Bible Reading Plan – Day 4

₁Kwaqubisana emfazweni iikumkani ezine: uAmrafele waseBhabheli, uAriyoki wase-Elazare, uKedor-lahomere wase-Elam, kunye noTidali waseGoyi. ₂Yayilidabi neekumkani ezintlanu: uBhera waseSodom, uBhisha waseGomora, uShinabhi waseAdama, uShenebhere waseZebhoyim, nekumkani yaseBhela ekwakusithiwa yiZoware. ₃Zontlanu ezi kumkani zaqukanisa imikhosi yazo entilini yeSidim, ngoku eluLwandle oluFileyo. ₄Zaziphantsi koKedor-lahomere ishumi elinambini leminyaka. Zamvukela kodwa kulo weshumi elinantathu. ₅Kunyaka weshumi linane uKedor-lahomere namakholwane akhe badibanisa imikhosi yabo, bawachitha amaRafa eAshtaroti-karnayim, amaZuzi eHam, namaEma ethafeni laseKiriyatayim. ₆AmaHori bawadudula kwezo nduli zaseSeyire, bawasukela aya kutsho e-Elparan ngasentlango. ₇Babuyela eKadeshe, ekwakusithiwa yiEn-mishpati ngoko. Balihlutha lonke ilizwe lama-Amaleki nama-Amori awayemi eHazezon-tamare.

₈Zaphuma iikumkani zaseSodom, eGomora, eAdama, eZebhoyim, naseBhela, le kuthiwa yiZoware, zayikhupha imikhosi yazo ukusinga edabini kuloo ntili yaseSidim. ₉Zaqubisana apho ezi kumkani zintlanu neekumkani ezine: ooKedor-lahomere wase-Elam, noTidali waseGoyi, noAmrafele waseBhabheli, noAriyoki wase-Elasare. ₁₀Kuloo ntili kwakukho imihadi enetha. Zithe xa zibalekayo edabini iikumkani zaseSodom naseGomora, amanye amajoni eyela kuloo mihadi. Asindileyo abalekela ezintabeni.

₁₁Iikumkani ezine zathimba yonke into eSodom naseGomora, zemka kunye nokutya. ₁₂ULothe unyana womninawa ka-Abram wayehlala eSodom, zamthimba kunye nempahla yakhe.

₁₃Kwabakho ndoda ithile yasindayo, eyabaleka yaya kuxelela uAbram umHebhere owayehlala ngakwimithi kaMamre umAmori. UMamre nabantakwabo uEshkoli noAnere babengamakholwane ka-Abram. ₁₄Akuva uAbram ukuba isizalwane sakhe sithinjiwe, wabiza onke amadoda akhe. Ayengamakhulu amathathu aneshumi elinesibhozo ewonke. Wazisukela zone ezo kumkani, wada waya kutsho kwaDan. ₁₅Wawahlula angamaqela ngamaqela amadoda akhe, wawuhlasela loo mkhosi kwakuhlwa. Wawoyisa, wawusukela waya kufika eHobha entla kweDamasko. ₁₆Wabuya nawo amaxhoba ababewahluthile. Wabuya naye noLothe nempahla yakhe, kunye nabafazi nezicaka.

₁₇Ukubuya kwakhe uAbram ekulweni noKedor-lahomere namakholwane akhe, wahlangatyezwa ngukumkani waseSodom entilini yaseShawe, ekuthiwa yiNtili kaKumkani. ₁₈UMelkizedeki owayengukumkani waseSalem ekwangumbingeleli woThixo uPhezukonke, weza nesonka newayini.

₁₉Wathamsanqelisa uAbram esithi:

₂₁Wathi ukumkani waseSodom kuAbram: “Wathathe onke amaxhoba, undinike nje abantu bam.”

₂₂Wathi uAbram: “Ndiyafunga, uThixo uyazi, *uNdikhoyo uPhezukonke, umenzi wezulu nelizwe! ₂₃Andiyi kuthatha nto yakho konke, nditsho nokuba ngumsonto lo okanye umtya wembadada. Ndifuna ungaze utsho ukuthi: ‘UAbram watyetyiswa ndim.’ ₂₄Mna andiyi kuthatha nto konke, ngaphandle nje kokutya okutyiwe ngabantu bam. Kodwa wona amakholwane am, uAnere noEshkoli noMamre, mabayifumane bona eyabo inxaxheba.”

₁Emva koku uAbram waba nombono apho weva *uNdikhoyo esithi:

₂Uphendule wathi uAbram: “Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo, iya kundinceda ntoni loo nto? Yintoni ongandibonelela kuyo ndingenabantwana nje? Nàlo uza kuba yindlalifa yam nguElizere waseDamasko.” ₃Kwakhona uAbram uthe: “Akukho nzala undinike yona; ke sisicaka sam esiza kuba yindlalifa yam.”

₄Uthe ke uNdikhoyo ebhekisa kuAbram: “UElizere akayi kuba yindlalifa yakho. Ngunyana wakho nqo oya kuba yindlalifa yakho.” ₅UNdikhoyo wamkhuphela ngaphandle kwendlu uAbram, wathi: “Khangela esibhakabhakeni, uzibale iinkwenkwezi ezilapho, ukuba ungaba nako. Boba baninzi kangako abazukulwana bakho.”

₆UAbram walibeka kuNdikhoyo ithemba lakhe, waza ngenxa yoko wenziwa ilungisa.

₇Waqokela wathi kuye uNdikhoyo: “NdinguNdikhoyo owakukhupha kwilizwe lakowenu eUre yelamaKaledi, ukuze uze kuma kulo mhlaba, ube ngowakho.”

₈Ke yena uAbram wabuza wathi: “Mhlekazi Ndikhoyo, ndingaqonda njani ukuba lo mhlaba woba ngowam?”

₉Uthe uNdikhoyo: “Ndizisele ithokazi lenkomo, nemazi yebhokhwe, nenkunzi yegusha, zonke zibe minyaka mithathu, kunye nehobe nevukuthu.” ₁₀Weza nazo uAbram ezo zinto, wazahlula kubini, waza wazidwelisa, icala ngalinye lamelana nelinye. Iintaka zona akazange azahlule kubini. ₁₁Kwandanda amaxhalanga phezu kwaloo nyama yezo zinto, kodwa uAbram wawagxotha.

₁₂Ukutshona kwelanga wehliwa bobunzulu ubuthongo uAbram. Wangenwa luvalo naluloyiko. ₁₃UNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Inzala yakho iya kuba ngabangeneleli kumhlaba wasemzini, uze uyazi loo nto. Apho baya kuba ngamakhoboka, baphathwe gadalala amakhulu amane eminyaka. ₁₄Kodwa ndosohlwaya eso sizwe sibaphethe kakubi; baya kuthi xa bemkayo apho bahambe namaxhoba. ₁₅Wena ke kambe uza kuhlala udle ubomi ude ukhokhobe, amathambo akho afihlwe ngakookhokho bakho. ₁₆Inzala yakho yobuyela apha emva kwezizukulwana ezine. Kaloku andiyi kuwakhupha kwangoku ama-Amori, bude buzaliseke ubugwenxa bawo.”

₁₇Kuthe kwakurhatyela, kwathi gqi imbiza iqhuma, nesikhuni esivuthayo, zadlula phakathi kwaloo mkrozo wenyama. ₁₈Waza ke uNdikhoyo wathi kuAbram esenza umnqophiso: “Ndiyathembisa ukuba wonke lo mhlaba, ukususela kwimida yeJiputa kuye kuthi xhaxhe ngomlambo iEfrati, ndiza kuwunika inzala yakho, ₁₉ndawonye nomhlaba wamaKeni, amaKinazi, amaKadimon, ₂₀amaHeti, amaPerezi, namaRafa; ₂₁ama-Amori, amaKanana, amaGirgashi, kunye namaJebhusi.”

₁Umka-Abram uSarayi wayengazali. Wayenesicakazana somJiputakazi esigama linguHagare. ₂Wathi ke uSarayi kuAbram: “Ndiyabona ukuba *uNdikhoyo akandiphanga inzala. Ungangeni uHagare nje, isicakakazi sam? Mhlawumbi angandizalela unyana yena.” UAbram wavuma. ₃USarayi ke wamnikezela uHagare abe ngumfazi omncinci ka-Abram. Le nto yehla selehleli ishumi leminyaka uAbram eKanana. ₄UAbram wadibana noHagare, waza uHagare wakhulelwa. Uthe ke akuziqonda ukuba ukhulelwe, waqhosha wamdela uSarayi.

₅USarayi ke uthe kuAbram: “Endidela nje uHagare lo, kungenxa yakho. Kanti ke wawumnikwe ndim lo, seleqhosha nje akuzibona ekhulelwe. Ngamana uNdikhoyo angahlula oyena unyanisileyo phakathi kwam nawe.”

₆Uphendule wathi uAbram: “Kulungile kaloku, sisicakazana sakho; uphantsi kwakho uHagare. Yenza into oyibonayo kaloku.” USarayi ke wamphatha gadalala uHagare, wada wabaleka wemka.

₇Isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo sadibana noHagare ngasemthonjeni osentlango ngasendleleni ebheka eShure. ₈Sathi kuye: “Hagare, sicakazana sikaSarayi, uvela phi, usiya phi?”

Waphendula wathi: “Ndibaleka uSarayi inkosikazi endikhonza yona.”

₉Sithe ke kuye isithunywa: “Buyela kwakuye ke, umthobele.” ₁₀Siphinde sathi: “Ndokunika abantwana abangenakubalwa mntu ngenxa yobuninzi babo.” ₁₁Isithunywa sikaNdikhoyo saqokela sathi:

₁₃UHagare wathi khumnqa, wathi ke ukumbiza loo Ndikhoyo ambonileyo nguThixo obonayo, kuba esithi: “Ngoku ndimbonile ondibonayo.” ₁₄Yiyo ke loo nto abantu bathi loo mthombo uphakathi kweKadeshe neBherede ngumthombo kaPhila-endibonile.

_15-16UHagare wazala inkwenkwe, wathi ke uAbram igama layo nguIshmayeli. Wayemashumi asibhozo anesithandathu ubudala uAbram ukuzala kwakhe unyana.

₁Akuba mashumi asithoba anethoba ubudala uAbram, wabonakala kuye *uNdikhoyo, wathi: “Mna ndinguThixo uSomandla. Uze undithobele, uhlale ungasoleki. ₂Ndowugcina umnqophiso wam, ndikunike inzala eninzi.” ₃Wakhahlela uAbram, ubuso baya kuthi ngqu phantsi; waza uThixo waqhuba wathi: ₄“Ndikunika lo mnqophiso; ndithi uya kuba ngukhokho wezizwe ezininzi. ₅Akusayi kuthiwa Abram kuwe; uya kuba nguAbraham, kuba uza kuba ngukhokho wezizwe ngezizwe. ₆Ndiza kukupha inzala eninzi; abanye kuyo boba ziikumkani; kuya kuvela izizwe kuwe.

₇“Andiyi kuwujika umnqophiso wam endiwenze nawe kunye nenzala yakho; uya kuhlala uhleli. Ndoba nguThixo wakho nenzala yakho. ₈Lo mhlaba ungumfiki kuwo, ndiza kukunika wona uwume kunye nenzala yakho. Wonke umhlaba waseKanana uya kumiwa yinzala yakho ngalo lonke ixesha, mna ndibe nguThixo wabo.”

₉Waqokela wathi uThixo kuAbraham: “Nawe ke, kwakunye nenzala yakho ngokunjalo, ze niwugcine umnqophiso wam nakwizizukulwana ezizayo. ₁₀Nantsi into emaniyenze nina ukuwugcina kwenu umnqopiso wam: Wena kufuneka waluke, kwaluke lonke iduna phakathi kwabantu bakho. _11-12Ukususela ngoku wonke umntwana oyinkwenkwe kufuneka aluke eneentsuku ezisibhozo ubudala; nditsho nkqu nezicaka ezizalelwe phantsi kwakho kwanezo zingeneleleyo. Lowo ke uya kuba ngumqondiso womnqophiso phakathi kwakho nam. ₁₃Makwaluke wonke umntu, oyinzalelwane kwanothengiweyo, ube ngumqondiso obonakalayo lowo wokuba umnqophiso wam nawe awusoze uphele. ₁₄Nawuphi na umntu oliduna ongalukanga uya kuhlanjwa ngamawabo, kuba kaloku uwutyeshele umnqophiso wam.”

₁₅Uqhube wathi uThixo kuAbraham: “Uze ungabuye uthi Sarayi kumkakho, yithi Sara. ₁₆Ndiza kumthamsanqelisa, ndimenze akuzalele unyana. Ndiza kumsikelela abe ngunina wezizwe ngezizwe. Uya kuzala neekumkani.”

₁₇Waqubuda uAbraham, waya kuthi ngqu ngobuso phantsi. Wasuka waphela yintsini akucinga ukuba umntu onekhulu leminyaka angazala umntwana. Yena uSara enamashumi alithoba nje, angamfumana umntwana? ₁₈Wathi uAbraham kuThixo: “Kutheni ungaseluyeka nje ibe nguIshmayeli indlalifa yam?”

₁₉Uthe uThixo: “Hayi, uSara umkakho uza kuzala inkwenkwe. Uzuthi nguIsake igama layo. Umnqophiso wam ndowugcina kuye nakwinzala yakhe ngalo lonke ixesha, ingumnqophiso ongayi kujika nanini na. ₂₀Ndikuvile ucelela uIshmayeli, naye ndiza kumthamsanqelisa abe nabantwana abaninzi nesizukulwana esikhulu. Uya kuba nguyise weenkosi ezilishumi elinambini. Inzala yakhe iya kuba sisizwe esikhulu. ₂₁Kodwa wona umnqophiso wam ndiya kuwugcinela unyana wakho uIsake, oya kuzalwa nguSara malunga neli xesha kunyaka ozayo.” ₂₂Akuba etshilo kuAbraham uThixo wemka.

₂₃Kwangaloo mini uAbraham wamthobela uThixo, wamalusa uIshmayeli nawo onke amanye amaduna emzini wakhe. Walusa izicaka ezazalelwa kwakhe, kwanezo zazithengiwe. ₂₄Ukwaluka kwakhe uAbraham wayemashumi alithoba anethoba ubudala. ₂₅Ukwaluka kwakhe uIshmayeli unyana ka-Abraham wayeneshumi elinesithathu leminyaka ubudala. ₂₆Bobabini baluka ngamini-nye, ₂₇kwakunye nezicaka zika-Abraham zonke.