Amadodana Ka-Abhrahama Awazala KuKethura
1U-Abhrahama wabuye wathatha enye inkosikazi okuthiwa nguKethura. 2Yamzalela uZimrani, uJokishani, uMedani, uMidiyani, u-Ishibhaki, noShuwa. 3UJokishani wayenguyise kaShebha noDedani. Amadodana kaDedani kwakungama-Ashuri, amaLethushi, namaLewumi. 4Amadodana kaMidiyani: kwakungu-Efa, u-Eferi, uHanokhi, u-Abhida, no-Elda. Bonke laba babeyizizukulwane zikaKethura.
5U-Abhrahama walabela u-Isaka lonke ifa lakhe, 6kodwa amadodana ezancinza zakhe, u-Abhrahama wawanika izipho esaphila, wayeseyawaqhelisa endodaneni yakhe u-Isaka, aya ngasempumalanga, empumalanga.
Ukufa Nokungcwatshwa Kuka-Abhrahama
7Isiyonke iminyaka eyaphilwa ngu-Abhrahama yayiyi-175. 8U-Abhrahama wafa esemdala kakhulu, egculisekile yiminyaka ayiphilile, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu. 9Amadodana akhe u-Isaka no-Ishmayeli bamngcwaba emgedeni eMakhaphela osensimini ka-Efroni indodana kaZowari umHithi, empumalanga neMamre, 10insimu u-Abhrahama ayeyithenge kumaHithi. U-Abhrahama wangcwatshwa lapho kwathunwa khona umkakhe uSara. 11Esefile u-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu wayibusisa indodana yakhe u-Isaka. U-Isaka wakha e-Ebheri Lahayi Royi.
Izizukulwane Zika-Ishmayeli
12Nazi izizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abhrahama, ayizalelwa yisigqila sikaSara, uHagari umGibhithe. 13Lawa ngamagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngokwelamana kwawo: izibulo kwakunguNebhayothi, kulandele uKheda, u-Adibhiyeli, uMibhisamu, 14uMishima, uDuma, uMasa, 15uHadadi, uThema, uJethuri, uNaphishi, noKedema. 16Yilawo-ke amagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli ngokwakha kwawo emizaneni yawo, nangokuma kwawo enkanjini, ayizinhloko zezizwana ezilishumi nambili.
17Isiyonke iminyaka yokuphila kuka-Ishmayeli yayiyi-137. Wafa, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu. 18Izizukulwane zakhe zakha kusukela eHavila kuyoshaya eShuri, eduze nomngcele eGibhithe uma ulibhekise e-Ashuri. U-Ishmayeli wayengumdlwembe phakathi kwabafowabo, ehlala ebachukuluza.
Ukuzalwa Kuka-Esawu NoJakobe
19Nanku umlando ka-Isaka indodana ka-Abhrahama: u-Abhrahama wazala u-Isaka. 20U-Isaka wayeseneminyaka engama-40 ngesikhathi eganwa nguRibheka indodakazi kaBhethuweli umAramu wasePhadani Aramu; wayengudadewabo kaLabani umAramu. 21U-Isaka wamkhulekela kuSimakade uRibheka umkakhe, ngokuba wayengabatholi abantwana, iNkosi yawuzwa umkhuleko wakhe, uRibheka wakhulelwa. 22Abantwana babeqhubukushana ngaphakathi kuye, waze wathi: “Uma kuzoba nje, pho ngisaphilelani na?”
Wayeseyobuza kuSimakade. 23USimakade wathi kuye:
“Esibelethweni sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili;
izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu ozozizala.
Ziyakwehlukana ezibilini zakho;
esinye isizwe siyakwehlula esinye,
omkhulu akhonze omncane.”
24Kwathi sesifikile isikhathi sokubeletha, wazibula ngamawele. 25Owabona ilanga kuqala wayenomzimba ompofu ngebala, ephuphuzela uboya bunjengobesiphuku, lona wamqamba igama wathi ngu-Esawu. 26Emva kwakhe kwazalwa umfowabo owaphuma ebambelele esithendeni sika-Esawu, wamqamba igama wathi nguJakobe. U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engama-60 ngesikhathi kuzalwa laba bafana.
27Bakhula abafana, u-Esawu waba yiphisi, ekhonze ukuhlala endle; uJakobe wayengumuntu othule engumnqolo, ehlala emathendeni. 28U-Isaka wayemthanda kakhulu u-Esawu, ngokuba wayeyithanda inyama yenyamazane, kanti uJakobe wayethandwa kakhulu ngunina uRibheka.
U-Esawu Uthengisa Ngelungelo Lobuzibulo Bakhe
29Langa limbe uJakobe epheke isilovela samalentili, kwafika u-Esawu evela endle, eyetha yindlala. 30U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe kuleso silovela sakho esibomvu, ngafa yindlala.”
Kungakho kuthiwa ungu-Edomi.
31UJakobe wathi: “Ngithengisele kuqala ilungelo lobuzibulo bakho.”
32U-Esawu wathi: “Ngiyafa yiphango. Linamsebenzi muni ilungelo lobuzibulo bami kimi na?”
33UJakobe wathi: “Funga kuqala.”
Wayesefunga-ke. U-Esawu wadayisa kanjalo-ke ngelungelo lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.
34UJakobe wayesemupha isinkwa nesilovela samalentili. U-Esawu wadla, waphuza, wahamba. U-Esawu walidela kanjalo ilungelo lobuzibulo bakhe.
