IGenesis
ISAHLUKO1
1EkuqaleniuThixowadalaizulunehlabathi.
2Keehlabathinikwakusenyanyeni,kuselubala; kwakumnyamaphezukwamanzienzonzobila.Waza uMoyakaThixowafukamaphezukwamanzilawo
3WathiuThixo,Makubekhoukukhanya
4WakubonakeuThixoukukhanyaukubakulungile, wahlulauThixophakathikokukhanyanobumnyama.
5WathiuThixoukukhanyayimini,wathiubumnyama buBubusukuKwahlwa,kwasa:yangumhlawokuqala
6WathiuThixo,Makubekhoisibhakabhakaphakathi kwawoamanzi,sibengumahlulowokwahlulaamanzi kumanzi.
7WawenzauThixoisibhakabhaka,wawahlulaamanzi angaphantsikwesibhakabhakakuwoamanziangaphezu kwesibhakabhaka.
8WathiuThixoisibhakabhakangamazuluKwahlwa, kwasa,yabangumhlawesibini
9WathiuThixo,Amanziangaphantsikwamazulu makahlanganiselwendaweni-nye,kubonakaleokomileyo
10WathiuThixookomileyongumhlaba;wathi intlanganiselayamanziziilwandle.WabonauThixoukuba kulungile
11WathiuThixo,Umhlabamawuphumeuhlaza,imifuno evelisaimbewu,nemithiyeziqhamo,eyenzaiziqhamo ngohlobolwayo,embewuikuyo,emhlabeni
12Umhlabawaphumauhlaza,nemifunoevelisaimbewu ngohlobolwayo,nemithieyenzaiziqhamo,embewuikuyo, ngohlobolwayoWabonauThixoukubakulungile
13Kwahlwa,kwasa,yabangumhlawesithathu
14WathiuThixo,Makubekhoizikhanyisoesibhakabhakeni samazulu,zibengumahlulowokwahlulaiminikubusuku; zibezezemiqondiso,zibezezamaxeshaamisiweyo,zibe zezemihla,neminyaka;
15Kwayemazibezizikhanyisoesibhakabhakenisamazulu, zikhanyiseemhlabeni.
16WenzauThixoizikhanyisoezikhuluzazibini;esona sikhanyisosilawuleimini,esonasikhanyisosincinane ukubasilawuleubusuku;wenzaneenkwenkwezi
17WazibekauThixoesibhakabhakenisamazulu,ukuba zikhanyiseehlabathini;
18nokubazilawuleimininobusuku,zahluleukukhanya kubumnyama;wabonauThixoukubakulungile.
19Kwahlwa,kwasa,yabangumhlawesine
20WathiuThixo,Amanzilamakanyakazeleinyakanyaka, imiphefumloephilileyo;
21WadalauThixooominengamikhulu,nayoyonke imiphefumloephilileyoenambuzelayo,awanyakazela ngayoamanzingohlobolwayo,neentakazonke ezinamaphikongohlobolwazoWabonauThixoukuba kulungile.
22WazisikelelauThixo,esithi,Qhamani,nande, niwazaliseamanziaselwandle;
23Kwahlwa,kwasa,yabangumhlawesihlanu.
24WathiuThixo,Umhlabamawuphumeimiphefumlo ephilileyongohlobolwayo:izintoezizithozine, nezinambuzane,nezintoeziphilileyozomhlabangohlobo lwazo
25WenzauThixoizintoeziphilileyozomhlabangohlobo lwazo,nezintoezizithozinengohlobolwazo,nazozonke izinambuzanezomhlabangohlobolwazo.WabonauThixo ukubakulungile
26WathiuThixo,Masenzeumntungokomfanekiselo wethungokufananathi;
27WamdalakeuThixoumntungokomfanekiselowakhe; wadalaindodanenkazana
28WabasikelelauThixo,wathikubouThixo,Qhamani, nande,niwuzaliseumhlaba,niweyise,nibenobukhosi ezintlanzinizolwandle,nasezintakenizezulu, nasezinambuzanenizonkeezinambuzelayoemhlabeni.
29WathiuThixo,Yabonani,ndininikileyonkeimifuno evelisaimbewu,ephezukomhlabawonke,nayoyonke imithieneziqhamozomthiovelisaimbewu;yobakukudla kuni
30Nezintozonkeeziphilileyozomhlaba,neentakazonke zezulu,nezinambuzanezonkeezisemhlabeni, ezinomphefumloophilileyo,ndizinikeyonkeimifuno eluhlazaukubaibekukudlaKwabanjalo 31WakubonauThixokonkeakwenzileyo,nanko, kulungilekuneneKwahlwa,kwasa:yangumhla wesithandathu.
ISAHLUKO2
1Agqitywakeamazulunehlabathi,nawowonkeumkhosi wezozinto
2WawugqibakeuThixongomhlawesixhenxeumsebenzi wakheawawenzayo;waphumlangomhlawesixhenxe kuwowonkeumsebenziwakheawawenzayo
3WawusikelelauThixoumhlawesixhenxe, wawungcwalisa;ngokubawaphumlangawokuwowonke umsebenziwakheawawudalayouThixo,wawenza
4Yiyolekeinzalayamazulunehlabathiekudalwenikwezo zinto,miniwenzauYehovauThixoihlabathinamazulu; 5Yonkeimifunoyasendleingekabikhoemhlabeni,nayo yonkeimifunoyasendleingekahluli;kubauYehovauThixo ebengekanisimvulaemhlabeni;kwayekungekhomntu wokuwusebenzaumhlaba
6Kwayekunyukainkunguiphumaehlabathini, yawunyakamisawonkeumhlaba
7UYehovauThixowambumbaumntungothuli lwasemhlabeni,waphefumlelaemathatheniakhe impefumloyobomi;umntukewabangumphefumlo ophilileyo
8UYehovauThixowatyalaumyezoe-Eden ngasempumalanga;wambekakhonaumntuabembumbile
9UYehovauThixowantshulisaemhlabeniyonkeimithi enqwenelekayongokukhangeleka,nelungeleukudliwa; nomthiwobomiesazulwinisomyezo,nomthiwokwazi okulungileyonokubi
10Kwaphumaumlamboe-Edenwokuwunyakamisa umyezo;wahlukaapho,wabaziimbaxaezine
11IgamalowokuqalayiPishon;nguwolowoujikeleze lonkeilizwelaseHavila,aphokukhoigolide.
12Igolideyelolizweintle,ikhonaibhedolakinelitye lebherilo
13IgamalowesibiniumlamboyiGihon;nguwolowo ujikelezelonkeilizwelakwaKushi
14IgamalowesithathuumlamboyiHidekele;nguwo ocandangasempumalangakwaseAsiriya.Owesine umlambongumEfrati
15UYehovauThixowamthabathaumntu,wambeka emyezweniwe-Eden,ukubaawusebenze,awugcine.
16UYehovauThixowamwiselaumthethoumntu,esithi, Yonkeimithiyomyezoungayidlauyidle; 17kewonaumthiwokwaziokulungileyonokubiuze ungawudli;kubamhlauthewadlakuwo,uyakufa 18WathiuYehovauThixo,Akulungileukubaumntuabe yedwa;ndiyakumenzelaumncedionguwabo.
19UYehovauThixowabumbangomhlabazonkeizinto eziphilileyozasendle,nazozonkeiintakazezulu;wazisa kuAdamukubonaukubawothininaukuzibiza,ukuzeoko azibizengakouAdamzonkeizintoeziphilileyo,ibeligama lazoelo.
20WazithiyaamagamauAdamzonkeizintoezizithozine, neentakazasezulwini,nazozonkeizintoeziphilileyo zasendle;keuAdamakafunyanelwangamncediunguwabo.
21UYehovauThixowawisaubuthongoobukhuluphezu koAdam,walala
22UYehovauThixowalwakhaubamboabeluthabathe kuAdam,lwabangumfazi,wamzisakuAdam
23WathiuAdam,Elikengokulithambolasemathanjeni am,yinyamayasenyameniyam;loyenaukubizwakothiwa ngumfazi,ngokubaethatyathweendodeni
24Ngenxayokoindodayomshiyauyisenonina, inamatheleemfaziniwayo,babenyama-nyeke.
25Bayebobabinibehambaze,umntulowonomkakhe, bengenazintloni
ISAHLUKO3
1Kekalokuinyokayayeinobuqhophololongaphezu kwazozonkeizintoeziphilileyozasendle,abezenzile uYehovauThixoYathikumfazi,Utshilonaokunene uThixoukuthi,Zeningadlikuyoyonkeimithiyomyezo?
2Wathiumfazikwinyoka,Eziqhamenizemithiyomyezo singadla
3Kekwisiqhamosomthiosemyezweniosesazulwini somyezouThixouthe,Izeningadlikuwo, ningawuchukumisi,hlezenife
4Yathiinyokakumfazi,Anisayikufa;
5KubaesaziuThixoukuba,mhlananithenadlakuzo, oqabukaamehloenu,nibenjengothixo,naziokulungileyo nokubi.
6Wabonaumfaziukubaumthiulungeleukudliwa,nokuba uyathandekaemehlweni,ungumthionqwenelekayo wokuqiqisa,wathabathaeziqhamenizawo,wadla,wanika nendodayakheinaye;wadla
7Aqabukaamehloabobobabini,baziukubabahambaze; bathungaamagqabiomkhiwane,bazenzelaimibhinqo
8BasivaisandisikaYehovauThixo,ehambaemyezweni empepheniyasemini;bazimelauAdamnomkakhe ebuswenibukaYehovauThixo,phakathikwemithi yomyezo
9UYehovauThixowambizauAdam,wathikuye,Uphina?
10Wathiyena,Ndiveisandisakhoemyezweni,ndasuka ndoyika,ngokubandihambaze;ndazimela 11Wathi,Uxelelwengubanina,ukubauhambaze?Udlile nakuwoumthi,endakuwiselaumthethongawo,ndathi, Uzeungawudli?
12WathiuAdam,Umfaziowandinikayoukubaabenam, nguyeondinikileyokuwoumthi,ndadlake
13WathiuYehovauThixokumfazi,Yintoninalento uyenzileyo?Wathiumfazi,Inyokaindilukuhlile,ndadla. 14WathiuYehovauThixokwinyoka,Ngokubauyenzilele nto,uqalekisiwewenangaphezukwezintozonkeezizitho zine,neentozonkeeziphilileyozasendle;uyakuhamba ngesisu,udleuthuli,yonkeimihlayobomibakho; 15Ndiyakumisaubutshabaphakathikwakhonomfazi, naphakathikwembewuyakhonembewuyakhe;yonaiya kukutyumzaintloko,wenauyakuyityumzaisithende 16Wathikumfazi,Ndiyakukwandisakakhuluukubulaleka kwakhoekumitheni;Uyakuzalaabantwanaunembulaleko; inkanukoyakhoibesendodeniyakho,ikulawuleyona
17KuAdamwathi,Ngokubauphulaphuleizwilomkakho, wadlakuwoumthiendakuwiselaumthethongawo,ndathi, Uzeungadlikuwo,uqalekisiweumhlabangenxayakho; uyakudlakuwoubulalekayonkeimihlayobomibakho; 18Uyakukuntshulelaimithanaenamevaneenkunzane; Uzeuyidleimifunoyasendle;
19Uyakudlaukudlakokubilakobusobakho,udeubuyele emhlabeni;ngokubauluthuli,uyakubuyelakwaseluthulini 20UAdamwalibizaigamalomkakhengokuthinguEva; ngokubayenaenguninawabaphilileyobonke.
21UYehovauThixowabenzelaiingubozezintsuuAdam nomkakhe,wabambathisa
22WathiuYehovauThixo,Yabonani,umntuusukewaba njengomnyewethu,ukwaziokulungileyonokubi;
23UYehovauThixowamndululaemyezweniwe-Eden, ukubaasebenzeumhlabaabethatyathwekuwo.
24Wamgxothakeumntu;wamisangasempumalangakuwo umyezowe-Edeniikerubhi,nelangatyelekreleelijikajikayo, ukubaligcineindlelayomthiwobomi.
ISAHLUKO4
1KekalokuuAdamwamaziuEvaumkakhe;wamitha, wazalauKayin,wathi,NdizuzeindodakuYehova
2Wabuyawazalaumninawawakhe,uAbheli;UAbheli wabangumalusiwezimvu,uKayinengumlimiwomhlaba 3KwathiekuhambenikwexeshauKayinwathabatha eziqhamenizomhlaba,wazisaumnikelokuYehova.
4NayekeuAbheliwazisa,ethabathekumazibuloezimvu zakhe,kwanamanqathaawoUYehovawambabalauAbheli nomnikelowakhe.
5akabhekauKayinnomnikelowakheWavuthakunene ngumsindouKayin,basanganaubusobakhe
6WathiuYehovakuKayin,Yininaukubauqumbe?Yini naukubabusanganeubusobakho?
7Ukubauthewalungisa,akuyikwamkelekana?keukuba wenzeububi,isonosesikungxangeleemnyango Umnqwenowakhewobakuwe,ubengumlawuliphezu kwakhe
8WathethauKayinnoAbheliumninawawakhe.Kwathi, besendle,wesukauKayinwamvunukelauAbheli umninawawakhe,wambulala
9WathiuYehovakuKayin,UphinauAbheli,umninawa wakho?Wathi,Andazi;ndingumalusiwomntakwethuyini na?
10Wathi,Wenzentonina?Ilizwilegazilomninawawakho liyadandulukakumemhlabeni
11Uqalekisiwekengokoemhlabeni,ovuleumlomowawo ukubauthabatheigazilomninawawakhoesandlenisakho;
12Xauwulimaumhlaba,awusayikuphindaukunike amandlaawo;uyakubayimbacunembacuemhlabeni.
13WathiuKayinkuYehova,ityalalamlikhulu ngokungenakuthwala.
14Yabona,undigxothenamhlaphezukomhlaba;ndiya kusithelaebuswenibakho;kwayendiyakuba sisibhadubhadunembacuemhlabeni;kwayewonkeumntu ondifumanayouyakundibulala.
15WathiuYehovakuye,xakunjalo,bonkeababulala uKayinkophindezelwakubokasixhenxeUYehova wammiselauKayinuphawu,ukuzenabaninaomfumanayo angambulali
16WemkakeuKayin,wemkaebuswenibukaYehova, wahlalaezwenilakwaNodi,ngasempumalangae-Eden
17KeuKayinwamaziumkakhe;wamitha,wazalauEnoki; wakhaumzi,wawuthiyaloomzingegamalonyanawakhe, uEnoki
18UEnokiwazalauIradi;uIradiwazalauMehuyayeli; uMehuyaheliwazalauMetusaheli;uMetusaheliwazala uLameki
19ULamekiwamzekelaabafaziababini;igamalomnye belinguAda,igamalowesibinibelinguZila.
20UAdawazalauYabhali,yenawabanguyisewabahlala ezintenteni,nabafuya
21IgamalomninawawakhebelinguYubhali;yenawaba nguyisewabobonkeabaphathauhadinogwali
22UZilawazalanayeuTubhali-kayin,obekhandayonke ingcibiyobhedunesinyithi;
23WathiuLamekikubafazibakhe,AdanoZila,Liveni ilizwilam;bafazibakaLameki,yibazeleniindlebeintetho yam;
24UkubauKayinuyakuphindezelwakasixhenxe; ULamekiwophindezelwakamashumiasixhenxe anesixhenxe.
25UAdamwabuyawamaziumkakhe;wazalaunyana, wathiigamalakhenguSete,kubawathi,UThixo undimiseleenyeimbewuesikhundlenisika-Abheli owabulawanguKayin
26USetenayewazalelwaunyana;Wamthiyaigama elinguEnoshe.BaqalakeukunqulaigamalikaYehova.
ISAHLUKO5
1Yiyoleincwadiyezizukulwanazika-AdamMhlauThixo wamdalaumntu,wamenzangokufananoThixo; 2Wadalaindodanenkazana;wabasikelela,wabathiya igamaelinguAdam,ngomhlawokudalwakwabo
3UAdamwahlalaiminyakaelikhuluelinamancimathathu, wazalaunyanangokufananaye,ngokomfanekisowakhe; WamthiyaigamaelinguSete
4Imihlaka-AdamemvenikokuzalakwakheuSeteyaba yiminyakaemakhuluasibhozo,wazalaoonyananeentombi.
5IyonkeimihlaawayiphilayouAdamyabayiminyaka emakhuluasithobaanamancimathathu,wafa
6USetewahlalaiminyakaelikhuluelinantlanu,wazala uEnoshe
7USetewahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuEnoshe iminyakaemakhuluasibhozoanesixhenxe,wazalaoonyana neentombi
8IyonkeimihlakaSeteyabayiminyakaemakhuluasithoba anashumi-nyelinamibini;
9UEnoshewahlalaiminyakaemashumiasithoba,wazala uKenan.
10KwayeuEnoshewahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakhe uKenaniminyakaengamakhuluasibhozoaneshumi elinesihlanu,wazawazalaoonyananeentombi.
11IyonkeimihlakaEnosheyabayiminyakaemakhulu asithobaanamihlanu;wafake
12UKenanwahlalaiminyakaemashumiasixhenxe,wazala uMahalaleli
13UKenanwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuMahalaleli iminyakaemakhuluasibhozoanamancimane,wazala oonyananeentombi
14IyonkeimihlakaKenanyabayiminyakaemakhulu asithoba,aneminyakaelishumi;
15UMahalaleliwahlalaiminyakaemashumimathandathu anamihlanu,wazalauYerede.
16UMahalaleliwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuYerede iminyakaemakhuluasibhozoanamancimathathu,wazala oonyananeentombi.
17IyonkeimihlakaMahalaleliyabayiminyakaemakhulu asibhozoanamanciasithobaanamihlanu;
18UYeredewahlalaiminyakaelikhuluelinamanci mathandathuanamibini,wazalauEnoki
19KwayeuYeredewahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakhe uEnokiiminyakaemakhuluasibhozo,wazalaoonyana neentombi
20IyonkeimihlakaYeredeyabayiminyakaemakhulu asithoba,anamancimathandathuanamibini,anamibini;
21UEnokiwahlalaiminyakaemashumimathandathu anamihlanu,wazalauMethusela
22UEnokiwahambanoThixoemvenikokuzalakwakhe uMethuselaiminyakaemakhulumathathu,wazalaoonyana neentombi
23IyonkeimihlakaEnokiyabayiminyakaemakhulu mathathu,anamancimathandathuanamihlanu
24UEnokiwahambanoThixo,akabakho;ngokubauThixo umthabathile.
25UMethuselawahlalaiminyakaelikhuluelinamanci asibhozoanesixhenxe,wazalauLameki
26UMethuselawahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuLameki iminyakaemakhuluasixhenxeanamanciasibhozo anamibini,wazalaoonyananeentombi
27IyonkeimihlakaMethuselayabayiminyakaemakhulu asithoba,anamancimathandathuanesithoba;
28ULamekiwahlalaiminyakaelikhuluelinamanci asibhozoanamibini,wazalaunyana.
29WamthiyaigamaelinguNowa,esithi,Louya kusithuthuzelaemsebenziniwethu,nasekubulalekeni kwezandlazethu,ngenxayomhlabaawawuqalekisayo uYehova
30ULamekiwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuNowa iminyakaemakhulumahlanuanamanciasithoba anamihlanu,wazalaoonyananeentombi
31IyonkeimihlakaLamekiyabayiminyakaemakhulu asixhenxeanamanciasixhenxeanesixhenxe;
32KeuNowaebeminyakaimakhulumahlanuezelwe; uNowawazalaooShem,noHam,noYafete.
ISAHLUKO6
1Kwathi,bakuqalaukwandaabantuphezukomhlaba, bazalaiintombikubo
2bazibonaoonyanabakaThixoiintombizabantuukuba zintle;bazithabathelaabafazikuzozonkeabazinyulayo.
3WathiuYehova,UMoyawamakayikulawulaebantwini ngonaphakade;ekulahlekenikwabobayinyama;imihla yaboiyakubayiminyakaelikhuluelinamancimabini.
4Kwakukhoiingxilimbelaehlabathiningaloomihla; kananjaloemvenikoko,xeshikwenioonyanabakaThixo bangenayokuzoiintombizabantu,zabazalelaabantwana, abobabangamagorhaasephakadeni,amadodaadumileyo
5WabonauThixoukubaububibabantubandileehlabathini, konkeukuyilakweengcingazentliziyoyabokubububi bodwaimihlayonke
6WazohlwayauYehova,ngokubaemenzileumntu ehlabathini,kwababuhlungukuyeentliziyweni
7WathiuYehova,Ndiyakumcimaumntuendimdalileyo, angabikhoehlabathini;kuthabatheleemntwini,kuse ezinkomeni,ezinambuzaneni,nasezintakenizezulu; ngokubandiyazohlwayangenxayokubandizenzile
8UNowayenawababalwanguYehova.
9YiyolekeinzalakaNowaUNowawayeeyindoda elilungisa,egqibeleleyo,ezizukulwanenizakheUNowa wahambanoThixo.
10UNowawazalaoonyanaabathathu,uShem,noHam, noYafete
11IhlabathilalonakeleebuswenibukaThixo,ihlabathi lalizelelugonyamelo
12UThixowalikhangelaihlabathi,nalo,lonakele!ngokuba yonkeinyamaibiyonakalisileindlelayayoehlabathini.
13WathiuThixokuNowa,Isiphelosenyamayonkesifikile phambikwam;ngokubaihlabathilizelelugonyamelo oluphumakubo;yabona,ndiyakubonakalisa,bona ndawonyenehlabathi
14Zenzeleityeyangomthiwegofere;wenzeamagumbi emkhombeni,uwuqabengetelangaphakathinangaphandle.
15Yiyoleindlelaoyakuyenzangayo:ubudebomkhombe bubengamakhuluomathathueekubhite,ububanzibawo bubeziikubhiteezimashumimahlanu,nokuphakama kwawokubeziikubhiteezimashumimathathu
16Wenzeikrobaemkhombeni,ukuligqibakwakhokube yikubhiteenye,ithabathelaphezulu;Umnyango womkhombeuwumiseecalenilawo;uwenzeube nomgangathoophantsi,nowesibini,nowesithathu
17Mnake,uyabona,ndihlisaunogumbewamanzi ehlabathini,wokonakalisayonkeinyamaenomoya wokuphilakuyo,ephantsikwamazulu;zonkeizinto ezisehlabathiniziyakufa.
18Ndowumisanaweumnqophisowam;ungene emkhombeniwena,noonyanabakho,nomkakho,nabafazi boonyanabakho,ndawonyenawe
19Kwizintozonkeeziphilileyo,kwinyamayonke,uze ungeniseemkhombeningambinikuzozonke,ukuze zisindiswenawe;ibeyinkunzinenkazana.
20kwiintakangohlobolwazo,kwiinkomongohlobolwazo, kuzozonkeizinambuzanezomhlabangohlobolwazo,zibe ngambinikuzozonke,eziyakungenakuwe,ukuba zisindiswe
21Wenake,uthabathelekuweekudlenikonkeokudliwayo, uhlanganiselekuwe;kubekukudlakuwenakuzo
22WenzauNowa;njengakokonkeuThixoabemwisele umthethongako,wenjenjalo.
ISAHLUKO7
1WathiuYehovakuNowa,Ngena,wenanendluyakho yonke,emkhombeni;ngokubandibonawenailungisa phambikwamkwesisizukulwana.
2Kwizintozonkeezizithozineezihlambulukileyo, thabathelakuwengasixhenxe,ngasixhenxe,inkunzi nemaziyayo;
3nakwiintakazezulungasixhenxe,ngasixhenxe,inkunzi nemazi;ukugcinaimbewuiphilaphezukwehlabathilonke 4Kubazisesixhenxeiintsuku,ndizendiniseimvula ehlabathiniiiminiezimashumimanenobusuku obumashumimane;ndiyicimeyonkeintoemiyo endayenzayo,ingabikhophezukwehlabathi
5WenzauNowanjengakokonkeuYehovaabemwisele umthethongako.
6UNowaubeminyakaimakhulumathandathuezelwe, wabakhounogumbewamanziehlabathini
7WangenauNowaemkhombeni,enoonyanabakhe, nomkakhe,nabafaziboonyanabakhe,ndawonyenaye, ngenxayamanzionogumbe
8Kuzoiziloezihlambulukileyo,nakuzoizintoezizithozine eziziinqambi,nakuzoiintaka,nakuzozonkeizinto ezinambuzelayoemhlabeni;
9kwangenangambini,ngambini,kuNowaemkhombeni, inkunzinemazi,njengokouThixoabemwiseleumthetho uNowa
10Kwathiemvakweentsukuezisixhenxe,amanzi onogumbeabakhoehlabathini
11Ngomnyakawamakhuluomathandathuwokudlaubomi kukaNowa,ngenyangayesibini,ngosukulweshumi elinesixhenxeenyangenileyo,kanyengayoloomini, yagqabhukayonkeimithomboyamanzienzonzobilaenkulu, iingcangozezuluzavuleka.
12Kwabakhoimvulaehlabathiniiiminiezimashumimane nobusukuobumashumimane
13WangenaemkhombenikwangaloominiuNowa, noShem,noHam,noYafete,oonyanabakaNowa, nomkaNowa,nabafazibobathathuboonyanabakhe, ndawonyenaye.
14Bona,nazozonkeizintoeziphilileyongohlobolwazo, nezintozonkeezizithozinengohlobolwazo, nezinambuzanezonkeezinambuzelayoemhlabeni ngohlobolwazo,neentakazonkengohlobolwazo,neentaka zonkengohlobolwazo
15ZangenakuNowaemkhombeni,ngambini,ngambini, kwinyamayonkeenomoyawokuphilakuyo
16Zangenaiinkunzineemazikwinyamayonke,zangena njengokouThixoabemwiseleumthetho,uYehova wamvalela
17Wabangunogumbeiintsukuezimashumimane ehlabathini;enyukaamanzi,wawufunqulaumkhombe, wafunqulekaemhlabeni
18Abanamandlaamanzi,abanamandlakakhulu ehlabathini;wahambaumkhombephezukwamanzi
19Abanamandlaamanzikunenekakhuluehlabathini; zagutyungelwazonkeiintabaeziphakamileyokakhulu, eziphantsikwamazuluonke
20Abanamandlaamanzi,adaabaziikubhiteezilishumi elinantlanu,ethabathelaphezulu;zagutyungelwaiintaba.
21Yafayonkeinyamaenambuzelayoemhlabeni, kwiintaka,nakwizintoezizithozine,nakwizinto
eziphilileyo,nakwinyakanyakayonkeenyakazelayo emhlabeni,nabantubonke.
22Iintozonkeezikuphefumlakomoyawokuphila kusemathatheniazo,kwiintozonkeezisemhlabeni owomileyo,zafa.
23Zabhujiswakeizintozonkeezimiyo,eziphezu komhlaba,kwathabathelaemntwinikwesaezintweni ezizithozine,nasezinambuzaneni,nasezintakenizezulu; zatshatyalaliswaehlabathini,kwasalauNowayedwa, nababenayeemkhombeni
24Abanamandlaamanziehlabathiniimihlaelikhulu elinamancimahlanu
ISAHLUKO8
1UThixowamkhumbulauNowa,neentozonke eziphilileyo,nezintozonkeezizithozineezazinaye emkhombeni;uThixowahambisaumoyaehlabathini, awuthaamanzi.
2Yavingcwaimithomboyamanzienzonzobilaneengcango zezulu,wathintelwaumvumbiwezulu;
3Ayebuyaamanziehlabathini,enamanaukuhla,awutha amanziekuphelenikwekhuluelinamancimahlanu
4Umkhombewazimisangenyangayesixhenxe,ngosuku lweshumielinesixhenxeenyangenileyo,phezukweentaba zeArarati
5Amanziamanaewutha,kwadakwayinyangayeshumi; ngeyeshumike,ngolokuqalaenyangenileyo,zabonakala iincophozeentaba
6Kwathi,ekuphelenikwemihlaemashumimane,wayivula uNowaifestileyomkhombeabeyenzile;
7Wathumaihlungulu,laphumalazulazula,adaatsha amanziehlabathini
8Wasusaihobe,ukuzeaboneukubaawuthilenaamanzi phezukomhlaba;
9Ihobealifumanangandawoyakuphumzanentende yethuphalalo,labuyelakuyeemkhombeni,ngokuba amanziabephezukwehlabathilonke;
10Walindaeminyeimihlaekwasixhenxe;waphinda walisusaihobeemkhombeni;
11Langenakuyeihobengorhatya;nanko,linegqabi lomnqumaelisandulaukukhiwaemlonyeniwaloWazi uNowa,ukubaehlileamanziehlabathini.
12Walindaeminyeimihlaekwasixhenxe;walisusaihobe; engabangasabuyelakuye
13Kwathi,ngomnyakawamakhuluamathandathu anamnye,ngenyangayokuqala,ngolokuqalaenyangeni leyo,atshaamanziehlabathini;uNowawalususauphahla lomkhombe,wakhangela,nangoumhlabawomile
14Ngenyangayesibini,ngosukulwamashumiomabini anesixhenxeenyangenileyo,womakwaphelaumhlaba 15WathethauThixokuNowa,esithi, 16Phumaemkhombeni,wenanomkakho,noonyanabakho, nabafaziboonyanabakho,ndawonyenawe
17Zonkeizintoeziphilileyoezikuwe,enyameniyonke, kwiintaka,nakwizintoezizithozine,nakwinyakanyaka yonkeenyakazelayoemhlabeni,phumakunyenawe;ukuze bazaliseumhlaba,baqhame,bandeemhlabeni 18WaphumakeuNowa,noonyanabakhe,nomkakhe, nabafaziboonyanabakhe,ndawonyenaye.
19Zonkeizintoeziphilileyo,zonkeizinambuzane, neentakazonke,neentozonkeezinambuzelayoemhlabeni, ngeentlobozazo,zaphumaemkhombeni
20UNowawamakhelauYehovaisibingelelo;wathabatha kwizintozonkeezizithozineezihlambulukileyo, nakwiintakazonkeezihlambulukileyo,wanyusaamadini anyukayoesibingelelwenieso
21UYehovawevaivumbaelithozamisayo;WathiuYehova entliziyweniyakhe,Andisayikuphindandilitshabhise ihlabathingenxayomntu;ngokubaukuyilakwentliziyo yomntukubikwasebutshenibakhe;andisayikuphinda ndizibhubhisezonkeizintoeziphilileyo,njengokondenze ngako.
22Kuthabathelaapha,ngayoyonkeimihlayehlabathi, akuyikuphelaukuhlwayelanokuvuna,ukubanda nobushushu,ihlobonobusika,imininobusuku.
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1UThixowamsikelelauNowanoonyanabakhe,wathi kubo,Qhamani,nande,nizaliseihlabathi
2Ukoyikekakwenu,nokuqhiphulakwenuumbilini, makubephezukwezintozonkeeziphilileyozomhlaba, naphezukweentakazonkezezulu,nakwiintozonke ezinambuzelayoemhlabeni,nakwiintlanzizonkezolwandle; zinikelweesandlenisakho
3Yonkeinyakanyakaephilileyoyobakukudlakuni; njengomfunooluhlaza,ndininikilezonkeizinto.
4Yinyamayodwaenomphefumlowayo,enegazilayo, eningasayikuyidla
5Ligazilenulodwa,imiphefumloyenuke,endiyakulibiza; esandlenisezintozonkeeziphilileyondiyakulibiza, nasesandlenisomntu;esandlenisalowoungumzalwana wakhe,ndiyakuwubizaumphefumlowomntu.
6Ophalazaigazilomntu,igazilakhelophalazwangumntu, ngokubaumntuwenziwangokomfanekiselokaThixo
7Ninake,qhamaninande;velisaezweni,nandekulo.
8WathethauThixokuNowa,nakoonyanabakhendawonye naye,esithi,
9Mnake,yabona,ndiyawumisaumnqophisowamnawe, nembewuyakhoemvakwakho;
10nayoyonkeimiphefumloephilileyoekuni,kwiintaka, nakwizintoezizithozine,nakwizintozonkeeziphilileyo zehlabathiezikuni;kwiintozonkeeziphumaemkhombeni, nasezintwenizonkeeziphilileyozomhlaba
11ndiwumiseumnqophisowamnani;ayisayikuba sanqunyulwayonkeinyamangamanzionogumbe;kungabi sabakhonogumbewokulonakalisaihlabathi.
12WathiuThixo,Nguwoloumqondisowomnqophiso endiwubekayophakathikwamnani,nayoyonke imiphefumloephilileyoekuni,kusekwizizukulwana zasephakadeni.
13umnyamawamndiwubekeefini,ukubaube ngumqondisowomnqophisoophakathikwamnehlabathi 14Kothi,ndakuwusibekelisangelifuumhlaba,ubonakale umnyamalowoefini; 15ndiwukhumbuleumnqophisowamophakathikwam nani,nayoyonkeimiphefumloephilileyoenyameniyonke; angabisabakhoamanzionogumbeokonakalisainyama yonke.
16umnyamawobasemafinike;ndiwukhangele, ndikhumbuleumnqophisoongunaphakadephakathi
koThixonayoyonkeimiphefumloephilileyo,enyameni yonkeesehlabathini.
17WathiuThixokuNowa,Nguwoloumqondiso womnqophisoendiwumisileyophakathikwamnayoyonke inyamaesehlabathini.
18OonyanabakaNowa,abaphumaemkhombeni, babengooShem,noHam,noYafete;uHamkenguyise kaKanan.
19AbabathathungoonyanabakaNowa;balizazaihlabathi lonke
20UNowawaqalawabangumlimi,watyalaisidiliya 21Waselaiwayini,wanxila;wazihlubaphakathikwentente yakhe.
22UHam,uyisekaKanan,wabubonaubuzebukayise, waxelelaabakhuluwabakhebobabiningaphandle
23UShemnoYafetebathabathaingubo,bayibeka emagxeniabobobabini,bayangomva,babugubungela ubuzebukayise;ubusobabobubhekengasemva, ababubonaubuzebukayise.
24WavukauNowaewayininiyakhe,wakwaziakwenzileyo unyanawakheomncikuye
25Wathi,MakaqalekisweuKanan;abesisicakasezicaka kubazalwanabakhe
26Wathi,MakabongweuYehova,uThixokaShem; uKananabesisicakakubo.
27UThixomakamvuleleuYafete,Ahlaleezintenteni zikaShem;uKananabesisicakakubo
28UNowawahlalaemvenikonogumbeiminyaka emakhulumathathuanamancimahlanu
29IyonkeimihlakaNowayabayiminyakaemakhulu asithobaanamancimahlanu;
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1YiyolekeinzalayoonyanabakaNowa,uShem,noHam, noYafete;
2OonyanabakaYafetenguAsheri;uGomere,noMagogi, noMadayi,noYavan,noTubhali,noMesheki,noTirasi
3OonyanabakaGomerenguAshIAshkenazi,neRifati, neTogarma.
4OonyanabakaYavannguAsheri;uElisha,noTarshishe, namaKiti,namaDodan
5Zahlukanakeezoiziqithizeentlangaemazweniazo; elowongokolwimilwakhe,ngokwemizalwaneyabo, ezintlangenizabo
6OonyanabakaHamnguAsheri;IKushi,neMizraim, nePuti,noKanan
7OonyanabakaKushinguAsheri;uSebha,noHavila, noSabheta,noRama,noSabheteka;uShebhanoDedan
8UKushiwazalauNimrodi,yenawaqalawabaligorha ehlabathini
9YenawabaligorhalezingelaphambikoYehova;ngenxa yokokwathiwa,NjengoNimrodi,igorhalezingelaphambi koYehova
10UkuqalakobukumkanibakheyiBhabheli,ne-Ereki, neAkadi,neKalene,ezwenilaseShinare 11WaphumakwelozwewaseAsiriya,wakhaiNineve, nesixekoiRehobhoti,neKala; 12neResenphakathikweNineveneKala:ngumziomkhulu kelowo.
13uMitserayimwazalaamaLudi,nama-Anam, namaLehabhi,namaNafetuhi;
14namaPatrusi,namaKasluhi,aphokwaphumakhona amaFilisti,namaKafetori. 15UKananwazalauTsidon,izibulolakhe,noHeti; 16namaYebhusi,nama-Amori,namaGirgasi; 17namaHivi,nama-Arki,namaSini; 18namaArvadi,namaTsemari,namaHamati;emvenikoko yaphangalalaimizalwaneyamaKanan 19UmdawamaKananwathabathelaeTsidon,wasinga eGerare,wesaeGaza;wasingaeSodom,neGomora, neAdama,neTsebhoyim,wesaeLasha 20NgaboabooonyanabakaHamngokwemizalwaneyabo, ngokweelwimizabo,emazweniabo,ezintlangenizabo 21NayeuShem,uyisewabobonkeoonyanabakaEbhere, ungumzalwanaomkhulukaYafete,wazalelwakuye abantwana
22OonyanabakaShemnguShem.UElam,noAsiriya, noArpakishadi,noLudi,noAram
23Oonyanabaka-AramnguAsheri;U-Utse,noHule, noGetere,noMashe.
24UArpakishadiwazalauShela;uShelawazalauEbhere 25UEbherewazalelwaoonyanaababini,igamalomnye belinguPelege;ngokubangemihlayakhebahlukahluka abemibehlabathi;+yayeigamalomninawawakhe lalinguYoketan
26UYoketanwazalauAlemodade,noShelefe, noHatsarmavete,noYera; 27noHadoram,noUzali,noDikela; 28no-Obhali,noAbhimayeli,noShebha, 29noOfire,noHavila,noYobhabhi;bonkeabo babengoonyanabakaYoketan
30UkuhlalakwabokwathabathelaeMesha,kwasinga eSefare,entabeniyasempumalanga
31NgaboabooonyanabakaShemngokwemizalwaneyabo, ngokweelwimizabo,emazweniabo,ngokweentlangazabo. 32YiyoleyoimizalwaneyoonyanabakaNowa ngokwezizukulwanazabo,ezintlangenizabo;
ISAHLUKOSE-11
1Kekalokuihlabathilonkelalintetho-nye,lintetho-nye.
2Kwathi,ekundulukenikwabobesingaempumalanga, bafumanaithafaezwenilaseShinarebahlalakhona
3Bathethaomnyekomnyebesithi,Yizanisenzeizitena, sizitshisekuneneBabanezitenaendaweniyamatye, nebhitumeneendaweniyodaka
4Bathike,Yizani,sizakheleumzi,nenqabaleyoincopho yayoiyekufikaemazulwini;masizenzeleigama,hleze sichithachithekeehlabathinilonke.
5WehlauYehova,ezakuwubonaumzilowo,nenqabaleyo inde,bayakhayooonyanababantu
6WathiuYehova,Yabona,abantubanye,bantetho-nye bonkebephela;baqalakeukuyenza;ngokuabayi kunqatyelwantobayinkqangiyeleyoukuyenza
7Yiyani,masihle,siyidubekhonaaphointethoyabo, ukuzebangevaningentetho
8UYehovawabachithachithakwalaphoehlabathinilonke, bayekaukuwakhaloomzi.
9NgenxayokokwathiwaigamalawoyiBhabheli;ngokuba uYehovawayidubakhonakhonaintethoyehlabathilonke, wabachithachithakwalaphouYehovaehlabathinilonke.
10YiyolekeinzalakaShem:uShemubeminyakailikhulu ezelwe,wazalauArpakishadi,iminyakaemibiniemveni konogumbe
11UShemwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuArpakishadi iminyakaemakhulumahlanu,wazalaoonyananeentombi.
12UArpakishadiwahlalaiminyakaemashumimathathu anamihlanu,wazalauShela
13UArpakishadiwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuSla iminyakaemakhulumaneanamithathu,wazalaoonyana neentombi
14UShalawahlalaiminyakaemashumimathathu,wazala uEbhere
15UShalawahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuEbhere iminyakaemakhulumaneanamithathu,wazalaoonyana neentombi
16UEbherewahlalaiminyakaemashumimathathu anamine,wazalauPelege
17UEbherewahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuPelege iminyakaemakhulumaneanamancimathathu,wazala oonyananeentombi
18UPelegewahlalaiminyakaemashumimathathu,wazala uRehu.
19UPelegewahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuRehu iminyakaemakhulumabinianesithoba,wazalaoonyana neentombi.
20URehuwahlalaiminyakaemashumimathathu anamibini,wazalauSerugi
21URehuwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuSerugi iminyakaemakhulumabinianesixhenxe,wazalaoonyana neentombi
22USerugiwahlalaiminyakaemashumimathathu,wazala uNahore
23USerugiwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuNahore iminyakaemakhulumabini,wazalaoonyananeentombi.
24UNahorewahlalaiminyakaemashumimabini anesithoba,wazalauTera
25UNahorewahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuTera iminyakaelikhuluelineshumielinesithoba,wazalaoonyana neentombi
26UTerawahlalaiminyakaemashumiasixhenxe,wazala uAbram,noNahore,noHaran
27YiyolekeinzalakaTera:uTerawazalauAbram, noNahore,noHaran;uHaranwazalauLote.
28WafauHaranphambikoyiseuTera,ezwenilokuzalwa kwakhe,eUreyamaKaledi
29UAbramnoNahorebazekaabafazi;igamalomkaAbrambelinguSarayi;IgamalomkaNahorelalinguMilka, intombikaHaran,uyisekaMilka,uyisekaIska.
30KeuSarayiebengazali;wayengenamntwana
31UTerawamthabathauAbramunyanawakhe,noLote, unyanakaHaran,unyanawonyanawakhe,noSarayi umolokazanawakhe,umka-Abramunyanawakhe; BaphumanaboeUreyamaKaledi,besiyaezweni lakwaKanan;bezakwaHaran,bahlalakhona
32ImihlakaTerayabayiminyakaemakhulumabini anamihlanu;wafelakwaHaranuTera
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1KekalokuuYehovawathikuAbram,Hamba,umke ezwenilakowenu,kwelokuzalwakwakho,nasendlwini kayihlo,uyeezweniendokubonisalona;
2ndikwenzeuhlangaolukhulu,ndikusikelele,ndilikhulise igamalakho;ubeyintsikelelo; 3ndibasikeleleabakusikelelayo,ndibaqalekise abakuqalekisayo,zisikelelekengawezonkeizizwe.
4WahambauAbramnjengokowathethayouYehovakuye; wahambanayeuLoteUAbramubeminyakaimashumi asixhenxeanamihlanuezelwe,ukuphumakwakhe kwaHaran.
5UAbramwathabathauSarayiumkakhe,noLoteunyana womninawawakhe,nengqweboyaboyonke ababeyiqwebile,nemiphefumloababeyiqwebilekwaHaran; baphumabesiyaezwenilakwaKanan;bafikaezweni lakwaKanan.
6UAbramwacandailizwe,wadawayakwindawo enoShekem,wadawayaeMokinikaMoreAmaKanan abekhongeloxeshaezweni.
7UYehovawabonakalakuAbram,wathi,Imbewuyakho ndiyakuyinikaelilizwe
8Wesukakhonawayaentabeningasempumalanga, eBheteli,wayimisaintenteyakhe,iBheteli ingasentshonalanga,iAyiingasempumalanga,wamakhela khonaisibingelelouYehova,wanqulaigamalikaYehova.
9WandulukauAbram,encothulaencothula,esinga kwelasezantsi
10Kwabakhoindlalakwelozwe,wehlauAbramwaya eYiputa,ukubaaphambukelekhona;ngokubaibinzima indlalaezweni
11Kwathi,akusondelaukubaangeneeYiputa,wathi kuSarayiumkakhe,Uyabonake,ndiyaziukubaungumfazi omhleimbonakalo
12Kothi,akukubonaamaYiputa,athi,Ngumkakhelo; andibulale,akusindisewena
13Khawuthiungudadewethu,ukuzekulungekumngenxa yakho;kwayeumphefumlowamuyakuphilangenxa yakho
14Kwathi,akufikauAbrameYiputa,ambonaamaYiputa umfaziukubauyinzwakazi.
15BambonaabathethelibakaFaro,bamdumisakuFaro; umfaziwasiwaendlwinikaFaro
16WamphathangokulungileyouAbramngenxayakhe; wabanempahlaemfutshane,neenkomo,namaesile, nabakhonzi,nabakhonzazana,neemazizamaesile, neenkamela.
17UYehovawambethauFaronendluyakhengezibetho ezikhulungenxakaSarayi,umka-Abram
18UFarowambizauAbram,wathi,Yintoninale uyenzileyokum?Yininaukubaungandixelelangaukuba ngumkakho?
19Yininaukubauthi,Ngudadewethu?Bendimzekela yenaabengumfaziwamNankokeumkakho,mthabathe uhambe
20UFarowawawiselaumthethoamadodangaye, amndululayenanomkakhe,neentozonkeanazo
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1WenyukauAbram,ephumaeYiputa,yenanomkakhe, neentozonkeabenazo,enoLote,esingakwelasezantsi 2UAbramwayeesisityebikunenengemfuyo, nangesilivere,nangegolide.
3Wahambaencothula,esukakwelasezantsi,wayaeBheteli, kuloondawoibikhonaintenteyakheekuqaleni,phakathi kweBhetelineAyi;
4endaweniyesibingeleloawasenzayokhonaekuqaleni, uAbramwalinqulakhonaigamalikaYehova.
5NayeuLote,obehambanoAbram,wayeenempahla emfutshane,neenkomo,neentente
6Ilizweeloalabanakubathwala,ukubabahlalendawonye; kubaimpahlayaboyayininzi,ababanakuhlalandawonye
7KwabakhoukubambanaphakathikwabalusibemfuyokaAbramnabalusibemfuyokaLoteNgeloxeshakebemi kwelozweilizwelakwaKanannamaPerizi
8WathiuAbramkuLote,Makungabikhombambano kalokuphakathikwamnawe,naphakathikwabalusibam nabalusibakho;ngokubasingabazalwana
9Aliphambikwakhonailizwelonke?Khawuzahlukanise nam;ukubauthewathabathaisandlasasekhohlo,ndoya ekunene;ukubauyaekunene,ndoyaekhohlo
10ULotewawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wawukhangela wonkeummandlawaseYordan,ngokubaubunamanzi wonke,engekayonakalisiuYehovaiSodomneGomora, unjengomyezokaYehova,unjengelizwelaseYiputa, usingiseeTsohare
11ULotewawunyulawonkeummandlawaseYordan; uLotewandulukaempumalanga;bazahlulaomnyekomnye.
12UAbramwahlalaezwenilakwaKanan,uLotewahlala emiziniyaloommandla,wayigxumekaintenteyakhe ngaseSodom.
13KekalokuamadodaaseSodomayengabenzibobubi, engaboniabakhulukuYehova
14WathiuYehovakuAbram,emvenikokubauLote ahlukanenaye,Khawuwaphakamiseamehloakhoukuloo ndawoukuyo,ubhekiseentla,nasezantsi,nasempumalanga, nasentshonalanga;
15ngokubalonkeilizweolibonayondiyakulinikawena, nembewuyakho,kudekuseephakadeni; 16ndiyenzeimbewuyakhoibenjengothulilomhlaba, angathiubanienakoukulubalauthulilomhlaba,ayibale nembewuyakho
17Suka,ulihambeilizwengobudebalonangobubanzibalo; ngokubandiyakukunikalona
18WayincothulauAbramintenteyakhe,wayawahlala eMiokinikaMamreeseHebron,wakhelakhonauYehova isibingelelo
ISAHLUKOSE-14
1Kwathingemihlaka-AmrafeleukumkaniwaseShinare, uAriyokiukumkaniwase-Elazare,noKedorlahomere ukumkaniwakwaElam,noTidaliukumkaniweentlanga; 2benzaimfazwenoBheraukumkaniwaseSodom, noBhirshaukumkaniwaseGomora,noShinabhiukumkani waseAdama,noShemebhereukumkaniwaseTsebhoyim, nokumkaniwaseBhela,eyiTsohare
3BonkeababadibanaentiliniyaseSidim,eluLwandle lweTyuwa
4Iminyakaelishumielinamibinibakhonza uKedorlahomere,bathingomnyakaweshumielinesithathu bagwilika; 5NgomnyakaweshumielinesinekwezauKedorlahomere nookumkaniababenaye,bawaxabelaamaRafaeAshtarotikarnayim,namaZuzieHam,namaEmieShave-kiriyatayim;
6namaHorientabeniyawokwaSehire,kwesae-Elparan esentlango.
7Abuyaezae-En-mishpatieyiKadeshe,alixabelalonke ilizwelakwa-Amaleki,nama-AmoriabehlelieHatsetsontamare.
8WaphumaukumkaniwaseSodom,nokumkani waseGomora,nokumkaniwaseAdama,nokumkani waseTsebhoyim,nokumkaniwaseBhela,eyiTsohare, balwanaboentiliniyaseSidim;
9noKedorlahomereukumkaniwakwaElam,noTidali ukumkaniweentlanga,noAmrafeleukumkaniwaseShinare, noAriyokiukumkaniwase-Elazare;ookumkaniabane kunyenabahlanu.
10KeintiliyaseSidimyayizeleyimihadiyebhitumene; basabaookumkanibaseSodomnabaseGomora,beyela khona;abaseleyobasabelaentabeni.
11BayithabathayonkeimpahlayaseSodomneGomora, nakokonkeukudlakwabo,bemka
12BamthabathauLote,unyanawomninawaka-Abram, owayehlalaeSodom,nempahlayakhe,bemka
13Wafikaosindileyo,waxelelauAbramumHebhere; ngokubaebehlelieMiokinikaMamreumAmori, umzalwanakaEshkoli,nomzalwanaka-Anere;bonake benqophisenenoAbram
14WevauAbramukubauthathiweumzalwanawakhe, wabaxhobisaabakhonzibakheabaqeqeshiweyo, ababezalelweendlwiniyakhe,abamakhulumathathu aneshumielinesibhozo,wawasukela,wadawesakwaDan.
15Wabahlulaphakathikwabo,yenanabakhonzibakhe ebusuku,wabaxabela,wabasukelawadakwesaeHobha, engasekhohlokweDamasko.
16Wayibuyisayonkeimpahlayakhe,wambuyisanoLote umninawawakhe,nempahlayakhe,kwanabafazi,nabantu 17WaphumaukumkaniwaseSodom,esiyakumkhawulela ekubuyenikwakheekubulaleniuKedorlahomere, nookumkaniababenaye,entiliniyeShave,eyintili yokumkani.
18UMelkitsedekeukumkaniwaseSalemwezanesonka newayini,yayeubengumbingelelikaThixoOsenyangweni 19Wamsikelelawathi,MakasikelelweuAbramnguThixo Osenyangweni,uMninimazulunehlabathi
20MakabongweuThixoOsenyangweni,obanikeleyo iintshabazakhoesandlenisakho.wamnikaisishumiseento zonke
21WathiukumkaniwaseSodomkuAbram,Ndinikeabantu, uzithabatheleimpahla.
22WathiuAbramkukumkaniwaseSodom,Isandlasam ndisiphakamiselekuYehovauThixoOsenyangweni, uMninimazulunehlabathi;
23ukubandingathabathekinosinga,nokubangumtya wembadada,ndingathabathekinokubayintoninaeyeyakho, hlezeuthi,MnandimtyebisileuAbram.
24Kuphelakuphelaokudlileyoabafana,nesabelo samadodaabehambanam,uAnere,noEshkoli,noMamre; mabathabatheisabelosabo
ISAHLUKOSE-15
1Emvenikwezozinto,lafikailizwelikaYehovakuAbram ngombono,lisithi,Musaukoyika,Abram; ndiyingweletshetsheyakho,umvuzowakhoomkhulu kunene
2WathiuAbram,NkosiYehova,wondinikantonina, ndihambandingenamntwananje; 3WathiuAbram,Yabona,akundinikangambewu; 4NaloilizwilikaYehovalifikakuye,lisithi,Akayikuba yindlamafayakholo;ngoyakuphumaezibilinizakho,yena oyakubayindlamafayakho
5Wamsaphandle,wathi,Khawubhekeezulwini,uzibale iinkwenkwezi,ukubaunokuzibala;wathikuye,Iyakuba njaloimbewuyakho
6WakholwakuYehova;okowakubalelaebulungisenikuye 7Wathikuye,NdinguYehovaowakukhuphayoeUre yamaKaledi,ukubandikunikeelilizwe,ulidleilifa 8Wathiyena,NkosiYehova,ndiyakwazingantonina, ukubandiyakulidlailifa?
9Wathikuye,Ndithabatheleithokazilenkomoeliminyaka mithathu,nemaziyebhokhweeminyakamithathu, nenkunziyemvueminyakamithathu,nehobe,negobo levukuthu
10Wamthabathelakezonkeezozinto,wazicandakubini, wazibekaizahlulo,esinyesakhangelananesinye;kezona iintakaakazicanda
11Ehlaiintakaphezukwezidumbu,wawagxothauAbram.
12Kwathi,xalitshonayoilanga,wehlelwabubuthongo obukhuluuAbram;nankoefikelwakukothuka nabubumnyamaobukhulu.
13WathikuAbram,Yazike,ukubaimbewuyakhoiya kubangumphambukeliezwenielingelayo,ibakhonze; babacinezeleiminyakaemakhulumane;
14Kananjalouhlangaeyakulukhonzandiyakulugweba; emvenikokoiyakuphumaineempahlaezininzi
15Kewenauyakuyakooyihlounoxolo;uyakungcwatywa uyingwevuenkulu
16Kwesesineisizukulwanaiyakubuyelaapha,kuba ubugwenxabama-Amoriabukazaliseki.
17Kwathi,lakubalitshonileilanga,kwakubasithokothoko, wabonakukhoizikoeliqhumayo,elinelangatye elidangazelayo,elacandaphakathikwezozahlulo.
18NgaloominiuYehovawenzaumnqophisonoAbram, wathi,Imbewuyakhondiyinikeelilizwe,lithabathele emlanjeniwaseYiputa,liseemlanjeniomkhulu,emlanjeni ongumEfrati;
19namaKeni,namaKenizi,namaKadmon; 20namaHeti,namaPerizi,namaRefa; 21nama-Amori,namaKanan,namaGirgashi,namaYebhusi
ISAHLUKOSE-16
1KekalokuuSarayiumka-Abramubengamzalelimntwana. WayeenomkhonzazanaongumYiputazana,ogama belinguHagare
2WathiuSarayikuAbram,Yabona,uYehovaundivingcile ukubandingazali;mhlawumbindingazuzaabantwana ngayeWaliphulaphulauAbramilizwilikaSarayi
3USarayiumka-AbramwamthabathauHagare umYiputazana,umkhonzazanawakhe,emvenikokuba uAbramwayehleliiminyakaelishumiezwenilakwaKanan, wamnikauAbramindodayakheukubaabengumkakhe. 4WamngenakeuHagare,wamitha
5WathiuSarayikuAbram,Ukoniwakwammakubephezu kwakho;umkhonzazanawamndimnikeesifubenisakho; wathiakubonaukubaumithi,ndacukucezekaemehlweni akhe;uYehovamakagwebephakathikwamnawe
6WathiuAbramkuSarayi,Yabona,umkhonzazanawakho usesandlenisakho;yenzakuyongokuthandakwakho. USarayiwamcinezela,wasabaebuswenibakhe
7KekalokuisithunywasikaYehovasamfumana ngasemthonjeniwamanzientlango,ngasemthonjeni osendlelenieyaeShure
8Wathi,Hagare,mkhonzazanakaSarayi,uvelaphina? Ùyakuyaphina?Wathi,Ndibalekendemkaebusweni bukaSarayi,inkosikaziyam
9SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuye,Buyelakwinkosikazi yakho,uzithobephantsikwesandlasayo
10SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuye,Ndiyakuyandisa kakhuluimbewuyakho,ingabalwangenxayobuninzi.
11SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuye,Yabona,umithi;uya kuzalaunyana,umthiyeigamaelinguIshmayeli;ngokuba uYehovauzivileiintsizizakho.
12Yenauyakubayindodayasendle;isandlasakhesiya kuchasananabantubonke,isandlasabantubonkesichasane naye;yayeuyakuhlalaphambikwabazalwanabakhe bonke
13WalibizaigamalikaYehova,obethethanaye,wathi, UnguThixoondibonayo;
14KwathiwakeiqulaeloyiBherlaha-yiroyi;nantso iphakathikweKadesheneBherede
15UHagarewamzalelauAbramunyana;uAbram ukumthiyaigamaunyanawakhe,lowoabemzaleleyena uHagare,wathinguIshmayeli
16UAbramubeminyakaimashumiasibhozo anamithandathuezelwe,okouHagarewamzalelayo uAbramuIshmayeli
ISAHLUKOSE-17
1Kwathi,uAbramakubaminyakaimashumiasithoba anesithobaezelwe,uYehovawabonakalakuAbram,wathi kuye,NdinguThixouSomandla;Hambaphambikwam, ufezeke.
2Ndiyakuwubekaumnqophisowamphakathikwamnawe, ndikwandisekakhulukunene
3WawauAbramngobusobakhe;uThixowathethanaye, esithi,
4Mna,yabona,umnqophisowamunawe;uyakuba nguyiseweentlangaezininzi.
5KananjaloakusayikubasathiwaigamalakhonguAbram; ngokubandikwenzeuyisewezizweezininzi
6Ndiyakukuqhamisakakhulukunene,ndikwenze iintlanga,kuphumeookumkanikuwe;
7ndiwumiseumnqophisowamphakathikwamnawe, naphakathikwembewuyakhoemvakwakho kwizizukulwanazayo,ubengumnqophisoongunaphakade, wokubandibenguThixokuwe,nakwimbewuyakhoemva kwakho;
8ndilinikewenanembewuyakhoemvakwakhoilizwe lokuphambukelakwakho,lonkeilizwelakwaKanan,ukuba libeyintoyenungonaphakade;ndibenguThixowabo
9WathiuThixokuAbraham,Wenake,umnqophisowam wowugcina,nembewuyakhoemvakwakho kwizizukulwanazabo
10Nguwoloumnqophisowam,eniyakuwugcinaphakathi kwamnani,nembewuyakhoemvakwakho;Yonkeinto eyindodakuniyaluswe
11Nizenalùseinyamayokwaluswa;ibengumqondiso womnqophisoophakathikwamnani.
12Unyanaomihlaisibhozomakaluswekuni,yonkeinto eyindodaezizukulwanenizenu,ezelweendlwini,nezuzwe ngemalikubaniwolunyeuhlanga,ongengowembewu yakhoyena
13Makalusweozelweendlwiniyakho,nozuzwengemali yakho;umnqophisowamenyameniyenuuyakuba ngumnqophisoongunaphakade
14Intoeyindodaengalukileyo,enyamayokwaluswa ingaluswanga,loomphefumlomawunqanyulwe, ungabikhoebantwinibakowawo;uwaphuleumnqophiso wam.
15WathiuThixokuAbraham,USarayiumkakhoakuyi kumbizangegamalokubanguSarayi;
16Ndiyakumsikelela,ndikunikeunyanangaye, ndimsikelele,abeziintlanga;ookumkanibezizwebaya kuphumakuyo
17UAbrahamwawangobusobakhe,wahleka,wathi entliziyweniyakhe,Aziumntuominyakailikhulu wozalelwana?UyakuzalanakeuSara,eminyaka imashumiasithoba?
18WathiuAbrahamkuThixo,WangauIshmayeliangadla ubomiphambikwakho!
19WathiuThixo,Ewe,uSaraumkakhouyakukuzalela unyana;umbizengegamaelinguIsake,ndiwumise umnqophisowamnaye,ubengumnqophiso ongunaphakadenakwimbewuyakheemvakwakhe.
20NgokusingiselekuIshmayelindikuvile;uyabona, ndimsikelele,ndimqhamisile,ndimandisilekakhulukunene uyakuzalaabathetheliabalishumielinababini,ndimenze uhlangaolukhulu
21UmnqophisowamwonandowumisanoIsake,oya kumzalelwanguSarangelixeshanyakenye.
22WagqibaukuthethanayeWenyukauThixoesuka kuAbraham
23UAbrahamwamthabathauIshmayeliunyanawakhe, nabobonkeababezalelweendlwiniyakhe,nabobonke ABAzuzwengemaliyakhe,yonkeintoeyindodaphakathi kwabantubendluka-Abraham;Wayalusainyama yokwaluswakwangaloomini,njengokoethethileuThixo kuye
24UAbrahamubeminyakaimashumiasithobaanesithoba ezelwe,ukwaluswakwenyamayokwaluswa
25UIshmayeli,unyanawakhe,ebeminyakailishumi elinamithathuezelwe,ukwaluswakwenyamayokwaluswa.
26WaluswakwangaloominiuAbraham,noIshmayeli unyanawakhe.
27Nawoonkeamadodaendluyakhe,azalelweendlwini yakhe,nazuzwengemalikubaniwolunyeuhlanga,aluswa kunyenaye
ISAHLUKOSE-18
UYehovawabonakalakuyeeMiokinikaMamre,ehleli emnyangowentente,ekufudumalenikwemini; 2Wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wakhangela,nango amadodaamathathuemingakuyeWawabona,wagidima, wayakuwakhawulela,esukaemnyangowentente, waqubudaemhlabeni.
3wathi,Nkosiyam,ukubakalokundibabalwenguwe, musaukukhaumkekumkhonziwakho
4Makhekuthatyathweintwanayamanzi,nihlambe iinyawozenu,ningqengqephantsikomthilo; 5ndithabatheiqhekezalesonka,nixhaseiintliziyozenu; emvenikokonodlula;kubanizekudlulangenxayoko kumkhonziwenu.Athi,Yenzanjengokouthethile.
6WakhawulezauAbraham,wayaententenikuSara,wathi, Khawuleza,uxovuleiisehaezintathuzomguboocoliweyo, wenzeamaqebengwanaezonka.
7WagidimawayaezinkomeniuAbraham,wathabatha ithole,lithambile,lilungile,wanikaumfana;wakhawuleza wayinxiba
8Wathabathaamasi,nobisi,netholelenkomoabelilungisile, wabekaphambikwabo;wemangakubophantsikomthi lowo,badla
9Athikuye,UphinauSaraumkakho?Wathi,Nanko ententeni.
10Wathi,Ndiyakubuyelakuwe,lakubuyaelixesha; yabona,uSaraumkakhouyakubanonyanaWevauSara esemnyangowentente,esemvakwakhe.
11KekalokuuAbrahamnoSarababebadala,bebadala kakhulu;kwayewayekaukubakuSarangokwesikolabafazi 12USarawahlekangaphakathikwakhe,esithi,Emveni kokubandihagele,ndisayakuyolelwana,nenkosiyam yaluphelenje?
13WathiuYehovakuAbraham,YininaukubauSara ahleke,esithi,Kuhleliwenjendiyakuzalanandaluphele njemna?
14KukhontoingamnqabelayonauYehova?Ngexesha elimisiweyondiyakubuyelakuwe,lakubuyaelixesha, uSaraabenonyana
15WakhanyelauSara,esithi,Andihlekanga;ngokuba ebesoyikaWathi,Hayi;uhlekilewena
16Asukaaphoamadodalawo,ondeleeSodom;wahamba nawouAbraham,ewaphelekezelangendlela.
17WathiuYehova,NdomfihlelanauAbrahamintoendiza kuyenza?
18KantiuAbrahamuyakuthiabeluhlangaolukhulu, olunamandla,zisikelelekengayeiintlangazonkezehlabathi 19Kubandazeyena,ukuzeabawiseleumthethoabantwana bakhe,nendluyakheemvakwakhe,bagcineindlela kaYehova,benzeubulungisanokusesikweni;ukuze uYehovaamenzeleuAbrahamintoayithethileyokuye
20WathiuYehova,IsikhalosaseSodomneGomorasikhulu, nangenxayokubaisonosabosinzimakunene; 21ndiyakukhandihle,ndikhangeleukubabaphelelisilena ngokwesikhalosayoesifikileyokum;ukubaakunjalo, ndazi
22Ajikaaphoamadodalawo,asingaeSodom;keyena uAbrahamwayesemiphambikoYehova
23WasondelauAbraham,wathi,Ungadeubhebhethe olilungisakunyenongendawoyinina?
Hike,kukhoamashumiamahlanuamalungisaphakathi komzi;wowonakalisa,ungayiconginaloondawo,ngenxa yamalungisaamashumimahlanuakuwo?
25Makubeleekuweukwenzangokwendawoenjalo ukubulalaolilungisakunyenongendawo,ilungisalibe njengongendawo;makubeleekuwe.Umgwebiwehlabathi lonkeakayikwenzaokusesikweniyinina?
26WathiuYehova,UkubandithendafumanaeSodom amalungisaamashumimahlanuphakathikomzi, ndoyixolelayonkeloondawongenxayawo
27WaphendulauAbraham,wathi,Khawubone,sendide ndathethaeNkosini,ndiluthulinothuthu. Hike,kwaswelekaisihlanukumalungisaamashumi mahlanu,wowonakalisangenxayesihlanuyininawonke umzi?Yathi,Ukubandithendafumanakhonaamashumi omaneanesihlanu,andiyikuwonakalisa
29Waphindawathethakuye,wathi,Hike,kwafunyanwa khonaamashumiomane?Wathi,Andiyikukwenzangenxa yamashumiamane
30Wathikuye,MayingabinamsindoiNkosi,khendithethe; Hike,kwafunyanwakhonaamashumiomathathu?Wathi, Andiyikuyenza,ukubandithendafumanakhonaamashumi omathathu.
31Wathi,Khawubone,sendidendathethaeNkosiniHike, kwafunyanwakhonaamashumiamabini?Yathi,Andiyi kuwonakalisangenxayamashumiamabini.
32Wathi,MayingabinamsindoiNkosi,khendithethe okwesisihlandlosodwa,kwafunyanwakhonaishumi elinye.Yathi,Andiyikuwonakalisangenxayabalishumi.
33WemkauYehova,akugqibaukuthethakuAbraham; uAbrahamwabuyelaendaweniyakhe
ISAHLUKOSE-19
1ZafikaizithunywaezibinieSodomngokuhlwa;uLote ehleliesangwenilaseSodomWazibonauLote,wesuka wayakuzikhawulela;waqubudangobusoemhlabeni;
2Wathi,Khanibone,zinkosizam,khaniphambukele endlwiniyomkhonziwenu,nilale,nihlambeiinyawozenu, nivukekusasa,nihambengendlelayenuBathikebona, Hayi;kodwasiyakulalaesitratweniubusukubonke.
3Wawaxinakakhulu;baphambukelakuye,bangena endlwiniyakhe;wabenzelaisidlo,wojaizonka ezingenagwele,badla.
4Kekaloku,zingekalali,amadodaaloomzi,amadoda aseSodom,ayirhawulaindlu,ethabathelakumfanaesa kwixhego,bonkeabantubevelanasekuphelenikwawo.
5BambizauLote,bathikuye,Aphinalaamadodaangene kuwengobubusuku?zikhuphelekuthi,sizazi
6WaphumauLotewayakuwoemnyango,waluvala ucangoemvakwakhe
7Wathi,Ndiyanikhunga,bazalwana,musaniukwenzainto embi.
8Khanibone,ndineentombiezimbiniezingazaninandoda; mandikhuphelezonakuni,nenzekuzongokokulungileyo emehlwenienu;kodwakulamadodaningenzinto;ngokuba bezangenxayokophantsikomthunziwophahlalwam 9Bathikebona,Yeka.Babuyangokobathi,Lomntuweza kuphambukela,uzakubangumgwebi;Bamxinakeumntu lowo,uLote,basondela,bezakuluqhekezaucango
10Amadodalawoasolulaisandlasawo,amngenisauLote kuwoendlwini,aluvalaucango.
11Awabethangobumfamaamadodaabesemnyango wendlu,ethabathelakwencinaneesakwenkulu,azidinisa keukufunaumnyango
12AthiamadodalawokuLote,Uselebambinaapha? Umyeni,noonyanabakho,neentombizakho,nabobonke onabokulomzi,bakhuphekulendawo;
13Siyakuyonakalisalendawo,ngokubasikhuluisikhalo sabophambikobusobukaYehova;uYehovausithume ukubasiyonakalise
14Waphuma,uLote,wathethakubayenibeentombizakhe, abayakuzekaiintombizakhe,wathi,Sukani,niphumekule ndawo;ngokubauYehovauyakuwonakalisalomziWaba yintlekisakubayenibakhe.
15IzithunywazamngxamisauLotengesifingo,zathi,Vuka, thabathaumkakho,neentombizakhozombini,aba banokufumaneka;hlezeubhebhethwengobugwenxabalo mzi.
16Wazilazila,amadodaabambaisandlasakhe,nesandla somkakhe,nesandlaseentombizakhezombini;uYehova ngencebayakhe,bamkhupha,bammisangaphandlekomzi 17Akubaebakhuphelephandle,wathi,Zisindisengenxa yomphefumlowakho;musaukubhekaemvakwakho,musa ukumakuwowonkeloontili;Zisindisengokuyaentabeni, hlezeugqitywe
18WathikuwouLote,Hayi,Nkosiyam!
19Khawubone,umkhonziwakhoumbabaleUyikhulisile incebayakhoondenzeleyo,ukubauwusindiseumphefumlo wam;mnakeandinakoukubalekelaentabeni,hleze ndibanjwebububi,ndife
20Khawubone,lomziukufuphi,ukubakubalekelwekuwo, mncinane;ndangandingazisindisangokuyakuwo (awumncinanena?
21Wathikuye,Yabona,ndikunonelelenangalento,ukuba ndingawubhukuqilomziuthethengawo.
22Khawuleza,zisindisengokuyakhona;kuba andinakwenzantoudeufikekhonangenxayokokwathiwa igamalaloomziyiTsohare.
23Ilangalaliphumilephezukomhlaba,xauLotewangena eTsohare
24WanisakeuYehovaphezukweSodomneGomora isulfurenomliloophumakuYehovauphumaemazulwini; 25Wayibhukuqaloomizi,nehewulonke,nabemibonke baloomizi,nezihlumazomhlaba.
26Kodwaumkakhe,esemvakwakhe,wakhangela ngasemva,wabayintsikayetyuwa
27UAbrahamwavukakusasa,wayakuloondawowayemi kuyophambikoYehova
28WondelaeSodomneGomora,nakulolonkeilizwelaloo mmandla.Wakhangela;nangounyukaumsiwelozwe, njengomsiwezikolemfutho
29Kwathi,xenikweniuThixowayonakalisayoimiziyaloo mmandla,uThixowamkhumbulauAbraham,wamkhupha uLotephakathikobhukuqoolo,ekuyibhukuqeniimizileyo abehlelikuyouLote
30WenyukauLoteephumaeTsohare,wahlalaentabeni, eneentombizakhezombini,ndawonyenaye;kuba ebesoyikaukuhlalaeTsohare;wahlalaemqolombeni,yena neentombizakhezombini
31Yathieyamazibulokwencinane,Ubawowaluphele, akukhondodaezweniaphayokusingenangokwesiko lehlabathilonke;
32yiza,simsezeubawoiwayini,silalenaye,sigcine imbewukubawo
33Zamsezakeuyiseiwayiningobobusuku;yangena eyamazibulo,yalalanoyise;akayazangayenaukulala kwayonokuvukakwayo.
34Kwathingengomso,yathieyamazibulokwencinane, Yabona,ndilelenobawophezolo;masimsezeiwayini nangobubusuku;ngena,ulalenaye,sigcineimbewu kubawo
35Zamsezakeuyiseiwayininangobobusuku,yasuka, encinaneyalalanaye;akayazangayenaukulalakwayo nokuvukakwayo
36ZamithazombiniiintombizikaLotengoyise.
37Eyamazibuloyazalaunyana,yambizangegama elinguMowabhi;yenanguyisewamaMowabhiunanamhla
38Nencinaneyazalaunyana,yambizangegama elinguBhenami;yenanguyisewonyanabaka-Amon unanamhla
ISAHLUKO20
1UAbrahamwandulukakhona,wayaezwenilasezantsi, wahlalaphakathikweKadesheneShure,waphambukela eGerare
2WathiuAbrahamngoSaraumkakhe,Ngudadewethu. WathumelakeuAbhimelekiukumkaniwaseGerare, wamthabathauSara
3WezauThixokuAbhimelekingephuphaebusuku,wathi kuye,Uyabona,ufilengenxayomfaziomthabathileyo; ngokubangumkamntu
4KeuAbhimelekiebengekasondelikuye;wathi,Nkosi, wolubulalanauhlangaolunobulungisa?
5Akatshongonakumukuthi,Ngudadewethu?naye ngokwakhewathi,Ngumzalwanawam,lentondiyenze ngentliziyoyamegqibelele,nangobumsulwabezandlazam
6WathiuThixokuyengephupha,Namndiyaziukuba uyenzelentongentliziyoyakhoigqibelele;Ndakunqanda nam,ukubaungonikum;ngenxayokoandikuvumelanga ukubaumchukumise
7Ngokombuyiseleindodaumkayo;ngokuba ungumprofeti,wokuthandazela,uphile;ukubauthe akwambuyisa,yaziukubauyakufainene,wenanabo bonkeonabo.
8WavukakusasauAbhimeleki,wababizabonkeabakhonzi bakhe,wawathethaonkelamazwiezindlebenizabo Amadodaoyikakunene.
9UAbhimelekiwambizauAbraham,wathikuye,Yintoni nalentouyenzileyokuthi?Ndikonengantonina,ukuba mnanobukumkanibamisonoesingaka?Undenzeinto ebengafaneleukwenziwa
10WathiuAbhimelekikuAbraham,Ubonentonina,ukuba uyenzelento?
11WathiuAbraham,Bendisithi,akukhokanyeukoyika uThixokulendawo;andibulalengenxayomkam 12Okwenenengudadewethu;yintombikabawo,kodwa akantombikama;wabangumfaziwam 13Kwathi,uThixoakundindululaendlwinikabawo,ndathi kuye,Nantsiincebaowondenzelayona;ezindawenizonke esofikakuzo,uzeuthingam,Ngumzalwanawam
14UAbhimelekiwathabathaimpahlaemfutshane, neenkomo,nabakhonzi,nabakhonzazana,wanika uAbraham,wambuyiselauSaraumkakhekuye
15WathiuAbhimeleki,Naliilizwelam,liphambikwakho; hlalaaphokulungileyoemehlweniakho
16WathikuSara,Yabona,umnakwenundimnikeiwaka lesilivere;yabona,sisigqubuthelosamehlokuwe, ngokusingiselekubobonkeabanawe; 17WathandazauAbrahamkuThixo;uThixowamphilisa uAbhimeleki,nomkakhe,nabakhonzazanabakhe;bazala abantwana
18NgokubauYehovaubezivingcilekanye,zonkeizizalo endlwinika-Abhimeleki,ngenxakaSara,umka-Abraham.
ISAHLUKO21
1KekalokuuYehovawamvelelauSaranjengokoebetshilo; uYehovawamenzelauSaranjengokoabekuthethile 2WamithakeuSara,wamzalelauAbrahamunyana ekwaluphalenikwakhe,ngexeshaelimisiweyoabelithethile uThixokuye
3UAbrahamwamthiyaigamaunyanawakheabemzalelwe, awamzalelayenauSara,igamaelinguIsake
4UAbrahamwamalusauIsakeunyanawakhe,akuba ntsukuzisibhozoezelwe,njengokouThixoabemwisele umthetho
5UAbrahamebeminyakailikhuluezelwe,ukuzalelwa kwakheuIsakeunyanawakhe
6WathiuSara,UndihlekisileuThixo,ukuzebonke abamvayobahlekenam.
7Wathi,NgubaninaobengatsholokuAbrahamukuthi, uSarawanyisaabantwana?ngokubandimzaleleunyana ekwaluphalenikwakhe.
8Wakhulaumntwana,walunyulwa;
9USarawambonaunyanakaHagareumYiputazana, awamzalelauAbraham,ehlekisa.
10WathikuAbraham,Mgxotheumkhonzazananonyana wakhe;kubaunyanawalomkhonzazanaakayikulidlailifa ndawonyenonyanawamuIsake.
11Lalibikuneneelozwiemehlwenika-Abrahamngenxa yonyanawakhe
12WathiuThixokuAbraham,Mayingabilibiemehlweni akhongenxayenkwenkweleyo,nangenxayomkhonzazana wakhoentweniyonkeayithethileyouSarakuwe, phulaphulaizwilakhe;ngokubaiyakubizwangoIsake imbewuyakho
13Kananjalounyanawomkhonzazanandiyakumenza uhlanga,ngokubaeyimbewuyakho.
14WavukauAbrahamkusasa,wathabathaisonkanentsuba yamanzi,wanikauHagare,ebekaegxalabenilakhe, nomntwana,wamndulula,wemkayena,wabhadula entlangoyaseBher-shebha
15Aphelaamanzientsubeni,wayiphosainkwenkwe phantsikwetyholo.
16Wayawahlalaphantsimalunganayo,umgama ongangowokutolangotolo;kubawathi,Mandingakuboni ukufakwenkwenkwe.Wahlalaphantsimalunganayo, waphakamisaizwilakhe,walila
17WalivauThixoilizwilenkwenkwe;Samemeza isithunywasikaThixokuHagaresisemazulwini,sathikuye, Unantonina,Hagare?musaniukoyika;ngokubauThixo ulivileilizwilenkwenkweaphoikhona
18Vuka,uyithabatheinkwenkwe,uyibambengesandla; ngokubandiyakumenzauhlangaolukhulu
19UThixowawavulaamehloakhe,wabonaiqulalamanzi; wayawayizalisaintsubangamanzi,wayisezainkwenkwe 20UThixowabanenkwenkweleyo;yakhula,yahlala entlango,yabayintoliyakukhula,yahlalaentlango; 21WahlalaentlangoyaseParan,uninawamzekelaumfazi ezwenilaseYiputa
22Kwathingeloxesha,uAbhimelekinoPikoliumthetheli womkhosiwakhewathethakuAbraham,besithi,UThixo unawekukokonkeokwenzayo;
23NgokondifungeleuThixoapha,ukubaakuyi kundixokisamna,noonyanabam,nonyanawam;uze wenzengokwencebaendiyenzileyokuwe,nakuloilizwe ophambukelekulo.
24WathiuAbraham,Mnandofunga.
25UAbrahamwamkhalimelauAbhimelekingenxayequla lamanzi,ababelihluthengobugorhaabakhonzibakaAbhimeleki.
26WathiuAbhimeleki,Bendingaziukubayenziwe ngubaninalento;naweubeungandixelelanga;
27UAbrahamwathabathaimpahlaemfutshane,neenkomo, wanikauAbhimeleki;benzaumnqophisobobabini
28UAbrahamwamisaamathokaziezimvuasixhenxe emhlambini,odwa
29WathiuAbhimelekikuAbraham,Ayintoninala mathokaziezimvuasixhenxeuwamisileyoodwa?
30Wathi,Lamathokaziezimvuasixhenxewowathabatha esandlenisam,abebubungqinabambokubandilimbileeli qula.
31NgenxayokowathiloondawoyiBher-shebha;ngokuba bafungakhonabobabini
32BenzakeumnqophisoeBher-shebha.Wesukake uAbhimeleki,noPikoli,umthetheliwomkhosiwakhe, babuyelaezwenilamaFilisti
33UAbrahamwatyalaumtamariskeeBher-shebha, walinqulakhonaigamalikaYehovauThixoongunaphakade 34UAbrahamwayeengumphambukeliezwenilamaFilisti imihlaemininzi.
ISAHLUKO22
1Kwathiemvenikwezozinto,uThixowamvavanya uAbraham,wathikuye,Abraham;wathiyena,Ndikho;
2Wathi,Khawuthabatheunyanawakho,emnyekuwe, omthandayo,uIsake,uhambeuyeezwenilaseMoriya; umnyusekhonaabelidinielinyukayophezukwentaba endokuxelelayona.
3WavukauAbrahamkusasa,walibophaiesilelakhe, wathabathaamabinikumadodanaakhe,noIsakeunyana wakhe,wacandaiinkunizedinielinyukayo,wesukawaya endaweniabemxeleleyonauThixo
4NgomhlawesithathuuAbrahamwawaphakamisaamehlo akhe,wayibonaloondawoikude.
5WathiuAbrahamkumadodanaakhe,Hlalanininaapha ne-esile;Mnanomfanasiyakuyaphayasiyekunqula, sibuyesizekuni.
6WazithabathauAbrahamiinkunizedinielinyukayo, wazibekaphezukoIsakeunyanawakhe;waphathaumlilo ngesandla,nesitshetshe;bahambabobabinikunye
7WathethauIsakekuAbrahamuyisewathi,Bawo;wathi yena,Ndilapha,nyanawamWathi,Nanguumlilo neenkuni;iphinakeimvuyedinielinyukayo?
8WathiuAbraham,UThixowozibonelaimvuyedini elinyukayo,nyanawamBahambabobabinindawonye
9BafikaendaweniabemxeleleyonauThixo;Wakhakhona uAbrahamisibingelelo,wazicwangcisaiinkuni,wambopha uIsakeunyanawakhe,wambekaesibingelelweniphezu kweenkuni
10WasolulauAbrahamisandlasakhe,wathabatha isitshetsheukubaamxheleunyanawakhe.
11SamemezakuyeisithunywasikaYehovasisemazulwini, sathi,Abraham,Abraham!Wathiyena,Ndilapha
12Wathi,Musaukusisaisandlasakhokumfana,musa ukumenzanto,kubandiyazingokuukubauyamoyika uThixo;
13UAbrahamwawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wakhangela, nantsoinkunziyegushangasemva,ibambekengeempondo etyholweni;wayauAbraham,wayithabathainkunzi yegusha,wayinyusaukubaibelidinielinyukayo esikhundlenisonyanawakhe.
14UAbrahamwathiigamalaloondawolinguYehova ozibonelayoekuthiwananamhla,Entabeniabonakalakuyo uYehova
15SamemezaisithunywasikaYehovakuAbraham okwesibinisisemazulwini, 16Ndathi,Ndizifungile,utshouYehova,ngenxaenokuba uyenzilelento,akwanqabanonyanawakho,emnyekuwe; 17ukubandiyakukusikelelandikusikelele;ndiya kuyandisandiyandiseimbewuyakhonjengeenkwenkwezi zezulu,nanjengentlabathieselunxwemenilolwandle; imbewuyakhoilidleilifaisangoleentshabazayo; 18zisikelelwengembewuyakhozonkeiintlangazehlabathi; ngenxaenokubauliphulaphuleilizwilam
19WabuyelauAbrahamkumadodanaakhe,besukabaya kunyeeBher-shebha;wahlalauAbrahameBher-shebha 20Kwathiemvenikwezizinto,kwaxelwakuAbraham kwathiwa,Yabona,uMilkanayeuzaleleuNahore, umninawawakho,abantwana 21uHuziizibulolakhe,noBhuziumninawawakhe, noKemuweliuyiseka-Aram; 22noKesede,noHazo,noPildashe,noYidilafi, noBhetuweli
23UBhetuweliwazalauRebheka;abobasibhozouMilka wabazalelauNahore,umkhuluwaka-Abraham 24Neshweshwelakhe,eligamalinguReuma,lazalauTebha, noGaham,noTahashe,noMahaka.
ISAHLUKO23
1KekalokuuSaraebeminyakailikhuluelinamancimabini anesixhenxeezelwe;yiyoleyoiminyakayokudlaubomi kukaSara.
2WafakeuSaraeKiriyatikarbha;Okokukuthi,iHebron, ezwenilakwaKananWezauAbrahamwamlilelauSara, wamlilela.
3WesukauAbrahamebuswenibomfiwakhe,wathetha koonyanabakaHeti,wathi, 4Ndingumphambukelinondwendwekuni;ndinikeni indawoyokungcwabakuni,ukuzendimngcwabeumfikazi, angabikhoebuswenibam.
5BamphendulauAbrahamoonyanabakaHeti,bathikuye, 6Sive,nkosiyam,uligorhaeligorhaphakathikwethu; akukhobanikuthiuyakwalanengcwabalakhe,ukuba ungamngcwabiumfikazilowo.
7WesukauAbraham,waqubudakubantubelizweelo, koonyanabakaHetiabo
8Wathethanabo,esithi,Ukubaniyavuma,ukuba ndimngcwabeumfikazi,angabikhoebuswenibam; ndiphulaphule,undibongozelekuEfronunyanakaTsohare; 9ukubaandinikeumqolombawaseMakapela,lowoanawo, osekuphelenikwentsimiyakhe,andinikewonangemali ezalisekileyo;wondinikaukubaubeyindawoyokungcwaba, phakathikwenu
10UEfronwayehleliphakathikoonyanabakaHeti;uEfron umHetiwamphendulauAbrahamezindlebenizoonyana bakaHeti,zabobonkeabangenangesangolomziwakhe, esithi,
11Hayi,nkosiyam,ndiveni;intsimindiyakunika, nomqolombaokuyondiyakunika;phambikoonyana babantubakowethundiyakunika;ngcwabaumfikazilowo
12WaqubudauAbrahamphambikwabantubelizweelo.
13WathethakuEfronezindlebenizabantubelizweelo, wathi,Wangaungandiva;ndokunikaimalingentsimi; yithabathekum,ndingcwabeumfikazikhona
14UEfronwamphendulauAbraham,wathikuye, 15Nkosiyam,ndiphulaphule;Yintoninakeleyophakathi kwamnawe?ngcwabaumfikazilowo
16UAbrahamwamphulaphulauEfron;UAbraham wamlinganiselauEfronisilivereleyo,abethethengayo ezindlebenizoonyanabakaHeti,amakhuluomane eeshekelezesilivereevunywayokumrhwebi
17YaqinisekaintsimikaEfron,eseMakapela,ephambi kowakwaMamre,intsimileyo,nomqolombaokuyo, nemithiyonkeesentsimini,ekuyoyonkeimidangeenxa zonke.
18YabayinzuzokuAbrahamemehlwenioonyanabakaHeti, phambikwabobonkeabangenangesangolomziwakhe
19EmvenikokouAbrahamwamngcwabauSaraumkakhe emqolombeniwentsimiyaseMakapelaphambi kowakwaMamre,kowaseHebronkelowo,ezweni lakwaKanan.
20Yaqinisekakeintsimileyonomqolombaokuyo kuAbraham,ukubaabenendawoyakheyokungcwaba, ngoonyanabakaHeti.
ISAHLUKO24
1KekalokuuAbrahamwayeseleyingwevu,eselekhulile ebudaleni;uYehovawayeemsikelelekeuAbraham ezintwenizonke.
2WathiuAbrahamkumkhonziwakheomkhuluendlwini yakhe,obelawulazonkeizintoabenazo,Khawubeke isandlasakhophantsikwethangalam;
3NdiyakukufungisauYehova,uThixowamazulu,noThixo wehlabathi,ukubaakuyikumzekelaunyanawamumfazi ezintombinizamaKanan,endihleliphakathikwawo; 4Woyaezwenilakowethu,nakwelokuzalwakwam, umzekeleunyanawamuIsakeumfazi
5Wathiumkhonzikuye,Hike,ayavumainkazana ukundilandelaukuzakwelilizwe,ndombuyiselanaunyana wakhokwelozwewaphumakulowena?
6WathiuAbrahamkuye,Zilumkeleungambuyiseliunyana wamkhona
7UYehova,uThixowamazulu,owandithabathayo endlwinikabawo,ezwenilokuzalwakwam,owathethayo kum,owandifungelayo,esithi,Imbewuyakhondiya kuyinikaelilizwe;Wosithumaisithunywasakhephambi kwakho,umzekeleunyanawamumfazikhona
8Ukubakeinkazanaleyoitheayavumaukukulandela, wobaukhululekilekwesisifungosam;kodwauze ungambuyiseliunyanawamkhona
9Wasibekaumkhonziisandlasakhengaphantsikwethanga lika-Abrahaminkosiyakhe,wamfungelaloonto.
10Umkhonziwathabathaiinkamelaezilishumi kwiinkamelazenkosiyakhe,wemka;ngokubayonke
impahlayenkosiyakheibisesandlenisakhe,wesukawaya kwa-AramphakathikweMilambo,emzinikaNahore.
11Waziguqisaiinkamelangaphandlekomzi,ngasequleni lamanzi,ngexalangokuhlwa,ngexalokuphumakwabakhi bamanzi.
12Wathi,Yehova,ThixowenkosiyamuAbraham, mawundithamsanqelenamhla,uyenzeleinkosiyam uAbrahaminceba.
13Yabona,ndimingasemthonjeniwamanzi;zaphuma iintombizabantubaloomzi,zisizakukhaamanzi; 14Keintombiendothikuyo,Khawuthobeumphanda wakho,ndisele;ithi,Sela,neenkamelazakhondoziseza nazo:mayibeyiyooyimiseleumkhonziwakhouIsake; ndazimnangoko,ukubauyenzeleinkosiyaminceba 15Kwathi,engekagqibiukuthetha,gqiuRebheka,lowo wayezalwanguBhetuweli,unyanakaMilka,umkaNahore, umninawaka-Abraham,enomphandaegxalabenilakhe 16Intombileyoibeintlekuneneimbonakalo,intombi eyintombi,engaziwangandoda;yehla,yezaemthonjeni, yawuzalisaumphandawayo,yenyuka
17Wagidimaumkhonziwayakuyikhawulela,wathi, Ndiphendiseleintwanayamanziemphandeniwakho.
18Yathi,Sela,nkosiyamYakhawuleza,yawuhlisela esandleniumphandawayoumphandawayo,yamseza 19Yakugqibaukumseza,yathi,Neenkamelazakhondiya kuzikhelela,zidezigqibeukusela
20Yakhawuleza,yawugalelaumphandawayo emkhombeniwokuseza,yagidimayayakukhakwakhona equleni,yazikhelelazonkeiinkamelazakhe
21Indodaleyoyeenqayiyo,ithecwaka,ukuzeyaziukuba uYehovauyiphumelelisileindlelayayo, akayiphumelelisanga,kusinina
22Kwathi,iinkamelazigqibileukusela,indodaleyo yathabathaijikazilempumlolegolide,elisisiqingatha seshekeleubunzimabalo,nezacholozozibinizokufakwa ezandlenizayo,eziziishekeleezilishumizegolideubunzima bazo;
23Wathi,Uyintombikabanina?Khawundixelele,kukho indawoyokulalaendlwinikayihlo?
24Yathikuye,NdiyintombikaBhetuweli,unyanakaMilka, awamzalelauNahore
25Yathikuye,Sinawoumququkwaneendizaezaneleyo, nendawoyokulala.
26Yathobaindodaleyo,yaqubudakuYehova
27Yathi,MakabongweuYehova,uThixowenkosiyam uAbraham,ongayiyekelelangaincebayakhenenyaniso yakhe,imkeenkosiniyam:uthendisendleleni,uYehova wandikhokelelaendlwiniyabazalwanabenkosiyam.
28Yakhawulezaintombileyo,yaxelelaindlukanina ngokwalamazwi
29URebhekawayeenomnakwabo,ogamalinguLabhan wayaendodenileyongaphandleemthonjeni.
30Kwathi,akulibonaijikazilempumlo,nezacholo ezandlenizodadewabo,wathi,akuwevaamazwi kaRebhekaudadewabo,esithi,Yenjenjeindodale ukuthethakum;wezaendodenileyo;nantsoimi ngasezinkameleningasequleni.
31Wathi,Yiza,wenausikelelweyonguYehova;umelani nangaphandle?ngokubandiyilungisileindlunendawo yeenkamela.
32Yangenaindodaleyoendlwini,wazikhululaiinkamela zayo;iinkamelawazinikaumququneendiza,wayinika
amanziokuhlambaiinyawozayo,neenyawozamadoda abenayo.
33KwabekwaukudlaphambikwayoYathiyona,Andiyi kudla,ndidendilithetheilizwilam.Wathi,Thetha.
34Yathi,Ndingumkhonzika-Abraham.
35UYehovauyisikelelekuneneinkosiyam;wabamkhulu, wamnikaimpahlaemfutshane,neenkomo,nesilivere, negolide,nabakhonzi,nabakhonzazana,neenkamela, namaesile
36KeuSara,umkankosiyam,wayizalelainkosiyam unyana,emvenikokubaiseyaluphele
37Yandifungisakeinkosiyam,isithi,Uzeungamzekeli unyanawamumfaziezintombinizamaKanan,endihleli ezwenilawo;
38Sukauyeendlwinikabawoemizalwaneniyakowethu, umzekeleunyanawamumfazi.
39Ndathienkosiniyam,Hikeayandilandelainkazanaleyo?
40Yathikum,UYehova,endihambaphambikwakhe, wosithumaisithunywasakhesiyenawe,ayenzeibe nempumeleloindlelayakho;umzekeleunyanawamumfazi emizalwaneniyakowethu,nasendlwinikabawo; 41wanduleukubamsulwaesifungwenisamxaufikileyo emizalwaneniyakowethu;ukubaabathangabakunike, wobamsulwaesifungwenisam
42Ndifikilekenamhlaemthonjeni,ndathi,Yehova,Thixo wenkosiyamuAbraham,ukubakalokuuyenze yanempumeleloindlelayamendihambangayo; 43Yabona,ndimingasemthonjeniwamanzi;Kothi,xa intombiiphumaisiyakukhaamanzi,ndithikuyo, Khawundiphendiseleintwanayamanziemphandeniwakho; 44yathikum,Selawena,neenkamelazakhondozikhelela nazo:mayibeyiyoengumfaziuYehovaammiseleyo unyanawenkosiyam
45Ndingekagqibimnaukuthethaentliziyweniyam,gqi uRebheka,esizaenomphandaegxalabenilakhe;yehlake, yezakukhaamanzi,ndathikuyo,Khawundiphendisele
46Wakhawuleza,wawuhlisaumphandawakhekuye,wathi, Sela,neenkamelazakhondozisezaNdaselake,waziseza neenkamela
47Ndambuzandathi,Uyintombikabanina?Wathi, NdiyintombikaBhetuweli,unyanakaNahore,awamzalelwa nguMilka;ndamfakaijikaziebuswenibakhe,nezacholo ezandlenizakhe.
48Ndathoba,ndamnqulauYehova,ndambongauYehova, uThixowenkosiyamuAbraham,ondikhokeleyoendleleni eyinyaniso,ukubandimzekeleunyanawakheintombi yomzalwanawenkosiyam
49Ngokuke,ukubaniyayenzelaincebanenyanisoinkosi yam,ndixeleleni;ukuzendibhekeekuneneokanyeekhohlo
50WaphendulauLabhannoBhetuweli,bathi,Lento iphumakuYehova;asinakuthethantokuwe,nokubayembi nokubayelungileyo.
51NankouRebhekaphambikwakho,mthabathe,uhambe, abengumfaziwonyanawenkosiyakho,njengoko akuthethileyouYehova
52Kwathi,akuwevaumkhonzika-Abrahamamazwiabo, waqubudaemhlabenikuYehova.
53Umkhonziwakhuphaimpahlayesilivere,nempahla yegolide,nezambatho,wanikauRebheka,wanika umnakwabononinaizintoezinqabileyo.
54Badla,basela,yenanamadodaabenaye,balalaubusuku bonke.bavukakusasa,wathi,Ndindululenindiyeenkosini yam
55Wathiumnakwabononina,Makheihlaleintombinathi iintsukunokubazilishumi,ihambekeemvenikoko. emvenikokoyohamba
56Wathikubo,Musaniukundibambezela;uYehova uyenzeyanempumeleloindlelayam;ndindululenindiye enkosiniyam
57Bathi,Masiyibizeintombi,siveemlonyeniwayo
58BambizauRebheka,bathikuye,Uyakuhambananale ndoda?Wathi,Ndiyakuhamba
59BamndululakeuRebhekaudadewabo,nomanyisikazi wakhe,nomkhonzika-Abraham,namadodaabenaye
60BamsikelelauRebheka,bathikuye,Ungudadewethu, yibangamawakawaka,imbewuyakhoilidleilifaisango labobayithiyayo
61WesukauRebhekanomthinjanawakhe,bakhwela ezinkameleni,balandelaindodaleyo;
62WafikauIsakengendlelayequlalaseLahayi-yiroyi; ngokubaebehleliezwenilasezantsi
63WaphumauIsake,wayakucamngcaentsimini,xa kuhlwayo;wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wabonananzo iinkamelazisiza
64URebhekawawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wambona uIsake,wehlaenkameleni
65Wathikumkhonzi,Ngubaninalaamfouhambayo entsimini,esizakusikhawulela?Wathiumkhonzi,Yinkosi yam;wathabathakeisigqubuthelo,wazigqubuthela
66UmkhonziwamxelelauIsakeizintozonkeabezenzile
67UIsakewamngenisaententenikaSaraunina, wamthabathauRebheka,wabangumkakhe;wamthanda WathuthuzelekauIsakeemvakokufakukanina
ISAHLUKO25
1WabuyakeuAbrahamwazekaumfazi,ogama belinguKetura
2WamzalelauZimran,noYokeshan,noMedan,noMidiyan, noIshbhaki,noShuwa.
3uYokeshanwazalauShebhanoDedanOonyana bakaDedanbabengama-Ashuri,namaLetushi,namaLehum 4OonyanabakaMidiyannguAsheri;noEfa,noEfere, noHanoki,noAbhida,noElidahaBonkeaba yayingoonyanabakaKetura
5UAbrahamwazinikauIsakezonkeizintoabenazo. 6Keoonyanabamashweshwe,abenawouAbraham, wabanikaiziphouAbraham;
7Yiyoleimihlayeminyakayokudlaubomikuka-Abraham, yabayiminyakaelikhuluelinamanciasixhenxeanantlanu
8UAbrahamwaphumaumphefumlo,wafa,eyingwevu enkulu,aluphele,epheleebudaleni;wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo
9OonyanabakheuIsakenoIshmayelibamngcwaba emqolombeniwaseMakapela,entsiminikaEfronunyana kaTsohareumHeti,ephambikowakwaMamre; 10LoomhlabawayithengayouAbrahamkoonyana bakaHeti,wangcwatyelwakhonauAbraham,noSara umkakhe
11Kwathi,emvakokufakuka-Abraham,uThixo wamsikelelauIsakeunyanawakhe;wahlalauIsake ngasequleniiLahayi-yiroyi
12YiyolekeinzalakaIshmayeli,unyanaka-Abraham, awathiuHagareumYiputazana,umkhonzazanakaSara, wamzalelauAbraham; 13NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaIshmayeli, ngokwamagamaabongokweenzalazabo:owamazibulo kaIshmayelinguNebhayoti;noKedare,neAdebheli, neMibhesam; 14noMishma,noDuma,noMasa; 15noHadare,noTema,noYeture,noNafishe,noKedema; 16NgaboabooonyanabakaIshmayeli,ngawolaamagama abongemiziyabo,nangeengqilizaboizikhuluezilishumi elinazibiningokwezizwezazo
17YiyoleiminyakayokudlaubomikukaIshmayeli,ikhulu elinamancimathathuanesixhenxe,waphumaumphefumlo, wafa;wahlanganiselwakwabakowabo
18BemabethabathelaeHavilabesaeShure,ephambi kweYiputa,ukusingaeAsiriya;wafaphambi kwabazalwanabakhebonke
19YiyolekeinzalakaIsake,unyanaka-Abraham: uAbrahamwazalauIsake;
20UIsakeubeminyakaimashumimaneezelwe,ukumzeka kwakheuRebheka,intombikaBhetuweli,umAram wasePadan-aram,udadeboLabhanumAram,ukubaabe ngumkakhe
21UIsakewamthandazelauYehovangenxayomkakhe, ngokubaebengazali;uYehovawathandazekanguye, wamithauRebhekaumkakhe
22Batyhalaabantwanaembilininiwakhe;Wathi,Ukuba kunjalo,yininaukubandibenje?WayakubuzakuYehova
23WathiuYehovakuye,Zimbiniiintlangaesizalweni sakho,kwahlukaizizweezimbiniesiswinisakho;esinye isizwesiyakomelelakunezinye;Omkhuluuyakukhonza komnci
24Yakuzalisekaimihlayakhe,nankoingamawele esizalwenisakhe
25Laphumaelokuqalalibomvu,liphelanjengengubo exhonti;BamthiyaigamaelinguEsawu.
26Kwathiemvenikoko,waphumaumninawawakhe, isandlasakhesibambeisithendesikaEsawu;wathiywa igamaelinguYakobi.UIsakeubeminyakaimashumi mathandathuezelwe,ekuzalenikwabo
27Akhulakeamakhwenkwe,uEsawuwabalizingela, indodayasendle;keyenauYakobiubeyindodaethetye, ehleliezintenteni
28UIsakewathandauEsawu,ngokubaebesidlainyamakazi yakhe;keuRebhekaebethandauYakobi.
29UYakobiwaphekaukudlaokuphekiweyo,wafika uEsawuevelaezindle,etyhafile.
30WathiuEsawukuYakobi,Khawundiphendiginyekuloo ntoingqombela,loontoingqombela;ngenxayoko wamthiyaigamaelinguEdom
31WathiuYakobi,Ndithengiselenamhlangobuzibulo bakho
32WathiuEsawu,Yabona,ndizakufa;bondenzantonina obubuzibulo?
33WathiuYakobi,Ndifungelenamhlawamfungela, wathengisangobuzibulobakhekuYakobi.
34UYakobiwamnikauEsawuisonkaneentlumayo eziphekiweyo;wadla,wasela,wesukawemka;wabudelake uEsawuubuzibulobakhe.
ISAHLUKO26
1Kwabakhoindlalaelizweni,ngaphandlekweyokuqala indlala,eyayikhongemihlaka-Abraham.WayauIsake kuAbhimeleki,ukumkaniwamaFilisti,eGerare.
2UYehovawabonakalakuye,wathi,Musaukuhlauye eYiputa;hlalaezweniendiyakukuxelelalona
3Hlalakwelilizwe,ndobanawe,ndikusikelele;kubandiya kuwanikawenanembewuyakhoonkelamazwe,ndisimise isifungoendasifungayokuAbrahamuyihlo; 4ndiyandiseimbewuyakhonjengeenkwenkwezizezulu, ndiyinikeimbewuyakhoonkelamazwe;zisikeleleke ngembewuyakhozonkeiintlangazehlabathi;
5ngenxaenokubauAbrahamwaliphulaphulayoizwilam, wasigcinaisigxinasam,nemithethoyam,nemimiseloyam, nemiyaleloyam.
6WahlalauIsakeeGerare
7Ambuzaamadodaaloondawongomkakhe;Wathi, Ngudadewethu;kubaebesoyikaukuthi,Ngumkam;hleze andibulaleamadodaalendawongenxakaRebheka; ngokubaebemhleimbonakalo
8Kwathi,emvakwexeshaelideebekhona,uAbhimeleki, ukumkaniwamaFilisti,wavelangefestile,wabona,nanko, uIsakeedlalanoRebhekaumkakhe
9UAbhimelekiwambizauIsake,wathi,Yabona,inene ngumkakholoUbusithinina,Ngudadewethu?Wathi uIsakekuye,Bendisithi,hlezendifengenxayakhe
10WathiuAbhimeleki,Yintoninalentouyenzileyokuthi? mhlawumbiomnyewabantuebenokulalanomkakho,ube usiziseleityala
11UAbhimelekiwabawiselaumthethoabantubakhebonke, wathi,Othewayichukumisalendoda,nokubangumkayo, wobulawaafe
12UIsakewahlwayelakwelozwe,wazuzangaloomnyaka imilinganisoelikhulu;uYehovawamsikelela
13Yakhulaindodaleyo,yahambayakhula,yadayaba mkhulukakhulu;
14Yabanempahlaemfutshane,nemfuyoyeenkomo, nabakhonziabaninzi;ayimonelaamaFilisti
15Onkeamaqulaababewambileabakhonzibakayise ngemihlaka-Abrahamuyise,awavingcaamaFilisti, awazalisangomhlaba
16WathiuAbhimelekikuIsake,Hambaumkekuthi; ngokubaunamandlakunathi
17WemkaaphouIsake,wamisaiintentezakheemfuleni waseGerare,wahlalakhona.
18WabuyauIsakewawembaamaqulaamanzi, ababewambilengemihlaka-Abrahamuyise;ngokuba abezithimbileamaFilistiemvakokufakuka-Abraham; wawabizangamagamaabewabizengawouyise
19BembaabakhonzibakaIsakeesihlanjenieso,bafumana khonaiqulalamanziaphilileyo.
20AbalusibaseGerarebabambananabalusibakaIsake, besithi,NgawethulamanziWathiigamalequlaelo yiEseke;ngokubababebambenenaye
21Bembaelinyeiqula,babambananalo,wathiigamalalo yiSitena.
22Wemkakhona,wembaelinyeiqula;ngenxayoko ababambanaWathiigamalaloondawoyiRehobhoti; Wathi,Inene,ngokuuYehovausenzeleindawoebanzi, ukuzesiqhameezweni
23Wenyukakhona,wayaeBher-shebha
24UYehovawabonakalakuyengobobusuku,wathi, NdinguThixoka-Abrahamuyihlo.Musaukoyika,ngokuba ndinawe;
25Wakhakhonaisibingelelo,wanqulaigamalikaYehova, wayimisakhonaintenteyakhe;abakhonzibakaIsake bembakhonaiqula
26WayakuyeuAbhimeleki,evelaeGerare,enoAhuzati umhlobowakhe,noPikoli,umthetheliwomkhosiwakhe.
27WathiuIsakekubo,Yininaukubanizekum, nindithiyilenje,nandigxothakuni?
28Bathike,SibonileokuneneukubauYehovaunawe,sathi, Makubekhoisifungophakathikwethunawe,senze umnqophisonawe;
29ukuzeungasenzelibubi,njengokosingakuchukumisiyo nje,sikwenzeleokulungileyokodwa,sakundululaunoxolo; ngokuusikelelwenguYehova.
30Wabenzelaisidlo,badla,basela
31Bavukakusasa,bafungelana;wabandululauIsake, bemkakuyebenoxolo.
32Kwathingaloomini,bafikaabakhonzibakaIsake, bamxelelaindawoyequlaababelimbile,bathikuye, Siwafumeneamanzi.
33WathiigamalasoyiShebha;ngenxayokoigamalaloo mziliyiBher-shebhaunanamhla
34UEsawu,eminyakaimashumimaneezelwe,wazeka umfaziuYuditiintombikaBheriumHeti,noBhasemati intombikaElonumHeti
35BonakeyababuhlunguintliziyokaIsakenoRebheka.
ISAHLUKO27
1Kwathi,akwaluphalauIsake,amehloakheenorhatyazo ukubaangaboni,wabizauEsawu,unyanawakheomkhulu, wathikuye,Nyanawam;wathikuye,Ndilapha.
2Wathi,Khawubone,ndaluphele,andiyaziiminiyokufa kwam
3Khawuthabathengokuiintongazakho,umphongolo wakho,nesaphethasakho,uyeezindle,undizingelele inyamakazi;
4undenzeleukudlaokunencasa,njengokondikuthandayo, ukuzisekum,ndidle;ukuzeumphefumlowamukusikelele ndingekafi
5KekalokuuRebhekawayesivaukubauIsakeuthetha kuEsawuunyanawakheUEsawuwayakuzingela inyamakaziezindle,ukubaayizise
6WathethauRebhekakuYakobiunyanawakhe,wathi, Yabona,ndiveuyihloethethakuEsawuumkhuluwawakho, esithi,
7Ndiziseleinyamakazi,undenzeleukudlaokunencasa, ndidle,ndikusikelelephambikoYehovandingekafi
8Kengoko,nyanawam,liphulaphuleizwilamngento endikuwiselaumthethongayo.
9Khawuhambeuyeemhlambini,undithabathelekhona amatakaneamabiniebhokhwealungileyo;ndenzeleuyihlo ukudlaokunencasa,njengokoakuthandayo; 10ukusekuyihlo,adle,ukuzeakusikeleleengekafi
11WathiuYakobikuRebhekaunina,Yabona,uEsawu umkhuluwawamyindodaexhonti,mnandiyindoda egudileyo
12Mhlawumbiubawowondiva,ndibenjengomgculeli emehlweniakhe;ndiziziseleintshwabulelo,ndingaziziseli intsikelelo
13Wathiuninakuye,Makubephezukwam ukushwatyulelwakwakho,nyanawam; 14Wayawawathabatha,wawazisakunina;uninawenza ukudlaokunencasa,akuthandayouyise.
15URebhekawathabathaiingubozikaEsawu,unyana wakheomkhulu,ezinqwenelekayoezibezikuyeendlwini, wamambathisauYakobiunyanawakheomnci
16Izintsuzamatakanelawoebhokhwewambathisangazo izandlazakhe,nendawoegudileyoyentamoyakhe; 17WabekaesandlenisikaYakobiunyanawakheukudla okunencasa,nesonka,abesilungisile
18Wezakuyise,wathi,Bawo;ungubanina,nyanawam?
19WathiuYakobikuyise,NdinguEsawu,amazibuloakho; Ndenzenjengokowandiwiselaumthethongako; khawuvuke,uhlale,udleinyamakaziyam,ukuze umphefumlowakhoundisikelele.
20WathiuIsakekunyanawakhe,Kutheninalento ukhawulezileyoukuyifumananyanawam?Wathi, UYehovauThixowakhoundiziseleoko.
21WathiuIsakekuYakobi,Khawusondele,ndikuve,nyana wam,ukubaunguyenakanyeunyanawamuEsawu, akunguye,kusinina?
22WasondelauYakobikuIsakeuyise;wamva,wathi, IlizwilonalilizwilikaYakobi,kodwaizandlazizandla zikaEsawu.
23Akamnakanake,ngokubaizandlazakhezibenoboya, njengezandlazikaEsawuumkhuluwawakhe;wamsikelela 24Wathi,UngunyanawamnauEsawu?Wathiyena, Ndinguye
25Wathi,Sondezakumndidleinyamakaziyonyanawam, ukuzeumphefumlowamukusikelele.Wayisondezakuye, wadla;wamziselaiwayini,wasela
26WathiuyiseuIsakekuye,Khawusondeleundange, nyanawam.
27Wasondela,wamanga,walivaivumbaleengubozakhe, wamsikelelawathi,Yabona,ivumbalonyanawam linjengevumbalelizweelisikelelwenguYehova.
28NgamanauThixowakunikakuwoumbethewezulu, Nakukoukuchumakomhlaba,Nentabalalayengqolowa, newayinientsha;
29Izizwemazikukhonze,Izizweziqubudekuwe,Yiba yinkosikubazalwanabakho,Baqubudekuweoonyana bakanyoko;Uqalekisiweokuqalekisayo,Makabongwe okusikelelayo
30Kwathi,akubon’ukubaugqibileuIsakeukumsikelela uYakobiebuswenibukaIsakeuyise,wangenauEsawu, umkhuluwawakhe,evelaekuzingelenikwakhe
31Nayewenzaukudlaokunencasa,wazisakuyise,wathi kuyise,Makavukeubawoadleinyamakaziyonyanawakhe, ukuzeumphefumlowakhoundisikelele
32WathiuIsakeuyisekuye,Ungubanina?Wathi, NdingunyanawakhouEsawu,amazibuloakho.
33WagubhakuneneuIsake,wathi,Ngubanina?Uphinalo uzingeleinyamakazi,wayizisakum,ndadlaentweniyonke, ungekafikiwena,ndamsikelela?ewe,uyakusikelelwa
34Kwathi,akuwevauEsawuamazwikayise,wakhala ngesikhaloesikhuluesikrakrakakhulu,wathikuyise, Ndisikelelenam,bawo
35Wathiyena,Kufikeumninawawakhongenkohliso, wayithabathaintsikeleloyakho.
36Wathi,KungokubaigamalakhekusithiwanguYakobi na?ngokubaendigwebeezizihlandlozozibini,wathabatha
ubuzibulobam;nankungoku,ethabathenentsikeleloyam Wathi,Akundibekelangantsikelelonamna?
37WaphendulauIsake,wathikuEsawu,Yabona, ndimmisilewabayinkosiyakho,nabobonkeabazalwana bakhendibanikeyena,babangabakhonzi;ndamxhasa ngengqolowanangewayinientshaYintoninake endinokuyenzakuwe,nyanawam?
38WathiuEsawukuyise,Inyenalentsikelelounayo, bawo?Ndisikelelenam,bawoWaliphakamisauEsawu ilizwilakhe,walila
39WaphendulauIsakeuyise,wathikuye,Yabona,ikhaya lakholiyakubaleenokuchumakomhlaba,Leenombethe wezuluovelaphezulu.
40Uyakuphilangekrelelakho,umkhonzeumninawa wakho;Kothi,wakubaunegunya,uyaphuleidyokhwe yakheentanyeniyakho.
41UEsawuwamzondauYakobingenxayentsikelelo awamsikelelangayouyise,uEsawuwathientliziyweni yakhe,Iyakusondelaimihlayesijwilisikabawo; ndombulalakeuYakobiumninawawam
42WawaxelelwauRebhekaamazwikaEsawu,unyana wakheomkhulu,wathumela,wambizauYakobiunyana wakheomnci,wathikuye,Yabona,uEsawu,umkhuluwa wakho,uzithuthuzelangawengawe,ukubaakubulale 43Kengoko,nyanawam,liphulaphuleizwilam;suka ubalekelekuLabhanumnakwethukwaHaran;
44uhlalenayeiintsukuezithile,budebubuyeubushushu bomkhuluwawakho;
45udeumsindowomkhuluwawakhoubuyekuwe, ayilibaleintooyenzileyokuye;ndithumeleke, ndikuphuthumekhona;yininaukubandihluthwenina nobabiningamini-nye?
46WathiuRebhekakuIsake,Ndikruqukilebubomibam ngenxayeentombizakwaHeti.UkubauYakobiuthe wazekaumfaziezintombinizakwaHeti,ezinjengezo ntombizelilizwe,bobayintoninakumobubomi?
ISAHLUKO28
1UIsakewambizauYakobi,wamsikelela,wamwisela umthetho,wathikuye,Uzeungazekimfaziezintombini zakwaKanan
2SukauyeePadan-aram,endlwinikaBhetuweli unyokokhulu;uzekekhonaumfaziezintombinizikaLabhan, unyokolume
3NgamanauThixouSomandlawakusikelela, wakuqhamisa,wakwandisa,ukuzeubesisikhungusezizwe; 4akunikeintsikeleloka-Abraham,wenanembewuyakho ndawonyenawe;ukuzeulidleilifailizwelokuphambukela kwakho,elouThixowalinikauAbraham
5UIsakewamndululakeuYakobi;wayaePadan-aram, kuLabhanunyanakaBhetuweliumAram,umnakwabo boRebheka,uninabooYakobinoEsawu
6UEsawuwabonaukubauIsakeumsikeleleuYakobi, wamndululaukubaayeePadan-aram,azekekhonaumfazi; wathi,ekumsikelelenikwakhe,wamwiselaumthetho,esithi, UzeungazekimfaziezintombinizakwaKanan; 7noYakobiumphulaphuleuyisenonina,wayaePadanaram
8WabonauEsawuukubaiintombizakwaKananazifunwa nguIsakeuyise;
9WayakeuEsawukuIshmayeli,wazekauMahalati kubafazibakheabenabo,intombikaIshmayeli,unyanakaAbraham,udadeboNebhayoti,wangumkakhe 10WaphumakeuYakobieBher-shebha,wayakwaHaran. 11Wathiqathandaweniithile,walalakhona,kuba belithshonileilangaWathabathakumatyealoondawo, wabekaemqamelweniwakhe,walalakuloondawo 12Waphuphaebonaileliimisiweemhlabeni,intlokoyayo iyeyafikaemazulwini;nanzoizithunywazikaThixo zinyukazisihlangayo;
13nankouYehovaemiphezukwayo,wathi, NdinguYehova,uThixoka-Abrahamuyihlo,uThixo kaIsake;ilizweolelekulondiyakulinikawena,nembewu yakho;
14Imbewuyakhoiyakubanjengothulilomhlaba,yayeuya kusasazekaentshonalanga,nasempuma,nasentla, nasezantsi,zisikelelekengawe,nangembewuyakho,zonke izizwezehlabathi
15Yabona,ndinawe;ndiyakukugcinanaphiaphouya khona,ndikubuyiselekulomhlaba;ngokubaandiyi kukushiya,ndidendikwenzeokondikuthethileyokuwe
16WavukauYakobiebuthongwenibakhe,wathi,Kunjenje ke,uYehovaukhokulendawo;nambendingazi
17Woyika,wathi,Asikukonokubaiyoyikekalendawo; yindlukaThixole;lisangolezulueli.
18WavukauYakobikwakusasa,walithabathailitye abelibekephantsikwentlokoyakhe,walimisalasisimiso, wathululaioliphezukwalo.
19WathiigamalaloondawoyiBheteli,kodwaigamalaloo mzikuthiwayiLuziekuqaleni
20WabhambathisangesibhambathisouYakobi,esithi, UkubauThixouthewabanam,wandigcinakulendlela ndiyihambayo,wandinikaisonkandidle,neengubo zokunxiba;
21ukuzendibuyeleendlwinikabawondinoxolo;uYehova uyakubanguThixowam
22nelilityendilimisileyolasisimisolobayindlukaThixo; neentozonkeothewandinika,ndokunikaisishumisazo
ISAHLUKO29
1WahambakeuYakobi,wayaezweniloonyana basempumalanga.
2Wakhangela,wabonaiqulaezweni,nantsoikhona imihlambiemithathuyempahlaemfutshane,ibuthile ngakulo;kubaimihlambiyayisezwakweloqula.Kukho ilityeelikhuluemlonyeniwequla
3Yabeihlanganisanakhonayonkeimihlambi,baliqengqe ilitye,balisuseemlonyeniwequla,bayisezeimpahla emfutshane,balibuyiseleilityeemlonyeniwequla endaweniyalo
4WathiuYakobikubo,Bazalwanabam,nivelaphina? Bathibona,SingabakwaHaran
5Wathikubo,NiyamazinauLabhan,unyanakaNahore? Bathikebona,Siyamazi
6Wathikubo,Uphililena?Bathi,Uhlelikakuhle;nanku uRakeliintombiyakhe,esizanempahlaemfutshane.
7Wathi,Yabonani,kuseseminienkulu,asikalixesha lokuhlanganiswakwemfuyo;
8Bathike,Asinako,ideihlanganisweyonkeimihlambi, liqengqweilitye,lisukeemlonyeniwequla;emvakoko sisezeiigusha
9Kekalokuesathethanabo,wafikauRakelinempahla emfutshanekayise,kubaubeyalusa.
10Kwathi,akubonauYakobiuRakeliintombikaLabhan uninalume,nempahlaemfutshanekaLabhanuninalume, wasondelauYakobi,waliqengqailityelesukaemlonyeni wequla,wayisezaimpahlaemfutshanekaLabhan uninalume
11UYakobiwamangauRakeli,waliphakamisaizwilakhe, walila
12UYakobiwamxelelauRakeliukubaungumzalwana kayise,nokubaungunyanakaRebhekaWagidimayena waxelelauyise
13Kwathi,uLabhanakuluvaudabalukaYakobi,unyana wodadewabo,wagidimawayakumkhawulela,wamwola, wamanga,wamngenisaendlwiniyakheWamxelela uLabhanzonkeezondawo.
14WathiuLabhankuye,Okuneneulithambolam, uyinyamayam;Wahlalanayeinyangaiphela
15WathiuLabhankuYakobi,Kungokubaungumzalwana wamna,lentoundikhonzanegelize?Ndixeleleumvuzo wakho?
16ULabhanwayeeneentombiezimbini;igamalenkulu lalinguLeya,igamalencilalinguRakeli
17KeuLeyawayenechaphothi;keuRakeliebemhleisiqu, emhleimbonakalo.
18UYakobiubemthandauRakeli;wathi,Ndokukhonza iminyakaesixhenxeegenxakaRakeli,intombiyakhoenci
19WathiuLabhanKulungileukubandimnikewena, kunokubandimnikeenyeindoda;hlalanamke
20UYakobiwakhonzakeiminyakaesixhenxengenxa kaRakeli;zabonakalangathiziintsukuezimbalwa emehlweniakhe,ngenxayokumthandakwakhe
21WathiuYakobikuLabhan,Ndinikeumkam,kuba izalisekileimihlayam,ukubandimngene.
22WawahlanganisauLabhanonkeamadodaaloondawo, wenzaisidlo
23Kwathingokuhlwa,wathabathauLeyaintombiyakhe, wamngenisakuye;Wangenakeyenakuye
24IntombiyakheuLeya,uLabhanwayinikauZilipa, umkhonzazanawakhe,ukubaabengumkhonzazanawayo.
25Kwathikusasa,kwabonakalainguLeyaWathi kuLabhan,Yintoninalentouyenzileyokum? AndikukhonzangangenxakaRakelina?Yininaukuba undikhohlise?
26WathiuLabhan,Makwenjiwanjeezwenilakowethu, ukuthikwendisweencinaneingekabinkulu.
27Zalisaivekiyale,walekeeminyeiminyakaesixhenxe; sokunikanaleyongenkonzooyakundikhonzangayo.
28WenjenjalouYakobi,wayizalisaivekiyale;wamnikake uRakeliintombiyakhe,yangumkakhe
29IntombiyakheuRakeli,uLabhanwayinikauBhiliha, umkhonzazanawakhe,ukubaabengumkhonzazanawayo.
30NayewamngenauRakeli,wamthandauRakeliphezu koLeya;wakhonzake,walekaeminyeiminyakaesixhenxe
31UYehovawabonaukubauLeyauthiyiwe,wasivula isizalosakhe;keuRakeliebengazali
32WamithakeuLeyawazalaunyana,wamthiyaigama elinguRubhen,ngokubaebesithi,UYehovauzibonile iintsizizam;iyakundithandangokuindodayam
33Wabuyawamitha,wazalaunyana;wathi,UYehova uvileukubandithiyiwe,wandinikanalo;wamthiyaigama elinguSimon
34Wabuyawamitha,wazalaunyana;wathi,Khonangoku, iyakunamathelakumindodayam,ngokubandiyizalele oonyanaabathathu;ngenxayokowamthiyaigama elinguLevi.
35Wabuyawamitha,wazalaunyana;wathi,Okwesi sihlandlondiyakumdumisauYehova;ngenxayoko wamthiyaigamaelinguYuda;kwayewashiyaukuzala
ISAHLUKO30
1KekalokuakubonauRakeliukubaakamzalelimntwana uYakobi,uRakeliwammonelaudadewaboWathi kuYakobi,Ndinikeabantwana;
2WavuthaumsindokaYakobikuRakeli,wathi, NdisesikhundlenisikaThixona,okuvimbileyoisiqhamo sesizalo?
3Wathi,NantsoumkhonzazanawamuBhiliha;uyakuzala emadolweniam,ukuzenamndibenabantwanakuye
4WamnikakeuBhiliha,umkhonzazanawakhe,ukubaabe ngumfazi;uYakobiwamngena
5WamithauBhiliha,wamzalelauYakobiunyana
6WathiuRakeli,UThixoundigwebele,kananjalo uliphulaphuleizwilam,wandinikaunyana;ngenxayoko wamthiyaigamaelinguDan
7WabuyawamithauBhiliha,umkhonzazanakaRakeli, wamzalelauYakobiunyanawesibini
8WathiuRakeli,Ndizamenenodadewethuimizamo enkulu,ndeyisa;wamthiyaigamaelinguNafetali.
9KekalokuwabonauLeyaukubaunqamkileukuzala, wathabathauZilipa,umkhonzazanawakhe,wamnika uYakobiukubaabengumfazi.
10UZilipa,umkhonzazanakaLeya,wamzalelauYakobi unyana
11WathiuLeya,Lithamsanqa!Wamthiyaigama elinguGadi
12UZilipa,umkhonzazanakaLeya,wamzalelauYakobi unyanawesibini.
13WathiuLeya,Ndivauyolo,ngokubaiintombiziyakuthi ndinoyoloWamthiyaigamaelinguAshere
14WayauRubhenngemihlayovunolwengqolowa, wafumanaamathumaendle,wawazisakuLeyaunina WathiuRakelikuLeya,Khawundinikeemathumenionyana wakho.
15Wathikuye,Yintoencinanenaukuyithabathaindoda yam?ubuyeuthabathenamathumaonyanawam?Wathi uRakeli,Ngakookouyakulalanawengobubusukungenxa yamathumaonyanawakho
16WafikauYakobievelaezindlengokuhlwa,waphuma uLeyaesiyakumkhawulela,wathi,Uzeundingene;kuba ndikuqeshilengamathumaonyanawamWalalanaye ngobobusuku
17UThixowamphulaphulauLeya;wamitha,wamzalela uYakobiunyanawesihlanu
WathiuLeya,UThixoundinikileumvuzowam,ngenxa yokubaindodayamndiyinikeumkhonzazanawam WamthiyaigamaelinguIsakare
19WabuyawamithauLeya,wamzalelauYakobiunyana wesithandathu
20WathiuLeya,UThixoundipheisiphoesilungileyo; ngokuindodayamiyakuhlalanam,kubandiyizalele oonyanaabathandathuWamthiyaigamaelinguZebhulon
21Emvenikokowazalaintombi,wathiigamalayo nguDina.
22UThixowamkhumbulauRakeli,uThixo wamphulaphula,wasivulaisizalosakhe.
23Wamitha,wazalaunyana;Wathi,UThixoukususile ukungcikivwakwam;
24WamthiyaigamaelinguYosefu;Wathi,UYehova makongezeleleomnyeunyana.
25Kwathi,xauRakeliebemzeleuYosefu,wathiuYakobi kuLabhan,Ndindululendiyeendaweniyakowethu,ezweni lakowethu
26Ndinikeabafazibamnabantwanabam,endikukhonze ngenxayabo,ndihambe;kubawenauyayaziinkonzoyam endikukhonzengayo
27WathiuLabhankuye,Ukubandibabalwenguwe,hlala; 28Wathi,Ndimiselekakuhleumvuzowakhoondifaneleyo, ndikunike
29Wathikuye,Uyalwazinaweuhlobolokukukhonza kwam,nohlobolokuhlalakwempahlayakhonam.
30Kubaobunayondingekafikiyabeimbalwa,ngoku izazekileyaninzi;uYehovaukusikeleleekufikenikwam; kalokundiyakuyisebenzelanininamnaeyamindlu?
31Wathi,Ndikunikentonina?WathiuYakobi,Akuyi kundinikanentole;ukubauthewandenzelalento,ndobuya ndiyaluse,ndiwugcineumhlambiwakho.
32Ndiyakucandaphakathikwayoyonkeimpahlayakho emfutshanenamhlanje,ndikhethakuyozonkeiingusha ezinala,nezirhwexu,neegushazonkeezimnyamaphakathi kwamatakane,nazozonkeezirhwexunezinalaphakathi kweebhokhwe,zibengumvuzowam;
33bundingqinelekeubulungisabamngexeshaelizayo,xa uthewezakumvuzowamophambikwakho:zonke ezingenala,nezingerhwexuphakathikweebhokhwe, nezingemnyamaphakathikweegusha,zobazezibiweyoezo, xazithezakum
34WathiuLabhan,Yabona,makubengokwelizwilakho elo.
35Wazikhethangaloominiiinkunzizeebhokhwe ezinemizila,nezirhwexu,neemazizonkezeebhokhwe ezinala,nezirhwexu,nazozonkeezimhlophekuzo,nazo zonkeezimnyamaphakathikweegusha,wazinikela esandlenisoonyanabakhe
36Wamisauhambolweeminiezintathuphakathikwabo noYakobi;uYakobiwalusaeseleyokeimpahlaemfutshane kaLabhan
37UYakobiwathabathaiintongazompopulariomanzi, nezompleyini,nezompleyini;wachubaiindawoezimhlophe kuzo,ebonakalalisaubumhlopheobusezintongeniezo.
38Wazimisaiintongaabezichubileemijelweni, emikhumbiniyamanzi,aphoimpahlaemfutshaneibiza kuselakhona,phambikwempahlaemfutshane,ukuba iphathanexaizakusela.
39Yaphathanakeimpahlaemfutshanephambikweentonga ezo,yazalaimpahlaemfutshaneenemizila,nerhwexu, nenala
40WawahlulauYakobiamatakanelawo,wabukhangelisa ubusobempahlaemfutshanemalunganenemizila, nemnyama,yonkeempahleniemfutshanekaLabhan; wayibekayodwaeyakheimihlambi,akayibekaempahleni emfutshanekaLabhan.
41Kwathi,xaiphathanayoeyomeleleyoempahleni emfutshane,uYakobiwazibekaiintongaphambi
kwempahlaemfutshaneemijelweni,ukubaiphathane phakathikweentonga.
42Xaityhafileyoimpahlaemfutshane,akazibekanga;yathi keetyhafileyoyabayekaLabhan,eyomeleleyoyaba yekaYakobi.
43Yandaindodaleyokakhulukunene,yabanempahla emfutshaneenizi,nabakhonzazana,nabakhonzi, neenkamela,namaesile.
ISAHLUKO31
1KekalokuwawevaamazwioonyanabakaLabhan,besithi, UYakobiuzithabathilezonkeizintoabenazoubawo;uzuze ngezintozikabawobonkeobozuko
2WabubonauYakobiubusobukaLabhan,nabo bungenjengezolonezoloelinyekuye.
3WathiuYehovakuYakobi,Buyelaezwenilikayihlo, kwelokuzalwakwakho;ndobanawemna
4UYakobiwathumela,wabizauRakelinoLeya,ukuba bezeendleempahleniyakheemfutshane
5Wathikubo,Ndiyabubonaubusobukayihlo,ukuba abunjengezolonezoloelinyekum;keuThixokabawo ubenam
6Niyazinina,ukubauyihlondimkhonzengamandlaam onke;
7keuyihloundidephisele,wawuguqulaumvuzowam kalishumi;kodwauThixoakamvumelangaukubaandenze intoembi.
8Xaathe,Enalayobangumvuzowakho;isukeyonke impahlaemfutshaneyazalaenala;xaathe,Enemizilayoba ngumvuzowakho;yazalayonkeimpahlaemfutshane enemizila
9WayihluthauThixoimfuyokayihlo,wandinika
10Kwathi,ngexeshalokuphathanakwempahlaemfutshane, ndawaphakamisaamehloam,ndabonaephupheni,nanzo iinkunziezikhwelayoempahleniemfutshanezinemizila, nerhwexu,zinomchokose.
11SathethanamisithunywasikaThixoephupheni,sisithi, Yakobi!Ndathi,Ndikho
12Sathi,Khawuphakamiseamehloakho,ubone,zonke iinkunziezikhwelayoempahleniemfutshanezinemizila, zinala,zinomchokose;kubandizibonilezonkeizinto azenzayouLabhankuwe.
13NdinguThixowaseBheteli,aphowasithambisayo isimiso,aphowabhambathisangesibhambathisokum;suka ngoku,uphumekwelilizwe,ubuyeleezwenilokuzalwa kwakho
14BaphendulauRakelinoLeya,bathikuye,Sisenasabelo nalifalininaendlwinikabawo?
15Asingeniswakuyena?ngokubauthengisengathi, wamanaeyidlanemaliyethu
16NgokokuzebonkeubutyebiabuhluthileyouThixo kubawo,bubebobethu,noboonyanabethu,kalokuke, konkeakuthethileyouThixokuwekwenze
17WesukauYakobiwabakhwelisaoonyanabakhe, nabafazibakhe,ezinkameleni;
18Waqhubayonkeimpahlayakhe,nayoyonkeingqwebo yakheabeyiqwebile,impahlaabeyifuyile,abeyiqwebile ePadan-aram,ukuzeayekuIsakeuyiseezwenilakwaKanan 19ULabhanubeyekuchebaimpahlayakheemfutshane; uRakeliwayibaimilonde-khayaebiyekayise
20UYakobiwamlalanisauLabhanumAram,ekubeni engamxelelangaukubauyabaleka.
21Wabaleka,yenanakokonkeabenako;wesuka, wawuwelaumlambo,wabubhekisaubusobakheentabeni yaseGiliyadi.
22WaxelelwauLabhanngomhlawesithathuukuba uYakobiubalekile
23Wathabathaabazalwanabakhe,wamphuthumauhambo lwemihlaesixhenxe;bamfumanaentabeniyaseGiliyadi
24WezauThixokuLabhanumAramephupheniebusuku, wathikuye,Zilumkele,ungathethintokuYakobi,nokuba yelungileyonokubayembi
25ULabhanwamfumanauYakobi.KekalokuuYakobi ubeyigxumekileintenteyakheentabeni;uLabhan nabazalwanabakhebagxumekaentabeniyaseGiliyadi
26WathiuLabhankuYakobi,Wenzantonina ukundilalanisa,uziqhubeiintombizamnjengabathinjwe ngekrele?
27Yininaukubauzimele,ubaleke,undilalanise? akwandixelela,ukubabendikundululengovuyo, nangeengoma,nangengqongqo,nangohadi?
28Yininaukubaungandivumelindibangeoonyanabam neentombizam?wenzengobudengengoku
29Kusemandleniesandlasamukunenzaububi;keuThixo kayihlouthethenamphezolo,esithi,Zilumkele,ungathethi ntonoYakobi,nokubayelungileyonokubayembi
30Ngokuumkileyonje,ngokubawalangazelelakakhulu indlukayihlo,uzibeleninazonaizithixozam?
31WaphendulauYakobiwathikuLabhan,Bendisoyika, kubabendisithi,Hlezeuzixhakamfulekumiintombizakho
32Osukubauzifumanakuyeizithixozakho,makangadli bomiPhambikwabazalwanabethufanisaintoyakhoenam, uyithabatheWayengaziuYakobiukubauRakeliuzibile
33WangenauLabhanententenikaYakobi,nasententeni kaLeya,nasententeniyeempelesizombini;akazifumana WaphumaententenikaLeya,wangenaententenikaRakeli
34KekalokuuRakeliwayeyithabathileimilonde-khaya, wayibekaesityenisenkamela,wahlalaphezukwayo ULabhanwayiphuthaphuthayonkeintente,akayifumana
35Wathikuyise,Mawungabinamsindo,nkosiyam,kuba ndingenakoukusukaphambikwakho;ngokubaisiko labafaziliphezukwamWagquthagqutha,akayifumana imifanekisoeqingqiweyo.
36WaqumbauYakobi,wabambananoLabhan WaphendulauYakobiwathikuLabhan,Luyintonina ukreqolwam?Siyininaisonosam,ukubaundisukele ngokushushunje?
Uziphuthaphuthilezonkeiimpahlazam;ufumenentonina yazozonkeiimpahlazendluyakho?Yibekeaphaphambi kwabazalwanabam,nabazalwanabakho,bahlulephakathi kwethusobabini
38Leminyakaimashumimabinibendinawe;iimazizakho zeegusha,neemazizebhokhweaziphunzanga,neenkunzi zempahlayakhoemfutshaneandizidlanga
39Intoeqwengiweyoandiyizisangakuwe,ndayimisela ngokwam;Ndiyithweleilahlekoyayo;wayibizaesandleni samnokubaibiweemini,nokubaibiweebusuku.
40Ndabanjalo;Eminindadliwabubushushu,ebusuku yingqele;ubuthongobambemkaemehlweniam
41Kwabanjalokumleminyakaimashumimabini endlwiniyakho;ndakukhonzaiminyakaelishumi elinaminengenxayeentombizakhozombini,iminyaka
emithandathungenxayemfuyoyakho;uwuguqule kalishumiumvuzowam.
42KokouThixokabawo,uThixoka-Abraham,Ohlonelwa nguIsake,wabanam,ineneungeundindululendilambatha ngoku.UThixouzibonileiintsizizamnokuxelenga kwezandlazam,wakohlwayaphezolo
43WaphendulauLabhan,wathikuYakobi,Ezintombi ziintombizam,abaoonyanangoonyanabam,nempahla emfutshaneyimfuyoyam,neentozonkeozibonayozezam, ndingenzantoninanamhlakwezintombizam,nakoonyana bazoezibazeleyo?
44Yizangoku,senzeumnqophiso,mnanawe;kube lingqinaphakathikwamnawe.
45UYakobiwathabathailitye,waliphakamisalasisimiso
46WathiuYakobikubazalwanabakhe,Cholaniamatye; bathabathaamatye,benzaimfumba,badlakhonaphezu kwaloomfumba
47WathiukuyibizauLabhanyiYegarsahaduta,uYakobi wathiukuyibizayiGaledi.
48WathiuLabhan,Lemfumbailingqinaphakathikwam nawenamhlaNgenxayokokwathiwaigamalawoyiGaledi; 49neMizpa;ngokubawathi,UYehovamakabonisele phakathikwamnawe,sakubasisithelene;
50ukubauthewazicinezelaiintombizam,nokubauthe wazekaabafaziphezukweentombizam,akukhobani unathiKhangela,uThixoulingqinaphakathikwamnawe 51WathiuLabhankuYakobi,Yabonalemfumba,yabona esisimisondisiphakamisileyophakathikwamnawe; 52ingqinayilemfumba,ingqinasesisimiso,ukubaandiyi kugqithamnakulemfumbandiyekuwe,ukubaakuyi kugqithawenakulemfumbanakwesisimisouzekum, senzaneububi
53UThixoka-Abraham,uThixokaNahore,uThixowoyise wabo,makagwebephakathikwethu.UYakobiwafunga ngokoyikauyiseuIsake
54UYakobiwabingelelaumbingeleloentabeniapho, wabizaabazalwanabakhe,ukubabadleisonka.Badlake isonka,balalaentabeniapho
55WavukauLabhankusasa,wabangaoonyanabakhe, neentombizakhe,wabasikelela;wemkakeuLabhan, wabuyelaekhayenilakhe
ISAHLUKO32
1UYakobiwahambangendlelayakhe;zaqubisananaye izithunywazikaThixo.
2WathiuYakobiakuzibona,NgumkhosikaThixolo;wathi igamalaloondawoyiMahanayim.
3UYakobiwathumaabathunywaphambikwakhe kuEsawu,umkhuluwawakhe,ezwenilakwaSehire,ezweni lakwaEdom
4Wabawiselaumthetho,esithi,Notshoenkosiniyam uEsawu;UtshoumkhonziwakhouYakobiukuthi, BendingumphambukelikuLabhan,ndahlalakhonakwada kwangoku
5ndineenkomo,namaesile,nempahlaemfutshane, nabakhonzi,nabakhonzazana;ndithumeleukuxelelainkosi yam,ukuzeindibabale
6BabuyelaabathunywakuYakobi,besithi,Sifikile kumkhuluwawakhouEsawu,nayeuyezakukukhawulela, enamadodaangamakhuluomane
7WoyikakuneneuYakobi,wabandezeleka,wabahlula abantuababenaye,nempahlaemfutshane,neenkomo, neenkamela;
8Wathi,UkubauEsawuuthewafikakwenyeimfuduka, wayichitha,yosindaimfudukaeseleyo.
9WathiuYakobi,ThixokabawouAbraham,Thixokabawo uIsake,Yehova,uthekum,Buyelaezwenilakowenu, kwelokuzalwakwakho,ndikwenzeleokulungileyo;
10Andiyilingeneincebayonke,nenyanisoyonke oyenzileyokumkhonziwakho;kubandayiwelaleYordan, ndinentongayam;ngokukendingamaqelaamabini
11Khawundihlanguleesandlenisomkhuluwawam, esandlenisikaEsawu;ngokubandiyamoyika,hlezeafike andibulale,uninandawonyenabantwana
12Wawuthewena,Inene,ndiyakukwenzelaokulungileyo, imbewuyakhondiyenzeibenjengentlabathiyolwandle, engenakubalwangenxayobuninzi
13Walalakhonangobobusuku;Wathabathaentweni ebisesandlenisakhe,wathabathaumnikelokaEsawu, umkhuluwawakhe;
14Iinkunzizeebhokhweezimakhulumabini,neenkunzi zeebhokhweezimashumimabini,namakhuluamabini eemazizeegusha,namashumiamabinieenkunzizeegusha; 15iinkamelaezanyisayoezimashumimathathu,kunye namatholeazo,neemazizeenkomoezimashumimane, neenkunzizeenkomoezilishumi,neemazizamaesile ezimashumimabini,namaxhakaalishumi
16Wawunikelaesandlenisabakhonzibakhe,wamnye umhlambi,wodwa;Wathikubakhonzibakhe,Welani phambikwam,nibekeisithubaphakathikomhlambi nomhlambi.
17Owokuqalawamwiselaumthetho,wathi,Xaathe uEsawuumkhuluwawamwaqubisananawe,wakubuza esithi,Ungokabanina?uyaphina?Zekabaninaezi ziphambikwakho?
18wothi,ZezomkhonziwakhouYakobi;zingumnikelo othunyelweinkosiyamuEsawu;nankukenayengasemva kwethu
19Nowesibini,nowesithathuwamwiselaumthetho,nabo bonkeababeyilandelaimihlambi,esithi,Nothethangolo hlobokuEsawu,nakufumanana 20kananjalonothi,NankomkhonziwakhouYakobi engasemvakwethu.Kubawathi,Mandimcamagushele ngomnikeloohambaphambikwam,emvenikoko ndibuboneubusobakhe;mhlawumbiwondamkela; 21Sawelakeisiphophambikwakhe;walalangobobusuku enkampini
22Wavukangobobusuku,wathabathaabafazibakhe bobabini,nabakhonzanzanabakhebobabininoonyana bakheabalishumielinamnye,waliwelaizibukoleYabhoki 23Wabathabatha,wabawezaemfulenilowo,waziweza neentoabenazo.
24UYakobiwasalayedwa;kwazamanaindodanaye kwadakwasa
25Yakubonaukubaayimeyisi,yachukumisausikrobana wethangalakhe;wancothukausikrobanawomlenze kaYakobiekuzamanenikwakhenaye.
26Yathi,Ndindululendihambe,kubakuyasaWathi, Andiyikukundululaumke,ukubaakuthangaundisikelele
27Yathikuye,Ungubaninaigamalakho?Wathiyena, Yakobi
28Yathi,IgamalakhoakusayikubasathiwanguYakobi; kuyakuthiwaunguSirayeli,ngokubaulwenoThixo nabantu,weyisa
29WabuzauYakobiwathi,Ndixeleleigamalakho.Wathi, Yininaukubaulibuzeigamalam?wamsikelelakhona.
30UYakobiwayithiyaloondawoigamaeliyiPeniyeli; kubawathi,NdibonenenoThixo,wahlangulwa umphefumlowam.
31Laphumailangaphezukwakhe,egqithaePenuweli, enenyongaethangenilakhe
32NgenxayokooonyanabakaSirayeliabawudliumsipha womlenzeophezukosikrobanawomlenze,unanamhla; ngokubayachukumisausikrobanawomlenzekaYakobi emsipheniwethanga
ISAHLUKO33
1WawaphakamisauYakobiamehloakhe,wakhangela, nankouEsawuesiza,enamadodaangamakhuluomane. AbantwanawababelauLeya,noRakeli,nabakhonzazana bobabini
2Wababekaabakhonzazananabantwanababophambili, uLeyanabantwanabakheemvakwabo,uRakelinoYosefu emvakanye
3Yenawagqithelaphambikwabo,waqubudaemhlabeni kasixhenxe,wadawasondelakumkhuluwawakhe
4UEsawuwagidimawayakumkhawulela,wamwola, wawaentanyeniyakhe,wamanga;balilake.
5Wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wababonaabafazi nabantwana;wathi,Ngoobaninaababanawe?Wathi, Ngabantwana,atheuThixowabababalaumkhonziwakho.
6Basondelaabakhonzazana,bonanabantwanababo, baqubuda
7WasondelanoLeyanabantwanabakhe,baqubuda; emvenikokowasondelauYosefunoRakeli,baqubuda
8Wathi,Iyintoninayonkelemfudukayakhoendiqubisene nayo?Wathi,Mandibabalweemehlwenienkosiyam.
9WathiuEsawu,Ndanele,mninawa;kugcineokwakho
10WathiuYakobi,Hayi,ukubakalokundibabalwenguwe, thabathaumnikelowamesandlenisam;
11Khawuyithabatheintsikeleloyamezisiweyokuwe; ngokubauThixoundibabale,kubandineentozonke Wamjoka,wathabatha.
12Wathi,Masinduluke,sihambe;ndohambaphambi kwakho
13Wathikuye,Inkosiyamiyaziukubaabantwana bathambile,nempahlaemfutshane,neenkomoezanyisayo ziphezukwam;yothiiqhutywekakhuluiminienye,ife yonkeimpahlaemfutshane
14Inkosiyammayikheigqithephambikomkhonziwayo, ndihambisekuhlengokuhambakwempahlaemfutshane ephambikwam,nangokuhambakwabantwana,ndide ndifikeenkosiniyamkwaSehire
15WathiuEsawu,Makhendiyishiyekuweinxenye yabantuabanamWathikeyena,Lifunekantonina? mandibabalweemehlwenienkosiyam
16WabuyangaloominiuEsawungendlelayakhe,esiya kwaSehire
17UYakobiwanduluka,wayaeSukoti,wazakhelaindlu, iinkomozakhewazibiyelaiintlantsi;ngenxayoko kwathiwaigamalaloondawoyiSukoti
18WafikauYakobieShalem,emziniwakwaShekem, osezwenilakwaKanan,ekuvelenikwakheePadan-aram; wayimisaintenteyakhephambikomzi
19Wathengaisiqwengasomhlaba,aphowayimisakhona intenteyakhe,esandlenisoonyanabakaHamore,uyise kaShekem,ngekhululemali
20Wamisakhonaisibingelelo,wathiigamalasonguEloheIsrayeli.
ISAHLUKO34
1KekalokuuDina,intombikaLeya,leyowayizalela uYakobi,waphumawayakubonaiintombizelozwe.
2UShekem,unyanakaHamoreumHivi,isikhuluselizwe, sambona,samthabatha,salalanaye,samenzainqambi
3UmphefumlowakhewanamathelakuDinaintombi kaYakobi,wayithandaintombileyo,wathethakakuhle nentombi
4WathiuShekemkuHamoreuyise,Ndizekelelentombi ibengumfazi
5WevauYakobiukubaumenzeinqambiuDina,intombi yakhe.Keoonyanabakhebesempahleniyakheendle;wathi tukeuYakobi,badabafika
6WaphumauHamore,uyisekaShekem,wayakuthetha noYakobi.
7BafikaoonyanabakaYakobibevelaezindleBakuyivale ntoababuhlunguamadodalawo,avuthakunene ngumsindo,ngokubaenzeubudengekwaSirayelingokulala nentombikaYakobi;lentoibingafaneleukwenziwa 8WathethauHamorenabo,esithi,uShekem,unyanawam, umphefumlowakheuthenencanentombiyakowenu;
9nendiselanenathi,nisinikeiintombizenu,nizeke iintombizethu;
10nahlalenathi,ilizwelibephambikwenu;hlalani nirhwebekulo,nirhwebekulo
11WathiuShekemkuyisewayo,nakubanakwayo, Mandibabalweemehlwenienu,nentoeniyithethayokum ndoninika
12Yandisanikuneneikhazikum,nesipho;ndoninika njengokonithethayokum;ndinikenikeintombileyo,ibe ngumfazi
13OonyanabakaYakobibabaphendulaooShekem noHamoreuyisengenkohliso,bathi,ngokubaebemenze inqambiuDina,udadewabo
14Bathikubo,Asinakuyenzalento,yokubaudadewethu simnikeindodaengalukanga;ngokubaloonto ibilungcikivokuthi
15Sovumelanananingalendawo,ukubanithenaba njengathi,ngokuthiyalukekuniyonkeintoeyindoda Soninikakeiintombizethu,sizekeiintombizenu,sihlale nani,sibebantubanye
17Ukubanitheanasiphulaphulangokuthinaluke; soyithabathakeintombiyethu,sihambe
18AlungaamazwiaboemehlwenikaHamore, nasemehlwenikaShekem,unyanakaHamore
19Akalibalaumfanaukuyenzaloonto,uba ubethabathekileyintombikaYakobi;ubezukileyena ngaphezukwayoyonkeindlukayise
20WezauHamorenoShekemunyanawakhe,esangweni lomziwabo,bathethakumadodaomziwabo,bathi, 21Ababanoxolonathi;mabahlalekeezweni,barhwebe kulo;ilizweeli,yabonani,libanzingeenxazombiniphambi
kwabo;sozizekaiintombizawozibengabafazibethu, siwanikeiintombizethu.
22Ovumelananathingalendawoyodwaamadodalawo, ukuhlalanathi,sibebantubanye,yakwalukakuthiyonke intoeyinoda,njengokubaalukilewona.
23Imfuyoyawo,nengqweboyawo,nawoonkeamaqegu awo,akasayikubangawethuna?masibavumelekodwa, bahlalenathi.
24BamphulaphulauHamorenoShekemunyanawakhe, bonkeabaphumangesangolomziwakheYaluswayonke intoeyindoda,bonkeabaphumangesangolomziwabo 25Kwathingomhlawesithathu,bakubabuhlungu,besuka oonyanaababinibakaYakobi,uSimonnoLevi,abanakwabo boDina,bathabathawalowoikrelelakhe,bawufikelaloo mzingokungafihlisiyo,babulalayonkeintoeyindoda
26BabulalanoHamore,noShekemunyanawakhe, ngohlangothilwekrele,bamthabathauDinaendlwini kaShekem,baphuma
27OonyanabakaYakobibabafikelaababuleweyo, bawuphangaumzi,ngokubabebemenzeinqambiudade wabo
28Impahlayaboemfutshane,neenkomozabo,namaesile abo,neentoezibeziphakathikomzi,nezibezisendle, bazithabatha;
29nobutyebibabobonke,nabantwanababobonke, nabafazibabo,babathimba,baphanganeentozonkeebe zisendlwini
30WathiuYakobikuSimonnoLevi,Nindihlisele ishwangusha,ukuzendinukephakathikwabemibelizweeli, phakathikwamaKanan,namaPerizi;nditshatyalaliswemna nendluyam.
31Bathike,Kumdadewethuyininaukubaamenze ihenyukazi?
ISAHLUKO35
1WathiuThixokuYakobi,SukaunyukeuyeeBheteli, uhlalekhona,wenzekhonaisibingelelokuThixo, owabonakalakuweekubalekenikwakhoebusweni bukaEsawu,umkhuluwawakho.
2WathikeuYakobikwindluyakhe,nakubobonke ababenaye,Susaniizithixozasemzinieziphakathikwenu, ninanizihlambulule,ninxibengubozimbi;
3sisuke,sinyukesiyeeBheteli;ndenzelekhona isibingelelokuThixo,owandiphendulangemini yokubandezelwakwam,owayenamendleleniendahamba ngayo
4BazinikauYakobizonkeizithixozasemzini ebezisesandlenisabo,namajikaziabesezindlebenizabo; uYakobiwazimbelaphantsikomokiobungakwaShekem 5Banduluka;unkwantyolukaYehovalwabaphezu kwemizingeenxazonkekubo,ayabasukelaoonyana bakaYakobi
6WafikauYakobieLuzi,esezwenilakwaKanan, ekwayiBheteli,yenanabantubonkeababenaye
7Wakhakhonaisibingelelo,wathiloondawoukuyibiza nguThixowaseBheteli,ngokubakulaphouThixo wabonakalakhonakuye,ekubalekenikwakheebusweni bomkhuluwawakhe
8WafauDebhora,umanyisikazikaRebheka, wangcwatyelwaphantsikweBheteli,phantsikom-oki; kwathiwaigamalayonguAlonbhakuti
9UThixowabuyawabonakalakuYakobiekuveleni kwakheePadan-aram,wamsikelela.
10WathiuThixokuye,IgamalakhonguYakobi;akusayi kubasathiwaigamalakhonguYakobi,kuyakuthiwaigama lakhonguSirayeli;
11WathiuThixokuye,NdinguThixouSomandlaQhama, wande;uhlanganeqelaleentlangaziyakuvelakuwe, ookumkanibaphumeesinqenisakho;
12IlizweendalinikauAbrahamnoIsakendilinikewena, ndilinikeimbewuyakhoemvakwakhoilizweelo
13WenyukauThixo,wemkakuyekuloondawoabethethe nayekuyo
14UYakobiwamisaisimisokuloondawoabethethenaye kuyo,isimisosamatye,wathululaphezukwasoumnikelo othululwayo,wathululaneoliphezukwaso
15UYakobiwathiigamalaloondawo,uThixoabethethe nayekuyo,yiBheteli
16BandulukaeBheteli;kwakumganyanaukubakufikweeEfrata,wazalauRakeli,wazalanzima.
17Kwathi,kwakubanzimaukuzalakwakhe,wathi umzalisikazikuye,Musaukoyika;uyakubanayelonyana 18Kwathiekupumenikomphefumlowakhe,kubawafayo, wathinguBhenoniigamalakhe;keyenauyisewathi nguBhenjamin
19WafakeuRakeli,wangcwatyelwaendleleniyase-Efrata eyiBhetelehem
20UYakobiwamisaisimisophezukwengcwabalakhe; 21WandulukakeuSirayeli,wayawayitwabululaintente yakhengaphayakweMigdoli-edere
22Kwathi,ekuhlalenikukaSirayelikwelozwe,waya uRubhen,wamlalauBhiliha,ishweshwelikayise,weva uSirayeliOonyanabakaYakobibabelishumielinababini; 23OonyanabakaLeyanguAsheri;uRubhenamazibulo kaYakobi,noSimon,noLevi,noYuda,noIsakare, noZebhulon;
24OonyanabakaRakelinguAsheri;uYosefunoBhenjamin; 25OonyanabakaBhiliha,umkhonzazanakaRakeli;uDan noNafetali;
26OonyanabakaZilipa,umkhonzazanakaLeya, babengoonyanabakaZilipa.nguGadinoAshere:Ngaboabo oonyanabakaYakobi,awabazalelwaePadan-aram
27UYakobiwayakuIsakeuyisekwaMamre,eKiriyatikaArbha,eHebron,aphobabengabaphambukelikhona uAbrahamnoIsake
28ImihlakaIsakeyabayiminyakaelikhuluelinamanci asibhozo.
29UIsakewaphumaumphefumlo,wafa,wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo,aluphele,ehambisekileebudaleni; bamngcwabakeoonyanabakheuEsawunoYakobi
ISAHLUKO36
1YiyolekeinzalakaEsawu,onguEdom
2UEsawuwabazekaabafazibakheezintombini zakwaKanan;uAdaintombikaElonumHeti, noAholibhamaintombika-Ana,intombikaTsibheyon umHivi;
3noBhasematiintombikaIshmayeli,udadeboNebhayoti
4UAdawamzalelauEsawuuElifazi;uBhasematiwazala uRehuweli;
5UAholibhamawazalauYehushe,noYalam,noKora NgaboabooonyanabakaEsawu,awabazalelwayoezweni lakwaKanan
6UEsawuwabathabathaabafazibakhe,noonyanabakhe, neentombizakhe,nemiphefumloyonkeyendluyakhe, nemfuyoyakhe,namaqeguakheonke,nobutyebibakhe bonkeabebuqwebileezwenilakwaKanan;Wemkaezweni, wemkaebuswenibomninawawakheuYakobi.
7Kubaubutyebibabobubengaphezukokubabahlale ndawonye;nelizweabaphambukelakuloalaba nakubathwalangenxayemfuyoyabo
8WahlalakeuEsawuentabeniyakwaSehire:uEsawu nguEdom.
9YiyolekeinzalakaEsawu,uyisewamaEdom,entabeni yakwaSehire
10NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaEsawu:nguEsahim; nguElifazi,unyanaka-Ada,umkaEsawu,nguRehuweli, unyanakaBhasemati,umkaEsawu
11OonyanabakaElifazinguTeman,no-Omare,noTsefo, noGatam,noKenazi
12UTimnawayelishweshwelikaElifazi,unyanakaEsawu; wamzalelauElifaziuAmaleki;ngaboabooonyanabakaAda,umkaEsawu
13NgaboabaoonyanabakaRehuweli;ngooNahati,noZera, noShama,noMiza;ngaboabooonyanabakaBhasemati, umkaEsawu
14Ngaboabaoonyanabaka-Aholibhama,intombika-Ana, intombikaTsibheyon,umkaEsawu;wamzalelauEsawu uYehushe,noYalam,noKora
15ZizoeziizikhuluzoonyanabakaEsawu:oonyana bakaElifazi,amazibulokaEsawu,ngunyanawakhe; isikhuluesinguTeman,isikhuluuOmare,isikhuluuZefo, isikhuluuKenazi,
16isikhuluesinguKora,isikhuluuGatam,isikhulu uAmaleki;Ngaboabooonyanabaka-Ada
17NgaboabaoonyanabakaRehuweli,unyanakaEsawu; isikhuluesinguNahati,isikhuluuZera,isikhuluuShama, isikhuluesinguMiza;zizoezoizikhuluzakwaRehuweli ezwenilakwaEdom;NgaboabooonyanabakaBhasemati, umkaEsawu.
18Ngaboabaoonyanabaka-Aholibhama,umkaEsawu; Zizoezoizikhuluzakwa-Aholibhama,intombika-Ana, umkaEsawu.
19NgaboabooonyanabakaEsawu,zizoezoizikhuluzabo; 20NgaboabooonyanabakaSehire,umHori,ababemi kwelozwe;uLotan,noShobhali,noTsibheyon,noAna; 21noDishon,noEzere,noDishanZizoezoizikhulu zamaHori,oonyanabakaSehire,ezwenilakwaEdom.
22OonyanabakaLotannguHorinoHemam;+yayeudade boLotanyayinguTimna
23NgaboabaoonyanabakaShobhali;noAvan,noManahati, noEbhali,noShefo,no-Onam.
24NgaboabaoonyanabakaTsibheyon;nguAyanoAna; nguloAnawafumanayooimeyileentlango,esalusa amaesilekaTsibheyonuyise
25Ngaboabaoonyanabaka-Ana;noDishon, noAholibhamaintombika-Ana.
26NgaboabaoonyanabakaDishon;noHemdan, noEshbhan,noItran,noKeran
27NgaboabaoonyanabakaEzere;uBhilehannoZahavan noAkan
28NgaboabaoonyanabakaDishan;u-UtsenoAran
29ZizoezoizikhuluzamaHori;isikhuluuLotan,isikhulu uShobhali,isikhuluuTsibheyon,isikhuluuAna, 30isikhuluesinguDishon,isikhuluuEzere,isikhulu uDishan:zizoezoizikhuluzamaHori,ngokweenkosizazo, ezwenilakwaSehire.
31NgaboabaookumkaniababelawulaezwenilakwaEdom, kungekabikhokumkaniubelawulaoonyanabakaSirayeli 32UBhela,unyanakaBhehore,wayeengukumkani kwaEdom;igamalomziwakheyiDinabha
33WafauBhela,wathiuYobhabhi,unyanakaZera, waseBhotsera,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe
34WafauYobhabhi,wathiuHusham,wasezweni lakwaTeman,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe.
35WafauHusham,wathiuHadadi,unyanakaBhedadi, owawatshabalalisayoamaMidiyanemhlabeni wakwaMowabhi,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe;igama lomziwakheyiAviti
36WafauHadade,wathiuSamlawaseMaserekawalawula esikhundlenisakhe.
37WafauSamla,wathiuSawule,waseRehobhoti yoMlambo,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe
38WafauSawule,wathiuBhahali-hanan,unyanakaAkebhore,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe
39WafauBhahali-hanan,unyanaka-Akebhore,wathi uHadarewalawulaesikhundlenisakhe;igamalomziwakhe yiPawu;igamalomkakhebelinguMehetabheli,intombi kaMatrede,intombikaMezahabhi
40NgawolaamagamaezikhuluezaphumakuEsawu ngokwemizalwaneyazo,ngokweendawozazo,ngamagama azoisikhuluesinguTimna,isikhuluesinguAlva,isikhulu uYeteti,
41isikhuluesinguAholibhama,isikhuluuEla,isikhulu uPinon,
42isikhuluesinguKenazi,isikhuluesinguTeman,isikhulu esinguMibhetsare,
43isikhuluesinguMagediyeli,isikhuluuIramZizoezo izikhuluzakwaEdom,ngokwamakhayaazo,ezweni lokuhlumakwazo:NguEsawukelowo,uyisewamaEdom
ISAHLUKO37
1UYakobiwahlalaezwenilokuphambukelakukayise, ezwenilakwaKanan.
2YiyolekeinzalakaYakobiUYosefu,engominyaka ilishumilinesixhenxeezelwe,wayesalusaimpahla emfutshanendawonyenabakhuluwabakhe;yenake, engumfana,wayenoonyanabakaBhiliha,noonyana bakaZilipa,abafazibakayise.UYosefuwazisaudabalwabo olubikuyise
3USirayeliwayemthandauYosefungaphezukwabobonke oonyanabakhe,ngokubaebengunyanawokwaluphala kwakhe;
4Abakhuluwabakhebabonaukubauyiseumthanda ngaphezukwabobonke,bamthiya,ababanakuthethanaye bexolile
5UYosefuwaphuphaiphupha,wabaxelelaabakhuluwa bakhe,kwabakukhonabamthiyayo.
6Wathikubo,Khaniliveeliphuphandiliphuphileyo
7Yabonani,besibophaizithunguentsiminiphakathi;nanzo izithunguzenuzarhawula,zaqubudaesithungwinisam.
8Bathiabazalwanabakhekuye,Yinenenaukubauyakuba ngukumkaniphezukwethu?Yinenenaukubauya
kusilawula?Kwabakukhonabamthiyayongenxa yamaphuphaakhe,nangenxayamazwiakhe.
9Wabuyawaphuphaelinyeiphupha,walixela kubakhuluwabakhe,wathi,Yabonani,ndibuyendaphupha iphupha;naloilanganenyanganeenkwenkweziezilishumi elinanyeziqubudakum
10Wakuxelakuyise,nakubakhuluwabakheUyise wamkhalimela,wathikuye,Liphuphalininaeli uliphuphileyo?Mnanonyokonabakhuluwabakhosize kuqubudakuwenaemhlabeni?
11Abakhuluwabakhebammonela;keuyisewaligcinaelo lizwi
12Abakhuluwabakhebayakwalusaimpahlaemfutshane kayisekwaShekem
13WathiuSirayelikuYosefu,Abakhuluwabakhoabalusi eShekemna?yiza,ndikuthumekubo.Wathiyenakuye, Ndilapha
14Wathikuye,Khawuyekukhangelaukuphila kwabakhuluwabakho,nokuphilakwempahlaemfutshane; ubuyeundiziseleilizwiWamthumake,emsusaentilini yaseHebron,wayakwaShekem
15Wafunyanwangumfo,ebhadulaendle;umfolowo wambuzawathi,Ufunantonina?
16Wathi,Ndifunaabakhuluwabam;khawundixeleleapho balusakhona.
17Wathiumfo,Bandulukileapha;kubandevabesithi, MasiyeeDotanUYosefuwabalandelaabakhuluwabakhe, wabafumanaeDotan.
18Bambonakeesekude,engekasondelikubo,benza iyelenqelokumbulala
19Bathethaomnyekomnyebesithi,Nankolomphuphi esiza
20Yizanikengoko,simbulale,simphosekomnye wemihadi,sithi,Udliwelirhamncwa,sizesiboneukuba amaphuphaakheobayintonina
21WevauRubhen,wamhlangulaesandlenisabo;bathi, Masingambulali.
22WathiuRubhenkubo,Musaniukuphalazagazi;ukuze amhlanguleesandlenisabo,ambuyiselekuyise
23KwathiakufikauYosefukubakhuluwabakhe,bamhluba uYosefuinguboyakhe,inguboendeenemikhonoabenayo; 24Bamthabatha,bamphosaemhadini;umhadilowoube uze,kungekhomanzikuwo.
25Bahlalaphantsi,badlaisonka;baphakamisaamehloabo, bakhangela,nangoumkhokowamaIshmayeliuvela eGiliyadi,uneenkamelazithweleintlakaemhlophe, namafuthaaqholiweyo,nentlakaemnandi,besihlanazo besiyaeYiputa.
26WathiuYudakubazalwanabakhe,Yinzuzoninaukuthi simbulaleumninawawethu,sifihleigazilakhe?
27yizanisithengisengayekumaIshmayeli,singabiphezu kwakheisandlasethu;ngokubangumzalwanawethu, nenyamayethuBakholwaabazalwanabakhe
28KwedlulaabarhwebibamaMidiyan;bamrhola, bamkhuphauYosefuemhadini,bathengisangoYosefu kumaIshmayelingeesilivereezimashumimabini;amsa uYosefueYiputa.
29WabuyelaemhadiniuRubhen;nankouYosefuengekho emhadini;wazikrazulaiingubozakhe
30Wabuyelakubaninawabakhe,wathi,Umfanaakakho; Mnakendosukandiyengaphina?
31BayithabathaingubokaYosefu,baxhelainkunzi yebhokhweexhonti,bayithinkxuinguboegazini.
32Bayithumelainguboenkuluenemikhono,bayisakuyise; Yazingoku,ukubayinguboyonyanawakho,asiyiyo, kusinina.
33Wayifanisa,wathi,Yinguboyonyanawam;udliwe lirhamncwa;inene,uqwengiweuYosefu; 34UYakobiwazikrazulaiingubozakhe,wabeka ezirhwexayoesinqenisakhe,wamenzelaisijwiliunyana wakheimihlaemininzi
35Besukabonkeoonyanabakhenazozonkeiintombi zakhe,bezakumthuthuzela;akavumaukuthuthuzeleka; Wathi,Ndiyakuhlandiyekunyanawamkwelabafileyo, ndisenzaisijwiliNgaloondlelauyisewamlilela
36AmaMidiyanathengisangayeeYiputakuPotifare,igosa likaFaro,umthetheliwabasiki.
ISAHLUKO38
1Kwathingeloxesha,wehlauYuda,esukakubazalwana bakhe,wayawayimisaintenteyakhengakwindoda yaseAdulam,egamalinguHira.
2UYudawabonakhonaintombiyendodaengumKanan, egamalinguShuwa;wamthabatha,wamngena
3Wamitha,wazalaunyana;wamthiyaigamaelinguEre.
4Wabuyawamitha,wazalaunyana;wathiigamalakhe nguOnan
5Yabuyayamitha,yazalaunyana;Wathiigamalakhe nguShela;wayeseKezibhiekumzalenikwakhe
6UYudawamzekelauEreamazibuloakheumfazi,ogama belinguTamare.
7KeuEre,amazibulokaYuda,ubeneentlondiezimbi emehlwenikaYehova;uYehovawambulala
8WathiuYudakuOnan,Yiyakumfaziwomkhuluwa wakho,umngene,umveliseleimbewuumkhuluwawakho
9WayesaziuOnanukubaimbewuayiyikubayeyakhe; kwathi,xaathewangenakumfaziwomninawawakhe, wayiphalazelaemhlabeni,ukuzeangamnikimbewu umkhuluwawakhe
10KwabakubiemehlwenikaYehovaokowakwenzayo; wambulalanaye
11WathiuYudakuTamareumolokazanawakhe,Hlala ungumhlolokaziendlwinikayihlo,adeakhuleuShela unyanawam;WayauTamarewahlalaendlwinikayise
12EkuhambenikwexeshayafaintombikaShuwa, umkaYuda;WathuthuzelekauYuda,wenyukawaya kubachebibempahlayakheemfutshane,yenanomhlobo wakheuHirawaseAdulam,eTimnati.
13WaxelelwauTamarekwathiwa,Nankouyihlozala, enyukaesiyakuchebaimpahlayakheemfutshane kwaTimna
14Wazihlubaiingubozobuhlolokazibakhe, wazigqubuthelangesigqubuthelo,wazithiwambu,wahlala phantsiebalenielingasendleleniyaseTimnata;ngokuba ubebonaukubaukhulileuShela,akanikelwakuyeukuba abengumkakhe
15UYudawambona,wabaulihenyukazi;ngokuba ebegqubutheleubuso
16Wathigubucala,wayakuyeendleleniwathi,Khawuze, ndikungene;(kubaubengaziukubangumolokazanawakhe.) Wathi,Ungandinikantonina,ukuzeundingene?
17Wathi,Mnandothumelandithabatheitakanelebhokwe elisempahleniemfutshane.Wathi,Wondinikaisibambiso na,udeulithumele?
18Wathi,Ndikunikesibambisosinina?Wathi,Umsesane wakhowokutywina,nezacholozakho,nomsimelelowakho osesandlenisakhoWamnikake,wamngena,wakhawula ngaye
19Wesukawemka,wasisusaisigqubuthelosakhe, wambathaiingubozobuhlolokazibakhe
20UYudawalithumelaitakaneitakanengesandla somhlobowakhewaseAdulam,ukubaathabatheisibambiso sakheesandlenisenkazanaleyo;
21Sabuzakubantubaloondawo,sathi,Liphina ing’awukaziebelise-Enayimngasendleleni?Bathikebona, Akubangakhong'awukaziapha
22WabuyelakuYudawathi,Andimfumananga;kananjalo bathiabantubaloondawo,Akubangakhong’awukaziapha 23WathiuYuda,Malizithabathe,hlezesidelwe
24Kwathi,emvakweenyangaezintathu,waxelelwauYuda kwathiwa,UTamare,umolokazanawakho,uhenyuzile; nankoemithingobuhenyuWathiuYuda,Mkhupheni, atshiswe.
25Akukhutshwa,wathumelakuyisewomkakhe,wathi, NdimithisweyindodayezindawozayoWathiyena, Khawubone,zezikabaninaezi,zokutywina,nezacholo, nomsimelelo
26WazifanisauYuda,wathi,Ulilungisakunam;ngenxa yokubandingamnikangauShelaunyanawam.Akaba samazikwakhona
27Kwathi,ngexeshalokuzalakwakhe,nankuingamawele esizalwenisakhe.
28Kwathi,ekuzalenikwakhe,omnyewasolulaisandla sakhe;wathabathaumzalisikazi,wawubophaumsonto obomvuesandlenisakhe,esithi,Louphumetanci.
29Kutheke,lakusibuyisaisandlasalo,nankokuphuma umzalwanawaloWathi,Yininaukubauzityhobozele? ngenxayokokwathiwaigamalakhenguPeretse.
30Kwathiemvakoko,kwaphumaumzalwanawalo, obenosingaolubomvuesandlenisakhe;wathiywaigama lokubanguZera.
ISAHLUKO39
UYosefuwehliswawasiwaeYiputa;uPotifare,umbusi kaFaro,umthetheliwabasiki,umYiputa,wamthenga esandlenisamaIshmayeli,abemhliselekhona.
2UYehovawabanayeuYosefu,wabayindoda enempumelelo;wabasendlwiniyenkosiyakhe,umYiputa.
3YabonainkosiyakheukubauYehovaunaye,ukuba zonkeizintoabezenza,uYehovaubezenzazibe nempumeleloesandlenisakhe
4UYosefuwababalwaemehlweniayo,wayilungiselela; yammisaukubaibengumveleliwendluyayo,neentozonke ebinazoyazinikelaesandlenisakhe
5Kwathi,ukususelaekubeniyamenzaumveleliwendlu yayoneentozonkeebinazo,wayisikelelauYehovaindlu yomYiputalowongenxakaYosefu;Yabakhointsikelelo kaYehovaezintwenizonkeebinazoendlwininasezindle 6WayishiyayonkeintoabenayoesandlenisikaYosefu; wayeengazintoanayo,ingesisoisonkaabesidlayo. UYosefuebemhleisiqu,emhleimbonakalo
7Kwathiemvenikwezizinto,umfaziwenkosiyakhe waphosaamehloakhekuYosefu;Wathi,Ndilale.
8Wala,wathikumka-nkosiyakhe,Yabona,inkosiyam ayilaziintoekumendlwini,neentozonkeenazoizinikele esandlenisam.
9Akukhobanimkhulukumkulendlu;ayinqabisanga nentolekum,nguwewedwa,ngokokubaungumkayo; ndingathininakeukwenzaobububibukhulukangaka, ndonekuThixo?
10Kwathi,ekuthethenikwakhekuYosefuimihlangemihla, akamphulaphulayenaukubaalalengakuye,nokubaabe naye
11Kwathingeloxesha,wangenaendlwinieyakusebenza ishishini;kwayekungekhonanyeyamadodaendluapho ngaphakathi
12Wambambangengubo,wathi,Ndilale;wayishiya inguboyakheesandlenisakhe,wasaba,waphumaphandle
13Kwathi,akubonaukubauyishiyileinguboyakhe esandlenisakhe,wabalekelaphandle.
14wabizaamadodaendluyakhe,wathethakuwoesithi, Yabonani,usiziseleumHebhereukubaadlalengathi;Weza kumukubaalalenam,ndadandulukangezwielikhulu; 15yathi,yakuvandiphakamisaizwi,ndikhala,yayishiya inguboyayoecalenikwam,yabaleka,yaphumaphandle
16Wayibekaphantsiinguboyayoecalenilakhe,yada yafikainkosiyakheendlwini
17Wathethakuyongokwaloomazwiesithi,Sizekum isicakaesingumHebhere,esiusiziselesona,ukubasidlale ngam
18Kwathi,ndakuliphakamisaizwilam,ndikhala,sayishiya inguboyasoecalenilam,sabalekelaphandle.
19Kwathi,yakuwevainkosiyakheamazwiomkayo, awawathethayokuyo,esithi,Wenzewenjenjeumkhonzi wakhokum;ukubawavuthaumsindowakhe.
20InkosikaYosefuyamthabatha,yamfakaentolongweni, kuloondawoabekhonkxwakuyoamakhonkxwaokumkani, wabasentolongweniapho.
21UYehovawabanoYosefu,wamthobelainceba,wenza ukubaathandwengumphathiwentolongo
22Umphathiwentolongowawanikelaesandleni sikaYosefuonkeamabanjwaasentolongweni;kwayekonke ababekwenzakhona,nguyeowayesenzaoko
23Umphathiwentolongoakakhathalelangantoisesandleni sakhe;ngokubauYehovaubenaye,nentoabeyenzayo uYehovawayiphumelelisa
ISAHLUKO40
1Kwathiemvenikwezizinto,umngcamliwokumkani waseYiputa,nomojiwezonkawakhe,bayonainkosiyabo, ukumkaniwaseYiputa
2UFarowabanoburhalarhumekuboababusibakheababini, umphathiwabangcamlinomphathiwabojibezonka
3Wabanikelaelugcinweni,endlwiniyomthetheliwabasiki entolongweni,endaweniabekhonkxelwekuyouYosefu
4UmthetheliwabasikiwabamiselauYosefu, wabalungiselela;bahlalakebesentolongweniixesha.
5Baphuphaiphuphabobabini,elowowaphuphaiphupha lakhengabusukubunye,elowongokutyhilwakwephupha lakhe,umngcamlinomojiwezonkabokumkaniwaseYiputa, ababekhonkxiweentolongweni
6UYosefuwangenakubokwakusa,wabakhangela,wafika bematshekile.
7WababuzaababusibakaFaro,ababenayeelugcinweni lwendluyenkosiyakhe,esithi,Yininaukubaubusobenu bubebubinamhlanje?
8Bathikuye,Siphupheiphupha;akukhoulityhilayoWathi uYosefukubo,IzityhiloasizezikaThixona? khawundixelele.
9UmphathiwabangcamliwamxelelauYosefuiphupha lakhe,wathikuye,Ephuphenilamndiboneumdiliya uphambikwam;
10emdiliyeniaphoamasebeemathathu,wangathiwona uphumaamathupha,wadubulaiintyantyambozawo; izihlokozawozazalaiidiliyaezivuthiweyo;
11indebekaFaroisesandlenisam;ndazithabathaiidiliya, ndazikhabaendebenikaFaro,ndayinikelaindebeesandleni sikaFaro
12WathiuYosefukuye,Sisoesiisityhilosalo:amasebe amathathulawoyimihlaemithathu;
13kuseleimihlaemithathu,azeuFaroayiphakamise intlokoyakho,akubuyiseleendaweniyakho,uyinikele indebekaFaroesandlenisakhengokwesikolangaphambili, okoubungumngcamliwakhe
14Uzeundikhumbuleke,wakulungelwa,undenzeleinceba, undikhankanyekuFaro,undikhuphekulendlu; 15ngokubainenendabiwaezwenilamaHebhere,nalapha andenzanganto,ukubabandifakeemhadinilo
16Umphathiwabojibezonkawabonaukubaisityhiloeso silungile,wathikuYosefu,Namndiphupheephuphenilam, ndineengoboziezintathuezimhlopheentloko;
17engoboziniephezulukukhoizidlongezidlozonke zikaFaro;zasidlaiintakaengoboziniephezukwentloko yam
18WaphendulauYosefuwathi,Sisoesiisityhilosalo: iingoboziezintathuezoyimihlaemithathu;
19kuseleimihlaemithathu,azeuFaroayiphakamise intlokoyakho,isukekuwe,akuxhomeemthini;Iintaka zoyidlainyamayakhoiphumakuwe 20Kwathingomhlawasithathu,umhlawokuzalwa kukaFaro,wabenzelaisidlobonkeabakhonzibakhe, wayiphakamisaintlokoyomphathiwabangcamli,nentloko yomphathiwabojibezonkaphakathikwabakhonzibakhe 21Wambuyiselaumphathiwabangcamlikubungcamli bakhe;wayinikelaindebeesandlenisikaFaro 22Keyenaumphathiwabojibezonkawamxhoma, njengokouYosefuwabatyhilelayo.
23UmphathiwabangcamliakamkhumbulangauYosefu, wamlibala.
ISAHLUKO41
1Kwathi,ekuphelenikweminyakaemibiniezeleyo,uFaro waphuphaemiphezukomlambo; 2nankokunyuka,kuphumaemlanjeni,amathokazi asixhenxeamahle,etyebile;babesidlaethafeni 3nankokunyuka,kuphumaemlanjeni,amanyeamathokazi asixhenxeemvakwawo,emabi,enqinile;wemaecaleni kwamanyeamathokazielunxwemenilomlambo 4asukaamathokaziamabi,anqinileyo,awadlaamathokazi asixhenxeamahle,atyebileyo.WavukakeuFaro.
5WalalawaphuphaokwesibiniWabonaizikhwebu ezisixhenxeziphumamcingenimnye,zityebile,zilungile
6nanzo,izikhwebuezisixhenxeezingcakacileyo, ezitshileyolulophulwasempumalanga,ziphumaemva kwazo;
7zesukaizikhwebuezingcakacileyozaziginyaizikhwebu zosixhenxeezityebileyo,ezichumileyo.WavukauFaro,O, liphupha
8Kwathikusasa,wakhathazekaumoyawakhe;wathumela wabizazonkeizazizaseYiputa,nezilumkozonkezakhona. UFarowazixelelaiphuphalakhe;akwabakhobani unokuwatolikakuFaro
9WathiumphathiwabangcamlikuFaro,Ndiyasikhumbula namhlanjeisonosam
10UFarowayenoburhalarhumekubakhonzibakhe, wandifakaelugcinwenilomthetheliwabasiki,mna nomphathiwabojibezonka
11Saphuphaiphuphangabusukubunye,mnanaye; walowowaphuphangokutyhilwakwephuphalakhe
12KwayekukhokuthiumfanaongumHebhere,isicaka somthetheliwabasiki;samxelela,wasityhilelaamaphupha ethu;wabatyhilelaelowongokwephuphalakhe
13Kwathi,ngokokosisityhileleyo,kwabanjalo;mna wandibuyiselaemsebenziniwam,lowowamxhoma.
14UFarowathumela,wambizauYosefuBamgidimisa ukumkhuphaemhadini;
15WathiuFarokuYosefu,Ndiphupheiphupha,akukho baniunokulityhila;
16UYosefuwamphendulauFaro,esithi,Akunam; 17WathiuFarokuYosefu,Ephuphenilam,yabona, bendimielunxwemenilomlambo;
18nankokunyuka,kuphumaemlanjeni,amathokazi asixhenxeetyebile,emahle,esidlaengcotyeni;badla ethafeni
19nanko,kunyukakuphumaamanyeamathokazi asixhenxeemvakwawo,ebhityile,emabikakhulu,enqinile, endingazangandiboneanjalokulolonkeilizwelaseYiputa, ukubamabikwawo;
20asukaamathokaziangamarhoqorhoqo,amabi,awadla amathokaziasixhenxeatyebileyo;
21Zakubaziwadla,akwazekaukubaaseleezidlile;kusuke kwabasebubininjengasekuqaleni.Ndiyendavuka.
22Ndabonaephuphenilam,nanzoizikhwebuezisixhenxe ziphumamicingenimnye,zichumile,zilungile; 23nanzo,izikhwebuezisixhenxezishwabene,zingcakacile, zitshilelulophulwasempumalanga,zihlumaemvakwazo; 24Zesukaizikhwebuezingcakacileyo,zaziginya izikhwebuezisixhenxeezilungileyo.kodwaakukhobani unokundixelela
25WathiuYosefukuFaro,IphuphalikaFarolinye;uThixo umxeleleuFarookoayakukwenza
26Amathokaziasixhenxealungileyoyiminyakaesixhenxe; nezikhwebuezisixhenxeezilungileyoyiminyakaesixhenxe; iphuphalinye.
27Amathokaziasixhenxeangamarhoqorhoqo,amabi, anyukileyoaphumaemvakwalawo,yiminyakaesixhenxe; nezikhwebuezisixhenxeezitshileyolulophu lwasempumalanga,ziyakubayiminyakaesixhenxe yendlala.
28LelolizwindilithethileyokuFarolokuthi:okoaya kukwenzauThixoukubonisilekuFaro
29Yabona,kuzaiminyakaesixhenxeyendyeboenkulu ezwenilonkelaseYiputa;
30zekuveleiminyakaesixhenxeyendlalaemvakwaleyo; ilityalweyonkeindyeboezwenilaseYiputa;nendlala iligqibeilizwe;
31ingaziwaindyeboelizweni,ngenxayalooiyakubakho emvakwayo;kubakuyakubakubikakhulu.
32UkuphindwakabinikwephuphaelokuFaro kukuqiniswakwayolendawonguThixo;kungenxayokuba loontoiziswenguThixo,yayeuThixouyakukhawuleza ukuyenza
33NgokouFaromakakhangeleindodaeyingqondi, esisilumko,ayimisephezukwelizwelaseYiputa
34MakenzelentouFaro,alimiseleabaveleliilizwe, athabatheisihlanuselizwelaseYiputangeminyaka yosixhenxeyendyebo
35Mababuthekonkeukudlakwaloominyakailungileyo izayo,bafumbeingqolowaphantsikwesandlasikaFaro, kubekukudlaemizini;
36okokudlakubeyintoebekelweilizweiminyaka yosixhenxeyendlala,eyakubakhoezwenilaseYiputa; ukuzelingatshabalaliilizweyindlala
37LalungaelozwiemehlwenikaFaro,nasemehlweniabo bonkeabakhonzibakhe.
38WathiuFarokubakhonzibakhe,Sinokumfumanana umntuonje,onoMoyakaThixo?
39WathiuFarokuYosefu,EkubeniuThixoekwazisile zonkeezizinto,akukhobaniuyingqondi,usisilumko, njengawe
40Uyakubaphezukwendluyamwena,bawuthobele umlomowakhobonkeabantubam;kusetroneniyodwa endiyakubamkhulukuwe
41WathiuFarokuYosefu,Khangela,ndikumisephezu kwalolonkeilizwelaseYiputa
42WawukhululauFaroumsesanewakheesandlenisakhe, wawufakaesandlenisikaYosefu,wamambathisaiingubo zelinenecikizekileyo,wafakaumxokelelwanewegolide entanyeniyakhe
43Wamkhwelisaenqwelweniyesibiniabenayo; badandulukaphambikwakhe,bathi,Guqani;wammisa ukubaabengumphathiwelizwelonkelaseYiputa
44WathiuFarokuYosefu,NdinguFaro;
45UFarowamthiyauYosefuigamalokubanguTsafenatipaneha;wamnikauAzenati,intombikaPotifera, umbingeleliwaseOn,ukubaabengumkakhe.Waphuma uYosefu,walicandalonkeilizwelaseYiputa
46UYosefuubeminyakaimashumimathathuezelwe, ukumakwakhephambikoFaro,ukumkaniwaseYiputa. WemkauYosefuebuswenibukaFaro,walicandalonke ilizwelaseYiputa.
47Umhlabawavelisangendiphanengeminyakaesixhenxe yendyebo
48Wakubuthakonkeukudlakweminyakaesixhenxe ebikhoezwenilaseYiputa,wakubekaukudlakuyoimizi; ukudlakwamasimiabewujikelezileumzi,wakubekakhona
49UYosefuwayifumbaingqolowayanjengentlabathi yolwandle,yaninzikunene,wadawayekaukubala; ngokubabelingenakubalwa
50UYosefuwazalelwaoonyanabababini,wabazalelwa nguAzenati,intombikaPotifera,umbingeleliwaseOn, ingekafikiiminyakayendlala
51UYosefuwamthiyaowamazibuloigamaelinguManase; ngokubawathi,UThixoundenzendakulibalakonke ukwaphukakwam,nayoyonkeindlukabawo
52OwesibiniwamthiyaigamaelinguEfrayim;ngokuba wathi,UThixoundiqhamisileezwenileentsizizam. 53Yaphelakeiminyakayosixhenxeyendyeboebisezweni laseYiputa.
54Yaqalaukufikaiminyakayosixhenxeyendlala, njengokowayekuthethileuYosefuYabakhoindlala kumazweonke;kekulolonkeilizwelaseYiputakwakukho isonka.
55LonkeilizwelaseYiputalabanendlala;abantubakhalela isonkakuFaro;wathiuFarokuwoonkeamaYiputa,Yiyani kuYosefu;athewakuthethakunikwenzeni
56Indlalayabasezwenilonke;uYosefuwabavulabonke oovimba,wathengiselaamaYiputa;yabanzimaindlala ezwenilaseYiputa
57Lesukailizweliphela,lezakuthengaingqolowa kuYosefueYiputa;ngokubaibinamandlaindlalakuwo onkeamazwe
ISAHLUKO42
1WabonauYakobiukubakukhoingqolowaeYiputa,wathi uYakobikoonyanabakhe,Yininaukubanikhangelane?
Wathi,Yabonani,ndivileukubakukhoingqolowaeYiputa; yihlaniuyekhona,nisithengele;ukuzesidleubomi,singafi 3BehlaabakhuluwabakaYosefuabalishumi,beya kuthengaingqolowaeYiputa
4KodwauBhenjamin,umninawakaYosefu,uYakobi akamthumanganabakhuluwabakhe;ngokubaebesithi, Hlezeahlelwebubi
5OonyanabakaSirayelibezakuthengaingqolowaphakathi kwabobezayo;kubaindlalaibikhoezwenilakwaKanan.
6UYosefuwayengumlawuliwelizweelo;yena wayethengisangengqolowakubobonkeabantubelizweelo; bafikakeabakhuluwabakaYosefu,baqubudakuye, ngobusoemhlabeni
7UYosefuwababonaabakhuluwabakhe,wabazi,wazenza ongabaziyo,wathethanabokalukhuni.Wathikubo,Nivela phina?Bathi,SivelaezwenilakwaKananbesizakuthenga ukudla
8UYosefuwabaziabakhuluwabakhe,bonabengamazi.
9WawakhumbulauYosefuamaphuphaabewaphupha ngabo,wathikubo,Niziintlola;nizekubonaubuzebelizwe eli.
10Bathikuye,Hayi,nkosiyam;abakhonzibakhobaze kuthengaukudla
11Sonkesiphelasingoonyanabamfomnye; singamalungisa,abakhonzibakhoabazizoiintlola
12Wathikubo,Hayi,nizekubonaubuzebelizweeli.
13Bathi,Abakhonzibakhobalishumielinababini; siyazalana,singoonyanabamfomnyeezwenilakwaKanan uyabona,omncinaneukubawonamhla,omnyeakakho
14WathiuYosefukubo,Yilentobendiyithethakuni, ndisithi,Niziintlola
15Niyakucikidwangalendawo:ehlelinjeuFaro,anisayi kuphumaapha,ukubaakathangaezeaphaumninawawenu omncinane
16Thumaniomnyekuniapha,aphuthumeumninawawenu, nikhonkxiwenina,acikidweamazwienuukuba ninenyanisona;okanyeehlelinjeuFaro,inenenoba niziintlola.
17Wababekabonkeelugcinweniimihlaemithathu
18WathiuYosefukubongomhlawesithathu,Yenzanioku, niphile;ngokubandiyamoyikauThixo;
19Ukubaninyanisile,omnyeumzalwanakuniapha makakhonkxweendlwiniyokugcinwakwenu,nihambe nina,niyiseingqolowangenxayendlalayezindluzenu; 20Umninawawenuomncinanenimzisekum;ayakuqina amazwienu,ningafiBenjenjaloke
21Bathethaomnyekomnyebesithi,Inyaniso,sinetyala ngenxayomninawawethu,sabesikubonanje ukubandezelekakomphefumlowakhe,okoabetarhuzisa kuthi,asamphulaphula;kungenxayokolentokusifikeleyo okukubandezeleka
22WabaphendulauRubhen,wathi,Bendingathethanga kuni,ndisithi,Musaniukumonaumntwana;anavana? ngakooko,yabonani,naloigazilakheliyabizwa
23BabengazibonaukubauYosefuuyeva;kuba wayethethakubongetoliki
24Wathiguququ,walila;wabuyawezakubo,wathetha nabo,wamthabathauSimonkubo,wamkhonkxa bekhangele
25WathiuYosefumazizalisweiingxowazabo ngengqolowa,imaliyaboibuyiselwekulowonalowo engxoweniyakhe,banikwenomphakowendlela; wenjenjalokekubo
26Bawabophaingqolowaamaesileabo,bemkakeapho.
27Uthekeomnyeakuyivulaingxowayakhe,ukubaaphe iesilelakheiindizaaphobalalisakhona,wayibonaimali yakhe.nantsoisemlonyeniwengxowayakhe.
28Wathikubazalwanabakhe,Ibuyisiweimaliyam;nantsi ikhonokubakhoengxoweniyamBaphelaamandla, baqhiphukaumbilini,bathi,Yintoninaleayenzileyokuthi uThixo?
29BafikakuYakobiuyiseezwenilakwaKanan,bamxelela yonkeintoeyabahlelayo;esithi,
30Indodaleyo,inkosiyelozwe,yathethanathikalukhuni, yathisiziintlolazelozwe
31Sathikuye,Sinyanisile;asizizoiintlola.
32singabazalwanaabalishumielinababini,oonyana bakabawo;omnyeakakho,omncinaneukubawonamhla, ezwenilakwaKanan.
33Indodaleyo,inkosiyelozwe,yathikuthi,Ndiyakwazi ngalentoukubaninyanisile;shiyaniabemnyeumzalwana wenukumapha,niphatheleizindluzenuukudlangenxa yendlala,nihambe;
34nimziseumninawawenuomncinanekum,ndizendazi ukubaninyanisile,anizizoiintlola;ndimnikelekuni umzalwanawenu,nirhwebeezweniapha
35Kwathi,bakukhuphelaiingxowazabo,babonaisiqhuma semalisalowonalowoengxoweniyakhe;bakuzibona iziqhumazemaliboyika,bonanoyise
36WathikubouYakobiuyise,Nindihlutheabantwana; uYosefuakakho,uSimonakakho,nizakuthabatha noBhenjamin;zikhwelekumzonkeezozinto
37WathiuRubhenkuyise,Babulalebobabinioonyanabam, ukubaandithangandimzisekuwe;mnikeleesandlenisam, ndombuyiselakuwemna
38Wathiyena,Unyanawamakasayikuhlanani;ngokuba ufileumkhuluwawakhe,yenauseleyedwaUkubauthe wahlelwayingoziendlelenieniyihambayo,izimvizam nozithobelakwelabafileyondinesingqala.
ISAHLUKO43
1Indlalayayinzimakwelozwe
2Kwathi,bakubabegqibileukuyidlaingqolowaababeze nayobevelaeYiputa,wathiuyisekubo,Buyaniniye kusithengelaintwanayokudla
3WathiuYudakuye,Indodaleyoyaqononondisakuthi, yathi,Aniyikububonaubusobam,engabangakhonani umninawawenu
4Ukubauthewamthumaumninawawethunathi,sohla siyekukuthengelaukudla;
5Ukubaakuthangaumthume,asiyikuhla;kubaindoda leyoyathikuthi,Aniyikububonaubusobam, engabangakhonaniumninawawenu
6WathiuSirayeli,Yininaukubanindenzeleububi, niyixeleleindodaleyoukubanisenomninawa?
7Bathi,Indodaleyoyabuzakunenengathi nangemizalwanayethu,isithi,Usaphililenauyihlo?
Ninabaninaomnyeumzalwana?Sayixelelangokwaloo mazwiBesisazinaukubaibiyakuthi,Yihlaninomninawa wenu?
8WathiuYudakuSirayeliuyise,Mthumenamumfana, sisukesihambe;ukuzesidleubomi,singafi,thina,nawe, kwanentsaphoyethu
9Mnandiyakummela;wombizaesandlenisam;ukuba andithangandimzisekuwe,ndimbekephambikwakho, mandibenetyalakuweyonkeimihlayam
10Kuba,ukubabesingazilazilanga,inenengesibangoku sesibuyeokwesibini
11WathiuSirayeliuyisekubo,Ukubakunjalo,yenzani oku;thabathaniezonazintlezelizwengeempahlazenu, niyihliseleindodaleyongomnikelo,intwanayamafutha aqholiweyo,nentwanayobusi,nobulawu,nemore,neenaliti, neeamangile;
12niphatheesandlenisenuimaliephindwekabini;naloo maliyabuyiswayoemlonyeniweengxowazenu,buyani nayoesandlenisenu;mhlawumbiibisisilingo.
13Nomninawawenumthabatheni,nisuke,nibuyele kwindodaleyo
14NgamanauThixouSomandlawaniphathangemfesane phambikwendodaleyo,ukubainikhululeleomnye umzalwanawenulowonoBhenjaminUkubandihluthwe abantwana,ndihluthiwe.
15Amadodalawoawuthabathaloomnikelo,neemali zombiniaziphathaesandlenisawo,noBhenjamin;wesuka wehlawayaeYiputa,wemaphambikoYosefu.
16UYosefuwambonauBhenjaminenabo,wathi kumphathiwendluyakhe,Wangeniselamadodaendlwini, uxhele,ulungise;kubalamadodaayakudlanamemini enkulu
17IndodaleyoyenzanjengokowatshoyouYosefu;indoda yawangenisaamadodaendlwinikaYosefu.
18Amadodaoyika,ngokubaengenisweendlwinikaYosefu; Bathi,Kungenxayemalieyayibuyiselweezingxoweni zethuekuqaleni,lentosingenisweapha;ukuzeasifunele ithuba,asiqwele,asithabathesibengamakhoboka, kwanamaesileethu.
19AsondelakumphathiwendlukaYosefu,athethanaye emnyangowendlu
20Bathi,Camagu,nkosiyam,sehlakanyeekuqaleni, ukuzakuthengaukudla;
21Kwathi,sakufikakwindawoyabahambi,sazivula iingxowazethu,nantsoimaliyalowonalowoisemlonyeni wengxowayakhe,imaliyethungomlinganisowayo, sayibuyiselaesandlenisethu.
22Nenyeimalisehlenayoezandlenizethu,ukubasithenge ukudla;asimazioyifakileyoimaliezingxowazethu
23Yathi,Xolani,musaniukoyika;uThixowenu,uThixo kayihlo,uninikileubutyebiezingxowenizenu;imaliyenu ndayamkelaWamkhuphelauSimonkubo
24IndodaleyoyawangenisaamadodaendlwinikaYosefu, yawanikaamanzi,ahlambaiinyawozawo;wawanika iindizaamaesileabo
25AwulungiselaumnikelolowoukufikakukaYosefu eminienkulu,kubaabevileukubabayakudlakhonaisonka
26AkufikauYosefuendlwini,amziselaendlwiniumnikelo obusesandlenisawo,aqubudakuyeemhlabeni.
27Wawabuzaukuphilakwawo,wathi,Uyihlousaphilile na,ixhegoenanithethengalo?Ngabausaphila?
28Athi,Usaphilileubawoumkhonziwakho,usadlaubomi. Bathoba,baqubuda
29Wawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wambonauBhenjamin umninawawakhe,unyanakanina,wathi,Nguyenalo umninawawenuomncinane,enibenithethangayekum?
Wathi,NgamanauThixowakubabala,nyanawam
30WakhawulezauYosefu;kubawasikwayimfesane ngenxayomninawawakheWafunaindawoangalilakuyo; wangenaegumbinilakhe,walilakhona
31Wazawahlambaubusobakhe,waphumaezibambile, wathi,Bekaniisonka
32Bambekelaodwa,bababekelabodwabona,bawabekela odwaamaYiputaabesidlanaye;kubaamaYiputa ebengenakudlasonkanamaHebhere;kubalisikizielo kumaYiputa
33Bahlalaphantsiphambikwakhe,owamazibulo ngokobuzibulobakhe,omncinanengokobuncinanebakhe Amadodaakhangelanaethemanga
34Wathabatha,wathumelaizabelophambikwakhe;ke umxheshokaBhenjaminwabakahlanukunowabobonke Baselake,baziyolisanaye
ISAHLUKO44
Wamwiselaumthethoumphathiwendlu,esithi,Zizalise iingxowazalamadodangokudla,njengokozinako ukukhongozela,uyibekeimaliyalowonalowoemlonyeni wengxowayakhe;
2uyibekeindebeyam,indebeyesilivere,emlonyeni wengxowayomncinane,nemaliyengqolowayakhe.Wenza kengokwelizwiawalithethayouYosefu
3Kwakuthikwakusa,amadodalawoandululwa,wona namaesileawo
4Akubaephumileemzini,engekayikude,wathiuYosefu kumphathiwakhe,Suka,uwasukelelaamadoda; wakuwafumana,uthikuwo,Yininaukubaniphindezele ububiesikhundlenisokulungileyo?
5Lentoasiyilenainkosiyamiselangayo,ihlabe nezihlabongayo?nenzeububingokwenjenjalo.
6Wawafumana,wathethakuwokwaloomazwi
7Athikuye,Yininaukubainkosiyamithethengokwaloo mazwi?Makubeleekuthiabakhonzibakhobenze ngokwelonto;
8Uyabona,imaliesayifumanayoemlonyeniweengxowa zethu,sayibuyiselakuwe,sivelaezwenilakwaKanan. Singathininakeukubaendlwiniyenkosiyakhoisilivere nokubayigolide?
9Osukubaifunyenwekuyephakathikwabakhonzibakho, makafe;kananjalothinasibengamakhobokaenkosiniyam 10Wathi,Makubenjengokwamazwienu;kengoko osukubaifunyenwekuye,wobasisicakasam;nobamsulwa. 11Bakhawuleza,bathulaelowoingxowayakhe,bayibeka emhlabeni,bavulaelowoingxowayakhe
12Wagquthagqutha,eqalelakomkhulu,wesakomncinane; yafunyanwaindebeengxowenikaBhenjamin
13Bazikrazulaiingubozabo,babophaelowoiesilelakhe, babuyelakuloomzi
14WafikauYudanabazalwanabakheendlwinikaYosefu; ngokubawayeselapho,zawaemhlabeniphambikwakhe.
15WathiuYosefukubo,Sisenzosininaesinisenzileyo? Anazinaukubaindodaenjengamnjeibingahlabaizihlabo?
16WathiuYuda,Siyakuthininaenkosiniyam?sothetha ntonina?sothininaukuzihlambulula?UThixoubufumene ubugwenxababakhonzibakho;yabona,singabakhonzi benkosiyam,thinaaba,kwanalowaindebeifunyenwekuye. 17Wathi,Makubeleekumukwenzaloonto;indoda efunyenweesandlenisayoindebe,yiyoeyakubasisicaka kum;keninanyukaninixolile,niyekuyihlo.
18WasondelauYudakuye,wathi,Camagu,nkosiyam!
19Yababuzainkosiyamabakhonzibayo,isithi,Ninoyihlo na?
20Sathithinaenkosiniyam,Sinobawoixhego,nomntwana wobuxhegobakheomncinane;ufileumkhuluwawakhe, yenauseleyedwakunina,uyiseuyamthanda.
21Wathikewenakubakhonzibakho,Yihlaninayeeze kum,ndiwamiseamehloamkuye
22Sathithinakwinkosiyam,Umfanalowoakanako ukumshiyauyise;emshiyileuyise,angafauyise
23Wathiwenakubakhonzibakho,Ukubaumninawawenu omncinaneakathangaehlenani,aniyikubuyanibubone ubusobam
24Kwathi,xenikwenisenyukayosayakumkhonziwakho ubawo,samxelelaamazwienkosiyam.
25Wathiubawo,Buyaniniyekusithengelaintwana yokudla
26Sathithina,Asinakuhla.Ukubaumninawawethu omncinaneunathi,sohla;kubaasinakububonaubuso bendodaleyo,engenathiumninawawethuomncinane
27Wathiubawoumkhonziwakhokuthi,Niyazinina, ukubaumkamwandizalelaoonyanaababini
28Omnyewaphumakum,ndathi,Inene,uqwengiwe; kwayeandizangendambonaukususelangoko
29Ukubanithenamthabathanakum,ethewahlelwa yingozi,nozithobelaizimvizamkwelabafileyo ndinesingqala.
30Kalokuke,ndakufikakumkhonziwakhoubawo, engenathiumfana;ebonaukubaubomibakhe bubotshelelwekubomibenkwenkwe;
31Kuyakuthi,akubonaukubaumfanaakakhokuthi,afe, abakhonzibakhobazihlisenezimvizomkhonziwakho ubawoebuhlungu,bayekwelabafileyo
32Kubaumkhonziwakholowammelaumfanalowo kubawo,ndisithi,Ukubaandithangandimzisekuwe,ndoba netyalakubawoyonkeimihlayam
33Ngokomakahlaleumkhonziwakholoesikhundleni somfana,ndibelikhobokaenkosiniyamesikhundleni somfana;inkwenkweinyukenabakhuluwabayo
34Kubandingathininaukunyukandiyekubawo,engenam umfana?hlezendibuboneububiobuyakumfikelaubawo.
ISAHLUKO45
1UYosefuakabanganakuzibambaphambikwabobonke ababemingakuye;wadanduluka,wathi,Khuphanibonke abantubemkekumAkwabakhomntuumingakuye ekuzazisenikukaYosefukubazalwanabakhe
2Wakhalakakhulu;evaamaYiputanendlukaFaro.
3WathiuYosefukubazalwanabakhe,NdinguYosefu; Usaphililenaubawo?Ababanakoukumphendula abazalwanabakhe;ngokubabakhwankqiswaebusweni bakhe
4WathiuYosefukubazalwanabakhe,Khanisondelekum apha.Basondelake.Wathi,NdinguYosefu,umzalwana wenu,enathengisayongayeeYiputa
5Ngokomusaniukubabuhlungu,ningaziqumbeli,ukuba nathengisangamapha;kubauThixowandithumaphambi kwenuukuzendisindiseabantu
6Kubangokuiminyakamibiniindlalaikhophakathi kwelizwe;isemihlanuiminyakaezayo,ekungayikubakho kulimanakuvunangayo
7UThixoundithumephambikwenu,ukubandinimisele amasalelaehlabathini,ukubandisindiseubomibenu,ibe kukusindaokukhulu
8Ngokokeasininiabandithumeapha,nguThixo; wandenzauyisekuFaro,nenkosiphezukwayoyonkeindlu yakhe,nomlawuliezwenilonkelaseYiputa
9Khawulezani,ninyukeniyekubawo,nithikuye,Utsho unyanawakhouYosefuukuthi,UThixoundenzeinkosi kuyoyonkeiYiputa;
10uyeuhlaleezwenilaseGoshen,ubekufuphikum,wena, noonyanabakho,nabantwanaboonyanabakho,nempahla yakhoemfutshane,neenkomozakho,neentozonkeonazo; 11Ndokondlakhona;kubaisayakubamihlanuiminyaka yendlala;hlezenihlwempuzeke,wenanendluyakho,nento yonkeonayo
12Yabonani,amehloenuayabona,namehloomninawa wamuBhenjamin,ukubangumlomowamlouthethayo kuni
13NizenimxeleleubawolonkeuzukolwameYiputa, nezintozonkeenizibonileyo;nikhawulezenihlenobawo, ezeapha
14WawaentanyenikaBhenjamin,umninawawakhe, walila;uBhenjaminwalilaentanyeniyakhe
15Wabangabonkeabazalwanabakhe,walilaphezukwabo Emvenikoko,abazalwanabakhebathethanaye
16LwavakalaudabalwaloendlwinikaFaro,lusithi, BafikileabazalwanabakaYosefu
17WathiuFarokuYosefu,Yithikubazalwanabakho, Yenzanioku;thwalaniamaqeguenu,nihambeniyeezweni lakwaKanan;
18nithabatheuyihlonezindluzenu,nizekumapha. NdoninikaizintoezilungileyozelizwelaseYiputa,nidle ukutyebakwelizwe
19Wenakeuwiselweumthetho,yenzanioku; bathabatheleniabantwanabenu,nabafazibenu,iinqwelo ezwenilaseYiputa,nithwaleuyihlo,nize
20Ilisolenumalingabinancebaempahleniyenu;kuba zonkeizintoezilungileyozelizwelonkelaseYiputazezenu.
21BenjenjalokeoonyanabakaSirayeliUYosefuwabanika iinqwelongokomthethokaFaro;wabanikanomphako wendlela.
22WabanikabonkeelowoiingubozokukhululanaKe uBhenjaminwamnikaamakhuluamathathueesilivere, neenguboezintlanuzokukhululana.
23Wathumelangokunjalokuyise;ishumileemazi zamaesile,zithweleizintoezilungileyozaseYiputa, neemazizamaesileezilishumi,zithweleingqolowa, nesonka,nomphakokayiseendleleni
24Wabandululakeabazalwanabakhe,bahamba;wathi kubo,Lumkaniningaweliendleleni
25BenyukabephumaeYiputa,bafikaezwenilakwaKanan kuYakobiuyise;
26Bamxelelabesithi,UYosefuusahleli;ewe,ungumphathi welizwelonkelaseYiputaYaqobaintliziyokaYakobi, kubaengakholwangabo.
27BawathethakuyeonkeamazwikaYosefu,abewathethile kuboWazibonaiinqweloabezithumeleuYosefu,ukuba zimthwale;waphilaumoyakaYakobiuyise.
28WathiuSirayeli,Kwanele;UYosefuunyanawam usahleli;ndiyakumbonandingekafi
ISAHLUKO46
1WandulukakeuSirayelineentozonkeabenazo,wafika eBher-shebha,wabingelelaimibingelelokuThixokayise uIsake
2WathethauThixokuSirayeliemibonweniyobusuku, wathi,Yakobi,Yakobi!Wathiyena,Ndilapha
3Wathi,NdinguThixo,uThixowooyihlo,musaukoyika ukuhlauyeeYiputa;ngokubandiyakukwenzauhlanga olukhulukhona;
4MnandiyakuhlandiyenaweeYiputa;namndobuya ndikunyuseokunene;uYosefuabekeisandlasakhephezu kwamehloakho
5WesukauYakobieBher-shebha;oonyanabakaSirayeli bamthwalauYakobiuyise,nabantwanababo,nabafazi babo,ngeenqweloabezithumeleuFaroukubazimthwale
6Bayithabathaimfuyoyabo,nengqweboyabo, ababeyiqwebileezwenilakwaKanan,bafikaeYiputa uYakobinembewuyakheyonke,ndawonyenaye
7Oonyanabakhe,noonyanaboonyanabakhendawonye naye,iintombizakhe,neentombizoonyanabakhe, nembewuyakheyonke,wezanayoeYiputa
8NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaSirayeliabafikayo eYiputa,uYakobinoonyanabakhe:uRubhenamazibulo kaYakobi
9OonyanabakaRubhennguAsheri;noHanoki,noFalu, noHetseron,noKarmi.
10OonyanabakaSimonnguAsheri;noYemuweli, noYamin,no-Ohadi,noYakin,noTsohare,noSawule, unyanawomKananekazi;
11OonyanabakaLevinguAsheri;uGershon,noKehati, noMerari.
12OonyanabakaYudanguAsheri;uEre,no-Onan,noShela, noPeretse,noZera;kodwauEreno-Onanbafelaezweni lakwaKanan.OonyanabakaPeretsenguHetseronnoHamuli.
13OonyanabakaIsakarenguAsheri;uTola,noPuwa, noYobhi,noShimron
14OonyanabakaZebhulonyayinguZebhulonuSerede, noElon,noYaleli.
15NgaboabooonyanabakaLeya,awabazalelauYakobi ePadan-aram,noDinaintombiyakhe;yonkeimiphefumlo yoonyanabakheneyeentombizakheingamashumi omathathuanamithathu
16OonyanabakaGadinguAuTsifiyon,noHagi,noShuni, noEtsebhon,noEri,noArodi,noAreli.
17Oonyanabaka-AsherenguAshereUImna,noIshuwa, noIshvi,noBheriya,noSeraudadewabo,noonyana bakaBheriya;uHebhere,noMalekiyeli
18NgaboabooonyanabakaZilipa,awathiuLabhan wamnikauLeyaintombiyakhe;abowabazalelauYakobi, imiphefumloelishumielinamithandathu
19OonyanabakaRakeli,umkaYakobi;uYosefu noBhenjamin.
20UYosefuwazalelwaezwenilaseYiputa,uManase noEfrayim,awamzalelabonauAzenati,intombikaPotifera, umbingeleliwaseOn.
21OonyanabakaBhenjaminnguBhela,noBhekere, noAshbhele,noGera,noNahaman,noEhi,noRoshe, noMupim,noHupim,noArdi.
22NgaboabooonyanabakaRakeli,abazalelwauYakobi; iyonkeyimiphefumloelishumielinamine
23OonyanabakaDannguAsheri;Hushim.
24OonyanabakaNafetalinguAsherinoYatseli,noGuni, noYezere,noShilem
25NgaboabooonyanabakaBhiliha,awathiuLabhan wamnikauRakeliintombiyakhe;abowabazalelauYakobi, iyonkeyimiphefumloesixhenxe
26IyonkeimiphefumloeyayanoYakobieYiputa, eyaphumaesinqenisakhe,ngaphandlekwabafaziboonyana bakaYakobi,iyonkeyimiphefumloemashumimathandathu anamithandathu.
27OonyanabakaYosefuawabazalelwaeYiputa yimiphefumloemibiniIyonkeimiphefumloyendlu kaYakobieyayaeYiputaibingamashumiasixhenxe.
28WasusauYudaukubaamanduleleayekuYosefu, amboniseindlelaeyaeGoshen;bafikaezwenilaseGoshen
29UYosefuwayibophainqweloyakhe,wenyukawaya kumkhawulelauSirayeliuyiseeGoshen,wazibonakalisa kuyewawaentanyeniyakhe,walilaumzuzuomkhulu entanyeniyakhe.
30WathiuSirayelikuYosefu,Ndibubonilenjeubuso bakho,ukubausahleli,mandifengoku
31WathiuYosefukubazalwanabakhenakwindlukayise, NdiyakunyukandiyekumxelelauFaro,ndithikuye, Abazalwanabam,nendlukabawo,ebesezwenilakwaKanan, bafikilekum;
32kunjalonjelamadodangabalusibempahlaemfutshane, kubangabafuyi;impahlayaboemfutshane,neenkomozabo, neentozonkeabanazo,bezenazo.
33XaathewanibizauFaro,wathi,Uyintoninaumsebenzi wenu?
34nithi,Abakhonzibakhongabafuyikwasebuncinaneni bethuunangoku,thinaabanoobawobethu;ukuzenime ezwenilaseGoshen;ngokubabalisikizikumaYiputabonke abalusibezimvu
ISAHLUKO47
UYosefuwayakumbikelauFaro,wathi,Ufikileubawo nabazalwanabam,nempahlayaboemfutshane,neenkomo zabo,neentozonkeabanazo,bevelaezwenilakwaKanan; nabobasezwenilaseGoshen
2Wathabathakubazalwanabakheamadodaamahlanu, wawamisaphambikoFaro.
3WathiuFarokubazalwanabakhe,Uyintoninaumsebenzi wenu?BathikuFaro,Abakhonzibakhongabalusi bempahlaemfutshane,thinaabakwanoobawobethu; 4BabuyabathikuFaro,Siphambukelekwelilizwe;kuba akukhotyanibampahlaimfutshaneabanayoabakhonzi bakho;ngokubainzimaindlalaezwenilakwaKanan; kalokuabakhonzibakhomabahlaleezwenilaseGoshen
5WathiuFarokuYosefu,Uyihlonabazalwanabakho bafikilekuwe;
6IlizwelaseYiputaliphambikwakho;uyihlonabazalwana bakhobahlalisekweyonandawointleyelizwe;mabahlale ezwenilaseGoshen;ukubauyaziukubakukhokuwo amadodaakhutheleyo,wamiseabengabaphathibemfuyo yam.
7UYosefuwamngenisauYakobiuyise,wammisaphambi koFaroUYakobiwamsikelelauFaro
8WathiuFarokuYakobi,Mingaphinaiminyakayobudala bakho?
9WathiuYakobikuFaro,Imihlayeminyakayokuba lundwendwekwamyiminyakaelikhuluelinamanci mathathu;
10UYakobiwamsikelelauFaro;waphuma,wemkaphambi koFaro.
11UYosefuwambekauyisenabazalwanabakheezweni laseYiputa,wabanikaindawoyokumakweyonandawo intleyelizwe,ezwenilaseRameses,ngokomthethokaFaro.
12UYosefuwamondlauyise,nabazalwanabakhe,nendlu yonkekayise,ngesonka,ngangokuswelakosapholwabo
13Bekungekhosonkakulolonkeilizwe;kubaibinzima kuneneindlala;ilizwelaseYiputanelizwelakwaKanan laphelelwangamandlangenxayendlala
14WayihlanganisauYosefuyonkeimalieyafunyanwayo ezwenilaseYiputanasezwenilakwaKanan,yengqolowa ababeyithenga;wayingenisauYosefuimaliendlwini kaFaro.
15YaphelaimaliezwenilaseYiputanasezweni lakwaKanan,ezaonkeamaYiputakuYosefu,athi,Siphe isonka;yininaukubasifephambikwakho?kubaimali isiphelile
16WathiuYosefu,Rholaniimfuyoyenu;ndokunika ngemfuyoyakho,ukubaimaliitheyaphela
17AyizisaimfuyoyawokuYosefu,uYosefuwawanika ukudlangamahashe,nangempahlaemfutshane, nangeenkomo,nangeemazizamaesile; 18Waphelakeloomnyaka,bezakuyengomnyaka wesibini,bathikuye,Asinakukufihlaenkosiniyam,ukuba imaliyethuiphele;nemfuyoyethuineenkomoenkosini yam;akusalangantophambikwenkosiyam,yimizimba yethukuphela,namasimiethu.
19Yininaukubasifephambikwakho,thinaabanomhlaba wethusithengethinanomhlabawethungesonka,thina nomhlabawethusibengabakhonzibakaFaro;usinike imbewu,siphile,singafi,lingaphanziilizwe
20UYosefuwawuthengelauFarowonkeumhlaba waseYiputa;kubaamaYiputaathengisaelowongentsimi yakhe,kubaindlalayabeinzimaphezukwawo,ilizwelaba lelikaFaro.
21Abantuwabafuduselaemizini,kwathabathela ekuphelenikomnyeumdawaseYiputakwesaekupheleni komnye
22Ngumhlabawababingeleliwodwaangawuthenganga; ngokubaababingelelibabenesabeloabasimiselweyoesivela kuFaro,besidlaisabeloesosimiselweyo,babesinikwe nguFaro;
23WathiuYosefuebantwini,Yabonani,namhlanina nomhlabawenundinithengeleuFaro;nantsikeimbewu yenu,hlwayelaniumhlaba
24Kothieluvundeni,nimnikeuFaroisahlulosesihlanu, izahluloezinezibezezenu,zibezezembewuyentsimi, nezokudliwanini,nabezindluzenu,nezokudliwalusapho lwenu
25Bathike,Nguweowasisindisayo;masibabalwe emehlwenienkosiyam,sibengabakhonzibakaFaro
26UYosefuwayimisaloontoyabangummiselo unanamhlaphezukomhlabawaseYiputa,ukubaesesihlanu isahlulosibesesikaFaro;yabangumhlabawababingeleli wodwaongabangangokaFaro
27WahlalauSirayeliezwenilaseYiputa,ezweni laseGoshen;babanemfuyokulo,banda,bandakakhulu kunene
28UYakobiwadlaubomiezwenilaseYiputaiminyaka elishumielinesixhenxe;imihlakaYakobi,iminyaka yobudalabakhe,yabayiminyakaelikhuluelinamancimane anesixhenxe.
29LasondelaixeshalokubaafeuSirayeli,wabizauYosefu unyanawakhe,wathikuye,Ukubandibabalwenguwe, khawubekeisandlasakhophantsikwethangalam, undenzeleincebanenyaniso;khawungazeundingcwabe eYiputa
30Kendiyakulalakoobawo;uzeundisuseeYiputa, undingcwabeengcwabenilaboWathi,Ndiyakwenza njengokoutshoyo
31Wathi,Ndifungele.Wamfungelake.Waqubuda uSirayeliphezukwentlokoyesingqengqelo
ISAHLUKO48
1Kwathiemvenikwezizinto,kwathiwakuYosefu, Uyabona,uyihlouyafa.Wathabathaoonyanabakhe bobabini,uManasenoEfrayim,bahambanaye
2WaxelelwauYakobikwathiwa,Nankuunyanawakho uYosefuesizakuweWazomelezauSirayeli,wahlala esingqengqelweni
3WathiuYakobikuYosefu,UThixouSomandla wabonakalakumeLuzi,ezwenilakwaKanan, wandisikelela
4Wathikum,Yabona,ndiyakukuqhamisa,ndikwandise, ndikwenzeisikhungusezizwe;elilizwendilinikeimbewu yakhoemvakwakho,libelelakhongonaphakade 5Ngakookooonyanabakhoababini,owabazalelwayo ezwenilaseYiputa,ndingekafikikuweeYiputa,ngabam, uEfrayimnoManase;njengoRubhennoSimonbayakuba ngabam.
6Keothewabazalaemvakwabo,bayakubangabakho, babizwengokwegamalabazalwanababoelifenilabo
7EkubuyenikwamePadan,wafelakumuRakeliezweni lakwaKanan,endleleni,ndithendakufikae-Efrata, ndamngcwabelakhonaendleleniyase-Efrata; yiBhetelehemleyo.
8USirayeliwababonaoonyanabakaYosefu,wathi, Ngoobaninaaba?
9WathiuYosefukuyise,Ngoonyanabamendibaphiwe nguThixoapha.Wathi,Khawubasondezekum, ndibasikelele
10KeamehlokaSirayeliayenorhatyazokukwaluphala, engasaboniWazisondezakuye;wabanga,wabawola
11WathiuSirayelikuYosefu,Ubusobakho bendingasacingiukubandokubona,nankuuThixo endibonisilenembewuyakho
12UYosefuwabakhuphaphakathikwamadoloakhe, waqubudangobusoemhlabeni.
13UYosefuwabathabathabobabini,uEfrayim ngesokuneneesasekhohlosikaSirayeli,noManase ngesokhohlongasekunenekukaSirayeli,wabasondezakuye.
14USirayeliwasolulaesokunenesakhe,wasibekaentloko kuEfrayimengomncinane,nesokhohlosakheentloko kuManase,ezenjenjaloizandlazakhengengqiqo;ngokuba uManaseebengowamazibulo
15WamsikelelauYosefu,wathi,UThixo,abahamba phambikwakheoobawouAbrahamnoIsake,uThixo owandondlayoyonkeimihlayam,unanamhla;
16Isithunywaesosandihlangulaebubinibonke,sasithi, amakhwenkwe;igamalammalibizwephezukwabo, negamaloobawo,uAbraham,noIsake;kwayemabakhule babesisihlweleesazulwinisomhlaba
17WabonauYosefuukubauyiseusibekeisandlasakhe sokuneneentlokokuEfrayim,kwakubiemehlweniakhe; wasibambaisandlasikayisewasishenxisaentlokweni kaEfrayim,esisaentlokwenikaManase.
18WathiuYosefukuyise,Hayi,bawo,kubangulo owamazibulo;bekaisandlasakhosokuneneentlokweni yakhe.
19Akavumauyise,wathi,Ndiyazi,nyanawam,ndiyazi; nayeuyakubasisizwe,nayeuyakubamkhulu;kodwa umninawawakheuyakubamkhulukunaye,nembewu yakheibeziintlangaezininzi
20Wabasikelelangaloomini,esithi,Ngaweuyakusikelela uSirayeli,esithi,NgamanauThixowakwenzaube njengoEfrayimnanjengoManaseWammisauEfrayim phambikoManase
21WathiuSirayelikuYosefu,Yabona,ndizakufa;uThixo uyakubanani,anibuyiseleezwenilooyihlo
22Mnandikunikaisiqwengasomhlabangaphezu kwabazalwanabakho,esondasithabathayoesandlenisamaAmori,ngekrelelamnangesaphethasam
ISAHLUKO49
WababizakeuYakobioonyanabakhe,wathi, Zihlanganiseni,ndinixeleleokuyakunihlelangemihla yokugqibela
2Dibanani,nive,nyanabakaYakobi;mphulaphuleni uSirayeliuyihlo
3Rubhen,wenamazibuloam,mandlaam,ngqalo yokuqinakwam,Ncamisayokuphakama,ncamisayegunya;
4Uxhaphazelayonjengamanzi,akusayikubancamisa kunje;ngokubawenyukayowayaesililinisikayihlo; Wenyukawayaesililinisam
5USimonnoLevingabazalwana;Ziintonga zokugonyamelaezintentenizabo.
6Musaukungenaelusithelwenilwabo,mphefumlowam; Musaukunxulumananebandlalabo,uzukolwam;Kuba ngomsindowabobabulalaumntu,Ngokuthandakwabo baludilizaudonga
7Uqalekisiweumsindowabo,ngokubaunobungcwangu: nokuphuphumakomsindowabo,ngokubaubulukhuni NdiyakubahlulakwaYakobi,Ndibachithachithe kwaSirayeli.
8Yuda,abazalwanabakhobayakukudumisa,Isandla sakhosibesentanyeniyeentshabazakho;Bayakuqubuda kuweoonyanabakayihlo.
9UYudalitholelengonyama;ngubaninaoyakumvusa?
10IntongaayiyikumkakuYuda,Intongayommisi-mthetho ayiyikumkaphakathikweenyawozakhe,AdeafikeuShilo; kuyakubakuyeukuhlanganiselwakwezizwe
11Ngukhulekaemdiliyeniimaziyakheye-esile,Ukhuleka kowohloboinkonyanayakheye-esile;Wazihlamba ngewayiniiingubozakhe,Neengubozakhengegazi leediliya;
12Amehloakheayakubabomvuyiwayini,Amazinyoakhe abemhlophengamasi
13UZebhulonwohlalaechwebenilolwandle;uyakuba selunxwemenilweenqanawa;nomdawakheuyakuthi xhaxhengeTsidon
14UIsakareliesileelinamandla,Ulalaphakathi kweempahlaezimbini;
15Wakubonaukuphumlaukubakulungile,nelizweukuba limnandi;Wawuthobaigxalabalakheekuthwaleni,waba ngumkhonziofakwauviko.
16UDanuyakugwebaphakathikwabantubakowabo, njengesinyesezizwezakwaSirayeli
17UDanmakabeyinyokangasendleleni,Irhamba ngasemendweni,Elilumaizithendezehashe,Awengomva olikhweleyo
18Usindisolwakho,Yehova,ndiluthembile.
19UGadiuyakugxothwangamatutu; 20KuAshereisonkasakhesiyakutyeba; 21UNafetaliyimaziyexhamaekhululweyo,ukhupha amazwiamahle
22NguGatyalomthioqhamayouYosefu,UGatyalomthi oqhamayongasemthonjeni;omasebeaqabeleeludongeni; 23Bamenzelausizikakhuluabatoli,bamtola,bamthiya; 24USihlalasithenkqiisaphethasakhe,UMikhono yezandlazakheinokusityeda,Ngezandlazembalasane kaYakobi;(ephumakhonaaphoumalusi,ilityelikaSirayeli; 25NgoThixokayihlooyakukunceda;ngoSomandla,uya kukusikelelangeentsikelelozasezulwiniphezulu, ngeentsikelelozamanzienzonzobilaelelephantsi, ngeentsikelelozamabele,nezesizalo
26IintsikelelozikayihloZizigqithileiintsikelelozooyise, zadazasanasekuphelenikweentabazanini;ziyakuba entlokwenikaYosefu,naselukakayinilowahluliweyo kubazalwanabakhe
27UBhenjaminyingcukaeqwengayo;Kusasauyakudla okuphangiweyo,Ngokuhlwauyakwabaokuthinjiweyo.
28BonkeabazizizwezakwaSirayeliezilishumielinazibini; yiyoleyointoawayithethayokubouyise,wabasikelela; elowongokwentsikeleloyakhewabasikelela
29Wabawiselaumthetho,wathikubo,Ndiza kuhlanganiselwakwabakowethu;ndingcwabenikoobawo emqolombeniosentsiminikaEfronumHeti; 30emqolombeniosentsiminiyaseMakapela,ophambi kowakwaMamre,ezwenilakwaKanan,awawuthengayo uAbrahamndawonyenentsimikuEfronumHeti,ukubaabe nendawoeyiyeyakheyokungcwaba
31BangcwatyelwakhonauAbrahamnoSaraumkakhe; bangcwatyelwakhonauIsakenoRebhekaumkakhe; ndamngcwabelakhonauLeya.
32Yathengwaintsimileyonomqolombaokuyokoonyana bakaHeti
33WagqibakeuYakobiukuyolelaoonyanabakhe, wazifinyezelaesingqengqelweniiinyawozakhe,waphuma umphefumlo,wahlanganiselwakwabakowabo
ISAHLUKO50
UYosefuwawaebuswenibukayise,walilaphezukwakhe, wamanga
2UYosefuwabawiselaumthethoabakhonzibakhe, amagqirha,ukubaamqholeuyise;amagqirhaamqholake uSirayeli
3Bamzaliselaimihlaemashumimane;kubabebesenjenjalo ukuyizalisaimihlayabaqholiweyo;amlilelaamaYiputa iintsukuezimashumiasixhenxe
4Yadlulaimihlayesijwilisakhe,wathethauYosefu kwindlukaFaro,esithi,Ukubakalokundibabalwe emehlwenienu,khanithetheezindlebenizikaFaro,nithi, 5Ubawowandifungisa,esithi,Yabona,ndizakufa; engcwabenilamendizimbeleyoezwenilakwaKanan, wondingcwabelakhonaaphoNgokomakhendinyuke ndiyekumngcwabaubawo,ndobuyandibuye
6WathiuFaro,Nyukauyekumngcwabauyihlongoko akufungisengako
7WenyukakeuYosefuwayakumngcwabauyise;benyuka nayebonkeabakhonzibakaFaro,amadodaamakhuluendlu yakhe,namadodaamakhuluonkeelizwelaseYiputa 8nendlukaYosefuyonke,nabazalwanabakhe,nendlu kayise;kwasalaiintsaphozabozodwa,nempahlayabo emfutshane,neenkomozabo,ezwenilaseGoshen
9Kwenyukanayeiinqwelo,nabamahashe,yaba ngumkhosiomkhulukunene.
10Bafikaesandenisika-Atadi,esiphesheyakweYordan, benzakhonaisijwiliesikhulu,esibuhlungukunene,wenza isijwilisikayiseiintsukuzasixhenxe
11Basibonaabemibelozwe,amaKanan,isijwiliesandeni sika-Atadi,bathi,SikhuluesisijwilikumaYiputa;ngenxa yokokwathiwaigamalasoyiAbhele-mitserayim, ephesheyakweYordan
12Benzakeoonyanabakhekuyenjengokowabawisela umthethongako;
13Bamthwalaoonyanabakhe,bamsaezwenilakwaKanan, bamngcwabelaemqolombeniwentsimiyaseMakapela, awawuthengayouAbrahamndawonyenentsimi,ukubaube yindawoeyiyeyakheyokungcwaba,kuEfronumHeti phambikowakwaMamre.
14UYosefuwabuyelaeYiputake,yenanabazalwana bakhe,nabobonkeabenyukanayebeyakumngcwabauyise, emvakokungcwabakwakheuyise
15KekalokuabakhuluwabakaYosefubabonaukubauyise waboufile,bathi,AziuYosefuuyakusitshutshisana, abubuyiselekanyenakuthibonkeububiesimenzelebona? 16BathumelaumthunywakuYosefu,besithi,Uyihlo wawisaumthetho,engekafi,wathi, 17NotshokuYosefuukuthi,Khawuluxoleleukreqo lwabakhuluwabakho,nesonosabo;ngokubabenzeububi kuwe;kalokukhawuluxoleleukreqolwabakhonziboThixo kayihloWalilauYosefuekuthethenikwabokuye
18Bayanabakhuluwabakhe,baziphosaphantsiphambi kwakhe;bathi,Yabona,singabakhonzibakho
19WathiuYosefukubo,Musaniukoyika;
20Ninanacingaububingam;keyenauThixowacinga okulungileyo,ukuzekuthi,njengokokwenzekileyonamhla, kusindeabantuabaninzi
21Ngokomusaniukoyika;ndonondlanina,nentsapho yenuWabathuthuzelake,wathethakakuhlenabo 22UYosefuwahlalaeYiputa,yenanendlukayise UYosefuwahlalaiminyakaelikhuluelinashumi-nye.
23UYosefuwabonaoonyanabesithathuisizukulwana sikaEfrayim,kwanoonyanabakaMakire,unyanakaManase, ababezalelweemadolwenikaYosefu.
24WathiuYosefukubazalwanabakhe,Ndizakufa;uThixo okuneneuyakunivelela,aninyuse,niphumekwelilizwe, niyeezweniabelifungeleuAbraham,noIsake,noYakobi.
25UYosefuwabafungisaoonyanabakaSirayeli,esithi, UThixookuneneeyakunivelelanje,nowanyusa amathamboam,emkeapha.
26WafakeuYosefuengominyakailikhululinashumi-nye; bamqhola;wafakwaetyeyenieYiputa