16 Tidvumbu tabo tamikiswa eShekhemu, lapho tangcwatjwa khona edlizeni lelalitsengwe ngu-Abrahama ngemali esiveni saHamori eShekhemu.
Bo-Abrahama na-Efroni bavumelana. Abrahama wase ukalela Efroni isiliva labesavele akhulume ngayo embikwemaHethi. Kwaba ngemashekheli esiliva langema-400, lekwakusilinganiso lesasisemtsetfweni webatsengisi bangaleso sikhatsi.
“Ngisihambi nemchamuki la emkhatsini wenu. Ngicela ningitsengisele indzawo yekungcwaba, khona ngitewungcwaba lesidvumbu semkami.”
Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
Ngifuna kungcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bobabe. Ubongetfwala, ungikhiphe eGibhithe ngiyekungcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bobabe.” Josefa wamphendvula watsi: “Ngiyawukwenta loko njengobe ushito.”
Ngako emadvodzana aJakobe enta njengobe abewayalile.
Emadvodzana aJakobe ametfwala uyise ambuyisela eveni laseKhenani, amngcwaba emhumeni wensimi yaseMakhaphela, ngasemphumalanga yeMamre. Lomgedze watsengwa kanye nensimi ngu-Abrahama ku-Efroni, umHethi, kutsi ube yindzawo yekungcwaba.
Mosi watsatsa ematsambo aJosefa wahamba nawo, ngobe abebafungisile bantfwana baka-Israyeli kutsi babowatsatsa. Abekhulume kubo watsi: “Nkulunkulu uyakuta anisite; nalifika lelo langa nibowatsatsa lamatsambo ami nihambe nawo.”
Ematsambo aJosefa, ema-Israyeli laphuma nawo eGibhithe, angcwatjwa eShekhemu, kulelo tsafa lelive Jakobe lalitsenga ngetinhlavu tesiliva letilikhulu, kumadvodzana aHamori, uyise waShekhemu. Lendzawo yaba lifa letitukulwane takaJosefa.