Genesise
35 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi kuJakobe: “Sukuma ukhuphukele eBhethele uhlale khona,+ umenzele lapho i-altare uNkulunkulu weqiniso owabonakala kuwe ngesikhathi ubalekela u-Esawu umfowenu.”+
2 Khona-ke uJakobe wathi kwabendlu yakhe nakubo bonke ababenaye: “Lahlani onkulunkulu bezizwe abaphakathi kwenu+ nizihlanze nishintshe iziphuku zenu,+ 3 sisuke sikhuphukele eBhethele. Ngizomenzela lapho i-altare uNkulunkulu weqiniso owangiphendula ngosuku lokucindezeleka+ kwami ngokuba abe nami endleleni engiyihambile.”+ 4 Ngakho bamnika uJakobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe+ ababesezandleni zabo namacici ayesezindlebeni zabo, uJakobe wakuthukusa+ ngaphansi komuthi omkhulu owawuseduze kwaseShekemi.
5 Ngemva kwalokho basuka, ukwesaba okukhulu okuvela kuNkulunkulu kwaba phezu kwemizi eyayibazungezile,+ kangangokuthi abazange bawajahe amadodana kaJakobe. 6 Ekugcineni uJakobe wafika eLuze,+ elisezweni laseKhanani, okungukuthi, eBhethele, yena nabo bonke abantu ababenaye. 7 Khona-ke wakha i-altare lapho wabiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi i-Eli-bhethele, ngoba yilapho uNkulunkulu weqiniso ayezibonakalise khona kuye ngesikhathi ebalekela umfowabo.+ 8 Kamuva uDebora+ umzanyana kaRebheka wafa wangcwatshwa phansi kweBhethele ngaphansi komuthi omkhulu. Ngakho waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi i-Aloni-bakhuti.
9 UNkulunkulu waphinda futhi wabonakala kuJakobe ngesikhathi sokubuya kwakhe ePhadani-aramu,+ wambusisa.+ 10 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Igama lakho unguJakobe.+ Igama lakho ngeke kusathiwa unguJakobe, kodwa uzoba ngu-Israyeli igama lakho.” Futhi waqala ukumbiza ngokuthi ngu-Israyeli.+ 11 UNkulunkulu waqhubeka wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.+ Zala wande. Kuyophuma kuwe izizwe nebandla lezizwe, futhi kuyophuma amakhosi ezinkalweni zakho.+ 12 Ngokuqondene nezwe engilinike u-Abrahama no-Isaka, ngizolinika wena, ngiyolinika+ nenzalo yakho+ emva kwakho.” 13 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wakhuphuka wasuka ngaphezu kwakhe kuleyo ndawo ayekhulume naye kuyo.+
14 Ngenxa yalokho uJakobe wamisa insika endaweni ayekhulume naye kuyo,+ insika yetshe, wathela umnikelo wokuphuzwayo phezu kwayo wathela namafutha phezu kwayo.+ 15 UJakobe wabiza indawo uNkulunkulu ayekhulume naye kuyo ngokuthi iBhethele.+
16 Babe sebesuka eBhethele. Kusasele ibanga elide ngaphambi kokuba bafike e-Efrathi,+ uRaheli wabeletha, futhi kwakunzima kuye ukubeletha.+ 17 Kodwa kwathi ngesikhathi enobunzima ekubeletheni umbelethisi wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngoba uzoba nayo nale ndodana futhi.”+ 18 Umphumela waba ukuthi njengoba umphefumulo+ wakhe uphuma (ngoba wafa)+ wayiqamba ngokuthi uBheni-oni; kodwa uyise wayiqamba ngokuthi uBhenjamini.+ 19 Kanjalo uRaheli wafa wangcwatshwa endleleni eya e-Efrathi, okungukuthi, eBhetlehema.+ 20 Ngakho uJakobe wamisa insika phezu kwethuna lakhe. Lena yinsika yethuna likaRaheli kuze kube yilolu suku.+
21 Ngemva kwalokho u-Israyeli wasuka lapho wagxumeka itende lakhe ibangana ngaphesheya kombhoshongo wase-Edere.+ 22 Kwathi ngesinye isikhathi u-Israyeli ehlala ematabernakele+ kulelo zwe, uRubeni wahamba walala noBhiliha isancinza sikayise, u-Israyeli wezwa ngakho.+
Amadodana kaJakobe aba yishumi nambili. 23 Amadodana azalwa uLeya kwakuyizibulo likaJakobe uRubeni+ noSimeyoni noLevi noJuda no-Isakare noZebhuloni. 24 Amadodana azalwa uRaheli kwakunguJosefa noBhenjamini. 25 Amadodana azalwa uBhiliha, incekukazi kaRaheli, kwakunguDani noNafetali. 26 Amadodana azalwa uZilipha, incekukazi kaLeya, kwakunguGadi no-Asheri. Lawa amadodana kaJakobe azalelwa wona ePhadani-aramu.
27 Ekugcineni uJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre,+ eKiriyati-ariba,+ okungukuthi, eHebroni, lapho u-Abrahama no-Isaka bagogobala khona.+ 28 Izinsuku zika-Isaka zaba iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.+ 29 Ngemva kwalokho u-Isaka wagqabuka wafa wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo, esemdala futhi anelisiwe izinsuku,+ u-Esawu noJakobe amadodana akhe bamngcwaba.+