IGenesisi 32
32
UJakobe Uhlangana Nebutho LikaNkulunkulu
1 UJakobe wabamba eyakhe indlela, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zamhlangabeza. 2 UJakobe ezibona, wathi kuzo: “Leli yibutho likaNkulunkulu.”
Wayiqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi yiMahanayimu.
UJakobe Uzilungiselela Ukuhlangana No-Esawu
3 UJakobe wathumela izithunywa ukuba zimendulele ziye kumnewabo u-Esawu, owayeseSeyiri, kwa-Edomi, 4 waziyala wathi: “Niyakuthi ku-Esawu inkosi yami: ‘Ithi inceku yakho uJakobe: bengigogobele kwaLabani angaze ngashesha ukubuya kuze kube manje. 5 Nginezinkomo, izimbongolo, izimvu, izinceku zesilisa nezesifazane, ngakho-ke ngithumele ukuyazisa inkosi yami ukuze ngifumane umusa kuyo.’ ”
6Izithunywa zabuyela kuJakobe zathi: “Sihambile saya kumnewenu u-Esawu, naye usendleleni ukuzokuhlangabeza, uza namadoda angama-400.”
7 UJakobe wesaba kakhulu, wakhathazeka, wayesehlukanisa abantu ayehamba nabo, nezimvu, nezinkomo, namakameli, kwaba ngamaqembu amabili, 8ethi emcabangweni wakhe: “Uma u-Esawu efika eqenjini lokuqala elibhubhisa, elinye liyokwazi ukuphunyuka.”
9 UJakobe wathandaza wathi: “Nkulunkulu kababamkhulu u-Abhrahama nokababa u-Isaka. Wena Simakade wathi kimi: ‘Buyela ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho, ngizokwenzela okuhle.’ 10 Angilufanele lolu thando ongenzele lona nokwethembeka okungaka okukhombise mina inceku yakho. Ngawela leli Jordani ngiphethe kuphela udondolo, kodwa manje senginamaqembu amabili. 11 Ngiyakunxusa, ngihlenge esandleni somnewethu u-Esawu, ngokuba ngiyamesaba, hleze afike angihlasele mina, nabafazi bami, nezingane zami. 12Wena luqobo uthe: ‘Ngizokwenzela okuhle, ngandise izizukulwane zakho zibe njengezihlabathi zolwandle ezingenakubalwa.’ ”
13Walala lapho ngalobo busuku. Kwathi ezintweni ayenazo wathathela umnewabo u-Esawu isipho: 14izimbuzikazi ezingama-200, nezimpongo ezingama-20, izimvukazi ezingama-200, nezinqama ezingama-20, 15amakameli ezinsikazi angama-30, namankonyane awo, izinkomazi ezingama-40, nezinkunzi ezilishumi, izimbongolo zezinsikazi ezingama-20, nezingamaduna eziyishumi. 16Wazinikela zonke lezo zilwane esandleni sezinceku zakhe ukuba ziziqhube, umhlambi ngamunye. Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Hambani phambi kwami, nishiye isikhala phakathi kwemihlambi.”
17Wathi kumholi womhlambi wokuqala: “Lapho uhlangana nomnewethu u-Esawu, bese ekubuza ethi: ‘Ungokabani wena na? Ulibangisephi? Ungokabani lo mhlambi ophambi kwakho na?’ 18Ubomphendula uthi: ‘Ungowenceku yakho uJakobe, uyisipho asithumelela inkosi yami u-Esawu, naye uyeza emva kwethu.’ ”
19Wayala nowesibili, nowesithathu, nabo bonke ababeqhuba imihlambi, wathi: “Niyakuphendula ngokufanayo ku-Esawu lapho nihlangana naye, 20futhi niyakuthi: ‘Bheka, inceku yakho uJakobe iyeza emva kwethu,’ ” ngokuba wacabanga ukuthi: “Ngingahle ngimthobise ngalesi sipho engisiqhuba phambi kwami, kuyothi lapho ngibona ubuso bakhe, mhlawumbe angemukele.”
21Izipho zamendulela, kodwa yena ngalobo busuku wasala, walala lapho babekanise khona.
UJakobe Ubambana NoNkulunkulu EPheniyeli
22 Ngalobo busuku wavuka, wathatha amakhosikazi akhe omabili, nezancinza zakhe zombili, namadodana akhe ayi-11, wabawelisa izibuko lomfula iJabhoki. 23Wabathatha wabawelisa nempahla yonke ayenayo. 24 UJakobe wasala yedwa, indoda yimbe yabambana naye kwaze kwasa. 25Lapho leyo ndoda ibona ukuthi ayimehluli uJakobe, yayisifinyelela enyongeni yakhe, yabhinyika esikhoxeni sayo besabambene.
26Wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ngiyeke ngihambe ngokuba sekuyasa.”
Wayiphendula wathi: “Anginakukudedela ungakangibusisi.”
27Leyo ndoda yathi kuye: “Ungubani igama lakho na?”
Wayiphendula wathi: “NginguJakobe.”
28 Yayisithi kuye: “Awusezukubizwa ngokuthi unguJakobe, usuzobizwa ngokuthi ungu-Israyeli, ngokuba ulwe noNkulunkulu nabantu, wanqoba.”
29 UJakobe wayesethi kuyo: “Ngicela ungitshele igama lakho.”
Yamphendula wathi: “Ungibuzelani igama lami na?”
Yayisimbusisa khona lapho.
30 UJakobe wayiqamba leyo ndawo wathi kusePheniyeli, ngokuba wathi: “Sibonene noNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso, angaze ngafa.”
31 Laphuma ilanga lapho edlula ePheniyeli, eqhuga ngenxa yokubhinyika inyonga. 32Kungenxa yalokho-ke abakwa-Israyeli bengawudli umsipha onamathele ethebeni lenyonga kuze kube namuhla, ngokuba uJakobe wathintwa lapho.
Okuqokiwe okwamanje:
IGenesisi 32: ZUL20
Qhakambisa
Dlulisela
Kopisha
Ufuna ukuthi okuvelele kwakho kugcinwe kuwo wonke amadivayisi akho? Bhalisa noma ngena ngemvume
Bible in isiZulu 2020 © Bible Society of South Africa 2020. Digital Version © Bible Society of South Africa 2020. All rights reserved. www.biblesa.co.za.
Bible in isiZulu 2020 with Deuterocanonical Books © Bible Society of South Africa 2020. Digital Version © Bible Society of South Africa 2020. All rights reserved. www.biblesa.co.za.