UGenesise 35 - isiZulu 1959/1997

UJakobe eseBethele

1 UNkulunkulu wathi kuJakobe: “Suka ukhuphukele eBethele, uhlale khona, umenzele lapho uNkulunkulu i-altare, yena owabonakala kuwe mhla ubalekela u-Esawu umfowenu.”

2 Wayesethi uJakobe kwabendlu yakhe nakubo bonke ababe naye: “Lahlani izithixo zabezizwe eziphakathi kwenu, nizihlambulule nina, niziphendulele izingubo zenu,

3sisuke, sikhuphukele eBethele; ngiyakumenzela khona uNkulunkulu i-altare, yena owangiphendula ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami, waba nami endleleni engangiyihamba.”

4Bamnika-ke uJakobe izithixo zonke zabezizwe ezazisezandleni zabo, namacici ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wakuthukusa phansi kwe-oki* elalingaseShekemi.

5Base bemuka; ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayikhona nxazonke; abawaxoshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

6UJakobe wafika eLuze elisezweni laseKhanani eliyiBethele, yena kanye nabantu bonke ababe naye.

7 Wakha khona i-altare, wayibiza indawo ngokuthi i-Eli Bethele, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye khona mhla ebaleka ebusweni bomfowabo.

8 UDebora umzanyana kaRebeka wafa, wembelwa ngenzansi neBethele phansi kwe-oki;* igama lalo labizwa ngokuthi i-Alonibakuti.*

Ukuzalwa kukaBenjamini nokufa kukaRaheli

9UNkulunkulu wabuye wabonakala kuJakobe, lapho evela ePhadani Aramu, wambusisa.

10 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye:

“Igama lakho linguJakobe,

igama lakho alisayikuthiwa uJakobe;

igama lakho lizakuba ngu-Israyeli,”

wayeseqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Israyeli.

11 UNkulunkulu wathi kuye:

“NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla;

mawuzale, wande;

isizwe, yebo, ibandla lezizwe liyakuvela kuwe;

amakhosi ayakuphuma okhalweni lwakho;

12 izwe engabapha lona o-Abrahama

no-Isaka,

ngiyakulinika wena;

nenzalo yakho emva kwakho ngiyakuyinika lona.”

13UNkulunkulu wenyuka esuka kuye endaweni lapho ebekhulume naye khona.

14UJakobe wayesemisa insika endaweni lapho abekhulume naye khona, insika yetshe; wathela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wathela namafutha phezu kwayo.

15UJakobe wayiqamba indawo lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma naye khona ngokuthi iBethele.

16Base besuka eBethele; kwakuse yibangana ukuya e-Efrati; uRaheli wayesebeletha, wabeletha enemihelo enzima.

17Kwathi esenemihelo enzima, umbelethisi wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba uzakuba nenye indodana futhi.”

18Usuzakuphuma umphefumulo wakhe, ngokuba wafa, waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi uBenoni; kepha uyise wamqamba ngokuthi uBenjamini.

19 Wafa uRaheli, wembelwa ngasendleleni eya e-Efrati eliyiBetlehema.

20UJakobe wamisa insika ethuneni lakhe, eyinsika yethuna likaRaheli kuze kube namuhla.

21U-Israyeli wasuka, wamisa itende lakhe ngaphambi kombhoshongo wase-Edere.

22 Kwathi u-Israyeli esehlala kulelo zwe, uRubeni waya walala noBiliha isancinza sikayise; u-Israyeli wakuzwa lokho.

Amadodana kaJakobe nokufa kuka-Isaka

Amadodana kaJakobe ayeyishumi nambili.

23Amadodana kaLeya ayenguRubeni, izibulo likaJakobe, noSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noZebuloni.

24Amadodana kaRaheli ayengoJosefa noBenjamini.

25Amadodana kaBiliha incekukazi kaRaheli ayengoDani noNafetali.

26Amadodana kaZilipa incekukazi kaLeya ayengoGadi no-Asheri; lawo angamadodana kaJakobe awazalelwa ePhadani Aramu.

27UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre ngaseKiriyati Araba, okuyiHebroni, lapho o-Abrahama no-Isaka kade bebegogobele khona.

28Izinsuku zika-Isaka zaziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

29 U-Isaka wagqibuka wafa, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe, emdala esanelisiwe yizinsuku. O-Esawu noJakobe amadodana akhe bammbela.