Bible Reading Plan – Day 7

₁Wayeseleyinkothovu yexhego uAbraham ngeli xesha, waye *uNdikhoyo emthamsanqelisa kuyo yonke into ayenzayo. ₂Ngenye imini wathi kwisicaka sakhe esithembekileyo esasiyinduna emzini wakhe: “Khawufunge! ₃Ndifuna ufunge phambi kukaNdikhoyo uThixo wezulu nomhlaba ukuba akusayi kumfunela umfazi unyana wam apha kwezi ntombi zaseKanana. ₄Kufuneka uye kwilizwe lakowethu, apho ikhoyo inkaba yam. Kulapho uya kumfunela khona umfazi uIsake, phakathi kwezizalwane zam.”

₅Sibuzile sathi isicaka sika-Abraham: “Ukuba loo ntombi ayivumi ukulishiya ikhaya layo ize apha kweli lizwe, ze ndithini? Ze ndimse apho kwelo zwe unyana wakho uIsake?”

₆Uthe uAbraham: “Uze ungakhe umse apho unyana wam. ₇NguNdikhoyo uThixo wezulu nomhlaba ngokwakhe owandisusa kwilizwe lakowethu, naphakathi kwezizalwane zam, wandithembisa efunga ukuba lo mhlaba uya kumiwa ngabazukulwana bam. Nguye oya kuthumela isithunywa sakhe apho, ungekafiki wena. Ke wofika apho uyifumane intombi eyoba ngumfazi wonyana wam. ₈Ukuba ke loo ntombi ayifuni kuza kweli lizwe, woba ke ukhululekile wena kwesi sifungo. Kodwa nokuba sekutheni, uzungakhe ulinge ukumsa kwelo zwe unyana wam.” ₉Sasenza ke isifungo saso isicaka, sithembisa ukwenza loo nto asiyalela yona uAbraham.

₁₀Induna ka-Abraham yahamba neshumi leenkamela, yaphatha neendidi ngeendidi zezipho. Yanduluka ukuya kwisixeko esasiseAram-narayim apho wayemi khona uNahore. ₁₁Yafika ukutshona kwelanga apho, ngexesha kanye iintombi ziya kukha amanzi. Iinkamela yaziphumza ngakumthombo owawusekungeneni kwesixeko eso.

₁₂Wathandaza loo mfo wathi: “Ndikhoyo, Thixo wenkosi yam uAbraham, khawundincede namhlanje usikhumbule isithembiso owasenza kuAbraham. ₁₃Naku ndilapha ngakulo mthombo, apho iintombi zalapha zikha khona amanzi. ₁₄Maze kuthi ke xa ndithi kuzo mazindikhelele amanzi ndisele, ithi leyo ithe yandipha yaza yathi iza kupha neenkamela zam zisele, ndiqonde ngaloo nto ke ukuba yile uyikhethele ukuba yendele kuIsake isicaka sakho. Ndokwazi kananjalo ukuba usigcinile isithembiso owasenza enkosini yam uAbraham.”

₁₅Uthe engekaphezi nokuthandaza kwafika uRabheka emthonjeni, ethwele ingqayi yamanzi. Yena ke yintombi kaBhetuweli unyana kaNahore umninawa ka-Abraham. Unina kaBhetuweli nguMilika. ₁₆Wayeyinzwakazi, eseyintombi nto engayaziyo indoda. Wehla waya emthonjeni, wayizalisa ingqayi, wabuya. ₁₇Loo mfo wakhawuleza ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Khawundiphe amanzi ndisele kuloo ngqayi yakho.”

₁₈Wathi uRabheka: “Ungasela, mhlekazi.” Watsho eyithoba ingqayi, wambambela lo gama aselayo. ₁₉Akugqiba ukusela loo mfo, uthe uRabheka: “Ndiza kuzikhelela neenkamela zakho, zisele zanele.” ₂₀Wawagalela loo manzi ayesengqayini kwindawo yokuselela iinkamela, waquqa esiya kukha amanye, zada zasela zanela. ₂₁Lo mfo wayebukele ethe cwaka, ecinga ukuba ngaba lwaluphumelele na uhambo lwakhe.

₂₂Zakugqiba ukusela iinkamela loo mfo wakhupha ijikazi legolide, waliqhoboshela empumlweni kaRabheka, wamfaka nezacholo zegolide ezingalweni. ₂₃Wabuza wathi: “Uyintombi kabani? Phofu singayifumana indawo yokulala kowenu, sikhe siphumle ngokuhlwanje?”

₂₄“Ndiyintombi kaBhetuweli, ozalwa nguNahore noMilika,” yatsho ukuphendula. ₂₅“Kukho iindiza nehabile eninzi ekhaya, ikwakho nendawo yokulala.”

₂₆Loo ndoda yaguqa yathandaza yathi: ₂₇“Makabongwe uNdikhoyo, uThixo ka-Abraham inkosi yam, othe wanyaniseka ekugcineni isithembiso sakhe. NguNdikhoyo ondikhokelele ngqo emzini wezizalwana zenkosi yam.”

₂₈Loo ntombi yabaleka ukuya kowayo, yafika yabalisa. ₂₉URabheka wayenomnakwabo ekuthiwa nguLabhan. Yena wasukela ukuya emthonjeni apho kwakukho isicaka sika-Abraham. ₃₀ULabhan wayelibonile ijikazi nezacholo zodade wabo, eyivile nento eyathethwa nguloo mfo kuye. Ufike wathi kweso sicaka sika-Abraham sasimi ngasemthonjeni neenkamela zaso: ₃₁“Mhlekazi, wena uNdikhoyo ukuthamsanqelisile; yiza siye ekhaya; mus' ukum' apha. Kukho indawo ekhaya, nditsho neyokugcina iinkamela zakho.”

₃₂Yahamba naye ke loo ndoda, yaya kowabo, uLabhan wazithula imithwalo iinkamela, wazipha nokutya. Weza namanzi, aza loo madoda ahlamba iinyawo. ₃₃Kweziswa nokutya, sathi isicaka sika-Abraham: “Andikazi kutya ndide ndiluthethe udaba endihambele lona.”

Uthe uLabhan: “Thetha sive.”

₃₄“Mna ndisisicaka sika-Abraham,” utshilo lo mfo. ₃₅“UNdikhoyo wamthamsanqelisa uAbraham, wamenza isityebi. Uneenkomo, neegusha, neebhokhwe, kunye nemali yesiliva negolide. Unazo nezicaka ezingamadoda nezibhinqileyo, ukwanazo neenkamela needonki. ₃₆USara inkosikazi yenkosi yam wazala unyana sele aluphele. Nguloo nyana indlalifa ka-Abraham. ₃₇Inkosi yam uAbraham yathi mandifunge ukuba andiyi kumthathela umfazi unyana wakhe phakathi kweentombi zaseKanana apho akhoyo. ₃₈Wathi kufuneka ndiye kowabo, ndimthathele umfazi unyana wakhe phakathi kwezizalwane zakhe. ₃₉Ndathi ke mna kuye: ‘Ukuba loo ntombi ayifuni kumka kowayo, ze ndithini?’ ₄₀Wathi yena uNdikhoyo amkhonzayo wothumela isithunywa sakhe phambi kwam, khon' ukuze uphumelele umcimbi endiwuhambelayo. Mna kufuneka ndithathe umfazi kowabo, phakathi kwezizalwana zakhe. ₄₁Wathi ukuba ndiyenzile loo nto, zaza izizalwana zakhe azavuma ukundinika intombi yazo, ndoba ke mna ndikhululekile esifungweni sam.

₄₂“Ndithe ke ndakufika kulaa mthombo namhlanje, ndamcela uNdikhoyo uThixo wenkosi yam uAbraham ukuba ze lo mcimbi ndiwuhambeleyo uphumelele. ₄₃Ndathi: ‘Ndim lo, ndimi apha ngakulo mthombo. Ze kuthi ke xa kukho ntombi ifikayo apha, ndithi ndakucela amanzi ₄₄indiphe, ivume ukuseza neenkamela zam, ndiya kuqonda ngaloo nto ke ukuba yile uyikhethele unyana wenkosi yam.’ ₄₅Ndithe ndingekaphezi noko kuthandaza wee gqi uRabheka ethwele ingqayi, wehla waya kukha amanzi emthonjeni. Ndicelile ukuba andiphe amanzi ndisele. ₄₆Kwangoko uyithule ingqayi abeyithwele, wathi mandisele, watsho esithi neenkamela zam uza kuzithuthela amanzi zisele. Ndisele ke, neenkamela zam zasela. ₄₇Ndibuze ukuba uyintombi kabani na. Wathi yena uyintombi kaBhetuweli ozalwa nguNahore noMilika. Ndimfake elaa jikazi ahombe ngalo, ndamnxiba nezacholo ezingalweni. ₄₈Ndiguqile, ndinqula ndibulela uNdikhoyo uThixo ka-Abraham inkosi yam, lo undizise ngqo apha kwintombi engumzukulwana womtakwabo wenkosi yam engendela kunyana wayo. ₄₉Yitshoni ke ngoku ukuba nizimisele ukuyenzela le mbeko inkosi yam, ninyaniseke kuyo; naxa kungenjalo ndixeleleni, khon' ukuze ndibone cebo limbi.”

₅₀Bathe ukuphendula ooLabhan noBhetuweli: “Asingethi: ‘Hayi,’ okanye: ‘Ewe;’ kuba sijongile nje ngathi le nto ayiyodwa, inomnwe kaNdikhoyo kuyo. ₅₁Nanku uRabheka, ukho; mthathe uhambe naye, aye kwendela kunyana wenkosi yakho, njengoko ebonile uNdikhoyo.” ₅₂Yakuyiva loo nto induna ka-Abraham yaguqa yathandaza ibonga uNdikhoyo. ₅₃Ikhuphe izambatho ezihle, nezacholo zegolide nezesiliva, yazinika uRabheka. Iphe nomnakwabo kunye nonina izipho zexabiso.

₅₄Emva koko loo nduna ka-Abraham yaya kutya naloo madoda yayihamba nawo. Balala apho ngobo busuku. Bathe bakuvuka ngengomso, yathi induna ka-Abraham: “Siza kucela indlela sigoduke namhlanje.”

₅₅Umnakwabo-Rabheka nonina bathe: “Ubungeyishiyi na intombi okweentsukwana nokuba zilishumi, ize ibuye ilandele?”

₅₆Ithe induna: “Hayi, sanukundibambezela; uNdikhoyo ewuqabelisile nje umcimbi ebendiwuhambele, yini ngoku? Ndiyekeni ndibuyele ekhaya kwinkosi yam.”

₅₇Bathe ke makhe kubizwe uRabheka, khe kuviwe kuye. ₅₈Ubiziwe ke, wabuzwa ukuba uyahamba na kunye nalo mfo. Uphendule ngelithi: “Ewe, ndiyahamba.”

₅₉Bamkhulula ke uRabheka ukuba ahambe naloo nduna ka-Abraham kunye naloo madoda yayihamba nawo. Waphelekwa sisicakakazi sakowabo awayekhulela phantsi kwaso. ₆₀Bamndulula ngentsikelelo, besithi:

₆₂UIsake wayeselefudukile waya kutsho ngakumthombo kaPhila-endibonile, selemi emazantsi eKanana. ₆₃Ngamhla uthile ngorhatya uIsake wayehamba-hamba endle, wabona kusithi gqi iinkamela, zisiza ngakuye. ₆₄URabheka akubona uIsake wehla enkameleni yakhe, ₆₅wabuza kwinduna ka-Abraham wathi: “Ngubani lowa ucanda emasimini esihlangabeza?”

Ithe ukuphendula: “Yinkosi yam leya.” Kwangoko uRabheka uthathe iqhiya yakhe, wazigquma ubuso.

₆₆Yambalisela konke induna uIsake. ₆₇UIsake umngenise uRabheka kulaa ntente yayiyekanina uSara, wamenza umkakhe. UIsake wayemthanda kakhulu uRabheka, kangangokuba savaleka nesikroba esabangwa kukusweleka kukanina uSara.

₁UAbraham wathatha omnye umfazi ogama linguKetura. ₂UKetura wazala uZimran noYokeshan, uMedan noMidiyan, uIshbhaki noShuwa. ₃UYokeshan wazala uShebha noDedan. Ama-Ashuri la yinzala kaDedan, kunye namaLetushi namaLewumi. ₄Oonyana bakaMidiyan nguHefa noEfere, noHanoki, uAbhida noElda. Ngabazukulwana bakaKetura bebonke ke abo.

₅UAbraham walishiya kuIsake lonke ilifa lakhe. ₆Kodwa ke ngaphambi kokuba abhubhe wabaphawulela noonyana bezindlu ezincinci. Emva koko wabandulula baya kuma kwimihlaba engasempumalanga.

_7-8Ubhubhe seleyinkothovu yexhego elinekhulu linamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu uAbraham. ₉Wangcwatyelwa kulaa mqolomba useMakapela ngoonyana bakhe uIsake noIshmayeli. Wawungasempumalanga yeMamre entsimini awayeyifumene kuEfron unyana kaZoware umHeti. ₁₀Yilaa ntsimi uAbraham wayeyithenge kumaHeti. Wangcwatyelwa apho ke kuloo ndawo wayengcwatywe kuyo uSara umkakhe. ₁₁Akubhubha uAbraham, uThixo wamthamsanqelisa uIsake unyana wakhe owayemi ngasemthonjeni kaPhila-endibonile.

_12-13Naba oonyana bakaIshmayeli unyana ka-Abraham owazalwa nguHagare umJiputakazi owayesisicakakazi sikaSara. Badweliswe ngokuvela kwabo. NguNebhayoti, noKedare, noAdebhele; uMibhesam, ₁₄uMishma, noDuma, noMasa; ₁₅uHadadi, noTema; uJeture, noNafishe, noKedama. ₁₆Ngoonyana bakaIshmayeli ke abo, izizwana ezilishumi linambini. Iilali zabo nezikhululo zabo zathiywa ngamagama abo. ₁₇UIshmayeli wabhubha enekhulu linamashumi mathathu anesixhenxe ubudala. ₁₈Isizukulwana sakhe saya kuma kulaa mhlaba uphakathi kweHavila neShure, ngasempumalanga yeJiputa xa ujonge eAsiriya. Babemi bethe geqe kwabanye abazukulwana baka-Abraham.

₁₉Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoIsake unyana ka-Abraham. ₂₀UIsake wayeselemashumi mane eminyaka ubudala ukuthatha kwakhe uRabheka, intombi kaBhetuweli, umAram wasePadan-aram, ekwangudade boLabhan. ₂₁URabheka wayengazali; uIsake wamthandazela *kuNdikhoyo. Weviwa umthandazo wakhe nguNdikhoyo, wathatha uRabheka. ₂₂Wayekhulelwe amawele, ekwathi engekaveli avukelana esesesizalweni sikanina. Wathi uRabheka: “Sisimanga sini esi sindihlelayo?” Wabhenela kuNdikhoyo ukuba amkhanyisele. Wathi kuye uNdikhoyo:

₂₄Lakufika ixesha lakhe lokukhululeka, wazala amawele. ₂₅Iwele elikhulu lalibomvana linga lambeswe ngengubo yoboya, kwathiwa ke nguEsawu igama lalo. ₂₆Elincinci lavela libambelele nkqi esithendeni sikaEsawu, kwathiwa ke lona nguYakobi. Ukuzalwa kwala mawele uIsake wayeselemashumi mathandathu ubudala.

₂₇Akukhula la makhwenkwe, uEsawu waba lizingela lomfo othanda ukusoloko esendle. UYakobi yena wathanda ukusoloko esekhaya, ephila ubomi obuzinzileyo. ₂₈UIsake wayethanda uEsawu, kuba wayemana emzisela inyama yeenyamakazi. URabheka yena wayethanda uYakobi.

₂₉Ngamini ithile uYakobi esapheka, wafika uEsawu evela kuzingela. Wayefile yindlala. ₃₀Wathi kuYakobi: “Mfo, andilambe ngako! Khawundiphe kuloo nto ibomvu uyiphekileyo.” Yiyo loo nto uEsawu ekwabizwa ngokuthi nguEdom.

₃₁Uphendule wathi uYakobi: “Kulungile, ukuba nje unganikezela ngamalungelo akho obuzibulo.”

₃₂Uthe uEsawu: “Mfondini, ndiyafa! Buza kundenzela ntoni obu buzibulo uthetha ngabo?”

₃₃Uthe uYakobi: “Funga kuqala ukuba uza kundinika ubuzibulo.”

Wafunga ke uEsawu, enikezela ngobuzibulo bakhe kuYakobi. ₃₄Wandula ke uYakobi ukumpha isonka nesophu leyo yeentlumayo. Watya, wasela; wasukuma, wemka.

Kwakukangako ke ukungawaxabisi kwakhe uEsawu amalungelo akhe obuzibulo.