1 Ekucaleni Nkulunkulu wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
2 Umhlaba wawulihlane lelingenalutfo, bumnyama babumbonye emanti nekujula kwawo; Moya waNkulunkulu abehla enyuka ahambahamba etikwemanti.
3 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Akube khona kukhanya,” kwaba khona kukhanya.
4 Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi kukhanya kuhle. Nkulunkulu wehlukanisa kukhanya nebumnyama.
5 Nkulunkulu wakwetsa kukhanya watsi: “Yimini,” bumnyama wabetsa watsi: “Busuku.” Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lekucala.
6 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Akube khona umkhatsi emkhatsini wemanti, wehlukanise emanti nemanti.”
7 Nkulunkulu wenta umkhatsi, wehlukanisa emanti labengephansi kwemkhatsi nemanti labengetulu kwemkhatsi. Kwase kuba njalo.
8 Nkulunkulu wawetsa lomkhatsi watsi: “Lizulu.” Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lesibili.
9 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Emanti langephansi kwelizulu akabutsane ndzawonye, kubonakale umhlaba lowomile.” Kwase kuba njalo.
10 Lokomile Nkulunkulu wakwetsa libito watsi: “Ngumhlaba;” nemanti labutsene ndzawonye wawetsa libito watsi: “Lwandle.” Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi loko kuhle.
11 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Umhlaba awuvete konkhe lokumilako: lokutsela tinhlavu, netihlahla tetitselo letitsela tinhlavu letiyinhlanyelo ngetinhlobo tato.” Kwase kuba njalo.
12 Umhlaba waveta konkhe lokumilako lokutsela tinhlavu, netihlahla tetitselo letitsela tinhlavu letiyinhlanyelo ngetinhlobo tato. Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi loko kuhle.
13 Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lesitsatfu.
14 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Akube khona tibane emkhatsini wesibhakabhaka tehlukanise imini nebusuku; atibe tibonakaliso tetikhatsi, netemalanga, neteminyaka.
15 Atibe tibane temkhatsi wesibhakabhaka tikhanyisele umhlaba.” Kwase kuba njalo.
16 Nkulunkulu wenta tibane letikhulu taba tibili: lesikhulu kutsi sibuse imini, lesincane kutsi sibuse busuku. Wenta netinkhanyeti futsi.
17 Nkulunkulu watibeka emkhatsini wesibhakabhaka kutsi tikhanyisele umhlaba,
18 tibuse imini nebusuku, tehlukanise kukhanya nebumnyama. Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi loko kuhle.
19 Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lesine.
20 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Emanti akagcwale yonkhe inhlobo yetilwane letiphilako, kundize tinyoni etikwemhlaba emkhatsini wesibhakabhaka.”
21 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wadala tilwane letikhulu taselwandle nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphilako letigcwele emantini ngetinhlobo tato, nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetinyoni letinetimphiko. Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi loko kuhle.
22 Nkulunkulu watibusisa watsi: “Talanani, nandze nigcwalise tilwandle, netinyoni tandze nemhlaba wonkhe.”
23 Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lesihlanu.
24 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Umhlaba awuvete tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphilako: tonkhe tinhlobo tetifuyo, netetilwane letihamba ngesisu, netilo tesiganga.” Kwase kuba njalo.
25 Nkulunkulu wenta tonkhe tinhlobo: tetilo tesiganga, netetifuyo, netetilwane letihamba ngesisu. Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi loko kuhle.
26 Nkulunkulu wase utsi: “Asente bantfu, babe ngumfanekiso wetfu, basifute; babuse etikwetinhlanti taselwandle, nasetikwetinyoni tasemoyeni, nasetikwetifuyo, nasetikwemhlaba wonkhe, nasetikwato tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu netilwanyakatana.”
27 Ngako Nkulunkulu wadala umuntfu waba ngumfanekiso wakhe; wamdala waba ngumfanekiso waNkulunkulu: wabadala, lomdvuna nalomsikati.
28 Nkulunkulu wababusisa watsi: “Talanani, nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba, niwuncobe. Nibuse etikwetinhlanti taselwandle, nasetikwetinyoni tasemoyeni, nasetikwato tonkhe tilwane letihamba emhlabeni.”
29 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ase nibuke la, ngininike tonkhe tibhidvo letisemhlabeni wonkhe letimilisa inhlanyelo, nato tonkhe tihlahla letinenhlanyelo etitselweni tato, kutsi kube kudla kwenu.
30 Kepha konkhe lokuphilako: tilwane temhlaba, nato tonkhe tinyoni tasemoyeni, netilwane letihamba ngesisu, ngikunika konkhe lokuluhlata kutsi kube kudla kwako.” Kwase kuba njalo.
31 Nkulunkulu wakubona konkhe labesakwentile, kutsi kuhle kakhulu. Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lesitfupha.
1 Ngako-ke kwase kupheleliswe lizulu nemhlaba, nendalo yako konkhe.
2 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa Nkulunkulu abesawucedzile wonkhe umsebenti wakhe labewenta; wase uyaphumula.
3 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu walibusisa lilanga lesikhombisa, walingcwelisa; ngobe ngalo waphumula emsebentini wakhe wonkhe wekudala.
4 Ladalwa kanjalo-ke lizulu nemhlaba. Ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu Simakadze enta umhlaba nelizulu,
5 kusete nakunye lokumilako emhlabeni, netibhidvo tisengakabikho, ngobe Nkulunkulu Simakadze abesengakayinisi imvula emhlabeni, kwakute umuntfu wekuwulima lomhlaba.
6 Noko kwenyuka inkhungu, iphuma emhlabatsini, yanisela wonkhe umhlaba.
7 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wase ubumba umuntfu ngelutfuli lwemhlabatsi, waphefumulela umoya wekuphila emakhaleni akhe; umuntfu wase uba ngumuntfu lophilako.
8 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wahlanyela insimi yase-Edeni ngasemphumalanga; wambeka khona-ke lomuntfu labesamentile.
9 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamilisa emhlabatsini tonkhe tihlahla letibukekako letimnandzi; ekhatsi nensimi wamilisa sihlahla sekuphila kanye nesihlahla sekwati lokuhle nalokubi.
10 Kwavela umfula lowageleta wanisela insimi yase-Edeni, udzabula ekhatsi nayo, bese wehlukana uba ngimifula lemine.
11 Libito lemfula wekucala yiPhishoni; ngulona logeleta utungelete lonkhe live laseHavila, lapho kunegolide khona.
12 Igolide yalelo live yinhle kakhulu; kunenhlaka yebhedola kanye nelitje isholamu kulelo live.
13 Umfula wesibili yiGihoni; ngiwo logeleta utungelete lonkhe live laseKushe.
14 Libito lemfula wesitsatfu yiThigrisi, logeletela ngasemphumalanga ye-Asiriya. Umfula wesine yiYufrathe.
15 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamtsatsa umuntfu wambeka ensimini yase-Edeni kutsi ayilime, ayilindze.
16 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamyala umuntfu watsi kuye: “Ungadla ngekutsandza kwakho tonkhe titselo letilapha ensimini;
17 kodvwa ungasidli sitselo sesihlahla sekwati lokulungile nalokungakalungi, ngobe mhlazana usidla uyakufa nekufa.”
18 Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi: “Akukuhle kutsi umuntfu ahlale yedvwana. Ngitamentela umsiti lolungele yena.”
19 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wabumba ngemhlabatsi tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni, watiletsa kumuntfu kutsi abone kutsi utetsa njani. Lawo mabito latetsa wona tabitwa ngawo.
20 Ngako-ke umuntfu watetsa emabito tonkhe tifuyo, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga. Kepha Adamu akamtfolanga umsiti labelungele yena.
21 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamehlisela umuntfu butfongo lobukhulu; walala. Nkulunkulu wase ukhipha lolunye lwetimbambo takhe wagcwalisa sikhala ngenyama.
22 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wambumba lomsikati ngelubhambo labelukhiphe kulomdvuna, wase umyisa endvodzeni.
23 Indvodza yatsi: “Lona-ke sewulitsambo lematsambo ami, nenyama yenyama yami. Uyawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘yindvodzakati’, ngobe utsetfwe endvodzeni.”
24 Ngako-ke indvodza iyawushiya uyise nenina inamatsele kumfati wayo, bese baba nyamanye.
25 Babehamba ngcunu, bobabili, lendvodza nemkayo, bate emahloni.
1 Inyoka yayinebucili kwendlula tonkhe tilwane tesiganga labetentile Nkulunkulu Simakadze. Yatsi kumfati: “Kodvwa ngempela Nkulunkulu ushito yini kutsi: ‘Ningadli nome ngusinye nje sitselo setihlahla letisensimini’?”
2 Umfati waphendvula inyoka watsi: “Singatidla titselo tetihlahla letisensimini,
3 ngaphandle kwesitselo sesihlahla lesisekhatsi nensimi; Nkulunkulu utsite: ‘Ningasidli sitselo sesihlahla lesisekhatsi nensimi, ningasitsintsi nekusitsintsa, kuze ningafi.’ ”
4 Inyoka yatsi kumfati: “Ningeke nife.
5 Kepha Nkulunkulu uyati kutsi mhlazana nisidla, emehlo enu ayawuvuleka, bese nifanana naNkulunkulu nikwati lokuhle nalokubi.”
6 Ngako-ke watsi umfati kube abone kutsi lesihlahla sasifanelwe kudliwa, nekutsi sasibukeka sisihle, nekutsi lesihlahla sasifanele kumhlakaniphisa umuntfu, wakha kulesihlahla wadla. Wanika nendvodza yakhe, nayo yadla.
7 Emehlo abo bobabili ase ayavuleka, batibona kutsi bangcunu; base batfunga emacembe emkhiwa, batentela kwekuvunula.
8 Ekupholeni kwelilanga beva Nkulunkulu Simakadze ahambahamba ensimini; bo-Adamu nemkakhe bambhacela Nkulunkulu Simakadze emkhatsini wetihlahla tensimi.
9 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu Simakadze wabita Adamu watsi: “Ukuphi?”
10 Waphendvula watsi: “Ngive livi lakho ensimini, ngase ngiyesaba, ngobe ngihamba ngcunu; ngabhaca.”
11 Nkulunkulu wambuta watsi: “Ngubani losakutjele kutsi uhamba ngcunu? Sewusidlile yini lesitselo salesihlahla lengakuyala ngaso kutsi ungabosidla?”
12 Adamu waphendvula watsi: “Ngulomfati lowanginika yena kutsi ahlale nami, nguye lona longinike lesitselo, ngase ngiyasidla.”
13 Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi kumfati: “Yini-ke lena lose uyentile?” Umfati watsi: “Ngikhohliswe yinyoka, ngase ngiyadla.”
14 Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi enyokeni: “Njengobe sewente loku, sewucalekiswe ngetulu kwato tonkhe tilwane: tonkhe tifuyo, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga. Sewuyawuhamba ngesisu sakho, ngesikhatsi sonkhe sekuphila kwakho udle lutfuli lwemhlabatsi.
15 Ngitawubeka butsa emkhatsini wakho nemfati, nasemkhatsini wentalo yakho nentalo yemfati. Yona iyawufihlita inhloko yakho, wena uyawuluma sitsendze sayo.”
16 Watsi kumfati: “Ngitakwandzisa buhlungu ekukhulelweni kwakho, bube bukhulu kakhulu; uyawutala bantfwana kabuhlungu. Kufisa kwakho kuyawubasendvodzeni yakho, yona iyakukubusa.”
17 Ku-Adamu watsi: “Njengobe ulalele livi lemfati wakho, wasidla lesitselo salesihlahla lengakuyala ngaso ngatsi: ‘Ungasidli,’ umhlaba sewucalekisiwe ngenca yakho. Sewuyakudla kuwo kamatima onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwakho.
18 Uyawukuvetela emanyeva nelukhula, wena uyakudla lokumila esigangeni.
19 Uyawusebenta kamatima, ukujulukele kudla kwakho, udzimate ubuyele emhlabatsini, ngobe vele watsatfwa kuwo; njengobe ulutfuli, uyawubuyela elutfulini.”
20 Adamu wametsa umkakhe watsi ngu-Eva, ngobe waba ngunina wabo bonkhe labaphilako.
21 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wentela bo-Adamu nemkakhe kwekwembatsa kwetikhumba, wabembatsisa.
22 Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi: “Ase nibuke, Adamu sewunjengatsi, sewuyakwati lokuhle nalokubi. Angahle akhe kulesihlahla sekuphila adle, bese uphila kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
23 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamcosha ensimini yase-Edeni, kutsi alime umhlabatsi labetsatfwe kuwo.
24 Wamkhipha lo-Adamu; kwase kutsi ngasemphumalanga nensimi yase-Edeni wabeka emakherubhi kanye nenkemba lenelilangabi lephendvuphendvukako ilindze indlela leya esihlahleni sekuphila.
1 Adamu wamati Eva, umkakhe; Eva wakhulelwa watala Khayini, watsi: “Ngitfole indvodzana ngekusitwa nguSimakadze.”
2 Emvakwaloko watala Abela, umnakabo. Yena-ke Abela waba ngumelusi wetimvu, Khayini waba ngumlimi wemhlabatsi.
3 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Khayini waletsa umnikelo wetitselo temhlabatsi kuSimakadze.
4 Na-Abela waletsa ematubulo etimvu takhe letikhuluphele. Simakadze wanaka Abela nemnikelo wakhe;
5 kepha Khayini nemnikelo wakhe akazange amnake. Ngako-ke Khayini watfukutsela kakhulu; buso bakhe banyukumala, bahlwa.
6 Simakadze watsi kuKhayini: “Utfukutseleleni? Buso bakho bunyukumaleleni?
7 Angitsi nawenta lokulungile, uyemukeleka? Nawungenti lokulungile, sono siyakucatsamela ngasemnyango. Sifuna wena, kodvwa wena kufanele usincobe.”
8 Khayini wase utsi ku-Abela, umnakabo: “Asambe, siye etsafeni.” Batsi kube befike etsafeni, Khayini wesukela umnakabo, wambulala.
9 Simakadze wabuta kuKhayini watsi: “Uphi umnakenu Abela?” Watsi: “Angimati. Ngingumlindzi wemnaketfu yini mine?”
10 Simakadze watsi kuye: “Wenteni? Livi lengati yemnakenu liyakhala kimi, lisemhlabatsini.
11 Sewucalekisiwe emhlabatsini lekunguwona ukhamise umlomo wawo wemukela ingati yemnakenu esandleni sakho.
12 Nawulima umhlabatsi, ngeke usakunika sivuno sawo lesihle; wena sewuyawuba ngumhambuma neluzulane emhlabeni.”
13 Khayini watsi kuSimakadze: “Sijeziso sami singetulu kwemandla ami.
14 Asubuke, sewuyangicosha lamuhla la emhlabatsini, ngisuke nasebukhoneni bakho, ngibe ngumhambuma neluzulane emhlabeni; kantsi futsi wonkhe lohlangana nami uyawungibulala.”
15 Kodvwa Simakadze watsi: “Cha, akunjalo! Lowo lobulala Khayini kuyawuphindziselwa kuye kuze kube kasikhombisa.” Simakadze wabeka Khayini luphawu, khona kutewuba secwayiso sekutsi lowo lohlangana naye angambulali.
16 Khayini wase uyesuka ebukhoneni baSimakadze wayawuhlala eveni laseNodi, ngasemphumalanga yase-Edeni.
17 Khayini wamati umkakhe, lowakhulelwa, watala Enoki. Khayini wase wakha lidolobha laletsa ngemsa wakhe, watsi yi-Enoki.
18 Enoki watala Iradi; Iradi waba nguyise waMehujayeli; Mehujayeli waba nguyise waMethushayeli; Methushayeli waba nguyise waLameki.
19 Lameki watsatsa bafati lababili; libito lalomunye kwakungu-Ada, lomunye-ke anguSila.
20 Ada watala Jabale; yena waba nguyise walabo bebahlala emathendeni, bafuye tinkhomo.
21 Libito lemnakabo kwakunguJubale; yena-ke waba nguyise wabo bonkhe lababedlala lugitali nemntjingozi.
22 Sila watala Thubali Khayini; yena-ke waba nguyise wabo bonkhe labakha emathulusi ngelitfusi nensimbi. DzadzewaboThubali Khayini kwakunguNama.
23 Lameki wase utsi kubafati bakhe: “Ada naSila, lalelani livi lami; nine bafati baLameki, lalelani lengitakusho: Indvodza nayingilimata, ngitayibulala; lijaha nalingilimata, ngitalibulala.
24 Nangabe Khayini ayawuphindziselelwa emahlandla lasikhombisa, Lameki uyawuphindziselelwa kuze kube ngemahlandla langema-77.”
25 Adamu waphindze wamati umkakhe, watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguSethi, ngobe abetsi: “Nkulunkulu sewungiphe lomunye umntfwana esikhundleni sa-Abela lowabulawa nguKhayini.”
26 NaSethi watala indvodzana layetsa libito watsi ngu-Enoshi; ngaleso sikhatsi bantfu bacala kukhuleka kuSimakadze.
1 Lona ngumlandvo wentalelwane ya-Adamu. Nkulunkulu nakadala umuntfu, wamenta waba ngumfanekiso waNkulunkulu.
2 Wabadala lomdvuna nalomsikati, wababusisa, wabanika libito mhlazana abadala watsi bantfu.
3 Kwatsi Adamu asaneminyaka leli-130, watala indvodzana leyamfuta, yafanana naye; wayetsa libito watsi nguSethi.
4 Emalanga a-Adamu emvakwekutalwa kwaSethi aba ngiminyaka lengema-800, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
5 Adamu wafa asaneminyaka lengema-930.
6 Kwatsi Sethi nasaneminyaka leli-105, watala Enoshi.
7 Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Enoshi Sethi waphila iminyaka lengema-807, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
8 Sethi wafa asaneminyaka lengema-912.
9 Kwatsi Enoshi nasaneminyaka lengema-90, watala Khenani.
10 Emvakwekutalwa kwaKhenani Enoshi waphila iminyaka lengema-815, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
11 Enoshi wafa asaneminyaka lengema-905.
12 Kwatsi Khenani nasaneminyaka lengema-70, watala indvodzana lekwakunguMahalaleli.
13 Emvakwekutalwa kwaMahalaleli, Khenani waphila iminyaka lengema-840, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
14 Khenani wafa asaneminyaka lengema-910.
15 Kwatsi Mahalaleli nasaneminyaka lengema-65, watala Jaredi.
16 Emvakwekutalwa kwaJaredi, Mahalaleli waphila iminyaka lengema-830, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
17 Mahalaleli wafa asaneminyaka lengema-895.
18 Kwatsi Jaredi nasaneminyaka leli-162, watala Enoki.
19 Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Enoki, Jaredi waphila iminyaka lengema-800, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
20 Jaredi wafa asaneminyaka lengema-962.
21 Kwatsi Enoki nasaneminyaka lengema-65, watala Methusela.
22 Emvakwaloko Enoki wahamba anebudlelwane naNkulunkulu iminyaka lengema-300, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
23 Enoki waphila iminyaka lengema-365.
24 Enoki abehamba naNkulunkulu, wase uyanyamalala ngobe Nkulunkulu abesamtsatsile.
25 Kwatsi Methusela nasaneminyaka leli-187, watala Lameki.
26 Emvakwekutalwa kwaLameki, Methusela waphila iminyaka lengema-782, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
27 Methusela wafa asaneminyaka lengema-969.
28 Lameki nasaneminyaka leli-182, watala indvodzana.
29 Lendvodzana wayetsa libito, watsi nguNowa, atsi: “Lona-ke nguye lotasidvudvuta emsebentini wetfu nasekukhatsatekeni kwetfu kuwo lomhlabatsi lowacalekiswa nguSimakadze.”
30 Emvakwekutalwa kwaNowa, Lameki waphila iminyaka lengema-595, asatele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
31 Lameki wafa asaneminyaka lengema-777.
32 Nowa wakhula waba neminyaka lengema-500 budzala, watala emadvodzana lamatsatfu: BoShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi.
1 Kwatsi kube bantfu bacale kwandza nemhlaba wonkhe, batala tintfombi,
2 emadvodzana aNkulunkulu atibona letintfombi kutsi tinhle; ase atikhetsela letinye emkhatsini wato atenta bafati bawo.
3 Simakadze wase utsi: “Moya wami angeke asabenta bantfu baphile kuze kube phakadze, ngobe bantfu bayinyama, emalanga abo asayawuba ngiminyaka leli-120.”
4 Kulawo malanga, nangasemva kwawo, kwakunetichwaga letatitalwa bantfu emhlabeni. Emadvodzana aNkulunkulu nasangene kuletintfombi tebantfu, tawatalela bantfwana. Labantfwabato bekungemachawe asendvulo labenemandla neludvumo.
5 Simakadze wabona kutsi kukhulu kona kwemuntfu emhlabeni, nekutsi yonkhe imizindlo nemicabango yenhlitiyo yakhe mibi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
6 Simakadze watisola ngekudala kwakhe umuntfu kutsi abe khona emhlabeni, wadzabuka enhlitiyweni yakhe.
7 Ngako Simakadze watsi: “Ngitabacitsa labantfu lengibadalile emhlabeni; yebo, bantfu, netifuyo, netilwane letihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni, ngobe sengiyatisola ngekutsi ngakwenta.”
8 Kodvwa Nowa watfola umusa kuSimakadze.
9 Nankhu-ke umlandvo ngaNowa. Nowa abelungile amsulwa esitukulwaneni sakhe, ahamba naNkulunkulu.
10 Nowa abenemadvodzana lamatsatfu: BekuboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi.
11 Umhlaba wawonakele emehlweni aNkulunkulu; umhlaba wawugcwele budlova.
12 Nkulunkulu wabuka umhlaba wabona kutsi wonakele, ngobe bonkhe bantfu babetiphetse ngemonakalo emhlabeni.
13 Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa: “Sengincume kutsi ngibacedze bonkhe bantfu; ngobe umhlaba ugcwele budlova ngenca yabo. Ngitawubabhubhisa, ngibesuse bonkhe emhlabeni.
14 Yakha umkhumbi ngemapulangwe egofari; udzabule emakamelo kulomkhumbi, bese uwupenda ngelitiyela ngekhatsi nangephandle.
15 Utakuwakha kanje: Budze bemkhumbi butawuba ngemamitha langaba li-133, bubanti bube ngemamitha langaba ngema-22, kuphakama kube ngemamitha langaba li-13.
16 Wente loluphahla lwalomkhumbi lube nesikhala lesingemasentimitha langaba ngema-44, kusuka elubondzeni lwawo. Wakhe nemnyango emhlubulweni wawo. Uwakhe ube netitezi letitsatfu: lesinye sibe ngaphansi, lesinye sibesemkhatsini, lesinye sibe ngetulu.
17 Ngitawuletsa zamcolo emhlabeni, utawufika abulale yonkhe inyama lenemoya wekuphila, lengaphansi kwelizulu. Konkhe lokusemhlabeni kutawubhubha.
18 Kodvwa ngitakwenta sivumelwane sami nawe: Utawungena emkhunjini wena, nemadvodzana akho, nemkakho, nabomalukatana bakho.
19 Kuto tonkhe tilwane utawungenisa lesidvuna nalesisikati kulolo nakulolo luhlobo, khona titawuphila kanye nawe.
20 Kuto tinyoni tinhlobo ngetinhlobo tato, nakuto tifuyo tinhlobo ngetinhlobo tato, nasetilwaneni letihamba ngesisu emhlabatsini tinhlobo ngetinhlobo tato, kutawufika kuwe tibe timbili talolo nalolo luhlobo, kuze kutsi tihlale tiphilile.
21 Utsatse tonkhe tinhlobo tekudla, utigcine; kutawuba kudla kwakho nekwato.”
22 Nowa wakwenta konkhe layalwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi akwente.
1 Simakadze watsi kuNowa: “Ngena emkhunjini wena nendlu yakho, ngobe sengibonile kutsi nguwe wedvwa lolungile kulesitukulwane.
2 Kuto tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letihlambulukile tsatsa tibe sikhombisa letindvuna naletinsikati tibe sikhombisa, nakuto tinhlobo tetilwane letingakahlambuluki utsatse tibe timbili lesidvuna nalesisikati.
3 Nakuto tonkhe tinhlobo tetinyoni tsatsa tibe sikhombisa letindvuna naletinsikati; khona lungetiwuphela lolo nalolo luhlobo emhlabeni.
4 Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa kusukela lamuhla ngitawutfumela imvula emhlabeni, emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo; konkhe lokuphilako lengikwentile emhlabeni ngitakubhubhisa.”
5 Nowa wakwenta konkhe labekutjelwe nguSimakadze.
6 Nowa abesaneminyaka lengema-600 budzala, mhlazana kufika zamcolo emhlabeni.
7 Nowa wangena emkhunjini yena nemadvodzana akhe, nemkakhe, nebafati bemadvodzana akhe, babalekela emanti azamcolo.
8 Kuto tonkhe tilwane letihlambulukile naletingakahlambuluki, nasetinyonini, nakuto tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu,
9 tangena ngatimbili, lesidvuna nalesisikati, tangena naNowa emkhunjini, njengobe Nkulunkulu abemtjelile.
10 Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa layitsela imvula yazamcolo emhlabeni.
11 Ngemnyaka wema-600 ekuphila kwaNowa, enyangeni yesibili, mhlazana tili-17, tonkhe tiyalu temhlaba tabhoboka, emafasitelo asezulwini avuleka.
12 Lana emhlabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo.
13 Ngalelo langa Nowa nemkakhe wangena emkhunjini, naboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi, emadvodzana akhe, nebafati bawo.
14 Bangena nato tonkhe tilwane: tonkhe tifuyo ngetinhlobo tato, nato tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu ngetinhlobo tato, nato tonkhe tinyoni ngetinhlobo tato.
15 Tangena kuNowa emkhunjini ngatimbili tako konkhe lokunemoya wekuphila.
16 Letangena tangena kwaba ngulesidvuna nalesisikati senyama yonkhe, tangena, njengobe Nkulunkulu abetjele Nowa. Simakadze wavala umnyango.
17 Layitsela imvula emhlabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo; emanti akhula adzimate awuphakamisa umkhumbi, wasukuma emhlabatsini.
18 Emanti akhula andza kakhulu emhlabeni, nemkhumbi wantanta etikwemanti.
19 Emanti achubeka akhukhumuka, adzimate ambonya tonkhe tintsaba temhlaba naletindze kakhulu.
20 Emanti akhukhumuka, adzimate aba ngemamitha lasikhombisa ngetulu kwetintsaba.
21 Konkhe lokuphilako lokwakusemhlabeni kwafa: tinyoni netifuyo, netilwane tesiganga, nako konkhe lokwakugcwalise umhlaba, nebantfu bonkhe.
22 Konkhe lokwakusemhlabeni lokwakuphefumula umoya wekuphila emakhaleni, kwafa.
23 Simakadze wakucitsa kanjalo-ke konkhe lokwakuphila emhlabeni; wacitsa bantfu, netifuyo netilwane letihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni. Kwasala Nowa kanye nalabo abenabo emkhunjini.
24 Emanti ahlala emhlabeni emalanga lali-150.
1 Nkulunkulu wamkhumbula Nowa, netilwane tonkhe, kanye nato tonkhe tifuyo labenato emkhunjini. Nkulunkulu waletsa umoya waphuphutsa etikwemhlaba, emanti etja.
2 Tiyalu temhlaba tavaleka, emafasitelo elizulu avaleka, imvula yahhamuka.
3 Emanti aya ngekuya etja emhlabeni. Emvakwemalanga lali-150 emanti ancipha.
4 Ngelilanga leli-17, enyangeni yesikhombisa umkhumbi watinta etikwetintsaba tase-Ararathi.
5 Emanti achubeka nekwetja, kwadzimate kwatsi ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yelishumi, tihloko tetintsaba tavela tabonakala.
6 Ekupheleni kwemalanga langema-40 Nowa walivula lelifasitelo labelakhile.
7 Watfumela lihubhulu, kodvwa alizange libuye, lazulazula kwaze kwasha emanti emhlabeni.
8 Wase utfumela lituba kutsi liyewuhlola kutsi emanti asanciphile yini emhlabatsini.
9 Kepha lituba lehluleka kutfola indzawo, ngisho neyekubeka lunyawo lwalo, lancandzeka labuyela kuye emkhunjini, ngobe emanti abesemanyenti emhlabeni wonkhe. Ngako welula sandla sakhe walitsatsa, walingenisa emkhunjini kuye.
10 Walindza emalanga lasikhombisa, waphindze watfumela lituba walikhipha emkhunjini.
11 Lituba lancandzeka lefika kuye kusihlwa liphetse licembe lesihlahla semncumo lelalisandza kukhiwa. Ngako Nowa wati kutsi emanti asetjile emhlabeni.
12 Waphindze walindza emalanga lasikhombisa, wase utfuma lituba futsi; alizange liphindze libuye.
13 Ngemnyaka wakhe wema-601, mhlazana lulunye enyangeni yekucala emanti abesashile emhlabeni. Nowa walususa luphahla lwemkhumbi, wahlola, wabona umhlabatsi sewomile.
14 Mhlazana tingema-27 enyangeni yesibili umhlaba wase womile.
15 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa, watsi:
16 “Phuma emkhunjini wena, nemkakho, nemadvodzana akho, nebafati bemadvodzana akho.
17 Phuma kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako letinawe tayo yonkhe inhlobo: tinyoni, netifuyo, nato tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu, khona titekwandza emhlabeni titalane tigcwalise umhlaba.”
18 Ngako-ke Nowa waphuma nemkakhe, nemadvodzana akhe, nebafati bemadvodzana akhe.
19 Tonkhe tilwane, ngisho naletihamba ngesisu, nato tonkhe tinyoni, konkhe lokuhamba emhlabatsini kwaphuma ngetinhlobo tako emkhunjini.
20 Nowa wakhela Nkulunkulu lilati, watsatsa kuto tonkhe tifuyo letihlambulukile nakuto tonkhe tinyoni letihlambulukile, wanikela kuNkulunkulu umnikelo wekushiswa elatini.
21 Nkulunkulu waliva leliphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Ngingeke ngiphindze ngiwucalekise umhlabatsi ngenca yemuntfu, ngobe imizindlo yenhlitiyo yemuntfu mibi kwasebusheni bakhe. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngikubhubhise konkhe lokuphilako, njengobe ngentile.
22 “Yingci nawusekhona umhlaba, kuhlanyela nekuvuna, kucandza nekushisa, lihlobo nebusika, imini nebusuku kungeke kuncamuke.”
1 Nkulunkulu wambusisa Nowa kanye nemadvodzana akhe, watsi kubo: “Talanani nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba.
2 Luvalo nekwesatjwa kwenu akubesetilwaneni tonkhe temhlaba, nakuto tonkhe tinyoni letindiza emoyeni, nakuko konkhe lokuhamba ngesisu emhlabatsini, nakuto tonkhe tinhlanti telwandle. Konkhe loko kuniketelwe etandleni tenu.
3 “Tonkhe tilwane letiphilako tiyawuba kudla kwenu; ngininika kona njengobe nganinika tibhidvo.
4 Intfo nje, ningayidli inyama lesenengati; loko ngikusho ngobe kuphila kusengatini.
5 Umuntfu lobulala lomunye umuntfu uyawujeziswa, nesilwane lesibulala umuntfu ngiyawusijezisa. Ngulowo nalowo uyawutilandza ngengati yalomunye.
6 “Locitsa ingati yalomunye umuntfu, neyakhe iyawucitfwa ngulabanye bantfu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wamenta umuntfu waba ngumfanekiso wakhe.
7 “Talanani, nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba.”
8 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nemadvodzana akhe, watsi:
9 “Ase nibuke la, mine ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani netitukulwane tenu letiyawunilandzela,
10 kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako letinani: tinyoni, netifuyo, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga leniphume nato emkhunjini, ngisho nato tonkhe tilwane temhlaba.
11 Ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani, kutsi ngeke kuphindze kubhujiswe lutfo ngemanti azamcolo, angeke aseta zamcolo kutewubhubhisa umhlaba.”
12 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi: “Nalu luphawu lwesivumelwane lengisenta emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tidalwa letiphilako letinani, nato tonkhe titukulwane letitako:
13 Ngibeka umushi wenkosazana emafini, uyawuba luphawu lwesivumelwane emkhatsini wami nemhlaba.
14 Nangiletsa emafu etikwemhlaba bese kubonakala lomushi emafini,
15 ngiyawukhumbula sivumelwane sami emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako, ngisho tonkhe tinhlobo tato. Emanti angeke aphindze abe nguzamcolo wekubhubhisa konkhe lokuphilako.
16 Nakunalomushi emafini, ngiyakuwubuka bese ngikhumbula sivumelwane saphakadze emkhatsini waNkulunkulu nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphila emhlabeni.”
17 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi kuNowa: “Lolu luphawu lwesivumelwane lesengisimise emkhatsini wami nako konkhe lokuphilako emhlabeni.”
18 Emadvodzana aNowa laphuma emkhunjini bekuboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi. Hhamu bekunguyise waKhenani.
19 Bobatsatfu bekungemadvodzana aNowa; umhlaba wonkhe wagcwaliswa yintalo yabo.
20 Nowa abengumlimi, waba wekucala kuhlanyela sivini.
21 Wanatsa liwayini, wadzakwa, wadzimate walala ngcunu, ethendeni lakhe.
22 Hhamu, uyise waKhenani, wabubona bungcunu beyise, wahamba wayawutjela bomnakabo lababili lababengephandle.
23 BoShemi naJafethi batsatsa ingubo, batigubhetela emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyova, bafike babumbonya bungcunu beyise. Buso babo babubheke eceleni, ngako abazange babubone bungcunu beyise.
24 Nowa wavuka asacabukile ekudzakweni kwakhe, weva loko lokwakwentiwe yindvodzana yakhe lencane.
25 Watsi: “Akacalekiswe Khenani, abe sigcili setigcili kubomnakabo.”
26 Waphindze futsi watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu waShemi; Khenani akabe sigcili saShemi.
27 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angamandzisa Jafethi, ahlale emathendeni aShemi; Khenani abe sigcili saJafethi.”
28 Emvakwazamcolo Nowa waphila iminyaka lengema-350.
29 Wafa asaneminyaka lengema-950.
1 Nati-ke titukulwane temadvodzana aNowa, boShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi, batalelwa emadvodzana emvakwazamcolo.
2 Emadvodzana aJafethi bekuboGomeri, naMagogi, naMadayi, naJavani, naThubali, naMesheki, naThirasi.
3 Emadvodzana aGomeri bekubo-Ashkenazi, naRifathi, naThogama.
4 Emadvodzana aJavani bekubo-Elisha, naThashishi, nemaKhithi, nemaRodani.
5 Bavela kulabo-ke labantfu labahamba bayawuhlala emaveni langaselwandle. Babehlala ngemindeni yabo etiveni tabo, bakhuluma tilimi tabo emaveni abo.
6 Emadvodzana aHhamu bekuboKushe, naGibhithe, naPhuthi, naKhenani.
7 Emadvodzana aKushe bekuboSeba, naHavila, naSabta, naRama, naSabtekha. Emadvodzana aRama bekuboSheba naDedani.
8 Kushe waba nguyise waNimrodi. LoNimrodi waba wekucala emhlabeni kutsi abe sichwaga lesinemandla lamakhulu.
9 Abengumtingeli lonemandla kakhulu embikwaSimakadze, ngako-ke kutsiwa: “NjengaNimrodi umtingeli labenemandla embikwaSimakadze.”
10 Umbuso wakhe wacala ngeBhabheli, nase-Ereki, nase-Akhadi, konkhe kwakuseveni laseShinari.
11 Kusuka lapho umbuso wakhe waze wefika e-Asiriya. Nimrodi wakha iNineve, neRehobothi Iri, neKhala,
12 neReseni, emkhatsini weNineve neKhala; lelo bekulidolobha lelikhulu.
13 Gibhithe watala emaLudi, nema-Anami, nemaLehabi, nemaNafethuhi,
14 nemaPhathrusi, nemaKhasuluhi, lapho kwadzabuka khona emaFilisti nemaKhaftori.
15 Khenani watubula ngaSidoni, welamisa ngaHethi,
16 waba nguyise wemaJebhusi, nema-Amori, nemaGirigashi,
17 nemaHivi, nema-Akhi, nemaSini,
18 nema-Avadi, nemaSemari, nemaHamathi. Emvakwaloko imindeni yemaKhenani yahlakateka yandza,
19 kangangekutsi umnyele welive lemaKhenani wawusuka eSidoni ushaye eGerari, naseGaza, naseSodoma, naseGomora, nase-Adma, naseSeboyimu uze ufike eLasha.
20 Ngito leto-ke titukulwane taHhamu, ngemindeni yato, netilimi tato, emaveni ato, nasetiveni tato.
21 NaShemi futsi, uyise wabo bonkhe bantfwana ba-Ebheri, umnakaboJafethi lomkhulu, watala bantfwana.
22 Emadvodzana aShemi bekubo-Elamu, na-Ashuri, na-Aphakshadi, naLudi, na-Aramu.
23 Emadvodzana a-Aramu bekubo-Use, naHuli, naGetheri, naMashe.
24 Aphakshadi watala Shela; Shela watala Ebheri.
25 Ebheri watala emadvodzana lamabili. Lomunye kwakunguPhelegi, ngobe ngesikhatsi sakhe live ladzatjulwa. Umnakabo kwakunguJokthane.
26 Jokthane kwakunguyise wabo-Almodadi, naShelefi, naHasamavete, naJera,
27 naHadoramu, na-Uzali, naDikila,
28 na-Obali, na-Abimayeli, naSheba,
29 na-Ofiri, naHavila, naJobabi. Bonkhe laba kwakungemadvodzana aJokthane.
30 Live babehlala kulo lalisuka eMesha ngaseSefari, lize lifike eveni letintsaba ngasemphumalanga.
31 Ngiwo lawo-ke emadvodzana aShemi, ngemindeni yawo, nangetilimi tawo, emaveni awo, nasetiveni tawo.
32 Ngiyo-ke le imindeni yemadvodzana aNowa ngetitukulwane tawo nangetive tawo. Tive tesukela kuwo, emvakwazamcolo, tandza nemhlaba wonkhe.
1 Umhlaba wonkhe wawukhuluma lulwimi lunye lunemagama manye etintfo.
2 Batsi basahambahamba ngasemphumalanga, bakhandza litsafa eveni laseShinari, bafike bahlala khona.
3 Base bakhulumisana bodvwana, batsi: “Wotani, asente titini, sitishise.” Basebentisa titini esikhundleni sematje, nelitiyela esikhundleni seludzaka.
4 Batsi: “Wotani, sitakhele lidolobha, nembhoshongo lotawufikela ezulwini, sitentele ligama, sitekwatiwa, khona singetiwulahlekelana sisakateke nemhlaba wonkhe.”
5 Simakadze wehla atewubona lelidolobha nalombhoshongo lowawakhiwa bantfu.
6 Simakadze watsi: “Ase nibheke labantfu basive sinye, nelulwimi lunye; loku kusicalo saloko labatakwenta, kute labatawutsi nabatimisele kukwenta behluleke kukwenta.
7 Wotani, sehle, siyewusanganisa lulwimi lwabo, khona bangetiwuvana.”
8 Ngako Simakadze wabahlakata nemhlaba wonkhe, bayekela kulakha lelo dolobha.
9 Ngako-ke wetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiBhabheli, ngobe Simakadze wasanganisa lulwimi lwemhlaba wonkhe. Kusuka lapho Simakadze bantfu wabasakata nemhlaba wonkhe.
10 Nati-ke titukulwane taShemi. Emvakweminyaka lemibili kwendlule zamcolo, Shemi abesaneminyaka lelikhulu, watala Aphakshadi.
11 Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Aphakshadi, Shemi waphila iminyaka lengema-500, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
12 Aphakshadi abesaneminyaka lengema-35, nakatala Shela.
13 Emvakwekutalwa kwaShela, Aphakshadi waphila iminyaka lengema-403, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
14 Shela abesaneminyaka lengema-30, nakatala Ebheri.
15 Emvakwekutalwa kwa-Ebheri, Shela waphila iminyaka lengema-403, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
16 Ebheri abesaneminyaka lengema-34, nakatala Phelegi.
17 Emvakwekutalwa kwaPhelegi, Ebheri waphila iminyaka lengema-430, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
18 Phelegi abesaneminyaka lengema-30, nakatala Rehu.
19 Emvakwekutalwa kwaRehu, Phelegi waphila iminyaka lengema-209, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
20 Rehu abesaneminyaka lengema-32, nakatala Serugi.
21 Emvakwekutalwa kwaSerugi, Rehu waphila iminyaka lengema-207, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
22 Serugi abesaneminyaka lengema-30, nakatala Nahori.
23 Emvakwekutalwa kwaNahori, Serugi waphila iminyaka lengema-200, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
24 Nahori abesaneminyaka lengema-29, nakatala Thera.
25 Emvakwekutalwa kwaThera, Nahori waphila iminyaka leli-119, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
26 Thera waphila iminyaka lengema-70, watala telamani bo-Abrama, naNahori, naHarani.
27 Nati-ke titukulwane taThera: Thera abenguyise wa-Abrama, naNahori, naHarani. Harani abenguyise waLoti.
28 Harani wafa kucala kuneyise, Thera; wafela eveni latalelwa kulo, i-Uri yemaKhaledi.
29 Bo-Abrama naNahori batsatsa bafati. Libito lemka-Abrama kwakunguSarayi; libito lemkaNahori kwakunguMilkha, indvodzakati yaHarani, uyise waMilkha naJiskha.
30 Sarayi abeyinyumba, ate bantfwana.
31 Thera watsatsa Abrama, indvodzana yakhe, naLoti, umtukulu wakhe umsa waHarani, namalukatana wakhe Sarayi, labengumka-Abrama, umsa wakhe, wahamba nabo esuka e-Uri yemaKhaledi, bacondze eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eHarani, bakha khona.
32 Thera wafela lapho eHarani asaneminyaka lengema-205.
1 Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Phuma eveni lakini, nasetihlotjeni takho, nasemndenini weyihlo, uye eveni lengitakukhombisa lona.
2 Ngitakwenta ube sive lesikhulu, ngikubusise, ngente libito lakho libe likhulu, wena ube sibusiso.
3 Ngitababusisa labakubusisako, ngibacalekise labakucalekisako. Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngawe.”
4 Ngako-ke Abrama wahamba, njengobe Simakadze abesamtjelile, Loti wahamba naye. Abrama abesaneminyaka lengema-75 budzala, nakasuka eHarani.
5 Abrama watsatsa Sarayi, umkakhe, naLoti, indvodzana yemnakabo, netimphahla tabo labesebatigcogcile, netisebenti labesebatitfole eHarani; bahamba nato baya eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eveni laseKhenani,
6 Abrama wahamba wadzabula live, waze wefika eShekhemu, ngasema-okhini aseMore. EmaKhenani abehlala kulelo live ngaleso sikhatsi.
7 Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho.” Abrama wakhela Simakadze lilati, ngobe abebonakele lapho kuye.
8 Wesuka waya etintsabeni tangasemphumalanga neBetheli, wafike wemisa lithende lakhe khona; iBetheli beyingasenshonalanga, i-Ayi beyingasemphumalanga. Nakhona lapho wafike wakhela Simakadze lilati; wakhuleka kuSimakadze.
9 Emvakwaloko Abrama wahamba wacondza ngaseningizimu neKhenani.
10 Kwase kuba nendlala lenkhulu eKhenani. Ngako-ke Abrama wehlela eGibhithe; wahlala khona sikhashana, ngobe indlala yayiyinkhulu kakhulu eKhenani.
11 Watsi nasatawufika eGibhithe, wakhuluma kumkakhe Sarayi watsi: “Ase ulalele la: Ngiyakwati kutsi ungumfati lomuhle, nalobukekako.
12 EmaGibhithe atawutsi angakubona atsi: ‘Ngumkakhe lo,’ bese ayangibulala, wena angakubulali.
13 Ngako-ke ubotsi ungudzadzewetfu, khona kutangihambela kahle ngisindze ngenca yakho.”
14 Watsi Abrama nakewela umnyele angena eGibhithe, emaGibhithe akhangwa buhle balomfati.
15 Tindvuna taFaro tatsi kube timbone, tambabata kuFaro; wase uyatsatfwa-ke uyiswa esigodlweni saFaro.
16 Ngenca yalomfati, Abrama waphatseka kahle: Wanikwa timvu netimbuti, netinkhomo, netimbongolo letindvuna naletinsikati, nemakamela, netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati.
17 Kepha Simakadze washaya Faro nemndeni wakhe ngetinhlupho letinkhulu ngenca yaSarayi, umka-Abrama.
18 Ngako-ke Faro wabita Abrama, watsi kuye: “Yini lena loyente kimi? Awukangitjeli ngani kutsi lona ngumkakho?
19 Ushitoleni kutsi ngudzadzewenu, ngaze ngamtsatsa waba ngumkami? Nangu-ke umkakho, mtsatse, uhambe naye.”
20 Faro watfumela emancusa ku-Abrama, amhambisa kanye nemkakhe, nako konkhe labesanako.
1 Ngako-ke Abrama wakhuphuka eGibhithe, yena nemkakhe, nako konkhe labesanako, wahamba naLoti, baya ngaseningizimu neKhenani.
2 Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
3 Wesuka eningizimu neKhenani wacocoma ngekutfutsa, waze wefika ngaseBetheli. Waphindze wesuka lapho waya endzaweni lesemkhatsini weBetheli ne-Ayi, lapho abeke wemisa khona lithende kucala,
4 wakha nelilati. Abrama wafike lapho wakhuleka kuSimakadze.
5 Naye Loti, labehamba na-Abrama, abesanetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo kanye nemndeni wakhe netisebenti takhe.
6 Ngako-ke lelo live lalingeke lisabenela kahle-hle, ngobe timphahla tabo tase titinyenti kangangekutsi babengabe basahlala ndzawonye.
7 Kwavela kucabana emkhatsini webelusi baka-Abrama nebelusi bakaLoti. Ngaleso sikhatsi emaKhenani nemaPheresi abesahlala kulelo live.
8 Ngako Abrama watsi kuLoti: “Tsine nawe sitihlobo. Ngako-ke akukafaneli kutsi sicabane ngenca yekucabana kwebelusi betfu.
9 Angitsi uyalibona lonkhe lelive? Asehlukane. Nawukhetsa kuya ngesancele, mine ngitakuya ngesekudla; nawukhetsa kuya ngesekudla, mine ngitakuya ngesancele.”
10 Loti watsi naphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona litsafa lelinesihlambo semfula iJordane, linemanti lenele yonkhe indzawo, kuze kuyewufika eSowari; lalinjengensimi yaSimakadze nanjengelive laseGibhithe. Ngalesikhatsi Simakadze abesengakayibhubhisi iSodoma neGomora.
11 Ngako-ke Loti wakhetsa lonkhe litsafa lelalinesihlambo semfula iJordane, wacondza ngasemphumalanga. Kwaba kwehlukana kwabo-ke njalo.
12 Abrama wahlala eveni laseKhenani, Loti yena wayawuhlala emkhatsini wemiti lesetsafeni lemfula, wemisa lithende lakhe edvute neSodoma.
13 Kepha bantfu baseSodoma babekhohlakele, bona kakhulu kuSimakadze.
14 Kwatsi Loti nasehlukene na-Abrama, Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Phakamisa emehlo akho, ubuke ngasenyakatfo, nangaseningizimu, nangasemphumalanga, nangasenshonalanga.
15 Lonkhe lelive lolibonako ngitawulinika wena netitukulwane takho kuze kube phakadze.
16 Titukulwane takho ngiyawutenta tibe ngangelutfuli lwemhlaba, kangangekutsi nakukhona longabala lutfuli lwemhlaba, netitukulwane takho angatibala.
17 Sukuma, uhambe ulidzabule ekhatsi ngebudze nangebubanti balo lelive, ngobe ngitakunika lona.”
18 Ngako-ke, Abrama walitfutsa lithende lakhe walimisa ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi eMamre, leseHebroni; wafike lapho wakhela Simakadze lilati.
1 Emakhosi lamane: Amrafeli, inkhosi yaseShinari, na-Ariyoki, inkhosi yase-Elasare, naKhedolawomere, inkhosi yase-Elamu, naThidali, inkhosi yetive,
2 ahloma ayawuhlasela lamanye emakhosi lasihlanu, lekwakuboBhera, inkhosi yaseSodoma, naBhisha, inkhosi yaseGomora, naShinabe, inkhosi yase-Adema, naShemebere, inkhosi yaseSeboyimu, nenkhosi yaseBhela, leyiSowari.
3 Onkhe lamakhosi ahlangana ndzawonye eTsafeni laseSidimu, lesekwaba Lwandle Lweluswayi.
4 Kwase kuphele iminyaka leli-12 baphansi kwenkhosi Khedolawomere; kepha emnyakeni weli-13 bamhlubuka.
5 Ngemnyaka weli-14 weta Khedolawomere nalamanye emakhosi labenawo, balwa behlula emaRefa e-Ashtherothe Khanayimu, nemaZuzi eHhamu, nema-Emi eShave Khiriyathayimu,
6 nemaHori entsabeni yawo iSeyiri, kwadzimate kwaba ngu-Eli Pharani ngasehlane.
7 Base bayancandzeka, beta e-Eni Mishpati leliyiKhadeshi, balicitsa lonkhe live lema-Amaleki, nelema-Amori labehlala eHasesoni Thamari.
8 Inkhosi yaseSodoma, neyaseGomora, neyase-Adema, neyaseSeboyimu, neyaseBhela leliyiSowari, ahloma aya kulelitsafa laseSidimu,
9 kuyakulwa nemakhosi boKhedolawomere wase-Elamu, naThidali inkhosi yetive, na-Amrafeli waseShinari, na-Ariyoki wase-Elasare. Emakhosi lamane alwa nemakhosi lasihlanu.
10 Litsafa laseSidimu laligcwele imigodzi yelitiyela. Ngesikhatsi emakhosi aseSodoma abaleka, agcumukela kulemigodzi, lamanye abalekela etintsabeni.
11 Ngako-ke lamakhosi lamane atitsatsa tonkhe timphahla taseSodoma netaseGomora nemiphako yawo yonkhe, ahamba.
12 Atsatsa naLoti labeyindvodzana yemnakabo-Abrama, njengobe abehlala eSodoma, naye bamtfumba kanye netimphahla takhe.
13 Lomunye waphunyuka wabaleka wayawubikela Abrama, umHebheru, labehlala ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi aMamre, um-Amori, umnakabo-Eshkoli na-Aneri. Bonkhe-ke laba bebabambisene na-Abrama.
14 Abrama watsi kube eve kutsi umntfwanemnakabo bamtfumbile, wabutsa emadvodza labetalelwe ekhaya lakhe labececeshelwe timphi. Asawonkhe abesangema-318. Abrama nalamadvodza wacosha lamakhosi lamane wadzimate wawefikisa ngakaDani.
15 Kwatsi ebusuku wahlelembisa libutfo lakhe ngeticheme talo. Wawahlasela wawehlula, wawacosha waze wawabeka eHoba, enyakatfo neDamaseko.
16 Watitsatsa tonkhe timphahla wabuya nato kanye naLoti netimphahla takhe nalabasikati kanye nalabanye labanyenti.
17 Abrama asabuya ekwehluleni Khedolawomere nalamanye emakhosi labenawo, inkhosi yaseSodoma yaphuma yaya kumhlangabeta eSigodzini saseShave, lekuSigodzi Senkhosi.
18 NaMelkhisedeki, inkhosi yaseSalema, leyayingumphristi waNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, yaletsa kuye sinkhwa neliwayini.
19 Melkhisedeki wabusisa Abrama watsi: “Abrama akabusiswe nguNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba.
20 Akabongwe Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe lonikete letitsa takho entsendzeni yesandla sakho.” Abrama wanika Melkhisedeki kwelishumi kwako konkhe.
21 Inkhosi yaseSodoma yatsi ku-Abrama: “Buyisa bonkhe labantfu bami, wena utitsatsele letimphahla.”
22 Kodvwa Abrama watsi enkhosini yaseSodoma: “Ngiphakamisela sandla sami, ngifunga kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba,
23 kutsi ngingeke ngitsatse ngisho nelucotfo nome umchilo weticatfulo nome yini lekuyakho. Angifuni kutsi bese utsi: ‘Abrama ngimcebisile.’
24 Kute lengitakutsatsa ngaphandle kwaloko lokudliwe ngulamadvodza akami, nesabelo salamadvodza bengihamba nawo: bo-Aneri, na-Eshkoli, naMamre. Abatsatse sabelo sabo.”
1 Emvakwaloko livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Abrama ngembono, latsi: “Abrama, ungesabi. Ngisihlangu sakho, umvuzo wakho utawuba mkhulu.”
2 Kodvwa Abrama watsi: “Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, utangiphani, ngobe seloku anginamntfwana? Indlalifa yami kutawuba ngu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseko.”
3 Abrama wachubeka watsi: “Ase ubuke nje, awungiphanga ntalo, lesisebenti lesesitalelwe la endlini yami ngiso lesitawuba yindlalifa yami.”
4 Livi laSimakadze latsi kuye: “Lowo muntfu angeke abe yindlalifa yakho, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lephuma elukhalweni lwakho, letawuba yindlalifa yakho.”
5 Simakadze wamkhiphela ngaphandle watsi: “Buka etulu esibhakabhakeni ubale tinkhanyeti, nawungatibala.” Wachubeka watsi kuye: “Nentalo yakho-ke iyawuba ngako.”
6 Abrama wakholwa nguSimakadze; ngenca yaloko Simakadze wamemukela ngekutsi ulungile.
7 Watsi kuye: “NginguSimakadze lowakukhipa e-Uri yemaKhaledi, kutsi ngitekupha lelive libe lakho.”
8 Kepha Abrama watsi: “Nkhosi, Simakadze, ngitakwati ngani kutsi lelive litawuba ngelami?”
9 Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngiletsele sitfokati lesineminyaka lemitsatfu budzala, nembutikati leneminyaka lemitsatfu budzala, nesihhanca lesineminyaka lemitsatfu budzala, nelituba kanye nelizini lelivukutfu.”
10 Konkhe loku wakuletsa, wakujuba ekhatsi. Lolo nalolo lucetu walubeka macondzana nalolunye, kodvwa tinyoni akatijubanga.
11 Emangce ehlela etidvunjini, kepha Abrama wawacosha.
12 Latsi nalishonako lilanga, Abrama wehlelwa butfongo lobukhulu, walala; asalele wefikelwa luvalo nekwesaba lokukhulu.
13 Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400.
14 Kodvwa ngiyawusehlulela leso sive lesiyawube sigcilata lesitukulwane sakho; emvakwaloko lesitukulwane sakho siyawuphuma sesinetimphahla letinyenti.
15 Wena-ke utawukhula, ufe ngekuthula sewumdzala kakhulu, ungcwatjwe.
16 Lesitukulwane siyawuphindze sibuye lapha sesingesesine, ngobe bubi ba-Amori abukapheli.”
17 Kwatsi ngekushona kwelilanga sekumnyama, kwabonakala litiko lemlilo, nelilangabi lemlilo lendlula emkhatsini waletincetu.
18 Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
19 lekulive lemaKheni, nemaKhenizi, nemaKhadimoni,
20 nemaHethi, nemaPheresi, nemaRefa,
21 nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaGirigashi, nemaJebhusi.”
1 Sarayi, umka-Abrama, abengenamntfwana. Abenesisebenti lesasingumGibhithe lesasibitwa ngekutsi nguHagari.
2 Sarayi watsi ku-Abrama: “Ase ubuke, Simakadze ungimile intalo. Ngena kulesisebenti sami, mhlawumbe ngitawutfola ngaso bantfwana.” Abrama walilalela livi laSarayi.
3 Abrama asahlale iminyaka lelishumi eveni laseKhenani, Sarayi, umka-Abrama, watsatsa Hagari, sisebenti sakhe lesasingumGibhithe, wasinika Abrama kutsi sibe ngumkakhe.
4 Abrama wangena kuHagari; Hagari wase uyakhulelwa. Watsi kube Hagari abone kutsi sewukhulelwe, wase wedzelela loSarayi.
5 Sarayi wakhuluma ku-Abrama watsi: “Nguwe lofanele kulungisa letintfo lesetonakala. Ngimi lengakunika loHagari, kodvwa utsite kube abone kutsi sewukhulelwe, wase uyangedzelela. Simakadze akasehlulele abone kutsi ngubani lowonile emkhatsini wakho nami.”
6 Abrama watsi kuSarayi: “Lalela la, Hagari sisebenti sakho, uphetfwe nguwe. Mphatse njengekubona kwakho.” Sarayi wase umphatsa ngelulaka loHagari, wadzimate Hagari wabaleka.
7 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhandza Hagari ngasesicojeni semanti, ehlane, endleleni leya eShuri,
8 yatsi: “Hagari, sisebenti saSarayi, uphumaphi? Uyaphi?” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngibalekela Sarayi, umphatsi wami.”
9 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yatsi kuye: “Ncandzeka, buyela kuSarayi, umphatsi wakho, ufike utitfobe ngaphansi kwakhe.”
10 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yachubeka yatsi: “Intalo yakho ngitayandzisa kakhulu kangangekutsi kute loyawuba nemandla ekuyibala.”
11 Ingilosi yachubeka yatsi kuye: “Ase ubuke nje, sewukhulelwe, utawutala indvodzana uyetse libito utsi ngu-Ishmayeli, ngobe Simakadze ukuvile kuhlupheka kwakho.
12 Uyawuba ngumuntfu lonjengembongolo yesiganga, aphambane naye wonkhe umuntfu, bonkhe bantfu baphambane naye. Uyawuhlala ngekuchukulutana netihlobo takhe.”
13 Ngako-ke wase wetsa loSimakadze lowakhuluma kuye watsi: “UnguNkulunkulu longibonako,” ngobe watsi: “Kambe ngabe ngibone Nkulunkulu ngabuye ngaphilela kutsi ngikhulume ngaloko?”
14 Ngiko nje lomtfombo losemkhatsini weKhadeshi neBheredi ubitwa ngekutsi yiBheri Lahayi Rohi lokusho kutsi: “Umtfombo waLophilako Longibonako.”
15 Hagari watalela Abrama indvodzana; Abrama wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Ishmayeli.
16 Abrama abesaneminyaka lengema-86, mhlazana Hagari amtalela Ishmayeli.
1 Kwatsi Abrama nasaneminyaka lengema-99 budzala, Simakadze wabonakala kuye watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu Somandla; hamba entsandvweni yami, ube msulwa.
2 Ngitakwenta sivumelwane sami nawe ngikwandzise kakhulukati.”
3 Abrama wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, batsintsa phansi, Nkulunkulu watsi kuye:
4 “Nasi-ke sivumelwane sami nawe: Uyawuba nguyise wetive letinyenti.
5 Libito lakho lingeke lisaba ngu-Abrama, kodvwa selitawuba ngu-Abrahama, ngobe sengikwente uyise wetive letinyenti.
6 Ngitakupha intalo lenyenti, ngikwente tive letinyenti, labanye kuto bayawuba ngemakhosi.
7 “Ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe nentalo yakho, emvakwakho, etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane, kube sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho naNkulunkulu wetitukulwane takho emvakwakho.
8 Lelive lewusihambi kulo ngiyawulinika wena netitukulwane takho emvakwakho. Lonkhe lelive laseKhenani liyawuba letitukulwane takho, libe lifa lato phakadze naphakadze, mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato.”
9 Nkulunkulu wase utsi ku-Abrahama: “Wena-ke, sewuyawugcina lesivumelwane sami, wena nentalo yakho emvakwakho, tonkhe titukulwane tayo.
10 Naku-ke kwekugcina sivumelwane sami lekufanele ukwente wena kanye nentalo yakho emvakwakho: Bonkhe labadvuna niyawubasoka.
11 Niyawusoka; loko kuyawuba luphawu lwesivumelwane sami nani.
12 Losanemalanga lasiphohlongo atelwe, niyawumsoka: Bonkhe labadvuna kuto tonkhe titukulwane tenu, ngisho nabo bonkhe labatalelwe kakho nalabatsengwe ngemali yakho etihambini tetive letingesito takini.
13 Lowo lotalelwe endlini yakho nalotsengiwe, bonkhe kufanele basokwe. Ngako-ke lesivumelwane siyawubasemtimbeni wenu, kube sivumelwane saphakadze.
14 Wonkhe lomdvuna longakasoki uyawuncunywa esiveni sakubo, ngobe wephule sivumelwane sami.”
15 Nkulunkulu watsi ku-Abrahama: “Ungabe usambita umkakho ngekutsi nguSarayi, kodvwa ubosale utsi nguSara.
16 Ngiyawumbusisa, ngikunike indvodzana ngaye. Ngiyawumbusisa, abe ngunina wetive. Kuyawuvela kuye emakhosi etive.”
17 Abrahama wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, batsintsa phansi, wahleka, akhuluma yedvwana enhlitiyweni atsi: “Konje kungenteka yini kutsi indvodza itale umntfwana seyineminyaka lelikhulu budzala? Kona kungenteka yini kutsi Sara atale umntfwana asaneminyaka lengema-90?”
18 Abrahama waphumisela watsi kuNkulunkulu: “Kube mane Ishmayeli abengemukeleka kuwe.”
19 Kepha Nkulunkulu watsi: “Cha, Sara, umkakho, utakutalela indvodzana, uyetse libito utsi ngu-Isaka. Ngitawumisa sivumelwane sami naye nentalo yakhe kube sivumelwane saphakadze.
20 Ngisivile sicelo sakho nga-Ishmayeli. Naye ngitambusisa ngimente achume andze kakhulu. Utawuba nguyise wetikhulu letili-12, ngimente abe sive lesikhulu.
21 Kepha ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami na-Isaka, latakutalela yena Sara ngaso lesikhatsi ngemnyaka lotako.”
22 Watsi kube Nkulunkulu acedze kukhuluma na-Abrahama, wamshiya, wenyuka.
23 Ngalo lelo langa Abrahama watsatsa Ishmayeli, indvodzana yakhe, nabo bonkhe lababetalelwe kakhe, nabo bonkhe lababetsengwe ngemali yakhe; bonkhe labadvuna lababekakhe wabasoka, njengobe Nkulunkulu abemtjelile.
24 Abrahama abesaneminyaka lengema-99 budzala, mhlazana asokwa.
25 Ishmayeli indvodzana yakhe abesaneminyaka leli-13 budzala, mhlazana asokwa.
26 Bo-Abrahama nendvodzana yakhe, Ishmayeli, basokwa langa linye bobabili.
27 Bonkhe labadvuna lababesemndenini wakhe lababetalelwe kakhe nalabo lababetsengwe ngemali yakhe kubetive basokwa kanye naye.
1 Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrahama ngasema-okhini aMamre, ahleti ngasemnyango welithende lakhe ngesikhatsi sekushisa kwelilanga.
2 Abrahama watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo, wabona emadvodza lamatsatfu eme embikwakhe. Watsi kube awabone, wesuka emnyango welithende lakhe wagijima wawahlangabeta, wafike wakhotsama,
3 watsi: “Banumzane, nangitfole umusa emehlweni enu, ningayendluli inceku yenu.
4 Ase nginiletsele liyakana lemanti nitewugeza tinyawo tenu, bese niphumula la emtfuntini walesihlahla.
5 Ngitawulandza lucetwana lwesinkhwa, khona nitewudla kucala ningakahambi, njengobe naku senifike ekhaya lenceku yenu.” Ngako-ke batsi kuye: “Kulungile, yenta njengobe sewushito.”
6 Abrahama waphutfuma ethendeni kuSara, watsi: “Sheshisa utsatse emabinta lamatsatfu afulaha uyibhuce, wente emacebelengwane.”
7 Abrahama wagijima waya etinkhomeni, wafike wakhetsa litfole lelihle lelikhuluphele, walinika sisebenti, naso saphutfuma salilungisa.
8 Watsatsa emasi, nelubisi, nalenyama yelitfole leyase ilungisiwe, wakubeka embikwawo; yena wema eceleni kwawo phansi kwesihlahla ngesikhatsi asadla.
9 Ambuta atsi: “Uphi Sara, umkakho?” Wawaphendvula watsi: “Usethendeni.”
10 Simakadze watsi kuye: “Impela ngitawubuya kuwe ngemnyaka lotako ngasona lesikhatsi, Sara umkakho utawuba nendvodzana.” Sara wakuva loko, ngobe abesemnyango welithende emvakwa-Abrahama, alalele.
11 Kepha bo-Abrahama naSara bese babadzala kakhulu, naSara abengasayi esikhatsini.
12 Sara watihlekela nje, wadzimate watsi: “Manje sengimdzala kangaka, nenkhosi yami seyigugile, utsi ngingabe ngisaba nayo lenjabulo?”
13 Simakadze watsi ku-Abrahama: “Uhlekeleni Sara, atsi: ‘Ngitawutala umntfwana sengimdzala kangaka?’
14 Kukhona yini lokungamehlula Simakadze? Njengobe sengishito, ngitawubuya la kuwe ngemnyaka lotako. Sara utawuba nendvodzana.”
15 Kodvwa Sara waphika ngenca yekwesaba watsi: “Angikahleki.” Kepha waphendvula watsi: “Cha, vele uhlekile.”
16 Lamadvodza esuka lapho ahamba asalibhekise eSodoma, Abrahama wawaphekeletela, entela kuwakhombisa indlela.
17 Simakadze wase utsi: “Kodvwa ngingamfihlela yini Abrahama loku lengitakwenta?
18 Phela, Abrahama utawuba sive lesikhulu lesinemandla, tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngaye.
19 Cha, ngeke, ngobe Abrahama ngimkhetsile kutsi ayale emadvodzana akhe netitukulwane takhe emvakwakhe, kutsi bagcine intsandvo yaSimakadze ngekwenta lokuhle nalokulungile. Khona-ke Simakadze uyawunika Abrahama loko lametsembisa kona.”
20 Simakadze waphindza wakhuluma ku-Abrahama, watsi: “Njengobe kunekukhala lokukhulu ngeSodoma neGomora, nesono sabo simatima kakhulu,
21 ngitakwehla ngiyewubona kutsi ngabe bente njengekusho kwesikhalo lesifike kimi yini. Nangabe akunjalo, ngitakwati.”
22 Ngako-ke lamadvodza esuka lapho acondza ngaseSodoma; kepha Abrahama wasala embikwaSimakadze.
23 Abrahama wasondzela kuSimakadze watsi: “Uyawubabhubhisa ngempela yini labalungile kanye nalababi?
24 Nangabe-ke kulelidolobha kukhona labalungile labangema-50, utawulibhubhisa yini? Ungete walisindzisa yini ngenca yalaba labalungile labangema-50?
25 Akube khashane nawe kwenta intfo lenje! Ungababhubhisi labalungile kanye nalababi, bese labalungile baba njengalabangakalungi! Akube khashane nawe loko. Angeke yini umehluleli wemhlaba wonkhe ente kulunga?”
26 Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Nangikhandze bantfu labalungile labangema-50 eSodoma, yonkhe leyo ndzawo ngiyawuyisindzisa ngenca yabo.”
27 Abrahama waphindze wakhuluma futsi, watsi: “Ngiyacolisa kuba nesibindzi sekukhuluma neNkhosi yami, mine lengilutfuli nemlotsa.
28 Nakwenteka babe ngema-45, utalibhubhisa yini ngenca yalaba labasilele?” Simakadze waphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngilibhubhise, nangikhandze kutsi labalungile bangema-45.”
29 Abrahama waphindze wakhuluma kuye futsi, watsi: “Ase ngitsi-ke kutfolakala kutsi labalungile bangema-40.” Wamphendvula watsi: “Nakukhona labangema-40 labalungile, ngingeke ngilibhubhise.”
30 Abrahama watsi: “Ngicela kutsi iNkhosi ingatfukutseli ngekutsi ngisakhuluma. Nakwenteka-ke kutfolakala labalungile bangema-30?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngilibhubhise, nangikhandza kutsi labalungile bangema-30.”
31 Abrahama watsi: “Ngiyacolisa kuba nesibindzi sekuchubeka ngikhulume neNkhosi. Ase ngitsi-ke ukhandza labalungile bangema-20?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngilibhubhise, nangikhandza labalungile bangema-20.”
32 Abrahama watsi: “Ngicela kutsi iNkhosi ingatfukutseli ngobe sengitawukhuluma kwekugcina-ke manje. Ase ngitsi-ke ukhandza labalungile balishumi?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngenca yalabalungile labalishumi ngingeke ngilibhubhise.”
33 Watsi kube acedze kukhuluma na-Abrahama, Simakadze wase uyahamba; Abrahama wabuyela ethendeni lakhe.
1 Natifika eSodoma letingilosi letimbili, Loti abehleti esangweni lalowo muti. Watsi kube atibone, Loti wasukuma watihlangabeta; watikhotsamela,
2 watsi kuto: “Makhosi, ngiyanicela kutsi niphambuke nitewungenisa endlini yenceku yenu kulobusuku balamuhla, khona nitewugeza tinyawo tenu. Kusasa ngeluvivi seningahamba niye lapho niya khona.” Kodvwa taphendvula tatsi: “Cha, sitawuhlala lapha ngaphandle.”
3 Kepha Loti watincenga kakhulu letingilosi, tadzimate taphambuka taya tangenisa endlini kakhe. Watentela lidzili, watibhakela sinkhwa lesite imbiliso, tadla.
4 Kepha tatsi tisengakalali, onkhe emadvodza alomuti waseSodoma, lamadzala nalamancane, ayitungeleta lendlu.
5 Amemeta Loti atsi: “Aphi lamadvodza langenise lapha kakho kuyo lentsambama? Wakhiphe uwaletse la, khona sitewulala nawo!”
6 Loti waphuma waya kuwo, wavala umnyango emvakwakhe,
7 watsi: “Ngiyanincenga, bomnaketfu, kutsi ningayenti lentfo lembi kangaka.
8 Ase nilalele la, nginemadvodzakati lamabili langazange asalale nemuntfu lomdvuna. Angimane nginiletsele wona, nente lenikutsandzako kuwo. Kepha ningenti lutfo kulamadvodza, ngobe angenise endlini kami.”
9 Kepha atsi kuye: “Khwesha wena mchamuki-ndzini, sewufuna kuba ngumehluleli wetfu! Wena-ke sesitakuphatsa matima kakhulu kunawo.” Bafuca Loti bamcindzetela betama kwephula sivalo.
10 Kepha lamadvodza lamabili aveta tandla tawo, advonsa Loti amngenisa endlini kuwo, avala umnyango.
11 Ashaya lamadvodza labesemnyango ngebumphumphutse onkhe lawo labengaphandle kwendlu, lamancane nalamadzala, kangangekutsi abatse ayawufuna umnyango angete awutfola.
12 Lamadvodza lamabili atsi kuLoti: “Nangabe bakhona labanye bantfu lonabo, labanjengebakhwenyana, nemadvodzana, nemadvodzakati nome ngangubani lokulelidolobha, bakhiphe lapha,
13 ngobe lendzawo sesitayibhubhisa, ngesizatfu sekutsi sikhalo ngalabantfu balapha sesikhulu kakhulu kuSimakadze; ngako Simakadze usitfume kutsi siteyibhubhisa.”
14 Ngako-ke Loti waphuma waya kubakhwenyana bakhe lababetawutsatsa emadvodzakati akhe, wefike watsi: “Sheshisani siphume, ngobe Simakadze sewutayibhubhisa lendzawo.” Kepha bamtsatsa njengemuntfu lonamako nje.
15 Ekuseni kuseluvivi tingilosi tamgcugcuta Loti tatsi: “Vuka, utsatse umkakho nemadvodzakati akho lamabili lakhona la, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso salelidolobha.”
16 Kepha Loti wabina; ngako-ke ngobe Simakadze waba nesihawu kuye, lamadvodza lamabili ababamba ngetandla, yena nemkakhe kanye nemadvodzakati akhe abakhiphela ngaphandle kwalelidolobha.
17 Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.”
18 Loti waphendvula watsi: “Cha, Nkhosi, akungabi njalo.
19 Inceku yakho itfole umusa emehlweni akho, wayentela sihawu lesikhulu ngekusindzisa imphilo yayo; kodvwa ngingeke ngikwati kubalekela etintsabeni, ngobe lesijeziso singahle singijubele ngembili, bese ngiyafa.
20 Ase ubuke naliya lidolobha ngesheya, kumalula kubalekela kulo ngobe lisedvutane, futsi lincane. Ngicela kubalekela kulelidolobha lelincane, khona ngitewusindza.”
21 Yatsi kuye: “Yebo-ke naloko ngiyakwemukela. Ngingeke ngilibhubhise lelidolobha lokhuluma ngalo.
22 Phangisa-ke ubalekele khona; ngobe ngingeke ngente lutfo ungakefiki khona.” Ngako-ke, njengobe Loti watsi lelidolobha lincane, lase letsiwa ngekutsi yiSowari.
23 Watsi Loti nakefika eSowari, lilanga lase liphuma.
24 Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora.
25 Wawabhubhisa lawo madolobha kanye nalo lonkhe lelo tsafa, nebantfu bawo bonkhe, nako konkhe lokwakumile emhlabatsini.
26 Kepha umkaLoti wabuka emuva, wagucuka masinyane waba yinsika yeluswayi.
27 Abrahama wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi waya kulendzawo lapho abehlangene naSimakadze khona.
28 Wabuka entansi ngaseSodoma neGomora, ematsafeni angakhona. Wabona intfutfu yalelo live yenyuka njengemusi wenkhehlewane yemlilo.
29 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu nakabhubhisa lamadolobha alawo matsafa, wakhumbula Abrahama ngekutsi akhiphe Loti ekubhujisweni kwalamadolobha, Loti labehlala kuwo.
30 Njengobe Loti bekesaba kuhlala eSowari, waphuma wayawuhlala etintsabeni yena nemadvodzakati akhe lamabili; likhaya labo kwaba ngumgedze.
31 Lendvodzakati yaLoti yematubulo yakhuluma kulena lencane, yatsi: “Babe wetfu semdzala, kantsi futsi kulelive kute indvodza lengalala natsi njengobe bonkhe bantfu benta.
32 Kota, sitewunatsisa babe liwayini, bese silala naye, sentele kutatitfolela bantfwana kubabe.”
33 Kulobo busuku uyise bamnatsisa liwayini, wadzakwa. Litubulo lakhe langena kuye, lalala neyise. Loti akazange asamuve nekutsi wangena nini waphuma nini engutjeni, ngobe bekadzakwe kakhulu.
34 Ngakusasa lelitubulo latsi kulona lomncane: “Awuboni-ke, mine ngilele naye babe ebusuku bayitolo, asiphindze simnatsise futsi nalamuhla bese uyangena nawe ulale naye, sentele kutitfolela bantfwana kubabe.”
35 Ngako-ke baphindza bamnatsisa uyise nakubo lobo busuku wadzakwa. Lona lomncane wahamba wafike walala neyise. Loti akamvanga nakangena nome asaphuma, ngobe bekadzakwe kakhulu.
36 Ngako-ke omabili emadvodzakati aLoti akhuleliswa nguyise.
37 Litubulo lakhe latala indvodzana, layetsa libito latsi nguMowabi. Unguyise wemaMowabi alamuhla.
38 Lencane nayo yatala indvodzana, yayetsa libito yatsi nguBhenani. Unguyise wema-Amoni alamuhla.
1 Abrahama wesuka kulelo live waya eveni laseNegevu, eningizimu naseKhenani. Wafike wahlala emkhatsini weKhadeshi neShuri; wahlalahlala eGerari.
2 Wafike lapho watsi: “Sara ngudzadzewetfu.” Ngako-ke Abimeleki, inkhosi yaseGerari, yatfumela kutsi kulandvwe Sara.
3 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta ku-Abimeleki ngeliphupho ebusuku watsi kuye: “Wena utakufa ngenca yalomfati lomtsetse, ngobe ungumfati walendvodza.”
4 Abimeleki abesengakaze wangena kuye, ngako-ke wase utsi: “Nkhosi, utasibhubhisa yini nalesive lesite licala?
5 Kantsi akasho yini Abrahama kutsi ngudzadzewabo? Naye lomfati utsite ngumnakabo. Loku ngikwente ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, tandla tami atinacala.”
6 Nkulunkulu wamphendvula ephusheni watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati kutsi loku ukwente ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, futsi ngimi lokuvimbile kutsi ungoni kimi, ngako angikakuvumeli kutsi umtsintse.
7 Manje-ke, mncandzekise lomfati walendvodza, ngobe ingumphrofethi; itakuthandazela bese uyaphila. Kodvwa nawungamncandzekisi, ubovele wati kutsi utakufa, wena nebantfu bakho.”
8 Ngako-ke ekuseni ngeluvivi Abimeleki wavuka, wabita tonkhe tindvuna takhe, waticocela ngako konkhe loko; nato tesaba kakhulu.
9 Abimeleki wabita Abrahama wambuta watsi: “Yini lena lose uyente la kitsi? Ngikone ngani, kutsi ungaze uletsele mine kanye nembuso wami lesono lesikhulu kangaka? Utenteleni letintfo bewungakafaneli kutenta?”
10 Abimeleki wachubeka watsi: “Bewucabangani, nawenta lentfo?”
11 Abrahama wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikwente ngobe ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Akukho kwesaba Nkulunkulu kulendzawo, ngako batangibulala ngenca yalomfati wami.’
12 Ngaphandle kwaloko nje, vele ungudzadzewetfu, ngobe uyindvodzakati yababe, kodvwa hhayi yamake; kodvwa noko ungumkami.
13 Nkulunkulu nangikhipha endlini yababe kutsi ngizulazule, ngatsi kuSara: ‘Naku-ke lengicela ungentele kona: Yonkhe indzawo lapho sifika khona, ubobatjela ngami utsi: “Ungumnaketfu.” ’ ”
14 Abimeleki watsatsa timvu, netinkhabi, netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati, watipha Abrahama, wabuyisela Sara endvodzeni yakhe.
15 Abimeleki watsi: “Buka la, nali live lami, yakha lapho utsandza khona.”
16 Wagucukela kuSara watsi: “Umnakenu sengimnike emasiliva layinkhulungwane; loku kufakaza kubo bonkhe laba kutsi awunacala, kute lokubi lokwentile.”
17 Abrahama wathandaza kuNkulunkulu. Nkulunkulu waphilisa Abimeleki, nemkakhe, netisebenti letisikati kuze bonkhe batale bantfwana.
18 Phela Simakadze abesavale tonkhe titalo tebemndeni waka-Abimeleki ngenca yaSara, umka-Abrahama.
1 Simakadze wabusisa Sara njengobe abeshito. Simakadze wentela Sara loko abemetsembise kona.
2 Sara wakhulelwa, watalela Abrahama indvodzana ngesikhatsi lesasikhonjwe nguNkulunkulu. Abrahama abesamdzala kakhulu.
3 Abrahama wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Isaka lendvodzana yakhe labeyitalelwe nguSara.
4 Abrahama wayisoka indvodzana yakhe lengu-Isaka seyinemalanga lasiphohlongo budzala, njengobe Nkulunkulu abemyalile.
5 Abrahama abesaneminyaka lelikhulu budzala, ngesikhatsi kutalwa indvodzana yakhe Isaka.
6 Sara watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe luhleko, bonkhe labayivako lendzaba bayawuhleka njengami.”
7 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngubani nje labengahle asho ku-Abrahama kutsi Sara uyawuse amunyise bantfwana? Noko sengimtalele indvodzana ebudzaleni bakhe.”
8 Umntfwana wakhula, kwatsi mhlazana alunyulwa Abrahama wenta lelikhulu lidzili.
9 Ngalelinye lilanga Sara wabona indvodzana yaHagari, umGibhithe, labeyitalele Abrahama, yeyisa Isaka, indvodzana yakhe.
10 Ngako-ke wase utsi ku-Abrahama: “Sicoshe lesigcilikati nalendvodzana yaso, ngobe indvodzana yalesigcilikati akufanele ibe yindlalifa kanye nendvodzana yami Isaka.”
11 Loku kwamkhatsata kakhulu Abrahama, ngobe bekuphatselene nalendvodzana yakhe.
12 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi ku-Abrahama: “Ungakhatsateki ngenca yalomfana nangenca yalesigcilikati sakho. Loko lokushiwo nguSara kuwe kwente njengobe akutjelile, ngobe titukulwane takho tiyawubitwa nga-Isaka.
13 Ngiyakwenta sive nangendvodzana yesigcilikati sakho, ngobe nayo iyintalo yakho.”
14 Ngakusasa ekuseni Abrahama wavuka kuseluvivi, watsatsa sinkhwa nesigubhu semanti wakwetjatsisa Hagari, wamnika nemntfwana wabahambisa. Wahamba-ke Hagari azulazula ehlane laseBherisheba.
15 Atsi kube aphele lamanti esigujini, wabeka umntfwana ngaphansi kwalesinye sihlahla.
16 Wase uhamba libanga lemjikijelo, wayawuhlala khona acabanga atsi: “Ngingeke ngikumele kubuka umntfwanami afa.” Asahleti phansi afulatsele lomfana, tehla tinyembeti, wakhala kabuhlungu.
17 Nkulunkulu wakuva kukhala kwalomfana; ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yakhuluma isezulwini, yatsi kuHagari: “Hagari, uhlushwa yini? Ungesabi, ngobe Nkulunkulu sewulivile livi lalomfana lapho akhona.
18 Sukuma, utsatse lomntfwana, umgone, ngobe ngitakumenta abe sive lesikhulu.”
19 Nkulunkulu wawavula emehlo aHagari, wabona sicobho semanti, waya kuwo wafike wagcwalisa sigubhu ngemanti, wanatsisa lomntfwana.
20 Nkulunkulu waba naye lomntfwana. Wakhula, akhulela ehlane, waba yingcweti kutebutjoki.
21 Ngesikhatsi ahlala ehlane lasePharani, unina wamtsatsela umfati labengumGibhithe.
22 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abimeleki waya ku-Abrahama ahamba naPhikoli, indvuna yemabutfo akhe, wafike watsi: “Nkulunkulu unawe kuko konkhe lokwentako.
23 Ngako ase ufunge la kimi embikwaNkulunkulu kutsi ungeke ungiyenge mine, nebantfwabami, netitukulwane tami, kepha ngekwemusa wami lengiwente kuwe, wente nakimi nakulo lelive lokhosele kulo.”
24 Abrahama watsi: “Ngiyafunga.”
25 Abrahama wase ubeka sikhalo sakhe ku-Abimeleki macondzana nemtfombo wemanti lowawuchwagwe tisebenti ta-Abimeleki.
26 Abimeleki watsi: “Hhawu, nami ngiyayicabuka nje lendzaba. Angati kutsi kwentiwe ngubani loko, nawe awuzange sewungitjele, kantsi futsi angizange sengive ngako.”
27 Abrahama wase upha Abimeleki timvu netinkhabi, benta sivumelwane bobabili.
28 Abrahama wakhetsa emazinyane etimvu lamasikati lasikhombisa emhlambini wakhe.
29 Abimeleki wabuta Abrahama watsi: “Usho kutsini ngalokukhetsa lamazinyane etimvu lamasikati lasikhombisa?”
30 Abrahama waphendvula watsi: “Yemukela lamazinyane lasikhombisa etimvu la esandleni sami, kube bufakazi bami kutsi lomtfombo wembiwa ngimi.”
31 Ngako-ke leyo ndzawo yabitwa ngekutsi yiBherisheba; ngobe ngulapho benta khona sifungo bobabili.
32 Batsi kube basente lesivumelwane eBherisheba, bo-Abimeleki nendvuna yakhe, Phikoli, besuka kuleyo ndzawo babuyela eveni lemaFilisti.
33 Abrahama wahlanyela sihlahla selitamariske eBherisheba. Wadvumisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waphakadze.
34 Abrahama wahlala eveni lemaFilisti sikhatsi lesidze.
1 Emvakwaloko Nkulunkulu wavivinya Abrahama, watsi kuye: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi!”
2 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Tsatsa Isaka, indvodzana yakho, leyodvwana naloyitsandzako, uye eveni laseMoriya, wente umhlatjelo ngayo entsabeni lengitakulayela yona.”
3 Ngakusasa ekuseni ngeluvivi, Abrahama wavuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, watsatsa tisebenti takhe taba timbili kanye nendvodzana yakhe Isaka. Wakabha tinkhuni temhlatjelo labetawufike awushise, besuka bahamba baya kuleyo ndzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona.
4 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu Abrahama watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wayibona indzawo isesekhashane.
5 Abrahama wase ukhuluma kuletisebenti takhe watsi: “Hlalani la nalembongolo, mine nalomfana sisaya lapha kuyawukhonta, sitawubuya sibuye la kini.”
6 Abrahama watsatsa tinkhuni temhlatjelo wekushiswa, watetfwesa Isaka, umsa wakhe, yena waphatsa umlilo nemukhwa esandleni sakhe. Bahamba bobabili ndzawonye.
7 Isaka watsi kuyise Abrahama: “Babe!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, ndvodzana yami.” Isaka wabuta watsi: “Ngiyatibona tinkhuni nemlilo, kepha liphi lizinyane lemvu yemhlatjelo?”
8 Abrahama waphendvula watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, Nkulunkulu utatibonela yena lizinyane lemhlatjelo wekushiswa.” Ngako-ke bachubeka solomane bahamba bobabili.
9 Batsi kube befike kulendzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona, Abrahama wakha lilati walungisa tinkhuni, wabopha Isaka, umsa wakhe, wambeka etinkhunini etikwelilati.
10 Abrahama welula sandla sakhe, watsatsa umukhwa asatawuhlaba umsa wakhe.
11 Kepha ingilosi yaSimakadze yambita isezulwini yatsi: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
12 Yatsi: “Ungacali ubeke sandla kulomfana, futsi ungenti lutfo kuye; ngobe manje sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngekutsi awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekukuphela kwayo.”
13 Abrahama watsi uphakamisa emehlo uyacalata, wabona emvakwakhe kunesihhanca, sibanjwe ngetimphondvo esihlahleni. Abrahama wahamba wayawutsatsa lesihhanca, wase unikela ngaso, saba ngumhlatjelo esikhundleni sendvodzana yakhe.
14 Ngako-ke Abrahama wetsa leyo ndzawo libito, watsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela.” Nalamuhla lendzawo bantfu basayibita ngekutsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela entsabeni.”
15 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yamemeta Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini,
16 yatsi, “Nali livi laSimakadze litsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine kutsi njengobe wente loku, wangete wayigodla indvodzana yakho yekuphela,
17 ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato.
18 Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, ngobe ulalele livi lami.’ ”
19 Abrahama wancandzeka wabuyela etincekwini takhe, bahambisana sebabuyela eBherisheba, lapho Abrahama afike wakha khona.
20 Emvakwaloko Abrahama wabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Phela Milkha sewutalele umnakenu Nahori bantfwana:
21 Litubulo lakhe ngu-Uzi, elanywe nguBuzi, umnakabo, bese kuta Khemuweli, uyise wa-Aramu,
22 elanywe nguKhesede, naHazo, naPhildashi, naJidilafe, naBethuweli.”
23 Bethuweli watala Rebheka. Laba-ke labasiphohlongo Milkha wabatala kuNahori, umnakabo-Abrahama.
24 Ngetulu kwaloko umfati lomunye waNahori lekwakutsiwa nguRewuma watala boTheba, naGahamu, naThahashi, naMakha.
1 Sara waphila iminyaka leli-127.
2 Sara wafela eKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni laseKhenani. Abrahama wakhalela umkakhe, Sara.
3 Abrahama wasishiya sidvumbu semkakhe, wesuka waya kumaHethi, wefika watsi:
4 “Ngisihambi nemchamuki la emkhatsini wenu. Ngicela ningitsengisele indzawo yekungcwaba, khona ngitewungcwaba lesidvumbu semkami.”
5 EmaHethi aphendvula Abrahama atsi:
6 “Ase usilalele, mnumzane, wena usikhulu lesinemandla la emkhatsini wetfu. Lomkakho ungamngcwaba nome ngangukuliphi kulamathuna etfu. Kute la emkhatsini wetfu longete akunika lithuna nome akuphatamise ekungcwabeni lomkakho.”
7 Abrahama wasukuma wewakhotsamela lamaHethi, lekwakubantfu bakuleyo ndzawo.
8 Watsi kubo: “Nanitsandza kutsi ngimngcwabe, esuke embikwami, ngisiteni ningicelele ku-Efroni, umsa waSowari,
9 kutsi angitsengisele umhume wakhe waseMakhaphela, lesekugcineni kwensimi yakhe. Ngicela angitsengisele ngentsengo lefanele, utewuba wami ube yindzawo yekungcwaba.”
10 Efroni labehleti emkhatsini wemaHethi waphendvula Abrahama eva onkhe emaHethi labengena esangweni lelidolobha,
11 watsi: “Cha, nkhosi yami, asungilalele: Ngiyakunika lensimi kanye nalomhume lokuyo, ngikunika embikwebantfu bakitsi, ngitsi: Lomkakho mngcwabe khona.”
12 Abrahama wabakhotsamela bantfu bakulelo live.
13 Wakhuluma ku-Efroni embikwalabo bantfu, watsi: “Ase ungilalele, ngitakunika intsengo yalensimi, ngicela uyemukele kimi, khona ngitawungcwaba khona umkami.”
14 Efroni waphendvula Abrahama watsi:
15 “Nkhosi yami, asungilalele: Lesicakwana singabita lemashekheli esiliva langema-400. Pho, kuyini loko kuwe nakimi? Mngcwabe kuyo leyo ndzawo lomkakho.”
16 Bo-Abrahama na-Efroni bavumelana. Abrahama wase ukalela Efroni isiliva labesavele akhulume ngayo embikwemaHethi. Kwaba ngemashekheli esiliva langema-400, lekwakusilinganiso lesasisemtsetfweni webatsengisi bangaleso sikhatsi.
17 Ngako-ke insimi ya-Efroni leyayiseMakhaphela ngasemphumalanga neMamre, leyayinemhume nato tonkhe tihlahla letatikuyo, yonkhe leyo ndzawo,
18 yetfulwa ku-Abrahama embikwemaHethi, nabo bonkhe lababesesangweni lalelo dolobha.
19 Emvakwaloko Abrahama wangcwaba umkakhe Sara emhumeni wensimi yaseMakhaphela, ngasemphumalanga neMamre, eHebroni, eveni laseKhenani.
20 Lensimi kanye nemhume emaHethi akunika Abrahama kutsi kube yindzawo yakhe yekungcwaba.
1 Abrahama abesamdzala kakhulu ngeminyaka. Simakadze abembusisile etintfweni tonkhe.
2 Abrahama wakhuluma nenceku yakhe lenkhulu ekhaya lakhe, leyayiphetse konkhe labenako, watsi: “Beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami.
3 Ngitekufungisa Simakadze longuNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, kutsi ungacali utsatsele indvodzana yami umfati emkhatsini wemadvodzakati emaKhenani, lengihleti emkhatsini wawo.
4 Kodvwa ubohamba ubuyele eveni lakitsi lemdzabu, nasetihlotjeni takitsi, ufike umtsatsele khona Isaka, umsa wami, umfati.”
5 Lenceku yatsi kuye: “Nangabe lentfombi ingavumi kungilandzela ite nami kulelive, ngibobe sengenta njani? Ngiboyitsatsa yini lendvodzana yakho ngincandzeke nayo ngiyibuyisele kulelo live lakini?”
6 Abrahama watsi kuyo: “Caphela ungacali uyibuyisele emuva lendvodzana yami.
7 Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, lowangitsatsa endlini yababe, naseveni lakitsi lemdzabu, wakhuluma kimi waphindze wangetsembisa ngesifungo watsi: ‘Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho,’ utawutfuma ingilosi kutsi ikuhambele embili. Wena-ke, lomsa wami uyawumtsatsela intfombi kuleyo ndzawo ute nayo la.
8 Kodvwa nangabe lentfombi ayifuni kukulandzela, utawube sewukhululekile kulesifungo. Intfo nje, ungayibuyiseli indvodzana yami kulelo live.”
9 Ngako-ke lenceku yabeka sandla sayo ngaphansi kwelitsanga la-Abrahama, inkhosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngalendzaba.
10 Lenceku yatsatsa emakamela lalishumi emkhatsini wemakamela enkhosi yayo, yahamba netinhlobonhlobo tetipho letiphuma enkhosini yayo. Yesuka yaya eMesophothamiya edolobheni lakaNahori.
11 Yefika entsambama yakanekisa ngaphandle kwelidolobha, yagucisa emakamela eceleni kwesicobho, ngesikhatsi labakha ngaso emanti labasikati.
12 Lenceku yathandaza yatsi: “Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami, ngicela ungiphe imphumelelo lamuhla, ukhombise umusa wakho enkhosini yami Abrahama.
13 Naku manje sengime la eceleni kwalesicobho, lapho kukha khona emadvodzakati ebantfu bakulelidolobha.
14 Akutsi kuleyo ntfombi lengitawutsi kuyo: ‘Ngicela ubeke phansi imbita ngitewunatsa,’ yona-ke itsi: ‘Natsa, ngitawunatsisa wena kanye nemakamela akho,’ ngicela kutsi leyo kube ngiyo-ke loyimisele Isaka, inceku yakho. Ngiyawukwati ngaloko-ke kutsi ukhombise umusa enkhosini yami.”
15 Watsi asengakacedzi nje kuthandaza, kwase kuchamuka Rebheka labetalwa nguBethuweli, umsa waMilkha, umkaNahori, umnakabo-Abrahama. Rebheka weta etjetse imbita yemanti ehlombe lakhe.
16 Lentfombi yayiyinhle, ibukeka, iyintfombi, ingazange seyilale nemuntfu lomdvuna. Yewukela esicojeni, yakhelela, yagcwalisa imbita yayo ngemanti, yakhuphuka.
17 Lenceku yagijima yaya kuyo iyihlangabeta, yafike yatsi: “Ngicela sewumane unginatsise emantana nje la embiteni yakho.”
18 Yaphendvula yatsi: “Natsa, nkhosi yami.” Yaphangisa yetfula imbita, yanatsisa lenceku.
19 Yatsi kube icedze kuyinatsisa, yatsi: “Ngitawunatsisa nalamakamela akho, aze enele onkhe.”
20 Ngako-ke, yashesha yatfululela lamanti enkelebheni, yagijima yaya kukha lamanye esicojeni, yawanatsisa onkhe lamakamela enceku.
21 Lendvodza yayibukisisa lentfombi, ibindzile, ifundzisisa kahle nome Simakadze abeyiphumelelisa indlela yayo, nome cha.
22 Yatsi kube icedze lentfombi kunatsisa emakamela, lendvodza yatsatsa indandatho yegolide leyayinesisindvo sencenye yelishekheli yayifaka ekhaleni lalentfombi; yatsatsa emajiva egolide labenesisindvo semashekheli lalishumi yawegabisa lentfombi emikhonweni,
23 yatsi: “Ase ungitjele kutsi wena utalwa ngubani? Singayitfola yini indzawo lena ekhaya kini, simane siyewufihla inhloko lenemehlo?”
24 Lentfombi yaphendvula yatsi: “Mine ngiyindvodzakati yaBethuweli, umsa waMilkha naNahori.”
25 Yachubeka yatsi: “Sinetjani lobunyenti bemakamela kanye nendlu leyenele kutsi ningangenisa khona.”
26 Lendvodza yase iyakhotsama, yakhuleka kuSimakadze
27 yatsi: “Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami Abrahama, longakayekeli kukhombisa umusa wakhe nekwetsembeka kwakhe enkhosini yami Abrahama. Mine-ke Simakadze ungihole endleleni, waze wangingenisa endlini yetihlobo tenkhosi yami.”
28 Lentfombi yagijima, yaya kubendlu yenina, yafike yabatjela ngako konkhe loko.
29 Rebheka abenemnakabo, anguLabani. Labani waphuma wagijima waya kuyo lendvodza, ngasesicojeni.
30 Watsi nakabona indandatho ekhaleni kanye nemabhengela emikhonweni yadzadzewabo, watsi nakeva emavi aRebheka, dzadzewabo, atsi: “Lendvodza ikhulume kimi,” waya kuyo. Wayikhandza ime eceleni kwemakamela madvutane nesicobho.
31 Wafike watsi: “Ngena, wena lobusiswe nguSimakadze, umeleni ngaphandle? Ngobe indzawo sengiyilungisile endlini, ngisho nendzawo yemakamela imbala.”
32 Ngako-ke lendvodza yeta, yangena endlini. Labani wakhumula lamakamela, wawafaka esibayeni wawanika kudla, adla. Wanika lendvodza emanti ekugeza tinyawo tayo, nalamadvodza abehamba nawo ageza tinyawo tawo.
33 Kwase kuletfwa kudla, kwabekwa embikwayo kutsi itekudla. Kodvwa yona yatsi: “Ngingeke ngidle, ngingakayikhulumi indzaba lengite ngayo.” Labani watsi: “Khuluma phela.”
34 Ngako-ke yatsi: “Mine ngiyinceku ya-Abrahama.
35 Simakadze uyibusise kakhulu inkhosi yami, injinge kakhulu. Simakadze uyibusise ngemihlambi yetimvu netinkhomo, isiliva negolide, tisebenti letidvuna naletisikati, emakamela kanye netimbongolo.
36 Sara, inkhosikati yenkhosi yami, watalela inkhosi yami indvodzana, asamdzala kakhulu. Inkhosi yami seyinike lendvodzana yayo konkhe lenako.
37 Inkhosi yami yangifungisa yatsi: ‘Ungayitsatseli indvodzana yami umfati kuletintfombi taseKhenani, kulelive lengihleti kulo.
38 Kodvwa ubohamba uye elusendvweni lwaketfu esiveni sakitsi, uyitsatsele khona indvodzana yami umfati.’
39 Ngabuta enkhosini yami ngatsi: ‘Nangabe ayivumi kuta nami lentfombi, ngibobe sengenta njani?’
40 “Yangiphendvula yatsi: ‘Simakadze lengihamba embikwakhe utawutfumela ingilosi yakhe ihambe nawe, akuphumelelise endleleni yakho. Indvodzana yami uyawuyitsatsela umfati esiveni sakitsi, elusendvweni lwaketfu.
41 Nawuye esiveni sakitsi, uyawube sewuyakhululeka-ke kulesifungo sakho; nome befike bala kukunika lentfombi, uyawukhululeka-ke kulesifungo sakho.’
42 “Nangifika esicojeni lamuhla, ngitsite: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami, Abrahama, nakuyintsandvo yakho, ngiphumelelise kuloluhambo lwami.
43 Njengobe ngime la, eceleni kwalesicobho semanti, akutsi intfombi letewukha emanti nangitsi kuyo: “Ngicela unginatsise emantana ngalembita yakho,”
44 yona itsi kimi: “Natsa wena, ngitawube senginatsisa nalamakamela akho,” kube ngiyo-ke intfombi Simakadze layimisele indvodzana yenkhosi yami.’
45 Ngitsite ngisengakacedzi nje kuthandaza ngenhlitiyo, kwachamuka Rebheka etjetse imbita yemanti. Wewukela esicojeni wefike wakha emanti. Ngase ngitsi kuye: ‘Ngicela unginatsise.’
46 Waphangisa wetfula imbita yakhe, watsi: ‘Natsa wena kucala, ngitawube senginatsisa nalamakamela akho futsi.’ Nganatsa-ke, wase unatsisa nemakamela ami futsi.
47 Ngase ngiyambuta ngitsi: ‘Wena uyindvodzakati yabani?’ Wangiphendvula watsi: ‘Ngiyindvodzakati yaBethuweli, umsa waMilkha naNahori.’ Ngako-ke ngase ngimfaka lendandatho ekhaleni lakhe ngamegabisa nalamajiva emikhonweni yakhe.
48 Ngase ngikhotsamisa inhloko yami, ngakhuleka kuSimakadze, ngimbonga yena longuNkulunkulu wenkhosi yami Abrahama, ngobe angihole ngendlela lekungiyo sibili kutsi ngitewutsatsa lendvodzakati yesihlobo senkhosi yami itewuba ngumfati wendvodzana yayo.
49 Manje-ke, njengobe nine nitinini tenkhosi yami, ngitjeleni, nanitsandza kuvelana nayo ngekwetsembeka. Naningatsandzi, ngitjeleni, khona phela ngitekwenta loko lokufanele ngikwente.”
50 BoLabani naBethuweli baphendvula batsi: “Lendzaba le iphuma kuSimakadze. Tsine kute lesingakusho.
51 Nangu Rebheka embikwakho; mtsatse, uhambe naye ayekuba ngumfati wendvodzana yenkhosi yakho, njengobe Simakadze asakhulumile.”
52 Yatsi kube ikuve loko inceku ya-Abrahama, yakhotsama yakhuleka kuSimakadze.
53 Lenceku yakhipha tintfo tesiliva netegolide, netingubo, yatipha Rebheka. Yaphindze yapha umnakabo nenina tintfo letingemagugu.
54 Lenceku kanye nemadvodza beyihamba nawo badla, banatsa, bahlala khona busuku bonkhe. Nabavuka ngakusasa ekuseni lenceku yatsi: “Ngikhululeni, ngibuyele enkhosini yami.”
55 UmnakaboRebheka nenina batsi: “Ase ihlalahlale natsi lentfombatane emalangana langacishe abe lishumi. Emvakwaloko nitawube seniyahamba-ke.”
56 Kepha inceku yatsi kubo: “Ningangibambeleli, ngobe Simakadze uyiphumelelisile indzaba yami. Ngikhululeni ngiye enkhosini yami.”
57 Base batsi: “Ake sibite lentfombatana sitewuva kuyo.”
58 Babita Rebheka, bambuta batsi: “Utawuhamba nayo yini lendvodza?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngitawuhamba nayo.”
59 Bamhambisa-ke Rebheka, dzadzewabo, kanye nemongi wakhe. Wahamba nenceku ya-Abrahama kanye nemadvodza leyayihamba nawo.
60 Bambusisa Rebheka batsi kuye: “Hamba kahle, dzadzewetfu. Shangatsi ungaba ngunina wetinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane; shangatsi intalo yakho ingawancoba emadolobha etitsa tayo.”
61 Rebheka netimphekeleteli takhe batilungisela bagibela emakamela, bahamba nalendvodza. Yamtfola kanjalo-ke Rebheka lendvodza.
62 Isaka abephuma eBheri Lahayi Royi, ngobe abehlala eNegevu.
63 Waphuma entsambama waya esigangeni ayewudla ematsambo engcondvo khona; watsi uphakamisa emehlo wabona kuchamuka emakamela eta ngakuye.
64 Rebheka watsi uphakamisa emehlo akhe, wabona Isaka, wase uyehlika ekameleni.
65 Wabuta kulenceku watsi: “Ngubani leya ndvodza lesihlangabetako?” Inceku yaphendvula yatsi: “Yinkhosi yami.” Ngako-ke watsatsa iveyili yakhe watimbonya.
66 Lenceku yafike yalandzisa Isaka ngako konkhe leyase ikwentile.
67 Isaka watsatsa Rebheka wamfaka ethendeni lakabo lapho kwake kwahlala unina khona, watsatsa Rebheka wamenta umkakhe, Isaka wamtsandza umkakhe. Ngako-ke Isaka wadvudvuteka emuva kwebuhlungu bekufelwa ngunina.
1 Abrahama watsatsa lomunye umfati, lekwakunguKethura.
2 Yena-ke wamtalela boZimrani, naJokshane, naMedani, naMidiyani, na-Ishbaki, naShuwa.
3 Jokshane watala boSheba naDedani. KuDedani ngulapho kwavela khona ema-Ashuri, nemaLethushi, nemaLewumi.
4 Emadvodzana aMidiyani bekubo-Efa, na-Eferi, naHanoki, na-Abida, naElda. Bonkhe laba kwakubantfwana baKhetura.
5 Abrahama wakunika Isaka konkhe labenako.
6 Kodvwa emadvodzana alabanye bafati bakhe wabapha tipho, watsi asaphila nje wawasusa kulendvodzana yakhe Isaka, wawabhekisa ngasemphumalanga nelive.
7 Abrahama waphila iminyaka leli-175.
8 Abrahama wafa asamdzala kakhulu asenelisekile emphilweni; walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
9 Bo-Isaka na-Ishmayeli, emadvodzana akhe, amngcwaba emhumeni waseMakhaphela, ensimini ya-Efroni, umsa waSowari, umHethi, emphumalanga naseMamre.
10 Lensimi ngulena leyatsengwa ngu-Abrahama kumaHethi. Wangcwatjwa khona lapho-ke Abrahama, kanye nemkakhe Sara.
11 Emvakwekufa kwa-Abrahama, Nkulunkulu wayibusisa lendvodzana yakhe lengu-Isaka. Isaka wacaba eBheri Lahayi Royi.
12 Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Ishmayeli, umsa wa-Abrahama, lamtala kuHagari, sisebenti saSara lesasingumGibhithe:
13 Emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli ngekwelamana kwawo bekunguNebayothi, litibulo lakhe, naKhedari, na-Adbeli, naMibsamu,
14 naMishma, naDuma, naMasa,
15 naHadadi, naThema, naJeturi, naNafishi, naKhedema.
16 Ngiwo lawo-ke emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli nemabito awo labetsa ngawo imiti netikanekiso tawo; babetikhulu tetive letili-12.
17 Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka leli-137, wafa; walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
18 Titukulwane ta-Ishmayeli takha kusukela eHavila kuya eShuri, lemalunga naseGibhithe, kuya ngase-Asiriya. Takha, tatsi cekelele takhweshelana netihlobo tato; tatihlaselana naletihlobo tato.
19 Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Isaka, umsa wa-Abrahama: Abrahama watala Isaka.
20 Isaka watsi nasaneminyaka lengema-40 watsatsa Rebheka, indvodzakati yaBethuweli, um-Aramu wasePhadani Aramu, dzadzewabo Labani, um-Aramu.
21 Isaka wathandazela umkakhe kuSimakadze, ngobe abeyinyumba. Simakadze wawuphendvula umthandazo wakhe; Rebheka, umka-Isaka, wakhulelwa.
22 Wakhulelwa emaphahla. Atsi asengakatalwa agudlulana kamatima esiswini sakhe, wadzimate watsi: “Loku kwentekelani kimi?” Ngako-ke wayawubuta kuSimakadze.
23 Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
24 Kwatsi nakufika emalanga akhe ekubeleka, wabeleka emaphahla.
25 Lekucala laphuma libovana, lilihwanca wonkhe umtimba, njengengubo yeboya. Baletsa batsi ngu-Esawu.
26 Emvakwekuphuma kwalomnakabo, sandla salona lomunye lolandzelako saphuma sibambe sitsendze sa-Esawu, ngako-ke bametsa ngekutsi nguJakobe. Isaka abesaneminyaka lengema-60 nabatalwako.
27 Labafana bakhula. Esawu waba ngumtingeli lonelikhono, angumuntfu wasematsafeni, kantsi Jakobe yena abesithuli ahlala ekhaya.
28 Isaka abetsandza Esawu, ngobe abedla inyama yenyamatane labeyitingela; kepha Rebheka abetsandza Jakobe.
29 Ngalelinye lilanga Jakobe abepheke siphuphe, kwase kufika Esawu aphuma etsafeni, alambe kakhulu.
30 Esawu watsi kuJakobe: “Maye, ngilambile! Ngicela sewumane ungiphe lesiphuphe.” Ngako-ke libito lakhe kwatsiwa ngu-Edomu.
31 Kodvwa Jakobe watsi: “Ngitsengisele lifa lakho lebutubulo, kucala.”
32 Esawu watsi: “Sengitakufa, linalusito luni kimi lelifa?”
33 Jakobe watsi: “Funga kimi kucala.” Ngako-ke wafunga, kwaba kulitsengisa kwakhe kuJakobe lifa lakhe lebutubulo.
34 Jakobe wase unika Esawu lesiphuphe. Esawu wadla, wanatsa, wasukuma wahamba. Esawu waledzelela kanjalo lifa lebutubulo bakhe.
1 Kwase kwaba khona lenye indlala eveni, kungesiyo lena leyaka yaba khona ngetikhatsi tabo-Abrahama. Isaka-ke wase uyesuka uya eGerari ka-Abimeleki, inkhosi yemaFilisti.
2 Simakadze wabonakala ku-Isaka watsi: “Ungehleli eGibhithe. Ubohlala eveni lengitakukhombisa lona.
3 Hlalahlala kulelive, ngitawuba nawe ngikubusise, ngobe onkhe lamave ngitawuwanika wena netitukulwane takho. Ngitasifeza setsembiso sami lengasenta kuyihlo Abrahama.
4 Titukulwane takho ngiyawutandzisa tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka. Onkhe lamave ngiyakuwanika titukulwane takho. Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho,
5 njengobe Abrahama wangihlonipha, wagcina imiyalo yami, nemitsetfo yami, netimiso tami.”
6 Ngako-ke Isaka wahalala eGerari.
7 Kwatsi nakabutwa ngemadvodza aleyo ndzawo ngemfati wakhe, yena watsi ngudzadzewabo. Abengeke avume kutsi ngumkakhe, ngobe abesaba emadvodza aleyo ndzawo kutsi angahle ambulale ngenca yaRebheka. Phela Rebheka abemuhle, abukeka.
8 Isaka wahlala sikhatsi lesidze kuleyo ndzawo. Ngalelinye lilanga Abimeleki, inkhosi yemaFilisti, yatsi ihlola ngelifasitelo, yabona Isaka anga Rebheka, umkakhe.
9 Ngako-ke Abimeleki wabita Isaka wambuta watsi: “Kantsi vele ngumkakho yini lo! Kepha ukwentelani lokuhambe utsi ngudzadzewenu?” Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Kungobe bengicabanga ngitsi: ‘Ngingahle ngife ngenca yaRebheka!’ ”
10 Abimeleki watsi kuye: “Yini-ke lena lose uyente la kitsi? Buka-ke, ngobe lenye indvodza beyingahle ilale naye kalula nje lomkakho; ngaleyo ndlela bewutawube sewusiletsele licala.”
11 Ngako-ke Abimeleki wabayala bonkhe bantfu bakhe watsi: “Lowo lotsintsa lendvodza nome lomkayo utawubulawa.”
12 Isaka walima kulelo live, kulowo mnyaka wavuna ngalokuphindvwe kalikhulu, ngobe Simakadze wambusisa,
13 waceba, wachubeka wanotsa, waze waba yinjinga lenkhulu.
14 Abenetimphahla letinyenti, imihlambi yetimvu, netinkhomo, anemuti lomkhulu, netisebenti letinyenti, kangangekutsi emaFilisti adzimate aba nemona ngaye.
15 Ngako emaFilisti ase atigcibedzela ngemhlaba tonkhe ticobho letatimbiwe tisebenti ta-Abrahama asekhona; phela, Abrahama bekunguyise wa-Isaka.
16 Abimeleki wakhuluma ku-Isaka, watsi: “Suka, uhambe la eveni letfu; ngobe sewunemandla kakhulu kunatsi.”
17 Isaka wesuka lapho, wahamba waya eSigodzini saseGerari, lapho afike wahlala khona.
18 Isaka waphindze watimba ticobho temanti letatimbiwe ngu-Abrahama, uyise asekhona; ngobe phela emaFilisti abetigcibedzela emvakwekufa kwa-Abrahama. Leticobho Isaka watetsa emabito letatetsiwe ngawo nguyise.
19 Kepha tatsi tisebenti ta-Isaka natimba esigodzini, takhandza sicobho lesasinemanti lamnandzi.
20 Belusi baseGerari bacabana nebelusi ba-Isaka, batsi: “Lamanti ngewetfu!” Ngako lesicobho wasetsa libito watsi yi-Eseki, ngobe baphikisana naye ngaso.
21 Bemba lesinye futsi sicobho. Naso baphikisana ngaso futsi, ngako wasetsa watsi yiSitna.
22 Wesuka lapho wayakumba lesinye sicobho, sona-ke abazange baphikisane ngaso, ngako wasetsa watsi yiRehobothi, atsi: “Njengobe Simakadze sewusentele indzawo, sitakwandza sibe tinjinga kulelive.”
23 Isaka wesuka lapho, waya eBherisheba.
24 Simakadze wabonakala kuye ngabona lobo busuku, watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama; ungesabi, ngobe nginawe, ngiyakukubusisa ngandzise titukulwane takho ngenca yenceku yami Abrahama.”
25 Ngako Isaka wakha lilati lapho, wakhuleka kuSimakadze, wemisa lithende lakhe khona lapho. Tisebenti ta-Isaka tase timba sicobho khona lapho.
26 Abimeleki wesuka eGerari, waya ku-Isaka ahamba na-Ahuzathi, umeluleki wakhe, naPhikoli, indvuna yemabutfo akhe.
27 Isaka watsi kubo: “Niteleni la kimi, kantsi niyangitondza, futsi nine nangicosha nasemkhatsini wenu?”
28 Bamphendvula batsi: “Manje sekusikhanyele kutsi Simakadze unawe. Ngako-ke sitsi: Akube nesifungo emkhatsini wakho natsi. Asente sivumelwane nawe,
29 sekutsi ungeke usentele lokubi, njengobe natsi singakakuphatsi kabi nje; sikuphetse kahle, sakuhambisa ngekuthula. Sekuyakhanya kutsi Simakadze ukubusisile.”
30 Isaka wase ubentela lidzili; badla banatsa.
31 Ekuseni kuseluvivi ngakusasa bavuka benta sivumelwane lomunye kulomunye, basibeka luphawu ngesifungo. Isaka wabavalelisa, bahamba ngekuthula.
32 Ngalo lelo langa tisebenti ta-Isaka teta kuye tamtjela ngesicobho letase tisimbile tatsi: “Sesiwatfolile emanti.”
33 Lesicobho wasetsa watsi yiSheba; ngako-ke libito lalelo dolobha sekwaba yiBherisheba kuze kube ngulamuhla.
34 Kwatsi Esawu nasaneminyaka lengemashumi lamane, watsatsa umfati, libito lakhe bekunguJudithi, indvodzakati ya-Beri, umHethi; wabuye watsatsa naBhasemathi, indvodzakati ya-Eloni, umHethi.
35 Labalukatana bayenta yaba lusizi imphilo yabo-Isaka naRebheka.
1 Kwatsi Isaka asamdzala kakhulu, emehlo akhe asafiphele angasaboni kahle. Watfumela wabita Esawu, indvodzana yakhe lendzala, wafike watsi kuye: “Msawami!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, babe.”
2 Isaka watsi: “Manje sengimdzala, angilati lilanga lami lekuhamba emhlabeni.
3 Manje-ke, tsatsa tinsungulo nebutjoki bakho, uhambe uye etsafeni, uyekungitingelela inyamatane,
4 ungilungisele kudla lokumnandzi, ungiletsele kona ngitewudla, bese ngiyakubusisa, ngingakafi.”
5 Rebheka bekalalele ngesikhatsi Isaka akhuluma nemsa wakhe, Esawu. Ngako watsi kube Esawu ahambe aye etsafeni kuyewutingela inyamatane atewuyiletsa kuyise,
6 Rebheka watsi kuJakobe, indvodzana yakhe: “Ngive uyihlo akhuluma nemnakenu Esawu atsi:
7 ‘Ngiletsele inyama yenyamatane ungilungiselele kudla lokumnandzi, kuze ngitekudla, ngikubusise embikwaSimakadze, ngisengakafi.’
8 Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela emavi ami, wente lengikushoko.
9 Hamba uye etimbutini ungilandzele emazinyane lamabili lakhuluphele, kuze ngitewulungiselela uyihlo kudla lokumnandzi.
10 Utawube sewukumikisa kuyihlo kutsi adle, khona atekubusisa asengakafi.”
11 Kepha Jakobe watsi kuRebheka, unina: “Ingani Esawu, umnaketfu, ulihwanca, mine ngibusheleleti.
12 Babe angahle angiphatse ngesandla, bese ngitfolakala ngingulonebucili, esikhundleni sekutsi angibusise angicalekise.”
13 Unina watsi kuye: “Ndvodzana yami, leso sicalekiso asehlele kimi; wena yenta loko lengikutjela kona, hamba ungilandzele lamazinyane.”
14 Wahamba, wafike wawatsatsa wawaletsa kunina. Unina walungiselela Isaka kudla lokumnandzi.
15 Rebheka watsatsa timphahla letincono kakhulu ta-Esawu letatisendlini kabo, watembatsisa Jakobe.
16 Wamembatsisa letikhumba temazinyane etimbuti etandleni takhe nasentsanyeni yakhe, lapho abeshelela khona.
17 Watsatsa lokudla lokumnandzi nesinkhwa labesasentile wakunika indvodzana yakhe Jakobe.
18 Jakobe waya kuyise wafike watsi: “Babe.” Wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, msawami. Ungubani wena?”
19 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingu-Esawu, litubulo lakho; sengikwentile konkhe longitfume kona, babe. Vuka, utekudla inyama yenyamatane, bese uyangibusisa.”
20 Kepha Isaka watsi kulomsa wakhe: “Hhawu, ndvodzana yami, washesha kangaka kuyitfola, wente njani?” Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Kungobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, ungiphumelelisile.”
21 Isaka watsi kuJakobe: “Sondzela ngitekuphatsa, msawami, ngiteba neliciniso kutsi unguye sibili yini Esawu, indvodzana yami, nome cha.”
22 Nembala Jakobe wasondzela ku-Isaka. Isaka welula sandla wamphatsa watsi: “Livi lona laJakobe, kodvwa tandla ta-Esawu.”
23 Akazange ati kutsi nguJakobe, ngobe tandla takhe tatineboya njengetandla ta-Esawu. Ngako-ke wase uyambusisa.
24 Waphindze wambutisisa watsi: “Unguye ngempela yini Esawu?” Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Nginguye.”
25 Isaka watsi: “Ngisondzetele inyama yenyamatane yakho, msawami, ngitekudla ngikubusise.” Wamsondzetela, wadla. Wamniketa neliwayini, walinatsa.
26 Emvakwaloko uyise Isaka watsi kuye: “Sondzela, ndvodzana yami, ungange.”
27 Wasondzela, wamanga. Watsi nakaliva liphunga letimphahla takhe, wambusisa watsi: “Awu, liphunga lendvodzana yami linjengeliphunga lasetsafeni, litsafa lelabusiswa nguSimakadze.
28 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakunika ematolo asezulwini, avundzise nemasimi akho, akuphe inala yemabele neyeliwayini.
29 Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena, nemindeni ikukhotsamele. Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu, emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele. Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako, abusiswe lokubusisako.”
30 Kwatsi acedza nje Isaka kubusisa Jakobe, naJakobe asandza kusuka nje ku-Isaka, uyise, watseleka Esawu, umnakabo, aphuma ekutingeleni.
31 Naye walungisa kudla lokumnandzi wakumikisa kuyise. Wafike watsi kuye: “Ngicela asale avuka babe, adle inyama yenyamatane layilungiselwe yindvodzana yakhe, khona atekuyibusisa.”
32 Uyise, Isaka, wambuta watsi: “Ungubani wena?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingumsa wakho, Esawu, litubulo lakho.”
33 Isaka wetfuka wachachatela kamatima wonkhe umtimba watsi: “Kantsi ngubani lona loletse inyama yenyamatane lapha kimi, ngayidla yonkhe ungakefiki wena, ngase ngiyambusisa? Ngempela utawubusiswa yena.”
34 Watsi Esawu nakeva lamavi eyise, wakhala kakhulu, wadzimate watsi kuyise: “Babe, nami ngibusise.”
35 Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Umnakenu ufike wangiyenga, watsatsa sibusiso sakho.”
36 Esawu watsi: “Utsi aketsiwanga kahle yini kutsi kutsiwe nguJakobe? Ngobe loku sekwesibili angiphamba. Wacale watsatsa lifa lebutubulo bami, manje-ke sewutsatse sibusiso sami.” Wachubeka Esawu wabuta uyise watsi: “Awukangibekeli yini sakami sibusiso?”
37 Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Asubuke nje, sengimente waba yinkhosi yakho, ngimnike bonkhe bomnakabo kutsi babe tisebenti takhe. Ngimuphe inala yemabele neyeliwayini. Pho, wena ngingabe ngisakwentelani, ndvodzana yami?”
38 Esawu watsi kuyise: “Babe, sekukuphela kwato letibusiso bewunato yini, awunaso yini lesinye sibusiso? Babe, nami ngibusise!” Esawu wadzatimula wakhala.
39 Wamphendvula uyise, Isaka, watsi: “Umuti wakho ungeke ube nemvundvo, uyawuba khashane nematolo elizulu.
40 Uyawuphila ngenkemba yakho, usebente umnakenu, kodvwa kuyawutsi nawudlubulundzela, uyawulephula lijoko lakhe entsanyeni yakho.”
41 Esawu wamtondza Jakobe ngenca yesibusiso labesitsatse kuyise, wadzimate watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Emalanga ekulilela babe asayasondzela, emvakwawo Jakobe, umnaketfu, ngitambulala.”
42 Kodvwa Rebheka watsi kube atjelwe ngaloku Esawu, indvodzana yakhe lendzala, labesatimisele kukwenta, Rebheka wabita Jakobe, indvodzana yakhe lencane, wayitjela watsi: “Lalela la, umnakenu Esawu utidvudvuta ngekutsi utakubulala.
43 Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela livi lami: Baleka masinyane uye kamnaketfu Labani eHarani;
44 ufike uhlalahlale khona, kuze kuphole kutfukutsela kwemnakenu.
45 Nangabe kutfukutsela kwakhe sekutse gogololo, asakukhohliwe naloku lokwente kuye, ngiyakutfumela ngikulandze. Ngesaba kulahlekelwa ngini nobabili ngalanga linye.”
46 Rebheka watsi ku-Isaka: “Ngidziniwe kuphila ngenca yalabalukatana baka-Esawu labatsatsa kumaHethi. Nangabe naJakobe angatsatsa umfati emkhatsini walamaHethi, lafanana nalawa lengihleti nawo, kungaba ncono ngimane ngife lokungenani!”
1 Isaka wabita Jakobe, wambusisa wamyala watsi: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamaKhenani.
2 Hamba uye eMesophothamiya ekhabonyoko, kaBethuweli, utitsatsele khona umfati emadvodzakatini aLabani, malume wakho.
3 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu Somandla angakubusisa akuchumise, akwandzise, udzimate ube tive letinyenti.
4 Shangatsi angakunika sibusiso sa-Abrahama, wena kanye netitukulwane takho, uze ulitsatse libe lakho lelive losihambi kulo kwamanje, Nkulunkulu lalinika Abrahama!”
5 Ngako-ke Isaka wahambisa Jakobe wamyisa eMesophothamiya kaLabani umsa waBethuweli, um-Aramu, umnakaboRebheka, unaboJakobe na-Esawu.
6 Esawu weva kutsi Isaka abesabusise Jakobe, wabuye wamhambisa watsi akaye eMesophothamiya, kutsi ayewutsatsa khona umfati. Esawu weva nekutsi Isaka abesayale Jakobe watsi: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamaKhenani.”
7 Weva nekutsi Jakobe abebahloniphile boyise nenina ngekutsi ahambe aye eMesophothamiya.
8 Esawu watsi kube abone kutsi emadvodzakati emaKhenani abengamjabulisi uyise,
9 wesuka wayawutsatsa Mahalathi wamenta umkakhe etikwalabafati labenabo. Mahalathi abengudzadzewaboNebayothi, indvodzakati ya-Ishmayeli, umsa wa-Abrahama.
10 Jakobe wesuka eBherisheba waya eHarani.
11 Wefika endzaweni lengcwele wahlala khona busuku, ngobe lilanga lase lishonile. Watsatsa lelinye lematje akuleyo ndzawo wacamela etikwalo, walala.
12 Wabhudza abona liladi limiswe emhlabatsini, laze lefika ezulwini, wabona tingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka ngalo.
13 Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho.
14 Titukulwane takho tiyawuba ngangelutfuli lwemhlaba. Uyakwandza nemhlaba wonkhe wenabele enshonalanga, nasemphumalanga, nasenyakatfo, naseningizimu. Tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngawe nangetitukulwane takho.
15 Ukhumbule kutsi ngitawuba nawe ngikulondvolote nome uyaphi, ngikubuyise kulo lelive. Ngobe ngingeke ngikushiye ngingakakwenti loku lesengikwetsembise kona.”
16 Jakobe waphaphama ebutfongweni, watsi: “Kantsi Simakadze ukulendzawo, bengingakwati-ke loku.”
17 Wefikelwa kwesaba, watsi: “Maye, lendzawo iyesabeka! Ngempela lendzawo iyindlu yaNkulunkulu. Leli lisango lasezulwini.”
18 Ngako-ke Jakobe wavuka ekuseni kuseluvivi, walitsatsa lelitje abecamele kulo, walimisa laba luphawu lwesikhumbuto, watsela emafutsa etikwalo.
19 Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yiBetheli, kodvwa ekucaleni lelidolobha lalibitwa ngekutsi yiLuzi.
20 Jakobe wase wenta sifungo, watsi: “Nangabe Nkulunkulu atawuba nami angilondvolote kuloluhambo lwami, anginike kudla, netimphahla tekwembatsa, ngembatse,
21 ngidzimate ngibuyele ngekuthula ekhaya ketfu, khona-ke Simakadze uyawuba nguNkulunkulu wami.
22 Lelitje lengilimise la, kutsi libe sikhumbuto, litawuba yindlu yaNkulunkulu. Kuko konkhe langipha kona ngiyakumnika kwelishumi.”
1 Jakobe wachubeka neluhambo lwakhe waya eveni lebantfu bangasemphumalanga.
2 Watsi asahamba, adzabula imimango, wakhandza sicobho semanti situngeletwe ngimihlambi lemitsatfu yetimvu ilele eceleni kwaso. Lemihlambi yayitewunatsiswa kuso leso sicobho. Kwakunelitje lelikhulu lekwakumbonywe ngalo.
3 Yayitsi lemihlambi ingaphelela, belusi bese bayaligicita balisuse lelitje, banatsise lemihlambi, babuye balibuyisele.
4 Jakobe wabuta labelusi watsi: “Ye bomnaketfu, niphumaphi?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Siphuma kaHarani.”
5 Wababuta futsi watsi: “Niyamati yini Labani, umsa waNahori?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Yebo, siyamati.”
6 Watsi: “Usaphila yini?” Batsi: “Yebo, usaphila. Nanguya nje naRakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, eta netimvu takhe.”
7 Jakobe watsi: “Njengobe kusesemini lenkhulu kangaka nyalo, kusengakabi sikhatsi sekutsi letimvu tibutsiswe ndzawonye, anitinatsisi ngani, bese niyakutidlisa eluhlateni?”
8 Bamphendvula batsi: “Singeke phela sicale ingakapheleli yonkhe lemihlambi bese kugicitwa lelitje, kungukhona-ke sitinatsisa letimvu.”
9 Watsi asakhuluma nje Jakobe, kwase kufika Rakheli netimvu teyise, ngobe bekunguye labetelusa.
10 Jakobe watsi kube ambone loRakheli, indvodzakati yaLabani, malume wakhe, abone netimvu takaLabani, wesuka waya kulelitje, wafike waligicita, wase uyatinatsisa timvu takamalume wakhe, Labani.
11 Jakobe wanga Rakheli, wakhala ngenca yenjabulo.
12 Jakobe watjela Rakheli watsi: “Mine ngisihlobo seyihlo, ngitalwa nguRebheka.” Rakheli wagijima wayawutjela uyise.
13 Watsi kube Labani ayive lendzaba yemshana wakhe, wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona wamanga, wamngenisa endlini. Jakobe watekela Labani yonkhe indzaba yakhe.
14 Labani watsi kuye: “Ngempela ulitsambo lami nengati yami.” Jakobe wahlala lapho inyanga yonkhe.
15 Labani wakhuluma kuJakobe, watsi: “Njengobe usinini sami, pho, kufanele yini kutsi ungisebentele mahhala? Ngitjele kutsi ufuna ngikuholele ngani.”
16 Labani abenemadvodzakati lamabili, lendzala bekunguLeya, lencane kunguRakheli.
17 Leya abenemehlo lamahle latsambile, kodvwa Rakheli abeme kahle, amuhle.
18 Jakobe abetsandza Rakheli, ngako-ke watsi: “Ngitakusebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa, nawunganginika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakho lencane, ibe ngumkami.”
19 Labani watsi: “Kuncono mane ngimnike wena kunekutsi ngimnike nome ngubani nje, sale uhlala nami la ekhaya.”
20 Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.
21 Jakobe wakhuluma kuLabani, watsi: “Sengisicedzile sikhatsi sami, sale unginika umkami ngingene kuye.”
22 Ngako-ke, Labani wamema bonkhe bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo, wenta lidzili.
23 Kodvwa kwatsi ngalobo busuku Labani watsatsa indvodzakati yakhe, Leya, wayingenisa kuJakobe. Jakobe wamati Leya.
24 Labani wakhipha Zilpha, labesisebenti sakhe, kutsi atewuba sisebenti saLeya.
25 Ekuseni ngakusasa Jakobe kwangukhona abona kutsi nguLeya. Jakobe waya kuLabani wafike watsi: “Yini lena longenta yona? Kantsi bengingasebenteli Rakheli yini? Manje ungilutseleni?”
26 Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Kulelive akwentiwa kutsi kwendziswe lomncane kucala lomdzala angakendzi.
27 Ase ume kuphele leliviki lemshado, sitawube sesiyakunika futsi nalona lomunye, nawungasebenta leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.”
28 Jakobe wenta njalo, walicedza leliviki lemshado. Labani wase umnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe.
29 Labani wakhipha Bilha labesisebenti sakhe kutsi atewuba sisebenti saRakheli.
30 Ngako Jakobe wangena kuRakheli. Wamtsandza kakhulu kunaLeya. Jakobe wasebentela Labani leminye futsi iminyaka lesikhombisa.
31 Watsi kube abone Simakadze kutsi Leya uyaliwa, wavula sitalo sakhe; kepha Rakheli waba yinyumba.
32 Leya wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguRubeni, ngobe abetsi: “Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, manje indvodza yami seyitangitsandza.”
33 Waphindza wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Njengobe Simakadze evile kutsi ngiyaliwa, uphindze wangipha lenye indvodzana.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguSimeyoni.
34 Waphindze futsi wakhulelwa, watala lenye indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke indvodza yami seyitawunamatsela kimi, ngobe sengiyitalele emadvodzana lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke libito layo kwaba nguLevi.
35 Waphindze wakhulelwa futsi, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Manje-ke ngitamdvumisa Simakadze.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito watsi nguJuda, wase uyema kutala.
1 Watsi kube Rakheli abone kutsi akamtaleli Jakobe bantfwana, waba nesikhwele ngadzadzewabo. Watsi kuJakobe: “Ngiphe bantfwana, ngaphandle kwaloko ngitakufa!”
2 Jakobe watfukutselela Rakheli, wadzimate watsi: “Kantsi mine nginguNkulunkulu yini, longuyena avale sitalo sakho?”
3 Rakheli waphendvula Jakobe watsi: “Nasi sisebenti sami lesinguBilha, ngena kuso, kuze atengitalela, khona nami ngitewuba nebantfwana ngaye.”
4 Ngako wamnika Bilha, sisebenti sakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe. Jakobe wangena kuBilha, walala naye.
5 Bilha wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana.
6 Rakheli watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungehlulele, waliva nelivi lami, wangipha indvodzana.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito layo watsi nguDani.
7 Waphindze Bilha, sisebenti saRakheli, wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesibili.
8 Rakheli watsi: “Ngekubambana lokunemandla ngibambene nadzadzewetfu ngamehlula.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguNaftali.
9 Watsi kube abone Leya kutsi sewumile kutala, watsatsa Zilpha, sisebenti sakhe, wasinika Jakobe kutsi sibe ngumkakhe.
10 Zilpha sisebenti saLeya, watalela Jakobe indvodzana.
11 Leya watsi: “Yinhlanhla lenhle,” ngako wayetsa libito watsi nguGadi.
12 Zilpha, sisebenti saLeya, saphindze selamisa ngendvodzana yesibili.
13 Leya watsi: “Maye, ngiyajabula! Nyalo labasikati sebayawutsi ngibusisekile.” Ngako wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Asheri.
14 Ngesikhatsi kuvunwa kolo, Rubeni watsi uyahamba, watfola umutsi wentalo ensimini, wawumikisa kuLeya, unina. Ngako Rakheli watsi kuLeya: “Ngicela sewumane ungiphe lomunye walomutsi wentalo lotfolwe yindvodzana yakho.”
15 Leya watsi kuRakheli: “Wena nanyalo awukeneliswa kutsi wena sewugovuke nendvodza yami? Nyalo sewufuna kutsatsa nalomutsi lengiwutfolelwe yindvodzana yami?” Rakheli waphendvula Leya watsi: “Ungamane ulale nayo kulobusuku balamuhla, nawungamane nje ungiphe lomutsi wendvodzana yakho.”
16 Entsambama nakabuya etsafeni Jakobe, wahlangabetwa nguLeya. Wafike watsi kuJakobe: “Ubota utewulala nami lamuhla, ngobe ngikucashe ngemutsi wentalo lotfolwe yindvodzana yami.” Ngako-ke wavele wayawulala naye kulobo busuku.
17 Nkulunkulu wawuva umthandazo waLeya. Leya wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesihlanu.
18 Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike umvuzo wami, ngobe indvodza yami ngayinika sisebenti sami.” Lendvodzana wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Isakhari.
19 Leya waphindze wakhulelwa futsi. Watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesitfupha.
20 Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike sipho lesihle. Manje indvodza yami seyitawubambelela kimi, ngobe sengiyitalele emadvodzana lasitfupha.” Ngako wayetsa libito watsi nguZebuloni.
21 Emvakwaloko Leya watalela Jakobe indvodzakati, wayetsa libito watsi nguDina.
22 Nkulunkulu wakhumbula Rakheli, wawuva umthandazo wakhe, wasivula sitalo sakhe.
23 Rakheli wakhulelwa, watala indvodzana, watsi: “Nkulunkulu sewulisusile lihlazo lami.”
24 Wayetsa libito watsi nguJosefa, atsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angangengetela lenye indvodzana.”
25 Watsi Rakheli asatele Josefa, Jakobe watsi kuLabani: “Ase ungikhulule, ngihambe ngibuyele ekhaya kitsi naseveni lakitsi.
26 Sale unginika bafati bami, nebantfwabami lengikusebentele ngabo ngitewuhamba, ngobe nawe uyawati umsebenti lengikwentele wona.”
27 Labani watsi kuye: “Ase ngisho naku: Sengifundzile, futsi sengiyile ngeva kubemanga kutsi Simakadze ungibusise ngenca yakho.
28 Shano liholo lakho, ngitakunika.”
29 Jakobe watsi kuye: “Nawe matfupha uyati kutsi ngikusebentele kanjani, nekutsi timphahla takho tandze kanganani tiseluswa ngimi.
30 Leto letimbalwa lewawunato ngisengakefiki setandze kakhulu. Simakadze ukubusise kuyo yonkhe indzawo lapho bengifika khona. Kodvwa-ke manje mine ngitayisebentela nini indlu yami?”
31 Labani wambuta watsi: “Ufuna ngikuholele ngani?” Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Angiwufuni umholo. Ngitawuchubeka ngikwelusele lomhlambi wakho, nawungasemukela nasi sicelo sami:
32 Ase ngiyibhidle ekhatsi lemihlambi yakho. Ngitawukhetsa kuyo tonkhe timvu letinemibala naletingemacabhacabha kanye nemazinyane lamnyama, ngikhetse tonkhe timbuti letinemibala naletinemacabhacabha; ngito-ke letitawuba ngumholo wami.
33 Ngako kwetsembeka nekulunga kwami ngiko lokuyawungifakazela, nase uta ngemuso utewuhlola umholo wami. Nawukhandza imbuti lengenamabala nalengesiwo emacabhacabha nemvu lengemnyama kuleti takami kuyawukhanya kutsi ngitebile.”
34 Labani waphendvula watsi: “Kulungile! Akube njengekusho kwakho.”
35 Kodvwa ngalo lelo langa Labani watikhetsa tonkhe timphongo letinemibala naletimacabhacabha, tonkhe letinalokumhlophe nemazinyane lamnyama, watinika emadvodzana akhe kutsi ateluse,
36 watsatsa luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu kusuka kuJakobe. Jakobe wachubeka wayelusa imihlambi yaLabani leyayisasele.
37 Jakobe watsatsa imizaca leyayisemanti yetihlahla telibhabhabhulomu, ne-alimondi, nepleni, wayebula wayenta imishi, yasala yaba mhlophe.
38 Lemizaca wayibeka embikwaletimvu etinkelebheni, lapho tatinatsa khona, ngobe tatekhwelwa natiye kuyewunatsa.
39 Tekhwelelwa etikwayo lemizaca, temitsa, tatala emazinyane lanemibala, nalangemacabhacabha, nalanemishi.
40 Jakobe wakhetsa onkhe lamazinyane labetelwe; lemihlambi yeluphawu lwaLabani wayibhekisa ngakulamazinyane. Umhlambi wakhe wawakha ngalendlela wawehlukanisa nemihlambi yaLabani.
41 Kwakutsi njalo nje letifuyo naseticinile setekhwelwa, Jakobe abeke lemizaca kuletinkelebha tekunatsa embikwalomhlambi entele kutsi titekwemitsela eceleni kwalemizaca.
42 Kodvwa abengayibeki lemizaca embikwaletifuyo letatiwombile. Ngako-ke Labani wagcina asasalelwe nguletiwombile todvwa, kwatsi leticinile taba taJakobe.
43 Jakobe wagcina asanjinge kakhulu, waba nemihlambi lemikhulu, netincekukati, netinceku, nemakamela, netimbongolo.
1 Jakobe weva emadvodzana aLabani akhuluma atsi: “Jakobe sewutsetse konkhe lobekukwababe. Sewunjinge ngaletimphahla tababe.”
2 Jakobe wabona kutsi buso baLabani babungasamjabuleli njengakucala.
3 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJakobe watsi: “Hamba ubuyele eveni lakini, lapho watalelwa khona, ngitawuba nawe.”
4 Ngako-ke Jakobe wabita boRakheli naLeya kutsi bete kuye emadlelweni, lapho abelusele khona imfuyo yakhe.
5 Wafike wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Sengibonile kutsi buso beyihlo abusangijabuleli njengakucala, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wababe abenami.
6 Nani niyati kutsi uyihlo ngimsebentele ngawo onkhe emandla ami.
7 Kodvwa uyihlo sewungiphambile ngekutsi agucule liholo lami ngalokuphindvwe kalishumi, noko Nkulunkulu akamvumeli kutsi ente lokubi kimi.
8 Utsite nakatsi: ‘Liholo lakho kutawuba nguletimacabhacabha todvwa,’ umhlambi wonkhe wesuka watala letimacabhacabha. Nome asatsite: ‘Liholo lakho kutawuba nguletinemishi,’ umhlambi wonkhe wesuka watala letinemishi todvwa.
9 Nkulunkulu uyitsatse kanjalo-ke imfuyo yeyihlo wayinika mine.
10 “Kwatsi ngesikhatsi tekhwelwa letimbuti ngabhudza, ngatsi ngiyabuka ngabona letiphongo letekhwela letimbutikati kutsi tatinemishi, timacabhacabha, naletimabalabala.
11 Ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yangibita ephusheni yatsi: ‘Jakobe!’ Ngasabela ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha.’
12 Yakhuluma kimi yatsi: ‘Buka la, tonkhe letiphongo letekhwela letimbutikati tinemishi, timacabhacabha, timabalabala; ngobe sengikubone konkhe lokwentiwa nguLabani kuwe.
13 NginguNkulunkulu waseBetheli, lapho wagcoba khona litje ngemafutsa, walenta sikhumbuto, wafunga kimi. Sukuma-ke manje, utfutse kulelive, ubuyele eveni lakini, lapho kunenkhaba yakho khona.’ ”
14 BoRakheli naLeya baphendvula batsi: “Pho, sisenaso yini sabelo nome lifa lekungeletfu endlini yababe?
15 Kambe asisesibo bafokati yini? Ngobe sewatsengisa ngatsi, nemali layitfola ngatsi sewayidla wayicedza.
16 Yonkhe ingcebo letsetfwe nguNkulunkulu kubabe ngeyetfu nebantfwabetfu. Ngako-ke, yenta loko Nkulunkulu lakukhulume kuwe.”
17 Jakobe wesuka lapho wagibelisa bantfwabakhe nebafati bakhe emakameleni,
18 wayichuba yonkhe imfuyo yakhe kanye nako konkhe kwakhe labekuholile eMesophothamiya, wancandzeka wabuyela kuyise, Isaka, eveni laseKhenani.
19 Labani abengekho ayewuhhula timvu takhe, Rakheli weba tithico takabo.
20 Jakobe wamnyenyela Labani, umSiriya, ngobe akazange amtjele kutsi utawuhamba.
21 Wabaleka nako konkhe labenako, wewela umfula iYufrathe, emabombo awabhekise ngasetintsabeni takaGileyadi.
22 Watsi kube Labani atjelwe ngelilanga lesitsatfu kutsi Jakobe akasekho ubalekile,
23 watsatsa bomnakabo wamlandzela amcosha ngemuva, kwadzimate kwaphela emalanga lasikhombisa, waze wamkhandza etintsabeni takaGileyadi.
24 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta wakhuluma ngeliphupho kuLabani, umSiriya, watsi: “Ucaphele ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.”
25 Labani wamkhandza Jakobe. Jakobe abemise lithende lakhe kuleto tintsaba takaGileyadi, naLabani kanye nabomnakabo naye wakanekisa kuto leto tintsaba.
26 Labani wafike wakhuluma kuJakobe, watsi: “Seyini-ke lena lose uyentile, unginyenyeleleni ngekuhamba nemadvodzakati ami kungatsi bafati lobatfumbe emphini?
27 Uhambeleni ngekunyenya? Awukangitjeli ngani, khona phela ngitekukhipa ngekujabula, nangekuhlabela, nangelugubhu, nangelihabhu?
28 Awukangivumeli ngani kutsi ngivalelise emadvodzana nemadvodzakati ami ngekuwanga? Ibulima-ke lentfo loyentile.
29 Nginawo emandla ekukulimata; kodvwa Nkulunkulu weyihlo ukhulume kimi itolo ebusuku ephusheni watsi: ‘Ucaphele, ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.’
30 Nyalo-ke njengobe sewuhamba ukhumbule bakini, utebeleni letithico tami?”
31 Jakobe waphendvula Labani, watsi: “Kungobe ngesabile kutsi ungahle ungemuke lamadvodzakati akho.
32 Kodvwa lowo loyawukhandza tithico takho kuye akafe nekufa. Phenya la emkhatsini wetfu ukhombe lokukwakho lokukimi ukutsatse bonkhe bantfu babuka.” Phela Jakobe abengati kutsi letithico tatebiwe nguRakheli.
33 Ngako-ke Labani waya ethendeni laJakobe, nelaLeya, nasethendeni letisebenti letisikati letimbili; kodvwa akatitfolanga tithico. Waphuma ethendeni laLeya waya ethendeni laRakheli.
34 Rakheli bekatsetse letithico watifihla ngaphansi kwesihlalo selikamela, wahlala etikwato. Labani, watiphumphutsa lonkhe lithende laRakheli, wangete watitfola.
35 Rakheli watsi kuyise: “Shangatsi inkhosi yami ingete yangitfukutselela ngekutsi ngingeke ngiphakame embikwayo, ngobe ngisesikhatsini.” Labani waphenya, wanyakulula, kodvwa akazange atitfole letithico.
36 Jakobe watfukutsela wagcwala kokana, watsetsisa Labani watsi: “Siphi-ke siphambuko sami? Sono sami siphi, kutsi bewungaze ungitfungatse kangaka?
37 Njengobe sewuphenye watinyakulula kangaka letimphahla tami, tiphi-ke temndeni wakho? Tibeke la embikwabo bonkhe labantfu babuka kutsi kube ngibo lababehluleli emkhatsini wakho nami.
38 Ngicedze iminyaka lengema-20 ngihleti nawe. Timvu takho netimbuti takho atizange setiphunte, angizange sengidle kwasasihhanca sakho.
39 Ngisho naleti letatidliwe tilwane tesiganga ngangingatiletsi kuwe, kodvwa ngangivele ngitenane ngetami. Nawe wawuvele utifune kimi letebiwe emini nome ebusuku.
40 Emini bengibhadliswa lilanga, ebusuku ngishushwe lichwa, ngiphelelwe nabutfongo.
41 Bengihleti nawe iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili, emadvodzakati akho ngiwasebentele iminyaka lelishumi namine, timphahla takho ngatelusa iminyaka lesitfupha, nakhona lapho wangidlelela umholo wami ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi.
42 Kube Nkulunkulu wababe, naNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, lokwesaba kwa-Isaka, abengekho ngakimi, ngineliciniso kutsi ngabe ungicoshile ngahamba mahhala ngite lutfo. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami nemsebenti wetandla tami, wase uyakwekhuta kulobusuku bayitolo.”
43 Labani waphendvula Jakobe watsi: “Lamadvodzakati lawa ngami, nalabantfwana bami, nalemihlambi yami, nako konkhe loku lokubonako kwami. Kodvwa kute lengingabuye ngikwente ngalamadvodzakati nalabantfwabawo lababatele.
44 Lokuncono kota sente sivumelwane, wena nami, kube bufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili.”
45 Ngako-ke Jakobe watsatsa litje walimisa kutsi libe sikhumbuto.
46 Jakobe wakhuluma kulamadvodza labehamba nawo watsi ababutse ematje. Nembala awabutsa enta ngawo sivivane, badla ndzawonye badlela eceleni kwaso.
47 Labani wasetsa watsi yiJega Sahadutha; kodvwa Jakobe wasetsa watsi yiGaledi.
48 Labani wakhuluma kuJakobe watsi: “Lamuhla lesivivane sibufakazi emkhatsini wakho nami.” Ngako-ke wasetsa watsi yiGaledi.
49 Lelinye libito laso watsi yiMispa, ngobe abetsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angasigcina sobabili nome sesehlukene.
50 Nawuwaphatsa kabi lamadvodzakati ami nome sewutsatsa labanye bafati ngaphandle kwawo nome ungabonwa ngumuntfu, kodvwa ubokhumbula kutsi Nkulunkulu ungufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili.”
51 Labani wachubeka wakhuluma kuJakobe, watsi: “Buka nasi sivivane nalelitje lelisikhumbuto lengikubeke embikwetfu sobabili.
52 Lesivivane asibe bufakazi, nalelitje kube ngulona bufakazi, bekutsi ngingeke ngendlule lesivivane nalelitje ngewelele ngakuwe, nawe futsi ungeke wendlule lesivivane nalelitje wewelele ngakimi kutakwenta bubi.
53 Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama naNkulunkulu waNahori, utakwehlulela emkhatsini wetfu.” Ngako-ke Jakobe wafunga ngaNkulunkulu weyise Isaka, wagomela kutsi utasigcina lesetsembiso.
54 Jakobe wanikela ngemhlatjelo etikwentsaba, wase umema lamadvodza kutsi atewudla sinkhwa. Adla ahlala busuku bonkhe kuleyo ntsaba.
55 Labani wavuka ngakusasa ekuseni ngetingweti, wanga batukulu bakhe nemadvodzakati akhe, wababusisa, wancandzeka wabuyela ekhaya kakhe.
1 Jakobe wachubeka nendlela yakhe, tingilosi taNkulunkulu tamhlangabeta.
2 Jakobe watsi kube atibone letingilosi watsi: “Lesi sikanekiso saNkulunkulu!” Wetsa leyo ndzawo libito watsi yiMahanayimu.
3 Jakobe watfumela tigijimi ku-Esawu umnakabo, eveni laseSeyiri, kulaka-Edomu.
4 Watibamba ngendlebe watsi: “Nitawufika enkhosini yami, Esawu, niyitjele nitsi: ‘Inceku yakho, Jakobe, itsi: Seloku ngahamba bengisolo ngihleti kaLabani, kuze kube ngulamuhla.
5 Nginetinkhabi, netimbongolo, netimvu, netimbuti netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati. Sengitfumele ligama enkhosini yami kutsi kumbe ngingatfola umusa ngemukeleke.’ ”
6 Titfunywa tabuya kuJakobe, tafike tatsi: “Simkhandzile umnakenu Esawu; naye sewuyeta utekuhlangabeta, uta nemadvodza langemakhulu lamane.”
7 Jakobe wesaba kakhulu waba neluvalo. Wehlukanisa labantfu abehamba nabo, wabenta emacembu lamabili, kanjalo nemihlambi yetimvu, neyetimbuti, neyetinkhomo kanye neyemakamela nako wakwenta njalo.
8 Loku abekwenta acabanga atsi: “Nangabe Esawu efika ahlasela lelinye licembu, leli lelinye-ke lelisasele lisengabaleka.”
9 Jakobe wase uyathandaza watsi: “Nkulunkulu wababemkhulu Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wababe wami Isaka! Simakadze, wena wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Ncandzeka ubuyele eveni lakini, nasetihlotjeni takho, mine ngitakwentela lokuhle.’
10 Umusa wakho awukangifaneli nako konkhe kwetsembeka kwakho lokubonakalise kimi, inceku yakho, akukangifaneli. Ngobe lomfula iJordane ngawewela ngiphetse ludvondvolo lwami lodvwa, manje senginemacembu lamabili.
11 Ngicela kutsi umane ungephule esandleni semnaketfu Esawu, ngobe ngiyamesaba, kutsi angahle angihlasele abulale bantfwana kanye nabonina.
12 Kodvwa wena wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Ngiyawukwentela lokuhle, ngandzise nentalo yakho ibe ngangesihlabatsi sangaselwandle, ingete yabaleka ngenca yebunyenti.’ ”
13 Jakobe wacitsa busuku bonkhe kuleyo ndzawo, wakhetsela Esawu, umnakabo, sipho etifuyweni takhe, wakhetsa
14 timbutikati letingemakhulu lamabili, netiphongo letingemashumi lamabili, netimvukati letingemakhulu lamabili, netihhanca letingemashumi lamabili,
15 nemakamela lasengwako langemashumi lamatsatfu kanye nemankhonyane awo, netinkhomati letingemashumi lamane, netinkunzi letilishumi, netimbongolo letinsikati letingemashumi lamabili, naletindvuna letilishumi.
16 Tonkhe letifuyo watehlukanisa emkhatsini, taba ngimihlambi leyehlukene, ngulowo nalowo umhlambi wabasesandleni senceku yakhe letsite. Watiyala letinceku takhe watsi: “Hambani ngembili kwami, nishiyelane imikhawu yemabanga latsite, emikhatsini yemihlambi yenu.”
17 Inceku yekucala wayiyala watsi: “Nawuhlangana na-Esawu, umnaketfu, akubuta atsi: ‘Wena uwakabani? Uyaphi? Ngetabani letifuyo lotichubako?’
18 ubotsi: ‘Tenceku yakho Jakobe. Utitfumele njengesipho enkhosini yakhe Esawu. Naye, Jakobe, usilandzela ngemuva.’ ”
19 Wachubeka wayiyala kanjalo futsi neyesibili, neyesitsatfu, nato tonkhe letinceku lebetichuba lemihlambi atsi: “Ngiko loko-ke leniyakukhuluma ku-Esawu, nanihlangana naye.
20 Nibotsi: ‘Yebo, Jakobe inceku yakho, ita ngemuva, iyangilandzela.’ ” Jakobe abecabanga atsi uyatincengela ngaletipho ngekutitfumela kucala, khona kutawutsi nakahlangana naye, abe asamcolele.
21 Ngako-ke letipho takhe tahamba embili, yena Jakobe wasala ngemuva esikanekisweni, wabucitsa khona busuku.
22 Ngabona lobo busuku Jakobe wavuka watsatsa bafati bakhe bobabili, netincekukati takhe letimbili, nebantfwabakhe labalishumi namunye, wabeweta etubukweni lemfula iJabhoki.
23 Bonkhe wabewetela ngesheya kwemfula nako konkhe labenako,
24 kodvwa yena wasala ngemuva. Kwase kufika indvodza labambana nayo, kwadzimate kwadzabuka kusa.
25 Yatsi kube ibone lendvodza kutsi iyehluleka kuphunyula kuJakobe, yase imtsintsa enyongeni. Inyonga yaJakobe yenyela solomane tibambene etulu nalendvodza.
26 Lendvodza yatsi: “Ngiyekele ngihambe, ngobe sekuyasa.” Jakobe watsi: “Ngingeke ngikuyekele uhambe ungakangibusisi.”
27 Yabuta yatsi: “Ngubani libito lakho?” Waphendvula watsi: “NginguJakobe.”
28 Lendvodza yatsi: “Libito lakho lingeke lisaba nguJakobe, kodvwa sewutawuba ngu-Israyeli, ngobe ubambene naNkulunkulu nebantfu, wajinge wancoba.”
29 Jakobe wabuta watsi: “Wena-ke ungubani libito lakho?” Yaphendvula yatsi: “Ufunelani kwati libito lami?” Yase iyambusisa.
30 Jakobe lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi: “yiPheniyeli,” lokusho kutsi: “Ngibonene naNkulunkulu buso nebuso, noko umphefumulo wami waphephiswa.”
31 Jakobe wesuka ePheniyeli nakuphuma lilanga, asahamba achuta ngenca yenyonga yakhe.
32 Ngako-ke kuze kube ngulamuhla titukulwane taka-Israyeli atiwudli umsipha wenyonga, ngobe ngiwo lowo msipha lowatsintfwa kuJakobe.
1 Jakobe watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona Esawu eta nemadvodza akakhe langemakhulu lamane. Wehlukanisa bantfwabakhe emkhatsini waLeya, naRakheli netincekukati tabo letimbili.
2 Tincekukati nebantfwabato, bahamba embili, kwalandzela Leya nebantfwabakhe, kwagcina Rakheli naJosefa.
3 Jakobe wahamba embikwabo bonkhe, wakhotsamela emhlabatsini kasikhombisa, wadzimate wefika kumnakabo.
4 Kodvwa Esawu wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona ngemikhono, wamanga. Bakhala bobabili.
5 Esawu watsi uyabuka wabona bafati nebantfwana, wabuta watsi: “Bobani laba lohamba nabo?” Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Laba-ke bantfwana Nkulunkulu layiphe bona inceku yakho.”
6 Letincekukati-ke tase tita nebantfwabato tafike takhotsama nato.
7 NaLeya wasondzela kanye nebantfwabakhe bafike bakhotsama, ekugcineni-ke kwasondzela Josefa naRakheli, nabo bafike bakhotsama.
8 Esawu wabuta watsi: “Usho kutsini ngato tonkhe leticumbi lebengihambe ngihlangana nato?” Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicondze kutsi ngizuze umusa enkhosini yami, ngemukeleke.”
9 Kodvwa Esawu waphendvula watsi: “Cha, mnaketfu, nami senginalokunyenti; tigcinele wena loko lonako kube kwakakho.”
10 Jakobe watsi: “Cha, mnaketfu, ngiyacela nangabe ngemukele umusa emehlweni akho semukele lesipho sami; ngobe kimi kubona buso bakho kunjengekubona buso baNkulunkulu, kakhulu nje ngobe nawe sewungemukele ngemoya lomuhle.
11 Ngicela usitsatse lesipho lonikwa sona, ngobe Nkulunkulu ube nemusa kimi, wadzimate wangipha konkhe lengikudzingako.” Ngenca yekuncenga kwaJakobe wagcina asasemukele.
12 Esawu watsi: “Asitilungisele kuhamba, mine ngitawuhamba embikwakho.”
13 Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi yami seyibabonile bantfwana kutsi bancane, timvu netinkhomo ngiyatincenekela ngobe tiyamunyisa. Natishuciswa ngemjako lilanga lonkhe, titakufa.
14 Ngicela umane wena uhambe embili, mine ngitawusale ngishuca ngincengancenga nalabantfwana. Inkhosi yami ngitayikhandza e-Edomu.”
15 Esawu watsi: “Kuncono ngishiye lamanye kulamadvodza lengite nawo ete kanye nani.” Kodvwa Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Ngiyabonga. Kodvwa loko bekungakadzingeki, kuphela kutsi ngitfole umusa emehlweni enkhosi yami.”
16 Ngalona lelo langa Esawu wahamba wabuyela e-Edomu.
17 Kodvwa Jakobe wahamba waya eSukhothi. Wefika lapho watakhela indlu, wakha nesibaya setinkhomo takhe. Ngako-ke lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yiSukhothi.
18 Jakobe wahamba kahle waze wefika ngekuphepha edolobheni laseShekhemu yaseKhenani, nakaphuma eMesophothamiya. Wemisa lithende lakhe madvutane nelidolobha.
19 Lendzawo lafike wamisa kuyo lithende lakhe wayitsenga emadvodzeni aHamori, uyise waShekhemu, wayikhiphela tinhlavu tesiliva letatilikhulu.
20 Wakha lilati lapho waletsa libito watsi: yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli.
1 Ngalelinye lilanga, Dina, indvodzakati yaJakobe layitala kuLeya, wavakashela lamanye emantfombatana akuleyo ndzawo labengemaKhenani.
2 Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa.
3 Inhlitiyo yakhe yanamatsela kuDina, wayitsandza lentfombatana, ngako wayisoma.
4 Shekhemu wakhuluma kuyise, Hamori, watsi: “Ngicela ungitsatsele lentfombi, ngifuna kuyiteka ibe ngumkami.”
5 Jakobe weva kutsi Shekhemu ungcolise indvodzakati yakhe; kodvwa akazange akhulume lutfo, kwaze kwabuya emadvodzana akhe labengekho asekweluseni.
6 Hamori, uyise waShekhemu, wahamba wayawukhuluma naJakobe.
7 Atsi emadvodzana aJakobe nakefika eva ngaloku, eva buhlungu atfukutsela agcwala kokana, ngobe Shekhemu abente sento lesibi lesiphambene nesive saka-Israyeli ngekudlwengula lendvodzakati yaJakobe. Leyo kwakuyintfo lengentiwa nje vele ka-Israyeli.
8 Hamori wefika kuJakobe watsi: “Shekhemu, indvodzana yami, utsandze intfombi yakakho. Ngiyakucela kutsi umane umnike yona ayiteke ibe ngumkakhe.
9 Yendziselanani natsi: nisendzisele tintfombi tenu nani nititsatsele bafati etintfombini tetfu.
10 Ningakha kulelive letfu nihlale kanye natsi, ningahlala nome ngukuphi lapho nitsandza khona, ningasebenta ngekukhululeka nome kukuphi, nome nitisikele yenu indzawo.”
11 Shekhemu wakhuluma kuyise waDina kanye nebanakabo watsi: “Ngicela nimane ningihawukele, ngitaninika nome ngabe yini leniyifunako.
12 Ningabita lapho nitsandza khona ngelilobolo kanye nesipho, ngitakukhipha, kuphela nje naningivumele kutsi ngiteke lentfombi.”
13 Njengobe Shekhemu abesangcolise Dina, dzadzewabo lamadvodzana aJakobe, wona aphendvula boShekhemu neyise Hamori ngebucili,
14 atsi: “Ngeke sesikwente-ke loko! Dzadzewetfu singeke simnike indvodza lengakasoki, ngobe phela loko kulihlazo lapha kitsi.
15 Singavuma kuphela, nangabe nani ningalingisa tsine, nisoke bonkhe labadvuna benu.
16 Nase nente njalo-ke, singendziselana nani, sihlale emkhatsini wenu, sibe sive sinye nani.
17 Kodvwa nangabe asivumelani kuloko, sitamtsatsa lodzadzewetfu sihambe naye, sisuke kulendzawo.”
18 Lesiphakamiso semukeleka kuboHamori nemsa wakhe Shekhemu.
19 Lelijaha lelibaluleke kakhulu ekhaya kubo alicitsanga sikhatsi, lavele lasokwa ngekushesha, ngobe beliyitsandza kakhulu lendvodzakati yaJakobe.
20 Ngako-ke Hamoni nemsa wakhe Shekhemu bancandzeka baya enkhundleni yakubo esangweni lelidolobha, bafike bamemetela kutakhamiti tabo batsi:
21 “Labantfu balungile, asibavumele kutsi bakhe bahlale ngekukhululeka kulelive letfu. Lelive lingasenela tsine nabo. Singawateka emadvodzakati abo, nabo bateke emadvodzakati etfu.
22 Kodvwa lamadvodza ayavuma kutsi angahlala natsi sibe sive sinye nabo kuphela nasingenta naku: kutsi sisoke bonkhe labadvuna betfu sibe njengawo.
23 Kepha nitsi tifuyo tawo kanye nako konkhe kwawo kungeke yini kube kwetfu? Ngako-ke asivume, kuze atekwakha emkhatsini wetfu.”
24 Tonkhe takhamiti telidolobha tasemukela siphakamiso saHamori naShekhemu. Ngako-ke bonkhe labadvuna basokwa.
25 Kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu basokile, basesebuhlungwini, emadvodzana lamabili aJakobe, lekwakubomnakaboDina, boSimeyoni naLevi, batsatsa tinkemba tabo. Banyenya, bangenela lelidolobha, bafike babulala bonkhe labadvuna.
26 Bahlahlela Hamori naShekhemu, indvodzana yakhe, ngenkemba. Batsatsa Dina, dzadzewabo, endlini kaShekhemu bahamba naye.
27 Emvakwekubulawa kwalabantfu, lamanye emadvodzana aJakobe eta kulelidolobha afike akhipha sibhongo sekungcoliswa kwadzadzewabo baze baphanga lelidolobha.
28 Batsatsa imihlambi yetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo, netimbongolo, nako konkhe lokwakungekhatsi nangaphandle kwelidolobha, nasemaphandleni.
29 Bahamba nato tonkhe timphahla, batfumba bonkhe labasikati nebantfwana, batsatsa konkhe lokwakusetindlini.
30 Jakobe wakhuluma kuboSimeyoni naLevi watsi: “Manje seningiletsele luhlupho, seningibangele kutsi ngitondzeke lapha kulabantfu bakulendzawo, kumaKhenani nakumaPheresi. Mine nginemadvodza lambalwa, ngako nabangahlangana bangihlasele bonkhe kanyekanye, bangangibhubhisa kanye nemndeni wami.”
31 Kodvwa bamphendvula batsi: “Besingeke sivume kutsi dzadzewetfu entiwe ingwadla.”
1 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuJakobe watsi: “Suka lapha, ukhuphuke uye eBetheli uyewuhlala khona; ungakhele lilati lapho mine Nkulunkulu ngabonakala kuwe ngesikhatsi ubalekela Esawu, umnakenu.”
2 Ngako-ke Jakobe wakhuluma emndenini wakhe nakubo bonkhe lababekakhe, watsi: “Lahlani tonkhe tithico tebetive leninato, nitihlambulule, nembatse tingubo letihlobile.
3 Sitawusuka la siye eBetheli, lapho ngitawufika ngakhe khona lilati laNkulunkulu, lowangiva wangiphendvula ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwami, nalowaba nami yonkhe indzawo lapho ngangihamba khona.”
4 Ngako-ke base batinika Jakobe tithico tebetive lababenato kanye nemacici lababewafake etindlebeni tabo. Jakobe wakumbela ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi edvute neShekemu.
5 Ngako-ke base bayesuka boJakobe nemadvodzana akhe. Bantfu balamadolobha abesedvutane behlelwa kwesaba lokukhulu lobekuvela kuNkulunkulu, abazange babacoshe ngemuva.
6 Jakobe nabo bonkhe bantfu labehamba nabo wefika eLuzi, leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBetheli eveni laseKhenani.
7 Wafike wakha lilati lapho. Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yi-Eli Betheli ngobe ngukhona lapho Nkulunkulu atibonakalisa kuye ngesikhatsi abalekela umnakabo.
8 Debhora, sisebenti saRebheka, wafa wangcwatjwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi eningizimu neBetheli, ngako-ke Jakobe lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yi-Aloni Bhakhuthi.
9 Waphindze futsi Nkulunkulu watibonakalisa kuJakobe ngesikhatsi asabuyile eMesophothamiya, wambusisa.
10 Nkulunkulu watsi kuJakobe: “Libito lakho nguJakobe, kodvwa kusukela nyalo sewutawubitwa ngekutsi ungu-Israyeli.” Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wametsa ngekutsi ngu-Israyeli.
11 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu, Somandla. Tala, wandze ube sive. Tive letinyenti titawuphuma kuwe, ube ngukhokho wemakhosi.
12 Ngikunika lelive, lona leli lengalinika bo-Abrahama na-Isaka ngiyawuphindze ngilinike titukulwane takho nasufile wena.”
13 Nkulunkulu wase uyesuka kuleyo ndzawo bekakhulumela kuyo, wamshiya wenyuka.
14 Kwase kutsi lapho akhuluma khona naNkulunkulu Jakobe wemisa litje lesikhumbuto, walitsela ngeliwayini nangemafutsa.
15 Jakobe wayetsa lendzawo Nkulunkulu abebonakale kuye khona watsi yiBetheli.
16 Jakobe nemuti wakhe batfutsa eBetheli, batsi basesekhashane ne-Efratha, Rakheli wafikelwa sikhatsi sekubeleka; wahelwa kamatima.
17 Kodvwa asahelwa kamatima umbelekisi wamdvudvuta watsi: “Ungesabi, Rakheli, sewutfole lenye indvodzana.”
18 Kwatsi nasafa wetsa loluswane lwakhe watsi nguBhenoni, kodvwa uyise wametsa libito watsi nguBhenjamini.
19 Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
20 Jakobe wemisa litje lesikhumbuto kuleyo ndzawo, kuze kube ngulamuhla seloku lisakhombisa lelitje lapho kunelithuna laRakheli khona.
21 Israyeli wesuka lapho wemisa lithende lakhe ngesheya kweMigdala Ederi.
22 Israyeli asahleti kuleyo ndzawo, Rubeni walala nenina lomncane, Bhilha, lomunye webafati beyise. Israyeli wakuva loko. Asawonkhe emadvodzana aJakobe abelishumi namabili.
23 Emadvodzana aLeya bekuboRubeni, litubulo laJakobe, bese kuba nguSimeyoni, naLevi, naJuda, na-Isakhari, naZebuloni.
24 Emadvodzana aRakheli bekuboJosefa naBhenjamini.
25 Emadvodzana aBhilha, sisebenti saRakheli, bekuboDani naNaftali.
26 Emadvodzana aZilpha, sisebenti saLeya, bekuboGadi na-Asheri. Ngiwo lawa-ke emadvodzana aJakobe lawatalelwa eMesophothamiya.
27 Jakobe wahamba waze wefika ekhaya leyise, Isaka, eMamre ngaseKhiriyathi Abha leseyatiwa ngekutsi iHebroni, lapho kwakuhlala khona Abrahama na-Isaka.
28 Isaka wafa asaneminyaka leli-180.
29 Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, walandzela bokhokho bakhe. Wangcwatjwa bo-Esawu naJakobe, emadvodzana akhe.
1 Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Esawu lobitwa ngekutsi ngu-Edomu.
2 Esawu watsatsa bafati etintfombini temaKhenani: Ada, indvodzakati ya-Eloni, umHethi, na-Oholibama, indvodzakati ya-Ana, umsa waSibeyoni, umHivi,
3 naBhasemathi, indvodzakati ya-Ishmayeli, dzadzewabo Nebayothi.
4 Ada watalela Esawu Elifazi, Bhasemathi watala Rehuweli.
5 Oholibama watala Jewushe, naJalamu, naKhora. Ngiwo lawa-ke emadvodzana a-Esawu lawatalelwa aseseveni laseKhenani.
6 Esawu wesuka lapho watsatsa bafati bakhe, nemadvodzana, nemadvodzakati akhe, nabo bonkhe bendlu yakhe, netinkhomo takhe tonkhe, nayo yonkhe imfuyo yakhe, nayo yonkhe imphahla yakhe labeyitfole aseseKhenani; wesuka kumnakaboJakobe, waya kulelinye live.
7 Sizatfu lesamenta ehlukane nemnakabo kutsi bobabili bese banetimphahla letinyenti kakhulu. Live labebahlala kulo lalingabe lisabenela bobabili.
8 Ngako-ke Esawu, labekatiwa ngekutsi ngu-Edomu, wahlala eveni letintsaba eSeyiri.
9 Nati-ke titukulwane taka-Esawu, uyise wema-Edomu, esifundzeni saseSeyiri.
10 Emadvodzana a-Esawu bekubo-Elifazi lamtala ku-Ada, umkakhe, naRehuweli, umsa waBhasemathi, umka-Esawu.
11 Emadvodzana a-Elifazi bekubo-Themani, na-Omari, naSefo, naGatamu, naKhenazi.
12 Umsa wa-Esawu, Elifazi, abenemfati lomunye lomncane, lekwakutsiwa nguThimna. Yena-ke wamtalela indvodzana lekwakutsiwa ngu-Amaleki. Ngulawo-ke emadvodzana a-Ada, umka-Esawu.
13 Emadvodzana a-Rehuweli bekuboNahathi, naZera, naShama, naMiza. Ngulabo-ke batukulu baBhasemathi, umka-Esawu.
14 Oholibama, umka-Esawu, labeyindvodzakati ya-Ana, aphindze abe ngumtukulu waSibeyoni, watalela Esawu nankha emadvodzana: boJewushe, naJalamu, naKhora.
15 Nati-ke tive letadzabuka ku-Esawu. Emadvodzana a-Elifazi, litubulo la-Esawu, bekutikhulu bo-Themani, na-Omari, saSefo, naKhenazi,
16 naKhora, naGatamu, na-Amaleki. Ngito-ke tikhulu letadzabuka ku-Elifazi, eveni lase-Edomu. Ngulawo-ke emadvodzana a-Ada.
17 Emadvodzana aRehuweli, umsa wa-Esawu, labetikhulu bekubo-Nahathi, naSera, naShama, naMiza. Ngito leto-ke tikhulu letadzabuka kuRehuweli eveni lase-Edomu. Ngulawo lamanye emadvodzana aBhasemathi, umka-Esawu.
18 Emadvodzana a-Oholibama, umka-Esawu, bekutikhulu boJewushe, naJalamu, naKhora. Ngito leto-ke tikhulu letatalwa ngu-Oholibama, indvodzakati ya-Ana, umka-Esawu.
19 Ngulawo-ke emadvodzana netikhulu ta-Esawu; Esawu bekungu-Edomu.
20 Emadvodzana aSeyiri, umHori, takhamiti temdzabu kulelo live, bekuboLotani, naShobali, naSibeyoni, na-Ana,
21 na-Dishoni, na-Eseri, naDishani. Ngito leto-ke tikhulu temaHori letatingemadvodzana aSeyiri, kulaka-Edomu.
22 Emadvodzana aLotani bekuboHori naHemami. Thimna bekungudzadzewaboLotani.
23 Emadvodzana aShobali bekubo-Alvani, naManahati, na-Ebali, naShefo, na-Onamu.
24 Sibeyoni abenemadvodzana lamabili bo-Aya, na-Ana. Ngulo-Ana lowatsi eluse timbongolo teyise, Sibeyoni, watfola manzana ehlane.
25 Bantfwana ba-Ana bekuboDishoni, na-Oholibama labeyindvodzakati.
26 Emadvodzana aDishoni bekubo-Hemdani, na-Eshbani, naJithrani, naKherani.
27 Emadvodzana a-Eseri bekuboBilhani, naZavani, na-Akhani.
28 Emadvodzana aDishani bekubo-Use na-Arani.
29 Tikhulu temaHori bekuboLotani, naShobali, naSibeyoni, na-Ana,
30 naDishoni, na-Eseri, naDishani. Leti-ke kwakutikhulu temaHori eveni laka-Edomu.
31 Lawa ngemabito emakhosi labebusa eveni laka-Edomu kusengakabusi inkhosi ka-Israyeli:
32 Bela, umsa waBheyori, waba yinkhosi ka-Edomu; inhlokodolobha yakhe bekuyiDinihabha.
33 Kwatsi kube kufe Bela, kwase kubekwa Jobabi, umsa waZera. Inhlokodolobha yakhe bekuyiBhosra.
34 Kwatsi kube kufe Jobabi, kwase kubekwa Hushamu welive lemaThemani.
35 Kwatsi kube kufe Hushamu, kwase kubekwa Hadadi, umsa waBedadi. Bedadi ngulona lowancoba emaMidiyani eveni lakaMowabi. Inhlokodolobha yakhe bekuyi-Avithi.
36 Kwatsi kube kufe Hadadi, kwase kubekwa Samla waseMasreka.
37 Kwatsi kube kufe Samla, kwase kubekwa Shawula waseRehobothi ngasemfuleni.
38 Kwatsi kube kufe Shawula, kwase kubekwa Bhali Hanani, umsa wa-Akbori.
39 Kwatsi kube kufe Bhali Hanani, kwase kubekwa Hadadi. Inhlokodolobha yakhe bekutsiwa yiPhawu, kantsi umkakhe bekunguMehethabeli, indvodzakati yaMatredi, indvodzakati yaMe Zahabe.
40 Emabito etikhulu letatidzabuka ku-Esawu, imindeni yato netindzawo tato bekuboThimna, na-Alva, naJethethi,
41 na-Oholibama, na-Ela, naPhinoni,
42 naKhenazi, naThemani, naMibsari,
43 naMagdiyeli, na-Iramu. Ngito leti-ke tikhulu taka-Edomu netindzawo lapho tatihlala khona, eveni lelalilifa lato. Esawu abenguyise wema-Edomu.
1 Jakobe wachubeka wahlala eKhenani, live lapho bekuhlala khona uyise.
2 Lona-ke ngumlandvo wesitukulwane saJakobe. Josefa, labesaneminyaka leli-17, abelusa timvu netimbuti kanye nabomnakabo bekutalwa nguBilha, naZilpha, bafati beyise. Josefa abeletsa umbiko kuyise ngaloko lokubi lababekwenta.
3 Israyeli abetsandza kakhulu Josefa kunawo onkhe emadvodzana akhe, sizatfu kwakukutsi wamtala asamdzala kakhulu. Ngako-ke wamtfungela ingubo lendze leyayinemikhono lemidze kantsi futsi ihlotjisiwe.
4 Batsi kube bomnakabo babone kutsi uyise umtsandza kakhulu kunabo bonkhe, base bayamtondza loJosefa, kangangekutsi babengasamkhulumisi kahle.
5 Ngalelinye lilanga Josefa wabhudza; watsi nakabatjela labomnakabo, bamtondza kakhulu futsi.
6 Watsi kubo: “Ase nilalele naku lengikubhudzile.
7 Ngibhudze sibopha titfungo ekhatsi nensimi, sitfungo sami sasukuma sema satsi mpo, leti tenu tase titungeleta lesi sami tasikhotsamela.”
8 Labomnakabo bambuta batsi: “Usho kutsi wena utawuba yinkhosi ubuse etikwetfu?” Bachubeka bamtondza kakhulu ngenca yemaphupho akhe nenkhulumo yakhe.
9 Josefa waphindze wabhudza, wabatjela watsi: “Ase nginitjele nali lelinye liphupho. Ngibhudze lilanga, nenyana, netinkhanyeti leti-11 tingikhotsamela.”
10 Kwatsi nakalitjela boyise nabomnakabo leliphupho, uyise wamtsetsisa watsi kuye: “Yini lena loyibhudzako wena? Ucabanga kutsi mine, nenyoko, nabomnakenu, sitakuta sitekukhotsama la kuwe?”
11 Bomnakabo baba nemona, kodvwa uyise wawagcina engcondvweni yakhe lamaphupho.
12 BomnakaboJosefa bahamba baya eShekhemu bayakwelusa timvu netimbuti teyise.
13 Israyeli wakhuluma kuJosefa, watsi: “Angitsi bomnakenu belusele eShekhemu? Kota-ke ngitekutfuma kubo.” Waphendvula watsi: “Kulungile, babe.”
14 Uyise watsi: “Hamba-ke uyewuhlola kutsi bomnakenu basekahle yini, nekutsi timvu tisaphephile yini, bese uyabuya-ke utengitjela.” Wamtfuma esuka esigodzini saseHebroni.
15 Josefa wahamba waze wefika eShekhemu. Abesazulazula kuleyo ndzawo ngesikhatsi abona indvodza letsite leyambuta yatsi: “Ufunani lapha?”
16 Josefa wayiphendvula watsi: “Ngifuna bomnaketfu. Ngicela mane ungilayele lapho belusele ngakhona.”
17 Lendvodza yatsi: “Sebatfutsile lapha. Ngabeva bakhuluma batsi baya eDothani.” Josefa wabalandzela, wabakhandza khona eDothani.
18 Kodvwa bona bambona asesekhashane eta kubo, watsi asengakefiki, bavumelana ngekutsi bambulale.
19 Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Nanso phela inkunzi yemaphupho ita.
20 Wotani simbulale, sidvumbu sakhe sisilahle kuleminye yalemigodzi. Sitabe sesitsi ubulewe tilwane tesiganga. Sitase sibone kutsi lamaphupho akhe atawugcinwa yini.”
21 Rubeni watsi nakuva lokuvumelana kwabo, wetama kumsindzisa ngekutsi atsi: “Cha, asisumbulala.
22 Asimhholokoshisele kulomgodzi lolapha ehlane, singayicitsi ingati yakhe.” Phela Rubeni abecondze kumkhipha kulomgodzi bese umbuyisela kuyise.
23 Josefa watsi nakefika kubomnakabo, bamkhumula lengubo yakhe leyayihlotjisiwe inemikhono lemidze.
24 Bambamba bamhholokoshisela emgodzini lowawute emanti.
25 Bahlala phansi badla. Batsi basadla babona ludvwendvwe lwema-Ishmayeli luchamuka kaGileyadi lwehlela eGibhithe. Emakamela abo abetfwele tinandzisi tekudla nemakha.
26 Juda wakhuluma kubomnakabo watsi: “Kusitani kutsi simbulale lomnaketfu bese sifihla lengati yakhe?
27 Wotani, sitemtsengisa kunankha ema-Ishmayeli, singambulali; empeleni, ungumnaketfu, uyinyama yenyama yetfu, nengati yengati yetfu.” Bomnakabo bamvumela.
28 Kwatsi nase kwendlula bahwebi bemaMidiyani, Josefa bamkhipha kulomgodzi, bamtsengisa kulama-Ishmayeli ngetinhlavu tesiliva letatingemashumi lamabili. Ema-Ishmayeli ahamba naye aya eGibhithe.
29 Rubeni watsi ubuyela kulomgodzi wakhandza Josefa angasekho, wadzabula timphahla takhe.
30 Waya kubomnakabo wafike watsi: “Umfana akasekho! Pho, mine ngitawutsini?”
31 Batsatsa ingubo yaJosefa, babulala siphongo, benya lengubo engatini yaso.
32 Base bayitfumela kuyise nemlayeto lowawutsi: “Naku lesikutfolile. Ase ubukisise kutsi akusiyo ingubo yendvodzana yakho yini.”
33 Wavele wayibona kutsi ngiyo, watsi: “Ngiyo! Silwane lesibi simdlile Josefa, indvodzana yami; udzatjulwe waba ticucwana.”
34 Jakobe wadzabuka wadzimate wadzabula timphahla takhe, wavunula emasaka, walilela lendvodzana yakhe emalanga lamanyenti.
35 Onkhe emadvodzana akhe ase eta kuye atekumdvudvuta. Kodvwa wala kudvudvutwa watsi: “Ngiyawuze ngehle ngiye endzaweni yalabafile, lapho kunendvodzana yami khona, seloku ngililela indvodzana yami.” Ngako-ke uyise wachubeka walila.
36 Lena eGibhithe, emaMidiyani afike atsengisa Josefa kuPhotifari, lomunye wetiphatsimandla taFaro; loPhotifari abeyindvuna yetingadzi tesigodlo.
1 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Juda wesuka kubomnakabo wayawuhlala naHira, indvodza yase-Adulamu.
2 Asekhona lapho wabonana nentfombi yemKhenani leyayibitwa ngekutsi nguShuwa, wayiteka,
3 yakhulelwa, yatalela Juda indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Era.
4 LomkaJuda waphindze wakhulelwa, wamtalela lenye futsi indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Onani.
5 Waphindza lenye futsi indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguShela. BoJuda babeseKhesibi ngesikhatsi italwa lendvodzana.
6 Juda watsatsela Era, litubulo lakhe, umfati labebitwa ngekutsi nguThamari.
7 Kodvwa Era, litubulo laJuda, watiphatsa kabi embikwaSimakadze. Ngako-ke Simakadze wambulala.
8 Juda wase utsi ku-Onani, umnakabo-Era: “Ngena lomfelokati wemnakenu, wente lokufanele njengemkhula wakho, utalele umufi bantfwana.”
9 Kodvwa Onani, njengobe abati kutsi utabe utalele umnakabo, inhlanyelo yakhe abeyicitsela phansi njalo nje nakalala nalomkhula wakhe.
10 Simakadze watfukutsela ngaleso sento sa-Onani, ngako naye wambulala.
11 Juda wakhuluma kumalukatana wakhe, Thamari, watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele kini, ekhaya leyihlo, uhlale khona ungumfelokati kuze kukhule Shela, indvodzana yami.” Loko abekusho ngobe abesaba kutsi naye angahle afe njengabomnakabo. Ngako-ke Thamari wahamba wabuyela ekhaya kubo, wayawuhlala khona.
12 Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze umkaJuda, indvodzakati yaShuwa, wafa. Kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekulila, Juda naHira wase-Adulamu benyuka baya kubagundzi betimvu eThimna.
13 Lomunye watjela Thamari watsi: “Uyihlotala uyakhuphuka uya eThimna kuyewugundza timvu takhe.”
14 Ngako-ke Thamari wakhumula inzilo yakhe, watimbonya ngendvwangu wase uhlala esangweni lase-Enayimu, emgwacweni lophambukela eThimna. Abesati kutsi Shela abesakhulile, kodvwa abesengakanikwa kutsi amteke.
15 Watsi nakambona Juda, wacabanga kutsi yingwadla, ngobe abetimbonye buso.
16 Waphambuka waya kuye wafike watsi: “Kota ngitewulala nawe.” Abengati kutsi lowo kwakungumalukatana wakhe. Thamari watsi: “Wena utanginikani nangilala nawe?”
17 Waphendvula watsi: “Ngitakunika lizinyane lembuti lelisemhlambini wami.” Thamari watsi: “Kulungile-ke, unganginika sibambiso, uze ungitfumelele lelo zinyane.”
18 Juda wabuta watsi: “Sibambiso sini lengingakunika sona?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Indandatho leneluphawu lwakho, nentsambo yakho, neludvondvolo lwakho lolusesandleni sakho.” Wamnika. Wangena, walala naye; Thamari wakhulelwa.
19 Wesuka lapho Thamari wahamba, wayisusa leveyili, wembatsa inzilo yakhe yebufelokati.
20 Juda wase utfumela lomngani wakhe Hira wase-Adulamu, kutsi amikise lelizinyane abuye nalesibambiso kulomfati, kodvwa akazange amtfole.
21 Wabuta kulamadvodza aleyo ndzawo, watsi: “Iphi lengwadla beyilapha endleleni ngase-Enayimu?” Baphendvula batsi: “Kute ingwadla leke yaba khona lapha.”
22 Wancandzeka wabuyela kuJuda wafike watsi: “Ngehlulekile kuyitfola lengwadla, nemadvodza aleyo ndzawo atsi kute ingwadla leke yaba khona lapho.”
23 Juda wamphendvula watsi: “Yiyekele itigcine leto tintfo, singaze sibe yinhlekisa kubantfu. Ngetamile kuyitfumelela lelizinyane, kodvwa wena wehlulekile kuyitfola.”
24 Emvakwetinyanga letintsatfu wabikelwa Juda kwatsiwa: “Thamari, malukatana wakakho ugwadlile, manje nje sewutetfwele.” Juda waphendvula watsi: “Mkhipheni, nimshise aze afe.”
25 Kwatsi kube akhishelwe ngaphandle, watfumela livi kuyisetala lelitsi: “Umnikati waletimphahla nguye longitfolise lesisu. Ngiyakucela kutsi utibukisise ubone kutsi tabani letimphahla: indandatho leneluphawu lwakhe, nalentsambo, naloludvondvolo.”
26 Juda watibona letimphahla kutsi takhe wase utsi: “Akanacala lomakoti. Ngimi lengingawufezanga umsebenti wami ngekutsi ngimnike indvodzana yami Shela.” Juda akazange aphindze alale naye futsi.
27 Watsi nasabeleka, kwatfolakala kutsi esiswini sakhe kunemaphahla.
28 Watsi nasabeleka, lelinye lakhipha umkhono, umbelekisi walibamba walibekisa, walegabisa lucotfo lolubovu, wase utsi: “Nali lelitelwe kucala.”
29 Kodvwa lawufinyeta lomkhono walo, kwase kuphuma umnakabo kucala. Lombelekisi wase utsi: “Sewuphuma ngekufohla!” Ngako-ke wametsa libito watsi nguPheresi.
30 Emvakwakhe lomnakabo waphuma seloku agabe lolo lucotfo lolubovu esandleni, wametsa libito watsi nguZera.
1 Ema-Ishmayeli ehla naye Josefa aya eGibhithe, efike amtsengisa kuPhotifari, siphatsimandla saFaro lesasiyindvuna yetingadzi tesigodlo.
2 Simakadze waba naJosefa wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe. Josefa abehlala kalomnumzane waseGibhithe.
3 Nalomnumzane wabona kutsi Simakadze abenaJosefa nekutsi Simakadze abekwenta kuchume konkhe lokuke kwaphatfwa tandla taJosefa.
4 Ngako-ke Josefa wazuza umusa kuPhotifari; wambeka kutsi abe yindvuna yakhe leyengamele likhaya lakhe nayo yonkhe imphahla yakhe.
5 Kusukela ngalelo langa labekwa ngalo kwengamela likhaya laPhotifari netimphahla takhe, Simakadze walibusisa lelikhaya lalomGibhithe ngenca yaJosefa. Sibusiso saSimakadze sasisetikwako konkhe Photifari labenako ekhaya nasemasimini.
6 Ngako-ke Photifari wakuyekelela etandleni taJosefa. Abengasahlupheki ngalutfo ngaphandle kwekudla labekudla. Josefa abemuhle, alikhwa.
7 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi umkaPhotifari wafisa Josefa, waze waphahluka watsi kuye: “Lala nami.”
8 Kodvwa Josefa wala, watsi: “Lalela la, inkhosi yami kute lesahlupheka ngako lapha ekhaya, ngobe konkhe ikubeke esandleni sami.
9 Inkhosi ingilinganise nayo kulelikhaya, futsi kute lengigodlele kona ngaphandle kwakho, ngobe ungumkayo. Pho, ngingabenta kanjani lobubi lobungaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu?”
10 Kwala nome lomfati ambekele siye amcela onkhe emalanga, kodvwa akazange avume Josefa kulala naye, ngisho nekutsi ahlale naye imbala.
11 Kodvwa kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga Josefa asesendlini enta umsebenti wakhe, netisebenti tasendlini tingekho,
12 lomfati wadvumela Josefa wambamba ngengubo yakhe, watsi: “Lala nami!” Kodvwa Josefa wanyomula lengubo wabaleka wamshiya nayo, waphuma kulendlu.
13 Watsi kube abone lomfati kutsi Josefa sewuphunyulile, wamshiya nalengubo wabaleka waphuma,
14 wamemeta lamadvodza lasebenta kulendlu watsi kuwo: “Ase nibheke! LomHebheru uletselwe kudlala ngatsi la. Ungingenele ekamelweni wangibamba afuna kulala nami. Ngesuka mine ngahlaba inyandzaleyo.
15 Utsite kube eve kutsi ngihlaba umkhosi, wabaleka washiya nayi ingubo yakhe, waphuma la endlini.”
16 Lengubo wayigcina lomfati, kwaze kwefika indvodza yakhe.
17 Yatsi kube ifike indvodza yakhe, wayitjela leyo ndzaba ngalokufananako, watsi: “Lesigcili semHebheru, losiletse la, emkhatsini wetfu, singene seta kimi satawudlala ngami.
18 Kodvwa ngitsite kube ngihlabe inyandzaleyo, sabaleka sashiya nayi ingubo yaso, saphuma la endlini.”
19 Lomfati wagcina ngekutsi: “Singiphatse kanjena-ke lesigcili sakho.” Lendvuna yatfukutselela Josefa kamatima.
20 Yamtsatsa yamfaka ejele, lapho efike wahlala khona kanye netiboshwa tenkhosi, Faro. Ngesikhatsi Josefa asesejele,
21 Simakadze wajinge waba naye, wamentela umusa, wamupha kutsandzeka emehlweni emgcinijele.
22 Umgcinijele wabeka tonkhe tiboshwa ngaphansi kwesandla saJosefa; yonkhe imisebenti leyayentiwa ejele yabekwa ngaphansi kwesandla saJosefa.
23 Umgcinijele akazange aphindze ahlupheke ngaloko lokwakungaphansi kwesandla saJosefa, ngobe Simakadze abenaye, futsi konkhe labekwenta Josefa Simakadze abekuphumelelisa.
1 Emvakwesikhashana umphatsi lomkhulu wetitja tenkhosi yaseGibhithe nempheki lomkhulu wetinkhwa tayo bona kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe.
2 Faro watitfukutselela totibili letiphatsimandla takhe: indvuna yebatseli beliwayini nendvuna yebapheki,
3 wase ubavalela esitokisini, endlini yendvuna yetingadzi kulelo jele lapho kwakunaJosefa khona.
4 Indvuna yelijele yetfula Josefa kubo kutsi abanakekele, wabanakekela. Bahlalisana sikhatsi lesidze basejele.
5 Ngalobunye busuku bobabili basejele babhudza, umphatsi wetitja lomkhulu wabhudza lakakhe liphupho, nembhaki lomkhulu wabhudza lakakhe; tinchazelo tawo tatehlukene.
6 Josefa nakefika kubo ekuseni, wakhandza kutsi bobabili bakhatsateke kakhulu.
7 Ngako-ke Josefa watibuta letiphatsimandla taFaro letatinaye ejele, watsi: “Buso benu bubukeka bukhatsatekile lamuhla kwenteke njani?”
8 Bamphendvula batsi: “Sobabili sibhudzile, futsi kute nalongachaza kutsi asho kutsini lamaphupho etfu.” Josefa wabaphendvula watsi: “Kantsi tinchazelo temaphupho atiphumi kuNkulunkulu yini? Ase ningitjele kutsi nibhudzeni.”
9 Ngako-ke lomphatsi wetitja lomkhulu walandzisa Josefa watsi: “Mine ngibhudze ngibona umvini
10 unemagala lamatsatfu. Kutsite nakuhluma emacembe, kwase kuchakaza timbali, emagelebisi ase ayavutfwa.
11 Bengiphetse indzebe yaFaro esandleni sami, ngase ngitsatsa lamagelebisi ngiwahlutela endzebeni yaFaro, ngayitsatsa ngayibeka esandleni saFaro.”
12 Josefa watsi kuye: “Nayi-ke inchazelo yalo: Emagala lamatsatfu amele emalanga lamatsatfu.
13 Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu Faro utakukhulula ejele, akubuyisele emsebentini wakho. Utawuphindze ube ngumphatsi weliwayini laFaro njengobe wawuvele unguye.
14 Kodvwa ngicela umane ungikhumbule nasekukumele kahle konkhe, ungihawukele ngekungiveta kuFaro, kuze angikhiphe nami ejele.
15 Empeleni ngebiwa eveni lemaHebheru; kunjalo nje nakhona lapha eGibhithe kute lengikwentile lokubangele kutsi ngifakwe lapha ejele.”
16 Kwatsi kube indvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa ibone kutsi inchazelo yaleliphupho ibe yinhle, yase itsi kuJosefa: “Nami ngibhudzile: Ngibhudze ngetfwele titja letitsatfu tekuphatsa tinkhwa.
17 Kulesitja lesingetulu bekukhona tonkhe tinhlobo tekudla lokuphekiwe kwaFaro, kodvwa kwefika tinyoni takudla konkhe loko kudla bekusesitjeni, takudla takucedza ngikwetfwele.”
18 Josefa wamphendvula watsi: “Nayi-ke inchazelo: Letitja letitsatfu timele emalanga lamatsatfu.
19 Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu, Faro utakukhipha lapha ejele akugwebe intsambo! Utakulengisa elugodvweni, tinyoni tidle sidvumbu sakho.”
20 Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu, Faro wagubha lusuku lwakhe lwekutalwa. Wenta lidzili, wentela tonkhe tisebenti takhe. Umphatsi wetitja kanye nempheki lomkhulu wetinkhwa wabakhipha ejele; babasemkhatsini wetisebenti nabo.
21 Wabuyisela umphatsi wetitja lomkhulu emsebentini wakhe, kuze aphindze abe ngumphatsi weliwayini laFaro,
22 kodvwa umpheki lomkhulu wetinkhwa wamlengisa entsanjeni. Konkhe kwaya njengobe Josefa abechazile.
23 Noko lomphatsi wetitja akazange amkhumbule Josefa; wamkhohlwa.
1 Kwatsi sekuphele iminyaka lemibili legcwele, Faro wabhudza eme eceleni kwemfula iNayili.
2 Wabona tinkhomati letisikhombisa letatibukeka kahle tikhuluphele tichamuka, tikhuphuka emfuleni, tefike tadla emhlangeni.
3 Kwatsi kusenjalo kwakhuphuka letinye futsi emfuleni, nato tisikhombisa; tona-ke tatibukeka kabi tondze tingimikhehlekhehle, tema elusentseni lwemfula eceleni kwaleti letinye.
4 Leti letondzile tesuka tadla leti letisikhombisa letikhuluphele. Faro wase uyaphaphama.
5 Waphindze wabuyela walala. Wabhudza lelinye futsi liphupho. Wabhudza abona tibhuluja letisikhombisa letatitikhulu tibhaceka eluhlangeni lunye.
6 Emvakwato, kwase kubhaceka tikhutu letisikhombisa kungatsi tihangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga.
7 Letikhutu tamita letibhuluja; Faro wase uyaphaphama, nalapho wakhandza kutsi abebhudza.
8 Ngakusasa ekuseni umphefumulo wakhe wakhatsateka kakhulu kangangekutsi wadzimate wabita tonkhe tangoma taseGibhithe kanye nabo bonkhe bosiyazi bakhona. Batsi kube befike, Faro wabalandzisa lamaphupho akhe, kodvwa kwabate ngisho namunye lowaba nemandla ekumchazela ngawo.
9 Lomphatsi lomkhulu wetitja taFaro wakhuluma kuFaro watsi: “Sengiyakhumbula tiphosiso tami lamuhla.
10 Ngesikhatsi inkhosi itfukutselele tisebenti tayo, yafaka mine nendvuna yebapheki betinkhwa ejele lelisendlini yendvuna yetingadzi.
11 Ngabusuku bunye sobabili sabhudza, lelo nalelo phupho lalinenchazelo yalo.
12 Sasinalomunye umHebheru labesemncane asisebenti sendvuna yabogadzi. Satsi nasimtjela lamaphupho etfu, wasinika inchazelo yalelo nalelo phupho.
13 Nangempela konkhe kwenteka njengobe abesitjelile: Mine ngabuyiselwa emsebentini wami, yena wajutjelwa intsambo.”
14 Ngako Faro watfumela kutsi kulandvwe Josefa; wakhishwa masinyane ejele. Watsi kube ahhule silevu, agcoke letinye timphahla, wase uletfwa kuFaro.
15 Faro wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Ngibhudzile, kodvwa kute nome munye lonemandla ekungichazela ngaleliphupho. Kodvwa sengivile kutsi wena utsi ungalandziswa ngeliphupho, ulichaze njengobe linjalo.”
16 Josefa waphendvula watsi: “Akusimi, nkhosi, kodvwa nguNkulunkulu lotawunika Faro inchazelo lengiyo.”
17 Faro wase ulandzisa Josefa utsi: “Ngibhudze ngime elusentseni lwemfula iNayili,
18 kwase kuchamuka tinkhomati letisikhombisa, tibukeka kahle, tikhuluphele, tikhuphuka emfuleni, tadla emhlangeni.
19 Kutsite kusenjalo kwachamuka letinye letisikhombisa emvakwato, tona tatitimbi, tondze lengingazange sengikubone lapha kuleli laseGibhithe.
20 Leti letondzile tesuka tadla leti tekucala betitinhle tikhuluphele.
21 Kodvwa kutsite nome setitidlile kwangete kwabonakala, ngobe betisolo tinjalo nje, tondze tingimikhehlekhehle. Ngase ngiyaphaphama.
22 Ngaphindze ngabhudza futsi: Ngabhudza ngibona tibhuluja letisikhombisa tibhaceka eluhlangeni lunye.
23 Kutsite kusenjalo kwase kubhaceka tikhutu letimbi letibunile, kungatsi tihangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga.
24 Letikhutu tesuka tamita letibhuluja letisikhombisa. Sengititjele tonkhe tangoma, kodvwa kute nasinye lesibe nemandla ekunginika inchazelo.”
25 Josefa wakhuluma kuFaro watsi: “Omabili lamaphupho aFaro, asho intfo yinye. Nkulunkulu wembulele Faro ngaloko latakwenta.
26 Tinkhomati letinhle letisikhombisa timele iminyaka lesikhombisa, kanjalo futsi naletibhuluja letisikhombisa timele iminyaka lesikhombisa; kokubili kuchaza intfo yinye.
27 Tinkhomati letisikhombisa letimbi kantsi tondzile letalandzela, tona-ke timele iminyaka lesikhombisa, kanjalo futsi netikhutu letihangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga: Timele iminyaka lesikhombisa yendlala.
28 Kunjengobe ngishito kuFaro, Nkulunkulu wembulele Faro ngaloko latakwenta.
29 Kutawufika iminyaka lesikhombisa yenala lenkhulu eveni lonkhe laseGibhithe.
30 Kodvwa emvakwayo kutawulandzela leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa yendlala lenkhulu, yonkhe inala iyawukhohlakala eGibhithe; indlala italigubudzela lonkhe live.
31 Inala ingeke iphindze ikhunjulwe eveni, ngenca yendlala letawulandzela, ngobe itawuba matima kakhulu.
32 Lokuphindzaphindzeka kwaleliphupho laFaro kuchaza kutsi loku kumiswe nguNkulunkulu, futsi Nkulunkulu utakwenta masinyane.
33 “Ngako-ke Faro akakhetse indvodza lecaphelako, nalecotfo, ayibeke yengamele lonkhe live laseGibhithe.
34 Akachubeke Faro abeke tindvuna kuyo yonkhe imimango yalelive. Letindvuna tibotsatsa incenye yesihlanu yesivuno kulo lonkhe laseGibhithe, ngaleminyaka yenala lenkhulu.
35 Tibutse konkhe lokudla ngaleminyaka yenala lesikhombisa letako, konkhe tikwente ngeligama nangemandla aFaro, tikubutsele emadolobheni lokudla, bese tiyakulondvolota.
36 Lokudla-ke kutawugcinelwa lelive kutsi kudliwe ngesikhatsi sendlala letakwembesa iGibhithe yonkhe, kuze live lingabhubhi ngenca yendlala.”
37 Lesiphakamiso semukeleka kuFaro nakuto tonkhe tindvuna takhe.
38 Faro wakhuluma kuletindvuna takhe watsi: “Kodvwa singamtfolaphi umuntfu lofana nalona, lonaMoya waNkulunkulu?”
39 Faro wase utsi kuJosefa: “Njengobe Nkulunkulu akukhombise konkhe loku, angiboni kutsi ukhona umuntfu locaphelako nalocotfo kwendlula wena.
40 Ngako ngitakubeka wengamele live lami; bantfu bami batakwenta konkhe lokushoko. Mine ngitaba mkhulu kunawe ngesihlalo sebukhosi kuphela.”
41 Wachubeka Faro watsi: “Sengikubekile kutsi wengamele lonkhe live laseGibhithe.”
42 Faro wakhipha indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni saJosefa; wamembatsisa ingubo yelineni lecolisakele, wamegabisa buhlalu begolide entsanyeni.
43 Wamekhweta encoleni yakhe yesibili. Bogadzi bakhe bahamba embikwakhe, bamemeta batsi: “Khweshani! Khweshani!” Wambeka kanjalo-ke kutsi engamele lonkhe laseGibhithe.
44 Ngetulu kwaloko Faro wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “NginguFaro; ngaphandle kwakho kute umuntfu lotawuphakamisa sandla sakhe nome lunyawo lwakhe lapha kuleli laseGibhithe.”
45 Faro wetsa Josefa libito watsi nguSafenathi Phaneya; wamendzisela Asenathi, indvodzakati yaPhotifera, umphristi wase-Oni. Ngako-ke Josefa waphuma wahamba kulo lonkhe laseGibhithe.
46 Josefa abesaneminyaka lengemashumi lamatsatfu nakacala kusebenta ngaphansi kwaFaro. Wesuka kuFaro walihamba lonkhe laseGibhithe.
47 Kwatsi ngeminyaka lesikhombisa yenala, live laba nesivuno lesikhulu.
48 Konkhe lokudla kweminyaka lesikhombisa yenala Josefa wakubutsela emadolobheni. Lelo nalelo dolobha eGibhithe kwaba yindzawo yekugcina kudla, nasekuvuniwe emasimini lasedvutane nalo.
49 Josefa wasigcina sonkhe ngebunyenti baso lesivuno lesasingangetihlabatsi taselwandle, wadzimate wakuyekela nekusibala, ngobe sasingeke sisabaleka.
50 Yatsi isengakefiki iminyaka yendlala, Josefa abesanemadvodzana lamabili labesawatalelwe ngu-Asenathi, indvodzakati yaPhotifera, umphristi wase-Oni.
51 Lona wekucala Josefa wametsa libito watsi nguManase, ngobe ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungente ngakhohlwa konkhe kuhlupheka kwami nemndeni waketfu.”
52 Lona wesibili Josefa wametsa libito watsi ngu-Efrayimu, ngaloko abesho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lekuhlupheka kwami.”
53 Yaphela-ke iminyaka lesikhombisa yenala eveni laseGibhithe,
54 kwacala iminyaka yendlala, njengobe abeshito Josefa. Kwaba nendlala emaveni onkhe, kodvwa kulo lonkhe laseGibhithe kwakusekhona kudla.
55 Yatsi kube indlala yembese lonkhe live, baseGibhithe bahamba bayawukhala kuFaro bamtjela kutsi sebabulawa yindlala. Faro wabaphendvula watsi: “Hambani niye kuJosefa, nente konkhe latanitjela kona.”
56 Ngako-ke yatsi kube indlala yandze nalo lonkhe live, Josefa wativula tonkhe tingungu takhe watsengisela baseGibhithe kudla, ngobe indlala yase ilikhungetse lonkhe laseGibhithe.
57 Ngetulu kwaloko, wonkhe umhlaba weta eGibhithe kutawutsenga kudla kuJosefa, ngobe lendlala yase ikhungetse wonkhe umhlaba.
1 Watsi kube eve Jakobe kutsi kunekudla lokutsengisako eGibhithe, wakhuluma kumadvodzana akhe watsi: “Yini nilibale kubukana emehlweni nje?
2 Ngivile kutsi kunekudla le eGibhithe. Hambani niyesitsengela khona, singaze sife sibulawe yindlala.”
3 Ngako-ke bomnakaboJosefa labalishumi behlela eGibhithe kuyawutsenga kudla.
4 Kodvwa Jakobe akazange amvumele Bhenjamini, labelama Josefa, kutsi ahambe nabo, ngobe phela abesaba kutsi angahle naye avelelwe yingoti.
5 Ngako emadvodzana a-Israyeli ahamba kanye nalabanye batsengi kuyawutsenga kudla, ngobe lendlala yase ilikhungetse lonkhe laseKhenani.
6 Ngaleso sikhatsi Josefa abesangundvunankhulu walo lonkhe live. Kwakunguye labetsengisela bonkhe bantfu kudla. Batsi bomnakaboJosefa nabefika, bamkhotsamela, babhekise buso babo phansi.
7 Kodvwa Josefa wababona kanye nje kutsi bomnakabo, noko watsalalisa nje wenta shangatsi akabati, wabaphatsa njengetihambi wakhuluma kubo ngelulaka, wababuta watsi: “Niphumaphi?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Siphuma kulela laseKhenani, sitewutsenga kudla.”
8 Nome Josefa abebabona labomnakabo, kodvwa bona babengamboni.
9 Josefa wawakhumbula emaphupho akhe ngabo, wase utsi kubo: “Nine nitinhloli, nitewuhlola tikhala leningalingenela ngato lelive letfu.”
10 Bamphendvula batsi: “Cha, nkhosi, tinceku takho titewutsenga kudla.
11 Singemadvodzana andvodza yinye; sitinceku takho letetsembekile, asisito tinhloli.”
12 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Cha, nitele kutawuhlola tikhala leningalingenela ngato lelive letfu.”
13 Batsi: “Nkhosi, tinceku takho tingemadvodzana lalishumi namabili andvodza yinye, eveni laseKhenani. Lomncane kunatsi sonkhe usele nababe ekhaya, lona lomunye-ke akasekho.”
14 Josefa wabaphendvula watsi: “Kunjengobe ngishito kutsi nitinhloli.
15 Nitawuvivinywa kanjena-ke: Ngifunga Faro, ngitsi ningeke nikhululeke kutsi nihambe, ningakamletsi la umnakenu lomncane.
16 Lomunye emkhatsini wenu kufanele amlandze, nine labanye nitawuvalelwa esitokisini kuze kubonakale kahle kutsi kuliciniso yini loko lenikushoko. Nakungenjalo, ngiyanisola, ngifunga Faro, kutsi nine nitinhloli.”
17 Wabavalela esitokisini emalanga lamatsatfu.
18 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu Josefa wakhuluma nabo watsi: “Mine ngingumuntfu lowesaba Nkulunkulu, yentani naku kuze nitewuphila.
19 Naningemadvodza letsembekile, shiyani munye la esitokisini, laba labanye bahambe bayewutsatsa lokudla bakumikise emakhaya enu, ngobe naku indlala ibhokile.
20 Kufanele nite naye la kimi lomnakenu lomncane. Ngako-ke nitabe senikhombise ngempela kutsi benikhuluma liciniso, futsi ningeke nisabulawa.” Bakuvuma loko.
21 Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Ase nibheke-ke manje sesiyavuna ngalobubi lesabenta kumnaketfu Josefa. Satsi sesikubona kukhatsateka kwemphefumulo wakhe, nasincenga, satsalalisa sangete samlalela. Ngiko nje sesikulenhlupheko manje.”
22 Rubeni wakhuluma watsi: “Angitsi nganitjela kutsi ningamlimati lomfana. Kodvwa nangete nangilalela. Manje sekumele sitilandze ngaleyo ngati yakhe.”
23 Babengati kutsi Josefa abeluva lolulwimi lwabo, ngobe kwakukhona labemhumushela.
24 Josefa wesuka kubo wayawukhala. Watsi kube acedze kukhala, asakwati kukhuluma kahle, wabuya weta kubo, wafike watsatsa Simeyoni wambopha embikwabo.
25 Josefa wayala kutsi bagcwaliselwe kudla emasakeni abo, nemali yalowo nalowo wabo ibuyiselwe esakeni lakhe, banikwe nemiphako yeluhambo lwabo. Konkhe loko kwentiwa.
26 BomnakaboJosefa bayikhweta-ke imitfwalo yabo etimbongolweni tabo, besuka bahamba.
27 Kwatsi lapho befike baphumula khona, lomunye wabo watsi uvula esakeni lakhe atewupha imbongolo yakhe, wakhandza imali yakhe emlonyeni welisaka lakhe.
28 Wakhuluma kubomnakabo watsi: “Imali yami ibuyiselwe nayi emlonyeni welisaka lami.” Tinhlitiyo tabo takhatsateka kakhulu ngaloko, badzimate bakhulumisana batsi: “Yini lena lasentele yona Nkulunkulu?”
29 Batsi nabefika kuyise Jakobe eveni laseKhenani bamlandzisa ngako konkhe lokwabehlela, batsi:
30 “Lendvodza lengundvunankhulu kulela laseGibhithe yakhuluma natsi ngelulaka, yasitsatsa njengetinhloli telive labo.
31 Kodvwa samphendvula satsi: ‘Asisito tinhloli, singemadvodza letsembekile.
32 Singemadvodzana andvodza yinye lali-12. Lenye ayisekho, lencane kakhulu isekhaya kubabe, eveni laseKhenani.’
33 Lendvodza lengundvunankhulu isiphendvule yatsi: ‘Naku lengitanihlola ngako kutsi netsembekile: Lomunye wenu utawusala nami, laba labanye benu bahambe bamikise kudla emakhaya, ngobe naku indlala ibhokile.
34 Niboletsa lomnakenu lomncane lapha kimi. Ngitawubona ngaloko-ke kutsi nine ningemadvodza letsembekile, anisito tinhloli. Ngitabe sengiyaninika-ke futsi lomnakenu nani nihambe nikhululekile kulelive; kutsi ningakha, nitsenge, nitsengise ngekutsandza.’ ”
35 Base bakhumula emasaka abo, kwaba ngulowo nalowo watfola imali yakhe emlonyeni welisaka lakhe. Bona neyise befikelwa kwesaba nekudvumala lokukhulu.
36 Uyise wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Maye mine bo! Bonkhe bantfwabami bayangiphelela; Josefa akasekho, naSimeyoni akasekho, kodvwa manje senifuna kutsatsa naBhenjamini. Mine konkhe nje kuyangihlanekela.”
37 Rubeni waphendvula uyise watsi: “Nangabe Bhenjamini angikambuyisi, ubobulala lamadvodzana ami lamabili. Myekelele etandleni tami, ngitambuyisa kuwe.”
38 Kodvwa Jakobe watsi kuye: “Indvodzana yami angiyivumeli kutsi uhambe nayo, yewukele eGibhithe. Umnakabo ufile, nguye yedvwa losasele. Nakungahle kwenteke avelelwe yingoti nisesendleleni, ngitakufa ngibulawe buhlungu ebudzaleni bami.”
1 Indlala yadlanga kakhulu eveni.
2 Kwatsi sebakudle konkhe kudla lababekutsenge eGibhithe, uyise wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Hambani njalo niyesitsengela lokunye kudla.”
3 Kodvwa Juda wamphendvula watsi: “Leya ndvodza yasiyalisisa yatsi: ‘Ningeke ningibone ngisho nekungibona, naningeti naye lomnakenu.’
4 Nawungasivumela kutsi sihambe nemnaketfu, kulungile, sitawuhamba siyekutsengela lokudla.
5 Kodvwa nawungasivumeli kutsi sihambe naye, singeke sewuke, ngobe lendvodza yakhuluma yatsi: ‘Ningeke ningibone ngisho nekungibona, naningeti naye lomnakenu.’ ”
6 Israyeli watsi: “Ningiphatseleni kabuhlungu kangaka ngekutjela lendvodza kutsi ukhona lomunye umnakenu?”
7 Baphendvula batsi: “Lendvodza yasibutisisa, yabuta konkhe ngatsi nangemndeni wakitsi yatsi: ‘Uyihlo usaphila yini? Ninaye yini lomunye umnakenu?’ Natsi-ke sasiphendvula imibuto yakhe. Besingati ngani tsine kutsi utawube sewutsi: ‘Yehlani naye lomnakenu’?”
8 Juda wakhuluma kuyise, Israyeli, watsi: “Mkhulule lomfana, ngihambe naye, sitewushesha sihambe, kutewubate lotawubulawa yindlala.
9 Mine ngitawuba sibambiso sakhe ngemphilo yami; nangabe ngingakabuyi naye la kuwe, licala laloko ngitawuletfwala ngize ngife.
10 Kube asikabambeleleki nje, ngabe sesihambe saze sabuyela nakabili.”
11 Israyeli, uyise, wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Nangabe kufanele kube njalo-ke, hambani netipho letititselo telikhetselo talelive, nitifake emasakeni enu, nifike nitiphe lendvodza leniyishoko: nitsatse litsantana lebhalisamu, neleluju lwetinyosi, nelemakha, nelemure, nelemaphisitakhiwo, nelema-alimondi.
12 Nibophatsa imali yekutsenga, niyiphatse ngalokuphindvwe kabili, nincandzekise nalemali leyabuyiswa ifakwe emilonyeni yemasaka enu; mhlawumbe yafakeka ngesiphosiso.
13 Hambani nalomnakenu niyewukhombisa lendvodza.
14 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu Somandla anganipha umusa ebusweni balowo muntfu, anikhululele umnakenu nibuye kanye naye naBhenjamini. Kepha-ke mine nangemukwa bantfwabami, ngiyemukwa.”
15 Ngako-ke lamadvodza esuka lapho atsatsa sipho, nemali seyiphindvwe kabili, batsatsa naBhenjamini bahamba naye baya eGibhithe bafike bakhulekela kuJosefa.
16 Watsi kube Josefa ababone bahamba naBhenjamini, watjela indvuna yetisebenti tasendlini kakhe watsi: “Tsatsa lamadvodza uwangenise endlini kami, bese uyahlaba ulungise kudla, ngobe atakudla kanye nami emini.”
17 Sisebenti senta njengobe Josefa abeshito; satsatsa lamadvodza sawangenisa endlini kaJosefa.
18 BomnakaboJosefa besaba kakhulu, ngobe babengeniswe endlini kaJosefa, badzimate batsi: “Singeniswe lapha ngenca yalemali leyabuyiselwa emasakeni etfu nasite lapha kwekucala. Wentele kutsi atesituma, asitfumbe asente tigcili takhe, asemuke naletimbongolo tetfu.”
19 Ngako bahamba baya kulendvuna yetisebenti tendlu yaJosefa, bakhuluma nayo beme emnyango,
20 batsi: “Manje nkhosi, ngesikhatsi site lapha kwekucala sitewutsenga kudla,
21 satsi lapho sefika saphumula khona, savula emasaka etfu sonkhe sakhandza kutsi emilonyeni yawo kunalemali besitewutsenga ngayo, iphelele. Ngako sesibuye nayo.
22 Sehle nalenye futsi imali kutewutsenga ngayo kudla. Asati kutsi ngubani lona labeyibuyisele lemali lapha emasakeni etfu.”
23 Lendvuna yabaphendvula yatsi: “Cha, kulungile, ningesabi. Nkulunkulu wenu, longuNkulunkulu weyihlo, uniphile lomcebo emasakeni enu. Mine ngayitfola inkhokhelo yenu.” Yase ibakhiphela Simeyoni, yabaletsela yena.
24 Lendvuna yawatsatsa lamadvodza yawangenisa endlini kaJosefa, yawanika emanti, ageza tinyawo tawo, yabe seyipha netimbongolo tawo kudla.
25 Lamadvodza abe asalungisa tipho tawo alungela kutetfula kuJosefa nakefika emini, njengobe abesavile kutsi abetakudla kanye nawo.
26 Watsi kube efike ekhaya Josefa, bomnakabo base bangenisa tipho lababemphatsele tona batetfula kuye, bamkhotsama.
27 Wababuta imphilo watsi: “Linjani likhehla lelinguyihlo, lenakhuluma ngalo, lisaphila yini?”
28 Baphendvula batsi: “Inceku yakho lengubabe, isaphila.” Bamkhotsamela, bamshayela sihlutfu.
29 Watsi Josefa nakaphakamisa emehlo, wabona Bhenjamini, umntfwanakabo, labelamana naye emhlane, watsi: “Nguye lona yini lomnakenu lomncane lenangitjela ngaye? Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angaba nemusa kuwe, ndvodzana yami!”
30 Josefa washesha waphuma, ngobe inhlitiyo yakhe yefikelwa buhlungu, wafuna indzawo lesitsele, wangena khona wakhala.
31 Asagezile buso bakhe, waphindze waphuma; waticinisa watsi: “Phakelani kudla.”
32 Josefa bamphakela yedvwa, nabomnakabo babaphakela bodvwana, nalamaGibhithe labedla nawo aphakelwa odvwana, ngobe phela emaGibhithe abekutsatsa ngekutsi kutehlisa kudla nemaHebheru.
33 BomnakaboJosefa bahlaliswa etafuleni, ngekwelamana kwabo: litubulo ngebudzala balo nelitfunjana ngebuncane balo, bonkhe babebheke ngakuJosefa. Batsi nabakubona loko bomnakaboJosefa babukana bodvwana, bamangele.
34 Batsi nabanikwa kudla kwasetafuleni laJosefa, kwakaBhenjamini kwaphindvwa kahlanu kunekwabo bonkhe. Ngako-ke badla, banatsa, bajabula kanye naye.
1 Josefa wase utjela lendvuna yetisebenti watsi: “Gcwalisani emasaka alamadvodza ngekudla lokulingene nekutsi bangakwetfwala, emlonyeni walelo nalelo saka laleyo ndvodza ufake leyo mali yayo letsenge ngayo.
2 Emlonyeni welisaka lelitfunjana ufake indzebe yami yesiliva kanye naleyo mali lekutsengwe ngayo kudla.” Indvuna yenta njengobe yayitjelwe nguJosefa.
3 Ekuseni ngakusasa, lamadvodza akhululeka ahanjiswa wona kanye netimbongolo tawo.
4 Atsi kube aphume edolobheni asengakahambi nelibanga nje, Josefa watfumela indvuna yetisebenti takhe watsi: “Phutfuma uwalandzele lamadvodza, utsi ungawakhandza ufike uwabute utsi: ‘Nentiwa yini kubonga lokuhle ngalokubi? Seniyibeleni indzebe yesiliva yenkhosi yami?
5 Angitsi ngiyo lena lenatsa ngayo, ibuye yembule ngayo konkhe lokufihlakele? Nine nigange kakhulu.’ ”
6 Yatsi kube iwakhandze endleleni lendvuna, yafike yakhuluma lawo mavi.
7 Lamadvodza aphendvula atsi: “Usho kutsini-ke, mnumzane, nawukhuluma kanje? Siyafunga kutsi besingeke siyente tsine intfo lenjalo.
8 Nalemali lesayikhandza emasakeni etfu, siphindze sabuya nayo nasiphuma eKhenani. Pho, besingayeba kanjani isiliva negolide endlini yenkhosi yakho?
9 Nakwenteka uyikhandza kulomunye wetfu, lowo utakufa, tsine-ke sibe tigcili tenkhosi yami.”
10 Yatsi: “Akube njengobe nishito kutsi lowo letfolakala kuye utawuba sigcili sami, nine labanye ningeke nibe nacala.”
11 Kwaba nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yehlisa umtfwalo wayo masinyane, yavula lisaka layo.
12 Wafuna acala ngalomdzala waze wagcina ngalomncane. Indzebe yesiliva yaze yatfolakala esakeni laBhenjamini.
13 Besuka badzabula tingubo tabo ngenca yekudzabuka, kwaba ngulowo nalowo wekhweta umtfwalo wakhe embongolweni yakhe, bancandzeka sebabuyela edolobheni.
14 Watsi kube Juda nabomnakabo befike endlini kaJosefa, bamkhandza naye asekhona. Bakhotsama phansi embikwakhe.
15 Josefa watsi kubo: “Yini-ke lena leseniyentile? Utsi benati nje kutsi umuntfu lokulesikhundla sami angabona timfihlakalo ngemlingo?”
16 Juda waphendvula watsi: “Kute lesingahle sikusho kuwe, nkhosi yami. Singakhulumani nje? Singaphikani nje? Nkulunkulu sewulembulile licala letfu. Sonkhe sesitigcili tenkhosi yami, tsine sonkhe kanye nalona lekutfolakale kuye indzebe.”
17 Josefa watsi: “Cha, ngingeke ngikwente loko! Sigcili sami kutawuba ngulona lekutfolakale kuye indzebe. Kodvwa nine labanye hambani ngekuthula niye kuyihlo.”
18 Juda wasondzela kuJosefa watsi: “Ngiyakuncenga, nkhosi yami, kutsi sengimane ngikhulume nawe inhlitiyo yami yonkhe. Ngicela ungangicansukeli, nome ulingana naFaro matfupha.
19 Kucala inkhosi yami yabuta tinceku tayo yatsi: ‘Ninaye yini uyihlo nome umnakenu?’
20 Sayiphendvula satsi: ‘Sinaye babe, semdzala kakhulu, ukhona nemnaketfu losemncane, lamtala ebudzaleni bakhe, umnakabo akasekho. Senguye kuphela losasele esiswini senina. Uyise umtsandza kakhulu.’
21 Inkhosi yatsi etincekwini tayo: ‘Mletseni la kimi ngitembona ngemehlo.’
22 Sakhuluma enkhosini yami satsi: ‘Lomfana angeke ehlukane neyise, ngobe nangenta njalo, uyise angafa.’
23 Kodvwa watjela tinceku takho watsi: ‘Ngaphandle kwekutsi nite nemnakenu lomncane, ningeke niyitfole imvume yekubonana nami.’
24 “Satsi nasincandzeka sibuyela emuva kubabe, sefike samtjela onkhe emavi akho.
25 Ngesikhatsi babe asatsi: ‘Hambani futsi niyewusitsengela kudlanyana,’
26 satsi kuye: ‘Singeke siye lapho, nasingahambi naye lomnaketfu lomncane. Nasimshiya, singeke siyitfole imvume yekubonana nalenkhosi.’
27 Inceku yakho, lengubabe, yatsi: ‘Nani niyati kutsi Rakheli umkami, wangitalela emadvodzana lamabili kuphela.
28 Lomunye sewangishiya, kungahle kube nje waklejuklejulwa tilwane tesiganga waba ticucwana. Kusukela ngalelo langa angizange ngiphindze ngimbone.
29 Nangabe nalona senimtsatsa lapha kimi, bese wehlelwa yingoti endleleni, ngitawufa ngibulawe buhlungu, ngobe vele sengimdzala.’
30 “Ngako-ke, nkhosi yami, nangifika kubabe, inceku yakho, ngingeti naye lomfana, kantsi imphilo yakhe ibophene kangaka neyakhe,
31 nakabona kutsi lomfana akekho, anganhlakayeka afe. Ngaloko tsine, tinceku takho, sitawube sibangele inceku yakho, lengubabe, kutsi ife kabuhlungu ebudzaleni bayo.
32 Ngetulu kwaloko mine ngatidzela ematsambo ngaba sibambiso kubabe, ngatsi kuye: ‘Nangingabuyi nalomfana kuwe, licala laloko litawubasemahlombe ami ngize ngiyekufa.’
33 Ngako-ke ngiyakuncenga kutsi kumane kusale mine ngibe sigcili sakho, ukhulule lomfana ahambe nabomnakabo abuyele ekhaya.
34 Ngingancandzeka kanjani ngiye kubabe, nangabe ngingeti naye lomfana? Ngingeke ngikumele kubona buhlungu lobungaka behlela babe ngibukile.”
1 Josefa wehluleka kutibamba embikwetisebenti takhe, ngako watsi: “Abakhishwe bonkhe la endlini.” Ngako-ke kwakungasekho muntfu ngesikhatsi atjela bomnakabo kutsi ungubani.
2 Wakhala kakhulu, kwadzimate kweva nemaGibhithe, kanye nebendlu yakaFaro.
3 Josefa watjela bomnakabo watsi: “Phela mine nginguJosefa; babe usaphila yini?” Kodvwa bomnakabo abazange bakhone kumphendvula, ngobe babesetfuke kakhulu.
4 Josefa wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ngicela, senisondzele la.” Nembala basondzela, watsi kubo: “NginguJosefa, umnakenu, lenamtsengisa eGibhithe.
5 Kodvwa ningakhatsateki futsi ningahlupheki ngekutsi nangitsengisa la. Empeleni nguNkulunkulu lowangitfumela kutsi ngite kulendzawo. Abentela kutsi nginendvulele ngekuta lapha ngitewusindzisa timphilo tebantfu.
6 Kusengumnyaka wesibili lona indlala ikhungetse umhlaba; kusasele leminye iminyaka lesihlanu kungalinywa kungavunwa.
7 Ngako nguNkulunkulu lowatsi anginendvulele ngekuta lapha, kuze anilondvolote nibe yinsali emhlabeni, nisindziswe kube kukhululwa lokukhulu.
8 “Ngako-ke, akusini lenangitfumela la, kodvwa nguNkulunkulu. Sewungente ngaba nguyise waFaro, nenkhosi yendlu yakhe, nembusi etikwelive lonkhe laseGibhithe.
9 “Sheshani nibuyele kubabe nifike nimtjele nitsi: ‘Josefa, indvodzana yakho, utsi: Nkulunkulu ungente ngaba yinkhosi eveni laseGibhithe lonkhe; shesha wehle ute kimi ungalibali.
10 Utawuhlala eveni laseGosheni, ubesedvute nami, wena nebantfwabakho, nebatukulu bakho, nemihlambi yakho yetimvu, neyetinkhomo, nako konkhe lonako.
11 Ngitaninakekela kahle nanilapho, ngobe kusasele iminyaka lesihlanu yendlala. Angifuni kutsi wena nendlu yakho nako konkhe nife nibulawe yindlala.’ ”
12 Josefa wachubeka watsi: “Manje, seniyabona-ke ngisho nawe, Bhenjamini, niyabona kutsi nginguJosefa.
13 Nibotjela babe kutsi sengaba mkhulu kanganani lapha eGibhithe, nimtekele nangako konkhe lenikubonile. Sheshani nilandze babe, ehle ete la.”
14 Wase ugaca imikhono entsanyeni yaBhenjamini wakhala; naBhenjamini wakhalela entsanyeni yaJosefa.
15 Bonkhe labomnakabo wabanga, akhala; emvakwaloko bonkhe labomnakabo base bakhuluma naye.
16 Kwatsi lendzaba nayibikwa kuFaro kutsi bomnakaboJosefa laba labefikile, Faro netiphatsimandla takhe bajabula kakhulu.
17 Faro wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Tjela labomnakenu kutsi ababophele imitfwalo yabo etimbongolweni tabo bahambe baye eveni laseKhenani,
18 balandze uyihlo nemindeni yabo bete la kimi. Ngitabanika lokuhle kakhulu la eGibhithe bahlale benabe ngekutsandza kwabo.
19 Ubatjele batsatse tincola talapha eGibhithe, batekwetfwala ngato bantfwababo, nebafati babo, neyihlo, bete nabo.
20 Bangahlupheki ngekushiya emagugu abo emuva, ngobe konkhe lokuhle kakhulu kwalapha eGibhithe kutawuba kwabo.”
21 Emadvodzana a-Israyeli enta njengobe abetjeliwe. Josefa wabanika tincola njengekuyala kwaFaro, wabanika nemiphako yendlela.
22 Kwaba ngulowo nalowo wamnika ingubo yekushintja; kodvwa Bhenjamini wamnika tinhlavu tesiliva letingemakhulu lamatsatfu netingubo letisihlanu tekushintja.
23 Uyise wamtfumelela timbongolo letatilishumi letatitfwele tintfo letinhle taseGibhithe, netimbongolo letinsikati letatetfwele kudla, netinkhwa, nemiphako yeyise labetayidla nasehla eta eGibhithe.
24 Wase uyabahambisa labomnakabo, batsi nase besuka wabayala watsi: “Ningabohambe nilwa endleleni.”
25 Besuka-ke bahamba babuyela kuyise Jakobe eKhenani.
26 Bafike bamtjela batsi: “Josefa usaphila! Ungumbusi etikwalo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.” Jakobe wamane waphela emandla nje, wacale wangete wabakholwa.
27 Kodvwa kwatsi sebamtjele yonkhe inkhulumo yaJosefa layikhulume kubo, asabone netincola letatitfunyelwe nguJosefa kutsi titemetfwala, umoya waJakobe, uyise, wavuseleleka.
28 Israyeli wakhuluma watsi: “Sengenelisekile kutsi Josefa, indvodzana yami, uyaphila. Angehle ngiyekumbona, ngingakafi.”
1 Ngako Israyeli watsatsa konkhe labenako wahamba, waze wefika eBherisheba, lapho efike wanikela iminikelo kuNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, uyise.
2 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli embonweni ebusuku, watsi: “Jakobe! Ye Jakobe!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha!”
3 Watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu weyihlo. Ungesabi kwehlela eGibhithe, ngiyawukwenta ube sive lesikhulu khona.
4 Ngitawuba nawe ngehle ngiye eGibhithe, ngiyawuphindze ngenyuke nawe ngikubuyise futsi; Josefa cobo lwakhe nguye loyawuvala emehlo akho ekufeni kwakho ngetandla takhe.”
5 Jakobe wesuka eBherisheba; emadvodzana akhe agibelisa uyise, nebantfwabawo, nebafati bawo etincoleni lababetitfunyelelwe nguFaro kutsi titewubetfwala.
6 Bahamba netinkhomo tabo netimphahla tabo lababetitfole baseseveni laseKhenani. Labaya eGibhithe kwakunguJakobe nentalo yakhe yonkhe:
7 emadvodzana akhe, nemadvodzana awo, nemadvodzakati akhe, nemadvodzakati emadvodzana akhe; tonkhe titukulwane takhe wefika nato eGibhithe.
8 Nankha ema-Israyeli langena eGibhithe naJakobe: Rubeni bekulitubulo lakhe.
9 Emadvodzana aRubeni bekuboHanoki, naPhalu, naHesroni, naKhami.
10 Emadvodzana aSimeyoni bekuboJemuweli, naJamini, na-Ohade, naJakhini, naSohari, naShawule, indvodzana leyatalwa ngumfati labengumKhenani.
11 Emadvodzana aLevi bekuboGeshoni, naKhohati, naMerari.
12 Emadvodzana aJuda bekubo-Era, na-Onani, naShela, naPheresi, naZera; kodvwa Era na-Onani bafela eveni laseKhenani. Emadvodzana aPheresi bekubo-Hesroni naHamule.
13 Emadvodzana a-Isakhari bekuboThola, naPhuwa, naJashubi, naShimroni.
14 Emadvodzana aZebuloni bekuboSeredi, na-Eloni, naJaleli.
15 Lawa-ke ngemadvodzana aLeya, lawatalela Jakobe eMesophothamiya ngaphandle kwaDina. Asawonkhe emadvodzana nemadvodzakati aLeya abengema-33.
16 Emadvodzana aGadi bekuboSefoni, naHagi, naShuni, na-Esboni, na-Eri, na-Arodi, na-Areli.
17 Emadvodzana a-Asheri bekuboJimna, naJishuwa, naJishvi, naBheriya, naSera labengudzadzewabo. Emadvodzana aBheriya bekuboHebere naMalkhiyeli.
18 Lawa-ke kwakungemadvodzana aZilpha, Labani lamnika Leya, indvodzakati yakhe. Watalela Jakobe bantfu lababeli-16.
19 Emadvodzana aRakheli, umkaJakobe, bekuboJosefa naBhenjamini.
20 Eveni laseGibhithe Josefa watalelwa boManase na-Efrayimu; lamtalela bona Asenathi, indvodzakati ya-Photifera, umphristi wase-Oni.
21 Emadvodzana aBhenjamini bekuboBela, naBekheri, na-Ashbeli, naGera, naNamani, na-Ehi, naRoshe, naMuphimi, naHuphimi, na-Adi.
22 Lawo-ke kwakungemadvodzana aRakheli lawatalela Jakobe; wamtalela bantfu lababeli-14.
23 Indvodzana yaDani bekunguHushimu.
24 Emadvodzana aNaftali bekuboJasiyeli, naGuni, naJeseri, naShilemi.
25 Lawo-ke kwakungemadvodzana aBilha, Labani lamnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe. Sebabonkhe kwakubantfu labasikhombisa.
26 Sebabonkhe bantfu bekutalwa nguJakobe labaya eGibhithe babengema-66, ngaphandle kwabomalukatana bakakhe.
27 Emadvodzana aJosefa latalelwa eGibhithe aba mabili; ngako-ke bantfu bemndeni wakaJakobe labehlela eGibhithe babengema-70 sebabonkhe.
28 Jakobe watfumela Juda embili kuJosefa kutsi atewubahlangabeta eGosheni. Bahamba baze befika eGosheni.
29 Josefa wagibela incola yakhe waphikelela khona eGosheni, wayawuhlangabeta uyise Israyeli. Watsi achamuka nje, Josefa wambona uyise watigaca entsanyeni yakhe, wakhalela kuye sikhatsi lesidze.
30 Israyeli watsi kuJosefa: “Cha, sengingafa-ke manje, ngobe sengibubonile buso bakho, futsi sengiyati kutsi usaphila.”
31 Josefa wakhuluma kubomnakabo kanye nemndeni wonkhe weyise, watsi: “Kufanele ngenyuke ngiye kuFaro ngimatise kutsi bomnaketfu nemndeni wababe labebaseKhenani, sebefikile, bete kimi.
32 Ngitawufike ngimtjele kutsi nine nibelusi betinkhomo, nifuyile, ngimtjele nekutsi nite nayo yonkhe imihlambi yenu, netimvu, netinkhomo, nako konkhe leninako.
33 Nasanibita-ke Faro abuta atsi: ‘Yini umsebenti wenu?’
34 nibomphendvula nitsi: ‘Tinceku takho tibelusi betinkhomo kusukela ebusheni bato kuze kube ngunyalo, tsine nabobabe betfu.’ Nanimlandzise kanjalo, utanivumela kutsi nakhe lapha eGosheni.” Phela Josefa abesho loku, ngobe emaGibhithe abewubukela phansi umsebenti wekwelusa.
1 Ngako-ke Josefa wahamba wayawubikela Faro, watsi: “Babe, nabomnaketfu, netimvu tabo, netinkhomo tabo, nako konkhe labanako sebefikile baphuma eKhenani, sebaseGosheni.”
2 Emkhatsini wabomnakabo wakhetsa baba sihlanu wayawubetfula kuFaro.
3 Inkhosi Faro yababuta yatsi: “Yini umsebenti wenu?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Sibelusi, njengobe nabobabe babengibo.
4 Sitfutsele kulelive, ngobe eKhenani indlala seyibhoke kangangobe sekuze kuphele nemadlelo alemfuyo yetfu. Siyakucela kutsi mane usivumele sikhosele eGosheni.”
5 Faro wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Uyihlo nabomnakenu bete kuwe.
6 Lonkhe lelive laseGibhithe lisetandleni takho. Babeke bakhe endzaweni lencono kakhulu, abakhe eGosheni. Nakukhona labanelikhono lekwelusa emkhatsini wabo, babeke babe tindvuna tebelusi bemfuyo yami.”
7 Josefa wabe sewungenisa Jakobe, uyise, wametfula kuFaro. Jakobe wakhulekela kuFaro amfisela tibusiso.
8 Faro wabuta Jakobe watsi: “Sewuneminyaka lemingakhi budzala?”
9 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Iminyaka yami yekuzulazula seyili-130. Leminyaka lembalwa inebulukhuni emphilweni yami. Noko ngisengakabi mdzala ngefika eminyakeni yabokhokho ekuzulazuleni kwabo.”
10 Jakobe wase ubusisa Faro, wavalelisa, waphuma.
11 Josefa wabeka uyise nabomnakabo wabakhela eveni lelincono laseGibhithe, endzaweni levundze kakhulu, eceleni kwelidolobha laka-Ramsesi, njengobe abeyalwe nguFaro.
12 Josefa wapha uyise kudla, wapha nabomnakabo, nemndeni weyise; kwaya ngebunyenti babo.
13 Kudla kwaphela yonkhe indzawo; ngobe indlala yase ibhoke kakhulu eveni laseGibhithe nelaseKhenani, ngako-ke bantfu balamba.
14 Josefa wase ubutsela ndzawonye yonkhe lemali leyayingene ngekutsengiswa kwekudla eveni laseGibhithe nelaseKhenani. Yonkhe lemali wayiletsa endlini yaFaro.
15 Yatsi kube iphele yonkhe imali eveni laseGibhithe nelaseKhenani, onkhe emaGibhithe eta kuJosefa afike atsi: “Siphe kudla! Ungasiyekela nje kodvwa sibulawe yindlala embikwakho? Yonkhe imali yetfu seyiphelile.”
16 Josefa wabaphendvula watsi: “Letsani tinkhomo tenu, nitsenge ngato, ngitaninika-ke kudla, nangabe imali yenu seyiphelile.”
17 Ngako-ke baletsa tinkhomo tabo batinika Josefa, batsenga ngato. Josefa wabanika kudla bonkhe labeta kutawushintjisa ngemahhashi, nangetimvu, nangetimbuti, nangetinkhomo, nangetimbongolo. Wonkhe lowo mnyaka waphela seloku abanika kudla ngekutsi bakuntjintjise ngetifuyo.
18 Watsi kube uphele lowo mnyaka, beta kuye ekucaleni kwemnyaka lolandzelako, bafike batsi: “Singeke sikufihle loku, nkhosi, kutsi imali yetfu yonkhe seyiphelile, nekutsi imfuyo yetfu ngeyakho. Kute lesingabe sisakunika kona manje, ngaphandle kwemitimba yetfu nemasimi etfu.
19 Utasiyekela nje sibulawe yindlala embikwakho tsine nelive letfu? Sitsengisele kudla ngatsi nangemasimi etfu. Tsine nelive letfu sitawuba tigcili taFaro. Siphe kudla kuze siphunge indlala, singafi; usiphe nenhlanyelo sitewuhlanyela emasimini etfu.”
20 Ngako-ke Josefa walitsenga lonkhe live laseGibhithe, ngobe onkhe emaGibhithe atsengisa ngawo onkhe emasimi awo, ngenca yekubhokelwa yindlala. Live lonkhe laba laFaro.
21 Bonkhe bantfu baba tigcili taFaro kusukela ngale kwelive kuze kubesekugcineni ngale kwelive laseGibhithe.
22 Live langalitsenganga kwaba lebaphristi kuphela; ngobe baphristi babephila ngesabelo sekudla lababesinikwa nguFaro. Ngako-ke abalitsengisanga live labo.
23 Josefa wase ukhuluma kubantfu watsi: “Lalelani-ke, kusukela lamuhla nine nelive lenu senginitsengele Faro. Nansi-ke inhlanyelo yenu, hlanyelani emasimini.
24 Nanivunako, incenye yesihlanu yesivuno nitawuyetfula kuFaro, bese kutsi tincenye letine esihlanwini tibe tenu netemindeni yenu.”
25 Bamphendvula batsi: “Utisindzisile timphilo tetfu. Usiphetse ngesandla lesihle, nkhosi. Sitaba tigcili taFaro.”
26 Ngako-ke Josefa wakwenta kwaba ngumtsetfo lomile welive laseGibhithe, kuze kube ngulamuhla, kutsi Faro anikwe incenye yesihlanu yesivuno. Live lebaphristi lodvwa lelasala langete ladliwa nguFaro.
27 Ngako ema-Israyeli ahlala eGibhithe akha eveni laseGosheni; achuma, anotsa, andza kakhulu.
28 Jakobe wahlala eveni laseGibhithe iminyaka leli-17. Iminyaka yekuphila kwaJakobe yaba li-147.
29 Watsi nasatakufa, wabita indvodzana yakhe Josefa, watsi kuyo: “Nangemukeleka kuwe, beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami, wetsembise ngesifungo kimi kutsi ungeke ungingcwabe lapha eGibhithe.
30 Ngifuna kungcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bobabe. Ubongetfwala, ungikhiphe eGibhithe ngiyekungcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bobabe.” Josefa wamphendvula watsi: “Ngiyawukwenta loko njengobe ushito.”
31 Jakobe wase utsi: “Funga kimi kutsi uyawukwenta loko.” Wafunga kuye. Israyeli wabonga akhotsama embhedzeni wakhe.
1 Emvakwaloko Josefa wabikelwa kutsi uyise uyagula. Ngako-ke Josefa wesuka watsatsa emadvodzana akhe omabili boManase na-Efrayimu, waya nawo kuyise.
2 Wase uyabikelwa Jakobe kwatsiwa: “Indvodzana yakho, Josefa, seyifikile itekuvusela.” Israyeli waticinisa abuyisa emandla akhe, wavuka wahlala ngetibunu embhedzeni.
3 Jakobe wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Nkulunkulu Somandla wabonakala kimi eLuzi, eveni laseKhenani wangibusisa,
4 watsi kimi: ‘Lalela la, ngitakwandzisa ngikwente ube tive letinyenti, lelive ngiliphe titukulwane takho emvakwakho. Liyawuba lato phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
5 Wachubeka watsi: “Lamadvodzana akho lamabili lowawatalelwa lapha eveni laseGibhithe ngisengakafiki mine, nguwona awami. Efrayimu naManase batawuba bami, njengobe Rubeni naSimeyoni babami.
6 Bantfwana lotawubatala emvakwabo batawuba bakho, hhayi bami; lifa labo liyawubitwa ngemagama alaba bomnakabo.
7 Loku ngikwenta ngenca yekudzabuka lengaba nako nangifelwa ngunyoko Rakheli, ngisesendleleni ngisuka eMesophothamiya sengitawufika e-Efratha, eveni laseKhenani. Ngamngcwaba e-Efratha.” Manje leyo ndzawo seyibitwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
8 Israyeli nakabona emadvodzana aJosefa, wabuta watsi: “Bakabani labafana?”
9 Josefa waphendvula uyise watsi: “Ngemadvodzana ami, Nkulunkulu langiphe wona ngisekuleli laseGibhithe.” Israyeli watsi: “Ase uwaletse, khona ngitewabusisa.”
10 Emehlo a-Israyeli abengasaboni kahle, ngenca yebudzala, abesafifiyela. Ngako Josefa wawasondzeta kuye. Jakobe wawanga, wawagaca ngemikhono.
11 Israyeli wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Ngangingasacabangi kutsi ngiyawuphindze ngibubone buso bakho, kodvwa Nkulunkulu sewungivumele kutsi ngikubone, ngaze ngabona ngisho nebantfwabakho futsi.”
12 Josefa wase uyawesusa emadvodzana akhe emadvolweni aJakobe, wakhotsama abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
13 Josefa wawatsatsa omabili wawabeka emaceleni a-Israyeli: Efrayimu angesancele, Manase ngesekudla.
14 Kodvwa Israyeli welula sandla sakhe sangesekudla wasibeka etikwa-Efrayimu, nome abengulomncane; sandla sakhe sangesancele waselula wasibeka etikwaManase, labelitubulo.
15 Jakobe wabe sewubusisa Josefa, watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wabobabe, lowakhontwa bo-Abrahama na-Isaka, yena loNkulunkulu longihole kuyo yonkhe imphilo yami, kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla, angababusisa labafana.
16 Shangatsi lengilosi leyangiphephisa kuto tonkhe tingoti ingababusisa labafana. Shangatsi bangabitwa ngelibito lami, nangelibito labobabe Abrahama na-Isaka. Shangatsi bangandza, babe banyenti emhlabeni.”
17 Watsi kube Josefa abone kutsi uyise ubeke sandla sakhe sekudla etikwenhloko ya-Efrayimu, wakhubeka. Watsatsa sandla seyise sekudla etikwa-Efrayimu kuze asibeke etikwenhloko yaManase.
18 Wakhuluma kuyise watsi: “Cha, phela babe, lona nguyena alitubulo, beka sandla sakho sekudla etikwakhe.”
19 Kodvwa uyise wala, watsi: “Ngiyati, ndvodzana yami, ngiyati. Naye utaba sive, naye futsi utaba mkhulu. Kodvwa nome kunjalo, lona lomncane utawuba mkhulu kunaye, netitukulwane takhe tiyawuba tive letinkhulu.”
20 Wababusisa ngalelo langa atsi: “Ema-Israyeli nakabusisa ayawubita emabito enu atsi: ‘Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakwenta ufanane nabo-Efrayimu naManase.’ ” Wambeka kanjalo-ke Efrayimu kutsi abe ngetulu kwaManase.
21 Israyeli wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Manje sengitawufa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu utawuba nani, aphindze anibuyisele eveni labokhokho benu.
22 Lelicele lentsaba iShekhemu lengalitsatsa ngenkemba yami nangebutjoki bami kuma-Amori, ngengeta ngekulinika wena, hhayi bomnakenu.”
1 Jakobe wabita onkhe emadvodzana akhe wakhuluma nawo, watsi: “Buyani la kimi nonkhe, ngitenitjela lokutanehlela ngemuso.
2 “Hlanganani ndzawonye, nive, nine madvodzana aJakobe; nilalelisise ku-Israyeli, uyihlo.
3 “Rubeni, wena ulitubulo lami, nemandla ami, ngabona ngawe kutsi nami ngiyindvodza. Uyingcwele ngesitfunti nengcwele ngemandla.
4 Njengobe uyaluka njengemanti nje, kodvwa utawulahlekelwa kuba yingcwele kwakho, ngobe walala nenyoko lomncane, wangcolisa umbhedze wami.
5 “Simeyoni naLevi nine ningematse nelulwimi, tinkemba tenu tekususa lutfutfuva.
6 Shangatsi ngingete ngatingena tindzaba tenu, ngingeke ngihlanganyele nani, ngobe nitsi ningatfukutsela nibulale bantfu ngebudlova benu, nigawule imisipha yetinkhomo.
7 Intfukutselo yenu ayicalekiswe, ngobe iyesabeka; nelulaka lwenu lucalekiswe, ngobe lunelunya. Niyawusakateka nalo lonkhe lakaJakobe, nicitseke nalo lonkhe laka-Israyeli.
8 “Juda, bomnakenu bayakukudvumisa. Titsa takho uyawutibamba ngentsamo; emadvodzana eyihlo ayawukukhotsamela.
9 Juda ufanana neliwundlu lelibhubesi, ndvodzana yami, usukile enyamataneni loyibulele wabuyela esikhundleni sakho, waguca, walala njengelibhubesi nanjengelibhubesikati, ngubani nje longahle akucale?
10 Bukhosi bungeke busuke esandleni saJuda. Titukulwane takhe tiyawubusa njalonjalo, tive tiyakwetfula kuye timlalele.
11 Uyawuba nenala, bantfu bayawubopha timbongolo tabo emivinini, nematfole etimbongolokati tabo emivinini lemihle. Bayawugeza tingubo tabo ewayinini, netembatfo tabo ewayinini lelibovu sangati.
12 Emehlo abo ayawuba bovu ngenca yeliwayini, ematinyo abo ayawuba mhlophe ngenca yelubisi.
13 “Zebuloni uyakwakha elusentseni lwelwandle; lusentse lwakakhe luyawuba sikhumulo semikhumbi, umnyele wakakhe ubeseSidoni.
14 “Isakhari uyimbongolo lengumkhehlekhehle leyalala emkhatsini wemitfwalo.
15 Watsi kube abone kutsi lendzawo yekuphumula yinhle, nekutsi lelive lihle, wase uyagobondzela entela kwetfwala ngelihlombe, waphoceleka kutsi asebente njengesigcili.
16 “Dani uyawumelela emalungela ebantfu bakhe, bayawufanana naletinye tive taka-Israyeli.
17 Dani uyawuba yinyoka eceleni kwemgwaco, abe yinyoka lenesihlungu eceleni kwendlela, lehlalela kuluma titsendze telihhashi, kuze umgibeli walo awe nyova.
18 “Simakadze, ngilindzele insindziso yakho.
19 “Gadi uyawuhlaselwa libutfo letigebengu, kodvwa yena uyawuticosha.
20 “Live laka-Asheri liyawuba nesivuno lesikhulu. Kudla kwalo kuyawufanela emakhosi.
21 “Naftali unjengenyamatane lekhululekile; ukhuluma emavi lamnandzi.
22 “Josefa uligala lelitselako lemvini, ligala lelitsela ngasemtfonjeni wemanti, emagala akhe ayakhula acance lubondza.
23 Titsa takhe timhlasela ngalokwesabekako, timcoshe ngebutjoki nangemicibisholo.
24 Kodvwa butjoki bakhe buhlala bucinile, imikhono yakhe iciniswa tandla taLonemandla waJakobe, nguMelusi loliDvwala laka-Israyeli.
25 NguNkulunkulu weyihlo lokusitako. NguNkulunkulu Somandla lotakubusisa ngetibusiso tangetulu ezulwini, nangetibusiso temfuyo netebantfwana.
26 Tibusiso teyihlo tinemandla kunetibusiso letiphuma etintsabeni taphakadze, tendlula ngisho nenala yasetintsabeni. Shangatsi tonkhe letibusiso tingehlela etikwaJosefa nasebuntini lakhe lowehlukaniswa kubomnakabo.
27 “Bhenjamini uyimphisi lebefutelako; ekuseni uchwaga lakuphangile, entsambama akwabe loko lakuphangile.”
28 Tonkhe leti tive taka-Israyeli letili-12. Ngiwo lawa-ke emavi lakhulunywa nguyise asabavalelisa bonkhe ngamunye ngulowo amnika sibusiso lesifanele yena.
29 Jakobe wabe sewuyabayala utsi: “Sekusele kancane ngilandzele bokhokho. Ngicela ningingcwabe kubokhokho emhumeni losensimini ya-Efroni, umHethi.
30 Lomhume usensimini yaseMakhaphela, emphumalanga neMamre, eveni laseKhenani. Abrahama wawutsenga kanye nensimi ku-Efroni, umHethi, kutsi ube yindzawo yekungcwaba.
31 Abrahama naSara, umkakhe, bangcwatjwa khona; Isaka naRebheka, umkakhe, bangcwatjwa khona; naLeya ngamngcwaba khona.
32 Lensimi nalomhume lokuyo kwatsengwa kumaHethi.”
33 Watsi kube Jakobe acedze kuwayala emadvodzana akhe, wabuyela walala wafa, walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
1 Josefa watijika etikweyise, wakhala, amanga.
2 Josefa wayala tisebenti takakhe nabochwephesha bekomisa tidvumbu kutsi batsatse sidvumbu seyise bayesomisa ngemitsi kuze singaboli; ngempela sidvumbu sa-Israyeli somiswa ngemitsi.
3 Lesidvumbu sasetjentwa emalanga langema-40 lekwakusikhatsi lesasidzingeka ekufezeni lowo msebenti. EmaGibhithe azilela Israyeli emalanga langema-70.
4 Kwatsi kube kuphele emalanga ekuzila, Josefa wakhuluma etindvuneni taFaro kutsi tiyewumbika kuFaro, watsi: “Ngicela ningibike kuFaro kutsi:
5 Babe wangifungisa asengakafi watsi: ‘Sengitakufa, uze ungisite ungingcwabe ethuneni lami lengalimba eveni laseKhenani.’ Manje-ke, ngicela kutsi angivumele Faro, ngiyewungcwaba babe, ngitawuphindze ngibuye.”
6 Faro wamphendvula watsi: “Hamba uyewungcwaba uyihlo njengobe akufungisa.”
7 Ngako-ke Josefa wenyuka wayawungcwaba uyise. Waphekeletelwa ngito tonkhe tisebenti taFaro, netikhulu taFaro, netikhulu telive laseGibhithe,
8 kanye nemndeni waJosefa, nabomnakabo, nemndeni wonkhe weyise. Kwasala bantfwana labancane babo netifuyo kulaseGosheni.
9 Wenyuka ngetincola kanye nebagibeli bemahhashi; kwaba sicumbi lesikhulu.
10 Batsi nabefika ka-Athadi ebaleni lekubhulela emabele ngesheya kwe-Jordane, bakhala kabuhlungu. Josefa wenta imisimeto yekulila emalanga lasikhombisa.
11 Kwatsi kube emaKhenani, takhamiti takulelo live, bakubone lokulila, ebaleni laka-Athadi, atsi: “Maye, lokulila kwemaGibhithe kubuhlungu bo!” Ngako-ke, lendzawo yetsiwa libito ngekutsi yi-Abela Misrayimu; ingesheya kwemfula iJordane.
12 Ngako emadvodzana aJakobe enta njengobe abewayalile.
13 Emadvodzana aJakobe ametfwala uyise ambuyisela eveni laseKhenani, amngcwaba emhumeni wensimi yaseMakhaphela, ngasemphumalanga yeMamre. Lomgedze watsengwa kanye nensimi ngu-Abrahama ku-Efroni, umHethi, kutsi ube yindzawo yekungcwaba.
14 Watsi kube Josefa angcwabe uyise, wancandzeka wabuyela eGibhithe, ahamba kanye nabomnakabo nabo bonkhe labehambe nabo.
15 Kwatsi kube bomnakaboJosefa babone kutsi uyise sewufile, bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Kungahle kwenteke kutsi Josefa usasibambele emagcubu, afune kutenanela ngako konkhe lokubi lesamenta kona.”
16 Ngako-ke batfumela kuJosefa batsi: “Babe wasinika lomyalo ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe watsi: ‘Nibohamba niye kuJosefa nifike nitsi:
17 Mine yihlo ngicela ubatsetselele laba bomnakenu ngalobubi lababenta kuwe, ngobe bakona.’ Sesiyakucela-ke kutsi usitsetselele kulobubi lesabenta kuwe, tsine tinceku taNkulunkulu weyihlo.” Josefa wakhala nakeva lomlayeto.
18 Bomnakabo befika kuJosefa bamkhotsama, batsi: “Sesilapha tsine tinceku takho.”
19 Kodvwa Josefa wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ningesabi. Ngingeke ngitibeke endzaweni yaNkulunkulu.
20 Nine nanitimisele lokubi ngami; kodvwa Nkulunkulu loko wakugucula kwaba ngulokuhle, entela kutsi ngalesikhatsi kusindziswe bantfu labanyenti, bangabulawa yindlala.
21 Ngako-ke ningesabi. Nine nebantfwabenu ngitaniphatsa ngetandla letifutfumele.” Ngalenkhulumo wabanika siciniseko, tinhlitiyo tabo tadvudvuteka.
22 Josefa wachubeka wahlala eGibhithe, yena nemndeni weyise. Wakhula waze waba neminyaka leli-110 budzala, wase uyafa.
23 Josefa wakhula, wadzimate wabona bantfwana ba-Efrayimu nebatukulu bakhe; wabona nebantfwana baMakhire, umsa waManase; Josefa wabafaka emndenini wakhe.
24 Josefa wakhuluma kubomnakabo, watsi: “Sengitakufa; kodvwa ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu utawuba nani anikhiphe kulelive, anibuyisele eveni labetsembisa lona bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.”
25 Josefa wabafungisa bomnakabo, emadvodzana a-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngetsembiseni kutsi Nkulunkulu nanikhumbula atenikhipha la, niyawuhamba nawo ematsambo ami.”
26 Ngako-ke Josefa wafela eGibhithe asaneminyaka leli-110, sidvumbu sakhe somiswa ngemitsi, kuze singaboli, sabe sesiyalondvolotwa.