1. Wawaphakamisa uYakobi amehlo akhe, wabona, nanko uEsawu esiza, enamadoda amakhulu mané. Abantwana wabahlulahlula, baba kuLeya, nakuRakeli, nakubakhonzazana bobabini.
2. Wababeka abakhonzazana nabantwana babo phambili, uLeya nabantwana bakhe emva kwabo, uRakeli noYosefu emva kanye.
3. Ke yena wagqithela phambi kwabo, waqubuda emhlabeni kasixhenxe, wada wasondela kumkhuluwa wakhe.
4. Wagidima uEsawu emkhawulela, wamwola, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wamanga; basitsho isililo.
5. Wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe, wababona abafazi nabantwana, wathi, Ngoobani na aba banawe? Wathi yena, Ngabantwana, athe uThixo wabababala umkhonzi wakho.