Bible Reading Plan – Day 11

₁₆Wafuduka uYakobi nentsapho yakhe eBhetele. Kwathi xa babekude kufuphi ne-Efrata, kwabonakala ukuba lifikile ixesha lokuba uRakeli abeleke. Kwaba nzima kakhulu. ₁₇Kwathi egcuma ziintlungu, wavakala esithi umbelekisi wakhe: “Uzungoyiki, Rakeli, uzele enye inkwenkwe.” ₁₈Ngelo xesha ke uRakeli wayeseleqhawuka. Uthe kanye xa uphumayo umphefumlo wathi igama laloo mntwana nguBhenoni. Uyise yena wathi nguBhenjamin.

₁₉Waza ke uRakeli wafa, wangcwatywa ecaleni kwendlela eya e-Efrata, ekuthiwa yiBhetelehem. ₂₀Wemisa ilitye lesikhumbuzo apho uYakobi. Liselapho; nangoku lisaqondisa ingcwaba likaRakeli. ₂₁Wahambela mganyana uYakobi, wafika wemisa malunga neMigdali-edere.

₂₂Ngethuba wayesekuloo mmandla uSirayeli, uRubhen walala noBhiliya, elinye lamaqadi abafazi bakayise uSirayeli. Wayiva loo nto uSirayeli.

UYakobi wayenoonyana abalishumi elinambini. ₂₃Oonyana abazalwa nguLeya yayinguRubhen, izibulo likaYakobi, noSimon, noLevi, noJuda; uIsakare noZebhulon. ₂₄Oonyana abazalwa nguRakeli yayinguJosefu noBhenjamin. ₂₅Oonyana bempelesi kaRakeli uBhiliya yayinguDan noNafetali. ₂₆Oonyana bempelesi kaLeya uZilipha yayinguGadi noAshere. Aba nyana bazalelwa ePadan-aram.

₂₇UYakobi waya kuyise eMamre kufuphi neHebron, ekwakusithiwa yiKiriyati-arbha, apho babemi khona ooAbraham noIsake. ₂₈UIsake uhleli iminyaka elikhulu linamashumi asibhozo. ₂₉Ubhubhe seleyinkothovu yexhego, wangcwatywa ngoonyana bakhe uEsawu noYakobi.

₁Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoEsawu okwanguEdom. ₂UEsawu watshata iintombi zaseKanana. Wathatha uAda, intombi kaElon umHiti, noHolibhama intombi ka-Ana unyana kaZibheyon, umHivi, ₃kunye noBhasemati, intombi kaIshmayeli, engudade boNebhayoti. ₄UAda wazala uElifazi, uBhasemati wazala uRuweli, ₅waza uHolibhama wazala uJewushe noJalam kunye noKora. Bonke aba nyana bakaEsawu bazalelwa eKanana.

₆UEsawu wathatha abafazi bakhe, noonyana bakhe, iintombi zakhe, nabo bonke abantu bakhe, kunye nemfuyo yakhe, nayo yonke impahla awayifumana kwilizwe laseKanana, wemka wamshiya umntakwabo uYakobi. ₇Unobangela wokuba emke kukuba lo mhlaba wawungasabaneli; imfuyo yabo yayiselininzi kakhulu. ₈UEsawu ke waya kuma kweleentaba e-Edom.

₉Nantsi inzala kaEsawu, ukhoko wamaEdom: _10-13Umka-Esawu, uAda, wazala unyana uElifazi. UElifazi yena wazala uTeman, no-Omare, uZefo, uGatam, noKenazi. Omnye umfazi kaElifazi, uTimna, wazala uAmaleki.

UBhasemati, umka-Esawu, yena wazala uRuweli. Yena uRuweli wazala uNahati, uZera, uShama, kunye noMiza.

₁₄Umka-Esawu onguHolibhama intombi ka-Ana lo ungunyana kaZibheyon, yena wazala uJewushe, uJalam, noKora.

₁₅Nazi ke izizwe ezingumlibo kaEsawu: UElifazi izibulo likaEsawu, nguyise-mkhulu wezi zizwe zilandelayo: amaTema, amaOmare, amaZefo, amaKenazi, ₁₆amaKora, amaGatam, nama-Amaleki. Bonke aba ngabomlibo ka-Ada umka-Esawu.

₁₇URuweli, unyana kaEsawu, yena nguyise-mkhulu wezi zizwe: amaNahati, amaZera, amaShama, namaMiza. Bonke aba ngabomlibo kaBhasemati umka-Esawu.

₁₈Ezi zizwe zilandelayo zingumlibo kaEsawu ngoHolibhama intombi ka-Ana: amaJewushe, amaJalam, namaKora. ₁₉Zonke ezi zizwe yinzala kaEsawu.

_20-21Abemi bemveli belase-Edom yayizizizwe ezimlibo ulandwa ngaba bazukulwana bakaSeyire umHori: uLotan, uShobhali, uZibheyon, uAna, uDishon, uEzere, noDishan.

₂₂ULotan wayengukhoko wamaHori namaHeman. ULotan wayenodade wabo uTimna.

₂₃UShobhali wayengukhoko wama-Alvani, namaManahati, amaEbhali, amaShefo, namaOnam.

₂₄UZibheyon wazala uAya noAna. Ngulo Ana lo wabhaqa imithombo yamanzi ashushu entlango esalusa iidonki zikayise.

_25-26UAna wazala uDishon, lo ungukhokho wamaHemdan, amaEshbhan, amaItran, namaKeran. UAna wayekwanentombi egama linguHolibhama.

₂₇UEzere wayengukhokho wamaBhilehan, amaZavan, nama-Akane.

₂₈UDishan yena ungukhokho wamaUzi nama-Aran.

_29-30Nazi izizwe zamaHori ezimi e-Edom: ngamaLotan, amaShobhali, amaZibheyon, ama-Ana, amaDishon, amaEzere, namaDishan.

_31-39Kwangaphambi kokuba zibekho iikumkani kwaSirayeli, ezi zilandelayo yayiziikumkani ezalawula kwaEdom, ngokulandelelana kwazo:

_40-43UEsawu wayengukhokho wezi zizwe zamaEdom: amaTimna, ama-Aleva, amaYetete, amaHolibhama, amaEla, amaPinon, amaKenazi, amaTeman, amaMibhezare, amaMagediyeli, namaIram. Ummandla wesizwe ngasinye wathiywa ngegama lentloko yeso sizwe.

₁UYakobi wayehlala eKanana, kwelo lizwe wayemi kulo uyise ngaphambili. ₂Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoYakobi.

Akuba yinkwenkwe eneshumi linesixhenxe leminyaka ubudala, uJosefu wayedla ngokuhamba nabakhuluwa bakhe abangoonyana bakaBhiliya noZilipha, amaqadi kayise, baye kwalusa impahla. Wayedla ngokubaxela kuyise ngezinto ezingekho mgaqweni ababezenza.

₃USirayeli wayemthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantakwabo uJosefu, kuba yena wavela selaluphele uSirayeli. Wamenzela ingubo embeje-mbeje. ₄Bathi abantakwabo bakuphawula ukuba uyise umthanda ukugqitha bona uJosefu, bamthiya kangangokude bangakwazi nokuthetha kakuhle naye.

₅Ngabusuku buthile uJosefu waba nephupha, athe akulilawula kubakhuluwa bakhe, bamthiya ngakumbi. ₆Wathi kubo: “Khanive ndinixelele iphupha lam. ₇Ndiphuphe sisemasimini, sibopha izithungu zengqolowa. Suka esam isithungu sema nkqo, zaza ezenu zeza kusingqonga, zakhahlela kuso.”

₈Bathe abakhuluwa bakhe: “Ngaba uba uza kuba yikumkani, size thina silawulwe nguwe?” Loo nto yelo phupha yamenza wanetyheneba kubo, nangenxa yeentetho zakhe.

₉Uphinde wanelinye iphupha uJosefu, wabuya wabalawulela abantakwabo, esithi: “Kweli iphupha ndibone ilanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinanye, zikhahlela kum.”

₁₀Ulilawule nakuyise eli phupha. Wamngxolisa uyise, esithi: “Suk' apha, phupha lini eli athi unyoko nabantakwenu kunye nam sikhahlele wena!” ₁₁Abakhuluwa bakaJosefu bammonela, kodwa yena uyise wamana elijika-jika engqondweni eli phupha.

₁₂Ngamini ithile abakhuluwa bakaJosefu babeseShekem besalusa impahla, ₁₃wathi uSirayeli kuJosefu: “Ndifuna ukukuthuma kubantakwenu eShekem apho bayalusela khona impahla.”

Uthe uJosefu: “Kulungile, tata.”

₁₄Uthe uYakobi: “Khawuye kukhangela ukuba abantakwenu basahleli kakuhle na, nokuba akukho monakalo ukhoyo na empahleni, ubuye uze kundazisa.” Wanduluka ke uJosefu kuloo ntili yeHebron, ethunywe eShekem.

Wahamba waya kufika eShekem uJosefu. ₁₅Kuthe esabhadula kwelo zwe, kwavela ndoda ithile, yambuza yathi: “Ufuna ntoni?”

₁₆“Ndifuna abantakwethu abalusa impahla; ungandixelela apho bakhoyo?” utshilo uJosefu.

₁₇“Sebemkile,” itshilo loo ndoda. “Ndibavele besithi baza kuya eDotan.” Wenjenjeya ke uJosefu ukulandela abantakwabo, wada waya kugaleleka eDotan, apho wafika bekhona.

₁₈Bambona esekude, waza wathi efika kubo baba sebenze iyelenqe lokumbulala. ₁₉Bathi bakumbona: “Nanku esiza laa mphuphi. ₂₀Masimbulale, size isidumbu sakhe sisifake kwelinye lala maqula atshileyo, sithi uqwengwe ngamarhamncwa, sibone ke ukuba aya kuthini na loo maphupha akhe.”

₂₁URubhen wabavela kuloo nto, wafuna ukumsindisa uJosefu, wathi: “Hayini, madoda, ₂₂masingambulali siphalaze igazi lomntakwethu. Makaphoswe nje kweli qula lilapha entlango, kodwa ningamenzakalisi.” Ethetha loo nto nje wayeceba ukumhlangula kubo, aze amgoduse amse kuyise. ₂₃Akufika kubantakwabo uJosefu, bamkhulula loo ngubo imbeje-mbeje, ₂₄baza bamthatha bamphosa equleni elingenamanzi.

₂₅Kuthe ke besatya, kwee gqi igqiza lamaIshmayeli, evela eGiliyadi, esinga eJiputa. Ayeqhuba iinkamela ezithwele intlaka yesiqhumiso, namafutha anamakha, nentlaka yokuqhola. ₂₆UJuda wabhekisa kubantakwabo, wathi: “Iza kusenzela ntoni into yokubulala umntakwethu, khona sesibufihlile obo bugwinta? ₂₇Masithengise ngaye kula maIshmayeli. Ngaloo ndlela asiyi kumenzakalisa. Andithi gxebe ligazi lethu eliya?” Bavumelana naye abanye. ₂₈Kwathi xa kwakudlula iqela labarhwebi bamaMidiyan, bamkhupha uJosefu kuloo mhadi, bamthengisa ngamashumi amabini eesiliva kumaIshmayeli, awamthathayo amsa eJiputa.

₂₉Akuya kuvela kwelo qula uRubhen, wafika engekho uJosefu, wasuka wakrazula izambatho zakhe ngenxa yosizi awayenalo. ₃₀Wabuyela kubaninawa bakhe, wathi: “Madoda, laa nkwenkwe ayikho phaya; ndiza kuyithini le nto?”

₃₁Banqumla ibhokhwe, baza ingubo kaJosefu bayityikila ngelo gazi layo. ₃₂Bayithatha loo ngubo, bayisa kuyise, bafika bathi: “Sichole le nto; khawufanise ukuba ngaba asiyiyo eyonyana wakho na?”

₃₃UYakobi wayifanisa kwangoko, wathi: “Yingubo yomntwanam le! Kwowu, uqwengwe ngamarhamncwa! Hayi, amqwenga-qwengile umntwanam uJosefu!” ₃₄Wazikrazula izambatho zakhe uYakobi, elusizi; wanxiba ezamarhonya, ezila. Wamzilela ithuba elide unyana wakhe. ₃₅Beza kumthuthuzela bonke oonyana neentombi zakhe, kodwa wala, akavuma ukuthuthuzeleka. Uthe kubo: “Ndiya kude ndife ndisamzilele umntwana wam.” Wazila rhoqo ke, ezilela unyana wakhe uJosefu.

₃₆Ngelo xesha amaMidiyan ayeselemthengisile uJosefu eJiputa kuPotifare, elinye lamagosa okumkani waseJiputa, elaliyinduna yabalindi bebhotwe lakomkhulu.

₁Ngelo xesha ke uJuda wabashiya abantakwabo, waya kuhlala nomfo ogama linguHira, owayehlala kwidolophu iAdulam. ₂UJuda wabona apho intombi yomKanana ogama linguShuwa. Wayithatha yaba ngumkakhe, ₃yazala inkwenkwe ekwathiwa nguEre igama layo. ₄Uphinde wazala enye inkwenkwe, kwathiwa igama layo nguOnan. ₅Uzele enye inkwenkwe kwakhona, yona kwathiwa nguShela. Wayehlala eKezibhi uJuda ukuzalwa kwale nkwenkwe.

₆UJuda wamfunela umfazi uEre unyana wakhe omkhulu. Igama lakhe lalinguTamare. ₇UEre wayeziphethe kakubi, loo nto yabangela ukuba *uNdikhoyo abunqamle ubomi bakhe. ₈UJuda uthe uOnan, umninawa kaEre, makadibane nomka-mkhuluwa wakhe, khon' ukuze azalele umkhuluwa wakhe abantwana ngokwesiko. ₉UOnan, esazi ukuba wayengazi kuzizalela abo bantwana, wathi rhoqo ukumane eyichithela phantsi imbewu yakhe ngalo lonke ixesha adibana noTamare, khon' ukuze angathathi, angamzaleli bantwana umkhuluwa wakhe. ₁₀Loo nto wayithiya kakhulu uNdikhoyo, waza wabunqamla ubomi bukaOnan. ₁₁Uthe ke uJuda kumolokazana wakhe uTamare makakhe agoduke, aye kuhlala kowabo engumhlolokazi, de kukhule uShela unyana omncinci. Watsho kuba esoyika hleze afe noShela kwanjengabakhuluwa bakhe. Wagoduka ke uTamare.

₁₂Emva kwethuba umka-Juda intombi kaShuwa wabhubha. Akuba ephumile ehlathini uJuda, wahamba nogxa wakhe uHira waseAdulam, baya eTimna, apho kwakuchetywa khona iigusha zakhe. ₁₃Kwabakho mntu uthile uhlebela uTamare ukuba uyisezala wayesiya kucheba iigusha zakhe eTimna. ₁₄UTamare wazikhulula iimpahla zokuzila awayezinxibile, wafihla nobuso bakhe ngesigqubuthelo, waza wahlala phantsi ngasesangweni lase-Enayim, eyayiyidolophu esendleleni eya eTimna. Wayesazi ukuba uShela unyana omncinci kaJuda wayeselekhulile, kodwa yena Tamare wayengekanikezelwa kuye.

₁₅Akumbona uTamare, uJuda waba lihenyukazi nje, kuba wayebufihlile ubuso bakhe. ₁₆Wawela indlela, waya kuye, wafika wathi: “Khawutsho, ufuna ndikunike ntoni?” Esitsho nje wayengaqondi ukuba ubhekisa kumolokazana wakhe.

UTamare ke waphendula wathi: “Yintoni ongandinika yona wena?”

₁₇Uthe uJuda: “Ndakuthumela itakane lebhokhwe.”

UTamare uthe: “Kulungile ukuba undinika isibambiso ndisigcine kude kufike elo takane.”

₁₈“Ndikunike sibambiso sini?” ubuze watsho uJuda.

Uthe uTamare: “Ndinike eso siphawulo sakho kunye nomtya waso, naloo msimelelo wakho.” Wamnika ke uJuda. Balala, wathatha uTamare. ₁₉Wagoduka, wafika wothula eso sigqubuthelo wayesithwele, wanxiba impahla yakhe yokuzila.

₂₀UJuda wathumela uHira ugxa wakhe ukuba ase elo takane, aze athathe ezo zinto wayebambise ngazo kuloo mfazi. Kodwa akazange amfumane loo mfazi uHira. ₂₁Wabuza kubafo abathile base-Enayim wathi: “Liye phi elaa henyukazi laliba secaleni kwendlela?”

Bathi ke bona: “Akuzange kubekho henyukazi apha.”

₂₂Wabuyela kuJuda, wathi: “Andimfumananga; yaye namadoda alapho athi akuzange kubekho henyukazi apho.”

₂₃Wathi uJuda: “Akukho nto; masezihlala kuye ezo zinto zam. Nto nje andifuni kuba yintlekisa ebantwini. Kambe mna ndilingile ukuhlawula, kodwa lona ihenyukazi alifumaneki.”

₂₄Emva kweenyanga ezintathu waxelelwa uJuda kwathiwa: “UTamare umolokazana wakho ubeziphethe kakubi, ngoku ke umithi.”

UJuda wathi: “Mkhupheleni ngaphandle, atshiswe ngomlilo ade afe.”

₂₅Kuthe xa bamqhubayo, wathumela abantu kuyisezala ukuba bamxelele bathi: “UTamare uthi: ‘Ndimithiswe ngulo mntu ezizezakhe ezi zinto: isiphawulo nomtya waso, nomsimelelo. Khawuzijongisise, ukhangele ukuba ngaba zezikabani na.’ ”

₂₆UJuda wazazi kwangoko, wathi: “Akanatyala. Ndim ongahambanga ngesiko. Bendimelwe kukumnikezela kunyana wam uShela.” Waba uqale wagqibelisa uJuda ukulala noTamare.

₂₇Kuthe xa kusondela ilixa lokubeleka, kwabonakala ukuba wayeza kuzala amawele. ₂₈Xa alunywayo elinye iwele lavelisa isandla, waza umfazi owayembelekisa wasibamba, wasibopha ngomsonto obomvu eso sandla, wathi: “Lo uvele tanci.”

₂₉Kodwa sabuya satshona isandla, kwaza kwavela elinye iwele kuqala. Wathi ke loo mfazi: “Wenjenje kanti ukuzivulela indlela!” Kwathiwa ke igama lalo nguPerezi. ₃₀Ke yena umntakwabo wavela enalaa msonto ubomvu, kwathiwa yena nguZera.