< Jenesis 32 >

1 Jekopu'a kantega nevigeno, Anumzamofo ankeromo'za agrite efore hu'naze.
UJakhobe laye wahamba ngeyakhe indlela, wasehlangabezwa yizingilosi zikaNkulunkulu.
2 Hagi Jekopu'ma nezmageno'a amanage hu'ne, Ama Anumzamofo nonkumare, nehuno agi'a Mahanaimie huno ante'ne.
Wathi ezibona uJakhobe wathi, “Leli libandla likaNkulunkulu!” Indawo leyo waseyibiza ngokuthi yiMahanayimi.
3 Jekopu'a ke erino vu vahe huzmantege'za vugote'za nefu Iso mani'nere Idomu moparega, mago agi'a Seirie nehazarega vu'naze.
UJakhobe wathuma izithunywa ukuba zihambe phambili kwakhe kumnewabo u-Esawu elizweni laseSeyiri, ilizwe lika-Edomi.
4 Hagi Jekopu'a mago'ene amanage huno huzmante'ne, Amanage huta ranimofo Isona ome asamiho, eri'za neka'a Jekopu'a anage hie, nagra Lebani mopafi mani'noreti menina neoe.
Wazilaya wathi, “Nanku okumele likutsho enkosini yami u-Esawu, ‘Inceku yakho uJakhobe uthi bengihlezi loLabhani njalo ngihlale khona kwaze kwaba khathesi.
5 Nagra bulimakao afutaminki, donkiraminki, memeramine, sipisipi kevuzagane, eri'za veanine zamavare'na ne-ena ranimoka kagrama kasunku'ma hunantenka mago krimpama hunka antahinamisanku hunezmantoe, hie huta ome asmiho.
Ngilenkomo labobabhemi, ngilezimvu, lembuzi, njalo ngilezinceku lezincekukazi. Khathesi-ke sengithumela lelilizwi enkosini yami, ukuze ngithole umusa emehlweni akho.’”
6 Hige'za kema eri'za vu'naza vahe'mo'za ete e'za Jekopuna amanage hu'za eme asmi'naze, Negafu Isona ome asamunanagi kantega tutagiha hugantenaku ne-ege'za, 400'a vahe'mo'za avega hu'za neaze.
Kwathi izithunywa sezibuya kuJakhobe zathi, “Sihambile kumfowenu u-Esawu, okwamanje uyeza ukuzokuhlangabeza, ulamadoda angamakhulu amane eza lawo.”
7 Hazageno Jekopu'na tusi amano vazigeno agu'amo tare nehigeno, miko'a zama'ane vahe'ane, bulimakao kevune, memeramine, sipisipiramine, kemoriramina tarefi refko huno kevu huzmantene.
UJakhobe wafikelwa yikwesaba lokukhathazeka okukhulu wasesehlukanisa phakathi abantu ayelabo baba ngamaqembu amabili, wenzenjalo lemihlambini yezimvu leyenkomo lamakamela lawo.
8 Amanahu agesa agra antahi'ne, Iso'ma, mago kevuma ha'ma eme huzmantesigeno'a, mago kevu'moza fresnaze, huno nehuno tare kevua refako hunte'ne.
Wakhumbula wathi, “Nxa u-Esawu angafika ahlasele elinye iqembu, leloqembu eliseleyo lingahle libaleke.”
9 E'ina nehuno amanage huno Anumzamofontega nunamuna hu'ne, Nenageho Abrahamu Anumzane, nafa'nimofo Aisaki Anumzana, Ra Anumzamoka Kagra nasaminka, ete kagra mopaka'are nagaka'arega vuge'na, kazeri knare hugantaneno hunka hu'nane.
UJakhobe wasekhuleka wathi, “Oh Nkulunkulu kababa u-Abhrahama, Nkulunkulu kababa u-Isaka, Thixo, wena owathi kimi, ‘Buyela elizweni lakini lasezihlotsheni zakho, ngizakwenza uphumelele,’
10 Nagra knare osu vahe mani'nogenka vagaore kavesizane, kema hu'nante amage ante avu'avazanena Kagra eri'za vahekamo'na naveri' hu'nane. Hagi nagra magoke azompa eri'nena Jodani tina takahe'na vu'noe. Hanki menina nagra tare seli nonku'ma eme ki'na mani'noe.
mina kangiwufanelanga wonke umusa lokuthembeka okutshengise inceku yakho. Ngangiphethe intonga yami zwi mhla ngichapha iJodani leli, kodwa khathesi sengingamaqembu amabili.
11 Koro nagesa nehige'na, nagra nunamu nehuanki, nenfu Iso azampintira, nagu'vazio. Na'ankure eme nenaheno, mofavre ni'ane, nezamareranena zamahegahianki naza huo.
Ngiyakhuleka ngithi ngisindise esandleni somfowethu u-Esawu, ngoba ngiyesaba ukuthi uzakuza angihlasele, kanye labesifazane labantwababo.
12 Na'ankure Kagra hunka, Nagra kazeri ra neha'nena kagehe'za hagerinkenafi kasepankna hanage'za, vahe'mo'zahampri hana hugara osugahaze, hunka ko nagrira hunante'nane.
Kodwa wena uthe, ‘Ngempela ngizakwenza uphumelele ngenze lezizukulwane zakho zibe njengetshebetshebe lolwandle elingeke labalwa.’”
13 Hagi ana kenagera anante maseteno, kotigeno otino mika'zama erino e'nefintira ase'ma hu'neama'a refko huno muse'za nefu Iso ami'za eri atru hu'ne.
Wahlala khonapho ngalobobusuku, kwathi kulokho ayelakho wakhetha isipho sikamnewabo u-Esawu:
14 200'a a' memeraminki, 20'a ve memeraminki, 200'a sipisipiraminki, 20'a ve sipisipiraminena zamavarenenteno,
imbuzikazi ezingamakhulu amabili lempongo ezingamatshumi amabili; izimvu ezinsikazi ezingamakhulu amabili lenqama ezingamatshumi amabili;
15 30'a kemori afuzagane anenta'zmine, 40'a a' bulimakaoramine, 10ni'a ve bulimakao afuzagagi, 20'a a' donkiraminki, 10ni'a ve donki afutaminki huno zamarente'ne.
amakamela amasikazi angamatshumi amathathu lamathole awo; amankomokazi angamatshumi amane lenkunzi ezilitshumi; kanye labobabhemi abasikazi abangamatshumi amabili lemiduna yawo elitshumi.
16 Ana huteno eri'za vahe'amokizmi huzmantege'za afu'zaga kevure kevure refko hute'za rure rure zamavare'za nevazageno amanage huno zamasmi'ne, navuga vugoteta nevuta rure rure zamavareta viho,
Wakugcinisa izisebenzi zakhe konke, umhlambi munye wema wodwa, wathi kuzo izisebenzi zakhe, “Hambani phambi kwami, njalo litshiye ibanga phakathi kwemihlambi.”
17 huno nehuno, kotama vaza nagamokimire'ma vugotama hia eriza nera, amanage huno hankave ke asmi'ne, Nenfu Iso'ma eno emenegageno, igati vahe'moka, iga nevane, aza afu'zaga zamaregotenka neane? huno kantahigesigenka,
Lowo owayephambili wamlaya wathi, “Nxa umnewethu u-Esawu ekuhlangabeza afike abuze athi, ‘Ungokabani wena, njalo uya ngaphi, njalo ngezikabani zonke lezizifuyo eziphambi kwakho?’
18 amanage hunka asmio, eri'za vahekamofo Jekopu afutamine. Muse'za ramofo nefu Iso ami'zane, hagi agra henka tamage'a ne-e hiho.
Ubokuthi, ‘Ngezenceku yakho uJakhobe. Ziyisipho esithunyelwe inkosi yami u-Esawu, laye uyeza nje emuva kwethu.’”
19 Hanki anante anante'ma hu'za henkama vutere haza afu kevuraminte'ma kvama hu'zama vaza eri'za vahe'tmina kantegama Iso'na kesuta anankege ome asamiho, huno huzmante'ne.
Walaya njalo isisebenzi sesibili, lesesithathu lazozonke ezinye ezaziqhuba imihlambi wathi: “Kumele likhulume into efanayo ku-Esawu nxa lihlangana laye.
20 Anage nehuno mago'ene amanage huno huzmante'ne, Eri'za vaheka'a Jekopu'a agra tamefiga'a ne-e huta hiho. E'i anankema hu'neana, na'ankure kote'na museza ami'nenkeno e'nerino rimpa fru hutena, henka avufima ome negesugeno'a muse huno navregahie huno Jekopu'a agesa nentahino hu'ne.
Njalo lingakhohlwa ukuthi, ‘Inceku yakho uJakhobe iyeza ngemva kwethu.’” Ngoba wacabanga wathi: “Ngizamthoba ngezipho lezi engizithumela phambili; nxa sengimbona muva mhlawumbe uzangamukela.”
21 Anage huno nentahino huzmantege'za ana musezama amisia afu kevua zamavare'za vugota hu'za vazageno, ana kenagera seli noma ki'za mase'nare Jekopu'a anante mase'ne.
Ngakho izipho zikaJakhobe zahanjiswa, zamandulela, kodwa yena wasala ezihonqweni ubusuku bonke.
22 Ana kenage amu'nompi Jekopu'a otino a' trema'ane, eri'za mofatrene, 11ni'a mofavre'ane zamavareno Jabok osi tina kagata hu'nere ome zamatrege'za takahe'za vu'naze.
Ngalobobusuku uJakhobe waphakama wathatha omkakhe bobabili, lezincekukazi zakhe zombili kanye lamadodana akhe alitshumi lamunye wawela izibuko likaJabhoki.
23 Zamavreno ome zamatreteno eri'za vahe'a huzmantege'za, maka afufenoma'a eri'za takahe'za vu'naze.
Esebachaphisile wabuye wachaphisa yonke imfuyo yakhe.
24 Anante Jekopu'a agrake mani'negeno, kenagera mago ne' anante ege'ne ogazafe agazafe hu'neke, oretufe aretufe nehakeno vuno kotu'za hu'ne.
Ngakho uJakhobe wasala yedwa, indoda ethile yabindana laye kwaze kwaba semathathakusa.
25 Ana ne'mo'ma keama Jekopuma agate'marega osuno'a, amumazinare regri'nea zaferinare ahegeno Jekopuna amumazinamo'a avazu hurami'ne.
Leyondoda yathi ngokubona ukuthi kayimehluli uJakhobe, yambamba inyonga, inyonga yakhe yakhumuka elokhu ebindana laleyondoda.
26 Ana higeno ana ne'mo'a amanage hu'ne, Kotu'za hianki natrege'na va'neno, huno ana ne'mo'a higeno, Jekopu'a ana nekura huno, Katra'nena ame hunka ovugahananki, asomu hunantetenkage vugahane, huno higeno,
Indoda yasisithi, “Ngiyekela ngihambe ngoba sokusile.” Kodwa uJakhobe wamphendula wathi, “Kangisoze ngikwekele uhambe ngaphandle kokuthi ungibusise.”
27 ana ne'mo'a antahigeno, Kagi'a azage, higeno, Nagra Jekopu'ne huno asamigeno,
Indoda yambuza yathi, “Ungubani ibizo lakho na?” Wathi, “NginguJakhobe.”
28 ana ne'mo'a huno, Mago'ene kagrikura Jekopu'e hu'za osugahaze. Na'ankure Anumzane, mopafi vahe'ene hara hunka agatere'nanku menina kagi'a Israelige.
Indoda yasisithi, “Ibizo lakho kalisayikuba nguJakhobe, kodwa u-Israyeli, ngoba ulwe loNkulunkulu kanye labantu wanqoba.”
29 Higeno Jekopu'a antahigeno, Muse (plis) hugantoanki kagika'a nasamio, huno antahigegeno, Na'anku Nagri nagigura nantahi negane? Nehuno anante asomu hunte'ne.
UJakhobe wathi, “Akungitshele ibizo lakho.” Kodwa waphendula wathi “Ulibuzelani ibizo lami na?” Wasembusisa khonapho.
30 Higeno Jekopu'a huno, Nagra Anumzamofo avufi koanagi ofri manue, nehuno Jekopu'a ana kumakura Penielie huno agi'a ante'ne.
Ngakho uJakhobe wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiPheniyeli esithi, “Kungoba ngimbonile uNkulunkulu ubuso ngobuso, kodwa impilo yami kayilinyazwanga.”
31 Penieli kumara agateretegeno, zagemo'a hanati anamifi tegeno, revazmu revazmu huno vu'ne. Na'ankure amumazinamo'a ruvazu hu'negu anara hu'ne.
Ilanga lamphumela esedlula ePheniweli, ehamba eqhugezela ngenxa yenyonga yakhe.
32 Ana hu'negu menina Israeli vahe'mo'za zagagafamofo amumazinamo'ma agezafima eme regri'nerema me'nea ame'a nonaze. Na'ankure Jekopu amumzinama avako'ma hu'nea zanku hu'za nonaze.
Ngakho-ke kuze kube lamuhla abako-Israyeli kabayidli inyama elomsipha osuka enyongeni, ngoba inyonga kaJakhobe yenyela eduze lomsipha.

< Jenesis 32 >