1. UIsake wambiza uYakobi, wamsikelela, wamwisela umthetho, wathi kuye, Uze ungazeki mfazi ezintombini zakwaKanan.
2. Suka uye ePadan-aram, endlwini kaBhetuweli unyokokhulu, uzeke khona umfazi ezintombini zikaLabhan, unyokolume.
3. Ngamana uThixo uSomandla wakusikelela, wakuqhamisa, wakwandisa, ukuze ube sisikhungu sezizwe;
4. akunike intsikelelo ka-Abraham, wena nembewu yakho ndawonye nawe, ukuze ulidle ilifa ilizwe lokuphambukela kwakho, elo uThixo walinika uAbraham.
5. UIsake wamndulula ke uYakobi; waya ePadan-aram, kuLabhan unyana kaBhetuweli umAram,* umnakwabo boRebheka, unina booYakobi noEsawu.
6. UEsawu wabona ukuba uIsake umsikelele uYakobi, wamndulula ukuba aye ePadan-aram, azeke khona umfazi; ekumsikeleleni kwakhe wamwisela umthetho wokuthi, Uze ungazeki mfazi ezintombini zakwaKanan;
7. noYakobi umphulaphule uyise nonina, waya ePadanaram.
8. Wabona uEsawu ukuba iintombi zakwaKanan azifunwa nguIsake uyise;
9. wasuka waya uEsawu kuIshmayeli, wazeka uMahalati, intombi kaIshmayeli, unyana ka-Abraham, udade boNebhayoti, phezu kwabafazi bakhe, wangumkakhe.
10. Waphuma ke uYakobi eBher-shebha, waya kwaHaran.
11. Wathi qatha ndaweni ithile, walala khona, kuba belitshonile ilanga. Wathabatha kumatye aloo ndawo, wabeka phantsi kwentloko yakhe, walala kuloo ndawo.