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32 Nje-ke uJakopo wakhamba, iingilozi zakaZimu zahlangana naye. 2 UJakopo nakazibonako wathi: “Le yikampa kaZimu!” Yeke wathiya indawo leyo ngokuthi yiMarhanayimu.*

3 UJakopo wathumela iinthunywa bona zikhambe phambi kwakhe, ziye kumnakwabo u-Esewu enarheni yeSeyiri+ esifundeni sakwa-Edomu,+ 4 waziyala wathi: “Nakhu enizokutjela ikosami u-Esewu, ‘UJakopo isisebenzi sakho, sithi: “Ngihlezi noLabani isikhathi eside.+ 5 Ngifumene iinkunzi, abodumbana, izimvu, iinsebenzi ezisikazi neziduna.+ Nje-ke ngikuthumela umlayezo lo kosami bona ngikwazise ngalokhu khona uzangamukela.”’”

6 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko, iinthunyweza zabuyela kuJakopo, zathi: “Sihlangene nomnakwenu u-Esewu, uyeza uzokubona begodu uza namadoda ama-400.”+ 7 UJakopo warhidlwa livalo begodu watshwenyeka.+ Yeke wahlukanisa abantu egade akhamba nabo, izimvu, iimbuzi, iinkomo namakamela kwaba ziinqhema ezimbili. 8 Wathi: “Nange u-Esewu asahlela isiqhema sinye, esinye sizokukghona ukuphunyurha.”

9 Ngemva kwalokho uJakopo wathi: “Maye Zimu kabamkhulu u-Abrahama, Zimu kababa u-Isaka, Jehova wena othi kimi, ‘Buyela enarhenekhenu neenhlobeni zakho begodu ngizakwenzela okuhle,’+ 10 indlela ongithanda ngayo nothembeke ngayo kimi ayikasifaneli isisebenzi sakho+ ngombana nangiyama iJordani bengiphethe intongami nje kwaphela kodwana nje sebele nginokunengi, kangangokuthi ngikghona ukukuhlukanisa kube ziinqhema ezimbili.+ 11 Ngithandaza kuwe,+ ngibawa ungisindise esandleni somnakwethu u-Esewu, ngisaba ukuthi uzongisahlela,+ asahlele abafazi bami nabantwana bami. 12 Wena wathi: ‘Ngizokwenzela okuhle begodu ngizokwenza iinzukulwana zakho zibe zinengi njengehlabathi yelwandle, yinengi khulu kangangokuthi ayibaleki.’”+

13 UJakopo wahlala ubusuku boke lapho. Ngemva kwalokho wathatha ezinye izinto anazo wazipha umnakwabo u-Esewu:+ 14 Bekuziimbuzi ezisikazi ezima-200, iimpongo ezima-20, izimvu ezisikazi ezima-200, amaramu ama-20, 15 amakamela amunyisako ama-30 namakamedlana wakhona, iinkomo ezima-40, iinkunzi ezili-10, abodumbana abasikazi abama-20 nabodumbana abaduna abali-10.+

16 Wazithatha wazinikela iinsebenzi zakhe, imihlambi le yakhamba ilandelana. Wathi eensebenzini zakhe: “Khambani phambi kwami, nenze bona kube nesikhala hlangana nemihlambi.” 17 Watjela isisebenzi esakhamba kokuthoma, wathi: “Nange u-Esewu umnakwethu akubuza athi, ‘Ungowakabani? Utjhingaphi? Umhlambi okhamba nawo lo ngewakabani?’ 18 Kufuze uphendule uthi, ‘NgingewakaJakopo isisebenzi sakho, umhlambi lo uthunyelwe wena kosami Esewu,+ naye uyasilandela.’” 19 Wayala nesisebenzi esakhamba kwesibili nesakhamba kwesithathu, nabo boke egade balandela imihlambi, wathi: “Ngilokho enizokutjho nanihlangana no-Esewu. 20 Godu kufuze nithi, ‘Isisebenzi sakho uJakopo singemva kwethu.’” Ngombana wacabanga wathi: ‘Ngizomehlisa ummoya ngokuthumela isipho.+ Ngemva kwalokho ngizakuthi nangimbonako angamukele ngomusa.’ 21 Isiphweso sakhamba phambi kwakhe kodwana yena walala ekampeni.

22 Kamva ngabo ubusukobo, wavuka wathatha abafazi bakhe ababili,+ iinsebenzi zakhe ezisikazi ezimbili+ namadodanakhe ali-11, ngemva kwalokho bayama umlambo iJabokhi.+ 23 Wayama nabo umlambo, wathatha nakho koke egade anakho.

24 Emaswapheleni uJakopo wasala ayedwa. Nje-ke kwaba nendoda alwa nayo bekwasa.+ 25 Indoda le yathi nayibona ukuthi akhenge ihlule uJakopo yamthinta inyonga begodu inyongakhe yakhwamuka njengombana bebalwa njalo.+ 26 Ngemva kwalokho yathi: “Ngilisa ngikhambe ngombana sekusile.” Waphendula wathi: “Angeze ngikulise ukhambe ungakangibusisi.”+ 27 Yeke yambuza yathi: “Ungubani igama lakho?” Waphendula wathi: “NginguJakopo.” 28 Yathi: “Igama lakho angeze kusaba nguJakopo kodwana uzokuba ngu-Israyeli*+ ngombana ulwe noZimu+ nabantu begodu waphumelela.” 29 UJakopo wabuza wathi: “Ngibawa ungitjele igama lakho.” Yaphendula yathi: “Kubayini ufuna ukwazi igama lami?”+ Ngemva kwalokho yambusisa khonapho. 30 UJakopo wathiya indawo leyo ngokuthi yiPeniyeli,*+ wathi, “Ngibone ubuso bakaZimu kodwana ngaphila.”+

31 Kwathi nakadlula ePhenuweli,* ilanga laphuma, bekahluza ngebanga lokulimala enyongeni.+ 32 Kungebangelo bekube kunamhlanjesi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangawudli umsipha wenyonga ngombana indoda leya yathinta wona lokha inyonga kaJakopo nayizakukhwamuka.