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2 Njalo umhlaba wawungelasimo ungelaluthob, lobumnyama babuphezu kokujula; loMoya kaNkulunkulu wayendiza phezu kwamanzi.

4 UNkulunkulu wasebona ukukhanya ukuthi kuhle; uNkulunkulu wasesehlukanisa phakathi kokukhanya lobumnyama.

5 UNkulunkulu wasebiza ukukhanya ngokuthi yimini, lobumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi yibusuku. Kwasekusiba yikuhlwa, njalo kwaba yikusa, usuku lokuqala.

6 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Kakube khona umkhathid phakathi kwamanzi; kawehlukanise phakathi kwamanzi lamanzi.

7 UNkulunkulu wasesenza umkhathi, wasesehlukanisa phakathi kwamanzi angaphansi komkhathi lamanzi aphezu komkhathie; kwasekusiba njalo.

8 UNkulunkulu wasebiza umkhathi ngokuthi ngamazulu. Kwasekusiba yikuhlwa, njalo kwaba yikusa, usuku lwesibili.

9 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Kakuqoqelwe amanzi avela ngaphansi kwamazulu ndawonyef, njalo kakubonakale umhlabathi owomileyo; kwasekusiba njalo.

10 UNkulunkulu wasebiza umhlabathi owomileyo ngokuthi ngumhlaba, lenhlangano yamanzi wayibiza ngokuthi zinlwandle. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kuhle.

11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Umhlaba kawumilise utshani1, imibhida ethela inhlanyelo, isihlahla sesithelo sisenza isithelo ngohlobo lwaso, onhlanyelo yaso ikuso phezu komhlaba. Kwasekusiba njalo.

12 Umhlaba wasuveza utshani, imibhida ethela inhlanyelo ngohlobo lwayo, lesihlahla sisenza isithelo, esinhlanyelo yaso ikuso ngohlobo lwaso. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kuhle.

14 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Kakube khona izikhanyiso emkhathini wamazulu, ukuze zehlukanise phakathi kwemini lobusuku2; njalo zibe yizibonakaliso lezikhathi ezimisiweyo, lensuku leminyaka.

15 Njalo zibe yizikhanyiso emkhathini wamazulu, ukuze zikhanyise emhlabeni. Kwasekusiba njalo.

16 UNkulunkulu wasesenza izikhanyiso ezimbili ezinkulug: Isikhanyiso esikhulu ukuze sibuse imini, lesikhanyiso esincinyane ukuze sibuse3 ubusuku, kanye lezinkanyezi.

18 lokuthi zibuse eminih lebusuku, lokwehlukanisa phakathi kokukhanya lobumnyama. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kuhle.

20 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Amanzi kawagcwale ukunyakazela kwemiphefumulo ephilayo, njalo kakuphaphe inyoni phezu komhlaba emkhathini4 wamazulu.

21 UNkulunkulu wasedala oququmadevu bolwandle abakhulu, laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esibhinqikayo, amanzi agcwele sona, ngohlobo lwaso, layo yonke inyoni elempiko, ngohlobo lwayo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kuhle.

22 UNkulunkulu wasekubusisa, esithi: Zalani, landei, njalo ligcwalise amanzi enlwandle, lenyoni kazande emhlabeni.

24 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Umhlaba kawuveze izidalwa eziphilayo ngohlobo lwazo, izifuyo lokuhuquzelayo lenyamazana zomhlaba ngenhlobo zazo. Kwasekusiba njalo.

25 UNkulunkulu wasesenza inyamazana zomhlaba ngenhlobo zazo, lezifuyo ngenhlobo zazo, lakho konke okuhuquzelayo komhlaba ngenhlobo zakho. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kuhle.

26 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Asenze abantu ngomfanekiso wethuj, ngesimo sethu, njalo babuse phezu kwenhlanzi zolwandle, laphezu kwenyoni zamazulu, laphezu kwezifuyo, laphezu komhlaba wonke, laphezu kwakho konke okuhuquzelayo lokho okuhuquzela emhlabenik.

27 UNkulunkulu wasemdala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe; wamdala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; owesilisa lowesifazana wabadalal.

28 UNkulunkulu wasebabusisa, uNkulunkulu wasesithi kibo: Zalani lande, ligcwalise umhlabam njalo liwehlisele phansi; libuse phezu kwenhlanzi zolwandle, laphezu kwenyoni zamazulu, laphezu kwakho konke okuphilayo okuhuquzela emhlabeni.

29 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Khangelani, ngilinike yonke imibhida ethela inhlanyelo, esebusweni bomhlaba wonke, laso sonke isihlahla, okukuso isithelo sesihlahla esithela5 inhlanyelo; kini singesokudlan.

30 Njalo kuyo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba, lakuyo yonke inyoni yamazulu, lakukho konke okuhuquzela emhlabeni, okukukho umoya6 ophilayo, lonke uhlaza ngolokudla. Kwasekusiba njalo.

31 UNkulunkulu wasebona konke akwenzileyo; khangela-ke kwakukuhle kakhuluo. Kwasekusiba yikuhlwa, njalo kwaba yikusa, usuku lwesithupha.

2 UNkulunkulu wasewuqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe abewenza. Waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisab emsebenzini wakhe wonke abewenza.

3 UNkulunkulu wasebusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa; ngoba ngalo waphumula emsebenzini wakhe wonke, uNkulunkulu awudalayo wawenza1.

4 Lezi zinzalo zamazulu lezomhlaba ekudalweni kwakhoc, mhla iNkosi uNkulunkulu isenza umhlaba lamazulu,

5 laso sonke isihlahlakazana sensimu, singakabi khona emhlabeni, layo yonke imibhida yegangad, ingakamili; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu yayinganisanga izulu emhlabeni, njalo kwakungelamuntu wokulima umhlabathi.

6 Kodwa kwenyuka inkungu ivela emhlabathini, yasithelela ubuso bonke bomhlabathi.

7 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasibumba umuntu ngothuli oluvela emhlabathinie, yaphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wempilo; umuntu wasesiba ngumphefumulo ophilayof.

8 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasihlanyela isivande eEdenig ngasempumalanga, yasimbeka khona umuntu eyambumbayo.

9 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasimilisa emhlabeni sonke isihlahla esibukekayo lesilungele ukudla; lesihlahla sempiloh phakathi kwesivande, lesihlahla solwazi lokuhle lokubi.

10 Kwasekuphuma eEdeni umfula wokuthelela isivande; njalo kusukela lapho wehlukaniswa waba zinhloko ezine.

11 Ibizo lowokuqala yiPishoni; yiwo ozingelezele ilizwe lonke leHavilai, lapho okulegolide khona.

13 Lebizo lomfula wesibili yiGihoni; yiwo ozingelezele ilizwe lonke eleEthiyophiya.

14 Lebizo lomfula wesithathu yiHidekeli; yiwo ogelezela empumalanga kweAsiriya. Lomfula wesine yiYufrathi.

15 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasimthatha umuntu2, yambeka esivandeni seEdeni, ukuze asilime asilondoloze.

16 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasimlaya umuntu isithi: Kuso sonke isihlahla sesivande ungadla lokudla;

17 kodwa okwesihlahla solwazi lokuhle lokubi, ungadli kuso, ngoba mhla usidla kuso uzakufa lokufa.

18 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisithi: Kakukuhle ukuthi umuntu abe yedwa. Ngizamenzela umsizik onjengaye3.

19 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasibumba ngomhlabathi yonke inyamazana yeganga layo yonke inyoni yamazulul; yakuletha kuAdamum 4, ukuthi ibone ukuthi angazibiza ngokuthini, njalo loba yikuphi uAdamu azabiza ngakho isidalwa esiphilayo, yilo ibizo laso.

20 UAdamu wasesitha amabizo kuzo zonke izifuyo, lenyonini yamazulu, lakuyo yonke inyamazana yeganga; kodwa uAdamu katholelwanga umsizi onjengaye.

21 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisehlisela phezu kukaAdamu ubuthongo obukhulun, waselala. Yasithatha olunye lwezimbambo zakhe, yavala ngenyama endaweni yalo.

22 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisenza ubambo eyayiluthethe emuntwini lwaba5 ngowesifazana, yasimusa emuntwini.

23 UAdamu wasesithi: Lo khathesi ulithambo lamathambo ami, lenyama yenyama yamio; bazambiza ngokuthi ngowesifazana6, ngoba yena ethethwe endodenip 7.

24 Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo; njalo bazakuba nyamanyeq.

3Inyoka yayilobuqili-kea kulayo yonke inyamazana yeganga, eyayiyenzile iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Yasisithi kowesifazana: Yebo1 uNkulunkulu watsho yini ukuthi: Kumele lingadli kuso sonke isihlahla sesivande?

3 kodwa okwesithelo sesihlahla esiphakathi kwesivande, uNkulunkulu wathi: Lingadli kuso, njalo lingasithinti, hlezi lifeb.

5 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi mhla lisidla kuso, amehlo enu azavuleka, njalo libe njengoNkulunkulu, lisazi okuhle lokubi.

6 Owesifazana ebona-ke ukuthi isihlahla silungile ukuba yikudla, lokuthi sona siyabukeka2 emehlweni, lesihlahla sikhwabitheka ukwenza uhlakaniphe, wakha okwesithelo saso, wadlac; wasenika lendoda yakhe kanye laye, yasisidla.

7 Asevuleka amehlo abo bobabilid, basebesazi ukuthi babenqunue; basebethungela ndawonye amahlamvu omkhiwa, bazenzela amafasikoti3.

8 Basebesizwa ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu ihamba esivandeni ekupholeni4 kosuku; uAdamu lomkakhe basebecatsha ebusweni beNkosi uNkulunkulu phakathi kwezihlahla zesivande.

10 Wasesithi: Ilizwi lakho ngilizwe esivandeni, ngesaba, ngoba nginqunu; ngasengicatsha.

11 Yasisithi: Ngubani okutshele ukuthi unqunu? Udlile yini okwesihlahla, engakulaya ngaso ukuthi ungadli okwaso?

12 UAdamu wasesithi: Owesifazana owangipha yena ukuthi abe lamif, yena unginike okwesihlahla, ngasengisidla.

13 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisithi kowesifazana: Kuyini lokhu okwenzileyo? Owesifazana wasesithi: Inyoka ingikhohlisileg, ngasengisidla.

14 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisithi enyokeni: Njengoba usukwenzile lokhu, uqalekisiwe wena okwedlula sonke isifuyo lokwedlula yonke inyamazana yeganga. Uzahamba ngesisu sakho, njalo udle uthuli insuku zonke zempilo yakhoh.

15 Njalo ubutha ngizabufaka phakathi kwakho lowesifazana laphakathi kwenzalo yakho lenzalo yakhei. Yona izakuchoboza ikhanda, wena uzayichoboza isithendej.

16 Kowesifazana yathi: Ngokwandisa ngizakwandisa ubuhlungu bakho lokuzithwala kwakho; ngobuhlungu uzabeletha abantwana, lokukhanuka kwakho kuzakuba sendodeni yakhok, njalo yona izakubusal.

17 Njalo kuAdamu yathi: Njengoba ulalele ilizwi lomkakho, wasusidla okwesihlahla engakulaya ngaso ukuthi: Ungadli okwasom, uqalekisiwe umhlaba ngenxa yakhon; ngokukhathazeka uzakudla okwawo insuku zonke zempilo yakhoo.

19 Ngesithukuthuku sobuso bakho uzakudla ukudla, uze ubuyele emhlabathini, ngoba wathathwa kuwo; ngoba wena uluthulip, njalo uzabuyela ethuliniq.

20 UAdamu wasebiza ibizo lomkakhe ngokuthi nguEva5, ngoba yena ungunina wabo bonke abaphilayo.

21 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisenzela uAdamu lomkakhe izigqoko zezigogo, yasibagqokisa.

22 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisithi: Khangela, umuntu usenjengomunye wethu, esazi okuhle lokubir. Khathesi-ke, hlezi elule isandla sakhe athathe njalo okwesihlahla sempilos, adle aphile kuze kube sephakadeni.

23 Ngakho iNkosi uNkulunkulu yamkhupha esivandeni seEdeni ukuthi alime umhlabathi, lapho athathwa khona.

24 Yasimxotsha umuntu; yabeka empumalanga kwesivande seEdenit amakherubhi* lenkemba evuthayo ephenduphendukayou, ukulinda indlela yesihlahla sempilo.

4UAdamu wasemazi uEva umkakhe; wasethatha isisu, wabeletha uKhayini1, wasesithi: Ngizuze indoda eNkosini.

2 Wasebuya ebeletha umfowabo uAbela2. UAbela wasesiba ngumelusi wezimvu, loKhayini waba ngumlimi womhlabathi.

3 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwezinsuku uKhayini waletha eNkosini umnikelo owesithelo somhlabathi.

4 Laye uAbela waseletha okwamazibulo ezimvu zakhe lokwamahwahwa azoa; iNkosi yasinaka uAbela lomnikelo wakheb.

5 Kodwa uKhayini lomnikelo wakhe kayiwunakanga. UKhayini wasethukuthela kakhulu, lobuso bakhe banyukubalac.

6 INkosi yasisithi kuKhayini: Uthukutheleleni, njalo kungani ubuso bakho bunyukubele?

7 Angithi uba usenza kuhle, kuyemukeleka3 yini? Kodwa uba ungenzi kuhle, isono siyakucathamela emnyango, lokunxwanela kwakhe kukuwe, kodwa wena uzambusa.

8 UKhayini wasekhuluma loAbela umfowabo; kwasekusithi besegangeni, uKhayini wasukela umfowabo uAbela wambulalad.

9 INkosi yasisithi kuKhayini: Ungaphi uAbela umfowenu? Wasesithi: Angazie; ngingumlondolozi womfowethu yini?

10 Yasisithi: Wenzeni? Ilizwi legazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi livela emhlabathini.

11 Khathesi-ke uqalekisiwe emhlabeni okhamise umlomo wawo ukwemukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho.

12 Nxa ulima umhlabathi, kawusayikukunika amandla awo; uzakuba luzulane lomhambuma emhlabeni.

14 Khangela, ungixotshile lamuhla ebusweni bomhlabaf, njalo ngizacatshiswa ebusweni bakho; sengizakuba luzulane lomhambuma emhlabeni; njalo kuzakuthi wonke ongificayo uzangibulalag.

15 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngakho, loba ngubani obulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa kasikhombisah. INkosi yasibeka uphawu kuKhayini, hlezi loba ngubani omficayo ambulale.

16 UKhayini wasesuka ebusweni beNkosi, wasehlala elizweni leNodi, empumalanga kweEdeni.

17 UKhayini wasemazi umkakhe; wasethatha isisu, wabeletha uEnoki5; njalo wayesakha umuzi, wabiza ibizo lomuzi ngebizo lendodana yakhe uEnoki.

18 Kwasekuzalelwa uEnoki uIradi; uIradi wasezala uMehujayeli; uMehujayeli wasezala uMethushayeli; uMethushayeli wasezala uLameki6.

19 ULameki wasezithathela abafazi ababili, ibizo lowokuqala lalinguAda, lebizo lowesibili lalinguZila.

20 UAda wasezala uJabali; yena wayenguyise walabo abahlala emathenteni, belezifuyo.

21 Lebizo lomfowabo lalinguJubali, yena wayenguyise wakhe wonke olokwenza lechacho lomhlanga.

22 UZila laye wasezala uThubhali-Khayini, umkhandi wakho konke okusikayo kwethusi lensimbi. Lodadewabo kaThubhali-Khayini wayenguNahama.

23 ULameki wasesithi kubafazi bakhe: Ada loZila, zwanini ilizwi lami, bafazi bakaLameki, bekani indlebe ekukhulumeni kwami; ngoba ngabulala indoda ngenxa yokungilimaza, lomfana ngenxa yokungihluzulai.

24 Nxa uKhayini ephindiselwa kasikhombisaj, isibili uLameki kamatshumi ayisikhombisa ephindwe kasikhombisa.

25 UAdamu wasephinda wamazi umkakhe; wasezala indodana, wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti7; ngoba wathi: UNkulunkulu ungibekele enye inzalo esikhundleni sikaAbelak, ngoba uKhayini wambulala.

26 Laye uSeti wasezalelwa indodana, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguEnosi8. Ngalesosikhathi baqala ukubiza ibizo leNkosi.

5Lolu lugwalo lwezizukulwana zikaAdamu. Mhla uNkulunkulu edala umuntu, wamenza ngokomfanekiso kaNkulunkulua.

2 Wabadala owesilisa lowesifazana, wasebabusisa, wasebiza ibizo labo wathi ngabantu, mhla bedalwa.

3 UAdamu wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; wasezala indodana efuzweni lwakhe njengokomfanekiso wakhe, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguSetib.

4 Lensuku zikaAdamu esezele uSeti zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembilic; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi.

5 Zonke-ke insuku zikaAdamu, aziphilayo, zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu, wasesifad.

7 USeti wasephila esezele uEnosi iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

8 Zonke-ke insuku zikaSeti zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi lambili; wasesifa.

10 UEnosi wasephila, esezele uKenani, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

11 Zonke-ke insuku zikaEnosi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.

13 UKenani wasephila, esezele uMahalaleli, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

14 Zonke-ke insuku zikaKenani zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye letshumi, wasesifa.

15 UMahalaleli wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uJaredi1.

16 UMahalaleli wasephila, esezele uJaredi, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

17 Zonke-ke insuku zikaMahalaleli zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wasesifa.

18 UJaredi wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili, wazala uEnokif.

19 UJaredi wasephila, esezele uEnoki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisificaminwembili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

20 Zonke-ke insuku zikaJaredi zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lambili; wasesifa.

21 UEnoki wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.

22 UEnoki wasehamba loNkulunkulug, esezele uMethusela, iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

23 Zonke-ke insuku zikaEnoki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu.

25 UMethusela wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesikhombisa, wazala uLameki.

26 UMethusela wasephila, esezele uLameki, iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

27 Zonke-ke insuku zikaMethusela zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificamunwemunye; wasesifa.

28 ULameki wasephila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lambili, wazala indodana.

29 Wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguNowa esithi: Lo uzasiduduza ekusebenzeni kwethu lekutshikatshikeni kwezandla zethui, ngenxa yomhlabathi, ewuqalekisileyo iNkosij.

30 ULameki wasephila, esezele uNowa, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

31 Zonke-ke insuku zikaLameki zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; wasesifa.

32 UNowa waba leminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, uNowa wasezala uShemu loHamu loJafethik.

6Kwasekusithi abantu sebeqala ukwanda ebusweni bomhlaba, basebezalelwa amadodakazi,

2 amadodana kaNkulunkulu ebona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi wona ayemahle; asezithathela abafazi kuwo wonke awakhethayoa.

3 INkosi yasisithi: UMoya wami kawuyikulwisana lomuntu njalonjalob, ngoba laye eyinyamac; kodwa insuku zakhe zizakuba yiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amabili.

4 Iziqhwaga zazisemhlabeni ngalezonsuku; lemva kwalokho-ke, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu esengenile emadodakazini abantu, asewazalela abantwana. Wona ayengamaqhawe asendulo, engamadoda alebizo.

5 INkosi yasibona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni, lokuthi konke ukuceba kwemicabango1 yenhliziyo yakhe kwakukubi kuphela usuku lonked.

6 INkosi yasizisolae ngokuthi yayimenzile umuntu emhlabeni, yasidabuka enhliziyweni yayof.

7 INkosi yasisithi: Ngizamchitha umuntu engamdalayo ngimsuse ebusweni bomhlaba, kusukela emuntwini kusiya enyamazaneni, kuze kube kokuhuquzelayo, lenyonini zamazulu; ngoba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngikwenzile.

9 Lezi yizizukulwana zikaNowa. UNowa wayeyindoda elungileyoh epheleleyo2 esizukulwaneni sakhe; uNowa wahamba loNkulunkului.

11 Umhlaba wonakaliswa-ke phambi kukaNkulunkuluj, lomhlaba wagcwaliswa ngobudlwangudlwanguk.

12 UNkulunkulu wasebona umhlabal, khangela-ke wonakalisiwe, ngoba yonke inyama yonakalise indlela yayo emhlabeni.

13 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa: Ukuphela kwayo yonke inyama sekuze phambi kwamim, ngoba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo; khangela-ke, ngizabachitha kanye lomhlaba.

14 Zakhele umkhumbi ngezigodo zegofere*, wenze izigaba3 phakathi komkhumbi, uwuhuqe ngengcino ngaphakathi langaphandle.

15 Nansi indlela ozawenza ngayo; ingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu yibude bomkhumbi, ingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu yibubanzi bawo, ingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu yikuphakama kwawo.

16 Iwindi uzalenza emkhunjini, uliqede libe yingalo kusukela phezulu, ufake umnyango womkhumbi ehlangothini lwawo, uwenze ube lesitezi esaphansi, esesibili, lesesithathu.

17 Mina-ke, khangela, ngizakwehlisela uzamcolo wamanzi phezu komhlaba, ukuchitha yonke inyama, okukuyo umoya wempilo, isuke ngaphansi kwamazulu. Konke okusemhlabeni kuzaphela.

18 Kodwa ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lawe; njalo uzangena emkhunjini, wena lamadodana akho lomkakho labafazi bamadodana akho kanye lawe.

19 Lakukho konke okuphilayo, kuyo yonke inyama, okubili kwakho konke, uzakuletha emkhunjini, ukulondoloze kuphila lawe, kuzakuba ngokuduna lokusikazi;

20 enyonini ngohlobo lwayo, lesifuyweni ngohlobo lwaso, lakukho konke okuhuquzelayo komhlaba ngohlobo lwakho, okubili kwakho kuzakuza kuwen, ukulondoloze kuphila.

21 Lawe-ke, zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, njalo ukubuthelele kuwe, futhi kuzakuba ngokwakho lokwazo okokudla.

7INkosi yasisithi kuNowa: Ngena wena lendlu yakho yonke emkhunjinia, ngoba wena ngikubone ulungile phambi kwami kulesisizukulwanab.

2 Kuyo yonke inyamazana ehlambulukileyoc uzazithathela ngasikhombisa ngasikhombisa, enduna lensikazi yayo; njalo kuyo inyamazana engahlambulukanga ezimbili, enduna lensikazi yayo.

3 Lakuzo inyoni zamazulu ngasikhombisa ngasikhombisa, enduna lensikazi, ukulondoloza inhlanyelo iphila ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.

4 Ngoba kusele insuku eziyisikhombisa, besenginisa izulu emhlabeni, insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, ngibhubhise1 konke okuphilayo, engakwenzayo, ebusweni bomhlaba.

6 UNowa wayeleminyaka engamakhulu ayisithupha, lapho uzamcolo wamanzi ephezu komhlaba.

7 UNowa wasengena emkhunjini lamadodana akhe lomkakhe labafazi bamadodana akhe kanye laye, ngenxa yamanzi kazamcolo.

8 Kuzo inyamazana ezihlambulukileyo, lakuzo inyamazana ezingahlambulukanga, lakuzo inyoni, lakukho konke okuhuquzelayo phezu komhlaba,

9 ngambili ngambili kweza kuNowa emkhunjini, okuduna lokusikazi, njengoba uNkulunkulu emlayile uNowa.

10 Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku2 eziyisikhombisa amanzi kazamcolo ayephezu komhlaba.

11 Ngomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha wempilo kaNowa, ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lwetshumi lesikhombisa lwenyanga, ngalolosuku yonke imithombo yokujula okukhulu yaqhekezwae, lamasango empophoma zamazulu avulwaf.

12 Izulu laliphezu komhlaba insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane.

13 Ngalolosuku olufananayo uNowa wangena loShemu loHamu loJafethi, amadodana kaNowa, lomkaNowa, labafazi abathathu bamadodana akhe kanye labo, emkhunjini,

14 bona, layo yonke inyamazana ngohlobo lwayo, laso sonke isifuyo ngohlobo lwaso, lakho konke okuhuquzelayo kuhuquzela phezu komhlaba ngohlobo lwakho, lakho konke okuphaphayo ngohlobo lwakho, yonke inyoni yalo lonke uphiko.

15 Zasezingena kuNowa emkhunjinig, ngambili ngambili, kuyo yonke inyama, okukuyo umoya wempilo.

16 Lezangenayo, kwangena enduna lensikazi kuyo yonke inyama, njengalokho uNkulunkulu ayemlaye khona; iNkosi yasimvalela phakathih.

17 Uzamcolo wasesiba semhlabeni insuku ezingamatshumi amane; amanzi asesanda asephakamisa umkhumbi, waze waphakama phezu komhlaba.

18 Amanzi asephakama ngamandla, anda kakhulu phezu komhlaba; lomkhumbi wahamba phezu kobuso bamanzi.

19 Amanzi asephakama ngamandla kakhulukazi emhlabeni, zaze zasitshekelwa zonke intaba eziphakemeyo ezingaphansi kwamazulu wonke.

20 Izingalo ezilitshumi lanhlanu amanzi aqonga aphakama ngamandla, lezintaba zasitshekelwa.

21 Yonke-ke inyama yaphela, eyayihamba phezu komhlaba, eyenyoni, leyesifuyo, leyenyamazana, leyakho konke okuhuquzelayo kuhuquzela phezu komhlaba, laye wonke umuntu;

22 konke okulokuphefumula komoya wempilo emakhaleni akhoi, kwakho konke okusemhlabeni owomileyo, kwafa.

23 Kwachithwa konke okwakukhona, okwakusebusweni bomhlaba, kusukela emuntwini kusiya esifuyweni kusiya kokuhuquzelayo njalo kusiya enyonini yamazulu; kwasekuchithwa emhlabeni; kwasekutshiywa uNowa kuphela, lalokho ayelakho emkhunjinij.

24 Lamanzi ayephakama ngamandla phezu komhlaba, okwensuku ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu.

8UNkulunkulu wasemkhumbula uNowaa, lakho konke okuphilayo, laso sonke isifuyo, esasilaye emkhunjini. UNkulunkulu wavunguzisa umoyab phezu komhlaba, lamanzi etsha.

2 Kwasekumiswa imithombo yokujula lamasango empophoma zamazuluc, lezulu elivela emazulwini lanqandwa.

3 Lamanzi etsha esuka emhlabeni, ehamba ebuyela; amanzi asencipha ekupheleni kwensuku ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanud.

4 Umkhumbi wasuhlala ngenyanga yesikhombisa, ngosuku lwetshumi lesikhombisa lwenyanga, phezu kwezintaba zeArarathi.

5 Lamanzi aya esetsha kwaze kwaba senyangeni yetshumi; ngeyetshumi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga kwabonakala ingqonga zezintaba.

6 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane, uNowa wasevula iwindi lomkhumbie ayelenzile,

8 Wasethuma ijuba lisuka kuye, ukubona ukuthi amanzi asemalutshwana yini ebusweni bomhlaba;

9 kodwa ijuba kalitholanga indawo yokuphumula kwengaphansi yonyawo lwalo, ngakho labuyela kuye emkhunjini, ngoba amanzi ayekhona ebusweni bomhlaba wonke. Waseselula isandla sakhe, walithatha, walingenisa kuye emkhunjini.

10 Waselinda futhi ezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa; wasephinda elithuma ijuba lisuka emkhunjini.

11 Ijuba laselibuya kuye ngesikhathi santambama, khangela-ke, ihlamvu lomhlwathi elisanda ukuquntwa lalisemlonyeni walo; ngakho uNowa wasesazi ukuthi amanzi asemalutshwana phezu komhlaba.

12 Waselinda futhi ezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa; waselithuma ijuba; kalabe lisabuyela kuye futhi.

13 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha lanye, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, amanzi atsha emhlabeni. UNowa wasesusa isifulelo somkhumbi, wabona, khangela-ke, ubuso bomhlaba babomile.

14 Njalo ngenyanga yesibili, ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyanga, umhlaba wawusuwomile.

16 Phuma emkhunjini, wena lomkakho lamadodana akho labafazi bamadodana akho kanye lawe.

17 Konke okuphilayo okulawe, kuyo yonke inyama, eyenyoni leyesifuyo leyakho konke okuhuquzelayo kuhuquzela emhlabeni, phuma lakho; ukuze kuzale kwande emhlabeni, kuzale, kwande phezu komhlabaf.

18 UNowa wasephuma, lamadodana akhe, lomkakhe, labafazi bamadodana akhe kanye laye.

19 Yonke inyamazana, konke okuhuquzelayo, layo yonke inyoni, konke okuhamba emhlabeni, ngenhlobo2 zakho, kwaphuma emkhunjini.

20 UNowa waseyakhela iNkosi ilathi; wathatha kuso sonke isifuyo esihlambulukileyo, lakuyo yonke inyoni ehlambulukileyo, wanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa phezu kwelathi.

21 INkosi yasisizwa uqhatshi olumnandig 3; iNkosi yasisithi enhliziyweni yayo: Kangisayikuphinda ngiqalekise umhlabah ngenxa yomuntu, ngoba ukuceba kwenhliziyo yomuntu kubi kusukela ebutsheni bakhei; futhi kangisayikuphinda ngitshaye konke okuphilayo njengalokhu ngenzilej.

22 Ngazo zonke izinsuku zomhlaba, ukuhlanyela lokuvuna, lamakhaza lokukhudumala, lehlobo lobusikak, lemini lobusukul, kakuyikuphela.

9UNkulunkulu wasebusisa uNowa lamadodana akhe, wathi kibo: Zalani lande ligcwalise umhlabaa.

2 Lokwesatshwa kwenu lokuqhuqhwa kwenu kuzakuba phezu kwayo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba laphezu kwayo yonke inyoni yamazulu; kukho konke okuhamba emhlabeni lakuzo zonke inhlanzi zolwandle; zinikelwe ezandleni zenu.

3 Konke okuhambayo okuphilayo kuzakuba yikudla kinib; njengombhida oluhlazac ngilinikile konke.

5 Njalo sibili, igazi lenu, elempilo yenu, ngizalibiza; esandleni sayo yonke inyamazanae ngizalibiza; lesandleni somuntu, lesandleni somfowabo womunye lomunyef ngizabiza umphefumulo womuntu.

6 Ochitha igazi lomuntu, ngomuntu lizachithwa igazi lakheg; ngoba ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu wamenza umuntuh.

9 Mina-ke, khangelani, ngiyamisa isivumelwano sami lani lenzalo yenui emva kwenu,

10 laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esilani, esenyoni lesesifuyo, lesayo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba lani; kusukela kubo bonke abaphume emkhunjini, kusiya kuyo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba.

11 Njalo ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lanij; njalo kakusayikubhujiswa yonke inyama ngamanzi kazamcolo; ukuze kungasabi khona uzamcolo ukubhubhisa umhlaba.

12 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwanok engisinika phakathi kwami lani laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esilani, kuze kube yizizukulwana laphakade.

13 Ngizamisa umchilowamakhosikazi1 wami emayezinil; uzakuba yisibonakaliso sesivumelwano phakathi kwami lomhlaba.

14 Kuzakuthi nxa ngibuyisa amayezi phezu komhlaba, umchilowamakhosikazi uzabonwa eyezini;

15 khona ngizakhumbula isivumelwano samim, esiphakathi kwami lani laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo sayo yonke inyama; lamanzi kawasayikuba nguzamcolo ukubhubhisa yonke inyama.

16 Lomchilowamakhosikazi uzakuba semayezini, njalo ngizawubona ukukhumbula isivumelwano esilaphakaden phakathi kukaNkulunkulu laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo, sayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni.

17 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa: Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisimise phakathi kwami layo yonke inyama esemhlabeni.

18 Amadodana kaNowa aphumayo-ke emkhunjini ayengoShemu loHamu loJafethi; njalo uHamu nguyise kaKhananio 2.

19 Laba bobathathu ngamadodana kaNowa; lomhlaba wonke wasatshalaliswa ngokuvela kubo.

22 UHamu, uyise kaKhanani, wasebona ubunqunu bukayise, wasetshela abafowabo ababili phandle.

23 OShemu loJafethi basebethatha isembatho, basibeka emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyovane, bagubuzela ubunqunu bukayise; lobuso babo babusemuva ukuze bangaboni ubunqunu bukayise.

24 UNowa wasevuka ewayinini lakhe, wakwazi lokho indodana yakhe encinyane ekwenze kuye.

26 Wasesithi: Ibusisiwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaShemur, loKhanani abe yisigqili sakhe3.

27 UNkulunkulu amqhelise uJafethi, njalo ahlale emathenteni kaShemu, loKhanani abe yisigqili sakhe.

28 Emva kukazamcolo uNowa wasephila iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amahlanu.

29 Zonke-ke insuku zikaNowa zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amahlanu; wasesifa.

10Njalo lezi yizizukulwana zamadodana kaNowa: UShemu, uHamu loJafethi. Kwasekuzalwa amadodana kubo emva kukazamcolo.

2 Amadodana kaJafethia: UGomerib loMagogic loMadayi loJavanid loThubhali loMeshekie loTirasi.

5 Kwehlukaniswa kusukela kubo izihlengej zezizwe emazweni abo, ngulowo lalowo ngokolimi lwakhe, langokosendo lwabo, ezizweni zabo.

7 Lamadodana kaKushi: USeba loHavila loSabitha loRama loSabitheka. Lamadodana kaRahama: UShebhan loDedanio.

9 Yena waba ngumzingeli olamandla phambi kweNkosi; ngakho kuthiwa: NjengoNimrodi, umzingeli olamandla phambi kweNkosi.

10 Lokuqala kombuso wakhe yiBabeli leEreki leAkadi leKaline elizweni leShinarip.

18 lomArvadi lomZemari lomHamathi; lemva kwalokho usendo lwamaKhanani lwahlakazeka.

19 Umngcele wamaKhanani wasusukela eSidoni usiya eGerari uze ufike eGaza3, usiya eSodoma leGomora leAdima leZeboyimi kuze kufike eLasha.

20 La ngamadodana kaHamu, ngokosendo lwawo, langendimi zawo, emazweni awo, ezizweni zawo.

21 UShemu laye wasezalelwa amadodana; unguyise wamadodana wonke akaEberi, umfowabo kaJafethi, omkhulu.

25 Kwasekuzalelwa uEberi amadodana amabili, ibizo lomunye nguPelegi4, ngoba ensukwini zayo umhlaba wehlukaniswa; lebizo lomfowabo nguJokithani.

30 Indawo yokuhlala kwabo isukela eMesha lapho usiya eSefari, intaba yempumalanga.

31 La ngamadodana kaShemu, ngokosendo lwabo langendimi zabo, emazweni abo ngokwezizwe zabo.

32 Lolu lusendo lwamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwana zawo ezizweni zawo; kwasekusehlukaniswa kulaba izizwe emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.

2 Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwabo bevela empumalanga1 bafica igceke elizweni leShinaria, basebehlala khona.

3 Basebesithi ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Wozani, asenzeni izitina sizitshise lokuzitshisa; lesitina saba lilitshe kubo, lengcinob yaba ludaka kubo.

4 Basebesithi: Wozani, asizakheleni umuzi lomphotshongo osihloko sawo sisemazulwinic, besesizenzela ibizo, hlezi sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.

6 INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, yisizwe sinye, njalo balolimi lunye bonke, njalo yikho abaqala ukukwenza; khathesi-ke akulalutho olungabehlula abamisa ukulwenza.

7 Wozani, asehlee, siphambanise lapho ulimi lwabo, ukuze bangezwa, ngulowo lalowo ulimi lomakhelwane wakhe.

8 Ngakho iNkosi yabahlakazela ebusweni bomhlaba wonkef besuka lapho; basebesima ukwakha umuzi.

9 Ngalokho kwabizwa ibizo lawo ngokuthi iBabeli2, ngoba lapho iNkosi yaphambanisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke; kusukela lapho iNkosi yabahlakaza kubo bonke ubuso bomhlaba.

10 Lezi yizizukulwana zikaShemug. UShemu wayeleminyaka elikhulu, wasezala uArpakishadi, iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo.

11 UShemu wasephila, esezele uArpakishadi, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

12 UArpakishadi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, wazala uShelah.

13 UArpakishadi wasephila, esezele uShela, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

15 UShela wasephila, esezele uEberi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

17 UEberi wasephila, esezele uPelegi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

19 UPelegi wasephila, esezele uRewu, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili layisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

21 URewu wasephila, esezele uSerugi, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

23 USerugi wasephila, esezele uNahori, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

24 UNahori wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye, wazala uTera.

25 UNahori wasephila, esezele uTera, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi.

26 UTera wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani.

27 Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaTera. UTera wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani; uHarani wasezala uLothi.

28 UHarani wasesifa phambi kukayise uTera, elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, eUri yamaKhaladiya.

29 OAbrama loNahori basebezithathela abafazi; ibizo lomkaAbrama nguSarayii, lebizo lomkaNahori nguMilkaj, indodakazi kaHarani, uyise kaMilka loyise kaIska.

31 UTera wasethathak uAbrama indodana yakhe, loLothi indodana kaHarani, indodana yendodana yakhe, loSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umkaAbrama indodana yakhe; basebesuka labo eUril yamaKhaladiya, ukuya elizweni leKhananim; basebefika eHarani, bahlala khona.

32 Lensuku zikaTera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili lanhlanu; uTera wasefela eHarani.

12INkosi yasisithi kuAbrama: Suka wena elizweni lakini lezihlotsheni zakho lemzini kayihlo, uye elizweni engizakutshengisa lonaa.

2 Ngizakwenza-ke ube yisizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngenze ibizo lakho libe likhulu, njalo ube yisibusiso.

3 Njalo ngizababusisa abakubusisayo, labakuqalekisayo ngibaqalekiseb; lakuwe kuzabusiswa zonke insapho zomhlabac.

4 UAbrama wasehamba njengoba iNkosi ikhulumile kuye, loLothi wahamba laye. Njalo uAbrama wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu ekusukeni kwakhe eHarani.

5 UAbrama wasethatha uSarayi umkakhe, loLothi indodana yomfowabo, lempahla yabo yonke ababeyiqoqile, lemiphefumulo ababeyizuziled eHaranie; basebesuka ukuya elizweni leKhanani; bafika elizweni leKhanani.

6 UAbrama wasedabula ilizwef waze wafika endaweni yeShekema, esihlahleni se-okhi*g seMoreh. LamaKhanani ayekhona elizwenii ngalesosikhathi.

7 INkosi yasibonakala kuAbrama, yathi: Kunzalo yakho ngizanika lelilizwej. Waseyakhela lapho iNkosi ilathi eyayibonakale kuye.

8 Waseqhubeka esuka lapho waya entabeni empumalanga yeBhetheli, wamisa ithente lakhe, iBhetheli isentshonalanga leAyi empumalanga. Waseyakhela lapho iNkosi ilathi, wabiza ibizo leNkosik.

10 Kwasekusiba khona indlala elizwenil. UAbrama wasesehlela ngaseGibhithe ukuthi ahlale khona njengowezizwe, ngoba indlala yayinzima elizwenim.

11 Kwasekusithi esesondela ukungena eGibhithe wathi kuSarayi umkakhe: Khangela-ke, ngiyazi ukuthi ungowesifazana omuhle obukekayo.

12 Njalo kuzakuthi lapho amaGibhithe ekubona, azakuthi: Lo ngumkakhe; abesengibulalan, kodwa wena akugcine uphila.

13 Ake uthi ungudadewethu, ukuze kube kuhle kimi ngenxa yakho, lomphefumulo wami uphile ngenxa yakho.

14 Kwasekusithi lapho uAbrama esefikile eGibhithe, amaGibhithe ambona owesifazana, ukuthi muhle kakhulu.

15 Iziphathamandla zikaFaro lazo zambona, zambabaza phambi kukaFaro. Owesifazana waselethwa endlini kaFaro.

16 Wasemphatha kuhle uAbrama ngenxa yakhe; njalo waba lezimvu lezinkabi labobabhemi lezinceku lezincekukazi labobabhemikazi lamakamela.

17 Kodwa iNkosi yamhlupha uFaro ngezinhlupheko ezinkuluo, lendlu yakhe, ngendaba kaSarayi umkaAbrama.

18 UFaro wasembiza uAbrama, wathi: Kuyini lokhu okwenze kimi? Kungani ungangitshelanga ukuthi ungumkakho?

19 Utsholoni ukuthi ungudadewenu, ngize ngimthathe ukuba ngumkami? Ngakho khangela-ke umkakho; mthathe uhambe.

13UAbrama wasesenyuka eGibhithe, yena lomkakhe lakho konke ayelakho loLothi kanye laye, waya eningizimu.

3 Wasehamba kuzinhambo zakhe esuka eningizimu, waze wafika eBhetheli, endaweni lapho ithente lakhe elalikhona kuqala, phakathi kweBhetheli leAyi;

4 endaweni yelathi ayelenzile khona kuqalab; uAbrama wasebiza ibizo leNkosi lapho.

6 Njalo ilizwe lalingebathwale ukuthi bahlale ndawonyec, ngoba impahla yabo yayinengi, ukuthi babengeke bahlala ndawonye.

7 Kwasekusiba khona ukuxabana phakathi kwabelusi bezifuyo zikaAbrama labelusi bezifuyo zikaLothid. Ngalesosikhathi amaKhananie lamaPerizi ayehlala elizweni.

8 UAbrama wasesithi kuLothi: Kakungabi khona-ke ukuxabana phakathi kwami lawe, laphakathi kwabelusi bami labelusi bakho, ngoba singamadoda osendof.

9 Ilizwe lonke kaliphambi kwakho yinig? Yehlukana-ke lami; uba usiya kwesokhohlo, ngizakuya kwesokuneneh; kodwa uba kwesokunene, ngizakuya kwesokhohlo.

10 ULothi wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona lonke igceke leJodanii ukuthi lalithelelwe kuhle lonke. INkosi ingakachithi iSodoma leGomoraj, lalinjengensimu yeNkosik, njengelizwe leGibhithe, nxa usiya eZowaril.

11 ULothi wasezikhethela lonke igceke leJodani; uLothi wasesiya empumalanga; basebezehlukanisa omunye komunye.

12 UAbrama wahlala elizweni leKhanani, uLothi wasehlala emizini yemagcekeni, wamisa ithente lakhe eduze leSodoma.

14 INkosi yasisithi kuAbrama emva kokuthi uLothi esehlukaniswe laye: Phakamisa-ke amehlo akho, ukhangele endaweni lapho okhona, ngasenyakatho langaseningizimu langasempumalanga langasentshonalangao,

15 ngoba ilizwe lonke olibonayo ngizalinika wenap, lakunzalo yakhoq kuze kube nininini.

16 Njalo ngizakwenza inzalo yakho ibe njengothuli lomhlabar, kuze kuthi uba umuntu engabala uthuli lomhlaba, izabalwa lenzalo yakho.

17 Sukuma uhambe udabule ilizwe, ebudeni balo lebubanzini balo, ngoba ngizalinika wena.

18 UAbrama wasesusa amathente wafika wahlala ezihlahleni zama-okhi* zeMamre, eziseHebronis, wakhela lapho iNkosi ilathi.

14Kwasekusithi ensukwini zikaAmrafeli inkosi yeShinaria, uAriyoki inkosi yeElasari, uKedolawoma inkosi yeElamub, loTidali inkosi yezizwe,

2 balwa impi loBera inkosi yeSodomac, loBirisha inkosi yeGomorad, uShinabi inkosi yeAdimae, loShemebere inkosi yeZeboyimif, lenkosi yeBhela, eliyiZowarig.

4 Babemkhonzile uKedolawoma okweminyaka elitshumi lambili, kodwa ngomnyaka wetshumi lantathu bavukela.

5 Langomnyaka wetshumi lane kweza uKedolawoma, lamakhosi ayelaye, batshaya amaRefai eAshiterothi-Karnayimij, lamaZuzik eHamu, lamaEmil egcekeni leKiriyathayimi,

7 Basebebuyela bafika eEnimishipati eliyiKadeshi, batshaya ilizwe lonke lamaAmaleki, njalo lamaAmori ayehlala eHazazoni-Tamario.

8 Kwasekuphuma inkosi yeSodoma lenkosi yeGomora, lenkosi yeAdima lenkosi yeZeboyimi, lenkosi yeBhela eliyiZowari, bahlomisa impi bemelene labo esigodini iSidima,

9 emelane loKedolawoma inkosi yeElamu, loTidali inkosi yezizwe, loAmrafeli inkosi yeShinari, loAriyoki inkosi yeElasari; amakhosi amane emelane lamakhosi amahlanu.

10 Lesigodi seSidima sasilemigodigodi yengcinop, lenkosi yeSodoma leyeGomora abaleka, awela khona; lasalayo abalekela entabeniq,

12 Amthatha loLothi lempahla yakhe, indodana yomfowabo kaAbramas, asehamba, ngoba wayehlala eSodomat.

13 Kwasekusiza owayephunyukile, wamlandisela uAbrama umHebheru, owayehlala ezihlahleni zama-okhi* zeMamreu umAmori, umfowabo kaEshikoli lomfowabo kaAneri ababelesivumelwano loAbramav.

14 Kwathi uAbrama esezwile ukuthi umfowabo uthunjiwew, wahlomisa2 ayebafundisile, bezelwe endlini yakhex, abangamakhulu amathathu letshumi lesificaminwembili, waxotshana lawo waze wafika koDaniy.

15 Wasezehlukanisa emelane lawo ebusuku, yena lenceku zakhe, wawatshaya, waxotshana lawo waze wafika eHoba, ekwesokhohlo seDamasekoz.

16 Wasebuyisa yonke impahla, njalo loLothi umfowabo lempahla yakhe, labesifazana labo labantu.

17 Inkosi yeSodoma yasiphuma ukumhlangabeza, esebuyile ekutshayeni uKedolawoma lamakhosi ayelaye, esigodini iShave, esiyisigodi senkosia.

18 UMelkizedeki inkosi yeSalemab waseletha isinkwa lewayini; njalo yena ngumpristic kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonked.

19 Wasembusisa wathi: Kabusiswe uAbrama nguNkulunkulue oPhezukonke, uMnini wamazulu lomhlabaf.

20 Kabusiswe-ke uNkulunkulug oPhezukonke onikele izitha zakho esandleni sakho. Wasemnika okwetshumi kwakho konkeh.

21 Inkosi yeSodoma yasisithi kuAbrama: Nginika abantu3, kodwa uzithathele impahla.

22 UAbrama wasesithi eNkosini yeSodoma: Ngiphakamise isandla samii eNkosini uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uMnini wamazulu lomhlaba,

23 ngithi kangiyikuthatha kusukela kumucu kusiya emchilweni wenyathelaj, kukho konke olakho! Hlezi uthi: Mina ngimnothisile uAbrama.

24 Ngaphandle kwalokho kuphela akudlileyo amajaha, lesabelo samadoda ahambe lamik, uAneri, uEshikoli loMamre, bona kabathathe isabelo sabo.

15Emva kwalezizinto ilizwi leNkosi leza kuAbrama ngombono, lisithi: Ungesabi Abramaa, ngiyisihlangu sakhob, umvuzo wakho omkhulu kakhuluc.

2 UAbrama wasesithi: Nkosi Jehova, uzangiphani? Njengoba lokhe ngingelamntwana; lomphathi wendlu yami ungoweDamasekod uEliyezeri.

3 UAbrama wasesithi: Khangela, kimi kawuphanga nzalo; njalo khangela, ozelwe endlinie yami uzakuba yindlalifa yami.

4 Khangela-ke ilizwi leNkosi laba kuye lisithi: Lo kayikudla ilifa lakho, kodwa ozaphuma emibilini yakhof, yena uzakudla ilifa lakho.

5 Wasemkhuphela phandle wathi: Khangela-ke emazulwini, ubaleg izinkanyezih uba ungazibala. Wasesithi kuye: Izakuba njalo inzalo yakhoi.

7 Yasisithi kuye: NgiyiNkosi, eyakukhupha eUri yamaKhaladiyal ukukunika ilizwe leli libe yilifa lakhom.

9 Yasisithi kuye: Ngithathela ithokazi elileminyaka emithathu, lesibhuzikazi esileminyaka emithathu, lenqama eleminyaka emithathu, lejuba, lephuphu lenkwilimba.

10 Wasesisa kuyo zonke lezizinto, wazidabula phakathio, wabeka leyo laleyongxenye yazo ikhangelene lenye; kodwa inyoni kazidabulangap.

11 Inyoni ezidla inyama zasezisehlela phezu kwezidumbu, uAbrama wasezixotshela khatshana.

12 Kwasekusithi ilanga selitshona, ubuthongo obukhuluq bajuma uAbrama; khangela-ke, uvalo lomnyama omkhulu lwehlela phezu kwakhe.

13 Yasisithi kuAbrama: Yazi lokwazi ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba yisihambi elizweni elingeyisilo layor, njalo bazabasebenzela, besebebahluphas iminyaka engamakhulu amanet.

14 Kodwa lesizwe abazasisebenzela ngizasigwebau; lemva kwalokho bazaphuma lempahla enengiv.

15 Kodwa wena uzakuyaw kuboyihlox ngokuthulay, uzangcwatshwa ekuluphaleni okuhlez.

16 Isizukulwana sesinea sizabuya-ke lapha; ngoba isono samaAmorib kasikaphelelic.

17 Kwasekusithi ilanga selitshonile sekumnyamad, khangela-ke, imbawula ethunqayo lesihlanti somlilo esadabula phakathi kwalezozingxenye.

18 Ngalolosuku iNkosi yenza isivumelwano loAbrama isithi: Enzalweni yakho nginikele lelilizwee, kusukela emfuleni weGibhithef kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula iYufrathi,

16USarayi umkaAbrama wayengamzaleli-ke abantwanaa; wayelencekukazi umGibhithekazib, lebizo layo linguHagaric.

2 USarayid wasesithi kuAbrama: Khangela-ke, iNkosi ingivalile ukuze ngingazalie; ake ungene encekwini yami, mhlawumbe ngingakhiwa ngayo. UAbrama waselalela ilizwi likaSarayi.

3 Ngakho uSarayi umkaAbrama wamthatha uHagari umGibhithekazi incekukazi yakhe, ekupheleni kweminyaka elitshumi uAbrama esehlale elizweni leKhananif, wasemnika uAbrama indoda yakhe ukuthi abe ngumkakhe.

4 Wasengena kuHagari, wasethatha isisu. Esebonile ukuthi uzithwele, inkosikazi yakhe yasideleleka emehlweni akheg.

5 USarayi wasesithi kuAbrama: Ububi bami buphezu kwakho. Mina nginike incekukazi yami esifubeni sakho, ithe isibonile ukuthi izithwele, ngiyadeleleka emehlweni ayo. INkosi kayahlulele phakathi kwami laweh.

6 UAbrama wasesithi kuSarayi: Khangela, incekukazi yakho isesandleni sakhoi. Yenza kuyo lokho okuhle emehlweni akho. USarayi waseyiphatha kubi, yasibaleka ebusweni bakhej.

7 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasiyifica emthonjeni wamanzi enkangalak, emthonjeni endleleni eya eShuril.

8 Yasisithi: Hagari, ncekukazi kaSarayi, uvela ngaphi, uya ngaphi? Yasisithi: Ngibalekela ubuso bukaSarayi inkosikazi yami.

9 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuyo: Buyela enkosikazini yakho, ubusuzehlisela ngaphansi kwezandla zayo.

10 Ingilosi yeNkosi yathi kuyo futhi: Ngizakwandisa kakhulu inzalo yakhom ukuze ingabalwa ngenxa yobunengi.

11 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuyo: Khangela, uzithwele, futhi uzazala indodana, njalo uzayitha ibizo layon uthi nguIshmayeli1, ngoba iNkosi izwile ukuhlupheka kwakho.

12 Yona-ke izakuba ngumuntu ongubabhemi ongathambangao, isandla sayo simelane labo bonke, lesandla sabo bonke simelane layo; izahlala phambi kobuso babafowabo bonkep.

13 Waseyitha iNkosi eyakhuluma laye ibizo lokuthi: Wena Nkulunkulu wokubona. Ngoba wathi: Lapha lami ngimkhangele yini ongibonayo?

14 Ngakho umthombo wabizwa ngokuthi iBeri-Lahayi-Royiq 2; khangela, uphakathi kweKadeshir leBeredi.

15 UHagari wasemzalela uAbrama indodana; uAbrama wasesitha ibizo lendodana yakhe, uHagari ayizalayo, wathi nguIshmayelis.

16 Njalo uAbrama wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lesithupha mhla uHagari emzalela uAbrama uIshmayeli.

17Kwathi uAbrama eseleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesificamunwemunye iNkosi yasibonakala kuAbrama, yathi kuye: NginguNkulunkulu uSomandlaa; hamba phambi kwamib, uphelelec 1.

2 Njalo ngizakwenza isivumelwano sami phakathi kwami lawe, ngizakwandisa kakhulukazid.

4 Mina ngokwami, khangela, isivumelwano sami silawe; futhi uzakuba nguyise wezizwe ezinengif.

5 Lebizo lakho kalisayikubizwa ngokuthi Abrama, kodwa ibizo lakho lizakuba nguAbrahamag 2, ngoba ngikwenze uyise wexuku lezizweh.

6 Ngizakwenza uzale kakhulukazii, ngizakwenza izizwej, lamakhosi azaphuma kuwek.

7 Njalo ngizamisa isivumelwanol sami phakathi kwami lawe lenzalo yakho emva kwakho ezizukulwaneni zayo, kube yisivumelwano esilaphakade, sokuthi ngibe nguNkulunkulu kuwem lakuyo inzalo yakho emva kwakho.

8 Ngizanika-ke wena lenzalo yakho emva kwakho ilizwen ohlala kilo njengowezizwe3, ilizwe lonke leKhanani, libe yimfuyo elaphakade; njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu kiboo.

9 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuAbrahama: Wena-ke uzagcina isivumelwano sami, wena lenzalo yakho emva kwakho ezizukulwaneni zayo.

10 Lesi yisivumelwano sami elizasigcina phakathi kwami lani lenzalo yakho emva kwakho; sonke isilisa sisokwe kini.

11 Lizasoka inyama yejwabu lenu; kuzakuba yisibonakalisop sesivumelwano phakathi kwami lani.

12 Lendodana yensuku eziyisificaminwembili izasokwa phakathi kwenuq, sonke isilisa ezizukulwaneni zenu, ozelwe endlini, lothengwe ngemali lakuye wonke oyisizwe, ongayisuye wenzalo yakho.

13 Ozelwe endlini yakho lothengwe ngemali yakho kumele asokwe. Lesivumelwano sami sizakuba senyameni yenu, sibe yisivumelwano esilaphakade.

14 Lesilisa esingasokwanga, esinyama yejwabu lingasokwanga, lowomphefumulo uzaqunywa usuke esizweni sawo, weqile isivumelwano sami.

15 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuAbrahama: NgoSarayi umkakho, ungabizi ibizo lakhe uthi nguSarayi, ngoba uSara4 libizo lakhe.

16 Njalo ngizambusisa, ngikunike indodana evela lakuyer; yebo ngizambusisa abesesiba yizizwes, amakhosi ezizwe azavela kuye.

17 UAbrahama wasesiwa ngobuso bakhe, wahlekat, wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: Oleminyaka elikhulu uzazalelwa yini? Kambe loSara oleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye uzazala?

18 UAbrahama wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: Kungathi uIshmayeli angaphila phambi kwakhou!

19 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Hatshi, uSara umkakho uzakuzalela indodanav; uzayitha ibizo uthi nguIsaka; njalo ngizamisa isivumelwano sami laye, sibe yisivumelwano esilaphakade kunzalo yakhe emva kwakhe.

20 Mayelana loIshmayeli ngikuzwile-ke; khangela, ngimbusisile, njalo ngizamenza abe lenzalow, ngimandise kakhulukazi; uzazala iziphathamandla ezilitshumi lambilix, njalo ngizamenza isizwe esikhuluy.

21 Kodwa isivumelwano sami ngizasimisa loIsaka, uSara azakuzalela yena ngalesisikhathi esimisiweyo ngomnyaka ozayo.

23 UAbrahama wasethatha uIshmayeli indodana yakhe labo bonke ababezelwe endlini yakhe labo bonke ababethengwe ngemali yakhe, sonke isilisa phakathi kwabendlu kaAbrahama, wasoka inyama yejwabu labo, ngalona lolosuku, njengalokho uNkulunkulu akutshoyo kuye.

24 LoAbrahama wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesificamunwemunye ekusokweni kwakhe inyama yejwabu lakhe.

25 UIshmayeli-ke indodana yakhe wayeleminyaka elitshumi lantathu ekusokweni kwakhe inyama yejwabu lakhe.

27 Lamadoda wonke omuzi wakhe, ayezelwe endlini layethengwe ngemali kowezizwe, asokwa kanye laye.

18INkosi yasibonakala kuye ema-okhini*a eMamre, wathi ehlezi emnyango wethente ekutshiseni kosuku,

2 wasephakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke amadoda amathathub emi phambi kwakhe; esewabonile wagijima ukuwahlangabezac esuka emnyango wethente, wakhothamela emhlabathini,

3 wasesithi: Nkosi, uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela ungadluli usuke encekwini yakho.

4 Ake kulethwe amanzi amalutshwanad, beseligeza inyawo zenu, liphumule ngaphansi kwesihlahla.

5 Ngizaletha-ke ucezu lwesinkwae, beseliqinisa inhliziyo yenu, beselisedlula, ngoba yikho ledlule encekwini yenuf. Asesithi: Ngokunjalo yenza njengokutsho kwakho.

6 UAbrahama wasephangisa esiya ethenteni kuSara, wasesithi: Phangisa! Amaseya* amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo! Xova, wenze amaqebelengwana.

7 UAbrahama wasegijimela enkomeni, wathatha ithole elibuthakathaka njalo elihle, walinika ijaha; laphangisa ukulilungisa.

8 Wasethatha amasi lochago, lethole abelilungisile, wakubeka phambi kwawo; wema eduze lawo ngaphansi kwesihlahla, asesidla.

10 Yasisithi: Isibili ngizabuya kuwe ngalesisikhathi sempiloh; khangela, uSara umkakho uzakuba lendodanai. USara wakuzwa esemnyango wethente elalingemva kwayo.

11 UAbrahama loSara basebebadala sebelensuku ezinengij; kwasekuphelile kuSara okwendlela yabafazik.

12 USara wasehlekela ngaphakathil, esithi: Sengigugile, ngingaba lenjabulo, lenkosi yamim isindala yini?

13 INkosi yasisithi kuAbrahama: Kungani uSara ehleka, esithi: Isibili lami ngizazala mina sengimdala yini?

14 Kukhona into enzima kakhulu eNkosinin yini? Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo ngizabuya kuweo, ngalesisikhathi sempilo, njalo uSara uzakuba lendodana.

15 USara wasephikap esithi: Kangihlekanga, ngoba wayesesaba. Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, ngoba uhlekile.

16 Amadoda asesukuma esuka lapho akhangela phansi eSodoma; uAbrahama wasehamba lawo ewaphelekezelaq.

18 Ngoba isibili uAbrahama uzakuba yisizwe esikhulu esilamandla; lazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa kuyes.

19 Ngoba ngimazile, ukuze alaye abantwana bakhet lendlu yakheu emva kwakhe, besebegcina indlela yeNkosi ukuze benze ukulunga lokwahlulela, ukuze iNkosi imehlisele uAbrahama lokho ekutshoyo ngaye.

20 INkosi yasisithi: Ngoba isikhalo seSodoma leGomora sikhuluv, langoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu,

21 ngizakwehla-kew besengibona ukuthi njengokwesikhalo sayo esesifike kimi, benzile ngokupheleleyo; kodwa uba kungenjalo ngizakwazix.

22 Amadoda esefulathele lapho, asesiya eSodomay; kodwa uAbrahama wayelokhu emile phambi kweNkosiz.

24 Mhlawumbe kukhona abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzi; kambe uzabhubhisa ungaxoleli indawo ngenxa yabalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu abakuwo?

25 Kakube khatshana lawe ukwenza into enjalo, ukubulala olungileyo kanye lomubi lokuthi olungileyo abe njengomubic; kakube khatshana lawe; umahluleli womhlaba wonke kayikwenza ukulunga yinid?

26 INkosi yasisithi: Uba ngithola eSodoma abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu phakathi komuzie, ngizaxolela yonke indawo ngenxa yabo.

27 UAbrahama wasephendulaf wathi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini, lanxa ngiluthuli lomlothag.

28 Mhlawumbe kuzasweleka abahlanu kubo abalungileyo abangamatshumi amahlanu; uzabhubhisa umuzi wonke ngenxa yabahlanu yini? Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amane lanhlanu.

29 Waseqhubeka elokhu ekhuluma kuyo wathi: Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amane. Yasisithi: Kangiyikukwenza ngenxa yabangamatshumi amane.

30 Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukutheli lapho ngikhuluma. Mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amathathu. Yasisithi: Kangiyikukwenza uba ngithola khona abangamatshumi amathathu.

31 Wasesithi: Khangela-ke, ngizimisele ukukhuluma eNkosini; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abangamatshumi amabili. Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamatshumi amabili.

32 Wasesithi: Ngicela iNkosi ingathukuthelih, ngizakhuluma khathesi kuphela; mhlawumbe kuzatholwa khona abalitshumi. Yasisithi: Kangiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabalitshumi.

33 INkosi yasihamba isiqedile ukukhuluma kuAbrahama; uAbrahama wasebuyela endaweni yakhe.

19Ingilosi ezimbili zasezifika eSodomaa sekuhlwile. LoLothi wayehlezi esangweni leSodoma. Kwathi uLothi ezibona, wasukuma ukuzihlangabezab, wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini;

2 wasesithi: Khangelani-ke makhosi ami, ngicela liphendukele endlini yenceku yenuc, lilale ubusuku, ligeze inyawo zenud, beselivuka ngovivi, lihambe indlela yenu. Zathi-ke: Hatshi, kodwa sizalala endlelenie.

3 Wasezincenga kakhulu zaze zaphendukela kuye zangena endlini yakhe; wazenzela ukudla, wapheka isinkwa esingelamvubelo, zasezisidla.

4 Zingakalali, amadoda omuzi, amadoda eSodoma, azingelezela indlu, kusukela komutsha kusiya komdala, bonke abantu bevela ephethelweni lomuzi.

5 Asembizaf uLothi athi kuye: Angaphi amadoda afike kuwe ebusuku? Akhuphele phandle kithig ukuze siwazih.

8 Khangelani-ke, ngilamadodakazi amabili, angakazi indodaj; ake ngilikhuphele wona, beselisenza kuwo njengokuhle emehlweni enu; kodwa kulamadoda lingenzi lutho, ngoba yikho engene emthunzini wophahla lwamik.

9 Kodwa athi: Xekela le. Athi njalo: Yena lo yedwa wafika engowezizwel, kambe ngeqiniso angaba ngumahlulelim? Khathesi sizakwenza okubi kuwe okwedlula wona. Acindezela kakhulu indoda uLothi, asondela ukuze afohloze isivalo.

10 Kodwa lawomadoda elula isandla sawo, amngenisa uLothi kuwo endlini, avala umnyango.

11 Asetshaya amadoda ayesemnyango wendlu ngobuphofun, kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu, aze adinwa yikudinga umnyango.

12 Amadoda asesithi kuLothi: Useselobani lapha? Umkhwenyana lamadodana akho lamadodakazi akho, laye wonke olaye emzini, mkhuphe kulindawoo,

13 ngoba sizabhubhisa lindawo, ngoba isikhalo sabo sikhulu phambi kweNkosi; njalo iNkosi isithumile ukuthi siyibhubhise.

14 ULothi wasephuma, wakhuluma labakhwenyana bakhep ababezathatha amadodakazi akhe, wathi: Sukumani liphume kulindawoq; ngoba iNkosi izabhubhisa umuzi. Kodwa waba njengosomayo emehlweni abakhwenyana bakhe.

15 Kwathi emadabukakusa, ingilosi zamcindezela uLothi, zisithi: Suka, uthathe umkakho lamadodakazi akho womabili atholakalayo, hlezi ubhujiswe ebubini1 bomuzi.

16 Kodwa esazilazila, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe, lesandla somkakhe, lesandla samadodakazi akhe womabili, ngoba iNkosi ilomusa kuye, asemkhupha, ambeka ngaphandle komuzi.

17 Kwasekusithi esebakhuphele ngaphandle, yathi: Baleka ngenxa yempilo yakho, ungakhangeli ngemva kwakhor, ungemi egcekeni lonke; balekela entabeni hlezi ubhujiswe.

19 Khangela-ke, inceku yakho ithole umusa emehlweni akho, ukhulisile isihawu sakho, osenze kimi, ukugcina uphila umphefumulo wami; kodwa mina ngingeke ngiphephele entabeni, hlezi ububi bunamathele kimi, besengisifa.

20 Khangela-ke, lumuzi useduze ukubalekela kuwo; futhi umncinyane. Ngicela ngibalekele kuwo (kambe kawumncinyane?) lomphefumulo wami uphile.

21 Yasisithi kuye: Khangela, ngibemukele ubuso bakho2 lakulolu udabat, ukuze ngingawuchithi umuzi okhulume ngawo.

22 Phangisa, balekela kuwo; ngoba ngingeze ngenza ulutho uze ufike kuwou. Ngakho babiza ibizo lomuzi ngokuthi yiZowariv 3.

24 INkosi yasinisa phezu kweSodoma laphezu kweGomora isibabule lomlilow, kuvela eNkosini kuvela emazulwini.

25 Yasibhubhisa leyomizi legceke lonke, labo bonke ababehlala emizini, lokuhlumayo komhlaba.

27 UAbrahama wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, waya endaweni lapho ayemi khona phambi kweNkosiy.

28 Wasekhangela phansi ngaseSodoma leGomora langasemhlabathini wonke wegceke, wabona, njalo khangela, intuthu yathunqa emhlabeni njengentuthu yesithandoz.

29 Kwasekusithi uNkulunkulu esebhubhisile imizi yegceke uNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uAbrahamaa, wamkhokhela uLothi emkhupha phakathi kwencithakalo, mhla ebhubhisa imizi ayehlala kuyo uLothi.

30 ULothi wasesenyuka esuka eZowari, wahlala entabenib, lamadodakazi akhe womabili laye, ngoba wayesesaba ukuhlala eZowari; wahlala obhalwini, yena lamadodakazi akhe womabili.

31 Endala yasisithi kwencinyane: Ubaba usemdala, njalo kakulandoda emhlabeni ukungena kithi, ngokwendlela yomhlaba wonke.

32 Woza simnathise ubaba iwayini, silale laye sigcine iphila inzalo evela kubaba.

33 Asemnathisa uyise iwayini ngalobobusuku; endala yasingena yalala loyise, futhi kakwazanga ekulaleni kwayo lekusukeni kwayo.

34 Kwasekusithi ngosuku olulandelayo endala yathi kwencinyane: Khangela, bengilele lobaba ngobusuku obedlulileyo; asimnathise iwayini langalobubusuku, ubusungena ulale laye, ukuze sigcine iphila inzalo evela kubaba.

35 Asemnathisa uyise iwayini langalobobusuku; lencinyane yasukuma yalala laye, futhi kakwazanga ekulaleni kwayo lekusukeni kwayo.

37 Endala yasizala indodana, yayitha ibizo yathi nguMowabi; lowo nguyise wamaMowabic kuze kube lamuhla.

38 Lencinyane layo yazala indodana, yayitha ibizo yathi nguBenami; lowo nguyise wabantwana bakoAmonid kuze kube lamuhla.

20UAbrahama wasesuka lapho waya elizweni leningizimua, wahlala phakathi kweKadeshi leShurib wahlala njengowezizwec eGerarid.

2 UAbrahama wasesithi ngoSara umkakhe: Ungudadewethue. UAbhimeleki inkosi yeGerari wathuma-ke, wathatha uSara.

3 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wezaf kuAbhimeleki ephutshenig ebusuku, wathi kuye: Khangela, ufileh ngenxa yowesifazana omthetheyo, ngoba uganile endodeni.

4 Kodwa uAbhimeleki wayengasondelanga kuye. Ngakho wathi: Nkosi, uzabhubhisa lesizwe esilungileyoi yini?

5 Kayisuye yini othe kimi: Ungudadewethu? Laye uqobo wasesithi: Ungumnewethu. Ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami langobuhlophe bezandla zami ngikwenzile lokhu.

6 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye ephutsheni: Lami sengazile ukuthi ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakho ukwenzile lokhu; lami futhi ngikuvimbele ukuze ungoni kimij; ngenxa yalokhu kangikuvumelanga ukuthi umthinte.

7 Ngakho-ke buyisela umfazi wendoda, ngoba ingumprofethi; njalo izakukhulekelak ukuze uphile; kodwa uba ungambuyiseli, yazi ukuthi isibili uzakufa wena labo bonke abangabakhol.

8 UAbhimeleki wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabiza zonke inceku zakhe, wakhuluma wonke la amazwi endlebeni zazo; njalo amadoda esaba kakhulu.

9 UAbhimeleki wasembiza uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Wenzeni kithi? Ngoneni kuwe ukuthi ungilethele mina lombuso wami isono esikhulu? Wenze kimi izenzo ezingafanelanga ukwenziwam.

11 UAbrahama wasesithi: Ngoba ngacabanga ukuthi: Isibili ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kakukho kulindawon; njalo bazangibulala ngenxa yomkami.

12 Kanti-ke isibili ungudadewethuo, uyindodakazi kababa, kodwa kasiyo indodakazi kamama; wasesiba ngumkami.

13 Kwasekusithi mhla uNkulunkulu engizulisa ngisuka endlini kababap ngasengisithi kuye: Lo ngumusa ozawenza kimi, kuzo zonke indawo esizafika kuzo, uthi ngami: Ungumnewethuq.

14 UAbhimeleki wasethatha izimvu lezinkomo lezinceku lezincekukazir, wapha uAbrahama, wambuyisela uSara umkakhe.

15 UAbhimeleki wasesithi: Khangela, ilizwe lami liphambi kwakhos; hlala lapho okuhle khona emehlweni akho.

16 LakuSara wathi: Khangela, ngimnikile umnewenut inhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane; khangela, uyisisibekelo samehlou kuwe, kuye wonke olawe, labo bonke, njalo ukhuziwev.

17 UAbrahama wasekhuleka kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu wasemsilisa uAbhimeleki lomkakhe lencekukazi zakhe, ukuze bazale.

18 Ngoba iNkosi yayizivalile ngokupheleleyo izizalow zonke zabendlu kaAbhimeleki ngenxa kaSara umkaAbrahama.

21INkosi yasimhambelaa uSara njengokukhuluma kwayo, njalo iNkosi yenza kuSara njengoba yayitshilob.

2 USara wasethatha isisuc, wamzalela indodana uAbrahama ebudaleni bakhe, ngesikhathi esimisiweyod uNkulunkulu abesitshilo kuye.

3 UAbrahama wasesitha ibizo lendodana yakhe, eyazalelwa yena, uSara amzalela yona, wathi nguIsakae.

4 UAbrahama wasesokaf uIsaka indodana yakhe isilensuku eziyisificaminwembili, njengoba uNkulunkulu wamlayag.

7 Wathi futhi: Ngubani obengatsho kuAbrahama ukuthi: USara uzamunyisa abantwana? Ngoba ngimzalele indodana ebudaleni bakhej.

8 Umntwana wakhula, walunyulwa. UAbrahama wasesenza idili elikhulu mhla uIsaka elunyulwa.

9 USara wasebona indodana kaHagari umGibhithekazik ayeyizalele uAbrahamal iklolodam.

10 Ngakho wathi kuAbrahama: Xotsha lesisigqilikazi lendodana yason; ngoba indodana yalesisigqilikazi kayiyikudla ilifa kanye lendodana yami, kanye loIsaka.

12 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuAbrahama: Kakungabi kubi emehlweni akho, ngenxa yomfana langenxa yesigqilikazi sakho; konke uSara azakutsho kuwe, lalela ilizwi lakhe, ngoba kuIsaka inzalo yakho izabizwap.

14 Ngakho uAbrahama wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wathatha isinkwa lesigxingi samanzi, wakunika uHagari, ekubeka emahlombe akhe, lomntwana, wamyekela wahamba. Wasehamba wazula enkangala iBherishebhar.

15 Amanzi esephelile esigxingini waphosela umntwana phansi kwesinye sezihlahlakazana.

16 Wasehamba wahlala phansi maqondana laye, esuka kuye khatshanyana, okungaba yikutshoka ngedandili; ngoba wathi: Kangingaboni ukufa komntwana. Wahlala maqondana laye, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe wakhala inyembezi.

17 UNkulunkulu wasesizwa ilizwi lomfana. Yasimemeza ingilosi kaNkulunkulu kuHagari isemazulwini, yathi kuye: Ulani, Hagari? Ungesabi, ngoba uNkulunkulu ulizwile ilizwi lomfana lapho akhona.

18 Sukuma, uphakamise umfana, umbambe ngesandla sakho; ngoba ngizamenza abe yisizwe esikhulu.

19 UNkulunkulu wasevula amehlo akhe, njalo wabona umthombo wamanzi; wahamba, wagcwalisa isigxingi ngamanzi, wamnathisa umfana.

20 Njalo uNkulunkulu waba lomfanas, wakhula, wahlala enkangala, waba ngumtshokit.

22 Kwasekusithi ngalesosikhathi uAbhimeleki loFikoliv, induna yebutho yakhe, wakhuluma kuAbrahama wathi: UNkulunkulu ulawe kukho konke okwenzayow.

23 Ngakho-ke funga kimi lapha ngoNkulunkulux ukuthi kawuyikungikhohlisa mina kumbe indodana yami kumbe izizukulwana zamiy; njengomusa engikwenzele wona, yenza kimi, lelizweni ohlala kilo njengowemzini.

25 Kodwa uAbrahama wamsola uAbhimeleki ngenxa yomthombo wamanzi ebeziwuphangile izinceku zikaAbhimelekiz.

26 UAbhimeleki wasesithi: Angazi owenze le into; njalo lawe kawungitshelanga, futhi lami kangizwanga ngakho, ngaphandle kwalamuhla.

27 UAbrahama wasethatha izimvu lenkomo, wazinika uAbhimeleki; njalo bobabili benza isivumelwanoa.

29 UAbhimeleki wasesithi kuAbrahama: Ayini lapha lamawundlukazi ayisikhombisa owabeke wodwab?

30 Wasesithi: Ngoba uzakwemukela esandleni sami amawundlukazi ayisikhombisa, ukuze abe yibufakazi kimi bokuthi lumthombo ngiwugebhile.

31 Ngakho wabiza leyondawoc ngokuthi yiBherishebha1, ngoba lapho bafunga bobabili.

32 Ngakho benza isivumelwano eBherishebha. UAbhimeleki wasesukuma, loFikoli induna yakhe yebutho, babuyela elizweni lamaFilisti.

33 Wasehlanyela isihlahla setamarisiki* eBherishebha wabiza khona ibizo leNkosid, uNkulunkulu olaphakadee.

22Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto uNkulunkulu wamlingaa uAbrahama, wathi kuye: Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngilapha.

2 Wasesithi: Thatha-ke indodana yakho, eyodwa eyakho, oyithandayo, uIsaka, uye elizweni leMoriyab; uyinikele khona ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa phezu kwenye yezintaba engizakutshela yona.

3 UAbrahama wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabophela isihlalo kubabhemi wakhe, wathatha kanye laye ababili kumajaha akhe, loIsaka indodana yakhe. Wabanda inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa, wasukuma waya endaweni ayemtshele yona uNkulunkulu.

4 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu uAbrahama waphakamisa amehlo akhe wayibona indawo isekhatshana.

5 UAbrahama wasesithi emajaheni akhe: Salani lina lapha lobabhemi, mina lomfana sisaya laphayana njalo sizakhonza, sibuye kini futhi.

6 UAbrahama wasethatha inkuni zomnikelo wokutshiswa, wazethesa uIsakac indodana yakhe; wathatha esandleni sakhe umlilo lengqamu; basebehamba bobabili ndawonye.

7 UIsaka wasekhuluma kuAbrahama uyise wathi: Baba! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha, mntanami. Wasesithi: Khangela, umlilo lenkuni; kodwa lingaphi iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa?

8 UAbrahama wasesithi: UNkulunkulu uzazibonela yena iwundlu lomnikelo wokutshiswa, mntanami. Bahamba-ke bobabili ndawonye.

9 Basebefika endaweni uNkulunkulu ayemtshele yona; uAbrahama wasesakha khona ilathi; wabeka kuhle inkuni; esembophile uIsaka indodana yakhe, wambeka elathini phezu kwenkunid.

10 UAbrahama waseselula isandla sakhe, wathatha ingqamu ukuze ayihlabe indodana yakhe.

11 Kwasekumemeza kuye ingilosi yeNkosi isemazulwini yathi: Abrahama, Abrahama! Wathi: Khangela ngilapha.

12 Yasisithi: Ungeluleli isandla sakho emfanenie, ungenzi lutho kuye, ngoba khathesi ngiyazi ukuthi wena uyamesaba uNkulunkuluf, lokhu ungayigodlanga indodana yakho eyodwa kimi.

13 UAbrahama wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, khangela-ke, inqama emuva ibanjiwe esixukwini ngezimpondo zayo. UAbrahama wasehamba wayithatha inqama, wayinikela ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe.

14 UAbrahama wasesitha ibizo laleyondawo wathi uJehova-jire1, njengoba kutshiwo lalamuhla ukuthi: Entabeni yeNkosi kuzanakekelwa.

16 yathi: Ngizifungileg, itsho iNkosi, ukuthi njengoba wenzile le into ungayigodlanga indodana yakho, eyakho eyodwa,

17 qotho ngizakubusisa lokukubusisa, ngiyandise lokuyandisa inzalo yakho njengenkanyezi zamazuluh, lanjengetshebetshebei elisekhunjini lolwandle; lenzalo yakho izakuba ngumnikazi wesango lezitha zayoj,

18 lenzalweni yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswak, ngoba ulalele ilizwi lamil.

19 UAbrahama wasebuyela emajaheni akhe; basebesukuma, bahamba ndawonye eBherishebham; uAbrahama wasehlala eBherishebha.

20 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto kwabikwa kuAbrahama ukuthi: Khangela, uMilkan laye umzalele uNahori umfowenu abantwana,

23 uBethuweliq wasezala uRebekar; laba abayisificaminwembili uMilka wabazalela uNahori, umfowabo kaAbrahama.

24 Lomfazi wakhe omncane obizo lakhe linguRewuma, laye wazala uTeba loGahama loTahashi loMahaka.

23Njalo impilo kaSara yayiyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa; yiyo iminyaka yempilo kaSara.

2 USara wasefela eKiriyathi-Arbaa okuyiHebronib elizweni leKhanani. UAbrahama wasesiza ukumkhalela uSara lokumlilela.

3 UAbrahama wasesukuma ebusweni bofileyo wakhe, wakhuluma kumadodana kaHethi, esithi:

4 Ngingowezizwe lowemzinic ngilani; nginikani indawo yami yokungcwabelad phakathi kwenu ukuze ngimngcwabe ofileyo wami ngimsuse phambi kwami.

6 Sizwe, nkosi yami! Uyisikhulu esilamandla1 phakathi kwethu; ngcwaba ofileyo wakho kwelihle lamangcwaba ethu; kakho phakathi kwethu ozakugodlela ingcwaba lakhe ukuthi ungamngcwabi ofileyo wakho.

7 UAbrahama wasesukuma, wakhothamela abantu balelolizwe, phambi kwamadodana kaHethi.

8 Wasekhuluma labo esithi: Uba kungentando yenu ukuthi ngimngcwabe ofileyo wami ngimsuse phambi kwami, ngizweni, lingincengele kuEfroni indodana kaZohari

9 ukuze anginike ubhalu lweMakaphela alalo, olusemngceleni wesiqinti sakhe, angiphe lona ngemali egcweleyo, lube yindawo yami yokungcwabela phakathi kwenu.

10 UEfroni wayehlezi-ke phakathi kwamadodana kaHethi, njalo uEfroni umHethi wamphendula uAbrahama endlebeni zamadodana kaHethi, lezabo bonke abangena esangwenie lomuzi wakhe, esithi:

11 Hatshif, nkosi yami, ngizwe; isiqinti ngiyakunika, lobhalu olukuso ngiyakunika; phambi kwamehlo amadodana abantu bami ngiyakunika lona; ngcwaba ofileyo wakho.

13 Wasekhuluma kuEfroni endlebeni zabantu belizwe esithi: Kodwa nxa kunguwe, ake ungilalele; ngizanika imali yesiqinti; yemukele kimi, besengingcwaba ofileyo wami khona.

15 Nkosi yami, ngizwe; isiqinti samashekelig esiliva angamakhulu amane, siyini phakathi kwami lawe? Ngakho ngcwaba ofileyo wakho.

16 UAbrahama wasemlalela uEfroni; uAbrahama wasemlinganiselah uEfroni isiliva ayekhulume ngaso endlebeni zamadodana kaHethi, amashekeli esiliva angamakhulu amane avunywa kumthengisi.

17 Ngakho isiqinti sikaEfronii esiseMakaphela esasiqondane leMamre, isiqinti lobhalu olukuso, lazo zonke izihlahla ezisesiqintini lezizingelezele umngcele waso, kwaqinisekaj

18 kuAbrahama kube yimpahla phambi kwamehlo amadodana kaHethi phakathi kwabo bonke abangena esangweni lomuzi wakhe.

19 Lemva kwalokho uAbrahama wamngcwaba uSara umkakhe obhalwini lwesiqinti seMakaphela maqondana leMamre, okuyiHebroni elizweni leKhanani.

20 Isiqinti lobhalu olukuso kwaqiniseka kuAbrahama kube yindawo yakhe yokungcwabela kuvela kumadodana kaHethi.

24UAbrahama wayesemdala eselensuku ezinengi1; leNkosi yayimbusisile kukho konkea.

2 UAbrahama wasesithi encekwini yakhe, endala yendlu yakheb, ebusa phezu kwakho konke alakhoc: Ake ubeke isandla sakho ngaphansi kwethangazi lamid,

3 ukuze ngikufungisee ngeNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu loNkulunkulu womhlaba, ukuthi kawuyikuyithathela indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhananif, engihlala phakathi kwawo;

4 kodwa uzakuyag elizweni lakithi lezihlotsheni zamih, uyithathele umfazi indodana yami uIsaka.

5 Inceku yasisithi kuye: Mhlawumbe owesifazana angafuni ukungilandela kulelilizwe, ngingayibuyisela lokuyibuyisela yini indodana yakho elizweni owaphuma kulo?

7 INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, eyangithatha endlini kababai lelizweni lokuzalwa kwami, eyakhuluma kimi, eyafunga kimi isithi: Ngizalinika inzalo yakho lelilizwej; yona izathuma ingilosi yayo phambi kwakhok, ukuze uyithathele khona umfazi indodana yami.

8 Kodwa uba owesifazana engafuni ukukulandela, uzakuba ukhululekile kulesisifungo samil; kuphela ungayibuyiseli indodana yami khona.

9 Inceku yasibeka isandla sayo ngaphansi kwethangazi likaAbrahamam inkosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngaloludaba.

10 Njalo inceku yasithatha amakamelan alitshumi kuwo amakamela enkosi yayo, yahamba, lakho konke okuhle kwenkosi yayo kwakusesandleni sayo, yasisukuma yaya eMesopotamiya emzini kaNahorio.

11 Yasiguqisa amakamela ngaphandle komuzi emthonjeni wamanzi ngesikhathi santambama, ngesikhathi sokuphuma kwabakhip bamanzi besifazana.

12 Yasisithi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahamaq, ake ungiphumelelise lamuhla, uyenzele umusa inkosi yami uAbrahamar.

13 Khangela, ngimi emthonjeni wamanzis, kuphuma amadodakazi amadoda omuzi ukukha amanzit.

14 Njalo kuzakuthi intombazana engizakuthi kuyo: Ake ukhothamise imbiza yakho ukuze nginathe, ibisisithi: Natha, lamakamela akho ngizawanathisa; yiyo oyimisele inceku yakho uIsaka; ngalokho-ke ngizakwaziu ukuthi uyenzele umusa inkosi yami.

15 Kwasekusithi ingakaqedi ukukhuluma, khangela-ke, uRebeka waphuma, owazalelwa uBethuweli indodana kaMilkav, umkaNahori umfowabo kaAbrahama, njalo elembiza ehlombe lakhe.

16 Njalo inkazana yayikhangeleka kuhle kakhuluw, intombi emsulwa, okungelandoda eyaziyo; yasisehlela emthonjeni, yagcwalisa imbiza yayo, yenyuka.

17 Inceku yasigijima ukuyihlangabeza yathi: Ake unginathise amanzi amalutshwana embizeni yakho.

18 Yasisithi: Natha, nkosi yami. Yaphangisa yehlisela imbiza yayo esandleni sayo, yayinathisa.

19 Isiqedile ukuyinathisa yathi: Ngizakhelela lamakamela akho aze aqede ukunatha.

20 Yasiphangisa yathululela isigxingi sayo emkolweni wokunathela, yabuya yagijimela emthonjeni ukuyakukha, yakhelelela amakamela ayo wonke.

21 Indoda yasiyikhangelisisa ithule ukuze yazi ukuthi iNkosi iyiphumelelisile indlela yayo kumbe hatshix.

22 Kwasekusithi amakamela eseqedile ukunatha, indoda yasithatha icici legolide, osisindo salo sasiyingxenye yeshekeli*, lamasongo amabili ezandleni zayo, isisindo sawo saba ngamashekeli alitshumi egolide.

23 Yasisithi: Uyindodakazi kabani? Ake utsho. Kukhona indawo yethu yini endlini kayihlo ukuthi silale?

24 Yasisithi kuyo: Ngiyindodakazi kaBethuweli indodana kaMilka owayizalela uNahoriy.

25 Yathi kuyo futhi: Silakho konke amahlanga lokudla kwezinyamazana okunengi, lendawo yokulala.

27 yasisithi: Ibusisiwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, engayekelanga umusa wayo lobuqotho bayoa enkosini yami; mina-ke, ngisendleleni, iNkosi ingikhokhelele endlini yabafowabo benkosi yamib.

29 Njalo uRebeka wayelomnewabo obizo lakhe lalinguLabanic; uLabani wasegijimela phandle endodeni emthonjeni.

30 Kwasekusithi esebonile icici lamasongo ezandleni zikadadewabo, esezwile amazwi kaRebeka udadewabo okuthi: Itsho njalo indoda kimi; wasesiya endodeni, khangela-ke, yayimi ngasemakameleni emthonjeni.

31 Wasesithi: Ngena wena obusisiweyo weNkosid; umeleni ngaphandle? Ngoba mina sengilungisile indlu lendawo yamakamela.

32 Indoda yasisiza endlini, yakhulula amakamela, wasenika amakamela amahlanga lokudla kwenyamazanae, lamanzi okugeza inyawo zayo lenyawo zamadoda ayelayof.

33 Kwasekubekwa ukudla phambi kwayo; kodwa yathi: Kangiyikudla ngize ngikhulume indaba zami. Wasesithi: Khuluma.

35 Futhi iNkosi iyibusisile kakhulu inkosi yamig, yaze yaba nkulu. Yayinika izimvu lezinkomo, lesiliva legolide, lezinceku lezincekukazi, lamakamela labobabhemi.

36 Njalo uSara inkosikazi yenkosi yami uyizalele inkosi yami indodana emva kokuba esemdalah; yasiyinika konke elakhoi.

37 Inkosi yami yasingifungisaj isithi: Ungayithatheli indodana yami umfazi kumadodakazi amaKhanani, engihlala elizweni lawo;

38 kodwa uzakuya endlini kababa lezihlotsheni zamik, ubusuyithathela indodana yami umfazi.

40 Yasisithi kimi: INkosim, engihamba phambi kwayon, izathuma ingilosi yayo lawe, izaphumelelisa indlela yakhoo, njalo uzayithathela indodana yami umfazi ezihlotsheni zami lendlini kababa.

41 Emva kwalokho uzakhululeka esifungweni samip uba uye ezihlotsheni zami njalo uba bengakuniki yena, uzakhululeka-ke esifungweni sami.

42 Kuthe ngifika emthonjeni lamuhla, ngathi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahamaq, uba-ke uphumelelisa indlela yami, engihamba ngayor;

43 khangela, ngimi emthonjeni wamanzis; njalo kakuthi intombi ezaphuma ukukha lengizakuthi kuyo: Ake unginathise amanzi amalutshwana esigxingini sakho;

44 ibisisithi kimi: Natha lawe, futhi ngizakhelelela lamakamela akhot; kayibe nguye owesifazana iNkosi emmisele indodana yenkosi yamiu.

45 Ngingakaqedi ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yamiv, khangela-ke, uRebeka waphuma lesigxingi sisehlombe lakhe; wehlela emthonjeni, wakha. Ngasengisithi kuye: Akunginathise.

46 Wasephangisa, wethula isigxingi kuyew wathi: Natha, futhi ngizanathisa lamakamela akho. Ngasenginatha, wasenathisa lamakamela.

47 Ngasengimbuza ngathi: Uyindodakazi kabani? Wasesithi: Indodakazi kaBethuweli, indodana kaNahori uMilka amzalela yona; ngasengifaka icici emakhaleni akhe lamasongo ezandleni zakhe.

48 Ngasengikhothamax, ngakhonza iNkosi, ngabusisa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami uAbrahama, engikhokhele endleleni elungileyo ukuthi indodakazi yomfowabo wenkosi yami ngiyithathele indodana yayoy.

49 Khathesi-ke uba lizayenzela inkosi yami umusa lobuqothoz, ngitshelani; uba-ke kungenjalo, ngitshelani, ukuze ngiphendukele ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo.

50 Khona oLabani loBethuweli baphendula, bathi: Le into ivela eNkosini; kasilakutsho lutho kuwe, olubi kumbe oluhlea.

51 Khangela, uRebeka uphambi kwakho; mthathe uhambe, ukuze abe ngumkandodana yenkosi yakho, njengoba iNkosi ikhulumileb.

52 Kwasekusithi inceku kaAbrahama isizwile amazwi abo yakhothamela emhlabathini phambi kweNkosic.

53 Inceku yasikhupha imiceciso2 yesiliva, lemiceciso yegolide, lezembatho, yakunika uRebeka, yabanika lomnewabo lonina impahla eziligugud.

54 Basebesidla banatha, yona lamadoda ayelayo, balala; bavuka ekuseni, yasisithi: Ngiyekelani ngiye enkosini yamie.

55 Kodwa umnewabo lonina bathi: Kayihlale lathi intombazana izinsuku loba ezilitshumi, emva kwalokho uhambe.

56 Yasisithi kubo: Lingangibambeleli, lokhu iNkosi iphumelelisile indlela yami; ngiyekelani ngihambe ukuze ngiye enkosini yami.

58 Basebembiza uRebeka, bathi kuye: Uzahamba lalindoda yini? Wasesithi: Ngizahamba.

59 Basebemyekela ehamba uRebeka udadewabo lomlizane wakhef, lenceku kaAbrahama lamadoda ayo.

60 Basebembusisa uRebeka, bathi kuye: Wena dadewethu, woba zinkulungwane zezigidig, lenzalo yakho ibe ngumnikazi wesango labayizondayoh!

61 URebeka wasesukuma lamantombazana akhe, bagada amakamela, balandela indoda; inceku yasimthatha uRebeka, yahamba.

62 UIsaka wasefika lapho abavelela khona emthonjeni iLahayi-Royii, njalo wayehlala elizweni leningizimu.

63 UIsaka wasephuma ukuyazindlaj 3 ensimini sekuntambama; waphakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke, amakamela ayesiza.

65 Wasesithi encekwini: Ngubani lindoda ehamba emasimini ukusihlangabeza? Inceku yasisithi: Yinkosi yami. Wasethatha isimbombozo, wazigubuzela.

67 UIsaka wasemngenisa ethenteni likaSara unina, wamthatha uRebeka, waba ngumkakhe, wamthanda. UIsaka waseduduzwal emva kokufa kukaninam.

3 UJokishani wasezala uShebha loDedani. Lamadodana kaDedani ayengamaAshuri lamaLetushi lamaLewumi.

4 Njalo amadodana kaMidiyani ayengoEfa loEferi loHanoki loAbida loElidaha. Wonke la ngamadodana kaKetura.

6 Kodwa kumadodana abafazi abancane uAbrahama ayelabo uAbrahama wawanika izipho; wawasusa kuIsaka indodana yakhec, esaphila, wawathuma empumalanga elizweni lempumalangad.

7 Lalezi zinsuku zeminyaka yempilo kaAbrahama ayiphilayo, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu.

8 UAbrahama wasephela, wafa eseluphele kuhle emdala enelee, wabuthelwa ezizweni zakibof.

9 UIsaka loIshmayeli amadodana akhe basebemngcwabag obhalwini lweMakaphela, esiqintini sikaEfroni indodana kaZohari umHethi, esiqondene leMamre,

10 isiqinti uAbrahama asithenga ebantwaneni bakaHethih; lapho uAbrahama wangcwatshwa loSara umkakhei.

11 Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaAbrahama, uNkulunkulu wambusisa uIsaka indodana yakhe; uIsaka wasehlala emthonjeni iLahayi-Royij.

12 Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaIshmayeli indodana kaAbrahama, uHagari umGibhithekazi, incekukazi kaSara, amzalela uAbrahamak.

13 Lala ngamabizo amadodana kaIshmayelil ngamabizo awo njengokuzalwa kwawo; izibulo likaIshmayeli nguNebayothi, loKedari loAdibeli loMibisama

16 la ngamadodana kaIshmayeli, njalo la ngamabizo awo ngemizana yawo langezinqaba zawo, iziphathamandla ezilitshumi lambilim ngezizwe zawo.

17 Njalo le yiminyaka yempilo kaIshmayeli, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa; wasephela, wafa, wabuthelwa ebantwini bakibon.

18 Basebehlala kusukela eHavilao kusiya eShurip ephambi kweGibhithe, ekuhambeni usiya eAsiriya; wahlala1 phambi kobuso babafowabo bonke.

19 Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaIsaka indodana kaAbrahama; uAbrahama wazala uIsakaq.

20 UIsaka wayeseleminyaka engamatshumi amane mhla ethatha uRebeka, indodakazi kaBethuwelir umSiriya wePadani-Aramas, udadewabo kaLabanit umSiriya, ukuba ngumkakhe.

21 UIsaka wasemncengela umkakhe eNkosini, ngoba wayeyinyumba; iNkosi yasincengeka ngayeu, kwaze kwathi uRebeka umkakhe wathatha isisu.

22 Abantwana babedubana-ke ngaphakathi kwakhe; wasesithi: Uba kunjalo, kungani nginje? Wasesiyabuzav iNkosi.

23 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Izizwe ezimbili zisesizalweni sakhow, izizwe ezimbili zizakwehlukana emibilini yakho. Njalo esinye isizwe sizakuba lamandla kulesinye isizwe, futhi omkhulu uzakhonza omncinyanex.

24 Kwathi sezigcwalisekile insuku zakhe zokubeletha, khangela-ke, amaphahla esiswini sakhe.

25 Kwasekuphuma owokuqala ebomvana, yena wonke enjengesembatho soboyay; ngakho bamutha ibizo lakhe bathi nguEsawu.

26 Njalo emva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo, lesandla sakhe sibambelele esithendeni sikaEsawuz; basebebiza ibizo lakhe uJakobea. LoIsaka wayeleminyaka engamatshumi ayisithupha ekuzalweni kwabo.

27 Abafana basebekhula; uEsawu wasesiba ngumzingeli ohlakaniphileyob, umuntu weganga; loJakobe umuntu obekekileyoc ehlala emathentenid.

28 Njalo uIsaka wayemthanda uEsawu ngoba wadla2 inyama yenyamazanae yakhe; kodwa uRebeka wathanda uJakobef.

29 Kwathi uJakobe esephekile ukudla okuphekiweyo, kwasekufika uEsawu evela egangeni, ekhathele.

30 UEsawu wasesithi kuJakobe: Ake ungivumele ngiginye kokubomvu lokho okubomvu, ngoba ngikhathele. Ngalokhu babiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi uEdoma3.

32 UEsawu wasesithi: Khangela, sengizakufa; njalo liyini kimi ilungelo lobuzibulo?

33 UJakobe wasesithi: Funga kimi lamuhla. Wasefunga kuye, wathengisa ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobeg.

34 UJakobe wasenika uEsawu isinkwa lokudla okuphekiweyo kwamalentili; wasesidla wanatha, wasukuma wahamba; ngalokho uEsawu wadelela ilungelo lobuzibulo bakheh.

26Kwasekusiba khona indlala elizweni, ngaphandle kwendlala yakuqala eyayikhona ensukwini zikaAbrahamaa. UIsaka wasesiya kuAbhimelekib inkosi yamaFilistic, eGerari.

2 INkosi yasibonakala kuye, yathi: Ungehleli eGibhithe, hlala elizweni engizakutshela lonad;

3 hlala njengowezizwe kulelilizwee, futhi ngizakuba lawef ngikubusiseg; ngoba ngizanika wena lenzalo yakho wonke lamazweh, ngiqinise isifungo engasifunga kuAbrahama uyihloi.

4 Ngizakwandisa inzalo yakho njengenkanyezi zamazuluj, ngizanika inzalo yakho lamazwe wonke; lenzalweni yakho zizabusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlabak;

5 ngalokhu ukuthi uAbrahama walalela ilizwi lamil, wagcina ukulaya kwami, imilayo yami, izimiso zami lemithetho yami.

7 Amadoda aleyondawo asebuza ngomkakhe. Wasesithi: Ungudadewethu; ngoba wesaba ukuthi: Umkamim. Hlezi amadoda aleyondawo angibulale ngenxa kaRebeka, ngoba wayekhangeleka kuhlen.

8 Kwasekusithi esehlale khona isikhathi eside, uAbhimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti walunguza phansi ngewindi, wabona, khangela-ke, uIsaka wayedlala loRebeka umkakhe.

9 UAbhimeleki wasembiza uIsaka, wathi: Isibili, khangela, ungumkakho; utsho ngani ukuthi: Ungudadewethu? UIsaka wasesithi kuye: Ngoba ngathi, hlezi ngife ngenxa yakhe.

10 UAbhimeleki wasesithi: Kuyini lokhu okwenze kithi? Bekulula ukuthi omunye wabantu alale lomkakho; ubususibeka icalao.

11 UAbhimeleki waselaya wonke umuntu, esithi: Othinta lindoda lomkayo uzabulawa isibili.

12 UIsaka wasehlanyela kulelolizwe, wathola ngalowomnyaka okuphindwe kalikhulu; iNkosi yasimbusisap.

14 Njalo wayelemfuyo yezimvu lemfuyo yezinkomo lenceku ezinengi; ngakho amaFilisti aba lomhawu ngayeq.

15 Lemithombo yonke izinceku zikayise ezaziyigebhiler ensukwini zikaAbrahama uyise, amaFilisti ayeyivalile, ayigcwalisa ngenhlabathi.

18 UIsaka wabuya waphanda imithombo yamanzi ababeyigebhile ensukwini zikaAbrahama uyise, ngoba amaFilisti ayeyivalile emva kokufa kukaAbrahama. Wayibiza amabizo ngamabizo uyise ayewabizilet.

19 Izinceku zikaIsaka zasezigebha esihotsheni, zathola khona umthombo wamanzi agobhozayo1.

20 Njalo abelusi beGerari babangisana labelusi bakaIsaka, besithi: Amanzi ngawethuu. Ngakho wabiza ibizo lomthombo iEseki2, ngoba baphikisana laye.

21 Zasezigebha omunye umthombo, lalowo-ke bawubanga. Wasebiza ibizo lawo iSitina3.

22 Waseqhubeka wasuka lapho, wagebha omunye umthombo, kodwa lowo kabawubanganga. Wasewubiza ibizo lawo iRehobothi4, wathi: Ngoba iNkosi isisenzele indawo, futhi sizakuba lesithelo elizweniv.

24 INkosi yasibonakala kuye ngalobobusuku yathi: NginguNkulunkulu kaAbrahama uyihlow. Ungesabix ngoba ngilawey, ngizakubusisa ngiyandise inzalo yakho ngenxa kaAbrahama inceku yami.

25 Wasesakha khona ilathiz, wabiza ebizweni leNkosi, wamisa khona ithente lakhe, lenceku zikaIsaka zagebha khona umthombo.

26 UAbhimeleki wasesiya kuye evela eGerari loAhuzathi umngane wakhe loFikolia induna yebutho lakhe.

27 UIsaka wasesithi kubo: Lizeleni kimi, lokhu liyangizonda, lingixotshile kinib?

28 Basebesithi: Sesibonile lokubona ukuthi iNkosi ilawe. Ngakho sathi: Ake kube khona isifungo phakathi kwethu, phakathi kwethu lawe, asenze isivumelwano lawec,

29 sokuthi5 ungasenzeli okubi, njengoba singakuthintanga, njengoba sikwenzele okuhle kuphela, sakuyekela wahamba ngokuthula; wena khathesi ungobusisiweyo weNkosid.

31 Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, bafungisana omunye komunyef; uIsaka wasebayekela bahamba, basuka kuye ngokuthula.

32 Kwasekusithi ngalolosuku izinceku zikaIsaka zafika, zambikela mayelana lomthombo ezaziwugebhile, zathi kuye: Sithole amanzi.

33 Wawubiza ngokuthi yiShebha6; ngakho ibizo lomuzi liyiBherishebhag 7 kuze kube lamuhla.

34 Kwasekusithi uEsawu eseleminyaka engamatshumi amane wathatha umfazi uJudithi indodakazi kaBeri umHethi, loBasemathi indodakazi kaEloni umHethih.

27Kwasekusithi uIsaka esemdala lamehlo akhe esefiphele engasabonia, wabiza uEsawu indodana yakhe enkulu, wathi kuye: Ndodana yami! Wasesithi kuye: Khangela ngilapha.

3 Ngakho khathesi, ake uthathe izikhali zakho, isikhwama sakho semitshoko ledandili lakho, uphume uye egangeni ungizingelele inyama yenyamazanab,

4 ungilungisele ukudla okumnandi njengengikuthandayo, ukulethe kimi ukuthi ngidle, ukuze umphefumulo wami ukubusise ngingakafic.

5 URebeka wasesizwa lapho uIsaka ekhuluma loEsawu indodana yakhe. UEsawu wasesiya egangeni ukuyazingela inyama yenyamazana ukuze ayilethe.

6 URebeka wasekhuluma kuJakobe indodana yakhe, esithi: Khangela, ngizwile uyihlo ekhuluma kuEsawu umnewenu, esithi:

7 Ngilethela inyama yenyamazana, ungilungisele ukudla okumnandi ukuthi ngidle, ngikubusise phambi kweNkosi ngingakafi.

9 Ake uye emhlanjini, ungithathele lapho amazinyane amabili amahle ezimbuzi, ngizawenzela uyihlo ukudla okumnandi njengalokho akuthandayoe;

11 UJakobe wasesithi kuRebeka unina: Khangela, uEsawu umnewethu uyindoda elihwanqag, kodwa ngiyindoda ebutshelezi.

12 Mhlawumbe ubaba uzangiphululah, besengisiba emehlweni akhe njengomhleka usulu, njalo ngizilethele isiqalekiso kungabi-ke yisibusiso.

13 Unina wasesithi kuye: Isiqalekiso sakho kasibe phezu kwamii, ndodana yami; kuphela lalela ilizwi lami, uhambe ungithathele wona.

14 Wasehamba, wawathatha, wawaletha kunina; unina waselungisa ukudla okumnandi njengalokho uyise akuthandayoj.

15 URebeka wasethatha izigqoko ezinhle1 zikaEsawu indodana yakhe enkulu, ayelazo endlini, wagqokisa uJakobe indodana yakhe encinyanek;

16 lezikhumba zamazinyane ezimbuzi wazifaka ezandleni zakhe lebutshelezini bentamo yakhe.

17 Wasenika ukudla okumnandi lesinkwa ayekulungisile esandleni sikaJakobe indodana yakhe.

18 Wasesiza kuyise wathi: Baba! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha; ungubani ndodana yami?

19 UJakobe wasesithi kuyise: NginguEsawu izibulo lakho; ngenze njengoba ungitshelile; ake uvuke uhlale, udle okwenyama yenyamazana yami, ukuze umphefumulo wakho ungibusisel.

20 UIsaka wasesithi endodaneni yakhe: Kungani uyithole masinyane kangaka, ndodana yami? Wasesithi: Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho yenze ukuthi ize phambi kwamim.

21 UIsaka wasesithi kuJakobe: Ake usondele ukuze ngikuphululen, ndodana yami, ukuthi uyindodana yami uEsawu uqobo, kumbe hatshi.

22 UJakobe wasesondela kuIsaka uyise; wasemphulula wathi: Ilizwi liyilizwi likaJakobe, kodwa izandla ziyizandla zikaEsawu.

23 Kodwa kamazanga ngoba izandla zakhe zaziloboyao njengezandla zomnewabo uEsawu; ngakho wambusisa.

25 Wasesithi: Sondeza kimi ukuze ngidle okwenyama yenyamazana yendodana yami, ukuze umphefumulo wami ukubusisep. Waseyisondeza kuye, wasesidla; waseletha kuye iwayini, wasenatha.

27 Wasesondela, wamanga; wasenuka iphunga lezembatho zakhe, wambusisaq wathi: Khangela, iphunga lendodana yami linjengephunga lensimur iNkosi eyibusisileyo.

28 Ngakho uNkulunkulu akunike okwamazolo amazulu lokokuvunda komhlabas, lenala yamabele lewayini elitshat.

29 Abantu kabakukhonze, lezizwe zikukhothamele. Bana yinkosi yabafowenuu, lamadodana kanyoko akukhothamelev. Okuqalekisayo kaqalekiswe, lokubusisayo kabusiswew!

30 Kwasekusithi uIsaka eseqedile ukubusisa uJakobe, kwathi uJakobe esanda ukuphuma phambi kukaIsaka uyise, uEsawu umnewabo wafika evela ekuzingeleni kwakhe.

31 Laye futhi walungisa ukudla okumnandi, wakusa kuyise; wathi kuyise: Ubaba kavuke, adle okwenyama yenyamazana yendodana yakhe, ukuze umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.

32 UIsaka uyise wasesithi kuye: Ungubani? Wasesithi: Ngiyindodana yakho, izibulo lakho uEsawu.

33 UIsaka wasethuthumela ngokuthuthumela okukhulukazi, wathi: Pho, ngubanix ozingele inyama yenyamazana wayiletha kimi, ngasengisidla okwayo yonke ungakafiki? Ngimbusisile, yebo uzabusiswa.

34 Kwathi uEsawu esezwe amazwi kayise, wakhala ngokukhala okukhulu lokubabayo isibiliy, wathi kuyise: Ngibusisa lami njalo, baba!

36 Wasesithi: Kasikuthi babiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi nguJakobez 2, ukuthi ungiqile lezizikhathi ezimbili? Ilungelo lobuzibulo bami ulithethea, khangela-ke, khathesi uthethe isibusiso sami. Wathi futhi: Kawungigcinelanga mina isibusiso?

37 UIsaka wasephendula wathi kuEsawu: Khangela, ngimbekile abe yinkosi phezu kwakhob, labo bonke abafowabo ngimnikile babe zinceku; ngimsekele ngamabele lewayini elitshac; pho, ngingabe ngisakwenzelani, ndodana yami?

38 UEsawu wasesithi kuyise: Ulesibusiso esisodwa yini, baba? Ngibusisa lami njalo, baba. UEsawu waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe wakhala inyembezid.

39 UIsaka uyise wasephendula wathi kuye: Khangela, umuzi wakho uzakuba khatshana lokuvunda komhlaba lakhatshana lamazolo amazulu avela phezulu.

40 Njalo uzaphila ngenkemba yakho, uzakhonza umfowenue. Kodwa kuzakuthi lapho usuphunyuka, uzakwephula ijogwe lakhe entanyeni yakhof.

41 UEsawu wasemzonda uJakobe ngenxa yesibusiso uyise ayembusise ngasog. UEsawu wasesithi enhliziyweni yakhe: Insuku zokulilela ubaba sezisondeleh, khona ngizambulala umnawami uJakobei.

42 Kwathi uRebeka etshelwa amazwi kaEsawu indodana yakhe enkulu, wathuma wabiza uJakobe indodana yakhe encinyane, wathi kuye: Khangela, uEsawu umnewenu uyaziduduza ngawe ukuthi akubulale.

43 Ngakho khathesi, ndodana yami, lalela ilizwi lami; sukuma uzibalekele uye kuLabani umfowethu eHaranij,

45 kuze kuthi ulaka lomnewenu ludede kuwe, futhi akhohlwe lokho okwenze kuye; besengithuma ngikulande khona; kungani ngizalahlekelwa layini lobabili ngosuku lunye?

46 URebeka wasesithi kuIsaka: Nginengekile yimpilo ngenxa yamadodakazi kaHethik; uba uJakobe ethatha umfazi kumadodakazi kaHethi anjengala, emadodakazini alelilizwel, ngiphilelani?

28UIsaka wasebiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamlaya wathi kuye: Ungathathi umfazi kumadodakazi eKhanania.

2 Sukumab uye ePadani-Aramac, endlini kaBethuwelid uyise kanyoko, uzithathele khona umfazi kumadodakazi kaLabani umalumakhoe.

3 Njalo uNkulunkulu uSomandla akubusise, akwenze ube lenzalo akwandise, ukuze ube ngumbuthano wezizwef;

4 abesekupha isibusiso sikaAbrahamag, kuwe lenzalweni yakho kanye laweh, ukuze udle ilifa lelizwe lapho ohlala khona njengowezizwe1, uNkulunkulu alinika uAbrahama.

5 UIsaka wasethuma uJakobe waya ePadani-Arama kuLabani indodana kaBethuweli umSiriya, umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe loEsawu.

6 UEsawu wasebona ukuthi uIsaka umbusisile uJakobei, wamthuma ePadani-Arama ukuze azithathele khona umfazi, lapho embusisa wamlaya esithi: Ungathathi umfazi kumadodakazi eKhanani;

9 Ngakho uEsawu waya kuIshmayeli, wazithathela uMahalathik indodakazi kaIshmayeli, indodana kaAbrahama, udadewabo kaNebayothil, abe ngumkakhe phezu kwabafazi ayelabo.

11 Wafika endaweni, achitha khona ubusuku ngoba ilanga lalitshonile. Wasethatha ilitshe ematsheni aleyondawo, wenza umqamelo wakhe, walala kuleyondawo.

12 Waphuphao, khangela-ke, ilele limisiwe emhlabeni, isihloko salo sifinyelela emazulwini, khangela-ke, ingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zisenyuka zisehla kulop.

13 Khangela-ke, iNkosi yema phezu kwaloq, yathi: NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama uyihlo loNkulunkulu kaIsakar; ilizwe olele kulo, ngizakunika lona, lenzalo yakhos;

14 njalo inzalo yakho izakuba ngangothuli lomhlabat, uzasabalalela entshonalanga lempumalanga lenyakatho leningizimuu; njalo zizabusiswa kuwe zonke insendo zomhlaba, lasenzalweni yakhov.

15 Khangela-ke, ngilawew, ngizakulondoloza zonke indawo lapha oya khona, ngikubuyise kulelilizwex; ngoba kangiyikukutshiyay ngize ngikwenze lokho engikhulume ngakho kuwe.

16 Kwathi uJakobe ephaphama ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: Isibili iNkosi ikulindawoz, mina-ke bengingakwazi.

17 Wasesesaba wathi: Yesabeka kangakanani lindawo! Kayisilutho ngaphandle kokuthi yindlu kaNkulunkulu, laleli lisango lamazulu.

18 UJakobe wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wathatha ilitshe alenza laba ngumqamelo wakhe, walimisa laba yinsikaa, wathela amagcobo phezu kwesihloko salob.

19 Wasebiza ibizo laleyondawo iBhethelic 2; kodwa-ke kuqala ibizo lomuzi laliyiLuzi.

20 UJakobe wasethembisa isithembisod esithi: Uba uNkulunkulu ezakuba lami, angilondoloze kulindlela engiyihambayo, angiphe isinkwa sokudla, lesembatho sokwembathae,

21 njalo ngibuyele ngokuthula endlini kababaf, khona iNkosi izakuba nguNkulunkulu wamig,

22 lelitshe leli engilimise ukuthi libe yinsika lizakuba yindlu kaNkulunkuluh; kukho konke ozangipha khona, isibili ngizakunika okwetshumii.

2 Wasebona, khangela-ke, umthombo emmangweni, khangela-ke lapho, imihlambi emithathu yezimvu yayilele kuwo, ngoba kulowomthombo banathisa imihlambi; kwakukhona ilitshe elikhulu emlonyeni womthombo.

3 Njalo yonke imihlambi yabuthelwa khona, sebeligiqile ilitshe lisuka emlonyeni womthombo banathisa izimvu, basebebuyisela ilitshe emlonyeni womthombo endaweni yalo.

4 UJakobe wasesithi kibo: Bazalwane bami, livela ngaphi? Basebesithi: Sivela eHaranib.

5 Wasesithi kibo: Liyamazi yini uLabani indodana kaNahori? Basebesithi: Siyamazi.

6 Wasesithi kibo: Uyaphila yini? Basebesithi: Uphililec; khangela-ke, uRasheli indodakazi yakhe, uyeza lezimvu.

7 Wasesithi: Khangelani, kusesemini enkulu, kayisiso isikhathi sokuthi izifuyo zibuthaniswe; nathisani izimvu, lihambe lizidlise.

8 Basebesithi: Singeke, kuze kubuthaniswe imihlambi yonke, bagiqe-ke ilitshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo; khona sizanathisa izimvu.

9 Esakhuluma labo, uRasheli wafika lezimvu, ezingezikayised, ngoba wayengumelusikazi.

10 Kwasekusithi uJakobe ebona uRasheli indodakazi kaLabani umalumakhe lezimvu zikaLabani umalumakhe, uJakobe wasondela, waligiqa ilitshe lisuke emlonyeni womthombo, wazinathisa izimvu zikaLabani umalumakhee.

12 UJakobe wasemazisa uRasheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise lokuthi uyindodana kaRebekag. Wasegijima, wamazisa uyiseh.

13 Kwasekusithi uLabani esezwile umbiko kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukuyamhlangabezai, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe. UJakobe waselandisela uLabani zonke lezizinto.

14 ULabani wasesithi kuye: Isibili ulithambo lami lenyama yamij. Wahlala laye inyanga yonke1.

15 ULabani wasesithi kuJakobe: Njengoba ungumfowethu, usuzangisebenzela mahala yini? Ngitshela ukuthi umholo wakho uzakuba yini?

16 Njalo uLabani wayelamadodakazi amabili, ibizo lenkulu linguLeya lebizo lencinyane linguRasheli.

17 Kodwa uLeya wayelamehlo abuthakathaka, kodwa uRasheli wayemuhle ngesimo, njalo wayemuhle ngokukhangelekak.

18 UJakobe wasemthanda uRasheli. Wathi: Ngizakusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRasheli indodakazi yakho encanel.

19 ULabani wasesithi: Kungcono ukuthi ngimnike wena kulokuthi ngimnike enye indoda; hlala lami.

20 UJakobe wasemsebenzela uRasheli iminyaka eyisikhombisam; yaba emehlweni akhe njengensuku ezinlutshwana, ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe.

21 UJakobe wasesithi kuLabani: Ngipha umkami, ngoba insuku zami sezigcwalisekile, ukuthi ngingene kuye.

23 Kwasekusithi kusihlwa wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe wamusa kuye, wasengena kuye.

24 ULabani wasemnika uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, kuLeya indodakazi yakhe, abe yincekukazio.

25 Kwasekusithi ekuseni, khangela-ke, nguLeya; ngakho wathi kuLabani: Kuyini lokhu okwenze kimi? Kangimsebenzelanga uRasheli kuwe yini? Pho, ungikhohliseleni?

26 ULabani wasesithi: Kakwenziwa njalo endaweni yakithi ukupha omncinyane ngaphambi kwengqabuthop.

27 Gcwalisa iviki yaloq, besesikunika lalowayana, ngomsebenzi ozawusebenza lami futhi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

28 UJakobe wasesenza njalo; wagcwalisa iviki yalo; wasemnika uRasheli indodakazi yakhe ukuba ngumkakhe.

29 ULabani wasenika uRasheli indodakazi yakhe uBiliha incekukazi yakhe, abe yincekukazi kuyer.

30 UJakobe wasengena lakuRasheli; wamthanda njalo uRasheli kuloLeyas, wasesebenza laye futhi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisat.

31 Lapho iNkosi isibona ukuthi uLeya wayezondwa, yavula isizalo sakhe, kodwa uRasheli wayeyinyumbau.

32 ULeya wasethatha isisu, wazala indodana, wayitha ibizo layo uRubeni2, ngoba wathi: Ngoba iNkosi ibonile inhlupheko yamiv; ngakho khathesi indoda yami izangithanda.

33 Wasebuya wathatha isisu, wazala indodana, wathi: Njengoba iNkosi izwile ukuthi ngiyazondwa, inginike lale; wayitha ibizo layo uSimeyoni3.

34 Wasebuya wathatha isisu, wazala indodana; wathi: Khathesi ngalesisikhathi indoda yami izazihlanganisa lamiw, ngoba ngiyizalele amadodana amathathu; ngalokhu wabiza ibizo layo uLevi4.

35 Wasebuya wathatha isisu, wazala indodana; wathi: Ngalesisikhathi ngizadumisa iNkosi; ngakho wayitha ibizo layo uJudax 5; wasesima ukuzala.

30Kwathi uRasheli esebonile ukuthi wayengamzaleli uJakobea, uRasheli waba lomonab ngodadewabo, wathi kuJakobe: Nginika abantwana, kodwa nxa kungenjalo ngife.

2 Ngakho lwavutha ulaka lukaJakobe kuRasheli, wathi: Ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu okwenqabele isithelo sesizalo yinic?

3 Wasesithi: Khangela, incekukazi yami uBilihad, ngena kuyee, ukuze azalele emadolweni amif, ukuze lami ngakhiwe kuye.

6 URasheli wasesithi: UNkulunkulu ungahlulele, njalo uzwile ilizwi lami, wanginika indodana. Ngakho wayitha ibizo layo uDani1.

7 UBiliha incekukazi kaRasheli wasebuya ethatha isisu, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesibili.

8 URasheli wasesithi: Ngibindene lokubindana okulamandla2 lodadewethu, njalo ngehlula; ngakho wayitha ibizo layo uNafithali3.

9 Kwathi uLeya esebonile ukuthi usemi ukuzalah, wathatha uZilipa incekukazi yakhe, wamnika uJakobe abe ngumkakhei.

13 ULeya wasesithi: Kungokwentokozo yami, ngoba amadodakazi azakuthi ngilentokozoj. Wayitha ibizo layo uAsheri5.

14 URubeni wasehamba ngensuku zokuvuna ingqoloyi, wafica amamandrake* ensiminik, wawaletha kuLeya unina. URasheli wasesithi kuLeya: Ake ungiphe emamandrakeni endodana yakho.

15 Wasesithi kuye. Kuyinto encinyane yinil ukuthi uthethe indoda yami? Usuzathatha lamamandrake endodana yami yini? URasheli wasesithi: Ngakho uzalala lawe ngalobubusuku ngenxa yamamandrake* endodana yakho.

16 Kwathi uJakobe esebuya evela emasimini kusihlwa, uLeya waphuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi: Kimi uzangena, ngoba ukukuqatsha ngikuqatshile ngamamandrake* endodana yami. Waselala laye ngalobobusuku.

17 UNkulunkulu wasemuzwa uLeya; wasethatha isisu, wamzalela uJakobe indodana yesihlanu.

18 ULeya wasesithi: UNkulunkulu unginikile umvuzo wami, ngoba ngayinika indoda yami incekukazi yami; waseyitha ibizo layo uIsakari6.

20 ULeya wasesithi: UNkulunkulu unginikile mina isipho esihle; khathesi indoda yami izahlala lami, ngoba ngiyizalele amadodana ayisithupha, waseyitha ibizo layo uZebuluni7.

22 UNkulunkulu wasemkhumbula uRashelim, uNkulunkulu wasemuzwa, wavula isizalo sakhen.

25 Kwasekusithi uRasheli esemzele uJosefa, uJakobe wathi kuLabani: Ngiyekela ngihambe ukuze ngiye endaweni yakithi, lelizweni lakithi.

26 Ngipha omkami labantwana bami engibasebenzele kuweq ukuze ngihambe, ngoba wena uyazi umsebenzi wami engikusebenzele wona.

27 ULabani wasesithi kuye: Uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akhor; sengibonile ngokukhangela ukuthi iNkosi ingibusisile ngenxa yakhos.

29 Wasesithi kuye: Wena yazi ukuthi ngikusebenzele njani lokuthi izifuyo zakho bezinjani lamiu.

30 Ngoba okulutshwana owawulakho mandulo kwami, kwanda kakhulu kwaba yinkithinkithi; iNkosi ikubusisile ekufikeni kwami10; pho-ke, ngizayisebenzela nini lami indlu yamiv?

31 Wasesithi: Ngizakuphani? UJakobe wasesithi: Kawuyikunginika lutho, uba uzangenzela le into; ngizabuya ngeluse izimvu zakho ngizilinde.

32 Ngizadabula phakathi komhlambi wonke wakho lamuhla, ngehlukanise lapho yonke imvu elamabala lelamachatha, layo yonke imvu ensundu phakathi kwezimvu, lezilamabala lezilamachatha ezimbuzini, zibe liholo lamiw.

33 Njalo ukulunga kwami kuzangifakazela ngosuku oluzayo, uba usiza mayelana leholo lami, phambi kwakho; konke okungelamabala lamachatha ezimbuzini, lokunsundu emawundlwini, kuyabe kuntshontshiwe uba kukimi.

35 Wasezehlukanisa mhlalokho impongo ezingamaqamule lezilamabala lazo zonke izibhuzikazi ezilamabala lezilamachatha, lakho konke okulokumhlophe, lakho konke okunsundu emawundlwini, wakunikela esandleni samadodana akhe.

36 Wabeka ummango wensuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe loJakobe. UJakobe waseselusa imihlambi eseleyo kaLabani.

37 UJakobe wasezithathela ingatsha ezimanzi zephophula*x leze-alimondi* lezingelamaxolo, webula kuzo imizila emhlophe, wembula okumhlophe okwakusezingatsheni.

38 Wasefaka ingatsha ayezebulile emigelweni lemikolweni yokunathela yamanzi maqondana lemihlambi, lapho imihlambi efika khona ukunatha; yamitha ekufikeni kwayo ukuzanathay.

39 Kwathi imihlambi isimithi ezingatsheni, imihlambi yazala amaqamule, alamabala lalamachathaz.

40 UJakobe wasesehlukanisa amawundlu; wakhangelisa ubuso bomhlambi kwezingamaqamule lazo zonke ezinsundu zomhlambi kaLabani; wabeka imihlambi yakhe yodwa, engayibeki emhlanjini kaLabani.

41 Kwasekusithi loba nini eziqinileyo zomhlambi sezimitha, uJakobe wafaka izingatsha phambi kwamehlo omhlambi emigelweni, ukuze zidabule phakathi kwezingatsha.

42 Kodwa nxa umhlambi ububuthakathaka kazifakanga; ngalokhu ebuthakathaka yaba ngekaLabani, leqinileyo ngekaJakobe.

43 Lendoda yaqhamuka yaba nkulu kakhulua, yaba lemihlambi eminengi lezincekukazi lezincekub lamakamela labobabhemic.

31Wasesizwa amazwi amadodana kaLabani esithi: UJakobe uthethe konke okukababa; langalokho okwakungokukababa wenza lonke loludumoa.

2 UJakobe wasebona ubuso bukaLabanib, futhi khangela, babunganjengamandulo1 kuye.

3 INkosi yasisithi kuJakobe: Buyela elizweni laboyihlo lezihlotsheni zakho; njalo ngizakuba lawec.

5 wathi kibo: Ngiyabona ubuso bukayihlod ukuthi kabunjengamandulo kimi; kodwa uNkulunkulu kababa ube lamie.

7 Kodwa uyihlo ungikhohlisile, waphendula iholo lami okwezikhathi ezilitshumig, kanti uNkulunkulu kamvumelanga ukwenza okubi kimi.

8 Kwathi esitsho njalo: Ezilamabala zizakuba liholo lakho, khona umhlambi wonke wazala ezilamabala. Kwathi esitsho njalo: Ezingamaqamule zizakuba liholo lakho, khona umhlambi wonke wazala ezingamaqamuleh.

10 Kwasekusithi, ngesikhathi umhlambi umitha, ngaphakamisa amehlo ami ngabona ephutsheni, khangela-ke, izimpongo ezikhwela umhlambi zazingamaqamule, zilamabala, lezizinala.

11 Ingilosi kaNkulunkulu yasisithi kimi ephutsheni: Jakobe! Ngathi: Khangela ngilapha.

12 Yasisithi: Ake uphakamise amehlo akho ubone, zonke impongo ezikhwela umhlambi zingamaqamule, zilamabala lezizinalaj; ngoba ngibonile konke uLabani akwenze kuwek.

13 NginguNkulunkulu weBhetheli lapho owagcoba khona insika, owathembisa khona isithembiso kimil. Khathesi, vuka, uphume kulelilizwe, ubuyele elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhom.

14 ORasheli loLeya baphendula bathi kuye: Siselesabelo lelifa endlini kababa yini?

15 Kasibalwa njengabezizwe kuye yini? Ngoba wasithengisa, futhi wadla lokudla imali yethun.

16 Ngoba inotho yonke uNkulunkulu ayemuke ubaba ingeyethu leyabantwana bethu; khathesi-ke, konke uNkulunkulu akutsho kuwe, kwenze.

18 waqhuba izifuyo zakhe zonke, layo impahla yakhe yonke abeyizuzile, izifuyo ayelazo, ayezizuze ePadani-Arama, ukuze aye kuIsaka uyise elizweni leKhanani.

19 Njalo uLabani esehambile ukuyagunda izimvu zakhe, uRasheli weba izithombe2 uyise ayelazo.

20 UJakobe wasuka enyenya engananzelelwe3 kuLabani umSiriya, ngoba kamazisanga ukuthi uyabaleka.

21 Wasebaleka, yena lakho konke ayelakho, wasukuma, wachapha umfula, wakhangelisa ubuso bakheo entabeni yeGileyadi.

23 Wasethatha abafowabo kanye laye, waxotshana laye ibanga lensuku eziyisikhombisa, wamfica entabeni yeGileyadi.

24 UNkulunkulu wasesiza kuLabani umSiriya ephutsheni lebusukup, wathi kuye: Ziqaphele, hlezi ukhulume loJakobe okuhle kumbe okubi4.

25 ULabani wasemfica uJakobe. Njalo uJakobe wayemise ithente lakhe entabeni; uLabani laye kanye labafowabo bamisa entabeni yeGileyadi.

26 ULabani wasesithi kuJakobe: Wenzeni, ukuthi usuke unyenye ngingananzeleleq, uthathe amadodakazi ami ngamandla njengabathunjiweyo ngenkembar?

27 Ubalekeleni ngasese, unginyenyela5, ungangazisanga, ukuthi ngabe ngikuvalelise ngokuthokoza langengoma, ngesigubhu langechacho?

28 Njalo kawungivumelanga ukuthi nganges amadodana ami lamadodakazi ami. Khathesi wenze ubuthuthat ngokwenza lokho.

29 Kusemandleni esandla sami ukwenza okubi kini; kodwa uNkulunkulu kayihlou ukhulumile kimi ebusuku obudlulileyov wathi: Ziqaphele ukuthi ungakhulumi loJakobe okuhle kumbe okubi.

30 Khathesi-ke, ukuhamba uhambile, ngoba ngokukhanuka ukhanukile indlu kayihlo; webeleni onkulunkulu bamiw?

31 UJakobe wasephendula wathi kuLabani: Ngoba ngesaba, ngoba wathi: Hlezi ungihluthunele amadodakazi akho.

32 Lowo ozathola kuye onkulunkulu bakho kangaphili; phambi kwabafowethu zinanzelelele okungokwakho okukimi, uzithathele. Ngoba uJakobe wayengazi ukuthi uRasheli wayebebile.

33 ULabani wasengena ethenteni likaJakobe lethenteni likaLeya, lethenteni lezincekukazi ezimbili, kodwa katholanga. Waphuma ethenteni likaLeya, wangena ethenteni likaRasheli.

34 Kodwa uRasheli wayethethe izithombe, wazifaka esikhwameni sesihlalo sekamela, wahlala phezu kwazo. ULabani waphumputha ithente lonke kodwa katholanga.

35 Wasesithi kuyise: Kalungavuthi ulaka emehlweni enkosi yami ukuthi ngingesukume phambi kwakhox, ngoba indlela yabesifazana ikimi. Wabhudula, kodwa kazitholanga izithombe.

36 UJakobe wasethukuthela, waphikisana loLabani; uJakobe waphendula wathi kuLabani: Isiphambeko sami siyini, isono sami siyini, ukuthi ungixotshe ngokutshisekay?

37 Njengoba usubambabambe kuyo impahla yami yonke, utholeni okwayo impahla yonke yendlu yakho? Ibeke lapha phambi kwabafowethuz labafowenua ukuze baqume phakathi kwethu sobabili.

38 Iminyaka le engamatshumi amabili ngangilawe; izimvukazi zakho lezibhuzikazi zakho kaziphunzanga, lezinqama zemihlambi yakho kangizidlanga.

39 Ezadatshulwayo kangizilethanga kuwe, mina ngazihlawula; esandleni sami wazibiza, zebiwe emini loba zebiwe ebusukub.

40 Nganginjalo emini imbalela yangidla, lamakhaza ebusuku, ubuthongo babaleka emehlweni ami.

41 Iminyaka le engamatshumi amabili bengisemzini wakho, ngakusebenzela okweminyaka elitshumi lane ngenxa yamadodakazi akho amabilic, leminyaka eyisithupha ngenxa yomhlambi wakho; njalo waphendula iholo lami okwezikhathi ezilitshumid.

42 Ngaphandle kokuthi uNkulunkulue kababa, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loKwesaba kukaIsakaf ubengelami, isibili khathesi ubuzangixotsha ngize. Inhlupheko zami lomtshikatshika wezandla zami uNkulunkulu ubonileg, wakusolah izolo ebusukui.

43 ULabani wasephendula wathi kuJakobe: Amadodakazi angamadodakazi ami, lamadodana angamadodana ami, lomhlambi ngumhlambi wami, lakho konke okubonayo kungokwami; lemadodakazini ami ngizakwenzani kuwo lamuhla, loba kubantwana bawo abawazeleyo?

44 Khathesi-ke, woza, asenze isivumelwanoj, mina lawe, njalo sibe yibufakazi phakathi kwami lawek.

46 UJakobe wasesithi kubafowabo: Buthani amatshe. Basebethatha amatshe, benza inqumbi; badla khona phezu kwenqumbi.

47 ULabani waseyibiza ngokuthi yiJegari-Sahadutha6, kodwa uJakobe wayibiza ngokuthi yiGaledi7.

48 ULabani wasesithi: Linqwaba iyibufakazi phakathi kwami lawe lamuhlam. Ngakho bayitha ibizo layo iGaledi,

49 leMizipan 8, ngoba wathi: INkosi kayilinde phakathi kwami lawe, lapho singabonani omunye lomunye.

50 Uba uhlupha amadodakazi ami, njalo uba uthatha abafazi phezu kwamadodakazi ami, kakulamuntu olathi, bona, uNkulunkulu ungumfakazi phakathi kwami lawe.

51 ULabani wasesithi kuJakobe: Khangela linqwaba, khangela-ke lensika engiyiphosileyo phakathi kwami lawe.

52 Linqwaba kayibe yibufakazi, lensika kayibe yibufakazio, bokuthi mina kangiyikuyidlula linqwaba ngiye kuwe, lawe kawuyikuyidlula linqwaba lalinsika uze kimi ngokubi.

53 UNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loNkulunkulu kaNahori, kahlulele phakathi kwethu, uNkulunkulu kayise wabo. UJakobe wasefunga ngoKwesaba kayise uIsakap.

54 UJakobe wasehlaba umhlatshelo entabeni, wabiza abafowabo ukuthi badle isinkwaq; basebesidla isinkwa, balala entabeni.

55 ULabani wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wanga amadodana akhe lamadodakazi akher, wawabusisas; uLabani wasehamba wabuyela endaweni yakhe.

2 UJakobe ezibona wasesithi: Leli libutho likaNkulunkulu. Wayitha ibizo laleyondawo iMahanayimia 1.

3 UJakobe wasethuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe kuEsawu umnewabo, elizweni iSeyiri, ilizwe lakoEdomab.

4 Wasezilaya esithi: Likhulume kanje enkosini yami uEsawu lithi: Itsho njalo inceku yakho uJakobe ithi: KoLabani bengihlala njengowezizwe ngalibala kuze kube khathesi;

5 njalo ngilezinkabi labobabhemi, izimvu lezinceku lezincekukazi; sengithumele ukubika enkosini yami ukuthi ngithole umusa emehlweni akhoc.

6 Izithunywa zasezibuyela kuJakobe zathi: Sifikile kumnewenu, kuEsawu, laye uyeza ukukuhlangabeza lamadoda angamakhulu amane layed.

7 UJakobe wasesesaba kakhulu, wakhathazeka. Wehlukanisa abantu ababelaye lezimvu lezinkomo lamakamela, kwaba ngamaqembu amabili;

8 ngoba wathi: Uba uEsawu efika kwelinye iqembu alitshaye, iqembu eliseleyo lizaphepha.

9 UJakobe wathi futhi: Nkulunkulu kababa uAbrahama, loNkulunkulu kababa uIsakae, Nkosi owathi kimi: Buyela elizweni lakini lezihlotsheni zakho, njalo ngizakwenzela okuhlef;

10 kangiwufanele2 wonke umusa lakho konke ukuthembeka okwenzele inceku yakhog; ngoba ngilodondolo lwami ngachapha le iJodani, khathesi-ke sengingamaqembu amabili.

11 Ake ungophule esandleni somnewethu, esandleni sikaEsawu; ngoba ngiyamesaba, hlezi afike angitshaye, unina phezu kwabantwana.

12 Wena-ke wathi: Ukwenza okuhle ngizakwenzela okuhle, njalo ngizayenza inzalo yakho ibe njengetshebetshebe lolwandle elingelakubalwa ngenxa yobunengih.

13 Waselala lapho ngalobobusuku; wathatha kulokho okwafika esandleni sakhe, isipho sikaEsawu umfowaboi,

14 izibhuzikazi ezingamakhulu amabili lempongo ezingamatshumi amabili, izimvukazi ezingamakhulu amabili lenqama ezingamatshumi amabili,

15 amakamela enyisayo angamatshumi amathathu lamathole awo, amankomokazi angamatshumi amane, lamajongosi alitshumi, obabhemikazi abangamatshumi amabili lamathole abobabhemi alitshumi.

16 Wasezinikela esandleni senceku zakhe umhlambi ngomhlambi wodwa, wathi ezincekwini zakhe: Dlulani phambi kwami, libeke ibanga phakathi komhlambi lomhlambi.

17 Waselaya eyokuqala esithi: Nxa uEsawu umnewethu ehlangana lawe, ekubuza esithi: Ungokabani? Njalo uya ngaphi? Ngezikabani-ke lezi eziphambi kwakho?

18 Ubususithi: Ngezenceku yakho ngezikaJakobe, yisipho esithunyelwa enkosini yami uEsawu; khangela-ke, laye uqobo ungemva kwethu.

19 Waselaya leyesibili leyesithathu labo bonke ababelandela imihlambi esithi: Njengalelilizwi lizakhuluma kuEsawu, lapho limthola;

20 lithi futhi: Khangela, inceku yakho uJakobe ingemva kwethu. Ngoba uthe: Ngizathoba ubuso bakhe ngesipho esihamba phambi kwami, langemva kwalokho ngizabona ubuso bakhe; mhlawumbe uzakwemukela ubuso bami.

22 Wasesukuma ngalobobusuku, wathatha omkakhe bobabili lencekukazi ezimbili labantwana bakhe abalitshumi lanye, wachapha izibuko leJabokij.

24 UJakobe watshiywa yedwa; njalo indoda yabindana laye kwaze kwaba semadabukakusak 3.

25 Kodwa isibonile ukuthi kayimehluli, yathinta isikhoxo senyonga yakhe, isikhoxo senyonga kaJakobe saqhuzuka ebindana layo.

26 Yasisithi: Ngiyekela ngihambel ngoba sekusemadabukakusa. Kodwa wathi: Kangiyikukuyekela uhambe ngaphandle kokuthi ungibusise.

28 Yasisithi: Ibizo lakho kalisayikuthiwa nguJakobe, kodwa uIsrayelim 4, ngoba ulwile loNkulunkulu labantu, wanqoban.

29 UJakobe wasebuza wathi: Ake utsho ibizo lakho. Yasisithi: Kungani ubuza ibizo lamio? Yambusisa lapho.

30 UJakobe waseyitha ibizo lendawo iPeniyeli5, ngoba ngibonile uNkulunkulu ubuso ngobuso, njalo impilo yami isindisiwep.

32 Ngakho abantwana bakoIsrayeli kabawudli umsipha womthambo osesikhoxweni senyonga kuze kube lamuhlas, ngoba wathinta isikhoxo senyonga kaJakobe esisemsipheni womthambo wenyonga.

33UJakobe wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, khangela-ke, uEsawu esiza lamadoda angamakhulu amane kanye layea. Wasesehlukanisa abantwana phakathi kukaLeya loRasheli lencekukazi zombili.

2 Wasebeka izincekukazi labantwana bazo ngaphambili, loLeya labantwana bakhe ngemuva, loRasheli loJosefa ekucineni.

3 Yena uqobo wasesedlula phambi kwabo, wakhothamela emhlabathinib kasikhombisa waze wafika eduze lomnewabo.

4 UEsawu wasegijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgonac, wawela entanyeni yakhe, wamangad; basebekhala inyembezi.

5 Wasephakamisa amehlo akhe wabona abesifazana labantwana, wathi: Ngobani laba olabo? Wasesithi: Abantwana uNkulunkulu ngomusa ayinike bona inceku yakhoe.

7 Laye uLeya wasesondela labantwana bakhe, bakhothama; emva kwalokho uJosefa wasondela loRasheli, bakhothama.

8 Wasesithi: Uqondeni1 ngaleli iqembu lonkef engihlangene lalo? Wasesithi: Ukuthola umusa emehlweni enkosi yamig.

10 UJakobe wasesithi: Hayi bo! Uba khathesi ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, yemukela isipho sami esivela esandleni sami; ngoba yikhoh ngibone ubuso bakho kunjengokuthi ngibone ubuso bukaNkulunkului, njalo wathokoza ngami.

11 Ake wemukele isipho2 sami esilethwa kuwej; ngoba uNkulunkulu ungiphile ngomusa, njalo ngoba ngilakho konke. Wasemncenga, waze wasemukelak.

13 Kodwa wathi kuye: Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana babuthakathaka, lokuthi izimvu lezinkomo engilazo ziyenyisa; uba-ke beziqhuba ngamandla usuku olulodwa, umhlambi wonke uzakufa.

14 Inkosi yami ake yedlule phambi kwenceku yayo; mina-ke ngizaqhubeka kuhle kuhlel, ngokuhamba3 komsebenzi ophambi kwami, langokuhamba kwabantwana, ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyirim.

15 UEsawu wasesithi: Ake ngibeke kuwe abanye babantu abalami. Wasesithi: Kungani lokhu? Kangithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yamin.

17 Njalo uJakobe waqhubeka waya eSukothio 4, wazakhela indlu, wenzela izifuyo zakhe izibaya ezilophahla; ngakho wayitha ibizo lendawo iSukothi.

18 UJakobe wasefika evikelekile emzini weShekemap, oselizweni leKhanani, ekuveleni kwakhe ePadani-Arama; wamisa inkamba phambi komuzi.

19 Njalo ingxenye yesiqinti amisela kuyo amathente akhe wayithenga esandleni samadodana kaHamori uyise kaShekemaq, ngezinhlamvu zemali ezilikhulu.

34UDinaa indodakazi kaLeya, ayizalela uJakobe, wasephuma ukuyabona amadodakazi elizwe.

2 Njalo uShekema indodana kaHamorib umHivi, isiphathamandla selizwe, sambona, samthatha, salala laye, samona1.

3 Inhliziyo yaso yasinamathela kuDina indodakazi kaJakobe, sayithanda intombi, sakhuluma kunhliziyo yentombi.

4 UShekema wasekhuluma kuHamori uyisec esithi: Ngithathela lintombi ibe ngumkami.

5 UJakobe wasesizwa ukuthi usemngcolisile uDina indodakazi yakhe; lamadodana akhe ayesezifuyweni egangeni; njalo uJakobe wathulad aze afika.

7 Kwathi amadodana kaJakobe efika evela egangeni esezwile, amadoda adabuka, athukuthela kakhulue ngoba wayenze ubuphukuphuku koIsrayeli ngokulala lendodakazi kaJakobef, okungafanele kwenziwe ngokunjalog.

8 UHamori wasekhuluma labo esithi: UShekema indodana yami, inhliziyo yakhe iyayilangatha indodakazi yenu; ake limnike yona ibe ngumkakhe.

9 Njalo yendiselanani lathi, lisiphe amadodakazi enu, lani lizithathele amadodakazi ethu.

10 Hlalani-ke lathi, lelizwe lizakuba phambi kwenuh; hlalani lithengiselane kuloi, lifuye kuloj.

11 UShekema wasesithi kuyise wentombi lakubanewabo: Angithole umusa emehlweni enuk; lalokho elizakutsho kimi ngizanika.

12 Yandisani kakhulu kimi ilobolo lesiphol, njalo ngizakupha njengoba litshilo kimi; kodwa ngiphani intombi ibe ngumkami.

13 Amadodana kaJakobe asephendula uShekema loHamori uyise ngobuqilim, athi, ngenxa yokuthi ubesemngcolisile uDina udadewabon,

14 athi kubo: Asilakuyenza lindaba, ukunika udadewethu indoda elejwabu, ngoba kulihlazo kithio.

15 Kodwa ngalokhu singalivumela, uba libe njengathi, ukuthi wonke owesilisa wakini asokwe,

16 sizalinika-ke amadodakazi ethu, lathi amadodakazi enu sizithathele, njalo sihlale lani sibe yisizwe sinye.

18 Lamazwi abo aba mahle emehlweni kaHamori, lemehlweni kaShekema indodana kaHamori.

19 Njalo ijaha kaliphuzanga ukwenza lindaba, ngoba yayilentokozo endodakazini kaJakobe; yayilodumo kulendlu yonke kayisep.

20 UHamori wasefika, loShekema indodana yakhe, esangweni lomuzi wabo, basebekhuluma kumadoda omuzi wabo, besithi:

21 Lamadoda alokuthula lathi; ngakho kabahlale elizweni bathengiselane kuloq; ngoba ilizwe, khangelani, libanzi inhlangothi zombili phambi kwawo; amadodakazi abo sizawathatha abe ngomkethu, lamadodakazi ethu sizawanika wona.

22 Kulokhu kuphela amadoda azavumelana lathi, ukuhlala lathi, ukuba yisizwe sinye, nxa wonke owesilisa wethu esokiwe, njengalokhu esokiwe wona.

23 Inkomo zawo lempahla yawo lazo zonke izifuyo zawo kaziyikuba ngezethu yini? Kuphela asiwavumele, ahlale-ke lathi.

24 Basebelalela uHamori loShekema indodana yakhe, bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe; basebesokwa, wonke owesilisa, bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakher.

25 Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu beselobuhlungu, amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni loLevis, abanewabo bakaDinat, ngulowo lalowo wathatha inkemba yakhe, awujuma umuzi, abulala wonke owesilisa.

26 Asebabulala oHamori loShekema indodana yakhe ngobukhali2 benkemba, amkhupha uDina endlini kaShekema, aphuma.

27 Amadodana kaJakobe ehlela phezu kwasebebulewe, awuphanga umuzi, ngoba babemngcolisile udadewabou.

28 Athatha izimvu zabo lenkomo zabo labobabhemi babo lalokho okwakusemzini lalokho okwakusegangeni,

29 lenotho yabo yonke, labantwana babo bonke abancinyane, labomkabov, athumba abaphanga, lakho konke okwakusendlini.

30 UJakobe wasesithi kuSimeyoni loLevi: Lingihluphilew, ngokungenza ukuthi ngibe levumbax phakathi kwabakhileyo belizwe, phakathi kwamaKhanani lamaPeriziy; njalo ngimlutshwanaz, futhi bazangihlanganyela bangitshaye, ngibe sengichitheka mina lendlu yami.

35UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJakobe: Sukuma, yenyukela eBhethelia, uhlale khona; umenzele lapho ilathi uNkulunkulu owabonakala kuwe mhla ubaleka ebusweni bukaEsawu umnewenub.

2 UJakobe wasesithi kundlu yakhec lakubo bonke ababelaye: Susani onkulunkulu bezizwe abaphakathi kwenud, lizihlambulule, lintshintshe izembatho zenue.

3 Asisukume senyukele eBhetheli, ngimenzele khona uNkulunkulu ilathi owangiphendula ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwamif, njalo waba lami endleleni engahamba kuyog.

4 Basebenika uJakobe bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe ababesesandleni sabo, lamacicih ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wasekufihla ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi*i eliseShekema.

5 Basebehamba; lokwesabeka kukaNkulunkuluj kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayibazingelezele, njalo kabawaxotshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

6 UJakobe wasefika eLuzik, eselizweni leKhanani, eyiBhetheli, yena labantu bonke ababelaye.

7 Wasesakha khona ilathi, wayibiza indawo ngokuthi iEli-Bhetheli1, ngoba lapho uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye ekubalekeleni ubuso bomnewabo.

8 Njalo uDebora umlizane kaRebeka wafal, wangcwatshwa ezansi kweBhetheli ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhim, ngakho wayitha ibizo layo iAloni-Bakuthi2.

10 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: Ibizo lakho nguJakobe; ibizo lakho kalisayikuthiwa nguJakoben, kodwa uIsrayeli kuzakuba libizo lakho. Wabiza ibizo lakhe ngokuthi uIsrayelio.

11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: NginguNkulunkulu uSomandlap; zala wandeq; isizwe, yebo ibandla lezizwe kuzavela kuwer; lamakhosi azaphuma ekhalweni lwakho.

12 Lelizwe engalinika uAbrahama loIsaka ngizalinika wena, lenzalweni yakho emva kwakho ngizayinika ilizwes.

14 UJakobe wasemisa insika endaweni lapho ayekhuluma laye khona, insika yelitsheu. Wathululela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokunathwayov, wathela phezu kwayo amagcobo.

15 UJakobe waseyitha ibizo lendawo, lapho uNkulunkulu ayekhulume laye khona, iBhetheliw.

16 Basebehamba besuka eBhetheli; kwathi kusesengummango3 ukuya eEfrathi, uRasheli wabeletha, wayelobunzima ekubeletheni.

17 Kwasekusithi ekubeletheni kwakhe nzima, umbelethisi wathi kuye: Ungesabi, ngoba lalo uzakuba yindodana yakhox.

18 Kwasekusithi umphefumulo wakhe usuphuma, ngoba esesifa, wayitha ibizo layo uBenoni4; kodwa uyise wayibiza ngokuthi nguBhenjamini5.

20 UJakobe wasemisa insika phezu kwengcwaba lakhe; le yinsika yengcwaba likaRasheli kuze kube lamuhlaa.

21 UIsrayeli wasehamba, wamisa ithente lakhe ngaphambili komphotshongo weEderib.

22 Kwasekusithi uIsrayeli ehlala kulelolizwe, uRubeni waya walala loBilihac umfazi omncinyane kayise; uIsrayeli wasekuzwa.

23 amadodana kaLeya: Izibulo likaJakobe, uRubeni, loSimeyoni loLevi loJuda loIsakari loZebuluni;

26 lamadodana kaZilipa, incekukazi kaLeya: OGadi loAsheri; la ngamadodana kaJakobe azalelwa yena ePadani-Arama.

27 UJakobe wasefika kuIsaka uyise eMamree, eKiriyathi-Arbaf, eyiHebroni, lapho uAbrahama ahlala khona njengowezizwe, loIsakag.

29 UIsaka wasehodoza, wafa, wabuthelwa ezizweni zakiboh, emdala, enele ngensuku. Amadodana akhe uEsawu loJakobe asemngcwabai.

2 UEsawu wathatha abafazi bakhe kumadodakazi eKhananib, uAda indodakazi kaEloni umHethi, loAholibama indodakazi kaAnac, indodakazi kaZibeyoni umHivi,

5 uAholibama wasezala uJewushi loJalama loKora; la ngamadodana kaEsawu awazalelwa elizweni leKhanani.

6 UEsawu wasethatha omkakhe lamadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe, layo yonke imiphefumulo yendlu yakhe, lenkomo zakhe lezifuyo zakhe zonke lempahla yakhe yonke ayeyizuzile elizweni leKhanani, wasesiya kwelinye ilizwe esuka ebusweni bukaJakobe umfowabo.

7 Ngoba imfuyo yabo yayinkulu okungangokuthi bangehlale ndawonyef, lelizwe abebehlala kulo njengabemzini, lalingebathwale ngenxa yezifuyo zabog.

10 la ngamabizo amadodana kaEsawu, uElifazij indodana kaAdak umkaEsawu, uRehuweli indodana kaBasemathi umkaEsawu.

12 Njalo uTimina wayengumfazi omncane kaElifazi indodana kaEsawu, wamzalela uElifazi uAmalekil; la ngamadodana kaAda umkaEsawu.

13 Lala ngamadodana kaRehuweli, oNahathi loZera, uShama loMiza; la ngamadodana kaBasemathi umkaEsawu.

14 Njalo la ngamadodana kaAholibamam indodakazi kaAna, indodakazi kaZibeyoni umkaEsawu; wasemzalela uEsawu uJewushi loJalama loKora.

15 Lezi yizinduna zamadodana kaEsawu; amadodana kaElifazi izibulo likaEsawun: Induna uThemani, induna uOmari, induna uZefo, induna uKenazi,

16 induna uKora, induna uGatama, induna uAmaleki; lezi zinduna zikaElifazi elizweni leEdoma; la ngamadodana kaAda.

17 Futhi la ngamadodana kaRehuweli indodana kaEsawuo: Induna uNahathi, induna uZera, induna uShama, induna uMiza; lezi zinduna zikaRehuweli elizweni leEdoma; la ngamadodana kaBasemathi umkaEsawu.

18 Njalo la ngamadodana kaAholibama, umkaEsawup: Induna uJewushi, induna uJalama, induna uKora; lezi zinduna zikaAholibama, indodakazi kaAna, umkaEsawu.

20 La ngamadodana kaSeyirir umHoris, abahlali belizwe: ULotani loShobhali loZibeyoni loAna

21 loDishoni loEzeri loDishani; laba bayizinduna zamaHori, amadodana kaSeyiri elizweni leEdoma.

24 Lala ngamadodana kaZibeyoni: Bobabili uAya loAna; nguAna owafica imithombo etshisayo enkangala eselusa obabhemi bakaZibeyoni uyise.

29 Lezi zinduna zamaHoriv: Induna uLotani, induna uShobhali, induna uZibeyoni, induna uAna,

30 induna uDishoni, induna uEzeri, induna uDishani; lezi zinduna zamaHori, ngezinduna zabo elizweni leSeyiri.

31 Lala ngamakhosi abusa elizweni leEdoma, inkosi ingakabusi abantwana bakoIsrayeliw.

32 UBhela indodana kaBeyori wasebusa eEdoma, lebizo lomuzi wakhe laliyiDinihaba.

33 UBhela wasesifa, uJobabi indodana kaZera weBhozira wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe.

34 UJobabi wasesifa, uHushama owelizweni lamaThemani wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe.

35 UHushama wasesifa; uHadadi indodana kaBedadi, owatshaya uMidiyani egcekeni lakoMowabi, wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe; lebizo lomuzi wakhe laliyiAvithi.

37 USamila wasesifa; uShawuli weRehobothix emfuleni wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe.

38 UShawuli wasesifa; uBhali-Hananiy indodana kaAkhibhori wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe.

39 UBhali-Hanani indodana kaAkhibhori wasesifa; uHadari wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe; lebizo lomuzi wakhe laliyiPawu; lebizo lomkakhe lalinguMehethabheli, indodakazi kaMatiredi, indodakazi kaMezahabhi.

40 Njalo la ngamabizo ezinduna zakoEsawu ngezizukulwana zazo, ngendawo zazo, ngamabizo azoz: Induna uTimina, induna uAliva, induna uJethethi,

43 induna uMagidiyeli, induna uIrama; lezi zinduna zeEdoma, njengokwezindawo zazo zokuhlala, elizweni lelifa lazo; lo nguEsawu, uyise kaEdoma.

37UJakobe wasehlala elizweni uyise ayehlala kilo njengowezizwe1, ilizwe leKhanani.

2 Lezi zindaba zezizukulwana zikaJakobea. UJosefab, eleminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa, wayeselusa umhlambi labafowabo, wayengumfana, elamadodana kaBiliha, lamadodana kaZilipa, omkayise; uJosefa waseletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngaboc.

3 Njalo uIsrayeli wayemthanda uJosefa kulawo wonke amadodana akhe, ngoba wayeyindodana yobudala bakhed; wamenzela isigqoko esilemibalabala2.

4 Kwathi abafowabo sebebonile ukuthi uyise uyamthanda kulabo bonke abafowabo, bamzonda, babengelakukhuluma kuye ngokuthula.

5 UJosefa wasephupha iphupho, walazisa abafowabo; ngakho baqhubeka bemzonda kakhulu.

7 Khangelani-ke, besibopha izithungo phakathi kwensimu, njalo khangelani, isithungo sami sema saqonda futhi, khangelani-ke, izithungo zenu zazingelezela, zasikhothamela isithungo samie.

8 Abafowabo basebesithi kuye: Kanti ukubusa uzasibusa, ukulawula uzasilawula yini? Ngakho baqhubeka bemzonda kakhulu, ngenxa yamaphupho akhe langenxa yamazwi akhe.

9 Wasebuya futhi waphupha elinye iphupho, walilandisela abafowabo, wathi: Khangelani, ngiphuphe futhi iphupho; khangelani-ke, ilanga lenyanga lenkanyezi ezilitshumi lanye zingikhothamela.

10 Waselandisela uyise labafowabo. Uyise wasemsola wathi kuye: Liyini leliphupho oliphuphileyo? Ukuza sizakuza, mina lonyokof labafowenu, sikhothamele emhlabathini phambi kwakho yini?

13 UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Abafowenu kabalagisi eShekema yini? Woza, ngikuthume kibo. Wasesithi kuye: Khangela ngilapha.

14 Wasesithi kuye: Hamba-ke, ubone ukuthi baphila kuhle3 yini abafowenu, lokuthi uyaphila umhlambi, ungibuyisele ilizwi. Wasemthuma esuka esigodini iHebronij wasefika eShekema.

15 Indoda yamfica, ngoba khangela wayezula egangeni; indoda yasimbuza yathi: Udingani?

17 Indoda yasisithi: Basukile lapha, ngoba ngibezwile besithi: Asiye eDothani. UJosefa wasebalandela abafowabo, wabathola eDothanik.

18 Basebembona esekhatshana. Njalo engakasondeli kubo, bamenzela ugobe lokuthi bambulale.

20 khathesi-ke, wozani simbulale, simphosele komunye wemigodi, besesisithi: Isilo esibi simdlile. Khona sizabona ukuthi amaphupho akhe azakuba yini.

22 URubeni wasesithi kubo: Lingachithi igazi, mphoseleni kulumgodi osenkangala, lingeluleli isandla kuye; ukuze amkhulule esandleni sabo, ukuze ambuyisele kuyisem.

23 Kwasekusithi uJosefa esefikile kubafowabo, bamhlubula uJosefa isigqoko sakhe, isigqoko esilemibalabala5, ayesigqokile;

24 basebemthatha, bamphosela emgodini; kodwa umgodi wawungelalutho, kungelamanzi kuwo.

25 Basebehlala phansi ukudla isinkwa. Baphakamisa amehlo abo babona, khangela-ke, udwendwe lwamaIshmayeli luvela eGileyadin, lamakamela awo ethwele isinongoo lenhlaka lemure*p, ehamba ukukwehlisela eGibhithe.

26 UJuda wasesithi kubafowabo: Yinzuzo bani uba simbulala umfowethu, sifihle igazi lakheq?

27 Wozani, simthengise kumaIshmayelir, lesandla sethu kasingabi phezu kwakhe, ngoba umgumfowethu, inyama yethus. Abafowabo basebelalela.

28 Kwasekudlula amaMidiyani angabathengiselanit; basebemdonsa bamphakamisa uJosefa emgodini, bathengisa uJosefa kumaIshmayeliu ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amabiliv. Amusa-ke eGibhithe.

29 Kwathi uRubeni ebuyela emgodini, khangela-ke, uJosefa wayengekho emgodini, wadabula izembatho zakhew.

31 Basebethatha isigqoko sikaJosefa, bahlaba izinyane lembuzi, bagxamuza isigqoko egaziniy.

32 Basebethumela isigqoko esilemibalabala, basisa kuyise, bathi: Lokhu sikuficile; akunanzelele ukuthi lesi yisigqoko sendodana yakho yini, loba hatshiz.

33 Wasinanzelela wathi: Yisigqoko sendodana yami! Isilo esibi simdlile, isibili udatshulwe uJosefaa.

34 UJakobe wasedabula izembatho zakhe, wafaka isaka ekhalweni lwakhe, wayililela indodana yakhe insuku ezinengib.

35 Njalo wonke amadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe asukuma ukumduduzac, kodwa wala ukududuzwa, wathi: Ngoba ngizakwehlela engcwabeni endodaneni yami ngililad. Uyise wamlilela njalo.

36 AmaMidiyanie asemthengisa eGibhithe kuPotifa, umphathi kaFaro, induna yabalindi.

38Kwasekusithi ngalesosikhathi uJuda wehla esuka kubafowabo, waphambukelaa endodeni yeAdulamub, obizo layo linguHira.

2 UJuda wasebona lapho indodakazi yendoda umKhanani, obizo lakhe linguShuwac; wayithatha wangena kuyo.

5 Yasisengezelela futhi yazala indodana, yayitha ibizo layo uShela; kodwa wayeseKezibi ekuyizaleni kwayo.

6 UJuda wasemthathela uEri izibulo lakhe umfazie, njalo ibizo lakhe linguTamari.

8 UJuda wasesithi kuOnani: Ngena kumkamfowenu, wenze kuye imfanelo yomfowabo wendoda, umvusele umfowenu inzalog.

9 UOnani wayesazi-ke ukuthi inzalo kayiyikuba ngeyakhe. Kwasekusithi lapho engena kumkamfowabo, wayichithela emhlabathini, ukuze angamniki umfowabo inzalo.

11 UJuda wasesithi kuTamari umalokazana wakhe: Hlala ungumfelokazi endlini kayihloh, aze akhule uShela indodana yami; ngoba wathi: Hlezi laye afe njengabafowabo. UTamari wasehamba wahlala endlini kayisei.

12 Emva kwensuku ezinengi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa, umkaJuda. UJuda eseziduduzilej, wenyukela kubagundi bezimvu zakhe eThiminathik, yena lomngane wakhe uHira umAdulamu.

13 Kwasekusaziswa kuTamari ukuthi: Khangela, uyihlozala wenyukela eThiminathi ukugunda izimvu zakhe.

14 Wasekhulula izembatho zobufelokazi bakhe, wazimbomboza ngesimbombozo, wazigoqela, wahlala esangweni iEnayima, elisendleleni eya eThiminathi; ngoba wabona ukuthi uShela wayesekhulile, njalo wayengamnikwanga ukuba ngumkakhe.

15 Lapho uJuda esembonile, wacabanga ukuthi uliwule, ngoba embomboze ubuso bakhe.

16 Wasephambukela kuyel endleleni wathi: Woza-ke, ngingene kuwe; ngoba wayengazi ukuthi ngumalokazana wakhe. Wasesithi: Uzanginikani ukuze ungene kimi?

17 Wasesithi: Mina ngizathumela izinyane lembuzi elivela emhlanjini. Wasesithi: Uzanginika isibambiso uze ulithumele yini?

18 Wasesithi: Sibambiso bani engizakunika sona? Wasesithi: Indandatho elophawu lwakho, lentambo yakho, lodondolo lwakho olusesandleni sakhom. Wasemupha, wangena kuye; wasethatha isisu sakhe.

19 Wasesukuma wahamba, wakhulula isimbombozo sakhe, wafaka izembatho zobufelokazi bakhen.

20 UJuda wasethumela izinyane lembuzi ngesandla somngane wakhe umAdulamu ukuze athathe isibambiso esandleni sowesifazana; kodwa kamtholanga.

21 Wasebuza amadoda endawo yakowesifazana esithi: Lingaphi iwule elaliseEnayima endleleni? Asesithi: Kakuzanga kube khona iwule lapha.

22 Wasebuyela kuJuda wathi: Kangilitholanga, futhi lamadoda endawo athi: Kakuzanga kube khona iwule lapha.

23 UJuda wasesithi: Kalizithathele, hlezi sideleleke1; khangela, ngithumele lelizinyane, kodwa wena kawumtholanga.

24 Kwasekusithi phose emva kwenyanga ezintathu kwaziswa kuJuda ukuthi: UTamari umalokazana wakhe ufebile, futhi khangela-ke, ulesisu sokufetshwa. UJuda wasesithi: Mkhupheni atshisweo.

25 Esekhutshiwe, yena wathumela kuyisezala, esithi: Ngoniwe yindoda engumnini walezizinto. Wathi futhi: Ake uhlolisisep ukuthi ngezikabani lezizinto, indandatho elophawu lezintambo lodondoloq.

26 UJuda wasezivumar wathi: Ulungile kulamis, ngakho njengoba ngingamnikanga uShela indodana yami. Njalo kabanga esamazi futhi.

27 Kwasekusithi esikhathini sokubeletha kwakhe, khangela-ke, amaphahla ayesesiswini sakhet.

28 Kwasekusithi ekubeletheni kwakhe, elinye lakhupha isandla; umbelethisi wasithatha, wabopha intambo ebomvuu esandleni salo, esithi: Lo uzaphuma kuqala.

29 Kodwa kwathi lifinyeza isandla salo, khangela-ke umfowabo waphuma; wasesithi: Ufohle njani? Ukufohla kakube phezu kwakho2. Wasemutha ibizo lakhe uPerezi3.

30 Emva kwalokhu kwasekuphuma umfowabo owayelentambo ebomvu esandleni sakhe; wasemutha ibizo lakhe uZerav.

39UJosefa wasesehliselwa eGibhithe; njalo uPotifaa, umphathi kaFaro, induna yabalindi, indoda engumGibhithe, wamthenga esandleni samaIshmayelib, ababemehlisele khona.

2 Njalo iNkosi yayiloJosefac, waze waba ngumuntu ophumelelayo; wayesendlini yenkosi yakhe, umGibhithe.

3 Inkosi yakhe yasibona ukuthi iNkosi ilaye, lokuthi konke akwenzayo iNkosi yakuphumelelisa esandleni sakhed.

4 UJosefa wasethola umusa emehlweni ayoe, wayisebenzela; njalo yamenza waba ngumphathi wendlu yayo, lakho konke eyayilakho yakunikela esandleni sakhe.

5 Kwasekusithi kusukela esikhathini eyamenza ngaso umphathi wendlu yayo, lakho konke eyayilakho, iNkosi yabusisa indlu yomGibhithe ngenxa kaJosefaf; lesibusiso seNkosi saba phezu kwakho konke eyayilakho, endlini lensimini.

6 Yasitshiya konke eyayilakho esandleni sikaJosefa; yayingazi lutho lwayo, ngaphandle kokudla eyayikudla. Futhi uJosefa wayemuhle ngesimo, ekhangeleka kuhleg.

7 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto, inkosikazi yenkosi yakhe yaphakamisela amehlo ayo kuJosefa; yathi: Lala lami.

8 Kodwa wala, wathi enkosikazini yenkosi yakhe: Khangela, inkosi yami kayikwazi okulami endlini, njalo konke elakho ikunikela esandleni samih;

9 kakho omkhulu kulami endlini le; njalo kayingigodlelangai lutho, ngaphandle kwakho, ngalokhu ukuthi ungumkayo; njalo ngingenza njani lobububi obukhulu, ngone kuNkulunkuluj?

10 Kwasekusithi ekukhulumeni kwakhe kuJosefa insuku ngensuku, kazange amlalele, ukulala laye, lokuba laye.

11 Kwasekusithi ngosuku oluthile wangena endlini ukuyakwenza umsebenzi wakhe, njalo kwakungekho owamadoda endlu lapho endlini,

12 yasimbamba ngesembatho sakhe isithi: Lala lami. Kodwa watshiya isembatho sakhe esandleni sayo, wabaleka, waphumela phandle.

13 Kwasekusithi isibonile ukuthi utshiyile isembatho sakhe esandleni sayo, wabalekela phandle,

14 yabiza amadoda endlu yayo, yakhuluma kuwo isithi: Bonani, usilethele indoda engumHebheru ukudlala ngathi; uze kimi ukuze alale lami, ngamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu;

15 kwasekusithi esezwile ukuthi ngiphakamise ilizwi lami ngakhala, watshiya isembatho sakhe eceleni kwami, wabaleka, waphumela phandle.

17 Njalo yakhuluma kuyo njengalamazwi isithi: Inceku engumHebheru, osilethele yona, izile kimi ukuze idlale ngami;

18 kwasekusithi sengiphakamise ilizwi lami ngakhala, yatshiya isembatho sayo eceleni kwami, yabalekela phandle.

19 Kwasekusithi inkosi yakhe isizwe amazwi omkayo, ewakhulume kuyo, esithi: Njengalamazwi inceku yakho yenze kimi, ulaka lwayo lwavutha.

20 Inkosi kaJosefa yasimthatha yamfaka entolongwenik, indawo lapho izibotshwa zenkosi ezazibotshelwa khona; wasesiba lapho entolongwenil.

21 Kodwa iNkosi yaba loJosefam, yelulela umusa kuye, yasimupha umusa emehlweni enduna yentolongon.

22 Induna yentolongo yanikela-ke esandleni sikaJosefa zonke izibotshwa ezazisentolongwenio; lakho konke ezazikwenza lapho, wayengumenzi.

23 Induna yentolongo kayisakhangelanga lutho olwalusesandleni sakhe, ngoba iNkosi yayilayep; lalokho akwenzayo iNkosi yakuphumelelisa.

40Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto umphathinkezoa wenkosi yeGibhithe lomphekizinkwa bona enkosini yabo, enkosini yeGibhithe.

2 Ngakho uFaro wabathukuthelela abathenwa bakhe ababilib, induna yabaphathinkezo lenduna yabaphekizinkwa.

3 Wazinikela esitokisinic, endlini yenduna yabalindid, entolongweni, indawo lapho uJosefa ayebotshelwe khona.

4 Induna yabalindi yasimlaya uJosefa ukuba lazoe, wazisebenzela; njalo zaba lensuku esitokisini.

5 Zombili zaseziphupha amaphupho, ngamunye iphupho lakhe, ngabusuku bunye, ngamunye njengengcazelo yephupho lakhe, umphathinkezo lomphekizinkwa ababengabenkosi yeGibhithe ababebotshiwe entolongweni.

7 Wasebabuza abathenwa bakaFaro ababelaye esitokisini endlini yenkosi yakhe, esithi: Kungani ubuso benu budanile lamuhla?

8 Basebesithi kuye: Siphuphile iphupho, njalo kakho umchasisi walof. UJosefa wasesithi kubo: Ingcazelo kayisizo zikaNkulunkulu yinig? Ake lingilandisele wona.

9 Induna yabaphathinkezo yalandisa iphupho layo kuJosefa, yathi kuye: Ephutsheni lami, khangela-ke, kwakukhona ivini phambi kwami;

10 evinini-ke kwakukhona ingatsha ezintathu; njalo kwakungathi liyahluma, impoko zalo zaphuma, amahlukuzo alo athela izithelo zevini ezivuthiweyo.

11 Njalo inkezo kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; ngasengithatha izithelo zevini, ngazikhamela enkezweni kaFaro, nganika inkezo esandleni sikaFaro.

12 UJosefa wasesithi kuyo: Le yingcazelo yaloh. Ingatsha ezintathu ziyizinsuku ezintathui;

13 kusesephakathi kwensuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele esikhundleni sakhoj; njalo uzanika inkezo kaFaro esandleni sakhe, njengendlela yakuqala lapho wawungumphathinkezo wakhe.

14 Kodwa ungikhumbule lawe, lapho uhlezi kuhle, ake ungenzele umusak, ungibike kuFaro, ungikhuphe kulindlu.

15 Ngoba ngebiwa lokwebiwa elizweni lamaHebheru, lalapha futhi kangenzanga lutho ukuze bangifake emgodinil.

16 Lapho induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi uchasise kuhle, yathi kuJosefa: Lami bengisephutsheni; khangela-ke, bekukhona izitsha ezintathu zilezinkwa ezimhlophe1 ekhanda lami;

17 njalo esitsheni esingaphezulu kwakukhona okokudla konke kukaFaro, umsebenzi obhakiweyo; njalo inyoni zakudla lokho esitsheni esisekhanda lami.

18 UJosefa wasephendula wathi: Le yingcazelo yalom. Izitsha ezintathu ziyizinsuku ezintathu;

19 kusesephakathi kwensuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakhon lisuke kuwe, akulengise esihlahleni; inyoni zizakudla inyama yakho ziyisuse kuwe.

20 Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu, usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaroo, wenzela inceku zakhe zonke idili; waphakamisa ikhandap lenduna yabaphathinkezo lekhanda lenduna yabaphekizinkwa phakathi kwenceku zakhe.

21 Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathinkezoq ekuphatheni kwayo inkezo; yasinika inkezo esandleni sikaFaror.

41Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka emibili egcweleyoa uFaro waphupha; khangela-ke, emi emfuleni.

2 Khangela-ke, emfuleni kwakhuphuka amankomokazi ayisikhombisa, ekhangeleka emahle, enonile enyameni; adla emihlangenib.

3 Khangela-ke, amanye amankomokazi ayisikhombisa akhuphuka emfuleni emva kwawo, ekhangeleka kubi, ecakile enyameni; ema eduze lamankomokazi ekhunjini lomfula.

4 Amankomokazi akhangeleka kubi acakileyo enyameni adla amankomokazi akhangeleka kuhle anonileyo. UFaro wasephaphama.

5 Walala futhi, waphupha ngokwesibili; khangela-ke, kwakhahlela izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ehlangeni linye, ezigcweleyo zilungile.

6 Khangela-ke, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezicakileyo, zihangulwe ngumoya wempumalanga, zakhahlela emva kwazo.

7 Izikhwebu ezicakileyo zaginya izikhwebu ezipheleleyo ezigcweleyo. UFaro wasephaphama, khangela-ke, kwakuliphupho.

8 Kwasekusithi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathazekac; wathumela wabiza izangoma zonke zeGibhithe lazo zonke izazi zayod. UFaro wazilandisela iphupho lakhe; kodwa kwakungekho ongamchasisela wona uFaro.

9 Induna yabaphathinkezo yasikhuluma kuFaro isithi: Lamuhla ngiyakhumbula amacala ami.

10 UFaro wazithukuthelela inceku zakhee, wanginikela esitokisini, endlini yenduna yabalindif, mina lenduna yabaphekizinkwa;

11 njalo saphupha iphupho ngabusuku bunyeg, mina layo. Saphupha, ngamunye njengengcazelo yephupho lakhe.

12 Kwakukhona lapho kanye lathi ijaha umHebheru, inceku yenduna yabalindi; sayilandisela yasichasisela amaphupho ethu, yachasisa ngamunye njengephupho lakheh.

13 Kwasekusithi njengokusichasisela kwayo kwaba njalo; mina wangibuyisela esikhundleni sami, yena wamlengisai.

14 UFaro wasethumela wabiza uJosefaj; bamkhupha emgodinik ngokuphangisal 1; esephucile wafaka ezinye izigqoko, wangena kuFaro.

15 UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Ngiphuphile iphuphom, kodwa kakho olichasisayo; njalo mina ngizwile ngawe ukuthi: Usizwa iphupho, uyalichasisan.

16 UJosefa wasemphendula uFaro esithi: Kakukho kimio. UNkulunkulup uzaphendula impilakahle kaFaro.

17 UFaro wasekhuluma kuJosefa wathiq: Ephutsheni lami, khangela, ngangimi ekhunjini lomfula;

18 njalo khangela, kwakhuphuka emfuleni amankomokazi ayisikhombisa, anonileyo enyameni, akhangeleka emahle, adla emihlangeni.

19 Khangela-ke, amanye amankomokazi ayisikhombisa akhuphuka emva kwawo, ayangekileyo, akhangeleka emabi kakhulu, acakileyo enyameni; angizanga ngiwabone anjengawo ngobubi elizweni lonke leGibhithe.

20 Kwathi amankomokazi acakileyo lamabi adla amankomokazi ayisikhombisa okuqala anonileyo.

21 Lapho esengene esiswini sawo, kakubonakalanga ukuthi angenile esiswini sawo, ngoba ekhangeleka kubi njengakuqala. Ngasengiphaphama.

22 Ngasengibona ephutsheni lami, khangela-ke, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa zikhahlela ehlangeni linye, zigcwele zilungile;

23 njalo khangela, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezitshwabheneyo, ezicakileyo, ezihangulwe ngumoya wempumalanga zakhahlela emva kwazo.

24 Njalo izikhwebu ezicakileyo zaginya izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezilungileyo. Njalo ngakulandisela izangoma; kodwa kwakungekho esangichasiselayor.

25 UJosefa wasesithi kuFaro: Iphupho likaFaro linye. Lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo, umazisile uFaros.

26 Amankomokazi ayisikhombisa alungileyo ayiminyaka eyisikhombisa; lezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezilungileyo ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa. Iphupho linye.

27 Njalo amankomokazi acakileyo lamabi akhuphuka emva kwawo ayiminyaka eyisikhombisa; lezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezicakileyo ezihangulwe ngumoya wempumalanga zizakuba yiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlalat.

28 Le yinto engiyikhulume kuFaro ukuthi: Lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo, ukutshengisile kuFarou.

29 Khangela, kuyeza iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala enkulu elizweni lonke leGibhithev.

30 Kuzavela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala emva kwayow; izakhohlakala-ke inala yonke elizweni leGibhithe; njalo indlala izaliqeda ilizwex.

31 Njalo inala kayiyikwaziwa elizweni ngenxa yaleyondlala emva kwalokho, ngoba izakuba nzima kakhulu.

32 Njalo ukuthi iphupho liphindwe kabili kuFaro, kungoba into le imisiwe nguNkulunkuluy, futhi uNkulunkulu uyaphangisa ukukwenza.

33 Khathesi-ke uFaro kakhangele indoda eqedisisayo lehlakaniphileyo, ayibeke phezu kwelizwe leGibhithe.

34 UFaro kenze lokhu, abeke ababonisi phezu kwelizwe, athathe ingxenye yesihlanu yelizwe leGibhithe eminyakeni eyisikhombisa yenala.

35 Kababuthe konke ukudla kwaliminyaka elungileyo ezayo, njalo kababuthelele amabele ngaphansi kwesandla sikaFaroz, kube yikudla emizini, bawagcine.

36 Njalo ukudla kuzakuba yisiphala selizwe okweminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ezakuba khona elizweni leGibhithe, ukuze ilizwe lingabhujiswa2 yindlala.

38 UFaro wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Singamthola yini onjengaye, indoda okuyo uMoya kaNkulunkulua?

39 UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Njengalokhu uNkulunkulu ekwazisile konke lokhu, kakho oqedisisayo lohlakaniphileyo njengawe.

40 Wena uzakuba phezu kwendlu yamib, njalo emlonyeni wakho bonke abantu bami bazabuswa3; kuphela esihlalweni sobukhosi ngizakuba mkhulu kulawe.

41 UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Khangela, ngikubekile phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe.

42 UFaro wasekhupha indandatho yakhe elophawu lwakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni sikaJosefac, wamgqokisa izigqoko zelembu elicolekileyo kakhulud, wamgaxa iketane legolide entanyenie.

43 Wamhambisa enqoleni yesibili ayelayo; njalo bamemezaf phambi kwakhe besithi: Guqani! Ngokunjalo wambeka phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhitheg.

44 UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: NginguFaro; kodwa ngaphandle kwakho kakho ozaphakamisa isandla sakhe loba unyawo lwakhe elizweni lonke leGibhithe.

45 UFaro wasebiza ibizo likaJosefa ngokuthi uZafenathi-Paneya4. Wamnika uAsenathi, indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi weOni, ukuthi abe ngumkakhe. UJosefa wasephuma wadabula elizweni leGibhithe.

46 Njalo uJosefa wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu mhla esima phambi kukaFaro inkosi yeGibhitheh. UJosefa wasephuma esuka ebusweni bukaFaro, wadabula ilizwe lonke leGibhithe.

48 Waseqoqa konke ukudla kweminyaka eyisikhombisa eyayiselizweni leGibhithe, wabeka ukudla emizini; ukudla kwensimu ezingelezele lowo lalowomuzi wakubeka kuwo.

49 UJosefa wasebuthelela amabele njengetshebetshebe lolwandle, aba manengi kakhulu, waze wayekela ukubala, ngoba ayengelananii.

50 Wasezalelwa uJosefa amadodana amabilij, ungakafiki umnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona uAsenathi indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi5 weOni.

51 UJosefa wasebiza ibizok lezibulo wathi nguManase6, wathi: Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungenze ukuthi ngikhohlwe konke ukuhlupheka kwami lendlu yonke kababa.

52 Lebizo leyesibili walibiza wathi nguEfrayimi7, wathi: Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungenze ukuthi ngibe lezithelo elizweni lokuhlupheka kwami.

54 Kwasekuqala ukufika iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlalal, njengoba uJosefa wayetshilom. Kwasekusiba khona indlala emazweni wonke, kodwa elizweni lonke leGibhithe kwakukhona isinkwa.

55 Kwathi ilizwe leGibhithe lonke selilamba, abantu bakhala ngesinkwa kuFaro. UFaro wasesithi kuwo wonke amaGibhithe: Yanini kuJosefa, lenze lokho alitshela khona.

56 Kwathi sekulendlala ebusweni belizwe lonke, uJosefa wavula zonke iziphala8, wathengiselan amaGibhithe; indlala-ke yaba lamandla elizweni leGibhithe.

57 Lonke ilizwe lafika eGibhithe kuJosefa ukuthenga, ngoba indlala yayilamandla emhlabeni wonkeo.

42UJakobe esebonile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibhithea, uJakobe wathi emadodaneni akhe: Kungani likhangelana?

2 Wathi futhi: Khangelani, sengizwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibhithe; yehlani liye khona, lisithengele khona, ukuze siphile, singafib.

4 Kodwa uBhenjaminic, umfowabo kaJosefa, uJakobe kamthumanga labafowabo, ngoba wathi: Hlezi ehlelwe yingozid.

5 Amadodana kaIsrayeli asefika ukuthenga phakathi kwababesiza, ngoba indlala yayikhona elizweni leKhanani.

6 Njalo uJosefa wayengumbusi phezu kwelizwee; wathengisela abantu bonke belizwe; bafika-ke abafowabo bakaJosefa, bamkhothamela ngobuso emhlabathinif.

7 UJosefa esebabonile abafowabo, wabazi, kodwa wazitshaya owemzini kubo, wakhuluma labo izinto ezilukhuni wathi kubo: Livela ngaphi? Bathi: Elizweni leKhanani, ukuthenga ukudla.

9 UJosefa wasekhumbula amaphupho awaphupha ngabog, wathi kibo: Lizinhlolih, ukuzabona ubunqunu belizwe lizile.

10 Basebesithi kuye: Hatshi, nkosi yami; kodwa inceku zakho zize ukuthenga ukudla.

11 Thina sonke singamadodana andodanye; singabaqotho, inceku zakho kazisizo inhloli.

13 Basebesithi: Thina, izinceku zakho, siyizelamani ezilitshumi lambili, amadodana andodanye elizweni leKhanani; khangela-ke, icinathunjana likubaba lamuhla, enye kayisekhoi.

15 Kulokhu lizahlolwa; ngempilo kaFaroj! kalisoze liphume lapha, ngaphandle kokuthi kufike umfowenu olicinathunjana lapha.

16 Thumani omunye wenu, amlande umfowenu; kodwa lina lizabotshwa, ukuze kuhlolwe amazwi enu, ukuthi iqiniso likini yini; kodwa uba hatshi, impilo kaFaro! lizinhloli.

18 UJosefa wasesithi kubo ngosuku lwesithathu: Yenzani lokhu ukuze liphile. Ngiyamesaba uNkulunkuluk.

19 Uba lingabaqotho, kabotshwe omunye wabafowenu endlini yokulondolozwa kwenu, kodwa lina hambani, libuyele lamabele endlala ezindlu zenu,

20 lilethe umnawenu olicinathunjana kimil; khona amazwi enu ezaqiniswa, ukuze lingafi. Basebesenza njalo.

21 Basebekhulumisana besithi: Isibili silecala ngomfowethu, ngoba sabona usizi lomphefumulo wakhe, nxa wasincenga, kodwa kasilalelanga; ngenxa yalokho sehlelwe yikuhlupheka lokhum.

22 URubeni wasebaphendula wathi: Kangitshongo yini ukuthi: Lingoni kumfanan? Kodwa kalilalelanga. Ngakho legazi lakhe, khangelani, liyabizwao.

23 Njalo bona babengazi ukuthi uJosefa uyezwa, ngoba kwakulomtolikip phakathi kwabo.

24 Njalo wabafulathela, wakhala inyembezi; wasetshibilikela kubo, wakhuluma kubo; wasethatha uSimeyoni kubo, wambopha phambi kwamehlo abo.

25 UJosefa waselaya ukuthi bagcwalise amasaka abo ngamabele, lokuthi babuyisele imali yabo, ngulowo lalowo esakeni lakhe, lokuthi babanike umphako wendlela; basebesenza njalo kubo.

27 Kwathi omunye evula isaka lakheq ukuze anike ubabhemi wakhe ukudla endlini yezihambir, wabona imali yakhe, ngoba khangela, yayisemlonyeni wesaka lakhe.

28 Wasesithi kubafowabo: Imali yami ibuyiselwe; futhi khangelani, isesakeni lami. Inhliziyo yabo yasisehluleka2, bathuthumela, omunye komunye besithi: Kuyini lokhu uNkulunkulu akwenze kithi?

29 Basebebuyela kuJakobe uyise elizweni leKhanani, bamazisa konke abahlangene lakho, besithi:

32 sasiyizelamani ezilitshumi lambili, amadodana kababa; enye kayisekhos, lecinathunjana lamuhla likubaba elizweni leKhanani.

33 Lendoda, umbusi welizwe, wathi kithi: Ngalokhu ngizakwazi ukuthi lingabaqotho; tshiyani omunye wabafowenu kimit, lithathele indlala yezindlu zenuu, lihambe,

34 lilethe umnawenu olicinathunjana kimi; khona ngizabona ukuthi kalisizo izinhloli kodwa lingabaqotho, ngilinike umfowenu, lithengiselane elizweniv.

35 Kwasekusithi sebethulula amasaka abo, khangela-ke, isikhwama semali salowo lalowo sisesakeni lakhe. Lapho bebona izikhwama zemali yabo, bona loyise, besaba.

36 UJakobe uyise wasesithi kubo: Liyangemuka abantwanaw; uJosefa kasekho loSimeyoni kakho, loBhenjamini lizamthatha; zonke lezizinto zimelane lami.

37 URubeni wasekhuluma kuyise esithi: Bulala ababili kumadodana amix, uba ngingambuyisi kuwe; mnikele esandleni sami, futhi mina ngizambuyisela kuwe.

38 Kodwa wathi: Indodana yami kayiyikwehla lani, ngoba umfowabo ufiley, futhi yena usele yedwa; uba esehlelwa yingozi endleleni elihamba kuyoz, lizakwehlisela engcwabeni izimvu zami ngosizia.

2 Kwasekusithi sebeqedile ukudla ababebuye lakho eGibhithe, uyise wathi kubo: Buyelani, lisithengele ukudla okulutshwana.

3 UJuda wasekhuluma kuye wathi: Leyondoda yasiqonqosela1 yathi: Kalisoze libubone ubuso bami ngaphandle kokuthi umnawenu libe layeb.

5 kodwa uba ungamthumi, kasiyikwehla, ngoba leyondoda yathi kithi: Kalisoze libubone ubuso bami ngaphandle kokuthi umnawenu lilaye.

6 UIsrayeli wasesithi: Lenzelani okubi kimi ngokuyazisa leyondoda ukuthi liselomnawenu?

7 Basebesithi: Leyondoda yabuzisisa2 mayelana lathi langezihlobo zethu, isithi: Uyihlo usaphila yini? Lilomnawenu yini? Sayilandisela ngalawomazwi3; ukwazi sasikwazi yini ukuthi izakuthi: Yehlani lomnawenu?

8 UJuda wasesithi kuIsrayeli uyise: Thuma umfana lami; besesisukuma sihambe, ukuze siphile singafic, lathi, lawe, labantwanyana bethu.

9 Mina ngizakuba yisibambiso sakhe; uzambiza esandleni sami; uba ngingambuyisi kuwe ngimbeke phambi kwakho, ngizakuba lecala kuwe zonke izinsukud.

11 UIsrayeli uyise wasesithi kubo: Uba kunjalo khathesi, yenzani lokhu; thathani okwezithelo ezikhethiweyo zelizwe ezitsheni zenu, liyehlisele leyondoda isipho, inhlaka eyingcosanae, loluju oluyingcosana, isinongo, lemure*, imkelu yepistakiyo, lama-alimondi;

12 lithathe imali iphindwe kabili esandleni senu; futhi imali eyabuyiselwayo emlonyeni wamasaka enuf liyibuyisele esandleni senu, mhlawumbe kwaba yisiphosiso.

14 UNkulunkulu uSomandlag kaliphe isihawu phambi kwaleyondoda, ukuze alikhululele omunye umfowenu loBhenjamini. Mina-ke, uba ngemukwa abantwana, ngiyemukwa.

15 Amadoda asethatha lesosipho, athatha imali ephindwe kabili esandleni sawo loBhenjamini; asukuma ehlela eGibhithe, ema phambi kukaJosefa.

16 Kwathi uJosefa embona uBhenjamini elabo, wathi kumphathi wendlu yakheh: Ngenisa lamadoda endlini, uhlabe isifuyo, ulungise, ngoba lamadoda azakudla lami emini.

17 Indoda yenza njengoba uJosefa etshilo, lendoda yawangenisa amadoda endlini kaJosefa.

18 Amadoda asesesaba, ngoba engeniswe endlini kaJosefa; athi: Singenisiwe ngenxa yemali eyabuyiselwa emasakeni ethu kuqala, ukuze asijume4 ehlele phezu kwethu, asithathe sibe yizigqili, labobabhemi bethu.

19 Asesondela endodeni eyayingumphathi wendlu kaJosefa, akhuluma kuyo emnyango wendlu,

21 Kwasekusithi sesifike endlini yezihambi, savula amasaka ethu, khangela-ke, imali yalowo lalowo yayisemlonyeni wesaka lakhej, imali yethu ngesisindo sayo; siyibuyisile esandleni sethu.

22 Sehle lenye imali layo esandleni sethu, ukuthenga ukudla. Kasazi ukuthi ngubani ofake imali yethu emasakeni ethu.

23 Wasesithi: Ukuthula kakube kini, lingesabi. UNkulunkulu wenu loNkulunkulu kayihlo ulinikile inotho emasakeni enu. Imali yenu yeza kimi. Wasemkhuphela kubo uSimeyoni.

24 Indoda yasiwangenisa amadoda endlini kaJosefa, yawanika amanzi; asegeza inyawo zawo; yasinika obabhemi bawo ukudlak.

25 Aselungisa isiphol waze wafika uJosefa emini, ngoba ayezwile ukuthi bazakudla isinkwa lapho.

26 Kwathi uJosefa esefikile endlini, amlethela endlini isipho esasisesandleni sawo, amkhothamela emhlabathinim.

27 Wasewabuza impilo wathi: Uyaphila uyihlo yini, ixhegu elalikhuluma ngalo? Lisaphila yinin?

28 Asesithi: Inceku yakho ubaba isekhona, isaphila. Asekhothamela phansi amkhonza.

29 Wasephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona uBhenjamini umfowabo, indodana kaninao, wathi: Nguye lo umnawenu omncinyane yini elakhuluma ngaye kimip? Wathi futhi: UNkulunkulu kabe lomusa kuwe, ndodana yami.

30 UJosefa wasephangisa, ngoba imibilini yakhe yatshisekela umfowaboq; wadinga indawo yokukhala inyembezi; wangena ekamelweni eliphakathi, wakhala inyembezi khonar.

32 Bamfakela yedwa, lawo wodwa, lamaGibhithe, ayesidla laye, wodwa, ngoba amaGibhithe ayengedle isinkwa lamaHebheru, ngoba lokho kwakuyisinengiso kumaGibhithet.

33 Asehlala phambi kwakhe, izibulo njengobuzibulo balo, lecinathunjana njengobucinathunjana balo; amadoda asemangala enye kwenye.

34 Wasewabela kulokhu okwakuphambi kwakheu; kodwa isabelo sikaBhenjamini saphindwa kahlanuv okwedlula isabelo sawo wonke. Anatha asenatha kakhulu laye.

44Waselaya umphathi wendlu yakhe esithi: Gcwalisa amasaka amadoda ngokudla, okulingene abangakuthwala, ufake imali yalowo lalowo emlonyeni wesaka lakhe.

2 Lenkezo yami, inkezo yesiliva, ifake emlonyeni wesaka lecinathunjana kanye lemali yamabele alo. Wenza-ke njengelizwi likaJosefa, ayelikhulumile.

4 Wona aphuma emzini, ayengakhatshana, uJosefa wasesithi kumphathi wendlu yakhe: Sukuma xotshana lamadoda; lapho usuwaficile uzakuthi kuwo: Liphindiseleleni okuhle ngokubi?

5 Le kayisiyo enatha kuyo inkosi yami, lehlahlula ngayo sibili yini? Lenze okubi ngelikwenzileyo.

7 Asesithi kuye: Inkosi yethu ikhulumelani amazwi anje? Kakube khatshana lezinceku zakho ukwenza into enje.

8 Khangela, imali esayifica emlonyeni wamasaka ethua sayibuyisela kuwe ivela elizweni leKhanani. Pho, besingeba njani isiliva loba igolide endlini yenkosi yakho?

9 Lowo owezinceku zakho etholwa kuye, kafeb, lathi futhi sizakuba yizigqili zenkosi yethu.

10 Wasesithi: Khathesi-ke, kakube njalo njengamazwi enu; lowo ezatholwa kuye uzakuba yisigqili sami, kodwa lina libe msulwa.

11 Basebephangisa, njalo ngulowo lalowo wethulela isaka lakhe emhlabathini, ngulowo lalowo wasevula isaka lakhe.

12 Waphenya eqala kwenkulu wacina ngecinathunjana; njalo inkezo yatholwa esakeni likaBhenjamini.

13 Asedabula izembatho zawoc; ileyo laleyo yethwesa ubabhemi wayo, asebuyela emzini.

14 Njalo uJuda wafika labafowabo endlini kaJosefa; ngoba wayesesekhona, bawela emhlabathini phambi kwakhed.

15 UJosefa wasesithi kubo: Yisenzo bani elisenzileyo? Belingazi yini ukuthi indoda enjengami ingahlahlula sibili?

16 UJuda wasesithi: Sizakuthini enkosini yethu? Sizakhulumani? Loba sizazilungisisa njani? UNkulunkulu uthole ububi benceku zakho; khangela, siyizigqili zenkosi yethu, thina sonke kanye laye inkezo etholwe esandleni sakhee.

17 Kodwa wathi: Kakube khatshana lami ukwenza lokho. Indoda esandleni sayo okutholwe inkezo, nguye ozakuba yisigqili sami; kodwa lina yenyukani ngokuthula liye kuyihlo.

18 UJuda wasesondela kuye wathi: Uxolo nkosi yami! Ake uvumele inceku yakho ikhulume ilizwi endlebeni zenkosi yamif, lolaka lwakho lungayivutheli inceku yakhog, ngoba unjengoFaro kanye.

20 Sasesisithi enkosini yami: Silobaba olixhegu, lomfana wobuxhegu, omncinyaneh, lomnewabo ufile, njalo yena usele yedwa kunina, loyise uyamthanda.

21 Wasusithi ezincekwini zakho: Mehliseleni kimi ukuze ngibeke ilihlo lami phezu kwakhei.

22 Sasesisithi enkosini yami: Umfana angetshiye uyise; uba emtshiya uyise, uzakufa uyisej.

23 Wasusithi ezincekwini zakho: Uba umnawenu olicinathunjana engehli lani, kaliyikubona ubuso bami futhi.

26 Sasesisithi: Singeke sehle; uba umnawethu olicinathunjana elathi singehla, ngoba singebone ubuso baleyondoda uba umnawethu olicinathunjana singelaye.

27 Inceku yakho ubaba yasisithi kithi: Lina liyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili;

28 njalo omunye waphuma kimi, ngasengisithi: Isibili udatshuliwe lokudatshulwal; njalo kangimbonanga kuze kube khathesi.

29 Uba lithatha lalo limsusa ebusweni bami, esehlelwe yingozi, lizakwehlisela-ke izimvu zami engcwabeni ngosizim.

30 Khathesi-ke, lapho ngibuyela kunceku yakho ubaba, lomfana singelaye, njengoba umphefumulo wakhe ubotshelwe emphefumulweni wakhen,

31 kuzakuthi-ke, nxa ebona ukuthi umfana kakhoo, uzakufa; njalo inceku zakho zizakwehlisela izimvu zenceku yakho ubaba engcwabeni ngosizi.

32 Ngoba inceku yakho yaba yisibambiso somfana kubaba esithi: Uba ngingambuyiseli kuwe, ngizakuba lecala kubaba zonke izinsukup.

33 Khathesi-ke, ake inceku yakho isale esikhundleni somfana, ibe yisigqili senkosi yami, lomfana enyuke kanye labafowabo.

34 Ngoba ngingenyukela njani kubaba, umfana ngingelaye, hlezi ngibone okubi okuzafica ubaba?

45UJosefa-ke wayengelakuzibambaa phambi kwabo ababemi laye, wamemeza wathi: Khuphani wonke umuntu asuke kimi. Futhi kwakungelamuntu owayemi laye lapho uJosefa eziveza kubafowabo.

2 Wasephakamisa ilizwi lakhe ngokukhala, aze ezwa amaGibhithe, yezwa lendlu kaFaro.

3 UJosefa wasesithi kubafowabo: NginguJosefab. Ubaba usaphila yini? Kodwa abafowabo kabaze bamphendula, ngoba besanganisekile phambi kwakhe.

4 UJosefa wasesithi kubafowabo: Ake lisondele kimi. Basondela-ke. Wasesithi: NginguJosefa umfowenu elamthengisa waya eGibhithe.

5 Khathesi-ke, lingadabuki, lingazithukutheleli1, ukuthi langithengisa lapha, ngoba uNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukulondoloza impiloc.

6 Ngoba liminyaka emibili indlala iphakathi kwelizwe; njalo kuseleminyaka emihlanu okungayikulinywa kuvunwe ngayod.

7 Njalo uNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukulimisela insali emhlabeni, lokuligcina liphila ngokukhulula okukhulu.

8 Khathesi-ke, lina alingithumelanga lapha, kodwa uNkulunkulu; wasengimisa ngaba nguyise kaFaroe, lenkosi yendlu yakhe yonke, lombusi elizweni lonke leGibhithe.

9 Phangisani lenyukele kubaba, lithi kuye: Itsho njalo indodana yakho uJosefa: UNkulunkulu ungimise inkosi yeGibhithe lonke; yehlela kimi, ungaphuzi;

10 uzahlala elizweni leGoshenif, ube seduze lami, wena labantwana bakho labantwana babantwabakho, lezimvu zakho lenkomo zakho, lakho konke olakho.

11 Njalo ngizakondla lapho, ngoba isekhona iminyaka emihlanu yendlala, hlezi ube ngumyanga, wena lendlu yakho lakho konke olakhog.

12 Khangelani-ke, amehlo enu ayabona, lamehlo omfowethu uBhenjamini, ukuthi umlomo wami ukhuluma kini.

13 Bikelani ubaba lonke udumo lwami eGibhithe, lakho konke elikubonileyo, liphangise lehlisele ubaba laphah.

14 Wasewela entanyeni kaBhenjamini umfowabo, wakhala inyembezi; loBhenjamini wakhala inyembezi entanyeni yakhe.

15 Wasebanga bonke abafowabo, wakhala inyembezi phezu kwabo. Njalo emva kwalokhu abafowabo baxoxa laye.

16 Kwathi lelilizwi lizwakala endlini kaFaro lisithi, abafowabo bakaJosefa bafikile, kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaFaro lemehlweni enceku zakhe.

17 UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Tshela abafowenu uthi: Yenzani lokhu, yethwesani inyamazana zenu, lihambe liye elizweni leKhanani,

18 lithathe uyihlo lemizi yenu, libuye kimi; besengilinika okuhle kwelizwe leGibhithe, beselisidla amanono elizwei.

19 Wena-ke usulayiwe; yenzani lokhu, zithatheleni elizweni leGibhithe izinqola zabantwanyana benu labomkenu, lithwale uyihlo libuye.

20 Futhi ilihlo lenu lingakhathaleli impahla zenu, ngoba okuhle kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe kungokwenu.

21 Asesenza njalo amadodana kaIsrayeli; uJosefa wasewanika izinqola njengokulaya2 kukaFaro, wabanika umphako wendlela.

22 Wabanika bonke, kwaba ngulowo lalowo izembatho zokuntshintshaj; kodwa uBhenjamini wamnika inhlamvu zesiliva ezingamakhulu amathathu, lezembatho zokuntshintsha ezinhlanuk.

23 Wasethumela kuyise kanje, obabhemi abalitshumi, bethwele okwezinto ezinhle zeGibhithe, labobabhemikazi abalitshumi bethwele amabele lezinkwa lokudla kwendlela kukayisel.

26 Bambikela besithi: UJosefa usaphila, njalo ungumbusi elizweni leGibhithe lonke. Inhliziyo yakhe yasiphela amandla, ngoba wayengabakholwa.

27 Basebemtshela wonke amazwi kaJosefa ayewatshilo kibo. Kwathi esezibonile izinqola uJosefa ayezithume ukumthwalan, umoya kaJakobe uyise wavuseleleka.

28 UIsrayeli wasesithi: Kwanele, uJosefa indodana yami usaphila; ngizahamba ngimbone ngingakafi.

46UIsrayeli wasesuka lakho konke ayelakho, wafika eBherishebhaa, wanikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kayise uIsakab.

2 UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kuIsrayeli emibonwenic yebusuku esithi: Jakobe, Jakobe! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha.

3 Wasesithi: NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kayihlod; ungesabi ukwehlela eGibhithe, ngoba ngizakumisa ube yisizwe esikhulu khonae;

4 mina ngizakwehlela eGibhithe lawe, njalo lami isibili ngizakwenyusaf; futhi uJosefa uzabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akhog.

5 UJakobe wasesukuma evela eBherishebha. Lamadodana kaIsrayeli amthwala uJakobe uyise labantwanyana bawo labomkawo ezinqoleni uFaro ayezithumile ukumthwalah.

6 Basebethatha izifuyo zabo lempahla zabo ababezizuzile elizweni leKhanani, bafika eGibhithe, uJakobe lenzalo yakhe yonke laye,

7 amadodana akhe, lamadodana amadodana akhe kanye laye, lamadodakazi akhe, lamadodakazi amadodana akhe; layo yonke inzalo yakhe wayiletha laye eGibhithei.

8 Njalo la ngamabizo amadodana kaIsrayelij afika eGibhithe: UJakobe lamadodana akhe. Izibulo likaJakobe: URubenik.

10 Lamadodana kaSimeyoni: OJemuweli loJamini loOhadi loJakini loZohari, loShawuli indodana yomKhananikazi.

12 Lamadodana kaJudam: OEri loOnani loShela loPerezi loZera; kodwa uEri wafa, loOnani, elizweni leKhananin. Lamadodana kaPerezi ayengoHezironi loHamulio.

15 La ngamadodana kaLeya awazalela uJakobe ePadani-Arama loDina indodakazi yakheq; yonke imiphefumulo yamadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe yayingamatshumi amathathu lantathu.

16 Njalo amadodana kaGadi: UZifiyoni loHagi, uShuni loEziboni, uEri loArodi loArelir.

17 Lamadodana kaAsheris: OJimna loIshiva loIshivi loBeriya loSera udadewabo. Lamadodana kaBeriya: OHeberi loMalikiyeli.

18 La ngamadodana kaZilipat, uLabani amnika yena uLeya indodakazi yakheu, njalo la wawazalela uJakobe, imiphefumulo elitshumi lesithupha.

20 Kwasekuzalelwa uJosefa elizweni leGibhithe oManase loEfrayimi, amzalela bona uAsenathi indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi1 weOniv.

21 Lamadodana kaBhenjamini: OBhela loBekeri loAshibeli, uGera loNamani, uEhi loRoshi, uMupimi loHupimi loAridiw.

22 La ngamadodana kaRasheli azalelwa uJakobe; yonke imiphefumulo ilitshumi lane.

25 La ngamadodana kaBilihay, uLabani amnika yena uRasheli indodakazi yakhez, wasemzalela la uJakobe; yonke imiphefumulo iyisikhombisa.

26 Yonke imiphefumulo eyafika loJakobe eGibhithe, evela ekhalweni lwakhe, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, yonke imiphefumulo ingamatshumi ayisithupha lesithuphaa.

27 Lamadodana kaJosefa awazalelwa eGibhithe ayimiphefumulo emibili. Yonke imiphefumulo yendlu kaJakobe eyafika eGibhithe yayingamatshumi ayisikhombisa.

28 Wasethuma uJuda phambi kwakhe kuJosefa, ukuthi akhokhele phambi kwakhe esiya eGosheni; basebefika elizweni leGoshenib.

29 UJosefa wasebopha inqola yakhe, wenyukela eGosheni ukuhlangabeza uIsrayeli uyise; wazibonakalisa kuye, wawela entanyeni yakhe, wakhala inyembezi isikhathi eside entanyeni yakhec.

30 UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Khathesi kangife, lokhu sengibonile ubuso bakho, ngoba usaphila.

31 UJosefa wasesithi kubafowabo lakundlu kayise: Ngizakwenyuka ngibike kuFaro ngithi kuye: Abafowethu lendlu kababa ababeselizweni leKhanani sebefikile kimid;

32 lamadoda angabelusi bezimvu, ngoba abengamadoda afuyileyo; njalo alethe izimvu zawo lenkomo zawo lakho konke alakho.

34 Lizakuthi-ke: Izinceku zakho zingamadoda okufuyaf, kusukela ebutsheni bethu kuze kube khathesig, thina sonke labobaba; ukuze lihlale elizweni leGosheni; ngoba wonke umelusi wezimvu uyanengeka kumaGibhitheh.

47UJosefa wasesiza wambikela uFaroa wathi: Ubaba labafowethu lezimvu zabo lenkomo zabo lakho konke abalakho bavele elizweni leKhanani, khangela-ke, baselizweni leGoshenib.

3 UFaro wasesithi kubafowabo: Iyini imisebenzi yenud? Basebesithi kuFaro: Izinceku zakho zingabelusi bezimvu, thina sonke labobabae.

4 Bathi futhi kuFaro: Sizehlala njengabezizwe elizwenif; ngoba kakuladlelo lemihlambi inceku zakho ezilayo, ngoba indlala inzima elizweni leKhanani. Khathesi-ke, inceku zakho ake zihlale elizweni leGoshenig.

6 Ilizwe leGibhithe liphambi kwakhoh; hlalisa uyihlo labafowenu ebuhleni belizwei, kabahlale elizweni leGoshenij; futhi uba usazi ukuthi kukhona phakathi kwabo amadoda azingcitshi, uwabeke abe zinduna zezifuyo phezu kwengilakho.

7 UJosefa waseletha uJakobe uyise, wammisa phambi kukaFaro; uJakobe wasembusisa uFaro.

9 UJakobe wasesithi kuFaro: Amalanga eminyaka yobuhambuma bamik ayiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; abemalutshwana emabi amalanga eminyaka yempilo yami, futhi kawafinyelelanga emalangeni eminyaka yempilo yabobaba ensukwini zobuhambuma babol.

11 UJosefa wabahlalisa oyise labafowabo, wabapha isabelo elizweni leGibhithe, ebuhleni belizwe kulalo lonke, emkhonweni iRamesesin njengoba uFaro elayileo.

12 UJosefa wasebondlap oyise labafowabo lendlu yonke kayise ngesinkwa, ngokomlomo wabantwanyana.

13 Njalo kwakungelakudla elizweni lonke, ngoba indlala yayinzima kakhulu; lelizwe leGibhithe lelizwe leKhanani aphela amandla ngendlala.

14 UJosefa wasebutha yonke imaliq eyatholakala elizweni leGibhithe lelizweni leKhanani, yamabele ababewathenga; uJosefa waseletha imali endlini kaFaro.

15 Kwathi imali isiphelile elizweni leGibhithe lelizweni leKhanani, wonke amaGibhithe eza kuJosefa esithi: Siphe ukudla; ngoba sizafelani phambi kwakhor? Ngoba isiphelile imali.

16 UJosefa wasesithi: Lethani izifuyo zenu; njalo ngizalinika ngezifuyo zenu, uba imali isiphelile.

17 Basebeletha izifuyo zabo kuJosefa; uJosefa wasebanika ukudla ngamabhiza langemfuyo yezimvu langemfuyo yenkomo langabobabhemi. Wasebondla ngokudla ngezifuyo zabo zonke ngalowomnyaka.

18 Kwathi usuphelile lowomnyaka, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi kuye: Kasiyikuyifihlela inkosi yethu ukuthi, njengoba imali isiphelile, lemfuyo yezifuyo isingeyenkosi yethu, kakukho okuseleyo phambi kwenkosi yethu, ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu lamasimu ethu.

19 Sizafelani phambi kwamehlo akho, thina sonke lamasimu ethu? Sithenge lamasimu ethu ngokudla, thina-ke lamasimu ethu sibe zinceku zikaFaro; njalo siphe inhlanyelo ukuze siphile singafi, lokuthi umhlabathi ungalobi.

20 UJosefa wasemthengela uFaro ilizwe lonke leGibhithe, ngoba amaGibhithe athengisa ngulowo lalowo insimu yakhe, ngoba indlala yayilamandla phezu kwabo; lelizwe laba ngelikaFaro.

21 Njalo mayelana labantu, wabasusa baya emizini, kusukela ekupheleni komunye umngcele weGibhithe kusiya ekupheleni komunye wayo.

22 Kuphela ilizwe labapristi kalithenganga, ngoba abapristi balesabelo kuFaro, badla isabelo sabo uFaro ayebanika sonas; ngakho kabathengisanga ilizwe labo.

23 UJosefa wasesithi ebantwini: Khangelani, lamuhla ngilithengele uFaro lelizwe lenu; khangelani kulenhlanyelo yenu njalo lizahlanyela ensimini.

24 Kuzakuthi-ke esivunweni limnike uFaro ingxenye yesihlanu, lengxenye ezine zibe ngezenu, kube yinhlanyelo yensimu lokudla kwenu lokwabasemizini yenu, lokudla kwabantwanyana benu.

25 Basebesithi: Usindise impilo yethu; asithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yamit, njalo sizakuba yizigqili zikaFaro.

26 UJosefa wasekumisa kwaba ngumthetho kuze kube lamuhla, phezu kwelizwe leGibhithe, ukuthi ingxenye yesihlanu izakuba ngekaFaro; ngaphandle kwelizwe labapristi lodwa elingeyisilo likaFaro.

27 UIsrayeli wasehlala elizweni leGibhithe, elizweni leGosheniu; bazizuzela imfuyo kulo, bazala, banda kakhuluv.

28 UJakobe wasephila elizweni leGibhithe iminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa; ngakho insuku zikaJakobe, iminyaka yempilo yakhe, yayiyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amane lesikhombisa.

29 Kwathi sekusondele insuku zikaIsrayeli ukuthi afew, wabiza indodana yakhe uJosefa, wathi kuye: Uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ake ubeke isandla sakho ngaphansi kwethangazi lamix, ungenzele umusa leqinisoy; ngicela ungangingcwabi eGibhithez;

30 kodwa akuthi ngilale labobabaa, ngakho uzangithwala ungisuse eGibhithe, ungingcwabe engcwabeni labob. Wasesithi: Mina ngizakwenza njengokwelizwi lakho.

31 Wasesithi: Funga kimic. Wasefunga kuye. UIsrayeli wasekhothamela phezu kwesihloko sombhedad.

48Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto kwathiwa kuJosefa: Khangela, uyihlo uyagula. Wasethatha amadodana akhe amabili laye, uManase loEfrayimi.

2 Kwasekubikwa kuJakobe ukuthi: Khangela, indodana yakho uJosefa iyeza kuwe. UIsrayeli waseziqinisa wahlala embhedeni.

3 UJakobe wasesithi kuJosefa: UNkulunkulu uSomandlaa wabonakala kimi eLuzib elizweni leKhanani, wangibusisa,

4 wathi kimi: Khangela, ngizakwenza uzale ngikwandise ngikwenze ube yizizwe ezinengi, nginike inzalo yakho emva kwakho lelilizwe, libe yimfuyo elaphakadec.

5 Khathesi-ke, amadodana akho amabilid, owawazalelwa elizweni leGibhithe ngingakafiki kuwe eGibhithe, angawami; uEfrayimi loManase njengoRubeni loSimeyoni bazakuba ngabamie.

6 Kodwa izizukulwana zakho ozazizala emva kwabo zizakuba ngezakho; ngebizo labafowabo zizabizwa elifeni lazo.

7 Mina-ke, ekusukeni kwami ePadani, uRasheli wafaf elami elizweni leKhanani, endleleni, kuselomangwana ukuya eEfrathig, ngasengimngcwaba khona endleleni yeEfrathi, eyiBhethelehema.

9 UJosefa wasesithi kuyise: Bangamadodana ami, uNkulunkulu anginika wonah lapha. Wasesithi: Ake uwalethe kimi ngiwabusisei.

10 Njalo amehlo kaIsrayeli ayefiphele1 ngenxa yobudala, engelakubonaj. Wasewasondeza kuye, wawanga, wawagonak.

11 UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Ngangingacabanganga ukuthi ngingabona ubuso bakho, kodwa khangela, uNkulunkulu ungibonise lenzalo yakho.

12 UJosefa wasewakhupha emadolweni akhel, wakhothama ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini.

13 UJosefa wasebathatha bobabili, uEfrayimi ngesandla sakhe sokunene ngakwesokhohlo sikaIsrayeli, loManase ngesandla sakhe sokhohlo ngakwesokunene sikaIsrayeli, wabasondeza kuye.

14 Kodwa uIsrayeli welula isandla sakhe sokunene, wasibeka ekhanda likaEfrayimi, lanxa engomncinyane, lesandla sakhe sokhohlo ekhanda likaManase, eqondisa izandla zakhe esazim, ngoba uManase wayelizibulo.

15 Wasembusisa uJosefa wathi: UNkulunkulu abahamba phambi kwakhe obaba oAbrahama loIsakan, uNkulunkulu owangondla kusukela ebukhoneni bami kuze kube lamuhla,

16 ingilosio engihlengep kokubi konke, ibusise abafana; njalo ibizo lami libizwe kubo, lebizo labobaba oAbrahama loIsakaq; bande babebanengi phakathi komhlaba.

17 Kwathi uJosefa esebonile ukuthi uyise ubeke isandla sakhe sokunene ekhanda likaEfrayimi, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe; wasibamba isandla sikayise ukuze asisuse ekhanda likaEfrayimi asise ekhanda likaManase.

18 UJosefa wasesithi kuyise: Hayi njalo, baba, ngoba lo ulizibulo; beka isandla sakho sokunene ekhanda lakhe.

19 Kodwa uyise wala wathi: Ngiyazi, ndodana yami, ngiyazir; laye uzakuba yisizwe, laye uzakuba mkhulu; kanti lanxa kunjalo umfowabo omncinyane uzakuba mkhulu kulayes, lenzalo yakhe izakuba yikugcwala kwezizwe.

20 Wasebabusisa ngalolosuku esithi: Ngawet uIsrayeli uzabusisa, esithi: UNkulunkulu kakumise njengoEfrayimi lanjengoManase. Wasebeka uEfrayimi phambi kukaManase.

21 UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Khangela, ngiyafa; kodwa uNkulunkulu uzakuba lawe, njalo uzalibuyisela elizweni laboyihlou.

22 Futhi mina ngikunikile isabelo esisodwa okwedlula abafowenuv, engasithatha esandleni samaAmori ngenkemba yami langedandili lami.

49UJakobe wasebiza amadodana akhe wathia: Buthanani ukuze ngilazise okuzalehlela ensukwini ezizayob.

3 Rubeni, ulizibulo lamic, amandla ami, lokuqala kokuqina kwamid, ukuphelela kwesithunzie, lokuphelela kwamandla.

4 Uphuphuma njengamanzi, kawuyikuba ngopheleleyo, ngoba ukhwele embhedeni kayihlof, wasuwona; wakhwela embhedeni wami.

6 Umphefumulo wami ungangeni emphakathini wabo wangaseseh, udumo lwami lungahlangani emhlanganweni waboi; ngoba ngolaka lwabo babulala umuntu, langokuzithokozisa baquma izinkabi umsipha.

7 Kaluqalekiswe ulaka lwabo ngoba lulamandla, lentukuthelo yabo ngoba ilesihluku. Ngizabehlukanisa koJakobej, ngibahlakaze koIsrayeli.

8 Juda, wena, abafowenu bazakudumisak; isandla sakho sizakuba sentanyeni yezitha zakhol; amadodana kayihlo azakukhothamelam.

9 UJuda ungumdlwane wesilwanen; wenyukile empangweni, ndodana yami, uguqile, ulele njengesilwane, lanjengesilwane esisikazi; ngubani ozamsukumisao?

10 Intonga yobukhosi kayiyikusuka kuJudap, lomnikumthetho phakathi kwenyawo zakheq, aze afike uShilo1, njalo izizwe zizamlalelar.

11 Ubophela ithole lakhe likababhemi evininis, lethole likababhemikazi wakhe evinini elihle. Uwatsha isigqoko sakhe ewayinini, lesembatho sakhe egazini lezithelo zevini.

13 UZebuluni uzahlalau ethekwini lolwandlev, abe litheku lemikhumbi, lomngcele wakhe uzakuba ngaseSidoni.

14 UIsakari ungubabhemi olamathambo alamandla, oqutha phakathi kwemithwalo emibiliw.

15 Wathi ebona indawo yokuphumula ukuthi inhle, lelizwe ukuthi liyabukeka, wagobisa amahlombex akhe ukuze athwale, waba yinceku esibhalweniy.

17 UDani uzakuba yinyoka endleleni, inhlangwana emkhondweni, eluma izithende zebhiza, ukuze umgadi walo awe nyovane.

22 UJosefa ulugatsha oluthelayo, ugatsha oluthelayo emthonjeni, ingatsha2 zikhwela phezu komduli.

24 Kodwa idandili lakheg lahlala liqinile, lengalo zezandla zakhe zaqiniswa ngezandla zikaSomandla kaJakobeh, okuvela khona umelusi, ilitshe likaIsrayelii,

25 ngoNkulunkulu kayihloj ozakusiza, langoSomandla ozakubusisa ngezibusiso zamazulu ezivela phezulu, izibusiso zokujula okulele phansi, izibusiso zamabele lesizalo,

26 izibusiso zikayihlo ziyedlula izibusiso zabokhokho bami, kuze kube sengqongeni zamaqaqa aphakadek; zizakuba phezu kwekhanda likaJosefal, laphezu kwenkanda yalowo owehlukaniswe kubafowabo.

27 UBhenjamini uyimpisi edabulayom; ekuseni izakudla ekujimbileyo, lakusihlwa izakwehlukanisa impangon.

28 Bonke labo bayizizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayeli; futhi lokho yikho uyise akukhuluma kubo ebabusisa; ngulowo lalowo ngesibusiso sakhe wababusisa.

29 Wasebalaya wathi kubo: Sengibuthelwa ebantwini bakithio; lingingcwabe labobabap obhalwini olusensimini kaEfroni umHethiq,

30 obhalwini olusensimini yeMakaphela eqondane leMamre, elizweni leKhanani, uAbrahama owaluthenga lensimu kuEfroni umHethir ibe yindawo yethu yokungcwabela.

31 Lapho bangcwaba oAbrahama loSara umkakhes; lapho bangcwaba oIsakat loRebeka umkakhe; lalapho ngangcwaba uLeya,

33 Kwathi uJakobe eseqedile ukulaya amadodana akhe, waqoqela inyawo zakhe embhedeni, waphela, wabuthelwa ebantwini bakibou.

50UJosefa wasewela phezu kobuso bukayisea, wakhala inyembezi phezu kwakhe, wamanga.

2 UJosefa waselaya inceku zakhe abelaphi ukuthi baqhole uyise ngomuthi; labelaphi bamqhola uIsrayeli ngomuthib.

3 Zagcwaliseka kuye insuku ezingamatshumi amane, ngoba ngokunjalo zazigcwaliseka insuku zabaqholwe ngomuthi. LamaGibhithe amlilela insuku ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisac.

4 Kwathi sezidlulile insuku zokumkhalela, uJosefa wakhuluma lendlu kaFaro esithi: Uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni enud, ake likhulume endlebeni zikaFaro, lisithi:

5 Ubaba wangifungisa esithi: Khangela, ngiyafa; engcwabeni engazigebhela lonae elizweni leKhanani, lapho ungingcwabe. Khathesi-ke, ake ngenyuke ngiyengcwaba ubaba, besengibuya.

7 UJosefa wasesenyuka ukuyangcwaba uyise, kwenyuka kanye laye zonke izinceku zikaFaro, abadala bendlu yakhe, labo bonke abadala belizwe leGibhithe,

8 lendlu yonke kaJosefa, labafowabo, lendlu kayise; kuphela abantwana babo abancinyane lezimvu zabo lenkomo zabo bakutshiya elizweni leGoshenif.

9 Kwasekusenyuka kanye laye konke izinqola labagadi bamabhiza, kwaba liviyo elinzima kakhulu.

10 Kwathi sebefike esizeni seAtadi, eliphetsheya kweJodani, balila khona, isililo esikhulu lesinzima kakhulu, bamenzela uyise isililo insuku eziyisikhombisa.

11 Kwathi abakhileyo belizwe, amaKhanani, bebona ukulila esizeni seAtadi, bathi: Lesi yisililo esinzima samaGibhithe. Ngakho basebesitha ibizo laso iAbeli-Mizirayimi1, eliphetsheya kweJodani.

13 ngoba amadodana akhe amthwalela elizweni leKhananig, amngcwaba obhalwini lwensimu yeMakaphela, uAbrahama aluthenga lensimuh, lube yindawo yakhe yokungcwabela, kuEfroni umHethi, eqondane leMamre.

14 UJosefa wasebuyela eGibhithe, yena labafowabo labo bonke abenyuka laye ukuyangcwaba uyise, esemngcwabile uyise.

15 Kwathi abafowabo bakaJosefa sebebonile ukuthi uyise usefile bathi: Mhlawumbe uJosefa uzasizondai, ngoqotho asiphindisele ububi bonke esabenza kuye.

17 Lizakutsho kanje kuJosefa lithi: Ngiyakucela, akuxolele isiphambeko sabafowenu lesono sabo, ngoba bakwenzela okubi; khathesi-ke ake uxolele isiphambeko sezinceku zikaNkulunkulu kayihloj. UJosefa wasekhala inyembezi nxa bekhuluma kuye.

18 Labafowabo labo beza, bawa phansi phambi kwakhe, bathi: Khangela, siyizinceku zakho.

19 Kodwa uJosefa wathi kibo: Lingesabi, ngoba kanti ngisendaweni kaNkulunkulu yinik?

20 Kodwa lina laceba okubi kimi, uNkulunkulu waceba ngokuhlel, ukuze enze njengalamuhla, ukuze alondoloze abantu abanengi bephila.

21 Khathesi-ke lingesabi; mina ngizalondla lina labantwanyana benum. Wasebaduduza, wakhuluma labo ngomusa2.

22 UJosefa wasehlala eGibhithe, yena lendlu kayise. Njalo uJosefa waphila iminyaka elikhulu letshumi.

23 UJosefa wasebona abantwana bakaEfrayimi abesizukulwana sesithathu; labantwana bakaMakirin indodana kaManase bazalelwa emadolweni kaJosefa.

24 UJosefa wasesithi kubafowabo: Ngiyafa, kodwa uNkulunkulu uzalihambela isibilio, alenyuse kulelilizwe alise elizweni alifungela oAbrahama, uIsaka loJakobep.

25 UJosefa wafungisa amadodana kaIsrayeli esithi: UNkulunkulu uzalihambela isibili, njalo lizakwenyusa amathambo ami asuke laphaq.

26 UJosefa wasesifa, eleminyaka elikhulu letshumi; basebemqhola ngomuthir, wafakwa ebhokisini eGibhithe.

a Hlab. 33.6; 136.5; Joha. 1.1-3; Seb. 14.15; 17.24; Kol. 1.16,17; Heb. 1.8-10; 11.3.

b Isa. 34.11 Jer. 4.23.

c 2 Kor. 4.6

d Jobe 37.18. Hlab. 136.5. Jer. 10.12; 51.15.

e Hlab. 148.4.

f Jobe 38.8. Hlab. 33.7. 2 Pet. 3.5.

1 utshani: Heb. utshani obubuthakathaka.

2 phakathi kwemini lobusuku: Heb. phakathi kwemini laphakathi kobusuku.

g Dute. 4.19. Hlab. 136.7,8,9.

3 sibuse: Heb. kube yikubusa kwe-.

h Jer. 31.35

4 emkhathini: Heb. ebusweni bomkhathi.

i 8.17; 9.1.

j 5.1; 9.6. 1 Kor. 11.7. Efe. 4.24. Kol. 3.10. Jak. 3.9.

k 9.2. Hlab. 8.6.

l 2.18; 5.2. Mal. 2.15. Mat. 19.4. Mark. 10.6.

m 9.1,7.

5 esithela: Heb. esihlanyela.

n 9.3. Hlab. 145.15,16.

6 umoya: Heb. umphefumulo.

o Tshu. 7.29. 1 Tim. 4.4.

a Dute. 4.19. Hlab. 33.6.

b Eks. 20.11; 31.17. Dute. 5.14. Heb. 4.4.

1 wawenza: Heb. ukuwenza.

c 1.1.

d 1.12.

e 3.19,23. Hlab. 103.14. Tshu. 12.7. 1 Kor. 15.47.

f 7.22. Jobe 33.4. Isa. 2.22. 1 Kor. 15.45.

g 13.10. Isa. 51.3. Hez. 28.13; 31.8. Jow. 2.3.

h Isam. 2.7; 22.2,14.

i 10.7,29; 25.18. 1 Sam. 15.7.

j Eks. 25.7; 28.9,20; 35.9,27; 39.6,13. 1 Lan. 29.2. Jobe 28.16. Hez. 28.13.

2 umuntu: kumbe, uAdamu.

k 1 Kor. 11.9.

3 onjengaye: Heb. njengophambi kwakhe.

l 1.24; 1.21.

m Hlab. 8.6.

4 kuAdamu: kumbe, emuntwini.

n 15.12. 1 Sam. 26.12.

5 lwaba: Heb. yalwakha lwaba.

o 29.14. Hlu. 9.2.

6 owesifazana: Heb. Isha.

p 1 Kor. 11.8

7 indoda: Heb. Ish.

q Hlab. 45.10. Mat. 19.5. Mark. 10.7. 1 Kor. 6.16. Efe. 5.31.

a Mat. 10.16. 2 Kor. 11.3.

1 yebo: Heb. yebo, ngoba.

b 2.17.

2 siyabukeka: Heb. siyaloyiseka.

c 1 Tim. 2.14

d 3.5.

e 2.25.

3 amafasikoti: kumbe, izibhinco.

4 ekupholeni: Heb. emoyeni.

f 2.18. Jobe 31.33.

g 3.4. 2 Kor. 11.3. 1 Tim. 2.14.

h Isa. 65.25. Mika 7.17.

i Isa. 7.14. Mika 5.3. Mat. 1.18,23,25. Luka 1.34,35. Gal. 4.4. 1 Tim. 2.15. Isam. 12.9; 20.2.

j Jobe 9.17 Roma 16.20. Heb. 2.14.

k 4.7. Ngoma 7.10.

l 1 Kor. 11.3; 14.34. Efe. 5.22,23,24. Kol. 3.18. 1 Tim. 2.11,12. Tit. 2.5. 1 Pet. 3.1,5,6.

m 2.17.

n Roma 8.20-22.

o Jobe 5.7; 14.1. Tshu. 2.22,23.

p 2.7.

q Jobe 34.15. Hlab. 104.29. Tshu. 3.20; 12.7. Roma 5.12.

5 uEva: Heb. uHava, kusitsho, ophilayo.

r 3.5.

s 2.9.

t 2.8.

u 3.8.

1 uKhayini: okutsho, okuzuziweyo.

2 uAbela: Heb. uHabela.

a Nani 18.17. Zaga 3.9.

b Heb. 11.4

c 31.2.

3 kuyemukeleka: kumbe, kuphakeme.

d Mat. 23.35. Heb. 12.24. 1 Joha. 3.12. Juda 11.

e Joha. 8.44.

4 isijeziso sami: kumbe, isono sami sikhulu kulokungathethelelwa.

f 2 Kho. 13.23; 24.20. Hlab. 51.11. Jer. 52.3.

g 9.6.

h Hlab. 79.12.

5 uEnoki: Heb. uHanoki.

6 uLameki: Heb. uLemeki.

i Eks. 21.25.

j 4.15.

7 uSeti: Heb. uSheti, okuyikuthi, omisiweyo, kumbe, obekiweyo.

k Eks. 18.4.

8 uEnosi: Heb. uEnoshi.

a 1.26,27.

b 4.25.

c 1 Lan. 1.1-4. Luka 3.36-38.

d 3.19.

e 4.26.

1 uJaredi: Heb. uJeredi.

f Juda 14.

g 5.24. 6.9.

h Heb. 11.5. 2 Kho. 2.11.

i 3.16,17.

j 3.17.

k 10.21.

a Dute. 7.3,4.

b Gal. 5.16,17.

c Hlab. 78.39.

1 imicabango: Ibala lesiHebheru litsho lenjongo leziloyiso.

d 8.21. Jobe 14.4; 15.14. Hlab. 51.5. Jer. 17.9. Mat. 15.19. Roma 3.23.

e 1 Sam. 15.11. 2 Sam. 24.16. Jow. 2.13. Nani 23.19. 1 Sam. 15.29. Gen. 18.30. Isa. 1.14; 43.24.

f Isa. 63.10. Efe. 4.30.

g 19.19. Eks. 33.12,13,16,17. Luka 1.30. Seb. 7.46.

h Hez. 14.14,20. 2 Pet. 2.5.

2 epheleleyo: kumbe, eqotho.

i 5.22,24.

j 7.1; 10.9; 13.13. Luka 1.6. Roma 2.13; 3.19.

k Hez. 8.17; 9.9; 28.16.

l 18.21. Hlab. 14.2; 53.2,3.

m Hez. 7.2,3,6.

3 izigaba: kumbe, izidleke.

n 2.19.

o Heb. 11.7. Eks. 40.16.

a Jobe 22.16. Mat. 24.38,39. Luka 17.26,27. Heb. 11.7. 1 Pet. 3.20. 2 Pet. 2.5; 3.6.

b 6.9.

c 8.20. Levi 11.

1 ngibhubhise: kumbe, ngesule.

d 6.22.

2 emva kwensuku: kumbe, ngolwesikhombisa lwezinsuku.

e 8.2. Zaga 8.28.

f 8.2. 2 Kho. 7.19. Isa. 24.18. Mal. 3.10. Gen. 1.7. Hlab. 78.23.

g 6.20.

h Hlu. 9.51; 3.22,23.

i 2.7.

j 2 Pet. 2.5.

a 19.29; 30.22. Eks. 2.24. 1 Sam. 1.19.

b Eks. 14.21.

c 7.11.

d 7.24.

e 6 16; 26.8. 2 Kho. 13.17.

1 lazulazula njalo: Heb. laphuma lokuphuma labuya.

f 1.22,28.

2 ngenhlobo: Heb. ngezizukulwana.

g Eks. 29.18,25,41. Levi 1.9,13,17. Nani 15.3. Hez. 6.13; 16.19; 20.41. 2 Kor. 2.15. Efe. 5.2.

3 olumnandi: Heb. uqhatshi lokuthula.

h 3.17; 6.17.

i 6.5.

j 9.11,15.

k Isa. 54.9.

l Jer. 33.20,25.

a 1.22,28; 8.17.

b Dute. 12.15. Seb. 10.12-15. Roma 14.14. 1 Tim. 4.3,4.

c 1.29.

d Levi 17.10,11,14; 19.26. Dute. 12.23. 1 Sam. 14.32,33. Seb. 15.20,29.

e Eks. 21.28.

f 4.10,11.

g Eks. 21.12,14. Levi 24.17. Mat. 26.52. Isam. 13.10.

h 1.27.

i 6.18; 8.22.

j Isa. 54.9.

k 17.1.

1 umchilowamakhosikazi: Heb. idandili.

l Hez. 1.28. Isam. 4.3.

m Levi 26,42,45. Hez. 16.60.

n 17.7,13,19.

o 10.6.

2 uKhanani: Heb. uKhenani.

p Dute. 27.16.

q Josh. 9.23. 1 Kho. 9.20,21.

r Heb. 11.16.

3 isigqili sakhe: kumbe, isigqili kuye.

a 1 Lan. 1.5-7.

b Hez. 38.6.

c Hez. 38.2,3; 39.1.

d Dan. 11.2.

e Hez. 38.2,3; 39.1.

f Jer. 51.27.

g Hez. 38.6.

h Hlab. 72.10. Hez. 38.13.

i Hlab. 72.10. Isa. 11.11; 40.15. Jer. 2.10; 25.22. Hez. 27.6. Zef. 2.11.

j Hlab. 72.10. Isa. 11.11; 40.15. Jer. 2.10; 25.22. Hez. 27.6. Zef. 2.11.

k 1 Lan. 1.8-10.

l Jer. 46.9.

m Jer. 46.9.

n Hlab. 72.10. Hez. 38.13.

o Hlab. 72.10. Hez. 38.13.

p 11.2.

1 kwaphuma: kumbe, waphuma waya eAsiriya.

q 1 Lan. 1.11-16.

r Jer. 47.4. Amos 9.7. Gen. 21. Dute. 2.23.

s Jer. 47.4. Amos 9.7. Gen. 21. Dute. 2.23.

2 uSidoni: Heb. uThizidoni.

3 iGaza: Heb. iAza.

t 1 Lan. 1.17-25.

u 1 Lan. 1.17.

v 11.12.

4 uPelegi: okuyikuthi, ukwehlukana.

w 1 Kho. 9.26-28; 10.11.

1 bevela empumalanga: kumbe, ngempumalanga.

a 10.10; 14.1. Isa. 11.11. Dan. 1.2. Zek. 5.11.

b 14.10. Eks. 2.3.

c Dute. 1.28.

d 18.21.

e 1.26.

f 10.25,32.

2 iBabeli: okuyikuthi, ukuphambaniseka.

g 10.22-25. 1 Lan. 1.17-27.

h Luka 3.36.

i 17.15; 20.12.

j 22.20.

k 12.1; 15.7.

l Josh. 24.2. Neh. 9.7. Seb. 7.2,4.

m 10.15-19.

a Seb. 7.3. Heb. 11.8.

b 27.29. Nani 24.9.

c 18.18; 22.18; 26.4; 28.14. Seb. 3.25. Gal. 3.8.

d 14.14.

e 11.31.

f Heb. 11.9.

g 13.18.

h Dute. 11.30. Hlu. 7.1.

i 10.18,19; 13.7.

j 13.15; 17.8. Hlab. 105.9-12.

k 13.4.

l 26.1.

m 43.1.

n 20.1-18; 26.6-11.

o 20.18. 1 Lan. 16.21. Hlab. 105.14.

a Zaga 10.22.

b 12.7,8.

c 36.7.

d 26.20.

e 12.6.

f Seb. 7.26.

g 20.15; 34.10.

h 19.17. Dute. 34.3. Josh. 1.7.

i 19.17. Dute. 34.3. Josh. 1.7.

j 19.24,25.

k 2.8. Isa. 51.3. Jow. 2.3.

l 14.2,8; 19.22.

m 18.20. Hez. 16.49. 2 Pet. 2.7,8.

n 6.11.

o 28.14.

p 17.8; 28.13; 35.12. Seb. 7.5.

q 12.7; 15.18; 24.7; 26.4. Dute. 34.4. 2 Lan. 20.7.

r 15.5; 22.17; 26.4; 28.14; 32.12. Nani 23.10.

s 35.27; 37.14.

a 11.2.

b 10.22. Isa. 11.11. Seb. 2.9.

c 19.24.

d 19.24.

e Dute. 29.23.

f Dute. 29.23.

g 14.8; 19.22.

h Nani 34.12. Dute. 3.17. Josh. 3.16.

i 15.20. Dute. 3.11. Josh. 12.4; 13.12; 17.15. 2 Sam. 5.18,22; 23.13.

j Josh. 12.4; 13.12.

k Dute. 2.20.

l Dute. 2.10,11.

m 36.8,19. Dute. 2.12,22.

1 iEliparani: kumbe, igceke leParani.

n 21.21. Nani 12.16.

o 2 Lan. 20.2.

p 11.3.

q 19.17,30.

r 14.16,21.

s 12.5.

t 13.12.

u 13.18.

v 14.24.

w 13.8.

2 wahlomisa: kumbe, wakhokhela.

x 12.5,16; 15.3; 17.12,13,23,27. Tshu. 2.7.

y Dute. 34.1. Hlu. 18.29.

z 1 Sam. 23.19,24. Eks. 26.18,35; 27.9; 36.23; 38.9.

a 2 Sam. 18.18.

b Heb. 7.1.

c Hlab. 110.4. Heb. 5.6.

d Seb. 16.17.

e Ruthe 3.10. 2 Sam. 2.5.

f 14.22.

g 24.27.

h Heb. 7.4. Gen. 28.22.

3 abantu: Heb. imiphefumulo.

i Dan. 12.7. Isam. 10.5,6. Eks. 6.8. Dute. 32.40. Nani 14.30. Hez. 20.5.6.

j Esta 9.15,16.

k 14.13.

a 26.24. Dan. 10.12. Luka 1.13,30.

b 2 Sam. 22.3. Hlab. 3.3; 18.2; 84.11; 119.114.

c Zaga 11.18. Hlab. 15.5.

d 14.15.

e 14.14.

f 2 Sam. 7.12; 16.11.

g Hlab. 147.4.

h 13.16; 22.17; 26.4. Eks. 32.13. Dute. 1.10; 10.22. 1 Lan. 27.23. Jer. 33.22. Heb. 11.12.

i Roma 4.18.

j Roma 4.3,9,22. Gal. 3.6. Jak. 2.23.

k Hlab. 106.31.

l 11.28,31; 12.1.

m Hlab. 105.42,44. Roma 4.13.

n 24.13,14. Hlu. 6.17,37. 1 Sam. 14.9,10. 2 Kho. 20.8. Hlab. 86.17. Isa. 7.11-13. Luka 1.18.

o Jer. 34.18,19.

p Levi 1.17.

q 2.21. Jobe 4.13; 33.15.

r Seb. 7.6,7.

s Eks. 1.11.

t 15.16. Eks. 12.40,41.

u Eks. 6.6.

v Eks. 12.36. Hlab. 105.37.

w Jobe 5.26.

x Seb. 13.36.

y 25.8.

z 25.8.

a 15.13.

b 15.21. Josh. 5.1; 13.4. 1 Kho. 21.26. Amos 2.9.

c Dan. 8.23. Mat. 23.32. 1 Thes. 2.16.

d Hez. 12.6,7,12.

e 12.7; 13.15; 24.7; 26.4. Nani 34.2. Dute. 34.4. Neh. 9.8. Hlab. 105.11.

f Eks. 23.31. Dute. 1.7; 11.24. Josh. 1.4. 1 Kho. 4.21. 2 Lan. 9.26. Isa. 27.12.

g Hlu. 1.16; 4.11,17. Eks. 2.15,16.

h 23.2,3.

i Hlu. 1.4.

j 14.5.

k Nani 13.29. Josh. 17.2.

l Josh. 24.11.

a 15.2,3.

b 12.16; 21.9.

c Gal. 4.24.

d 20.3,9.

e 20.18; 30.2. 1 Sam. 1.5,6.

f 12.5.

g Zaga 30.21,23.

h 31.53. 1 Sam. 24.12.

i Jobe 2.6. Jer. 38.5.

j Eks. 2.15.

k 20.1. Eks. 15.22. 1 Sam. 15.7.

l 25.18; Eks. 15.22.

m 17.20; 21.18; 25.12-18.

n 17.19. Mat. 1.21. Luka 1.13,31.

1 uIshmayeli: okuyikuthi, uNkulunkulu uzakuzwa.

o 21.20.

p 25.18.

q 24.62; 25.11.

2 iBeri-Lahayi-Royi: okuyikuthi, umthombo walowo ophilayo engibona.

r Nani 13.26. 14.7; 20.1.

s 16.11.

a 28.3; 35.11; 43.14; 48.3; 49.25. Eks. 6.3.

b 24.40; 48.15. 1 Kho. 2.4; 8.25. 2 Kho. 20.3. Gen. 5.22,24; 6.9.

c 6.9. Dute. 18.13. Jobe 1.1. Mat. 5.48.

1 uphelele: kumbe, bana qotho.

d 12.2; 13.16; 22.17.

e 17.17.

f Roma 4.11,12,16. Gal. 3.29.

g Neh. 9.7.

2 uAbrahama: okuyikuthi, uyise wexuku elikhulu.

h Roma 4.17.

i 28.3; 48.4.

j 35.11.

k 17.16; 35.11.

l Gal. 3.17.

m 26.24; 28.13. Heb. 11.16.

n 12.7.

3 njengowezizwe: Heb. ilizwe lokuhlala kwakho njengowezizwe.

o Eks. 6.7. Levi 26.12. Dute. 14.2; 26.18; 29.13.

p Seb. 7.8. Roma 4.11.

q Levi 12.3. Luka 2.21. Fil. 3.5. Joha. 7.22.

4 uSara: Heb. inkosazana.

r 18.10.

s Gal. 4.31. 1 Pet. 3.6.

t 21.6. Joha. 8.56. Roma 4.19.

u 15.16.

v 18.10; 21.2. Gal. 4.23,28.

w 16.10.

x 25.12-16.

y 21.18.

z 35.13.

a 13.18.

b Heb. 13.2. Gen. 18.22; 19.1; 31.11,13; 48.16. Eks. 3.2,14; 6.3; 14.19; 13.21; 24.10. Isa. 63.9. Mal. 3.1.

c 19.1.

d 19.2; 24.32; 43.24.

e Hlu. 6.18; 13.15.

f 19.8; 33.10.

g 24.67.

h 18.14.

i 17.19,21; 21.2. Roma 9.9.

j 17.17. Roma 4.19. Heb. 11.11,12,19.

k 31.35.

l 17.17. Luka 1.18.

m 1 Pet. 3.6.

n Jer. 32.17. Zek. 8.6. Mat. 19.26. Luka 1.37.

o 17.21; 18.10. 2 Kho. 4.16.

p Levi 19.11.

q Roma 15.24. 3 Joha. 6.

r Hlab. 25.14. Amos 3.7. Joha. 15.15.

s 12.3; 22.18; 26.4. Seb. 3.25. Gal. 3.8.

t Dute. 4.9,10; 6.7. Efe. 6.4.

u 17.27. Josh. 24.15.

v 4.10; 19.13. Jak. 5.4.

w 11.5. Eks. 3.8.

x Dute. 8.2; 13.3.

y 19.1.

z 18.1.

a Heb. 10.22.

b 20.4. Nani 16.22. 2 Sam. 24.17.

c Jobe 8.20.

d Jobe 8.3. Roma 3.6.

e Jer. 5.1. Hez. 22.30.

f Luka 18.1.

g 2.7; 3.19. Jobe 4.19.

h Hlu. 6.39.

a 18.22.

b 18.2. 2 Sam. 11.8.

c Heb. 13.2. Hlu. 4.18.

d 18.4; 24.32; 43.24.

e Luka 24.28.

f 13.13. Isa. 3.9.

g Hlu. 19.22.

h Roma 1.24,27. Juda 7.

i Hlu. 19.23.

j Hlu. 19.24.

k 18.5.

l 13.12. 2 Pet. 2.7,8.

m Eks. 2.14.

n 2 Kho. 6.18. Seb. 13.11.

o 2 Pet. 2.7,9.

p 19.8. 2 Kho. 8.27.

q Nani 16.21,24,26,45. Jer. 51.6. Isam. 18.4.

1 ebubini: kumbe, ekujezisweni.

r 19.26. Luka 9.62.

s Seb. 10.14.

2 ngikwemukele: Heb. ngibuphakamisile ubuso bakho.

t Jobe 42.8,9.

u Mark. 6.5.

v 14.2,8.

3 iZowari: okuyikuthi, okuncinyane.

w Dute. 29.23. Isa. 13.19. Jer. 20.16; 50.40. Hez. 16.49,50. Amos 4.11. Zef. 2.9. Luka 17.29. 2 Pet. 2.6. Juda 7.

x Luka 17.32.

y 18.22.

z Isam. 18.9.

a 8.1.

b 19.17,19.

c Dute. 2.9.

d Dute. 2.19.

a 18.1,33.

b 16.7,14.

c 26.3.

d 10.19; 26.6.

e 12.13-20; 26.7-11.

f Hlab. 105.14.

g Jobe 33.15,16.

h 20.7.

i 18.23.

j 39.9. Hlab. 51.4.

k Eks. 7.1. 1 Sam. 7.5. Jobe 42.8.

l Nani 16.32,33.

m 29.26; 34.7.

n Zaga 16.6.

o 11.29.

p 12.1.

q 12.13.

r 12.16.

s 13.9; 34.10.

t 20.5.

u 24.65.

v 21.25.

w 12.17.

a 1 Sam. 2.21.

b 17.19; 18.10,14.

c Heb. 11.11. Gal. 4.22.

d 17.21.

e 17.19.

f Seb. 7.8.

g 17.10,12.

h 17.1,17.

i Isa. 54.1. Gal. 4.27.

j 18.11,12.

k 16.1.

l 16.15.

m Gal. 4.29.

n Gal. 4.30.

o 17.18.

p Roma 9.7. Heb. 11.18.

q 21.18; 16.10; 17.20.

r 21.31.

s 39.2,3,21.

t 16.12.

u 24.4.

v 20.2; 26.1,26.

w 26.28.

x Josh. 2.12. 1 Sam. 24.21.

y Jobe 18.19. Isa. 14.22.

z 26.15,18,20,21,22.

a 26.31.

b 33.8.

c 21.14. 26.33.

1 iBherishebha: okuyikuthi, umthombo wesifungo.

d 4.26.

e Isa. 40.28. Roma 16.26. 1 Tim. 1.17.

f 10.14; 26.1.

a 1 Kor. 10.13. Heb. 11.17. Jak. 1.12,13. 1 Pet. 1.6,7.

b 2 Lan. 3.1.

c Joha. 19.17.

d Jak. 2.21,22.

e Mika 6.7,8.

f 26.5.

1 uJehova-jire: okuyikuthi, uJehova uzanakekela.

g Hlab. 105.9. Luka 1.73. Heb. 6.13.

h 15.5. Jer. 33.22.

i 2 Sam. 17.11. 1 Kho. 4.20. Isa. 48.19. Gen. 13.16.

j 24.60. Mika 1.9. Hlab. 127.5.

k 12.3; 18.18; 26.4. Seb. 3.25. Gal. 3.8.

l 22.2; 26.5.

m 21.31.

n 11.29.

o Jobe 1.1.

p Jobe 32.2.

q 24.15.

r Roma 9.10.

a Josh. 14.15. Hlu. 1.10.

b 13.18; 23.19; 35.27; 37.14. Nani 13.22.

c 17.8. 1 Lan. 29.15. Hlab. 105.12. Heb. 11.9,13.

d Seb. 7.5.

1 esilamandla: Heb. isikhulu sikaNkulunkulu.

e 34.20,24. Ruthe 4.1.

f 2 Sam. 24.21-24.

g Eks. 30.13. Hez. 45.12. Gen. 17.12,13; 20.16.

h 1 Lan. 21.25. Jer. 32.9.

i 25.9; 49.30-32; 50.13.

j Ruthe 4.7-10. Jer. 32.10,11.

1 elensuku ezinengi: Heb. eqhubekile ngezinsuku.

a 13.2; 14.14; 24.35.

b 15.2.

c 24.10.

d 47.29.

e 14.22.

f 26.34,35; 27.46.

g 28.2.

h 11.31; 22.20-24; 27.43.

i 12.1.

j 12.7; 13.15; 15.18; 17.8; 26.4. Seb. 7.5.

k Eks. 23.20,23; 33.2. Heb. 1.14.

l Josh. 2.20.

m 24.2.

n 12.16.

o 24.24; 27.43.

p Eks. 2.16. 1 Sam. 9.11. 29.9.

q 24.27,42; 17.7; 26.24; 28.13; 32.9. Eks. 3.6,15.

r 27.20. Hlab. 37.5.

s 24.43.

t 29.9,10.

u 15.8.

v 11.29; 22.23.

w 26.7.

x 24.12,40,42,56. Neh. 1.11.

y 24.15.

z 24.48,52. Eks. 4.31.

a 32.10. Hlab. 98.3.

b 24.48.

c 25.20; 28.2; 29.5.

d 26.29. Hlu. 17.2. Ruthe 3.10.

e 43.24. Hlu. 19.21.

f 18.4; 19.2; 43.24.

g 24.1.

h 21.2.

i 25.5.

j 24.3.

k 24.4.

l 24.5.

m 24.7.

n 17.1.

o 24.21.

p 24.8.

q 24.12.

r 24.21.

s 24.13.

t 24.14,15.

u 20.16; 21.25.

v 1 Sam. 1.13.

w 24.22. Hez. 16.11,12.

x 24.26,52.

y 22.23. 2 Kho. 8.26.

z 47.29. Josh. 2.14.

a 31.24. 2 Sam. 13.22.

b 24.13-15; 24.42-44.

c 24.26,48.

2 imiceciso: Heb. izitsha.

d 2 Lan. 21.3; 32.23. Ezra 1.6.

e 24.56,59.

f 35.8.

g 17.16.

h 22.17.

i 16.14; 25.11.

j Hlab. 77.6; 119.15,23,48,78,148; 143.5.

3 ukuzindla: kumbe, ukukhuleka.

k Josh. 15.18.

l 37.35; 38.12. 2 Sam. 13.39.

m 23.2.

a 1 Lan. 1.32,33.

b 24.36.

c 21.14.

d Hlu. 6.3.

e 15.15.

f 25.17; 35.29; 49.29,33.

g 35.29.

h 23.16; 50.13.

i 49.31.

j 16.14; 24.62.

k 16.15.

l 1 Lan. 1.29-31.

m 17.20.

n 25.8.

o 1 Sam. 15.7.

p 16.7; 20.1. Eks. 15.22.

1 wahlala: Heb. wawa.

q Mat. 1.2.

r 22.23.

s 28.2.

t 24.29.

u 2 Sam. 21.14; 24.25. 1 Lan. 5.20. 2 Lan. 33.13. Ezra 8.23.

v 1 Sam. 9.9.

w 17.16; 24.60.

x 27.29,40. Roma 9.12.

y 27.11,16,23.

z Hos. 12.3.

a 27.36.

b 27.3,5.

c 6.9. Jobe 1.1,8; 2.3. Hlab. 37.37.

d Heb. 11.9.

2 wadla: Heb. inyama yenyamazana yayisemlonyeni wakhe.

e 27.4.

f 27.6.

3 uEdoma: okuyikuthi, okubomvu.

g Heb. 12.16.

h Heb. 12.16.

a 12.10.

b 20.2.

c 21.34. 1 Sam. 21.10; Hlab. 34.1.

d 12.1.

e 20.1. Heb. 11.9.

f 28.15.

g 12.2.

h 13.15,16; 15.18.

i 22.16.

j 15.5. Eks. 32.13.

k 12.3; 22.18.

l 22.16,18.

m 12.13; 20.2,13.

n 24.16.

o 20.9.

p 26.3; 24.1,35. Jobe 42.12.

q 30.1; 37.11. Tshu. 4.4.

r 21.30.

s Eks. 1.9.

t 21.31.

1 agobhozayo: Heb. aphilayo.

u 21.25.

2 iEseki: okuyikuthi, ukuphikisana.

3 iSitina: okuyikuthi, ukuzonda.

4 iRehobothi: okuyikuthi, indawo.

v 17.6; 28.3.

w 24.12.

x 15.1.

y 28.15; 31.3.

z 12.7; 13.18.

a 21.22.

b 26.16.

c 21.22,23.

5 sokuthi: Heb. uba uzasenzela okubi.

d 24.31.

e 18.5-8; 19.3.

f 21.31.

6 iShebha: okuyikuthi, isifungo.

g 21.31; 22.19.

7 iBherishebha: okuyikuthi, umthombo wesifungo.

h 28.9; 36.2,3.

8 lusizi: Heb. okubabayo.

i 27.46.

a 48.10. 1 Sam. 3.2.

b 25.27,28.

c 48.9,15; 49.28. Dute. 33.1.

d 27.13.

e 27.4.

f 27.4.

g 25.25.

h 27.21,22.

i 1 Sam. 25.24. 2 Sam. 14.9. Mat. 27.25.

j 27.4,9.

1 ezinhle: Heb. eziloyisekayo.

k 27.27.

l 27.4.

m 24.12.

n 27.12.

o 27.16.

p 27.4,10,19,31.

q Heb. 11.20.

r Hos. 14.6.

s Dute. 33.13,28. 2 Sam. 1.21.

t Dute. 33.28.

u 2 Sam. 8.14.

v 49.8.

w 12.3. Nani 24.9.

x Jobe 9.24.

y Heb. 12.17.

z 25.26.

2 uJakobe: okuyikuthi, umqhubekisi.

a 25.33.

b 27.29. 2 Sam. 8.14.

c 27.28.

d Heb. 12.17.

e 25.23. 2 Sam. 8.14. 1 Kho. 22.47. Obad. 18-20.

f 2 Kho. 8.20-22.

g 37.4.

h 50.3,4,10; 50.15.

i Obad. 10.

j 11.31; 24.4; 29.4.

k 26.35; 28.8.

l 24.3.

a 24.3.

b Hos. 12.12.

c 25.20; 48.7.

d 22.23.

e 24.29.

f 17.1.

g 12.2.

h 28.1,3.

1 njengowezizwe: Heb. ilizwe lokuhlala kwakho njengowezizwe.

i 28.1,3.

j 24.3; 26.35.

k 36.3; 26.34.

l 25.13; 36.3.

m 26.23,33.

n Seb. 7.2.

o 37.5,9; 40.5; 41.1. Jobe 33.15.

p Joha. 1.51.

q 35.1; 48.3.

r 26.24; 24.12.

s 13.15.

t 13.16.

u 13.14. Dute. 12.20.

v 12.3; 18.18; 22.18; 26.4.

w 26.24; 31.3; 28.20.

x 35.6.

y Dute. 31.6,8. Josh. 1.5. 1 Kho. 8.57. 1 Lan. 28.20. Heb. 13.5.

z Eks. 3.5. Josh. 5.15.

a 31.13,45; 35.14. 2 Sam. 18.18.

b Levi 8.10,11. Nani 7.1.

c Hlu. 1.23,26.

2 iBhetheli: okuyikuthi, indlu kaNkulunkulu.

d 31.13. 2 Sam. 15.8.

e 28.15.

f Hlu. 11.31. 2 Sam. 15.7-9; 19.30.

g Dute. 26.17.

h 35.7,14.

i 14.20. Levi 27.30.

a Nani 23.7.

b 27.43.

c 37.14; 43.27,28. 1 Sam. 17.18.

d Eks. 2.16. Gen. 24.16.

e Eks. 2.17.

f 33.4; 45.14,15.

g 29.15; 13.8; 14.14,16. Levi 10.4. Ruthe 4.3.

h 24.28.

i 24.29.

j 2.23; 37.27. Hlu. 9.2. 2 Sam. 5.1; 19.12,13. 1 Lan. 11.1.

1 inyanga yonke: Heb. inyanga yezinsuku.

k 39.6.

l 31.41.

m 30.26. Hos. 12.12.

n Hlu. 14.10. Joha. 2.1,2.

o 30.9.

p 20.9; 34.7.

q Hlu. 14.12. Gen. 2.2,3; 8.10; 50.10.

r 30.3.

s 29.20. Dute. 21.15.

t 31.41.

u 30.22.

2 uRubeni: okuyikuthi, bona indodana.

v 31.42. Eks. 3.7; 4.31. Dute. 26.7. Hlab. 25.18.

3 uSimeyoni: okuyikuthi, ukuzwa.

w Jer. 50.5. Nani 18.2,4.

4 uLevi: okuyikuthi, kuhlanganisiwe.

x Mat. 1.2.

5 uJuda: okuyikuthi, udumo.

a 29.31.

b 26.14.

c 16.2.

d 29.29.

e 16.2.

f 50.23.

g 16.3; 35.22.

1 uDani: okuyikuthi, ukwehlulela.

2 okulamandla: Heb. kukaNkulunkulu.

3 uNafithali: okuyikuthi, ukubindana kwami.

h 29.35.

i 30.4; 29.24.

4 uGadi: okuyikuthi, ibutho.

j Luka 1.48.

5 uAsheri: okuyikuthi, othokozayo.

k Ngoma 7.13.

l Nani 16.13.

6 uIsakari: okuyikuthi, umvuzo.

7 uZebuluni: okuyikuthi, ukuhlala.

8 uDina: okuyikuthi, isahlulelo.

m 8.1.

n 29.31.

o Isa. 4.1. 1 Sam. 1.6. Luka 1.25.

9 uJosefa: okuyikuthi, ukwengeza.

p 35.17.

q 29.20,30.

r Eks. 32.32. 2 Sam. 5.8. Dan. 3.15. Luka 13.9.

s 39.3,5.

t 29.15.

u 31.6,38-40.

10 ekufikeni kwami: Heb. enyaweni lwami.

v 1 Tim. 5.8.

w 31.8.

x 31.8-12. Hez. 31.8.

y 30.41. Eks. 2.16.

z 30.35.

a 30.30.

b 13.2; 24.35; 26.13,14.

c 12.16; 24.10.

a Hlab. 49.16.

b 4.5.

1 mandulo: Heb. izolo lakuthangi.

c 31.13; 28.15; 32.9.

d 31.2.

e 31.3.

f 31.38-40; 30.29.

g 31.41. Nani 14.22. Neh. 4.12. Jobe 19.3. Zek. 8.23. Isa. 4.1. Mat. 18.21.

h 30.32.

i 31.1.

j Eks. 9.18.

k Eks. 3.7.

l 28.18-20.

m 31.3; 32.9.

n 29.15,20,27.

2 izithombe: Heb. amatherafi.

3 engananzelelwe: Heb. inhliziyo kaLabani.

o 2 Kho. 12.17. Luka 9.51.

p 20.3.

4 okuhle kumbe okubi: Heb. kusukela kukuhle kusiya kokubi.

q 31.20,27.

r 1 Sam. 30.2.

5 unginyenyela: Heb. ungeba.

s 31.55. Ruthe 1.9,14. 1 Kho. 19.20. Seb. 20.37.

t 1 Sam. 26.21.

u 31.42; 28.13.

v 31.24,29; 19.34.

w 31.19. Hlu. 18.24.

x Levi 19.32.

y Lam. 4.19.

z 31.54.

a 31.23.

b Eks. 22.12.

c 29.27,28.

d 31.7.

e Hlab. 124.1,2.

f 31.53.

g 29.32.

h 1 Lan. 12.17.

i 31.29.

j 26.28.

k 31.48. Josh. 24.27.

l 28.18.

6 iJegari-Sahadutha: okuyikuthi, inqumbi yobufakazi.

7 iGaledi: okuyikuthi, inqumbi yobufakazi.

m 31.44.

n Hlu. 11.29,34.

8 iMizipa: okuyikuthi, inqaba yokulinda.

o 31.44,48.

p 31.42.

q 31.37.

r 31.28,43.

s 28.1.

a Josh. 5.14. Luka 2.13. 2 Sam. 17.24.

1 iMahanayimi: okuyikuthi, amabutho amabili.

b 36.8,9. Dute. 2.5. Josh. 24.4.

c 33.8,15.

d 33.1.

e 28.13.

f 31.3,13.

2 kangiwufanele: Heb. ngingomncinyane kuwo wonke umusa.

g 24.27.

h 28.13-15.

i 43.11. Zaga 18.16.

j Dute. 2.37; 3.16. Josh. 12.2. Gen. 32.24.

k Hos. 12.3,4.

3 semadabukakusa: Heb. sekuphakameni kwekuseni.

l Mark. 6.48. Luka 24.28.

m 35.10. 2 Kho. 17.34.

4 uIsrayeli: okuyikuthi, isikhulu sikaNkulunkulu.

n 33.4.

o Hlu. 13.18.

5 iPeniyeli: okuyikuthi, ubuso bukaNkulunkulu.

p 16.13. Eks. 24.10,11; 33.20. Dute. 5.24. Hlu. 6.22; 13.22. Eks. 18.4. Isa. 6.5.

q Hlu. 8.8,17. 1 Kho. 12.25.

r Mika 4.6,7. Zef. 3.19.

s Jer. 51.30.

a 32.6.

b 18.2; 42.6; 43.26.

c 32.28.

d 45.14.

e 48.9. Hlab. 127.3. Isa. 8.18.

1 uqondeni: Heb. liyini leliqembu kuwe.

f 32.16.

g 32.5; 33.15.

h 18.5; 19.8.

i 2 Sam. 14.32. Mat. 18.10.

2 isipho: Heb. isibusiso.

j Hlu. 1.15. 1 Sam. 25.27; 30.26. 2 Kho. 5.15.

k 19.3. 2 Sam. 13.25,27. 2 Kho. 5.23.

l 2 Sam. 18.5. Isa. 8.6.

3 ngokuhamba: Heb. ngonyawo.

m 33.16; 32.3.

n 33.8; 34.11; 47.25. Ruthe 2.13.

o Josh. 13.27. Hlu. 8.5. Hlab. 60.6.

4 iSukothi: okuyikuthi, amadumba.

p Josh. 24.1. Hlu. 9.1 Hlab. 60.6.

q Josh. 24.32. Joha. 4.5.

r 35.7.

5 iEli-Elohe-Israyeli: okuyikuthi, uNkulunkulu uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.

a 30.21.

b 33.19.

1 samona: Heb. samthobisa.

c Hlu. 14.2.

d 24.21. 1 Sam. 10.27.

e 49.7.

f Hlu. 20.6. 2 Sam. 13.12.

g 34.31; 20.9; 29.26. Levi 4.2,13,22,27; 5.17; 2 Sam. 13.12.

h 13.9; 20.15.

i 34.21; 42.34.

j 47.27.

k 33.15.

l Eks. 22.16,17. 1 Sam. 18.25. Dute. 22.29.

m 2 Sam. 13.24.

n 34.27.

o Josh. 5.9.

p 1 Lan. 4.9.

q 34.10.

r 23.10.

s 49.5-7.

t 29.33,34; 30.21.

2 ubukhali: Heb. umlomo.

u 34.13.

v 43.8; 45.19.

w Josh. 7.25.

x Eks. 5.21. 1 Sam. 13.4; 27.12. 2 Sam. 10.6; 16.21. 1 Lan. 19.6.

y 13.7; 15.20,21.

z 1 Lan. 16.19. Dute. 4.27; 26.5; 33.6. Hlab. 105.12. Nani 9.20. Jobe 16.22. Hez. 12.16.

a 28.13-19.

b 27.43.

c 18.19. Josh. 24.15.

d 31.19. Josh. 24.2,23. 1 Sam. 7.3.

e Eks. 19.10.

f 32.7,24.

g 28.20; 31.3.

h Hos. 2.13. Gen. 24.22.

i Josh. 24.26. 2 Sam. 18.9. 1 Kho. 13.14. 1 Lan. 10.12. Gen. 35.8.

j 9.2. Eks. 15.16; 23.27. Dute. 11.25. Josh. 2.9. 2 Lan. 14.14.

k 28.19.

1 iEli-Bhetheli: okuyikuthi, uNkulunkulu weBhetheli.

l 24.59.

m 13.18; 35.4.

2 iAloni-Bakuthi: okuyikuthi, ie-oki yokulila.

n 17.5,15.

o 32.28.

p 17.1.

q 28.3; 48.4.

r 17.5,6,16; 26.4.

s 12.7; 13.15; 17.8; 26.3; 28.13.

t 17.22.

u 28.18; 31.45.

v Nani 28.7.

w 28.19.

3 ummango: Heb. isiqetshana somhlabathi.

x 30.24. 1 Sam. 4.20.

4 uBenoni: okuyikuthi, indodana yosizi lwami.

5 uBhenjamini: okuyikuthi, indodana yesandla sokunene.

y 48.7.

z Ruthe 1.2; 4.11. Mika 5.2. Mat. 2.6,16-18.

a 1 Sam. 10.2.

b Mika 4.8.

c 49.4. 1 Lan. 5.1. Gen. 30.4; 37.2. 2 Sam. 16.22; 20.3. 1 Kor. 5.1.

d 46.8-27. Eks. 1.2-4.

e 13.18; 23.2,19.

f Josh. 14.15; 15.13.

g 28.10.

h 15.15; 25.8.

i 25.9; 49.31.

a 25.30.

b 26.34.

c 36.14,18,25.

d 28.9.

e 36.10. 1 Lan. 1.35.

f 13.6.

g 17.8; 28.4; 37.1.

h 32.3.

i 36.1,19.

j 1 Lan. 1.35.

k 36.4.

l Eks. 17.8-16. Nani 24.20. 1 Sam. 15.2,3.

m 36.2.

n 36.11,12.

o 36.13.

p 36.14.

q 36.1,8.

r 1 Lan. 1.38-42.

s 14.6. Dute. 2.12,22.

t 36.12.

u 36.2.

v 36.20.

w 1 Lan. 1.43-54.

x Gen. 10.11.

y 1 Lan. 1.50.

z 1 Lan. 1.51.

1 njengowezizwe: Heb. ilizwe lokuhlala kukayise njengowezizwe.

a 2.4; 6.9.

b 30.24.

c 1 Sam. 2.23,24.

d 44.20.

2 esilemibalabala: kumbe, esiyiziqaziqa.

e 42.6,9; 43.26; 44.14.

f 35.18.

g Seb. 7.9.

h Dan. 7.28. Luka 2.19,51.

i 33.18.

3 baphila kuhle: Heb. bona ukuthula kwabafowenu.

j 13.18; 35.27.

k 2 Kho. 6.13.

4 umphuphi: Heb. inkosi yamaphupho.

l 42.22.

m 37.29,30.

5 esilemibalabala: kumbe, esiyiziqaziqa.

n 37.27,28,36; 39.1.

o 43.11.

p Jer. 8.22; 46.11. Hez. 27.17.

q 37.20.

r 1 Sam. 18.17.

s 29.14.

t 25.2. Hlu. 6.3.

u 45.4. Hlab. 105.17. Seb. 7.9.

v 33.19; 20.16; 45.22. Hlu. 9.4; 16.5. 2 Kho. 5.5.

w 37.34; 44.13.

x 42.13,32,36; 44.31. Jer. 31.15. Lilo 5.7.

y 37.23.

z 38.25,26.

a 37.20; 44.28.

b 37.29. 2 Sam. 1.11.

c 2 Sam. 12.17.

d 42.38; 44.29,31.

e 25.2.

a 38.16.

b 1 Sam. 22.1. 2 Sam. 23.13. 1 Lan. 11.15. Mika 1.15.

c 1 Lan. 2.3-5.

d 46.12. Nani 26.19,20.

e 21.21.

f 1 Lan. 2.3.

g Dute. 25.5-10. Mat. 22.24.

h Ruthe 1.12,13.

i Levi 22.13.

j 24.67; 37.35. 2 Sam. 13.39.

k Josh. 15.10,57. or Josh. 19.43. Hlu. 14.1.

l 38.1.

m 38.25. Jer. 22.24.

n 38.14. 24.65.

1 sideleleke: Heb. sibe lihlazo.

o Levi 21.9.

p 37.32,33.

q 38.18.

r 37.32,33.

s 1 Sam. 24.17.

t 25.24.

u Josh. 2.18.

2 ukufohla: kumbe, uzifohlelele njani.

3 uPerezi: okuyikuthi, ukufohla.

v 46.12. Nani 26.20. 1 Lan. 2.4. Mat. 1.3.

a 37.36.

b 37.28.

c 39.21; 21.22; 26.24,28; 28.15. 1 Sam. 16.18; 18.14,28. Seb. 7.9.

d Hlab. 1.3.

e 18.3; 19.19; 30.27; 33.10; 39.21.

f 30.27.

g 29.17. 1 Sam. 16.12.

h 39.4.

i 22.12.

j 2 Sam. 12.9,13. Hlab. 51.4.

k Hlab. 105.18.

l 40.3,5; 40.15; 41.14. Eks. 12.29.

m 39.2.

n Eks. 3.21; 11.3; 12.36.

o 40.4.

p 39.2,3.

a Neh. 1.11.

b 37.36.

c 39.20.

d 37.36.

e 39.4,5.

f 41.15.

g 41.16. Dan. 2.28,47.

h 40.18; 41.12. Dan. 2.36; 5.16.

i 40.18; 41.26.

j 2 Kho. 25.27. Jer. 52.31. Gen. 40.19,21,22. Hlab. 3.3.

k Josh. 2.12. 1 Sam. 20.14. 2 Sam. 9.1. 1 Kho. 2.7.

l 39.20.

1 zilezinkwa ezimhlophe: kumbe, ezilezobhobo.

m 40.12.

n 40.13.

o Mat. 14.6. Mark. 6.21.

p 40.13,19.

q 40.13.

r Neh. 2.1.

s 40.19.

a 27.44.

b 41.18. Jobe 8.11.

c Hlab. 77.4. Dan. 2.1,3.

d 41.24. Eks. 7.11,22. Dan. 1.20; 2.2; 4.7. Mat. 2.1.

e 40.2,3.

f 37.36.

g 40.5.

h 40.12.

i 40.21,22.

j Hlab. 105.20.

k 1 Sam. 2.8. Hlab. 113.7,8.

l Dan. 2.25.

1 ngokuphangisa: Heb. bamgijimisa.

m 40.5.

n 41.12. Dan. 5.16.

o Dan. 2.30.

p 40.8. Dan. 2.22,28,47.

q 41.1-7.

r 41.8.

s Dan. 2.45. Isam. 4.1.

t 2 Kho. 8.1.

u 41.25.

v 41.47.

w 41.54.

x 47.13.

y Nani 23.19. Isa. 46.10,11.

z 41.48.

2 lingabhujiswa: Heb. lingaqunywa.

a Nani 27.18. Dan. 4.8,18; 5.11,14; 6.3.

b Hlab. 105.21. Seb. 7.10.

3 bazabuswa: Heb. bazakwanga.

c Esta 3.10; 8.2,8,10.

d Esta 8.15.

e Hez. 16.11. Dan. 5.7,29.

f Esta 6.9.

g 42.6; 45.8,9,26.

4 uZafenathi-Paneya: okuyikuthi, umembuli wezimfihlo.

h 1 Sam. 16.21. 1 Kho. 12.6,8. Dan. 1.19.

i 22.17. Hlu. 7.12. 1 Sam. 13.5. Hlab. 78.27.

j 46.20; 48.5.

5 umpristi: kumbe, induna.

k 4.25; 26.7; 32.30; 41.52. Eks. 18.4.

6 uManase: okuyikuthi, ukukhohlwa.

7 uEfrayimi: okuyikuthi, ukuba lezithelo.

l Hlab. 105.16. Seb. 7.11.

m 41.30.

8 iziphala: Heb. konke okwakulolutho.

n 42.6.

o 41.54,56.

a Seb. 7.11,12.

b 43.8.

c 35.18.

d 42.38.

e 41.41.

f 37.7,9,10.

g 37.5,9.

h Dute. 1.24. Josh. 14.7.

i 37.30.

j 1 Sam. 1.26; 17.55.

1 wabafaka: Heb. wababuthela.

k Levi 25.43. Neh. 5.15.

l 42.34; 43.5; 44.23.

m Jobe 36.8,9.

n 37.21.

o 9.5. 2 Lan. 24.22. Hlab. 9.12. Luka 11.50,51.

p Jobe 33.23.

q 42.35; 43.21.

r 43.21. Eks. 4.24.

2 zasehluleka: Heb. yaphuma.

s 37.30.

t 42.15,19,20.

u 42.19.

v 34.10,21.

w 27.45; 43.14. Levi 26.22. 1 Sam. 15.33. 2 Sam. 17.8. Zaga 17.12. Jer. 18.21. Hos. 13.8.

x 46.9.

y 42.13,32,36.

z 42.4; 44.29.

a 37.35; 44.31.

a 41.54,57.

1 yasiqonqosela: Heb. yafakaza lokufakaza.

b 42.20; 44.23.

2 yabuzisisa: Heb. yabuza lokubuza.

3 ngalawo-: Heb. umlomo.

c 42.2.

d 44.32.

e 37.25.

f 42.25,27,35.

g 17.1.

h 43.19; 24.2; 39.4; 44.1,4.

4 asijume: Heb. azigiqe phezu kwethu.

i 42.3,10.

j 42.27.

k 18.4; 19.2; 24.32.

l 43.11.

m 43.28; 37.7,9,10; 42.6.

n 42.11,13.

o 35.18.

p 42.13.

q 1 Kho. 3.26. Hos. 11.8.

r 42.24.

s 45.1.

t 46.34. Eks. 8.26.

u 2 Sam. 11.8.

v 45.22.

a 43.21.

b 31.32.

c 37.29,34. Nani 14.6. 2 Sam. 1.11; 3.31. Jobe 1.20. Tshu. 3.7. 2 Kho. 18.37; 19.1. Jer. 36.24. Mat. 26.65.

d 37.7,9,10; 42.6; 43.26,28.

e 44.9.

f 43.20.

g Eks. 32.22.

h 43.8; 44.23,26,31.

i 42.15,20; 43.3,5.

j 44.31.

k 43.1.

l 37.33.

m 42.36,38; 44.31.

n 1 Sam. 18.1.

o 44.30.

p 43.9.

a 43.31. Esta 5.10. Isa. 42.14; 63.15; 64.12. 1 Sam. 13.12.

b Seb. 7.13.

1 lingazithukutheleli: Heb. kakungabi lentukuthelo emehlweni enu.

c 50.20. Hlab. 105.16,17.

d Eks. 34.21. Dute. 21.4. 1 Sam. 8.12. Isa. 30.24.

e 45.26; 41.43.

f 46.28,29,34; 47.1,4,6,27; 50.8; 47.11.

g Zaga 20.13; 23.21; 30.9.

h Seb. 7.14.

i Nani 18.12,29.

2 ukulaya: Heb. umlomo.

j 2 Kho. 5.5,23.

k 43.34.

l 2 Lan. 11.23. Dan. 4.12,21.

m Hlab. 4.4; Efe. 4.26. Zaga 29.9. Hez. 16.43.

n 45.19,21; 46.5. Nani 7.3,6.

a 21.31,33; 26.23,33; 28.10.

b 26.24,25.

c 15.1.

d 28.13.

e 12.2. Dute. 26.5.

f 15.16; 28.15; 48.21; 50.24. Eks. 3.8.

g 50.1.

h 45.19,21,27.

i 37.35. Josh. 24.4. Hlab. 105.23. Isa. 52.4.

j Eks. 6.14-25. Eks. 1.1-5.

k Nani 26.5-7. 1 Lan. 5.1-3.

l 1 Lan. 6.1.

m 1 Lan. 2.3; 4.21.

n 1 Lan. 2.3; 4.21.

o e 38.29. 1 Lan. 2.5.

p 1 Lan. 7.1.

q 29.32-30.21.

r Nani 26.15-17.

s 1 Lan. 7.30.

t 30.10-13.

u 29.24.

1 umpristi: kumbe, induna.

v 41.50.

w Nani 26.38-40. 1 Lan. 7.6-12; 8.1.

x 1 Lan. 7.13.

y 30.5-8.

z 29.29.

a Eks. 1.5. Dute. 10.22. Seb. 7.14.

b 45.10.

c 45.14.

d 47.1.

e 47.3.

f 46.32.

g 37.12.

h 43.32. Eks. 8.26.

a 46.31.

b 45.10.

c Seb. 7.13.

d 46.33.

e 46.34.

f 15.13. Dute. 26.5.

g 46.34.

h 20.15.

i 45.18.

j 47.4.

k Hlab. 39.12. Heb. 11.9,13.

l 25.7; 35.28.

m 47.7.

n Eks. 1.11; 12.37.

o 47.6.

p 45.11; 50.21.

q 41.56.

r 47.19.

s Ezra 7.24.

t 47.29; 33.15.

u 45.10.

v 46.3.

w Dute. 31.14. 1 Kho. 2.1.

x 24.2.

y 24.49.

z 50.25.

a 2 Sam. 19.37.

b 49.29; 50.5,13.

c 21.23,24.

d 48.2. 1 Kho. 1.47. Heb. 11.21.

a 17.1.

b 28.13,19; 35.6,9.

c 17.8.

d 41.50-52; 46.20.

e Josh. 13.7; 14.4.

f 35.16-19.

g 35.16.

h 33.5.

i 27.4; 49.25,26. Heb. 11.21.

1 ayefiphele: Heb. ayenzima.

j 27.1.

k 27.27.

l 48.10.

m 48.19.

n 17.1; 24.40.

o 28.13,15; 31.11,13,24; 18.2.

p Isa. 44.22,23; 49.7. 2 Sam. 4.9.

q Amos 9.12. Seb. 15.17.

r 48.14.

s Nani 1.33,35; 2.19,21. Dute. 33.17.

t Ruthe 4.11,12.

u 46.4; 50.24.

v Josh. 24.32. Joha. 4.5.

a Dute. 33.6-25.

b Nani 24.14. Dute. 4.30. Isa. 2.2. Jer. 23.20. Dan. 2.28.

c 29.32.

d Dute. 21.17. Hlab. 78.51; 105.36.

e 4.7.

f 35.22. 1 Lan. 5.1.

g 29.33,34.

h Zaga 11.13; 20.19.

i Hlab. 16.9; 57.8.

j Nani 3.6. Josh. 19.1. 1 Lan. 4.27.

k 29.35; 27.29.

l 2 Sam. 22.41.

m 1 Lan. 5.2.

n Dute. 33.22.

o Nani 23.24; 24.9. Isam. 5.5.

p Nani 24.17. Zek. 10.11.

q Hlab. 60.7; 108.8. Dute. 28.57.

1 uShilo: Heb. lowo engeyakhe.

r Zaga 30.17.

s 2 Kho. 18.32. Isa. 5.2. Jer. 2.21. Hlu. 16.4. Nani 13.23.

t Zaga 23.29.

u Dute. 33.18,19. Josh. 19.10,11.

v Dute. 1.7. Josh. 9.1. Hlu. 5.17.

w Hlu. 5.16. Hlab. 68.13. Hlu. 5.15. 1 Lan. 12.32.

x 1 Sam. 10.9.

y Eks. 1.11. Josh. 16.10.

z Gen. 30.6.

a Hlab. 25.5. Isa. 25.9.

b Gen. 30.11.

2 ingatsha: Heb. amadodakazi.

c 37.19.

d 37.24,28; 39.20.

e Hlab. 18.14.

f 27.41; 50.15.

g Jobe 29.20.

h Hlab. 132.2,5. Isa. 1.24.

i Hlab. 80.1. Isa. 28.16. 1 Pet. 2.4.

j 35.3; 50.17; 17.1.

k Dute. 33.15. Hab. 3.6.

l Dute. 33.16.

m Hez. 22.27.

n Zek. 14.1. Hez. 39.10.

o 49.33; 25.8.

p 47.30.

q 23.9; 50.13.

r 23.16,17.

s 23.19; 25.9.

t 35.29.

u 49.29.

a 46.4. 2 Kho. 13.14.

b 50.26. 2 Lan. 16.14. Luka 23.56. Joha. 19.39,40.

c Nani 20.29. Dute. 34.8,10. 1 Sam. 31.13. Jobe 2.13.

d 47.29; 32.5; 33.8,10,15.

e 2 Lan. 16.14. Isa. 22.16. Mat. 27.60.

f 45.10.

1 iAbeli-Mizirayimi: okuyikuthi, isililo samaGibhithe.

g 49.29,30. Seb. 7.16.

h 23.16.

i 49.23.

j 49.25.

k 30.2. 2 Kho. 5.7.

l 45.5,7.

m 47.12.

2 ngomusa: Heb. enhliziyweni yabo.

n Nani 32.39. 1 Lan. 7.14.

o 15.14; 46.4; 48.21. Eks. 3.16,17. Heb. 11.22.

p 15.18; 26.3; 35.12.

q Eks. 13.19. Josh. 24.32.

r 50.2.