4. ungilungisele isilovela engisithandayo, usilethe kimi ukuba ngidle, umphefumulo wami ukubusise ngingakafi.”
5. URebeka wezwa u-Isaka ekhuluma no-Esawu indodana yakhe. U-Esawu waya endle ukuyozingela inyamazane, abuye nayo.
6. URebeka wakhuluma kuJakobe indodana yakhe, wathi: “Bheka, ngizwe uyihlo ekhuluma no-Esawu umnewenu, ethi:
7. ‘Ngilethele inyamazane, ungilungisele isilovela, ukuze ngidle, ngikubusise ebusweni bukaJehova ngingakafi.’
8. Ngalokho, ndodana yami, lalela izwi lami kulokhu engikuyala ngakho.
9. Yana emhlambini, ungithathele khona amazinyane amabili amahle ezimbuzi, ngilungisele uyihlo isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo,
10. wena usiyise kuyihlo, aze adle, akubusise engakafi.”
11. UJakobe wathi kuRebeka unina: “Bheka, umnewethu ungumuntu oyinundu, mina ngiluqwatha.
12. Mhlawumbe ubaba uyakungiphatha, ngibe ngokhohlisayo emehlweni akhe, ngizilethele isiqalekiso, kungabi yisibusiso.”
13. Unina wayesethi kuye: “Isiqalekiso sakho, ndodana yami, masibe phezu kwami; lalela izwi lami, uhambe ukungithathela wona.”
14. Wayesehamba-ke, wawathatha, wawayisa kunina; unina walungisa isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo uyise.
15. URebeka wayesethatha izingubo ezinhle zika-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu ezazikuye endlini, wamembathisa zona uJakobe indodana yakhe encane.
16. Wamnqwambisa izikhumba zamazinyane ezimbuzi ezandleni zakhe nasocwatheni lwentamo.
17. Wanikela esandleni sikaJakobe indodana yakhe isilovela nesinkwa akulungisileyo.
18. Yena waya kuyise, wathi: “Baba!”Wathi yena: “Ngilapha; ungubani wena ndodana yami na?”
19. UJakobe wathi kuyise: “Ngingu-Esawu izibulo lakho; ngenze njengalokho ungitshelile; mawuvuke, uhlale, udle ukuba umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.”
20. 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.”
21. U-Isaka wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ake usondele, ngikuphathe, ndodana yami, uma uyindodana yami u-Esawu uqobo noma ungesiyo na?”
22. UJakobe wasondela ku-Isaka uyise; wamphatha, wathi: “Izwi liyizwi likaJakobe, kepha izandla ziyizandla zika-Esawu.”