Ngizokwenza ube yisizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngikunike udumo, wena ube yisibusiso.
UDuteronomi 26:5 - IsiZulu 2020 Wena uyophendula phambi kukaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, uthi: ‘Ukhokho wami wayengumAramu owayezulazula, wehlela eGibhithe, wagogobala khona nabantu abayingcosana; waba yisizwe esikhulu khona, esinamandla nesiningi. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Wena uyakuphendula, uthi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: ‘Ubaba wayengumAramu ozulayo, wehlela eGibithe, wagogobala khona nabantu abayingcosana; waba yisizwe khona, esikhulu, nesinamandla, nesiningi; Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Uzakhuluma uthi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: Ubaba wayengumAramu owayezabhubha, wehlela eGibhithe, wahlala khona njengowezizwe labayingcosana; njalo lapho induna enkulu yaba ngumuntu olamandla njalo elabantu abanengi isizwe. |
Ngizokwenza ube yisizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngikunike udumo, wena ube yisibusiso.
Kepha uyokuya kwelakithi ezihlotsheni zami, ufike uyithathele khona umfazi indodana yami u-Isaka.”
U-Isaka wayeseneminyaka engama-40 ngesikhathi eganwa nguRibheka indodakazi kaBhethuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu; wayengudadewabo kaLabani umAramu.
U-Esawu wamzonda uJakobe ngenxa yesibusiso uyise ambusisa ngaso. Wazindla enhliziyweni yakhe wathi: “Izinsuku zokulilela ubaba zingafika noma yinini. Uma sezedlule ngizombulala umfowethu uJakobe.”
U-Isaka wamkhulula kanjalo-ke uJakobe, wayesengena indlela elibangisa ePhadani Aramu, kwamalume wakhe uLabani, indodana kaBhethuweli, umAramu, ongumfowabo kaRibheka, unina kaJakobe no-Esawu.
UJakobe wamkhohlisa uLabani, umAramu, ngokuba akamtshelanga ukuthi uhlose ukubaleka.
Kepha uNkulunkulu wayesefikile ngephupho ebusuku kuLabani, umAramu, wathi kuye: “Uqaphele ukuba ungasho lutho kuJakobe noma ngabe kuhle noma kubi.”
niphathe imali ephindwe kabili, nibuyisele leyo mali eyayifakwe emilonyeni yamasaka enu, kungenzeka ukuthi yayingene ngephutha.
Ngizonondla nikuleyo ndawo, wena nabendlu yakho, nabo bonke abangabakho, ngokuba kusazokuba yiminyaka emihlanu indlala isalokhu idlangile.’ ”
UNkulunkulu wangithuma ukunandulela ukuze nibe yinsali emhlabeni, nisindiswe, kukhululwe abaningi.
Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa eGibhithe aba mabili, ngakho-ke bonke abendlu kaJakobe abaya eGibhithe babengama-70.
Abakwa-Israyeli bahlala eGibhithe eGosheni, baba nempahla eningi, bazalana, banda kakhulu.
Baqhubeka bathi kuFaro: “Size ukuzogogobala kuleli lizwe, ngokuba akukho madlelo emfuyo yezinceku zakho, lokhu indlala ibhokile eKhanani. Ngakho-ke izinceku zakho ziyacela ukuba uzivumele zihlale eGosheni.”
Kwathi lapho bebacindezela, banda kakhulu, basabalala abantu bakwa-Israyeli; abaseGibhithe baqala ukubesaba.
Sebebonke abaphuma okhalo lukaJakobe babengabantu abangama-70. UJosefa wayevele eseseGibhithe.
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bazalana, banda, bachuma, baba namandla amakhulu; izwe lagcwala bona.
UJakobe wabalekela e-Aramu, u-Israyeli wasebenzela umfazi, welusa umhlambi ukuze athathe umfazi.
USimakade wakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibhithe ngomphrofethi, wamlondoloza ngomphrofethi.
USimakade uNkulunkulu wenu usenandisile, kangangokuthi namuhla senilukhumbintethe, ningangezinkanyezi emkhathini.
Okhokho bakho babengama-70 ngesikhathi behlela eGibhithe; manje uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ukwenzile waba lukhumbintethe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu.”
Umphristi uyothatha iqoma esandleni sakho, alibeke phansi, phambi kwe-althare likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho.
“USimakade akanithandanga nje kuphela, akanikhethanga kunezinye izizwe ngoba nibaningi; naniyingcosana kunezizwe zonke.