Bible Reading Plan – Day 10

₁UYakobi uhambile naye, waza wahlangana nezithunywa zikaThixo endleleni. ₂Uthe akuzibona wavakala esithi: “Ngumkhosi kaThixo lo,” waza wathi loo ndawo yiManayim igama layo.

₃UYakobi wathumela izigidimi ngaphambili ukuba ziye kumntakwabo uEsawu eSeyire, e-Edom. ₄Wathi ze zithi kuye: “Mna, Yakobi, sicaka sakho, ndazisa wena, nkosi yam Esawu, ukuba bekhe ndahlala kwaLabhan, ndaza ndabambezeleka apho kwada kwakalokunje. ₅Ndiza neenkomo neegusha, iidonki neebhokhwe, kwakunye nezicaka. Ndithumela lo myalezo ke, mhlekazi, ndinethemba lokuba uya kundamkela.”

₆Ukubuya kwazo izigidimi zikaYakobi, zafika zathi: “Simbonile uEsawu umntakwenu; selesendleleni ekukhawulelayo. Uza namakhulu amane amadoda.” ₇Wothuka wakhathazeka uYakobi; waza wabahlula bangamaqela amabini abantu bakhe, ngokunjalo neegusha, neenkomo, neebhokhwe, kwaneenkamela. ₈Icebo lakhe lalikukuba kusinde eli lesibini iqela, xa athe wahlasela elokuqala uEsawu.

₉Uye wathandaza emva koko uYakobi esithi: “Thixo kabawo-mkhulu uAbraham, Thixo kabawo wam uIsake, ndive. Nguwe, *Ndikhoyo, othe mandibuyele ezweni lakowethu naphakathi kwezizalwana zam. Watsho usithi uya kuyenza mhlophe indlela yam, konke kulunge. ₁₀Ububele ondenzele bona, nokunyaniseka kwakho, akundifanele, Nkosi. Ndayiwela iJordan ndingenanto, ndiphethe umsimelelo kuphela. Ngoku ndibuya ndihamba nala maqela mabini. ₁₁Ndihlangule ke kumntakwethu uEsawu, ndiyakubongoza. Ndinoloyiko hleze asihlasele asitshabalalise sonke, umntwana nonina. ₁₂Khumbula ke ukuba wathembisa ukuba konke kondilungela, wathembisa nokuba wondipha inzala engenakubalwa bani, ebuninzi bungangobentlabathi elunxwemeni lolwandle.”

₁₃Ngengomso uYakobi wakhetha kuloo mhlambi wakhe ezo wayeza kuzipha umntakwabo uEsawu: ₁₄iimazi zeebhokhwe zaba ngamakhulu mabini, iinkunzi zangamashumi mabini; amakhulu mabini eemazi zeegusha, namashumi mabini eenkunzi zeegusha, ₁₅amashumi amathathu eemazi zeenkamela namankonyane azo; kunye namashumi mane eemazi zeenkomo, kunye neshumi leenkunzi; namashumi mabini eemazi zeedonki; kunye neenkunzi ezilishumi. ₁₆Wazahlula-hlula zayimihlambi, waza umhlambi ngamnye wakhokelwa sisicaka. Wathi mazihambe ngaphambili, zishiye isithuba phakathi komhlambi ngamnye. ₁₇Wathi kwisicaka esasingaphambili, ze sithi xa ebuza uEsawu ukuba ngaba ngubani na inkosi yaso, besiya ngaphi na, wona umhlambi lo ungokabani: ₁₈“ZezikaYakobi, isicaka sikaEsawu. Wenza ngazo isipho kuEsawu inkosi yakhe. Yena uYakobi uyalandela ngasemva.”

₁₉Wabaxelela loo nto bonke abakhokela imihlambi, owesibini nowesithathu njalo-njalo, esithi: “Nakuhlangabezana noEsawu ze nithi: ₂₀‘Ewe, isicaka sakho uYakobi siyeza ngasemva.’ ”

Icebo likaYakobi lalikukuba amenze athambe ngezo zipho uEsawu, aze xa efika yena Yakobi kuye axolelwe. ₂₁Wazindulula ke ezo zipho, waza yena walalisa apho esikhululweni ngobo busuku.

₂₂Ngobo busuku wavuka uYakobi, wahamba nabafazi bakhe bobabini, namaqadi abo, kunye nabantwana bakhe abalishumi nanye, wawuwela umlambo iJabhoko. ₂₃Akubaweza waweza nempahla yakhe yonke, ₂₄kodwa yena wasala ngasemva.

Kwafika umntu, wajijisana naye kwada kwasekuzeni kokusa. ₂₅Wathi loo mntu akubona ukuba akamngquli uYakobi, wamchukumisa enyongeni, yatsho yagungxuka endaweni yayo. ₂₆Watsho esithi: “Ndiyeke ndihambe, kuyasa.”

UYakobi wathi: “Andisobe ndikuyeke, de undithamsanqelise.”

₂₇“Ungubani igama lakho?” ubuzile loo mntu.

“NdinguYakobi,” uphendule watsho yena.

₂₈Uthe ke loo mntu: “Akusokubuya kuthiwe unguYakobi, kuba kaloku wena ujijisene noThixo kwakunye nabantu, waphumelela. Ngoko ke kuya kuthiwa unguSirayeli igama lakho.”

₂₉Uthe yena uYakobi: “Nawe ndixelele elakho igama.”

Uthe loo mfo: “Uza kulenzani igama lam?” Watsho esikelela uYakobi.

₃₀UYakobi wathi: “UThixo ndimbonile ubuso ngobuso, ndibe naku ndisaphila.” Wathi ke loo ndawo yiPeniyeli. ₃₁Laphuma ilanga xa uYakobi emkayo apho ePeniyeli. Wayeqhwalela ngenxa yenyonga egungxulekileyo. ₃₂AmaSirayeli akawutyi umsipha kasikrotyana unanamhlanje, kuba kaloku wachukunyiswa kuloo ndawo uYakobi.

₁UYakobi wambona uEsawu esiza namakhulu amane amadoda, waza abantwana wabahlula-hlula phakathi koLeya noRakeli namaqadi abo omabini. ₂Wabeka amaqadi nabantwana bawo ngaphambili, weza noLeya nabantwana bakhe, kwaza ekugqibeleni yanguRakeli noJosefu. ₃UYakobi wayengaphambi kwabo, ekhahlela kwada kwakasixhenxe njengokuba wayesiya esondela kumntakwabo. ₄UEsawu wakhawuleza ukuya kuye, waziphosa kuye, wamgona, wamanga. Balila bobabini. ₅Akusinga-singa uEsawu, wabona abo bafazi nabo bantwana, wabuza wathi: “Ngoobani aba uhamba nabo?”

“Mhlekazi, ngabantwana endibaphiwe nguThixo,” utshilo uYakobi. ₆Eza amaqadi nabantwana bawo, afika akhahlela. ₇Kwalandela uLeya nabakhe abantwana, kwaza kwagqibela uJosefu noRakeli, nabo bakhahlela.

₈UEsawu uthe: “Yona laa mihlambi ndihlangene nayo endleleni?”

Uthe ukuphendula uYakobi: “Bendiyithumela ukuza kundicengela kuwe, mhlekazi.”

₉Uthe uEsawu: “Ndinemfuyo ngokwaneleyo, mfo wethu; gcina izinto zakho.”

₁₀UYakobi wathi: “Ndincede, zithathe ukuba uyasamkela isicengo sam. Xa ndibona ubuso bakho, ngathi ndibona ubuso bukaThixo, ingakumbi ngoku sowundamkele ngobubele. ₁₁Zithathe kaloku ezi zipho ndikuphathele zona. UThixo undenzele ububele, wandipha yonke into ebendiyifuna.” UYakobi wamcenga uEsawu, wada woyisakala wazithatha ezo zipho.

₁₂Uthe uEsawu: “Masilungiselele ukunduluka ngoku. Mna ndiza kukukhapha.”

₁₃UYakobi uthe: “Kaloku abantwana bam baselula, yaye kufuneka ndicingele neegusha kunye namatakane azo, kuba ukuba zikhe zaxheshwa usuku nje olunye, zingafa zonke. ₁₄Hamba ngaphambili wena, mna ndolandela, ndicothoza kunye nabantwana kunye nemihlambi, de ndikufumane e-Edom.”

₁₅Wathi uEsawu: “Xa kunjalo ke makushiyeke namanye amadoda kula ndihamba nawo.”

Kodwa wathi uYakobi: “Hayi, akukho mfuneko; kwanele xa ndamkelekile kuwe.” ₁₆Wanduluka ke ngaloo mini uEsawu ukusinga e-Edom. ₁₇Kodwa yena uYakobi wenjenjeya esiya eSukoti. Apho wazakhela indlu, nemihlambi yakhe wayenzela uthango. Yiyo loo nto loo ndawo kuthiwa yiSukoti.

₁₈Ekubuyeni kwakhe ePadan-aram, uYakobi wahamba kakuhle, waya kufika kwidolophu iShekem kwelaseKanana, wamisa apho kufuphi nedolophu leyo. ₁₉Wawuthenga loo mhlaba kubazukulwana bakaHamore uyise kaShekem ngekhulu leesiliva. ₂₀Wenza iqonga lamadini apho, wayithiya loo ndawo ngoThixo, uThixo wamaSirayeli.

₁Ngamhla uthile uDayina intombi kaYakobi noLeya waya kubutha kwezinye iintombi zaseKanana. ₂UShekem, unyana kaHamore umHivi inkosi yaloo mmandla, wambona, wemka naye, wazithathel' isondo kuye. ₃Wasuka wathi ti yiloo ntombi uShekem, wayithanda, wazama ukuzicengezela kuyo. ₄Waxelela uyise ukuba makamthathele yona ibe ngumkakhe.

₅Weva uYakobi ukuba intombi yakhe yonakele. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba babengekho oonyana bakhe, besemadlelweni, akazange enze nto kwada kwabuya bona.

₆Uyise kaShekem uHamore waya kuthetha noYakobi. ₇Kwakuxa kanye babuyayo emadlelweni oonyana bakaYakobi. Bothuka, bakhathazeka kakhulu bakuyiva into embi kangaka eyenziwe nguShekem yokunyelisa amaSirayeli ngokulala nentombi kaYakobi, nto leyo ingenziwayo kwaSirayeli.

₈UHamore wenjenje ebhekisa kuYakobi: “Unyana wam uShekem uyayithanda le ntombi yakho. Ndiyakucela ke, mvumele ayithathe. ₉Masivane thina kwinto yokuba abantu bethu bendiselane. ₁₀Nawe ke ungema naphi na kulo mhlaba wakowethu, urhwebe nokurhweba kangangoko uthanda, ufuye nempahla.”

₁₁Uthe ke yena uShekem kuYakobi noonyana bakhe: “Ndikhululeleni le ntombi. Ndiya kuhlawula nantoni na eniyifunayo. ₁₂Ndixeleleni ikhazi emandilikhuphe, libe likhulu kangangoko nifuna; nixele namabhaso eniwafunayo, ndininike. Nantoni na eniyifunayo ndingayikhupha, ukuba nje niyavuma ndimthathe uDayina.”

₁₃Ngenxa yokuba uShekem wayeselemhlazisile udade wabo uDayina, oonyana bakaYakobi babaphendula ngelibaqhathayo ooShekem noyise uHamore, ₁₄benjenje: “Asinakumendisela kumntu ongalukanga udade wethu. Into enjalo ingalihlazo. ₁₅Singavuma xa nina, kunye nawo onke amadoda alapha, nisaluka, nifane nathi. ₁₆Nolwendiselwano olu nina nithetha ngalo singalwamkela phantsi kwaloo mqathango kuphela, sihlale phakathi kwenu, sibe ngabantu abanye. ₁₇Kodwa ke ukuba anivumelani nathi ngale ndawo, siya kumthatha udade wethu, sifuduke apha.”

₁₈Yavakala ilungile imihle le miqathango kuHamore nakunyana wakhe uShekem. ₁₉UShekem akapholisanga maseko, ngenxa yokuba wayemthanda uDayina intombi kaYakobi. UShekem wayexatyiswe kakhulu kowabo.

₂₀UHamore noShekem babizela amawabo embizweni ngasesangweni ledolophu, babhekisa kuwo benjenje: ₂₁“Abaya bantu ngabahlobo bethu. Masibavumele bahlale bazive besekhaya apha kowethu. Mkhulu lo mhlaba; ungasanela sonke. Singendiselana nokwendiselana nabo. ₂₂Kodwa abaya bantu bathi bohlala phakathi kwethu, sibe ngabantu abanye, ngaphantsi komqathango omnye: lo wokuba onke amadoda aluke, afane nabo. ₂₃Anithi ke izinto zabo nemfuyo yabo yonke ayingebi yeyethu xa kunjalo? Masivumelane ke nabo, bahlale nathi.” ₂₄Laba linye kumntu wonke kubemi baloo dolophu, aza onke amadoda aluka.

₂₅Emva kweentsuku ezintathu, xa kanye onke amadoda aqhanile ziintlungu, oonyana ababini bakaYakobi, abanakwabo-Dayina, uSimon noLevi, bathatha amakrele abo, bangena esixekweni, bengarhanelwa bani, bafika bawabulala onke amadoda ₂₆kunye noHamore noShekem. Baya kuthatha uDayina kwaShekem, bemka naye. ₂₇Emva koko abanye oonyana bakaYakobi bangena edolophini, bayiphanga, bekhupha isixhiba ngenxa yokunyeliswa kodade wabo. ₂₈Bemka neegusha, neenkomo, needonki, babutha konke esixekweni nasemadlelweni. ₂₉Yonke into enexabiso bahamba nayo, bathatha bonke abafazi nabantwana kunye nempahla yezindlu.

₃₀UYakobi wathi kuSimon noLevi: “Nina nindibangela ingxwaba-ngxwaba ngale nto. Ngoku ndiza kucatshukelwa ngabantu bonke, amaKanana kunye namaPerezi. Andinamadoda maninzi mna. Ukuba bona banokudibana bandihlasele ungatshabalala wonke umzi wam.”

₃₁Bamphendula ngelithi: “Besingenakuyeka udadethu aphathwe njengehenyukazi.”

₁Wathi uThixo kuYakobi: “Hamba ngoku uye kuhlala eBhetele. Uze ufike undenzele iqonga lamadini apho. Mna ndingulaa Thixo wavela kuwe xeshikweni wawubaleka umkhuluwa wakho uEsawu.”

₂UYakobi ke wayalela intsapho nezicaka zakhe wathi: “Yahlukanani *noothixo basemzini abaphakathi kwenu, nihlambuluke, ninxibe mpahla zimbi. ₃Siza kumka apha, sifudukele eBhetele, apho ndiya kumisa khona iqonga lamadini loThixo owandikhulula engxakini nobesoloko enam naphi na apho ndikhoyo.” ₄Bazikhupha ke *izithixo zasemzini, bazinika uYakobi kunye naloo macici babewafakile. Ezo zinto wazimbela ngaphantsi komthi wom-oki ongakwidolophu yaseShekem.

₅Ukumka kukaYakobi noonyana bakhe, abantu beedolophu ezikufuphi baba noloyiko olukhulu, ababasukela. ₆Waya kugaleleka eBhetele eKanana uYakobi nentsapho yakhe yonke. IBhetele ke yayaziwa ngokuba yiLuzi. ₇Wamisa iqonga lamadini apho uYakobi, wayithiya loo ndawo ngoThixo waseBhetele. Kaloku kulapho uThixo wazibonakalisayo kuYakobi xa wayebaleka umkhuluwa wakhe. ₈UDibhora impelesi kaRakeli, wabhubhela khona apho, wafihlelwa phantsi komthi wom-oki owawusezantsi kweBhetele. Kwathiwa ke loo ndawo nguM-oki weeNyembezi.

₉UThixo wabuya wavela kuYakobi ukubuya kwakhe ePadan-aram, wabuya wamthamsanqelisa. ₁₀Wenjenje ukuthetha uThixo: “Kuthiwa igama lakho unguYakobi, kodwa ukususela ngoku kuya kuthiwa unguSirayeli.” Kwaba ke njalo uThixo umthiya igama elinguSirayeli.

₁₁Wabuya wathi uThixo: “Mna ndinguThixo uSomandla. Ndithi chuma wande. Uya kuba nguyise wesizwe – nditsho izizwe ngezizwe – ube ngukhokho weekumkani. ₁₂Umhlaba endawunika uAbraham noIsake ndiwunika wena kunye nabazukulwana bakho emva kwakho.”

₁₃UThixo wamshiya ke apho akugqiba ukuthetha naye. ₁₄Apho kanye kuloo ndawo uThixo wayethetha kuyo noYakobi, wemisa ilitye uYakobi, walinikela kuThixo ngokuligalela iwayini namafutha. ₁₅Loo ndawo wathi yiBhetele.