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27 U-Isaka wathi eseluphele njalo amehlo akhe esefiphele engasaboni kuhle, wabiza indodana yakhe endala u-Esawu+ wathi: “Ndodana yami!” Yona yathi: “Ngilapha.” 2 Wasesithi: “Sengiluphele njalo sengizakufa. 3 Ngakho thatha izikhali zakho lesikhwama sakho semitshoko kanye ledandili* uye egangeni uyezingela inyamazana yeganga ungiphathele,+ 4 ubusungiphekela ukudla okumnandi engikuthandayo ukulethe kimi ngidle ukuze ngikubusise ngingakafi.”

5 URabheka wayelalele ngesikhathi u-Isaka ekhuluma lo-Esawu indodana yakhe. U-Esawu wasuka wayazingela inyamazana egangeni ukuze abuye layo.+ 6 URabheka wasesithi kuJakhobe indodana yakhe:+ “Ngisanda kuzwa uyihlo ekhuluma lomnewenu u-Esawu esithi, 7 ‘Ngiphathela inyama yenyamazana yeganga ungilungisele ukudla okumnandi, besengisidla ukuze ngikubusise phambi kukaJehova ngingakafi.’ + 8 Khathesi-ke ndodana yami, lalelisisa wenze lokho engizakutshela khona.+ 9 Ngicela uye emhlambini uyengithathela amazinyane embuzi amabili anonileyo ukuze ngilungisele uyihlo ukudla okumnandi, ngikupheke ngendlela ayithandayo, 10 wena ubusuthatha ukudla lokho uyemnika adle ukuze akubusise engakafi.”

11 UJakhobe wathi kunina uRabheka: “Umnewethu u-Esawu ulihwanqa+ kodwa elami ijwabu libutshelezi. 12 Nxa ubaba angangibamba ezwe ukuthi yimi-ke?+ Kuzakhanya angathi ngidlala ngaye besengizilethela isiqalekiso kulokuthi ngithole isibusiso.” 13 Unina wasesithi kuye: “Isiqalekiso leso kasibe phezu kwami ndodana yami. Wena hamba kuphela uyekwenza lokho engikutshele khona, ungiphathele amazinyane lawo.”+ 14 Ngakho wasuka wayawathatha wawaletha kunina. Unina wasepheka ukudla okumnandi, wakupheka ngendlela uyise kaJakhobe ayekuthanda ngayo. 15 Ngemva kwalokho uRabheka wathatha izigqoko ezinhle zendodana yakhe endala u-Esawu ayelazo endlini, wazigqokisa uJakhobe indodana yakhe encane.+ 16 Wathatha lezikhumba zamazinyane embuzi wazifaka ezandleni lasentanyeni kaJakhobe lapho okwakungelahwanqa khona.+ 17 Wasenika uJakhobe indodana yakhe ukudla okumnandi ayekulungisile kanye lesinkwa ayesiphekile.+

18 Ngakho wahamba kuyise wathi kuye: “Baba!” Yena wathi; “Ngilapha. Ungubani ndodana yami?” 19 UJakhobe wasesithi kuyise: “Yimi u-Esawu izibulo lakho.+ Sengenze khona kanye othe ngikwenze. Ngicela uvuke uhlale, udle inyama yenyamazana engikuphathele yona ukuze ungibusise.”+ 20 U-Isaka wabuza indodana yakhe wathi: “Uyithole njani masinya kangaka ndodana yami?” Yena wathi: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nguye oyilethe kimi.” 21 U-Isaka wasesithi kuJakhobe: “Ngicela usondele eduze ngikubambe ndodana yami ukuze ngizwe ukuthi nguwe yini sibili indodana yami u-Esawu kumbe ayisuwe.”+ 22 UJakhobe wasesondela kuyise u-Isaka, uyise wambamba wasesithi: “Ilizwi lizwakala lingelikaJakhobe kodwa izandla ngezika-Esawu.”+ 23 U-Isaka kazange amnanzelele ngoba izandla zakhe zazizwakala zilehwanqa njengezandla zomnewabo u-Esawu. Ngakho wambusisa.+

24 Ngemva kwalokho wambuza wathi: “Nguwe sibili indodana yami u-Esawu?” Yena wathi: “Yimi.” 25 U-Isaka wasesithi: “Nginika inyama ngidle ndodana yami, besengikubusisa.” Yikho wamnika wadla, wamlethela lewayini wanatha. 26 Uyise u-Isaka wathi kuye: “Sondela eduze ndodana yami ungiqabuze.”+ 27 Wasesondela wamqabuza, uyise wezwa ukunukelela kwezigqoko zakhe,+ wambusisa wathi:

“Indodana yami iyanukelela njengokunukelela kwensimu ebusiswe nguJehova. 28 Sengathi uNkulunkulu weqiniso angakwehlisela amazolo avela ezulwini,+ akuphe lomhlabathi ovundileyo+ lamabele amanengi kanye lewayini elitsha elinengi.+ 29 Abantu abakusebenzele, lezizwe zikukhothamele, ube yinkosi phezu kwabafowenu njalo amadodana kanyoko kawakukhothamele.+ Wonke umuntu okuqalekisayo kaqalekiswe futhi wonke umuntu okubusisayo kabusiswe.”+

30 U-Isaka wathi esanda kuqeda ukubusisa uJakhobe, uJakhobe laye esanda kusuka nje kuyise u-Isaka, umnewabo u-Esawu wafika evela zingela.+ 31 Laye wapheka ukudla okumnandi wasekuhambisa kuyise wathi kuye: “Baba vuka udle inyama yenyamazana oyiphathelwe yindodana yakho ukuze uyibusise.” 32 Uyise u-Isaka wasesithi kuye: “Ungubani wena?” Yena wathi: “Yimi indodana yakho, izibulo lakho u-Esawu.”+ 33 U-Isaka wethuka waqhuqha kakhulu wathi: “Manje ngubani ohambe wayazingela inyamazana wangiphathela inyama? Ngiyidlile wena ungakafiki, ngasengimbusisa. Lakanye yena uzabusiswa sibili.”

34 U-Esawu wathi esizwa amazwi kayise waqhinqa isililo wakhala kabuhlungu esithi kuyise: “Ngibusisa baba, ngibusisa lami!” + 35 Kodwa yena wathi: “Umfowenu ubuye kimi wenza ubuqili ukuze athathe isibusiso ebesingesakho.” 36 U-Esawu wathi: “Ibizo elithi Jakhobe* limfanele sibili. Phela sekukabili ethatha indawo yami.+ Sewathatha ilungelo lami lokuba lizibulo,+ khathesi usengithathele lesibusiso sami.”+ Waphinda wathi: “Awungitshiyelanga yini esinye isibusiso?” 37 U-Isaka wasephendula u-Esawu wathi: “Manje sengimenze waba yinkosi phezu kwakho,+ ngamupha bonke abafowabo ukuthi babe yizisebenzi zakhe njalo sengimuphe amabele lewayini elitsha ukuze angasweli.+ Pho kuyini okuseleyo engingakwenzela khona ndodana yami?”

38 U-Esawu wasesithi kuyise: “Kanti baba awusela ngitsho lesisodwa yini isibusiso? Ngibusisa baba, ngibusisa lami!” Esetsho njalo u-Esawu wasiqhinqa isililo, zehla ezimathonsi.+ 39 Uyise u-Isaka wasemphendula wathi:

“Wena uzahlala khatshana lomhlabathi ovundileyo futhi uzakuba khatshana lamazolo avela ezulwini.+ 40 Uzaphila ngenkemba yakho+ njalo uzasebenzela umfowenu.+ Kodwa uzathi usudiniwe* wephule ijogwe lakhe ulisuse entanyeni yakho.”+

41 U-Esawu wambambela isikhwili umfowabo uJakhobe, wamzonda ngenxa yesibusiso ayesiphiwe nguyise.+ U-Esawu wayelokhu esithi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Insuku zokulilela ubaba ziyasondela.+ Ngemva kwalokho ngizambulala uJakhobe umfowethu.” 42 URabheka wathi esetshelwe amazwi endodana yakhe endala u-Esawu, wahle wathi indodana yakhe encane uJakhobe ibizwe wasesithi kuyo: “Zwana! Umfowenu u-Esawu ufuna ukukubulala ukuze aphindisele.* 43 Ngakho yenza engizakutshela khona ndodana yami. Suka lapha ubaleke uye kumfowethu uLabhani eHarani.+ 44 Hlala khona okwesikhatshana ulaka lomnewenu luze lwehle, 45 aze abhodle, akhohlwe lokho omenze khona. Nxa sekunjalo, ngizathumela ilizwi lokuthi uphenduke. Kungani kumele ngifelwe yini lobabili ngelanga elilodwa?”

46 Ngemva kwalokho uRabheka wayesehlala esithi ku-Isaka: “Ngithwele nzima ngenxa yamadodakazi kaHethi.+ Nxa uJakhobe laye engathatha umfazi kumadodakazi kaHethi, ofanana lamadodakazi elizwe leli, pho ngiyabe ngisaphilelani?”+