Xhosa - The Book of Jubilees or Lesser Genesis

IiJubhili

ISAHLUKO1

1Kwathingonyakawokuqalawokuphumakwabantwana bakaSirayelieYiputa,ngenyangayesithathu,ngomhla weshumielinesithandathuwenyanga,[2450AnnoMundi] uThixowathethanoMoses,esithi:‘Nyukauzekum entabeni,ndikunikeamacwecweamabiniamatyeomthetho nomyaleloendiwubhalileyo,ukuzeubafundise’

2UMoseswenyukawayaentabenikaThixo,ubuqaqawuli bukaYehovabahlalaphezukweNtabayeSinayi;ilifu layigubungelaiintsukuezintandathu

3WambizauMosesngomhlawesixhenxeesefini; ukubonakalakobuqaqawulibukaYehovakwabonakala kunjengomlilootshangatshangiswayoencotsheniyentaba

4UMoseswayeseNtabeniiintsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane,wazauThixo wamfundisaimbaliyangaphambilineyamvayokwahlulwa kwemihlayonkeyomthethonobungqina.

5Wathi,“Thambekiselaintliziyoyakhokuwoonke amazwiendiyakuwathethakuwekulentaba,uwabhale encwadini,ukuzeizizukulwanazaboziboneukuba andibashiyangangenxayobubibonkeababenzileyo ngokugqithaumnqophisoendiwumisephakathikwam nawekwizizukulwanazabonamhlanjeeNtabeniyeSinayi.”

6Kwayekuyakwenzekangaloondlelaxazonkeezizinto zibafikela,bayakuqondaukubandililungisangaphezu kwabokuzozonkeizigwebozabonakuzozonkeizenzo zabo,kwayebayakuqondaukubabendinabongenene

7Zibhalelengokwakhoonkelamazwindiwaxelayo namhlanje,kubandiyaziimvukeloyabonentamoyabo elukhuni,ngaphambikokubandibangeniseezweni endafungangalokooyise,kuAbrahamnakuIsake nakuYakobi,ndisithi:‘Imbewuyakhondiyakuyinika ilizweeliqukuqelaubisinobusi’

8Bayakudlabaneliseke,bajikebayekoothixobasemzini, koothixoabangenakubahlangulakuyonayiphina imbandezeloyabo:kwayeelingqinaliyakuviwalibe lingqinanxamnyenaboKubabayakulibalayonke imiyaleloyam,(kwanayo)yonkeintoendibayaleleyona, kwayebayakulandelaiintlanga,kwayebalandele ukungcolakwabo,kwayebalandeleihlazolabo,kwaye bayakukhonzaoothixobabo,kwayeababayakuba sisikhubekisokubokunyenembandezelokunyenentlungu kunyenomgibe.

9Baninziabantuabayakutshabalalabazebathinjwe, baweleezandlenizotshaba,kubabeyishiyileimithethoyam nemiyaleloyam,nemikhosiyomnqophisowam,neesabatha zam,nendawoyamengcweleendiyingcwaliselemna phakathikwabo,nomnqubawam,nendawoyamengcwele, endiyingcwaliselemnaphakathikwelizwe,ukuzendibeke igamalamphezukwalo,lihlalekhona.

10Bayakuzenzelaiindawoeziphakamileyo,ooAshera, nemifanekisoeqingqiweyo,banqule,elowoumfanekiso wakhe,ukuzebalahleke,banikelengabantwanababo kwiidemon,nakuyoyonkeimisebenziyesiphoso seentliziyozabo.

11Ndiyakubathumelelaamangqina,ukuzendingqine nxamnyenabo,kodwaabayikuva,kwayendiyakubabulala namangqina,kwayebayakubatshutshisaabobafuna umthetho,kwayebayakuyichithabazebatshintsheyonke intoukuzebenzeububiphambikwamehloAm

12Ndiyakubusithelisaubusobamkubo,ndibanikele esandleniseentlanga,ukubabathinjwe,babengamaxhoba, babengamaxhoba,ndibatshabalalise,ndibasusephakathi kwelizwe,ndibasasazephakathikweentlanga

13Bayakuwulibalawonkeumthethowam,nayoyonke imiyaleloyam,nayoyonkeimithethoyam,baze baphambukengokutshokweenyangaezintsha,neesabatha, nemithendeleko,nemibhiyozo,nemikhosi,nemimiselo 14Emvakokobayakubuyelakumbesukaphakathi kweentlangangentliziyoyaboyonkenangomphefumlo wabowonkenangamandlaaboonke,ndizendibaqokelele kuzozonkeiintlanga,bazebandifune,ukuzendifunyanwe ngabo,xabendifunangentliziyoyaboyonke nangomphefumlowabowonke

15Ndizakubatyhilelauxoloolukhulukunyenobulungisa, kwayendizakubasusaisityalosobulungisa,ngentliziyo yamyonkenangomphefumlowamwonke,kwayebaya kubayintsikelelokungekhonaisiqalekiso,kwayebaya kubayintlokokungekhonaumsila.

16Ndiyakuyakhaingcweleyamphakathikwabo,ndihlale nabo,ndibenguThixowabo,bonababengabantubam ngenyanisonangobulungisa.

17Andiyikubashiya,andiyikubashiya;kuba ndinguYehovauThixowabo

18WawauMosesngobusobakhe,wathandaza,wathi, Yehova,Thixowam,musaukubashiyaabantubakhonelifa lakho,ukuzebaphambukeeziphambekwenizeentliziyo zabo,ungabanikeliezandlenizeentshabazabo,iintlanga, hlezebazilawule,zibenzebakone

19Incebayakho,Nkosi,mayiphakanyiswephezu kwabantubakho,udalekuboumoyaothetye,ungavumeli umoyawobutshingaubalawuleukubamangalelaphambi kwakho,nokubarhintyelakuzozonkeiindlelazobulungisa, ukuzebatshabalalephambikobusobakho.

20Kodwangabantubakhonelifalakho,owabahlangulayo ngamandlaakhoamakhuluesandlenisamaYiputa;dala kubointliziyoecocekileyonomoyaoyingcwele,kwaye mabangabinjiswazizonozaboukususelangokukudekube ngunaphakade.

21WathiuYehovakuMoses:Ndiyaziubuqhophololobabo neengcingazabonobulukhunibabo,kwayeabayi kuthobelabadebavumeizonozabonezonozooyise.

22Emvakokobayakubuyelakumngobulungisabonke nangentliziyoyaboyonkenangomphefumlowabowonke, ndizendaluseijwabulentliziyoyabonejwabulentliziyo yenzalayabo,ndizendidalekuboumoyaoyingcwele, ndibahlambululeukuzebangandishiyiukususelangaloo minikudekubengunaphakade

23Imiphefumloyaboiyakunamathelakumnakwimiyalelo yamyonke,bazebayigcineimiyaleloyam,ndibenguYise wabo,bonababengabantwanabam.

24Kwayebonkebayakubizwangokubangabantwana bakaThixoophilayo,kwayeyonkeingelosinayoyonke imimoyaiyakwazi,ewe,bayakwaziukubaaba ngabantwanabam,nokubandinguYisewabongokuthetye nangobulungisa,nokubandiyabathanda.

25Kwayeuzibhalelephantsizonkeezizintondizithethayo kuwekulentaba,eyokuqalaneyokugqibela,eziya kwenzekakuzozonkeizahlulozemihlaemthethweni nasebungqinelweninakwiivekinakwiijubhili ngonaphakade,ndidendihlendizendihlalenabo ngonaphakade’

26Wathikwingelosiyobukho:BhalaincwadikaMoses ukususelaekuqalenikwendaloideyakhiweindawoyam engcwelephakathikwabongonaphakade

27KwayeuYehovauyakubonakalaemehlweniabobonke, bazebonkebaziukubandinguThixokaSirayeli, ndinguYisewabobonkeoonyanabakaYakobi, ndinguKumkanieNtabeniyeZiyonngonaphakadeKwaye iZiyonneYerusalemziyakubangcwele.

28Kwayeingelosiyobukhoeyayihambaphambi kwenkampuyakwaSirayeliyathabathaamacwecwe okwahlulahlulwakweminyakaukususelakwixesha lokudalwakomthethonobungqinabeevekize-jubilee, ngokweminyakanganye,ngokwenanilonkele-jubilee [ngokweminyakanganye],ukususelangomhlawokudalwa [okutsha]xaamazulunomhlabaziyakuhlaziywakunye nayoyonkeindaloyazongokwamandlaezulu, nangokudalwakwayoyonkeumhlaba,kudekubeyilapho ingcweleyeNkosiiyakwenziwaeYerusalemeNtabeni yeZiyon,kwayezonkeizikhanyisoziyakuhlaziywaukuze kuphiliswekwayekubekhouxolokunyenentsikelelokubo bonkeabanyuliweyobakwaSirayeli,kwayeukuzekube njaloukususelangaloominiukuyakuyoyonkeimihla yomhlaba.

ISAHLUKO2

1IsithunywasobukhosathethakuMosesngokwelizwi leNkosi,sisithi:Bhalaimbaliepheleleyoyendalo,indlela ngemihlaemithandathuiNkosiuThixoeyagqibangayo yonkeimisebenziyayonayoyonkeintoeyayidala,yagcina iSabathangomhlawesixhenxe,yazayayingcwalisakuzo zonkeizizukulwana,yazayawumiselanjengomqondiso wemisebenziyayoyonke

2Kubangomhlawokuqalawadalaamazuluangaphezulu nomhlabanamanzinabobonkeoomoyaabakhonzaphambi kwakhe-iingelosizobukho,neengelosizobungcwele, neengelosi[zomoyawomliloneengelosi]zomoyawomoya, neengelosizomoyawamafu,nobumnyama,nekhephu nesichothonomkhenkceongwevu,neengelosizamazwi neendudumonombane,neengelosizomoyaobandayo nobushushu,nobusikanentwasahlobonekwindlanehlobo kunyenayoyonkeimimoyayezidalwazakheezisezulwini nasemhlabeni,(Wadala)inzonzobilanobumnyama, ngokuhlwanobusuku,nokukhanya,ukusanemini, azilungiselelengolwazilwentliziyoyakhe

3Emvakokosayibonaimisebenziyakhe,samdumisa, samdumisaphambikwakhengenxayemisebenziyakhe yonke;kubawadalaimisebenziemikhuluesixhenxe ngomhlawokuqala.

4Ngomhlawesibiniwadalaisibhakabhakaphakathi kwamanzi,azaamanziahlukanangaloominiisiqingatha sawosenyukangaphezulukwayeisiqingathasawosehla ngaphantsikwesibhakabhaka(esasikho)phakathiphezu kobusobomhlabawonke.Kwayelokuphelaumsebenzi (uThixo)awudalayongomhlawesibini

5NgomhlawesithathuuThixowayalelaukubaamanzi adlulephezukomhlabawonkeayekwindawoenye,kuvele umhlabaowomileyo

6Amanzienzanjengokowayewayalele,azaaphuma ebuswenibomhlabaayakwindawoenyengaphandlekwesi sibhakabhaka,kwabonakalaumhlabaowomileyo

7Ngaloominiwadalakubozonkeiilwandle ngokweendawozazoezahlukeneyozokuhlangana,nayo yonkeimilambo,nemibuthoyamanziezintabeni nasemhlabeniwonke,nayoyonkeimilambo,nayoyonke imbetheyomhlaba,nembewuehlwayelweyo,nayoyonke intoehlumayo,nemithievelisaiziqhamo,nemithiyehlathi, nomyezowase-Eden,e-Edennazozonkeizityalongohlobo lwazo

8LemisebenzimikhulumineuThixowayidalangomhla wesithathu.Ngomhlawesinewadalailanganenyanga neenkwenkwezi,wazibekaesibhakabhakenisamazulu, ukuzezikhanyiseumhlabawonke,zilawuleimini nobusuku,zahluleukukhanyaebumnyameni.

9UThixowamiselailangaukubalibengumqondiso omkhuluemhlabeni,weentsuku,wesabatha,weenyanga, wemikhosi,weminyaka,wesabatha,wemikhosi...

10Kwayeyahlulaukukhanyaebumnyamenikwayeyahlula impumelelo,ukuzezonkeizintoziphumeleleezihlumayo nezikhulaemhlabeni.

11EzintlobozintathuwazenzangomhlawesineKwaye ngomhlawesihlanuwadalaiziloezinkuluzaselwandle ezinzulwinizamanzi,kubaeziyayizizintozokuqala zenyamaezadalwangezandlazakhe,iintlanzinayoyonke intoehambaemanzini,nazozonkeiimpukane,iintakanazo zonkeiintlobozazo.

12Ilangalaphumaphezukwaboukuzebaphumelele(bona), nangaphezukwayoyonkeintoeyayisemhlabeni,yonke intoehlumayoemhlabeni,nayoyonkeimithievelisa iziqhamo,nayoyonkeinyama

13Ezintlobozintathuwazidalangomhlawesihlanu Ngomhlawesithandathuwadalazonkeizilwanyana zasemhlabeni,nazozonkeiinkomo,nazozonkeizinto ezinambuzelayoemhlabeni

14Emvakwayoyonkelentowadalaindoda,indoda nomfaziwabadala,wamnikaulawulophezukwayoyonke intoesemhlabeni,naselwandle,naphezukwayoyonkeinto ebhabhayo,naphezukwezilwanyana,naphezu kwezilwanyana,naphezukwayoyonkeintoehamba emhlabeni,naphezukwayoyonkeinto,wamnikaulawulo phezukwayoyonkeloonto.

15EzintlobozinewazidalangomhlawesithandathuZaza zonkezazingamashumiamabinianesibini

16Wawugqibawonkeumsebenziwakhengomhla wesithandathukonkeokusezulwininasemhlabeni, naselwandlenakwezonzonzobila,nasekukhanyeni nasebumnyameni,nakokonke

17Wasinikaumqondisoomkhulu,umhlaweSabatha, wokubasisebenzeiintsukuezintandathu,kodwasigcine iSabathangomhlawesixhenxekuyoyonkeimisebenzi

18Nazozonkeiingelosizobukho,nazozonkeiingelosi zobungcwele,ezindidizimbinizinkulu-Usixeleleukuba sigcineiSabathakunyeNayeezulwininasemhlabeni

19Wathikuthi:‘Khangelani,ndizakwahlulaabantu phakathikwezizwezonke,kwayeababayakugcinaumhla weSabatha,kwayendiyakubangcwalisakumnjengabantu bam,kwayendiyakubasikelela;njengokondiyingcwalise umhlaweSabathakwayendiyingcwaliselekum, ngokunjalondiyakubasikelela,kwayebayakubangabantu bamkwayendiyakubanguThixowabo

20NdinyuleimbewukaYakobiphakathikwayoyonkeinto endiyibonileyo,ndazandambhalaphantsinjengonyana wamwamazibulo,ndamngcwalisakumngonaphakade kanaphakade;kwayendiyakubafundisaumhlaweSabatha, ukuzebagcineiSabathakuyokuyoyonkeimisebenzi

21Ngaloondlelawadalaumqondisoaphoukuzebagcine iSabathanathingomhlawesixhenxe,ukubabadle,basele, bazebamsikeleleLowowadalazonkeizintonjengoko ezisikelelewazawazingcwaliselaabantuabakhethekileyo ngaphezukwazozonkeizizwe,nokubabagcineiSabatha kunyenathi

22Wayinyusaimiyaleloyakhenjengevumbaelimnandi elikholekileyophambikwakheyonkeimihla

23Kwakukho(iintloko)ezingamashumiamabinianesibini zabantuukususelakuAdamukuyakuYakobi,kwaye kwenziwaiintloboezingamashumiamabinianesibini zomsebenzikudekubengumhlawesixhenxe;lo ungowokubongwakwayeungcwele;kwayeowokuqala nawoungowokubongwakwayeungcwele;kwayelo ukhonzakunyenalowoukuzekungcwaliswekwaye kubusiswe.

24Kwayeoku(uYakobinembewuyakhe)kunikwa ilungelolokubabahlalebengabasikelelweyonabangcwele bobungqinabokuqalanomthetho,njengoko wayewungcwalisewazawawusikelelaumhlaweSabatha ngomhlawesixhenxe

25Wadalaizulunomhlabanayoyonkeintoawayidalayo ngemihlaemithandathu,wazauThixowayenzangcwele iminiyesixhenxe,ngenxayayoyonkeimisebenziyakhe; ngokokewayalelaegamenilayoukuba,nabaninaowenza nawuphinaumsebenzikuyouyakufa,kwayelowo uyingcolisayouyakufangokuqinisekileyo

26NgenxayesosizathuuyalaoonyanabakaSirayeliukuba bawugcinelomhlaukuzebawungcwalise,bangenzi msebenzingawo,bangayingcolisi,njengokoungcwele ngaphezukwayoyonkeeminyeimihla.

27Nabaninaoyingcolisayouyakufangokuqinisekileyo, kwayenabaninaowenzanawuphinaumsebenzikuyouya kufangokuqinisekileyongonaphakade,ukuzeoonyana bakaSirayelibayigcineleminikwizizukulwanazabo, bangasuswaelizweni;kubangumhlaongcwelenomhla osikelelekileyo.

28KwayewonkeumntuogcinaiSabathaazeayigcinekuyo yonkeimisebenziyakhe,uyakubangcweleazeasikelelwe kuyoyonkeimihlanjengathi

29XelakwayeuxeleleabantwanabakaSirayeliumthetho walomhlaukubabagcineiSabathakuwo,kwaye bangayishiyingenxayesiphososeentliziyozabo;(kwaye) akukhomthethweniukwenzanawuphinaumsebenzikuwo ongafanelekanga,ukuzenzelaumnqwenowabo,kwaye bangayilungiselelinantoninaetyiwayookanyeeselwayo

kuwo,kwaye(akukhomthethweni)ukukhaamanzi,okanye ukungenisaokanyeukukhuphakuwongamasangoabo nawuphinaumthwalo,ababengawulungiselelanga ngomhlawesithandathukwiindawozabozokuhlala.

30Kwayeabayikungenisaokanyebakhupheindlungendlu ngaloomini;kubaloominiingcwelekwayeibusisiwe ngaphezukwayonayiphinaiminiyesikhumbuzo seesikhumbuzo;ngalomhlasagcinaiSabathaemazulwini ngaphambikokubayaziswenakweyiphinainyamaukuba sigcineiSabathaemhlabeni

31KwayeuMdaliwezintozonkewayisikelela,kodwa akazangeangcwalisebonkeabantuneentlangaukuba bagcineiSabathakuyo,kodwauSirayelikuphela:bona bodwawabavumelaukubabadle,basele,bazebagcine iSabathaemhlabeni

32KwayeuMdaliwezintozonkewabusisaolusuku aludalileyongenxayentsikelelonobungcwelenozuko olungaphezukwemihlayonke

33LomthethonobungqinabanikwaoonyanabakaSirayeli njengomthethoongunaphakadekwizizukulwanazabo

ISAHLUKO3

1Kwayengemihlaemithandathuyevekiyesibinisazisa, ngokwelizwilikaThixo,kuAdamzonkeizilwanyana eziphilileyo,nazozonkeiinkomo,nazozonkeiintaka,nayo yonkeintoehambaemhlabeni,nayoyonkeintoehamba emanzini,ngokweentlobozazo,nangokweentlobozazo: izilwanyanaeziphilileyongosukulokuqala;iinkomo ngosukulwesibini;iintakangosukulwesithathu;nazo zonkeizintoezihambaemhlabeningosukulwesine;nazo zonkeizintoezihambaemanziningosukulwesihlanu

2UAdamwazibizazonkengamagamaazo,wazanjengoko wazibizanjalo,lawanjaloamagamaazo.

3KwayengaloomihlamihlanuuAdamwabonazonkeezi, inkunzinemazi,ngokweentlobozonkeezazisemhlabeni, kodwayenawayeyedwakwayeakafumanangamncedi.

4WathiuYehovakuthi,Akulungileukubaumntuabe yedwa;masimenzeleumncedi

5UYehovauThixowethuwamhliselaubuthongoobukhulu, walala,wathabathaubamboolunyephakathikweembambo zakhe,olulubambolwavelakumfaziphakathi kweembambozakhe,wazawakhainyamaendaweniyalo, wakhaumfazi

6WamvusauAdamebuthongwenibakhe,wavukangomhla wesithandathu,wamzisakuye,wamazi,wathikuye,Elike ngokulithambolamathamboamnenyamayenyamayam; uyakubizwangokubangumfaziwam,ngokuba ethatyathweendodeniyakhe

7Kengokoindodanomfazibayakubabanyekwayeke ngokoindodaiyakumshiyauyisenonina,inamathele kumkayo,kwayebayakubanyama-nye.

8KwivekiyokuqalauAdamwadalwa,kwayeubamboumkakhe:kwivekiyesibiniWambonisakuye:kwaye ngenxayesisizathuumyalelowanikelwaukubabagcine ekungcolenikwabo,kwindodaiintsukuezisixhenxe, nakwinkazanaiintsukuezimbiniezisixhenxe.

9EmvakokubauAdamegqibileiintsukuezingamashumi amanekwilizweawayedalelwekulo,samzisaemyezweni wase-Edenukuzealimeazealigcine,kodwaumkakhe

bamzisangomhlawamashumiasibhozo,wazaemvakoko wangenaemyezweniwase-Eden.

10Ngenxayesisizathulomyaleloubhaliwekumacwecwe asezulwinimalunganozalayo:'Ukubauthewazala inkwenkwe,uyakuhlalaekungcolenikwakheiintsuku ezisixhenxengokwevekiyokuqalayeentsuku,kwayeuya kuhlalaegazinilokuhlanjululwakwakheiintsuku ezingamashumiamathathuanesithathu,kwayeakayi kuchukumisanantoninaengcwele,okanyeangene engcweleni,deazaliselemihla(eyalelweyo)kwimeko yomntwanaoyinkwenkwe

11Kodwaxaumntwanaoyintombazanauyakuhlala ekungahlambulukinikwakheiivekiezimbini,ngokweeveki ezimbinizokuqala,neentsukuezingamashumi amathandathuanesithandathuegazinilokuhlanjululwa kwakhe,kwayeziyakubaziintsukuezingamashumi asibhozozizonke’

12Kwayeemvakokubaegqibileezintsukuzingamashumi asibhozosamzisaemyezweniwase-Eden,kubaungcwele ngaphezukomhlabawonkengaphandlekwawokwaye yonkeimithietyalwekuwoingcwele

13Ngokoke,kwamiselwaummiselongaloomihla malunganomfaziozeleumntwanaoyinkwenkweokanye oyintombazanawokubaangachukumisintoingcwele, angangeniengcweleniideizalisekelemihlayokuba umntwanaoyinkwenkweokanyeoyintombazanaazaliseke 14NguwoloumthethonobungqinaobabhalelwauSirayeli, ukuzebawugcineyonkeimihla.

15Kwayekwivekiyokuqalayejubiliyokuqala,[1-7AM] uAdamnomkakhebabesemyezweniwase-Edeniminyaka esixhenxebelimakwayebewugcina,sazasamnika umsebenzisazasamyalelaukubaenzeyonkeinto efanelekileyoyokulima

16Walima(igadi),wazawayehambaze,engazi, engazintloni,wazawakhuselaigadikwiintaka,izilwanyana zasendle,neenkomo,waqokelelaiziqhamozayo,watya, wazawazibekelaecaleniintsalelayakhenomfaziwakhe [wazawazibekelaecaleniezozazigcinwa]

17Emvakokugqitywakweminyakaesixhenxe, awayeyigqibileapho,iminyakaesixhenxe ngokuchanekileyo,[8AM]kwayengenyangayesibini, ngomhlaweshumielinesixhenxe(wenyanga),inyoka yafikayasondelakumfazi,yathiinyokakumfazi,'Ngaba uThixoukuwiseleumthetho,esithi,Nizeningadlikuyo yonkeimithiyomyezo?'

18Yathikuyo,Kuzozonkeiziqhamozemithiyomyezo uThixouthekuthi,Yidlani;kodwakeiziqhamozomthi osembindiniwomyezouThixouthekuthi,Zeningadlikuzo, ningazichukumisi,hlezenife

19Yathiinyokakumfazi,Aniyikufangokuqinisekileyo; kubauThixouyaziukubamhlanithenadlakuwo,aya kuvulekaamehloenu,nibenjengoothixo,nazi okulungileyonokubi

20Umfaziwabonaukubaumthiuyathandekakwaye uyathandekaemehlweni,kwayeneziqhamozawozilungele ukudliwa,wazawathabathakuwowadla

21Kwayexawayeqalewagqumaihlazolakhengamagqabi omkhiwane,wanikauAdamkuwowazawadla,azaavuleka amehloakhe,wabonaukubauhambaze

22Wathabathaamagqabiomkhiwane,wawathunga, wazenzelai-aproni,wazawagqumaihlazolakhe

23UThixowayiqalekisainyoka,wazawayicaphukela ngonaphakade...

24Wamqumbelaumfazi,kubawaliphulaphulailizwi lenyoka,wadla;wathikuye:'Ndiyakuyandisakakhulu intlunguyakhoneentlunguzakho:uyakuzalaabantwana ngentlungu,kwayeukubuyelakwakhokuyakuba sendodeniyakho,kwayeyonaiyakukulawula'

25WathinakuAdam,'Ngenxayokubauliphulaphuleilizwi lomkakho,wadlakumthiendakuyalelaukubaungadli kuwo,uqalekisiweumhlabangenxayakho;uya kukuveliselaamevaneenkunzane,kwayeuyakudlaisonka sakhongokubilakobusobakho,udeubuyeleemhlabeni aphowathatyathwakhona;kubaungumhlaba,kwayeuya kubuyelaemhlabeni'

26Wabenzelaiingubozesikhumba,wabanxibisa, wabakhuphaemyezweniwase-Eden.

27NgaloominiuAdamwaphumangayoemyezweni, wanikelaumnikelonjengevumbaelimnandi,intlaka emhlophe,igalbhanum,nestakte,neziqholokusasa ngokuphumakwelangaukususelangomhlaawayezigquma ngawoihlazolakhe

28Ngaloominikwavalwaumlomowazozonke izilwanyana,neenkomo,neentaka,nazozonkeizinto ezihambayo,nazozonkeiintshukumo,kangangokuba zazingasakwaziukuthetha:kubazonkezazithethaomnye nomnyengomlomoomnyenangolwimiolunye

29WazawakhuphayonkeinyamaeyayisemyezweniwaseEden,yonkeinyamayasasazekangohlobolwayo, nangokweentlobozayo,yayakwiindawoezazidalelwe yona

30KwayeuAdamkuphelaowamnika(into) yokugubungelaihlazolakhe,lazozonkeizilwanyanakunye neenkomo

31Ngenxayesisizathu,kubhaliwekumacwecwe asezulwinimalunganabobonkeabobaziyoisigwebo somthetho,ukubabafanelebagqumeihlazolabo,kwaye bangazityhilinjengokoabeeNtlangabezityhiliza.

32Kwayengenyangaentshayenyangayesine,uAdam nomfaziwakhebaphumaemyezweniwase-Eden,baza bahlalakwilizwelika-Eldakwilizweabadalelwekulo.

33UAdamwamthiyaigamalomkakheuEva

34AbazangebabenanyanadekwabayiYubileyokuqala, [8AM]wazaemvakokowamazi.

35Ngokuwalimaumhlabanjengokowayeyalelwe emyezweniwase-Eden

ISAHLUKO4

1Kwayengevekiyesithathukwijubiliyesibini[64-70AM] wazalauKayin,kwayengowesine[71-77AM]wazala uAbheli,kwayengowesihlanu[78-84AM]wazalaintombi yakheu-Âwân.

2Kwayekunyakawokuqala(ngonyaka)wejubhili yesithathu[99-105AM],uKayinwambulalauAbhelikuba (uThixo)wamkelaidinilikaAbheli,wazaakamkela umnikelokaKayin

3Wambulalelaendle;igazilakheladandulukalisuka emhlabenilayaezulwini,likhalazangokubaembulele

4UYehovawamkhalimelauKayinngenxaka-Abheli,kuba wambulala,wamenzaimbacuemhlabeningenxayegazi lomntakwabo,wazawamqalekisaemhlabeni

5Ngenxayesisizathukubhaliweetafilenizasezulwini, 'Uqalekisiwelowoubethaummelwanewakhe ngobuqhophololo,kwayebonkeabobaboneyonabavileyo mabathi,'Makubenjalo;'kwayeumntuobonileyokodwa akavakalisanga(oko),makaqalekiswenjengomnye.'

6Kwayengenxayesisizathusivakalisaxasifikaphambi kweNkosiuThixowethuzonkeizonoezenziweyoezulwini nasemhlabeni,nasekukhanyeninasebumnyameni,nakuzo zonkeiindawo

7UAdamnomkakhebalilelauAbheliiivekiezine zeminyaka,[99-127AM]kwayekunyakawesineweveki yesihlanu[130AM]bavuya,wazauAdamwamazi kwakhonaumkakhe,wazawamzalelaunyana,waza wamthiyaigamaelinguSete;kubawathi,'UTHIXO usivuseleimbewuyesibiniemhlabeniendawenikaAbheli; kubauKayinwambulala.'

8Kwayengevekiyesithandathu[134-40AM]wazala intombiyakheuAzûrâ

9UKayinwathabathaudadewaboukubaabengumfazi wakhe,wazawamzalelauEnokiekupheleni kwesikhumbuzosesine[190-196AM]Ngomnyaka wokuqalawevekiyokuqalayesikhumbuzosesihlanu,[197 AM]kwakhiwaizindluemhlabeni,wazauKayinwakha isixeko,wasibizangegamalonyanawakheuEnoki

10UAdamwamaziuEvaumfaziwakhewazawazala oonyanaabasithoba

11Kwayengevekiyesihlanuyesihlanuseminyaka[225-31 AM]uSetewathabathauAzûrâudadewaboukubaabe ngumfaziwakhe,kwayengowesine(unyakaweveki yesithandathu)[235AM]wamzalelauEnoshe

12WaqalaukubizaigamalikaYehovaemhlabeni.

13Kwathingejubhileyesixhenxengevekiyesithathu[30915AM]uEnoshewathabathauNoâmudadewaboukuba abengumfaziwakhe,wazawamzalelaunyanangonyaka wesithathungevekiyesihlanu,wazawamthiyaigama elinguKenan

14Ekuphelenikwesikhumbuzosesibhozo[325,386-3992 AM]uKenanwathabathauMûalêlêthudadewaboukuba abengumfaziwakhe,wazawamzalelaunyana kwisikhumbuzosesithoba,kwivekiyokuqalakunyaka wesithathuwaleveki,[395AM]wazawamthiyaigama elithiMahalalel

15Kwayengevekiyesibiniyeshumileminyaka[449-55 AM]uMahalaleliwamthabathelauDinaH,intombi kaBharakiyeli,intombiyomntakwabokayise,ukubaabe ngumfaziwakhe,wazawamzalelaunyanangeveki yesithathukunyakawesithandathu,[461AM]waza wamthiyaigamaelinguYaredi,kubangemihlayakhe iingelosizeNkosizehlaemhlabeni,ezozibizwangokuba ngabaLindi,ukuzezifundiseabantwanababantu,nokuba zenzeubulungisanobulungisaemhlabeni

16Kwayekwisikhumbuzoseshumielinanye[512-18AM] uYarediwazithathelaumfazi,kwayeigamalakhe yayinguBaraka,intombikaRâsûjâl,intombiyomntakwabo kayise,kwivekiyesineyalesikhumbuzo,[522AM]waza wamzalelaunyanakwivekiyesihlanu,kunyakawesine wesikhumbuzo,wazawamthiyaigamaelinguEnoki. 17Kwayewayengowokuqalaphakathikwabantu abazalelweemhlabeniabafundaukubhalanolwazi nobulumkokwayewabhalaphantsiimiqondisoyezulu ngokolandelelwanolweenyangazaboencwadini,ukuze

abantubabenokwaziamaxeshaeminyaka ngokolandelelwanolweenyangazaboezahlukeneyo. 18Kwayewayengowokuqalaukubhalaubungqinakwaye wangqinakoonyanababantuphakathikwezizukulwana zomhlaba,wazawabalisaiivekize-jubilees,wazawabazisa imihlayeminyaka,wazawamiselaiinyangawazawabalisa iiSabathazeminyakanjengokosazizisakuye

19Kwayeokokwakukhonokokuyakubakhowakubona embonweniwokulalakwakhe,njengokokuyakwenzeka kubantwanababantukuzozonkeizizukulwanazabokude kubengumhlawomgwebo;wabonawazawaqondayonke into,wazawabhalaubungqinabakhe,wazawabeka ubungqinaemhlabenikubobonkeabantwanababantu nakwizizukulwanazabo

20Kwayekwivekiyeshumielinesibini,[582-88]ngeveki yesixhenxeyayo,wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhe linguEdna,intombikaDanyeli,intombiyomntakwaboyise, kwayekunyakawesithandathukuleveki[587AM] wamzalelaunyanawazawamthiyaigamaelithiMethusela. 21Ngaphezukoko,wayekunyeneengelosizikaThixokule minyakamithandathuyeminyaka,kwayezambonisayonke intoesemhlabeninasezulwini,ulawulolwelanga,waza wabhalayonkeinto

22WazawangqinakuBalindi,abobonaneentombizabantu; kubaabababeqalileukuzimanya,ukuzebangcoliswe, neentombizabantu,kwayeuEnokiwangqinanxamnye nabobonke

23Wazawathathwaphakathikwabantwanababantu,saza samsaeMyezweniwase-Edenngobungangamshanozuko, kwayeqaphelaniaphoubhalaphantsiisigwebonomgwebo wehlabathi,nabobonkeububibabantwanababantu.

24Kwayengenxayoko(uThixo)wazisaamanzi kanogumbephezukwalolonkeilizwelase-Eden;kuba aphowamiswanjengomqondisonokubaangqinenxamnye nabobonkeabantwanababantu,ukubaaxelezonkeizenzo zezizukulwanakudekubengumhlawomgwebo

25Watshisaisiqhumisosengcwele,iziqholoezimnandi ezikholekileyophambikoYehovaentabeni

26KubaiNkosiineendawoezineemhlabeni,iGadiyaseEden,neNtabayaseMpuma,kwayelentabaukuyo namhlanje,iNtabayaseSinayi,neNtabayaseZiyon(eya kungcwaliswa)kwindaloentshaukuzekungcwaliswe umhlaba;ngayoumhlabauyakungcwaliswakulolonke ityala(lawo)kunyenokungcolakwawokuzozonke izizukulwanazehlabathi

27KwayekwiJubhiliyeshumielinesine[652AM] uMethuselawazithathelaumfazi,uEdnaintombika-Azrial, intombiyomntakwaboyise,kwivekiyesithathu,kunyaka wokuqalawaleveki,[701-7AM]wazawazalaunyana wazawamthiyaigamaelinguLameki

28Kwathingomhlaweshumielinesihlanuweminyaka, ngevekiyesithathu,uLamekiwazithabathelaumfazi, ogamalakhelinguBhetenoshe,intombikaBharaki'il, intombiyomntakwaboyise,wazakulevekiwamzalela unyana,wamthiyaigamaelinguNowa,esithi,'Louya kundithuthuzelangenxayentlunguyam,nomsebenziwam wonke,nomhlabaawuqalekisileyouYehova.'

29Kwayeekuphelenikwejubhileyeshumielinesithoba, ngevekiyesixhenxekunyakawesithandathu[930AM] wayo,uAdamwafa,bazabonkeoonyanabakhe

bamngcwabakwilizweawadalwakulo,wazawaba ngowokuqalaukungcwatywaemhlabeni.

30Kwayewayesweleiminyakaengamashumiasixhenxe yewakaleminyaka;kubaiminyakaeliwakaifananosuku olunyekubungqinabamazulukwayekengokokwabhalwa malunganomthiwolwazi:'Mhlaniwudlayoniyakufa' Ngenxayesisizathuakazangeayigqibeiminyakayalemini; kubawafangexeshalayo.

31EkuphelenikwalejubileeuKayinwabulawaemva kwakhengaloonyakamnye;kubaindluyakheyawela phezukwakhewazawafaphakathikwendluyakhe,waza wabulawangamatyeayo;kubawabulalauAbhelingelitye, wazawabulawangelityengomgwebowobulungisa.

32Ngenxayesisizathukwamiselwakumacwecwe asezulwini:Ngesixhoboumntuabulalangasoummelwane wakheuyakubulawangaso;ngendlelaamlimazilengayo, bayakwenzaokufanayokuye

33Kwayekwisikhumbuzosamashumiamabinianesihlanu [1205AM]uNowawazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhe lalingu-`Emzârâ,intombikaRâkê'êl,intombiyomntakwabo kayise,kunyakawokuqalakwivekiyesihlanu[1207AM]: kwayekunyakawesithathuwamzalelauShem,kunyaka wesihlanu[1209AM]wamzalelauHam,kwayekunyaka wokuqalakwivekiyesithandathu[1212AM]wamzalela uYafete.

ISAHLUKO5

1Kwayekwenzekaukubaxaabantwanababantubaqala ukwandaebuswenibomhlabakwayebazalelwaiintombi, iingelosizikaThixozababonangonyakaothilewalejubilee, ukubababebahleukubababonakale;bazabazithathela abafazikubobonkeababakhethayo,bazababazalela oonyanakwayebabeziingxilimbela.

2Kwayeukungabinamthethokwandaemhlabenikwaye yonkeinyamayonakaliseindlelayayo,ngokufanayo abantuneenkomonezilwanyananeentakanayoyonkeinto ehambaemhlabeni-bonkebonakaliseiindlelazabo nemiyaleloyabo,bazabaqalisaukuqwengaomnyenomnye, kwayeukungabinamthethokwandaemhlabenikwaye yonkeingcingayeengcingazabobonkeabantu(yayisoloko) imbi

3UThixowajongaumhlaba,wazakhangela,wonakele, yonkeinyamayonakaliseimithethoyawo,kwayebonke abantuababesemhlabenibenzelonkeuhlobolobubi phambikwamehloAkhe.

4Kwayewathiuzakutshabalalisaumntunayoyonke inyamaphezukomhlabaawayewudalile.

5KodwauNowawababalwaemehlwenikaYehova

6Kwayenxamnyeneengelosiawayezithumeleemhlabeni, wabanomsindoomkhulu,wazawayalelaukubabazisuse kuzozonkeiigunyazabo,wazawasiyalelaukubasizibophe ezantsikomhlaba,kwayekhangelazibotshelelwephakathi kwazo,kwayezahlulwe

7Kwaphumaumyalelophambikobusobakhenxamnye noonyanababowokubabatshaywengekrele,bazebasuswe phantsikwezulu.

8Wathi,‘Umoyawamawuyikuhlalaphezukwabantu ngonaphakade;kubanabobayinyama,imihlayaboiya kubayiminyakaelikhuluelinamashumiamabini’.

9Wathumelaikrelelakhephakathikwaboukuzengamnye abulaleummelwanewakhe,bazabaqalisaukubulalanade bonkebawangekrelebazabatshatyalaliswaemhlabeni 10Kwayeooyisebabobabengamangqina(entshabalalo yabo),kwayeemvakokobabanjwaezantsikomhlaba ngonaphakade,kudekubeyiminiyomgweboomkhulu,xa umgwebouphunyezwakubobonkeabobonakaliseiindlela zabonemisebenziyabophambikweNkosi.

11Watshabalalisabonkeendaweniyabo,akwasalanamnye kuboangazangeamgwebengokobubibabobonke 12Kwayewadalayonkeimisebenziyakheindaloentsha nelungileyo,ukuzebangonikuyoyonkeindaloyabo ngonaphakade,kodwabonkebabengamalungisangamnye ngohlobolwakherhoqo

13Kwayeisigwebosabobonkesimiselwekwayesibhalwe kumacwecweasezulwiningobulungisakwanomgwebo wabobonkeabashiyaindlelaemiselweukubabahambe kuyo;kwayeukubaabahambikuyo,isigwebosibhalwe phantsikuzozonkeizidalwanazozonkeiintlobo.

14Kwayeakukhontoezulwiniokanyeemhlabeni,okanye ekukhanyeniokanyeebumnyameni,okanyeeShiyol okanyeenzonzobileni,okanyekwindawoyobumnyama (engagwetywanga);kwayezonkeizigwebozabozimiselwe kwayezibhaliwekwayeziqoshwe

15Uyakugwebabonke,abakhulungokobukhulubakhe, nabancincingokobuncincibakhe,elowongokweendlela zakhe

16Kwayeakanguyeumntuozakujongaumntu(wanoma ngubani),kwayeakanguyeumntuozakwamkelaizipho, ukubauthiuzakugwebaumntungamnye:ukubaumntu unikeyonkeintoesemhlabeni,akayikujongaizipho okanyeumntu(wanomangubani),kwayeakayikwamkela nantoninaevelakuye,kubaungumgwebiolilungisa 17KwayengabantwanabakaSirayelikubhaliwekwaye kwamiselwa:Ukubababuyelakuyengobulungisa,uya kubaxolelabonkeubugwenxababoazeabaxolelebonke izonozabo.

18Kubhaliwekwayekumiselweukubauyakubanenceba kubobonkeabaguqukayokuzozonkeizonozabokube kanyengonyaka.

19Kwayebonkeabobonakalisaiindlelazaboneengcinga zabongaphambikomkhukula,akukhomntuwamkelwayo ngaphandlekokaNowayedwa;kubaumntuwakhe wamkelwangenxayoonyanabakhe,abo(uThixo) wabasindisaemanziniomkhukulangenxayakhe;kuba intliziyoyakheyayilungilekuzozonkeiindlelazakhe, njengokokwakuyalelwengaye,kwayewayengashiyanga ntoyayimiselweyena.

20INkosiyathiiyakutshabalalisayonkeinto eyayisemhlabeni,abantuneenkomo,nezilwanyana zasekhaya,neentakazezulu,nentoehambaemhlabeni YazayayalelauNowaukubaazenzeleumkhombe,ukuze azisindiseemanzinionogumbe

21UNowawenzaumkhombengazozonkeiindlela njengokowayemyalele,kwijubhiliyamashumiamabini anesixhenxeyonyaka,kwivekiyesihlanukunyaka wesihlanu(ngenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala).[1307 AM]

22Wangenangomnyakawesithandathu(ngonyaka)wayo, [1308AM]ngenyangayesibini,ngenyangaentsha yenyangayesibini,kwadakwabangoweshumi

elinesithandathu;wangena,kunyenayoyonkeinto esiyizisekuye,emkhombeni,iNkosiyawuvalangaphandle ngobusukubeshumielinesixhenxe

23UYehovawavulaamasangoasixhenxeezulu, Nemilomoyemithomboyamanzianzongonzongo,imilomo esixhenxengenani

24Amasangoezikhukulaaqalisaukuthululaamanziavela ezulwiniiintsukuezingamashumiamanenobusuku obungamashumiamane,Nemithomboyamanzianzulu yakhuphaamanzi,deumhlabawonkewazalangamanzi

25Amanziandaemhlabeni;amanziaphakamangaphezu kweemithaezilishumielinesihlanu,aphakamangaphezu kweentabaeziphakamileyo,umkhombewaphakanyiswa phezukomhlaba,wahambaphezukwamanzi

26Amanziabanamandlaphezukomhlabaiinyanga ezintlanu-iintsukuezilikhuluelinamashumiamahlanu.

27UmkhombewayawemaphezukweLubhari,enye yeentabazaseArarati

28Kwaye(ngenyangaentsha)ngenyangayesine imithomboyamanzianzongonzongoenkuluyavalwa kwayeamasangoezikhukulazezuluavalwa;kwaye ngenyangaentshayenyangayesixhenxeyonkeimilomo yenzongonzongoyomhlabayavuleka,kwayeamanziaqala ukuhlaayeenzongonzongoengaphantsi

29Kwayengenyangaentshayenyangayeshumiiincopho zeentabazabonakala,kwayengenyangaentshayenyanga yokuqalaumhlabawabonakala

30Amanziaphelaemhlabeningevekiyesihlanungonyaka wesixhenxe[1309AM]wawo,kwayengomhlaweshumi elinesixhenxekwinyangayesibiniumhlabawomile

31Ngomhlawama-27wavulaumkhombe,wakhupha kuwoizilwanyana,neenkomo,neentaka,nazozonkeizinto ezinambuzelayo

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingenyangayesithathu,waphumaemkhombeni, wakhaisibingelelokuloontaba

2Wazawenzaintlawuleloyomhlaba,wathabathaitakane wazawenzaintlawulelongegazilawongenxayetyalalonke lomhlaba;kubayonkeintoeyayikuwoyayitshatyalalisiwe, ngaphandlekwabobabesemkhombenikunyenoNowa

3Wabekaamanqathaayoesibingelelweni,wathabatha inkunziyenkomo,nebhokhwe,negusha,netakane lebhokhwe,netyuwa,nehobe,netholelehobe,wabekaidini elinyukayoesibingelelweni,wagalelaumnikelooxutywe neoliphezukwalo,wafafazaiwayini,wagalelaintlaka emhlophephezukwayoyonkeinto,waphakamisaivumba elimnandi,elamkelekileyophambikoYehova

4UYehovawalivaivumbaelimnandi,wenzaumnqophiso nayewokubaakusayikuphindakubekhounogumbe wokutshabalalisaumhlaba,nokubayonkeimihla yokuhlwayelanokuvunaumhlabaingayeki,nokubanda nobushushu,nokubaihlobonobusika,nokubaimini nobusukuzingayikutshintshaindlelayazo,zingayeki naninina

5Ninake,yandani,nandeemhlabeni,nandekuwo,nibe yintsikelelokuwo;ndiyakuzisauloyikolwenunoloyiko lwenukuyoyonkeintoesemhlabeninaselwandle

6Kwaye,khangelani,ndininikezonkeizilwanyana,nazo zonkeizintoezinamaphiko,nazozonkeizintoezihamba

emhlabeni,neentlanziezisemanzini,nazozonkeizinto zokutya;njengemifunoeluhlaza,ndininikezonkeizinto zokutya

7Kodwainyama,enomphefumlowayo,kunyenegazi, aniyikuyidla;kubaumphefumlowenyamayonkeusegazini, ukuzeigazilenulemiphefumloyenulingafunwaEsandleni somntungamnye,esandlenisesilwanyanangasinye (isilwanyana)ndiyakulibizaigazilomntu.

8Ochithaigazilomntungomntu,igazilakheliya kuphalazwa,kubauThixowenzaumntungokomfanekiso wakhe

9Ninake,yandani,nandeehlabathini

10UNowanoonyanabakhebafungaukubaabayikudla naliphinaigazielisenyameni,wazawenzaumnqophiso phambikweNkosiuThixongonaphakadekuzozonke izizukulwanazomhlabakulenyanga.

11Ngenxayesisizathuwathethanaweukubawenze umnqophisonabantwanabakaSirayelikulenyanga entabeningesifungo,nokubaufafazeigaziphezukwabo ngenxayamazwionkeomnqophiso,uYehovaawawenza nabongonaphakade

12Kwayeobubungqinabubhaliwenganiukubanimele nibugcinerhoqo,ukuzeningatyinangaliphinailangana igazilezilwanyanaokanyeleentakaokanyeleenkomokuyo yonkeimihlayomhlaba,kwayeumntuotyaigazi lezilwanyanaokanyeleenkomookanyeleentakakuyo yonkeimihlayomhlaba,yenanembewuyakhebaya kuncothulwangaphandlekwelizwe.

13UzeubawiseleumthethooonyanabakaSirayeli,ukuba bangadligazi,ukuzeamagamaabonembewuyaboibe phambikoYehovauThixowethungamaxeshaonke.

14Kwayekulomthethoakukhomdawemihla,kubauhlala ngonaphakadeBayakuwugcinakwizizukulwanazabo, ukuzebaqhubekebethandazaegamenilakhongegazi phambikwesibingelelo;yonkeimihlanangexeshalakusasa nangokuhlwabayakucelauxolongenxayakhorhoqo phambikweNkosiukuzebawugcinekwaye bangawuncothuli

15WanikauNowanoonyanabakheumqondisowokuba akusayikuphindakubekhounogumbeemhlabeni.

16Wabekaumnyamawakheefininjengomqondiso womnqophisoongunaphakadewokubaakusayikuphinda kubekhounogumbeemhlabeniukuzeutshabalaliseyonke imihlayehlabathi

17Ngenxayesisizathukumiselwekwayekubhaliwe kumacwecweasezulwini,ukubabafanelebabhiyozele umthendelekoweevekikulenyangakubekanyengonyaka, ukuhlaziyaumnqophisominyakale.

18Kwayelomthendelekowonkewawubhiyozelwa ezulwiniukususelangomhlawokudalaukuyakuthiga kwimihlakaNowa-iijubhiliezingamashumiamabini anesithandathukunyeneevekiezintlanuzeminyaka[13091659AM]:kwayeuNowanoonyanabakhebawugcina kangangeejubhiliezisixhenxekunyenevekienye yeminyaka,ukuyakuthigangomhlawokufakukaNowa, kwayeukususelangomhlawokufakukaNowaoonyana bakhebawususa(kwadakwayimihlaka-Abraham,kwaye badlaigazi

19KodwauAbrahamwayigcina,noIsakenoYakobi nabantwanabakhebayigcinakwadakwasezinsukwini

zakho,nangemihlayakhoabantwanabakaSirayeli bayilibaladewayigcinangokutshakulentaba.

20UzeubawiseleumthethooonyanabakaSirayeliukuba bawugcinelomthendelekokwizizukulwanazabozonke, ubengummiselokubo;mabawugcineumhlaomnye ngonyakakulenyanga

21Kubangumthendelekoweevekinomthendeleko weziqhamozokuqala:lomthendelekounemibinikwaye uphindwekabini:ngokwezintoezibhaliweyo nezikroliweyongawo,yibhiyozele

22Kubandibhaleencwadiniyomthethowokuqala,koko ndikubhalelekona,ukubauwubhiyozelengexeshalawo, usukuolunyengonyaka,kwayendikuchazeleamadiniawo ukuzeabantwanabakaSirayelibawakhumbulebaze bawabhiyozelekuzozonkeizizukulwanazabokulenyanga, usukuolunyengonyaka.

23Kwayengenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala, nangenyangaentshayenyangayesine,nangenyangaentsha yesixhenxe,nangenyangaentshayenyangayeshumi, yimihlayokukhumbula,kunyenemihlayamaxeshaonyaka kwizahluloezinezonyakaEzizibhaliwekwayezimiselwe njengobungqinaobungunaphakade.

24UNowawazimiselaukubazibeyimithendeleko yezizukulwanangonaphakade,ukuzezibesisikhumbuzo kuyengaloondlela.

25Kwayengenyangaentshayenyangayokuqalawacelwa ukubaazenzeleumkhombe,kwayengaloominiumhlaba womawazawawuvula(umkhombe)wazawawubona umhlaba

26Kwayengenyangaentshayenyangayesineimilomo yobunzulubenzonzobilaengaphantsiyavalwa.Kwaye ngenyangaentshayenyangayesixhenxeyonkeimilomo yenzonzobilayomhlabayavuleka,kwayeamanziaqala ukwehlaangenakuyo.

27Kwathingenyangaentshayenyangayeshumi,iincopho zeentabazabonakala,uNowawavuya

28Ngenxayesisizathuwazimiselaukubazibe yimithendelekoyesikhumbuzoesingunaphakade,kwaye zimiselwenjalo

29Bawabekaphezukwamacwecweasezulwini,ngalinye lalineevekiezilishumielinesithathu;ukusukakwelinye ukuyakwelinye(badlulisela)isikhumbuzosawo,ukusuka kwelokuqalaukuyakwelesibini,ukusukakwelesibini ukuyakwelesithathu,ukusukakwelesithathuukuya kwelesine

30Kwayeyonkeimihlayomyaleloiyakubaziiveki ezimbiniezingamashumiamahlanuzeentsuku,kwaye(ezi ziyakwenza)unyakawonkeuphelele.Ngaloondlela ikrolwekwayeimiselwekumacwecweasezulwini

31Kwayeakukhokutyeshelwa(lomyalelo)unyakawonke okanyeunyakanonyaka

32KwayebayaleleoonyanabakaSirayeliukubabagcine iminyakangokwalenombolo-iintsukuezingamakhulu amathathuanamancimathandathuanesine,kwaye(ezi) ziyakubangunyakaopheleleyo,kwayeabayikuphazamisa ixeshalayokwimihlayayonakwimithendelekoyayo;kuba yonkeintoiyakuphumakubongokwesingqinosabo, kwayeabayikushiyanaluphinausukuokanye baphazamisenayiphinaimithendeleko

33Kodwaukubabayayityeshelakwayeabayigcini ngokomyaleloWakhe,bayakuyiphazamisayonkeimihla

yabokwayeiminyakaiyakususwakule(myalelo),[kwaye bayakuyiphazamisaimihlaneminyakaiyakususwa] kwayebayakuyityeshelaimithethoyabo

34BonkeoonyanabakaSirayelibayakulibalabaze bangafumanindlelayeminyaka,bazebalibeleukuthwasa kweenyanga,namaxeshaonyaka,neesabatha,baze baphosiseyonkeimiqathangoyeminyaka

35Kubandiyazikwayeukususelangokundizakukuxela, kwayeakungenxayesicwangcisosam;kubaincwadi(ilele) ebhalwephambikwam,kwayekumacwecweasezulwini ukwahlulwahlulwakwemihlakumiselwe,hlezebalibale imisithoyomnqophisobazebahambengokwemisitho yabeeNtlangaemvakwempazamoyabonasemva kokungazikwabo

36Kubakuyakubakhoabobayakuqwalasela ngokuqinisekileyoinyanga-indlelaephazamisangayo amaxeshaonyakakwayeifikaunyakanonyakakwiintsuku ezilishumingaphambikwexesha

37Ngenxayesisizathuiminyakaiyakubafikelaxabeya kuphazamisa(umyalelo),bazebenzeumhlaongcolileyo ubeyiminiyobungqina,nomhlaongcolileyoubeyimini yomthendeleko,kwayebayakudibanisayonkeimihla, engcwelengongcolileyo,nomhlaongcolileyongongcwele; kubabayakuphambukamalunganeenyanga,iisabatha, imisitho,neejubhili.

38Ngenxayesisizathundikuyalelakwayendikungqina ukubaungabangqina;kubaemvakokufakwakho abantwanabakhobayakubaphazamisa,ukuzebangenzi unyakaubeyimihlaengamakhuluamathathuanamashumi amathandathuanesinekuphela,kwayengenxayesisizathu bayakuphambukamalunganokuthwasakweenyanga namaxeshaeesabathakunyenemikhosi,kwayebayakudla zonkeiintlobozegazikunyenazozonkeiintlobozenyama

ISAHLUKO7

1Kwayengevekiyesixhenxekunyakawokuqala[13:17 AM]wayo,kulejubile,uNowawatyalaizidiliyaentabeni aphoumkhombewawumikhona,egamalinguLubar,enye yeeNtabazaseArarati,zazazavelisaiziqhamongonyaka wesine,[13:20AM]wazawalondolozaiziqhamozazo, wazawaziqokelelakulonyakangenyangayesixhenxe 2Wenzaiwayiningayo,wayibekaesityeni,wayigcinade kwabangunyakawesihlanu,[1321AM]dekwabangumhla wokuqala,ngenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala 3Wawubhiyozelangovuyoumhlawalomthendeleko, wenzaidinielinyukayokuYehova,inkunziyenkomoenye, nenkunziyegushaenye,neegushaezisixhenxe,nganye inonyakaubudala,nenkunziyebhokhweenye,ukuze azicamagusheleyenanoonyanabakhe

4Waqalawalungisaibhokhwe,wabekainxalenyeyegazi layophezukwenyamaeyayisesibingelelweniawayesenzile, namanqathaonkeawawabekaesibingelelweniapho wayesenzakhonaidinielitshiswayo,nenkomo,nenkunzi yegusha,nenyamayazoyonkewayibekaesibingelelweni 5Wabekayonkeiminikeloyaboexutyweneoyilephezu kwayo,wazaemvakokowafefaiwayiniemlilweni awayewutshisilengaphambiliesibingelelweni,wabeka isiqhumisoesibingelelweni,wenzaivumbaelimnandi ukubalinyuswephambikoYehovauThixowakhe.

6Wazawavuyawazawaselakulewayini,yena nabantwanabakhengovuyo.

7Kwathikengokuhlwa,wangenaententeniyakhe,enxilile, walala,walalazeententeniyakhe,elele.

8UHamwambonauNowauyiseehambaze,waza waphumawayakuxelelaabantakwaboababiningaphandle 9UShemwathabathainguboyakhe,wesuka,yena noYafete,bayibekainguboemagxeniabo,babuyelaumva, bagqumaihlazolikayise,ubusobabobubhekengasemva

10WavukauNowaebuthongwenibakhe,wazikonke akwenzileyounyanawakheomncincikuye,wamqalekisa unyanawakhe,wathi,MakaqalekisweuKanan;uyakuba likhobokakubazalwanabakhe.

11WamsikelelauShem,wathi,MakabongweuYehova, uThixokaShem,uKananabesisicakasakhe

12UThixomakamnikeuYafete,uThixoahlaleekhayeni likaShem,uKananabesisicakasakhe

13UHamwayesaziukubauyisewayemqalekisileunyana wakheomncinci,wazaakavuyakubawayemqalekisile unyanawakhe,wazawemkakuyise,yenanoonyanabakhe kunyenaye,uKushi,noMizrayim,noPuti,noKanan 14Wazakhelaisixeko,wasibizangegamalomkakhe uNeelatama'uk

15UYafetewakubonaoko,wabanomonangomntakwabo, wazanayewazakhelaisixeko,wasibizangegamalomkakhe u-'Adatan's

16UShemwahlalanoyiseuNowa,wazawakhaisixeko kufutshanenoyiseentabeni,wazanayewasibizangegama lomkakheuSedeqetelebab

17KwayenankuezizixekozintathuzikufuphineNtaba iLubar;iSedeqetelebabijongenenentabaempumayayo; neNa'eltama'ukezantsi;'iAdata'esesentshona

18NgaboabaoonyanabakaShem:uElam,noAshuri, noArpakishadilonyanawazalwakwiminyakaemibini emvakonogumbenoLudi,noAram

19OonyanabakaYafetenguGomere,noMagogi,noMadayi, noYavan,noTubhali,noMesheki,noTirasi;ngaboabo oonyanabakaNowa

20KwayekwiJubhiliyamashumiamabinianesibhozo [1324-1372AM]uNowawaqalaukuyalelaoonyana boonyanabakheimimiselonemiyalelo,nazozonke izigweboawayezazi,wazawabakhuthazaoonyanabakhe ukubabagcineubulungisa,bazebagqumeihlazolenyama yabo,bazebamdumiseuMdaliwabo,bazebahloniphe ooyisenoonina,bazebathandeabamelwanebabo,baze balondolozeimiphefumloyabokuhenyuzo,nasekungcoleni, nakubugwenxabonke

21Kubangenxayezizintozintathukwafikaumkhukula emhlabeni,okokukuthi,ngenxayobuhenyuaphoabalindi bechasenenomthethowemimiseloyabobahenyuzakhona iintombizabantu,bazabazithathelaabafazikubobonke abakhethayo;bazabenzaisiqalosokungcola.

22BazalaoonyanaabangamaNafidim,kwayebonke babengafani,bazabadlanaomnyenomnye;kwaye amaGebaabulalaamaNafidi,kwayeamaNafidiabulala amaEljo,kunyenabantuabangamaEljo,kunyenomntu omnyenomnye.

23Kwayewonkeumntuwazithengisaukuzeenze ubugwenxanokuphalazaigazielininzi,umhlabawazaliswa bubugwenxa.

24Emvakokobonaizilwanyananeentaka,nazozonke izintoezihambahambayonezihambahambayoemhlabeni; kwaphalalaigazielininziemhlabeni,kwayeyonke ingcinganeminqwenoyabantuyayisolokoicingainkohliso nobubi.

25UYehovawatshabalalisayonkeintoemhlabeni;ngenxa yobubibezenzozabo,nangenxayegaziabaliphalazileyo emhlabeni,watshabalalisayonkeinto.

26'Sasalathina,mnanani,nyanabam,nayoyonkeinto engenenathiemkhombeni,kwayekhangelani,ndiyayibona imisebenziyenuphambikwamukubaanihambi ngobulungisa:kubaendleleniyentshabalaloniqalile ukuhamba,kwayeniyahlukanaomnyekomnye,kwaye ninomonaomnyekomnye,kwaye(ngokoke)anivisisani, nyanabam,ngamnyenomntakwabo

27Kubandiyabona,kwayendiyabonaiidemonziqalile ukunikhohlisaninanabantwanabenukwayengoku ndiyoyikangenxayenu,ukubaemvakokufakwamniya kuchithaigazilabantuemhlabeni,nokubanani,niya kutshatyalaliswaebuswenibomhlaba

28Kubanabaninaochithaigazilomntu,kwayenabanina otyaigazilayonayiphinainyama,bonkebaya kutshatyalaliswaemhlabeni

29Kwayeakuyikusalamntuudlaigazi,okanyeochitha igazilomntuemhlabeni,kwayeakuyikusalananye imbewuokanyeinzalaehlalaphantsikwezulu;Kubabaya kuyaeShiyol,kwayebayakuhlabayekwindawo yokugwetywa,kwayebonkebayakususwaebumnyameni bobunzulungokufaokunogonyamelo

30Akuyikubakhogazikunikulolonkeigazi;kuya kubakhoyonkeimihlaenibulelengayonasiphinaisilo okanyeinkomookanyenantoninaebhabhayoemhlabeni, nizenenzeumsebenziolungileyokwimiphefumloyenu ngokugubungelaokokuchithekileyophezukomhlaba.

31Kwayeaniyikubanjengalowoudlakunyenegazi, kodwazilumkelenikungabikhomntuudlaigaziphambi kwenu:ligqumeniigazi,kubandiyalelweukubandingqine kuninakubantwanabenu,kunyenayoyonkeinyama

32Kwayeungavumeliumphefumloukubaudliwekunye nenyama,ukuzeigazilakho,elibubomibakho,lingafunwa esandlenisayonayiphinainyamaechithaemhlabeni

33Kubaumhlabaawuyikubamsulwaegazini elichithekileyophezukwawo;kuba(kuphela)ngegazi lalowowalichithayoumhlabauyakuhlanjululwakuzo zonkeizizukulwanazawo

34Ngokuke,bantwanabam,phulaphulani:yenzani ubulungisanobulungisaukuzemhlawumbinityale ngobulungisaphezukobusobomhlabawonke,nozuko lwenuluphakanyiswephambikoThixowam, owandisindisayoemanzinionogumbe

35Kwayekhangelani,niyakuyanizakheleizixeko,nize nityalekuzozonkeizityaloezisemhlabeni,kwaye ngaphezukokoyonkeimithievelisaiziqhamo

36Kangangeminyakaemithathuisiqhamosayoyonkeinto etyiwayoasiyikuqokelelwa:kwayengonyakawesine isiqhamosayosiyakubalelwaekubenisingcwele[kwaye bayakunikelaiziqhamozokuqala],samkelekilephambi koThixooPhezukonke,owadalaizulunomhlabanazo zonkeizintoMabanikelengobuninziintlahlelayewayini neoli(njengeentlahlela)esibingelelweniseNkosi,

eyamkelayo,kwayeokuseleyomabakudleabakhonzi bendluyeNkosiphambikwesibingeleloesamkelayo.

37Kwayengonyakawesihlanuyenzaniukukhululwa ukuzenikukhululengobulungisanangokuthetye,nizenibe ngamalungisa,kwayekonkeenikuhlwayeleyokuya kuphumelela

38KubauEnoki,uyisekayihlo,wayalelauMethusela, unyanawakhe,noMethuselaunyanawakhe,uLameki, kwayeuLamekiwandiyalelazonkeizintoawaziyalelwa nguyise

39Namndiyakuninikaumyalelo,nyanabam,njengoko uEnokiwayalelaunyanawakhekwijubhiliyokuqala: ngelixaesaphila,owesixhenxekwisizukulwanasakhe, wayalelawazawanikelaubungqinakunyanawakhe nakubantwanabonyanawakhekwadakwabangumhla wokufakwakhe.

ISAHLUKO8

1Ngeyeshumielinesithobaleminyaka,ngevekiyokuqala, [1373AM]ekuqalenikwayouArpakshadiwazithathela umfaziogamalinguRasu'eja,intombikaSusan,intombi kaElam,wazawamzalelaunyanakunyakawesithathukule veki,[1375AM]wazawamthiyaigamaelinguKainam

2Unyanawakhula,wazauyisewamfundisaukubhala, wazawayakuzifunelaindawoaphoanokuzithabathela khonaisixeko

3Wazawafumanaumbhaloowawuqoshwezizizukulwana zangaphambiliedwaleni,wazawafundaokokwakuwo, wazawawubhalaphantsiwazawonangenxayawo;kuba wawuquletheimfundisoyabalindingokwendlela ababesolokobejongangayoimiqondisoyelanganenyanga neenkwenkwezikuyoyonkeimiqondisoyezulu

4Wazawayibhalaphantsiwazaakathethantongayo;kuba wayesoyikaukuthethanoNowangayohlezeabenomsindo kuyengenxayayo

5Kwathingejubhiliyamashumiamathathu,[1429AM] ngevekiyesibini,kunyakawokuqalawayo,wazithathela umfazi,ogamalakhelinguMelka,intombikaMadai, unyanakaYafete,kunyakawesine[1432AM]wazala unyana,wamthiyaigamaelithiShela;kubawathi, 'Ndithunyiwengenene'

6[Kwayengonyakawesinewazalwa],uShelawakhula wazawathabathaumfazi,ogamalakhelalinguMu'ak, intombikaKesede,umntakwabokayise,kwijubhili yamashumiamathathuananye,kwivekiyesihlanu,kunyaka wokuqala[1499AM]wayo

7Wazawamzalelaunyanangonyakawesihlanu[1503AM] ngaloomini,wamthiyaigamaelinguEbhere:waza wazithathelaumfazi,igamalakheyayingu-'Azûrâd, intombikaNebrod,kwijubhiliyamashumiamathathu anesibini,ngevekiyesixhenxe,kunyakawesithathuwayo. [1564AM]

8Ngomnyakawesithandathu[1567AM]waloonyaka, wamzalelaunyana,wazawamthiyaigamaelinguPelege; kubangemihlaawazalwangayoabantwanabakaNowa baqalaukwahlulaumhlabaphakathikwabo:ngenxayesi sizathuwamthiyaigamaelinguPelege

9Bazahlulahlulangasese,bazabaxelelauNowa

10KwayekwenzekaekuqalenikweJubhiliyamashumi amathathuanesithathu[1569AM]ukubabawahlule

umhlabawabazizabeloezintathu,zikaShemnoHam noYafete,ngokwelifalomntungamnye,kunyakawokuqala kwivekiyokuqala,xaomnyewethuowayethunyiwe, wayekunyenabo.

11Wabizaoonyanabakhe,bazabasondelakuye,bona nabantwanababo,wazawawahlulaumhlabawaba ngamaqashiso,awayezakuthatyathwangoonyanabakhe abathathu,bazabolulaizandlazabo,bazabathabatha umbhaloesifubenisikaNowa,uyise

12KwaphumaebhalweninjengesabelosikaShem,imbindi womhlaba,azakuwuthathanjengelifalakheneloonyana bakhekwizizukulwanaezingunaphakade,ukusuka phakathikweentabazaseRafa,ukusukaemlonyeni wamanziavelakumlamboiTina,kwayeisabelosakhesiya ngasentshonaphakathikwalomlambo,kwayesiqhubeka sifikelelaemanzinienzonzobila,apholomlambouphuma khonakwayeuthululelaamanziawoelwandleiMeat, kwayelomlambougelezauyeelwandleolukhuluKwaye konkeokungasentlakokukaYafete,kwayekonke okungasezantsikokukaShem

13KwayeiyanwebekaideifikeleleeKaraso:oku kusesifubenisolwimiolujongengasezantsi.

14Isabelosakhesiselunxwemenilolwandleolukhulu, sihambengomgcaothetye,sidesifikeleleentshona yolwimiolujongengasezantsi;kubaolulwandlelubizwa ngokubalulwimiloLwandlelwaseYiputa

15Kwayeijikaukusukaaphaiyengasemzantsiiye ngasemlonyeniwolwandleolukhuluelunxwemeni lwamanzialo,izeiyengasentshonaiyee-'Afra,izeiye kudeifikeleleemanziniomlamboiGihon,nasezantsi kwamanziaseGihon,iyeelunxwemenilwalomlambo.

16Kwayeyanabelaempuma,ideifikeemyezweniwaseEden,ngasezantsikwayo,[emazantsi]kwayeukusuka empumayelizwelonkelase-Edennakwimpumayonke, ijikaibhekeempumaizeiqhubekeifikeempumayentaba ebizwangokubayiRafa,izeyehleiyeelunxwemeni lomlomowomlamboiTina.

17EsisabelosaphumangeqashisolikaShemnoonyana bakhe,ukuzebasidleilifangonaphakadekwizizukulwana zakhengonaphakade.

18UNowawavuyakubaesisabelosiphumesayakuShem noonyanabakhe,wazawakhumbulakonke awayekuthethilengomlomowakheesiprofetweni;kuba wayethe:'MakabongweuYehovauThixokaShem,kwaye iNkosimayihlaleendlwinikaShem'

19WayesaziukubaiGadiyase-Edenyindawoengcwele kakhulu,nendawoyokuhlalayeNkosi,neNtabayeSinayi embindiniwentlango,neNtabayeZiyon-embindini wenkabayomhlaba:ezizintathuzadalwanjengeendawo ezingcwelezijongene

20WambongauThixowoothixo,owabekailizwi likaYehovaemlonyeniwakhe,neNkosingonaphakade.

21Wayesaziukubaisabeloesisikelelweyonentsikelelo zifikilekuShemnoonyanabakhekwizizukulwana ngonaphakadeilizwelonkelase-Edennelizwelonke loLwandleoluBomvu,nelizwelonkelasempuma nelaseIndiya,naseLwandleoluBomvuneentabazalo, nelizwelonkelaseBhashan,nelizwelonkelaseLebhanon neziqithizaseKaftur,nazozonkeiintabazaseSanirnase'Amana,neentabazaseAsiriyaemantla,nelizwelonkelaseElam,lase-Asiriya,nelaseBhabheli,nelaseSusan

nelaseMa'edayi,nazozonkeiintabazase-Ararati,nayo yonkeimimandlaengaphayakolwandle,engaphaya kweentabazase-Asiriyaemantla,ilizweelisikelelweyo nelibanzi,kwayekonkeokukulokuhlekakhulu.

22KwayekuHamkwaphumainxalenyeyesibini,ngaphaya kweGihonngasezantsingasekunenekweGadi,kwaye yanabelangasezantsikwayeyanabelakuzozonkeiintaba zomlilo,kwayeyanabelangasentshonalangaukuya kulwandlelwase-'Atelkwayeyanabelangasentshonalanga ideifikekulwandlelwaseMa'uk-olo(lwandle)aphoyonke intoengatshatyalaliswangayehlelakhona

23KwayeiphumaiyengasemantlaukuyakumdaweGadir, kwayeiphumaiyeelunxwemenilwamanziolwandleukuya emanziniolwandleolukhuluideisondelekumlambo iGihon,kwayeidlulakumlamboiGihonideifikelele ngasekunenekweGadiyase-Eden.

24KwayeelililizweelaphumakuHamnjengesabelo awayezakusihlalangonaphakade,yenanoonyanabakhe kwizizukulwanazabongonaphakade.

25KwayekuYafetekwaphumainxalenyeyesithathu ngaphayakomlamboiTinangasemantlaokuphuma kwamanziawo,kwayeyandangasemantla-mpumaukuya kulolonkeilizwelikaGogi,nakulolonkeilizwe elingasempuma

26Kwayeyanabelaemantlaukuyaemantla,yanabela kwiintabazaseQeltengasemantla,yayaeLwandle lwaseMa'uk,yayaempumayeGadirukuyakufikelela kummandlawamanziolwandle.

27KwayeiyanabaideisondeleentshonayeFaraizeibuyele e-'Aferagi,izeinabangasempumaiyeemanziniolwandle lwaseMe'at.

28KwayeifikelelakummandlawomlamboiTinakwicala elingasentla-mpumaideifikelelekumdawamanziayo ukuyaentabeniiRafa,izeijikeiyeemantla.

29ElililizweelaphumakuYafetenoonyanabakhe njengesabeloselifalakheazakulizuzayenanoonyana bakhe,kwizizukulwanazabongonaphakade;iziqithi ezikhuluezintlanu,kunyenelizweelikhuluemantla

30Kodwakuyabanda,kwayeilizwelikaHamlishushu, kwayeilizwelikaShemalishushukwayealibandi,kodwa lixubenenokubandanobushushu

ISAHLUKO9

1UHamwabahlulahlulaoonyanabakhe,kwayeisabelo sokuqalasaphumasayakuKushingasempumalanga,saya eMizraimngasentshonalanga,sayaePuti ngasentshonalanga,sayaeKananngasentshonalanga.

2UShemnayewahlulahlulaoonyanabakhe,kwayeisabelo sokuqalasaphumakuHamnoonyanabakhe,empuma yomlamboiTigrisdesayangasempuma,lonkeilizwe laseIndiya,naseLwandleOlubomvukunxwemelwalo, namanziaseDedan,nazozonkeiintabazaseMebrinase-Ela, nayoyonkeilizwelaseSusan,nayoyonkeintoengasecaleni kweParnaki,ukuyakuLwandleOlubomvu,noMlambo iTina

3KwayekwaphumaiSahlulosesibinieAsiriya,lonke ilizwelaseAsiriyaneNinevenelaseShinare,ukuyakumda waseIndiya,kwayesinyukasizesijikelezeumlambo

4KwayekwaphumauArpakshadiisahlulosesithathu, lonkeilizwelommandlawamaKaledingasempumalanga

yoMlambo,umdawoLwandleOlubomvu,nawoonke amanzientlangoajikelezeulwimilolwandleolujonge eYiputa,lonkeilizwelaseLebhanonnelaseSanir nelaseAmanaukuyakumdawoMlambo.

5Kwaphumaisahlulosesinee-Aram,lonkeilizwe laseMesopotamiyaphakathikweTigrisnomEfratikumantla amaKaledi,ukuyakumdaweentabazaseAsiriyanelizwe lase-Arara.

6KwayekwaphumaisahlulosesihlanueLudi,iintaba zaseAsiriyanazozonkeizintoezizezazo,dekwafika uLwandleOlukhulu,dekwafikauAsiriyaumntakwabo empuma

7KwayeuYafetenayewawabelailizwelelifalakhe phakathikoonyanabakhe

8KwayeinxalenyeyokuqalayaphumayayakuGomere ngasempumaukusukakwicalaelingasentlaukuya kumlamboiTina;kwayeemantlayaphumayayakuMagogi zonkeiindawoezingaphakathizasemantladeyafikelela kulwandlelwaseMeat.

9KwayeuMadaiwaphumanjengesabelosakheawayeza kusithathaukusukaentshonayabazalwanabakheababini ukuyakwiziqithi,nakumanxwemeeziqithi.

10KwayekwaphumaisahlulosesineeYavanzonkeiziqithi kunyeneziqithiezikumdaweLud

11KwayekuTubhalikwaphumainxalenyeyesihlanu phakathikolwimiolusondelakumdawenxalenyekaLud ukuyakulwimilwesibini,ukuyakummandlaongaphaya kolwimilwesibiniukuyakulwimilwesithathu.

12KwayeuMeshekiwaphumaisahlulosesithandathu, wonkeummandlangaphayakolwimilwesithathuukuya kuthigaempumayeGadir.

13KwayekwaphumaisahlulosesixhenxekuTiras,iziqithi ezineezinkuluphakathikolwandle,ezifikelelakwisabelo sikaHam[kwayeiziqithizaseKamaturizaphuma ngeqashisokoonyanabakaArpakshadinjengelifalakhe]

14KwayengaloondlelaoonyanabakaNowa babahlulahlulaoonyanababophambikoNowauyise,waza wababophabonkengesifungo,eqalekisawonkeumntu owayefunaukuthabathaisabeloesasingawelanga(kuye) ngeqashisolakhe.

15Bonkebathi,‘Makubenjalo;makubenjalo’kubo nakubantwanababongonaphakadekwizizukulwanazabo kudekubeyiminiyomgwebo,aphoiNkosiuThixoiya kubagwebangekrelenangomlilongenxayabobonkeububi obungcolileyobeziphosozabo,abazalisengazoumhlaba ngokunxaxhanokungcolanohenyuzonesono.

ISAHLUKO10

1Kwayengevekiyesithathuyalejubileeiidemon ezingcolileyozaqalaukulahlekisaabantwanaboonyana bakaNowa,nokubenzabaphambukebazebabatshabalalise. 2KwayeoonyanabakaNowabezakuNowauyise,baza bamxelelamalunganeedemonezazilahlekisakwaye zimfamekisakwayezibulalaoonyanaboonyanabakhe 3WathandazaphambikoYehovauThixowakhe,wathi: Thixowemimoyayenyamayonke,ondenzeleinceba, wandisindisamnanoonyanabamemanzinionogumbe, unganditshabalalisinjengokowenzayokoonyana bokutshabalala;Ngokubaubabalolwakhobelukhulukum, nencebayakhoibenkuluemphefumlweniwam;Ubabalo

lwakhomaluphakanyiswekoonyanabam,Ungavumeli oomoyaabangendawobabalawule.Hlezebabatshabalalise emhlabeni

4Kodwaundisikelelemnanoonyanabam,ukuzesande, sande,sizaliseumhlaba.

5KwayeWenauyaziindlelaabalindibakho,ooyisebale mimoya,ababesenzangayongomhlawam:kwayemalunga nalemimoyaiphilayo,yivalelekwayeuyibambe ngokuqinileyoendaweniyokugwetywa,kwaye ungayivumeliintshabalalokubantwanabomkhonziwakho, uThixowam;kubalemimoyaiyingozi,kwayeidalelwe ukutshabalalisa

6Bangavumeliukubabalawuleimimoyayabaphilayo; kubanguwewedwaonokubalawulaBangavumeliukuba babenegunyaphezukoonyanabamalungisaukususela ngokuukuyakutshongonaphakade.

7KwayeiNkosiuThixowethuyasiyalelaukubasibophe konke

8Kwayeintlokoyemimoya,uMastêmâ,wezawathi: 'Nkosi,Mdali,makubekhoabanyekubophambikwam, kwayemabaphulaphuleilizwilam,bazebenzekonke endikuthethayokubo;kubaukubaabanyebabo abashiywangakum,andiyikukwaziukwenzaamandla entandoyamphezukoonyanababantu;kubaaba bangonakalisikwayebalahlekisaphambikomgwebowam, kubaububiboonyanababantubukhulu'

9Wathi:Inxalenyeyeshumiyazomayihlalephambi kwakhe,kwayeisithobamasibesehlasiyekwindawo yokugwetywa

10KwayeomnyewethuwayalelaukubasifundiseuNowa onkeamayezaabo;kubawayesaziukubaabayikuhamba ngokuthetye,okanyebalwengobulungisa

11Senzangokwelizwilakhelonke:bonkeabangendawo ababisibabophaendaweniyokugwetywakwayeisahlulo seshumisabosibashiyeukuzebabephantsikukaSathana emhlabeni

12SazasamchazelauNowaonkeamayezaezifozabo, kunyenokuyengakwabo,indlelaawayenokubaphilisa ngayongemifunoyomhlaba

13UNowawabhalaphantsizonkeizintoencwadini njengokosasimyalelengazozonkeiintlobozonyango Ngaloondlelaimimoyaemibiyathintelwa (ekubeninzakaliseni)oonyanabakaNowa.

14WazawamnikakonkeawayekubhalileuShem,unyana wakheomkhulu;kubawayemthandakakhulungaphezu kwabobonkeoonyanabakhe.

15UNowawalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaeNtabeni yaseLubhareezwenilaseArarati.

16Wagqibaiminyakaengamakhulualithobaanamashumi amahlanuebominibakhe,iijubhiliezilishumielinesithoba kunyeneevekiezimbinikunyeneminyakaemihlanu[1659 AM]

17Kwayeebominibakheemhlabeniwabagqwesa abantwanababantungaphandlekukaEnokingenxa yobulungisa,aphowayegqibelelekhonaKubaisikhundla sikaEnokisamiselwanjengobungqinakwizizukulwana zehlabathi,ukuzeabalisezonkeizenzozesizukulwana kwizizukulwana,kudekubengumhlawomgwebo

18KwayekwiJubhileyamashumiamathathuanesithathu, kunyakawokuqalakwivekiyesibini,uPelegewazithathela umfazi,ogamalinguLomnaintombikaSina'ar,waza

wamzalelaunyanakunyakawesinewaleveki,waza wamthiyaigamaelinguRewu;kubawathi:'Khangela, abantwanababantubayebabababingenxayenjongoembi yokuzakhelaisixekonenqabakwilizwelaseShinare.' 19KubabasukakwilizwelaseAraratingasempumalanga bayaeShinare;kubangemihlayakhebakhaisixeko nenqaba,besithi,'Yiyani,masinyukesiyeezulwini' 20Baqalaukwakha,bazangevekiyesinebenzaizitena ngomlilo,kwayeizitenazabayilitye,kwayeudongwe abaludibanisangaloyayiyi-asphaltephumaelwandle, kwayeivelakwimithomboyamanzikwilizwelaseShinare 21Bakhake:iminyakaengamashumiamaneanesithathu [1645-1688AM]babesakha;ububanzibayobabuziitena ezingama-203,kwayeukuphakama(kwesitena) kwakungokwesithathukwesinye;ukuphakamakwayo kwakuziikubhiteezingama-5433kunyeneentendeezi-2, kwaye(ububanzibodongaolunye)buziitenaezilishumi elinesithathu(kwayeezinyeizitenaezingamashumi amathathu).

22WathiuYehovauThixowethukuthi:“Khangelani, bangabantuabanye,kwayebaqalaukwenzaoku,kwaye ngokuakukhontoiyakuthintelwakubo.Hambani,masihle sizesidideulwimilwabo,ukuzebangayivaniintetho yomnyenomnye,bazebasasazekekwizixeko nakwiintlanga,kwayeinjongoenyeayisayikuhlalanabo kudekubeyiminiyomgwebo”

23KwayeiNkosiyehla,kwayesehlanayoukuyakubona isixekokunyenenqabaeyayiyakhiwengabantwana babantu

24Wazawabhidanisaulwimilwabo,bazaabasaqondani intethoyomnyenomnye,bazabayekakeukwakhaisixeko nenqaba

25NgenxayesisizathulonkeilizwelaseShinarelibizwa ngokubayiBhabheli,kubaiNkosiyawudubadubaapho lonkeulwimilwabantwanababantu,bazabasasazekabaya kwizixekozabo,ngamnyengokolwimilwakhe nangohlangalwakhe.

26UYehovawathumelaumoyaomkhuluphezukwenqaba, wayiwisaemhlabeni;khangela,yayiphakathikweAsiriya neBhabheliezwenilaseShinare;bathiigamalayoyi'Upthrow'

27Ngevekiyesinekunyakawokuqala[1688AM] ekuqalenikwayokwiJubhiliyamashumiamathathuanesine, basasazekakwilizwelaseShinare

28UHamnoonyanabakhebayaezweniawayeza kulihlutha,alifumeneyonjengesabelosakheezweni lasezantsi

29UKananwalibonailizwelaseLebhanonukuyakutsho kumlambowaseYiputa,ukubalihlekakhulu,waza akangenakwilizwelelifalakheentshonalanga(okokukuthi) ngaselwandle,wahlalakwilizwelaseLebhanon,empuma nasentshonaukusukakumdaweYordannakumda wolwandle

30UHam,uyise,noKushinoMizrayim,abazalwanabakhe, bathikuye:“Uhlelikwilizweelingeliloelakho, nelingawelangakuthingeqashiso;musaukwenzanjalo; kubaukubawenzanjalo,wenanoonyanabakhoniyakuwa kwelilizwe,niqalekiswengokuvukelaumbuso;kuba ngokuvukelaumbusoniyenahlala,kwayengokuvukela umbusoabantwanabenubayakuwa,nizenincothulwe ngonaphakade”

31MusaniukuhlalaendlwinikaShem;kubauShem noonyanabakhebayifumanangeqashisolabo.

32Uqalekisiwe,kwayeuyakuqalekiswangaphezukwabo bonkeoonyanabakaNowa,ngesiqalekisoesazibophangaso ngesifungophambikomgwebiongcwele,naphambi kukaNowaubawowethu’

33Akabaphulaphulanga;wahlalaezwenilaseLebhanon, ethabathelaeHamati,wadawayakungenaeYiputa,yena noonyanabakheunanamhla

34Ngenxayesisizathukeelolizwelathiywaigamalokuba yiKanan

35UYafetenoonyanabakhebayangaselwandlebaza bahlalakwilizwelabo,uMadayiwalibonailizwelolwandle, kodwaalizangelimkholise,wazawacelaisabelokuHam noAshurinoArpakishadi,umntakwabomkakhe,waza wahlalakwilizwelaseMedi,kufutshanenomntakwabo mkakheunanamhla

36Wayibizaindawoyakheyokuhlala,nendawoyokuhlala yoonyanabakhe,ngokuthiyiMedi,ngegamalikayise uMadayi

ISAHLUKO11

1Kwathikwisikhumbuzosamashumiamathathu anesihlanu,kwivekiyesithathu,kunyakawokuqala[1681 AM]waloonyaka,uRehuwazithathelaumfazi,ogama lakhelalingu-Ôrâ,intombika-Ûr,unyanakaKesede,waza wamzalelaunyana,wamthiyaigamaelinguSêrôh, ngonyakawesixhenxewalevekikulesikhumbuzo[1687 AM]

2OonyanabakaNowabaqalisaukulwaomnyekomnye, ukubambanokubulalana,nokuchithaigazilabantu emhlabeni,nokutyaigazi,nokwakhaizixekoeziqinileyo, neendonga,neenqaba,nabantungabanye(baqala) ukuziphakamisangaphezukwesizwe,nokusekaiziqalo zezikumkani,nokuyakulwanabantu,nohlanganxamnye nohlanga,nomzinxamnyenomzi,bonke(baqala)ukwenza ububi,nokuzuzaizixhobo,nokufundisaoonyanababo imfazwe,bazabaqalisaukuthimbaizixeko,nokuthengisa amakhobokaangamadodanamabhinqa.

3Kwayeu-Ûr,unyanakaKesedi,wakhaisixekosase-'Ara yamaKaledi,wazawasibizangegamalakhenelikayise Bazenzelaimifanekisoetyhidiweyo,bazabanqula umfanekisongamnye,umfanekisootyhidiweyo ababezenzelewona,bazabaqalisaukwenzaimifanekiso eqingqiweyokunyenee-simulacraezingcolileyo,kwaye oomoyaababibabancedisakwayebabakhokelela ekwenzeniulwaphulo-mthethonokungcola.

4KwayeinkosanauMastêmâyazibhokoxaukwenzakonke oku,yazayathumelaeminyeimimoya,leyoyayibekwe phantsikwesandlasayo,ukubayenzelonkeuhlobo lokungalunganganesono,nalolonkeuhlobolokugqitha, ukonakalisanokutshabalalisa,nokuchithaigaziemhlabeni

5NgenxayesisizathuwamthiyaigamalikaSerugiuSêrôh, kubawonkeumntuwayejikaenzezonkeiintlobozesono nokungathobeli

6Wakhula,wahlalaeUreyamaKaledi,kufutshanenoyise womfaziwakhe,kwayewayenqulaizithixo,waza wazithathelaumfazikwijubhiliyamashumiamathathu anesithandathu,ngevekiyesihlanu,kunyakawokuqala

wayo,[1744AM]kwayeigamalakheyayinguMelka, intombikaKaber,intombiyomntakwabokayise.

7WazawamzalelauNahore,kunyakawokuqalawaleveki, wazawakhulawahlalaeUreyamaKaledi,wazauyise wamfundisauphandolwamaKaledilokuvumisa nokuvumisa,ngokwemiqondisoyezulu

8Kwayekwijubhiliyamashumiamathathuanesixhenxe ngevekiyesithandathu,ngonyakawokuqalawayo,[ngo1800AM]wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhelalingu'Ijaska,intombikaNestagwamaKaledi

9WazawamzalelauTerangonyakawesixhenxewaleveki [1806AM]

10KwayeinkosanauMastêmâyathumelaamahlungulu neentakaukubazidleimbewueyayityalweelizweni,ukuze zitshabalaliseilizwe,ziphangeabantwanababantu imisebenziyabo.Ngaphambikokubabatyaleimbewu, amahlunguluayicocaphezukomhlaba

11KwayengenxayesisizathuwamthiyaigamaelinguTera kubaamahlunguluneentakazabatshabalalisazazazayidla imbewuyabo

12Yaqalaiminyakaukubayinkqantosi,ngenxayeentaka, zazazadlazonkeiziqhamozemithiyemithi;kuphela ngomzamoomkhuluababenokusindisaintwanayazozonke iziqhamozomhlabangemihlayabo

13Kwayekulejubileyamashumiamathathuanesithoba, kwivekiyesibinikunyakawokuqala,[1870AM]uTera wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhelalinguEdna,intombikaAbram,intombiyodadeboyise.Ngomnyakawesixhenxe waleveki[1876AM]wamzalelaunyana,wazawamthiya igamaelinguAbram,ngegamalikayisewonina; 14kubawayeseleefilengaphambikokubaintombiyakhe ikhulelweunyana

15Umntwanawaqalaukuqondaiimpazamozomhlaba ezaziphambukazilandelaimifanekisoeqingqiweyokwaye zilandelaukungcola,wazauyisewamfundisaukubhala, kwayewayeneminyakaemibiniubudala,[1890AM]waza wazahlulakuyise,ukuzeanganquliizithixokunyenaye.

16WazawaqalisaukuthandazakuMdaliwezintozonke ukubaamsindisekwiziphosozabantwanababantu,nokuba isabelosakhesingawikwimpazamoemvakokungcola nokungcola

17Lafikaixeshalokuhlwayelaimbewuemhlabeni,baza bonkebaphumakunyeukuyakukhuselaimbewuyabo kumahlungulu,wazauAbramwahambanabobabehamba, kwayeumntwanawayeneminyakaelishumielinesine ubudala.

18Kwafikailifulamahlungululizakuyidlaimbewu,waza uAbramwabalekawayakuwahlangabezangaphambi kokubaahlaleemhlabeni,wazawawabizangaphambi kokubaahlaleemhlabeniukuzeayidleimbewu,wathi, ‘Musaniukwehla;buyelaniaphonivelakhona,’aza abuyelaumva.

19Wawabuyiselaumvaamafuamahlungulungaloomini izihlandloezingamashumiasixhenxe,kwayeakwabakho nalinyekuwoonkeamahlungulukulolonkeilizweuAbram awayelapho

20Bonkeababenayekulolonkeilizwebambonaekhala, namahlunguluonkeabuya,igamalakhelabalikhulukulo lonkeilizwelamaKaledi

21Kwayekwezakuyekulonyakabonkeabobabefuna ukuhlwayela,wazawahambanabodekwaphelaixesha

lokuhlwayela:bazabahlwayelaumhlabawabo,baza ngaloonyakabazisaukutyaokwaneleyoekhayabazabatya bazabaneliseka

22Kwayekunyakawokuqalawevekiyesihlanu[1891AM] uAbramwafundisaabobenzaizixhobozeenkomo, abachwelibomthi,kwayebenzaisityaphezukomhlaba, sijongeisakhelosekhuba,ukuzebabekeimbewukuso, kwayeimbewuyawelaphantsikusokwisabelosekhuba, yazayafihlwaemhlabeni,kwayebabengasawoyiki amahlungulu

23Benzangalendlela(izitya)phezukomhlabakuzozonke iifreyimuzamakhuba,bazabahlwayelabazabalimalonke ilizwe,njengokouAbramwayebayalele,kwayeabazange baphindebazoyikeiintaka

ISAHLUKO12

1Kwathingevekiyesithandathu,ngomnyakawesixhenxe, [1904AM]uAbramwathikuTerauyise,Bawo!

2Wathiyena,Ndilapha,nyanawamWathiyena, 'Sifumanaluncedoluninakwizithixoozinqulayo,' Kwayeuqubudephambikwantonina?

3Kubaakukhomoyakubo, Kubazizidenge,zizintoezikhohlisayozentliziyo Musaniukubanqula:

4NqulaniuThixowamazulu, Ngubaniobangelaimvulanombetheukubauhleemhlabeni?

Kwayewenzayonkeintoemhlabeni, Kwayewadalayonkeintongelizwilakhe, KwayebonkeubomibuphambikobusoBakhe

5Kuthenininqulaizintoezingenamoyakuzo?

Kubazizintoezenziwengezandlazabantu, Niyakuzithwalaemagxenienu, Kwayeaninancedokubo, Kodwaziyimbangelaenkuluyehlazokwabobazenzayo, Nenkohlisoyentliziyokwabobabanqulayo: Musaniukubanqula.

6Wathiuyisekuye,Namndiyazi,nyanawam,kodwa ndiyakwenzantoninangabantuabandenzendakhonza phambikwabo?

7Kwayeukubandibaxelelainyaniso,bayakundibulala; kubaumphefumlowabounamathelekuboukuzebabanqule bazebabahlonele.

8Yithicwaka,nyanawam,hlezebakubulale’Wathethala mazwikubantakwaboababini,bazabamcaphukelawaza yenawathicwaka.

9Kwathingejubhiliyamashumiamane,ngevekiyesibini, ngomnyakawesixhenxe,[1925AM]uAbramwathabatha umfazi,ogamalakhelinguSarayi,intombikayise,waba ngumkakhe

10UHaran,umntakwabo,wazithathelaumfazingonyaka wesithathuwevekiyesithathu,[1928AM]wazawamzalela unyanakunyakawesixhenxewaleveki,[1932AM]waza wamthiyaigamaelinguLote

11UNahore,umntakwabo,wazithathelaumfazi

12NgomnyakawamashumiamathandathuwobomibukaAbram,okokukuthi,ngevekiyesine,kunyakawesinewayo, [1936AM]uAbramwavukaebusuku,wayitshisaindlu yezithixo,wayitshisayonkeintoeyayisendlwini,kungekho mntuwaziyo.

13Bavukaebusukubazabafunaukusindisaoothixobabo phakathikomlilo.

14UHaranwakhawulezaukubasindisa,kodwaumlilo wamtshisa,watshaemlilweni,wafaeUreyamaKaledi phambikoyiseuTera,bazabamngcwabaeUreyamaKaledi. 15UTerawaphumaeUreyamaKaledi,yenanoonyana bakhe,bayaezwenilaseLebhanonnasezwenilakwaKanan, wahlalaezwenilakwaHaran,uAbramwahlalanoTerauyise eHaraniivekiezimbinizeminyaka

16Kwayengevekiyesithandathu,ngonyakawesihlanu wayo,[1951AM]uAbramwahlalaubusukubonke ngenyangaentshayenyangayesixhenxeukuzeajonge iinkwenkweziukususelangokuhlwaukuyakusasa,ukuze aboneukubakuyakubayintoninauphawulonyaka malunganeemvula,kwayewayeyedwanjengokowayehleli ejonge.

17Kwafikailizwientliziyweniyakhe,wathi:Zonke iimpawuzeenkwenkwezi,neempawuzenyanganezelanga zonkezisesandleniseNkosi.Kuthenindizifuna?

18Ukubaunqwenela,uyayinisaimvulakusasa nangokuhlwa; Ukubaunqwenela,uyayibamba, Zonkeizintozisesandlenisakhe' 19Wathandazangobobusukuwathi, 'Thixowam,ThixoOsenyangweni,nguwewedwauThixo wam, Kwayendikhethewenakunyenolawulolwakho Kwayewenawadalazonkeizinto, Nazozonkeizintoezizizintoezenziwezizandlazakho 20Ndihlanguleezandlenizoomoyaabangendawo abalawulaiingcingazeentliziyozabantu, Mabangandilahlekisikuwe,Thixowam Uzeundiqinisemnanembewuyamngonaphakade Ukuzesingaphambukiukususelangokuukuyakutsho ngonaphakade

21Wathi,'NdingabuyelaeUreyamaKalediafunaubuso bamukuzendibuyelekubo,ndihlaleaphakulendawo? Indlelaelungileyophambikwakhomayiphumelele ezandlenizomkhonziwakhoukuzeayizalisekisekwaye ndingahambingenkohlisoyentliziyoyam,Thixowam.' 22Wathiakugqibaukuthethanokuthandaza,ilizwileNkosi lathunyelwakuyengam,lisithi:‘Sukaezwenilakowenu, nakwizalamanezakho,nakwindlukayihlo,uyeezweni endiyakukubonisalona,ndikwenzeuhlangaolukhulu noluninzi’

23Kwayendizakukusikelela Ndiyakukwenzaigamalakholibelikhulu, Uyakusikelelwaemhlabeni, Kwayengawezonkeiintsaphozomhlabaziyakusikelelwa, Ndiyakubasikelelaabobakusikelelayo, Kwayeuqalekiseabobakuqalekisayo 24NdiyakubanguThixokuwe,nakunyanawakho, nakunyanawonyanawakho,nakwimbewuyakhoyonke; musaukoyika,kususelangokukusekwizizukulwana zehlabathi,ndinguThixowakho

25YathiiNkosiuThixo:‘Vulaumlomowakheneendlebe zakhe,ukuzeeveazeathethengomlomowakhe,ngolwimi olutyhiliweyo’;kubalwaluphelileemlonyeniwabobonke abantwanababantuukususelangomhlawokubhukuqwa (kweBhabheli).

26Ndavulaumlomowakhe,neendlebezakhenemilebe yakhe,ndazandaqalisaukuthethanayengesiHebhere ngolwimilwendalo

27Wazawathabathaiincwadizooyise,zazaezizabhalwa ngesiHebhere,wazawazibhalaphantsi,wazawaqalisa ukususelangokuukuzifunda,ndazandamxelelaoko wayengenakukuqonda,wazawazifundangexesha leenyangaezintandathuzemvula.

28Kwathingonyakawesixhenxewevekiyesithandathu [1953AM]wathethanoyisewazawamxelela,ukubauza kusukaeHaranayekwilizwelaseKananukuzealiboneaze abuyelekuye

29WathiuTerauyisekuye,Hambangoxolo.

NgamanauThixoongunaphakadeangawulungisaumendo wakho

INkosimayibenawe,ikukhuselekuyoyonkeintoembi, Kwayeakunikeubabalo,incebakunyenobabalophambi kwabobakubonayo, Kwayemakungabikhonamnyekubantwanababantu onegunyaphezukwakholokukwenzakalisa; Hambangoxolo

30Ukubauthewabonailizweelihleemehlweniakho ukubauhlalekulo,sukaundithabathelekuwe,umnakwenu uLote,unyanakaHaran,abengunyanawakho;uYehova makabenawe.

31UzeumkeuNahore,umnakwenu,nam,udeubuye ngoxolo,sizesihambenawesonke

ISAHLUKO13

1UAbramwaphumaeHaran,wathabathauSarayiumkakhe, noLoteunyanawomninawawakheuHaran,bayaezweni lakwaKanan;wafikaeAsiriya,wayaeShekem,wahlala ngasemthiniwom-okiomkhulu.

2Wabona,nantsoilizwelihlekakhulu,ukusuka ekungenenieHamati,ukuyakuthigakwi-oki ephakamileyo.

3WathiuYehovakuye,Ndiyakulinikawenanembewu yakhoelilizwe

4Wakhaisibingeleloapho,wanikelaphezukwasoidini elinyukayokuYehova,owayebonakelekuye

5WesukaaphowayaentabenieBheteli ngasentshonalanga,eAyingasempumalanga,wamisa intenteyakhekhona

6Wabona,nankoilizwelibanzikakhulu,lihle,kukho yonkeintoehlumayokulo:imidiliya,namakhiwane, neerharnati,nemioki,neesileksi,nemiterebhinti,nemithi yeoli,nemisedare,nemisipres,nemithiyedethi,nayoyonke imithiyasendle;amanziayekhoezintabeni

7WambusisauYehovaowamkhuphaeUreyamaKaledi, wamzisakwelilizwe

8Kwathingonyakawokuqala,ngevekiyesixhenxe, ngenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala,ngo-1954AM] wakhaisibingelelokulentaba,wabizaigamaleNkosiwathi: 'Wena,Thixoongunaphakade,unguThixowam'

9WanikelaumbingelelootshiswayokuYehova esibingelelweni,ukuzeabenaye,angamshiyiyonkeimihla yobomibakhe

10Wesukaapho,wayangasezantsi,wafikaeHebron; yakhiwaiHebronngeloxesha,wahlalakhonaiminyaka

emibini;wemkawayakwilizwelasezantsi,eBheloti, kwabakhoindlalaelizweni.

11UAbramwayaeYiputangonyakawesithathuweveki, wazawahlalaeYiputaiminyakaemihlanungaphambi kokubaumfaziwakheahlukanenaye.

12KekalokuiTanayieYiputayayakhiwengeloxeshaiminyakaesixhenxeemvakweHebron

13KwathixauFarowambambauSarayi,umfazika-Abram, iNkosiyambethauFaronendluyakhengezibethoezikhulu ngenxakaSarayi,umfazika-Abram

14UAbramwayezukilekakhulungenxayokuba wayenempahlayezimvu,neenkomo,namaesile,namahashe, neenkamela,nabakhonzi,nabakhonzazana,nangesilivere negolideeninziULote,unyanawomntakwabo, wayesisityebi

15UFarowambuyiselauSarayi,umka-Abram, wamndululaezwenilaseYiputa,wayakwindawo awayemisekuyointenteyakheekuqaleni,kwindawo yesibingelelo,iAyiingasempumalanga,neBheteli ingasentshonalanga,wambongauYehovauThixowakhe, owambuyisangoxolo

16Kwathingejubhiliyamashumiamaneananyekunyaka wesithathuwevekiyokuqala,[ngo-1963AM]wabuyela kulendawowazawanikelaidinielitshiswayokuyo,wabiza igamaleNkosi,wathi:'Wena,ThixoOsenyangweni, unguThixowamngonaphakadekanaphakade'

17Kwayekunyakawesinewaleveki[1964AM]uLote wahlukananaye,wazauLotewahlalaeSodom,kwaye amadodaaseSodomayengabonikakhulu

18Wakhathazekaentliziyweniyakhe,kubaunyana womntakwaboemshiyile,kubaengenabantwana.

19NgaloonyakaxauLotewayethinjiwe,uYehovawathi kuAbram,emvakokubauLoteemkilekuye,ngomnyaka wesinewaleveki,“Phakamisaamehloakhokwindawo ohlalakuyo,ngasentlanasezantsi,nasentshonalanga nasempumalanga”

20Ngokubalonkeilizweolibonayondiyakulinikawena nembewuyakhongonaphakade,ndiyenzeimbewuyakho ibenjengentlabathiyolwandle;nokubaumntuangalubala uthulilomhlaba,imbewuyakhoayiyikubalwa.

21Suka,ulihambeilizwengobudebalonangobubanzibalo, ulibonelonke;kubandiyakulinikaimbewuyakho’Waya keuAbrameHebron,wahlalakhona.

22KwayekulonyakakwezauKedorlaomere,ukumkani wase-Elam,no-Amrafele,ukumkaniwaseShinare,noAriyokiukumkaniwaseSellasare,no-Tergali,ukumkani weentlanga,bazababulalaukumkaniwaseGomora,waza ukumkaniwaseSodomwabaleka,kwayeabaninzibawa ngamanxebaentlanjeniyaseSidim,ngaseLwandle lweTyuwa

23BathimbaiSodomnoAdamnoTsebhoyim,bathimba noLote,unyanawomntakwaboAbram,nayoyonke impahlayakhe,bayakwaDan

24OmnyeowayesindilewezawaxelelauAbramukuba unyanawomntakwabouthinjiwekwaye(uAbram) waxhobisaabakhonzibendluyakhe

25...kuAbramnakwimbewuyakhe,isishumiseziqhamo zokuqalaeNkosini,iNkosiyasimiselaukubasibe ngummiseloongunaphakade,ukubabasinikeababingeleli ababekhonzaphambikwakhe,ukuzebabenelifa ngonaphakade

26Kwayekulomthethoakukhomdawemihla;kuba uwumiseleizizukulwanangonaphakadeukubabanike uYehovaisishumisayoyonkeinto,sembewu,sewayini, seoli,seenkomo,nesezimvu.

27Wanikaababingelelibakheukubabadlebazebasele bevuyaphambikwakhe

28WezaukumkaniwaseSodom,waqubudakuye,wathi, NkosiyethuAbram,sinikeimiphefumlooyihlanguleyo, ixhobalibelelakho

29WathiuAbramkuye,Ndiphakamisaizandlazam kuThixoOsenyangweni,ukubaandiyikuthathantoyakho, nokubangumsonto,nokubangumtyaweembadada,hleze uthi,NdimtyebisileuAbram;kuphelaokokudliwe ngabafana,nesabelosamadodaabehambanam,uAnere, noEsholi,noMamre;ababayakuthathaisabelosabo

ISAHLUKO14

1Emvenikwezizinto,ngomnyakawesinewaleveki, ngenyangayesithathu,ilizwilikaYehovalafikakuAbram ephupheni,lisithi,Musaukoyika,Abram;ndingumkhuseli wakho,umvuzowakhomkhulukakhulu.

2Wathiyena,Nkosiyam,Nkosiyam,wondinikantonina, ndihambandingenamntwanaapha,unyanakaMaseq, unyanawomkhonzazanawam,nguEliyezerewaseDamasko; yenauyakubayindlalifayam,kwayemnaawundinikanga mbewu

3Wathikuye,Lo(mntu)akayikubayindlalifayakho, kodwauyakuphumaezibilininizakho;nguyeoyakuba yindlalifayakho

4Wamsaphandle,wathikuye,Khangelaezulwini,ubale iinkwenkwezi,ukubaunakoukuzibala

5Wakhangelaezulwini,wabonaiinkwenkwezi,wathikuye, Iyakubanjalokeimbewuyakho.

6WakholwakuYehova,kwazaokokwabalelwakuye njengobulungisa

7Wathikuye,NdinguYehovaowakukhuphayoeUre yamaKaledi,ukubandikunikeilizwelamaKanan,ulidle ilifangonaphakade;ndibenguThixokuwenakwimbewu yakhoemvakwakho.

8Wathiyena,Nkosi,Nkosi,ndiyakwazingantonina ukubandiyakulidlailifa?

9Wathikuye,Ndithabatheleithokazielineminyaka emithathu,nebhokhweeliminyakaemithathu,nemvu eliminyakaemithathu,nehobe,nehobe

10Wazithabathazonkeezizintophakathienyangeni, wahlalaemthiniwom-okiwaseMamre,okufuphineHebron 11Wakhakhonaisibingelelo,wabingelelazonkeezizinto, waliphalazaigazilazoesibingelelweni,waziqhekeza phakathi,wazibekazajongana,kodwaiintaka akaziqhekezanga

12Iintakazehlaphezukweziqwenga,uAbramwazigxotha, akazivumelaiintakaukubazichukumise

13Kwathi,xailangalitshonayo,uAbramwehlelwa luloyikoolukhulu,wazawathikuAbram,“Yazi ngokuqinisekileyoukubaimbewuyakhoiyakuba ngumphambukeliezwenielingeliloelayo,kwayebaya kuyenzaamakhoboka,bayicinezeleiminyakaengamakhulu amane”

14Kananjalouhlangaabayakubangamakhobokakulo ndiyakulugweba,bazeemvakokobaphumeapho benempahlaeninzi

15Uyakuyakooyihlounoxolo,ungcwatyweuselupheleni olukhulu.

16Kodwakwisizukulwanasesinebayakubuyelaapha, kubaubugwenxabama-Amoriabukazaliseki

17Wavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wavuka,ilangalitshonile, kwavelailangatye,kwabonakalaizikolitshaumsi, nelangatyelomliloladlulaphakathikweziqwenga

18NgaloominiuYehovawenzaumnqophisonoAbram, wathi,Imbewuyakhondiyakuyinikaelilizwe,ukususela emlanjeniwaseYiputakuseemlanjeniomkhulu,umlambo i-Efrati,amaKeni,namaKenizi,namaKadimon,namaPerizi, namaRefa,namaPhakori,namaHivi,nama-Amori, namaKanan,namaGirgashi,namaYebhusi.

19Kwathiemvakwemini,uAbramwanikelangeziqwenga, neentaka,neminikeloyazoyeziqhamo,neminikeloyazo ethululwayo;umlilowazitshisa.

20NgaloominisenzaumnqophisonoAbram,njengoko sasenzaumnqophisonoNowakulenyanga;wazauAbram wavuselelaumthendelekonommiselowakhe ngonaphakade

21UAbramwavuya,wazawamxelelauSarayiumkakhe zonkeezizinto;wazawakholelwaukubauyakuba nembewu,kodwayenaakazalanga

22USarayiwamxelelauAbramindodayakhe,wathikuye, YiyakuHagare,umkhonzazanawamongumYiputa; mhlawumbindingakwakhelaimbewungaye

23UAbramwaliphulaphulailizwilikaSarayiumkakhe, wathikuye,‘Yenzanjalo.’USarayiwamthabathauHagare, umkhonzazanawakhe,umYiputakazi,wamnikauAbram indodayakhe,ukubaabengumkakhe

24Wangenakuye,wamitha,wamzalelaunyana,wamthiya igamaelinguIshmayeli,ngonyakawesihlanuwaleveki [1965AM];kwayeloyayingunyakawamashumiasibhozo anesithandathuwobomibuka-Abram.

ISAHLUKO15

1Ngomnyakawesihlanuwevekiyesineyalejubile,[1979 AM]ngenyangayesithathu,phakathikwenyanga,uAbram wabhiyozelaumthendelekoweziqhamozokuqalazesivuno sengqolowa

2Wanikelaiminikeloemitshaesibingelelweni,intlahlela yesivuno,kuYehova,ithokazilenkomo,nebhokhwe, negushaesibingelelweni,njengedinielinyukayokuYehova; iminikeloyazoyeziqhamo,neminikeloyazoethululwayo, wayinikelaesibingelelwenikunyenentlakaemhlophe

3UYehovawabonakalakuAbram,wathikuye, NdinguThixouSomandla;zikholisephambikwam,ube ngogqibeleleyo.

4Ndiyakuwumisaumnqophisowamphakathikwamnawe, ndikwandisekakhulu

5UAbramwawangobusobakhe,uThixowathethanaye, wathi:

6Yabona,ummiselowamunawe; Kwayeuyakubanguyiseweentlangaezininzi

7AkusayikubasathiwaigamalakhonguAbram, Kodwaigamalakhoukususelangoku,kudekube ngunaphakade,liyakubanguAbraham

Kubandikumisilewabanguyiseweentlangaezininzi 8Ndiyakukwenzaubemkhulukakhulu, Ndiyakukwenzaubeziintlanga, Ookumkanibayakuphumakuwe.

9Ndiyakuwumisaumnqophisowamphakathikwamnawe, nembewuyakhoemvakwakho,kwizizukulwanazayo,ube ngumnqophisoongunaphakade,ukuzendibenguThixo kuwe,nakwimbewuyakhoemvakwakho.

10Ndiyakulinikawenanembewuyakhoemvakwakho ilizweophambukelekulo,ilizwelakwaKanan,ukuzeulidle ilifangonaphakade,ndibenguThixowabo 11WathiuYehovakuAbraham,Wenake,wugcine umnqophisowam,wenanembewuyakhoemvakwakho; yalusaniyonkeintoeyindodakuni,naluseamajwabuenu; okokubengumqondisowomnqophisoongunaphakade phakathikwamnani.

12Ngomhlawesibhozonoyakwalusaumntwana,yonke intoeyindodakwizizukulwanazenu,ozelweendlwini, nokubanimthengengemalikuyenawuphinaumntu wasemzini,enimzuzileyoongengowembewuyakho

13Ozalelweendlwiniyakhomakaluswengokuqinisekileyo, naboubathengengemalimabaluswe,kwayeumnqophiso wamuyakubasenyameniyakho,ubengummiselo ongunaphakade

14Indodaengalukileyo,engalukangaenyameniyejwabu layongomhlawesibhozo,loomphefumlomawunqunyulwe ebantwinibakowawo,ngokubauwaphulileumnqophiso wam.

15WathiuThixokuAbraham,USarayiumkakhoakayi kubasabizwangokubanguSarayiigamalakhe;igamalakhe liyakubanguSara.

16Ndomsikelela,ndikunikeunyanangaye,ndimsikelele, abeluhlanga,kuphumeookumkanibeentlangakuye

17UAbrahamwawangobusobakhe,wavuya,wathi entliziyweniyakhe:“Ngabaumntuoneminyakaelikhulu ubudalaangazalelwaunyana,azeuSaraoneminyaka engamashumiasithobaubudalaazale?”

18WathiuAbrahamkuThixo,WangauIshmayeli angaphilaphambikwakho!

19WathiuThixo,Ewe,noSarauyakukuzalelaunyana, umbizengegamalokubanguIsake;ndiyakuwumisa umnqophisowamnaye,umnqophisoongunaphakade, nakwimbewuyakheemvakwakhe.

20NgokuphatheleleuIshmayelindikuvile,kwayeuyabona ndiyakumsikelela,ndimenzemkhulu,ndimandisekakhulu, azeazaleizikhuluezilishumielinesibini,ndimenzeuhlanga olukhulu

21KodwaumnqophisowamndiyakuwumisanoIsake,oya kumzalelwanguSarangaloomihla,kunyakaozayo

22Wagqibaukuthethanaye,wenyukauThixoesuka kuAbraham

23WenzauAbrahamnjengokouThixowayemxelele, wathabathauIshmayeliunyanawakhe,nabobonke abazalelweendlwiniyakhe,awabathengangemaliyakhe, yonkeintoeyindodaendlwiniyakhe,wayalusainyama yokwaluswa

24WaluswangaloominiuAbraham;onkeamadodaendlu yakhe,nabobazalelweendlwiniyakhe,nabobonke awabathengangemalikubantwanabolunyeuhlanga, baluswakunyenaye.

25Lomthethoungowezizukulwanangezizukulwana ngonaphakade,kwayeakukhokwaluswakwemihla,kwaye akukhokushiywakosukuolunyekwiintsukuezisibhozo; kubangummiseloongunaphakade,omiselweyonobhalwe kumacwecweasezulwini.

26Kwayewonkeumntuozelweyo,inyamayakhe engalukangangomhlawesibhozo,akangowabantwana bomnqophisoiNkosieyawenzanoAbraham,kodwa ngowabantwanabokubhubha;kwayeakukhomqondiso kuyewokubaungoweNkosi,kodwa(umiselwe) ukutshatyalaliswanokubulawaemhlabeni,azeasuswe emhlabeni,kubauwaphuleumnqophisoweNkosiuThixo wethu.

27Kubazonkeiingelosizobukhonazozonkeiingelosi zobungcwelezidalweukususelangomhlawokudalwa kwazo,kwayephambikweengelosizobukhoneengelosi zobungcweleungcwalisileuSirayeli,ukuzebabekunye NayekunyeneengelosiZakheezingcwele

28Wenake,bawiseleumthethooonyanabakaSirayeli, bazebawugcineumqondisowalomnqophiso kwizizukulwanazabo,ubengummiseloongunaphakade, bangasuswaelizweni.

29Kubaumthethoumiselweukubaubengumnqophiso, ukubabawugcinengonaphakadephakathikoonyana bakaSirayelibonke.

30INkosiayizangeibangeleukubabasondelekuyo uIshmayelinoonyanabakhe,abantakwabonoEsawu,yaye ayizangeibakhethekubabengabantwanabaka-Abraham, kubayayibazi,kodwayakhethauSirayeliukubaabe ngabantubayo

31Wayingcwalisa,wayiqokelelakubobonkeabantwana babantu;kubakukhoiintlangaezininzinabantuabaninzi, kwayebonkebangabakhe,kwayephezukwayoyonkeinto ubekeimimoyaenegunyalokubakhokelelaekumlahlekeni.

32KodwaphezukoSirayeliakazangeamisenanyeingelosi okanyeumoya,kubanguyeyedwaumlawuliwabo,kwaye uyakubalondolozaazeabafuneesandleniseengelosizakhe nomoyawakhe,nasesandlenisamandlaakheonkeukuze abalondolozeazeabasikelele,bazebabengabakhekwaye Yenaabengowaboukususelangokungonaphakade.

33NgokukendiyakwazisaukubaoonyanabakaSirayeli abayikuwugcinalommiselo,kwayeabayikubalusa oonyanababongokwalomthethowonke;kubaenyameni yokwalukakwabobayakuyishiyalentoyokwaluka koonyanababo,kwayebonke,oonyanabakaBheliyali, bayakubashiyaoonyanababobengalukanganjengoko bazalwa

34Kwayekuyakubakhoumsindoomkhuluovela kuYehovanxamnyenabantwanabakaSirayeli,kuba bewushiyileumnqophisowakhe,baphambukaelizwini lakhe,bacaphukisa,banyelisa,kubabengawugcini ummiselowalomthetho;kubabaphatheamalunguabo njengeeNtlanga,ukuzebasuswebazebasusweelizweni Kwayeakuyikubakhoxolelookanyexolelokubo[ukuze kubekhouxolelonoxolelo]ngenxayesonosonkesale mpazamoingunaphakade

ISAHLUKO16

1Kwayeekuthwasenikwenyangayesinesabonakala kuAbraham,kwimithiye-okikaMamre,sathethanaye, samxelelaukubauzakunikwaunyananguSaraumkakhe 2USarawahleka,kubawayevileukubasiwathethilela mazwinoAbraham,sazasamkhalimela,wazawoyika, wazawakhanyelaukubawayehlekilengenxayalamazwi

3Sazasamxelelaigamalonyanawakhe,njengokoigama lakhelimiselwekwayelibhalwekumacwecweasezulwini (umzuIsake,

4Kwaye(ukuba)xasibuyelakuyengexeshaelimiselweyo, wayezakubaekhulelweunyana

5KwayekulenyangaiNkosiyaphumezaizigwebozayo eSodom,naseGomora,naseTsebhoyim,nakuwowonke ummandlawaseJordan,yazayabatshisangomlilonesalfure, yazayabatshabalalisakudekubenamhlanje,njengoko ndinixeleleyonkeimisebenziyabo,ukubabangabantu ababinabanesonokakhulu,nokubabayazingcolisakwaye benzauhenyuzoenyameniyabo,kwayebenzaukungcola emhlabeni.

6Kwaye,ngendlelaefanayo,uThixouyakuphumeza umgwebokwiindawoaphobenzekhonangokokungcola kwamaSodom,njengomgwebowaseSodom.

7KodwauLotesamsindisa,kubauThixowamkhumbula uAbraham,wamkhuphaphakathikobhukuqo

8Kwayeyenaneentombizakhebenzaisonoemhlabeni, esingazangesibekhoemhlabeniukususelangemihlakaAdamkwadakwabalixeshalakhe;kubaindodayalala neentombizayo.

9Kwaye,qaphelani,kwayalelwakwayekwakrolwa malunganembewuyakheyonke,kumacwecweasezulwini, ukubaibasusebazebayincothule,bazebaphumeze isigwebophezukwabonjengomgwebowaseSodom,kwaye bangashiyinzalayomntuemhlabeningomhlawomgwebo

10NgaloonyangauAbrahamwaphumaeHebron,wemka wayakuhlalaphakathikweKadesheneShureezintabeni zaseGerare

11Wasukaaphophakathikwenyangayesihlanu,wahlala eBher-shebha

12Kwathiphakathikwinyangayesithandathu,uYehova wamvelelauSara,wenzakuyenjengokoebetshilo;wamitha.

13Wazalaunyanangenyangayesithathu,kwathiphakathi kwenyanga,ngexeshauYehovaawayethethilengalo kuAbraham,ngomthendelekoweziqhamozokuqala zesivuno,kwazalwauIsake

14UAbrahamwamalusaunyanawakhengomhla wesibhozo;wabangowokuqalaukwaluswa ngokomnqophisoongunaphakade

15Ngomnyakawesithandathuwevekiyesinesafika kuAbraham,eQulenilesifungo,sabonakalakuye[njengoko sasixeleleuSaraukubamasibuyelekuye,azeakhulelwe unyana

16Sabuyangenyangayesixhenxe,sazasamfumanauSara ekhulelwephambikwethu]samsikelela,samchazelazonke izintoezazimiselwengaye,ukubaangafiadeazaleoonyana abathandathu,azeababonengaphambikokubaafe;kodwa (ukuba)igamalakhenembewuyakheziyakubizwa ngoIsake:

17Kwaye(ukuba)yonkeimbewuyoonyanabakhemayibe ngabeeNtlanga,kwayeibalwekunyenabeeNtlanga;kodwa koonyanabakaIsakeomnyeufaneleabeyimbewu

engcwele,kwayeakufaneleabalwephakathi kwabeeNtlanga.

18KubawayezakubasisabelosoPhezukonke,kwaye yonkeimbewuyakheiwelekwilifalikaThixo,ukuzeibe yiNkosiyabantu(baKhe)ngaphezukweentlangazonke kwayeibebubukumkaninababingelelinohlanga olungcwele

19Sahambake,samxelelauSarakonkeebesimxelelekona, bazabobabinibavuyakakhulu

20WakhakhonaisibingelelosikaYehovaowayemhlangule, nowamenzawavuyakwilizwelokuphambukelakwakhe, wazawenzaumthendelekowovuyokulenyangaiintsuku ezisixhenxe,kufutshanenesibingeleloawayesakheeQuleni lesifungo

21Wazawazakhelaiintentezakhekunyenabakhonzi bakhekulomthendeleko,kwayewayengowokuqala ukubhiyozelaumthendelekoweententeemhlabeni

22Ngaloomihlaisixhenxewayenikelaidinielitshiswayo kuYehovaimihlangemihlaesibingelelweni,iinkunzi ezimbinizeenkomo,iinkunzizeegushaezimbini,iinkunzi zeegushaezisixhenxe,nenkunziyebhokhweenye,yedini lesono,ukuzeazicamagusheleyenanenzalayakhe.

23Njengombingelelowombulelo,iinkunzizeegusha ezisixhenxe,amatakaneasixhenxe,iinkunzizeegusha ezisixhenxe,neenkunzizeebhokhweezisixhenxe, neminikeloyazoyeziqhamo,neminikeloyazoethululwayo, watshisaonkeamanqathaazoesibingelelweni,umnikelo okhethiweyokuYehova,ivumbaelimnandi.

24Kusasanangokuhlwawayetshisaizintoezinuka kamnandi,intlakaemhlophe,negalbhanum,nestakite, nenarda,nemore,neziqholo,nekostum;zonkeezi zisixhenxewazinikela,zicoliwe,zixutywengokulinganayo (kwaye)zihlambulukile

25Wawubhiyozelalomsithoiintsukuezisixhenxe,evuya ngentliziyoyakheyonkenangomphefumlowakhewonke, yenanabobonkeababesendlwiniyakhe,kungekhomntu wasemzinikunyenaye,nabaninaongalukanga.

26WambusisauMdaliwakheowamdalayo kwisizukulwanasakhe,kubawamdalangokwentando yakhe;kubawayesazikwayeeqondaukubakuyekuya kuvelaisityalosobulungisakwizizukulwana ezingunaphakade,kwayekuyeimbewuengcwele,ukuze ifanenaLowowenzazonkeizinto.

27Wazawasikelelawazawavuya,wazawalibizaigama lalomnyhadalangokuthingumthendelekoweNkosi,uvuyo olwamkelekileyokuThixooPhezukonke.

28Kwayesamsikelelangonaphakade,nayoyonkeimbewu yakheemvakwakhekuzozonkeizizukulwanazomhlaba, kubawayebhiyozelalomthendelekongexeshalawo, ngokobungqinabamacwecweasezulwini

29Ngenxayesisizathukumiselweemacwecweni asezulwinimalunganoSirayeli,ukubababhiyozele umthendelekoweminqubaiintsukuezisixhenxengovuyo, ngenyangayesixhenxe,eyamkelekileyophambikoYehova -ummiseloongunaphakadekwizizukulwanazabominyaka le

30Kwayeokuakukhomdawemihla;kubakumiselwe ngonaphakadekuSirayeliukubababhiyozelekwaye bahlaleeminqubeni,babekeizithsabaentlokweniyabo, bathabatheamasebeamagqabi,kunyenemithi yemingcunubeemlanjeni

31UAbrahamwathabathaamasebeemithiyesundu, neziqhamozemithiemihle,wazaimihlangemihla wajikelezaisibingelelongamasebekasixhenxengemini kusasa,wadumisawazawabulelauThixowakhengayo yonkeintongovuyo.

ISAHLUKO17

1NgomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesihlanuuIsake walunyulwaelunyulwenikulejubile,[ngo-1982AM]waza uAbrahamwenzaisidloesikhulungenyangayesithathu, ngomhlawokulunyulwakonyanawakheuIsake

2KwayeuIshmayeli,unyanakaHagare,umYiputa, wayephambikobusobuka-Abraham,uyise,endaweni yakhe,kwayeuAbrahamwavuyawazawambongauThixo kubawayebabonileoonyanabakhewazaakafanga engenabantwana

3Wazawakhumbulaamazwiawawathethayokuye ngomhlauLoteawayemshiyengawo,wazawavuyakuba iNkosiyayimnikeimbewuemhlabeniukubaiwudleilifa umhlaba,wazawambusisangomlomowakhewonke uMdaliwezintozonke.

4USarawambonauIshmayeliedlalaesina,uAbraham evuyakakhulu,wabanomonangoIshmayeli,wathi kuAbraham,Mgxothelomkhonzazananonyanawakhe; kubaunyanawalomkhonzazanaakayikulidlailifakunye nonyanawamuIsake

5Lalibikakhuluelolizwiemehlwenika-Abraham,ngenxa yomkhonzazanawakhe,nangenxayonyanawakhe,ukuba abagxothekuye

6WathiuThixokuAbraham,Mayingabimbiemehlweni akhongenxayomntwananangenxayesicakakazi;kuyo yonkeintoayithethileyouSarakuwe,phulaphulaamazwi akhe,wenze;kubaigamalakhonembewuyakhoziya kubizwangoIsake

7Keunyanawalomkhonzazanandiyakumenzauhlanga olukhulu,ngokubaengowembewuyakho.

8UAbrahamwavukakusasa,wathabathaisonkanentsuba yamanzi,wakubekaemagxenikaHagarenomntwana, wamndulula.

9Wemkake,wazulazulaentlangoyaseBher-shebha; aphelaamanzientsubeni,umntwanawanxanwa,akaba nakoukuhamba,wawaphantsi.

10Uninawamthabatha,wamphosaphantsikomnquma, wayawahlalaphantsimalunganaye,mgamawesaphetha; kubawathi,'Mandingakuboniukufakomntwanawam.' Wazawahlalaphantsi,walila

11IsithunywasikaThixo,esinyesabangcwele,sathikuye, Ulilantonina,Hagare?Vuka,uthabatheumntwana, umbambengesandlasakho;kubauThixoulivileilizwi lakho,wambonaumntwana

12Wavulaamehloakhe,wabonaiqulalamanzi,waya wazalisaintsubayakhengamanzi,wamnikaumntwana wakheukubaasele,wesukawayaentlangoyaseParan

13Wakhulaumntwana,wabangumtoli,uThixowabanaye; uninawamthabathelaumfaziphakathikweentombi zaseYiputa.

14Wazalaunyana,wamthiyaigamaelinguNebhayoti, ngokubawathi,UYehovaubekufuphinamekumbizeni kwam.

15Kwayekwenzekangevekiyesixhenxe,kunyaka wokuqalawayo,[ngo-2003AM]kwinyangayokuqalakule jubilee,ngomhlaweshumielinesibinikulenyanga, kwavakalaamazwiezulwinimalunganoAbraham,ukuba wayethembekilekuyoyonkeintoawayemxelelayona, nokubawayeyithandaiNkosi,nokubakuyoyonke imbandezelowayethembekile

16IsikhuluuMastêmwezasathiphambikoThixo, ‘Khangela,uAbrahamuyamthandaunyanawakheuIsake, kwayeuyamkholisangaphezukwezintozonke;mxelele ukubaamnikelenjengomnikelootshiswayoesibingelelweni, uzeuboneukubauyakuyenzanalemyalelo,kwayeuya kwaziukubauthembekilekuyoyonkeintoomlingayo.’

17KwayeiNkosiyayisaziukubauAbraham wayethembekilekuzozonkeiimbandezelozakhe;kuba wayemvivinyekwilizwelakhenangendlala,waza wamvavanyangobutyebibookumkani,wazawamvavanya kwakhonangomfaziwakhe,xawayehluthwa(kuye), nangokwaluka;wazawamvavanyangoIshmayelinoHagare, isicakakazisakhe,xawayebagxotha

18Kwayekuyoyonkeintoawayemvavanyilekuyo, wafunyanwaethembekile,kwayeumphefumlowakhe wawungenamonde,kwayewayengacothiukwenza;kuba wayethembekilekwayeethandaiNkosi

ISAHLUKO18

1WathiuThixokuye,Abraham,Abraham;wathiyena, Ndilapha

2Wathi,Thabathaunyanawakhoothandekayo, omthandayo,uIsake,uyeentabeni,umnikelekwenye yeentabaendiyakukubonisazona

3Wavukakusasa,wabophaiesilelakhe,wathabatha abafanabakheababini,noIsakeunyanawakhe,wacanda iinkunizedinielinyukayo,wayakuloondawongomhla wesithathu,wayibonaloondawoikude

4Wafikaemthonjeniwamanzi,wathikumadodanaakhe, Hlalaniaphane-esile,mnanomfanasiyakuhamba(sidlule), sizexasinqule,sibuyesizekuni

5Wathabathaiinkunizedinielinyukayo,wazibekaphezu koIsakeunyanawakhe,waphathaumlilonemelaesandleni sakhe,bahambabobabinindawonyebayakuloondawo

6WathiuIsakekuyise,Bawo;wathiyena,Ndilapha,nyana wamWathikuye,Nankuumlilo,nemela,neenkuni;iphi nakeimvuyedinielinyukayo,bawo?

7Wathi,‘UThixouzakubonelelangegushayomnikelo otshiswayo,nyanawam’Wasondelakekwindawoyentaba kaThixo.

8Wakhaisibingelelo,wabekaiinkuniesibingelelweni, wambophauIsakeunyanawakhe,wambekaphezu kweenkuniezazisesibingelelweni,wolulaisandlasakhe ukuzeathabatheimelaukuzeambulaleuIsakeunyana wakhe

9Ndemaphambikwakhe,naphambikwenkosana uMastêmâ,yathiiNkosi,'Mxeleleukubaangambeki isandlaumntwana,angamenzinto,kubandimbonisile ukubauyamoyikauYehova.'

10Ndambizandisemazulwini,ndathikuye,Abraham, Abraham;woyika,wathi,Ndilapha

11Ndathikuye,Musaukulibekaisandlasakhokumfana, ungamenzinto;kubangokundibonisileukubauyamoyika

uYehova,akwaligodlangaunyanawakho,amazibuloakho, kum.

12InkosiuMastêmâyadana;uAbrahamwaphakamisa amehloakhe,wakhangela,nantsoinkunziyegusha ibambeke...ngeempondozayo,wazauAbrahamwaya kuyithabathainkunziyegusha,wayinikelanjengomnikelo otshiswayoesikhundlenisonyanawakhe

13UAbrahamwathiloondawoyiyo,yiyoloontokuthiwa, Entabeni,yiyoloontaba,yiNtabaiZiyon

14KwayeiNkosiyambizauAbrahamngegamalakhe okwesibiniisezulwini,njengokoyasenzasabonakalangathi sithethenayeegamenileNkosi

15Wathi,Ndizifungilemna,utshouYehova,ukubangenxa yokubauyenzilelento,ungamgodlangaunyanawakho, unyanawakhooyintanda,kum,ndiyakukusikelela, ndiyandiseimbewuyakho,njengeenkwenkwezizezulu, nanjengentlabathieselunxwemenilolwandle;imbewu yakhoiyakulidlailifaizixekozeentshabazayo, 16Ziyakusikelelwangembewuyakhozonkeiintlanga zehlabathi,ngenxayokubauliphulaphuleilizwilam,kwaye ndibabonisilebonkeukubauthembekilekumkuyoyonke intoendikuxeleleyona,'Hambangoxolo.'

17WayauAbrahamkumadodanaakhe,basukabayakunye eBhershebha;uAbraham[2010AM]wahlala ngasemthonjeniweSifungo.

18Wawubhiyozelalomthendelekoiminyakangeminyaka, iintsukuezisixhenxengovuyo,wazawawubizangokuba ngumthendelekokaYehovangokweentsukuezisixhenxe awahambangazowazawabuyangoxolo

19Kwayengokokekumiselwekwayekwabhalwa kumacwecweasezulwinimalunganoSirayelinembewu yakheukubabafanelebawugcinelomthendelekoiintsuku ezisixhenxengovuyolomthendeleko

ISAHLUKO19

1Ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyokuqala,ngomnyaka wama-42weminyaka,uAbrahamwabuya,wahlala malunganeHebron,yiKiriyati-arbha,okokukuthi,iiveki ezimbinizeminyaka.

2Ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesithathuyalentlokoma, yazalisekaimihlayobomibukaSara,wafaeHebron

3UAbrahamwayakulilaazeamngcwabe,samlingaukuba umoyawakhewawunomondena,kwayeakazange athukuthelengamazwiomlomowakhe;kwaye wafunyanwaenomondekoku,kwayeakazange akhathazeke

4KubangomondewomoyawathethanabantwanabakaHeti, ngenjongoyokubabamnikeindawoyokungcwabaumfi wakhe

5UYehovawamnikaubabalophambikwabobonke abambonayo,wababongozaoonyanabakaHetingobubele, bamnikaumhlabawomqolombaophindwekabini malungananeMamre,okokukuthiiHebron,ngeesilivere ezimakhulumane

6Bamncengabesithi,Sizakukunikasimahla;kodwa akavumangaukuyithabathaezandlenizabosimahla,kuba wanikelangexabisolendawo,imaliiyonke,waza waqubudaphambikwabokabini,wazaemvakoko wamngcwabaumfiwakheemqolombeniophindwekabini.

7YonkeimihlayobomibukaSarayabayiminyakaelikhulu elinamancimabinianesixhenxe,okokukuthi,iintlokoma ezimbini,neevekiezine,nomnyakaomnye;yiyoleyo imihlayeminyakayobomibukaSara.

8OluluvavanyolweshumiuAbrahamawavavanywangalo, wazawafunyanwaethembekile,enomondeemoyeni 9Akazangeathethenalinyeilizwimalunganeendaba ezazisenzekaelizwenizokubauThixowayetheuza kumnikalonayenanembewuyakheemvakwakhe,waza wacelaindawoaphoyokungcwabaabafileyobakhe;kuba wafunyanwaethembekile,wazawabhalwakumacwecwe asezulwininjengomhlobokaThixo

10Ngomnyakawesinewazekaumfaziwonyanawakhe uIsake,ogamalinguRebheka[2020AM][intombi kaBhetuweli,unyanakaNahore,umntakwaboAbraham] udadeboLabhan,intombikaBhetuweli;kwayeuBhetuweli wayengunyanakaMelka,owayengumfazikaNahore, umntakwaboAbraham

11UAbrahamwathabathaumfaziwesithathu,ogamalakhe linguKetura,phakathikweentombizabakhonzibendlu yakhe,kubauHagarewafangaphambikukaSaraWaza wamzalelaoonyanaabathandathu,uZimram,noYokeshan, noMedan,noMidiyan,noIshbhaki,noShuwa,kwiiveki ezimbinizeminyaka

12Kwathingevekiyesithandathu,ngomnyakawesibini, uRebhekawamzalelauIsakeoonyanaababini,uYakobi noEsawu

13Kwaye[2046AM]UYakobiwayeyindodaegudileyo nethetye,uEsawuwayengumntuoqatha,indodayasendle, enoboya,kwayeuYakobiwayehlalaezintenteni

14Akhulakeamakhwenkwe,uYakobiwafundaukubhala; kodwauEsawuakazangeafunde,kubawayeyindoda yasendlenomzingeli,wafundaimfazwe,kwayeyonke imisebenziyakheyayinoburhalarhume.

15UAbrahamwayemthandauYakobi,kodwauIsake wayemthandauEsawu

16UAbrahamwabonaizenzozikaEsawu,kwayewayesazi ukubaigamanembewuyakhekufunekazibizwe ngoYakobi;wazawabizauRebhekawazawanikela umyalelomalunganoYakobi,kubawayesaziukubanaye (naye)wayemthandakakhuluuYakobikunoEsawu

17Wazawathikuye:Ntombiyam,mgcineleunyanawam uYakobi,kubauyakubasesikhundlenisamemhlabeni,abe yintsikelelophakathikwabantwanababantu,abeluzuko lwembewuyonkekaShem

18KubandiyaziukubaiNkosiiyakumnyulaukubaabe ngabantubakhe,ngaphezukwazozonkeizizweeziphezu komhlaba.

19Kwayeqaphela,unyanawamuIsakeuyamthanda uEsawungaphezukoYakobi,kodwandiyabonaukuba umthandangokweneneuYakobi

20Yongezaincebayakhokuye,Amehloakhomakamjonge ngothando;Ngokubauyakubayintsikelelokuthi emhlabeni,ukususelangokuukuyakwizizukulwana ngezizukulwanazehlabathi

21Izandlazakhomaziqine,intliziyoyakhomayivuye ngonyanawakhouYakobi;Kubandimthandilekakhulu kunabobonkeoonyanabamUyakusikelelwa ngonaphakade,nembewuyakheizalisaihlabathilonke 22Ukubaumntuunakoukubalaintlabathiyomhlaba, nembewuyakheiyakubalwa

23KwayezonkeiintsikeleloendizisikelelengazoiNkosi nembewuyamziyakubazezikaYakobinembewuyakhe ngonaphakade

24Kwayekwimbewuyakheigamalamliyakusikelelwa, negamaloobawo,uShem,noNowa,noEnoki,noMahalaleli, noEnoshe,noSete,noAdam

25Ezizintoziyakubekaizisekozezulu,ziqiniseumhlaba, zihlaziyezonkeizikhanyisoezisesibhakabhakeni.

26WambizauYakobiphambikwamehlokaRebhekaunina, wamanga,wamsikelela,wathi:

27‘Yakobi,nyanawamothandekayo,othandwa ngumphefumlowam,ngamanauThixoangakusikelela evelaphezulukwesibhakabhaka,kwayengamana angakunikazonkeiintsikeleloawamsikelelangazouAdam, noEnoki,noNowa,noShem;nazozonkeizintoandixelele zona,nazozonkeizintoandithembiseukundinikazona, ngamanaangabangelaukubazinamathelekuwe nakwimbewuyakhongonaphakade,ngokwemihlayezulu phezukomhlaba.

28KwayeooMoyaboMastêmâabayikukulawulaokanye imbewuyakhoukuzebakuguquleeNkosini,enguThixo wakhoukususelangokungonaphakade.

29KwayeiNkosiuThixomayibenguyisekuwe,wena unyanawamazibulo,nakubantungonaphakade

30Hambangoxolo,nyanawam.’Baphumabobabini kuAbraham

31URebhekawayemthandauYakobingentliziyoyakhe yonkenangomphefumlowakhewonke,ngaphezukoEsawu; kodwauIsakewayemthandauEsawungaphezukoYakobi

ISAHLUKO20

1KwathikwiJubhiliyamashumiamaneanesibini, ngonyakawokuqalawevekiyesixhenxe,uAbrahamwabiza uIshmayeli,[2052(2045?)AM]noonyanabakhe abalishumielinababini,noIsakenoonyanabakheababini, noonyanaabathandathubakaKetura,noonyanababo.

2WazawabayalelaukubabagcineindlelayeNkosi;ukuba bafanelebenzeubulungisa,bathandeomnyenomnye ummelwanewakhe,bazebenzengoluhlobophakathi kwabantubonke;ukubangamnyeufaneleahambengabo ngokungathienzeubulungisanobulungisaemhlabeni 3Ukubabafanelebaluseoonyanababo, ngokwesivumelwanoawasenzanabo,kwaye bangaphambukingasekuneneokanyengasekhohlokuzo zonkeiindlelauYehovaasiyalelezona;kwayekufuneka sizigcinekuzozonkeizenzozohenyuzonokungcola, [kwayesizilahlephakathikwethuzonkeizenzozohenyuzo nokungcola]

4Ukubanawuphinaumfaziokanyeintombazanaihenyuza phakathikwenu,yitshiseningomlilokwaye mabangahenyuzinayongokweembonozaboneentliziyo zabo;kwayemabangazithathiabafazikwiintombi zaseKanan;kubaimbewuyaseKananiyakuncothulwa elizweni

5Wazawabaxelelangesigwebosezigebenga,nesigwebo samaSodom,indlelaabagwetywengayongenxayobubi babo,bazabafangenxayobufebebabo,nokungcola, nokonakalakwabongobufebe

6Zilumkelenikulolonkeuhenyuzonokungcola,nakuyo yonkeintoengcolileyoyesono,hlezenenzeigamalethu

libesisiqalekiso,nobomibenubonkebubeyinto yokuhlekisa,nabobonkeoonyanabenubatshatyalaliswe ngekrele,niqalekiswenjengeSodom,nabobonkeabaseleyo benubabenjengoonyanabaseGomora.

7Ndiyanibongoza,nyanabam,ukubanimthandeuThixo wamazulu,ninamathelekuyoyonkeimithethoyakhe; ningalandeliizithixozabo,nezintozaboezingcolileyo, 8Musaniukuzenzelaoothixoabatyhidiweyo nabaqingqiweyo;kubabangamampunge,akukhomoya kubo;kubabangumsebenziwezandlazabantu,bonke abakholosangaboabathembelinganto

9Musaniukubakhonza,ningaqubudikubo,kodwa khonzaniuThixooPhezukonke,nimnqulerhoqo; nithembeleebuswenibakhengamaxeshaonke,nizenenze ubulungisanobulungisaphambikwakhe,ukuzeabe nemihlalingani,aninikeincebayakhe,aninikeimvula kusasanangokuhlwa,anisikeleleyonkeimisebenziyenu eniyenzileyoemhlabeni,anisikeleleisonkasenunamanzi enu,anisikeleleisiqhamosesisusenunesiqhamosomhlaba wenu,nemihlambiyeenkomozenu,nemihlambiyeegusha zenu

10Niyakubayintsikeleloehlabathini,zonkeiintlanga zehlabathiziyakuninqwenela,zizezibasikeleleoonyana benuegamenilam,ukuzebasikelelwenjengam

11WanikauIshmayelinoonyanabakhe,noonyana bakaKetura,izipho,wazisusakuIsakeunyanawakhe, wazinikauIsakeunyanawakhezonke

12WahambauIshmayelinoonyanabakhe,noonyana bakaKetura,noonyanababo,bahlalandawonye,besuka eParan,besaekungenenikweBhabheli,kulolonkeilizwe elingasempuma,phambikwentlango.

13Ababaxubana,bazababizwangokubangama-Arabhu, namaIshmayeli

ISAHLUKO21

1Kwathingomnyakawesithandathuwevekiyesixhenxe yalejubileeuAbrahamwabizauIsakeunyanawakhe,waza [2057(2050?)AM]wamwiselaumthethoesithi,‘Ndimdala, andiyaziiminiyokufakwam,ndizeleyimihlayam.’

2Kwayekhangela,ndineminyakaelikhuluelinamashumi asixhenxeanesihlanuubudala,kwayekuyoyonkeimihla yobomibamndiyikhumbulaiNkosi,kwayendifuna ngentliziyoyamyonkeukwenzaintandoYayo,nokuhamba ngokuthetyekuzozonkeiindlelaZayo

3Umphefumlowamuyithiyileizithixo,ndibacekisileabo bazikhonzayo,ndinikeintliziyoyamnomoyawam>ukuba ndiqapheleukwenzaukuthandakwaLowoundidalileyo.

4KubaunguThixoophilayo,ungcwelekwayeuthembekile, kwayeulungilengaphezukwabobonke,kwayeakukho kwamkelamntu(abantu)kwayeakukhokwamkelaizipho; kubauThixoulilungisa,kwayeuyabagwebabonkeabo baphulaimiyaleloyakhekwayebadelelaumnqophiso wakhe

5Kewena,nyanawam,yigcineimiyaleloyakhe, nemimiseloyakhe,nezigwebozakhe,ungahambi ngokulandelelanakwezintoezinezothe,nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo,nemifanekisoetyhidiweyo

6Ningatyiigazilesilwanyanaokanyelenkomo,okanye lentakaephaphazelayoesibhakabhakeni.

7Ukubauthewayixhelainyamayediniloxoloelilungileyo, yixhele,uphalazeigazilayoesibingelelweni;onke amanqathaomnikelowokudlaanyusweesibingelelweni, nomguboocoliweyo,nomnikelowokudlaoxutyweneoli, nomnikelowawoothululwayo,wowasondezaonke esibingelelwenisedinielinyukayo;livumbaelimnandi phambikoYehova

8Uzeuthabatheamanqathaombingelelowombulelophezu komliloophezukwesibingelelo,namanqathaasesiswini, nawoonkeamanqathaasezibilinini,nezintsozombini, nawoonkeamanqathaakuzo,naphezukwesinqe,nesibindi, kunyenezintso

9Nosondezazonkeezizintozibelivumbaelimnandi phambikoYehova,kunyenomnikelowazowokudla,kunye nomnikelowazoothululwayo,zibelivumbaelimnandi, isonkasomnikelokuYehova.

10Nizeniyidleinyamayayongaloomininangomhla wesibini,kwayeningavumeliilangangosukulwesibini litshonephezukwayoideidliwe,kwayeningavumelinto ishiyekengomhlawesithathu;kubaayamkelekanga[kuba ayamkelekanga]kwayemayingaphindiidliwe,kwaye bonkeabadlayobayakuzibizelaisono;kubandifumene ibhaliwekwiincwadizookhokhobam,nakumazwikaEnoki, nakumazwikaNowa

11Uzeugaleleityuwakuyoyonkeiminikeloyakho, ungavumeliukubaityuwayomnqophisoiswelekekuyo yonkeiminikeloyakhophambikoYehova

12Ngokuphatheleleiinkunizeminikelo,lumkaungazise ezinyeiinkunizesibingelelongaphandlekwezi:umsipres, umbhayi,um-almondi,umsipres,umphayini,umsedare, umkhiwane,umnquma,imore,umlotha,i-laurel,iaspalathus

13Kwayeoluhlobolwemithilubekwephezu kwesibingelelophantsikomnikelo,njengokokuhlolwe ukubonakalakwazo,kwayeungabeki(phezu)naluphina uhlobolwemithieqhekekileyookanyeemnyama,(kodwa) eqinileyonecocekileyo,engenasiphako,ihlumaeliphilileyo nelitsha;kwayeungabeki(phezukwayo)imithiendala, [kubaivumbalayoliphelile]kubaakusekhovumbakuyo njengangaphambili.

14Ngaphandlekwezintlobozomthiakukhowumbioza kuwubeka(esibingelelweni),kubaivumbaliyasasazeka, kwayeivumbalevumbalaloalinyukiliyeezulwini.

15Gcinalomyalelouzewenze,nyanawam,ukuzeube ngothetyekuzozonkeizenzozakho

16Hlalauhlambulukileemzimbeniwakho,uhlambe ngamanzingaphambikokubausondeleesibingelelweni, uhlambeizandlazakhoneenyawozakhongaphambi kokubausondeleesibingelelweni;uzewakugqiba ukunikela,uhlambekwakhonaizandlazakhoneenyawo zakho

17Makungabikhogazikuwenasezingubenizakho; zilumkele,nyanawam,igazi,zilumkelekakhulu;ligqume ngothuli

18Musaniukutyanaliphinaigazikubangumphefumlo; ningatyinaliphinaigazi

19Kwayeningathabathiziphongenxayegazilomntu, hlezeliphalalengaphandlekomgwebo;kubaligazi eliphalalayoelibangelaumhlabaukubawone,kwaye umhlabaawunakuhlanjululwaegazinilomntungaphandle kwegazilalowouliphalazayo

20Musaukuthathasiphookanyeisiphongenxayegazi lomntu:igazingegazi,ukuzewamkelekephambi kweNkosi,uThixooPhezukonke;kubanguyeokhusela okulungileyo;ukuzeugcinweebubinibonke,aze akusindisekuyoyonkeintloboyokufa.

21Ndiyabona,nyanawam,ukubayonkeimisebenzi yabantwanababantusisononobubi,kwayezonkeizenzo zabozingcolileyokwayeziyintoenyanyekayokwaye zingcolileyo,kwayeakukhobulungisakubo

22Lumka,hlezeuhambengeendlelazabo,unyathele ezindlelenizabo,woneisonosokufaphambikoThixo oPhezukonke,hlezeafihleubusobakhekuwe,akubuyisele ezandlenizesonosakho,akuncothuleemhlabeni,nembewu yakhophantsikwezulu,igamalakhonembewuyakho zitshabalaleemhlabeniwonke

23Buyanikuzozonkeizenzozabonakukungcolakwabo konke,nigcineummiselowoThixoOsenyangweni,nenze ukuthandakwakhe,nibengabathetyekuzozonkeizinto 24Uyakukusikelelakuyoyonkeimisebenziyakho, Avelisekuweisityalosobulungisaemhlabeniwonke,kuzo zonkeizizukulwanazomhlaba,Kwayeigamalamnegama lakhoaliyikulityalwaphantsikwezulungonaphakade.

25Hamba,nyanawamngoxoloNgamanauThixo Osenyangweni,uThixowamnoThixowakho, angakomelezaukubawenzeukuthandaKwakhe,Kwaye ngamanaangasikelelayonkeimbewuyakhokunye nentsalelayembewuyakhokwizizukulwana ngezizukulwanangonaphakade,ngeentsikelelozonke ezilungileyo,Ukuzeubeyintsikeleloemhlabeniwonke 26Waphumakuyeevuya

ISAHLUKO22

1Kwathingevekiyokuqalakwi-jubileyama-44,ngonyaka wesibini,okokukuthi,unyakaawafangawouAbraham, uIsakenoIshmayelibafikabevelaeQulenilesifungoukuze babhiyozeleumthendelekoweeveki-okokukuthi, umthendelekoweziqhamozokuqalazesivuno-kuAbraham, uyisewabo,kwayeuAbrahamwavuyakubaoonyana bakheababinibefikile.

2KubauIsakewayenemfuyoeninzieBher-shebha,uIsake wayeqheleukuyakubonaimpahlayakheazeabuyele kuyise.

3NgaloomihlauIshmayeliwezakumbonauyise,baza bobabinibahlangana,uIsakewanikelaumbingelelowedini elinyukayo,wawunikelaesibingelelwenisikayise awasenzayoeHebron

4Wanikelaumbingelelowombulelo,wenzaisidlosovuyo phambikukaIshmayeli,umntakwabo;uRebhekawapheka amaqebengwanaamatshangeenkozoezintsha,wanika uYakobiunyanawakhe,ukuzeawasekuAbrahamuyise, uyise,kwiziqhamozokuqalazomhlaba,ukuzeadleaze amsikeleleuMdaliwezintozonkengaphambikokubaafe 5UIsakenayewathumelaumnikelowombuleloolungileyo ngesandlasikaYakobikuAbraham,ukuzeadle,asele 6Wadla,wasela,wambongauThixoOsenyangweni, owadalaizulunomhlaba,owenzazonkeizintoezityebileyo zomhlaba,wazinikaoonyanababantu,ukuzebadle,basele, bamdumiseuMdaliwabo

7'Ngokukendiyabulelakuwe,Thixowam,kuba undibonisilelemini;yabona,ndineminyakaelikhulu

elinamashumiasibhozoanesihlanu,ndimdala,ndizele yimihla,kwayeyonkeimihlayamibiluxolokum.

8Ikrelelotshabaalindinqobangakuyoyonkeintoondinike yonamnanabantwanabamyonkeimihlayobomibamkude kubenamhlanje.

9Thixowam,ngamanaincebayakhonoxololwakho lungabaphezukomkhonziwakho,nakwimbewuyoonyana bakhe,ukuzebabeluhlangaolukhethiweyokuwenelifa phakathikweentlangazonkezomhlabaukususelangoku kusekuyoyonkeimihlayezizukulwanazomhlaba,kude kusekwixeshaelingenammiselo

10WambizauYakobi,wathi:“Nyanawam,Yakobi, ngamanauThixowezintozonkeangakusikelelaaze akuqiniseukuzewenzeubulungisa,nentandoyakhe phambikwakhe,azeakunyulewenanembewuyakho ukuzenibengabantubelifalakhengokwentandoyakhe ngonaphakade”

11Kwayewena,nyanawam,Yakobi,sondelaundange’ Wasondelawamanga,wathi:‘Makasikelelweunyanawam uYakobi,nabobonkeoonyanabakaThixoOsenyangweni, kudekubengunaphakadeNgamanauThixoangakunika imbewuyobulungisa;Kwayeabanyeboonyanabakho makabangcwalisephakathikwehlabathilonke;Izizwe mazikukhonze,neentlangazonkeziqubudephambi kwembewuyakho.’

12Yibanamandlaphambikwabantu,kwayeusebenzise igunyaphezukwayoyonkeimbewukaSeteNgokoke iindlelazakhoneendlelazoonyanabakhoziyakulunga, ukuzebabeluhlangaolungcwele

13NgamanauThixoOsenyangweniangakunikazonke iintsikelelo,andisikelelengazo,nangezoawamsikelele ngazouNowanoAdam;Ngamanazingahlalaphezu kwentlokoengcweleyembewuyakhokwizizukulwana ngezizukulwanangonaphakade.

14Makakuhlambululekukokonkeukungalungi nokungahlambuluki,Ukuzeuxolelwezonkeizigqitho ozenzileyongokungazi.Makakuqinise,Akusikelele. Makakudleilifalonkeihlabathi, 15Kwayemakahlaziyeumnqophisowakhenawe,ukuze ubeluhlangaoluyilifalakhekuyengonaphakade,azeabe nguThixokuwenakwimbewuyakhongenyaniso nangobulungisakuyoyonkeimihlayomhlaba

16Kewena,nyanawamYakobi,khumbulaamazwiam, kwayeugcineimiyaleloka-Abraham,uyihlo:Zahlule kwiintlanga,kwayeungadlinazo;kwayeungenzi ngokwemisebenziyazo,kwayeungabingumhlobowazo; kubaimisebenziyazoayicocekanga,kwayezonkeiindlela zazoziyiNgcolisekokwayeziyintoenyanyekayokwaye zingcolile

17Banikelangemibingeleloyabokwabafileyo,Bakhonze imimoyaemibi,Badlephezukwamangcwaba,Yonke imisebenziyaboingamampungekwayeayintoyanto.

18Abanantliziyoyokuqonda,Namehloaboawaboniukuba ziyintoninaizenzozabo,Nokubabaphosisanjanixa besithikwisiqwengasomthi,‘UnguThixowam,’ Nakwilitye,‘UyiNkosiyam,ungumsindisiwam’[Kwaye abanantliziyo.]

19Kewena,nyanawamYakobi,ngamanauThixo Osenyangweniangakunceda,uThixowamazuluakusikelele, akususeekungcolenikwabonakubobonkeubugwenxa babo

20Lumka,nyanawamYakobi,ungazithathiumfazikuyo nayiphinaimbewuyeentombizaseKanan;kubayonke imbewuyakheiyakuncothulwaemhlabeni

21Kuba,ngenxayesiphambekosikaHam,uKananwonile, kwayeyonkeimbewuyakheiyakutshatyalaliswa emhlabeninakuyoyonkeintsalelayawo,kwayeakukho namnyeophumakuyeoyakusindiswangomhla womgwebo.

22Kebonabonkeabanqulaizithixonabobangengcwele (a)Akuyikubakhothembakubokwilizwelabaphilayo; (b)Akuyikubakhokukhunjulwakwaboemhlabeni; (c)KubabayakuhlabayeeShiyol, (d)Bayakuyaendaweniyokugwetywa, NjengokoabantwanabaseSodombasuswayoemhlabeni, bayakususwabonkeabobanqulaizithixo

23Musaukoyika,nyanawamYakobi,Musaukuxhalaba, nyanaka-Abraham:NgamanauThixoOsenyangweni angakukhuselaekutshabalaleni,Kwayeangakuhlangula kuzozonkeiindlelazobuxoki.

24Lendlundizakheleyonaukuzendibekeigamalam phezukwayoemhlabeni:[inikwewenanembewuyakho ngonaphakade],kwayeiyakubizwangokubayindlukaAbraham;inikwewenanembewuyakhongonaphakade; kubauyakuyakhaindluyamkwayeumiseigamalam phambikoThixongonaphakade:imbewuyakhonegama lakhoziyakuhlalakwizizukulwanangezizukulwana zehlabathi

25Wazawayekaukumyalanokumsikelela.

26Balalabobabiniebhedinienye,uYakobiwalala esifubenisika-Abraham,uyisekayise,wamanga kasixhenxe,uthandolwakhenentliziyoyakheyamvuyisa.

27Wambusisangentliziyoyakheyonkewathi:'Oyena ThixouPhakamileyo,uThixowabobonke,noMdaliwabo bonke,owandikhuphaeUreyamaKalediukuzeandinikeeli lizweukubandilidleilifangonaphakade,nokubandimise imbewuengcwele-makabongweOyenaPhezulu ngonaphakade.'

28WamsikelelauYakobi,wathi,Nyanawam,endivuya ngayengentliziyoyamyonkenangencebayamyonke, ubabalolwakhonencebayakhomayihlaleihleliphezu kwakhenakwimbewuyakhe

29Ungamshiyi,ungamdeleliukususelangokuukuya kwimihlayaphakade,kwayengamanaamehloakho angavulekakuyenakwimbewuyakhe,ukuzeumlondoloze, umsikelele,umngcwalisenjengohlangalwelifalakho; 30Uzeumsikelelengazozonkeiintsikelelozakho ukususelangokuukuyakuyoyonkeimihlaengunaphakade, uzeuhlaziyeumnqophisowakhonobubelebakhokuye nakwimbewuyakhengokwentandoyakhoyonkekuzo zonkeizizukulwanazehlabathi

ISAHLUKO23

1WazawabekaiminweemibinikaYakobiemehlweniakhe, wazawambongauThixowoothixo,wazawagqumaubuso bakhe,wolulaiinyawozakhe,walalaubuthongo obungunaphakade,wazawahlanganiselwakooyise.

2NangonakunjalokonkeokuuYakobiwayeleleesifubeni sakhe,engaziukubauAbraham,uyisekayise,wayefile

3WavukauYakobiebuthongwenibakhe,khangela uAbrahamebandanjengomkhenkce,wathi‘Bawo,Bawo’;

kodwabekungekhomntuuthethayo,wazawayesaziukuba ufile.

4Wavukaesifubenisakhe,wabaleka,wayakuxelela uRebhekaunina;uRebhekawayakuIsakeebusuku, wamxelela;bahambakunye,noYakobiephetheisibane esandlenisakhe;bakungenabamfumanauAbrahamelele efile

5UIsakewawaebuswenibukayise,walila,wamanga.

6Kwayeamazwiavakalaendlwinika-Abraham,waza uIshmayeliunyanawakhewasukuma,wayakuAbraham uyise,walilauAbrahamuyise,yenanayoyonkeindlukaAbraham,bazabalilakakhulu

7OonyanabakheuIsakenoIshmayelibamngcwaba emqolombeni,ecalenikukaSaraumkakhe;bamlilelaimihla engamashumiamane,onkeamadodaendluyakhe,noIsake noIshmayeli,noonyanababobonke,noonyanabonke bakaKetura,besendaweniyabo;yaphelaimihlayokulilela uAbraham

8Wahlalaiminyakaemithathuyesikhumbuzokunye neevekiezinezeminyaka,iminyakaelikhuluelinamashumi asixhenxeanesihlanu,wazawayigqibaimihlayobomi bakhe,emdalakwayeegcweleimihla.

9Kubaimihlayooyisemkhulu,yobomibabo,yayiziijubhili ezilishumielinesithoba;kwayeemvakoMkhukulabaqala ukukhulangaphantsikweejubhiliezilishumielinesithoba, kwayebanciphakwiijubhili,kwayebaluphala ngokukhawuleza,kwayebazalisekeyimihlayabongenxa yembandezeloeninzikunyenobubibeendlelazabo, ngaphandlekuka-Abraham

10KubauAbrahamwayegqibelelekuzozonkeizenzo zakheeNkosini,kwayewayekholiswabubulungisayonke imihlayobomibakhe;kwayeqaphelani,akazange agqibezeleiiyubhileezineebominibakhe,xawayesele emdalangenxayobubi,kwayewayezeleyimihlayakhe.

11Kwayezonkeizizukulwanaeziyakuvelaukususela ngelixeshakudekubeyiminiyomgweboomkhuluziya kugugangokukhawuleza,ngaphambikokubazigqibe iijubiliezimbini,kwayeulwazilwazoluyakubashiya ngenxayokwaluphalakwazoIlizwelonkeulwazilwazo luyakunyamalala].

12Ngaloomihla,ukubaumntuuphileiminyakaelishumi elinesiqingatha,bayakuthingaye:‘Uphileixeshaelide, kwayeuninzilwemihlayakhelubuhlungu,intlungu, nokubandezeleka,kwayeakukhoxolo’ 13Kubaintlekeleilandelaintlekele,nenxebaphezu kwenxeba,nembandezelophezukwembandezelo, neendabaezimbikwiindabaezimbi,nezifophezukwezifo, nazozonkeizigweboezimbiezinje,esinyekwesinye, ukugulanokubhukuqwa,nekhephuneqabakanomkhenkce, nomkhuhlane,nokubanda,nokudinwa,nendlala,nokufa, nekrele,nokuthinjwa,nazozonkeiintlobozeentlekele neentlungu.

14Kwayebonkeababayakuzakwisizukulwanaesibi, esiphambukayoemhlabeni:imisebenziyabokukungcola nokuhenyuza,nokungcolanamasikizi

15Bayakuthike:'Imihlayooyiseyayimininzi(kwaye), yayakwiminyakaeliwaka,yayeyayilungile;kodwa khangela,imihlayobomibethu,ukubaumntuuphile iminyakaemininzi,yiminyakaengamashumiasixhenxe aneshumi,kwaye,ukubaunamandla,iminyaka

engamashumiasixhenxe,kwayeloontoimbi,kwaye akukhoxolongemihlayesisizukulwanasibi.'

16Kwayekwesosizukulwanaoonyanabayakubagweba ooyisenabadalababongesononokungalungisi, nangamazwiomlomowabonangobubiobukhulu ababenzayo,nangokushiyakwaboumnqophisoiNkosi eyawenzayophakathikwabonaye,wokubabagcinebaze benzeyonkeimiyaleloYakhenemimiseloYakhenayo yonkeimithethoYakhe,ngaphandlekokuphambukela ngasekuneneokanyengasekhohlo

17Kubabonkebenzeububi,kwayeyonkeimilomoithetha ubugwenxakwayeyonkeimisebenziyaboingcolilekwaye iyinqambi,kwayezonkeiindlelazabozingcolile, ukungcolakunyenentshabalalo

18Qaphelaniumhlabauyakutshatyalaliswangenxa yemisebenziyaboyonke,kwayeakuyikubakhombewu yomdiliya,kwayeakuyikubakhomafutha;kuba imisebenziyaboayinalukholokonkekonke,kwayebonke bayakutshabalalakunye,izilwanyanazasekhaya neenkomoneentaka,nazozonkeiintlanzizolwandle, ngenxayabantwanababantu

19Bayakulwaomnyenomnye,omncincinomdala,omdala nomncinci,olihlwempunosisityebi,ophantsinomkhulu, nohlwempuzekileyononkosana,ngenxayomthetho nomnqophiso;kubabalibeleumyalelo,nomnqophiso, nemithendeleko,neenyanga,neeSabatha,neejubhili,nazo zonkeizigwebo

20Bayakumabephetheizaphethaneekrelenemfazwe ukuzebabuyeleendleleni;kodwaabayikubuyaideiphalale igazielininziemhlabeni,omnyengomnye

21Kwayeabobasindileyoabayikubuyaebubinibabobaye endleleniyobulungisa,kodwabonkebayakuziphakamisa kwinkohlisonobutyebi,ukuzengamnyeathabathekonke okokukumlinganewakhe,kwayebayakulibizaigama elikhulu,kodwakungekhonangenyanisonangobulungisa, kwayebayakungcolisaingcweleengcwelengokungcola kwabonokonakalakokungcolakwabo.

22Kwayeisohlwayoesikhulusiyakufikelaizenzozesi sizukulwanaesivelaeNkosini,kwayeuyakubanikela ekreleninasekugwetyweninasekuthinjweni, nasekuphangweninasekudliweni

23Kwayeuyakubavusaabonibeentlanga,abangenanceba nanceba,kwayeabayikuhloniphamntu,nokubamdala okanyemncinci,okanyenabanina,kubabangendawo kwayebanamandlaokwenzaububikunabobonke abantwanababantu.Bayakusebenzisaugonyamelo nxamnyenoSirayelikunyenokukreqanxamnyenoYakobi, kwayeigazielininziliyakuphalalaemhlabeni,kwaye akuyikubakhomntuwokubuthakunyenomntu wokungcwaba

24Ngaloomihlabayakumemezakakhulu,babize, bathandazeukuzebasindisweesandlenisaboni,iintlanga; kodwaakukhonamnyeoyakusindiswa

25Iintlokozabantwanaziyakubamhlopheziingwevu, Nomntwanaweevekiezintathuuyakubonakalaemdala njengendodaeneminyakaelikhulu,Kwayeubudebabo buyakutshatyalaliswayimbandezelonokucinezelwa.

26Ngaloomihlaabantwanabayakuqalaukufunda imithetho,nokufunaimiyalelo,nokubuyelaendleleni yobulungisa.

27Kwayeimihlaiyakuqalaukukhulaibemininzikwaye yandephakathikwabobantwanababantuIdeimihlayabo isondelekwiminyakaeliwakaKwayeinanilemihla lalingaphezulukweminyaka(ngaphambili).

28Akuyikubakhondodaikhulileyo,Akukhomntu ungonelisekangayimihlayakhe,Kubabonkebayakuba (njengabantwana)nabaselula

29Kwayeyonkeimihlayabobayakugqibabazebaphile ngoxolonangovuyo,KwayeakuyikubakhoSathana okanyenawuphinaumtshabalalisiongendawo;Kuba yonkeimihlayaboiyakubayimihlayentsikelelo nokuphiliswa

30NgeloxeshaiNkosiiyakubaphilisaabakhonzibayo, Bazebavukebaboneuxoloolukhulu,Bazebabagxothe abachasibaboAbalungileyobayakubona,babulele, Bavuyengovuyongonaphakadekanaphakade,Baze babonezonkeizigwebozabo,nazozonkeiziqalekisozabo, phezukweentshabazabo

31Amathamboaboayakuphumlaemhlabeni,nomoya wabouyakubanemihlalikakhulu,baziukubanguYehova owenzaumgwebo,kwayeubenzelaincebaamakhulu amawaka,nakubobonkeabamthandayo.

32Kwayewena,Moses,bhalaphantsilamazwi;kuba abhalwengoluhlobo,kwayeabhalwa(emacwecweni) asezulwininjengobungqinakwizizukulwanangonaphakade.

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathiemvakokufakuka-Abraham,uYehova wamsikelelauIsakeunyanawakhe,wasukaeHebron,waya kuhlalaeQuleniloMbonongonyakawokuqalaweveki yesithathu[2073AM]yalejubile,iminyakaesixhenxe

2Ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesinekwabakhoindlala elizweni,[ngo-2080AM]ngaphandlekwendlalayokuqala, eyayikhongemihlaka-Abraham

3UYakobiwayephekaisonkaseentlumayo,uEsawu wafikaevelaendleelambile.WathikuYakobiumninawa wakhe,NdipheesisonkasibomvuWathiuYakobikuye, Ndithengiseleubuzibulobakho,ndikunikeisonka,kunye nesinyesalesonkaseentlumayo.

4WathiuEsawuentliziyweniyakhe,Ndiyakufa; bunanzuzonikumobubuzibulo?

5WathikuYakobi,Ndiyakunikayona.WathiuYakobi, Ndifungelenamhlanje,wafungakuye

6UYakobiwanikauEsawuumntakwaboisonkanesityu, wadlawadawahlutha,uEsawuwadelelaubuzibulobakhe; ngenxayesisizathuigamalikaEsawulathiywaigama lokubanguEdom,ngenxayesityuesibomvuawasinikayo njengobuzibulobakhe

7UYakobiwabamkhulu,uEsawuwehliswakwisidima sakhe

8Indlalayayigqubakulolonkeilizwe,wazauIsakewemka wayaeYiputangomnyakawesibiniwaleveki,waya kukumkaniwamaFilistieGerare,kuAbhimeleki

9UYehovawabonakalakuye,wathikuye,Musaukuhla uyeeYiputa;hlalaezweniendiyakukuxelelalona, uphambukelekwelilizwe;ndobanawe,ndikusikelele.

10Kubandiyakulinikawenanembewuyakholonkeeli lizwe,ndizendisimiseisifungosamendasifunga kuAbrahamuyihlo,ndizendiyandiseimbewuyakho

njengeenkwenkwezizezulu,ndiyinikeimbewuyakho lonkeelilizwe.

11Ziyakusikelelwangembewuyakhozonkeiintlanga zehlabathi,ngenxayokubauyihlowaliphulaphulailizwi lam,wagcinaisigxinasam,nemiyaleloyam,nemithetho yam,nemimiseloyam,nomnqophisowam;phulaphulake ngokuilizwilam,uhlalekwelilizwe

12WahlalaeGelariivekiezintathuzeminyaka.

13UAbhimelekiwamwiselaumthetho,[2080-2101AM] nangazozonkeizintozakhe,esithi,Wonkeumntu ochukumisayena,nokubayintoninaeyeyakhe,uyakufa 14UIsakewabanamandlaphakathikwamaFilisti,wazuza imfuyoeninzi,iinkomo,nezimvu,neenkamela,namaesile, nabakhonziabaninzi

15WahlwayelaezwenilamaFilisti,wazuzaikhulu;uIsake wabamkhulukakhulu,amaFilistiammonela.

16Kekalokuonkeamaqula,ababewambileabakhonzi baka-Abrahamngexeshalika-Abraham,amaFilisti awavingcaemvakokufakuka-Abraham,awazalisa ngomhlaba

17WathiuAbhimelekikuIsake,Mkakuthi,ngokuba unamandlakakhulukunathi.UIsakewemkaapho ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesixhenxe,wahlala entlanjeniyaseGerare

18Babuyabembaamaqulaamanzi,awayembiwe ngabakhonzibaka-Abrahamuyise,nawavalwayo ngamaFilistiemvakokufakuka-Abrahamuyise,waza wawabizangamagamanjengokowayewabizenjalo uAbrahamuyise

19AbakhonzibakaIsakebembaiqulaentlanjeni,bafumana amanziaphilileyo;abalusibaseGerarebaxabananabalusi bakaIsake,besithi,Lamanzingawethu;uIsakewalibiza igamalequlangokuthiyiPerverse,*kubababesixabanisile 20Bembaelinyeiqula,balwanalo,walibizangokuba yiNtshabaWesukaapho,bembaelinyeiqula,abalwanga ngalo,walibizangokubayiGumbiWathiuIsake,Ngoku uYehovausenzeleindawo,sandaezweni.

21WenyukaukusukaaphowayaeQulenilesifungo ngonyakawokuqalawevekiyokuqala[ngo-2108AM] ijubiliyamashumiamaneanesine.

22UYehovawabonakalakuyengobobusuku,ekuthwaseni kwenyangayokuqala,wathikuye,NdinguThixokaAbrahamuyihlo;musaukoyika,kubandinawe, ndikusikelele,ndiyandiseimbewuyakhonjengentlabathi yomhlaba,ngenxaka-Abrahamumkhonziwam

23Wakhakhonaisibingelelo,awasakhayouAbraham uyisekuqala,wabizaigamaleNkosi,wanikelaumbingelelo kuThixokaAbrahamuyise.

24Bembaiqulabazabafumanaamanziaphilileyo 25AbakhonzibakaIsakebembaelinyeiqula, abafumanangamanzi,bayakumxelelauIsakeukuba abafumanangamanzi,wathiuIsake,NdifungilekumaFilisti namhla,kwayelentosiyixelelwe

26WayibizaloondawongokuthiyiBhel’iSifungo,kuba wafungakuAbhimeleki,noAhuzatiumhlobowakhe, noFikoliumphathiwomkhosiwakhe

27WazingaloominiuIsakeukubaphantsikwengcinezelo wayebafungileukubauzakuxolelananabo

28UIsakewawaqalekisangaloominiamaFilisti,wathi, MawaqalekisweamaFilistikudekubeyiminiyomsindo nobushushuphakathikweentlangazonke;uThixo

makawenzeabeyintlekisa,nesiqalekiso,nomsindo, nobushushu,ezandlenizabonibeentlanga,nasesandleni samaKiti

29Kwayenabaninaosindileyokwikrelelotshaba namaKitim,ngamanaisizweesilungileyosingasincothula ngomgwebophantsikwezulu;kubabayakubaziintshaba neentshabazabantwanabamkuzozonkeizizukulwana zaboemhlabeni.

30Akuyikubakhontsalelakubo,akukhonamnyeoya kusindiswangomhlawomsindowomgwebo;Kuba intshabalalo,ukuncothulwanokugxothwaemhlabeni, yonkeimbewuyamaFilisti(igciniwe),Akusayikuphinda kubekhogamaokanyenzalayalamaKafetoriemhlabeni.

31Kubanangonaenyukawayaezulwini,uyakuthotywa apho,Nokubaunamandlaemhlabeni,uyakurhuqwaapho, Nokubauzimelephakathikweentlanga,uyakuncothulwa apho;NokubaehlaayeeShiyol,aphokuyakubankulu khonaukugwetywakwakhe,Nalaphoakayikubanaxolo

32Ukubauthewayaekuthinjweni,bayakumbulala endleleningezandlazabobafunaubomibakhe,kwaye akuyikusalanalinyeigamaokanyeimbewuemhlabeni wonke;kubauyakumkaayeesiqalekisweni esingunaphakade

33Kwayekubhaliwekwayekukrolwengayekumacwecwe asezulwini,ukuzekwenziwekuyengomhlawomgwebo, ukuzeasusweemhlabeni

ISAHLUKO25

1Kwathingomnyakawesibiniwalevekikulejubile, uRebhekawabizauYakobiunyanawakhe,wathethanaye [2109AM],esithi:‘Nyanawam,musaukuzithabathela umfazikwiintombizaseKanan,njengoEsawu,umnakwenu, owamthabathelaabafaziababinikwiintombizaseKanan, bazabandenzabuhlunguumphefumlowamngazozonke izenzozaboezingcolileyo:kubazonkeizenzozabo zibubufebenenkanuko,kwayeakukhobulungisakubo, kuba(izenzozabo)zimbi

2Mna,nyanawam,ndikuthandakakhulu,kwayeintliziyo yamnothandolwamziyakusikelelayonkeimininobusuku.

3Kekaloku,nyanawam,phulaphulailizwilam,wenze ukuthandakukanyoko,ungazithathiumfazikwiintombizeli lizwe,kodwakuphelaendlwinikabawo,nakwintsapho kabawoUzakuzithabathelaumfaziendlwinikabawo, uThixoOsenyangweniakusikelele,kwayeabantwana bakhobayakubasisizukulwanaesilungileyonembewu engcwele

4WazawathethauYakobikuRebhekaunina,wathikuye: “Khangela,mama,ndineminyakaelithobaubudala,kwaye andizangendizibandakanyenamfazi,kwayeandizange ndizibophelelekuye,kwayeandizangendicinge nokundithabathelaumfazikwiintombizakwaKanan.”

5Kubandiyawakhumbulaamazwika-Abraham,ubawo wethu,kubawandiyalelaukubandingathathimfazi kwiintombizaseKanan,kodwandithabatheumfazi kwimbewuyendlukabawonakwizalamanezam

6NdivilengaphambiliukubauLabhanumnakwenuuzalele iintombi,kwayendizimiseleukubandizithabatheleumfazi phakathikwazo

7Kwayengenxayesisizathundizigcinileemoyeniwam ukubandingoniokanyendonakaliswekuzozonkeiindlela

zamkuyoyonkeimihlayobomibam;kubamalunga nenkanukonobufebe,uAbraham,ubawo,wandinika imiyaleloemininzi

8Kwaye,nangonaendiyalelekonke,kuleminyaka ingamashumiamabinianesibiniumntakwethuebesoloko elwanam,ethethanamrhoqoesithi:‘Mntakwethu, thabathaudadewethukubafazibamababiniabengumfazi’; kodwaandivumiukwenzanjengokoenzile.

9Ndifungaphambikwakho,mama,ukubayonkeimihla yobomibamandiyikuzithabathelaumfazikwiintombi zembewukaKanan,kwayeandiyikwenzaububinjengoko umntakwethuenzile

10Musaukoyika,mama;qinisekaukubandiyakwenza intandoyakho,ndihambengokuthetye,ndingaziphazamisi iindlelazamngonaphakade

11Wazakengokowaphakamisaubusobakheezulwini, wolulaiminweyezandlazakhe,wavulaumlomowakhe, wabongauThixooPhezukonke,owadalaizulunomhlaba, wazawambulelawazawamdumisa.

12Wathi,MakabongweuYehovauThixo,malibongwe igamalakheelingcwelengonaphakadekanaphakade, ondinikeuYakobinjengonyanaohlambulukileyonembewu engcwele;ngokubaungowakho,nembewuyakheiyakuba yeyakhongonaphakade,nakwizizukulwana ngezizukulwanangonaphakade.

13Mbonge,Yehova,ubekeemlonyeniwamintsikelelo yobulungisa,ukuzendimsikelele

14Kwayengaloolixa,xaumoyawobulungisawehla emlonyeniwakhe,wabekaizandlazakhezombini entlokwenikaYakobi,wazawathi:

15Makabongwewena,NkosiyobulungisanoThixo wephakade,Makakubusisengaphezukwezizukulwana zonkezabantuMakakunike,Nyanawam,indlela yobulungisa,Azeatyhileubulungisakwimbewuyakho.

16Kwayeangandisaoonyanabakhongexeshalobomi bakho,Kwayengamanabangavukangokwenanileenyanga zonyaka.Kwayengamanaoonyanababobangandabaze babebaninzingaphezukweenkwenkwezizezulu,Kwaye inanilabolingadlulaintlabathiyolwandle

17Kwayengamanaangabanikaelilizwelihlenjengoko watshoyoukubauyakulinikauAbrahamnembewuyakhe emvakwakhengonaphakadeKwayengamana bangaligcinalibelilifangonaphakade.

18Kwayemandikubone(ndikuzele)nyanawam, abantwanaabasikelelekileyoebominibam,Kwayeyonke imbewuyakhomayibeyimbewuesikelelekileyonengcwele. 19Njengokowawuvuselelaumoyakanyokoebomini bakhe,Isibelekosalowowakuzalayosiyakukusikelela, Uthandolwamnamabeleamayakukusikelela,Umlomo wamnolwimilwamziyakukuncomakakhulu

20Yandaninisasazekeemhlabeni,Kwayeimbewuyenu mayigqibeleleeluvuywenilwasezulwininasemhlabeni ngonaphakade;Kwayeimbewuyenumayivuye,Kwaye ngomhlaomkhuluwoxolomayibenoxolo

21Igamalakhonembewuyakhomayihlaleikho ngonaphakade,uThixoOsenyangweniabenguThixowabo, uThixowobulungisamakahlalenabo,kwayeindluyakhe engcwelemayihlalekubongonaphakade

22Makabongwelowoukusikelelayo,Iqalekisweyonke inyamaekuqalekisayongobuxoki.

23Wamanga,wathikuye,“NgamanaiNkosiyehlabathi ingakuthandaNjengokointliziyokamamawakhonothando lwakheluvuyangawekwayelukusikelela”Wazawayeka ukusikelela.

ISAHLUKO26

1KwathingomnyakawesixhenxewalevekiuIsakewabiza uEsawu,unyanawakheomkhulu,wathikuye,Ndimdala [2114AM],nyanawam;khangela,amehloamafiphele, andiyaziiminiyokufakwam

2Thabathaizixhobozakhozokuzingelaumphongolo wakhonesaphethasakho,uyeendle,undizingele, undibambeleinyamakazi,nyanawam,undenzeleukudla okumnandi,njengokoumphefumlowamukuthandayo, ukuzisekum,ndidle;ukuzeumphefumlowamukusikelele ndingekafi

3KodwauRebhekawayesivauIsakeethethanoEsawu 4UEsawuwaphumakusasawayaendleukuyakuzingela nokubamba,azeaziseekhayakuyise

5URebhekawabizauYakobi,unyanawakhe,wathikuye, Yabona,ndiveuIsake,uyihlo,ethethanoEsawu, umnakwenu,esithi,Ndizingele,undenzeleinyamaemnandi, undizisele

6Ndingadla,ndikusikelelephambikoYehovandingekafi. Ngokoke,nyanawam,phulaphulailizwilam, endikuwiselaumthethongalo:Yiyaemhlambiniwakho, undithabatheleamatakaneamabinieebhokhwealungileyo, ndiwenzeleuyihloukudlaokumnandi,njengoko akuthandayo;ukuzisekuyihlo,adle,akusikelelephambi koYehovaengekafi,ukuzeusikelelwewena.

7WathiuYakobikuRebhekaunina,Mama,andiyi kumvimbanantoninaubawoangayidlayo,nokubaimnandi kuye;kodwandiyoyika,mama,ukubauyakulivailizwi lam,afuneukundichukumisa

8Uyaziukubandingumgudi,uEsawu,umnakwethu, uneenguboezinde,kwayendiyakubonakalaemehlweni akhenjengomntuongendawo,ndizendenzeinto angandiyalelangayona,azeandicaphukele,ndize ndiziziseleisiqalekiso,ndingazisiintsikelelo.

9WathiuRebhekauninakuye,Makubephezukwam ukuqalekiswakwakho,nyanawam;phulaphulailizwilam kuphela.

10UYakobiwaliphulaphulailizwilikaRebheka,unina, wayawathabathaamatakaneamabinieebhokhweamahle, atyebileyo,wawazisakunina;uninawawaphekela~inyama emnandi~njengokowayekuthanda

11URebhekawathabathaimvulaentlekaEsawu,unyana wakheomkhulu,awayenayoendlwini,wamambathisa uYakobi,unyanawakheomncinci,(ngazo),wabekaulusu lwamatakaneezandlenizakhenasemathanjeniakhe

12WayinikauYakobiunyanawakheinyamaleyonesonka awayesilungisile

13WayauYakobikuyise,wathi,Ndingunyanawakho; ndenzenjengokoundixeleleyo;vukauhlalephantsi,udle endikubhaqileyo,bawo,ukuzeumphefumlowakho undisikelele.

14WathiuIsakekunyanawakhe,Kutheninaukuba ukhawulezekangakaukufumana,nyanawam?

15WathiuYakobi,KungokubauYehovauThixowakho undifumene

16WathiuIsakekuye,Sondela,ndikuve,nyanawam, ukubaungunyanawamuEsawu,nokubaakunguye,na.

17WasondelauYakobikuIsakeuyise,wamva,wathi, IlizwilonalilizwilikaYakobi,kodwaizandlazizandla zikaEsawu.

18Akazangeamqonde,kubayayililungiseleloelivela ezulwinilokususaamandlaakheokuqondakwayeuIsake akazangeamqonde,kubaizandlazakhezazinoboya njengezomntakwabouEsawu,wazawamsikelela

19Wathiyena,UngunyanawamuEsawuna?Wathiyena, NdingunyanawakhoWathi,Sondezakum,ndidleinto oyibambileyo,nyanawam,ukuzeumphefumlowam ukusikelele.

20Wamsondezakuye,wadla,wamziselanewayini,wasela 21WathiuIsakeuyisekuye,Sondelaundange,nyanawam 22Wasondela,wamanga;walivaivumbaleengubozakhe, wamsikelela,wathi,Yabona,ivumbalonyanawam linjengevumbalentsimiezeleyintsikelelokaYehova 23UYehovamakakunikeumbethewezulu,nombethe womhlaba,nentabalalayengqolowaneoli;Izizwe mazikukhonze,nezizweziqubudekuwe

24Yibayinkosiphezukwabazalwanabakho,Baqubude kuweoonyanabakanyoko;Zonkeiintsikeleloandisikelele ngazouYehova,wamsikelelangazouAbraham,ubawo; Zinikwewenanembewuyakhongonaphakade; Makaqalekisweokuqalekisayo,Makasikelelwe okusikelelayo

25Kwathi,akugqibauIsakeukumsikelelauYakobiunyana wakhe,uYakobiemkilekuIsakeuyise,wazimela;wafika uEsawu,umntakwabo,evelaekuzingelenikwakhe

26Nayewenzaukudlaokunencasa,wakusakuyise,wathi kuyise,Makavukeubawo,adleinyamakaziyam,ukuze umphefumlowakhoundisikelele

27WathiuIsakeuyisekuye,Ungubanina?Wathikuye, Ndingunyanawakhowamazibulo,unyanawakhouEsawu; Ndenzenjengokoundiwiseleumthethongako

28UIsakewothukakakhulu,wathi,Ngubaninalouzingele, wabamba,wazizisakum,ndadlakonkeungekafikiwena, ndamsikelela;uyakusikelelwayena,nembewuyakhe yonke,ngonaphakade.

29Kwathi,akuwevauEsawuamazwikayiseuIsake, wakhalangesikhaloesikhulunesikrakrakunene,wathi kuyise,Ndisikelelenam,bawo.

30Wathikuye,Umninawawakhoufikilengenkohliso, wayithabathaintsikeleloyakhoWathi,Ndiyazingoku ukubakutheninaigamalakhekuthiwanguYakobi; khangela,undingcikivileezizihlandlozimbini;uthathe ilungelolamlobuzibulo,ngokuuthatheintsikeleloyam.

31Wathiyena,Akundibekelangantsikelelona,bawo?

WaphendulauIsake,wathikuEsawu,Yabona,ndimmisile ukubaabeyinkosiyakho,nabobonkeabazalwanabakhe ndibanikeyenaukubababengabakhonzi;ndimqinise ngengqolowaeninzi,newayinientsha,neoli; ndingakwenzelantoninakengoku,nyanawam?

32WathiuEsawukuIsakeuyise,Inyenaintsikeleloonayo, bawo?Ndisikelelenam,bawo

33WaphakamisauEsawuilizwilakhe,walila.Waphendula uIsake,wathikuye,Yabona,indawoyakhoyokuhlalaiya kubakudenombethewomhlaba,kudenombethewezulu ovelaphezulu.

34Uyakuphilangekrelelakho,umkhonzeumninawa wakho.Kothike,xauthewakhula,wayisusaidyokhwe yakheentanyeniyakho,woneisonoesipheleleyo,udeufe, nembewuyakhoincothulwephantsikwezulu.

35UEsawuwamsongelauYakobingenxayentsikelelo awamsikelelangayouyise,wathientliziyweniyakhe, Mazizeimihlayokuzilelaubawo,ndimbulaleuYakobi umninawawam.

ISAHLUKO27

1AxelwauRebhekaephupheniamazwikaEsawu,unyana wakheomkhulu.URebhekawathumela,wabizauYakobi, unyanawakheomncinci,wathikuye, 2Wathikuye,Yabona,uEsawuumntakwenuuya kuziphindezelakuwe,akubulale.

3Ngokoke,nyanawam,phulaphulailizwilam,usuke ubalekelekuLabhan,umnakwethu,kwaHaran,uhlalenaye iintsukuezimbalwa,udeumsindowomnakwenuubuye, awususeumsindowakhekuwe,alibalekonkeokwenzileyo; ndithumeleke,ndikuthabatheapho

4WathiuYakobi,Andoyiki;ukubaufunaukundibulala, ndombulala

5Wathikuye,Mandingalahlekelwangabantwanabam bobabiningamini-nye.

6WathiuYakobikuRebhekaunina,Yabona,uyaziukuba ubawoseleemdala,akasabonikubaamehloakheafiphele, kwayeukubandimshiyakuyakubakubiemehlweniakhe, kubandimshiyandizendimkekuwe,kwayeubawouya kubanomsindo,azeandiqalekiseAndiyikuhamba;xa endithuma,ndiyakuhambamnakuphela.

7WathiuRebhekakuYakobi,Ndiyakungenandithethe naye,wonindulula

8URebhekawangena,wathikuIsake,Ndikruqukile bubomibamngenxayeentombiezimbinizikaHeti, awazizekayouEsawu;ukubauYakobiuthewazekaumfazi ezintombinizelilizwe,ndingaphinaubomibam?Kuba iintombizakwaKananzimbi

9UIsakewambizauYakobi,wamsikelela,wamyala,wathi kuye,Musaukuzithabathelaumfaziezintombini zakwaKanan;

10SukauyeeMesopotamiya,endlwinikaBhetuweli,uyise kanyoko,uzeuzithabatheleumfazikhonaezintombini zikaLabhan,unyokolume

11NgamanauThixouSomandlaangakusikelela,akwandise, akwandise,ukuzeubeyintlangayeentlanga,akunike intsikelelokabawouAbraham,wenanembewuyakhoemva kwakho,ukuzeulidleilifailizwelokuphambukelakwakho, nelizwelonkeuThixoalinikeuAbraham;hambangoxolo, nyanawam

12UIsakewamndululauYakobi;wayaeMesopotamiya, kuLabhanunyanakaBhetuweliumAram,umnakwabo boRebheka,uninakaYakobi

13KwathiemvakokubauYakobievukileukuya eMesopotamiya,umoyakaRebhekawababuhlungungenxa yonyanawakhe,walila

14WathiuIsakekuRebheka,Dadewethu,musaukulila ngenxakaYakobiunyanawam;kubauhambaenoxolo,uya kubuyaenoxolo

15UThixoOsenyangweniuyakumkhuselakuyoyonke intoembi,abenaye;ngokubaakayikumshiyayonkeimihla yakhe;

16Kubandiyaziukubaiindlelazakheziyakuphumelela kuyoyonkeintonaphinaaphoayakhona,adeabuye ngoxolokuthi,sizesimbonengoxolo

17Musaukoyikangenxayakhe,dadewethu,kuba usendleleniethetyekwayeuyindodaegqibeleleyo:kwaye uthembekilekwayeakayikutshabalalaMusaukulila'

18UIsakewamthuthuzelauRebhekangenxayonyana wakheuYakobi,wamsikelela

19UYakobiwaphumaeQulenilesifungowayaeHaran ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesibinikwiJubhili yamashumiamaneanesine,wafikaeLuziezintabeni,oko kukuthi,eBheteli,ngenyangayokuqalayenyangayaleveki, [2115AM]wazawafikakuloondawongokuhlwa,wajika endlelenieyaentshonayendlelangobobusuku;walala apho,kubailangalalitshonile

20Wathabathaelinyelamatyealoondawo,walibeka entlokweniyakhephantsikomthi,wazawahambayedwa, walala

21Waphuphangobobusuku,nankoileliimisiwe emhlabeni,incophoyayoifikelelaezulwini;nanko izithunywazikaYehovazinyuka,zehlakuyo;nanko uYehovaemiphezukwayo.

22WathethakuYakobi,wathi,NdinguYehova,uThixokaAbraham,uyihlo,noThixokaIsake;ilizweolelekulo,ndiya kulinikawena,nembewuyakhoemvakwakho.

23Kwayeimbewuyakhoiyakubanjengothulilomhlaba, kwayeuyakwandauyeentshonanasempuma,emantla nasezantsi,kwayekuwenakwimbewuyakhozonke iintsaphozeentlangaziyakusikelelwa

24Yabona,ndiyakubanawe,ndikugcinenaphinaapho uyakhona,ndikubuyiselekwelilizweunoxolo;kubaandiyi kukushiyandidendikwenzekonkeendikuthethileyokuwe 25WavukauYakobiebuthongwenibakhe,wathi,Inenele ndawoyindlukaYehova,bendingazimna.Woyika,wathi, Iyoyikekalendawo,ingeyiyoenyengaphandlekwendlu kaThixo,kwayelisangolamazulueli

26WavukauYakobikusasa,wathabathailityeawayelibeke phantsikwentlokoyakhe,walimisalabasisikhumbuzo, wagalelaioliphezukwalo,wathiigamalaloondawo yiBheteli;kodwaigamalaloondawoekuqaleniyayiyiLuzi. 27UYakobiwabhambathisakuYehovaisibhambathiso, esithi,UkubauYehovauthewabanam,wandigcinakule ndlelandiyihambayo,wandinikaisonkasokutya,neengubo zokunxiba,ndazandabuyelaendlwinikabawondinoxolo, uYehovawobanguThixowam,nelilityendilimisileyo layintsikayomqondisokulendawolobayindlukaYehova; kuzozonkeizintoondinikazona,ndiyakukunikaisishumi sazo,Thixowam

ISAHLUKO28

1Wahamba,wayaezwenilasempumalanga,kuLabhan, umnakwabokaRebheka,wahlalanaye,wamkhonzangenxa kaRakeliintombiyakheivekiyonke.

2Kwathikunyakawokuqalawevekiyesithathu[2122AM] wathikuye,Ndinikeumfaziwam,endikukhonzeiminyaka esixhenxengenxayakhe,'wazauLabhanwathikuYakobi, 'Ndizakukunikaumfaziwakho'

3ULabhanwenzaisidlo,wathabathauLeyaintombiyakhe enkulu,wamnikauYakobiukubaabengumfazi,wamnika uZilipa,umkhonzazanawakhe,ukubaabeyincekukazi; uYakobiwayengazi,kubawayecingaukubanguRakeli.

4Wangenakuye,nankoenguLeya;uYakobiwamqumbela uLabhan,wathikuye,Yininaukubaundenzelelento? BendingakusebenzelangangenxakaRakeli, andikusebenzelangangenxakaLeyana?Kuthenina undiphathakakubi?

5Thabathaintombiyakho,ndihambe,kubaundenzele ububi’KubauYakobiwayemthandauRakelingaphezu koLeya;kubaamehlokaLeyaayebuthathaka,kodwa imbonakaloyakheyayintlekakhulu;kodwauRakeli wayenamehloamahle,kwayewayemhlekwayeemhle kakhulu

6WathiuLabhankuYakobi:“Akwenziwanjalokweli lizwelethu,ukunikaomncincingaphambikwenkulu” Kwayeakulungangaukwenzaoku;kubakumiselwekwaye kubhaliwenjalokumacwecweasezulwini,ukuba kungabikhomntuunikaintombiyakheencincingaphambi kwenkulu;kodwaenkulu,enyeinikakuqalaizeemva kwayoinikeencincikwayeindodaeyenzanjalo, bayibekaityalaezulwini,kwayeakukhomntuulungileyo owenzaoku,kubaesisenzosibiphambikweNkosi”

7KwayebayaleleoonyanabakaSirayeliukubabangenzile nto;mabangamthathiokanyebanikeomncincingaphambi kokubabanikeomkhulu,kubaokokubikakhulu

8WathiuLabhankuYakobi,Makhekudluleiintsuku ezisixhenxezesidlosalomfo,ndikunikeuRakeli, undikhonzeeminyeiminyakaesixhenxe,ukuzewaluse impahlayamemfutshane,njengokoubusenzaevekini yangaphambili

9Kwathingomhlawokuphelakweentsukuezisixhenxe zesidlosikaLeya,uLabhanwamnikauYakobiuRakeli, ukubaamkhonzeeminyeiminyakaesixhenxe;wamnika uRakeliuBhiliha,udadeboZilipa,ukubaabe ngumkhonzazanawakhe.

10WakhonzaeminyeiminyakaesixhenxengenxakaRakeli, kubauLeyawayenikweyenangexabiso

11UYehovawavulaisibelekosikaLeya,wamitha, wamzalelauYakobiunyana,wamthiyaigama elinguRubhen,ngomhlaweshumielinesinewenyanga yesithoba,ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesithathu.[2122 AM]

12IsizalosikaRakelisasivaliwe,kubauYehovawabona ukubauLeyauthiyiwe,uRakeliethandwa.

13WaphindauYakobiwangenakuLeya,wamitha,waza wazalaunyanawesibinikuYakobi,wazawamthiyaigama elinguSimeyon,ngomhlawamashumiamabiniananye wenyangayeshumi,nangonyakawesithathuwaleveki [2124AM]

14WaphindauYakobiwangenakuLeya,wamitha, wamzalelaunyanawesithathu,wamthiyaigamaelinguLevi, ngenyangayokuqalakunyakawesithandathuwaleveki [2127AM]

15WaphindauYakobiwangenakuye,wamitha,wamzalela unyanawesine,wazawamthiyaigamaelinguYuda, ngomhlaweshumielinesihlanuwenyangayesithathu, ngonyakawokuqalawevekiyesine[2129AM]

16NgenxayokokonkeokuuRakeliwammonelauLeya, kubaengazali;wathikuYakobi,Ndipheabantwana;wathi

uYakobi,Ndikuvimbilenaisiqhamosesizalosakho? Ndikushiyilena?

17URakeliwabonaukubauLeyaumzaleleoonyanaabane uYakobi,uRubhen,noSimeyon,noLevi,noYuda,wathi kuye,YiyakuBhiliha,umkhonzazanawam;

18Wangenakuye,wamitha,wamzalelaunyana,wamthiya igamaelinguDan,ngomhlawesithobawenyanga yesithandathu,ngomnyakawesithandathuweveki yesithathu[2127AM]

19UYakobiwabuyelakuBhilihaokwesibini,wamitha, wamzalelauYakobiunyanaomnye,uRakeliwamthiya igamaelinguNafetali,ngomhlawesihlanuwenyanga yesixhenxe,ngomnyakawesibiniwevekiyesine.[2130 AM]

20WathiuLeyaakubonaukubaakazali,wammonela uRakeli,wamnikanesicakakazisakheuZilipakuYakobi ukubaabengumfaziwakhe,wamitha,wazalaunyana, uLeyawamthiyaigamaelinguGadi,ngomhlaweshumi elinesibiniwenyangayesibhozo,kunyakawesithathu wevekiyesine[2131AM]

21Wabuyelakuye,wamitha,wamzalelaunyanawesibini, wazauLeyawamthiyaigamaelinguAshere,ngomhla wesibiniwenyangayeshumielinanye,ngonyakawesihlanu wevekiyesine[2133AM]

22UYakobiwangenakuLeya,wamitha,wazalaunyana, wamthiyaigamaelinguIsakare,ngomhlawesinewenyanga yesihlanu,ngomnyakawesinewevekiyesine,[2132AM] wazawamnikaumondlikazi.

23UYakobiwabuyelakuye,wamitha,wazala(abantwana ababini),unyananentombi,wamthiyaigamalonyana ngokuthinguZebhulon,negamalentombiyakhelinguDina, ngomhlawesixhenxewenyangayesixhenxe,ngonyaka wesithandathuwevekiyesine[2134AM]

24UYehovawamenzelauRakeliinceba,wavulaisibeleko sakhe,wamitha,wazalaunyana,wamthiyaigama elinguYosefu,ngenyangaentshayenyangayesine, ngonyakawesithandathukulevekiyesine.[2134AM]

25KwathingemihlayokuzalwakukaYosefu,wathi uYakobikuLabhan,Ndinikeabafazibamnoonyanabam, ndiyekubawouIsake,ndakheleindlu;kubandiyigqibile iminyakaendikukhonzengayongenxayeentombizakho zombini,ndiyakuyaendlwinikabawo

26WathiuLabhankuYakobi,Hlalanam,wondipha umvuzowakho,undiluseleimihlambiyam,uthabathe umvuzowakho

27Bavumelanaomnyekomnyeukubamakamnike njengomvuzowakheiimvananeebhokhweezizelwe zimnyama,zinamabalanamhlophe,(ezi)zazizakuba ngumvuzowakhe

28Zonkeiigushazazalaamachokoza,namachokoza, namachokoza,namabalaamnyama,namabalaahlukeneyo, zazazazalaamatakaneafananawo;zonkeezinalazaba zezikaYakobi,nezingekhoyozabazezikaLabhan

29ImfuyokaYakobiyandakakhulu,wabaneenkomo, nezimvu,namaesile,neenkamela,nabakhonzi, nabakhonzazana

30ULabhannoonyanabakhebammonelauYakobi,waza uLabhanwathabathaizimvuzakhekuye,wazawamjonga ngengcingaembi

ISAHLUKO29

1Kwathi,xauRakeliebemzeleuYosefu,uLabhanwaya kuchebaimpahlayakheemfutshane,kubaibikudekuye uhambolweentsukuezintathu.

2UYakobiwabonaukubauLabhanwayezakucheba iigushazakhe,wazauYakobiwabizauLeyanoRakeli, wathethanabokakuhleukubabezenayeezweni lakwaKanan.

3Kubawabaxelelaindlelaawayebonengayoyonkeinto ephupheni,kwanayoyonkeintoawayeyithethilekuye yokubamakabuyeleendlwinikayise,bathi:“Kuyoyonke indawooyakuyosiyakuhambanawe”

4UYakobiwamsikelelauThixokaIsakeuyise,noThixokaAbrahamuyisekayise,wasukawakhwelaabafazibakhe nabantwanabakhe,wathabathayonkeimpahlayakhe, wawelaumlambo,wafikaezwenilaseGiliyadi,uYakobi wayifihlaloontokuLabhan,akamxelela

5KwathingomnyakawesixhenxewevekiyesineuYakobi wajikawayaeGiliyadingenyangayokuqala,ngomhla wamashumiamabiniananyekuyo[2135AM]ULabhan wamsukelawazawafikauYakobientabeniyaseGiliyadi ngenyangayesithathu,ngomhlaweshumielinesithathu kuyo

6INkosiayimvumelangaukubaamenzakaliseuYakobi; kubawabonakalakuyeephupheniebusuku.ULabhan wathethanoYakobi

7NgomhlaweshumielinesihlanungaloomihlauYakobi wenzaisidlosikaLabhannabobonkeababehambanaye, wazauYakobiwafungakuLabhanngaloomini, nakuLabhannakuYakobi,ukubabangayikuwelaintaba yaseGiliyadibayekwenyengenjongoembi.

8Wenzaaphoimfumbayobungqina;ngenxayokoigama laloondawolabizwangokubayiNfumbayoBungqina, livelakwelimfumba.

9KodwangaphambilibabesithiilizwelaseGiliyadililizwe lamaRefa;kubayayililizwelamaRefa,kwayekwazalelwa amaRefa(apho),iigebengaezindezazozaziziikubhite ezilishumi,ezisithoba,ezisibhozoukuyakuthiga kwiikubhiteezisixhenxe

10Kwayeindawoyokuhlalakwaboyayisuselakwilizwe loonyanabaka-AmonukuyakwiNtabayeHermon,kwaye izihlalozobukumkanibaboyayiyiKarnayimneAshtaroti, ne-Edreyi,neMisur,neBheon.

11UYehovawabatshabalalisangenxayobubibezenzo zabo;kubababenobubikakhulu,kwayeama-Amoriahlala endaweniyabo,engendawokwayeenesono,kwayeakukho bantunamhlanjeabayebenzangokupheleleyozonkeizono zabo,kwayeabasenaboubomiobudeemhlabeni.

12UYakobiwamndululauLabhan,wayaeMesopotamiya, ilizwelasempumalanga;uYakobiwabuyelaezweni laseGiliyadi

13WawelaiYabhokingenyangayesithoba,ngomhla weshumielinanyekuyoNgaloominiuEsawu, umntakwabo,wezakuye,waxolelananaye,wemkakuye wayaezwenilaseSehire;uYakobiwahlalaezintenteni

14Kwayekunyakawokuqalawevekiyesihlanukulejubile [2136AM]wawelaiYordan,wahlalangaphesheya kweYordan,wazawalusaiigushazakheukusukaelwandle lwenqwabaukuyaeBhete-shan,naseDotannakwihlathi laseAkrabhim.

15WathumelakuyiseuIsakeyonkeimpahlayakhe, impahla,nokutya,nenyama,neziselo,nobisi,nebhotolo, netshizi,needatizasentlanjeni

16KuRebhekauninakanengonyaka,phakathi kwamaxeshaeenyanga,phakathikokulimanokuvuna, naphakathikwekwindlanemvula(ixeshalonyaka) naphakathikobusikanentwasahlobo,ukuyaenqabenikaAbraham.

17UIsakewabuyaeBher-shebha,wenyukawayaenqabeni ka-Abrahamuyise,wahlalakhonakudenoEsawuunyana wakhe

18KubangemihlauYakobiawayangayoeMesopotamiya, uEsawuwathabathaumfaziuMahalati,intombi kaIshmayeli,wahlanganisayonkeimihlambikayise nabafazibakhe,wenyukawayakuhlalaentabeni yaseSehire,wamshiyauIsakeuyiseequlenilesifungo yedwa

19WenyukauIsakeesukaeQulenilesifungo,wahlala enqabenika-AbrahamuyiseezintabenizaseHebron.

20UYakobiwathumelaaphokonkeawayekuthumela kuyisenoninangamaxeshaathile,konkeababekudinga, bazabamsikelelauYakobingentliziyoyaboyonke nangomphefumlowabowonke

ISAHLUKO30

1Kwathingomnyakawokuqalawevekiyesithandathu [2143AM]wenyukawayaeSalem,empumayeShekem, ngoxolo,ngenyangayesine 2BamthwalaaphouDina,intombikaYakobi,bamsa endlwinikaShekem,unyanakaHamore,umHivi,isikhulu selizwe,walalanaye,wamngcolisa,wayeyintombazana encinci,eneminyakaelishumielinesibiniubudala

3Wambongozauyisenabazalwanabakheukubabamnike yenaabengumfaziwakheUYakobinoonyanabakhebaba nomsindongenxayamadodaaseShekem,kuba ayemngcolisileuDina,udadewabo,bazabathethanabo ngeenjongoezimbi,babakhohlisa,babakhohlisa

4USimonnoLevibafikaeShekemngequbuliso,bagweba bonkeabemibaseShekem,bababulalabonkeabantu abafumanayokuyo,abashiyanganamnyeusindayokuyo; babulalabonkengentlungu,ngokubabebemhlazisileudade wabouDina.

5Kwayemakungaphindikwenziweukususelangoku ukubaintombikaSirayeliingcoliswe;kubaumgwebo umiselweezulwininxamnyenaboukubabatshabalalise ngekreleonkeamadodaaseShekemngenxayokubabenze ihlazokwaSirayeli.

6UYehovawabanikelaesandlenisoonyanabakaYakobi, ukuzebabatshabalalisengekrele,babagwebe,ukuze kungabisaphindakwenziwenjalokwaSirayeliukuba intombiyakwaSirayeliingcoliswe.

7UkubakukhonawuphinaumntukwaSirayeliofuna ukunikaintombiyakheokanyeudadewayokuyonayiphi naindodaevelakwimbewuyeentlanga,uyakufa ngokuqinisekileyo,kwayebayakuyixulubangamatye; kubayenzeukungcolakwaSirayeli;kwayebayakuyitshisa loomfazingomlilo,kubauhlaziseigamalendlukayise, kwayeuyakuncothulwakwaSirayeli

8Makungafunyanwamfaziukrexezayonongcolileyo kwaSirayeli,kuyoyonkeimihlayezizukulwanazehlabathi;

kubauSirayeliungcwelekuYehova,kwayewonkeumntu oyewangcolisauyakufangokuqinisekileyo;baya kumxulubangamatye

9Kubanjalokumiselwekwayekubhaliweemacwecweni asezulwinimalunganayoyonkeimbewukaSirayeli:Lowo uyingcolisayouyakufangokuqinisekileyo,kwayeuya kuxulutywangamatye

10Akukhomdaweentsukukulomthetho,akukho kuxolelwa,akukhontlawulelo;kodwaumntuoye wangcolisaintombiyakhemakasuswephakathi kwamaSirayelionke,ngokubaunikelengembewuyakhe kuMoleki,wazawenzaububiukuzeayingcolise

11Kewena,Moses,baxeleleabantwanabakaSirayeli, ubayaleukubabanganikeliiintombizabokwiintlanga, nokubabangazithathelioonyanababoiintombizeentlanga, kubaokukuyacekisekaphambikweNkosi.

12Ngenxayesisizathundikubhaleleemazwiniomthetho zonkeizenzozamaShekem,abazenzayonxamnyenoDina, nendlelaoonyanabakaYakobiabathethangayo,besithi, Asiyikunikaintombiyethuindodaengalukanga;kubaoko bekusisingcikivokuthi

13KwayelihlazokuSirayeli,kwabobaphilayo,nakwabo bathabathaiintombizeentlanga;kubaokukungcolile kwayekuyacekisekakuSirayeli

14KwayeuSirayeliakayikukhululekakoluhlambuluko ukubaunomfaziweentombizeentlanga,okanyeukuba unikenayiphinayeentombizakhekwindodaephuma kwenyeyeentlanga.

15Kubakuyakubakhoisibethophezukwesibetho, nesiqalekisophezukwesiqalekiso,kwayeyonkeimigwebo, isibetho,nesiqalekisoziyakumfikela:ukubawenzalento, okanyeukufihlaamehloakhekwabobenzaukungcola, okanyeabobangcolisaingcweleyeNkosi,okanyeabo bangcolisaigamalayoelingcwele,(ngoko)lonkeuhlanga luzakugwetywakunyengenxayokungcolakonke nokungcolisakwalomntu

16Akuyikubakhokukhethabuso[kwayeakuyikubakho kukhethabuso]kwayeakuyikwamkelaezandlenizakhe iziqhamoneminikeloneminikeloetshiswayonamanqatha, okanyeivumbaelimnandi,ukuzealamkele:kwayekuya kubanjalonakubobonkeamadodaokanyeabafazi kwaSirayeliabangcolisaingcwele

17Ngenxayesisizathundikuwiseleumthetho,ndisithi, ‘QinisekisaobubungqinakuSirayeli:khangelaindlela abaphilangayoamaShekemnoonyanabawo:indlela abanikelwangayoezandlenizoonyanaababinibakaYakobi, bazabababulalangogonyamelo,kwazakwabhalwakubo njengobulungisa,kwazakwabhalwakubonjengobulungisa.

18KwayeinzalakaLeviyonyulwanjengombingeleli, nokubangabaLevi,ukuzebabenokukhonzaphambi kweNkosi,njengathi,rhoqo,nokubauLevinoonyana bakhebasikelelwengonaphakade;kubawayenenzondelelo yokwenzaubulungisanomgwebonempindezelokubo bonkeabobavukelauSirayeli

19Ngokokebabhalanjengobungqinabobubelebakhe kumacwecweasezulwiniintsikelelonobulungisaphambi koThixowabobonke:

20Kwayesiyakhumbulaubulungisaumntu abuzalisekisileyongexeshalobomibakhe,ngamaxesha onkeonyaka;bayakububhalakudekubeliwaka lezizukulwana,kwayebuyakuzakuyenakwinzalayakhe

emvakwakhe,kwayeubhalwekumacwecweasezulwini njengomhlobonomntuolilungisa.

21Yonkelengxelondiyibhalelewena,kwayendikuyalele ukubauxeleleabantwanabakaSirayeli,ukubabangoni okanyebaphuleimimiselookanyebaphuleumnqophiso omiselwebona,(kodwa)ukubabawuzalisekisebaze babhalwenjengabahlobo

22Kodwaukubabathebaphulaumthethobazebenze ukungcolangandlelazonke,bayakubhalwaphantsi kumacwecweasezulwininjengabachasi,baze batshatyalaliswebangabikhokwincwadiyobomi,baze babhalwephantsiencwadiniyabobazakutshatyalaliswa kunyenabobazakuncothulwaemhlabeni.

23KwayengomhlaoonyanabakaYakobiababulalangawo uShekem,kwabhalwaphantsiumbhaloolungileyokubo ezulwiniwokubabenzeubulungisa,ubulungisa, impindezelokwaboni,kwayeyabhalwanjengentsikelelo 24BamkhuphauDina,udadewabo,endlwinikaShekem, bazabathimbayonkeintoeyayiseShekem,iigushazabo, neenkomozabo,namaesileabo,nayoyonkeimpahlayabo, nayoyonkeimihlambiyabo,bazabazisakonkekuYakobi uyise.

25Wabakhalimelangokubababewubuleleumzingekrele, kubawayesoyikaabobabehlalakwelolizwe,amaKanan namaPerizi.

26UloyikolukaYehovalwabaphezukwemiziyonke ejikelezeiShekem,abasukangababasukelaoonyana bakaYakobi;ngokubababefikelweluloyiko.

ISAHLUKO31

1Kwathiekuthwasenikwenyanga,wathethauYakobikubo bonkeabantubendluyakhe,esithi,Zihlambululeni, nitshintsheiingubozenu,sisuke,sinyukesiyeeBheteli; aphondamfungelakhonaisifungomhlandabaleka ebuswenibukaEsawu,umninawawam;kubaebenam, wandizisakwelilizwendinoxolo,nisuseoothixobasemzini abaphakathikwenu

2Bazishiyaizithixozasemzini,nezintoezazisezindlebeni zabo,nezintoezazisezintanyenizabo,nezithixouRakeli awayezibilekuLabhanuyise,wazinikauYakobi ngokupheleleyoWazitshisa,waziqhekeza, wazitshabalalisa,wazifihlaphantsikom-okiosezweni laseShekem

3WenyukawayaeBhetelingenyangayesixhenxe,wakha isibingeleloaphowayelelekhona,wamisakhonaintsika, wathumelaumyalezokuyiseuIsakeukubaezekuyeedinini lakhe,nakuninauRebheka.

4WathiuIsake,MakezeunyanawamuYakobi,ndimbone ndingekafi

5UYakobiwayakuIsakeuyisenakuRebhekaunina, endlwinika-Abrahamuyise,wathabathaoonyanabakhe ababini,uLevinoYuda,wayakuIsakeuyisenakuRebheka unina

6URebhekawaphumaenqabeni,wayangaphambili,waya kumangauYakobi,wamanga;kubaumoyawakhe wawuhlaziyekile,akuvakusithiwa,NankouYakobiunyana wakhoesizaWamanga

7Wabonaoonyanabakheababini,wabaqonda,wathikuye: “Ngabaabangoonyanabakho,nyanawam?”Wababamba,

wababanga,wabasikelela,esithi:“Imbewuka-Abrahamiya kudumakuni,nibeyintsikeleloemhlabeni.”

8WangenauYakobikuIsakeuyiseegumbiniawayelele kulo,noonyanabakhebobabinibenaye,wabambaisandla sikayise,waqubuda,wamanga;uIsakewanamathela entanyenikaYakobiunyanawakhe,walilaentanyeniyakhe 9UbumnyamabasukaemehlwenikaIsake,wabona oonyanaababinibakaYakobi,uLevinoYuda,wathi,Ngaba abanyanabakho,nyanawam?kubabafananawe

10Wathikuyeukubangoonyanabakhengenene:'Kwaye ubonilengokweneneukubangoonyanabamngenene'

11Basondelakuye,wajikawabanga,wabawolabobabini

12Umoyawobuprofetiwehlaemlonyeniwakhe, wambambauLevingesandlasakhesokunene,wambamba uYudangasekhohlo

13WazawajikawayakuLevikuqala,wazawaqala ukumsikelela,wathikuye:NgamanauThixowabobonke, iNkosiyazozonkeizizukulwana,angakusikelelawena nabantwanabakhokuzozonkeizizukulwana.

14KwayengamanaiNkosiingakunikawenanembewu yakhoubukhulunozukoolukhulu,ikwenzewenanembewu yakho,phakathikwenyamayonke,nisondelekuyoukuze nikhonzekwindawoengcweleyayonjengeengelosi zobukhokunyenabangcwele(Kwananjengoko)nabo, imbewuyoonyanabakhoiyakubayeyozukonobukhulu nobungcwele,kwayengamanaingabenzababebakhulu ngonaphakade

15Bayakubangabagwebinabathetheli,neentloko zembewuyonkeyoonyanabakaYakobi;Bayakuthetha ilizwilikaYehovangobulungisa,Bagwebeyonke imigweboyakhengobulungisa;Bayakuxelaiindlelazam kuYakobi,NeendlelazamkuSirayeli;IntsikelelokaYehova iyakunikwaemlonyeniwabo,Bayisikeleleyonkeimbewu yabathandekayo.

16UnyokoukubizengegamaelithiLevi,kwayeulungile ukubizengegama;UnamatheleeNkosinikwayeube ngumhlobowabobonkeoonyanabakaYakobi;Itafile yakhemayibeyeyakho,kwayewenanoonyanabakhonidle kuyo;Kwayeitafileyakhomayizaliswezizizukulwana ngezizukulwana,kwayeukutyakwakhoakuyikusweleka ngonaphakade

17Mabawephantsiphambikwakhobonkeabakuthiyayo, Bancothulwebatshabalalebonkeabachasibakho; Makabongweokusikelelayo,Baqalekiswebonkeabantu abakuqalekisayo

18WathikuYuda,UYehovamakakunikeamandla namandlaokunyathelabonkeabakuthiyayo;uyakuba yinkosana,wenanomnyewoonyanabakho,phezu koonyanabakaYakobi;igamalakhonegamaloonyana bakholiphume,lihambekuwoonkeamazwenamazwe; Ziyakoyikaiintlangaphambikwakho,zinyikimezonke iintlanga.

19UncedolukaYakobiluyakubakuwe,Usindiso lukaSirayelilufumanekekuwe

20Xauthewahlalaetroneniyozukolobulungisabakho, kuyakubakhouxoloolukhulukuyoyonkeimbewu yoonyanabothando;Makabongwelowoukusikelelayo, nabobonkeabakuthiyayo,abakucinezelayo, nabakuqalekisayo,bayakuncothulwa,batshatyalaliswe emhlabeni,baqalekiswe.

21Wajika,wamangakwakhona,wamwola,wavuya kakhulu,kubawayebabonileoonyanabakaYakobiunyana wakhebenyanisekile

22Wesukaphakathikweenyawozakhe,wawaphantsi, waqubudakuye,wabasikelela,walalaaphonoIsakeuyise ngobobusuku;badla,baselabevuya

23WabalalisaoonyanabakaYakobibobabini,omnye ngasekunenekwakhenomnyengasekhohlokwakhe,kwaza kwabalelwakuyeokonjengobulungisa

24UYakobiwamxelelauyiseyonkeintoebusuku,ukuba uYehovaumenzeleincebaenkulu,nokubaumphumelelisile kuzozonkeiindlelazakhe,wamkhuselaebubinibonke

25UIsakewambongauThixokayiseuAbraham, ongayekangaincebayakhenobulungisabakhekubantwana bomkhonziwakheuIsake

26KwathikusasauYakobiwaxelelauyiseuIsakeisifungo awayesifungeleuYehova,nombonoawayewubonile, nokubawakhaisibingelelo,nokubayonkeintoyayilungile ukuzekwenziweidiniphambikoYehovanjengoko wayefungile,nokubawayezekumkhwelisae-esileni

27WathiuIsakekuYakobiunyanawakhe,Andinakuhamba nawe,kubandimdala,andinakukuthwala;hambangoxolo, nyanawam;kubandineminyakaelikhuluelinamanci mathandathuanesihlanunamhla;andisakwaziukuhamba; mkhweliseunyoko(esileni)umndululeahambenawe.

28Ndiyazi,nyanawam,ukubauzengenxayam,kwaye ngamanaungasikelelwangaleminiukubaundibonile ndiphila,namndikubonile,nyanawam.

29Ngamanaungaphumelela,uzaliseisifungo osibhambathisileyo,ungasilibaliisifungosakho;kubauya kubizwangokubaunetyalangesifungo;ngokoke khawulezausifeze,kwayengamanaangavuyalowowenze zonkeizinto,lowoubhambathisileisifungokuye

30WathikuRebheka,HambanoYakobiunyanawakho; uRebhekawahambanoYakobiunyanawakhe,noDebhora naye,bafikaeBheteli

31UYakobiwakhumbulaumthandazouyise awayemsikelelengawoyenanoonyanabakheababini, uLevinoYuda,wazawavuyawazawambongauThixo wooyise,uAbrahamnoIsake.

32Wathi:‘Ngokundiyaziukubandinethemba elingunaphakade,noonyanabamnabo,phambikoThixo wabobonke’;kwayekumiselwenjalomalunganabobabini; kwayebayibhalanjengobungqinaobungunaphakadekubo kumacwecweasezulwiniindlelauIsakeawabasikelela ngayo.

ISAHLUKO32

1WalalaeBhetelingobobusuku,uLeviwaphuphaukuba bammiselewazawamenzaumbingeleliwoThixo Osenyangweni,yenanoonyanabakhengonaphakade; wavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wabongauYehova 2WavukauYakobikusasa,ngomhlaweshumielinesine walenyanga,wanikelaisishumisabobonkeababenaye, abantuneenkomo,igolidenazozonkeiimpahlaneengubo, ewe,wanikelaisishumisezintozonke.

3NgaloomihlauRakeliwamithaunyanawakhe uBhenjaminUYakobiwabalaoonyanabakheukususela kuyeukuyaphezulu,wazauLeviwawelakwisabelo

sikaYehova,wazauyisewambesaiingubozobubingeleli wazawagcwalisaizandlazakhe.

4Ngomhlaweshumielinesihlanuwalenyanga,wazisa esibingelelweniiinkunzizeenkomoezilishumielinesine, neenkunzizeegushaezingamashumiamabinianesibhozo, neenkunzizeegushaezingamashumiamaneanesithoba, neenkunzizeemvanaezisixhenxe,neenkunzizeebhokhwe ezingamashumiamabiniananye,njengomnikelo otshiswayoesibingelelweni,omnandi,olivumbaelimnandi phambikoThixo

5Loyayingumnikelowakhe,ngenxayesifungo awayesithembisileukubauzakunikaisishumi,kunye neminikeloyaboyeziqhamokunyeneminikeloyabo ethululwayo

6Kwathi,akubaumliloutshisile,watshisaisiqhumiso phezukomlilo,wabangumbingelelowombulelo,iinkomo ezimbini,neenkunzizezimvuezine,neegushaezine, neenkunzizeebhokhweezine,neegushaezimbini ezimnyakamnye,neenkunzizeebhokhweezimbini; wayesenzanjaloimihlangemihla,imihlaesixhenxe

7Yenanoonyanabakhebonkenamadodaakhebabesidla aphobevuyakangangeentsukuezisixhenxe,bembonga, bebulelauYehova,owayemhlangulekuzozonke iimbandezelozakhewazawamnikaisifungosakhe

8Wanikelaisishumisazozonkeizilwanyana ezihlambulukileyo,wenzaidinielitshiswayo,kodwa izilwanyanaezingahlambulukangawazinikauLeviunyana wakhe,wazawamnikayonkeimiphefumloyabantu.

9ULeviwasebenzanjengombingelelieBheteliphambi kukaYakobiuyisengaphezukwabazalwanabakhe abalishumi,kwayewayengumbingeleliapho,waza uYakobiwenzaisifungosakhe:ngaloondlelawaphinda wanikelaisishumieNkosiniwazawasingcwalisa,saba ngcwelekuye.

10Kwayengenxayesisizathukumiselwekumacwecwe asezulwininjengomthethowokubakuphindekukhutshwe isishumi,isishumiesityiwaphambikweNkosiunyaka nonyaka,kwindawoaphokukhethwekhonaukubaigama Lakhelihlalekhona,kwayekulomthethoakukhomda weentsukungonaphakade.

11Lomyaleloubhaliweukuzeuzalisekeunyakanonyaka ngokudlaisishumisesibiniphambikoYehovakwindawo esinyuliweyokuyo,kwayeakukhontoiyakusalakuso ukususelakulonyakaukuyakunyakaolandelayo

12Kubangonyakawayoimbewuiyakudliwakudekube yimihlayokuqokelelwakwembewuyonyaka,newayini kudekubeyimihlayewayini,neolikudekubeyimihla yexeshalayo.

13Konkeokuseleyokuyokuzekubekudala,makuthathwe njengokungcolileyo:makutshiswengomlilo,kuba kungcolile

14Kwayemabayidlekunyeendaweniengcwele,kwaye bangayivumeliukubaiguge

15Zonkeizishumizeenkomonezeegushamazibengcwele kuYehova,zibezezababingelelibakhe,abayakuzidla phambikwakheiminyakangeminyaka;kubakumiselwe kwayekukrolwenjalomalunganesishumikumacwecwe asezulwini

16Kwayengobusukuobulandelayo,ngomhlawamashumi amabinianesibiniwalenyanga,uYakobiwagqiba kwelokubaayakheloondawo,azeajikelezeintendelezo

ngodonga,azeayingcwaliseazeayingcwalise ngonaphakade,ngenxayakhenabantwanabakheemva kwakhe

17UYehovawabonakalakuyeebusuku,wamsikelela, wathikuye,AkuyikuthiwaigamalakhonguYakobi;kuya kuthiwaunguSirayeliigamalakho

18Waphindawathikuye:“NdinguYehovaowadalaizulu nomhlaba,ndiyakukwandisa,ndikwandisekakhulu; ookumkanibayakuphumakuwe,bagwebeyonkeindawo aphounyawoloonyanababantulunyathelekhona”

19Ndiyakuyinikaimbewuyakhoyonkeumhlabaophantsi kwezulu,kwayebayakugwebazonkeiintlanga ngokweminqwenoyabo,bazeemvakokobalidleilifalonke ilizwe,balidleilifangonaphakade’

20Wagqibaukuthethanaye,wenyukawemkakuye; uYakobiwakhangela,wadawenyukawayaezulwini.

21Wazawabonaembonweniwobusuku,kwayekhangela ingelosiyehlaivelaezulwiniiphetheamacwecwe asixhenxeezandlenizayo,yazayawanikauYakobi,waza wawafundawazawayaziyonkeintoebhaliweyokuyo eyayizakwenzekakuyenoonyanabakhekuzozonke izizukulwana.

22Wambonisakonkeokubhaliweyoemacwecweni,wathi kuye:Musaukuyakhalendawo,ungayiyekiibeyindawo engcweleengunaphakade,ungahlaliapha;kubaasiyiyole ndawoYiyaendlwinika-Abrahamuyihlo,uhlalenoIsake uyihlo,kudekubengumhlawokufakukayihlo

23KubaeYiputauyakufelangoxolo,kwayekwelilizwe uyakungcwatyelwangozukoengcwabenilooyihlo-mkhulu, kunyenoAbrahamnoIsake

24Musaukoyika,kubanjengokoukubonileyo nokukufundileyo,kuyakubanjalokonke;uzeubhale phantsiyonkeintonjengokoukubonileyonokukufundileyo 25WathiuYakobi:“Nkosi,ndingakhumbulanjanikonke endikufundileyonendikubonileyo?”Wathikuye:“Ndiya kukukhumbuzazonkeizinto”

26Wazawenyukaesukakuye,wavukaebuthongweni bakhe,wazawakhumbulayonkeintoawayeyifundile nawayeyibonile,wazawabhalaphantsionkeamazwi awayewafundilenawayewabonile.

27Waphindawenzaumsithoapho,wabingelelakuwo ngokweeminikelozakhezangaphambili,wathiigamalawo yi-'Add,'kubalomhlawongezwa,wazawathiyi-'The Feast'

28Kwayekwabonakalangaloondlelaukubakuyakuba njalo,kwayekubhaliwekumacwecweasezulwini:ngenxa yokokwatyhilwakuyeukubauyakuyibhiyozela,aze ayongezekwiintsukuezisixhenxezomthendeleko.

29Igamalayolabizwangokubayi-'Addition,'kuba yayibhalwephakathikwemihlayemithendeleko, ngokwenanilemihlayonyaka

30Kwathingobusuku,ngomhlawamashumiamabini anesithathuwalenyanga,wafauDebhora,umbelekisi kaRebheka,bamngcwabaphantsikomzi,phantsikom-oki womlambo,wazawathiigamalalendawongumlambo kaDebhora,nom-oki,ngu-okiwokulilakukaDebhora 31URebhekawabuyelaendlwiniyakhekuIsakeuyise; uYakobiwathumelangesandlasakheiinkunzizeegusha, neegusha,neenkunzizeebhokhwe,ukubaalungiselele uyiseukutyanjengokowayekufuna.

32WalandelauninadewafikakwilizwelaseKabratan, wahlalaapho.

33URakeliwazalaunyanaebusuku,wamthiyaigamaelithi ‘Nyanawosizilwam’;kubawayebandezelekileekuzaleni kwakhe;kodwauyisewamthiyaigamaelithiBenjamin, ngomhlaweshumielinanyewenyangayesibhozo,ngomhla wokuqalawevekiyesithandathuyalejubile[2143AM]

34WafelaaphouRakeli,wangcwatyelwaezwenilaseEfrata,okokukuthi,eBhetelehemUYakobiwakhaintsika engcwabenilikaRakeli,endleleniengentlakwengcwaba lakhe

ISAHLUKO33

1WesukauYakobi,wahlalangasezantsi kweMagdaladrayef,wayakuIsakeuyise,yenanoLeya umkakhe,ngenyangayeshumi

2URubhenwabonauBhiliha,isicakakazisikaRakeli, ishweshwelikayise,ehlambaemanziningasese, wamthanda

3Wazimelaebusuku,wangenaendlwinikaBhiliha, wamfumanaeleleyedwaebhediniendlwiniyakhe.

4Walalanaye,wavuka,wabona,nankouRubhenelele nayeebhedini,watyhilaumphethowenguboyakhe, wambamba,wadanduluka,wafumanisaukubanguRubhen.

5Wazawabaneentloningenxayakhe,wakhululaisandla sakhekuye,wazawabaleka

6Walilakakhulungenxayalento,akaxelelamntu.

7AkubuyauYakobi,wamfuna,wathikuye, Andihlambulukangangenxayakho,kubandizingcolisile ngawe;kubauRubhenundingcolisile,walalanamebusuku; ndilele,andityhilekanga,wadawatyhilainguboyam, walalanam

8UYakobiwamqumbelakakhuluuRubhen,ngokuba ebelelenoBhiliha,kubaetyhileisondolengubokayise

9UYakobiakaphindangawasondelakuye,kubauRubhen wayemngcolisile.Keindodaetyhilaingubokayise,isenzo sayosibikakhulu;kubailisikizikuYehova

10Ngenxayesisizathukubhaliwekwayekwamiselwa kumacwecweasezulwiniukubaindodamayingalali nomfazikayise,kwayemayingatyhiliingubokayise,kuba okukungcolile:bayakufakunye,indodaelalanomfazi kayise,nomfazilowo,kubabenzeukungcolaemhlabeni.

11AkukhontoingcolileyophambikoThixowethu kuhlangaalukhethileyoukubalubelilifalakhe

12Kwayekwakhona,kubhaliweokwesibini:'Uqalekisiwe lowoulalanomfazikayise,kubautyhileihlazolikayise'; kwayebonkeabangcwelebeNkosibathi'Makubenjalo; makubenjalo'

13Kwayewena,Moses,yalelaoonyanabakaSirayeli ukubabagcineelilizwi;kubalithethaisohlwayosokufa; kwayealihlambulukanga,kwayeakukhontlawulelo ingunaphakadeyokuhlawulelaumntuowenzeoku,kodwa umeleabulaweazeabulawe,azeaxulutywengamatye,aze asuswephakathikwabantubakaThixowethu

14KubaakukhomntuwenzaloontokwaSirayeli ovunyelweyoukubaaphileiminienyeemhlabeni,kuba uyintoenyanyekayonengcolileyo

15Mabangatshoukuthi:URubhenwanikwaubomi nokuxolelwaemvakokubaeleleneshweshwelikayise,

nakulonangonawayenendoda,kwayeindodayakhe uYakobi,uyise,wayesaphila.

16Kubakudekubeleloxeshabekungekatyhilwammiselo nesigwebonomthethongokupheleleyokubobonke,kodwa ngemihlayakho(utyhiliwe)njengomthethowamaxesha nemihla,nomthethoongunaphakadekwizizukulwana ezingunaphakade

17Kwayengenxayalomthethoakukhokugqitywa kwemihla,kwayeakukhontlawulelongayo,kodwa zombinikufunekazisuswephakathikwesizwe:ngomhla abawenzengawoloontobayakuzibulala

18Wenake,Moses,bhalaphantsiuSirayeliukuzeayigcine, azeenzengokwalamazwi,angenzisonosokufa;kuba iNkosiuThixowethungumgwebi,ongakhethibusokwaye ongamkelisipho

19Uzeubaxelelelamazwiomnqophiso,ukuzebeve, bawagcine,bazebazilumkele,bangatshatyalaliswa, basusweelizweni;kubaukungcola,nesinengiso, nokungcola,nokungcola,ngabobonkeabobakwenzayo emhlabeniphambikoThixowethu

20Akukhosonosikhulukunesosifebeabasenzayo emhlabeni;kubauSirayeliluhlangaolungcweleeNkosini uThixowalo,nohlangalwelifa,nohlangalwababingeleli nolwasebukhosini,kwayeluyimpahlayakhe;kwayeakuyi kubakhokungcolaokunjalophakathikohlangaolungcwele. 21Kwayekunyakawesithathuwalevekiyesithandathu [2145AM]uYakobinabobonkeoonyanabakhebaya kuhlalaendlwinika-Abraham,kufuphinoIsakeuyise noRebhekaunina

22NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaYakobi:izibulo uRubhen,uSimeyon,uLevi,uYuda,uIsakare,noZebhulon, oonyanabakaLeya;noonyanabakaRakeli,uYosefu noBhenjamin;noonyanabakaBhiliha,uDannoNafetali; noonyanabakaZilipa,uGadinoAshere;noDina,intombi kaLeya,intombiekuphelakwayokaYakobi

23Beza,baqubudakuIsakenoRebheka,bazabakubabona bamsikelelauYakobinabobonkeoonyanabakhe;uIsake wavuyakakhulu,kubaebabonileoonyanabakaYakobi, unyanawakheomncinci,wabasikelela

ISAHLUKO34

1Kwayekunyakawesithandathuwalevekiyalejubile yamashumiamaneanesine[2148AM]uYakobiwathumela oonyanabakheukubabayekwalusaimihlambiyabo,kunye nabakhonzibakhekunyenaboemadlelweniaseShekem. 2Ookumkaniabasixhenxebama-Amoribahlanganisana nxamnyenabo,bababulale,bazimelaphantsikwemithi, baphangeiinkomozabo

3UYakobi,uLevi,uYuda,noYosefubabesendlwini noIsakeuyise;kubaumoyawakhewawubuhlungu,kwaye babengenakumshiya;kwayeuBhenjaminwayengoyena mncinane,kwayengenxayesisizathuwahlalanoyise 4KwayekwafikaukumkaniwaseTaphunokumkaniwaseAresa,nokumkaniwaseSeragan,nokumkaniwaseSelo, nokumkaniwaseGahasi,nokumkaniwaseBhethoron, nokumkaniwaseMa'anisakir,nabobonkeabobahlala kwezintaba(nabo)bahlalaemahlathinikwilizwe laseKanan

5BamxelelauYakobioku,besithi,Yabona,ookumkani bama-Amoribabarhangqileoonyanabakho,baphanga imihlambiyabo

6Wavukaendlwiniyakhe,yenanoonyanabakheabathathu, nazozonkeizicakazikayise,nabakhonzibakhe,waya kubahlaselaenamadodaangamawakaamathandathu, aphetheiikrele

7WababulalaemadlelweniaseShekem,wabasukelaabo babalekayo,wababulalangohlangothilwekrele,wabulala uAresa,noTaphu,noSaregan,noSelo,noAmanisakir, noGaga,wazawabuyisaimihlambiyakhe

8Waboyisa,wabamiselairhafuukuzebamnikeirhafu, iziqhamoezintlanuzomhlabawabo,wazawakhaiRobel neTamnatares

9Wabuyangoxolo,waxolelananabo,babangabakhonzi bakhe,kwadakwayiminiabehlangayoyenanoonyana bakhebayaeYiputa

10Kwayekunyakawesixhenxewaleveki[2149AM] wathumelauYosefuukubaayekuhlolaimpilo-ntle yabazalwanabakheukusukaendlwiniyakheukuya kwilizwelaseShekem,wazawabafumanakwilizwe laseDotan.

11Bamkhohlisa,bazabacebaukumbulala,kodwa batshintshaingqondoyabo,bathengisangayekubarhwebi abangamaIshmayeli,bazabamsaeYiputa,bamthengisa kuPotifare,igosalikaFaro,intlokoyabapheki,umbingeleli wesixekosase-Elew

12OonyanabakaYakobibaxhelaitakanelebhokhwe, bayithinkxuingubokaYosefuegazini,bayithumela kuYakobiuyisengomhlaweshumiwenyangayesixhenxe

13Wazilaubusukubonke,kubababemziseleyona ngokuhlwa,wazawabanomkhuhlanengenxayokulila kwakhe,wathi:‘IrhamncwaelibilimdlileuYosefu’Bonke abantubendluyakhebalilanayengaloomini,bazabalila nayeiminiyonke

14Oonyanabakhenentombiyakhebesukabaya kumthuthuzela,kodwawalaukuthuthuzelwangenxa yonyanawakhe

15NgaloominiuBhilihawevaukubauYosefuubhubhile, wazawafaemzilele,ehlalaeQafratef,noDinaintombi yakhewafaemvakokubauYosefuebhubhile

16KwafikaezizijwilizithathukuSirayelingenyangaenye, bamngcwabauBhilihaphambikwengcwabalikaRakeli, kunyenoDina,intombiyakhe,aphobangcwatyelwakhona 17WamzilelauYosefuumnyakawonke,akayekanga,kuba wathi,'Mandihlendiyeengcwabenindililangenxayonyana wam'

18Ngenxayesisizathukekwamiselwaoonyana bakaSirayeliukubabazithobengomhlaweshumiwenyanga yesixhenxemhlanaiindabaezamenzawalilauYosefu zafikakuYakobiuyiseukubabazicamagushelengetakane lebhokhwengomhlaweshumiwenyangayesixhenxe,kube kanyengonyaka,ngenxayezonozabo;kuba babemkhathazileuyisengoYosefuunyanawakhe 19Kwayeolusukulumiselweukubabamelebazive bebuhlungungenxayezonozabo,nangenxayezigqitho zabozonkenangenxayazozonkeiziphosozabo,ukuze bazihlambululengaloominikubekanyengonyaka 20EmvakokubauYosefueswelekile,oonyanabakaYakobi bazithathelaabafazi.IgamalomkaRubhenyayingu-'Ada; igamalomkaSimeyonyayingu-'Adlba',umKanan;igama

lomkaLeviyayinguMelka,weentombizika-Aram,ezivela kwimbewuyoonyanabakaTera;igamalomkaYuda yayinguBetasuweli,umKanan;igamalomkaIsakare yayinguHezaqa;igamalomkaZebhulonyayinguNi'iman; igamalomkaDanyayinguEgla;igamalomkaNafetali yayinguRasu'u,waseMesopotamiya;igamalomkaGadi yayinguMaka;igamalomka-AshereyayinguIjona;igama lomkaYosefuyayinguAsenati,umYiputa;igama lomkaBhenjaminyayinguIjasaka 21USimeyonwazisola,wazawathabathaumfaziwesibini eMesopotamiyanjengabantakwabo

ISAHLUKO35

1Ngomnyakawokuqalawevekiyokuqalayeminyaka engamashumiamaneanesihlanu[2157AM]uRebheka wabizauYakobi,unyanawakhe,wazawamyalangoyise nangomntakwabo,ukubaabahloneleimihlayonkeyobomi bakhe.

2WathiuYakobi,Ndiyakwenzakonkenjengoko undiyalelekona;kubaokukuyakubaluzukonobukhulu kum,nobulungisaphambikoYehova,ukubandibazukise.

3Nawemama,uyaziukususelakwixeshaendazalwangalo kudekubenamhlanje,zonkeizenzozamnakokonke okusentliziyweniyam,ukubandihlalandicinga okulungileyongakokonke

4Ndingathininaukungayisebenzisilentoundiyaleleyona, yokubandibekeubawonomntakwethu!

5Ndixelele,mama,ukubayintoninaintoembioyibonileyo kum,ndiyakuyishiya,ndibenencebaphezukwam

6Wathikuye:“Nyanawam,andibonangakuweyonke imihlayam,kodwandibonaizenzoezilungileyokuphela Kodwakendizakukuxelelainyaniso,nyanawam:Ndiza kufakulonyaka,kwayeandizukusindakulonyakaebomini bam;kubandiboneephupheniumhlawokufakwam,ukuba andizukuphilangaphezukweminyakaelikhulu elinamashumiamahlanuanesihlanu:kwayekhangela, ndiyigqibileyonkeimihlayobomibamendiyakubuphila”

7UYakobiwahlekakakhulungamazwikanina,kubaunina wayethekuyeuzakufa;wayehleliphambikwakhe enamandlaakhe,kwayewayengenamandla;kuba wayengenaephumaebona,kwayeamazinyoakheayeqinile, kwayeakukhosifosasimchukumisileyonkeimihlayobomi bakhe

8WathiuYakobikuye,Ndosikelelwa,mama,ukubaimihla yamiyakusondelaimihlayobomibakho,namandlaam ahlalenamnjengamandlaakho;awuyikufa,kuba undihlekisangokufakwakho.

9WayakuIsake,wathikuye,Ndicelaisiceloesinyekuwe; mfungiseuEsawuukubaakayikumenzakalisauYakobi, angamsukelingobutshaba;ngokubauyaziiingcinga zikaEsawuukubazimbikwasebuncinanenibakhe,akukho ntoilungileyokuye;kubaufunaukumbulalaemvakokufa kwakho

10Wenauyakwazikonkeakwenzileyo,kususelakwimini awayangayouYakobiumntakwabokwaHaran,kudekube namhlanje;ukubausishiyilengentliziyoyakheyonke, wasenzaububikuthi;imihlambiyakhowayithabatha, wayithimbayonkeimpahlayakhophambikwakho

11Sathisakumbongoza,samcelangenxayezintozethu, wasiphathanjengendodaenobubelekuthi

12Kwayeunomsindongawengenxayokubaumsikelele uYakobiunyanawakhoogqibeleleyonothetye;kuba akukhobubibunyengaphandlekokulungakuye,kwaye ukususelaokowafikaevelaeHarankudekubenamhlanje akasiphanganganto,kubausiziselayonkeintongexesha layorhoqo,kwayeuyavuyangentliziyoyakheyonkexa sithathaezandlenizakheazeasisikelele,kwaye akashiyanganathiukususelaokowafikaeHarankudekube namhlanje,kwayeuhlalanathirhoqoekhayaesihlonipha 13WathiuIsakekuye,Namndiyazazikwayendiyazibona izenzozikaYakobiophakathikwethu,ukubausihlonela ngentliziyoyakheyonke;kodwabendimthandauEsawu ngaphambilikunoYakobi,kubawayelizibulo;kodwa ngokundiyamthandauYakobingaphezukoEsawu,kuba wenzeizenzoezininziezimbi,kwayeakukhobulungisa kuye,kubazonkeiindlelazakhezibubungendawo nogonyamelo,[kwayeakukhobulungisabumngqongileyo]

14Kwayengokuintliziyoyamikhathazekilengenxayazo zonkeizenzozakhe,kwayeyenakunyenembewuyakhe abayikusindiswa,kubangabobayakutshatyalaliswa emhlabenikwayebayakuncothulwaphantsikwezulu,kuba umshiyileuThixoka-Abrahamwazawalandelaabafazi bakhekwayeemvakokungcolakwabokunyenesiphoso sabo,yenanabantwanabakhe

15Kwayeundixeleleukubandimfungiseukubaakayi kumbulalauYakobiumntakwabo;nokubaufungaakayi kuhlalaesifungwenisakhe,kwayeakayikwenza okulungileyokodwaokubikuphela.

16KodwaukubaunqwenelaukumbulalauYakobi, umntakwabo,uyakunikelwaesandlenisikaYakobi,kwaye akayikuphunyukaesandlenisakhe,[kubauyakuhlaaye esandlenisakhe]

17MusaukoyikangenxakaYakobi;kubaumgcini kaYakobimkhulu,unamandla,uzukile,kwayeudunyiswa ngaphezukomgcinikaEsawu

18URebhekawathumela,wambizauEsawu,wezakuye; wathikuye,Ndinesicelo,nyanawam,endifunaukusenza kuwe;khawundithembiseukubauzakusenza,nyanawam 19Wathi,Ndiyakukwenzakonkeokutshoyokum,kwaye andiyikukwalaisicelosakho.

20Wathikuye:'Ndicelaukubangomhlaendifangawo, undingeniseundingcwabekufutshanenoSara,unina kayihlo,kwayewenanoYakobinithandanekwayeakukho mntuunqwenelaububingomnye,kodwauthando oluhambelanayokuphela,ukuze(ngoko)niphumelele, nyanabam,nizenihlonitshwephakathikwelizwe,kwaye akukholutshabaluyakunivuyisa,kwayeniyakuba yintsikelelonencebaemehlweniabobonkeabanithandayo.'

21Wathi,Ndiyakukwenzakonkeondixelelekona, ndikungcwabemhlawafaecalenikukaSara,uninakabawo, njengokoubunqwenelaukubaamathamboakheabe kufuphinamathamboakho.

22KwayeuYakobi,umntakwethu,ndiyakumthanda ngaphezukwayoyonkeinyama;kubaandinamntakwethu emhlabeniwonkengaphandlekwakhekuphela:kwayeoku akundifanelekakhuluukubandiyamthanda;kuba ungumntakwethu,kwayesahlwayelwakunyeesiswini sakho,kwayekunyesaphumaesizalwenisakho,kwaye ukubaandimthandiumntakwethu,ndiyakumthandabani?

23Kwayemna,ngokwam,ndiyanicelaukubanimcebise uYakobimalunganamkunyenoonyanabam,kubandiyazi

ukubangokuqinisekileyouyakubangukumkaniphezu kwamkunyenoonyanabam,kubangomhlautata wamsikelelayowamenzawabangophakamileyokwaye mnandamenzawabangosezantsi.

24Ndiyafungakuweukubandiyakumthanda, ndingamnqweneliububiyonkeimihlayobomibam,kodwa okulungileyokuphela

25Wamfungelangayoyonkelento,wabizauYakobi phambikwamehlokaEsawu,wamwiselaumthetho ngokwelizwiawayelithethilekuEsawu

26Wathi,Ndiyakwenzaukuthandakwakho;ndikholelwe ukubaakukhobubibuyakuvelakumnakubantwanabam nxamnyenoEsawu,kwayendiyakubangowokuqala kwintoengentongaphandlekothandokuphela

27Badla,basela,yenanoonyanabakhengobobusuku, wafa,eyiminyakaemithathuyesikhumbuzo,nevekienye nonyakaomnyeubudala,ngobobusuku,oonyanabakhe ababini,uEsawunoYakobi,bamngcwabaemqolombeni ophakathikwababini,kufutshanenoSara,uninakayise.

ISAHLUKO36

1Kwathingomnyakawesithandathuwaleveki[2162AM] uIsakewabizaoonyanabakheababiniuEsawunoYakobi, bezakuye,wathikubo:‘Bantwanabam,ndihamba ngendlelayoobawo,ndiyeendlwiniengunaphakadeapho oobawobakhoyo’

2Ngokokendingcwabeniecalenikuka-Abrahamubawo, emqolombeniosentsiminikaEfronumHeti,apho uAbrahamwathengakhonaingcwabalokungcwaba; engcwabeniendazimbelalona,ndingcwabeniapho.

3Kwayendiniyalelaoku,bonyanabam,ukubanenze ubulungisanobulungisaemhlabeni,ukuzeiNkosiikwazise phezukwenukonkeokoiNkosiitheiyakukwenza kuAbrahamnakwimbewuyakhe

4Kwayethandanani,bantwanabam,bazalwanabenu njengomntuothandaumphefumlowakhe,kwayengamnye makafuneintoanokuyincedaumzalwanawakhe,azeenze kunyeemhlabeni;kwayemabathandanenjengemiphefumlo yabo.

5Kwayemalunganombuzowezithixo,ndiyaniyalela kwayendiyanilulekaukubanizilahlekwayenizithiye, kwayeningazithandi,kubazizeleyinkohlisokwabo bazinqulayonakwabobazinqulayo

6Khumbulanininabantwanabam,iNkosiuThixokaAbrahamuyihlo,nendlelanamendandimnqulangayo, ndamkhonzangobulungisanangovuyo,ukuzeanandise, andiseimbewuyenunjengeenkwenkwezizezulu ngobuninzi,animiseemhlabeninjengesityalosobulungisa esingayikuncothulwakuzozonkeizizukulwana ngonaphakade

7Kwayengokundizakunifungisaisifungoesikhulukuba akukhosifungosikhulukunasongegamaelinobuqaqawuli nelihloniphekileyonelikhulunelinobuqaqawuli nelimangalisayonelinamandla,owadalaamazulunomhlaba nazozonkeizintokunyeukubaniyakumoyikanize nimnqule.

8Kwayeukubangamnyemakamthandeumzalwanawakhe ngothandonangobulungisa,kwayeanganqweneliububi nxamnyenomzalwanawakheukususelangoku ngonaphakadeyonkeimihlayobomibenuukuze

niphumelelekuzozonkeizenzozenukwaye ningatshatyalaliswa.

9Ukubanabaninakuniucebaububingomzalwanawakhe, yaziniukubaukususelangokuwonkeumntuocebaububi ngomzalwanawakheuyakuwelaesandlenisakhe, ancothulweemhlabeniwabaphilayo,nembewuyakheiya kubhujiswaphantsikwezulu

10Kodwangomhlawesiphithiphithinesiqalekiso nomsindo,ngomliloovuthayootshisayonjengokowatshisa iSodom,ngokunjalouyakuyitshisailizwelakhenesixeko sakhenayoyonkeintoyakhe,kwayeuyakucinywa encwadiniyoqeqesholwabantwanababantu,kwayeakayi kubhalwaencwadiniyobomi,kodwakokokumiselwe intshabalalo,kwayeuyakumkaayekwisiqalekiso esingunaphakade;ukuzeisigwebosabosihlalesihlaziywa ngentiyo nangokuqalekisa nangomsindo nangokuthuthumbanangomsindonangeentlungu nangeentlungunangezifongonaphakade

11Nditshokwayendiyaningqinela,boonyanabam, ngokwesigweboesiyakuzaphezukomntuofuna ukwenzakalisaumzalwanawakhe

12Wazangaloominiwahlulahlulayonkeimpahlayakhe phakathikwabobobabini,wazawamnikainxalenyeenkulu yenaowayelizibulo,nenqabanayoyonkeintoeyayikuyo, nayoyonkeintoawayenayouAbrahameQulenilesifungo. 13Wathi,Esisabelosikhulundiyakusinikaowamazibulo 14WathiuEsawu,NdithengisilekuYakobi,ndamnika uYakobiilungelolamlobuzibulo;malinikweyena, andinalizwilakuthethangalo,kubalelakhe

15WathiuIsake,Ngamanaintsikelelomayibephezu kwenu,nyanabam,naphezukwembewuyenunamhla, ngokubanindiphumzile,intliziyoyamayikhathali bubuzibulo,hlezenenzeububingenxayabo

16NgamanauThixoOsenyangweniangamsikelelaumntu osebenzaubulungisa,yenanembewuyakhengonaphakade 17Wazawagqibaukubayalelanokubasikelela,badlabasela kunyephambikwakhe,wazawavuyakubakwakukho ngqondo-nyephakathikwabo,bazabaphumakuye baphumlangaloominibalala

18UIsakewalalaebhediniyakhengaloominievuya; walalaubuthongoobungenasiphelo,wafaeneminyaka elikhuluelinamashumiasibhozoubudalaWagqibaiiveki ezingamashumiamabinianesihlanuneminyakaemihlanu; bazaoonyanabakheababiniuEsawunoYakobi bamngcwaba

19WayauEsawuezwenilakwaEdom,entabeni yakwaSehire,wahlalakhona

20UYakobiwahlalaezintabenizaseHebron,enqabeni yelizwelokuphambukelakukayiseuAbraham,waza wanqulaiNkosingentliziyoyakheyonke nangokwemiyaleloebonakalayonjengokowayeyahlule imihlayezizukulwanazakhe.

21ULeyaumfaziwakhewafangonyakawesineweveki yesibiniyeminyakaengamashumiamaneanesihlanu yesikhumbuzo,[2167AM]wazawamngcwaba emqolombeniophindwekabinikufutshanenoRebheka uninangasekhohlokwengcwabalikaSara,uninakayise.

22Bezabonkeoonyanabakhenoonyanabakhe,beza kumbambazelelauLeyaumkakhe,bamthuthuzele;ngokuba ubemlilelakakhuluemvakokufakukaRakeliudadewabo.

23kubawayegqibelelekwayeethetyekuzozonkeiindlela zakhe,ehloniphauYakobi,kwayeyonkeimihlaawayehlala nayeakazangeevelizwilibiemlonyeniwakhe,kuba wayenobulali,enoxolo,ethetyekwayeehloniphekile.

24Wazikhumbulazonkeizenzozakheawayezenzile ebominibakhewazawamlilelakakhulu;kuba wayemthandangentliziyoyakheyonkenangomphefumlo wakhewonke.

ISAHLUKO37

1KwathingomhlaawafangawouIsakeuyisekaYakobi noEsawu,[2162AM]oonyanabakaEsawubevaukuba uIsakeunikeunyanawakheomncinciuYakobiisabelo senkulu,bacaphukakakhulu

2Baphikisananoyise,besithi,Kunganinaukubauyihlo amnikeuYakobiisabelosomkhulu,akudlule,wena ungomkhulu,uYakobiengomncinane?

3Wathikubo,Kungokubandathengisailungelolam lobuzibulokuYakobingeqhekezaelincincileentlumayo, kwayemhlaubawowandithumaukubandiyekuzingela nokubamba,ndimziseleintoadle,andisikelele,weza ngenkohliso,waziselaubawoukutyanentoeselwayo, kwayeubawowamsikelelawazawandibekaphantsi kwesandlasakhe.

4Kwayengokuubawousifungisile,mnanaye,ukubaasiyi kucebaububinxamnyenomntakwabo,nokubasiyakuhlala sithandanakwayesinoxoloomnyenomnyenomntakwabo kwayesingaziphazamisiiindlelazethu’

5Bathikuye,Asiyikukuphulaphulaukubasenzeuxolo naye;kubaamandlaethumakhulukunamandlaakhe, kwayesinamandlakunaye;siyakumchasasimbulale, simtshabalaliseyenanoonyanabakheUkubaawuhambi nathi,siyakwenzakalisanawe.

6Ngokukephulaphulanikuthi:Masithumelekuma-Aram, nakumaFilisti,nakumaMowabhi,nakuma-Amon,size sizikhetheleamadodaakhethiweyo,anamandlaokulwa, siyekuye,silwenaye,simtshabalaliseemhlabeni,engekabi namandla

7Wathiuyisekubo,Musaniukuya,ningalwinaye,hleze niwephambikwakhe

8Bathikuye,Naleyindlelayakhoyokwenzaizinto ukususelaebutshenibakhokudekubenamhlanje,kwaye ubekaintamoyakhophantsikwedyokhweyakhe

9Asiyikuwaphulaphulalamazwi’Bathumelae-Aram nase-‘Aduramkumhlobokayise,bazabaqeshakunyenabo iwakalamadodaokulwa,amadodaemfazweakhethiweyo 10KwafikakubobevelakwaMowabhinakoonyanabakaAmon,abobaqeshweyo,iwakalamadodaakhethiweyo, namaFilistiiwakalamadodaokulwaakhethiweyo, nakwaEdomnamaHoriiwakalamadodaokulwa akhethiweyo,nakwaKitim,amadodaanamandlaokulwa.

11Bathikuyise,Phumanabo,ubaholele,kungenjalosiya kukubulala

12Wazaliswangumsindonomsindoxaebonaukuba oonyanabakhebabemnyanzelaukubaahambephambi kwaboukuzeabakhokelenxamnyenoYakobiumntakwabo. 13Kodwaemvakokowakhumbulabonkeububi obabufihliweentliziyweniyakhengoYakobiumntakwabo, akasikhumbulaisifungoawasifungelauyisenoninasokuba

akayikuyilabubiyonkeimihlayakhengoYakobi umntakwabo.

14Nangonakonkeoku,uYakobiwayengaziukubababeza kulwanaye,wazawayelilelauLeya,umkakhe,bade basondelakakhuluenqabenienamawakaamaneamadoda anamandlanamadodaemfazweakhethiweyo

15AmadodaaseHebronathumelakuyeesithi,‘Nanku umntakwenuufikileukuzakulwanawe,enamawakaamane exhobengekrele,ephetheiingweletshetshenezixhobo’ KubababemthandauYakobingaphezukukaEsawu Bamxelelake;kubauYakobiwayengumntuonobubele nonobubelekunoEsawu

16KodwauYakobiakakholwa,badabafikaenqabeni.

17Wazawavalaiingcangozenqaba;wemaphezu kweendonga,wathethanomntakwabouEsawu,wathi, ‘Imbekointuthuzeloozekundithuthuzelangayongenxa yomfaziwamofileyoNgabaleyiyolentowafungangayo kuyihlonakunyokongaphambikokubabafe?Uphule isifungo,kwayengomzuzuowafungangawokuyihlo wagwetywa’

18WaphendulauEsawuwathikuye,‘Abantwanababantu nezilwanyanazomhlabaabanasoisifungosobulungisa abasifungeleyongonaphakade;kodwayonkeimihlabaceba ububiomnyekomnye,nendlelangamnyeanokubulala ngayoutshabalwakhe.’

19Kwayeundithiyilemnanabantwanabamngonaphakade, kwayeakukhobudlelwanebobuzalwanaobuhlalabuhleli nawe.

20Yivalamazwiendikuxelelawona,Ukubaihagu ingatshintshaulusulwayoizeyenzeiinwelezayozibe thambilenjengoboya,okanyeukubainokubangelaukuba iimpondozihlumeentlokweniyayonjengeempondo zexhamaokanyezegusha,ndiyakuyigcinaiqhina lobuzalwananawe,Nokubaamabeleahlukanenonina, kubaawuzangeubengumzalwanakum

21Kwayeukubaiingcukazenzauxoloneemvanaukuze zingazidliokanyezingaziphangi,kwayeukubaiintliziyo zazozijongekuzookulungileyo,ngokokekuyakubakho uxoloentliziyweniyamngakuwe

22Ukubaingonyamaibangumhlobowenkomo,ize ixolelanenayo,nokubaibotshelelwephantsikwedyokhwe enyenayo,izeilimenayo,ndiyakuxolelananawe 23Xaihlungululibamhlophenjengeraza,yazikeukuba ndikuthandile,kwayendiyakwenzauxolonawe,uya kuncothulwa,kwayeoonyanabakhobayakuncothulwa, kwayeakuyikubakhoxolokuwe.

24WabonauYakobiukubauzimiseleukumphathakakubi ngentliziyoyakhenangomphefumlowakhewonke,ukuba ambulale,esondelaephumanjengehaguyasendle,efika kumkhonto,iwuhlaba,iwubulale,ingawushiyi; 25Wazawathethanabakhenakubakhonzibakheukuba bamhlaseleyenanabobonkeabahlobobakhe.

ISAHLUKO38

1EmvakokouYudawathethanoYakobiuyise,wathikuye: “Gobaisaphethasakho,bawo,uthumeiintolozakho,uwise phantsiutshaba,ubulaleutshaba;ungafumanaamandla, kubaasiyikumbulalaumntakwenu,kubaunjengawe, kwayeunjengawe,masimnikeimbeko.”

2UYakobiwagobaisaphethasakhe,wathumelautolo, wabethauEsawu,umntakwabo(esifubenisakhe sasekunene),wambulala

3Waphindawathumelautolo,wabethauAdoranumAram esifubenisasekhohlo,wambethangasemva,wambulala.

4BaphumakeoonyanabakaYakobi,bonanabakhonzi babo,bazahlulahlulababangamaqelakumacalaomane enqaba.

5WaphumauYudaphambikwakhe,noNafetalinoGadi kunyenaye,nabakhonziabangamashumiamahlanukunye nayekwicalalangasezantsilenqaba,bababulalabonke abafunyanwaphambikwabo,akwasindanamnyekubo 6ULevinoDannoAsherebaphumabayakwicala lasempumalenqaba,benamadodaangamashumiamahlanu kunyenabo,bawabulalaamadodaalwayoamaMowabhi nama-Amon.

7URubhen,noIsakare,noZebhulon,baphumabaya kwicalaelingasenyakatholenqaba,benamadoda angamashumiamahlanukunyenabo,bawabulalaamadoda amaFilisti

8USimeyonnoBhenjaminnoEnoki,unyanakaRubhen, baphumabayakwicalaelingasentshonalangalenqaba, benamadodaangamashumiamahlanukunyenabo,babulala amadodaangamakhuluamanekumaEdomnakumaHori, amadodaanobukroti;amakhuluamathandathuabaleka, kwanabanekoonyanabakaEsawubabalekakunyenabo, bamshiyauyiseeleleefile,njengokowayewileentabeni eseAduram.

9OonyanabakaYakobibabasukela,badabayakufika entabeniyaseSehire,uYakobiwamngcwabaumntakwabo entabeniyaseAduram,wabuyelaendlwiniyakhe.

10OonyanabakaYakobibabacinezelaoonyanabakaEsawu ezintabenizaseSehire,baqubuda,babangabakhonzi boonyanabakaYakobi.

11Bathumelakuyise(ukuyakubuza)ukubabaxolelane nabookanyebababulale

12UYakobiwathumelaumyalezokoonyanabakhewokuba baxolelane,bazabaxolelananabo,babekaidyokhwe yobukhobokaphezukwabo,kangangokubabanikelairhafu kuYakobinakoonyanabakhengamaxeshaonke.

13BaqhubekabemhlawulauYakobiirhafukwada kwayiminiawayangayoeYiputa

14KebonaoonyanabakaEdomabakayishiyiidyokhwe yobukhobokaababeyithwaliswengoonyanabakaYakobi abalishumielinesibini,unanamhla

15NgaboabaookumkaniababelawulakwaEdom ngaphambikokubakubekhokumkaniphezukoonyana bakaSirayeli[dekubenamhlanje]ezwenilakwaEdom.

16UBhalaki,unyanakaBhehore,walawulakwaEdom; igamalomziwakhebeliyiDanaba

17WafauBhalaki,wathiuYobhabhi,unyanakaZera waseBhotsera,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe.

18WafauYobhabhi,kwalawulauAsam,wasezweni lakwaTeman,esikhundlenisakhe

19WafauAsam,kwalawulauAdatiunyanakaBharadi, owabulalaamaMidiyanemhlabeniwakwaMowabhi, esikhundlenisakhe;igamalomziwakheyayiyiAviti.

20WafauAdati,uSalman,ovelakuAmaseqa,walawula esikhundlenisakhe

21WafauSalman,wazauSawulewaseRabhoti(ecaleni koMlambo)walawulaesikhundlenisakhe

22WafauSawule,uBhahali-yal-anan,unyanaka-Akebhore, wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.

23WafauBhahali-yunani,unyanaka-Akebhore,waza uAdatiwalawulaesikhundlenisakhe,igamalomfaziwakhe lalinguMahabhiti,intombikaMatarati,intombi kaMetabhezabhi

24NgaboabaookumkaniababelawulaezwenilakwaEdom

ISAHLUKO39

1UYakobiwahlalaezwenilokuphambukelakukayise ezwenilakwaKananYiyolekeinzalakaYakobi

2UYosefuwayeneminyakaelishumielinesixhenxe ubudalaxabamsaezwenilaseYiputa,wazauPotifare,igosa likaFaro,umphathiwabapheki,wamthenga

3WammisauYosefuphezukwendluyakheyonke; intsikelelokaYehovayafikaphezukwendluyomYiputa ngenxakaYosefu;uYehovawamphumelelisakuyoyonke intoawayeyenza.

4UmYiputalowowanikelakonkeesandlenisikaYosefu, kubawabonaukubauYehovaunaye,nokubauYehova umphumelelisilekuyoyonkeintoayenzayo.

5UYosefuwayemhlekakhulu,umfaziwenkosiyakhe wambonauYosefu,wamthandawazawamcelaukubaalale naye.

6Kodwaakazangeanikeleumphefumlowakhe,waza wakhumbulaiNkosinamazwiawayewafundauYakobi, uyise,phakathikwamazwika-Abraham,okubaakukho ndodaifaneleihenyuzenomfazionendoda;ukuba isohlwayosokufasimiselweyenaemazulwiniphambi koThixooPhezukonke,kwayeisonosiyakubhalwa nxamnyenayekwiincwadizaphakaderhoqophambi kweNkosi

7UYosefuwawakhumbulalamazwi,walaukulalanaye.

8Wambongozaunyakawonke,kodwawalakwaye akavumangaukumphulaphula

9Kodwawamangawazawambambangamandlaendlwini ukuzeamnyanzeleukubaalalenaye,wazawavala iingcangozendluwazawambambangamandla;kodwa washiyaisambathosakheezandlenizakhewaza wagqobhozaucangowazawabalekawaphumaphambi kwakhe

10Wathiumfaziakubonaukubaakafuniukulalanaye, wamtyholaphambikwenkosiyakhe,esithi,‘Umkhonzi wakhoongumHebhere,omthandayo,ufuneukundinyanzela ukubaalalenam;kwathi,ndakuphakamisailizwilam, wabaleka,washiyainguboyakheezandlenizamxa ndandimbambile,waqhekezaucango.’

11UmYiputawabonaingubokaYosefunocango oluqhekekileyo,wevaamazwiomkakhe,wamphosa uYosefuentolongweni,aphobabegcinwekhonaababanjwa ababevalelwekhonangukumkani.

12Wayelaphoentolongweni;uYehovawamnikauYosefu ubabaloemehlwenientlokoyabalindibentolongo, wamsizela,kubawayebonaukubauYehovaunaye,nokuba uYehovawayemphumelelisakonkeakwenzayo

13Wazinikelazonkeizintoesandlenisakhe,umphathi wentolongowayengazintoikunyenaye,kubauYosefu wayesenzayonkeinto,kwayeuYehovawayeyenza yafezeka.

14WahlalaaphoiminyakaemibiniNgaloomihlauFaro, ukumkaniwaseYiputa,wabanomsindongamagosaakhe amabini,umphathiwabangcamli,nomphathiwabapheki, wabafakaentolongweniendlwiniyomphathiwabapheki entolongweni,aphowayevalelwekhonauYosefu.

15IntlokoyabalindiyamenzauYosefuukubaabakhonze; wabangumkhonziwabo

16Baphuphaiphuphabobabini,intlokoyabangcamli kunyenentlokoyabapheki,bazabamxelelauYosefu

17Njengokowayebatyhilele,kwabanjalokubo;waza uFarowambuyiselaumphathiwabangcamliesikhundleni sakhe,wambulalaumphathiwabaphekibezonka,njengoko uYosefuwayebatyhilele.

18UmphathiwabangcamliwamlibalauYosefu entolongweni,nangonawayemxeleleokuyakumehlela, akakhumbulangaukumxelelauFarookouYosefu wayemxelelekona,kubawayelibele

ISAHLUKO40

1NgaloomihlauFarowaphuphaamaphuphaamabini ngobusukuobunyemalunganendlalaeyayizakubakho kulolonkeilizwe,wavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wabiza bonkeabatolikibamaphuphaababeseJiputa,nabakhafuli, wabaxelelaamaphuphaakheamabini,kodwaabazange bakwaziukuwachaza

2Emvakokoumphathiwabangcamliwamkhumbula uYosefuwazawathethangayekukumkani,waza wamkhuphaentolongweni,wazawawaphuphisa amaphuphaakheamabiniphambikwakhe

3WatshophambikoFaroukubaamaphuphaakheamabini ayintoenye,wathikuye,Kuzakufikaiminyakaesixhenxe (eyakubakho)indyebokulolonkeilizwelaseYiputa,emva kokoiminyakaesixhenxeyendlala,ekungazangekubekho indlalaingakokulolonkeilizwe

4NgokokeuFaromakamiseleabavelelikulolonkeilizwe laseYiputa,bazebagcineukutyakuyoyonkeimizi ngemihlayeminyakayendyebo,kubekhoukutya kweminyakaesixhenxeyendlala,ukuzeilizwe lingatshabalalingenxayendlala,kubaiyakubanzima kakhulu’

5UYehovawamnikauYosefuubabalonencebaemehlweni kaFaro,wathiuFarokubakhonzibakhe,Asiyikufumana ndodailumkileyoneqondayonjengalendoda,kubauMoya kaYehovaunaye

6Wammiselanjengowesibiniebukumkaninibakhebonke, wamnikaigunyaphezukweYiputayonke,wamkhwelisa enqwelweniyesibinikaFaro.

7Wamnxibisaiingubozelinenecikizekileyo,wambeka umxokelelwanewegolideentanyeniyakhe,waza (ummemezeli)wamemezaphambikwakhewathi''El'Elwa 'Abhirer,'wazawafakaumsesaneesandlenisakhe, wamenzaumphathiwendluyakheyonke,waza wamphakamisa,wathikuye,'Kuphelaetronenindiyakuba mkhulukunawe'

8UYosefuwayelawulalonkeilizwelaseYiputa,kwaye zonkeiinkosanazikaFaro,nabobonkeabakhonzibakhe, nabobonkeabenzaumsebenziwokumkanibabemthanda, kubawayehambangokuthetye,kubawayengenakratshi kwayeengenakratshi,kwayewayengakhethibuso,kwaye

wayengamkeliizipho,kodwawayegwebangobulungisa bonkeabantubelizwe.

9IlizwelaseYiputalazolaphambikoFarongenxa kaYosefu,kubauYehovawayenaye,wamnikaubabalo nencebakuzozonkeizizukulwanazakhephambikwabo bonkeababemazinabobevangaye,kwayeubukumkani bukaFarobabucwangcisiwekakuhle,kwayekwakungekho Sathanakwayekungekhomntuungendawo(kulo).

10UkumkaniwamthiyauYosefuigamalokuba nguSephantiphans,wamnikauYosefuintombikaPotifare, intombiyombingeleliwaseHeliopolis,umphathi wabapheki,ukubaabengumfaziwakhe 11KwathingomhlaawamangawouYosefuphambi koFaro,wayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathuubudala 12NgaloonyakauIsakewafaKwathinjengokouYosefu wayetshiloekutolikeniamaphuphaakheamabini,njengoko wayetshilo,kwabakhoiminyakaesixhenxeyendyebokulo lonkeilizwelaseYiputa,nelizwelaseYiputalachuma kakhulu,umlinganiseloomnye(ovelisa)ishumi elinesibhozolamakhulueekori

13UYosefuwaqokelelaukutyakuyoyonkeimizideyazala yingqolowa,badebangabisakwaziukuyibala nokuyilinganisangokobuninzibayo

ISAHLUKO41

1Kwathingejubhiliyamashumiamaneanesihlanu, ngevekiyesibini,(nangonyakawesibini),[2165AM] uYudawathabathauEre,amazibuloakhe,umfazi kwiintombizika-Aram,ogamalinguTamare

2Kodwawamthiya,akalalanaye,kubaunina wayengoweentombizakwaKanan,wazawanqwenela ukuzithabathelaumfazikwizalamanezikanina,kodwa uYuda,uyise,akavumanga.

3LoEre,izibulolikaYuda,wayengendawo,wazauYehova wambulala

4WathiuYudakuOnan,umntakwabo,Yiyakumfazi womntakwenu,umngene,umzaleleimbewuumntakwenu

5UOnanwayesaziukubaimbewuayizukubayeyakhe, kodwayeyomntakwabokuphela,wazawayaendlwini yomfaziwomntakwabo,wayichithaimbewuemhlabeni, wazawabambiemehlwenikaYehova,wazawambulala

6WathiuYudakuTamare,umolokazanawakhe,Hlala endlwinikayihlo,ungumhlolokazi,adeakhuleuShela unyanawam,ndikunikeyena,ubengumkakhe

7Wakhula;kodwauBhedsuweli,umfazikaYuda,akazange amvumeleunyanawakheuShelaukubaatshateKwaye uBhedsuweli,umfazikaYuda,wafa[2168AM]kunyaka wesihlanuwaleveki

8NgomnyakawesithandathuuYudawenyukawaya kuchebaiigushazakheeTimna[2169AM]Bathi kuTamare,'Khangela,umkhwewakhouyenyukawaya eTimnaukuyakuchebaiigushazakhe'

9Wazikhululaiingubozakhezobuhlolokazi,wazigquma ngesigqubuthelo,wazihombisa,wahlalaesangweni elingasecalenikwendlelaeyaeTimna

10KwathixauYudaehamba,wayifumana,wacingaukuba lihenyukazi,wathikuyo,Mandingenekuwe;yathiyona kuye,Ngena

11Wathikuye,Ndinikeumvuzowam;wathikuye, Andinantoesandlenisam,ngaphandlekomsesanewam

osemnweniwam,nomxokelelwanewam,nentongayam esesandlenisam.

12Wathikuye,Ndinikezonaudeundithumeleleumvuzo wam.Wathikuye,Ndiyakukuthumelaitakanelebhokhwe; wamnika,wangenakuye,wamithangaye.

13UYudawayaemhlambiniwakhe,yenawayaendlwini kayise

14UYudawathumelaitakanelebhokhwengesandla somalusiwakhe,umAdulam,kodwaakalifumana,wabuza abantubaloondawo,esithi:“Liphinaihenyukazi elalilapha?”Bathikuye:“Akukhohenyukaziapha” 15Wabuya,wamxelela,wathikuye,Akamfumananga; Ndibabuzileabantubaloondawo,bathikum,Akukho ng'awukaziapha

16Wathi:“Makazigcine(azigcine)hlezesibeyintlekisa” Emvakokubaegqibileiinyangaezintathu,kwabonakala ukubaukhulelwe,bazabamxelelauYudabesithi: “Khangela,uTamare,umolokazanawakho,ukhulelwe ngenxayobufebe.”

17UYudawayaendlwinikayise,wathikuyise nakubanakwabo,Mkhupheni,nimtshise;ngokubawenze ukungcolakwaSirayeli.

18Kwathixabemkhuphaukuzebamtshise,wathumela kumkhwekaziwakheindandathoyentsimbi,nesacholo, nentonga,esithi:“Khangelaukubazezikabaninaezizinto, kubandimithiswenguye”

19WavumauYuda,wathi,UTamareulilungisakunam 20Ngokokemabangamtshisi’Kwayengenxayesosizathu akazangeanikweuShela,kwayeakazangeaphinde asondelekuye

21Emvakokowazalaoonyanaababini,uPeretse[2170 AM]noZera,kunyakawesixhenxewalevekiyesibini

22Yazalisekakeiminyakaesixhenxeyendyebo,awathetha ngayouYosefukuFaro.

23UYudawavumaukubaisenzoawayesenzileyosasibi, kubawayelelenomolokazanawakhe,wazawacingaukuba yintoecekisekayoemehlweniakhe,wazawavumaukuba wayephuleumthethowazawaphambuka,kubawayetyhile isondolonyanawakhe,wazawaqalisaukulila nokubongozaphambikweNkosingenxayesiphambeko sakhe

24Kwayesamxelelaephupheniukubauxolelwekuba wathandazangokunyaniseka,wazawakhala,waza akaphindaakwenzeoko

25Wazewaxolelwangenxayokubawaguqukaesonweni sakhenasekungazinikwakhe,kubawonekakhuluphambi koThixowethu;kwayebonkeabenzanjalo,bonkeabalala noninazala,mabamtshisengomliloukuzebamtshisekuwo, kubakukhoukungcolanokungcolaphezukwabo, mabamtshisengomlilo

26UzeubawiseleumthethooonyanabakaSirayeli,ukuba kungabikhokungcolaphakathikwabo;kubawonkeumntu olalanomolokazanawakhe,nokubanguninazala,wenze intoengcolileyo;mabayitshisengomliloindodaelelenaye, nomfazilowo,ukuzeasuseumsindonesohlwayo kwaSirayeli

27KwayekuYudasitheoonyanabakheababiniabazange balalenaye,kwayengenxayesisizathuimbewuyakhe yazinzaisizukulwanasesibini,kwayeayizukusikwa

28Kubangelisoelinyewayeyewafunaisohlwayo,oko kukuthi,ngokwesigwebosika-Abraham,awayesinike

oonyanabakheumyalelo,uYudawayefunaukumtshisa ngomlilo.

ISAHLUKO42

1KwayekunyakawokuqalawevekiyesithathuyeJubhile yamashumiamaneanesihlanu,indlalayaqalaukungena kwilizwe[2171AM],kwayeimvulaayizangeinikwe umhlaba,kubaakukhonanyeintoeyawayo

2Umhlabawabayinkqantosi,kodwakwakukhoukutya ezwenilaseYiputa,kubauYosefuwayeqokeleleimbewu yelizwekwiminyakaesixhenxeyendyebowazawayigcina

3AmaYiputaezakuYosefu,ukuzeawanikeukutya; wavulaoovimbaaphokwakukhoingqolowayonyaka wokuqala,wathengisangegolidekubantubelizwe

4IndlalayayinzimakakhuluezwenilakwaKanan,weva uYakobiukubakukhoukutyaeYiputa,wathumelaoonyana bakheabalishumiukubabayekumphakelaukutyaeYiputa; kodwauBhenjaminakabathumanga,bafikaoonyana bakaYakobiabalishumieYiputaphakathikwabobabesiya khona

5UYosefuwabaqonda,kodwabonaabamqondanga, wathethanabo,wababuza,wathikubo,Anizizoiintlolana, kwayeanizekuhlolaindlelayelizwe?Wababeka entolongweni.

6Emvakokowabakhululakwakhona,wazawabamba uSimeyonyedwawazawathumelaabazalwanabakhe abasithobaukubabahambe.

7Wazalisaiingxowazabongengqolowa,wafakanegolide yabokwiingxowazabo,abaqondanga

8Wabayalelaukubabaziseumninawawaboomncinci, kubababemxeleleukubauyiseuyaphilakwayeumninawa waboomncinci

9BenyukabesukaezwenilaseYiputa,bafikaezweni lakwaKanan,bamxelelauyisekonkeokubehleleyo, nendlelainkosiyelolizweethethengayongqwabalalakubo, yazayabambauSimeyon,badebamzisauBhenjamin.

10WathiuYakobi,Nindihluthileabantwana;uYosefu akakho,noSimeyonakakho;nizakuthabathanoBhenjamin; ububibenubufikilekum.

11Wathi,Unyanawamakayikuhambananihlezeagule; kubauninawabouzeleoonyanaababini,omnyeufile,nalo niyakumthabatha.Ukubaebenomkhuhlaneendleleni, beniyakundihliselaukugugakwamngosizindizendife

12Kubawabonaukubaimaliyaboibuyiselwekumntu ngamnyeengxoweniyakhe,woyikaukumthumela.

13Indlalayandayazayabanzimakakhulukwilizwe laseKanan,nakuwoonkeamazwengaphandlekwelizwe laseYiputa,kubauninzilwabantwanabaseYiputa babegcineimbewuyaboyokutyaukususelangexesha ababebonangalouYosefueqokelelaimbewukunyeaze ayibekekoovimbaazeayigcineleiminyakayendlala.

14AbantubaseYiputabadlangayongonyakawokuqala wendlalayabo

15AkubonauSirayeliukubaindlalainzimakakhulu ezweni,nokubaakukholusindiso,wathikoonyanabakhe, Buyelaniniyekusithengelaukudla,ukuzesingafi.

16Bathibona,Asiyikuhamba;ukubaumninawawethu omncinaneakathanganathi,asiyikuhamba

17USirayeliwabonaukubaukubaakamthumanganaye, bonkebayakutshabalalangenxayendlala

18WathiuRubhen,Mnikeleesandlenisam;ukuba andimbuyiselikuwe,babulaleoonyanabambobabini endaweniyomphefumlowakhe

19Wathikuye,Akayikuhambanawe.WasondelauYuda, wathi,Mthumenam,ukubaandimbuyiselikuwe,mandibe netyalakuweyonkeimihlayobomibam

20Wamthumanabongonyakawesibiniwalevekingomhla wokuqalawenyanga[2172AM],bafikaezwenilaseYiputa nabobonkeababehamba,bephetheiziphoezandlenizabo, istakte,ii-almond,ii-terebinthnuts,nobusiobucocekileyo 21BahambabayakumaphambikukaYosefu,waza wambonauBhenjaminumninawawakhe,wamazi,wathi kubo:“Nguyelonaumninawawenuomncinane?”Bathi kuye:“Nguye”Wathikeyena:“UYehovamakabe nencebakuwe,nyanawam!”

22Wamthumelaendlwiniyakhe,wazisauSimeyonkubo, wabenzelaisidlo,bazabamnikaisiphoababesizisele ezandlenizabo

23Badlaphambikwakhewazawabanikabonkeisabelo, kodwaisabelosikaBhenjaminsasisikhulungokuphindwe kasixhenxekunesabobonke

24Badla,basela,besuka,bahlalaneeesilezabo.

25UYosefuwacebaiceboawayenokufundangalo iingcingazabomalunganokubaiingcingazoxolozikhona phakathikwabo,wazawathikumphathiowayephetheindlu yakhe:‘Zalisazonkeiingxowazabongokutya,uze ubuyiseleimaliyaboezityenizabo,nendebeyam,indebe yesilivereendiyakuselangayo,uyibekeengxoweni yomncinci,uzeubandulule’

ISAHLUKO43

1WenzanjengokowayetshilouYosefukuye,wazizalisa zonkeiingxowazabongokutya,wabekaimaliyabo ezingxowenizabo,wabekaindebeengxoweni kaBhenjamin

2Bavukakusasa,bahamba;kwathi,bemkileapho,wathi uYosefukumphathiwendluyakhe,Basukeleni,nibaleke, nibabambe,nisithi,Nindibuyiseleububingokulungileyo; nindibileindebeyesilivereeselangayoinkosiyam.Nize nimzisekumumninawawaboomncinane,nimzise ngokukhawulezaphambikokubandiphumendiye esihlalwenisamsokugweba.

3Wabalekaemvakwabo,wathethakubongaloomazwi 4Bathikuye,Makubeleekubakhonzibakhoukwenzale nto,bebaimpahlaendlwiniyenkosiyakho,kwanemali esayifumanayoezingxowenizethuekuqaleni, esiyibuyisileyothinabakhonzibakhoezwenilakwaKanan. 5Singathininakeukubasithathenantonina?Khangela, thinaneengxowazethusiyakhangela,naphinaapho uyifumanakhonaindebeengxoweniyomntuphakathi kwethu,makabulawe,sikhonzeinkosiyakhothina namaesileethu

6Wathikubo,Hayi,indodaendiyifumanayo,yiyoyodwa endiyakuyithabathaibelikhoboka,nizenibuyeleendlwini yenuninoxolo

7Njengokowayekhangelaezingxowenizabo,eqala komkhuluesiyakutshokomncinci,wafunyanwa engxowenikaBhenjamin

8Bazikrazulaiingubozabo,babekaumthwalowabo emaesileniabo,babuyelaemzini,bafikaendlwinikaYosefu, baqubudakuyebonkengobusoemhlabeni

9UYosefuwathikubo:“Nenzeububi.”Bathikebona: “Singathinina,sizesizikhuselenjani?Inkosiyethu ilufumeneukreqolwabakhonzibayo,nankusingabakhonzi benkosiyethu,namaesileethu”

10WathiuYosefukubo,NamndiyamoyikauYehova;ke nina,yiyaniemakhayenienu,umnakwenuabelikhoboka lam,kubanenzeububiAnazinaukubaumntuuyayoliswa yindebeyakhenjengamngalendebe?Kodwaniyibilekum 11WathiuYuda,Nkosiyam,makakheathetheilizwi umkhonziwakhoezindlebenizenkosiyamngabazalwana ababiniabazalwanguninawomkhonziwakhokuyise; omnyewemka,walahleka,akafunyanwa;useleyedwa kunina;umkhonziwakhoubawouyamthanda,nobomi bakhebubotshelelwekumphefumlowalomfana

12Kothi,xasithesayakumkhonziwakhoubawo, engenathiumfana,afe,simhliseubawoebuhlungu,afe. 13Kalokumandihlalemna,umkhonziwakho,esikhundleni somfana,ndibelikhobokaenkosiniyam,umfanaahambe nabazalwanabakhe;ngokubandimmeleesandleni somkhonziwakhoubawo;ukubaandimbuyisi,umkhonzi wakhouyakulivaityalakubawongonaphakade

14WabonauYosefuukubabonkebabevumelana ngokulungaomnyekomnye,wazaakabanakoukuzibamba, wazawabaxelelaukubawayenguYosefu

15WathethanabongolwimilwesiHebhere,wawa entanyeniyabo,walila

16Kodwababengamazi,bazabalilaWathikubo:“Musani ukundililela,kodwakhawulezaninimziseubawokum; niyabonaukubangumlomowamlouthethayo,namehlo omninawawamuBhenjaminayabona”

17Kubakhangela,longunyakawesibiniwendlala,kwaye kusekhoiminyakaemihlanungaphandlekokuvunaokanye iziqhamozemithiokanyeukulima

18Yihlaningokukhawulezaninanezindluzenu,ukuze ningatshabalalingenxayendlala,kwayeningabinalusizi ngezintozenu,kubaiNkosiindithumilephambikwenu ukulungisaizintoukuzeabantuabaninzibaphile.

19Nizenixeleleubawoukubandisaphila,kwayeniyabona, ukubaiNkosiindenzeuyisekuFaro,nomlawuliwendlu yakhenakulolonkeilizwelaseYiputa.

20Nizenimxeleleubawolonkeuzukolwam,nobutyebi nozukoandinikelonauYehova

21NgokomyalelokaFaro,wabanikaiinqwelozokulwa nomphakowendlela,bonkewabanikaiimpahla ezinemibalaemininzinesilivere.

22Wathumelakuyiseiingubo,nesilivere,neemazi zeenkomoezilishumiezithweleingqolowa;

23BenyukabayakumxelelauyiseukubauYosefuusaphila, kwayeubonelelangengqolowakuzozonkeiintlanga zehlabathi,nokubanguyeolawulalonkeilizwelaseYiputa

24Uyiseakakholwa,kubawayephambeneengqondweni yakheKodwaakubonaiinqweloawayezithumileuYosefu, umoyawakhewaphila,wathi:“KwaneleukubauYosefu uphilile;ndiyakuhlandiyekumbonandingekafi.”

ISAHLUKO44

1USirayeliwandulukaeHaranendlwiniyakhengomhla wokuthwasakwenyangayesithathu,wahambangendlela eyaeBher-shebha,wabingelelaumbingelelokuThixo kayiseuIsakengomhlawesixhenxewalenyanga.

2WakhumbulauYakobiiphuphaalibonileyoeBheteli, woyikaukuhlaayeeYiputa

3KwathiesacingaukuthumelaumyalezokuYosefuukuba ezekuye,nokubaakayikuhla,wahlalaaphoiintsuku ezisixhenxe,ukubamhlawumbiangabonaumbonowokuba makahlaleokanyemakahle

4Wabhiyozelaumthendelekowesivunoseziqhamo zokuqalangeenkozoezindala,kubakulolonkeilizwe laseKanankwakungekhonqwabayembewu[ezweni],kuba indlalayayiphezukwazozonkeizilwanyana,iinkomo, iintaka,nabantu

5NgomhlaweshumielinesithandathuiNkosiyabonakala kuye,yathikuye,Yakobi,Yakobi;wathiyena,Ndilapha Wathikuye,NdinguThixowooyihlo,uThixoka-Abraham noIsake;musaukoyikaukuhlauyeeYiputa,kubandiya kukwenzauhlangaolukhuluapho;ndiyakuhlanawe, ndikunyuse(kwakhona),uzeungcwatyelwekwelilizwe, uYosefuabekeizandlazakheemehlweniakho.

6Musaukoyika,yihlauyeeYiputa

7Oonyanabakhebasuka,noonyanaboonyanabakhe, bamkhwelisauyiseneempahlazaboezinqwelweni.

8USirayeliwesukaeQulenilesifungongomhlaweshumi elinesithandathukulenyangayesithathu,wayaezweni laseYiputa.

9USirayeliwathumelauYudaukubaamanduleleaye kuYosefuunyanawakhe,ayekuhlolailizwelaseGoshen; kubauYosefuwayebaxeleleabazalwanabakheukubabeze kuhlalakhona,ukuzebabekufutshanenaye

10EliyayililizweelihlekakhuluezwenilaseYiputa,kwaye lalikufutshanenaye,kubobonke(kwaye)nakwiinkomo.

11NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaYakobiabaya eYiputanoYakobiuyise

12URubhen,izibulolikaSirayeli;langamagamaoonyana bakheuEnoki,noPalu,noHetseron,noKarmi-five 13USimonnoonyanabakhe;yayelangamagamaoonyana bakhe:uYemuweli,noYamin,no-Ohadi,noYakin, noTsohare,noSawule,unyanawomfaziwaseTsefathi basixhenxe

14ULevinoonyanabakhe;ngamagamaoonyanabakhela: uGershon,noKohati,noMerari;bane

15UYudanoonyanabakhe;langamagamaoonyanabakhe: uShela,noPeretse,noZera;bane.

16UIsakarenoonyanabakhe;ngamagamaoonyanabakhe: uTola,noPuwa,noYashubhi,noShimron;babebahlanu.

17UZebhulonnoonyanabakhe;langamagamaoonyana bakhe:uSerede,noElon,noYaleli,abane

18NgaboabaoonyanabakaYakobinoonyanababo awabazalelauYakobieMesopotamiya,bathandathu, nodadewaboomnye,uDina,nayoyonkeimiphefumlo yoonyanabakaLeya,noonyanababo,abayaeYiputa noYakobiuyise,babengamashumiamabinianesithoba, kwayeuYakobiuyisewayenabo,babengamashumi amathathu.

19OonyanabakaZilipa,umkhonzazanakaLeya, umkaYakobi,awabazalelauYakobiuGadinoAshuri

20NgawolaamagamaoonyanababoabayanayeeYiputa: OonyanabakaGadinguTsifiyon,noHagi,noShuni, noEtsebhon,noEri,noAreli,noArodi,abasibhozo 21Oonyanabaka-AsherenguImna,noIshva,noIshvi, noBheriya,noSera,udadewaboomnye,abathandathu.

22Iyonkeimiphefumloyayilishumielinesine,kwaye yonkeeyaphumakuLeyayayingamashumiamaneanesine 23OonyanabakaRakeli,umkaYakobi,nguYosefu noBhenjamin

24UYosefuwazalelwaeYiputangaphambikokufika kukayiseeYiputa,abowabazalelwanguAsenati,intombi kaPotifare,umbingeleliwaseHeliopolis,uManase noEfrayim,bathathu.

25OonyanabakaBhenjaminnguBhela,noBhekere, noAshbhele,noGera,noNahaman,noEhi,noRoshe, noMupim,noHupim,noArdi-eshumielinanye.

26YonkeimiphefumlokaRakeliyayilishumielinesine 27OonyanabakaBhiliha,umkhonzazanakaRakeli, umkaYakobi,awabazalelauYakobi,yayinguDan noNafetali

28NgawolaamagamaoonyanababoabayanaboeYiputa: OonyanabakaDanyayinguHushim,noSamon,noAsudi, no-'Ijaka,noSolomon,bathandathu

29BafangaloonyakabangenangawoeYiputa,kwaza kwasalauDanHushimyedwa.

30NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaNafetali:uYatsiyeli, noGuni,noYezere,noShalum,noIv

31Kwayeu-Iv,owazalwaemvakweminyakayendlala, wafelaeYiputa

32YonkeimiphefumlokaRakeliyayingamashumiamabini anesithandathu.

33BonkeabantubakaYakobiabayaeYiputa babengamashumiasixhenxeAbangabantwanabakhe nabantwanababantwanabakhe,bebonkebengamashumi asixhenxe,kodwaabahlanubafelaeYiputangaphambi kukaYosefu,bengenabantwana

34KwafaoonyanaababinibakaYudaezwenilakwaKanan, uEreno-Onan,bengenabantwana,bazaoonyana bakaSirayelibabangcwabaabobabhubhileyo,baza babalelwaphakathikweentlangaezingamashumiasixhenxe.

ISAHLUKO45

1USirayeliwangenaezwenilaseYiputa,ezweni laseGoshen,ngenyangayesine[2172AM],ngomnyaka wesibiniwevekiyesithathuyeminyakaengamashumi amaneanesihlanuyesikhumbuzo

2UYosefuwayakumhlangabezauyiseuYakobi,ezweni laseGoshen,wawaentanyenikayise,walila 3WathiuSirayelikuYosefu,Kalokumandife,kuba ndikubonile;makabongweuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, uThixoka-Abraham,uThixokaIsake,ongayekangainceba yakhe,nobubelebakhe,kumkhonziwakheuYakobi 4Kwanelekumukubandibubonileubusobakhondisaphila; ewe,umbonoendawubonayoeBheteliuyinyaniso MakabongweuYehova,uThixowam,ngonaphakade kanaphakade,libongweigamalakhe.

5UYosefunabantakwabobadlaisonkaphambikoyisebaza baselaiwayini,wazauYakobiwavuyakakhulungovuyo olukhulukubawayembonauYosefuesidlanabantakwabo kwayeeselaphambikwakhe,wazawambulelauMdali

wezintozonkeowayemlondolozile,wazawamgcinela oonyanabakheabalishumielinesibini.

6UYosefuwayenikeuyisenabantakwabonjengesipho ilungelolokuhlalaezwenilaseGoshennaseRameses, nakuwowonkeummandlaojikelezileyo,awayewulawula phambikoFaroUSirayelinoonyanabakhebahlalaezweni laseGoshen,eyonandawointleyelizwelaseYiputa,kwaye uSirayeliwayeneminyakaelikhuluelinamashumi amathathuubudalaukufikakwakheeYiputa

7UYosefuwondlauyisenabazalwanabakhekunye nempahlayabongesonkakangangokobabenokwanela iminyakaesixhenxeyendlala

8IlizwelaseYiputalabanengxakingenxayendlala,waza uYosefuwalithengelauFarolonkeilizwelaseYiputa ngokutya,wabanikaabantunemfuyoyabonayoyonkeinto kaFaro.

9Yaphelaiminyakayendlala,wazauYosefuwabanika abantubelizweimbewunokutyaukuzebahlwayele(ilizwe) ngomnyakawesibhozo,kubaumlambowawuzelelilizwe lonkelaseYiputa

10Kubakwiminyakaesixhenxeyendlala yayingaphuphumangakwayeyayinkcenkcesheleiindawo ezimbalwakuphelaelunxwemenilomlambo,kodwangoku yaphuphumakwayeamaYiputaahlwayelaumhlaba,waza wavelisaingqolowaeninzingaloonyaka.

11Kwayeloyayingunyakawokuqalawe[2178AM]iveki yesineyejubiliyamashumiamaneanesihlanu

12UYosefuwathabathaisahlulosesihlanusengqolowa kukumkani,washiyaezinekuzo,ukubazibekukudla nembewu;uYosefuwayenzaloontoyabangummiselo ezwenilaseYiputaunanamhla.

13USirayeliwahlalaezwenilaseYiputaiminyakaelishumi elinesixhenxe,kwayeyonkeimihlaawayiphilayo yayiyiminyakayeshumielinesixhenxe,iminyakaelikhulu elinamashumiamaneanesixhenxe,wazawafangonyaka wesine[2188AM]wevekiyesihlanuyeminyakayeshumi elinesihlanu.

14USirayeliwabasikelelaoonyanabakhengaphambi kokubaafewazawabaxelelayonkeintoeyayizakubahlela kwilizwelaseYiputa;wazawabazisaokokwakuza kubahlelangemihlayokugqibela,wazawabasikelelawaza wanikauYosefuizabeloezibinikulolonkeilizwe

15Walalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaemqolombeni weMabiniezwenilakwaKanan,ecalenikuka-Abraham uyiseengcwabeniawazimbelalonaemqolombeni weMabiniezwenilaseHebron.

16WazawanikauLeviunyanawakhezonkeiincwadi zakheneencwadizooyiseukuzeazigcineazeazihlaziyele abantwanabakhekudekubengulomhla

ISAHLUKO46

1KwayekwenzekaukubaemvakokubauYakobiefile, abantwanabakaSirayelibandakwilizwelaseYiputa,baza babaluhlangaolukhulu,kwayebabenentliziyoenye, kangangokubaumzalwanawayemthandaumzalwana kwayewonkeumntuwayemncedaumzalwanawakhe,baza bandakakhulubazabandakakhulu,iivekiezilishumi[2242 AM]zeminyaka,yonkeimihlayobomibukaYosefu 2KwayeakukhoSathanaokanyeububibukhoyoyonke imihlayobomibukaYosefuawayiphilaemvakoyise

uYakobi,kubaonkeamaYiputaayebahloniphaabantwana bakaSirayeliyonkeimihlayobomibukaYosefu.

3WafauYosefueneminyakaelikhuluelineshumiubudala; wahlalaiminyakaelishumielinesixhenxekwilizwe lakwaKanan,wazawabasisicakaiminyakaelishumi,waza wahlalaentolongweniiminyakaemithathu,wazawakhonza iminyakaengamashumiasibhozophantsikokumkani, elawulalonkeilizwelaseYiputa.

4Wafayenanabobonkeabazalwanabakhenasosonkeeso sizukulwana

5WazawabayalelaabantwanabakaSirayelingaphambi kokubaafeukubabathwaleamathamboakhexa babephumakwilizwelaseYiputa.

6Wazawabafungisangamathamboakhe,kubawayesazi ukubaamaYiputaayengayikuphindaamkhupheaze amngcwabekwilizwelaseKanan,kubauMakamaron, ukumkaniwaseKanan,ngelixawayehlalakwilizwe laseAsiriya,walwaentlanjeninokumkaniwaseYiputawaza wambulalaapho,wazawawasukelaamaYiputaukuya emasangweniase-Ermon

7Kodwawayengenakoukungena,kubaomnyeukumkani omtsha,wayebengukumkaniwaseYiputa,kwaye wayenamandlakunaye,wazawabuyelakwilizwe laseKanan,kwayeamasangoaseYiputaayevaliwe,kwaye akukhomntuwaphumayokwayeakukhomntuwangena eYiputa

8UYosefuwafangejubhiliyamashumiamane anesithandathu,ngevekiyesithandathu,ngonyakawesibini, bazabamngcwabaezwenilaseYiputa,baza[2242AM] bonkeabazalwanabakhebafaemvakwakhe

9UkumkaniwaseYiputawaphumawayakulwanokumkani waseKanan[2263AM]ngejubiliyamashumiamane anesixhenxe,kwivekiyesibinikunyakawesibini,kwaye abantwanabakwaSirayelibakhuphaonkeamathambo oonyanabakaYakobingaphandlekwamathambokaYosefu, bazabawangcwabaendleemqolombeniophindwekabini entabeni.

10UninzilwabolwabuyelaeYiputa,kodwabambalwa kuboabasalaezintabenizaseHebron,uAmramuyihlo wasalanabo.

11UkumkaniwaseKananwoyisaukumkaniwaseYiputa, wazawavalaiingcangozaseYiputa

12WacingaiceboelibingabantwanabakaSirayeli lokubacinezela,wathikubantubaseYiputa:“Khangelani, abantubabantwanabakwaSirayelibandile,bandakakhulu kunathi.”

13Yizanisibaphathengobulumkongaphambikokubababe baninzikakhulu,sizesibaphathekakubingobukhoboka ngaphambikokubasifikelweyimfazwe,nangaphambi kokubanabobalwenathi;hlezebazibandakanye neentshabazethu,babakhupheelizwenilethu,kuba iintliziyozabonobusobabobujongekwilizwelaseKanan.

14Wamisaphezukwaboabaphathibomsebenzi wokubacinezelangobukhoboka;bazabakhelauFaro izixekoeziqinileyo,iPithom,neRaamses;bazakhelazonke iindonganazozonkeiinqabaezaziwilekwizixeko zaseYiputa.

15Babakhonzisangokungqongqo,kokukhona babebaphathakakubi,kokukhonabandayo,banda 16AbantubaseYiputababathiyileoonyanabakaSirayeli.

ISAHLUKO47

1Kwayengevekiyesixhenxe,ngonyakawesixhenxe, kwisikhumbuzosamashumiamaneanesixhenxe,uyihlo waphuma[2303AM]ezwenilaseKanan,wazawazalwa ngevekiyesine,kunyakawesithandathuwalo, kwisikhumbuzosamashumiamaneanesibhozo[2330AM]; eliyayilixeshalembandezelokubantwanabakaSirayeli

2UFaro,ukumkaniwaseYiputa,wawisaumyalelowokuba baphosebonkeabantwanababoabangamakhwenkwe abazelweyoemlanjeni

3Bawaphosaezantsiiinyangaezisixhenxekwada kwayiminiyokuzalwakwakho

4Unyokowakufihlaiinyangaezintathu,bazabaxelangaye Wakwenzelaumkhombe,wawugqumangetelane-asphalt, wawubekaemathafenielunxwemenilomlambo,waza wakubekakuwoiintsukuezisixhenxe,wazaunyokowafika ebusukuwazawancancisa,wazaeminiuMiriyam, udadewenu,wakugcinaezintakeni

5NgaloomihlauTarmuti,intombikaFaro,wezakuhlamba emlanjeni,wevailizwilakholikhala,waxelela amantombazanaakheukubaakukhuphe,akuzisekuye

6Wakukhuphaemkhombeni,wazawanencebakuwe

7Wathiudadewenukuye,Ndihambendiyekukubizelana umfaziwamaHebhere,akuncancisele,akuncanciselelo mntwana?

8Wathikuye:‘Hamba.’WayakubizaunyokouYokebhede, wazawakunikaumvuzowakhe,wazawakukhulisa

9Kwayeemvakoko,xawawukhulile,bakuzisakwintombi kaFaro,wabangunyanawayo,kwayeuAmramuyihlo wakufundisaukubhala,kwayeemvakokubaugqibileiiveki ezintathubakuzisaenkundleniyasebukhosini

10Wahlalaiivekiezintathuzeminyakaenkundlenide kwabalixesha[2351-]xawaphumaenkundleni yasebukhosiniwazawabonaumYiputaebethaumhlobo wakhoowayengowabantwanabakwaSirayeli[2372AM], wambulalawazawamfihlaentlabathini

11Ngosukulwesibiniwena,nababinikubantwana bakaSirayelibalwa,wathikulowowonileyo,Yininaukuba umbetheumzalwanawakho?

12Wacaphukawazawacaphuka,wathi:“Ngubanina okumiseukubaubeyinkosananomgwebiphezukwethu? Ngabaucingaukubauzakundibulalanamnjengoko ubuleleumYiputaizolo?”Woyikawazawabalekangenxa yalamazwi.

ISAHLUKO48

1Ngomnyakawesithandathuwevekiyesithathuyeminyaka engamashumiamaneanesithobawemkawazawahlala kwilizwelakwaMidiyan,iivekiezintlanunonyakaomnye. WazawabuyelaeYiputangevekiyesibinikunyakawesibini weminyakaengamashumiamahlanu

2Kwayewenangokwakhouyaziintoawayithethayokuwe kwiNtabayeSinayi[2410AM],kunyenentoeyayifuna ukuyenziwayinkosanauMastêmxawawubuyelaeYiputa xawawudibananayokwindawoyokulala

3Akazangenangamandlaakheonkeafuneukukubulala azeahlanguleamaYiputaesandlenisakhoxaebonaukuba

uthunyweukubawenzeumgwebonempindezelo kumaYiputa?

4Ndakuhlangulaesandlenisakhe,wazawenzaimiqondiso nezimangaowathunyelwaukubauzenzeeYiputanxamnye noFaro,nendluyakheyonke,nabakhonzibakhenabantu bakhe

5UYehovawenzaimpindezeloenkulukubongenxa yamaSirayeli,wababethangegazi,amasele,iingcongconi, neempukane,namathumbaamabiaphumaemathafeni; neenkomozabongokufa;nangesichotho,watshabalalisa yonkeintoehlumayokubo;nangeenkumbiezadlaintsalela eyayishiywesisichotho,nangobumnyama;nangokufa kwamazibuloabantu,nezilwanyana,nakwizithixozabo zonke,uYehovawaziphindezela,wazawazitshisangomlilo 6Kwayeyonkeintoyathunyelwangesandlasakho,ukuze uxele(ezizinto)ngaphambikokubazenzeke,kwaye wathethanokumkaniwaseYiputaphambikwabobonke abakhonzibakhenaphambikwabantubakhe

7Konkekwenzekangokwelizwilakho;izigwebo ezilishumiezinkulunezoyikekayozezakwilizwe laseYiputaukuzeuziphindezelekulongenxayamaSirayeli

8UYehovawenzayonkeintongenxakaSirayeli, nangokwesivumelwanosakheawasimiselanoAbraham, ukubaaphindezelekubonjengokobabebathumbile

9InkosiuMastêmâyemanxamnyenawe,yazama ukukuphosaesandlenisikaFaro,yazayancedaabakhafuli baseYiputa,

10Basukabemabenzaububiphambikwakho,ewe, sabavumelaukubabasebenze,kodwaasizangesivumele ukubakwenziwengamayezaabo

11KwayeiNkosiyababethangezilondaezibuhlungu,baza abakwazangaukuma,kubasabatshabalalisakangangokuba abazangebakwaziukwenzanomqondisoomnye

12Nangonazonkeezizibonakalisonezimanga,inkosana uMastêmâayizangeidaniswekubayaqinayazayakhala kumaYiputaukubaakusukelekunyenawoonkeamandla amaYiputa,neenqwelozawozokulwa,namahasheawo, nayoyonkeimikhosiyabantubaseYiputa

13NdemaphakathikwamaYiputanamaSirayeli,saza samhlangulauSirayeliesandlenisakhe,nasesandleni sabantubakhe,wazauYehovawabakhokelaphakathi kolwandlengokungathingumhlabaowomileyo 14Kwayezonkeizizweawazisayoukubazisukele uSirayeli,iNkosiuThixowethuyaziphosaphakathi kolwandle,ezinzulwinizenzonzobilaphantsikwabantwana bakaSirayeli,kanyenjengokubaabantubaseYiputa baphosaabantwanababoemlanjeniWaziphindezelakwi1,000,000yabo,kwayeiwakalamadodaanamandla nanamandlaatshatyalaliswangenxayosanaolunye lwabantwanababantubakhoababeluphoseemlanjeni

15Kwayengomhlaweshumielinesinenangomhla weshumielinesihlanunangomhlaweshumi elinesithandathunangomhlaweshumielinesixhenxe nangomhlaweshumielinesibhozoinkosanauMastêmâ yabanjwayazayavalelwaemvakwabantwanabakaSirayeli ukuzeingabatyholi

16Ngomhlaweshumielinesithobasabakhululaukuze bancedeamaYiputabazebasukeleoonyanabakaSirayeli

17Wazenzalukhuniiintliziyozabo,wabenzalukhuni,baza bacingaicebolikaYehovauThixowethulokubaabethe amaYiputa,awaphoseelwandle

18Kwayengomhlaweshumielinesinesambophaukuze angabamangalelioonyanabakaSirayelingomhlaabacela ngawoamaYiputaizityaneengubo,izityazesilivere, nezityazegolide,nezityazobhedu,ukuzebaphange amaYiputangenxayobukhobokaababebanyanzelelekubo. 19AsizangesibakhupheabantwanabakaSirayelieYiputa singaphethento

ISAHLUKO49

1KhumbulaumyalelouYehovaawakuwiselawona malunganepasika,ukubauyigcinengexeshalayo elifanelekileyongomhlaweshumielinesinewenyanga yokuqala,ukubauyixhelengaphambikokubakuhlwe, kwayebayidleebusukungokuhlwakomhlaweshumi elinesihlanuukususelangexeshalokutshonakwelanga. 2Kubangobobusuku-ukuqalakomthendelekonokuqala kovuyo-benisityaipasikaeYiputa,xaonkeamandla kaMastêmâayekhululweukubaabulaleonkeamazibulo ezwenilaseYiputa,ukususelakwizibulolikaFaroukuya kwizibulolesicakakaziesibanjweesityeni,nakwiinkomo

3NasikeisibonisoiNkosieyabanikasona:Kuzozonke izindlueziphezukweencochoyiaphobabonakhonaigazi lemvanayonyakaomnye,aphokwakungafanelebangene khonaukuzebabulale,kodwabadlule(kuyo),ukuzebonke abobabesendlwinibasindiswekubaisibonisosegazi sasiphezukweencochoyizayo

4AmajonieNkosienzayonkeintonjengokouYehova wayebayalele,badlulabonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,kwaye isibethoasizangesifikekuboukuzesitshabalalisenasiphi naisilwanyana,umntu,okanyeinja.

5IsibethosabasibikakhulueYiputa,kwayekwakungekho ndlueYiputaaphokungekhomntuufileyo,kunyenokulila nokulila.

6OnkeamaSirayeliayesidlainyamayemvanayePasika, eselaiwayini,edumisa,ebonga,ebulelakuYehovauThixo wooyise,ekulungeleukuphumaphantsikwedyokhwe yamaYiputa,nasebukhobokeniobubi

7Khumbulaleminiyonkeimihlayobomibakho,uyigcine iminyakangeminyakayonkeimihlayobomibakho,kube kanyengonyaka,ngomhlawayo,ngokomthethowayo wonke,kwayeungayilibazisiimihlangemihla,okanye inyanganenyanga.

8Kubangummiseloongunaphakade,kwayeuqoshwe kumacwecweasezulwinikubobonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli ukubabawugcineunyakanonyakangosukulwawokube kanyengonyaka,kuzozonkeizizukulwanazabo;kwaye akukhomdaweentsuku,kubaokukumiselwe ngonaphakade

9Umntuohlambulukileyo,ongazisingcwelengomhla wayo,azeaziseumnikeloowamkelekileyophambi koYehova,adle,aselephambikoYehovangomhla womthendelekowakhe,loomntuuhlambulukileyo nosondeleyomakanqunyulwe;ngokubaengakhange awusondezeumnikelokaYehovangexeshalawo elimisiweyo,wothwalaityalalakhe

10MabezeoonyanabakaSirayelibazebabhiyozeleipasika ngomhlawexeshalayoelimiselweyo,ngomhlaweshumi elinesinewenyangayokuqala,phakathikokuhlwa, ukususelakwinxalenyeyesithathuyeminiukuya kwinxalenyeyesithathuyobusuku,kubaiinxalenyeezibini

zeminizinikwaukukhanya,nenxalenyeyesithathu ngokuhlwa.

11YiyoleintouYehovaakuwiseleumthethongayo,ukuba uyigcinephakathikwangokuhlwa.

12Kwayeakuvumelekangaukuyibulalangexesha lokukhanya,kodwangexeshaelijikelezengokuhlwa,baze bayidlengexeshalangokuhlwa,kudekubeyinxalenye yesithathuyobusuku,kwayenantoninaeseleyokuyo yonkeinyamayayoukususelakwinxalenyeyesithathu yobusukuukuyaphambili,mabayitshisengomlilo

13Abayikuyiphekangamanzi,abayikuyidlailuhlaza, kodwamabayiphekeemlilweni;bayakuyidla ngokuzimisela,intlokoyayokunyenezibilinizayokunye neenyawozayobayakuyiphekangomlilo,bangaphuli thambolayo;kubaakukhothambolabantwana bakaSirayelieliyakutyunyuzwa.

14NgenxayesisizathuuYehovawayalelaoonyana bakaSirayeliukubabagcineipasikangomhlawexeshalayo elimiselweyo,kwayeabayikwaphulathambolayo;kuba ngumhlawomthendeleko,kwayengumhlaomiselweyo, kwayeakufunekikudluleimihlangemihla,kwayeinyanga nenyanga,kodwangomhlawomthendelekowayo mayigcinwe

15UzeubawiseleumthethooonyanabakaSirayeliukuba bayenzeipasikangemihlayaboyonke,minyakale,kube kanyengonyaka,ngomhlawayoomiselweyo,izeibe sisikhumbuzoesikholekileyophambikoYehova; kungabikhosibethosiyakubafikela,ukubababulale, okanyebabulalengaloonyaka,aphobayakuyibhiyozela khonaipasikangexeshalayo,ngokwemiyaleloyakhe 16AbayikuyidlangaphandlekwengcwelekaYehova, kodwaphambikwengcwelekaYehova;bonkeabantu bebandlalakwaSirayelibayakuyibhiyozelangexeshalayo elimisiweyo.

17Bonkeabobafikayongomhlawayowoyidlaengcweleni kaThixowenuphambikoYehova,ukususelakwiminyaka engamashumiamabiniubudalanangaphezulu;kuba kubhaliwekwayekumiselweukubabayidleengcweleni yeNkosi

18XaoonyanabakaSirayelibefikakwilizweabayakulidla ilifa,ezwenilakwaKanan,bamiseumnqubakaYehova phakathikwelizwe,kwelinyelamazweabo,ideyakhiwe ingcwelekaYehovaelizweni,bezebenzeipasikaphakathi komnqubakaYehova,bayixhelephambikoYehova iminyakangeminyaka

19Kuyakuthingemihlaeyakwakhiwangayoindlu egamenilikaYehovakwilizwelaboelilifa,bezeapho bayixheleipasikangokuhlwa,ekutshonenikwelanga, kwisiqingathasesithathusemini

20Bazakuyitshisaigazilayoemgubasiniwesibingelelo, babekeamanqathaayoemlilweniophezukwesibingelelo, bayidleinyamayayoyosiwengomliloentendelezweni yendluengcweleegamenilikaYehova

21Akuvumelekangaukubababhiyozeleipasikaemizini yabo,nakweyiphinaindawongaphandlekokubabayenze phambikomnqubaweNkosi,okanyephambikwendluyayo aphoigamalayolihlalakhona;kwayeabayikuphambuka bemkeeNkosini

22Kwayewena,Moses,yalelaoonyanabakaSirayeli ukubabagcineimimiseloyepasika,njengokoyayiyalelwe kuwe;baxeleleunyakanonyakakunyenemihlayayo,

kunyenomthendelekowesonkaesingenagwele,ukuba badleisonkaesingenagweleiintsukuezisixhenxe,(kwaye) ukubabagcineumthendelekowayo,kwayebazise umnikeloimihlangemihlangaloomihlaisixhenxeyovuyo phambikweNkosiesibingelelwenisikaThixowakho.

23Kubanawubhiyozelalomthendelekongokukhawuleza ekuphumenikwenueYiputanadanafikaentlango yaseShure;kubanawugqibaelunxwemenilolwandle.

ISAHLUKO50

1EmvakwalomthethondakwazisaimihlayeSabatha entlangoyaseSin[ai],ephakathikwe-ElimneSinayi.

2NdanixelelangeesabathazelizweeNtabeniyeSinayi, ndanixelelanangeminyakayesikhumbuzoseminyaka, kodwaunyakawayoandiwuxelelanganideningeneezweni eniyakulidla

3Kwayeilizweliyakugcinaiisabathazalongelixabehlala kulo,kwayebayakwaziumnyakawesikhumbuzo.

4Ngenxayokondikumiseleiminyaka-veki,iminyaka-veki, kunyenemikhosi:kukhoiminyaka-vekiengamashumi amaneanesithobaukususelakwimihlaka-Adamkudekube namhlanje,[2410AM]kunyenevekienyekunye neminyakaemibini:kwayekusekhoiminyaka engamashumiamaneezayo(ngokoqobo'ekude') yokufundaimiyaleloyeNkosi[2450AM],badebadlulele kwilizwelaseKanan,baweleiJordaningasentshona

5KwayeiiJubhiliziyakudlula,adeuSirayeliahlanjululwe kulolonkeityalalobuhenyu,nokungcola,nokungcola, nesono,nesiphoso,azeahlalengokuzithembakulolonke ilizwe,kwayeakusayikubakhoSathanaokanyenawuphi naongendawo,kwayeilizweliyakuhlambulukaukususela ngeloxeshangonaphakade

6KwayekhangelaumyaleloophatheleleiiSabathandizibhalelewena-kunyenazozonkeizigwebo zemithethoyazo

7Uyakusebenzaimihlaemithandathu,kodwangomhla wesixhenxeyiSabathakaYehovauThixowakhoMusani ukwenzanaluphinauhlobolomsebenzi,ninanoonyana benu,nezicakazenu,nezicakakazizenu,nazozonke iinkomozenu,nomphambukelionani

8Umntuowenzanawuphinaumsebenzingaloominiuya kufa:nabaninaongcolisaloomini,nabaninaolala nomfaziwakhe,okanyenabaninaothiuzakwenzainto ngaloomini,uyakuhambauhambongayongenxa yokuthengaokanyeukuthengisa;nabaninaokhaamanzi kuwoangawalungiselelangangomhlawesithandathu, kwayenabaninaothwalanawuphinaumthwalo ukuwuthwalaententeniyakheokanyeendlwiniyakheuya kufa

9MusaniukwenzamsebenzingomhlaweSabatha ngaphandlekokonikulungiseleleyongomhla wesithandathu,ukuzenidle,nisele,niphumle,nigcine iSabathakuyoyonkeimisebenzingaloomini,nimbonge uYehovauThixowenu,oninikeusukulomthendeleko nosukuolungcwele;kwayeumhlawobukumkani obungcwelekuSirayeliwonkeuyakubaphakathikwemihla yabongonaphakade

10KubainkuluimbekoiNkosieyinikeuSirayeliyokuba badlebazebaselebazebanelisekengalomhla womthendeleko,bazebaphumlekuwokuyoyonke

imisebenziyabantwanababantungaphandlekokutshisa intlakayokuqhumisanokuzisaiminikelonemibingelelo phambikweNkosiimihlangemihlanangeeSabatha 11LomsebenziwodwauyakwenziwangeSabatha engcweleniyeNkosiuThixowakho;ukuzebahlawulele uSirayelingemibingelelorhoqoimihlangemihla njengesikhumbuzoesimnandiphambikweNkosi,kwaye ukuzeayifumaneimihlangemihlanjengokouyalelwe. 12Wonkeumntuowenzanawuphinaumsebenzikuwo, okanyeohambauhambo,okanyeolimaifama(yakhe), nokubakusendlwiniyakheokanyenakweyiphinaindawo, kwayenabaninaophembaumlilo,okanyeokhwelanasiphi naisilo,okanyeohambangenqanawaelwandle,kwaye nabaninaobethaokanyeobulalanantonina,okanye obulalaisilookanyeintaka,okanyenabaninaobamba isilwanyanaokanyeintakaokanyeintlanzi,okanyenabani naozilaukutyaokanyeowenzaimfazwengeeSabatha: 13UmntuowenzanayiphinakwezizintongeSabathauya kufa,ukuzeoonyanabakaSirayelibagcineiiSabatha ngokwemiyaleloephatheleleiiSabathazelizwe,njengoko kubhaliweemacwecweni,awawanikelaezandlenizam ukubandikubhaleleimithethoyamaxeshaonyaka, namaxeshaonyakangokwezahlulozemihlayazoNgale ndlelakugqityiweingxeloyokwahlulwakwemihla