iGenesis iGenesis 24
iGenesis 24
uRebheka ucelwa ukuba abe ngumfazi kaIsake
1uAbraham wayesele aluphele ediniwe, yaye uYehova wamsikelela ngayo yonke into uAbraham. 2Wathi uAbraham kumphathi wendlu yakhe, obelawula yonke into anayo, Sibeke isandla sakho esinqeni sam. 3Ndiza kukufungela ngoYehova uTHIXO wezulu noThixo womhlaba ukuba akuyi kumthabathela kuye nawuphi na umfazi unyana wam kwiintombi zamaKanan endihlala phakathi kwazo. 4Kodwa hamba uye ezweni lakowethu, umzekele unyana wam uIsake umfazi. 5Wathi umkhonzi kuye, Hi ke, ayavuma inkazana ukundilandela ukuza kweli lizwe; Ndimbuyisele na unyana wakho kwelo zwe waphuma kulo? 6Wathi uAbraham kuye, Zigcine, ungambuyiseli unyana wam khona. 7uYehova, uThixo wamazulu, owandikhuphayo endlwini kabawo, ezweni labazalwana bam, owathetha nam, wandifungisa, esithi, Lo mhlaba ndiya kuyinika imbewu yakho; Wosithuma isithunywa sakhe, ukuba sikukhokele, simthabathele khona unyana wam njengomfazi. 8Ukuba loo mfazi uthe akwavuma ukukulandela, sisuse esi sifungo sam; ungambuyiseli nje unyana wam phaya. 9Wasibeka umkhonzi isandla sakhe ngaphantsi kwesinqe sika-Abraham inkosi yakhe, wamfungela loo nto. 10Umkhonzi wathabatha iinkamela ezilishumi enkameleni yenkosi yakhe, wemka; ngokuba zonke iimpahla zenkosi yakhe zisesandleni sakhe; wemka, waya eMesopotami, eNakore. 11Waziguqisa iinkamela ngaphandle komzi, ngasequleni, ngokuhlwa, ngexa lokuphuma kwabakhi bamanzi. 12Wathi, uYehova, uThixo ka-Abraham, inkosi yam, ndithume namhla, ukuba ube nenceba kuAbraham inkosi yam. 13Yabona, ndimi ngasequleni; zaphuma iintombi zabantu baloo mzi, zisiya kukha amanzi. 14Mayihambe intombi endithi kuyo, Mayibeke indebe yakho phantsi, ndisele; athi, Sela, neenkamela zakho ndoziseza; Makabe nguye lowo ubumwisele umthetho umkhonzi wakho uIsake; Ndiya kwazi ngale nto ke, ukuba wenze inceba enkosini yam. 15Akuba engekagqibi ukuthetha, waphuma uRebheka, lowo wayezalwa nguBhetuweli, unyana kaMilka, umkaNakore, umkhuluwa ka-Abraham, enengqayi egxalabeni lakhe. 16Intombi leyo ibe intle kunene, njengentombi enyulu, engaziwa mntu; Wehla waya equleni, wayizalisa ingqayi yakhe, wenyuka. 17Wagidima umkhonzi waya kuyikhawulela, wathi, Ndiphe ndisele amanzi emphandeni wakho. 18Wathi, Sela, nkosi yam. Wawuhlisa kamsinya umphanda wakhe esandleni sakhe, wamseza. 19Akugqiba ukusela, wathi, Neenkamela zakho ndiya kuzikhelela, zigqibe ukusela; 20Wakhawuleza wayigalela iemele zakhe emkhumbini, wagidima waya equleni, waziqhuba zonke iinkamela zakhe. 21Wahlala wathi cwaka umntu owamothusayo, ukuze azi enoba uYehova uphumelele na kuhambo lwakhe okanye akunjalo. 22Zakugqiba ukusela iinkamela, indoda leyo yathabatha ijikazi lekhonkco legolide, elisisiqingatha seshekele, nezacholo zozibini esandleni sayo, eziziishekele ezilishumi zegolide; 23Uyintombi kabani na? khawutsho: ikhona indawo yolala kulamzi kayihlo? 24Wathi kuye, Yintombi kaBhetuweli, unyana kaMilka, awamzalayo uNahore. 25Ngaphezu koko, wathi kuye: “Sinengca, nokutya, nendawo yokulala; 26Yathoba indoda leyo, yaqubuda kuYehova. 27Wathi, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo wenkosi yam uAbraham, ongayithobanga inkosi yam ngenceba yakhe, nangokuthembeka kwakhe; 28Yabaleka intombazana leyo, yaya kubaxelela udaba lwendlu kanina. 29uRebheka waye enodade wabo, ogama belinguLabhan; wagidima uLabhan waya endodeni leyo ngasequleni. 30Wawubona umsesane wakhe, nezacholo ezandleni zodade wabo, waweva amazwi kaRebheka, udade wabo, wathi, Indoda leyo ithethe wenjenje kum; ukufikelela endodeni; nantso imi ngasezinkameleni ngasequleni. 31Wathi, Ngenani, nina nisikelelweyo yiNkosi; ngubani olinde ngaphandle? ngokuba ndiyilungisile indlu nendawo yeenkamela. 32Yangena indoda leyo endlwini, wazikhulula iinkamela zayo, wazinika utyani iinkamela, nokutya, namanzi, ukuba zihlambe iinyawo zayo, neenyawo zamadoda abehamba nayo. 33Kwabekwa ukudla phambi kwakhe, ukuba adle; wathi yena, Andiyi kudla, andikathethi nomyalelo wam. Wathi, Thetha. 34Wathi, Ndingumkhonzi ka-Abraham. 35uYehova uyisikelele kunene inkosi yam; wakhula, wamnika impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, nesilivere, negolide, nabakhonzazana, nabakhonzazana, neenkamela, namahashe. 36uSara, umfazi wankosi yam, wayizala inkosi yam, emveni kokuba iseyaluphele, wayinika konke enako. 37Yandifungela inkosi yam, yathi, Unyana wam uze ungamzekeli umfazi ezintombini zamaKanan, endihleli ezweni lawo mna. 38Kodwa uye endlwini kabawo emizalwaneni yakowethu, umzekele unyana wam umfazi. 39Ndathi enkosini yam, Hi ke ayandilandela inkazana leyo. 40Yathi kum, uYehova, endihamba phambi kwakhe, wosithuma isithunywa sakhe siye nawe, ayiphumelelise indlela yakho; mthathele umfazi unyana wam endlwini yam nasendlwini kabawo. 41Wosisusa ngoku esi sifungo sam ekufikeni kwakho emizalwaneni yakowethu; nokuba abakunikanga nto, woba ukhululekile esifungweni sam. 42Ndifike equleni namhlanje, ndathi, Yehova, Thixo ka-Abraham, nkosi yam, ukuba uthe wayiphumelelisa indlela yam endihamba ngayo! 43Yabona, ndimi ngasequleni; Yaphuma intombi isiya kukha amanzi, ndathi kuyo, Ndiphe amanzi emphandeni wakho, ndisele; 44Wathi kum, Sela wena nobabini, ndikwenzele iinkamela; Yiba ngumfazi uYehova amabele unyana wenkosi yam. 45Ndingekagqibi mna ukuthetha entliziyweni yam, gqi uRebheka ethwele ingqayi egxalabeni; wehla waya equleni, wakha amanzi; ndathi kuye, Ndiphe ndisele. 46Wakhawuleza wayithula iemele yakhe, wathi, Sela, neenkamela zakho ndoziseza; Ndasela ke, waziseza iinkamela. 47Ndambuza ndathi, Uyintombi kabani na? Wathi, Yintombi kaBhetuweli, unyana kaNakore, awamzalelwa nguMilka; 48Ndathoba, ndamnqula uYehova, ngenxa kaYehova, uThixo ka-Abraham, inkosi yam, ondikhokeleyo endleleni ethe tye, ukuba ndimzekele unyana wakhe intombi yomzalwana wenkosi yam. 49Ngoku ke, ukuba nifuna ukuyikhonza inkosi yam ngenceba nenyaniso, ndixeleleni; ukuba akunjalo, ndixelele; ukuba ndingajika ekunene okanye ekhohlo. 50Waphendula uLabhan noBhetuweli, bathi, Le nto iphuma kuYehova; asiyi kuthetha okubi okanye okulungileyo kuwe. 51Yabona, uRebheka unawe; mthabathe, hamba ube ngumkanyana wenkosi yakho, njengoko watshoyo uYehova. 52Wathi akuweva umkhonzi ka-Abraham amazwi abo, waqubuda kuNdikhoyo. 53Umkhonzi wakhupha izihombo zesilivere nezegolide, neempahla, wanika uRebheka; wanika udade wabo nonina izinto ezibalulekileyo. 54Badla, basela, yena namadoda abenaye, balala; bagqiba kusasa, besithi, Ndithumele enkosini yam. 55Wathi udade wabo nonina, Makhe ihlale nathi intombi iintsuku ezi ngathi zilishumi; emveni koko wohamba. 56Wathi kubo, Musani ukundibambezela, ngokuba uYehova uyayenza iphumelele indlela yam; ndivumele ndiye enkosini yam. 57Bathi, Masiyibize intombi, sibuze kuyo ngomlomo wayo. 58Bambiza uRebheka, bathi kuye, Uyathanda na ukuhamba nale ndoda? Wathi: Ndiya kuhamba. 59Bamkhulula ke uRebheka udade wabo, nomondli wakhe, umkhonzi ka-Abraham, namadoda abenaye. 60Bamsikelela uRebheka, bathi kuye, Ungudade wethu, yiba ngamawaka-waka, imbewu yakho iyidle ilifa izindlu zabo bayithiyayo. 61Wesuka ke uRebheka nomthinjana wakhe, bakhwela iinkamela, bayilandela indoda leyo; umkhonzi wamthabatha uRebheka, wahamba. 62Weza uIsake ngendlela eya equleni laseLaha-iroyi; ngokuba ebehlala eMzantsi. 63uIsake wayecamngca elizweni ngokuhlwa; waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona iinkamela zisiza. 64uRebheka waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wambona uIsake, wehla enkameleni. 65Wathi kumkhonzi, Yiyiphi na indoda eya kusikhawulela kweli lizwe? Wathi umkhonzi, Yinkosi yam le; ke ngoko, wathabatha isigqubuthelo, wazigquma. 66Umkhonzi wamxelela uIsake konke abekwenzile. 67uIsake wamsa ententeni kanina kaSara, wathi igama lakhe nguRebheka, waba ngumkakhe; wamthanda, waza uIsake wathuthuzeleka emva kokufa kukanina.
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