UGENESISE 25

₁UAbrahama waphinda wathatha umfazi ogama lakhe linguKetura.

₂Wamzalela oZimrani, noJokishani, noMedani, noMidiyani, noIshibaki, noShuwa.

₃UJokishani wazala oSheba noDedani. Amadodana kaDedani ayengama-Ashuri, namaLetushi, namaLewumi.

₄Amadodana kaMidiyani ayengoEfa, noEferi, noHanoki, noAbida, noElidaha. Bonke labo babengamadodana kaKetura.

₅UAbrahama wamnika uIsaka konke anakho.

₆Kepha amadodana ezancinza zika-Abrahama uAbrahama wawanika izipho nje, wawamukisa kuIsaka indodana yakhe esekhona, aye ngasempumalanga ezweni lasempumalanga.

₇Lezi ziyizinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kuka-Abrahama azihambayo: iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

₈UAbrahama wagqibuka wafa, esemdala egugile, esanelisiwe yizinsuku, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.

₉OIsaka noIshmayeli amadodana akhe bammbela emhumeni waseMakaphela, ensimini kaEfroni indodana kaSowari umHeti engaphambi kweMamre,

₁₀insimu ayithenga uAbrahama kubo abantwana bakwaHeti; khona wembelwa uAbrahama noSara umkakhe.

₁₁Kwathi emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama uNkulunkulu wambusisa uIsaka indodana yakhe; uIsaka wahlala eBeri-Lahayi-Royi.

₁₂Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaIshmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, uHagari waseGibithe incekukazi kaSara amzalela zona uAbrahama.

₁₃Lawa angamagama amadodana kaIshmayeli ngamagama awo nangokuzalwa kwawo: izibulo likaIshmayeli nguNebayoti, kanye noKedari, noAdibeli, noMibisamu,

₁₄noMishima, noDuma, noMasa,

₁₅noHadadi, noThema, noJeturu, noNafishi, noKhedema;

₁₆yilawo angamadodana kaIshmayeli, yilawo angamagama awo ngemizi yawo nangezikaniso zawo, izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngezizwe zawo.

₁₇Le iyiminyaka yokuhamba kukaIshmayeli: iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; wagqibuka wafa, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe.

₁₈Bahlala-ke kwasukela eHavila kwaze kwaba-seShuri elingaphambi kwaseGibithe ekuhambeni ukuya eAsiriya; wakha ngasempumalanga kwabafowabo.

₁₉Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaIsaka indodana ka-Abrahama: uAbrahama wazala uIsaka;

₂₀uIsaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane mhla emthatha uRebeka indodakazi kaBetuweli, umAramu wasePhadani-Aramu, udadewabo kaLabani umAramu, abe-ngumkakhe.

₂₁UIsaka wamkhulekela umkakhe kuJehova, ngokuba wayeyinyumba; uJehova wamzwela; uRebeka umkakhe wakhulelwa.

₂₂Abantwana baqhubukushana phakathi kwakhe; wathi: Uma kunje, ngisekhona ngani na? Waya wabuza kuJehova.

₂₃UJehova wathi kuye:

₂₄Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zakhe zokubeletha, bheka, kwakukhona amawele esiswini sakhe.

₂₅Waphuma owokuqala, ebomvana wonke umzimba, enjengengubo yoboya; baqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi uEsawu.

₂₆Emva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo, isandla sakhe sibambelele esithendeni sikaEsawu; igama lakhe labizwa ngokuthi uJakobe*; uIsaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha ekuzalweni kwabo.

₂₇Abafana bakhula; uEsawu wabayiphisi, umuntu wasendle; uJakobe wabayibeka, ehlala ematendeni.

₂₈UIsaka wamthanda uEsawu, ngokuba wayedla inyama yenyamazane yakhe; uRebeka wamthanda uJakobe.

₂₉Kwathi uJakobe wapheka ukudla, kwafika uEsawu evela endle, ediniwe.

₃₀UEsawu wathi kuJakobe: Ake ungiphe ukuba ngidle kokubomvu, kulokho okubomvu, ngokuba sengidiniwe; ngalokho igama lakhe lathiwa uEdomi.

₃₁Wayesethi uJakobe: Thengisa kimi namuhla ngefa lobuzibulo bakho.

₃₂Wathi uEsawu: Bheka, sengizakufa; linosizo luni kimi ifa lobuzibulo bami na?

₃₃UJakobe wathi: Funga kimi namuhla. Wayesefunga kuye, wathengisa ngefa lobuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.

₃₄UJakobe wamupha uEsawu isinkwa nokudla kwembumba; wadla, waphuza, wavuka, wahamba; wadelela kanjalo uEsawu ubuzibulo bakhe.