Zulu - The Book of Jubilees or Lesser Genesis

AmaJubili

ISAHLUKO1

1Kwathingonyakawokuqalawokuphumakwabantwana bakwa-IsrayelieGibhithe,ngenyangayesithathu,ngosuku lweshuminesithuphalwenyanga,[2450AnnoMundi] uNkulunkuluwakhulumanoMose,wathi:“Khuphukela kimientabeni,ngizokunikaizibhebheezimbilizamatshe zomthethonomyaloengiwubhalile,ukuzeubafundise”

2UMosewakhuphukelaentabenikaNkulunkulu, inkazimulokaJehovayahlalaentabeniyaseSinayi;ifu layisibekelaizinsukueziyisithupha

3WambizauMosengosukulwesikhombisaevelaphakathi kwefu;ukubonakalakwenkazimulokaJehova kwakunjengomliloovuthayoesiqongwenisentaba

4UMosewayeseNtabeniizinsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane,uNkulunkulu wamfundisaumlandowangaphambilinowakamuva wokwahlukaniswakwazozonkeizinsukuzomthetho nobufakazi

5Wathi:“Thambekiselainhliziyoyakhokuwowonke amazwiengizowakhulumakuwekulentaba,uwalobe encwadini,ukuzeizizukulwanezaboziboneukuthi angibashiyangangenxayabobonkeububiababenzile ngokweqaisivumelwanoengisimisaphakathikwaminawe ezizukulwanenizabonamuhlaeNtabeniiSinayi”

6Futhikuyothilaphozonkelezizintosezibehlela, baqapheleukuthingilungilekunabokuzozonkeizahlulelo zabonakuzozonkeizenzozabo,futhibaqapheleukuthi benginabongempela

7Zibhalelewonkelawamazwiengiwamemezelakuwe namuhla,ngokubangiyaziukuhlubukakwabonentamo yaboelukhuni,ngingakabangenisiezweniengalifungela oyise,u-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe,ngathi: ‘Ngiyakunikainzaloyakhoizweelichichimaubisinoju’

8Bayodlabasuthe,baphendukelekonkulunkulubezinye izizwe,konkulunkuluabangenakubakhululakunoma yiluphiusizilwabo;futhilofakaziuyozwakala njengofakazingokumelenenaboNgobabayokhohlwa yonkeimiyaloyami,(ngisho)konkeengibayalangakho, futhibayolandelaabezizwe,futhibalandeleukungcola kwabo,kanyenehlazolabo,futhibayokhonzaonkulunkulu babo,futhilokhukuyobayisiphambekokubonosizi nokuhluphekakanyenogibe

9Abaningibazobhubhafuthibazothunjwa,futhibazowela ezandlenizesitha,ngobabashiyeizimisozaminemiyalo yami,nemikhosiyesivumelwanosami,namasabathaami, nendawoyamiengcweleengizingcweliseleyonaphakathi kwabo,netabernakelelami,nendluyamiengcwele, engizingcweliseleyonaphakathikwezwe,ukuzengibeke igamalamikulo,futhilihlalekhona.

10Bazazenzelaizindawoeziphakemeyo,izigxobo ezingcwele,nezithombeezibaziweyo,bakhulekele,yilowo nalowoisithombesakhe,ukuzebaduke,banikele ngabantwanababoemademonini,nakuyoyonkeimisebenzi yeziphambekozezinhliziyozabo

11Futhingizothumelaofakazikubo,ukuzengifakaze ngokumelenenabo,kodwangekebezwe,futhingizobulala

ofakazinabo,futhibazoshushisalaboabafunaumthetho, futhibazochithafuthibashintshekonkeukuzebenzeokubi phambikwamehloami

12Ngiyakufihlaubusobamikubo,ngibanikeleesandleni sezizwe,babeyizithunjwa,babeyimpango,babe yizidumbu,ngibasuseezweni,ngibahlakazephakathi kwezizwe.

13Futhibayokhohlwayonkeimithethoyami,nayoyonke imiyaloyami,nazozonkeizahlulelozami,futhibayoduka ngokuphathelenenokwethwasakwenyanga,namasabatha, nemikhosi,namajubili,nezimiso

14Ngemvakwalokhobazophendukelakimibevela phakathikwezizwengayoyonkeinhliziyoyabonangawo wonkeumphefumulowabonangawowonkeamandlaabo, futhingiyobaqoqakuzozonkeizizwe,futhibazongifuna, ukuzengitholakalekubo,laphobengifunangayoyonke inhliziyoyabonangawowonkeumphefumulowabo

15Ngizobambulelaukuthulaokukhulunokulunga,futhi ngizosusaisitshalosobuqotho,ngayoyonkeinhliziyoyami nangawowonkeumphefumulowami,futhibayoba yisibusisohhayiisiqalekiso,futhibayobayinhlokohhayi umsila

16Ngizakwakhaindluyamiengcwelephakathikwabo, ngihlalenabo,ngibenguNkulunkuluwabo,bonababe ngabantubamingeqinisonangokulunga

17Angiyikubashiya,angiyikubashiya,ngokuba nginguJehovauNkulunkuluwabo.’

18UMosewawangobusobakhe,wathandazawathi: “JehovaNkulunkuluwami,ungabayekiabantubakhonefa lakho,ukuzebazulazuleephuthenilezinhliziyozabo, ungabanikeliezandlenizezithazabo,abezizwe,funa bababuse,babenzebonekuwe”

19Nkosi,isihawusakhomasiphakanyiswephezu kwabantubakho,udalekuboumoyaoqotho,futhi ungavumeliumoyawobubiubabuseukuzeubamangalele phambikwakho,futhiubabambekuzozonkeizindlela zokulunga,ukuzebabhubhephambikobusobakho

20Kodwabangabantubakhonefalakho,obakhulule ngamandlaakhoamakhuluesandlenisabaseGibhithe;dala kuboinhliziyoehlanzekilenomoyaongcwele,futhi ungabavumelibabanjweezonwenizabokusukelamanje kuzekubephakade

21UJehovawathikuMose:“Ngiyaziubuqilibabo nemicabangoyabokanyenobulukhunibabo,futhi abayikulalelabazebavumeizonozabonezonozawoyise” 22Ngemvakwalokhubayophendukelakimingobuqotho bonkenangenhliziyoyaboyonkenangomphefumulowabo wonke,futhingizosokaijwabulezinhliziyozabokanye nejwabulezinhliziyozenzaloyabo,futhingizodalakubo umoyaongcwele,futhingizobahlanzaukuze bangangifulathelikusukelangalolosukukuzekube phakade

23Imiphefumuloyaboiyonamathelakiminakuzozonke iziqondisozami,futhibayoyigcinaimiyaloyami,futhi ngiyobauYisewabofuthibonabayobangabantwanabami 24BonkebayobizwangokuthiabantwanabakaNkulunkulu ophilayo,futhizonkeizingelosinayoyonkeimimoya

iyokwazi,yebo,iyokwaziukuthilababangabantwanaBami, nokuthinginguYisengobuqothonangokulunga,nokuthi ngiyabathanda

25Futhiuzibhalelephansiwonkelawamazwi engiwamemezelakuwekulentaba,owokuqala nowokugcina,azokwenzekakuzozonkeizigabazezinsuku emthethweninasebufakazininasemavikininaseminyakeni yamajubilikuzekubephakade,ngizengehlengihlalenabo kuzekubephakade’

26WathiengelosiniyoBukhona:“BhalelauMosekusukela ekuqalenikwendalokuzekubeyilaphoindluyami engcweleyakhiwephakathikwabokuzekubephakade”

27UJehovauyobonakalaemehlweniabobonke,futhi bonkebayokwaziukuthinginguNkulunkuluka-Israyeli noYisewabobonkeabantwanabakaJakobe,neNkosi eNtabeniiZiyonikuzekubephakade.IZiyonineJerusalema kuyobangcwele’

28IngelosiyobukhonaeyayihambaphambikwekamulikaIsrayeliyathathaamatafulaezigabazeminyaka-kusukela esikhathinisokudalwa-komthethonobufakazibamasonto ejubili,ngokweminyakangayinye,ngokwenanilonke lejubili[ngokushokweminyakangayinye],kusukela ngosukulokudalwa[okusha]laphoamazulunomhlaba kuzovuselelwakanyenakhokonkeukudalwakwawo ngokwamandlaezulu,nangokushokwakhokonke ukudalwakomhlaba,kuzekubeyilaphoindluengcwele yeNkosiisenziwaeJerusalemaeNtabeniiZiyoni,futhi zonkeizibanizivuselelweukuphulukiswakanyenokuthula kanyenesibusisokubobonkeabakhethiweyobakwaIsrayeli,futhiukuzekubenjalokusukelangalolosukukuze kubeyizinsukuzonkezomhlaba.

ISAHLUKO2

1IngelosiyoBukhonayakhulumakuMosenjengezwi leNkosi,yathi:Bhalaumlandoophelelewokudala,ukuthi ngezinsukueziyisithuphaiNkosiuNkulunkuluyaqeda kanjaniyonkeimisebenziyayonakhokonkeeyakudala, yagcinaiSabathangosukulwesikhombisa,yalingcwelisa iminyakayonke,yalimisanjengophawulwemisebenziyayo yonke

2Ngobangosukulokuqalawadalaamazuluangaphezulu nomhlabanamanzinayoyonkeimimoyaekhonzaphambi kwakhe-izingelosizobukhona,nezingelosi zokungcweliswa,nezingelosi[zomoyawomlilonezingelosi] zomoyawomoya,nezingelosizomoyawamafu, nobumnyama,neqhwanesichothonesithwathwaesibomvu, nezingelosizamazwinokudumanombani,nezingelosi zemimoyaebandayonokushisa,nobusikanentwasahlobo nekwindlanehlobokanyenayoyonkeimimoyayezidalwa zakheezisezulwininasemhlabeni,(Wadala)izigodi nobumnyama,kusihlwanobusuku,nokukhanya,ukusa nemini,akulungiselelengokwazikwenhliziyoyakhe

3Ngakho-kesabonaimisebenziYakhe,samdumisa, samdumisaphambiKwakhengenxayayoyonke imisebenziYakhe;ngobawadalaimisebenziemikhulu eyisikhombisangosukulokuqala.

4Ngosukulwesibiliwadalaumkhathiphakathikwamanzi, amanziahlukanangalolosuku-ingxenyeyawo yakhuphukangaphezulukantiingxenyeyawoyehlela ngaphansikomkhathi(owawuphakathi)phezukobuso

bomhlabawonkeFuthilokwakuwukuphelakomsebenzi (uNkulunkulu)awudalangosukulwesibili.

5Ngosukulwesithathuwayalaamanziukubaadlule ebuswenibomhlabawonkeayeendawenieyodwa,kuvele umhlabathiowomile.

6Amanzienzanjengobaayewayalile,asukaebusweni bomhlabaayaendawenieyodwangaphandlekwalesi sibhakabhaka,kwavelaumhlabathiowomile.

7Ngalolosukuwadalazonkeizilwandlengokwezindawo zazozokuhlanganaezihlukene,nayoyonkeimifula, nokubuthanakwamanziezintabeninasemhlabeniwonke, nawowonkeamachibi,nawowonkeamazoloomhlaba, nembewuehlwanyelwayo,nazozonkeizintoezihlumayo, nemithiethelaizithelo,nemithiyehlathi,nensimuyaseEdene,e-Edenenazozonkeizitshalongezinhlobozazo

8LemisebenziemineemikhuluuNkulunkuluayidala ngosukulwesithathuNgosukulwesinewadalailanga nenyanganezinkanyezi,wazibekaesibhakabhakenisezulu, ukuzezikhanyiseumhlabawonke,futhizibuseimini nobusuku,futhizahlukaniseukukhanyanobumnyama 9UNkulunkuluwamisailangaukubalibeyisibonakaliso esikhuluemhlabenisezinsuku,namasabatha,nezinyanga, nemikhosi,neminyaka,namasabathaeminyaka,namajubili, nazozonkeizinkathizeminyaka

10Futhiihlukanisaukukhanyanobumnyamakanye nokuchuma,ukuzezonkeizintozichumefuthizikhule emhlabeni

11Lezizinhloboezintathuwazenzangosukulwesine. Futhingosukulwesihlanuwadalaiziloezinkulu zasolwandleekujulenikwamanzi,ngobalezikwakuyizinto zokuqalazenyamaezadalwangezandlazakhe,izinhlanzi nakhokonkeokuhambaemanzini,nakhokonke okundizayo,izinyoninazozonkeizinhlobozazo

12Ilangalaphumaphezukwaboukuzebaphumelele(bona), nangaphezukwakhokonkeokwakusemhlabeni,konke okuhlumayoemhlabeni,nayoyonkeimithiethelaizithelo, nayoyonkeinyama.

13Lezizinhloboezintathuwazidalangosukulwesihlanu Ngosukulwesithuphawadalazonkeizilwanezomhlaba, nazozonkeizinkomo,nakhokonkeokuhambaemhlabeni. 14Ngemvakwakhokonkelokhuwadalaindoda,indoda nowesifazanewabadala,wamnikaubukhosiphezukwakho konkeokusemhlabeni,nasezilwandle,naphezukwakho konkeokundizayo,naphezukwezilwanenezinkomo, naphezukwakhokonkeokuhambaemhlabeni,naphezu kwawowonkeumhlaba,futhiphezukwakhokonkelokhu wamnikaubukhosi

15Futhilezizinhloboezinewazidalangosukulwesithupha. Futhizonkezazingamashumiamabilinambili

16Waqedawonkeumsebenziwakhengosuku lwesithuphakonkeokusezulwininasemhlabeni, nasezilwandlenasemigodini,nasekukhanyeni nasebumnyameni,nakukhokonke

17Wasinikaisibonakalisoesikhulu,usukulweSabatha, sokuthikufanelesisebenzeizinsukueziyisithupha,kodwa sigcineiSabathakuyoyonkeimisebenzingosuku lwesikhombisa.

18Nazozonkeizingelosizobukhona,nazozonke izingelosizokungcweliswa,lezizigabaezimbiliezinkuluUsitsheleukubasigcineiSabathanayeezulwini nasemhlabeni

19Wathikithi:‘Bhekani,ngiyakuzahlukaniselaabantu phakathikwezizwezonke,lababayakugcinausuku lwesabatha,ngibangcwelisebonanjengabantubami, ngibabusise;njengalokhongingcwelisileusukulwesabatha, ngilungcwelise,kanjalongiyakubabusisa,babengabantu bami,minangibenguNkulunkuluwabo’

20NgikhetheinzalokaJakobekukhokonkeengikubonile, ngambhalaphansinjengendodanayamieyizibulo, ngamngcweliselaminakuzekubephakadenaphakade; futhingizobafundisausukulweSabatha,ukuzebagcine iSabathakulokuyoyonkeimisebenzi

21Ngakho-kewadalaisibonakalisolaphokufanelebagcine iSabathanathingosukulwesikhombisa,ukuzebadlefuthi baphuze,futhibambusiseLowoowadalazonkeizinto njengobaezibusisilefuthiwazingcweliselaisizwe esikhethekilengaphezukwazozonkeizizwe,nokuthi bagcineiSabathakanyenathi

22Futhiwenzaimiyaloyakheukubaikhuphuke njengephungaelimnandielithokozisayophambikwakhe zonkeizinsuku

23Kwakukhona(kwakukhona)izinhlokozesintu ezingamashumiamabilinambilikusukelaku-Adamukuya kuJakobe,futhikwenziwaizinhloboezingamashumi amabilinambilizomsebenzikwazekwabausuku lwesikhombisa;lokhukubusisiwefuthikungcwele;kanti owokuqalaubusisiwefuthiungcwele;futhilonaukhonza nalowoukuzekungcweliswefuthikubusiswe

24Futhilokhu(uJakobenenzaloyakhe)kwanikwaukuthi bahlalebengababusisiwenabangcwelebobufakazi bokuqalanomthetho,njengobanjeayelingcwelisilefuthi elibusisileusukulweSabathangosukulwesikhombisa.

25Wadalaizulunomhlabanakhokonkeakudala ngezinsukueziyisithupha,futhiuNkulunkuluwenzausuku lwesikhombisalwabangcwele,ngenxayayoyonke imisebenziYakhe;ngakho-kewayalangenxayaloukuthi, nomangubaniowenzanomayimuphiumsebenzingalo uyokufa,nokuthilowoowungcolisayouyokufanakanjani.

26Ngalokhouyalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukuba balugcinelolusuku,balungcwelise,bangenzimsebenzi ngalo,bangalungcolisi,njengobalungcwelekunezinye izinsuku

27Nomangubaniowungcolisayouyakufanokufa,futhi nomangubaniowenzanomayimuphiumsebenzikuwo uyakufaphakade,ukuzeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibagcine lolusukuezizukulwanenizabo,futhibangasuswaezweni; ngobaluwusukuolungcwelenosukuolubusisiweyo.

28FuthiwonkeumuntuogcinaiSabathafuthialigcine kuyoyonkeimisebenziyakhe,uyobangcwelefuthi abusiswekuzozonkeizinsukunjengathi

29Memezelafuthiutsheleabantwanabakwa-Israyeli umthethowalolusukuukuthikufanelebagcineiSabatha ngalo,nokuthiakufanelebalishiyengenxayephutha lezinhliziyozabo;(nokuthi)akuvunyelweukwenzanoma yimuphiumsebenziongafanelengalo,ukuzebawenze ngentandoyabo,nokuthiakufanelebalungiselelenomayini ezodliwanomaephuzwayokulo,nokuthi(akuvunyelwe) ukukhaamanzi,nomaukungenisanomaukukhiphakuwo ngamasangoabonomayimuphiumthwalo, ababengawulungiselelangangosukulwesithuphaezindlini zabozokuhlala.

30Futhiabayikungenisanomabakhipheindlungendlu ngalolosuku;ngobalolosukulungcwelefuthilubusisiwe kunanomayiluphiusukulwejubililwejubili;ngalolosuku sagcinaiSabathaemazulwiningaphambikokubakwaziwe kunomayimuphiumuntuukuthiuzoligcinaemhlabeni.

31FuthiuMdaliwezintozonkewayibusisa,kodwa akangcwelisangabonkeabantunezizweukubabagcine iSabathangalo,kodwau-Israyelikuphela:bonakuphela abavumeleukubabadle,baphuze,futhibagcineiSabatha emhlabeni

32FuthiuMdaliwezintozonkewabusisalolusuku ayeludalilengenxayesibusisonobungcwelenenkazimulo ngaphezukwazozonkeizinsuku.

33LomthethonobufakazibanikwaabantwanabakwaIsrayelinjengomthethokuzekubephakadeezizukulwaneni zabo.

ISAHLUKO3

1Futhiezinsukwinieziyisithuphazesontolesibilisaletha, ngokwezwilikaNkulunkulu,ku-Adamuzonkeizilwane, nazozonkeizinkomo,nazozonkeizinyoni,nakhokonke okuhambaemhlabeni,nakhokonkeokuhambaemanzini, ngezinhlobozazo,nangezinhlobozazo:izilwanengosuku lokuqala;izinkomongosukulwesibili;izinyoningosuku lwesithathu;nakhokonkeokuhambaemhlabeningosuku lwesine;nalokhookuhambaemanziningosukulwesihlanu 2U-Adamuwaziqambazonkengamagamaazo,futhi njengobawaziqambakanjalo,kwabanjalonamagamaazo 3Futhingalezizinsukuezinhlanuu-Adamuwabonazonke lezi,owesilisanowesifazane,ngokwezinhlobozonke ezazisemhlabeni,kodwawayeyedwafuthiakatholanga umsiziwakhe

4UJehovawathikithi:“Akukuhleukubaumuntuahlale yedwa;masimenzeleumsizi”

5UJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwamhliselaubuthongo obukhulu,walala,wathathaubamboolulodwaphakathi kwezimbambozakhe,loluubambolwabayisiqalo sowesifazanephakathikwezimbambozakhe,wakha inyamaesikhundlenisalo,wakhaowesifazane.

6Wamvusau-Adamuebuthongwenibakhe,wavuka ngosukulwesithupha,wamlethakuye;wamazi,wathikuye: “Louseyithambolamathamboaminenyamayenyamayami; uyakubizwangokuthiumkami,ngokubauthathwe endodeniyakhe”

7Ngakho-keindodanomfazibayobamunye,ngakho-ke indodaiyoshiyauyisenonina,inamathelekumkayo,babe nyamanye.

8Ngesontolokuqalau-Adamuwadalwa,nobamboumkakhe;ngesontolesibiliwambonisalona;futhingenxa yalesisizathukwanikezwaumyalowokubabagcine ekungcolenikwabo,okwesilisaizinsukueziyisikhombisa, nokwesifazaneizinsukueziphindwekabilieziyisikhombisa 9Kwathiu-Adamueseqedeizinsukuezingamashumi amaneezweniayedalelwekulo,samyisaensiminiyaseEdeneukubaayilimefuthiayigcine,kodwaumkakhe bamlethangosukulwamashumiayisishiyagalombili, kwathingemvakwalokhowangenaensiminiyase-Edene 10Futhingenxayalesisizathulomyaloulotshwe ezibhebhenizasezulwinimaqondananobelethayo:'Uma ezalaumfana,uzohlalaekungcolenikwakheizinsuku

eziyisikhombisangokwesontolokuqalalezinsuku,futhi uzohlalaegazinilokuhlanzwakwakheizinsuku ezingamashumiamathathunantathu,futhiakufaneleathinte nomayiniengcwele,nomaangeneendliniengcwele,aze aqedelezizinsuku(ezibekwe)endabeniyomntwana wesilisa

11Kodwaumakungumuntuwesifazane,kufaneleahlale ekungcolenikwakheamasontoamabili,ngokwezinsuku ezimbilizokuqala,nezinsukuezingamashumiayisithupha nesithuphaegazinilokuhlanzwakwakhe,futhizonke ziyobaizinsukuezingamashumiayisishiyagalombili’

12Kwathieseqedilelezizinsukuezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombilisamlethaensiminiyase-Edene,ngoba ingcwelekakhulukunomhlabawonkefuthiyonkeimithi etshalwekuyoingcwele

13Ngakho-ke,kwamiswaumthethowalezozinsuku ngokuphathelenenomntwanaozalaumfananoma owesifazaneukuthiakufaneleathinteluthoolungcwele, nomaangeneendliniengcwelekuzekubeyilapholezo zinsukuseziphelile

14LonangumthethonobufakaziobalotshwangenxakaIsrayeli,ukuzebawugcinezonkeizinsuku.

15Futhingesontolokuqalalejubililokuqala,[1-7AM]uAdamunomkakhebabesensiminiyase-Edeneiminyaka eyisikhombisabelimafuthibeyigcina,futhisamnika umsebenzifuthisamyalaukubaenzekonkeokufanele ukulinywa

16Walima(insimu),wahambaze,engazi,futhi wayengenamahloni,wavikelainsimuezinyonini, ezilwaneninasezinkomeni,waqoqaizithelozayo,wadla, wabekaeceleniokuselekwakhenomkakhe[wabeka eceleniokwakugcinwa]

17Kwathingemvakokuphelakweminyakaeyisikhombisa, ayeyiqedilelapho,iminyakaeyisikhombisangqo,[8AM] kwathingenyangayesibili,ngosukulweshumi nesikhombisa(lwenyanga),inyokayafikayasondela kowesifazane,inyokayathikowesifazane:“UNkulunkulu ukuyalileyiniukuthi,‘Ningadlikuyoyonkeimithi yensimu?’”

18Wathikuso:“UNkulunkuluushilokithiukuthi:‘Yidlani izithelozomuthiophakathinensimu’KodwauNkulunkulu ushilokithiukuthi:‘Ningadlikuwo,ningawuthinti,funa nife.’

19Inyokayathikowesifazane:“Aniyikufanokufa; ngokubauNkulunkuluuyaziukuthimhlanidlakuwo, amehloenuayakuvuleka,nibenjengonkulunkulu,nazi okuhlenokubi”

20Owesifazanewabonaukuthiumuthiuyathandekafuthi uyathandekaemehlweni,nokuthiizithelozawozilungele ukudliwa,wathathakuwowadla

21Kwathilaphoeseqaleukumbozaihlazolakhe ngamaqabungaomkhiwane,wanikau-Adamu,wadla, amehloakheavuleka,wabonaukuthiwayehambaze

22Wathathaamaqabungaomkhiwane,wawathunga, wazenzelai-apron,wambozaihlazolakhe

23UNkulunkuluwayiqalekisainyoka,wayithukuthelela kuzekubephakade...

24Wamthukuthelelaowesifazane,ngobawalalelaizwi lenyoka,wadla;wathikuye:'Ngizakwandisakakhuluusizi lwakhonezinhlunguzakho;uzozalaabantwana

ngobuhlungu,futhiukubuyakwakhokuzakubasendodeni yakho,yonaizokubusa.'

25Futhiku-Adamuwathi:'Njengobaulaleleizwi lomkakho,wadlaumuthiengakuyalangawoukuthi ungawudli,umhlabathiuqalekisiwengenxayakho; uyakukuvezelaamevanamakhakhasi,udleisinkwasakho ngesithukuthukusobusobakho,uzeubuyeleemhlabathini laphowathathwakhona;ngokubaungumhlabathi,futhi uzobuyelaemhlabathini'

26Wabenzelaizembathozesikhumba,wabagqokisa, wabakhiphaeNsiminiyase-Edeni

27Ngalolosukuu-Adamuaphumangaloensimini, wanikelaumnikelonjengephungaelimnandi,inhlaka,igalbanum,ne-stakte,nezinongoekuseningokuphuma kwelangakusukelaosukwiniazimbozangaloihlazolakhe 28Ngalolosukukwavalwaumlomowazozonkeizilwane, nezinkomo,nezinyoni,nanomayikuphiukuhamba, nanomayikuphiukunyakaza,kangangokuthi zazingasakwaziukukhuluma:ngobazonkezazikhulumile omunyenomunyengolimiolulodwanangomlomoowodwa 29WakhiphaeNsiminiyase-Edeneyonkeinyama eyayiseNsiminiyase-Edene,yonkeinyamayahlakazeka ngezinhlobozayo,nangezinhlobozayo,yayaezindaweni eyayidalelwezona

30Futhiu-Adamukuphelaowamnika(ilungelo) lokumbozaihlazolakhe,lazozonkeizilwanenezinkomo 31Ngenxayalokhu,kubhaliweezibhebhenizasezulwini ngokuphathelenenabobonkeabaziyoisahlulelosomthetho, ukuthikufanelebafihleihlazolabo,futhibangazivezi njengobaabeZizwebeziveza

32Kwathingenyangaentshayenyangayesine,u-Adamu nomkakhebaphumaeNsiminiyase-Edene,bahlalaezweni lase-Eldaezweniabadalelwekulo

33U-Adamuwaqambaumkakhengokuthiu-Eva.

34FuthiabazangebabenandodanakwazekwabayiJubili lokuqala,[8ekuseni]futhingemvakwalokhowamazi

35Manjewayelimaumhlabathinjengobaayeyaliwe eNsiminiyase-Edene

ISAHLUKO4

1Ngesontolesithathungejubililesibili[64-70AM]wazala uKayini,kwathingelesine[71-77AM]wazalau-Abela, kwathingelesisihlanu[78-84AM]wazalaindodakazi yakheu-Âwân

2Futhingonyakawokuqala(ngonyaka)wejubililesithathu [99-105AM],uKayiniwabulalau-Abelangoba (uNkulunkulu)wamukelaumhlatsheloka-Abela,futhi akamukelangaumnikelokaKayini

3Wambulalaensimini;igazilakhelakhalalisuka emhlabathinilayaezulwini,likhonondangokuthi wayembulele.

4UJehovawamsolauKayiningenxaka-Abela,ngoba wayembulele,wamenzaumbalekiemhlabeningenxa yegazilomfowabo,wamqalekisaemhlabeni

5Ngenxayalokhukulotshiweematafuleniasezulwini ukuthi,'Uqalekisiwe,oshayaumakhelwanewakhe ngokukhohlisa,futhibonkeababonilenabazwilemabathi, 'Makubenjalo;'futhiumuntuokubonilekodwaangakusho, makaqalekiswenjengalowoomunye.'

6Futhingenxayalesisizathusimemezelalaphosiza phambikweNkosiuNkulunkuluwethuzonkeizono ezenziwaezulwininasemhlabeni,nasekukhanyeni nasebumnyameni,nakuzozonkeizindawo.

7U-Adamunomkakhebalilelau-Abelaamasontoamane eminyaka,[99-127AM]kwathingonyakawesinewesonto lesihlanu[130AM]bajabula,u-Adamuwaphindewamazi umkakhe,wamzalelaindodana,wayiqambangokuthiuSeti; ngokubawathi'UNKULUNKULUusivuseleinzalo yesibiliemhlabeniesikhundlenisika-Abela;ngokuba uKayiniwambulala'

8Ngesontolesithupha[134-40ekuseni]wazalaindodakazi yakheu-Azûrâ.

9UKayiniwathathaudadewaboukubaabengumkakhe, wamzalelau-Enokeekuphelenikwejubiliyesine[190-196 AM]Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolokuqalalejubili yesihlanu,[197AM]kwakhiwaizindluemhlabeni,uKayini wakhaumuzi,wawuqambangegamalendodanayakheuEnoke.

10U-Adamuwamaziumkakheu-Eva,wazalaamadodana ayisishiyagalolunye

11Ngesontolesihlanulejubililesihlanu[225-31AM]uSeti wathathau-Azûrâudadewaboukubaabengumkakhe, kwathingolwesine(ngonyakawesontolesithupha)[235 AM]wamzalelau-Enoshe.

12WaqalaukubizaigamalikaJehovaemhlabeni

13Kwathingejubililesikhombisangesontolesithathu [309-15AM]u-EnoshewathathaudadewabouNoâm ukubaabengumkakhe,wamzalelaindodanangonyaka wesithathungesontolesihlanu,wayiqambangokuthi uKhenani.

14Ekuphelenikwejubililesishiyagalombili[325,386-3992 AM]uKhenaniwathathauMûalêlêthudadewaboukubaabe ngumkakhe,wamzalelaindodanangejubili lesishiyagalolunye,ngesontolokuqalangonyaka wesithathuwalelisonto,[395AM]wayiqambangokuthi uMahalalele.

15Ngesontolesibililejubilileshumi[449-55AM] uMahalalelewamthathelauDina,indodakazikaBarakayeli indodakaziyomfowabokayise,ukubaabengumkakhe, wamzalelaindodanangesontolesithathungonyaka wesithupha,[461AM]wayiqambangokuthiuJarede, ngobaezinsukwinizakheizingelosizeNkosizehlela emhlabeni,laboababizwangokuthiabaLindi,ukuze bafundiseabantwanababantu,nokuthibenzeukwahlulela nobuqothoemhlabeni.

16Kwathingejubilileshuminanye[512-18AM]uJarede wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhekwakunguBaraka, indodakazikaRâsûjâl,indodakaziyomfowabokayise, ngesontolesinelalejubili,[522AM]futhiwamzalela indodanangesontolesihlanu,ngonyakawesinewejubili, wayiqambangokuthiu-Enoke.

17Futhiwayengowokuqalaphakathikwabantuabazalwa emhlabeniabafundaukubhalanolwazinokuhlakanipha futhiwabhalaphansiizibonakalisozezulungokwesimiso sezinyangazazoencwadini,ukuzeabantubaziizinkathi zeminyakangokwesimisosezinyangazazoezihlukene.

18Futhiwayengowokuqalaukubhalaubufakazifuthi wafakazakubantwanababantuphakathikwezizukulwane zomhlaba,futhiwabalandisaamasontoejubili,futhi wabazisaizinsukuzeminyaka,wahlelaizinyangafuthi

wabalandisaamaSabathaeminyakanjengobasamenza (wawazisa),wawazisa.

19Futhilokhookwakukhonanalokhookuzobayikho wakubonaembonweniwokulalakwakhe,njengoba kuzokwenzekakubantwanababantuezizukulwanenizabo kuzekubeusukulokwahlulela;wabonafuthiwaqonda konke,futhiwabhalaubufakazibakhe,futhiwabeka ubufakaziemhlabenibabobonkeabantwanababantukanye nezizukulwanezabo

20Kwathingejubilileshuminambili,[582-88]ngesonto lesikhombisalalo,wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhe kwakungu-Edna,indodakazikaDaneli,indodakazi yomfowabokayise,kwathingonyakawesithuphakuleli sonto[587AM]wamzalelaindodanawayiqambangokuthi uMethusela

21FuthiwayekanyenezingelosizikaNkulunkulungalezi jubilieziyisithuphazeminyaka,futhizambonisakonke okusemhlabeninasezulwini,ukubusakwelanga,futhi wabhalakonke.

22FuthiwafakazakubaLindi,ababebonilenamadodakazi abantu;ngobalababasebeqalileukuhlangana, kangangokuthibangcoliswa,namadodakaziabantu,futhiuEnokewafakazangokumelenenabobonke

23Wathathwaphakathikwabantwanababantu,samyisa eNsiminiyase-Edenengobukhosinodumo,futhibheka laphoubhalaphansiukulahlwanokwahlulelwakomhlaba, kanyenabobonkeububibabantwanababantu

24Futhingenxayalokho(uNkulunkulu)walethaamanzi kazamcolophezukwezwelonkelase-Edene;ngobalapho wabekwanjengesibonakalisonokuthikufaneleafakaze ngokumelenenabobonkeabantwanababantu,ukuthi kufanelealandisezonkeizenzozezizukulwanekuzekube usukulokulahlwa

25Washisaimpephoyendluengcwele,amakhaamnandi amukelekayophambikukaJehovaeNtabeni

26NgobaiNkosiinezindawoezineemhlabeni,iNsimu yase-Edene,neNtabayaseMpumalanga,kanyenalentaba okhonakuyonamuhla,iNtabaiSinayi,neNtabaiZiyoni (ezongcweliswa)ekudalweniokushaukuzekungcweliswe umhlaba;ngayoumhlabauzongcweliswakukhokonke (kwawo)icalakanyenokungcolakwawoezizukulwaneni zomhlaba

27Kwathingejubilileshuminane[652AM]uMethusela wazithathelaumfazi,u-Ednaindodakazika-Azrial, indodakaziyomfowabokayise,ngesontolesithathu, ngonyakawokuqalawalelisonto,[701-7AM]wazala indodanawayiqambangokuthiuLameki

28Kwathingejubilileshuminanhlanungesontolesithathu uLamekawazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhe kwakunguBetenosiindodakazikaBarakayili,indodakazi yomfowabokayise,futhikulelisontowamzalelaindodana, wayiqambangokuthiuNowa,ethi:“Louzongiduduza ngokuhluphekakwaminangomsebenziwamiwonke, nangomhlabathiuJehovaawuqalekisileyo”

29Ekuphelenikwejubilileshuminesishiyagalolunye, ngesontolesikhombisangonyakawesithupha[930AM] walo,u-Adamuwafa,futhiwonkeamadodanaakhe amngcwabaezweniadalwakulo,futhiwabangowokuqala ukungcwatshwaemhlabeni

30Futhiwalahlekelwaiminyakaengamashumi ayisikhombisayeminyakaeyinkulungwane;ngoba

iminyakaeyinkulungwaneinjengosukuolulodwa ebufakazinibamazulufuthiyingakhokwabhalwa ngokuphathelenenomuthiwolwazi:‘Ngosukuenidlangalo kuwoniyokufa.’Ngenxayalesisizathuakazangeaqede iminyakayalolusuku;ngobawafaphakathinalo.

31EkuphelenikwalelijubiliuKayiniwabulawangemva kwakhengalowonyaka;ngobaindluyakheyawelaphezu kwakhewafaphakathikwendluyakhe,wabulawa ngamatsheayo;ngobawabulalau-Abelangetshe, wabulawangetshengokwahlulelaokulungile

32Ngenxayalesisizathukwamiswaezibhebheni zasezulwini:Ngethuluziumuntuabulalangalo umakhelwanewakhe,uyakubulawangalo;ngendlela amlimazangayo,bayakumphathangayo

33Ngejubililamashumiamabilinanhlanu[1205AM] uNowawazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhekwakungu`Emzârâ,indodakazikaRâkê'êl,indodakaziyomfowabo kayise,ngonyakawokuqalangesontolesihlanu[1207AM]: nangonyakawesithathuwamzalelauShemi,ngonyaka wesihlanu[1209AM]wamzalelauHamu,nangonyaka wokuqalangesontolesithupha[1212AM]wamzalela uJafete.

ISAHLUKO5

1Kwathilaphoabantwanababantubeqalaukwanda ebuswenibomhlabafuthibezalaamadodakazi,izingelosi zikaNkulunkuluzababonangonyakaothilewalelijubili, ukuthibabebahleukubukeka;futhibazithathelaabafazi kubobonkeababakhethayo,futhibabazalelaamadodana futhiayeyiziqhwaga.

2Ukungabinamthethokwandaemhlabenifuthiyonke inyamayonakaliseindlelayayo,abantunezinkomo nezilwanenezinyoninakhokonkeokuhambaemhlabenikonkekonakalisaizindlelazabokanyenemiyaleloyabo, futhibaqalaukudlana,futhiukungabinamthethokwanda emhlabenifuthiyonkeimicabangoyemicabangoyabo bonkeabantu(yayilokhu)imbinjalo

3UNkulunkuluwabukaumhlaba,futhibheka,wonakele, futhiyonkeinyamayonakaliseizimisozawo,futhibonke ababesemhlabenibenzezonkeizinhlobozobubiphambi kwamehloAkhe

4Futhiwathiuzobhubhisaumuntunayoyonkeinyama ebuswenibomhlabaayewudalile

5KodwauNowawatholaumusaemehlwenikaJehova

6Futhingezingelosiayezithumeleemhlabeni, wathukuthelakakhulu,wakhiphaumyalowokubazisuswe kuzozonkeizibusisozazo,futhiwasiyalaukubasizibophe ezinzulwinizomhlaba,futhibhekaziboshwephakathi kwazo,futhizigcinwezahlukene

7Kwaphumaumyalophambikwamadodanaabowokuba ashaywengenkemba,asuswephansikwezulu.

8Wathi,‘Umoyawamiawuyikuhlalaphezukomuntunjalo; ngobanabobayinyama,izinsukuzaboziyakubayiminyaka eyikhulunamashumiamabili’

9WathumelainkembaYakhephakathikwaboukuze yilowonalowoabulaleumakhelwanewakhe,baqala ukubulalanabazebawabonkengenkembababhujiswa emhlabeni

10Futhioyisebabengofakazi(bokubhujiswakwabo),futhi ngemvakwalokhubaboshwaezinzulwinizomhlabakuze

kubephakade,kuzekubeusukulokulahlwaokukhulu, laphoisahlulelosikhishwakubobonkelaboabonakalise izindlelazabonemisebenziyabophambikweNkosi

11Wabhubhisabonkeezindawenizabo,akusalangamuntu kuboangamgwebangangokobubibabobonke.

12Futhiwadalayonkeimisebenziyakheisimoesisha nesilungile,ukuzebangoningesimosabosonkekuzekube phakade,kodwabonkebabengabalungileyongamunye ngohlobolwakhenjalo

13Futhiisahlulelosabobonkesimisiwefuthisilotshwe ezibhebhenizasezulwiningokulunga-ngisho(isahlulelo sabo)bonkeabaphambukaendleleniemiselweukuba bahambekuyo;futhiumabengahambikuyo,isahlulelo silotshelwezonkeizidalwanazozonkeizinhlobo

14Futhiakukholuthoezulwininomaemhlabeni,noma ekukhanyeninomaebumnyameni,nomaeSheolinoma ekujuleni,nomaendaweniyobumnyama(engahlulelwa); futhizonkeizahlulelozabozimisiwefuthizibhaliwefuthi ziqoshwe.

15Uyokwahlulelabonkengokuphathelenenabo,abakhulu ngobukhulubakhe,nabancanengokuqondenenobuncane bakhe,yilowonalowongokwendlelayakhe.

16Futhiakayenaumuntuozobhekaubuso(banoma yimuphiumuntu),futhiakayenaumuntuozokwamukela izipho,umaethiuzokwahlulelaumuntungamunye:uma umuntuenikelengakhokonkeokusemhlabeni,ngeke abhekeiziphonomaumuntu(wanomaubani),futhingeke amukeleluthoezandlenizakhe,ngobaungumahluleli olungileyo

17Futhingabantwanabakwa-Israyelikulotshiwefuthi kwamiswa:Umabephendukelakuyengokulunga, uyobathethelelazonkeiziphambekozabo,abathethelele zonkeizonozabo

18Kubhaliwefuthikumisweukuthiuzobonisaisihawu kubobonkeabaphendukakuzozonkeizonozabokanye ngonyaka

19Futhingokuphathelenenabobonkelaboabonakalisa izindlelazabonemicabangoyabongaphambikukazamcolo, akekhoumuntuowamukelwangaphandlekukaNowa yedwa;ngobaumuntuwakhewamukelwangenxa yamadodanaakhe,lawo(uNkulunkulu)awasindisa emanzinikazamcolongenxayakhe;ngobainhliziyoyakhe yayilungilekuzozonkeizindlelazakhe,njengoba kwakuyaliwengaye,futhiwayengaphambukikunomayini eyayimiselweyena

20INkosiyathiizobhubhisakonkeokusemhlabeni,abantu nezinkomo,nezilwane,nezinyonizezulu,nalokho okuhambaemhlabeni.YayalauNowaukubaakhe umkhumbi,ukuzeazisindiseemanzinikazamcolo

21UNowawakhaumkhumbingazozonkeizindlela njengobaayemyalile,ngejubilileminyakaengamashumi amabilinesikhombisa,ngesontolesihlanungonyaka wesihlanu(ngenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala)[1307 AM]

22Wangenangomnyakawesithupha(ngonyaka)wawo, [1308AM]ngenyangayesibili,ngenyangaentsha yenyangayesibili,kwazekwabayi-16;wangena,nakho konkeesikulethilekuye,emkhunjini,uJehovawawuvala ngaphandlengobusukubeshuminesikhombisa

23UJehovawavulaamasangoayisikhombisaezikhukhula zasezulwini,nemilomoyemithomboyolwandleolukhulu, imilomoeyisikhombisangenani

24Amasangoezikhukhulaaqalaukuthululaamanzievela ezulwiniizinsukuezingamashumiamanenobusuku obungamashumiamane,nemithomboyolwandleyakhipha amanzi,kwazekwabayilaphoumhlabawonkeugcwele amanzi.

25Amanziandaemhlabeni;amanziaphakamangaphezu kwazozonkeizintabaeziphakemeyo,umkhumbi waphakanyiswaphezukomhlaba,wahambaphezu kwamanzi

26Amanzianqobaumhlabaizinyangaezinhlanu-izinsuku eziyikhulunamashumiamahlanu

27Umkhumbiwahambawayakumaesiqongweni saseLubari,enyeyezintabazase-Ararati.

28Futhi(ngenyangaentsha)ngenyangayesineimithombo yolwandleolukhuluyavalwanamasangoezikhukhula zezuluavalwa;futhingenyangaentshayenyanga yesikhombisayonkeimilomoyamawaomhlabayavuleka, amanziaqalaukwehlaayeekujuleniokungaphansi

29Ngenyangaentshayeshumiiziqongozezintaba zabonakala,futhingenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala umhlabawabonakala

30Amanzianyamalalaemhlabeningesontolesihlanu ngonyakawesikhombisa[1309AM]walo,kwathingosuku lweshuminesikhombisangenyangayesibiliumhlaba womile.

31Kwathingosukulwamashumiamabilinesikhombisa wavulaumkhumbi,wakhiphakuwoizilwane,nezinkomo, nezinyoni,nazozonkeizintoezihambayo.

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingenyangayesithathuwaphumaemkhunjini, wakhai-altarekuleyontaba

2Wasesenzainhlawuloyomhlaba,wathathaizinyane lembuziwenzainhlawulongegazilawongenxayazozonke izonozomhlaba;ngobakonkeokwakukuwo kwakubhujisiwe,ngaphandlekwalaboababesemkhunjini noNowa

3Wabekaamanoniawoe-altare,wathathainkabi,nembuzi, nemvu,nezinyanelembuzi,nosawoti,nehobhe,nephuphu lejuba,wabekaumnikelowokushiswae-altare,wathela umnikelophezukwawooxutshwenamafutha,wafafaza iwayini,wathelainhlakaphezukwakhokonke, waphakamisaiphungaelimnandi,elamukelekayophambi kukaJehova.

4UJehovawezwaiphungaelimnandi,wenza isivumelwanonayesokuthiakusayikubakhonauzamcolo wokubhubhisaumhlaba,nokuthizonkeizinsukuzomhlaba, isikhathisokuhlwanyelanokuvuna,akusayikuphela, amakhazanokushisa,ihlobonobusika,imininobusuku, akusayikushintshaukumakwakho,akusayikuphelakuze kubephakade

5Nina-ke,zalani,nandeemhlabeni,nandekuwo,nibe yisibusisokuwo;ngiyakuninikaukwesabanokwesaba kukhokonkeokusemhlabeninaselwandle

6Bhekani,ngininikezonkeizilwane,nazozonkeizinto ezinamaphiko,nakhokonkeokuhambayoemhlabeni,

nezinhlanziemanzini,nakhokonkeokudliwayo; njengemifinoeluhlaza,ngininikekonkeokudliwayo.

7Kodwainyama,kanyenomphefumulowayo,kanye negazi,aniyikuyidla;ngokubaumphefumulowayoyonke inyamausegazini,funaigazilenulemiphefumuloyenu libizweEsandlenisawowonkeumuntu,esandlenisazo zonkeizilwanengiyakulibizaigazilomuntu

8Nomangubaniochithaigazilomuntungomuntuigazi lakheliyakuchithwa,ngokubauNkulunkuluwamenza umuntungomfanekisowakhe

9Nina-ke,zalani,nandeemhlabeni

10UNowanamadodanaakhebafungaukuthingekebadle nomayiliphiigazielalisenyameni,futhiwenza isivumelwanophambikweNkosiuNkulunkulukuzekube phakadekuzozonkeizizukulwanezomhlabangalenyanga 11Ngenxayalokhuwakhulumakuweukuthikufanele wenzeisivumelwanonabantwanabakwa-Israyelikule nyangaentabeningesifungo,nokuthikufaneleufafazeigazi phezukwabongenxayawowonkeamazwiesivumelwano uJehovaasenzanabokuzekubephakade

12Futhilobufakazibubhaliwenganiukuthikufanele nibugcinenjalo,ukuzeningadlinomayiliphiigazi lezilwanenomalezinyoninomalezinkomonganoma yiluphiusukuphakathinazozonkeizinsukuzomhlaba, futhiumuntuodlaigazilezilwanenomalezinkomonoma lezinyoniphakathinazozonkeizinsukuzomhlaba,yena nenzaloyakhebayosuswaezweni

13Uyalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukubabangadliigazi, ukuzeamagamaabonenzaloyabokubephambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwethunjalo

14Futhingalomthethoakukhomkhawulowezinsuku, ngobaungowaphakadeBazowugcinaezizukulwanenizabo, ukuzebaqhubekebenincengangegaziphambikwe-altare; nsukuzonkenangesikhathisasekuseninakusihlwa bazocelaintethelelongenxayenunjalophambikukaJehova ukuzebawugcinefuthibangawususi

15WanikauNowanamadodanaakheisibonakalisosokuthi akusayikubakhonauzamcoloemhlabeni

16Wabekauthingolwakheemafwininjengophawu lwesivumelwanoesiphakadesokuthiakusayikubakhona uzamcoloemhlabeniukuzeubhujiswezonkeizinsuku zomhlaba

17Ngenxayalesisizathukumiswefuthikulotshiwe ezibhebhenizasezulwini,ukuthikufanelebagubheumkhosi wamasontokulenyangakanyengonyaka,ukuzebavuselele isivumelwanominyakayonke.

18Futhiwonkelomkhosiwawugujwaezulwinikusukela osukwinilokudalwakuzekubesezinsukwinizikaNowaamajubiliangamashumiamabilinesithuphanamasonto amahlanueminyaka[1309-1659AM]:futhiuNowa namadodanaakhebawugubhaamajubiliayisikhombisa nesontoelilodwaleminyaka,kwazekwabausukulokufa kukaNowa,futhikusukelaosukwinilokufakukaNowa amadodanaakheawususa(kwazekwabasezinsukwini zika-Abrahama,futhiadlaigazi

19Kodwau-Abrahamawakugcina,no-IsakanoJakobe nabantwanabakhebakugcinakwazekwabasemihleniyenu, nasemihleniyenuabantwanabakwa-Israyelibakhohlwa kwazekwabasemihleniyenukulentaba

20Wena-keyalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukuba bawugcinelomkhosiezizukulwanenizabozonke,ube

ngumthethokubo;bayakugcinaumkhosiusukuolulodwa ngonyakakulenyanga.

21Ngobaumkhosiwamasontonomkhosiwezithelo zokuqala:lomkhosiuphindwekabilifuthiungowemvelo ephindwekabili:ngokwalokhookubhaliwenokuqoshwe ngakho,wugubhe

22Ngobangilobileencwadiniyomthethowokuqala, kulokhoengikubhalelekona,ukuthikufaneleuwugubhe ngesikhathisawo,usukuolulodwangonyaka,futhi ngikuchazeleimihlatsheloyawoukuzeabantwanabakwaIsrayelibayikhumbulefuthibayigubhekuzozonke izizukulwanezabokulenyanga,usukuolulodwangonyaka 23Futhingenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala,kanye nenyangaentshayesine,kanyenenyangaentsha yesikhombisa,kanyenenyangaentshayeshumikuyoba yizinsukuzokukhumbula,kanyenezinsukuzezinkathi ezihlukanisweniezinezonyakaLezizilotshiwefuthi zamiswanjengobufakazikuzekubephakade

24UNowawazimiselazonanjengemikhosiyezizukulwane kuzekubephakade,ukuzezibeyisikhumbuzokuyengazo

25Kwathingenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala watshelwaukubaazenzeleumkhumbi,futhingalolosuku umhlabawoma,wavula(umkhumbi)wabonaumhlaba

26Ngenyangaentshayenyangayesineimilomoyokujula komgodiongaphansiyavalwa.Ngenyangaentshayenyanga yesikhombisayonkeimilomoyemigodiyomhlaba yavuleka,amanziaqalaukwehlaangenekuyo

27Kwathingenyangaentshayeshumikwabonakala iziqongozezintaba,uNowawajabula

28Ngenxayalokhuwazimiselawonanjengemikhosi yesikhumbuzokuzekubephakade,futhiamiswakanjalo.

29Bawabekaezibhebhenizasezulwini,ngalinye lalinamasontoayishuminantathu;kusukelakwelinyekuya kwelinye(badlulisela)isikhumbuzosawo,kusukela kwelokuqalakuyakwelesibili,kusukelakwelesibilikuya kwelesithathu,kusukelakwelesithathukuyakwelesine

30Zonkeizinsukuzomyalozizobaamasontoangamashumi amahlanunambili,futhi(lawaazokwenza)unyakawonke upheleleNgakho-kekuqoshwefuthikwamiswa ezibhebhenizasezulwini.

31Futhiakukhoukunganakwa(lomyalo)unyakaowodwa nomaunyakanonyaka

32Futhiyalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukubabagcine iminyakangokwalokhukubalwaizinsukuezingamakhulu amathathunamashumiayisithuphanane,futhi(lezi)zizoba unyakaophelele,futhingekebaphazamiseisikhathisawo ezinsukwinizawokanyenemikhosiyawo;ngobakonke kuzovelakubongokobufakazibabo,futhingekebashiye nomayiluphiusukunomabaphazamisenomayimiphi imikhosi

33Kodwaumabengayinakifuthibengayigcini ngokomyalowaKhe,khona-kebazophazamisazonke izinkathizabofuthiiminyakaizosuswakulokhu (ukuhleleka),[futhibazophazamisaizinkathineminyaka izosuswa]futhibazokhohlwaimithethoyabo

34Bonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibayokhohlwafuthi ngekebayitholeindlelayeminyaka,futhibayokhohlwa ukuthwasakwezinyanga,nezinkathi,namasabathafuthi bayophambukangokuqondenenayoyonkeinkathi yeminyaka.

35Ngobangiyazifuthikusukelamanjengizokumemezela kuwe,futhiakukhonaokwami;ngobaincwadi(ilele) ebhalwephambikwami,futhiezibhebhenizasezulwini ukuhlukaniswakwezinsukukumisiwe,funabakhohlwe imikhosiyesivumelwanofuthibahambengokwemikhosi yabeZizwengemvakokuphambukakwabonangemuva kokungazikwabo

36Ngobakuyobakhonalaboabazoqaphelainyanga ukuthi(i)phazamisakanjaniizinkathizonyakafuthiifika unyakanonyakangezinsukueziyishumingaphambi kwesikhathi

37Ngenxayalesisizathuiminyakaiyobafikelalapho bezophazamisa(ukuhleleka),benzeusukuolunengekayo lubeusukulobufakazi,nosukuolungcolilelubeusuku lomkhosi,futhibazodidanisazonkeizinsuku,okungcwele ngabangcolile,nosukuolungcolilelubeolungcwele;ngoba bazophambukangokuqondenenezinyanganamasabatha nemikhosinamajubili

38Ngenxayalesisizathungiyakuyalafuthi ngiyakufakazelaukuthiungafakazakubo;ngobangemva kokufakwakhoabantwanabakhobazobaphazamisa, kangangokuthingekebenzeunyakaubeyizinsuku ezingamakhuluamathathunamashumiayisithuphanane kuphela,futhingenxayalesisizathubazophambuka ngokuphathelenenokuthwasakwenyanganezinkathi namasabathanemikhosi,futhibazodlazonkeizinhlobo zegazinazozonkeizinhlobozenyama

ISAHLUKO7

1Ngesontolesikhombisangonyakawokuqala[13:17AM] walo,ngalelijubili,uNowawatshalaizivinientabenilapho umkhumbiwawumikhona,eqanjwengokuthiiLubar,enye yezintabazase-Ararati,futhizathelaizithelongonyaka wesine,[13:20AM]futhiwaqaphaizithelozazo,waziqoqa ngalonyakangenyangayesikhombisa

2Wenzaiwayiningalowalifakaesitsheni,waligcinakwaze kwabangumnyakawesihlanu,[1321AM]kwazekwaba lusukulokuqala,ngenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala

3Wagubhausukulwalomkhosingenjabulo,wanikela ngomnikelowokushiswakuJehova,inkunzieyodwaencane, nenqamaeyodwa,nezinqamaeziyisikhombisa,ngayinye inonyakaowodwaubudala,nempongoeyodwa,ukuzeenze ukubuyisanangayoyenanamadodanaakhe

4Waqalangokulungisaizinyanelembuzi,wabekaelinye igazilaloenyamenieyayise-altareayelilungisile,nawo wonkeamanoniawabekae-altarelaphoayenzelakhona umnikelowokushiswa,kanyenenkabi,nenqama,nemvu, wabekayonkeinyamayazoe-altare

5Wabekayonkeiminikeloyaboexutshwenamafutha phezukwayo,ngemvakwalokhowafafazaiwayini emlilweniayewushisilee-altare,wabekaimpephoe-altare, wenzaiphungaelimnandilamukelekaphambikukaJehova uNkulunkuluwakhe

6Wajabulafuthiwaphuzaleliwayini,yenanabantwana bakhengenjabulo

7Kwasekuhlwa,wangenaetendenilakhe,edakiwe,walala phansi,walalanqunuetendenilakheelele

8UHamuwabonauNowauyiseehambaze,waphuma watshelaabafowaboababilingaphandle.

9UShemiwathathainguboyakhe,wasukuma,yena noJafete,babekainguboemahlombeabo,babuyelaemuva, bambozaihlazolikayise,ubusobabobabubhekeemuva

10UNowawavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wazikonke indodanayakheencaneeyayikwenzilekuye,wayiqalekisa indodanayakhe,wathi:“MakaqalekisweuKhanani,abe yisigqilakubafowabo”

11WambusisauShemi,wathi:“MakabongweuJehova, uNkulunkulukaShemi,uKhananiabeyisigqilasakhe”

12UNkulunkulumakamkhuliseuJafete,uNkulunkulu ahlaleendlinikaShemi,uKhananiabeyisigqilasakhe’

13UHamuwayaziukuthiuyisewayethukeindodanayakhe encane,futhikwamcasulaukuthiwayethukeindodana yakheWahlukananoyise,yenanamadodanaakhekanye naye,uKushenoMizrayiminoPhuthinoKhanani

14Wazakhelaumuzi,wawuqambaigamalawongegama lomkakheuNeelatama'uk

15UJafetewakubonalokho,wabanomonangomfowabo, nayewazakhelaumuzi,wawuqambaigamalomkakhe ngokuthiu-Adathane

16UShemiwahlalanoyiseuNowa,wakhaumuzieduze kukayiseentabeni,nayewawuqambangegamalomkakhe uSedeqetelebab

17Bheka,lemiziemithathuiseduzeneNtabaiLubar; iSedeqetelebabibhekeintabangasempumalangayayo; neNa'eltama'ukngaseningizimu;'i-Adata'eses ngasentshonalanga

18LawangamadodanakaShemi:u-Elamu,no-Ashuri,noArpakishade-lendodanayazalwaeminyakeniemibili ngemvakukazamcolo-noLudi,no-Aramu

19AmadodanakaJafete:ngoGomere,noMagogi, noMadayi,noJavani,noThubali,noMesheke,noTirasi;laba ngamadodanakaNowa

20Futhingejubililamashumiamabilinesishiyagalombili [1324-1372AM]uNowawaqalaukuyalaamadodanaakhe izimisonemiyalo,nazozonkeizahluleloayezazi,futhi wanxusaamadodanaakheukubaagcineukulunga,futhi ambozeihlazolenyamayawo,futhiabusiseuMdaliwawo, futhiahlonipheuyisenonina,futhiathandeumakhelwane wawo,futhiavikeleimiphefumuloyawoebufebeni nasekungcoleninakukhokonkeokubi

21Ngobangenxayalezizintoezintathukwafikauzamcolo emhlabeni,okungukuthi,ngenxayobufebelaphoabalindi bephikisananomthethowezimisozabobaphingakhona namadodakaziabantu,bazithathelaabafazikubobonke abakhethayo;basebeqalaukungcola.

22BazalaamadodanaamaNafidi,futhibonkebabengafani, badlanabodwa;amaGiantsabulalaamaNafidi,namaNafidi abulalaama-Elijo,nabantubama-Elijo,nomuntuoyedwa 23Futhiwonkeumuntuwazithengisaukwenzaububi nokuchithaigazieliningi,umhlabawagcwalaububi

24Ngemvakwalokhobonaezilwaneninasezinyonini, nakhokonkeokuhambayonokuhambaemhlabeni;igazi eliningilachithekaemhlabeni,futhiyonkeimicabango nezifisozabantuzazicabangaizenobubinjalo

25UJehovawabhubhisakonkeebuswenibomhlaba; ngenxayobubibezenzozabo,nangenxayegazi ababelichithilephakathikomhlaba,wabhubhisakonke

26'Sasalathina,minanani,madodanaami,nabobonke abangenanathiemkhunjini,futhibhekaningiyabona imisebenziyenuphambikwamiukuthianihambi

ngokulunga:ngobaendleleniyokubhujiswaseniqalile ukuhamba,futhinihlukanaomunyenomunye,futhi ninomonaomunyenomunye,futhi(kanjalo-ke)ukuthi anizwani,madodanaami,ngamunyenomfowabo.

27Ngobangiyabona,futhibhekaniamademoniaseqalile ukuyenga(kwawo)kininakubantwanabenufuthimanje ngiyesabangenxayenu,ukuthingemvakokufakwami nizochithaigazilabantuemhlabeni,nokuthinani, nizobhujiswaebuswenibomhlaba

28Ngobanomangubaniochithaigazilomuntu,futhinoma ngubaniodlaigazilanomaiyiphiinyama,bonke bayobhujiswaemhlabeni

29Futhiakuyikusalamuntuodlaigazi,nomaochithaigazi lomuntuemhlabeni,futhiakuyikusalakuyenomayimuphi inzalonomainzaloehlalaphansikwezulu;Ngoba bayongenaeShiyoli,Futhibayokwehlelaendaweni yokulahlwa,Futhibonkebayosuswaebumnyameni bokujulangokufaokunobudlova

30Akuyikubonakalagaziphezukwenukulolonkeigazi; kuyakubakhonazonkeizinsukuenibulelengazoizilwane nomaizinkomonomayiniendizaemhlabeni,futhinenze umsebenziomuhleemiphefumulweniyenungokumboza lokhookuchithekileebuswenibomhlaba

31Futhiningabinjengalowoodlakanyenegazi,kodwa ziqapheleniukubakungabikhomuntuodlaigaziphambi kwenu:mbozaniigazi,ngokubangiyaliwekanjaloukuba ngifakazekininakubantwanabenu,kanyenayoyonke inyama.

32Ungavumeliumphefumuloudliwekanyenenyama, ukuzeigazilakho,eliyimpiloyakho,lingadingekiesandleni sanomayimuphiumuntuolichithaemhlabeni.

33Ngobaumhlabangekeuhlanzekeegazinielichithwe phezukwawo;ngoba(kuphela)ngegazilalowoowalichitha umhlabauzohlanzwakuzozonkeizizukulwanezawo.

34Manje,bantwanabami,lalelani:yenzaniukwahlulela nokulungaukuzemhlawumbenikutshalengokulunga phezukobusobomhlabawonke,futhiinkazimuloyenu iphakanyiswephambikukaNkulunkuluwami, owangisindisaemanzinikazamcolo

35Bhekani,nizohambaniyokwakhaimizi,nitshalekuyo yonkeimifinoesemhlabeni,kanyenayoyonkeimithi ethelaizithelo

36Iminyakaemithathuizithelozakhokonkeokudliwayo ngekeziqoqwe:futhingonyakawesineizithelozalo ziyobhekwanjengezingcwele[futhibazonikelangezithelo zokuqala],ezamukelekayophambikukaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,owadalaizulunomhlabanazozonkeizinto Mabanikelengobuningibewayininamafuthaokuqala njengezithelozokuqalae-altarelikaJehova, abakwamukelayo,futhiokuselemabakudleizincekuzendlu kaJehovaphambikwe-altareelikwamukelayo

37Futhingonyakawesihlanuyenzaniukukhululwaukuze nikukhululengokulunganangobuqotho,nibe ngabalungileyo,nakhokonkeenikutshalayokuyochuma

38Ngobau-Enoke,uyisekayihlo,wamyalakanjalo uMethusela,indodanayakhe,noMethuselaindodanayakhe uLameka,noLamekawangiyalazonkeizintooyise abamyalangazo

39Futhingizoninikaumyalo,madodanaami,njengobauEnokeayalaindodanayakhengejubililokuqala: ngesikhathiesaphila,owesikhombisaesizukulwanenisakhe,

wayalafuthiwafakazangendodanayakhenakumadodana endodanayakhekwazekwabausukulokufakwakhe.

ISAHLUKO8

1Ngejubililamashumiamabilinesishiyagalolunye, ngesontolokuqala,[1373AM]ekuqalenikwalouArpakishadewazithathelaumfaziogamalakhe kwakunguRasu'eja,indodakazikaSusan,indodakazikaElamu,wamzalelaindodanangonyakawesithathukuleli sonto,[1375AM]wayiqambangokuthiuKainam 2Indodanayakhula,uyisewayifundisaukubhala,yahamba yayofunaindawolaphoyayingazithathelakhonaumuzi.

3Watholaumbhaloowawuqoshwe(izizukulwane) zangaphambiliedwaleni,wafundaokwakukuwo, wawubhalaphansi,wonangenxayawo;ngoba wawuquketheimfundisoyabalindiababevameukuqaphela ngayoizimpawuzelanganenyanganezinkanyezikuzo zonkeizibonakalisozezulu.

4Wakubhalaphansifuthiakashongoluthongakho;ngoba wayesabaukukhulumanoNowangakhofuna amthukuthelelengenxayako.

5Kwathingejubililamashumiamathathu,[1429AM] ngesontolesibili,ngonyakawokuqalawalo,wazithathela umfazi,ogamalakhekwakunguMelka,indodakazi kaMadai,indodanakaJafete,kwathingonyakawesine [1432AM]wazalaindodana,wayiqambaigamalokuthi uShela;ngokubawathi:'Impelangithunyiwe.'

6[Kwathingonyakawesinewazalwa],uShelawakhula, wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhekwakunguMu'ak, indodakazikaKesedi,umfowabokayise,ngejubili lamashumiamathathunanye,ngesontolesihlanu,ngonyaka wokuqala[1499AM]walo

7Wamzalelaindodanangonyakawesihlanu[1503AM] walowonyaka,wayiqambangokuthiu-Eber:wazithathela umfazi,igamalakhekwakungu-'Azûrâd,indodakazi kaNebrod,ngejubililamashumiamathathunambili, ngesontolesikhombisa,ngonyakawesithathuwalo[1564 AM]

8Ngonyakawesithupha[1567AM]walo,wamzalela indodana,wayiqambangokuthiuPhelege;ngoba ezinsukwiniazalwangazoabantwanabakaNowabaqala ukuhlukanisaumhlabaphakathikwabo:ngenxayalesi sizathuwayiqambangokuthiuPhelege 9Bahlukanisangasese,batshelauNowa 10Kwathiekuqalenikwejubililamashumiamathathu nantathu[1569AM]bahlukanisaumhlabawaba izingxenyeezintathu,ngoSheminoHamunoJafete, ngokwefalomuntungamunye,ngonyakawokuqala ngesontolokuqala,laphoomunyewethuowayethunyiwe, wayenabo

11Wabizaamadodanaakhe,asondelakuye,wona nabantwanabawo,wahlukanisaumhlabawabayizabelo, okwakufaneleamadodanaakheamathathuazithathe,futhi elulaizandlazawo,athathaumbhaloesifubenisikaNowa, uyise

12KwavelakulombhalonjengesabelosikaShemi,indawo ephakathikomhlabaokufaneleayithatheleyona neyamadodanaakheizizukulwanengezizukulwane, kusukelaphakathikwezintabazaseRafa,kusukela emlonyeniwamanziavelaemfuleniiTina,futhiisabelo

sakhesiyangasentshonalangaphakathikwalomfula,futhi siqhubekasizesifinyeleleemanziniaphansi,lapholomfula uphumakhonauthululeamanziawoolwandleiMe'at,futhi lomfulaugelezaolwandleolukhulu.Futhikonke okusenyakathokungokukaJafete,nakhokonke okuseningizimukungokukaShemi

13FuthiiyanwebekaizeifikeeKaraso:lokhukusesifubeni solimiolubhekeeningizimu.

14IsabelosakhesiwelangaseLwandleOlukhulu,siqonde ngqosizesifikeentshonalangayolimiolubhekeeningizimu; ngokubalolulwandlelubizwangokuthiulimiloLwandle lwaseGibithe

15Futhiujikausukalaphauyeeningizimuuyeemlonyeni woLwandleOlukhuluogwinilwamanzialo,futhiudlulela entshonalangauyee-'Afra,futhiudlulelauzeufike emanziniomfulaiGihoni,naseningizimuyamanzi aseGihoni,uyeogwinilwalomfula

16Futhiwelulangasempumalanga,uzeufikeeNsimini yase-Edene,ngaseningizimuyayo,[ngaseningizimu]futhi kusukelaempumalangayezwelonkelase-Edenekanye nempumalangayonke,uphendukelaempumalangafuthi uqhubekeuzeufikeempumalangayentabaebizwa ngokuthiiRafa,wehleuyeogwinilomlomowomfulaiTina 17LesisabelosaphumangenkathosikaSheminamadodana akhe,ukuzebabenefalasokuzekubephakade ezizukulwanenizakhekuzekubephakade

18UNowawajabulangokuthilesisabelosiphume ngoSheminamadodanaakhe,wakhumbulakonke ayekukhulumilengomlomowakheesiprofethweni, ngokubawathi:'MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkulu kaShemi,uJehovaahlaleendlinikaShemi.'

19WayaziukuthiiNsimuyase-Edeniiyindawoengcwele kakhulu,nendawoyokuhlalayeNkosi,neNtabaiSinayi iphakathinehlane,neNtabaiSiyoni-iphakathinenkaba yomhlaba:lezizintathuzadalwanjengezindawo ezingcwelezibhekene

20WambongauNkulunkuluwawonkulunkulu,owafaka izwilikaJehovaemlonyeniwakhe,neNkosikuzekube phakade

21Wayaziukuthiisabeloesibusisiwenesibusisosasifikile kuSheminakumadodanaakheezizukulwanenikuzekube phakadeizwelonkelase-Edenenalolonkeizwe loLwandleOlubomvu,nalolonkeizwelasempumalanga nelaseNdiya,nasoLwandleOlubomvunezintabazalo,nalo lonkeizwelaseBashani,nalolonkeizwelaseLebhanoni neziqhingizaseKafturi,nazozonkeizintabazaseSanirine'Amana,nezintabazase-Asiriyaenyakatho,nalolonkeizwe lase-Elamu,ne-Ashuri,neBabele,neSusanneMa'edai,nazo zonkeizintabazase-Ararati,nalolonkeisifunda ngaphesheyakolwandle,elingaphesheyakwezintabazaseAshuringasenyakatho,izweelibusisiwenelibanzi,futhi konkeokukulokuhlekakhulu.

22KwaphumaingxenyeyesibilikuHamu,ngaphesheya kweGihoningaseningizimungakwesokudlaseNsimini, futhiyelulelaeningizimufuthiyelulelakuzozonkeizintaba zomlilo,futhiyelulelaentshonalangaolwandlelwase-'Atel futhiyelulelaentshonalangaizeifikeolwandlelwaseMa'uk -ulwandlelaphokonkeokungabhujiswangakwehlela khona

23Futhiuphumauyeenyakathouyeemingceleni yaseGadir,futhiuphumauyeogwinilwamanziolwandle

uyeemanziniolwandleolukhuluuzeusondeleemfuleni iGihoni,futhiuhambengasemfuleniiGihoniuzeufike ngakwesokudlaseNsimuyase-Edene

24FuthileliyizweelaphumakuHamunjengesabelo ayezosithathakuzekubephakade,yenanamadodanaakhe ezizukulwanenizabokuzekubephakade

25FuthikuJafetekwavelaingxenyeyesithathu ngaphesheyakomfulaiThinaenyakathoyokugeleza kwamanziawo,futhiyandangasenyakatho-mpumalanga yayakusosonkeisifundasikaGogi,nakulolonkeizwe elisempumalangayalo

26Futhiiqhubekelaenyakathoiyeenyakatho,futhi iqhubekelaezintabenizaseKheltenyakatho,futhi iqhubekelaeLwandlelwaseMa'uk,futhiiqhubekela empumalangayeGadirkuzekufikeesifundenisamanzi olwandle.

27FuthiinwebekaizeifikeentshonalangayeFarabese ibuyelae-'Aferagi,futhiinwebekangasempumalanga emanziniolwandlelwaseMe'at.

28FuthiinwebekaesifundenisomfulaiTina ngasenyakatho-mpumalangaizeifikeemngceleniwamanzi ayoibhekeentabeniiRafa,beseijikaibhekeenyakatho.

29LeliyizweelavelakuJafetenamadodanaakhe njengesabelosefalakheokufanelealithatheyena namadodanaakhe,izizukulwanezabokuzekubephakade; iziqhingiezinhlanuezinkulu,kanyenezweelikhulu enyakatho

30Kodwakuyabanda,futhiizwelikaHamuliyashisa,futhi izwelikaShemialishisifuthialibandi,kodwa liyingxubevangeyokubandanokushisa

ISAHLUKO9

1UHamuwahlukaniselaamadodanaakhe,isabelo sokuqalasaphumasayaeKushengasempumalanga, neMizraimungasentshonalanga,nePutingasentshonalanga, neKhananingasentshonalanga.

2USheminayewahlukanisaamadodanaakhe,kwathi isabelosokuqalasaphumangoHamunamadodanaakhe, ngasempumalangayoMfulaiTigrisisazesafika empumalanga,izwelonkelaseNdiya,nasoLwandle Olubomvuogwinilwalo,namanziaseDedani,nazozonke izintabazaseMebrinase-Ela,nalolonkeizwelaseSusani, nakhokonkeokusecelenikwePharnaki,kuzekube seLwandleOlubomvu,nasemfuleniiThina

3KwaphumaiSabelosesibilie-Asiriya,lonkeizwelaseAsiriyanelaseNinevenelaseShinari,kwazekwaba semngceleniweNdiya,senyukafuthisigudlaumfula.

4Isabelosesithathusavelaku-Arpakishade,lonkeizwe lamaKaledingasempumalangayoMfula,ngaseLwandle Olubomvu,nawowonkeamanziasehlaneeduzenolimi lolwandleolubhekeeGibhithe,lonkeizwelaseLebhanoni nelaseSanirinelase-Amanakuzekubesemngceleni woMfula

5Kwaphumaingxenyeyesinee-Aramu,lonkeizwe laseMesopotamiyaphakathikweTigrisinoMfulaiEwufratheenyakathoyamaKaledikuzekubesemngceleni wezintabazase-Asiriyanezwelase-Arara

6KwaphumaingxenyeyesihlanueyaeLudi,izintabazaseAsiriyanakhokonkeokwakungokwazokwazekwafika

oLwandleOlukhulu,kwazekwafikaempumalangayeAsiriyaumfowabo.

7FuthiuJafetewabelaamadodanaakheizweeliyifalakhe 8IngxenyeyokuqalayaphumayayaeGomere ngasempumalangakusukelaohlangothiniolusenyakatho kuyaemfuleniiThina;enyakathokwaphumayayaeMagogi zonkeizingxenyeezingaphakathizenyakathokwazekwaba yilaphoifikaolwandlelwaseMeat.

9KwaphumauMadainjengesabelosakhe,okwakufanele asithatheentshonalangayabafowaboababili,aye eziqhingini,nasemaphethelwenieziqhingi

10KwaphumaingxenyeyesineeJavanizonkeiziqhingi neziqhingiezisemngceleniwaseLudi.

11Kwaphumaingxenyeyesihlanuphakathikolimi olusondelaemngceleniwengxenyekaLudiolimini lwesibili,esifundeniesingaphezukolimilwesibiliolimini lwesithathu

12FuthiuMeshekiwaphumaisabelosesithupha,sonke isifundangaphesheyakolimilwesithathukuzekube sempumalangayeGadiri

13KwavelaingxenyeyesikhombisakuTirasi,iziqhingi ezineezinkuluphakathikolwandle,ezifinyelela engxenyenikaHamu[neziqhingizaseKamaturizaphumela ngenkathongabantwanabaka-Arpakishadinjengefalakhe] 14Ngakho-keamadodanakaNowaahlukaniselana amadodanaawophambikukaNowauyise,futhiwababopha bonkengesifungo,eqalekisawonkeumuntuowayefuna ukuthathaisabeloesasingamnikangasonangesabelosakhe.

15Bonkebathi,‘Makubenjalo;makubenjalo’kubo nakwabantwanababokuzekubephakadeezizukulwaneni zabokuzekubeusukulokwahlulela,laphoiNkosi uNkulunkuluizobahlulelangenkembanangomlilongenxa yabobonkeububiobungcolilebamaphuthaabo, abagcwalisengawoumhlabangokweqaumthetho nokungcolanobufebenesono

ISAHLUKO10

1Futhingesontolesithathulalejubiliamademoniangcolile aqalaukudukisaabantwanabamadodanakaNowa, nokubaphambukisanokubabhubhisa

2AmadodanakaNowaafikakuNowauyise,amtshela ngamademoniayedukisafuthiephuphuthekisafuthiebulala amadodanaamadodanaakhe

3WakhulekaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe, wathi:“Nkulunkuluwemimoyayenyamayonke, ongihawukeleUngisindisileminanamadodanaami emanzinikazamcolo,Awungibangelangaukubangibhubhe njengobawenzakubantwanabokubhujiswa;Ngokuba umusawakhoubemkhulukimi,nomusawakhoube mkhuluemphefumulweniwami;umusawakho mawuphakanyiswephezukwamadodanaami,futhi ungavumeliimimoyaemibiiwabuse,funaababhubhise emhlabeni”

4Kodwawenaungibusiseminanamadodanaami,ukuze sande,sande,sigcwaliseumhlaba

5FuthiUyaziukuthiabalindibakho,obababalemimoya, babenzakanjaniosukwinilwami:futhimayelana nalemimoyaephilayo,yibophefuthiuyibambeendaweni yokulahlwa,futhiungayivumeliibhubhiseamadodana

encekuyakho,Nkulunkuluwami;ngobalemimoya iyingozi,futhiidalelweukubhubhisa.

6Futhimabangabusiphezukwemimoyayabaphilayo; ngobaWenawedwaungababusaphezukwabo;futhi mabangabusiphezukwamadodanaabalungileyokusukela manjekuzekubephakade

7FuthiiNkosiuNkulunkuluwethuyasiyalaukubasibophe konke.

8Inhlokoyemimoya,uMastêmâ,yezayathi:'Nkosi,Mdali, vumelaabanyebabobahlalephambikwami,futhi mabalaleleizwilami,benzekonkeengikushoyokubo; ngobaumaabanyebabobengashiywangakimi,ngeke ngikwaziukwenzaamandlaentandoyamiphezu kwabantwanababantu;ngobalababangonakalisifuthi badukisaphambikokwahlulelakwami,ngobaububi babantwanababantubukhulu.'

9Wathi:“Makuhlaleokweshumikwabophambikwakhe, kubeyizingxenyeeziyisishiyagalolunyezehleziye endaweniyokulahlwa.”

10FuthiomunyewethuwayalaukuthisifundiseuNowa yonkeimithiyabo;ngobawayaziukuthingekebahambe ngobuqotho,nomabalwengokulunga.

11Senzangokuvumelananawowonkeamazwiakhe: bonkeababiababisibabophaesikhundlenisokulahlwafuthi sabashiyaokweshumikwaboukuzebabengaphansi kukaSathaneemhlabeni

12SamchazelauNowayonkeimithiyezifozabo,kanye nokuyengakwabo,ukuthiangabaphulukisakanjani ngezimilazomhlaba

13UNowawabhalaphansikonkeencwadininjengoba samyalangazozonkeizinhlobozemithi.Ngakho-ke imimoyaemibiyavinjelwa(ukulimaza)amadodana kaNowa

14WanikakonkeayekubhalilekuShemi,indodanayakhe endala;ngobawayemthandakakhulukunawowonke amadodanaakhe

15UNowawalalakoyise,wangcwatshwaeNtabeniiLubari ezwenilase-Ararati

16Waqedaiminyakaengamakhuluayisishiyagalolunye namashumiamahlanuempilweniyakhe,amajubili ayishuminesishiyagalolunyenamasontoamabili neminyakaemihlanu[1659AM]

17Futhiempilweniyakheemhlabeniwadlulaabantwana babantungaphandlekuka-Enokengenxayokulunga,lapho ayephelelekhonaNgokubaisikhundlasika-Enoke samiswanjengobufakaziezizukulwanenizomhlaba,ukuze alandisezonkeizenzozesizukulwanengesizukulwane, kuzekubeusukulokwahlulela.

18Kwathingejubililamashumiamathathunantathu, ngonyakawokuqalangesontolesibili,uPhelege wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhelinguLomnaindodakazi kaSinaari,wamzalelaindodanangonyakawesinewaleli sonto,wayiqambangokuthiuRewu,ngokubawathi: “Bhekaabantwanababantusebebabingenhlosoembi yokwakhaumuzinombhoshongoezwenilaseShinari”

19Ngobabasukaezwenilase-Araratingasempumalanga bayaeShinari;ngobaezinsukwinizakhebakhaumuzi nombhoshongo,bathi:“Hambani,masikhuphukelekhona ezulwini”

20Baqalaukwakha,kwathingesontolesinebenzaizitini ngomlilo,izitinizabangamatshe,ubumba

ababezihlanganisangalokwakuyi-asphaltephuma olwandle,nasemithonjeniyamanziezwenilaseShinari.

21Bakha:iminyakaengamashumiamanenantathu[16451688AM]bakha;ububanzibalobabuyizitiniezingu-203, kantiukuphakama(kwesitini)kwakungokwesithathu kweyodwa;ukuphakamakwalokwakuyizingaloezingu5433nezintendeezimbili,futhi(ububanzibodonga olulodwababuyizitezieziyishuminantathu)(kanyenezinye iziteziezingamashumiamathathu)

22UJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwathikithi:“Bhekani, bangabantuabamunye,futhibaqalaukwenzalokhu,manje akukholuthooluzovinjelwakuboHambani,masehleni sididaniseulimilwabo,ukuzebangezwani,bahlakazeke bayeemizininasezizweni,futhingekekusahlalakubokuze kubeusukulokwahlulela”

23INkosiyehla,futhisehlanayoukuyobonaumuzi nombhoshongoabantwanababantuababewakhile

24Waphambanisaulimilwabo,ababangebesaqondana, bayekaukwakhaumuzinombhoshongo.

25NgenxayalesisizathulonkeizwelaseShinarilibizwa ngokuthiiBabele,ngokubauJehovawaphambanisalapho lonkeulimilwabantwanababantu,futhikusukelalapho bahlakazekabayaemiziniyabo,yilowonalowongokolimi lwakhenangesizwesakhe

26UJehovawathumelaumoyaomkhuluphezu kombhoshongo,wawugumbuqelaemhlabeni;bheka, wawuphakathikwe-AsiriyaneBabeleezwenilaseShinari; bawuqambaigamalokuthii-“Warthrow”.

27Ngesontolesinengonyakawokuqala[1688AM] ekuqalenikwawongejubililamashumiamathathunane, bahlakazekaezwenilaseShinari.

28UHamunamadodanaakhebayaezweniayezolithatha, alitholanjengesabelosakheezwenilaseningizimu 29UKhananiwabonaizwelaseLebanonikuzekufike emfuleniwaseGibhitheukuthilihlekakhulu,akangenanga ezwenilefalakhengasentshonalanga(okungukuthi) olwandle,wahlalaezwenilaseLebanoni,ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalangakusukelaemngceleniweJordani nangasemngceleniwolwandle

30UHamu,uyise,noKushenoMizrayimu,abafowabo, bathikuye:“Uhlaleezwenielingelonaelakho, elingangenangakithingenkatho;ungenzikanjalo;ngokuba umawenzakanjalo,wenanamadodanaakhoniyokuwa ezweni,niqalekiswengokuvukelaumbuso;ngokuba ngokuvukelaumbusoniyenahlalakhona,nabantwana bakhobayakuwa,nisishulwekuzekubephakade.”

31NingahlaliendlinikaShemi,ngokubakwafikakuShemi nakumadodanaakhengesabelosabo.

32Uqalekisiwe,futhiuzoqalekiswangaphezukwawo wonkeamadodanakaNowa,ngesiqalekisoesazibopha ngasongesifungophambikomahluleliongcwele,naphambi kukaNowaubabawethu.’

33Kodwaakabalalelanga;wahlalaezwenilaseLebanoni kusukelaeHamatikuzekubesekungenenikweGibithe, yenanamadodanaakhekuzekubenamuhla

34YingakholelozwelabizwangokuthiiKhanani

35UJafetenamadodanaakhebayaolwandlebahlala ezwenilesabelosabo,uMadayiwabonaizwelolwandle kodwaalimjabulisanga,wacelaisabelokuHamuno-Ashuri no-Arpakishade,umfowabowomkakhe,wahlalaezweni

laseMediya,eduzekomfowabowomkakhekuzekube namuhla.

36Waqambaindawoyakheyokuhlala,nendawoyokuhlala yamadodanaakhengokuthiiMediya,ngegamalikayise uMadayi.

ISAHLUKO11

1Kwathingejubililamashumiamathathunanhlanu, ngesontolesithathu,ngonyakawokuqala[1681AM]walo, uRewuwazithathelaumfazi,igamalakhekwakungu-Ôrâ, indodakazika-Ûr,indodanakaKesedi,wamzalelaindodana, wayiqambangokuthiuSêrôh,ngonyakawesikhombisa walelisontokulelijubili[1687AM]

2AmadodanakaNowaaqalaukulwawodwa,ukuthumba nokubulalana,nokuchithaigazilabantuemhlabeni,nokudla igazi,nokwakhaimizieqinile,nezindonga,nemibhoshongo, nabantungabanye(baqala)ukuziphakamisangaphezu kwesizwe,nokwakhaiziqalozemibuso,nokuyaempini nabantu,nesizwesilwenesizwe,nomuziulwenomuzi, futhibonke(baqala)ukwenzaokubi,nokutholaizikhali, nokufundisaamadodanaaboimpi,futhibaqalaukuthumba imizi,nokuthengisaizigqilazesilisanezesifazana

3Futhiu-Ûr,indodanakaKesedi,wakhaumuziwase-'Ara wamaKhaledi,wawuqambangegamalakhenegama likayiseBazenzelaizithombeezibunjiweyo,bakhuleka ngamunyeesithombeni,isithombeesibunjiweyo ababezenzelesona,baqalaukwenzaizithombeezibaziweyo nezingcolile,futhiimimoyaemibiyabasizafuthi yabayengaukubabenzeisononokungcola 4IsikhuluuMastêmâsazikhandlaukwenzakonkelokhu, sathumelaeminyeimimoya,leyoeyayibekwengaphansi kwesandlasaso,ukwenzazonkeizinhlobozokungalungi nezono,kanyenazozonkeizinhlobozokweqaumthetho, ukonakalisanokubhubhisa,nokuchithaigaziemhlabeni

5NgenxayalesisizathuwaqambaigamalikaSeruge ngokuthiuSêrôh,ngobawonkeumuntuwaphendukela ekwenzenizonkeizinhlobozesononokweqaumthetho

6Wakhula,wahlalae-UrilamaKaledi,eduzekukayise womkakhe,futhiwayekhonzaizithombe,futhi wazithathelaumfazingejubililama-36,ngesontolesihlanu, ngonyakawokuqalawalo,[1744AM]futhiigamalakhe kwakunguMelka,indodakazikaKaber,indodakazi yomfowabokayise

7WamzalelauNahori,ngonyakawokuqalawalelisonto, wakhulawahlalae-UrilamaKaledi,uyisewamfundisa ucwaningolwamaKaledilokubhulanokubikezela, ngokwezibonakalisozezulu.

8Kwathingejubililama-37ngesontolesithupha,ngonyaka wokuqalawalo,[1800AM]wazithathelaumfazi,ogama lakhekwakungu-'Ijaska,indodakazikaNestagwamaKaledi 9WamzalelauTerangonyakawesikhombisawalelisonto. [1806AM]

10IsikhuluuMastêmâsathumelaamagwababanezinyoni ukubazidleimbewueyayihlwanyelweezweni,ukuze zibhubhiseizwe,futhiziphuceabantwanaimisebenziyazo Ngaphambikokubabatshaleimbewu,amagwababa ayicoshaebuswenibomhlaba 11Ngenxayalesisizathuwaqambaigamalakhengokuthi uTerangobaamagwababanezinyonizabachithababa yizimpumputhefuthibadlaimbewuyabo

12Iminyakayaqalaukubayinyumbangenxayezinyoni, zadlazonkeizithelozemithiyemithi;kwakungemizamo emikhulukuphelaukuthizakwaziukusindisaokuncane kwazozonkeizithelozomhlabaezinsukwinizazo. 13Futhikulejubililama-39,ngesontolesibilingonyaka wokuqala,[1870AM]uTerawazithathelaumfazi,ogama lakhekwakungu-'Edna,indodakazika-'Abrama,indodakazi kadadewabokayise.Ngonyakawesikhombisawalelisonto [1876AM]wamzalelaindodana,wayiqambangokuthiuAbrama,ngegamalikayisekanina; 14ngobawayesefileindodakaziyakheingakakhulelwa 15Umntwanawaqalaukuqondaamaphuthaomhlaba wonkeayesedukileelandelaizithombeezibaziweyo nasemvakokungcola,uyisewamfundisaukubhala, wayeseneminyakaemibiliubudala,[1890AM]futhi wazihlukanisanoyise,ukuzeangakhulekeliizithombenaye. 16WaqalaukuthandazakuMdaliwazozonkeizintoukuthi amsindiseemaphutheniabantwanababantu,nokuthi isabelosakhesingaweliephutheningemvakokungcola nobubi

17Kwasekufikaisikhathisokuhlwanyelaimbewuezweni, bonkebahambandawonyeukuvikelaimbewuyabo emagungubeni,u-Abramawahambanalezoezazihamba, umntwanawayeneminyakaeyishuminane

18Kwafikaifulamagwababalizodlaimbewu,u-Abrama wagijimawawahlangabezaengakahlaliemhlabathini, wawamemezaengakahlaliemhlabathiniukuzeadle imbewu,wathi:‘Ningahambi;buyelaniendawenienivela kuyo,’aphenduka

19Wabuyiselaemuvaamafuamagwababangalolosuku kamashumiayisikhombisa,kwathikuwowonke amagwababaezwenilonkelaphou-Abramaayekhona khonaakwahlalakhonanelilodwa

20Bonkeababenayekulolonkeizwebambonaekhala, nawoonkeamagwababaabuya,igamalakhelabalikhulu ezwenilonkelamaKaledi

21Kwafikakuyengalonyakabonkeababefisa ukuhlwanyela,wahambanabokwazekwaphelaisikhathi sokuhlwanyela:bahlwanyelaumhlabawabo,ngalowo nyakabalethaokusanhlamvuokwaneleekhayabadla basutha

22Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesihlanu[1891AM]uAbramawafundisalaboabenzaizikhalizezinkabi, abakhandibezinkuni,futhibenzaisitshangaphezu komhlabathi,sibhekeuhlakalwegeja,ukuzebabeke imbewuphezukwalo,futhiimbewuyawelaphansikuso isukaesihlahlenisegeja,yafihlwaemhlabathini,futhi babengasawesabiamagwababa.

23Ngalendlelabenza(izitsha)phezukomhlabathikuzo zonkeizinhlakazamageja,bahlwanyelafuthibalimalonke izwe,njengobau-Abramaayebayalile,futhi babengasazesabiizinyoni.

ISAHLUKO12

1Kwathingesontolesithupha,ngonyakawesikhombisa, [1904AM]u-AbramawathikuTherauyise,‘Baba!’ 2Wathi:“Bheka,ngilapha,ndodanayami”Wathi: “Ngilapha” 'Sitholaluphiusizonenzuzokulezozithombe ozikhonzayo,'

Futhiuzikhothamelephambikwaziphi?

3Ngobaakukhomoyakuzo, Ngobaziyizimoeziyizimungulu,ziyadukisainhliziyo Ningabakhulekeli: 4KhonzauNkulunkuluwasezulwini, Owehliselaimvulanamazoloemhlabeni Futhiwenzakonkeokusemhlabeni, Futhiwadalakonkengezwilakhe, FuthikonkeukuphilakuvelaphambikobusoBakhe 5Kunganinikhonzaizintoezingenamoyakuzo? Ngobazingumsebenziwezandla(zabantu), Futhiniyozithwalaemahlombeenu, Futhiawunalousizokubo, Kodwaziyimbangelaenkuluyehlazokulaboabazenzayo, Futhiukudukisakwenhliziyokulaboabamkhonzayo: Ningabakhulekeli.'

6Uyisewathikuye:“Namingiyakwazilokho,ndodana yami,kodwangizokwenzenjaningabantuabangenze ngabakhonzaphambikwabo?”

7Futhiumangibatshelaiqiniso,bazongibulala;ngoba umphefumulowabounamathelekuboukubakhulekela nokubahlonipha.

8Thula,ndodanayami,funabakubulale’Wakhulumala mazwikubafowaboababili,bamthukuthelela,wathula 9Kwathingejubililamashumiamane,ngesontolesibili, ngonyakawesikhombisawalo,[1925AM]u-Abrama wazithathelaumfazi,ogamalakhekwakunguSarayi, indodakazikayise,wabangumkakhe.

10UHarana,umfowabo,wazithathelaumfazingonyaka wesithathuwesontolesithathu,[1928AM]wamzalela indodanangonyakawesikhombisawalelisonto,[1932AM] wayiqambangokuthiuLoti

11UNahori,umfowabo,wazithathelaumfazi

12NgonyakawamashumiayisithuphawokuphilakukaAbrama,okungukuthi,ngesontolesine,ngonyakawesine walo,[1936AM]u-Abramawavukaebusuku,washisa indluyezithombe,washisakonkeokwakusendlinifuthi akekhoowayazi

13Bavukaebusukubafunaukusindisaonkulunkulubabo phakathikomlilo.

14UHaranawasheshaukubasindisa,kodwaumlilo wamshisa,washiswangomlilo,wafelae-UrilamaKaledi phambikukaTherauyise,bamngcwabae-UrilamaKaledi.

15UTherawaphumae-UrilamaKaledi,yenanamadodana akhe,wayaezwenilaseLebanoninasezwenilaseKhanani, wahlalaezwenilaseHarana;u-AbramawahlalanoThera uyiseeHaranaamasontoamabilieminyaka

16Ngesontolesithupha,ngonyakawesihlanuwalo,[1951 AM]u-Abramawahlalaubusukubonkengenyangaentsha yesikhombisaukuzeabukeizinkanyezikusukelakusihlwa kuzekubesekuseni,ukuzeaboneukuthikuzobayini uhlobolonyakamayelananezimvula,futhiwayeyedwa njengobaehlelifuthiebuka

17Kwafikaizwienhliziyweniyakhe,wathi:Zonke izibonakalisozezinkanyezi,nezibonakalisozenyanga nezelangazonkezisesandleniseNkosiKunganingizifuna? 18Umaethanda,uyanisaimvulaekuseninakusihlwa; Futhiumaethanda,uyayigodla, Futhikonkekusezandlenizakhe' 19Wathandazangalobobusukuwathi:

'Nkulunkuluwami,NkulunkuluoPhezukonke,wena wedwaunguNkulunkuluwami, FuthiWenakanyenombusoWakhongikukhethile Futhiwenawadalazonkeizinto, Futhizonkeizintoeziwumsebenziwezandlazakho. 20Ngikhululeezandlenizemimoyaemibiebusa imicabangoyezinhliziyozabantu, Futhimabangangidukisikuwe,Nkulunkuluwami. Futhiungiqiniseminanenzaloyamikuzekubephakade Ukuzesingaphambukikusukelamanjekuzekubephakade 21Wayesethi:'Ngingabuyelae-UrilamaKalediafuna ubusobamiukuzengibuyelekubo,ingabekufanele ngihlalelaphakulendawo?Indlelaefanelephambikwakho mayiphumeleleezandlenizencekuyakhoukuzeifeze (ikwenze)futhingingahambiekukhohliswenikwenhliziyo yami,Nkulunkuluwami.'

22Eseqedileukukhulumanokuthandaza,bheka,izwi likaJehovalathunyelwakuyengami,lathi:“Khuphuka ezwenilakini,nasezihlotshenizakho,nasendlinikayihlo, uyeezweniengizakukukhombisalona,ngikwenzeisizwe esikhulunesiningi”

23Futhingizokubusisa

Futhingizolikhulisaigamalakho, Futhiuyobusiswaemhlabeni, Futhiyonkeimindeniyomhlabaiyakubusiswangawe, Futhingizobabusisalaboabakubusisayo, Futhiuqalekiselaboabakuqalekisayo

24NgizakubanguNkulunkuluwakho,nendodanayakho, nendodanayendodanayakho,nenzaloyakhoyonke; ungesabi,kusukelamanjekuzekubesezizukulwaneni zonkezomhlaba,minanginguNkulunkuluwakho.”

25INkosiuNkulunkuluyathi:‘Vulaumlomowakhe nezindlebezakhe,ukuzeezwefuthiakhulumengomlomo wakhe,ngolimioluyelwambulwa’;ngobalwaluphelile emlonyeniwabobonkeabantwanababantukusukela osukwinilokubhujiswa(kweBabele)

26Ngavulaumlomowakhe,nezindlebezakhenezindebe zakhe,ngaqalaukukhulumanayengesiHebherungolimi lwendalo

27Wathathaizincwadizoyise,futhilezizabhalwa ngesiHebheru,wazibhalaphansi,waqalakusukelamanje ukuzifunda,futhingamazisalokhoayengakwazi (ukukuqonda),futhiwazifundaphakathinezinyanga eziyisithuphazemvula

28Kwathingonyakawesikhombisawesontolesithupha [1953AM]wakhulumanoyisewamtshelaukuthiuzosuka eHaranaayeezwenilaseKhananiukuyolibonabeseebuyela kuye.

29UyiseuTerawathikuye:“Hambangokuthula” KwangathiuNkulunkuluwaphakadeangalungisaindlela yakho

FuthiiNkosi[(ibe)nawe,futhi]ikuvikeleebubinibonke, Futhiakunikeumusa,isihawunomusaphambikwalabo abakubonayo, Futhimakungabikhomuntukubantwanababantu onamandlaphezukwakhookukulimaza; Hambangokuthula.

30Umaubonaizweelihleemehlweniakhoukubauhlale kulo,vukaungithathelekuwe,uthatheuLotiindodana kaHaranaumfowenuabeyindodanayakho;uJehova makabenawe”

31UNahoriumfowenumakahambenamiuzeubuye ngokuthula,thinasihambenawesonke.”

ISAHLUKO13

1U-AbramawasukaeHarana,wathathauSarayiumkakhe, noLotiindodanayomfowabouHarana,bayaezweni laseKhanani;wafikae-Asiriya,waqhubekelaeShekemi, wahlalaeduzekwesihlahlasom-okieside

2Wabona,bheka,izwelalihlekakhulukusukela ekungenenikweHamatikuzekubese-okiniephakeme

3UJehovawathikuye:“Ngizakunikawenanenzaloyakho lelizwe.”

4Wakhai-altarelapho,wanikelaumnikelowokushiswa kuJehovaowayebonakelekuye

5Wasukalapho,wayaentabeni...eBethele ngasentshonalanga,nase-Ayingasempumalanga,wamisa itendelakhelapho

6Wabona,bheka,izwelalibanzikakhulu,lihle,nakho konkeokuhlumakulo,imivini,namakhiwane, namapomegranati,nama-oki,nama-ilexes,nama-terebinth, nemithiyamafutha,nemisedari,nemisayipuresi,nemithi yamadethi,nayoyonkeimithiyasendle;kwakukhona amanziezintabeni

7WambusisauJehovaowamkhiphae-UrilamaKaledi, wamlethakulelizwe

8Kwathingonyakawokuqala,ngesontolesikhombisa, ngenyangaentshayenyangayokuqala,ngo-1954AM] wakhai-altarekulentaba,wabizaigamalikaJehovawathi: 'Wena,Nkulunkuluwaphakade,unguNkulunkuluwami'

9WanikelaumnikelowokushiswakuJehovae-altareukuze abenayefuthiangamshiyizonkeizinsukuzokuphila kwakhe

10Wasukalapho,wayangaseningizimu,wafikaeHebroni; iHebroniyakhiwangalesosikhathi,wahlalakhona iminyakaemibili;wasukalaphowayaezweni laseningizimu,eBeyaloti,kwabakhonaindlalaezweni.

11U-AbramawangenaeGibhithengonyakawesithathu wesonto,wahlalaeGibhitheiminyakaemihlanungaphambi kokubaumkakheahlukaniswenaye.

12NgalesosikhathikwakhiwaiThanayieGibhitheeminyakenieyisikhombisangemvakweHebroni

13KwathilaphouFaroethathauSarayi,umka-Abrama, iNkosiyamshayauFaronendluyakhengezinhlupho ezinkulungenxakaSarayi,umka-Abrama

14U-Abramawayekhazimulakakhulungenxayemfuyo yakhe,izimvu,nezinkomo,nezimbongolo,namahhashi, namakamela,nezinceku,nezincekukazi,nesiliva,negolide kakhulu;noLotiindodanayomfowabowayecebile 15UFarowambuyiselauSarayi,umka-Abrama, wammukisaezwenilaseGibithe,wayaendawenilapho wayemisekhonaitendelakheekuqaleni,endaweniyealtare,i-Ayiingasempumalanga,neBethele ngasentshonalanga,wambongauJehovauNkulunkulu wakheowayembuyisilengokuthula

16Kwathingejubililamashumiamanenanyengonyaka wesithathuwesontolokuqala,[1963AM]wabuyelakule ndawowanikelangomhlatshelowokushiswakuyo,wabiza igamalikaJehova,wathi:‘Wena,NkulunkuluoPhezukonke, unguNkulunkuluwamikuzekubephakade.’

17Ngonyakawesinewalelisonto[1964AM]uLoti wahlukananaye,uLotiwahlalaeSodoma,futhiamadoda aseSodomaayeyizoniezinkulu

18Wadabukaenhliziyweniyakheukuthiindodana yomfowaboihlukenenaye,ngokubawayengenabantwana. 19NgalowonyakauLotiethunjiwe,uJehovawathikuAbrama,emvakokubauLotiesehlukenenaye,ngonyaka wesinewalelisonto:“Phakamisaamehloakhoendaweni ohlalakuyo,ngasenyakathonangaseningizimu, nangasentshonalanganangasempumalanga”

20Ngokubalonkeizweolibonayongiyakulinikawena nenzaloyakhokuzekubephakade,ngenzeinzaloyakho ibengangesihlabathisolwandle;nomaumuntuengabala uthulilomhlaba,inzaloyakhoayiyukubalwa

21Sukuma,udabuleizwe,ubudebalonobubanzibalo, ulibonelonke,ngokubangiyakulinikainzaloyakho.’UAbramawayaeHebroni,wahlalakhona

22NgalonyakakwafikauKedorlawomere,inkosiyaseElamu,no-Amrafeli,inkosiyaseShinari,no-Ariyokiinkosi yaseSelasari,noTerigali,inkosiyezizwe,babulalainkosi yaseGomora,inkosiyaseSodomayabaleka,abaningibawa ngamanxebaesigodinisaseSidimi,ngasoLwandle Lukasawoti

23BathumbaiSodomano-AdamunoZeboyimi,bathumba noLotiindodanayomfowaboka-Abramanayoyonke impahlayakhe,bayakwaDani

24Kwafikaophunyukileyowatshelau-Abramaukuthi indodanayomfowaboyayithunjiwefuthi(u-Abrama) wahlomisaizincekuzakhezasendlini

25ngo-Abramanenzaloyakhe,okweshumikolibo kuJehova,futhiuJehovawakumisanjengomthethokuze kubephakadeukuthikufanelebakunikeabapristi ababekhonzaphambiKwakhe,ukuzebabeyifalabokuze kubephakade.

26Futhikulomthethoakukhomkhawulowezinsuku; ngobaukumisileizizukulwanekuzekubephakadeukuthi kufanelebanikelekuJehovaokweshumikwakhokonke, okwembewu,okwewayini,namafutha,okwezinkomo, nokwezimvu

27Wanikaabapristibakheukubabadlefuthibaphuze ngenjabulophambiKwakhe

28InkosiyaseSodomayezakuye,yakhothamaphambi kwakhe,yathi:“NkosiyethuAbrama,sipheimiphefumulo oyisindisileyo,impangoibengeyakho”

29U-Abramawathikuye:“Ngiphakamiselaizandlazami kuNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeukuthiangiyikuthathalutho olungolwakho,funauthi:‘Ngimcebisileu-Abrama’ Ngaphandlekwalokhookudliweyizinsizwanesabelo samadodaayehambanamiu-Aneri,u-Eshikoli,noMamre; lababayakuthathaisabelosabo”

ISAHLUKO14

1Emvakwalokho,ngomnyakawesinewalelisonto, ngenyangayesithathu,izwilikaJehovalafikaku-Abrama ephusheni,lathi:“Ungesabi,Abrama;ngingumsindisi wakho,umvuzowakhouyakubamkhulukakhulu.”

2Wathi:“Nkosi,Nkosi,uzongiphani,njengobangihamba ngingenamntwana,futhiindodanakaMaseq,indodana yencekukaziyami,ingu-EliyezeriwaseDamaseku;yena uyakubayindlalifayami,futhiawunginikanganzalo”

3Wathikuye:“Lomuntungekeabeyindlalifayakho, kodwauzophumaezibilininizakho;nguyeozobayindlalifa yakho”

4Wamkhiphelangaphandle,wathikuye:“Bhekaezulwini ubaleizinkanyezi,umaungazibala.”

5Wabhekaezulwini,wabonaizinkanyeziWathikuye: “Inzaloyakhoiyakubanjalo”

6WakholwaeNkosini,kwabalelwakuyeukuthi kungukulunga

7Wathikuye:“NginguJehovaowakukhiphae-Uri lamaKalediukukunikaizwelamaKhanani,ulidlekuzekube phakade,ngibenguNkulunkuluwakhonowenzaloyakho emvakwakho.”

8Wathi:“Nkosi,Nkosi,ngiyokwazinganiukuthi ngiyakulidlaifalami?”

9Wathikuye:“Ngithatheleitholeleminyakaemithathu, nembuzieneminyakaemithathu,nemvueneminyaka emithathu,nehobhe,nejuba”

10Wathathakonkelokhuphakathinenyanga,wahlala esihlahlenise-okisaseMamre,esiseduzeneHebroni 11Wakhakhonai-altare,wanikelangazozonkelezizinto, wathelaigazilazoe-altare,wazihlukanisaphakathi, wazibekaphezukwesinye,esinyephezukwesinye;kepha izinyoniakazihlukanisanga

12Izinyonizehlelaeziqulwini,u-Abramawazixosha, akavumelangaizinyoniukubazithintwe

13Kwathiilangaselishonile,u-Abramawehlelwa yinjabuloenkulu,bheka,ukwesabaokukhulukobumnyama kwamehlela;kwathiwaku-Abrama:“Yazingokuqinisekile ukuthiinzaloyakhoiyakubangumfokaziezwenielingesilo elayo,futhiiyoyenzaizigqila,iyihlupheiminyaka engamakhuluamane”

14Futhiisizweabazobayizigqilakusongiyakusahlulela, futhingemvakwalokhobayophumakhonabenempahla eningi

15Wena-keuzakuyakoyihlongokuthula,ungcwatshwe usumdala.

16Kodwaesizukulwanenisesinebayakubuyelalapha, ngokubaububibama-Amoriabukapheleli

17Wavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wavuka,ilangalase lishonile;kwavelailangabi,bheka,isithandosomlilo sasithunqa,nelangabilomliloladlulaphakathikwezingcezu 18NgalolosukuuJehovawenzaisivumelwanono-Abrama, wathi:“Ngiyakunikainzaloyakholelizwe,kusukela emfuleniwaseGibithekuzekubesemfuleniomkhulu, umfulai-Ewufrathe,amaKheni,namaKhenizi, namaKadimoni,namaPherizi,namaRefayimi,namaPhakori, namaHivi,nama-Amori,namaKhanani,namaGirigashi, namaJebusi”

19Kwathisekudluleusuku,u-Abramawanikela ngezingcezu,nezinyoni,neminikeloyazoyezithelo, neminikeloyazoyokuphuzwa,umlilowakuqeda. 20Ngalolosukusenzaisivumelwanono-Abrama, njengobasasenzaisivumelwanonoNowakulenyanga;uAbramawavuselelaumkhosinesimisosakhekuzekube phakade

21U-Abramawajabula,wazisauSarayiumkakhezonke lezizinto;wakholwaukuthiuzobanenzalo,kodwa akazalanga

22USarayiwelulekau-Abramaumyeniwakhe,wathikuye: “NgenakuHagari,incekukaziyamiyaseGibithe; mhlawumbengingakuzakhelainzalongaye”

23U-AbramawalalelaizwilikaSarayiumkakhe,wathi kuye:“Yenzakanjalo.”USarayiwathathauHagari, incekukaziyakheyaseGibithe,wamnikau-Abramaumyeni wakheukubaabengumkakhe

24Wangenakuye,wakhulelwa,wamzalelaindodana, wayiqambaigamalokuthiu-Ishmayeli,ngonyaka wesihlanuwalelisonto[1965AM];futhilokhu kwakuwunyakawamashumiayisishiyagalombili nesithuphawokuphilakuka-Abrama

ISAHLUKO15

1Ngonyakawesihlanuwesontolesinelalejubili,[1979 AM]ngenyangayesithathu,phakathinenyanga,u-Abrama wagubhaumkhosiwezithelozokuqalazokuvunwa kwamabele.

2Wanikelangeminikeloemishae-altare,izithelozokuqala zesivuno,kuJehova,itholelenkomonembuzinemvuealtarenjengomnikelowokushiswakuJehova;wanikela ngeminikeloyaboyezitheloneminikeloyaboyokuphuzwa e-altarekanyenenhlaka

3UJehovawabonakalaku-Abrama,wathikuye: “NginguNkulunkuluuSomandla;zibonakalisephambi kwami,ubengopheleleyo”

4Ngiyakwenzaisivumelwanosamiphakathikwaminawe, ngikwandisekakhulu”

5U-Abramawawangobusobakhe,uNkulunkulu wakhulumanaye,wathi:

6“Bheka,umthethowamiunawe, Futhiuzakubanguyisewezizweeziningi

7Igamalakhoalisayikubizwangokuthiu-Abrama, Kodwaigamalakhokusukelamanje,kuzekubephakade, lizobangu-Abrahama Ngobangikwenzeuyisewezizweeziningi.

8Ngizokukwenzaubemkhulukakhulu, Futhingizokwenzaubeyizizwe, namakhosiayakuvelakuwe.

9Ngiyakumisaisivumelwanosamiphakathikwaminawe nenzaloyakhoemvakwakhoezizukulwanenizayo,sibe yisivumelwanoesiphakade,ukuzengibenguNkulunkulu wakhonowenzaloyakhoemvakwakho

10Ngizakunikawenanenzaloyakhoemvakwakhoizwe ohlalakulonjengomfokazi,izwelaseKhanani,ukuzeulidle kuzekubephakade,minangibenguNkulunkuluwabo

11UJehovawathiku-Abrahama:“Wena-ke,gcina isivumelwanosami,wenanenzaloyakhoemvakwakho; sokanibonkeabesilisakini,nisokeamajwabuenu,kube luphawulwesivumelwanoesiphakadephakathikwami nani.”

12Ngosukulwesishiyagalombiliumntwanauyakusokwa, bonkeabesilisaezizukulwanenizenu,lowoozelweendlini, nomalowoomthengengemalikunomayimuphiumfokazi, omthengileongeyenaowenzaloyakho

13Ozelweendliniyakhokumelweasokweimpela,nalabo obathengengemalikumelwebasokwe,futhiisivumelwano samisiyobasenyameniyakho,sibeyisimisoesiphakade

14Owesilisaongasokileongasokwangaenyameniyejwabu lakhengosukulwesishiyagalombili,lowomuntu

uyakunqunywakubantubakubo,ngokubawephulile isivumelwanosami.’

15UNkulunkuluwathiku-Abrahama:“USarayiumkakho akasayikubizwangokuthiuSarayi,igamalakhelibe nguSara.”

16Ngiyakumbusisa,ngikunikeindodanangaye, ngimbusise,abeyisizwe,kuveleamakhosiezizwekuye”

17U-Abrahamawawangobusobakhe,wajabula,wathi enhliziyweniyakhe:“Oneminyakaeyikhuluubudala angazalelwaindodana,noSaraoneminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyeuyakuzalana?”

18U-AbrahamawathikuNkulunkulu:“SengathiuIshmayeliangaphilaphambikwakho.”

19UNkulunkuluwathi:“Yebo,noSarauyakukuzalela indodana;uyakuyiqambaigamalokuthiu-Isaka; ngiyakumisaisivumelwanosaminaye,isivumelwano esiphakadenenzaloyakheemvakwakhe”

20Futhingo-Ishmayelingikuzwile;bheka, ngiyakumbusisa,ngimenzeabemkhulu,ngimandise kakhulu,azaleizikhulueziyishuminambili,ngimenze isizweesikhulu

21Kodwaisivumelwanosamingiyakusimisano-Isaka, uSaraazakukuzalelayenangalezizinsuku,ngomnyaka ozayo”

22Wayeseqedaukukhulumanaye,uNkulunkuluwenyuka esukaku-Abrahama

23U-AbrahamawenzanjengalokhouNkulunkulu emtshelile,wathathau-Ishmayeliindodanayakhe,nabo bonkeabazalelweendliniyakhe,abathengangemaliyakhe, bonkeabesilisaendliniyakhe,wasokainyamayejwabu labo.

24Ngalolosukuu-Abrahamawasokwa,nawoonke amadodaomuziwakhe,nabazelweendlini,nabobonke abathengwengemalikubantwanabezizwe,basokwakanye naye

25Lomthethoungowezizukulwanezonkekuzekube phakade,futhiakukhoukusokakwezinsuku,futhiakukho ukushiywakosukuolulodwaezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili;ngobakuyisimisoesiphakade, esimisiwefuthiesilotshweezibhebhenizasezulwini.

26Futhiwonkeumuntuozelwe,inyamayakhe engasokwangangosukulwesishiyagalombili,akayena owabantwanabesivumelwanoiNkosieyasenzanoAbrahama,kodwaowabantwanabokubhujiswa;futhi akukhosibonakalisokuyesokuthiungokaJehova,kodwa (umiselwe)ukubhujiswanokubulawaemhlabeni, nokusishulwaemhlabeni,ngobawephuleisivumelwano seNkosiuNkulunkuluwethu.

27Ngobazonkeizingelosizobukhonanazozonke izingelosizobungcwelezidalwekusukelaosukwini lokudalwakwazo,futhiphambikwezingelosizobukhona nezingelosizobungcweleungcwelisileu-Israyeli,ukuze babenayekanyenezingelosizakheezingcwele

28Wena-keyalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ubagcine isibonakalisosalesisivumelwanoezizukulwanenizabo, sibeyisimisoesiphakade,ukuzebangasuswaezweni

29Ngobaumyaloumisiwenjengesivumelwano,ukuze basigcinekuzekubephakadephakathikwabobonke abantwanabakwa-Israyeli

30UJehovaakazangeabangeleu-Ishmayelinamadodana akhenabafowabono-Esawuukubabasondelekuye,futhi

akabakhethangangobabengabantwanabaka-Abrahama, ngobawayebazi,kodwawakhethau-Israyeliukubaabe ngabantubakhe

31Wayingcwelisa,wayiqoqakubobonkeabantwana babantu;ngobakunezizweezininginabantuabaningi,futhi bonkebangabakhe,futhiphezukwakhokonkeubeke imimoyaenegunyalokubadukisakuYe

32KodwaakamisangaingelosinomaumoyaphezukukaIsrayeli,ngobanguyeyedwaongumbusiwabo,futhi uzobalondolozafuthiabafuneesandlenisezingelosizakhe nemimoyayakhe,nasesandlenisamandlaakheonkeukuze abalondolozefuthiababusise,futhibabengabakhefuthi Yenaabengowabokusukelamanjekuzekubephakade.

33ManjesengimemezelakiniukuthiabantwanabakwaIsrayeliabayikugcinalesisimiso,futhiabayikubasoka abantwanababongokwalolonkelomthetho;ngoba enyameniyokusokakwabobayoyekalokhukusoka kwamadodanaabo,futhibonke,amadodanakaBheliyali, bayoshiyaamadodanaaboengasokilenjengobabezalwa.

34KuyobakhonaintukutheloenkuluevelakuJehova ngokumelenenabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ngobabashiye isivumelwanosakhe,baphambukaezwinilakhe,bacasula futhibahlambalaza,njengobabengagciniisimisosalo mthetho;ngobabaphatheamalunguabonjengabezizwe, ukuzebasuswefuthibasusweezweni.Futhingekekusaba khonaukuthethelelwanomaukuthethelelwakubo[ukuze kubekhonaukuthethelelwanokuthethelelwa]ngenxayaso sonkeisonosalesisiphambekoesiphakade.

ISAHLUKO16

1Kwathingenyangaentshayenyangayesinesabonakala ku-Abrahama,esihlahlenise-okisaseMamre,sakhuluma naye,samtshelaukuthiuSaraumkakheuzomnikaindodana. 2USarawahleka,ngobawezwaukuthisikhulumela mazwino-Abrahama,futhisamkhuza,wesaba,waphika ukuthiwayehlekilengenxayalamazwi.

3Samtshelaigamalendodanayakhe,njengobaigamalayo limisiwefuthililotshweezibhebhenizasezulwini (okungukuthi)u-Isaka,

4Futhi(ukuthi)laphosibuyelakuyengesikhathiesibekiwe, wayezobeekhulelweindodana

5FuthikulenyangaiNkosiyenzaizahlulelozayoeSodoma, naseGomora,naseSeboyimi,nakulolonkeisifunda saseJordani,futhiyabashisangomlilonesibabule, yababhubhisakuzekubenamuhla,njengobanje ngikutshelileyonkeimisebenziyabo,ukuthibabifuthi bayizonikakhulu,nokuthibazingcolisafuthibafeba enyameniyabo,futhibenzaukungcolaemhlabeni

6Futhi,ngendlelaefanayo,uNkulunkuluuzokhipha isahluleloezindawenilaphobenzekhonangokokungcola kwabaseSodoma,njengokwahlulelwakweSodoma.

7KodwauLotisamsindisa,ngokubauNkulunkulu wamkhumbulau-Abrahama,wamkhiphaphakathi kokubhujiswa

8Futhiyenanamadodakaziakhebenzaisonoemhlabeni, esingazangesibekhonaemhlabenikusukelaezinsukwini zika-Adamukwazekwabayisikhathisakhe;ngobaindoda yalalanamadodakaziayo

9Futhi,bheka,kwakuyaliwefuthikwaqoshwa ngokuphathelenenenzaloyakheyonke,ezibhebheni

zasezulwini,ukubaibasusefuthiibasuse,futhibakhiphe isahlulelophezukwabonjengokwahlulelwakweSodoma, futhibangashiyinzaloyomuntuemhlabeningosuku lokulahlwa.

10Ngaleyonyangau-AbrahamawasukaeHebroni, wahamba,wahlalaphakathikweKadeshineShuri ezintabenizaseGerari

11Phakathinenyangayesihlanuwasukalapho,wahlalaeEterneloftheOath

12PhakathinenyangayesithuphauJehovawamhambela uSara,wenzakuyenjengalokhoeshilo;wakhulelwa

13Wazalaindodanangenyangayesithathu,kwathi phakathinenyanga,ngesikhathiuJehovaashongasokuAbrahama,ngomkhosiwezithelozokuqalazesivuno, kwazalwau-Isaka

14U-Abrahamawasokaindodanayakhengosuku lwesishiyagalombili;wayengowokuqalaukusoka ngokwesivumelwanoesimisiweyokuzekubephakade

15KwathingonyakawesithuphawesontolesinesafikakuAbrahama,eMthonjeniWesifungo,sabonakalakuye [njengobasasitsheleuSaraukuthikufanelesibuyelekuye, futhiwayezokhulelwaindodana.

16Sabuyangenyangayesikhombisa,satholauSara ekhulelwephambikwethu]sambusisa,samtshelakonke okwakunqunyiwengaye,ukuthiangafiazeazaleamanye amadodanaayisithupha,futhiawabonengaphambikokuba afe;kodwa(ukuthi)igamalakhenenzaloyakhekufanele kuthiweku-Isaka:

17Futhi(ukuthi)yonkeinzaloyamadodanaakhekufanele ibengabeZizwe,futhiibalwekanyenabeZizwe;kodwa emadodanenika-Isakaumuntukufaneleabeyinzalo engcwele,futhiakufaneleabalwephakathikwabeZizwe

18NgobawayezobaisabelosoPhezukonke,futhiyonke inzaloyakheyayiweleebuninibukaNkulunkulu,ukuzeibe yisizweseNkosiesiyimpahlayakhengaphezukwazozonke izizwe,futhiibengumbusonabapristinesizweesingcwele 19Sahamba,samtshelauSarakonkeesasimtshelekhona, bobabilibajabulakakhulu

20Wakhakhonai-altarelikaJehovaowayemkhululile, futhiowayemenzaajabuleezwenilokuhlalakwakhe, wagubhaumkhosiwenjabulokulenyangaizinsuku eziyisikhombisa,eduzekwe-altareayelakheeMthonjeni Wesifungo.

21Wazakhelaamadokodoyenakanyenezincekuzakhe kulomkhosi,futhiwayengowokuqalaukugubhaumkhosi wamadokodoemhlabeni.

22Ngalezozinsukueziyisikhombisawanikelae-altare njengomnikelowokushiswakuJehovaimihlangemihla, izinkabiezimbili,nezinqamaezimbili,nezinqama eziyisikhombisa,nempongoeyodwa,kubengumnikelo wesono,ukuzeazihlawuleleyenanenzaloyakhe

23Njengomnikelowokubonga,izinqamaeziyisikhombisa, nezimbuzieziyisikhombisa,nezimbuzieziyisikhombisa, neminikeloyazoyezitheloneminikeloyazoyokuphuzwa, washisawonkeamanoniayoe-altare,umnikelookhethiwe kuJehova,wabayiphungaelimnandi

24Ekuseninakusihlwawashisaamakhaanukakamnandi, inhlakanegalbanum,nestakite,nenadi,nemure,nezinongo, nekostum;konkelokhuokuyisikhombisawakunikela, kucoliwe,kuxutshwengokulinganayo(futhi)kuhlanzekile.

25Wagubhalomkhosiizinsukueziyisikhombisa,ejabula ngenhliziyoyakheyonkenangomphefumulowakhewonke, yenanabobonkeababesendliniyakhe;kwakungekho muntuwezizwenaye,nomangubaniongasokile.

26WambusisauMdaliwakheowayemdalaesizukulwaneni sakhe,ngobawayemdalangokwentandoyaKhe;ngoba wayazifuthiwaqondaukuthikuyekwakuzovelaisitshalo sokulungaezizukulwanenizaphakade,futhikuye kwakuzovelainzaloengcwele,ukuzeifanenaYeowenza zonkeizinto

27Wabusisafuthiwajabula,wabizaigamalalomkhosi ngokuthiumkhosiweNkosi,injabuloeyamukelekayo kuNkulunkuluoPhezukonke.

28Sambusisakuzekubephakade,kanyenayoyonke inzaloyakheemvakwakhekuzozonkeizizukulwane zomhlaba,ngobawagubhalomkhosingesikhathisawo, ngokobufakazibezibhebhezasezulwini

29Ngenxayalesisizathukumisweezibhebheni zasezulwinimayelanano-Israyeli,ukuthibayogubha umkhosiwamadokodoizinsukueziyisikhombisa ngenjabulo,ngenyangayesikhombisa,eyamukelekayo phambikukaJehova-isimisoesiphakadeezizukulwaneni zabominyakayonke

30Futhiakukhomkhawulowezinsukukulokhu;ngoba kumiselweu-Israyelikuzekubephakadeukuthikufanele bagubhelokhu,bahlaleemadokodweni,babekeimiqhele emakhandaabo,bathatheamagatshaamaqabunga, nemingcunubeemfuleni.

31U-Abrahamawathathaamagatshaemithiyesundu nezithelozemithiemihle,wazungezai-altarenjaloekuseni, edumisafuthiebongauNkulunkuluwakhengakhokonke ngenjabulo

ISAHLUKO17

1Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesihlanuu-Isaka walunyulwakulejubili,[1982AM]u-Abrahamawenza idilielikhulungenyangayesithathu,ngosukuindodana yakheu-Isakaeyalunyulwangalo

2U-Ishmayeli,indodanakaHagari,umGibhithe, wayephambikobusobuka-Abrahama,uyise,esikhundleni sakhe,futhiu-Abrahamawajabulafuthiwambonga uNkulunkulungobawayeboneamadodanaakhefuthi engafangaengenabantwana

3Wakhumbulaamazwiayewakhulumekuyengosuku uLotiahlukanangalonaye,wajabulangobaiNkosi yayimnikeimbewuemhlabeniukubaidleifalomhlaba, futhiyambusisangomlomowayowonkeuMdaliwezinto zonke

4USarawabonau-Ishmayeliedlalafuthiesina,noAbrahamaejabulakakhulu,wabanomhawungo-Ishmayeli, wathiku-Abrahama:“Xoshalesisigqilakazinendodana yaso,ngokubaindodanayalesisigqilakaziayiyikudlaifa kanyenendodanayamiu-Isaka”

5Lentoyayimbiemehlwenika-Abrahamangenxa yencekukaziyakhenendodanayakhe,ukuthi wayezobaxoshakuye.

6UNkulunkuluwathiku-Abrahama:“Makungabilukhuni emehlweniakhongenxayomntwananangenxa yesigqilakazi;lalelaamazwiakhe,wenzekonkeuSara

akushilokuwe,ngokubaigamalakhonenzaloyakho kuyakubizwango-Isaka.”

7Kephaindodanayalesisigqilakazingiyakuyenzaisizwe esikhulu,ngokubaivelaenzalweniyakho.”

8U-Abrahamawavukaekusenikakhulu,wathathaisinkwa nebhodlelalamanzi,wakubekaemahlombekaHagari nomntwana,wammukisa

9Wahamba,wazulazulaehlanelaseBeriSheba;amanzi ayesephelileesitsheni;umntwanawoma, wayengenakukwaziukuqhubeka,wawaphansi

10Uninawamthatha,wamphonsaphansikomuthi womnqumo,wahambawahlalaphansimaqondananaye, buqamamananokucibishelaumcibisholo,ngokubawathi: “Mangingakuboniukufakomntwanawami”Esehlezi wakhala

11IngelosikaNkulunkulu,omunyewabangcwele,yathi kuye:“Ukhalelani,Hagari?Vuka,thathaumntwana, umbambengesandlasakho;ngokubauNkulunkuluulizwile izwilakho,umbonileumntwana.”

12Wavulaamehloakhe,wabonaumthombowamanzi, wahamba,wagcwalisaimbizayakhengamanzi, wamphuzisaumntanakhe;wasuka,wayaehlane lasePharanu

13Umntwanawakhula,wabangumcibisheli,uNkulunkulu wayenaye;uninawamthathelaumfaziemadodakazini aseGibhithe

14Wamzalelaindodana,wayiqambaigamalokuthi uNebayoti,ngokubawathi:“UJehovaubeseduzenami laphongimbiza”

15Kwathingesontolesikhombisa,ngonyakawokuqala walo,[2003AM]ngenyangayokuqalakulejubili,ngosuku lweshuminambililwalenyanga,kwabanamazwiezulwini ngo-Abrahama,ukuthiwayethembekilekukhokonke ayemtshelakona,nokuthiwayeyithandaiNkosi,nokuthi kuzozonkeizinhluphekowayethembekile

16IsikhuluuMastêmwezawathiphambikukaNkulunkulu: “Bheka,u-Abrahamauyayithandaindodanayakheu-Isaka, futhiuyajabulangayengaphezukwakhokonkeokunye; mtsheleukuthiamnikelenjengomnikelowokushiswaealtare,futhiuzobonaukuthiuzowenzayinilomyalo,futhi uzobonaukuthiuthembekileyinikukhokonkeomvivinya ngakho”

17FuthiiNkosiyayaziukuthiu-Abrahama wayethembekilekuzozonkeizinhluphekozakhe;ngoba wayemvivinyeezwenilakhekanyenendlala,futhi wayemvivinyengengceboyamakhosi,futhiwayemvivinye futhingomkakhe,laphoethathwa(kuye),nangokusoka; futhiwayemvivinyengo-IshmayelinoHagari,incekukazi yakhe,laphoebaxosha

18Futhikukhokonkeayemhlolilekukho,watholakala ethembekile,futhiumphefumulowakhewawungaphelelwa yisineke,futhiwayengaphuziukwenzaokuthile;ngoba wayethembekilefuthiethandaiNkosi

ISAHLUKO18

1UNkulunkuluwathikuye:“Abrahama,Abrahama!” Wathi:“Bheka,ngilapha”

2Wayesethi:“Thathaindodanayakhoethandekayo oyithandakakhulu,u-Isaka,uyeentabeni,uyinikele kwenyeyezintabaengizokukhombisazona”

3Wavukaekusenikakhulu,wabophelaimbongoloyakhe, wathathaizinsizwazakheezimbili,no-Isakaindodana yakhe,wacandaizinkunizomnikelowokushiswa,waya kuleyondawongosukulwesithathu,wayibonaindawo isekude.

4Wafikaemthonjeniwamanzi,wathiezinsizwenizakhe: “Hlalanilaphanembongolo,minanomfanasizoya ngaphesheya,laphosesikhulekelesizobuyakini.”

5Wathathaizinkunizomnikelowokushiswa,wazibeka phezukuka-Isakaindodanayakhe,waphathaumlilo nommeseesandlenisakhe,bahambabobabilibayakuleyo ndawo

6U-Isakawathikuyise:“Baba,”yenawathi:“Ngilapha, ndodanayami”Wathikuye:“Bhekaumlilo,nommese, nezinkuni;kodwaiphiimvuyomnikelowokushiswa,baba?”

7Wathi:“UNkulunkuluuzozilungiselelaimvuyomnikelo wokushiswa,ndodanayami”Wasondelaendaweni yentabakaNkulunkulu

8Wakhai-altare,wabekaizinkunie-altare,wabophauIsakaindodanayakhe,wambekaphezukwezinkuni ezazise-altare,welulaisandlasakheukuzeathatheummese ukuzeabulaleu-Isakaindodanayakhe.

9Ngasengimaphambikwakhe,naphambikwesikhulu uMastêmâ,iNkosiyathi,'Mtsheleukuthiangabekiisandla sakhekumfana,futhiangenziluthokuye,ngoba ngimbonisileukuthiuyamesabauJehova'

10Ngambizangisezulwini,ngathikuye:‘Abrahama, Abrahama!’Wesabakakhulu,wathi:‘Bheka,ngilapha.’

11Ngathikuye:“Ungabekiisandlasakhokumfana, ungenziluthokuye,ngokubasengibonisilemanjeukuthi uyamesabauJehova,awungigodlangaindodanayakho, izibulolakho”

12IsikhuluuMastêmâsabanamahloni;u-Abrahama waphakamisaamehloakhewabheka,bheka,inqama ibanjwengezimpondozayo,u-Abrahamawaya wayithathainqama,wayinikelanjengomnikelo wokushiswaesikhundlenisendodanayakhe.

13U-Abrahamawaqambaleyondawongokuthi‘uJehova ubonile,’ngalokhokuthiwaentabeniethi:‘uJehova ubonile.’

14UJehovawabizau-Abrahamangegamalakheokwesibili evelaezulwini,njengobaasenzasabonakalasikhuluma nayeegamenileNkosi.

15Wathi:“Ngizifungileminangokwami,”ushouJehova, “njengobaukwenzilelokhu,ungagodlangaindodanayakho, indodanayakhoethandekayo,ukuthingokubusisa ngiyakukubusisa,ngandiseinzaloyakho,ibe njengezinkanyezizezulu,nanjengesihlabathiesisogwini lolwandle;inzaloyakhoiyakudlaifalemiziyezithazayo, 16Ngenzaloyakhozonkeizizwezomhlabaziyakubusiswa, ngokubaulaleleizwilami,futhingibatshelilebonkeukuthi uthembekilekimikukhokonkeengikushilokuweukuthi: Hambangokuthula

17U-Abrahamawayaezinsizwenizakhe,basukabaya eBeriSheba;u-Abrahama[2010AM]wahlala ngaseMthonjeniWesifungo 18Wagubhalomkhosiminyakayonke,izinsuku eziyisikhombisangenjabulo,wawubizangokuthiumkhosi kaJehovangokwezinsukueziyisikhombisaahambangazo wabuyangokuthula.

19Ngakho-kekumiswefuthikwabhalwaezibhebheni zasezulwinimayelanano-Israyelinenzaloyakheukuthi kufanelebagubhelomkhosiizinsukueziyisikhombisa ngenjabuloyomkhosi.

ISAHLUKO19

1Ngomnyakawokuqalawevikilokuqalangejubililama-42, u-AbrahamawabuyawahlalamaqondananeHebroni, okuyiKiriyati-Arba,amasontoamabilieminyaka

2Ngomnyakawokuqalawevikilesithathulalejubili, izinsukuzokuphilakukaSarazaphela,wafelaeHebroni

3U-Abrahamawayaukuyomlilelanokumngcwaba, samlinga[ukubona]ukuthiumoyawakhewawubekezela yininokuthiwayengacasukingamazwiomlomowakhe; watholakalaebekezelekulokhu,futhiakazange akhathazeke

4Ngokubangokubekezelakomoyawakhuluma nabantwanabakwaHeti,ngenhlosoyokuthibamnike indawoyokungcwabaabafileyobakhe

5UJehovawamnikaumusaphambikwabobonke abambonayo,wancengangobumneneamadodanakaHeti, amnikaizwelomhumeophindwekabiliphambikweMamre, okungukuthiiHebroni,ngezingcezuzesiliva ezingamakhuluamane.

6Bamncengabathi:“Sizokunikalonamahhala;kodwa akavumangaukulithathaezandlenizabomahhala,ngoba wanikezaintengoyendawo,imaliyonke,wakhothama phambikwabokabili,ngemvakwalokhuwamngcwaba ofileyowakheemhumeniophindwekabili”

7ZonkeizinsukuzokuphilakukaSarazaziyiminyaka eyikhulunamashumiamabilinesikhombisa,okungukuthi, amajubiliamabilinamasontoamanenonyakaowodwa;lezi ziyizinsukuzeminyakayokuphilakukaSara.

8Lesiyisilingoseshumiu-Abrahamaavivinywangaso, futhiwatholakalaethembekile,ebekezelaemoyeni 9Futhiakashongoluthomayelananendabaezweniyokuthi uNkulunkuluwayetheuzomnikayonayenanenzaloyakhe ngemvakwakhe,wacelaindawolaphoyokungcwaba khonaabafileyobakhe;ngobawatholakalaethembekile, futhiwalotshwaezibhebhenizasezulwininjengomngane kaNkulunkulu

10Ngonyakawesinewathathelaindodanayakheu-Isaka umfaziogamalakhekwakunguRebheka[2020AM] [indodakazikaBethuweli,indodanakaNahori,umfowabo ka-Abrahama]udadewabokaLabaninendodakazi kaBethuweli;uBethuweliwayeyindodanakaMilka, owayengumkaNahori,umfowaboka-Abrahama.

11U-Abrahamawazithathelaumfaziwesithathu,ogama lakhelinguKetura,phakathikwamadodakaziezinceku zakhezasendlini,ngokubauHagariwayesefilengaphambi kukaSara.Wamzalelaamadodanaayisithupha,uZimramu, noJokishani,noMedani,noMidiyani,no-Ishibaki,noShuwa, emasontweniamabilieminyaka 12Ngesontolesithupha,ngomnyakawesibili,uRebeka wamzalelau-Isakaamadodanaamabili,uJakobeno-Esawu 13Futhi[2046AM]uJakobewayeyindodaebushelelezi neqondile,kantiu-Esawuwayeyisiqhwaga,indoda yasendle,enoboya,kantiuJakobewayehlalaematendeni 14Abafanabakhula,uJakobewafundaukubhala;kodwauEsawuakafundanga,ngokubawayengumuntuwasendle

nomzingeli,wafundaimpi,futhiyonkeimisebenziyakhe yayinolaka.

15U-AbrahamawayemthandauJakobe,kephau-Isaka wayemthandau-Esawu.

16U-Abrahamawabonaizenzozika-Esawu,futhiwayazi ukuthiigamalakhenenzaloyakhekufanelekuthiwe kuJakobe;wabizauRebhekafuthiwanikezaumyalo ngoJakobe,ngobawayaziukuthinayewayemthanda kakhuluuJakobekuno-Esawu

17Wayesethikuye:Ndodakaziyami,qaphaindodanayami uJakobe,ngokubauzakubaesikhundlenisamiemhlabeni, abeyisibusisophakathikwabantwanababantu,abe yinkazimuloyenzaloyonkekaShemi.

18NgobangiyaziukuthiiNkosiizomkhethaukubaabe yisizwesakhe,ngaphezukwazozonkeizizweezisebusweni bomhlaba.

19Bheka,indodanayamiu-Isakaithandau-Esawukakhulu kunoJakobe,kodwangiyabonaukuthiumthandangempela uJakobe.

20Yengezaumusawakhokuye,amehloakhoambheke ngothando,ngokubauyakubayisibusisokithiemhlabeni kusukelamanjekuzekubesezizukulwanenizonke zomhlaba

21Izandlazakhomaziqine,inhliziyoyakhomayijabule ngendodanayakhouJakobe,ngokubangimthandile kakhulukunabobonkeabantwanabamiUyobusiswakuze kubephakade,nenzaloyakheiyogcwalisaumhlabawonke 22Umaumuntuekwaziukubalaisihlabathisomhlaba, nenzaloyakheiyobalwa

23FuthizonkeizibusisoiNkosiengibusisengazokanye nenzaloyamiziyobangezikaJakobenenzaloyakhenjalo.

24Futhienzalweniyakheigamalamiliyobusiswa,kanye negamalawobaba,uShemi,noNowa,no-Enoke, noMahalalele,no-Enoshe,noSeti,no-Adamu.

25Lokhukuzosebenzaekubekeniizisekelozezulu, nasekuqiniseniumhlaba,nasekuvuselelenizonke izinkanyisoezisemkhathini.

26WabizauJakobephambikwamehlokaRebekaunina, wamanga,wambusisa,wathi:

27‘Jakobe,ndodanayamiethandekayo,othandwa ngumphefumulowami,sengathiuNkulunkulu angakubusisaesemkhathini,futhisengathiangakunika zonkeizibusisoazibusisangazou-Adamu,no-Enoke, noNowa,noShemi;nazozonkeizintoangitshelezona,nazo zonkeizintoangithembiseukunginikazona,sengathi angakunamathelisakuwenasenzalweniyakhokuzekube phakade,njengezinsukuzezuluphezukomhlaba

28FuthiiMimoyakaMastêmângekeikubusenomainzalo yakhoukuzeikususeeNkosini,enguNkulunkuluwakho kusukelamanjekuzekubephakade

29FuthisengathiiNkosiuNkulunkuluingabanguyise kuwe,wenaindodanaeyizibulo,kanyenabantunjalo.

30Hambangokuthula,ndodanayami’Basebephuma bobabiliku-Abrahama

31URebekawayemthandauJakobengayoyonkeinhliziyo yakhenangawowonkeumphefumulowakhe,kakhulu kuno-Esawu;kodwau-Isakawayemthandau-Esawu kakhulukunoJakobe

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathingejubililamashumiamanenambili,ngonyaka wokuqalawesontolesikhombisa,u-AbrahamawabizauIshmayeli,[2052(2045?)AM]namadodanaakheayishumi nambili,no-Isakanamadodanaakheamabili,namadodana ayisithuphakaKetura,namadodanaawo.

2WabayalaukuthibagcineindlelayeNkosi;ukuthibenze ukulunga,bathandeumakhelwanewabo,futhibenzengale ndlelaphakathikwabobonkeabantu;ukuthingamunye wabokufaneleahambengabonjengokungathiwenza ukwahlulelanokulungaemhlabeni

3Ukuthibasokeamadodanaabo,ngokwesivumelwano asenzanabo,futhibangaphambukingakwesokunenenoma ngakwesobunxelekuzozonkeizindlelauJehovaasilaye ngazo;nokuthisizigcinekuzozonkeizifebenokungcola, [futhisilahlephakathikwethuzonkeizifebenokungcola]

4Umaowesifazanenomaintombazaneiphingaphakathi kwenu,mshiseningomlilo,bangazifebinayengokubona kwabonangenhliziyoyabo;futhimabangazithathiabafazi emadodakaziniaseKhanani;ngobainzaloyaseKhanani izosuswaezweni

5Wabatshelangokwahlulelakwama-real,kanye nokwahlulelakwamaSodoma,ukuthibahlulelwekanjani ngenxayobubibabo,futhibafangenxayobufebebabo, nokungcola,kanyenokonakalakwabobobabilingobufebe 6‘Ziqaphelenikukhokonkeukufebanokungcola,nakuyo yonkeingcolisoyesono,funanenzeigamalethulibe yisiqalekiso,nokuphilakwenukonkekubeyinto yokuklolodela,nabobonkeabantwanabenubabhujiswe ngenkemba,niqalekiswenjengeSodoma,nabobonke abaseleyobenubabenjengabantwanabaseGomora’

7Ngiyanincenga,madodanaami,thandaniuNkulunkulu wezulu,ninamathelekuyoyonkeimiyaloyakhe, ningalandeliizithombezabonokungcolakwabo, 8Ningazenzelionkulunkuluababunjiweyonoma ababaziweyo,ngokubabayize,akukhomoyakubo, ngokubabangumsebenziwezandlazabantu,nabobonke abathembelakuboabathembilutho.

9Ningabakhonzi,futhiningabakhulekeli,kodwakhonzani uNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,nimkhonzenjalo;nithembele ebuswenibakhenjalo,nisebenzeubuqothonokulunga phambikwakhe,ukuzeajabulekini,anipheumusawakhe, aninikeimvulaekuseninakusihlwa,abusiseyonke imisebenziyenueniyenzileemhlabeni,abusiseisinkwa senunamanzienu,abusisenezithelozesisusenunezithelo zomhlabawenu,nemihlambiyezinkomozenu,nemihlambi yezimvuzenu.

10Niyakubayisibusisoemhlabeni,nezizwezonke zomhlabaziyakunifisa,zibusiseamadodanaenuegameni lami,ukuzeabusiswenjengami

11Wanikau-Ishmayelinamadodanaakhe,namadodana kaKeturaizipho,wazisusaku-Isakaindodanayakhe, wanikau-Isakaindodanayakhekonke.

12U-Ishmayelinamadodanaakhe,namadodanakaKetura, namadodanaawo,bahambandawonye,bahlalakusukela ePharanukwazekwabasekungenenikweBabeleezweni lonkeelingasempumalangangenhlane

13Lababahlangana,baqambaigamalabongokuthiamaArabhu,nama-Ishmayeli

ISAHLUKO21

1Kwathingonyakawesithuphawesontolesikhombisalale jubiliu-Abrahamawabizau-Isakaindodanayakhe,[2057 (2050?)AM]wamyalawathi:‘Sengimdala,angilaziusuku lokufakwami,futhisengigcweleizinsukuzami.’

2Bheka,ngineminyakaeyikhulunamashumi ayisikhombisananhlanuubudala,futhikuzozonke izinsukuzokuphilakwamingikhumbuleiNkosi,futhi ngafunangenhliziyoyamiyonkeukwenzaintandoYayo, nokuhambangobuqothokuzozonkeizindlelaZayo

3Umphefumulowamiuyazondaizithombe,<futhi ngiyabadelelalaboabazikhonzayo,futhinginikele inhliziyonomoyawami>ukuzengiqapheleukwenza intandoyaLowoongidalile.

4NgobaunguNkulunkuluophilayo,futhiungcwelefuthi uthembekile,futhiulungilengaphezukwakhokonke,futhi akukhoukwamukelaabantu(abantu)futhiakukho ukwamukelaizipho;ngobauNkulunkuluulungile,futhi uyahlulelabonkelaboabeqaimiyaloyakhefuthibedelela isivumelwanosakhe.

5Wena-ke,ndodanayami,gcinaimiyaloyakhe,nezimiso zakhe,nezahlulelozakhe,ungahambingezinengiso, nezithombeezibaziweyo,nezithombeezibunjiweyo.

6Ningadliigazilesilwanenomalenkomo,nomaelenyoni endizaesibhakabhakeni

7Umauhlabaumhlatshelonjengomhlatshelowokuthula owamukelekayo,uwuhlabe,uthululeigazilawoe-altare, wonkeamanoniomnikelouwanikelee-altarekanye nofulawaocolekileyo,nomnikelowempuphuoxutshwe namafutha,kanyenomnikelowawowokuphuzwa, ukunikelekonkendawonyee-altarelomnikelowokushiswa, kubeyiphungaelimnandiphambikukaJehova.

8Uyakunikelangamanoniomhlatshelowokubonga emlilweniose-altare,namanoniasesiswini,nawowonke amanoniasemathunjini,nezinsozombili,nawowonke amanoniakuzo,naphezukwezinkalonesibindi,kanye nezinso

9Niyakunikelakonkelokhukubeyiphungaelimnandi phambikukaJehova,kanyenomnikelowawowempuphu kanyenomnikelowawowokuphuzwa,kubeyiphunga elimnandi,isinkwasomnikelokuJehova.

10Nidleinyamayayongalolosukunangosukulwesibili, futhiilangalingashoningosukulwesibilikuzekube yilaphoidliwe,futhiningashiyiluthongosukulwesithathu; ngobaayamukeleki[ngobaayamukeleki]futhi makungadliwa,futhibonkeabadlakuyobazolethaisono phezukwabo;ngobangiyitholileibhaliweezincwadini zokhokhobami,nasemazwinika-Enoke,nasemazwini kaNowa.

11Futhikuyoyonkeiminikeloyakhokufaneleuthele usawoti,futhiungavumeliusawotiwesivumelwano uswelekekuyoyonkeiminikeloyakhophambikukaJehova 12Futhingokuphathelenenezinkunizeminikelo,qaphela ukuthiungalethiezinyeizinkunize-altarengaphezu kwalezi:umsayipuresi,umbhayi,um-alimondi, umsayipuresi,umphayini,umsedari,umsavini,umkhiwane, umnqumo,imure,umlaurel,i-aspalathus

13Futhiloluhlobolwezinkunilubekwephezukwe-altare ngaphansikomhlatshelo,njengobaluhlolwengokubukeka kwalo,futhiungabeki(phezukwalo)nomayiluphiukhuni oluqhekekilenomaolumnyama,(kodwa)oluqinile noluhlanzekile,olungenasici,oluqinilenolusha;futhi

ungabeki(phezukwalo)ukhunioludala,[ngobaiphunga laloseliphelile]ngobaakusekhoiphungakulo njengakuqala

14Ngaphandlekwalezizinhlobozezinkuniakukhookunye ozokubeka(e-altare),ngobaiphungaliyahlakazeka,futhi iphungalephungalaloalinyukiliyeezulwini

15Gcinalomyalofuthiuwugcine,ndodanayami,ukuze ubengoqothokuzozonkeizenzozakho.

16Njalohlalauhlanzekileemzimbeniwakho,ugeze ngamanzingaphambikokusondelaukuyonikelae-altare, ugezeizandlazakhonezinyawozakhongaphambi kokusondelae-altare;nalaphousuqedileukunikela,geza izandlazakhonezinyawozakhofuthi.

17Futhimakungabikhogaziphezukwakhonoma ezingutshenizakho;qaphela,ndodanayami,igazi, uqaphelekakhulu;ulimbozengothuli.

18Futhiungadlinomayiliphiigazingoba liwumphefumulo;ungadlinomayiliphiigazi

19Futhiningathathiiziphongegazilomuntu,funa lichithwengaphandlekokujeziswa,ngaphandle kokwahlulela;ngobayigazielichithwayoelibangela umhlabaukubawone,futhiumhlabaawunakuhlanzwa egazinilomuntungaphandlekwegazilalowoowalichitha

20Ungathathiisiphonomaisiphongegazilomuntu:igazi ngegazi,ukuzewamukelekephambikukaJehova, uNkulunkuluoPhezukonke;ngokubauyisivikelosokuhle; nokuthiulondolozweebubinibonke,nokuthi angokusindisakuzozonkeizinhlobozokufa.

21Ngiyabona,ndodanayami,ukuthiyonkeimisebenzi yabantwanababantuiyisononobubi,futhiyonke imisebenziyaboingukungcola,iyisinengiso,futhi ayilungilekubo

22Qaphela,funauhambengezindlelazabo,uhambe ezindlelenizabo,woneisonosokufaphambi kukaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,funaafihleubusobakhe kuwe,akubuyiseleezandlenizesiphambekosakho, akusiphuleezweni,nenzaloyakhophansikwezulu,igama lakhonenzaloyakhokupheleemhlabeniwonke

23Bafulathelezonkeizenzozabokanyenokungcola kwabo,bagcineisimisosikaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke, benzeintandoyakhefuthibabengabaqothokukhokonke

24Futhiuyokubusisakuzozonkeizenzozakho,futhi uyovusakuweisitshalosokulungaemhlabeniwonke,kuzo zonkeizizukulwanezomhlaba,futhiigamalaminegama lakhongekekulibalekephansikwezulukuzekubephakade 25Hamba,ndodanayamingokuthula.Kwangathi uNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,uNkulunkuluwami noNkulunkuluwakho,angakuqinisaukuzewenzeintando yaKhe,Futhikwangathiangabusisayonkeinzaloyakho kanyenensalelayenzaloyakhoezizukulwanenikuzekube phakade,ngazozonkeizibusisoezilungileyo,ukuzeube yisibusisoemhlabeniwonke. 26Waphumakuyeethokoza

ISAHLUKO22

1Kwathingesontolokuqalangejubililama-44,ngonyaka wesibili,okungukuthi,unyakau-Abrahamaafangawo,uIsakano-IshmayelibafikabevelaeMthonjeniWesifungo ukuzogubhaumkhosiwamasonto-okungukuthi,umkhosi wezithelozokuqalazesivuno-ku-Abrahama,uyise,futhi

u-Abrahamawajabulangobaamadodanaakheamabili ayefikile.

2Ngobau-IsakawayenempahlaeningieBherisheba,uIsakawayevameukuyaayobonaimpahlayakhebese ebuyelakuyise.

3Ngalezozinsukuu-Ishmayeliwezaukuyobonauyise, bahlanganabobabili,u-Isakawanikelangomhlatshelo womnikelowokushiswa,wawunikelae-altarelikayise ayelilenzileeHebroni

4Wanikelaumnikelowokubonga,wenzaidililokuthokoza phambikuka-Ishmayeli,umfowabo:uRebekawapheka amaqebelengwaneamashangamabeleamasha,wawanika uJakobeindodanayakhe,ukuzeawayiseku-Abrahama uyise,kusukelaezithelwenizokuqalazomhlaba,ukuzeadle futhiabusiseuMdaliwezintozonkengaphambikokubaafe 5U-Isakanaye,wathumelangesandlasikaJakobekuAbrahamaumnikelowokubongaomuhlekakhulu,ukuze adle,aphuze

6Wadla,waphuza,wambongauNkulunkuluoPhezukonke, owadalaizulunomhlaba,owenzakonkeokunothileyo komhlaba,wakunikaabantwanababantu,ukuzebadle, baphuze,babusiseuMdaliwabo.

7Manjengiyakubonga,Nkulunkuluwami,ngokuba ungenzengabonalolusuku;bheka,ngineminyakaeyikhulu namashumiayisikhombisananhlanu,ngimdala,ngigcwele izinsuku,zonkeizinsukuzamizibengukuthulakimi

8Inkembayesithaayinginqobangakukhokonkeonginike khonaminanabantwanabamizonkeizinsukuzokuphila kwamikuzekubenamuhla

9Nkulunkuluwami,sengathiumusawakhonokuthula kwakhomakubephezukwencekuyakho,naphezu kwenzaloyamadodanaakhe,ukuzebabeyisizwe esikhethiweyokuwenefaelivelakuzozonkeizizwe zomhlabakusukelamanjekuzekubeyizinsukuzonke zezizukulwanezomhlaba,kuzekubephakade’ 10WambizauJakobe,wathi:“NdodanayamiJakobe, uNkulunkuluwakhokonkemakakubusise,akuqiniseukuba wenzeukulunga,nentandoyakhephambikwakhe, akukhethewenanenzaloyakhoukubanibeyisizwesefa lakhengokwentandoyakhekuzekubephakade.”

11Futhiwena,ndodanayami,Jakobe,sondelaungange’ Wasondelawamanga,wathi:“Makabusisweindodanayami Jakobe,nawowonkeamadodanakaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,kuzekubephakade;uNkulunkulu makakunikeinzaloyokulunga;Futhimakangcwelise abanyebamadodanaakhophakathikomhlabawonke; Izizwemazikukhonze,nezizwezonkezikhothamephambi kwenzaloyakho.”

12Yibanamandlaphambikwabantu,futhiusebenzise igunyaphezukwayoyonkeinzalokaSetiKhona-ke izindlelazakhonezindlelazamadodanaakhoziyolunga, ukuzeabeyisizweesingcwele.

13SengathiuNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeangakunikazonke izibusiso,angibusisengazo,futhiazibusisengazouNowa no-Adamu;Sengathizingahlalaekhandaelingcwele lenzaloyakhokusukelaesizukulwanenikuya esizukulwanenikuzekubephakade.

14Futhisengathiangakuhlanzakukhokonkeukungalungi nokungcola,Ukuzeuthethelelwezonkeiziphambeko; ozenzilengokungazi.Futhisengathiangakuqinisa, akubusiseFuthisengathiungadlaifalomhlabawonke,

15Futhikwangathiangavuselelaisivumelwanosakhe nawe,ukuzeubeyisizwesefalakhekuzekubephakade, futhiukuzeabekuwenasenzalweniyakhouNkulunkulu ngeqinisonangokulungakuzozonkeizinsukuzomhlaba.

16Futhiwena,ndodanayamiJakobe,khumbulaamazwi ami,Futhiugcineimiyaloka-Abrahama,uyihlo: Zihlukanisenezizwe,Ungadlinazo;Futhiungenzi ngokwemisebenziyazo,Futhiungahlanganyelinazo; Ngobaimisebenziyazoingcolile,Futhizonkeizindlela zazoziyiNgcoliso,futhiziyisinengiso,futhiziyihlazo 17Banikelaimihlatsheloyabokwabafileyo,Futhi bakhonzaimimoyaemibi,Futhibadlaphezukwamathuna, Futhiyonkeimisebenziyaboiyizefuthiiyize.

18Abananhliziyoyokuqonda,namehloaboawaboni ukuthiimisebenziyaboiyini,nokuthibayaphambuka kanjaningokuthiesitsheni:‘UnguNkulunkuluwami,’ nasetsheni:‘UyiNkosiyami,ungumsindisiwami’[Futhi abananhliziyo]

19Kephawena,ndodanayamiJakobe,sengathi uNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeangakusiza,futhiuNkulunkulu wasezulwiniakubusise,futhiakususeekungcolenikwabo nasebubinibabobonke.

20Qaphela,ndodanayamiJakobe,ukubaungazithathi umfazikunomaiyiphiinzaloyamadodakaziaseKhanani; ngokubayonkeinzaloyakheizosishulwaemhlabeni.

21Ngoba,ngenxayesiphambekosikaHamu,uKhanani waphambuka,futhiyonkeinzaloyakheiyobhujiswa emhlabenikanyenayoyonkeinsaliyawo,futhiakekho oyovelakuyeoyosindiswangosukulokwahlulela

22Futhibonkeabakhonzaizithombekanyenabangcolileyo

(a)Ngekekubekhonaithembangaboezwenilabaphilayo;

(b)Futhiakuyikubakhonaukukhunjulwakwabo emhlabeni;

(c)NgobabayokwehlelaeSheoli,

(d)Futhibayoyaendaweniyokulahlwa, NjengobaabantwanabaseSodomabasuswaemhlabeni, kanjalobonkeabakhonzaizithombebayosuswa.

23Ungesabi,ndodanayamiJakobe,Ungakhathazeki, ndodanaka-Abrahama:KwangathiuNkulunkulu oPhezukonkeangakuvikelaekubhujisweni,Futhi kwangathiangakukhululakuzozonkeizindlelazokuduka

24Lendlungiyizakheleminaukuzengibekeigamalami phezukwayoemhlabeni:[inikwewenanenzaloyakhokuze kubephakade],futhiiyobizwangokuthiindlukaAbrahama;inikwewenanenzaloyakhokuzekubephakade; ngobauzokwakhaindluyamifuthiumiseigamalami phambikukaNkulunkulukuzekubephakade;inzaloyakho negamalakhokuyokumakuzozonkeizizukulwane zomhlaba’

25Wayekaukumyalanokumbusisa

26Balalabobabiliembhedeniowodwa,uJakobewalala esifubenisika-Abrahama,uyisekayise;wamanga kasikhombisa,uthandolwakhenenhliziyoyakhekwajabula ngaye

27Wambusisangenhliziyoyakheyonkewathi: ‘UNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,uNkulunkuluwabobonke, noMdaliwabobonke,owangikhiphae-UrilamaKaledi ukuzeanginikelelizweukubangilidlekuzekubephakade, futhiukuzengimiseinzaloengcwelemakabusiswe oPhezukonkekuzekubephakade.’

28WambusisauJakobe,wathi:“Ndodanayami, engithokozangayoyonkeinhliziyoyaminothandolwami, umusawakhonomusawakhomakubephezukwakhe naphezukwenzaloyakhenjalo.”

29Ungamshiyi,ungamdelelikusukelamanjekuzekube sezinsukwinizaphakade,futhikwangathiamehloakho angavulekakuyenasenzalweniyakhe,ukuzeumlondoloze, umbusise,futhiumngcwelisenjengesizwesefalakho; 30FuthiumbusisengazozonkeizibusisoZakhokusukela manjekuzekubeyizinsukuzonkezaphakade,futhi uvuseleleisivumelwanoSakhonomusaWakhokuyekanye nenzaloyakhengokuvumelananakhokonkeokuhle Kwakhokuzozonkeizizukulwanezomhlaba.

ISAHLUKO23

1WabekaiminweemibilikaJakobeemehlweniakhe, wambongauNkulunkuluwonkulunkulu,wambozaubuso bakhewelulaizinyawozakhewalalaubuthongo obuphakade,wabuthelwakoyise

2NaphezukwakhokonkelokhuuJakobewayelele esifubenisakhe,engaziukuthiu-Abrahama,uyisekayise, wayefile

3UJakobewavukaebuthongwenibakhe,bhekauAbrahamawayebandanjengeqhwa,wathi‘Baba,baba’; kodwakwakungekhomuntuokhulumayo,wayaziukuthi ufile

4Wavukaesifubenisakhe,wagijima,watshelauRebeka unina;uRebekawayaku-Isakaebusuku,wamtshela; bahambakanyenoJakobeenabo,nesibaniesandlenisakhe; sebengenilebamfumanau-Abrahamaeleleefile.

5U-Isakawawaebuswenibukayise,wakhala,wamanga 6Kwazwakalaamazwiendlinika-Abrahama,u-Ishmayeli indodanayakhewasukuma,wayaku-Abrahamauyise, wakhalango-Abrahamauyise,yenanayoyonkeindlukaAbrahama,bakhalakakhulu

7Amadodanaakheu-Isakano-Ishmayelibammbela emhumeniophindwekabili,eduzenoSaraumkakhe, bamlilelaizinsukuezingamashumiamane,bonkeabantu bendluyakhe,no-Isakano-Ishmayeli,nawoonke amadodanaabo,nawoonkeamadodanakaKetura ezindawenizabo;izinsukuzokulilelau-Abrahamazaphela 8Waphilaiminyakaengamajubiliamathathunamasonto amaneeminyaka,iminyakaeyikhulunamashumi ayisikhombisananhlanu,waqedaizinsukuzokuphila kwakhe,esemdalafuthiegcweleizinsuku.

9Ngobaizinsukuzokhokho,zokuphilakwabo,zaziyijubili eliyishuminesishiyagalolunye;futhingemvakukaZamcolo baqalaukukhulangaphansikwejubilieliyishumi nesishiyagalolunye,nokunciphakwejubili,nokuguga ngokushesha,nokwanelisekangezinsukuzabongenxa yokuhluphekaokuningikanyenobubibezindlelazabo, ngaphandlekuka-Abrahama

10Ngobau-Abrahamawayephelelekuzozonkeizenzo zakheeNkosini,futhiejabulisakakhuluekulungenizonke izinsukuzokuphilakwakhe;futhibheka,akazangeaqede amajubiliamaneempilweniyakhe,laphoesemdalangenxa yobubi,futhiesegcweleizinsukuzakhe

11Futhizonkeizizukulwaneezizovelakusukelakulesi sikhathikuzekubeusukulokwahlulelaokukhuluziyoguga ngokushesha,ngaphambikokubaziqedeamajubiliamabili,

futhiulwazilwazoluyobashiyangenxayokugugakwazo Izwelonkeulwazilwazoluyonyamalala].

12Ngalezozinsuku,umaumuntuephilaiminyakaeyijubili nengxenye,bayakushongayeukuthi:‘Usephileisikhathi eside,futhiingxenyeenkuluyezinsukuzakheiyizinhlungu nosizinokuhlupheka,futhiakukhoukuthula’

13Ngobainhlekeleleilandelainhlekelele,nenxebaphezu kwenxeba,nosiziphezukosizi,nezindabaezimbi ezindabeniezimbi,nokugulaphezukokugula,nazozonke izahluleloezimbiezinjengalezi,esinyenesinye,ukugula nokugumbuqelwa,neqhwanesithwathwaneqhwa, nomkhuhlane,nokubanda,nesifosokudangala,nendlala, nokufa,nenkemba,nokuthunjwa,nazozonkeizinhlobo zezinhlekelelenezinhlungu

14Futhibonkelababayakufikaesizukulwaneniesibi, esiphambukayoemhlabeni:imisebenziyaboingukungcola nobufebe,nokungcolanezinengiso

15Khona-kebayothi:‘Izinsukuzokhokhozaziziningi (ngisho),kwazekwabayiminyakaeyinkulungwane,futhi zazizinhle;kodwabheka,izinsukuzokuphilakwethu,uma umuntuephileiminyakaeminingi,ziyiminyaka engamashumiayisithuphaneshumi,futhi,umaenamandla, iminyakaengamashumiayisithupha,futhileyomibi,futhi akukhoukuthulaezinsukwinizalesisizukulwaneesibi’

16Futhikulesosizukulwaneamadodanaayosolaoyise nabadalabawongesononokungalungi,nangamazwi omlomowawokanyenobubiobukhuluababenzayo, nangokushiyakwaboisivumelwanouJehovaasenza phakathikwabonaye,sokuthikufanelebagcinefuthibenze yonkeimiyaloyakhenezimisozakhekanyenayoyonke imithethoyakhe,ngaphandlekokuchezuka ngakwesokunenenomangakwesobunxele 17Ngobabonkebenzeokubi,futhiyonkeimilomo ikhulumaububifuthiyonkeimisebenziyaboiyihlazo nesinengiso,futhizonkeizindlelazaboziyihlazo, ukungcolakanyenokubhujiswa

18Bhekaumhlabauzobhujiswangenxayayoyonke imisebenziyabo,futhingekekubekhonaimbewuyomvini, futhingekekubekhonaamafutha;ngobaimisebenziyabo ayinalonhloboukholo,futhibonkebayobhubha kanyekanye,izilwanenezinkomonezinyoni,nazozonke izinhlanzizolwandle,ngenxayabantwanababantu 19Bayolwabodwa,abashanabadala,nabadalanabancane, abampofunabacebile,abaphansinabakhulu,nabampofu nabakhulu,ngenxayomthethonesivumelwano;ngokuba bakhohlweumyalo,nesivumelwano,nemikhosi, nezinyanga,namaSabatha,namaJubili,nazozonke izahlulelo.

20Bayokumabephetheiminsalonezinkembanempiukuze bababuyiseleendleleni;kodwangekebabuyekuzekube yilaphokuchithweigazieliningiemhlabeni,omunye nomunye.

21Laboabaphunyukilengekebaphendukeebubinibabo bayeendleleniyokulunga,kodwabonkebayoziphakamisa enkohlisweninasengcebweni,ukuzengamunyeathathe konkeokungokwamakhelwanewakhe,futhibayobiza igamaelikhulu,kodwahhayingeqinisonomangokulunga, futhibayongcolisaindawoengcwelengcwelengokungcola kwabokanyenokonakalakokungcolakwabo

22Futhiisijezisoesikhulusizokwehlelaizenzozalesi sizukulwaneesivelaeNkosini,futhiiyobanikelaenkembeni

nasekwahlulelweninasekuthunjweni,nasekuphangweni nasekudliweni.

23Uyovusaizonizezizwengokumelenenabo, ezingenamusanasihawu,futhiezingayikuhloniphaubuso banomaubani,omdalanomaomncane,nomaubani,ngoba babikakhulufuthibanamandlaokwenzaokubikunabo bonkeabantwanababantuFuthibayosebenzisaubudlova ku-IsrayelikanyenokuphambukakuJakobe,futhiigazi eliningiliyochithwaemhlabeni,futhiakuyikubakhomuntu wokubuthafuthiakekhowokungcwaba

24Ngalezozinsukubayakukhalakakhulu,bamemeze, bathandazeukubabasindisweesandlenisezoni,abezizwe; kephaabekhoabayakusindiswa.

25Amakhandaabantwanaayobamhlophengezinwele ezimpunga,Futhiumntwanawamasontoamathathu uyobonakalaemdalanjengendodaeneminyakaeyikhulu, Futhiubudebabobuyobhujiswaukuhlupheka nokucindezelwa

26Ngalezozinsukuabantwanabayoqalaukufunda imithetho,nokufunaimiyalo,nokubuyelaendleleni yokulunga

27Futhiizinsukuzizoqalaukukhulazibeziningifuthi zandephakathikwalabobantwanababantukuzekube yilaphoizinsukuzabozisondelaeminyakeni eyinkulungwane.Futhiinanilezinsukulalingaphezu kweminyaka(ngaphambili)

28Ngekekubekhonaumuntuomdalanomaonganeliswa yizinsukuzakhe,ngobabonkebayoba(njengabantwana) kanyenentsha

29Futhizonkeizinsukuzabozizophelafuthiziphile ngokuthulanangenjabulo,Futhingekekubekhona uSathanenomaumbhubhisiomubi;Ngobazonkeizinsuku zaboziyobaizinsukuzesibusisonokuphulukiswa

30NgalesosikhathiuJehovauyophulukisaizincekuzakhe, futhiziyovukafuthiziboneukuthulaokukhulu,futhi zixosheizithazazoFuthiabalungilebayobonafuthi babonge,futhibajabulengenjabulokuzekubephakade naphakade,futhibayobonazonkeizahlulelozabonazo zonkeiziqalekisozabophezukwezithazabo

31Amathamboaboayophumulaemhlabathini,nomoya wabouthokozekakhulu,baziukuthinguJehovaowenza isahlulelo,obonisaumusakumakhuluezinkulungwane nakubobonkeabamthandayo.

32Futhiwena,Mose,bhalaphansilamazwi;ngoba alotshwekanjalo,futhialotshwa(emabhebheni)asezulwini njengobufakazibezizukulwanekuzekubephakade.

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathingemvakokufakuka-Abrahama,uJehova wambusisau-Isakaindodanayakhe,wasukaeHebroni wayakuhlalaeMthonjeniWombonongonyakawokuqala wesontolesithathu[2073AM]lalejubili,iminyaka eyisikhombisa

2Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesinekwaqalaindlala ezweni,[2080AM]ngaphandlekwendlalayokuqala, eyayikhonaezinsukwinizika-Abrahama.

3KwathiuJakobeephekaukudlakwelentili,u-Esawu wafikaevelaendleelambileWathikuJakobeumfowabo: “Ngiphelokhukudlaokubomvu.”UJakobewathikuye:

“Ngithengiseleubuzibulobakho,ngikupheisinkwakanye nokudlakwelentili.”

4U-Esawuwathienhliziyweniyakhe:“Minangizokufa; liyiniinzuzokimilelilungelolobuzibulo?”

5WathikuJakobe:“Ngikunikalona.”UJakobewathi: “Fungakiminamuhla,”wafungakuye

6UJakobewamnikau-Esawuumfowaboisinkwanokudla okuphekiwe,wadlawazewasutha,u-Esawuwadelela ubuzibulobakhe;ngalokhoigamalika-Esawulaqanjwa ngokuthiu-Edomi,ngenxayokudlaokubomvuuJakobe amnikakhonaubuzibulobakhe

7UJakobewabamdala,u-Esawuwehliswaesikhundleni sakhe.

8Indlalayayiphezukwezwe,u-Isakawahambawaya eGibithengonyakawesibiliwalelosonto,wayaenkosini yamaFilistieGerari,ku-Abimeleki.

9UJehovawabonakalakuye,wathikuye:“Ungehleli eGibithe;hlalaezweniengizakukutshelalona,ugogobale kulelizwe;ngiyakubanawe,ngikubusise.”

10Ngokubangiyakunikawenanenzaloyakholonkeleli zwe,ngiqiniseisifungosamiengasifungaku-Abrahama uyihlo,ngiyakwandisainzaloyakhoibengangezinkanyezi zezulu,ngiyinikeinzaloyakholonkelelizwe

11Ngenzaloyakhozonkeizizwezomhlabaziyakubusiswa, ngokubauyihlowalalelaizwilami,wagcinaisiyalezosami, nemiyaloyami,nemithethoyami,nezahlulelozami, nesivumelwanosami;manjelalelaizwilami,uhlalekuleli zwe.

12WahlalaeGelariamasontoamathathueminyaka 13U-Abimelekiwamyala,[2080-2101AM]nangazo zonkeizintozakhe,wathi:“Nomangubaniomthintayo nomayiniengowakheuyakufanokufa”

14U-IsakawabanamandlaphakathikwamaFilisti,wazuza imfuyoeningi,izinkomo,nezimvu,namakamela, nezimbongolo,nendluenkulu

15WahlwanyelaezwenilamaFilisti,wathelaokuphindwe kayikhulu;u-Isakawabamkhulukakhulu,amaFilistiaba nomonangaye

16YonkeimithomboeyayimbiweyizincekuzikaAbrahamangesikhathisika-Abrahama,amaFilistiayivalile ngemvakokufakuka-Abrahama,ayigcwalisangomhlabathi 17U-Abimelekiwathiku-Isaka:“Sukakithi,ngokuba unamandlakakhulukunathi.”U-Isakawasukalapho ngomnyakawokuqalawesontolesikhombisa,wahlala ezigodinizaseGerari

18Baphindabembaimithomboyamanzieyayimbiwe yizincekuzika-Abrahamauyise,futhiamaFilisti ayeyivalilengemvakokufakuka-Abrahamauyise, wayiqambangamagamanjengobau-Abrahamauyise ayeyiqambengawo

19Izincekuzika-Isakazembaumthomboesigodini,zathola amanziaphilayo;abelusibaseGeraribaphikisananabelusi baka-Isaka,bathi:“Amanziangawethu”U-Isakawaqamba igamalomthombongokuthi“Ukuphambuka,”ngokuba babesiphambukile

20Bambaomunyeumthombo,baphikisananangalowo futhi;wawubizangokuthi'Ubutha'.Wasukalapho,bemba omunyeumthombo,kodwaabaphikisanangangawo; wawubizangokuthi'Indawo'U-Isakawathi:“Manje uJehovausenzeleindawo,sandaezweni.”

21WasukalaphowayaeMthonjeniWesifungongonyaka wokuqalawesontolokuqala[ngo-2108ekuseni]ijubili lama-44

22UJehovawabonakalakuyengalobobusuku,ngenyanga yokuqala,wathikuye:“NginguNkulunkulukayihlouAbrahama;ungesabi,ngokubanginawe,ngiyakukubusisa, ngandiseinzaloyakhoibengangesihlabathisomhlaba ngenxayencekuyamiu-Abrahama.”

23Wakhakhonai-altare,u-Abrahamauyiseayelakhe kuqala,wabizaigamalikaJehova,wanikelangomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulukayiseu-Abrahama

24Bambaumthombobatholaamanziaphilayo

25Izincekuzika-Isakazembaomunyeumthombo, azitholangamanzi,zayazamtshelau-Isakaukuthi azitholangamanzi,u-Isakawathi:“NgifungilekumaFilisti namuhla,lokhukumenyezelwekithi.”

26WaqambaigamalaleyondawongokuthiuMthombo Wesifungo,ngokubawayefungilekhonaku-Abimeleki, nomnganewakheu-Ahuzati,noFikoliindunayempiyakhe.

27U-Isakawayazingalolosukuukuthiwayefungilekubo ukuthiuzokwenzaukuthulanabo

28U-IsakawaqalekisaamaFilistingalolosuku,wathi: “MawaqalekisweamaFilistikuzekubelusukulolaka nolokuthukuthelaphakathikwezizwezonke;uNkulunkulu makawenzeabeyinhlekisa,nesiqalekiso,nolaka,nolaka ezandlenizezoni,abezizwe,nasesandlenisamaKitimi” 29Futhinomangubaniophunyukaenkembeniyesitha neyamaKitimi,kwangathiisizweesilungileyosingasiphula ngokwahlulelaphansikwezulu;ngobabayobayizitha nezithazabantwanabamiezizukulwanenizaboemhlabeni 30Futhiakukhonsalieyosalakubo,futhiakukhonoyedwa oyosindiswangosukulolakalokwahlulela;ngobayonke inzaloyamaFilisti(igciniwe)iyobhujiswa,isitshulwefuthi ixoshweemhlabeni,futhiakusayikushiywaigamanoma inzalokulababaKhafitoriemhlabeni

31Ngobanomaekhuphukelaezulwini,uyokwehliswa lapho,futhinomaeziqinisaemhlabeni,uyohudulwalapho, futhinomaezifihlaphakathikwezizwe,uyosuswalapho; futhinomaehlelaeSheoli,laphofuthiukulahlwakwakhe kuyobakukhulu,futhilaphofuthingekeabenokuthula. 32Umaeyaekuthunjweni,bayakumbulalaendleleni ngezandlazabafunaukuphilakwakhe,futhiakuyikushiywa gamanomainzaloemhlabeniwonke;ngobauyakuhamba ayeesiqalekisweniesiphakade

33Futhikubhalwekanjalofuthikuqoshwengaye ezibhebhenizasezulwini,ukuzekwenziwekuyengosuku lokwahlulela,ukuzeasishulweemhlabeni

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1Ngonyakawesibiliwalelisontokulelijubili,uRebheka wabizauJakobeindodanayakhe,wakhulumanaye[2109 AM],wathi:‘Ndodanayami,ungathathiumfazi wamadodakaziaseKhanani,njengo-Esawu,umfowenu, owamthathelaabafaziababiliemadodakaziniaseKhanani, futhibangizwiseubuhlungungezenzozabozonke ezingcolile:ngobazonkeizenzozaboziwubufebe nenkanuko,futhiakukhoukulungakubo,ngoba(izenzo zabo)zimbi

2Mina,ndodanayami,ngiyakuthandakakhulu,futhi inhliziyoyaminothandolwamikuyakubusisanjalo ngehoralosukukanyenokulindakobusuku

3Manje-ke,ndodanayami,lalelaizwilami,wenzeintando kanyoko,ungazithathiumfaziwamadodakazialelizwe, kodwawendlukababanowasemndeninikababakuphela Uzithatheleumfaziwendlukababa,uNkulunkulu oPhezukonkeakubusise,nabantwanabakhobabe yisizukulwaneesilungileyonenzaloengcwele

4UJakobewabeesekhulumanoRebekaunina,wathikuye: “Bheka,mama,sengineminyakaeyisishiyagalolunye ubudala,angazi,angithintangawesifazane,angikaze ngizibophezelekunomaubani,futhiangikazengicabange ngishonokungithathelaumfaziemadodakaziniaseKhanani” 5Ngobangiyakhumbula,mama,amazwika-Abrahama, ubabawethu,ngobawangiyalaukubangingamthathi umfaziemadodakaziniaseKhanani,kodwangizithathele umfazienzalweniyendlukababanasezihlotshenizami

6NgizwilengaphambiliniukuthiuLabani,umfowenu, uzeleamadodakazi,futhingizimiseleukubangithathe umfaziphakathikwabo

7Futhingenxayalesisizathungiziqaphileemoyeniwami ukubangingoninomangonakalisweyizozonkeizindlela zamikuzozonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwami;ngoba ngokuphathelenenenkanukonobufebe,u-Abrahama,ubaba, wanginikaimiyaloeminingi

8Futhi,naphezukwakhokonkeangiyalengakho,le minyakaengamashumiamabilinambiliumfowethu ubelokhuelwanami,futhiekhulumanaminjaloethi: ‘Mfowethu,thathaudadewabokubafazibamiababiliabe ngumkami’;kodwangiyenqabaukwenzanjengobaenzile.

9Ngifungaphambikwakho,mama,ukuthizonkeizinsuku zokuphilakwamiangiyikuzithathelaumfaziemadodakazini enzalweniyaseKhanani,futhiangiyikwenzaokubi njengobaumfowethuenzile

10Ungesabi,mama;qinisekaukuthingizokwenzaintando yakhofuthingihambengobuqotho,futhiangizonakalisi izindlelazamikuzekubephakade'

11Waphakamiselaubusobakheezulwini,welulaiminwe yezandlazakhe,wavulaumlomowakhe,wadumisa uNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,owadalaizulunomhlaba, wambongafuthiwamdumisa

12Wathi:“MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkulu, malibongweigamalakheelingcwelekuzekubephakade naphakade,onginikeuJakobenjengendodanaehlanzekileyo nenzaloengcwele,ngokubaungowakho,nenzaloyakhe iyakubangeyakhokuzekubephakadeezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwanekuzekubephakade.”

13Mbusise,Jehova,ubekeemlonyeniwamiisibusiso sokulunga,ukuzengimbusise

14Kwathingalesosikhathi,laphoumoyawokulunga wehlelaemlonyeniwakhe,wabekaizandlazakhezombili ekhandalikaJakobe,wathi:

15Ubusisiwewena,NkosiyokulunganoNkulunkulu wezizukulwanengezizukulwane,Futhikwangathi angakubusisangaphezukwezizukulwanezonkezabantu Kwangathiangakunika,Ndodanayami,indlelayokulunga, Futhiembuleukulungaenzalweniyakho

16Futhikwangathiangandisaabantwanabakhophakathi nokuphilakwakho,Futhikwangathibangavuka ngokwenanilezinyangazonyaka,Futhikwangathi

abantwanababobangandakakhulungaphezu kwezinkanyezizezulu,Futhiinanilabolingaphezu kwesihlabathisolwandle

17Futhisengathiangabanikalelizweelihle-njengoba eshiloukuthiuzolinikau-Abrahamanenzaloyakhengemva kwakhenjalo-futhisengathibangaligcinalibeyifakuze kubephakade

18Futhikwangathingingakubona(ngizalelwe)wena ndodanayami,abantwanaababusisiwengesikhathi sokuphilakwami,Futhikwangathiyonkeinzaloyakho ingabayinzaloebusisiwenengcwele

19Njengobauvuseleleumoyakanyokongesikhathisakhe, isibelethosalowoowakuzalayosiyakubusisakanjalo, uthandolwaminamabeleamiayakubusisa,nomlomowami nolimilwamikuyakukudumisakakhulu

20Yandaninisakazekeemhlabeni,Futhikwangathiinzalo yenuingaphelelaenjabulweniyezulunomhlabakuzekube phakade;Futhikwangathiinzaloyenuingajabula,Futhi ngosukuolukhululokuthulakwangathiingabanokuthula.

21Kwangathiigamalakhonenzaloyakhokungahlalakuze kubephakade,futhikwangathiuNkulunkuluoPhezukonke angabanguNkulunkuluwabo,futhikwangathi uNkulunkuluwokulungaangahlalanabo,futhikwangathi indluyakheengcweleingakhiwakubokuzekubephakade 22Makabusisweokubusisayo,nayoyonkeinyama ekuqalekisangamangamayiqalekiswe’

23Wamanga,wathikuye:“KwangathiiNkosiyomhlaba ingakuthandaNjengobainhliziyokamamawakhonothando lwakhelujabulangawefuthilukubusise”Wayeka ukubusisa

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1Kwathingonyakawesikhombisawalelisontou-Isaka wabizau-Esawu,indodanayakheendala,wathikuye: “Sengimdala[2114AM],ndodanayami,bheka,amehlo amiafipheleukubona,angaziusukulokufakwami.”

2Manje-kethathaizikhalizakhozokuzingela,umgodla wakho,nomnsalowakho,uyeendle,ungizingele, ungibambe(inyamazane),ndodanayami,ungiphekele ukudlaokumnandi,okuthandwangumphefumulowami, ukulethekimi,ngidle,ukuzeumphefumulowami ukubusisengingakafi.

3KodwauRebhekawezwau-Isakaekhulumano-Esawu 4U-Esawuwaphumaekusenikakhuluwayaendle ukuyozingelanokubamba,abuyenayeekhayakuyise.

5URebekawabizauJakobeindodanayakhe,wathikuye: “Bheka,ngizweu-Isakauyihloekhulumano-Esawu umfowenu,ethi:‘Ngizingele,ungenzeleukudlaokumnandi, ungiletheleukudlaokumnandi’

6Ngingadla,ngikubusisephambikukaJehovangingakafi Manje-ke,ndodanayami,lalelaizwilamingalokho engikuyalangakho:Hambauyeemhlambiniwakho, ungithatheleamazinyaneamabiliamahleezimbuzi, ngiwaphekeleuyihloukudlaokumnandiakuthandayo, wenaukulethekuyihlo,adle,akubusisephambi kukaJehovaengakafi,ukuzeubusiswewena.

7UJakobewathikuRebekaunina:“Mama, angiyikugodlelaubabaukudla,nomayiniezomjabulisa; kodwangiyesaba,mama,ukuthiuzokuzwaizwilami, afuneukungithinta”

8Uyaziukuthingingumuntuobushelelezi,kantiu-Esawu, umfowethu,unoboya,futhingizobonakalaphambi kwamehloakhenjengomuntuomubi,futhingizokwenza isenzoangangiyalangangaso,futhiuzongithukuthelela, futhingizozilethelaisiqalekiso,hhayiisibusiso.

9URebekauninawathikuye:“Isiqalekisosakhomasibe phezukwami,ndodanayami;lalelaizwilamikuphela”

10UJakobewalalelaizwilikaRebekaunina,wahamba walandaamazinyaneamabiliamahlefuthianonile ezimbuzi,wawalethakunina;uninawawaphekela~inyama emnandinjengalokhoakuthandayo

11URebekawathathaimvulaenhleka-Esawu,indodana yakheendala,eyayinayeendlini,wamembathisauJakobe, indodanayakheencane,(ngazo),wafakaizikhumba zamazinyaneezandlenizakhenasezingxenyenizentamo yakhe.

12Wanikelainyamanesinkwaayesilungisileesandleni sikaJakobeindodanayakhe

13UJakobewangenakuyise,wathi:“Ngiyindodanayakho; ngenzenjengobaungitshelile;vukauhlalephansi,udle engikubambileyo,baba,ukuzeumphefumulowakho ungibusise.”

14U-Isakawathiendodaneniyakhe:“Utholekanjani ngokusheshaokungaka,ndodanayami?”

15UJakobewathi:“NgokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho unginikeithubalokungithola”

16U-Isakawathikuye:“Sondela,ngikuthinte,ndodana yami,umauyindodanayamiu-Esawunomacha.”

17UJakobewasondelaku-Isakauyise,wamthinta,wathi: “IzwiliyizwilikaJakobe,kephaizandlaziyizandlazikaEsawu.”

18Akazangeamqonde,ngobakwakuyisenzoesivela ezulwinisokususaamandlaakheokuqondafuthiu-Isaka akaqondanga,ngobaizandlazakhezazinoboya njengezomfowabou-Esawu,ngakhowambusisa

19Wayesethi:“Uyindodanayamiu-Esawuna?”Wathi: “Ngiyindodanayakho.”Wathi:“Sondezakimi,ngidle lokhookubambileyo,ndodanayami,ukuzeumphefumulo wamiukubusise”

20Wamsondezakuye,wadla,wamlethelaiwayini, waphuza

21Uyiseu-Isakawathikuye:“Sondelaungange,ndodana yami.”

22Wasondelawamanga,wezwaiphungalezingubozakhe, wambusisawathi:“Bheka,iphungalendodanayami linjengephungalensimuebusisiwenguJehova.”

23SengathiuJehovaangakuphaamazoloasezulwini, namazoloomhlaba,nenalayamabelenamafutha;izizwe mazikukhonze,nabantubakukhothamele

24Yibayinkosiphezukwabafowenu,amadodanakanyoko akukhothamele;zonkeizibusisouJehovaangibusisengazo, ambusisengazou-Abrahamaubaba;mazinikwewena nenzaloyakhokuzekubephakadeMakaqalekiswe okuqalekisayo,abusisweokubusisayo

25Kwathiu-Isakaeseqedileukubusisaindodanayakhe uJakobe,uJakobeesephumileku-Isakauyise,wacasha;uEsawuumfowabowafikaevelaekuzingelenikwakhe.

26Nayewenzaukudlaokumnandi,wakuyisakuyise,wathi kuyise:“Ubabamakavuke,adleinyamazaneyamiukuba umphefumulowakhoungibusise.”

27U-Isakauyisewathikuye:“Ungubaniwena?”Wathi kuye:“Ngiyizibulolakho,indodanayakhou-Esawu; ngenzenjengalokhoungiyalile”

28U-Isakawamangalakakhulu,wathi:“Ngubanilo ozingele,wabamba,wakulethakimi,ngadlakonke ungakafiki,ngambusisa;yenanenzaloyakheyonke bayakubusiswakuzekubephakade”

29Kwathiu-Esawuezwaamazwikayiseu-Isaka,wakhala ngokukhalaokukhulunokubabayo,wathikuyise: “Ngibusisenami,baba”

30Wayesethikuye:“Umfowenuufikengenkohliso, wathathaisibusisosakho”Wathi:“Manjesengiyaziukuthi kunganiigamalakhelibizwangokuthiuJakobe;bheka, ungikhohlisilekabili;wathathailungelolamilobuzibulo, manjeusethatheisibusisosami”

31Wathi:“Awungigcinelangasibusisomina,baba?”UIsakawaphendula,wathiku-Esawu:“Bheka,ngimmisile abeyinkosiyakho,nabobonkeabafowabongimnikebona babeyizincekuzakhe;ngimqinisengamabeleamaningi, newayini,namafutha;manje-kengizakwenzelaniwena ndodanayami?”

32U-Esawuwathiku-Isakauyise:“Baba,unesibusiso sinyenjena?Ngibusisenami,baba”

33U-Esawuwaphakamisaizwilakhe,wakhalaU-Isaka waphendula,wathikuye:“Bheka,indawoyakhoyokuhlala iyakubakudenamazoloomhlaba,namazoloezuluavela phezulu”

34Uzakuphilangenkembayakho,umkhonzeumfowenu. Kuzakuthinxausukhulile,usususeijogwelakheentanyeni yakho,woneisonoesipheleleyokuzekubesekufeni, lenzaloyakhoizasitshulwaphansikwezulu.

35U-EsawuwaqhubekaemsongelauJakobengenxa yesibusisouyiseambusisengaso,wathienhliziyweniyakhe: “Sengathiizinsukuzokulilelaubabazingafika,ukuze ngimbulaleumfowethuuJakobe”

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1URebekawatshelwaephusheniamazwika-Esawu indodanayakheenkulu;uRebekawathumelawabiza uJakobeindodanayakheencane,wathikuye: 2wathikuye:“Bheka,u-Esawuumfowenu uyakuziphindiselela,akubulale.”

3Ngalokho-ke,ndodanayami,lalelaizwilami,usuke ubalekelekuLabaniumfowethueHarana,uhlalenaye izinsukuezimbalwa,kuzekupheleintukutheloyomfowenu, asuseintukutheloyakhekuwe,akhohlwekonke okwenzileyo;besengithumelangikulandekhona.”

4UJakobewathi:“Angesabi;umaefunaukungibulala, ngizombulala”

5Wathikuye:“Mangingalahlekelwangamadodanaami womabilingosukuolulodwa.”

6UJakobewathikuRebekaunina:“Bheka,uyaziukuthi ubabausemdala,akasaboningobaamehloakheafiphele, futhiumangimshiyakuzobakubiemehlweniakhe,ngoba ngiyamshiyafuthingihambekuwe,futhiubaba uzothukuthela,angiqalekise.Ngekengihambe;uma engithuma,khona-kengizohambakuphela”

7URebekawathikuJakobe:“Ngizongenangikhulume naye,yenaakuvumeleuhambe.”

8URebekawangena,wathiku-Isaka:“Ngiyayenyanya impiloyamingenxayamadodakaziamabilikaHeti,uEsawuamthathileukubaabengumkakhe;umauJakobe ethathaumfaziemadodakazinialelizweanjengalawa, ngizakuphilanganina?NgokubaamadodakaziaseKhanani mabi”

9U-IsakawambizauJakobe,wambusisa,wamyala,wathi kuye:“Ungathathiumfazikunomayimuphiwamadodakazi aseKhanani;

10SukumauyeeMesopotamiya,endlinikaBethuweli, uyisekanyoko,uzithathelekhonaumfaziemadodakazini kaLabani,umfowabokanyoko

11UNkulunkuluuSomandlamakakubusise,akwandise, akwandise,ubeyizizweeziningi,akupheizibusiso zikababau-Abrahama,wenanenzaloyakhoemvakwakho, ukuzeudleifalezwelokugogobalakwakho,nalolonke izweuNkulunkulualinikau-Abrahama;hambangokuthula, ndodanayami

12U-IsakawammukisauJakobe,wayaeMesopotamiya kuLabaniindodanakaBetuweliumSiriya,umfowabo kaRebekauninakaJakobe

13KwathiuJakobeesevukilewayaeMesopotamiya, umoyakaRebekawadabukangendodanayakhe,wakhala

14U-IsakawayesethikuRebeka:“Dadewethu,ungakhali ngenxakaJakobeindodanayami,ngokubauyahamba ngokuthula,uyakubuyangokuthula”

15UNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeuyakumvikelakukhokonke okubi,abenaye,ngokubaakayikumshiyazonkeizinsuku zakhe;

16Ngobangiyaziukuthiizindlelazakhezizophumelela kukhokonkenomangabeuyaphi,azeabuyengokuthula kithi,futhisimbonengokuthula

17Ungesabingenxayakhe,dadewethu,ngobausendleleni eqondilefuthiuyindodaephelele:futhiuthembekilefuthi ngekeabhubheUngakhali'

18U-IsakawamduduzauRebekangenxayendodanayakhe uJakobe,wambusisa.

19UJakobewasukaeMthonjeniWesifungowayaeHarana ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesibilingejubililama-44, wafikaeLuzeezintabeni,okungukuthi,eBethele, ngenyangayokuqalayenyangayalelisonto,[2115AM] wafikaendawenikusihlwa,waphendukaendlelenieya entshonalangayomgwaqongalobobusuku;walalalapho, ngokubailangalaselishonile

20Wathathaelinyelamatshealeyondawowalibekaphansi komuthi,wayesehambayedwa,walala.

21Waphuphangalobobusuku,bheka,isikhwelosimiswe emhlabeni,isihlokosasosifinyelelaezulwini;izingelosi zikaJehovazenyukazehlakuso;bheka,uJehovawayemi phezukwaso

22WakhulumakuJakobe,wathi:“NginguJehova uNkulunkuluka-Abrahamauyihlo,noNkulunkuluka-Isaka; izweolelekulongiyakulinikawenanenzaloyakhoemva kwakho”

23Inzaloyakhoiyakubanjengothulilomhlabathi,wena ukhuleuyeentshonalanganasempumalanga,enyakatho naseningizimu,futhikuwenasenzalweniyakhoyonke imindeniyezizweiyakubusiswa

24Bheka,ngiyakubanawe,ngikulondolozenomaphilapho uyakhona,ngikubuyiselekulelizwengokuthula,ngokuba

angiyikukushiyangizengikwenzekonkeengikutshele khona.”

25UJakobewavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wathi:“Impela lendawoyindlukaJehova,minabengingazi.”Wesaba wathi:“Yesabekayolendawoengesiyoenyengaphandle kwendlukaNkulunkulu,futhileliyisangolasezulwini”

26UJakobewavukaekusenikakhulu,wathathaitshe ayelibekephansikwekhandalakhe,walimisalabayinsika, wathelaamafuthaesiqongwenisaloWaqambaigama laleyondawongokuthiiBethele;kephaigamalaleyo ndawolaliyiLuzekuqala

27UJakobewenzaisithembisokuJehova,wathi:“Uma uJehovaeyakubanami,angilondolozekulendlela engihambangayo,angipheisinkwasokudlanezingubo zokugqoka,ukuzengibuyeleendlinikababangokuthula, khonauJehovauyakubanguNkulunkuluwami,nalelitshe engilimisenjengensikayesibonakalisokulendawoliyoba yindlukaJehova,kukhokonkeongiphakhona, ngiyakukunikaokweshumi,Nkulunkuluwami.”

ISAHLUKO28

1Wahamba,wafikaezwenilasempumalangakuLabani, umfowabokaRebeka;wayenaye,wamsebenzelauRaheli indodakaziyakheisontolonke.

2Kwathingonyakawokuqalawesontolesithathu[2122 AM]wathikuye:“Nginikeumkami,engikusebenzele iminyakaeyisikhombisangenxayakhe.”ULabaniwathi kuJakobe:“Ngizokunikaumkakho”

3ULabaniwenzaidili,wathathauLeyaindodakaziyakhe enkulu,wamnikauJakobe,wamnikauZilipaincekukazi yakhe,wabayincekukaziyakhe;uJakobewayengazi, ngokubawayecabangaukuthiunguRaheli

4Wangenakuye;bheka,wayenguLeya;uJakobe wamthukuthelelauLabani,wathikuye:“Ungenzelenikanje na?AngikusebenzelangangoRaheli,angikusebenzelanga ngoLeyana?Ungiphathelenikabina?”

5Thathaindodakaziyakho,ngihambe,ngokubaungenzele okubi’NgokubauJakobewayemthandauRahelikakhulu kunoLeya,ngokubaamehlokaLeyaayebuthakathaka, kephaisimosakhesasisihlekakhulu;kephauRaheli wayenamehloamahle,nesimosakhesinhlekakhulu

6ULabaniwathikuJakobe:“Akwenziwakanjaloezweni lakithi,ukuganiselaomncanengaphambikomdala”Futhi akulungileukwenzalokhu;ngobakumiselwefuthi kulotshiwekanjaloezibhebhenizasezulwini,ukuthi kungabikhomuntuonikaindodakaziyakheencane ngaphambikomdala;kodwaomdala,omunyeunikakuqala besekuthingemvakwakheomncaneabengomunyefuthi indodaeyenzakanjalo,bayibekaicalaezulwini,futhi akekhoolungileyoowenzalokhu,ngobalesisenzosibi phambikukaJehova.”

7Yalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukuthibangenzilokhu; mabangamthathinomabanikeomncanengaphambikokuba banikeomdala,ngobakubikakhulu

8ULabaniwathikuJakobe:“Akekudluleizinsuku eziyisikhombisazomkhosiwalomfana,ngikunikeuRaheli, ukuzeungikhonzeeminyeiminyakaeyisikhombisa,ukuze waluseizimvuzaminjengasevikinilokuqala”

9KwathingosukuoluyisikhombisalomkhosikaLeya seludlulile,uLabaniwanikauJakobeuRaheliukuba

amkhonzeeminyeiminyakaeyisikhombisa,wanika uRaheliuBiliha,udadewabokaZilipa,abeyincekukazi yakhe

10Wasekhonzaeminyeiminyakaeyisikhombisangenxa kaRaheli,ngobauLeyawayephiweyenangesihle.

11UJehovawavulaisibelethosikaLeya,wakhulelwa, wazalaindodanauJakobe,wayiqambangokuthiuRubeni ngosukulweshuminanelwenyangayesishiyagalolunye, ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesithathu[2122AM]

12KodwaisizalosikaRahelisasivaliwe,ngobauJehova wayebonaukuthiuLeyawayezondwanokuthiuRaheli wayethandwa

13UJakobewaphindewangenakuLeya,wakhulelwa, wazalelauJakobeindodanayesibili,wayiqambangokuthi uSimeyoni,ngomhlaka-21wenyangayeshumi,nangonyaka wesithathuwalelisonto.[2124AM]

14UJakobewaphindewangenakuLeya,wakhulelwa, wamzalelaindodanayesithathu,wayiqambangokuthi uLevi,enyangenientshayenyangayokuqalangonyaka wesithuphawalelisonto[2127AM]

15UJakobewaphindewangenakuye,wakhulelwa, wamzalelaindodanayesine,wayiqambangokuthiuJuda, ngosukulweshuminanhlanulwenyangayesithathu, ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesine[2129AM]

16NgenxayakhokonkelokhuuRaheliwabanomhawu ngoLeya,ngokubawayengazali,wathikuJakobe:“Ngiphe abantwana”UJakobewathi:“Ngikugodleleizithelozesisu sakhona?Ngikushiyilena?”

17URaheliesebonileukuthiuLeyaumzaleleamadodana amaneuJakobe,uRubeni,noSimeyoni,noLevi,noJuda, wathikuye:“NgenakuBilihaincekukaziyami; uyakukhulelwa,angizaleleindodana”(WamnikauBiliha incekukaziyakheukubaabengumkakhe)

18Wangenakuye,wakhulelwa,wamzalelaindodana, wayiqambaigamalokuthiuDani,ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunyelwenyangayesithupha,ngonyaka wesithuphawesontolesithathu.[2127AM]

19UJakobewaphindewangenakuBilihaokwesibili, wakhulelwa,wamzalelauJakobeindodanafuthi,uRaheli wayiqambaigamalokuthiuNafetali,ngosukulwesihlanu lwenyangayesikhombisa,ngonyakawesibiliwesonto lesine[2130AM]

20LaphouLeyaebonaukuthiuseyinyumbafuthiengazali, wabanomonangoRaheli,wamnikanoJakobeincekukazi yakheuZilipaukubaabengumkakhe,wakhulelwa,wazala indodana,uLeyawayiqambangokuthiuGadi,ngosuku lweshuminambililwenyangayesishiyagalombili, ngonyakawesithathuwesontolesine.[2131AM]

21Waphindewangenakuye,wakhulelwa,wamzalela indodanayesibili,uLeyawayiqambangokuthiu-Asheri, ngenyangayesibiliyeshuminanye,ngonyakawesihlanu wesontolesine.[2133AM]

22UJakobewangenakuLeya,wakhulelwa,wazala indodana,wayiqambangokuthiu-Isakare,ngolwesine lwenyangayesihlanu,ngonyakawesinewesontolesine, [2132AM]wayinikaumhlengikazi

23UJakobewaphindewangenakuye,wakhulelwa,wazala (abantwana)ababili,indodananendodakazi,wayiqamba igamalendodanangokuthiuZebuloni,negamalendodakazi ngokuthiuDina,ngosukulwesikhombisalwenyanga

yesikhombisa,ngonyakawesithuphawesontolesine[2134 AM]

24UJehovawabanomusakuRaheli,wavulaisibeletho sakhe,wakhulelwa,wazalaindodana,wayiqambangokuthi uJosefa,ngenyangaentshayenyangayesine,ngonyaka wesithuphakulelisontolesine[2134AM]

25KwathiezinsukwinizokuzalwakukaJosefa,uJakobe wathikuLabani:“Ngipheomkaminamadodanaami,ngiye kubabau-Isaka,ngakheleindlu,ngokubasengiyiqedile iminyakaengikukhonzengayongamadodakaziakho amabili,ngiyakuyaendlinikababa”

26ULabaniwathikuJakobe:“Hlalanamingenkokhelo yakho,ungiluseleizimvuzami,uthatheinkokheloyakho.”

27Bavumelanangokuthikufaneleamnikeamawundlu namazinyaneazelweemnyama,enamabalanamhlophe,abe yinkokheloyakhe.

28Zonkeizimvuzazalaamabala,amabala,namnyama, namabala;zazalafuthiamawundluafananawo;konke okunamabalakwakungokukaJakobe,nokungekho kwakungokukaLabani

29ImfuyokaJakobeyandakakhulu,wabanezinkabi, nezimvu,nezimbongolo,namakamela,nezinceku, nezincekukazi

30ULabaninamadodanaakhebabanomonangoJakobe, uLabaniwamphucaizimvuzakhe,wamqaphangenhloso embi

ISAHLUKO29

1KwathiuRaheliesezeleuJosefa,uLabaniwaya ukuyogundaizimvuzakhe,ngokubazazikudenaye, uhambolwezinsukuezintathu

2UJakobeesebonileukuthiuLabaniwayezogundaizimvu zakhe,uJakobewabizauLeyanoRaheli,wakhulumakahle kuboukubabahambenayebayeezwenilaseKhanani

3Ngobawabatshelaukuthiwayebonekonkeephusheni, ngishonakhokonkeayekushilokuyeukuthikufanele abuyeleendlinikayise,bathi:“Kuyoyonkeindawolapho uyakhonasizohambanawe”

4UJakobewambongauNkulunkulukayiseu-Isaka, noNkulunkulukayiseka-Abrahama,wasukuma,wagibela omkakhenabantwanabakhe,wathathayonkeimpahla yakhe,wawelaumfula,wafikaezwenilakwaGileyadi, uJakobewamfihlauLabani,akamtshelanga

5KwathingonyakawesikhombisawesontolesineuJakobe waphendukelaeGileyadingenyangayokuqala,ngosuku lwamashumiamabilinanyelwayo[2135AM]ULabani wamlandela,wamficauJakobeentabeniyaseGileyadi ngenyangayesithathu,ngosukulweshuminantathulwayo

6KodwaiNkosiayimvumelangaukubaamlimazeuJakobe; ngokubawabonakalakuyeephusheniebusukuULabani wakhulumanoJakobe.

7Kwathingosukulweshuminanhlanulwalezozinsuku uJakobewenzelauLabaninabobonkeababenayeidili, uJakobewafungakuLabaninakuLabanikuJakobengalolo sukuukuthibangaweliintabayakwaGileyadingenhloso embi.

8Wenzalaphoinqwabayobufakazi;ngalokhoigama laleyondawolabizwangokuthi:Inqwabayobufakazi, ngegamalalenqwaba.

9Kodwangaphambilibabevameukubizaizwe laseGileyadingokuthiizwelamaRefa;ngobakwakuyizwe lamaRefa,futhikwazalelwaamaRefa(lapho),amaRefa ayenobudeobuyizingaloeziyishumi,eziyisishiyagalolunye, eziyisishiyagalombilikuyakweziyisikhombisa.

10Indawoyaboyokuhlalayayisukelaezwenilabantwana bakwa-AmonikuzekubeseNtabeniiHermoni,nezihlalo zombusowabokwakuyiKarnayimi,ne-Ashitaroti,neEdreyi,neMisuri,neBeyoni

11UJehovawababhubhisangenxayobubibezenzozabo; ngobababenonyakakhulu,ama-Amoriahlalaesikhundleni sabo,ebabifuthienesono,futhiakukhobantunamuhla abenzezonkeizonozabongokugcwele,futhiabasenaso isikhathisokuphilaemhlabeni

12UJakobewayesemmukisauLabani,waya eMesopotamiya,izwelasempumalanga;uJakobewabuyela ezwenilakwaGileyadi

13WawelaiJabhokingenyangayesishiyagalolunye, ngosukulweshuminanyelwayo.Ngalolosukuu-Esawu umfowabowezakuye,wabuyisananaye,wasukakuye wayaezwenilaseSeyiri;uJakobewahlalaematendeni

14Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesihlanukulelijubili [2136AM]wawelaiJordani,wahlalangaphesheya kweJordani,walusaizimvuzakhekusukelaolwandle lwenqwabakuyaeBetiShani,naseDothaninasehlathini lase-Akrabimi

15Wathumelakuyiseu-Isakayonkeimpahlayakhe, izingubo,nokudla,nenyama,nokuphuza,nobisi,nebhotela, noshizi,nama-datesasesigodini

16FuthikuRebhekauninakanengonyaka,phakathi kwezikhathizezinyanga,phakathikokulimanokuvuna, naphakathikwekwindlanemvula(isikhathi)naphakathi kobusikanentwasahlobo,kuyaembhoshongwenikaAbrahama.

17U-IsakawayesebuyileeMthonjeniWesifungo, wakhuphukelaembhoshongwenikayiseu-Abrahama, wahlalalaphokudenendodanayakheu-Esawu.

18NgobaezinsukwiniuJakobeeyaeMesopotamiya,uEsawuwathathauMahalati,indodakazika-Ishmayeli,waba ngumkakhe,waqoqayonkeimihlambikayisenabafazi bakhe,wakhuphukawahlalaentabeniyaseSeyiri,washiya u-IsakauyiseeyedwaeMthonjeniWesifungo

19U-Isakawakhuphukae-BeeroftheAathwahlala embhoshongwenika-Abrahamauyiseezintabeni zaseHebroni

20UJakobewathumelalaphokonkeayekuthumelakuyise noninangezikhathiezithile,konkeababekudinga,futhi bambusisauJakobengayoyonkeinhliziyoyabonangawo wonkeumphefumulowabo

ISAHLUKO30

1Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesithupha[2143ekuseni] wakhuphukelaeSalem,empumalangayeShekemi, ngokuthula,ngenyangayesine

2BamyisalaphouDina,indodakazikaJakobe,endlini kaShekemiindodanakaHamori,umHivi,isikhulusezwe; walalanaye,wamngcolisa;wayeseyintombazaneencane, eneminyakaeyishuminambili

3Wancengauyisenabafowaboukubabamnikeyenaabe ngumkakheUJakobenamadodanaakhebathukuthela

ngenxayabantubaseShekemi,ngokubababemngcolisile uDinaudadewabo,bakhulumanabongeceboelibi, babakhohlisa,babakhohlisa

4USimeyoninoLevibafikaeShekemingokuzumayo, bahlulelabonkeabantubaseShekemi,babulalabonke abantuababafumanakulo,abashiyanganoyedwaowasala kulo;bababulalabonkengobuhlungu,ngokuba babemhlambalazileudadewabouDina.

5Ngakho-kemakungaphindekwenziwekusukelamanje ukuthiindodakaziyakwa-Israyeliingcoliswe;ngoba isahlulelosimiselweezulwiningokumelenenaboukuthi babhubhisengenkembabonkeabantubaseShekemingoba benzeihlazokwa-Israyeli.

6UJehovawabanikelaezandlenizamadodanakaJakobe ukuzeababhubhisengenkemba,abahlulele,ukuzekungabe kusaphindekwenziwekanjalokwa-Israyeliukubaintombi yakwa-Israyeliingcoliswe

7Umakukhonaumuntukwa-Israyeliofisaukunika indodakaziyakhenomaudadewabokunomayimuphi umuntuovelaenzalweniyabezizwe,uzokufanokufa,futhi bazomkhandangamatshe;ngobawenzeihlazokwa-Israyeli; futhibazomshisaowesifazanengomlilo,ngoba uhlambalazeigamalendlukayise,futhiuzosuswakwaIsrayeli

8Futhimakungafunyanwasiphingikazinomaukungcola kwa-Israyelikuzozonkeizinsukuzezizukulwanezomhlaba; ngobau-IsrayeliungcwelekuJehova,futhiwonkeumuntu ongcolisile(uyokufanakanjani);bayomkhandangamatshe. 9Ngobalokhukumiswefuthikulotshiweezibhebheni zasezulwinimayelananayoyonkeinzaloka-Israyeli:Lowo ongcolisayo(oku)uyakufanokufa,futhiuyokhandwa ngamatshe

10Futhikulomthethoakukhomkhawulowezinsuku, akukhokukhululwa,nomainhlawulo;kephaumuntu ongcoliseindodakaziyakheuyakusishulwaphakathikukaIsrayeliwonke,ngokubaunikelengenzaloyakhekuMoloki, wenzaokubi,wayingcolisa.

11Wena,Mose,yalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli, ubaxwayiseukubabanganikeliamadodakaziabo kwabezizwe,futhibangazithathiamadodanaabo emadodakaziniezizwe,ngokubalokhukuyintoenengekayo phambikukaJehova

12Ngenxayalokhungikulobeleemazwiniomthethozonke izenzozabaseShekemiabazenzakuDina,nokuthi amadodanakaJakobeakhulumakanjani,ethi:“Asiyikunika indodaengasokileindodakaziyethu,ngokubalokho kwakuyihlazokithi”

13Futhikuyihlazoku-Israyeli,kulaboabaphilayo, nakulaboabathathaamadodakaziabezizwe,ngobalokhu kungcolilefuthikuyanengekaku-Israyeli

14Futhiu-Israyelingekeakhululekekulokhukungcola umaenomfaziwamadodakaziezizwe,nomaenikenoma yimuphiwamadodakaziakheendodeniyanomayimuphi wabezizwe

15Ngobakuyobakhonaubhubhanephezukobhubhane, nesiqalekisophezukwesiqalekiso,futhizonkeizahlulelo nobhubhanenesiqalekisokuzomehlela:umaenzalokhu, nomaefihlaamehloakhekulaboabenzaukungcola,noma laboabangcolisaindluengcweleyeNkosi,nomalabo abangcolisaigamalayoelingcwele,(khona-ke)sonke

isizwesizokwahlulelwandawonyengakhokonke ukungcolanokuhlambalazakwalomuntu.

16Ngekekubekhonaukukhethaabantu[futhingekekube khonaukucabangelaabantu]futhingekeamukele ezandlenizakheizitheloneminikelo,iminikeloyokushiswa namafutha,nomaiphungaelimnandi,ukuzealamukele: futhikuyobanjalokubobonkeabesilisanomaabesifazane kwa-Israyeliabangcolisaindluengcwele.

17Ngenxayalokhungikuyalile,ngithi:‘Fakazalobu bufakaziku-Israyeli:bhekaukuthiabakwaShekemibaphila kanjanikanyenamadodanaabo:ukuthibanikelwakanjani ezandlenizamadodanaamabilikaJakobe,bababulala ngokuhlushwa,kwabalelwakubonjengokulunga,futhi kulotshiwekubonjengokulunga’

18FuthiinzalokaLeviyakhethwanjengobupristi,nokuba amaLevi,ukuzebakhonzephambikweNkosi,njengathi, njalo,futhiukuzeuLevinamadodanaakhebabusiswekuze kubephakade;ngobawayeshisekelaukwenzaukulunga nokwahlulelakanyenempindiselokubobonkelabo abavukelau-Israyeli

19Ngakho-kebabhalanjengobufakazibomusawakhe ezibhebhenizasezulwiniisibusisonokulungaphambi kukaNkulunkuluwabobonke:

20Futhisiyakhumbulaukulungaokwafezwangumuntu ngesikhathisokuphilakwakhe,ngazozonkeizikhathi zonyaka;kuzekubeyizizukulwaneeziyinkulungwane bazokubhala,futhikuzofikakuyenasezizukulwanenizakhe ngemvakwakhe,futhiubhalweezibhebhenizasezulwini njengomnganenomuntuolungileyo

21Konkelokhungikulobele,futhingikuyalileukuthi utsheleabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ukuthiakufanelebenze isononomabaphuleizimisonomabaphuleisivumelwano esibekiwebona,(kodwa)ukuthikufanelebasigcwalise futhibabhalwenjengabangane.

22Kodwaumabephulaumthethofuthibenzaukungcola ngazozonkeizindlela,bazobhalwaezibhebheni zasezulwininjengezitha,futhibazobhujiswaencwadini yokuphila,futhibazobhalwaencwadiniyalabo abazobhujiswakanyenalaboabazosuswaemhlabeni 23NgosukulaphoamadodanakaJakobeebulalauShekemi, kwabhalwaphansiumbhaloezulwiniukuthibabenze ukulunganobuqothokanyenokuphindiselaezonini,futhi kwabhalwanjengesibusiso.

24BamkhiphauDinaudadewaboendlinikaShekemi, bathumbakonkeokwakuseShekemi,izimvuzabo, nezinkomozabo,nezimbongolozabo,nayoyonkeimpahla yabo,nayoyonkeimihlambiyabo,bakuyisakonke kuJakobeuyise.

25Wabasolangokubababewubuleleumuzingenkemba, ngokubawayesabaabakhileyoezweni,amaKhanani namaPherizi

26UkwesabauJehovakwabaphezukwayoyonkeimizi eyayizungezeiShekemi,abasukumangaukuxosha amadodanakaJakobe,ngokubaayehlelwengukwesaba

ISAHLUKO31

1KwathingenyangayokwethwasakwenyangauJakobe wakhulumakubobonkeabantubendluyakhe,wathi: “Zihlambululeni,nishintsheizingubozenu,sisuke sikhuphukeleeBethele,laphongenzakhonaisifungokuye

mhlangibalekelau-Esawuumfowethu,ngokubaubenami, wangilethakulelizwengokuthula,nisuseonkulunkulu bezizweabaphakathikwenu”

2Basebedelaonkulunkulubezizwenalokho okwakusezindlebenizabonalokhookwakusezintanyeni zabokanyenezithombeuRaheliayezebilekuLabaniuyise azinikauJakobengokupheleleWazishisa,waziphulazaba yizicucu,wazibhubhisa,wazifihlangaphansikwesihlahla som-okiesisezwenilaseShekemi

3WakhuphukelaeBethelengenyangayesikhombisa, wakhai-altareendawenilaphoayelelekhona,wamisa insikalapho,wathumelaumbikokuyiseu-Isakaukubaeze kuyeemhlatshelweniwakhe,nakuninauRebeka.

4U-Isakawathi:“NgicelaindodanayamiuJakobeize, ngiyibonengingakafi”

5UJakobewayakuyiseu-IsakanakuninauRebeka,endlini kayiseu-Abrahama,wathathaamadodanaakheamabili, uLevinoJuda,wafikakuyiseu-IsakanakuninauRebeka 6URebekawaphumaembhoshongweniwayangaphambili kwawoukuyomangauJakobenokumgona,ngokubaumoya wakhewawusuvuselelekalaphoezwaukuthi:“Bheka, indodanayakhouJakobeisifikile,”wamanga.

7Wabonaamadodanaakheamabili,wawabona,wathi kuye:“Labangamadodanaakho,ndodanayami?” Wawagona,wawanga,wawabusisa,wathi:“InzalokaAbrahamaiyakukhazimulakini,nibeyisibusisoemhlabeni”

8UJakobewangenaku-Isakauyiseekamelwenilakhe, laphoayelelekhona,namadodanaakheamabiliayenaye, wabambaisandlasikayise,wakhothama,wamanga;u-Isaka wanamathelaentanyenikaJakobeindodanayakhe,wakhala entanyeniyakhe.

9Ubumnyamabasukaemehlwenika-Isaka,wabona amadodanaamabilikaJakobe,uLevinoJuda,wathi:“Laba ngamadodanaakho,ndodanayami,ngokubabanjengawe.”

10Wathikuyeukuthibangamadodanaakhengempela: 'Futhiubonilengempelaukuthibangamadodanaami ngempela'.

11Basondelakuye,waphendukawabaqabula,wabagona bobabili

12Umoyawobuprofethiwehlelaemlonyeniwakhe, wabambauLevingesandlasakhesokunenenoJuda ngesobunxelesakhe

13WaphendukelakuLevikuqala,waqalaukumbusisa, wathikuye:UNkulunkuluwabobonke,iNkosiyazozonke izinkathi,makakubusisewenanabantwanabakhokuzo zonkeizinkathi.

14KwangathiiNkosiingakunikawenanenzaloyakho ubukhulunenkazimuloenkulu,futhiikwenzewenanenzalo yakho,phakathikwayoyonkeinyama,nisondelekuyo ukuyokhonzaendliniYayoengcwelenjengezingelosi zobukhonakanyenabangcwele(Ngisho)njengobanabo, inzaloyamadodanaakhoizobangenkazimulonobukhulu nobungcwele,futhikwangathiingenzababebakhulukuze kubephakade

15Bayobangabahlulelinezikhulu,nezinhlokozenzalo yonkeyamadodanakaJakobe;bayakukhulumaizwi likaJehovangokulunga,bahlulelezonkeizahlulelozakhe ngokulunga,bamemezeleizindlelazamikuJakobe, nezindlelazamiku-Israyeli;isibusisosikaJehova siyakunikwaemilonyeniyaboukubusisayonkeinzalo yabathandekayo

16UmamawakhoukubizengokuthiuLevi,futhi ngokufaneleukubizengokuthiigamalakho; uzohlanganiswaneNkosi,ubengumnganewabobonke abantwanabakaJakobe;itafulalakhelibelakho,futhiwena namadodanaakhonidlekulo;futhiitafulalakholigcwale izizukulwanengezizukulwane,futhiukudlakwakho akuphelelikuzekubephakade

17Bonkeabakuzondayomabawephansiphambikwakho, bonkeabakuzondayomabasishulwe,babhubhe; mababusisweabakubusisayo,bonkeabantu abakuqalekisayobaqalekiswe”

18WathikuJuda:“INkosimayikunikeamandlanamandla okunyathelaphansibonkeabakuzondayo;uyakuba yisikhulu,wenanomunyewamadodanaakho,phezu kwamadodanakaJakobe;igamalakhonegamalamadodana akhokuhambe,kudabuleamazwenezifundazonke;khona izizweziyakwesabaphambikwakho,nezizwezonke ziyakuthuthumela”

19UsizolukaJakobeluyakubakuwe,Insindisoka-Israyeli itholakalekuwe

20Futhilaphouhlalaesihlalwenisobukhosisodumo lokulungakwakho,ukuthulaokukhulukuyoyonkeinzalo yabantwanababathandekayo;Ubusisiweozokubusisa, nabobonkeabakuzondayonabakuhluphayo nabakuqalekisayobayakusishulwa,babhujisweemhlabeni, baqalekiswe’

21Waphendukawamangafuthi,wamgona,wajabula kakhulu,ngokubawayebonileamadodanakaJakobe indodanayakhengeqiniso

22Wasukaphakathikwezinyawozakhe,wawaphansi, wakhothamakuye,wababusisa,walalalaphono-Isaka uyisengalobobusuku;badla,baphuzangenjabulo

23WalalisaamadodanaamabilikaJakobe,elinye ngakwesokunenesakhenelinyengakwesokhohlosakhe, kwabalelwakuyeukuthiulungile

24UJakobewamtshelauyisekonkeebusuku,ukuthi uJehovawayemboniseumusaomkhulu,nokuthi wayemphumelelisilekuzozonkeizindlelazakhe,nokuthi wamvikelaebubinibonke

25U-IsakawambongauNkulunkulukayiseu-Abrahama, ongayekangaumusawakhenokulungakwakhe emadodaneniencekuyakheu-Isaka 26EkuseniuJakobewatshelauyiseu-Isakaisifungo ayesifungekuJehova,nombonoayewubonile,nokuthi wakhai-altare,nokuthikonkesekulungileukuze umhlatshelowenziwephambikukaJehovanjengoba ayefungile,nokuthiwayezeukuzomkhwelisa embongolweni.

27U-IsakawathikuJakobeindodanayakhe:“Angikwazi ukuhambanawe,ngokubasengimdala,angikwazi ukuthwalaindlela;hambangokuthula,ndodanayami; ngokubangineminyakaeyikhulunamashumiayisithupha nanhlanunamuhla;angisakwaziukuhamba;gibelisa unyoko(embongolweni)umvumeleahambenawe” 28Ngiyazi,ndodanayami,ukuthiuzengenxayami,futhi sengathilolusukulungabusiswangobaungibonilengiphila, namingikubonile,ndodanayami.

29Kwangathiungaphumelela,ugcwaliseisifungo osithembisile;ungalibaliisifungosakho;ngokuba uyakubizwangokuphathelenenesifungo;ngakho-keshesha

ukusigcwalisa,futhikwangathiangajabulalowoowenze zonkeizinto,lowoothembisilekuyeisifungo.’

30WayesethikuRebeka:“HambanoJakobeindodana yakho.”URebekawahambanoJakobeindodanayakhe, noDeboranaye,bafikaeBethele.

31UJakobewakhumbulaumthandazouyiseayembusise ngawoyenanamadodanaakheamabili,uLevinoJuda, wajabulawambongauNkulunkuluwawoyise,u-Abrahama no-Isaka

32Wayesethi:‘Manjesengiyaziukuthinginethemba laphakade,kanyenamadodanaami,phambi kukaNkulunkuluwabobonke’;futhikumiswekanjalo ngokuphathelenenalabaababili;futhibakubhala njengobufakazibaphakadekuboezibhebhenizasezulwini ukuthiu-Isakawababusisakanjani

ISAHLUKO32

1WahlalaeBethelengalobobusuku,uLeviwaphupha ukuthibamgcobile,bammisanjengompristikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,yenanamadodanaakhekuzekubephakade; wavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wambongauJehova.

2UJakobewavukaekusenikakhulu,ngosukulweshumi nanelwalenyanga,wanikelaokweshumikwakhokonke okwakukhona,okwabantunezinkomo,okwegolidenazo zonkeizitshanezingubo,yebo,wanikelaokweshumi kwakhokonke

3NgalezozinsukuuRaheliwakhulelwaindodanayakhe uBenjaminiUJakobewabalaamadodanaakhekusukela kuyekuyaphezulu,uLeviwawelaesabelwenisikaJehova, uyisewambesaizingubozobupristi,wagcwalisaizandla zakhe

4Kwathingosukulweshuminanhlanulwalenyanga, walethae-altareizinkabieziyishuminaneezivela ezinkomeni,nezinqamaezingamashumiamabili nesishiyagalombili,nezinqamaezingamashumiamane nesishiyagalolunye,namawundluayisikhombisa, nezimpongoezingamashumiamabilinanyenjengomnikelo wokushiswae-altarelomhlatshelo,omnandikakhulu,ube yiphungaelimnandiphambikukaNkulunkulu.

5Lonakwakuwumnikelowakhe,ngenxayesifungo ayesithembisilesokuthiuzonikelaokweshumi,kanye neminikeloyaboyezithelokanyeneminikeloyabo yokuphuzwa

6Kwathiumlilousuyishisile,washisaimpephoemlilweni phezukomlilo,kanyenomnikelowokubonga,izinkabi ezimbili,nezinqamaezine,nezinqamaezine,nezimpongo ezine,nezinqamaezimbiliezinomnyakamunye, nezimpongoezimbili;wayenzanjaloimihlangemihla izinsukueziyisikhombisa

7Yenanawowonkeamadodanaakhenabantubakhe babedlakhonangenjabuloizinsukueziyisikhombisa, bembongafuthibembongauJehova,owayemkhululilekuzo zonkeizinhluphekozakhefuthiemthembisileisifungo sakhe

8Wanikelaokweshumikwazozonkeizilwane ezihlanzekile,wenzaumnikelowokushiswa,kodwa izilwaneezingcolilewazinikauLeviindodanayakhe, wamnikayonkeimiphefumuloyabantu

9ULeviwasebenzanjengompristieBethelephambi kukaJakobeuyisekunabafowaboabayishumi,futhi

wayengumpristilapho,uJakobewenzaisifungosakhe: ngakhowaphindawanikelaokweshumikuJehova, wakungcwelisa,kwabangcwelekuye

10Futhingenxayalesisizathukumisweezibhebheni zasezulwininjengomthethowokukhiphaokweshumifuthi okweshumiokudliwaphambikweNkosiunyakanonyaka, endawenilaphokukhethwekhonaukuthiigamalaKhe lihlalekhona,futhikulomthethoakukhomkhawulo wezinsukukuzekubephakade

11Lomthethoubhaliweukuthiungagcwalisekaminyaka yonkengokudlaokweshumikwesibiliphambikukaJehova endawenilaphokukhethwekhona,futhiakukholutho oluzosalakulokusukelakulonyakakuzekubeumnyaka olandelayo

12Ngobangonyakawayoimbewuizodliwakuzekube yizinsukuzokubuthwakwembewuyonyaka,newayinikuze kubeyizinsukuzewayini,namafuthakuzekubeyizinsuku zesikhathisawo

13Konkeokuselekukhobesekuguga,makubhekwe njengokungcolile:makushiswengomlilo,ngobakungcolile 14Ngakho-kemabayidlendawonyeendaweniengcwele, futhibangavumeliukuthiiguge.

15Konkeokweshumikwezinkomonezimvukuyakuba ngcwelekuJehova,kubengokwabapristibakhe,abazokudla phambikwakheiminyakangeminyaka;ngokubakumiswe futhikuqoshwekanjalomayelananokweshumi ezibhebhenizasezulwini

16Ngobusukuobulandelayo,ngosukulwamashumi amabilinambililwalenyanga,uJakobewanqumaukwakha leyondawo,nokuzungezaigcekengodonga, nokulingcwelisa,nokulingcwelisakuzekubephakade, ngenxayakhenabantwanabakheemvakwakhe

17UJehovawabonakalakuyeebusuku,wambusisa,wathi kuye:“IgamalakhoaliyikuthiwauJakobe,kephau-Israyeli bayakukubizangegamalakho”

18Waphindawathikuye:“NginguJehovaowadalaizulu nomhlaba,ngiyakwandisakakhulu,ngikwandisekakhulu; amakhosiayakuvelakuwe,ahluleleyonkeindawolapho unyawolwamadodanaabantulunyathelekhona”

19Ngiyonikainzaloyakhowonkeumhlabaongaphansi kwezulu,futhiiyokwahlulelazonkeizizwengokwezifiso zayo,futhingemvakwalokhoiyodlaifalomhlabawonke futhiiwudleifakuzekubephakade.’

20Eseqedileukukhulumanaye,wenyukaesukakuye UJakobewabhekawazewenyukelaezulwini

21Wabonaembonweniwobusuku,bhekaingelosiyehla ezulwiniiphetheizibhebheeziyisikhombisaezandlenizayo, yazinikauJakobe,wazifundafuthiwazikonke okwakulotshwekuzookwakuzomehlelayenanamadodana akhekuyoyonkeiminyaka

22Wambonisakonkeokulotshweezibhebheni,wathikuye: “Ungayakhilendawo,ungayenziibeyindluengcwele yaphakade,ungahlalilapha,ngokubaakusiyonalendawo Hambauyeendlinika-Abrahamauyihlo,uhlaleno-Isaka uyihlokuzekubelusukulokufakukayihlo”

23NgobaeGibhitheuzofelangokuthula,futhikulelizwe uzongcwatshwangenkazimuloethunenilawoyihlo,kanye no-Abrahamano-Isaka

24Ungesabi,ngobanjengobaukubonilenokufunda, kuyakubanjalokonke;futhiubhalephansikonkenjengoba ukubonilenokufunda

25UJakobewathi:“Nkosi,ngingakukhumbulakanjani konkeengikufundilenengikubonile?”Wathikuye: “Ngizakukhumbuzakonke”

26Wasukakuye,wavukaebuthongwenibakhe, wakhumbulakonkeayekufundilenakubonayo,wabe esebhalaphansiwonkeamazwiayewafundilenawabonile

27Wagubhakhonaolunyeusuku,wanikelangalo njengakhokonkeakwenzangezinsukuzokuqala,waqamba igamalalongokuthi'Okungeziwe',ngokubalolusuku lwenezelwa,izinsukuzangaphambiliwazibizangokuthi 'uMkhosi'

28Futhikwabonakalakanjaloukuthikufanelekubenjalo, futhikubhaliweezibhebhenizasezulwini:ngakho-ke kwembulwakuyeukuthikufaneleakugubhe,futhi akungezeezinsukwinieziyisikhombisazomkhosi

29Igamalayolabizwangokuthi‘ukwengezwa,’ngoba yabhalwaphakathikwezinsukuzemikhosi,ngokwenani lezinsukuzonyaka

30Kwathiebusuku,ngosukulwamashumiamabili nantathulwalenyanga,uDeboraumzanyanakaRebeka wafa,bamngcwabangaphansikomuzingaphansikom-oki womfula,waqambaigamalalendawongokuthiuMfula kaDebora,nom-okingokuthiuM-okiwokulilakukaDebora 31URebekawahambawabuyelaendliniyakhekuyiseuIsaka,uJakobewathumelangezandlazakheizinqama, izimvu,nezimbuzi,ukubaalungiseleleuyiseukudla akufisayo

32WalandelauninawazewafikaezwenilaseKabratan, wahlalakhona

33URaheliwazalaindodanaebusuku,wayiqamba ngokuthi‘Ndodanayosizilwami’;ngobawahlupheka ekuyibeletheni:kodwauyisewayiqambangokuthi uBenjamini,ngosukulweshuminanyelwenyanga yesishiyagalombilingevikilokuqalalesithuphalalejubili. [2143AM]

34URaheliwafelakhona,wangcwatshwaezwenilaseEfrati,okungukuthiiBetlehema.UJakobewakhainsika ethunenilikaRaheliendleleniengenhlakwethunalakhe

ISAHLUKO33

1UJakobewahambawahlalaeningizimu yeMagdaladrayefi,wayakuyiseu-Isaka,yenanoLeya umkakhe,ngenyangayeshumi

2URubeniwabonauBiliha,incekukazikaRaheli,isancinza sikayise,egezaemanziniendaweniecashile,wamthanda. 3Wacashaebusuku,wangenaendlinikaBiliha,wamfumana eleleyedwaembhedeniendliniyakhe.

4Walalanaye;wavukawabona,bheka,uRubeniwayelele nayeembhedeni,wambulaumphethowenguboyakhe, wambamba,wamemeza,watholaukuthinguRubeni 5Wayenamahloningaye,wakhululaisandlasakhekuye, wabaleka

6Wakhalakakhulungalendaba,akatshelangamuntu 7LaphouJakobeebuyaemfuna,wathikuye: “Angihlanzekilengenxayakho,ngokubangingcolisiwe ngawe;ngokubauRubeniungingcolisile,walalanami ebusuku;ngangilele,angizangengimbulekwazekwaba yilaphoembulainguboyami,walalanami”

8UJakobewamthukuthelelakakhuluuRubeni,ngokuba wayelelenoBiliha,ngokubawayembuleingubokayise

9UJakobeakaphindangawasondelakuye,ngokuba uRubeniwayesemngcolisile;nomangubaniombulaingubo kayiseisenzosakhesibikakhulu,ngokubauyisinengiso phambikukaJehova.

10Ngenxayalesisizathukulotshiwefuthikwamiswa ezibhebhenizasezulwiniukuthiindodaakufaneleilale nomkayise,futhiakufaneleyembuleingubokayise,ngoba lokhukungcolile:ngokuqinisekilebayokufakanyekanye, indodaelalanomkayisekanyenowesifazane,ngobabenze ukungcolaemhlabeni

11Futhiakuyikubakhonaluthoolungcolilephambi kukaNkulunkuluwethuesizweniazikhethelesonanjengefa 12Futhi,kulotshiweokwesibili:'Makaqalekisweolala nomkayise,ngokubawembuleihlazolikayise';futhibonke abangcwelebeNkosibathi'Makubenjalo;makubenjalo' 13Futhiwena,Mose,yalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ukubabagcinelelizwi;ngobalishoisijezisosokufa;futhi lingcolile,futhiakukhoukubuyisanakuzekubephakade komuntuowenzelokhu,kodwakufaneleabulawefuthi abulawe,futhiakhandwengamatshe,futhiasuswephakathi kwabantubakaNkulunkuluwethu

14Ngobaakukhomuntuowenzalokhokwa-Israyeli ovunyelweukuhlalaephilausukuolulodwaemhlabeni, ngobauyanengekafuthiungcolile

15Futhimabangashoukuthi:URubeniwanikwaukuphila nokuthethelelwangemvakokulalanesancinzasikayise, nakuyefuthinakubawayenendoda,futhiumyeniwakhe uJakobe,uyise,wayesaphila.

16Ngobakuzekubeyilesosikhathikwakungakaze kwembulweisimiso,isahlulelo,nomthethongokuphelele kubobonke,kodwaezinsukwinizakho(kuyekwembulwa) njengomthethowezinkathinezinsuku,nomthetho ongunaphakadeezizukulwanenieziphakade

17Futhingalomthethoakukhoukuqedwakwezinsuku, futhiakukhoukubuyisanangakho,kodwazombilikumele zisuswephakathikwesizwe:ngosukuabawuqedilengalo bazobabulala.

18Futhiwena,Mose,bhalaphansiu-Israyeliukuze akugcine,futhienzengokwalamazwi,futhiangenziisono sokufa;ngobaiNkosiuNkulunkuluwethuungumahluleli, ongakhethiubusofuthiongamukeliisipho

19Ubatshelelamazwiesivumelwano,ukuzebezwe, bawaqaphele,bawaqaphele,bangabhujiswa,basishulwe ezweni;ngokubaukungcola,nesinengiso,nokungcola, nokungcolayibobonkeabakwenzayoemhlabeniphambi kukaNkulunkuluwethu.

20Futhiakukhosonoesikhuluukwedlulaubufebe ababenzayoemhlabeni;ngobau-Israyeliuyisizwe esingcwelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe,nesizwesefa, nesizwesabapristinesobukhosi,futhisiyifalakhe;futhi ukungcolaokunjaloakuyikubonakalaphakathikwesizwe esingcwele.

21Ngonyakawesithathuwalelisontolesithupha[2145AM] uJakobenawowonkeamadodanaakhebahambabahlala endlinika-Abrahama,eduzekuka-IsakauyisenoRebeka unina

22LawaangamagamaamadodanakaJakobe:izibulo uRubeni,noSimeyoni,noLevi,noJuda,no-Isakare, noZebuloni,amadodanakaLeya;namadodanakaRaheli, noJosefanoBenjamini;namadodanakaBiliha,noDani,

noNafetali;namadodanakaZilipa,noGadi,no-Asheri; noDina,indodakazikaLeya,indodakazikaJakobeeyodwa.

23Bafikabakhothamelau-IsakanoRebeka,kwathilapho bebabonabambusisauJakobenawowonkeamadodana akhe,u-Isakawajabulakakhulu,ngokubawabona amadodanakaJakobe,indodanayakheencane,wababusisa

ISAHLUKO34

1Ngonyakawesithuphawalelisontolalejubililama-44 [2148AM]uJakobewathumelaamadodanaakheukuba ayokwelusaimihlambiyawo,kanyenezincekuzakhe kanyenawoemadlelweniaseShekemi.

2Amakhosiayisikhombisaama-Amoriahlangana ndawonyeukubaababulale,acashephansikwemithi, athatheizinkomozawozibeyimpango.

3UJakobenoLevinoJudanoJosefababesendlinino-Isaka uyise;ngokubaumoyawakhewawudabukile, babengenakumshiya;uBenjaminiwayengomncanekunabo bonke,ngenxayalesisizathuwahlalanoyise

4KwafikainkosiyaseTaphunenkosiyase-Aresa,nenkosi yaseSeragan,nenkosiyaseSelo,nenkosiyaseGaya,nenkosi yaseBethoroni,nenkosiyaseMa'anisakir,nabobonke abahlalakulezizintaba(futhi)abahlalaemahlathiniezweni laseKhanani.

5BamtshelauJakobelokhu,bathi:“Bheka,amakhosiamaAmoriahaqeamadodanaakho,aphangaimihlambiyawo” 6Wasukaendliniyakhe,yenanamadodanaakheamathathu, nazozonkeizincekuzikayise,nezincekuzakhe,wahamba elwanaboenamadodaayizinkulungwaneeziyisithupha aphetheizinkemba.

7WababulalaemadlelweniaseShekemi,wabaxosha ababebaleka,wababulalangosikolwenkemba,wabulalauAresa,noThaphu,noSaregani,noSelo,no-Amanisakiri, noGaga,wabuyisaimihlambiyakhe

8Wabanqoba,wabakhokhisaintelaukuzebamkhokhele, izitheloezinhlanuzomhlabawabo,wakhaiRobel neTamnatares

9Wabuyangokuthula,wenzaukuthulanabo,baba yizincekuzakhekwazekwabalusukuyenanamadodana akhebehlelangaloeGibithe

10Ngonyakawesikhombisawalelisonto[2149ekuseni] wathumelauJosefaukubaayohlolainhlalakahle yabafowaboesukaendliniyakheeyaezwenilaseShekemi, wabatholaezwenilaseDothani

11Bamkhohlisa,bakhaugobelokumbulala,kodwa baphenduka,bamthengiselakubathengisibakwa-Ishmayeli, bamyisaeGibhithe,bamthengisakuPotifari,isikhulu sikaFaro,indunayabapheki,umpristiwomuziwakwaElewu

12AmadodanakaJakobeahlabaizinyanelembuzi,acwilisa ingubokaJosefaegazini,alithumelakuJakobeuyise ngosukulweshumilwenyangayesikhombisa

13Walilaubusukubonke,ngobababemlethelekona kusihlwa,wagcwalaumkhuhlanengokulilangokufa kwakhe,wathi:“IsiloesibisimdlileuJosefa”Bonke abantubendluyakhebalilanayengalolosuku,futhibalila nayelonkelolosuku

14Amadodanaakhenendodakaziyakhebasukuma ukuyomduduza,kodwawalaukududuzwangendodana yakhe

15NgalolosukuuBilihawezwaukuthiuJosefaushonile, wafaemlilela,wahlalaeQafratef,noDinaindodakaziyakhe washonangemvakokufakukaJosefa

16Kwafikalokhukuzilakathathuku-Israyelingenyanga eyodwa,bammbelauBilihaphambikwethunalikaRaheli, kanyenoDinanendodakaziyakhe,bangcwatshwakhona

17WamlilelauJosefaumnyakawonke,akayekanga, ngokubawathi:‘Ngivumelengehleleethuneningilila ngendodanayami’

18Ngenxayalokhukumiselweabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ukubabazithobengosukulweshumilwenyanga yesikhombisa-ngosukuokwafikangaloizindaba ezamenzawakhalangoJosefakuJakobeuyise-ukuze bazenzeleukubuyisanangalongembuzingosukulweshumi lwenyangayesikhombisa,kanyengonyaka,ngenxayezono zabo;ngokubababedabukisileuthandolukayisengoJosefa indodanayakhe

19Futhilolusukulumiselweukubabakhalengalongenxa yezonozabo,nangenxayazozonkeiziphambekozabo nangenxayazozonkeiziphambekozabo,ukuzebazihlanze ngalolosukukanyengonyaka

20KwathingemvakokufakukaJosefa,amadodana kaJakobeazithathelaabafaziIgamalomkaRubeni kwakungu-'Ada;igamalomkaSimeyonikwakungu-'Adlba', umKhanani;igamalomkaLevikwakunguMelka, wamadodakazika-Aramu,ovelaenzalweniyamadodana kaTera;igamalomkaJudakwakunguBetasuweli, umKhanani;igamalomka-IsakarekwakunguHezaqa; igamalomkaZebulonikwakunguNi'iman;igama lomkaDanikwakungu-'Egla;igamalomkaNafetali kwakunguRasu'u,waseMesopotamiya;igamalomkaGadi kwakunguMaka;igamalomka-Asherikwakungu-'Ijona; igamalomkaJosefakwakungu-Asenati,umGibhithe;igama lomkaBenjaminikwakungu-'Ijasaka.

21USimeyoniwaphenduka,wathathaumfaziwesibili eMesopotamiyanjengabafowabo

ISAHLUKO35

1Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolokuqalalejubili lamashumiamanenanhlanu[2157AM]uRebekawabiza uJakobe,indodanayakhe,wamyalangoyise nangomfowabo,ukuthiabahloniphezonkeizinsuku zokuphilakwakhe

2UJakobewathi:“Ngizokwenzakonkenjengoba ungiyalile;ngokubalokhukuzakubaludumonobukhulu kimi,nokulungaphambikukaJehova,ukubangibadumise”

3Futhinawe,mama,uyazikusukelangesikhathingizalwa kuzekubenamuhla,zonkeizenzozaminakhokonke okusenhliziyweniyami,ukuthingihlalangicabangaokuhle ngakhokonke

4Futhingingayikwenzakanjanilentoongiyalileyona, ukuthingihlonipheubabanomfowethu!

5Ngitshele,mama,yikuphiukuphambukaokubonilekimi futhingizokufulathela,futhiumusauzobaphezukwami

6Wathikuye:“Ndodanayami,angibonangakuwezonke izinsukuzaminomayiziphiizenzoezimbikodwaizenzo ezilungilekuphelaKodwangizokutshelaiqiniso,ndodana yami:Ngizofakulonyaka,futhingekengisindekulonyaka empilweniyami;ngobangiboneephusheniusukulokufa kwami,ukuthiangizukuphilangaphezukweminyaka

eyikhulunamashumiamahlanunanhlanu:futhibheka sengiqedilezonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwamiengizoziphila.”

7UJakobewahlekaamazwikanina,ngokubaunina wayemtshelileukuthiuzokufa;wayehleziphambikwakhe enamandlaakhe,futhiwayengenamandla;ngoba wayengenaephumaebona,futhiamazinyoakheayeqinile, futhiakukhosifoesasimthintilezonkeizinsukuzokuphila kwakhe.

8UJakobewathikuye:“Ngibusisiwe,mama,umaizinsuku zamizisondelaezinsukwinizokuphilakwakho,namandla amiahlalekiminjengamandlaakho,ungafi,ngokuba ungihlekausulungokufakwakho”

9Wangenaku-Isaka,wathikuye:“Ngicelaisicelo esisodwakuwe:fungisau-Esawuukuthiakayikumlimaza uJakobe,angamxoshingonya;ngokubauyaziimicabango ka-Esawuukuthiiphambenekwasebushenibakhe,nokuthi akukhookuhlekuye,ngokubaufunaukumbulalaemva kokufakwakho”

10Wenauyakwazikonkeakwenzileyokusukelaosukwini uJakobeumfowaboayangaloeHaranakuzekubenamuhla: ukuthiusishiyilengenhliziyoyakheyonke,wasenzaokubi kithi;wazithathelaimihlambiyakho,wathathayonke impahlayakhophambikwakho

11Kwathilaphosimncengafuthisimncengangezinto zethu,wenzanjengomuntuosihawukelayo.

12FuthiuthukuthelengawengobaubusisileuJakobe indodanayakhoepheleleneqotho;ngobaakukhookubi kuyengaphandlekobuhlekuphela,futhiselokhuafika evelaeHaranakuzekubenamuhlaakasiphangangalutho, ngobausilethelakonkengesikhathisakhonjalo,futhi ujabulangenhliziyoyakheyonkelaphosithathaezandleni zakhefuthiasibusise,futhiakasishiyangaselokhuafika eHaranakuzekubenamuhla,futhiuhlalanathinjalo ekhayaesidumisa.

13U-Isakawathikuye:“Namingiyazifuthingiyazibona izenzozikaJakobeokanyenathi,ukuthiuyasihlonipha ngenhliziyoyakheyonke;kodwabengimthandau-Esawu ngaphambilikunoJakobe,ngobawayeyizibulo;kodwa manjengithandauJakobengaphezukuka-Esawu,ngoba wenzeizenzoeziningiezimbi,futhiakukhoukulungakuye, ngobazonkeizindlelazakheziwukungalunginobudlova, [futhiakukhoukulungaokumzungezile]

14Manjeinhliziyoyamiikhathazekilengenxayazozonke izenzozakhe,futhiyenanenzaloyakhengekebasinde, ngobayibolaboabazobhujiswaemhlabenifuthi abazosuswangaphansikwezulu,ngobaumshiyile uNkulunkuluka-Abrahamafuthiwalandelaabafazibakhe kanyenokungcolakwabokanyenesiphambekosabo,yena nabantwanabakhe

15FuthiuthingimfungiseukuthingekeambulaleuJakobe umfowabo;nomaefungaukuthingekeagcineisifungo sakhe,futhingekeenzeokuhlekodwaokubikuphela.

16KodwaumaefisaukubulalauJakobe,umfowabo, uzonikelwaesandlenisikaJakobe,futhingekeaphunyuke esandlenisakhe,[ngobauzokwehlelaesandlenisakhe]

17UngesabiuJakobe,ngokubaumgcinikaJakobemkhulu, unamandla,uyadunyiswa,udunyiswakakhulukunomgcini ka-Esawu

18URebekawathumelawambizau-Esawu;wezakuye; wathikuye:“Nginesicelokuwe,ndodanayami;uthembise ukukwenza,ndodanayami”

19Wathi:“Ngizokwenzakonkeongitshelakhona,futhi angiyikwalaisicelosakho.”

20Wayesethikuye:“Ngiyakucelaukuthimhlangifa, ungingeniseungingcwabeeduzekukaSara,uninakayihlo, nokuthiwenanoJakobenithandanefuthiningabinasifiso sokubingomunye,kodwanithandanekuphela,ukuze niphumelele,madodanaami,nidunyiswephakathikwezwe, futhiakukhosithaesiyojabulangani,futhiniyoba yisibusisonomusaemehlweniabobonkeabanithandayo”

21Wathi:“Ngizokwenzakonkeongitshelekhona, ngikungcwabemhlaushonaeduzekukaSarauninakababa, njengobanjeubufisaukubaamathamboakheabeeduze kwamathamboakho.”

22FuthiuJakobe,umfowethu,ngizomthandangaphezu kwayoyonkeinyama;ngobaanginayeumfowethu emhlabeniwonkengaphandlekwakhekuphela:futhilokhu akusikhoukubalulekaokukhulukimiumangimthanda; ngobaungumfowethu,futhisahlwanyelwandawonye esiswinisakho,futhisaphumandawonyeesizalwenisakho, futhiumangingamthandiumfowethu,ngizomthandabani?

23Futhimina,ngokwami,ngiyanincengaukubaninxuse uJakobengaminangamadodanaami,ngobangiyaziukuthi ngokuqinisekileuzobayinkosiphezukwaminamadodana ami,ngokubangosukuubabaambusisangalowamenza wabamkhulu,minangabaphansi.

24Futhingiyafungakuweukuthingizomthanda,futhi angifisiokubikuyezonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwami kodwaokuhlekuphela.

25WafungakuyengakhokonkelokhuWabizauJakobe phambikwamehloka-Esawu,wamyalanjengalokho ayekushiloku-Esawu.

26Wathi:“Ngizokwenzaintandoyakho;ngikholweukuthi akukhookubiokuzovelakiminomaemadodaneniamikuEsawu,futhingizobangowokuqalangaphandlekothando kuphela”

27Badla,baphuza,yenanamadodanaakhengalobobusuku, wafa,eneminyakaeyi-3,nesontoelilodwanonyaka owodwaubudala,ngalobobusuku,amadodanaakhe amabili,u-EsawunoJakobe,amngcwabaemhumenikaSara, uninakayise.

ISAHLUKO36

1Kwathingonyakawesithuphawalelisonto[2162AM]uIsakawabizaamadodanaakheamabiliu-EsawunoJakobe, bezakuye,wathikubo:“Madodanaami,ngiyahamba ngendlelayawobaba,ngiyeendliniyaphakadelaphoobaba bamibekhona.”

2Ngakho-kengingcwabenieduzekuka-Abrahamaubaba, emhumeniwesibiliensiminika-EfroniumHeti,laphouAbrahamaathengakhonaithunalokungcwaba;ethuneni engazimbelalona,ngingcwabelapho.

3Nginiyalangalokhu,madodanaami,ukubanenze ukulunganobuqothoemhlabeni,ukuzeuJehovaalethe phezukwenukonkeuJehovaakushiloukuthiuzokwenza ku-Abrahamanasenzalweniyakhe

4Futhithandanani,madodanaami,abafowenu njengomuntuothandaumphefumulowakhe,futhiyilowo nalowomakafunelokhoangamsizangakhoumfowabo, futhibasebenzisaneemhlabeni;futhimabathandane njengemiphefumuloyabo

5Futhimayelananodabalwezithombe,ngiyaniyalafuthi ngiyaniyalaukubanizenqabefuthinizizonde,futhi ningazithandi,ngobazigcweleinkohlisokulabo abazikhonzayonalaboabazikhothamelayo.

6Khumbulani,madodanaami,uJehovauNkulunkulukaAbrahamauyihlo,nokuthinamingangimkhonzakanjani futhingimkhonzangokulunganangenjabulo,ukuze anandisefuthiandiseinzaloyenunjengezinkanyezizezulu ngobuningi,futhianimiseemhlabeninjengesitshalo sokulungaesingekesisuswekuzozonkeizizukulwanekuze kubephakade

7Manjengizonifungisaisifungoesikhulungobaakukho sifungoesikhulukunasongegamaelithi,“elikhazimulayo nelihloniphekilenelikhulunelikhazimulayo nelimangalisayonelinamandla,”owadalaamazulu nomhlabanazozonkeizintondawonyesokuthi nizomesabafuthinimkhulekele

8Futhiukuthiyilowonalowoathandeumfowabo ngothandonangokulunga,futhiangafisiokubikumfowabo kusukelamanjekuzekubephakadezonkeizinsuku zokuphilakwenuukuzeniphumelelekuzozonkeizenzo zenufuthiningabhujiswa.

9Umaomunyekiniecebaokubingomfowabo,yazini ukuthikusukelamanjewonkeumuntuocebaokubi ngomfowabouyakuwaesandlenisakhe,asishulweezweni labaphilayo,nenzaloyakheiyakubhujiswaphansikwezulu 10Kodwangosukulwesiyaluyalunesiqalekiso nentukuthelo,ngomliloovuthayooqothulayonjengoba ashisaiSodoma,kanjalo-keuyoshisaizwelakhenomuzi wakhenakhokonkeokungokwakhe,futhiuzosulwa encwadiniyokujeziswakwabantwanababantu,futhi angabhalwaencwadiniyokuphila,kodwakulokho okumiselweukubhujiswa,futhiuyohambaaye ekuqalekisweniokuphakade;ukuzeukulahlwakwabo kuhlalekuvuselelwangenzondonangokuqalekiswa nangokuthukuthelanangokuhlushwanangokuthukuthela nangokuhlushwanangokuhlushwanasezinhluphekweni nasezifwenikuzekubephakade

11Ngiyashofuthingiyanifakazela,madodanaami, ngokwesahluleloesizofikakumuntuofunaukulimaza umfowabo

12Wabeesehlukanisayonkeimpahlayakhephakathi kwabobobabilingalolosuku,wamnikaingxenyeenkulu izibulo,nombhoshongonakhokonkeokwakukuwo,nakho konkeu-AbrahamaayenakhoeMthonjeniWesifungo

13Wathi:“Lesisabeloesikhulungizosinikaizibulo.”

14U-Esawuwathi:“NgithengisilekuJakobe,ngamnika uJakobeilungelolamilobuzibulo;malinikweyena, anginalonelilodwaizwiengingalishongalo,ngokuba lingelakhe”

15U-Isakawathi:“Makubephezukwenumadodanaami nenzaloyenunamuhla,ngokubaningipheukuphumula, inhliziyoyamiayidabukingobuzibulo,funanenzeokubi ngenxayabo”

16UNkulunkuluoPhezukonkemakambusiseumuntu owenzaukulunga,yenanenzaloyakhekuzekubephakade’ 17Eseqedileukubayalanokubabusisa,badla,baphuza ndawonyephambikwakhe,wajabulangobakwakukhona umqondomunyephakathikwabo,basukakuyebaphumula ngalolosuku,balala.

18U-Isakawalalaembhedeniwakhengalolosukuejabule; walalaubuthongoobuphakade,wafaeneminyakaeyikhulu namashumiayisishiyagalombiliubudalaWaqeda amasontoangamashumiamabilinanhlanuneminyaka emihlanu;amadodanaakheamabiliu-EsawunoJakobe bamngcwaba

19U-Esawuwayaezwenilakwa-Edomi,ezintabeni zaseSeyiri,wahlalakhona.

20UJakobewahlalaezintabenizaseHebroni, embhoshongweniwezwelokuhlalakukayiseu-Abrahama, wakhulekaeNkosiningayoyonkeinhliziyoyakhe nangokwemiyaloebonakalayonjengobayayihlukanise izinsukuzezizukulwanezakhe.

21ULeyaumkakhewashonangonyakawesinewesonto lesibililejubililama-45,[2167AM]futhiwamngcwaba emhumeniophindwekabilieduzekukaRebhekaunina ngakwesobunxelesethunalikaSara,uninakayise

22Onkeamadodanaakhenamadodanaakheafika ukuzomlilelauLeyaumkakhekanyenayenokumduduza ngaye,ngokubawayemlilelakakhuluemvakokufa kukadadewabouRaheli;

23ngobawayephelelefuthieqothokuzozonkeizindlela zakhe,futhiwayemhloniphauJakobe,futhizonkeizinsuku ahlalanayeakazangeezweizwielibiemlonyeniwakhe, ngobawayemnenefuthienokuthulafuthieqothofuthi ehloniphekile

24Wakhumbulazonkeizenzozakheayezenzileempilweni yakhe,wamlilelakakhulu,ngokubawayemthandangayo yonkeinhliziyoyakhenangawowonkeumphefumulo wakhe

ISAHLUKO37

1Kwathingosukuu-IsakauyisekaJakobeno-Esawuafa ngalo,[2162AM]amadodanaka-EsawuezwaukuthiuIsakaunikeindodanayakheencaneuJakobeisabelo sendodanaendala,athukuthelakakhulu.

2Baphikisananoyise,bathi:“UyihloumnikileniuJakobe isabelosomdala,wadlulawena,wenaungomdala,uJakobe omncanena?”

3Wathikubo:“Ngobangathengisailungelolami lobuzibulokuJakobengengcosanayelentili,kwathi ngosukuubabaangithumangaloukuyozingelanokubamba, ngimletheleokuthileukubaadle,angibusise,wafika ngobuqili,walethelaubabaukudlanokuphuza,ubaba wambusisa,wangibekaphansikwesandlasakhe.”

4Manjeubabausifungisile,minanaye,ukuthingeke sicebeokubikomunyenomunye,nomangomfowabo, nokuthisizohlalaothandweninasekuthuleningamunye nomfowabofuthisingaziphazamisiizindlelazethu’

5Bathikuye:“Asiyikukulalelaukubasenzeukuthulanaye, ngokubaamandlaethumakhulukunawo,thinasinamandla kunaye;sizoyakuye,simbulale,simbhubhiseyena namadodanaakheUmaungahambinathi,sizokulimaza nawe”

6Manjelalelanikithi:Masithumelee-Aramu,namaFilisti, nakwaMowabi,nakwa-Amoni,sikhetheamadoda akhethiweyoanamandlaokulwa,simehlele,silwenaye, simqothuleemhlabeni,engakaqini’

7Uyisewathikubo:“Ningahambi,ningalwinaye,funa niwephambikwakhe”

8Bathikuye:“Nalokhukuyindlelayakhokusukela ebushenibakhokuzekubenamuhla,ubekaintamoyakho phansikwejokalakhe”

9Ngekesilalelelamazwi.’Bathumelae-Aramunase'Aduramkumnganekayise,baqashakanyenaboamadoda ayinkulungwaneempi,amadodaempiakhethiweyo 10KwafikakubokuvelakwaMowabinakubantwana bakwa-Amoni,abaqashiweyo,amadodaayinkulungwane akhethiweyo,namadodaayinkulungwaneakhethiweyo empiavelakumaFilisti,nakwa-EdominamaHori,amadoda ayinkulungwaneakhethiweyoempi,nakwaKitimi, amadodaanamandlaempi

11Basebethikuyise:“Phumanabo,ubahole,funa sikubulale”

12Wagcwalaintukuthelonentukuthelolaphoebonaukuthi amadodanaakheayemphoqaukubaahambephambi kwawoukuzeawaholeayekuJakobeumfowabo

13Kodwangemvakwalokhowakhumbulakonkeokubi okwakufihliweenhliziyweniyakhengoJakobeumfowabo; futhiakakhumbulangaisifungoayesifungekuyisenakunina sokuthiwayengekeacebeokubingoJakobeumfowabo zonkeizinsukuzakhe.

14Naphezukwakhokonkelokhu,uJakobewayengazi ukuthibabezomhlasela,futhiwayekhalelauLeya,umkakhe, bazebasondelaeduzekombhoshongokanyenamaqhawe ayizinkulungwaneezinenamadodaempiakhethiwe

15AmadodaaseHebroniathumelakuyeathi:“Bheka, umfowenuufikileukuzokulwanawe,enabantu abayizinkulungwaneezineabahlomilengenkemba, bephetheizihlangunezikhali,”ngokubababemthanda uJakobekuno-Esawu.Bamtshelakanjalo;ngobauJakobe wayengumuntuonomusanonomusakuno-Esawu

16KodwauJakobeakakholwangabazebafikaeduze kombhoshongo.

17Wavalaamasangoombhoshongo;wemaeziqongweni, wakhulumanomfowabou-Esawu,wathi:‘Induduzooze ngayoukuzongiduduzangomkamioshonile.Ingabelesi yisoisifungoowasifungakuyihlonakunyokongaphambi kokubabafe?Usephuleisifungo,futhingesikhathi owasifungangasokuyihlowalahlwa.’

18U-Esawuwaphendulawathikuye:“Abantwanababantu nezilwanezomhlabaabanasoisifungosokulunga abasifungengokufunga(isifungoesisebenzayo)kuzekube phakade;kodwabacebaokubiusukungalunyengomunye nomunye,nokuthingamunyeangabulalakanjaniisitha sakhenesithasakhe.”

19Futhiuyangizondaminanabantwanabamikuzekube phakade,futhiakukhobuhlobobobuzalwane obungagcinwanawe

20Lalelalamazwiengikumemezelawona,Umaingulube ingaguqulaisikhumbasayofuthiyenzeizinwelezayozibe mnenenjengoboya,nomaumaingabangelaukuba izimpondozihlumeekhandalayonjengezimpondo zendluzelenomazemvu,khona-kengizobonaisibopho sobuzalwanenawe,nomaamabeleehlukananonina,ngoba awuzangeubeumfowethukimi

21Futhiumaizimpisizenzaukuthulanamawundluukuze zingawadlinomazingawaphangi,futhiumaizinhliziyo zazoziwaphatheleokuhle,khona-kekuyobanokuthula enhliziyweniyamingawe.

22Futhiumaingonyamaibaumnganewenkabifuthiyenza ukuthulanayo,futhiumaiboshwengaphansikwejoka elilodwanayofuthiilimanayo,khona-kengizokwenza ukuthulanawe.

23Laphoigwababalibamhlophenjenge-raza,khona-ke yaziukuthingikuthandile,futhingizokwenzaukuthula nawe,uzosishulwa,futhiamadodanaakhoazosishulwa, futhingekekubekhonaukuthulakuwe.

24UJakobeesebonaukuthiwayemthukuthelelekakhulu ngenhliziyoyakhenangomphefumulowakhewonke, ukuthiwayezeegijimanjengengulubeyasendleefika emkhontweni,iwugwaze,iwubulale,ingawushiyi; 25Wabeesekhulumanezincekuzakhekanyenezinceku zakheukuthibamhlaseleyenanabobonkeabanganebakhe

ISAHLUKO38

1NgemvakwalokhouJudawakhulumanoJakobeuyise, wathikuye:“Gobaumnsalowakho,baba,uthume imicibisholoyakho,uphonsephansiisitha,ubulaleisitha; futhisengathiungabanamandla,ngobangekesimbulale umfowenu,ngobaunjengawe,futhiunjengawe,masimnike udumo”

2UJakobewagobaumnsalowakhe,wathumela umcibisholo,wamshayau-Esawuumfowabo(esifubeni sakhesokunene)wambulala

3Waphindawaphonsaumcibisholo,wamshayau-Adoran umSiriyaesifubenisakhesobunxele,wamsunduzaemuva, wambulala

4AmadodanakaJakobeaphuma,wonanezincekuzawo, ahlukanangamaqembuezinhlangothiniezine zombhoshongo

5UJudawaphumaphambikwakhe,noNafetalinoGadi kanyenaye,nezincekuezingamashumiayisihlanukanye nayengaseningizimuyombhoshongo,babulalabonke abatholakalaphambikwabo;akwaphunyukanoyedwa kubo.

6ULevinoDanino-Asheribaphumangasempumalanga yombhoshongo,benamadodaangamashumiamahlanu kanyenabo,babulalaamadodaempiakwaMowabinakwaAmoni

7URubeni,no-Isakare,noZebulonibaphumabaya ohlangothiniolusenyakatholombhoshongo,benamadoda angamashumiayisihlanukanyenabo,babulalaamadoda amaFilistiempi

8USimeyoninoBenjaminino-EnokeindodanakaRubeni, baphumabayaohlangothiniolusentshonalanga lombhoshongo,kanyenamadodaangamashumiamahlanu kanyenabo,babulalaamadodaangamakhuluamanekwaEdominakumaHori,amadodaanamandla;amakhulu ayisithuphaabaleka,kwathiamaneemadodanenika-Esawu abalekanawo,ashiyauyiseeleleebulewe,njengoba ayewileentabeniese-'Aduram

9AmadodanakaJakobeabaxosha,bazebafikaezintabeni zaseSeyiri;uJakobewammbelaumfowaboentabeniyaseAduramu,wabuyelaendliniyakhe

10AmadodanakaJakobeacindezelakakhuluamadodana ka-EsawuezintabenizaseSeyiri,akhothama,abayizinceku zamadodanakaJakobe

11Bathumelakuyise(ukuyobuza)ukuthikufanelebenze ukuthulanabonomabababulale

12UJakobewathumelaumbikoemadodaneniakheukuthi enzeukuthula,enzaukuthulanawo,wabekaijoka lobugqilaphezukwawo,kangangokuthianikauJakobe namadodanaakheintelanjalo.

13BaqhubekabemkhokhelauJakobekwazekwabalusuku awelangaloeGibhithe

14Futhiabantwanabakwa-Edomiabakaphumiejokeni lobugqilaamadodanaayishuminambilikaJakobe ayebabekephezukwabokuzekubenamuhla

15Lawaangamakhosiabusae-Edomingaphambikokuba kubusankosiphezukwabantwanabakwa-Israyelikuze kubenamuhlaezwenilakwa-Edomi

16UBalakiindodanakaBeyoriwabusakwa-Edomi;igama lomuziwakhelaliyiDanihaba

17UBalakiwafa,uJobabiindodanakaZerawaseBhoseri wabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe.

18UJobabiwafa,kwathiu-Asamuwasezweni laseThemaniwabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

19U-Asamuwafa;u-AdatiindodanakaBaradi,owabulala abakwaMidiyaniezwenilakwaMowabi,wabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe;igamalomuziwakhelaliyi-Aviti

20U-Adatiwafa,uSalman,ovelaku-Amaseqa,wabusa esikhundlenisakhe

21USalimaniwafa,kwathiuSawulewaseRaboti ngasemfuleniwabusaesikhundlenisakhe.

22USawuliwasesifa,uBhali-ElihananiindodanakaAkhibhoriwabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

23UBaelinani,indodanaka-Akhibori,wafa,u-Adatiwaba yinkosiesikhundlenisakhe;igamalomkakhe lalinguMayabiti,indodakazikaMatarati,indodakazi kaMetabezabi.

24Lawaangamakhosiabusaezwenilakwa-Edomi

ISAHLUKO39

1UJakobewahlalaezwenilokugogobalakukayiseezweni laseKhanani;leziziyizizukulwanezikaJakobe.

2UJosefawayeneminyakaeyishuminesikhombisalapho bemehliselaezwenilaseGibhithe,uPotifari,incekukaFaro, indunayabapheki,wamthenga.

3WambekauJosefaphezukwendluyakheyonke;isibusiso sikaJehovasabaphezukwendluyomGibhithengenxa kaJosefa,uJehovawamphumelelisakukhokonke akwenzayo

4UmGibhithewanikelakonkeesandlenisikaJosefa, ngokubawabonaukuthiuJehovaunayenokuthiuJehova wamphumelelisakukhokonkeakwenzayo

5UkubukekakukaJosefakwakukuhlekakhulu,umkankosi yakhewaphakamisaamehloakhe,wambonauJosefa, wamthanda,wamncengaukubaalalenaye

6Kodwaakazangeanikelengomphefumulowakhe,futhi wakhumbulaiNkosinamazwiuJakobe,uyise,ayewafunda phakathikwamazwika-Abrahama,ukuthiakukhomuntu okufaneleafebenowesifazaneonomyeni;ukuthiisijeziso sokufasimiselweyenaemazulwiniphambi kukaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke,futhiisonosizobhalwa ngokumelenenayeezincwadinizaphakadenjalophambi kweNkosi

7UJosefawakhumbulalawomazwi,walaukulalanaye

8Wamncengaunyakawonke,kodwawenqabafuthi akalalelanga

9Kodwawamanga,wambambawambambaendliniukuze amphoqeukubaalalenaye,wavalaiminyangoyendlu, wambamba;kodwawashiyainguboyakheezandlenizakhe, wafohlaumnyango,wabalekawaphumaphambikwakhe.

10Owesifazaneesebonaukuthiakafuniukulalanaye, wamthukaphambikwenkosiyakhe,wathi:“Incekuyakho engumHeberuoyithandayo,ifuneukungiphoqaukubailale nami;kwathilaphongiphakamisaizwilami,yabaleka, yashiyainguboyayoezandlenizamilaphongiyibamba, yafohlaumnyango”

11UmGibhithewabonaingubokaJosefanomnyango ophukile,wezwaamazwiomkakhe,wamfakauJosefa etilongweni,endawenilaphokwakugcinwakhona iziboshwainkosieyayizibophile

12Wayelaphoetilongweni;uJehovawamnikauJosefa umusaemehlweniendunayabalindibetilongonomusa phambikwakhe,ngokubawabonaukuthiuJehova wayenayenokuthiuJehovawayekuphumelelisakonke akwenzayo.

13Wanikelakonkeezandlenizakhe,indunayabalindi betilongoyayingaziluthoolukuye,ngokubauJosefa wakwenzakonke,uJehovawakuphelelisa.

14WahlalalaphoiminyakaemibiliNgalezozinsukuuFaro inkosiyaseGibhithewabathukuthelelaabathenwabakhe ababili,indunayabaphathizitshanendunayabaphekizinkwa, wabafakaetilongweniendliniyomphekiomkhulu, etilongwenilaphouJosefawayeboshwekhona

15IndunayabalindiyabekauJosefaukubaabakhonze; wabayincekuyabo

16Bobabilibaphuphaiphupho,indunayabaphathizitsha nendunayabaphekizinkwa;balitshelauJosefa.

17Kwabanjalokubo,njengobaebachazele;uFaro wabuyiselaumphathiwabaphathizitshaesikhundlenisakhe, wabulalaumphathiwabapheki,njengalokhouJosefa ayebachazele

18KodwaindunayabaphathizitshayamkhohlwauJosefa etilongweni,nakubayayimtshelileokwakuzomehlela,futhi ayikhumbulangaukutshelauFaroukuthiuJosefa wayemtshelile,ngobawayekhohliwe

ISAHLUKO40

1NgalezozinsukuuFarowaphuphaamaphuphoamabili ngobusukuobubodwangendlalaeyayizobakhonaezweni lonke,wavukaebuthongwenibakhe,wabizabonke abahumushibamaphuphoababeseGibhithe,nabathakathi, wabatshelaamaphuphoakheamabili,kodwaabakwazanga ukuwachaza.

2Khona-keindunayabaphathizitshayakhumbulauJosefa yakhulumangayeenkosini,yamkhiphaetilongweni, yaphuphisaamaphuphoakheamabiliphambikwayo 3WatshelauFaroukuthiamaphuphoakheamabiliayelinye, wathikuye:“Kuzakufikaiminyakaeyisikhombisalapho kuzakubakhonainalaezwenilonkelaseGibhithe, nangemuvakwalokhoiminyakaeyisikhombisayendlala, indlalaengakazeibekhonaezwenilonke”

4ManjeuFaromakamiseababonisikulolonkeizwe laseGibhithe,baqoqeukudlakuwowonkeumuzi ngezinsukuzeminyakayenala,kubekhonaukudla kweminyakaeyisikhombisayendlala,izwelingabhubhi ngendlala,ngokubaiyakubanzimakakhulu’

5UJehovawamnikauJosefaumusanomusaemehlweni kaFaro,uFarowathiezincekwinizakhe:“Asiyikumthola umuntuohlakaniphilenoqondayonjengalomuntu,ngokuba uMoyakaJehovaunaye.”

6Wammisawabangowesibiliembusweniwakhewonke, wamnikaigunyaphezukweGibhithelonke,wamkhwelisa enqoleniyesibilikaFaro

7Wamembathisaizingubozelinenielicolekileyo,wafaka umgexowegolideentanyeniyakhe,(ummemezeli) wamemezelaphambikwakhe'El'Elwa'Abirer,'wafaka indandathoesandlenisakhewamenzaumbusiphezukwayo yonkeindluyakhe,wamkhulisa,wathikuye,'Kuphela esihlalwenisobukhosingizobamkhulukunawe.'

8UJosefawabusaphezukwezwelonkelaseGibhithe,nazo zonkeizikhuluzikaFaro,nazozonkeizincekuzakhe,nabo bonkeabenzaumsebenziwenkosibamthanda,ngoba wayehambangobuqotho,ngobawayengenaloukuqhosha nokuzikhukhumeza,futhiwayengenaloubandlululo,futhi engamukeliizipho,kodwawahlulelangobuqothobonke abantubezwe

9IzwelaseGibhithelahlalakahlephambikukaFarongenxa kaJosefa,ngobauJehovawayenaye,wamnikaumusa nesihekuzozonkeizizukulwanezakhephambikwabo bonkeababemazinalaboabezwangaye,futhiumbuso kaFarowawuhlelekile,futhikwakungekhoSathanefuthi akekhoumuntuomubi(kuwo)

10InkosiyaqambauJosefangokuthiuSephantifani, yamnikauJosefaindodakazikaPotifari,indodakazi yompristiwase-Oni,indunayabapheki

11KwathingosukuuJosefaemingalophambikukaFaro wayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathuubudala.

12Ngalowonyakau-IsakawafaKwathinjengobauJosefa ayeshiloekuchazeniamaphuphoakheamabili,njengoba ayeshilo,kwabayiminyakaeyisikhombisayenalakulo lonkeizwelaseGibhithe,izwelaseGibhithelathelakakhulu, isilinganisoesisodwa(siveza)izilinganisoezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili.

13UJosefawaqoqaukudlakuwowonkeumuzikwaze kwagcwalaamabelekwazekwangasakwaziukubala nokulinganisangobuningibawo.

ISAHLUKO41

1Kwathingejubililamashumiamanenanhlanu,ngesonto lesibili,nangonyakawesibili,[2165AM]uJudawathathela izibulolakheu-Eri,umfaziemadodakaziniase-Aramu, ogamalakhelinguTamari

2Kodwawayemzonda,kazangealalelaye,ngobaunina wayengowamadodakaziaseKhanani,njalowayefuna ukuzithathelaumfaziwabafowabobakanina,kodwauyise uJudakamvumelanga

3LoEri,izibulolikaJuda,wayemubi,uJehovawambulala. 4UJudawathiku-Onani,umfowabo:“Ngena kumkamfowenu,umnikeimfaneloyomfowabowendoda, umvuseleumfowenuinzalo”

5U-Onaniwayaziukuthiinzaloyayingekeibengeyakhe, kodwangeyomfowabokuphela,wangenaendlini yomkamfowabo,wachithaimbewuemhlabathini,waba mubiemehlwenikaJehova,wambulala

6UJudawayesethikuTamari,umalokazanawakhe:“Hlala endlinikayihlonjengomfelokazi,azeakhuleuShela indodanayami,ngikunikeyena,ubengumkakhe”

7Wakhula;kodwauBedsuweli,umkaJuda,akavumelanga indodanayakheuShelaukubaishade.UBedsuweli, umkaJuda,washona[2168AM]ngonyakawesihlanu walelisonto

8NgomnyakawesithuphauJudawakhuphukaukuyogunda izimvuzakheeThimna[2169AM]BamtshelauTamari bathi:“Bheka,uyihlozalauyaeThimnaukuyogunda izimvuzakhe”

9Wakhumulaizingubozakhezobufelokazi,wagqoka isihenqo,wazihlobisa,wahlalaesangwenielingaseceleni kwendlelaeyaeThimna

10KwathiuJudaehamba,wamfumana,wacabangaukuthi uyisifebe,wathikuye:“Ngivumelengingenekuwe.”Wathi kuye:“Ngena,”wangena

11Wathikuye:“Nginikeumvuzowami,”wathikuye: “Anginaluthoesandlenisamingaphandlekwendandatho yamiesemunweniwami,nomgexowami,nodondolo lwamiolusesandlenisami”

12Wathikuye:“Nginike,uzeungithumeleleinkokhelo yami”Wathikuye:“Ngizakuthumelelaizinyanelembuzi” Wamnikalona;wangenakuye,wakhulelwanguye

13UJudawayaezimvinizakhe,yenawayaendlinikayise.

14UJudawathumelaizinyanelembuzingesandlasomalusi wakhe,umAdulamu,kephaakasifumananga;wabuza abantubendawo,wathi:“Siphiisifebeesasilapha?”Bathi kuye:“Akukhosifebelaphakithi”

15Wabuyawamtshela,wathikuye:“Akamtholanga” “Ngibuzeabantubendawo,bathikimi:‘Akukhosifebe lapha’

16Wathi:“Makawagcine,funasibeyihlazo”Kwathi eseqedileizinyangaezintathu,kwabonakalaukuthi ukhulelwe,bamtshelauJuda,bathi:“Bheka,uTamari, umalokazanawakho,ukhulelwengokufeba”

17UJudawayaendlinikayise,wathikuyisenakubafowabo: “Mkhipheni,bamshise,ngokubawenzeukungcolakwaIsrayeli”

18Kwathilaphobemkhiphaukuzebamshise,wathumela indandathoyomgexonomgexokuyisezalawakhe,wathi: “Bhekaukuthilokhukungokwabani,ngokubangikhulelwe nguye.”

19UJudawavuma,wathi:“UTamariulungilekunami”

20Ngakho-kemabangamshisi’Futhingenxayalokho akanikwangauShela,futhiakaphindangawasondelakuye.

21Ngemvakwalokhowazalaamadodanaamabili,uPheresi [2170AM]noZera,ngonyakawesikhombisawalelisonto lesibili

22Yaphela-keiminyakaeyisikhombisayenala,uJosefa akhulumangayokuFaro

23UJudawavumaukuthiisenzoayesenzilesasibi,ngoba wayelalenomalokazanawakhe,futhiwakubonakuyinto enengekayoemehlweniakhe,futhiwavumaukuthi wayephambukilefuthiwaphambuka,ngobawayembule inguboyendodanayakhe,waqalaukulilanokunxusa phambikukaJehovangenxayesiphambekosakhe.

24Samtshelaephusheniukuthiuthethelelwengoba wanxusangobuqotho,wakhala,futhiakaphindanga wakwenzalokho.

25Futhiwatholaintethelelongobawaphendukaesonweni sakhenasekungazinikwakhe,ngobawonekakhuluphambi kukaNkulunkuluwethu;futhiwonkeumuntuowenza kanjalo,wonkeumuntuolalanoninazala,makamshise ngomliloukuzeamshisekuwo,ngobakukhonaukungcola nokungcolaphezukwabo,mabamshisengomlilo

26Uyalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukubakungabikho ukungcolaphakathikwabo,ngokubayilowonalowoolala nomalokazanawakhenomanoninazalawakheungcolisile; mabashisengomliloindodaelelenaye,kanyenowesifazane, ukuzeasuseulakanesijezisokwa-Israyeli

27FuthikuJudasathiamadodanaakheamabiliawazange alalenaye,futhingenxayalesisizathuinzaloyakhe yaqiniswaisizukulwanesesibili,futhingekeisishulwe 28Ngobangesoelilodwawayehambewayofunaisijeziso, okungukuthi,ngokwesahlulelosika-Abrahama,ayesiyale amadodanaakhe,uJudawayefuneukumshisangomlilo

ISAHLUKO42

1Ngonyakawokuqalawesontolesithathulejubililama-45 indlalayaqalaukufikaezweni[2171AM],futhiimvula yenqabaukunikezwaumhlaba,ngobaakukholutho olwawa

2Umhlabawabayinyumba,kodwaezwenilaseGibhithe kwakukhonaukudla,ngobauJosefawayeqoqeimbewu yezweeminyakenieyisikhombisayenalafuthi wayilondoloza.

3AbaseGibhithebezakuJosefaukubaabapheukudla; wavulaizinqolobanelaphokwakukhonakhonaukudla konyakawokuqala,wathengiselaabantubezwengegolide.

4IndlalayayinzimakakhuluezwenilaseKhanani,uJakobe wezwaukuthikukhonaukudlaeGibhithe,wathumela amadodanaakheayishumiukubaamthengeleukudla eGibhithe;kodwauBhenjaminiakathumelanga, amadodanakaJakobeayishumiafikaeGibhithephakathi kwalaboababeyakhona.

5UJosefawababona,kodwabonaabamazanga Wakhulumanabo,wababuza,wathikubo:“Anizinhloliyini, anizelangaukuhlolaindlelayezwena?”Wabafaka etilongweni

6Ngemvakwalokhowabakhululafuthi,wabamba uSimeyoniyedwa,wathumelaabafowabo abayisishiyagalolunye

7Wagcwalisaamasakaabongamabele,wafakaigolide laboemasakeniabo,kodwaabazangebazi.

8Wabayalaukubabaletheumfowaboomncane,ngoba babemtshelileukuthiuyiseuyaphilakanyenomfowabo omncane

9BakhuphukaezwenilaseGibhithe,bafikaezweni laseKhanani,bamtshelauyisekonkeokwabehleleyo, nokuthiinkosiyezweikhulumekalukhunikubo,yamthatha uSimeyoni,bazebamlethauBenjamini

10UJakobewathi:“Ningiphucileabantwanabami;uJosefa akasekho,noSimeyoniakasekho;nizakuthatha noBenjamini;ububibenubungifikele”

11Wathi:“Indodanayamiayifuniukuhambanani,funa mhlawumbeigule;ngokubauninawazalaamadodana amabili,enyeifile;nalonafuthinizomthathakimiUkube ubephethweumkhuhlaneendleleni,benizokwehlisa ukugugakwamingosizikuzekubesekufeni”

12Ngokubawabonaukuthiimaliyaboibuyiselwekulowo nalowoesakenilakhe,wesabaukumthuma.

13IndlalayandayabanzimaezwenilaseKhanani,nakuwo wonkeamazwengaphandlekwezwelaseGibhithe,ngoba abantwanaabaningibaseGibhithebabegcineimbewuyabo yokudlakusukelangesikhathibebonauJosefaeqoqa imbewundawonyefuthieyibekaezinqolobanenifuthi eyigcinelaiminyakayendlala.

14AbantubaseGibhithebadlangalongonyakawokuqala wendlalayabo

15U-Israyeliesebonaukuthiindlalayayinzimakakhulu ezweninokuthiakukhoukukhululwa,wathiemadodaneni akhe:“Buyelaninisithengeleukudla,ukuzesingafi.”

16Bathi:“Asiyikuhamba;umaumfowethuomncane engahambinathi,asiyikuhamba”

17U-Israyeliwabonaukuthiumaengamthumanganabo, bonkebazobhubhangenxayendlala

18URubeniwathi:“Mnikeleesandlenisami;uma ngingambuyiselikuwe,bulalaamadodanaamiamabili esikhundlenisakhe”

19Wathikuye:“Akayikuhambanawe”UJudawasondela, wathi:“Mthumenami;umangingambuyiselikuwe, ngiyakubanecalakuwezonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwami”

20Wamthumanabongonyakawesibiliwalelisonto ngosukulokuqalalwenyanga[2172ekuseni],bafika ezwenilaseGibhithenabobonkeababehamba,bephethe iziphoezandlenizabo,i-stactenama-alimondinamaterebinthnutsnojuoluhlanzekile.

21Basebeya,bemaphambikukaJosefa;wambona uBenjaminiumfowabo,wamazi,wathikubo:“Lo ungumfowaboomncanekunawena?”Bathikuye:“Nguye.” Wayesethi:“UJehovamakabenomusakuwendodana yami!”

22Wamthumelaendliniyakhe,walethauSimeyonikubo, wabenzelaidili,bamlethelaisiphoababesiletheezandleni zabo

23Badlaphambikwakhe,wabanikabonkeisabelo,kodwa isabelosikaBhenjaminisasisikhulungokuphindwe kasikhombisakunesanomayimuphiwabo

24Badla,baphuza,basukuma,bahlalanezimbongolozabo.

25UJosefawakhaisulaphoangafundakhonaimicabango yabongokuthiimicabangoyokuthulaikhonayiniphakathi kwabo,wathikumphathiowayephetheindluyakhe: ‘Gcwalisawonkeamasakaabongokudla,ubabuyiseleimali yaboezitshenizabo,nendebeyami,indebeyesiliva engiphuzangayo,uyifakeesakenilomncane,ubamukise.’

ISAHLUKO43

1WenzanjengobauJosefaayemyalile,wagcwalisawonke amasakaabongokudla,wafakaimaliyaboemasakeniabo, wabekaindebeesakenilikaBenjamini.

2Bavukaekusenikakhulu,kwathisebehambilelapho, uJosefawathikumphathiwendluyakhe:“Balandeleni, nigijime,nibabambe,nithi:‘Ningiphindiseleokubi ngokuhle;nintshontshilekimiindebeyesilivainkosiyami ephuzakuyo.’Nilethekimiumfowaboomncane,nimlethe masinyanengaphambikokubangiphumeesihlalwenisami sokwahlulela’

3Wagijimawabalandela,wakhulumakubonjengalawa mazwi

4Bathikuye:“Makubekudenezincekuzakhoukubazenze lokhu,zebeendliniyenkosiyakhoisitsha,nemali esayitholaemasakeniethuokokuqala,thinazincekuzakho esiyibuyisileezwenilaseKhanani.”

5Pho,singayebakanjaniimpahlana?Bheka,thina namasakaethusiyaphenya;nomaphilaphoutholakhona indebeesakenilomuntuphakathikwethu,makabulawe, thinanezimbongolozethusizoyikhonzainkosiyakho.”

6Wathikubo:“Akunjalo,umuntuengimtholayo,nguye yedwaengizomthathaabeyisigqilasakhe,ninanibuyele endliniyenungokuthula”

7Kwathiesaphenyaemikhunjiniyabo,eqalakomkhulu egcinangomncane,kwatholakalaesakenilikaBhenjamini.

8Basebeklebhulaizingubozabo,babekaimithwaloyabo ezimbongolweni,babuyelaemzini,bafikaendlinikaJosefa, bakhothamabonkengobusophansiphambikwakhe.

9UJosefawathikubo:“Nenzeokubi”Bathi:“Sizothini, futhisizozivikelakanjanina?Inkosiyethuithole isiphambekosezincekuzayo;bheka,siyizincekuzenkosi yethukanyenezimbongolozethu”

10UJosefawathikubo:“NamingiyamesabauJehova; kephaninahambaniniyeemakhayaenu,umfowenuabe yisigqilasami,ngokubanenzileokubiAnaziyiniukuthi umuntuujabulelaindebeyakhenjengamingalendebe? Kodwaniyebilekimi.”

11UJudawathi:“Nkosiyami,akeincekuyakhoikhulume izwiendlebeniyenkosiyamingabafowaboababiliunina wencekuyakhoabamzalelaubaba;omunyewahamba, walahleka,akatholakalanga;yenayedwaoselekunina; incekuyakhoubabauyayithanda,nokuphilakwayo kuhlangenenokuphilakwalensizwa.”

12Kuzakuthi-ke,nxasesifikaencekwiniyakhoubaba, umfanaengekhokithi,afe,besesimehlisaubabangosiziaze afe.

13Manje-keakengihlalemina,incekuyakho, esikhundlenisomfana,ngibeyisigqilasenkosiyami, umfanaahambenabafowabo,ngokubangibeyisibambiso sakheesandlenisencekuyakhoubaba;umangingambuyisi, incekuyakhoiyakuzwaicalakubabakuzekubephakade”

14UJosefawabonaukuthibonkebabevumelana ngokulunga,wahlulekaukuzibamba,wabatshelaukuthi unguJosefa

15WakhulumanabongesiHebheru,wawaentanyeniyabo, wakhala

16Kodwaabamazanga,baqalaukukhalaWathikubo: “Ningangikhaleli,kephasheshaniniletheubabakimi; niboneukuthingumlomowamiokhulumayonamehlo omfowethuuBenjaminiayabona.”

17Ngobabhekani,longumnyakawesibiliwendlala,futhi kusekhonaiminyakaemihlanungaphandlekokuvunwa nomaizithelozemithinomaukulima

18Yehlanimasinyaneninanemindeniyenu,ukuze ningabhubhingendlala,futhiningadabukingempahlayenu, ngokubauJehovawangithumaphambikwenuukulungisa izintoukuzeabantuabaningibaphile

19Nitsheleubabaukuthingisaphila,niyabonaukuthi uJehovaungenzeubabakuFaro,nombusiwendluyakhe naphezukwalolonkeizwelaseGibhithe

20Nitsheleubabangayoyonkeinkazimuloyami,nayo yonkeingcebonenkazimulouJehovaanginikeyona.’

21NgomyalokaFarowabanikaizinqolanomphako wendlela,wabanikanezinguboezinemibalaeminingi nesiliva

22Wathumelakuyiseizingubonesilivanezimbongolo eziyishumiezazithweleamabele,wazimukisa.

23BakhuphukabamtshelauyiseukuthiuJosefauyaphila nokuthiulinganiselaamabelekuzozonkeizizwezomhlaba nokuthiungumbusiwezwelonkelaseGibhithe.

24Uyiseakakholwanga,ngokubawayehlanya engqondweniyakhe;kephalaphoebonaizinqolauJosefa azithumileyo,umoyawakhewavuka,wathi:“Kwanele kimiumauJosefaephila;ngizokwehlangimbone ngingakafi.”

ISAHLUKO44

1U-IsrayeliwasukaendliniyakheeHaranangenyanga yesithathu,wahambangendlelaeyaeMthonjeniWesifungo, wanikelaumhlatshelokuNkulunkulukayiseu-Isaka ngosukulwesikhombisalwalenyanga

2UJakobewakhumbulaiphuphoalibonileeBethele, wesabaukwehlelaeGibhithe.

3KwathiesacabangaukuthumelaumbikokuJosefaukuba ezekuye,nokuthiakayikwehla,wahlalalaphoizinsuku eziyisikhombisa,mhlawumbeangabonaumbonowokuthi kufaneleahlalenomaehle

4Wagubhaumkhosiwokuvunaizithelozokuqala ngamabeleamadala,ngobakulolonkeizwelaseKhanani kwakungekhonhloboyembewu[ezweni],ngobaindlala yayiphezukwazozonkeizilwane,izinkomo,izinyoni, kanyenabantu.

5KwathingosukulweshuminesithuphaiNkosiyabonakala kuye,yathikuye:‘Jakobe,Jakobe’;wathi:‘Ngilapha’ Yathikuye:‘NginguNkulunkuluwawoyihlo,uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahamano-Isaka;ungesabiukwehlelaeGibhithe, ngokubangizokwenzaisizweesikhululaphoNgizokwehla nawe,futhingizokukhuphula(futhi),futhikulelizwe uzongcwatshwa,futhiuJosefauzobekaizandlazakhe phezukwamehloakho’

6Ungesabi;yehlauyeeGibhithe.

7Amadodanaakheasukuma,namadodanaamadodana akhe,abekauyisenempahlayawoezinqoleni

8U-Israyeliwasukae-EveniLesifungongomhlaweshumi nesithuphawaleyonyangayesithathu,wayaezweni laseGibhithe

9U-IsrayeliwathumauJudaphambikwakhekuJosefa indodanayakheukuyohlolaizwelaseGosheni,ngokuba uJosefawayebatshelileabafowaboukuthibezebahlale khonaukuzebabeseduzenaye

10LelikwakuyizweelihlekakhuluezwenilaseGibhithe, futhilaliseduzenaye,kubobonkekanyenakwezinkomo

11LawangamagamaamadodanakaJakobeayaeGibhithe noJakobeuyise

12URubeni,izibulolika-Israyeli;lawaangamagama amadodanaakheu-Enoke,noPhalu,noHesironi,noKarmifive

13USimeyoninamadodanaakhe;lawangamagama amadodanaakhe:uJemuweli,noJamini,no-Ohade, noJakini,noSohari,noShawule,indodanayowesifazane waseZefathi,abayisikhombisa.

14ULevinamadodanaakhe;lawaangamagama amadodanaakhe:uGereshoni,noKohati,noMerari,abane. 15UJudanamadodanaakhe;lawaangamagama amadodanaakhe:uShela,noPheresi,noZera,abane. 16U-Isakarenamadodanaakhe;lawaangamagama amadodanaakhe:uThola,noPhuwa,noJashubi, noShimroni,abahlanu

17UZebuloninamadodanaakhe;lawaangamagama amadodanaakhe:uSeredi,no-Eloni,noJaleli,abane

18LawangamadodanakaJakobenamadodanaabouLeya awazalelauJakobeeMesopotamiya,ayisithupha, nodadewabooyedwa,uDina,nayoyonkeimiphefumulo yamadodanakaLeya,namadodanaabo,ayanoJakobeuyise eGibithe,ayengamashumiamabilinesishiyagalolunye, noJakobeuyiseenabo,ayengamashumiamathathu

19AmadodanakaZilipa,incekukazikaLeya,umkaJakobe, awazalelauJakobeuGadino-Ashuri

20Lawaangamagamaamadodanaaboangenanaye eGibhithe:AmadodanakaGadi:ngoSifiyoni,noHagi, noShuni,no-Esiboni,no-Eri,no-Areli,no-Arodi, abayisishiyagalombili

21Amadodanaka-Asheri:ngo-Imna,no-Ishva,no-Ishvi, noBeriya,noSera,udadewabooyedwa,abayisithupha 22Bonkeabantubabeyishuminane,kantibonke abakaLeyababengamashumiamanenane.

23AmadodanakaRaheli,umkaJakobe:uJosefa noBenjamini

24UJosefawazalelwaeGibhithengaphambikokufika kukayiseeGibhithe,labou-Asenati,indodakazikaPotifari umpristiwase-Oni,amzalelabona,uManaseno-Efrayimi, abathathu.

25AmadodanakaBhenjamini:ngoBela,noBekeri,noAshibeli,noGera,noNahamani,no-Ehi,noRoshi, noMupimi,noHupimi,no-Ari-nanye.

26BonkeabantubakaRahelibabeyishuminane

27AmadodanakaBiliha,incekukazikaRaheli,umkaJakobe, awazalelauJakobe,kwakunguDaninoNafetali.

28Lawangamagamaamadodanaaboahambanabobaya eGibhitheAmadodanakaDanikwakunguHushimi, noSamoni,no-Asudi,no-'Ijaka,noSolomoni,ayisithupha.

29BafangonyakaabangenangawoeGibhithe,kwasala uDaniHushimyedwa

30LawangamagamaamadodanakaNafetali:uJahaziyeli, noGuni,noJezeri,noShalumi,no-Iv

31Futhiu-Iv,owazalwangemvakweminyakayendlala, washonaeGibhithe.

32BonkeabantubakaRahelibabengamashumiamabili nesithupha.

33BonkeabantubakaJakobeabayaeGibhithe babengabantuabangamashumiayisikhombisaLaba bangabantwanabakhenabantwanababantwanabakhe, bonkebengamashumiayisikhombisa,kodwaabahlanubafa eGibhithengaphambikukaJosefa,futhi babengenabantwana

34EzwenilaseKhananikwafaamadodanaamabilikaJuda, u-Erino-Onani,bengenabantwana;abantwanabakwaIsrayelibangcwabalaboababhubhayo,babalwaphakathi kwezizweezingamashumiayisikhombisa

ISAHLUKO45

1U-IsrayeliwangenaezwenilaseGibhithe,ezweni laseGosheni,ngenyangayesine[2172AM],ngonyaka wesibiliwesontolesithathulejubililama-45

2UJosefawahambawayohlangabezauyiseuJakobe, ezwenilaseGosheni,wawelaentanyenikayise,wakhala.

3U-IsrayeliwayesethikuJosefa:“Manjemangifelokhu ngikubonile;makabongweuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uNkulunkuluka-AbrahamanoNkulunkulukaIsaka,ongagodlangaumusawakhenomusawakhe encekwiniyakheuJakobe”

4Kwanelekimiukuthingiboneubusobakhongisaphila; yebo,umbonoengawubonaeBetheleuyiqiniso MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwamikuzekube phakadenaphakade,malibongweigamalakhe

5UJosefanabafowabobadlaisinkwaphambikukayise baphuzaiwayini,uJakobewajabulakakhulungenjabulo enkulungobaebonauJosefaedlanabafowabofuthiephuza phambikwakhe,wambusisauMdaliwazozonkeizinto owayemlondolozile,futhiwamgcinelaamadodanaakhe ayishuminambili

6UJosefawayenikeuyisenabafowabonjengesipho ilungelolokuhlalaezwenilaseGosheninaseRamesesi nakulolonkeizweelizungezile,ayebusaphambikukaFaro U-IsrayelinamadodanaakhebahlalaezwenilaseGosheni, ingxenyeenhlekakhuluyezwelaseGibhithe,u-Israyeli wayeneminyakaeyikhulunamashumiamathathuubudala laphoefikaeGibhithe

7UJosefawondlauyisenabafowabokanyenempahlayabo ngokudlaokwaneleiminyakaeyisikhombisayendlala

8IzwelaseGibhithelahluphekangenxayendlala,uJosefa wathengelauFarolonkeizwelaseGibhithengokudla, wathengaabantunezinkomozabonakhokonkekwaba kukaFaro

9Kwathiiminyakayendlalaisiphelile,uJosefawanika abantuezweniimbewunokudlaababengakulima(izwe) ngonyakawesishiyagalombili,ngokubaumfula wawugcwelelonkeizwelaseGibithe.

10Ngobaeminyakenieyisikhombisayendlala yayingachithifuthiyayiniseleizindawoezimbalwakuphela ogwinilomfula,kodwamanjeyachithifuthiabaseGibhithe bahlwanyelaizwe,futhilathelaokusanhlamvuokuningi ngalowonyaka

11Futhilokhukwakuwunyakawokuqala[ngo-2178 ekuseni]wesontolesinelejubililamashumiamane nanhlanu

12UJosefawathathaingxenyeyesihlanuyamabeleesivuno, washiyaizingxenyeezinezazozibengukudlanembewu; uJosefawakwenzakwabangumthethoezwenilaseGibithe kuzekubenamuhla

13U-IsrayeliwahlalaezwenilaseGibhitheiminyaka eyishuminesikhombisa,futhizonkeizinsukuaziphila zaziyijubiliezintathu,iminyakaeyikhulunamashumi amanenesikhombisa,washonangonyakawesine[2188 AM]wesontolesihlanulejubililamashumiamanenanhlanu

14U-Israyeliwabusisaamadodanaakhengaphambi kokubaafe,wawatshelakonkeokwakuzowehlelaezweni laseGibhithe;wawazisaokwakuzowehlelaezinsukwini zokugcina,wawabusisa,wanikauJosefaizabeloezimbili ezweni

15Walalanokhokhobakhe,wangcwatshwaemhumeni wesibiliezwenilaseKhanani,eduzekuka-Abrahamauyise

ethuneniazimbelalonaemhumeniwesibiliezweni laseHebroni.

16WanikauLeviindodanayakhezonkeizincwadizakhe kanyenezincwadizoyiseukuzeazigcinefuthiazivuselele kubantwanabakhekuzekubenamuhla.

ISAHLUKO46

1KwathingemvakokufakukaJakobeabantwanabakwaIsrayelibandaezwenilaseGibhithe,babayisizweesikhulu, futhibabenhliziyonye,kangangokuthiumfowabo wayemthandaumfowabofuthiwonkeumuntuwayesiza umfowabo,futhibandakakhulu,bandakakhulu,amasonto ayishumi[2242AM]eminyaka,zonkeizinsukuzokuphila kukaJosefa

2FuthikwakungekhoSathanenomaububiobukhona zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakukaJosefaaziphilangemva kukayiseuJakobe,ngobabonkeabaseGibhithe babebahloniphaabantwanabakwa-Israyelizonkeizinsuku zokuphilakukaJosefa

3UJosefawafaeneminyakaeyikhuluneshumiubudala; wahlalaiminyakaeyishuminesikhombisaezweni laseKhanani,wabayisigqilaiminyakaeyishumi,waba setilongweniiminyakaemithathu,wabangaphansi kwenkosiiminyakaengamashumiayisishiyagalombili, ebusalonkeizwelaseGibhithe

4Wafayenanabobonkeabafowabonasosonkeleso sizukulwane.

5Wayalaabantwanabakwa-Israyelingaphambikokubaafe ukuthibaphatheamathamboakhelaphobephumaezweni laseGibhithe.

6Wabafungisangamathamboakhe,ngobawayaziukuthi abaseGibhithengekebaphindebamkhiphebamngcwabe ezwenilaseKhanani,ngobauMakamaron,inkosi yaseKhanani,ngesikhathiehlalaezwenilase-Asiriya, walwaesigodininenkosiyaseGibhithewambulalalapho, waxoshaabaseGibhithekwazekwabasemasangweniaseErmoni

7Kodwawayengenakukwaziukungena,ngobaenyeinkosi entsha,yayisibeyinkosiyaseGibhithe,futhiyayinamandla kunaye,wabuyelaezwenilaseKhanani,amasango aseGibhitheayevaliwe,futhiakekhoowaphumayofuthi akekhoowangenaeGibhithe.

8UJosefawafangejubililama-46,ngesontolesithupha, ngonyakawesibili,bamngcwabaezwenilaseGibhithe, kwathi[2242AM]bonkeabafowabobafangemvakwakhe. 9InkosiyaseGibhitheyaphumayalwanenkosi yaseKhanani[2263AM]ngejubililamashumiamane nesikhombisa,ngesontolesibilingonyakawesibili,futhi abantwanabakwa-Israyelibakhiphawonkeamathambo abantwanabakaJakobengaphandlekwamathambokaJosefa, futhibawangcwabaensiminiemhumeniophindwekabili entabeni

10IningilabolabuyelaeGibhithe,kodwabambalwakubo abasalaezintabenizaseHebroni,u-Amramuuyihlowasala nabo

11InkosiyaseKhananiyanqobainkosiyaseGibhithe, yavalaamasangoaseGibhithe

12Wacebaiceboelibingabantwanabakwa-Israyeli lokubahlupha,wathikubantubaseGibhithe:“Bhekani, abantubakwa-Israyelibandile,bandakakhulukunathi”

13Wozanisibahlakaniphengaphambikokubabande kakhulu,futhimasibahluphengobugqilangaphambi kokubakufikeimpikithifuthingaphambikokubanabo balwenathi,funabazihlanganisenezithazethufuthi babakhuphuleezwenilethu,ngobaizinhliziyozabonobuso babobubhekeezwenilaseKhanani’

14Wabekaphezukwaboizindunazomsebenziukuba zibacindezelengobugqila;bakhaimizieqinilekaFaro, nePithomu,neRamsesi;bakhazonkeizindonganazozonke izinqabaezaziwileemiziniyaseGibhithe

15Babasebenzisakanzima,kwathilaphobebaphathakabi, kwabayilaphobandakhonakakhulu

16AbantubaseGibhithebabenengwangabantwanabakwaIsrayeli

ISAHLUKO47

1Ngesontolesikhombisa,ngonyakawesikhombisa, ngejubililama-47,uyihlowaphuma[2303AM]ezweni laseKhanani,futhiwazalwangesontolesine,ngonyaka wesithuphawalo,ngejubililama-48[2330AM];lesi kwakuyisikhathisokuhluphekakwabantwanabakwaIsrayeli

2UFaro,inkosiyaseGibhithe,wakhiphaumyalongabo wokuthikufanelebaphonsebonkeabantwanababobesilisa abazalwaemfuleni

3Baziphonsaemigodiniizinyangaeziyisikhombisakwaze kwabausukulokuzalwakwakho

4Unyokowakufihlaizinyangaezintathu,bambikelangaye Wakwenzelaumkhumbi,wawumbozangekolitayineasphalt,wawubekaezihlahleniogwinilomfula,wakubeka kuwoizinsukueziyisikhombisa,unyokowafikaebusuku wakunakekela,uMiriyamuudadewenueminiwakuvikela ezinyonini

5NgalezozinsukuuTharmuthi,indodakazikaFaro,weza ukuzogezaemfuleni,wezwaizwilakholikhala,watshela amantombazaneakheukubaakulethe,akulethakuye 6Wakukhiphaemkhunjini,wakuzwela

7Udadewenuwayesethikuye:“Ngihambengikubizele owesifazanewamaHeberuukubaakunceliselelomntwana na?”

8Wathikuye:‘Hamba.’Wahambawayobizaunyoko uJokebedi,wamnikainkokheloyakhe,wakunakekela

9Kwathikamuva,laphousukhulile,bakuyisaendodakazini kaFaro,wabayindodanayakhe,u-Amramuuyihlo wakufundisaukubhala,kwathingemvakwamasonto amathathubakuyisaegcekenilobukhosi.

10Wahlalaamasontoamathathueminyakaenkantolo kwazekwabayisikhathi[2351-]laphouphumaenkantolo yasebukhosiniwabonaumGibhitheeshayaumngane wakhoowayengowabantwanabakwa-Israyeli[2372AM], wambulalawamfihlaesihlabathini

11NgosukulwesibiliwenanababilikubantwanabakwaIsrayelibalwa,wathikowenzaokubi:‘Umshayelani umfowenu?’

12Wathukuthela,wathukuthela,wathi:“Ngubaniokumise isikhulunomahluleliphezukwethu?Ucabanga ukungibulalanjengalokhoubuleleumGibhitheizolona?” Wesaba,wabalekangenxayalamazwi.

ISAHLUKO48

1Ngomnyakawesithuphawesontolesithathulejubililama49waphumawahlalaezwenilakwaMidiyani,amasonto amahlanunonyakaowodwa.WabuyelaeGibhithengesonto lesibilingonyakawesibilingejubililama-50

2Futhiwenangokwakhouyaziukuthiwakhulumanikuwe [ngo-24:10ekuseni]eNtabeniiSinayi,nokuthiisikhulu uMastêmâsasifisaukukwenzaninawelaphoubuya eGibhithe<usendlelenilaphouhlangananayeendaweni yokuhlala>

3Akazangeyiningamandlaakheonkeafuneukukubulala nokukhululaabaseGibhitheesandlenisakholaphoebona ukuthiuthunyweukulethaisahlulelonempindiselo kwabaseGibhithe?

4Nganikhululaesandlenisakhe,wenzaizibonakaliso nezimangalisoowathunyelwaukubauzenzeeGibhithe kuFaro,naphezukwendluyakheyonke,naphezu kwezincekuzakhenabantubakhe.

5UJehovawenzaimpindiseloenkuluphezukwabongenxa ka-Israyeli,wabashayangezifozegazinamaxoxo,izintwala nezimpukane,namathumbaamabiaqhumaemaqabeni; nezinkomozabongokufa;nangesichotho,wabhubhisa ngakhokonkeokwakukhulelebona;nangesikhonyane esadlaokuseleyookwakushiyweyisichotho nangobumnyama;nangokufakwamazibuloabantu nezilwane,nakuzozonkeizithombezabouJehova waziphindiselela,wazishisangomlilo.

6Konkekwathunyelwangesandlasakho,ukuze umemezele(lezizinto)ngaphambikokubazenzeke,futhi wakhulumanenkosiyaseGibhithephambikwazozonke izincekuzayonaphambikwabantubayo

7Konkekwenzekanjengokwamazwiakho;izahlulelo eziyishumiezinkulunezesabekayozehlelaizwe laseGibhitheukuzeuphindiselekulongenxaka-Israyeli 8UJehovawenzakonkengenxaka-Israyeli, nangokwesivumelwanosakheasimisano-Abrahama,ukuze aphindiselekubonjengalokhoababebathumbile

9IsikhuluuMastêmâsamelananawe,safunaukukuphonsa esandlenisikaFaro,sasizaabathakathibaseGibhithe, 10Basukumabenzaububiphambikwakho,impela sabavumelaukubabasebenze,kodwaasizangesivumele ukubakusetshenzisweizindlelazokwelaphangezandla zabo

11INkosiyabashayangamathumbaamabi,abakwazanga ukuma,ngobasababhubhisakangangokuthiabakwazanga ukwenzangishonesisodwaisibonakaliso

12Naphezukwazozonkelezizibonakalisonezimangaliso, isikhuluuMastêmâasizangesibenamahloningobasaba nesibindifuthisamemezaabaseGibhitheukubabanixoshe ngawowonkeamandlaaseGibhithe,ngezinqolazabo, namahhashiabo,kanyenawowonkeamabuthoabantu baseGibhithe

13NgemaphakathikwabaseGibhitheno-Israyeli, samkhululau-Israyeliesandlenisakhenasesandleni sabantubakhe,uJehovawabadabulisaphakathikolwandle njengokungathikusemhlabathiniowomile.

14Bonkeabantuabalethaukubabaxosheu-Israyeli, uJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwabaphonsaphakathi kolwandle,ekujulenikomgodingaphansikwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,njengobanjeabantubaseGibhithe

baphonsaabantwanababoemfuleniWaphindisela kwabayinkulungwanekubo,futhiamadoda ayinkulungwaneanamandlananamandlaabhujiswangenxa yomntwanaoyedwaosandakuzalwawabantwanababantu bakhoababebaphonseemfuleni.

15Futhingosukulweshuminanenangomhlaweshumi nanhlanunangomhlaweshuminesithuphanangomhla weshuminesikhombisanangomhlaweshumi nesishiyagalombiliinkosanauMastêmâyaboshwa yaboshwangemuvakwabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukuze ingabamangaleli

16Kwathingomhlaka-19sabakhululaukuzebasize abaseGibhithefuthibaxosheabantwanabakwa-Israyeli.

17Wayenzalukhuniinhliziyoyabo,wabenzababalukhuni, icebolacetshwanguJehovauNkulunkuluwethulokuba ashayeabaseGibhithe,abaphonseelwandle.

18Futhingosukulweshuminanesambophaukuze angabamangaleliabantwanabakwa-Israyelingosuku abacelangalokwabaseGibhitheizitshanezingubo,izitsha zesiliva,nezitshazegolide,nezitshazethusi,ukuze baphangeabaseGibhithengenxayobugqila ababebaphoqeleleukubabakhonzekubo.

19Futhiasizangesikhipheabantwanabakwa-Israyeli eGibhithesingenalutho

ISAHLUKO49

1KhumbulaumyalouJehovaakuyalangawomayelana nePhasika,ukuthiuligubhengesikhathisalongosuku lweshuminanelwenyangayokuqala,ukuthiulihlabe ngaphambikokubakuhlwe,futhiukuthibalidleebusuku kusihlwangosukulweshuminanhlanukusukela ekushonenikwelanga

2Ngobangalobubusuku-ukuqalakomkhosinokuqala kwenjabulo-benidlaiphasikaeGibhithe,laphowonke amandlakaMastêmâayekhululiweukubulalawonke amazibuloezwenilaseGibhithe,kusukelaezibulolikaFaro kuyaezibulolencekukazieyisithunjwaesigayweni,kanye nezinkomo

3FuthiyilesiisibonakalisouJehovaabanikasona:Kuzo zonkeizindluezisezinsikenilaphobabonakhonaigazi lewundlulonyakawokuqala,akufanelebangene(kuleyo) ndluukuyobulala,kodwakufanelebadlulekuyo,ukuze bonkelaboababesendlinibasindiswengobaisibonakaliso segazisasisezinsikenizayo

4AmandlakaJehovaenzakonkenjengokuyalakukaJehova, badlulakubobonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli;isifo asifikangakuboukubasibhubhisenomayimuphi umphefumulophakathikwabo,nomawenkomo,noma womuntu,nomawenja

5InhluphoyayinzimakakhulueGibhithe,futhi kwakungekhondlueGibhithelaphokwakungenamuntu ofileyo,nokukhalanokukhala

6Bonkeabakwa-IsrayelibabedlainyamayemvuyePhasika, bephuzaiwayini,bedumisa,bebusisa,bebongauJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyise,belungeleukuphumangaphansi kwejokalaseGibhithenasebugqiliniobubi.

7Khumbulalolusukuzonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakho, futhiulugcineiminyakangeminyakazonkeizinsuku zokuphilakwakho,kanyengonyaka,ngosukulwalo,

ngokuvumelananayoyonkeimithethoyalo,futhi ungaluhlehlisiusukunosuku,nomainyanganenyanga.

8Ngobakuyisimisoesiphakade,futhikuqoshwe ezibhebhenizasezulwiningabobonkeabantwanabakwaIsrayeliukubabasigubheminyakayonkengosukulwaso kanyengonyaka,kuzozonkeizizukulwanezabo;futhi akukhomkhawulowezinsuku,ngobalokhukumiselwe kuzekubephakade.

9Umuntuomsulwa,ongafikiukuzoyigcinangosukulwayo, ukuzealetheumnikeloowamukelekayophambi kukaJehova,adle,aphuzephambikukaJehovangosuku lomkhosiwayo,lowomuntuohlanzekilenoseduze uyakunqunywa,ngokubaenganikangaumnikelokaJehova ngesikhathisawoesinqunyiweyo,uyakuzithwalelaicala 10Abantwanabakwa-Israyelimabafikebagubheiphasika ngosukulwaloolunqunyiweyo,ngosukulweshuminane lwenyangayokuqala,phakathikokuhlwa,kusukela engxenyeniyesithathuyosukukuzekubeingxenye yesithathuyobusuku,ngokubaizingxenyeezimbilizosuku zinikwaukukhanya,nengxenyeyesithathuyokuhlwa 11YilokhuuJehovaakuyalangakhoukuthiukugcine phakathikwakusihlwa.

12Futhiakuvunyelweukuyibulalanganomayisiphi isikhathisokukhanya,kodwangesikhathiesiseduze nesikhathisakusihlwa,futhimabayidlengesikhathi sakusihlwa,kuzekubeyingxenyeyesithathuyobusuku, futhinomayinieselekuyoyonkeinyamayayokusukela engxenyeniyesithathuyobusukukuyaphambili, mabayishisengomlilo

13Abayikuyiphekangamanzi,futhiabayikuyidlailuhlaza, kodwabayosengomlilo;bayakuyidlangokuqapha,ikhanda layokanyenezibilinizayokanyenezinyawozayobayose ngomlilo,futhibangaphulithambolayo;ngobaakukho thambolabantwanabakwa-Israyelieliyochotshozwa.

14NgenxayalesisizathuuJehovawayalaabantwana bakwa-Israyeliukubabagcineiphasikangosukulwalo olumisiwe,futhiakufanelebaphulethambolalo;ngoba luwusukulomkhosi,futhiusukuoluyaliwe,futhiakufanele kubenokudlulausukunosuku,futhiinyanganenyanga, kodwangosukulomkhosiwalomaligcinwe.

15Uyaleabantwanabakwa-Israyeliukubabagcine iphasikaizinsukuzabozonke,minyakayonke,kanye ngonyakangosukulwaloolunqunyiweyo,libe yisikhumbuzoesihlephambikukaJehova,kungabikho nhluphoebafikelaukubabulalanomaukubashayangalowo nyakaabagubhangawoiphasikangesikhathisalo, ngokomyalowakhe

16Akumelwebakudlengaphandlekwendluengcwele kaJehova,kodwaphambikwendluengcwelekaJehova, futhibonkeabantubebandlalakwa-Israyeli bayakuwugubhangesikhathisawoesinqunyiweyo

17Wonkeumuntuofikangosukulwalokufaneleadle lokhuendliniengcwelekaNkulunkuluwakhephambi kukaJehovakusukelaeminyakeniengamashumiamabili kuyaphezulu,ngobakulotshiwefuthikwanqunywaukuthi badlelokhuendliniengcwelekaJehova

18Laphoabantwanabakwa-Israyelibefikaezweni abazolidla,ezwenilaseKhanani,bamiseitabernakele likaJehovaphakathikwezwekwesinyesezizwezabo,kuze kwakhiweindluengcwelekaJehovaezweni,mabafike

bagubheiphasikaphakathikwetabernakelelikaJehova, balihlabephambikukaJehovaiminyakangeminyaka.

19Ezinsukwinilaphoindluiyokwakhiwaegameni likaJehovaezwenieliyifalabo,bayakufikalapho,bahlabe iphasikakusihlwa,ekushonenikwelanga,ngengxenye yesithathuyosuku

20Bazanikelangegazilayoemnyangowe-altare,babeke amanoniayoemlilweniose-altare,badleinyamayayo yosiwengomliloegcekenilendluengcweleegameni likaJehova

21Abavunyelweukugubhaiphasikaemiziniyabo,noma kwenyeindawongaphandlekwaphambikwetabernakele likaJehova,nomaphambikwendluyakhelaphokuhlala khonaigamalakhe;futhiabayikuphambukakuJehova

22Futhiwena,Mose,yalaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ukubabagcineizimisozephasika,njengobakwakuyaliwe kuwe;ubatsheleminyakayonkekanyenosukulwezinsuku zalo,kanyenomkhosiwesinkwaesingenamvubelo,ukuthi kufanelebadleisinkwaesingenamvubeloizinsuku eziyisikhombisa,(nokuthi)kufanelebagubheumkhosi walo,nokuthibaletheumnikelonsukuzonkengalezo zinsukueziyisikhombisazenjabulophambikukaJehovaealtarelikaNkulunkuluwakho

23Ngobalagubhaumkhosilongokuphangisaekuphumeni kwenueGibhithelazelafikaehlanelaseShuri,ngoba lawuqedaogwinilolwandle

ISAHLUKO50

1Futhingemvakwalomthethongazisaizinsuku zamaSabathaehlanelaseSini[a],eliphakathikwe-Elimi neSinayi

2NganitshelangamasabathaezweeNtabeniiSinayi, nganitshelanangeminyakayejubilingamasabatha eminyaka;kodwaunyakawayoanginitshelanganize ningeneezwenienizolidla

3Futhiizweliyogcinaamasabathaalongesikhathibehlala kulo,futhibayowaziumnyakawejubili

4Ngakho-kenginimiseleiminyakaamasontoneminyaka kanyenamajubili:kukhonaamajubiliangamashumiamane nesishiyagalolunyekusukelaezinsukwinizika-Adamukuze kubenamuhla,[2410AM]kanyenesontoelilodwa neminyakaemibili:futhikusekhonaiminyaka engamashumiamaneezayo(okushoukuthi'ekude') yokufundaimiyaloyeNkosi[2450AM],bazebadlulele ezwenilaseKhanani,bewelaiJordaningasentshonalanga.

5Futhiamajubiliazodlula,kuzekubeyilaphou-Israyeli esehlanziwekukhokonkeukuphinga,nokungcola, nokungcola,nesono,nesiphambeko,futhiehlala ngokuzethembakulolonkeizwe,futhingekekusabakhona uSathanenomaomubi,futhiizweliyohlanzekakusukela ngalesosikhathikuzekubephakade.

6FuthibhekaumyaloophathelenenamaSabathangiwabhalelewena-nazozonkeizahlulelozemithetho yawo

7Uyakusebenzaizinsukueziyisithupha,kephausuku lwesikhombisaluyisabathalikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho; awuyikusebenzangalo,ninanamadodanaenu,nezinceku zenu,nezincekukazizenu,nazozonkeizinkomozenu, nomfokaziokini.

8Umuntuowenzanomayimuphiumsebenzingalouyakufa: nomangubaniongcolisangalolosuku,nomangubaniolala nomkakhe,nomaubaniothiuzokwenzaokuthilengalo, ukuthiuzohambangalomaqondanananomayikuphi ukuthenganomaukuthengisa:nomangubaniokhaamanzi kuwoangawalungiselelangangosukulwesithupha,noma ngubaniothwalanomayimuphiumthwaloukuwuthwala awukhipheetendenilakhenomaendliniyakheuyakufa.

9Ningawenziumsebenzingosukulwesabathangaphandle kwalokhoenikulungiselekonangosukulwesithupha,ukuze nidle,niphuze,niphumule,nigcineisabathaemisebenzini yonkengalolosuku,nimbongeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu, okuninikeusukulomkhosinosukuolungcwele;futhiusuku lombusoongcwelelwakwa-Israyeliwonkeluphakathi kwezinsukuzabokuzekubephakade

10NgobaudumoolukhuluuJehovaalunikeu-Israyeli lokuthikufanelebadlefuthibaphuzefuthibaneliseke ngalolusukulomkhosi,futhibaphumulekulokuyoyonke imisebenziengomsebenziwabantwanababantungaphandle kokushisainhlakanokulethaiminikelonemihlatshelo phambikweNkosiizinsukunezinsukuzamaSabatha 11Lomsebenzikuphelakufanelewenziwengezinsuku zeSabathaendliniengcwelekaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho; ukuzebahlawuleleu-Israyelingomhlatshelonjaloimihla ngemihla,kubeyisikhumbuzoesimnandiphambi kukaJehova,futhiukuzeamukelenjaloimihlangemihla, njengobanjeuyaliwe

12Futhiwonkeumuntuowenzanomayimuphiumsebenzi kuwo,nomaohambauhambo,nomaolimaipulazilakhe, kungakhathalisekiukuthiusendliniyakhenomakwenye indawo,nomaubaniophembaumlilo,nomaogibelanoma yisiphiisilo,nomaohambangomkhumbiolwandle,noma ubanioshayanomaobulalanomayini,nomaobulalaisilo nomainyoni,nomaubaniobambaisilwanenomainyoni nomainhlanzi,nomaubaniozilaukudlanomaolwa ngamaSabatha:

13UmuntuowenzanomayikuphikwalokhungeSabatha uyakufa,ukuzeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibagcine amaSabathangokwemiyaloephathelenenamaSabatha ezwe,njengobakulotshiweezibhebheni,azinikeezandleni zamiukuthingikulobeleimithethoyezinkathi,nezinkathi ngokwezigabazazoNgalokhukuqedwaindaba yokuhlukaniswakwezinsuku.