UGENESISI 36
Iinzukulwana zaka-Esewu
1Naku umlando ka-Esewu okutjho u-Edomu.
2U-Esewu wathatha abafazi emadodakazini weKanana: u-Ada indodakazi ka-Eloni umRhithi, u-Oholibhama indodakazi ka-Ana oyindodakazi kaTsibiyoni, umRhivi 3noBhasemathi indodakazi ka-Itjhimayeli udadwabo kaNebayothi.
4U-Ada wabelethela u-Esewu u-Elifazi, uBhasemathi wabeletha uRewuyeli, 5u-Oholibhama wabeletha uJewutjhi, uJalamu noKhorarhi.
Lawo bekumadodana ka-Esewu abelethelwa wona eKanana.
6U-Esewu gade athethe abafazi bakhe, amadodanakhe, amadodakazakhe nabo boke bomndenakhe, ifuywakhe, zoke iinlwana ezinye kanye nayo yoke ipahla ayizuza enarheni yeKanana, wafudukela enarheni engepumalanga komfowabo uJakopo. 7Ipahlabo besele iyinengi khulu kobana bebangaragela phambili nokuhlala ndawonye. Inarha ebegade bahlala kiyo besele ingasakghoni ukubondla bobabili ngebanga lefuywabo. 8U-Esewu okutjho u-Edomu, wanzinza eentatjaneni zeSeyiri.
9Lo mlando ka-Esewu uyise wama-Edomu wangeentatjaneni zeSeyiri.
10Lawa-ke mabizo wamadodana ka-Esewu: u-Elifazi indodana ka-Ada umka-Esewu, uRewuyeli indodana kaBhasemathi umka-Esewu.
11Amadodana ka-Elifazi bekunguTemana, u-Omari, uTsefo, uGatami noKhenazi.
12Indodana ka-Esewu, u-Elifazi, gade anekhohlo ibizo lalo kunguTimna owambelethela u-Amalekhi. Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zomka-Esewu u-Ada.
13Lawa bekumadodana kaRewuyeli: uNarhathi, uZerarhi, uTjhama noMiza. Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zomka-Esewu uBhasemathi.
14Amadodana womka-Esewu u-Oholibhama, indodakazi ka-Ana oyindodakazi kaTsibiyoni, awabelethela u-Esewu bekunguJewutjhi, uJalamu noKhorarhi.
15Lawa bekumakhosana weenzukulwana zaka-Esewu okumadodana ka-Elifazi izibulo laka-Esewu: ikosana uTemana, ikosana u-Omari, ikosana uTsefo, ikosana uKhenazi, 16ikosana uKhorarhi, ikosana uGatamu, ikosana u-Amalekhi.
Lawo bekumakhosana abelethelwe ngu-Elifazi enarheni yakwa-Edomu. Wona gade aziinzukulwana zaka-Ada.
17Lawa bekumadodana kaRewuyeli umsa ka-Esewu: ikosana uNarhathi, ikosana uZerarhi, ikosana uTjhama, ikosana uMiza.
Lawo-ke bekumakhosana abelethelwe nguRewuyeli enarheni yakwa-Edomu. Wona gade aziinzukulwana zomka-Esewu uBhasemathi.
18Lawa bekumadodana ka-Oholibhama umka-Esewu: ikosana uJewutjhi, ikosana uJalamu, ikosana uKhorarhi.
Lawo-ke bekumakhosana abelethwe mka-Esewu u-Oholibhama oyindodakazi ka-Ana.
19Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zaka-Esewu okutjho u-Edomu ebegade zimakhosana weenkoro.
Izakhamuzi zeSeyiri
20Lawa bekumaRhori, azizakhamuzi zendabuko zeSeyiri: uLothani, uTjhobali, uTsibiyoni, u-Ana, 21uDitjhoni, u-Etseri noDitjhani.
Lawo bekumakhosana wamaRhori azizakhamuzi zeSeyiri enarheni yakwa-Edomu.
22Amadodana kaLothani bekunguRhori noHemami, ukghariyabo kunguTimna.
23Lawa bekumadodana kaTjhobali: u-Alvani, uManarhathi, u-Ebali, uTjhefo no-Onami.
24Lawa bekumadodana kaTsibiyoni: u-Aya no-Ana.
U-Ana lo ngowathi aseluse abodumbana bakayise uTsibiyoni erhalawumbeni wazithela phezu kwamagoqo.
25Laba bekubantwana baka-Ana: uDitjhoni indodana no-Oholibhama indodakazi.
26Amadodana kaDitjhoni bekungilawa: uRhemdani, u-Etjhibhani, uJitirani noKerana.
27Naka amadodana ka-Etseri: uBhilirhana, uZavana no-Akhana.
28Lawa bekumadodana kaDitjhani: u-Utsi no-Arana.
29Lawa bekumakhosana wamaRhori: ikosana uLothani, ikosana uTjhobali, ikosana uTsibiyoni, ikosana u-Ana, 30ikosana uDitjhoni, ikosana u-Etseri, ikosana uDitjhani.
Bona gade bamakhosana weenkoro zamaRhori ukuya ngokobukhosi benarha yeSeyiri.
Amakhosi wakwa-Edomu
31Lawa kwaba makhosi abusa kwa-Edomu ngaphambi kokobana ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ibuse naphezu kwama-Edomu:
32UBhela umsa kaBhewori ovela edorobheni leDinihaba. 33Lokha uBhela nakahlongakalako, uJobabi umsa kaZerarhi weBhotsira waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
34Kwathi nakuhlongakala uJobabi, uRhutjhamu wenarheni yamaTemani waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
35Nakuhlongakala uRhutjhamu, uHadadi umsa kaBhedadi owasahlela bakwaMidiyani esifundeni sakwaMowabi, waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe. Idorobho avela kilo bekuyi-Avithi.
36Lokha uHadadi nakahlongakalako, uSamla weMasirekha waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
37Kwathi lokha nakuhlongakala uSamla, uSawula weRerhobhothi magegana nomlambo waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
38Nakuhlongakala uSawula, uBhali-Rhanani umsa ka-Akibhori waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
39Lokha uBhali-Rhanani umsa ka-Akibhori nakahlongakalako, uHadadi waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe. Idorobho lakhe labizwa bona yiPawu; ibizo lomkakhe bekunguMehethabheli indodakazi kaMathiredi oyindodakazi kaMezahabu.
40Lokha uHadadi nakahlongakalako, amakhosana alandelako la, abusa kwa-Edomu:
ikosana uTimna, ikosana u-Aliva, ikosana uJetethi, 41ikosana u-Oholibama, ikosana u-Ela, ikosana uPinoni, 42ikosana uKhenazi, ikosana uTemani, ikosana uMibitsari, 43ikosana uMagidiyeli, ikosana u-Iramu.
Lawo bekumakhosana wakwa-Edomu enye nenye emzinayo esifundeni sayo.
Ngiwo-ke lowo umlando ka-Esewu, ongukhokho wama-Edomu.
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