Jakobe nemuti wakhe batfutsa eBetheli, batsi basesekhashane ne-Efratha, Rakheli wafikelwa sikhatsi sekubeleka; wahelwa kamatima.
Genesisi 35:19 - Siswati 1996 Bible Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema. |
Jakobe nemuti wakhe batfutsa eBetheli, batsi basesekhashane ne-Efratha, Rakheli wafikelwa sikhatsi sekubeleka; wahelwa kamatima.
Kwatsi nasafa wetsa loluswane lwakhe watsi nguBhenoni, kodvwa uyise wametsa libito watsi nguBhenjamini.
Loku ngikwenta ngenca yekudzabuka lengaba nako nangifelwa ngunyoko Rakheli, ngisesendleleni ngisuka eMesophothamiya sengitawufika e-Efratha, eveni laseKhenani. Ngamngcwaba e-Efratha.” Manje leyo ndzawo seyibitwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Davide abesekhatsi enqabeni, kantsi libutfo lemaFilisti lona laliseBhetlehema.
Davide wativela asomile, wase utsi: “Awu! Kube mane kungaba khona loyangikhelela emanti ekunatsa; ngomele emanti asemtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema!”
Seva ngelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngesikhatsi siseBhetlehema, salikhandza kulaseJeyarimu.
Bantfu baseJerusalema, butsanani ndzawonye! Sesivinjetelwe! Sebahlasela umholi waka-Israyeli!
Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.”
Nine tintsaba, nani tisekelo taphakadze temhlaba lalelani licala lelibekwa nguSimakadze! Simakadze ubeka sive sakhe licala. Utsi sive sakhe, lesingu-Israyeli, sinelicala.”
Kwatsi kube kutalwe Jesu eBhetlehema esigodzini saseJudiya ngesikhatsi Herodi ayinkhosi, kwefika tati eJerusalema tiphuma emphumalanga,
“ ‘Nawe, Bhetlehema, live lakaJuda, awumncane kangako kunebabusi bakaJuda; ngobe kuwe kuyawuphuma umbusi loyakwelusa sive sami sema-Israyeli.’ ”
Wawufaka ekhatsi iKhathathi, neNahalali, neShimironi, neJidala, neBhetlehema. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-12 akanye nemiti yawo.
Lenye insizwa yemndeni wakaLevi leyayiphuma eBhetlehema kulakaJuda, beyikadze ihlala nelusendvo lwakaJuda,
Libito lalendvodza kwakungu-Elimeleki, umkayo kunguNawomi, emadvodzana ayo kunguMahaloni naKhiliyoni. Babebesive sema-Efratha eBhetlehema yakaJuda. Bafike bacaba bahlala kulo lelive lakaMowabi.
Bonkhe bantfu nelemisumphe leyayisesangweni yatsi: “Vele, sibofakazi. Shangatsi lomakoti lotawungena ekhaya lakho, Simakadze angamenta afanane naboRakheli naLeya, labasungula sive sema-Israyeli bobabili ngekutalela Jakobe bantfwana labanyenti. “Shangatsi ungema kahle kulolusendvo lwaka-Efratha, watiwe eBhetlehema.
Utawutsi nawusuka lapha kimi lamuhla nje, uhlangane nemadvodza lamabili ngasethuneni laRakheli leliseSelsa emnyeleni wakaBhenjamini. Batawutsi kuwe: ‘Letimbongolo lebewuyewutifuna setitfolakele. Manje uyihlo sewuyekele kucabanga ngato, sewukhatsateke ngani. Utibuta atiphendvule atsi: “Ngitakwenta njani mine ngendvodzana yami?” ’
Samuweli wenta loko labekutjelwe nguSimakadze. Watsi nakefika eBhetlehema, baholi belidolobha batfutfumela nabahlangana naye. Bambuta batsi: “Ute ngesihle yini?”
Davide bekuyindvodzana yem-Efratha waseBhetlehema kaJuda lekwakutsiwa nguJese. Jese abanemadvodzana lasiphohlongo. Ngesikhatsi kubusa Sawula abesakhulile asaneminyaka leminyenti.