Verse 1: U-Isaka wambiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamyala, wathi kuye: “Awuyikuthatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi aseKhanani.
Verse 2: Vuka uye ePhadani Aramu endlini kaBetuweli uyise kanyoko, uzithathele khona umfazi kuwo amadodakazi kaLabani unyokolume.
Verse 3: UNkulunkulu uSomandla makakubusise, akuchumise, akwandise, ube yizizwe eziningi,
Verse 4: akuphe isibusiso sika-Abrahama, wena nenzalo yakho kanye nawe, udle ifa lezwe lokugogobala kwakho uNkulunkulu amnika lona u-Abrahama.”
Verse 5: U-Isaka wayesemmukisa uJakobe, waya ePhadani Aramu kuye uLabani indodana kaBetuweli umAramu, umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe no-Esawu.
Verse 6: U-Esawu ebona ukuthi u-Isaka umbusisile uJakobe, wamthuma ePhadani Aramu ukuyothatha khona umfazi, nokuthi lapho embusisa wamyala wathi: “Awuyikuthatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi aseKhanani,”
Verse 7: nokuthi uJakobe walalela uyise nonina, waya ePhadani Aramu,
Verse 8: khona u-Esawu wabona ukuthi amadodakazi aseKhanani mabi emehlweni ka-Isaka uyise,
Verse 9: waya ku-Ishmayeli, wathatha uMahalati indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, udadewabo kaNebayoti, abe ngumkakhe kanye nabafazi ayesenabo.
Verse 10: UJakobe wayesemuka eBeri Sheba, waya eHarana.
Verse 11: Wafika endaweni ethile, wahlala khona ubusuku bonke, ngokuba ilanga lase lishonile; wathatha elinye lamatshe aleyondawo, walibeka phansi kwekhanda lakhe, walala kuleyo ndawo.
Verse 12: Waphupha, bheka, nanko umkhwelo umiswe emhlabathini, isihloko sawo sifinyelela ezulwini; nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka, zehla kuwo.
Verse 13: Bheka, uJehova wayemi ngaphezu kwawo, wathi: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama uyihlo, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka; leli zwe olele kulo ngizakulinika wena nenzalo yakho.
Verse 14: Inzalo yakho iyakuba ngangothuli lomhlabathi, wena usabalalele ngasentshonalanga, nasempumalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu; ngawe nangenzalo yakho iyakubusiswa imindeni yonke yomhlaba.
Verse 15: Bheka, nginawe; ngiyakukulondoloza nakuphi lapho uya khona, ngikubuyisele kuleli zwe, ngokuba angiyikukushiya, ngingakakwenzi lokho engikushilo kuwe.”
Verse 16: Wayesephaphama uJakobe ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Imbala uJehova ukule ndawo, mina-ke bengingakwazi.”
Verse 17: Washaywa luvalo, wathi: “Yeka ukwesabeka kwale ndawo! Akusikho okunye, yindlu kaNkulunkulu kuphela, yisango lezulu.”
Verse 18: UJakobe wavuka ekuseni, walithatha itshe abelibeke phansi kwekhanda lakhe, walimisa laba yinsika, wathela amafutha esihlokweni salo.
Verse 19: Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBethele; kuqala igama lomuzi laliyiLuze.
Verse 20: UJakobe wenza isithembiso, wathi: “Uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nami, angilondoloze kule ndlela engihamba ngayo, angiphe isinkwa sokudliwa nezingubo zokwembatha,
Verse 21: ukuze ngibuyele endlini kababa ngokuthula, khona uJehova uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wami,
Verse 22: naleli tshe engilimise libe yinsika liyakuba yindlu kaNkulunkulu, nakukho konke oyakungipha khona ngiyakukunika okweshumi.”