Genesis 28

UIsaka uthuma uJakobe eHarani

1UIsaka wasebiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamlaya wathi kuye: Ungathathi umfazi kumadodakazi eKhanani a. 2Sukuma b uye ePadani-Arama c, endlini kaBethuweli d uyise kanyoko, uzithathele khona umfazi kumadodakazi kaLabani umalumakho e. 3Njalo uNkulunkulu uSomandla akubusise, akwenze ube lenzalo akwandise, ukuze ube ngumbuthano wezizwe f; 4abesekupha isibusiso sikaAbrahama g, kuwe lenzalweni yakho kanye lawe h, ukuze udle ilifa lelizwe lapho ohlala khona njengowezizwe
 njengowezizwe: Heb  ilizwe lokuhlala kwakho njengowezizwe.
, uNkulunkulu alinika uAbrahama.
5UIsaka wasethuma uJakobe waya ePadani-Arama kuLabani indodana kaBethuweli umSiriya, umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe loEsawu.

6UEsawu wasebona ukuthi uIsaka umbusisile uJakobe j, wamthuma ePadani-Arama ukuze azithathele khona umfazi, lapho embusisa wamlaya esithi: Ungathathi umfazi kumadodakazi eKhanani; 7lokuthi uJakobe walalela oyise lonina, waya ePadani-Arama. 8UEsawu wasebona ukuthi amadodakazi eKhanani ayemabi emehlweni kaIsaka uyise k. 9Ngakho uEsawu waya kuIshmayeli, wazithathela uMahalathi l indodakazi kaIshmayeli, indodana kaAbrahama, udadewabo kaNebayothi m, abe ngumkakhe phezu kwabafazi ayelabo.

Iphupho likaJakobe eseBhetheli

10UJakobe wasephuma eBherishebha n waya eHarani o. 11Wafika endaweni, achitha khona ubusuku ngoba ilanga lalitshonile. Wasethatha ilitshe ematsheni aleyondawo, wenza umqamelo wakhe, walala kuleyondawo. 12Waphupha p, khangela-ke, ilele limisiwe emhlabeni, isihloko salo sifinyelela emazulwini, khangela-ke, ingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zisenyuka zisehla kulo q. 13Khangela-ke, iNkosi yema phezu kwalo r, yathi: NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama uyihlo loNkulunkulu kaIsaka s; ilizwe olele kulo, ngizakunika lona, lenzalo yakho t; 14njalo inzalo yakho izakuba ngangothuli lomhlaba u, uzasabalalela entshonalanga lempumalanga lenyakatho leningizimu v; njalo zizabusiswa kuwe zonke insendo zomhlaba, lasenzalweni yakho w. 15Khangela-ke, ngilawe x, ngizakulondoloza kuzo zonke indawo lapha oya khona, ngikubuyise kulelilizwe y; ngoba kangiyikukutshiya z ngize ngikwenze lokho engikhulume ngakho kuwe. 16Kwathi uJakobe ephaphama ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: Isibili iNkosi ikulindawo aa, mina-ke bengingakwazi. 17Wasesesaba wathi: Yesabeka kangakanani lindawo! Kayisilutho ngaphandle kokuthi yindlu kaNkulunkulu, laleli lisango lamazulu. 18UJakobe wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wathatha ilitshe alenza laba ngumqamelo wakhe, walimisa laba yinsika ab, wathela amagcobo phezu kwesihloko salo ac. 19Wasebiza ibizo laleyondawo iBhetheli ad ,
 iBhetheli: okuyikuthi,  indlu kaNkulunkulu.
; kodwa-ke kuqala ibizo lomuzi laliyiLuzi.
20UJakobe wasethembisa isithembiso af esithi: Uba uNkulunkulu ezakuba lami, angilondoloze kulindlela engiyihambayo, angiphe isinkwa sokudla, lesembatho sokwembatha ag, 21njalo ngibuyele ngokuthula endlini kababa ah, khona iNkosi izakuba nguNkulunkulu wami ai, 22lelitshe leli engilimise ukuthi libe yinsika lizakuba yindlu kaNkulunkulu aj; kukho konke ozangipha khona, isibili ngizakunika okwetshumi ak.

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