Genesis 28:1-22 talk about how Jacob dream about a ladder reaching Heaven. God appear and bless him at Bethel, promising land and descendants.
1. Isaac call Jacob, bless am, and tell am say, "No go marry woman from di Canaan people.
2. Make you waka go Padan-aram, go your mama brother Laban house. Marry one of him daughters from dia family.
3. May God Almighty bless you, give you plenty pikin, and make you become nation wey go full everywhere.
4. May God give you di same blessing wey e give Abraham, so you and your descendants go inherit dis land wey God promise Abraham."
5. So Isaac send Jacob go Padan-aram, to Laban house, wey be Rebekah brother.
6. Esau see say Isaac don bless Jacob and send am go Padan-aram to marry from dia family.
7. E see say Jacob obey e papa and mama go as dem tell am.
8. So Esau come realize say di Canaan women no make e papa happy.
9. Esau con go marry Ishmael daughter, Mahalath, join di wives wey e don already get.
10. Jacob comot from Beersheba dey go Haran.
11. As night reach, e stop for one place, take stone as pillow, and lie down for sleep.
12. For dream, e see one big ladder wey stretch from earth reach heaven. Angels dey waka up and down di ladder.
13. Then di Lord stand for di top and talk say, "I be di God of Abraham and Isaac. Di land wey you dey lie down, I go give am to you and your pikin dem.
14. Your descendants go plenty like dust for ground, dem go spread go west, east, north, and south. Through you, all di people for di world go receive blessing.
15. I go dey with you, protect you anywhere you go, and bring you back to dis land. I no go leave you until I fulfill wetin I promise you."
16. Jacob wake up say, "Ah! So God dey dis place and I no even sabi!"
17. Fear catch am, e say, "Dis place na God house! Na di gate of heaven be dis!"
18. Early morning, Jacob take di stone wey e use as pillow, set am as pillar, pour oil on top am.
19. E call di place Bethel, though before dem dey call am Luz.
20. Jacob make vow say, "If God go follow me for dis journey, protect me, give me food chop, cloth wear,
21. And bring me back safely to my papa house, then na dis God I go serve.
22. Dis stone wey I set as pillar go be God house, and I go give God one-tenth of everything wey I get."
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