UGenesise 24
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UGenesise 24
URebheka ucelwa ukuba abe umka-Isaka
1U-Abhrahama wayesemdala ecindezelwe yibudala; uJehova wambusisa u-Abhrahama kukho konke.
2Wayesethi u-Abrahama encekwini yakhe endala yendlu yakhe ebusa phezu kwakho konke anakho: “Beka isandla sakho ngaphansi kwenyonga yami.
3Ngizakufungisa uJehova, uNkulunkulu wezulu, loNkulunkulu womhlaba, ukuthi kawuyikuthathela indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhanani engihlala phakathi kwawo.
4Kodwa kumelwe uye ezweni lakithi nasemndenini wakithi uyithathele umfazi indodana yami u-Isaka.
5Inceku yasisithi kuye: Mhlawumbe owesifazana angethandi ukungilandela ukuya kulelilizwe; ngibuyise indodana yakho ezweni owaphuma kulo na?
6U-Abhrahama wasesithi kuye: Qaphela ukuthi ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami.
7UJehova, 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.
8Uma owesifazane engathandi ukukulandela, wosusa lesi sifungo sami; kuphela ungayibuyiseli khona indodana yami.
9Inceku yasibeka isandla sayo ngaphansi kwenyonga lika-Abhrahama inkosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngalendaba.
10Inceku yathatha amakamela ayishumi emakameleni enkosi yayo yahamba; ngoba yonke impahla yenkosi yakhe yayisesandleni sakhe; wasuka, waya eMesopotamiya, emzini kaNahori.
11Waguqisa amakamela akhe ngaphandle komuzi ngasemthonjeni kusihlwa, isikhathi abaphuma ngaso abesifazane ukuyokha amanzi.
12Wathi: “Jehova, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, thumela ukuba ngibizwe namuhla, uyenzele umusa inkosi yami u-Abrahama.”
13Bheka, ngimi ngasemthonjeni; amadodakazi abantu bomuzi aphuma ukuyokha amanzi.
14Intombazana 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.
15Engakaqedi ukukhuluma, kwaphuma uRebeka owazalelwa uBetuweli indodana kaMilka umkaNahori umfowabo ka-Abrahama, enembiza yakhe ehlombe lakhe.
16Intombazane yayiyinhle kakhulu, iyintombi nto, ingaziwa muntu; wehlela emthonjeni, wagcwalisa imbiza yakhe, wenyuka.
17Inceku yayisigijima ukuyihlangabeza, yathi: “Ake ngiphuze ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho.”
18Wathi: “Phuza, nkosi yami; washesha wehlisa imbiza yakhe esandleni sakhe, wamphuzisa.
19Kwathi eseqedile ukuphuza wathi: Ngizakhelela amakamela akho amanzi aze aqede ukuphuza.
20Washesha wathululela imbiza yakhe emkhombeni, wagijima wabuyela emthonjeni ukuyokha, wakhethela onke amakamela akhe.
21Indoda eyayimmangazile yathula, ukuze yazi ukuthi iNkosi yayiphumelelisile indlela yakhe noma qha.
22Kwathi amakamela eseqedile ukuphuza, indoda yathatha icici legolide, inxenye yeshekeli, namasongo amabili ezandleni zayo, amashekeli ayishumi egolide;
23Uyindodakazi kabani? tshela mina: ikhona yini indawo endlini kayihlo esizolala kuyo?
24Yathi kuye: “Ngiyindodakazi kaBetuweli indodana kaMilka amzalela yona uNahori.”
25Wathi kuye: “Sinotshani obanele, imfuyo nendawo yokulala.”
26Indoda yagebisa ikhanda, yakhuleka eNkosini.
27Wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongayithobisanga inkosi yami ngomusa wayo nokuthembeka kwayo;
28Intombazana yagijima, yabatshela lezizinto ngendlu kanina.
29URebeka wayenomnewabo ogama lakhe lalinguLabani; uLabani wagijima waya endodeni emthonjeni.
30Kwathi lapho ebona icici namasongo ezandleni zikadadewabo, wezwa amazwi kadadewabo uRebeka, ethi: “Yilokhu indoda ekhulume kimi; ukuthi wafika kumuntu; bheka, wayemi ngasemakameleni ngasemthonjeni.
31Wathi: “Ngena, obusisiweyo yiNkosi; ume ngani ngaphandle? ngoba mina sengilungisile indlu lendawo yamakamela.
32Indoda yangena endlini, yakhulula amakamela ayo, yanika amakamela utshani nefolishi namanzi ukuba ageze izinyawo zayo nezinyawo zamadoda ayenayo.
33Kwabekwa phambi kwakhe ukudla ukuba adle; kepha wathi: “Angiyikudla ngize ngikhulume umyalo wami.” Wathi: “Khuluma.”
34Wathi: “Ngiyinceku ka-Abrahama.”
35UJehova ubusisile kakhulu inkosi yami; wakhula, wamnika izimvu, nezinkomo, nesiliva, negolide, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, namakamela, nezimbongolo.
36USara umkankosi yami wayizalela inkosi yami indodana esemdala, wayinika yona konke enakho.
37Inkosi yami yangifungisa yathi: ‘Ungathatheli indodana yami umfazi emadodakazini amaKhanani engihlala ezweni lawo.
38Kodwa kumelwe uye endlini kababa nasendlini yakithi uyithathele umfazi indodana yami.
39Ngase ngithi enkosini yami: ‘Mhlawumbe owesifazane akayikungilandela;
40Yathi kimi: ‘UJehova engihamba phambi kwakhe uyakuthuma ingelosi yakhe nawe, aphumelelise indlela yakho; futhi kumelwe uyithathele indodana yami umfazi emndenini wakithi nasendlini kababa.
41Khona-ke uyosisusa lesi sifungo sami lapho ufika emndenini wami; futhi uma benganiniki lutho, niyokhululeka esifungweni sami.
42Ngase ngifika emthonjeni namuhla, ngathi: ‘Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, uma uyiphumelelisa indlela yami engihamba ngayo;
43Bheka, ngimi ngasemthonjeni; lapho intombi iphuma ukukha amanzi, ngasengisithi kuyo: Ngiphuzise ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho;
44Wathi kimi: “Phuzani nina nobabili, futhi ngizokudalela namakamela; makube ngumfazi uJehova ammisele indodana yenkosi yami.
45Ngingakaqedi ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yami, kwaphuma uRebeka enembiza yakhe ehlombe; wehlela emthonjeni wakha amanzi; ngathi kuye: Ake ngiphuze.
46Wayeseshesha wehlisa imbiza yakhe, wathi: “Phuza, ngizakuwaphuzisa namakamela akho; ngalokho ngaphuza, waphuzisa namakamela.
47Ngambuza ngathi: Uyindodakazi kabani wena? Wathi: “Indodakazi kaBetuweli indodana kaNahori, amzalela yona uMilka;
48Ngakhothamisa ikhanda lami, ngakhuleka kuJehova, ngamdumisa uJehova, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongihole endleleni eqondileyo ukuba ngithathele indodana yayo indodakazi yomfowabo wenkosi yami.
49Futhi uma manje nithanda ukwenza umusa neqiniso enkosini yami, ngitsheleni; uma kungenjalo, ngitshele; ukuthi ngijike kwesokudla noma kwesobunxele.
50Base bephendula oLabani noBetuweli, bathi: “Indaba ivela kuJehova; asinakukhuluma okubi noma okuhle kuwe.
51Bheka, uRebeka uphambi kwakho, mthathe, uhambe, abe ngumkandodana yenkosi yakho, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile.
52Kwathi inceku ka-Abrahama isizwile amazwi abo, yakhuleka kuJehova, yakhothamela emhlabathini.
53Inceku yayisikhipha izinto zesiliva nezegolide, nezingubo, yazinika uRebeka; wabanika umnewabo nonina izinto eziyigugu.
54Badla, banatha, yena namadoda ayenaye, bahlala ubusuku bonke; basebeqeda ekuseni bathi: Ngiyekeleni ngiye enkosini yami.
55Base bethi umnewabo nonina: “Vumela intombazane ihlale nathi izinsuku okungenani eziyishumi; emva kwalokho uzohamba.
56Wathi kubo: “Ningangithiyi, lokhu uJehova eyiphumelelisile indlela yami; ngimukise ukuze ngiye enkosini yami.
57Bathi: “Sizoyibiza intombazane, siyibuze emlonyeni wayo.”
58Basebembiza uRebeka, bathi kuye: Uyathanda yini ukuhamba lalumuntu? Wathi: “Ngiyakuhamba.”
59Base bemukisa udadewabo uRebeka, nomzanyana wakhe, nenceku ka-Abrahama, namadoda ayo.
60Basebembusisa uRebeka, bathi kuye: Wena ungudadewethu, ube ngunina wezinkulungwane zezigidi, inzalo yakho idle ilifa lesango lalabo abayizondayo.
61URebeka wasukuma nezintombi zakhe, bagibela amakamela, balandela indoda; inceku yamthatha uRebeka yahamba.
62U-Isaka waphuma endleleni eya emthonjeni waseLahayiyiroyi; ngoba wayehlala eningizimu.
63U-Isaka waphuma sekuhlwile ukuyozindla ensimini; waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, amakamela ayesiza.
64URebeka waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona u-Isaka, wehla ekameleni.
65Wathi encekwini: “Ngubani le ndoda ehamba kithi endle na?” Yasisithi inceku: Le yinkosi yami; ngalokho wathatha iveli wazimboza.
66Inceku yayisimtshela u-Isaka konke ebikwenzile.
67U-Isaka wamngenisa etendeni likanina uSara, waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi uRebheka, waba ngumkakhe; wamthanda, u-Isaka waduduzeka emva kokufa kukanina.
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