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35UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJakobe: Sukuma, yenyukela eBhethelia, uhlale khona; umenzele lapho ilathi uNkulunkulu owabonakala kuwe mhla ubaleka ebusweni bukaEsawu umnewenub. 2 UJakobe wasesithi kundlu yakhec lakubo bonke ababelaye: Susani onkulunkulu bezizwe abaphakathi kwenud, lizihlambulule, lintshintshe izembatho zenue. 3 Asisukume senyukele eBhetheli, ngimenzele khona uNkulunkulu ilathi owangiphendula ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwamif, njalo waba lami endleleni engahamba kuyog. 4 Basebenika uJakobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe ababesesandleni sabo, lamacicih ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wasekufihla ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi*i eliseShekema. 5 Basebehamba; lokwesabeka kukaNkulunkuluj kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayibazingelezele, njalo kabawaxotshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

6 UJakobe wasefika eLuzik, eselizweni leKhanani, eyiBhetheli, yena labantu bonke ababelaye. 7 Wasesakha khona ilathi, wayibiza indawo ngokuthi iEli-Bhetheli1, ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye ekubalekeleni ubuso bomnewabo. 8 Njalo uDebora umlizane kaRebeka wafal, wangcwatshwa ezansi kweBhetheli ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhim, ngakho wasitha ibizo laso iAloni-Bakuthi2.

9 UNkulunkulu wasebuya wabonakala kuJakobe evela ePadani-Arama, wambusisa. 10 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: Ibizo lakho nguJakobe; ibizo lakho kalisayikuthiwa nguJakoben, kodwa uIsrayeli kuzakuba libizo lakho. Wabiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi uIsrayelio. 11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: NginguNkulunkulu uSomandlap; zala wandeq; isizwe, yebo ibandla lezizwe kuzavela kuwer; lamakhosi azaphuma ekhalweni lwakho. 12 Lelizwe engalinika uAbrahama loIsaka ngizalinika wena, lenzalweni yakho emva kwakho ngizayinika ilizwes. 13 UNkulunkulu wasesenyuka esuka kuye endaweni lapho ayekhuluma laye khonat. 14 UJakobe wasemisa insika endaweni lapho ayekhuluma laye khona, insika yelitsheu. Wathululela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokunathwayov, wathela phezu kwayo amagcobo. 15 UJakobe waseyitha ibizo lendawo, lapho uNkulunkulu ayekhulume laye khona, iBhetheliw.

16 Basebehamba besuka eBhetheli; kwathi kusesengummango3 ukuya eEfrathi, uRasheli wabeletha, wayelobunzima ekubeletheni. 17 Kwasekusithi ekubeletheni kwakhe nzima, umbelethisi wathi kuye: Ungesabi, ngoba lalo uzakuba yindodana yakhox. 18 Kwasekusithi umphefumulo wakhe usuphuma, ngoba esesifa, wayitha ibizo layo uBenoni4; kodwa uyise wayibiza ngokuthi nguBhenjamini5. 19 URasheli wasesifay, wangcwatshwa endleleni eya eEfrathi, eyiBhethelehemaz. 20 UJakobe wasemisa insika phezu kwengcwaba lakhe; le yinsika yengcwaba likaRasheli kuze kube lamuhlaa.

21 UIsrayeli wasehamba, wamisa ithente lakhe ngaphambili komphotshongo weEderib. 22 Kwasekusithi uIsrayeli ehlala kulelolizwe, uRubeni waya walala loBilihac umfazi omncinyane kayise; uIsrayeli wasekuzwa.

Amadodana kaJakobe-ke ayelitshumi lambilid; 23 amadodana kaLeya: Izibulo likaJakobe, uRubeni, loSimeyoni loLevi loJuda loIsakari loZebuluni; 24 amadodana kaRasheli: OJosefa loBhenjamini; 25 lamadodana kaBiliha, incekukazi kaRasheli: ODani loNafithali; 26 lamadodana kaZilipa, incekukazi kaLeya: OGadi loAsheri; la ngamadodana kaJakobe azalelwa yena ePadani-Arama.

27 UJakobe wasefika kuIsaka uyise eMamree, eKiriyathi-Arbaf, eyiHebroni, lapho uAbrahama ahlala khona njengowezizwe, loIsakag. 28 Lensuku zikaIsaka zaziyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili. 29 UIsaka wasehodoza, wafa, wabuthelwa ezizweni zakiboh, emdala, enele ngensuku. Amadodana akhe uEsawu loJakobe asemngcwabai.

a 28.13-19.

b 27.43.

c 18.19. Josh. 24.15.

d 31.19. Josh. 24.2,23. 1 Sam. 7.3.

e Eks. 19.10.

f 32.7,24.

g 28.20; 31.3.

h Hos. 2.13. Gen. 24.22.

i Josh. 24.26. 2 Sam. 18.9. 1 Kho. 13.14. 1 Lan. 10.12. Gen. 35.8.

j 9.2. Eks. 15.16; 23.27. Dute. 11.25. Josh. 2.9. 2 Lan. 14.14.

k 28.19.

1 iEli-Bhetheli: okuyikuthi, uNkulunkulu weBhetheli.

l 24.59.

m 13.18; 35.4.

2 iAloni-Bakuthi: okuyikuthi, ie-oki yokulila.

n 17.5,15.

o 32.28.

p 17.1.

q 28.3; 48.4.

r 17.5,6,16; 26.4.

s 12.7; 13.15; 17.8; 26.3; 28.13.

t 17.22.

u 28.18; 31.45.

v Nani 28.7.

w 28.19.

3 ummango: Heb. isiqetshana somhlabathi.

x 30.24. 1 Sam. 4.20.

4 uBenoni: okuyikuthi, indodana yosizi lwami.

5 uBhenjamini: okuyikuthi, indodana yesandla sokunene.

y 48.7.

z Ruthe 1.2; 4.11. Mika 5.2. Mat. 2.6,16-18.

a 1 Sam. 10.2.

b Mika 4.8.

c 49.4. 1 Lan. 5.1. Gen. 30.4; 37.2. 2 Sam. 16.22; 20.3. 1 Kor. 5.1.

d 46.8-27. Eks. 1.2-4.

e 13.18; 23.2,19.

f Josh. 14.15; 15.13.

g 28.10.

h 15.15; 25.8.

i 25.9; 49.31.