Genesisi
35 Ngemva kwalokho, uZimu wathi kuJakopo: “Sikima utjhinge eBhetheli,+ uhlale khona bewenzele uZimu weqiniso i-aldara lapho, uZimu owabonakala kuwe ngesikhathi ubalekela u-Esewu umnakwenu.”+
2 UJakopo watjela umndenakhe nabo boke egade banaye wathi: “Susani abozimu bezinye iintjhaba hlangana nani,+ nizihlambulule benimbathe ezinye izambatho, 3 asikhambeni sitjhinge eBetheli, kulapho ngizokwakhela khona uZimu weqiniso i-aldara, uZimu owangiphendula ngesikhathi ngigandelelekile bewaba nami nanyana kukuphi lapha bengitjhinga khona.”+ 4 Nje-ke bathatha abozimu bezinye iintjhaba namacici egade bawafakile bakunikela uJakopo, ngemva kwalokho uJakopo wakufihla ngaphasi komuthi omkhulu ebewuhlanu kweTjhekemu.
5 Kwathi nabakhambako uZimu wenza abantu beendaweni egade bakhelene nabo baba nevalo, ngebangelo-ke akhenge bagijimise amadodana kaJakopo. 6 UJakopo nabo boke egade akhamba nabo bafika eLuzi+ okuyiBhetheli eseKanana. 7 Wakha i-aldara lapho, walithiya ngokuthi yiBhethe-Eli* ngombana kulapho uZimu weqiniso abonakala kuye ngesikhathi abalekela umnakwabo.+ 8 Kamva uDibhora+ imbelesi kaRabega wahlongakala, wabulungwa hlanu kweBhetheli ngaphasi komuthi we-owuku. Nje-ke uJakopo wathiya indawo leyo wathi yi-Aloni-bhakhuthi.*
9 UZimu wabonakala kuJakopo godu ngesikhathi abuya ePadana-Aramu bewambusisa. 10 Wathi kuye: “Igama lakho unguJakopo.+ Yeke angeze usaba nguJakopo kodwana uzokuba ngu-Israyeli.” Wathoma ukumbiza ngo-Israyeli.+ 11 UZimu wanaba wathi kuye: “NginguZimu uMninimandla Woke.+ Wena beletha begodu wande. Uzokuba nguyise+ weentjhaba neenqhema zabantu begodu ezinye iinzukulwana zakho zizokuba makhosi.+ 12 Inarha engayinikela u-Abrahama no-Isaka ngizoyipha wena neenzukulwana zakho.”+ 13 Ngemva kwalokho uZimu wakhamba, wamtjhiya lapha gade akhuluma naye khona.
14 UJakopo wabeka ilitje lesikhumbuzo lapho uZimu gade akhuluma naye khona, walithela ngomnikelo wesiselo nangamafutha.+ 15 UJakopo godu wathiya indawo lapho gade akhuluma khona noZimu ngokuthi yiBhetheli.+
16 Nje-ke bakhamba eBhetheli. Bathi nabasesekudanyana ne-Efrata, uRarheli wathonywa ziinhlungu zokubeletha begodu wezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu nakabelethako. 17 Asezwa ubuhlungu khulu njalo, umbelethisi wathi kuye: “Ungathukwa ngombana indodana le nayo uzoyibeletha.”+ 18 Ngomzuzwanakhe wokugcina (besele ahlongakala) wathiya indodanakhe le ngokuthi nguBhen-Oni* kodwana uyise wayithiya ngokuthi nguBhenjamini.*+ 19 URarheli wahlongakala bambulunga basesesendleleni etjhinga e-Efrata okuyiBhetlehema.+ 20 UJakopo wabeka ilitje lesikhumbuzo phezu kwethuna lakhe; ilitjelo nanamhlanjesi liseselilitje lesikhumbuzo lethuna lakaRarheli.
21 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Israyeli wakhamba wayokuhloma itendakhe phambi kombhotjhongo we-Ederi. 22 Ngesikhathi u-Israyeli asahlala enarheni leyo, uRubeni waya emabhayini nekhohlo lakayise uBhilirha, uyise wayizwa indaba le.+
Amadodana kaJakopo bewali-12. 23 Awabelethelwa nguLeya bekunguRubeni+ izibulo lakhe, uSimiyoni, uLevi, uJuda, u-Isakari noZebuloni. 24 Awabelethelwa nguRarheli nguJosefa noBhenjamini. 25 Awabelethelwa nguBhilirha isisebenzi sakaRarheli nguDani noNafitali. 26 UZilipha isisebenzi sakaLeya sambelethela uGadi no-Atjheri. Ngiwo-ke la amadodana kaJakopo abelethelwa wona ePadana-Aramu.
27 Ekugcineni uJakopo waya lapho bekunoyise u-Isaka eMamre,+ eKhiriyathi-Ariba okuyiRhebroni lapho u-Abrahama no-Isaka bebahlala khona, enarheni ekungasiyo yekhabo.+ 28 U-Isaka waphila iminyaka eli-180.+ 29 Ngemva kwalokho u-Isaka wahlongakala, wayokubulungwa nabokhokho bakhe. Besele aluphele kodwana wayithabela ipilwakhe. Nje-ke amadodanakhe u-Esewu noJakopo bambulunga.+