UGenesise 35
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UGenesise 35
UNkulunkulu tshela uJakobe ukuba asuke aye eBethele
1UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJakobe: Suka uye eBhetheli, uhlale khona, wakhe khona ialithare uNkulunkulu owabonakala kuwe ekubalekeleni umfowenu uEsawu.
2UJakobe wayesethi endlini yakhe nakubo bonke ababe naye: “Susani onkulunkulu bezizweni abaphakathi kwenu, nizihlambulule, niguqule izingubo zenu.”
3Masisuke, sikhuphukele eBethele; ngiyakumenzela khona uNkulunkulu i-altare owangiphendula osukwini lokuhlupheka kwami, waba nami endleleni engahamba ngayo.
4Bamnika uJakobe zonke izithixo zabezizwe ezazisesandleni sabo, namacici ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wakuthukusa phansi kwesihlahla somtholo esasiseShekemi.
5Basuka, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kwaba phezu kwemizi eyayibazungezile, kabawasukelanga amadodana kaJakobe.
6UJakobe wafika eLuze esezweni laseKhanani eliyiBethele, yena nabantu bonke ababe naye.
7Wakha khona i-altare, wayiqamba indawo ngokuthi i-Elibeti-Eli, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye lapho ebalekela umfowabo.
8Kepha uDebora umzanyana kaRebeka wafa, wembelwa phansi kweBethele phansi kwe-oki, igama lalo labizwa ngokuthi i-Alonibhakuti.
9UNkulunkulu waphinda wabonakala kuJakobe ekuphumeni kwakhe ePhadani Aramu, wambusisa.
10UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuye: Ibizo lakho nguJakobe; igama lakho alisayikuthiwa uJakobe, kepha igama lakho liyakuba ngu-Israyeli; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Israyeli.
11UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu, uMninimandla onke; zalani nande; isizwe nesizwe sezizwe kuyakuvela kuwe, namakhosi ayakuphuma okhalweni lwakho;
12Izwe engalinika u-Abrahama no-Isaka ngiyakulinika wena, nenzalo yakho emva kwakho ngiyakulinika izwe.
13UNkulunkulu wenyuka esuka kuye waya endaweni lapho ayekhulume naye khona.
14UJakobe wamisa itshe lesikhumbuzo endaweni lapho akhulume naye khona, itshe lesikhumbuzo itshe; wathela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wathela amafutha phezu kwayo.
15UJakobe wayiqamba indawo lapho uNkulunkulu ayekhulume khona naye ngokuthi iBethele.
16Basuka eBethele; kwasekusele ingcosana ukuthi ufike e-Efrathi, uRaheli waba lomhelo, wabeletha kakhulu.
17Kwasekusithi esobelethweni olunzima, umbelethisi wathi kuye: Ungesabi; nawe uzoba nayo lendodana.
18Kwathi umphefumulo wakhe usaphuma, ngokuba wafa, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uBenoni; kepha uyise wayiqamba ngokuthi uBenjamini.
19URaheli wafa, wembelwa endleleni yase-Efrati eyiBetlehema.
20UJakobe wamisa itshe lesikhumbuzo phezu kwethuna lakhe; liyitshe lesikhumbuzo sethuna likaRaheli kuze kube lamuhla.
21U-Israyeli wayesesuka, wamisa itende lakhe ngaphesheya kombhoshongo wase-Edari.
22U-Israyeli esehlezi kulelo zwe, uRubeni waya walala noBiliha isancinza sikayise; u-Israyeli wezwa. Amadodana kaJakobe ayeyishumi nambili;
23Amadodana kaLeya: uRubeni izibulo likaJakobe, noSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noZebuloni;
24Amadodana kaRaheli ngu UJosefa noBenjamini:
25Amadodana kaBiliha, incekukazi kaRaheli; UDani noNafetali:
26Amadodana kaZilipa, incekukazi kaLeya; ngoGadi no-Asheri; yilawo angamadodana kaJakobe azalelwa wona ePhadani Aramu.
27UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre, emzini ka-Arba, okuyiHebroni, lapho u-Abrahama no-Isaka begogobele khona.
28Izinsuku zika-Isaka zaziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
29U-Isaka wafa, wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo, esemdala, eseneminyaka eminingi; amadodana akhe o-Esawu noJakobe bammbela.
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