Genesis 32
1 UJakobe wabamba eyakhe indlela, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zamhlangabeza.
2 UJakobe ezibona, wathi kuzo: “Leli yibutho likaNkulunkulu.” Wayiqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi yiMahanayimu.
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.’ ”
6 Izithunywa 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,
8 ethi 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.
12 Wena luqobo uthe: ‘Ngizokwenzela okuhle, ngandise izizukulwane zakho zibe njengezihlabathi zolwandle ezingenakubalwa.’ ”
13 Walala lapho ngalobo busuku. Kwathi ezintweni ayenazo wathathela umnewabo u-Esawu isipho:
14 izimbuzikazi ezingama-200, nezimpongo ezingama-20, izimvukazi ezingama-200, nezinqama ezingama-20,
15 amakameli ezinsikazi angama-30, namankonyane awo, izinkomazi ezingama-40, nezinkunzi ezilishumi, izimbongolo zezinsikazi ezingama-20, nezingamaduna eziyishumi.
16 Wazinikela zonke lezo zilwane esandleni sezinceku zakhe ukuba ziziqhube, umhlambi ngamunye. Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Hambani phambi kwami, nishiye isikhala phakathi kwemihlambi.”
17 Wathi kumholi womhlambi wokuqala: “Lapho uhlangana nomnewethu u-Esawu, bese ekubuza ethi: ‘Ungokabani wena na? Ulibangisephi? Ungokabani lo mhlambi ophambi kwakho na?’
18 Ubomphendula uthi: ‘Ungowenceku yakho uJakobe, uyisipho asithumelela inkosi yami u-Esawu, naye uyeza emva kwethu.’ ”
19 Wayala nowesibili, nowesithathu, nabo bonke ababeqhuba imihlambi, wathi: “Niyakuphendula ngokufanayo ku-Esawu lapho nihlangana naye,
20 futhi 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.”
21 Izipho zamendulela, kodwa yena ngalobo busuku wasala, walala lapho babekanise khona.
22 Ngalobo busuku wavuka, wathatha amakhosikazi akhe omabili, nezancinza zakhe zombili, namadodana akhe ayi-11, wabawelisa izibuko lomfula iJabhoki.
23 Wabathatha wabawelisa nempahla yonke ayenayo.
24 UJakobe wasala yedwa, indoda yimbe yabambana naye kwaze kwasa.
25 Lapho leyo ndoda ibona ukuthi ayimehluli uJakobe, yayisifinyelela enyongeni yakhe, yabhinyika esikhoxeni sayo besabambene.
26 Wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ngiyeke ngihambe ngokuba sekuyasa.” Wayiphendula wathi: “Anginakukudedela ungakangibusisi.”
27 Leyo 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.
32 Kungenxa yalokho-ke abakwa-Israyeli bengawudli umsipha onamathele ethebeni lenyonga kuze kube namuhla, ngokuba uJakobe wathintwa lapho.