Zulu - The Book of Genesis

Genesis

ISAHLUKO1

1EkuqaleniuNkulunkuluwadalaizulunomhlaba. 2Umhlabawawuyize,ungenalutho;nobumnyama babuphezukotwa.UMoyakaNkulunkuluwahambaphezu kwamanzi

3UNkulunkuluwathi:"Makubekhonaukukhanya,"futhi kwabakhonaukukhanya.

4UNkulunkuluwabonaukukhanyaukuthikuhle:futhi uNkulunkuluwahlukanisaukukhanyanobumnyama

5UNkulunkuluwabizaukukhanyangokuthiyiMini, nobumnyamawabubizangokuthiubusukuKwaba ngukuhlwa,kwabangukusa,usukulokuqala

6UNkulunkuluwathi:Makubekhonaumkhathiphakathi kwamanzi,futhiawuhlukaniseamanziemanzini

7UNkulunkuluwenzaumkhathi,wahlukanisaamanzi angaphansikomkhathinamanziangaphezukomkhathi; kwabanjalo

8UNkulunkuluwabizaumkhathingokuthiiZuluKwaba ngukuhlwa,kwabangukusa,usukulwesibili.

9UNkulunkuluwathi:“Amanziaphansikwezulu mawaqoqekelendawonye,kubonakaleumhlabathi owomileyo.”Kwasekubanjalo.

10UNkulunkuluwabizaumhlabathiowomileyongokuthi umhlaba;futhiukuqoqekandawonyekwamanziwakubiza ngokuthiuLwandle:futhiuNkulunkuluwabonaukuthi kuhle

11UNkulunkuluwathi:“Umhlabamawuvezeutshani, imifinoethelaimbewu,nemithiyezitheloethelaizithelo ngezinhlobozayo,ekuyoimbewuyayo,emhlabeni” Kwabanjalo

12Umhlabawavezautshani,nemifinoethelaimbewu ngezinhlobozayo,nemithiethelaizithelo,ekuyoimbewu yayo,ngezinhlobozayo;futhiuNkulunkuluwabonaukuthi kuhle.

13Kwabangukuhlwa,kwabangukusa,usukulwesithathu

14UNkulunkuluwathi:Makubekhonaemkhathiniwezulu izinkanyisozokwehlukanisaimininobusuku;futhimakube yizibonakaliso,nezinkathi,nezinsuku,neminyaka; 15Futhimakubeyizinkanyisoemkhathiniwezulu zokukhanyisaemhlabeni:futhikwabanjalo.

16UNkulunkuluwenzaizinkanyisoezimbiliezinkulu; ukukhanyaokukhulukubuseimini,nenkanyisoencane ukubaibuseubusuku,wenzanezinkanyezi.

17UNkulunkuluwazibekaemkhathiniwezuluukuba zikhanyiseemhlabeni;

18futhiabuseimininobusuku,futhiahlukaniseukukhanya nobumnyama:futhiuNkulunkuluwabonaukuthikuhle

19Kwabangukuhlwa,kwabangukusa,usukulwesine.

20UNkulunkuluwathi:“Amanzimawagcwaleuswebezane lwezilwaneeziphilayo,nezinyoniezizondizaphezu komhlabaemkhathiniwezulu.

21UNkulunkuluwadalaimikhomoemikhulu,nazozonke izilwaneeziphilayoezihambayo,amanziakugcwalisa kakhulungokwezinhlobozazo,nezinyonizonke ezinamaphikongezinhlobozazo:futhiuNkulunkulu wabonaukuthikuhle

22UNkulunkuluwazibusisa,wathi:“Zalani,nande, nigcwaliseamanziaselwandle,nezinyonizandeemhlabeni

23Kwabangukuhlwa,kwabangukusa,usukulwesihlanu

24UNkulunkuluwathi:“Umhlabamawuvezeizilwane eziphilayongezinhlobozazo,izinkomo,nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo,nezilozomhlabangezinhlobozazo” Kwabanjalo

25UNkulunkuluwenzaizilozomhlabangezinhlobozazo, nezinkomongezinhlobozazo,nazozonkeezinwabuzelayo emhlabeningezinhlobozazo:futhiuNkulunkuluwabona ukuthikuhle.

26UNkulunkuluwathi:“Masenzeabantungomfanekiso wethu,basifuze,babusephezukwezinhlanzizolwandle, nezinyonizezulu,nezinkomo,nomhlabawonke,naphezu kwazozonkeizilwanyanaezinwabuzelayoemhlabeni

27UNkulunkuluwamdalaumuntungomfanekisowakhe, wamdalangomfanekisokaNkulunkulu;wabadalaowesilisa nowesifazane

28UNkulunkuluwababusisa,uNkulunkuluwathikubo: “Zalani,nande,nigcwaliseumhlaba,niwunqobe,nibuse phezukwezinhlanzizolwandle,nezinyonizezulu, nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayoemhlabeni

29UNkulunkuluwathi:“Bhekani,ngininikileyonke imifinoethelaimbewu,esemhlabeniwonke,nayoyonke imithiokukhonakuyoizithelozomuthiothelaimbewu; kuzakubangukudlakini.

30Futhizonkeizilwanezomhlaba,futhikuzozonke izinyonizezulu,futhikukhokonkeokunwabuzelayo emhlabeni,laphokukhonaukuphila,ngizinikeyonke imifinoeluhlazakubeukudla:futhikwabanjalo 31UNkulunkuluwabonakonkeakwenzileyo,bheka, kwakukuhlekakhuluKwabangukuhlwa,kwabangukusa, usukulwesithupha

ISAHLUKO2

1Kwasekupheleliswaizulunomhlabakanyenalolonke ibandlalakho.

2UNkulunkuluwaqedangosukulwesikhombisa umsebenziwakheabewenzile;waphumulangosuku lwesikhombisaemsebenziniwakhewonkeabewenzile

3UNkulunkuluwalubusisausukulwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa,ngokubangalolosukuwaphumulakuwo wonkeumsebenziwakheawudalileuNkulunkulu, wawenza

4Leziziyizizukulwanezezulunomhlabaekudalweni kwakho,ngosukuuJehovauNkulunkuluenzangalo umhlabanezulu,

5Futhizonkeizitshalozasendlengaphambikokubazibe emhlabeni,nayoyonkeimifinoyasendleingakamila,ngoba uJehovauNkulunkuluwayengakanisangaimvula emhlabeni,futhikwakungekhomuntuwokulima umhlabathi

6Kodwakwenyukainkunguiphumaemhlabeni,yanisela ubusobonkebomhlaba.

7UJehovauNkulunkuluwambumbaumuntungothuli lomhlabathi,waphefumulelaemakhaleniakheumoya wokuphila;umuntuwabangumphefumuloophilayo.

8UJehovauNkulunkuluwatshalainsimue-Edene ngasempumalanga;wambekalaphoumuntuayembumbile

9UJehovauNkulunkuluwahlumisaemhlabathiniyonke imithiebukekayo,nelungeleukudliwa;nomuthiwokuphila phakathinensimu,nomuthiwokwaziokuhlenokubi

10Kwaphumaumfulae-Edenewokuniselainsimu;lasuka lapho,lahlukaniswalabayizinhlokoezine

11IgamalowokuqalayiPhishoni;yiyoezungezaizwe lonkelaseHavila,laphokukhonaigolide; 12Igolidelalelozwelihle:kukhonaibhedolakinetshe leshohamu.

13IgamalomfulawesibiliyiGihoni;yiwoozungezaizwe lonkelaseKushe

14IgamalomfulawesithathuyiHidekeli;yiwooya ngasempumalangakwase-Asiriya.UmfulawesineunguEwufrathe

15UJehovauNkulunkuluwayesemthathaumuntu, wambekaensiminiyase-Edeneukubaayilimefuthi ayigcine

16UJehovauNkulunkuluwamyalaumuntu,wathi: “Ungadlakuyoyonkeimithiyensimungokuthandakwakho; 17Kodwaokwesihlahlasolwazilokuhlelokubiungadli kuso,ngobamhlausidlakusouyakufaisibili.

18UJehovauNkulunkuluwathi:“Akukuhleukubaumuntu ahlaleyedwa;ngizamenzelaumsizionjengaye

19UJehovauNkulunkuluwabumbangomhlabathizonke izilwanezasendle,nezinyonizonkezezulu;waziyisakuAdamuukubaaboneukuthiangaziqambangokuthini;

20U-Adamuwaziqambaamagamazonkeizinkomo, nezinyonizezulu,nezilwanezasendle;kephau-Adamu akafunyanwangaumsiziomfaneleyo

21UJehovauNkulunkuluwamehliselau-Adamu ubuthongoobunzima,walala;wayesethathaolunye lwezimbambozakhe,wavalangenyamaesikhundlenisalo;

22UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhaowesifazanengobambo abeluthathilekumuntu,wamyisakumuntu

23U-Adamuwathi:“Louseyithambolamathamboami nenyamayenyamayami;

24Ngakhoindodaizatshiyauyiselonina,inamathele kumkayo,njalobazakubanyamanye

25Babehambazebobabili,umuntunomkakhe, bengenamahloni

ISAHLUKO3

1Inyokayayinobuqilikunazozonkeizilwanezasendle abezenzileuJehovauNkulunkulu.Yathikowesifazane: “Yebo,uNkulunkuluushiloyiniukuthi:Ningadlikuyo yonkeimithiyensimuna?

2Owesifazanewathienyokeni:“Singazidlaizithelo zemithiyasensimini;

3KephaizithelozomuthiophakathinensimuuNkulunkulu ushiloukuthi:‘Ningasidli,ningazithinti,funanife.

4Inyokayathikowesifazane:“Aniyikufanokufa; 5NgokubauNkulunkuluuyaziukuthimhlanizidla, kuyakuvulekaamehloenu,nibenjengonkulunkulu,nazi okuhlenokubi

6Owesifazaneebonaukuthiumuthiwawulungele ukudliwa,nokuthiuyathandekaemehlweni,nomuthi onxanelekayoukuhlakaniphisa,wathathaisithelosawo, wadla,wanikanendodayakhekanyenaye;wadla 7Ayesevulekaamehloabobobabili,babonaukuthi bahambaze;basebethungaamaqabungaomkhiwane, bazenzelaizigqoko.

8BasebezwaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluehamba ensiminingokupholakwelanga;u-Adamunomkakhe bacashaebuswenibukaJehovauNkulunkuluphakathi kwemithiyensimu

9UJehovauNkulunkuluwambizau-Adamu,wathikuye: “Uphina?

10Wathi:“Ngizweizwilakhoensimini,ngesabangokuba nginqunu;ngasengicasha.

11Wasesithi:Ngubaniokutsheleukuthiuhambaze?Udlile yiniumuthiengakuyalangawoukuthiungadlina?

12Wayesethiumuntu:“Owesifazaneonginikeyenaukuba abenami,nguyenaowanginikakuwoumuthi,ngadla.

13UJehovauNkulunkuluwathikowesifazane:“Kuyini lokhuokwenzileyona?Wathiowesifazana,Inyoka yangikhohlisa,ngadla

14UJehovauNkulunkuluwathienyokeni:“Ngokuba usukwenzilelokho,uqalekisiwengaphezukwezinkomo zonkenaphezukwazozonkeizilwanezasendle; uyakuhambangesisu,udleuthulizonkeizinsuku zokuhambakwakho;

15Ngiyakubekaubuthaphakathikwakhonowesifazane, naphakathikwenzaloyakhonenzaloyakhe;yona iyakuchobozaikhandalakho,wenauyakulimazaisithende sayo

16Wathikowesifazane:"Ngiyakukwandisakakhuluusizi lwakhonokukhulelwakwakho;ngosiziuyakuzala abantwana;ukunxanelakwakhokuyakubasendodeni yakho,yonaibusephezukwakho

17Wathiku-Adamu:“Ngokubaulaleleizwilomkakho, wadlakuwoumuthiengakuyalangawo,ngathi:‘Ungadli kuwo,umhlabathiuqalekisiwengenxayakho;uyakudla kuwongosizizonkeizinsukuzokuhambakwakho;

18Amevanamakhakhasiuyakukuvezela;uyakudlaimifino yasendle;

19Ngesithukuthukusobusobakhouyakudlaisinkwasakho, uzeubuyeleemhlabathini;ngobawathathwakuwo,ngoba uluthuli,njalouzabuyelaothulini

20U-Adamuwaqambaigamalomkakhengokuthiu-Eva; ngobayenaunguninawabobonkeabaphilayo

21UJehovauNkulunkuluwenzelau-Adamunomkakhe iziphukuzesikhumba,wabembathisa.

22UJehovauNkulunkuluwathi:“Bheka,umuntu usenjengomunyewethu,ukwaziokuhlenokubi;

23NgakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwamkhiphaensimini yase-Edeneukubaalimeumhlabathiathathwekuwo 24Waseyixotshaindoda;wabekangasempumalanga kwensimuyase-Edeneamakherubi,nenkembayelangabi ephenduphendukayoukugcinaindlelayomuthiwokuphila

ISAHLUKO4

1U-Adamuwamaziu-Evaumkakhe;wakhulelwa,wazala uKayini,wathi:"NgitholileindodakuJehova" 2Waphindawazalaumfowabou-AbelaU-Abelawaba ngumalusiwezimvu,uKayiniengumlimiwomhlabathi 3KwathingokuhambakwesikhathiuKayiniwaletha ezithelwenizomhlabathiumnikelokuJehova 4U-Abelanayewalethaamazibuloezimvuzakhe namanoniawoUJehovawambhekau-Abelanomnikelo wakhe;

5KephauKayininomnikelowakheakawunakanga. UKayiniwathukuthelakakhulu,ubusobakhebanyukumala 6UJehovawathikuKayini:“Uthukuthelelenina?ubuso bakhobunyukubelenina?

7Umawenzakahle,awuyikwamukelekana?umaungenzi kahle,isonosihlezingasemnyango.Ukufisakwakhe kuyakubakuwe,wenaubusephezukwakhe

8UKayinwakhulumano-Abelaumfowabo;kwathi besendle,uKayinwavukelau-Abelaumfowabo,wambulala.

9UJehovawathikuKayini:"Uphiumfowenuu-Abelana?"

Wathi:“Angazi;ngingumlindiwomfowethuna?

10Wathi:"Wenzenina?izwilegazilomfowenuliyakhala kimilisemhlabathini

11Manjeusuqalekisiweemhlabeni,ovuleumlomowawo ukubawemukeleigazilomfowenuesandlenisakho; 12Laphoulimaumhlabathi,kawusayikukuthelaamandla awo;uyakubangumbalekinomhambumaemhlabeni.

13UKayiniwathikuJehova:“Isijezisosamisikhulu kunalokhoengingasithwala

14Bheka,uyangixoshanamuhlaebuswenibomhlaba; ngiyakucashaebuswenibakho;futhingizobaumbaleki nomhambumaemhlabeni;njalokuzakuthiwonke ongitholayouzangibulala.

15UJehovawathikuye:"Ngakho-keyilowonalowo obulalauKayinikuyaphindiselwakuyekasikhombisa" UJehovawabekauphawukuKayini,funaumuntu omfumanayoangambulali

16UKayiniwaphumaebuswenibukaJehova,wahlala ezwenilaseNodi,ngasempumalangakwase-Edene.

17UKayiniwamaziumkakhe;wakhulelwa,wazalauEnoke;wakhaumuzi,waliqambaigamalomuzingegama lendodanayakheu-Enoke.

18U-Enokewazalau-Irade,u-IradewazalauMehuyayeli; uMehuyayeliwazalauMethusayeli;

19ULamekawamthathelaabafaziababili,igamalomunye lalingu-Ada,igamalomunyelalinguZila

20U-AdawazalauJabali;yenawabanguyisewabahlala ematendeninabafuyaimfuyo.

21IgamalomfowabolalinguJubali;yenawabanguyise wabobonkeabaphathauhadinogubhu

22UZilanayewazalauThubali-kayin,obekhandazonke izikhandizethusinangensimbi;

23ULamekawathikubafazibakhe,AdanoZila,Yizwani izwilami;ninabafazibakaLameka,lalelaniinkulumoyami, ngokubangibuleleumuntungokulimazakwami,nensizwa ngokulimalakwami

24UmauKayinieyakuphindiselwakasikhombisa, uLamekakamashumiayisikhombisanesikhombisa

25U-Adamuwabuyewamaziumkakhe;wazalaunyana, wathiigamalakhenguSete,wathi,UThixoundimisele enyeimbewuesikhundlenisika-Abheliowabulawa nguKayin.

26USetinayewazalelwaindodana;waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiu-Enoshe;basebeqalaukukhulekaegameni likaJehova

ISAHLUKO5

1Leyincwadiyezizukulwanezika-AdamuNgosuku uNkulunkuluadalangaloumuntu,wamenzangomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu;

2Wabadalaowesilisanowesifazane;wababusisa,waqamba igamalabou-Adamungosukuabadalwangalo

3U-Adamuwaphilaiminyakaeyikhulunamashumi amathathu,futhiwazalaindodanaefuzeyena ngomfanekisowakhe;waqambaigamalayongokuthiuSeti

4Izinsukuzika-AdamuemvakokuzalwakukaSeti zaziyiminyakaengamakhuluayisishiyagalombili,wazala amadodananamadodakazi

5Iyonkeimihlaka-Adam,awahlalangayo,yaba yiminyakaemakhuluasithobaanamancimathathu;

6USetiwaphilaiminyakaeyikhulunanhlanu,wazalauEnoshe

7USetiwaphilaemvakokuzalwakuka-Enosheiminyaka engamakhuluayisishiyagalombilinesikhombisa,wazala amadodananamadodakazi

8IyonkeimihlakaSeteyabayiminyakaemakhuluasithoba anashumi-nyelinamibini;

9U-Enoshewahambaiminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye,wazalauKhenani

10EmvakokuzalwakukaKhenaniu-Enoshewaphila iminyakaengamakhuluayisishiyagalombilineshumi nanhlanu,wazalaamadodananamadodakazi

11Iyonkeimihlaka-Enosheyabayiminyakaemakhulu asithobaanamihlanu;wafake.

12UKenanwahlalaiminyakaengamashumiayisikhombisa, wazalauMahalaleli

13UKenanwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuMahalaleli iminyakaemakhuluasibhozoanamancimane,wazala amadodananamadodakazi

14IyonkeimihlakaKenanyabayiminyakaemakhulu asithoba,aneminyakaelishumi;

15UMahalaleliwahlalaiminyakaengamashumi ayisithuphananhlanu,wazalauJarede.

16UMahalaleliwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakheuJarede iminyakaemakhuluasibhozoanamancimathathu,wazala amadodananamadodakazi.

17IyonkeimihlakaMahalaleliyabayiminyakaemakhulu asibhozoanamanciasithobaanamihlanu;wafake

18UJaredewahambaiminyakaeyikhulunamashumi ayisithuphanambili,wazalau-Enoke

19Emvakokuzalwakuka-EnokeuJaredewahamba iminyakaengamakhuluayisishiyagalombili,wazala amadodananamadodakazi

20IyonkeimihlakaYeredeyabayiminyakaemakhulu asithobaanamancimathandathuanamibini,anamibini;

21U-Enokewahambaiminyakaengamashumiayisithupha nanhlanu,wazalauMethusela

22EmvakokuzalwakukaMethuselau-Enokewahamba noNkulunkuluiminyakaengamakhuluamathathu,wazala amadodananamadodakazi

23Iyonkeimihlaka-Enokeyabayiminyakaemakhulu mathathu,anamancimathandathuanamihlanu;

24U-EnokewahambanoNkulunkulu;ngobauNkulunkulu umthathile

25UMetushelawahambaiminyakaeyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinesikhombisa,wazalauLameka

26EmvakokuzalwakukaLamekauMetushelawahamba iminyakaengamakhuluayisikhombisanamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinambili,wazalaamadodana namadodakazi

27IyonkeimihlakaMethuselayabayiminyakaemakhulu asithoba,anamancimathandathuanesithoba;

28ULamekawahambaiminyakaeyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinambili,wazalaindodana

29WaqambaigamalakhengokuthiuNowa,ethi:"Lona uyakusiduduzaemsebenziniwethunasekukhandlekeni

kwezandlazethungenxayomhlabathiuJehova awuqalekisile."

30ULamekawaphila,esezeleuNowa,iminyaka engamakhuluamahlanulamatshumiayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu,wazalaamadodanalamadodakazi.

31ZonkeizinsukuzikaLamekazaziyiminyaka engamakhuluayisikhombisanamashumiayisikhombisa nesikhombisa;

32UNowaubeminyakaimakhulumahlanuezelwe;uNowa wazalaoShem,noHamu,noYafete

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathilaphoabantubeqalaukwandaebusweni bomhlaba,bezalelwaamadodakazi, 2ukuthiamadodanakaNkulunkuluabonaamadodakazi abantuukuthimahle;bazithathelaabafazikuzozonke abazikhethayo

3WayesethiuJehova:“Umoyawamiawuyikubusanjalo kumuntu,lokhueyinyama;izinsukuzakheziyakuba yiminyakaeyikhulunamashumiamabili

4Kwakukhonaiziqhwagaemhlabeningalezozinsuku; futhiemvakwalokholaphoamadodanakaNkulunkulu engenakuwoamadodakaziabantu,futhiawazalela abantwana,wonaabaamaqhaweasendulo,amadoda adumile

5UNkulunkuluwabonaukuthiububibomuntubukhulu emhlabeninokuthizonkeizizindlozemicabangoyenhliziyo yakhezimbinjalo

6WazisolauJehovaukuthiwayebenzileabantuemhlabeni, wadabukaenhliziyweniyakhe.

7WayesethiuJehova:“Umuntuengimdalile ngiyakumchithaebuswenibomhlaba;abantu,nezilwane, nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo,nezinyonizezulu;ngokuba ngiyazisolangokuthingizenzile

8KephauNowawafumanaumusaemehlwenikaJehova

9LeziziyizizukulwanezikaNowa:UNowawayeyindoda elungileyonepheleleyoesizukulwanenisakhe;uNowa wahambanoNkulunkulu

10UNowawazalaamadodanaamathathu,uShemi, noHamu,noJafete

11UmhlabawawonakelephambikukaNkulunkulu,futhi umhlabawawugcweleubudlwangudlwangu.

12UNkulunkuluwawubhekaumhlaba,bheka,wawonakele; ngokubayonkeinyamayayonakalisileindlelayayo emhlabeni.

13UNkulunkuluwathikuNowa:“Ukuphelakwayoyonke inyamasekufikilephambikwami;ngokubaumhlaba ugcweleubudlwangudlwangungenxayabo;futhibheka, ngizobabhubhisakanyenomhlaba

14Zenzeleumkhumbingomuthiwegofere;uyakwenza amakameloemkhunjini,uwugxumekengekolitayi ngaphakathinangaphandle

15Nansiindlelaoyakuwenzangayo:ubudebomkhumbi bubeyizingaloezingamakhuluamathathu,ububanzibawo bubeyizingaloezingamashumiayisihlanu,nokuphakama kwawokubeyizingaloezingamashumiamathathu.

16Wenzeiwindiemkhunjini,uliqedelengengaloeyodwa phezulu;umnyangowomkhumbiuwubekeecelenikwawo; ulenzelibenesiteziesingaphansi,nesesibili,nesesithathu.

17Bhekani,mina,yebo,minangiyakwehliselauzamcolo wamanziemhlabeniukubaabhubhiseyonkeinyama

okukuyoumoyawokuphila,ingabikhophansikwezulu; nakhokonkeokusemhlabenikuyakufa.

18Kodwangizamisaisivumelwanosamilawe; uyakungenaemkhunjini,wenanamadodanaakho, nomkakho,nabafazibamadodanaakhokanyenawe.

19Kuyoyonkeintoephilayokuyoyonkeinyama, uyakungenisaezimbilikuzozonkeizinhlobozezinhlobo zazo,ukuzeziphilekanyenawe;bayakubangowesilisa nowesifazane

20Kuzoizinyoningezinhlobozazo,nakuzoizinkomo ngezinhlobozazo,nakuzozonkeizilwanyana ezinwabuzelayoemhlabeningezinhlobozazo,kuyakuza kuweezimbilikuzozonkeizinhlobo,ukuzigcinaziphila. 21Wena-kezithathelekukhokonkeukudlaokudliwayo, ukubuthelekuwe;kubengukudlakwakhonokwakho 22WenzanjalouNowa;njengakhokonkeuNkulunkulu amyalengakho,wenzenjalo

ISAHLUKO7

1WayesethiuJehovakuNowa:“Ngenaemkhunjiniwena nendluyakhoyonke;ngokubangikubonilewenaulungile phambikwamikulesisizukulwane

2Kuzozonkeizilwaneezihlambulukileyowozithathela ngasikhombisa,idunanensikaziyalo;

3Ezinyoninizezulungasikhombisa,idunanensikazi; ukugcinainzaloiphilaebuswenibomhlabawonke

4Ngokubakuseleizinsukueziyisikhombisa,nginise imvulaemhlabeniizinsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane;futhiyonkeinto ephilayoengiyenzilengizoyibhubhisaebuswenibomhlaba. 5UNowawenzanjengakhokonkeuJehovaamyalengakho 6UNowawayeneminyakaengamakhuluayisithuphalapho uzamcolowamanziephezukomhlaba.

7UNowawangenaemkhunjini,namadodanaakhe, nomkakhe,nabafazibamadodanaakhekanyenaye,ngenxa yamanzikazamcolo.

8Kuzoizilwaneezihlambulukileyo,nakuzoizilwane ezingahlambulukile,nakuzoizinyoni,nakuzozonke ezinwabuzelayoemhlabeni, 9KwangenangambilikuNowaemkhunjini,iduna nensikazi,njengalokhouNkulunkuluemyalileuNowa

10Kwathiemvakwezinsukueziyisikhombisaamanzi kazamcoloafikaemhlabeni

11Ngomnyakawamakhuluayisithuphawokuphila kukaNowa,ngenyangayesibili,ngosukulweshumi nesikhombisalwenyanga,ngalonalolosukuimithombo yotwaolukhuluyabhodlozwa,namafasiteleasezulwini avuleka

12Lanaemhlabeniizinsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane

13NgalololosukuwangenaemkhunjiniuNowa,noShemi, noHamu,noJafete,amadodanakaNowa,nomkaNowa, nabafaziabathathubamadodanaakhekanyenabo; 14bona,nezilwanezonkengezinhlobozazo,nezinkomo zonkengezinhlobozazo,nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo emhlabeningezinhlobozazo,nezinyonizonkengezinhlobo zazo,nezinyonizonkezezinhlobozazo

15ZangenakuNowaemkhunjini,ngambilienyameni yonkeokukuyoumoyawokuphila.

16Ezingenayozangenaidunanensikazikuyoyonke inyama,njengalokhouNkulunkuluemyalile;uJehova wamvalela

17Kwabanguzamcoloemhlabeniizinsukuezingamashumi amane;amanzianda,awuphakamisaumkhumbi, waphakanyiswaphezukomhlaba

18Amanziabanamandla,andakakhuluemhlabeni; umkhumbiwahambaphezukobusobamanzi.

19Amanziabanamandlakakhuluemhlabeni; zasitshekelwazonkeizintabaeziphakemeyoeziphansi kwezululonke

20Amanziabayizingaloeziyishuminanhlanuphezulu; zasitshekelwaizintaba.

21Yafayonkeinyamaeyayihambaemhlabeni,izinyoni, nezinkomo,nezilwane,nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni,nabantubonke;

22Konkeokunomoyawokuphilaemakhaleniakho,kukho konkeokusemhlabathiniowomileyo,kwafa

23Kwachithwakonkeokuphilayoebuswenibomhlaba, abantu,nezinkomo,nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo, nezinyonizezulu;zabhujiswaemhlabeni;kwasalauNowa yedwa,nalaboababenayeemkhunjini.

24Amanziabanamandlaemhlabeniizinsukueziyikhulu namashumiayisihlanu

ISAHLUKO8

1UNkulunkuluwamkhumbulauNowa,nakhokonke okuphilayo,nezinkomozonkeezazinayeemkhunjini; uNkulunkuluwahambisaumoyaphezukomhlaba,amanzi abohla;

2Imithomboyotwanamafasiteleezulukwavalwa, kwavinjwaimvulaevelaezulwini;

3Amanziayesemukanjaloemhlabeni;emvakwezinsuku eziyikhulunamashumiayisihlanuamanziancipha

4Ngenyangayesikhombisa,ngosukulweshumi nesikhombisalwenyangaumkhumbiwemaezintabeni zase-Ararati

5Amanziayelokhuebohlanjalokwazekwabayinyanga yeshumi;ngenyangayeshumi,ngolokuqalalwenyanga, kwabonakalaiziqongozezintaba

6Kwathiekuphelenikwezinsukuezingamashumiamane uNowawavulaifasitelalomkhumbiabelenzile.

7Wathumaigwababa,lazulazulalazulazula,azeasha amanziemhlabeni

8Wathumaijubalisukakuye,ukuzeaboneukuthiamanzi asebohlileyiniebuswenibomhlaba;

9Ijubalalingafumaniukuphumulakwamatheonyawo lwalo,labuyelakuyeemkhunjini,ngokubaamanzi ayesebuswenibomhlabawonke;

10Wabuyewahlalaizinsukueziyisikhombisa;wabuye walikhiphaijubaemkhunjini;

11Ijubalafikakuyekusihlwa;bheka,emlonyeniwalo kwakukhonaiqabungalomnqumoelikhishelwayo;

12Wabuyewahlalaizinsukueziyisikhombisa;wathuma ijuba;engasabuyelangakuye

13Kwathingomnyakawamakhuluayisithuphananye, ngenyangayokuqala,ngolokuqalalwenyanga,amanzi abeseshileemhlabeni;

14Ngenyangayesibilingosukulwamashumiamabili nesikhombisalwenyangaumhlabawawusomile

15UNkulunkuluwakhulumakuNowa,wathi:

16Phumaemkhunjini,wenanomkakho,namadodanaakho, nabafazibamadodanaakhokanyenawe.

17Phumakanyenawekonkeokuphilayookukanyenawe, kuyoyonkeinyama,izinyoni,nezinkomo,nakuzozonke izilwanyanaezinwabuzelayoemhlabeni;ukuzezizale kakhuluemhlabeni,zande,zandeemhlabeni

18UNowawaphuma,namadodanaakhe,nomkakhe, nabafazibamadodanaakhekanyenaye.

19Zonkeizilwane,nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo,nazo zonkeizinyoni,nakhokonkeokunwabuzelayoemhlabeni ngezinhlobozazo,kwaphumaemkhunjini

20UNowawamakhelauJehovai-altare;wathathakuzo zonkeizilwaneezihlambulukileyonakuzozonkeizinyoni ezihlambulukileyo,wanikelangeminikeloyokushiswaealtare

21UJehovawezwaiphungaelimnandi;uJehovawathi enhliziyweniyakhe:“Angisayikuphindangiqalekise umhlabangenxayomuntu;ngokubaizizindlozenhliziyo yomuntumibikwasebushenibakhe;futhiangisayikuphinda ngibulalekonkeokuphilayonjengobangenzile

22Umhlabausekhona,ukutshalanokuvuna,amakhaza nokushisa,ihlobonobusika,imininobusuku akuyikunqamuka

ISAHLUKO9

1UNkulunkuluwambusisauNowanamadodanaakhe, wathikubo:“Zalani,nande,nigcwaliseumhlaba.

2Ukwesabekakwenunokwesabekakwenukuyakuba phezukwezilwanezonkezomhlaba,naphezukwazozonke izinyonizezulu,naphezukwakhokonkeokunwabuzelayo emhlabeni,naphezukwazozonkeizinhlanzizolwandle; zinikelweesandlenisakho

3Konkeokuphilayookuphilayokuzakubangukudlakwenu; njengobanjeimifinongininikeizintozonke

4Kephainyamaenomphefumulowayo,okuyigazilayo, aniyikuyidla.

5Yebo,igazilemiphefumuloyenungiyakulibiza; esandlenisazozonkeizilwanengiyakulibiza,nasesandleni somuntu;esandlenisawowonkeumfowabowomuntu ngiyakufunaukuphilakomuntu

6Ochithaigazilomuntu,igazilakheliyakuchithwa ngabantu,ngokubauNkulunkuluwamenzaumuntu ngomfanekisowakhe

7Nina-ke,zalani,nande;zalaninandeemhlabeni,nande kuwo.

8UNkulunkuluwakhulumakuNowanakumadodanaakhe kanyenaye,wathi:

9Mina-ke,bhekani,ngiyamisaisivumelwanosaminani, nenzaloyenuemvakwenu;

10nakuzozonkeizidalwaeziphilayoezikini,izinyoni, nezinkomo,nezilwanezonkezomhlabaezikanyenani; kukhokonkeokuphumaemkhunjini,kuzozonkeizilwane zomhlaba

11Ngiyakumisaisivumelwanosaminawe; ayisayikunqunywayonkeinyamangamanzikazamcolo; futhiakusayikubakhonauzamcoloukubhubhisaumhlaba.

12UNkulunkuluwathi:“Lokhukuwuphawu lwesivumelwanoengisenzaphakathikwaminaninazo zonkeizilwaneeziphilayoezikiniezizukulwaneni zaphakade

13Ngibekauthingolwamiefwini,lubeluphawu lwesivumelwanophakathikwaminomhlaba.

14Kuyakuthilaphongehliselaifuphezukomhlaba, uthingolubonakaleefwini;

15Ngiyakukhumbulaisivumelwanosamiesiphakathi kwaminaninazozonkeizilwaneeziphilayozenyama yonke;futhiamanziawasayikubauzamcoloukubhubhisa yonkeinyama.

16uthingoluyakubasefwini;ngiyakusibheka,ukuze ngikhumbuleisivumelwanoesiphakadephakathi kukaNkulunkulunazozonkeizilwaneeziphilayozenyama yonkeesemhlabeni

17UNkulunkuluwathikuNowa:“Lokhukuwuphawu lwesivumelwanoengisimisilephakathikwaminayoyonke inyamaesemhlabeni

18AmadodanakaNowaaphumaemkhunjiniayengoShemi, noHamu,noJafete;uHamuunguyisekaKhanani

19LawaangamadodanaamathathukaNowa;umhlaba wonkewagcwalakuwo.

20UNowawaqalaukubangumlimi,watshalaisivini 21Waphuzaiwayini,wadakwa;wazinqunulaphakathi kwetendelakhe.

22UHamuuyisekaKhananiwabonaubunqunubukayise, watshelaabafowaboababilingaphandle

23OSheminoJafetebathathaingubo,bayibekaemahlombe abobobabili,bahambanyovane,basibekelaubunqunu bukayise;ubusobabobubhekeemuva,ababonanga ubunqunubukayise.

24UNowawaphaphamaewayininilakhe,waziukuthi indodanayakheencaneiyenzekuye

25Wathi:"MakaqalekisweuKhanani;uyakubayisigqila sezincekukubafowabo

26Wathi:"MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkulukaShembe; uKhananiabeyincekuyakhe.

27UNkulunkuluuyakumandisauJafete,ahlaleematendeni kaShemi;uKhananiabeyincekuyakhe

28UNowawaphilaemvakukazamcoloiminyaka engamakhuluamathathunamashumiamahlanu

29IyonkeimihlakaNowayabayiminyakaemakhulu asithobaanamancimahlanu;

ISAHLUKO10

1LeziziyizizukulwanezamadodanakaNowa,oShemi, noHamu,noJafete;bazalelwaamadodanaemva kukazamcolo.

2AmadodanakaJafetenguuGomere,noMagogi, noMadayi,noYavan,noTubhali,noMesheki,noTirasi.

3AmadodanakaGomerenguI-Ashikenazi,neRifati, neTogarima

4AmadodanakaJavaninguno-Elisha,noTharishishi, namaKitimi,namaDodani.

5Ngaleziziqhingizabezizwezahlukaniswaemazweniabo; yilowonalowongolimilwakhe,ngemindeniyabo, ezizwenizabo

6AmadodanakaHamu:iKushe,neMizraim,noPhuti, neKhanani.

7AmadodanakaKushe:noSeba,noHavila,noSabheta, noRama,noSabheteka;namadodanakaRama;uSheba, noDedani.

8UKushewazalauNimrodi,yenawaqalawabaligorha emhlabeni

9WayeyiphisielinamandlaphambikukaJehova;ngalokho kuthiwa:“NjengoNimrodiumzingelionamandlaphambi kukaJehova

10UkuqalakombusowakhekwakuyiBhabheli,ne-Ereke, ne-Akade,neKaline,ezwenilaseShineyari.

11Kulelozwekwaphumai-Asiriya,wakhaiNineve, nomuziwaseRehoboti,neKhala; 12neResenephakathikweNineveneKala:wonaumuzi omkhulu

13UMisirayimiwazalaamaLudi,nama-Anami, namaLehabhi,namaNafetuhi, 14namaPatrusi,namaKasluhi,laphokwaphumakhona amaFilisti,namaKafitori.

15UKhananiwazalauSidoniizibulolakhe,noHeti, 16namaJebusi,nama-Amori,namaGirigasi, 17namaHivi,nama-Arki,namaSini, 18namaArvadi,namaTsemari,namaHamati; 19UmkhawulowamaKhananiwasukaeSidoni,wasinga eGerari,wayaeGaza;laphouyaeSodoma,naseGomora, nase-Adima,naseSeboyimi,kuzekufikeeLasha 20LawaangamadodanakaHamungemindeniyawo nangezilimizawoemazweniawonasezizwenizawo.

21NayeuShemi,uyisewabobonkeabantwanabakwaEbere,umfowabokaJafeteomkhulu,wazalelwakuye abantwana.

22AbantwanabakwaShemi:no-Elamu,no-Ashuri,noArpakishade,noLudi,no-Aramu

23Abantwanabakwa-Aramu;no-Use,noHule,noGeteri, noMashe

24U-ArpakishadiwazalauShela;uSalawazalau-Ebere 25U-Eberewazalaamadodanaamabili:igamalenye lalinguPhelege;ngokubaemihleniyakheumhlaba wahlukaniswa;igamalomfowabolalinguYoketan 26UJoketanwazalau-Alemodadi,noShelefe, noHazarmaveti,noJera;

27noHadoramu,no-Uzali,noDikila, 28no-Obhali,no-Abimayeli,noSheba, 29no-Ofiri,noHavila,noJobabi;bonkelabo babengamadodanakaJokitani

30IndawoyaboyokuhlalayayisukaeMeshaukuyaeSefari entabeniyasempumalanga

31LawaangamadodanakaShemingemindeniyawo nangezilimizawoemazweniawonangezizwezawo.

32LeziziyimindeniyamadodanakaNowangezizukulwane zawonasezizwenizawo;zahlukaniswangazoizizwe emhlabeniemvakukazamcolo.

ISAHLUKO11

1Umhlabawonkewawunolimilunyenenkulumoeyodwa 2Kwathi,ekusukenikwaboempumalanga,bafumana ithafaezwenilaseShineyari;bahlalakhona.

3Basebethiomunyekomunye:"Wozani,akesenzeizitini, sizishise"Izitinizabangamatshe,nebiti*labangodaka 4Bathi:"Wozani,masakheumuzinombhoshongo osiqongosawosingafikaezulwini;masizenzeleigama, funasihlakazekeebuswenibomhlabawonke.

5UJehovawehlaukuzeaboneumuzinombhoshongo abantwanababantuababewakhile

6WayesethiuJehova:“Bheka,abantubanye,futhi banolimilunyebonke;futhilokhubaqalaukukwenza:futhi

manjeakukholuthooluvinjelwekubo,ababecabanga ukukwenza.

7Wozani,sehle,siphambanisekhonaulimilwabo,ukuze bangezwainkulumoyomunye.

8NgakhouJehovawabahlakazelaebuswenibomhlaba wonkebesukalapho,bayekaukwakhaumuzi

9NgalokhoigamalawolathiwaiBabele;ngokubauJehova wasanganisakhonaulimilomhlabawonke;

10LeziziyizizukulwanezikaShemi:UShemi wayeneminyakaeyikhulu,wazalau-Arpakishadiiminyaka emibiliemvakukazamcolo

11UShemiwahlalaemvenikokuzalakwakhe uArpakishadiiminyakaemakhulumahlanu,wazala amadodananamadodakazi

12U-Arpakishadewahambaiminyakaengamashumi amathathunanhlanu,wazalauShela.

13U-Arpakishadewaphila,esezeleuShela,iminyaka engamakhuluamanenantathu,wazalaamadodana namadodakazi.

14UShelawahambaiminyakaengamashumiamathathu, wazalau-Ebere

15UShelawaphila,esezeleu-Ebere,iminyaka engamakhuluamanelantathu,wazalaamadodana lamadodakazi

16U-Eberewahambaiminyakaengamashumiamathathu nane,wazalauPhelege

17U-Eberewaphila,esezeleuPhelege,iminyaka engamakhuluamanelamatshumiamathathu,wazala amadodanalamadodakazi

18UPelegewahambaiminyakaengamashumiamathathu, wazalauRehu.

19EmvakokuzalwakukaRehuuPelegewahamba iminyakaengamakhuluamabilinesishiyagalolunye,wazala amadodananamadodakazi.

20URehuwahambaiminyakaengamashumiamathathu nambili,wazalauSerugi

21EmvakokuzalwakukaSerugiuRehuwahambaiminyaka engamakhuluamabilinesikhombisa,wazalaamadodana namadodakazi

22USerugiwahambaiminyakaengamashumiamathathu, wazalauNahori

23USerugiwaphila,esezeleuNahori,iminyaka engamakhuluamabili,wazalaamadodanalamadodakazi.

24UNahoriwahambaiminyakaengamashumiamabili nesishiyagalolunye,wazalauThera

25EmvakokuzalwakukaTherauNahoriwahamba iminyakaeyikhuluneshuminesishiyagalolunye,wazala amadodananamadodakazi.

26UTerawahambaiminyakaengamashumiayisikhombisa, wazalau-Abrama,noNahore,noHarana

27LeziziyizizukulwanezikaTera:uTerawazalau-Abrama, noNahori,noHarana;uHaranawazalauLoti.

28WafauHaranaphambikukayiseuTera,ezweni lokuzalwakwakhe,e-UreyamaKaledi

29OAbramanoNahorebazithathelaabafazi;igamalomkaAbramalalinguSarayi;igamalomkaNahorilalinguMilka, indodakazikaHarana,uyisekaMilka,noyisekaIska.

30KephauSarayiwayeyinyumba;wayengenangane

31UTherawathathau-Abramaindodanayakhe,noLoti indodanakaHarana,indodanayendodanayakhe,noSarayi umalokazanawakhe,umka-Abramaindodanayakhe;

baphumakanyenaboe-UrilamaKalediukuyaezweni laseKhanani;bafikaeHarana,bahlalakhona.

32ImihlakaTerayabayiminyakaemakhulumabini anamihlanu;wafauTeraeHarana.

ISAHLUKO12

1UJehovawathiku-Abrama:“Phumaezwenilakini, nasezihlotshenizakho,nasendlinikayihlo,uyeezweni engiyakukukhombisalona

2Ngiyakukwenzaisizweesikhulu,ngikubusise,ngenze igamalakholibelikhulu;futhiuyakubayisibusiso

3Ngiyakubabusisaabakubusisayo,ngiqalekise abakuqalekisayo,imindeniyonkeyomhlabaibusiswekuwe

4U-Abramawayesehamba,njengalokhouJehovaeshilo kuye;uLotiwahambanaye;u-Abramawayeneminyaka engamashumiayisikhombisananhlanuekuphumeni kwakheeHarana

5U-AbramawathathauSarayiumkakhe,noLotiindodana yomfowabo,nempahlayaboyonkeababeyiqoqile, nemiphefumuloababeyizuzileeHarana;baphumaukuya ezwenilaseKhanani;bafikaezwenilaseKhanani.

6U-Abramawadabulaizwe,wazewafikaendaweni yaseShekemie-okini*laseMoreAmaKhananiayekhona ezweni.

7UJehovawabonakalaku-Abrama,wathi:“Lelizwe ngiyakulinikainzaloyakho”Wamakhelalaphoi-altare uJehovaowabonakalakuye.

8Wasukalapho,wayaentabeniesempumalanga kwaseBethele,wamisaitendelakhe,iBethele lingasentshonalanga,ne-Ayilingasempumalanga; wamakhelakhonauJehovai-altare,wabizaigama likaJehova

9U-Abramawayesehambaelokhuebhekeeningizimu. 10Kwasekubakhonaindlalaezweni;u-Abramawehlela eGibitheukubaagogobalekhona;ngobaindlalayayinzima elizweni.

11KwathiesesondeleukungenaeGibithe,wathikuSarayi umkakhe:“Bheka-ke,ngiyaziukuthiungowesifazane omuhleobukekayo;

12KuyakuthilaphoabaseGibithebekubona,bathi:‘Lo ngumkakhe,’bangibulale,kephawenabayakukusindisa

13Akeuthi,ungudadewethu,ukuzekubekuhlekimi ngenxayakho;futhiumphefumulowamiuyophilangenxa yakho

14Kwathiu-AbramaefikaeGibithe,abaseGibithebabona owesifazaneukuthimuhlekakhulu;

15IzikhuluzikaFarozambona,zamtusaphambikukaFaro; owesifazanewangeniswaendlinikaFaro

16Wamphathakahleu-Abramangenxayakhe,waba nezimvu,nezinkomo,nezimbongolo,nezinceku, nezincekukazi,nezimbongolokazi,namakamela.

17UJehovawamshayauFaronendluyakhengezinhlupho ezinkulungenxakaSarayiumka-Abrama

18UFarowambizau-Abrama,wathi:“Kuyinilokhu okwenzekimina?Awungitshelanganganiukuthi ungumkakhona?

19Usholoniukuthi:‘Ungudadewethu,’na? Bengiyakumthathaabengumkami;manjebhekaumkakho, mthathe,uhambe.

20UFarowayalaabantubakhengaye,bammukisa nomkakhenakhokonkeanakho

1U-AbramawakhuphukaephumaeGibithe,yena nomkakhe,nakhokonkeanakho,noLotienaye,waya eningizimu.

2U-Abramawayecebilekakhulungezinkomo,nangesiliva, nangegolide

3WasukaeningizimuwayaeBethele,endawenilapho itendelakhelalikhonaekuqaleni,phakathikweBetheleneAyi;

4endaweniye-altarealenzakhonalaphoekuqaleni;uAbramawabizakhonaigamalikaJehova

5NayeuLoti,owayehambano-Abrama,wayenezimvu, nezinkomo,namatende

6Izwelalingenakubathwalaukubabahlalendawonye, ngokubaimpahlayaboyayinkulu,kangangokuthi babengenakuhlalandawonye

7Kwabakhonaukuxabanaphakathikwabelusibemfuyo ka-AbramanabelusibemfuyokaLoti;amaKhanani namaPheriziahlalaezweningalesosikhathi

8U-AbramawathikuLoti:“Akungabikhonaukuxabana phakathikwaminawe,naphakathikwabelusibaminabelusi bakho;ngobasingabazalwane

9Izwelonkealikhophambikwakhona?akeuhlukane nami;umauthathaisandlasokhohlo,ngiyakuya ngakwesokunene;nomauyangakwesokunene,ngiyakuya ngakwesokhohlo

10ULotiwaphakamisaamehloakhe,walibukalonkeithafa laseJordani,ukuthilalinamanziwonke,ngaphambikokuba uJehovaabhubhiseiSodomaneGomora,njengensimu kaJehova,njengezwelaseGibhithe,laphoufikaeSowari.

11ULotiwazikhethelaithafalonkelaseJordani;uLoti wasukawayaempumalanga;bahlukanaomunyenomunye

12U-AbramawahlalaezwenilaseKhanani,uLotiwahlala emiziniyasethafeni,wamisaitendelakhengaseSodoma

13KephaabantubaseSodomababebabi,beyizonikakhulu phambikukaJehova.

14UJehovawathiku-AbramangemvakokubauLoti ehlukenenaye:“Phakamisamanjeamehloakho,ubuke usendawenilaphookhona,enyakatho,naseningizimu, nasempumalanga,nasentshonalanga

15Ngobalonkeilizweolibonayongizalinikawenalenzalo yakhokuzekubenininini.

16Ngiyakwenzainzaloyakhoibenjengothulilomhlaba, ukuzekuthiumaumuntuekwaziukubalauthulilomhlaba, ibalwenenzaloyakho.

17Suka,udabuleizwengobudebalonobubanzibalo; ngobangizakunikalona.

18U-Abramawasusaitendelakhe,wafikawahlalae-okini kaMamreeseHebroni,wamakhelakhonauJehovai-altare

ISAHLUKO14

1Kwathiemihlenika-AmrafeliinkosiyaseShinari,noAriyokiinkosiyase-Elasari,noKedorlawomereinkosi yase-Elamu,noTidaliinkosiyezizwe;

2LababalwanoBerainkosiyaseSodoma,noBirshainkosi yaseGomora,noShinabiinkosiyase-Adima,noShemebheri inkosiyaseSebhoyimi,nenkosiyaseBelaeyiZowari

3BonkelababahlanganaesigodinisaseSidimi esinguLwandleLukasawoti

4IminyakaeyishuminambilibakhonzauKedorlawomere, kwathingomnyakaweshuminantathubahlubuka.

5NgomnyakaweshuminanekwafikauKedorlawomere namakhosiayenaye,bawabulalaamaRefae-Ashiteroti Karinayimi,namaZuzieHamu,nama-EmieShave Kiriyatayimi;

6namaHorientabeniyawoiSeyiri,kwazekwabaseEliparanielisehlane.

7Basebebuya,bezae-EnimishipatieyiKadeshi,balichitha lonkeizwelama-Amaleki,nama-Amoriayehlala eHasatson-tamare

8InkosiyaseSodomayaphuma,nenkosiyaseGomora, nenkosiyase-Adima,nenkosiyaseSeboyimi,nenkosi yaseBelaeliyiZowari,balwanaboesigodinisaseSidimi; 9noKedorlawomereinkosiyase-Elamu,noTidaliinkosi yezizwe,no-AmrafeliinkosiyaseShinari,no-Ariyoki inkosiyase-Elasari;amakhosiamanenamahlanu

10IsigodisaseSidimisasigcweleimigodiyebitume; abalekaamakhosiaseSodomanaseGomora,awelakhona; abaseleyobabalekelaentabeni

11BasebethathayonkeimpahlayaseSodomaneGomora kanyenakhokonkeukudlakwabo,bahamba.

12BamthathauLoti,indodanayomfowaboka-Abrama, owayehlalaeSodoma,nempahlayakhe,bamuka

13Kwafikaophunyukileyo,watshelau-AbramaumHeberu; ngokubawayehlalaeMiokinikaMamreumAmori, umfowaboka-Eshkolinomfowaboka-Anere;bona babenqophiseneno-Abrama.

14UAbramaesezwileukuthiumfowabouthunjiwe, wawahlomisaamadodaakheaqeqeshiweyo,azalelwe endliniyakhe,amakhuluamathathuaneshumielinesibhozo, wabaxoshakwadakwabakwaDan

15Wazahlukaniselabona,yenanezincekuzakhe,ebusuku, wabashaya,wabaxoshakwazekwabaseHoba elingakwesokhohlosaseDamaseku

16Wayibuyisayonkeimpahla,wambuyiselanoLoti umfowabo,nempahlayakhe,nabesifazane,nabantu.

17InkosiyaseSodomayaphumaukumhlangabezangemva kokubuyakwakheekubulaleniuKedorlawomere namakhosiayenaye,esigodinisaseShave,esiyisigodi senkosi

18UMelkisedekiinkosiyaseSalemawalethaisinkwa newayini,futhiwayengumpristikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke

19Wambusisawathi:“U-Abramamakabusiswe nguNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,uMniniwezulunomhlaba. 20MakabongweuNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeonikeleizitha zakhoesandlenisakho.Futhiwamnikaokweshumikwakho konke

21InkosiyaseSodomayathiku-Abrama:"Nginikeabantu, uzithatheleimpahla"

22U-AbramawathienkosiniyaseSodoma: “NgiphakamiseleisandlasamikuJehovauNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,uMniniwezulunomhlaba, 23ukuthikangiyikuthathakusukelaentambokuzekufike entamboyezicathulo,njalokangiyikuthatha okungokwakho,hleziuthi:MinangimcebisileuAbrama; 24Kuphelalokhookudliweyizinsizwa,nesabelo samadodaayehambanami,o-Aneri,no-Eshikoli,noMamre; mabathatheisabelosabo.

1EmvakwalokhokwafikaizwilikaJehovaku-Abrama ngombono,lathi:“Ungesabi,Abrama,ngiyisihlangusakho, nomvuzowakhoomkhulukakhulu.

2U-Abramawathi:"NkosiJehova,uyakunginikani,lokhu ngihambangingenamntwana,nomphathiwendluyaminguEliyezeriwaseDamasekuna?"

3U-Abramawathi:"Bheka,awunginikanganzalo;bheka, ozelweendliniyamiuyakubayindlalifayami"

4Bheka,izwilikaJehovalafikakuye,lathi:“Loakayikuba yindlalifayakho;kephaoyakuphumaezibilininizakho uyakubayindlalifayakho.

5Wamkhiphelangaphandle,wathi:"Bhekamanjeezulwini, ubaleizinkanyezi,umaunamandlaukuzibala"Wathikuye: "Iyakubanjaloinzaloyakho."

6WakholwanguJehova;wambalelalokhonjengokulunga

7Wathikuye:"NginguJehovaowakukhiphae-Uri lamaKalediukubangikunikelelizweukubaulidle."

8Wathi:“NkosiJehova,ngiyakwazinganiukuthi ngiyakulidlana?

9Wathikuye:"Ngithatheleithokazielineminyaka emithathu,nembuzikazieneminyakaemithathu,nenqama eneminyakaemithathu,nehobhe,nephuphulejuba"

10Wamthathelazonkelezi,wazidabulaphakathi,wabeka iziqephuzabhekananenye,kephaizinyoniakazidabulanga 11Izinyonizehlelaphezukwezidumbu,u-Abrama wawaxosha.

12Kwathiselishonailanga,ubuthongoobunzima bamehlelau-Abrama;bheka,wehlelwangukwesaba kobumnyamaobukhulu.

13Wathiku-Abrama:“Yazinokwaziukuthiinzaloyakho iyakubangumfokaziezwenielingesiloelayo,ibakhonze; bayakubahluphaiminyakaengamakhuluamane;

14Futhilesosizweeyosikhonzangiyakusahlulela,futhi ngemvakwalokhoiyophumanempahlaeningi

15Wena-keuyakuyakoyihlongokuthula; uyakungcwatshwausumdala

16Kephaisizukulwanesesinesiyakubuyelalapha, ngokubaububibama-Amoriabukapheleli.

17Kwathiselishonileilanga,kwabamnyama,bheka, isithandosomlilonesibaniesivuthayosadabulaphakathi kwalezozingxenye.

18NgalolosukuuJehovawenzaisivumelwanono-Abrama, wathi:“Inzaloyakhongiyinikelelizwe,kusukelaemfuleni waseGibhithekuzekufikeemfuleniomkhuluumfulauEwufrathe

19amaKheni,namaKhenizi,namaKadimoni, 20namaHeti,namaPherizi,namaRefa, 21nama-Amori,namaKhanani,namaGirigashi, namaJebusi

ISAHLUKO16

1USarayiumka-Abramawayengamzalelimntwana; wayenencekukaziyaseGibithe,igamalayolalinguHagari 2USarayiwathiku-Abrama:"Bheka-ke,uJehova ungivalileekuzaleni;akeungenekuyoincekukaziyami; mhlawumbengitholeabantwanangayeU-Abrama walilalelaizwilikaSarayi.

3USarayiumka-AbramawathathauHagariincekukazi yakheyaseGibithe,u-Abramaesehlaleiminyakaeyishumi

ezwenilaseKhanani,wamnikau-Abramaindodayakhe ukubaabengumkakhe.

4WangenakuHagari,wakhulelwa;esebonileukuthi ukhulelwe,inkosikaziyakheyadelelekaemehlweniakhe.

5USarayiwathiku-Abrama:“Ukoniwakwamimakube phezukwakho;esebonileukuthiukhulelwe,ngadeleleka emehlweniakhe;uJehovamakahlulelephakathikwami nawe.

6U-AbramawathikuSarayi:“Bheka,incekukaziyakho isesandlenisakho;yenzakuyenjengokuthandakwakho USarayiwamphathakabi,wabalekaebuswenibakhe

7IngelosikaJehovayamfumanangasemthonjeniwamanzi ehlanengasemthonjeniosendlelenieyaeShuri.

8Wathi:“Hagari,ncekukazikaSarayi,uvelaphina?futhi uyakuphina?Wathi:"Ngibalekelainkosikaziyami uSarayi."

9IngelosikaJehovayathikuye:“Buyelaenkosikazini yakho,uzithobephansikwezandlazayo

10IngelosikaJehovayathikuye:"Ngiyakwandisakakhulu inzaloyakho,ingabalwangobuningi"

11IngelosikaJehovayathikuye:“Bheka,ukhulelwe, uyakuzalaindodana,uyiqambeigamalokuthiu-Ishmayeli; ngobauJehovauzwileukuhluphekakwakho

12Futhiuyakubangumuntuwasendle;isandlasakhe siyakubaphezukwawowonkeumuntu,nesandlasawo wonkesibephezukwakhe;futhiuyakuhlalaphambikwabo bonkeabafowabo

13WaqambaigamalikaJehovaowayekhulumakuyewathi: "WenauNkulunkuluongibonayo,"ngokubawathi: "Nalaphangimbonileongibonayona?"

14NgalokhoumthombowabizwangokuthiiBeri Lahayiroyi;bheka,liphakathikweKadeshineBeredi 15UHagariwamzalelau-Abramaindodana;

16U-Abramawayeneminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinesithuphamhlauHagariemzalelauAbramau-Ishmayeli

ISAHLUKO17

1U-Abramaeseneminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunye,uJehova wabonakalaku-Abrama,wathikuye:“NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla;hambaphambikwami,uphelele.

2Ngiyakwenzaisivumelwanosamiphakathikwaminawe, ngikwandisekakhulu

3U-Abramawawangobusobakhe;uNkulunkulu wakhulumanaye,wathi:

4Mina-ke,bheka,isivumelwanosamisikuwe,futhi uyakubanguyisewezizweeziningi

5Igamalakhoalisayikuthiwau-Abrama,kephaigama lakholiyakubangu-Abrahama;ngobangikwenzeuyise wezizweezinengi.

6Ngiyakwenzaukubaukhulekakhulu,ngenzeizizwe ngawe,kuphumeamakhosikuwe;

7Ngiyakumisaisivumelwanosamiphakathikwaminawe nenzaloyakhoemvakwakhoezizukulwanenizayo,sibe yisivumelwanoesiphakade,ngibenguNkulunkulukuwe nakuyoinzaloyakhoemvakwakho

8Ngiyakunikawenanenzaloyakhoemvakwakhoizwe ogogobelekulo,izwelonkelaseKhanani,libeyifa laphakade;njalongizakubanguNkulunkuluwabo

9UNkulunkuluwathiku-Abrahama:“Ngakhowogcina isivumelwanosami,wenanenzaloyakhoemvakwakho ezizukulwanenizayo

10Lesiyisivumelwanosamieniyakusigcinaphakathi kwaminaninenzaloyakhoemvakwakho;Wonke amadodanakinimakasokwe

11Niyakusokaijwabulenu;futhikuyakubaluphawu lwesivumelwanophakathikwaminani.

12Onezinsukueziyisishiyagalombilimakasokwekini, wonkeabesilisaezizukulwanenizenu,ozelweendlininoma othengwengemalikubafokaziongesiyeowenzaloyakho

13Makasokweozelweendliniyakhonothengwengemali yakho,isivumelwanosamisibesenyameniyenu,sibe yisivumelwanoesiphakade

14Owesilisaongasokile,ijwabulakheelingasokanga,lowo muntuuyakunqunywakubantubakubo;usephule isivumelwanosami

15UNkulunkuluwathiku-Abrahama:“Ngokuqondene noSarayiumkakho,awuyikumbizangokuthiuSarayi, kodwaigamalakheliyobanguSara

16Ngiyakumbusisa,futhingikunikeindodanangaye,yebo, ngiyakumbusisa,abenguninawezizwe;amakhosiabantu ayakuvelakuyo

17U-Abrahamawawangobusobakhe,wahleka,wathi enhliziyweniyakhe:“Oneminyakaeyikhuluuyakuzalelwa na?noSaraoneminyakaengamashumiayisishiyagalolunye uyakuzalana?

18U-AbrahamawathikuNkulunkulu:“SengathiuIshmayeliangaphilaphambikwakho!

19UNkulunkuluwathi:ImpelauSaraumkakho uyakukuzalelaindodana;uyakuqambaigamalakhe ngokuthiu-Isaka,ngimiseisivumelwanosaminaye,sibe yisivumelwanoesiphakadenenzaloyakheemvakwakhe 20Kephango-Ishmayelingikuzwile:Bheka,ngimbusisile, ngimkhulise,ngimandisekakhulukazi;uyakuzalaizikhulu eziyishuminambili,ngimenzeisizweesikhulu

21Kephaisivumelwanosamingiyakusimisano-Isaka, uSaraazokuzalelayenangalesisikhathingomnyakaozayo 22Waqedaukukhulumanaye,uNkulunkuluwakhuphuka esukaku-Abrahama.

23U-Abrahamawathathau-Ishmayeliindodanayakhe, nabobonkeababezelweendliniyakhe,nabobonke ababethengwengemaliyakhe,bonkeabesilisaphakathi kwabantubendluka-Abrahama;yasokainyamayejwabu labongalonalolosuku,njengalokhouNkulunkulueshilo kuye.

24U-Abrahamawayeneminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunyemhlaesokwa enyameniyejwabulakhe

25U-Ishmayeliindodanayakhewayeneminyakaeyishumi nantathulaphoesokwaenyameniyejwabulakhe

26Ngalolosukuu-Abrahamano-Ishmayeliindodana yakhebasokwa

27Wonkeamadodaendluyakhe,azalelweendlini, nabathengwengemalikowezizwe,asokwakanyenaye

ISAHLUKO18

1UJehovawabonakalakuyeeMiokinikaMamre,ehlezi emnyangowetendeekushisenikwemini; 2Waphakamisaamehloakhe,wabheka,bheka,amadoda amathathuemingakuye;

3Wathi:“Nkosi,umangifumeneumusaemehlweniakho, akeungedluliencekwiniyakho;

4Akekulandweamanziamancane,nigezeizinyawozenu, niphumulephansikwesihlahla;

5Ngiyakulethaucezulwesinkwa,niduduzeizinhliziyo zenu;emvakwalokhonizakudlula,ngokubanize encekwiniyenuBasebesithi:Yenzanjengokutshokwakho 6U-AbrahamawasheshawayaetendenikuSara,wathi: “Sheshisa,ulungiseamaseyaamathathuempuphu ecolekileyo,uyixove,wenzeamaqebelengwaneeziko 7U-Abrahamawagijimelaemhlambini,wathathaithole elithambile,lilihle,walinikainsizwa;waphangisa ukuligqokisa.

8Wathathaamangqanga,nobisi,netholeabelilungisile, wakubekaphambikwabo;wemangakubophansi kwesihlahla,badla.

9Basebesithikuye:UngaphiuSaraumkakho?Wathi: "Bheka,etendeni"

10Wathi:"Impelangiyakubuyelakuwengesikhathi sokuphila;bheka,uSaraumkakhouzakubanendodana USarawezwangasemnyangowetendeongasemvakwakhe 11U-AbrahamanoSarabasebebadala,sebeneminyaka eminingi;kwasekunqamukaukubakuSarangokwendlela yabesifazane

12NgakhouSarawahlekaphakathikwakhe,esithi: Ngemvakokubasengimdalangizabalenjabulo,lenkosi yamiisiluphele?

13UJehovawathiku-Abrahama:"UhlekeleniuSara,ethi: 'Impelangiyakuzalaminasengimdalana?'

14KukhonayiniokunzimakuJehova?Ngesikhathi esimisiweyongiyakubuyelakuwengesikhathisokuphila, uSarauyakubanendodana

15USarawaphika,wathi:"Angihlekanga;ngobawayesaba Wathi:Hatshi;kodwauhlekile.

16Amadodaasukalapho,abhekangaseSodoma;uAbrahamawahambanawoukubaawaphelekezele

17UJehovawathi:“Ngingamfihlelau-Abrahamalokho engikwenzayona?

18U-Abrahamauyakubayisizweesikhulunesinamandla, nezizwezonkezomhlabaziyakubusiswangaye.

19Ngokubangiyamazi,ukuzeayaleabantwanabakhe nendluyakheemvakwakhe,bagcineindlelakaJehova, benzeukulunganokwahlulela;ukuzeuJehovaamehlisele u-Abrahamalokhoakukhulumileyongaye

20WayesethiuJehova:“NgokubaisikhalosaseSodoma nesaseGomorasikhulu,nangenxayokuthiisonosabo sinzimakakhulu;

21Ngiyakwehlamanje,ngiboneumabenzilekanyekanye njengokukhalakwayoesifikekimi;futhiumakungenjalo, ngizokwazi

22Amadodaaphendukaubusobawolapho,aya ngaseSodoma,kephau-Abrahamawayesemiphambi kukaJehova

23U-Abrahamawasondela,wathi:“Uyakubhubhisa olungileyokanyenomubina?

24Mhlawumbekukhonaabalungileyoabangamashumi amahlanuphakathikomuzi;

25Makubekudenaweukwenzakanjalo,ukubulala olungileyokanyenomubi,nokubaolungileyoabe njengomubi,makubekudenawe.Umahluleliwomhlaba wonkeakayikwenzaokulungilena?

26WayesethiuJehova:“UmaeSodomangifumana abalungileyoabangamashumiayisihlanuphakathikomuzi, ngiyakuhawukelayonkeindawongenxayabo

27U-Abrahamawaphendulawathi:“Bheka,manje senginqumileukukhulumanoJehova,ngiluthulinomlotha; 28Mhlawumbekuyakuswelekaabayisihlanu kwabalungileyoabangamashumiayisihlanu;Wathi:"Uma ngifumanakhonaabangamashumiamanenanhlanu, angiyikuwubhubhisa"

29Wabuyewakhulumakuye,wathi:"Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwakhonaabangamashumiamane"Wathi: "Angiyikukwenzangenxayamashumiamane"

30Wathikuye:"MayingathukutheliiNkosi,mina-ke ngiyakukhuluma;Mhlawumbekungafunyanwakhona abangamashumiamathathu"Wathi:"Angiyikukwenza, umangifumanakhonaabangamashumiamathathu."

31Wathi:"Bheka-ke,ngizimiseleukukhulumaeNkosini; mhlawumbekungafunyanwaabangamashumiamabili khona."Wathi:"Angiyikuwubhubhisangenxa yabangamashumiamabili"

32Wathi:"MayingathukutheliiNkosi,ngisakhulumakanye kuphela;Mhlawumbekungafunyanwaabayishumikhona." Wathi:"Angiyikuwubhubhisangenxayabayishumi"

33UJehovawasuka,eseqedileukukhulumano-Abrahama; u-Abrahamawabuyelaendaweniyakhe.

ISAHLUKO19

1KwafikaizingelosiezimbilieSodomakusihlwa;uLoti wayehleziesangwenilaseSodoma;uLotiezibona wasukumaukuzihlangabeza;wakhothamaubusobakhe bubhekephansi;

2Wathi:“Bhekani,makhosiami,akeniphambuke,ningene endliniyencekuyenu,nihlaleubusukubonke,nigeze izinyawozenu,nivukeekuseni,nihambe;Basebesithi: Hatshi;kodwasizahlalaemgwaqweniubusukubonke

3Wabacindezelakakhulu;baphambukelakuye,bangena endliniyakhe;wabenzelaidili,waphekaisinkwa esingenamvubelo,badla

4Kwathizingakalali,amadodaomuzi,amadoda aseSodoma,ayizungezaindlu,abadalanabasha,bonke abantubevelaemikhawulweniyonke

5BambizauLoti,bathikuye:“Aphilawamadodaangenise kuweebusukuna?zikhiphelekithi,ukuzesizazi 6ULotiwasephumelakuboemnyango,wavalaumnyango emvakwakhe.

7Wathi:Ngiyanincenga,bazalwane,ningenziokubi okungaka.

8Bhekani,nginamadodakaziamabiliangayaziindoda;ake nginikhiphelewona,nenzekuwonjengokuhleemehlweni enu;kuphelakulababantuningenzilutho;ngobangalokho bezangaphansikomthunziwophahlalwami.

9Basebesithi:SukumaemuvaBaphindabathi:“Lo oyedwawafikaukubaagogobale,usefunaukuba ngumahluleli;Bamcindezelakakhululowomuntu,uLoti, basondelaukubabafohlozeumnyango 10Kodwaamadodaelulaisandlasawo,amdonselauLoti kuwoendlini,avalaumnyango 11Bawashayangobumpumputheamadodaayesemnyango wendlu,kusukelakomncanekuzekubekomkhulu,aze adinwaukufunaumnyango

12AthiamadodakuLoti:"Usekhonayinilaphana?" Umkhwenyana,namadodanaakho,namadodakaziakho, nabobonkeonaboemzini,bakhiphekulendawo; 13Ngokubasiyakuyichithalendawo,ngokubaisikhalo sabosesisikhuluphambikobusobukaJehova;uJehova usithumileukubasilichithe 14ULotiwasephuma,wakhulumakubakhwenyanabakhe ababezathathaamadodakaziakhe,wathi:Sukani,liphume kulindawo;ngokubauJehovauyakuwuchithalomuzi Kodwawabanjengenhlekisakubakhwenyanabakhe 15Kwathisekusile,izingelosizamphuthumisauLoti,zathi: “Vuka,uthatheumkakhonamadodakaziakhoomabili akhona;funaubhujiswengobubibomuzi.

16Esalibala,amadodaabambaisandlasakhe,nesandla somkakhe,nesandlasamadodakaziakheomabili;uJehova elesihawukuye,bamkhipha,bambekangaphandlekomuzi. 17Kwathisebebakhiphelengaphandle,wathi:"Baleka ngenxayokuphilakwakho;ungabhekiemvakwakho, ungamiethafenilonke;balekelaentabeni,funaubhujiswe. 18ULotiwasesithikuwo:Hatshi,Nkosi;

19Bheka-ke,incekuyakhoifumeneumusaemehlweni akho,ukhuliseumusawakhoongenzelewonakimi ngokusindisaukuphilakwami;futhianginakubalekela entabeni,funaokubikungibambe,ngife;

20Bhekani,lomuziuseduzeukubangibalekelekuwo, futhimncane;

21Wathikuye:"Bheka,ngikwamukelenakulento,ukuthi angiyikuwuchithalomuziokhulumengawo."

22Shesha,ubalekelekhona;ngobangingenzelutho, ungakafikikhonangalokhoigamalomuzilathiwaiZowari 23IlangalaseliphumileemhlabenilaphouLothiengena eZowari

24UJehovawanisaphezukweSodomanaphezu kweGomoraisibabulenomliloovelakuJehovauvela ezulwini;

25Wachithaleyomizi,nethafalonke,nabobonke abakhileyoemizini,nalokhookuhlumaemhlabathini.

26Kephaumkakhewabhekaemuvaesemvakwakhe,waba yinsikakasawoti

27U-Abrahamawavukaekusenikakhulu,wayaendaweni ayemikuyophambikukaJehova;

28WabhekangaseSodomanaseGomoranakulolonkeizwe lethafa,wabona,bheka,umusiwezwewenyuka njengomusiwesithando

29KwathilaphouNkulunkuluebhubhisaimiziyasethafeni, uNkulunkuluwamkhumbulau-Abrahama,wamkhipha uLotiphakathinokugumbuqelalaphoechithaimiziuLoti ayehlezikuyo.

30ULotiwakhuphukaeSowari,wahlalaentabenikanye namadodakaziakheamabilikanyenaye;ngobawesaba ukuhlalaeZowari;wahlalaemhumeni,yenalamadodakazi akhewomabili.

31Eyamazibuloyathikwencane:“Ubabausekhulile,futhi akukhondodaezweniengangenakithingokwendlela yomhlabawonke;

32Woza,simphuziseubabaiwayini,silalenaye,ukuze sigcineinzalokubaba.

33Basebemphuzisauyiseiwayiningalobobusuku; akaqondangalaphoelalanalaphoevuka

34Kwathingangomusoeyamazibuloyathikwencane: “Bheka,ngilelenobabaizoloebusuku;ungene,ulalenaye, ukuzesigcineinzalokubaba

35Basebemphuzisauyiseiwayininangabolobobusuku; encaneyavukayalalanaye;akaqondangalaphoelala nalaphoevuka

36NgakhoomabiliamadodakazikaLotiakhuleliswa kuyise.

37Enkuluyazalaindodana,yaqambaigamalayongokuthi uMowabi;lowounguyisewabakwaMowabikuzekube namuhla.

38Encanenayoyazalaindodana,yaqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuBenami;lowounguyisewabantwanabakwaAmonikuzekubenamuhla

ISAHLUKO20

1U-Abrahamawasukalapho,wayaezwenilaseningizimu, wakhaphakathikweKadeshineShuri,wagogobalaeGerari.

2U-AbrahamawathingoSaraumkakhe:“Ungudadewethu” U-AbimelekiinkosiyaseGerariwathumelawamthatha uSara.

3KephauNkulunkuluwafikaku-Abimelekingephupho ebusuku,wathikuye:“Bheka,ufilengenxayowesifazane omthathileyo;ngobaungumfaziwomuntu.

4Kephau-Abimelekiwayengakasondelikuye,wathi: “Nkosi,uyakubulalafuthiisizweesilungileyona?

5Akashongokimiukuthi:‘Ungudadewethu,’na?naye ngokwakhewathi:“Ungumnewethu;ngobuqotho benhliziyoyaminangobumsulwabezandlazamilokhu ngikwenzile.

6UNkulunkuluwathikuyeephusheni:“Yebo,ngiyazi ukuthiukwenzelokhungobuqothobenhliziyoyakho; ngokubanamingakuvimbaukubaungonikimi;ngalokho angikuvumelangaukubaumthinte

7Ngakho-kebuyiselaindodaumkayo;ngokuba ungumprofethi,uyakukukhulekela,uphile;uma ungambuyiseli,yaziukuthiuyakufanokufa,wenanabo bonkeabakho

8U-Abimelekiwavukaekuseni,wabizazonkeizinceku zakhe,wakhulumalawomazwiezindlebenizazo;amadoda esabakakhulu

9U-Abimelekiwayesembizau-Abrahama,wathikuye: “Wenzenikithina?Ngonengani,ukubaulethephezu kwaminaphezukombusowamiisonoesikhuluna?wenze kimiokungafaneleukwenziwa.

10U-Abimelekiwathiku-Abrahama:“Uboneniukuba wenzelokhuna?

11U-Abrahamawathi:“Ngokubangithe:Impela ukumesabauNkulunkuluakukhokulendawo;futhi bazongibulalangenxayomkami.

12Nokhongempelaungudadewethu;uyindodakazikababa, kodwaakasiyoindodakazikamame;wabangumkami

13KwathilaphouNkulunkuluengidukisaendlinikababa, ngathikuye:"Lokhukungumusawakhoongenzelawona; ezindawenizonkelaphoesiyakhona,uthingami: Ungumfowethu

14U-Abimelekiwathathaizimvu,nezinkabi,nezinceku, nezincekukazi,wakunikau-Abrahama,wambuyiselauSara umkakhe.

15Wathiu-Abimeleki:"Bheka,izwelamilisebusweni bakho;hlalalaphoothandakhona"

16WathikuSara:"Bheka,ngimnikileumnewenu izinhlamvueziyinkulungwanezesiliva;bheka,

uyisigubuzelosamehlokuwekubobonkeabanawenakubo bonkeabanye;wasolwakanjalo."

17U-AbrahamawakhulekakuNkulunkulu;uNkulunkulu wamphulukisau-Abimeleki,nomkakhe,nezincekukazi zakhe;basebezalaabantwana.

18NgokubauJehovawayesezivalilengokusheshazonke izizalozendluka-AbimelekingenxakaSaraumkaAbrahama.

ISAHLUKO21

1UJehovawamhambelauSaranjengokushokwakhe; uJehovawenzakuSaranjengokushokwakhe.

2USarawakhulelwa,wamzalelau-Abrahamaindodana ebudalenibakhengesikhathiesimisiweuNkulunkulu abesikhulumekuye.

3U-Abrahamawayiqambaigamalendodanayakhe ayizalelwayo,uSaraamzalelayona,ngokuthiu-Isaka 4U-Abrahamawayisokaindodanayakheu-Isaka eneminyakaeyisishiyagalombili,njengalokhouNkulunkulu emyalile

5U-AbrahamawayeneminyakaeyikhulumhlaezalelwauIsakaindodanayakhe

6USarawathi:"UNkulunkuluungenzeukubangihleke, ukuzebonkeabezwayobahlekenami."

7Wathi:"Ngubaniobengashoku-AbrahamaukuthiuSara ubeyakuncelisaabantwanana?"ngobangimzalele indodanaebudalenibakhe.

8Wakhulaumntwana,walunyulwa;u-Abrahamawenza idilielikhulumhlau-Isakaelunyulwa

9USarawabonaindodanakaHagariumGibhitheayizalela u-Abrahamaiklolodela

10Wathiku-Abrahama:"Sixoshelesisigqilakazi nendodanayaso,ngokubaindodanayalesisigqilakazi ayiyikudlaifakanyenendodanayamiu-Isaka" 11Lelizwilabalibikakhuluemehlwenika-Abrahama ngenxayendodanayakhe.

12UNkulunkuluwathiku-Abrahama:“Makungabikubi emehlweniakhongenxayomfananangenxayesigqilakazi sakho;kukhokonkeuSaraakutshoyokuwe,lalelailizwi lakhe;ngobangoIsakainzaloyakhoizabizwa

13Lendodanayesigqilikazingizayenzaisizwe,ngoba iyinzaloyakho.

14U-Abrahamawavukaekuseni,wathathaisinkwa nemvabayamanzi,wakunikauHagari,ekubekaehlombe lakhenomntwana,wammukisa;

15Aphelaamanziegabheni,wamphonsaumntwanaphansi kwesinyesezihlahla.

16Wayawahlalaphansimaqondananaye,kudekungathi umnsalowomnsalo,ngokubawathi:"Mangingakuboni ukufakomntwana"Wahlalamaqondananaye, waphakamisaizwilakhe,wakhala.

17UNkulunkuluwezwaizwilomfana;ingelosi kaNkulunkuluyamemezakuHagariisezulwini,yathikuye: “Kuyini,Hagari?ningesabi;ngokubauNkulunkuluuzwile izwilomfanalaphoekhona 18Vuka,uphakamiseumfana,umbambengesandlasakho; ngobangizamenzaisizweesikhulu 19UNkulunkuluwavulaamehloakhe,wabonaumthombo wamanzi;wahamba,wagcwalisaimvabangamanzi, waphuzisaumfana

20UNkulunkuluwayenayeumfana;yakhula,yahlala ehlane,yabangumcibisheli.

21WahlalaehlanelasePharanu;uninawamthathelaumfazi ezwenilaseGibithe.

22Kwathingalesosikhathiu-AbimelekinoFikoliinduna yebutholakhebakhulumaku-Abrahama,bathi: “UNkulunkuluunawekukhokonkeokwenzayo; 23NgalokhofungakimingoNkulunkululaphaukuthi awuyikungikhohlisa,nendodanayami,nendodana yendodanayami;

24U-Abhrahamawathi:Ngizafunga

25U-Abrahamawamsolau-Abimelekingenxayomthombo wamanziizincekuzika-Abimelekiezaziwuthathe ngobudlova

26Wathiu-Abimeleki:"Angaziukuthingubaniowenze lokho;naweawungitshelanga,futhiangikuzwanga,kodwa namuhla"

27U-Abrahamawathathaizimvunezinkomo,wazinikauAbimeleki;benzaisivumelwanobobabili.

28U-Abrahamawabekaizimvukazanaeziyisikhombisa zomhlambizodwa

29U-Abimelekiwathiku-Abrahama:“Ayinilawa mawundluangamazikaziayisikhombisaowabekewodwa na?

30Wathi:"Lawamawundluayisikhombisaezimvukazi uyakuwathathaesandlenisami,ukuzeabengubufakazi kimibokuthingiwumbilelomthombo"

31NgalokhowaqambaleyondawongokuthiiBeriSheba; ngobalaphobafungabobabili

32BenzakanjaloisivumelwanoeBeriSheba;u-Abimeleki wasukanoFikoliindunayempiyakhe,babuyelaezweni lamaFilisti

33U-AbrahamawatshalaumtamariskeeBeriSheba, wakhulekakhonaegamenilikaJehovauNkulunkulu Ongunaphakade

34U-AbrahamawagogobalaezwenilamaFilistiizinsuku eziningi.

ISAHLUKO22

1KwathiemvakwalezozintouNkulunkuluwamlingauAbrahama,wathikuye:“Abrahama,”wathi:“Bheka, ngilapha.

2Wathi:“Thathamanjeindodanayakho,indodanayakho eyodwa,u-Isaka,oyithandayo,uyeezwenilaseMoriya; umnikelekhonaabengumnikelowokushiswaphezu kwenyeyezintabaengizakukutshelakhona

3U-Abrahamawavukaekuseni,wabophelaimbongolo yakhe,wathathaezimbilizamajahaakhe,no-Isaka indodanayakhe,wacandaizinkunizomnikelowokushiswa, wasuka,wayaendaweniuNkulunkuluabemtsheleyona

4Kwathingosukulwesithathuu-Abrahamawaphakamisa amehloakhe,wayibonaindawoisekude

5U-Abrahamawathiezincekwinizakhe:“Hlalaninina laphanembongolo;minanomfanasiyakuyalaphaya, sikhuleke,sibuyesizekini

6U-Abrahamawathathaizinkunizomnikelowokushiswa, wazibekaphezukuka-Isakaindodanayakhe;waphatha ngesandlaumlilonommese;bahambabobabilikanyekanye

7U-Isakawakhulumaku-Abrahamauyise,wathi:"Baba," wathi:"Ngilapha,ndodanayami"Wathi:“Bheka,umlilo nezinkuni,kephaliphiimvuyomnikelowokushiswana?

8U-Abrahamawathi:“Ndodanayami,uNkulunkulu uyakuzilungiselaiwundlulomnikelowokushiswa.” Bahambabobabilikanyekanye

9BafikaendaweniuNkulunkuluabemtsheleyona;uAbrahamawakhakhonai-altare,walungisaizinkuni, wambophau-Isakaindodanayakhe,wambekae-altare phezukwezinkuni

10U-Abrahamawelulaisandlasakhe,wathathaumese ukubaahlabeindodanayakhe

11IngelosikaJehovayamemezakuyeisezulwini,yathi: “Abrahama,Abrahama!”Wathi:“Ngilapha

12Wathi:"Ungabekiisandlasakhokumfana,ungenzilutho kuye,ngokubangiyazimanjeukuthiuyamesaba uNkulunkulu,lokhuungagodlangakiminendodanayakho okuwukuphelakwayo"

13U-Abrahamawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wabheka, bheka,emvakwakheinqama,ibanjweesihlahleni ngezimpondozayo;

14U-Abrahamawaqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthi iJehova-jire,njengalokhukuthiwananamuhla:“Entabeni kaJehovakuyakubonakala”

15IngelosikaJehovayambizau-Abrahamangokwesibili isezulwini

16Wathi:“Ngizifungile,”ushouJehova,“ngokubawenzile lento,ungagodlanganendodanayakho,ezelweyodwa yakho;

17ukuthiekubusiseningikubusise,andiseinzaloyakho ngangezinkanyezizezulu,nangangesihlabathiesisogwini lolwandle;nenzaloyakhoiyakudlaifalesangolezithazayo; 18Futhingenzaloyakhoziyakubusiswaizizwezonke zomhlaba;ngobaulaleleilizwilami.

19U-Abrahamawabuyelaezincekwinizakhe,zasuka,zaya kanyeeBeriSheba;u-AbrahamawahlalaeBeriSheba 20Kwathiemvakwalezozintokwabikwaku-Abrahama ukuthi:"Bheka,uMilkanayeuzaleleuNahoriumfowenu abantwana;

21uHuziizibulolakhe,noBhuziumfowabo,noKemuweli uyiseka-Aramu, 22noKesedi,noHazo,noPildashi,noJidilafi,noBetuweli 23UBhetuweliwazalauRebeka;labo abayisishiyagalombiliuMilkawabazalelauNahori umfowaboka-Abrahama

24Nesancinzasakhe,esigamalasolalinguReuma,sazala oTheba,noGahamu,noThahashi,noMahaka

ISAHLUKO23

1USarawayeneminyakaeyikhulunamashumiamabili nesikhombisa;yileyoiminyakayokuhambakukaSara 2USarawafaeKiriyatiAraba;eyiHebroniezweni laseKhanani;u-AbrahamawezaukumlilelauSara nokumkhalela.

3U-Abrahamawasukumaphambikofileyowakhe, wakhulumakumadodanakaHeti,wathi: 4Ngingumfokazinomfokazikini;nginikeniindawoyethu yokungcwabaphakathikwenu,ukuzengimbeleofileyo wamiasukeebuswenibami.

5AbantwanabakwaHetibaphendulau-Abrahama,bathi kuye:

6Sizwe,nkosi,wenauyisikhuluesinamandlaphakathi kwethu;akakhokithioyakugodlaithunalakhekuwe, kodwaukubaummbeleofileyowakho

7U-Abrahamawasukuma,wakhothamelaabantubezwe, kubantwanabakwaHeti.

8Wasekhulumalabo,esithi:Ubalivumaukuthingimbele ofileyowamiasukeebuswenibami;ngizwe,unginxusele ku-EfroniindodanakaSohari; 9ukuzeanginikeumhumewaseMakaphelaanawo, osekuphelenikwensimuyakhe;ngokubaimalieyinanilayo uyakunginikayona,ibeyindawoyokungcwabaphakathi kwenu

10U-EfroniwahlalaphakathikwabantwanabakwaHeti;uEfroniumHetiwamphendulau-Abrahamaezindlebeni zabantwanabakwaHeti,zabobonkeabangenangesango lomuziwakhe,wathi:

11Cha,nkosiyami,ngizwe;insimungiyakunikawena, nomhumeokuyongiyakunikawona;phambi kwamadodanaabantubamingiyakunikalona;mbela ofileyowakho

12U-Abrahamawakhothamaphambikwabantubalelozwe 13Wakhulumaku-Efroniezindlebenizabantubezwe, wathi:"Kephaumauthandaukungilalela;ngiyakukunika imaliyensimu;yithathekimi,ngimmbelekhonaofileyo wami.

14U-Efroniwamphendulau-Abrahama,wathikuye: 15Nkosiyami,ngizwe;kuyinilokhophakathikwami nawe?mbelaofileyowakho.

16U-Abrahamawamlalelau-Efroni;u-Abrahama wamlinganiselau-Efroniisilivaabeshiloezindlebeni zamadodanakaHeti,amashekeliangamakhuluamane esilivaavunywaumthengisi

17Insimuka-EfronieyayiseMakaphelaphambikweMamre, insimu,nomhumeowawukuyo,nemithiyonkeesensimini eyayisemikhawulweniyonkenxazonke,kwaqinisekiswa 18ku-AbrahamaabeyifaphambikwabantwanabakwaHeti, phambikwabobonkeabangenangesangolomuziwakhe.

19Emvakwalokhou-AbrahamawammbelauSara umkakheemhumeniwensimuyaseMakaphelaphambi kweMamreeyiHebroniezwenilaseKhanani.

20Insimunomhumeokuyokwaqinisekiswaku-Abrahama ngamadodanakaHetiukubakubeyindawoyakhe yokumbela.

ISAHLUKO24

1U-Abrahamawayesemdala,eseneminyakaeminingi; uJehovawayembusisileu-Abrahamakukhokonke

2U-Abrahamawathiencekwiniyakheendalayendluyakhe, eyayibusaphezukwakhokonkeanakho:“Akeubeke isandlasakhongaphansikwethangalami.

3NgiyakukufungisauJehova,uNkulunkuluwezulu, noNkulunkuluwomhlaba,ukuthiawuyikuthathela indodanayamiumfaziemadodakaziniamaKhanani engihlalaphakathikwawo;

4Kephauyakuyaezwenilakithinasezihlotshenizami, uyithatheleindodanayamiu-Isakaumfazi

5Incekuyathikuye:"Mhlawumbeowesifazaneangethandi ukungilandelaukuyakulelizwe,ngiyakuyibuyisela indodanayakhoezweniowaphumakulona?"

6U-Abrahamawathikuye:"Qaphelaukubaungayibuyiseli khonaindodanayami"

7UJehovauNkulunkuluwezulu,owangikhiphaendlini kababanasezwenilokuzalwakwami,owakhulumakimi, wafungakimi,wathi:‘Ngiyakulinikainzaloyakholelizwe;

uyakuthumaingelosiyakhephambikwakho,uyithathele khonaindodanayamiumfazi.

8Umaowesifazaneengathandiukukulandela,uyakuba ukhululekilekulesisifungosami;kodwaungayibuyiseli khonaindodanayami.

9IncekuyasibekaisandlasayongaphansikwethangalikaAbrahamainkosiyayo,yafungakuyengaleyondaba 10Incekuyayisithathaamakamelaayishumiemakameleni enkosiyayo,yahamba;+ngobayonkeimpahlayenkosi yakheyayisesandlenisakhe;

11Waguqisaamakamelaakhengaphandlekomuzi ngasemthonjeniwamanzikusihlwa,ngesikhathiabaphuma ngasoabesifazaneukuyokhaamanzi.

12Wathi:“JehovaNkulunkuluwenkosiyamiu-Abrahama, akeungithumeleleokuhlenamuhla,uyenzeleinkosiyami u-Abrahamaumusa.

13Bheka,ngimingasemthonjeniwamanzi;amadodakazi abantubomuziaphumaukuyokhaamanzi

14Makuthi-keintombiengizakuthikuyo:Akewehlise imbizayakho,ngiphuze;izakuthi:Phuza,ngizaphuzisa namakamelaakho;ibeyiyooyimiseleincekuyakhouIsaka;ngalokhongizakwaziukuthiwenzeleinkosiyami umusa

15Kwathiengakaqediukukhuluma,bheka,kwaphuma uRebekaowazalelwauBetuweliindodanakaMilka umkaNahoriumfowaboka-Abrahama,enembizayakhe ehlombe

16Intombazanayayibukekakahlekakhulu,iyintombinto, ingaziwandoda;yehlelaemthonjeni,yagcwalisaimbiza yayo,yenyuka

17Incekuyayisigijimaukuyihlangabeza,yathi:"Ake ngiphuzeingcosanayamanziembizeniyakho"

18Yathi:“Phuza,nkosiyami”Yasheshayehlisaimbiza yayoesandlenisayo,yayiphuzisa.

19Eseqedileukumphuzisa,wathi:"Ngiyakukhelela namakamelaakhoamanzi,azeaqedeukuphuza"

20Yasheshayathululelaimbizayayoemkhombeni,yabuye yagijimelaemthonjeniukuyokukha,yawakhelelaonke amakamelaakhe

21Indodayambhekayathula,ukuzeyaziukuthiuJehova uyiphumelelisileindlelayayonomaqha

22Kwathiamakamelaeseqedileukuphuza,indoda yathathaicicilegolide,isisindosalosiyingxenyeyeshekeli, namasongoamabiliezandlazayo,isisindosawo singamashekeliayishumiegolide;

23Wasesithi:Uyindodakazikabani?akeungitshele: Ikhonayiniindawoendlinikayihloyokubasilalena?

24Wathikuye:"NgiyindodakazikaBetuweliindodana kaMilka,amzalelayonauNahori"

25Wathifuthikuye:"Sinotshaninefolishiokwanele, nendawoyokulala"

26Indodayagebisaikhanda,yakhulekakuJehova.

27Wathi:"MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwenkosi yamiu-Abrahama,ongayekangaumusawakheneqiniso enkosiniyami;ngisendleleni,uJehovawangihola, wangiyisaendliniyabafowabobenkosiyami"

28Yasigijimaintombazana,yatshelaabendlukanina lezizinto

29URebekawayenomnewabo,ogamalakhelalinguLabani; uLabaniwagijimelaendodeniemthonjeni.

30Kwathilaphoebonaicicinamasongoezandleni zikadadewabo,nalaphoezwaamazwikaRebeka

udadewabo,ethi:“Washokanjelowomuntukimi;ukuthi wezakumuntu;bheka,wayemingasemakameleni ngasemthonjeni

31Wathi:"Ngena,wenaobusisiweyonguJehova;umeleni ngaphandlena?ngobaminasengilungisileindlulendawo yamakamela

32Indodayangenaendlini,yakhumulaamakamela, yawanikaamakamelautshaninefolishi,namanziokugeza izinyawozayonezinyawozamadodaayenayo

33Kwabekwaphambikwakheukudlaukubaadle,kepha wathi:"Angiyikudlangizengikhulumeindabayami" Wathi:Khuluma

34Wathi:"Ngiyincekuka-Abrahama."

35UJehovaubusisilekakhuluinkosiyami;wakhula, wayinikaizimvu,nezinkomo,nesiliva,negolide,nezinceku, nezincekukazi,namakamela,nezimbongolo.

36USaraumkankosiyamiwayizalelainkosiyami indodanaesemdala;imnikekonkeenakho

37Inkosiyamiyangifungisa,yathi:‘Awuyikuthathela indodanayamiumfaziemadodakaziniamaKhanani engihlalaezwenilawo;

38Kodwauyakuyaendlinikababanasezihlotshenizami, uyithatheleindodanayamiumfazi

39Ngathienkosiniyami:Mhlawumbeowesifazane akayikungilandela;

40Yathikimi:‘UJehova,engihambaphambikwakhe, uyakuthumaingelosiyakhenawe,aphumeleliseindlela yakho;uyakuthathelaindodanayamiumfaziezihlotsheni zaminasendlinikababa;

41Khona-keuyakubamsulwakulesisifungosami,lapho usufikileezihlotshenizami;umabengakuniki,uyakuba msulwaesifungwenisami

42Ngafikaemthonjeninamuhla,ngathi:‘Jehova Nkulunkuluwenkosiyamiu-Abrahama,umauphumelelisa indlelayamiengiyihambayo;

43Bheka,ngimingasemthonjeniwamanzi;kuyakuthi laphointombiiphumaukukhaamanzi,ngithikuyo:‘Ake ungiphuziseingcosanayamanziembizeniyakho;

44Wathikimi:‘Phuzawena,ngikhelelenamakamelaakho; kubenguyenawesifazaneuJehovaammiseleyoindodana yenkosiyami

45Ngingakaqediukukhulumaenhliziyweniyami,bheka, kwaphumauRebekaenembizayakheehlombe;wehlela emthonjeni,wakhaamanzi,ngathikuye:Akengiphuze

46Wayesesheshawehlisaimbizayakheehlombe,wathi: ‘Phuza,ngizakuwaphuzisanamakamelaakho;’ngaphuza, waphuzisanamakamela

47Ngambuzangathi:Uyindodakazikabani?Wathi: “IndodakazikaBetuweliindodanakaNahoriuMilka amzalelayona;ngasengifakaiciciebuswenibakhe namasongoezandlenizakhe

48Ngakhothama,ngakhulekakuJehova,ngayekauJehova uNkulunkuluwenkosiyamiu-Abrahama,obengihole endlelenieqondileyoukubangithatheleindodanayayo indodakaziyomfowabowenkosiyami

49Manjeumanizoyenzelainkosiyamiumusaneqiniso, ngitsheleni;umakungenjalo,ngitsheleni;ukuze ngiphendukelengakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo

50BasebephendulaoLabaninoBetuweli,bathi:"Lendaba iphumakuJehova;asinakukhulumaokubinomaokuhle kuwe"

51Bheka,uRebekauphambikwakho,mthathe,uhambe, abengumkandodanayenkosiyakho,njengalokhouJehova ekhulumile

52Kwathiincekuka-Abrahamaisizwileamazwiabo, yakhulekakuJehova,yakhothamelaemhlabathini.

53Incekuyayisikhiphaizintozesilivanezintozegolide nezingubo,yazinikauRebeka,yanikanomnewabononina okuyigugu.

54Badla,baphuza,yenanamadodaayenaye,balala ubusukubonke;bavukaekuseni,wathi:"Ngiyekeningiye enkosiniyami"

55Umnewabononinabathi:"Vumelaintombazaneihlale nathiizinsukuokungenanieziyishumi;emvakwalokho izahamba

56Wathikubo:"Ningangibambezeli,lokhuuJehova eyiphumelelisileindlelayami;ngimukiseukuzengiye enkosiniyami

57Basebesithi:Sizayibizaintombazana,sibuzeemlonyeni wayo.

58BambizauRebeka,bathikuye:"Uyakuhambanalo muntuna?"Wathi:Ngizohamba

59BasebemukisauRebekaudadewabo,nomzanyana wakhe,nencekuka-Abrahama,namadodaayo

60BambusisauRebeka,bathikuye:“Wenadadewethu, yibanguninawezinkulungwanezezigidi,inzaloyakhoidle isangolalaboabayizondayo

61URebekawasukumanezintombizakhe,bagibela amakamela,balandelaindoda;incekuyamthathauRebeka, yahamba

62U-IsakawafikaevelangasemthonjeniwaseLahayiroyi; ngobawayehlalaelizwenileningizimu.

63U-Isakawaphumaukuyozindlaensiminisekuhlwile; waphakamisaamehloakhe,wabona,bheka,kwafika amakamela.

64URebekawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wambonau-Isaka, wehlaekameleni

65Wathiencekwini:"Ngubaniloohambaendle ukuzosihlangabezana?"Yasisithiinceku:Yinkosiyami; 66Incekuyayisimtshelau-Isakakonkeeyayikwenzile

67U-IsakawamngenisaetendenilikaninauSara, wamthathauRebeka,wabangumkakhe;wamthanda;uIsakawaduduzekaemvakokufakukanina

ISAHLUKO25

1U-Abrahamawabuyewathathaumfazi,igamalakhe lalinguKetura

2WamzalelaoZimrani,noJokishani,noMedani, noMidiyani,no-Ishibaki,noShuwa

3UJokishaniwazalauShebanoDedaniAmadodana kaDedaniayengama-Ashuri,namaLetushi,namaLewumi

4OonyanabakaMidiyaninguno-Efa,no-Eferi,noHanoki, no-Abida,no-ElidahaBonkelabobabengamadodana kaKetura

5U-Abrahamawamnikau-Isakakonkeanakho

6Kephaamadodanaezancinzau-Abrahamaayenazo,uAbrahamawanikaizipho,wawasusaku-Isakaindodana yakheesekhona,ayengasempumalanga,ezweni lasempumalanga

7Leziziyizinsukuzeminyakayokuhambakuka-Abrahama azihambayo,iminyakaeyikhulunamashumiayisikhombisa nanhlanu

8U-Abrahamawafa,esemdala,esemdala,esanelisiwe yizinsuku;wabuthelwakubantubakhe.

9Amadodanaakheo-Isakano-Ishmayelibammbela emhumeniwaseMakaphelaensiminika-Efroniindodana kaSohariumHetiephambikweMamre;

10Insimuu-AbrahamaayithengaemadodanenikaHeti: wangcwatshwakhonau-AbrahamanoSaraumkakhe 11Kwathiemvakokufakuka-AbrahamauNkulunkulu wambusisau-Isakaindodanayakhe;u-Isakawahlala ngasemthonjeniwaseLahayiroyi

12Leziziyizizukulwanezika-IshmayeliindodanakaAbrahama,uHagariwaseGibithe,incekukazikaSara, amzalelau-Abrahama;

13Lawaangamagamaamadodanaka-Ishmayeli ngamagamaawongezizukulwanezawo:izibulolikaIshmayelinguNebayoti;neKedari,ne-Adibheli, neMibisamu, 14noMishima,noDuma,noMasa, 15noHadari,noThema,noJeturi,noNafishi,noKedema;

16Lawaangamadodanaka-Ishmayeli,futhilawa angamagamaawongemiziyawonangezinqabazawo; izikhulueziyishuminambilingokwezizwezazo.

17Yiyoleiminyakayokuhambakuka-Ishmayeli,iminyaka eyikhulunamashumiamathathunesikhombisa;waphuma umphefumlo,wafa;wabuthelwakubantubakhe.

18BahlalabesukaeHavilabesaeShurephambikweYiputa, ukusingae-Asiriya;wafaphambikwabobonkeabafowabo 19Leziziyizizukulwanezika-Isakaindodanaka-Abrahama: u-Abrahamawazalau-Isaka;

20U-Isakawayeneminyakaengamashumiamane ekuthathenikwakheuRebheka,intombikaBhetuweli, umAramwasePadan-aram,udadewabokaLabhanumAram, ukubaabengumkakhe

21U-IsakawamthandazelaumkakhekuJehova,ngokuba wayeyinyumba;uJehovawamthandazela,uRebheka umkakhewakhulelwa

22Abantwanabaqhubukushanaphakathikwakhe;wathi: “Umakunjalo,nginjenganina?WayaukubuzakuJehova

23UJehovawathikuye:“Esiswinisakhokukhonaizizwe ezimbili;esinyeisizwesiyakubanamandlakunesinye;futhi omkhuluuyakukhonzaomncane

24Kwathisezipheleleizinsukuzakhezokubeletha,bheka, kwakukhonaamaweleesizalwenisakhe.

25Waphumaowokuqalaebomvu,enjengenguboyoboya; baqambaigamalakhengokuthiu-Esawu

26Emvakwalokhokwaphumaumfowabo,isandlasakhe sibambeisithendesika-Esawu;igamalakhelathiwa uJakobe;u-Isakawayeneminyakaengamashumi ayisithuphaekuzalenikwabo

27Akhulaabafana;uEsawuwabalizingela,indoda yasendle;uJakobewayeyindodaeqotho,ehlalaematendeni

28U-Isakawathandau-Esawu,ngokubawayedla inyamazaneyakhe,kephauRebhekawathandauJakobe

29UJakobewaphekaukudla,kwafikau-Esawuevelaendle, ediniwe;

30U-EsawuwathikuJakobe:“Akeungipheukubangidle kulokhookubomvuokubomvu;ngokubangikhathele; ngalokhoigamalakhelathiwau-Edomi

31UJakobewathi:"Ngithengiselenamuhlaubuzibulo bakho."

32U-Esawuwathi:"Bheka,sengizakufa;liyakungisiza nganilobubuzibulona?"

33UJakobewathi:“Fungakiminamuhla;wafungakuye, wathengisangobuzibulobakhekuJakobe.

34UJakobewamnikau-Esawuisinkwanokudla kwembumba;wadla,waphuza,wesukawahamba;wadelela kanjalou-Esawuubuzibulobakhe.

ISAHLUKO26

1Kwabakhonaindlalaezweningaphandlekwendlala yokuqalaeyayikhonaemihlenika-AbrahamaU-Isaka wayaku-AbimelekiinkosiyamaFilistieGerari

2UJehovawabonakalakuye,wathi:“UngehlelieGibithe; hlalaezweniengizokutshelalona.

3Hlalanjengomfokazikulelizwe,futhingizobanawe, futhingizokubusisa;ngokubangiyakunikawenanenzalo yakhoonkelawamazwe,ngigcwaliseisifungoengasifunga ku-Abrahamauyihlo;

4Ngiyakwenzainzaloyakhoibengangezinkanyezizezulu, nginikeinzaloyakhowonkelawamazwe;nangenzalo yakhoziyakubusiswaizizwezonkezomhlaba;

5ngokubau-Abrahamawalalelaizwilami,wagcinaisiyalo sami,nemiyaloyami,nezimisozami,nemithethoyami.

6U-IsakawahlalaeGerari

7Amadodaaleyondawoambuzangomkakhe;wathi: “Ungudadewethu,”ngokubawayesabaukuthi: ‘Ungumkami;funaamadodaakuleyondawoangibulale ngenxakaRebeka;ngobawayebukekaemuhle

8Kwathiesehlalekhonaisikhathieside,u-Abimeleki inkosiyamaFilistiwalunguzaefasiteleni,wabona,bheka, u-IsakawayedlalanoRebhekaumkakhe 9U-Abimelekiwambizau-Isaka,wathi:"Bheka,impela ungumkakho;ushokanjaniukuthi:'Ungudadewethu?UIsakawathikuye:"Ngokubangithe:funangimfele"

10Wathiu-Abimeleki:“Kuyinilokhuokwenzilekithina? omunyewabantuubengasealalenomkakho,futhi ubungasilethelaicala

11U-Abimelekiwayeseyalabonkeabantubakhe,wathi: "Othintalendodanomaumkakhewobulawanokubulawa" 12U-Isakawahlwanyelakulelozwe,wazuzangawona lowomnyakaokuphindwengekhulu;uJehovawambusisa. 13Lowomuntuwabamkhulu,waqhubekawakhula,waze wabamkhulukakhulu;

14Wayenemfuyoyezimvu,nemfuyoyezinkomo, nezincekueziningi;amaFilistiabanomonangaye

15Ngokubayonkeimithomboizincekuzikayise ezaziyimbileezinsukwinizika-Abrahamauyise,amaFilisti ayeyivalile,ayigcwalisangomhlabathi

16U-Abimelekiwathiku-Isaka:“Sukakithi;ngobawena ulamandlakakhulukulathi

17U-Isakawasukalapho,wamisaitendelakheesigodini saseGerari,wahlalakhona

18U-Isakawabuyewembaimithomboyamanzi ababeyimbileemihlenika-Abrahamauyise;ngokuba amaFilistiayezivimbileemvakokufakuka-Abrahama; 19Izincekuzika-Isakazembaesigodini,zafumanakhona umthombowamanziaphumayo

20AbelusibaseGeraribaphikisananabelusibaka-Isaka, bathi:“Amanzingawethu,”waqambaigamalomthombo ngokuthii-Eseke;ngobababambanalaye

21Bembaomunyeumthombo,babambananangawo; waqambaigamalawongokuthiiSitina

22Wasukalapho,wembaomunyeumthombo;ngalokho abalwanga;waqambaigamalayongokuthiiRehoboti; wathi:NgokubamanjeuJehovausenzeleindawo,futhi siyakuzalaezweni.

23Wasukalapho,wayaeBeriSheba.

24UJehovawabonakalakuyengalobobusuku,wathi: "NginguNkulunkuluka-Abrahamauyihlo;ungesabi, ngokubanginawe;ngiyakukubusisa,ngandiseinzaloyakho ngenxaka-Abrahamaincekuyami"

25Wakhakhonai-altare,wabizaigamalikaJehova, wamisaitendelakhekhona;izincekuzika-Isakazemba khonaumthombo

26U-AbimelekiwayeseyakuyeevelaeGerari,eno-Ahuzati umnganewakhenoFikoliindunayebutholakhe

27U-Isakawathikubo:"Nizelenikimi,lokhuningizonda, ningixoshakinina?"

28Bathi:"SibonilenokubonaukuthiuJehovaunawe,sathi: 'Makubekhonaisifungophakathikwethuphakathikwethu nawe,senzeisivumelwanonawe;

29ukuzeungasenzeliokubi,njengalokhusingakuthintanga, nanjengalokhosikwenzeleokuhlekuphela,sakumukisa ngokuthula;manjeusubusisiwenguJehova.

30Wabenzelaidili,badla,baphuza

31Bavukaekuseni,bafungisanaomunyenomunye;u-Isaka wabamukisa,basukakuyengokuthula.

32Kwathingalolosukuzafikaizincekuzika-Isaka, zamtshelangomthomboezaziwumbile,zathikuye: "Siwatholileamanzi."

33WayibizangokuthiiSheba;ngalokhoigamalomuzi liyiBeriShebakuzekubenamuhla

34U-Esawuwayeneminyakaengamashumiamane ekuthathenikwakheuJuditiindodakazikaBeriumHeti noBasematiindodakazika-EloniumHeti

35Ababalusizienhliziywenika-IsakanoRebeka.

ISAHLUKO27

1Kwathiu-Isakaesemdala,namehloakheesequndekile, engasaboni,wabizau-Esawuizibulolakhe,wathikuye: "Ndodanayami,"wathikuye:"Bheka,ngilapha."

2Wathi:“Bheka,sengimdala,angilwaziusukulokufa kwami;

3Ngakho-keakeuthatheizikhalizakho,umgodlawakho lomnsalowakho,uphumeuyeegangeni,ungizingele inyamayenyamazana;

4Ungenzeleukudlaokumnandiengikuthandayo,ukulethe kimi,ngidle;ukuzeumphefumulowamiukubusise ngingakafi.

5URebekawezwalaphou-Isakaekhulumano-Esawu indodanayakheU-Esawuwayaendleukuyozingela inyamazane,ayilethe

6URebekawakhulumakuJakobeindodanayakhe,wathi: “Bheka,ngizwileuyihloekhulumaku-Esawuumnewenu, ethi:

7Ngiletheleinyamazane,ungenzeleukudlaokumnandi, ukuzengidle,ngikubusisephambikukaJehovangingakafi 8Ngakho-ke,ndodanayami,lalelaizwilaminjengalokho engikuyalangakho

9Hambamanjeemhlambini,ungithathelekhona amazinyaneamabiliezimbuziamahle;ngiyakuzenzela uyihloukudlaokumnandinjengalokhoakuthandayo; 10uyakuyisakuyihloukubaadle,futhiakubusiseengakafi

11UJakobewathikuRebekaunina:“Bheka,u-Esawu umfowethuuyindodaenoboya,minangiyindoda ebushelelezi;

12Mhlawumbeubabauyakungiphatha,ngibe njengomkhohlisikuye;ngiyakulethaisiqalekisophezu kwami,kungabiyisibusiso

13Uninawathikuye:"Makubephezukwamiisiqalekiso sakho,ndodanayami;

14Wahamba,wawathatha,wawayisakunina;unina walungisaukudlaokumnandinjengalokhoakuthandayo uyise

15URebekawayesethathaizinguboezinhlezika-Esawu indodanayakheendalaezazikuyeendlini,wamembathisa zonauJakobeindodanayakheencane

16Wabekaizikhumbazamazinyaneezimbuziezandleni zakhenasebushelelezibentamoyakhe.

17WanikauJakobeindodanayakheukudlaokumnandi nesinkwaabesilungisile

18Wayakuyise,wathi:"Baba,"wathi:"Ngilapha; ungubani,ndodanayami?

19UJakobewathikuyise:"Ngingu-Esawuizibulolakho; Ngenzilenjengokushokwakhokimi;akeusuke,uhlale, udleinyamazaneyami,ukuzeumphefumulowakho ungibusise

20U-Isakawathiendodaneniyakhe:"Kwenzekeniukuba uyitholemasinyanekangaka,ndodanayamina?"Wathi: "NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyilethilekimi" 21U-IsakawathikuJakobe:“Akeusondele,ngikuphathe, ndodanayami,ukuthiuyindodanayamiu-Esawuuqobo nomaqha

22UJakobewasondelaku-Isakauyise;wamphatha,wathi: IlizwiliyizwilikaJakobe,kodwaizandlaziyizandla zikaEsawu

23Akamazanga,ngokubaizandlazakhezazinoboya njengezandlazomnewabou-Esawu;wambusisa

24Wathi:"Wenauyindodanayamiimpelau-Esawuna?" Wathi:Nginguye.

25Wathi:"Sondezakimi,ngidleinyamazaneyendodana yami,ukuzeumphefumulowamiukubusise" Wakusondezakuye,wadla;wamlethelaiwayini,waphuza. 26Uyiseu-Isakawathikuye:"Sondelamanje,ungange, ndodanayami"

27Wasondela,wamanga,walizwaiphungalenguboyakhe, wambusisa,wathi:“Bheka,iphungalendodanayami linjengephungalensimuuJehovaayibusisile; 28NgalokhouNkulunkulumakakupheamazoloezulu, namanoniomhlaba,nenalayokusanhlamvunewayini; 29Abantumabakukhonze,izizwezikukhothamele;yiba yinkosiyabafowenu,amadodanakanyokoakhothamele; makaqalekisweokuqalekisayo,abusisweokubusisayo 30Kwathiu-IsakaeseqedileukubusisauJakobe,uJakobe esandakuphumaebuswenibuka-Isakauyise,wangenauEsawuumfowaboevelaekuzingelenikwakhe

31Nayewalungisaukudlaokumnandi,wakuyisakuyise, wathikuyise:"Ubabamakavukeadleinyamazane yendodanayakhe,ukuzeumphefumulowakhoungibusise" 32U-Isakauyisewathikuye:"Ungubanina?"Wathi: "Ngiyindodanayakho,izibulolakhou-Esawu"

33UIsakawasethuthumelakakhulukazi,wathi:Ngubani? uphilowoobambeinyamazane,wayilethakimi,ngadla wenaungakafiki,ngambusisa,na?yebo,futhiuyobusiswa

34U-Esawuesezwileamazwikayisewakhalangokukhala okukhulunokumunyukakhulu,wathikuyise:"Ngibusise nami,baba"

35Wathi:“Umfowenuufikilengobuqili,wathatha isibusisosakho.

36Wasesithi:IbizolakhekathiwanguJakobeyini?ngoba ungikhohlisileleziizikhathiezimbili:wathathaubuzibulo bami;bheka,manjeusethathileisibusisosami.Wathi: “Awungigcinelangaisibusisona?

37U-Isakawaphendula,wathiku-Esawu:"Bheka, ngimenzeinkosiyakho,nabobonkeabafowabongimnike bonababeyizincekuzakhe;ngimsekelengamabele nangewayini;ngiyakwenzanimanjekuwendodanayamina?

38Wathiu-Esawukuyise:"Baba,sinyenjeisibusisosakho na?"ngibusisenami,babaU-Esawuwaphakamisaizwi lakhe,wakhala.

39U-Isakauyisewaphendula,wathikuye:"Bheka,indawo yakhoyokuhlalaiyakuba-ngamafuthaomhlabanamazolo ezuluavelaphezulu; 40Uyakuphilangenkembayakho,umkhonzeumfowenu; kuyakuthilaphousubuse,wephuleijokalakhelisuke entanyeniyakho.

41U-EsawuwamzondauJakobengenxayesibusisouyise ambusisengaso;u-Esawuwathienhliziyweniyakhe: “Izinsukuzokulilelaubabasezisondele;ngizambulala umfowethuuJakobe

42URebekawatshelwalawamazwika-Esawuindodana yakheenkulu,wathumelawabizauJakobeindodanayakhe encane,wathikuye:"Bheka,u-Esawuumnewenu uziduduzangawengokuthiufunaukukubulala"

43Ngakho-ke,ndodanayami,lalelaizwilami;suka ubalekelekuLabaniumfowethueHarana; 44uhlalenayeizinsukuezimbalwa,kuzekubuye ukufuthekakomfowenu;

45Kuzekusukekuweukufuthekakomfowenu,akhohlwe okwenzilekuye,ngiyakuthumangikulandekhona;

46URebekawathiku-Isaka:“Ngikhatheleukuphilangenxa yamadodakazikaHeti;

ISAHLUKO28

1U-IsakawambizauJakobe,wambusisa,wamyala,wathi kuye:"UngathathiumfaziemadodakaziniaseKhanani."

2SukauyeePhadaniAramuendlinikaBhetuweliuyise kanyoko;uzithathelekhonaumfaziemadodakazini kaLabaniunyokolume.

3UNkulunkuluuSomandlamakakubusise,akuqhamise, akwandise,ubeyisixukusabantu; 4akunikeisibusisosika-Abrahama,wenanenzaloyakho kanyenawe;ukuzeudleifalezweongowezizwekulo, uNkulunkulualinikau-Abrahama

5U-IsakawayesemukisauJakobe,wayaePhadaniAramu kuLabaniindodanakaBetuweliumAramu,umfowabo kaRebheka,uninakaJakobeno-Esawu

6U-Esawuebonaukuthiu-IsakaubusiseuJakobe, wammukisaePhadaniAramuukubaazithathelekhona umfazi;nokuthilaphoembusisawamyalangokuthi: “UngamthathiumfaziemadodakaziniaseKhanani; 7nokuthiuJakobewalalelauyisenonina,wayaePhadani Aramu;

8U-EsawuwabonaukuthiamadodakaziaseKhanani ayemahleemehlwenika-Isakauyise;

9U-Esawuwayaku-Ishmayeli,wathathauMahalati indodakazika-Ishmayeliindodanaka-Abrahama, udadewabokaNebayoti,kubafazibakhe,abengumkakhe 10UJakobewaphumaeBeriSheba,wayaeHarana. 11Wafikaendaweniethile,walalakhona,ngokubailanga laselishonile;wathathaamatsheakuleyondawo,wabeka imicameloyakhe,walalakuleyondawo 12Waphupha,bheka,isikhwelosimisiweemhlabeni, isihlokosalosifinyelelaezulwini;bheka,izingelosi zikaNkulunkuluzenyukazehlakulo

13Bheka,uJehovawayemiphezukwalo,wathi: “NginguJehovauNkulunkuluka-Abrahamauyihlo noNkulunkuluka-Isaka;

14Inzaloyakhoiyakubanjengothulilomhlaba, usakazekeleentshonalanga,nasempumalanga, nasenyakatho,naseningizimu;

15Bheka,nginawe,futhingiyakukulondolozaezindaweni zonkelaphouyakhona,ngikubuyiselekulelizwe;ngoba kangiyikukutshiya,ngizengenzelokhoengikukhulume kuwe

16UJakobewavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wathi:“Impela uJehovaukhonakulendawo;namibengingazi.

17Wesaba,wathi:Yesabekakangakananilendawo!lokhu kakusikhookunyengaphandlekwendlukaNkulunkulu,leli lisangolezulu.

18UJakobewavukaekusenikakhulu,wathathaitshe abelibekeezicamelwenizakhe,walimisalabayinsika, wathelaamafuthaesihlokwenisalo.

19WaqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthiiBethele,kepha igamalalowomuzilalithiwaiLuzeekuqaleni

20UJakobewenzaisithembiso,wathi:“UmauNkulunkulu eyakubanami,angigcinekulendlelaengiyihambayo, anginikeisinkwasokudla,nezingubozokwembatha, 21ukuzengibuyeleendlinikababangokuthula;uJehova uyakubanguNkulunkuluwami;

22Lelitsheengilimiselabayinsikaliyakubayindlu kaNkulunkulu,nakhokonkeonginikakhonanokukunika okweshumi

ISAHLUKO29

1UJakobewayesehambangohambolwakhe,wafika ezwenilabantubasempumalanga.

2Wabheka,bheka,kwakukhonaumthomboendle,bheka, nansoimihlambiemithathuyezimvuilelengakuwo;ngoba kulowomthombobabephuzisaimihlambi;kwakukhona itsheelikhuluemlonyeniwomthombo

3Yabuthelwakhonaimihlambiyonke,baligingqeitshe emlonyeniwomthombo,baphuziseizimvu,balibuyisele itsheemlonyeniwomthomboendaweniyalo

4UJakobewathikubo:"Bafowethu,nivelaphina?" Basebesithi:SivelaeHarana.

5Wathikubo:"NiyamaziuLabaniindodanakaNahorina?"

Basebesithi:Siyamazi

6Wasesithikubo:Usaphilileyini?Basebethi:"Usahlezi kahle;bheka,uRaheliindodakaziyakheuyezanezimvu"

7Wathi:"Bheka,kusesemini,akukabiyisikhathi sokubuthwakwezinkomo;phuzisaniizimvu,nihambe niziluse"

8Basebethi:"Asikwazi,izeibuthweimihlambiyonke, bazebagingqeitshelisukeemlonyeniwomthombo;bese siphuzisaizimvu

9Esakhulumanabo,uRaheliwafikanezimvuzikayise, ngokubawayezalusa.

10KwathiuJakobeebonauRaheliindodakazikaLabani umfowabokaninanezimvuzikaLabaniumfowabokanina, uJakobewasondela,walisusaitsheemlonyeniwomthombo, waziphuzisaizimvuzikaLabaniuninalume

11UJakobewamangauRaheli,waphakamisaizwilakhe, wakhala.

12UJakobewamtshelauRaheliukuthiungumfowabo kayisenokuthiuyindodanakaRebheka;wagijimawatshela uyise

13KwathiuLabaniesezwileumbikokaJakobeindodana kadadewabo,wagijimawamhlangabeza,wamgona, wamanga,wamngenisaendliniyakheWamtshelauLabani zonkelezizinto

14ULabaniwathikuye:"Impelauyithambolaminenyama yami"Wahlalanayeisikhathiesingangenyanga

15ULabaniwathikuJakobe:“Ngokubaungumfowethu, ungikhonzengezena?ngitshele,umvuzowakhouzakuba yini?

16ULabaniwayenamadodakaziamabili,igamalenkulu lalinguLeya,igamalencinyanelalinguRaheli.

17ULeyawayenamehloathambile;kodwauRaheli wayemuhleemuhleemuhle

18UJakobewathandauRaheli;wathi:Ngizakukusebenzela iminyakaeyisikhombisangoRaheliindodakaziyakho encane

19WathiuLabani:"Kungconoukubangimnikewena kunokubangimnikeenyeindoda;hlalanami"

20UJakobewasebenzelauRaheliiminyakaeyisikhombisa; zabonakalaemehlweniakhenjengezinsukwana,ngenxa yokumthandakwakhe

21UJakobewathikuLabani:"Nginikeumkami,ngokuba izinsukuzamisezipheleleukubangingenekuye."

22ULabaniwasebuthanisaabantubonkebaleyondawo, wenzaidili

23KwathikusihlwawathathauLeyaindodakaziyakhe, wamlethakuye;wasengenakuye

24ULabaniwanikaindodakaziyakheuLeyauZilipa incekukaziyakhe,abeyincekukaziyakhe.

25Kwasekusithiekuseni,khangela,kunguLeya;wasesithi kuLabani:Kuyinilokhuokwenzekimi?Angikukhonzanga ngenxakaRahelina?pho,ungikhohliselenina?

26ULabaniwathi:"Akwenziwanjaloezwenilakithi, ukwendiswakomncanengaphambikwezibulo"

27Qedaisontolaso,sikunikenalonangenkonzo oyakungikhonzayonaeminyeiminyakaeyisikhombisa

28UJakobewenzenjalo,wagcwalisaisontolakhe;

29ULabaniwanikauRaheliindodakaziyakheuBhiliha incekukaziyakhe,abeyincekukaziyakhe

30WangenanakuRaheli,wathandauRahelikunoLeya, wasebenzakuyeeminyeiminyakaeyisikhombisa.

31UJehovaebonaukuthiuLeyauzondwa,wavulaisizalo sakhe,kephauRaheliwayeyinyumba

32ULeyawakhulelwa,wazalaindodana,waqambaigama layongokuthiuRubeni,ngokubawathi:“ImpelauJehova ukubonileukuhluphekakwami;manjeumyeniwami uyakungithanda

33Wabuyewakhulelwa,wazalaindodana;wathi: “NgokubauJehovauzwileukuthingiyazondwa,unginikile nalendodana,”waqambaigamalayongokuthiuSimeyoni

34Wabuyewakhulelwa,wazalaindodana;wathi:“Manje manjeumyeniwamiuseyakunamathelakimi,ngokuba ngimzaleleamadodanaamathathu;”ngalokhoigamalakhe lathiwauLevi.

35Wabuyewakhulelwa,wazalaindodana,wathi:“Manje ngizakumdumisauJehova;”ngalokhowaqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuJuda;futhikwesokunxeleukuzala

ISAHLUKO30

1URaheliesebonileukuthiakamzaleliuJakobeabantwana, uRaheliwabanomhawungodadewabo;wathikuJakobe: "Nginikeabantwana,funangife."

2IntukuthelokaJakobeyamvuthelauRaheli,wathi: "NgisesikhundlenisikaNkulunkuluokuvimbileisithelo sesizalona?"

3Wathi:"Bheka,incekukaziyamiuBiliha,ngenakuye; uyakuzalaemadolweniami,ukuzenamingibenabantwana kuye.

4WamuphauBilihaincekukaziyakhe,abengumkakhe; uJakobewamngena

5UBilihawakhulelwa,wamzalelauJakobeindodana.

6URaheliwathi:"UNkulunkuluungahlulele,wezwaizwi lami,wangiphaindodana;"ngalokhowaqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuDani.

7UBilihaincekukazikaRaheliwabuyewakhulelwa, wamzalelauJakobeindodanayesibili

8URaheliwathi:"Ngokubambanangibambene nodadewethungokubambanaokukhulu,ngamanqoba" WaqambaigamalakhengokuthiuNafetali

9ULeyaesebonileukuthiuseyekileukuzala,wathatha uZilipaincekukaziyakhe,wamnikauJakobeabe ngumkakhe

10UZilipaincekukazikaLeyawamzalelauJakobe indodana

11WathiuLeya:"Kuzaimpi"Waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuGadi.

12UZilipaincekukazikaLeyawamzalelauJakobe indodanayesibili

13ULeyawathi:“Ngiyajabula,ngokubaamadodakazi ayakuthingibusisiwe,”waqambaigamalayongokuthiuAsheri

14URubeniwahambangezinsukuzokuvunaukolweni, wafumanaamamandragoraendle,wawayisakuninauLeya URaheliwayesethikuLeya:“Akeungipheamamandragora endodanayakho.

15Wathikuye:"Kuncaneyiniukuthiuthathileumyeni wamina?ubuyakuthathanamamandragoraendodanayami na?URaheliwasesithi:Ngakhouzalalalawe ngalobubusukungenxayamamandragoraendodanayakho

16UJakobewafikaevelaensiminikusihlwa,uLeya waphumaukumhlangabeza,wathi:"Kumelweungenekimi; ngobaimpelangikuqashilengamamandragoraendodana yamiWalalanayengalobobusuku

17UNkulunkuluwamuzwauLeya,wakhulelwa, wamzalelauJakobeindodanayesihlanu

18WayesethiuLeya:“UNkulunkuluunginikileumvuzo wami,lokhunginikeumyeniwamiincekukaziyami,” waqambaigamalayongokuthiu-Isakare

19ULeyawabuyewakhulelwa,wamzalelauJakobe indodanayesithupha

20ULeyawathi:“UNkulunkuluungipheisiphoesihle; manjeumyeniwamiuseyakuhlalanami,ngokuba ngimzaleleamadodanaayisithupha;waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuZebuloni.

21Ngasemuvawazalaindodakazi,waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiuDina

22UNkulunkuluwamkhumbulauRaheli,uNkulunkulu wamuzwa,wavulaisizalosakhe.

23Wakhulelwa,wazalaindodana;wathi:UNkulunkulu ukususileihlazolami;

24WaqambaigamalayongokuthiuJosefa;wathi: “UJehovamakangengezeleleenyeindodana

25KwathiuRaheliesezeleuJosefa,uJakobewathi kuLabani:"Ngimukiseukubangiyeendaweniyakithi nasezwenilakithi"

26Nginikeabafazibaminabantwanabami,engikukhonze ngenxayabo,ngihambe,ngokubawenauyayaziinkonzo yamiengikwenzeleyona

27ULabaniwathikuye:"Akengitholeumusaemehlweni akho,hlala,ngokubangibonileukuthiuJehovaungibusisile ngenxayakho"

28Wathi:"Ngimiseleinkokheloyakho,ngikunike."

29Wathikuye:"Uyaziwenaukuthingikukhonzekanjani, nokuthiizinkomozakhozazinjanikimi"

30Ngokubawawunakhookuncanengingakafiki, sekwandile,kwabayisixuku;uJehovaukubusisile ekufikenikwami;manjengiyakuyilungiselaninieyami indluna?

31Wathi:"Ngikuphenina?"UJakobewathi:"Unganginiki lutho;umaungenzelalokho,ngiyakubuyengiluse,ngiluse umhlambiwakho;

32Ngiyakudabulaumhlambiwakhowonkenamuhla, ngikhiphekhonazonkeezimanakanakanezimanakanaka, nazozonkeezimnyamaphakathikwezimvu, nezimanakanakanezimanakanakaezimbuzini,zibe ngumvuzowami

33“Kanjaloukulungakwamikuyakungiphendulela ngesikhathiesizayo,laphosekufikainkokheloyami phambikobusobakho,zonkeezingezimabala nezingamamanaezimbuzini,nezingemnyamaphakathi kwezimvu,ezingathizebiwekanyenami

34WathiuLabani:"Bheka,makubenjengezwilakho"

35Ngalolosukuwakhethaizimpongoezimizile nezimanakanaka,nazozonkeizimpongoezimanakanaka nezimanakanaka,nazozonkeezimhlophekuzo,nazozonke ezimnyamaphakathikwezimvu,wazinikelaesandleni samadodanaakhe

36Wamisauhambolwezinsukuezintathuphakathikwakhe noJakobe;uJakobewalusayonkeimihlambikaLabani

37UJakobewathathaizintizompopularieziluhlazanezomhazelinezesnakidi;wasechubaimivimboemhlophekuzo, wenzaukuthikubonakaleokumhlopheokusezingxongeni.

38Wazimisaizintiabezebulilephambikwemihlambi emiseleniemiqengqeniyamanzi,laphoimihlambiiza ukuphuza,ukubaikhulelwelaphoizaukuphuza

39Imihlambiyamithaphambikwezinti,yazalaezimizila, nezimanakanaka,nezimanakanaka.

40UJakobewawahlukanisaamawundlu,wabhekisaubuso bemihlambikwezinemishwenezimnyamaemhlambini kaLabani;wayibekayodwaeyakheimihlambi, akayibekangaemhlambinikaLabani

41Kwasekusithilaphoizimvuezilamandlasezikhulelwa, uJakobewazibekaizindukuphambikwamehloemihlambi emiseleni,ukuzezikhulephakathikwezinti

42Kodwalaphoumhlambiwawubuthakathaka akazifakanga;

43Indodayakhulakakhulukakhulu,yabanemihlambi eminingi,nezincekukazi,nezinceku,namakamela, nezimbongolo.

ISAHLUKO31

1WezwaamazwiamadodanakaLabani,ethi:"UJakobe uthathilekonkeokwakungokukababa;futhingalokho okwakungokukababautholelonkeloludumo

2UJakobewabonaubusobukaLabani,bheka, babungenjengakuqalakuye.

3UJehovawathikuJakobe:“Buyelaezwenilawoyihlo nasezihlotshenizakho;futhingizobanawe

4UJakobewathumelawabizauRahelinoLeyaendle emhlambiniwakhe

5Wathikubo:“Ngiyabubonaubusobukayihloukuthi abunjengakuqalakimi;kephauNkulunkulukababaube nami

6Niyazininaukuthingimkhonzeuyihlongamandlaami onke;

7Uyihloungikhohlisile,waguqulainkokheloyami kayishumi;kodwauNkulunkulukamvumelangaukuthi angilimaze.

8Umaeshonjaloukuthi:Ezimanakanakaziyakuba ngumvuzowakho;zonkeizinkomozazalaezimanakanaka; zazalazonkeizinkomoezinemishwe.

9KanjalouNkulunkuluuseyithathileimfuyokayihlo, wanginikayona

10Kwathingesikhathiumhlambiukhulelwa, ngaphakamisaamehloami,ngabonaephusheni; 11IngelosikaNkulunkuluyakhulumakimiephusheni, yathi:"Jakobe!Ngathi:'Nangumina.'

12Yathi:“Akeuphakamiseamehloakho,ubone,zonke izinqamaezikhwelaumhlambizinemizila,nezimanakanaka, nezimanakanaka,ngokubangikubonilekonkeuLabani akwenzayokuwe

13NginguNkulunkuluwaseBethele,laphowagcobakhona insika,nalaphowathembisakhonaisithembisokimi;suka manje,uphumekulelizwe,ubuyeleezwenilokuzalwa kwakho

14ORahelinoLeyabaphendula,bathikuye:“Sisenesabelo nefaendlinikababana?

15Asithathwayininjengabafokazikuyena?ngokuba usithengisile,wadlanemaliyethu

16NgokubayonkeingcebouNkulunkuluamamukangayo ubabaingeyethuneyabantwanabethu;

17UJakobewasukuma,wakhwelisaamadodanaakhe nabafazibakheemakameleni;

18Wathathayonkeimfuyoyakhe,nayoyonkeimpahla yakheabeyizuzile,imfuyoabeyizuzile,abeyizuzile ePhadaniAramu,ukuzeayeku-Isakauyiseezweni laseKhanani.

19ULabaniwayaukuyogundaizimvuzakhe;uRaheli webaizithombeezibaziweyozikayise

20UJakobewamgebelauLabaniumAramu,ngokuba akamtshelangaukuthiuyabaleka

21Wabalekanakhokonkeanakho;wasukuma,wawela umfula,wabhekisaubusobakheentabeniyakwaGileyadi. 22KwathingosukulwesithathuuLabaniwatshelwaukuthi uJakobeubalekile.

23Wathathaabafowabo,wamsukela,uhambolwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa;bamficaentabeniyakwaGileyadi

24UNkulunkuluwezakuLabaniumAramungephupho ebusuku,wathikuye:"Ziqapheleukubaungakhulumi kuJakobeokuhlenomaokubi"

25ULabaniwamficauJakobeUJakobewayesegxumekile itendelakheentabeni;uLabaninabafowabobamisa entabeniyakwaGileyadi

26ULabaniwathikuJakobe:"Wenzeniukubaungebe ngokungazi,uthatheamadodakaziaminjengabathunjwa ngenkembana?"

27Ubalekeleningasese,ungebe,na?awungitshelanga ukuthingabengakumukisangentokozo,nangezingoma, ngesigubhu,nangehabhu?

28Awungivumelangaukwangaamadodanaami namadodakaziami?manjewenzeubuwulangokwenza kanjalo

29Kusemandleniesandlasamiukunenzaokubi,kepha uNkulunkulukayihloukhulumekimiizoloebusuku,wathi: ‘ZiqapheleukubaungakhulumikuJakobeokuhlenoma okubi.

30Manje,nakubaubusuhamba,ngokubaubulangazelela kakhuluindlukayihlo,webelenionkulunkulubamina?

31UJakobewaphendula,wathikuLabani:"Ngokuba ngesaba,ngokubangathi:Mhlawumbeuzongiphuca amadodakaziakho"

32Lowoofumanakuyeonkulunkulubakho,makangaphili; phambikwabafowethuyaziokungokwami,ukuthabathe NgokubauJakobewayengaziukuthiuRaheliwayezebile

33ULabaniwangenaetendenilikaJakobe,nasetendeni likaLeya,nasematendeniezincekukaziezimbili;kodwa akazitholangaWaphumaetendenilikaLeya,wangena etendenilikaRaheli;

34URaheliwayesezithathileizithombe,wazifakaesandeni wekamela,wahlalaphezukwazoULabaniwaphenya etendenilonke,akazitholanga.

35Wathikuyise:“Inkosiyamimayingathukuthelingokuthi ngingenakusukumaphambikwakho;ngobaisiko labesifazaneliphezukwami.Waphenya,kepha akazitholangaizithombe

36UJakobewathukuthela,wamthethisauLabani;Siyini isonosamiukubaungizingelengokushisakangakana?

37Njengobausuhlolisisilezonkeizimpahlazami,utholeni yazozonkeizimpahlazendluyakho?yibekelaphaphambi kwabafowethunabafowenu,ukuzebahlulelephakathi kwethusobabili

38Leminyakaengamashumiamabilibenginawe; Izimvukazizakhonezimbuzikazizakhoaziphunzanga, nezinqamazomhlambiwakhoangizidlanga

39Okudwengulweyiziloangikulethangakuwe;ngathwala ukulahlekelwayikho;wayibizaesandlenisami,noma yebiweemininomayebiweebusuku

40Nganginjalo;eminingidliwengukoma,nesithwathwa ebusuku;ubuthongobamibamukaemehlweniami

41Ngibenjaloiminyakaengamashumiamabiliendlini yakho;Ngakukhonzaiminyakaeyishuminanengenxa yamadodakaziakhoamabili,neminyakaeyisithupha ngenxayezinkomozakho;

42UmauNkulunkulukababa,uNkulunkuluka-Abrahama, nokwesabakuka-Isaka,wayengenami,impelawena ubuyakungimukisangizeUNkulunkuluukubonile ukuhluphekakwaminomsebenziwezandlazami,wakusola izoloebusuku.

43ULabaniwaphendulawathikuJakobe:“Lawa amadodakaziangamadodakaziami,labantwana bangabantwanabami,lezizinkomoziyizinkomozami, nakhokonkeokubonayokungokwami;

44Ngakhowozawena,senzeisivumelwano,minalawe; kubengubufakaziphakathikwaminawe

45UJakobewathathaitshe,walimisalabayinsika

46UJakobewathikubafowabo:“Buthaniamatshe; bathathaamatshe,benzainqwaba,badlakhonaphezu kwenqwaba

47ULabaniwayibizangokuthiiJegari-Sahadutha,kepha uJakobewayiqambangokuthiiGaledi

48WathiuLabani:"Lenqwabaingufakaziphakathikwami nawenamuhla."NgalokhoigamalawolathiwaiGaledi; 49neMispa;ngokubawathi:“UJehovamakalindephakathi kwaminawe,laphosihlukeneomunyekomunye

50Umauhluphaamadodakaziami,nomauthathaabanye abafazingaphandlekwamadodakaziami,akukhomuntu onathi;bheka,uNkulunkuluungufakaziphakathikwami nawe.

51ULabaniwathikuJakobe:“Bhekalenqwaba,bhekale nsikaengiyibekilephakathikwaminawe;

52Lenqwabaingufakazi,nalensikaingufakazi,ukuthi angiyikuwelalenqwabangizekuwe,nokuthiwena awuyikudlulalenqwabanakulensikauzekimingokubi

53UNkulunkuluka-Abrahama,noNkulunkulukaNahori, uNkulunkulukayisewabo,makahlulelephakathikwethu UJakobewafungangokwesabakukayiseu-Isaka

54UJakobewanikelangomhlatsheloentabeni,wabiza abafowaboukubabadleisinkwa;badlaisinkwa,balala entabeni

55WavukauLabaniekuseni,wangaamadodanaakhe namadodakaziakhe,wawabusisa;uLabaniwasuka, wabuyelaendaweniyakhe

ISAHLUKO32

1UJakobewahambaindlelayakhe,izingelosi zikaNkulunkuluzamhlangabeza

2UJakobeezibonawathi:“LeliyibandlalikaNkulunkulu” WaqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthiiMahanayimi.

3UJakobewathumaizithunywaphambikwakheku-Esawu umfowaboezwenilaseSeyiri,izwelakwa-Edomi.

4Wabayalangokuthi:“NiyakushokanjeenkosiniyamiuEsawu;IshokanjeincekuyakhouJakobe,ithi: BengigogobelekuLabani,ngahlalakhonakuzekubemanje; 5nginezinkabi,nezimbongolo,nezimvu,nezinceku, nezincekukazi;ngithumeleukutshelainkosiyami,ukuze ngitholeumusaemehlweniakho

6IzithunywazabuyelakuJakobe,zathi:"Sifikile kumfowenuu-Esawu,nayeuyezaukukuhlangabeza enamadodaangamakhuluamane."

7UJakobewesabakakhulu,wacindezeleka,wabahlukanisa abantuababenaye,nezimvu,nezinkomo,namakamela, amaviyoamabili;

8Wathi:"Umau-Esawuefikakwelinyeiqembu,alishaye, elinyeiqembueliseleyoliyakusinda"

9UJakobewathi:“ONkulunkulukababau-Abrahama, noNkulunkulukababau-Isaka,uJehovaowashokimi ukuthi:‘Buyelaezwenilakininasezihlotshenizakho,futhi ngizokwenzakahlekuwe.

10Angifanelekiumusawakhoneqinisolonkeokwenzele incekuyakho;ngokubangawelaleliJordaningentonga yami;manjesengingamaviyoamabili

11Akeungikhululeesandlenisomfowethu,esandlenisikaEsawu,ngokubangiyamesaba,funaafikeangibulale,kanye noninakanyenabantwana

12“Wathi:‘Impelangiyakukwenzelaokuhle,ngenze inzaloyakhoibengangesihlabathisolwandle esingenakubalwangenxayobuningi.

13Walalakhonangalobobusuku;wathabathakukho kwalokhookufikeesandlenisakheisiphosika-Esawu umfowabo;

14izimpongoezingamakhuluamabili,nezimpongo ezingamashumiamabili,nezimvukaziezingamakhulu amabili,nezinqamaezingamashumiamabili;

15Amakamelaamunyisayoangamashumiamathathu namatholeawo,nezinkomoezingamashumiamane, nezinkunzieziyishumi,nezimbongolozezinsikazi ezingamashumiamabili,namatholeayishumi

16Wazinikelaesandlenisezincekuzakhe,umhlambi wodwa;wathiezincekwinizakhe:Dlulaniphambikwami, nibekeisikhalaphakathikomhlambi

17Wayalaowokuqala,wathi:"Nxau-Esawuumfowethu ekuhlangananawe,ekubuzaethi:'Ungokabanina?'uya ngaphina?ngezikabanilezieziphambikwakho?

18Uyakuthi:'EzencekuyakhouJakobe;kuyisipho esithunyelweenkosiniyamiu-Esawu;bheka,naye usemuvakwethu

19Wayalanowesibili,nowesithathu,nabobonke ababelandelaimihlambi,wathi:"NiyakushokanjekuEsawu,laphonimfumana"

20Futhinithi:'Bheka,incekuyakhouJakobeingasemva kwethu.'Ngokubawathi:"Ngizakumthobisangesipho esihambaphambikwami,ngasemuvangiboneubusobakhe; mhlawumbeangangamukela

21Ngakhoisiphosawelaphambikwakhe;yenawalala ekamungalobobusuku

22Wavukangalobobusuku,wathathaomkakheababili, nezincekukazizakheezimbili,namadodanaakheayishumi nanye,wawelaezibukweniiJabhoki

23Wabathatha,wabawelisaumfula,wawelisanalokho anakho.

24UJakobewasalayedwa;kwabambananayeumuntu kwazekwasa.

25Laphoebonaukuthiakamehluli,wathintaesikhoxeni sethangalakhe;isikhoxesethangalikaJakobesahlehla esihlangeneniesabambananaye

26Wathi:"Ngiyekengihambe,ngokubakuyasa."Wathi: "Angiyikukuyekaukubauhambe,ungangibusisanga"

27Wasesithikuye:Ungubaniibizolakho?Wasesithi: UJakobe

28Wathi:"IgamalakhoalisayikuthiwauJakobe,kephauIsrayeli,ngokubanjengesikhuluunamandlanoNkulunkulu nakubantu,wanqoba"

29UJakobewambuzawathi:"Akeungitsheleigama lakho."Wathi:“Ubuzelaniigamalamina?Wambusisa lapho

30UJakobewaqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthi iPheniyeli,ngokubangiboneuNkulunkuluubusonobuso, kephaumphefumulowamiuyakusindiswa

31KwathiedlulaePenuweliilangalaphumaphezukwakhe, waqhugaethangenilakhe.

32Ngalokhoabantwanabakwa-Israyeliabawudliumsipha wenyongakuzekubenamuhla,ngokubayathinta esikhoxenisenyongakaJakobeemsipheniwenyonga.

ISAHLUKO33

1UJakobewaphakamisaamehloakhe,wabona,nangouEsawuezaenamadodaangamakhuluamane. WabahlukaniselaabantwanauLeya,noRaheli, nezincekukaziezimbili

2Wabekaizincekukazinabantwanabazophambili,uLeya nabantwanabakhengasemuva,noRahelinoJosefa ngasemuva

3Yenawadlulelaphambikwabo,wakhothamela emhlabathinikasikhombisa,wazewasondelakumfowabo

4U-Esawuwagijimaukumhlangabeza,wamgona,wawa entanyeniyakhe,wamanga;

5Waphakamisaamehloakhe,wabonaabesifazane nabantwana;wathi:Ngobanilabaolawe?Wathi: "AbantwanauNkulunkuluayipheincekuyakhongomusa."

6Zasezisondelaizincekukazi,zonanabantwanabazo, zakhothama

7WasondelanoLeyanabantwanabakhe,bakhothama; ngasemuvakwasondelauJosefanoRaheli,bakhothama

8Wathi:"Uthiningawowonkelomhlambiengihlangane nawona?"Wathi:"Kumelwengitholeumusaemehlweni enkosiyami"

9U-Esawuwathi:"Nginokuningi,mfowethu;gcinalokho onakhokuwe.

10UJakobewathi:"Hhayi-ke,umangifumeneumusa emehlweniakho,yamukeleisiphosamiesandlenisami, ngokubangenxayalokhongibonileubusobakhokungathi ngibonileubusobukaNkulunkulu,wathokozangami"

11Akeuthatheisibusisosamiesilethwakuwe;ngokuba uNkulunkuluungenzeleumusa,nangokubanginakho konkeWamncenga,wakwamukela

12Wathi:"Masihambe,sihambe,ngiyakuhambaphambi kwakho."

13Wathikuye:"Inkosiyamiiyaziukuthiabantwana bancane,nezimvunezinkomoezisamithiyokunami; 14Inkosiyamimayidlulephambikwencekuyayo,mina-ke ngiyakuhambakancanenjengokuhambakwezinkomo eziphambikwaminanjengokuhambakwabantwana,ngize ngifikeenkosiniyamieSeyiri

15U-Esawuwathi:"Akengikushiyeleabanyeabantu abanami"Wasesithi:Lisweleni?mangitholeumusa emehlwenienkosiyami.

16U-Esawuwayesebuyelaendleleniyakhengalolosuku, wayaeSeyiri

17UJakobewasukawayaeSukoti,wazakhelaindlu, wenzelaizinkomozakheamadokodo;

18UJakobewafikaeShalemiemziniwaseShekemi osezwenilaseKhanani,laphoevelaePhadaniAramu; wamisaitendelakhephambikomuzi

19Wathengaisiqephusensimulaphoebemisekhonaitende lakheesandlenisamadodanakaHamoriuyisekaShekemi ngezinhlamvueziyikhulu

20Wakhakhonai-altare,walibizangokuthii-EloheIsrayeli.

ISAHLUKO34

1UDinaindodakazikaLeya,ayizalelauJakobe,waphuma ukuyobonaamadodakazialelozwe

2UShekemiindodanakaHamoriumHivi,isikhulusezwe, sambona,samthatha,salalanaye,samngcolisa

3UmphefumulowakhewanamathelakuDinaindodakazi kaJakobe,wayithandaintombazana,wakhulumakuyo inhliziyoyentombi

4UShekemiwakhulumakuyiseuHamori,wathi: "Ngithathelelentombiibengumkami"

5UJakobewezwaukuthiungcolisileindodakaziyakhe uDina;amadodanaakheayesemfuyweniyakheendle;

6UHamoriuyisekaShekemiwaphumawayakuJakobe ukuyokhulumanaye

7AmadodanakaJakobeafikaevelaendleekuzwalokho, amadodaadabuka,athukuthelakakhulu,ngokubawenze ubuwulakwa-IsrayelingokulalanendodakazikaJakobe; okungafaneleukwenziwa.

8UHamoriwakhulumanabo,wathi:"Inhliziyoyendodana yamiuShekemiiyayilangazelelaindodakaziyenu;ake nimnikeyonaibengumkayo."

9nendiselanenathi,nisinikeamadodakazienu,nizithathele amadodakaziethu

10Niyakuhlalanathi,izwelibephambikwenu;hlalani nihwebekulo,nizitholeleimpahlakulo

11UShekemiwathikuyisewayonakubanewabo: "Mangitholeumusaemehlwenienu,nalokho eniyakukukhulumakimingiyakukunika"

12Celanikimiilobolonesiphoesingaka,ngiyakuninika njengokushokwenukimi;

13AmadodanakaJakobeabaphendulaoShekemi noHamoriuyisengenkohliso,athi,ngokubaebengcolisile udadewabouDina;

14Bathikubo:"Asinakuyenzalento,ukunikaudadewethu umuntuongasokile;ngobalokhokwakuyihlazokithi

15Kephangalokhusiyakuvumelananani:Umaniba njengathi,asokwebonkeabesilisakini;

16Khonasiyakuninikaamadodakaziethu,sizithathele amadodakazienu,sihlalenani,sibeyisizwesinye.

17Kodwaubalingasilaleliukuthilisokwe;siyakuthatha indodakaziyethu,sihambe

18AmazwiaboabamahlekuHamorinakuShekemi indodanakaHamori

19Ijahaalilibalangaukwenzalokho,ngokubalalithokoza ngendodakazikaJakobe;

20UHamorinoShekemiindodanayakhebafikaesangweni lomuziwabo,bakhulumanamadodaomuziwabo,bathi:

21Lawamadodaanokuthulanathi;ngalokhomabahlale ezweni,bahwebekulo;ngobaizwe,bheka,libanziphambi kwabo;masizithatheleamadodakaziaboabengomkethu, siwanikeamadodakaziethu

22Kuphelangalokhuamadodaazasivumaukuhlalalathi, sibeyisizwesinye,ubabonkeabesilisabakithibasokwe, njengalokhubonabesokiwe

23Izinkomozabo,nempahlayabo,nezilwanezabo akuyikubangokwethuna?kuphelamasibavumela,bahlale nathi

24Bonkeabaphumangesangolomuziwakhebalalela oHamorinoShekemiindodanayakhe;basokwabonke abesilisa,bonkeabaphumangesangolomuziwakubo 25Kwathingosukulwesithathubesebuhlungu,amadodana amabilikaJakobe,uSimeyoninoLevi,abanewabo bakaDina,bathatha,kwabayilowonalowoinkembayakhe, bahlaselaumuzingesibindi,babulalabonkeabesilisa 26BabulalaoHamorinoShekemiindodanayakhengosiko lwenkemba,bamkhiphauDinaendlinikaShekemi, baphuma

27AmadodanakaJakobeafikakwababuleweyo, awuphangaumuzi,ngokubababengcolisileudadewabo 28Athathaizimvuzabo,nezinkomozabo,nezimbongolo zabo,nalokhookwakusemzini,nalokhookwakusendle; 29Yonkeingceboyabo,nazozonkeizinganezabo, nawomkabo,babathumba,baphanganakhokonke okwakusendlini

30UJakobewathikuSimeyoninoLevi:“Ningihluphile, ngokungenzanginukephakathikwabakhileyoezweni, phakathikwamaKhananinamaPherizi;ngiyakuchithwa, minanendluyami

31Bathi:"Iyakumphathaudadewethunjengesifebena?"

ISAHLUKO35

1UNkulunkuluwathikuJakobe:“Suka,wenyukele eBethele,uhlalekhona,wenzekhonai-altare likaNkulunkuluowabonakalakuweekubalekenikwakho ebuswenibuka-Esawuumfowenu

2UJakobewayesethiendliniyakhenakubobonkeababe naye:"Susanionkulunkulubezizweniabaphakathikwenu, nizihlambulule,niguquleizingubozenu;

3Masisuke,sikhuphukeleeBethele;ngiyakumenzela khonauNkulunkului-altareowangiphendulaosukwini lokuhluphekakwami,wabanamiendleleniengahamba ngayo

4BamnikauJakobebonkeonkulunkulubezizwe ababesesandlenisabo,namaciciabesezindlebenizabo; uJakobewakuthukusaphansikwe-okielingaseShekemi 5Basebehamba;ukwesabangoNkulunkulukwabaphezu kwemizieyayibazungezile,kabawasukelangaamadodana kaJakobe

6UJakobewafikaeLuzeesezwenilaseKhanani eliyiBethele,yenanabobonkeabantuababenaye

7Wakhakhonai-altare,wayiqambaindawongokuthii-EliBethele,ngokubalaphouNkulunkuluwabonakalakuye, laphoebalekelaubusobomfowabo

8UDeboraumzanyanakaRebekawafa,wembelwaphansi kweBethelephansikwe-oki;

9UNkulunkuluwaphindawabonakalakuJakobe ekuphumenikwakheePhadaniAramu,wambusisa

10UNkulunkuluwathikuye:"IgamalakhounguJakobe; igamalakhongekekusathiwauJakobe,kodwau-Israyeli kuyobaigamalakho"

11UNkulunkuluwathikuye:“NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla;isizwenebandlalezizwekuyakuvelakuwe, namakhosiayakuphumaokhalwenilwakho;

12Izweengalinikao-Abrahamano-Isakangiyakulinika wena,nenzaloyakhoemvakwakhongiyakulinikaizwe

13UNkulunkuluwenyukaesukakuyeendawenilapho ebekhulumenayekhona

14UJakobewamisainsikaendawenilaphoabekhulume nayekhona,insikayetshe,wathelaphezukwayoumnikelo wokuphuzwa,wathelanamafuthaphezukwayo

15UJakobewayiqambaigamalendawolapho uNkulunkuluayekhulumenayekhonangokuthiiBethele. 16BasukaeBethele;kwasekuyingcosanaukufikae-Efrathi; uRaheliwabanemihelo,wabanokubelethakanzima 17Kwasekusithiekubelethwenikwakhe,umbelethisiwathi kuye:Ungesabi;uzakubalalendodana

18Kwathiumphefumulowakheusaphuma,ngokubawafa, waqambaigamalakhengokuthiuBhenoni; 19WafauRaheli,wembelwaendleleniyase-Efrati eyiBetlehema.

20UJakobewamisainsikaphezukwethunalakhe,eyinsika yethunalikaRahelikuzekubenamuhla

21U-Israyeliwayesesuka,wendlalaitendelakhe ngaphesheyakombhoshongowase-Edari 22Kwathiu-Israyeliesehlalakulelozwe,uRubeniwaya walalanoBhilihaisancinzasikayise;u-Israyeliwezwa. AmadodanakaJakobeayeyishuminambili; 23AmadodanakaLeya:uRubeniizibulolikaJakobe, noSimeyoni,noLevi,noJuda,no-Isakare,noZebuloni; 24AmadodanakaRahelinguuJosefanoBenjamini: 25AmadodanakaBiliha,incekukazikaRaheli;uDani, noNafetali:

26AmadodanakaZilipa,incekukazikaLeya;ngoGadinoAsheri;yilawoangamadodanakaJakobeazalelwawona ePhadaniAramu.

27UJakobewafikaku-IsakauyiseeMamre,emzinikaArba,oyiHebroni,laphobabengabafokazio-AbrahamanoIsaka.

28Izinsukuzika-Isakazaziyiminyakaeyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombili

29U-Isakawaphumaumoya,wafa,wabuthelwakubantu bakubo,esemdalaesanelisiweyizinsuku;amadodanaakhe oEsawunoJakobebammbela

ISAHLUKO36

1Leziziyizizukulwanezika-Esawuongu-Edomi.

2U-Esawuwathathaabafazibakheemadodakazini aseKhanani;u-Adaindodakazika-EloniumHeti,noOholibamaindodakazika-Ana,indodakazikaTsibeyoni umHivi;

3noBasematiindodakazika-Ishmayeli,udadewabo kaNebhayoti.

4U-Adawamzalelau-Esawuu-Elifazi;uBasematiwazala uRehuweli;

5U-OholibhamawazalaoYewushe,noYalamu,noKora; labongamadodanakaEsawu,awazalelwawonaezweni lakwaKanan

6U-Esawuwathathaomkakhe,namadodanaakhe, namadodakaziakhe,nabantubonkebendluyakhe, nezinkomozakhe,nezinkomozakhezonke,nempahla yakheyonkeabeyizuzileezwenilaseKhanani;wasesiya elizweniesukaebuswenibomfowabouJakobe

7Ngokubaingceboyaboyayingaphezukokubabahlale ndawonye;nezweababengabafokazikulo lalingenakubathwalangenxayezinkomozabo

8Wahlalau-EsawuentabeniyaseSeyiri:u-EsawunguEdomi

9Leziziyizizukulwanezika-Esawuuyisewama-Edomi entabeniyaseSeyiri.

10Lawaangamagamaamadodanaka-Esawu:uElifazi indodanaka-Adaumka-Esawu,noRehuweliindodana kaBasematiumkaEsawu.

11Amadodanaka-Elifazi:ngoThemani,no-Omari,noSefo, noGathamu,noKenazi

12UThimnawayeyishweshwelika-ElifaziindodanakaEsawu;wamzalelau-Elifaziu-Amaleki;lawo angamadodanaka-Adaumka-Esawu

13LawaangamadodanakaRehuweli;ngoNahati,noZera, noShama,noMiza;labobabengamadodanakaBhasemati umkaEsawu.

14Lawaangamadodanaka-Oholibhama,indodakazikaAna,indodakazikaZibheyoni,umka-Esawu;wamzalelauEsawuuJewushe,noJalamu,noKora.

15Lezizaziyizikhuluemadodanenika-Esawu:amadodana ka-Elifaziizibulolika-Esawu:indunauThemani,indunauOmari,indunauZefo,indunauKenazi, 16nomnumzaneuKora,nomnumzaneuGatam, nomnumzaneu-Amaleki;zizoezoizikhuluzakwa-Elifazi ezwenilakwaEdom;labobabengamadodanaka-Ada.

17LawaangamadodanakaRehuweliindodanaka-Esawu; UmnumzaneuNahati,nomnumzaneuZera,nomnumzane uShama,nomnumzaneuMiza;zizoezoizikhulu zakwaRehuweliezwenilakwaEdom;lawoangamadodana kaBasematiumkaEsawu

18Lawaangamadodanaka-Oholibama,umka-Esawu:ngo: isikhuluesinguYewushe,isikhuluesinguYalam,isikhulu esinguKora;zizoezoizikhuluzika-Aholibhama, indodakazika-Ana,umkaEsawu.

19Lawaangamadodanaka-Esawu,ongu-Edomi,lezi yizikhuluzawo

20LawaangamadodanakaSeyiriumHori,ayakhekulelo zwe;uLothani,noShobali,noSibeyoni,no-Ana, 21noDishon,no-Etsere,noDishan;zizoezoizikhulu zamaHori,oonyanabakaSehire,ezwenilakwaEdom.

22AmadodanakaLothaniayengoHorinoHemamu; udadewabokaLothanikwakunguThimna

23LawaamadodanakaShobali;uAlvan,noManahati,noEbhali,noShefo,no-Onam

24LawaangamadodanakaSibeyoni;o-Ajano-Ana;nguye u-Anaowafumanaiminyuziehlaneesalusaizimbongolo zikaSibeyoniuyise

25Lawaamadodanaka-Ana;noDishoni,no-Oholibama indodakazika-Ana.

26LawaangamadodanakaDishoni;noHemdani,noEshibani,noJitrani,noKerani.

27Yilabaabantwanabakwa-Ezeri;UBilhan,noZavan,noAkani

28YilabaabantwanabakwaDishani;U-Uze,no-Aran 29LeziziyizikhuluzamaHori;nomnumzaneuLothani, nomnumzaneuShobali,nomnumzaneuSibeyoni, nomnumzaneu-Ana, 30isikhuluesinguDishon,isikhuluesinguEtsere,isikhulu esinguDishan;zizoezoizikhuluzamaHori,ngokwezikhulu zaboezwenilakwaSehire.

31Lawaangamakhosiabusaezwenilakwa-Edomi, kungakabusinkosiphezukwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli 32UBhela,unyanakaBhehore,wabusakwaEdom;igama lomziwakhelaliyiDinabha

33WafauBhela,wathiuYobhabhi,unyanakaZera, waseBhotsera,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe.

34WafauYobhabhi,wathiuHushamwasezweni lakwaTemanwalawulaesikhundlenisakhe.

35WafauHusham,wathiuHadadi,unyanakaBhedadi, owawatshabalalisayoamaMidiyanemhlabeni wakwaMowabhi,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe;igama lomziwakheyiAviti.

36WafauHadadi,wathiuSamlawaseMaserekawalawula esikhundlenisakhe

37WafauSamla,wathiuSawule,waseRehobhoti yoMlambo,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe

38WafauSawule,wathiuBhahali-hanan,unyanakaAkebhore,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe

39WafauBhahali-hanan,unyanaka-Akebhore,wathi uHadarewalawulaesikhundlenisakhe;igamalomziwakhe yiPawu;igamalomkakhelalinguMehetabheli,indodakazi kaMatredi,indodakazikaMezahabhi

40Lawaangamagamaezikhuluzakwa-Esawungemindeni yazonangezindawozazongamagamaazo;indunauThimna, indunau-Alva,indunauJethethi, 41nomnumzaneu-Oholibama,nomnumzaneu-Ela, nomnumzaneuPinoni, 42indunauKenazi,indunauThemani,indunauMibisari, 43isikhuluesinguMagediyeli,isikhuluesinguIram;zizo ezoizikhuluzakwaEdom,ngokwamakhayaazo,ezweni lefalazo;nguEsawukelowo,uyisewamaEdom

ISAHLUKO37

1UJakobewahlalaezweniuyiseagogobalakulo,ezweni laseKhanani

2LeziziyizizukulwanezikaJakobeUJosefaeneminyaka eyishuminesikhombisawayesalusaumhlambikanye nabafowabo;umfanawayenamadodanakaBilihakanye namadodanakaZilipaabafazibakayise;uJosefawaletha umbikoomubikuyise.

3U-IsrayeliwayemthandauJosefangaphezukwabobonke abantwanabakhe,ngokubawayeyindodanayobuxhegu bakhe;

4Laphoabafowabobebonaukuthiuyisewayemthanda ngaphezukwabobonkeabafowabo,bamzonda,futhi babengakwaziukukhulumanayengokuthula.

5UJosefawaphuphaiphupho,wabalandisalona abafowabo;

6Wathikubo:“Akenizweleliphuphoengiliphuphile.

7Ngokubabheka,besibophaizithunguensimini,bheka, isithungusamisavuka,sema;bheka,izithunguzenuzema nxazonke,zakhulekakusoisithungusami

8Abafowabobathikuye:"Impelauyakubusaphezu kwethuna?"nomaimpelauyakubusaphezukwethuna?

Basebemzondakakhulungenxayamaphuphoakhe langenxayamazwiakhe

9Wabuyewaphuphaelinyeiphupho,wabalandisalona abafowabo,wathi:"Bhekani,ngiphupheelinyeiphupho; bheka,ilanganenyanganezinkanyezieziyishuminanye zangikhothamela.

10Wabalandisauyisenabafowabo;uyisewamkhuza,wathi kuye:“Liphupholinilelioliphuphileyona?Minanonyoko nabafowenusizakuzasikukhothameleemhlabathinina?

11Abafowabobabanomhawungaye;kodwauyise waligcinailizwi

12Abafowabobahambabayokwalusaumhlambikayise eShekemi.

13U-IsrayeliwathikuJosefa:“Abafowenuabawalusi umhlambieShekemina?woza,ngizakuthumakubo.Wathi kuye:"Ngilapha."

14Wathikuye:"Akeuhambe,uboneukuthibahlezikahle yiniabafowenunemihlambi;futhiungiletheleizwifuthi NgakhowamthumaesukaesigodinisaseHebroni,wafika eShekemi

15Umuntuothilewamfumana,bheka,wayezulazulaendle; 16Wathi:"Ngifunaabafowethu;akeungitshelelapho beluselakhonaizimvuzabo"

17Indodayasisithi:Basukilelapha;ngobangibezwile besithi:KasiyeeDothaniUJosefawabalandelaabafowabo, wabafumanaeDothani

18Bambonaesekude,engakasondelikubo,benzaugobe lokumbulala

19Basebekhulumisanabesithi:Khangelani,lomphuphi uyeza.

20Wozanimanjesimbulale,simphonsekomunyeumgodi, sithi:'Kudliweisiloesibi,'siboneukuthiayakubayini ngamaphuphoakhe.

21URubeniwakuzwa,wamophulaesandlenisabo;wathi: Singambulali

22URubeniwathikubo:“Ningachithigazi,kepha nimphonsekulomgodiosehlane,ningabekiisandlaphezu kwakhe;ukuzeamkhululeesandlenisabo,ambuyisele kuyise.

23KwathiuJosefaesefikilekubafowabo,bamhlubula uJosefainguboyakhe,inguboyakheenemikhonoemide ayeyigqokile;

24Bamthatha,bamphonsaemgodini;umgodi wawungenalutho,kungekhomanzikuwo

25Bahlalaphansiukubabadleisinkwa;baphakamisa amehloabo,babheka,bheka,kwafikaiviyolama-Ishmayeli livelakwaGileyadi,namakamelaaloethweleinhlaka nebhalisamunomure,bekwehliselaeGibithe.

26UJudawathikubafowabo:"Kuyakusizaniumasibulala umfowethu,sifihleigazilakhena?"

27Wozanisimthengisekuma-Ishmayeli,isandlasethu singabiphezukwakhe;ngobaungumfowethulenyama yethuAbafowabobavuma

28KwasekudlulaabathengisibakwaMidiyani;bamdonsa, bamkhuphulauJosefaemgodini,bathengisangoJosefa kuma-Ishmayelingezinhlamvuezingamashumiamabili zesiliva,bamyisauJosefaeGibithe.

29URubeniwabuyelaemgodini;bheka,uJosefa wayengekhoemgodini;waklebhulaizingubozakhe.

30Wabuyelakubafowabo,wathi:“Umntwanaakakho; mina-kengizakuyangaphi?

31BasebethathaingubokaJosefa,bahlabaizinyane lembuzi,bacwilisainguboegazini;

32Basebethumelainguboenemibala,bayiyisakuyise; Yazi-ke,umakuyijazilendodanayakho,nomaqha

33Waseekwazi,wathi:Yijazilendodanayami;isiloesibi simdlile;NakanjaniuJosefaudatshuliwe

34UJakobewaklebhulaizingubozakhe,wembatha indwanguyamasakaokhalwenilwakhe,walilelaindodana yakheizinsukueziningi

35Onkeamadodanaakhenawoonkeamadodakaziakhe asukumaukumduduza;kephawalaukududuzwa;wathi:

Ngobangizakwehlelaendodaneniyamiengcwabeningilila Kanjalouyisewamkhalela.

36AbakwaMidiyanibathengisangayeeGibithekuPotifari, incekukaFaro,indunayabalindi.

ISAHLUKO38

1KwathingalesosikhathiuJudawehlaesukakubafowabo, waphambukelakumuntuwase-Adulamu,ogamalakhe lalinguHira

2UJudawabonalaphoindodakaziyomuntuwaseKhanani ogamalakhelinguShuwa;wamthatha,wangenakuye 3Wakhulelwa,wazalaindodana;waqambaigamalayo ngokuthiu-Eri

4Wabuyewakhulelwa,wazalaindodana;waqambaigama layongokuthiu-Onani.

5Wabuyewakhulelwa,wazalaindodana;waqambaigama layongokuthiuShela;wayeseKezibiekumzalenikwayo

6UJudawamthathelau-Eriizibulolakheumfaziogama lakhelalinguTamari

7U-EriizibulolikaJudawayemubiemehlwenikaJehova; uJehovawambulala.

8UJudawayesethiku-Onani:"Ngenakumkamfowenu, umngene,umvuseleumfowenuinzalo"

9U-Onaniwayesekwaziukuthiinzaloayiyikubangeyakhe; kwathilaphoengenakumkamfowabo,wayichithela emhlabathiniukubaangamnikiumfowaboinzalo

10LokhoakwenzayokwabakubiemehlwenikaJehova; ngalokhowambulalanaye

11UJudawayesethikuTamariumalokazanawakhe:"Hlala ungumfelokaziendlinikayihlo,azeakhuleuShelaindodana yami"UTamariwayawahlalaendlinikayise

12EmvakwezinsukueziningiyafaindodakazikaShuwa, umkaJuda;uJudaeseduduzekile,wenyukelakubagundi bezimvuzakheeThimna,yenanomnganewakheuHira wase-Adulamu

13UTamariwatshelwaukuthi:"Bheka,uyihlozala ukhuphukelaeThimnaukuyogundaizimvuzakhe"

14Wakhumulaizingubozakhezobufelokazi, wamembathisangesihenqo,wazisonga,wahlalaendaweni evulekileesendlelenieyaeThimna;ngobawabonaukuthi uShelawayesekhulile,kodwawayenganikwangaukuthi abengumkakhe.

15LaphouJudaembona,wacabangaukuthiuyisifebe; ngobawayezimbozileubusobakhe

16Waphambukelakuyeendleleni,wathi:"Woza,ake ngingenekuwe;(ngokubawayengaziukuthi ungumalokazanawakhe.)Wathi:"Uyakunginikaniukuba ungenekimina?"

17Wathi:"Ngizakuthumaizinyanelembuziemhlambini"

Wathi:"Uyakunginikaisibambiso,uzeusithumelena?"

18Wathi:“Ngizakukunikasibambisobanina?Wathi: Indandathoyakho,namasongoakho,nodondololwakho olusesandlenisakhoWamnika,wangenakuye, wakhulelwangaye

19Wasuka,wahamba,wakhumulaivelilakhe,wembatha izingubozakhezobufelokazi.

20UJudawathumelaizinyanelembuzingesandla somnganewakhewase-Adulamuukuzeathatheisibambiso esandlenisowesifazane,kodwaakamtholanga.

21Wayesebuzaabantubaleyondawo,wathi:"Siphiisifebe esasise-Enayimingasendlelenina?"Bathi:"Akuzangekube khonaisifebekulendawo"

22WabuyelakuJuda,wathi:"Angimtholi;nabantu bendawobathi:“Akubangakhosifebekulendawo.

23WathiuJuda:"Makazithathelelona,funasibe namahloni;bheka,ngithumelelelizinyane,kepha awulifumananga."

24Kwathiemvakwezinyangaezintathuwatshelwaukuthi uTamariumalokazanawakhoufebile;futhi,bheka, ukhulelwengobufebeWathiuJuda:"Mkhipheni,ashiswe" 25Esekhishiwe,wathumelakuyisezala,wathi: "Ngikhulelwengomuntuokungezabanilezizinto."Wathi: "Akeuhloleukuthingezikabanilezi,indandatho, namasongo,nodondolo"

26UJudawazivuma,wathi:"Ulungilekunami;ngoba angimnikangauShelaindodanayamiFuthiakabange esamazi

27Kwathingesikhathisokubelethakwakhe,bheka, kwakukhonaamaweleesizalwenisakhe

28Kwathilaphoebeletha,enyeyelulaisandlasayo; umbelethisiwathatha,wawubophaesandlenisakhe intamboebomvu,wathi:"Lonauphumekuqala"

29Kwathiesabuyiselaisandlasakhe,bheka,umfowabo waphuma;lokhukuphulwamakubephezukwakho; ngalokhoigamalakhelaqanjwangokuthiuPerezi

30Ngasemuvakwaphumaumfowaboowayenentambo ebomvuesandlenisakhe;igamalakhelathiwauZara.

ISAHLUKO39

1UJosefawehliselwaeGibithe;uPotifari,incekukaFaro, indunayabalindi,umGibithe,wamthengaesandleni sabakwa-Ishmayeliababemehliselekhona.

2UJehovawayenayeuJosefa,wabangumuntuonenhlanhla; wayesendliniyenkosiyakheumGibhithe

3InkosiyakheyabonaukuthiuJehovaunaye,nokuthi uJehovawakuphumelelisakonkeakwenzayoesandleni sakhe

4UJosefawafumanaumusaemehlweniayo,wayikhonza; 5Kwathikusukelangesikhathiembekengasoukubaabe yindunayendluyakhenaphezukwakhokonkeokwayo, uJehovawayibusisaindluyowaseGibithengenxakaJosefa; isibusisosikaJehovasasiphezukwakhokonkeokwayo endlininasensimini

6WakushiyakonkeokwakhoesandlenisikaJosefa;futhi wayengaziluthoayenakho,kuphelaisinkwaayesidla UJosefawayengumuntuobukekayo,emuhle.

7Kwathiemvakwalezozintoumkankosiyakhewaphonsa amehloakhekuJosefa;wathi:Lalalami

8Kodwawala,wathikumkankosiyakhe:“Bheka,inkosi yamiayaziukuthiyiniekimiendlini,futhiinikelekonke enakhoesandlenisami;

9akakhoomkhulukunamikulendlu;futhi ayingigodlelangaluthongaphandlekwakho,ngokuba ungumkayo;pho,ngingenzakanjanilobububiobukhulu, ngonekuNkulunkuluna?

10KwathiesakhulumakuJosefaimihlangemihla, akamlalelangaukubaalalenaye,nokubaabenaye

11KwathingalesosikhathiuJosefawangenaendliniukuba enzeumsebenziwakhe;kwakungekholaphophakathi kwamadodaendlu

12Wambambangenguboyakhe,wathi:“Lalanami” Washiyainguboyakheesandlenisakhe,wabaleka, waphumelaphandle

13Kwathilaphoebonaukuthiushiyeinguboyakhe esandlenisakhe,wabalekelaphandle;

14Wabizaamadodaendluyakhe,wakhulumakuwo,wathi: “Bhekani,usiletheleumHeberuukubaadlalengathi; wangenakimiukubaalalenami,ngamemezangezwi elikhulu;

15Kwathilaphoezwaukuthingiphakamisaizwilami ngikhala,washiyainguboyakhekimi,wabaleka, waphumelaphandle

16Wabekainguboyakheeduzekwakhe,yazeyafikainkosi yakheekhaya

17Wakhulumakuyenjengalawamazwi,wathi:“Inceku engumHeberu,osiletheleyona,ingenekimiukubaidlale ngami;

18Kwathingisaphakamisaizwilamingimemeza,yashiya inguboyayokimi,yabalekelaphandle.

19Kwasekusithiinkosiyakheisizwileamazwiomkayo eyawakhulumakuyoesithi:Yenzenjalokimiincekuyakho; ukuthiulakalwakhelwavutha.

20InkosikaJosefayamthatha,yamfakaetilongweni, indawolaphoiziboshwazenkosizaziboshwakhona;waba laphoetilongweni.

21KephauJehovawayenayeuJosefa,wamenzelaumusa, wamuphaumusaemehlweniomlindiwetilongo

22UmlindiwetilongowanikelaesandlenisikaJosefazonke iziboshwaezazisetilongweni;futhikonkeababekwenza lapho,nguyeowayekwenza

23Umlindiwetilongoakabhekangaluthoolusesandleni sakhe;ngokubauJehovawayenaye,nalokhoakwenzayo uJehovawakuphumelelisa

ISAHLUKO40

1Kwathiemvakwalezozintoumphathizitshawenkosi yaseGibithenomphekizinkwawayobonaenkosiniyabo, inkosiyaseGibithe

2UFarowazithukuthelelaizincekuzakheezimbili,induna yabaphathizitshanendunayababhaki

3Wabafakaesitokisiniendliniyendunayemilindankosi etilongweni,indawolaphouJosefaayeboshwekhona.

4IndunayabalindiyamyalauJosefangabo,wabakhonza; bahlalaisikhathietilongweni

5Baphuphaiphuphobobabili,kwabayilowonalowo iphupholakhengabusukubunye,kwabayilowonalowo njengencazeloyephupholakhe,umphathizitsha nomphekizinkwawenkosiyaseGibithe,ababeboshwe etilongweni

6UJosefawangenakuboekuseni,wababheka,bheka, babedabukile.

7WasebuzaizincekuzikaFaroezazilayeesilindweni sendluyenkosiyakhe,esithi:Kunganilikhangele kabuhlungukangakalamuhla?

8Bathikuye:"Siphupheiphupho,akakhoolichazayo" UJosefawathikubo:“IzincazeloazikaNkulunkuluna? ngicelaungitshele

9IndunayabaphathizitshayamlandisauJosefaiphupho layo,yathikuye:“Ephushenilami,bheka,kwakukhona umviniphambikwami;

10Emvininikwakukhonaamagatshaamathathu; amahlukuzoawoathelaizithelozomviniezivuthiwe; 11indebekaFaroyayisesandlenisami;ngathathaizithelo zomvini,ngazikhamelaendebenikaFaro,ngayinikela indebeesandlenisikaFaro.

12UJosefawathikuye:“Nansiincazeloyalo:Amagatsha amathathuayizinsukuezintathu;

13EzinsukwiniezintathuuFarouzaphakamisaikhanda lakho,akubuyiseleendaweniyakho,njalouzanikelainkezo kaFaroesandlenisakhenjengenkambisoyakuqalalapho wawungumphathizitshawakhe

14Kephaungikhumbule,laphokukuhambelakahle, ungiboniseumusa,ungikhulumekuFaro,ungikhiphekule ndlu;

15NgokubangempelangebiwaezwenilamaHeberu, nalaphafuthiangenzangaluthoukubabangifake etilongweni

16Kwathiindunayabaphekizinkwaibonaukuthiincazelo yayinhle,yathikuJosefa:“Namingiphuphe,bheka, ngiphetheamaqomaamathathuamhlopheekhandalami; 17Eqomenieliphezulukwakukhonaizinhlobozonke zokudlaokuphekiwekukaFaro;izinyonizakudlaeqomeni elisekhandalami

18UJosefawaphendulawathi:“Nansiincazeloyalo: oqomaabathathubayizinsukuezintathu;

19KusengaphelaizinsukuezintathuuFaroaliphakamise ikhandalakho,alisusekuwe,akulengiseemthini;izinyoni ziyakudlainyamayakhoisukekuwe.

20Kwathingosukulwesithathu,usukulokuzalwa kukaFaro,wenzelazonkeizincekuzakheidili, waliphakamisaikhandalendunayabaphathizitsha nelomphathiwababhakiphakathikwezincekuzakhe 21Wayibuyiselaindunayabaphathizitshaesikhundleni sayo;wayinikelaindebeesandlenisikaFaro.

22Kodwawayiphanyekaindunayababhaki,njengokutsho kukaJosefakubo

23Kodwaindunayabaphathizitshaayizangeimkhumbule uJosefa,kodwayamkhohlwa

ISAHLUKO41

1Kwasekusithiekuphelenikweminyakaemibiliegcweleyo, uFarowaphupha;khangela-ke,emiemfuleni.

2Bheka,kwakhuphukaemfuleniizinkomo eziyisikhombisaezinhle,zikhuluphele;badlaedlelweni

3Bheka,kwakhuphukaezinyeizitholeeziyisikhombisa emfuleniemvakwazo,ezimbi,zondile;wemaeceleni kwezinyeizinkomoosebenilomfula.

4Izinkomoezimbiezondilezadlaizitholeeziyisikhombisa ezinhlenezinonileyoWavuka-keuFaro

5Walala,waphuphangokwesibili;bheka,kwahluma izikhwebueziyisikhombisaehlangenilinye,zibhokile, zizinhle

6Bheka,izikhwebueziyisikhombisaezizacile, ezihandlekilengumoyawasempumalanga,zihlumaemva kwazo

7Izikhwebueziyisikhombisaezizacilezadlaizikhwebu eziyisikhombisaezicebilenezigcweleyoWavukauFaro, bheka,kwakuyiphupho;

8Kwathiekuseniumoyawakhewakhathazeka;wathuma wabizaizanusizonkezaseGibithenezihlakaniphizakhona

zonke;uFarowazilandisaiphupholakhe;kepha akubangakhoongazichazelakuFaro.

9IndunayabaphathizitshayakhulumakuFaro,yathi: “Ngiyawakhumbulanamuhlaamacalaami;

10UFarowazithukuthelelaizincekuzakhe,wangifaka esitokisiniendliniyendunayabalindi,minanenduna yababhaki;

11Saphuphaiphuphongabusukubunye,minanaye; saphupha,kwabayilowonalowonjengokuchazwa kwephupholakhe

12KwakukhonalaphokanyelathiijahaelingumHebheru, incekuyendunayabalindi;samtshela,wasichazela amaphuphoethu;wabachazelakwabayilowonalowo njengephupholakhe

13Kwasekusithinjengokusichasiselakwakhekwabanjalo; minawangibuyiselaesikhundlenisami,yenawamxhoma.

14UFarowayesethumawambizauJosefa,bamkhipha ngokuphangisaemgodini;

15UFarowathikuJosefa:“Ngiphupheiphupho,akakho ongalichaza;

16UJosefawamphendulauFaro,wathi:"Akukhokimi; uNkulunkuluuyakumphendulauFarongokuthula."

17UFarowathikuJosefa:“Ephushenilami,bheka, ngangimiosebenilomfula;

18Bheka,kwakhuphukaemfuleniizinkomo eziyisikhombisa,zikhuluphele,zibukekakahle;badla edlelweni

19Bheka,kwakhuphukaezinyeizinkomoeziyisikhombisa emvakwazo,zimpofu,ezimbikakhulu,zondile, engingazangengizibonezimbiengingazangangizibone ezwenilonkelaseGibithe;

20Izinkomoezondilenezimbizadlaizithole eziyisikhombisaezikhuluphele

21Kwathiseziwadlile,akwaziwaukuthiseziwadlile; kodwababelokhubebabinjengakuqalaNgakhongavuka 22Ngabonaephushenilami,bheka,izikhwebu eziyisikhombisazimilaohlangenilunye,zigcwele,zizinhle; 23Bheka,izikhwebueziyisikhombisaezishwabene, zincane,zihangulwengumoyawasempumalanga,zihluma emvakwazo.

24Izikhwebuezincanezadlaizikhwebueziyisikhombisa ezinhle;kodwakwakungekhoowayengangitshela 25UJosefawayesethikuFaro:“IphupholikaFarolinye;

26Izinkomoeziyisikhombisaezinhleziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa;nezikhwebueziyisikhombisaezinhle ziyiminyakaeyisikhombisa;iphupholinye.

27Izinkomoeziyisikhombisaezizacilenezimbi ezikhuphukeemvakwazoziyiminyakaeyisikhombisa; nezikhwebueziyisikhombisaezingenaluthoezihangulwe ngumoyawasempumalangaziyakubayiminyaka eyisikhombisayendlala

28YilokhuengikushilokuFaro:LokhouNkulunkulu asezakukwenzaukubonisilekuFaro

29Bheka,kuyezaiminyakaeyisikhombisayenalaenkulu ezwenilonkelaseGibithe;

30Kuyakuvelaemvakwayoiminyakaeyisikhombisa yendlala;yonkeinalaiyakukhohlakalaezwenilaseGibithe; indlalaiyakudlaizwe;

31Inalaayisayikwaziwaezweningenxayaleyondlala elandelayo;ngobakuzakubanzimakakhulu.

32NgokubaiphupholiphindwekabilikuFaro;kungenxa yokuthiintoimiswenguNkulunkulu,futhiuNkulunkulu uzoyenzamaduzaneifezeke

33NgalokhouFaromakafuneindodaehlakaniphileyo nehlakaniphileyo,ayimisephezukwezwelaseGibithe.

34UFaromakenzelokhu,abekeizindunaphezukwezwe, athatheokwesihlanukwezwelaseGibithengeminyaka eyisikhombisayenala.

35Mababuthekonkeukudlakwaleyominyakaemihle ezayo,babutheamabelephansikwesandlasikaFaro,kube ngukudlaemizini;

36Lokhokudlakuyakubayingceboyezweiminyaka eyisikhombisayendlalaeyakubasezwenilaseGibithe; ukuzeizwelingabhubhingendlala

37LokhukwabakuhleemehlwenikaFaronasemehlweni ezincekuzakhezonke.

38UFarowasesithiezincekwinizakhe:Singamtholayini onjengalo,umuntuonoMoyakaNkulunkulu?

39UFarowathikuJosefa:“NjengokubauNkulunkulu ekubonisekonkelokhu,akakhooqondayonohlakaniphile njengawe

40Wenauzakubaphezukwendluyami,lanjengokwelizwi lakhobonkeabantubamibazabuswa;esihlalweni sobukhosikuphelangizakubamkhulukuwe

41UFarowathikuJosefa:"Bheka,ngikubekilephezu kwezwelonkelaseGibithe"

42UFarowakhiphaindandathoyakheesandlenisakhe, wayifakaesandlenisikaJosefa,wamembathisaizambatho zelinenielicolekileyo,wafakaumgexowegolideentanyeni yakhe;

43Wamkhwelisaenqoleniyesibiliayelayo;bamemeza phambikwakhebathi:Guqani;wambekaumbusiphezu kwelizwelonkeleGibhithe

44UFarowasesithikuJosefa:MinanginguFaro, ngaphandlekwakhokakhoozaphakamisaisandlasakhe lobaunyawolwakheelizwenilonkeleGibhithe

45UFarowaqambaigamalikaJosefangokuthiuZafenati Pahaneya;wamnikau-AsenatiindodakazikaPotifera umpristiwase-OniabengumkakheUJosefawaphuma wadabulaizwelonkelaseGibithe.

46UJosefawayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathu laphoemiphambikukaFaroinkosiyaseGibhitheUJosefa wasephumaebuswenibukaFaro,walidabulailizwelonke leGibhithe

47Ngeminyakaeyisikhombisayenalaumhlabawathela kakhulu.

48Wabuthakonkeukudlakweminyakaeyisikhombisa eyayisezwenilaseGibithe,wakubekaukudlaemizini;

49UJosefawabuthaamabeleangangesihlabathisolwandle, amabeleamaningi,wazewayekaukubala;ngoba lalingelanani

50UJosefawazalelwaamadodanaamabili,ungakafiki unyakawendlala,amzalelawonau-Asenatiindodakazi kaPotiferaumpristiwase-Oni

51UJosefawaliqambaigamalezibulongokuthiuManase, wathi:"NgokubauNkulunkuluungenzeukubangikhohlwe konkeukukhandlekakwaminayoyonkeindlukababa."

52Eyesibiliwayiqambaigamalokuthiu-Efrayimi,ethi: "NgokubauNkulunkuluungenzeukubangiqhameezweni lokuhluphekakwami."

53Yaphelaiminyakaeyisikhombisayenalaeyayisezweni laseGibithe

54Iminyakaeyisikhombisayendlalayayisiqalaukufika, njengokutshokukaJosefa;indlalayabakhonaemazweni wonke;kephaezwenilonkelaseGibithekwakukhona isinkwa.

55IzwelonkelaseGibitheselilambile,abantubakhalela ukudlakuFaro;uFarowathikubobonkeabaseGibithe: "YaninikuJosefa;lokhoakushoyokini,kwenzeni 56Indlalayayisisebuswenibomhlabawonke;uJosefa wavulazonkeiziphala,wathengiselaamaGibhithe;indlala yabanzimaelizwenileGibhithe

57AmazweonkeafikaeGibithekuJosefaukuthenga amabele;ngobaindlalayayinzimaemazweniwonke

ISAHLUKO42

1KwathiuJakobeebonaukuthikukhonaamabeleeGibithe, uJakobewathiemadodaneniakhe:"Kunganinibukanana?

2Wathi:"Bheka,ngizwileukuthikukhonaamabele eGibithe;yehlanikhona,nisithengelekhona;ukuzesiphile, singafi

3AbafowabobakaJosefaabayishumibehlaukuyothenga amabeleeGibithe.

4KephauBenjamini,umfowabokaJosefa,uJakobe akamthumanganabafowabo;ngobawathi:Hleziehlelwe yingozi.

5Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibezaukuthengaamabele phakathikwabafikayo,ngokubaindlalayayikhonaezweni laseKhanani.

6UJosefawayengumbusiwezwe,yenaethengisakubo bonkeabantubezwe;bafikaabafowabobakaJosefa, bakhulekakuye,ubusobabobubhekephansi.

7UJosefaebonaabafowabo,wabazi,kephawazenza ongabazikubo,wakhulumakalukhunikubo;wasesithi kubo:Livelangaphi?Basebesithi:Sivelaelizweni leKhananiukuthengaukudla

8UJosefawabaziabafowabo,kephabonaabamazanga

9UJosefawayesekhumbulaamaphuphoawaphuphangabo, wathikubo:“Niyizinhloli;nizeukubonaubuzebezwe

10Bathikuye:"Qha,nkosi,izincekuzakhozizeukuthenga ukudla."

11Sonkesingamadodanaandodanye;singabantuabaqotho, izincekuzakhoazizonaizinhloli

12Wathikubo:"Qha,nizeukubonaubuzebezwe."

13Bathi:"Izincekuzakhoziyizelamanieziyishuminambili, amadodanaandodanyeezwenilaseKhanani;bheka,encane ikubabanamuhla,enyeayikho.

14UJosefawayesethikubo:“Yikholokhoengakhuluma kiningathi:‘Niyizinhloli; 15Niyakuvivinywangalokhu:KuphilakukaFaro aniyikuphumalapha,kuphelaumaumfowenuomncane efikalapha

16Thumaniomunyewenu,amlandeumfowenu,nina niyaboshelwaetilongweni,ukuzekuvivinyweamazwienu ukuthilikhonayiniiqinisokini;

17Wababekabonkeetilongweniizinsukuezintathu

18UJosefawayesethikubongosukulwesithathu:“Yenzani lokhu,niphile;ngokubangiyamesabauNkulunkulu; 19Umaningabantuabaqotho,omunyewabafowenu makaboshweendliniyetilongolenu; 20Niletheumfowenuomncanekimi;kanjaloamazwienu ayakuqiniswa,ukuzeningafiBenzakanjalo

21Basebethiomunyekomunye:"Impelasinecala ngomfowethu,ngokubasabonausizilomphefumulowakhe laphoesincenga,kephaasilalelanga;ngakhololusizi lusehlele.

22URubeniwabaphendula,wathi:"Angishongokini ukuthi:Ningonikumntwana;kephaanizwangana?ngakhoke,bheka,negazilakheliyabizwa

23KephababengaziukuthiuJosefauyezwa;ngoba wayekhulumakubongomhumushi

24Wabafulathela,wakhala;wabuyewabuyelakubo, wakhulumanabo,wamthabathauSimeyonikubo, wambophaphambikwamehloabo

25UJosefawayeseyalaukubaamasakaaboagcwaliswe ngamabele,kubuyiselweimaliyalowonalowoesakeni lakhe,nokubakunikelweumphakowendlela;wenzenjalo kubo.

26Basebethwesaizimbongolozaboamabele,bamuka lapho

27Kwathiomunyeevulaisakalakheukuzeanike imbongoloyakheukudlaendliniyezihambi,wayibona imaliyakhe;bheka,lalisemlonyeniwesakalakhe

28Wathikubafowabo:“Imaliyamiisibuyisiwe;bheka, selisesakenilami;izinhliziyozabozaphelaamandla, bakhulumaomunyenomunye,bathi:“Kuyinilokhu uNkulunkuluakwenzilekithina?

29BafikakuJakobeuyiseezwenilaseKhanani,bamtshela konkeokubehlele;ethi,

30Indoda,inkosiyezwe,yakhulumakalukhunikithi,yathi siyizinhlolizezwe

31Sathikuye:Singabantuabaqotho;asizonaizinhloli 32siyizelamanieziyishuminambili,amadodanakababa; enyekakho,encaneikubabanamuhlaezwenilaseKhanani 33Indodaleyo,inkosiyelizwe,yathikithi:Ngalokhu ngizakwaziukuthilingabaqotho;shiyaniomunye wabafowenulaphakimi,niphatheleindlalayezindluzenu ukudla,nihambe;

34Niletheumfowenuomncanekimi,khonangiyakwazi ukuthianisizoizinhloli,kodwaukuthiningabantuabaqotho; 35Kwathibesathululaamasakaabo,bheka,isikhwama semalisalowonalowosasisesakenilakhe;

36UJakobeuyisewathikubo:"Ningiphuceabantwana bami;

37URubeniwakhulumakuyise,wathi:"Bulalaamadodana amiamabili,umangingambuyiselikuwe;mnikele esandlenisami,ngiyakumbuyiselakuwe"

38Wathi:"Indodanayamiayiyikwehlanani;ngokuba umfowaboufile,yenauseleyedwa;umaehlelwayingozi endlelenieniyihambayo,niyakwehliselaizimvizami endaweniyabafileyongosizi

ISAHLUKO43

1Indlalayayinzimaezweni

2Kwathisebedlileamabeleababezenawobephuma eGibithe,uyisewathikubo:"Buyelani,nisithengele ukudlana"

3UJudawakhulumakuye,wathi:"Lowomuntuwaqophisa kithi,wathi:'Aniyikubonaubusobami,kuphelauma umfowenuenani'

4Umauthumaumfowethunathi,siyakwehla,sikuthengele ukudla;

5Kephaumaungamthumi,asiyikwehla,ngokubalowo muntuwathikithi:‘Aniyikubonaubusobami,kuphelauma umfowenuenani

6U-Israyeliwathi:“Ningenzeleniokubingokutshelalowo muntuukuthinisenomfowenuna?

7Basebesithi:Indodaleyoyasibuzayasibuzisisangathi langezihlobozethu,yathi:Uyihlousaphilayini? ninomunyeumzalwanena?sasesimtshelaokwalamazwi. Besiyaziyiniukuthiwayezakuthi:Mehliseniumfowenu?

8UJudawasesithikuIsrayeliuyise:Thumelaumfanalami, sisukesihambe;ukuzesiphile,singafi,thina,nawe, nabancanebethu

9Minangizakubayisibambisosakhe;uyakumbiza esandlenisami;umangingamlethikuwe,ngimbekephambi kwakho,ngiyakubanecalakuzekubephakade;

10Ngokubaumasingalibalanga,impelangabesesibuyile manjengokwesibili

11Uyiseu-Israyeliwathikubo:“Umakunjalomanje, yenzanilokhu;thathaniezitshenizenuizitheloezinhle kakhuluzezwe,nimehliseleumuntuisipho,ibhalisamu elincane,nezinyosieziyingcosana,namakha,nomure, namakinati,nama-alimondi;

12Niphatheesandlenisenuimaliephindwekabili;nemali eyabuyiswaemlonyeniwamasakaenu,niyibuyisele esandlenisenu;mhlawumbebekuyiphutha:

13Thathalayeumfowenu,lisukumelibuyele kulowomuntu;

14UNkulunkuluuSomandlamakanipheumusaphambi kwalowomuntu,ukuzeinikhululeleomunyeumfowenu noBenjaminiUmangiphucwaabantwana,ngilahlekelwe

15Amadodaasithabathalesosipho,aphathaesandleni sawoimaliephindwekabili,noBenjamini;wasuka,wehlela eGibithe,wemaphambikukaJosefa

16UJosefaebonauBenjaminienabo,wathikumphathi wendluyakhe:“Buyiselalawamadodaendlini,uhlabe, ulungise;ngobalamadodaazakudlalamiemini

17IndodayenzanjengokushokukaJosefa;indoda yawangenisaamadodaendlinikaJosefa

18Amadodaesaba,ngokubaengenisweendlinikaJosefa; bathi:“Ngenxayemalieyabuyiselwaemasakeniethu ekuqaleni,singeniswa;ukuzeafuneicalangathi,asihlasele, asithathesibeyizigqilanezimbongolozethu

19AsondelakumphathiwendlukaJosefa,akhulumanaye ngasemnyangowendlu;

20Basebethi:“O,nkosi,sehlangempelaokokuqala ukuthengaukudla;

21Kwathilaphosifikaendliniyezihambi,savulaamasaka ethu,bheka,imaliyalowonalowoyayisemlonyeniwesaka lakhe,imaliyethungesisindosayo,sayibuyiselaesandleni sethu

22Lenyeimalisehliseleezandlenizethuukuthengaukudla; kasikwaziukuthingubaniowafakaimaliyethuemasakeni ethu

23Wathi:"Ukuthulamakubekinina,ningesabi; uNkulunkuluwenunoNkulunkulukayihlouninikile ingceboemasakenienu;imaliyenungayithola" WamkhiphelauSimeyoni.

24IndodayawangenisaamadodaendlinikaJosefa, yawanikaamanzi,agezaizinyawozawo;wazinika izimbongolozaboukudla.

25AselungisaisiphosokufikakukaJosefaemini,ngokuba ayezwileukuthibayakudlakhonaisinkwa

26UJosefaesefikileendlini,angenisaendliniisipho esasisesandlenisawo,akhothamelaphansikuye.

27Wababuzaukuphilakwabo,wathi:“Usaphilauyihlo, ixheguenakhulumangalona?Ingabeusaphila?

28Basebephendulabathi:Incekuyakhoubabaisaphila, isaphilaBagebisaamakhandaabo,bakhuleka 29Waphakamisaamehloakhe,wabonauBenjamini umfowabo,indodanakanina,wathi:"Loungumfowenu omncaneenakhulumangayekimina?"Wathi: UNkulunkulumakabenomusakuwe,ndodanayami

30UJosefawashesha;ngokubaizibilinizakhezahawukela umfowabo,wafunalaphoangakhalakhona;wangena ekamelwenilakhe,wakhalakhona.

31Wagezaubusobakhe,waphuma,wazibamba,wathi: "Phathaniisinkwa"

32Bambekelayenayedwa,nabobebodwa,nabaseGibithe ababedlanayebebodwa,ngokubaabaseGibithe babengenakudlaukudlanamaHeberu;ngobalokho kuyisinengisokwabaseGibhithe.

33Bahlalaphambikwakhe,izibulonjengobuzibulobalo, omncanenjengobuncanebakhe;abantubamangalaomunye nomunye.

34Wabathatha,wabathumelelaukudlaokuvelaphambi kwakhe,kephaisabelosikaBenjaminisasiphindwekahlanu kunabobonke.Baphuza,bajabulanaye.

ISAHLUKO44

1Wayalaumphathiwendluyakhe,wathi:"Gcwalisa amasakaamadodangokudla,njengalokhoabangakuthwala, ubekeimaliyalowonalowoemlonyeniwesakalakhe."

2ubekeindebeyami,indebeyesiliva,emlonyeniwesaka lomncanekanyenemaliyamabeleakheFuthiwenza njengezwiuJosefaayelikhulumile.

3Kwathisekusile,amadodaamukiswa,wona nezimbongolozawo

4Sebephumileemzini,bengakabikude,uJosefawathi encekwiniyakhe:"Sukuma,ulandeleamadoda;lapho uwafica,uthikuwo:‘Niphindiseleniokubingokuhlena?

5Akusikholokhuinkosiyamiephuzangakho,ebhula ngakho,na?nenzeokubingokukwenzalokho

6Wabafica,wakhulumakubolawomazwi

7Bathikuye:"Inkosiyamiikhulumelanilawamazwina?" Makubekudenezincekuzakhoukubazenzenjengalokhu; 8Bheka,imaliesayifumanaemilonyeniyamasakaethu sayibuyiselakuwesivelaezwenilaseKhanani;pho, besingakwebakanjaniendliniyenkosiyakhoisilivanoma igolide?

9Lowoezincekwinizakhoeyakutholwakuyemakafe, thinasibeyizigqilazenkosiyami

10Wathi:"Manje-kemakubenjengokwamazwienu; niyakubangabangenacala.

11Basheshabehliselaphansi,kwabayilowonalowoisaka lakhe,bavula,kwabayilowonalowoisakalakhe

12Waphenya,waqalangenkulu,wagcinakomncane; indebeyafunyanwaesakenilikaBenjamini

13Basebeklebhulaizingubozabo,bathwesa,kwaba yilowonalowoimbongoloyakhe,babuyelaemzini

14UJudanabafowabobafikaendlinikaJosefa;ngoba wayeselapho:bawaphansiphambikwakhe.

15UJosefawayesethikubo:“Yisenzosinilesienisenzileyo na?Anaziyiniukuthiumuntuonjengamiangabhulana?

16UJudawasesithi:Sizakuthinienkosiniyami? siyakukhulumanina?Singazihlanzakanjanina? UNkulunkuluufumeneububibezincekuzakho;bheka, siyizincekuzenkosiyami,thinanayeofunyenwekuye indebe.

17Wathi:"Makubekudeukubangenzenjalo,kepha umuntuofunyanwaesandlenisakheindebe,uyakuba yisigqilasami;wena-kekhuphukangokuthulauyekuyihlo.

18UJudawayesesondelakuye,wathi:"Onkosiyami,ake incekuyakhoikhulumeizwiezindlebenizenkosiyami, futhimayingavutheliintukutheloyakhophezukwenceku yakho,ngokubawenaunjengoFaro"

19Inkosiyamiyabuzaizincekuzayo,yathi:'Ninoyihlo nomaumfowenu?

20Sathienkosiniyami:‘Sinobabaixhegu,nomntwana wobuxhegubakheomncane;umfowaboufile,yenausele yedwakunina,uyiseuyamthanda

21Wathiwenaezincekwinizakho:Mehliselenikimi, ukuzengiboneamehloamikuye.

22Sathienkosiniyami:'Umfanaakanakumshiyauyise, ngokubaumaemshiyauyise,uyiseuyakufa'

23Wathiwenaezincekwinizakho:‘Umaumfowenu omncaneehlenani,anisayikubonaubusobami

24Kwathilaphosenyukelaencekwiniyakhoubaba, samtshelaamazwienkosiyami.

25Wayesethiubaba:"Buyelani,nisithengeleukudlana"

26Sathi:‘Asinakwehla;umaumfowethuomncaneenathi, siyakwehla,ngokubaasinakubonaubusobalowomuntu, umaumfowethuomncaneengenathi

27Incekuyakhoubabayathikithi:‘Niyaziukuthiumkami wangizalelaamadodanaamabili.

28Enyeyaphumakimi,ngathi:Impelaidatshuliwe;futhi angizangengimbonekusukelangalesosikhathi

29Umanithathanalokhukimi,ehlelwayingozi, niyokwehliselaizimvizamiendaweniyabafileyongosizi

30Ngakho-ke,laphongifikaencekwiniyakhoubaba, umfanaengekhokithi;ebonaukuthiimpiloyakhe iboshelweempilweniyomfana;

31Kuyakuthilaphoebonaukuthiumfanaakekhokithi,afe, izincekuzakhozehliseleizimvizencekuyakhoubaba endaweniyabafileyongosizi

32Ngokubaincekuyakhoyabayisibambisosomfana kubaba,ngathi:‘Umangingamlethikuwe,ngiyakuba necalakubabakuzekubephakade

33Ngakho-keakeihlaleincekuyakhoesikhundleni somfanaibeyisigqilasenkosiyami;umfana makakhuphukenabafowabo

34Ngokubangingakhuphukelakanjanikubaba,umfana engekhona?funangiboneububiobuzakwehlelaubaba

ISAHLUKO45

1UJosefawayengenakuzibambaphambikwabobonke ababemingakuye;wamemezawathi:Khuphaniwonke umuntukimiKwakungekhomuntuowayeminaye,lapho uJosefaezibonakalisakubafowabo

2Wakhalangezwielikhulu;abaseGibithenendlukaFaro bezwa

3UJosefawasesithikubafowabo:NginguJosefa;ubaba usaphilana?Abafowabobabengenakumphendula;ngoba bakhathazekaphambikwakhe

4UJosefawayesethikubafowabo:"Akenisondelekimi" Basebesondela.Wathi:"NginguJosefaumfowenu enathengisangayeeGibithe"

5Manjeningabilusizi,ningazithukutheleliukuthi nathengisangamilapha,ngokubauNkulunkulu wangithumaphambikwenuukulondolozaukuphila

6Ngokubaleminyakaemibiliindlalaibekhonaezweni, kephakuseneminyakaemihlanuokungayikulinywa nakuvunangayo

7UNkulunkuluwangithumaphambikwenuukuba nginigcineleinzaloemhlabeni,ngisindiseukuphilakwenu ngokukhululwaokukhulu

8Manjeakuninaeningithumelelapha,kodwauNkulunkulu; futhiungenzengabauyisekuFaro,nenkosiyendluyakhe yonke,nombusiezwenilonkelaseGibhithe

9Sheshaninikhuphukeniyekubaba,nithikuye:‘Isho kanjeindodanayakhouJosefa,ithi:UNkulunkuluungenze inkosiyalolonkeiGibithe;

10UyakuhlalaezwenilaseGosheni,ubeseduzenami,wena, nabantwanabakho,nabantwanababantwanabakho, nezimvuzakho,nezinkomozakho,nakhokonkeonakho; 11Futhingizokondlalapho;ngobakusaseleiminyaka emihlanuyendlala;funanibempofu,nendluyakho,nakho konkeonakho

12Bhekani,amehloenuayabonanamehloomfowethu uBenjaminiukuthingumlomowamiokhulumakini

13Niyakumtshelaubabangayoyonkeinkazimuloyami eGibithe,nakhokonkeenikubonileyo;futhinizoshesha nehliseubabalapha

14WawelaentanyenikaBhenjaminiumfowabo,wakhala; uBenjaminiwakhalangasentanyeniyakhe.

15Wabangabonkeabafowabo,wakhalaphezukwabo; emvakwalokhoabafowabobakhulumanaye

16KwasekuzwakalaudumolwakhoendlinikaFaro, kuthiwa:"AbafowabobakaJosefabafikile"

17UFarowathikuJosefa:“Yishokubafowenuukuthi: ‘Yenzanilokhu;thwalaniizinkomozenu,nihambe,niye ezwenilaseKhanani;

18nithatheuyihlonezindluzenu,nizekimi;ngiyakuninika okuhlekwezwelaseGibithe,nidleamanoniezwe.

19Manjeuyaliwe,yenzanilokhu;nithatheleabancane benunabafazibenuizinqolaezwenilaseGibithe,nilethe uyihlo,nize.

20Futhininganakiimpahlayenu;ngobaokuhlekwezwe lonkelaseGibhithekungokwenu

21Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibenzenjalo;uJosefa wabanikaizinqolanjengesiyalezosikaFaro,wabanika nomphakowendlela.

22Wabaphabonke,kwabayilowonalowoizingubo zokuphendulela;kephauBenjaminiwamnikaizinhlamvu ezingamakhuluamathathuzesilivanezingubo zokuphendulelaezinhlanu.

23Wathumelakanjalokuyise;izimbongoloeziyishumi, zithweleizintoezinhlezaseGibithe,nezimbongolokazi eziyishumi,zithweleamabele,nesinkwa,nomphakokayise endleleni

24Wayesebamukisaabafowabo,bamuka;wathikubo: “Qaphelaniukubaningaweliendleleni

25BakhuphukabesukaeGibithe,bafikaezweni laseKhananikuJakobeuyise;

26Bamtshelabathi:"UJosefausekhona,ungumbusiwezwe lonkelaseGibithe."InhliziyokaJakobeyaphelaamandla, ngokubaakakholwangayibo

27BasebemtshelawonkeamazwikaJosefaayewakhulume kubo;esebonaizinqolauJosefaayezithumileukuthi zimthwale,umoyakaJakobeuyisewaphila

28U-Israyeliwathi:"Kwanele;uJosefaindodanayami usekhona;ngiyakuhambangimbonengingakafi.

ISAHLUKO46

1U-Israyeliwasukanakhokonkeanakho,wafikaeBeri Sheba,wanikelangemihlatshelokuNkulunkulukayiseuIsaka

2UNkulunkuluwakhulumaku-Israyelingemibono yasebusuku,wathi:“Jakobe,Jakobe!Wathi:"Ngilapha."

3Wathi:"NginguNkulunkulu,uNkulunkulukayihlo; ungesabiukwehlelaeGibithe;ngokubangiyakukwenza isizweesikhululapho;

4MinangizakwehlelalaweeGibhithe;nami ngiyakukubuyiselanokukubuyisela;uJosefauyakubeka isandlasakhephezukwamehloakho.

5UJakobewasukaeBeriSheba;amadodanaka-Israyeli amthwalauJakobeuyise,nabantwanabawo,nawomkawo, ezinqoleniuFaroayezithumeleukubazimthwale.

6Bathathaimfuyoyabonempahlayaboababeyizuzile ezwenilaseKhanani,bafikaeGibithe,uJakobenayoyonke inzaloyakhekanyenaye.

7Amadodanaakhe,namadodanaamadodanaakhekanye naye,namadodakaziakhe,namadodakaziamadodanaakhe, nayoyonkeinzaloyakhewayilethakanyenayeeGibhithe.

8Lawaangamagamaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliabafika eGibithe,uJakobenamadodanaakhe:uRubeniizibulo likaJakobe.

9AmadodanakaRubeni:noHanoki,noFalu,noHezironi, noKarmi

10AmadodanakaSimeyoninguoJemuweli,noJamini,noOhadi,noJakini,noSohari,noShawule,indodana yowesifazanewaseKhanani

11AmadodanakaLevinguuGereshoni,noKohati, noMerari

12AmadodanakaJuda;o-Eri,no-Onani,noShela,noPerezi, noZera;kodwau-Erino-OnanibafaezwenilakwaKhanani. AmadodanakaPerezi:ngoHezironinoHamuli

13Amadodanaka-IsakarenguuThola,noPhuwa,noJobe, noShimroni.

14AmadodanakaZebuloningunoSeredi,no-Eloni, noJaleli.

15LawaangamadodanakaLeyaawazalelauJakobe ePhadaniAramukanyenendodakaziyakheuDina;yonke imiphefumuloyamadodananamadodakaziakhe yayingamashumiamathathunantathu.

16AmadodanakaGadi:noZifiyoni,noHagi,noShuni,noEtsebhoni,no-Eri,no-Arodi,no-Areli

17Amadodanaka-Asheri:OonyanabakaBheriyanguJimna, noIshuwa,noIshvi,noBeriya,noSeraudadewabo; uHebhere,noMalikiyeli.

18LawaangamadodanakaZilipa,uLabaniamnikauLeya indodakaziyakhe,awazalelawonauJakobe,imiphefumulo eyishuminesithupha.

19AmadodanakaRaheliumkaJakobe;uJosefa, noBenjamini

20UJosefawazalelwaezwenilaseGibitheoManasenoEfrayimi,amzalelabonau-AsenatiindodakazikaPotifera umpristiwase-Oni

21AmadodanakaBenjamini:ngoBela,noBekeri,noAshibeli,noGera,noNahamani,no-Ehi,noRoshi, noMuphimi,noHupimi,no-Ardi

22LawaangamadodanakaRaheliazalelwawonauJakobe; yonkeimiphefumuloyayiyishuminane.

23AmadodanakaDani:Hushim

24OonyanabakaNafetalingunoJazeli,noGuni,noJezeri, noShilemi

25LawaangamadodanakaBilihauLabaniamnikauRaheli indodakaziyakhe;wonawamzalelawonauJakobe;yonke imiphefumuloyayiyisikhombisa

26YonkeimiphefumuloeyafikanoJakobeeGibhithe, eyaphumaokhalwenilwakhe,ngaphandlekwabafazi bamadodanakaJakobe,yonkeimiphefumuloengamashumi ayisithuphanesithupha;

27AmadodanakaJosefaazalelwawonaeGibhithe ayeyimiphefumuloemibili;yonkeimiphefumuloyendlu kaJakobeeyafikaeGibhitheyayingamashumi ayisikhombisa.

28WathumauJudaphambikwakhekuJosefaukuba aqondiseubusobakheeGosheni;bafikaezweni laseGosheni.

29UJosefawayesebophelainqolayakhe,wakhuphuka ukumhlangabezau-IsrayeliuyiseeGosheni, wazibonakalisakuye;wawaentanyeniyakhe,wakhala ngasentanyeniyakheisikhathieside

30U-IsrayeliwathikuJosefa:“Mangifemanje,lokhu ngibonileubusobakho,ngokubausaphila.

31UJosefawayesethikubafowabonasendlinikayise: "Ngiyakwenyuka,ngimboniseuFaro,ngithikuye: 'AbafowethunendlukababaababesezwenilaseKhanani sebefikilekimi;

32Lamadodaangabelusi,ngokubaabelusaizinkomo; balethileizimvuzabo,nezinkomozabo,nakhokonke abanakho

33KuyakuthilaphouFaroenibiza,ethi:'Uyiniumsebenzi wenu?

34nithi:'Izincekuzakhobezifuyilekwasebushenibethu kuzekubemanje,thinanawobaba;ukuzenihlaleezweni laseGosheni;ngobabonkeabelusibayisinengiso kwabaseGibhithe

ISAHLUKO47

1UJosefawayesefikawamtshelauFaro,wathi:“Ufikile ubabanabafowethu,nezimvuzabo,nezinkomozabo, nakhokonkeabanakho,bevelaezwenilaseKhanani;bheka, basezwenilaseGosheni

2Wathathaabanyekubafowabo,amadodaayisihlanu, wabamisaphambikukaFaro

3UFarowasesithikubafowabo:Uyiniumsebenziwenu?

BasebesithikuFaro:Izincekuzakhozingabelusi,thina labobaba

4BasebethikuFaro:"Sizeukugogobalaezweni;ngokuba izincekuzakhoazinadlelolemihlambiyazo;+ngoba indlalainzima+ezwenilaseKhanani; 5UFarowakhulumakuJosefa,wathi:“Uyihlonabafowenu bezekuwe;

6IzwelaseGibhitheliphambikwakho;bahlaliseuyihlo nabafowenuendaweniengconokakhuluyezwe;mabahlale ezwenilaseGosheni;umawaziukuthikukhonaamadoda akhutheleyophakathikwabo,wabekeabeyizinduna zezinkomozami.

7UJosefawamngenisauJakobeuyise,wammisaphambi kukaFaro;uJakobewambusisauFaro

8UFarowathikuJakobe:“Uneminyakaemingakina?

9UJakobewathikuFaro:"Izinsukuzeminyakayokuhamba kwamiziyiminyakaeyikhulunamashumiamathathu; zimbalwa,zimbiizinsukuzeminyakayokuphilakwami, azifinyelelangaezinsukwinizeminyakayokuphila kwawobabaemihleniyokugogobalakwabo."

10UJakobewambusisauFaro,waphumaphambikukaFaro

11UJosefawayesebamisauyisenabafowabo,wabanika indawoezwenilaseGibithe,endawenienhlekunazozonke ezweni,ezwenilaseRamesesi,njengokuyalakukaFaro

12UJosefawondlauyise,nabafowabo,nendluyonke kayisengesinkwangemindeniyabo.

13Kwakungekhosinkwaezwenilonke;ngokubaindlala yayinzimakakhulu,izwelaseGibithenezwelonke laseKhananiafiphalangenxayendlala.

14UJosefawabuthayonkeimalieyatholwaezweni laseGibithenasezwenilaseKhananiyamabele ababewathengile;uJosefawayingenisaimaliendlinikaFaro.

15KwathiimaliisiphelileezwenilaseGibithenasezweni laseKhananibonkeabaseGibithebezakuJosefa,bathi: “Sipheukudla;ngobaimaliiyaphela.

16UJosefawathi:"Lethaniizinkomozenu;ngiyakukunika ngezinkomozakho,umaimaliisiphelile

17BasebelethaizinkomozabokuJosefa;uJosefawabanika isinkwangamahhashi,nangezimvu,nangezinkomo, nangezimbongolo,futhiwabaphaukudlangazozonke izinkomozabongalowonyaka.

18Kwathilowomnyakausuphelile,bezakuyengomnyaka wesibili,bathikuye:Kasiyikufihlelainkosiyamiukuthi imaliyethuisiphelile;Inkosiyethuinemihlambi yezinkomo;akusekholuthoemehlwenienkosiyami, kuphelaimizimbayethu,namazweethu; 19Kunganiukubasifephambikwamehloakho,thina namazweethu?sithengethinanamazweethungesinkwa, thinanamazweethusiyakubayizincekuzikaFaro,usinike inzaloukubasiphile,singafi,izwelingabiyincithakalo.

20UJosefawamthengelauFaroizwelonkelaseGibithe; ngokubaabaseGibithebathengisa,kwabayilowonalowo ngensimuyakhe,ngokubaindlalayayinzimaphezukwabo; izwelabangelikaFaro

21Kephaabantuwabayisaemizinikusukelakomunye umkhawulowomkhawulowaseGibithekuzekube komunyeumkhawulowayo

22Yizwelabapristikuphelaangalithenganga;ngokuba abapristibabenesabeloababesinikwenguFaro,badla isabelosabouFaroabanikasona;ngalokhoabathengisanga ngamasimuabo

23UJosefawayesethikubantu:"Bhekani,namuhla nginithengeleuFaroninanezwelenu;bheka,nansiimbewu yenu;

24“KuyakuthiesivunonimnikeuFarookwesihlanu,futhi ezinezibengezenu,zibeyimbewuyensimu,nokudla kwenu,nezabendluyenu,nokudlakwabancanebenu.

25Bathi:"Usindisileukuphilakwethu;masitholeumusa emehlwenienkosiyami,sibeyizincekuzikaFaro"

26UJosefawabekaumthethophezukwezwelaseGibithe kuzekubenamuhlaukuthiuFaroatholeokwesihlanu; ngaphandlekwezwelabapristikuphela,elingazangelibe ngelikaFaro.

27U-IsrayeliwahlalaezwenilaseGibithe,ezweni laseGosheni;babanemfuyokulo,banda,bandakakhulu 28UJakobewahlalaezwenilaseGibitheiminyakaeyishumi nesikhombisa;

29Kwasekusondeleisikhathisokuthiu-Israyeliafe, wabizaindodanayakheuJosefa,wathikuye:“Uma ngifumeneumusaemehlweniakho,akeubekeisandla sakhophansikwethangalami,ungenzeleumusaneqiniso; akeungangingcwabieGibithe;

30Kephaminangiyakulalanawobaba,ungikhiphe eGibithe,ungingcwabeemangcwabeniaboWasesithi: Ngizakwenzanjengokutshokwakho.

31Wathi:"Fungakimi"WafungakuyeU-Israyeli wakhothamaekhandalombhede

ISAHLUKO48

1KwathiemvakwalezozintouJosefawatshelwaukuthi: “Bheka,uyihlouyagula”Wathathaamadodanaakhe omabili,oManaseno-Efrayimi,bahambanaye

2UJakobewatshelwaukuthi:"Bheka,indodanayakho uJosefaiyezakuwe"U-Israyeliwaziqinisa,wahlala embhedeni

3UJakobewathikuJosefa:“UNkulunkuluuSomandla wabonakalakimieLuzeezwenilaseKhanani,wangibusisa 4Wathikimi:“Bheka,ngiyakwenzaukubauzale, ngikwandise,ngikwenzeubeisixukusabantu;nginike inzaloyakhoemvakwakholelizwelibeyifalaphakade 5Manjeamadodanaakhoamabili,u-EfrayiminoManase, owazalelwawonaezwenilaseGibithengingakafikikuwe eGibithe,angawami;njengoRubeninoSimeyonibayakuba ngabami

6Inzaloyakho,oyoyizalaemvakwabo,iyakubangeyakho, ibizwengegamalabafowaboefenilabo

7Mina-ke,ekuphumenikwamiePhadani,uRaheliwafela kimiezwenilaseKhananiendleleni,kuseyingcosanaukuba ngifikee-Efrati;okuyiBetlehema

8U-IsrayeliwabonaamadodanakaJosefa,wathi:“Ngobani laba?

9UJosefawasesithikuyise:Bangamadodanaami, uNkulunkuluanginikewonakulindawoWathi:"Ake uwalethekimi,ngiwabusise."

10Amehloka-Israyeliayefiphelengenxayokuguga, engasaboni.Wazisondezakuye;wasebanga,wabagona.

11U-IsrayeliwathikuJosefa:"Bengingacabangiukuthi ngizakubonaubusobakho;bheka,uNkulunkulu ungibonisilenenzaloyakho"

12UJosefawayesebakhiphaphakathikwamadoloakhe, wakhothamelaubusobakhephansi

13UJosefawababambabobabili,u-Efrayimingesandla sakhesokuneneengakwesokhohlosika-Israyeli,noManase ngesokhohlongakwesokunenesika-Israyeli,wabasondeza kuye.

14U-Israyeliwelulaisandlasakhesokunene,wasibeka ekhandalika-Efrayimiengomncane,nesandlasakhe sokhohloekhandalikaManase,eqondisaizandlazakhe esazi;ngobauManasewayelizibulo

15WambusisauJosefa,wathi:“UNkulunkuluabahamba phambikwakheobabao-Abrahamano-Isaka,uNkulunkulu owangondlakonkeukuphilakwamikuzekubenamuhla; 16Ingelosieyangihlengakubobonkeububimayibusise abafana;igamalamimalibizwekubo,negamalawobabaoAbrahamano-Isaka;futhimabakhulebabeyisixuku phakathikomhlaba

17UJosefaebonaukuthiuyiseubekeisandlasakhe sokuneneekhandalika-Efrayimi,kwabakubiemehlweni akhe;wasibambaisandlasikayisewasisusaekhandalikaEfrayimi,asibekeekhandalikaManase

18UJosefawayesethikuyise:“Qha,baba,ngokubalo uyizibulo;bekaisandlasakhosokuneneekhandalakhe.

19Uyisewala,wathi:“Ngiyazi,ndodanayami,ngiyazi; nayeuyakuba-yisizwe,nayeabe-mkhulu; 20Wababusisangalolosuku,wathi:“Ngaweu-Israyeli uyakubusisa,ethi:‘UNkulunkuluakwenzeubenjengoEfrayiminanjengoManase’Wammisau-Efrayimiphambi kukaManase.

21U-IsrayeliwathikuJosefa:“Bheka,ngiyafa,kepha uNkulunkuluuyakubanani,anibuyiseleezwenilawoyihlo 22Futhingikunikeisabeloesisodwangaphezu kwabafowenu,engasithathaesandlenisama-Amori ngenkembayaminangomnsalowami

ISAHLUKO49

1UJakobewabizaamadodanaakhe,wathi:“Buthanani, ukuzenginitsheleokuyakunehlelaezinsukwinizokugcina 2Buthanani,nizweninamadodanakaJakobe;lalelaniuIsrayeliuyihlo.

3“Rubeni,wenauyizibulolami,amandlaami,nengqalo yamandlaami,isithunzisobukhosi,nobukhulubamandla; 4Uzinzilenjengamanzi,awuyikudlula;ngobawenyukela embhedenikayihlo;beseuyalingcolisa;wakhuphukela embhedeniwami

5USimeyoninoLevibayizelamani;amathuluziobudlova asezindlinizabo

6Omphefumulowami,ungangeniekusithekenikwabo; ungahlanganiebandlenilabo,udumolwami,ngokuba ekuthukuthelenikwabobabulalaumuntu,nangokuthanda kwabobadilizaugange

7Intukutheloyabomayiqalekiswe,ngokubailukhuni; nolakalwabo,ngokubalwalunonya;ngiyakubahlukanisa kwaJakobe,ngibahlakazekwa-Israyeli

8Juda,abafowenubayakukudumisa;isandlasakho siyakubasentanyeniyezithazakho;abantwanabakayihlo bayakukhothamaphambikwakho.

9UJudauyibhongolengonyama;ukhuphukileempangweni, ndodanayami;ngubaniongamvusana?

10IntongayobukhosiayiyikusukakuJuda,nomnikimthethophakathikwezinyawozakhe,azeafikeuShilo; futhikuyeukubuthelwakwabantu

11Ubophelaitholelembongoloyakheemvinini,nethole lembongolokaziyakheemvininiwekhethelo;wahlanza izingubozakheewayinini,nezingubozakheegazini lezithelozomvini;

12Amehloakheayakubabomvungewayini,namazinyo akheamhlophengobisi

13UZebuloniuyakuhlalaosebenilolwandle;futhiuyakuba yithekulemikhumbi;umkhawulowakheuyakubaseSidoni

14U-Isakareuyimbongoloenamandlaelalaphakathi kwemithwaloemibili;

15Wabonaukuthiukuphumulakuhle,nezweukuthi limnandi;wagebisaihlombelakheukubaathwale,waba yisigqilasokutheliswa.

16UDaniuyakwahlulelaabantubakhenjengesinye sezizwezakwa-Israyeli

17UDaniuyakubayinyokangasendleleni,inyoka endleleni,elumaizithendezehhashi,ukuzeumgadiwalo awenyovane

18Ngilindeleinsindisoyakho,Jehova

19UGadi,iviyoliyakumnqoba,kephauyakumnqoba ekugcineni.

20Ku-Asheriisinkwasakhesiyakubangamanoni,akhiphe okumnandikobukhosi

21UNafetaliuyindluzelekaziekhululweyo,ukhuluma amazwiamahle

22UJosefauyigatshaelithelayo,ingatshaethelayo ngasemthonjeni;amagatshaawoawelaodongeni;

23Abacibishelayobamdabukilekakhulu,bamdubula, bamzonda;

24Kephaumnsalowakhewawunamandla,nezingalo zezandlazakhezaqiniswangezandlazikaNkulunkulu kaJakobeonamandla;(usukalaphoumalusi,itshelikaIsrayeli;)

25NgoNkulunkulukayihloozokusiza;ngoSomandla oyakubusisangezibusisozasezulwiniphezulu,ngezibusiso zotwaoluphansi,nezibusisozamabelenezesizalo.

26Izibusisozikayihlozingaphezukwezibusisozokhokho bamikuzekubesemkhawulweniwezintabazaphakade, ziyakubasekhandalikaJosefanasekhandalalowo owahlukaniswanabafowabo

27UBenjaminiuyodwengulanjengempisi,ekuseni uyakudlaimpango,ebusukuahlukaniseimpango.

28BonkelababayizizweeziyishuminambilizakwaIsrayeli;wababusisakwabayilowonalowongokwesibusiso sakhe.

29Wabayala,wathikubo:"Minangiyakubuthelwakubantu bakithi;ngimbelenikobabaemhumeniosensiminikaEfroniumHeti;

30emhumeniosensiminiyaseMakaphelaephambi kweMamreezwenilaseKhanani,u-Abrahamaawuthenga kanyenensimuku-EfroniumHeti,ukubakubeyindawo yokumbela

31Bammbelakhonau-AbrahamanoSaraumkakhe;lapho bembelau-IsakanoRebekaumkakhe;ngammbelakhona uLeya

32Insimunomhumeokuyokwathengwakubantwana bakwaHeti

33UJakobeeseqedileukuyalaamadodanaakhe,wabuthela izinyawozakheembhedeni,waphuma,wabuthelwa kubantubakubo.

ISAHLUKO50

1UJosefawawaebuswenibukayise,wakhalaphezu kwakhe,wamanga.

2UJosefawayalaizincekuzakheizinyangaukuba zigqumiseuyisengemithi;izinyangazamqholau-Israyeli 3Zaphelelakuyeizinsukuezingamashumiamane;ngokuba ziphelelakanjaloizinsukuzabagqunyiswayo;abaseGibithe bamlilelaizinsukuezingamashumiayisikhombisa

4Kwathisezidlulileizinsukuzokulilakwakhe,uJosefa wakhulumaendlinikaFaro,wathi:“Umangifumeneumusa emehlwenienu,akenikhulumeezindlebenizikaFaro,nithi: 5Ubabawangifungisa,wathi:‘Bheka,ngiyafa;ethuneni lamiengizimbelelonaezwenilaseKhananiuyakungimbela khonaNgalokhoakengikhuphuke,ngimmbeleubaba, ngiyakubuya

6UFarowathi:"Khuphuka,ummbeleuyihlo njengokukufungisakwakhe"

7UJosefawakhuphukaukuyommbelauyise;

8YonkeindlukaJosefa,nabafowabo,nendlukayise, kwasalakuphelaizinganezabo,nezimvuzabo,nezinkomo zabo,ezwenilaseGosheni.

9Kwakhuphukanayeizinqolanabamahhashi,kwaba isixukuesikhulukakhulu

10Bafikaesibuyenisase-Athadiesingaphesheya kweJordani,bakhalakhonaisililoesikhulunesinzima kakhulu;wamlilelauyiseizinsukueziyisikhombisa

11Abakhileyokulelozwe,amaKhanani,bebonaisililo eGoreniHathadi,bathi:“Lokhukuyisililoesinzima kumaGibhithe;

12Amadodanaakheenzakuyenjengokuyalakwakhe;

13AmadodanaakheamthwalaamyisaezwenilaseKhanani, ammbelaemhumeniwensimuyaseMakaphela,uAbrahamaawuthengakanyenensimuku-EfroniumHeti, ubeyindawoyokungcwabaphambikweMamre

14UJosefawabuyelaeGibithe,yenanabafowabo,nabo bonkeabakhuphukanayeukuyombelauyise,ngemva kokungcwabauyise

15AbafowabobakaJosefasebebonileukuthiuyiseufile, bathi:"MhlawumbeuJosefauyakusizonda,asiphindisele nokuphindiselabonkeububiesabenzakuye"

16BasebethumaisithunywakuJosefa,besithi:Uyihlo walayaengakafi,esithi:

17NiyakushonjalokuJosefaukuthi:‘Akeuthethelele abafowenuisiphambekonesonosabo;ngobabenzeokubi kuwe;manjeakeuthetheleleisiphambekosezinceku zikaNkulunkulukayihloUJosefawakhalalapho bekhulumakuye

18Nabafowabobahamba,bawaphansiphambikwakhe; bathi:"Bheka,siyizincekuzakho"

19UJosefawathikubo:“Ningesabi,ngokubamina ngisesikhundlenisikaNkulunkuluna?

20Kephaninanangicabangelaokubi;kephauNkulunkulu wakucebakwabakuhleukubaafezenjenganamuhla, asindiseabantuabaningi.

21Ngalokhoningesabi;ngiyakunondlaninanabancane benu.Wasebaduduza,wakhulumakuhlekubo.

22UJosefawahlalaeGibithe,yenanendlukayise;uJosefa waphilaiminyakaeyikhuluneshumi

23UJosefawabonaabantwanabakwa-Efrayimi besizukulwanesesithathu,nabantwanabakaMakiri indodanakaManasebazalelwaemadolwenikaJosefa

24UJosefawayesethikubafowabo:“Sengiyafa, uNkulunkuluuyakunihambelanokunihambela,anikhiphe kulelizwe,aniyiseezwenialifungelau-Abrahama,noIsaka,noJakobe.

25UJosefawafungisaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,wathi: "UNkulunkuluuyakunihambelanokunihambela, nikhuphuleamathamboamilapha."

26Wafa-keuJosefaeneminyakaeyikhuluneshumi; bamqhola,wafakwaebhokisinieGibithe