka watsi: “Yebo ndvodzana! Kodvwa ungubani wena, ungu-Esawu nobe unguJakobe?” 19 Jakobe watsi: “Ngingu-Esawu litibulo lakho.+ Sengikwentile loko longitfume kona. Ngicela uvuke futsi udle lenyama yalenyamatane kuze utengibusisa.”+ 20 Ngako Isaka watsi kuye: “Kwentiwe yini ndvodzana kutsi usheshe uyitfole?” Yena watsi: “Kungobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho uyiletse kimi.” 21 Isaka wabese utsi kuJakobe: “Ngicela usondzele ndvodzana ngitokutsintsa, kuze ngive kutsi unguye mbamba yini Esawu indvodzana yami.”+ 22 Jakobe wasondzela futsi Isaka wamtsintsa, ngemuva kwaloko Isaka watsi: “Tandla tona ta-Esawu, kodvwa lelivi laJakobe.”+ 23 Isaka akazange abone kutsi ngubani ngobe tandla taJakobe besetineboya njengeta-Esawu. Ngako wambusisa.+
24 Ngemuva kwaloko wambuta watsi: “Ungiyo mbamba yini indvodzana yami Esawu?” Jakobe watsi: “Yebo nginguye.” 25 Ngako Isaka watsi: “Ngiletsele lenyama yenyamatane kuze ngidle, ngemuva kwaloko ngitakubusisa.” Ngako Jakobe wayiletsa futsi babe wakhe wayidla, wamletsela neliwayini wanatsa. 26 Isaka wabese utsi: “Ngicela usondzele ndvodzana utewunganga.”+ 27 Jakobe wasondzela wamanga, futsi Isaka waliva liphunga letimphahla takhe.+ Wabese uyambusisa, watsi:
“Liphunga lendvodzana yami linjengeliphunga lesiganga lesibusiswe nguJehova. 28 Shengatsi Nkulunkulu weliciniso angakwehlisela ematolo asemazulwini,+ akunike nemhlabatsi lovundzile,+ inala yekudla kanye neliwayini lelisha.+ 29 Bantfu ababe ngephansi kwakho, netive atikukhotsamele. Bani ngetulu kwebanakenu, futsi bona abakukhotsamele.+ Bonkhe bantfu labakucalekisako nabo abacalekiswe, futsi ababusiswe bonkhe labakubusisako.”+
30 Ngesikhatsi Isaka acedza nje kubusisa Jakobe futsi naJakobe asandza kusuka kuye, Esawu umnakabo wabuya ekutingeleni.+ 31 Naye walungisa kudla lokumnandzi wakuletsa kubabe wakhe, watsi: “Ngicela uvuke babe, utewudla lenyama indvodzana yakho lekulungisele yona, kuze ungibusise.” 32 Isaka watsi kuye: “Ungubani ndvodzana?” Yena watsi: “Ngingu-Esawu, litibulo lakho.”+ 33 Ngako Isaka wetfuka kakhulu futsi watsi: “Ngubani kantsi lona longitingelele inyamatane wangiletsela yona? Sengivele ngidlile, naye ngambusisa, futsi nakanjani utawubusiswa!”
34 Nakeva loko lokushiwo ngubabe wakhe, Esawu wakhala kabuhlungu wamemeta, futsi watsi: “Babe, ngicela ungibusise nami!”+ 35 Kodvwa Isaka watsi: “Umnakenu ute lapha kimi ngebucili, watsatsa lesibusiso lebekufanele sitfolwe nguwe.” 36 Nakeva loko watsi: “Kodvwa vele ubitwa kufanele ngekutsi nguJakobe,* angitsi sekwesibili solo atsatsa indzawo yami?+ Wacale watsatsa butibulo bami,+ nyalo sewutsetse sibusiso sami!”+ Wachubeka watsi: “Babe, kute yini sibusiso lesisele longanginiketa sona?” 37 Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Buka nje ngimbeke ngetulu kwakho,+ futsi ngitsite bonkhe bomnakabo batawuba ngephansi kwakhe, ngamnika nenala yekudla kanye neliwayini lelisha.+ Yini nje lesesele lengingakunika yona ndvodzana?”
38 Esawu watsi kubabe wakhe: “Kute ngisho nasinye nje babe sibusiso longanginika sona? Ngicela nami ungibusise!” Esawu wakhala kabuhlungu wadzindza sililo.+ 39 Ngako Isaka watsi:
“Wena angeke uhlale eveni lelinemhlaba lovundzile futsi angeke uwatfole ematolo asemazulwini.+ 40 Utawuhlale usebentisa inkemba+ futsi utawuba ngephansi kwemnakenu.+ Kodvwa nasewungasakhoni kukubeketelela loko, utawuphuma ngephansi kwelijoka lakhe.”+
41 Ngaleso sizatfu Esawu wamtondza umnakabo ngenca yesibusiso babe wakhe labemnike sona,+ futsi abesolo atsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Emalanga ekulilela babe sekayasondzela.+ Ngemuva kwawo ngitambulala Jakobe umnaketfu.” 42 Rebheka watsi nakeva ngaloko lebekushiwo ngu-Esawu, wavele wabita Jakobe, watsi kuye: “Umnakenu ufuna kukubulala* kuze atiphindziselele. 43 Ngako ndvodzana yami, ngicela wente loko lengikutjela kona. Baleka uye eHarani kumnaketfu Labani.+ 44 Ubohlala khona kuze kwehle intfukutselo yemnakenu, 45 kuze kube ngulapho nelulaka lwakhe selwehlile futsi sekakukhohliwe loko lomente kona. Ngemuva kwaloko, ngitawutfumela livi kutsi ubuye. Angifuni kulahlekelwa ngini nobabili ngelilanga linye.”
46 Ngemuva kwaloko Rebheka abesolo atsi ku-Isaka: “Mine sengikhatsele kuphila ngenca yalamadvodzakati aHethi. NaJakobe nakangatsatsa umfati kulamadvodzakati aHethi,+ lafanana nalawa lahlala lapha, ngitawube ngisaphilelani?”+