EYEZIQALO 11

₁Ngelo xesha abantu elizweni babethetha ulwimi olunye, besebenzisa namagama afanayo ezinto. ₂Ke ekubhaduleni kwabo kwelasempumalanga bada baya kutsho kumathafa aseBhabheli, bema apho. ₃Bathethana bathi: “Masenze izitena, sizitshise ziqine.” Baza ke basebenzisa ezo zitena endaweni yamatye, netha endaweni yodaka. ₄Bathi ke: “Masakhe isixeko, senze nenqaba enencopho eya kutsho esibhakabhakeni, ukuze sibe negama nathi, singathi saa elizweni.”

₅*UNdikhoyo wehla weza kusibona eso sixeko babesakhile nenqaba leyo, ₆waza wathi: “Xa aba bantu beluhlanga olunye, bekwantetho-nye, sebeqala ngokwenjenje, abanakuxakwa nayintoni na abafuna ukuyenza. ₇Yizani sihle, ulwimi lwabo silwenze lube yingxuba-kaxaka, khon' ukuze bangevani ngentetho.” ₈Wabathi saa elizweni uNdikhoyo, àbasakha neso sixeko. ₉Kwathiwa eso sixeko yiBhabheli, kuba kaloku uThixo wasuka wayenza ingxuba-kaxaka intetho yabantu. Ukusuka apho abantu bathi saa elizweni.

₁₀Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoShem. Kudlule iminyaka yamibini emva konogumbe, uShem wazala unyana uArpakishadi selenekhulu leminyaka ubudala. ₁₁Uhleli amanye amakhulu amahlanu emva koko, wazala abanye abantwana.

₁₂Akuba namashumi mathathu anantlanu uArpakishadi, wazala unyana uShela. ₁₃Emva koko uhleli amakhulu mane anantathu, wazala nabanye abantwana.

₁₄Akuba namashumi mathathu uShela, wazala unyana uHebhere. ₁₅Wahlala amakhulu mane anantathu emva koko, wazala nabanye abantwana.

₁₆Wayenamashumi mathathu anane uHebhere ukuzala kwakhe unyana uPelegi. ₁₇Uhleli amakhulu mane anamashumi mathathu emva koko, wazala abanye abantwana.

₁₈UPelege uzele unyana, uRewu, emashumi mathathu ubudala. ₁₉Uhleli amakhulu mabini anethoba emva koko, wazala nabanye abantwana.

₂₀URewu uzele unyana, uSerugi, emashumi mathathu anambini ubudala. ₂₁Uhleli amakhulu mabini anesixhenxe emva koko, wazala nabanye abantwana.

₂₂Akuba mashumi mathathu ubudala uSerugi, wazala uNahore. ₂₃Uhleli amakhulu mabini eminyaka emva koko, wazala nabanye abantwana.

₂₄Wayenamashumi mabini anethoba uNahore ukuzala kwakhe unyana wakhe uTera. ₂₅Emva koko uhleli ikhulu lineshumi elinethoba leminyaka, waza wazala nabanye abantwana.

₂₆UTera wayeselenamashumi asixhenxe ukuzala kwakhe uAbram noNahore noHaran.

₂₇Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoTera uyise ka-Abram noNahore noHaran. UHaran wazala uLothe, ₂₈waza kwayena uHaran watshabela kwakweso sixeko sakubo, iUre kwelamaKaledi. Uyise wayesadla amazimba. ₂₉UAbram wathatha uSarayi, waza uNahore yena wathatha uMilika, intombi kaHaran uyise kaIska. ₃₀Ke kaloku uSarayi wayengenabantwana, kuba wayengazali.

₃₁UTera wafuduka eUre, ehamba noAbram unyana wakhe, kunye nomzukulwana wakhe uLothe, unyana kaHaram, kwakunye noSarayi umolokazana wakhe, umka-Abram. Wemka kwelamaKaledi, wafudukela welaseKanana. Bahamba bada baya kutsho eHaran, bafika bema apho. ₃₂Wabhubhela apho eHaran uTera emakhulu mabini anantlanu ubudala.