UGenesise 26
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UGenesise 26
U-Isaka wenza isivumelwano no-Abimeleki
1Kwaba khona indlala ezweni, kuphela indlala yokuqala eyayikhona emihleni ka-Abrahama. U-Isaka waya ku-Abimeleki, inkosi yamaFilisti, eGerari.
2UJehova wabonakala kuye, wathi: “Ungehleli eGibithe; hlala ezweni engizokutshela ngalo:
3hlala njengowezizwe kuleli zwe, ngiyakuba nawe, ngikubusise; ngokuba ngiyakukunika wena nenzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe, futhi ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga kuyihlo u-Abrahama;
4Ngiyakwenza inzalo yakho yande ibe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, nginike inzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe; nangenzalo yakho ziyakubusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlaba;
5Ngokuba u-Abrahama walilalela izwi lami, wagcina umyalo wami, nemiyalo yami, nezimiso zami, nemithetho yami.
6U-Isaka wahlala eGerari.
7Amadoda aleyondawo ambuza ngomkakhe; wathi: “Ungudadewethu, ngokuba wayesaba ukuthi: ‘Ungumkami;’ wathi, ukuze bangangibulali abantu baleyondawo ngenxa kaRebeka; ngoba wayemuhle ukubukwa.
8Kwathi, eselapho isikhathi eside, u-Abimeleki, inkosi yamaFilisti, walunguza ngefasitela, wabona, bheka, u-Isaka edlala noRebeka umkakhe.
9U-Abimeleki wambiza u-Isaka, wathi: “Bheka, ngempela ungumkakho; futhi utheni, Ungudadewethu? UIsaka wasesithi kuye: Ngoba ngithe: Kangiyikufela yena.
10Wayesethi u-Abimeleki: “Wenzeni kithi na? omunye wabantu ubengalala nomkakho kalula, nawe ubungasilethela icala.
11U-Abimeleki wayeseyala bonke abantu bakhe, wathi: “Yilowo nalowo othinta le ndoda noma umkakhe uyakubulawa nokubulawa.
12U-Isaka wahlwanyela kulelo zwe, wazuza ngokuphindwe kayikhulu ngawo lowo mnyaka, uJehova wambusisa.
13Indoda yakhula, yaqhubeka ikhula, yaze yaba nkulu kakhulu.
14Ngokuba wayenezimvu nezinkomo, nezinceku eziningi, amaFilisti aba nomona ngaye.
15Yonke imithombo ezayimba izinceku zikayise ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise, amaFilisti ayivala ayigcwalisa ngomhlabathi.
16U-Abimeleki wayesethi ku-Isaka: “Suka kithi; ngoba wena ulamandla kakhulu kulathi.
17U-Isaka wasuka lapho, wamisa itende lakhe esigodini saseGerari, wahlala khona.
18U-Isaka wabuye wemba imithombo ababeyimbile ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise; ngoba amaFilisti azivala ngemva kokufa kuka-Abrahama, futhi wawaqamba ngamagama uyise ayewaqambe ngawo.
19Izinceku zika-Isaka zemba esigodini, zathola lapho umthombo nomthombo.
20Abelusi baseGerari baphikisana nabelusi baka-Isaka, bathi: “Amanzi ngawethu; wabiza umthombo ngokuthi i-Eseke; ngoba baphikisana laye.
21Bemba omunye umthombo, baxabana nangawo, wawuqamba ngokuthi iSitina.
22Wasuka lapho, wemba omunye umthombo; ngakho-ke abaxabananga; wayibiza ngokuthi iRehoboti; wathi: “Ngokuba manje uJehova usesenzele indawo, futhi siyakuzala ezweni.”
23Wasesuka lapho waya eBherisheba.
24UJehova wabonakala kuye ngalobo busuku, wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama; ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe, ngikubusise, ngandise inzalo yakho ngenxa ka-Abrahama inceku yami.
25Wakha khona i-altare, wabiza igama likaJehova, wamisa itende lakhe khona; izinceku zika-Isaka zemba umthombo khona.
26Ngemva kwalokho u-Abimeleki waya kuye evela eGerari, no-Ahusati umngane wakhe noPikoli induna yebutho lakhe.
27U-Isaka wathi kubo: “Nizelani kimi, lokhu ningizonda, ningixoshile kini na?”
28Base bethi: “Sibonile nokubona ukuthi uJehova unawe; sathi: ‘Makube khona isifungo phakathi kwethu, phakathi kwethu nawe, senze isivumelwano nawe;
29ukuze ungasenzeli okubi, ngoba kasizange sikuthintile, lanjengoba sikwenzele okuhle kuphela, sikumukisa ngokuthula; manje usubusisiwe weNkosi.
30Wabenzela idili, badla, baphuza.
31Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, bafunga omunye komunye; u-Isaka wabamukisa, basuka kuye ngokuthula.
32Ngalolo suku izinceku zika-Isaka zafika, zamtshela ngomthombo ezaziwumbile, zathi kuye: “Sithole amanzi.”
33Wayibiza ngokuthi iSeba; ngalokho igama lomuzi liyiBeri Sheba kuze kube namuhla.
34U-Esawu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ekuthatheni kwakhe uJuditi indodakazi kaBeri umHeti noBasemati indodakazi ka-Eloni umHeti.
35Okwaba lusizi ku-Isaka noRebeka.
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