12 Kamuva u-Esawu wathi: “Masisuke sihambe, mina ngihambe phambi kwakho.” 13 Kodwa uJakobe wathi kuye: “Inkosi yami iyaqaphela ukuthi abantwana bantekenteke + nokuthi ngihamba nezimvu nezinkomo ezincelisayo. Uma ziqhutshwa ngokushesha kakhulu usuku olulodwa, wonke umhlambi uzofa. 14 Ngiyacela, inkosi yami mayihambe kuqala kunenceku yayo, kodwa mina ngizoqhubeka nohambo ngingasheshi, ngihambe ngejubane lemfuyo yami nelabantwana ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.” +

12 “Umsebenzi wakho uyowenza izinsuku eziyisithupha, kodwa ngosuku lwesikhombisa kufanele uwuyeke, ukuze inkunzi nembongolo yakho kuphumule nendodana yesigqilakazi sakho kanye nesifiki baphumule. +

4 “Uma ubona imbongolo yomfowenu noma inkomo yakhe iwa endleleni, akumele uyizibe. Kufanele nakanjani umsize ivuswe. +

10 “Lapho ulima ungabopheli inkabi kanye nembongolo. +

4 “Ungayivali umlomo ngesifonyo inkabi lapho ibhula ukudla okusanhlamvu. +

11 Akufanele yini nami ngilihawukele iNineve idolobha elikhulu, + okukhona kulo abantu abangaphezu kuka-120 000 abangawazi ngisho nomehluko phakathi kokulungile nokungalungile, kuhlanganise nemfuyo yabo eningi?” +