U-Isaka wahlwanyela kulelo zwe, wazuza ngokuphindwe kayikhulu ngawo lowo mnyaka, uJehova wambusisa.
Indoda yakhula, yaqhubeka ikhula, yaze yaba nkulu kakhulu.
Ngokuba wayenezimvu nezinkomo, nezinceku eziningi, amaFilisti aba nomona ngaye.
Yonke imithombo ezayimba izinceku zikayise ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise, amaFilisti ayivala ayigcwalisa ngomhlabathi.
U-Abimeleki wayesethi ku-Isaka: “Suka kithi; ngoba wena ulamandla kakhulu kulathi.
U-Isaka wasuka lapho, wamisa itende lakhe esigodini saseGerari, wahlala khona.
U-Isaka wabuye wemba imithombo ababeyimbile ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise; ngoba amaFilisti azivala ngemva kokufa kuka-Abrahama, futhi wawaqamba ngamagama uyise ayewaqambe ngawo.
Izinceku zika-Isaka zemba esigodini, zathola lapho umthombo nomthombo.
Abelusi baseGerari baphikisana nabelusi baka-Isaka, bathi: “Amanzi ngawethu; wabiza umthombo ngokuthi i-Eseke; ngoba baphikisana laye.
Bemba omunye umthombo, baxabana nangawo, wawuqamba ngokuthi iSitina.
Wasuka lapho, wemba omunye umthombo; ngakho-ke abaxabananga; wayibiza ngokuthi iRehoboti; wathi: “Ngokuba manje uJehova usesenzele indawo, futhi siyakuzala ezweni.”
Wasesuka lapho waya eBherisheba.
UJehova wabonakala kuye ngalobo busuku, wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama; ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe, ngikubusise, ngandise inzalo yakho ngenxa ka-Abrahama inceku yami.
Wakha khona i-altare, wabiza igama likaJehova, wamisa itende lakhe khona; izinceku zika-Isaka zemba umthombo khona.
Ngemva kwalokho u-Abimeleki waya kuye evela eGerari, no-Ahusati umngane wakhe noPikoli induna yebutho lakhe.
U-Isaka wathi kubo: “Nizelani kimi, lokhu ningizonda, ningixoshile kini na?”
Base bethi: “Sibonile nokubona ukuthi uJehova unawe; sathi: ‘Makube khona isifungo phakathi kwethu, phakathi kwethu nawe, senze isivumelwano nawe;
ukuze ungasenzeli okubi, ngoba kasizange sikuthintile, lanjengoba sikwenzele okuhle kuphela, sikumukisa ngokuthula; manje usubusisiwe weNkosi.
Wabenzela idili, badla, baphuza.
Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, bafunga omunye komunye; u-Isaka wabamukisa, basuka kuye ngokuthula.
Ngalolo suku izinceku zika-Isaka zafika, zamtshela ngomthombo ezaziwumbile, zathi kuye: “Sithole amanzi.”
Wayibiza ngokuthi iSeba; ngalokho igama lomuzi liyiBeri Sheba kuze kube namuhla.
U-Esawu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ekuthatheni kwakhe uJuditi indodakazi kaBeri umHeti noBasemati indodakazi ka-Eloni umHeti.
Okwaba lusizi ku-Isaka noRebeka.
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