20 Nibotsi: ‘Yebo, Jakobe inceku yakho, ita ngemuva, iyangilandzela.’ ” Jakobe abecabanga atsi uyatincengela ngaletipho ngekutitfumela kucala, khona kutawutsi nakahlangana naye, abe asamcolele.
Wachubeka wayiyala kanjalo futsi neyesibili, neyesitsatfu, nato tonkhe letinceku lebetichuba lemihlambi atsi: “Ngiko loko-ke leniyakukhuluma ku-Esawu, nanihlangana naye.
Ngako-ke letipho takhe tahamba embili, yena Jakobe wasala ngemuva esikanekisweni, wabucitsa khona busuku.
Israyeli, uyise, wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Nangabe kufanele kube njalo-ke, hambani netipho letititselo telikhetselo talelive, nitifake emasakeni enu, nifike nitiphe lendvodza leniyishoko: nitsatse litsantana lebhalisamu, neleluju lwetinyosi, nelemakha, nelemure, nelemaphisitakhiwo, nelema-alimondi.
Tindvuna takhe takhuluma kuye, tatsi: “Sesivile kutsi emakhosi endlu yaka-Israyeli anesihe. Asambe siye enkhosini yaka-Israyeli sivunule emasaka lapha elukhalweni sibophe tintsambo lapha etinhloko tetfu. Mhlawumbe angahle akusindzise angakubulali.”
Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ususa lutfutfuva; kodvwa umuntfu lobeketelako uletsa kuthula lapho kunembango khona.
Kutfukutsela kwenkhosi kunjengesitfunywa sekufa; kodvwa umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyayidvudvuta inhlitiyo yayo.
Sipho sakhe umuntfu simphendlela indlela, simholele kulabakhulu.
Intfukutselo yemuntfu ungayiphotisa ngekumnika sipho ngasese, nekutfukutsela kwakhe ungakuphotisa ngemdizo wekutfukuswa.
Kute nenhlawulo leyawukwenta lendvodza lephingelwe ibuyisane naye, futsi kute kwekuncenga lengamnika kona nome ngabe kukhulu kanganani.
Ngobe ngubani nje lowatiko, mhlawumbe Nkulunkulu angatisola ayiyekele lentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako, kuze singabhubhi?’ ”
sibayale ngemoya lomnene labo labamelene naso, mhlawumbe Nkulunkulu angabanika kuphendvuka, badzimate balati liciniso,
Bumbani imifanekiso yematfumba enu neyemagundvwane lekungatsi abhubhise lelive, nimnike ludvumo Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Mhlawumbe uyakusiphakamisa sandla sakhe lesimatima etikwenu, nasetikwabonkulunkulu benu, nasetikwelive lenu.