Isithembu EsiseBhayibhileni ULameki wazeka abafazi ababini, igama lomnye lalinguAda, igama lomnye lalinguZila. Genesis 4:19 Ukuba ithe yamthathela omnye umfazi, mayinganciphisi ukutya kwayo, nezambatho zayo, nemfanelo yayo yomtshato. Ukuba ayimenzi ezi zinto zontathu, mayiphume ikhululekile ngaphandle kwemali. Eksodus 21:10-11 Ukuba indoda inabafazi ababini, omnye ethandwa, omnye ethiyiwe, baza bamzalela abantwana, lowo uthandwayo nothiyiweyo; ukuba unyana wamazibulo ngowalowo uthiyiweyo, kothi, xa inika oonyana bayo ilifa loko inako, mayingamniki unyana walowo uthandwayo izibulo phambi konyana wothiyiweyo, ongowamazibulo ngenene; kodwa mayimamkele unyana wothiyiweyo njengowamazibulo, imnike isabelo esiphindwe kabini sento yonke enayo; kuba yena ungowokuqala amandla akhe; ilungelo lalowo ungowamazibulo lelakhe. Duteronomi 21:15-17 Ukuba abantu bahleli ndawonye, omnye wabo wafa engenamntwana, umfazi womfi makangendi nomntu wasemzini ngaphandle; umntakwabo-myeni wakhe makangene kuye, amzeke abe ngumkakhe, enze okomntakwayo. Kothi ke, owamazibulo amzeleyo angene egameni lomntakwabo ofileyo, lingacinywa igama lakhe kwaSirayeli. Ukuba indoda leyo ayithandi ukumthabatha umfazi womntakwabo, makanyuke umfazi womntakwabo, aye esangweni kumadoda amakhulu, athi, Umzalwana wendoda yam uyala ukumvelisela igama umntakwayo kwaSirayeli, akavumi ukumlandela. Amadoda amakhulu omzi wakhe aya kuyibiza, athethe nayo; ukuba iyavumelana nayo, ithi, Andithandi ukumthabatha; Umka-mntakwabo wofika kuye phambi kwamadoda amakhulu, akhulule izihlangu zakhe ezinyaweni zakhe, atshice ebusweni bakhe, aphendule athi, Makwenziwe njalo kulowo ungayakhiyo indlu yomzalwana wakhe. Igama lakhe malibizwe kwaSirayeli ngokuthi, Indlu yomkhululi-zihlangu zakhe. Duteronomi 25:5-10 Ngaloo mini abafazi abasixhenxe baya kubamba indoda enye, besithi, Siya kudla isonka sethu, sambathe iingubo zethu; masibizwe ngegama lakho kuphela, ukuze kususwe ingcikivo yethu. Isaya 4:1 1
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uAbraham UAbram noNahore bathabatha abafazi; igama lomka-Abram lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahore lalinguMilka, intombi kaHaran, uyise kaMilka, noyise kaIska. Genesis 11:29 USarayi, umka-Abram, wayengamzaleli bantwana; wayenesicakakazi esingumYiputa, esigama linguHagare. Wathi uSarayi kuAbram, Yabona, uYehova undivalile ukuba ndingazali; khawungene kumkhonzazana wam; mhlawumbi ndingafumana abantwana ngaye. UAbram waliphulaphula ilizwi likaSarayi. USarayi, umka-Abram, wamthabatha uHagare, umkhonzazana wakhe ongumYiputa, emveni kokuba uAbram ehleli iminyaka elishumi ezweni lakwaKanan, wamnika uAbram indoda yakhe ukuba abe ngumkakhe. Wangena kuHagare, wamitha; akubona ukuba umithi, inkosikazi yakhe yacekiseka emehlweni akhe. Genesis 16:1-4 Wabuya uAbraham wazeka umfazi, igama lakhe linguKetura. Waza wamzalela uZimran, noYokeshan, noMedan, noMidiyan, noIshbhaki, noShuwa. UYokeshan wazala uShebha, noDedan. Oonyana bakaDedan babengama-Ashurim, namaLetushim, namaLeummim. Oonyana bakaMidiyan nguEfa, noEfere, noHanoki, noAbhida, noEldaha. Bonke abo babengabantwana bakaKetura. UAbraham wanika uIsake konke awayenako. Ke oonyana bamashweshwe awayenawo uAbraham, uAbraham wanika izipho, wabandulula bemka kuIsake unyana wakhe, esaphila, baya empumalanga, ezweni lasempumalanga. Genesis 25:1-6
UEsawu UEsawu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala xa wathabatha umfazi uYuditi intombi kaBheri umHeti, noBhasemati intombi kaElon umHeti, aba babangela intlungu kuIsake noRebheka. Genesis 26:34-35 Waya uEsawu kuIshmayeli, wathabatha uMahalati, intombi kaIshmayeli, unyana ka-Abraham, udade boNebhayoti, phezu kwabafazi bakhe, ukuba abe ngumkakhe. Genesis 28:9 Nasi ke isizukulwana sikaEsawu, onguEdom. UEsawu wathabatha abafazi bakhe ezintombini zakwaKanan: uAda intombi kaElon umHeti, noAholibhama intombi ka-Ana, intombi kaTsibheyon umHivi; NoBhasemati, intombi kaIshmayeli, udade boNebhayoti. Genesis 36:1-3
UYakobi Wathi uYakobi kuLabhan, Ndinike umkam, kuba imihla yam izalisekile, ndingene kuye. ULabhan wahlanganisa bonke abantu baloo ndawo, wenza isidlo. Kwathi ngokuhlwa, wathabatha uLeya intombi yakhe, wamzisa kuye; wangena kuye. ULabhan wanika intombi yakhe uLeya uZilipa, isicakakazi sakhe, ukuba sibe sisicakakazi sakhe. Kwathi kusasa, kwabonakala ukuba nguLeya. Wathi kuLabhan, Yintoni na le undenze yona? Bendingakusebenzelanga ngenxa kaRakeli na? Kutheni ke undikhohlisile? Wathi uLabhan, Akwenziwa njalo kweli lizwe lethu, ukwendisa omncinci ngaphambi kwenkulu. Gcwalisa iveki yale ntombazana, size sikunike nale ngenkonzo oya kuyikhonza nam eminye iminyaka esixhenxe. Wenjenjalo uYakobi, wayizalisa iveki yakhe; wamnika uRakeli intombi yakhe, yangumkakhe. ULabhan wanika intombi yakhe uRakeli uBhiliha, umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba abe ngumkhonzazana wayo. Wangena nakuRakeli, wamthanda uRakeli ngaphezu koLeya, wakhonza naye eminye iminyaka esixhenxe. Genesis 29:21-30
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URakeli akubona ukuba akamzaleli bantwana uYakobi, uRakeli wammonela udade wabo, wathi kuYakobi, Ndinike abantwana; kungenjalo ndiya kufa. Wavutha umsindo kaYakobi kuRakeli, wathi, Ndisesikhundleni sikaThixo na, okuvimbileyo isiqhamo sesizalo? Wathi yena, Nanku umkhonzazana wam uBhiliha, yingene kuye, azalele emadolweni am, ndize nam ndifumane abantwana ngaye. Wamnika uBhiliha, umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba abe ngumfazi wakhe; uYakobi wamngena. Genesis 30:1-4 Uthe uLeya akubona ukuba unqamkile ukuzala, wathabatha uZilipa, umkhonzazana wakhe, wamnika uYakobi ukuba abe ngumfazi wakhe. Genesis 30:9
UGidiyon UGidiyon wayenoonyana abangamashumi asixhenxe esizalweni sakhe, kuba wayenabafazi abaninzi. Ishweshwe lakhe elaliseShekem nalo lamzalela unyana, awamthiya igama lokuba nguAbhimeleki. Abagwebi 8:30-31
UJayire Emva kwakhe kwavela uYayire, umGiliyadi, wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka engamashumi amabini anesibini. Wayenoonyana abangamashumi amathathu ababekhwela amaesile angamashumi amathathu, kwaye babenemizi engamashumi amathathu, ebizwa ngokuba yiHavoti-yayire, unanamhla, esezweni laseGiliyadi. AbaGwebi 10:3-4
Ibzan Emva kwakhe uIbhetsan waseBhetelehem waba ngumgwebi wamaSirayeli. Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu, neentombi ezingamashumi amathathu, awathumela kwamanye amazwe, waza wazeka iintombi ezingamashumi amathathu ezivela kwamanye amazwe. Wawagweba amaSirayeli iminyaka esixhenxe. AbaGwebi 12:8-9
IAbdon Emva kwakhe uAbhedon unyana kaHileli, umPiratoni, wawalawula amaSirayeli. Wayenabantwana abangamashumi amane, nabazukulwana abangamashumi amathathu, ababekhwela amaesile angamashumi asixhenxe; wawalawula amaSirayeli iminyaka esibhozo. AbaGwebi 12:13-14
UElikana Kwakukho indoda ethile yaseRamatayim-zofim, yakwaEfrayim, egama layo lalinguElikana, unyana kaYeroham, unyana kaElihu, unyana kaTohu, unyana kaTsufi, umEfrayim. Wayenabafazi ababini; igama lomnye lalinguHana, igama lomnye linguPenina; uPenina wayenabantwana, uHana yena engenabantwana. Le ndoda yayinyuka isuka kwisixeko sayo iminyaka ngeminyaka, iye kunqula, ibingelele kuYehova wemikhosi eShilo. Kwakukho apho oonyana ababini bakaEli, uHofeni noFinehasi, ababingeleli bakaYehova. Kwathi ngexesha lokubingelela kukaElikana, wanika uPenina umkakhe, noonyana bakhe bonke, neentombi zakhe, izabelo. Kodwa uHana wamnika isabelo esifanelekileyo, kuba wayemthanda uHana, kodwa uYehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. Notshaba lwakhe lwamchukela kakhulu, ukuze lumthukuthelise, kuba uYehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. Wayesenza njalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, xa wayesiya endlwini kaYehova, wayemcaphukisa, 3
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kangangokuba uHana wayelila, engadli. Wathi uElikana umyeni wakhe kuye, Hana, ulilelani na? Kutheni ungadli nje? Kutheni intliziyo yakho ibuhlungu? Andilungile na kuwe ngaphezu koonyana abalishumi? 1 Samuweli 1:1-8
USawule Igama lomkaSawule lalinguAhinowam, intombi ka-Ahimahatse ... 1 Samuweli 14:50 Ke kaloku uSawule wayeneshweshwe eligama linguRitspa, intombi ka-Aya... 2 Samuweli 3:7
uDavide Wesuka ke uDavide, waya, yena namadoda akhe, wabulala kumaFilisti amadoda angamakhulu amabini; uDavide wazizisa iinyama zokwaluswa zawo, wazinika ukumkani isixa esipheleleyo, ukuze abe ngumyeni wokumkani. USawule wamnika uMikali intombi yakhe ukuba abe ngumkakhe. 1 Samuweli 18:27 Wakhawuleza uAbhigali, wesuka, wakhwela e-esileni, eneentombi zakhe ezintlanu ezazimlandela; wabalandela abathunywa bakaDavide, waba ngumkakhe. UDavide wathabatha noAhinowam waseYizereli; baba ngabafazi bakhe bobabini. 1 Samuweli 25:42-43 UDavide wazalelwa oonyana eHebron: owamazibulo nguAmnon, ngoAhinowam waseYizereli; owesibini nguKileyabhi, ngoAbhigali, umkaNabhali waseKarmele; owesithathu nguAbhisalom, unyana kaMahaka, intombi kaTalemayi, ukumkani waseGeshuri; owesine nguAdoniya, unyana kaHagiti; owesihlanu nguShefatiya, unyana ka-Abhitali; owesithandathu nguItreyam, ngoEgla, umkaDavide. Aba bazalelwa uDavide eHebron. 2 Samuweli 3:2-5 UDavide waqonda ukuba uYehova ummisile ukuba abe ngukumkani kwaSirayeli, nokuba ubuphakamisile ubukumkani bakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli. UDavide wathabatha amanye amashweshwe nabafazi eYerusalem, emva kokufika kwakhe eHebron; wazala oonyana neentombi uDavide. 2 Samuweli 5:12-13 Wathi umfazi kaUriya eva ukuba u-Uriya indoda yakhe ifile, wayililela indoda yakhe. Kwakuba kudlulile ukulila, uDavide wathumela, wamthabatha waya naye endlwini yakhe, waba ngumkakhe, wamzalela unyana. Kodwa loo nto wayeyenzile uDavide yaba mbi emehlweni kaYehova. 2 Samuweli 11:26-27 Wathi uNatan kuDavide, Nguwe loo mntu. Utsho uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi, Ndakuthambisa ukuba ube ngukumkani kumaSirayeli, ndakuhlangula esandleni sikaSawule; ndakunika indlu yenkosi yakho, nabafazi benkosi yakho esifubeni sakho, ndakunika indlu kaSirayeli nekaYuda; ukuba oko bekukuncinci, bendingakunika nezinye izinto ezinjalo. Kutheni na ukuba udelele umyalelo kaYehova, wenze ububi emehlweni akhe? Umbulale u-Uriya umHeti ngekrele, wamthabatha umfazi wakhe waba ngumfazi wakho, wambulala ngekrele loonyana baka-Amon? 2 Samuweli 12:7-9 Waphuma ukumkani, yonke indlu yakhe imlandela. Ukumkani washiya abafazi abalishumi, abangamashweshwe, ukuba bagcine indlu. 2 Samuweli 15:16 UDavide wafika endlwini yakhe eYerusalem, ukumkani wathabatha abafazi bakhe abalishumi abangamashweshwe, awayebashiyile ukuba bagcine indlu, wababeka endlwini yogcino, wabanika
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ukutya, kodwa akangenanga kubo. Bavalelwa kwada kwayimini yokufa kwabo, bephila njengabahlolokazi. 2 Samuweli 20:3
uSolomon Ukumkani uSolomon wayebathanda abafazi abaninzi bezinye iintlanga, kunye nentombi kaFaro, abafazi bamaMowabhi, nama-Amoni, namaEdom, namaSidoni, namaHeti; kwiintlanga, abethe uYehova koonyana bakaSirayeli ngazo, Ningangeni kuzo, nazo zingangeni kuni; ngokuba ziya kuzitsalela koothixo bazo iintliziyo zenu; uSolomon wanamathela kubo ngothando. Wayenabafazi abangamakhulu asixhenxe, amakhosazana, namashweshwe angamakhulu amathathu; abafazi bakhe bayiphambukisa intliziyo yakhe. Kwathi, akuba mdala uSolomon, abafazi bakhe bayitsalela intliziyo yakhe koothixo bambi; intliziyo yakhe yayingaphelele kuYehova uThixo wakhe, njengentliziyo kaDavide uyise. Kuba uSolomon walandela uAshtoreti, uthixokazi wamaSidon, noMilkom, isikizi lama-Amoni. USolomon wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, akamlandela uYehova ngokupheleleyo, njengoDavide uyise. Waza uSolomon wamakhela indawo ephakamileyo uKemoshe, isikizi lamaMowabhi, entabeni ephambi kweYerusalem, noMoleki, isikizi lama-Amoni. Wenjenjalo ke kubo bonke abafazi bakhe bezinye iintlanga, ababeqhumisela, bebingelela koothixo babo. UYehova wamqumbela uSolomon, ngokuba intliziyo yakhe yayityekile kuYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, owayebonakele kuye kabini, Wamwisela umthetho ngaloo nto, ukuba angalandeli thixo bambi; kodwa akagcinanga oko uYehova wayemyalele kona. 1 Kumkani 11:1-10
URehabheham URehabheham wazeka uMahalati, intombi kaYerimoti unyana kaDavide, noAbhihayili, intombi kaEliyabhi unyana kaYese; wamzalela oonyana: uYehushe, noShemariya, noZaham. Emva kwakhe wathabatha uMahaka intombi ka-Abhisalom; wamzalela uAbhiya, noAtayi, noZiza, noShelomiti. URehabheham wayemthanda uMahaka intombi ka-Abhisalom ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafazi bakhe namashweshwe akhe; (kuba wayenabafazi abalishumi elinesibhozo namashweshwe angamashumi amathandathu; wazala oonyana abangamashumi amabini anesibhozo neentombi ezingamashumi amathandathu.) 2 Kronike 11:18-21
UAbhiya UAbhiya waba namandla, wazeka abafazi abalishumi elinesine, wazala oonyana abangamashumi amabini anababini, neentombi ezilishumi elinesithandathu. 2 Kronike 13:21
UAhabhi UBhen-hadadi ukumkani waseSiriya wahlanganisa umkhosi wakhe wonke, kunye nookumkani abangamashumi amathathu anesibini kunye naye, namahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa; wenyuka waya kungqinga iSamariya, walwa nayo. Wathumela abathunywa kuAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli esixekweni, wathi kuye, Utsho uBhen-hadadi ukuthi, Isilivere yakho negolide yakho zezam, nabafazi bakho nabantwana bakho, abalungileyo, ngabam. Waphendula ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi, Nkosi yam, kumkani, ngokwelizwi lakho, ndingowakho, nako konke endinako. Babuya abathunywa bathi, Utsho uBhen-hadadi ukuthi, Nangona ndithumele kuwe, ndisithi, Undinike isilivere yakho, negolide yakho, nabafazi bakho, nabantwana bakho; kodwa ndiza kuthumela abakhonzi bam kuwe ngomso malunga neli xesha, kwaye baya kuyihlola indlu yakho, nezindlu zabakhonzi bakho; kwaye kuya kuthi, konke okuthandekayo emehlweni akho, bakubeke esandleni sabo, bakuthabathe.
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Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza onke amadoda amakhulu elizwe, wathi, Khawuqaphele, nibone ukuba lo mntu ufuna ububi na, ngokuba uthumele kum, ebiza abafazi bam, nabantwana bam, nesilivere yam, negolide yam; andimlahlanga. Athi onke amadoda amakhulu nabantu bonke kuye, Musa ukumphulaphula, ungavumi. 1 Kumkani 20:1-8 UAhabhi wayenoonyana abangamashumi asixhenxe eSamariya... 2 Kumkani 10:1
UYowashe UYowashe wayeneminyaka esixhenxe ubudala ekuqaliseni kwakhe ukulawula, waza walawula iminyaka engamashumi amane eYerusalem. Igama likanina lalinguZibhiya waseBher-shebha. UYowashe wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaYehova yonke imihla kaYehoyada umbingeleli. UYehoyada wamthabathela abafazi ababini; wazala oonyana neentombi. 2 Kronike 24:1-3
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