Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka Genesisi 32

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Lendvodza yatsi: “Libito lakho lingeke lisaba nguJakobe, kodvwa sewutawuba ngu-Israyeli, ngobe ubambene naNkulunkulu nebantfu, wajinge wancoba.”

Lendvodza yatsi: “Ngiyekele ngihambe, ngobe sekuyasa.” Jakobe watsi: “Ngingeke ngikuyekele uhambe ungakangibusisi.”

kodvwa yena wasala ngemuva. Kwase kufika indvodza labambana nayo, kwadzimate kwadzabuka kusa.

Jakobe lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi: “yiPheniyeli,” lokusho kutsi: “Ngibonene naNkulunkulu buso nebuso, noko umphefumulo wami waphephiswa.”

Yatsi kube ibone lendvodza kutsi iyehluleka kuphunyula kuJakobe, yase imtsintsa enyongeni. Inyonga yaJakobe yenyela solomane tibambene etulu nalendvodza.

Yabuta yatsi: “Ngubani libito lakho?” Waphendvula watsi: “NginguJakobe.”

Jakobe wabuta watsi: “Wena-ke ungubani libito lakho?” Yaphendvula yatsi: “Ufunelani kwati libito lami?” Yase iyambusisa.

Umusa wakho awukangifaneli nako konkhe kwetsembeka kwakho lokubonakalise kimi, inceku yakho, akukangifaneli. Ngobe lomfula iJordane ngawewela ngiphetse ludvondvolo lwami lodvwa, manje senginemacembu lamabili.

Ngako-ke kuze kube ngulamuhla titukulwane taka-Israyeli atiwudli umsipha wenyonga, ngobe ngiwo lowo msipha lowatsintfwa kuJakobe.

Jakobe wase uyathandaza watsi: “Nkulunkulu wababemkhulu Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wababe wami Isaka! Simakadze, wena wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Ncandzeka ubuyele eveni lakini, nasetihlotjeni takho, mine ngitakwentela lokuhle.’

Ngicela kutsi umane ungephule esandleni semnaketfu Esawu, ngobe ngiyamesaba, kutsi angahle angihlasele abulale bantfwana kanye nabonina.