UGenesise 25 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 25Ukufa kuka-Abrahama

1U-Abrahama wathatha omunye umfazi, ogama lakhe lalinguKetura.

2Wamzalela uShimrani, noJokishani, noMedani, noMidiyani, no-Ishibaki, noShuwagi.

3UJokishani wazala uSheba noDedani; Amadodana kaDedani ayengama-Asiriya, amaLetusi, namaLewumi.

4Amadodana kaMidiyani ngu no-Efa, no-Eferi, noHanoki, no-Abida, no-Elidawa. Bonke babengabantwana bakaKetura.

5U-Abrahama wamnika u-Isaka konke anakho.

6Kepha amadodana ezancinza u-Abrahama ayenazo, u-Abrahama wanika izipho, wawamukisa ku-Isaka indodana yakhe esekhona, aye ngasempumalanga, ezweni lasempumalanga.

7Lezi ziyizinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Abrahama azihambayo, iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu.

8U-Abrahama wayesephuma umphefumlo, wafa esemdala, esemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku; wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.

9Amadodana akhe o-Isaka no-Ishmayeli bammbela emhumeni waseMakaphela ensimini ka-Efroni indodana kaSohari umHeti ephambi kweMamre;

10Isiqephu sezwe u-Abrahama asithenga emadodaneni kaHeti: U-Abrahama noSara umkakhe bangcwatshwe khona.

11Kwathi emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama uNkulunkulu wambusisa u-Isaka indodana yakhe; u-Isaka wahlala ngasemthonjeni waseLahayiroyi.

12Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, uHagari umGibhithe, incekukazi kaSara, amzalela u-Abrahama;

13Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngamagama awo ngemindeni yawo: izibulo lika-Ishmayeli nguNebhayoti; iKedari, i-Adibheli neMibisamu,

14uMishma, uDuma noMasa,

15uHadari, noThema, noJeturi, noNafisi, noKedema;

16Lawa angamadodana ka-Ishmayeli, futhi lawa angamagama awo ngemizi yawo nezinqaba zawo; izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngokwezizwe zazo.

17Futhi yile minyaka yokuphila kuka-Ishmayeli, iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.

18Bahlala-ke kusukela eHawila kuze kube seSuri eliphambi kweGibhithe, ekuqhubekeni kwenu ukuya eAsiriya; wafa phambi kwabafowabo bonke.

19Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Isaka indodana ka-Abrahama: u-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka;

20U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane mhla emthatha uRebeka indodakazi kaBetuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu, udadewabo kaLabani umAramu, abe ngumkakhe.

21U-Isaka wamkhulekela umkakhe kuJehova, ngokuba wayeyinyumba; uRebeka umkakhe wakhulelwa.

22Abantwana baxabana phakathi kwakhe; wathi: “Uma kunjalo, nginje ngani na?” Futhi wahamba wayobuza eNkosini.

23UJehova wayesethi kuye: “Esiswini sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili; esinye isizwe siyakuba namandla kunesinye isizwe; futhi omkhulu kumelwe akhonze omncane.

24Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zakhe zokubeletha, kwakukhona amawele esizalweni sakhe.

25Waphuma owokuqala ebomvu, enjengengubo yoboya; baqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Esawu.

26Ngasemuva kwaphuma umfowabo, isandla sakhe sabamba isithende sika-Esawu; igama lakhe lalinguJakobe, u-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha ekuzalweni kwabo.

27Abafana bakhula, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, indoda yasendle; uJakobe wayeyindoda engenalwazi ehlala ematendeni.

28U-Isaka wathanda u-Esawu, ngokuba wayedla inyamazane yakhe, kepha uRebeka wathanda uJakobe.

29UJakobe wenza inhlanyelo, wafika u-Esawu evela endle, ediniwe.

30U-Esawu wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ake ngizwe lokho okunathwayo okubomvu; Ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa u-Edomi.

31UJakobe wasesithi: Thengisa kimi namuhla ngobuzibulo bakho.

32Wayesethi u-Esawu: “Bheka, sengizakufa; kanti lobuzibulo buzongisiza ngani?

33Wayesethi uJakobe: “Funga kimi namuhla; wafunga kuye, wathengisa ngobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.

34UJakobe wamnika u-Esawu isinkwa nepani likadali; wadla waphuza wasukuma wahamba. Wadelela-ke u-Esawu ubuzibulo bakhe.