Tsonga - Book of Jasher or the Book of the Upright or the Book of the Just Man

1KutaniXikwembuxiku:“Ahiendlenimunhuhixifaniso xahina,hikufananahina,kutaniXikwembuxitumbuluxe munhuhixifanisoxaxona.”

2KutaniXikwembuxivumbamunhuhimisava,xi pfurhetelaetinhompfinitayenakuhefemulakavutomi, kutanimunhuavamoya-xivirilowuhanyakalowu nyikiwekuvulavula

3KutaniYehovhaaku:“Ahiswineneleswakumunhua vaariyexe;Ndzitan’wiendlelamupfuni

4KutaniHOSIXikwembuxietlerisaAdamuvurhongo lebyikulu,kutaniaetlela,kutaniasusarin’wanara timbangatayena,kutaniaakanyamaehenhlakarona,ayi vumbaayitisaekaAdamu,kutaniAdamuapfuka evurhongwenibyayena,kutaniwaswivowansatiayimile emahlwenikayena

5Aku:“Leriirhamburamarhambuyaminanaswonarita vuriwawansati,hikuvaleswiswitekiwileekamunhu; kutaniAdamuan’withyavitoraEvha,hikuvaaarimana wahinkwavolavahanyaka

6KutaniXikwembuxivakatekisaxivathyamavitoya AdamunaEvhahisikulerixivatumbuluxekeharona, kutaniYehovhaXikwembuaku:“Tswalananimiandza, mitatamisava.”

7YehovhaXikwembuatekaAdamuninsatiwakwe,ava vekaentangeniwaEdenileswakuvawulunghisanikuwu hlayisa;kutaniavalerisa,akuekavona:“Mingadya mirhiyin’wananiyin’wanayantanga,kambeminga tshukimidyamirhiyakutivaleswinenenileswobiha, hikuvasikulerimingatayidya,mitafahakunene.”

8LokoXikwembuxivakatekisilenikuvalerisa,xisukile ekavona,kutaniAdamuninsatiwakwevatshama entangenihikulandzaxilerisolexiYehovhaavaleriseke xona

9KutaninyokaleyiXikwembuxiyitumbuluxekenavona emisaveni,yitaekavonakuvahlohlotelakutlulaxileriso xaXikwembulexixivalerisekexona

10Kutaninyokayiyenganikukucetelawansatileswakua dyamihandzuyamurhiwavutivi,kutaniwansatiayingisa ritoranyoka,atlularitoraXikwembu,atekaemurhiniwa kutivaleswinenenileswobiha,kutaniadya,kutaniateka ekawonaanyikananunawayenakutaniadya.

11KutaniAdamuninsatiwakwevatlulaxilerisoxa Xikwembulexixivalerisekexona,kutaniXikwembuxi switiva,kutanivukarhibyaxonabyivapfurhela,xiva rhukana

12SikureroYehovhaXikwembuavahlongolaentangeni waEdeni,vayarimamisavaleyivatekiwekeekayona,va yatshamaevuxenibyantangawaEdeni;kutaniAdamua tivansatiwayenaEvhakutaniatswalavanavambirhiva majahanivanharhuvavanhwanyana.

13HilokoathyamativulavitoraKayini,aku:“Ndzi kumilewanunaekaYehovha,kutaniathyaun’wanavitora Avele,hikuvaute:“Hiteemisavenihihava,naswonahita susiwaekayonahihava”

14Kutanivafanavakulakutanitatawavonaavanyika ndzhakaetikweni;Kayiniaarimurimiwamisava,Avelea arimurindziwatinyimpfu

15Lokokuhelamalembemangarimangani,vatisa gandzeloraxiringanisoekaYehovha,kutaniKayiniatisa

ekamihandzuyamisava,Aveleatisaekamativulaya ntlhambiwayenaemafurheniyawona,Xikwembuxi hundzulukaxikongomaAvelenigandzelorayena,kutani ndzilowuxikawuhumaeHosiniwuhumaetilweniwuwu hisa.

+16YehovhaangahundzulangaekaKayininigandzelo rakwe,+naswonaangatiyimiselangaekawona,hikuvau tisemihandzuyalehansiyamisavaemahlwenika Yehovha,naswonaKayiniaarinimavondzoeka makwavoAvelehikwalahokaleswi,kutanialava xivangeloxon’widlaya

17Endzhakukankarhinyana,KayininaAvelemakwavo, vayaenhovenisikurin’wanakuyaendlantirhowavona; havumbirhibyavonaavarienhoveni,Kayiniarikarhia rimanikurimamisavayayena,naAvelearikarhiarisa ntlhambiwayena;kutanintlhambiwuhundzaxiphemu lexiKayiniaxirimekeemisaveni,kutanixihlundzukise Kayiniswinenehikwalahokaleswi

18KayiniatshinelelaAvelemakwavohikuhlundzuka,a kuekayena:“Iyinilexingakonaexikarhikaminana wena,lerovautakutatshamanikutisantlhambiwawena leswakuwutarisaetikweniramina?”

19AveleahlamulamakwavoKayiniakuekayena:“Iyini lexingakonaexikarhikaminanawena,leswakuutadya nyamayantlhambiwamina,utiambexavoyabyavona?

20Kutanisweswi,hluvulavoyabyatinyimpfutaminaleti utiambexelekehatona,undzihakelahikwalahoka mihandzuninyamayatonaleyiuyidyeke,kutanilokou endlileleswi,ndzitasukaetikwenirawenahilahauvuleke hakona?

21KayiniakuekaAvelemakwavo:“Hakunenelokondzi kudlayanamuntlha,imaniloyiangatalavangatiyawena ekamina?”

22AveleahlamulaKayini,aku:“HakuneneXikwembu lexihivumbekeemisaveni,xitarihiselamhakayamina,xi talavangatiyaminaekawenalokoundzidlaya,hikuva Yehovhaimuavanyisinimuavanyisi,hiyenaloyiangata hakelamunhuhikuyahivubihibyayena,nimunhuwo hombolokahikuyahivubihilebyiangabyiendlaka emisaveni.”

23Nakonasweswi,lokowondzidlayalahawani,hakunene Xikwembuxativamavoneloyawenayalexihundleni, naswonaxitakuavanyisahikwalahokavubihilebyiunga tivisakundziendlanamuntlha

24KutelokoKayiniatwamaritolawaAvelemakwavoa mavuleke,waswivokuhlundzukakaKayinikupfurhela makwavoAvelehikwalahokakuvulamhakaleyi

25Kayiniahatlisaapfuka,atekaxiphemuxansimbixa xitirhoxayenaxorima,hixitshuketaabamakwavoan’wi dlaya,kutaniKayiniachululangatiyamakwavoAvele emisaveni,ngatiyaAveleyikhulukelaemisaveni emahlwenikantlhambi.

26KutaniendzhakukaleswiKayiniuhundzukilehiku dlayamakwavo,kutaniavavisekaswinene,kutaniarila hikwalahokayenanaswonaswin’wikarhataswinene 27Kayiniapfukaacelakhumbienhoveni,lahaangaveka ntsumbuwamakwavo,ahundzuluxantshuriehenhlaka wona

28YehovhaaswitivaleswiKayiniaswiendleke makwavo,kutaniYehovhaahumelelaekaKayiniakueka yena:“UkwihiAvelemakwenuloyiaarinawena?”

29Kayiniatikhoma,aku:“Andziswitivi,xanandzi mulanguteriwamakwerhu?”KutaniHOSIXikwembuxi kuekayena:“Uendleyinixana?”Ritorangatiya makwenurihuwelelaekaminaririemisavenileyiun'wi dlayekeekayona.

30Hikuvaudlayemakwenu,utikhomileemahlwenika mina,uanakanyeembilwiniyawenaleswakuandziku vona,hambikurikutivaswiendloswawenahinkwaswo.

31Kambewenauendlilemhakaleyinaswonaudlaye makwenuswahavanihikuvauvulavulekahlenawena, naswonasweswi,hikwalaho,urhukaniwilekusuka emisavenileyipfulekenomuwayonakuamukelangatiya makwenuevokwenirawena,nilahaun’wilahlekekona.

32Kutavalokourima,ayingehekunyikimatimbaya yonakufananilekusunguleni,hikuvamisavayita humesamitwanimitwa,kutaniutavaufamba-fambauri karhiufamba-fambaemisavenikufikelasikurakufaka wena

33HinkarhiwolowoKayiniahumaemahlwenika Yehovha,endhawinileyiaariekayona,afambaafambafambaetikwenileringaevuxenibyaEdeni,yenani hinkwavolavaavarivayena.

34Kayiniativansatiwakweemasikwiniwolawo,kutania tika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavitoraEnoko,a ku:“HinkarhiwolowoYehovhausungulekun’wiwisani kurhulaemisaveni”

35HinkarhiwolowoKayininayenaasungulakuakamuti, kutaniaakamutikutaniathyamutivitoraEnoko,hikuya hivitoran’wanawayena;hikuvaemasikwiniwolawo HOSIXikwembuaxin'wiwisaemisaveni,anga tshukatshukanganikufamba-fambakufananileku sunguleni

36HilokoIradiavelekiwahiEnoko,Iradiaveleka MekuyayelekasiMekuyayeleavelekaMetusayele.

NDZIMAYA2

1Akurihilemberavudzananamakumenharhura vutomibyaAdamuemisaveni,atlhelaativaEvhansatiwa yena,kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajahaloyiafanaka nayenanixifanisoxayena,an’withyavitoraSeta,aku: “HikuvaXikwembuxindzivekelembewuyin’wana ematshan’winiyaAvele,hikuvaKayiniun’widlayile.”

2Setaahanyamalembeyadzananantlhanu,aveleka n’wanawajaha;Setaathyan'wanawayenavitoraEnoxi, aku:“Hikuvaenkarhiniwolowovanavavanhuvasungule kuandza,vaxanisamimoyayavonanitimbilutavonahi kutlulanawunikuxandzukelaXikwembu.”

3EmasikwiniyaEnoxi,vanavavanhuvahambetava xandzukelaXikwembunikutlulanawuekaXikwembu,ku andzakuhlundzukakaYehovhaekavanavavanhu

4Kutanivanavavanhuvafambavagandzelaswikwembu swin’wana,varivalaYehovhaloyiavatumbuluxeke emisaveni,+kutaniemasikwiniwolawovanavavanhuva endlaswifanisoswakoporoninsimbi,timhandzini maribye,vankhinsamavaswitirhela

5Munhuun’wananiun’wanaaendlaxikwembuxakwe kutaniankhinsamela,kutanivanavavanhuvafularhela YehovhaemasikwinihinkwawoyaEnoxinivanavakwe; kutanivukaribyaHosibyipfurhahikwalahokamintirho yavonanimanyalalawavamaendlekeemisaveni

6KutaniYehovhaaendlaleswakumatiyanambuwa Gihonimavahlula,kutaniamalovisanikumaherisa,a lovisaxiphemuxavunharhuxamisava,naswonahambi swiritano,vanavavanhuavahambukangaetindlelenita vonatobiha,naswonamavokoyavonaamaha tshambulutiwileleswakuvaendlaleswobihaemahlweni kaYehovha

7Emasikwiniwolawoakungarinakubyalakumbeku tshovelaemisaveni;naswonaakungarinaswakudyaswa vanavavanhunaswonandlalaayiriyikuluswinene emasikwiniwolawo

8Mbewuleyivayibyalekeemasikwiniwolawoemisaveni yihundzukemitwa,mitwanimitwa;hikuvakusukela emasikwiniyaAdamuakurixitivisoleximayelanana misava,xandzhukanowaXikwembu,lowuxirhukaneke misava,hikwalahokaxidyoholexiAdamuaxidyoheke emahlwenikaHosi

9HilokovanhuvahambetavaxandzukelaXikwembuni kutlulanawuekaXikwembu,nikuonhatindlelatavona, misavanayonayionhakile

10Enoxiahanyamalembeya90kutaniavelekaKayina; 11Kayiniakulaavanimalembeya40hivukhale,a tlharihile,avanivutivinivutshilaevutlharinihinkwabyo, afumavanahinkwavovavanhu,arhangelavanavavanhu ekavutlharinivutivi;hikuvaKayinaaarimunhuwo tlharihaswinene,aarinikutwisisaevutlharinihinkwabyo, naswonahivutlharibyayenaaafumamimoyani mademona;

12Kayiniuswitivilehivutlharibyayenaleswaku Xikwembuaxitalovisavanavavanhuhikwalahokaleswi vadyohekeemisaveni,nileswakuYehovhautavatisela matiyandhambiemasikwiniyamakumu

13Emasikwiniwolawo,Kayinaatsalaekaswiphepherhele swamaribye,leswiaswitaendlekaenkarhinilowutaka, kutaniaswivekaevuhlayiselwenibyayena

14Kayiniafumamisavahinkwayo,ahundzulavan’wana vavanavavanhuentirhweniwaXikwembu.

15LokoKayinaarinimalembeya70hivukhale,aveleka vanavanharhuvamajahanivambirhivavanhwanyana 16LawaimavitoyavanavaKayina;vitoramativula Mahlalele,wavumbirhiEnani,nawavunharhuMered, vamakwavovaxisatiakuriAdanaZila;lavaivanava ntlhanuvaKananalavaavavelekiwekehiyena.

17Lameke,n’wanawaMethusaele,avaxakanaKayinahi vukati,kutaniatekavanavayenavambirhiva vanhwanyanavavavasativayena,kutaniAdaatikaa velekelaLameken’wanawajaha,kutanian’withyavito raYabali.

18Kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavito raYubali;kutaniZila,makwavowayenawaxisati,aanga rinantswambaemasikwiniwolawo,angarinavana 19Hikuvaemasikwiniwolawovanavavanhuvasungule kutlulanawuekaXikwembu,vatlulamilawuleyixiyi lerisekeAdamu,leswakuvatswalanikuandzaemisaveni 20Kutanivan’wanavavanavavavanunavanwavasativa vonaxihokolexingatavaendlavangavinantswamba, leswakuvatakotakuhlayisaswivumbekoswavonani leswixivumbekoxavonaxosasekaxingaheli 21Lokovanavavanhuvanwisavan’wanavavasativa vona,Zilaanwanavona.

22Vavasatilavavelekelakavanaavavonakavanyenyetsa emahlwenikavavanunavavonatanihitinoni,loko vavanunavavonavahahanya,hikuvaavanamarhelalava pfumalakantsena.

23Ekuhelenikamasikunimalembe,lokoZilaadyuharile, Yehovhaapfulakhwirirayena

24Kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavito raTubaliKayini,aku:“Endzhakukalokondziomile,ndzi n’wikumileekaXikwembuxaMatimbaHinkwawo”

25Kutaniatlhelaatika,avelekanhwanyana,an’withya vitoraNaama,hikuvaute:“Endzhakukalokondziomile, ndzikumentsakonikutsaka”

26Lamekeaadyuharileadyuharile,mahloyayenaama ngavonikahle,naswonaTubaliKayini,n’wanawayena,a an’wirhangelanaswonahisikurin’wanaLamekeaya enhovenikutaniTubaliKayinin’wanawayenaarinayena, naswonalokovarikarhivafambaenhoveni,Kayini n’wanawaAdamuayaemahlweniakongomaekavona; hikuvaLamekeaadyuharileswinene,angavoniswotala, naTubaliKayinin'wanawayenaaaharintsongoswinene 27KutaniTubaliKayiniabyelatatawakweleswakua kokavurhabyakwe,kutaniabaKayiniloyiahariekulehi miseve,kutanian’widlaya,hikuvaaatikombaarixiharhi ekavona

28MiseveyinghenaemiriniwaKayinihambileswiaari ekulenawona,kutaniawelaehansiafa

29YehovhaatlheriselavubihibyaKayinihikuyahi vubihibyayenalebyiabyiendlekeAvelemakwavo,hiku landzaritoraYehovhaleriarivuleke

30KutelokoKayiniafile,LamekenaTubalivayavona xiharhilexivaxidlayeke,kutanivavona,vavonaKayini kokwawavonaawileafileemisaveni

31Lamekeavavisekaswinenehikuendlaleswi,kutanihi kubamavokoyakweaban’wanawakwean’widlaya.

32VasativaLamekevatwaleswiLamekeaswiendleke, valavakun’widlaya

33VasativaLamekevan’wivengakusukelasikurero, hikuvaudlayeKayininaTubaliKayini,vasativaLameke vahambanilenayena,naswonaavangan’wiyingisi emasikwiniwolawo.

34Lamekeataekavasativayena,avasindzisaleswaku van’wiyingisahimhakaleyi

35HilokoabyelavasativayenaAdanaZilaaku: “YingisaniritoraminaN’winavasativaLameke, yingisanimaritoyamina,hikuvasweswimianakanyemi tlhelamivulaleswakundzidlayewanunahitimbangata mina,nin’wanalanganiswibakeleswaminahikwalaho kaleswivangaendlangikimadzolonga,kambehakunene tivanileswakundzidyuharilenaswonandzininhlokoya mpunga,nileswakumahloyaminamatikahikudyuhala, kutanindziendlenchumulowuhikungaswitivi

36VasativaLamekevan’wiyingisaemhakenileyi,kutani vatlhelelaekayenavarinixitsundzuxoxatatawavona Adamu,kambeavan’wivelekelangavanakusukela enkarhiniwolowo,hikutivaleswakuvukarhibya Xikwembuabyiandzaemasikwiniwolawoekavanava vanhu,leswakuavalovisahimatiyandhambihikwalaho kaswiendloswavonaswobiha

37Mahlalelen’wanawaKayanaahanyamalembeya65 kutaniavelekaYarede;kutaniYaredeahanyamalembeya makume-nhungu-mbirhikutaniavelekaEnoko

NDZIMAYA3

1Enokoahanyamalembeya65kutaniatswalaMetusela; kutaniEnokoafambanaXikwembuendzhakukalokoa velekileMetusela,atirhelaHOSIXikwembu,asandza tindlelatobihatavanhu

2Kutanimoya-xiviriwaEnokowuphutseriwehiku dyondzisiwakaHosi,hivutivinikutwisisa;kutanihi vutlhariatshikavanavavanhu,atifihlaekavonamasiku yotala

3Kuhelamalembeyotala,lokoarikarhiatirhela Yehovhanikukhongelaemahlwenikayenaendlwini yakwe,ntsumiyaYehovhayin’wivitanayihuma eTilweni,yiku:“Himinaloyi”

4Kutaniaku:“Pfuka,humaendlwiniyawenanile ndhawinileyiutumbelakaekayona,uhumelelaekavana vavanhuleswakuuvadyondzisandlelaleyivafaneleke kufambahayonanintirholowuvafanelekekuwuendla leswakuvanghenaetindlelenitaXikwembu.”

5EnokoapfukahikulandzaritoraYehovha,ahuma endlwiniyakwe,endhawiniyakwenilekamarenileriaa tumbeleekarona;kutaniayaekavanavavanhu,ava dyondzisatindlelataHOSIXikwembu,kutanihinkarhi wolowoahlengeletavanavavanhu,avatolovelaku dyondzisiwakaHOSIXikwembu.

6Kutanialerisaleswakukutwarisiwaetindhawini hinkwatoletivanavavanhuvatshamakaekatona,aku: “Ukwihimunhuloyianavelakakutivatindlelata Yehovhanimintirholeyinene?”aataekaEnoko

7Kutanivanahinkwavovavanhuvahlengeletanaeka yena,hikuvahinkwavolavaavanavelamhakaleyivaye ekaEnoko,kutaniEnokoafumavanavavanhuhiku landzaritoraYehovha,vatavan’wikhinsamela,va yingisaritorayena.

8MoyawaXikwembuwuvaehenhlakaEnoko,kutania dyondzisavanhuvayenahinkwavovutlharibya Xikwembunitindlelatayena,vanavavanhuvatirhela YehovhamasikuhinkwawoyaEnoko,vatayingisa vutlharibyayena

9Tihosihinkwatotavanavavanhu,vosungulanivo hetelela,swin’wenitihosananivaavanyisivatona,tita ekaEnokolokotitwavutlharibyayena,tin’wi nkhinsamela,titlhelatilavaEnokoleswakuavahosi, kutaniapfumelaekaEnoko

10Vahlengeletanahinkwavo,tihosita130nitihosana,va vekaEnokohosiyavonanaswonahinkwavovavaehansi kamatimbanivulawuribyayena

11Enokoavadyondzisavutlhari,vutivinitindlelata Yehovha;kutaniaendlakurhulaexikarhikavona,kutani kurhulaakurikonaemisavenihinkwayohinkarhiwa vutomibyaEnoko

12Enokoafumavanavavanhumalembeya243,aendla vululaminikululamanivanhuvayenahinkwavo,ava rhangelaetindlelenitaYehovha

13LawairixakaraEnoko,Metusela,ElixanaElimeleke, vanavanharhuvamajaha;vamakwavovaxisatiakuri MelkanaNahama,kutaniMetuselaahanyamalembeya 87,avelekaLameke

14Akurihilemberavu-56ravutomibyaLamekeloko Adamuafa;aarinimalembeyamadzananhunguna makumenharhulokoafa,kutanivanavayenavambirhiva

majaha,naEnokonaMetuselan'wanawayena,van'wi lahlahivuxongilebyikulu,kufananilokokulahliwa tihosi,ebakwenileriXikwembuxin'wibyelekerona

15Endhawiniyoleyovanahinkwavovavanhuvarilaniku rilalokukuluhikwalahokaAdamu;hikwalahoswi hundzukemukhuvaexikarhikavanavavanhukufikela namuntlha

16KutaniAdamuafahikwalahokaleswiadyeke mihandzuyamurhiwavutivi;yenanivanavayena endzhakukayena,hilahaHOSIXikwembuxivuleke hakona

17AkurihilemberarifuraAdamuleriaririlembera madzanamambirhinamakumemunenharhurakufumaka Enoko,enkarhiniwolowoEnokoukunguhateku tihambanisanivanavavanhunikutihundzulakufananile kusungulenileswakuatatirhelaHosi.

18KutaniEnokoaendlatano,kambeangavatumbetihi kuhelela,kambeatshamaekulenivanavavanhumasiku manharhukutaniayaekavonasikurin’we.

19Himasikumanharhulawaaariekamarenirayena,a khongela,adzunisaYehovhaXikwembuxayena,kutani sikuleriangayaayahumelelaekavanhulavaava fumiwaharona,avadyondzisatindlelataYehovha, naswonahinkwaswoleswiavan’wivutisaswona malunghananaYehovhauvabyerileswona.

20Aendlahindlelaleyikuringanamalembeyotala, endzhakukasweswoatumbelamasikuyatsevu,a humelelaekavanhuvayenasikurin’weekankombo; kutaniendzhakukasweswokan’wehin’hweti,kutani kan’wehilembe,kukondzatihosihinkwato,tihosanani vanavavanhuvan’wilava,nikunavelanakambekuvona xikandzaxaEnoko,nikutwaritorayena;kambeavaswi kotanga,tanihileswivanahinkwavovavanhuavachava swineneEnoko,naswonaavachavakun’witshinelela hikwalahokakuchavalokufanakanikaXikwembulokua kutshameemahlwenikayena;hikokwalahoakuna munhuloyiangan’wilanguta,achavaleswakuanga xupuriwaafa

21Kutanitihosihinkwatonitihosanatikunguhataku hlengeletavanavavanhu,nikutaekaEnoko,vaehleketa leswakuhinkwavovangavulavulanayenahinkarhilowu angatahumaexikarhikavona,kutanivaendlatano 22KufikasikuleriEnokoahumekekutanihinkwavova hlengeletanavataekayena,kutaniEnokoavabyela maritoyaYehovhakutaniavadyondzisavutlharinivutivi, kutanivankhinsamaemahlwenikayenavaku:“Ongehosi yingahanya!Ongehosiyingahanya!

23Kutaniendzhakukankarhiwokarhi,lokotihosini tihosananivanavavanhuvarikarhivavulavulanaEnoko, naswonaEnokoarikarhiavadyondzisatindlelata Xikwembu,waswivontsumiyaHosiyivitanileEnokoyi humaetilweni,yinavelakun’wiyisaetilwenileswakuyi n’wiendlahosikwalahoehenhlakavanavaXikwembu, tanihileswiyifumekevanavavanhuemisaveni

24LokohinkarhiwolowoEnokoatwasweswoafambaa yahlengeletavaakihinkwavovamisava,avadyondzisa vutlharinivutivi,avanyikaswileteloswaXikwembu,aku ekavona:“Ndzibohekekutlhandlukelaetilweni, hikwalahoandziritivisikulerindzingatafambaharona” 25Kutanisweswindzitamidyondzisavutlharinivutivi naswonandzitamidyondzisandzingasimisiya,ndlela

yoendlahayonaemisavenileyimingatahanyahayona; kutaniaendlatano.

26Avadyondzisavutlharinivutivi,avadyondzisa,ava tshinya,avavekamilawuniswiboholeswivafanelekeva swiendlaemisaveni,aendlakurhulaexikarhikavona,a vadyondzisavutomilebyingaheriki,atshamanavona nkarhiwokarhiavadyondzisaswiloleswihinkwaswo 27HinkarhiwolowovanavavanhuavarinaEnoko, Enokoarikarhiavulavulanavona,vatlakusamahloya vona,kufananihancileyikuluyixikahiletilweni,hanci yirikarhiyifambaemoyeni;

28KutanivabyelaEnokoleswivaswivoneke,kutani Enokoakuekavona:“Hancileyiyirhelelaemisaveni; nkarhiwufikilelowundzifanelekekusukaekan'wina naswonaandzingehevoniwihin'wina

29Hinkarhiwolowohanciyirhelelayiyimaemahlweni kaEnoko,vanahinkwavovavanhulavaavarinaEnoko van’wivona

30KutaniEnokoatlhelaalerisaleswakukutwarisiwarito, riku:“Ukwihimunhuloyiatsakelakakutivatindlelata YehovhaXikwembuxayena,namuntlhaaataekaEnoko angasisusiwaekahina.”

31Vanavavanhuhinkwavovahlengeletana,vafikaeka Enokosikurero;tihosihinkwatotamisavanitihosanani vatsundzuxivatonavatshamanayenasikurero;kutani Enokoadyondzisavanavavanhuvutlharinivutivi,ava nyikandzetelowaXikwembu;kutaniavalerisakutirhela Yehovhanikufambaetindlelenitayenamasikuhinkwawo yavutomibyavona,kutaniahambetaaendlakurhula exikarhikavona

32Endzhakukasweswoapfukaakhandziyahanci;kutani ahumakutanivanahinkwavovavanhuvan'wilandza, vavanunavakwalomukamadzanayatsevu(80000); kutanivafambanayenariendzorasikurin'we.

33Hisikuravumbirhiakuekavona:“Tlhelelaekaya ematendeniyan’wina,hayinimitafamba?”kumbexanau ngahafa;van'wanavavonavasukaekayena,kutanilava salekevafambanayenaekariendzoramasikuyatsevu; Enokoavabyelasikurin'wananirin'wana:“Tlhelelani emintsongeniyan'wina,leswakumingafa;kambeava ngaswilavikutlhelela,kutanivafambanayena

34Hisikuravutsevuvavanunavan’wanavasalavan’wi namarhela,vakuekayena:“Hitafambanawena endhawinileyiuyakaekayona;tanihileswiHosiyi hanyaka,rifuntsenaritahihambanisa

35Vakhongotelangopfukufambanayena,lerovaatshika kuvulavulanavona;van'wilandza,vangahalaviku tlhelela;

36Lokotihositivuyatiendlaleswakukuhlayiwavanhu leswakukutativanhlayoyavavanunalavasalekelava fambekenaEnoko;hisikuravunkomboEnokoa tlhandlukelaetilwenihixidzedze,akhometihancini makalichiyandzilo

37HisikuravutsevutihosihinkwatoletiatirinaEnokoti rhumavanhuleswakutitavuyisanhlayoyavavanunalava avarinaEnoko,endhawinileyiatlhandlukekekusuka ekayonaayaetilweni.

38Kutanitihositetohinkwatotiyaendhawiniyoleyo kutanitikumamisavayitelehigamboko,ehenhlaka gambokoakurinimaribyelamakuluyagamboko, yin’wanayikuekayin’wana:“Tana,ahipfuxenigamboko

hivona,kumbexanavavanunalavasalekenaEnokovafile, naswonasweswivalehansikamaribyeyagamboko, kutanivalavisisakambeavan’wikumanga,hikuvaaa tlhandlukeleetilweni.”

NDZIMAYA4

1MasikuhinkwawolawaEnokoahanyekeemisaveni,a marimadzanamanharhunamakume-nhungu-ntlhanuwa malembe

2LokoEnokoatlhandlukeleetilweni,tihosihinkwatota misavatipfukatitekaMetuselan’wanawakwetin’witota, tin’wiendlaavahosiematshan’weniyatatawakwe.

3KutaniMetuselaaendlahikululamaemahlwenika Xikwembu,hilahatatawakweEnokoan’widyondziseke hakona,hikufananaevuton’winibyayenahinkwabyou dyondzisevanavavanhuvutlhari,vutivinikuchava Xikwembu,naswonaangahambukangaendlelenileyinene ayaexinenenikumbeeximatsini.

4KambeemasikwiniyohetelelayaMetusela,vanava vanhuvafularhelaYehovha,vaonhamisava,vaphangani kuphanga,vaxandzukelaXikwembuvatlulanawu,va onhatindlelatavona,vangayingisiritoraMetusela, kambevaxandzukelayena

5Yehovhaavahlundzukelangopfu,kutaniYehovhaa hambetaalovisambewuemasikwiniwolawo,lerovaaku ngahabyalinikutshovelaemisaveni

6Hikuvalokovabyalamisavaleswakuvatakuma swakudyaleswivaswihlayisaka,maswivo,mitwani mitwaswihumelerileleswivangaswibyalangiki

7Naswonahambiswiritanovanavavanhuava hundzukangaekatindlelatavonatobiha,naswonamavoko yavonaayahatshambulutiwilekuendlaleswobiha emahlwenikaXikwembu,kutanivahlundzukisaHosihi tindlelatavonatobiha,kutaniHosiyihlundzukileswinene, yihundzukaleswakuyiendlilemunhu

8Kutaniaehleketakuvalovisanikuvaherisakutania endlatano

9EmasikwiniwolawolokoLameken’wanawaMetuselaa rinimalembeya160hivukhale,Setan’wanawaAdamuu file

10MasikuhinkwawolawaSetaahanyakehawona,akuri malembeya912,kutaniafa.

11Lamekeaarinimalembeya180hivukhalelokoateka Aximuwa,n’wanawaElixan’wanawaEnokobutiwakwe, kutaniatika.

12Enkarhiniwolowovanavavanhuvabyalamisava, kutaniswakudyaswitsongoswihuma,kambevanava vanhuavatshikangaetindlelenitavonaletobiha,vadyoha vapfukelaXikwembu

13HinkarhiwolowonsatiwaLamekeatika,an’wi velekelan’wanawajahahinkarhiwolowo,hinkarhiwaku hundzukakalembe

14KutaniMetuselaan’withyavitoraNowa,aku: “Emasikwiniyayenamisavaayiwisanaswonaayinga onhaki,kutaniLameketatawakwean’withyavitora Menakeme,aku:“Loyiutahichavelelaemintirhweniya hinanikutikarhatalokukuluemisaveni,lokuXikwembuxi kurhukaneke”

15N’wanaakulaalumuriwa,afambahitindlelatatata wakweMetusela,ahetisekilenaswonaalulamileeka Xikwembu

16Kutanivanahinkwavovavanhuvasukileetindlelenita Yehovhaemasikwiniwolawolokovarikarhivaandza emisavenihivanavamajahanivavanhwanyana,va dyondzisanamikhuvayavonayobihakutanivahambeta vadyohelaYehovha.

17Munhuun’wananiun’wanaatiendlelaxikwembu, kutaniun’wananiun’wanaaphanganikuphangamunhukulobyeswin’wenixakarakwe,aonhamisava,kutani misavayitalahimadzolonga

18Vaavanyisinivafumivavonavayaekavanava vanhwanyanavavanhuvatekavasativavonahimatimba ekavavanunavavonahikuyahikuhlawulakavona, naswonavanavavanhuemasikwiniwolawovatekeeka swifuwoswamisava,swiharhiswanhovaniswinyenyana swaletilweni,vadyondzisakupfanganisiwakaswiharhi swamuxakawun’wananiwun’wana,leswakuhiswona swihlundzukisaYehovha;kutaniXikwembuxivona misavahinkwayokutaniyionhaka,hikuvanyama hinkwayoayionhiletindlelatayonaemisaveni,vanhu hinkwavoniswiharhihinkwaswo

19KutaniHOSIXikwembuxiku:“Ndzitasulamunhu loyindzin’witumbuluxekeehenhlakamisava,inakusuka ekamunhukuyaekaswinyenyanaswaletilweni,swin’we nitihomuniswiharhileswingaenhovenihikuvandza tisolaleswindziswiendleke.”

20Kutanivanhuhinkwavolavaavafambaetindlelenita Yehovha,vafileemasikwiniwolawo,HOSIXikwembuxi ngasitisavubihiehenhlakamunhulebyiaxivuleke, hikuvaleswiaswihumaekaYehovha,leswakuvanga vonivubihilebyiHosiyivulekehabyonamalunghanani vanavavanhu.

21NowaakumatintswaloemahlwenikaYehovha,kutani Yehovhaan’wihlawulanivanavakweleswakuvapfuxa mbewuekavonaemisavenihinkwayo.

NDZIMAYA5

1Hilemberavu-84ravutomibyaNowa,Enokon’wana waSetafa,arinimalembeya955hivukhalelokoafa

2Hilemberavu179rakuhanyakaNowa,Kayinan’wana waEnoxiafa,kutanimasikuhinkwawoyaKainaniamari malembeya911,kutaniafa

3Hilemberamadzanamambirhi34rakuhanyakaNowa, Mahlalelen’wanawaKayinaafa,kutaniMahlalelea hanyamalembeya895,kutaniafa.

4Yareden’wanawaMahlaleleafaemasikwiniwolawo,hi lemberamadzanamanharhunamakumenharhunhungura vutomibyaNowa;kutanimasikuhinkwawoyaYaredama rimadzana-nhungunamakume-nhungu-mbirhiwa malembe,kutaniafa

5HinkwavolavalandzelekeYehovhavafileemasikwini wolawo,vangasivonavubihilebyiXikwembuxivuleke kubyiendlaemisaveni

6Endzhakukakuhundzamalembeyotala,hilembera madzanayamunenamakume-nhunguravutomibyaNowa, lokovavanunavolavohinkwavo,lavalandzelekeYehovha vafileexikarhikavanavavanhu,kutanikusaleMetusela ntsena,XikwembuxibyelaNowanaMetusela,xiku:

7Vulavulani,mitwarisaekavanavavanhu,miku: ‘Yehovhauvulaleswi,tlhelelanietindlelenitan’winaleto biha,mitshikamintirhoyan’wina,kutaniHOSI Xikwembuxitahundzukaekavubihilebyixivuleke leswakuxitamiendlaswona,leswakuswingaendleki.”

8HikuvaYehovhauri:“Ndziminyikankarhiwa malembeya120;lokomihundzukelaekamina,mitshika tindlelatan'winatobiha,naminandzitafularhelavubihi lebyindzimibyelekebyona,kutaniabyingevikona,ku vulaHosi

9NowanaMetuselavabyelavanavavanhumarito hinkwawoyaYehovha,sikunisiku,vatshamelaku vulavulanavona.

10Kambevanavavanhuavangavayingisi,hambikuri kuyingisatindlevetavonaekamaritoyavona,va nonon’hwatinhamu.

11KutaniYehovhaavanyikankarhiwamalembeya dzananamakume-mbirhi,aku:“Lokovavuya,Xikwembu xitahundzukaekaleswobiha,leswakuxingalovisi misava”

12Nowan’wanawaLamekeupapalatekutekansati emasikwiniwolawo,avelekavana,hikuvaute: “HakunenesweswiXikwembuxitalovisamisava,xana ndzitavelekayinivana?”

13Nowaaarimunhuwolulama,aahetisekileeka xitukulwanaxayena,naswonaYehovhaun’wihlawuleku pfuxambewuekambewuyakweemisaveni

14KutaniYehovhaakuekaNowa:“Tekansatiuveleka vana,hikuvandzikuvonileululamileemahlwenikamina ekaxitukulwanalexi”

15Utapfuxambewunivanavawenaexikarhikamisava; kutaniNowaayatekansati,kutaniahlawulaNaama n'wanawaEnoko,arinimalembeya500

16Nowaaarinimalembeya409hivukhale,lokoateka Naamaavansati

17KutaniNaamaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’wi thyavitoraYafeta,aku:“Xikwembuxindzikurisile emisaveni;kutaniatlhelaatika,avelekan'wanawajaha, kutanian'withyavitoraXeme,aku:“Xikwembuxindzi endlemasalela,kupfuxambewuexikarhikamisava.”

18Nowaaarinimalembeya502hivukhalelokoNaama avelekaXeme,vafanavakulavafambaetindlelenita Yehovha,ekahinkwaswoleswiMetuselanaNowatatawa vonavavadyondzisekeswona

19LameketatawaNowaafaemasikwiniwolawo;kambe hakuneneangafambangahimbiluyayenahinkwayo etindlelenitatatawayena,kutaniafahilemberadzanana makume-nhungu-ntlhanuravutomibyaNowa.

20MasikuhinkwawoyaLamekeamarimalembeya700, kutaniafa

21KutanivanahinkwavovavanhulavaavativaYehovha, vafilehilembereroYehovhaangasivatiselakhombo; hikuvaHOSIXikwembuaxirhandzaleswakuvafa, leswakuvangavonivubihilebyiXikwembuxingatatisa ekavamakwavonimaxakayavona,hilahaxivuleke hakona

22Enkarhiniwolowo,YehovhaabyelaNowanaMetusela aku:“Yimanimitwarisavanavavanhumaritohinkwawo lawandzimibyelekewonaemasikwiniwolawo, kumbexanavangahafularhelaetindlelenitavonatobiha,

kutanindzitahundzukaekaleswobihanaswonaandzinge switisi.”

23NowanaMetuselavayima,vavulavulaetindlevenita vanavavanhu,hinkwaswoleswiXikwembuxiswivuleke malunghananavona.

24Kambevanavavanhuavangayingisi,naswonaava ngayingisitindlevetavonaekaswitivisoswavona hinkwaswo.

25EndzhakukasweswoYehovhaabyelaNowaaku: “Makumuyanyamahinkwayomafikileemahlwenika mina,hikwalahokaswiendloswavonaswobiha,kutani waswivo,ndzitalovisamisava”

26Utekatihunyitagofer,uyaendhawiniyin’wanauya endlangalavaleyikulu,uyivekaendhawiniyoleyo”

27Kutaniutaswiendlahindlelaleyi;kulehakayonaayi riswisungunuswamadzanamanharhu,yianama swisungunuswa50,yitlakukeswisungunuswamakume manharhu

28Utakuendlelanyangwa,wupfulekaetlhelokawona,u tahetakuyafikaekaxisungunuxin’weehenhla,uwu funengetaendzeninilehandle

29Waswivo,ndzitatisandhambiyamatiemisaveni, kutaninyamahinkwayoyilovisiwa,kusukaehansika matilohinkwaswoleswingaemisaveniswitalova

30Wenanindyanguwawenamitafambamiya hlengeletamimpatswayimbirhiyaswivumbiwa hinkwaswoleswihanyaka,swaxinunaniswaxisati,mi switisaengalaveni,leswakumipfuxambewuekaswona emisaveni

31Uhlengeleteswakudyahinkwaswoleswidyiwakahi swifuwohinkwaswo,leswakukuvaniswakudyaswa wenaniswaswona

32Utahlawulavanavawenavamajahavanhwanyana vanharhu,ekavanavavanhwanyanavavanhu,vavavasati vavanavawenavamajaha

33HilokoNowaapfuka,aendlangalava,endhawinileyi Xikwembuxin’wilerisekeekayona,kutaniNowaaendla hilahaXikwembuxin’wilerisekehakona

34Himalembeyayenayamadzanayantlhanunamakume nhunguntlhanuNowaasungulakuendlangalava,kutania endlangalavahimalembeyantlhanu,hilahaYehovhaa lerisekehakona

35HilokoNowaatekavanavayenavamajaha+vana vanharhuvavanhwanyanavaEliyakimi,n’wanawa Metusela,vavavasativavanavayenavamajaha,hilaha YehovhaalerisekeNowahakona.

36HinkarhiwolowoMetuselan’wanawaEnokoafa,ari nimalembeya960hivukhalelokoafa.

NDZIMAYA6

1Enkarhiniwolowo,endzhakukarifuraMetusela, YehovhaakuekaNowa:“Fambanindyanguwawena engalaveni;waswivo,ndzitakuhlengeletelaswiharhi hinkwaswoswamisava,niswiharhiswanhovani swinyenyanaswatilo,hinkwaswoswitataswirhendzela ngalava.

2Utafambauyatshamaetinyangwenitangalava,kutani swiharhihinkwaswo,swifuwoniswinyenyana,swita hlengeletanaswitivekaemahlwenikawena,nilavangata tavatakorhamaemahlwenikawena,utatekaunyiketa

emavokweniyavanavawenavamajaha,lavangatava tisaengalaveni,nihinkwavolavangatayimaemahlweni kawenautavasiya

3KutaniYehovhaatisaleswihisikulerilandzelaka, kutaniswifuwo,swiharhiniswinyenyanaswitahi vunyingi,swirhendzelangalava

4Nowaafambaayatshamaenyangweniyangalava,ni nyamahinkwayoleyiayikorhamileemahlwenikayena,a yinghenisaengalaveni,nihinkwavolavaavayime emahlwenikayenauvasiyeemisaveni

5Kutaninghalayaxisatiyita,niswinyenyanaswayona swimbirhi,swaxinunaniswaxisati,swinharhuswi korhamileemahlwenikaNowa,kutaniswinyenyana leswimbirhiswipfukelanghalayaxisati,swin’wiba,swi yibalekelaendhawiniyayona,yifamba,yitlhelela etindhawinitayona,tikorhamaemisaveniemahlwenika Nowa

6Nghalayaxisatiyibaleka,yiyimaendhawiniyatinghala

7Nowaavonaleswi,ahlamalangopfu,kutaniapfukaa tekatinyimpfutimbirhi,atinghenisaengalaveni

8KutaniNowaanghenisaengalaveniekaswivumbiwa hinkwaswoleswihanyakaemisaveni,lerovaakungahari naxin’wanalexingasalahandlekalexiNowaaxi nghenisekeengalaveni

9VambirhinavambirhivanghenaekaNowaengalaveni, kambeekaswiharhileswitengekeniswinyenyanaleswi tengeke,atisamimpatswayankombo,hilahaXikwembu xin’wilerisekehakona.

10Swiharhihinkwaswoniswiharhiniswinyenyanaaswi harikona,swirhendzeleArekaetindhawinihinkwato, mpfulaayingasinakufikelaendzhakukamasikuya nkombo

11Hisikurero,Hosiyitsekatsekisamisavahinkwayo, dyamburivamunyama,masunguloyamisavamapfurha, misavahinkwayoyitsekatsekahimatimba,rihatirihatima, nikudzindzakatilokurhurhumela,niswihlovo hinkwaswoemisaveniswitshovekile,leswiaswinga tiviwihivaakikhale;kutaniXikwembuxiendlilexiendlo lexixamatimba,leswakuxichavisavanavavanhu, leswakukungahavinavubihiemisaveni.

12Naswonahambiswiritanovanavavanhuavangata tlhelelaetindlelenitavonatobiha,naswonavaengetele vukarhibyaHosihinkarhiwolowo,naswonaavanga kongomisehambikuritimbilutavonaekahinkwaswo leswi

13Ekuhelenikamasikuyankombo,hilemberavu-600ra vutomibyaNowa,matiyandhambimaveehenhlaka misava.

14Swihlovohinkwaswoswaxidzivaswitshovekile, mafasitereyamatilomapfulekile,mpfulayinaemisaveni masikuya40nivusikubya40

15Nowanindyanguwakweniswivumbiwahinkwaswo leswihanyakaleswiaswirinayena,vanghenaengalaveni hikwalahokamatiyandhambi,kutaniYehovhaan’wi pfalelaendzeni

16Kutanivanahinkwavovavanhulavasalekeemisaveni, vakarhelehikwalahokavubihihikwalahokampfula, hikuvamatiamatahimatimbaswineneemisaveni, swiharhiniswiharhiaswaharhendzelengalava

17Vanavavanhuvahlengeletana,vavanunanivavasativa kwalomuka700000,vafikaekaNowaengalaveni

18KutanivavitanaNowa,vaku:“Hipfuleleleswakuhita ekawenahingalava--hayinihitafa?

19Nowa,hiritolerikulu,avahlamulaariengalaveni,aku: “XanahinkwenuamipfukelaYehovha,mivulaleswakua ngakona?”kutanihikwalahoHOSIXikwembuximitisela vubihilebyi,kumilovisanikumiherisaehenhlaka misava

20Xanaleswiahiswonaleswindzingamibyelaswona ekamalembeyadzananamakumembirhilamahundzeke, naswonaamingayingisiritoraHosi,kutanisweswixana minavelakuhanyaemisaveni?

21VakuekaNowa:“Hilunghekelekutlhelelaeka Yehovha;hipfulelantsenaleswakuhihanyahingafi.

22HilokoNowaavahlamula,aku:“Vonani,leswi sweswimivonakakukarhatekakamimoya-xiviriya n’wina,minavelakutlhelelaekaYehovha;hikokwalaho kayiniungavuyiekamalembelawayadzananamakume mbirhi,lawaHosiyikunyikekewonatanihinkarhilowu vekiweke?

23Kambesweswimitamitandzibyelaleswihikwalaho kamaxanguyamimoya-xiviriyan’wina,sweswiYehovha angemiyingisi,naswonaayingemiyingisihisikuleri, lerovasweswimingahumeleliekakunavelakan’wina +24Kutanivanavavanhuvatshinelaleswakuvanghena endzenikangalava,leswakuvanghenahikwalahoka mpfula,hikuvaavangaswikotikutiyiselampfula ehenhlakavona

25Yehovhaarhumaswiharhihinkwaswoniswiharhi leswiaswiyimeswirhendzeleArekaKutaniswivandzana swivahlula,swivahlongolaendhawiniyoleyo,kutani un’wananiun’wanaafamba,kutanivatlhelavati hangalasaemisaveni

26Mpfulaayahanaehenhlakamisava,yirhelelamasiku yamakumemunenivusikubyamakumemune,matima hlulaswineneemisaveni;kutaninyamahinkwayoleyiayi riemisavenikumbeematiniyifa,kungakhathariseki vanhu,swiharhi,swiharhi,swihadyanaleswihahaka kumbeswinyenyanaswaletilweni,kusalaNowanilavaa varinayenaengalavenintsena

27Matimahlukamaandzaswineneemisaveni,matlakusa ngalavayitlakusiwaemisaveni

28Arekaayipapamalaehenhlakamati,yirhurhumeriwa ehenhlakamatilerovaswivumbiwahinkwaswoleswi hanyakaleswingaendzeniswihundzulukakufanani xibyalexingaendzenikaxibya

29Kuvilelalokukulukukhomeswivumbiwahinkwaswo leswihanyakaleswiaswiriengalaveni,naswonangalavaa yifananikutshoveka.

30Swivumbiwahinkwaswoleswihanyakaleswiaswiri engalaveniswichava,tinghalatirhurhumela,tihomuti rhurhumela,nitimhisitirila,naswonaswivumbiwa hinkwaswoleswihanyakaengalaveniaswivulavulaniku rilahiririmiraswona,lerovamaritoyaswonamafika ekuleswinene,Nowanivanavakwevahuwelelanikurila emaxangwiniyavona;avachavaswineneleswakuva fikileetinyangwenitarifu

31KutaniNowaakhongelaekaYehovha,ahuwelelaeka yenahikwalahokaleswi,aku:“OhoHosihipfune,hikuva ahinamatimbayotiyiselavubihilebyibyihirhendzeleke, hikuvamagandlatiyamatimahirhendzerile,swinambyana swobihaswihichavisile,mintlhamuyarifuyifikile

emahlwenikahina;hihlamule,WeHosi,hihlamule, voningelaxikandzaxawenauhikombetela,uhikutsulau hikutsula

32YehovhaayingisaritoraNowa,kutaniYehovhaan’wi tsundzuka.

33Kutanimoyawuhundzaemisaveni,matimamiyela naswonangalavayiwisa

34Swihlovoswaxidzivanimafasitereyatiloswipfariwile, mpfulaleyihumakaetilweniyisiveriwa

35Matimahungutekileemasikwiniwolawo,Arekayi tshamaetintshavenitaArarati

36KutaniNowaapfulamafasitereyangalava,kutani NowaahahuwelelaekaYehovhahinkarhiwolowokutani aku:“OhoYehovha,loyiavumbekemisavanimatiloni hinkwaswoleswingaekayona,humesamimoya-xiviriya hinaekhotswenileri,nilekhotswenileriuhivekekeeka rona,hikuvandzikarhelengopfuhikuhefemula”

37YehovhaayingisaritoraNowa,akuekayena:“Lokou hetilelembehinkwaro,utahuma.”

38Lokolemberirikarhirirhendzeleka,lokokuhetiwa lembelerihelelekekuyafikalahaNowaatshamaka engalaveni,matimaomileemisaveni,kutaniNowaasusa xifunengetoxangalava

39Enkarhiniwolowo,hisikuravu27ran’hwetiya vumbirhi,misavaayiomile,kambeNowanivanavakwe nilavaavarinayenaavangahumiengalavenikukondza Yehovhaavabyela

40KufikasikuleriYehovhaavabyelekeleswakuva huma,hinkwavovahumaengalaveni

41Kutaniun’wananiun’wanaatlhelelaendleleniyakwe nilendhawiniyakwe,Nowanivanavakwevamajahava tshamaetikwenileriXikwembuxivabyelekerona,va tirhelaYehovhamasikuyavonahinkwawo,kutani YehovhaakatekisaNowanivanavakwevamajahaloko vahumaengalaveni

42Akuekavona:“Tswalananimitatamisavahinkwayo; mitiyamiandzangopfuemisavenimiandzaekayona.

NDZIMAYA7

1MavitoyavanavaNowahilawa:Yafeta,Hamuna Xeme;kutanivavelekiwavanaendzhakukandhambi, hikuvaavatekilevasatiemahlwenikandhambi.

2LavaivanavaYafeta;Gomere,Magogo,Madayi, Yawani,Tubali,MexekenaTirasi,vanavamajahava nkombo.

3VanavaGomereakuriAskinazi,RefatanaTegarma 4VanavaMagogoakuriElikanafanaLubali.

5VanavaMadayiakuriAkoni,Zeelo,ChazoninaLota

6VanavaYawaniakuriElixa,naTaraxixi,naKitimina Dudonimi

7VanavaTubaliakuriArifi,KesedenaTaari.

8VanavaMexekeakuriDedoni,ZaroninaXebaxini

9VanavaTirasiakuriBenibi,Gera,LupiriyoninaGilaka; lavaivanavaYafetahikuyahimindyanguyavona, naswonanhlayoyavonaeminkarhiniyoleyoayiri vavanunavakwalomukamadzanamunenamakumenhungu

10LavaivanavaHamu;Kuxi,Mitzrayimi,Futina Kanana,vanavamunevamajaha;vanavaKuxiakuri

Seba,naHavila,naSabta,naRaamanaSateka,vanava RaamaakuriXebanaDedani.

11VanavaMitzrayimiakuriLudi,AnomnaPatrosi, KaslotinaChaftoro.

12VanavaFutiakuriGebul,Hadani,BenanaAdani.

13VanavaKananaakuriSidoni,Heti,Amori,Gergaxi, Hivhi,Arki,Seni,Arodi,ZimodinaKamoti

14LavaivanavaHamu,hikuyahimindyanguyavona, naswonanhlayoyavonaemasikwiniwolawoayiri kwalomuka730wavavanuna

15LavaivanavaXeme;Elamu,naAxiru,naAripakxadi, naLudinaAramu,vanavantlhanuvamajaha;Vanava ElamuakuriXuxani,MakulinaHarmoni.

16VanavaAxaraakuriMironaMokili,vanava ArpakxadiakuriXelaka,AnaranaAxikolo

17VanavaLudiakuriPetoronaBizayoni,vanavaSiriya akuriUzi,Kulu,GaterenaMaxi

18LavaivanavaXemehikuyahimindyanguyavona; kutaninhlayoyavonaemasikwiniwolawoayirikwalomu kamadzanamanharhuyavavanuna

19LawaitinxakataXeme;XemeatswalaAripakxadina AripakxadiavelekaXelaka,kutaniXelakaavelekaEbere, avelekiwavanavambirhiekaEbere,vitoraun'weakuri Pelegi,hikuvaemasikwiniyayena,vanavavanhuava avana,kutaniemasikwiniyamakumu,misavayiavanile.

20VitoravumbirhiakuriYoktana,leswivulakaleswaku enkarhiniwayenavutomibyavanavavanhuabyi hungutekilenikuhunguteka.

21LavaivanavaYoktani;Almodadi,Xelafi, Chazarmoveti,Yeraka,Hadurom,Ozele,Dikla,Obali, Abimaele,Xeba,Ofira,HavilanaYobabu;hinkwavolavai vanavaYokitani

22PelegimakwavoavelekaYeni,YeniatswalaSerug, SerugatswalaNahoronaNahoriavelekaTera,Teraaari nimalembeya38hivukhale,avelekaHaraninaNahori 23Kuxin’wanawaHamu,n’wanawaNowa,atekansati emasikwiniwolawolokoadyuharile,kutaniaveleka n’wanawajaha,van’withyavitoraNimrodi,vaku: “Enkarhiniwolowovanavavanhuvatlhelevasungulaku xandzukelaXikwembunikutlulanawuekaXikwembu, kutanin’wanaakula,tatawakwean’wirhandzaswinene, hikuvaaarin’wanawavudyuharibyayena”

24KutanitinguvutadzovoletiXikwembuxitiendleleke Adamuninsatiwayena,lokovahumaentangeni,ti nyikiwaKuxi

25HikuvaendzhakukarifuraAdamuninsatiwakwe, tinguvuletitinyikiweEnokon’wanawaYarede,kutani lokoEnokoayisiwaekaXikwembu,utinyikeMetusela, n’wanawakwe

26LokoMetuselaafa,Nowaavatekaavatisaengalaveni, vavanayenakukondzaahumaengalaveni

27Lokovahuma,HamuuyiviletinguvutoletoekaNowa tatawakwe,kutaniatitekaatitumbetavamakwavo

28LokoHamuavelekaKuxin’wanawakwewamativula, un’winyiketinguvuletiexihundleni,kutaniavanaKuxi masikuyotala

29Kuxinayenaamatumbetaekavanavayenavamajaha nivamakwavo,kutanilokoKuxiavelekileNimrodi,a n’winyikatinguvutoletohikun’wirhandza,kutani Nimrodiakula,kutanilokoarinimalembeya20hi vukhaleaambalaswiambalosweswo

30KutaniNimrodiavanimatimbalokoaambalatinguvu, kutaniXikwembuxin’winyikilematimbanimatimba, naswonaaarimuhlotiwamatimbaemisaveni,ina,aari muhlotiwamatimbaenhoveni,naswonaaahlotaswiharhi kutaniaakatialtari,kutanianyikelaehenhlakaswona swifuwoemahlwenikaHosi

31Nimrodiatiyisamatimba,apfukaexikarhika vamakwavo,alwatinyimpitavamakwavonivalalava vonahinkwavoematlhelohinkwawo

32Yehovhaanyiketavalalahinkwavovavamakwavo emavokweniyakwe,kutaniXikwembuxin’wihumelela nkarhinankarhietinyimpinitayena,kutaniafuma emisaveni.

33Hikokwalahoemasikwiniwolawo,lokomunhuayisa vanhulavaavadyondzisekekuyaenyimpini,aavabyela aku:“KufananileswiXikwembuxiendlekeswonaeka Nimrodi,loyiaarimuhlotiwamatimbaemisaveni,niloyi ahumelelekeetinyimpiniletihlulekevamakwavo,leswaku xivakutsulaemavokweniyavalalavavona,kutani Xikwembuxingahitiyisanikuhikutsulanamuntlha”

34LokoNimrodiarinimalembeya40hivukhale, enkarhiniwolowokuvaninyimpiexikarhikavamakwavo nivanavaYafeta,lerovavalawuriwahivalalavavona

35KutaniNimrodiahumahinkarhiwolowo,ahlengeleta vanahinkwavovaKuxinimindyanguyavona,vavanuna vakwalomuka400,atlhelaatholaekavanghanavayena van’wananilavaavatolovelanenavonavavanunava kwalomuka80,avanyikamuholowavona,afambana vonaenyimpini,kutanilokoariendleleni,Nimrodiatiyisa timbilutavanhulavaavafambanayena

36Akuekavona:“Mingachavi,mingatshukimichava, hikuvavalalavahinahinkwavovatanyiketiwa emavokweniyahina,naswonamingavaendlahilahami lavakahakona.”

37Vavanunahinkwavolavafambekeavarikwalomuka 500,valwanivalalavavona,vavalovisa,vavahlula, kutaniNimrodiavekatindhunaletiyimekeehenhlaka vonaetindhawinitavona

38Kutaniatekavan’wanavavanavavonavava xisirhelelo,hinkwavovavamalandzayaNimrodini vamakwavo,Nimrodinivanhuhinkwavolavaavarina yenavatlhelelaekaya

39LokoNimrodiavuyahintsakoenyimpini,endzhakuko hlulavalalavayena,vamakwavohinkwavo,swin’weni lavaavan’witivakhale,vahlengeletanaleswakuvan’wi vekahosiyavona,kutanivan’wivekaharhiyavuhosi enhlokweniyayena

40Kutaniavekavafumivayenanivanhuvayena, tihosana,vaavanyisinivafumi,hilahaswitolovelekeke hakonaexikarhikatihosi

41HilokoavekaTeran’wanawaNahorohosanayavuthu rakwe,an’wixiximanikun’witlakuselaehenhlaka tihosanatayenahinkwato

42Lokoahafumahikuyahikunavelakambiluyakwe, endzhakukohlulavalalavakwehinkwavolava rhendzeleke,utsundzuxeswin’wenivatsundzuxivakwe leswakuvaakelamutiwaxigodlhoxakwe,kutanivaendla tano

43Kutanivakumankovalowukululowulangutanekenile vuxeni,kutanivan’wiakelamutilowukulunilowu anameke,kutaniNimrodiathyamutilowuawuakekevito

raXinara,hikuvaYehovhautsekatsekisevalalavayenahi matimba,avalovisa.

44NimrodiatshamaeXinara,afumaasirhelelekile,alwa nivalalavayena,avahlula,ahumelelaetinyimpinita yenahinkwato,naswonamfumowayenawuvawukulu swinene

45Kutanimatikohinkwawonitindzimihinkwatomatwa hitandhumayakwe,kutanimahlengeletanaekayena,ma nkhinsamaemisaveni,man’witiselamagandzelo,kutania vahosinihosiyavona,hinkwavovatshamanayena emutiniwaXinara,Nimrodiafumaemisaveniehenhlaka vanahinkwavovaNowa,hinkwavoavariehansika matimbanimakunguyakwe.

46Misavahinkwayoayiriyaririmirin’wenimaritoya vun’we,kambeNimrodiangafambangaetindlelenita Yehovha,naswonaaahombolokilekutlulavanhu hinkwavolavaavariemahlwenikayena,kusukela emasikwiniyandhambikufikelaemasikwiniwolawo

47Kutaniaendlaswikwembuhitimhandzinimaribye,a swinkhinsamela,axandzukelaYehovha,adyondzisa vafumiwavayenahinkwavonivanhuvamisavatindlelata yenatohomboloka;kutaniMardonin'wanawayenaaa hombolokilekutlulatatawayena

48Un’wananiun’wanaloyiatwakaswiendloswa Mardonin’wanawaNimrodiaaku:“Kuhombolokaku humaekalowohomboloka;hikokwalahoswihundzuke xivurisoemisavenihinkwayo,xiku:“Kuhuma vuhombolokiekalowohomboloka,naswonaaswiriswa sweswiekamaritoyavanhukusukelaenkarhiniwolowo kufikelasweswi”

49KutaniTeran’wanawaNahoro,hosanayavuthura Nimrodi,aarilonkuluswineneemasikwiniwolawo ematihlweniyahosinivafumiwavayona,hosinitihosana avan’wirhandza,van’witlakuselaehenhlaswinene.

50KutaniTeraatekansati,vitorayenaakuriAmthelo n’wanawaKornebo;kutaninsatiwaTeraatika,an'wi velekelan'wanawajahaemasikwiniwolawo.

51Teraaarinimalembeya70hivukhalelokoan’wi veleka,kutaniTeraathyan’wanawakweloyian’wi velekiwekevitoraAbrama,hikuvahosiyin’wikurisile emasikwiniwolawo,yin’wixiximakutlulatihosanata yonahinkwatoletiatirinayena

NDZIMAYA8

1HivusikulebyiAbramaavelekiwekehabyona, malandzahinkwawoyaTeranitintlharihinkwatota Nimrodinivaloyivayenavatavadyanikunwaendlwini yaTera,kutanivatsakanayenahivusikubyebyo

2Lokotintlharihinkwatonivaloyivahumaendlwiniya Tera,vatlakuselamahloyavonaetilwenivusikubyebyo leswakuvalangutatinyeleti,vavona,vavonanyeleti yin’weleyikuluswineneyihumaevuxeniyitsutsuma ematilweni,yimitatinyeletitamunehimatlheloyamune yamatilo

3Tintlharihinkwatotahosinivaloyivayonavahlamarile hikuvonaleswi,kutanitintlharititwisisamhakaleyi, naswonaatitivankokawayona

4Kutanivaku:“Leswiswikombisantsenan’wanala velekiwekehiTeravusikulebyi,loyiangatakulaatswala, aandza,atekamisavahinkwayo,yenanivanavayena

hilahakungaheriki,yenanimbewuyakwevatadlaya tihosiletikulu,vadyandzhakayamatikoyavona.”

5Kutanitintlharinivangomavatlhelelaekayavusiku byebyo,kutaninimixovavanunalavahinkwavovotlhariha nivangomavapfukanimpundzuswinene,vahlengeletana endlwinileyivekiweke

6Kutanivavulavulavaku:“Vonanixivonolexihixi voneketolonivusikuxifihliwileekahosi,axiyitivisiwa.”

7Lokomhakaleyiyitiviwahihosiemasikwiniya makumu,yitakuekahina:“Hayinimindzitumbete mhakaleyi,kutanihinkwerhuhitaxanisekahirifu; hikokwalaho,sweswiahifambenihiyabyelahosixivono lexihixivoneke,ninhlamuseloyaxona,kutanihita tshamahirierivaleni

8Kutanivaendlatano,hinkwavovayaekahosiva nkhinsamelaehansi,vaku:“Ongehosiyingahanya,hosi yingahanya”

9HitweleswakuTeran’wanawaNahoro,ndhunaya vuthurawenauvelekiwen’wanawamufana,kutanitolo nivusikuhifikeendlwiniyakwe,hidyanikunwaniku tsakanayenavusikubyebyo

10LokomalandzayawenamahumaendlwiniyaTera,ku yaemakayayahinahikuhambanakahinakuyatshama konavusiku,hitlakuselemahloyahinaetilweni,hivona nyeletileyikuluyitahilevuxeni,kutaninyeletileyifanaka yitsutsumahirivilolerikulu,yimitatinyeletitamune letikulu,kusukaematlheloyamuneyamatilo

11Malandzayawenamahlamarisiwehixivonolexihixi voneke,machavangopfu,kutanihiendlavuavanyisibya hinaehenhlakaxivono,hitivahivutlharibyahina nhlamuseloleyifanelekeyakona,leswakumhakaleyiyi tirhaekan’wanaloyiavelekiwekehiTera,loyiangata kulaaandzaswinene,avanimatimba,adlayatihosi hinkwatotamisava,kutaniadyandzhakayatonahinkwato matiko,yenanimbewuyayenahilahakungaheriki

12Kutanisweswihosiyahinanihosi,vonanihakunenehi kutolovelanehileswihiswivonekemayelananin’wana loyi

13Lokohosiyivonaswiriswinenekunyikatatawayona risimahikwalahokan’wanaloyi,hitan’widlayaangasi kulaaandzaetikweni,nivubihibyayenabyiandzaeka hina,leswakuhinanivanavahinahilovahikwalahoka vubihibyayena.

14Kutanihosiyitwamaritoyavonakutanimavonakama rimaneneemahlwenikayona,kutaniyirhumavanhu leswakuvavitanaTera,kutaniTeraataemahlwenikahosi. 15HosiyikuekaTera:“Ndzibyeriweleswakun’wanawa jahauvelekiwetolonivusiku,naswonahimukhuvalowuu xiyiwileematilwenilokoavelekiwa”

16Kutanisweswindzinyiken’wana,leswakuhitan’wi dlayavubihibyayenabyingasihihlula,kutanindzitaku nyikahikwalahokantikelowayena,yindluyawenaleyi telekesilivhereninsuku

17KutaniTeraahlamulahosiakuekayona:“Hosiyanga, hosi,ndzitwilemaritoyawena,nandzawawenautaendla hinkwaswoleswihosiyayenayiswinavelaka

18Kambehosiyangatlhelohosi,ndzitakubyelaleswi ndzihumeleleketolonivusiku,leswakundzitavona xitsundzuxolexihosiyingataxinyikanandzawayona, kutanindzihlamulahosihileswiyingahakuswivulaka; hosiyiku:“Vulavula!”

19KutaniTeraakuekahosi:“Ayonin’wanawaMoredeu tileekaminatolonivusiku,aku:“

20Ndzinyikehancileyikuluniyosasekaleyihosiyiku nyikekeyona,kutanindzitakunyikasilivhereninsuku,ni byanyiniswifuwohikwalahokantikelowayona;kutani ndzikuekayena:“Yimelakukondzandzivonahosi malunghananimaritoyawena,kutanindzitaswiendla hinkwaswoleswihosiyingataswivula.”

21Kutanisweswihosiyanganahosi,vonanindzikutivise mhakaleyi,nixitsundzuxolexihosiyaminayingataxi nyikanandzawayona,lexindzingataxilandzela

22KutanihosiyitwamaritoyaTera,kuhlundzukaka yonakupfurha,yin’wianakanyahikuvonakalaka xiphukuphuku

23HosiyihlamulaTera,yikuekayena:“Xanau xiphukuphuku,upfumalavutivikumbeupfumalaku twisisa,kuendlanchumulowu,unyikelahanciyawenayo sasekahisilivhereninsukukumbehambikuribyanyini swakudya?”

24Xanaupfumalasilivhereninsuku,lerovauendlaleswi, hikuvaawungeswikotikukumabyanyiniswakudyaswo phamelahanciyawena?silivhereninsukuiyiniekawena, kumbebyanyinimadyelo,leswakuunyikelahanciyoleyo yosasekaleyindzikunyikekeyona,leyikungarikina yin'weleyifanakanayonaemisavenihinkwayo?

25Hosiyitshikakuvulavula,kutaniTeraahlamulahosi,a ku:“Hosiyivulavuleninandzawayonahindlelaleyi; 26Ndzakukombela,hosinihosiyanga,iyinileswiundzi byelekeswona,uku:Nyikan’wanawawenaleswakuhi n’widlaya,kutanindzitakunyikasilivhereninsuku hikwalahokantikelowakwe;ndzitaendlayinihisilivhere ninsukuendzhakukarifuran'wanawamina?imanila ngatandzidyandzhaka?kunenelokondzifa,silivhereni nsukuswitatlhelelaekahosiyaminaleyiyinyikeke swona

27KutelokohosiyitwamaritoyaTeranixifanisolexiyi xitisekemalunghananihosi,swin’wihlundzukengopfu naswonayihlundzukisiwahimhakaleyi,kuhlundzukaka yonakupfurhaendzenikayona

28KutaniTeraavonakuhlundzukakahosikun’wi pfurhela,kutaniyihlamulahosi,yiku:“Hinkwaswoleswi ndzinganaswonaswilehansikamatimbayahosi; xin’wananixin’wanalexihosiyinavelakakuxiendlaeka nandzawayona,sweswoaxiendle,ina,hambikuri n’wananga,ulematimbayahosi,angarinankokaku cincana,yenanivamakwavovayenavambirhilavakuluku n’witlula

29HosiyikukaTera:“E-e,kambendzitaxavan’wana wawenalontsongohinxavo”

30KutaniTeraahlamulahosi,aku:“Ndzakukombela hosiyaminanihosileswakuupfumelelanandzawawena avulavularitoemahlwenikawena,hosiayiyingisaritora nandzawayona,kutaniTeraaku:“Hosiyaminaayindzi nyikemasikumanharhukukondzandzikambisisamhaka leyiendzenikamina,nikuvulavurisananindyanguwa minamalunghananimaritoyahosiyamina;kutania tshikilelahosiswineneleswakuyipfumelaekaleswi.

31HosiyiyingisaTera,yiendlatano,yin’winyikankarhi wamasikumanharhu,kutaniTeraahumaemahlwenika hosi,avuyaekayaendyangwiniwakavona,avabyela maritohinkwawoyahosi;kutanivanhuvachavangopfu

32HisikuravunharhuhosiyirhumelaritoekaTera,yiku: “Ndzirhumelen’wanawawenahinxavolowundzingaku byelahawona;naswonalokoungaendlileswi,ndzita rhumelakuyadlayahinkwaswoleswiunganaswona endlwiniyawena,leswakuungahasalihambikuri mbyana”

33KutaniTeraahatlisa,(hilahamhakaleyiayiriya xihatlaekahosi),kutaniatekan’wanaekaun’wanawa malandzayayena,loyinandzawayenawaxisatian’wi velelekeyenasikurero,kutaniTeraatisan’wanaekahosi, an’wikumantikelo

34YehovhaaarinaTeraemhakenileyi,leswakuNimrodi angadlayiAbrama,kutanihosiyiteken’wanaekaTera,hi matimbayayonahinkwawoyitsutsumelanhlokoyakwe ehansi,hikuvaayiehleketaleswakuakuriAbrama; naswonaleswiswifihliwileekayenakusukelasikurero, naswonaswirivariwilehihosi,tanihileswiakuriku navelakaProvidencekungaxanisekihirifuraAbrama

35KutaniTeraatekaAbraman’wanawakweexihundleni swin’wenimanawakwenimuhlayisiwakwe,avatumbeta ebakweni,avatiselaswakudyaswavonan’hwetini n’hweti.

36YehovhaaarinaAbramaebakwenikutaniakula, Abramaaariebakwenimalembeyakhume,hosini tihosanatayona,vavumbinitintlhari,vaanakanya leswakuhosiyidlayeAbrama

NDZIMAYA9

1Harani,n’wanawaTera,makwavowamativulaya Abrama,atekansatiemasikwiniwolawo.

2Haraniaarinimalembeya39hivukhalelokoan’wi teka;nsatiwaHaraniatika,avelekan'wanawajaha,a n'withyavitoraLota.

3Atlhelaatika,avelekanhwanyana,an'withyavitora Milka;atlhelaatika,avelekanhwanyana,an'withyavito raSarayi.

4Haraniaarinimalembeya42hivukhalelokoaveleka Sarayi,kungalemberavukhumerakuhanyakaAbrama; kutaniemasikwiniwolawoAbramanimanawakweni muongorivahumaebakweni,tanihileswihosini vafumiwavayonaavarivelemhakayaAbrama 5LokoAbramaahumaebakweni,ayaekaNowani n’wanawakweXeme,asalanavonakuyadyondzaku dyondzisakaYehovhanitindlelatayena,akunamunhu loyiativakalahaAbramaangakona,Abramaatirhela NowanaXemen’wanawakwenkarhiwoleha 6AbramaariendlwiniyaNowamalembeya39,Abramaa ativaYehovhakusukelalokoarinimalembemanharhu,a fambaetindlelenitaYehovhakufikelasikurarifurakwe, hilahaNowanin’wanawakweXemevan’widyondziseke hakona;kutanivanahinkwavovamisavaemasikwini wolawovadyohengopfuHOSIXikwembu,kutanivan'wi pfukela,vatirhelaswikwembuswin'wana,varivalaHOSI Xikwembulexivatumbuluxekeemisaveni;kutanivaakiva misavavatiendlele,hinkarhiwolowo,un’wanani un’wanaxikwembuxayena;swikwembuswatihunyini swamaribyeleswiaswingaswikotikuvulavula,kutwa, kumbekukutsula,kutanivanavavanhuvaswitirhela kutaniswivaswikwembuswaswona.

7HosinimalandzayayonahinkwawonaTeranindyangu wayonahinkwawohinkarhiwolowoavarivosungula ekalavaavatirhelaswikwembuswatihunyiniswa maribye.

8Teraaariniswikwembuswa12leswikulu,leswi endliwekehitihunyinimaribye,endzhakukatin’hwetita 12talembe,aatirhelaxin’wananixin’wanan’hwetini n’hweti,naswonan’hwetiyin’wananiyin’wanaTeraaa tisagandzelorakweramavelenigandzeloraswakunwa ekaswikwembuswakwe;xisweswoTerauendletano masikuhinkwawo

9Kutanixitukulwanaxexohinkwaxoaxihombolokile emahlwenikaHosi,kutanixisweswovaendlamunhu un’wananiun’wanaxikwembuxayena,kambevatshike Hosileyivatumbuluxeke

10Emasikwiniwolawoakungarinamunhuloyiaativa Yehovha(hikuvaun’wananiun’wanaaatirhela Xikwembuxayena)handlekaNowanindyanguwayena, naswonahinkwavolavaavariehansikaxitsundzuxoxa yenaavativaYehovhaemasikwiniwolawo

11EmasikwiniwolawoAbraman’wanawaTeraaakula endlwiniyaNowa,akungarinamunhuloyiaswitivaka, naswonaYehovhaaarinayena

12YehovhaanyikaAbramambiluyotwisisa,aswitiva leswakumintirhohinkwayoyaxitukulwanaxexoayinga pfuninchumu,nileswakuswikwembuswavona hinkwaswoaswingapfuninchumu

13KutaniAbramaavonadyamburivoningaemisaveni, kutaniAbramaatibyelaatibyela,kunenesweswidyambu leririvoningakaemisaveniiXikwembu,naswonandzita n’witirhela.

14KutaniAbramaatirheladyambuhisikurero,a khongelaekayena,kutanilokomadyamburipela,Abrama aku:“HakunenelexiaxingeviXikwembuxana?”

15Abramaahahambetaavulavulaendzenikayenaaku: “Imaniloyiaendlekematilonimisava?”imanila tumbuluxekeemisaveni?ukwihi?

16Vusikubyivamunyama,atlakusamahloyakwea langutaevupela-dyambu,en’walungwini,dzonganile vuxeni,kutaniavonaleswakudyamburinyamalarile emisaveni,kutanisikurivamunyama

17KutaniAbramaavonatinyeletinin’wetiemahlwenika yena,kutaniaku:“HakunenelexihixonaXikwembulexi tumbuluxekemisavahinkwayoswin’wenivanhu,kutani waswivomalandzayaxonalawaiswikwembuleswin’wi rhendzeleke.

18Nimixolokokuvonakalanaswonadyamburivoninga emisavenihilahaaritolovelekilehakona,Abramaavona swilohinkwaswoleswiYehovhaXikwembuaswiendleke emisaveni

19KutaniAbramaatibyela,Hakuneneleswiahi swikwembuleswiendlekemisavanivanhuhinkwavo, kambeleswiimalandzayaXikwembu,kutaniAbramau tshameendlwiniyaNowanaswonakwalahoativa Yehovhanitindlelatayena’naswonautirheleYehovha masikuhinkwawoyavutomibyayena,naswonarixaka rerohinkwaroririvalaYehovha,naswonaritirhele swikwembuswin’wanaswatihunyinimaribye,naswonari xandzukilemasikuyaronahinkwawo

20HosiNimrodiafumaasirhelelekile,misavahinkwayoa yiriehansikavulawuribyayena,misavahinkwayoayiri yaririmirin’wenimaritoyavun’we

21HilokotihosanahinkwatotaNimrodinivavanunava yenalavakuluvavulavurisana;Futi,naMitzrayimi,na KuxinaKanana,nimindyanguyavona,vaku:“Tananihi tiakelamuti,nixihondzoxotiyaekawona,ninhlohlorhi yawonayifikaetilweni,hitatiendlandhuma,leswakuhi tafumaemisavenihinkwayo,leswakuvubihibyavalalava hinabyingaheliekahina,leswakuhivafumahimatimba, hingahangalasiwi”misavahikwalahokatinyimpitavona 22Hinkwavovayaemahlwenikahosi,kutanivabyela hosimaritolawa,kutanihosiyipfumelelananavona emhakenileyi,kutaniyiendlatano

23Mindyanguhinkwayoyihlengeletanayivumbiwahi vavanunavakwalomuka600000,kutanivayalava ndhawuyoanamakuakamutinixihondzo,kutanivalava misavahinkwayonaswonaavakumanganawun’welowu fanakaninkovawun’weevuxenibyatikoraXinara, kwalomukamasikumambirhihikufamba,kutaniva fambakwalahokutanivatshamakona

24Kutanivasungulakuendlaswitinanikuhisandzilo leswakuvaakamutinixihondzolexiavaanakanyakuxi hetisa

25Kuakiwakaxihondzoekavonaakurikutlulanawuni xidyoho,kutanivasungulakuxiaka,naswonalokovari karhivaakakulwisananaYehovhaXikwembuxamatilo, vaanakanyeetimbilwinitavonakulwanayenaniku tlhandlukelaetilweni

26Kutanivanhulavahinkwavonimindyanguhinkwayo vaavanahiswiphemuswinharhu;wosungulauteHita tlhandlukelaetilwenihilwanayena;wavumbirhiaku: “Hitatlhandlukelaetilwenihivekaswikwembuswahina kwalahohiswitirhela;kutanixiphemuxavunharhuxiku: “Hitatlhandlukelaetilwenihin’wibahivurhanimafumu; kutaniXikwembuxitivamintirhoyavonahinkwayoni miehleketoyavonahinkwayoyobiha,kutanixivonamuti nixihondzolexiavaxiaka

27Lokovarikarhivaakavatiakelamutilowukuluni xihondzoxolehaswinenenilexitiyeke;naswona hikwalahokakutlakukakayonaxikontiriniswitinaaswi ngafikiekavaakiekutlhandlukenikavonaekaxona,ku kondzalavatlhandlukakavahetalembehinkwaro, naswonaendzhakukasweswo,vafikeekavaakivava nyikaxikontiriniswitina;xisweswoaswiendliwasikuna siku.

28Kutaniwaswivolavavatlhandlukilenivan’wanava rhelelasikuhinkwaro;naswonalokoxitinaxowa emavokweniyavonaxitshoveka,hinkwavoavarila hikwalahokaxona,naswonalokomunhuawaafa,akuna un’wewavonaloyiaatan’wilanguta

29Yehovhaativamiehleketoyavona,kutanilokovari karhivaakavahoxemisevevakongomaematilweni, misevehinkwayoyivawelayitelengati,kutanilokovava vonavabyelanavaku:“Hakunenehidlayehinkwavolava ngaetilweni”

30HikuvaleswiaswihumaekaYehovhaleswakuva hambukisanikuhleleka;kuvalovisakusukaehenhlaka misava

31Kutanivaakaxihondzonimuti,vaendlantirholowu sikunasikukukondzakuhundzamasikuyotalani malembeyotala

32KutaniXikwembuxibyelatintsumitamakumenkomboletiatiyimeemahlwenikayena,ekalavaavari ekusuhinaxona,xiku:“Tananihixikahiyapfilunganya tindzimitavona,leswakumunhuun’weangatwisisiririmi ramunhu-kulobye,kutanivavaendlatano.”

33Kusukelasikurerolerilandzelaka,un’wananiun’wana avarivalaririmiramuakelaniwakwe,naswonaavanga swikotikutwisisakuvulavulahiririmirin’we,naswona lokomuakiatekeemavokweniyamuakelaniwakwe kalakakumberibyeleriangarilerisangangiki,muakiaari cukumetaekulearilahlelaehenhlakamuakelaniwakwe, leswakuafa

34Kutanivaendlamasikuyotala,vadlayavotalavavona himukhuvalowu

35Yehovhaahlulamavandlamanharhulamaamari kwalaho,amaxupulahikuyahimintirhoyawonani makunguyawona;lavaavaku:“Hitatlhandlukela etilwenihitirhelaswikwembuswahina,vafanani timfenhenitindlopfu;nilavavangaku:“Hitabamatilohi miseve,HOSIXikwembuxivadlayile,munhuun'wehi vokoranakulobye;kutanintlawawavunharhuwalavava nge:“Hitatlhandlukelaetilwenihilwanayena,HOSI Xikwembuxivahangalasileemisavenihinkwayo”

36Lavavasalekeexikarhikavona,lokovativaniku twisisavubihilebyiabyivawela,vatshikamuakolowu, kutanivahangalakanilehenhlakamisavahinkwayo

37Kutanivatshikakuakamutinixihondzo;hikokwalaho athyandhawuyoleyoBabele,hikuvakwalahoHosiyi pfilunganyeRirimiramisavahinkwayo;waswivo,awuri evuxenibyatikoraXinara

38Malunghananixihondzolexivanavavanhuvaxiakeke, misavayipfulanomuwayonayimitaxiphemuxin’wexa nharhuxaxona,ndzilonawonawuxikaetilweniwuhisa n’we-xa-nharhuxin’wana,kutanin’we-xa-nharhu lexin’wanaxaharikonakufikelanamuntlha,naswonaixa xiphemulexiaxiriehenhla,naswonakurhendzelaka xonakufambamasikumanharhu.

39Vanavavanhuvotalavafileexihondzwenixexo,ku ngavanhulavangahlayekiki

NDZIMAYA10

1KutaniPelegin’wanawaEbereafaemasikwiniwolawo, hilemberavu48rakuhanyakaAbraman’wanawaTera, kutanimasikuhinkwawoyaPelegiamarimalembeya239. 2KutelokoYehovhaahangalasevanavavanhuhikwalaho kaxidyohoxavonaexihondzweni,waswivovahangalakile vavamintlawayotala,vanahinkwavovavanhuva hangalakileetindhawinitamunetamisava.

3Mindyanguhinkwayoyivayin’wananiyin’wanahiku yahiririmirayona,tikorayonakumbemutiwayona 4Vanavavanhuvaakamitiyotalahikuyahimindyangu yavona,etindhawinihinkwatoletivayekeekatonanile misavenihinkwayolahaYehovhaavahangalasekekona. 5Van’wanavavonavaakemitietindhawiniletiendzhaku kasweswovangaherisiwaekatona,kutanivathyamiti leyihimavitoyavona,kumbemavitoyavanavavona, kumbehikuyahiswiendlakaloswayonaswokarhi

6VanavaYafetan’wanawaNowavafambavayatiakela mitietindhawiniletivahangalakekeekatona,vathyamiti yavonahinkwayohimavitoyavona,vanavaYafetava avanyisiweemisavenihiswiyengeswotalanitindzimito tala.

7VanavaYafetihikuyahimindyanguyavonaiGomere, Magogo,Medayi,Yavani,Tubali,MexekenaTirasi;lavai vanavaYafetahikuyahiswitukulwanaswavona.

8VanavaGomere,hikuyahimitiyavona,akurivaka Frankum,lavatshamakaetikweniraFranza,etlheloka nambuwaFranza,etlhelokanambuwaSena

9VanavaRefatiivakaBartoni,lavatshamakaetikwenira BartoniyaekusuhininambuwaLeda,lowukhulukelaka matiyawonaelwandlelerikuluraGihoni,kungaoceanus

10VanavaTugarmaimindyanguyakhume,mavitoya vonahilawa:Buzara,Parzunaka,Balgari,Elikanume, Ragbibi,Tarki,Bidi,Zebuki,OngalnaTilmazi;hinkwavo lavavahangalaka,vawisaen’walungwini,vatiakelamiti 11Vathyamitiyavonahimavitoyavona,hivonalava tshamakaekusuhinimilambuyaHitlanaItalakakufikela namuntlha

12KambemindyanguyaAngoli,BalgarnaParzunac,yi tshamaekusuhininambulowukuluwaDubnee;mavitoya mitiyavonanawonamayahimavitoyavona

13VanavaJavaniiVajavanilavatshamakaetikwenira Makdoniya,vanavaMedayareivakaOrelumlava tshamakaetikweniraCurson,nivanavaTubaliilava tshamakaetikweniraTuskanaekusuhininambuwaPaxiya.

14VanavaMexekeiVaxibaxininaswonavanavaTirai Rhuxaxi,KuxininaOngoli;hinkwavolavavafambileva tiakelamiti;wolawoimadorobalamakumekakaekusuhi nilwandleraJabusekusuhininambuwaCura,lowu tihalakaenambyeniwaTragan

15NakonavanavaElixaiVaalmanimi,navonavafambile vatiakelamiti;wolawoimitileyingaexikarhikatintshava taYobonaXibatmo;naswonaekavonaakurivanhuvale Lumbardilavatshamakalavalangutanekenitintshavata YobonaXibatmo,naswonavahluletikoraItalyvatshama konakufikelanamuntlha

16VanavaKitimiiVarhomilavatshamakaenkoveniwa KanopiyaekusuhininambuwaTibrewu

17VanavaDudonimiilavatshamakaemitiniyaGihoniya lwandle,etikweniraBordna.

18LawaimindyanguyavanavaYafetahikuyahimitiya vonanitindzimitavona,lokovahangalakileendzhakuka xihondzo,vathyamitiyavonahimavitoyavonaniku humelelakavona;hiwonamavitoyamitiyavona hinkwayohikuyahimindyanguyavona,leyivayiakeke emasikwiniwolawoendzhakukaxihondzo

19VanavaHamuakuriKuxi,Mitzrayimi,Futina Kananahikuyahirixakaravonanimitiyavona

20Hinkwavolavavafambevatiakelamitihilahavanga kumatindhawuletifaneleke,kutanivathyamitiyavonahi mavitoyavatatawavonaKuxi,Mitzrayimi,Futina Kanana

21VanavaMitzrayimiiValudimi,Anamimi,Lehabu, Nafutukimi,Patrusimi,KaslukiminaKafturimi,kunga mindyanguyankombo

22HinkwavolavavatshamaekusuhininambuwaSihori, kunganambuwaEgipta,vatiakelamitivayithyamavito yavona

23VanavaPatrosinaKaslokivatekanaswin’we,vahuma ekavonavakaPelixiti,vakaAzatinivakaGerarim,vaka GitiminavakaEkronimi,himindyanguhinkwayoya ntlhanu;lavanavonavatiakelamiti,vathyamitiyavona himavitoyavatatawavonakufikelanamuntlha.

24VanavaKanananavonavatiakelamiti,vathyamitiya vonahimavitoyavona,mitiya11niyin’wanaleyinga hlayekiki.

25Kutanivavanunavamunelavahumakaendyangwiniwa Hamuvayaetikwenirarivala;hiwonamavitoya vavanunavamune,Sodoma,Gomora,AdmanaZeboyimi 26Vavanunalavavatiakelamitiyamuneetikwenira rivala,vathyamitiyavonahimavitoyavona.

27Kutanivonanivanavavonanihinkwavovavonava tshamaemitiniyoleyo,vatswala,vaandzangopfu,va tshamahikurhula.

28Seyirin’wanawaHuru,n’wanawaHivhi,n’wanawa Kanana,ayakumankovalowulangutanekeniNtshavaya Parani,kutaniaakamutikwalaho,yenanivanavakweva nkombovamajahanindyanguwakwevatshamakona, kutaniathyamutilowuawuakekehikuyahivitorakwe; hironatikoraSeyirakufikelanamuntlha.

29LawaimindyanguyavanavaHamu,hikuyahi tindzimitavonanimitiyavona,lokovahangalakile ematikweniyavonaendzhakukaxihondzo.

30Van’wanavavanavaXemen’wanawaNowa,tatawa vanahinkwavovaEbere,navonavayatiakelamiti etindhawiniletivahangalakekeekatona,kutanivathya mitiyavonahimavitoyavona

31VanavaXemeakuriElamu,Axiru,Aripakxadi,Ludi naAramu,vatiakelamitivathyamitiyavonahinkwayohi mavitoyavona

32KutaniAshurin’wanawaXemenivanavakweni ndyanguwakwevahumahinkarhiwolowo,ntshungu lowukuluswinenewavona,vayaetikweniralekuleleri varikumeke,vahlangananinkovalowukuluswinene etikwenilerivayekeekarona,vatiakelamitiyamune,va yivitanahimavitoyavonaniswiendlakaloswavona

33MavitoyamitileyivanavaAxiruvayiakekehilawa: Ninivha,Reseni,KalakenaRehobotere;vanavaAxiruva tshamakonakufikelanamuntlha

34VanavaSiriyanavonavayatiakelamuti,kutaniva thyamutihivitoraUzihivitoramakwavowavona lonkulu,vatshamaekawona;hironatikoraUzikufikela namuntlha

35Hilemberavumbirhiendzhakukaxihondzo,wanuna un’wanawayindluyaAxiru,loyivitorakweakuriBela,a sukaetikweniraNinivhaayatshamanindyanguwakwe kun’wananikun’wanalahaangakumakandhawu;vafika vafikavalangutanenimitiyalerivalenileyilangutaneke naSodoma,vatshamakona

36Wanunaloyiapfukaaakamutilowutsongokwalaho,a wuthyavitoraBela,hivitorayena;hironatikoraSowara kufikelanamuntlha

37LawaimindyanguyavanavaXemehikuyahiririmi ravonanimitiyavona,endzhakukalokovahangalakile emisaveniendzhakukaxihondzo.

38Mfumowun’wananiwun’wana,mutiwun’wanani wun’wananindyanguwun’wananiwun’wanawa mindyanguyavanavaNowawutiakelamitiyotala endzhakukasweswo

39Vasimekatihulumendheemitiniyavonahinkwayo, leswakuvalawuriwahiswilerisoswavona;swivetanoni mindyanguhinkwayoyavanavaNowahilahakunga heriki.

NDZIMAYA11

1Nimrodin’wanawaKuxiaharietikweniraXinara,a fumaekarona,atshamakona,aakamitietikwenira Xinara

2Lawaimavitoyamitiyamuneleyiayiakeke,kutania yithyamavitoyaswiendlakaloleswivahumelelekeloko kuakiwaxihondzo.

3AvitanaBabelewosungula,aku:“HikuvaYehovhau pfilunganyeririmiramisavahinkwayo;athyawavumbirhi vitoraEreke,hikuvaXikwembuxivahangalasekusuka kwalaho

4KutaniwavunharhuavitanaEkedi,akukuveninyimpi leyikuluendhawiniyoleyo;kutanihivumuneathyaKalina, hikuvatihosananitinhenhatayenatilovilekwalaho,ti hlundzukisaHOSIXikwembu,van'wipfukela,van'wi tlulanawu.

5LokoNimrodiaakemitileyietikweniraXinara,aveka vanhuvayenalavasaleke,tihosanatayenanitinhenhata yenaletisalekeemfun'weniwayena.

6NimrodiatshamaeBabele,kutaniatlhelaafumahiku pfuxetavafumiwavayenahinkwavo,kutaniafumahiku sirheleleka,kutanivafumiwanitihosanataNimrodiva n’withyavitoraAmirafele,vavulaleswakutihosanani vanhuvayenavawileexihondzweni

7Naswonahambiswiritano,Nimrodiangatlhelelanga ekaHosi,kutaniayaemahlwenihivuhombolokiniku dyondzisavuhombolokiekavanavavanhu;naswona Mardon,n’wanawakwe,aabihengopfukutlulatata wakwe,naswonaaayaemahlweniaengetelamanyalaya tatawakwe

8Udyohilevanavavanhu,hikwalahokuvuriwa:“Ku hombolokakuhumaekalowohomboloka”

9Enkarhiniwolowo,kuveninyimpiexikarhika mindyanguyavanavaHamu,hikuvaavatshamaemitini leyivayiakeke

10KutaniKedorlawomere,hosiyaElamu,asukaeka mindyanguyavanavaHamu,alwanavona,avahlula,a yaemitiniyantlhanuyalerivalenikutanialwanavona,a vahlula,kutanivavaehansikavulawuribyayena 11Van’witirhelamalembeya12,van’winyikaxibaloxa lembenalembe

12Enkarhiniwolowo,Nahoron’wanawaSeruguafilehi lemberavu-49rakuhanyakaAbraman’wanawaTera 13Hilemberavu50rakuhanyakaAbraman’wanawa Tera,AbramaahumaendlwiniyaNowa,ayaendlwiniya tatawakwe.

14AbramaativaYehovha,afambahitindlelatayenani swileteloswayena,YehovhaXikwembuxayenaaarina yena

15EmasikwiniwolawoTeratatawakweaaharindhuna yavuthurahosiNimrodi,naswonaaahalandzela swikwembuleswingatolovelekangiki

16HilokoAbramaafikaendlwiniyatatawakweavona swikwembuswa12swiyimekwalahoetitempelenita

swona,kuhlundzukakaAbramakupfurhalokoavona swifanisoleswiendlwiniyatatawakwe.

17Abramaaku:“HilahaYehovhaahanyakahakona swifanisoleswiaswingetshamiendlwiniyatatana;Hosi leyindzitumbuluxekeyitandziendlatanolokoendzhaku kamasikumanharhundzingaswitshovihinkwaswo 18Abramaasukaekavona,kuhlundzukakayenaku pfurhaendzenikayena.Abramaahatlisaasukaekamareni ayaexivavenixatatawayena,akumatatawayenaa tshamileexivaveni,nimalandzayayenahinkwawona yena,kutaniAbramaafikaatshamaemahlwenikayena 19HilokoAbramaavutisatatawakwe,aku:“Tatana,ndzi byeleleswakuXikwembulexitumbuluxeketilonimisava, nivanahinkwavovavanhuemisaveni,nilexitumbuluxeke minanawenaxikwihi”KutaniTeraahlamulan'wanawa yenaAbrama,aku:“Vonanilavahitumbuluxekevana hinahinkwerhuendlwini”

20HilokoAbramaakuekatatawakwe:“Hosiyanga,ndzi kombelaswona;kutaniTeraanghenisaAbramaekamareni raxivavaxalendzeni,kutaniAbramaavona,kamara hinkwaroritelehiswikwembuswatimhandzinimaribye, swifanisoleswikuluswakhume-mbirhiniswin'wanaleswi ngaehansikaswona

21KutaniTeraakuekan’wanawakwe:“Vonahivona lavaendlekehinkwaswoleswiuswivonakaemisaveni,ni lavatumbuluxekeminanawena,nivanhuhinkwavo”

22KutaniTeraankhinsamelaswikwembuswayena, kutaniasukaekaswona,kutaniAbrama,n’wanawakwe,a fambanayena

23LokoAbramaasukileekavona,ayaekamanawakwe ayatshamaemahlwenikayena,akuekamanawakwe: “Waswivo,tatanaundzikombelavaendleketilonimisava nivanahinkwavovavanhu”

24Sweswi,hatlisisautekaximbutanaentlhambini,uendla swakudyaswonandzihahaxona,leswakundzitaxitisa ekaswikwembuswatatanaxivagandzeloleswakuvadya; kumbexanahindlelayoleyondzingahavalaamukelekaka ekavona

25Manawakweaendlatano,kutaniatekaximbutana,a endlanyamayonandzihahaxona,axitisaekaAbrama, kutaniAbramaatekanyamayonandzihaekamanawakwe ayitisaemahlwenikaswikwembuswatatawakwe,kutani atshinelaekaswonaleswakuvadya;kutaniTeratata wakwe,angaswitivi

26HisikuleriAbramaatshameexikarhikavona,ava vonaleswakuavangarinarito,avatwa,avangarinaku tshukatshuka,naswonaakunaun’wewavonaloyiaakota kutshambulutavokorakweleswakuadya.

27HilokoAbramaavahlekula,aku:“Hakunene swakudyaswonandzihaleswindziswilunghiselelekea swivatsakisanga,kumbexanaaswiriswitsongongopfu ekavona,naswonahikwalahokasweswoavangalaviku dya;hikokwalahomundzukundzitalunghiselelanyamayo nandzihayotenga,yoantswanotalakutlulaleyi,leswaku ndzitavonambuyelo

28Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,Abramaalerisamanawakwe malunghananinyamayonandziha,kutanimanawakwea pfukaatekaswimbutanaswinharhuleswineneentlhambini, kutaniaswiendlelanyamayonandzihaleyinenengopfu, leyin’wanawakweaayitsakela,kutaniayinyikan’wana wakweAbrama;kutaniTeratatawakweangaswitivi

29HilokoAbramaatekaswakudyaswonandzihaeka manawakwe,aswitisaemahlwenikaswikwembuswatata wakweekamareni;kutaniatshinelaekavonaleswakuva dya,ayivekaemahlwenikavona,Abramaatshama emahlwenikavonasikuhinkwaro,aehleketaleswaku kumbexanavangadya

30Abramaavalanguta,kutaniwaswivo,avangarinarito kumbekutwa,hambikuriun’wewavonaanga tshambulutavokorakweeswakudyenileswakuadya

31Nimadyambuyasikurero,Abramaaambalemoyawa Xikwembu

32Kutaniahuwelelaaku:“Khomboekatatanani xitukulwanalexixohomboloka,lavatimbilutavona hinkwatotinavelakavuhava,lavatirhelakaswifanisoleswi swatimhandzinimaribyeleswingakotikikudya,ku nun’hwetela,kutwakumbekuvulavula,leswingani milomuleyingavulavuriki,mahlolamangavoniki, tindleveletingatwiki,mavokolamangatwiki,nimilenge leyingatshukatshukiki;kufananavonahilavavava endlekenilavavavatshembaka

33LokoAbramaavonaswiloleswihinkwaswo,ku hlundzukakayenakupfurhelatatawakwe,ahatlisaa khomaxihukuevokwenirakwe,ayaekamarenira swikwembu,atshovaswikwembuhinkwaswoswatata wakwe.

34Kutelokoahetilekutshovaswifaniso,avekaxihuku evokweniraxikwembulexikululexiaxirikona emahlwenikaswona,kutaniahuma;kutaniTeratata wakweavuyaekaya,hikuvaaatwaenyangweni mpfumawulowakubakaxihuku;kutaniTeraanghena endlwinileswakuatativaleswakumhakaleyiayi vulavulahiyini

35KutaniTera,lokoatwahuwayaxihlokaekamarenira swifaniso,atsutsumelaekamareniayaekaswifaniso, kutaniahlangananaAbramalokoahuma

36KutaniTeraanghenaekamareni,akumaswifaniso hinkwaswoswiwileehansi,switshovekile,nixihukulexi ngaevokweniralonkulu,lexingatshovekangiki,ninyama yonandzihaleyiAbraman’wanawakweayiendlekeaya hariemahlwenikavona.

37LokoTeraavonaleswi,vukaribyayenabyipfurha swinene,kutaniahatlisaasukaekamareniayaeka Abrama.

38KutaniakumaAbraman’wanawakweahatshamile endlwini;akuekayena:“Hiwihintirholowuuwu endlekeekaswikwembuswaminaxana?”

39HilokoAbramaahlamulaTeratatawakweaku:“Aswi tanohosiyanga,hikuvandzitisenyamayonandziha emahlwenikavona,kutanilokondzitshinelaekavonani nyamaleyivangatayidya,hinkwavovatshambuluta mavokoyavonahinkarhiwun’weleswakuvadyalonkulu angasitshambulutavokorakweleswakuadya.

40Lonkuluuvonemintirhoyavonaleyivayiendleke emahlwenikayena,kutanivukarhibyayenabyivapfurha himatimba,kutaniafambaatekaxihukulexiaxiri endlwini,ataekavona,avatshovelahinkwavo,kutani waswivoxihukuxaharievokweniraxonahilahauvonaka hakona

41KutaniTeraahlundzukelan’wanawakweAbramaloko avulaleswi;kutaniTeraakuekaAbraman'wanawayena:

“Hiwihintsheketolowuuwuvuleke?”Uvulavula mavunwaekamina.

42Xanaekaswikwembuleswikunimoya,moya-xiviri kumbematimbayoendlahinkwaswoleswiundzibyeleke swona?Xanaahitihunyinimaribye,naswonaxanaahi minandziswiendleke,xanaungavulavulamavunwayo tano,uvulaleswakuxikwembulexikululexiaxirina swonaxivaba?Hiwenauvekekexihukuemavokweniya yena,iviukuuvabahinkwavo

43KutaniAbramaahlamulatatawakweakuekayena:“U ngaswikotisakuyinikutirhelaswifanisoleswiswinga rikinamatimbayoendlanchumuekaswona?”Xana swikwembuswahavaleswiutshembakahaswona,xana swingakukutsulaxana?xanavangaswitwaswikhongelo swawenalokouvavitanaxana?xanavangakukutsula emavokweniyavalalavawena,kumbevatakulwela tinyimpitawenanivalalavawena,leswakuutirhela tihunyinimaribyelamangakotikikuvulavulanikutwa xana?

44Kutanisweswihakuneneaswikahleekawenakumbe ekavanavavanhulavahlanganekenawena,kuendla swiloleswi;xanauxiphukuphuku,uxiphukuphukukumbe upfumalakutwisisalerovautatirhelatihunyinimaribye, uendlahindlelaleyi?

45NaswonarivalaYehovhaXikwembu,loyiaendleketilo nimisava,niloyiamitumbuluxekeemisaveni,kutanihi ndlelayoleyoutisavubihilebyikuluehenhlakamimoyaxiviriyan’winaemhakenileyihikutirhelamaribyeni tihunyi?

46Xanavatatawahinaemasikwiniyakhaleavadyohanga emhakenileyi,kutaniYehovhaXikwembuxavuako hinkwabyoavatiselamatiyandhambi,alovisamisava hinkwayo?

47Xanaungahambetanjhaniuendlaleswinikutirhela swikwembuswatihunyiniswamaribye,leswingaswi kotikikutwa,kumbekuvulavula,kumbekukukutsula ekantshikilelo,hindlelayoleyoswitisavukarhibya Xikwembuxavuakohinkwabyoehenhlakawena?

48Sweswitatanapapalataleswi,ungatiselimimoya-xiviri yawenanilekamimoya-xiviriyandyanguwawena.

49HilokoAbramaahatlisaasukaemahlwenikatata wakwe,atekaxihukuxaxifanisolexikuluxatatawakwe, lexiAbramaaxitshovakahaxonaabaleka.

50LokoavonahinkwaswoleswiAbramaaswiendleke,a hatlisaahumaendlwiniyakwe,ayaekahosikutaniata emahlwenikaNimrodiayimaemahlwenikayena,a nkhinsamaemahlwenikahosi;hosiyiku:“Ulavayini xana?”

51Kutaniaku:“Ndzakukombelahosiyanga,leswakuu ndziyingisa--Sweswimalembeyamakumentlhanulama hundzekekuvelekiwen’wanaekamina,naswonauendle hindlelaleyiekaswikwembuswaminanaswonau vulavulehindlelaleyi;kutanisweswi,hosiyanganahosi, n'wirhumeleleswakuataemahlwenikawena,an'wi avanyisahikulandzanawu,leswakuhikutsuriwaeka vubihibyayena

52Kutanihosiyirhumelavavanunavanharhuvamalandza yayona,vayatisaAbramaemahlwenikahosiNimrodini tihosanahinkwatonimalandzayayena,sikurero,ava tshamileemahlwenikayena,naTeranayenaaatshame emahlwenikavona

53HosiyikuekaAbrama:“Iyinileswiuswiendlekeeka tatawawenaniswikwembuswayena?”KutaniAbramaa hlamulahosihimaritolawaamavulekeekatatawayena, aku:“Xikwembulexikululexiaxirinavonaendlwinixi vaendleleswiuswitweke.”

54HosiyikuekaAbrama:“Xanaavarinimatimbayo vulavulanikudyanikuendlahilahauvulekehakona?” Abramaahlamulahosi,aku:“Lokokungarinamatimba ekavona,hayiniuvatirhela,uhambukisavanavavanhu hivuphukuphukubyawena?”

55Xanauehleketaleswakuvangakukutsulakumbeva endlaxin’wananixin’wanalexitsongokumbelexikulu, leswakuuvatirhela?Naswonahayiniungaxivoni Xikwembuxavuakohinkwabyo,lexikutumbuluxekeni lexikunganimatimbayaxonakudlayanikuhanya?

560hosiyaxiphukuphuku,yoolova,yopfumalavutivi, khomboekawenahilahakungaheriki

57Andziehleketaleswakuutadyondzisamalandzaya wenandlelayolulama,kambeawuendlangaleswi,kambe utatamisavahinkwayohiswidyohoswawenani swidyohoswavanhuvawenalavalandzeleketindlelata wena.

58Xanaawuswitivi,kumbeawuswitwanga,leswaku vubihilebyiubyiendlaka,vakokwawahinavadyohile ekabyonaemasikwiniyakhale,naswonaXikwembulexi ngaherikixitisematiyandhambiehenhlakavonaxiva lovisahinkwavo,naswonaxitlhelaxilovisamisava hinkwayohikwalahokavona?Xanawenanivanhuva wenamitapfukasweswi,miendlakufananintirholowu, leswakumihungutavukarhibyaHOSIXikwembuxa vuakohinkwabyo,nikutisavubihiehenhlakawenani misavahinkwayo?

59Sweswisusaxiendlolexixobihalexiuxiendlaka,u tirhelaXikwembuxavuakohinkwabyo,tanihileswimoyaxiviriwawenawungaemavokweniyaxona,kutaniswita kufambelakahle

60Naswonalokombiluyawenayohombolokayinga yingisimaritoyaminakukuendlautshikatindlelata wenatobiha,nikutirhelaXikwembulexingaheriki, kutaniutafahitinganaemasikwiniyohetelela,wena, vanhuvawenanihinkwavolavahlanganisakanawena,u twamaritoyawenakumbeufambaetindlelenitawenato biha.

61KutelokoAbramaatshikekuvulavulaemahlwenika hosinitihosana,Abramaatlakuselamahloyakwe ematilweni,aku:“Yehovhawavonalavohomboloka hinkwavo,utavaavanyisa”

NDZIMAYA12

1LokohosiyitwamaritoyaAbramayilerisaleswakua pfaleriwaekhotsweni;kutaniAbramaatshamaekhotsweni masikuyakhume

2Ekuhelenikamasikuwolawohosiyilerisaleswaku tihosihinkwato,tihosananitindhunataswifundzhaswo hambana-hambananitintlharititaemahlwenikayena, kutanititshamaemahlwenikayena,Abramaahari endlwiniyavuhlayiselo

3Hosiyikuekatihosananitintlhari:“Xanamiswitwile leswiAbraman’wanawaTeraaswiendlekeekatata wakwe?Un’wiendlilehindlelaleyi,kutanindzilerisile

leswakuatisiwaemahlwenikamina,naswonauvulavule hindlelaleyi;mbiluyayenaayin'wikanakani,angan'wi rhurhumeliemahlwenikamina,kutaniwaswivosweswiu pfaleriwileekhotsweni.

4Hikwalahoendlaxibohoxaleswakukuavanyisakwihi lokufanelekeekawanunaloyiarhukanekehosi;loyia vulavulekenikuendlahinkwaswoleswimiswitweke

5Hinkwavovahlamulahosivaku:“Munhularhuketelaka hosiufaneleahayekiwaemurhini;kambelokoaendlile hinkwaswoleswiaswivuleke,nikusandzaswikwembu swahina,ufanelekuhisiwaafa,hikuvalowuinawu emhakenileyi

6Lokohosiyirhandzakuendlaleswi,ayilerisemalandza yayonaleswakumahisandzilovusikuninhlikanhi ekhelenirawenaraswitina,kutanihitahoxamunhuloyi ekarona.Kutanihosiyiendlatano,kutaniyilerisa malandzayayonaleswakumalunghisandzilomasiku manharhunivusikubyinharhuekhelenirahosi,leringa eKasidimi;kutanihosiyivalerisaleswakuvatekaAbrama ekhotswenivan’wihumesaleswakuayahisiwa

7Malandzahinkwawoyahosi,tihosana,tihosi,tindhunani vaavanyisi,nivaakihinkwavovatiko,vavanunava kwalomuka900000,vayimevalangutanenikhelera ndzilovayavonaAbrama

8Vavasatihinkwavonivanalavatsongovakhitikanela ehenhlakatindluniswihondzoleswakuvavonaleswi endlekakahiAbrama,hinkwavovayimaswin’weekule; naswonaakungaharinawanunaloyiangatahisikurero kutavonaxiendlakalolexi

9LokoAbramaafika,valoyivahosinitintlharivavona Abrama,kutanivahuwelelaekahosi,vaku:“Hosiyahina leyifumaka,hakuneneloyihiyenamunhuloyihin’wi tivakaleswakuakurin’wanaloyilokoavelekiwanyeleti leyikuluyimitetinyeletitamune,letihitibyelekehosi sweswikusukelahimalembeya50”

10Kutaniwaswivo,tatawakwenayenautluleswileriso swawena,akuhlekulahikukutiselan’wanaun’wana, loyiun’widlayeke

11Lokohosiyitwamaritoyavona,yihlundzukaswinene, kutaniyilerisaleswakuTeraayisiwaemahlwenikayona. 12Hosiyiku:“Xanauswitwileleswivangomavaswi vuleke?Sweswindzibyelentiyiso,uendlenjhani;kutani lokouvulavulantiyisoutantshunxiwa.

13Lokoavonakuhlundzukakahosikupfurhangopfu, Teraakuekahosi:“Hosiyanga,hosiyanga,utwilentiyiso, naswonaleswitintlharitiswivulekeswilulamile.”Hosiyi ku:“Ungaswikotisakuyinikuendlaleswi,kutlula swilerisoswamina,nikundzinyikan'wanaloyiungan'wi velekelanga,nikun'witekaariwankoka?

14HilokoTeraahlamulahosiaku:“Hikuvamintlhaveko yaminayantwela-vusiwanaayitsakisiwahin’wanawa mina,hinkarhiwolowo,kutanindzitekan’wanawa mufanawanandzawaminawaxisati,ndzin’witisaeka hosi”

15HosiyikuImanilakutsundzuxekehimhakaleyi? Ndzibyele,ungandzitumbetinchumu,kutaniawungefi 16KutaniTeraachavangopfuemahlwenikahosi,aku ekahosi:“IHaranin’wanangawamativulaloyiandzi tsundzuxekehimhakaleyi;kutaniHaraniariemasikwini lawaAbramaavelekiwekehawona,arinimalembeya30.

17KambeHaraniangan’witsundzuxitatawakwehi nchumu,hikuvaTerauvuleleswiekahosileswakua ponisamoya-xiviriwakweekahosi,hikuvaaachava ngopfu;hosiyikukaTera:“Haranin'wanawawenaloyia kutsundzuxekehimhakaleyi,útafahindzilonaAbrama; hikuvaxigwevoxarifuxilehenhlakayenahikwalahoka leswiaxandzulekekunavelakahosihikuendlanchumu lowu.

18HinkarhiwolowoHaraniaatitwaanavelakulandzela tindlelataAbrama,kambeaswihlayisaendzenikayena 19Haraniakuembilwiniyayena:“Waswivo,hosiyi khomileAbramahikwalahokaswiloleswiAbramaaswi endleke,kutanilokoAbramaahlulahosindzitan’wi landzela,kambelokohosiyihlulandzitalandzelahosi”

20LokoTeraabyelehosileswimalunghananiHarani n’wanawakwe,hosiyilerisaleswakuHaraniakhomiwa naAbrama

21Kutanivatisahavambirhi,AbramanaHaranimakwavo, leswakuvavahoxaendzilweni;kutanivaakihinkwavova tiko,nimalandzayahosi,nitihosana,nivavasatihinkwavo nivanalavatsongo,vayimeehenhlakavonasikurero

22MalandzayahosimatekaAbramanimakwavo,mava hluvulaswiambaloswavonahinkwaswohandlekatinguvu talehansiletiativaambale

23Kutanivabohamavokonimilengeyavonahi tintambhutantsembyana,kutanimalandzayahosimaswi tlakuselaehenhlamaswihoxahavumbirhibyaswona ekhelenirandzilo.

24YehovhaarhandzaAbrama,an’witwelavusiwana, kutaniYehovhaarhelelaaponisaAbramaendzilweni kambeangahisiwanga.

25Kambetintambhuhinkwatoletivan’wibohekehatona tihisiwa,kasiAbramaasalaafamba-fambaendzilweni

26KutaniHaraniafalokovan’wilahleleendzilweni,a hisiwaavankuma,hikuvambiluyakweayinga hetisekangaekaYehovha;kutanivavanunavolavolava n'wihoxekeendzilweni,malangaviyandzilomahangalaka ehenhlakavona,vahisiwa,kutanivavanunavakhumena vambirhivafa

27HilokoAbramaafambaexikarhikandzilomasiku manharhunivusikubyinharhu,kutanimalandzahinkwawo yahosiman’wivonaarikarhiafambaendzilweni,ma fikamabyelahosi,maku:“Waswivo,hivoneAbramaari karhiafamba-fambaexikarhikandzilo,hambikuri tinguvutalehansiletiatiambalekeatihisiwanga,kambe ntambhuleyiabohiwekehayonayihisiwe.”

28Lokohosiyitwamaritoyavonambiluyayonayihela matimbanaswonaayingamakholwi;kutaniarhuma tihosanatin'wanatotshembekakuyavonamhakaleyi, kutanitiyativona,titibyelahosi;kutanihosiyipfukayi yaswivona,kutaniyivonaAbramaarikarhiafambafambaexikarhikandzilo,kutaniyivonantsumbuwa Haraniwuhisiwa,kutanihosiyihlamalangopfu

29HosiyilerisaleswakuAbramaasusiwaendzilweni; malandzayayenamatshinelakun'wihumesakambeama swikotanga,hikuvandziloawurhendzelekile,nilangavi ritlhandlukelaekavonarihumaekhelenirandzilo. 30Malandzayahosimabaleka,hosiyivatshinya,yiku: “HatlisanimihumesaAbramaendzilwenileswakuminga fi.”

31Malandzayahosimatlhelamatshinelaleswakumata humesaAbrama,malangavimavahlasela,mahisa swikandzaswavonalerovanhunguwavonavafa 32Lokohosiyivonaleswakumalandzayayonaamange swikotikutshinelelandziloleswakumangatshukima hisiwa,hosiyivitanaAbrama:“Wenanandzawa Xikwembulexingaetilweni,humaexikarhikandzilouta lahaemahlwenikamina;kutaniAbramaayingisaritora hosi,ahumaendzilweni,afikaayimaemahlwenikahosi

33LokoAbramaahuma,hosinimalandzayayona hinkwawovavonaAbramaataemahlwenikahosi,a ambaletinguvutayenatalehansi,hikuvaatihisiwanga, kambentambhuleyiaabohiwilehayonaayihisiwa.

34HosiyikuekaAbrama:“Swiendlekisakuyinileswaku awuhisiwahindzilo?”

35Abramaakuekahosi:“Xikwembuxamatilonimisava lexindzixitshembakanilexinganimatimbayaxona hinkwawo,xindzikutsurileendzilwenilowuundzi hoxekeekawona.”

36HaranimakwavowaAbramaahisiwaavankuma,va lavantsumbuwakwe,vawukumawulovisiwile

37Haraniaarinimalembeya82hivukhalelokoafahi ndzilowaKadimiHosi,nitihosananivaakivatiko,loko vavonaleswakuAbramaukutsuriwileendzilweni,vafika vankhinsamelaAbrama.

38Abramaakuekavona:“Mingandzinkhinsameli, kambenkhinsameniXikwembuxamisavaleximi vumbeke,mixitirhela,mifambaetindlelenitaxona hikuvahixonalexindzikutsulekeendzilwenilowu,hi xonalexitumbuluxekemimoya-xivirinimimoyayavanhu hinkwavo,xivumbemunhuekhwiriniramanawaxona,xi n’wihumesaemisaveni,naswonahixonaxingatakutsula lavaxitshembakaekahinkwavo”xivavi

39Mhakaleyiayivonakayihlamarisaswinene ematihlweniyahosinitihosana,leswakuAbramau ponisiwileendzilweninileswakuHaraniahisiwa;hosiyi nyikaAbramatinyikototala,yin'winyikamalandzaya yonamambirhilamakuluyayindluyahosi;vitoraun'wana akuriOnikasiun'wanaakuriEliyezere

40Kutanitihosihinkwato,tihosananimalandzatinyika Abramatinyikototalatasilivhereninsukunitiperela, kutanihosinitihosanatayonavan’wirhumelaekule,a fambahikurhula.

41KutaniAbramaahumaekahosihikurhula,malandza yotalayahosiman’wilandzela,kutanivavanunava kwalomukamadzanamanharhuvan’wijoyina.

42HisikureroAbramaatlhelelaendlwiniyatatawakwe, yenanivavanunalavaavan’wilandzela,kutaniAbramaa tirhelaYehovhaXikwembuxakwemasikuhinkwawoya vutomibyakwe,afambaetindlelenitayena,alandzela nawuwakwe

43KusukelasikurerokuyaemahlweniAbramaarhandza timbilutavanavavanhukutirhelaYehovha

44EnkarhiniwolowoNahoronaAbramavatekavasati, vanavavanhwanyanavaHaranimakwavo;nsatiwa NahoroakuriMilkakasinsatiwaAbramaakuriSarayi KutaniSarayinsatiwaAbramaaangarinan'wana;aa ngarinavanaemasikwiniwolawo

45Lokokuhelamalembemambirhikusukelaloko Abramaatimiwileendzilweni,kungalembera52raku hanyakayena,waswivohosiNimrodiatshame

exiluvelwenieBabele,hosiyietlela,yilorhaleswakuyi yimenimavuthuyayonanimavuthuyayonaenkoveni lowulangutanekenikhelerahosi

46Kutaniatlakusamahloavonawanunaloyiafanakana Abramaahumaekhelenirandzilo,kutaniataayima emahlwenikahosiakhomebangarayenalerihoxiweke, kutaniatlulelaekahosihibangarayena,lokohosiyi balekelawanunaloyi,hikuvaaachava;lokoarikarhia tsutsuma,wanunaloyiahoxatandzaenhlokweniyahosi, kutanitandzarihundzukanambulowukulu

47Kutanihosiyilorhaleswakumavuthuyayona hinkwawomanwelaenambyeniwolowoivimafa,kutani hosiyibalekanivavanunavanharhulavaavari emahlwenikayonakutaniyibaleka

48Kutanihosiyilangutavavanunalava,vaambale tinguvutavuhosikufananitinguvutatihosi,valanguteka nikuvangamakufananitihosi

49Lokovarikarhivatsutsuma,nambuwutlhelawu hundzukatandzaemahlwenikahosi,kutanikuhumaeka tandzaleringanixinyenyanalexitekeemahlwenikahosi, xihahaenhlokweniyayona,xitshovelatihlorahosi

50Hosiyivavisekahikuswivona,yipfukaevurhongweni byayona,moyawayonawupfilunganyeka;kutaniatwa kuchavalokukulu

51Nimixohosiyipfukaevuhlayiselwenibyayonahiku chava,kutaniyilerisatintlharihinkwatonivangoma leswakuvataemahlwenikayona,lokohosiyivabyela norhowayona.

52Kutaninandzawahosiwotlhariha,loyivitorayenaa kuriAnuki,ahlamulahosi,aku:“Leswiahinchumu wun’wanahandlekavubihibyaAbramanimbewuyakwe leyingatamilaHosiyaminanihosiemasikwiniya makumu”

53SikuritafikaleriAbramanimbewuyakwenivanava ndyanguwayenavangatalwanihosiyamina,vata hlaselamavuthuhinkwawoyahosinimavuthuyayona

54Naswonamalunghananileswiuswivuleke malunghananivavanunavanharhulavauvavonekeva fananawena,nilavabalekeke,leswiswivulaleswakuuta balekantsenanitihositinharhuekatihositamisavaletinga tavanawenaenyimpini

55Leswiuswivonekehinambulowuhundzukeketandza kufananilekusunguleni,nixinyenyanalexitsongoxiri karhixitshovelatihlorawena,leswiaswivulinchumu wun’wanahandlekambewuyaAbramaleyingatadlaya hosiemasikwiniyamakumu.

56Lowuinorhowahosiyamina,ninhlamuseloyawona, ninorhointiyiso,ninhlamuseloleyinandzawawenaaku nyikekeyonayilulamile

57Sweswihosiyanga,hakunenewaswitivaleswakusese kuhundzemalembeyamakume-ntlhanu-mbirhikusukela lokotintlharitawenativoneleswiekuvelekiwenika Abrama,naswonalokohosiyaminayipfumelelaAbrama kuhanyaemisaveniswitavavisahosiyaminanihosiya mina,hikuvamasikuhinkwawolawaAbramaangata hanyahawonahambikuriwenakumbemfumowawena wutatiyisiwa,hikuvaleswiaswitiviwakhaleeku velekiwenikayena;kutanihikwalahokayinihosiyamina yingan'widlayi,leswakuvubihibyayonabyita sirheleriwaekawenaemasikwiniyamakumu?

58KutaniNimrodiayingisaritoraAnuki,kutania rhumelamalandzaman’wanayakweexihundlenileswaku mayakhomaAbrama,man’witisaemahlwenikahosi leswakuafa.

59HinkarhiwolowoEliyezere,nandzawaAbramaloyi hosiyin’winyikekeyena,aariemahlwenikahosi,kutani atwaleswiAnukiaswitsundzuxekehosinileswihosiyi swivulekeleswakuswivangarifuraAbrama.

60KutaniEliyezereakuekaAbrama:“Hatlisa,pfukau ponisamoya-xiviriwawena,leswakuungafihimavoko yahosi,hikuvauvonehindlelaleyienorhweni malunghananawena,naswonahindlelaleyiAnukiuswi hlamuserile,naswonahindlelayoleyonayenaAnukiu tsundzuxehosimalunghananawena

61AbramaayingisaritoraEliyezere,kutaniAbramaa hatlisaatsutsumelaendlwiniyaNowanin’wanawakwe Xem,atumbelakwalaho,akumandhawuyohlayiseka; kutanimalandzayahosimataendlwiniyaAbramakuta n'wilava,kambeaman'wikumanga,kutanimalavisisa etikwenihinkwaronaswonaangakumeki,kutanima fambamayahlotaematlhelohinkwawonaswonaanga fanelangakuhlangananayena.

62Lokomalandzayahosimangan’wikumiAbramama tlhelelaekahosi,kambekuhlundzukakahosiekaAbrama kuhungutekile,tanihileswiavangan’wikumanga,kutani hosiyihlongolamhakaleyimalunghananaAbrama emiehleketweniyayona

63AbramaatumbeleendlwiniyaNowakuringana n’hwetiyin’we,kukondzahosiyirivalamhakaleyi,kambe Abramaahachavahosi;kutaniTeraatavonaAbrama n'wanawayenaexihundleniendlwiniyaNowa,kutani Teraaarilonkuluswineneemahlwenikahosi

64HilokoAbramaakuekatatawakwe:“Xanaawuswi tivileswakuhosiyiehleketakundzidlayanikulovisavito raminaemisavenihixitsundzuxoxavatsundzuxivayona vohomboloka?”

65Sweswiunamanilahanaswonaunayinietikwenileri? Pfuka,ahifambeniswin'weetikweniraKanana,leswaku hikutsuriwaevokwenirayena,leswakunawenaunga loviwihayenaemasikwiniyamakumu.

66Xanaawuswitivikumbeawuswitwangaleswakua hihirirhandzuleriNimrodiakunyikakakuxiximekaloku hinkwako,kambeikuvuyeriwakayenantsenalahaaku nyikakaleswineneleswihinkwaswo?

67Naswonalokoakuendlelaleswinenengopfukutlula leswi,hakuneneleswiiswahavaswamisavantsena, hikuvarifuwonirifuwoaswingepfuninchumuhisikura vukarhinivukarhi.

68Hikokwalaho,yingisaniritoramina,ahipfukenihiya etikweniraKanana,lahakungatavavisekakusuka eNimrodi;utirhelaYehovhaloyiakutumbuluxeke emisavenikutaniswitakufambelakahle;ulahlaswilo hinkwaswoswahavaleswiuswihlongorisaka

69Abramaatshikakuvulavula,lokoNowanin’wana wakweXemevahlamulaTera,vaku:“RitoleriAbramaa kubyelekeronaintiyiso”

70KutaniTeraayingisaritoran’wanawakweAbrama, kutaniTeraaendlahinkwaswoleswiAbramaaswivuleke, hikuvaleswiaswihumaekaYehovha,leswakuhosiyinga dlayiAbrama.

1KutaniTeraatekan’wanawakweAbramanintukulu wakweLota,n’wanawaHarani,naSarayin’wanawakwe wanhwanyana,nsatiwan’wanawakweAbrama,ni mimoya-xivirihinkwayoyandyanguwayena,afambana vonakusukaeUraKadimikuyaetikweniraKanana KutelokovafikaetikweniraHarani,vatshamakona, hikuvaakuritikolerinenengopfuramadyelo,naswonaa ririleriringanekeekalavaavafambanavona

2KutanivanhuvatikoraHaranivavonaleswakuAbrama aarilonene,alulamileekaXikwembunivanhu,ni leswakuYehovhaXikwembuxayenaaarinayena,kutani vanhuvan’wanavatikoraHaranivatavajoyinaAbrama, kutaniavadyondzisakudyondzisakaYehovhanitindlela tayena;kutanivavanunalavavatshamanaAbrama endlwiniyayena,van'winamarhela

3KutaniAbramaatshamaetikwenimalembemanharhu, lokokuhelamalembemanharhuYehovhaahumelelaeka Abramaakuekayena;HiminaHOSIXikwembulexiku humesekeeUraKhasidimi,nikukukutsulaemavokweni yavalalavawenahinkwavo.

4Kutanisweswilokowoyingisaritoraminanikuhlayisa swilerisoswamina,milawuyaminanimilawuyamina, kutanindzitaendlaleswakuvalalavawenavawa emahlwenikawena,kutanindzitaandzisambewuyawena kufananitinyeletitamatilo,kutanindzitarhumela nkatekowaminaehenhlakamintirhohinkwayoya mavokoyawena,naswonaawungepfumalinchumu

5Pfukasweswi,utekansatiwawenanihinkwaswoswa wenauyaetikweniraKananautshamakona,kutanindzi tavakonaekawena,ndzivaXikwembu,kutanindzitaku katekisaKutaniAbramaapfuka,atekansatiwayenani hinkwaswoswayena,ayaetikweniraKananahilaha HOSIXikwembuxin'wibyelekehakona;Abramaaarini malembeya50hivukhalelokoasukaeHarani

6HilokoAbramaafikaetikweniraKananaayatshama exikarhikamuti,kutaniadzimantsongawakweexikarhi kavanavaKanana,vaakivatiko

7YehovhaahumelelaekaAbramalokoafikaetikwenira Kanana,akuekayena:“Leriitikolerindzirinyikeke wenanimbewuyawenaendzhakukawenahilahakunga heriki,+ndzitaendlaleswakumbewuyawenayifanani tinyeletitamatilo,+ndzitanyikambewuyawenaleswaku yivandzhaka+matikohinkwawolawaumavonaka”

8AbramaaakaalitariendhawinileyiXikwembuxi vulavulekenayenaekayona,kutaniAbramaavitanavito raYehovhakwalaho.

9Enkarhiniwolowo,ekuhelenikamalembemanharhuya kutshamakaAbramaetikweniraKanana,hilemberero Nowaafa,kungalemberavu-58ravutomibyaAbrama; masikuhinkwawolawaNowaahanyakehawonaamari malembeya950kutaniafa

10AbramaatshamaetikweniraKanana,yenaninsati wakwenihinkwavolavaavarinayena,nihinkwavolava avafambanayena,swin’wenilavaavan’wijoyinava humaekavanhuvatiko.kambeNahoro,makwavowa Abrama,naTeratatawayena,naLotan'wanaHarani,ni hinkwavovavona,avatshamaeHarani

11HilemberavuntlhanurakutshamakaAbrama etikweniraKanana,vanhuvaSodomanaGomoranimiti

hinkwayoyalerivalenivapfukelamatimbaya KedorlawomerehosiyaElamu;hikuvatihosihinkwatota mitiyalerivaleniatitirheleKedorlawomeremalembeya 12,tin'winyikaxibaloxalembenalembe,kambe emasikwiniwolawohilemberavukhume-nharhu,tin'wi pfukela

12HilemberavukhumerakutshamakaAbramaetikweni raKananakuvaninyimpiexikarhikaNimrodihosiya XinaranaKedorlawomerehosiyaElamu,kutaniNimrodi atalwanaKedorlawomerenikun’wihlula

13HikuvahinkarhiwolowoKedorlawomereaari un’wanawatihosanatamavuthuyaNimrodi,kutaniloko vanhuhinkwavovalexihondzwenivahangalakilenilava salekenavonavahangalakileemisaveni,Kedorlawomere uyeetikweniraElamuayafumaehenhlakarona,a pfukelahosiyakwe.

14EmasikwiniwolawolokoNimrodiavonaleswakumiti yalerivaleniyixandzukile,atinyungubyisaniku hlundzukakuyalwanaKedorlawomere,kutaniNimrodia hlengeletatihosanahinkwatonivafumiwavayena, vavanunavakwalomuka700000,ayalwana Kedorlawomere,Kedorlawomereahumaayan’wi hlanganisanivavanunava5000,kutanivatilulamisela nyimpienkoveniwaBabeleyilexikarhikaElamuna Xinara.

15Tihositoletohinkwatotilwakwalaho,kutaniNimrodi nivanhuvayenavahluriwaemahlwenikavanhuva Kedorlawomere,kutanivavanunavaNimrodivawa kwalomuka600000,kutaniMardonin’wanawahosia welaexikarhikavona

16KutaniNimrodiabalekaatlhelelaetikwenirakavonaa khomiwehitingananitingana,kutaniatitsongahataeka Kedorlawomerenkarhiwoleha,kutaniKedorlawomerea tlhelelaetikwenirayena,arhumelatihosanatavuthura yenaekatihosiletiatin’wirhendzerile,ekaAriokohosi yaElasaranaTidalihosiyaGoyimi,aendlantwananona vona,kutanihinkwavovayingisaswilerisoswayena.

17Akurihilemberavukhume-ntlhanurakutshamaka AbramaetikweniraKanana,kungalemberavu-70ra vutomibyaAbrama,kutaniYehovhaahumelelaeka Abramahilembererokutaniakuekayena:“Himina YehovhaloyiakuhumesekeeUra-Kasidimileswakundzi kunyikatikoleririvandzhaka.”

18Sweswifambaemahlwenikamina,uvalahetisekeke,u hlayisaswilerisoswamina,hikuvawenanimbewuya wenandzitanyikatikoleririvandzhaka,kusukela enambyeniwaMitzrayimikuyafikaenambyenilowukulu waYufrata.

19Utataekavatatawawenahikurhulanihivudyuhari, naswonaxitukulwanaxavumunexitatlhelelalahatikweni leri,xitaridyandzhakahilahakungaheriki;kutani Abramaaakaalitari,avitanavitoraYehovhaloyia humelelekeekayena,atisamagandzeloealtarinieka Yehovha

20HinkarhiwolowoAbramaatlhelelaeHaraniayavona tatawakwenimanawakwenindyanguwatatawakwe, Abramaninsatiwakwenihinkwavovayenavatlhelela eHarani,AbramaatshamaeHaranimalembeyantlhanu 21VanhuvotalavaHarani,vavanunavakwalomuka72, valandzelaAbramakutaniAbramaavadyondzisaku

dyondzisaYehovhanitindlelatayena,avadyondzisaku tivaYehovha.

22EmasikwiniwolawoYehovhaahumelelaekaAbrama eHarani,kutaniakuekayena:“Waswivo,ndzivulavulena wenaekamalembelawaya20lamahundzeke,ndziku.

23Sukaetikwenirawena,endhawiniyakuvelekiwaka wenaniendlwiniyatatawawena,uyaetikwenilerindzi kukombekekurinyikawenanivanavawena,hikuva kwalahoetikwenirerondzitakukatekisa,ndzikuendla tikolerikulu,ndzikuendlavitorawenalerikulu,kutani mindyanguyamisavayitakatekisiwaekawena

24Sweswipfuka,humaendhawinileyi,wena,nsatiwa wena,nihinkwavovawena,niun’wananiun’wanala velekiwekeendlwiniyawenanimimoya-xivirihinkwayo leyiuyiendlekeeHarani,uvahumesanawenalaha,u pfukautlhelelaetikweniraKanana.

25HilokoAbramaapfukaatekansatiwakweSarayini hinkwaswoswayenanihinkwaswoleswiaswivelekiweke endlwiniyakwenimimoya-xivirileyivayiendleke eHarani,kutanivahumavayaetikweniraKanana

26HilokoAbramaatlhelelaetikweniraKanana,hiku landzaritoraYehovha.Lotan'wanaHaranimakwavoa fambanayena,Abramaaarinimalembeya75hivukhale lokoahumaeHaranikuyatlhelelaetikweniraKanana

27KutaniafikaetikweniraKananahikulandzaritora YehovhaekaAbrama,kutaniadzimantsongawakwe,a tshamaerivaleniraMamre,arinaLotan’wanawa makwavo,nihinkwavolavaavarivayena.

28KutaniYehovhaatlhelaahumelelaekaAbrama,aku: “Tikolerindzitarinyikambewuyawena;kutaniaaka alitariyaHOSIXikwembulexingahumelelaekayena, leyiyaharikonakufikelaninamuntlhaetimbalenita Mamre

NDZIMAYA14

1Emasikwiniwolawoakuriniwanunawotlhariha etikweniraXinaraloyiaarinikutwisisahivutlhari hinkwabyo,alangutekakahle,kambeaarixisiwana naswonaaapfumala;vitorayenaakuriRikayonnaswona aatiyimiselekutihanyisa

2KutaniakunguhatakuyaeEgipta,ekaOswirisn’wana waAnomhosiyaEgipta,kuyakombahosivutlharibya yona;hikuvakumbexanaangakumatintswalo ematihlweniyayena,kun'wipfuxanikun'wihlayisa; naswonaRikayonuendletano.

3LokoRikayoniafikaaEgiptaavutisavaakivaEgipta malunghananihosi,kutanivaakivaEgiptavan’wibyela mukhuvawahosiyaEgipta,hikuvahinkarhiwolowoaku rimukhuvawahosiyaEgiptaleswakuasukaendlwiniya yonayavuhosikutaniavoniwaehandlesikurin’wentsena hilembe,kutaniendzhakukasweswohosiayitlhelela endlwiniyayonayavuhosileswakuyiyatshamakona

4Hisikulerihosiyihumekeharona,yiavanyisaetikweni, un’wananiun’wanalaambalekexisutiataemahlwenika hosisikureroleswakuatakumaxikombeloxayena

5LokoRikayoniatwahimukhuvalowuawurieEgiptani leswakuangaswikotikutaemahlwenikahosi,uvilela swinenenaswonaarinigomelerikulu

6KutaninimadyambuRikayonuhumileakumayindlu leyingamarhumbi,khaleayiriyindluyobakaeEgipta,

kutaniatshamakwalahovusikuhinkwabyohikuvavaka moya-xivirinaswonaapfimbilehindlala,kutanivurhongo byisusiwaematihlweniyakwe

7KutaniRikayonaanakanyisisaendzenikayenaleswia fanelekekuswiendlaemutinikukondzahosiyihumelela, nindlelaleyiangatihlayisakahayonakwalaho

8Kutaniapfukanimixoafamba-famba,ahlangananilava xavisakamatsavunimixakayohambana-hambanaya mbewuleyiavaphamelavaakihayona

9NaswonaRikayonaanavelakuendlaleswifanaka leswakuakumamaliyohlayisaedorobeni,kambeaanga tolovelangamukhuvawavanhu,naswonaaafanani munhulafekemahloexikarhikavona.

10Hilokoafambaayatekamiroholeswakuayixavisa leswakuyin’wiseketela,kutanimintshunguyin’wi rhendzelayin’wihlekula,yin’witekelamiroho,yinga n’wisiyinchumu

11Hilokoapfukakwalahohikuhlundzuka,ayaendlwini yobakaleyiatshamekeekayonavusikuhinkwabyobyale mahlwenikakwalahoarikarhiahefemuteka,kutania etlelakonavusikubyavumbirhi

12Hivusikubyebyonakambeaanakanyisisaendzenika yenahindlelaleyiangatiponisahayonaekandlala,kutani akunguhatarhengurandlelayotekagoza

13Hilokoapfukanimixoaendlahivutlhari,ayathola vavanunavamatimbava30vantlawawavapfukeri,va khomeswitirhoswavonaswanyimpiemavokweniyavona, kutaniavayisaehenhlakasirharaVaegipta,avaveka kwalaho

14Hilokoavalerisa,aku:“Hosiyiri:‘Tiyanimiva tinhenha,kungasilahliwamunhulahakukondzaku nyikiwaswiphemuswasilivhereswamadzanamambirhi, kutanialahliwa;naswonavavanunavolavovaendlehiku landzaxilerisoxaRikayonekavanhuvaEgiptalemberero hinkwaro

15NakonahinkarhiwatinhwetitatsevuRikayonna vavanunavayenavahlengeleterifuwolerikulurasilivhere nansuku,kutaniRikayonatekanhlayoleyikuluyatihanci naswifuwoswin’wana,kutaniatholavavanunavotala, kutaniavanyikatihancikutanivasalanayena.

16Lokolemberifika,hinkarhilowuhosiyihumeke emutini,vaakihinkwavovaEgiptavahlengeletanile leswakuvatavulavulanayenamalunghananintirhowa Rikayoninivavanunavayena

17Hosiyihumahisikulerivekiweke,kutaniVaegipta hinkwavovataemahlwenikayona,vahuwelelaekayona, vaku:

18Ongehosiyingahanyahilahakungaheriki.Iyinilexi uxiendlakaemutiniekamalandzayawena,kunga pfumelelintsumbuwulahliwakukondzakunyikiwa silivhereninsukuwotalaswonghasi?Xanakutshameku endliwaleswifanakanaleswiemisavenihinkwayo,ku sukelaemasikwiniyatihositakhaleinahambikuriku sukelaemasikwiniyaAdamu,kufikelanamuntlha, leswakuvafivangalahliwintsenahinxavolowuvekiweke?

19Haswitivaleswakuimukhuvawatihosikutekaxibalo xalembenalembeekalavahanyaka,kambeawuendli leswintsena,kambenilekalavafekeukoxaxibalosiku nasiku

20Sweswi,Wenahosi,ahingeheswikotikutiyisela leswi,hikuvamutihinkwawowuonhiwilehikwalahoka sweswo,xanaawuswitivi?

21Lokohosiyitwahinkwaswoleswivaswivuleke,yi hlundzukaswinene,kutanivukarhibyayonabyipfurha emhakenileyi,hikuvaayingativinchumuhimhakaleyi 22Hosiyiku:“Imaninaswonaikwihiloyiangani xivindzixoendlanchumulowuwobihaetikweniramina handlekaxilerisoxamina?”Hakuneneutandzibyela

23Kutanivan’wibyelamintirhohinkwayoyaRikayonni vavanunavayena,kutanivukarhibyahosibyipfuka, kutaniyilerisaleswakuRikayonnivavanunavayonava tisiwaemahlwenikayena.

24KutaniRikayonutekekwalomukagidiravana,vana vamajahanavanhwanyana,kutaniavaambexasilikana vuxongi,kutaniavavekaehenhlakatihanciavarhumela ekahosihikutirhisavavanunavayena,naswonautlhelea tekanhlayoleyikuluyasilivherenansukunamaribyeya risima,nahanciyotiyanosaseka,tanihinyikoyahosi, leyiangatahayonaemahlwenikahosikutania nkhinsamelaehansimisavaemahlwenikayena;kutanihosi, malandzayayonanivaakihinkwavovaEgiptava hlamarilehintirhowaRikayon,kutanivavonarifuwora yenaninyikoleyiayitisekeekahosi

25Switsakisehosiswinenenaswonayihlamarisiwahi swona;naswonalokoRikayonatshamileemahlwenika yenahosiyin’wivutisilemayelananamintirhoyayena hinkwayo,kutaniRikayonavulamaritoyayenahinkwawo hivutlhariemahlwenikahosi,malandzayayonanavaaki hinkwavovaEgipta

26LokohosiyitwamaritoyaRikayonnivutlharibya yona,Rikayonukumetintswaloematihlweniyayena, kutaniahlanganahitintswalonimusakusukaeka malandzahinkwawoyahosinilekavaakihinkwavova Egipta,hikwalahokavutlharibyayenanimavulavuleloya yenalamanene,naswonakusukelaenkarhiniwolowova n’wirhandzeswinene.

27HosiyihlamulaRikayoniyiku:“Vitorawenaaringe hevitaniwaRikayonikambevitorawenaritavaFaro, tanihileswiuhakelekexibaloekavafi;kutanian'withya vitoraFaro

28HosinivafumiwavayonavarhandzaRikayoni hikwalahokavutlharibyayena,kutanivaburisananivaaki hinkwavovaEgiptaleswakuvan’wiendlamufumiehansi kahosi

+29VaakihinkwavovaEgiptanitintlharivaronava endlatano,kutanikuvekiwanawueEgipta

30KutanivavekaRikayoniFaromufumiehansika OswirishosiyaEgipta,naswonaRikayoniFaroaafuma Egipta,sikunasikuaendlavululamiekamutihinkwawo, kambeOswirishosiaataavanyisavanhuvatikosiku rin’wanahilembe,lokoahumaayahumelela.

31RikayoniFaroutekemfumowaEgiptahivukanganyisi, kutaniakoxaxibaloekavaakihinkwavovaEgipta

32VaakihinkwavovaEgiptaavan’wirhandzaswinene RikayoniFaro,kutanivalerisaleswakuhosiyin’wanani yin’wanaleyingatavahosinimbewuyavonaeEgiptayi vitaniwaFaro

33HikokwalahotihosihinkwatoletifumekeeEgiptaku sukelaenkarhiniwolowokuyaemahlwenitivitaniwaFaro kufikelanamuntlha

NDZIMAYA15

1Hilembererokuvenindlalaleyikuluetikwenihinkwaro raKanana,naswonavaakivatikoavangaswikotikusala hikwalahokandlalahikuvaayibihileswinene

2HilokoAbramanihinkwavovayenavapfukavarhelela vayaaEgiptahikwalahokandlala,kutanilokovari enambyeniwaMitzrayimivatshamakonankarhinyana leswakuvawisahikwalahokakukarhalakagondzo

3AbramanaSarayiavarikarhivafambaendzilakaneni wanambuwaMitzrayimi,kutaniAbramaavonaSarayi nsatiwakweasasekileswinene.

4HilokoAbramaabyelansatiwakweSarayiaku:“Leswi Xikwembuxikutumbuluxekeurinixikandzaxosaseka swonghasi,ndzachavaVaegiptaleswakuvangandzidlaya vakuteka,hikuvakuchavaXikwembuakukona etindhawinileti”

5Hakuneneutaendlaleswi:‘Byelaleswakuumakwerhu waxisatiekahinkwavolavangakukombelaka,leswaku switandzipfuna,nileswakuhihanyahingadlayiwi”

6Abramaalerisasweswoekahinkwavolavatekenayena eEgiptahikwalahokandlala;nayenaLotan'wanawa makwavowayenaalerisa,aku:“LokoVaegiptavaku vutisamayelananaSarayivavulaleswakuimakwavowa Abrama”

7HambiswiritanohiswilerisoleswihinkwaswoAbrama angavatshembanga,kambeutekeSarayian’wiveka ebokisiniaritumbetaexikarhikaswibyaswavona,hikuva AbramaaakarhatekaswinenehiSarayihikwalahoka vubihibyaVaegipta.

8Abramanihinkwavovayenavasukaenambyeniwa MitzrayimivafikaeEgipta;avangasinghena etinyangwenitamutilokovarindzivayimavaku: “Nyikanihosivukhumeekaleswiminganaswona,kutani mitanghenaemutini;kutaniAbramanilavaavarina yenavaendlatano.

9AbramanivanhulavaavarinayenavafikaaEgipta, lokovafikavatisabokisileriSarayiaatumbeleekarona kutaniVaegiptavavonabokisi.

10MalandzayahosimatshinelelaAbrama,maku:“Xana uniyinilahaebokisinilerihingasitshamakahirivona?” Sweswipfulabokisi,unyikahosivukhumebya hinkwaswoleswingaekayona

11HilokoAbramaaku:“Bokisileriandzingeripfuli, kambehinkwaswoleswiuswilavaka,ndzitaswinyika swona”Vatirhela-mfumovaFarovahlamulaAbramava ku:“Ibokisiramaribyeyarisima,hinyikevukhumebya rona”

12Abramaaku:“Ndzitanyikahinkwaswoleswiuswi navelaka,kambeungatshukiupfulabokisi”

13KutanitindhunatahosititshikilelaAbrama,tifika exifuveni,tipfulahimatimba,kutanitivona,kutani waswivo,wansatiwosasekaaariexifuveni

14LokotindhunatahositivonaSarayitihlamarisiwahi kusasekakayena,tihosanahinkwatonimalandzayaFaro tihlengeletanakuyavonaSarayi,hikuvaaasasekile swineneVatirhela-mfumovahosivatsutsumavayabyela Farohinkwaswoleswivaswivoneke,vadzunisaSarayi ekahosi;kutaniFaroalerisaleswakuatisiwa,kutani wansatiataemahlwenikahosi

15KutaniFaroavonaSarayian’witsakisaswinene, kutaniahlamarisiwahikusasekakayena,hosiyitsaka swinenehikwalahokayena,kutaniyinyikelatinyikoeka lavan’witiselakamahungumalunghananayena.

16KutaniwansatiloyiatisiwaendlwiniyaFaro,kutani Abramaavanigomehikwalahokansatiwakwe,kutania khongelaekaYehovhaleswakuan’wikutsula emavokweniyaFaro.

17KutaniSarayinayenaakhongelahinkarhiwolowo,a ku:“OhoYehovhaXikwembu,ubyeleHosiyamina Abramaleswakuasukaetikwenirayenanilendlwiniya tatawakweayaetikweniraKanana,naswonaun’wi tshembiseleswakuutan’wiendlakahlelokoahetisisa swilerisoswawena;sweswivonanihiendlileleswiuhi lerisekeswona,nakonahisiyetikorahinanamindyangu yahina,kutanihiyaetikwenirimbenalekavanhulavahi ngavativangikikhale

18Kutanihitileetikwenilerikupapalatandlala,naswona mhanguleyiyobihayindzihumelerile;sweswi,Hosi Xikwembu,hikutsulauhiponisaemavokweniya mutshikileloloyi,undziendlelaleswinenehikwalahoka tintswalotawena.

19YehovhaayingisaritoraSarayi,kutaniYehovhaa rhumelantsumileswakuyitakutsulaSarayiematimbeniya Faro.

20KutanihosiyifikayitshamaemahlwenikaSarayi,yi vonantsumiyaYehovhayiyimeehenhlakavona,yi humelelaekaSarayiyikuekayena:“Ungachavi,hikuva Yehovhauyingisexikhongeloxawena”

21HosiyitshinelelaSarayiyikuekayena:“Iyiniwanuna loyiakutisekelaha?”kutaniaku:“Imakwerhu.”

+22Hosiyiku:“Hifanelehin’wiendlalonkulu,hin’wi tlakusanikun’wiendlelaleswinenehinkwaswoleswiu ngatahilerisaswona;enkarhiniwolowohosiyirhumele Abramasilivhereninsukunimaribyeyarisimahixitalo, swin'weniswifuwo,malandzayavavanunanimalandzaya xisati;kutanihosiyilerisaleswakuAbramaatisiwa,kutani atshamaexivavenixayindluyahosi,kutanihosiyitlakusa Abramaswinenehivusikubyebyo

23KutanihosiyitshinelakuyavulavulanaSarayi,kutani yitshambulutavokorayonaleswakuyin’wikhumba,loko ntsumiyin’wibahimatimba,yichavangopfu,yipapalata kun’wikhoma.

24LokohosiyitshinelaekusuhinaSarayi,ntsumiyin’wi baehansi,yin’wiendlahindlelayoleyovusikuhinkwabyo, hosiyichavangopfu.

25Hivusikubyebyontsumiyibamalandzahinkwawoya hosinindyanguwayonahinkwawo,hikwalahokaSarayi, kutanivusikubyebyokuvanixirilolexikuluexikarhika vanhuvayindluyaFaro

26HilokoFaroavonakhombolerin’wiweleke,aku: “Hakunenemhakaleyiyindzihumelerilehikwalahoka wansatiloyi,kutaniatihambanisanayenaekulenayena,a n’wibyelamaritolamatsakisaka”

27HosiyikuekaSarayi:“Ndzikombelaundzibyela malunghananimunhuloyiutekenayenalaha;kutani Sarayiaku:“Munhuloyiinunawamina,kutanindziku ekawenaleswakuaarimakwerhuhikuvaandzichava, leswakuungan'widlayihikwalahokavubihi”

28KutanihosiyitihambanisanaSarayi,makhomboya ntsumiyaYehovhamayimaekayonanindyanguwayona;

kutaniFaroaswitivaleswakuubiwilehikwalahoka Sarayi,kutanihosiyihlamalangopfuhimhakaleyi.

29NimixohosiyivitanaAbramayikuekayena:“Xanau ndziendleyini?”Hikwalahokayiniute:“Imakwerhuwa xisati,hikwalahokasweswondzin’witekendzivansati wamina,kutanintungulowuwotikawundzifikelerileni lekandyanguwamina”

30Sweswinsatiwawenahiloyi,un’witekausuka etikwenirahinaleswakuhinkwerhuhingafahikwalahoka yena”KutaniFaroatekaswifuwoswin'wana,malandzaya xinunanimalandzayaxisati,nisilivhereninsuku,leswaku an'winyikaAbrama,kutaniatlhelelaekayenaSarayi nsatiwayena.

31Kutanihosiyitekanhwanyanaloyiyin’witswalekehi vavasatilavatsongo,yin’winyikaSarayileswakuava nandzawaxisati.

32Hosiyikuekan’wanawayona:“Swaantswaleswaku wenan’wanawaminauvanandzawaxisatiendlwiniya wanunaloyi,kurinikuvan’winiwaxisatiendlwiniya mina,endzhakukalokohivonekhombolerihiweleke hikwalahokawansatiloyi”

33Abramaapfuka,yenanihinkwavovayenavasuka aEgipta;kutaniFaroalerisavan'wanavavavanunavayena leswakuvafambanayenanihinkwavolavaavafambana yena.

34HilokoAbramaatlhelelaetikweniraKanana, endhawinileyiaendlekealitariekayona,lahaeku sunguleniaadzimentsongawakwekona.

35Lotan’wanawaHarani,makwavowaAbrama,aarini swifuwoswotala,swifuwonitihomunimintsonga,hikuva YehovhaaavanitintswalohikwalahokaAbrama.

36LokoAbramaahatshamaetikwenivarisivaLotava holovanivarisivaAbrama,hikuvanhundzuyavonaayi telengopfulerovaavangatatshamaswin’weetikweni, naswonatikoaringaswikotikuvarhwalahikwalahoka swifuwoswavona

37LokovarisivaAbramavayarisamintlhambiyavonaa vangalavikuyaemasin’winiyavanhuvatiko,kambe swifuwoswavafuwivaLotaaswiendlaswin’wana, hikuvaavapfumeleriwakurisaemasin’winiyavanhuva tiko

38Vanhuvatikoavavonaxiendlakalolexisikunisiku, kutanivataekaAbramavaholovanayenahikwalahoka varisivaLota

39HilokoAbramaakuekaLota:“Xanaundziendlayini, kundziendlandzinyenyetsaekavaakivatiko,lokou lerisamurisiwawenaleswakuarisaswifuwoswawena emasin’winiyavanhuvan’wana?”Xanaawuswitivi leswakundzimuendzietikwenileriexikarhikavanava Kanana,kutanihayiniutandziendlaleswi?

40HilokoAbramaaholovanaLotasikunasikuhikwalaho kaleswi,kambeLotaangayingisangaAbrama,aya emahlweniaendlaleswifanakakutanivaakivatikovata vabyelaAbrama

41HilokoAbramaakuekaLota:“Xanautava xikhunguvanyisoekaminakufikelarininivaakivatiko?” Sweswindzakukombelaleswakukungahavinaku holovaexikarhikahina,hikuvahimaxaka

42Kambendzikombelauhambananamina,fambauya hlawulandhawuleyiungatatshamaekayonaniswifuwo

swawenanihinkwaswoswawena,kambeTihlayiseekule namina,wenanindyanguwawena.

43Ungachavikusukaekamina,hikuvalokoun’wanaa kudyohela,ndzitivisekutanindzitarihiselamhakaya wenaekayena,susaekaminantsena.

44KutelokoAbramaabyeleLotamaritolawahinkwawo, LotaapfukaatlakusamahloalangutaerivaleniraYordani

45Hilokoavonaleswakundhawuleyihinkwayoayi cheletiwilekahle,yirikahleekavanhuswin’weni madyeloyaswifuwo

46LotaasukaekaAbramaayaendhawiniyoleyo,kutani adzimantsongawakwekwalaho,atshamaeSodoma,va hambanile.

47AbramaatshamaerivaleniraMamreleringaeHebroni, kutaniadzimantsongawakwekwalaho,kutaniAbramaa tshamaendhawiniyoleyomalembeyotala.

NDZIMAYA16

1EnkarhiniwolowoKedorlawomerehosiyaElamuu rhumeleritoekatihosihinkwatoletiatiriekusuhi, NimrodihosiyaXinaraloyiaariehansikavulawuribya yenahinkarhiwolowo,nilekaTidalihosiyaGoyimina AriokohosiyaElasar,loyiaendlekentwananonayena,a ku:“Tlhandlukelaniekaminautandzipfuna,leswakuhi hlaselamitihinkwayoyaSodomanivaakivayona,hikuva vaendlile”vandzixandzukelemalembelawayakhumenharhu.

2Tihosiletitamunetitlhandlukanimixaxayatona hinkwayo,vavanunavakwalomuka800000,tifamba hilahatingahakona,tidlayaun’wananiun’wanaloyiti n’wikumekeendleleniyatona

3TihositantlhanutaSodomanaGomora,Xinabuhosiya Adma,XemeberehosiyaZeboyimi,BerahosiyaSodoma, BerxahosiyaGomoranaBelahosiyaSowara,vahumava yahlangananavona,hinkwavovahlanganaenkoveniwa Sidimi.

4TihosiletitanhungutilwaenkoveniwaSidimi;tihosita SodomanaGomoratihluriwileemahlwenikatihosita Elamu.

5NkovawaSidimiawutelehimigodiyakalakakutani tihositaElamutihlongorisatihositaSodoma,tihosita Sodomanimixaxayatonatibalekatiwelaemigodiniya kalaka,kutanihinkwavolavasalekevayaentshaveni leswakuvahlayiseka,tihositantlhanutaElamutiva hlongorisakuyafikaetinyangwenitaSodoma,titeka hinkwaswoleswiaswirieSodoma

6VaphangamitihinkwayoyaSodomanaGomora,va tlhelavatekaLota,n’wanawamakwavowaAbrama,ni nhundzuyayena,vatekanhundzuhinkwayoyamitiya Sodoma,vafamba;kutaniYunika,nandzawaAbrama, loyiaarienyimpini,aswivonasweswo,kutaniabyela Abramahinkwaswoleswitihositiswiendlekeemitiniya Sodoma,nileswakuLotaukhomiwilehitona

7HilokoAbramaatwasweswo,apfukanivavanunava kwalomukamadzanamanharhunakhume-nhungulavaa varinayena,kutanivusikubyebyoahlongorisatihosileti, atiba,kutanihinkwatotiwelaemahlwenikaAbramani vavanunavayena,akungarinayin’weleyisalekehandle katihositamuneletibalekeke,naswonayin’wanani yin’wanaafambaegondzwenirayena

8KutaniAbramaavuyisanhundzuhinkwayoyaSodoma, atlhelaavuyisaLotaninhundzuyakwe,vasativakweni vanavakwenihinkwaswoswayena,lerovaLotaanga pfumalanchumu.

9Lokoavuyaekuhlaselenikatihosileti,yenani vavanunavayenavahundzaenkoveniwaSidimilaha tihosiatilwaswin’wekona

10KutaniBerahosiyaSodomanivavanunavayena lavan’wanalavaavarinayena,vahumaemigodiniya kalakaleyivawelekeekayona,vayahlangananaAbrama nivavanunavayena

11AdonisedekehosiyaYerusalema,kungaXeme,ahuma nivavanunavayenakuyahlangananaAbramanivanhu vayena,akhomexinkwanivhinyo,vatshamaswin’we enkoveniwaMeleke

12AdonisedekeakatekisaAbrama,kutaniAbramaan’wi nyikan’we-xa-khumeekahinkwaswoleswiaswitiseke ekaswiloleswiphangiwekehivalalavakwe,hikuva AdonisedekeaarimupristaemahlwenikaXikwembu.

13TihosihinkwatotaSodomanaGomoraletiatirikona, nimalandzayatona,titshinelelaAbramatin’wikombela leswakuavatlheriselamalandzayatonalawaamatekeke evuhlongeni,nikutitekelanhundzuhinkwayo

14KutaniAbramaahlamulatihositaSodoma,aku: “TanihileswiYehovhaahanyakaloyiatumbuluxeketilo nimisava,niloyiakutsulekemoya-xiviriwamina emaxangwinihinkwawo,niloyiandzikutsuleke namuntlhaekavalalavamina,avanyiketaevokwenira mina,andzingetekinchumuwan’wina,leswakuminga tinyungubyisimundzuku,miku:‘Abramaufuwilehi nhundzuyahinaleyiayiponiseke.”

15HikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxanga,loyindzin’wi tshembaka,undzibyerile:“Awungepfumalinchumu, hikuvandzitakukatekisaentirhwenihinkwawowa mavokoyawena”

16Kutanisweswiwaswivo,hileswihinkwaswoswa n’wina,switekenimifamba;tanihileswiHOSI Xikwembuxihanyakaandzingetekiekan'winaekamoya lowuhanyakakuyafikaekaxihlangikumbentambhu, handlekamaliyaswakudyaswalavavahumekenamina enyimpini,kufananaswiphemuswavavanunalava fambekenamina,Anari,AxikolonaMamre,vonani vavanunavavona,kun'wenilavavangasalavarindza ndzhwalo,vatatekaxiphemuxavonaxaleswi phangiweke

17TihositaSodomatinyikaAbramahikulandza hinkwaswoleswiaswivuleke,tin’wisindzisaleswakua tekaxin’wananixin’wanalexiaxihlawuleke,kambea ngaswilavi

18HilokoahlongolatihositaSodomanivavanunavatona lavasaleke,avalerisamalunghananaLota,vaya etindhawinitavona.

19Lota,n’wanawamakwavo,nayenaan’wirhumelani nhundzuyakwe,afambanavona,Lotaatlhelelaekaya rakwe,eSodoma,Abramanivanhuvakwevatlhelela ekayaravonaetimbalenitaMamre,leringaeHebroni 20EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaatlhelaahumelelaeka AbramaeHebroni,akuekayena:“Ungachavi,hakeloya wenaiyikuluswineneemahlwenikamina,hikuvaandzi ngekutshiki,kukondzandzikuandzisa,ndzikukatekisa

nikuendlambewuyawenayifananitinyeletitaletilweni, letingapimiwikinikuhlayiwa.”

21Kutanindzitanyikambewuyawenamatikolawa hinkwawolawaumavonakahimahloyawena,ndzitama nyikawonamavandzhakahilahakungaheriki,ntsenau tiyanaswonaungachavi,ufambaemahlwenikaminauva lavahetisekeke

22Hilemberavu-78rakuhanyakaAbrama,hilembe reroafaRhu,n’wanawaPelegi,kutanimasikuhinkwawo yaRhuamarimalembeya239,kutaniafa

23KutaniSarayi,n’wanawaHarani,nsatiwaAbrama,aa harin’wanaemasikwiniwolawo;angavelekelanga Abraman’wanawajahakumbewanhwanyana.

24Lokoavonaleswakuangasivelekavana,ateka nandzawayenawaxisatiAgara,loyiFaroan’winyikeke yena,an’winyikaAbramanunawakweleswakuavansati.

25HikuvaAgaraudyondzetindlelahinkwatotaSarayi hilahaSarayian’widyondzisekehakona,anga pfumalanganikatsongokulandzelatindlelatayena letinene

26KutaniSarayiakuekaAbrama:“Waswivohiloyi nandzawaminawaxisatiAgara,yanaekayenaleswakua tavelekahimatsoloyamina,leswakunaminandzita kumavanahayena”

27Ekuhelenikamalembeyakhumeyakutshamaka AbramaetikweniraKanana,kungalemberavu-85raku hanyakaAbrama,Sarayian’winyikaAgara

28HilokoAbramaayingisaritoransatiwakweSarayi,a tekanandzawakweAgarakutaniAbramaataekayena kutaniatika

29LokoAgaraavonaleswakuutikileatsakaswinene, kutanin’winiwayenawaxisatiasandziwaematihlweniya yena,kutaniaku:“Leswiswingaendlekantsenaleswaku ndziantswaemahlwenikaXikwembukutlulaSarayi n’winiwamina,hikuvamasikuhinkwawolawan’winiwa minaangatshamanahosiyamina,angatikanga,kambe minaHosiyiendleleswakundzitikahinkarhiwokomahi yena”

30LokoSarayiavonaleswakuAgarautikilehiAbrama, Sarayiavanimavondzohinandzawayenawaxisati, kutaniSarayiaku:“Hakuneneleswiahinchumu wun’wanahandlekaleswakuufaneleaantswakundzi tlula.”

31KutaniSarayiakuekaAbrama:“Xihoxoxaminaaxi veehenhlakawena,hikuvaenkarhinilowuunga khongelelavanaemahlwenikaYehovha,hayiniunga khongelelangahikwalahokamina,leswakuYehovhaa ndzinyikambewuleyihumakaekawena?

32LokondzivulavulanaAgaraemahlwenikawena,u sandzamaritoyamina,hikuvautikile,kambeawunge n'wivulinchumu;HOSIXikwembuxingaavanyisa exikarhikaminanawenahikwalahokaleswiundzi endlekeswona

33HilokoAbramaakuekaSarayi:“Waswivo,nandzawa wenawaxisatiulemavokweniyawena,un’wiendle leswiungaswivonakaswiriswineneematihlweniya wena;kutaniSarayian'wixanisa,kutaniAgaraabalekela emananga

34KutanintsumiyaYehovhayin’wikumaendhawinileyi abalekekeekayona,ekusuhinixihlovo,kutaniyikueka yena:“Ungachavi,hikuvandzitaandzisambewuyawena,

hikuvautavelekan’wanawamufana,utan’withyavito raIximayele;sweswi,tlhelelaekaSarayin'winiwawena,u titsongahataehansikamavokoyayena

35AgaraathyandhawuyaxihlovoxexoathyaBeerLahayi-royi,+leyingaexikarhikaKadexinimanangaya Berede

36HinkarhiwolowoAgaraatlhelelaendlwiniyan’wini wakwe,kutaniekuhelenikamasikuAgaraavelekela Abraman’wanawajaha,Abramaan’withyavitora Iximayele;Abramaaarinimalembeya86hivukhaleloko an'wiveleka

NDZIMAYA17

1Emasikwiniwolawo,hilemberavu-91rakuhanyaka Abrama,vanavaKitimivalwanivanavaTubali,hikuva lokoYehovhaahangalasevanavavanhuemisaveni,vana vaKitimivayavatinyiketelaerivaleniraKanopia,kutani vatiakelamitiyakona,vatshamaekusuhininambuwa Tibrewu

2VanavaTubalivatshamaeTuscana,mindzilakanoya vonayifikaenambyeniwaTibrewu,vanavaTubalivaaka mutieTuscanan,vathyavitoraSabina,hivitoraSabina n’wanaTubalitatawavona,vatshamakonakufikela namuntlha.

3HinkarhiwolowovanavaKitimivalwanivanava Tubali,kutanivanavaTubalivahlaseriwaemahlwenika vanavaKitimi,vanavaKitimivadlayavavanunava madzanamanharhunamakumenkomboekavanava Tubali

4HinkarhiwolowovanavaTubalivahlambanyilevana vaKitimi,vaku:“Mingatshukimitekanaexikarhikahina, naswonaakunamunhuloyiangatanyiketan’wana wakwewanhwanyanaekaun’wanawavanavaKitimi.” 5HikuvavanavaTubalihinkwavoavasasekile emasikwiniwolawo,hikuvaakungarinavavasatilavaa vasasekilekufananivanavaTubaliemisavenihinkwayo. 6Hinkwavolavatsakelakakusasekakavavasatiavaya ekavanavavanhwanyanavaTubalivayatekavavasati ekavona,nivanavavavanuna,tihosinitihosana,lavaava tsakelangopfukusasekakavavasati,vatekavasati emasikwiniwolawoekavanavavanhwanyanavaTubali 7Ekuhelenikamalembemanharhuendzhakukalokovana vaTubalivahlambanyilevanavaKitimileswakuvanga vanyikivanavavonavavanhwanyanavavavasati, vavanunavakwalomuka20vavanavaKitimivayateka van’wanavavanhwanyanavaTubali,kambeavakumanga niun’we.

8HikuvavanavaTubaliavahlayisaswihlambanyoswa vonaswakukavangatekananavona,naswonaavanga tshoviswihlambanyoswavona

9EmasikwiniyantshovelovanavaTubaliavaya emasin’winiyavonakuyatshovela,lokomajahayaKitimi mahlengeletanamayaemutiniwaSabina,un’wanani un’wanaatekanhwanyanaekavanavaTubali,vafika emitiniyavona

10VanavaTubalivaswitwakutanivayalwanavona, kambeavaswikotangakuvahlula,hikuvantshavaayi tlakukengopfuekavona,naswonalokovavonaleswakua vangeswikotikuvahlulavatlhelelaetikweniravona.

11LokolemberisungulakuhundzulukavanavaTubaliva yatholavavanunavakwalomuka10000emitiniyoleyo leyiayiriekusuhinavona,vayalwanivanavaKitimi

12KutanivanavaTubalivayaenyimpininivanava Kitimi,kuyalovisatikoravonanikuvakarhata,naswona ekanyimpileyivanavaTubalivahlulevanavaKitimi, naswonavanavaKitimi,hikuvonaleswakuvakarhatekile swinene,vatlakuselavanalavavavekenavonahivanava Tubali,ehenhlakarirhanguleriakiweke,leswakuvava emahlwenikavanavaKitimiTubal

13VanavaKitimivakuekavona:“Xanamitilekutalwa nivanavan’winavamajahanivavanhwanyana,kusukela enkarhiniwolowokufikelasweswiahingatekiwitanihi nyamanimarhambuyan’wina?

14LokovanavaTubalivatwasweswo,vatshikakulwa nivanavaKitimi,vafamba.

15Kutanivatlhelelaemitiniyavona,vanavaKitimihi nkarhiwolowovahlengeletana,vaakamitiyimbirhi etlhelokalwandle,yin’wanavathyavitoraPurutu, yin’wanavathyaAriza

16HinkarhiwolowoAbraman’wanawaTeraaarini malembeya99hivukhale.

17EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaahumelelaekayenakutani akuekayena:“Ndzitaendlantwananowaminaexikarhi kaminanawena,kutanindzitaandzisambewuyawena swinene,naswonalowuintwananolowundziwuendlaka exikarhikaminanawena,leswakun’wanaun’wanani un’wanawaxinunaayimbisiwa,wenanimbewuyawena endzhakukawena”

18Lokowurinimasikuyanhunguwutayimbisiwa, kutanintwananolowuwutavaenyameniyan’wina,wuva ntwananolowungaheriki

19KutanisweswivitorawenaaringehevitaniwiAbrama handlekaAbrahama,nsatiwawenaangehevitaniwi SarayihandlekaSara

20Hikuvandzitamikatekisahavumbirhibyan’wina,ndzi taandzisambewuyan’winaendzhakukan’winaleswaku mivatikolerikulu,tihosititahumaekan’wina

NDZIMAYA18

1KutaniAbrahamaapfukaaendlahinkwaswoleswi Xikwembuxin’wilerisekeswona,atekavavanunava ndyanguwakavonanilavaxaviwekehimaliyakwe,ava yimbisahilahaYehovhaan’wilerisekehakona

2Akungaharinaun’weloyiangan’wiyimbangiki, Abrahamanin’wanawakweIximayelevayimbisiwehi nyamayanhlongeyavona;Iximayeleaarinimalembeya khume-nharhuhivukhalelokoayimbisiwahinyamaya nhlongeyayena

3HisikuravunharhuAbrahamaahumaetendenirakwea yatshamaenyangwenileswakuatiphinahikuhisaka dyambu,hinkarhiwakuvavakanyamayakwe

4KutaniYehovhaahumelelaekayenaerivaleniraMamre, kutaniarhumelatintsumitinharhutayenaletitirhelaka leswakutitan’wiendzela,atshamileenyangweniyatende, kutaniatlakusamahloavona,kutanivavanunavanharhu vatavahumaekule,kutaniapfukaatsutsumaaya hlangananavona,kutaniavankhinsamelaavatisa endlwiniyayena.

5Hilokoakuekavona:“Lokosweswindzikume tintswaloemahlwenikan’wina,nghenanimidyaxinkwa xin’wana;kutaniavatshikilela,kutanivahundzulukaava nyikamatikutanivahlambamilenge,avavekaehansika murhienyangweniwantsonga.

6Abrahamaatsutsumaayatekarholeroolovanilerinene, ahatliselakuridlaya,arinyikanandzawakweEliyezere leswakuariambala.

7AbrahamaataekaSaraentsongeni,akuekayena: “Hatlisaulunghiselelamimpimoyinharhuyamavele lamanene,uyihlanganisauendlaswinkwaswofunengeta mbitaleyinganinyama,kutaniaendlatano”

8Abrahamaahatlisaatisaboterenimasi,nyamayahomu niyanyimpfuemahlwenikavona,aswinyikaemahlweni kavonaleswakuvadyanyamayarholeyingasienela, kutanivadya.

9Lokovahetilekudyaun’wanawavonaakuekayena: “Ndzitatlhelelaekawenahikuyahinkarhiwakuhanya, Saransatiwawenautavanin’wanawajaha.”

10Endzhakukasweswovavanunavolavovasukava fambavayaetindhawiniletivarhumeriwekeekatona 11EmasikwiniwolawovanhuhinkwavovaSodomana Gomora,nivamitihinkwayoyantlhanu,avahombolokile swinenenikudyohaekaYehovhanaswonavahlundzukise Yehovhahimanyalayavona,vatiyisamatimbahiku dyuhalahindlelayonyenyetsanikusandzaemahlwenika Yehovha,naswonavuhombolokibyavonanivugevenga byavonaaswiriswikuluemasikwiniwolawoemahlweni kaYehovha

12Etikweniravonaavarininkovalowuanameke swinene,lowuawufambakwalomukahafuyasiku, naswonaekawonaakuriniswihlovoswamatini swimilanaswotalaleswirhendzelekemati

13VanhuhinkwavovaSodomanaGomoraavayakona kamunehilembe,nivasativavonanivanavavonani hinkwavolavaavarivavona,vatsakakwalahohi swichayachayananikucina.

14Hinkarhiwakutsakahinkwavoavapfukavakhoma vasativavaakelanivavona,nivan’wana,vanava vanhwanyanavavanhwanyanavavaakelanivavona,va tiphinahivona,naswonawanunaun’wananiun’wanaa vonansatiwakwenin’wanawakwewanhwanyana emavokweniyamuakelaniwakwenaswonaangavulanga rito

15Vaendlatanokusukelanimixokuyafikanivusiku, endzhakukasweswo,un’wananiun’wanaatlhelelaekaya un’wananiun’wanaendlwiniyakweniwansatiun’wanani un’wanaentsongeniwakwe;hikwalahominkarhihinkwayo avaendlatanokamunehilembe

16Nakambelokomunhuloyiangan’witivikiafika emitiniyavonakutaniatisanhundzuleyiayixavekehi xikongomeloxoyilahlakwalaho,vanhuvamitileyiava hlengeletana,vavanuna,vavasatinivana,lavatsongoni lavatsongo,vayaekawanunaloyivayatekanhundzu yakwehinkani,vanyikaxin’wananixin’wanaxin’wana nixin’wanakukondzakuhelanhundzuhinkwayoya n’winiwayonaleyiayitisekeetikweni.

17Lokon’winiwanhundzuaholovanavona,aku:“Iyini ntirholowuundziendlekewona,kutaniavatatshinela ekayenahaun’we-un’we,un’wananiun’wanaaan’wi kombaleswitsongoleswiaswitekekean’wihlekula,aku:

“Ndzitekeleswitsongontsenaleswiundzinyikekeswona; kutanilokoatwaleswiekavonahinkwavo,aapfukaa sukaekavonahigomenikuvavakamoya-xiviri,loko hinkwavovatapfukavan’wilandza,van’wihlongola emutinihihuwaleyikulunimpfilumpfilu.

18Akuriniwanunaun’wanawaletikweniraElamuloyi aafambahikuntshunxekaendleleni,atshameehenhlaka mbhongoloyakwe,leyiayirhwalenguvuyosasekaya mihlovoyohambana-hambana,nguvuyayonaayi bohiwilehintambhuehenhlakambhongolo

19Wanunaloyiaariekufambenihilexitaratenixa Sodomalokodyamburipelanimadyambu,atshamakona leswakuatatshamanivusiku,kambeakungarinamunhu loyiaan’wipfumelelakunghenaendlwiniyakwe; enkarhiniwolowo,eSodomaakuriniwanunawo homboloka,lowobiha,langanivutshilabyoendlaleswo biha,vitorayenaakuriHedadi

20Hilokoatlakusamahloavonamufambiexitaratenixa muti,ataekayenaaku:“Uhumakwihinaswonauya kwihi?”

21Wanunaloyiakuekayena:“NdzisukaeHebronindzi yaeElamalahandzingakona,naswonalokondzirikarhi ndzihundzadyamburipelanaswonaakungarinamunhu loyiandzipfumelelakakunghenaendlwiniyakwe, hambileswiandzirinixinkwanimatiswin’wenibyanyi niswakudyaswambhongoloyamina,naswonaandzi pfumalanchumu”

22Hedadian’wihlamulaaku:“Hinkwaswoleswiungata swipfumala,switaphameriwahimina,kambeunga tshukiutshamaexitaratenivusikuhinkwabyo”

23KutaniHedadian’witisaendlwiniyakwe,ahluvula nguvuyambhongolohintambhu,aswitisaendlwini yakwe,anyikambhongolobyanyiniswakudyaloko mufambiarikarhiadyanikunwaendlwiniyaHedadi, kutaniatshamakonavusikubyebyo

24Nimixomufambiapfukanimpundzuswineneleswakua yaemahlweniniriendzorakwe,lokoHedadiakuekayena: “Yimani,chavelelambiluyawenahixinkwaxin’wana kutaniufamba,kutaniwanunaloyiaendlatano;kutania tshamanayena,kutanihavumbirhibyavonavadyaniku nwaswin'weninhlikanhi,lokowanunaloyiapfuka leswakuafamba

25Hedadiakuekayena:“Sweswisikurapela,swaantswa utshamavusikuhinkwabyoleswakumbiluyawenayi chaveleriwa;kutanian'witshikilelalerovaatshamakona vusikuhinkwabyo,kutanihisikuravumbirhiapfuka nimpundzuswineneleswakuafamba,lokoHedadian'wi tshikilela,aku:“Chavelelambiluyawenahixinkwaxa xinkwakutaniufamba,kutaniasalaadyanayenahisiku ravumbirhi,kutaniwanunaloyiapfukaayaemahlwenini riendzorayena”

26HilokoHedadiakuekayena:“Sweswisikurapela, tshamanaminaleswakuuchavelelambiluyawena,u pfukanimixoufamba”

27Wanunaloyiangaswilavikusala,kambeapfukaa bohambhongoloyakwe,kutanilokoarikarhiaboha mbhongoloyakwensatiwaHedadiakuekanunawakwe: “Waswivo,wanunaloyiutshamenahinamasiku mambirhiarikarhiadyanikunwanaswonaangahi nyikanganchumu,kutanisweswixanautasukaekahinaa

nganyikelanganchumu?”kutaniHedadiakuekayena: “Miyela.”

28Wanunayoloyeabohambhongoloyakweleswakua famba,kutaniakombelaHedadaleswakuan’winyika ntambhuninguvuyoyibohambhongolo.

29Hedadiakuekayena:“Uriyini?”Akuekayena: “Hosiyangautandzinyikantambhuninguvuleyi endliwekehimihlovoyohambana-hambanaleyiuyi tumbelekeendlwiniyawenaleswakuuyikhathalela”

30Hedadiahlamulawanunaloyi,aku:“Leyiinhlamuselo yanorhowawena,ntambhuleyiuyivoneke,yivula leswakuvutomibyawenabyitalehisiwakufanani ntambhu,naswonalokouvonenguvuleyinganimivalaya mixakahinkwayo,swivulaleswakuutavaninsimuya vhinyaleyiungatabyalamirhiyamihandzuhinkwayo ekayona.

31Hilokomufambiahlamulaaku:“Aswitanohosi, hikuvaandzipfukilelokondzikunyikantambhuninguvu leyilukiwekehimihlovoyohambana-hambana,leyiuyi hluvulekembhongololeswakuutandziambala;Hedadia hlamulaaku:“Hakunenendzikubyerilenhlamuseloya norhowawenanaswonainorholowunene,naswona nhlamuseloyawonahileyi”

32Sweswivanavavanhuvandzinyikaswiphemuswa muneswasilivhere,kungantirhowaminawohlamusela milorho,naswonaekawenantsenandzilavaswiphemu swinharhuswasilivhere

33WanunaloyiahlundzukisiwahimaritoyaHedadi,a huwelelaswinene,atisaHedadiekaSerakamuavanyisiwa Sodoma

34Wanunayoloyeavekamhakayayenaemahlwenika Serakamuavanyisi,lokoHedadiahlamula,aku:“Aswi tano,kambemhakayiyimehindlelaleyi;kutani muavanyisiakuekamufambi:“MunhuloyiHedadiuku byelantiyiso,hikuvaudumeemitinihikuhlamusela milorholeyinene”

35Wanunaloyiahuwelelahiritoramuavanyisi,aku:“A switanoHosiyanga,hikuvahisikulerindzin’winyikeke ntambhuninguvuleyiayiriehenhlakambhongolo, leswakundzitaswivekaendlwiniyakwe;havumbirhibya vonavakanetanaemahlwenikamuavanyisi,un'wanaaku: “Mhakayiritano,un'wanaavulaswin'wana”

36Hedadiakuekawanunayoloye:“Ndzinyikeswiphemu swamuneswasilivhereleswindzingataswihakelaku hlamuselamilorhoyamina;Andzingeendlimaliyo pfuneta;undzinyikemaliyaswakudyaswamuneleswiu swidyekeendlwiniyamina

37WanunaloyiakuekaHedadi:“Hakunenendzitaku hakelaleswindziswidyekeendlwiniyawena,ndzinyike ntambhuninguvuleyiuyitumbelekeendlwiniyawena ntsena”

38Hedadiahlamulaemahlwenikamuavanyisi,akueka wanunaloyi:“Xanaandzikubyelanganhlamuseloya norhowawena?”ntambhuyivulaleswakumasikuya wenamatalehisiwakufananintambhu,ninguvu, leswakuutavaninsimuyavhinyaleyiungatabyala mixakahinkwayoyamirhiyamihandzuekayona.

39Leyiinhlamuseloleyifanelekeyanorhowawena, sweswindzinyikeswiphemuswamuneswasilivhereleswi ndziswilavakaleswakuswivahakelo,hikuvaandzinge kuendlinchumu

40WanunaloyiahuwelelahimaritoyaHedadikutani havumbirhibyavonavaholovaemahlwenikamuavanyisi, kutanimuavanyisialerisamalandzayakwe,mava hlongolaendlwinihikuhatlisa.

41Kutanivasukavarikarhivaholovaekamuavanyisi, lokovanhuvaSodomavavatwa,vahlengeletanavava rhendzelavahuwelelamuendziloyi,van’wihlongola emutinihikuhatlisa.

42Wanunaloyiayaemahlweniniriendzorakwea khandziyembhongoloyakwehikuhlundzukakamoyaxiviri,arikarhiarilanikurila

43Lokoarikarhiafambaarilahikwalahokaleswin’wi humelelekeemutinilowuonhakekewaSodoma.

NDZIMAYA19

1MitiyaSodomaayirinivaavanyisivamunekuyaeka mitiyamune,mavitoyayonaakuriSerakaemutiniwa Sodoma,SharkadieGomora,ZabinakaeAdimanaMenoni eZeboyim

2EliyezerenandzawaAbrahamaavathyamavitoyo hambana-hambana,kutaniahundzulaSerakaavaXakra, XakadiavaXakrura,ZebinakaavaKezobimi,naMenoni avaMatslodini

3Hikunavelakavaavanyisivavonavamune,vanhuvale SodomanaGomoraavayimisamibedoeswitarateniswa miti,naswonalokomunhuafikaetindhawiniletiavan’wi khomavan’witisaekayin’wanayamibedoyavona,va n’wietlelaekayonahinkani

4Lokoaetlele,vavanunavanharhuavayimaenhlokweni yakwenivanharhuemilengeniyakwe,van’wipimahiku lehakamubedo,naswonalokowanunaloyiaariehansika mubedovavanunalavavatsevuavan’wiololaemakumu man’wananiman’wana,naswonalokoavahuwelelaava ngan’wihlamuli

5Lokoalehekutlulamubedoavakokamatlhelo mambirhiyamubedoemakumuman’wananiman’wana, kukondzawanunaloyiafikaetinyangwenitarifu

6Lokoahambetaahuwelelaekavona,avan’wihlamula vaku:“Switaendliwahindlelaleyiekamunhulataka etikwenirahina”

7Lokovanhuvatwaswiloleswihinkwaswoleswivanhu vamitiyaSodomavaswiendleke,vapapalatakutakona.

8Lokoxisiwanaxifikaetikweniravonaavan’winyika silivhereninsuku,vaendlaleswakukuhuwelelaemutini hinkwawoleswakuangan’winyikixinkwaxin’we leswakuaxidya,naswonalokomuendziatshamakona masikuman’wana,afahindlala,angaswikotangaku kumaxinkwaxin’wexaxinkwa,kutanilokoafavanhu hinkwavovamutiavatavatatekasilivhereninsukuwa vonalowuvan’winyikekewona

9Lavaavakotakulemukasilivherekumbensukulowuva n’winyikekewona,vawutlherisela,kutanilokoafa,va n’wihluvulanitinguvutayena,vatalwahitona,kutani loyiahlulakanakulobyeatiteka

10Endzhakukasweswoavan’wirhwalavan’wilahla ehansikaswihlahlaswin’wanaemananga;kutaniava endlamasikuhinkwawoekaun'wananaun'wanaloyiaata ekavona,afelaetikweniravona

11HikufambakankarhiSaraurhumaEliyezereeSodoma leswakuayavonaLotaayavutisahitantshembowayena

12EliyezereayaeSodoma,ahlangananiwanunawale Sodomaarikarhialwanimunhuloyiangan’witiviki, kutaniwanunawaleSodomaahluvulaxisiwanalexi swiambaloswaxonahinkwaswoafamba.

13WanunaloyiwaxisiwanaahuwelelaEliyezerea kombelatintswalotayenahikwalahokaleswiwanunawa Sodomaan’wiendlekeswona

14Akuekayena:“Hayiniuendlaleswiekaxisiwanalexi tekeetikwenirawena?”

15WanunawaSodomaahlamulaEliyezere,aku:“Xana loyiimakwenu,kumbevanhuvaSodomavakuvekile muavanyisinamuntlha,loyiuvulavulakahimunhuloyi?”

16KutaniEliyezereaholovaniwanunawaleSodoma hikwalahokaxisiwanalexi,naswonalokoEliyezerea tshinelakuyavuyisaswiambaloswaxisiwanaekawanuna waSodoma,ahatlisaabaEliyezereenhan’winihiribye.

17Ngatiyikhulukangopfuenhan’winiyaEliyezere, kutanilokowanunaloyiavonangatiakhomaEliyezere,a ku:“Ndzinyikehakeloyaminayakukususangatileyiyo bihaleyiayirienhan’winiyawena,hikuvamukhuvani nawuwutanoetikwenirahina”

18Eliyezereakuekayena:“Undzivavisilenaswonau lavaleswakundzikuhakelahakeloyawena;Eliyezerea ngamayingisangamaritoyawanunawaSodoma 19WanunaloyiakhomaEliyezerean’wiyisaekaXakra muavanyisiwaleSodomaleswakuataavanyisa 20Kutaniwanunaloyiavulavulanimuavanyisi,aku: “Ndzakukombelahosiyanga,leswimunhuloyiaswi endleke,hikuvandzin’wibahiribyeleringatiyi khulukakaenhan’winiyakwe,naswonaangaswilaviku ndzinyikahakeloyamina.”

21MuavanyisiakuekaEliyezere:“Munhuloyiuvulavula ntiyisoekawena,n’winyikemuholowayena,hikuvalowu imukhuvaetikwenirahina;kutaniEliyezereatwamarito yamuavanyisi,atlakusaribye,abamuavanyisi,kutani ribyerin'witlhavaenhan'wini,ngatiyikhulukangopfu enhan'winiyamuavanyisi,kutaniEliyezereaku:“Lokoku rimukhuvaetikwenirakan'wina,n'winyikewanunaloyi leswiandzifanelendzin'winyikaswona,hikuvaleswiswi vexibohoxawena,hiwenauswiboheke.”

22EliyezereasiyawanunawaSodomaekamuavanyisi,a famba

23KutelokotihositaElamutilwanitihositaSodoma, tihositaElamutitekenhundzuhinkwayoyaSodoma,ti tekaLotaevukhumbini,ninhundzuyayena,kutaniloko Abrahamaabyeriwile,ayalwanitihositaElamu,kutania kumanhundzuhinkwayoyaLotaswin’weninhundzuya Sodomaemavokweniyatona.

24EnkarhiniwolowonsatiwaLotaan’wivelekelan’wana wanhwanyana,kutanian’withyavitoraPaliti,aku: “HikuvaXikwembuxin’wikutsurilenindyanguwayena hinkwawoekatihositaElamu;kutaniPalitin'wanaLotaa kula,un'wanawavavanunavaSodomaan'witekaava nsati

25Kutanixisiwanaxinghenaemutinikuyalavamaliyo tihanyisa,kutanixitshamaemutinimasikuman’wana, kutanivanhuhinkwavovaSodomavahuwelelamukhuva wavonawaleswakuvanganyikimunhuloyixinkwa xin’wexaxinkwaleswakuxidya,kukondzaawela emisaveniafile,kutanivaendlatano.

26KutaniPalitin’wanawaLotaavonawanunaloyia etleleeswitarateniadlayiwahindlala,naswonaakungari namunhuloyiangan’winyikanchumuwon’wihlayisaa hanya,naswonaaarikusuhinikufa.

27Kutanimoya-xiviriwayenawutalahintwela-vusiwana hikwalahokawanunaloyi,kutanian’wiphamelahi xinkwaexihundlenimasikuyotala,moya-xiviriwa wanunaloyiwupfuka.

28Hikuvalokoahumaayatekamatiaachelaxinkwa exigwitsirisinixamati,kutanilokoafikalahaxisiwana lexiaxirikona,atekaxinkwaexibyeniaxinyikaxidya; hindlelayoleyouendlemasikuyotala

29VanhuhinkwavovaSodomanaGomoravativutisa leswakuwanunaloyiangatiyiselakuyinikudlayiwahi ndlalamasikuyotalaswonghasi

30Kutanivabyelanavaku:“Swingaendlekantsena leswakuadyanikunwa,hikuvaakunamunhuloyianga tiyiselakandlalamasikuyotalakumbeahanyakufanani munhuloyi,hambikurixikandzaxakwexingahundzuki; kutanivavanunavanharhuvatumbelaendhawinileyi xisiwanalexiaxitshamileekaxona,kutivaleswakui maniloyian’witiselakaxinkwaleswakuatadya.

31KutaniPalitin’wanawaLotaahumasikureroayateka mati,kutaniachelaxinkwaekaxibyaxayenaxamati, kutaniayakokamatiekusuhinindhawuyaxisiwana, kutaniahumesaxinkwaexibyeniaxinyikaxisiwana kutanixidya

32KutanivavanunalavanharhuvavonaleswiPaltiaswi endlekexisiwana,kutanivakuekayena:“Hiwenaloyiu n’wiseketeleke,hikwalahoangadlayiwihindlala,hambi kurikucincahixivumbekokumbekufakufanani van’wana”

33Kutanivavanunalavanharhuvahumalahaavatumbele kona,vakhomaPalitinixinkwalexiaxirievokwenira xisiwanalexi

34KutanivatekaPaltithvan’witisaemahlwenika vaavanyisivavona,vakuekavona:“Uendlilehindlela leyi,naswonahiyenaloyiaphakelekexisiwanaxinkwa, hikwalahoangafinkarhilowuhinkwawo;sweswi hikwalahokasweswohibyelenxupulolowufaneleke wansatiloyihikwalahokakutlulanawuwahina

35KutanivanhuvaSodomanaGomoravahlengeletanava lumekandziloexitaratenixamuti,kutanivatekawansati van’wihoxaendzilwenikutaniahisiwaavankuma

36EmutiniwaAdmaakuriniwansatiloyivan’wi endlelekeleswifanakanayena.

37Hikuvamufambiun’wanautileemutiniwaAdma leswakuatatshamakonavusikuhinkwabyo,hi xikongomeloxotlhelelaekayanimixo,kutaniatshamaa langutaneninyangwawayindluyatatawanhwanyanaloyi, leswakuatshamakona,tanihileswidyamburipelalokova fikileendhawiniyoleyo;kutaninhwanyanaloyian’wi vonaatshameenyangweniyayindlu

38Kutanian’wikombelaleswakuanwamatikutaniaku ekayena:“Hiwenamani?”kutaniakuekayena: “Namuntlhaandzirikarhindzifambaendleleni,kutani ndzifikilelahalokodyamburipela,kutanindzitatshama lahavusikuhinkwabyo,kutaninimixondzipfukakahari mixo,ndziyaemahlweniniriendzoramina”

39Nhwanyanaloyianghenaendlwiniatiselawanunaloyi xinkwanimatileswakuadyanikunwa

40MhakaleyiyitiviwahivanhuvaAdma,kutaniva hlengeletanavayisanhwanyanaloyiemahlwenika vaavanyisi,leswakuvan’wiavanyisahikwalahoka xiendlolexi.

41Muavanyisiaku:“Kuavanyisiwakarifukufaneleku hundzawansatiloyihikuvautlulenawuwahina,kutanihi mhakaleyihiyenaxiboho”

42Kutanivanhuvamitiyoleyovahlengeletanavahumesa nhwanyanaloyi,van’witotahivulombekusukela enhlokwenikuyafikaemilengeni,hilahamuavanyisia lerisekehakona,kutanivan’wivekaemahlwenika ntlhambiwatinyoxiletiatirieswisakaswatonahinkarhi wolowo,tinyoxitihahaehenhlakayenatin’wiluma lerovamiriwayenahinkwawowupfimbile

43Nhwanyanaloyiahuwelelahikwalahokatinyoxi, kambeakunamunhuloyian’wixiyekekumbekun’wi twelavusiwana,kutaniswiriloswayenaswitlhandlukela etilweni

44Yehovhaahlundzukisiwahileswinilekamintirho hinkwayoyamitiyaSodoma,hikuvaavariniswakudya swotala,naswonaavarinikurhulaexikarhikavona, naswonahambiswiritanoavangaswikotikuhlayisa swisiwananiswisiwana,naswonaemasikwiniwolawo swiendloswavonaswobihaniswidyohoswiveswikulu emahlwenikaYehovha.

45KutaniYehovhaarhumatintsumitimbirhiletiteke endlwiniyaAbrahama,titalovisaSodomanimitiyarona 46Kutanitintsumitipfukaenyangweniyantsongawa Abrahama,endzhakukalokotidyilenikunwa,tifika eSodomanimadyambu,kutaniLotaaatshamile enyangweniyaSodoma,lokoativonaapfukaaya hlangananatona,kutaniankhinsamaehansi

47Avatshikilelaswinene,avatisaendlwiniyakwe,ava nyikaswakudyaleswivaswidyaka,vatshamaendlwini yakwevusikuhinkwabyo

48KutanitintsumitikuekaLota:“Pfukauhuma endhawinileyi,wenanihinkwavovawena,leswakuunga lovisiwihikuhombolokakamutilowu,hikuvaYehovhau talovisandhawuleyi”

49KutanitintsumitikhomavokoraLotaniransati wakwenimavokoyavanavakwenihinkwaswoswayena, kutanitin’wihumesatin’wivekaehandlekamiti

50KutanivakuekaLota:“Balekelavutomibyawena, kutaniabalekanihinkwaswoswayena”

51KutaniYehovhaanisaxivavulanindzilolowuhumaka ekaYehovhaswihumaetilweniehenhlakaSodomanile Gomoranilemitinileyihinkwayo

52Kutaniambundzumuxamitileyi,rivalahinkwaroni vaakihinkwavovamiti,nileswimilakaemisaveni;kutani AdonsatiwaLotaalangutaendzhakuavonakulovisiwa kamiti,hikuvantwela-vusiwanawayenawutshukile hikwalahokavanavayenavavanhwanyanalavasaleke eSodoma,hikuvaavafambanganayena

53Lokoalangutaendzhakuahundzukaphuphuyamunyu, naswonayahariendhawiniyoleyokufikelaninamuntlha 54Sikunitihomuletiatiyimeendhawiniyoleyoati nantswamunyukuyafikaemakumukamilengeyatona, nimixoatimilahivuntshwa,titlhelatiwunantswaku fikelanamuntlha

55Lotanivanavakwevambirhivavanhwanyanalava salekenayenavabalekavabalekelaebakweniraAdulamu, vatshamakonankarhiwoleha

56Abrahamaapfukanimixoswinenekuyavonaleswi endlekekeemitiniyaSodoma;kutanialanguta,avona musiwamitiwurikarhiwutlakukakufananimusiwa ndzilo

57Lotanivanavakwevambirhivavanhwanyanavasala ebakweni,vanwatatawavonavhinyo,vaetlelanayena, hikuvaavavulaleswakuakunamunhuemisaveniloyia ngakurisambewuekavona,hikuvaavaehleketaleswaku misavahinkwayoyilovisiwile

58Havumbirhibyavonavaetlelanitatawavona,vatika, vavelekavanavamajaha,+mativulaathyan’wana wakwevitoraMowabu,aku:“Ndzin’witikileekatatana; itatawaVamowabukufikelanamuntlha.

59Lontsongonayenaavitanan’wanawayenaBenami;i tatawaVaamonikufikelanamuntlha

60EndzhakukasweswoLotanivanavakwevambirhiva vanhwanyanavasukakwalaho,kutaniatshamaetlheloka Yordaninivanavakwevambirhivavanhwanyananivana vavonavamajaha,kutanivanavaLotavakula,vayateka vasatietikweniraKanana,vavelekavana,vatswala,va andza

NDZIMAYA20

1EnkarhiniwolowoAbrahamaasukaerivaleniraMamre, ayaetikweniraVafilista,ayatshamaeGerara;hilembera vu25rakuvaAbrahamaarietikweniraKanana,nihi lemberavudzanarakuhanyakaAbrahama,afika eGeraraetikweniraVafilista

2LokovanghenaetikweniabyelaSaransatiwakweaku: “Byelaleswakuumakwerhuwaxisati,ekamaninamani loyiangatakuvutisa,leswakuhitabalekelavubihibya vaakivatiko”

3LokoAbrahamaahatshamaetikweniraVafilista, malandzayaAbimeleke,hosiyaVafilista,mavona leswakuSaraaasasekileswinene,kutanimavutisa Abrahamamalunghananayena,aku:“Imakwerhuwa xisati”

4MalandzayaAbimelekemayaekaAbimeleke,maku: “MunhulahumakaetikweniraKananautilekutatshama etikwenirero,unimakwavowaxisatilasasekekeswinene”

5KutaniAbimelekeatwamaritoyamalandzayakwelama n’widzunisekeSara,kutaniAbimelekearhumelatindhuna tayena,vatisaSaraekahosi

6KutaniSaraafikaendlwiniyaAbimeleke,hosiyivona leswakuSaraaasasekile,kutanian’witsakisaswinene

7Hilokoan’witshinelelaakuekayena:“Iyiniwanuna loyiungatanayenaetikwenirahinaekawena?”kutani SaraahlamulaakuImakwerhu,kutanihihumaetikweni raKananakutatshamakun’wananikun’wanalahahinga kumakandhawu

8KutaniAbimelekeakuekaSara:“Vonatikoraminarile mahlwenikawena,vekamakwenuexiphen’winixin’wana nixin’wanaxatikolerilexikutsakisaka,kutanikutava ntirhowahinakun’witlakusanikun’witlakuselaehenhla kavanhuhinkwavovatikotanihileswiangamakwenu”

9AbimelekearhumaritorovitanaAbrahama,Abrahamaa taekaAbimeleke

10KutaniAbimelekeakuekaAbrahama:“Waswivo,ndzi lerisileleswakuuxiximiwahilahaulavakahakona hikwalahokaSaramakwenuwaxisati”

11KutaniAbrahamaahumaekahosi,kutaninyikoyahosi yin’wilandzela.

12Kufananinkarhiwanimadyambu,vanhuvangasi etlelavawisa,hosiayitshameexiluvelwenixayona, kutanivurhongolebyikulubyiyiwela,yietlela exiluvelweni,yietlelakufikelanimixo

13KutanialorhantsumiyaYehovhayitaekayenayi khomebangalerihoxiweke,ntsumiyiyimaehenhlaka Abimeleke,yinavelakun’widlayahibanga,hosiyichava ngopfuenorhweniwayona,yikuekantsumi:“Xanandzi kudyohelehiyinilerovautekutandzidlayahibangara wena?”

14NtsumiyihlamulaAbimelekeyiku:“Waswivo,ufa hikwalahokawansatiloyiun’witisekeendlwiniyawena tolonivusiku,hikuvaiwansatilatekiweke,nsatiwa Abrahamaloyiatekeendlwiniyawena;sweswi,tlherisela wanunayoloyensatiwayena,hikuvainsatiwayena; naswonalokoungan’witlheriseli,tivaleswakuhakunene utafa,wenanihinkwavolavangavawena.”

15Kutanihivusikubyebyokuvenixirilolexikulu etikweniraVafilista,kutanivaakivatikovavonaxifaniso xawanunaloyiayimeakhomebangalerihoxiweke evokwenirayena,kutaniabavaakivatikohibanga,inaa yaemahlweniavaba

16NtsumiyaYehovhayihlaselatikohinkwaroraVafilista hivusikubyebyo,kutanikuvanimpfilumpfilulowukulu hivusikubyebyonimixolowulandzelaka

+17Xivelekeloxin’wananixin’wanaaxipfariwile,+ni misisiyaxonahinkwayo,+vokoraYehovhaariva ehenhlakaSara,nsatiwaAbrahama,+loyiAbimelekea n’witekeke.

18NimixoAbimelekeapfukahikuchavaniku pfilunganyekanikuchavalokukulu,kutaniarhumela malandzayakweleswakumavitaniwa,avabyelanorho wakwe,kutanivanhuvachavangopfu

19Wanunaun’wanaloyiayimeexikarhikamalandzaya hosiahlamulahosiaku:“Wehosileyifumaka,tlherisela wansatiloyiekanunawayena,hikuvainunawayena, hikuvakuhumeleleleswifanakaekahosiyaEgiptaloko wanunaloyiataeEgipta.

20Kutaniakumayelananinsatiwakwe:“Imakwerhuwa xisati,hikuvauendlatanolokoafikaayatshamaetikweni leriangamuendziekarona.”

21KutaniFaroarhumavanhuleswakuayatekawansati loyiavansatiwakwekutaniYehovhaan’witisela makhombolamakulukukondzaatlheriselawansatiloyi ekanunawakwe

22Sweswi,Wenahosileyifumaka,tivaleswihumeleleke tolonivusikuetikwenihinkwaro,hikuvaakurinikuchava lokukuluswinenenikuvavalokukulunikurila,naswona haswitivaleswakuakurihikwalahokawansatiloyiu n’witekeke

23Sweswi,tlheriselawansatiloyiekanunawayena, leswakuswingahihumelelihilahaswihumelelekehakona ekaFarohosiyaEgiptanivafumiwavayena,naswonahi ngafi;kutaniAbimelekeahatlisaavitana,avitanaSara,a n'wirhangela,an'wivitanaAbrahama,an'wirhanga.

24KutaniAbimelekeakuekavona:“Hiwihintirholowu miwuendlekehikuvulaleswakumimakwerhuwaxinuna niwaxisati,kutanindzitekewansatiloyiavansati?”

25Abrahamaaku:“Hikuvaandzianakanyaleswakundzi taxanisekahirifuhikwalahokansatiwamina;Abimeleke atekatinyimpfunitihomu,nimalandzayaxinunani malandzayaxisati,niswiphemuswasilivhereswa1000,a swinyikaAbrahama,kutaniatlheriselaSaraekayena.

26AbimelekeakuekaAbrahama:“Vonatikohinkwarori lemahlwenikawena,tshamaekaronakun’wanani kun’wanalahaungatahlawulakona”

27KutaniAbrahamanaSaransatiwayonavahuma emahlwenikahosihikuxiximekanikuxiximeka,vaya tshamaetikweni,kungaleGerara

28VaakihinkwavovatikoraVafilistanimalandzayahosi avahariekuvavisekeni,hikwalahokantungulowu ntsumiyivavangelekevusikuhinkwabyohikwalahoka Sara 29HilokoAbimelekearhumelaritoleswakukuvitaniwa Abrahama,aku:“Sweswikhongelelamalandzayawena ekaYehovhaXikwembuxawena,leswakuasusakufa lokuexikarhikahina.”

30KutaniAbrahamaakhongelahikwalahokaAbimeleke nivafumiwavayena,kutaniYehovhaayingisaxikhongelo xaAbrahama,ahanyisaAbimelekenivafumiwavayena hinkwavo

NDZIMAYA21

1Hinkarhiwolowoekuhelenikalembenitin’hwetita munetakutshamakaAbrahamaetikweniraVafilista eGerara,XikwembuxiendzelaSara,kutaniYehovhaa n’witsundzuka,kutaniatika,avelekelaAbrahaman’wana wajaha.

2Abrahamaathyan’wanaloyiavelekiwekehiSara,vito raIsaka

3Abrahamaayimbisan’wanawakweIsakaarinimasiku ya8hivukhale,hilahaXikwembuxilerisekeAbrahama hakonaleswakuaendlambewuyakweendzhakukayena; Abrahamaaarinimalembeyadzana,naSaraaarini malembeya90,lokoIsakaavelekiwahivona

4Kutanin’wanaakulakutanialumuriwa,Abrahamaa endlankhuvolowukuluhisikuleriIsakaalumuriwekeha rona

5KutaniXemenaEberenivanhuhinkwavolavakuluva tiko,naAbimelekehosiyaVafilista,nimalandzayayena, naFikolo,ndhunayavuthurayena,vatavatadyaniku nwanikutsakaenkhubyenilowuAbrahamaawuendleke hisikulerin’wanawakweIsakaalumuriwekeharona

6NakambeTera,tatawaAbrahama,naNahoromakwavo, vahumaeHarani,vonanihinkwavovavona,hikuvava tsakengopfulokovatwaleswakuSarauvelekiwen’wana wajaha

7KutanivataekaAbrahama,vadyanikunwa enkhubyenilowuAbrahamaawuendlekehisikuleriIsaka alumuriwekeharona

8KutaniTeranaNahorovatsakanaAbrahama,vatshama nayenamasikuyotalaetikweniraVafilista

9EnkarhiniwolowoSerugin’wanawaRhewuafa,hi lemberosungularakuvelekiwakaIsakan’wanawa Abrahama

10MasikuhinkwawoyaSerugamarimalembeya239, kutaniafa.

11HilokoIximayelen’wanawaAbrahamaakurile emasikwiniwolawo;aarinimalembeyakhumemune lokoSaraavelekelaAbrahamaIsaka.

12KutaniXikwembuaxirinaIximayelen’wanawa Abrahama,kutaniakula,adyondzakutirhisavurhakutani avamuhlaseriwamiseve.

13LokoIsakaarinimalembeyantlhanuhivukhaleaa tshamenaIximayeleenyangweniyatende

14HilokoIximayeleataekaIsaka,atshamaalangutane nayena,kutaniatekavurhaabyikokaanghenisamiseve ekabyona,akunguhatakudlayaIsaka.

15KutaniSaraavonaxiendlolexiIximayeleaanavelaku xiendlaekan’wanawakweIsaka,kutanixin’wi hlundzukisaswinenehikwalahokan’wanawakwe,kutani arhumelaritoleswakuavitanaAbrahama,akuekayena: “Hlongolanandzaloyiwaxisatinin’wanawakwe,hikuva n’wanawakweangevimudyandzhakanin’wanawamina, hikuvaulavekun’wiendlaleswinamuntlha”

16KutaniAbrahamaayingisaritoraSara,kutaniapfuka nimixoswinene,atekaswinkwaswa12nibodlhelaramati leswiaswinyikekeAgara,an’wirhumelanin’wana wakwe,Agaraafambanin’wanawakweemananga,va tshamaemanangayaParaninivaakivalemananga, naswonaIximayeleaarimuhlaseriwamiseve,atshama emanangamanangankarhiwoleha

17Endzhakukasweswoyenanimanawakwevaya etikweniraEgipta,vatshamakona,Agaraatekansatiwa n’wanawakwewamufanaeEgipta,vitorakweakuri Meriba.

18KutaninsatiwaIximayeleatikakutaniavelekavanava munevamajahanivambirhivavanhwanyana,endzhaku kasweswoIximayelenimanawakweninsatiwakweni vanavayenavatlhelelaemananga

19Vatiendlelamatendeemanangalawaavatshamaeka wona,kutanivahambetavafambavatlhelavawisa n’hwetinin’hwetinilembe

20KutaniXikwembuxinyikaIximayelemintlhambini tihomunimintsongahikwalahokaAbrahamatatawakwe, kutaniwanunaloyiaandzahiswifuwo

21Iximayeleatshamaemananganilemintsongeni,a famba-fambanikuwisankarhiwoleha,kambeanga vonangaxikandzaxatatawakwe

22EndzhakukankarhinyanaAbrahamaabyelaSaransati wakweaku:“NdzitayavonaIximayelen’wanawamina, hikuvandzinavelakun’wivona,hikuvaikhalendzinga n’wivonanga.”

23Abrahamaakhandziyayin’wanayatikamelatakweaya emanangaleswakuayalavan’wanawakweIximayele, hikuvautweleswakuutshamaentsongeniemanangani hinkwaswoswayena.

24Abrahamaayaemananga,afikaentsongeniwa Iximayelekwalomukaawarayanhungu,avutisa Iximayele,kutaniakumansatiwaIximayeleatshamile entsongeninivanavayena,Iximayelenunawakweni manawakweavangarinavona.

25AbrahamaavutisansatiwaIximayele,aku:“Xana Iximayeleuyekwihi?”kutaniaku:“Uyeenhovenikuya hlota,Abrahamaahakhandziyilekamela,hikuvaaanga

lavikurhelelaehansitanihileswiahlambanyekeSaransati wayenaleswakuangexikiekakamela.”

26AbrahamaabyelansatiwaIximayeleaku:“N’wananga, ndzinyikematinyanaleswakundzitanwa,hikuvandzi karhelehikufamba.”

27HilokonsatiwaIximayeleahlamulaAbrahamaaku: “Ahinamatikumbexinkwa,kutaniahambetaatshama etendeni,angan’wixiyangaAbrahama,angan’wivutisi leswakuimani”

28Kambearikarhiabavanavakweetendeni,ava rhukana,atlhelaarhukanaIximayelenunawakwean’wi rhuketela,AbrahamaatwamaritoyansatiwaIximayele ekavanavakwe,kutaniahlundzukaswinene,anga tsakanga

29HilokoAbrahamaavitanawansatileswakuahuma entsongeniataekayena,kutaniwansatiataayimaa langutanenaAbrahama,hikuvaAbrahamaahakhandziye kamela

30AbrahamaabyelansatiwaIximayeleaku:“Lokonuna wawenaIximayeleavuyaekaya,n’wibyelamaritolawa

31Wanunaun’wanaladyuhalekeswinenelahumaka etikweniraVafilistaatalahakutakulava,hindlelaleyi xivumbekoxayenanixivumbekoxayenaaswirixiswona; Andzin'wivutisangaleswakuimani,kutanilokoavona leswakuungarikonalaha,avulavulanamina,aku: “LokoIximayelenunawawenaavuyaun'wibyeleleswi wanunaloyiangate:Lokouvuyaekayasusaxipikirilexi xantsongalexiuxivekekelaha,uvekaxipikirixin'wana ematshan'winiyaxona

32KutaniAbrahamaahetaswileteloswayenaekawansati, kutaniahundzulukaakhandziyakamelaatlhelelaekaya.

33Endzhakukasweswo,Iximayeleahumaeku hlongoriweniyenanimanawakwe,atlhelelaetendeni, kutaninsatiwakwean’wibyelamaritolawa.

34Wanunaun’wanaladyuhalekeswinenelahumaka etikweniraVafilistaatakutakulava;Andzin'wi vutisangaleswakuimani,kutanilokoavonaleswakuawu ngariekayaakuekamina:“Lokonunawawenaavuya ekayaun'wibyele,kuvulamukhalabyeaku:Susaxipikiri xatendeleriurivekekelaha,uvekaxipikirixin'wana ematshan'winiyarona'

35HilokoIximayeleatwamaritoyansatiwakwe,aswi tivaleswakuitatawakwe,nileswakunsatiwakweanga n’wixiximi

36HilokoIximayeleatwisisamaritoyatatawakwelawaa mavulekeekansatiwakwe,kutaniIximayeleayingisarito ratatawakwe,kutaniIximayelealahlawansatiyoloye kutaniafamba.

37EndzhakukasweswoIximayeleayaetikwenira Kanana,atekansatiun’wanaan’witisaetendenirakwe endhawinileyiaatshamaekayona

38EkuhelenikamalembemanharhuAbrahamaaku: “NdzitatlhelandziyavonaIximayelen’wananga,hikuvai khalendzingan’wivoni”

39Hilokoakhandziyakamelayakweayaemananga, kutaniafikaetendeniraIximayelekwalomukaninhlikanhi 40KutaniavutisaendzhakukaIximayele,ninsatiwakwe ahumaentsongenikutaniaku:“Angakonalahahosi yanga,hikuvauyeayahlotaemasin’wininikurisa tikamela,kutaniwansatiakuekaAbrahama:“Nghenisa hosiyangaentsongeni,udyaxinkwaxin’wana,hikuva

moya-xiviriwawenawufanelewukarhalahikwalahoka riendzo.”

41KutaniAbrahamaakuekayena:“Andzingeyimi hikuvandzihatliselakuyaemahlweniniriendzoramina, kambendzinyikematinyanayonwa,hikuvandzinitorha; kutaniwansatiahatlisaatsutsumelaentsongenikutania humesamatinixinkwaekaAbrahama,leswiaswivekeke emahlwenikayenakutanian’wihlohlotelakudya,kutani adyaanwakutanimbiluyayenayichaveleriwakutania katekisan’wanawakweIximayele

42Kutaniahetakudya,adzunisaYehovha,akuekansati waIximayele:“LokoIximayeleavuyaekayan’wibyela maritolawa.

43Wanunaun’wanaladyuhalekeswinenelahumaka etikweniraVafilistaatalaha,akuvutisa,kambeawunga rikonalaha;kutanindzin’wihumesexinkwanimati kutaniadyaanwakutanimbiluyakweyichaveleriwa

44Hilokoandzibyelamaritolawa:“LokoIximayelenuna wawenaavuyaekaya,n’wibyeleuku:‘Xipikirixa ntsongalowuunganawonaixinenengopfu,ungaxisusi ekulenintsonga

45Abrahamaahetakulerisawansatiloyi,akhandziyaa yaekayarayenaetikweniraVafilista;lokoIximayelea fikaentsongeniwayenansatiwayenaahumaayan'wi hlanganisahintsakonimbiluyotsaka.

46Kutaniakuekayena:“Mukhalabyeun’wanautilelaha ahumaetikweniraVafilistanaswonakulangutekakayena hindlelaleyi,kutaniakuvutisakambeawungarikona laha,kutanindzihumesaxinkwanimati,kutaniadyaa nwakutanimbiluyakweyichaveleriwa

47Kutaniandzibyelamaritolawa:“LokoIximayelenuna wawenaavuyaekayaun’wibyeleuku:‘Xipikirixa ntsongalowuunganawonaixinenengopfu,ungaxisusi ekulenintsonga.

48HilokoIximayeleaswitivaleswakuitatawakwe,ni leswakunsatiwakweun’wixixime,kutaniYehovhaa katekisaIximayele.

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1HilokoIximayeleapfukaatekansatiwakwenivana vakweniswifuwoswakwenihinkwaswoswayena,asuka kwalahoayaekatatawakweetikweniraVafilista.

2AbrahamaabyelaIximayelen’wanawakweku xaviselananinsatiwosungulaloyiIximayelean’wi tekeke,hikuyahileswiaswiendleke.

3IximayelenivanavakwevatshamenaAbrahamamasiku yotalaetikwenirero,Abrahamautshamenkarhiwoleha etikweniraVafilista

4Masikumayamaengetelekamafikaekamalembeya26, endzhakukasweswoAbrahamanimalandzayakweni hinkwavovayenavasukaetikweniraVafilistavasukava yaekuleswinene,vatshinelaeHebroni,vatshamakona, malandzayaAbrahamamacelaswihlovoswamati, Abrahamanihinkwavovayenavatshamaekusuhinimati, nimalandzayaAbimelekehosiyaVafilistavatwilexiviko xaleswakumalandzayaAbrahamamaceleswihlovoswa matiemindzilakaneniyatiko

5KutanivafikavaholovanimalandzayaAbrahama,va matekelaxihlovolexikululexivaxiceleke.

6KutaniAbimelekehosiyaVafilistaatwamhakaleyi, kutaniyenanaPikolondhunayavuthurayenanivavanuna vayenava20vataekaAbrahama,kutaniAbimelekea vulavulanaAbrahamamalunghananimalandzayakwe, AbrahamaatshinyaAbimelekemalunghananixihlovolexi malandzayakweman’witekelekexona

7AbimelekeakuekaAbrahama:“Hikokwalahoka Yehovhalahanyakalatumbuluxekemisavahinkwayo,a ndzisitwahitaxiendloleximalandzayaminamaxi endlekeekamalandzayawenakufikelanamuntlha”

8Abrahamaatekaswinyimpfanaswa7swaxisatiaswi nyikaAbimeleke,aku:“Ndzakombela,tekaleswi emavokweniyaminaleswakuswitavavumbhonieka minaleswakundzicelexihlovolexi”

9Abimelekeatekaswinyimpfanaswankomboswaxisati leswiAbrahamaan’winyikekeswona,hikuvautlhelea n’winyikaswifuwonitihomutotala,kutaniAbimelekea hlambanyileAbrahamamalunghananixihlovo,hikwalaho athyaxihlovoxexoBeerxeba,hikuvahavumbirhibya vonavahlambanyilehiswona

10HavumbirhibyavonavaendlantwananoeBerexeba, kutaniAbimelekeapfukanaPikolondhunayavuthura yenanivavanunavayenahinkwavo,vatlhelelaetikwenira Vafilista,Abrahamanihinkwavovayenavatshama eBerexebanaswonautshameetikwenireronkarhiwoleha.

11KutaniAbrahamaabyalantangalowukulueBerexeba,a wuendlelatinyangwatamuneletilangutekeematlheloya muneyamisava,abyalansimuyavhinyaekawona,lerova lokomufambiataekaAbrahamaanghenaenyangweni yin’wananiyin’wanaleyingaendleleniyakwe,atshama konaadyaanwaaxurhakutaniafamba.

12HikuvayindluyaAbrahamaayipfulekelevanava vanhulavahundzakanilavahundzaka,lavaavatasikuni sikuvatadyanikunwaendlwiniyaAbrahama.

13Munhuun’wananiun’wanaloyiaarinindlalakutania taendlwiniyaAbrahama,Abrahamaaan’winyikaxinkwa leswakuadyaanwanikuxurha,naswonaun’wanani un’wanaloyiaataendlwiniyakweangaambalanga nchumuaaambalaswiambalohilahaangaswitsakelaka hakona,an’winyikasilivhereninsukunikun’witivisa Yehovhaloyian’witumbuluxekeemisaveni;leswi Abrahamaaswiendlekevutomibyayenahinkwabyo 14Abrahamanivanavakwenihinkwavovayenava tshamaeBerexeba,kutaniadzimantsongawakwekuya fikaeHebroni

15KutaniNahoromakwavowaAbrahamanitatawakwe nivakavonahinkwavoavatshamaeHarani,hikuvaava ngafikanganaAbrahamaetikweniraKanana.

16KutaniNahoroavelekiwavanaloyiMilkan’wanawa Harani,namakwavowaSaransatiwaAbrahama,an’wi velekelekeyena

17Lawaimavitoyalavaavavelekiweke,kungaUzi, Buzi,Kemuwele,Kesede,Chazo,Pildaxa,Tidlafna Betuwele,hikuvavanavaMilikalavaavavelekeleke Nahoro,makwavowaAbrahama

18Nahoroaarininsatilontsongo,vitorayenaakuri Rhuma,atlhelaavelekelaNahoro,Zebaka,Gakaxi, TakaxinaMaaka,varivanavamunevamajaha

19VanalavavelekiwekehiNahoroavarivanavamajaha va12handlekavanavayenavavanhwanyana,naswonava velekeriwilenavanaeHarani

20VanavaUzi,mativulayaNahoroakuriAbi,Kerefe, Gadini,MelusinaDeboramakwavowavona.

21VanavaBuziakuriBerakale,Naamata,Xevana Madonu.

22VanavaKemuweleakuriSiriyanaRekobo. 23VanavaKesediakuriAnameleke,Mexayi,Benonina Yifi;vanavaChasoakuriPildaxa,MekinaOfer 24VanavaPildaxiakuriArudi,Kamumu,Meredna Moloko

25VanavaTidlafakuriMuxani,KuxaninaMutsi

26VanavaBetuweleakuriSekara,LabaninaRaveka makwavowavonawaxisati

27LawaimindyanguyavanavaNahoro,lavava velekiwekeeHarani;kutaniAramun'wanaKemuelena RekobomakwavovasukaeHarani,vakumankova etikwenileringaekusuhininambuwaYufrata.

28Kutanivaakamutikwalaho,vathyamutihivitora Petoran’wanawaSiriya,kungaSiriyaNaherayimiku fikelanamuntlha.

29VanavaKesedinavonavayatshamalahavanga kumakandhawu,kutanivafambavakumankovalowu langutanekenitikoraXinara,vatshamakona.

30Kutanivatiakelamutikwalaho,kutanivathyavitora Kesedemutinilowuhivitoratatawavona,kungatikora Kasdimkufikelanamuntlha,naswonaVakadimvatshame etikwenirerokutanivatswalanaswonavaandzileswinene

31KutaniTera,tatawaNahoronaAbrahama,ayateka nsatiun’wanalokoadyuharile,vitorayenaakuriPelila, kutaniatika,an’wivelekelan’wanawajahakutanian’wi thyavitoraSoba

32Teraahanyamalembeya25endzhakukalokoa velekileSoba

33KutaniTeraafahilemberero,kungalemberavu35ra kuvelekiwakaIsakan’wanawaAbrahama.

34MasikuyaTeraamarimadzanamambirhinantlhanu, kutanialahliwaeHarani

35Soban’wanawaTeraahanyamalembeya30kutania tswalaAramu,AkilinaMerik

36Aramun’wanawaSoban’wanawaTera,aarinivasati vanharhunaswonaavelekavanava12vamajahani vanharhuvavanhwanyana;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxi nyikaAraman'wanaSobarifuwonirifuwo,niswifuwo swotala,nimintlhambinitihomu,kutaniwanunaloyia andzaswinene

37KutaniAramun’wanawaSobanimakwavonindyangu wayenahinkwawovasukaeHarani,vayatshamalahava ngatakumandhawukona,hikuvanhundzuyavonaayi telengopfulerovayingatatshamaeHarani;hikuvaava ngaswikotikuyimaeHaraniswin'wenivamakwavovana vaNahoro

38Aramun’wanawaSobaafambanivamakwavo,va kumankovalowungaekulewukongomaetikwenirale vuxeni,vatshamakona

39Vatlhelavaakamutikwalaho,vawuthyavitoraAram, hivitoramakwavowavonalonkulu;hiyenaAramZoba kufikelanamuntlha

40HilokoIsakan’wanawaAbrahamaarikarhiakula emasikwiniwolawo,Abrahamatatawakwean’wi dyondzisandlelayaYehovhaleswakuativaYehovha, kutaniYehovhaaarinayena.

41LokoIsakaarinimalembeya37hivukhale,Iximayele makwavoaarikarhiafamba-fambanayenaentsongeni.

42HilokoIximayeleatinyungubyisaekaIsaka,aku:“A ndzirinimalembeya13hivukhalelokoYehovhaa vulavulanatatanaleswakuahiyimba,kutanindziendlehi kulandzaritoraYehovhaleriaribyeleketatana,kutani ndzinyiketamoya-xiviriwaminaekaYehovha,naswonaa ndzitlulangaritorakwelerialeriseketatana.”

43HilokoIsakaahlamulaIximayele,aku:“Hayiniu tibumaekaminahimhakaleyi,hinyamayawenaleyiuyi tekekeemiriniwawena,leyiYehovhaakulerisekeha yona?

44TanihileswiYehovhaahanyaka,Xikwembuxatatana Abrahama,lokoYehovhaakuekatatawamina:“Teka n’wanawawenaIsakaun’witiselagandzeloemahlweni kamina,andzingatatshikakambendzitapfumelahi ntsako”

45HilokoYehovhaatwaritoleriIsakaaribyeleke Iximayele,kutanirivonakaririlerineneematihlweniya Yehovha,kutaniaehleketakutengisiwakaAbrahama emhakenileyi

46KufikasikulerivanavaXikwembuvangatavativeka emahlwenikaYehovha,Sathananayenaatanivanava XikwembuemahlwenikaYehovha

47KutaniYehovhaakuekaSathana:“Uhumakwihi?” kutaniSathanaahlamulaHOSIXikwembu,aku:“Kusuka ekakufamba-fambaemisaveni,nikufamba-famba ehenhlanilehansiekayona.”

48KutaniYehovhaakuekaSathana:“Ritorawenaeka minaiyinimalunghananivanahinkwavovamisava?” kutaniSathanaahlamulaHOSIXikwembu,aku:“Ndzi vonilevanahinkwavovamisavalavakutirhelaka,vaku tsundzukalokovalavanchumuekawena”

49Lokouvanyikanchumulowuvawulavakaekawena, vatshamavantshunxekile,vakutshikanaswonaavaha kutsundzuki

50XanauvoneAbrahaman’wanawaTera,loyieku sunguleniaangarinavana,akutirhelanikukuakela tialitarikun’wananikun’wanalahaatekekona,atisa magandzeloehenhlakatona,atwarisavitorawenankarhi hinkwawoekavanahinkwavovamisava

51Sweswileswin’wanawakweIsakaavelekiwekehi yena,ukutshikile,uendlelevaakihinkwavovatiko nkhuvolowukulu,naswonaurivarileYehovha

52Hikuvaexikarhikahinkwaswoleswiaswiendleke,a ngakutiselangagandzelo;hambikurigandzelorohisiwa kumbegandzelorakurhula,hambikurihomu, xinyimpfanakumbembutiekahinkwaswoleswiaswi dlayekehisikulerin'wanawayenaalumuriwekeharona 53Kusukelaenkarhiniwakuvelekiwakan’wanawakwe kufikelasweswi,kungamalembeya37,angaakanga alitariemahlwenikawena,hambikurikutiselagandzelo ekawena,hikuvauvoneleswakuunyikeleleswiaswi kombelekeemahlwenikawena,kutaniakutshika 54KutaniYehovhaakuekaSathana:“Xanauanakanyehi ndlelaleyinandzawaminaAbrahama?”hikuvaangakona lafanakanayenaemisaveni,munhulahetisekekenila lulamekeemahlwenikamina,lachavakaXikwembuniku papalataleswobiha;tanihileswindzihanyaka,lokondzi ngakuekayena:TisaIsakan'wanawawenaemahlwenika mina,angatan'wisivelaekamina,ngopfungopfuloko

ndzin'wibyelakutisagandzelorohisiwaemahlwenika minaekatinyimpfutayenakumbetihomutayena.

55KutaniSathanaahlamulaYehovhaaku:“Kutani sweswivulavulanaAbrahamahilahauvulekehakona,uta vonalokonamuntlhaangatatlulanawunikulahlamarito yawenaetlhelo”

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1EnkarhiniwoloworitoraYehovharifikaekaAbrahama, akuekayena:“Abrahama,kutaniaku:“Himinaloyi” 2Kutaniakuekayena:“Tekan’wanawawena,n’wana wawenalangayexeloyiun’wirhandzaka,kungaIsaka,u yaetikweniraMoriya,uyan’winyikelakwalahokuva gandzelorohisiwaehenhlakayin’wanayatintshavaletiu ngatakombisiwaekatona,hikuvautavonapapaniku vangamakaYehovhakwalaho”

3Abrahamaaku:“Ndzitahambanyisanjhanin’wanawa minaIsakanaSaramanawakwe,leswakundzitan’wi kurisaavagandzelorohisiwaemahlwenikaYehovha?”

4Abrahamaanghenaentsongeni,atshamaemahlwenika Saransatiwakwe,an’wibyelamaritolawa.

5N’wanangaIsakaukurilenaswonaangasidyondza ntirhowaXikwembuxayenankarhiwoleha,sweswi mundzukundzitafambandziyan’witisaekaXeme,na Eberen’wanawayena,kutanikwalahoutadyondza tindlelataYehovha,hikuvavatan’widyondzisakutiva Yehovhaswin’wenikutivaleswakulokoakhongela nkarhihinkwawoemahlwenikaYehovha,utan’wi hlamula,hikwalahokwalahoutativandlelayotirhela YehovhaXikwembuxakwe.

6KutaniSaraaku:“Uvulavulekahle,famban’wini wangauyan’wiendlahilahauvulekehakona,kambeu ngan’wisusiekuleswinenenamina,naswonaungatshuki atshamakwalahonkarhiwolehangopfu,hikuvamoyaxiviriwaminawuboheleriwileendzenikamoya-xiviriwa yena.”

7AbrahamaakuekaSara:“N’wananga,ahikhongeleni ekaYehovhaXikwembuxahinaleswakuahiendlela leswinene.”

8KutaniSaraatekan’wanawakweIsakaatshamanayena vusikubyebyohinkwabyo,kutanian’witswontswa,an’wi angarha,an’winyikaswiletelokufikelanimixo.

9Akuekayena:“Ohon’wananga,xanamoya-xiviriwa minawungatihambanisanjhaninawena?”Ahan'wi tswontswa,an'wiangarha,kutanianyikaAbraham swiletelomayelananayena

10KutaniSaraakuekaAbrahama:“Wehosiyanga,ndzi kombelautivonelaekan’wanawawena,un’wiveka mahloyawena,hikuvaandzinan’wanaun’wanawajaha kumbewanhwanyanahandlekayena”

11Wenaungan’witshiki.Lokoarinindlalan'winyike xinkwa,kutanilokoarinitorhan'winyikematiyonwa;u ngan'witshikiafambahimilenge,hambikurikutshama edyambyini

12Ungan’witshikiafambaariyexeendleleni,unga n’wisindzisiekaxin’wananixin’wanalexiaxinavelaka, kamben’wiendlehilahaangakubyelakahakona

13KutaniSaraarilaswinenevusikuhinkwabyohikwalaho kaIsaka,an’winyikaswiletelokufikelanimixo.

14NimixoSaraahlawulanguvuyosasekaswineneniyo sasekaekaswiambaloleswiaarinaswonaendlwini,leswi Abimelekean’winyikekeswona

15KutaniaambexaIsakan’wanawakwehiswona,an’wi ambexaxihukuenhlokweni,apfalelaribyerarisima ehenhlakaxihuku,avanyikaswakudyaswagondzo,va huma,IsakaafambanatatawakweAbrahama,malandza man’wanayavonamafambanavonakuyavavonava humaendleleni

16KutaniSaraahumanavona,afambanavona egondzwenikuyavawisa,kutanivakuekayena: “Tlhelelaentsongeni”

17LokoSaraatwamaritoyaIsakan’wanawakwearila swinene,Abrahamanunawakwearilanayena,n’wanawa vonaarilanavonahixirilolexikulu;nilavaavafambana vonavarilengopfu.

18KutaniSaraakhoman’wanawakweIsaka,an’wi khomahimavoko,an’wiangarha,ahambetaarilanayena, kutaniSaraaku:“Imanilativakalokoendzhakukasiku lerindzitatlhelandzikuvona?”

19Avaharilaswin’we,Abrahama,SaranaIsaka,ni hinkwavolavaavafambanavonaendleleniavarilana vona,endzhakukasweswoSaraafularhelan’wanawakwe, arilaswinene,malandzayayenahinkwawoyavavanuna nimalandzayaxisativatlhelelanayenaentsongeni.

20HilokoAbrahamaafambanaIsakan’wanawakweku yan’witisa+avagandzeloemahlwenikaYehovha,hilaha an’wilerisekehakona.

21Abrahamaatekamajahayakwemambirhi,Iximayele n’wanawaAgaranaEliyezerenandzawakwe,vafambana vona,lokovarikarhivafambaendlelenimajahalawama tivulavulelamaritolawa

22HilokoIximayeleakuekaEliyezere:“Sweswitatana AbrahamaufambanaIsakakuyan’witisagandzeloro hisiwaekaYehovha,hilahaan’wilerisekehakona”

23Lokoavuyautandzinyikahinkwaswoleswiangana swona,leswakundzidyandzhakaendzhakukayena, hikuvandzimativulayayena

24EliyezereahlamulaIximayeleaku:“Hakunene Abrahamaukulahlelenimanawawena,uhlambanyile leswakuawungewudyindzhakayanchumueka hinkwaswoleswianganaswona,naswonautanyikamani hinkwaswoleswianganaswona,nixumaxayena hinkwaxo,kambeekaminanandzawayena,loyia tshembekekeendlwiniyayena,loyian’witirhelekevusiku ninhlikanhi,naswonauendlehinkwaswoleswiandzi navelekeswona?ekaminautasiyandzhakayayenalokoa fahinkwaswoleswianganaswona.

25LokoAbrahamaarikarhiafambanin’wanawakwe Isakaendleleni,SathanaataekaAbrahamaatahumelela ekaAbrahamahixifanisoxawanunaladyuhalekeswinene, latitsongahatakaniwamoyawotisola,kutaniatshinelela Abrahamaakuekayena:“Xanauxiphukuphukukumbeu nitihanyi,lerovauyaendlaleswinamuntlhaekan’wana wawenalangaswakwe?”

26HikuvaXikwembuxikunyiken’wanawajaha emasikwiniyawenayohetelela,lokoudyuharile,xanau tayan’widlayanamuntlhahikuvaangaendlanga madzolonga,naswonaxanautalovisamoya-xiviriwa n’wanawawenalangaswakweemisaveni?

27Xanaawuswitivinikutwisisaleswakumhakaleyia yingehumiekaHosi?hikuvaHOSIXikwembuaxinge endlimunhuswobihaswonghasiemisavenikun'wibyela aku:“Fambauyadlayan'wanawawena.”

28KutaniAbrahamaatwasweswokutaniaswitiva leswakuiritoraSathanaleriringetekekun’wisusa endleleniyaYehovha,kambeAbrahamaangari yingisangaritoraSathana,kutaniAbrahamaan’witshinya lerovaafamba

29KutaniSathanaatlhelelaekaIsaka;kutaniahumelela ekaIsakahixifanisoxajaharosaseka,leritsakeriwaka swinene

30KutaniatshinelelaIsakaakuekayena:“Xanaawuswi tivinikutwisisaleswakutatawawenawakhalewa xiphukuphukuukutisaekudlayiweninamuntlhakungari nanchumu?”

31Sweswi,n’wananga,ungan’wiyingisikumbekun’wi khathalela,hikuvaimukhalabyewaxiphukuphuku,moyaxiviriwawenawarisimanixivumbekoxawenaxosaseka swingalahlekiemisaveni

32HilokoIsakaatwasweswo,akuekaAbrahama:“Xana uswitwile,tatana,leswimunhuloyiaswivuleke?hambi kurihindlelaleyiuvulavule

33Abrahamaahlamulan’wanawakweIsakaakueka yena:“N’witivonele,ungayingisimaritoyakwe,unga n’wiyingisi,hikuvaiSathana,loyiaringetakakuhisusa namuntlhaekaswilerisoswaXikwembu”

34AbrahamaahatshinyaSathana,kutaniSathanaava suka,kutaniavonaleswakuangaswikotikuvahlula,a vatumbela,kutaniafambaahundzaemahlwenikavona endleleni;kutaniahundzukanambulowukuluwamati endleleni,kutaniAbrahamanaIsakanimajahayayena mambirhivafikaendhawiniyoleyo,kutanivavonanambu lowukulu,lowunganimatimbakufananimatilamakulu. 35Kutanivanghenaenambyenivahundzahilekawona, kutanimatimasungulakufikaemilengeniyavona 36Kutanivanghenaswineneenambyeninaswonamatima fikaetinhan’winitavona,hinkwavovachavangopfu hikwalahokamati;naswonalokovarikarhiva tsemakanyanambuAbrahamaulemukilendhawuyoleyo, kutaniaswitivaleswakuakungarinamatikwalahokhale 37Abrahamaakuekan’wanawakweIsaka:“Ndzayitiva ndhawuleyiekayonaakungarinanambukumbemati, sweswiiSathanaloyiahiendlelakahinkwaswoleswi, leswakuahisusanamuntlhaekaswilerisoswaXikwembu”

38Abrahamaan’witshinyaakuekayena:“Yehovhaaku tshinye,WenaSathana,utswaleekahinahikuvahifamba hiswilerisoswaXikwembu.”

39KutaniSathanaachavahiritoraAbrahama,asukaeka vona,kutanindhawuyoleyoyitlhelayivandhawuleyi omekehilahaayirihakonaekusunguleni

40KutaniAbrahamaafambanaIsakaendhawinileyi Xikwembuxin’wibyelekeyona

41HisikuravunharhuAbrahamaatlakusamahloavona ndhawuleyiXikwembuxin’wibyelekehayonaekule

42Hilokokuhumelelaphuphuyandziloekaloyiasuka emisavenikuyaetilweni,nipaparakuvangamaehenhla kantshava,kuvangamakaYehovhakuvoniwaepapeni

43AbrahamaakuekaIsaka:“N’wananga,xanawaswi vonaentshaveniyoleyo,leyihiyivonakaekule,leswindzi swivonakaehenhlakayona?”

44HilokoIsakaahlamulatatawakweaku:“Ndzivonani kuvonaphuphuyandzilonipapa,kuvangamaka Yehovhakuvoniwaehenhlakapapa”

45Abrahamaaswitivaleswakun’wanawakweIsakau amukeriwileemahlwenikaYehovhaleswakuava gandzelorohisiwa

46AbrahamaakuekaEliyezerenaIximayelen’wana wakwe:“Xananan’winamaswivonaleswihiswivonaka entshavenileyingaekule?

47Vahlamulavaku:“Ahivoninchumuhandlekofanani tintshavatin’wanatamisava”KutaniAbrahamaaswitiva leswakuavangaamukeriwiemahlwenikaHOSI Xikwembukufambanavona,kutaniAbrahamaakueka vona:“TshamanilahanimbhongololokominanaIsaka n'wanangahitayaentshaveniyakona,hiyagandzelakona emahlwenikaHOSIXikwembu,kutanihitlhelelaeka n'wina”

48EliyezerenaIximayelevatshamaendhawiniyoleyo hilahaAbrahamaalerisekehakona.

49Abrahamaatekatihunyitagandzelorohisiwaativeka ehenhlakan’wanawakweIsaka,kutaniatekandziloni banga,kutanihavambirhivayaendhawiniyoleyo.

50LokovarikarhivafambaIsakaakuekatatawakwe: “Waswivo,ndzilonitihunyindzivonalaha,kutani xinyimpfanalexingatavagandzelorohisiwaemahlweni kaYehovhaxikwihi?”

51Abrahamaahlamulan’wanawakweIsaka,aku:“Hosi yikuhlawulen’wanangaleswakuuvagandzelorohisiwa lerihetisekekeematshan’weniyaxinyimpfana”

52HilokoIsakaakuekatatawakwe:“Ndzitaendla hinkwaswoleswiYehovhaakubyelekeswonahikutsaka nikutsakakambilu”

53AbrahamaatlhelaakuekaIsakan’wanawakwe:“Xana embilwiniyawenaunimianakanyokumbexitsundzuxo lexingafanelangikimalunghananileswi?”ndzibyele n'wananga,ndzikombela,Wenan'wananga,ungandzi tumbeti.

54KutaniIsakaahlamulatatawakweAbrahama,akueka yena:“Ohotatana,tanihileswiYehovhaahanyakani hilahamoya-xiviriwawenawuhanyakahakona,akuna nchumuembilwiniyaminalowungandzihambukisaka exinenenikumbeeximatsiniekaritoleriakubyelekerona”

55Xirhokumbemisihaaswitshukatshukikumbeku rhurhumelaekaleswi,naswonaembilwiniyaminaakuna miehleketokumbexitsundzuxoxobihamayelananaleswi

56Kambendzinimbiluyotsakanileyitsakekeemhakeni leyi,kutanindziri:“KudzunisiwaYehovhaloyi namuntlhaandzihlawulekekuvagandzelorohisiwa emahlwenikaYena”

57KutaniAbrahamaatsakaswinenehimaritoyaIsaka,va yaemahlwenivahlanganaendhawinileyiYehovhaa vulavulekehayona.

58Abrahamaatshinelakuyaakaalitariendhawiniyoleyo, Abrahamaarikarhiarila,Isakaatekamaribyenixikontiri kukondzavahetakuakaalitari

59Abrahamaatekatihunyiativekahikuhlelekaehenhla kaalitarileyiayiakeke.

60Kutaniatekan’wanawakweIsakaan’wibohaleswaku an’wivekaehenhlakatihunyiletiatiriehenhlakaalitari, leswakuan’widlayaleswakuavagandzelorohisiwa emahlwenikaYehovha

61HilokoIsakaakuekatatawakwe:“Ndzibohekahle kutaniundzivekaehenhlakaalitarileswakundzinga hundzulukandzitshukatshuka,ndzintshunxekaeka matimbayabangaenyameniyaminanikunyamisa gandzelorohisiwa;kutaniAbrahamaaendlatano.

62KutaniIsakaahakuekatatawakwe:“Ohotatana,loko undzidlayileundzihisaleswakundzivagandzelo,teka leswingatasalaekankumawaminaleswakuuswitisela Saramanawamina,ukuekayena:“Loyiinun’hwelowo nandzihawaIsaka;kambeungan’wibyelileswilokoata tshamaekusuhinixihlovokumbeendhawiniyin’wanaleyi tlakukeke,leswakuangalahlelimoya-xiviriwayena endzhakukamina,afa.

63AbrahamaatwamaritoyaIsaka,atlakusaritoarila lokoIsakaavulamaritolawa;kutanimihlotiyaAbrahama yikhulukelaIsakan'wanawayena,Isakaarilaswinene, kutaniakuekatatawayena:“Hatlisisawenatatana,undzi endlakurhandzakaHOSIXikwembuxahinahilahaxiku lerisekehakona.”

64KutanitimbilutaAbrahamanaIsakatitsakahikwalaho kaleswiYehovhaavalerisekeswona;kambetihloririle swinenekasimbiluyirikarhiyitsaka.

65KutaniAbrahamaabohan’wanawakweIsaka,an’wi vekaehenhlakaalitariehenhlakatihunyi,Isakaa tshambulutanhamuyakweehenhlakaalitariemahlwenika tatawakwe,Abrahamaatshambulutavokorakweleswaku atekabangaleswakuadlayan’wanawakweavagandzelo rohisiwaemahlwenikaYehovha.

66Enkarhiniwolowotintsumitatintswalotitaemahlweni kaYehovha,tivulavulanayenamalunghananaIsaka,tiku: 670Hosi,uHosiyatintswalonintwela-vusiwanaehenhla kahinkwaswoleswiuswitumbuluxekeetilweninile misaveni,naswonawaswiseketelahinkwaswo; hikokwalaho,nyikankutsuloninkutsuloematshan'winiya nandzawawenaIsaka,utwelavusiwananikutwela vusiwanaAbrahamanaIsakan'wanawayena,lava namuntlhavaendlakaswilerisoswawena.

68WenaHosi,xanauswivonilendlelaleyiIsakan’wana waAbrahamanandzawawenaabohiwekehayonaku dlayiwakukotaxiharhixana?sweswi,ntwela-vusiwanawa wenaawupfuxilehikwalahokavona,WeHosi 69EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaahumelelaekaAbrahama, an’wivitana,arietilweni,akuekayena:“Ungatshukiu tlhandlekavokorawenaehenhlakajahaleri,naswonau ngan’wiendlinchumu,hikuvasweswindzaswitiva leswakuwachavaXikwembuhikuendlaxiendlolexi,ni hikukaungandzisivelin’wanawawena,n’wanawa wenalangaswakwe.”

70KutaniAbrahamaatlakusamahlo,avonakhunari khomiwehitimhondzotaronaekhwatini;hironakhuna leriHOSIXikwembuxiritumbuluxekeemisavenihisiku leriangaendlamisavanitilo.

71HikuvaYehovhaaalunghiselekhunalerikusukela sikurero,leswakurivagandzelorohisiwaematshan’weni yaIsaka

72KutanikhunaleriariyaemahlweniriyaekaAbrahama lokoSathanaarikhomaapfalelatimhondzotarona ekhwatini,leswakuringayiemahlweniriyaeka Abrahama,leswakuAbrahamaadlayan’wanawakwe

73KutaniAbrahama,lokoavonakhunaririkarhiriya emahlweniniSathanaarisivela,aritekaaritisa

emahlwenikaalitari,antshunxaIsakan’wanawakweeku bohiwenikayena,avekakhunaematshan’weniyarona, kutaniAbrahamaadlayakhunaleriehenhlakaalitari,ari tisarivagandzeloematshan’weniyaIsakan’wanawakwe.

74KutaniAbrahamaafafazelangatiyin’wanayakhuna ehenhlakaalitari,kutaniahuwelelaaku:“Leswiswile ndzhawiniyan’wanawamina,naswonaongeleswiswi ngatekiwanamuntlhatanihingatiyan’wanawamina emahlwenikaYehovha”

75HinkwaswoleswiAbrahamaaswiendlekeenkarhini lowuekusuhinialitari,aahuwelelaaku:“Leswiswile kamareniran’wanawamina,naswonaongenamuntlhaswi ngakambisisiweemahlwenikaYehovhaematshan’weniya n’wanawamina;kutaniAbrahamaahetantirhohinkwawo etlhelokaalitari,kutanintirhowuamukeriwaemahlweni kaHOSIXikwembu,atekiwaongeiIsaka;kutaniHOSI XikwembuxikatekisaAbrahamanimbewuyayenahi sikurero

76KutaniSathanaayaekaSara,ahumelelaekayenahi xifanisoxamukhalabyelatitsongahatakaswineneniwo rhula,Abrahamaahariekuendlenikagandzelorohisiwa emahlwenikaYehovha.

77Akuekayena:“Xanaawuwutivintirhohinkwawo lowuAbrahamaawuendlekenin’wanawawenalanga swakwenamuntlha?”hikuvautekeIsakaaakaalitari,a n'widlaya,an'wiyisaealtariniavagandzelo,Isakaa huwelelaarilaemahlwenikatatawayena,kambeanga n'wilangutanga,angan'witwelavusiwana.

78KutaniSathanaaphindhamaritolawa,kutaniasuka ekayena,kutaniSaraatwamaritohinkwawoyaSathana, kutanian’wiehleketaarimukhalabyekusukaexikarhika vanavavanhulavatshamekevavanan’wanawayena, naswonaatekean’wibyelaswiloleswi

79KutaniSaraatlakusarito,arila,ahuwelelaswinene hikwalahokan’wanawakwe;kutaniatiphofulaehansi,a hoxantshurienhlokweniyayena,aku:“Ohon'wananga, Isakan'wananga,Oholokonamuntlhandzifile ematshan'winiyawena”Ayaemahlweniarila,aku: “Swandzitwisakuvavahikwalahokawena,n'wananga, n'wanangaIsaka,Oholeswindzifekenamuntlha ematshan'winiyawena”

80Ahayaemahlweniarila,aku:“Swandzitwisakuvava endzhakukalokondzikukurisilenikukukurisa;sweswi ntsakowaminawuhundzukilekurilahikwalahokawena, minaloyiandzikunavela,ndzihuwelelanikukhongela ekaXikwembukukondzandzikuvelekandzirini malembeyamakume-nhungu;sweswiutirhelabangani ndzilonamuntlha,kuvagandzelo.

81Kambendzatichavelelanawena,n’wananga,hikuva ritoraHosi,hikuvauendlilexilerisoxaXikwembuxa wena;hikuvaimanilangatlulakaritoraXikwembuxa hina,leximoya-xiviriwaxivumbiwaxin'wananixin'wana lexihanyakawungaemavokweniyaxona?

82Ululamile,WenaHosiXikwembuxahina,hikuva mintirhoyawenahinkwayoiyinenenaswonayilulamile; hikuvanaminandzitsakilehiritorawenaleriurileriseke, naswonalokotihloraminaririlaswinenembiluyamina yatsaka

83KutaniSaraavekanhlokoyakweexifuvenixaun’wana wamalandzayayenayaxisati,amiyelakufananiribye.

84Endzhakukasweswoupfukileafambaarikarhia vutisakukondzaafikaeHebroni,kutaniavutisahinkwavo lavaahlanganekenavonavarikarhivafambaendleleni, naswonaakunamunhuloyiangan’wibyelaleswi humeleleken’wanawayena.

85Hilokoatanimalandzayayenayaxisatinimalandza yayenayavavanunaeKireata-Arba,kungaHebroni, kutaniavutisamalunghananiN’wanawakwe,kutania tshamakwalaholokoarikarhiarhumelamalandza man’wanayakweleswakumayalavalahaAbrahamaanga yakonanaIsaka;vayan'wilavaendlwiniyaXemena Ebere,vangan'wikumanga,valavaetikwenihinkwaro kambeangarikona.

86Kutaniwaswivo,SathanaataekaSaraarini xivumbekoxamukhalabye,kutaniataayimaemahlweni kayena,akuekayena:“Ndzivulavulemavunwanawena, hikuvaAbrahamaangadlayangan’wanawayenanaswona angafi;kutanilokoatwaritokutsakakayenaakurini tihanyiswinenehikwalahokan'wanawayena,lerova moya-xiviriwayenawuhumahikutsaka;ufilekutania hlengeletiwaekavanhuvakavona

87KutelokoAbrahamaahetilentirhowayenaatlhelelana n’wanawayenaIsakaekamajahayayena,kutanivapfuka vayaswin’weeBerexeba,vavuyaekaya

88KutaniAbrahamaalavaSara,kambeangan’wikumi, kutaniavutisamalunghananayena,vakuekayena:“Uye eHebronikuyamilavahavumbirhibyan’winalahami yekekona,hikuvautivisiwehindlelaleyi.”

89KutaniAbrahamanaIsakavayaekayenaeHebroni, kutanilokovakumaleswakuufilevatlakusamaritoya vonavan’wirilaswinene;kutaniIsakaakhinsamahi xikandzaxamanawayena,arilahikwalahokayena,aku: “Ohomanana,manana,undzisiyenjhani,naswonauye kwihixana?”Oho,undzisiyenjhani!

90AbrahamanaIsakavarilangopfunimalandzayavona hinkwawomarilanavonahikwalahokaSara,van’wirila hixirilolexikulunixotika.

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1KuhanyakaSaraakurimalembeya127,kutaniSaraa fa;Abrahamaapfukaemahlwenikavafivayena,alava ndhawuyolahlaSaransatiwayena;kutaniayavulavula nivanavaHeti,lavaakekeetikweni,aku:

2Ndzimuendzinimuendzinan’winaetikweniran’wina; ndzinyikendzhakayandhawuyolahlaetikweniran'wina, leswakundzitalahlavafivaminaemahlwenikamina

3KutanivanavaHetivakuekaAbrahama:“Waswivotiko rilemahlwenikawena,ekuhlawulenikamasirhayahina lahlavafivawena,hikuvaakunamunhuloyiangataku sivelakulahlavafivawena

4Abrahamaakuekavona:“Lokomiswipfumelelanani leswi,fambanimiyandzikombelaekaEfronin’wanawa Sokara,mikombelaleswakuandzinyikabakora Makipelaleringaemakumukansimuyakwe,kutanindzi tarixavaekayenahixin’wananixin’wanalexiaxi navelaka.”

5EfroniatshamaexikarhikavanavaHeti,vafambava n’wivitana,ataemahlwenikaAbrahama,Efroniakueka Abrahama:“Hinkwaswoleswiulavakaleswakunandza wawenaaswiendla;Abrahamaaku:“E-e,kambendzita

xavabakoninsimuleyiunganayonahinxavo,leswaku yivandzhakayandhawuyolahlahimasiku.”

6Efroniahlamulaaku:“Waswivo,nsimunibakoswile mahlwenikawena,nyikelaxin’wananixin’wanalexiuxi lavaka;Abrahamaaku:“Ndzitayixavahintsengo hinkwawontsenaevokwenirawena,nilemavokweniya lavanghenakaenyangweniyamutiwawena,nile mavokweniyambewuyawenahilahakungaheriki.”

7KutaniEfroninivamakwavohinkwavovatwasweswo, AbrahamaapimaEfronitixikeletasilivhereta400 emavokweniyaEfroninilemavokweniyavamakwavo hinkwavo;Abrahamaatsalakuxaviselanaloku,kutania kutsalaatlhelaakunyikelavumbhoninitimbhonita mune

8Lawaimavitoyatimbhoni:Amigalin’wanawaAbixina waMuhiti,Adikoromin’wanawaAshunakawaMuhivhi, Abidonin’wanawaAkiramuwaleGomere,naBakidili n’wanawaAbudixiwaMusidoni

9Abrahamaatekabukuyakuxava,ayiveka evuhlayiselwenibyayena,kutanihilawamaritolawa Abrahamaamatsalekeebukwini,kunga:

10LeswakubakoninsimuleyiAbrahamaayixavekeeka EfroniMuhitinilekambewuyakwenilekalavahumaka emutiniwakwenilekambewuyavonahilahakunga heriki,switaxavaAbrahamanilekambewuyakwenile kalavahumakaemasengeniyakwe,leswakuswiva ndzhakayaxilahlohilahakungaheriki;kutaniaveka mfunghoekawona,awunyikelavumbhoninitimbhoni.

11Kutaninsimunibakoleriaririekaronanindhawu yoleyohinkwayoswitiyisiwileekaAbrahamanimbewu yayenaendzhakukayena,kusukaekavanavaHeti; vonaniemahlwenikaMamreeHebroni,etikwenira Kanana

12EndzhakukasweswoAbrahamaalahlaSaransati wakwekwalaho,kutanindhawuyoleyonindzilakanawa yonahinkwawowuvawaAbrahamanimbewuyakwe leswakuwuvandzhakayandhawuyolahla.

13KutaniAbrahamaalahlaSarahikutinyungubyisa hilahaaswivoniwahakonalokotihositilahliwa,kutania lahliwaaambaletinguvutosasekaswinenenitosaseka.

14EkaxilahloxayenaakurinaXeme,vanavayenava majahaEberenaAbimeleke,swin’wenaAnara,Axikolo naMamre,naswonavakulukumbahinkwavovatikoava landzelaxilahloxayena

15MasikuyaSaraamari127wamalembekutaniafa, Abrahamaarilaswinene,aendlamihivahivanayakurila masikuyankombo

16VaakihinkwavovatikovachavelelaAbrahamana Isakan’wanawakwehikwalahokaSara

17LokomasikuyakurilakavonamahundzileAbrahama urhumelen’wanawakweIsaka,ayaendlwiniyaXemena Ebere,kuyadyondzatindlelataYehovhaniswileteloswa yena,kutaniAbrahamaatshamakwalahomalembe manharhu

18HinkarhiwolowoAbrahamaapfukanimalandza yakwehinkwawo,kutanimatlhelelaekayaeBerexeba, Abrahamanimalandzayakwehinkwawovasala eBerexeba

19HikuhundzukakalembeAbimelekehosiyaVafilistaa fahilemberero;aarinimalembeyadzananamakumenhungu-nharhuhivukhalelokoafa;Abrahamaafambani

vanhuvayenaetikweniraVafilista,vachavelelandyangu hinkwawonimalandzayayenahinkwawo,kutania hundzulukaatlhelelaekaya

20EndzhakukarifuraAbimeleke,vanhuvaleGerarava tekaBenmalikin’wanawakwe,aarinimalembeya12 ntsena,van’wietlelaematshan’weniyatatawakwe

21Van’withyavitoraAbimelekehivitoratatawakwe, hikuvaakurimukhuvawavonakuendlatanoeGerara, kutaniAbimelekeafumaematshan’weniyaAbimeleke tatawakwe,kutaniatshamaexiluvelwenixakwe

22Lotan’wanawaHaraninayenaafaemasikwini wolawo,hilemberavu39rakuhanyakaIsaka,naswona masikuhinkwawolawaLotaahanyakehawonaamari malembeya140kutaniafa

23LavaivanavaLotalavaavavelekiwekehivanava yenavavanhwanyana,vitoramativulaakuriMowabu, kasiwavumbirhiakuriBenami

24VanavambirhivaLotavafambavayatekavasati etikweniraKanana,vavavelekelavana,vanavaMowabu akuriEd,Mayoni,TarsonaKanvil,vanavamuneva majaha,lavaivatatawavanavaMowabukufikela namuntlha.

25MindyanguhinkwayoyavanavaLotaayiyatshama kun’wananikun’wanalahayingatavoningakona,hikuva ayitswalanaswonaayiandzangopfu.

26Kutanivayatiakelamitietikwenileriavatshamaeka rona,vathyamitiyamitileyivayiakekehimavitoya vona.

27Nahoron’wanawaTera,makwavowaAbrahama,afa emasikwiniwolawohilemberavu-40rakuhanyakaIsaka, naswonamasikuhinkwawoyaNahoroamarimalembeya 172kutaniafaalahliwaeHarani

28LokoAbrahamaatwaleswakumakwavoufile,a vavisekaswinene,arilamakwavomasikuyotala.

29HilokoAbrahamaavitanaEliyezerenandzawakwe lonkululeswakuan’wilerisamalunghananiyindluyakwe, kutaniataayimaemahlwenikayena.

30Abrahamaakuekayena:“Waswivo,ndzidyuharile,a ndziritivisikurakufakamina;hikuvandzidyuharilehi masiku;sweswi,pfuka,famba,ungatekinsatiwan'wana waminaendhawinileyiniletikwenileri,ekavanava vanhwanyanavaVakananalavahitshamakaexikarhika vona.

31Kambefambaetikweniraminanilahandzivelekiweke kona,utekansatiekan’wanawamina,niHosiXikwembu xaMatilonimisavaloyiandzitekekeendlwiniyatatana,a ndzitisaendhawinileyi,akuekamina:“Ndzitanyika mbewuyawenatikoleririvandzhakahilahakungaheriki, utarhumelantsumiyayonaemahlwenikawena,yi humelelandlelayawena,leswakuutakumansatiwa mina”n’wanawajahakusukaendyangwiniwaminanile kayindluyatatana.

32Nandzaahlamulan’winiwakweAbrahamaaku:“Ndzi yalahauvelekiwekekonanilendlwiniyatatawawena, ndziyatekansatiwan’wanawawenakusukakwalaho; kambelokowansatiangaswilavikundzilandzela etikwenileri,xanandzitatlheriselan'wanawawena etikwenileriuvelekiwekeekaronaxana?

33Abrahamaakuekayena:“Tivoneleleswakuungavuyi n’wanawaminalaha,hikuvaYehovhaloyindzifambeke

emahlwenikayenautarhumelantsumiyakweemahlweni kawena,akufambelakahle.”

34EliyezereaendlahilahaAbrahamaan’wileriseke hakona,EliyezereahlambanyaAbrahaman’winiwakwe emhakenileyi;kutaniEliyezereapfuka,atekatikamelata khumeekatikamelatan'winiwayena,nivavanunava khumeekamalandzayan'winiwayena,vapfukavaya eHarani,mutiwaAbrahamanaNahoro,leswakuvayateka nsatiwaIsakan'wanaAbrahama;lokovahafambile, AbrahamaurhumeleritoendlwiniyaXemenaEbere,va humesan'wanawayenaIsaka

35HilokoIsakaafikaekayaendlwiniyatatawakwe eBerexeba,lokoEliyezerenivavanunavakwevafika eHarani;kutanivayimaemutiniekusuhinindhawuyo cheletamati,kutaniaendlaleswakutikamelatayenati khinsamaekusuhinimatikutanititshamakwalaho.

36Eliyezere,nandzawaAbrahama,akhongelaaku:“Oho XikwembuxaAbrahaman’winiwamina;ndzirhumele ndzikombelakuhatlisanamuntlhaukombisamusaeka n’winiwamina,leswakunamuntlhauvekansatieka n’wanawan’winiwaminaendyangwiniwayena

37HilokoYehovhaayingisaritoraEliyezerehikwalaho kanandzawakweAbrahama,kutaniahlangananin’wana waBetuwele,n’wanawaMilka,nsatiwaNahoro, makwavowaAbrahama,kutaniEliyezereataendlwini yakwe

38Eliyezereavabyelahinkwaswoleswiavakarhateka,ni leswakuaarinandzawaAbrahama,kutanivan’witsaka swinene

39HinkwavovadzunisaYehovhaloyiatisekemhakaleyi, kutanivan’winyikaRaveka,n’wanawaBetuwele,ava nsatiwaIsaka

40Nhwanyanaloyiaasasekileswinene,aarinhwana naswonaRavekaaarinimalembeyakhumehivukhale emasikwiniwolawo

41KutaniBetuwelenaLabaninivanavakwevaendla nkhuvohivusikubyebyo,Eliyezerenivavanunavakweva tavadyanikunwanikutsakakwalahovusikubyebyo

42Eliyezereapfukanimixo,yenanivavanunalavaavari nayena,avitanandyanguhinkwawowaBetuwele,aku: “Ndzirhumelenindziyaekan’winiwamina;kutaniva pfukavahlongolaRavekanimuhlayisiwayenaDebora, n'wanawaUzi,van'winyikasilivhereninsuku,malandza yaxinunanimalandzayaxisati,van'wikatekisa

43KutanivahlongolaEliyezerenivavanunavayena; kutanimalandzamatekaRaveka,ayatlhelelaekan'wini wayenaetikweniraKanana

44HilokoIsakaatekaRavekaavansatiwayena,an’wi nghenisaetendeni

45Isakaaarinimalembeya40hivukhalelokoateka Raveka,n’wanawabutiwakweBetuwele,avansati

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1HinkarhiwolowoAbrahamaatlhelaatekansatilokoa dyuharile,vitorayenaakuriKetura,loyiahumaka etikweniraKanana.

2An’wivelekelaZimrani,naYokxani,naMedani,na Midiyani,naIxibakinaXuwaka,varivanavatsevuva majaha.VanavaZimraniakuriAbiheni,MolikinaNarim.

3VanavaYokxaniakuriXebanaDedani,vanava MedaniakuriAmida,Yowabu,Goki,ElixanaNotaka; vanavaMidiyaniakuriEfa,naEfer,naKanoko,naAbida naElda.

4VanavaIxibakiakuriMakiro,BeyoduwanaTator. 5VanavaXuwakiakuriBildada,Mamdad,Munanina Mebane;hinkwavolavaimindyanguyavanavaKetura, wansatiwaMukanana,loyian'wivelelekeAbrahama Muheveru

6Abrahamaahlongolalavahinkwavo,avanyikatinyiko, vasukaekan’wanawakweIsakavayatshamakun’wana nikun’wanalahavangatakumandhawukona

7Hinkwavolavavayaentshaveniyalevuxeni,vatiakela mitiyatsevuleyivatshamekeekayonakufikela namuntlha

8KambevanavaXebanaDedani,vanavaYokxani,ni vanavavona,avatshamanivamakwavoemitiniyavona, vafambavayadzimamixaxaematikweninilemananga kufikelanamuntlha.

9VanavaMidiyani,n’wanawaAbrahama,vayaevuxeni byatikoraKuxi,kutanivakumankovalowukuluetikweni ralevuxeni,vatshamakwalahovaakamuti,vatshama ekawona,kungatikoraMidiyanikufikelanamuntlha

10Midiyaniatshamaemutinilowuawuakeke,yenani vanavayenavantlhanuvamajahanihinkwavolavaavari vayena

11LawaimavitoyavanavaMidiyanihikuyahimavito yavonaemitiniyavona,Efa,Efere,Kanoko,Abidana Elda

12VanavaEfaakuriMetaka,Mexara,AvinaTzanuwa, vanavaEfereakuriEfroni,Suru,AliruninaMedini,vana vaKanokoakuriRhuwele,Rekeme,Azi,Aliyoxubuna Aladi

13VanavaAbidaakuriKuru,Meludi,Keruri,Moliki; vanavaEldaaavariMiker,naReba,naMalkiyanaGabol; hiwonamavitoyaVamidiyanihikuyahimindyanguya vona;endzhakukasweswomindyanguyaVamidiyaniyi hangalakaetikwenihinkwaroraMidiyani

14LawaitinxakataIximayelen’wanaAbrahama,loyi Agara,nandzawaxisatiwaSara,an’wiveleleke Abrahama

15HilokoIximayeleatekansatietikweniraEgipta,vitora yenaakuriRiba,hiyenaMeriba.

16RibaavelekelaIximayeleNebayoti,naKedari,na Adbeele,naMibisamunimakwavowavonawaxisati Bosmati.

17HilokoIximayelealahlaRibansatiwakwe,kutania sukaekayena,atlhelelaaEgiptaendlwiniyatatawakwe,a tshamakona,hikuvaaabihileswineneemahlwenika IximayeleniemahlwenikatatawakweAbrahama

18EndzhakukasweswoIximayeleatekansatietikwenira Kanana,vitorayenaakuriMalkuti,an’wivelekela Nixima,Duma,Masa,Kadadi,Tema,Yeturu,Nafixina Kedma

19LavaivanavaIximayele,nimavitoyavonahilawa,va ritihosanata12hikuyahimatikoyavona;kutani mindyanguyaIximayeleendzhakuyihangalaka,kutani Iximayeleatekavanavayenaninhundzuhinkwayoleyia yikumeke,swin'wenimimoya-xiviriyandyanguwayena nihinkwaswoswayena,vayatshamalahavangatakuma ndhawu

20KutanivayatshamaekusuhinimanangayaParani, naswonavutshamobyavonaabyirikusukelaeHavilaku yafikaeXure,leringaemahlwenikaEgiptalokouya eAsiriya.

21HilokoIximayelenivanavakwevamajahaavatshama etikweni,vavelekeriwavana,vatswala,vaandzahixitalo 22LawaimavitoyavanavaNebayotimativulaya Iximayele;Kulunghisa,Rhumela,Mayon;vanavaKedari akuriAliyoni,naKezeme,naKamadinaEli

23VanavaAdbeeleakuriKamadinaYabini;vanava MibisamuakuriObadiya,EbedimelekenaYewuxi;lavai mindyanguyavanavaRibansatiwaIximayele

24VanavaMiximan’wanawaIximayeleakuriXamuwa, ZekariyoninaObede;vanavaDumaakuriKezede,Eli, MakmadinaAmedi

25VanavaMasaakuriMeloni,MulanaEbidadoni;vana vaKadadiakuriAzure,MinzaranaEbedimeleke;vanava TemaakuriSeyira,SadoninaYakoli

26VanavaYeturiakuriMeriti,Yaxi,AliyonaPakoti; vanavaNefixiakuriEbedi-Tamedi,AbiyasafanaMiri; vanavaKeedmaakuriKalipi,naTakitinaOmiri;lavaa varivanavaMalkutinsatiwaIximayelehikuyahi mindyanguyavona

27HinkwavolavaimindyanguyaIximayelehikuyahi switukulwanaswavona,naswonavatshameematikweni lawavatiakelelekemitiekawonakufikelanamuntlha

28Ravekan’wanawaBetuwele,nsatiwaIsakan’wanawa Abrahama,aangarinan’wanaemasikwiniwolawo,anga rinan’wana;Isakaatshamanatatawayenaetikwenira Kanana;HOSIXikwembuaxirinaIsaka;Aripakxadi n'wanaXemen'wanaNowaafaemasikwiniwolawo,hi lemberavu48rakuhanyakaIsaka,kutanimasiku hinkwawolawaAripakxadaahanyakehawonaamari malembeya403,kutaniafa.

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1Hilemberavu59rakuhanyakaIsakan’wanawa Abrahama,Ravekansatiwayenaaaharimhika emasikwiniwolawo.

2KutaniRavekaakuekaIsaka:“Ndziswitwilehakunene, hosiyanga,leswakumanawawenaSaraaangarina ntswambaemasikwiniyakwekufikelalokoHosiyamina Abrahama,tatawawena,an’wikhongelelakutaniatika hayena”

3Sweswiyima,khongelanawenaekaXikwembukutani xitayingisaxikhongeloxawena,xihitsundzukahi tintswalotaxona.

4HilokoIsakaahlamulaRavekansatiwakwe,aku: “AbrahamaseundzikhongeleekaXikwembuleswaku ndziandzisambewuyakwe,sweswihikwalahokasweswo kuvelekalokukufanelekuhumaekawena.”

5KutaniRavekaakuekayena:“Kambenawenapfukau khongela,leswakuYehovhaayingisaxikhongeloxawena, andzinyikavana,kutaniIsakaayingisamaritoyansati wakwe,kutaniIsakaninsatiwakwevapfukavaya etikweniraMoriyakuyakhongelakwalahonikulava Yehovha,kutanilokovafikaendhawiniyoleyoIsakaa yimaakhongelaYehovhahikwalahokansatiwakwe hikuvaaarimhika.

6KutaniIsakaaku:“WeHOSIXikwembuxamatiloni misava,loyivunenenitintswalotawenaswitalekemisava, wenautekeketatanaendlwiniyatatawakwenilahaa velekiwekekona,un’witisaetikwenileri,ukuekayena: ‘Ndzitanyikambewuyawenatiko,kutaniun’wi tshembise,un’wibyela,ndzitaandzisakawena”mbewu yofananitinyeletitamatilonisavaralwandle,sweswi maritoyawenamangatiyisekisiwalawaumavulekeeka tatana

7HikuvauYehovhaXikwembuxahina,mahloyahinama langutaekawenakuhinyikambewuyavanhu,hilahauhi tshembisekehakona,hikuvahiwenaYehovhaXikwembu xahinanaswonamahloyahinamakongomileekawena ntsena

8HilokoYehovhaayingisaxikhongeloxaIsakan’wana waAbrahama,kutaniYehovhaan’wikhongotelana Ravekansatiwakweatika

9Endzhakukatin’hwetitakwalomukankomboendzhaku kalokovanavaholovaswin’weendzenikayena,kutani swin’wivavisaswineneleswiakarhelehikwalahokavona, kutaniakuekavavasatihinkwavolavaavarietikwenihi nkarhiwolowoaku:“Xanamihumelerilenchumuwofana nilekamina?”vakuekayena:“E-e!”

10Kutaniakuekavona:“Hayinindzirindzexeekaleswi exikarhikavavasatihinkwavolavaavariemisaveni?” kutaniayaetikweniraMoriyakuyalavaHOSI Xikwembuhikwalahokaleswi;ayaekaXemenaEbere n'wanawayenakuyavavutisaemhakenileyi,nileswaku valavaHOSIXikwembuemhakenileyi

11UtlheleakombelaAbrahamaleswakualavaYehovha atlhelaavutisamalunghananihinkwaswoleswin’wi humeleleke

12HinkwavovavutisaYehovhamalunghananimhaka leyi,kutanivatisaritorayenalerihumakaekaYehovhava n’wibyelavaku:“Vanavambirhivalekhwirinirawena, naswonamatikomambirhimatapfukaekavona;tiko rin'wanaritatiyakutlularin'wana,lerikuluritatirhela lavatsongo

13Kutelokomasikuyayenayakuvelekamaherile,a khinsama,kutaniwaswivoleswakuakurinimawele ekhwirinirayena,hilahaYehovhaan’wibyelekehakona 14Lowosungulaahumaariwotshwukahinkwakoku fananinguvuyavoya,vanhuhinkwavovatikovan’wi thyavitoraEsawu,vaku:“Loyiuhelerilekusukela ekhwirini”

15Endzhakukasweswokutamakwavo,vokorayenari khomaxirhendzexaEsawu,kutanivan’withyavitora Yakobe.

16Isakan’wanawaAbrahamaaarinimalembeya60hi vukhalelokoavaveleka

17Kutanivafanalavavakulavayafikaekalemberavona ravukhume-ntlhanu,vafikaexikarhikantshunguwa vanhuEsawuaarimunhuwamakungunikukanganyisa, nimuhlotilanganivutshilaensin'wini,kutaniYakoboaa rimunhulahetisekekeniwotlhariha,aatshama emitsongeni,arisamintlhambinikudyondzaswiletelo swaHosiniswilerisoswatatawayenanimanawayena. 18Isakanivanavandyanguwayenavatshamanatata wakweAbrahamaetikweniraKanana,hilahaXikwembu xivalerisekehakona.

19HilokoIximayelen’wanawaAbrahamaafambanivana vakwenihinkwaswoswavona,vatlhelelakonaetikweni raHavila,vatshamakona

20VanahinkwavovavasatilavatsongovaAbrahamavaya tshamaetikweniralevuxeni,hikuvaAbrahamaaava hlongoleekan’wanawakwe,avanyikatinyiko,kutaniva famba

21Abrahamaanyikan’wanawakweIsakahinkwaswo leswiaarinaswona,atlhelaan’winyikaxumaxayena hinkwaxo

22Kutanian’wilerisaaku:“Xanaawuswitivinikuswi twisisaleswakuYehovhaiXikwembuetilweninile misaveni,naswonaakunaxin’wanahandlekayena?”

23Hiyenaloyiandzitekekeendlwiniyatatananilaha ndzivelekiwekekona,andzinyikaswilohinkwaswoleswi tsakisakaemisaveni;loyiandzikutsulekeekaxitsundzuxo xalowohomboloka,hikuvaandzitshembayena

24Hilokoandzitisaendhawinileyi,kutaniandzikutsula eUraKasidimi;kutaniakuekamina:“Ndzitanyika mbewuyawenamatikolawahinkwawo,kutanivatama dyandzhakalokovahlayisaswilerisoswamina,milawu yaminaniswibohoswaminaleswindzikulerisekeswona, nileswindzingatavalerisaswona”

25Sweswin’wananga,yingisaritoramina,uhlayisa swilerisoswaYehovhaXikwembuxawena,leswindziku lerisekeswona,ungahundzukiendlelenileyinenehambiu yaexinenenikumbeeximatsini,leswakuswitakufambela kahlenivanavawenaendzhakukawenahilahakunga heriki

26NaswonatsundzukamintirhoyohlamarisayaHosi,ni musawayonalowuyihikombisekewona,hikuhikutsula emavokweniyavalalavahina,kutaniYehovhaXikwembu xahinaavawelaemavokweniyahina;kutanisweswi hlayisahinkwaswoleswindzikulerisekeswona,unga fularheliswilerisoswaXikwembuxawena,ungatirheli un'wanahandlekaxona,leswakuswitakufambelakahle nimbewuyawenaendzhakukawena.

27Udyondzisavanavawenanimbewuyawenaswiletelo swaYehovhaniswilerisoswayena,uvadyondzisandlela yolulamaleyivafanelekekufambahayona,leswakuswi vafambelakahlehilahakungaheriki

28HilokoIsakaahlamulatatawakweaku:“Ndzitaswi endlaleswiHosiyaminayiswileriseke,kambendzinga hatshikiswilerisoswaYehovhaXikwembuxamina,ndzi tahlayisahinkwaswoleswiandzilerisekeswona; Abrahamaakatekisan'wanawayenaIsaka,nivanava yena;kutaniAbrahamaadyondzisaYakobekudyondzisa kaHOSIXikwembunitindlelatayena.

29HinkarhiwolowoAbrahamaafa,hilembera vukhume-ntlhanuravutomibyaYakobenaEsawu,vana vaIsaka,naswonamasikuhinkwawoyaAbrahamaamari malembeyadzananamakume-nkombo-ntlhanu,kutania faahlengeletiwaekavanhuvayenaadyuharileswinene,a dyuharilenaswonaaenerisekilehimasiku,kutaniIsakana Iximayelevanavayenavan’wilahla

30LokovaakivaKananavatwaleswakuAbrahamaufile, hinkwavovatanitihositavonanitihosananivavanunava vonahinkwavoleswakuvatalahlaAbrahama

31VaakihinkwavovatikoraHarani,nimindyangu hinkwayoyayindluyaAbrahama,nitihosanahinkwatoni vakulukumba,nivanavaAbrahamahivasatilavatsongo,

hinkwavovatalokovatwahitarifuraAbrahama,va tlheriselamusawaAbrahama,vachavelelaIsakan’wana wakwe,valahlaAbrahamaebakwenileriarixavekeeka EfroniMuhitinivanavakwe,leswakuavandzhakaya Abrahamandhawuyolahlaekayona.

32VaakihinkwavovaKanananihinkwavolavaavativa Abrahama,varilelaAbrahamalembehinkwaro,vavanuna nivavasativan’wirilela.

33Vanahinkwavonivaakihinkwavovatikovarila hikwalahokaAbrahama,hikuvaAbrahamaaavalonene ekavonahinkwavo,nileswiaalulamileekaXikwembuni vanhu

34AkuhumelelangamunhuloyiachavakaXikwembuku fananaAbrahama,hikuvaaachavaXikwembuxayenaku sukelaevuntshwenibyayena,atirhelaYehovha,afamba hitindlelatayenahinkwatoevuton’winibyayena,ku sukelaevuhlanginibyayenakufikelaesikwinirakufaka yena

35Yehovhaaarinayena,an’wikutsulaekamakunguya Nimrodinivanhuvayena,kutanilokoalwanitihosita munetaElami,atihlula

36Kutaniatisavanahinkwavovamisavaentirhweniwa Xikwembu,avadyondzisatindlelataYehovha,avativa Yehovha

37Kutaniavumbantangakutaniabyalansimuyavhinya ekawona,naswonaminkarhihinkwayoaalunghiselela lavahundzakaetikweni,swakudyaniswakunwaetendeni rakwe,leswakuvatatitsakisaendlwiniyakwe.

38YehovhaXikwembuakutsulamisavahinkwayo hikwalahokaAbrahama

+39EndzhakukarifuraAbrahama,Xikwembuxikatekisa n’wanawakweIsakanivanavakwe,+Yehovhaaarina IsakahilahaaarinaAbrahamatatawakwehakona,hikuva IsakauhlayiseswilerisohinkwaswoswaYehovhahilaha Abrahamatatawakwean’wilerisekehakona;anga hundzulangaexinenenikumbeeximatsinikusukaendleleni leyineneleyitatawakwean’wilerisekeyona.

NDZIMAYA27

1Esawuenkarhiniwolowo,endzhakukarifuraAbrahama, aatshamelakuyaenhovenikuyahlota

2NimrodihosiyaBabele,hiyenaAmurafele,nayenaaa tshamelakufambanitinhenhatayenakuyahlota enhoveni,nikufamba-fambanivavanunavayenalokoku titimela.

3NimrodiaarikarhialangutaEsawumasikuhinkwawo, hikuvamavondzoamarikonaembilwiniyaNimrodieka Esawumasikuhinkwawo

4Hisikurin’wanaEsawuayaenhoveniayahlota,kutani akumaNimrodiarikarhiafambaemananganivavanuna vakwevambirhi.

5Tinhenhatayenahinkwatonivanhuvayenaavarina yenaemananga,kambevasukaekulenayena,vasukaeka yenavayahlotaematlheloyohambana-hambana,kutani EsawuatumbelaNimrodi,an’witumbelaemananga 6Nimrodinivavanunavakwelavaavarinayenaavanga n’witivi,Nimrodinivavanunavakweavatshamelaku famba-fambaenhovenilokokutitimela,nikutivalaha vavanunavakweavahlotakonaenhoveni.

7KutaniNimrodinivavanunavayenavambirhilavaava rinayenavafikalahaavarikona,lokoEsawuasungula hixitshuketaendhawiniyayenayotumbela,ahumesa bangarakwe,ahatlisaatsutsumelaekaNimrodian’wi tsemanhloko.

8Esawualwahimatimbanivavanunavambirhilavaava rinaNimrodi,kutanilokovan’wihuwelela,Esawua hundzulukaekavonaavadlayahibangarakwe.

9TinhenhahinkwatotaNimrodi,letiatin’wisiyeleswaku tiyaemananga,titwaxiriloxalekule,titwamaritoya vavanunavolavovambirhi,titsutsumelakuyativa xivangeloxakona,lokotikumahosiyatonanivavanuna vambirhilavaavarinayenavaetlelevafileemananga.

10KutelokoEsawuavonatinhenhataNimrodititaekule, abaleka,kutaniabaleka;kutaniEsawuatekatinguvuta risimataNimrodi,letitatawaNimrodiatisiyekeNimrodi, niletiNimrodiahluleketikohinkwarohatona,atsutsuma atitumbetaendlwiniyayena

11Esawuatekatinguvutoletoatsutsumelaemutini hikwalahokavavanunavaNimrodi,kutaniafikaendlwini yatatawakweakarhelenaswonaakarheleenyimpini,a tiyimiselekufahigomelokoatshinelelaYakobe makwavoatshamaemahlwenikayena

12KutaniakuekaYakobemakwavo:“Ndzitafa namuntlha,kutanihikwalahokayinindzilavamfaneloya mativula?”KutaniYakobeaendlahivutlharinaEsawu emhakenileyi,kutaniEsawuaxaviselaYakobemfaneloya yenayakuvamativula,hikuvaswitisiwahiHOSI Xikwembu

13KutaniEsawuaxaviselaYakobexiphemuxaEsawu ebakweniransimuyaMakipela,lexiAbrahamaaxi xavekeekavanavaHetileswakuxivandhawuyolahlela ekayona,kutaniYakobeaxavahinkwaswoleswieka Esawumakwavohinxavolowunyikiweke.

14Yakobeatsalamhakaleyihinkwayoebukwini,kutania nyikelavumbhonilebyifanakanitimbhoni,ayifunghile, kutanibukuyitshamaemavokweniyaYakobe.

15KutelokoNimrodon’wanawaKuxiafa,vavanunava yenavan’witlakulavan’witisahikuhlamala,van’wi lahlaemutiniwakavona,kutanimasikuhinkwawolawa Nimrodiahanyakehawonaakurimalembeyamadzana mambirhinakhume-ntlhanukutaniafa

16MasikulawaNimrodiafumekevanhuvatikoakuri malembeyadzananamakume-nhungu-ntlhanu;kutani NimrodiafahibangaraEsawuakhomiwehitingananiku delela,kutanimbewuyaAbrahamayin'widlayahilahaa swivonekehakonaenorhweniwayena

17LokoNimrodiafa,mfumowayenawuavanyisiwile wuvaswiyengeswotala,kutaniswiphemusweswo hinkwaswoleswiNimrodiafumekeswonaswi tlheriseriweekatihositatikohikuhambanakatona,letiti tivuyisekeendzhakukarifuraNimrodi,naswonavanhu hinkwavovayindluyaNimrodivavemahlongayatihosi tin’wanahinkwatotatikokuringanankarhiwoleha

NDZIMAYA28

1Emasikwiniwolawo,endzhakukarifuraAbrahama,hi lembereroYehovhautisendlalaleyikuluetikweni, naswonalokondlalayirikarhiyihisaetikweniraKanana,

IsakaapfukaayarhelelaaEgiptahikwalahokandlala, hilahatatawakweAbrahamaaendlekehakona.

2HivusikubyebyoYehovhaahumelelaekaIsakakutania kuekayena:“UngarheleriaEgiptakambeupfukauya eGerara,ekaAbimelekehosiyaVafilista,utshamakona kukondzandlalayihela”

3HilokoIsakaapfukaayaeGerara,hilahaYehovhaa n’wilerisekehakona,atshamakonalembehinkwaro.

4LokoIsakaafikaeGerara,vanhuvatikovavona leswakuRavekansatiwakweaalangutekakahle,kutani vanhuvaleGeraravavutisaIsakamalunghananinsati wakwe,kutaniaku:“Imakwerhuwaxisati,hikuvaaa chavakuvulaleswakuinsatiwakwe,leswakuvanhuva tikovangan’widlayihikwalahokayena”

5HilokotihosanataAbimeleketiyadzunisawansatiloyi ekahosi,kambeangavahlamulanga,naswonaanga yingisangamaritoyavona

6KambeavatwavavulaleswakuIsakaun’wivule leswakuimakwavowayenawaxisati,kutanihosiyi hlayiselamhakaleyiendzenikayona

7LokoIsakaatshametin’hwetitinharhuetikweni, Abimelekealangutahifasitere,kutaniavonaIsakaari karhiatlanganaRavekansatiwakwe,hikuvaIsakaaa tshamaendlwiniyalehandleleyingayahosi,lerova yindluyaIsakaayilangutaneniyindluyahosi.

8HosiyikuekaIsaka:“Xanauhiendleyinihinsatiwa wenauku:‘Imakwerhuwaxisati?hikuolovaswonghasi un’wanawavavanunalavakuluvavanhuangaetlelana yena,kutanihinkarhiwolowoawutavauhitisenandzu 9IsakaakuekaAbimeleke:“Hikwalahokaleswiandzi chavaleswakundzingafahikwalahokansatiwamina, ndziku:“Imakwerhuwaxisati”

10EnkarhiniwolowoAbimelekealerisatihosanatayena hinkwatonivavanunalavakulu,kutanivatekaIsakana Ravekansatiwakwevavayisaemahlwenikahosi 11Hosiyilerisaleswakuvavaambexatinguvutavuhosi, vavakhandziyisaeswitarateniswamuti,vahuwelela emahlwenikavonaetikwenihinkwaro,vaku:“Loyii wanunanaswonaloyiinsatiwayena;un'wananiun'wana lakhumbakawanunaloyikumbensatiwayenaútafa. KutaniIsakaatlhelelaninsatiwayenaendlwiniyahosi, kutaniHOSIXikwembuxivanaIsaka,ahambetaakula,a ngapfumalinchumu.

12KutaniYehovhaaendlaleswakuIsakaatsakeriwahi Abimelekenilemahlwenikavanhuhinkwavolavaava fumiwahiyena,kutaniAbimelekeaendlakahlenaIsaka, hikuvaAbimelekeutsundzukexihlambanyonintwanano lowuawurikonaexikarhikatatawakwenaAbrahama.

13AbimelekeakuekaIsaka:“Vonamisavahinkwayoyi lemahlwenikawena;tshamakun’wananikun’wanalaha swingavonakakaswiriswineneemahlwenikawenaku kondzautlhelelaetikwenirawena;kutaniAbimelekea nyikaIsakamasimunimasimuyavhinyanixiphemu lexinenengopfuxatikoraGerara,leswakuabyalaniku tshovelanikudyamihandzuyamisavakukondzaku hundzamasikuyandlala

14HilokoIsakaabyalaetikwenirero,akumakadzanahi lemberero,kutaniYehovhaan’wikatekisa

15Wanunaloyiayaakula,aarinitinyimpfunitihomuni vuhlayiselobyotalabyamalandza.

16LokomasikuyandlalamahundzileHOSIXikwembuxi humelelaekaIsakaxikuekayena:“Pfuka,sukaendhawini leyi,utlhelelaetikwenirawena,etikweniraKanana; kutaniIsakaapfuka,atlhelelaeHebronietikwenira Kanana,yenanihinkwaswoswayenahilahaHOSI Xikwembuxin'wilerisekehakona

17EndzhakukasweswoXelakan’wanaeAripakxadiafa hilemberero,kungalemberavukhume-nhunguravutomi byaYakobonaEsawu;masikuhinkwawolawaXelakaa hanyakehawonaamarimalembeya433kutaniafa

18EnkarhiniwolowoIsakaurhumeleYakoben’wana wakwelontsongoendlwiniyaXemenaEbere,kutania dyondzaswileteloswaYehovha,kutaniYakobeatshama endlwiniyaXemenaEberekuringanamalembeya32, Esawumakwavoangayanga,hikuvaaangaswilaviku famba,naswonautshameendlwiniyatatawakweetikweni raKanana

19Esawuaatshamelakuhlotaemasin’winileswakuatisa leswiangaswikumakaekaya,Esawuaaendlatano masikuhinkwawo

20Esawuaarimunhuwamakunguniwavukanganyisi, loyiaahlotatimbilutavanhunikutifunengeta,Esawuaa riwanunawaxivindzienhoveni,naswonahikufambaka nkarhiaayahlotahilahaatolovelekekehakona;kutania fikaensin'winiyaSeyira,kungaEdomu.

21AtshamaetikweniraSeyiraarikarhiahlotaenhoveni kuringanalembenitin’hwetitamune

22EsawuavonaetikweniraSeyirin’wanawawanunawa Mukanana,vitorayenaakuriYehuditi,n’wanawaBeeri, n’wanawaEfere,wamindyanguyaHetin’wanawa Kanana.

23Esawuan’witekaavansati,ataekayena;Esawuaari nimalembeya40hivukhalelokoan'witeka,kutanian'wi yisaeHebroni,tikoravutshamobyatatawayena,atshama kona

24Emasikwiniwolawo,hilemberadzananakhumera vutomibyaIsaka,kungalemberavu-50ravutomibya Yakobe,hilembereroafaXemen’wanawaNowa;Xeme aarinimalembeyamadzanayatsevuhivukhalelokoafa

25LokoXemeafaYakobeatlhelelaekatatawakwe eHebronileyingaetikweniraKanana

26Hilemberavu-56ravutomibyaYakobe,vanhuva humaeHarani,kutaniRavekaabyeriwamalunghanani makwavoLabanin’wanawaBetuwele

27HikuvansatiwaLabaniaangavelekangavana emasikwiniwolawo,+naswonamahlongayakwe hinkwawoamangan’wivelekelanga

28EndzhakukasweswoYehovhaatsundzukaAdinansati waLabani,kutaniatika,avelekavanavavanhwanyanava mawele,kutaniLabaniathyavanavayenava vanhwanyanamavitoyaLeyalonkulunivitoraRahele lontsongo.

29KutanivanhuvolavovatavabyelaRavekatimhakaleti, kutaniRavekaatsakaswinenehileswiYehovhaa endzelekemakwavowayenanileswakuukumevana

NDZIMAYA29

1Isakan’wanawaAbrahamaadyuharileadyuhala,mahlo yakwematikahikudyuhala;avangavonakikahle naswonaavangavoni

2EnkarhiniwolowoIsakaavitanaEsawun’wanawakwe, aku:“Fambandzikombelamatlhariyawena,xibamuxa wenanivurhabyawena,pfukauyaenhoveniuyandzi tekelanyamayanhova,undziendlelanyamayonandziha, undzitiselayona,leswakundzitadyaleswakundzitaku katekisandzingasifa,tanihileswisweswindzidyuhaleke ninhlokoyampunga”

3Esawuaendlatano;kutaniatekatlharirayenaaya enhovenikuyahlotanyamayaxiharhi,tanihintolovelo, kutisaekatatawayenatanihileswian’wileriseke, leswakuatan’wikatekisa

4KutaniRavekaatwamaritohinkwawolawaIsakaama byelekeEsawu,kutaniahatlisaavitanan’wanawakwe Yakobe,aku:“Tatawawenauvulavulehindlelaleyina Esawumakwenu,kutanindzitwilehindlelaleyi,sweswi hatlisisauendlaleswindzingatakubyelaswona.”

5Pfukauyaentlhambiniutandzitiselaswimbutana swimbirhileswineneswatimbuti,kutanindzitatiselatata wawenanyamayonandziha,utatisanyamayonandziha leyiangatayidya,makwenuangasivuyaeku hlongoriweni,leswakutatawawenaakukatekisa

6Yakobeahatlisaaendlahilahamanawakwean’wi lerisekehakona,aendlanyamaleyinandzihaka,ayitisa emahlwenikatatawakwe,Esawuangasivuyaeku hlongorisenikayena.

7IsakaakuekaYakobe:“Umanin’wananga?”Aku:“Hi minaEsawuwamativulayawena,ndziendlilehilahau ndzilerisekehakona,sweswindzikombelaupfukaudya leswindziswihlotaka,leswakumoyawawenawutandzi katekisahilahauvulavulekenaminahakona”

8Isakaapfuka,adya,anwa,mbiluyayenayichaveleriwa, akatekisaYakobekutaniYakoboasukaekatatawayena; hikuhatlisalokoIsakaakatekisaYakobe,asukileeka yena,waswivoEsawuahumaenhoveni,atlhelaaendla nyamayonandziha,ayitisaekatatawayenaleswakuata yidyanikun'wikatekisa

9HilokoIsakaakuekaEsawu:“Imaniloyiatekeke nyamayanyamaandzitiselayonaungasifikaniloyi ndzin’wikatekiseke?”EsawuaswitivaleswakuYakobe makwavohiyenaaendlekesweswo,kutaniEsawua hlundzukelaYakobemakwavohileswian'wiendlekehi ndlelaleyi

10Esawuaku:“XanaangafanelangaavitaniwaYakobe?” hikuvaundzisivilekambirhi,undzitekelemfaneloyaku vamativulanaswonasweswiundzitekelenkateko;kutani Esawuarilangopfu;lokoIsakaatwaritoran'wanawa yenaEsawuarikarhiarila,IsakaakuekaEsawu:“Ndzi ngaendlayini,n'wananga,makwenuutilehivukanganyisi, akutekelankatekowawena;kutaniEsawuavenga Yakobemakwavohikwalahokankatekolowutatawayena an'winyikekewona,kutanivukarhibyayenabyin'wi pfukelangopfu.

11YakobeachavangopfuEsawumakwavo,kutania pfukaabalekelaendlwiniyaEberen’wanawaXeme,a tumbelakwalahohikwalahokamakwavo,Yakobeaarini malembeya63hivukhalelokoahumaetikweniraKanana asukaeHebroni,kutaniYakobeatumbelaendlwiniya Eberemalembeya14hikwalahokaEsawumakwavo tindlelataHOSIXikwembuniswilerisoswaxona 12KutelokoEsawuavonaleswakuYakobeubalekilea n’wibalekela,nileswakuYakobeukumenkatekohi

vukanganyisi,Esawuavavisekaswinene,atlhelaa hlundzukelatatawakwenimanawakwe;nayenaapfuka, atekansatiwayena,asukaekatatawayenanamanawa yena,ayaetikweniraSeyiri,atshamakona;kutaniEsawu avonawansatiun'wanaexikarhikavanavaHeti,loyivito rayenaakuriBosmati,n'wanawaEloniwaMuhiti,kutani an'witekaavansatikuengetelaekansatiwayenawo sungula,kutaniEsawuan'withyavitoraAda,avula leswakunkatekowuhundzileekayenaenkarhiniwolowo

13EsawuatshamaetikweniraSeyiritin’hwetitatsevua ngasivonatatawakwenimanawakwe,endzhakuka sweswoEsawuatekavasativakweapfukaatlhelela etikweniraKanana,Esawuavekavasativakwevambirhi endlwiniyatatawakweeHebroni

14VasativaEsawuvahlundzukisanikuhlundzukisa IsakanaRavekahimintirhoyavona,hikuvaavanga fambietindlelenitaYehovha,kambeavatirhela swikwembuswatatawavonaswatimhandzinimaribye hilahatatawavonaavadyondzisekehakona,naswonaava hombolokilekutlulatatawavona

15Kutanivafambahikunavelakobihakatimbilutavona, vahumeselaVabaalimagandzelonikuhiselamirhiya risuna,kutaniIsakanaRavekavakarhalahivona 16Ravekaaku:“Ndzikarhelehivutomibyamina hikwalahokavanavavanhwanyanavaHeti;lokoYakobo atekansatiekavanavaHeti,kufananalavavangava vanhwanyanavatiko,xanavutomibyipfunayiniekamina? 17EmasikwiniwolawoAdansatiwaEsawuatika,an’wi velekelan’wanawajaha,kutaniEsawuathyan’wanaloyi an’wivelekiwekevitoraElifazi,Esawuaarinimalembe ya65hivukhalelokoan’wiveleka.

18HilokoIximayelen’wanawaAbrahamaafaemasikwini wolawo,hilemberavu-64ravutomibyaYakobe, naswonamasikuhinkwawolawaIximayeleahanyakaama rimalembeya137kutaniafa

19KutelokoIsakaatwaleswakuIximayeleufile,an’wi rilela,kutaniIsakaarilahikwalahokayenamasikuyotala.

20Ekuhelenikamalembeyakhume-muneyakutshama kaYakobeendlwiniyaEbere,Yakobeanavelakuvona tatawakwenimanawakwe,kutaniYakobeafikaendlwini yatatawakwenimanawakweeHebroni,naswonaEsawu emasikwiniwolawoaariveleleswiYakobean’wiendleke swonahikun’witekelankatekoemasikwiniwolawo.

21LokoEsawuavonaYakobeataekatatawakweni manawakweatsundzukaleswiYakobean’wiendleke swona,an’wihlundzukelaswinene,alavakun’widlaya.

22HilokoIsakan’wanawaAbrahamaadyuharilenaswona adyuharile,Esawuaku:“Sweswinkarhiwatatanawu tshinelewakufa,kutanilokoafandzitadlayaYakobe makwerhu”

23HilokoRavekaabyeriwaleswi,kutaniahatlisaa rhumelaritoavitanaYakoben’wanawakwe,kutaniaku ekayena:“Pfuka,uyabalekelaeHaraniekaLabani makwerhu,utshamakonankarhinyana,kukondzavukarhi byamakwenubyitlheriseriwaekawena,kutaniutavuya”

24HilokoIsakaavitanaYakobeakuekayena:“Unga tekinsatiekavanavavanhwanyanavaKanana,hikuvatata wahinaAbrahamauhilerisilehikuyahiritoraYehovha lerian’wilerisekerona,aku:‘Tikolerindzitarinyika mbewuyawena;lokovanavawenavahlayisantwanano waminalowundziwuendlekenawena,naminandzita

endlavanavawenaleswindzikubyelekeswona,ndzinga vatshiki.

25Sweswin’wanangayingisaritoramina,hinkwaswo leswindzingatakulerisaswona,upapalatakutekansati exikarhikavanavavanhwanyanavaKanana;pfukauya eHaraniendlwiniyaBetuweletatawamanawawena,u tekansatiekavanavavanhwanyanavaLabanimakwavo wamanawawena.

26HikwalahotivonelaleswakuungarivaliYehovha Xikwembuxawenanitindlelatayenahinkwatoetikweni leriuyakaekarona,utihlanganisanivanhuvatiko,u hlongorisavuhavanikutshikaYehovhaXikwembuxa wena.

27Kambelokoufikaetikweni,tirhelaYehovhakwalaho, ungahundzukiuyaexinenenikumbeeximatsiniusuka endlelenileyindzikulerisekeyonanileyiuyidyondzeke. 28OngeXikwembuxaMatimbaHinkwawoxingaku nyikatintswaloemahlwenikavanhuvamisava,leswakuu tekansatikwalahohikuyahikuhlawulakawena;loyia ngalonenenilalulamekeetindlelenitaYehovha

29OngeXikwembuxingakunyikawenanimbewuya wenankatekowatatawawenaAbrahama,nikukutswala nikukuandza,naswonaongeungavantshunguwavanhu etikwenileriuyakaekarona,naswonaongeXikwembuxi ngakutlheriselaetikwenileri,tikoleritatawawenaa tshamakaekarona,nivananirifuwolerikulu,hintsakoni hintsako

30HilokoIsakaahetakulerisaYakobenikun’wi katekisa,an’winyikatinyikototala,swin’wenisilivhere ninsuku,an’witshikaafamba;kutaniYakobeayingisa tatawakwenimanawakwe;avatswontswa,apfukaaya ePadani-Arama;kutaniYakobeaarinimalembeya77hi vukhalelokoahumaetikweniraKananaasukaeBerexeba 31LokoYakobeayaeHaraniEsawuavitanaElifazi n’wanawakwe,avulavulanayenaexihundleni,aku: “Sweswihatlisisa,tekabangarawenaevokwenirawena,u hlongorisaYakobeun’wihundzaegondzweni,un’wi tumbelela,un’widlayahibangarawenaekayin’wanaya tintshava,utekahinkwaswoswayenauvuya”

32Elifazin’wanawaEsawuaarimunhuwogingiritekani mutiviwavurhahilahatatawakwean’widyondziseke hakona,naswonaaarimuhlotiladumekeenhovenini wanunawaxivindzi.

33Elifaziaendlahilahatatawakwean’wilerisekehakona, hinkarhiwolowoElifaziaarinimalembeya13hi vukhale,Elifaziapfukaafambaatekavamakwavova manawakwevakhumeayahlongorisaYakobe

34HilokoalandzelaYakobeswinene,an’witumbela endzilakaneniwatikoraKananalerilangutanekenimuti waXikeme

35YakobeavonaElifazinivavanunavakwevan’wi hlongorisa,kutaniYakobeayimaendhawinileyiaaya ekayona,leswakuatativaleswiaswiriyini,hikuvaaa ngayitivimhakaleyi;Elifaziahumesabangarayena,aya emahlweni,yenanivavanunavayena,vakongomaeka Yakobe;kutaniYakoboakukavona:“Xanamiendleka yinihin'winaleswimifikekelaha,nileswimi hlongorisakahimabangayan'winaswivulayini”

36ElifaziatshinelaekaYakobekutaniahlamulaaku: “Tatanaundzilerisilehindlelaleyi,sweswiandzinge hambukiekaswilerisoleswitatanaandzinyikekeswona;

lokoYakobeavonaleswakuEsawuuvulavulenaElifazi leswakuatirhisamatimba,Yakobeatshinela,akombela Elifazinivavanunavayena,akuekayena:

37Vonahinkwaswoleswindzinganaswonanileswi tatananamananavandzinyikekeswona,lavatekakaeka wenavasukaekamina,vangandzidlayi,naswonaonge nchumulowuwungatekiwawurikululamaekawena

38KutaniYehovhaaendlaleswakuYakobeatsakeriwa ematihlweniyaElifazin’wanawaEsawunivavanuna vakwe,kutanivayingisaritoraYakobe,avan’wi dlayanga,kutaniElifazinivavanunavakwevateka hinkwaswoswaYakobeswin’wenisilivhereninsuku lowuawutisekenayenaeBerexeba.avan’wisiyanga nchumu

39KutaniElifazinivavanunavayenavasukaekayena,va tlhelelaekaEsawueBerexeba,van’wibyelahinkwaswo leswivahumelelekenaYakobe,van’winyikahinkwaswo leswivaswitekekeekaYakobe

40EsawuahlundzukelaElifazin’wanawakweni vavanunavakwelavaavarinayena,hikuvaavangadlayi Yakobe

41HilokovahlamulaEsawuvaku:“HikuvaYakobeahi komberileemhakenileyileswakuhingan’widlayi,hin’wi twelavusiwana,kutanihitekahinkwaswoswayenahiswi tiselaekawena;kutaniEsawuatekasilivhereninsuku hinkwawolowuElifaziawutekekeekaYakobe,aswi vekaendlwiniyayena

42EnkarhiniwolowolokoEsawuavonaleswakuIsakau katekisileYakobe,an’wilerisaaku:“Ungatshukiuteka nsatiexikarhikavanavaKanana,nileswakuvanava KananaavabihileemahlwenikaIsakanaRaveka.”

43KutaniayaendlwiniyaIximayelemalumewakwe,ku engetelaekavasativayenalavakulu,atekaMakalati n’wanawaIximayele,makwavowaNebayoti,avansati.

NDZIMAYA30

1YakobeayaemahlweniayaeHarani,afikaentshaveni yaMoriya,atshamakonavusikuhinkwabyoekusuhini mutiwaLuzi;kutaniHOSIXikwembuxihumelelakona ekaYakobohivusikubyebyo,akuekayena:“Himina HOSIXikwembuxaAbrahamaniXikwembuxaIsakatata wawena;tikoleriuetlelekeekaronandzitarinyikawena nimbewuyawena

2Kutaniwaswivondzinawenanaswonandzitakuhlayisa kun’wananikun’wanalahauyakakona,kutanindzita andzisambewuyawenakufananitinyeletitaTilo,kutani ndzitaendlaleswakuvalalavawenahinkwavovawa emahlwenikawena;kutanilokovatalwanawenaava ngekuhluli,kutanindzitakuvuyisaetikwenilerihi ntsako,nivana,nirifuwolerikulu

3Yakobeapfukaevurhongwenibyakwekutaniatsaka swinenehixivonolexiaxivoneke;kutaniathyandhawu yoleyovitoraBethele

4KutaniYakoboapfukaendhawiniyoleyoatsakile swinene,kutanilokoafambamilengeyakweyin’wi vevukahikwalahokantsako,kutaniasukakwalahoaya etikweniravanavaleVuxeni,atlhelelaeHaranikutania yimaekusuhinixihlovoxamurisi

5Kutaniakumavavanunavan’wanakwalaho;vasuka eHaranivayarisamintlhambiyavona,kutaniYakoboava vutisa,vaku:“HihumaeHarani”

6Akuekavona:“Xanaman’witivaLabanin’wanawa Nahoro?”vaku:“Han'witiva,kutaniRahelen'wanawa yenawanhwanyanautakutarisantlhambiwatatawa yena”

7Lokoahavulavulanavona,Rahelen’wanawaLabania taatarisatinyimpfutatatawakwe,hikuvaaarimurisiwa xisati

8LokoYakobeavonaRahele,n’wanawaLabani, makwavowamanawakwe,atsutsumaan’witswontswa,a tlakusaritorakwearila.

9YakobeabyelaRaheleleswakuin’wanawaRaveka, makwavowatatawakwe,kutaniRaheleatsutsumaaya byelatatawakwe,kutaniYakobeayaemahlweniarila hikuvaaangarinanchumulowuangawutisakaendlwini yaLabani

10LokoLabaniatwaleswakuYakoben’wanawa makwavowaxisatiutile,atsutsumaan’witswontswa,a n’wiangarha,an’winghenisaendlwinian’winyika xinkwa,adya.

11YakobeabyelaLabanileswiEsawumakwavoan’wi endlekeswonanileswin’wanawakweElifazian’wi endlekeswonaendleleni.

12YakobeatshamaendlwiniyaLabanikuringana n’hwetiyin’we,kutaniYakobeadyaatlhelaanwa endlwiniyaLabani,endzhakukasweswoLabaniakueka Yakobe:“Ndzibyeleleswakumuholowawenawutava wihi,hikuvaungandzitirhelanjhanimahala?

13Labaniaangarinavanavamajahahandlekavanava vanhwanyanantsena,vasativayenavan’wananimalandza yaxisatiavaharin’wanaemasikwiniwolawo;kutanihi lawamavitoyavanavaLabanivavanhwanyanalawansati wayenaAdinaan'witswalelekewona;vitorankulukumba akuriLeyakasilontsongoakuriRahele;Leyaaarini mahloyoolova,kambeRaheleaasasekile,atsakeriwa swinene,Yakobeaan'wirhandza

14YakoboakuekaLabani:“Ndzitakutirhelamalembe yankombohikwalahokaRahelen’wanawawena lontsongo;kutaniLabaniapfumelaleswikutaniYakoboa tirhelaLabanimalembeyankombohikwalahokan’wana wayenaRahele.

15HilemberavumbirhirakutshamakaYakoboeHarani, kungalemberavu-79rakuhanyakaYakobe,hilembe reroEberen’wanawaXemeafa,aarinimalembeya400 hivukhalelokoafa

16KutelokoYakobeatwaleswakuEbereufile,avaviseka swinene,arilanikurilahikwalahokayenamasikuyotala 17HilemberavunharhurakutshamakaYakobeeHarani, Bosmati,n’wanawaIximayele,nsatiwaEsawu,an’wi velekelan’wanawajaha,kutaniEsawuan’withyavitora Rhuwele

18HilemberavumunerakutshamakaYakobeendlwini yaLabani,YehovhaaendzelaLabanian’witsundzuka hikwalahokaYakobe,kutaniavelekiwavanavamajaha, n’wanawayenawamativulaakuriBeyoro,wavumbirhi akuriAlib,wavunharhuakuriKoraxi

19YehovhaanyikaLabanirifuwonikuxiximeka,vanava majahanivavanhwanyana,kutaniwanunaloyiaandza swinenehikwalahokaYakobe

20EmasikwiniwolawoYakobeaatirhelaLabani entirhwenihinkwawo,endlwininilemasin’wini,naswona nkatekowaYehovhaawuriekahinkwaswoleswiaswiri swaLabaniendlwininilensin’wini.

21Hilemberavuntlhanu,Yehuditi,n’wanawaBeeri,nsati waEsawu,afaetikweniraKanana,angarinavanava majahahandlekavanavavanhwanyanantsena 22Lawaimavitoyavanavayenavavanhwanyanalavaa vatswalelekeEsawu,vitoralonkuluakuriMarziti,kasi lontsongoakuriPuiti

23KutelokoYehuditiafa,EsawuapfukaayaeSeyiraku yahlotaenhoveni,hilahaaswitolovelekilehakona,kutani EsawuatshamankarhiwolehaetikweniraSeyira.

24HilemberavutsevuEsawuatekansati,kuengetelaeka vasativayenavan’wana,Alibama,n’wanawaZebiyoniwa Muhivhi,kutaniEsawuan’witisaetikweniraKanana.

25HilokoAlibamaatika,avelekelaEsawuvanavanharhu vamajaha,Yeuxi,YaalaninaKora

26Emasikwiniwolawo,etikweniraKanana,kuveni njhekanjhekisanoexikarhikavarisivaEsawunivarisiva vaakivatikoraKanana,hikuvaswifuwonirifuwora Esawuaswitelengopfulerovaangaswikotikutshama etikweniraKanana,endlwiniyatatawakwe,naswonatiko raKananaaringaswikotikun’witiyiselahikwalahoka swifuwoswakwe.

27KutelokoEsawuavonaleswakukuholovakayenaku andzanivaakivatikoraKanana,apfukaatekavasativa yena,vanavayenavamajahanivavanhwanyana, hinkwaswoswayena,niswifuwoleswiaarinaswona,ni nhundzuyayenahinkwayoleyiayikumekeetikwenira Kanana,kutaniasukaekavaakivatikoayaetikwenira Seyira,naEsawunahinkwavolavangavayenayenaaa tshamaetikweniraSeyira

28KambenkarhinankarhiEsawuaayavonatatawakwe nimanawakweetikweniraKanana,kutaniEsawuatekana niVahori,kutanianyiketavanavakwevavanhwanyana ekavanavaSeyira,Muhori.

29Kutanianyikan’wanawakwewanhwanyanalonkulu MarzitiekaAna,n’wanawaZebiyoni,makwavowansati wakwe,kutaniPuitian’winyikaAzaran’wanawaBilhani waMuhori;kutaniEsawuatshamaentshaveni,yenani vanavayena,vatswala,vaandza

NDZIMAYA31

1Hilemberavunkombo,ntirhowaYakobolowuawu tirhelekeLabaniwuherile,kutaniYakoboakuekaLabani: “Ndzinyikensatiwamina,hikuvamasikuyantirhowa minamahetisekile;kutaniLabaniaendlatano,kutani LabaninaYakobovahlengeletavanhuhinkwavova ndhawuyoleyokutanivaendlankhuvo

2NimadyambuLabaniafikaendlwini,endzhakuka sweswoYakobeafikakonanivanhuvankhuvo,Labania timamavonihinkwawolamaamarikonaendlwini

3YakoboakuekaLabani:“Xanauhiendlelayinimhaka leyi?kutaniLabaniahlamulaaku:“Mukhuvawahinawo endlaswiloetikwenileri.”

4EndzhakukasweswoLabaniatekan’wanawakwewa nhwanyanaLeya,an’witisaekaYakobe,ataekayena naswonaYakobeangaswitivileswakuhiyenaLeya.

5Labanianyikan’wanawakwewanhwanyanaLeya nandzawakweZilpaleswakuavanandzawaxisati.

6Vanhuhinkwavolavaavarienkhubyeniavaswitiva leswiLabaniaswiendlekeYakobe,kambeavangabyeli Yakobemhakayoleyo.

7KutanivaakelanihinkwavovafikaendlwiniyaYakobe vusikubyebyo,vadya,vanwa,vatsaka,vatlanga emahlwenikaLeyahiswichayachayananikucina,va hlamulaemahlwenikaYakobe,naHeleya,naHeleya 8Yakobeatwamaritoyavonakambeangatwisisi nhlamuseloyawona,kambeaaehleketaleswakukunga vamukhuvawavonaetikwenileri

9VaakelanivavulamaritolawaemahlwenikaYakobe nivusiku,mavonihinkwawolamaamariendlwiniya Labaniamatimekilevusikubyebyo

10Nimixo,lokokuvonakalakanhlikanhi,Yakobea hundzulukelaekansatiwayenakutaniavona,kutani waswivo,akuriLeyaloyiaaetleleexifuvenixayena, kutaniYakoboaku:“Waswivosweswindzaswitivaleswi vaakelanivaswivulekevusikubyatolo:“Heleya,vate, naswonaandziswitivi”

11KutaniYakoboavitanaLabani,akuekayena:“Iyini leswiundziendlekeswona?”Hakunenendzikutirhele Rahele,naswonahikwalahokayiniundzikanganyisa,u ndzinyikaLeya?

12LabaniahlamulaYakobe,aku:“Aswiendliwitano ematshan’winiyahinakunyikalontsongoemahlwenika lonkulusweswi,lokoulavakutekamakwavowayenawa xisatihikufanana,n’witekeekawenaentirhwenilowuu ngatandzitirhelakuringanamalembeman’wanaya nkombo.”

13Yakobeaendlatano,atekanaRaheleavansati,a tirhelaLabanimalembeman’wanayankombo,Yakobena yenaataekaRahele,arhandzaRahelekutlulaLeya, kutaniLabanian’winyikanandzawayenawaxisati Bilihaleswakuavanandzawaxisati

14LokoYehovhaavonaleswakuLeyaaavengiwa, Yehovhaapfulakhwirirakwe,kutaniatikakutania velekaYakobevanavamunevamajahaemasikwini wolawo.

15Mavitoyavonahilawa,RhuveniSimiyoni,Levhina Yuda,kutaniendzhakukasweswoutshikekuveleka

16EnkarhiniwolowoRaheleaangarinantswamba,anga rinan’wana,RaheleaavondzokaLeyamakwavowayena, kutanilokoRaheleavonaleswakuangavelekangavana ekaYakobe,atekanandzawayenawaxisatiBiliha,kutani avelekaYakobevanavambirhivamajaha,DaninaNeftali 17LokoLeyaavonaleswakuutshikekuveleka,ateka nandzawayenawaxisatiZilpa,an’winyikaYakobe leswakuavansati,kutaniYakobenayenaataeZilpa,a tlhelaavelekaYakobevanavambirhivamajaha,Gadina Axere.

18LeyaatlhelaatikakutaniavelekaYakobeemasikwini wolawovanavambirhivamajahaniun’wewanhwanyana, mavitoyavonaiIsakara,ZebuloninaDinamakwavowa vonawaxisati

19HinkarhiwolowoRaheleaaharimhika,kutaniRahele akhongelaekaYehovhahinkarhiwolowo,aku:“We HOSIXikwembu,ndzitsundzukeundziendzela,ndzaku kombela,hikuvasweswinunawaminautandzilahla, hikuvaandzin’wivelekelangavana”

20SweswiWeHOSIXikwembu,yingisaxikombeloxa minaemahlwenikawena,uvonakuxanisekakamina,u ndzinyikavanakufananaun’wanawamalandzayaxisati, leswakundzingaharhwalixisandzuxamina.

21KutaniXikwembuxin’wiyingisaxipfulakhwirirakwe, Raheleatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,aku:“Hosiyi susilexisandzuxamina,yin’withyavitoraYosefa,yiku: “Hosiandziengetelen’wanaun’wanawajaha;kutani Yakobeaarinimalembeya91hivukhalelokoan'wi veleka

22Enkarhiniwolowo,manawaYakobe,Raveka,u rhumelemuhlayisiwayenaDeboran’wanawaUzi,ni malandzamambirhiyaIsakaekaYakobe.

23KutanivataekaYakobeeHaranikutanivakuekayena: “Rabekauhirhumeleekawenaleswakuutlhelela endlwiniyatatawawenaetikweniraKanana;kutani Yakoboavayingisaekaleswimanawayenaaswivuleke 24Enkarhiniwolowo,malembeman’wanayankombo lawaYakobeatirhelekeLabanihikwalahokaRahelema herile,naswonaekuhelenikamalembeyakhume-mune lawaatshamekeeHarani,YakobeabyelaLabaniaku: “Ndzinyikevasativaminaundzitshika,leswakundziya etikweniramina,hikuvawaswivomananaurhumeleeka minakusukaetikweniraKananaleswakundzitlhelela endlwiniyatatana.

25Labaniakuekayena:“Aswitano;lokondzikume tintswaloemahlwenikawenaungandzitshiki;ndzivekele hakeloyawenakutanindzitayinyika,utshamanamina.

26Yakoboakuekayena:“Hiswonaleswiungatandzi nyikaswonakuvahakelo,leswakunamuntlhandzita hundzaentlhambiniwawenahinkwawo,ndzisusa xinyimpfanaxin’wananixin’wanalexinganiswivatini leswinganimavalavalanileswinganimuhlovowa buraweniexikarhikatinyimpfunilexikarhikatimbuti, naswonalokowondziendlelaleswindzitatlhelelandziya risantlhambiwawena,ndziswihlayisakufananileku sunguleni.”

27Labaniaendlatano,kutaniLabaniasusaentlhambini wayenahinkwaswoleswiYakoboaswivuleke,an’wi nyikaswona.

28Yakobeavekahinkwaswoleswiaswisuseke entlhambiniwaLabaniemavokweniyavanavayenava majaha,kutaniYakobearikarhiarisantlhambilowu selekewaLabani

29LokomalandzayaIsakalawaamarhumekeeka YakobemavonaleswakuYakobeangetlhelelinawona etikweniraKananaekatatawakwe,masukaekayena,ma tlhelelaekayaetikweniraKanana.

30DeboraasalanaYakobeeHarani,angahatlhelelanga nimalandzayaIsakaetikweniraKanana,kutaniDeboraa tshamanivasatinivanavaYakobeeHarani

31YakobeatirhelaLabanimalembeyatsevu,kutaniloko tinyimpfutitswala,Yakobeasusaekatonalavangani mavalavalanilavanganiswivati,hilahaakunguhateke hakonaekaLabani,kutaniYakobeaendlatanoekaLabani kuringanamalembeyatsevu,wanunaloyiaandzahi xitalonaswonaaarinitihomunimalandzayaxisatini malandzayavavanuna,tikamelanitimbhongolo 32Yakobeaariniswifuwoswamadzanamambirhi, swifuwoswakweaswiriswikulunikulangutekaloku sasekekenaswonaaswirinimihandzuswinene,naswona

mindyanguhinkwayoyavanavavanhuayinavelaku kumaswin’wanaswatihomutaYakobe,hikuvaati humelerileswinene

33Vanavotalavavanhuvatavatakumayin’wanaya tinyimpfutaYakobe,kutaniYakobeavanyikanyimpfuya nandzawaxinunakumbenandzawaxisatikumbe mbhongolokumbekamela,kumbexin’wananixin’wana lexiYakoboaxinavelakaekavonavan’winyikaxona.

34Yakobeakumarifuwonikuxiximekanirifuwohiku xaviselanalokunivanavavanhu,kutanivanavaLabaniva n’wivondzokelakuxiximekaloku

35HikufambakankarhiatwamaritoyavanavaLabani, vaku:“Yakoboutekehinkwaswoleswiaswiriswatata wahina,nileswiaswiriswatatawahinaukumeku vangamalokuhinkwako”

36KutaniYakobealangutaxikandzaxaLabaninixavana vayena,kutaniwaswivo,axingariekayenaemasikwini wolawokufananilekusunguleni

37KutaniYehovhaahumelelaekaYakobelokokuhela malembeyatsevu,akuekayena:“Pfuka,humaetikweni leri,utlhelelaetikwenileriuvelekiwekeekaronakutani ndzitavanawena.”

38HinkarhiwolowoYakobeapfukaakhandziyavanava yenanivasativayenanihinkwaswoswayenaeka tikamela,ayaetikweniraKananaekatatawakweIsaka.

39LabaniaangaswitivileswakuYakobeusukileeka yena,hikuvasikureroLabaniaatsemetatinyimpfu

40Raheleayivaswifanisoswatatawakwe,aswitekaa switumbetaehenhlakakamelaleyiatshamekeekayona,a yaemahlweni

41Hiyonandlelayaswifaniso;ekutekenikawanunaloyi angamativulaan'widlayaasusamisisienhlokweniya yena,atekamunyuachelamunyuenhlokweniayitotahi mafurha,kutaniatekaxiphepherhelelexitsongoxakoporo kumbexiphepherhelexansukuatsalavitoekaxona,a vekaxiphepherheleehansikaririmirayena,atekanhloko leyinganixiphepherheleehansikaririmiayiveka endlwini,avoningelamavoniemahlwenikayonaivia nkhinsamelaehansiekayona

42Hinkarhilowuvawunkhinsameleke,wuvulavulana vonaetimhakenihinkwatoletivawukombelaka,hi matimbayavitoleritsariwekeekawona

43Van’wanavaswiendlahiswifanisoswavanhu,swa nsukunisilivhere,vayaekavonahiminkarhileyivayi tivaka,kutaniswifanisoswiamukelankucetelowatinyeleti, swivabyelaswiloswankarhilowutaka,naswonahi mukhuvalowuakuriswifanisoleswiRaheleaswiyiveke ekatatawakwe.

44Raheleayivaswifanisoleswiaswiriswatatawakwe, leswakuLabaniangaswitivileswakuYakobeuyekwihi 45KutaniLabaniavuyaekayakutaniavutisamalunghana naYakobenindyanguwayena,kambeangakumeki, kutaniLabanialavaswifanisoswayenakutivalaha Yakobeangayakona,kambeangaswikumanga,kutania yaekaswifanisoswin’wana,kutaniavutisaekaswona kutanivan’wibyelaleswakuYakobeubalekileekayenaa yaekatatawakwe,etikweniraKanana.

46KutaniLabaniapfukaatekavamakwavonimalandza yakwehinkwawo,ahumaayahlongorisaYakobe,an’wi kumaentshaveniyaGiliyadi.

47LabaniakuekaYakobe:“Iyinileswiundziendleke swonaleswakuubalekaundzikanganyisa,nikuyisavana vaminavavanhwanyananivanavavonatanihimahlonga lamakhomiwekehibanga?”

48Naswonaawundzipfumelelangaleswakundziva tswontswanikuvahlongolahintsako,naswonauyivile swikwembuswaminaufamba

49YakobeahlamulaLabani,aku:“Hikuvaandzichava leswakuungandzitekelavanavawenavavanhwanyana hinkani;kutanisweswiun’wananiun’wanaloyiungata kumaswikwembuswawenanayenautafa”

50Labanialavaswifanisoleswi,akambelaematendeni hinkwawoyaYakobenilendlwiniyayena,kambeanga swikumanga

51LabaniakuekaYakobe:“Hitaendlantwanano swin’wenaswonawutavavumbhoniexikarhikaminana wena;lokouxanisavanavaminavavanhwanyana,kumbe utekavasativan'wanahandlekavanavaminava vanhwanyana,Xikwembuxitavambhoniexikarhika minanawenaemhakenileyi

52Kutanivatekamaribyevaendlanhulu,kutaniLabania ku:“Nhululeyiimbhoniexikarhikaminanawena, hikwalahoayithyavitoraGiliyadi”

53YakobenaLabanivahumesamagandzeloentshaveni, vadyakwalahoekusuhininhulu,vatshamaentshaveni vusikuhinkwabyo,Labaniapfukanimixoswinene,arila nivanavayenavavanhwanyana,avatswontswa,a tlhelelaendhawiniyayena.

54Hikuhatlisaahlongolan’wanawakweBeyoro,loyiaa rinimalembeya17hivukhale,arinaAbikorofin’wana waUzi,n’wanawaNahoro,naswonaakurinivavanuna vakhume

55Hikuhatlisavafamba,vahundzaegondzwenileri rhangelakaYakobe,vafikahigondzorin’wanavaya etikweniraSeyira

56KutanivataekaEsawuvakuekayena:“Makwenuni xakarawena,Labani,makwavowamanawawena, n’wanawaBetuwele,uri:

57XanauswitwileleswiYakobemakwenuandziendleke swona,loyiangataekaminarosungulaangaambalanga nchumu,angaambalanganchumu,kutanindziyan’wi hlanganisa,ndzin’witisaendlwiniyaminahikuxiximeka, kutanindzin’wiendlalonkulu,ndzin’winyikavanava minavambirhivavanhwanyanaleswakuvavavasativa minanivasativaminavambirhi

58KutaniXikwembuxin’wikatekisahikwalahokamina, kutaniaandzaswinene,avanivanavamajaha,va vanhwanyananimalandzayaxisati.

59Nakambeunixifuwolexikuluxamintlhambinitihomu, tikamelanitimbhongolo,nisilivhereninsukuhixitalo; lokoavonaleswakurifuworayenariandza,andzisiya lokondzirikarhindziyatsemetatinyimpfutamina,kutani apfukaabalekaexihundleni

60Atlakuselavasatinivanavakweekatikamela,ayisa swifuwoswayenahinkwaswoninhundzuyakweleyiayi kumekeetikweniramina,atlakusaxikandzaxakwe leswakuayaekatatawakweIsaka,etikweniraKanana.

61Naswonaangandzipfumelelangakutswontswavana vaminavavanhwanyananivanavavona,naswonau rhangelevanavaminavavanhwanyanatanihimakhumbi

lamakhomiwekehibanga,naswonautlheleayiva swikwembuswaminakutaniabaleka.

62Sweswindzin’wisiyeentshaveniyaNambuwaYabuki, yenanihinkwaswoswayena;angapfumalinchumu.

63Lokokurikunavelakawenakuyaekayena,fambahi nkarhiwolowoutan’wikuma,kutaniungan’wiendla hilahamoya-xiviriwawenawunavelakahakona;kutani varhumiwavaLabanivafikavabyelaEsawutimhakaleti hinkwato

64EsawuatwamaritohinkwawoyavarhumiwavaLabani, kutaniahlundzukelaYakobeswinene,atsundzukarivengo rayena,kutanivukarhibyayenabyipfurhaendzenika yena.

65Esawuahatlisaatekavanavakwenimalandzayakwe nimimoya-xiviriyandyanguwakwe,kungavavanunava 60,kutaniafambaahlengeletavanahinkwavovaSeyira waMuhorinivanhuvavona,kungavavanunavamadzana manharhunamakumemune,kutaniatekanhlayoleyi hinkwayoyavavanunava400himabangalamahoxiweke, kutaniayaekaYakobeleswakuan’widlaya

66KutaniEsawuaavanyisanhlayoleyihiswiphemuswo hambana-hambana,atekavavanunava60vavanavakwe nimalandzayakwenimimoya-xiviriyandyanguwakwe vavanhlokoyin’we,avakhathalelaElifazin’wanawakwe wamativula.

67Tinhlokoletiseleke,atinyiketavanavatsevuva majahavaSeyirilowaHori,un’wananiun’wanaaaveka ehenhlakaswitukulwananivanavakwe.

68Nxaxalowuhinkwawowufambahilahaawurihakona, EsawuafambaexikarhikavonaakongomaekaYakobe,a vafambisahirivilo.

69KutanivarhumiwavaLabanivasukaeEsawuvaya etikweniraKanana,vafikaendlwiniyaRavekamanawa YakobonaEsawu.

70Van’wibyelavaku:“Waswivo,Esawun’wanawa wenauyalwanaYakobemakwavonivavanunava400, hikuvautwileleswakuwata,kutaniufambileayalwana yena,an’wihlaselanikutekahinkwaswoleswiangana swona”

71Ravekaahatlisaarhumelavavanunava72lavahumaka ekamalandzayaIsakaleswakuvayahlangananaYakobe endleleni;hikuvaaku:“KumbexanaEsawuangahalwa egondzwenilokoahlangananayena.”

72Kutanivarhumiwalavavafambaendlelenivaya hlangananaYakobe,vahlangananayenaegondzwenira nambulowungaetlhelolerin’wanaranambuwaYabuki, kutaniYakoboakulokoavavonaaku:“Nxaxalowuwu kunguhateriweminahiXikwembu,kutaniYakoboathya ndhawuyoleyovitoraMakhanayimi”

73Yakobeativavanhuhinkwavovatatawakwe,kutania vatswontswa,avaangarha,atanavona,kutaniYakoboa vavutisamalunghananitatawakwenimanawakwe, kutanivaku:“Vahanyekahle”

74KutanivarhumiwalavavakuekaYakobe:“Ribeka manawawenauhirhumeleekawena,aku:“Ndziswi twile,n’wananga,leswakuEsawumakwenuuhumileku yalwanawenaendleleninivavanunalavahumakaeka vanavaSeyiralowaHori”

75Hikwalaho,n’wananga,yingisaritoraminauvonahi xitsundzuxoxawenaleswiungataswiendla,naswona lokoataekawena,n’wikombela,ungavulavulinayena

hikuhatlisa,un’winyikanyikoleyihumakaekaleswiu nganaswona,nileswiXikwembuxikutsakelekeha swona

76Lokoakuvutisamalunghananitimhakatawena,unga n’witumbetinchumu,kumbexanaangahafularhela vukarhibyayenanaswonahindlelayoleyoutaponisa moya-xiviriwawena,wenanihinkwavolavangavawena, hikuvaintirhowawenakun’wixixima,hikuvai makwenulonkulu

77LokoYakobeatwamaritoyamanawakwelawa varhumiwavan’wibyelekewona,Yakobeatlakusarito rakwearilaswinene,aendlahilahamanawakwean’wi lerisekehakona.

NDZIMAYA32

1EnkarhiniwolowoYakobeurhumelevarhumiwaeka EsawumakwavoetikweniraSeyira,kutanian’wibyela maritoyokombela.

2Kutaniavalerisa,aku:“Mitabyelahosiyangaeka Esawu:‘NandzawawenaYakobeuri:‘Hosiyangayinga ehleketileswakunkatekowatatanalowuandzikatekiseke hawonawundzipfunerile

3Hikuvamalembelawaya20ndzirinaLabani,kutania ndzikanganyisa,acincamuholowaminakakhume,hilaha hinkwaswoswibyeriwekehosiyangahakona

4Kutanindzin’witirhelaendlwiniyakwehimatimba swinene,endzhakukasweswoXikwembuxivoneku xanisekakamina,ntirhowaminanintirhowamavokoya mina,kutanixindziendlandzikumatintswalonitintswalo emahlwenikaxona.

5Endzhakukasweswondzikumetihomunitimbhongolo nitihomu,nivavanunavamalandzanimalandzayaxisati hitintswaloletikulunimusawaXikwembu.

6Kutanisweswindzitaetikweniraminanilekayara minaekatatananimanana,lavangaetikweniraKanana; kutanindzirhumelekutivisahosiyaminahinkwaswo leswileswakuyikumatintswaloemahlwenikahosiya mina,leswakuyingaehleketileswakundzikumerifuwo ekamina,kumbeleswakunkatekolowutatanaandzi katekisekehawonawundzivuyerile

7KutanivarhumiwavolavovayaekaEsawu,van’wi kumaendzilakaneniwatikoraEdomuakongomaeka Yakobe,+vavanunava400vavanavaSeyiralowaHoria vayimevakhomemabangalamahoxiweke

8KutanivarhumiwavaYakobevabyelaEsawumarito hinkwawolawaYakobeavabyelekewonamalunghanana Esawu.

9Esawuavahlamulahikutikukumuxanikudelela,aku ekavona:“Hakunenendziswitwilenaswonandzi byeriwilehakuneneleswiYakobeaswiendlekeeka Labani,loyian’witlakusekeendlwiniyakwean’winyika vanavayenavavanhwanyanaleswakuvavavasati,kutani avelekavanavamajahanivavanhwanyana,aandzisa rifuwonirifuworotalaendlwiniyaLabanihikutirhisa maliyakwe

10Lokoavonaleswakurifuworakweritelenaswona rifuworakweritele,abalekanirifuworakwehinkwaro, endlwiniyaLabani,kutaniayisavanavavanhwanyanava Labaniemahlwenikatatawavona,tanihimahlongalama khomiwekehibangaangan’wibyelanga

11YakobeahiLabanintsenaloyiaendlekeleswi,kambe naminauendletanonaswonaundzisivilekambirhi,xana ndzitamiyela?

12Sweswinamuntlhandzitilenimixaxayaminakuta n’wihlanganisa,kutanindzitan’wiendlahikulandzaku navelakambiluyamina

13KutanivarhumiwavavuyavataekaYakobe,vakueka yena:“Hifikeekamakwenu,ekaEsawu,hin’wibyela maritoyawenahinkwawo,kutaniuhihlamulehindlela leyi,kutaniwaswivoutakutahlangananawenani vavanunava400”

14Sweswitivauvonaleswiungataswiendla,ukhongela emahlwenikaXikwembuleswakuxikukutsulaekaxona.

15Lokoatwamaritoyamakwavolawaamabyeleke varhumiwavaYakobe,Yakobeachavangopfu,a karhateka.

16YakobeakhongelaYehovhaXikwembuxayena,aku: “WeHOSIXikwembuxavatatawamina,Abrahamana Isaka,undzibyerilelokondzisukaendlwiniyatatana,u ku:

17HiminaYehovhaXikwembuxatatawawena AbrahamaniXikwembuxaIsaka,ndzinyikawenatikoleri nimbewuyawenaendzhakukawena,kutanindzitaendla mbewuyawenakufananitinyeletitamatilo,uta hangalakakuyafikaematlheloyamuneyatilo,naswona mindyanguhinkwayoyamisavayitakatekisiwaekawena nihimbewuyawena

18Kutaniutiyisilemaritoyawena,kutaniundzinyikile rifuwonivananiswifuwo,tanihileswikunavelalokukulu kambiluyaminaukunyikekenandzawawena;undzi nyikilehinkwaswoleswindziswikombelekeekawena, lerovandzingapfumalinchumu

19Endzhakukasweswoundzibyerile:‘Tlhelelaeka vatswarivawenanilahauvelekiwekekona,ndzahataku endlaleswinene”

20Kutanisweswileswindzingata,kutaniundzikutsula ekaLabani,ndzitawelaemavokweniyaEsawuloyianga tandzidlaya,ina,swin’wenivamananavavanavamina 21Sweswi,WeHOSIXikwembu,ndziponisenamina emavokweniyaEsawumakwerhu,hikuvandzan’wichava swinene

22Lokokungarinakululamaekamina,swiendle hikwalahokaAbrahamanatatawaminaIsaka.

23Hikuvandzaswitivaleswakurifuwolerindzirikume himusanitintswalo;sweswindzakukombelaleswakuu ndzikutsulanamuntlhahimusawawena,undzihlamula.

24HilokoYakobeatshikakukhongelaekaYehovha, kutaniaavanyisavanhulavaavarinayenanitinyimpfuni tihomuvavamixaxayimbirhi,kutanihafuleyiayinyiketa ekaDameseke,n’wanawaEliyezere,nandzawaAbrahama, kuvamixaxa,nivanavakwe,hafuleyin’wanaayinyiketa ekakukhathalelamakwavoEliyanon’wanawaEliyezere, leswakuyivamixaxanivanavakwe

25Hilokoavalerisa,aku:“Tshamaniekulenimixaxaya n’wina,mingatshinelingopfu,naswonalokoEsawuafika emixaxeniyin’wanaayidlaya,mixaxayin’wanaleyinga ekulenayonayitan’wibalekela.”

26Yakobeatshamakonavusikubyebyo,vusiku hinkwabyoanyikamalandzayayenaswiletelo malunghananimavuthunivanavakwe.

27KutaniYehovhaayingisaxikhongeloxaYakobehi sikurero,kutaniYehovhaakutsulaYakobeemavokweni yaEsawumakwavo

28KutaniYehovhaarhumelatintsumitinharhutatintsumi tamatilo,tifambaemahlwenikaEsawutiyaekayena.

29KutanitintsumiletitihumelelaekaEsawunivanhuva yenakufananivavanunava2000,vakhandziyetihanci letinganiswitirhoswanyimpiswamixakahinkwayo,ti humelelaemahlwenikaEsawunivavanunavayena hinkwavovaavanyisiwehimixaxayamune,varini tindhunatamuneekavona

30Kutanimixaxayin’wanayiyaemahlwenikutaniva kumaEsawuarikarhiatanivavanunava400vakongoma ekaYakobemakwavo,kutaninxaxalowuwutsutsumela ekaEsawunivanhuvayenawuvachavisa,kutaniEsawua wahihancihikuchava,vavanunavayenahinkwavova hambananayenaendhawiniyoleyo,hikuvaavachava ngopfu

31Kutanivanhuhinkwavovamixaxavahuwelelavava landzelalokovabalekaeEsawu,vavanunahinkwavolava rhandzanakatinyimpivahlamulavaku: 32HakunenehimalandzayaYakobe,loyianganandzawa Xikwembu,kutaniimaniloyiangayimakanahina? Esawuakukavona:“N'winiwamina,Yakobemakwerhu, ihosiyan'wina,loyindzingan'wivonikikuringana malembelawayamakumembirhi,naswonasweswindzi ngatakutan'wivona,xanamandzikhomahindlelaleyi xana?

33Kutanitintsumitin’wihlamulatiku:“LokoYehovhaa hanya,ahiYakoboloyiuvulavulakahayenamakwenu,a hingatshikikusalaniun’weekawenanivanhuvawena, kambehimhakayaYakobentsenaahingevaendli nchumu”

34KutanimixaxaleyiyihundzaekaEsawunivavanuna vayena,yifamba,Esawunivavanunavayenaavasuka ekavonakwalomukantimalokonxaxawavumbirhiwuta ekayenawurinimatlhariyamixakahinkwayo,naswona vaendlenaEsawunivavanunavayenahilahanxaxawo sungulawuvaendlekehakona

35Lokovarisiyeleswakuvayaemahlweni,vavona nxaxawavunharhuwutaekayenakutanihinkwavova chava,kutaniEsawuawahanci,kutaninxaxahinkwawo wuhuwelela,wuku:“HakunenehimalandzayaYakobe, loyianganandzawaXikwembu,naswonaimaniloyia ngayimakanahina?”

36Esawuatlhelaavahlamulaaku:“Kutani,Yakobehosi yanganihosiyan’winaimakwerhu,naswonakuringana malembeya20ndzingasivonaxikandzaxakwenikutwa namuntlhaleswakuwata,namuntlhandziyendziya hlangananayena,xanamindzikhomahindlelaleyi?

37Van’wihlamula,vakuekayena:“HilahaYehovhaa hanyakahakona,xanaYakoboaangarimakwenuhilahau vulekehakona,ahisiyangamasalelaekawenani vavanunavawena,kambehikwalahokaYakobeloyiu vulavulakahayenaarimakwenu,ahingenghenelelieka wenakumbevavanunavawena”

38Nxaxawavunharhunawonawuhundzaekavona,aha yaemahlweninindlelayayenanivavanunavayenava kongomaekaYakobe,lokonxaxawavumunewutaeka yena,navonavan’wiendlenivavanunavayenahilaha van’wanavaendlekehakona

39LokoEsawuavonaswobihaleswitintsumitamuneti n’wiendlekeswonanivavanunavayena,achavangopfu makwavoYakobe,kutaniayahlangananayenahiku rhula.

40EsawuatumbetarivengorayenaekaYakobe,hikuvaa achavavutomibyayenahikwalahokaYakobemakwavo, nihikuvaaaanakanyaleswakumixaxayamuneleyiayi voningerileakurimalandzayaYakobe.

41HivusikubyebyoYakobeatshamanimalandzayakwe emixaxeniyawona,kutaniakunguhatanimalandzayakwe leswakuanyikaEsawunyikoekahinkwaswoleswiaari naswonanilekanhundzuyakwehinkwayo;kutani Yakobeapfukanimixo,yenanivavanunavayena,va hlawuleEsawunyikoexikarhikaswifuwo

42HileyintsengowanyikoleyiYakobeayihlawuleke ekatinyimpfutayenaleswakuayinyikaEsawumakwavo: kutaniahlawulatinhlokotamadzanamambirhina makumemuneekatinyimpfu,ahlawulaekatikamelani timbhongolota30hayin’we,kutaniekatihomuta50a hlawulatihomuta50

43Hilokoavavekahinkwavohimintlhambiyakhume,a vekamuxakawun’wananiwun’wanawuriwoxe,awu nyiketaemavokweniyamalandzayakweyakhume, rin’wananirin’wanaririroxe

44Hilokoavalerisa,akuekavona:“Tihlayiseniekuleni un’wananiun’wana,mivekaxivandlaexikarhika mintlhambi,kutanilokoEsawunilavanganayenavata hlangananan’winavamivutisa,vaku:‘Mivamani,miya kwihi,nileswakuhinkwaswoleswiswingaswamani emahlwenikan’wina,mitavabyelamiku:‘Himalandza yaYakobe,kutanihitakutahlangananaEsawuhiku rhula,kutaniwaswivokutaendzhakukahina

45Leswingaemahlwenikahinainyikoleyirhumeriweke hiYakobeekaEsawumakwavo.

46Lokovakuekan’winavaku:‘Hayiniahlwela endzhakukan’wina,kutahlangananamakwavoniku vonaxikandzaxayena,mitakuekavona:‘Hakuneneuta endzhakukahinahintsakokutahlangananamakwavo, hikuvaute:‘Ndzitan’witsakisahinyikoleyiyakaeka yena,kutaniendzhakukasweswondzitavonaxikandzaxa yena,kumbexanaatandziamukela”

47Hilokonyikohinkwayoyihundzaemavokweniya malandzayakwe,yin’wirhangelahisikurero,kutania etlelanimixaxayakwehivusikubyebyoendzilakaneniwa NambuwaYabuki,kutaniapfukaexikarhikavusiku,a tekavasativayenanimalandzayayenayaxisati,ni hinkwaswoleswiaswiriswayena,kutanivusikubyebyoa vahundzisaehenhlakaribuwaraYabuki.

48Lokoatsemakanyanambuwayenahinkwawo,Yakobe asalaariyexe,kutaniwanunaun’wanaahlangananayena, kutanialwanayenavusikubyebyokukondzakuvani nhlikanhi,kutanixivandlaxamarhakuyaYakobexihuma ekamahlanganohikwalahokakulwanayena

49Lokoripela,wanunaloyiasiyaYakobekwalaho,a n’wikatekisaafamba,kutaniYakobeahundzaenambyeni hinkarhiwanhlikanhi,ayimaexifuvenixakwe

50Dyamburin’witlhavalokoahundzeenambyeni,a tlhandlukelaendhawiniyaswifuwonivanavakwe

51Kutanivayaemahlwenikufikelaninhlikanhi,naswona lokovaharikarhivafambanyikoayihundzaemahlweni kavona

52Yakobeatlakusamahloalanguta,avonaEsawuari ekule,arikarhiatanivavanunavotala,vakwalomuka 400,kutaniYakobeachavamakwavoswinene

53Yakobeahatlisaaavanyisavanavayenaekavasativa yenanimalandzayayenayaxisati,an’winghenisa ebokisini,an’winyiketaemavokweniyamalandzayayena 54Kutaniahundzaemahlwenikavanavayenanivasativa yenakuyahlangananamakwavowayena,kutania nkhinsamaehansi,inaunkhinsamilekankombokukondza atshinelaekamakwavowayena,kutaniXikwembuxi endleleswakuYakoboakumatintswalonitintswalo emahlwenikaEsawunivavanunavayena,hikuva XikwembuxitwilexikhongeloxaYakobe.

55KuchavakaYakobenikuchavakayenakuwela Esawumakwavo,hikuvaEsawuaachavaYakobeswinene hikwalahokaleswitintsumitaXikwembutiswiendleke Esawu,kutanivukarhibyaEsawuekaYakobebyi hundzukemusa

56LokoEsawuavonaYakobeatsutsumelaekayena,na yenaatsutsumelaekayena,an’wiangarha,awela enhan’winiyayena,vatswontswana,varila

57KutaniXikwembuxiendlaleswakuYakobexichavani musaetimbilwinitavavanunalavatekenaEsawu,navona vatswontswaYakobevan’wiangarha

58NakambeElifazi,n’wanawaEsawu,nivamakwavova mune,vanavaEsawu,varilanaYakobe,van’wi tswontswa,van’wiangarha,hikuvakuchavaYakoboaku vawerilehinkwavo.

59Esawuatlakusamahloavonavavasatilavanivanava vona,vanavaYakobe,varikarhivafambaendzhakuka Yakobe,vankhinsamelaEsawuendleleni.

60EsawuakuekaYakobe:“Ivamanilavanganawena, makwerhu?”xanaivanavawenakumbeimalandzaya wena?kutaniYakoboahlamulaEsawu,aku:“Ivanava minalavaXikwembuxivanyikekenandzawawenahi tintswalo”

61LokoYakobearikarhiavulavulanaEsawuni vavanunavayena,Esawualangutamixaxahinkwayo,aku ekaYakobe:“Xanauwukumekwihimixaxahinkwayo leyindzihlanganekenayonatolonivusiku?”kutani Yakoboaku:“Kukumatintswaloemahlwenikahosi yanga,hileswiXikwembuxiswinyikekenandzawawena hitintswalo.”

62KutaninyikoyitaemahlwenikaEsawu,kutaniYakobe atshikilelaEsawu,aku:“Ndzikombelautekanyikoleyi ndziyitisekeekahosiyamina,kutaniEsawuaku: “Hikokwalahokayinilexixiendleke?”hlayisaleswiunga naswonaekawenan'wini.

63Yakobeaku:“Ndzibohekekunyikelahinkwaswo leswi,leswindzivonekexikandzaxawena,leswakuwaha hanyahikurhula”

64KutaniEsawuaalakutekanyiko,kutaniYakoboaku ekayena:“Ndzakukombelahosiyanga,lokosweswindzi kumetintswaloemahlwenikawena,amukelanyikoya minaevokweniramina,hikuvandzivonexikandzaxa wenaongehilokondzivonexikandzalexifanakani xikwembu,hikuvaundzitsakerile.”

65Esawuatekanyiko,YakobeatlhelaanyikaEsawu silivhereninsukunibdellium,hikuvaun’witshikilerile swinenelerovaaswiteka.

66KutaniEsawuaavanyisaswifuwoleswiaswiri enxaxeni,anyikahafuyaswonaekavavanunalavatekena yena,hikuvaavatilehikuhakela,hafuleyin’wanaayi nyiketaemavokweniyavanavayena.

67Kutanisilivhereninsukunibdeliyamuaswinyika Elifazin’wanawakwelonkulu,kutaniEsawuakueka Yakobe:“Ahitshamenawena,hitafambanawenahiku nonokakukondzaufikaendhawiniyaminanamina, leswakuhitatshamaswin’wekwalaho”

68Yakobeahlamulamakwavo,aku:“Ndzitaendlahilaha hosiyaminayindzibyelakahakona,kambehosiyamina yaswitivaleswakuvanavaolovile,nitinyimpfunitihomu nivanavatonalavanganamina,fambahikunonoka, hikuvalokoavafambahikuhatlisahinkwavoavatafa, hikuvautivamindzhwaloyavonanikukarhalakavona 69Hikokwalaho,hosiyangaayihundzeemahlwenika nandzawayona,kutanindzitafambahikunonoka hikwalahokavananintlhambi,kukondzandzifika endhawiniyahosiyaminaeSeyira.

70EsawuakuekaYakobe:“Ndzitavekanawena van’wanavavanhulavanganaminaleswakuvaku khathalelaendleleni,nikurhwalakukarhalakawenani ndzhwalowawena,kutaniaku:“Xanaswilavekayini hosiyanga,lokondzikumatintswaloemahlwenikawena?”

71Waswivo,ndzitataekawenaeSeyirakuyatshama konaswin’wehilahauvulekehakona,fambanavanhuva wenahikuvandzitakulandzela

72YakobeabyelaEsawuleswileswakuatasusaEsawuni vavanunavakweekayena,leswakuendzhakukasweswo YakobeayaendlwiniyatatawakweetikweniraKanana

73EsawuayingisaritoraYakobe,kutaniEsawuatlhelela nivavanunava400lavaavarinayenaendleleniyavona yoyaeSeyira,kutaniYakobenihinkwavovayenava fambasikurerokuyafikaemakumuyatikoraKanana emindzilakaneniyarona,kutaniatshamakona nkarhinyana

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1EndzhakukankarhinyanaYakobeasukaendzilakaneni watiko,afikaetikweniraXalema,kungamutiwa Xikeme,lowungaetikweniraKanana,kutaniawisa emahlwenikamuti.

2Kutaniaxavansimuleyiayirikona,ekavanava Hamori,vanhuvatiko,hitixikeletantlhanu

3KutaniYakoboatiakelayindlu,kutaniadzimantsonga wayenakwalaho,aendlelaswifuwoswayenamintsonga, hikwalahoathyandhawuyoleyovitoraSukoti.

4YakobeatshamaeSukotilembenitin’hwetitatsevu 5Hinkarhiwolowovavasativan’wanavavaakivatikova yeemutiniwaXikemekuyacinanikutsakanivanava vanhwanyanavavanhuvamuti,kutanilokovahuma kutaniRahelenaLeyavasativaYakobenimindyanguya vonanavonavayavonakutsakakavanavavanhwanyana vamuti

6Dinan’wanawaYakobenayenaafambanavona,a vonavanavavanhwanyanavamuti,vatshamakwalaho emahlwenikavanalavavavanhwanyanalokovanhu hinkwavovamutivayimeekusuhinavonakuvonaku tsakakavona,nivanhulavakuluhinkwavovamutivari kwalaho

7Xikemen’wanawaHamori,hosanayatikonayenaaa yimekwalaholeswakuavavona.

8HilokoXikemeavonaDinan’wanawaYakobeatshame nimanawakweemahlwenikavanavavanhwanyanava muti,kutaninhwanyanaloyian’witsakisaswinene,kutani avutisavanghanavayenanivanhuvayena,aku:“I n’wanawamaniloyiatshamekeexikarhikavavasatilava ndzingavativikiemutinilowu?”

9Vakuekayena:“Hakuneneloyiin’wanawaYakobe n’wanawaIsakawaMuheveru,loyiatshamekeemutini lowukuringanankarhiwoleha,kutanilokokutiviwa leswakuvanavavanhwanyanavatikovahumavayatsaka, afambanimanawakwenimalandzayayenayaxisati leswakuvayatshamaexikarhikavonahilahauvonaka hakona”

10HilokoXikemeavonaDinan’wanawaYakobe,kutani lokoan’wilangutamoya-xiviriwakwewudzikaekaDina 11Kutaniarhumaleswakuan’wikhomahimatimba, DinaafikaendlwiniyaXikemekutanian’wikhomahi matimbaaetlelanayenaan’witsongahata,an’wirhandza swinenean’wivekaendlwiniyakwe

12KutanivafikavabyelaYakobemhakaleyi,kutaniloko YakobeatwaleswakuXikemeunyamiseDinan’wana wakwe,Yakobeurhumelemalandzayakweya12leswaku mayatekaDinaendlwiniyaXikeme,kutanivaya endlwiniyaXikemeleswakuvayatekaDinakwalaho 13Lokovafika,Xikemeahumaekavonanivavanuna vakweavahlongolaendlwiniyakwe,angava pfumelelangaleswakuvataemahlwenikaDina,kambe XikemeaatshamenaDinavan’witswontswanikun’wi angarhaemahlwenikavona.

14MalandzayaYakobemavuyaman’wibyela,maku: “Lokohifika,yenanivavanunavakwevahihlongole, kutaniXikemeuendleDinahindlelaleyiemahlwenika hina”

15YakobeatlhelaaswitivaleswakuXikemeunyamise n’wanawakwe,kambeangavulanganchumu,vanavakwe vamajahaavarikarhivaphamelaswifuwoswakwe enhoveni,Yakobeamiyelakukondzavavuya

16Lokovanavakwevamajahavangasifikaekaya, Yakobeurhumelevanhwanyanavambirhilavahumaka ekavanavamalandzayakweleswakuvayakhathalela DinaendlwiniyaXikeme,nikutshamanayena,kutani Xikemearhumavanghanavayenavanharhuekatata wakweHamoron’wanawaKidekeme,n’wanawaPerede, aku:“Ndzikumelenhwanyanaloyileswakundzivansati.”

17HilokoHamoron’wanawaKiddekemewaMuhivhia fikaendlwiniyaXikemen’wanawakwe,atshama emahlwenikayena,kutaniHamoroakuekan’wana wakwe:“Xikeme,“Xanaangakonawansatiexikarhika vanavavanhwanyanavavanhuvawenaloyiungatateka wansatiwaMuheveruloyiangarikiwatikorakan’wina?”

18HilokoXikemeakuekayena:“Ufaneleundzikuma ntsena,hikuvawatsakisaemahlwenikamina;kutani Hamoroaendlahikulandzaritoran'wanawayena, hikuvaaarhandziwangopfuhiyena

19KutaniHamoroahumaekaYakobekuyavulavulana yenahimhakaleyi,kutanilokoasukileendlwiniya n’wanawakweXikeme,angasitaekaYakobekuta vulavulanayena,vonavanavaYakobovatilehile

nhoveni,hikuhatlisalokovatwaleswiXikemen’wana waHamoriaswiendleke.

20Vavanunalavavahlundzukengopfuhikwalahoka makwavowavonawaxisati,kutanihinkwavovavuya ekayavahlundzukile,nkarhiwakuhlengeletaswifuwo swavonawungasifika

21Kutanivafikavatshamaemahlwenikatatawavona,va vulavulanayenavahlundzukile,vaku:“Hakunenerifuri fanelamunhuloyinindyanguwayena,hikuvaYehovha XikwembuxamisavahinkwayoulerisileNowanivana vakweleswakumunhuangatshukiaphangakumbeku endlavuoswi;sweswiwaswivo,Xikemeuonhileniku endlavumbhisanimakwerhuwaxisati,naswonaakunani un’weekavanhuhinkwavovamutiloyian’wivulekerito 22Hakunenewaswitivanikutwisisaleswakuku avanyisiwakarifukufanelekuyaekaXikemenitata wakwenimutihinkwawohikwalahokaleswiaswi endleke

23Lokovarikarhivavulavulaemahlwenikatatawavona emhakenileyi,vonaHamorotatawaXikemeatakuta byelaYakobemaritoyan’wanawakwemalunghanana Dina,kutaniatshamaemahlwenikaYakobenivanava yenavamajaha

24Hamoroavabyelaaku:“Moya-xiviriwan’wananga Xikemewunavelan’wanawan’winawanhwanyana;Ndzi kombelaleswakuun’winyikansati,utekananahina;hi nyikevanavawenavavanhwanyanahitakunyikavana vahinavavanhwanyana,utatshamanahinaetikwenira hina,hitafananivanhuvan’weetikweni

25Hikuvatikorahinarianamileswinene,kutanitshamani ekaronamixaviselanamikumarifuwoekarona,miendla hilahamilavakahakona,angakonaloyiangatamisivela hikumibyelarito

26HamoriatshikakuvulavulanaYakobenivanavakwe, kutaniwaswivo,Xikemen’wanawakwean’wilandza,a tshamaemahlwenikavona

27HilokoXikemeavulavulaemahlwenikaYakobeni vanavayena,aku:“Ongendzingakumatintswalo ematihlweniyan’winahikuvautandzinyikan’wanawa wenawanhwanyana,nixin’wananixin’wanalexiungata ndzibyelaxona,ndzitan’wiendlelaswona”

28Ndzikombelemaliyotalayavukatininyiko,kutani ndzitaswinyika,naswonaxin’wananixin’wanalexiu ngatandzibyelaxonalexindzingataxiendla,nimanina maniloyiangataxandzukelaswilerisoswawena,utafa; ntsenandzinyikenhwanyanawansati.

29SimiyoninaLevhivahlamulaHamorinaXikeme n’wanawakwehivukanganyisi,vaku:“Hinkwaswoleswi mihibyelekeswonahitamiendlelaswona”

30Kutaniwaswivomakwerhuwaxisatiulemutiniwa wena,kambetshamaekulenayenakukondzahirhumela ekatatawahinaIsakamayelananimhakaleyi,hikuvaahi ngeendlinchumuhandlekampfumelelowayena

31HikuvawatitivatindlelatatatawahinaAbrahama, naswonaxin’wananixin’wanalexiangatahibyelaxona hitamibyela,ahingemitumbetinchumu

32SimiyoninaLevhivabyelaXikemenitatawakweleswi leswakuvatakumaxivangelonikulavaxitsundzuxoxa leswiaswitaendleriwaXikemenimutiwakavona emhakenileyi.

33LokoXikemenitatawakwevatwamaritoyaSimiyoni naLevhi,swivonakeswiriswineneematihlweniyavona, kutaniXikemenitatawakwevahumavayaekaya

34Lokovafambile,vanavaYakobovakuekatatawa vona,vaku:“Waswivo,haswitivaleswakurifuridlayiwa hivanhulavavohombolokanimutiwavona,hikuvava tluleleswiXikwembuxiswilerisekeNowanivanavakwe nimbewuyakweendzhakukavona.”

35NaswonahikuvaXikemeuendleleswiekaDina makwerhuwaxisatihikun’winyamisa,hikuvamanyala yotanoamangepfukiaendliweexikarhikahina

36Sweswitivauvonaleswiungataswiendla,ulava xitsundzuxonikutiyimelelaleswingataendliwaekavona, leswakuudlayavaakihinkwavovamutilowu

37Simiyoniakuekavona:“Xitsundzuxolexifanelekeeka n’winahilexi:Vabyeleleswakuvayimbisawanuna un’wananiun’wanaexikarhikavonahilahanahinahi yimbekehakona,kutanilokovangaswilavikuendla leswi,hitavatekelan’wanawahinawanhwanyanahi famba”

38Lokovapfumelakuendlaleswinaswonavataswi endla,kutanilokovanwelaehansihikuvava,hitava hlaselahimabangayahina,kufananilekamunhula rhulekenilarhuleke,kutanihitadlayamunhuun’wanani un’wanawaxinunaexikarhikavona.

39XitsundzuxoxaSimiyonixivatsakisile,kutani SimiyoninaLevhivakunguhatakuvaendlahilahaava anakanyehakona.

40Hisikulerilandzelakanimixo,XikemenaHamorotata wakwevatlhelelaekaYakobenivanavakwevamajaha, vatavulavulahiDinanikutwaleswivanavaYakoboava tahlamulamaritoyavona

41KutanivanavaYakobovavulavulanavonahi vukanganyisi,vaku:“HibyeletatawahinaIsakamaritoya wenahinkwawo,kutanimaritoyawenaman’witsakisa”

42Kambeavulavulanahina,aku:“Abrahamatatawakwe un’wilerisilehindlelaleyiekaXikwembuHosiyamisava hinkwayo,leswakuwanunaun’wananiun’wanaloyianga rikiwavatukuluvakwelalavakakutekaun’wanawavana vakwevavanhwanyana,utaendlaleswakuwanuna un’wananiun’wanawayenaayimbisiwa,hilahanahina hiyimbekehakona,kutanihitan’winyikan’wanawahina wanhwanyanaleswakuavansati.”

43Sweswihimitivisiletindlelatahinahinkwatoletitata wahinaahibyeleketona,hikuvaahingeswikotiku endlaleswiuhibyelekeswona,kunyiketan’wanawahina wanhwanyanaekawanunalangayimbangiki,hikuvai tinganaekahina.

44Kambeleswihitapfumelaekan’wina,kuminyika n’wanawahinawanhwanyana,hitlhelahititekelavanava n’winavavanhwanyana,hitshamaexikarhikan’winahi vavanhuvan’wehilahamivulekehakona,lokomihi yingisa,mipfumelakufananahina,kuyimbisaxinuna xin’wananixin’wanaxan’wina,hilahahinahiyimbeke hakona

45Lokomingahiyingisi,leswakuwanunaun’wanani un’wanaayimbisiwahilahanahinahiyimbekehakona, hilahahilerisekehakona,hitataekan’wina,hiteka n’wanawahinawanhwanyanaekan’winahifamba

46HilokoXikemeniHamorotatawakwevatwamaritoya vanavaYakobe,kutanimhakaleyiyivatsakisaswinene,

kutaniXikemeniHamorotatawakwevahatliselakuendla leswivanavaYakobevaswinavelaka,hikuvaXikemeaa n’witsakelaswineneDina,moya-xiviriwakweawun’wi rhandza.

47HilokoXikemeniHamorotatawakwevahatlisavaya enyangweniyamuti,vahlengeletavavanunahinkwavova mutiwavona,vavabyelamaritoyavanavaYakobo,va ku:

48Hifikileekavavanunalava,vanavaYakobo,kutanihi vulavulanavonamayelananan’wanawavonawa nhwanyana,kutanivavanunalavavatapfumelakuendla hikuyahikunavelakahina,naswonavonanitikorahinai ravukuluekavona,naswonavatatshamaekarona,va xaviselanaekarona,kutanihitavavanhuvan’we;hita tekavanavavonavavanhwanyana,nivanavahinava vanhwanyanahitavanyikavasati.

49Kambentsenaekaxiyimolexivavanunalavavangata pfumelakuendlanchumulowu,leswakuwanunaun’wana niun’wanaexikarhikahinaayimbisiwahilahaa yimbisiwakahakona,hilahaXikwembuxavonaxiva lerisekehakona,naswonalokohiendlilehikulandza swileteloswavonaswakuyimbisiwa,kutanivatatshama exikarhikahina,swin’wenitihomutavonanirifuwora vona,naswonahitavatanihivanhuvan’wenavona

50Lokovavanunahinkwavovamutivatwamaritoya XikemeniHamorotatawakwe,vavanunahinkwavova mutiwavonavapfumelelananixiringanyetolexi,kutani vayingisakuyimbisiwa,hikuvaXikemeniHamorotata wakweavaxiximiwaswinenehivona,tanihileswiavari tihosanatatiko

51Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,XikemenaHamorotata wakwevapfukanimixoswinene,vahlengeletavavanuna hinkwavovamutiwavonaexikarhikamuti,vavitana vanavaYakobe,lavayimbekexinunaxin’wanani xin’wanaxavonahisikureronilerilandzelaka 52KutanivayimbisisaXikemenaHamorotatawakweni vamakwavovantlhanuvaXikeme,kutaniun’wanani un’wanaapfukaatlhelelaekaya,hikuvamhakaleyiayi humaekaYehovhakulwisananimutiwaXikeme, naswonaxitsundzuxoxaSimiyoniaxihumaekaYehovha emhakenileyi,leswakuYehovhaanyiketamutiwa XikemeemavokweniyavanavambirhivaYakobe

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1Nhlayoyavavanunahinkwavolavayimbiwekeayiri vavanunavamadzanayatsevunamakumemunentlhanu nivanavamadzanamambirhinamakumemunenatsevu. 2KambeKiddekeme,n’wanawaPerede,tatawaHamori, nivamakwavovayenavatsevu,avangayingisiXikeme niHamorotatawakwe,naswonaavangayimbisi,hikuva xiringanyetoxavanavaYakoboaxinyenyetsaemahlweni kavona,naswonakuhlundzukakavonakupfukengopfu hikwalahokaleswi,leswakuvanhuvamutiavava yingisanga

3Himadyambuyasikuravumbirhi,vakumavanava nhungulavatsongolavangayimbangiki,hikuvavamanana vavonaavavatumbeteekaXikemenaHamorotata wakwe,nivavanunavamuti

4HilokoXikemeniHamorotatawakwevarhumavanhu leswakuvatisiwaemahlwenikavonaleswakuva

yimbisiwa,lokoKiddekemenivamakwavovayenava tsevuvavahlaselahimabangayavona,valavakuva dlaya

5ValavakudlayanaXikemenaHamorotatawakwe naswonavalavekudlayanavonaDinahikwalahoka mhakaleyi

6Vakuekavona:“Xanaiyinileximixiendleke?”xanaa kunavavasatiexikarhikavanavavanhwanyanava vamakwenuvaVakanana,lavamilavakakutitekelavana vavanhwanyanavaVaheveru,lavaamingavativikhale, naswonamitaendlaxiendlolexilexivatatawan'winava ngasitshamakamimilerisaxana?

7Xanawaanakanyaleswakuutahumelelahixiendlolexi uxiendleke?utahlamulayiniemhakenileyieka vamakwenuvaVakanana,lavangatatamundzukuvata kuvutisahimhakaleyi?

8Lokoxiendloxan’winaxingavonakixilulamileni lexineneemahlwenikavona,xanamitaendlayinihi vutomibyan’wina,naminahikwalahokavutomibyahina, lokomingayingisangamaritoyahina?

9Lokovaakivatikonivamakwenuhinkwavovanava Hamu,vatwahitaxiendloxawena,vaku: 10HikwalahokawansatiwaMuheveru,xanaXikemena Hamorotatawakwenivaakihinkwavovamutiwavonava endleleswiavangaswitolovelanganileswivakokwawa vonavangasitshamakavavalerisa,kutaniutahaha kwihikumbeutatumbetakwihitinganatawena,masiku yawenahinkwawoemahlwenikavamakwenu,vaakiva tikoraKanana?

11Hikokwalahoahingeswikotikutiyiselaleswiuswi endleke,naswonaahingetikiseriwihijokoleriekahina, lerivakokwawahinavangahilerisangangiki

12Waswivomundzukuhitafambahiyahlengeleta vamakwerhuhinkwavo,vamakwerhuvaVakananalava tshamakaetikweni,hinkwerhuhitatahitamihlaselani hinkwavolavavamitshembaka,leswakukungavina masalelaekan’winakumbeekavona.

13LokoHamoronin’wanawakweXikemenivanhu hinkwavovamutivatwamaritoyaKiddekemeni vamakwavo,vachavaswinenevutomibyavonahikwalaho kamaritoyavona,kutanivahundzukaekaleswivaswi endleke

14HilokoXikemenaHamorotatawakwevahlamula Kidekemetatawavonanivamakwavo,vakuekavona: “Maritohinkwawolawamihibyelekewonaintiyiso”

15Sweswimingavuli,hambikurikuanakanya etimbilwinitan’winaleswakuhikwalahokarirhandzura Vaheveruhiendleleswivakokwawahinavangahi lerisangikiswona

16Kambehikuvahivoneleswakuakungarixikongomelo nikunavelakavonakupfumelelakunavelakahina malunghananin’wanawavonawanhwanyana malunghananikun’witeka,handlekaxiyimolexi,kutani hiyingisemaritoyavonakutanihiendlaxiendlolexilexi mixivoneke,leswakuhikumakunavelakahinaekavona

17Lokohikumilexikombeloxahinaekavona,hita tlhelelaekavonahivaendlaleswiuhibyelakaswona.

18Kutanihamikhongotelaleswakumirindzamitshama mirindzakukondzanyamayahinayiholakutanihitlhela hitiya,kutanihitafambaswin’wekulwanavona,hiva endlaleswingaetimbilwinitan’winanilekahina

19HilokoDinan’wanawaYakobeatwamaritolawa hinkwawolawaKidikemenivamakwavovamavulekeni leswiHamorinin’wanawakweXikemenivanhuvamuti wavonavavahlamulekeswona.

20Hilokoahatlisaarhumelaun’wanawavanhwanyanava yena,loyitatawakwean’wirhumekekuyan’wi khathalelaendlwiniyaXikeme,ekaYakobetatawakweni lekavamakwavo,aku.

21HindlelaleyiKiddekemenivamakwavovaku tsundzuxehindlelaleyi,HamoronaXikemenivanhuva mutivavahlamulehindlelaleyi

22LokoYakobeatwamaritolawa,atalakuhlundzuka,a vahlundzukela,kutaniavahlundzukela.

23SimiyoninaLevhivahlambanya,vaku:“Leswi Yehovhaahanyaka,Xikwembuxamisavahinkwayo,hi nkarhilowumundzuku,akungesesalanimasalela emutinihinkwawo”

24Kutanimajahaya20amatumbelelamangayimbangiki, kutanimajahalawamalwanaSimiyoninaLevhi,kutani SimiyoninaLevhivadlaya18wavona,vambirhiva balekilevabalekelaemigodiniyin’wanayakalakaleyiayi riemutini,kutaniSimiyoninaLevhivavalava,kambea vavakumanga

25SimiyoninaLevhivahambetavafamba-fambaemutini, vadlayavanhuhinkwavovamutihibanga,avasiyangani un’we

26Kuchavalokukuluexikarhikamuti,kuhuwelelaka vanhuvamutikutlhandlukelaetilweni,vavasatinivana hinkwavovahuwelelahiritoleritlakukeke

27SimiyoninaLevhivadlayamutihinkwawo;ava siyanganixinunalexingasalaemutinihinkwawo.

28KutanivadlayaHamorinaXikemen’wanawakwehi banga,vasusaDinaendlwiniyaXikemevasukakwalaho 29VanavaYakobevafambavatlhelela,vahlaselalava dlayiweke,vaphanganhundzuyavonahinkwayoleyiayi riemutininilenhoveni

30Lokovarikarhivatekaleswiphangiweke,vavanunava madzanamanharhuvayimavavahoxelantshurivava tlhavahimaribye,lokoSimiyoniahundzulukaekavona kutaniavadlayahinkwavohibanga,Simiyonia hundzulukaemahlwenikaLevhi,anghenaemutini

31Kutanivatekatinyimpfutavonanitihomutavonani swifuwoswavona,nilekavavasatilavasalekenivana lavatsongo,vayisahinkwavolava,vapfulanyangwa,va humavayaekatatawavonaYakobehimatimba

32LokoYakobeavonahinkwaswoleswivaswiendleke emutini,avonaleswivaswiphangheke,Yakobeava hlundzukelangopfu,kutaniYakoboakuekavona:“Iyini leswimindziendlekeswona?”vonanindzikumilekuwisa exikarhikaVakananalavaakekeetikweni,naswonaaku naun'wewavonaloyianghenelekeekamina

33Kutanisweswiundziendlilekunyenyetsaekavaakiva tiko,exikarhikaVakanananiVaperezi,naswonandziwa nhlayoyitsongontsena,kutanihinkwavovatahlengeletana valwanaminavandzidlayalokovatwahitantirhowa wenanivamakwavo,kutaniminanindyanguwaminahita lovisiwa.

34SimiyoninaLevhinivamakwavohinkwavolavaavari navonavahlamulatatawavonaYakobe,vakuekayena: “Waswivo,hitshamaetikweni,xanaXikemeutaendla leswiekamakwerhuwaxisati?”xanaumiyelayinikunga

khatharisekileswiXikemeaswiendleke?xanautatirhisa makwerhuwaxisatikufananinghwavavaeswitarateni xana?

35NhlayoyavavasatilavaSimiyoninaLevhivavatekeke evuhlongeniemutiniwaXikeme,lavavangavadlayangiki, avari85lavaavangativiwanuna

36Exikarhikavonaakurininhwanyanalontsongola langutekakakahlenikutsakeriwaswinene,loyivitora yenaakuriBuna,kutaniSimiyonian’witekaavansati, naswonanhlayoyavavanunalavavavatekeke evuhlongenivangavadlayanga,akurivavanunava47, kutanilavan’wanavavadlayile

37MajahanivanhwanyanahinkwavolavaSimiyonina LevhivavatekekeevuhlongeniemutiniwaXikeme,avari malandzayavanavaYakobenivanavavonalava landzelekekufikelasikulerivanavaYakobevahumaka etikweniraEgipta

38KutelokoSimiyoninaLevhivahumileemutini,majaha mambirhilawaamasele,lawaamatumbeleemutini,ma ngafiexikarhikavanhuvamuti,mapfuka,majahalawa manghenaemutini,mafamba-fambaekawona,makuma mutiwurirhumbiwungarinamunhu,kurinivavasati ntsenavarikarhivarila,kutanimajahalawamahuwelela maku:“Waswivo,hiloyi”leswobihaleswivanava YakoboMuheveruvaswiendlekeemutinilowuhiku lovisawun'wanawamitiyaVakanananamuntlha,vanga chavivutomibyavonabyatikohinkwaroraKanana

39Kutanivavanunalavavasukaemutinivayaemutiniwa Tapinaka,vafikakwalahovabyelavaakivaTapinaka hinkwaswoleswivahumelelekenihinkwaswoleswivana vaYakobovaswiendlekeemutiniwaXikeme.

40RungularifikaekaYaxubuhosiyaTapinaka,kutania rhumelavavanunaemutiniwaXikemeleswakuvayavona majahawolawo,hikuvahosiayivakholwangaemhakeni leyi,yiku:“Xanavavanunavambirhivangalovisakuyini mutilowukulukufananaXikeme?”

41KutanivarhumiwavaYaxubuvavuyavan’wibyela,va ku:“Hifikileemutinilowu,wulovisiwile,akunamunhu kwalaho;vavasatilavarilakantsena;akunantlhambi kumbeswifuwokwalaho,hikuvavanavaYakobovateke hinkwaswoleswiaswiriemutini

42Yaxubuahlamalaleswi,aku:“Xanavavanuna vambirhivangaswikotisakuyinikulovisamutilowukulu swonghasi,kambekungarinamunhuniun’welakotaka kuyimanavona?”

43Hikuvaleswifanakaaswisivakonakusukela emasikwiniyaNimrodi,hambikurikusukelaenkarhini walekule,akusihumelelaleswifanakanaswona;kutani Yaxubu,hosiyaTapinaka,akuekavanhuvayena: “Tiyanixivindzi,hitayalwaniVaheverulava,hivaendla hilahavaendlekehakonaekamuti,kutanihitarihisela mhakayavanhuvamuti.”

44HilokoYaxubu,hosiyaTapinaka,avulavurisanani vatsundzuxivayenaemhakenileyi,kutanivatsundzuxiva yenavakuekayena:“Ungariwexeawungehluli Vaheveru,hikuvavafanelevavanimatimbayoendla ntirholowuekamutihinkwawo.”

45Lokovambirhivavonavalovisamutihinkwawo, kambekungarinamunhuloyiangayimanavona, hakunenelokoulavakulwanavona,hinkwavovatahi pfukelavahilovisahindlelaleyifanaka

46Kambelokourhumaekatihosihinkwatoletihi rhendzeleke,utitshikatihlangana,hitafambanatonahi yalwanivanavaYakobo;kutaniutavahlula

47Yaxubuatwamaritoyavatsundzuxivayena,maritoya vonamatsakisayenanivanhuvayena,kutaniaendlatano; kutaniYaxubuhosiyaTapinakaarhumelaritoekatihosi hinkwatotaVaamoriletirhendzelekeXikemenaTapinaka, aku:

+48Fambaninaminautandzipfuna,kutanihitaba YakoboMuheverunivanavakwehinkwavo,hivalovisa emisaveni,hikuvauendlemutiwaXikemehindlelaleyi, xanaamiswitivi?

49TihosihinkwatotaVaamorititwavubihilebyivanava YakobovabyiendlekeemutiniwaXikeme,tiva hlamarisiwaswinene

50TihositankombotaVaamoritihlengeletanani mavuthuyatonahinkwawo,vavanunavakwalomuka10 000lavakhomekemabanga,vatalwanivanavaYakobe; kutaniYakobeatwaleswakutihositaVaamoriti hlengeletanilekulwanivanavayena,kutaniYakobea chavangopfu,kutaniswin'wikarhata

51YakobeahuwelelaSimiyoninaLevhi,aku:“Xana xiendloleximixiendlekeiyini?”undzivavisile hikwalahokayini,utisavanahinkwavovaKanana leswakuvandzilovisanindyanguwamina?hikuvamina nindyanguwaminaandziwisa,kutanimindziendlile leswi,mindzihlundzukisavaakivatikohimaendleloya n'wina.

52KutaniYudaahlamulatatawakwe,aku:“Xana vamakwerhuSimiyoninaLevhivadlayevaakihinkwavo vaXikemeaswingapfuninchumu?”Hakuneneaswiri hikuvaXikemeaatsongahatilemakwerhuwaxisati,atlula xilerisoxaXikwembuxahinaekaNowanivanavayena, hikuvaXikemeutekemakwerhuwaxisatihinkani,a endlavuoswinayena

53HilokoXikemeaendlaswobihaleswihinkwaswo naswonaakunaun’wewavaakivamutiwakavonaloyia n’wikavanyetaka,aku:“Hayiniutaendlaleswi?”kunene hikwalahokasweswovamakwerhuvafambevahlasela muti,kutaniHOSIXikwembuxiwunyiketaemavokweni yavona,hikuvavaakivawonavatluleswilerisoswa XikwembuxahinaKutanixanaiswahavaleswivaswi endlekehinkwaswoleswi?

54Kutanisweswihayiniuchavakumbeukarhatekile, naswonahikwalahokayiniungatsakelivamakwerhu, naswonahikwalahokayinikuhlundzukakawenaku pfurhaekavona?

+55HakuneneXikwembuxahinalexinyiketekemutiwa Xikemenivanhuvawonaemavokweniyavona,xita tlhelaxinyiketatihosihinkwatotaVakananaletitakaku lwanahinaemavokweniyahina,hitatiendlahilaha vamakwerhuvaendlekehakonaekaXikeme.

56Sweswivarhulile,ulahlakuchavakawena,kambe tshembaYehovhaXikwembuxahina,ukhongelaekayena leswakuahipfunanikuhikutsula,nikunyiketavalalava hinaemavokweniyahina

57KutaniYudaavitanaun’wanawamalandzayatata wakweaku:“Fambauyavonalahatihositeto,letitakaku tahilwanatonatingakonanimavuthuyatona”

58Hilokonandzaalangutaekule,atlhandlukelaetlheloka NtshavayaSihoni,avonamixaxahinkwayoyatihosiyi

yimeemasin’wini,kutaniatlhelelaeYudaaku:“Tihositi lenhoveninimixaxayatonahinkwayo,vanhuvotala ngopfu,kufananisavaleringaeribuweniralwandle”

59KutaniYudaakuekaSimiyoninaLevhinivamakwavo hinkwavo:“Tiyanimivavanavatinhenha,hikuva YehovhaXikwembuxahinaunahina,mingavachavi”

60Yimaun’wananiun’wana,aambalematlhariyakweya nyimpi,vurhabyakwenibangarakwe,kutanihitayalwa nivavanunalavavangayimbangiki;HOSIXikwembui Xikwembuxahina,Xitahiponisa

61Kutanivapfuka,un’wananiun’wanaaambalematlhari yakweyanyimpi,lavakulunilavatsongo,vanavaYakobe va11,nimalandzahinkwawoyaYakobenavona.

62MalandzahinkwawoyaIsakalamaamarinaIsaka eHebroni,hinkwawomataekawonamahlomileswitirho swanyimpiswamixakahinkwayo,vanavaYakoboni malandzayavona,varivavanunava12,vakongomaeka tihosileti,kutaniYakobonayenaafambanavona

63VanavaYakobevarhumaekatatawavonaIsaka n’wanawaAbrahamaeHebroni,loyiiKireat-Arba,vaku: 64HikhongelelaYehovhaXikwembuxahina,uhi sirhelelaemavokweniyaVakananalavatakakulwana hina,nikuvanyiketaemavokweniyahina

65KutaniIsakan’wanawaAbrahamaakhongelaeka Yehovhahikwalahokavanavakwe,aku:“WeHOSI Xikwembu,utshembisetatana,uku:‘Ndzitaandzisa mbewuyawenakufananitinyeletitamatilo,+naswonau ndzitshembisile,+usimekaritorawena,leswitihosita Kananatihlanganaka,kulwanivanavaminahikuvaava endlangamadzolonga”

66Sweswi,WeHOSIXikwembu,Xikwembuxamisava hinkwayo,soholotaxitsundzuxoxatihosiletileswakuti ngalwinivanavaminavamajaha

67Naswonatsakisatimbilutatihosiletinivanhuvatona hikuchavakavanavaminavamajahanikuhungutaku tikukumuxakavona,nileswakuvafularhelavanavamina vamajaha.

68Kutanihivokorawenaleritiyekenivokoleri tshambulutiweke,kutsulavanavaminavamajahani malandzayavonaekavona,hikuvamatimbanimatimba swilemavokweniyawenakuendlaleswihinkwaswo

69KutanivanavaYakobonimalandzayavonavayaeka tihosileti,vatshembaYehovhaXikwembuxavona, naswonalokovarikarhivafamba,Yakobotatawavona nayenaakhongelaekaYehovhaaku:“OhoYehovha Xikwembu,Xikwembuxamatimbanilexitlakukeke,lexi fumekekusukelaemasikwiniyakhale,kusukelakwalaho kufikelasweswinihilahakungaheriki; 70ULoyiapfuxakatinyimpinikutiherisa,evokwenira wenakunimatimbanimatimbayotlakusanikuwisela ehansi;Oongexikhongeloxaminaxingaamukeleka emahlwenikawenaleswakuuhundzukelaekaminahi tintswalotawena,kutsakisatimbilutatihosiletinivanhu vatonahikuchavakavanavaminavamajaha,nikuva chavisanimixaxayavona,nihimusawawenalowukulu kukutsulahinkwavolavavakutshembaka,hikuvahiwena ungatisakavanhuehansikahinanikuhungutamatiko ehansikamatimbayahina

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1HilokotihosihinkwatotaVaamoritifikatiyima enhovenitiyaburisananivatsundzuxivatonaleswiaswi taendlekavanavaYakobo,hikuvaavahavachava,vaku: “Vonani,vambirhivavonavadlayemutihinkwawowa Xikeme.”

2YehovhaayingisaswikhongeloswaIsakanaYakobo, kutaniatatatimbilutavatsundzuxilavahinkwavovatihosi hikuchavalokukulunikuchavalerovavahuwelelahi vun’we:

3Xananamuntlhamiswiphukuphuku,kumbeawunaku twisisaekan’wina,leswakumitalwaniVaheveru, naswonahayinimitatsakelakulovisiwakan’wina namuntlha?

4Waswivo,vambirhivavonavafikaemutiniwaXikeme vangachavikumbekuchava,kutanivadlayavaaki hinkwavovamuti,leswakukungavinamunhuloyiava yimeke,naswonautaswikotisakuyinikulwanavona hinkwavo?

5HakunenemaswitivaleswakuXikwembuxavonaxava rhandzaswinene,naswonaxivaendleleswiloswa matimba,leswingasiendliwakakusukelaemasikwiniya khale,nilexikarhikaswikwembuhinkwaswoswamatiko, akunaloyiangaendlakakufananimintirhoyaxonaya matimba

6HakuneneukutsuletatawavonaAbrahama,Muheveru, emavokweniyaNimrodinilemavokweniyavanhuva yenahinkwavolavaavalavakun’widlayaminkarhiyo tala.

7Atlhelaan’wikutsulaendzilwenilowuHosiNimrodia n’wilahlelekeekawona,kutaniXikwembuxayenaxin’wi kutsulaekawona.

8Naswonaimaniun’wanalangaendlakaleswifanaka? kuneneakuriAbrahamaloyiadlayeketihositantlhanuta Elamu,lokotikhumbilen'wanawamakwavoloyiaa tshamaeSodomaemasikwiniwolawo

9Kutaniatekanandzawakwelatshembekakaendlwini yakwenivavanunavakwevangarivangani,vahlongorisa tihositaElamuhivusikubyin’we,vatidlaya,vatlherisela n’wanawamakwavonhundzuyayenahinkwayoleyivayi tekekeekayena.

10HakunenemaswitivaleswakuXikwembuxaVaheveru lavaxivatsakelangopfu,navonavatsakisiwahixona, hikuvavaswitivaleswakuxivakutsurileekavalalava vonahinkwavo

11Kutaniwaswivo,hirirhandzurayenaekaXikwembuxa yena,Abrahamauteken’wanawayenalangaswakweni warisimakutaniakunguhatakun’wikurisaavagandzelo rohisiwaekaXikwembuxayena,naswonalokoakungari hiXikwembulexin’wisivelekekuendlaleswi,aatavaa swiendlilehirirhandzurayenaekaXikwembuxayena

12KutaniXikwembuxivonamintirhoyaxonahinkwayo, xin’wihlambanya,xin’witshembisaleswakuxitakutsula vanavaxonavamajahanimbewuyaxonahinkwayoeka maxanguhinkwawolamangatavawela,hikuvaxiendlile mhakaleyi,naswonahirirhandzuraxonaekaXikwembu xaxonaxipfalentwela-vusiwanawaxonaekan’wanawa xona.

13XanaawuswitwangaleswiXikwembuxavonaxiswi endlekeekaFarohosiyaEgiptanaAbimelekehosiya Gerara,hikutekansatiwaAbrahama,loyiavulekeha yena:“Imakwerhuwaxisati,leswakuvangan’widlaya

hikwalahokayena,vaehleketakun’witekaavansatiwa yena?”kutaniXikwembuxivaendlilenivanhuvavona hinkwaswoleswimiswitweke

14HinahivonehimahloyahinaleswakuEsawu, makwavowaYakobe,ataekayenaarinivavanunava 400,hixikongomeloxon’widlaya,hikuvautsundzuke leswakuun’witekelenkatekowatatawakwe

15LokoavuyaahumaeSiriya,ayan’wihlanganisani vana,naswonaimaniloyian’wikutsulekeemavokweni yakwehandlekaXikwembuxakwelexiaatshembaxona? un’wikutsurileemavokweniyamakwavonile mavokweniyavalalavayena,naswonahakuneneuta tlhelaavasirhelela.

16ImaniloyiangaswitivikileswakuiXikwembuxa vonalexivahuhutelekehimatimbaleswakuvaendla vubihilebyiubyitwekeemutiniwaXikeme?

17Xanaswingaendlekahimatimbayavonavinileswaku vavanunavambirhivangalovisamutilowukulukufanana XikemelokoakungarihiXikwembuxavonalexiavaxi tshemba?avulaatlhelaavaendlahinkwaswoleswiku dlayavaakivamutiemutiniwavona

18Kutanixanaungahlulalavahumekeswin’weemutini wakan’winakutalwanavonahinkwavo,hambilokokuta kupfunavan’wanalavaphindhiwekekagidi?

19Hakunenemaswitivanikuswitwisisaleswakuawu tilangakutalwanavona,kambeutaenyimpinini Xikwembuxavonalexivahlawuleke,kutanihinkwenumi tilenamuntlhaleswakumitalovisiwa.

20Sweswi,papalatanivubihilebyimiringetakakutitisela ekan’wina,kutaniswitaantswaleswakumingayi enyimpininavona,hambileswivangavatsongohinhlayo, hikuvaXikwembuxavonaxinavona

21LokotihositaVaamorititwamaritohinkwawoya vatsundzuxivatona,timbilutatonatitelehikuchava,ti chavavanavaYakobenaswonaatingalavikulwana vona

22Kutanivakongomisetindlevetavonaekamaritoya vatsundzuxivavona,vayingiselamaritoyavona hinkwawo,kutanimaritoyavatsundzuximatsakisetihosi swinene,kutanivaendlatano.

23HilokotihositihundzulukatipapalatavanavaYakobe, hikuvaatingavanaxivindzileswakutiyalwanavona, hikuvaativachavaswinene,timbilutatonatin’oka endzenikatonahikwalahokakuvachava

24HikuvaleswiswihumelerileekaYehovha,hikuvau yingisileswikhongeloswamalandzayayenaIsakana Yakobe,hikuvaavan’witshemba;kutanitihosileti hinkwatotitlhelelanimixaxayatonahisikurero, yin'wananiyin'wanaemutiniwakavona,kutanihinkarhi wolowoatilwanganivanavaYakobe

25VanavaYakobevatshamavarikarhivayimahisiku rerokufikelanimadyambuvalangutanenintshavaya Sihoni,kutanilokovavonaleswakutihosiletiatingatiku talwanavona,vanavaYakobevatlhelelaekaya

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1EnkarhiniwolowoHOSIXikwembuxihumelelaeka Yakobexiku:“Pfuka,uyaeBetheleuyatshamakona,u endlakonaalitariyaYehovhaloyiangatahumelelaeka

wena,loyiakuponisekenivanavawenavamajaha emaxangwini.”

2HilokoYakobeapfukanivanavayenavamajahani hinkwaswoswayena,vayaeBethelehikulandzaritora Yehovha.

3Yakobeaarinimalembeya99hivukhalelokoa tlhandlukelaeBethele,Yakobenivanavayenavamajaha nivanhuhinkwavolavaavarinayena,vatshama eBetheleeLuzi,kutaniaakelaYehovhaalitarikwalaho, loyiahumelelekeekayena,kutaniYakobenivanavakwe vamajahavatshamaeBetheletin’hwetitatsevu 4EnkarhiniwolowokufileDeboran’wanawaUzi, muongoriwaRaveka,loyiatshamekeavanaYakobe; kutaniYakobean'wilahlaehansikaBetheleehansika murhiwamurhilowuawurikona

5Ravekan’wanawaBetuwele,manawaYakobo,nayena ufilehinkarhiwolowoeHebroni,kungaKireat-Arba, kutanialahliwaebakweniraMakipelaleriAbrahamaari xavekeekavanavaHeti.

6VutomibyaRavekaabyirimalembeyadzanana makumenharhunharhu,kutaniafakutanilokoYakoboa twaleswakumanawayenaRavekaufilearilangopfu manawayena,an'wirilelaswinene,naDeboramuhlayisi wayenaehansikamurhiwamurhiwamurhi,kutaniathya ndhawuyoleyovitoraAlon-bachuth.

7LabaniMusiriyaafaemasikwiniwolawo,hikuva Xikwembuxin’wibahikuvaatlulentwananolowuawuri konaexikarhikayenanaYakobe.

8Yakobeaarinimalembeyadzanahivukhaleloko Yehovhaahumelelaekayena,an’wikatekisa,an’withya vitoraIsrayele,kutaniRahelensatiwaYakoboatika emasikwiniwolawo

9EnkarhiniwolowoYakobenihinkwavovayenavasuka eBethelevayaendlwiniyatatawakwe,eHebroni.

10Lokovarikarhivafambaendleleni,kungaharina ndlelayitsongoyofikaeEfrata,Raheleuveleken’wanawa jahakutaniatirhantirhowotikakutaniafa.

11Yakobean’wilahlaendleleniyoyaeEfrata,kunga Betlehema,kutaniavekaphuphuesirhenirakwe,leringa konakufikelanamuntlha;masikuyaRaheleamari malembeya45kutaniafa

12Yakobeathyan’wanawakweloyian’wivelekiweke, loyiRahelean’wivelelekevitoraBenjamini,hikuvau velekeriweyenaetikwenileringaevokweniraxinene

13EndzhakukarifuraRahele,Yakobeadzimantsonga wayenaentsongeniwanandzawayenawaxisatiBilha.

14Ruveniavanimavondzohikwalahokamanawakwe Leyahikwalahokaleswi,atalakuhlundzuka,apfukahi kuhlundzuka,afambaanghenaetendeniraBilhakutania susamubedowatatawakwekwalaho

15Enkarhiniwolowoxiaveloxavuhosinixikhundlhaxa vupristaswisusiwileekavanavaRhuveni,hikuvaaa nyamisemubedowatatawakwe,mfaneloyamativulayi nyikiweYosefa,xikhundlhaxavuhosixaYuda,nivuprista ekaLevhi,hikuvaRhuveniuthyakisemubedowatata wakwe

16LawaivatukuluvaYakobelavaavavelekiweke ePadani-Arama,naswonavanavaYakobeavari12 17VanavaLeyaakuriRhuveniwamativula,naSimiyoni, naLevhi,naYuda,naIsakara,naZebuloninaDina

makwavowavonawaxisati;vanavaRaheleakuriYosefa naBenjamini.

18VanavaZilpa,nandzawaxisatiwaLeya,akuriGadi naAxere,vanavaBilha,nandzawaRahele,akuriDanina Neftali;lavaivanavaYakobelavaavavelekiweke ePadani-Arama

19HilokoYakobenivanavayenavamajahanihinkwavo vayenavafambavafikaeMamre,kungaKireat-Arba,ku ngaeHebroni,lahaAbrahamanaIsakavatshamekekona, Yakobenivanavayenavamajahanihinkwavovayena, vatshamanatatawayenaeHebroni

20KutanimakwavoEsawunivanavakwenihinkwavova yenavayaetikweniraSeyiravayatshamakona,vavani ndzhakaetikweniraSeyira,vanavaEsawuvaandza swineneetikweniraSeyira

21LawaitinxakataEsawuletiativelekiwekeetikwenira Kanana,naswonavanavaEsawuavarintlhanu

22AdaavelekelaEsawun’wanawakwewamativula Elifazi,atlhelaan’wivelekelaRhuwele,Alibamaan’wi velekelaYewuxi,YaalaminaKora

23LavaivanavaEsawulavaavavelekiwekeetikwenira Kanana;VanavaElifazin'wanaEsawuakuriTemani,na Omar,naSefo,naGatamu,naKenazinaAmaleke,vanava RhuweleakuriNakati,naZeraka,naXamanaMiza

24VanavaYewuxiakuriTimina,Alvha,Yeteti;vanava YaalamiakuriAla,FinorinaKenazi

25VanavaKoraakuriTemani,Mibisara,Magadiyelena Eramu;lavaimindyanguyavanavaEsawuhikuyahi vuhosibyavonaetikweniraSeyira

26LawaimavitoyavanavaSeyirilowaMuhori,lava akekeetikweniraSeyira,Lotani,Xobali,Zibiyoni,Ana, Dixani,EzerenaDixoni,kungavanavankombo

27VanavaLotaniakuriHori,HemaninaTimna makwavowavonawaxisati,hiyenaTimnaloyiatekeeka Yakobenivanavayenavamajaha,avangan’wiyingisi, kutaniafambaayavansatilontsongoekaElifazin’wana waEsawu,kutanian’wivelekelaAmaleke.

28VanavaXobaliakuriAlvani,Manahati,Ebali,Xefo, naOnamu,vanavaSibiyoniakuriAyanaAna,hiyena AnaloyiakumekeVayemiemanangalokoarikarhia phamelatimbhongolotaZibiyonitatawakwe

29Lokoarikarhiaphamelatimbhongolotatatawakwea tiyisaemanangahiminkarhiyohambana-hambana leswakuatiphamela

30Sikurin’wanaavatisaekarin’wanaramananga eribuweniralwandle,lerilangutanekenimanangaya vanhu,naswonalokoarikarhiavadyisa,waswivo xidzedzelexikuluswinenexihumaetlhelolerin’wanara lwandlexifikaxitshamaehenhlakatimbhongololetiati dyakwalaho,kutanihinkwavovayimavangatsekatseki

31Endzhakukasweswoswifuwoleswikulunileswi chavisakaswakwalomuka120swihumaemananga etlhelolerin’wanaralwandle,hinkwaswoswifikalaha timbhongoloatirikona,kutanitititshamelakona

32Swiharhisweswo,kusukelaexikarhikaswonakuya ehansi,aswirinixivumbekoxavanavavanhu,naswona kusukaexikarhikaswonakuyaehenhla,swin’wanaaswi fananitibere,niswin’wanaaswifananiti-keepha,swiri nimisisiendzhakukaswonakusukaexikarhikamakatla yaswonayifikaehansiemisaveni,kufananimisisiya ducheephath,kutaniswifuwoleswiswitaswikhandziya

swikhandziyatimbhongololeti,swiswifambisa,kutani swifambaekulekufikelanamuntlha.

33Xin’wanaxaswiharhileswixitshinelaekaAna,xin’wi bahincila,kutanixibalekaendhawiniyoleyo.

34Lokoavonantirholowuachavangopfuvutomibya yena,kutaniabalekaabalekelaemutini

35Kutaniabyelavanavayenavamajahanivamakwavo hinkwaswoleswin’wihumeleleke,kutanivavanunavotala vayalavatimbhongolokambeavatikumi,kutaniAnani vamakwavoavangahayiendhawiniyoleyokusukela sikurerolerilandzeleke,hikuvaavachavavutomibya vonaswinene

36VanavaAnan’wanawaSeyiraakuriDixonina Alibamamakwavowayena,vanavaDixoniakuri Hemdani,+Exibani,+YitraninaKerani,+vanavaEzere akuriBilhani,ZavaninaAkani,+vanavaDixoniakuri UzinaArani

37LawaimindyanguyavanavaSeyirilowaHori,hiku yahivuhosibyavonaetikweniraSeyira.

38KutaniEsawunivanavakwevatshamaetikwenira SeyirawaMuhori,loyiaatshamaetikwenirero,varini rifuwoekarona,vatswala,vaandzaswinene,kutani Yakobonivanavakwenihinkwavovavona,vatshamana tatawavonaIsakaetikweniraKanana,hilahaYehovhaa lerisekeAbrahamatatawavonahakona.

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1HilemberavudzananantlhanuravutomibyaYakobe, kungalemberavunhungurakutshamakaYakobenivana vayenaetikweniraKanana,utileahumaePadani-Arama. 2EmasikwiniwolawoYakobeafambanivanavakweva sukaeHebroni,kutanivatlhelelaemutiniwaXikeme,vona nihinkwavovavona,vatshamakona,hikuvavanava Yakobevakumemadyelolamanenenilamanonekeya swifuwoswavonaemutiniwaXikeme,mutiwaXikeme wupfuxetiwilehinkarhiwolowo,naswonaakurini vavanunanivavasativakwalomukamadzanamanharhu ekawona

3Yakobenivanavakwenihinkwavovayenaavatshama exiphen’winixansimulexiYakoboaxixavekeeka HamorotatawaXikeme,lokoahumaePadani-Arama SimiyoninaLevhivangasihlaselamuti.

4TihosihinkwatotaVakanananiVaamoriletirhendzeleke mutiwaXikeme,titwaleswakuvanavaYakobevatlhele vafikaeXikeme,vayatshamakona.

5Vaku:“XanavanavaYakobeMuheveruvatatlhelava taemutinilowu,vayatshamaekawona,endzhakukaloko vahlaselevaakivawonanikuvahlongola?”xanasweswi vatatlhelela,vatlhelavahlongolalavatshamakaemutini kumbevavadlaya?

6TihosihinkwatotaKananatitlhelatihlengeletana,ti hlengeletanakuyalwanaYakobenivanavayena

7HilokoYaxubuhosiyaTapinakaarhumelaritoeka tihosihinkwatoletiatiriekusuhinayena,kungaElani hosiyaGawasi,naIhurihosiyaXilo,naParathonihosiya Chazara,naSusihosiyaSartoni,naLabanihosiyaBetaKorani,naXabirehosiyaOthnayi-ma,aku:“ 8Tananiekaminautandzipfuna,ahidlayeYakobo Muheverunivanavakwenihinkwavolavangavayena,

hikuvavatlhelevataeXikemekutaritekanikudlaya vaakivaronakufananilekusunguleni.

9Tihosiletihinkwatotihlengeletana,titanimixaxaya tonahinkwayo,vanhulavaavatelengopfukufananisava leringaeribuweniralwandle,hinkwavoavalangutanena Tapnaka

10HilokoYaxubuhosiyaTapinakaahumaekavonani mavuthuyakwehinkwawo,adzimamixaxanavonaku langutananaTapinakaehandlekamuti,tihosileti hinkwatotitiavanyisahimintlawayankombo,tiri mixaxayankomboleyilwakanivanavaYakobe

11KutanivarhumelaxitivisoekaYakobenin’wana wakwe,vaku:“Humanihinkwenuekahinaleswakuhita burisanaswin’weerivaleni,mirihiselamhakayavavanuna vaXikemelavamivadlayekeemutiniwavona,kutani sweswimitatlhelelaemutiniwaXikememiyatshamaeka wona,midlayavaakivawonakufananilekusunguleni”

12VanavaYakobevatwasweswokutanivukarhibya vonabyipfurhaswinenehimaritoyatihositaKanana, vanavaYakobevakhumevahatlisavapfuka,un’wanani un’wanawavonaaambalematlhariyakweyanyimpi; naswonaakurinimalandzayavonayadzananamambirhi lamahlomekeenyimpini

13Vavanunalavahinkwavo,vanavaYakobenimalandza yavona,vayaekatihosileti,kutaniYakobetatawavonaa arinatona,hinkwavovayimeehenhlakanhuluya Xikeme

14KutaniYakoboakhongelaekaYehovhahikwalahoka vanavayena,kutaniatshambulutamavokoyayenaeka Yehovha,aku:“OhoXikwembu,uXikwembuxa MatimbaHinkwawo,utatawahina,hiwenauhivumbeke naswonahimintirhoyamavokoyawena;Ndzikombela leswakuukutsulavanavaminahitintswalotawena emavokweniyavalalavavona,lavanamuntlhavatakaku talwanavonanikuvaponisaemavokweniyavona, hikuvaevokwenirawenakunimatimbanimatimba,ku ponisavatsongoekalavotala.

15Unyikevanavaminavamajaha,malandzayawena, matimbayatimbilunimatimbayolwanivalalavavona, kuvahlula,nikuendlaleswakuvalalavavonavawela emahlwenikavona,naswonavanavaminavamajahani malandzayavonavangafahimavokoyavanavaKanana 16Kambelokoswivonakaswiriswineneematihlweniya wenakutekelavanavaminavamajahanimalandzaya vona,vakhomehitintswalotawenaletikuluhimavokoya vatirhelivawena,leswakuvangalovisinamuntlhahi mavokoyatihositaVaamori

17LokoYakobeatshikakukhongelaekaYehovha, misavayitsekatsekayisukaendhawiniyayona,dyamburi vamunyama,tihosiletihinkwatotichavanaswonaku chavalokukulukuvakhoma

18KutaniYehovhaayingisaxikhongeloxaYakobe, kutaniYehovhaahlamarisatimbilutatihosihinkwatoni mavuthuyatonahikuchavanikuchavakavanava Yakobe

19HikuvaYehovhaavatwaritoramakalichiniritora tihancitamatimbalerihumakaekavanavaYakobe,nirito ravuthulerikululeriarifambanavona

20Kutanitihosiletitikhomiwahikuchavalokukulueka vanavaYakobe,naswonalokovayimeetindhawinita vona,vonavanavaYakobovayaemahlwenivavahlasela,

varinivavanunavadzananakhume-mbirhi,hiku huwelelalokukulunilokukulu.

21KutelokotihositivonavanavaYakobevarikarhivaya ekatona,tichavaswinene,kutanitinavelakutlhelela endzhakuemahlwenikavanavaYakobekufananileku sunguleni,naswonatingalwinavona

22Kambeavatlhelelangaendzhaku,vaku:“Switahi khomisatinganakambirhilokohitlhelelaendzhakuka Vaheveru”

23KutanivanavaYakobevatshinela,vayaemahlweniva lwanitihosiletihinkwatonimavuthuyatona,kutaniva vona,vavonaleswakuakurivanhuvamatimbaswinene, lavaavatelekufananisavaralwandle.

24KutanivanavaYakobovavitanaYehovhavaku:“Hi pfuneHosi,hipfuneuhihlamula,hikuvahakutshemba, naswonahingafihimavokoyavavanunalavanga yimbangiki,lavanamuntlhavangatahilwanahina”

25VanavaYakobevabohamatlhariyavonayanyimpi, un’wananiun’wanaatekaxitlhanguxakwenitlharirakwe emavokweniyakwe,vatshinelaenyimpini

26KutaniYuda,n’wanawaYakobo,arhangaatsutsuma emahlwenikavamakwavo,nimalandzayayenayakhume, ayaekatihosileti

27YaxubuhosiyaTapinakanayenaarhangaahumani vuthurayenaemahlwenikaYuda,kutaniYudaavona Yaxubunivuthurayenavataekayena,vukarhibyaYuda byipfurha,vukaribyayenabyipfurhaendzenikayena, kutaniatshinelaenyimpinileyiYudaatikarhateleke vutomibyayena

28Yaxubunivuthurakwehinkwaroavarikarhivaya eYuda,aakhandziyehanciyamatimbaswineneniya matimba,Yaxubuaariwanunawaxivindziswinene,a funengetiwehinsimbinikoporokusukelaenhlokweniku yafikaemilengeni.

29Lokoahariehenhlakahanci,uduvulemisevehi mavokohamambirhikusukaemahlweninilendzhaku,ku fananimukhuvawakweetinyimpinitayenahinkwato, naswonaangasitshamaahundzaendhawinileyiaa kongomisamiseveyakweekayona

30KutelokoYaxubuatalwanaYuda,arikarhia rhurhumerisamiseveyotalakuyalwanaYuda,Yehovha abohavokoraYaxubu,misevehinkwayoleyiayi duvulekeyitlhelelaekavavanunavayena.

31Kungakhatharisekisweswo,Yaxubuahambetaaya emahlweniakongomaeYuda,leswakuan’witlhontlhahi miseve,kambempfhukaexikarhikawonaawuri swisungunuswakwalomuka30,kutanilokoYudaavona Yaxubuan’witsutsumelahimiseve,atsutsumelaekayena himatimbayayenalamahlundzukeke

32KutaniYudaatekaribyelerikuluehansi,ritikatixikele ta60,kutaniYudaatsutsumelaekaYaxubu,an’witlhava hiribye,an’witlhavahixitlhanguxakwe,lerovaYaxubua hlamarisiwahikubiwa,kutaniawelaehansiasuka ehanciniyakweawelaehansi

33Kutanixitlhanguxiphatlukaxihumaevokwenira Yaxubu,himatimbayakubaxikhulukaxiyakwalomuka swisungunuswa15,kutanixitlhanguxiwelaemahlwenika nxaxawavumbirhi

34TihosiletitekenaYaxubutivonaekulematimbaya Yudan’wanawaYakobonileswiaswiendlekeYaxubu, kutanitichavaYudaswinene

35KutanivahlengeletanaekusuhininxaxawaYaxubu,va vonakupfilunganyekakayena,kutaniYudaahumesa bangarakweadlayavavanunava42vanxaxawaYaxubu, kutaninxaxawaYaxubuhinkwawowubalekela emahlwenikaYuda,akunamunhuloyiayimekenayena, kutanivasiyaYaxubuvan’wibaleka,kutaniYaxubuaha nkhinsamileehansi

36HilokoYaxubuavonaleswakuvavanunahinkwavova nxaxawakwevan’wibalekile,ahatlisaapfukelaYudahi kuchava,ayimahimilengealangutanenaYuda

37YaxubualwanaYudakan’we,avekaxitlhangueka xitlhangu,vavanunavaYaxubuhinkwavovabaleka, hikuvaavachavaYudaswinene.

38HilokoYaxubuakhomafumurakwehivokoleswakua baYudaenhlokweniyakwe,kambeYudaaahatliseaveka xitlhanguxakweenhlokweniyakweehenhlakafumura Yaxubu,lerovaxitlhanguxaYudaxibiwahifumura Yaxubu,xitlhangunaxonaxipandzekile

39LokoYudaavonaleswakuxitlhanguxakwexi pandzekile,ahatlisaahumesabangarakweabaYaxubu emakun’winiyakwe,atsemamilengeyakwelerova Yaxubuawelaehansi,fumuriwaevokwenirakwe.

40KutaniYudaahatlisaatekatlhariraYaxubu,atsema nhlokoyakweharona,arihoxaekusuhinimilengeyakwe

41LokovanavaYakobevavonaleswiYudaaswiendleke Yaxubu,hinkwavovatsutsumelaekatihositin’wana, kutanivanavaYakobevalwanivuthuraYaxubuni mavuthuyatihosihinkwatoletiatirikwalaho.

42VanavaYakobevadlayavavanunavavonava15000, vavabaongehilokovatlhavatinhlampfi,kutani lavan’wanavabalekavaponisavutomibyavona.

43YudaaahayimileekusuhinintsumbuwaYaxubu,a hluvulaYaxubunguvuyakwe

44KutaniYudaahluvulansimbinikoporoleswi rhendzelekeYaxubu,kutaniwaswivovavanunavanhungu vatindhunataYaxubuvatavatalwanaYuda

45KutaniYudaahatlisaatekaribyeehansi,abaun’wana wavonaenhlokweni,khwirirakweritshoveka,kutani ntsumbunawonawuwelaehansiwusukaekahanci

46Kutanitindhunatanhunguletisaleke,tivonamatimba yaYuda,tichavaswinenekutanitibaleka,kutaniYudani vavanunavayenavakhumevavahlongorisa,vavakhoma vavadlaya.

47VanavaYakobeavahahlaselamavuthuyatihosi, kutanivadlayavotalavavona,kambetihositetohi xivindzitihlayisekuyimakatonanitindhunatatona, naswonaatitlhelelangaendzhakuetindhawinitatona, naswonatihuwelerileekamavuthuyatonalamabalekeke emahlwenikavanavaYakobe,kambeakungarinaun’we loyiaalavekekuvayingisa,hikuvaavachavavutomibya vonaleswakuvangafa

48VanahinkwavovaYakobe,endzhakukohlulamavuthu yatihosi,vatlhelelaendzhakuvataemahlwenikaYuda, YudaaharikarhiadlayatindhunatanhungutaYaxubu, nikuhluvulatinguvutatona

49LevhiavonaElonihosiyaGawasiarikarhiayaeka yenanitindhunatayenatakhume-muneleswakutin’wi dlaya,kambeLevhiangaswitivikahle

50KutaniEloninitindhunatayenavatshinelaekusuhi, kutaniLevhialangutaendzhakuavonaleswakunyimpiyi nyikiwileendzhaku,kutaniLevhiatsutsumanimalandza

yayenaya12,vayadlayaEloninitindhunatayenahi tlhari.

NDZIMAYA38

1HilokoIhurihosiyaXiloatlhandlukelakuyapfuna Eloni,kutaniatshinelaekaYakobo,lokoYakobeakoka vurhabyayenalebyiabyirievokwenirayenakutaniaba Ihurihinseveleswivangekerifurayena

2KutelokoIhurihosiyaXiloafile,tihositamuneleti saleketibalekaexitichinixatonaswin’wenitindhuna letin’wana,tiringetakutlhelelaendzhaku,tiku:“Ahina matimbaniVaheveruendzhakukalokovadlayetihosi tinharhunitindhunatatonaletiatirinimatimbakutlula hina”

3LokovanavaYakobevavonaleswakutihosiletisaleke tisukileexitichinixatona,vavahlongorisa,kutaniYakobe nayenaahumaenhlohlorhiniyaXikemeasukalahaa yimekona,kutanivalandzatihosi,vatshinelaekatonani malandzayatona

4Hilokotihosinitindhunanimavuthuyatonahinkwawo, lokovavonaleswakuvanavaYakobevatshinelaekavona, vachavavutomibyavona,vabalekavakondzavafika emutiniwaChazara

5VanavaYakobevavahlongorisakuyafikaenyangweni yamutiwaChazara,vahlaselatihosinimavuthuyatona, vavanunavakwalomukamunewamagidi,naswonaloko varikarhivahlaselavuthuratihosi,Yakobeaakhomekile hivurhabyayenaatikhomehivurhabyayenabyohlasela tihosi,kutaniavadlayahinkwavo

6KutaniadlayaParathonihosiyaChazaraenyangweniya mutiwaChazara,endzhakukasweswoahlaselaSusihosi yaSartoni,naLabanihosiyaBetakori,naXabirehosiya Makhanayima,kutaniavadlayahinkwavohimiseve, miseveekaun’wananiun’wanawavona,kutanivafa 7VanavaYakobelokovavonaleswakutihosihinkwatoti filenileswakutitshovekiletitlhelatitlhelelaendzhaku,va hambetavayaemahlwenininyimpinimavuthuyatihosi kulangutananinyangwawaChazara,naswonavahadlaye vavanunavavonavakwalomuka4000.

8KutanivavanunavanharhuvamalandzayaYakobeva waenyimpiniyoleyo,kutanilokoYudaavonaleswaku malandzayayenamanharhumafile,swin’wihlundzukisa swinene,kutanivukarhibyayenabyipfurhaekaVaamori 9Vavanunahinkwavolavasalekevamavuthuyatihosiva chavangopfuvutomibyavona,vatsutsumavatshova nyangwayamarhanguyamutiwaChazara,kutani hinkwavovanghenaemutinivahlayiseka.

10KutanivatumbelaexikarhikamutiwaChazara,hikuva mutiwaChazaraawuriwukuluswinenenaswonaawu anamile,kutanilokomavuthulawahinkwawomanghene emutini,vanavaYakobevatsutsumelaemutiniwavona.

11Kutanitinhenhatamune,letinganintokotoenyimpini, tihumaemutini,tiyimatilangutaneninyangwawamuti, tikhomemabanganimafumulamahoxiwekeemavokweni yatona,tititshamelakulangutananivanavaYakobe, naswonaavangavapfumelelikunghenaemutini.

12HilokoNeftaliatsutsumaanghenaexikarhikavona kutanihibangarakweadlayavambirhivavona,ava tsematinhlokohikutlhavakan’we.

13Kutaniahundzulukaalangutalavan’wanavambirhi,a vonaleswakuvabalekile,avahlongorisa,avakhoma,a vaba,avadlaya

14KutanivanavaYakobovataemutini,vavona,vavona rirhangurin’wanaleriyakaemutini,valavanyangwaya rirhangu,vangarikumi,kutaniYudaatlula-tlulaehenhla karirhangu,SimiyoninaLevhivan’wilandzela,kutani hinkwavovanharhuvarhelelahirirhanguvanghena emutini

15SimiyoninaLevhivadlayavavanunahinkwavolavaa vatsutsumelaemutinilowuavatsutsumelaemutini,ni vaakivamutinivasativavonanivanavavona,vadlayahi banga,kutaniswiriloswamutiswitlhandlukelaetilweni.

16KutaniDaninaNeftalivatlula-tlulaerirhangwinikuya vonaleswivangekehuwayaswirilo,hikuvavanava Yakobeavakarhatekahivamakwavo,kutanivatwavaaki vamutivavulavulahikurilaniswikombelo,vaku:“Teka hinkwaswoleswihinganaswonaemutini,mifamba, ntsenamingahidlayi.”

17LokoYuda,SimiyoninaLevhivatshikekuhlasela vaakivamuti,vatlhandlukelaerirhangwini,vavitanaeka DaninaNeftali,lavaavariehenhlakarirhangu,ni vamakwavolavan’wana,kutaniSimiyoninaLevhivava tivisahikunghenaemutini,kutanivanahinkwavova Yakobevatakutatekaswiloleswiphangiweke.

18VanavaYakobevatekaswiloleswiphangiweke emutiniwaChazara,tinyimpfunitihomunirifuwo,vateka hinkwaswoleswingakhomiwaka,vasukaemutiniwolowo sikurero

19HisikuleritlhandlamakavanavaYakobevaya eSartoni,hikuvavatweleswakuvavanunavaSartonilava salekeemutiniavahlengeletanakuyalwanavona hikwalahokaleswivadlayekehosiyavona,kutaniSartoni akurimutilowutlakukekeswinenenilowutiyisiweke, naswonaawurinirirhanguleridzikekelerirhendzeleke muti

20Nsikayarirhanguayileheswisungunuswakwalomu ka50nikuanamakayonaswisungunuswa40,naswonaa kungarinandhawuleyimunhuanganghenakaemutini hikwalahokarirhangu,vanavaYakobevavonarirhangu ramuti,kutanivalavanyangwaekawonakambeavawu kumanga

21Hikuvanyangwawamutiawuriendzhaku,naswona un’wananiun’wanaloyiaanavelakunghenaemutiniaa tahigondzorero,arhendzelekanimutihinkwawo,kutani endzhakukasweswoanghenaemutini.

22VanavaYakobelokovavonaleswakuavangakumi ndlelayonghenaemutini,kuhlundzukakavonakupfurha swinene,vaakivamutivavonaleswakuvanavaYakobe vataekavona,vavachavaswinene,hikuvaavaswitwile himatimbayavonanileswivaswiendlekeekaChazara

23KutanivaakivamutiwaSartoniavangaswikotiku humavayaekavanavaYakobeendzhakukalokova hlengeletanileemutinikuyalwanavona,leswakuvanga ngheniemutini,kambelokovavonaleswakuvataeka vona,vavachavaswinene,hikuvaavaswitwilehi matimbayavonanileswivaswiendlekeekaChazara.

24KutanivaakivaSartonivahatlisavasusabulohora gondzoramuti,endhawiniyarona,vanavaYakobovanga sifika,varitisaemutini.

25KutanivanavaYakobovafikavalavandlelayo nghenaemutini,vangayikumikutanivaakivamutiva tlhandlukelaehenhlakarirhangu,vavona,vavonavanava Yakobevalavandlelayonghenaemutini.

26KutanivaakivamutivarhuketelavanavaYakobevari ehenhlakarirhangu,vavarhukana,vanavaYakobevatwa kusandza,vahlundzukaswinene,vukarhibyavonabyi pfurhaendzenikavona.

27VanavaYakobevavahlundzukela,hinkwavovapfuka vatlularirhanguhimatimbayavona,vahundzahi matimbayavonakuanamaswisungunuswa40swa rirhangu

28Lokovahundzarirhanguvayimaehansikarirhangura muti,vakumatinyangwahinkwatotamutitipfaleriwilehi tinyangwatansimbi

29VanavaYakobevatshinelakupfulatinyangwata tinyangwatamuti,kutanivaakiavatipfumelelanga, hikuvavariehenhlakarirhanguavavahoxamaribyeni miseve.

30Nhlayoyavanhulavaavariehenhlakarirhanguayiri vavanunavakwalomuka400,kutanilokovanavaYakobe vavonaleswakuvavanunavamutiavangavapfumeleli kupfulatinyangwatamuti,vatlulavatlhandlukela ehenhlakarirhangu,kutaniYudaarhangaatlhandlukela evuxenibyamuti.

31GadinaAxerevan’wilandzaekhonweniyalevupeladyambubyamuti,SimiyoninaLevhivayaen’walungwini, naDaninaRhuveniedzongeni.

32Vavanunalavaavariehenhlakarirhangu,vaakiva muti,lokovavonaleswakuvanavaYakobevataekavona, hinkwavovabalekaerirhangwini,varhelelaemutini,va tumbelaexikarhikamuti

33KutaniIsakaranaNeftalilavaavaseleehansika rirhanguvatshinelavatshovatinyangwatamuti,va pfurhetelandziloetinyangwenitamuti,lerovansimbiyi n’oka,kutanivanahinkwavovaYakobovanghenaemutini, vonanivavanunavavonahinkwavo,valwanivaakiva mutiwaSartoni,vavadlayahibanga,kungarinamunhu loyiayimekeemahlwenikavona

34Kutanivavanunavakwalomukamadzanamambirhiva balekaemutini,kutanihinkwavovafambavayatumbela exihondzwenixin’wanaemutini,kutaniYudaava hlongorisakuyafikaexihondzwenikutania mbundzumuxaxihondzo,xiwelaehenhlakavavanuna, kutanihinkwavovafa

35KutanivanavaYakobevatlhandlukelaegondzwenira lwanguraxihondzoxexo,vavona,vavonakurini xihondzoxin’wanaxotiyanilexitlakukekeekuleemutini, nhlohlorhiyaxonayifikaetilweni,vanavaYakobeva hatlisavarhelela,vafambanivavanunavavonahinkwavo exihondzwenixexo,vakumaleswakuxitelehivavanuna vakwalomukamadzanamanharhu,vavasatiniswihlangi leswitsongo

+36VanavaYakobevahlaselavanhuvolavoswinene exihondzwenikutanivabalekavavabalekela

37SimiyoninaLevhivavahlongorisa,lokovavanunava 12vatinhenhanitinhenhavahumalahaavatumbelekona. 38Vavanunavolavova12vahlaselanyimpiyamatimba naSimiyoninaLevhi,kutaniSimiyoninaLevhiavanga swikotikuvahlula,kutanivavanunavolavovatinhenha vatshovaswitlhanguswaSimiyoninaLevhi,kutani

un’wanawavonaabanhlokoyaLevhihibangarakwe, lokoLevhiahatliselavokorakweenhlokweniyakwe, hikuvaaachavabanga,kutanibangaribavokoraLevhi, kutaniribaaalavakambeswitsongoekavokoraLevhi leritsemiweke.

39Levhiakhomabangarawanunawaxivindzievokweni rakwe,aritekahimatimbaekawanunaloyi,abanhloko yawanunaloyiwamatimba,atsemanhlokoyakweharona.

40Kutanivavanunava11vatshinelakuyalwanaLevhi, hikuvavavoneleswakuun’wanawavonaudlayiwile, kutanivanavaYakobevalwa,kambevanavaYakobeava ngaswikotikuvahlula,hikuvavavanunavolavoavarini matimbaswinene.

41VanavaYakobelokovavonaleswakuavangaswikoti kuvahlula,Simiyoniahuwelelahimatimbaswinene, vavanunava11vamatimbavahlamalahiritoraku huwelelakaSimiyoni

42KutaniYudaekuleativaritorakuhuwelelaka Simiyoni,kutaniNeftalinaYudavatsutsumelaeka SimiyoninaLevhiniswitlhanguswavona,vavakumava rikarhivalwanivavanunavolavovamatimba,vangaswi kotikuvahlulatanihileswiswitlhanguswavonaaswi tshovekile

43KutaniNeftaliavonaleswakuswitlhanguswaSimiyoni naLevhiswitshovekile,kutaniatekaswitlhangu swimbirhiekamalandzayayenaaswitisaekaSimiyonina Levhi

44Simiyoni,LevhinaYudahisikurerovalwanitinhenha takhume-n’wetinharhukufikelalokodyamburipela, kambeavaswikotangakuvahlula

45HilokoYakobeabyeriwaleswi,kutaniavaviseka swinene,kutaniakhongelaekaYehovha,kutaniyenani Neftalin’wanawakwevayalwanitinhenhaleti

46KutaniYakoboatshinelaakokavurhabyayena,a tshinelaekatinhenha,adlayavavanunavavonavanharhu hivurha,kutanilavasalekevatsevuvatlhelelaendzhaku, kutaniwaswivo,nyimpiyilwanavonaemahlweninile ndzhaku,kutanivachavangopfuvutomibyavona,va tsandzekakuyimaemahlwenikavanavaYakobe,kutani vabalekaemahlwenikavona.

47LokovarikarhivabalekavahlangananaDanina Axerevarikarhivataekavona,hixitshuketavavahlasela, valwanavona,vadlayavambirhivavona,Yudani vamakwavovavahlongorisa,vabalavasalekevavadlaya 48KutanivanahinkwavovaYakobovatlhelelavafambafambaemutini,varikarhivalavisisalokovangakuma vavanuna,kutanivakumamajahayakwalomuka20 ebakweniemutini,kutaniGadinaAxerevavahlasela hinkwavo,DaninaNeftalivavoningavavanuna lavan’wanalavabalekekevabalekaexihondzwenixa vumbirhi,kutanivavahlaselahinkwavo

49VanavaYakobevahlaselavaakihinkwavovamutiwa Sartoni,kambevavasatinivanalavatsongovavasiya emutininaswonaavavadlayanga

50NaswonavaakihinkwavovamutiwaSartonavari vavanunavamatimba,un’wanawavonaaatahlongorisa gidi,naswonavambirhivavonaavangabalekelivanhu lavan’wanavakhumeramagidi

51VanavaYakobevadlayavaakihinkwavovamutiwa Sartonihibanga,lerovakungavinamunhuloyiava yimelaka,kutanivasiyavavasatilavaemutini

52KutanivanavaYakobevatekaswilohinkwaswoleswi phangiwekeemutini,vatekaleswivaswinavelaka,vateka mintlhambinitihomuninhundzuemutini,vanavaYakobe vaendlaswonaekaSartoninivaakivawonahilahava endlekehakonaekaChazaranivaakivawona,kutaniva hundzulukavafamba

NDZIMAYA39

1LokovanavaYakobevahumaemutiniwaSartoni,ava fambileswisungunuswakwalomukamadzanamambirhi lokovahlangananivaakivaTapinakelavaavataeka vona,hikuvavahumilevayalwanavona,hikuvaava hlaselehosiyaTapinakanivavanunavayonahinkwavo 2HilokohinkwavolavasalekeemutiniwaTapinakava humavayalwanivanavaYakobe,kutanivaehleketaku vatekelaswiloleswiphangiwekenileswivaswitekeke eChazaranaSartoni

3Vavanunalavan’wanavaTapinakavalwanivanava Yakobeendhawiniyoleyo,kutanivanavaYakobevava hlasela,vabalekelaemahlwenikavona,vavahlongorisa kuyafikaemutiniwaArbelani,kutanihinkwavovawela emahlwenikavanavaYakobe

4KutanivanavaYakobovatlhelelaeTapinaka,kuyateka leswiphangiwekeeTapinaka,kutanilokovafika eTapinaka,vatwaleswakuvanhuvaAribelanivahumile vayahlangananavonakuyaponisaleswiphangiwekehi vamakwavo,kutanivanavaYakobovasiyavavanunava vonavakhumeeTapinakaleswakuvaphangamuti,kutani vahumavakongomaekavanhuvaAribela

5KutanivavanunavaAribelanivahumanivasativavona vayalwanivanavaYakobe,hikuvavasativavonaavari nintokotoenyimpini,kutanivahuma,vavanunani vavasativakwalomuka400.

6VanavaYakobehinkwavovahuwelelahiritolerikulu, hinkwavovatsutsumelaekavaakivaAribelani,nirito lerikulunilerikulu.

7VaakivaAribelanivatwahuwayakuhuwelelakavana vaYakobe,nikurhurhumelakavonakufananihuwaya tinghalanikurhurhumelakalwandlenimagandlatiya rona

8Kutanikuchavanikuchavaswivateketimbilutavona hikwalahokavanavaYakobe,vavachavaswinene,va tlhelelaendzhakuvabalekelaemutini,vanavaYakobeva vahlongorisakuyafikaenyangweniyamuti,vavahlasela emutini.

9VanavaYakobevalwanavonaemutini,vavasativa vonahinkwavoavariekuhlaselenikavanavaYakobe, kutaninyimpiyivayikuluswineneexikarhikavonasiku hinkwarokufikelanimadyambu

10VanavaYakobeavangaswikotikuvahlula,vanava Yakobeavarikusuhinikulovaenyimpiniyoleyo,kutani vanavaYakobevahuwelelaekaYehovha,vakuma matimbaswineneekusungulenikamadyambu,vanava YakobevadlayavaakihinkwavovaAribelanihibanga, vavanuna,vavasatinivanalavatsongo

11NaswonavanhulavasalekelavabalekekeeSartani, vanavaYakobevavadlayeeAribelani,naswonavanava YakobovaendleArbelaninaTapinakahilahavaendleke hakonaekaChazaranaSartoni,naswonalokovavasatilava vavonaleswakuvavanunahinkwavovafile,vayaehenhla

kamakhumbiyamutikutanivabavanavaYakobehiku nisamaribyeyofananimpfula.

12KutanivanavaYakobevahatlisavanghenaemutini,va khomavavasatihinkwavovavadlayahibanga,vanava Yakobevatekaswilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeni leswiphangiweke,mintlhambinitihomuniswifuwo

13VanavaYakobovaendlaekaMakhanaimahilahava endlekehakonaekaTapinaka,ekaChazaranaleXilo, kutanivahundzulukakusukakwalahovafamba

14HisikuravuntlhanuvanavaYakobevatwaleswaku vanhuvaGawasivahlengeletanilekulwanavona,hikuva vadlayehosiyavonanitindhunatavona,hikuvaakurini tindhunata14emutiniwaGaaxi,naswonavanavaYakobo vavadlayilehinkwavoenyimpiniyosungula

15SikurerovanavaYakobevaambalematlhariyavona yanyimpi,vamachavayalwanivaakivaGawasi, naswonaeGawasiakurinivanhuvamatimbanilavanga nimatimbaekavanhuvaVaamori,Gaasiakurimutilowu tiyekenilowutiyisiwekekutlulahinkwaswoswamiti hinkwayoyaVaamori,naswonaawurinimarhangu manharhu

16KutanivanavaYakobovafikaeGaasikutanivakuma tinyangwatamutitilotleriwile,nivavanunavakwalomu ka500vayimeehenhlakarirhanguralehandleswinene, nivanhuvotalakufananisavaeribuweniralwandleva tumbelelevanavaYakobevahumaehandlekamuti endzhakukawona

17VanavaYakobevatshinelakupfulatinyangwatamuti, lokovarikarhivatshinela,vavonalavaavatumbele endzhakukamutivahumaetindhawinitavonava rhendzelavanavaYakobe.

18VanavaYakobeavapfaleriwileexikarhikavanhuva Gawasi,nyimpiayiriemahlweninilendzhakukavona, vavanunahinkwavolavaavariehenhlakarirhangu,ava vahoxamisevenimaribyekusukaerirhangwini

19KutaniYuda,lokoavonaleswakuvavanunavaGawasi vavatikelangopfu,ahuwelelahindlelayotlhavaswinene nileyikulunaswonavavanunahinkwavovaGawasiva chavahiritoraxiriloxaYuda,vavanunavawahirirhangu hikuhuwelelakayenalokukulu,hinkwavolavahumaka ehandlenilendzenikamutivachavangopfuvutomibya vona

20VanavaYakobevahatshinelakutshovatinyangwata muti,lokovavanunavaGawasivavahoxetelahimaribye nimisevevariehenhlakarirhangu,vavabalekela enyangweni.

+21KutanivanavaYakobovatlhelelaekavavanunava Gawasilavaavarinavonavahumaehandlekamuti,va vahlaselahindlelayochavisa,+ongehilokovahlasela swimilana,+naswonaavangaswikotikuyimava lwisananivanavaYakobe,hikuvakuchavanikuchavaa swivakhomilehikuhuwelelakaYuda.

22VanavaYakobevadlayavavanunavolavohinkwavo lavaavariehandlekamuti,vanavaYakobeavaha tshinelakuendlandlelayonghenaemutini,nikulwa ehansikamarhanguyamuti,kambeavaswikotanga hikuvavaakihinkwavovaGawasilavasalekeemutiniava rhendzelemarhanguyaGawasihimatlhelohinkwawo, lerovavanavaYakobeavangaswikotikutshinela emutinikuyalwanavona.

23KutanivanavaYakobevatshinelaekhonweniyin’wana kuyalwaehansikarirhangu,vaakivaGawasivava hoxelamisevenimaribyekufananimpfula,vabaleka ehansikarirhangu.

24VanhuvaGaaxilavaavariehenhlakarirhangu,loko vavonaleswakuvanavaYakobeavangaswikotikuva hlulavariehansikarirhangu,varhuketelavanavaYakobo himaritolawa,vaku:

25Iyinilexiunganaxonaenyimpinileyiungatakau ngayihluli?xanaungaswiendlaekamutiwamatimba waGawasinivaakivawonahilahauendlekehakonaeka mitiyaVaamorileyiayingarinamatimba?Hakunene ekalavatsanekeexikarhikahinauendleswilosweswo,u vadlayaenyangweniyamuti,hikuvaavangarina matimbalokovachavahimpfumawulowakuhuwelelaka wena.

26Kutanixanasweswiutaswikotakulwaendhawinileyi? Hakunenelahahinkwenumingatafa,kutanihitarihisela mhakayamitiyoleyoleyimiyionheke.

27VaakivaGawasivarhuketelavanavaYakoboswinene, vavarhuketelahiswikwembuswavona,vahambetavava hoxelamisevenimaribyevarierirhangwini.

28KutaniYudanivamakwavovatwamaritoyavaakiva Gawasikutanivukarhibyavonabyipfukaswinene,kutani YudaavanimavondzoekaXikwembuxayenaemhakeni leyi,kutaniahuwelelaaku:“OhoHosi,pfuna,hirhumele mpfunoekahinanivamakwerhu”

29Kutaniatsutsumaekulehimatimbayakwehinkwawo,a khomebangarakwelerihoxiwekeevokwenirakwe,kutani atlulaemisaveninihimatimbayakwe,akhandziya rirhangu,kutanibangarakweriwaevokwenirakwe.

30KutaniYudaahuwelelaehenhlakarirhangu,vavanuna hinkwavolavaavariehenhlakarirhanguvachava, van’wanavavonavawelaemutinivasukaerirhangwiniva fa,naswonalavaavahariehenhlakarirhangu,lokova vonamatimbayaYuda,vachavaswinene,vabalekela vutomibyavonaemutinileswakuvahlayiseka.

31Kutanivan’wanavatiyimiselekulwanaYuda erirhangwini,kutanivatshinelakun’widlayalokovavona kungarinabangaevokweniraYuda,kutanivaehleketa kun’wilahlelaerirhangwinikuyaekavamakwavo,kutani vavanunava20vamutivatlhandlukelavatavapfuna, kutanivarhendzelaYudahinkwavovan’wihuwelela,va n’witshinelelahimabangalamahoxiweke,kutaniva chavaYuda,naYudavahuwelelavamakwavovari erirhangwini.

32KutaniYakobenivanavakwevakokavurhaehansika rirhangu,vabavavanunavanharhulavaavariehenhlaka rirhangu,kutaniYudaayaemahlweniahuwelelaaku: “OhoYehovhahipfune,Yehovhahikutsuleni,kutania huwelelahiritolerikuluehenhlakarirhangu,kutanixirilo xitwiwaekuleswinene.”

33Endzhakukaxirilolexiatlhelaahuwelela,kutani vavanunahinkwavolavarhendzelekeYudaehenhlaka rirhanguvachava,un’wananiun’wanawavonaalahlela bangarakweevokwenirakwehimpfumawulowaku huwelelakaYudanikurhurhumelakayena,kutania baleka

34KutaniYudaatekamabangalamawekeemavokweni yavona,kutaniYudaalwanavona,adlayavavanunava vonava20erirhangwini

35Vavanunanivavasativakwalomuka80avaha tlhandlukelaerirhangwinivahumaemutinikutani hinkwavovarhendzelatikoraYuda,kutaniHOSI XikwembuxikombisekuchavakaYudaetimbilwinita vona,lerovaavangaswikotikun’witshinelela.

36KutaniYakobenihinkwavolavaavarinayenava kokavurhaehansikarirhangu,vadlayavavanunava khumeerirhangwini,vawelaehansikarirhangu, emahlwenikaYakobenivanavayena

37Vanhulavaavarierirhangwinilokovavonaleswaku vavanunavavonava20vawile,vahatsutsumelaeYuda varinimabangalamahoxiweke,kambeavaswikotanga kun’witshinelelahikuvaavachavangopfuhimatimbaya Yuda

38Kutaniun’wanawatinhenhatavona,loyivitorakwea kuriArudi,atshinelakuyabaYudaenhlokwenihibanga rakwe,lokoYudaahatliselaavekaxitlhanguxakwe enhlokweniyakwe,kutanibangaribaxitlhangu,kutanixi avanahilexikarhi.

39WanunaloyiwamatimbaendzhakukobaYuda,a tsutsumaaponisavutomibyayena,hikuchavaYuda, milengeyayenayirhetelaerirhangwinikutaniawela exikarhikavanavaYakobelavaavariehansikarirhangu, vanavaYakobevan’wibavan’widlaya

40KutaninhlokoyaYudayin’wivavahikwalahokaku biwahiwanunawamatimba,kutaniYudaaarikusuhini kufahikwalahokaswona

41KutaniYudaahuwelelaerirhangwinihikwalahokaku vavalokuvangiwekehikubiwaloku,lokoDanian’wi twa,kuhlundzukakayenakupfurhaendzenikayena,na yenaapfukaafambaekule,atsutsumaatlula-tlula emisaveni,akhandziyarirhanguhimatimbayayenalama tsakisiwekehivukarhi

42LokoDaniafikaerirhangwiniekusuhinaYuda vavanunahinkwavolavaavarierirhangwinivabaleka, lavaavayimevalangutanenaYuda,vatlhandlukela erirhangwiniravumbirhi,vahoxamisevenimaribye ehenhlakaDaninaYudakusukaekarirhanguravumbirhi, varingetakuvahlongolaerirhangwini

43KutanimisevenimaribyeswihlaselaDaninaYuda, naswonaavarikusuhinikudlayiwaerirhangwini, naswonakun’wananikun’wanalahaDaninaYudaava balekelakonakusukaerirhangwini,avahlaseriwahi misevenimaribyekusukaerirhangwiniravumbirhi

44Yakobenivanavakweavaharienyangweniwamuti ehansikarirhangurosungula,naswonaavangaswikoti kukokavurhabyavonavalwanivaakivamuti,tanihi leswiavangavoniwihivona,variehenhlakarirhangura vumbirhi

+45DaninaYudalokovangahaswikotikurhwala maribyenimiseveleyivawelekeehenhlakarirhangura vumbirhi,havumbirhibyavonavatluleleehenhlaka rirhanguravumbirhiekusuhinivanhuvamuti,naswona lokovanhuvamutilavaavariehenhlakarirhangura vumbirhivavonaleswakuDaninaYudavafikileekavona erirhangwiniravumbirhi,hinkwavovahuwelelavarhelela ehansiexikarhikamarhangu.

46HilokoYakobenivanavakwevatwampfumawulowa kuhuwelelalokuhumakaekavanhuvamuti,vahari enyangweniyamuti,vavilelahiDaninaYudalavanga voniwikihivona,variehenhlakarirhanguravumbirhi

47HilokoNeftaliatlhandlukelahimatimbayavukarhi,a tlulelaehenhlakarirhangurosungulakuyavonaleswi vangekehuwayahuwaleyivayitwekeemutini,kutani IsakaranaZebulonivatshinelakutshovatinyangwata muti,kutanivapfulatinyangwatamuti,vanghenaemutini.

48KutaniNeftaliatlula-tlulakusukaerirhangwiniro sungulakuyaekaravumbirhi,atapfunavamakwavoni vaakivaGawasilavaavariehenhlakarirhangu,lokova vonaleswakuNeftaliiwavunharhulatlhandlukakakuta pfunavamakwavo,hinkwavovabalekavarhelelaemutini, kutaniYakobonivanavakwehinkwavovamajahani majahayavonahinkwawovanghenaemutiniekavona 49KutaniYudanaDaninaNeftalivarhelelahile rirhangwinivanghenaemutini,vahlongorisavaakiva muti,SimiyoninaLevhiavahumaehandlekamuti naswonaavangaswitivileswakunyangwawupfulekile, vasukakwalahovatlhandlukelaerirhangwini,varhelela ekavamakwavoemutini

50Kutanivaakivamutihinkwavoavarhelerileemutini, kutanivanavaYakobevataekavonahimatlheloyo hambana-hambana,kutaninyimpiyivalwelakusuka emahlweninilendzhaku,kutanivanavaYakobevava hlaselahindlelayochavisa,vadlayakwalomuka20000 wavonavavanunanivavasati,angakonaniun’wewa vonaloyiakotekekuyimanivanavaYakobe.

51Ngatiyikhulukangopfuemutini,yifananinambuwa mati,ngatiyikhulukakufananinambuyiyaehandleka muti,yifikaemanangayaBetikorini.

52VanhuvaBetikorinivavonaekulengatiyikhulukayi humaemutiniwaGawasi,kutanivavanunavakwalomuka 70exikarhikavonavatsutsumelakuyavonangati,vafika lahangatiayirikona

53Kutanivalandzelandlelayangati,vafikaerirhangwini ramutiwaGawasi,vavonangatiyihumaemutini,kutani vatwaritoraxirilolerihumakaekavaakivaGawasi, hikuvaayitlhandlukelaetilweni,naswonangatiayi hambetayikhulukahixitalokufananinambuwamati.

54VanavaYakobohinkwavoavahahlaselavaakiva Gawasi,varikarhivavadlayakufikelanimadyambu, vavanunanivavasativakwalomuka20000,kutanivanhu vaKorinivaku:“HakunenelowuintirhowaVaheveru, hikuvavahalwaemitinihinkwayoyaVaamori”

55Kutanivanhuvolavovahatliselavatsutsumela eBetikorini,un’wananiun’wanaatekamatlhariyakweya nyimpi,kutanivahuwelelavaakihinkwavovaBetikorini, lavanavonavaambalekematlhariyavonayanyimpi leswakuvayalwanivanavaYakobe

56LokovanavaYakobevahetilekuhlaselavaakiva Gawasi,vafamba-fambaemutinikuyahluvulahinkwavo lavadlayiweke,kutanilokovafikaendzeni-ndzenikamuti nikuyaemahlwenivahlangananivavanunavanharhuva matimbaswinene,naswonaavangarinabangaevokweni ravona

57KutanivanavaYakobevatlhandlukelalahaavari kona,vavanunavamatimbavabaleka,un’wanawavonaa atekeZebuloni,loyian’wivonekearijahaleritsongo naswonaarinimiriwokoma,kutanian’witsutsumela ehansihimatimbayakwe

58HilokoYakobeatsutsumelaekayenahibangarakwe kutaniYakoboan’wibahibangaehansikamarhaku

yakwe,an’witsemahilexikarhi,kutanintsumbuwuwela ehenhlakaZebuloni.

59LowavumbirhiatshinelaakhomaYakobeleswakua n’wiwiselaehansi,kutaniYakoboahundzulukaan’wi huwelela,kasiSimiyoninaLevhivatsutsumavan’wiba hibangaetinhan’wini,van’wiwiselaehansi

60Kutaniwanunawamatimbaapfukaehansihimatimba lamahlundzukeke,kutaniYudaataekayenaangasiyima, an’wibaenhlokwenihibanga,nhlokoyakweyipandzeka kutaniafa

61Wanunawavunharhuwamatimba,lokoavonaleswaku vanghanavayenavadlayiwile,abalekaemahlwenika vanavaYakobe,kutanivanavaYakobevan’wihlongorisa emutini;kutanilokowanunawamatimbaarikarhia balekaakumarin’wanaramabangayavaakivamuti, kutaniaritlakulaahundzukelaekavanavaYakoboalwa navonahibangarero

62KutaniwanunawamatimbaatsutsumelaeYudakuya n’wibahibangaenhlokweni,kambeakungarina xitlhanguevokweniraYuda;naswonalokoarikarhia kunguhatakun’wihlasela,Neftaliuhatliseateka xitlhanguxakweaxivekaenhlokweniyaYuda,kutani bangarawanunawamatimbaribaxitlhanguxaNeftali kutaniYudaabalekelabanga

63KutaniSimiyoninaLevhivatsutsumelaekawanunawa matimbahimabangayavona,van’wibahimatimbahi mabangayavona,mabangamambirhimanghenaemirini wawanunawamatimba,mawuavanyisahimatlhelo mambirhi,hikuleha

64VanavaYakobevahlaselatinhenhatinharhuenkarhini wolowo,swin’wenivaakihinkwavovaGawasi,kutani sikuaririkusuhinikupela

65VanavaYakobovafamba-fambaeGawaxi,vateka swilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeemutini,hambikuri vanalavatsongonivavasati,vangapfumelelangakuhanya, vanavaYakobovaendlaGawasihilahavaendlekehakona ekaSartoninaXilo.

NDZIMAYA40

1VanavaYakobevayisaleswiphangiwekehinkwaswo swaGawasi,vahumaemutininivusiku

2Avahumavarikarhivamachavakongomaexivandleni xaBetikorini,kutanivaakivaBetakoriniavaya exivandlenikuyahlangananavona,kutanihivusiku byebyovanavaYakobevalwanivaakivaBetikorini, exivandlenixaBetikorini

3VaakihinkwavovaBetikoriniavaritinhenha,un’wewa vonaaangalavikubalekaemahlwenikavavanunavagidi, kutanivalwahivusikubyebyoehenhlakaxigodlho,kutani kuhuwelelakavonakutwiwahivusikubyebyovariekule, misavayitsekatsekahikwalahokakuhuwelelakavona.

4VanavaYakobehinkwavovachavavavanunavolavo, tanihileswiavangatolovelangakulwaemunyameni,va pfilunganyekaswinene,kutanivanavaYakobova huwelelaekaYehovha,vaku:“HipfuneHosi,hikutsula leswakuhingafihimavokoyavavanunalavavanga yimbangiki”

5KutaniYehovhaayingisaritoravanavaYakobo,kutani YehovhaaendlaleswakuvanhuvaBetakorivachava ngopfunikupfilunganyeka,valwaexikarhikavona

un’wananiun’wanaemunyameniwavusiku,vahlaselana hivunyingi.

6VanavaYakobe,hikutivaleswakuYehovhautisile moyawakuhombolokaexikarhikavavanunavolavo,ni leswakuun’wananiun’wanaulwanimuakelaniwakwe, vahumaexikarhikamintlawayavanhuvaBetikorinivaya fikaekulenikurhelelakaxigodlhoxaBetikorini,vaya ekule,kutanivatshamakwalahovasirhelelekilenimajaha yavonahivusikubyebyo

7KutanivanhuvaBetikorinivalwavusikuhinkwabyo, un’wananimakwavo,un’wananimuakelaniwayena,va huwelelaematlhelohinkwawoehenhlakaxigodlho,kutani kuhuwelelakavonakutwakalaekule,misavahinkwayoyi tsekatsekahiritoravona,hikuvaavarinimatimbaku tlulavanhuhinkwavovamisava

8VaakihinkwavovamitiyaVakanana,Vahiti,Vaamori, VahivhinitihosihinkwatotaKanana,nilavaavarietlhelo lerin’wanaraYordani,vatwempfumawulowaku huwelelahivusikubyebyo.

9Vaku:“HakuneneleyiitinyimpitaVaheverulavalwaka nimitiyankombo,leyingatshinelaekayona;naswonai maniloyiangayimakanaVaheveruvolavo?

10VaakihinkwavovamitiyaVakanananihinkwavolava avarietlhelokaYordani,vachavangopfuvanava Yakobe,hikuvavate:“Hitaendlekaleswifanakaekamiti leyi,hikuvaimaniloyiangayimakaalwisananimatimba yawonalamakulu?

11KuhuwelelakaVakoriniakurikukuluswinenehi vusikubyebyo,naswonaakuyaemahlwenikuandza; kutanivatlhavanakufikelanimixo,kutaninhlayoyavona yidlayiwile.

12Kutaninimixo,kutanivanavaYakobehinkwavova pfukalokorixa,vatlhandlukelaexigodlhweni,vahlasela lavasalekevaVakorinihindlelayochavisa,kutani hinkwavovadlayiwaexigodlhweni

13Hisikuravutsevurihumelela,vaakihinkwavova KananavavonaekulevanhuhinkwavovaBetikoriniva etlelevafileexivandlenixaBetikorini,vahangalakileku fananimintsumbuyaswinyimpfananitimbuti

14VanavaYakobevarhangeleswilohinkwaswoleswiva swiphanghekeeGawasivayaeBetikorini,vakumamuti lowuwutelehivanhuvofananisavaralwandle,valwa navona,vanavaYakobevavahlaselakwalahokufikela nimadyambu

15VanavaYakobevaendlaeBetakorinihilahavaendleke hakonaekaGawasinaTapinaka,nihilahavaendleke hakonaekaChazara,eSartoninaleXilo

16VanavaYakobevatekaswiloleswiphangiweke eBetikorininiswilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeemitini, kutanihisikurerovatlhelelaekayaeXikeme

17VanavaYakobevafikaekayaemutiniwaXikeme,va tshamaehandlekamuti,kutanivawisakonaenyimpini,va tshamakonavusikuhinkwabyo

18Malandzayavonahinkwawoswin’weniswilo hinkwaswoleswivaswiphanghekeemitini,vasuka ehandlekamuti,avanghenangaemutini,hikuvavate: “Kumbexanakungahatlhelakuvaninyimpiyin’wanana hina,kutanivatavatahirhendzelaeXikeme”

19KutaniYakobenivanavakwenimalandzayavonava tshamahivusikubyebyonihisikulerilandzelaka endhawiniyansimuleyiYakobeayixavekeeHamorihi

tixikeletantlhanu,kutanihinkwaswoleswivaswitekekea swirinavona.

20RifuwohinkwarolerivanavaYakobevaritekekeariri endhawiniyanhova,ariririkulukufananisavaleringa eribuweniralwandle.

21Vaakivatikovavalangutavariekule,vaakihinkwavo vatikoavachavavanavaYakobelavaendlekenchumu lowu,hikuvaakurihavahosikusukelaemasikwiniya khaleleyitshamekeyiendlaleswifanaka

22TihositankombotaVakananatikunguhatakuendlaku rhulanivanavaYakobe,hikuvaavachavangopfuvutomi byavona,hikwalahokavanavaYakobe

23Hisikurero,hisikuravunkombo,Yafiyahosiya Hebroni,arhumaritoexihundleniekahosiyaAyi,nihosi yaGibiyoni,nilekahosiyaXalema,nilekahosiya Adulamu,nilekahosiyaLakixi,nilekahosiyaChazara, nilekatihosihinkwatotaVakananaletiatiriehansika vulawuribyavona,aku:

+24Fambaninamina,mitaekaminaleswakuhiyaeka vanavaYakobe,ndzitaendlakurhulanavona,ndziendla ntwananonavona,+leswakumatikoyan’winahinkwawo mangalovisiwihimabangayavanavaYakobo,hilahava endlekehakonaekaXikemenimitileyirhendzelekeyona, hilahamiswitwekenikuswivonahakona

25Lokoutaekamina,ungatinivavanunavotala,kambe hosiyin’wananiyin’wanaayitisetindhunatayona tinharhuletikulu,nitindhunatin’wanatinharhutitisa tindhunatayonatinharhu.

26Tanahinkwenukan’winaeHebroni,hitayaswin’we ekavanavaYakobe,hivakombelaleswakuvaendla ntwananowakurhulanahina.

27TihositoletohinkwatotiendlahilahahosiyaHebroniyi tirhumelekehakona,hikuvahinkwatoatiriehansika makungunixilerisoxayena,tihosihinkwatotaKananati hlengeletanakuyaekavanavaYakobe,kuyaendlaku rhulanavona;kutanivanavaYakobovatlhelela,vaya exiphen’winixanhovalexingaeXikeme,hikuvaavanga tshembitihositatiko

28VanavaYakobevavuya,vatshamaendhawiniya nhovamasikuyakhume,kungarinamunhuloyiatekeku talwanavona

29LokovanavaYakobevavonaleswakuakungarina nyimpi,hinkwavovahlengeletanavayaemutiniwa Xikeme,kutanivanavaYakobevasalaeXikeme

30Lokokuhelamasikuya40,tihosihinkwatotaVaamori tihlengeletanatihumaetindhawinitatonahinkwato,tifika eHebroni,eYafya,hosiyaHebroni

31NhlayoyatihosiletitekeeHebronileswakutitaendla kurhulanivanavaYakobe,atiritihosita21,nitindhuna letitekenatonaatiri69,vavanunavatonaavari189, tihosiletihinkwatonivavanunavatonavawisa eNtshaveniyaHebroni.

32HosiyaHebroniyihumanitindhunatayonatinharhu nivavanunavanhungu,tihosiletitikunguhatakuyaeka vanavaYakobekuyaendlakurhula

33KutanivakuekahosiyaHebroni:“Fambanivavanuna vawena,utahibyelavanavaYakobo,kutanihitaku landzahitatiyisekisamaritoyawena,kutanihosiya Hebroniyiendlatano”

34KutanivanavaYakobevatwaleswakutihosihinkwato taKananatihlengeletaniletiwisaeHebroni,kutanivanava

Yakobevarhumamalandzayavonayamuneleswakuva vatinhlori,vaku:“Fambanimiyahlotatihosileti,miya kambelavavanunavatonalokovarivatsongokumbeva tele,naswonalokovarivatsongohinhlayo,vahlaye hinkwavovavuya.”

35MalandzayaYakobemayaexihundleniekatihosileti, maendlahilahavanavaYakobevavalerisekehakona, kutanihisikurerovatlhelelaekavanavaYakobe,vaku ekavona:“Hifikeekatihositoleto,atitalangantsena,hiti hlayelahinkwato,kutaniwaswivo,atirimadzana mambirhinamakume-nhungu-nhungu,tihosinivavanuna”

36VanavaYakobevaku:“Ahivatsongohinhlayo, hikwalahohinkwerhuahingehumiekavona;kutani nimixovanavaYakobovapfuka,vahlawulavavanunava vonava62,kutanivanavaYakobevakhumevafambana vona;vabohamatlhariyavonayanyimpi,hikuvavate: “Vatakutalwanahina,hikuvaavangaswitivileswaku vatakutaendlakurhulanavona”

37VanavaYakobevafambanimalandzayavona enyangweniyaXikeme,vakongomaekatihositeto,tata wavonaYakobeaarinavona

38Kutelokovahuma,waswivo,hosiyaHebronini tindhunatayonatinharhunivavanunavanhungulavaava rinayona,varikarhivataegondzwenivayalwanivana vaYakobe,kutanivanavaYakobevatlakusamahlo,va vonaekuleYafiya,hosiyaHebroni,nitindhunatayena,va taekavona,vanavaYakobevayimaendhawiniya nyangwayaXekeme,vafakungarikuyaemahlweni.

39HosiyaHebroniyihambetayiyaemahlweni,yonani tindhunatayona,kukondzayitshinelaekavanavaYakobe, kutaniyonanitindhunatayonavavankhinsamelaehansi, hosiyaHebroniyitshamanitindhunatayonaemahlweni kaYakobenivanavayona

40VanavaYakobevakuekayena:“Wenahosiya Hebroni,kuhumeleleyini?”hikokwalahokayiniutileeka hinanamuntlha?ulavayiniekahina?hosiyaHebroniyi kuekaYakobe:“Ndzakukombelahosiyanga,tihosi hinkwatotaVakanananamuntlhatitilekutaendlaku rhulanawena”

41VanavaYakobevatwamaritoyahosiyaHebroni, kutaniavapfumelelananganiswiringanyetoswayena, hikuvavanavaYakobeavangarinaripfumeloekayena, hikuvaavaehleketaleswakuhosiyaHebroniyivulavule navonahivukanganyisi

42KutanihosiyaHebroniyiswitivahikuyahimaritoya vanavaYakobe,leswakuavamatshembimaritoyakwe, kutanihosiyaHebroniyitshinelaekusuhinaYakobe,yi kuekayena:“Ndzakukombela,hosiyanga,utiyiseka leswakutihosiletihinkwatotitileekawenahikurhula, hikuvaatitenganivavanunavatonahinkwavo,naswonaa titisangamatlhariyatonayanyimpinatona,hikuvati fikile.”kulavakurhulaekahosiyaminanivanavayona.

43KutanivanavaYakobovahlamulahosiyaHebroni,va ku:“Rhumelaekatihosiletihinkwato,kutanilokou vulavulantiyisoekahina,un’wananiun’wanaaatahi yexeemahlwenikahina,naswonalokovataekahinava ngahlomanga,hitaswitivaleswakuvalavakurhulaeka hina”

44Yafiya,hosiyaHebroni,arhumelaun’wanawa vavanunavakweekatihosi,kutanihinkwavovata emahlwenikavanavaYakobe,vavankhinsamelaehansi,

tihosiletititshamaemahlwenikaYakobenivanavakwe, tivulavulanavona,tiku:

45Hiswitwilehinkwaswoleswiuswiendlekeekatihosi taVaamorihibangaran’winanivokoran’winara matimbaswinene,lerovakungavinamunhuloyianga yimaemahlwenikan’wina,naswonahimichavile hikwalahokavutomibyahina,leswakuswingahi humelelikufananilekavona.

46Kutanihitileekan’winakutaendlantwananowaku rhulaexikarhikahina,kutanisweswihiendlantwanano wakurhulanintiyisonahina,leswakumingangheneleli ekahina,tanihileswihinganghenelangikiekan’wina

47VanavaYakobevaswitivaleswakuhakunenevatile kutalavakurhulaekavona,kutanivanavaYakobevava yingisa,vaendlantwananonavona

48VanavaYakobovavahlambanyaleswakuavangeva kavanyeti,tihosihinkwatotaVakanananatonativa hlambanya,vanavaYakobovavanyikaxibalokusukela sikurerokuyaemahlweni.

49Endzhakukasweswotindhunahinkwatotatihosiletiti tanivavanunavatonaemahlwenikaYakobe,tikhome tinyikoemavokweniyatonayaYakobenivanavayena, kutanivan’winkhinsamelaehansi

50KutanitihosiletitikhutazavanavaYakobe,tiva kombelaleswakuvatlheriselaswilohinkwaswoleswiva switekekeemitiniyankomboyaVaamori,kutanivanava Yakobevaendlatano,kutanivatlheriselahinkwaswo leswivaswitekeke,vavasati,swihlangi,swifuwoni hinkwaswoleswivaswiphangheke,kutanivavatlherisela, un’wananiun’wanaafambaemutiniwakavona

51Tihosiletihinkwatotitlhelatinkhinsamelavanava Yakobe,kutanitirhumelakumbetivatiselatinyikototala emasikwiniwolawo,kutanivanavaYakobevahlongola tihosiletinivavanunavatona,vasukaekavonahiku rhulavayaemitiniyavona,vanavaYakobenavonava tlhelelaekayaravona,eXikeme

52Kusukelasikurerokuvanikurhulaexikarhikavana vaYakobenitihositaVakananakufikelalokovanava IsrayelevatadyandzhakayatikoraKanana

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1Hikuhundzukakalembe,vanavaYakobevasuka eXikeme,vafikaeHebroni,ekatatawavonaIsaka,va tshamakona,kambetinyimpfutavonanitihomutavonaa varirisasikunasikueXikeme,hikuvaemasikwiniwolawo akurinimadyelolamanenenilamanoneke,kutani Yakobenivanavakwevamajahanindyanguwavona hinkwawoavatshamaenkoveniwaHebroni

2Himasikuwolawo,hilemberero,kungalemberadzana natsevuravutomibyaYakobe,hilemberavukhumeraku vuyakaYakobeahumaePadani-Arama,Leyansatiwa Yakoboafa;aarinimalembeya51hivukhalelokoafa eHebroni

3Yakobenivanavakwevan’wilahlaebakweniransimu yaMakpela,leringaeHebroni,leriAbrahamaarixaveke ekavanavaHeti,leswakurivandzhakayaxilahlo.

4VanavaYakobeavatshamanatatawavonaenkoveni waHebroni,vaakihinkwavovatikoavativamatimbaya vonanaswonandhumayavonayihangalakileetikweni hinkwaro

5Yosefan’wanawaYakobonimakwavoBenjamini,vana vaRahelensatiwaYakobe,avaharivatsongoemasikwini wolawo,naswonaavangahuminivamakwavo etinyimpinitavonaemitinihinkwayoyaVaamori.

6LokoYosefaavonamatimbayavamakwavonivukulu byavona,avadzunisanikuvadzunisa,kambeativeka ehenhlakavona,atidzunisakutlulavona;kutaniYakobo, tatawayena,nayenaan’wirhandzakutlulavanavayena vamajaha,hikuvaaarin’wanawavudyuharibyayena, naswonahirirhandzurayenaekayena,un’wiendle xiambaloxamihlovoyotala

7LokoYosefaavonaleswakutatawakweaan’wi rhandzakutlulavamakwavo,ayaemahlweniatitlakusaku tlulavamakwavo,atisamavitoyobihaekatatawakwe malunghananavona

8VanavaYakobelokovavonamahanyelohinkwawoya Yosefaekavona,nileswakutatawavonaaan’wirhandza kutlulaun’wanawavona,van’wivenganaswonaavanga swikotikuvulavulanayenahikurhulamasikuhinkwawo.

9Yosefaaarinimalembeya17hivukhale,ahatikurisa kutlulavamakwavo,aehleketakutitlakusaehenhlaka vona.

10Enkarhiniwolowoalorhanorho,kutaniayaeka vamakwavo,avabyelanorhowayena,akuekavona: “Ndzilorhenorho,kutaniwaswivohinkwerhuhirikarhihi bohaswirhabyanaenhoveni,kutaninguvuyaminayi tlakukayititshamaehansi,swirhabyanaswan’winaswiyi rhendzela,swinkhinsamaekayona.”

11Vamakwavovan’wihlamulavaku:“Xananorholowu uwulorhekewuvulayini?”xanauanakanyaembilwiniya wenakufumakumbekuhifuma?

12Ahata,abyelatatawakweYakobemhakaleyi,kutani YakobeantswontswaYosefalokoatwamaritolawa enon’winiwakwe,kutaniYakobeakatekisaYosefa.

13LokovanavaYakobevavonaleswakutatawavonau katekiseYosefaatlhelaan’witswontswanileswakuwa n’wirhandzaswinene,vasungulakun’wivondzokaniku n’wivengaswinene

14EndzhakukasweswoYosefaalorhanorhowun’wana kutaniabyelatatawakwenorholowuemahlwenika vamakwavo,kutaniYosefaakuekatatawakweni vamakwavo:“Vonani,ndzitlhelendzilorhanorho,kutani waswivodyambunin’wetinitinyeletitakhume-n’weswi ndzinkhinsamile”

15TatawayenaatwamaritoyaYosefaninorhowayena, kutaniavonaleswakuvamakwavovavengaYosefa hikwalahokamhakaleyi,YakobeatshinyaYosefa emahlwenikavamakwavohikwalahokamhakaleyi,aku: “Xananorholowuuwulorheke,nikutikurisaloku emahlwenikavamakwenulavakutlulaka,swivulayini?” 16Xanauanakanyaembilwiniyawenaleswakuminani manawawenanivamakwenuvakhume-n’wehitatahita kunkhinsamela,leswakuuvulavulaswiloleswi?

17Vamakwavovan’wivondzokahikwalahokamarito yakwenimilorhoyakwe,vahambetavan’wivenga, kutaniYakobeahlayisamilorhoyoleyoembilwiniyakwe 18Sikurin’wanavanavaYakobevayarisantlhambiwa tatawavonaeXikeme,hikuvaavaharivarisiemasikwini wolawo;lokovanavaYakobevahariekudyenieXikeme sikurero,vahlwela,kutaninkarhiwakuhlengeleta swifuwowuhundzile,kambeavangasifika

19HilokoYakobeavonaleswakuvanavayenava hlwerileeXikeme,kutaniYakoboaku:“Kumbexana vanhuvaXikemevapfukilekuyalwanavona,hikwalaho vahlwerilekutanamuntlha.”

20YakoboavitanaYosefan’wanawakwean’wilerisa,a ku:“VonanivamakwenuvalekudyenieXikeme namuntlha,kambewaswivo,avasivuya;sweswifambau yavonalahavangakona,undzivuyisaritomalunghanani vuhlayisekibyavamakwenunivuhlayisekibyantlhambi”

21KutaniYakoboarhumelan’wanawakweYosefa enkoveniwaHebroni,kutaniYosefaataalava vamakwavoeXikeme,kambeangavakumi,kutaniYosefa afamba-fambaensin’winileyingaekusuhinaXikeme,a yavonalahavamakwavovahundzukekekona,kutania hlwelandlelayakweemananga,angaswitivileswakuu faneleafambahindlelayihi.

22NtsumiyaYehovhayin’wikumaarikarhiafambafambaegondzwenilerikongomakaenhoveni,kutani YosefaakuekantsumiyaYehovha:“Ndzilava vamakwerhu;xanaawuswitwangalahavadyakakona xana?kutanintsumiyaHOSIXikwembuyikuekaYosefa: “Ndzivonilevamakwenuvarikarhivadyalaha,kutani ndzivatwilevakuvatayadyaeDotani”

23YosefaayingisaritorantsumiyaYehovha,ayaeka vamakwavoeDotanikutaniavakumaeDotanivarikarhi varisantlhambi

24Yosefaayaemahlweniayaekavamakwavo,angasi tshinelaekavona,vakunguhatekun’widlaya.

25Simiyoniakuekavamakwavo:“Waswivo,munhuwa milorhowataekahinanamuntlha,sweswihitan’widlaya hin’wilahlelaekawun’wanawamigodileyinga emananga,kutanilokotatawakwean’wilavaekahina,hi tavulaleswakuxivandzanaxobihaxin’widyile”

26Rhuveniatwamaritoyavamakwavomalunghanana Yosefa,akuekavona:“Amifanelangakuendlaleswi, hikuvahingalangutanjhaniekaYakobetatawahina?” N'wihoxeekhelenilerileswakuatafelakona,kambeu ngatshukiun'witshambulutavokokuhalatangatiyayena; kutaniRhuveniavulasweswoleswakuan'wikutsula emavokweniyavona,kun'wivuyisaekatatawayena.

27LokoYosefaafikaekavamakwavo,atshama emahlwenikavona,kutanivapfukaehenhlakayenava n’wikhoma,van’wibaemisaveni,vahluvulanguvuya mihlovoyotalaleyiayiambaleke

28Kutanivan’witekavan’wihoxaekheleni,kutani ekheleniakungarinamati,kungaritinyokani swikhovhaYosefaachavatinyokaniswikhovhaleswia swiriekheleni.KutaniYosefaahuwelelahiritoleri tlakukeke,kutaniHOSIXikwembuxitumbetatinyokani swikhovhaematlhelokamugodi,kambeavan'wi vavisangaYosefa

29Yosefaahuwelelavamakwavoariemugodini,akueka vona:“Xanandzimiendleyininaswonandzidyohileyini?” hayiniungachaviHOSIXikwembumalunghananamina? xanaandziwamarhambuninyamayawena,xanaYakobo ahitatawawena,tatana?hikokwalahokayiniundzi endlelamhakaleyinamuntlha,naswonautaswikotisaku yinikulangutaehenhlaekatatawahinaYakobe?

30Ayaemahlweniahuwelelaavitanavamakwavoari ekheleni,aku:“WenaYuda,SimiyoninaLevhi, vamakwerhu,ndzitlakuseleendhawiniyamunyamaleyi

mindzivekekeekayona,mitanamuntlhamitandzitwela vusiwana,n’winavanavaYehovhanivanavaYakobetata wamina”Lokondzimidyoherile,xanaamivanava Abrahama,IsakanaYakobe?lokovavonan’wanalanga rikinavatswarivan’witwelavusiwana,kumbeloyianga nindlala,avan’winyikaxinkwaleswakuadya,kumbe loyianganitorha,avan’winyikamatileswakuanwa, kumbeloyiangaambalangikinchumu,avan’wi funengetahitinguvu!

31Kutaniutatshikanjhanintwela-vusiwanaekamakwenu, hikuvandziwanyamanimarhambuyawena,naswona lokondzimidyoherile,hakuneneutaendlaleswi hikwalahokatatana!

32Yosefaavulamaritolawaariekheleni,vamakwavoa vangaswikotikun’wiyingisa,hambikurikuyisa tindlevetavonaekamaritoyaYosefa,kutaniYosefaari karhiarilaarikarhiarilaekheleni

33Yosefaaku:“Oholokotatanaaaswitiva,namuntlha, xiendlolexivamakwerhuvandziendlekexona,nimarito lawavandzibyelekewonanamuntlha”

34Vamakwavohinkwavovatwaswirilonikurilakayena emugodini,kutanivamakwavovafambavasuka emugodini,leswakuvangatwiswiriloswaYosefaniku rilakayenaemugodini

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1Kutanivayatshamaetlhelolerin’wana,kwalomuka xibalesaxavurha,kutanivatshamakwalahokudya xinkwa,naswonalokovahadya,vakhomanehimakungu yaleswiaswifanelekuendliwahiyena,lokokurikun’wi dlayakumbekun’witlheriselaekatatawakwe 2Avakhomexitsundzuxo,lokovatlakusamahlo,vavona, vavonantlawawaVaismayelelowuawutaekule egondzweniraGiliyadi,wurhelelaaEgipta

3KutaniYudaakuekavona:“Hitavuyeriwahiyiniloko hidlayamakwerhu?”kumbexanaXikwembuxitan’wi lavaekahina;hileswixitsundzuxolexiringanyetiweke malunghananayena,leximingatan'wiendlaxona:Vona ntlawalowuwaVaismayelewurhelelaaEgipta; 4Sweswi,tanaahin’wilahleleekavona,naswonavokora hinaringatshukirivaehenhlakayena,vatan’wi rhangelanavona,utalahlekaexikarhikavanhuvatiko, naswonaahingen’widlayihimavokoyahina Xiringanyetolexixitsakisevamakwavo,vaendlahiku landzaritoraYuda.

5Lokovarikarhivavulavulahimhakaleyi,nintlawawa Vaismayelewungasitlhandlukelaekavona, van’wamabindzuvankombovaleMidiyanivahundzehi lekusuhinavona,naswonalokovarikarhivahundzaava khomiwehitorha,vatlakusamahlovavonamugodilowu Yosefaaarhurhumerileekawona,kutanivalanguta, kutanivavonatinxakahinkwatotatinyenyanatin’wi languta

6KutaniVamidiyanilavavatsutsumelaemugodinikuya nwamati,hikuvaavaehleketaleswakumanimati,kutani lokovataemahlwenikamugodivatwaritoraYosefari rilanikurilaemugodini,valangutaehansiekheleni,kutani vavonakutanivavonakurinijahalerilangutekakakahle naswonaritsakeriwaswinene.

7Van’wivitanavaku:“Hiwenamaninaswonaimani loyiakutisekelaha,niloyiakuvekekeekhelenileri, emananga?”kutanihinkwavovapfunetakupfuxaYosefa kutanivan’wikoka,van’wihumeselaekheleni,van’wi tekavafambaeriendzweniravona,vahundzahileka vamakwavo

8Lavavakuekavona:“Hayinimiendlaleswi,leswaku mihitekelanandzawahina,mifamba?”hakunenehi vekilejahaleriekhelenihikuvarihixandzukele,kutaniu tautan’witisaun’wiyisaekule;sweswikutanihi tlheriselenandzawahina

9VamidiyanivahlamulavanavaYakobevaku:“Xana loyiinandzawan’winakumbeinandzaloyiwan’wina?” kumbexanahinkwenumimalandzayayena,hikuvau sasekilenikutsakeriwakutlulaun'wanawan'wina, naswonahikwalahokayinihinkwenumivulavula mavunwaekahina?

10Hikokwalahoahingemayingisimaritoyawenakumbe kukukhathalela,hikuvahikumemuntshwaloyiekheleni emananga,kutanihin’witeka;hikwalahohitaya emahlweni

11VanavaYakobehinkwavovatshinelaekavona,va pfukelaekavona,vakuekavona:“Hitlheriselenandzawa hina,kutanihayinihinkwenumitafahitlhari?Kutani Vamidiyanivahuwelelavalwanavona,vahoxamabanga yavona,vatshinelakuyalwanivanavaYakobe

12KutaniwaswivoSimiyoniapfukaexitshan’wenixakwe alwanavona,atlula-tlulaehansi,ahoxabangarakwea tshinelaekaVamidiyanikutaniahuwelelahindlelayo chavisaemahlwenikavona,lerovakuhuwelelakayenaku twiwaekule,kutanimisavayitsekatsekahikuhuwelelaka Simiyoni

13VamidiyanivachavaswinenehikwalahokaSimiyonini mpfumawulowakuhuwelelakayena,vawahiswikandza, vachavangopfu

14Simiyoniakuekavona:“HakunenehiminaSimiyoni, n’wanawaYakobewaMuheveru,lavalovisekemutiwa XikemenimitiyaVaamoriswin’wenimakwerhuntsena; Xikwembuxitandziendlahindlelayoleyo,leswakuloko vamakwenuhinkwavovanhuvaMidiyani,nitihosita Kanana,vatanan'wina,avangataswikotakulwana mina

15Sweswihitlheriselemajahalawaumatekeke,leswaku ndzinganyiketinyamayawenaekaswinyenyanaswa matiloniswiharhiswamisava

16VamidiyanivachavaswineneSimiyoni,kutaniva tshinelelavanavaYakobehikuchavanikuchava,ni maritolamatsemakanhlana,vaku:

17Hakuneneuvuleleswakujahaleriinandzawawena,ni leswakurikuxandzukerile,hikwalahourivekeekheleni; xanautaendlayinihinandzaloyiaxandzukelakan'wini wayena?Sweswi,n'wixaviseleni,kutanihitaminyika hinkwaswoleswimin'wilavakaswona;kutaniHOSI Xikwembuxitsakelekuendlaleswileswakuvanava Yakobovangadlayimakwavo

18VamidiyanivavonaleswakuYosefaaasasekile naswonaaatsakeriwa;van’winavelaetimbilwinitavona naswonaavahatlisakun’wixavaekavamakwavo

19VanavaYakobevayingisaVamidiyanikutanivava xaviselaYosefamakwavohiswiphemuswasilivhereswa 20,kutaniRhuvenimakwavoangarinavona,kutani

VamidiyanivatekaYosefavayaemahlweniniriendzora vonaroyaeGiliyadi.

20Avarikarhivafambahindlela,kutaniVamidiyaniva hundzukaekaleswivaswiendleke,hikuxavajahaleri, kutaniun’wanaakuekaun’wana:“Iyinilexihixiendleke hikutekelamuntshwaloyiekaVaheveru,loyia langutekakakahlenaswonaatsakeriwangopfu”

21KumbexanajahaleririyiviwileetikweniraVaheveru, kutanihayinihiendlemhakaleyi?kutanilokoalaviwaa tlhelaakumiwaemavokweniyahinahitafahayena 22Sweswihakunenevavanunalavanganimatimbanilava nganimatimbavan’wixavisileekahina,+matimbaya un’wanawayenaloyiun’wivonekenamuntlha; kumbexanavan’wiyivileetikwenirayenahimatimbaya vonanihivokoravonaramatimba,naswonahikwalahova n’wixavisileekahinahintsengowutsongolowuhiva nyikekewona

23Lokovarikarhivavulavulaswin’wehindlelayoleyo, valanguta,vavonantlawawaVaismayelelowuawuta ekusunguleni,nilowuvanavaYakobovawuvoneke,wu rikarhiwuyaemahlweniwukongomaekaVamidiyani, kutaniVamidiyanivabyelanavaku:“Tananiahixavisele muntshwaloyiekantlawawaVaismayelelavatakaeka hina,kutanihitan’witekelaswitsongoleswihin’wi nyikekeswona,kutanihitavakona.”ukutsuriwileeka vubihibyayena

24Kutanivaendlatano,vafikaekaVaismayele,kutani VamidiyanivaxaviselaYosefaekaVaismayelehi swiphemuswasilivhereswa20leswivan’winyikeke vamakwavo

25VamidiyanivafambavayaeGiliyadi,kutani VaismayelevatekaYosefavan’witshikaakhandziya yin’wanayatikamela,van’wiyisaaEgipta

26KutaniYosefaatwaleswakuVaismayelevayaaEgipta, kutaniYosefaarilanikurilahikwalahokamhakaleyi lerovaaafaneleavaekuleswinenenitikoraKanana,ni tatawakwe,kutaniarilaswinenelokoarikarhia khandziyakamela,kutaniun’wanawavavanunavavonaa n’wilanguta,an’wilangutisisa,an’wirhelelaasukaeka kamelaafambahimilenge,naswonahambiswiritano Yosefaahambetaarilanikurila,kutaniyenaaku:“Oho tatana,tatana”

27Kutaniun’wanawaVaismayeleapfukaabaYosefa exifuveni,ahambetaarila;kutaniYosefaakarhele endleleni,angahaswikotikuyaemahlwenihikwalahoka kuvavakamoya-xiviriwayena,hinkwavovan'wiba,va n'wixanisaendleleni,van'wichavisaleswakuatshikaku rila.

28KutaniYehovhaavonakunavelakaYosefani maxanguyakwe,kutaniYehovhaatisamunyamani mpfilumpfiluehenhlakavanhuvolavo,vokoraun’wanani un’wanaloyian’wibekeriomile.

29Vavutisana:“XanaiyinilexiXikwembuxihiendleke xonaendleleni?”naswonaavangaswitivileswakuleswi swivahumelerilehikwalahokaYosefaKutanivavanuna lavavafambahindlela,vahundzaegondzweniraEfrata lahaRahelealahliwekekona.

30Yosefaafikaesirheniramanawakwe,kutaniYosefaa hatlisaatsutsumelaesirheniramanawakwe,awela esirheniarila.

31KutaniYosefaahuwelelaehenhlakasirharamana wakwe,aku:“Wenamanana,manana,Wenaloyiandzi veleke,pfukasweswi,upfukauvonan’wanawawena, ndlelaleyiaxavisiwekehayonaavahlonga,naswonaa ngakonaloyian’witwelakavusiwana.”

32Wenapfukauvonan’wanawawena,rilanamina hikwalahokamaxanguyamina,uvonatimbiluta vamakwerhu.

33Pfuxamanana,pfuka,pfukaevurhongwenibyawena hikwalahokamina,ukongomisatinyimpitawenani vamakwerhuVandzihluvulenjhaninguvuyamina,va ndzixaviselakambirhikuvahlonga,vandzihambanisana tatawamina,naswonaakunaloyiandzitwelavusiwana.

34Pfuxelauvavekanandzuwawenaemahlwenika Xikwembu,uvonaleswakuimaniloyiXikwembuxinga tan’wilulamelaekuavanyisiweni,nileswakuimaniloyi xingatan’wisola

35Pfuka,Wenamanana,pfuka,pfukaevurhongwenibya wenauvonatatanandlelaleyimoya-xiviriwayenawunga naminahayonanamuntlha,un’wichavelelanikun’wi olovisambilu

36Yosefaayaemahlweniavulavulamaritolawa,kutani Yosefaahuwelelaarilaswineneesirheniramanawakwe; kutaniatshikakuvulavula,kutanihimbiluyovavaa miyelakukotaribyeehenhlakasirha.

37Yosefaatwaritorivulavulanayenarihumaehansika misava,rin’wihlamulahimbiluyovava,niritororilani kukhongelahimaritolawa.

38N’wananga,n’wanangaYosefa,ndzitwileritorakurila kawenaniritoraxiriloxawena;Ndzivonilemihlotiya wena;Ndzaswitivamaxanguyawena,n'wananga, naswonaswandzihlundzukisahikwalahokawena,ni gomelerikuluriengeteriwaekagomeramina

39Sweswin’wanangaYosefan’wananga,tshemba Yehovha,un’wirindzeleungachavi,hikuvaYehovhau nawena,utakukutsulaemaxangwinihinkwawo 40Pfukan’wananga,urhelelaeEgiptanivafumivawena, ungachavi,hikuvaYehovhaunawenan’wanangaKutani ahambetaavulavulakufananamaritolawaekaYosefa,a miyela.

41Yosefaatwasweswo,ahlamalangopfuhimhakaleyi, ayaemahlweniarila;endzhakukasweswoun'wanawa Vaismayelean'wivonaarikarhiarilaarikarhiarila esirheni,kutanivukarhibyayenabyin'wipfurhela,an'wi hlongolakwalaho,an'wiba,an'wirhukana

42Yosefaakuekavavanunalava:“Ongendzingakuma tintswaloematihlweniyan’winaleswakumindzitlherisela endlwiniyatatana,kutaniutaminyikarifuworotala.”

43Van’wihlamulavaku:“Xanaawuhlonga,naswonau kwihitatawawena?”naswonalokoawurinatatanaawu ngataxavisiwakambirhiuvahlongahintsengowutsongo swonghasi;kuhlundzukakavonaakahan'wipfukela,va hambetavan'wibanikun'witshinya,kutaniYosefaarila swinene

44KutaniHOSIXikwembuxivonakuxanisekakaYosefa, kutaniHosiyitlhelayibavavanunalava,yivatshinya, kutaniHOSIXikwembuxivafunengetamunyama emisaveni,rihatirivangamanikudzindzakatilo,kutani misavayitsekatsekahiritorakudzindzakatilonira mhehoyamatimba,kutanivavanunalavavachava,vanga tivilahavafanelekekuyakona

45Swivandzananitikamelaswiyima,swiswirhangela, kambeswingaswilavikufamba,swiswiba,swikorhama ehansi;kutanivavanunavavutisana:“Xanalexi Xikwembuxihiendlekeyinixana?”iyinikutlulanawu kahina,naswonahiswihiswidyohoswahinaleswimhaka leyiyihiwelekehindlelayoleyo?

46Un’wanawavonaavahlamulaaku:“Kumbexana mhakaleyiyihumelerilenamuntlhaekahinahikwalahoka xidyohoxakuxanisahlongaleri;sweswihikwalahon’wi kombelahimatimbaleswakuahirivalela,kutanihitativa leswakuvubihilebyibyihiwelahikwalahokamani, naswonalokoXikwembuxitahitwelavusiwana,kutanihi tativaleswakuhinkwaswoleswiswitaekahinahikwalaho kaxidyohoxoxanisahlongaleri

47Kutanivavanunalavavaendlatano,vakombelaYosefa nikun’wisindzisaleswakuavarivalela;vaku:“Hi dyoherileYehovhanawena,sweswihitiyisekaku kombelaekaXikwembuxawenaleswakuxisusarifuleri exikarhikahina,hikuvahixidyoherile.”

48KutaniYosefaaendlahikulandzamaritoyavona, kutaniYehovhaayingisaYosefa,kutaniYehovhaasusa ntungulowuawuvangelekevanhuvolavohikwalahoka Yosefa,kutaniswivandzanaswipfukaehansiswiva fambisa,kutaniswiyaemahlweni,xidzedzexamatimbaxi hungutekilekutanimisavayirhula,kutanivavanunalava vayaemahlweniniriendzoravonakuyarhelelaaEgipta, kutanivavanunavaswitivasweswovubihilebyiabyiva humelerilehikwalahokaYosefa.

49Kutanivaku:“Waswivo,haswitivaleswakukhombo leririhiwelahikwalahokakuxanisekakayena;sweswi hikokwalahokayinihitatisarifuleriehenhlakamimoya yahina?Ahikhomenixitsundzuxoxaleswihifanelekehi swiendlaekahlongaleri

50Un’wanaahlamulaaku:“Hakuneneuhibyerile leswakuhin’wivuyisaekatatawakwe;sweswihikwalaho tana,ahin’witlheriselehitayaendhawinileyiangatahi byelaekayona,hitekaendyangwiniwayenanxavolowu hin’winyikekewonakutanihitafamba

51Un’wanaatlhelaahlamulaaku:“Vonaxitsundzuxo lexiixinenengopfu,kambeahingeswikotikuendlatano hikuvandlelayilekuleswinenenahina,naswonaahinge humiendleleniyahina”

52Un’wanaavahlamulaaku:“Leriixitsundzuxolexi fanelekekuamukeriwa,ahingehambukiekaxona;vonani namuntlhahiyaeEgipta,kutanilokohifikaeEgipta,hita n'wixavisakonahinxavowalehenhla,kutanihita kutsuriwaevubihinibyayena

53Mhakaleyiyitsakisevavanunalavakutanivaendla tano,vayaemahlweniniriendzoravonaroyaeEgiptana Yosefa

NDZIMAYA43

1LokovanavaYakobevaxaviseYosefamakwavoeka Vamidiyani,timbilutavonatibiwahikwalahokayena, kutanivahundzukaekaswiendloswavona,valavaku n’wivuyisa,kambeavan’wikumanga.

2RuveniatlhelelaemugodinilowuYosefaanghenisiweke ekawona,leswakuan’wihumesaan’witlheriselaekatata wakwe,kutaniRhuveniayimaekusuhinimugodi,anga

twanganirito,kutaniahuwelelaYosefa!Yosefa!naswona akunamunhuloyiahlamulekekumbekuvularito.

3Rhuveniaku:“Yosefaufilehikuchava,kumbenyoka yin’wanayin’widlayile;kutaniRhuveniarhelelaekheleni, alavaYosefa,angan'wikumiemugodini,kutaniatlhelaa huma

4Ruveniahandzulatinguvutayenakutaniaku:“N’wana angakona,xanandzitavuyelelananjhanitatanahiyena lokoafile?”kutaniayaekavamakwavo,avakumavari karhivarilahikwalahokaYosefa,varikarhivatsundzuxa swin'wendlelayovuyelelananatatawavonamayelanana yena,kutaniRhuveniakuekavamakwavo:“Ndzifikile emugodinikutanindzivonaYosefaangarikona,kutanihi takuyiniekatatawahina,hikuvatatanautalavan'wana loyintsenaekamina

5Vamakwavovan’wihlamulavaku:“Hiendlilehindlela leyi,kutanitimbilutahinatihibahikwalahokaxiendlo lexi

6Rhuveniakuekavona:“Xanamiendleyinikuyisa misisiyampungayatatawahinahigomeesirheni?” nchumulowuawukahle,lowuuwuendleke

7Rhuveniatshamanavona,hinkwavovapfukava hlambanyanaleswakuavangebyeliYakobemhakaleyi, kutanihinkwavovaku:“Munhuloyiangatabyelatatawa hinakumbendyanguwayenaleswi,kumbeloyiangata byelaun’wanawavanavatikoleswi,hinkwerhuhita pfukelayenahin’widlayahibanga”

8VanavaYakobevachavanaemhakenileyi,kusukela ekalontsongokuyaekalonkulu,naswonaakungarina munhuloyiavulavulekerito,kutanivatumbetamhakaleyi etimbilwinitavona.

9Endzhakukasweswovatshamaehansivakunguhatani kutisungulelaleswivangataswibyelaYakobetatawa vonamalunghananiswiloleswihinkwaswo.

10HilokoIsakaraakuekavona:“Hilexixitsundzuxoeka n’winalokomivonakaswiriswinenekuendlanchumu lowu,tekanguvuyaYosefamiyihandzula,midlaya ximbutanaxambutimixichelaengatiniyaxona”

11Uyirhumeleekatatawahinakutanilokoaswivonau takuxivandzanaxobihaxin’widyile,hikwalahomi handzulanguvuyaxonamivonangatiyaxonayitava ehenhlakanguvuyayena,naswonahikuendlaleswihita ntshunxekaekakugungulakatatawahina.

12XitsundzuxoxaIsakaraxivatsakisa,van’wiyingisa, vaendlahikulandzaritoraIsakaraleriavatsundzuxeke rona.

13HikuhatlisavatekanguvuyaYosefavayihandzula, vadlayaximbutanaxambuti,vapetanguvuyoleyo engatiniyaximbutana,kutanivayikandziyelaentshurini, kutanivarhumelanguvuekatatawavonaYakobehivoko raNeftali,kutanivan’wilerisaleswakuavulamaritolawa

14Ahihlengeleteswifuwonaswonahifikeegondzweni leriyakaeXikemenilekule,lokohikumanguvuleyi egondzweniemanangayinghenehingatinintshuri; sweswitivalokokuringuvuyan'wanawawenakumbeee

15KutaniNeftaliafamba,ayaekatatawakwe,an’wi nyikanguvu,an’wibyelamaritohinkwawolawa vamakwavovan’wilerisekewona

16KutaniYakobeavonanguvuyaYosefakutaniaswi tivakutaniawelaehansihixikandzaxakwe,amiyelaku

fananiribye,endzhakukasweswoapfukaahuwelelahi ritolerikulunileririlakakutaniaku:“Inguvuya n’wanangaYosefa!”

17HilokoYakobeahatlisaarhumelaun’wanawa malandzayakweekavanavakwe,kutaniayaekavona,a vakumavarikarhivatahindlelanintlhambi

18KutanivanavaYakobevataekatatawavonakwalomu kanimadyambu,vavonatinguvutavonatihandzukile naswonaritshuriririetinhlokwenitavona,vakumatata wavonaarikarhiahuwelelaarikarhiarilahirito lerikulu

19Yakobeakuekavanavayena:“Ndzibyelehakunene leswakuikhomborihilerimindzitiselekenamuntlhahi xitshuketaxana?”kutanivahlamulatatawavonaYakobe, vaku:“Ahitanamuntlhaendzhakukalokontlhambiwu hlengeletiwile,kutanihifikilekuyafikaemutiniwa Xikemeetlhelokapatuemananga,kutanihikumanguvu leyiyitelehingatiemisaveni,kutanihiswitivilekutanihi rhumaekawenalokowoswitiva.”

20Yakobeatwamaritoyavanavayenakutaniahuwelela hiritolerikulu,aku:“Inguvuyan’wananga,xivandzana xobihaxin’widyile;Yosefauhandzukile,hikuva namuntlhandzin'wirhumilekuyavonalokoswiku fambelakahleniswifuwoswatinyimpfunikundzivuyisa ritolerihumakaekan'wina,kutaniafambahilahandzi n'wilerisekehakona,kutanileswiswin'wihumelerile namuntlhalokondziehleketaleswakun'wanawaminau nawena.

21VanavaYakobevahlamulavaku:“Angatangaeka hinanaswonaahin’wivonangakusukelalokohihuma ekawenakufikelasweswi.”

22KutelokoYakobeatwamaritoyavonaatlhelaa huwelelahiritoleritlakukeke,apfukaahandzulatinguvu tayena,aambalanguvuyokhwaxaemasengeniyakwe,a rilahikuvava,arila,atlakusaritorakwehikurila,a huwelelaavulamaritolawa:

23Yosefan’wananga,Wenan’wanangaYosefa,ndziku rhumilenamuntlhaendzhakukavuhlayisekibya vamakwenu,kutaniwaswivouhandzuriwile;hivokora minaleswiswihumelerileekan’wanawamina.

24SwindzitwisakuvavahikwalahokawenaYosefa n’wananga,swindzikhomisagomehikwalahokawena;a wunandzikaswonghasiekaminahinkarhiwavutomi, naswonasweswirifurawenarivavaswineneekamina

250leswakuandzifileematshan'winiyawenaYosefa n'wananga,hikuvaswindzitwisakuvavahikwalahoka wenan'wananga,Wenan'wananga,n'wanangaYosefa n'wananga,ukwihi,ukokeriwekwihi?pfuka,pfuka endhawiniyawena,utautavonagomeraminahikwalaho kawena,wenan'wanangaYosefa

26Tananisweswi,mitahlayelamihlotileyikhulukaka ematihlweniyaminayiyaemarhumbyiniyamina,uyitisa emahlwenikaYehovha,leswakuvukarhibyayenabyita sukaekamina

270Yosefan'wananga,uwilenjhani,hivokoraloyianga wahiyenakusukelaekusungulenikamisavakufikela namuntlha;hikuvaudlayiwilehikubiwahinala,u dlayiwilehitihanyi,kambehakunenendzaswitiva leswakuleswiswikuhumelerile,hikwalahokakutalaka swidyohoswamina.

28Pfukasweswiuvonandlelaleyikukarhatekakamina kubavakahayonaekawenan’wananga,hambileswindzi ngakukuriseke,kumbekukuvumba,kumbekukunyika moyanimoya-xiviri,kambeXikwembuhixonalexiku vumbekenikuakamarhambuyawenanikumafunengeta hinyama,xihefemulelaetinhompfinitawenamoyawa vutomi,kutanixikunyikawona

29KutanihakuneneXikwembulexikunyikekewenaeka mina,xikutekeekamina,kutanisweswoswiku humelerile

30Yakobeayaemahlweniavulavulakufananimarito lawamalunghananaYosefa,arilaswinene;awelaehansi kutaniamiyela.

31VanavaYakobehinkwavolokovavonakuxanisekaka tatawavona,vahundzukaekaleswivaswiendleke,na vonavarilaswinene.

32KutaniYudaapfukaatlakusanhlokoyatatawakwe ehansi,ayivekaexifuvenixakwe,asulamihlotiyatata wakweemarhameniyakwe,kutaniYudaarilahixirilo lexikuluswinene,kasinhlokoyatatawakweayitshamile exifuvenixakwe,yahakotisaribye

33VanavaYakobevavonakuxanisekakatatawavona, vatlakusamaritoyavonavayaemahlwenivarila,Yakobe ahaetleleehansikufananiribye

34Kutanivanavakwehinkwavovamajahanimalandza yakwenivanavanandzawakwevapfukavayimavan’wi rhendzelaleswakuvan’wichavelela,kutaniaalaku chaveleriwa.

35KutanindyanguhinkwawowaYakobowupfukawu rilahixirilolexikuluhikwalahokakuxanisekakaYosefa nitatawavona,kutanivutlharibyifikaekaIsaka,n’wana waAbrahama,tatawaYakobo,kutaniarilaswinene hikwalahokaYosefa,yenanindyanguwayenahinkwawo, kutaniasukalahaaatshamakonaeHebroni,nivavanuna vayenanayena,kutaniachavelelaYakoben’wanawakwe, kutaniaalakuchaveleriwa

36Endzhakukasweswo,Yakobeapfukaehansi,mihloti yayenaayikhulukaemarhameniyayena,kutaniakueka vanavayena:“Pfukanimitekamabangayan’winani vurhabyan’wina,miyaenhoveni,miyalavalokominga kumantsumbuwan’wanawamina,miwutiselaekamina leswakundzitawulahla”

37Nakambelava,ndzamikhongela,exikarhikaswiharhi miswihlota,nileswingatarhangamingasiswikhoma miswitiselaekamina,kumbexanaYehovhanamuntlhau tatwelavusiwanakuxanisekakamina,nikulunghiselela emahlwenikan’winaleswihandzuleken’wanawaminahi swiphemu-phemu,nikuswitisaekamina,kutanindzita rihiselamhakayan’wanawamina

38Vanavayenavamajahavaendlahilahatatawavonaa valerisekehakona,vapfukanimixoswinene,un’wanani un’wanaakhomebangarakwenivurhabyakwe,vaya enhovenivayahlotaswivandzana

39Yakobeaahahuwelelahiritoleritlakukeke,arila,a famba-fambaendlwini,arikarhiabamavoko,aku: “Yosefan’wananga,Yosefan’wananga”

41KutaniYakobeatekaxivandzanaemavokweniyavana vayena,kutaniahuwelelahiritolerikulunileririlaka,a khomexivandzanahivokorayena,avulavulahimbiluyo vavaekaxivandzanaaku:“Hayiniudyilen’wananga Yosefa,naswonaungachavinjhaniXikwembuxamisava kumbekuxanisekakaminahikwalahokan’wananga Yosefa?”

42Kutaniudyilen’wanawaminaswahava,hikuvaanga endlangamadzolonga,kutaniundziendlilenandzu hikwalahokayena,hikwalahoXikwembuxitalavaloyia xanisiwaka.

43KutaniYehovhaapfulanomuwaxivandzanaleswakua chavelelaYakobehimaritoyaxona,kutanixihlamula Yakobexin’wibyelamaritolawa.

44TanihileswiXikwembuxihanyakalexihitumbuluxeke emisaveni,nihilahamoya-xiviriwawenawuhanyaka hakona,hosiyanga,andzin’wivonangan’wanawawena, naswonaandzin’wihandzulanga,kambendzitilenile tikweniralekulekutalavan’wanawaminaloyianga sukaekaminanamuntlha,kambeandzitivilokoahanya kumbeafile

45Kutaninamuntlhandzitileenhovenikuyalavan’wana wamina,kutanivanavawenavamajahavandzikumile, vandzikhoma,vaengetelagomeramina,naswona namuntlhavandzitisileemahlwenikawena,kutani sweswindzikubyerilemaritoyaminahinkwawo.

46Kutanisweswi,Wenan’wanawamunhu,ndzile mavokweniyawena,naswonandziendlelanamuntlha hilahaswingavonakakaswiriswinenehakona ematihlweniyawena,kambehivutomibyaXikwembu lexindzitumbuluxeke,andzin’wivonangan’wanawa wena,naswonaandzin’wihandzulanga,naswonanyama yamunhuayinghenangaenon’winiwaminamasiku hinkwawoyavutomibyamina

47KutelokoYakobeatwamaritoyaxivandzanaahlamala swinene,kutaniahumesaxivandzanaevokweniraxona,xi famba

48Yakobeaaharilahiritoleritlakukekenikurilela Yosefasikunisiku,arilan’wanawakwemasikuyotala

NDZIMAYA44

1VanavaIximayelelavaxavekeYosefaekaVamidiyani, lavan’wixavekeekavamakwavo,vayaeEgiptanaYosefa, vafikaendzilakaneniwaEgipta,kutanilokovatshinela eEgipta,vahlangananivavanunavamunevavanava Medanin’wanawaAbrahama,lavahumekeetikwenira Egipta

40KutanivanavaYakobovayaemanangakuyakhoma swiharhi,kutaniwaswivompfundlawutaekavona,kutani van’wikhoma,van’witisaekatatawavona,vakueka yena:“Loyiiwosungulahin’wikuma,hin’witisaeka wenahilahauhilerisekehakona,naswonantsumbuwa n’wanawawenaahiwukumanga.”

2Vaismayelevakuekavona:“Xanamilavakuxava hlongaleriekahina?”vaku:“N'winyiketeekahina, kutanivanyiketaYosefaekavona,van'wivonaleswakua arijaharosasekaswinene,van'wixavahitixikeleta20” 3KutaniVaismayelevayaemahlweniniriendzoravona royaeEgiptanaswonaVamedaninavonavatlhelela aEgiptasikurero,kutaniVamedanivaku:“Hiswitwile leswakuPotifara,ndhunayaFaro,ndhunayavarindzi,u lavanandzaloneneloyiangatayimaemahlwenikayena leswakuan’witirhela,nikun’wivekamulanguteriwa yindluyakwenihinkwaswoswayena”

4Sweswitanaahin’wixaviselehileswihingaswi navelaka,lokoaswikotakuhinyikaleswihingatan’wi lavelaswona

5KutaniVamedanilavavayaendlwiniyaPotifaro,vaku ekayena:“Hiswitwileleswakuulavanandzalonene leswakuakutirhela,waswivo,hininandzaloyiangataku tsakisa,lokowokotakuhinyikaleswihingaswinavelaka, kutanihitan’wixaviselaekawena.”

6Potifaroaku:“N’witiseniemahlwenikamina,ndzita n’wivona,kutanilokoandzitsakisandzitaminyikaleswi mingan’wilavelakaswona”

7KutaniVamedanivafambavatisaYosefavan’wiveka emahlwenikaPotifaro,kutanian’wivona,an’witsakisa swinene,kutaniPotifaroakuekavona:“Ndzibyeleleswi miswilavakaekajahaleri?

8Vaku:“Hin’winavelaswiphemuswasilivhereswa400, kutaniPotifaroaku:“Ndzitakunyikayonalokowondzi tiselarungularakuxavisiwakayenaekawena,kutaniuta ndzibyelamatimuyakwe,hikuvakumbexanaangayiviwa, hikuvajahaleriahihlongakumben’wanawahlonga, kambendzixiyaekayenakulangutekakamunhulonene niwosaseka.”

9KutaniVamedanivafambavatisaVaismayelelavan’wi xavisekeekayena,van’wibyela,vaku:“Ihlonga naswonahirixaviseekavona.”

10PotifaroatwamaritoyaVaismayelelokoanyika Vamedanisilivhere,kutaniVamedanivatekasilivhereva famba,kutaniVaismayelenavonavatlhelelaekaya.

11KutaniPotifaroatekaYosefaan’witisaendlwini yakweleswakuan’witirhela,kutaniYosefaatsakeriwahi Potifaro,an’witshemba,an’wivekamulanguteriwa yindluyakwe,kutanianyiketahinkwaswoleswiaswiri swayenaevokwenirakwe

12YehovhaavanaYosefakutaniavamunhula humelelaka,kutaniYehovhaakatekisayindluyaPotifaro hikwalahokaYosefa

13Potifaroasiyahinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona evokweniraYosefa,Yosefaaariun’wanawalavaava endlaleswakuswiloswinghenanikuhuma,naswona hinkwaswoaswilawuriwahikunavelakayenaendlwini yaPotifaro

14Yosefaaarinimalembeya18hivukhale,arijahaleri nganimahloyosasekanikulangutekalokusasekeke, naswonaaangafaninayenaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta

15Enkarhiniwolowolokoahariendlwiniyan’wini wakwe,anghenanikuhumaendlwiniatlhelaakhathalela n’winiwakwe,Zelika,nsatiwan’winiwakwe,atlakusa mahloyakwealangutaYosefakutanian’wilanguta, kutaniwaswivo,aarimuntshwalasasekekenaswonaaa tsakeriwaswinene

16Aanavelakusasekakayenaembilwiniyayena,moyaxiviriwayenaawudzikeekaYosefa,an’wiyengasikuna siku,ZelikaaakhongotelaYosefasikunasiku,kambe Yosefaangatlakusangamahloleswakualangutansatiwa n’winiwayena

17Zelikaakuekayena:“Kulangutekakawenani xivumbekoxawenaswisasekileswonghasi,hakunenendzi langutilemahlongahinkwawo,kambeandzivonanga hlongarosasekakufananawena;Yosefaakuekayena: “Hakunene,loyiandzitumbuluxekeekhwiriniramanana, utumbuluxevanhuhinkwavo”

18Kutaniakuekayena:“Mahloyawenamasasekile swonghasi,lawaungapfilunganyavaakihinkwavova Egiptahawona,vavanunanivavasati;kutaniakuekayena: “Swisasekileswinenelokohahahanya,kambelokowo swivonaesirheni,hakuneneutavasukaekaswona.”

19Akuekayena:“Maritoyawenahinkwawomasasekile nikutsakisa;ndzikombelasweswi,tekaharipaleyinga endlwini,utlangahimavokoyawena,hiyingisamaritoya wena

20Kutaniakuekayena:“Maritoyaminamasasekileni kutsakisaswonghasilokondzivulavulakudzunisa Xikwembuxaminanikuvangamakaxona;kutaniaku ekayena:“Misisiyanhlokoyawenayisasekileswinene, vonaxikamaranaxansukulexingaendlwini,ndzikombela uxiteka,urhurhumerisamisisiyanhlokoyawena”

21Akuekayena:“Xanautavulamaritolawakufikela rini?tshikanikundzibyelamaritolawa,upfukau khathalelatimhakatawenatalekaya

22Kutaniakuekayena:“Akunamunhuendlwiniya mina,naswonaakunanchumuwokhathalelahandleka maritoyawenanikunavelakawena;kambekunga khatharisekileswihinkwaswo,angaswikotangakutisa Yosefaekayena,angavekangatihlorayenaekayena, kambeukongomisemahloyayenaehansiehansi

23KutaniZelikaakombelaYosefaembilwiniyayena, leswakuaetlelanayena,naswonahinkarhilowuYosefaa tshameendlwiniarikarhiaendlantirhowayena,Zelikaa taatshamaemahlwenikayena,kutanian’wiyengasiku nasikuhinkulumoyayenaleswakuaetlelanayena, kumbekutshamaan’wilanguta,kambeYosefaangan’wi yingisanga.

24Kutaniakuekayena:“Lokoungaendlihikulandza maritoyamina,ndzitakutshinyahinxupulowarifu,ndzi kuvekajokoransimbi.”

25Yosefaakuekayena:“HakuneneXikwembulexi tumbuluxekevanhuxintshunxatinhongatavabohiwa,hi xonalexingatandzikutsulaekhotswenirawenanileka vuavanyisibyawena”

26Lokoangaswikotikun’wihlula,kun’wikhongotela, nimoya-xiviriwayenawahatiyimiseleekayena,ku navelakayenakun’wihoxeekavuvabyilebyikulu

27VavasatihinkwavovaEgiptavatakutan’wiendzela, vakuekayena:“Hayiniuriexiyin’wenilexixaku hohloka?”wenalangapfumalikinchumu;hakunenenuna wawenaihosileyikulunileyixiximiwakaemahlwenika hosi,xanaufaneleupfumalanchumuekaleswimbiluya wenayiswinavelaka?

28Zelikaavahlamulaaku:“Namuntlhamitativisa leswakumpfilumpfilulowuwuhumakwihilowumindzi vonakaekawona,kutanialerisamalandzayayenaya xisatileswakumalunghiselelavavasatihinkwavo swakudya,kutaniavaendlelankhuvo,kutanivavasati hinkwavovadyaendlwiniyaZelika”

29Hilokoavanyikamabangaleswakuvarhundzaticitronleswakuvatidya,kutanialerisaleswakuvaambexa Yosefaswiambaloswodurha,nileswakuahumelela emahlwenikavona,kutaniYosefaataemahlwenika mahloyavonakutanivavasatihinkwavovalangutaYosefa, vangaswikotikususamahloyavonaekayena,kutani hinkwavovatsemamavokoyavonahimabangalawaava

rinawonaemavokweniyavona,kutaniti-citronhinkwato letiatiriemavokweniyavonaatitelengati.

30Avangaswitivileswivaswiendlekekambeva hambetevalangutakusasekakaYosefa,avan’wi fularhelanga.

31Zelikaavonaleswivaswiendleke,akuekavona:“Hi wihintirholowumiwuendleke?”vonanindziminyikileti citronsleswakumidyanaswonahinkwenumitseme mavokoyan’wina

32Vavasatihinkwavovavonamavokoyavona,vavona matelengati,ngatiyavonayikhulukaehenhlakatinguvu tavona,vakuekayena:“Nandzaloyiangaendlwiniya wenauhihlurile,naswonaahiswikotangakun’wi fularhelamahlohikwalahokakusasekakayena”

33Hilokoakuekavona:“Hakuneneleswiswimi humelerilehinkarhilowumin’wilangutekehawona, kambeamingaswikotikutikhomaekayena;kutanindzi ngatikhorisakuyinilokoatshamaariendlwiniyamina, naswonandzin’wivonasikunasikuanghenanikuhuma endlwiniyamina?kutanindzingaswikotisakuyiniku tikhomaleswakundzingahungutiwikumbehambikuriku lovahikwalahokaleswi?

34Kutanivakuekayena,maritointiyiso,hikuvaimani loyiangavonakaxivumbekolexixosasekaendlwinia n’wipapalata,naswonaxanaahihlongarawenanimutirhi wawenaendlwiniyawena,naswonahayiniungan’wi byelileswingaembilwiniyawena,naswonaupfumelela moya-xiviriwawenakulovahikwalahokamhakaleyi?

35Kutaniakuekavona:“Sikunisikundziringetakun’wi khorwisa,naswonaangepfumelikunavelakamina, naswonandzin’witshembisehinkwaswoleswinene, kambehambiswiritanoandzingaswikotikuhlangana nakuvuyaekayena;Hikwalahondzilekaxiyimoxo hungutekahilahamiswivonakahakona.

36Zelikaavabyaswinenehikwalahokakunavelakayena Yosefa,avabyaswinenehikwalahokayena,naswona vanhuhinkwavovayindluyaZelikaninunawayenaava ngativinchumuhimhakaleyi,leswakuZelikaaavabya hikwalahokarirhandzurayenaekaYosefa

37Vanhuhinkwavovamutiwayenavan’wivutisavaku: “Hayiniuvabya,uhelamatimba,ungapfumalinchumu?” akuekavona:“Andzitivinchumulowuwuandzakasiku nasikuekamina.”

38Vavasatihinkwavonivanghanavayenavatasikuna sikukutan'wivona,vavulavulanayena,akuekavona: “LeswiswingaendlekantsenahirirhandzuraYosefa;va kukayena:“N’wiyenge,un’wikhomaexihundleni, kumbexanaangakuyingisa,asusarifuleriekawena.”

39Zelikaanyanyakubihahikwalahokarirhandzurayena ekaYosefa,ahambetaatshika,kukondzaakayivela matimbayoyima

40Hisikurin’wanaYosefaaarikarhiaendlantirhowa n’winiwakweendlwini,Zelikaataexihundleni,an’wi welahixitshuketa,kutaniYosefaapfukelayena,arini matimbakutlulayena,an’wiwiselaehansi

41HilokoZelikaarilahikwalahokakunavelakambilu yakweekayena,an’wikombelahikurila,mihlotiyakwe yikhulukaemarhameniyakwe,avulavulanayenahirito raxikombelonihikuhlundzukakamoya-xiviri,aku: 42Xanautshameutwa,uvonakumbeutivawansatiwo sasekaswonghasikufananamina,kumbekuantswaku

tlulamina,loyiavulavulakanawenasikunasiku,awela ekuhonisenihirirhandzuekawena,akunyikaku xiximekalokuhinkwako,kambehambiswiritanoawu ngeyingisiritoramina?

43Lokokurihikuchavan’winiwawenaleswakuanga kuxupula,tanihileswihosiyihanyakaakungeku humelelikhombolerihumakaekan’winiwawena hikwalahokamhakaleyi;sweswi,hikokwalahokhongelau ndziyingisa,upfumelahikwalahokakuxiximekaloku ndzikunyikekekona,utshikarifuleriekamina,naswona hayinindzifanelekufelahikwalahokawena?kutania tshikakuvulavula

44Yosefaan’wihlamula,aku:“Ndzipapalata,utshikela n’winiwaminamhakaleyi;waswivo,n'winiwaminaa ngaswitivileswinganaminaendlwini,hikuva hinkwaswoleswingaswayenauswinyiketile emavokweniyamina,kutanindzitaswiendlanjhaniswilo leswiendlwiniyan'winiwamina?

45Hikuvanayenaundzixiximengopfuendlwiniyayena, naswonaundziendlilenimulanguteriwayindluyayena, kutaniundzitlakusile,naswonaakunamunhulonkulu endlwinileyikutlulamina,naswonan’winiwaminaanga ndzisivelanganchumu,handlekawenaloyiungansatiwa yena,xanaungandzibyelanjhanimaritolawa,naswona ndzingaendlanjhanivubihilebyikulunixidyohoeka Xikwembuninunawawena?

46Sweswi,ndzipapalata,ungahavulavulimaritoyofana nilawa,hikuvaandzingemayingisimaritoyawena. KambeZelikaangayingisangaYosefalokoan'wibyela maritolawa,kambesikunasikuaan'wiyengaleswakua n'wiyingisa.

47Endzhakukasweswo,nambuwaEgiptawutalaehenhla kamatlhelohinkwawoyawona,kutanivaakihinkwavova Egiptavahuma,naswonahosinitihosanavahumavari karhivacinanikucina,hikuvaakurintsakolowukulu eEgipta,niholideyihinkarhiwakukhukhulakalwandle raSihori,kutanivayakonavayatsakasikuhinkwaro.

48LokoVaegiptavahumaenambyenivayatsaka,hilahaa vatolovelekilehakona,vanhuhinkwavovayindluya Potifarovafambenavona,kambeZelikaangaswilaviku fambanavona,hikuvaute:“Andzikarhatekile,naswona utshameariyexeendlwini,naswonaakungarinamunhu un’wanaloyiaarinayenaendlwini.”

49Kutaniapfukaatlhandlukelaetempeleniyakwe endlwini,aambalatinguvutavuhosana,aambalamaribye yarisimayamaribyeyaonikisienhlokweniyakwe,lama pendiwekehisilivhereninsuku,asasekisaxikandzani nhlongeyakwehimixakahinkwayoyamatiyobasisaya vavasati,anun’hwetelatempeleniyindluhicassianimirhi yarisuna,ahalatamirhinimirhiyarisunaaloes,kutani endzhakukasweswoatshamaenyangweniyatempele, ehubyeniyayindlu,leyiYosefaahundzakahayonakuya endlantirhowayena,kutaniwaswivoYosefaahuma enhoveni,anghenaendlwinikuyaendlantirhowan'wini wayena

50Kutaniafikaendhawinileyiaafanelekuhundzaeka yona,kutaniavonantirhohinkwawowaZelika,atlhelela endzhaku

51ZelikaavonaYosefaatlhelelaendzhakuekayena,a n'wihuwelelaaku,XanauvavisayiniYosefa?tana

entirhweniwawena,kutaniwaswivo,ndzitakupfulela ndhawukukondzauhundzaexitshan'winixawena.

52KutaniYosefaavuyaafikaendlwini,ahundzakusuka kwalahoayaendhawiniyaxituluxayena,kutaniatshama ehansiaendlantirhowan’winiwayenatanihintolovelo kutaniavonaZelikaataekayenaayimaemahlwenika yenaaambaleswiambaloswavuhosi,ninun’hwelolowu humakaekaswiambaloswayenawuhangalakileekule.

53HilokoahatlisaakhomaYosefanitinguvutayena,a kuekayena:“Kukotisahosileyihanyakalokoungaendli xikombeloxaminautafanamuntlha,kutaniahatlisaa tshambulutavokorayenalerin’wanaahumesabanga ehansikatinguvutayena,arivekaenhan’winiyaYosefa, kutaniaku:“Pfukauendlaxikombeloxamina,naswona lokoungafanganamuntlha”

54KutaniYosefaan’wichavalokoaendlaleswi,kutania pfukaan’wibalekela,kutaniakhomaemahlwenika tinguvutayena,kutanihikuchavakakubalekakayena nguvuleyiZelikaayikhomekeyihandzukile,kutani YosefaasiyanguvuevokweniraZelika,kutaniabalekaa huma,hikuvaaachava

55KutelokoZelikaavonaleswakunguvuyaYosefayi handzukile,nileswakuuyisiyeevokwenirayena,a baleka,achavavutomibyayena,leswakurungularinga hangalakimalunghananayena,kutaniapfukaaendla vukanganyisi,ahluvulaswiambaloleswiaambaleke swona,kutaniaambalatinguvutayenatin’wana

56KutaniatekanguvuyaYosefa,ayivekaetlheloka yena,kutaniayatshamaendhawinileyiatshamekeeka yonahivuvabyibyayena,vanhuvayindluyayenavanga sihumavayaenambyeni,kutaniavitanajahaleriariri endlwinihinkarhiwolowo,kutanian’wilerisaleswakua vitanavanhuvayindluekayena

57Lokoavavonaakuekavonahiritolerikulunikurila: “VonaMuheveruloyin’winiwan’winaandzitiseke swonaendlwini,hikuvanamuntlhautilekutaetlelana mina.”

58Hikuvalokomihumile,ataendlwini,kutaniavona leswakuakungarinamunhuendlwini,ataekamina,a ndzikhoma,hixikongomeloxoetlelanamina.

59Kutanindzikhomatinguvutayena,ndzitihandzula, ndzin’wihuwelelahiritolerikulu,kutanilokondzitlakusa ritoraminaachavavutomibyayenakutaniasiyanguvu yayenaemahlwenikamina,abaleka

60Vanhuvayindluyayenaavangavulavulinchumu, kambevukaribyavonabyipfurheleYosefaswinene, kutanivayaekan’winiwayenavayan’wibyelamaritoya vukanganyisibyayena.

61Potifaroavuyaekayaahlundzukile,nsatiwayenaa huwelelaaku:“Iyinileswiundziendlekeswonahikutisa Yena”swekanandzaendlwiniyamina,hikuvanamuntlha utileekaminakutatlanganamina;undziendlilehi ndlelaleyinamuntlha

62Potifaroatwamaritoyansatiwayena,kutanialerisa leswakuYosefaaxupuriwahiswibakeleleswikulu,kutani van’wiendlatano

63Lokovarikarhivan’wiba,Yosefaahuwelelahirito lerikulu,atlakusamahloyakwealangutaetilweni,aku: “WeHOSIXikwembu,waswitivaleswakuandzina nandzuekaswiloleswihinkwaswo,naswonahayini namuntlhandzitafanamuntlhahikwalahokamavunwa,hi

vokoravanhulavavohombolokalavangayimbangiki, lavauvativaka?

64LokovavanunavaPotifarovarikarhivabaYosefa,a yaemahlweniahuwelelaarila,kutanikuvanin’wanaloyi aarinitin’hwetitakhume-n’wehivukhale,kutani Yehovhaapfulanomuwan’wana,kutaniavulamarito lawaemahlwenikavavanunavaPotifaro,lavaavaba Yosefa,aku:

65Milavayiniekawanunaloyi,naswonahikwalahoka yinimin’wiendlaswobihaleswi?mananauvulavula mavunwaatlhelaavulavulamavunwa;xisweswoakuri kuxaviselana

66Kutanin’wanaavabyelahikukongomahinkwaswo leswihumeleleke,kutaniavabyelamaritohinkwawolawa ZelikaamabyelekeYosefasikunisiku

67Kutanivavanunahinkwavovatwamaritoyan’wana kutanivahlamalaswinenehimaritoyan’wana,kutani n’wanaatshikakuvulavulaamiyela

68Potifaroakhomiwahitinganaswinenehimaritoya n’wanawakwe,kutanialerisavavanunavakweleswakuva ngahabaYosefa,kutanivavanunavolavovatshikakuba Yosefa.

69PotifaroatekaYosefaalerisaleswakuatengisiwa emahlwenikavaprista,lavaavarivaavanyisivahosi, leswakuvatan’wiavanyisahimhakaleyi.

70KutaniPotifaronaYosefavayaemahlwenikavaprista lavaavarivaavanyisivahosi,akuekavona:“Ndzami endlaxibohoxaleswakunandzaufanelekuavanyisa kwihi,hikuvauendlileleswi”

71KutanivapristavakuekaYosefa:“Hayiniuendle n’winiwawenamhakaleyi?”Yosefaavahlamula,aku: “Aswitanovahosivamina,mhakaleyiayiritano;kutani PotifaroakuekaYosefa:“Hakunenendzinyiketile emavokweniyawenahinkwaswoleswingaswamina, kambeandzikusivelanganchumuhandlekansatiwa mina,naswonaungaswikotisakuyinikuendlaswobiha leswi?

72Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Aswitano,hosiyanga,tanihi leswiYehovhaahanyaka,nihilahamoya-xiviriwawena wuhanyakahakona,hosiyanga,ritoleriuritwekeeka nsatiwawenaahintiyiso,hikuvamhakaleyiayiritano namuntlha”

73Kuhundzelembeekaminakusukelalokondziri endlwiniyawena;xanauvonilekuhombolokakwihina kwihiekamina,kumbenchumuwun'wanalowungaku endlakaulavavutomibyaminaxana?

74KutanivapristavakuekaPotifaro:“Hikombela,rhuma, vatatisaemahlwenikahinanguvuyaYosefaleyi handzukeke,hivonamihlotileyingaekayona,naswona lokoswingaendlekaleswakumihlotiyiriemahlwenika nguvu,kutanixikandzaxayenaxifanelexilangutanena yenanaswonaufanelean’wikhomile,ataekayena, naswonansatiwawenauendlehinkwaswoleswiaswi vulekehivuxisi”

75KutanivatisanguvuyaYosefaemahlwenikavaprista lavaavarivaavanyisi,kutanivavonanikuvonamihloti yiriemahlwenikaYosefa,vapristahinkwavolava avanyisakavaswitivaleswakuun’witshikilerile,vaku: “Kuavanyisiwakarifuakufaneriwihihlongalerihikuva ariendlanganchumu,kambekuavanyisakaronahi

leswakuavekiwaendlwiniyalekhotswenihikwalahoka xiviko,lexifambekehiyena.”uyalwanansatiwawena.

76Potifaroatwamaritoyavona,an’wivekaendlwiniya lekhotsweni,kungandhawuleyivabohiwavahosiva pfaleriwekeekayona,Yosefaaariendlwiniyavupfalo malembeya12

77Kungakhatharisekileswi,nsatiwan’winiwayenaa ngan’wifularhelanga,naswonaangatshikangaku vulavulanayenasikunasikuleswakuan’wiyingisa, naswonaekuhelenikatin’hwetitinharhuZelikaaya emahlweniayaekaYosefaendlwiniyavuhlayiselosikuna siku,kutanian’wiyengaleswakuan’wiyingisa,kutani ZelikaakuekaYosefa:“Utatshamakufikelarini endlwinileyi?”kambeyingisaritoraminasweswi,ndzita kuhumesaendlwinileyi”

78Yosefaan’wihlamulaaku:“Swaantswaekaminaku tshamaendlwinileyikurinikuyingisamaritoyawena, ndzidyohelaXikwembu;kutaniakuekayena:“Lokou ngahetisisikunavelakamina,ndzitakutshovelamahlo, ndziengetelaswibohaemilengeniyawena,ndzikunyiketa emavokweniyalavaawungavativikhale”

79Yosefaan’wihlamulaaku:“Waswivo,Xikwembuxa misavahinkwayoxaswikotakundzikutsulaeka hinkwaswoleswiungandziendlakaswona,hikuvaxi pfulamahloyalavafekemahlo,xintshunxalavabohiweke, xihlayisavaluverihinkwavolavangatolovelangikitiko”

80LokoZelikaangaswikotikukucetelaYosefaleswaku an’wiyingisa,atshikakuyan’wiyenga;kutaniYosefaa hapfaleriweendlwiniyavuhlayiseloYakobetatawa Yosefa,nivamakwavohinkwavolavaavarietikwenira Kanana,avaharilanikurilaemasikwiniwolawo hikwalahokaYosefa,hikuvaYakobeaaalaku chaveleriwahikwalahokaYosefan'wanawayena,kutani Yakobeahuwelelahiritolerikulu,arila,arilamasiku wolawohinkwawo

NDZIMAYA45

1Hinkarhiwolowohilemberero,kungalemberaku rhelelakaYosefaaEgiptaendzhakukalokovamakwavova n’wixavise,Rhuvenin’wanawaYakoboayaeTimina,a tekaEliuramu,n’wanawaAviwaMukanana,avansatiwa yena,kutaniataekayena.

2EliyuramunsatiwaRhuveniatika,an’wivelekela Hanoko,naPalu,naKetsironinaKarimi,vanavamuneva majaha;SimiyonimakwavoatekaDinamakwavowayena avansati,kutanian'wivelekelaMemuwele,naYamini,na Ohadi,naYakininaSokara,vanavantlhanuvamajaha.

3EndzhakukasweswoafikaekaBunawansatiwa Mukanana,hiyenaBunaloyiSimiyonian’witekeke evuhlongeniemutiniwaXikeme,Bunaaariemahlwenika Dinaan’wikhathalela,Simiyoniataekayena,an’wi velekelaSawulo

4HinkarhiwolowoYudaayaeAdulami,afikaeka wanunawaleAdulamu,vitorayenaakuriHira,kutani Yudaavonakwalahon’wanawawanunawaleKanana, vitorayenaakuriAliyati,n’wanawaXuwa,kutanian’wi teka,ataekayena,kutaniAliyatiavelekelaYuda,Ere, OnaninaXilo;vanavanharhuvamajaha

5LevhinaIsakaravayaetikweniralevuxeni,vateka vanavavanhwanyanavaYobabun’wanawaYokitani,

n’wanawaEbere,vavavasati;Yobabun'wanaYoktaniaa rinivanavambirhivavanhwanyana;vitorankulukumbaa kuriAdina,kasilontsongoakuriArida

6LevhiatekaAdina,IsakaraatekaArida,vafikaetikweni raKanana,endlwiniyatatawavona,Adinaatswalela Levhi,Gerxoni,KehatinaMerari;vanavanharhuva majaha

7AridaavelekelaIsakaraTola,Puva,YobonaXomroni, vanavamunevamajaha;kutaniDaniayaetikwenira Mowabu,atekaAfalaleti,n'wanaKamudaniwa Mumowabu,avansati,an'witisaetikweniraKanana 8Afilatiaangarinantswamba,angarinan’wana,kutani endzhakukasweswoXikwembuxitsundzukaAfilatinsati waDani,kutaniatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’wi thyavitoraKuximu

9GadinaNeftalivayaeHarani,vatekavanava vanhwanyanavaAmuramun’wanawaUzi,n’wanawa Nahoro,vavavasatikusukakwalaho

10LawaimavitoyavanavavanhwanyanavaAmuramu; vitorankulukumbaakuriMerima,vitoralontsongoaku riUziti;NeftaliatekaMerima,GadiatekaUziti;kutania vatisaetikweniraKanana,endlwiniyatatawavona.

11MerimaavelekelaNeftaliYakizeele,Guni,Yazerena Xalema,vanavamunevamajaha;UzitiavelekelaGadi Zefiyoni,naKagi,naXune,naEziboni,naEri,naArodina Arali,vanavamajahavankombo

12AxereahumaayatekaAdonin’wanawaAfalali, n’wanawaHadada,n’wanawaIximayele,avansati, kutanian’witisaetikweniraKanana

13AdoninsatiwaAxereafaemasikwiniwolawo; endzhakukarifuraAdoni,Axereayaentsungeniwa nambu,atekaHaduran'wanaAbimaele,n'wanaEbere, n'wanaXeme,avansati

14Nhwanyanaloyiaalangutekakahlenaswonaaari wansatiwavutlhari,aarinsatiwaMalkiyelen’wanawa Elamu,n’wanawaXeme

15HaduraavelekelaMalkiyelen’wanawanhwanyana,a n’withyavitoraSeraka,endzhakukasweswoMalkiyelea fa,kutaniHaduraayatshamaendlwiniyatatawakwe

16EndzhakukakufakansatieAxere,ayatekaHaduraa vansati,an’witisaetikweniraKanana,naSerakan’wana wakwewanhwanyanautenavona,arinimalembe manharhuhivukhale,nhwanyanaloyiakurisiweendlwini yaYakobe

17Nhwanyanaloyiaalangutekakahle,afambahitindlela letikwetsimisiweketavanavaYakobe;angapfumala nchumu,kutaniHOSIXikwembuxin'winyikevutlharini kutwisisa.

18HaduransatiwaAxereatika,an’wivelekelaYimna, Yixiva,YixivinaBeriya;vanavamunevamajaha 19ZebuloniayaeMidiyani,atekaMerisan’wanawa Moladi,n’wanawaAbida,n’wanawaMidiyani,an’wi yisaetikweniraKanana

20MeruxaatswalelaZebuloniSered,EloninaYakliele; vanavanharhuvamajaha

21HilokoYakobearhumelaritoekaAramu,n’wanawa Soba,n’wanawaTera,atekan’wanawakweBenjamini Mekalian’wanawaSiriya,kutaniafikaetikwenira KananaendlwiniyaYakobe;Benjaminiaarinimalembe yakhumehivukhalelokoatekaMekaliyan'wanawa Siriya,avansatiwayena

22KutaniMekaliyaatika,avelekelaBenjaminiBela, Bekere,Axibele,GeranaNamani,vanavantlhanuva majaha;Benjaminiafambaendzhakukasweswo,ateka nsatiAribati,n'wanaXomuroni,n'wanaAbrahama,ku engetelaekansatiwayenawosungula,arinimalembeya khume-nhungu;AribatiatswalelaBenjaminiAki,naVoxi, naMupimi,naKhupimi,naOrd;vanavantlhanuva majaha.

23EmasikwiniwolawoYudaayaendlwiniyaXemeaya tekaTamarin’wanawaElamun’wanawaXemeavansati waEren’wanawakwewamativula

24KutaniEreayaekansatiwayenaTamari,kutaniava nsatiwayena,kutanilokoafikaekayenaalovisambewu yayenaehandle,kutanintirhowayenawubihile emahlwenikaYehovha,kutaniYehovhaan’widlaya

25EndzhakukarifuraEre,mativulayaYuda,Yudaa byelaOnani,uyaekansatiwamakwenu,un’witekatanihi xakaralekusuhi,uyakurisambewuekamakwenu

26KutaniOnaniatekaTamariavansati,ataekayena, Onaninayenaaendlakufananintirhowamakwavo, ntirhowayenaawubihileemahlwenikaYehovha,atlhela an’widlaya.

27LokoOnaniafa,YudaakuekaTamara:“Tshama endlwiniyatatawawenakukondzan’wanawaminaXiloa kula,kutaniYudaangahatsakeliTamarikun’winyiketa eXilo,hikuvaute:“Kumbexananayenautafakufanani vamakwavo”

28KutaniTamariapfukaafambaayatshamaendlwiniya tatawakwe,kutaniTamariatshamaendlwiniyatata wakwenkarhinyana

29Hikuhundzukakalembe,AliyatinsatiwaYudaafa; kutaniYudaachaveleriwahikwalahokansatiwayena, kutaniendzhakukarifuraAliyati,Yudaatlhandlukelana HiramunghanawayenaeTiminakuyatsemetatinyimpfu tavona

30KutaniTamariatwaleswakuYudautlhandlukele eTiminakuyatsemetatinyimpfu,nileswakuXiloukurile, Yudaangan’witsakeli

31KutaniTamariapfukaahluvulatinguvutavunonibya yena,an’wiambexaxifunengeto,atifunengetahikuhelela, ayatshamaegondzweniramaninamani,leringa egondzwenileriyakaeTimina

32KutaniYudaahundzaan’wivona,an’witeka,ataeka yena,kutanihinkarhiwakuveleka,akurinimawele ekhwirinirakwe,kutaniathyavitoraPeresiwosungula,a thyawavumbirhivitoraZara.

NDZIMAYA46

1EmasikwiniwolawoYosefaahapfaleriweendlwiniya khotsoetikweniraEgipta

2EnkarhiniwolowovatirhivaFaroavayimeemahlweni kayena,kungatindhunatavampfampfarhutinitindhuna tavabakilavaavarivahosiyaEgipta

3Mubakiatekavhinyoayivekaemahlwenikahosi leswakuyinwa,mubakiavekaxinkwaemahlwenikahosi leswakuadya,hosiyinwavhinyoyidyaxinkwa,yonani malandzayayonanivatirhelilavadyakaetafulenirahosi

4Lokovarikarhivadyanikunwa,mubakinimubakiva tshamilekwalaho,kutanivatirhelivaFarovakumatinjiya

totalaekavhinyoleyimubakiayitiseke,kutaniku kumiwamaribyeyanitreekaxinkwaxamubaki.

5NdhunayavarindziyivekaYosefakuvanandzaeka tindhunataFaro,tindhunataFarotipfaleriwelembe rin’we.

6Lokolemberihela,havumbirhibyavonavalorhe milorhohivusikubyin’we,endhawinileyiavapfaleriwe ekayonalahaavapfaleriwekona,kutaninimixoYosefaa taekavonaleswakuatavakhathalelatanihintolovelo, kutaniavavona,kutaniwaswivo,swikandzaswavonaa swirinigomenigome

7Yosefaavavutisaaku:“Hayiniswikandzaswan’wina swirinigomenikuvilelanamuntlha?vakuekayena:“Hi lorhenorho,kambeakunamunhulawuhlamuselaka; kutaniYosefaakukavona:“Ndzikombelamindzibyela norhowan'wina,kutaniXikwembuxitaminyika nhlamuloyakurhulahilahamilavakahakona”

8MuxavisiabyelaYosefanorhowayena,aku:“Ndzi voneenorhweniwamina,kutaniwaswivo,murhiwa vhinyalowukuluawuriemahlwenikamina,kutani ehenhlakamurhiwolowowavhinyandzivonemarhavi manharhu,kutanimurhiwavhinyawuhatlisawuhlukawu fikawutlakukaswinene,swirhabyanaswawonaswi vupfileswihundzukamadiriva

9Kutanindzitekamadirivandzimakandziyelaeka xinwelo,ndzimavekaevokweniraFarokutanianwa; Yosefaakuekayena:“Marhavimanharhulamanga ehenhlakamurhiwavhinyaimasikumanharhu.”

10Hambiswiritanokungasihelamasikumanharhu,hosi yitalerisaleswakuuhumesiwakutaniyikutlherisela entirhweniwawena,utanyikahosivhinyoyayona leswakuyinwakufananilekusungulenilokouri muphameriwayona;kambendzipfumelelendzikuma tintswaloemahlwenikawena,leswakuutandzitsundzuka ekaFarolokoswitakufambelakahle,undziendlelamusa, undzihumesaekhotswenileri,hikuvandziyiviwileekule etikweniraKanana,ndzixavisiwilendzivahlonga endhawinileyi

11Naswonaleswiubyeriwekeswonamalunghananinsati wan’winiwaminaimavunwa,hikuvavandzivekile ekhotswenilerirahava;kutanimufambisiwaswakudyaa hlamulaYosefa,aku:“Lokohosiyindzikhomakahleku fananilekusunguleni,hilahaundzihlamuselekehakona rohetelela,ndzitaendlahinkwaswoleswiuswinavelaka, ndzikuhumesaekhotswenileri”

12Mubaki,lokoavonaleswakuYosefauhlamuselekahle norhowamupfuni,nayenaatshinela,abyelaYosefa norhowayenahinkwawo.

13Kutaniakuekayena:“Lorhweniwaminandzivoneni kuvonamabasikitimanharhuyobasaenhlokweniyamina, kutanindzilanguta,ndzivonaekaxirhundzuxalehenhlahenhlaakurinimixakahinkwayoyanyamaleyibakiweke yaFaro,kutaniwaswivotinyenyanatirikarhitiyidya enhlokweniyamina

14Yosefaakuekayena:“Mabasikitimanharhulawauma vonekeimasikumanharhu,kambekungasihelamasiku manharhuFaroutahluvulanhlokoyawena,akuhayeka emurhini,tinyenyanatitadyanyamayawena,hilahauswi vonekehakonaenorhweniwawena”

15Emasikwiniwolawohosiyaxisatiayirikusuhiniku tswariwa,kutanihisikureroyivelekelahosiyaEgipta

n’wanawajaha,kutanivatwarisaleswakuhosiyikume n’wanawayonawamativulanivanhuhinkwavovaEgipta swin’wenitindhunanimalandzayaFarovatsakaswinene 16HisikuravunharhurakuvelekiwakayenaFaroa endlelatindhunanimalandzayayenankhuvo,mavuthuya tikoraSowaraniratikoraEgipta

17KutanivanhuhinkwavovaEgiptanimalandzayaFaro vatadyanikunwanihosienkhubyeniwan’wanawayona, nikutsakahikutsakakahosi

18Vatirhela-mfumohinkwavovahosinimalandzaya yonaavatsakilehinkarhiwolowokuringanamasikuya nhunguenkhubyeni,vatitsakisahiswichayachayanaswa mixakahinkwayo,hiswichayachayanaswatinsimunihi kucinaendlwiniyahosikuringanamasikuyatsevu 19Muxavisiwaswakudya,loyiYosefaan’wihlamuseleke norhowakwe,arivalaYosefa,angan’wiboxiekahosi hilahaatshembisekehakona,hikuvamhakaleyiayihuma ekaHosileswakuataxupulaYosefahikuvaaatshemba munhu.

20EndzhakukasweswoYosefaatshamaendlwiniyale khotswenimalembemambirhi,kukondzaahetamalembe ya12.

NDZIMAYA47

1Isakan’wanawaAbrahamaaahahanyaemasikwini wolawoetikweniraKanana;aadyuharileswinene,arini malembeyadzananamakumentsevu,Esawun'wanawa yena,makwavowaYakobo,aarietikweniraEdomu,yena nivanavayenaavarinirifuwoexikarhikavanavaSeyira 2Esawuatwaleswakunkarhiwatatawakwewutshinela wakufa,kutaniyenanivanavakwevamajahanindyangu wakwevafikaetikweniraKanana,endlwiniyatatawakwe, kutaniYakobonivanavakwevamajahavahuma endhawinileyiavatshamaekayonaeHebroni,hinkwavo vafikaekatatawavonaIsaka,kutanivakumaEsawuni vanavakwevamajahaentsongeni.

3Yakobenivanavakwevamajahavatshameemahlweni katatawakweIsaka,YakobeaharilaYosefan’wana wakwe.

4HilokoIsakaakuekaYakobe:“Ndzitisevanavawena laha,ndzitavakatekisa;kutaniYakobeatisavanavayena vakhume-n'weemahlwenikatatawayenaIsaka.

5HilokoIsakaavekamavokoyakweehenhlakavana hinkwavovaYakobo,avakhomaavaangarha,ava tswontswahaun’we-un’we,kutaniIsakaavakatekisahi sikurero,akuekavona:“OngeXikwembuxavatatawa n’winaxingamikatekisanikuandzisambewuyan’wina kufananitinyeletitamatilohinhlayo”

6IsakaatlhelaakatekisavanavaEsawu,aku: “Xikwembuaxingakuchavisanikuchavisaeka hinkwavolavangatakuvonanivalalavawenahinkwavo.”

7HilokoIsakaavitanaYakobenivanavayena,hinkwavo vatavatshamaemahlwenikaIsaka,Isakaakueka Yakobo:“HosiXikwembuxamisavahinkwayoundzi byerile:‘Ndzitanyikambewuyawenatikoleririva ndzhakalokovanavawenavahlayisamilawuyaminani tindlelatamina,kutanindzitavahetisisaxihlambanyolexi ndzixihlambanyelekeAbrahamatatawawena

8Sweswin’wananga,dyondzisavanavawenanivanava wenakuchavaYehovha,nikufambahindlelaleyinene

leyingatatsakisaYehovhaXikwembuxawena,hikuva lokouhlayisatindlelataYehovhanimilawuyayena, Yehovhautatlhelaakuhlayisantwananowayenana Abrahama,naswonautaendlaleswineneekawenani mbewuyawenamasikuhinkwawo.

9KutelokoIsakaahetilekulerisaYakobenivanavayena, atshikamoyaafa,ahlengeletiwaekavanhuvayena 10HilokoYakobenaEsawuvawahixikandzaxaIsaka tatawavona,varila,Isakaaarinimalembeya180hi vukhalelokoafaetikweniraKanana,eHebroni,kutani vanavayenavamajahavan’wiyisaebakweniraMakipela, leriAbrahamaarixavekeekavanavaHetileswakuriva ndzhakayaxilahlo.

11TihosihinkwatotatikoraKananatifambanaYakobe naEsawukuyalahlaIsaka,tihosihinkwatotaKananati kombiseIsakaxichavolexikuluekufenikayena.

12VanavaYakobenivanavaEsawuvarhendzelekava ngaambalanganchumu,varikarhivarilakukondzava fikaeKireata-Arba.

13KutaniYakobenaEsawuvalahlatatawavonaIsaka ebakweniraMakipela,leringaeKiriyati-ArbaeHebroni, van’wilahlahikuxiximekalokukulu,kufananilokoku lahliwatihosi

14HilokoYakobenivanavakwe,naEsawunivanavakwe, nitihosihinkwatotaKanana,tirilangopfu,tin’wilahlati tlhelatin’wirilamasikuyotala

15LokoIsakaafa,usiyeswifuwoswayenanirifuwora yenanihinkwaswoswayenaekavanavayenavamajaha; kutaniEsawuakuekaYakobe:“Ndzakukombela, hinkwaswoleswitatawahinaaswisiyekehitaswi avanyisahiswiphemuswimbirhi,kutanindzitavaniku hlawula,kutaniYakoboaku:“Hitaendlatano”

16YakobeatekahinkwaswoleswiIsakaaswisiyeke etikweniraKanana,swifuwoniswifuwo,aswivekahi swiphemuswimbirhiemahlwenikaEsawunivanavayena, kutaniakuekaEsawu:“Vonaleswihinkwaswoswile mahlwenikawena,tihlawulelehafuleyiungatayiteka.”

17YakobeakuekaEsawu:“Yingisaleswindzingataku byelaswona,ndziku:‘HosiXikwembuxamatiloni misavauvulavulenavatatawahinaAbrahamanaIsaka,a ku:“Ndzitanyikambewuyawenatikoleririvandzhaka hilahakungaheriki”

18Sweswihinkwaswoleswitatawahinaaswisiyekeswi lemahlwenikawena,kutanitikohinkwarorilemahlweni kawena;hlawulaleswiuswinavelakaekavona

19Lokounavelatikohinkwaroritekewenanivanava wenahilahakungaheriki,kutaniminandzitatekarifuwo leri,naswonaunavelaleswakurifuworiritekelawena, kutanindzitatekatikoleriraminaniravanavamina leswakuvaritekahilahakungaheriki

20HinkarhiwolowoNebayotin’wanawaIximayeleaari etikweninivanavakwe,kutaniEsawuafambahisikurero ayavulavurisananayena,aku

21Yakobeuvulavulenaminahindlelaleyi,kutaniundzi hlamulehindlelaleyi,sweswinyikelaxitsundzuxoxa wenakutanihitayingisa

22Nebayotiaku:“IyinileswiYakoboakubyeleke swona?”vonanivanahinkwavovaKananavatshamava sirhelelekileetikweniravona,kutaniYakobouriútari dyandzhakanimbewuyayenamasikuhinkwawo.

23Sweswifambauyatekarifuwohinkwaroratatawa wenausiyaYakobemakwenuetikweni,hilahaavuleke hakona

24EsawuapfukaatlhelelaekaYakobe,aendla hinkwaswoleswiNebayotin’wanawaIximayeleaswi tsundzuxeke;kutaniEsawuatekarifuwohinkwaroleri Isakaarisiyeke,nimimoya-xiviri,niswifuwo,niswifuwo nirifuwo,nirifuwohinkwaro;anganyikanganchumueka Yakobemakwavo;kutaniYakoboatekatikohinkwarora Kanana,kusukelaenambyeniwaEgiptakuyafika enambyeniwaYufrata,aritekarivandzhakaleyinga heriki,nivanavayenanimbewuyayenaendzhakuka yenahilahakungaheriki.

25YakobeutlheleatekamakwavoEsawubakora Makpela,leringaeHebroni,leriAbrahamaarixavekeeka Efronileswakurivandhawuyolahlayenanimbewu yakwehilahakungaheriki

26Yakobeatsalaswiloleswihinkwaswoebukwiniyaku xava,kutaniayisayina,kutanianyikelavumbhoni hinkwabyonitimbhonitamunetotshembeka

27HilawamaritolawaYakobeamatsalekeebukwini,a ku:TikoraKanananimitihinkwayoyaVahiti,Vahivhi, Vayebusi,Vaamori,VapereziniVagergaxi,matiko hinkwawoyankombokusukelaenambyeniwaEgiptaku yafikaenambyeniwaYufrata.

28MutiwaHebroniKireat-Arbanibakoleringaekawona, YakobeuxavehinkwaswoekaEsawumakwavohinxavo, leswakuwuvandzhakanindzhakayambewuyakwe endzhakukayenahilahakungaheriki

29KutaniYakoboatekabukuyakuxavanikusayina, xilerisonimilawunibukuleyihlavuteriweke,aswiveka exibyenixavumbaleswakuswitshamankarhiwoleha,a swinyiketaemavokweniyavanavakwe

30Esawuatekahinkwaswoleswitatawakwean’wi siyekeswonaendzhakukarifurakweekaYakobe makwavo,kutaniatekanhundzuhinkwayo,ekavanhuni xivandzana,kamelanimbhongolo,homunixinyimpfana, silivhereninsuku,maribyenibdelliumnirifuwohinkwaro leriaririraIsakan’wanawaAbrahamaakungarina nchumulowusalekelowuEsawuangawutekelangiki,eka hinkwaswoleswiIsakaaswisiyekeendzhakukarifura yena

31Esawuatekahinkwaswoleswi,kutaniyenanivana vakwevatlhelelaekayaetikweniraSeyirawaMuhori, ekuleniYakobemakwavonivanavakwe

32EsawuaarinindzhakaexikarhikavanavaSeyira,ku sukelasikurerokuyaemahlweniEsawuangatlhelelanga etikweniraKanana.

33TikohinkwaroraKananarivandzhakayaVaisrayele leswakuvavandzhakaleyingaheriki,Esawunivana vakwehinkwavovadyandzhakayantshavayaSeyira

NDZIMAYA48

1Emasikwiniwolawo,endzhakukarifuraIsaka,Yehovha ulerisilekutaniavangandlalaemisavenihinkwayo

2EnkarhiniwolowoFarohosiyaEgiptaaatshame exiluvelwenixakweetikweniraEgipta,aetlele emubedweniwakwealorhamilorho,kutaniFaroavona enorhweniwakweleswakuuyimeetlhelokanambuwa Egipta

3Lokoayimile,avonatihomutankomboletinoneketa nyamaniletitsakeriwakaswinenetitlhandlukaenambyeni. 4Kutanitihomutin’wanatankombo,letinganinyamayo nonaniletingatsakisiki,titlhandlukaendzhakukatona, kutanitihositankomboletingatsakisikitimitaletiati tsakeriwakahle,kambekulangutekakatonaakuvabyaku fananilekusunguleni

5Kutaniapfuka,atlhelaaetlelakutanialorhara vumbirhi,kutaniavonaavonatindzohotankombota maveletitlhandlukaehenhlakaxirhabyanixin’we,tirita xiyimoxalehenhlaniletinene,kutanitindlevetotontswa tankombotipfurhahimoyawalevuxenitihluka,ti tlakukaendzhakukatona,kutanitindlevetotontswatimita letiteleke,kutaniFaroapfukaenorhweniwayena

6Nimixohosiyitsundzukamilorhoyayona,moyawa yonawukarhatekaswinenehikwalahokamilorhoyayona, kutanihosiyihatlisayirhumelaritoyivitanamasalamusi hinkwawoyaEgiptanitintlhari,kutanivatavayima emahlwenikaFaro.

7Hosiyikuekavona:“Ndzilorhemilorho,kambeakuna loyiayihlamuselaka;kutanivakuekahosi:“Byela malandzayawenamilorhoyawenahiyiyingisa.”

8Kutanihosiyivabyelamilorhoyayona,kutani hinkwavovahlamulavakuhiritorin’weekahosi:“Onge hosiyingahanyahilahakungaheriki;naswonaleyii nhlamuseloyamilorhoyawena

9Tihomutankomboletineneletiutivoneketikombisa vanavankombovavanhwanyanalavangatakuvelekiwa emasikwiniyamakumu,nitihomutankomboletiuti voneketitlhandlukaendzhakukatona,titimita,i xikombisoxaleswakuvanavavanhwanyanalavangataku velekiwahinkwavovatafaenkarhiniwakuhanyakahosi 10Leswiuswivonekeenorhweniwavumbirhiwa tindlevetankomboletineneletiteleketamaveleti tlhandlukaehenhlakaxirhabyanixin’we,hileyi nhlamuseloyatona,leswakuhimasikuyohetelelauta tiakelamitiyankomboetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta; naswonaleswiuswivonekeekatindlevetankomboleti pfurhakatamaveletimilaendzhakukatonanikutimita lokourikarhiutilangutahimahloyawena,ixikombiso xaleswakumitileyiungatayiakahinkwayoyita lovisiwaemasikwiniyamakumu,enkarhiniwavutomibya hosi.

11Lokovavulamaritolawahosiayiyisandleveyayona ekamaritoyavona,naswonaayivekangambiluyayona ekavona,hikuvahosiayiswitivahivutlharibyayona leswakuavanyikanganhlamuseloleyifanelekeya milorho;lokovahetakuvulavulaemahlwenikahosi,hosi yivahlamula,yiku:“Xanaiyinileswimindzibyeleke swona?”hakuneneuvulemavunwanikuvulavula mavunwa;hikokwalahosweswinyikaninhlamuseloleyi fanelekeyamilorhoyamina,leswakumingafi.

12Kutanihosiyilerisaendzhakukaleswi,kutaniyirhuma yitlhelayivitanavavanunavan’wanavotlhariha,kutani vatavayimaemahlwenikahosi,kutanihosiyivabyela milorhoyayona,kutanihinkwavovan’wihlamulahiku yahinhlamuseloyosungula,kutanivukarhibyahosibyi pfurhakutaniyihlundzukaswinene,kutanihosiyikueka vona:“Hakunenemivulavulamavunwanikuvula mavunwaekaleswimiswivuleke.”

13Kutanihosiyilerisaleswakukuhuwisiwaxitiviso etikwenihinkwaroraEgipta,xiku:“Kutiyimiselehihosi nivavanunavayonalavakulu,leswakumunhuun’wanani un’wanawotlharihalativakanikutwisisanhlamuseloya milorho,naswonaangatakanamuntlhahosiyingasifika, utafa”

14Munhuloyiangatabyelahosinhlamuseloleyifaneleke yamilorhoyayona,utanyikiwahinkwaswoleswiangata swilavaekahosiKutanitintlharihinkwatotatikora Egiptatitaemahlwenikahosi,swin'wenivangomani vangomahinkwavolavaavarieEgiptanileGoxeni,nile Ramese,nileTakapanke,nileSowara,niletindhawini hinkwatoletingaendzilakaneniwaEgipta,kutani hinkwavovayimaemahlwenikahosi

15Kutanitindhunahinkwatonitihosananimalandzaya hosi,vahlengeletanavahumaemitinihinkwayoyaEgipta, hinkwavovatshameemahlwenikahosi,hosiyivula milorhoyayonaemahlwenikatintlhari,nitihosanani hinkwavolavatshamekeemahlwenikahosi,va hlamarisiwahixivonolexi

16Tintlharihinkwatoletiatiriemahlwenikahosiati avanileswineneekuhlamuselenikamilorhoyayona; van'wanavavonavamahlamuserileekahosi,vaku: “Tihomutankomboletineneitihositankombo,letikunga tapfuxiwaehenhlakaEgiptakusukaekavukatibyahosi.”

17Tihomutankombotobihaitihosanatankombo,leti ngatayimatilwanatonaemasikwiniyamakumutiti lovisa;nitindlevetankombotamaveleitihosanaletikulu tankombotaEgipta,letingatawelaemavokweniya tihosanatankomboletingarikinamatimbangopfuta valalavatona,etinyimpinitahosiyahinahosi.

18Van’wanavavonavahlamuselahosihindlelaleyi,va ku:“Tihomutankomboletineneimitiyamatimbaya Egipta,nitihomutankombotobihaimatikoyankombo yatikoraKanana,lawayangatahlaselamitiyankombo yaEgiptaemasikwiniyamakumumayilovisa”

19Leswiuswivonekeenorhweniwavumbirhi,swa tindlevetankomboletinenenitobihatamavele,i xikombisoxaleswakuhulumendheyaEgiptayitatlhelayi tlhelelaekambewuyawenakufananilekusunguleni.

20Hikufumakayena,vanhuvamitiyaEgiptavata pfukelamitiyankomboyaKananaleyinganimatimbaku tlulayona,vayilovisa,nihulumendheyaEgiptayita tlhelelaekambewuyawena

21Van’wanavavonavakuekahosi:“Hiyonanhlamuselo yamilorhoyawena;tihomutankomboletineneitihosita nkombotankombo,letiungatatitekativavasati emasikwiniyamakumu,naswonatihomutankomboto bihatikombisaleswakuvavasativolavohinkwavovatafa evuton’winibyahosi

22Tindlevetankomboletinenenitobihatakoroniletiuti vonekeenorhweniwavumbirhiivanavakhume-mune, naswonakutavaemasikwiniyohetelelavatayimavalwa exikarhikavona,naswonankombowavonavatabalava vankombolavanganimatimbaswinene

23Van’wanavavonavabyelahosimaritolawa,vaku: “Tihomutankomboletinenetivulaleswakuutavelekiwa vanavankombo,naswonatitadlayavanavankombova vanavawenaemasikwiniyohetelela;naswonatindleveta nkomboletinenetamaveleletiutivonekeenorhweniwa vumbirhi,itihosanatoletoletitihosanatin’wanata

nkomboletingarikinamatimbangopfutingatalwana tonanikutilovisaemasikwiniyamakumu,nikurihisela mhakayavanavawena,kutanimfumowutatlhelawu tlhelelaekambewuyawena.

24Kutanihosiyitwamaritohinkwawoyatintlharitale Egiptaninhlamuseloyatonayamilorhoyayona,naswona akunayin’weyatonaleyitsakisekehosi

25Hosiyiswitivilehivutlharibyayonaleswakuava vulavulikahlehikuhelelaekamaritolawahinkwawo, hikuvaleswiaswihumaekaYehovhakuhlundzukisa maritoyatintlharitaleEgipta,leswakuYosefaatahuma endlwiniyavuhlayiselo,nileswakuavalonkulueEgipta

26Kutanihosiyivonaleswakuakunaun’weexikarhika tintlharihinkwatonivangomavaleEgiptaloyia vulavulekenayenahindlelaleyinene,vukaribyahosibyi pfurha,vukarhibyayonabyipfurhaendzenikayona.

27Hosiyilerisaleswakutintlharihinkwatonivangomava humaemahlwenikayona,kutanihinkwavovahuma emahlwenikahosivakhomiwehitingananitingana.

28Kutanihosiyilerisaleswakukurhumeriwaxitiviso etikwenihinkwaroraEgiptaleswakukudlayavangoma hinkwavolavaavarieEgipta,kungarinaun’wewavona loyiangapfumeleriwakakuhanya

29Kutanitindhunatavarindzivahositipfuka,un’wanani un’wanaahumesabangarakwe,kutanivasungulaku hlaselavangomavaleEgiptanitintlhari

30EndzhakukasweswoMeroda,murhangerilonkuluwa hosi,afikaankhinsamaemahlwenikahosi,atshama emahlwenikayona

31Kutanimulanguteriakuekahosi:“Ongehosiyinga hanyahilahakungaheriki,mfumowayonaawutlakusiwa etikweni”

32Uhlundzukerilenandzawawenaemasikwiniwolawo, sweswimalembemambirhilamahundzeke,undziveke exivandlenixavuhlayiselo,naswonandzitshamenkarhi wolehaexigwitsirisini,minanindhunayavabaki

33AkurinanandzawaMuheveruloyiaariwandhuna yavarindzi,vitorayenaakuriYosefa,hikuvan’winiwa yenaaan’wihlundzukerilekutanian’wivekaendlwiniya vabohiwa,kutaniahikhathalelakwalaho.

34Endzhakukankarhiwokarhiendzhakukalokohihari exivandleni,hilorhemilorhohivusikubyin’we,minani ndhunayavabaki;hilorhile,un'wananaun'wanahikuya hinhlamuseloyanorhowayena

35Hitanimixohimabyelanandzayoloye,kutaniahi hlamuselamilorhoyahina,ekaun’wananiun’wanahiku yahinorhowakwe,xanauhlamuselekahle

36Lokoahihlamusela,xiendlakaloaxiritano;maritoya yenaamawelaehansi

37Kutanisweswihosiyaminanihosiyaminaavadlayi vanhuvaEgiptaswahava;vonanihlongareroraha pfaleriwileendlwinihindhunayavarindzin'winiwarona, endlwiniyavuhlayiselo

38Lokohosiyirhandza,ayin’wivitaneleswakuyita emahlwenikawenakutaniyikutivisa,nhlamuselo leyineneyanorholowuuwulorheke

39Hilokohosiyitwamaritoyandhunayavabyari,kutani hosiyilerisaleswakutintlharitaleEgiptatingadlayiwi

40Kutanihosiyilerisamalandzayayonaleswakumatisa Yosefaemahlwenikayona,kutanihosiyikuekavona:

“Fambaniekayena,mingan’wichavisileswakuanga pfilunganyeka,angaswitivikuvulavulakahle.”

41MalandzayahosimayaekaYosefa,man’wihumesahi kuhatlisaekhotsweni,malandzayahosiman’wibyevula, kutaniacincanguvuyakweyalekhotswenikutaniata emahlwenikahosi

42Hosiayitshameexiluvelwenixayonaxavuhosiyi ambalenguvuyavuhosileyiayirhendzeleefodiyansuku, nsukulowunenelowuawuriehenhlakayonaawuhatima, nikhabunkelenirubiniemeralda,swin’wenimaribye hinkwawoyarisimalamaamarienhlokweniyahosi,a swipfilunganyatihlo,kutaniYosefaahlamarisiwa swinenehihosi.

43Xiluvelolexihosiyitshamekeekaxonaaxi funengetiwehinsukunisilivherenimaribyeyaonikisi,a xiriniswitepisiswa70.

+44Akurimukhuvawavonaetikwenihinkwarora Egipta,leswakuun’wananiun’wanaloyiaatakuta vulavulanihosi,lokoarihosikumbeloyiangani xiringanyetoematihlweniyahosi,aatlhandlukela exiluvelwenixahosikuyafikaekaxitepisixavu-31, kutanihosiayirhelelaekaxitepisixavu-36,yivulavulana yona

45Lokoariun’wanawavanhulavatolovelekeke,aa tlhandlukelaekaxitepisixavunharhu,kutanihosiayi rhelelaekayavumuneyivulavulanayena,naswona mukhuvawavonaakuri,kutlulakwalaho,leswaku munhuun’wananiun’wanaloyiatwisisakakuvulavulahi tindzimihinkwatotamakume-nkombo,aatlhandlukela ekaswitepisiswamakume-nkombo,kutaniatlhandlukelaa vulavulakukondzaafikaekahosi.

46Munhuun’wananiun’wanaloyiangaswikotikiku hetisatindzimitamakume-nkombo,aatlhandlukela switepisiswotalakufananitindzimiletiaativaku vulavulahatona

47EmasikwiniwolawoeEgiptaakutolovelekileleswaku kungavinamunhuloyiangatavahosi,kambeatwisisa kuvulavulahitindzimita70

48LokoYosefaataemahlwenikahosiankhinsama ehansiemahlwenikahosi,atlhandlukelaekaxitepisixa vunharhu,hosiyitshamaehenhlakaxitepisixavumune,yi vulavulanaYosefa

49HosiyikuekaYosefa:“Ndzilorhenorho,naswonaaku namuhlamuseriloyiangawuhlamuselakakahle,kutani namuntlhandzilerisileleswakuvangomahinkwavova Egiptanitintlharitarona,vataemahlwenikamina,kutani ndzivabyelamilorhoyamina,naswonaakunamunhu loyiandzihlamuselekekahle.

50Endzhakukaleswinamuntlhandziswitwile malunghananawena,leswakuumunhuwotlhariha, naswonaungahlamuselakahlenorhowun’wanani wun’wanalowuuwutwaka.

51YosefaahlamulaFaro,aku:“Faroaahlamusele milorhoyakweleyiayilorheke;hakunenetinhlamuseloi taXikwembu;kutaniFaroabyelaYosefamilorhoyayena, norhowatihomu,ninorhowatindlevetamavele,kutani hosiyitshikakuvulavula.

52KutaniYosefaaambalemoyawaXikwembu emahlwenikahosi,ativahinkwaswoleswiaswitawela hosikusukelasikurerokuyaemahlweni,ativa

nhlamuseloleyifanelekeyanorhowahosi,kutania vulavulaemahlwenikahosi.

53Yosefaakumatintswaloemahlwenikahosi,hosiyi yisatindlevenimbiluyayona,yitwamaritohinkwawoya Yosefa.KutaniYosefaakuekahosi:“Ungaehleketi leswakuimilorhoyimbirhi,hikuvainorhowun'wentsena, hikwalahokaleswiXikwembuxihlawulekekuswiendla etikwenihinkwarolerixikombisekehosienorhweniwa xona,ninhlamuseloleyifanelekeyanorhowawena

54Tihomutankomboletinenenitinyangwatamavelei malembeyankombo,nitihomutankombotobihani tindlevetamavelenatonaimalembeyankombo;inorho wun’we.

55Vonanimalembeyankombolamatakakutavaniku talalokukuluetikwenihinkwaro,kutaniendzhakuka sweswomalembeyankomboyandlalamatamalandzela, ndlalaleyikuluswinene;kutanikutalahinkwakokuta rivariwaetikweni,kutanindlalayitadyavaakivatiko 56Hosiyilorhenorhowun’we,kutaninorhowolowowu phindha-phindhiwaekaFarohikuvamhakaleyiyi simekiwilehiXikwembu,naswonaXikwembuxitayi hetisisakungarikhale.

57Sweswindzitakunyikaxitsundzuxonikukutsula moya-xiviriwawenanimimoya-xiviriyavaakivatikoeka vubihibyandlala,leswakuulavamunhuwotlhariha swineneniwotlharihaemfun’weniwawenahinkwawo,la tivakatimhakahinkwatotavuhosi,un’wivekaku langutelatikoraEgipta.

58Munhuloyiun’wivekakaehenhlakaEgiptaaaveke tindhunaehansikayena,leswakuvahlengeletaswakudya hinkwaswoswamalembelamanenelamataka,va hlengeletamavelevamavekaevuhlayiselwenibyawena lebyivekiweke

59Kutaniavahlayiseswakudyasweswokuringana malembeyankomboyandlala,leswakuswikumiwawena nivanhuvawenanitikorawenahinkwaro,nileswaku wenanitikorawenamingaherisiwihindlala.

60Vaakihinkwavovatikonavonaavalerisiweleswaku vahlengeleta,un’wananiun’wanantshovelowansimu yakwe,swamixakahinkwayoyaswakudya,himalembeya nkombolamanene,nileswakuvaswivekaevuhlayiselweni byavona,leswakuswitavakumiwahimasikuyandlalani leswakuvatahanyaekaswona.

61Leyiinhlamuseloleyifanelekeyanorhowawena, naswonaleyiixitsundzuxolexinyikeriwekekuponisa moya-xiviriwawenanimimoya-xiviriyavanhuhinkwavo lavauvafumaka

62HosiyihlamulaYosefayiku:“Imanilavulaka naswonaimanilativakaleswakumaritoyawenama lulamile?”Kutaniakuekahosi:“Leswiswitava xikombisoekawenamalunghananimaritoyamina hinkwawo,leswakuintiyisonileswakuxitsundzuxoxa minaixineneekawena”

63Waswivonsatiwawenanamuntlhautshamile exitulwinixakuveleka,utakuvelekelan’wanawajaha,u tatsakanayena;lokon'wanawawenaahumileekhwirini ramanawayena,n'wanawawenawamativulaloyia velekiwekemalembelawamambirhilamahundzekeutafa, kutaniutachaveleriwahin'wanaloyiangatakuvelekiwa namuntlha.

64KutaniYosefaahetakuvulamaritolawaekahosi, kutaniankhinsamaemahlwenikahosikutaniahuma, kutanilokoYosefaahumileemahlwenikahosi, swikombisosweswoleswiYosefaaswibyelekehosiswi humelerilehisikurero.

65Hosiyaxisatiyivelekan’wanawajahahisikurero kutanihosiyitwamahungulamatsakisakamalunghanani n’wanawayona,kutaniyitsaka,kutanilokomuvikia humileemahlwenikahosi,malandzayahosimakume n’wanawamativulawahosiaweleehansiafile

66Kutanikuvaniswirilonihuwaleyikuluendlwiniya hosi,kutanihosiyiswitwa,yiku:“Hiwihihuwanixirilo lexindzixitwekeendlwini?”kutanivabyelahosileswaku n’wanawayonawamativulaufile;kutanihosiyiswitiva leswakumaritohinkwawoyaYosefalawaamavulekema lulamile,kutanihosiyichaveleriwan'wanawayonahi n'wanaloyiayivelekiwekehisikurerohilahaYosefaa vulekehakona

NDZIMAYA49

1Endzhakukaswiloleswihosiyirhumavanhuvaya hlengeletatindhunatayonahinkwatonimalandzayayona, nitihosanahinkwatonitindhunatahosi,kutanihinkwavo vataemahlwenikahosi.

2Hosiyikuekavona:“Maswivo,mimavonilenikuma twamaritohinkwawoyawanunaloyiwaMuheveru,ni swikombisohinkwaswoleswiaswivulekeleswakuswita endleka,kambemaritoyakweamawelaehansi”

3Maswitivaleswakuunyikilenhlamuseloleyifaneleke yanorholowu,naswonawutaendlekahakunene,sweswi hikuhlela,mitivaleswimingataswiendlanindlelaleyi tikoringatakutsuriwahayonaekandlala

4Lavasweswi,mivonalokokungakumiwaswin’wana swofananaswona,loyiembilwiniyayenakungani vutlharinivutivi,kutanindzitan’wivekamulanguteriwa tiko.

5HikuvamiswitwileleswiwanunawaMuheveruaswi tsundzuxekemalunghananimhakaleyileswakuaponisa tikoleringanaronaekandlala,naswonandzaswitiva leswakutikoaringekutsuriwiekandlalakambehi xitsundzuxoxaMuheveru,loyiandzitsundzuxeke

6Hinkwavovahlamulahosivaku:“Xitsundzuxolexi Muheveruaxinyikekemalunghananimhakaleyiixinene; sweswihikokwalaho,hosiyahinanahosi,vonanitiko hinkwarorilemavokweniyawena,endlaleswiswi vonakakaswiriswineneemahlwenikawena

7Loyiun’wihlawulaka,niloyiun’witivakahivutlhari byawenaleswakuutlharihilenikukotakuponisatikohi vutlharibyayena,hosiyitan’wivekaehansikatiko

8Hosiyikuekatindhunahinkwato:“Ndzianakanye leswakuleswiXikwembuxitivisewanunawaMuheveru hinkwaswoleswixiswivuleke,angakonaloyia tlharihekenikutlharihaetikwenihinkwarokufananayena; lokoswivonakaswiriswineneematihlweniyawenandzi tan'wivekaehenhlakatiko,hikuvautaponisatikohi vutlharibyayena.

9Kutanitindhunahinkwatotihlamulahositiku:“Kambe hakuneneswitsariwileemilawiniyaEgipta,naswonaaswi fanelangaswitlulanawu,leswakuakunamunhuloyia ngatafumaeEgipta,hambikuriwavumbirhiekahosi,

kambeloyianganivutivibyatindzimihinkwatotavana vavanhu.”

10Sweswihosinihosiyahina,waswivo,wanunaloyiwa MuheveruangavulavularirimiraXiheveruntsena,kutani angavaehenhlakahinawavumbirhiehansikamfumo, munhuloyiangaritivikihambikuriririmirahina?

11Sweswihakukhongelaun’wivitana,ataemahlweni kawena,an’wikambelaekaswilohinkwaswo,aendla hilahauvonakaswifanerilehakona

12Hosiyiku:“Switaendliwamundzuku,naswonamhaka leyiuyivulekeiyinene;kutanitindhunahinkwatotitahi sikureroemahlwenikahosi

13HivusikubyebyoYehovhaarhumayin’wanaya tintsumitayonaletitirhelaka,kutaniafikaetikwenira EgiptaekaYosefa,kutanintsumiyaYehovhayiyima ehenhlakaYosefa,kutaniwaswivoYosefaaetlele emubedweninivusikuendlwiniyan’winiwakwe ekhotsweni,hikuvan’winiwakweaan’witlherisele ekhotswenihikwalahokansatiwakwe.

14Hilokontsumiyin’wipfuxaevurhongwenibyakwe, kutaniYosefaapfukaayimahimilengeyakwe,kutani waswivontsumiyaYehovhayiyimeyilangutanenayena; kutanintsumiyaHOSIXikwembuyivulavulanaYosefa, yin'widyondzisatindzimihinkwatotavanhuhivusiku byebyo,yin'withyavitoraYosefa.

15NtsumiyaYehovhayisukaekayena,Yosefaavuya,a etlelaemubedweniwayena,Yosefaahlamarisiwahi xivonolexiaxivoneke.

16Kutaninimixohosiyirhumelaritoleswakukuvitaniwa tindhunanimalandzayayonahinkwawo,kutanihinkwavo vatavatshamaemahlwenikahosi,hosiyilerisaleswaku kutisiwaYosefa,malandzayahosimayayisaYosefa emahlwenikaFaro

17Kutanihosiyihumayitlhandlukahiswitepisiswa xiluvelo,kutaniYosefaavulavulanahosihitindzimi hinkwato,kutaniYosefaatlhandlukelaekayonaa vulavulanahosikukondzayifikaemahlwenikahosihi xitepisixavu-70,kutaniatshamaemahlwenikahosi

18HosiyitsakaswinenehikwalahokaYosefa,nitindhuna hinkwatotahosititsakaswinenenahosilokotitwamarito hinkwawoyaYosefa

19Mhakayivonakayiriyineneemahlwenikahosini vatirhela-mfumo,kuhlawulaYosefaleswakuavawa vumbirhiendzhakukahosi+ehenhlakatikohinkwarora Egipta,kutanihosiyivulavulanaYosefayiku: 20Sweswiundzinyikexitsundzuxoxakuvekawanuna wotlharihakulawulatikoraEgipta,leswakuhivutlhari byayenaaponisatikoekandlala;sweswihikwalaho, tanihileswiXikwembuxikutivisekehinkwaswoleswi,ni maritohinkwawolawaumavuleke,akunawanunawo tlharihaniwotlharihakufananawenaetikwenihinkwaro 21VitorawenaaringehevitaniwaYosefa,kambevitora wenaritavaSafnatiPaana;utavawavumbirhiekamina, kutanihikulandzaritorawena,timhakahinkwatota hulumendheyamina,kutanivanhuvaminavatahumava nghenahiritorawena

22Nakambemalandzanitindhunataminavatakuma muholowavonalowuvanyikiwakan’hwetinin’hweti ehansikavokorawena,vanhuhinkwavovatikovata nkhinsamaekawena;ndzitavalonkuluekawenantsena exiluvelwenixamina

23Kutanihosiyihluvulaxingwavilaxayonaevokwenira yona,yixivekaevokweniraYosefa,kutanihosiyi ambexaYosefanguvuyavuhosana,yin’wiambexaharhi yansukuenhlokweni,yin’wibohanketaniyansuku enhan’winiyakwe.

24Kutanihosiyilerisamalandzayayona,kutaniman’wi khandziyisaekakalichiyavumbirhiyahosi,leyiayi langutanenikalichiyahosi,kutaniyin’wikhandziyisa hancileyikuluniyamatimbaleyihumakaekatihancita hosi,ayifambisaeswitarateniswatikoraEgipta

25Hosiyilerisaleswakuhinkwavolavatlangakatinsimu, tiharipaniswichayachayanaswin’wanavahumanaYosefa; gidiraswichayachayana,gidiramecholoth,nagidira nebalimswin'wilandza

26Vavanunava5000,varinimabangalamahoxiweke lamahatimakaemavokweniyavona,vafambavarikarhi vatlangaemahlwenikaYosefa,nivavanunava20000 lavakuluvahosilavabohiwekehimabandhiyadzovo lamafunengetiwekehinsuku,vamachaevokwenira xineneraYosefa,ni20000evokwenirayenaraximatsi,ni vavasatihinkwavonivanhwanyanavayaehenhlakatindlu kumbevayimaeswitaratenivarikarhivatlangania tsakileekaYosefa,alangutakulangutekakaYosefaniku sasekakayena

27Kutanivanhuvahosivan’wirhangelanilendzhaku,va nun’hwetelaegondzwenihimurhiwarisunanihikasiya, nimixakahinkwayoyaswinun’hwerisoleswinene,va hangalasamiranialoeegondzweni,kutanivavanunava20 vatwarisamaritolawaemahlwenikayenaetikweni hinkwarohiritolerikulu

28Xanawan’wivonawanunaloyihosiyin’wihlawuleke leswakuavawavumbirhibyayona?timhakahinkwatota mfumotitalawuriwahiyena,kutaniloyiatlulaka swilerisoswayena,kumbeloyiangankhinsami emahlwenikayenaehansi,utafa,hikuvauxandzukela hosiniwavumbirhibyayena

29Kutelokovativivamahunguvatshikekuhuwelela, vanhuhinkwavovaEgiptavankhinsamaehansi emahlwenikaYosefavaku:“Ongehosiyingahanya,na yenawavumbirhiangahanya;kutanivaakihinkwavova Egiptavankhinsamaegondzweni,kutanilokovativivava tshinelela,vankhinsama,vatsakahiswichayachayanaswa mixakahinkwayo,mecholninebalemahlwenikaYosefa.

30HilokoYosefaakhandziyehanciyakweatlakusela mahloyakweetilweni,ahuwelelaaku:“Upfuxaxisiwana entshurini,Utlakusaxisiwanaenhoveni.”WeHosiya Mavuthu,watsakamunhuloyiakutshembaka

31YosefaafambaetikwenihinkwaroraEgiptani malandzanitindhunataFaro,van’wikombatiko hinkwaroraEgiptanixumahinkwaxoxahosi

32HisikureroYosefaavuyaemahlwenikaFaro,kutani hosiyinyikaYosefandzhakaetikweniraEgipta,ndzhaka yamasimunimasimuyavhinya,hosiyinyikaYosefa titalentatasilivheretamagidimanharhunititalentata nsukutagidi,nimaribyeyaonixnibdelliumnitinyikoto tala

33Hisikuleritlhandlamakahosiyilerisavanhuhinkwavo vaEgiptaleswakuvatiselaYosefamagandzelonitinyiko, nileswakuloyiatlulakaxilerisoxahosiufaneleafa;va endlandhawuleyitlakukekeexitaratenixamuti,vaandlala tinguvukwalaho,kutaniun'wananiun'wanaloyiatisaka

nchumuekaYosefa,aawunghenisaendhawinileyi tlakukeke.

34VanhuhinkwavovaEgiptavahoxanchumuendhawini leyitlakukeke,un’wanaahoxaxingwavilaxansuku, un’wanaahoxaswingwavilaswatindleveniswingwavila swatindleve,niswibyaswohambana-hambanaswansuku nisilivhere,nimaribyeyaonikisinibdelliumuhoxe ehenhlakandhawuleyitlakukeke;un’wananiun’wanau nyikeleswokarhiekaleswiaarinaswona

35KutaniYosefaatekahinkwaswoleswiaswiveka evuhlayiselwenibyayenabyaxuma,kutanitindhuna hinkwatonitindhunatahosititlakusaYosefa,tin’wi nyikatinyikototala,hikuvahosiyin’wihlawuleleswaku avawavumbirhi

36KutanihosiyirhumelaritoekaPotiferan’wanawa AhiramumupristawaleOni,yitekaOsnatin’wanawa yonawanhwanyanaan’winyikaYosefaleswakuava nsati

37Nhwanyanaloyiaasasekileswinene,arinhwana,loyi wanunaangan’witivi,kutaniYosefaan’witekaava nsati;kutanihosiyikuekaYosefa:“HiminaFaro,handle kawenaakunamunhuloyiangatavanixivindzixo tlakusavokokumbenengewayenaleswakualawula vanhuvaminaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta”

38Yosefaaarinimalembeya30hivukhalelokoayima emahlwenikaFaro,Yosefaahumaemahlwenikahosi,a vawavumbirhiwahosiaEgipta

39HosiyinyikaYosefamalandzayadzanaleswakuma n’witirhelaendlwiniyakwe,kutaniYosefaatlhelaa rhumelamalandzayotalaleswakumayaxavamalandza yotalakutanimasalaendlwiniyaYosefa.

40KutaniYosefaatiakelayindluyosasekaswineneku fananitindlutatihosi,emahlwenikaxivavaxayindluya hosi,kutaniatiendlelatempeleleyikulu,leyilangutekaka yisasekileswinenenaswonayilulamelekevutshamobya yena;malembemanharhuarinaYosefaekuakenika yindluyayena.

41Yosefaatiendlelaxiluveloxosasekaswinenelexinga ninsukunisilivhereyotala,axifunengetahimaribyeya onikisinibdeliyamu,axiendlaxifanisoxatikohinkwaro raEgipta,nixifanisoxanambuwaEgiptalowucheletaka tikohinkwaroraEgipta;kutaniYosefaatshamaa sirhelelekileexiluvelwenixayenaendlwiniyayenakutani HOSIXikwembuxiengetelevutlharibyaYosefa 42VaakihinkwavovaEgiptanimalandzayaFaroni tihosanatayenaavan’wirhandzaswineneYosefa,hikuva mhakaleyiayihumaekaYehovhaekaYosefa 43Yosefaaarinivuthulerilwaka,arihumahimavuthu nimavuthulamaringanakavavanunava40060,lava kotakakurhwalamatlharileswakuvapfunahosina Yosefakulwaninala,handlekatindhunatahosini malandzayayonanivaakivaEgiptalavangahlayekiki. 44KutaniYosefaanyikatinhenhatayenanimavuthu yakwehinkwawoswitlhangunimatlhari,niswihukuni tinguvutaposonimaribyeyotlhava

NDZIMAYA50

1EnkarhiniwolowovanavaTaraxixivatalwanavanava Iximayele,valwanavona,kutanivanavaTaraxixiva phangaVaismayelenkarhiwoleha

2VanavaIximayeleavarivatsongoemasikwiniwolawo, avangaswikotikuhlulavanavaTaraxixi,vaxanisiwa swinene

3HilokovakhalabyevaVaismayelevarhumelarungula ekahosiyaEgipta,vaku:“Ndzikombelaleswakuu rhumelamalandzayawenayatindhunanimavuthu leswakumahipfunakulwanivanavaTaraxixi,hikuvai khalehirikarhihidlaya.”

4KutaniFaroarhumelaYosefanitinhenhanimavuthu lamaamarinayena,nitinhenhatayenaletihumaka endlwiniyahosi

5KutanivayaetikweniraHavhilaekavanavaIximayele, kuyavapfunakulwanivanavaTaraxixi,vanava IximayelevalwanivanavaTaraxixi,kutaniYosefaahlula Vatarxixikutaniahlulatikoravonahinkwaro,vanava Iximayelevatshamaekaronakufikelanamuntlha.

6LokotikoraTaraxixirihluriwile,Vataraxixihinkwavo vabaleka,vafikaendzilakaneniwavamakwavovanava Yawani,kutaniYosefanitinhenhatayenahinkwatoni mavuthuyayenavatlhelelaaEgipta,kungarinaun’we wavonaloyialahlekeke

7Hikuhundzukakalembe,hilemberavumbirhiraku fumakaYosefaeEgipta,Yehovhaunyikeleswotala etikwenihinkwarokuringanamalembeyankombohilaha Yosefaavulekehakona,hikuvaYehovhaukatekise ntshovelohinkwawowamisavaemasikwiniwolawoku ringanamalembeyankombo,kutanivadyavaxurha ngopfu.

8HinkarhiwolowoYosefaaarinitindhunaehansika yena,vahlengeletaswakudyahinkwaswoswamalembe lamanene,vahlengeletamavelelembenalembe,vama vekaevuhlayiselwenibyaYosefa

9Naswonankarhiwun’wananiwun’wanalokova hlengeletaswakudyaYosefaalerisaleswakuvatisa maveleetindleveni,vatlhelavatisamisavayin’wanaya nhova,leswakuyingaonhi

10Yosefaaaendlahikuyahileswilembenalembe,a hlengeletamaveleyotalakufananisavaralwandle, hikuvaswihlayiseloswayenaaswitelengopfunaswonaa swingahlayiwihikutala.

11NaswonavaakihinkwavovaEgiptavahlengelete swakudyaswamixakahinkwayoeswitoloswavonahi xitaloswineneemalembeniyankombolamanene,kambea vaswiendlangahilahaYosefaaendlekehakona

12SwakudyahinkwaswoleswiYosefaniVaegiptavaswi hlengeletekeemalembeniyankomboyakufuwa,swi hlayisiweetikwenihivuhlayiselobyamalembeyankombo yandlala,kuseketelatikohinkwaro.

13KutanivaakivaEgiptaun’wananiun’wanaatata vuhlayiselobyayenanindhawuyakweleyitumbelekehi mavele,leswakuvatahlayisahinkarhiwandlala

14Yosefaavekaswakudyahinkwaswoleswiaswi hlengeletekeemitinihinkwayoyaEgipta,apfalaswitolo hinkwaswoavekavarindziehenhlakaswona

15Osnatin’wanawaPotiferansatiwaYosefaan’wi velekelavanavambirhivamajaha,ManasenaEfrayimi, naswonaYosefaaarinimalembeya34hivukhalelokoa vaveleka

16Kutanivafanalavavakulavafambahitindlelatayena nihiswileteloswayena,avahambukangaendlelenileyi

tatawavonaavadyondzisekeyona,hambikuriexineneni kumbeeximatsini.

17KutaniYehovhaaarinimajahalawa,kutanivakulava vanikutwisisanivutshilaekavutlharihinkwabyonile timhakahinkwatotavuhosi,kutanitindhunahinkwatota hosinivavanunavayonalavakuluvavaakivaEgiptava tlakusamajahalawa,kutanivakurisiwaexikarhikavana vahosi.

18Malembeyankomboyakufuwaetikwenihinkwaroma herile,malembeyankomboyandlalamafikeendzhakuka wonahilahaYosefaavulekehakona,kutanindlalayiva konaetikwenihinkwaro

19VanhuhinkwavovaEgiptavavonaleswakundlalayi sungurileetikweniraEgipta,kutanivanhuhinkwavova Egiptavapfulavuhlayiselobyavonabyamavelehikuva ndlalayivahlule.

20Kutanivakumaswakudyahinkwaswoleswiaswiri evuhlayiselwenibyavona,switelehiswitsotswana naswonaaswingafanelangakudya,kutanindlalayihlula etikwenihinkwaro,vaakihinkwavovaEgiptavatava huwelelaemahlwenikaFaro,hikuvandlalaayivatikerile 21VakuekaFaro:“Nyikamalandzayawenaswakudya, kutanihitafahindlalaemahlwenikawena,hinanivana vahina?

22KutaniFaroavahlamula,aku:“Mihuwelelayinieka mina?”xanaYosefaangalerisangaleswakumavelema hlengeletiwahimalembeyankomboyakutalahimalembe yandlala?naswonahikwalahokayinimingayingisanga ritorayena?

23KutanivanhuvaEgiptavahlamulahosi,vaku:“Loko moya-xiviriwawenawuhanya,hosiyahina,malandzaya wenamaendlilehinkwaswoleswiYosefaaswileriseke, hikuvamalandzayawenanawonamahlengelete ntshovelohinkwawowamasimuyawonahimalembeya nkomboyakufuwa,mawuvekaevuhlayiselwenikufikela namuntlha

24Lokondlalayihlulamalandzayawenahipfulaswitolo swahina,kutanimaswivo,ntshovelowahinahinkwawo wutelehiswitsotswananaswonaaswingafanelekiku dyiwa.

25Lokohosiyitwahinkwaswoleswihumelelekevaakiva Egipta,hosiyichavangopfuhikwalahokandlala,yichava ngopfu;hosiyihlamulavanhuvaEgipta,yiku:“Leswi hinkwaswoleswiswimihumeleleke,fambaniekaYosefa, miendlahinkwaswoleswiangatamibyelaswona,minga tluliswilerisoswaxona.”

26KutanivanhuhinkwavovaEgiptavahumavayaeka Yosefa,vakuekayena:“Hinyikeswakudya,kutanihita fahindlalahikwalahokawena?hikuvahihlengelete ntshovelowahinaekamalembeyankombotanihileswiu leriseke,kutanihiswivekileevuhlayiselweni,kutaniswihi humelerilexisweswo.

27LokoYosefaatwamaritohinkwawoyavanhuva Egiptanileswivahumeleleke,Yosefaapfulaswihlayiselo swayenahinkwaswoswantshovelokutaniaswixavisela vanhuvaEgipta

28Kutanindlalayivakonaetikwenihinkwaro,ndlalayi vakonaematikwenihinkwawo,kambeetikweniraEgipta akuxavisiwantshovelo

29VaakihinkwavovaEgiptavataekaYosefakuyaxava mavele,hikuvandlalayivahlurile,kutanimaveleyavona

hinkwawoamaphangiwa,kutanisikunasikuYosefaaa xaviselavanhuhinkwavovaEgipta.

30VaakihinkwavovatikoraKanananiVafilista,nilava ngaentsungeniwaYordani,nivanavalevuxeninimiti hinkwayoyamatikoyalekulenilekusuhi,vatwaleswaku kunimaveleeEgipta,kutanihinkwavovataeEgiptakuya xavamavele,hikuvandlalayivahlurile

31Yosefaapfulavuhlayiselobyamavele,avekatindhuna ehenhlakawona,sikunasikuavayimavaxavisela hinkwavolavataka

32Yosefaaaswitivaleswakuvamakwavonavonaavata taeEgiptakuyaxavamavele,hikuvandlalaayirikona emisavenihinkwayo.Yosefaalerisavanhuvayena hinkwavoleswakuvahuwelelaetikwenihinkwarora Egipta,aku:

33Switsakisahosi,yavumbirhiniyavavanunavavona lavakulu,leswakumunhuun’wananiun’wanaloyia lavakakuxavamaveleaEgiptaangarhumelimalandzaya yenaeEgiptakuyaxava,kambevanavayenavamajaha, niMuegiptakumbeMukananawihinawihi,loyiangata humaekaswitoloswihinaswihiswakuxavamavele eEgipta,kutaniafambaayaxavisaetikwenihinkwaro,uta fa,hikuvaakunamunhuloyiangataxavahandlekaku seketelandyanguwayena

34Munhuun’wananiun’wanalarhangelakaswiharhi swimbirhikumbeswinharhuutafa,hikuvamunhuuta rhangelaxivandzanaxayenantsena

35YosefaavekavarindzietinyangwenitaEgipta,ava lerisa,aku:“Munhuun’wananiun’wanaloyiangataku taxavamavele,angan’wipfumelelikunghenakukondza kutsariwavitorayenanivitoratatawakwenivitoratata watatawakwenixin’wananixin’wanalexitsariweke ninhlikanhi,ndzirhumelemavitoyavonaekamina nimadyambuleswakundzitivamavitoyakwe.”

36YosefaavekatindhunaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta,a valerisakuendlaswiloleswihinkwaswo

37Yosefaaendlaswiloleswihinkwaswo,aendlamilawu leyi,leswakuatativankarhilowuvamakwavovangatata eEgiptakuyaxavamavele;kutanivanhuvaYosefaava endlaleswakukutwarisiwasikunasikueEgiptahiku landzamaritolawanimilawuleyiYosefaayileriseke

38Vaakihinkwavovatikoralevuxeninilevupeladyambu,nivamisavahinkwayo,vatwamilawuni swileteloleswiYosefaaswivekekeeEgipta,kutanivaaki valetindhawiniletinganimakumuyamisavavata,va xavamaveleeEgiptasikunisiku,kutanivafamba.

39KutanitindhunahinkwatotaEgiptatiendlahilaha Yosefaalerisekehakona,nihinkwavolavaavataeEgipta kuyaxavamavele,varindzivatinyangwaavatsalamavito yavonanimavitoyavatatawavona,sikunisiku nimadyambuvavatisaemahlwenikaYosefa

NDZIMAYA51

1EndzhakukasweswoYakoboatwaleswakukuni maveleeEgipta,kutaniavitanavanavayenavamajaha leswakuvayaeEgiptavayaxavamavele,hikuvanavona ndlalayihlurile,kutaniavitanavanavayenaaku: 2Waswivo,ndzaswitwaleswakukunimaveleeEgipta, naswonavanhuhinkwavovamisavavayakonakuyaxava, sweswihikwalahokayinimitatikombisamienerisekile

emahlwenikamisavahinkwayo?nan'winarhelelaeEgipta miyahixavelamavelenyanaexikarhikalavatakakona, leswakuhingafi

3VanavaYakobevayingisaritoratatawavona,vapfuka varhelelaaEgiptaleswakuvayaxavakoroniexikarhika lavan’wanalavatekekwalaho

4Yakobetatawavonaavalerisaaku:“Lokominghena emutini,mingangheniswin’wehinyangwawun’we, hikwalahokavaakivatiko”

5VanavaYakobevahumavayaaEgipta,vanavaYakobe vaendlahinkwaswohilahatatawavonaavaleriseke hakona,YakobeangarhumangaBenjamini,hikuvaute: “Kungatshukikun’wiwelaegondzwenikufanani makwavo;kutanivanavaYakobevakhumevahuma

6LokovanavaYakobevarikarhivafambaendleleni,va tisolaekaleswivaswiendlekeYosefa,kutanivavulavula, vaku:“HaswitivaleswakumakwerhuYosefaurhelerile aEgipta,kutanisweswihitan’wilavalahahiyakakona, naswonalokohin’wikumahitan’witekaekan’winiwa yenaleswakuavankutsulo,naswonalokoswingaritano, hisindzisa,hitan’wifela”

7VanavaYakobevapfumelelananimhakaleyi,vatiyisa matimbahikwalahokaYosefa,leswakuvan’wikutsula evokweniran’winiwakwe,kutanivanavaYakobevaya aEgipta;lokovatshinelaeEgiptavahambana,vahundzahi tinyangwatakhumetaEgipta,varindzivatinyangwava tsalamavitoyavonahisikurero,vavatisaekaYosefa nimadyambu.

8KutaniYosefaahlayamavitolawaevokweniravarindzi vatinyangwavamuti,kutaniakumaleswakuvamakwavo vangheneetinyangwenitakhumetamuti,kutaniYosefahi nkarhiwolowoalerisaleswakukutwarisiwaetikweni hinkwaroraEgipta,aku:

9Humanihinkwenuvarindzivavuhlayiselo,mipfala vuhlayiselohinkwabyobyamavele,mitshikayin’we ntsenayipfulekile,leswakulavatakavataxavaekayona 10Vatirhela-mfumohinkwavovaYosefavaendlatanohi nkarhiwolowo,vapfalaswitolohinkwaswo,vasiyarin’we ntsenaripfulekile

11Yosefaan’winyikamavitolamatsariwekeya vamakwavoekaloyiavekiwekeehenhlakaxitololexi pfulekeke,kutaniakuekayena:“Un’wananiun’wanaloyi angatataekawenakutaxavamavele,vutisavitorayena, kutanilokovanhuvamavitolawavataemahlwenika wena,vakhomauvarhuma,kutanivaendlatano”

12LokovanavaYakobevafikaemutini,vahlangana emutinikulavaYosefavangasitixavelamavele

13Kutanivayaemakhumbiniyatinghwavava,valava Yosefaemakhumbiniyatinghwavavakuringanamasiku manharhu,hikuvaavaehleketaleswakuYosefautata emakhumbiniyatinghwavava,hikuvaYosefaaasasekile swinenenaswonaaatsakeriwaswinene,kutanivanava YakobevalavaYosefamasikumanharhu,kambeavan’wi kumanga

14Wanunaloyiaavekiwileehenhlakaxihlayiselolexi pfulekekealavamavitolawaYosefaan’withyekewona, kambeangamakumanga.

15KutaniarhumelaritoekaYosefa,aku:“Masikulawa manharhumahundzile,vavanunalavaundzithyeke mavitoyavonaavasifika;kutaniYosefaarhumela

malandzakuyalavavavanunalavaetikwenihinkwarora Egipta,nikuvatisaemahlwenikaYosefa.

16MalandzayaYosefamayaeEgipta,mangavakumi, mayaeGoxenimangarikona,mayaemutiniwaRamese, mangamakumi.

17Yosefaayaemahlweniarhumelamalandzaya16 leswakumayalavavamakwavo,kutanivayavaya titshamelaematlheloyamuneyamuti,kutanimunewa malandzayanghenaendlwiniyatinghwavava,kutaniva kumavavanunavakhumevarikwalahovalavamakwavo

18Kutanivavanunavolavovamunevamatekavamatisa emahlwenikayena,van’winkhinsamelaehansi,Yosefaa atshameexiluvelwenixakweetempeleniyakwe,aambale tinguvutavuhosana,enhlokweniyakweakuriniharhi leyikuluyansuku,nitinhenhahinkwatoatitshametin’wi rhendzela.

19VanavaYakobevavonaYosefa,xivumbekoxayenani kusasekakayenanikuxiximekakayenaswivonakaswi hlamarisaematihlweniyavona,kutanivatlhelavan’wi nkhinsamelaehansi

20Yosefaavonavamakwavo,avativa,kambevonaava ngan’witivi,hikuvaYosefaaarilonkuluswinene ematihlweniyavona,hikwalahoavangan’witivi

21Yosefaavulavulanavona,aku:“Xanamihumakwihi?” hinkwavovahlamulavaku:“Malandzayawenamahuma etikweniraKananakutaxavamavele,hikuvandlalayi hlurileemisavenihinkwayo,naswonamalandzayawena maswitwileleswakukunimaveleeEgipta,kutanimata exikarhikalavafikekevan'wanakuyaxavamaveleya vona

22Yosefaavahlamulaaku:“Lokomitilekutaxava hilahamivulakahakona,hayiniminghenahitinyangwa takhumetamuti?swingahaendlekantsenaleswakuutile kutahlotaetikweni.

23HinkwavovahlamulaYosefa,vaku:“Aswitanohosi, hivulantiyiso,malandzayawenaahitinhlori,kambehi tilekutaxavamavele,hikuvamalandzayawena hinkwawoivamakwavo,ivanavamunhuun’weetikweni raKanana,naswonatatawahinauhilerisile,aku:“Loko mifikaemutini,mingangheniswin’weegedeniyin’we hikwalahokavaakivatiko”

24Yosefaatlhelaavahlamulaaku:“Hiyonamhakaleyi ndzimibyelekeyona,mitilekutahlotaetikweni, hikwalahohinkwenuminghenehitinyangwatakhumeta muti;utilekutavonavuhavabyatiko 25Hakuneneun’wananiun’wanaloyiatakakutaxava maveleufambahindlelayakwe,naswonaseunimasiku manharhuetikweni,naswonauendlayiniemakhumbiniya tinghwavavaletiutshamekeekatonamasikulawa manharhu?hakunenetinhloritifananiswiloleswi 26KutanivakuekaYosefa:“Aswiveekulenihosiya hinakuvulavulaleswi,hikuvahivamakwavovakhumembirhi,vanavatatawahinaYakobo,etikweniraKanana, n’wanawaIsaka,n’wanawaAbrahama,Muheveru, naswonawaswivolontsongounatatawahinanamuntlha etikweniraKanana,naswonaun’weangakona,hikuvau lahlekileekahina,naswonahiehleketeleswaku kumbexanaangavaarietikwenileri,hindlelayoleyohi ngakona”van'wilavaetikwenihinkwaro,vafika etindlwinitatinghwavavakutan'wilavakona.

27Yosefaakuekavona:“Xanamin’wilavileemisaveni hinkwayo,leswakukuseleEgiptantsenaleswakumin’wi lava?Makwenuufaneleaendlayinietindlwinita tinghwavava,hambileswiaarieEgipta?xanaawu vulangaleswakuuhumaekavanavaIsaka,n'wana Abrahama,kutanivanavaYakobovataendlayini etindlwinitatinghwavava?

28Vakuekayena:“HikuvahitweleswakuVaismayeleva n’wiyivileekahina,kutanihibyeriwileleswakuvan’wi xaviseaEgipta,nandzawawena,makwerhu,usasekile swinenenaswonautsakeriwaswinene,kutanihiehleketa leswakuhakuneneutavaarietindlwinitatinghwavava, hikwalahomalandzayawenamayakonakuyan’wilava nikun’winyikankutsulo

29Yosefaahavahlamula,aku:“Hakunenemivulavula mavunwanikuvulavulamavunwa,mitivulaleswakumi vanavaAbrahama;tanihileswiFaroahanyakan'winami tinhlori,hikwalahomifikeetindlwinitatinghwavava leswakumingativiwi.

30Yosefaakuekavona:“Sweswilokomin’wikuma, kutanin’winiwayenaamilavamaliyotala,xanamita n’winyikayona?vaku:“Switanyikiwa.”

31Kutaniakuekavona:“Lokon’winiwayenaanga pfumelikuhambananayenahimaliyotala,xanamita n’wiendlayinihikwalahokayena?”van'wihlamula,va ku:“Lokoangan'winyikihitan'widlaya,hiteka makwerhuhifamba”

32Yosefaakuekavona:“Hiyonamhakaleyindzimi byelekeyona;mitinhlori,hikuvamitilekutadlayavaaki vatiko,hikuvahitwileleswakuvamakwenuvambirhiva dlayevaakihinkwavovaXikeme,etikweniraKanana, hikwalahokamakwenuwaxisati,kutanisweswiutakuta endlaleswifanakaeEgiptahikwalahokamakwenu

33Ntsenandzitativaleswakumivanhuvantiyiso;loko mitarhumelaun’weexikarhikan’winaekayakuyateka makwenulontsongoekatatawan’wina,nikun’witisa lahakamina,naswonahikuendlanchumulowundzita switivaleswakuululamile

34KutaniYosefaavitanatinhenhatayenata70,akueka vona:“Tekanivavanunalava,mivatisaevuhlayiselweni.”

35Kutanitinhenhatitekavavanunalavavakhume,vava khomavavanghenisaevuhlayiselweni,vatshamamasiku manharhuvarievuhlayiselweni.

36HisikuravunharhuYosefaalerisaleswakuva humesiwaexibedlhele,kutaniakuekavona:“Tiendleleni leswilokomirivavanunavantiyiso,leswakumitahanya, un’wanawavamakwenuutapfaleriwaexibedlhelelokomi rikarhimiyatekamaveleyandyanguwan’winaekaya etikweniraKanana,miyatekamakwenulontsongo,mi n’witisalahakamina,leswakundzitativaleswakumi vavanunavantiyisolokomiendlaleswi”xilo

37Yosefaahumaekavona,anghenaekamareni,arilahi xirilolexikulu,hikuvantwela-vusiwanawayenaawuva tsakerile,kutaniahlambaxikandzaxakwe,atlhelelaeka vona,kutaniatekaSimiyoniekavonaalerisaleswakua bohiwa,kambeSimiyoniaangaswilavikuendlatano, hikuvaaarimunhuwamatimbaswinenenaswonaava ngaswikotikun’wiboha

38Yosefaavitanatinhenhatayenakutanitinhenhata70ti taemahlwenikayenatikhomemabangalamahoxiweke emavokweniyatona,kutanivanavaYakobevavachava

39Yosefaakuekavona:“Khomawanunaloyi,min’wi pfalelaekhotswenikukondzavamakwavovataekayena, kutanitinhenhataYosefatihatlisatikhomaSimiyoni leswakutin’wiboha,kutaniSimiyoniahuwelelaswinene nikuchavisakutanixiriloxitwiwaekule.

40VavanunahinkwavovatinhenhavaYosefava chavisiwahimpfumawulowakuhuwelela,lerovavawahi swikandza,vachavaswinenevabaleka.

41KutanivavanunahinkwavolavaavarinaYosefava baleka,hikuvaavachavangopfuvutomibyavona,kusala YosefanaManasen’wanawakwentsena,kutaniManasa n’wanawaYosefaavonamatimbayaSimiyoni,kutania hlundzukaswinene.

42HilokoManasan’wanawaYosefaapfukelaSimiyoni, kutaniManasaabaSimiyonihixibakelexayenahi xibakeleenhlaneniwanhamuyakwe,kutaniSimiyonia miyelahikwalahokavukarhibyayena

43ManasaakhomaSimiyonikutanian’wikhomahi tihanyikutanian’wibohaan’wiyisaendlwiniya vuhlayiselo,vanavaYakobehinkwavovahlamarisiwahi xiendloxajahaleri

44Simiyoniakuekavamakwavo:“Kuhavaniun’wewa n’winaloyiangatavulaleswakuleswiikubiwaka Muegipta,kambeikubiwakayindluyatatana”

45EndzhakukasweswoYosefaalerisaleswakua vitaniwaloyiavekiwekeehenhlakayindluyavuhlayiselo, leswakuatatamasakayavonahimavelehilahavanga kotakahakona,nikuvuyiselamaliyaun’wananiun’wana enkwameniwayena,nikuvanyikaswakudyaswagondzo, kutaniavaendlahindlelaleyi

46Yosefaavalerisa,aku:“Tivonelenileswakuminga tluliswilerisoswaminaswotisamakwenuhilahandzimi byelekehakona,kutanilokomitisamakwenulahakamina, ndzitaswitivaleswakumivanhuvantiyiso,kutanimita xaviselanaetikweni,kutanindzitamitlheriselamakwenu, kutanimitlhelelaekatatawan’winahikurhula”

47Hinkwavovahlamulavaku:“Hilahahosiyahinayi vulakahakonahitaendlatano,kutanivan’wikhinsamela ehansi”

48Un’wananiun’wanaatlakulamaveleyakweehenhlaka mbhongoloyakwe,vahumavayaekatatawavona etikweniraKanana;kutanivafikaendlwiniyavaendzi kutaniLevhiaandlalasakarayenaleswakuatanyika mbhongoloyayenaswakudya,lokoavona,avonamaliya yenaleyinganintikolowuhelelekeyaharienkwameni wayena.

49Wanunaloyiachavangopfu,kutaniakueka vamakwavo:“Maliyaminayivuyiseriwile,kutani maswivo,yilesakaramina,vavanunalavavachava ngopfu,vaku:“IyinileswiXikwembuxihiendleke swona?”

50Hinkwavovaku:“Naswonaikwihitintswalota Yehovhaekavatatawahina,Abrahama,Isaka,Yakobo, lerovaYehovhanamuntlhaahinyiketileemavokweniya hosiyaEgiptaleswakuahikunguhata?”

51KutaniYudaakuekavona:“Hakunenehivadyohilava nganinandzuemahlwenikaYehovhaXikwembuxahina hikuxavisamakwerhu,nyamayahinavini,naswona hikwalahokayinimiri:‘MusawaYehovhaekavatatawa hinawukwihi?

52Rhuveniakuekavona:“Xanaandzimibyelanga leswakumingadyohelijahaleri,kutaniamindzi yingisanga?”sweswiXikwembuxin'wilavaekahina, naswonautiyiselakuyinikuvulaleswaku,Xanamusawa Hosiekavatatawahinawukwihi,kasimidyoherileHosi?

53Kutanivaetlelaendhawiniyoleyo,kutanivapfuka nimixoswinenevarhwalatimbhongolotavonanimavele yavona,vavarhangelavayaemahlwenivafikaendlwini yatatawavonaetikweniraKanana

54Yakobenindyanguwayenavahumavayahlanganana vanavayena,kutaniYakobeavonaSimiyonimakwavoa ngarinavona,kutaniYakoboakuekavanavayena:“U kwihiSimiyonimakwenuloyindzingan’wivoniki?”vana vayenavamajahavan'wibyelahinkwaswoleswiva humelelekeeEgipta

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1Kutanivanghenaendlwiniyavona,un’wananiun’wana apfulasakarakwekutanivavonanikuvonaxirhundzuxa malixamunhuun’wananiun’wanaxirikona,lexivonani tatawavonavachavisiwekeswinenehaxona.

2Yakoboakuekavona:“Xanaleswimindziendleke swonaiyini?”NdzirhumelemakwenuYosefakuyavutisa hivuhlayisekibyawenakutaniukuekamina.Xivandzana xanhovaxin’widyilehakunene

3Simiyoniufambenan’winakuyaxavaswakudyakutani uvulaleswakuhosiyaEgiptayin’wipfaleekhotsweni, naswonaunavelakutekaBenjaminileswakuan’widlaya nayena,uyisamisisiyaminayampungahigomeesirheni hikwalahokaBenjamininiYosefamakwavo.

4Sweswin’wanangaangerhelerinan’wina,hikuva makwavoufilenaswonausaleariyexe,kungahan’wi welaendlelenileyiufambakahayona,kufanani makwavo

5Rhuveniakuekatatawakwe:“Utadlayavanavamina vambirhivamajahalokondzingatisin’wanawawena ndzin’wivekaemahlwenikawena;kutaniYakoboaku ekavanavayena:“Tshamanilaha,mingarhelerieEgipta, hikuvan'wanawaminaangerhelelanan'winaaEgipta, kumbekufakufananamakwavo”

6KutaniYudaakuekavona:“N’wipapalatakukondzaku helamavele,kutaniaku:‘Hwisanimakwenu,lokoata kumavutomibyayenan’wininibyandyanguwayenabyi riekhombyenihikwalahokandlala”

7Emasikwiniwolawondlalaayivayikuluetikweni hinkwaro,vanhuhinkwavovamisavavayaaEgiptakuya xavaswakudya,hikuvandlalayihlulengopfuexikarhika vona,vanavaYakobevatshameeKananalembeni tin’hwetitimbirhikukondzamaveleyavonamahela +8Endzhakukalokomaveleyavonamaherile,ndyangu hinkwawowaYakobewupfaleriwilehindlala,tincece hinkwatotavanavaYakobetihlanganatitshinelaeka Yakobe,hinkwavovan’wirhendzela,vakuekayena:“Hi nyikexinkwa,kutanihinkwerhuhitalovahindlala hikwalahokayiniemahlwenikawena?”

9Yakobeatwamaritoyavanavan’wanawakwe,kutania rilahixirilolexikulu,kutaniYakoboavitanavanavayena vamajahakutanihinkwavovatavatshamaemahlwenika yena.

10Yakobeakuekavona:“Xanaamisivonandlelaleyi vanavan’winavandzirilakahayonanamuntlha,vaku: ‘Hinyikenixinkwa,kambeakunaxona?sweswi hikwalahovuyautahixavelaswakudyanyana.

11KutaniYudaahlamulatatawakweaku:“Lokowo rhumelamakwerhunahinahitarhelelahiyakuxavela mavele,naswonalokoungan’wirhumiahingerheleri, hikuvakunenehosiyaEgiptayihilerisilehikukongoma, yiku:“Awungevonixikandzaxaminahandlekaloko makwenuangarinawena,hikuvahosiyaEgiptaihosiya matimbaniyamatimba,kutaniwaswivolokohitayaeka yona”yenahandlekamakwerhuhinkwerhuhitadlayiwa 12Xanaawuswitivinaswonaawuswitwangaleswaku hosileyiyinimatimbaswinenenaswonayitlharihile, naswonaayikonaemisavenihinkwayoleyifanakana yona?vonanihivoniletihosihinkwatotamisavanaswona ahivonangayin’weyofananahosiyoleyo,hosiyaEgipta; hakuneneexikarhikatihosihinkwatotamisavaakuna un’welonkulukutlulaAbimelekehosiyaVafilista, hambiswiritanohosiyaEgiptaiyikulunimatimbakuyi tlula,naswonaAbimelekeangaringanisiwantsenani un’wanawatindhunatayena.

13Tatana,awusivonayindluyayenayavuhosini xiluveloxayena,nimalandzayayenahinkwawomayime emahlwenikayena;awuyivonangahosiyoleyo exiluvelwenixayonahikusasekanixivumbekoxayona xavuhosi,yiambaletinguvutayonatavuhosiyiriniharhi leyikuluyansukuenhlokweniyayona;awuvonangaku dzunekanikuvangamalokuXikwembuxin'winyikeke kona,hikuvaakunakufananayenaemisavenihinkwayo

14Tatana,awuvonangavutlhari,kutwisisanivutivileswi Xikwembuxiswinyikekeembilwiniyaxona,hambikuri kutwaritoraxonaronandzihalokoxivulavulanahina

15Tatana,ahiswitivileswakuimaniloyian’wi tolovelekemavitoyahinanihinkwaswoleswihi humeleleke,kambeuvutisileendzhakukawena,aku: “Xanatatawawenawahahanya,xanauhanyekahle?”

16AwusivonatimhakatahulumendheyaEgiptati lawuriwahiyena,ungavutisiFarohosiyayena;awu vonangakuchavanikuchavalokuakuendlekeeka Vaegiptahinkwavo

17Nakambelokohisukaekayena,hixungetilekuendla ekaEgiptakufananimitileyin’wanayaVaamori, naswonahihlundzukengopfuhimaritoyayenahinkwawo lawaamavulekemalunghananahinatanihitinhlori, naswonasweswilokohitlhelahitaemahlwenikayenaku chavakayenakutawelaekahinahinkwerhu,naswonaa kunaun’wewahinaloyiangatakotakuvulavulanayena hambikurinchumuwutsongokumbelowukulu

18Sweswitatana,rhumahikhongelajahalerinahina,hi tarhelelahiyakuxavelaswakudyaswakuhihlayisa,hi ngafihindlala.Yakoboaku:“Hikokwalahokayiniundzi dyohileswonghasikubyelahosileswakuunimakwerhu xana?”iyinilexiundziendlekexonaxana?

19KutaniYudaakuekaYakobetatawakwe:“Nyika n’wanaloyievuhlayiselwenibyaminakutanihitapfukahi rhelelaeEgiptahiyaxavamavele,kutanihitlhelela,kutani lokohivuyalokojahaleriringarinahina,ndzipfumelele ndzirhwalanandzuwawenahilahakungaheriki” 20Xanauswivoniletincecetahinahinkwatotikurilela hikwalahokandlalanaswonakungarinamatimba

evokwenirawenayotienerisa?sweswiakupfukentwelavusiwanawawenaekavonaurhumelamakwerhunahina hitafamba

21HikuvatintswalotaYehovhaekavakokwawahinatita vonakanjhaniekawenalokouvulaleswakuhosiyaEgipta yitatekan’wanawawena?tanihileswiHOSIXikwembu xihanyakaandzingen'witshikikukondzandzin'witisa ndzin'wivekaemahlwenikawena;kambehikhongelela HOSIXikwembu,leswakuxihikhomahitintswalo,xihi endlahiamukeriwahimusanimusaemahlwenikahosiya Egiptanivavanunavayona,hikuvalokoahinga hlwelangakunenesweswiahivuyileravumbirhini n'wanawawena.

22Yakoboakuekavanavayena:“NdzitshembaYehovha Xikwembuleswakuatamikutsula,aminyikatintswalo emahlwenikahosiyaEgiptanilemahlwenikavavanuna vayonahinkwavo”

23Sweswi,pfukauyaekawanunaloyi,un’witekela nyikoemavokweniyawenaekaleswingakumiwaka etikweni,uyitisaemahlwenikayena,+kutaniXikwembu xaMatimbaHinkwawoxingamitwelavusiwana emahlwenikaxonaleswakuxitarhumelavamakwenuva BenjamininaSimiyoninan’wina

24Kutanivavanunahinkwavovapfuka,vatekaBenjamini makwavo,vatekanyikoleyikuluyasilivhereleyinene emavokweniyavona,vatekanisilivhereleyiphindhiweke kambirhi

25Yakobealerisavanavayenahikukongoma malunghananaBenjaminiaku:“N’witivoneleniendleleni leyimifambakahayona,mingatihambanisinayena egondzwenikumbeeEgipta.”

26KutaniYakoboapfukaekavanavayena,atshambuluta mavokoyayenakutaniakhongelaekaYehovhahikwalaho kavanavayenavamajaha,aku:“WeHOSIXikwembuxa matilonimisava,tsundzukantwananowawenanatatawa hinaAbrahama,wutsundzukenatatawaminaIsaka,u khomavanavaminahimusa,ungavanyiketi emavokweniyahosiyaEgipta;swiendleNdzaku khongelaWeXikwembuhikwalahokatintswalotawenau kutsulavanavaminahinkwavouvaponisaematimbeniya Vaegipta,uvarhumelavamakwavovambirhi

27VasatihinkwavovavanavaYakobenivanavavonava tlakuselamahloyavonaetilwenikutanihinkwavovarila emahlwenikaYehovha,vahuwelelaekayenaleswakua kutsulavatatawavonaemavokweniyahosiyaEgipta 28HilokoYakoboatsalelahosiyaEgiptarungulaari nyiketaevokweniraYudanilemavokweniyavanavakwe hikwalahokahosiyaEgipta,aku:

29KusukelaekanandzawawenaYakobe,n’wanawa Isaka,n’wanawaAbrahamawaMuheveru,hosiya Xikwembu,kuyaekahosiyamatimbaniyotlhariha,leyi paluxakaswihundla,hosiyaEgipta,uxeweta.

30Hosiyanga,hosiyaEgiptaaswitivile,ndlalayihi hlaseleetikweniraKanana,kutanindzirhumelevanava minavamajahaekawenaleswakuvatahixavela swakudyaswitsongoekawenaleswakuhitahiseketela 31Hikuvavanavaminavamajahavandzirhendzele naswonaleswindzidyuhalekeswineneandziswikotiku vonahimahloyamina,hikuvamahloyaminamatika swinenehikudyuhala,swin’wenikurilasikunasiku hikwalahokan’wanawamina,hikwalahokaYosefaloyia

lahlekekeemahlwenikamina,naswonandzilerisevanava minavamajahaleswakuvanganghenietinyangwenita mutilokovafikaaEgipta,hikwalahokavaakivatiko

32Ndzitlhelendzivalerisaleswakuvafamba-famba aEgiptavayalavan’wanawaminaYosefa,kumbexanava ngan’wikumakwalaho,kutanivaendlatano,naswonau vateketanihitinhloritatiko

33Xanaahiswitwangamalunghananawenaleswakuu hlamuselenorhowaFaronaswonauvulavulenayenahi ntiyiso?Xanaungaswitivinjhanihivutlharibyawena lokovanavaminavamajahaitinhlorikumbee-e?

34Sweswi,hosiyanganahosi,vonanindzirhumele n’wanawaminaemahlwenikawena,tanihileswiu vulavulekenavanavamina;Ndzakukombelaleswakuu n'wilangutakukondzaavuyiseriwaekaminahikurhulani vamakwavo.

35Hikuvaxanaawuswitivikumbeawuswitwanga leswiXikwembuxahinaxiswiendlekeekaFarolokoxi tekaSaramanawamina,nileswixiswiendleke AbimelekehosiyaVafilistahikwalahokayena,nileswi tatawahinaAbrahamaaswiendlekeekatihositanhungu taElamu,hilahaxivadlayekehakonahinkwavoni vavanunavangarivanganilavaavarinayena?

36Naswonaleswivanavaminavambirhivamajaha SimiyoninaLevhivaswiendlekeemitiniyanhunguya Vaamori,kungandlelaleyivayilovisekehayona hikwalahokaDinamakwavowavonawaxisati?

37NaswonahikwalahokaBenjaminimakwavova tichavelerilehikwalahokakulahlekeriwahiYosefa makwavo;xanavatan'wiendlelayinilokovavonavoko ravanhuvahinavahirivahlula,hikwalahokayena?

38WenahosiyaEgipta,xanaawuswitivileswaku matimbayaXikwembumanahina,nileswakuXikwembu xitshamaxiyingisaswikhongeloswahinanaswonaaxihi tshikimasikuhinkwawo?

39Lokovanavaminavamajahavandzibyelahitaku tirhisanakawenanavona,andzivitanangaekaYehovha hikwalahokawena,hikuvahinkarhiwolowoawutavau lovilenivavanunavawenan’wanawaminaBenjaminia ngasitaemahlwenikawena,kambendziehleketeleswaku tanihileswiSimiyonin’wanawaminaaariendlwiniya wena,kumbexanaungahan’wikhomahimusa, hikwalahoandzikuendlanganchumulowu.

40SweswiwaswivoBenjaminin’wanawaminautaeka wenanivanavaminavamajaha,un’witivonelaun’wi vekamahloyawena,kutaniXikwembuxitavekamahlo yaxonaehenhlakawenanilemfun’weniwawena hinkwawo.

41Sweswindzikubyerilehinkwaswoleswingaembilwini yamina,kutaniwaswivovanavaminavamajahavataeka wenanimakwavo,kambelavuandlalobyamisava hinkwayohikwalahokavona,uvatlheriselahikurhulani vamakwavo

42KutaniYakobeanyiketavanavakwerungulalerieka YudaleswakuvarinyikahosiyaEgipta

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1VanavaYakobevapfukavatekaBenjamininitinyiko hinkwato,vayaeEgiptavayimaemahlwenikaYosefa.

2YosefaavonaBenjaminimakwavoarinavonakutania vaxeweta,kutanivavanunalavavafikaendlwiniya Yosefa

3Yosefaalerisamulanguteriwayindluyakweleswakua nyikavamakwavoleswakuvadya,kutaniavaendlatano. 4HinkarhiwanhlikanhiYosefaarhumelaritorovitana vavanunaleswakuvataemahlwenikayenanaBenjamini, kutanivavanunavolavovabyelamulanguteriwayindluya Yosefamalunghananisilivhereleyitlheriseriweke emasakaniyavona,akuekavona:“Switamifambela kahle,mingachavi,kutaniatisaSimiyonimakwavoeka vona”

5Simiyoniakuekavamakwavo:“HosiyaVaegiptayi ndziendlehimusaswinene,ayindzibohiwanga,hilahami swivonekehakonahimahloyan’wina,hikuvalokomi humaemutiniyindzintshunxilekutaniyindzikhomahi musaendlwiniyayona”

6KutaniYudaakhomaBenjaminihivoko,vaya emahlwenikaYosefa,van’winkhinsamelaehansi.

7KutanivavanunalavavanyikaYosefanyiko,hinkwavo vatshamaemahlwenikayena,kutaniYosefaakuekavona: “Xanaswikahleekan’wina,xanaswikahleekavanava n’wina,xanaswikahleekatatawan’winaladyuhaleke?” vaku:“Swilulamile,kutaniYudaatekarungulaleri Yakobearirhumeke,arinyiketaevokweniraYosefa.”

8KutaniYosefaahlayapapilakutaniativatsalwaratata wakwe,kutanianavelakurilakutanianghenaekamareni ralendzenikutaniarilahixirilolexikulu;kutaniahuma.

9HilokoatlakusamahloalangutaBenjaminimakwavo,a ku:“Xanaloyimakwenuloyiuvulavulekenaminaha yena?”BenjaminiatshinelelaYosefa,kutaniYosefaa vekavokoenhlokweniyayena,akuekayena:“Onge Xikwembuxingakutwelavusiwanan'wananga”

10LokoYosefaavonamakwavo,n’wanawamanawakwe, atlhelaanavelakurila,kutanianghenaekamareni,arila kwalaho,ahlambaxikandzaxakwe,ahumaapapalataku rila,aku:“Lunghisaniswakudya.”

11Yosefaaarinixinwelolexiaanwaekaxona,axirixa silivherelexinganimaribyeyaonikisinibdeliyamuyo saseka,kutaniYosefaabaxinweloemahlwenika vamakwavolokovatshamilekudyanayena

12Yosefaakuekavavanunalava:“Ndzaswitivahi xinwelolexileswakuRhuveniwamativula,Simiyonina LevhinaYuda,IsakaranaZebuloniivanavamanana un’we,tshamanimidyahikuyahikuvelekiwakan’wina” 13Atlhelaavekavan’wanahikuyahikuvelekiwaka vona,aku:“Ndzaswitivaleswakumakwenuloyi lontsongoanganamakwavo,namina,kufananayena,a ndzinamakwavo,hikwalahoutatshamaehansiadyana mina”

14KutaniBenjaminiatlhandlukelaemahlwenikaYosefa, atshamaexiluvelweni,vavanunalavavavonaswiendlo swaYosefa,vahlamalahiswona;kutanivavanunavadya nikunwahinkarhiwolowonaYosefa,kutaniavanyika tinyiko,kutaniYosefaanyikaBenjamininyikoyin'we, kutaniManasenaEfrayimivavonaswiendloswatatawa vona,navonavan'winyikatinyiko,kutaniOsnatian'wi nyikanyikoyin'we,kutaniakuritinyikotantlhanu evokweniraBenjamini

15KutaniYosefaavahumeselavhinyoleswakuvatanwa, kambevangalavikunwa,vaku:“Kusukelasikuleri

Yosefaalahlekekeharonaahinwavhinyo,hambikuriku dyaswakudyaswonandziha.”

16Yosefaavahlambanya,avatshikilelaswinene,kutani vanwangopfunayenahisikurero,endzhakukasweswo YosefaahundzukelaekaBenjaminimakwavoleswakua vulavulanayena,Benjaminiahatshamileexiluvelweni emahlwenikaYosefa

17Yosefaakuekayena:“Xanauvelekevana?”kutania ku:“Nandzawawenaunivanavakhumevamajaha, kutanihilawamavitoyavona,Bela,Bekere,Axibali,Gera, Naamani,Aki,Rhoxi,Mupimi,Kupimi,naOrd,kutani ndzithyamavitoyavonahimakwerhuwaminaloyindzi ngan'wivoniki.”

18Kutaniavalerisaleswakuvatisamepewayenawa tinyeleti,lowuYosefaaativaminkarhihinkwayohawona, kutaniYosefaakuekaBenjamini:“Ndzitwileleswaku Vaheveruvatolovelanenivutlharihinkwabyo,xanautiva nchumuhimhakaleyi?

19Benjaminiaku:“Nandzawawenautivanivutlhari hinkwabyolebyitatanaandzidyondzisekebyona,kutani YosefaakuekaBenjamini:“Langutaxichayachayanalexi, utwisisalahamakwenuYosefaangakonaeEgipta,loyiu vulekeleswakuurhelerileaEgipta”

20KutaniBenjaminiavonaxitirhoxexolexinganimepe watinyeletitamatilo,kutaniatlharihilekutanialanguta ekaxonakutivalahamakwavoangakona,kutani BenjaminiaavanyisatikohinkwaroraEgiptahiswiyenge swamune,kutaniakumaleswakuloyiatshameke exiluvelweniemahlwenikayenaakuriYosefamakwavo, kutaniBenjaminiahlamalangopfu,kutanilokoYosefaa vonaleswakuBenjaminimakwavouhlamarilengopfu,a kuekaBenjaminiaku:“Uvoneyini,nayena”uhlamala yini?

21KutaniBenjaminiakuekaYosefa:“Ndzaswivonahi leswileswakuYosefamakwerhuutshamilelahanamina exiluvelwenixavuhosi,kutaniYosefaakuekayena:“Hi minaYosefamakwenu,ungapaluxelivamakwenumhaka leyi;vonani,ndzitakurhumelanavonalokovafamba, ndzitalerisaleswakuvavuyiseriwaemutini,ndzikususa ekavona.

22Nakonalokovatiyimiselavutomibyavonavakulwela, kutanindzitaswitivaleswakuvahundzukileekaleswiva ndziendlekeswona,kutanindzitatitivisaekavona, naswonalokovakutshikalokondzikuteka,kutaniuta tshamanamina,kutanindzitakanetananavona,kutaniva tafamba,naswonaandzingetiviwiekavona.

23EnkarhiniwolowoYosefaalerisamutirhela-mfumowa yenaleswakuatatamasakayavonahiswakudya,achela maliyaun’wananiun’wanaenkwameniwakwe,achela xinweloenkwameniwaBenjamini,avanyikaswakudya swagondzo,kutanivavaendlatano

24Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,vavanunalavavapfuka nimixoswinene,varhwalatimbhongolotavonanimavele yavona,vahumanaBenjamini,vayaetikweniraKanana nimakwavoBenjamini

25AvangasiyaekulenileEgiptalokoYosefaalerisa loyiaarimulanguteriwayindluyakwe,aku:“Pfuka,u hlongorisavavanunalavavangasifikaekuleswinenena Egipta,uvabyelauku:“Hayinimiyivilexinweloxa n’winiwamina?”

26NdhunayaYosefayipfukayifikaekavona,yivabyela maritohinkwawoyaYosefa;lokovatwamhakaleyi,va hlundzukangopfu,vaku:“Loyixinweloxan’winiwa wenaxingatakumiwanayena,útafa,nahinahitava mahlonga.”

27Kutanivahatlisa,un’wananiun’wanaatisasakarakwe embhongolweniyakwe,valangutaenkwameniwavona kutanixinweloxikumiwaenkwameniwaBenjamini, hinkwavovahandzulatinguvutavonavatlhelelaemutini, vabaBenjaminiendleleni,vatshamelakun’wiba kukondzaafikaemutini,kutanivayimaemahlwenika Yosefa

28KuhlundzukakaYudakupfurha,aku:“Munhuloyiu ndzivuyisilentsenaleswakundzitalovisaEgipta namuntlha”

29KutanivavanunalavavafikaendlwiniyaYosefa,va kumaYosefaatshamileexiluvelwenixayena,nitinhenha hinkwatotiyimeevokwenirayenaraxineneniraximatsi 30Yosefaakuekavona:“Hixihixiendloleximixi endleke,leximitekekexinweloxaminaxasilivheremi famba?kambendzaswitivaleswakuutekexinweloxa minaleswakuutativaleswakumakwenuaari exiphen’winixihixatiko

31KutaniYudaaku:“Hitakuyiniekahosiyahina,hita vulavulayininaswonahitativulanjhanilavalulameke, Xikwembunamuntlhaxikumevudyohobyamalandzaya wenahinkwawo,hikwalahoxihiendlelemhakaleyi namuntlha.”

32HilokoYosefaapfukaakhomaBenjaminian’witeka ekavamakwavohitihanyi,kutaniafikaendlwiniava khiyanyangwa,kutaniYosefaalerisaloyiaariehenhlaka yindluyakweleswakuavabyelaaku:“Hosiyiri: ‘Fambanihikurhulaekatatawan’wina,waswivo,ndzi khomewanunaloyixinweloxaminaxikumiweke evokwenirakwe”

NDZIMAYA54

1KutelokoYudaavonandlelaleyiYosefaavakhomeke hayona,Yudaan’witshinelela,apfulanyangwa,atani vamakwavoemahlwenikaYosefa

2KutaniYudaakuekaYosefa:“Aswingavonakiswi vavaemahlwenikahosiyanga,xananandzawawenaa ngavularitoemahlwenikawena?Yosefaakuekayena: “Vulavula!”

3YudaavulavulaemahlwenikaYosefa,nivamakwavova yimileemahlwenikavona;kutaniYudaakuekaYosefa: “Hakunenelokohisungulakutaekahosiyahinakuya xavaswakudya,uhiteketanihitinhloritatiko,kutanihi tisaBenjaminiemahlwenikawena,nanamuntlhawahahi tlangela”

4Sweswihosiayiyingisemaritoyamina,ndzikurhuma makwerhuleswakuafambanahinaekatatawahina, leswakumoya-xiviriwawenawungalovinamuntlhani mimoya-xivirihinkwayoyavaakivaEgipta

5Xanaawuswitivileswivamakwerhuvambirhivamina, SimiyoninaLevhi,vaswiendlekeemutiniwaXikemeni lekamitiyankomboyaVaamori,hikwalahokaDina makwerhuwaxisati,nileswiavataswiendlahikwalaho kaBenjaminimakwavowavona?

6Minahimatimbayamina,loyindzingalonkuluni matimbakutlulahavambirhi,ndzitanamuntlhaekawena nitikorawenalokoungaswilavikurhumelamakwerhu 7XanaawuswitwangaleswiXikwembuxahinalexihi hlawulekexiswiendlekeekaFarohikwalahokaSaramana wahina,loyixin’witekekeekatatawahina,lerovaxi n’wihlaselanindyanguwayenahimakhomboyotika, lerovakufikelanamuntlhaVaegiptavabyelana xihlamarisolexixana?Xikwembuxahinaxitakuendla tanohikwalahokaBenjaminiloyiun'witekekeekatatawa yenanamuntlha,nihikwalahokavubihilebyiuhi hlengeletekenamuntlhaetikwenirawena;hikuva Xikwembuxahinaxitatsundzukantwananowaxonana tatawahinaAbrahama,xikutiselamakhombo,hikuvau vavisemoyawatatawahinanamuntlha”

8Sweswiyingisamaritoyaminalawandzingakubyela wonanamuntlha,urhumelamakwerhuleswakuafamba leswakuwenanivanhuvatikorawenamingafahibanga, hikuvahinkwenuamingeswikotikundzihlula.

9YosefaahlamulaYuda,aku:“Hayiniupfulenomuwa wenanaswonahayiniutibumahihina,uku:‘Matimbama nawena?tanihileswiFaroahanyaka,lokondzilerisa tinhenhataminahinkwatokulwanan'wina,hakunene wenanivamakwenulavaamitanwelaendzhopeni

10KutaniYudaakuekaYosefa:“Hakuneneswifanerile wenanivanhuvawenakundzichava;tanihileswiHOSI Xikwembuxihanyakalokondzohoxabangaramina kan'weandzingaharipfalelikukondzandzidlayatiko hinkwaroraEgiptanamuntlha,kutanindzitasungulana wenandzihetaekaFaron'winiwawena

11Yosefaan'wihlamulaaku:“Hakunenematimbaahiya wenantsena;Ndzikutlulamatimbanimatimba,kunene lokowohoxabangarawenandzitarihoxaenhan'winiya wenaniletinhan'winitavamakwenuhinkwavo.

12KutaniYudaakuekayena:“Hakunenelokonamuntlha ndzikupfulanomuwaminandzitakumitaleswakuu lovisiwaemisaveni,ulovanamuntlhaemfun’weniwa wena”Yosefaaku:“Hakunenelokowopfulanomuwa wenandzinimatimbanimatimbayopfalanomuwawena hiribyekukondzaungakotikuvularito;vonaleswakui maribyeyotalakufikelakwihiemahlwenikahina, hakunenendzingatekaribye,ndzirisindzisaenon’wini wawenandzitshovatinhlayatawena.

13KutaniYudaaku:“Xikwembuimbhoniexikarhika hina,leswakukufikelasweswiahinavelakulwanawena, hinyikemakwerhuntsenakutanihitasukaekawena; Yosefaahlamulaaku:“LokoFaroahanya,lokotihosi hinkwatotaKananatihlangananan'wina,amifanelanga min'witekaevokweniramina”

14Sweswifambaekatatawawena,makwenuutava hlongaekamina,hikuvauphangileyindluyahosiYudaa ku:“Iyiniekawenakumbevumunhubyahosi,kunene hosiyirhumelasilivhereninsukukusukaendlwiniya yonaetikwenihinkwaro,hambikuritinyikokumbeku tirhisamali,kambewahavulavulahixinweloxawenalexi uxivekekeenkwameniwamakwerhu,uvulaleswakuuku yivilexana?”

15Xikwembuxingapfumelileswakumakwerhu Benjaminikumbeun’wanawambewuyaAbrahamaanga endlinchumulowuleswakuakuyiva,kumbeekaun’wana, kungakhatharisekihosi,hosikumbemunhuwihinawihi

16Kutanitshikanikuhehlalokuleswakumisavahinkwayo yingayingisimaritoyawena,uku:‘HosiyaEgiptayi holovanivavanunalavahisilivhereyitsongo,yivahehla, yitekamakwavoavahlonga.

17Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Tekaxinwelolexiufambaeka mina,usiyamakwenuavahlonga,hikuvaikuavanyisaka khambakuvahlonga”

18KutaniYudaaku:“Hayiniungakhomiwihitinganahi maritoyawena,usiyamakwerhuutekaxinweloxawena?” Kunenelokowohinyikaxinweloxawena,kumbekutlula kagidi,ahingesiyimakwerhuhikwalahokasilivhereleyi kumekakaevokweniramunhu,leswakuhingafi hikwalahokayena.

19Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Hayiniutshikemakwenuu n’wixavisahiswiphemuswasilivhereswa20kufikela namuntlha,kutanihayiniungaendlileswifanakaeka makwenuloyi?”

20KutaniYudaaku:“Yehovhaimbhoniexikarhikamina nawenaleswakuahinavelitinyimpitawena;sweswi hikokwalahohinyikemakwerhuhitasukaekawena handlekoholova

21Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Lokotihosihinkwatotatikoti hlengeletanaatingeswikotikutekamakwenuevokweni ramina;kutaniYudaaku:“Hitakuyiniekatatawahina, lokoavonaleswakumakwerhuangatanahina,atan'wi khomisagome?

22Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Leswiimhakaleyiungatayi byelatatawawena,uku:‘Ntambhuyifambileendzhaku kabakiti

23KutaniYudaaku:“Hakuneneuhosi,naswona hikwalahokayiniuvulavulatimhakaleti,uavanyisahi mavunwa?khomboekahosileyifanakanawena

24Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Akunavuavanyisibya mavunwaekaritolerindzirivulekehikwalahokaYosefa makwenu,hikuvahinkwenumin’wixaviseleVamidiyani hiswiphemuswasilivhereswa20,hinkwenumilandzule tatawan’wina,mikuekayena:“Xivandzanaxobihaxi n’widyile,Yosefauhandzuriwile”

25Yudaaku:“Waswivo,ndzilowaXemewupfurha embilwiniyamina,sweswindzitahisatikoran’wina hinkwarohindzilo;Yosefaahlamula,aku:“Hakunene, n'wingiwawenaTamari,loyiadlayekevanavawenava majaha,utimendzilowaXikeme.”

26KutaniYudaaku:“Lokondzotshovelavoyabyin’we enyameniyamina,ndzitatataEgiptahinkwarohingatiya rona.”

27Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Mukhuvawan’winai mukhuvawan’winakuendlahilahamiendlekehakona ekamakwenuloyiun’wixaviseke,kutaniuchelanguvu yakweengatiniuyitisaekatatawawenaleswakuatavula leswakuxivandzanaxobihaxin’widyilenaswonangati yakwehileyi.”

28LokoYudaatwamhakaleyi,ahlundzukaswinene, vukarhibyayenabyipfurhaendzenikayena,+emahlweni kayenaakuriniribyeleringanintikowatixikeleta400, kutanivukarhibyaYudabyipfurhakutaniatekaribyehi vokorin’wearihoxaematilweniarikhomahivokora ximatsi

29Endzhakukasweswoayivekaehansikamilenge yakwe,atshamaehenhlakayonahimatimbayakwe

hinkwawonaswonaribyerihundzukentshurihikwalahoka matimbayaYuda.

30KutaniYosefaavonaxiendloxaYudakutaniachava swinene,kambealerisaManasan’wanawakwe,atlhelaa endlahiribyerin’wanakufananixiendloxaYuda,kutani Yudaakuekavamakwavo:“Ungatshukiavulaleswaku munhuloyiiMuegipta,kambehikuendlaleswiuhuma endyangwiniwatatawahina.”

31Yosefaaku:“Ahin’winantsenaminyikiwaka matimba,hikuvanahinahivanhuvamatimba,naswonaha yiniutatibumahihinahinkwerhu?kutaniYudaakuka Yosefa:“Ndzikombelakurhumelamakwerhu,ungaonhi tikorawenanamuntlha.”

32Yosefaavahlamulaaku:“Fambanimiyabyelatatawa n’wina,xivandzanaxobihaxin’widyilehilahamivuleke hakonahiYosefamakwenu.”

33KutaniYudaavulavulanamakwavoNeftali,akueka yena:“Hatlisauyahlayelaswitaratahinkwaswoswa Egipta,utautandzibyela;Simiyoniakuekayena: “Mhakaleyiyingakukarhati;sweswindzitaya entshaveni,ndzitekaribyerin'welerikuluentshaveni,ndzi riringanisaekaun'wananiun'wanaeEgipta,ndzidlaya hinkwavolavangaekarona

34KutaniYosefaatwamaritolawahinkwawolawa vamakwavovamavulekeemahlwenikayena,kambeava ngaswitivileswakuYosefawamatwisisa,hikuvaava anakanyaleswakuangativiXiheveru

35KutaniYosefaachavaswinenehimaritoya vamakwavoleswakuvangalovisiEgipta,kutanialerisa n’wanawakweManase,aku:“Fambasweswi,hatlisauya hlengeletavaakihinkwavovaEgiptanivavanuna hinkwavovatinhenhaekamina,vataekaminasweswihi tihancinihimilengenihiswichayachayanaswamixaka hinkwayo,kutaniManaseafambaayaendlatano.

36HilokoNeftaliafambahilahaYudaan’wileriseke hakona,hikuvaNeftaliaarinimilengeyovevukakufana niyin’wanayatimhandziletihatlisaka,naswonaaafamba hitindlevetamavelenaswonaatingatshoviehansika yena

37KutaniayahlayelaswitaratahinkwaswoswaEgipta,a kumaleswakuaswiri12,kutaniatahikuhatlisaaya byelaYuda,kutaniYudaakuekavamakwavo:“Hatlisani miambalabangarayenaun’wananiun’wanaemasengeni yakwekutanihitatsemakanyaEgipta,hivahlasela hinkwavo,kungatshukikusalanimasalela”

38KutaniYudaaku:“Waswivo,ndzitalovisaswitarata swinharhuhimatimbayamina,un’wananiun’wanauta lovisaxitarataxin’we;lokoYudaarikarhiavulavula mhakaleyi,vavonavaakivaEgiptanitinhenhahinkwato vataekavonavakhomeswichayachayanaswamixaka hinkwayonikuhuwelelalokukulu

39Nhlayoyavonaayirimasochaya500wavagadiva tihancinimasochalamafambakahimilengeya10000,ni vavanunava400lavakotakakulwahandlekabanga kumbefumu,himavokonimatimbayavonantsena

40Kutanitinhenhahinkwatotitahiswidzedzeleswikulu nikuhuwelela,hinkwavovarhendzelavanavaYakobeva vachavisa,misavayitsekatsekahimpfumawulowaku huwelelakavona

41LokovanavaYakobevavonamavuthulawavachava ngopfuvutomibyavona,kutaniYosefaaendlatano leswakuachavisavanavaYakobeleswakuvarhula

42KutaniYuda,lokoavonavamakwavovan’wanava chava,akuekavona:“Hayinimichavalokotintswalota Xikwembutirinahina?”lokoYudaavonavanhu hinkwavovaEgiptavavarhendzelehikulerisakaYosefa leswakuvavachavisa,Yosefantsenaavalerisa,aku:“Mi ngakhumbiniun'wewavona”

43KutaniYudaahatlisaahoxabangarakwe,ahuwelela hiritolerikulunileribavaka,abahibangarakwe,atlulela ehansinaswonaahayaemahlweniahuwelelavanhu hinkwavo.

44Lokoaendlaleswi,Yehovhaaendlaleswakukuchava kaYudanivamakwavovawelavavanunavatinhenhani vanhuhinkwavolavaavavarhendzerile.

45Hinkwavovabalekahikutwampfumawulowaku huwelela,vachava,vawelaehenhlakaun’wana,votalava vonavafalokovarikarhivawa,hinkwavovabaleka emahlwenikaYudanivamakwavonilemahlwenika Yosefa

46Lokovarikarhivabaleka,Yudanivamakwavovava hlongorisavayafikaendlwiniyaFaro,hinkwavova baleka,kutaniYudaatlhelaatshamaemahlwenikaYosefa an’wirhurhumelakufananinghala,an’wihuwelela swinene

47Kutanikuhuwelelakutwakalaekule,vaakihinkwavo vaSukotivakutwa,kutanitikohinkwaroraEgiptari tsekatsekahimpfumawulowakuhuwelela,nimarhangu yaEgiptaniyatikoraGoxenimawahikutsekatsekaka misava,Faronayenaawelaehansiexiluvelwenixayena, nivavasatihinkwavolavatikekevaEgiptanaGoxeniva tshovekilekhwirilokovaswitwampfumawulowaku tsekatseka,hikuvaavachavaswinene.

48KutaniFaroarhumelarito,aku:“Xanaiyinilexi endlekekenamuntlhaetikweniraEgipta?”kutanivatava n'wibyelatimhakahinkwatokusukelaekusungulenikuya fikaemakumu,kutaniFaroachava,ahlamala,achava ngopfu

49Kuchavakayenakuyakukulalokoatwaswiloleswi hinkwaswo,arhumaekaYosefaaku:“UtiseVaheveru ekaminaleswakuvatalovisatikohinkwaroraEgipta; xanautaendlayinihihlongarerorakhambaxana?n'wi tshikeniafambanivamakwavo,hingalovisiwihivubihi byavona,hambikurihina,n'winanitikohinkwarora Egipta.

50Lokoungaswilavikuendlanchumulowu,cukumeta swiloswaminahinkwaswoswarisima,ufambanavona etikweniravona,lokouritsakela,hikuvanamuntlhavata lovisatikoraminahinkwaronikudlayavanhuvamina hinkwavo;hambikurivavasatihinkwavovaEgiptava tshovekilekhwirihikwalahokakuhuwelelakavona;vona leswivaswiendlekehikuhuwelelanikuvulavulakavona ntsena,kutlulakwalaholokovalwahibanga,vatalovisa tiko;sweswihlawulaleswiuswinavelaka,hambikuri minakumbeVaheveru,hambikuriEgiptakumbetikora Vaheveru.”

51KutanivafikavabyelaYosefamaritohinkwawoya Farolawaamavulekemalunghananayena,kutaniYosefa achavaswinenehimaritoyaFaronaYudanivamakwavo vahayimeemahlwenikaYosefavahlundzukileniku

hlundzuka,kutanivanahinkwavovaYakobovarhuketela Yosefa,kufananikurhurhumelakalwandlenimagandlati yarona

52KutaniYosefaachavangopfuvamakwavoni hikwalahokaFaro,kutaniYosefaalavaxivangeloxo titivisavamakwavo,leswakuvangalovisitikohinkwarora Egipta

53HilokoYosefaalerisaManasen’wanawakwe,kutani ManaseayaekaYuda,avekavokorakweemakatleni yakwe,kutanivukarhibyaYudabyimiyela

54KutaniYudaakuekavamakwavo:“Kungavinaun’we ekan’winaavulaleswakuleswiixiendloxamuntshwawa Muegiptahikuvalowuintirhowayindluyatatana.”

55LokoYosefaavonanikutivaleswakuvukarhibya Yudabyihungutekile,atshinelakuyavulavulanaYudahi ririmiroolova.

56YosefaakuekaYuda:“Hakuneneuvulavulantiyiso naswonanamuntlhautiyisilemaritoyawenamalunghana nimatimbayawena,+naswonaXikwembuxan’winalexi mitsakelakaxingaengetelavuhlayisekibyan’wina; kambendzibyelehintiyisoleswakuhikwalahokayini exikarhikavamakwenuhinkwavouholovanamina hikwalahokajahaleri,tanihileswikungarikinaun'wewa vonaloyiandzibyelekeritorin'wemalunghananayena

57KutaniYudaahlamulaYosefa,aku:“Hakuneneu faneleuswitivaleswakundzisirhelelekileekajahaleri ekatatawarona,uku:‘Lokondzingan’witisiekayena ndzitarhwalanandzuwakwehilahakungaheriki.”

58Hikokwalahondzitshineleekawenandziriexikarhika vamakwerhuhinkwavo,hikuvandziswivonileleswakua wungaswilavikun’wipfumelelakusukaekawena; sweswihikokwalahondzingakumatintswaloemahlweni kawenaleswakuutan’wirhumelakufambanahina, kutaniwaswivondzitasalandzirimuyimeriwayena,ku kutirhelaekaxin’wananaxin’wanalexiuxinavelaka, hikuvakun’wananakun’wanalahaungatandzirhumela konandzitayakutirhelahimatimbalamakulu.

59Ndzirhumelesweswiekahosiyamatimbaleyiku xandzukeleke,utativaleswindzingataswiendlaeka yonaniletikwenirayona;hambileswiangavakani masochalamagadeketihancinilamafambakahimilenge kumbevanhulavanganimatimbalamatlulakampimo, ndzitavadlayahinkwavo,ndzitisanhlokoyahosi emahlwenikawena

60Xanaawuswitivikumbeawuswitwangaleswakutata wahinaAbrahamaninandzawakweEliyezerevadlaye tihosihinkwatotaElamunimavuthuyatonahivusiku byin’we,avasiyanganiyin’we?naswonakusukelasiku reromatimbayatatawahinamanyikiwilehinakuva ndzhaka,ekahinanimbewuyahinahilahakungaheriki

61Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Uvulavulantiyiso,naswona mavunwaamakonaenon’winiwawena,hikuvahitlhele hibyeriwaleswakuVaheveruvanimatimbanileswaku YehovhaXikwembuxavonauvatsakelangopfu,kutanii maniloyiangayimakaemahlwenikavona?

62Hambiswiritano,ndzitarhumelamakwenuhixiyimo lexi,lokowotisamakwavowayenan’wanawamana wakweemahlwenikamina,loyiuvulekeleswakuusukile ekawenaarhelelaaEgipta;kutanilokomitisamakwavo ekaminandzitan'witekaematshan'winiyayena,hikuvaa kunaun'wewan'winaloyian'wisirhelelekekeekatatawa

n'wina,kutanilokoataekamina,ndzitarhumelana n'winamakwavoloyimingan'wisirheleleka.

63KuhlundzukakaYudakupfurhelaYosefalokoavula mhakaleyi,kutanimahloyakwemahoxangatihiku hlundzuka,akuekavamakwavo:“Xanamunhuloyi namuntlhaulavakulovisiwakayenan’wininikaEgipta hinkwaro!”

64SimiyoniahlamulaYosefa,aku:“Xanaahiku byelangaekusungulenileswakuahingayitivindhawu leyiangayaekayona,nilokoafilekumbeahanya, naswonahikwalahokayinihosiyangayivulavulahiswilo leswi?

65YosefalokoalangutaxikandzaxaYudaavonaleswaku vukarhibyayenabyisungulakupfurhalokoavulavulana yena,aku:“Tisamakwenuun’wanaekamina ematshan’weniyamakwenuloyi.”

66KutaniYosefaakuekavamakwavo:“Hakunenemi vuleleswakumakwenuufilekumbeulahlekile,sweswi lokondzin’wivitananamuntlhakutaniataemahlwenika n’wina,xanamingan’winyikaminaematshan’weniya makwavo?

67KutaniYosefaasungulakuvulavulaahuwelelaaku: “Yosefa,Yosefa,tananamuntlhaemahlwenikamina,uta humelelaekavamakwenu,utshamaemahlwenikavona”

68LokoYosefaavulavulamhakaleyiemahlwenikavona, un’wananiun’wanaavalangutahindlelayin’wanaku vonalahaYosefaangatahumakonaemahlwenikavona 69Yosefaalangutaswiendloswavonahinkwaswo,aku ekavona:“Hayinimilangutahalanihala?”Himina Yosefaloyiun'wixavisekeeEgipta,sweswiswingaku tshukiuvavisaleswiundzixaviseke,hikuvaXikwembuxi ndzirhumileemahlwenikan'wina,hinkarhiwandlala 70Vamakwavovan’wichavalokovatwamaritoya Yosefa,kutaniYudaan’wichavangopfu.

71LokoBenjaminiatwamaritoyaYosefaaari emahlwenikavonaexiphen’winixalendzenixayindlu, BenjaminiatsutsumelaekaYosefamakwavo,an’wi angarha,an’wiwelaenhan’wini,varila

72LokovamakwavovaYosefavavonaleswaku Benjaminiuweleenhan’winiyamakwavo,arilanayena, navonavawelaehenhlakaYosefavan’wiangarha,varila swinenenaYosefa

73KutaniritoritwakalaendlwiniyaYosefaraleswakui vamakwavovaYosefa,kutaniritsakiseFaroswinene, hikuvaaavachavaleswakuvangalovisatikoraEgipta 74KutaniFaroarhumelamalandzayakweekaYosefa leswakuman’wihoyozelamalunghananivamakwavolava tekeekayena,kutanitindhunahinkwatotamavuthuni mavuthulamaamarieEgiptatitakutatsakanaYosefa, kutanitikohinkwaroraEgiptaritsakaswinenehi vamakwavovaYosefa

75KutaniFaroarhumelamalandzayayenaekaYosefa,a ku:“Byelavamakwenuleswakuvatekahinkwaswoswa vona,vavatshikevataekamina,kutanindzitavaveka endhawinileyinenengopfuyatikoraEgipta,kutaniva endlatano”

76KutaniYosefaalerisaloyiavekiwekemulanguteriwa yindluyakweleswakuatiselavamakwavotinyikoni tinguvu,kutaniavatiselatinguvutotalatavuhosini tinyikototala,kutaniYosefaatiavelavamakwavo.

77Kutanianyikaun’wananiun’wanawavamakwavo tinguvutocincatansukunitasilivhere,niswiphemuswa silivhereswamadzanamanharhu,kutaniYosefaalerisa hinkwavoleswakuvaambalaswiambaloleswi,vayisiwa emahlwenikaFaro.

78HilokoFaroavonaleswakuvamakwavohinkwavova Yosefaavaritinhenhanaswonavalangutekakahle,a tsakaswinene.

79EndzhakukasweswovahumaemahlwenikaFaro leswakuvayaetikweniraKanana,ekatatawavona, makwavoBenjaminiaarinavona

80Yosefaapfukaavanyikamakalichiyakhume-n’we ekaFaro,kutaniYosefaavanyikakalichiyayena,leyia khandziyekeekayonahisikurakurhwexiwakayena harhiyavuhosieEgipta,kuyatekatatawakweaEgipta; kutaniYosefaarhumelaekavanavavamakwavo hinkwavo,tinguvuhikuyahinhlayoyavona,ni swiphemuswasilivhereswadzanaekaun'wananaun'wana wavona,atlhelaarhumelatinguvuekavasativa vamakwavohitinguvutavasativahosi,kutaniava rhumela

81Kutanianyikaun’wananiun’wanawavamakwavo vavanunavakhumeleswakuvafambanavonaetikwenira Kananavayavatirhela,vatirhelavanavavonani hinkwaswoswavonalokovataeEgipta.

82YosefaarhumahivokoramakwavoBenjaminitinguvu takhumetavanavayenavakhume,kungaxiphemulexi tlulakavanalavan’wanavavanavaYakobe.

83Un’wananiun’wanaarhumelaswiphemuswasilivhere swa50nimakalichiyakhumehikwalahokaFaro,a rhumelaekatatawakwetimbhongolotakhumeleti rhwalekeswilohinkwaswoswavulovolovoswaEgipta,ni timbhongolotaxisatitakhumeletirhwalekemaveleni xinkwaniswakudyaswatatawakwenilekahinkwavo lavaavarinayenaleswakuswivaswakudyaswale gondzweni

84HilokoarhumelamakwavowayenaDinatinguvuta silivherenitansuku,nimirhiyarisunanimira,nimalovo niswikhavisoswavavasatihixitalo,kutaniarhumela sweswoekavasativaFaroekavasativaBenjamini.

85Kutanianyikavamakwavohinkwavo,nivasativavona, mixakahinkwayoyamaribyeyaonikisinibdellium,niku sukaekaswilohinkwaswoswarisimaexikarhikavanhu lavakuluvaEgipta,akungasisalanchumuekaswilo hinkwaswoleswidurhakahandlekaleswiYosefaaswi rhumelekeendyangwiniwatatawakwe.

86Kutaniahlongolavamakwavo,vafamba,arhumela makwavoBenjamininavona.

87Yosefaahumanavonaleswakuayafambanavona endleleniyoyaendzilakaneniwaEgipta,kutaniavalerisa malunghananitatawakwenindyanguwakweleswakuva taeEgipta.

88Kutaniakuekavona:“Mingatshukimiholova endleleni,hikuvanchumulowuwuhumaekaYehovha leswakuvanhulavakuluvangadlayiwihindlala,hikuva kutavanimalembeyantlhanuyandlalaetikwenileri”

89Avalerisa,aku:“LokomifikaetikweniraKanana,mi ngatshukimitaemahlwenikatatanaemhakenileyi, kambemiendlahivutlharibyan’wina”

90KutaniYosefaatshikakuvalerisa,ahundzulukaa tlhelelaaEgipta,vanavaYakobevayaetikweniraKanana vatsakilenikutsakaekatatawavonaYakobe

91Kutanivafikaendzilakaneniwatiko,vaku:“Hita endlayiniemhakenileyiemahlwenikatatawahina, hikuvalokohitaekayenahixitshuketahin’wibyela mhakaleyi,utachavaswinenehimaritoyahinanaswona angehikholwi.”

92Kutanivafambavakondzavatshinelaetindlwinita vona,kutanivakumaSeraka,n’wanawaAxere,ahumaa yavahlanganisa,naswonanhwanyanaloyiaarilonene swinenenaswonaaarinivukanganyisi,naswonaaativa kuchayaharipa.

93Kutanivan’wivitanakutaniataemahlwenikavona,a vatswontswa,kutanivan’witekavan’winyikaharipa,va ku:“Sweswifambaemahlwenikatatawahina,utshama emahlwenikayena,ubaharipa,uvulamaritolawa”

94Kutanivan’wilerisaleswakuayaendlwiniyavona, kutaniatekaharipaahatlisaavarhangela,kutaniafikaa tshamaekusuhinaYakobe

95Kutaniatlangakahleayimbelela,avulahikunandziha kamaritoyayena,“Yosefabutiwaminawahanya, naswonaufumaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta,kambeanga fi”

96Kutaniayaemahlweniaphindha-phindhanikuvula maritolawa,kutaniYakoboatwamaritoyayenakutani man’wipfumelelana

97Uyingiserilelokoarikarhiaswiphindhakambirhina kanharhu,naswonantsakowungheneembilwiniya Yakobohikunandzihakamaritoyayena,naswonamoya waXikwembuawuriehenhlakayena,naswonaaativa maritoyayenahinkwawoleswakuintiyiso

98YakobeakatekisaSerakalokoavulamaritolawa emahlwenikayena,akuekayena:“N’wananga,ongerifu ringakuhluli,hikuvaupfuxemoyawamina;vulavula ntsenaemahlwenikaminahilahauvulekehakona,hikuva undzitsakisilehimaritoyawenahinkwawo.

99Ayaemahlweniayimbelelamaritolawa,kutani Yakobeayingiselakutaniswin’witsakisa,kutaniatsaka, moyawaXikwembuwuriehenhlakayena.

100Lokoahavulavulanayena,vonavanavayenava majahavataekayenavakhometihancinimakalichini tinguvutavuhosinimalandzalamatsutsumakaemahlweni kavona

101Yakobeapfukaayahlangananavona,kutaniavona vanavayenavamajahavaambaletinguvutavuhosikutani avonaxumahinkwaxolexiYosefaavarhumelekexona

102Vakuekayena:“TivisaleswakumakwerhuYosefa wahanya,hiyenaloyiafumakaetikwenihinkwarora Egipta,hiyenaloyiavulavulekenahinahilahahiku byelekehakona”

103KutaniYakoboatwamaritohinkwawoyavanava yenavamajaha,kutanimbiluyayenayibahimatimbahi maritoyavona,hikuvaangaswikholwikukondzaavona hinkwaswoleswiYosefaavanyikekeswonanileswia n’wirhumekeswona,niswikombisohinkwaswoleswi Yosefaavabyelekeswona.

104Kutanivapfulaemahlwenikayena,van’wikomba hinkwaswoleswiYosefaaswirhumeleke,vanyika un’wananaun’wanaleswiYosefaan’wirhumekeswona,

kutaniaswitivaleswakuvavulantiyiso,kutaniatsaka swinenehikuhlamuselan’wanawayena.

105Yakobeaku:“Swiringeneekaminaleswakun’wana waminaYosefawahahanya,ndzitayan’wivonandzi ngasifa.”

106Kutanivanavakwevan’wibyelahinkwaswoleswiva humeleleke,kutaniYakoboaku:“NdzitarhelelaaEgipta kuyavonan’wanawaminanivanavakwe.”

107KutaniYakoboapfukaaambalatinguvuletiYosefaa n’wirhumeleketona,kutaniendzhakukalokoahlambeni kubyewulamisisiyakwe,aambalaxihukulexiYosefaa n’wirhumelekexonaenhlokweni

108VanhuhinkwavovayindluyaYakobenivasativa vonavaambalaswiambaloleswiYosefaavarhumeleke swona,vatsakaswinenehiYosefaleswakuwahahanyani leswakuwafumaeEgipta.

109VaakihinkwavovaKananavatwamhakaleyi,kutani vatavatsakaswinenenaYakobeleswakuwahahanya 110Yakobeavaendlelankhuvokuringanamasiku manharhu,tihosihinkwatotaKanananitindhunatatikoti dyanikunwanikutsakaendlwiniyaYakobe

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1EndzhakukasweswoYakobeaku:“Ndzitayavona n’wanawaminaeEgipta,kutanindzitatlhelelaetikwenira KananaleriXikwembuxivulavulekeharonanaAbrahama, hikuvaandzingeswikotikusukaetikwenilerindzi velekiwekeekarona”

2Waswivo,ritoraYehovharifikaekayena,riku:“Xika eEgiptanindyanguwawenahinkwawo,utshamakona,u ngachavikurhelelaaEgiptahikuvandzitakuendlatiko lerikulukwalaho”

3HilokoYakoboaku:“Ndzitafambandziyavona n’wanawaminalokokuchavaXikwembuxakwekahari embilwiniyakweexikarhikavaakihinkwavovaEgipta”

4KutaniYehovhaakuekaYakobe:“UngachaviYosefa, hikuvawahahlayisavutshembekibyayenabyondzi tirhela,hilahaswingatavonakaswiriswinene ematihlweniyawenahakona,kutaniYakoboatsaka swinenehin’wanawakwe

5EnkarhiniwolowoYakobealerisavanavakweva majahanindyanguwakweleswakuvayaaEgiptahiku landzaritoraYehovhaekayena,kutaniYakobeapfukani vanavakwevamajahanindyanguwakwehinkwawo,a humaetikweniraKananaasukaeBerexeba,atsakileniku tsakaembilwini,kutanivayaetikweniraEgipta 6LokovatshinelaeEgipta,YakobeurhumaYuda emahlwenikayenaekaYosefaleswakuan’wikomba xiyimoxaleEgipta,kutaniYudaaendlahikulandzarito ratatawakwe,kutaniahatlisaatsutsumaayaekaYosefa, kutanivavaavelandhawuetikweniraGoxeniekandyangu wayenahinkwawo,kutaniYudaatlhelelahigondzoaya ekatatawakwe

7Yosefaabohakalichi,ahlengeletatinhenhatayena hinkwatonimalandzayayenanitindhunahinkwatota EgiptaleswakuvayahlangananaYakobotatawayena, kutanixilerisoxaYosefaxitwarisiwaaEgipta,xiku: “HinkwavolavangayikivayahlangananaYakobevata fa.”

8Hisikuleritlhandlamaka,Yosefaahumanitiko hinkwaroraEgiptahivuthulerikuluniramatimba, hinkwavovaambaleswiambaloswantsembyanawo sasekaniswaxivunguvunguniswitirhoswasilivhereni swansukuniswitirhoswavonaswanyimpi.

9HinkwavovayahlangananaYakobehi swichayachayanaswamixakahinkwayo,variniswigubu niswichayachayana,vahangalasamiranialoeegondzweni hinkwaro,kutanihinkwavovafambahindlelaleyi,kutani misavayitsekatsekahikuhuwelelakavona

10VavasatihinkwavovaEgiptavatlhandlukelaehenhla kamakhumbiyaEgiptanilemakhumbileswakuvaya hlangananaYakobe,naswonaenhlokweniyaYosefaaku riniharhiyavuhosiyaFaro,hikuvaFaroaayirhumele yonaleswakuayiambalahinkarhilowuaayahlanganani tatawakwe.

11LokoYosefaafikaekampfhukawaswisungunuswa50 kusukaekatatawakwe,axikaekakalichikutaniafamba akongomaekatatawakwe,kutanilokotindhunahinkwato taEgiptanitindhunataronativonaleswakuYosefau fambehimilengeakongomaekatatawakwe,navonava xikavafambahimilengevakongomaekaYakobe.

12LokoYakobeatshinelaenxaxeniwaYosefa,Yakobea langutanxaxalowuawutaekayenanaYosefa,kutaniswi n’witsakisakutaniYakobeahlamala.

13YakobeakuekaYuda:“Imaniwanunaloyindzin’wi vonakaenxaxeniwaEgiptaaambaletinguvutavuhosi,a ambalenguvuyotshwukaswinene,aambaleharhiya vuhosienhlokweniyakwe,loyiaxikekeekakalichiyakwe ataekahina?”Yudaahlamulatatawayena,aku:“I n'wanawawenaYosefahosi;kutaniYakobeatsakahiku vonakuvangamakan'wanawayena

14Yosefaatshinelaekatatawakwekutaniankhinsamela tatawakwe,vavanunahinkwavovanxaxavankhinsamana yenaehansiemahlwenikaYakobe

15KutaniwaswivoYakobeatsutsumelaekaYosefa n’wanawakwe,awelaenhan’winiyakwean’wi tswontswa,varila,kutaniYosefanayenaaangarhatata wakwean’witswontswa,kutanivarilanivanhuhinkwavo vaEgiptavarilanavona.

16YakobeakuekaYosefa:“Sweswindzitafandzi tsakileendzhakukalokondzivonexikandzaxawena,+ leswakuwahahanyanaswonawahakuvangama.”

17VanavaYakobenivasativavonanivanavavonani malandzayavonanindyanguhinkwawowaYakobeva rilangopfunaYosefa,van’witswontswavatlhelavarila swinenenayena

18EndzhakukasweswoYosefanivanhuvakwehinkwavo vatlhelelaekayaeEgipta,kutaniYakobenivanavakweva majahanivanahinkwavovandyanguwakwevatana YosefaeEgipta,kutaniYosefaavavekaendhawini leyinenengopfuyaEgipta,etikweniraGoxeni.

19Yosefaakuekatatawakwenivamakwavo:“Ndzita tlhandlukelandziyabyelaFaro,ndziku:‘Vamakwerhuni ndyanguwatatananihinkwavovavonavatileekamina, vavonavaletikweniraGoxeni

20Yosefaaendlatano,atekaekavamakwavovayena Rhuveni,IsakaraZebuloninaBenjaminimakwavo,ava vekaemahlwenikaFaro

21KutaniYosefaavulavulanaFaroaku:“Vamakwerhu nindyanguwatatananihinkwavovavona,swin’weni

tinyimpfutavonaniswifuwoswavona,vatileekaminava humaetikweniraKanana,vatatshamaeEgipta;hikuva ndlalaayivavavarile

22KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“Tshamatatawawenani vamakwenuendhawinileyinenengopfuyatiko,ungava tshikelihinkwaswoleswinene,uvadyamafurhayatiko”

23Yosefaahlamulaaku:“Waswivo,ndzivavekile etikweniraGoxeni,hikuvaivarisi,hikwalahoavatshame eGoxenileswakuvarisamintlhambiyavonavangarina Vaegipta”

24KutaniFaroakuekaYosefa:“Endlanivamakwenu hinkwaswoleswivangatakubyelaswona;vanava YakobevankhinsamelaFaro,vahumaekayenahiku rhula,kutaniYosefaatisatatawayenaemahlwenikaFaro 25HilokoYakobeafikaankhinsamelaFaro,kutani YakoboakatekisaFaro,kutaniahuma;kutaniYakoboni vanavayenahinkwavo,nindyanguwayenahinkwawo,va tshamaetikweniraGoxeni

26Hilemberavumbirhi,kungalemberavudzanana makumenharhuravutomibyaYakobe,Yosefaahlayisa tatawayenanivamakwavo,nindyanguhinkwawowatata wakwe,hixinkwahikuyahivanavavona,masiku hinkwawoyandlala;avapfumalanchumu

27Yosefaavanyikaxiphemulexinenexatikohinkwaro; lavanenengopfuvaEgiptaavarinavonaemasikwini hinkwawoyaYosefa;Yosefaaanyikavonanindyangu hinkwawowatatawakwe,swiambalonitinguvulembena lembe;vanavaYakobevatshamavasirhelelekileeEgipta masikuhinkwawoyamakwavo

28YakobeatshamaadyaetafuleniraYosefa,Yakobeni vanavayenaavangahumietafuleniraYosefavusikuni nhlikanhi,handlekaleswivanavaYakobeavaswidya etindlwinitavona

29HilokotikohinkwaroraEgiptaridyaxinkwahimasiku yandlalakusukaendlwiniyaYosefa,hikuvaVaegipta hinkwavovaxavisenhundzuyavonahinkwayohikwalaho kandlala.

30KutaniYosefaaxavamisavahinkwayonimasimuya EgiptaleswakuswivaxinkwahikwalahokaFaro,kutani YosefaaphakelatikohinkwaroraEgiptaxinkwamasiku hinkwawoyandlala,kutaniYosefaahlengeletasilivhere hinkwayoninsukulowuawutaekayenahikwalahoka mavelelawavamaxavekeetikwenihinkwaro,kutania hlengeletansukunisilivhereyotala,kungarinamaribye yotalaswineneyaonix,yabedelliumniyarisimatinguvu letivatitiselekeYosefakusukaetindhawinihinkwatota tikolokomaliyavonayiherile

31Yosefaatekasilivherehinkwayoninsukuleswiaswi taevokwenirakwe,kwalomukatitalentata72tansukuni silivhere,nimaribyeyaonikkisinibdeliyamuhixitalo, kutaniYosefaayaswitumbetahiswiphemuswamune, kutaniatumbetaxiphemuxin’weemanangaekusuhini LwandleroTshwuka,nixiphemuxin’weetlhelokanambu waPerati,kutanixiphemuxavunharhunixamuneaxi tumbetaemanangakulangutananimanangayaPeresiyani yaleMedia

32Kutaniatekaxiphemuxansukunisilivhereleyisaleke, ayinyikavamakwavohinkwavonindyanguhinkwawowa tatawakwe,nivavasatihinkwavovandyanguwatata wakwe,kutanilavan’wanaavatisaendlwiniyaFaro, kwalomukatitalentata20tansukunisilivhere

33YosefaanyikaFaronsukunisilivherehinkwayoleyia yisele,kutaniFaroayivekaevuhlayiselwenibyaxuma, masikuyandlalamahelaendzhakukasweswoetikweni, vabyalanikutshovelaetikwenihinkwaro,vakumanhlayo yavonaleyitolovelekekelembenalembe;avapfumala nchumu

34YosefaatshamaasirhelelekileaEgipta,tikohinkwaroa ririehansikaxitsundzuxoxayena,tatawakweni vamakwavohinkwavovatshamaetikweniraGoxenivari teka

35Yosefaaadyuharileswinene,adyuharile,kutanivana vayenavambirhivamajaha,EfrayiminaManase,va tshamaendlwiniyaYakobe,swin’wenivanavavanava Yakobevamakwavo,leswakuvadyondzatindlelata Yehovhaninawuwayena

36Yakobenivanavakwevamajahavatshamaetikwenira EgiptaetikweniraGoxeni,variteka,vatswala,vaandza ekarona

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1YakobeahanyaetikweniraEgiptamalembeya17, masikuyaYakobo,nimalembeyakuhanyakayenaaku ri147wamalembe

2EnkarhiniwolowoYakobeuhlaseriwehivuvabyi byebyolebyiafekehabyonakutaniarhumelaritoavitana n’wanawakweYosefaahumaaEgipta,kutaniYosefa n’wanawakweahumaaEgiptanaswonaYosefaataeka tatawakwe

3KutaniYakoboakuekaYosefanivanavayena: “Waswivo,ndzafa,kutaniXikwembuxavakokwawa n’winaxitamiendzela,ximitlheriselaetikwenileri Yehovhaahlambanyekekurinyikan’winanivanava n’winaendzhakukan’wina,sweswilokondzifile,ndzi lahleebakwenileringaeMakipelaeHebronietikwenira Kanana,ekusuhinavakokwawamina”

4Yakobeahlambanyavanavayenavamajahakun’wi lahlaeMakipela,eHebroni,kutanivanavayenavan’wi hlambanyahimhakaleyi

5Hilokoavalerisa,aku:“TirheleniYehovhaXikwembu xan’wina,hikuvaloyiakutsulekevatatawan’winana yenautamikutsulaemaxangwinihinkwawo”

6Yakoboaku:“Vitananivanavan’winahinkwavoeka mina,kutanivanahinkwavovavanavaYakobevatava tshamaemahlwenikayena,kutaniYakoboavakatekisa,a kuekavona:“YehovhaXikwembuxavatatawan’winau taminyikamalileyiphindhiwekekagidi,amikatekisa,a minyikankatekowatatawan’winaAbrahama;kutani vanahinkwavovavanavaYakobevahumahisikurero endzhakukalokoavakatekisile

7HisikulerilandzelakaYakobeatlhelaavitanavanava yenavamajaha,kutanihinkwavovahlengeletana,vata ekayenavatshamaemahlwenikayena,kutaniYakobohi sikureroakatekisavanavayenavamajahaangasifa, un’wananiun’wanaaakatekisahikuyahinkateko wakwe;waswivo,switsariwileebukwiniyaNawuwa HOSIXikwembumayelananaIsraele.

8YakoboakuekaYuda:“Ndzan’witivan’wananga leswakuunhenhayavamakwenu;vafuma,kutanivanava wenavamajahavatafumavanavavonahilahakunga heriki

9Ntsenadyondzisavanavawenavurhanimatlhari hinkwawoyanyimpi,leswakuvatalwatinyimpita makwavoloyiangatafumavalalavayena

10Yakobeatlhelaalerisavanavayenahisikurero,aku: “Ndzitahlengeletiwanamuntlhaekavanhuvamina;ndzi rhwalausukaaEgipta,undzilahlaebakweniraMakipela hilahandzikulerisekehakona

11Hambiswiritano,tivonelenileswakukungavinaun’we wavanavan’winalandzirhwalelaka,n’winantsena, naswonahindlelaleyimingatandziendlahayona,loko mirhwalantsumbuwaminaleswakumiyanawona etikweniraKananaleswakumiyandzilahla

12Yuda,IsakaranaZebulonivatarhwalaxilahloxamina evuxeni;Rhuveni,SimiyoninaGadiedzongeni,Efrayimi, ManasenaBenjaminievupeladyambu,Dani,Axerena Neftalien'walungwini.

13Levhiungatshukiurhwalanawena,hikuvayenani vanavakwevatarhwalaArekayantwananowaYehovha niVaisrayeleemixaxeni,hambikuriYosefan’wanangaa ngatshukiarhwala,hikuvakuvangamakayenaakuve tanihihosi;hambiswiritano,EfrayiminaManasevatava ematshan'winiyavona.

14Mitandziendlatanolokomindzirhwala;minga honisinchumuekahinkwaswoleswindzimilerisaka swona;kutanilokomindziendlelaleswi,HOSI Xikwembuxitamitsundzukahitintswalonivanava n'winaendzhakukan'winahilahakungaheriki

15Nan’winavanavamina,un’wananiun’wanaxixima makwavonixakarakwe,+milerisavanavan’winani vanavavanavan’winaendzhakukan’winaleswakuva tirhelaYehovhaXikwembuxavakokwawan’winamasiku hinkwawo

16Leswakumilehisamasikuyan’winaetikweni,wenani vanavawenanivanavavanavawenahilahakungaheriki, lokomiendlaleswinenenileswilulamekeemahlwenika YehovhaXikwembuxan’wina,mifambaetindlelenita xonahinkwato.

17Nawena,Yosefan’wananga,ndzikombelaurivalela tintihotavamakwenuniswiendloswavonahinkwaswo swobihaekakuvavisekalokuvakuhlengeletekekona, hikuvaXikwembuxikukunguhatekuvuyerisawenani vanavawena

18KutaniWenan’wananga,ungatshukiutshika vamakwenuekavaakivaEgipta,ungavavavisi,hikuva waswivo,ndzivanyiketaevokweniraXikwembuni evokwenirawenaleswakuuvarindzaekaVaegipta;vana vaYakobovahlamulatatawavonavaku:“Oho,tatawa hina,hinkwaswoleswiuhilerisekeswona,hitaswiendla hindlelayoleyo;ongeXikwembuxingavanahinantsena

19Yakobeakuekavanavayena:“Xikwembuxingava nan’winalokomihlayisatindlelataxonahinkwato;unga hundzukietindlelenitayenauyaexinenenikumbe eximatsiniekuendlenikaleswinenenileswilulameke emahlwenikayena

20Hikuvandzaswitivaleswakumaxanguyotalaniyo vavamatamiwelaemasikwiniyohetelelaetikweni,ina vanavan’winanivanavavana,tirhelaHosintsena naswonayitamiponisaekamaxanguhinkwawo

21LokomitalandzelaXikwembumiyaxitirhela,mi dyondzisavanavan’winaendzhakukan’wina,nivanava vanavan’wina,kutivaYehovha,kutaniYehovhautami

kumisanandzaexikarhikavanavan’winanivanava n’wina,kutaniYehovhautamikutsulahivokoraxona ekuxanisekenihinkwako,amihumesaeEgipta,ami tlheriselaetikweniravatatawan’winaleswakumitaridya ndzhakaleyisirhelelekeke.

22Yakobeatshikakulerisavanavayena,akokamilenge yayenaemubedweni,afa,ahlengeletiwaekavanhuva yena.

23Yosefaawelaehenhlakatatawakwekutaniahuwelela, arilahikwalahokayena,an’witswontswa,ahuwelelahi ritorovava,aku:“Ohotatana,tatana”

24Vasativan’wanawakwenindyanguwakwehinkwawo vata,vawelaekaYakobe,van’wirila,vahuwelelahirito lerikuluswinenemalunghananaYakobe

25VanavaYakobehinkwavovapfukaswin’we,va handzulatinguvutavona,hinkwavovaambalatinguvuto khwaxaemasengeniyavona,vakhinsamahiswikandza, vahoxantshurietinhlokwenitavonavakongoma ematilweni.

26MhakaleyiyibyeriwansatiwaOsnatiYosefa,kutania pfukaaambalasaka,yenanivavasatihinkwavova VaegiptalavaavarinayenavatavarilanikurilaYakobe.

27NaswonavanhuhinkwavovaEgiptalavaavativa Yakobevatahinkwavohisikurerolokovatwamhakaleyi, kutanitikohinkwaroraEgiptaririlamasikuyotala.

28VavasatilavavahumaetikweniraKananavataeEgipta lokovatwaleswakuYakobeufile,kutanivan’wirilela aEgiptamasikuyamakume-nkombo.

29Endzhakukasweswo,Yosefaalerisamalandzayakwe madokodelaleswakumatotatatawakwehimiranimirhi yarisunanimixakahinkwayoyamirhiyarisunani swinun’hweriso,kutanimadokodelamatolaYakobehi lahaYosefaavalerisekehakona

30KutanivanhuhinkwavovaEgiptanivakulukumbani vaakihinkwavovatikoraGoxenivarilanikurilaYakobe, nivanavakwehinkwavovamajahanivanavandyangu wakwevarilanikurilaYakobetatawavonamasikuyo tala

31Endzhakukalokomasikuyakurilakayenama hundzile,ekuhelenikamasikuyamakume-nkombo, YosefaakuekaFaro:“Ndzitatlhandlukelandziyalahla tatanaetikweniraKananahilahaandzihlambanyeke hakona,kutanindzitavuya.”

32KutaniFaroarhumaYosefaaku:“Tlhandlukauya lahlatatawawenahilahaavulekehakonanihilahaaku hlambanyekehakona;kutaniYosefaapfukani vamakwavohinkwavokuyaetikweniraKananakuya lahlatatawavonaYakobehilahaavalerisekehakona.

33KutaniFaroalerisaleswakukutwarisiwaetikweni hinkwaroraEgipta,aku:“Maninamaniloyianga tlhandlukikinaYosefanivamakwavoetikweniraKanana kuyalahlaYakobo,utafa.”

34KutanitikohinkwaroraEgiptaritwahitakutwarisaka Faro,kutanihinkwavovapfukaswin’we,malandza hinkwawoyaFaronivakulukumbavayindluyakweni vakulukumbahinkwavovatikoraEgiptavatlhandlukela naYosefa,tindhunahinkwatonitindhunataFaroti tlhandlukatirimalandzayaYosefa,kutanivayalahla YakoboetikweniraKanana

35VanavaYakobevarhwalexilahlolexiaetlelekeeka xona;hikulandzahinkwaswoleswitatawavonaava lerisekeswona,nivanavayenavamajahanayena 36Xigwitsirisiaxiendliwehinsukuwotenga,naswonaa xipendiwehimaribyeyaonikkisinibdeliyamumatlhelo hinkwawo;xifunengetoxaxilahloakurintirholowu lukiwekehinsuku,lowuhlanganisiwekehitintambhu, naswonaehenhlakawonaakuriniswikhomoswa maribyeyaonikisiniyabdellium

37Yosefaavekaharhileyikuluyansukuenhlokweniya Yakobe,an’wikhomahinhongayansuku,kutaniva rhendzelaxilahlo+hilahatihosiatitolovelekilehakona evuton’winibyatona.

38KutanimavuthuhinkwawoyaEgiptaman’wirhangela hintlawalowu,ekusunguleniakuritinhenhahinkwatota FaronitinhenhataYosefa,nivaakilavan’wanavaEgipta endzhakukavona,hinkwavoavaboheleriwehimabanga vatlhelavahlomisiwahimajaziyaposo,naswona swifunengetoswanyimpiaswiriehenhlakavona.

39Kutanihinkwavolavarilakanilavarilakavafamba ekulekulangutananixilahlo,vafambavarilanikurila, kutanivanhulavan’wanavalandzaxilahlo.

40KutaniYosefanindyanguwakwevafambaswin’we ekusuhinisilavangaambalanganchumu,varikarhiva rila,malandzalaman’wanayaYosefaman’wirhendzela; un'wananiun'wanaaaambaleswikhavisoswayena, naswonahinkwavoavahlomilehimatlhariyavonaya nyimpi.

41MalandzayaYakobeya50mayaemahlwenikaxilahlo, mahangalasamiranialoe,niswinun’hwerisoswamixaka hinkwayoegondzweni,vanavaYakobohinkwavolava rhwalekexilahlovafambaehenhlakaxigwitsirisi, malandzayaYakobemavarhangelavarikarhiva hangalasaswinun’hwerisoegondzweni.

42Yosefaatlhandlukelanimixaxayotika,kutaniava endlahimukhuvalowusikurin’wananirin’wana kukondzavafikaetikweniraKanana,vafikaexivuyenixa Atadi,lexingaetlhelolerin’wanaraYordani,varilahi xirilolexikulunixotikaswineneendhawiniyoleyo

43TihosihinkwatotaKananatitwamhakaleyikutani hinkwatotihuma,un’wananiun’wanaahumaendlwini yakwe,tihosita31taKanana,hinkwatotitanivavanuna vatonakutarilanikurilaYakobe.

44TihosiletihinkwatotilangutaxilahloxaYakobe,ti vonaharhiyaYosefayiriehenhlakaxona,titlhelativeka tiharhitatonaehenhlakaxilahlo,tirirhendzelahi swidlodlo

45TihosiletihinkwatotiendlaxirilolexikulunixaEgipta endhawiniyoleyohikwalahokaYakobe,hikuvatihosi hinkwatotaKananaatitivavutlharibyaYakobenivana vayena

46XivikoxifikaekaEsawu,xiku:“YakobeufileaEgipta, vanavayenanitikohinkwaroraEgiptavan’wiyisa etikweniraKananaleswakuvan’wilahla”

47Esawuatwamhakaleyi,atshamaentshaveniyaSeyira, apfukanivanavayenavamajahanivanhuvayena hinkwavonindyanguwayenahinkwawo,vanhulavakulu swinene,vatarilanikurilaYakobe

48LokoEsawuafikaarilaYakobemakwavo,kutanitiko hinkwaroraEgiptaniraKananahinkwarovapfukavarila swinenenaEsawuhikwalahokaYakobeendhawiniyoleyo

49KutaniYosefanivamakwavovatisatatawavona Yakobeendhawiniyoleyo,vayaeHebronikuyalahla Yakobeebakweniekusuhinivatatawakwe

50KutanivafikaeKireata-Arba,ebakweni,lokovari karhivafika,Esawuayimanivanavakwevamajahava lwanaYosefanivamakwavovayenavarixihinga ebakweni,aku:“Yakoboangelahliwiebakweni,hikuvai yahinaniyatatawahina.”

51KutaniYosefanivamakwavovatwamaritoyavanava Esawu,vahlundzukaswinene,kutaniYosefaatshinelaeka Esawu,aku:“Iyinimhakaleyivayivuleke?”hakunene TatawaminaYakobeuyixavileekawenahirifuwo lerikuluendzhakukarifuraIsaka,sweswimalembeya makumembirhinantlhanulamahundzeke,nitiko hinkwaroraKananaleriarixavekeekawenanilekavana vawenavamajaha,nimbewuyawenaendzhakukawena.

52Yakobeayixavelavanavayenavamajahanimbewu yayenaendzhakukayenaleswakuyivandzhakayahilaha kungaheriki,naswonahayiniuvulavulatimhakaleti namuntlha?

53Esawuahlamulaaku:“Uvulavulamavunwaniku vulavulamavunwa,hikuvaandzixavisanganchumuwa minaetikwenilerihinkwaro,hilahauvulakahakona,na Yakobemakwerhuangaxavanganchumuwamina etikwenileri.”

54Esawuavulaswiloleswileswakuatakanganyisa Yosefahimaritoyakwe,hikuvaEsawuaaswitiva leswakuYosefaaangarikonaemasikwiniwolawoloko EsawuaxaviseYakobenhundzuyayenahinkwayo etikweniraKanana

55YosefaakuekaEsawu:“Hakunenetatanaunghenise swiloleswiekawenaekatsalwarakuxava,anyikela vumbhoninitimbhoni,kutaniwaswivo,rinahinaeEgipta” 56Esawuan’wihlamula,aku:“Tisavumbhoni, hinkwaswoleswiungataswikumaekatsalwa,hitaendla tano”

57YosefaavitanamakwavoNeftali,aku:“Hatlisa,unga tshami,utsutsumelaaEgipta,uyatisamatsalwahinkwawo; rhekhodoyakuxava,rhekhodoleyipfaleriwekena rhekhodoleyipfulekeke,nanakambetirhekhodohinkwato tosungulaletiekatonakutsariwekemabindzuhinkwawo yamfaneloyakuvelekiwa,tisawena

58Utatisaekahinalahawani,leswakuhitativamarito hinkwawoyaEsawunivanavakwelawavamavuleke namuntlha

59KutaniNeftaliayingisaritoraYosefakutaniahatlisaa tsutsumelaayaeEgipta,kutaniNeftaliaavevukahi milengekutlulaswinyenyanahinkwaswoleswiaswiri emananga,hikuvaaafambahitindlevetamaveleanga swipfotlosi

60LokoEsawuavonaleswakuNeftaliufambilekuya tekatirhekhodo,yenanivanavayenavamajahavayava lwanabako,kutaniEsawunivanhuvayenahinkwavova pfukelaYosefanivamakwavoenyimpini

61VanavaYakobehinkwavonivanhuvaEgiptavalwa naEsawunivavanunavayena,vanavaEsawunivanhuva yenavahluriwaemahlwenikavanavaYakobe,vanava Yakobevadlayavavanunava40exikarhikavanhuva Esawu

62HinkarhiwolowoKuximun’wanawaDani,n’wanawa Yakobo,aarinivanavaYakobe,kambeaariekulehi

swisungunuswakwalomukadzananindhawuyanyimpi, hikuvautshamenivanavavanavaYakobeekusuhini xilahloxaYakobeleswakuaxirindza

63Kuximuaariximumunaswonaaafetindleve,hambi swiritanoaatwisisaritorakuchavaexikarhikavanhu.

64Hilokoavutisa,aku:“Hayinimingalahlivafi, naswonaiyinikuchavalokukulu?”van'wihlamulamarito yaEsawunivanavayena;kutaniatsutsumelaekaEsawu exikarhikanyimpi,kutaniadlayaEsawuhibanga,atsema nhlokoyayena,yitlulayiyaekule,kutaniEsawuawela exikarhikavanhuvanyimpi

65KutelokoKuximuaendlaleswi,vanavaYakobeva hlulavanavaEsawu,vanavaYakobevalahlatatawavona Yakobehimatimbaebakweni,kutanivanavaEsawuva swivona

66KutaniYakobealahliwaeHebroni,ebakwenira MakipelaleriAbrahamaarixavekeekavanavaHeti leswakuavandhawuyolahla,kutanialahliwaaambale swiambaloswodurhaswinene.

67Akunahosileyiayin’wixiximakufananiloko Yosefaan’wixiximeekatatawayonalokoafa,hikuvau n’wilahlilehikuxiximekalokukulukufananikulahliwa katihosi

68Yosefanivamakwavovarilelatatawavonamasikuya nkombo.

NDZIMAYA57

1Endzhakukasweswo,vanavaEsawuvalwanivanava Yakobe,vanavaEsawuvalwanivanavaYakobe eHebroni,Esawuahaetleleafile,angalahliwanga.

2Nyimpiyitikaexikarhikavona,vanavaEsawuva hluriwaemahlwenikavanavaYakobe,vanavaYakobeva dlayavavanunava80ekavanavaEsawu,kungarina un’weloyiafekeekavanhuvavanavaYakobe;kutani vokoraYosefarihlulavanhuhinkwavovavanavaEsawu, kutaniatekaSofo,n'wanaElifazi,n'wanaEsawu,ni vavanunavayenavamakumentlhanu,avabohahi tinketanatansimbi,avanyiketaemavokweniyamalandza yayenakuvayisaeEgipta.

3KutelokovanavaYakobovatekeSofonivanhuvayena evukhumbini,hinkwavolavasalekevachavangopfu vutomibyavonavasukaendlwiniyaEsawu,leswakuna vonavangatekiwievuhlongeni,kutanihinkwavova balekanaElifazin’wanawaEsawunivanhuvayena,ni ntsumbuwaEsawu,vayaeNtshaveniyaSeyira.

4KutanivafikaeNtshaveniyaSeyirakutanivalahla EsawueSeyira,kambeavangasitisanhlokoyakwe eSeyira,hikuvaayilahliweendhawiniyoleyolahanyimpi ayirikonaeHebroni

5KutelokovanavaEsawuvabalekileemahlwenikavana vaYakobe,vanavaYakobevavahlongorisakuyafika endzilakaneniwaSeyira,kambeavadlayangamunhuni un’weexikarhikavonalokovavahlongorisa,hikuva ntsumbuwaEsawulowuvawurhwalekenavonawu pfuxempfilumpfiluwavona,kutanivabalekakutanivana vaYakobevatlhelelaendzhakuekavona,vatlhandlukela endhawinileyivamakwavoavariekayonaHebroni, kutanivatshamakonahisikurero,nihisikuleri landzelakakukondzavawisaenyimpini.

6Hisikuravunharhuvahlengeletavanahinkwavova SeyiriwaMuhori,vahlengeletavanahinkwavovale vuxeni,vanhuvotalalavafanakanisavaralwandle, kutanivarhelelaaEgiptakuyalwanaYosefani vamakwavo,leswakuvaponisavamakwavo.

7YosefanivanahinkwavovaYakobevatwaleswaku vanavaEsawunivanavalevuxenivavahlaselenyimpi leswakuvatakutsulavamakwavo.

8KutaniYosefanivamakwavonivavanunavamatimba vaEgiptavahumavayalwaemutiniwaRamese,kutani YosefanivamakwavovahlaselavanavaEsawunivanava levuxeniswinene

9Vadlayevavanunava600000ekavona,vadlaya tinhenhahinkwatotavanavaSeyiralowaHoriexikarhika vona;akuselevangarivanganintsena,kutanivadlayani votalaswinenevavanavalevuxeni,nivakaEsawu; Elifazin'wanaEsawunivanavalevuxenihinkwavova balekelaYosefanivamakwavo

10KutaniYosefanivamakwavovavahlongorisa kukondzavafikaeSukoti,kutanivadlayavavanunava30 eSukoti,kutanilavan’wanavabaleka,un’wananiun’wana wavonaabalekelaemutiniwakavona.

11KutaniYosefanivamakwavonitinhenhataEgiptava tlhelelaendzhakuhintsakonikutsakakatimbilu,hikuvaa vahlulevalalavavonahinkwavo.

12KutaniSofon’wanawaElifazinivavanunavakweava harimahlongayavanavaYakobeeEgipta,kutani switlhaviswavonaswiyaswiengeteleka.

13LokovanavaEsawunivanavaSeyiravatlhelela etikweniravona,vanavaSeyiravavonaleswaku hinkwavovaweleemavokweniyavanavaYakobeni vanhuvaEgiptahikwalahokanyimpiyavanavaEsawu 14VanavaSeyiravakuekavanavaEsawu:“Miswi vonilenaswonahikwalahomaswitivaleswakumixaxa leyiayirihikwalahokan’wina,naswonaakuselewanuna wamatimbakumbelanganivutshilabyanyimpi”

15Sweswihumaetikwenirahina,sukaekahina,uya etikweniraKanana,uyaetikwenilerivatatawan’winaaa tshamaekarona;hikokwalahokayinivanavan'winavata dyandzhakayamimbuyeloyavanavahinaemasikwiniya makumu?

16VanavaEsawuavangayingisivanavaSeyira,kutani vanavaSeyiravaanakanyekulwanavona.

17VanavaEsawuvarhumelaritoexihundleniekaAngeya hosiyaAfrika,hiyenaDinhaba,vaku:

18Hirhumelevavanunavan’wanavawenavataekahina, hitalwaswin’wenivanavaSeyirawaMuhori,hikuvava kunguhatekulwanahinaleswakuvahihlongolaetikweni.

19AngeyasihosiyaDinihabaaendlatano,hikuva emasikwiniwolawoaarixinghananivanavaEsawu, kutaniAngeyasiarhumelamavuthuyatinhenhaya500 ekavanavaEsawu,nimasochaya800watihanci.

20KutanivanavaSeyiravarhumelaritoekavanavale vuxeninilekavanavaMidiyani,vaku:“Miswivonile leswivanavaEsawuvahiendlekeswona,lavahilavaka kulovisiwahinkwerhuhikwalahokavona,enyimpiniya vonanivanavaYakobo.”

21Sweswitanaekahinautahipfuna,hitalwanavona swin’we,hivahlongolaetikweni,hirihiselahikwalahoka vamakwerhulavafekehikwalahokavonaenyimpiniya vonanivamakwavovanavaYakobe

22VanahinkwavovalevuxenivayingiselavanavaSeyira, vataekavonavavanunavakwalomuka800vakhome mabangalamahoxiweke,vanavaEsawuvalwanivanava SeyiraenkarhiniwolowoemanangayaParani.

23KutanivanavaSeyirivahlulavanavaEsawu,kutani vanavaSeyiravadlayahisikureroravanavaEsawu enyimpiniyoleyovavanunavakwalomukamadzana mambirhiekavanhuvaAngeyahosiyaDinihaba.

24HisikuravumbirhivanavaEsawuvavuyavatalwara vumbirhinivanavaSeyira,nyimpiyivayikuluekavana vaEsawuravumbirhi,yivakarhataswinenehikwalahoka vanavaSeyira

25LokovanavaEsawuvavonaleswakuvanavaSeyirava nimatimbakutlulavona,vavanunavan’wanavavanava EsawuvahundzulukavayapfunavanavaSeyiralavanga valalavavona.

26KutanivanhuvavanavaEsawuvawaenyimpiniya vumbirhivavanunava58vavanhueAngeyahosiya Dinihaba.

27HisikuravunharhuvanavaEsawuvatwaleswaku vamakwavovan’wanavavafularherilekuyalwanavona enyimpiniyavumbirhi;kutanivanavaEsawuvarilaloko vatwamhakaleyi

28Vaku:“Xanahitavaendlayinihivamakwerhulava hundzukekeekahinakuyapfunavanavaSeyiravalalava hina?”kutanivanavaEsawuvatlhelavarhumelaritoeka AngeyahosiyaDinihaba,vaku:

29Hirhumelevavanunavan’wanaekahinaleswakuhita lwanavonanivanavaSeyira,hikuvasevahitike kambirhi

30Angeyasiatlhelaarhumelavavanunavatinhenhava kwalomuka600ekavanavaEsawu,vatapfunavanava Esawu

31Endzhakukamasikuyakhume,vanavaEsawuvatlhela valwanivanavaSeyiraemanangayaParani,nyimpiyiva yikuluswineneekavanavaSeyira,vanavaEsawuvahlula vanavaSeyiraenkarhinilowu,vanavaSeyiravahlaseriwa emahlwenikavanavaEsawu,vanavaEsawuvadlaya vavanunavakwalomuka2000ekavona

32TinhenhahinkwatotavanavaSeyiratifileenyimpini leyi,kusalavanavavonalavatsongontsenaemitiniya vona

33KutaniVamidiyanihinkwavonivanavalevuxeniva tibohakubalekaenyimpini,vasiyavanavaSeyirava balekalokovavonaleswakunyimpiyivatikerile,vanava Esawuvahlongorisavanahinkwavovalevuxeni kukondzavafikaetikweniravona

34KutanivanavaEsawuvadlayavavanunavakwalomu ka250ekavonanaswonaekavanhuvavanavaEsawuva dlayevavanunavakwalomuka30enyimpiniyoleyo, kambevubihilebyibyivawelahivamakwavolava hundzukekeekavonakuyapfunavanavaSeyirawa Muhori,kutanivanavaEsawuvatlhelavatwahiswiendlo swobihaswavamakwavo,kutanivatlhelavarila hikwalahokamhakaleyi

35Endzhakukanyimpi,vanavaEsawuvatlhelela endzhakuvatlhelelaekayaeSeyira,vanavaEsawuva dlayalavasalekeetikweniravanavaSeyira;vadlayeni vasativavonanivanalavatsongo,avasiyangamoya-xiviri lowuhanyakahandlekamajahayamakumentlhanuni vanhwanyanalavavapfumelelekekuhanya,naswonavana

vaEsawuavavadlayi,kutanimajahalawamava mahlongayavona,nivanhwanyanalavavavatekekeva vavasati

36VanavaEsawuvatshamaeSeyiraematshan’weniya vanavaSeyira,vakumandzhakayatikoravona,variteka.

37VanavaEsawuvatekelavanavaSeyiranhundzu hinkwayoetikweni,nitinyimpfutavona,tihomutavonani rifuworavona,nihinkwaswoleswingaswavanava Seyira,vanavaEsawuvaswiteka,kutanivanavaEsawu vatshamaeSeyiraematshan’weniyavanavaSeyiraku fikelanamuntlha,vanavaEsawuvaavanyisatikohi mintlawahimintlawayavanavaEsawuvantlhanuhiku yahimindyanguyavona.

38Emasikwiniwolawo,vanavaEsawuvakunguhataku vekahosiharhiyavonaetikwenilerivangavandzhakaya rona.Vabyelanavaku:“Aswitano,hikuvahiyenaanga tahifumaetikwenirahina,kutanihitavaehansika makunguyayena,nayenautalwatinyimpitahina,ni valalavahina,kutanivaendlatano.”

39VanavaEsawuhinkwavovahlambanya,vaku:“Ku ngavinaun’wewavamakwavoloyiangatavahosi, kambekungarimunhulangatolovelekangikiloyianga rikiwavamakwavo,hikuvamimoya-xiviriyavana hinkwavovaEsawuayihlundzukerileun’wanani un’wanahikwalahokan’wanawakwe,makwavoni munghanawakwe,hikwalahokavubihilebyivabyi hlayisekeekavamakwavolokovalwanivanavaSeyira

40HikokwalahovanavaEsawuvahlambanya,vaku:“Ku sukelaesikwinirerokuyaemahlweniavangatahlawula hosiekavamakwavo,kambeyin’weleyihumakaetikweni rimbekufikelanamuntlha.”

41Akuriniwanunaun’wanaloyiahumakaekavanhuva leAngeya,hosiyaDinihaba;vitorayenaakuriBela n'wanaBeyori,loyiaariwanunawaxivindziswinene,wo sasekaniwosasekaniwotlharihahivutlharihinkwabyo, niwanunawakutwisisanikutsundzuxa;kutaniakunga rinaun'weekavanhuvaAngeyalafanakanayena.

42VanahinkwavovaEsawuvan’witekavan’witota,va n’wivekaharhiyavuhosi,van’winkhinsamela,vakueka yena:“Hosiayihanya,hosiayihanye.”

43Kutanivaandlalanguvu,un’wananiun’wanaan’wi tiselaswingwavilaswansukunisilivherekumbe swingwavilakumbeswingwavila,van’wifuwisaswinene hisilivhereninsuku,himaribyeyaonikisinibdellium,va n’wiendlelaxiluveloxavuhosi,van’wivekaharhiya vuhosienhlokweniyayena,van’wiakelayindluyavuhosi kutaniatshamaekayona,kutaniavahosivanahinkwavo vaEsawu.

44KutanivanhuvaleAnjeyavatekamuholowavonawa nyimpiekavanavaEsawu,kutanivatlhelelaenkarhini wolowoekan’winiwavonaeDinhaba

45BelaafumavanavaEsawumalembeya30,vanava Esawuvatshamaetikweniematshan’weniyavanava Seyira,vatshamavasirhelelekileematshan’winiyavona kufikelanamuntlha

NDZIMAYA58

1Hilembera32raVaisrayelevarhelelaaEgipta,kunga lemberavu-71rakuhanyakaYosefa,hilembereroFaro

hosiyaEgiptaafa,kutaniMagronin’wanawakweafuma ematshan’weniyayena.

2FaroalerisaYosefaangasifaleswakuavatatawa n’wanawakwe,Magroni,nileswakuMagroniufaneleava ehansikaYosefanikutsundzuxiwakayena.

3KutanitikohinkwaroraEgiptaripfumelaekamhakaleyi leswakuYosefaavahosiyavona,hikuvaVaegipta hinkwavoavarhandzaYosefakusukelasweswi,i Magronin’wanawaFarontsenaloyiatshamekeekaxona, xiluveloxatatawakwe,kutaniavahosiemasikwini wolawoematshan’weniyatatawakwe

4Magroniaarinimalembeya41hivukhalelokoa sungulakufuma,ufumemalembeya41eEgipta,kutani tikohinkwaroraEgiptarin’withyevitoraFarohivitora tatawakwe,hilahaavatolovelekuendlahakonaeEgipta ekahosiyin’wananiyin’wanaleyivafumaka.

5LokoFaroafumaematshan’weniyatatawakwe,aveka milawuyaEgiptanitimhakahinkwatotavuhosievokweni raYosefa,hilahatatawakwean’wilerisekehakona.

6YosefaavahosiyaEgipta,hikuvaaalangutelatiko hinkwaroraEgipta,naswonatikohinkwaroraEgiptaariri ehansikavuhlayisibyayenanikutsundzuxiwakayena, hikuvatikohinkwaroraEgiptaarinavelelaYosefa endzhakukarifuraFaro,naswonaavan’wirhandza swineneleswakuavahosi.

7Kambeexikarhikavonaakurinivanhuvan’wanalava ngan’witsakeriki,vaku:“Kuhavamuluveriloyiangata fumaehenhlakahina;hambiswiritanohulumendhe hinkwayoyaEgiptayinyiketeriweemasikwiniwolawo ekaYosefa,endzhakukarifuraFaro,arimulawuri,a endlahilahaaaswitsakelahakonaetikwenihinkwaro handlekamunhuloyianghenelelaka

8EgiptahinkwaroarilawuriwahiYosefa,Yosefaalwani valalahinkwavolavaavan’wirhendzerile,avahlula; nakambetikohinkwaroniVafilistahinkwavo,kuyafika endzilakaneniwaKanana,Yosefauvahlurile,kutani hinkwavoavariehansikamatimbayayenanaswonaava nyikaYosefaxibaloxalembenalembe

9FarohosiyaEgiptaatshamaexiluvelwenixakwe ematshan’weniyatatawakwe,kambeaalawuriwaniku tsundzuxiwahiYosefa,tanihileswiekusunguleniaa lawuriwahitatawakwe

10NaswonaangafumangaetikweniraEgiptantsena, ehansikaxitsundzuxoxaYosefa,kambeYosefaufume tikohinkwaroenkarhiniwolowo,kusukelaaEgiptakuya fikaenambyenilowukuluwaPerati.

11Yosefaahumelelaetindlelenitayenahinkwato,Hosia yirinayena,kutaniYehovhaanyikaYosefavutlharilebyi engetelekeke,nikuxiximeka,nikuvangamanirirhandzu ekayenaetimbilwinitaVaegiptaniletikwenihinkwaro, kutaniYosefaafumatikohinkwaromalembeya40 12MatikohinkwawoyaVafilistaniyaKanananaSidoni, niletlhelolerin’wanaraYordani,amatiselaYosefa tinyikoemasikwiniyakwehinkwawo,tikohinkwaroariri emavokweniyaYosefa,kutaniavan’witiselaxibaloxa lembenalembehikulandzamilawu,hikuvaYosefaaa lwilenivalalahinkwavolavaavan’wirhendzerile,ava hlula,tikohinkwaroaririevokweniraYosefa,kutani YosefaatshameasirhelelekileexiluvelwenixakweEgipta 13NaswonavamakwavohinkwavovanavaYakobeva tshamilevasirhelelekileetikweni,masikuhinkwawoya

Yosefa,kutanivatswalanikuandzaswineneetikweni, naswonavatirheleYehovhamasikuyavonahinkwawo, hilahatatawavonaYakoboavalerisekehakona 14Ekuhelenikamasikunimalembeyotala,lokovanava EsawuvatshamaetikweniravonanaBelahosiyavonava rhulile,vanavaEsawuvatswala,vaandzaetikweni,kutani vakunguhatakuyalwanivanavaYakobonitiko hinkwaroraEgipta,nikunyiketamakwavowavonaZefo, n’wanawaElifazinivavanunavakwe,hikuvaavahari mahlongayaYosefaemasikwiniwolawo

15VanavaEsawuvarhumaekavanahinkwavovale vuxeni,vaendlakurhulanavona,kutanivanahinkwavo valevuxenivataekavonaleswakuvayaenyimpinina vanavaEsawu

16KutanihosiyaDinihaba,exikarhikavanhuvaAngeya, vataekavona,vatlhelavarhumaekavanavaIximayele, navonavataekavona

17Kutanivanhulavahinkwavovahlengeletana,vata eSeyirikuyapfunavanavaEsawuenyimpiniyavona, kutanimixaxaleyiayitelengopfunaswonaayitikahi vanhu,votalakufananisavaralwandle,vavanunava kwalomuka800000,masochalamafambakahimilengeni lamagadeketihanci,mavuthulawahinkwawomarhelela aEgiptakuyalwanivanavaYakobe,kutanivadzima mixaxaeRamsesi.

18KutaniYosefaahumanivamakwavonitinhenhata Egipta,vavanunavakwalomuka600,valwanavona etikweniraRamese;+enkarhiniwolowo,vanavaYakobe vatlhelavalwanivanavaEsawu,hilemberavu-50ra vanavaYakobelokovarhelelaaEgipta,kungalembera vu-30rakufumakaBelaehenhlakavanavaEsawu eSeyiri

19KutaniYehovhaanyiketatinhenhahinkwatotaEsawu nivanavalevuxeniemavokweniyaYosefanivamakwavo, kutanivanhuvavanavaEsawunivanavalevuxeniva hluriwaemahlwenikaYosefa

20EkavanhuvaEsawunivanavalevuxenilava dlayiweke,vavanunavakwalomuka200000vawela emahlwenikavanavaYakobe,hosiyavonaBelan’wana waBeyoriawanavonaenyimpini,kutanilokovanava Esawuvavonaleswakuhosiyavonayiwileenyimpini naswonayifile,mavokoyavonamatsanileenyimpini

21YosefanivamakwavonitikohinkwaroraEgiptaava hahlaselavanhuvayindluyaEsawu,kutanivanhu hinkwavovaEsawuvachavavanavaYakobe,vabaleka emahlwenikavona.

22YosefanivamakwavonitikohinkwaroraEgiptavava hlongorisariendzorasikurin’we,vadlayavavanunava kwalomukamadzanamanharhu,vahambetavavadlaya egondzweni;kutaniendzhakukasweswovatlhelela endzhakuekavona

23KutaniYosefanivamakwavohinkwavovatlhelela aEgipta,akungarinawanunaloyiavalahlekeke,kambe vavanunava12valovaekaVaegipta

24LokoYosefaatlhelelaaEgiptaalerisaleswakuSofoni vavanunavakwevabohiwaswin’wana,vavabohahi tinsimbikutanivaengetelagomeravona.

25VanhuhinkwavovavanavaEsawunivanavalevuxeni, un’wananiun’wanaatlhelelaemutiniwakwehitingana, hikuvatinhenhahinkwatoletiatirinatonatiwile enyimpini

26LokovanavaEsawuvavonaleswakuhosiyavonayi fileenyimpini,vahatlisavatekawanunaexikarhikavanhu vavanavalevuxeni;vitorayenaakuriYobabun'wana Zaraka,loyiahumakaetikweniraBotzra,kutanivan'wi endlaavahosiematshan'winiyaBelahosiyavona.

27YobabuatshamaexiluvelwenixaBelaavahosi ematshan’weniyakwe,Yobabuafumavanahinkwavova EsawueEdomumalembeyakhume,+vanavaEsawuava ngahayimikuyalwanivanavaYakobekusukelasiku rerokuyaemahlweni,hikuvavanavaEsawuavativa vutlharibyavanavaYakobe,kutaniavavachavaswinene 28Kambekusukelaesikwinirero,vanavaEsawuva vengavanavaYakobe,rivengonivulalaaswirini matimbaswineneexikarhikavonamasikuhinkwawo,ku fikelanamuntlha

29Endzhakukasweswo,ekuhelenikamalembeyakhume, Yobabun’wanawaZaraka,waleBotzra,afa,kutanivana vaEsawuvatekawanunalavuriwakaKuxamaetikwenira Temani,van’wivekahosiyavonaematshan’weniya Yobabu,+KuxamuafumavanahinkwavovaEsawu eEdomukuringanamalembeya20 30Yosefa,hosiyaEgipta,nivamakwavo,nivana hinkwavovaIsrayelevatshamevasirhelelekileeEgipta emasikwiniwolawo,swin’wenivanahinkwavovaYosefa nivamakwavo,vangarinaxihingakumbemhanguyo bihanaswonatikoraEgiptahinkarhiwolowoariwisa enyimpiniemasikwiniyaYosefanivamakwavo

NDZIMAYA59

1HilawamavitoyavanavaIsrayelelavaakekeeEgipta, lavatekenaYakobo,vanahinkwavovaYakobevata eEgipta,un’wananiun’wananindyanguwayena

2VanavaLeyaakuriRhuveni,Simiyoni,Levhi,Yuda, IsakaranaZebuloni,nimakwavowavonawaxisatiDina

3VanavaRaheleakuriYosefanaBenjamini

4VanavaZilpa,nandzawaxisatiwaLeya,akuriGadina Axere

5VanavaBiliha,nandzawaxisatiwaRahele,akuriDani naNeftali.

6Lavaakurivanavavonalavavavelekiwekeetikwenira Kanana,vangasifikaeEgiptanatatawavonaYakobe

7VanavaRhuveniakuriKanoko,naPalu,naKetsironi naKarimi

8VanavaSimiyoniakuriYemuwele,Yamini,Ohadi, Yakini,SokaranaSawulo,n’wanawawansatiwa Mukanana

9VanavaLevhiakuriGerxoni,KehatinaMerari,na makwavowavonawaxisatiYokebedi,loyiava velekiwekelokovarhelelaaEgipta

10VanavaYudaakuriEre,Onani,Xela,PeresinaZaraka 11ErenaOnanivafaetikweniraKanana;VanavaPeresi akuriKezroninaKamulu

12VanavaIsakaraakuriTola,Puva,YobonaXomuroni

13VanavaZebuloniakuriSered,EloninaYakiliele, n’wanawaDaniakuriKuximi

14VanavaNeftaliakuriYakizeele,Guni,Yetserena Xilama

15VanavaGadiakuriSifiyoni,naChagi,naXune,na Eziboni,naEri,naArodinaAreli.

16VanavaAxereakuriJimna,naYixiva,naYixivi,na BeriyanamakwavowavonawaxisatiSerak;Vanava BeriyaakuriKeberenaMalkiyele

17VanavaBenjaminiakuriBela,Bekere,Axibele,Gera, Namani,Aki,Roxi,Mupimi,KupiminaOrd.

18VanavaYosefalavaavavelekiwekeeEgiptaakuri ManasenaEfrayimi

19Mimoya-xivirihinkwayoleyihumekeemasengeniya Yakobe,ayirimimoya-xiviriya70;hivonalavatekena YakobetatawavonaeEgiptakuyatshamakona,kutani YosefanivamakwavohinkwavovatshamileeEgiptava sirhelelekile,kutanivadyaswakudyaleswineneswa EgiptamasikuhinkwawoyakuhanyakaYosefa.

20YosefaatshamaetikweniraEgiptamalembeya93, kutaniYosefaafumaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta malembeya80.

21LokomasikuyaYosefamatshinelekufa,arhuma vanhuleswakuvavitanavamakwavonindyangu hinkwawowatatawakwe,hinkwavovahlengeletanava tshamaemahlwenikayena

22Yosefaakuekavamakwavonindyanguhinkwawowa tatawakwe:“Waswivo,ndzafa,hakuneneXikwembuxita miendzelaximiyisaetikwenileriximiyisaetikwenileri xihlambanyelekevatatawan’winaleswakuxitavanyika rona.”

23KutavalokoXikwembuximiendzelaleswakuximi yisalahatikweniravatatawan’wina,kutanimitisa marhambuyaminanan’winamisukalaha.

24KutaniYosefaaendlaleswakuvanavaIsrayeleva hlambanyahikwalahokambewuyavonaendzhakuka vona,aku:“KuneneXikwembuxitamiendzela,mitatisa marhambuyaminanan’winamisukalaha”

25Endzhakukasweswo,Yosefaafahilemberero,kunga lemberavu-71raVaisrayelevarhelelaaEgipta.

26Yosefaaarinimalembeyadzananakhumehivukhale lokoafaetikweniraEgipta,vamakwavohinkwavoni malandzayakwehinkwawovapfukavatolaYosefa,hilaha akurimukhuvawavonahakona,vamakwavonitiko hinkwaroraEgiptavan’wirilamasikuya70

27KutanivavekaYosefaebokisinileriteleke swinun’hwerisoniswinun’hwerisoswamixakahinkwayo, van’wilahlaetlhelokanambu,kungaSihoro,nivana vakwevamajahanivamakwavohinkwavo,nindyangu hinkwawowatatawakwewun’wirilelamasikuya nkombo

28EndzhakukarifuraYosefa,Vaegiptahinkwavova sungulakufumaVaisrayeleemasikwiniwolawo,kutani Faro,hosiyaEgipta,loyiafumekeematshan’weniyatata wakwe,atekamilawuhinkwayoyaEgipta,afambisa hulumendhehinkwayoyaEgiptaehansikaxitsundzuxoxa yena,kutaniafumavanhuvayenahikusirheleleka

NDZIMAYA60

1Lokolemberifika,kungalembera72kusukelaloko VaisrayelevarhelelaaEgipta,endzhakukarifuraYosefa, Sofo,n’wanawaElifazi,n’wanawaEsawu,abaleka aEgipta,yenanivavanunavayena,vafamba

2KutaniafikaeAfrika,kungaDinihaba,ekaAngeyahosi yaAfrika,kutaniAngeyaavaamukelahikuxiximeka lokukulu,kutaniavekaZefondhunayavuthurayena

3KutaniSofoatsakeriwahiAngeyasinilekavanhuva yena,kutaniSofoavandhunayamavuthuyahosiya AngeyasiyaAfrikakuringanamasikuyotala

4KutaniSofoayengaAngeyahosiyaAfrikaleswakua hlengeletamavuthuyakwehinkwawoleswakuayalwani VaegiptanivanavaYakobe,avarihiselahikwalahoka vamakwavo

5KambeAnjeyaangayingisangaSofokuendlamhaka leyi,hikuvaAnjeyaaativamatimbayavanavaYakobeni leswivaswiendlekeekavuthurayenaenyimpiniyavona nivanavaEsawu

6EmasikwiniwolawoSofoaarilonkuluswinene emahlwenikaAngeyanivanhuvayenahinkwavo,ava yengankarhihinkwawoleswakuvalwanaEgipta,kambe avangaswilavi

7Emasikwiniwolawoakuriniwanunaun’wanaetikweni raKitimiemutiniwaPuzimna,loyivitorakweakuriUzu, kutaniahundzuriwaxikwembuhindlelayobihahivana vaKitimi,kutaniwanunaloyiafanaswonaangarina n’wanawajaha,angarinanhwanyanaun’wentsenaloyi vitorakweakuriYaniya

8Nhwanyanaloyiaasasekileswinene,asasekilenaswona atlharihile,akungarinaloyiavoniwekekufananayena hikwalahokakusasekanivutlharietikwenihinkwaro

9KutanivanhuvaAngeyahosiyaAfrikavan’wivona kutanivatavan’widzunisaekayena,kutaniAngeyaa rhumelaritoekavanavaKitimi,kutaniakombelakun’wi tekaavansati,kutanivanhuvaKitimivapfumelakun’wi nyikaleswakuavansati

10LokovarhumiwavaAngeyavahumaetikwenira Kitimikuyatekariendzoravona,vonavarhumiwava TurnuhosiyaBibentuvataeKitimi,hikuvaTurnuhosiya Bibentunayenaurhumelevarhumiwavayenakuyan’wi kombelaJania,leswakuan’witekaavansati,hikuva vavanunavayenahinkwavonavonaavan’wi bumabumerileekayena,hikwalahoarhumelamalandzaya yenahinkwawoekayenayena.

11MalandzayaTurnusimafikaeKitimi,makombela leswakuYaniyaayisiwaekaTurnuhosiyavonaleswakua vansati.

12KutanivanhuvaKitimivakuekavona:“Ahingen’wi nyiki,hikuvahosiyaAfrikayaAngeyaun’winaverile leswakuan’witekaavansatiwayenaungasita,ni leswakuhin’winyikayena,naswonasweswihikwalahoa hingeendlinchumulowukutsonaAngeyanhwanyana loyileswakuhin’winyikaTurnus.”

13HikuvahichavangopfuAngeasleswakuangatalwana hinaahilovisa,Turnusin’winiwawenaangeswikotiku hikutsulaevokwenirayena

14LokovarhumiwavaTurnusivatwamaritohinkwawo yavanavaKitimi,vatlhelelaekan’winiwavonavan’wi byelamaritohinkwawoyavanavaKitimi.

15KutanivanavaKitimivarhumelaxitsundzuxoeka Angeya,vaku:“Waswivo,TurnusiurhumeleJaniya leswakuan’witekaavansati,kutanihin’wihlamulehi ndlelaleyi;naswonahitwileleswakuuhlengeletevuthura yenahinkwarokuyalwanawena,naswonaukunguhata kuhundzaegondzweniraSarduniakuyalwanamakwenu Lucus,naswonaendzhakukasweswoutatakutalwana wena.

16KutaniAngeyasiatwamaritoyavanavaKitimilawa van’wirhumelekewonaekarhekhodo,kutanivukarhibya yenabyipfurhakutaniapfukaahlengeletavuthurayena hinkwarokutaniahundzaeswihlaleniswalwandle,gondzo leriyakaeSarduniya,ekamakwavowayenaLukuhosiya Sarduniya

17KutaniNiblos,n’wanawaLuku,atwaleswakubutiwa yenaAngeaswata,kutaniahumaayan’wihlanganisani vuthurotika,kutanian’witswontswaan’wiangarha, kutaniNiblosakuekaAngeas:“Lokoukombelatatana endzhakukavuhlayisekibyayena,lokondzitafambana wenakuyalwanaTurnus,n’wikombeleleswakuandzi vekandhunayavuthurayena,kutaniAngeasaendlatano kutani,kutaniataekamakwavonamakwavowayenaata kutan'wihlanganisa,kutanian'wivutisaendzhakuka vuhlayisekibyayena.

18KutaniAngeasukombelemakwavoLukusiendzhaku kavuhlayisekibyayena,nikuvekan’wanawayena Niblosndhunayavuthurayena,kutaniLukusiaendlatano, kutaniAngeasnamakwavoLukusivapfukavakongoma eTurnuskuyaenyimpini,naswonaakurinavuthu lerikulunivanhuvotika.

19Kutaniatahiswikepe,vafikaexifundzhenixa Axitorax,kutanivavonaTurnusiataekavona,hikuvaaa humileeSarduniya,akunguhatekurilovisaiviendzhaku kasweswoahundzakusukakwalahoayaeAngeyakuya lwanayena

20AngeyanaLukumakwavovahlanganenaTurno enkoveniwaKanopiya,nyimpiayiriyamatimbaniya matimbaexikarhikavonaendhawiniyoleyo

21NyimpiyivayikuluekaLukuhosiyaSarduniya,vuthu rayenahinkwaroriwa,kutaniNiblosin’wanawakwena yenaawaenyimpiniyoleyo

22MalumewayenaAngeyaalerisamalandzayayena kutanivaendlelaNiblosbokisiransukukutanivan’wi nghenisaekarona,kutaniAngeasatlhelaalwanaTurnus, kutaniAngeasavanimatimbakun’witlula,an’widlaya, kutaniadlayavanhuvayenahinkwavohibanga,kutani AngeasarihiselamhakayaNiblosn’wanawamakwavoni mhakayavuthurayenamakwerhuLucus.

23LokoTurnusafa,mavokoyalavaponekeenyimpini matsanile,kutanivabalekaemahlwenikaAngeasnaLuku makwavo.

24AngeyanimakwavoLukuvavahlongorisakuyafika egondzwenilerikulu,leringaexikarhikaAlfanunaRhoma, vadlayavuthuhinkwaroraTurnuhibanga.

25LukuhosiyaSarduniyaalerisamalandzayakwe leswakumaendlabokisiravafihikoporo,vaveka ntsumbuwan’wanawakweNiblosiekarona,kutaniva n’wilahlaendhawiniyoleyo

26Kutanivaakaxihondzoxolehaehenhlakaxona kwalahoehenhlakagondzolerikulu,kutanivaxithyavito raNibloskufikelanamuntlha,vatlhelavalahlaTurnus hosiyaBibentukwalahoendhawiniyoleyonaNiblos

27Waswivo,egondzwenilerikuluexikarhikaAlfanuna Rhoma,sirharaNiblosriletlhelorin’wanakasisirhara Turnusriletlhelolerin’wana,naswonariniribyeexikarhi kavonakufikelanamuntlha

28LokoNiblosialahliwile,Lukutatawakweutlheleleni vuthurakweetikwenirakweraSardunia,kutaniAngeya

makwavohosiyaAfrikaafambanivanhuvakweemutini waBibentu,kungamutiwaTurnus.

29KutanivaakivaBibentuvatwahitandhumayayena kutanivan’wichavaswinene,kutanivahumavayan’wi hlanganisahikurilanikukhongela,naswonavaakiva BibentuvakombeleeAngeasleswakuvangavadlayi kumbekulovisamutiwavona;kutaniaendlatano,hikuva Bibentuemasikwiniwolawoaahlayiwatanihiwun’wana wamitiyavanavaKitimi;hikwalahoangalovisamuti

30KambekusukelasikureromavuthuyahosiyaAfrikaa mayaeKitimimayayiphanganikuyiphanga,naswona nkarhiwun’wananiwun’wanalokomafamba,Sefo ndhunayavuthuraAnjeyaaafambanawona.

31Endzhakukasweswo,Angeasahundzulukanivuthura yenakutanivafikaemutiniwaPuzimna,kutaniAngeasa tekaJanian’wanawaUzuavansatikusukakwalahoa n’witisaemutiniwayenaeAfrika

NDZIMAYA61

1HinkarhiwolowoFarohosiyaEgiptaalerisavanhu vakwehinkwavoleswakuvan’wiendlelaxigodlholexi tiyekeeEgipta

2UtlhelealerisavanavaYakobeleswakuvapfuna Vaegiptaekuakeni,kutaniVaegiptavaendlaxigodlhoxo sasekanixosasekaxavutshamobyavuhosi,kutania tshamaekaxonakutaniapfuxetahulumendheyakwe kutaniafumahikusirheleleka.

3Zebulonin’wanawaYakoboafahilemberero,kunga lembera72rakurhelelakaVaisrayeleeEgipta,kutani Zebuloniafaarinimalembeya140hivukhale,ahoxiwa ebokisiniravafi,anyiketiwaemavokweniyavanavakwe 4Hilemberavu-75afaSimiyonimakwavo,aarini malembeya120hivukhalelokoafa,nayenauhoxiwe ebokisiniravafianyikiwaemavokweniyavanavayena

5Sefon’wanawaElifazin’wanawaEsawu,ndhunaya vuthuraAngeyasihosiyaDinihaba,aahayengaAngeyasi sikunisikuleswakuatilunghiselelanyimpileswakuaya lwanivanavaYakobeeEgipta,naswonaAnjeyaaanga swilavikuendlamhakaleyi,hikuvamalandzayakweama n’wibyelematimbahinkwawoyavanavaYakobe,leswi vavaendlekeswonaenyimpiniyavonanivanavavona Esawu.

+6Emasikwiniwolawo,SofoaayengaAnjeyaleswakua lwanivanavaYakobeemasikwiniwolawo

7EndzhakukankarhinyanaAngeyasiayingisamaritoya SofokutaniapfumelaleswakualwanivanavaYakobe eEgipta,kutaniAngeyaahlelavanhuvayenahinkwavo, vanhuvotalakufananisavaleringaeribuweniralwandle, kutaniaendlaxibohoxayenaxoyaeEgiptakuyalwa

8ExikarhikamalandzayaAnjeyaakurinijahara malembeyakhume-ntlhanuhivukhale,vitorayenaakuri Balaman’wanawaBeyorinaswonamuntshwaloyiaa tlharihileswinenenaswonaaatwisisavutshilabya vungoma

9AngeyaakuekaBalama:“Ndzikombelauhiloyahi vungoma,leswakuhitativaleswakuimaniloyiangata hlulaenyimpinileyisweswihiyakaekayona”

+10KutaniBalamaalerisaleswakuvan’witisela madzovo,kutaniaendlaxifanisoxamakalichinivagadiva tihancilavayimelakavuthuraAnjeyanivuthuraEgipta,a

swinghenisaematinilamalunghiseleriwekehi vukanganyisilawaaarinawonahixikongomeloxexo, kutaniakhomamarhaviyamirhiyamirtleevokweni rakwe,atirhisavukanganyisibyakwe,amahlanganisa ehenhlakamati,kutaniahumelelaekayenaematini swifanisoleswifanakaniswamavuthuyaAnjeyaleswi welakaemahlwenikaswifanisoleswifanakaswaVaegipta nivanavaYakobe.

11HilokoBalamaabyelaAngeyasimhakaleyi,kutani Angeyasiaheleriwahintshembonaswonaangahlomanga leswakuarhelelaaEgiptaayaenyimpini,kutaniatshama emutiniwakavona

12KutelokoSofon’wanawaElifaziavonaleswaku Angeyaangaharinantshembowoyaenyimpinini Vaegipta,SofoabalekaeAngeyaasukaeAfrika,aya eKitimi.

13KutanivanhuhinkwavovaKitimivan’wiamukelahi kuxiximekalokukulu,kutanivan’witholaleswakualwa tinyimpitavonamasikuhinkwawo,kutaniSofoafuwa swineneemasikwiniwolawo,naswonamavuthuyahosiya Afrikayahahangalakahimasikuwolawo,kutanivanava KitimivahlengeletanavayaeNtshaveniyaKuutiziya hikwalahokamavuthuyaAnjeyahosiyaAfrika,lavaava rikarhivayaemahlweninavona

14Hisikurin’wanaSofoalahlekeriwehiximanga,ayaxi lava,kutaniatwaxirikarhixirhurhumelaxirhendzela ntshava

15KutaniZefoafambaavonakutaniavonakurinibako lerikuluehansikantshava,naswonaakuriniribye lerikulukwalahoenyangweniwabako,kutaniZefoa hambanisaribyekutanianghenaebakwenikutanialanguta kutaniavona,xiharhilexikuluxirikarhixidyahomu;ku sukaexikarhikuyaehenhlaakufananimunhu,kusuka exikarhikuyaehansiakufananixiharhi,kutaniZefoa pfukelaxiharhilexi,axidlayahimabangayakwe 16KutanivaakivaKitimivatwamhakaleyi,vatsaka swinene,vaku:“Xanahitan’wiendlayinihimunhuloyi adlayekexifuwolexidyekeswifuwoswahina?”

17Hinkwavovahlengeletanakun’wihlawulelasiku rin’wehilembe,varithyavitoraSofohivitorakwe,va n’witiselamagandzeloyaswakunwalembenilembehi sikurero,van’witiselatinyiko

18EnkarhiniwolowoJaniyan’wanawaUzunsatiwahosi Angeyaavabya,kutanivuvabyibyayenabyitwakuvava swinenehiAngeyanitindhunatayena,kutaniAngeyaaku ekatintlharitayena:“XanandzitaendlayiniekaJania naswonandzitan’wihanyisanjhaniekavuvabyibya yena?”Kutanitintlharitayenatikuekayena:“Hikuva moyawatikorakahinaawufaninimoyawatikora Kitimi,nimatiyahinaamafaninimatiyavona, hikwalahohosiyaxisatiyivabyahikwalahokaleswi” 19Hikuvahikwalahokakucincakamoyanimatiuvabya, nihikwalahokaleswietikwenirakavonaaanwamati lamahumakaePuramantsena,lawavakokwawakweva makurisekehimabuloho

20KutaniAngeyasialerisamalandzayayena,kutaniva n’witiselaswibyaswamatiyaPurmaleswingaswaKitimi, kutanivapimamatiwolawonimatihinkwawoyatikora Afrika,kutanivakumamatiwolawomavevukakutlula matiyaAfrika.

21KutaniAngeyasiavonamhakaleyi,kutanialerisa tindhunatayenahinkwatokuhlengeletavatsemiva maribyehimagidinamakumeyamagidi,kutanivatseme maribyevangahlayiwi,kutanivaakivafikavaakabuloho leritiyekeswinene,kutanivahundziselaxihlovoxamati kusukaetikweniraKitimikuyafikaeAfrika,naswona matiwolawoamariyaJaniahosiyaxisatiniya hinkwaswoleswiaswikarhataka,kunwakusukanikuya ekayonabaka,hlambanikuhlambahaswona,niku cheletahiswonambewuhinkwayoleyiswakudyaswinga kumiwakaekayona,nimihandzuhinkwayoyamisava 22KutanihosiyilerisaleswakuvatisamisavayaKitimihi swikepeleswikulu,vatlhelavatisamaribyeleswakuva akahawona,kutanivaakivaakelaJaniyahosiyaxisati tindlutavuhosi,kutanihosiyaxisatiyihorisiwaeka vuvabyibyayona.

23KutaniekuhundzukenikalembemavuthuyaAfrikama yaemahlwenimataetikweniraKitimikuyaphangatanihi ntolovelo,kutaniSofon’wanawaElifaziatwaxivikoxa vona,kutanialerisamalunghananavonakutanialwana vona,kutanivabalekaemahlwenikayena,kutaniakutsula tikoraKitimiekavona.

24VanavaKitimivavonavunhenhabyaSofo,vanava KitimivakunguhatakutanivavekaSofohosiyavona, kutaniavahosiyavona,lokoahafumavayahlulavana vaTubaliniswihlalahinkwaswoleswirhendzeleke 25KutanihosiyavonaZefoavarhangelakutanivalwana Tubaliniswihlala,vavahlula,kutanilokovavuya enyimpinivan’wipfuxetahulumendheyayena,van’wi akelayindluleyikuluswineneyavutshamobyayenabya vuhosinixituluxayena,kutanivan’wiendlelaxiluvelo lexikulu,kutaniSofoafumatikohinkwaroraKitimini tikoraItalymalembeyamakumentlhanu

NDZIMAYA62

1Hilemberero,lokokurilemberavu-79raVaisrayeleva rhelelaaEgipta,Rhuvenin’wanawaYakoboafaetikweni raEgipta;Ruveniaarinimalembeyadzananamakume mbirhintlhanulokoafa,kutanivan'wihoxaebokisini, kutanianyiketiwaemavokweniyavanavayena 2Hilemberavu-80afamakwavoDani;aarinimalembe yadzananamakumembirhilokoafa,naswonautlhelea nghenisiwaebokisiniravafianyikiwaemavokweniya vanavayena

3HilembererokufaKhuxamahosiyaEdomu,afuma endzhakukayenaHadadan’wanawaBedadi,kuringana malembeya35;hilemberavu-81afaIsakaran'wana Yakobo,eEgipta,kutaniIsakaraaarinimalembeya122 hivukhalelokoafa,kutaniahoxiwaebokisiniravafi eEgipta,anyiketiwaemavokweniyavanavayena 4Hilemberavu-82,Axeremakwavoafa,aarini malembeya123hivukhalelokoafa,kutaniavekiwa ebokisiniravafieEgipta,anyiketiwaemavokweniyavana vayena

5Hilemberavu-83,Gadiafa,arinimalembeya125hi vukhalelokoafa,kutaniahoxiwaebokisiniravafieEgipta, anyiketiwaemavokweniyavanavayena

6Hilemberavu-84,kungalemberavu-50rakufumaka Hadadan’wanawaBedadi,hosiyaEdomu,Hadadaa hlengeletavanahinkwavovaEsawu,kutanialunghiselela

vuthurakwehinkwaro,vavanunavakwalomuka400000, akongomisandlelayakwekuyaetikweniraMowabu, kutaniayalwanaMowabunikuvahakelaxibaloeka yena.

7VanavaMowabuvatwamhakaleyi,vachavangopfu, kutanivarhumavanhuekavanavaMidiyanileswakuva yavapfunaekulwisaneninaHadada,n’wanawaBedadi, hosiyaEdomu.

8HadadaafikaetikweniraMowabu,kutaniMowabuni vanavaMidiyanivahumavayan’wihlanganisa,vaya lwanayenaensin’winiyaMowabu

9HadadialwanaMowabu,kutanivanavaMowabuni vanavaMidiyanivadlayiwile,vavanunavakwalomuka 200000

10NyimpiyivayikuluswineneehenhlakaMowabu,loko vanavaMowabuvavonaleswakunyimpiyivavava,va tsanilemavokoyavona,vafularhela,vasiyavanava Midiyanileswakuvayaemahlwenininyimpi

11VanavaMidiyaniavangaswitivimakunguya Mowabu,kambevatiyisamatimbaenyimpini,valwana Hadadanimavuthuyayenahinkwawo,kutaniVamidiyani hinkwavovawaemahlwenikayena.

12HadadaahlaselaVamidiyanihinkwavohikuba lokukulu,avadlayahibanga,angasiyanganiun’weeka lavatekekutapfunaMowabu.

13KutelokovanahinkwavovaMidiyanivalovile enyimpini,nivanavaleMowabuvabalekile,Hadadia endlaleswakutikohinkwaroraMowabuhinkarhiwolowo rivaxibaloekayena,kutanivavaehansikavokorayena, vahakelaxibaloxalembenalembehilahaswilerisiweke hakona,kutaniHadadaahundzulukaatlhelelaetikwenira yena

14Hinkarhiwakuhundzukakalembe,lokovanhu lavan’wanavaMidiyanilavaavarietikwenivatwa leswakuvamakwavohinkwavovawileenyimpinina HadadahikwalahokaMowabu,hikuvavanavaMowabu vafularherileenyimpini,vasiyaMidiyanileswakuvaya lwa,kutanitihosanatantlhanutaMidiyanitikunguhatani vamakwavolavan’wanalavasalekeetikweniravona,ku lwanaMowabuleswakuvarihiselamhakayavamakwavo. 15VanavaMidiyanivarhumaekavamakwavohinkwavo vanavalevuxeninivamakwavohinkwavo,vana hinkwavovaKeturavatapfunaMidiyanileswakuvalwa naMowabu

16VanavaMowabuvatwamhakaleyi,vachavangopfu leswakuvanahinkwavovalevuxenivahlengeletanileva lwanavonaenyimpini,kutanivonavanavaMowabuva rhumelaxitsundzuxoetikweniraEdomuekaHadada n’wanawaBedad,vaku:

17Tananisweswiekahinamitahipfunakutanihitahlula Midiyani,hikuvahinkwavovahlengeletanilekutanivata lwanahinanivamakwavohinkwavovanavalevuxeniku yalwa,kutarihiselamhakayaMidiyanileyiweke enyimpini

18Hadada,n’wanawaBedadi,hosiyaEdomu,ahumani vuthurakwehinkwaro,ayaetikweniraMowabukuyalwa naMidiyani,kutaniMidiyaninivanavalevuxenivalwa naMowabuensin’winiyaMowabu,kutaninyimpiyiva yikuluswineneexikarhikavona

19HadadaadlayavanahinkwavovaMidiyaninivanava levuxenihibanga,kutanihinkarhiwolowoHadadia

kutsulaMowabuevokweniraMidiyani,kutanilavasaleke vaMidiyaninivalevuxenivabalekelaHadadanivuthu rakwe,kutaniHadadaavahlongorisakuyafikaetikweni ravona,avadlayahindlelayotikaswinene,kutani vadlayivawelaendleleni.

20HadadaakutsulaMowabuemavokweniyaMidiyani, hikuvavanahinkwavovaMidiyaniavawilehibanga, kutaniHadadaahundzulukaatlhelelaetikwenirayena.

21Kusukelaesikwinirero,vanavaMidiyanivavenga vanavaMowabu,hikuvavawileenyimpinihikwalahoka vona,naswonakuvenivulalalebyikulunibyamatimba exikarhikavonamasikuhinkwawo

22HinkwavolavakumiwekeeMidiyaniendleleniyatiko raMowabuvalovisiwahibangaraMowabu,nihinkwavo lavakumiwekeeMowabuegondzweniratikoraMidiyani, valovisiwahibangaraMidiyani;xisweswoMidiyaniaya fikaeMowabunaMowabukuyafikaeMidiyaniku ringanamasikuyotala

23EnkarhiniwolowoYudan’wanawaYakoboafa eEgipta,hilemberavu-86rakurhelelakaYakobeaEgipta, kutaniYudaaarinimalembeya129hivukhalelokoafa, kutanivan’witotavan’wihoxaebokisini,kutania nyiketiwaemavokweniyavanavakwe

24Hilemberavu-89Neftaliafa,aarinimalembeya132 hivukhale,ahoxiwaebokisiniravafi,anyiketiwa emavokweniyavanavayena

+25Hilemberavu-91raVaisrayelevarhelelaaEgipta,ku ngalemberavu-30rakufumakaSofon’wanawaElifazi n’wanawaEsawu,+afumavanavaKitimi,+vanava AfrikavahlaselavanavaKitimileswakuvavaphanga tanihintolovelo,kambeavangasifikaekavonaku ringanamalembelawayakhume-nharhu

26Kutanivafikaekavonahilemberero,kutaniSofo n’wanawaElifaziahumaekavonanivavanunavan’wana vayena,avahlaselahimatimba,mavuthuyaAfrikama balekaemahlwenikaZefonilavadlayiwekevawa emahlwenikayena,kutaniZefonivavanunavayenavava hlongorisa,vayaemahlwenivavahlaselakukondzavava ekusuhinaAfrika

27AngeyasihosiyaAfrikaatwamhakaleyiSofoayi endleke,yin’wikarhataswinene,kutaniAngeyasiachava Zefomasikuhinkwawo

NDZIMAYA63

1Hilembera93Levhin’wanawaYakoboafaeEgipta, Levhiaarinimalembeya137hivukhalelokoafa,kutani van’wihoxaebokisiniravafikutanianyiketiwa emavokweniyavanavakwe

2EndzhakukarifuraLevhi,lokotikohinkwaroraEgipta rivonaleswakuvanavaYakobevamakwavovaYosefava file,Vaegiptahinkwavovasungulakuxanisavanava Yakobo,vasungulakuvavisavutomibyavonakusukela sikurerokufikelasikulerivahumakaaEgiptaharona,va tekaemavokweniyavonamasimuhinkwawoyavhinyani masimulawaYosefaavanyikekewona,nitindlu hinkwatotosasekaletiekatonavanhuvaIsrayeleahanya, nimafurhahinkwawoyaEgipta,Vaegiptavateke hinkwaswoekavanavaYakoboemasikwiniwolawo

3VokoratikohinkwaroraEgiptarisungulakuvava swineneemasikwiniwolawoekavanavaIsrayele,kutani

VaegiptavavavisaVaisrayelekukondzavanavaIsrayele vakarhalahivutomibyavonahikwalahokaVaegipta. 4Emasikwiniwolawo,hilemberadzanaravumbirhiraku rhelelakaIsrayeleaEgipta,FarohosiyaEgiptaafa,kutani Melolin’wanawakweafumaematshan’weniyayena,ni tinhenhahinkwatotaEgiptanirixakahinkwaroleriari tivaYosefanivamakwavovafileemasikwiniwolawo

5Kutanikupfukaxitukulwanaxin’wanaematshan’weni yavona,+lexingavativikivanavaYakobenileswinene hinkwaswoleswivavaendlekeswona,+nimatimbaya vonahinkwawoeEgipta

6HikokwalahotikohinkwaroraEgiptakusukelasikurero risungulakuvavavutomibyavanavaYakobe,nikuva xanisahimintirhoyotikayamixakahinkwayo,hikuvaa vangavativivakokwawavonalavavaponisekehi masikuyandlala.

7NaswonaleswiaswihumaekaYehovha,ekavanava Israyele,kuvavuyerisaemasikwiniyavonayohetelela, leswakuvanahinkwavovaIsrayelevatativaYehovha Xikwembuxavona

8Kutivamasingitaniswihlamarisoswamatimbaleswi YehovhaaataswiendlaeEgiptahikwalahokavanhuva yenaIsrayele,leswakuvanavaIsrayelevachavaYehovha Xikwembuxavakokwawavona,vafambaetindlelenita yenahinkwato,vonanimbewuyavonavavalandzela masikuhinkwawo

9Meloloaarinimalembeya20hivukhalelokoasungula kufuma,ufumemalembeya94,kutanitikohinkwarora Egiptarin’withyevitoraFarohivitoratatawakwe, hilahaavatolovelekuendlahakonaekahosiyin’wanani yin’wanaleyivafumakaeEgipta.

10Enkarhiniwolowomavuthuhinkwawoyahosiya AngeyasiyaAfrikamahumamayahangalakaetikwenira Kitimihilahaamatolovelekilehakonaleswakuma phangha

11KutaniSofon’wanawaElifazin’wanawaEsawuatwa xivikoxavona,kutaniahumaayahlangananavonani mavuthuyakwe,alwanavonakwalahoendleleni

12KutaniZefoadlayamavuthuyahosiyaAfrikahibanga, angasiyiniun’wewawona,hambikuriniun’weanga tlhelelangaekan’winiwakweeAfrika

13AngeyasiatwaleswiSofon’wanawaElifaziaswi endlekeekamavuthuyakwehinkwawo,leswakuuma lovisile,kutaniAngeyasiahlengeletamavuthuyakwe hinkwawo,vavanunahinkwavovatikoraAfrika,vanhuvo talakufananisavaleringaeribuweniralwandle.

14AngeyasiurhumelemakwavoekaLuku,aku:“Tana ekaminanivavanunavawenahinkwavo,utandzipfuna kuhlaselaSofonivanahinkwavovaKitimilavadlayeke vavanunavamina,kutaniLukuatanivuthurakwe hinkwaro,kungavuthulerikuluswinene,kutapfuna AngeyamakwavoleswakualwanaZefonivanava Kitimi”

15KutaniSofonivanavaKitimivatwamhakaleyi,va chavaswinene,kuchavalokukulukuwelaetimbilwinita vona

16SefonayenaarhumelapapilaetikweniraEdomueka Hadadan’wanawaBedadihosiyaEdomunivana hinkwavovaEsawu

17NdziswitwileleswakuAngeashosiyaAfrikautaeka hinanimakwavoleswakuvatalwanahina,naswonaha

n’wichavaswinene,hikuvavuthurakweirikuluswinene, ngopfu-ngopfulokoatahitalwanamakwavonivuthu rakwehikufanana

18Sweswinan’winatlhandlukaninaminamitandzi pfuna,kutanihitalwaswin’wenaAngeasnamakwavo Luku,mitahiponisaemavokweniyavona,kambeloko swingaritano,tivanileswakuhinkwerhuhitafa

19VanavaEsawuvarhumelapapilaekavanavaKitimina Sofohosiyavona,vaku:“Ahingeswikotikulwana Angeyasinivanhuvayenahikuvantwananowakurhula wuvekonaexikarhikahinamalembeyotala,kusukela emasikwiniyaBelahosiyosungulanikusukela emasikwiniyaYosefan’wanawaYakobehosiyaEgipta, loyihilwekenayenaetlhelweniraYordanilokoalahla tatawakwe”

20KutelokoSofoatwamaritoyavamakwavovanava Esawu,amatshika,kutaniSofoachavaAngeyaswinene 21AngeyanaLukumakwavovahlengeletamavuthuya vonahinkwawo,vavanunavakwalomuka800000,valwa nivanavaKitimi

22VanahinkwavovaKitimivakuekaSofo:“Hi khongelelaXikwembuxavakokwawawena,kumbexana xingahikutsulaevokweniraAngeyanivuthurakwe, hikuvahiswitwileleswakuiXikwembulexikuluni leswakuxikutsulahinkwavolavaxitshembaka.”

23Sefoatwamaritoyavona,kutaniZefoalavaYehovha aku:

240HosiXikwembuxaAbrahamanaIsakavakokwawa mina,namuntlhandzaswitivaleswakuuXikwembuxa ntiyiso,swikwembuhinkwaswoswamatikoiswahava naswonaaswipfuninchumu.

25Sweswinamuntlhandzitsundzukentwananowawena naAbrahamatatawahina,lowuvakokwawahinavahi hlamuselekewona,uendlanaminahimusanamuntlha hikwalahokaAbrahamanaIsakavatatawahina,uponisa minanivanavaKitimievokwenirahosiyaAfrikaleyi takakulwanahinaenyimpini.

26HilokoYehovhaayingisaritoraSofo,an’wixixima hikwalahokaAbrahamanaIsaka,kutaniYehovhaa kutsulaSofonivanavaKitimiemavokweniyaAnjeyani vanhuvayena

27HisikureroSofoalwanaAngeyahosiyaAfrikani vanhuvayenahinkwavo,kutaniYehovhaanyiketavanhu hinkwavovaAngeyaemavokweniyavanavaKitimi

28NyimpiyivayikuluehenhlakaAngeya,kutaniSofoa dlayavavanunahinkwavovaAngeyanaLukumakwavo wayena,hitlhari,kutanivavanunavakwalomuka400000 vawakufikelanimadyambukufikelanimadyambu.

29LokoAngeasavonaleswakuvavanunavayena hinkwavovalovile,arhumelapapilaekavaakihinkwavo vaAfrikaleswakuvataekayena,van’wipfunaenyimpini, kutaniatsalaepapileniaku:“Hinkwavolavakumekaka eAfrikaavataekaminakusukelaekamalembeyakhume kuyaehenhla;hinkwavoavateekamina,kutanimaswivo, lokoangafikiutafa,nihinkwaswoleswianganaswona, nindyanguwayenahinkwawo,hosiyitaswiteka 30Vaakilavan’wanahinkwavovaAfrikavachavisiwahi maritoyaAngeya,kutanivavanunanivafanavakwalomu kamadzanamanharhuyamagidivahumaemutini,ku sukelaekamalembeyakhumekuyaehenhla,vafika eAngeas

31EkuhelenikamasikuyakhumeAngeyaapfuxeta nyimpiyolwanaSofonivanavaKitimi,kutaninyimpiyi vayikuluswinenenaswonayirinimatimbaexikarhika vona.

32KutanikusukaekavuthuraAnjeyanaLuku,Sofoa rhumavotalavalavavavisekekeevokwenirayena, vavanunavakwalomuka2000,kutaniSosiftarandhunaya vuthuraAnjeyaawaenyimpiniyoleyo.

33KutelokoSosiftaraawile,mavuthuyaAfrikama fularhelakubaleka,mabaleka,AngeyanaLukumakwavo avarinawona

34KutaniSofonivanavaKitimivavahlongorisa,vava dlayaswineneendleleni,vavanunavakwalomuka madzanamambirhi,vahlongorisaAzidrubalin’wanawa Anjeyaloyiabalekekenitatawakwe,vadlayavavanuna vayenava20egondzweni,kutaniAzudrubaliabalekaeka vanavaKitimi,kambeavan’widlayanga

35AngeyasinaLukumakwavovabalekanivavanunava vonalavan’wana,kutanivabalekavafikaeAfrikahiku chavanikuchava,kutaniAngeyasiachavamasiku hinkwawoleswakuSofon’wanawaElifaziangataya enyimpininayena.

NDZIMAYA64

1HinkarhiwolowoBalaman’wanawaBeyoriaarina Angeyaenyimpini,kutanilokoavonaleswakuSofou hluleAngeya,abalekakwalahoayaeKitimi.

2KutaniSofonivanavaKitimivan’wiamukelahiku xiximekalokukulu,hikuvaSofoaativavutlharibya Balama,kutaniSofoanyikaBalamatinyikototalakutani atshamanayena

3KutelokoSofoavuyaenyimpini,alerisaleswakuvana hinkwavovaKitimivahlayiwalavayekeenyimpinina yena,kutaniwaswivo,akulahlekanganiun’we

4KutaniSofoatsakahimhakaleyi,apfuxetamfumowa yena,aendlelavafumiwavayenahinkwavonkhuvo.

5KambeZefoangatsundzukangaYehovhanaswonaa ngaswitekelangaenhlokwenileswakuYehovhaun’wi pfunileenyimpini,nileswakuun’wikutsurilenivanhuva yenaevokwenirahosiyaAfrika,kambeahafambahi tindlelatavanavaKitiminivanavohombolokavaEsawu, leswakuatirhelaswikwembuswin’wanaleswivamakwavo vanavaEsawuvan’widyondzisekeswona;hikwalahoku vuriwaleswaku:“Ekalowohombolokakuhumavubihi”

6KutaniSofoafumavanahinkwavovaKitimihiku sirheleleka,kambeangativiYehovhaloyian’wi kutsulekenivanhuvayenahinkwavoemavokweniyahosi yaAfrika;kutanimavuthuyaAfrikaamangahafiki eKitimikuyaphangatanihintolovelo,hikuvaamativa matimbayaSofoloyiavatlhavekehinkwavohibanga, kutaniAnjeyaachavaSofon'wanaElifazi,nivanava Kitimimasikuhinkwawo

7EnkarhiniwolowolokoSofoavuyileenyimpini,niloko Sefoavonendlelaleyiahlulekevanhuhinkwavova Afrikanikuvadlayaenyimpinihibanga,kutaniSofoa tsundzuxanivanavaKitimi,leswakuvayaeEgiptavaya lwanivanavaYakoboniFarohosiyaEgipta

8HikuvaSofoutweleswakutinhenhataEgiptatifileni leswakuYosefanivamakwavovayenavamajahavale

Yakobevafile,nileswakuvanavavonahinkwavo,vana vaIsrayelevasaleaEgipta.

9Sefoaanakanyakuyalwanavonanitikohinkwarora Egipta,arihiselamhakayavamakwavovanavaEsawu, lavaYosefanivamakwavonitikohinkwaroraEgiptava vadlayekeetikweniraKanana,lokovatlhandlukelakuya lahlaYakoboeHebroni

10KutaniSofoarhumelavarhumiwaekaHadadi,n’wana waBedadi,hosiyaEdomunivamakwavohinkwavo,vana vaEsawu,aku:

11Xanaawuvulangaleswakuawungelwinahosiya Afrikahikuvaixirhoxantwananowawena?waswivo, ndzilwilenayena,ndzin'wibanivanhuvayenahinkwavo.

12SweswindzikunguhatekulwanaEgiptanivanava Yakobelavangakona,kutanindzitarihiselaekavona hikwalahokaleswiYosefa,vamakwavonivakokwa wakwevahiendlekeswonaetikweniraKananalokova tlhandlukelakuyalahlatatawavonaeHebroni

13Kutanilokomitiyimiselakutaekaminaleswakumita ndzipfunakulwanavonanaEgipta,hitarihiselamhaka yavamakwerhu

14VanavaEsawuvayingisamaritoyaSofo,vanava Esawuvahlengeletana,varivanhulavakuluswinene,va yapfunaSofonivanavaKitimienyimpini

15KutaniSofoarhumelaritoekavanahinkwavovale vuxeninilekavanahinkwavovaIximayelehimaritoyo fananilawa,vahlengeletanavapfunaSefonivanava KitimienyimpiniyaEgipta.

16Tihosiletihinkwato,hosiyaEdomunivanavale vuxeni,nivanahinkwavovaIximayelenaSofohosiya Kitimivahumavayahlengeletamavuthuyavona hinkwawoeHebroni

17Mixaxaayitikaswinene,yilehempfhukawamasiku manharhu,vanhuavatelekufananisavaleringa eribuweniralwandleleringahlayekiki

18Kutanitihosiletihinkwatonimavuthuyatonatirhelela tiyalwanitikohinkwaroraEgiptaenyimpini,tidzima mixaxaswin’weenkoveniwaPatrosi

19KutanitikohinkwaroraEgiptaritwaxivikoxavona, kutaninavonavahlengeletana,vanhuhinkwavovatikora EgiptanimitihinkwayoyaEgipta,vavanunavakwalomu ka300000

+20KutanivavanunavaEgiptavarhumavanhueka Vaisrayelelavaavariemasikwiniwolawoetikwenira Goxenileswakuvataekavonaleswakuvayalwanitihosi leti.

21VavanunavaIsrayelevahlengeletanavarivavanunava kwalomuka150,vayaenyimpinivayapfunaVaegipta.

22KutanivavanunavaIsrayelenivaEgiptavahuma, vavanunavakwalomuka300000nivavanunava150,va yaenyimpiniekatihosileti,vatitshamavahumaehandle katikoraGoxenivalangutanenaPatrosi.

23KutaniVaegiptaavapfumelangaekaIsrayelekufamba navonaemixaxeniyavonaswin’weenyimpini,hikuva Vaegiptahinkwavovate:“KumbexanavanavaIsrayeleva tahinyiketaemavokweniyavanavaEsawunaIximayele, hikuvaivamakwavo.”

24KutaniVaegiptahinkwavovakuekavanavaIsrayele vaku:“Tshamanimiriswin’welahamiyimeke,hita fambahiyalwanivanavaEsawunaIximayele,naswona

lokotihosiletitihihlula,mitavahlaselahikuhelelamita hipfuna,kutanivanavaIsrayelevaendlatano.

25Sefon’wanawaElifazin’wanawaEsawuhosiya Kitimi,naHadadin’wanawaBedadihosiyaEdomu,ni mixaxayavonahinkwayo,nivanahinkwavovalevuxeni, nivanavaIximayele,vanhulavaavatelekufananisava, vadzimemixaxaswin’weenkoveniwaPatrosilowu langutanekenaTakipankesi.

26Balaman’wanawaBeyoriwaMusiriyaaarikona enxaxeniwaZefo,hikuvautenivanavaKitimienyimpini, naswonaBalamaaariwanunalaxiximekakaswinene ematihlweniyaSofonivavanunavayena

27KutaniSofoakuekaBalama:“Ringetahivungoma leswakuhitativaleswakuimaniloyiangatahlula enyimpini,hinakumbeVaegipta”

28KutaniBalamaapfukaaringetavutshilabyohlahluva, arinivutshilaekubyitiviseni,kambeapfilunganyekile naswonantirhowulovisiwaevokwenirayena

29Kutaniatlhelaaringetakambeaswihumelelanga, kutaniBalamaaheleriwahintshembo,awutshikaanga wuheti,hikuvaleswiaswihumaekaYehovha,leswaku Sofonivanhuvayenavawelaevokweniravanava Israyele,lavaavatshembaYehovha,Xikwembuxa vakokwawavona,enyimpiniyavona

30KutaniSofonaHadadivahlometelamavuthuyavona enyimpini,kutaniVaegiptahinkwavovayalwanavonava rivoxe,vavanunavakwalomuka300000,kambeakunga rinawanunaniun’wewaIsrayeleloyiaarinavona.

31Vaegiptahinkwavovalwanitihosiletivalangutanena PatrosinaTakapanke,kutaninyimpiyivayikuluswinene niVaegipta.

32TihosiatirinimatimbakutlulaVaegiptaenyimpini yoleyo,kutanivavanunavaEgiptavakwalomukadzana namakume-nhunguvawahisikurero,vavanunava kwalomuka30vamavuthuyatihosi,vavanunahinkwavo vaEgiptavabalekaemahlwenikatihosi,kutanivanava EsawunaIximayelevahlongorisaVaegipta,vaya emahlwenivavahlaselakuyafikalahaakurinimixaxa yavanavaIsrayele

33HilokoVaegiptahinkwavovahuwelelaVaisrayeleva ku:“Hatlisamihipfunamihiponisaemavokweniya Esawu,IximayelenivanavaKitimi”

34Vavanunavadzananamakumentlhanuvavanava Israyelevatsutsumelaetindhawinitavonavayaemixaxeni yatihosileti,kutanivanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaeka YehovhaXikwembuxavonaleswakuavakutsula.

35HilokoYehovhaayingisaIsrayele,kutaniYehovhaa nyiketavavanunahinkwavovatihosiemavokweniyavona, vanavaIsrayelevalwanitihosileti,vanavaIsrayeleva dlayavavanunavatihosivakwalomuka4000

36KutaniYehovhaapfuxakuchavalokukuluemixaxeni yatihosi,lerovaVaisrayelevachava.

37Kutanimavuthuhinkwawoyatihosimabaleka emahlwenikavanavaIsrayelekutanivanavaIsrayeleva vahlongorisavahambetavavahlaselakuyafika endzilakaneniwatikoraKuxi

38VanavaIsrayelevadlayavavanunava2000 egondzweni,naswonaekavanavaIsrayeleakulovani un’we

39KutelokoVaegiptavavonaleswakuVaisrayelevalwile nitihosinivavanunavatsongoswonghasi,nileswaku nyimpiayitikaswinenenavona

40Vaegiptahinkwavovachavangopfuvutomibyavona hikwalahokanyimpiyamatimba,kutanitikohinkwarora Egiptaribaleka,un’wananiun’wanaatumbelaeka mavuthulamahlomeke,vatumbelaendleleni,vasiya Vaisrayeleleswakuvayalwa.

41VanavaIsrayelevabavavanunavatihosihindlelayo chavisa,vatlhelelaekavonaendzhakukalokovava hlongolevayafikaendzilakaneniwatikoraKuxi

42Vaisrayelehinkwavoavaswitivaleswivavanunava Egiptavavaendlekeswona,leswakuvabalekileenyimpini, vavasiyavayalwavarivoxe

43HilokovanavaIsrayelenavonavaendlavukanganyisi, lokovanavaIsrayelevavuyaenyimpini,vakuma van’wanavaVaegiptaendleleni,vavadlayakwalaho

44Lokovahavadlaya,vavabyelamaritolawa

45Hikwalahokayiniusukileekahinauhisiya,hiri vanhuvangarivangani,leswakuhiyalwanitihosiletiati rinivanhuvotalalavaavatahidlaya,leswakumiponisa mimoya-xiviriyan’wina?

46HilokoVaisrayelevan’wanalavahlanganekenavona endleleni,vonavanavaIsrayelevavulavulavaku: “Hlayani,dlaya,hikuvaiMuishmayelekumbeMuedomu kumbewaVakitimi,kutanivayimaehenhlakayenava n’widlaya,kutanivaswitivaleswakuiMuegipta

47VanavaIsrayelevaendlaswiloleswihivukanganyisi ekaVaegipta,hikuvaavavafularherileenyimpinivava balekela

48VanavaIsrayelevadlayavavanunavaEgiptaendleleni hindlelaleyi,vavanunavakwalomuka200

49VavanunahinkwavovaEgiptavavonavubihilebyi Vaisrayelevavaendlekebyona,kutanitikohinkwarora EgiptarichavangopfuvanavaIsrayele,hikuvaavavone matimbayavonalamakulu,naswonaakunamunhuni un’wewavonaloyiangawa.

50HilokovanavaIsrayelehinkwavovatlhelelavatsakile endleleniyavonayoyaeGoxeni,kutanitikohinkwarora Egiptaatlhelelaendhawiniyakwe.

NDZIMAYA65

1Endzhakukaswiloleswi,vatsundzuxihinkwavovaFaro, hosiyaEgiptanivakulukumbahinkwavovaEgiptava hlengeletana,vataemahlwenikahosi,vankhinsama ehansi,vatshamaemahlwenikayona

2VatsundzuxinivakuluvaEgiptavavulavulanihosiva ku:

3Waswivo,vanhuvaVaisraeleivakulunimatimbakuhi tlula,naswonawaswitivahinkwaswoswobihaleswivahi endlekeswonaendlelenilokohivuyaenyimpini.

4Naswonauvonematimbayavonayamatimba,hikuva matimbalawamahumaekavonakusukaekavatatawa vona,hikuvavavanunavangarivanganintsenavayimeva lwisananivanhuvotalakufananisava,vavadlayahi banga,naswonaekavonaviniakunaun’welaweke, lerovalokoavateleavatavavavalovisilehikuhelela

5Sweswihinyikexitsundzuxoxaleswihingaswiendlaka, kukondzahivaherisahakatsongo-tsongoexikarhikahina, leswakuvangahiandzingopfuetikweni

6HikuvalokovanavaIsrayelevoandzaetikweni,vatava xihingaekahina,naswonalokonyimpiyihinayihiyo humelela,vonahimatimbayavonalamakuluvata tihlanganisananalawahinakulwanahina,valwanahina, vahilovisaetikweni,vasukaekarona.

7HilokohosiyihlamulavakulukumbavaEgipta,yikueka vona:“LeriirhenguleritsundzuxiwekeeIsrayele,lerihi ngatakahingasukiekarona.

8Waswivo,etikwenilerikuniPithomenaRameses,miti leyingatiyisiwangikienyimpini,swifanerileleswakuna wenahiyiakanikuyitiyisa

9Sweswinan’winafambanimiyavaendlahi vukanganyisi,mihuwelelaritoeEgiptanileGoxenihiku lerisakahosi

10N'winahinkwenuvavanunavaEgipta,Goxeni,Patrosi nivaakivavonahinkwavo!hosiyihilerisilekuaka PithomenaRamsese,hiswitiyisaenyimpini;exikarhika n'winavatikohinkwaroraEgipta,raVaisraeleniravaaki hinkwavovamiti,lavatiyimiselekekuakanahina, un'wananaun'wanautanyikiwahakeloyayenasikuna sikuhikulandzaxilerisoxahosi;hikokwalahofambaniku sungula,miendlavukanganyisi,mihlengeletanamita ePithomenaRamesesmitaaka

11Lokourikarhiuaka,endlaleswakukuhuwelelaka muxakalowueEgiptahinkwarosikurin’wananirin’wana hikulerisakahosi

12Lokovan’wanavaVaisrayelevatakutaakanawena,u tavanyikamuholowavonasikunasikukuringana masikumangarimangani

13Endzhakukalokovaakilenan’winahikuhakeriwaka vonakasikunasiku,tikoka-kokaekavonasikurin’wana nirin’wanaexihundleni,kutanimitapfukamiva vafambisivamintirhonitindhunatavona,kutaniendzhaku kasweswomivasiyavaakavangahakeriwi,naswona lokovoala,kutanimivasindzisahimatimbayan’wina hinkwawoleswakuvaaka

14Lokowoendlaleswiswitavaswineneekahinaku tiyisatikorahinakulwisananivanavaIsrayele,hikuva hikwalahokakukarhalakakuakanintirho,vanava Israyelevatahunguteka,hikuvasikunisikuutavatsona vasativavona

15VakuluhinkwavovaEgiptavatwaxitsundzuxoxahosi, xitsundzuxolexixivonakaxirixineneematihlweniya vonanilemahlwenikamalandzayaFaroniyatiko hinkwaroraEgipta,kutanivaendlahikulandzaritora hosi.

16Malandzahinkwawomasukaekahosi,mahuwelela etikwenihinkwaroraEgipta,eTakapanchenileGoxenini lemitinihinkwayoleyirhendzelekeEgipta,maku:

17UswivonileleswivanavaEsawunaIximayelevahi endlekeswona,lavatekekutalwanahinavanavelakuhi lovisa.

18Kutanihosiyihilerisileleswakuhitiyisatiko,hiaka mitiyaPithomnaRameses,nikuyitiyisaenyimpini,loko votlhelavahihlasela

19Un’wananiun’wanaekan’winalahumakaeEgipta hinkwaronilekaVaisrayelelangatatakutaakanahina, utanyikiwamuholowayenawasikunasikuhihosi, hilahayilerisekehakonaekahina

20KutelokoEgiptanivanavaIsrayelehinkwavovatwa hinkwaswoleswimalandzayaFaromaswivuleke,va

humaekaVaegiptaniVaisrayelekutaakaswin’weni malandzayaFaro,PitominaRamexe,kambeakuna un’wewavanavaLevhiloyiatekenivamakwavokuta aka.

21MalandzahinkwawoyaFaronitihosanatayenaeku sungulenivatahivukanganyisikuakanaIsrayele hinkwavotanihivatirhilavathoriwekesikunasiku,va nyikaIsrayelemuholowavonawasikunasikueku sunguleni

22MalandzayaFaromaakaniVaisrayelehinkwavo,va tirhantirhowolowonaIsrayelekuringanan’hweti 23Lokon’hwetiyihela,malandzahinkwawoyaFaroma sungulakutihambanisaexihundleniekavanhuvaIsrayele sikunisiku

24Hinkarhiwolowo,Israyeleayaemahlweninintirho wolowo,kambeendzhakukasweswoavakumamuholo wavonawasikunasiku,hikuvavavanunavan’wanava EgiptaavahayaemahlweninintirhonaIsrayelehinkarhi wolowo;hikwalahoVaegiptavanyikeVaisraelemuholo wavonaemasikwiniwolawo,leswakuvona,Vaegipta vatirhi-kulobye,navonavatatekahakeloyantirhowa vona.

25Ekuhelenikalembenitin’hwetitamune,Vaegipta hinkwavovasukileekavanavaIsrayele,lerovavanava Israyelevasalavarivoxevarikarhivaendlantirho wolowo

26EndzhakukalokoVaegiptahinkwavovasukileeka Vaisrayelevatlhelelavavavatshikilerinitindhunatavona, van’wanavavonavayimaehenhlakavanavaIsrayeleva rivafambisivamintirho,leswakuvakumaekavona hinkwaswoleswivavanyikekeswonaleswakuvahakela ntirhowavona

27VaegiptaavaendlaleswiekaVaisrayelesikunasiku, leswakuvaxanisekaentirhweniwavona.

28VanavaIsrayelehinkwavoavarivoxeentirhwenilowu, kutaniVaegiptavapapalatakuhakelavanavaIsrayeleku sukelaenkarhiniwolowokuyaemahlweni.

29Lokovavanunavan’wanavaIsrayelevaalakutirha hikwalahokamuhololowuvanganyikiwangikiwona, vakomberinimalandzayaFarovavaxanisanikuvabahi switlhaviswotika,vavatlheriselahimatimba,vayatirha nivamakwavo;Vaegiptahinkwavovaendlehindlela yoleyoekaVaisraelemasikuhinkwawo.

30VanavaIsrayelehinkwavovachavangopfuVaegipta emhakenileyi,kutanivanavaIsrayelehinkwavova tlhelelavayatirhavarivoxevangahakeriwi.

31VanavaIsrayelevaakaPitominaRamsese,vanava Israyelehinkwavovaendlantirho,van’wanavaendla switina,van’wanavaaka,vanavaIsrayelevaakaniku tiyisatikohinkwaroraEgiptanimarhanguyarona,vana vaIsrayelevarikarhivatirhakuringanamalembeyotala, kukondzakufikankarhilowuYehovhaavatsundzukaka avahumesaaEgipta

32KambevanavaLevhiavangatirhisiwientirhwenini vamakwavovaIsrayele,kusukelaekusungulenikufikela esikwinilerivahumekeaEgipta

33HikuvavanahinkwavovaLevhiavaswitivaleswaku VaegiptavabyeleVaisrayelemaritolawahinkwawohi vukanganyisi,hikwalahovanavaLevhivapapalataku tshinelelantirhonivamakwavo.

34KutaniVaegiptaavangakongomisiwangakuendla leswakuvanavaLevhivatirhaendzhakukasweswo, hikuvaavangasitshamavarinivamakwavoeku sunguleni,hikwalahoVaegiptavavasiyavarivoxe.

+35MavokoyavavanunavaEgiptamahambetama kongomisiwahitihanyiekavanavaIsrayeleentirhweni wolowo,kutaniVaegiptavaendlaleswakuvanava Israyelevatirhahikunonoka.

36VaegiptavahlundzukisavutomibyavanavaIsrayelehi kutirhahimatimba,hikutirhisaxikontiriniswitina,nihi mintirhoyamixakahinkwayoyalensin’wini

37VanavaIsrayelevavitaneMelolihosiyaEgiptavaku “Merora,hosiyaEgipta,”hikuvaenkarhiniwayena Vaegiptaavahlundzukisevutomibyavonahimintirhoya mixakahinkwayo

38NtirhohinkwawolowuVaegiptaavaendlaleswaku vanavaIsrayelevatirhahimatimba,avatikarhatelaku xanisavanavaIsrayele,kambelokovavaxanisa,vayava andzanikukula,kutaniVaegiptavavanigomehikwalaho kavanavaIsrayele

NDZIMAYA66

1EnkarhiniwolowokufileHadadan’wanawaBedadi hosiyaEdomu,naSamlawaleMesreka,etikweniravana valevuxeni,vafumeematshan’weniyayena 2Hilemberavukhume-nharhurakufumakaFarohosiya Egipta,kungalemberavu125raVaisrayelevarhelela aEgipta,SamlaufumeEdomumalembeya18 3Lokoafuma,ahumesamavuthuyakweleswakumaya lwanaSofon’wanawaElifazinivanavaKitimi,hikuvaa valwanaAngeyahosiyaAfrika,valovisavuthurakwe hinkwaro

4Kambeangatihlanganisinayena,hikuvavanavaEsawu van’wisivela,vaku:“Aarimakwavowavona,kutani SamlaayingisaritoravanavaEsawu,atlhelelaendzhaku nimavuthuyakwehinkwawoetikweniraEdomu,angaha yangakulwanaSofon’wanawaElifazi

5KutaniFarohosiyaEgiptaatwamhakaleyi,aku: “SamalahosiyaEdomuukunguhatekulwanivanava Kitimi,endzhakukasweswoutataatalwanaEgipta” 6LokoVaegiptavatwamhakaleyi,vaengetelantirhowa Vaisrayele,leswakuVaisrayelevangavaendlihilahava vaendlekehakonaenyimpiniyavonanivanavaEsawu emasikwiniyaHadadi

7HilokoVaegiptavabyelaVaisrayelevaku:“Hatlisanimi endlantirhowan’wina,mihetisantirhowan’wina,mi tiyisatiko,leswakuvanavaEsawuvamakwenuvangata vatalwanahina,hikuvavatahilwahikwalahokan’wina”

8VanavaIsrayeleavaendlantirhowavavanunava Egiptasikunasiku,VaegiptaavaxanisavanavaIsrayele leswakuvavahungutaetikweni.

9KambelokoVaegiptavaandzisantirhoekavanava Israyele,vanavaIsrayelevayavaandza,kutanitiko hinkwaroraEgiptaritalahivanavaIsrayele

10Hilemberavu125rakurhelelakaIsrayeleaEgipta, Vaegiptahinkwavovavonaleswakumakunguyavonaa mahumelelangaekaIsrayele,kambemayamakula, kutanitikoraEgiptanitikoraGoxeniswitalahivanava Israyele.

11HilokovakulukumbahinkwavovaEgiptanitintlharita ronavataemahlwenikahosi,vayinkhinsamela,va tshamaemahlwenikayona

12KutanivakulukumbahinkwavovaEgiptanitintlharita ronavakuekahosi:“Ongehosiyingahanyahilahakunga heriki;uhitsundzuxilemakunguyavanavaIsraele,hiva endlelahikulandzaritorahosi

13Kambehikuyahikuandzakantirho,vaandzaniku kulaetikweni,kutaniwaswivotikohinkwaroritelehivona 14Sweswihosiyahina,hosiyahina,mahloyaEgipta hinkwawomalanguteekawenaleswakuuvanyika xitsundzuxohivutlharibyawena,lebyivangatahlula Israyelehabyonaleswakuvavalovisakumbevava hungutaetikweni;hosiyivahlamulayiku:“Minyikeni xitsundzuxoemhakenileyileswakuhitativaleswihinga tavaendlaswona.”

15Ndhunayin’wana,un’wanawavatsundzuxivahosi, loyivitorakweakuriYobo,lahumakaeMesopotamiya etikweniraUzi,ahlamulahosi: 16Lokohosiyitsakisa,ayiyingiselexitsundzuxoxa nandzawayona;hosiyikuekayena:“Vulavula!”

17Yoboavulavulaemahlwenikahosi,tihosanani vakulukumbahinkwavovaEgipta,aku:

18Vonaxitsundzuxoxahosilexiyixitsundzuxekekhale malunghananintirhowavanavaIsrayeleixinenengopfu, naswonaungatshukiususaekalavatirhakahilahakunga heriki

19Kambelexiixitsundzuxolexitsundzuxiwekelexiunga vahungutakahaxona,lokohosiyivonaswiriswineneku vaxanisa

20Waswivo,ikhalehichavanyimpi,kutanihiku:“Loko Israyeleatswalamihandzuetikweni,vatahihlongola etikwenilokokurininyimpi”

21Lokohosiyiswitsakela,akuhumexilerisoxavuhosi, kutsariwaekamilawuyaEgiptaleyingatakayinga susiwi,leswakun’wanaun’wananiun’wanawaxinunala velekiwekehiVaisrayele,ngatiyakweyitachuluriwa emisaveni

22Hikuendlaleswi,lokovanahinkwavovaxinunava Israyelevafile,vubihibyatinyimpitavonabyitahela; hosiayiendletanoyirhumelavabeburihinkwavova Vaheveruyivalerisaemhakenileyileswakuvaswidlaya; kutanimhakaleyiyitsakisahosinitihosana,kutanihosiyi endlahikulandzaritoraYobo

23Hosiyirhumelaritoleswakukuvitaniwavabeburiva Vaheveru,lavavitoraun’wanawavonaakuriXefra,kasi un’wanaakuriPuwa

24Kutanivabeburivataemahlwenikahosi,vayima emahlwenikayona

25Hosiyikuekavona:“Lokomiendlantirhowaku velekaekavavasativaVaheveru,mivavonavari eswitulwini,lokoarin’wanawajaha,utan’widlaya, kambelokoarin’wanawanhwanyana,utahanya”

26Kambelokomingaendlinchumulowu,ndzitamihisa nitindlutan’winahinkwatohindzilo

27KambevabeburiavachavaXikwembunaswonaava yingisangahosiyaEgiptakumbemaritoyayona,naswona lokovavasativaVaheveruvavelekelamubeburin’wana wajahakumbewanhwanyana,kutanimubeburiaendla hinkwaswoleswilavekakaekan’wanakutanian’witshika

ahanya;hindlelayoleyovabeburiavaendlatanomasiku hinkwawo.

28Mhakaleyiyibyeriwahosi,kutaniyirhumelaritoyi vitanavabeburikutaniyikuekavona:“Hayinimiendle mhakaleyikutanimiponisavanavahanya?

29Vabeburivahlamula,vavulavulaswin'weemahlweni kahosi,vaku:

30HosiyingaehleketileswakuvavasativaVaheveruva fananivavasativaVaegipta,hikuvavanahinkwavova Israyelevahanyekahle,naswonalokomubeburiangasi fikaekavonavavelekiwa,naswonalokokurihina malandzayawenayaxisati,kuringanamasikuyotalaku havawansatiwaMuheveruloyiahitiselaka,hikuva vavasatihinkwavovaVaheveruivabeburivavonavini, hikuvavahanyekahle

31KutaniFaroatwamaritoyavona,avakholwa emhakenileyi,kutanivabeburivasukaekahosi, Xikwembuxivatirhisakahle,vanhuvaandza,vakula swinene.

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1Akuriniwanunaun’wanaetikweniraEgiptawambewu yaLevhi,loyivitorakweakuriAmramu,n’wanawa Kehati,n’wanawaLevhi,n’wanawaIsrayele.

2Wanunaloyiayatekansati,kungaYokebedin’wanawa Levhimakwavowatatawakwe,arinimalembeya126hi vukhale,kutaniataekayena.

3Wansatiatika,avelekan’wanawanhwanyana,an’wi thyavitoraMiriyamu,hikuvaemasikwiniwolawo VaegiptaavavavisevutomibyavanavaIsrayele.

4Atlhelaatikakutaniavelekan’wanawajahakutania n’withyavitoraAroni,hikuvaemasikwiniyakutikaka yena,FarousungulekuhalatangatiyavanavaIsrayeleva xinuna

5EmasikwiniwolawoafaSofon’wanawaElifazi,n’wana waEsawu,hosiyaKitimi,kutaniJaneyaafuma ematshan’weniyayena

6NkarhilowuSofoafumekevanavaKitimiawuri malembeya50,kutaniafaalahliwaemutiniwaNabna etikweniraKitimi

7KutaniJaneya,un’wanawatinhenhatavanavaKitimi,a fumaendzhakukayena,afumamalembeya50.

8EndzhakukarifurahosiyaKitimi,Balaman’wanawa BeyoriabalekaetikweniraKitimi,ayaeEgiptaekaFaro hosiyaEgipta.

9Faroan’wiamukelahikuxiximekalokukulu,hikuvaaa twilehivutlharibyayena,an’winyikatinyiko,an’wi endlamutsundzuxi,an’wikurisa

10KutaniBalamaatshamaaEgipta,axiximiwahi vakulukumbahinkwavovahosi,vakulukumbavan’wi tlakusela,hikuvahinkwavoavanavelakudyondza vutlharibyayena

11Hilemberavudzananamakumenharhurakurhelela kaIsrayeleaEgipta,Faroalorhaatshamileexiluvelweni xayenaxavuhosi,atlakusamahloavonamukhalabyea yimileemahlwenikayena,naswonaakuriniswikalo emavokweniyamukhalabye,swikaloswofananileswi tirhisiwakahivaxavisi

12Mukhalabyeatekaswikaloaswihayekaemahlwenika Faro

13MukhalabyeatekavakulukumbahinkwavovaEgiptani vakulukumbavaronanivavanunalavakulu,avabohaava chelaekaxikaloxin’we

14Kutaniatekaximbutanaxamasiaxichelaekaxikalo lexin’wana,kutaniximbutanaxitlulahinkwaswo.

15KutaniFaroahlamarisiwahixivonolexixochavisa, leswakuhayiniximbutanaxifanelexihlulahinkwaswo, kutaniFaroapfukaavonaleswakuakurinorho.

16HilokoFaroapfukanimixoswinene,avitanamalandza yakwehinkwawoamabyelanorholowu,kutanivavanuna volavovachavaswinene

17Hosiyikuekatintlharitayonahinkwato:“Ndzi kombelamihlamuselanorholowundziwulorheke, leswakundziwutiva”

18KutaniBalaman’wanawaBeyoriahlamulahosiaku ekayona:“Leswiaswivulinchumuwun’wanahandleka khombolerikululeringatahumelelaeEgiptaemasikwini yamakumu”

19HikuvaIsrayeleutavelekiwan’wanaloyiangata lovisatikohinkwaroraEgiptanivaakivarona,ahumesa VaisrayeleaEgiptahivokoramatimba

+20Sweswi,wehosi,tiyimiselaemhakenileyi,leswakuu herisantshembowavanavaIsrayelenikulangutelaka vona,kungasihumelelakhomboleriehenhlakaEgipta

21HosiyikuekaBalama:“HitaendlayiniekaIsrayele?” hakuneneendzhakukandlelayokarhiekusungulenihiva tsundzuxilenaswonaahiswikotangakuvahlula 22Kutanisweswi,minyikaxitsundzuxolexihingatava hlulahaxona

23KutaniBalamaahlamulahosi,aku:“Rhumelasweswi uyavitanavatsundzuxivawenavambirhi,hitavona leswakuxitsundzuxoxavonaiyiniemhakenileyikutani endzhakukasweswonandzawawenautavulavula”

24Kutanihosiyirhumelaritoleswakuyivitana vatsundzuxivayonavambirhiRhuwelewaMumidiyanina YobowaMuuzi,vafikavatshamaemahlwenikahosi

25Hosiyikuekavona:“Vonani,mitwilenorholowundzi wulorhekeninhlamuseloyawona;sweswi,tsundzuxani, mitivamivonaleswingataendliwaekaVaisraele,leswi hingatavahlulahaswona,kungasihumelelavubihibya vonaekahina

26RhuwelewaMumidiyaniahlamulahosiaku:“Onge hosiyingahanya,hosiyingahanyahilahakungaheriki.”

27Lokohosiyivonaswiriswinene,ayitshikeVaheveru, yivasiya,yingatshukiyitshambulutavokorayonaeka vona.

28HikuvalavahivonalavaYehovhaavahlawuleke emasikwiniyakhale,avatekavarindzhakayayena exikarhikamatikohinkwawoyamisavanitihositamisava; naswonaimaniloyiavatshambulutelekevokorayena,a ngaxupuriwi,loyiXikwembuxavonaxingarihiselangiki ekavona?

29HakunenewaswitivaleswakulokoAbrahamaarhelela aEgipta,Faro,khalekahosiyaEgipta,uvoneSaransati wakwe,an’witekaavansati,hikuvaAbrahamaute:“I makwerhuwaxisati,hikuvaaachava,leswakuvavanuna vaEgiptavangan’widlayihikwalahokansatiwakwe.”

30KutelokohosiyaEgiptayitekeSara,Xikwembuxi n’wihlaselanindyanguwayenahimakhomboyotika, kukondzaavuyiselaAbrahamansatiwayenaSara,kutani ahanyisiwa

31KutaniAbimelekewaMugerari,hosiyaVafilista, XikwembuxixupulaSaransatiwaAbrahama,hikupfala mbelekowun’wananiwun’wanakusukelaekamunhuku yaekaxiharhi.

32LokoXikwembuxavonaxitaekaAbimeleke enorhweninivusikuxin’wichavisaleswakuxitatlherisela ekaAbrahamaSaraloyian’witekeke,endzhakuka sweswovanhuhinkwavovaGeraravaxupuriwahikwalaho kaSara,AbrahamaavakhongelelaXikwembuxayena, kutanian’wikombela,kutaniavahanyisa

33Abimelekeachavakhombolerihinkwarolerin’wi welekenivanhuvayena,kutaniatlhelelaekaAbrahama nsatiwakweSara,an’winyikatinyikototala.

34UendletanonilekaIsakalokoan’wihlongoleeGerara, kutaniXikwembuxin’wiendlelaswiloswohlamarisa, lerovamihlovohinkwayoyamatiyaGerarayiomile,mirhi yayonaleyihumesakamihandzuayingakumi

35KukondzaAbimelekewaleGerara,naAhuzati un’wanawavanghanavayena,naPikolindhunayavuthu rayena,vayaekayenakutanivakorhamavankhinsama emahlwenikayenaehansi

36Kutanivan’wikombelaleswakuavakhongelela, kutaniavakhongelelaekaYehovha,kutaniYehovhaa n’wikombelakutaniavahanyisa

37NayenaYakobe,wanunawalerivaleni,ukutsuriwile hikwalahokavutshembekibyayenaevokweniraEsawu makwavo,nievokweniraLabaniMusiriyamakwavowa manawakwe,loyiaalavakun’widlaya;hikufanana emavokweniyatihosihinkwatotaKananaletiati hlanganilekulwanayenanivanavayenakuvalovisa, kutaniHOSIXikwembuxivakutsulaemavokweniyavona, vavahundzukelavavaba,hikuvaimaniloyiatshamekea tshambulutavokorayenakulwanavonaangaxupuriwi xana?

38KuneneFarowosungula,tatawatatawawena,u tlakuseYosefan’wanawaYakobokutlulatihosana hinkwatotatikoraEgipta,lokoavonavutlharibyayena, hikuvahivutlharibyayenauponisevaakihinkwavova tikoekandlala

39EndzhakukasweswoalerisaYakobenivanavakwe leswakuvarhelelaaEgipta,leswakutikoraEgiptanitiko raGoxeniswitaponisiwaekandlalahikwalahokavunene byavona.

40Kutanilokoswivonakaswiriswineneematihlweniya wena,tshikakulovisavanavaIsrayele,kambelokokunga rikurhandzakawenaleswakuvatshamaeEgipta,va rhumelelaha,vayaetikweniraKanana,tikolerivakokwa wavonaavatshamaekarona.

41LokoFaroatwamaritoyaYetroan’wihlundzukela ngopfu,lerovaapfukahitinganaemahlwenikahosi,aya eMidiyani,tikorakavona,ayatekanhongayaYosefa

42HosiyikuekaYobowaMuuzi:“XanaYobouriyini, naswonaxitsundzuxoxawenaiyinimalunghanani Vaheveru?”

43HilokoYoboabyelahosiaku:“Vonavaakihinkwavo vatikovalehansikamatimbayawena,hosiayiendle leswiswivonakaswiriswineneematihlweniyayona.”

44HosiyikuekaBalama:“UriyiniBalama,vularitora wenaleswakuhiritwa”

45HilokoBalamaabyelahosiaku:“Ekahinkwaswo leswihosiyiswikunguhatekekulwisananiVaheveru,+ hosiayingeswikotikuvahlulahixitsundzuxoxokarhi”

46Hikuvalokouehleketakuvahungutahindzilolowu pfurhaka,awungevahluli,hikuvahakuneneXikwembu xavonaxikutsuleAbrahamatatawavonaeUrawa Vakalidiya;kutanilokouehleketakuvadlayahibanga, hakuneneIsakatatawavonaukutsuriwileekarona,kutani kuvekiwakhunaematshan'winiyayena

47Lokouehleketakuvahungutahintirhowotikaniwo tika,awungehlulihambikuriekaleswi,hikuvatatawa vonaYakoboutirheleLabanientirhwenihinkwawowa matimba,naswonauhumelerile.

48Sweswi,WenaHosi,yingisamaritoyamina,hikuvahi lerixitsundzuxolexikunguhatiwekekulwisananavona, lexiungatavahlulahaxona,nilexiungafanelangikiku sukaekaxona

49Lokoswirhandzahosiayilerisevanavavona hinkwavolavangatavelekiwakusukelanamuntlhakuya emahlweni,leswakuvahoxiwaematini,hikuvahileswiu ngasulavitoravona,hikuvaakunaun’wewavona kumbevatatawavonaloyiaringetiwekehindlelaleyi.

50KutanihosiyitwamaritoyaBalama,kutanimhakaleyi yitsakisahosinitihosana,hosiyiendlahikulandzaritora Balama.

51Kutanihosiyilerisaleswakukuhumesiwaxitivisoni kuendliwanawuetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta,wuku: “N’wanaun’wananiun’wanawaxinunalavelekiwekehi Vaheverukusukelanamuntlhakuyaemahlweniuta hoxiwaematini”

52KutaniFaroavitanamalandzayayenahinkwawo,aku: “Fambanisweswi,miyalavaetikwenihinkwaroraGoxeni lahavanavaIsrayelevangakona,mivonaleswaku n’wanaun’wananiun’wanawajahalavelekiwekehi Vaheveruutalahleriwaenambyeni,kambenhwanyana un’wananiun’wanautan’witshikaahanya”

53LokoVaisrayelevatwamhakaleyileyiFaroayi lerisekeleswakuvalahlelavanavavonavaxinuna enambyeni,vanhuvan’wanavahambananivasativavona kasivan’wanavavanamarhela.

54Kusukelasikurerokuyaemahlweni,lokonkarhiwaku velekawufikaekavavasativolavovaIsrayelelavaava salenivavanunavavona,vayaensin’winikuyatswala kwalaho,kutanivahumesaenhoveni,vasiyavanavavona enhovenivatlhelelaekaya

55KutaniYehovhaloyiahlambanyelekevakokwawa vonaleswakuutavaandzisa,arhumayin’wanaya tintsumitayonaletitirhelakaetilwenileswakutihlambisa n’wanaun’wananiun’wanahimati,kun’witotaniku n’wifunengetanikun’winghenisaemavokweniyayena maribyemambirhiyorhetelaekarin’wanarawonaleriri anwekemasinivulombelebyin’wana,kutaniaendla leswakumisisiyayonayimilakuyafikaematsolweniya yona,leyiyingatifunengetahayona;kuyichavelelaniku yinamarhela,hikuyitwelavusiwana

56LokoXikwembuxivatwelavusiwananikunavelaku vaandzisaehenhlakamisava,xilerisilemisavayaxona leswakuyivaamukelaleswakuvahlayisiwaekayonaku fikelaenkarhiniwakukulakavona,endzhakukasweswo misavayipfulanomuwayonayivahlantakutanivamila emutinikufananimurhiwamisava,nibyanyibyakhwati,

kutaniun’wananiun’wanaatlhelelaendyangwiniwakwe nilekaendlwiniyatatawayena,vasalanavona.

57TincecetavanavaIsrayeleatiriemisavenikufanani mirhiyanhova,hikwalahokatintswalotaXikwembueka vona.

58LokoVaegiptahinkwavovavonamhakaleyi,vahuma, un’wananiun’wanaayaensin’winiyakweakhomejoko rakweratihomuniswikomuswakwe,varirimakukota lokomunhuarimamisavahinkarhiwambewu

59Lokovarimaavangaswikotikuvavisatinceceta vanavaIsrayele,kutanivanhuvaandzanikukulaswinene 60KutaniFaroalerisatindhunatayenasikunasiku leswakutiyaeGoxenitiyalavavanavaIsrayele.

61Kutelokovalavilevakumayin’we,vayitekela exifuvenixamanawayonahimatimba,vayihoxa enambyeni,kamben’wanawaxisativasiyanimanawa yona;xisweswoVaegiptavaendleVaisrayelemasiku hinkwawo

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1HinkarhiwolowomoyawaXikwembuawuriehenhla kaMeriyamun’wanawaAmiramamakwavowaAroni, kutaniahumaayaprofetahiyindlu,aku:“Hitavelekiwa n’wanawajahaekatatananimananaenkarhinilowu, kutaniutaponisaIsrayeleemavokweniyaEgipta”

2LokoAmiramaatwamaritoyan’wanawakwe,afamba ayatekansatiwakweendlwini,endzhakukalokoan’wi hlongolehinkarhilowuFaroalerisekeleswakun’wana un’wananiun’wanawaxinunawayindluyaYakobea hoxiwaematini.

3HilokoAmiramaatekaYokebedinsatiwakwe,endzhaku kamalembemanharhuan’wihlongole,kutaniataeka yenakutaniatika.

4Ekuhelenikatin’hwetitankombokusukelalokoatikile, avelekan’wanawajaha,yindluhinkwayoayitelehiku vonakalalokukulukufananikuvonakalakadyambuni n’wetihinkarhiwakuvangamakaswona

5Lokowansatiyoloyeavonan’wanaloyileswakuwa kahlenaswonawatsakisa,an’witumbetatin’hweti tinharhuekamareniralendzeni

6EmasikwiniwolawoVaegiptavaendlexikunguxolovisa Vaheveruhinkwavolavaavarikwalaho.

7VavasativaVaegiptavayaeGoxenilahavanava Israyeleavarikona,varhwalevanavavonaemakatleniya vona,vanavavonalavaavangasiswikotakuvulavula.

8Emasikwiniwolawo,lokovavasativavanavaIsrayeleva tswala,wansatiun’wananiun’wanaaatumbeten’wana wakwewamufanaemahlwenikaVaegipta,leswaku Vaegiptavangaswitivihitakutswariwakavona, naswonavangavalovisietikweni

9VavasativaVaegiptavafikaeGoxeninivanavavona lavaavangaswikotikuvulavulaavariemakatleniya vona,kutanilokowansatiwaMuegiptaanghenaendlwini yawansatiwaMuheverun’wanawakweasungulakurila 10Lokorihuwelelan’wanaloyiaariekamarenirale ndzeniarihlamula,kutanivavasativaVaegiptavayari byelaendlwiniyaFaro

11HilokoFaroarhumelatindhunatayenaleswakutiya tekavanavavadlaya;hindlelaleyiVaegiptavaendleke tanoekavavasativaVaheverumasikuhinkwawo

12Hinkarhiwolowo,kwalomukatin’hwetitinharhuku sukelalokoYokebediatumbeten’wanawakwe,mhaka leyiyitiviwaendlwiniyaFaro

13Wansatiahatliselakutekan’wanawakwewamufana, vatirhela-mfumovangasifika,kutanian’witekelaareka yaswihlahla,ayitotahindzhopenimugodi,anghenisa n’wanaekayona,ayivekaemijekoetlhelokanambu

14KutaniMeriyamumakwavowayenaayimaekuleativa leswiangatan’wiendlelaswonanileswiaswita humelelahimaritoyakwe

15HinkarhiwolowoXikwembuxirhumelekuhisa lokukuluetikweniraEgipta,kuhisanyamayamunhuku fananidyambuekurhendzelekenikarona,kutaniri tshikilelaVaegiptaswinene

16KutaniVaegiptahinkwavovarhelelavayahlamba enambyeni,hikwalahokakuhisalokukululokuhiseke nyamayavona

17KutaniBatiya,n’wanawaFaro,nayenaayahlamba enambyeni,hikwalahokakuhisalokukulu,kutani vanhwanyanavayenavafambaetlhelokanambu,ni vavasatihinkwavovaEgipta

18KutaniBatiyaatlakuselamahloyakweenambyeni, kutaniavonangalavaehenhlakamati,kutaniarhumela nandzawakwewaxisatileswakuayayiteka

19Kutaniapfulaavonan’wana,kutaniwaswivo,n’wana arila,an’witwelavusiwana,aku:“Loyiiun’wanawa vanavaVaheveru”

20VavasatihinkwavovaleEgiptalavaavafambaetlhelo kanambu,vanavelakun’wian’wisa,kambeangaswilavi kun’wian’wisa,hikuvanchumulowuawuhumaeka Yehovha,leswakuan’witlheriselaexifuvenixamana wakwe

21HinkarhiwolowoMeriyamumakwavowayenaaari exikarhikavavasativaVaegiptaetlhelokanambu,kutania vonamhakaleyikutaniakuekan’wanawaFaro:“Xana ndzitayatekamuhlayisiwavavasativaVaheveru, leswakuakuan’wisan’wana?”

22N’wanawaFaroakuekayena:“Famba,wanhwanaa yavitanamanawan’wana”

23N’wanawaFaroakuekaYokebedi:“Tekan’wanaloyi un’wian’wisa,kutanindzitakuhakelamuholowawena, kungaswiphemuswimbirhiswasilivheresikunisiku; kutaniwansatiatekan’wanaan’wian’wisa.

24Lokokuhelamalembemambirhi,lokon’wanaakurile, an’witisaekan’wanawaFaro,afananin’wanawa mufanaekayena,kutanian’withyavitoraMuxe,hikuvau te:“Hikuvandzin’wikokeematini”

25Amiramatatawakwean’withyavitoraKabara,hikuva aaku:“Aatihlanganiseninsatiwakweloyian’wi fularheleke”

26Yokebedimanawakwean’withyavitoraYekutiyele, hikuvaute:“Ndzin’witshembileekaLowaMatimba Hinkwawo,kutaniXikwembuxin’witlheriseleekamina”

27KutaniMeriyamumakwavowayenaan’wivitana Yerede,hikuvaurhelerileendzhakukayenaenambyeniku yativaleswakumakumuyakwematavanjhani

28KutaniAronimakwavoan’withyavitoraAbiZanuko, aku:“Tatanausiyemananaatlhelelaekayenahikwalaho kayena”

29KehatitatawaAmiramaan’withyavitoraAbidoro, hikuvahikwalahokayenaXikwembuxilunghisexivandla

xayindluyaYakobe,lerovavangahaswikotiku cukumetavanavavonavaxinunaematini.

30Muongoriwavonaan’wivitanaAbiSoko,aku:“U tumbeleetabernakeleniyakwekuringanatin’hweti tinharhuhikwalahokavanavaHamu.”

31Vaisrayelehinkwavovan’withyavitoraXemaya, n’wanawaNetanele,hikuvavate:“Emasikwiniyayena Xikwembuxitwileswiriloswavona,xivaponisaeka vaxanisivavona”

32MuxeaariendlwiniyaFaro,aarin’wanawamufana ekaBathia,n’wanawaFaro,kutaniMuxeakulaexikarhi kavanavahosi

NDZIMAYA69

1HosiyaEdomuyifaemasikwiniwolawo,hilembera vukhume-nhungurakufumakayona,yilahliwa etempeleniyayonaleyiayitiakeleyonaleswakuyiva vutshamobyayonabyavuhosietikweniraEdomu.

2KutanivanavaEsawuvarhumavanhuvayaePetora, leyingaehenhlakaNambu,vatekajaharamahloyo sasekanixivumbekoxosaseka,lerivitoraronaakuri Sawulo,varivekahosiyavonaendhawiniyaSamla

3SawuloafumavanahinkwavovaEsawuetikwenira Edomukuringanamalembeya40.

4KutelokoFarohosiyaEgiptaavonaleswaku xitsundzuxolexiBalamaaxitsundzuxekemalunghanani vanavaIsrayeleaxihumelelanga,kambevaandzaniku andzaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta

5KutaniFaroalerisaemasikwiniwolawoleswakuku huwelelaVaisrayeleetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta,aku: “Kungavinamunhuloyiangatahungutanchumueka ntirhowayenawasikunasiku”

6Munhuloyiangatakumiwaapfumalantirhowakwe lowuawuendlakasikunisiku,hambikurihixikontiri kumbehiswitina,n’wanawakwelontsongoutavekiwa ematshan’weniyaswona.

7NtirhowaEgiptawutiyisileekavanavaIsrayele emasikwiniwolawo,kutaniwaswivolokoxitinaxin’wexi pfumalantirhowamunhuun’wanawasikunasiku, Vaegiptaavatekamufanawayenalontsongohinkanieka manawayena,van’winghenisaemuakweniendhawiniya xitinalexitatawayenaaxisiyekexipfumala.

8VavanunavaEgiptaavaendlatanoekaVaisrayele hinkwavosikunasiku,masikuhinkwawokuringana nkarhiwoleha.

9KambenyimbayaLevhiayitirhangahinkarhiwolowo niVaisrayelevamakwavo,kusukelaekusunguleni,hikuva vanavaLevhiavativavukanganyisibyaVaegiptalebyia vabyitirhisaekusunguleniekaVaisrayele

NDZIMAYA70

1HilemberavunharhukusukelalokoMuxeavelekiwa, Faroaatshamileenkhubyeni,lokohosiyaxisatiAlparaniti atshamileevokwenirayenaraxinenenaBathiya evokwenirayenaraximatsi,mufanaMuxeaaetlele exifuvenixayena,Balaman’wanawaBeyorinivanava yenavambirhivamajaha,nitihosanahinkwatotamfumoa titshameetafuleniemahlwenikahosi.

2Kutanijahaleriritshambulutavokoraronaenhlokweni yahosi,atekaharhienhlokweniyahosiayiveka enhlokweniyayenan’wini

3Lokohosinitihosanavavonantirholowumufanaloyia wuendleke,hosinitihosanavachavangopfu,kutani wanunaun’weekamuakelaniwakweavulakuhlamala

4Hosiyikuekatihosanaletiatiriemahlwenikayona etafuleni:“Mivulavulayininaswonamiriyini,n’wina tihosana,emhakenileyi,naswonaxanakutaavanyisiwaka mufanaloyihikwalahokaxiendlolexixayini?

5KutaniBalaman’wanawaBeyorilowamasalamusia hlamulaemahlwenikahosinitihosana,aku:“Tsundzuka sweswi,Wenahosinihosi,norholowuuwulorheke masikuyotalakusukelakwalaho,nilowunandzawa wenaakuhlamuselekewona”

6Sweswiloyiin’wanalahumakaekavanavaVaheveru, loyimoyawaXikwembuwungaekayena,hosihosiyanga yingaehleketileswakujahaleririendlemhakaleyiringa rinavutivi.

7HikuvaimufanawaMuheveru,vutlharinikutwisisaswi nayena,hambileswiaharin’wana,naswonauendleleswi hivutlharikutaniatihlawulelamfumowaEgipta.

8HikuvalowuimukhuvawaVaheveruhinkwavoku kanganyisatihosinivafumivatona,vaendlaswiloleswi hinkwaswohivukanganyisi,leswakuvarhurhumerisa tihositamisavanivavanunavatona

9HakunenewaswitivaleswakuAbrahamatatawavonau endlehindlelaleyi,loyiakanganyisekevuthuraNimrodi hosiyaBabele,naAbimelekehosiyaGerara,nileswakuu tifumeetikweniravanavaHetinimimfumohinkwayoya Kanana.

10KutaniarhelelaaEgiptaakuhiSaransatiwakweaku: “Imakwerhuwaxisati,leswakuahambukisaEgiptani hosiyarona.”

11Isakan’wanawakwenayenauendletanolokoaya eGeraraayatshamakona,kutanimatimbayakwemahlula vuthuraAbimelekehosiyaVafilista.

12Utlheleaehleketakukhunguvanyisamfumowa Vafilista,hikuvulaleswakuRavekansatiwayenai makwavowaxisati.

13Yakobenayenaukanganyisamakwavo,atekamfanelo yayenayakuvamativulanikukatekisiwakayena evokwenirayena.

14HilokoayaePadani-AramaendlwiniyaLabani makwavowamanawakwe,kutaniakuman’wanawakwe wanhwanyana,swifuwoswakwenihinkwaswoswayena hivuxisi,kutaniabalekaatlhelelaetikweniraKananaeka tatawakwe.

15VanavayenavaxaviseYosefamakwavo,loyianga rhelelaaEgiptaavahlonga,kutaniapfaleriwaendlwiniya lekhotswenikuringanamalembeya12

16KufikelalokokhalekaFaroalorhamilorho,an’wi susaendlwiniyakhotso,an’wikurisakutlulatihosana hinkwatotaleEgiptahikwalahokaleswian’wi hlamuselekemilorhoyakwe

17LokoXikwembuxivangandlalaetikwenihinkwaroxi rhumelevanhuleswakuxitisatatawaxonanivamakwavo hinkwavonindyanguhinkwawowatatawaxona,xiva seketelahandlekanxavokumbehakelo,kutanixixava Vaegiptaleswakuvavamahlonga.

18Sweswihosiyanga,waswivo,n’wanaloyiupfukile ematshan’weniyavonaeEgipta,aendlahikuyahi swiendloswavonanikutekelaehansihosiyin’wanani yin’wana,hosiyin’wananiyin’wananimuavanyisi.

19Lokohosiyitsakisa,sweswiahichululelengatiya yonaemisaveni,leswakuyingakuliyisusavuhosi evokwenirawena,nintshembowaEgiptawulova endzhakukalokoyifumile.

20KutaniBalamaakuekahosi:“Ahivitanenivaavanyisi hinkwavovaEgiptanitintlharitarona,hitivisalokoku avanyisiwakarifukufaneriwahimufanaloyihilahau vulekehakona,kutanihitan’widlaya”

21KutaniFaroarhumavanhuleswakuvavitanatintlhari hinkwatotaleEgiptakutanititaemahlwenikahosi,kutani ntsumiyaYehovhayitaexikarhikavona,afanani un’wanawatintlharitaleEgipta.

22Hosiyikuekatintlhari:“Hakunenemiswitwileleswi mufanaloyiwaMuheveruangaendlwiniaswiendleke, kutaniBalamauavanyisilehindlelayoleyoemhakenileyi.”

23Sweswiavanyisininan’winamivonaleswifanelaka mufanaloyihikwalahokaxiendlolexiaxiendleke

24Hilokontsumileyiayivonakayifananiyin’wanaya tintlharitaFaro,yihlamulayikuhindlelaleyilandzelaka, emahlwenikatintlharihinkwatotaEgiptanilemahlweni kahosinitihosana.

25Lokohosiyirhandzahosiayirhumelevanhulavanga tatisaribyeraonikisinimalahlayandziloemahlwenika yona,vaswivekaemahlwenikan’wana,kutaniloko n’wanaatshambulutavokorakweatekaribyeraonikisi, hitaswitivaleswakumuntshwauendlehivutlhari hinkwaswoleswiaswiendleke,kutanihifanelehin’wi dlaya

26Kambelokoatshambulutavokorakweehenhlaka malahla,hitaswitivaleswakuakungarihikutiva leswakuuendlenchumulowu,kutaniutahanya

27Mhakaleyiayivonakayiriyineneematihlweniyahosi niyatihosana,kutanihosiyiendlahikulandzaritora ntsumiyaYehovha

28Kutanihosiyilerisaleswakuribyeraonikisinimalahla switisiwaswivekiwaemahlwenikaMuxe.

29Kutanivavekamufanaloyiemahlwenikavona,kutani jahaleririringetakutshambulutavokoraronaeribyenira onikisi,kambentsumiyaYehovhayikhomavokorayona yirivekaehenhlakamalahla,malahlamatimeka evokwenirayena,kutaniamatlakuselaehenhlaama nghenisaenon’winiwakwe,kutaniahisaxiphemuxa milomuyakwenixiphemuxaririmirakwe,kutaniatika enon’wininaririmi.

30Lokohosinitihosanavavonaleswi,vaswitiva leswakuMuxeangaendlangahivutlharihikuhluvula harhienhlokweniyahosi

31Kutanihosinitihosanavapapalatakudlayan’wana, kutaniMuxeatshamaendlwiniyaFaro,arikarhiakula, naswonaYehovhaaarinayena

32Lokomufanaloyiahariendlwiniyahosi,aaambale nguvuyaxivunguvungu,akulaexikarhikavanavahosi 33LokoMuxeakulaendlwiniyahosi,Bathiyan’wanawa Faroan’witekatanihin’wanawajaha,ndyangu hinkwawowaFarowun’wixixima,vavanunahinkwavo vaEgiptavan’wichava.

34SikunisikuaahumaayaetikweniraGoxeni,laha vamakwavovanavaIsrayeleavarikona,kutaniMuxea vavonasikunasikuvarikarhivahefemulahikunonoka nikutirhahimatimba.

35HilokoMuxeavavutisaaku:“Hikokwalahokayini ntirholowuwuendliwaekan’winasikunasiku?”

36Van’wibyelahinkwaswoleswivahumelelekeni swilerisohinkwaswoleswiFaroavavekelekeswonaanga sivelekiwa

37Kutanivan’wibyelamakunguhinkwawolawaBalama n’wanawaBeyoriavakunguhatekehawonanileswina yenaan’wikunguhatekeswonaleswakuan’widlayaloko atekeharhiyahosienhlokweniyakwe.

38LokoMuxeatwatimhakaleti,kuhlundzukakayenaku pfurhelaBalama,alavakun’widlaya,an’witumbelela sikunasiku.

39HilokoBalamaachavaMuxe,yenanivanavakwe vambirhivamajahavapfukavahumaaEgipta,vabaleka vanyiketamimoya-xiviriyavona,vatinyiketelaetikweni raKuxiekaKikiyanohosiyaKuxi

40LokoMuxeariendlwiniyahosiahumaatlhelaa nghena,Yehovhaun’witsakeleFaronimalandzayakwe hinkwawonivanhuhinkwavovaEgipta,van’wirhandza swineneMuxe

41KufikasikuleriMuxeayekeeGoxenikuyavona vamakwavo,avonavanavaIsrayelevarikarhivatikeriwa nikutikarhata,kutaniMuxeavanigome

42MuxeatlhelelaaEgipta,afikaendlwiniyaFaro,ata emahlwenikahosi,Muxeankhinsamaemahlwenikahosi

43KutaniMuxeakuekaFaro:“Ndzikombelahosiyanga, ndzitilekutalavaxikombelolexitsongoekawena,unga fularhelixikandzaxaminandzingarinanchumu;kutani Faroakuekayena:“Vulavula”

44HilokoMuxeakuekaFaro:“Akunyikiwamalandza yawenavanavaIsrayelelavangaeGoxeni,sikurin’wana leswakuvawisaekawonaentirhweniwavona”

45HosiyihlamulaMuxeyiku:“Waswivo,ndzitlakusile xikandzaxawenaemhakenileyileswakundzipfumelela xikombeloxawena”

46KutaniFaroalerisaleswakukuhuwisiwaxitiviso etikwenihinkwaroraEgiptanileGoxeni,xiku:

47Ekan’winavanahinkwavovaIsrayele,hosiyiri:“Mi taendlantirhowan’winanintirhowan’winakuringana masikuyatsevu,kambehisikuravunkombomitawisa, mingatshukimiendlantirhowihinawihikahari emahlweni,mitaendlahindlelayoleyomasikuhinkwawo, hilahahosinaMuxen’wanawaBatiyavalerisekehakona

48KutaniMuxeatsakahimhakaleyihosiyin’winyikeke yona,kutanivanavaIsrayelehinkwavovaendlahilaha Muxeavalerisekehakona

49HikuvamhakaleyiayihumaekaYehovhayiyaeka Vaisrayele,hikuvaYehovhaaasungulekutsundzukavana vaIsrayeleleswakuavaponisahikwalahokavatatawa vona

50YehovhaaarinaMuxekutanindhumayayenayi hangalakaetikwenihinkwaroraEgipta

51KutaniMuxeavalonkuluematihlweniyaVaegipta hinkwavoniematihlweniyaVaisrayelehinkwavo,alavela vanhuvayenaIsrayeleleswinene,avulamaritoyaku rhulamalunghananavonaekahosi.

NDZIMAYA71

1LokoMuxearinimalembeya18hivukhale,anavelaku vonatatawakwenimanawakwekutaniayaekavona eGoxeni,kutanilokoMuxeatshinelaeGoxeni,afikalaha vanavaIsrayeleavariekutirheni,alangutamindzhwalo yavona,kutaniavonaMuegiptaarikarhiabaun’wana wavamakwavovaMuheveru.

2LokowanunaloyiabiwekeavonaMuxeatsutsumela ekayenaalavampfuno,hikuvawanunaMuxeaa xiximiwaswineneendlwiniyaFaro,kutaniakuekayena: “Hosiyangandzinyikela,Muegiptaloyiutileendlwiniya minanivusiku,andziboha,ataekansatiwamina emahlwenikamina,kutanisweswiulavakutekelavutomi byamina”

3LokoMuxeatwamhakaleyiyobiha,ahlundzukela Muegipta,kutaniahundzulukahitlhelolerinilerin’wana, kutanilokoavonakungarinamunhukwalaho,aba Muegiptaan’witumbetaexihlaleni,akutsulaMuheveru evokweniraloyian’witlhaveke

4Muheveruayaendlwiniyakwe,Muxeatlhelelaekaya rakwe,ahumaatlhelelaendlwiniyahosi.

5Lokowanunayoloyeatlheleleekaya,aanakanyaku landzulansatiwakwe,hikuvaaswingafanelangaendlwini yaYakobe,leswakuwanunaun’wananiun’wanaataeka nsatiwakweendzhakukalokoanyamisiwile

6Wansatiayabyelavamakwavo,kutanivamakwavova wansatiloyivalavakun’widlaya,kutaniabalekela endlwiniyakweabaleka

7HisikuravumbirhiMuxeahumaayaekavamakwavo, avonavavanunavambirhivarikarhivaholova,akueka lowohomboloka:“Hayiniubawarikwenu?”

8Hilokoan’wihlamulaaku:“Imanilakuvekeke leswakuuvahosananimuavanyisiwahina?”xanau ehleketakundzidlayatanihileswiudlayekeMuegipta xana?kutaniMuxeachavakutaniaku:“Hakunenemhaka leyiyativiwaxana?

9KutaniFaroatwamhakaleyi,kutanialerisaleswaku Muxeadlayiwa,kutaniXikwembuxirhumelantsumiya xona,yihumelelaekaFarohixifanisoxandhunaya varindzi

10KutanintsumiyaYehovhayitekabangaevokwenira ndhunayavarindzi,yihluvulanhlokoyakwenarona, hikuvaxifanisoxandhunayavarindzixihundzukile xifanisoxaMuxe

11KutanintsumiyaYehovhayikhomavokoraxinenera Muxe,yin’wihumesaeEgipta,yin’wivekaehandleka mindzilakanoyaEgipta,kungampfhukawamasikuya40.

12AronimakwavoasalaariyexeetikweniraEgipta,a profetaVaisrayeleaku:

13YehovhaXikwembuxavakokwawan’winauri: “Munhuun’wananiun’wanalahlaniswiloleswi nyenyetsakaswamahloyakwe,mingatinyamisihi swifanisoswaEgipta”

14VanavaIsrayelevaxandzukakutanivangayingisi Aronihinkarhiwolowo

15Yehovhaaanakanyakuvalovisa,lokoakungari leswakuYehovhaaatsundzukantwananolowuawu endlekenaAbrahama,IsakanaYakobe

16EmasikwiniwolawovokoraFarorihambeterivani matimbaekavanavaIsrayele,avapfotlosanikuva

tshikilelakufikelaenkarhinilowuXikwembuxirhumeke ritoraxonaxivaxiya.

NDZIMAYA72

1Himasikuwolawokuvaninyimpileyikuluexikarhika vanavaKuxinivanavalevuxeninaVasiriya,vapfukela hosiyaKuxileyiavariemavokweniyayona.

2HilokoKikiyanohosiyaleKuxiahumanivana hinkwavovaKuxi,vanhulavaavatelekufananisava,a yalwanaSiriyanivanavalevuxeni,leswakuavatisa ehansi

3LokoKikiyanoahuma,asiyaBalamalowamasalamusi, nivanavakwevambirhivamajaha,leswakuvarindzamuti, nivanhuvalehansiswinenevatiko

4HilokoKikianusahumaayaeAramnivanavalevuxeni, kutanialwanavonaavahlasela,kutanihinkwavovawela ehansivavavisekileemahlwenikaKikianusnivanhuva yena.

5Kutaniatekavotalavavonavavaevukhumbinikutania vatisaehansikavonakufananilekusunguleni,kutania dzimamixaxaetikweniravonaleswakuavatekaxibalo tanihintolovelo

6KutaniBalaman’wanawaBeyori,lokohosiyaKuxiyi n’wisiyeleswakuarindzamutiniswisiwanaswamuti,a pfukaatsundzuxanivanhuvatikoleswakuvaxandzukela hosiKikiyano,vangan’wipfumelelikunghenaemutini lokoafaneleavuyaekaya.

7Vanhuvatikovan’wiyingisa,van’wihlambanya,va n’wivekahosiyavonanivanavakwevambirhivamajaha leswakuvavatindhunatavuthu.

8Hilokovapfukavatlakusamarhanguyamutihimatlhelo mambirhi,vaakamuakolowutiyekeswinene

9Ekhonweniyavunharhuvacelamigerholeyinga hlayekiki,exikarhikamutininambulowurhendzeleke tikohinkwaroraKuxi,kutanivapfurhamatiyanambu kwalaho.

10Ekhonweniyavumunevahlengeletatinyokatotalahi kuloyanikuloyakatona,vatiyisamutivatlhelava tshamaekawona,kungarinamunhuloyiahumaka kumbekunghenaemahlwenikatona

11KutaniKikianusalwanaAramnavanavalevuxeni kutaniavahlulakufananalekusunguleni,kutanivan’wi nyikaxibaloxavonaxantolovelo,kutaniafambaatlhelela etikwenirayena

12LokoKikiyanohosiyaKuxiatshinelaemutiniwaka vonanitindhunahinkwatotamavuthunayena,vatlakusa mahlovavonaleswakumarhanguyamutimaakiwile naswonamatlakukileswinene,kutanivavanunalavava hlamarisiwahileswi

13Vabyelanavaku:“Hikwalahokaleswivavoneke leswakuhihlwerile,enyimpini,kutanivahichavangopfu, hikwalahovaendleleswivapfuxamarhanguyamutiniku matiyisaleswakutihositaKananatingatienyimpini

14Hilokohosinimasochavatshinelaenyangweniwamuti kutanivalangutaehenhlavavona,tinyangwahinkwatota mutitipfariwile,kutanivahuwelelavarindzivaku:“Hi pfulelani,leswakuhinghenaemutini”

15Kambevarindzivaarilekuvapfulelahixilerisoxa Balamalowamasalamusi,hosiyavona,vangava pfumelelikunghenaemutiniwavona

16Hilokovapfuxanyimpinavonakulangutanani nyangwawamuti,kutanivavanunava130vavuthurale Kikiyanuvawahisikurero

17Hisikuleritlhandlamakavayaemahlwenivalwa,va lwaetlhelokanambu;varingetekuhundzakambevanga swikoti,kutanivan’wanavavonavanwelaemigodini kutanivafa

18Hilokohosiyivalerisaleswakuvatsemamirhileswaku vaendlaswikepeleswingatahundzaekavona,kutaniva endlatano

19Lokovafikaendhawiniyamigerho,matima rhendzelekahiswigayo,kutanivavanunavamadzana mambirhilavakhandziyekeswikepeswakhumevanwile.

20Hisikuravunharhuvafikavayalwaetlhelokalaha tinyokaatirikona,kambeavaswikotangakutshinela kwalaho,hikuvatinyokatidlayevavanunava170eka vona,titshikakulwanaKuxi,tirhendzeleKuxiku ringanamalembeyanhungu,kungarinamunhuloyia humekekumbekunghena.

21Enkarhiniwolowolowunyimpinikurhendzeriwaaku rinaKuxi,MuxeubalekileaEgiptaekaFaroloyiaalava kun’widlayahikwalahokaleswiadlayekeMuegipta.

22Muxeaarinimalembeya18hivukhalelokoabaleka aEgiptaemahlwenikaFaro,abalekelaemixaxeniya Kikiyano,leyihinkarhiwolowoayirhendzeleKuxi.

23KutaniMuxearinimalembeyanhunguemixaxeniya KikiyanohosiyaKuxi,nkarhihinkwawolowuva rhendzelekeKuxihawona,kutaniMuxeahumaanghena navona

24Hosinitihosananivavanunahinkwavolavalwakaava rhandzaMuxe,hikuvaaarinkulunaswonaaafaneleka, kulehakayenaakufananinghalayaxiyimoxalehenhla, xikandzaxayenaaxifananidyambu,matimbayayenaa mafananiyanghala,aarimutsundzuxiwahosi.

25Lokokuhelamalembeyanhungu,Kikianusukhomiwe hivuvabyilebyidlayaka,kutanivuvabyibyayenabyin’wi hlula,kutaniafahisikuravunkombo.

26Hilokomalandzayakweman’witombisa,man’wi rhwala,man’wilahlaetlhelokanyangwawamuti en’walungwiniwatikoraEgipta.

27Van’wiakamuakowosasekalowutiyekenilowu tlakukeke,vavekamaribyelamakuluehansi

28Vatsarivahosivavatlileemaribyeniwolawomatimba hinkwawoyahosiyavonaKikianus,nitinyimpitayena hinkwatoletiayilweke,mavonatitsariwilekwalaho namuntlha.

29EndzhakukarifuraKikiyanohosiyaleKuxiswi vavisevavanunanimasochayakweswinenehikwalahoka nyimpi

30Hilokovakuekaun’wana:“Hinyikexitsundzuxoxa leswihifanelekekuswiendlaenkarhinilowu,tanihileswi hitshamekeemanangamalembeyanhunguekuleni makayayahina”

31Lokohikuhitalwanimutivotalavahinahitawahi vavisekilekumbehidlayiwa,naswonalokohitshamalaha ekurhendzeriweninahinahitafa

32HikuvasweswitihosihinkwatotaSiriyanitavanavale vuxenititatwaleswakuhosiyahinayifile,titahihlasela hixitshuketahindlelayavulala,titalwanahinanaswona tingasiyimasalelayahina.

33Sweswiahifambenihiyavekahosiehenhlakahina,hi tshamahirhendzeriwekukondzamutiwunyiketiwaeka hina

34Hisikureroavanavelakuhlawulawanunawahosieka vuthuraKikianus,naswonaavakumanganchumulowuva wuhlawulekekufananaMuxeleswakuavahosi

35Hikuhatlisavahluvulaun’wananiun’wanatinguvuta yena,vatilahlelaehansi,vaendlanhululeyikulu,vaveka Muxeehenhlakayona

36Hilokovapfukavachayatimhalamhala,vahuwelela emahlwenikayena,vaku:“Ongehosiyingahanya,hosi yingahanya!”

37Kutanivanhuhinkwavonivafumivan’wihlambanya leswakuvatan’winyikansatiAdoniyahosiyaxisati, Mukuxi,nsatiwaKikiyano,kutanivavekaMuxehosiya vonahisikurero.

38Hisikurero,vanhuhinkwavovaleKuxivahuwelela xitiviso,vaku:“Munhuun’wananiun’wanaufanelea nyikaMuxeswokarhiekaleswianganaswona.”

39Vaandlalaxiphepherheleehenhlakanhulu,kutani un’wananiun’wanaahoxaswin’wanaleswiaarina swonaekarona,un’wanaarixingwavilaxansukukasi un’wanaarimaliyansimbi

40VanavaKuxivahoxeekaMuxeehenhlakanhuluhi maribyeyaonikisi,bdeliyamu,tiperelanimarble,ni silivhereninsukuhixitalo

41KutaniMuxeatekasilivherehinkwayoninsuku, swibyahinkwaswo,nimaribyeyabdelliumniyaonikisi, leswivanahinkwavovaKuxivan’winyikekeswona,a swivekaexikarhikaxumaxayena

42Hisikurero,MuxeafumavanavaKuxi, ematshan’weniyaKikiyanohosiyaKuxi

NDZIMAYA73

1Hilemberavu55rakufumakaFarohosiyaEgipta,ku ngalembera157raVaisrayelevarhelelaaEgipta,Muxeu fumeeKuxi

2Muxeaarinimalembeya27hivukhalelokoasungula kufumaehenhlakaKuxi,naswonaufumemalembeya40.

3YehovhaanyikaMuxetintswalonitintswalo ematihlweniyavanahinkwavovaKuxi,vanavaKuxiva n’wirhandzaswinene,kutaniMuxeatsakeriwahi Yehovhanihivanhu

4Hisikuravunkomborakufumakayena,vanahinkwavo vaKuxivahlengeletana,vataemahlwenikaMuxe,va n’winkhinsamelaehansi

5Kutanivanahinkwavovavulavulaswin’weemahlweni kahosi,vaku:“Hinyikexitsundzuxoleswakuhitavona leswingataendliwahimutilowu”

6Hikuvasesekuhundzemalembeyanhunguhirikarhihi rhendzelamuti,kambeahisivonavanavahinanivasati vahina

7Hilokohosiyivahlamula,yiku:“Lokomiyingisaritora minaekahinkwaswoleswindzingatamilerisaswona, Yehovhautanyiketamutiemavokweniyahinakutanihi wuhlula.”

8Hikuvalokohilwanavonakufananilenyimpiniya khaleleyihivekenayonanavonaemahlwenikarifura Kikianus,votalavahinahitawahivavisekilekufanani lekusunguleni

9Sweswiwaswivohilowuxitsundzuxoxan’wina emhakenileyi;lokomiyingisaritoramina,mutiwuta nyiketiwaemavokweniyahina

10Kutanimavuthuhinkwawomahlamulahosi,maku: “Hinkwaswoleswihosiyahinayingataswilerisahita swiendla”

11HilokoMuxeakuekavona:“Tshamanimiyahuwelela vanhuhinkwavoritoemixaxenihinkwayo,riku:

12Hosiyiri:“Fambaniekhwatiniutanaswin’wanaswa swinyenyanaswaximanga,un’wananiun’wanaakhome ximbutana”

13Munhuun’wananiun’wanalatlulakaritorahosi,loyia ngatisakan’wanawakwe,utafa,kutanihosiyitateka hinkwaswoswayona

14Lokoutitisatitavatiriekuhlayisiwenikawena,uta tikurisakukondzatikula,utidyondzisakutlhavahi swibalesa,kufananindlelayavanavaximanga

15HilokovanahinkwavovaKuxivatwamaritoyaMuxe, vapfukavahuwelelaemixaxenihinkwayo,vaku: 16Ekan’winavanahinkwavovaKuxi,xilerisoxahosihi leswakuhinkwenumifambaswin’weekhwatini,miya khomaswinyenyanakwalaho,un’wananiun’wanawa xinunaxakwehivokorakwe,kutanimiswitisaekaya

17Munhuun’wananiun’wanalatlulakaxilerisoxahosiu tafa,kutanihosiyitatekahinkwaswoleswingaswayona. 18Kutanivanhuhinkwavovaendlatano,kutanivahuma vayaekhwatinikutanivakhandziyamirhiyamirhiya mirhivakhoma,un’wananiun’wanaakhomexihlangi, vanahinkwavovaswinyenyana,vaswitisaemanangava swikurisahikulerisakahosi,kutanivaswidyondzisaku tsutsumelaehenhlakaswona,leswifanakaniswimanga leswitsongo

19Endzhakukalokoswinyenyanaswikurisiwile,hosiyi leriseleswakuswidlayiwahindlalamasikumanharhu, kutanivanhuhinkwavovaendlatano

20Hisikuravunharhu,hosiyikuekavona,tinyike matimba,mivatinhenha,un’wananiun’wanaaambala matlhariyakwenimambanguyabangarakwe,ukhandziya hanciyakwe,un’wananiun’wanaakhomaximanga xakwexaximangaevokwenirakwe.

21Hitapfukahilwanimutiendhawinileyitinyokatinga ekayona;kutanivanhuhinkwavovaendlahilahahosiyi lerisekehakona.

22Un’wananiun’wanaakhomaximbutanaxakwe evokwenirakwe,vafamba,kutanilokovafikalaha tinyokaatirikonahosiyikuekavona:“Rhumelaun’wana niun’wanaximangaxakweehenhlakatinyoka”

23Kutaniun’wananiun’wanaarhumelaximangaxakwe hikulandzaxilerisoxahosi,kutaniswimangaswi tsutsumelaekatinyokakutanititidyahinkwatotitilovisa endhawiniyoleyo

24Lokohosinivanhuvavonaleswakutinyokahinkwato tilovisiwileendhawiniyoleyo,vanhuhinkwavova huwelelaswinene

25Kutanivatshinelavalwanimuti,vawutekavawu hlula,vanghenaemutini

26Hisikurerokufilevavanunava1000vamuti, hinkwavolavaavatshamaemutiniwolowo,kambevanhu lavaavarhendzeleakungafanganiun’we

27HilokovanahinkwavovaKuxiun’wananiun’wanaa yaekayarakwe,ekansatiwakwenivanavakwenileka hinkwavolavaavarivayena

28LokoBalamalowamasalamusi,lokoavonaleswaku mutiwutekiwile,apfulanyangwakutaniyenanivana vakwevambirhivamajahanivamakwavovanhunguva balekavatlhelelaaEgiptaekaFarohosiyaEgipta

29Ivangomanivangomalavaboxiwekeebukwiniya Nawu,vayimevalwisananaMuxelokoYehovhaatisa makhomboeEgipta

30HilokoMuxeatekamutihivutlharibyayena,kutani vanavaKuxivan’wivekaexiluvelweniematshan’weniya KikiyanohosiyaKuxi.

31Kutanivan’wivekaharhiyavuhosienhlokweni,va n’winyikansatiwayenaAdoniyahosiyaxisatiyaMukuxi, nsatiwaKikiyano.

32HilokoMuxeachavaYehovhaXikwembuxavatata wakwe,lerovaangafikiekayena,naswonaanga hundzulangamahloyakweekayena.

33HikuvaMuxeutsundzukendlelaleyiAbrahamaa endlekenandzawayenaEliyezereahlambanyahayona,a kuekayena:“Ungatshukiutekawansatiekavanava vanhwanyanavaKananahikwalahokan’wanawamina Isaka”

34NakambeleswiIsakaaswiendlekelokoYakobea balekileekamakwavo,lokoan’wilerisa,aku:“Unga tshukiutekansatiekavanavaKanana,kumbekuendla ntwananoniun’wanawavanavaHamu.”

35HikuvaYehovhaXikwembuxahinaunyikeHamu n’wanawaNowa,nivanavakwenimbewuyakwe hinkwayo,leswakuvavamahlongayavanavaXemeniva kaYafeta,nimbewuyavonaendzhakukavonaleswakuva vamahlongahilahakungaheriki

36HikokwalahoMuxeangahundzulangambiluyakwe kumbemahloyakweekansatiwaKikiyanomasiku hinkwawolawaafumekekufumakaKhuxi

37KutaniMuxeachavaYehovhaXikwembuxayena vutomibyayenahinkwabyo,kutaniMuxeafamba emahlwenikaYehovhahintiyiso,himbiluyayena hinkwayonimoya-xiviriwayenahinkwawo,anga hambukangaendlelenileyinenemasikuhinkwawoya vutomibyayena;angaalakusukaendlelenileyiyaka exinenenikumbeeximatsini,leyiAbrahama,Isakana Yakobovafambekehayona

38KutaniMuxeatiyisamatimbaemfun’weniwavanava Kuxi,akongomisavanavaKuxihivutlharibyayenalebyi tolovelekeke,kutaniMuxeahumelelaemfun’weniwakwe

39Hinkarhiwolowo,Siriyanivanavalevuxenivatwa leswakuKikiyanohosiyaleKuxiufile,kutaniAramuni vanavalevuxenivaxandzukelaKuxiemasikwiniwolawo

40KutaniMuxeahlengeletavanahinkwavovaKuxi, vanhuvamatimbaswinene,vavanunavakwalomuka30 000,kutaniahumaayalwanaSiriyanivanavalevuxeni

41Ekusungulenivayaekavanavalevuxeni,kutaniloko vanavalevuxenivatwaxivikoxavona,vayahlanganana vona,vayalwanavona

42Kutaninyimpiyivayikulunivanavalevuxeni,kutani Yehovhaanyiketavanahinkwavovalevuxenievokweni raMuxe,kutanivavanunavakwalomukamadzana manharhuvawelaehansivadlayiwile.

43Kutanivanahinkwavovalevuxenivatlhelela endzhakuvatlhelelaendzhaku,kutaniMuxenivanava Kuxivavalandzelavavahlula,vavahakelaxibalo,hilaha avatolovelekilehakona.

44HilokoMuxenivanhuhinkwavolavaavarinayenava sukakwalahovayaenyimpinivayaetikweniraSiria

45KutanivanhuvaVasiriyanavonavayahlanganana vona,valwanavona,kutaniYehovhaavanyiketa emavokweniyaMuxe,vavanunavotalavaVasiriyava welaehansivavavisekile

46SiriyanayenaahluriwahiMuxenivanhuvaKuxi,a tlhelaanyikaxibaloxavonalexitolovelekeke

47KutaniMuxeatisaVasiriyanivanavalevuxeniehansi kavanavaKuxi,kutaniMuxenivanhuhinkwavolavaava rinayena,vahundzukelaetikweniraKuxi

48HilokoMuxeatiyisamatimbaemfun’weniwavanava Kuxi,Yehovhaaarinayena,vanahinkwavovaKuxiva n’wichava

NDZIMAYA74

1Ekuhelenikamalembe,SawulohosiyaEdomuafa, kutaniBaaliKananin’wanawaAkaboroafuma ematshan’weniyayena

2Hilemberavu-16rakufumakaMuxeehenhlakaKuxi, Baali-kananin’wanawaAkaboraufumevanahinkwavo vaEdomuetikweniraEdomukuringanamalembeya38 3EmasikwiniyayenaMowabuuxandzukelematimbaya Edomu,hikuvaawuriehansikaEdomukusukela emasikwiniyaHadadin’wanawaBedadi,loyiava hlaselakanaMidiyani,atisaMowabuehansikaEdomu.

4LokoBaali-kananin’wanawaAkiboroafumaEdomu, vanahinkwavovaMowabuvatshikavutshembekibya vonaeEdomu.

5HilokoAngeyahosiyaAfrikaafaemasikwiniwolawo, kutaniAzdrubalin’wanawakweafumaematshan’weniya yena.

6EmasikwiniwolawokufaJaneashosiyavanavaKitimi, kutanivan’wilahlaetempeleniyayenaleyiayiakeleke yonaerivaleniraCanopialeswakuavandhawuyotshama ekayona,kutaniLatinusafumaematshan’weniyayena 7Hilembera22rakufumakaMuxeehenhlakavanava Kuxi,LatinusufumevanavaKitimimalembeya45.

8Utlheleatiakelaxihondzolexikulunixamatimba,aaka tempeleyosasekayavutshamobyayena,leswakua fambisahulumendheyakwe,hilahaaswitolovelekile hakona

9Hilemberavunharhurakufumakayena,ahuwelela vavanunavayenahinkwavolavanganivutshila,lavan’wi endlelekeswikepeswotala

10KutaniLatinusahlengeletamavuthuyayenahinkwawo, kutanimatahiswikepe,manghenaekawonakuyalwana Azdrubaln’wanawaAngeashosiyaAfrika,kutanivafika eAfrikavayalwanaAzdrubalnivuthurayena

11KutaniLatinusahlulaAzdrubal,kutaniLatinusateka ekaAzdrubalmugerhowamatilowutatawakweawu tisekeekavanavaKitimi,lokoatekaJaniyan’wanawa Uziavansati,kutaniLatinusawisabulohoramugerhowa mati,kutaniabavuthuhinkwaroraAzdrubalhikuba lokukulu.

12Kutanivavanunalavasalekevamatimbavale Azdrubalivatiyisamatimba,timbilutavonatitalahi mavondzo,vagangisananirifu,vatlhelavanghenela nyimpinaLatinushosiyaKitimi.

13Kutaninyimpiyivayikuluekavavanunahinkwavova Afrika,kutanihinkwavovawavavavisekileemahlwenika Latinusnivanhuvayena,naswonaAzdrubalhosinayena uwileenyimpiniyoleyo.

14HosiAzidrubaliaarinin’wanawanhwanyanawo sasekaswinene,loyivitorakweakuriUxpezena,+ vavanunahinkwavovaAfrikaavarhungelaxifanisoxa yenaekatinguvutavona,hikwalahokakusasekakayena lokukulunikulangutekakayenalokusasekeke.

15VavanunavaLatinusvavonaUxpezena,n’wanawa Azdrubali,van’widzunisaekaLatinushosiyavona 16KutaniLatinusalerisaleswakuatisiwaekayena, kutaniLatinusatekaUxpezenaavansati,atlhelela endzhakuendleleniyayenayoyaeKitimi

17KutaniakuriendzhakukarifuraAzdrubaln’wanawa Angeas,lokoLatinusatlheleleetikwenirayenaenyimpini, lahavaakihinkwavovaAfrikavapfukekevatekaAnibal n’wanawaAngeas,makwavolontsongowaAzdrubal,va n’wivekahosiematshan’winiyamakwavoehenhlakatiko hinkwaroeAfrika

18Lokoafuma,akunguhatakuyaeKitimikuyalwani vanavaKitimi,kuyarihiselamhakayaAzudrubali makwavo,nimhakayavaakivaAfrika,kutaniaendlatano 19Aendlaswikepeswotala,anghenaekaswonanivuthu rakwehinkwaro,ayaeKitimi

20HilokoAnibalialwanivanavaKitimi,kutanivanava KitimivavavisekaemahlwenikaAnibalinimavuthu yakwe,kutaniAnibaliarihiselamhakayamakwavo 21Anibaliayaemahlwenininyimpikuringanamalembe ya18nivanavaKitimi,kutaniAnibaliatshamaetikweni raKitimi,adzimamixaxayakonankarhiwoleha 22AnibaliahlaselavanavaKitimihimatimbaswinene,a dlayavavanunavavonalavakulunitihosana,naswonaeka vanhulavan’wanaadlayavavanunavakwalomuka80000 23Ekuhelenikamasikunimalembe,Anibaliatlhelela etikwenirakavonaraAfrika,kutaniafumahiku sirhelelekaematshan’weniyaAzdrubalimakwavo

NDZIMAYA75

1Enkarhiniwolowo,hilemberavudzananamakume ntsevuraVaisrayelevarhelelaaEgipta,vavanunava tinhenhava30000vahumaeEgiptavahumahimilenge, vasukaekavanavaIsrayele,hinkwavoavarivanyimba yaYosefa,vakaEfrayimin’wanawaYosefa

2HikuvavavuleleswakunkarhilowuYehovhaawu vekelekeVaisrayeleeminkarhiniyakhale,lowuawu byelekeAbrahamawuherile.

3Vavanunalavavatiboha,un’wananiun’wanaaveka bangarakweetlhelokayena,un’wananiun’wanaaambala matlhariyakwe,vatshembamatimbayavona,vahuma swin’weaEgiptahivokoramatimba

4Kambeavangatisangaswakudyaegondzweni,silivhere ninsukuntsena,hambikurixinkwaxasikureroavatisa emavokweniyavona,hikuvaavaehleketakukuma swakudyaswavonaswahakeloekaVafilista,naswona lokoswingaritanoavataswitekahimatimba

5Naswonavavanunalavaavarivavanunavamatimba swinenenitinhenha,wanunaun’weaakotakuhlongorisa gidinavambirhiavakotakuhlulakhumeramagidi, kutanivatshembamatimbayavonakutanivafamba swin’wetanihileswiavarixiswona.

6KutanivakongomaetikweniraGati,varhelelavakuma varisivaGativarikarhivarisaswifuwoswavanavaGati

7Vabyelavarisivaku:“Hinyikenitinyimpfutin’wanahi hakeloleswakuhidya,hikuvahikhomiwehindlala, hikuvanamuntlhaahidyangaxinkwa”

8Kutanivarisivaku:“Xanaitinyimpfukumbetihomuta hinaletihingataminyikatonahambikurikuhakeriwa?” kutanivanavaEfrayimivatshinelelakuvatekahi matimba

9KutanivarisivaGativahuwelelaehenhlakavona leswakuxiriloxavonaxitwakalaekule,kutanivana hinkwavovaGativahumavayaekavona

10LokovanavaGativavonaswiendloswobihaswavana vaEfrayimi,vavuyavahlengeletavavanunavaGati, un’wananiun’wanavaambalamatlhariyakwe,vahuma vayaenyimpinivayaekavanavaEfrayimi

11HilokovalwanavonaenkoveniwaGati,nyimpiyiva yikulu,vahlaselanavotalaswinenehisikurero

12HisikuravumbirhivanavaGativarhumaemitini hinkwayoyaVafilistaleswakuvatavapfuna,vaku:

13Tananiekahinautahipfuna,leswakuhitadlayavana vaEfrayimilavahumekeeEgiptakutatekaswifuwoswa hina,vatalwanahinahandlekaxivangelo.

14Mimoya-xiviriyavanavaEfrayimiayikarhelehi ndlalanitorha,hikuvaavangadyixinkwakuringana masikumanharhu.Kutanivavanunava40000vahuma emitiniyaVafilistavayapfunavavanunavaGati

15KutanivavanunalavaavalwanivanavaEfrayimi, kutaniYehovhaanyiketavanavaEfrayimiemavokweni yaVafilista

16KutanivadlayavanahinkwavovaEfrayimi,hinkwavo lavahumekeaEgipta,akungasalanganiun’wehandleka vavanunavakhumelavabalekekekutiboha

17HikuvavubihilebyiabyihumaekaYehovhaekavana vaEfrayimi,hikuvavatluleritoraYehovhahikuhuma aEgipta,nkarhilowuYehovhaawuvekelekeIsrayele emasikwiniyakhalewungasifika

18Vafilistanavonakulovavavanunavotalaswinene,va kwalomuka20000,vamakwavovavarhwalevavalahla emitiniyavona

19LavadlayiwekevaVaefrayimivatshamavatshikiwile enkoveniwaGatimasikuyotalanimalembeyotala,ava yisiwaekulahliweni,nkovawutelehimarhambuyavanhu. 20KutanivavanunalavabalekekeenyimpinivataeEgipta, vayabyelavanavaIsrayelehinkwavohinkwaswoleswiva humeleleke

21KutaniEfrayimitatawavonaavarilamasikuyotala, vamakwavovatavatan’wichavelela

22Kutaniayaekansatiwakwekutaniavelekan’wanawa jaha,an’withyavitoraBeriya,hikuvaaarinikhombo endlwiniyakwe

NDZIMAYA76

1Muxen’wanawaAramuaaharihosietikweniraKuxi emasikwiniwolawo,ahumelelaemfun’weniwakwe,a

fambisahulumendheyavanavaKuxihivululami,hiku lulamanihivutshembeki.

2VanahinkwavovaKuxiavarhandzaMuxemasiku hinkwawolawaavafumeke,kutanivaakihinkwavova tikoraKuxivan’wichavaswinene.

3Hilemberavu40rakufumakaMuxeehenhlakaKuxi, MuxeaatshamileexiluvelwenixavuhosilokoAdoniya hosiyaxisatiariemahlwenikayena,nitindhunahinkwato titshamiletin’wirhendzerile

4Adoniyahosiyaxisatiakuemahlwenikahosini tihosana:“Xanaiyinilexin’winavanavaKuximixi endlekenkarhiwolehaswonghasi?”

5Hakunenemaswitivaleswakukuringanamalembeya 40lokowanunaloyiafumeehenhlakaKuxiangatshineli ekamina,naswonaangasitirhelaswikwembuswavana vaKuxi.

6Hikokwalaho,yingisani,n’winavanavaKuxi,+ naswonamunhuloyiangahan’wifumikukotalokoanga riwanyamayahina.

7Waswivo,Menakrusn’wanangaukurile,aakufume, hikuvaswaantswaekawenakutirhelan’wanawahosiya wena,kurinikutirhelamuendzi,hlongarahosiyaEgipta.

8VanhuhinkwavonivakulukumbavavanavaKuxiva twamaritolawaAdoniyahosiyaxisatiamavuleke etindlevenitavona.

9Vanhuhinkwavoavarikarhivalunghiselelakufikela nimadyambu,kutaninimixovapfukanimpundzuswinene vavekaMenakrus,n’wanawaKikiyanu,hosiyavona.

10VanahinkwavovaKuxivachavakutshambulutavoko ravonaekaMuxe,hikuvaYehovhaaarinaMuxe,vanava Kuxivatsundzukaxihlambanyolexivaxihlambanyeleke Muxe,hikwalahoavan’wiendlanganchumu

11KambevanavaKuxivanyikeMuxetinyikototala,va n’wirhumelaekavonahikuxiximekalokukulu.

12HilokoMuxeahumaetikweniraKuxi,atlhelelaekaya, atshikakufumaehenhlakaKuxi,Muxeaarinimalembe ya66hivukhalelokoahumaetikweniraKuxi,hikuva mhakaleyiayihumaekaYehovha,hikuvankarhilowua wuvekekeemasikwiniyakhale,awufikileleswakua humesaIsrayeleekuxanisekenikavanavaHama.

13HilokoMuxeayaeMidiyani,hikuvaaachavaku tlhelelaaEgiptahikwalahokaFaro,kutaniayatshama exihlobyenixamatieMidiyani.

14KutanivanavankombovavanhwanyanavaRhuwele waMumidiyanivahumavayarisantlhambiwatatawa vona.

15Kutanivafikaexihlobyenivayakokamatileswakuva cheletantlhambiwatatawavona.

16HilokovarisivaMidiyanivatavavahlongola,kutani Muxeapfukaavapfunaatlhelaacheletantlhambi

17KutanivafikaekayaekatatawavonaRhuwele,van’wi byelaleswiMuxeavaendlelekeswona.

18Kutanivaku:“Muegiptauhikutsurileemavokweniya varisi,uhikokelematiatlhelaacheletantlhambi”

19Rhuweleakuekavanavayenavavanhwanyana:“U kwihi?”xanautshikileyiniwanunaloyi?

20HilokoRhuwelean’wivitana,an’witekaan’witisa ekaya,adyaxinkwanayena

21KutaniMuxeabyelaRhuweleleswakuubalekile aEgiptanileswakuufumemalembeya40ehenhlakaKuxi,

kutaniendzhakukasweswovan’witekevuhosi,van’wi hlongolahikurhulahikuxiximekanitinyiko.

22KutelokoRhuweleatwilemaritoyaMuxe,Rhuwelea ku:“Ndzitanghenisawanunaloyiendlwiniyale khotsweni,lahandzingatavuyelelananivanavaKuxi, hikuvauvabalekile”

23Kutanivan’witekavan’winghenisaendlwiniya khotso,Muxeatshamaekhotswenimalembeyakhume, lokoMuxeahariendlwiniyakhotso,Siporan’wanawa Rhuwelean’witwelavusiwana,an’wiseketelahixinkwa nimatinkarhihinkwawo

+24VanavaIsrayelehinkwavoavaharietikwenira EgiptavatirhelaVaegiptaentirhwenihinkwawowa matimba,+kutanivokoraEgiptarihambetarivani tihanyiehenhlakaVaisrayeleemasikwiniwolawo

25EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaabaFarohosiyaEgipta, kutaniavavisahintunguwanhlokonhokusukela emilengeniyakwekuyafikaenhlongeniyakwe;hikwalaho kakukhomiwahitihanyikavanavaIsraelentungulowu hinkarhiwolowowuhumaekaYehovhawuwelaFaro hosiyaEgipta

26HikuvaYehovhaaayingisexikhongeloxavanhuva yenavanavaIsrayele,kutanixiriloxavonaxin’wi fikelerilehikwalahokakutikarhatakavona

27Hambiswiritanokuhlundzukakayenaakuva fularhelanga,vokoraFaroarahatshambulutiwileeka vanavaIsrayele,Faroanonon’hwisanhamuyayena emahlwenikaYehovha,akurisajokorayenaehenhlaka vanavaIsrayele,avavavavutomibyavonahikutikarhata hinkwako

28KutelokoYehovhaatlhaveFarohosiyaEgipta,a kombelatintlharinivangomavakweleswakuvan’wi horisa

29Vavanunavayenavotlharihanivaloyivakuekayena: “Lokongatiyavanalavatsongoyocheriwatimbanga,aa tahola”

30HilokoFaroavayingisa,arhumelavatirhelivayena eGoxeniekavanavaIsrayeleleswakuvayatekavanava vonalavatsongo

31KutanivatirhelivaFarovafambavayatekatinceceta vanavaIsrayeleexifuvenixavamananavatonahi matimba,kutanisikunasikuavatitisaekaFaro,n’wana sikurin’wananirin’wana,kutanimadokodelamamadlaya nikumatotaekantungu;vaendlilexisweswomasiku hinkwawo

32NhlayoyavanalavaFaroavadlayekeayirimadzana manharhunamakume-nkombo-ntlhanu

33KambeYehovhaangamayingisangamadokodelaya hosiyaEgipta,kutanintunguwuyawuandzaswinene

34KutaniFaroarinimalembeyakhumeakarhatiwahi ntunguwolowo,mbiluyaFaroayinonon’hwaswinene ekavanavaIsrayele.

35Ekuhelenikamalembeyakhume,Yehovhaaya emahlweniaxanisaFarohimakhombolamalovisaka

36KutaniYehovhaan’wihlaselahitshumbarobihani vuvabyiekhwirini,kutanintunguwolowowuhundzuka xirhumbanalexikulu.

37EnkarhiniwolowovatirhelivambirhivaFarovatileva humaetikweniraGoxenilahavanavaIsrayelehinkwavoa varikona,vayaendlwiniyaFarovakuekayena:“Hi

vonevanavaIsrayelevatsanileentirhweniwavonaniku honisaentirhweniwavona.”

38LokoFaroatwamaritoyavatirhelivayena,ku hlundzukakayenakupfurhangopfuekavanavaIsrayele, hikuvaaavavisekileswinenehikwalahokakuvavaka miriwayena

39Hilokoahlamulaaku:“LeswiVaisrayelevaswitivaka leswakundzavabya,vahundzulukavahihlekula,sweswi ndzibohelelekalichiyamina,ndzitayisaeGoxenikutani ndzivonakuhlekulakavanavaIsrayelelokuvandzi hlekulakahakona;hilokomalandzayayenaman'wiboha kalichi

40Van’witekavan’wikhandziyisahanci,hikuvaaanga swikotikutikhandziya;

41Atekavagadivatihancivakhumenivagadivakhume vamilenge,ayaekaVaisrayeleeGoxeni.

42LokovafikaendzilakaneniwaEgipta,hanciyahosiyi hundzelaendhawinileyikhulukaka,leyitlakukeke exiphen’winixansimuyavhinya,leyibiyeriwekehi matlhelohamambirhi,tikoralehansi,leringanirivalariri etlhelolerin’wana

43Kutanitihancititsutsumahikuhatlisaendhawini yoleyotitshikilelana,tihancitin’wanatitshikilelahanciya hosi

44Hanciyahosiyiwelaerivaleniralehansilokohosiyiri karhiyikhandziyaekayona,kutanilokoyiwa,kalichiyi hundzulukaemahlwenikahosikutanihanciyietlela ehenhlakahosi,hosiyihuwelela,hikuvanyamayayonaa yivavaswinene

45Kutaninyamayahosiyihandzuriwile,marhambuya yonamatshovekilenaswonaayingahaswikotiku khandziya,hikuvamhakaleyiayihumaekaYehovha, hikuvaYehovhaaatwileswiriloswavanhuvayenavana vaIsrayelenikuxanisekakavona.

46Malandzayakweman’wirhwalaemakatleniyawona, switsongohinkarhi,man’witlheriselaaEgipta,nivagadi vatihancilavaavarinayenanavonavatlhelelaaEgipta.

47Kutanivan’wivekaemubedweniwakwe,kutanihosiyi switivaleswakumakumuyakwemafikileekufeni,kutani Aparanithhosiyaxisatinsatiwayonaataahuwelela emahlwenikahosi,hosiyirilaswinenenayona

48Hisikurero,tindhunatayenahinkwatonimalandzaya yenavata,vavonahosihikuxanisekakoloko,varilana yonahixirilolexikulu

49Kutanitihosanatahosinivatsundzuxivayona hinkwavovatsundzuxahosileswakuyifumaun’we ematshan’weniyayonaetikweni,un’wananiun’wanaloyi yingatan’wihlawulaekavanavayonavamajaha.

50Hosiayirinivanavanharhuvamajahanivana vambirhivavanhwanyanalavaAparanitihosiyaxisati nsatiwayonaayivelekelekevona,handlekavanavahosi vaxisatilavatsongo.

51Lawaakurimavitoyavona,mativulaOtiri,wa vumbirhiAdikama,wavunharhuMoriyoni,nivamakwavo vaxisati,vitoraBatiyalonkuluniraAkuziun’wana

52NaswonaOtirimativulayahosiaarixiphukuphuku,aa hatlisanaswonaaahatliselamaritoyakwe.

53KambeAdikamaaariwanunawamanoniwotlhariha naswonaaativavutlharihinkwabyobyaEgipta,kambeaa rinixivumbekolexingafanelangiki,aarininyamayo

tiya,akomileswinene;kulehakayenaakurixisungunu xin’we.

54LokohosiyivonaAdikamun’wanawayonaatlharihile naswonaatlharihileetimhakenihinkwato,hosiyi kunguhataleswakuyitavahosiematshan’weniyayona endzhakukarifurayona

55An’witekelansatiGedudan’wanawaAbilot,arini malembeyakhume,kutanian’wivelekelavanavamune vamajaha

56Endzhakukasweswoayatekavasativanharhu,a velekavanavamajahavanhungunivanhwanyana vanharhu

57Mpfilumpfiluwuhlulahosiswinene,nyamayayonaa yinun’hwelakufananinyamayantsumbulowulahliweke enhovenihinkarhiwaximumu,hinkarhiwakuhisaka dyambu.

58Lokohosiyivonaleswakuvuvabyibyayonabyitiyisile swinene,yilerisaleswakukutisiwan’wanawayona Adikam,kutanivan’wivekahosiyatikoematshan’weni yayena

59Ekuhelenikamalembemanharhu,hosiyifa,yi khomiwehitingana,yikhomiwehitingananiku nyenyetsa,kutanimalandzayayonaman’wirhwalama n’wilahlaesirheniratihositaEgiptaeSowaniMizrayimi 60Kambeavan’witombisahikufananitihosiletiati tolovelekile,hikuvanyamayakweayiborile,naswonaa vangaswikotikutshinelaleswakuvan’witotahikwalaho kakunun’hwela,kutanivan’wilahlahikuhatlisa.

61HikuvavubihilebyiabyihumaekaYehovhaekayena, hikuvaYehovhaun’witlheriseleswobihahikwalahoka vubihilebyiabyiendlekeIsrayeleemasikwiniyakwe.

62Kutaniafahikuchavanihitingana,kutanin’wana wakweAdikamuafumaematshan’weniyayena

NDZIMAYA77

1Adikamaarinimalembeya20hivukhalelokoafuma etikweniraEgipta,ufumemalembeyamune

2Hilemberamadzanamambirhinatsevurakurhelelaka IsrayeleaEgipta,AdikamaufumeaEgipta,kambeanga hambetankarhiwolehaafumaaEgiptatanihileswivatata wakwevahambetekevafuma

3HikuvaMelolotatawakweufumemalembeya94 eEgipta,kambeavabyamalembeyakhumeafa,hikuvaa ahombolokileemahlwenikaYehovha

4VaegiptahinkwavovathyaAdikamuvitoraFarokufana nivitoravatatawakwe,hilahaavatolovelekuendla hakonaeEgipta.

5TintlharihinkwatotaFarotithyeAdikamavitoraAhuzi, hikukomisauvitaniwaAhuzhiririmiraXiegipta

6Adikamaaabihileswinene,aarixisungununi xirhendzevutaninaswonaaarinimalebvulamakululama fikakaemilengeniyakwe

7KutaniFaroatshamaexiluvelwenixatatawakwe leswakuafumaEgipta,afambisahulumendheyaEgiptahi vutlharibyakwe

8Lokoahafumautlulatatawakwenitihosihinkwatoleti rhangelekehivuhomboloki,aengetelajokorakweehenhla kavanavaIsrayele

9HilokoafambanimalandzayakweeGoxeniekavanava Israyele,atiyisantirhoehenhlakavonakutaniakueka

vona:“Hetisantirhowan’wina,ntirhowasikurin’wanani rin’wana,naswonamavokoyan’winamangatshukima wisaentirhweniwahinakusukelanamuntlhakuya emahlwenikufananilemasikwiniyatatana.”

10AvekatindhunaexikarhikavanavaIsrayele,aveka tindhunaletiexikarhikamalandzayayena

11Avavekelaswitinaleswiringanakaleswakuvaswi endlahikuyahinhlayoyoleyo,sikunisiku,kutania tlhelelaendzhakuayaaEgipta

12EnkarhiniwolowovafambisivaFarovalerisatindhuna tavanavaIsrayelehikulandzaxilerisoxaFaro,vaku:

13Farouri:“Endlanintirhowawenasikurin’wanani rin’wana,uhetantirhowawena,uhlayisampimowa switinaswasikunasiku;kuhungutahayinchumu

14Kutaniswitaendlekaleswakulokomipfumalaswitina swan’winaswasikunasiku,ndzitavekavanavan’wina lavatsongoematshan’winiyavona

15VafambisivamintirhoyaleEgiptavaendlatano emasikwiniwolawohilahaFaroavalerisekehakona.

16Nkarhiwun’wananiwun’wanalokovanavaIsrayelea vakayivelaekampimowaswitinaswavonaswasikuna siku,vafambisivamintirhoyaFaroavayaekavasativa vanavaIsrayelevatekatincecetavanavaIsrayelekuya fikaekanhlayoyaswitinaleswipfumalaka,avaswiteka hinkaniemakatleniyamanawavona,vaswiveka emuakweniematshan’weniyaswitina;

17Lokovatatawavonanivamananavavonavarikarhiva rilaehenhlakavonanikurilalokovatwamaritoyorilaya tincecetavonaerirhangwiniramuako

18VafambisivamintirhovahlulaIsrayele,leswaku Vaisrayelevavekavanavavonaemuakweni,lerova wanunaun’wanaavekan’wanawakweerirhangwini kutanian’wichelaxikontiri,kasimahloyakwemarikarhi man’wirila,mihlotiyakweyikhulukelan’wanawakwe.

19VafambisivamintirhovaEgiptavaendlatanoeka tincecetaIsrayelekuringanamasikuyotala,naswonaaku ngarinamunhuloyiatwelavusiwanakumbekutwela vusiwanaekatincecetavanavaIsrayele

20Nhlayoyavanahinkwavolavadlayiwekeemuakwenia yirimadzanamambirhinamakume-nkombo,van’wanava akeehenhlakavonaematshan’weniyaswitinaleswi siyiwekeswipfumalahivatatawavona,nivan’wanalava vavahoxekevafileemuakweni.

21NtirholowuvekiwekeekavanavaIsrayeleemasikwini yaAdikamuwutlulalowuvawuendlekeemasikwiniya tatawakwe.

22VanavaIsrayeleavahefemulelaehenhlasikurin’wana nirin’wanahikwalahokantirhowavonawotika,hikuvaa vatibyelavaku:“WaswivolokoFaroafa,n’wanawakwe utapfukaaolovisantirhowahina!”

23Kambevaengetelentirhowalendzhakukutlulawa khale,vanavaIsrayelevahefemutekahikwalahokaleswi kutanixiriloxavonaxitlhandlukelaekaXikwembu hikwalahokantirhowavona

24KutaniXikwembuxitwaritoravanavaIsrayeleni xiriloxavona,emasikwiniwolawo,kutaniXikwembuxi vatsundzukantwananowaxonalowuxiwuendlekena Abrahama,IsakanaYakobe

25KutaniXikwembuxivonandzhwalowaVaisrayeleni ntirhowavonawotikaemasikwiniwolawo,kutanixi tiyimiselakuvakutsula

26Muxen’wanawaAmiramaahapfaleriweekhotsweni emasikwiniwolawo,endlwiniyaRhuwelewaMumidiyani, kutaniSiporan’wanawaRhuweleaan’wiseketelahi swakudyaexihundlenisikunasiku.

27HilokoMuxeapfaleriwaekhotsweniendlwiniya Rhuwelekuringanamalembeyakhume

28Ekuhelenikamalembeyakhume,kungalembero sungularakufumakaFaroeEgipta,ematshan’weniyatata wakwe

29SiporaakuekaRhuweletatawakwe:“Angakonaloyi avutisakakumbekulavaMuheveruloyiun’wiboheke ekhotswenimalembeyakhume”

30Sweswi,lokoswivonakaswiriswineneematihlweniya wena,ahirhumelenihiyavonalokoahanyakumbeafile, kambetatawakweangaswitivileswakuun’wiseketerile

31KutaniRhuweletatawakwean’wihlamulaaku:“Xana kutshamekuhumelelanchumuwotanowaleswaku wanunaapfaleriwaekhotswenikuringanamalembeya khumeangadyi,ahanya?

32Siporaahlamulatatawakwe,aku:“Hakuneneuswi twileleswakuXikwembuxaVaheveruixikulu,xachavisa, xivaendlelamasingitaminkarhihinkwayo.”

33HiyenaloyiaponisekeAbrahamaeUrawaVakalidiya, naIsakaekabangaratatawayena,naYakobeekantsumi yaYehovhaleyiayilwanayenaekhombyeniraYabuki.

34Nakambehiwanunaloyiuendleswiloswotala,un’wi kutsurileenambyeniwaleEgiptanilekabangaraFaroni lekavanavaKuxi,hindlelayoleyoangan’wikutsulaeka ndlalanikun’wihanyisa

35Mhakaleyiyivonakayiriyineneematihlweniya Rhuwele,kutaniaendlahikulandzaritoran’wanawakwe, kutaniarhumelaekhotswenileswakuayakumisisaleswi humelelekeekaMuxe

36KutaniavonawanunaloyiMuxeaatshamaekhotsweni, ayimehimilenge,adzunisanikukhongelaeka Xikwembuxavakokwawayena

37KutaniRhuwelealerisaleswakuMuxeahumesiwa ekhotsweni,kutanivan’wibyevulakutaniacincatinguvu tayenatalekhotsweni,adyaxinkwa

38EndzhakukasweswoMuxeanghenaentangeniwa Rhuwelelowuawuriendzhakukayindlu,kutania khongelakwalahoekaYehovhaXikwembuxayena,loyia n’wiendlelekemasingitalamakulu.

39Lokoarikarhiakhongelaalangutaetlhelokayena,a vonanhongayasafireyivekiwileemisaveni,leyi byariwekeexikarhikantanga.

40Kutaniatshinelaekanhongakutanialanguta,kutani waswivovitoraYehovhaXikwembuxamavuthuri kovotliwileekarona,ritsariwileritlhelarihluvukisiwa ehenhlakanhonga

41Kutaniayihlayaatshambulutavokorayenaari tshovelakufananimurhiwakhwatiexihlahleni,kutani nhongayirievokwenirayena

42LeyiinhongaleyimintirhohinkwayoyaXikwembuxa hinayiendliwekehayona,endzhakukalokoxitumbuluxe tilonimisava,nivuthuraswonahinkwaro,malwandle, milambunitinhlampfitaswonahinkwato.

43LokoXikwembuxihlongoleAdamuentangeniwa Edeni,xitekenhongahivokoraxona,xiyarimamisava leyiatekiwekeekayona.

44KutaninhongayirhelelaekaNowa,yinyikiwaXemeni vatukuluvayena,kukondzayifikaevokweniraAbrahama Muheveru

45LokoAbrahamaanyiken’wanawakweIsaka hinkwaswoleswiaarinaswona,atlhelaan’winyika nhongaleyi

46LokoYakobeabalekeleePadani-Arama,ayiteka evokwenirakwe,naswonalokoatlhelelaekatatawakwea ngayisiyanga

47NakambelokoarhelelaaEgiptaayitekaevokweni rakweayinyikaYosefa,kutlulavamakwavo,hikuva YakobeuyitekehinkaniekamakwavoEsawu

48EndzhakukarifuraYosefa,tindhunataleEgiptati nghenaendlwiniyaYosefa,kutaninhongayinghena evokweniraRhuwelewaMumidiyani,kutanilokoahuma aEgipta,ayitekaevokwenirakweayibyalaentangeni wakwe

49TinhenhahinkwatotaVakinitiringetakuyitshovela lokotiringetakukumaSiporan’wanawakwe,kambeati humelelanga

50Kutaninhongayoleyoyitshamayibyariwileentangeni waRhuwele,kukondzaafikaloyianganimfaneloyoyi tekaayiteka

51KutelokoRhuweleavonanhongaleyiayirievokweni raMuxe,ahlamala,kutanian’winyikaZiporan’wana wakwewanhwanyanaleswakuavansati

NDZIMAYA78

1HinkarhiwolowokufaBaaliKananin’wanawa Akabori,hosiyaEdomu,kutanialahliwaendlwiniyakwe etikweniraEdomu

2Endzhakukarifurakwe,vanavaEsawuvarhumavanhu vayaetikweniraEdomu,vatekawanunaloyiaari eEdomu,loyivitorakweakuriHadadi,van’wivekahosi yavonaematshan’weniyaBaali-kanani,hosiyavona 3HadadaafumavanavaEdomumalembeya48.

4LokoafumaakunguhatakulwanivanavaMowabu,ku vatisaehansikamatimbayavanavaEsawukufananile kusunguleni,kambeangaswikotanga,hikuvavanava Mowabuvatwamhakaleyi,kutanivapfukavahatlisava hlawulahosiekavonaexikarhikavamakwavo

5Endzhakukasweswovahlengeletavanhulavakulu,va rhumelavamakwavoekavanavaAmonileswakuvaya pfunakulwanaHadadihosiyaEdomu

6HadadaatwaleswiVamowabuvaswiendleke,ava chavaswinene,apapalatakulwanavona

7EmasikwiniwolawoMuxe,n’wanawaAmirama, eMidiyani,atekaSipora,n’wanawaRhuwelewa Mumidiyani,avansati

8Siporaafambahitindlelatavanavavanhwanyanava Yakobe,angarinanchumuwolulamawaSara,Raveka, RahelenaLeya

9Siporaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,an’withyavito raGerixomu,hikuvaute:“Andzirimuluverietikweni rimbe;kambeangayimbanganhlongeyayenayale mahlweni,hikulerisakaRhuweletatawayena.

10Kutaniatlhelaatika,avelekan’wanawajaha,kambea yimbanhlongeyayenayalemahlweni,an’withyavitora Eliyezere,hikuvaMuxeute:“HikuvaXikwembuxavatata

waminaaxindzipfuna,xindzikutsurileekabangara Faro.”

11FarohosiyaEgiptaaandzisaswinenentirhowavana vaIsrayeleemasikwiniwolawo,ahambetaatikajokora yenaehenhlakavanavaIsrayele.

12HilokoalerisaleswakukuhuwelelaaEgipta,aku:“Mi ngahanyikivanhubyanyileswakuvaendlaswitinaha byona,vatshikevayahlengeletabyanyihilahavanga kotakahakona”

13Nakambentsheketowaswitinaleswivangataswi endlaavanyikerilesikurin’wananirin’wana,vanga hungutinchumuekaswona,hikuvaavangatirhi entirhweniwavona.

14VanavaIsrayelevatwasweswo,varila,vahefemuteka, vahuwelelaekaYehovhahikwalahokakuvavaka mimoyayavona.

15YehovhaatwaswiriloswavanavaIsrayele,avonaku xanisiwalokuVaegiptavavaxanisekehakona

16Yehovhaavanimavondzohivanhuvayenanindzhaka yayena,kutaniatwaritoravona,kutaniakunguhatakuva humesaemaxangwiniyaEgipta,avanyikatikoraKanana leswakurivandzhaka.

NDZIMAYA79

1EmasikwiniwolawoMuxeaarikarhiarisantlhambiwa RhuwelelowaMumidiyani,n’wingiwakwe,etlheloka manangayaSin,ninhongaleyiayitekekeekan’wingi wakweayirievokwenirakwe

2Sikurin’wanaximbutanaxihambukileentlhambini, kutaniMuxeaxihlongorisaxifikaentshaveniya XikwembueHorebe

3LokoafikaeHorebe,Yehovhaahumelelaekayena kwalahoexihlahleni,kutaniakumaxihlahlaxirikarhixi pfurhahindzilo,kambendziloawungarinamatimba ehenhlakaxihlahlaxoxihisa

4KutaniMuxeahlamalangopfuhikuvonaloku, hikwalahokasweswoxihlahlaaxingaheli,kutania tshinelakuyavonanchumulowuwamatimba,kutani YehovhaavitanaMuxeahumaendzilweni,an’wilerisa leswakuarhelelaaEgipta,ekaFarohosiyaEgipta,kuya rhumelavanavaIsrayeleentirhweniwayena

5KutaniYehovhaakuekaMuxe:“Fambauyatlhelela aEgipta,hikuvavavanunahinkwavolavaavalavakuku dlayavafile,kutaniutavulavulanaFaroleswakua humesavanavaIsrayeleetikwenirayena.”

6Yehovhaan’wikombakuendlamasingitani swihlamarisoeEgiptaemahlwenikaFaronivanhulavaa vafumiwahiyena,leswakuvapfumelaleswakuYehovha un’wirhumile

7KutaniMuxeayingisahinkwaswoleswiYehovhaan’wi lerisekeswona,kutaniatlhelelaekan’wingiwakwean’wi byelamhakayoleyo,kutaniRhuweleakuekayena: “Fambahikurhula”

8HilokoMuxeapfukaayaeEgipta,atekansatiwakweni vanavayenavamajaha,ariendlwiniyavaendzi egondzweni,kutanintsumiyaXikwembuyirhelelayilava kun’wihlasela

9Aanavelakun’widlayahikwalahokan’wanawakwe wamativula,hikuvaangan’wiyimbanga,naswonautlule ntwananolowuYehovhaawuendlekenaAbrahama

10HikuvaMuxeaayingisemaritoyan’wingiwakwe lawaan’wibyelekewona,angayimbisin’wanawakwe wamativula,hikwalahoangan’wiyimbanga

11SiporaavonantsumiyaYehovhayilavakulwana Muxe,aswitivaleswakumhakaleyiyivangiwehikukaa ngayimbangan’wanawakweGerixomu

12Siporaahatlisaatekamaribyeyokarihalamaamari kona,ayimbisan’wanawakwe,akutsulanunawakweni n’wanawakweevokwenirantsumiyaYehovha

13HisikureroAronin’wanawaAmirama,makwavowa Muxe,aarieEgiptaarikarhiafambaetlhelokanambu

14KutaniYehovhaahumelelaekayenaendhawiniyoleyo, akuekayena:“FambaekaMuxeemananga,kutaniaya hlangananayenaentshaveniyaXikwembu,kutanian’wi tswontswa”

15Aroniatlakusamahlo,avonaSiporansatiwaMuxeni vanavayena,akuekaMuxe:“Ivamanilavaekawena?”

16HilokoMuxeakuekayena:“Insatiwaminanivanava minavamajaha,lavaXikwembuxindzinyikekevona eMidiyani;kutanimhakaleyiyihlundzukisaAroni hikwalahokawansatinivanavayena

17KutaniAroniakuekaMuxe:“Hlongolawansatiloyini vanavakweleswakuvayaendlwiniyatatawakwe,kutani MuxeayingisamaritoyaAronikutaniaendlatano”

18Siporaavuyanivanavayena,vayaendlwiniya Rhuwele,vatshamakonakukondzakufikankarhilowu Yehovhaangaendzelavanhuvayena,avahumesa eEgiptaevokweniraFaro.

19HilokoMuxenaAronivafikaeEgiptaeka nhlengeletanoyavanavaIsrayele,vavabyelamarito hinkwawoyaYehovha,kutanivanhuvatsakaswinene.

20HilokoMuxenaAronivapfukanimixohisikuleri landzelaka,vayaendlwiniyaFaro,vatekanhongaya Xikwembuemavokweniyavona.

21Lokovafikaenyangweniyahosi,tinghalatimbirhi letitsongoatipfaleriwekwalahotikhome swichayachayanaswansimbi,naswonaakungarina munhuloyiahumakakumbekunghenaemahlwenikatona, handlekalokolavahosiyivalerisekeleswakuvata,loko valoyivafikavatlheriselatinghalahikuloyakatona, kutanileswiswitiyisaekahosi

22HilokoMuxeahatlisaatlakusanhongaehenhlaka tinghala,atintshunxa,kutaniMuxenaAronivanghena endlwiniyahosi

23Tinghalanatonatitenatonatitsakile,tivalandzelati tsakakukotambyanaleyitsakekehin’winiwayonalokoa humaenhoveni

24LokoFaroavonamhakaleyi,ahlamalahimhakaleyi, achavangopfuhimhakaleyi,hikuvakulangutekakavona akufananikulangutekakavanavaXikwembu

25KutaniFaroakuekaMuxe:“Xanaulavayini?”van'wi hlamula,vaku:“YehovhaXikwembuxaVaheveruuhi rhumileekawenakuku:‘Rhumelavanhuvaminaleswaku vatandzitirhela”

26LokoFaroatwamaritoyavonaachavangopfu emahlwenikavona,akuekavona:“Fambaninamuntlha, mivuyaekaminamundzuku,kutanivaendlahikulandza ritorahosi”

27Lokovafambile,Farourhumaritoraleswakuku vitaniwaBalamalowamasalamusi,nilekaYanena Yambresevanavayena,nilekavangomanivaloyini

vatsundzuxihinkwavolavaavarivahosi,kutani hinkwavovatavayatshamaemahlwenikahosi.

28KutanihosiyivabyelamaritohinkwawolawaMuxeni makwavoAronivan’wibyelekewona,kutanivangomava kuekahosi:“Kambevavanunalavavafikenjhanieka wenahikwalahokatinghalaletiatipfaleriweenyangweni?”

29Hosiyiku:“Hikuvavatlakuselenhongayavonaeka tinghala,vatintshunxa,vataekamina,tinghalanatonati titsakerilekukotambyanayitsakalokoyihlanganana n’winiwayona”

30KutaniBalaman’wanawaBeyorilowamasalamusia hlamulahosiaku:“Lavaahivan’wanahandleka masalamusilavafanakanahina.”

31Hikokwalahosweswi,varhumelevanhuleswakuvata, hitavaringa,kutanihosiyiendlatano

32Himixo,FarourhumeleMuxenaAronileswakuvata emahlwenikahosi,kutanivatekanhongayaXikwembu, vayaekahosi,vavulavulanayona,vaku:

33YehovhaXikwembuxaVaheveruute:“Rhumelavanhu vaminaleswakuvatandzitirhela”

34Hosiyikuekavona:“Kambeimanilangatami kholwaleswakumivarhumiwavaXikwembunileswaku mitaekaminahixilerisoxaxona?”

35Sweswiendlaxihlamarisokumbexikombisoemhakeni leyi,kutanimaritolawaumavulakamatapfumeriwa.

36KutaniAroniahatlisaalahlelanhongaevokwenirakwe emahlwenikaFaronimalandzayakwe,kutaninhongayi hundzukanyoka.

37Valoyivavonaleswikutaniun’wananiun’wanaahoxa nhongayakweehansikutanivahundzukatinyoka

38KutaninyokayanhongayaAroniyitlakusanhlokoya yonayipfulanomuwayonaleswakuyimitatinhongata vangoma

39KutaniBalamalowamasalamusiahlamulaaku: “Nchumulowuwuvekonakusukelaemasikwiniyakhale, leswakunyokayimitamunhu-kulobye,nileswaku swivumbiwaleswihanyakaswidyana.”

40Sweswi,yitlheriselenhongahilahaayirihakonaeku sunguleni,nahinahitavuyiselatinhongatahinahilahaati rihakonaekusunguleni,naswonalokonhongayawenayi mitatinhongatahina,kutanihitaswitivaleswakumoya waXikwembuwulekawena,naswonalokoswingari tano,umuendliwavutshilantsenakufananahina.

41KutaniAroniahatlisaatshambulutavokorayenaa khomancilawanyokakutaniwuhundzukanhonga evokwenirayena,valoyivaendlaleswifanakahitinhonga tavona,kutanivakhoma,un’wananiun’wanawancilawa nyokayakwe,kutanivahundzukatinhongakufananileku sunguleni

42Lokovavuyisiwilevavatinhonga,nhongayaAroniyi mitatinhongatavona

43Lokohosiyivonamhakaleyi,yilerisaleswakuku tisiwabukuyatirhekhodoleyivulavulakahitihosita Egipta,kutanititisabukuyatirhekhodo,kungamatimuya tihositaEgipta,leyiswifanisohinkwaswoswaEgiptaswi tsariwekeekayona,hikuvaavaehleketakukumavitora Yehovhaekayona,kambeavarikumanga.

44KutaniFaroakuekaMuxenaAroni:“Waswivo,andzi rikumangavitoraXikwembuxan’winaritsariwile ebukwinileyi,naswonavitoraxonaandziritivi.”

45Vatsundzuxinitintlharivahlamulahosivaku:“Hi twileleswakuXikwembuxaVaheveruin’wanawa tintlhari,n’wanawatihositakhale”

46KutaniFaroahundzulukaekaMuxenaAroni,akueka vona:“Andzin’witiviYehovhaloyimin’wivuleke, naswonaandzingerhumelivanhuvayena”

47Hilokovahlamulahosivaku:“HosiXikwembuxa Swikwembuivitorayena,kutaniuhuwelerilevitorayena ehenhlakahinakusukelaemasikwiniyavakokwawahina, kutaniahirhuma,aku:‘YanaekaFarouyakuekayena: ‘Rhumelavanhuvaminaleswakuvatandzitirhela

48Sweswihirhumeleleswakuhitekariendzoramasiku manharhuemananga,hiyan’wiendlelamagandzelo, hikuvakusukelaemasikwiniyakurhelelakahinaeEgipta, angasitekagandzelorohisiwa,gandzelokumbegandzelo emavokweniyahina,naswonalokoungahirhumeli, vukarhibyayenabyitakupfurha,kutaniutahlasela Egiptahintungukumbehintungubanga

49KutaniFaroakuekavona:“Ndzibyelematimbayakwe nimatimbayakwe;kutanivakuekayena:“Hiyenaa tumbuluxekematilonimisava,malwandlenitinhlampfita wonahinkwato,uvumbekuvonakala,atumbuluxa munyama,anisampfulaemisaveniayicheleta,aendla leswakuswimilananibyanyiswihluka,utumbuluxe munhunixivandzananiswiharhiswalekhwatini, swinyenyanaswaletilweninitinhlampfitalwandle, naswonahinomuwayenaswahanyanikufa

50Hakuneneukutumbuluxeuriekhwiriniramanawa wena,akunghenisamoyawavutomi,akukurisaaku vekaexiluvelwenixavuhosixaEgipta,utatekamoyawa wenanimoya-xiviriwawenaekawena,akutlherisela emisavenileyiutekiwekeekayona

51Kuhlundzukakahosikupfurhahimaritoyavona,yi kuekavona:“KambeimaniekaSwikwembuhinkwaswo swamatikoloyiangaendlakaleswi?nambuwaminaiwa mina,ndzitiendlelewona

52Hilokoavahlongolaekayena,kutanialerisaleswaku ntirhowaIsrayelewuvawukulukutlulatolonile mahlwenikawona

53HilokoMuxenaAronivahumaemahlwenikahosi,va vonavanavaIsrayelevariexiyin’wenixobihahikuva vafambisivantirhovatikisentirhowavonaswinene

54HilokoMuxeatlhelelaekaYehovhaaku:“Hayiniuva khomevanhuvawenahindlelayobiha?”hikuvakusukela lokondzitilekutabyelaFaroleswiundzirhumekeswona, uvatirhisilevanavaIsraelehindlelayobihaswinene.

55YehovhaakuekaMuxe:“Waswivo,utavonaleswaku FaroutahlongolaVaisrayeleetikwenirakwehivokoleri tshambulutiwekenimakhomboyotika”

56MuxenaAronivatshamaexikarhikavamakwavovana vaIsrayeleeEgipta

57LokokurivanavaIsrayeleVaegiptavahlundzukisa vutomibyavona,hintirhowotikalowuvavasindziseke wona

NDZIMAYA80

1Ekuhelenikamalembemambirhi,Yehovhaatlhelaa rhumelaMuxeekaFaroleswakuahumesavanavaIsrayele nikuvahlongolaetikweniraEgipta.

2KutaniMuxeayaendlwiniyaFaro,an’wibyelamarito yaYehovhaloyian’wirhumeke,kambeFaroangari yingisangaritoraYehovha,kutaniXikwembuxipfuxa matimbayaxonaaEgiptaehenhlakaFaronivanhulavaa vafumiwahiyena,kutaniXikwembuxibaFaronivanhu vakwehimakhombolamakuluswinenenilamavavaka 3YehovhaarhumahivokoraAroni,ahundzulamati hinkwawoyaEgiptamavangati,niswinambyanaswa wonahinkwaswonimilambuyawona

4LokoMuegiptaatakutanwanikukokamati,alanguta endzenikaxibyaxakwe,kutaniwaswivomatihinkwawo mahundzukilengati;lokoatakutanwaxinweloxayena matilamangaekaxinwelomahundzukengati.

5Lokowansatiahlanganisanhlamayakweatlhelaa swekaswakudyaswayena,xivumbekoxaswonaaxi hundzukangati.

6KutaniYehovhaatlhelaarhumelarito,aendlaleswaku matiyavonahinkwawomahumesatinjiya,kutanitinjiya hinkwatotinghenaetindlwinitaVaegipta.

7LokoVaegiptavanwa,makhwiriyavonaamatelehi tinjiyanaswonaavacinaekhwiriniravonalokovacina lokovarienambyeni.

8Matiyavonahinkwawoyonwanimatiyoswekama hundzuketinjiya,nalokotietlelaemibedweniyatonaku nyuhelakatonakutswaletinjiya.

9Kungakhatharisekisweswohinkwaswo,vukaribya Yehovhaabyivafularhelanga,+vokorakweri tshambuluteVaegiptahinkwavoleswakurivahlaselahi ntunguwun’wananiwun’wanalowukulu

10Kutaniarhumavanhuleswakuvayabantshuriwa vonawuvatinsuna,kutaniswisungunuleswitlakukeke swisungunuswimbirhiemisavenieEgipta

11Tinsunaatitelengopfu,enyameniyamunhuniya xivandzana,ekavaakihinkwavovaEgipta,nilekahosini hosiyaxisatileyiYehovhaarhumeleketinsuna,kutaniyi vaviseEgiptaswinenehikwalahokatinsuna

12Hambiswiritano,vukaribyaYehovhaabyi hundzukanga,vokorayenaarahatshambulutiwile ehenhlakaEgipta

13KutaniYehovhaarhumelaswiharhiswanhovaswa mixakahinkwayoeEgipta,kutaniswitaswilovisaEgipta hinkwaro,vanhuniswiharhi,nimirhiniswilohinkwaswo leswiaswirieEgipta.

14KutaniYehovhaarhumelatinyokaletipfurhakandzilo, swikhovha,timbeva,swinyenyana,swinyenyana,swin’we niswin’wanaleswihahakaentshurini.

+15Tinyenyana,ti-hornet,ti-flea,niswitsotswanani swinyenyana,xin’wananixin’wanaxihlaselahikuyahi muxakawaxona

16Kutaniswihadyanahinkwaswoleswihahakani swifuwoleswinganitimpapahikuyahitinxakataswona switaeEgipta,swivavisaVaegiptaswinene.

17Hilokoswivungunitinjiyaswinghenaematihlwenini letindlevenitaVaegipta

18Kutaninhovayivahlasela,yivahlongola,vasukaeka yonavanghenaemakamareniyavonayalendzeni,yiva hlongorisa.

19LokoVaegiptavatumbelehikwalahokantlhambiwa swifuwo,vakhiyatinyangwatavonaendzhakukavona, kutaniXikwembuxilerisaSulanuthleyiayirielwandle leswakuyitlhandlukayiyaeEgipta

20Aarinimavokoyoleha,lamalehekeswisungunuswa khumekutlulaxisungunuxawanuna.

21Hilokoayaehenhlakalwangu,apfula swirhendzevutananifuloro,aswitsema,atshambuluta vokorakweendlwini,asusaxilotlelonixilotlelo,apfula tindlutaEgipta

22Endzhakukasweswontlhambiwaswifuwowunghena etindlwinitaEgipta,kutanixivandzanaxaswiharhixi lovisaVaegipta,xivavavisaswinene

23Hambiswiritano,vukaribyaYehovhaabyi fularhelangaVaegipta,vokorayenaariha tshambulutiwileehenhlakavona

24KutaniXikwembuxirhumelantungu,kutanintunguwu hangalakileaEgipta,tihancinitimbhongolo,nitikamela, mintlhambiyatihomunitinyimpfunivanhu

25LokoVaegiptavapfukanimixoswineneleswakuvaya tekaswifuwoswavonaemadyelwenivakumaswifuwo swavonahinkwaswoswifile

26EkaswifuwoswaVaegiptaakuselexin’wentsenaeka khume,naswonaekaswifuwoswaIsrayeleeGoxeniaku lovanaxin’welexifeke

27KutaniXikwembuxirhumelakupfimbalokupfurhaka enyameniyaVaegipta,kupfurhamadzovoyavona,kuva kupfimbalokukuluekaVaegiptahinkwavokusukela emilengeniyavonakuyafikaetiharhitatinhlokotavona.

28Swirhumbanaswotalaenyameniyavona,lerovanyama yavonayionhakakukondzayibolanikubola

29Hambiswiritano,vukaribyaYehovhaabyi hundzukanga,vokorayenaarahatshambulutiwile ehenhlakatikohinkwaroraEgipta

30KutaniYehovhaarhumelaxihanguxotikaswinene,xi bamirhiyavonayavhinya,yitshovamirhiyayonaya mihandzu,yiyiomisakukondzayivawela

31Nakambemurhiwun’wananiwun’wanawarihlazawu omilewulova,hikuvandzilolowupfanganisiwekeawu xikaexikarhikaxihangu,hikwalahoxihangunindziloswi hisaswilohinkwaswo.

32Nakambevanhuniswiharhileswikumiweke ematikwenimambeswilovilehikwalahokamalangaviya ndzilonixihangu,tinghalahinkwatotihelamatimba.

33KutaniYehovhaarhumelatinjiyatotalaeEgipta,ku ngaChasel,Salom,ChargolenaChagole,kungatinjiya yin’wananiyin’wanayamuxakawatona,letidyeke hinkwaswoleswiselekexihangu

34KutaniVaegiptavatsakahitinjiya,hambileswiatidya ntshovelowanhova,vatiphasahixitalovatichelamunyu leswakutivaswakudya

35KutaniYehovhaahundzulamhehoyamatimbaya lwandleleyitekeketinjiyahinkwato,niletiaticheriwile munyu,yitihoxaeLwandleroTshwuka;kuhavanjiya yin’weleyisalekeendzenikamindzilakanoyaEgipta

36KutaniXikwembuxirhumelamunyamaehenhlaka Egipta,lerovatikohinkwaroraEgiptanaPatrosiriva munyamakuringanamasikumanharhu,lerovamunhua ngavonivokorakwelokoaritlakuselaenon’winiwakwe

37EnkarhiniwolowokufilevanhuvotalavaIsrayelelava xandzukelekeYehovha,lavangayingisangikiMuxena Aroni,naswonaavangapfumeliekavonaleswaku Xikwembuxivarhume

38Lavaavate:“AhingehumiaEgiptaleswakuhinga loviwahindlalaemanangalamangarikinanchumu,ni loyiangayingisikiritoraMuxe”

39Yehovhaavaxanisahimasikumanharhuyamunyama, Vaisrayelevavalahlahimasikuwolawo,Vaegiptavanga vativikumbekuvatsaka

40KutanimunyamawuvawukuluswineneeEgiptaku ringanamasikumanharhu,naswonaun’wananiun’wana loyiaayimilelokomunyamawufika,aatshamaayimile endhawiniyakwe,loyiatshamekeatshamaatshamile,ni loyiaaetleleahambetaaetlelaariexiyin’wenilexi fanaka,niloyiaafambaatshamaehansiendhawiniyoleyo; kutanimhakaleyiyihumelelaekaVaegiptahinkwavo, kukondzamunyamawuhundza

41Masikuyamunyamamahundza,kutaniYehovhaa rhumelaMuxenaAroniekavanavaIsrayele,aku: “Tlangelankhuvowan’winamiendlaPasekayan’wina, hikuvawaswivondzitaexikarhikavusikuexikarhika Vaegiptahinkwavo,kutanindzitabamativulayavona hinkwawo,kusukelaekamativulayamunhukuyaeka mativulayaxivandzana,kutanilokondzivonaPasekaya n’wina,ndzitahundzaehenhlakan’wina.”

42VanavaIsrayelevaendlahikulandzahinkwaswoleswi YehovhaaswilerisekeMuxenaAroni,vaendlatanohi vusikubyebyo.

43Exikarhikavusiku,Yehovhaahumaexikarhikatikora Egipta,adlayamativulahinkwawoyaVaegipta,kusukela ekamativulayamunhukuyaekamativulayaxivandzana.

44KutaniFaroapfukanivusiku,yenanimalandzayakwe hinkwawoniVaegiptahinkwavo,kutanikuhuwelela lokukulueEgiptahinkwarohivusikubyebyo,hikuvaaku ngarinayindluleyiakungarinantsumbuekayona

45NakambeswifanisoswamativulayaEgipta,leswi vatliwekeemakhumbinietindlwinitavona,swilovisiwa swiwelaehansi

46Hambikurimarhambuyamativulayavonalamafeke emahlwenikaleswinilawavamalahlekeetindlwinita vona,marhwariwehitimbyanataEgiptahivusikubyebyo, makokiwaemahlwenikaVaegipta,malahleriwa emahlwenikavona.

47Vaegiptahinkwavovavonakhomboleririvawelekehi xitshuketa,kutaniVaegiptahinkwavovahuwelelahirito lerikulu.

48MindyanguhinkwayoyaEgiptayirilahivusikubyebyo, un’wananiun’wanahikwalahokan’wanawakwewajaha nin’wanawakwewanhwanyana,arimativula,kutani mpfilumpfiluwaEgiptawutwiwaekulehivusikubyebyo

49HilokoBatiyan’wanawaFaroahumanahosihivusiku byebyokuyalavaMuxenaAronietindlwinitavona,vava kumaetindlwinitavona,varikarhivadya,vanwa,va tsakilenaIsrayelehinkwavo

50KutaniBatiyaakuekaMuxe:“Xanaleyiihakeloya leswineneleswindzikuendlekeswona,loyiakukuriseke nikukuandlala,kutaniutisekhomboleriehenhlakamina niyindluyatatana?”

51Muxeakuekayena:“HakuneneYehovhautise makhomboyakhumeeEgipta;xanakuhumelerilevubihi byokarhiekaun'wanawavonaxana?xanaxin'wanaxa swonaxikukhumbilexana?kutaniaku:“E-e”

52HilokoMuxeakuekayena:“Hambileswiunga mativulayamanawawena,awungefi,naswonaakuna khomboleringatakufikaexikarhikaEgipta”

53Kutaniaku:“Xanandzivuyerisayinilokondzivona hosi,makwerhu,nindyanguwayonahinkwawoni vafumiwavayenavariekavubihilebyi,+loyimativulaya yenamalovakaswin’wenimativulahinkwawoyaEgipta?

54HilokoMuxeakuekayena:“Hakunenemakwenuni ndyanguwakwe,nivanhulavafumiwaka,kunga mindyanguyaleEgipta,avamayingisangamaritoya Yehovha,hikwalahokasweswokhomboleririvawela”

55KutaniFarohosiyaEgiptaatshinelelaMuxenaAroni nivan’wanavaVaisrayelelavaavarinavonaendhawini yoleyo,avakhongelaaku:

56Pfukaniutekavamakwenu,vanavaIsrayelehinkwavo lavangaetikweni,nitinyimpfunitihomutavona,ni hinkwaswoswavona,vangasiyinchumu,+ndzi khongelelaYehovhaXikwembuxan’winantsena

57HilokoMuxeakuekaFaro:“Hambilokoumativulaya manawawena,kambeungachavi,hikuvaawungefi, hikuvaYehovhaulerisileleswakuuhanya,leswakuaku kombamatimbayakwelamakulunivokorakweleri tshambulutiwekehimatimba”

58KutaniFaroalerisaleswakuvanavaIsrayeleva tlheriseriwaekule,kutaniVaegiptahinkwavovatiyisa matimbaleswakuvavarhumela,hikuvaavaku: “Hinkwerhuhilova”

59VaegiptahinkwavovarhumaVaisrayelevarinirifuwo lerikulu,tinyimpfunitihomuniswiloswarisima,hiku hlambanyakaYehovhaexikarhikayenanaTatawahina Abrahama.

60VanavaIsrayelevahlwelakuhumanivusiku,loko Vaegiptavataekavonaleswakuvatavahumesa,vaku ekavona:“Xanahimakhambaleswakuhihumanivusiku?”

61VanavaIsrayelevakombelaVaegiptaswibyaswa silivhereniswibyaswansukunitinguvu,kutanivanava IsrayelevahluvulaVaegipta.

62KutaniMuxeahatlisaapfukaayaenambyeniwa Egipta,atekabokisiraYosefakusukakwalahoafambana rona.

63VanavaIsrayelenavonavatisabokisiratatawakwe, un’wananiun’wananimabokisiyanyimbayakwe

NDZIMAYA81

1VanavaIsrayelevasukaeRamesekuyaeSukoti, vavanunavakwalomuka600000vafambahimilenge,ku ngarinavanalavatsongonivasativavona.

2Nakambentshungulowupfanganisiwekewu tlhandlukelanavona,nimintlhambinitihomu,swifuwo swotala

3KutshamakavanavaIsrayele,lavaakekeetikwenira Egiptavarikarhivatirhahimatimba,akurimalembeya 201

4Ekuhelenikamalembeyamadzanamambirhinakhume, YehovhaahumesavanavaIsrayeleaEgiptahivokora matimba.

5VanavaIsrayelevasukaaEgiptanileGoxeninile Ramexe,vadzimamixaxaeSukotihisikuravukhumentlhanuran’hwetiyosungula.

6Vaegiptavalahlamativulayavonahinkwawolawa Yehovhaamadlayeke,kutaniVaegiptahinkwavovalahla lavadlayiwekevavonakuringanamasikumanharhu

7VanavaIsrayelevasukaeSukotivayadzimamixaxa eEthom,emakumukamananga.

8HisikuravunharhuendzhakukalokoVaegiptavalahlile mativulayavona,vavanunavotalavapfukileeEgiptava yahlongorisaIsrayeleleswakuvavatlheriselaaEgipta, hikuvavahundzukilehileswivahlongolekeVaisrayele evuhlongenibyavona

9Wanunaun’wanaakuekanakulobye:“HakuneneMuxe naAronivavulavulenaFaro,vaku:“Hitatekariendzora masikumanharhuemanangahiyahumeselaYehovha Xikwembuxahinagandzelo”

10Sweswiahipfukeninimixoswinenehivatlherisela, kutanilokovotlhelelanahinaeEgiptaekavinivavona,hi taswitivaleswakukuniripfumeloekavona,kambeloko vangavuyi,hitalwanavona,hivaendlavavuyahi matimbalamakulunivokoleritiyeke.

11KutanitindhunahinkwatotaFarotipfukanimixo,tiri navavanunavakwalomuka700000,vahumaaEgiptahi sikurero,vafikalahaVaisrayeleavarikona.

12VaegiptahinkwavovavonaMuxenaAroninivana hinkwavovaIsrayelevatshameemahlwenikaPi-hahiroti, vadyanikunwanikutlangelankhuvowaYehovha.

13KutaniVaegiptahinkwavovabyelaVaisrayelevaku: “Hakunenemite:‘Hitafambamasikumanharhu emanangahiyahumeselaXikwembuxahinamagandzelo hivuya

14Sweswisikuleririendlamasikuyantlhanukusukela lokoufambile,hayiniungatlheleliekavinivawena?

15HilokoMuxenaAronivavahlamula,vaku:“Hikuva YehovhaXikwembuxahinaunyikelevumbhoniekahina, aku:‘AmingehetlheleliaEgipta,kambehitatinyiketa etikwenilerikhulukakantswambanivulombe,hilaha YehovhaXikwembuxahinaahlambanyelekevakokwawa hinaleswakuahinyikahakona.

16LokotindhunataEgiptativonaleswakuvanava Israyeleavavayingisanga,leswakuvatlhelelaaEgipta,va tibohaleswakuvayalwanaIsrayele.

17YehovhaatiyisatimbilutaVaisrayeleehenhlaka Vaegipta,vavabahimatimba,nyimpiyivayikulueka Vaegipta,kutaniVaegiptahinkwavovabalekaemahlweni kavanavaIsrayele,hikuvavotalavavonavalovilehi vokoraIsrayele

18KutanitindhunataFarotiyaaEgiptatiyabyelaFaro,ti ku:“VanavaIsrayelevabalekile,avangehetlheleli aEgipta,naswonaMuxenaAronivavulavulenahinahi mukhuvalowu”

19KutaniFaroatwamhakaleyi,timbilutayenanitimbilu tavafumiwavayenahinkwavovahundzukelaIsrayele,va tisolahileswivarhumekeIsrayele;kutaniVaegipta hinkwavovatsundzuxaFaroleswakuahlongorisa Vaisraeleleswakuvatlhelelaekamindzhwaloyavona 20Kutaniun’wananiun’wanaakuekamakwavo:“Iyini leswihiswiendleke,leswihirhumekeIsrayele evuhlongenibyahina?”

21YehovhaatiyisatimbilutaVaegiptahinkwavoleswaku vahlongorisaVaisrayele,hikuvaYehovhaaanavelaku herisaVaegiptaeLwandleroTshwuka.

22KutaniFaroapfukaabohakalichiyakwe,alerisa Vaegiptahinkwavoleswakuvahlengeletana,akungasi salawanunaniun’wehandlekavanalavatsongoni vavasati.

23KutaniVaegiptahinkwavovahumanaFarovaya hlongorisavanavaIsrayele,kutanimixaxayaEgiptaayiri mixaxaleyikuluswineneniyotika,yavavanunava kwalomuka100000.

24Kutanivanhuhinkwavovamixaxaleyivayahlongorisa VaisrayeleleswakuvavatlheriselaeEgipta,vafikava dzimamixaxaetlhelokaLwandleroTshwuka

25VanavaIsrayelevatlakuselamahlo,vavonaVaegipta hinkwavovarikarhivavahlongorisa,vanavaIsrayeleva vachavaswinene,vanavaIsrayelevahuwelelaeka Yehovha

26HikwalahokaVaegipta,Vaisrayelevatiavanilehi mintlawayamune,vaavanilehimavoneloyavona,hikuva avachavaVaegipta,kutaniMuxeavulavulanaun’wana naun’wanawavona.

27NtlawawosungulaawuriwavanavaRhuveni, SimiyoninaIsakara,kutanivakunguhatakutihoxa elwandle,hikuvaavachavangopfuVaegipta.

28KutaniMuxeakuekavona:“Mingachavi,miyimami vonakuponisiwakaYehovhalokuangatamiendlela namuntlha.”

29NtlawawavumbirhiawuriwavanavaZebuloni, BenjamininaNeftali,kutanivakunguhatakutlhelela aEgiptaniVaegipta.

30HilokoMuxeakuekavona:“Mingachavi,hikuva hilahamivonekeVaegiptahakonanamuntlha,amingehe vavonihilahakungaheriki.”

31NtlawawavunharhuawuriwavanavaYudana Yosefa,kutanivakunguhatakuyahlangananiVaegipta leswakuvayalwanavona.

32HilokoMuxeakuekavona:“Yimanietindhawinita n’wina,hikuvaYehovhautamilwela,kutanimitamiyela”

33NtlawawavumuneawuriwavanavaLevhi,Gadina Axere,kutanivakunguhatakuyaexikarhikaVaegiptaku yavapfilunganya,kutaniMuxeakuekavona:“Tshamani eswitichiniswan’wina,mingachavi,vitanaYehovha ntsenaleswakuamiponisaemavokweniyavona”

34EndzhakukasweswoMuxeapfukaexikarhikavanhu, akhongelaekaYehovhaaku:

35WeHOSIXikwembuxamisavahinkwayo,ponisa vanhuvawenalavauvahumesekeeEgipta,+naswona Vaegiptavangatibumihileswakumatimbanimatimbai yavona

36HilokoYehovhaakuekaMuxe:“Hayiniurilelaeka mina?”vulaVaisraeleleswakuvatafamba,utshambuluta nhongayawenaehenhlakalwandle,uriavanyisa,kutani vanavaIsraelevatahundzaekarona

37KutaniMuxeaendlatano,atlakusanhongayakwe ehenhlakalwandle,ariavanyisa

38Matiyalwandlemaavanyisiwehiswiphemuswa12, vanavaIsrayelevahundzahimilenge,vakhometintangu, kukotalokomunhuahundzaegondzwenilerilunghisiweke

39YehovhaakombaVaisrayeleswihlamarisoswayena eEgiptanielwandlehivokoraMuxenaAroni

40KutelokovanavaIsrayelevangheneelwandle, Vaegiptavavalandza,matiyalwandlematlhelamava hlasela,hinkwavovanwelaematini,kungarinaun’we

loyiasalekehandlekaFaro,loyiankhensisekeYehovhaa tlhelaapfumelaekayena,hikwalahoYehovhaangan’wi dlayangahinkarhiwolowoniVaegipta

41KutaniYehovhaalerisantsumileswakuyin’witeka exikarhikaVaegipta,kutaniyin’wilahlelaetikwenira Ninivhakutaniafumankarhiwolehaekarona

42HisikureroYehovhaaponisaIsrayeleevokwenira Egipta,vanavaIsrayelehinkwavovavonaleswaku Vaegiptavalovile,vavonavokolerikuluraYehovha,eka leswiaswiendlekeaEgiptanilelwandle

43KutaniMuxenivanavaIsrayelevayimbelelaYehovha risimuleri,hisikuleriYehovhaaendlekeleswaku Vaegiptavawelaemahlwenikavona.

44Vaisrayelehinkwavovayimbelelehikutwanana,vaku: “NdzitayimbelelaYehovhahikuvautlakukileswinene, hancinimukhandziyiwayonaulahleleelwandle;vonani switsariwileebukwiniyanawuwaXikwembu

45EndzhakukasweswovanavaIsrayelevayaemahlweni vafamba,vadzimamixaxaeMara,kutaniYehovhaanyika vanavaIsrayelemilawuniswibohoendhawiniyoleyo eMara,kutaniYehovhaalerisavanavaIsrayeleleswaku vafambaetindlelenitavonahinkwatonikun’witirhela.

46KutanivasukaeMaravafikaeElimi,naswonaeElimia kuriniswihlovoswamatiswa12nimirhiyatidatiya70, naswonavanavadzimamixaxakwalahoekusuhinimati.

47KutanivasukaeElimi,vafikaemanangayaSin,hisiku ravukhume-ntlhanuran’hwetiyavumbirhiendzhakuka lokovasukileeEgipta.

48EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaanyikevanavaIsrayele mannaleswakuvadya,kutaniYehovhaaniselavanava Israyeleswakudyaswihumaetilwenisikunisiku.

49VanavaIsrayelevadyamannakuringanamalembeya 40,masikuhinkwawolawavangatshamavariemananga, kukondzavafikaetikweniraKananaleswakuvatariteka.

50KutanivasukaemanangayaSinvayadzimamixaxa eAluxi

51KutanivasukaeAluxivayadzimamixaxaeRefidimi.

52LokovanavaIsrayelevarieRefidimi,Amaleken’wana waElifazi,n’wanawaEsawu,makwavowaSofo,atalwa naIsrayele.

53Kutaniatisavavanunava81000,vangomanivangoma, kutaniatilulamiselakuyalwanaIsrayeleeRefidimi

54Kutanivayaemahlwenininyimpileyikuluniyatihanyi naIsrayele,kutaniYehovhaanyiketaAmalekenivanhu vakweemavokweniyaMuxenivanavaIsrayelenile mavokweniyaYoxuwa,n’wanawaNuni,Muefrata, nandzawaMuxe

55VanavaIsrayelevahlaselaAmalekenivanhuvayena hibanga,kambenyimpiyivayikuluswineneekavanava Israyele

56KutaniYehovhaakuekaMuxe:“Tsalamhakaleyiyi vaxitsundzuxoekawenaebukwini,uyivekaevokwenira Yoxuwa,n’wanawaNuni,nandzawawena,kutaniulerisa vanavaIsrayele,uku:‘LokoufikaetikweniraKanana,u taherisahikuhelelakutsundzukiwakaAmalekeehansika tilo

57Muxeaendlatano,kutaniatekabukuatsalamarito lawaekayona,aku:

58TsundzukaleswiVaamalekevakuendlekeswona endlelenilokouhumaaEgipta.

59Uhlanganenawenaendleleni,abalendzhakukawena, kungalavaavatsanileendzhakukawenalokoukarhele naswonaukarhele

60Hikokwalaho,lokoYehovhaXikwembuxawenaxiku wisaekavalalavawenahinkwavolavarhendzeleke etikwenileriYehovhaXikwembuxawenaxikunyikaka ndzhaka,leswakuuriteka,utasulaxitsundzuxoxa Vaamalekeehansikatilo,awungeswirivali.

61HosileyingatatwelavusiwanaAmaleke,kumbeku tsundzukakayenakumbembewuyayona,waswivo,ndzi taswilavaekayona,kutanindzitan’wiherisaexikarhika vanhuvayona

62KutaniMuxeatsalaswiloleswihinkwaswoebukwini, kutanialerisavanavaIsrayeleleswakuvaxiximatimhaka letihinkwato

NDZIMAYA82

1VanavaIsrayelevasukaeRefidimi,vadzimamixaxa emanangayaSinayi,hin’hwetiyavunharhukusukela lokovahumaaEgipta

2Enkarhiniwolowo,RhuwelelowaMidiyani,n’wingiwa Muxe,atanaZiporan’wanawakwewanhwanyanani vanavakwevambirhivamajaha,hikuvaaaswitwilehita swihlamarisoswaYehovhaleswiaswiendlelekeIsrayele, leswiavakutsulekeevokweniraEgipta

3RhuweleafikaekaMuxeemanangalahaaadzime mixaxakona,lahaakurinintshavayaXikwembu.

4HilokoMuxeahumaayahlangananimukon’wana wakwehikuxiximekalokukulu,+Israyelehinkwavoava rinayena.

5RhuwelenivanavakwevatshameexikarhikaVaisrayele masikuyotala,kutaniRhuweleativaYehovhakusukela sikurerokuyaemahlweni.

6Hin’hwetiyavunharhukusukelalokovanavaIsrayele vasukileeEgipta,hisikuravutsevurarona,Yehovhau nyikeIsrayelemilawuyakhumeeNtshaveniyaSinayi.

7Vaisrayelehinkwavovatwaswilerisoleswihinkwaswo, kutaniIsrayelehinkwavovatsakangopfuekaYehovhahi sikurero.

8KuvangamakaYehovhakutshamaeNtshaveniya Sinayi,kutaniavitanaMuxe,kutaniMuxeataexikarhika papaatlhandlukelaentshaveni.

9Muxeatshamaentshavenimasikuya40nivusikubya40; angadyixinkwa,anganwimati,kutaniHOSIXikwembu xin'wiletelamilawunikuavanyisaleswakuadyondzisa Vaisraele

10KutaniYehovhaatsalamilawuyakhumeleyiayi lerisekeVaisrayeleekaswiphepherheleswimbirhiswa maribye,leswiaswinyikekeMuxeleswakualerisavana vaIsrayele

11Ekuhelenikamasikuya40nivusikubya40,loko YehovhaahetilekuvulavulanaMuxeeNtshaveniya Sinayi,YehovhaanyikaMuxeswiphepherheleswa maribye,leswitsariwekehirintihoraXikwembu

12LokoVaisrayelevavonaleswakuMuxeuhlwerileku rhelelaentshaveni,vahlengeletanavarhendzelaAroni,va ku:“LokokuriMuxeloyiahiswitivileswakuku humeleleyini”

13Sweswipfuka,uhiendlelaxikwembulexingatahi rhangela,leswakuungafi

14HilokoAroniachavangopfuvanhu,avalerisaleswaku van’witiselansukukutaniawuendlelarholeleri n’okiwekeravanhu

15YehovhaakuekaMuxe,angasixikaentshaveni: “Xika,hikuvavanhuvawenalavauvahumesekeeEgipta vationhile”

16Vatiendlelerholelerin’okiweke,varinkhinsamela, sweswindzitshikeni,leswakundzivaherisaemisaveni, hikuvaivanhuvatinhamutononon’hwa

17HilokoMuxeakombelaxikandzaxaYehovha,a khongelelaYehovhahikwalahokarholelerivariendleke, endzhakukasweswoaxikaentshaveninaswona emavokweniyakweakuriniswiphepherheleswimbirhi swamaribye,leswiXikwembuxin’winyikekeswona leswakualerisaVaisrayele

18LokoMuxeatshinelaenxaxeni,avonarholelerivanhu variendleke,vukarhibyaMuxebyipfurhakutaniatshova swiphepherheleehansikantshava

19HilokoMuxeafikaenxaxenikutaniatekarholeari hisahindzilo,arisilakukondzarivantshurilowunene,a rihalataehenhlakamatiarinyikaVaisrayeleleswakuva rinwa.

20Kutanivavanunavakwalomuka3000lavaavaendla rholevafahimabangahimabanga

21HisikulerilandzelakaMuxeabyelavanhuaku:“Ndzi tatlhandlukelaekaYehovha,kumbexanandzingaha rivalelaswidyohoswan’winaleswimiswidyoheleke Yehovha.”

22KutaniMuxeatlhelaatlhandlukelaekaYehovha,a tshamanaYehovhamasikuya40nivusikubya40 23Himasikuya40,MuxeakombelaYehovhahikwalaho kavanavaIsrayele,Yehovhaayingisaxikhongeloxa Muxe,Yehovhaan’wikhongotelahikwalahokaIsrayele 24KutaniYehovhaavulavulanaMuxeleswakuavatla swiphepherheleswimbirhiswamaribyeaswiyisaeka Yehovha,loyiangatatsalamilawuyakhumeekaswona 25KutaniMuxeaendlatano,kutaniarhelelaatsema swiphepherheleswimbirhi,atlhandlukelaeNtshaveniya SinayiekaYehovha,kutaniYehovhaatsalamilawuya khumeehenhlakaswiphepherhele.

26KutaniMuxeatshamanaYehovhamasikuya40ni vusikubya40,kutaniYehovhaan’wiletelamilawuni swiboholeswiangataavelaIsrayele.

+27Yehovhaan’wilerisahikuxiximaVaisrayele leswakuvaendlelaYehovhavukwetsimelo,leswakuvito rayenaritshamaekarona,kutaniYehovhaan’wikomba xifanisoxandhawuyokwetsimanixifanisoxaswibyaswa yonahinkwaswo.

28Ekuhelenikamasikuya40,Muxeaxikaentshavenia khomeswiphepherheleswimbirhi

29KutaniMuxeataekaVaisrayele,avabyelamarito hinkwawoyaYehovha,avadyondzisamilawu,milawuni swiboholeswiYehovhaan’widyondzisekeswona

30KutaniMuxeabyelavanavaIsrayeleritoraYehovha, leswakuaendleriwavukwetsimeloleswakuatshama exikarhikavanavaIsrayele

31Kutanivanhuvatsakaswinenehileswinenehinkwaswo leswiYehovhaavabyelekeswonahiMuxe,vaku:“Hita endlahinkwaswoleswiYehovhaakubyelekeswona”

32Kutanivanhuvapfukakufananimunhuun’we,va endlamagandzeloyohananaevukwetsimelwenibya

Yehovha,un’wananiun’wanaatisagandzeloraYehovha rantirhowavukwetsimelonintirhowaronahinkwawo.

+33VanavaIsrayelehinkwavovatisamunhuun’wanani un’wanaekahinkwaswoleswikumiwekeendhawini yakweentirhweniwavukwetsimelobyaYehovha,nsuku, silivherenikoporonixin’wananixin’wanalexiaxitirhela ndhawuyokwetsima

34Kutanivavanunahinkwavovotlharihalavaavarieku tirheni,vata,vaendlavukwetsimelobyaYehovha,hiku landzahinkwaswoleswiYehovhaaswileriseke,un’wana niun’wanaentirhwenilowuawuendleke;kutanitintlhari hinkwatotatimbilutiendlavukwetsimelo,niswiloswa ronaniswibyahinkwaswoswantirhowokwetsima,hilaha HOSIXikwembuxilerisekeMuxehakona

35Ntirhowavukwetsimelobyatabernakelawuhetiwaeku helenikatin’hwetitantlhanu,kutanivanavaIsrayeleva endlahinkwaswoleswiYehovhaaswilerisekeMuxe

36Kutanivatisandhawuyokwetsimaninhundzuyayona hinkwayoekaMuxe;kufananixifanisolexiHOSI XikwembuxixikombisekeMuxe,vanavaIsraelevaendle tano

37KutaniMuxeavonantirholowu,kutaniwaswivovawu endlahilahaYehovhaan’wilerisekehakona,kutaniMuxe avakatekisa

NDZIMAYA83

1Hin’hwetiyavukhume-mbirhi,hisikuravu-23ra n’hweti,MuxeatekaAroninivanavayenavamajaha,a vaambexatinguvutavona,avatota,avaendlahilaha Yehovhaan’wilerisekehakona,kutaniMuxeatisa magandzelohinkwawolawaYehovhaan’wilerisekewona hisikurero

2EndzhakukasweswoMuxeatekaAroninivanavakwea kuekavona:“Mitatshamamasikuyankombo enyangweniyatabernakela,hikuvandzilerisiwehindlela leyi.”

3AroninivanavakwevaendlahinkwaswoleswiYehovha avalerisekeswonahiMuxe,vatshamamasikuyankombo enyangweniyatabernakela.

4Hisikuravutsevu,kungasikurosungularan’hwetiyo sungula,hilemberavumbirhikusukelalokoVaisrayeleva sukileeEgipta,Muxeayimisandhawuyokwetsima,kutani Muxeavekaswilohinkwaswoswatabernakelaniswilo hinkwaswoswandhawuyokwetsima,aendlahinkwaswo leswiYehovhaan’wilerisekeswona.

5HilokoMuxeavitanaAroninivanavakwe,vatisa gandzelorohisiwanigandzeloraxidyohoravonanira vanavaIsrayele,hilahaYehovhaalerisekeMuxehakona 6HisikurerovanavambirhivaAroni,NadabunaAbihu, vatekandzilolowungatolovelekangikivawutisa emahlwenikaYehovhaloyiangavalerisangangiki,kutani ndzilowuhumaemahlwenikaYehovhawuvahisa,kutani vafaemahlwenikaYehovhahisikurero

7KutanihisikuleriMuxeahetekekuakandhawuyo kwetsima,tihosanatavanavaIsrayeletisungulakutisa magandzeloyatonaemahlwenikaYehovhaleswakualitari yinyiketeriwa

8Kutanivatisamagandzeloyavona,hosanayin’wanani yin’wanayasikurin’we,hosanayin’wananiyin’wanaku ringanamasikuya12

9Magandzelohinkwawolawavamatiseke,un’wanani un’wanahisikurakwe,xibyaxin’wexasilivherelexi tikakatixikeleta130,xibyaxin’wexasilivherexatixikele ta70hikuyahitixikeletandhawuyokwetsima, havumbirhibyaswonaswitelehimapayosaseka,swi pfanganisiwenimafurhaleswakuswivagandzelora mavele

10Xipunuxin’we,lexitikakatixikeletakhumetansuku, xitelehimirhiyarisuna

11Xinkuzanaxin’we,khunarin’we,nixinyimpfana xin’wexalemberin’we,swivagandzelorohisiwa 12Niximbutanaxin’wexagandzeloraxidyoho 13Kutlhelakuvagandzeloraxinakulobye,tihomu timbirhi,makhunayantlhanu,timbutitantlhanutaxinuna, niswinyimpfanaswantlhanuswalemberin’wehivukhale 14Tihosanata12taIsrayeleatiendlatanosikunasiku, un’wananiun’wanahisikurakwe

15Endzhakukasweswo,hisikuravukhume-nharhura n’hweti,MuxealerisavanavaIsrayeleleswakuvatlangela Paseka

16VanavaIsrayelevahlayisaPasekahinkarhiwayonahi sikuravukhume-muneran’hweti,hilahaYehovhaa lerisekeMuxehakona,vanavaIsrayelevaendletano 17Hin'hwetiyavumbirhi,hisikurosungula,Yehovhaa vulavulanaMuxe,aku:

18HlayatinhlokotavavanunahinkwavovaVaisrayele lavanganimalembeya20kuyaehenhla,wenani makwenuAroninitihosanata12taIsrayele.

19KutaniMuxeaendlatano,Aroniatanitihosanata12 taIsrayele,vahlayelavanavaIsrayeleemanangayaSinayi 20NhlayoyavanavaIsrayelehikuyahimindyanguya vatatawavona,kusukelaekamalembeya20kuya ehenhla,ayiri603000,500

21KambevanavaLevhiavangahlayiwiexikarhika vamakwavovanavaIsrayele

22NhlayoyavavanunahinkwavovaVaisrayelelavanga nin’hwetiyin’wekuyaehenhla,ayiri22000,madzana mambirhina73

23NhlayoyavanavaLevhilavanganin’hwetiyin’weku yaehenhla,ayiri22000.

24KutaniMuxeavekavapristaniValevhiun’wanani un’wanaentirhweniwakwenindzhwalowakweleswaku vatirhelaevukwetsimelwenibyatabernakela,hilaha YehovhaalerisekeMuxehakona

25Hisikuravu-20ran’hweti,paparisusiwa etabernakeleniyaVumbhoni.

26HinkarhiwolowovanavaIsrayelevayaemahlwenini riendzoravonavasukaemanangayaSinayi,vateka riendzoramasikumanharhu,paparitshamaemanangaya Parani;kwalahovukarhibyaHOSIXikwembubyipfurhele Vaisraele,hikuvavahlundzukiseYehovhahikun'wi kombelaswakudya,leswakuvadya.

27Yehovhaayingisaritoravona,avanyikaswakudya leswivaswidyekekuringanan’hwetiyin’we

28KambeendzhakukasweswovukarhibyaYehovhabyi vapfurhela,kutaniavadlayangopfu,kutanivalahliwa kwalahoendhawiniyoleyo.

29VanavaIsrayelevathyandhawuyoleyoKebrotiHatavha,hikuvaavalahlavanhulavaavanavelanyama kwalaho.

30KutanivasukaeKebroti-Hatavavayadzimamixaxa eHaseroto,leyingaemanangayaParani.

31LokovanavaIsrayelevaharieHaseroto,vukarhibya YehovhabyipfurhelaMeriyamuhikwalahokaMuxe, kutaniavaninhlokonho,abasakufananigamboko.

32Upfaleriweehandlekanxaxamasikuyankombo, kukondzaatlhelaaamukeriwaendzhakukanhlokonho yakwe.

33EndzhakukasweswovanavaIsrayelevasuka eHaseroto,vayadzimamixaxaemakumukamanangaya Parani

34Hinkarhiwolowo,YehovhaavulavulanaMuxe leswakuarhumelavavanunava12lavahumakaekavana vaIsrayele,wanunaun’weekanyimbayin’wana,leswaku vayakambelatikoraKanana

35HilokoMuxearhumavavanunalavava12,vafika etikweniraKananakuyakambelanikurikambela,vaya kambelatikohinkwarokusukaemanangayaSinkuyafika eRekobolokoufikaeKamoti.

36Ekuhelenikamasikuya40vafikaekaMuxenaAroni, van’witiselaritohilahaaririhakonaetimbilwinitavona, kutanivavanunavakhumevatisaxivikoxobihaeka Vaisrayele,etikwenilerivarikambisiseke,vaku:“Swa antswaekahinakutlhelelaaEgiptakurinikuyaetikweni leri,tikoleridyakavaakivarona.”

37KambeYoxuwan’wanawaNuninaKaleben’wanawa Yefune,lavaavariexikarhikalavaavakambelatiko,va ku:“Tikoleriirinenengopfu.”

38LokoYehovhaahitsakela,utahitisaetikwenileri,ahi nyikarona,hikuvaitikolerikhulukakantswambani vulombe.

39KambevanavaIsrayeleavavayingisanga,vayingisa maritoyavavanunavakhumelavatisekemahunguyobiha hitiko.

40YehovhaatwakugungulakavanavaIsrayelekutania hlundzuka,ahlambanya,aku:

41Hakuneneangakonaniun’wewaxitukulwanalexixo hombolokalangatavonatikokusukelahimalembeya20 kuyaehenhla,handlekaKaleben’wanawaYefunena Yoxuwan’wanawaNuni.

42Kambehakunenexitukulwanalexixohombolokaxita lovaemanangalawa,vanavavonavatataetikwenikutani variteka;kutanikuhlundzukakaYehovhakupfurhela Vaisraele,kutaniavaendlavafamba-fambaemanangaku ringanamalembeya40kufikelaemakumukarixakarero robiha,hikuvaavangalandzeleliHOSIXikwembu.

43VanhuvatshamenkarhiwolehaemanangayaParani, endzhakukasweswovayaemanangahindlelayaLwandle roTshwuka

NDZIMAYA84

1EnkarhiniwolowoKoran’wanawaYetseren’wanawa Kehatin’wanawaLevhi,atekavavanunavotalava Vaisrayele,vapfukavaholovanaMuxenaAronini ntshunguhinkwawo

2Yehovhaavahlundzukela,kutanimisavayipfulanomu, yivamita,nitindlutavonanihinkwaswoswavona,ni vavanunahinkwavovaKora

3EndzhakukasweswoXikwembuxiendleleswakuvanhu varhendzelekahindlelayaNtshavayaSeyirakuringana nkarhiwoleha

4EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaakuekaMuxe:“Unga tshukiupfuxanyimpinivanavaEsawu,hikuvaandzinge kunyikinchumulowungawavona,kufananileswinenge wungakandziyakaswona,hikuvandzinyikeEsawu NtshavayaSeyiraleswakuyivandzhaka.

5HikokwalahovanavaEsawuvalwanivanavaSeyira eminkarhiniyakhale,kutaniYehovhaanyiketavanava SeyiraemavokweniyavanavaEsawu,avalovisa emahlwenikavona,kutanivanavaEsawuvatshama ematshan’weniyavonakufikelanamuntlha.

6HikokwalahoYehovhaabyelaVaisrayeleaku:“Minga lwinivanavaEsawuvamakwenu,hikuvaakunanchumu lowungawan’winaetikweniravona,kambemingaxava swakudyaekavonahimali,miswidya,mingavaxavela matihimaliminwa

7VanavaIsrayelevaendlahikulandzaritoraYehovha. 8VanavaIsrayelevarhendzelekaemananga,va rhendzelekahindlelayaNtshavayaSinayinkarhiwoleha, vangakhumbivanavaEsawu,kutanivatshama emugangeniwolowokuringanamalembeya19

9Enkarhiniwolowo,LatinushosiyavanavaKitimiufile hilemberavu-45rakufumakayena,kungalembera vukhume-munerakusukakavanavaIsrayeleeEgipta 10Van’wilahlaendhawiniyakweleyiaatiakeleyona etikweniraKitimi,kutaniAbiminasiafuma ematshan’weniyakwekuringanamalembeya38

11VanavaIsrayelevahundzaendzilakaneniwavanava Esawuemasikwiniwolawo,ekuhelenikamalembeya19, vafikavahundzaegondzweniramanangayaMowabu 12YehovhaakuekaMuxe:“UngarhendzeliMowabu,u ngalwinavona,hikuvaandzingekunyikinchumu etikweniravona”

13VanavaIsrayelevahundzaegondzweniramanangaya Mowabukuringanamalembeya19,kambeavalwangana vona

14Hilemberavu36rakusukakavanavaIsrayele eEgipta,YehovhaahlaselambiluyaSihonihosiya Vaamori,alwanyimpi,ahumaayalwanivanava Mowabu

15KutaniSihoniarhumelavarhumiwaekaBeyorin’wana waJaneya,n’wanawaBalama,mutsundzuxiwahosiya Egipta,nilekaBalaman’wanawakwe,leswakuva rhukanaMowabuleswakuwunyiketiwaevokwenira Sihoni

16KutanivarhumiwavafambavatisaBeyorin’wanawa Janeya,naBalaman’wanawakwe,kusukaePetora eMesopotamiya,kutaniBeyorinaBalaman’wanawakwe vafikaemutiniwaSihonikutanivarhukanaMowabuni hosiyavonaemahlwenikaSihonihosiyaVaamori.

17HilokoSihoniahumanivuthurakwehinkwaro,aya eMowabuayalwanavona,avahlula,Yehovhaava nyiketaemavokweniyakwe,Sihoniadlayahosiya Mowabu

18SihoniatekamitihinkwayoyaMowabuenyimpini;a tlhelaatekaHexiboniekavona,hikuvaHexiboniakuri wun'wanawamitiyaMowabu,kutaniSihoniaveka tihosanatayenanitindhunatayenaeHexiboni,kutani HexiboniariraSihoniemasikwiniwolawo

19HikokwalahoBeyorinaBalaman’wanawakwe vavulavurivaswifanisovavulamaritolawa,vaku: “TananieHexiboni,mutiwaSihoniwutaakiwaniku tiyisiwa.”

20KhomboekawenaMowabu!ulahlekile,n'winavanhu vaKemoxi!waswivo,switsariwileehenhlakabukuya nawuwaXikwembu

21KutelokoSihoniahluleMowabu,avekavarindzi emitinileyiayitekekeeMowabu,kutaninhlayoleyikulu yavanavaMowabuyiwelaenyimpinievokweniraSihoni, kutaniavakhomangopfu,vanavamajahaniva vanhwanyana,kutaniadlayahosiyavona;kutaniSihonia tlhelelaetikwenirayena.

22KutaniSihonianyikaBeyorinaBalaman’wanawakwe tinyikototalatasilivhereninsuku,avahlongola,vaya eMesopotamiyaekayaravonaniletikweniravona.

23EnkarhiniwolowovanavaIsrayelehinkwavova hundzaegondzweniramanangayaMowabu,vavuyava rhendzelamanangayaEdomu.

24Hilokonhlengeletanohinkwayoyifikaemanangaya Sinhin’hwetiyosungulayalemberavu-40kusukelaloko vasukileeEgipta,+vanavaIsrayelevatshamakwalaho eKadexi,emanangayaSin,kutaniMeriyamuafela kwalahokutanialahliwakwalaho

25EnkarhiniwolowoMuxeurhumelevarhumiwaeka HadadihosiyaEdomu,aku:“MakwenuIsrayeleuri: ‘Ndzikombelaleswakundzihundzaetikwenirawena,ahi ngehundziensin’winikumbeensin’winiyavhinya,ahi ngenwimatiyaxihlovo;hitafambaegondzwenirahosi

26Edomuakuekayena:“Ungatshukiuhundzaetikweni ramina,EdomuahumaayahlangananiVaisrayeleni vanhuvamatimba”

27VanavaEsawuvaarilekupfumelelavanavaIsrayele kuhundzaetikweniravona,kutaniVaisrayelevasukaeka vona,avalwanganavona

+28HikuvaemahlwenikasweswoYehovhaaalerisile vanavaIsrayeleaku:‘Mingatshukimilwanivanava Esawu,+hikwalahoVaisrayelevasukeekavonanaswona avalwanganavona

29HilokovanavaIsrayelevasukaeKadexi,vanhu hinkwavovafikaeNtshaveniyaHori

30EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaabyelaMuxeaku:“Byela makwenuAronileswakuutafelakwalaho,hikuvaange fikietikwenilerindzirinyikekeVaisrayele”

31HikulerisakaYehovha,Aroniatlhandlukela eNtshaveniyaHori,hilemberavu-40,hin’hwetiya vuntlhanu,hisikurosungularan’hweti

32Aroniaarinimalembeya123hivukhalelokoafa eNtshaveniyaHori

NDZIMAYA85

1HosiAradiwaMukanana,loyiaatshamaedzongeni,a twaleswakuVaisrayelevatilehindlelayatinhlori,kutani ahlelamavuthuyakweleswakumalwaniVaisrayele

2VanavaIsrayelevan’wichavaswinene,hikuvaaarini vuthulerikulunileritikaka,kutanivanavaIsrayeleva kunguhatakutlhelelaaEgipta

3VanavaIsrayelevatlhelelaendzhakukwalomuka mpfhukawamasikumanharhuvayaeMaseratBeni Yakoni,hikuvaavachavangopfuhikwalahokahosiAradi

4VanavaIsrayeleavangalavikutlhelelaetindhawinita vona,kutanivatshamaeBeniYakonimasikuya30.

5LokovanavaLevhivavonaleswakuvanavaIsrayelea vangetlheleliendzhaku,vavanimavondzohikwalahoka Yehovha,kutanivapfukavalwaniVaisrayelevamakwavo, vavadlayantsumbulowukulu,vavasindzisakutlhelela endhawiniyavona,kungaNtshavayaHore

6Lokovavuya,HosiAradiaahalunghiselelamavuthu yakweyolwaniVaisrayele

7HilokoIsrayeleahlambanya,aku:“Lokowonyiketa vanhulavaevokweniramina,ndzitalovisamitiyavonahi kuhelela”

8YehovhaayingisaritoraIsrayele,anyiketaVakanana emavokweniyavona,avalovisanimitiyavonahiku helela,athyandhawuyoleyovitoraHorma

9VanavaIsrayelevasukaeNtshaveniyaHorivayadzima mixaxaeOboti,vasukaeObotivayadzimamixaxaeIyeabarim,endzilakaneniwaMowabu

10VanavaIsrayelevarhumelaritoekaMowabu,vaku: “Ahihundzenietikwenirawenahiyaendhawiniyahina, kambevanavaMowabuavangapfumelileswakuvanava Israyelevahundzaetikweniravona,hikuvavanava MowabuavachavangopfuleswakuvanavaIsrayeleva ngavaendlihilahaSihonihosiyaVaamoriavaendleke hakona,loyiatekeketikoravonakutaniadlayavotalava vona”

11HikokwalahoMowabuangapfumelelangaVaisrayele kuhundzaetikwenirayena,kutaniYehovhaalerisavana vaIsrayele,aku:“VangatshukivalwanaMowabu, kutaniVaisrayelevasukaeMowabu”

12VanavaIsrayelevasukaendzilakaneniwaMowabu,va fikaentsungeniwaArinoni,ndzilakanowaMowabu, exikarhikaMowabuniVaamori,vadzimamixaxa endzilakaneniwaSihoni,hosiyaVaamori,emanangaya Kedemoti

13VanavaIsrayelevarhumelavarhumiwaekaSihonihosi yaVaamorivaku:

14Ahihundzenietikwenirawena,ahingehundzuke emasin’winikumbeensin’winiyavhinya,hitafambahi gondzolerikulurahosikukondzahihundzandzilakanowa wena,kambeSihoniangavapfumelelangaVaisrayeleku hundza

15HilokoSihoniahlengeletavanhuhinkwavovaVaamori, ayaemanangaayahlangananivanavaIsrayele,kutania lwanaIsrayeleeYahazi

16KutaniYehovhaanyiketaSihonihosiyaVaamori emavokweniyavanavaIsrayele,kutaniIsrayeleadlaya vanhuhinkwavovaSihonihibanga,arihiselamhakaya Mowabu

17VanavaIsrayelevatekatikoraSihonikusukaeAram kuyafikaeYabuki,kuyafikaekavanavaAmoni,vateka swilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeemitini.

18KutaniIsrayeleatekamitileyihinkwayo,kutani IsrayeleatshamaemitinihinkwayoyaVaamori

19VanavaIsrayelehinkwavovakunguhatakulwani Vaamoni,vatekanitikoravona

20HilokoYehovhaabyelavanavaIsrayeleaku:“Minga tshukimirhendzelavanavaAmoni,mingavapfuxi nyimpi,hikuvaandzingeminyikinchumuetikwenira vona,+vanavaIsrayelevayingiseritoraYehovha,+ naswonaavalwanganivanavaAmoni

21VanavaIsrayelevahundzulukavatlhandlukelahi ndlelayaBaxanivayaetikweniraOgo,hosiyaBaxani, kutaniOgohosiyaBaxaniahumaayahlanganani Vaisrayeleenyimpini,arinitinhenhatotalanivuthura matimbaswinenelerihumakaekavanhuvaVaamori.

22OgohosiyaBaxaniaarimunhuwamatimbaswinene, kambeNaaronin’wanawakweaarinimatimbaswinene,a arinimatimbaswinenekun’witlula.

23KutaniOgoakuembilwiniyakwe:“Waswivo,sweswi mixaxahinkwayoyaIsrayeleyitekandhawuyati-parsa tinharhu,sweswindzitavadlayaxikan’we-kan’wendzi ngarinabangakumbefumu”

24KutaniOgoatlhandlukelaeNtshaveniyaYahazi,ateka ribyerin’welerikulu,lerikulehakaronaakuritiparasa tinharhu,arivekaenhlokweniyakwe,akunguhatakuri hoxaemixaxeniyavanavaIsrayele,leswakuaba Vaisrayelehinkwavohiribyerero

25KutanintsumiyaYehovhayifikayitlhavaribye enhlokweniyaOgo,kutaniribyeriwelaenhan’winiya OgolerovaOgoawelaehansihikwalahokantikowaribye enhan’winiyakwe

26HinkarhiwolowoYehovhaabyelaVaisrayeleaku: “Mingan’wichavi,hikuvandzin’winyiketilenivanhu vakwehinkwavonitikorakwehinkwaroemavokweniya n’wina,mitan’wiendlahilahamiendlekehakonaeka Sihoni”

27KutaniMuxearhelelaekayenaninhlayoyitsongoya vanavaIsrayele,kutaniMuxeabaOgohinhonga emakun’winiyamilengeyakwean’widlaya

28EndzhakukasweswovanavaIsrayelevahlongorisa vanavaOgonivanhuvayenahinkwavo,vavabavatlhela vavalovisakukondzakungaharinamasalelayavona

29EndzhakukasweswoMuxeurhumelevan’wanava vanavaIsrayeleleswakuvayahlotaYazere,hikuva Yazereakurimutilowudumekeswinene

30KutanitinhloritiyaeYazeretiyakambela,tinhloriti tshembaYehovha,tilwanivavanunavaYazere.

31VavanunalavavatekaYazereniswimitanaswayona, kutaniYehovhaaswinyiketaemavokweniyavona,va hlongolaVaamorilavaavarikona.

32VanavaIsrayelevatekatikoratihositimbirhita Vaamori,mitiya60leyingaetlhelokaYordani,kusuka enambyeniwaArinonikuyafikaeNtshaveniyaHermani.

33VanavaIsrayelevafambavafikaerivaleniraMowabu leringaentsungeniwaYordani,eYeriko

34VanavaMowabuvatwaswobihahinkwaswoleswi vanavaIsrayelevaswiendleketihositimbirhitaVaamori, kungaSihoninaOgo,kutanivavanunahinkwavova MowabuvachavaVaisrayeleswinene

35VakuluvaMowabuvaku:“Vonanitihositimbirhita Vaamori,SihoninaOgo,lavaavarinimatimbakutlula tihosihinkwatotamisava,avangaswikotikuyimani vanavaIsrayele,xanahingayimanjhaniemahlwenika vona?

36Hakunenevahirhumelerungulaemahlwenikasweswi leswakuhihundzaetikwenirahinaendleleniyavona, naswonaahingavapfumeleli,sweswivatahihundzukela himabangayavonayotikavahilovisa;Vamowabuva karhatekilehikwalahokavanavaIsraele,vavachava ngopfu,vakunguhataswin'weleswiaswitaendliwaeka Vaisraele

37HilokovakuluvaMowabuvakunguhatakuteka un’wanawavavanunavavona,Balakan’wanawaSipori waMumowabu,van’wivekahosiyavonaenkarhini wolowo,naswonaBalakaaatlharihileswinene.

38KutanivakulukumbavaMowabuvapfukavarhuma vanhuekavanavaMidiyanileswakuvayaendlakurhula navona,hikuvaesikwinireroakurininyimpileyikuluni vulalaexikarhikaMowabunaMidiyani,kusukela emasikwiniyaHadadan’wanawaBedadihosiyaEdomu, loyiadlayekeMidiyaniensin’winiyaMowabukufikela masikulawa

+39VanavaMowabuvarhumelaritoekavanava Midiyani,vaendlakurhulanavona,vakuluvaMidiyani vataetikweniraMowabukuyaendlakurhulaekavanava Midiyani

40VakuluvaMowabuvatsundzuxanivakulukumbava MidiyanileswakuvaponisavutomibyavonaekaIsrayele 41VanavaMowabuhinkwavovabyelavakulukumbava Midiyanivaku:“SweswivanavaIsrayelevanantswa hinkwaswoleswihirhendzeleke,kufananihomuyi nantswabyanyibyanhova,hikuvavaendlehindlelaleyi ekatihositimbirhitaVaamoriletinganimatimbakutlula hina”

42KutanivakulukumbavaMidiyanivabyelaMowabuva ku:“HiswitwileleswakuenkarhinilowuSihonihosiya Vaamoriangalwanan’wina,lokoamihlulaatekatikora n’wina,urhumelevanhueBeyorin’wanawaJaneyanile kaBalaman’wanawakweahumaeMesopotamiya,kutani vatavakurhukana;hikwalahovokoraSihonirimihlula, atekatikoran'wina

43SweswimirhumeleniekaBalaman’wanawakwe, hikuvawahasalaetikwenirakwe,min’winyikamuholo wakwe,leswakuataatarhukanavanhuhinkwavolavau vachavaka;kutanivakulukumbavaMowabuvatwa mhakaleyi,kutaniswivatsakelakurhumelaekaBalama n'wanaBeyori

44HilokoBalakan’wanawaZiporohosiyaMowabua rhumelavarhumiwaekaBalamavaku:

45Waswivo,kunivanhulavahumakaaEgipta,va funengetavuandlalobyamisava,vatshamaehenhlaka mina

46Sweswitanautarhukanavanhulavahikwalahoka mina,hikuvavanimatimbakutlulampimo,kumbexana ndzitahlulakulwanavona,ndzivahlongola,hikuvandzi switwileleswakuloyiun’wikatekisakawakatekile,ni loyiun’wirhukanekeurhukaniwile.

47HilokovarhumiwavaBalakavayaekaBalama,vatisa Balamaleswakuarhukanavanhuleswakuvatalwana Mowabu

48KutaniBalamaataekaBalakakuyarhukanaIsrayele, kutaniYehovhaakuekaBalama:“Ungarhukanivanhu lavahikuvavakatekile.”

49SikunasikuBalakaakhutazaBalamaleswakua rhukanaIsrayele,kambeBalamaangayingisangaBalaka hikwalahokaritoraYehovhaleriaribyelekeBalama 50LokoBalakaavonaleswakuBalamaangaswi pfumelelaninikunavelakayena,apfukaatlhelelaekaya, kutaniBalamanayenaatlhelelaetikwenirayenakutania sukakwalahoayaeMidiyani

51VanavaIsrayelevasukaerivaleniraMowabu,va dzimamixaxaeYordanikusukaeBeta-yesimotikuyafika eAbele-Xitimi,emakumukarivalaraMowabu

52LokovanavaIsrayelevatshamaerivaleniraXitimi,va sungulakuendlavunghwavavanivanavavanhwanyanava Mowabu

53VanavaIsrayelevatshinelelaMowabu,vanava Mowabuvadzimamatendeyavonakulangutanani mixaxayaVaisrayele

54VanavaMowabuvachavavanavaIsrayele,kutani vanavaMowabuvatekavanavavonahinkwavova vanhwanyananivasativavonavaxivumbekoxosasekani kusaseka,vavaambexansukunisilivherenitinguvuto durha

55VanavaMowabuvatshamisavavasativolavo enyangweniyamintsongayavona,leswakuvanava Israyelevatavavonavatlhelelaekavona,vangalwina Mowabu

56VanavaMowabuhinkwavovaendlaleswiekavanava Israyele,un’wananiun’wanaavekansatiwakweni n’wanawakwewanhwanyanaenyangweniyantsonga wakwe,vanavaIsrayelehinkwavovavonaxiendloxa vanavaMowabu,vanavaIsrayelevahundzukelaekavana vaMowabuvavanavela,kutanivayaekavona

57KutaniswiendlekaleswakulokoMuheveruafika enyangweniwatenderaMowabu,kutaniavonan’wana wanhwanyanawaMowabu,an’winavelaembilwiniya yena,kutaniavulavulanayenaenyangweniyatendeleswi aswinavela,lokovarikarhivavulavulaswin’we vavanunavantsongaavahumavavulavulanaMuheveru kufananamaritolawa.

58Hakunenemaswitivaleswakuhivamakwavo, hinkwerhuhivatukuluvaLotanivatukuluvaAbrahama makwavo,hikwalahokayiniungatshaminahina, naswonahikwalahokayiniungadyixinkwaxahinani gandzelorahina?

59LokovanavaMowabuvan’wihlurilehimavulavulelo yavona,van’wiyengahimaritoyavonayon’wirhuketela, van’witshamisaetendeni,van’wiswekelanikun’wi endlelamagandzelo,adyagandzeloravonanixinkwaxa vona

60Kutanivan’winyikavhinyokutanianwaadakwa, kutanivavekanhwanyanawosasekaemahlwenikayena,a endlanayenahilahaarhandzakahakona,hikuvaaanga switivileswiaaswiendla,tanihileswiaanwilevhinyo yotala.

61VanavaMowabuvaendletanoekaIsrayeleendhawini yoleyo,erivaleniraXitimi,kutanivukarhibyaYehovha byipfurhelaIsrayelehikwalahokamhakaleyi,kutania rhumelantunguexikarhikavona,kutaniVaisrayelevafa vavanunava24000

62Akuriniwanunaun’wanaekavanavaSimiyoniloyi vitorakweakuriZimri,n’wanawaSalu,loyia tihlanganisekeniMumidiyaniKosbi,n’wanawaSuru,hosi yaMidiyani,emahlwenikavanahinkwavovaIsrayele

63HilokoFiniyasin’wanawaElazere,n’wanawa mupristaAroni,avonanchumulowuwobihalowuZimria wuendleke,kutaniatekafumuapfukaavalandza,ava tlhavahavambirhiavadlaya,kutanintunguwuhelaeka vanavaIsrayele.

NDZIMAYA86

1Enkarhiniwolowoendzhakukantungu,HOSI XikwembuxikuekaMuxenaElazeren'wanawamuprista Aroni.

2HlayatinhlokotantlawahinkwawowaVaisrayele,ku sukelaekamalembeya20kuyaehenhla,hinkwavolava humekeevuthwini.

3MuxenaElazerevahlayelavanavaIsrayelehikuyahi mindyanguyavona,kutaninhlayoyaVaisrayelehinkwavo ayiri700000,700000

4NhlayoyavanavaLevhi,kusukelahin’hwetiyin’weku yaehenhla,ayiri23000,naswonaexikarhikalavaaku ngarinamunhuun’weekalavavahlayiwekehiMuxena AroniemanangayaSinayi

5HikuvaYehovhaaavabyerileleswakuvatafela emananga,kutanihinkwavovafa,kambeakungasisala niun’weekavonahandlekaKaleben’wanawaYefunena Yoxuwan’wanawaNuni.

6EndzhakukasweswoYehovhaabyelaMuxeaku: “ByelavanavaIsrayeleleswakuvarihiselaekaMidiyani hikwalahokavamakwavovanavaIsrayele.”

7KutaniMuxeaendlatano,vanavaIsrayelevahlawula vavanunava12000exikarhikavona,vari1000eka nyimbayin’we,vayaeMidiyani.

8VanavaIsrayelevalwanaMidiyani,vadlayavaxinuna hinkwavo,nitihosanatantlhanutaMidiyani,naBalama n’wanawaBeyorivadlayehibanga.

9VanavaIsrayelevatekavasativaMidiyanivava evukhumbini,nivanavavonaniswifuwoswavonani hinkwaswoleswiaswiriswavona.

10Kutanivatekaswilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeni swilohinkwaswoleswiphangiweke,vaswitisaekaMuxe naElazereetimbalenitaMowabu.

11HilokoMuxenaElazerenitihosanahinkwatota nhlengeletanovahumavayahlangananavonahintsako 12Vaavelaswilohinkwaswoleswiphangiwekeswa Midiyani,kutanivanavaIsrayelevarihiseleMidiyani hikwalahokavamakwavovanavaIsrayele

NDZIMAYA87

1EnkarhiniwolowoYehovhaakuekaMuxe:“Masikuya wenamatshinelaekuheleni,tekaYoxuwan’wanawa Nuninandzawawenaun’wivekaetabernakeleni,kutani ndzitan’wilerisa,kutaniMuxeaendlatano.”

2Yehovhaahumelelaetabernakeleniariniphuphuya papa,naswonaphuphuyapapayiyimeenyangweniya tabernakela

3YehovhaalerisaYoxuwan’wanawaNuni,akueka yena:“Tiya,uvanixivindzi,hikuvautatisavanava Israyeleetikwenilerindzihlambanyekekuvanyikarona, kutanindzitavanawena”

4HilokoMuxeakuekaYoxuwa:“Tiya,uvanixivindzi, hikuvautaendlaleswakuvanavaIsrayelevavandzhaka yatiko,Yehovhautavanawena,angekutshiki,angaku tshiki,ungachavi,ungahelimatimba.”

5HilokoMuxeavitanaVaisrayelehinkwavoakueka vona:“MivoneleswinenehinkwaswoleswiYehovha Xikwembuxan’winaamiendlelekeswonaemananga.”

6SweswihlayisanimaritohinkwawoyaNawulowu,mi fambaendleleniyaYehovhaXikwembuxan’wina,minga tshukimisukaendlelenileyiYehovhaamilerisekeyona, miyaexinenenikumbeeximatsini.

7KutaniMuxeadyondzisavanavaIsrayelemilawuni swibohonimilawuyakuendlaetikwenihilahaYehovhaa n’wilerisekehakona

8AvadyondzisandlelayaYehovhanimilawuyayena; vonanititsariwileehenhlakabukuyanawuwaXikwembu lowuxiwunyikekeVaisraelehivokoraMuxe

9KutaniMuxeahetakulerisavanavaIsrayele,Yehovhaa kuekayena:“TlhandlukelaeNtshaveniyaAbarimiuya felakwalaho,uhlengeletiwaekavanhuvawenahilaha Aronimakwenuahlengeletiwekehakona”

10HilokoMuxeatlhandlukahilahaYehovhaan’wi lerisekehakona,afelakwalahoetikweniraMowabuhiku landzaxilerisoxaYehovha,hilemberavu-40kusukaeka VaisrayelelokovahumaetikweniraEgipta

11VanavaIsrayelevarilelaMuxeetimbalenitaMowabu kuringanamasikuya30,kutanimasikuyakurilanikurila Muxemaherile

NDZIMAYA88

1EndzhakukarifuraMuxe,YehovhaabyelaYoxuwa n’wanawaNuniaku:

2PfukauhundzanambuwaYordaniuyaetikwenileri ndzirinyikekeVaisrayele,utaendlaleswakuvanava Israyelevavandzhakayatiko

3Ndhawuyin’wananiyin’wanaleyimilengeyan’winayi ngatakandziyaekayonayitavayan’wina,kusukela emanangayaLebanonikuyafikaenambyenilowukulu enambyeniwaPerati,yitavandzilakanawan’wina

4Akunamunhuloyiangatakuyimelamasikuhinkwawo yavutomibyawena;tanihileswiandzirinaMuxe,na minandzitavanawena,ntsenautiyanikuvanixivindzi lexinenekuhlayisanawuhinkwawolowuMuxeaku lerisekewona,ungahundzukiendlelenikumbeuya exinenenikumbeeximatsini,leswakuutahumelelaeka hinkwaswoleswiuswiendlaka.

5YoxuwaalerisatindhunataIsrayele,aku:“Tshamani emixaxenimilerisavanhu,aku:“Tilunghiseleniswakudya, hikuvaendzhakukamasikuman’wanamanharhumita tsemakanyaYordanileswakumiyatekatiko”

6Vatirhela-mfumovavanavaIsrayelevaendlatano,va lerisavanhu,vaendlahinkwaswoleswiYoxuwaaleriseke swona

7Yoxuwaarhumelavavanunavambirhileswakuvaya kambelatikoraYeriko,kutanivavanunavolavovaya hlotaYeriko

8EkuhelenikamasikuyankombovafikaekaYoxuwa emixaxeni,vakuekayena:“Yehovhaunyiketiletiko hinkwaroemavokweniyahina,vaakivaronavan’okahi kuchavahikwalahokahina”

9Endzhakukasweswo,Yoxuwaapfukanimixoni Vaisrayelehinkwavonayena,vasukaeXitimi,Yoxuwani VaisrayelehinkwavovatsemakanyanambuwaYordani; Yoxuwaaarinimalembeya82hivukhalelokoa tsemakanyanambuwaYordaninaIsraele

10KutanivanhuvatlhandlukaeYordanihisikura vukhumeran’hwetiyosungula,vadzimamixaxa eGiligalaevuxenibyaYeriko 11VanavaIsrayelevatlangelaPasekaeGiligala, etimbalenitaYeriko,hisikuravukhume-munehin’hweti, hilahaswitsariwekehakonaeNawiniwaMuxe 12Enkarhiniwolowo,mannaawuhelahisikuleri landzelakaraPaseka,kutanimannaavangaharikonaeka vanavaIsrayele,vadyantshovelowatikoraKanana 13Yerikoaripfariwilehikuhelelakulwanivanava Israyele,kungarinamunhuloyiahumekekumbeku nghena

14Hin’hwetiyavumbirhi,hisikurosungularan’hweti, YehovhaabyelaYoxuwaaku:“Pfuka,ndzinyikeYeriko evokwenirawenanivanhuvaronahinkwavo;valwava wenahinkwavovatarhendzelamuti,kan'wehisiku,uta endlatanomasikuyatsevu

15Vapristavatachayatimhalamhala,lokomitwa mpfumawulowamhalamhala,vanhuhinkwavovata huwelelalokukulu,lerovamarhanguyamutimawa;vanhu hinkwavovatatlhandlukaun’wananiun’wanaalwani loyialwakanayena.

16Yoxuwaaendlatanohikulandzahinkwaswoleswi Yehovhaan’wilerisekeswona

17Hisikuravunkombovarhendzelemutikankombo, vapristavachayatimhalamhala

18Hinkarhiwaxirhendzevutanixavunkombo,Yoxuwaa byelavanhuaku:“Huwelelani,hikuvaYehovhau nyiketilemutihinkwawoemavokweniyahina”

19Ntsenamutinihinkwaswoleswingaekawonaswita rhukaniwaekaYehovha,naswonamitisirhelelaeka nchumulowurhukaniweke,leswakumingaendlimixaxa yaIsrayeleyivaleyirhukaniwekenikuyikarhata

20Kambesilivherehinkwayo,nsuku,koporoninsimbiswi tanyiketeriwaekaYehovha,switanghena evuhlayiselwenibyaxumabyaYehovha

21Kutanivanhuvachayatimhalamhalavahuwelela lokukulu,kutanimarhanguyaYerikomawa,vanhu hinkwavovatlhandluka,un’wananiun’wanaakongoma emahlwenikayena,kutanivatekamuti,valovisa hinkwaswoleswiaswiriekawona,vavanunaniwansati, lavatsongonilavakulu,tihomunitinyimpfunimbhongolo, hitlharirabanga.

22Kutanivahisamutihinkwawohindzilo;ntsenaswibya swasilivhereniswansuku,niswakoporoniswansimbi, vaswivekaevuhlayiselwenibyaHOSIXikwembu.

23Yoxuwaahlambanyaenkarhiniwolowo,aku:“Aa rhukaniwemunhuloyiaakakaYeriko;utaveka masunguloyawonaekamativulayayena,kutaniayimisa tinyangwatawonaekan'wanawayenalontsongo 24KutaniAkanin’wanawaKarimi,n’wanawaZabidi, n’wanawaZera,n’wanawaYuda,aendlavukanganyisi ekanchumulowurhukaniweke,atekaxin’wanaxa nchumulowurhukaniwekeawutumbetaentsongeni, kutanivukarhibyaYehovhabyipfurhelaIsrayele 25Endzhakukasweswo,lokovanavaIsrayelevavuyile ekuhisenikaYeriko,Yoxuwaarhumavavanunaleswaku vayahlotanaAyi,vayalwanayona

26KutanivavanunalavavatlhandlukelavayahlotaAyi, kutanivavuyavaku:“Vanhuhinkwavovangatshukiva tlhandlukelanawenaeAyi,vavanunavakwalomuka3000

ntsenavatlhandlukevayahlaselamuti,hikuvavavanuna vawonaivatsongontsena.”

27Yoxuwaaendlatano,vavanunavakwalomuka3000 vaVaisrayelevatlhandlukanayena,valwanivavanunava Ayi.

28NyimpiyitikaswinenenaIsrayele,vavanunavaAyiva dlayavavanunava36vaIsrayele,vanavaIsrayeleva balekaemahlwenikavavanunavaAyi.

29LokoYoxuwaavonamhakaleyi,ahandzulatinguvuta yena,akhinsamaehansiemahlwenikaYehovha,yena swin’wenivakulukumbavaIsrayele,vachelantshuri etinhlokwenitavona

30Yoxuwaaku:“HikwalahokayiniwenaYehovhau tsemakanyevanhulavaeYordani?”ndzitakuyini endzhakukalokoVaisraelevafularhelevalalavavona?

31SweswiVakananahinkwavo,vaakivatiko,vatatwa mhakaleyi,vahirhendzelavaherisavitorahina

32YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Hayiniuwahixikandza xawena?”pfuka,usuka,hikuvaVaisraelevadyohile,va tekenchumulowurhukaniweke;Andzingehevinavona handlekalokovalovisanchumulowurhukaniweke exikarhikavona.

33Yoxuwaapfukaahlengeletavanhu,atisaUrimhiku landzaxilerisoxaYehovha,kutaninyimbayaYudayi tekiwa,Akanin’wanawaKarmiatekiwa.

34YoxuwaakuekaAkani:“Ndzibyelen’wananga,leswi uswiendleke,kutaniAkaniaku:“Exikarhikaswiloleswi phangiwekendzivonenguvuyosasekayaXinarani tixikeletasilivheretamadzanamambirhi,nixiphepherhele xansukulexitikakatixikeleta50;Ndzivanaverile,ndzi vateka,kutaniwaswivohinkwavovatumbeleemisaveni exikarhikantsonga

35Yoxuwaarhumavavanunalavavayakavayavateka etendeniraAkani,vavatisaekaYoxuwa.

36YoxuwaatekaAkaniniswibyaleswi,nivanavayena vamajahanivavanhwanyananihinkwaswoswayena,a switisaenkoveniwaAkoro.

37KutaniYoxuwaamahisakwalahohindzilo,Vaisrayele hinkwavovakhandlaAkanihimaribye,van’witlakusela nhuluyamaribye,hikwalahokasweswondhawuyoleyoa yivitanankovawaAkoro,kutanivukarhibyaYehovhabyi hungutekile,endzhakukasweswoYoxuwaataemutinia lwanawona.

38KutaniYehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Ungachavi,unga tshukiukhunguvanyeka,waswivo,ndzinyiketeAyi,hosi yakwenivanhuvayenaevokwenirawena,utavaendla hilahauendlekehakonaekaYerikonihosiyakwe,mita titekelarifuworaronaniswifuwoswaronantsena.veka xisirheleloxamutiendzhakukawona

39HilokoYoxuwaaendlahikulandzaritoraYehovha,a hlawulavavanunavatinhenhava30000exikarhikavana vanyimpi,avarhuma,vatumbelelamuti.

40Hilokoavalerisa,aku:“Lokomihivonahitabalekela emahlwenikavonahivukanganyisi,vatahihlongorisa,mi tasukalahavatumbelelekekona,mitekamuti,kutaniva endlatano”

41Yoxuwaalwa,vavanunavamutivahumavakongoma eIsrayele,vangaswitivileswakuvavatumbeleendzhaku kamuti

42YoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovatiendlaongeva karheleemahlwenikavona,vabalekaendleleniya manangahivuxisi

43KutanivavanunavaAyivahlengeletavanhuhinkwavo lavaavariemutinileswakuvahlongorisaVaisrayele, kutanivahumavakokeriwaekuleemutini,akunga salanganiun’we,kutanivasiyamutiwupfulekileva hlongorisaVaisrayele.

44Kutanilavaavaetlelevatumbelevapfukavasuka etindhawinitavona,vahatlisavataemutinivawutekava wuhisa,kutanivavanunavaAyivatlhelelaendzhaku,va vonamusiwamutiwutlhandlukelaematilweni,naswonaa vangarinandlelayotlhelelaendzhakuhambikurindlela yin’wanakumbeyin’wana

45VavanunahinkwavovaAyiavariexikarhikaIsrayele, van’wanavarietlhelwenileri,van’wanavarietlhelweni leri,vavahlaselalerovakungasisalaniun’wewavona

46VanavaIsrayelevatekaMeloxihosiyaAyiahahanya, van’wiyisaekaYoxuwa,kutaniYoxuwaan’wihayeka emurhinikutaniafa

47VanavaIsrayelevatlhelelaemutiniendzhakukaloko vawuhise,vadlayahinkwavolavaavariekawonahi banga

48NhlayoyalavawekeekavavanunavaAyi,vavanunani wansati,ayiri12000;ntsenaswifuwoniswiloleswi phangiwekeswamutivaswiteka,hikulandzaritora YehovhaekaYoxuwa

49TihosihinkwatoletiatirientsungeniwaYordani, tihosihinkwatotaKanana,titwahitavubihilebyi VaisrayelevabyiendlekeeYerikonaAyi,kutaniti hlengeletanakuyalwanaIsrayele.

50NtsenavaakivaleGibiyoniavachavangopfukulwa niVaisrayeleleswakuvangalovi,kutanivaendla vukanganyisi,vafikaekaYoxuwanilekaIsrayele hinkwavo,vakuekavona:“Hihumaetikweniralekule, sweswiendlantwananonahina”

51VaakivaGibiyonivatlulampimoekavanavaIsrayele, vanavaIsrayelevaendlantwananonavona,vaendlaku rhulanavona,tihosanatanhlengeletanotivahlambanya, kambeendzhakukasweswovanavaIsrayelevaswitiva leswakuivaakelaninavonanaswonaavatshamaexikarhi kavona

52KambevanavaIsrayeleavavadlayanga;hikuvaava vahlambanyilehiHOSIXikwembu,kutanivavavatsemi vatihunyi,vakokamati

53Yoxuwaakuekavona:“Hayinimindzikanganyisa, leswakumihiendlelamhakaleyi?van'wihlamula,vaku: “Hikuvamalandzayawenaubyeriwilehinkwaswoleswiu swiendlekeekatihosihinkwatotaVaamori,kutanihi chavangopfuvutomibyahina,kutanihiendlileleswi

54HisikureroYoxuwaavavekakutsemetatihunyiniku celamati,avaavelamahlongayatinyimbahinkwatota Israyele

55LokoAdonisedekehosiyaYerusalemaatwa hinkwaswoleswivanavaIsrayelevaswiendlekeeYeriko nileAyi,arhumelaritoekaHohamahosiyaHebronina PiramuhosieYarmuti,naYafiyahosiyaLakixinaDebere hosiyaEgiloni,aku:

56Tananiekaminautandzipfuna,leswakuhidlayavana vaIsrayelenivaakivaGibiyonilavaendlekekurhulani vanavaIsrayele

57Kutanivahlengeletanakutanitihositantlhanuta Vaamorititlhandlukanimixaxayatonahinkwayo,tiri vanhuvamatimbalavaavatelekufananisavararibuwa ralwandle.

58Tihosiletihinkwatotifikatidzimamixaxaemahlweni kaGibiyoni,tisungulakulwanivaakivaGibiyoni,kutani vavanunahinkwavovaGibiyonivarhumaekaYoxuwava ku:“Hatlisautaekahinautahipfuna,hikuvatihosi hinkwatotaVaamoritihlengeletanileleswakutitalwana hina”

59Yoxuwanivanhuhinkwavolavalwakavasuka eGiligala,Yoxuwaataekavonahixitshuketa,adlaya tihosiletitantlhanuhikudlayalokukulu.

60Yehovhaavapfilunganyaemahlwenikavanava Israyele,lavavavadlayekehindlelayochavisaeGibiyoni, vavahlongorisaendlelenileyitlhandlukelakaeBetaHoronikuyafikaeMakeda,kutanivabalekaemahlwenika vanavaIsrayele

61Lokovarikarhivabaleka,Yehovhauvarhumele swihanguleswihumakaetilweni,kutanivotalavavonava filehixihangukutlulakudlawakavanavaIsrayele

62VanavaIsrayelevavahlongorisa,vahavabaendleleni, vayaemahlwenivavaba

63Lokovarikarhivahlasela,sikuriyariyariyaripela, kutaniYoxuwaakuemahlwenikavanhuhinkwavo: “Dyambu,yimaehenhlakaGibiyoni,un’wetienkoveniwa Ayaloni,kukondzatikoririhiselaekavalalavarona”

64KutaniYehovhaayingisaritoraYoxuwa,kutani dyamburiyimaexikarhikamatilo,riyimamikarhiya63, kutanin’wetinawonawuyima,wuhatliselakurhelela sikuhinkwaro.

65Akurihavasikurofananileri,emahlwenikarona kumbeendzhakukarona,leriYehovhaayingiselekeritora munhu,hikuvaYehovhaulweleIsrayele.

NDZIMAYA89

1KutaniYoxuwaavularisimuleri,hisikuleriYehovhaa nyikekeVaamorievokweniraYoxuwaniVaisrayele,aku emahlwenikaIsrayelehinkwavo:

2WeHOSI,uendleswiloswamatimba,uendlemintirho leyikulu;imanilafanakanawena?milomuyaminayita yimbelelavitorawena.

3Vunenebyaminanikhokholoramina,xihondzoxamina lexitlakukeke,ndzitakuyimbelelarisimulerintshwa,ndzi takuyimbelelahikunkhensa,umatimbayakuponisiwa kamina

4Tihosihinkwatotamisavatitakudzunisa,tihosanata misavatitakuyimbelela,Vaisrayelevatatsakahiku ponisiwakawena,vatayimbelelavadzunisamatimbaya wena

5WeHosi,hibyelexihundlaekawena;hiteuXikwembu xahina,hikuvaawurixisirheleloxahinanixihondzoxo tiyakulwisananivalalavahina

6Hihuwelerileekawenanaswonaahikhomiwangahi tingana,hitshembawenanaswonahikutsuriwile;lokohi huwelelaekawena,utwileritorahina,ukutsurilemimoya yahinaekabanga,uhikombisiletintswalotawena,uhi nyikilekuponisiwakawena,utsakisiletimbilutahinahi matimbayawena.

7Uhumileleswakuhiponisiwa,ukutsulevanhuvawena hivokorawena;uhihlamurileuriematilweniyaku kwetsimakawena,uhiponisileekakhumeramagidiya vanhu.

8Dyambunin’wetiaswiyimileetilweni,uyimehi vukarhibyawenaekavatshikilerivahina,ulerisaku avanyisakawenaehenhlakavona

9Tihosanahinkwatotamisavatiyimile,tihositamatikoa tihlengeletanile,atitsekatsekangaemahlwenikawena,a tinavelatinyimpitawena

10Uvapfukerilehikuhlundzukakawena,utisavukari byawenaehenhlakavona;uvalovisilehikuhlundzukaka wena,uvaherisaembilwiniyawena.

11Matikomadlayiwehivukarhibyawena,mimfumoyi hungutekilehikwalahokavukarhibyawena,uvavise tihosihisikurakuhlundzukakawena.

12Uvachululelevukarhibyawena,vukarhibyawenabyi vakhomile;uvahundzulevudyohobyavona,uvaherisile evubihinibyavona.

13Vahangalasentlhamu,vawelaekawona,ekarikoka lerivaritumbeleke,nengewavonawukhomiwile

14Vokorawenaarilunghekelevalalavawenahinkwavo lavaavaku:“Vateketikohibangaravona,vatshama emutinihivokoravona;utateswikandzaswavonahi tingana,utisatimhondzotavonaehansi,uvachavisilehi vukarhibyawena,uvalovisahikuhlundzukakawena

15Misavayitsekatsekayitlhelayitsekatsekahi mpfumawulowaxidzedzexawenaehenhlakavona,awu vasivelamimoya-xiviriekufeni,uwisevutomibyavona esirheni

16Uvahlongorisilehixidzedzexawena,uvadlayehi xidzedzexawena,uhundzulempfulayavonayiva xihangu,vawelaemigodinileyientekelerovavangaha kotikupfuka.

17Mintsumbuyavonaayifananithyakaleri cukumetiwekeexikarhikaswitarata

18Valovisiwilevalovisiwahikuhlundzukakawena,u ponisevanhuvawenahimatimbayawena

19Hikokwalahotimbilutahinatatsakahawena,mimoya yahinayitlakukilehikuponisiwakawena.

20Tindzimitahinatitahlamuselamatimbayawena,hita yimbelelahidzunisamintirhoyawenayohlamarisa

21Hikuvauhiponisileekavalalavahina,uhikutsurile ekalavavangahipfukela,uvalovisileemahlwenikahina, uvatshikilelaehansikamilengeyahina

22Hindlelayoleyovalalavawenahinkwavovatalova

WeHosi,nilavohombolokavatafananimungolowu susumetiwakahimheho,nimurhandziwawawenauta fananimirhileyibyariwekeekusuhinimati

23HilokoYoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavolavaavarina yenavatlhelelaemixaxeniyaleGiligala,endzhakuko hlulatihosihinkwato,lerovakungasisalanimasalelaya tona

24Hilokotihositantlhanutibalekatiritoxehimilengeti humaenyimpini,titumbelaebakweni,kutaniYoxuwaati lavaendhawiniyanyimpi,angatikumi

25EndzhakukasweswoabyeriwaYoxuwa,aku:“Tihosi tikumiwilenaswonawaswivotitumbetiweebakweni”

26Yoxuwaaku:“Hlawulavavanunalavangaenon’wini wabako,leswakuvavarindza,leswakuvangatifambi; kutanivanavaIsraelevaendlatano

27YoxuwaavitanaVaisrayelehinkwavoakueka tindhunatanyimpi:“Tshamanimilengeyan’wina etinhan’winitatihosileti,kutaniYoxuwaaku:“Yehovha utaendlatanoekavalalavan’winahinkwavo.”

28EndzhakukasweswoYoxuwaalerisaleswakutidlaya tihosititicukumetaebakweni,nikuvekamaribye lamakuluenon’winiwabako

29EndzhakukasweswoYoxuwaafambanivanhu hinkwavolavaavarinayenahisikureroeMakeda,ari dlayahibanga

30Alovisamimoya-xivirinihinkwaswoswamutihiku helela,aendlahosinivanhuvawonahilahaaendleke hakonaekaYeriko.

31KutaniahundzakwalahoayaeLibna,alwanayona, kutaniYehovhaayinyiketaevokwenirayena,Yoxuwaa yidlayahibanganimimoya-xiviriyayonahinkwayo,a endlaekayonanilekahosiyayonahilahaaendleke hakonaeYeriko

32KusukakwalahoahundzelaeLakixikuyalwanayona, HoramuhosiyaGazaatlhandlukelakuyapfunavavanuna vaLakixi,Yoxuwaan’wihlaselanivanhuvayena kukondzakungahasalimunhu.

33YoxuwaatekaLakixinivanhuvayonahinkwavo,a endlahilahaaendlekehakonaeLibna

34YoxuwaasukakwalahoayaeEgiloni,atekanayona,a yidlayanivanhuvayonahinkwavohibanga

35KusukakwalahoahundzelaeHebroni,alwanayona,a yitekaayilovisahikuhelela,atlhelelakusukakwalaho niIsrayelehinkwavoeDebiri,alwanayona,ayidlayahi banga

36Kutanialovisamoya-xiviriwun’wananiwun’wana lowungaekawona,angasiyimunhuloyiasaleke,uendle ekawonanihosiyawonahilahaaendlekehakonaeka Yeriko.

37YoxuwaahlulatihosihinkwatotaVaamorikusukela eKadexi-BarneakuyafikaeAza,kutaniatekatikoratona xikan’we-kan’we,hikuvaYehovhaaalwelaIsrayele.

38YoxuwaniVaisrayelehinkwavovafikaemixaxeni eGiligala

39LokohinkarhiwolowoYabinihosiyaKasoroatwa hinkwaswoleswiYoxuwaaswiendleketihositaVaamori, YabiniarhumelaritoekaYobatihosiyaMidiyanina LabanihosiyaXimroni,YefalihosiyaAkxafanitihosi hinkwatotaVaamori,aku:

40Hatlisanimitahipfuna,leswakuhidlayavanava Israyele,vangasitaekahinavahiendlahilahavaendleke hakonaekatihositin’wanataVaamori

41KutanitihosiletihinkwatotiyingisamaritoyaYabini, hosiyaChasoro,kutanitihumanimixaxayatona hinkwayo,tihositakhume-nkombo,nivanhuvatonaava telekufananisavaeribuweniralwandle,swin’weni tihancinimakalichilamangahlayekiki,kutanivafikava dzimamixaxaematiniyaMeromu,kutanivahlangana leswakuvalwaniIsrayele

42YehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Ungavachavi,hikuva mundzukuhinkarhilowundzitavanyiketahinkwavolava dlayiwekeemahlwenikawena,utahoxatihancitavona,u hisamakalichiyavonahindzilo”

43KutaniYoxuwanivavanunahinkwavovanyimpivava hlaselahixitshuketa,vavaba,vawelaemavokweniya

vona,hikuvaYehovhauvanyiketileemavokweniya Vaisrayele.

44HilokovanavaIsrayelevahlongorisatihosileti hinkwatonimixaxayatona,vatihlaselakukondzakunga sisaleniun’wewatona,kutaniYoxuwaatiendlahilaha Yehovhaan’wibyelekehakona

45HinkarhiwolowoYoxuwaatlhelelaeKasoroayidlaya hibanga,adlayamoya-xiviriwun’wananiwun’wanalowu awuriekawona,awuhisahindzilo,kusukaeChasoro, YoxuwaahundzelaeXimroni,awubaawudlayahiku helela

46KusukakwalahoahundzelaeAkixafakutaniaendla hilahaaendlekehakonaekaXimroni.

47KusukakwalahoahundzelaeAdulamakutaniaba vanhuhinkwavolavaavariekarona,aendlaeka AdulamuhilahaaendlekehakonaekaAkixafanaXimroni.

48Kutaniahundzaekavonaayaemitinihinkwayoya tihosiletiatihlaseleke,ahlaselavanhuhinkwavolavaava seleekatona,avalovisahikuhelela.

49NtsenaleswiVaisrayelevaswitekekeniswifuwoswa vona,kambemunhuun’wananiun’wanaloyiavan’wiba, avapfumelelanganimoya-xivirileswakuwuhanya.

50HilahaYehovhaalerisekeMuxehakona,Yoxuwani Vaisrayelehinkwavo,avatsandzekangaekanchumu

51HilokoYoxuwanivanahinkwavovaIsrayelevahlasela tikohinkwaroraKananahilahaYehovhaavaleriseke hakona,vadlayatihositavonahinkwato,tiritihosita31, kutanivanavaIsrayelevatekatikoravonahinkwaro.

52HandlekamimfumoyaSihoninaOgoleyingaetlhelo lerin’wanaraYordani,leyiMuxeahlaselekemitiyotala ekayona,kutaniMuxeayinyikeVarhuveniniVagadini hafuyanyimbayaManase

53YoxuwaahlulatihosihinkwatoletiatirievupeladyambubyaYordani,atinyikatinyimbatanhungunihafu yanyimbayaIsrayeletivandzhaka

54Yoxuwauyeemahlwenialwanitihosiletikuringana malembeyantlhanu,kutanianyikaVaisrayelemitiyatona, kutanitikorirhulilehikwalahokanyimpiemitini hinkwayoyaVaamoriniVakanana

NDZIMAYA90

1Enkarhiniwolowohilemberavuntlhanuendzhakuka lokovanavaIsrayelevatsemakanyeYordani,endzhakuka lokovanavaIsrayelevawisaenyimpiniyavonani Vakanana,enkarhiniwolowokupfuketinyimpiletikuluni tihanyiexikarhikaEdomunivanavaKitimi,kutanivana vaKitimivalwanaEdomu.

2AbiyanohosiyaKitimiahumahilemberero,kunga lemberavu-31rakufumakayena,atlhelaahumani vuthulerikuluratinhenhatavanavaKitimi,ayaeSeyira kuyalwanivanavaEsawu.

3HadadahosiyaEdomuatwamhakayakwe,kutania humaayan’wihlanganisanivanhuvotikanimavuthuya matimba,ayalwanayenaensin’winiyaEdomu 4VokoraKitimirihlulavanavaEsawu,vanavaKitimiva dlayavavanunava20000ekavanavaEsawu,vanava Esawuhinkwavovabalekaemahlwenikavona

5VanavaKitimivavahlongorisa,vafikaekaHadadihosi yaEdomu,loyiaatsutsumaemahlwenikavona,van’wi

khomaahahahanya,van’wiyisaekaAbiyanuhosiya Kitimi.

6Abiyanusialerisaleswakuadlayiwa,kutaniHadadihosi yaEdomuafahilemberavu-48rakufumakayena.

7VanavaKitimivayaemahlwenivahlongorisaEdomu, vavadlayahindlelayotalakutaniEdomuatitsongahata ehansikavanavaKitimi

8VanavaKitimivafumaEdomu,Edomuavaehansika vokoravanavaKitimi,avamfumowun’wekusukela sikurero

9Kusukelaenkarhiniwolowoavangahaswikotiku tlakusatinhlokotavona,mfumowavonawuvawun’weni vanavaKitimi.

10KutaniAbiyanusiavekatindhunaeEdomunaswona vanahinkwavovaEdomuvavaehansikaAbiyanuniku hakeriwaxibalo,kutaniAbiyanusiatlhelelaetikweniraka vona,kungaKitimi

11Lokoavuyaapfuxetahulumendheyakwe,atiakela xigodlhoxoanamanilexitiyisiwekexavutshamobya vuhosi,afumahikusirhelelekaekavanavaKitiminiva Edomu

12Emasikwiniwolawo,endzhakukalokovanavaIsrayele vahlongoleVakanananiVaamorihinkwavo,Yoxuwau dyuharilenaswonaudyuharile

13KutaniYehovhaakuekaYoxuwa:“Udyuharile,u dyuharileevuton’wini,naswonaxiphemulexikuluxatiko xisalekutekiwa”

14Kutaniavelatikoleririvandzhakaekatinyimbata nhungunihafuyanyimbayaManase,kutaniYoxuwaa pfukaaendlahilahaYehovhaan’wibyelekehakona

15KutaniaavelatinyimbataIsrayeletikohinkwaro leswakurivandzhakahikuyahimintlawayatona 16KambenyimbayaLevhiangayinyikangandzhaka, magandzeloyaYehovhaindzhakayavonahilaha YehovhaavulekehakonahawonahivokoraMuxe 17YoxuwaanyikaKaleben’wanawaYefuneNtshavaya Hebroni,kutlulavamakwavo,hilahaYehovhaavuleke hakonahiMuxe

18HikokwalahoHebroniavandzhakayaKalebenivana vayenakufikelanamuntlha.

19Yoxuwaaavelatikohinkwarohivuhlolotwanaeka Israyelehinkwavoleswakurivandzhaka,hilahaYehovha an’wilerisekehakona.

20VanavaIsrayelevanyikaValevhimitihindzhakaya vona,nimadyeloyaswifuwoswavonaninhundzuya vona,hilahaYehovhaalerisekeMuxehakonaleswaku vanavaIsrayelevaendlatano,kutanivaavanyisatikohi vuhlolotwanakungakhatharisekileswakuivakulukumbe lavatsongo

21Kutanivayadyandzhakayatikohikuyahi mindzilakanoyavona,vanavaIsrayelevanyikaYoxuwa n’wanawaNunindzhakaexikarhikavona.

22HiritoraYehovhavan’winyikemutilowuawulava, kungaTimnati-serakaeNtshaveniyaEfrayimi,kutania akamutiatshamaekawona

23LeyiindzhakaleyimupristaElazerenaYoxuwa n’wanawaNuninitinhlokotavatatawatinyimbavayi avelekevanavaIsrayelehivuhlolotwanaeXilo,emahlweni kaYehovha,enyangweniyatabernakela,kutanivatshika kuavanyisatiko.

24KutaniYehovhaanyikeVaisrayeletiko,kutanivari tekahilahaYehovhaavabyelekehakona,nihilaha Yehovhaahlambanyelekevakokwawavonahakona

25KutaniYehovhaunyikileVaisrayelekuwisaekavalala vavonahinkwavolavavarhendzeleke,naswonaakuna munhuloyiayimekekulwisananavona,kutaniYehovha anyiketavalalavavonahinkwavoemavokweniyavona, naswonaakunanchumulowutsandzekekeeka hinkwaswoleswineneleswiYehovhaaswivulekeeka vanavaIsraele,inaYehovhauendlilehinkwaswo 26YoxuwaavitanaVaisrayelehinkwavo,avakatekisa,a valerisakutirhelaYehovha,endzhakukasweswoava hlongola,un’wananiun’wanaayaemutiniwakavona, un’wananiun’wanaayaendzhakayakwe

27VanavaIsrayelevatirhelaYehovhamasikuhinkwawo yaYoxuwa,Yehovhaavanyikakuwisaekahinkwakonkwako,vatshamaemitiniyavonavasirhelelekile 28Emasikwiniwolawo,AbiyanohosiyaKitimiafa,hi lemberavu-38rakufumakayena,kungalembera vunkomborakufumakayenaehenhlakaEdomu,kutani van’wilahlaendhawiniyayenaleyiaatiakeleyona, kutaniLatinusafumaematshan’weniyayenamalembeya makumentlhanu

29Hinkarhiwakufumakayenaatisavuthu,ayalwani vaakivaBritanianaKernania,vanavaElixan’wanawa Javani,kutaniavahlula,avaendlavahakelaxibalo 30KutaniatwaleswakuEdomuupfukerileehansikavoko raKitimi,kutaniLatinusayaekavonaavahlaselaava hlula,avavekaehansikavokoravanavaKitimi,kutani Edomuavamfumowun’wenivanavaKitimimasiku hinkwawo.

31KuringanamalembeyotalaakungarinahosieEdomu, mfumowavonaawurinivanavaKitiminihosiyavona 32Hilemberavu-26endzhakukalokovanavaIsrayeleva tsemakanyeYordani,kungalemberavu-66endzhakuka lokovanavaIsrayelevasukileeEgipta,Yoxuwaa dyuharile,adyuharilehimalembe,arinimalembeya18 hivukhaleemasikwiniwolawo

33KutaniYoxuwaavitanaVaisrayelehinkwavo,eka vakulukumbavavona,vaavanyisinitindhunatavona, endzhakukalokoYehovhaanyikeVaisrayelehinkwavo kuwisaekavalalavavonahinkwavolavarhendzeleke, YoxuwaakuekavakulukumbavaIsrayelenivaavanyisi vavona:“Vonani,ndzidyuharile,ndzidyuharilehi malembe,naswonamiswivonileleswiYehovhaaswi endlekeekamatikohinkwawolawaamahlongoleke emahlwenikan’wina,hikuvaiYehovhaloyialweke”swa wena.

34Sweswititiyisenikuhlayisanikuhetisisamarito hinkwawoyaNawuwaMuxe,mingahambukiekawona kuyaexinenenikumbeeximatsini,nikungafikiexikarhi kamatikowolawolamasalekeetikweni;mingatshukimi boxavitoraswikwembuswavona,kambemitanamarhela HOSIXikwembuxan'wina,hilahamiendlekehakonaku fikelanamuntlha

35YoxuwaakhutazavanavaIsrayeleswineneleswakuva tirhelaYehovhamasikuyavonahinkwawo.

36Vaisrayelehinkwavovaku:“HitatirhelaYehovha Xikwembuxahinamasikuyahinahinkwawo,hinanivana vahinanivanavavanavahinanimbewuyahinahilaha kungaheriki”

37Yoxuwaaendlantwananonivanhuhisikurero,kutani ahlongolavanavaIsrayele,un’wananiun’wanaaya endzhakayakweniemutiniwakwe

38Himasikuwolawo,lokovanavaIsrayelevatshamava sirhelelekileemitiniyavona,valahlamabokisiya tinyimbatavakokwawavona,lawavamatisekeeEgipta, un’wananiun’wanaendzhakayavanavakwe,vanava IsrayelevalahlavanavaYakobeva12,un’wanani un’wanaarindzhakayavanavakwe

39LawaimavitoyamitileyivalahlekevanavaYakobe va12,lavavanavaIsrayelevavahumesekeeEgipta

40KutanivalahlaRhuveninaGadientsungeniwa Yordani,eRhomiya,leswiMuxeaswinyikekevanava vona

41KutaniSimiyoninaLevhivalahlaMaudaemutinilowu awunyikekevanavaSimiyoni,+ndhawuyamutiayiri yavanavaLevhi

42KutanivalahlaYudaemutiniwaBenjaminilowu langutanekenaBetlehema.

43KutanimarhambuyaIsakaranaZebulonivamalahla eSidoni,exiphen’winilexiwelekeekavanavavona

44KutaniDanialahliwaemutiniwavanavakweeExitaele, kutaniNeftalinaAxerevalahliwaeKadexi-naftali, un’wananiun’wanaendhawiniyakweleyiayinyikeke vanavakwe.

45KutanimarhambuyaYosefavamalahlaeXikeme, endhawiniyansimuleyiYakobeayixavekeeHamori,leyi vekendzhakayaYosefa.

46KutanivalahlaBenjaminieYerusalemakulangutanani Muyebusi,loyianyikiwekevanavaBenjamini;vanava Israelevalahlavatatawavonaun'wananiun'wanaemutini wavanavayena

47Ekuhelenikamalembemambirhi,Yoxuwan’wanawa Nuniafa,arinimalembeya111hivukhale,nkarhilowu YoxuwaaavanyisekeIsrayeleawurimalembeya28, kutaniIsrayeleatirhelaYehovhamasikuhinkwawoya vutomibyayena.

48Timhakatin’wanataYoxuwanitinyimpitayenaniku tshinyakayenalokuatshinyekeIsrayelehakona,ni hinkwaswoleswiavalerisekeswona,nimavitoyamiti leyivanavaIsrayeleavarinayonaemasikwiniyakwe, switsariwileebukwiniyamaritoyaYoxuwaekavanava Israyele,niebukwiniyatinyimpitaYehovha,leyiMuxena YoxuwanivanavaIsrayelevayitsaleke

49VanavaIsrayelevalahlaYoxuwaendzilakaneniwa ndzhakayayena,eTiminati-seraka,leyianyikiwekeyona eNtshaveniyaEfrayimi

50Elazeren’wanawaAroniafaemasikwiniwolawo,va n’wilahlaexitsungenixaFiniyan’wanawakwe,lexiaxi nyikiwileeNtshaveniyaEfrayimi

NDZIMAYA91

1Enkarhiniwolowo,endzhakukarifuraYoxuwa,vanava Vakananaavaharietikweni,kutaniVaisrayeleva kunguhatakuvahlongola

2VanavaIsrayelevavutisaYehovhavaku:“Imaniloyia ngatarhangahikutlhandlukelaekaVakananakuyalwa navona?”kutaniHOSIXikwembuxiku:“Yudauta tlhandluka.”

3VanavaYudavabyelaSimiyonivaku:“Tlhandlukelana hinaekavuhlolotwanabyahina,hitalwanaVakanana naswonanahinahitatlhandlukelanawena,hi vuhlolotwanabyawena,kutanivanavaSimiyonivafamba nivanavaYuda.

4VanavaYudavatlhandlukavayalwaniVakanana, kutaniYehovhaanyiketaVakananaemavokweniyavana vaYuda,vavadlayaeBezeki,vavanunava10000.

5KutanivalwanaAdonibezekieBezeki,kutaniabaleka emahlwenikavona,van’wihlongorisa,van’wikhoma,va n’wikhoma,van’witsemaswikunwananiswikunwana leswikulu

6Adonibezekeaku:“Tihositinharhutakhumeleti tsemiwekeswikunwananiswikunwanaleswikulu,ti hlengeletenyamayatonaehansikatafularamina,hilaha ndziendlekehakona,kutaniXikwembuxindzitlheriserile, kutanitin’witisaeYerusalemakutaniafelakwalaho”

7VanavaSimiyonivafambanivanavaYuda,vadlaya Vakananahibanga.

8YehovhaaarinivanavaYuda,vatekantshava,vanava YosefavatlhandlukelaeBethele,hiyenaLuzi,naswona Yehovhaaarinavona.

9VanavaYosefavahlotaBethele,kutanivarindzivavona wanunaahumaemutini,van’wikhomavakuekayena: “Hikombenyangwawamutikutanihitakukomba tintswalo”

10Wanunayoloyeavakombanyangwawamuti,kutani vanavaYosefavatavahlaselaMutihibanga.

11Wanunaloyinindyanguwakwevan’witlheriselaekule, ayaekaVaheti,aakamuti,awuthyavitoraLuzi,kutani Vaisrayelehinkwavovatshamaemitiniyavona,vanava Israyelevatshamaemitiniyavona,vanavaIsrayeleva tirhelaYehovhamasikuhinkwawoyaYoxuwa,nimasiku hinkwawoyavakulukumba,lavavalehisekemasikuya vonaendzhakukaYoxuwa,vavonantirholowukuluwa vonaHosi,leswiaswiendlelekeVaisraele

12VakuluvaavanyisaIsrayeleendzhakukarifura Yoxuwakuringanamalembeya17

13VakuluhinkwavonavonavalwatinyimpitaIsrayeleni VakananakutaniYehovhaahlongolaVakanana emahlwenikavanavaIsrayele,leswakuavekaVaisrayele etikweniravona

14Kutaniahetisisamaritohinkwawolawaamavuleke Abrahama,IsakanaYakobe,nixihlambanyolexiaxi hlambanyekeleswakuutaxinyikavonanivanavavona, tikoraVakanana.

15YehovhaanyikavanavaIsrayeletikohinkwarora Kanana,hilahaahlambanyelekevakokwawavonahakona, kutaniYehovhaavanyikakuwisaekalavavava rhendzeleke,vanavaIsrayelevatshamaemitiniyavonava sirhelelekile

16AkudzunisiweHosihilahakungaheriki,amen,na amen

17Titiyiseni,timbilutan’winahinkwenulavatshembaka HositivenixivindziMakumu