Iinzukulwana ezinye zaka-Abrahamu
1U-Abrahamu wathatha omunye umfazi, egade kuthiwa nguKhethura. 2Yena wambelethela uZimrani, uJokhitjhani, uMedani, uMidiyani, uYitjhibakhi noTjhuwarhi. 3UJokhitjhani wabeletha uTjheba noDedani. Iinzukulwana zakaDedani bekuma-Atjhuri, amaLethutjhi namaLewumi. 4Amadodana kaMidiyani bekungu-Efa, u-Eferi, uRhanoki, u-Abida no-Elida. Boke labo bekuziinzukulwana zakaKhethura.
Ukuhlongakala nokubulungwa kwaka-Abrahamu
5U-Abrahamu wanikela u-Isaka loke ilifa lakhe. 6Kodwana kwathi asaphila, wapha amadodana wamakhohlwakhe izipho wathi abaye ngenarheni engepumalanga yeKanana ukuze babe kude nendodanakhe u-Isaka.
7U-Abrahamu waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi alikhomba namihlanu. 8-9Gade sele aluphele khulu lokha nakakhohlela kokugcina, wahlongakala anelisekile ngepilo, aliqhegu elithukgheleko. Amadodanakhe u-Isaka no-Itjhimayeli bambulunga kebekhabo erholweni leMakaphela. Ithunelo belingepumalanga yeMamre, esimini ka-Efroni umsa kaTsorhari umRhithi, 10ekuyisimu u-Abrahamu ayithenga kumaRhithi. U-Abrahamu wabulungwa lapho-ke yena nomkakhe uSara.
11Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Abrahamu, uZimu wabusisa indodanakhe u-Isaka ogade ahlala emthonjeni we-Larhayi-Royi.
Iinzukulwana zaka-Itjhimayeli
12Naku umlando ka-Itjhimayeli indodana ka-Abrahamu ambelethelwa nguHagari umGibhide, ikhobokakazi lakaSara. 13Naka-ke amabizo wamadodana ka-Itjhimayeli ngokulamana kwawo: Izibulo nguNebayothi, alanywe nguKedari, u-Adibiyeli, uMibisami, 14uMitjhima, uDuma, uMasa, 15uRhadadi, uTema, uJethuri, uNafitjhi kanye noKhedema. 16Lawo-ke mabizo wamadodana ka-Itjhimayeli. Abarholi abalitjhumi nambili beenkorwaba gade banemizi eyakhiweko neenkampa zamatende.
17U-Itjhimayeli waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amathathu namikhomba. Wakhohlela kokugcina, wahlongakala bewabulungwa. 18Iinzukulwana zakhe zahlala endaweni ukusuka eRhavila ukuya eTjhuri, ngepumalanga yeGibhide ncange-Asiriya. Zahlala ziphehla inturhu kibo boke abafowazo.
Ukubelethwa kwaka-Esewu noJakopo
19Naku umlando ka-Isaka indodana ka-Abrahamu: U-Abrahamu wabeletha u-Isaka. 20U-Isaka gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amane lokha nakathatha uRabega indodakazi kaBhetuweli umAramu ovela ePadana-Aramu nongudadwabo kaLabani umAramu. 21U-Isaka wathandaza kuSomnini ngomkakhe ogade ayinyumba. USomnini waphendula umthandazwakhe, yeke umkakhe uRabega waba sidisi. 22Amasana gade anande akghudlhana ngesiswini sakhe wabe wazibuza wathi: “Kanti kwenzakalani kimapha?” Wakanye wayokubuza kuSomnini.
23USomnini wathi kuye:
“Kunezizwe ezimbili esibelethweni sakho,
abantu ababili ngesiswini sakho bazakuhlukaniswa;
omunye uzakuba namandla ukudlula omunye,
omkhulu alotjhe omncani.”
24Kwathi nakufika isikhathi sakhe sokubeletha, kwavela amawele wabesanyana. 25Wokuthoma wavela abomvana, umzimbakhe woke inga wembeswe ngenaka loboya, yeke bamthiya bona ngu-Esewu. 26Ngemva kwakhe kwavela umfowabo akakarele isithende saka-Esewu ngesandlana sakhe; yeke bamthiya bona nguJakopo. U-Isaka gade aneminyaka ematjhumi asithandathu lokha uRabega nakababelethako.
U-Esewu uthengisa amalungelwakhe wobuzibulo
27Abesanabo bakhula, u-Esewu waba mzumi onobukghoni, indoda ezwana nommango, kodwana uJakopo yena bekumumuntu ozothileko ohlala ematendeni. 28U-Isaka wathanda u-Esewu ngombana gade athanda inyama yeenyamazana, kodwana uRabega yena wazithandela uJakopo.
29Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uJakopo asapheke isitjhebo, kwafika u-Esewu avela emmangweni, adinwe afile. 30Wathi kuJakopo: “Akhe ungiphe isitjhebo sakho esinzothweso ngombana ngifile ngokudinwa!” Ngikho-nje godu kwathiwa ngu-Edomu.
31UJakopo waphendula wathi: “Uzwile! Ngithengisela ubuzibulo bakho ntange.”
32U-Esewu wathi: “Qala, ngiyafa ngendlala, buzangisiza ngani nje ubuzibulwanyana bakhonobo?”
33UJakopo wathi: “Zibophe ngesifungo khonanje.” Wazibopha ngesifungo-ke, wathengisela uJakopo ubuzibulo bakhe njalo.
34Yeke uJakopo waphakela u-Esewu isikwa nesitjhebo seenhlumaya. Wagoma, wasela, wasikima, wakhamba. Ngalokho u-Esewu wanyaza ubuzibulo bakhe.
