iGenesis iGenesis 31
iGenesis 31
uYehova uxelela uYakobi ukuba abuyele kwilizwe lookhokho bakhe
1Ke kaloku waweva amazwi oonyana bakaLabhan, ababesithi, uYakobi uzithabathile zonke izinto zikabawo; yaye ubufumene kwinto awayeyiyo ubawo. 2Wabubona uYakobi ubuso bukaLabhan, ukuba busephezu kwakhe njengokwangaphambili. 3Wathi uYehova kuYakobi, Buyela ezweni looyihlo, nasendlwini yakho; kwaye ndiya kuba nawe. 4uYakobi wathumela ukuba kubizwe uRakeli noLeya emhlambini wakhe. 5Wathi kubo, Ndiyabubona ubuso bukayihlo, ukuba akusanjengezolo nezolo elinye kum; kodwa uThixo kabawo wayenam. 6Niyazi nina, ukuba uyihlo ndimkhonze ngamandla am onke; 7Uyihlo wandixokisa, wawuguqula kalishumi umvuzo wam; kodwa uThixo akamvumelanga ukuba andiphathe kakubi. 8Ukuba kuthiwa, Bambalwa abaya kuba ngumvuzo wenu; Yathi yonke imihlambi yeengubo ezirhwexayo; Ukuba uthe, Imivumbo yoba ngumvuzo wenu; ngoku yonke imihlambi inemizila. 9Wayithabatha ke uThixo imfuyo kayihlo, wandinika. 10Xa iimazi zeenkomo zamitha, ndawaphakamisa amehlo am ndaza ndakhangela ephupheni, yaye ndabona iinkunzi zeegusha zigxalathelana emhlambini, zikhala, zikhala, yaye zikhala. 11Sathetha nam isithunywa sikaThixo ephupheni, sathi, Yakobi, ndithe, Ndikho; 12Wathi, Khawuwamise amehlo akho, ubone; zonke iinkunzi zezimvu ezalusayo zibhityile, zikhala, zincwine; ngokuba ndiyibonile yonke into ayenzayo uLabhan. 13NdinguThixo waseBheteli, apho walithambisa khona ilitye lesikhumbuzo nalapho wafunga khona kum; yimani ngoku, niphume kweli lizwe, nibuyele ezweni labazalwana benu. 14Baphendula uRakeli noLeya, bathi kuye, Sisenasabelo nalifa lini na endlwini kabawo? 15Asingeniswa njengabasemzini na kuye? ngokuba wasithengisa, wayihlutha imali yethu. 16Kuba bonke ubutyebi awabuthabathayo uThixo kubawo, bube bobethu, noboonyana bethu; yenza ngoku konke uThixo akuthethileyo kuwe. 17Wesuka uYakobi wabakhwelisa oonyana bakhe, nabafazi bakhe, ezinkameleni; 18Wathabatha yonke imfuyo yakhe nayo yonke impahla yakhe awayeyifumene, umhlambi wakhe weenkomo awayewufumene ePadan-aram ukuze aye kuIsake uyise ezweni lakwaKanan. 19uLabhan ubeye kucheba impahla yakhe emfutshane; uRakeli wayiba imilonde-khaya kayise. 20uYakobi wamfihla uLabhan umAram, engazi, akamxelela ukuba uyabaleka. 21Wabaleka neento zonke abenazo; wemka, wawuwela umlambo, wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe ezintabeni zaseGiliyadi. 22Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, waxelelwa uLabhan ukuba uYakobi ubalekile. 23Wabathabatha abazalwana bakhe, wamsukela, wahamba uhambo lweentsuku ezisixhenxe; bambamba ezintabeni zaseGiliyadi. 24Weza uThixo kuLabhan umAram ephupheni ebusuku, wathi kuye, Zilinde, ungathethi nto kuYakobi, nokuba yelungileyo nokuba yembi. 25uLabhan wadibana noYakobi. uYakobi wayimisa intente yakhe phezu kwentaba, uLabhan nabazalwana bakhe bamisa entabeni yaseGiliyadi. 26Wathi uLabhan kuYakobi, Wenza ntoni na, uzibambile iintombi zam nje ngekrele? 27Yini na ukuba ubaleke ngokuzola, uyeba? ubungatshongo kum ukuba ngendikubuyisile ngovuyo nangeengoma, iitamals neziqhithi? 28Yini na ukuba ungandivumeli ndibange oonyana bam neentombi zam? wenze into yobudenge. 29Kusemandleni esandla sam ukwenza ububi; ke uThixo kayihlo uthethe nam phezolo, wathi, Zilinde, ungathethi nto kuYakobi, nokuba yelungileyo nokuba yembi. 30Ngoku ke umke nje, ngokuba wawulangazelela indlu kayihlo, uzibeleni na zona izithixo zam? 31Waphendula uYakobi wathi kuLabhan, Bendisoyika, ndathi, Hleze uzixhakamfule kum iintombi zakho. 32Osukuba uzifumana kuye izithixo zakho, makangadli bomi. Kuba uYakobi wayengazi ukuba uRakeli uzibile. 33Wangena uLabhan ententeni kaYakobi, nasententeni kaLeya, nasententeni yeempelesi zombini; akazifumana. Waphuma ententeni kaLeya, wangena ententeni kaRakeli. 34uRakeli wayithabatha imifanekiso, wayifaka phakathi kwengubo yenkamela, wahlala phezu kwayo. uLabhan wayiphuthaphutha yonke intente, akayifumana. 35Wathi kuyise, Mawungabi namsindo, Nkosi yam, kuba ndingenako ukuma phambi kwakho; ngokuba ikum isidima sabafazi. Wagqogqa, akafumana mifanekiso. 36Wacaphuka uYakobi, wamdubadubeka uLabhan. Waphendula uYakobi wathi kuLabhan, Buyintoni na ubugwenxa bam? Siyintoni na isono sam, ukuba undenze nzima kangaka? 37Xa ubuzifuna zonke izinto zam, wafumana ntoni na yazo zonke iimpahla zendlu yakho? yibeke apha phambi kwamawethu, ukuze basigwebe sobabini. 38Ndibe nawe le minyaka imashumi mabini; Impahla yakho emfutshane, neenciniba zakho azidlanga, neenkunzi zempahla yakho emfutshane andizidlanga. 39Into eqwengiweyo andiyizisanga kuwe, ndayimisela ngokwam; Ndiyithwele ilahleko yayo; uyayifuna esandleni sam, nokuba ibibiwe emini okanye ebusuku. 40Ndaba njalo; Emini komile kwaye ebusuku kubanda; ubuthongo bam bebungekho emehlweni am. 41Kwaba minyaka imashumi mabini endlwini yakho; ndakukhonza iminyaka elishumi elinamine ngenxa yeentombi zakho zombini, iminyaka emithandathu ngenxa yemfuyo yakho; uwuguqule kalishumi umvuzo wam. 42Ukuba uThixo kabawo, uThixo ka-Abraham, Ohlonelwa nguIsake, waba nam, ngendithabathe mna ndedwa. uThixo uzibonile iintsizi zam nomsebenzi wezandla zam, wakukhalimela phezolo. 43uLabhan wamphendula uYakobi, wathi, Ezi ntombi ziintombi zam, aba oonyana ngoonyana bam, amathokazi lawo ngamathokazi am, neento zonke ozibonayo zezam; Nanamhla oku ndingathini ngezi ntombi zam, nabantwana bazo ezibazeleyo? 44Khawuze senze umnqophiso, mna nawe; ube lingqina phakathi kwam nawe. 45uYakobi wathabatha ilitye, waliphakamisa lasisimiso. 46Wathi uYakobi kubazalwana bakhe, Cholani amatye; bathabatha amatye, benza imfumba; badla khona imfumba. 47Wathi ukuyibiza uLabhan yiYegare-sahaduta, uYakobi wathi ukuyibiza yiGalet. 48Wathi uLabhan, Eli themba namhla libubungqina phakathi kwam nawe. Ke ngoko, igama lawo kwathiwa yiGaledi; 49neMizpa; ngokuba wathi, uYehova ubonisele phakathi kwam nawe, xa singasekhoyo. 50Ukuba uthe wazicinezela iintombi zam, nokuba uthe wazeka abafazi phezu kweentombi zam, akukho bani unathi. Yabona, uThixo ulingqina phakathi kwam nawe. 51Wathi uLabhan kuYakobi, Nali ke ithemba, nali ke ilitye lesikhumbuzo endiliqilileyo phakathi kwam nawe; 52Le ntembeko mayibe bubungqina, kwaye eli litye lesikhumbuzo libe bubungqina, bokuba andiyi kunikela le ntembeko kuni, nokokuba aniyi kuyisusa le nkoloseko neli litye lokundikhumbuza ukuba lenze ububi. 53Wanga uThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaNakore, uThixo woyise wabo, asigwebe. Wafunga uYakobi ngokoyikeka kukayise uIsake. 54uYakobi wabingelela umbingelelo entabeni apho, wabiza abazalwana bakhe, ukuba beze badle isonka. Badla isonka, balala entabeni apho. 55Wavuka uLabhan kusasa, wabanga oonyana bakhe, neentombi zakhe, wabasikelela; Wemka ke uLabhan, wabuyela endlwini yakhe.
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