< UGenesisi 33 >

1 UJakhobe wathi evusa amehlo wabona u-Esawu, eqhamuka lamadoda akhe angamakhulu amane; wasesehlukanisa abantwana phakathi kukaLeya, uRasheli lezincekukazi zombili.
Pea hanga hake ʻa Sēkope ʻo sio, pea vakai, naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻIsoa, mo e kau tangata ʻe toko fāngeau. Pea vaheʻi ʻe ia ʻae fānau, kia Lia, mo Lesieli, pea mo e ongo kaunanga.
2 Waqhuba phambili izincekukazi labantwabazo, kwalandela uLeya labantwabakhe, kweza uRasheli loJosefa ngemuva.
Pea ne fakamuʻomuʻa ʻae ongo kaunanga mo ʻena fānau, pea hoko ʻa Lia mo ʻene fānau, pea fakamuimui ʻa Lesieli mo Siosefa.
3 Yena ngokwakhe wahamba phambili wakhothama phansi emhlabathini kasikhombisa esebanga kumnewabo.
Pea ne muʻomuʻa ia ʻiate kinautolu, pea punou hifo ia ʻo tuʻo fitu ki he kelekele, ʻi heʻene ʻunuʻunu atu ki hono taʻokete.
4 Kodwa u-Esawu wagijima wahlangabeza uJakhobe wamanga; wamgona ngezingalo entanyeni wamanga. Bakhala.
Ka naʻe lele ʻa ʻIsoa ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia, pea ne fāʻofua ia ki hono kia, pea uma kiate ia: pea naʻa na fetāngihi.
5 U-Esawu wasekhangela wabona abesifazane labantwana. Wabuza wathi, “Ngobani laba ohamba labo na?” UJakhobe waphendula wathi, “Ngabantwana uNkulunkulu abaphe ngesihle inceku yakho.”
Pea hanga hake hono mata, ʻo ne sio ki he kau fefine mo e tamaiki: pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko hai ʻakinautolu ni ʻoku ʻiate koe?” Pea pehēange ʻe ia, “Ko e fānau, kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtua ʻaloʻofa ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.”
6 Kwathi izincekukazi labantwabazo, zasondela zakhothamela phansi.
Pea naʻe toki ʻunuʻunu mai ʻo ofi, ʻae ongo kaunanga, ʻakinaua mo ʻena fānau, pea naʻa nau punou.
7 Kwalandela uLeya kanye labantwabakhe beza bakhothamela phansi. Abokucina kwaba nguJosefa loRasheli, labo bakhothamela phansi.
Pea haʻu ʻo ofi ʻa Lia foki mo ʻene fānau, pea punou ʻakinautolu: pea haʻu fakamui ʻa Siosefa mo Lesieli ʻo ofi, pea punou ʻakinaua.
8 U-Esawu wabuza wathi, “Utshoni ngemihlambi yonke le engihlangane layo?” Wathi, “Ngeyokucela umusa kuwe, nkosi yami.”
Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoe ngaahi fanga manu naʻa mau fehikitaki mo au?” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e meʻa ke ʻofeina ai au ʻi he ʻao ʻo hoku ʻeiki.”
9 Kodwa u-Esawu wathi, “Lami sengilakho okunengi, mnawami. Zigcinele lawe lokho olakho.”
Pea pehē ʻe ʻIsoa, “Ko hoku tehina, kuo lahi ʻeku meʻa; ke ʻiate koe pe, ʻaia ʻoku ʻaʻau.”
10 UJakhobe wathi, “Hatshi bo, bakithi. Nxa ngisamukeleka kuwe yamukela isipho sami lesi. Ngoba ukubona ubuso bakho kufana lokubona ubuso bukaNkulunkulu, ikakhulu njengoba usungamukele ngesihle.
Pea pehēange ʻe Sēkope, “ʻOua, ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, kapau ʻoku ou lelei ʻi ho ʻao, pea ke maʻu ʻeku meʻaʻofa mei hoku nima; he ko ia kuo u mamata ai ki ho mata, ʻo hangē ko e fofonga ʻoe ʻOtua, pea kuo ke lelei kiate au.
11 Ngicela ukuthi wamukele isipho leso esilethwe kuwe, ngoba uNkulunkulu ube lomusa kimi, ngaba lakho konke engikudingayo.” Kwathi ngoba uJakhobe encenga, u-Esawu wasamukela.
‌ʻOku ou kole ke ke maʻu ʻeku tāpuaki, ʻaia kuo ʻomi kiate koe; koeʻuhi kuo fai lelei ʻe he ʻOtua kiate au, pea kuo u maʻu ʻo lahi.” Pea naʻa ne fakalotoʻi ia, pea ne toʻo ia.
12 U-Esawu wasesithi, “Kasihambeni. Ngizahamba lani.”
Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ke tau fononga pea tau ō, pea te u muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe.”
13 Kodwa uJakhobe wathi kuye, “Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana babuthakathaka lokuthi ngisamele nginakekele izimvukazi lamankomokazi konke okusanda kuzala. Zingahanjiswa ngamandla okwelanga elilodwa nje, izifuyo zizakufa.
Pea pehēange ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻOku ʻilo ʻe hoku ʻeiki ʻoku vaivai ʻae tamaiki, pea ʻoku ʻiate au ʻae fanga manu feitama: pea kapau ʻe fakateka mālohi ʻakinautolu ʻe he kau tangata, ʻi he ʻaho pe taha, ʻe mate ai kotoa pē.
14 Ngakho inkosi yami kayizihambele phambili kwenceku yayo, mina ngilandele kancane okwamandla emihlambi eqhutshwayo labantwana, ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.”
‌ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke muʻomuʻa ʻa hoku ʻeiki ʻi heʻene tamaioʻeiki; pea te u muimui atu ʻo fakatuotuai, ʻo fakatatau ki he faʻa fai ʻe he fanga manu, mo e tamaiki, ʻa ʻenau muʻomuʻa ʻiate au, ke ʻoua ke u hoko ki hoku ʻeiki ʻi Seia.”
15 U-Esawu wathi, “Nxa kunjalo ngizatshiya amanye amadoda ami lawe.” UJakhobe wabuza wathi, “Kambe ube ukwenzelani lokho? Inkosi yami kayingenzele umusa nje kube kuphela.”
Pea talaange ʻe ʻIsoa, “Tuku ke nofo kiate koe hā niʻihi ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻiate au:” pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e hā hono ʻaonga?” Tuku ke u lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo hoku ʻeiki.
16 Ngakho ngalolosuku u-Esawu wasuka esebuyela eSeyiri.
Pea tafoki ʻa ʻIsoa ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ke ʻalu ki Seia.
17 Kodwa uJakhobe waya eSukhothi lapho azakhela khona umuzi wakha lezibaya zezifuyo zakhe. Kungakho leyondawo ithiwa yiSukhothi.
Pea fononga ʻa Sēkope ki Sukote, pea langa ai hono fale louʻakau ʻo ne ngaohi ai ʻae ngaahi fale louʻakau ki heʻene fanga manu: ko ia ʻoku ui ai ʻae potu ko ia ko Sukote.
18 UJakhobe esebuyile ePhadani Aramu wafika kuhle edolobheni laseShekhemu eKhenani wamisa izihonqo eduzane kwedolobho.
Pea hoko lelei pe ʻa Sēkope ki he kolo ko Sikemi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he fonua ko Kēnani, ʻi heʻene haʻu mei Petanalami; pea naʻa ne fokotuʻu hono fale fehikitaki ʻo ofi ki he kolo.
19 Ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezilikhulu wathenga isiqinti somhlabathi emadodaneni kaHamori, uyise kaShekhemu, lapho amisa khona ithente lakhe.
Pea ne fakatau ʻae potu ngoue, ʻaia ne ne folahi ai hono fale fehikitaki, mei he nima ʻoe fānau ʻa Hemoa ko e tamai ʻa Sikemi, ʻaki ʻae paʻanga ʻe teau.
20 Khonapho amisa i-alithari walibiza ngokuthi yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli.
Pea naʻa ne fokotuʻu ʻi ai ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ʻo ne ui ia ko ʻEle-ilohe-ʻIsileli.

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