19 Wabaxelela loo nto bonke abakhokela imihlambi, owesibini nowesithathu njalo-njalo, esithi: “Nakuhlangabezana noEsawu ze nithi:
20 ‘Ewe, isicaka sakho uYakobi siyeza ngasemva.’ ”Icebo likaYakobi lalikukuba amenze athambe ngezo zipho uEsawu, aze xa efika yena Yakobi kuye axolelwe.
21 Wazindulula ke ezo zipho, waza yena walalisa apho esikhululweni ngobo busuku.
22 Ngobo busuku wavuka uYakobi, wahamba nabafazi bakhe bobabini, namaqadi abo, kunye nabantwana bakhe abalishumi nanye, wawuwela umlambo iJabhoko.
23 Akubaweza waweza nempahla yakhe yonke,
24 kodwa yena wasala ngasemva.Kwafika umntu, wajijisana naye kwada kwasekuzeni kokusa.
25 Wathi loo mntu akubona ukuba akamngquli uYakobi, wamchukumisa enyongeni, yatsho yagungxuka endaweni yayo.