“Silalele nkosi yami. Wena ungowasebukhosini bukaNkulunkulu phakathi kwethu. Akekho phakathi kwethu ongenqaba nendawo yokungcwaba umkakho.”
UGenesise 32:4 - IsiZulu 2020 waziyala wathi: “Niyakuthi ku-Esawu inkosi yami: ‘Ithi inceku yakho uJakobe: bengigogobele kwaLabani angaze ngashesha ukubuya kuze kube manje. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Waziyala ngokuthi: “Niyakukhuluma kanje enkosini yami u-Esawu, nithi: ‘Inceku yakho uJakobe ithi: Ngigogobele kuLabani, ngilibele kuze kube manje; Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Wabayala wathi: “Niyakukhuluma kanje enkosini yami u-Esawu; Isho kanje inceku yakho uJakobe, ithi: Ngahlala kuLabani njengowezizwe, ngahlala khona kwaze kwaba manje. |
“Silalele nkosi yami. Wena ungowasebukhosini bukaNkulunkulu phakathi kwethu. Akekho phakathi kwethu ongenqaba nendawo yokungcwaba umkakho.”
U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe kuleso silovela sakho esibomvu, ngafa yindlala.” Kungakho kuthiwa ungu-Edomi.
Sengathi abantu bangakukhonza. Izizwe ngezizwe zikukhothamele. Busa phezu kwabafowenu, izizukulwane zikanyoko zikukhothamele. Mabaqalekiswe bonke abakuqalekisayo, babusiswe bonke abakubusisayo.”
U-Isaka wamphendula u-Esawu, wathi: “Sengimenze waba yinkosi yakho, nganikela abafowabo nodadewabo ukuba babe yizinceku zakhe, futhi ngamabela ukudla newayini. Yini-ke enye engingakwenzela yona ndodana yami na?”
ngikusebenzele le minyaka engama-20, eyi-14 yayo ngisebenzela amadodakazi akho omabili, kwathi eyisithupha ngasebenzela imfuyo. Phezu kwalokho waliguqula kalishumi iholo lami.
Ubomphendula uthi: ‘Ungowenceku yakho uJakobe, uyisipho asithumelela inkosi yami u-Esawu, naye uyeza emva kwethu.’ ”
Nginezinkomo, izimbongolo, izimvu, izinceku zesilisa nezesifazane, ngakho-ke ngithumele ukuyazisa inkosi yami ukuze ngifumane umusa kuyo.’ ”
Ngicela inkosi yami idlule phambi kwenceku yayo, mina ngizobe ngitotobisa umhlambi nabantwana, ngize ngifinyelele emzini wenkosi yami eSeyiri.”
U-Esawu wathi: “Ngabe iyini injongo yakho ngayo yonke le mihlambi engihlangane nayo na?” Wamphendula wathi: “Ukuba ngithole umusa enkosini yami.”
Nantu uhla lwezizukulwane zika-Esawu, ukhokho wabakwa-Edomi, ababehlala kwelezintaba eSeyiri.
Uma wenza okuhle, awuzukwamukela okuhle yini na? Uma ungenzi kahle, isono sisemnyango, siyakunyonyobela; sifuna wena, kodwa wena sinqobe.”
Zase zibhinca indwangu eyisaka okhalo lwazo, zafaka nezintambo emakhanda azo, zaya enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, zathi: “Ithi inceku yakho, uBheni Hadadi: ‘Ngicela ungiyeke, ngiphile.’ ” Yayisithi: “Usekhona yini? Ungumfowethu yena.”
U-Aroni wathi: “Ungangithukutheleli nkosi yami. Uyabazi abantu ukuthi bathanda ukwenza okubi.
Impendulo ezothile iyaludambisa ulaka, kodwa izwi elilimazayo libhebhezela intukuthelo.
Ngokubekezela, umbusi angathanjiswa, nolimi oluthambileyo luyawaphoqoza amathambo.
Ngakho-ke yenza lokhu, ndodana yami, ukuze uzikhulule, ngokuba usuphila phansi kwesandla sikamakhelwane wakho: khothama phambi kwakhe, umncengisise.
Uma ulaka lombusi lukuvukela, uze ungasuki endaweni yakho; ukuthobeka kulungisa amaphutha amakhulu.
Lesi yisiphrofetho ngeDuma. Kukhona ongimemeza eseSeyiri, ethi: “Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na? Mlindi, yisikhathi sini sobusuku na?”
Ngokuba bonke abaziphakamisayo bayakuthotshiswa; nozithobayo uyakuphakanyiswa.”
njengoSara owamlalela u-Abhrahama embiza ngokuthi inkosi. Nina-ke ningabantwana bakhe uma nje nenza okuhle, ningesabi lutho okwesabisayo.
“Simakade lapho uphuma eSeyiri, uphuma esifundeni kwa-Edomi umhlaba wazamazama namazulu ayithulula, amafu athulula amanzi.
USawule walazi izwi ukuthi ngelikaDavide, wathi: “Yizwi lakho lelo, ndodana yami Davide na?” UDavide wathi: “Yizwi lami, nkosi yami, nkosi.”