Isahluko 27
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Kwathi u-Isaka esemdala namehlo akhe efiphele engasaboni, wabiza u-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu, wathi kuye: “Ndodana yami!” Wathi kuye: “Ngilapha.”
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Wayesethi: “Bheka, sengimdala, angilwazi usuku lokufa kwami.
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Ngalokho awuthathe manje izikhali zakho, umgodla wakho nomnsalo wakho, uye endle, ungizingelele inyamazane,
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ungilungisele isilovela engisithandayo, usilethe kimi ukuba ngidle, umphefumulo wami ukubusise ngingakafi.”
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URebeka wezwa u-Isaka ekhuluma no-Esawu indodana yakhe. U-Esawu waya endle ukuyozingela inyamazane, abuye nayo.
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URebeka wakhuluma kuJakobe indodana yakhe, wathi: “Bheka, ngizwe uyihlo ekhuluma no-Esawu umnewenu, ethi:
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‘Ngilethele inyamazane, ungilungisele isilovela, ukuze ngidle, ngikubusise ebusweni bukaJehova ngingakafi.’
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Ngalokho, ndodana yami, lalela izwi lami kulokhu engikuyala ngakho.
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Yana emhlambini, ungithathele khona amazinyane amabili amahle ezimbuzi, ngilungisele uyihlo isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo,
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wena usiyise kuyihlo, aze adle, akubusise engakafi.”
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UJakobe wathi kuRebeka unina: “Bheka, umnewethu ungumuntu oyinundu, mina ngiluqwatha.
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Mhlawumbe ubaba uyakungiphatha, ngibe ngokhohlisayo emehlweni akhe, ngizilethele isiqalekiso, kungabi yisibusiso.”
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Unina wayesethi kuye: “Isiqalekiso sakho, ndodana yami, masibe phezu kwami; lalela izwi lami, uhambe ukungithathela wona.”
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Wayesehamba-ke, wawathatha, wawayisa kunina; unina walungisa isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo uyise.
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URebeka wayesethatha izingubo ezinhle zika-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu ezazikuye endlini, wamembathisa zona uJakobe indodana yakhe encane.
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Wamnqwambisa izikhumba zamazinyane ezimbuzi ezandleni zakhe nasocwatheni lwentamo.
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Wanikela esandleni sikaJakobe indodana yakhe isilovela nesinkwa akulungisileyo.
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Yena waya kuyise, wathi: “Baba!” Wathi yena: “Ngilapha; ungubani wena ndodana yami na?”
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UJakobe wathi kuyise: “Ngingu-Esawu izibulo lakho; ngenze njengalokho ungitshelile; mawuvuke, uhlale, udle ukuba umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.”
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U-Isaka wathi kuyo indodana yakhe: “Kwenzeke kanjani ukuba usheshe kangaka ukuyithola, ndodana yami, na?” Wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyenze ukuba ize phambi kwami.”
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U-Isaka wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ake usondele, ngikuphathe, ndodana yami, uma uyindodana yami u-Esawu uqobo noma ungesiyo na?”
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UJakobe wasondela ku-Isaka uyise; wamphatha, wathi: “Izwi liyizwi likaJakobe, kepha izandla ziyizandla zika-Esawu.”
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Akamazanga, ngokuba izandla zakhe zazinoboya njengezandla zomnewabo u-Esawu; wayeseyakumbusisa.
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Kepha wayesethi: “Uyindodana yami u-Esawu uqobo na?” Wathi: “Nginguye.”
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Wayesethi: “Sondeza kimi, ngidle inyamazane yendodana yami ukuba umphefumulo wami ukubusise.” Wayeseyisondeza kuye, wadla; wayisa kuye iwayini, waphuza.
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Uyise u-Isaka wathi kuye: “Ake usondele ungange, ndodana yami.”
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Wasondela wamanga, wahogela iphunga lezingubo zakhe, wambusisa wathi: “Bheka, iphunga lendodana yami linjengephunga lensimu ebusisiwe nguJehova.
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UNkulunkulu makakuphe amazolo ezulu, namanoni omhlaba, nenala yamabele neyewayini.
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Abantu mabakukhonze, izizwe zikukhothamele; yiba yinkosi yabafowenu, amadodana kanyoko akukhothamele; makaqalekiswe okuqalekisayo, abusiswe okubusisayo.”
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Kwathi u-Isaka eseqede ukumbusisa uJakobe, uJakobe esand' ukuphuma ebusweni buka-Isaka uyise, wafika u-Esawu umnewabo evela ekuzingeleni kwakhe.
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Naye wenza isilovela, wasiyisa kuyise; wathi kuyise: “Ubaba makavuke, adle inyamazane yendodana yakhe ukuba umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.”
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U-Isaka uyise wathi kuye: “Ungubani wena na?” Wathi: “Ngiyindodana yakho, izibulo lakho, u-Esawu.”
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U-Isaka wayesethuthumela nokuthuthumela kakhulu impela, wathi: “Ngubani, pho, othathe inyamazane, wayiletha kimi, ngayidla yonke ungakafiki, ngambusisa, na? Yena uyakuba ngobusisiweyo.”
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U-Esawu esezwa amazwi kayise wakhala nokukhala kamunyu impela, wathi kuyise: “Ngibusise nami, baba!”
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Wayesethi: “Umfowenu ufike ngenkohliso, wathatha isibusiso sakho.”
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Wathi: “Aliqanjwanga kahle igama lakhe ngokuthi uJakobe na? Ngokuba sekukabili engiqinela; wathatha ubuzibulo bami; bheka, manje usethathe isibusiso sami.” Wathi: “Mina, awungigodlelanga sibusiso na?”
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U-Isaka waphendula, wathi ku-Esawu: “Bheka, ngimmisile abe yinkosi yakho, nabafowabo bonke ngimnike bona babe yizinceku zakhe; ngimphasile ngamabele nangewayini; ngingase ngikwenzeleni wena ndodana yami na?”
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Wayesethi u-Esawu kuyise: “Baba, sinye nje isibusiso sakho na? Ngibusise nami, baba!” U-Esawu wadazuluka, wakhala.
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U-Isaka uyise waphendula, wathi kuye: “Bheka, umuzi wakho uyakuba kude namanoni omhlaba namazolo ezulu avela phezulu.
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Uyakuphila ngenkemba yakho, umkhonze umfowenu; kuyakuthi lapho udlubulunda, uhluzule ijoka lakhe entanyeni yakho.”
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U-Esawu wayesemzonda uJakobe ngenxa yesibusiso uyise ambusise ngaso; u-Esawu wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Izinsuku zokulilela ubaba sezisondele; khona ngiyakumbulala umfowethu uJakobe.”
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URebeka watshelwa amazwi ka-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu; wathuma wambiza uJakobe indodana yakhe encane, wathi kuye: “Bheka, umnewenu u-Esawu uyaziduduza ngawe ngokuthi uyakukubulala.
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Ngalokho, ndodana yami, lalela izwi lami: vuka ubalekele kuLabani umfowethu eHarana,
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uhlale kuye izinsukwana ezithile, kuze kubohle ukufutheka komfowenu,
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kusuke kuwe ukuthukuthela komnewenu, akhohlwe lokho okwenze kuye, bese ngithuma ngikulande khona; ngizakwaphucwa ngani nina nobabili ngalusuku lunye na?”
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URebeka wayesethi ku-Isaka: “Ngidiniwe ukuphila ngenxa yamadodakazi kaHeti; uma uJakobe ethatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi kaHeti onjengalawa, kuwo amadodakazi aleli zwe, kuyakungisiza ngani ukuphila na?”