UGenesise 24:1-50

U-Abhrahama wayesemdala ecindezelwe yibudala; uJehova wambusisa u-Abhrahama kukho konke. Wayesethi u-Abrahama encekwini yakhe endala yendlu yakhe ebusa phezu kwakho konke anakho: “Beka isandla sakho ngaphansi kwenyonga yami. Ngizakufungisa uJehova, uNkulunkulu wezulu, loNkulunkulu womhlaba, ukuthi kawuyikuthathela indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhanani engihlala phakathi kwawo. Kodwa kumelwe uye ezweni lakithi nasemndenini wakithi uyithathele umfazi indodana yami u-Isaka. Inceku yasisithi kuye: Mhlawumbe owesifazana angethandi ukungilandela ukuya kulelilizwe; ngibuyise indodana yakho ezweni owaphuma kulo na? U-Abhrahama wasesithi kuye: Qaphela ukuthi ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami. UJehova, uNkulunkulu wezulu, owangikhipha endlini kababa nasezweni lokuzalwa kwami, owakhuluma kimi, wafunga kimi, wathi: ‘Ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho leli zwe; kumelwe athumele ingelosi yakhe phambi kwakho, futhi kumelwe uyithathele khona indodana yami umfazi. Uma owesifazane engathandi ukukulandela, wosusa lesi sifungo sami; kuphela ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami. Inceku yasibeka isandla sayo ngaphansi kwenyonga lika-Abhrahama inkosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngalendaba. Inceku yathatha amakamela ayishumi emakameleni enkosi yayo yahamba; ngoba yonke impahla yenkosi yakhe yayisesandleni sakhe; wasuka, waya eMesopotamiya, emzini kaNahori. Waguqisa amakamela akhe ngaphandle komuzi ngasemthonjeni kusihlwa, isikhathi abaphuma ngaso abesifazane ukuyokha amanzi. Wathi: “Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, thumela ukuba ngibizwe namuhla, uyenzele umusa inkosi yami u-Abrahama.” Bheka, ngimi ngasemthonjeni; amadodakazi abantu bomuzi aphuma ukuyokha amanzi. Intombazana engizakuthi kuyo: Kakubekwe phansi imbiza yakho ukuze nginathe; athi: Phuza, ngizaphuzisa namakamela akho. Kube nguye ommisele inceku yakho u-Isaka; ngalokho ngiyakwazi ukuthi wenze umusa enkosini yami. Engakaqedi ukukhuluma, kwaphuma uRebeka owazalelwa uBetuweli indodana kaMilka umkaNahori umfowabo ka-Abrahama, enembiza yakhe ehlombe lakhe. Intombazane yayiyinhle kakhulu, iyintombi nto, ingaziwa muntu; wehlela emthonjeni, wagcwalisa imbiza yakhe, wenyuka. Inceku yayisigijima ukuyihlangabeza, yathi: “Ake ngiphuze ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho.” Wathi: “Phuza, nkosi yami; washesha wehlisa imbiza yakhe esandleni sakhe, wamphuzisa. Kwathi eseqedile ukuphuza wathi: Ngizakhelela amakamela akho amanzi aze aqede ukuphuza. Washesha wathululela imbiza yakhe emkhombeni, wagijima wabuyela emthonjeni ukuyokha, wakhethela onke amakamela akhe. Indoda eyayimmangazile yathula, ukuze yazi ukuthi iNkosi yayiphumelelisile indlela yakhe noma qha. Kwathi amakamela eseqedile ukuphuza, indoda yathatha icici legolide, inxenye yeshekeli, namasongo amabili ezandleni zayo, amashekeli ayishumi egolide; Uyindodakazi kabani? tshela mina: ikhona yini indawo endlini kayihlo esizolala kuyo? Yathi kuye: “Ngiyindodakazi kaBetuweli indodana kaMilka amzalela yona uNahori.” Wathi kuye: “Sinotshani obanele, imfuyo nendawo yokulala.” Indoda yagebisa ikhanda, yakhuleka eNkosini. Wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongayithobisanga inkosi yami ngomusa wayo nokuthembeka kwayo; Intombazana yagijima, yabatshela lezizinto ngendlu kanina. URebeka wayenomnewabo ogama lakhe lalinguLabani; uLabani wagijima waya endodeni emthonjeni. Kwathi lapho ebona icici namasongo ezandleni zikadadewabo, wezwa amazwi kadadewabo uRebeka, ethi: “Yilokhu indoda ekhulume kimi; ukuthi wafika kumuntu; bheka, wayemi ngasemakameleni ngasemthonjeni. Wathi: “Ngena, obusisiweyo yiNkosi; ume ngani ngaphandle? ngoba mina sengilungisile indlu lendawo yamakamela. Indoda yangena endlini, yakhulula amakamela ayo, yanika amakamela utshani nefolishi namanzi ukuba ageze izinyawo zayo nezinyawo zamadoda ayenayo. Kwabekwa phambi kwakhe ukudla ukuba adle; kepha wathi: “Angiyikudla ngize ngikhulume umyalo wami.” Wathi: “Khuluma.” Wathi: “Ngiyinceku ka-Abrahama.” UJehova ubusisile kakhulu inkosi yami; wakhula, wamnika izimvu, nezinkomo, nesiliva, negolide, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, namakamela, nezimbongolo. USara umkankosi yami wayizalela inkosi yami indodana esemdala, wayinika yona konke enakho. Inkosi yami yangifungisa yathi: ‘Ungathatheli indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhanani engihlala ezweni lawo. Kodwa kumelwe uye endlini kababa nasendlini yakithi uyithathele umfazi indodana yami. Ngase ngithi enkosini yami: ‘Mhlawumbe owesifazane akayikungilandela; Yathi kimi: ‘UJehova engihamba phambi kwakhe uyakuthuma ingelosi yakhe nawe, aphumelelise indlela yakho; futhi kumelwe uyithathele indodana yami umfazi emndenini wakithi nasendlini kababa. Khona-ke uyosisusa lesi sifungo sami lapho ufika emndenini wami; futhi uma benganiniki lutho, niyokhululeka esifungweni sami. Ngase ngifika emthonjeni namuhla, ngathi: ‘Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, uma uyiphumelelisa indlela yami engihamba ngayo; Bheka, ngimi ngasemthonjeni; lapho intombi iphuma ukukha amanzi, ngasengisithi kuyo: Ngiphuzise ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho; Wathi kimi: “Phuzani nina nobabili, futhi ngizokudalela namakamela; makube ngumfazi uJehova ammisele indodana yenkosi yami. Ngingakaqedi ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yami, kwaphuma uRebeka enembiza yakhe ehlombe; wehlela emthonjeni wakha amanzi; ngathi kuye: Ake ngiphuze. Wayeseshesha wehlisa imbiza yakhe, wathi: “Phuza, ngizakuwaphuzisa namakamela akho; ngalokho ngaphuza, waphuzisa namakamela. Ngambuza ngathi: Uyindodakazi kabani wena? Wathi: “Indodakazi kaBetuweli indodana kaNahori, amzalela yona uMilka; Ngakhothamisa ikhanda lami, ngakhuleka kuJehova, ngamdumisa uJehova, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongihole endleleni eqondileyo ukuba ngithathele indodana yayo indodakazi yomfowabo wenkosi yami. Futhi uma manje nithanda ukwenza umusa neqiniso enkosini yami, ngitsheleni; uma kungenjalo, ngitshele; ukuthi ngijike kwesokudla noma kwesobunxele. Base bephendula oLabani noBetuweli, bathi: “Indaba ivela kuJehova; asinakukhuluma okubi noma okuhle kuwe.