18 Jakobe wahamba kahle waze wefika ngekuphepha edolobheni laseShekhemu yaseKhenani, nakaphuma eMesophothamiya. Wemisa lithende lakhe madvutane nelidolobha.
Abrama wahamba wadzabula live, waze wefika eShekhemu, ngasema-okhini aseMore. EmaKhenani abehlala kulelo live ngaleso sikhatsi.
Isaka watsi nasaneminyaka lengema-40 watsatsa Rebheka, indvodzakati yaBethuweli, um-Aramu wasePhadani Aramu, dzadzewabo Labani, um-Aramu.
Hamba uye eMesophothamiya ekhabonyoko, kaBethuweli, utitsatsele khona umfati emadvodzakatini aLabani, malume wakho.
Labani wamkhandza Jakobe. Jakobe abemise lithende lakhe kuleto tintsaba takaGileyadi, naLabani kanye nabomnakabo naye wakanekisa kuto leto tintsaba.
Waphindze futsi Nkulunkulu watibonakalisa kuJakobe ngesikhatsi asabuyile eMesophothamiya, wambusisa.
Israyeli wakhuluma kuJosefa, watsi: “Angitsi bomnakenu belusele eShekhemu? Kota-ke ngitekutfuma kubo.” Waphendvula watsi: “Kulungile, babe.”
Lawa-ke ngemadvodzana aLeya, lawatalela Jakobe eMesophothamiya ngaphandle kwaDina. Asawonkhe emadvodzana nemadvodzakati aLeya abengema-33.
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.
Nkulunkulu ukhulume asendzaweni yakhe lengcwele watsi: “Ngiyakwetsaba, ngilehlukanise lakaShekhemu, ngisabe Sigodzi saseSukhothi.
kwefika emadvodza langema-80 aphuma eShekhemu, naseShilo, naseSamariya. Abehhule tilevu tawo, aklebhule timphahla tawo, atisika emitimbeni yawo, etfwele iminikelo yalokutinhlavu nenhlaka atewukunikela endlini yaSimakadze.
NaJohane-ke abebhabhatisa, yena-ke ase-Enoni madvutane nje neSalimi, ngobe emanti abemanyenti kuleyo ndzawo, bantfu beta lapho befike babhajatiswa.
Jesu wangena edolobheni laseSikhari lelaliseSamariya edvutane nensimi yaJosefa, layinikwa nguJakobe.
Tidvumbu tabo tamikiswa eShekhemu, lapho tangcwatjwa khona edlizeni lelalitsengwe ngu-Abrahama ngemali esiveni saHamori eShekhemu.
Joshuwa wase uhlanganisa tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli eShekhemu. Wabita tonkhe tibondza, nebaholi, nebehluleli kanye netiphatsimandla taka-Israyeli, batetfula bona matfupha embikwaNkulunkulu.
Abimeleki, umsa waJerubhali, waya kubomalume wakhe nakuwo wonkhe umndeni wasekhabonina, watsi: