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Bible Reading Plan – Day 9

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EYEZIQALO 29

Abantwana bakaYakobi

31Akubona *uNdikhoyo ukuba uLeya akathandwa, wampha inzala, wamvala yena uRakeli. 32Wakhawula uLeya, wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe, wathi nguRubhen igama lakhe, kuba wayesithi: “UNdikhoyo ulubonile usizi lwam; ngoku ndiza kuthandwa ngumyeni wam.” 33Waphinda wazala omnye umntwana oyinkwenkwe, wathi yena nguSimon, esithi: “UNdikhoyo undiphe lo mntwana ngenxa yokuba evile ukuba andithandwa.”

34Uphinde wazala enye inkwenkwe, wathi le nguLevi, kuba wayesithi: “Ndiya kudityaniswa nendoda yam ngakumbi kuba ndizele amakhwenkwe amathathu.” 35Uphinde ngenye inkwenkwe kwakhona, wathi yona nguJuda, kuba wayesithi: “Ndiyambonga uNdikhoyo kwesi sihlandlo.” Emva koko wapheza ukuzala.

EYEZIQALO 30

1URakeli wayengekazali mntwana wonke lo gama. Waba nobukhwele ngodade wabo, wavakala esithi kuYakobi: “Ndiphe abantwana; kungenjalo ndisuke ndife kunale nto.”

2Wacaphuka uYakobi, wathi ukuphendula: “NdinguThixo kakade mna? Uvalwe ndim, ungazali nje?”

3Uthe uRakeli: “Nanku uBhiliya impelesi yam; ungamngeni nje, andizalele umntwana, nowam umzi wande?” 4Wayikhulula ke impelesi yakhe, wayinika umyeni wakhe, wayambatha. 5Wakhulelwa uBhiliya, wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe. 6Wathi uRakeli: “UThixo undigwebele; usivile isicelo sam, wandipha unyana.” Wathi ke igama laloo mntwana nguDan. 7Waphinda wakhawulwa uBhiliya, wazala enye inkwenkwe kwakhona. 8Wathi uRakeli: “Ndizamene gqitha nodade wethu, kodwa ngoku ndimoyisile.” Wathi ke igama laloo nkwenkwe nguNafetali.

9Uthe ke uLeya akuziqonda ukuba akasazali, wanika uYakobi impelesi yakhe uZilipha ukuba ibe liqadi lakhe. 10Wazala inkwenkwe uZilipha. 11Wathi uLeya: “Ndisikelelekile.” Wathi ke igama layo nguGadi. 12UZilipha wazala enye inkwenkwe. 13Wathi uLeya: “Andisavuyi ngako! Nabanye abafazi baza kuthi ndiyavuya.” Kwathiwa ke loo nkwenkwe nguAshere.

14Xa kwakuvunwa ingqolowa, uRubhen wafumana imithuma yentando emasimini, wayisa kuLeya unina. URakeli wathi kuLeya: “Khawundiphe emithumeni leyo ifunyenwe ngumntwanakho.”

ULeya wathi: 15“Yho! Hleli nje, kanti akwanelanga kukuhlutha indoda yam! Ngoku selufun' ukundihlutha nemithuma le yomntwanam!”

Wathi uRakeli: “Kanti ungalala naye ngokuhlwanje uYakobi, ukuba uyandipha.”

16Ukufika kukaYakobi, evela emasimini ngokuhlwa, uLeya wamkhawulela, wafika wathi: “Uza kulala nam ngokuhlwanje, kuba ndikuthenge ngemithuma yomntwanam.” Walala noLeya ke ngoko kuhlwa uYakobi.

17UThixo wayiva imithandazo kaLeya, wakhawula, waphinda wazala enye yesihlanu inkwenkwe. 18Wathi: “UThixo uyandibuyisela kuba impelesi yam ndiyinikele kumyeni wam.” Wathi ke loo nkwenkwe nguIsakare. 19Wakhulelwa, waphinda wazala enye inkwenkwe uLeya, eyesithandathu ngoku. 20Wathi: “UThixo undiphe isipho esihle; umyeni wam kuya kunyanzeleka ukuba andixabise, ndizele amadoda amathandathu nje.” Wathi ke loo nkwenkwe nguZebhulon. 21Emva koko wazala intombi, wathi yona nguDayina.

22UThixo wamva uRakeli, wayiphendula imithandazo yakhe, wamvula wazala. 23Wakhawula, wazala inkwenkwe. Wathi: “UThixo ulisusile ihlazo lam.” 24Wathi ke igama layo nguJosefu, esithi: “Wanga uNdikhoyo angandongezela kwaenye inkwenkwe.”

Iqhinga likaYakobi

25Emva kokuvela kukaJosefu, uYakobi wathi kuLabhan: “Ndikhulule, khon' ukuze ndibuyele kowethu. 26Ndinike abafazi bam nabantwana bam endibasebenzeleyo, ndihambe. Uyakwazi ukubulaleka kwam ndikusebenzela.”

27Wathi uLabhan: “Mandiyithethe yona into yokuba ndityhilelwe ukuthi ndihlumé ndatsho ndasisinhanha ngenxa yokuba *uNdikhoyo ekusikelele. 28Ndixelele umvuzo owufunayo nje wena, ndikunike.”

29Uthe uYakobi: “Wazi kakuhle indlela ebendisebenza ngayo, nento yokuba yande kangakanani na imfuyo yakho ebisaluswa ndim lo. 30Laa mbinana wawunayo ukufika kwam, yande kakhulu, yaye noNdikhoyo ebekuthamsanqelisa ngenxa yam. Nam ngoku ndifuna ukusebenzela intsapho yam.”

31“Ndikuhlawule ntoni?” ubuzile uLabhan.

Uthe uYakobi: “Andifuni ntlawulo. Ndiza kuhlala ndiyaluse imihlambi yakho, ukuba nje siyavumelana ngale ndawo. 32Namhlanje ndiza kuya phaya emhlambini, ndifike ndiwakhethe onke amatakane amnyama nazo zonke iibhokhwe ezingcitha. Kuphela komvuzo endiwufunayo ke lowo. 33Kuya kuba lula ke kamva ukuqonda xa ndibile. Uya kuthi uqonde ngaloo nto ke xa uze kuhlola ukuba ndibile na: xa uthe wafika ndingenazo iibhokhwe ezingcitha, kungekho nagusha imnyama, uya kwazi ukuba ndibile.”

34Uthe uLabhan: “Sivene ke, mfo. Masenjenjalo ke.” 35Kwangaloo mhla uLabhan wazahlula emihlambini zonke iinkunzi zeebhokhwe ezingcitha, kwakunye nezeegusha ezimnyama. Wathi mazaluswe ngoonyana bakhe, 36bemka nawo loo mhlambi umgama owawunokuthathwa ngeentsuku ezintathu. UYakobi yena wasala neminye imihlambi kaLabhan.

37UYakobi wagawula iipali ezisemanzi zepampiri, nezom-almondi, kunye nompleyini. Wazixoza amaxolo, kwavela iindawo ezimhlophe. 38Wazigxumeka emijelweni kwezo ndawo kusela kuzo imihlambi. Loo nto wayenza kuba iinkunzi zazikhwela xa zize kusela. 39Ezo mazi zeebhokhwe zazikhwelwa ngaphambi kwezo pali zazala amatakane angcitha.

40UYakobi wazahlula iigusha ezibhokhweni, wazijongisa ngakweziya zingcitha. Wawenza ngolu hlobo ke owakhe umhlambi, wawahlula kokaLabhan.

41Xa zikhwelwa iimazi ezomeleleyo, uYakobi wayedla ngokumisa ezo pali phambi kwazo kuloo ndawo yokusela, ukuze zizalele phantsi kwezo pali. 42Kodwa imigqutsuba wayengayizisi yona phantsi kwezo pali. Kungekudala ekaLabhan imihlambi yaba yile iyimigqutsuba, ekaYakobi yona yaba yile yomeleleyo. 43Wahluma, watyeba ngaloo ndlela ke uYakobi. Waba nemihlambi emininzi, nezicaka, iinkamela, needonki.

EYEZIQALO 31

UYakobi ubaleka uLabhan

1UYakobi weva ukuba oonyana bakaLabhan bathi uzithathe zonke izinto zikayise, yaye nobu butyebi bakhe ubuzuze ngezinto zikayise. 2Waphawula nokuba akasathandwa nguLabhan. 3*UNdikhoyo wathi kuYakobi: “Buyela kwilizwe looyihlo-mkhulu, kumawenu. Mna ndiya kuba nawe.”

4UYakobi ke wathumela ukuba kubizwe uRakeli noLeya ukuba beze kuye endle apho wayesalusa khona imihlambi. 5Uthe kubo: “Ndiyabona ukuba uyihlo akasandithandi ngoku; ukanti uThixo kabawo ubesoloko enam. 6Nazi kakuhle nobabini indlela ebendimsebenzela ngayo uyihlo. 7Kodwa yena wandiqhatha, wawuguqu-guqula umvuzo wam kalishumi. Kodwa uThixo akavumanga ukuba andenzakalise. 8Ubesakuthi uLabhan akuthi ezinamachaphaza ziya kuba zezam, zisuke zonke zizale amatakane anamachaphaza. Kuthi akuthi ziya kuba zezinemizila ezam, zisuke zonke zizale amatakane anemizila. 9UThixo uyihluthile imfuyo kayihlo, wayinika mna.

10“Ngexesha ekwakukhwelwa iimazi ndaba nephupha: ndaphakamisa amehlo, ndabona iinkunzi zeebhokhwe ezazikhwela iimazi, zingcitha, zingcaka. 11Sathi kum isithunywa sikaThixo ngephupha: ‘Yakobi!’ Ndasabela ndathi: ‘Ndim lo.’ 12Sithe ke sona: ‘Phakamisa amehlo, ubone zonke iinkunzi zeebhokhwe ezikhwelayo zingcitha, zingcaka. Ndiyibonile yonke into akwenze yona uLabhan; kungoko ndisenza le nto. 13Mna ndingulaa Thixo wabonakala kuwe eBhetele, apho wathambisa khona ngamafutha ilitye lesikhumbuzo, apho wawenze khona isifungo. Ngoku ke lishiye eli lizwe, ubuyele kwelakowenu.’ ”

14Bathe ukuphendula ooRakeli noLeya: “Asisenabango thina kwizinto zikatata. 15Usiphethe okwabantu basemzini. Wasithengisa, wayitya yaphela naloo nto wayifumana ngathi. 16Ngoko ke seliyeyethu nabantwana bethu yonke loo nto uThixo asihluthele yona kutata. Yenza loo nto wena uThixo akuyalela yona.”

17Kwangoko uYakobi wabakhwelisa ezinkameleni abafazi bakhe noonyana bakhe. 18Wayiqhuba yonke loo mihlambi wayifumana ePadan-aram, wenjenjeya ukusinga kuyise uIsake eKanana. 19ULabhan wayeye kucheba iigusha zakhe. Lo gama angekhoyo uRakeli waya kuba *imilonde-khaya kuyise. 20UYakobi yena wamkhohlisa uLabhan ngokungamazisi uLabhan ukuba uyemka. 21Wathatha konke okwakhe, wemka ngokungxama. Waya kuwela umlambo iEfrati, wenjenjeya ejonge kweleenduli eGiliyadi.

ULabhan usukela uYakobi

22Emva kweentsuku ezintathu uLabhan weva ukuba uYakobi ubalekile. 23Wahamba nezihlobo zakhe, basukela iintsuku zada zasixhenxe, bamfumana kwezo nduli zeGiliyadi. 24Ngobo busuku uThixo wavela ngephupha kuLabhan, wathi: “Uze ulumke, ungathethi nto kuYakobi konke, nenjani na.” 25ULabhan wafika uYakobi emise kwezo nduli zeGiliyadi, waza yena namadoda awayehamba nawo wemisa kwalapho.

26ULabhan wathi kuYakobi: “Yintoni le uyenzileyo? Kutheni undikhohlisa nje, ude uqhube neentombi zam oku kwabathinjwa emfazweni? 27Kutheni le nto usuka uzimele, ungatsho xa umkayo? Ukuba ubuxelile ngendikukhulule kakuhle, wenzelwa iingoma ngamagubu nangeehapu. 28Akukhange undinike nethuba lokuba khe ndange abazukulwana bam neentombi zam, ndithi ndlela-ntle kubo. Hayi noko, bubudenge into oyenzileyo! 29Ndingakwenza into embi ngoku. Kodwa phezolo uThixo kayihlo uthe ze ndingathethi nto kuwe. 30Ndiyazi ukuba umkiswe kukukhumbula ikhaya, kodwa ke uyibele ntoni yona *imilonde-khaya yam?”

31Uthe uYakobi: “Ndoyike ukuba undihluthe iintombi zakho. 32Kodwa ke ukuba kukho umntu apha onayo imilonde-khaya yakho, maze abulawe lowo. Ngoku sikhoyo sonke khangelani nantoni na eyeyenu, niyithathe.” UYakobi wayengazi ukuba imilonde-khaya kaLabhan ibiwe nguRakeli.

33ULabhan waya kukhangela ententeni kaYakobi, wadlulela nakwekaLeya, waya nakweyeempelesi zeentombi zakhe, akafumana nto apho. Wesuka apho waya ententeni kaRakeli. 34URakeli wayeseleyithathile imilonde-khaya wayifaka engxoweni, wahlala phezu kwayo. Wakhangela wagqogqa yonke indawo uLabhan, akayifumana noko.

35URakeli uthe kuyise: “Akuyi kukhathazeka, mhlekazi, xa ndingasukumiyo. Kaloku ndiya exesheni.” Wagqogqa uLabhan, wabuya ze nalapho engayifumananga imilonde-khaya yakhe.

36UYakobi wangcangcazela ngumsindo, wathi: “Uthi yintoni le imbi ndiyenzileyo? Mthetho wuphi lo ndiwaphuleyo ukugunyazisa ukuba uzingelane nam? 37Kukho nto yendlu yakho oyifumeneyo apha wakugqiba ukugqogqa umzi wam? Yirhole ibonwe ngala madoda uhamba nawo nala am, khon' ukuze alathe oyena wonileyo: indim, inguwe.

38“Bendihleli nawe iminyaka engamashumi mabini. Ngalo lonke elo xesha bezizala rhoqo iibhokhwe zakho, yaye andizange nditye nanye igusha yakho. 39Bendisoloko ndiyihlawula igusha nganye eqwengwe zizilwanyana. Andizange ndize nayo kuwe ndisithi asilotyala lam. Wawudla ngokuthi mandibuyise yonke into ebiweyo, nokuba kusemini, nokuba kusebusuku. 40Ndanditshiswa ngamalanga emini, ndidliwa naziingqele ebusuku, kungehli nobuthongo obu, 41kule minyaka imashumi mabini ndinawe. Ndasebenza ishumi elinane leminyaka, ndifuna iintombi zakho. Ndabuya ndasebenza eminye emithandathu, ndisebenzela imfuyo. Kanti ke phezu koko uwuguqu-guqule kwada kwakalishumi umvuzo wam. 42Ukuba ebengenam uThixo woobawo, uThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaIsake, ngewandigxotha ndemka ndingaphethe nto. Kodwa ke uThixo ububonile ubunzima ebendikubo nomsebenzi wam, waza ke phezolo wandigwebela.”

Imvumelwano kaYakobi noLabhan

43Wenjenje ukuphendula uLabhan: “Ziintombi zam ezi; naba bantwana bazo ngabam; nale mihlambi yeyam; nditsho yonke le nto ilapha. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba ndingenako ukubanqanda abantwana bam, 44ndingáyenza imvumelwano kunye nawe. Masithathe amatye, siwafumbe ndawonye, abe sisikhumbuzo saloo mvumelwano.”

45UYakobi ke wathatha ilitye, walimisa ukuba libe sisikhumbuzo. 46Wathi amadoda makaqokelele amatye, awafumbe apho. Enjenjalo ke, aza ahlala phantsi apho ngakuloo matye, atya. 47ULabhan wathi loo ndawo yiJegare-saduta, uYakobi wathi yiGaledi. 48ULabhan wathi kuYakobi: “Le ngqumba yamatye iya kuba sisikhumbuzo kuthi.” Yiyo loo nto loo ndawo kwathiwa yiGaledi. 49ULabhan wabuya wathi: “Wanga *uNdikhoyo angasijonga naxa sesahlukene.” Yaza loo ndawo kwathiwa yiMizpa.

50Waqhuba wathi uLabhan: “Ukuba ukhe wabaphatha kakubi abantwana bam, okanye wathatha bafazi bambi, nokuba andiyazanga loo nto, uzukhumbule ukuba uThixo usijongile. 51Nanga la matye afunjwe apha, phakathi kwethu; nali nelitye lesikhumbuzo. 52Zizombini ke ezo zinto zisisikhumbuzo. Andisoze ndidlule apha ndize kukuhlasela; nawe ungaze uzidlule uze kundihlasela. 53NguThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaNahore, oya kusigweba.” Waza ke uYakobi wafunga egameni loMhlonitshwa kayise uIsake. 54Waxhela, wenza idini apho, wamemela izihlobo zakhe esidlweni. Bakugqiba ukutya bahlala kuloo ntaba ubusuku bonke. 55Kwakusasa ngengomso uLabhan wanga abazukulwana bakhe neentombi zakhe, esithi ndlela-ntle kubo, wajika wagoduka.

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