UGenesise 25:21-34

UGenesise 25:21-34 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)

U-Isaka wamkhulekela kuSimakade uRibheka umkakhe, ngokuba wayengabatholi abantwana, iNkosi yawuzwa umkhuleko wakhe, uRibheka wakhulelwa. Abantwana babeqhubukushana ngaphakathi kuye, waze wathi: “Uma kuzoba nje, pho ngisaphilelani na?” Wayeseyobuza kuSimakade. USimakade wathi kuye: “Esibelethweni sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili; izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu ozozizala. Ziyakwehlukana ezibilini zakho; esinye isizwe siyakwehlula esinye, omkhulu akhonze omncane.” Kwathi sesifikile isikhathi sokubeletha, wazibula ngamawele. Owabona ilanga kuqala wayenomzimba ompofu ngebala, ephuphuzela uboya bunjengobesiphuku, lona wamqamba igama wathi ngu-Esawu. Emva kwakhe kwazalwa umfowabo owaphuma ebambelele esithendeni sika-Esawu, wamqamba igama wathi nguJakobe. U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engama-60 ngesikhathi kuzalwa laba bafana. Bakhula abafana, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, ekhonze ukuhlala endle; uJakobe wayengumuntu othule engumnqolo, ehlala emathendeni. U-Isaka wayemthanda kakhulu u-Esawu, ngokuba wayeyithanda inyama yenyamazane, kanti uJakobe wayethandwa kakhulu ngunina uRibheka. Langa limbe uJakobe epheke isilovela samalentili, kwafika u-Esawu evela endle, eyetha yindlala. U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe kuleso silovela sakho esibomvu, ngafa yindlala.” Kungakho kuthiwa ungu-Edomi. UJakobe wathi: “Ngithengisele kuqala ilungelo lobuzibulo bakho.” U-Esawu wathi: “Ngiyafa yiphango. Linamsebenzi muni ilungelo lobuzibulo bami kimi na?” UJakobe wathi: “Funga kuqala.” Wayesefunga-ke. U-Esawu wadayisa kanjalo-ke ngelungelo lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe. UJakobe wayesemupha isinkwa nesilovela samalentili. U-Esawu wadla, waphuza, wahamba. U-Esawu walidela kanjalo ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe.

UGenesise 25:21-34 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)

U-Isaka wamkhulekela umkakhe kuJehova, ngokuba wayeyinyumba; uJehova wamzwela; uRebeka umkakhe wakhulelwa. Abantwana baqhubukushana phakathi kwakhe; wathi: “Uma kunje, ngisekhona ngani na?” Waya wabuza kuJehova. UJehova wathi kuye: “Esiswini sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili; izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu ziyakwahlukana ezibilinini zakho; esinye isizwe siyakwahlula esinye, omkhulu akhonze omncane.” Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zakhe zokubeletha, bheka, kwakukhona amawele esiswini sakhe. Waphuma owokuqala, ebomvana wonke umzimba, enjengengubo yoboya; baqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Esawu. Emva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo, isandla sakhe sibambelele esithendeni sika-Esawu; igama lakhe labizwa ngokuthi uJakobe;* u-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha ekuzalweni kwabo. Abafana bakhula; u-Esawu waba yiphisi, umuntu wasendle; uJakobe waba yibeka, ehlala ematendeni. U-Isaka wamthanda u-Esawu, ngokuba wayedla inyama yenyamazane yakhe; uRebeka wamthanda uJakobe. Kwathi uJakobe wapheka ukudla, kwafika u-Esawu evela endle, ediniwe. U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe ukuba ngidle kokubomvu, kulokho okubomvu, ngokuba sengidiniwe,” ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa u-Edomi.* Wayesethi uJakobe: “Thengisa kimi namuhla ngefa lobuzibulo bakho.” Wathi u-Esawu: “Bheka, sengizakufa; linosizo luni kimi ifa lobuzibulo bami na?” UJakobe wathi: “Funga kimi namuhla.” Wayesefunga kuye, wathengisa ngefa lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe. UJakobe wamupha u-Esawu isinkwa nokudla kwembumba; wadla, waphuza, wavuka, wahamba; wadelela kanjalo u-Esawu ubuzibulo bakhe.