endaweni ye-altare alenza khona kuqala; u-Abrama wakhuleka lapho eGameni leNkosi.
UGenesise 13:18 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 U-Abrama wamisa itende lakhe, wafika wahlala e-okini kaMamre eHebroni, wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Wayesesuka u-Abrama, weza wakha ngasema-okini* aseMamre laseHebroni, wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare. IsiZulu 2020 U-Abhrama wayesesusa ithende lakhe, wahamba, wafike wahlala eduze kwezihlahla ezinkulu zemi-okhi eMamre, eHebhroni, wayesemakhela khona uSimakade i-althare. |
endaweni ye-altare alenza khona kuqala; u-Abrama wakhuleka lapho eGameni leNkosi.
Kwasekufika okhululiweyo, wabikela uAbrama umHebheru; ngokuba wayehlala e-okini kaMamre umAmori, umfowabo ka-Eshikoli nomfowabo ka-Anere; futhi bahlobana no-Abrama.
INkosi yabonakala kuye emathafeni aseMamre, yahlala ngasemnyango wetende ekushiseni kwemini;
Bafika endaweni uNkulunkulu abemtshele yona; u-Abrahama wakha khona i-altare, walungisa izinkuni, wabopha u-Isaka indodana yakhe, wambeka e-altare phezu kwezinkuni.
USara wafa eKiriyati ka-Arba; yiHebroni ezweni laseKhanani; u-Abrahama weza ukumlilela uSara nokumkhalela.
Wakha khona i-altare, wabiza igama likaJehova, wamisa itende lakhe khona; izinceku zika-Isaka zemba umthombo khona.
UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre, emzini ka-Arba, okuyiHebroni, lapho u-Abrahama no-Isaka begogobele khona.
Wathi kuye: “Hamba, ubheke ukuthi basahlezi kahle yini abafowenu nomhlambi; futhi ungilethele izwi futhi. Wamthuma esuka esigodini saseHebroni, wafika eShekemi.
UNowa wamakhela uJehova i-altare; wathatha kuzo zonke izilwane ezihlambulukileyo nakuzo zonke izinyoni ezihlambulukileyo, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa e-altare.
Ngemva kwalokho uDavida wabuza kuJehova wathi: “Ngingenyukele yini komunye wemizi yakoJuda? INkosi yasisithi kuye: Vuka. UDavide wathi: “Ngikhuphukele ngaphi na? Wathi: “EHebroni!”
Ngiyambeka uJehova phambi kwami njalo; ngoba ungakwesokunene sami, kangiyikuzanyazanyiswa.
Bakhuphukela eningizimu, bafika eHebroni; lapho kwakukhona o-Ahimani, noSheshayi, noTalimayi, amadodana ka-Anaki. (IHebroni lakhiwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kweSowani laseGibithe.)
Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, ngaphandle kolaka nokungabaza.
Ngokholo wagogobala elizweni lesithembiso njengowezizwe, ehlala emathenteni kanye loIsaka loJakobe, ababeyizindlalifa kanye laye zalesosithembiso;
UKalebi indodana kaJefune wanika uJoshuwa isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakoJuda, njengesiyalezo sikaJehova kuJoshuwa, umuzi ka-Arba, uyise kaEnaki, eyiHebroni.