Genesise 32:1-32
32 UJakobe yena wabe eseqhubeka nendlela yakhe, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zamhlangabeza.
2 Ngokushesha lapho uJakobe ezibona wathi: “Leli yikamu likaNkulunkulu!” Ngakho waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iMahanayimi.*
3 Ngemva kwalokho uJakobe wathumela izithunywa ngaphambi kwakhe kumfowabo u-Esawu ezweni laseSeyiri, + indawo* yakwa-Edomi, +
4 waziyala, wathi: “Yilokhu enizokusho enkosini yami, ku-Esawu, ‘Yilokhu inceku yakho uJakobe ekushoyo: “Ngihlale* noLabani isikhathi eside kuze kube manje. +
5 Ngithole izinkomo, izimbongolo, izimvu, izinceku nezincekukazi, + futhi ngokuthumela lo myalezo ngazisa inkosi yami, ukuze ngithole umusa kuyo.”’”
6 Ngemva kwesikhathi izithunywa zabuyela kuJakobe, zathi: “Sibonene nomfowenu u-Esawu, kumanje nje usendleleni uzokuhlangabeza, uhamba namadoda angu-400.” +
7 UJakobe wesaba kakhulu, wakhathazeka. + Ngakho wahlukanisa abantu ababenaye, kanye nemihlambi, izinkomo namakamela kwaba amakamu amabili.
8 Wathi: “Uma u-Esawu ehlasela ikamu elilodwa, elinye ikamu lizophunyuka.”
9 Ngemva kwalokho uJakobe wathi: “O Nkulunkulu kababa u-Abrahama noNkulunkulu kababa u-Isaka, Jehova, wena othi kimi, ‘Buyela ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho, ngizokuphatha kahle,’ +
10 alungifanele lonke lolu thando oluqotho nakho konke ukwethembeka okubonise inceku yakho, + ngoba ngawela leli Jordani ngiphethe induku kuphela kodwa manje sengibe amakamu amabili. +
11 Ngiyakuncenga, + ngisindise esandleni somfowethu u-Esawu, ngoba ngesaba ukuthi angase afike ahlasele mina, + omama kanye nabantwana.
12 Wena uthe: ‘Nakanjani ngizokuphatha kahle futhi ngiyokwenza inzalo* yakho ibe ngangesihlabathi solwandle, esingenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi.’” +
13 Wachitha ubusuku lapho. Wayesethatha ezinye zezinto anazo zaba isipho sika-Esawu umfowabo: +
14 izimbuzi zensikazi ezingu-200, izimpongo ezingu-20, izimvu zensikazi ezingu-200, izinqama ezingu-20,
15 amakamela ancelisayo angu-30, izinkomazi ezingu-40, izinkunzi eziyishumi, izimbongolo zensikazi ezingu-20 nezimbongolo zeduna eziyishumi. +
16 Wazinika izinceku zakhe, imihlambi ilandelana, wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Welani ngaphambi kwami, nishiye ibanga phakathi komhlambi nomhlambi.”
17 Wabe eseyala eyokuqala, wathi: “Uma kwenzeka u-Esawu umfowethu ehlangana nawe akubuze, athi, ‘Ungokabani, uyaphi, okabani lo mhlambi owuqhubayo?’
18 kufanele uthi, ‘Ngingowenceku yakho uJakobe. Lokhu kuyisipho esithunyelwe enkosini yami, ku-Esawu, + yena usemva kwethu.’”
19 Wayala neyesibili, neyesithathu, nazo zonke ezaziqhuba imihlambi, ethi: “Nizosho lokhu ku-Esawu lapho nihlangana naye.
20 Kufanele futhi nithi, ‘Nansi inceku yakho uJakobe emva kwethu.’” Ngoba yena wayezitshela ukuthi: ‘Uma ngimthoba ngokuthumela isipho esingandulelayo, + kuzothi lapho ngimbona angamukele ngomusa.’
21 Ngakho isipho sawelela ngaphesheya ngaphambi kwakhe, kodwa yena wachitha ubusuku ekamu.
22 Kamuva ngalobo busuku, wavuka wathatha abafazi bakhe ababili + nezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili + namadodana akhe asemancane angu-11 wawela endaweni engashoni emfuleni* iJabhoki. +
23 Wabathatha wabaweza emfuleni,* waweza nakho konke ayenakho.
24 Ekugcineni uJakobe wasala yedwa. Ngemva kwalokho indoda ethile yaqala ukubambana naye kwaze kwasa. +
25 Lapho ibona ukuthi ayimnqobanga, yathinta ithambo lenqulu yakhe; ithambo lenqulu kaJakobe lagudluka kulokho kubambana kwakhe nayo. +
26 Ngemva kwalokho yathi: “Ngidedele ngihambe ngoba sekuyasa.” Wathi: “Ngeke ngikudedele ungakangibusisi.” +
27 Ngakho yathi kuye: “Ungubani igama lakho?” yena wathi: “NginguJakobe.”
28 Yayisithi: “Igama lakho ngeke kusaba uJakobe kodwa kuzoba u-Israyeli,* + ngoba ulwe noNkulunkulu + nabantu waze wanqoba ekugcineni.”
29 UJakobe naye wathi: “Ngicela ungitshele igama lakho.” Yona yathi: “Kungani ubuza igama lami?” + Yabe isimbusisa lapho.
30 Ngakho uJakobe waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheniyeli,* + ngoba wathi, “Ngibone uNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso nokho ukuphila* kwami kwalondolozwa.” +
31 Ilanga laphakama phezu kwakhe lapho nje edlula ePhenuweli,* kodwa wayexhuga ngenxa yenqulu yakhe. +
32 Yingakho kuze kube namuhla abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bengajwayele ukudla umsipha wethanga,* osejoyintini lenqulu, ngoba yathinta ijoyinti lenqulu kaJakobe emsipheni wethanga.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Incazelo: “Amakamu Amabili.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “insimu.”
^ Noma, “Ngihlale njengesifiki.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “imbewu.”
^ Noma, “ezibukweni lomfula.”
^ Noma, “esigodini sesifufula; emhosheni.”
^ Incazelo: “Olwa (Ophikelelayo) NoNkulunkulu” noma “UNkulunkulu Uyalwa.”
^ Incazelo: “Ubuso BukaNkulunkulu.”
^ Noma, “umphefumulo.”
^ Noma, “ePheniyeli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “umsipha wenzwa yethanga.”
