UGenesise 25 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 25 Ukufa kuka-Abrahama

¹ U-Abrahama wathatha omunye umfazi, ogama lakhe lalinguKetura.

² Wamzalela uShimrani, noJokishani, noMedani, noMidiyani, no-Ishibaki, noShuwagi.

³ UJokishani wazala uSheba noDedani; Amadodana kaDedani ayengama-Asiriya, amaLetusi, namaLewumi.

⁴ Amadodana kaMidiyani ngu no-Efa, no-Eferi, noHanoki, no-Abida, no-Elidawa. Bonke babengabantwana bakaKetura.

⁵ U-Abrahama wamnika u-Isaka konke anakho.

⁶ Kepha amadodana ezancinza u-Abrahama ayenazo, u-Abrahama wanika izipho, wawamukisa ku-Isaka indodana yakhe esekhona, aye ngasempumalanga, ezweni lasempumalanga.

⁷ Lezi ziyizinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Abrahama azihambayo, iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu.

⁸ U-Abrahama wayesephuma umphefumlo, wafa esemdala, esemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku; wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.

⁹ Amadodana akhe o-Isaka no-Ishmayeli bammbela emhumeni waseMakaphela ensimini ka-Efroni indodana kaSohari umHeti ephambi kweMamre;

¹⁰ Isiqephu sezwe u-Abrahama asithenga emadodaneni kaHeti: U-Abrahama noSara umkakhe bangcwatshwe khona.

¹¹ Kwathi emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama uNkulunkulu wambusisa u-Isaka indodana yakhe; u-Isaka wahlala ngasemthonjeni waseLahayiroyi.

¹² Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, uHagari umGibhithe, incekukazi kaSara, amzalela u-Abrahama;

¹³ Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngamagama awo ngemindeni yawo: izibulo lika-Ishmayeli nguNebhayoti; iKedari, i-Adibheli neMibisamu,

¹⁴ uMishma, uDuma noMasa,

¹⁵ uHadari, noThema, noJeturi, noNafisi, noKedema;

¹⁶ Lawa angamadodana ka-Ishmayeli, futhi lawa angamagama awo ngemizi yawo nezinqaba zawo; izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngokwezizwe zazo.

¹⁷ Futhi yile minyaka yokuphila kuka-Ishmayeli, iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.

¹⁸ Bahlala-ke kusukela eHawila kuze kube seSuri eliphambi kweGibhithe, ekuqhubekeni kwenu ukuya eAsiriya; wafa phambi kwabafowabo bonke.

¹⁹ Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Isaka indodana ka-Abrahama: u-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka;

²⁰ U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane mhla emthatha uRebeka indodakazi kaBetuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu, udadewabo kaLabani umAramu, abe ngumkakhe.

²¹ U-Isaka wamkhulekela umkakhe kuJehova, ngokuba wayeyinyumba; uRebeka umkakhe wakhulelwa.

²² Abantwana baxabana phakathi kwakhe; wathi: “Uma kunjalo, nginje ngani na?” Futhi wahamba wayobuza eNkosini.

²³ UJehova wayesethi kuye: “Esiswini sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili; esinye isizwe siyakuba namandla kunesinye isizwe; futhi omkhulu kumelwe akhonze omncane.

²⁴ Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zakhe zokubeletha, kwakukhona amawele esizalweni sakhe.

²⁵ Waphuma owokuqala ebomvu, enjengengubo yoboya; baqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Esawu.

²⁶ Ngasemuva kwaphuma umfowabo, isandla sakhe sabamba isithende sika-Esawu; igama lakhe lalinguJakobe, u-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha ekuzalweni kwabo.

²⁷ Abafana bakhula, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, indoda yasendle; uJakobe wayeyindoda engenalwazi ehlala ematendeni.

²⁸ U-Isaka wathanda u-Esawu, ngokuba wayedla inyamazane yakhe, kepha uRebeka wathanda uJakobe.

²⁹ UJakobe wenza inhlanyelo, wafika u-Esawu evela endle, ediniwe.

³⁰ U-Esawu wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ake ngizwe lokho okunathwayo okubomvu; Ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa u-Edomi.

³¹ UJakobe wasesithi: Thengisa kimi namuhla ngobuzibulo bakho.

³² Wayesethi u-Esawu: “Bheka, sengizakufa; kanti lobuzibulo buzongisiza ngani?

³³ Wayesethi uJakobe: “Funga kimi namuhla; wafunga kuye, wathengisa ngobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.

³⁴ UJakobe wamnika u-Esawu isinkwa nepani likadali; wadla waphuza wasukuma wahamba. Wadelela-ke u-Esawu ubuzibulo bakhe.