UGENESISI 26 - IsiNdebele 2012 TranslationU-Isaka uhlala eGerari 1 Kwabakhona indlala enarheni ngaphandle kwaleyo eyakhe yabakhona ngaphambilini esikhathini saka-Abrahamu. U-Isaka wakhamba wayokukhonza kwa-Abimeleki, ikosi yamaFilista, eGerari. 2 IKosi yabonakala ku-Isaka yathi: “Ungehleli eGibhide, hlala enarheni engizakutjela bonyana uhlale kiyo. 3 Khonzakhonza enarheni le. Ngizakuba nawe bengikubusise. Iye, ngizakupha wena neenzukulwana zakho zoke iinarhezi, ngiqinise isifungo engasenza kuyihlo u-Abrahamu. 4 Ngizakwenza iinzukulwana zakho zibe zinengi njengeenkwekwezi emkayini bese ngizinikela zoke iinarhezi. Zoke iinkoro zephasi zikhanukele ukubusiswa njengeenzukulwana zakho, 5 ngombana u-Abrahamu wangilalela wagcina okufaneleko: imiyalwami, iimiso zami nemithethwami.” 6 Yeke u-Isaka wahlala eGerari. 7 Kwathi lokha amadoda wendawo leyo nakathoma ukumbuza ngomkakhe wathi: “Awa, lo ngudadwethu.” Wesaba ukuthi “mkami” ngombana wadlumbana bonyana amadoda wendawo leyo azambulala ngenca kaRabega isiphalaphala sakhe. 8 U-Isaka wakhonza lapho isikhathi eside. Ngelinye ilanga u-Abimeleki ikosi yamaFilista yathi nayihlola enzasi ngefesidere yabona u-Isaka akitakitana nomkakhe uRabega. 9 Yeke u-Abimeleki wabiza u-Isaka wathi: “Ngambala mkakho lo! Alo, bekutheni nawuzakuthi ngudadwenu?” U-Isaka wamphendula wathi: “Kungombana ngidlumbene bona ngizakufa ngebanga lakhe.” 10 U-Abimeleki wathi: “Yintobani osenze yona le? Bekulula bona enye yamadoda ilale nomkakho, nje-ke bewuzosithwesa umlandu.” 11 Yeke u-Abimeleki wayala woke umuntu wathi: “Nanyana ngubani othinta indoda le nomkayo, ngiqinisile ngithi uzakubulawa.” 12 U-Isaka watjala isivuno enarheni leyo. Kwathi kiwo lowo mnyaka wavuna ngamakhulu kilokho akutjeleko. USomnini wambusisa, 13 wasoloko andlondlobala bewaba yinjinga yomuntu: 14 Waba nemihlambi yezimvu, yeembuzi neyeenkomo kanye neenceku ezinengi. AmaFilista amfela umona 15 abe aphetha ngokudibizesa yoke imithombo eyenjiwa ziinceku zakayise u-Abrahamu asaphila. 16 Yeke u-Abimeleki wathi ku-Isaka: “Suka kithapha ngombana sele usibhedlha ngamandla.” 17 U-Isaka wafuduka-ke wayokuhloma itende lakhe emrhobeni weGerari, wanzinza lapho. 18 Warhubha imithombo ebeyenjiwe ngesikhathi sakayise u-Abrahamu negade idibizeswe maFilista ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakhe. Wayithiya amabizo uyise agade ayithiye wona. 19 Iinceku zaka-Isaka zemba emrhobeni zafumana umthombo wamanzi ayalukako. 20 Kodwana abelusi bakaGerari baphikisana nabelusi baka-Isaka bathi: “Amanzi la ngewethu!” Yeke u-Isaka wathiya umthombo lowo bona yi-Esekhe ngombana batjhijilana naye. 21 Iinceku zaka-Isaka zemba omunye umthombo godu, nalapho kwaba nokuqabana, yeke wawuthiya ibizo bona yiSitina. 22 Wafuduka lapho wemba omunye umthombo. Lapho-ke azange kubekhona ukuqabana, nje-ke wawuthiya bona yiRerhobhothi, asithi: “Iye, gadesi uSomnini usiphe iindawo ezivulekileko, nje-ke sizakuphumelela enarheni le.” 23 Ukusuka lapho u-Isaka wafudukela eBheritjheba. 24 Ngobusukobo uSomnini waziveza kuye wathi: “NginguZimu kayihlo u-Abrahamu. Yeke ungasabi ngombana nginawe. Ngizokubusisa bengingezelele isibalo seenzukulwana zakho ngebanga lencekwami u-Abrahamu.” 25 Khonapho u-Isaka wakhela uSomnini i-aldari bewayithandaza. Wahloma itende lakhe lapho, iinceku zakhe zemba omunye umthombo. Isivumelwano saka-Isaka no-Abimeleki 26 U-Abimeleki ogade avela eGerari wafika kuye akhambisana no-Arhuzathi umlulekakhe noPhikoli induna yamabuthwakhe. 27 Nje-ke u-Isaka wababuza wathi: “Kubayini nizongibona? Angithi nina nangiphatha njengesitha benangiqotjha phakathi kwenu?” 28 Baphendula bathi: “Awa mntanthu, kwembukile emehlwenethu bonyana uSomnini unawe, yeke sadlumbana sathi, ‘Kghani angeze senza isivumelwano sesifungo phakathi kwethu, iye, phakathi kwamaGerari nawe?’ Nje-ke sibawa ukwenza isivumelwano nawe 29 bona ungasikhubazi njengombana nathi singazange khesikukhubaze, kodwana sakuphatha kuhle besakulisa wakhamba ngokuthula. Sifuna isivumelwanesi ngombana uSomnini ukubusisile.” 30 U-Isaka wabahlabisa, bagoma bebasela. 31 Ngakusasa kwakhona ekuseni amadoda lawo enza isivumelwano sesifungo omunye komunye. Ngemva kwalapho u-Isaka wabatjhaphulula, bakhamba ngokuthula. 32 Khona mhlokho iinceku zaka-Isaka zafika zambikela ngomthombo eziwembileko, zathi: “Siwafumene amanzi!” 33 Wathiya umthombo lowo bona yiTjhiba. Bekube kunamhlanje ibizo lomuzi lowo laziwa bonyana yiBheritjheba. Abafazi baka-Esewu 34 Kuthe u-Esewu naneminyaka ematjhumi amane, watjhada uJehudithi indodakazi kaBheri umRhithi noBhasemathi indodakazi ka-Eloni umRhithi. 35 Abafazabo baphilisa u-Isaka banoRabega ipilo ebuhlungu. |
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