IGenesisi 25 - IsiZulu 2020

Amadodana Ka-Abhrahama Awazala KuKethura

1U-Abhrahama wabuye wathatha enye inkosikazi okuthiwa nguKethura.

2 Yamzalela uZimrani, uJokishani, uMedani, uMidiyani, u-Ishibhaki, noShuwa.

3UJokishani wayenguyise kaShebha noDedani. Amadodana kaDedani kwakungama-Ashuri, amaLethushi, namaLewumi.

4Amadodana kaMidiyani: kwakungu-Efa, u-Eferi, uHanokhi, u-Abhida, no-Elda. Bonke laba babeyizizukulwane zikaKethura.

5 U-Abhrahama walabela u-Isaka lonke ifa lakhe,

6kodwa amadodana ezancinza zakhe, u-Abhrahama wawanika izipho esaphila, wayeseyawaqhelisa endodaneni yakhe u-Isaka, aya ngasempumalanga, empumalanga.

Ukufa Nokungcwatshwa Kuka-Abhrahama

7 Isiyonke iminyaka eyaphilwa ngu-Abhrahama yayiyi-175.

8 U-Abhrahama wafa esemdala kakhulu, egculisekile yiminyaka ayiphilile, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu.

9 Amadodana akhe u-Isaka no-Ishmayeli bamngcwaba emgedeni eMakhaphela osensimini ka-Efroni indodana kaZowari umHithi, empumalanga neMamre,

10 insimu u-Abhrahama ayeyithenge kumaHithi. U-Abhrahama wangcwatshwa lapho kwathunwa khona umkakhe uSara.

11 Esefile u-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu wayibusisa indodana yakhe u-Isaka. U-Isaka wakha e-Ebheri Lahayi Royi.

Izizukulwane Zika-Ishmayeli(1 IZik. 1:28-31)

12 Nazi izizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abhrahama, ayizalelwa yisigqila sikaSara, uHagari umGibhithe.

13 Lawa ngamagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngokwelamana kwawo: izibulo kwakunguNebhayothi, kulandele uKheda, u-Adibhiyeli, uMibhisamu,

14uMishima, uDuma, uMasa,

15uHadadi, uThema, uJethuri, uNaphishi, noKedema.

16Yilawo-ke amagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngokwakha kwawo emizaneni yawo, nangokuma kwawo enkanjini, ayizinhloko zezizwana ezilishumi nambili.

17 Isiyonke iminyaka yokuphila kuka-Ishmayeli yayiyi-137. Wafa, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu.

18 Izizukulwane zakhe zakha kusukela eHavila kuyoshaya eShuri, eduze nomngcele eGibhithe uma ulibhekise e-Ashuri. U-Ishmayeli wayengumdlwembe phakathi kwabafowabo, ehlala ebachukuluza.

Ukuzalwa Kuka-Esawu NoJakobe

19 Nanku umlando ka-Isaka indodana ka-Abhrahama: u-Abhrahama wazala u-Isaka.

20U-Isaka wayeseneminyaka engama-40 ngesikhathi eganwa nguRibheka indodakazi kaBhethuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu; wayengudadewabo kaLabani umAramu.

21 U-Isaka wamkhulekela kuSimakade uRibheka umkakhe, ngokuba wayengabatholi abantwana, iNkosi yawuzwa umkhuleko wakhe, uRibheka wakhulelwa.

22Abantwana babeqhubukushana ngaphakathi kuye, waze wathi: “Uma kuzoba nje, pho ngisaphilelani na?”

Wayeseyobuza kuSimakade.

23 USimakade wathi kuye:

“Esibelethweni sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili;

izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu ozozizala.

Ziyakwehlukana ezibilini zakho;

esinye isizwe siyakwehlula esinye,

omkhulu akhonze omncane.”

24Kwathi sesifikile isikhathi sokubeletha, wazibula ngamawele.

25Owabona ilanga kuqala wayenomzimba ompofu ngebala, ephuphuzela uboya bunjengobesiphuku, lona wamqamba igama wathi ngu-Esawu.

26 Emva kwakhe kwazalwa umfowabo owaphuma ebambelele esithendeni sika-Esawu, wamqamba igama wathi nguJakobe. U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engama-60 ngesikhathi kuzalwa laba bafana.

27Bakhula abafana, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, ekhonze ukuhlala endle; uJakobe wayengumuntu othule engumnqolo, ehlala emathendeni.

28U-Isaka wayemthanda kakhulu u-Esawu, ngokuba wayeyithanda inyama yenyamazane, kanti uJakobe wayethandwa kakhulu ngunina uRibheka.

U-Esawu Uthengisa Ngelungelo Lobuzibulo Bakhe

29 Langa limbe uJakobe epheke isilovela samalentili, kwafika u-Esawu evela endle, eyetha yindlala.

30U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe kuleso silovela sakho esibomvu, ngafa yindlala.”

Kungakho kuthiwa ungu-Edomi.

31 UJakobe wathi: “Ngithengisele kuqala ilungelo lobuzibulo bakho.”

32U-Esawu wathi: “Ngiyafa yiphango. Linamsebenzi muni ilungelo lobuzibulo bami kimi na?”

33 UJakobe wathi: “Funga kuqala.”

Wayesefunga-ke. U-Esawu wadayisa kanjalo-ke ngelungelo lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.

34UJakobe wayesemupha isinkwa nesilovela samalentili. U-Esawu wadla, waphuza, wahamba. U-Esawu walidela kanjalo ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe.