16. Ngoko ke seliyeyethu nabantwana bethu yonke loo nto uThixo asihluthele yona kutata. Yenza loo nto wena uThixo akuyalela yona.”
17. Kwangoko uYakobi wabakhwelisa ezinkameleni abafazi bakhe noonyana bakhe.
18. Wayiqhuba yonke loo mihlambi wayifumana ePadan-aram, wenjenjeya ukusinga kuyise uIsake eKanana.
19. ULabhan wayeye kucheba iigusha zakhe. Lo gama angekhoyo uRakeli waya kuba *imilonde-khaya kuyise.
20. UYakobi yena wamkhohlisa uLabhan ngokungamazisi uLabhan ukuba uyemka.
21. Wathatha konke okwakhe, wemka ngokungxama. Waya kuwela umlambo iEfrati, wenjenjeya ejonge kweleenduli eGiliyadi.