Bible Reading Plan – Day 3

₁₈UNowa waphuma enqanaweni noShem noHam noYafete oonyana bakhe. (UHam nguyise kaKanana.)

₁Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoonyana bakaNowa, uShem noHam noYafete. Kaloku nabo bazala oonyana emva kwemvulakazi kanogumbe.

₂Oonyana bakaYafete naba: nguGomere, uMagogi, uMadayi, uJavan, noTubhali, uMesheki, noTisari. ₃Inzala kaGomere ngama-Ashkenezi, amaRifati, namaTogarma. ₄Inzala kaJavan yona ngamaElisha, amaTashishe, amaKiti, namaDodan. ₅Ngabo abangookhokho babantu ababegudle unxweme nabo babeseziqithini. Yinzala kaYafete ke leyo, eyayimi izizwe ngezizwe kwiindawo ngeendawo, isizwe ngasinye sithetha olwaso ulwimi.

₆Oonyana bakaHam nguKushe, uMizerayim, uPuti, noKanana. ₇Inzala kaKushe yaba ngamaSebha, amaHavila, amaSabheta, amaRama, namaSabheteka. Inzala kaRama ngamaShebha namaDedan. ₈UKushe wayenonyana ogama linguNimrodi, owaba lelona kroti libalaseleyo elizweni. ₉Ngoncedo *lukaNdikhoyo waba lichebesha lezingela. Yiyo ke loo nto kuthiwa xa kuthethwayo: “Wanga uNdikhoyo angakupha amandla, ube lizingela, ufuze uNimrodi.” ₁₀Lwaqala eBhabheli, e-Ereki, naseAkadi ulawulo lwakhe. Zontathu ezo ndawo zikwelaseBhabheli. ₁₁Ukusuka apho waya eAsiriya apho wakha isixeko saseNiniva, esaseRehobhoti-ire, nesaseKala, ₁₂kunye neRezen emi phakathi kweNiniva nesixekokazi iKala.

₁₃Inzala kaMizerayim yaba ngamaLudi, ama-Anam, amaLehabhi, amaNafetuyi, ₁₄amaPatrusi, namaKaseluyi, apho kwakuvela khona amaFilistiya namaKafto.

₁₅Oonyana bakaKanana nguSidon owamazibulo, kunye noHeti, ₁₆noJebhusi, noAmori, noGirgashi, ₁₇noHivi, noAreki, noSini, ₁₈noArvadi, noZemari, noHamati. Izizwe ngezizwe zakwaKanan zathi saa, ₁₉yada imida yazo yaya kuthi xhaxhe ngeSidon, yada yaya kutsho eGerari ngaseGaza, yenjenjeya ukuya eSodom naseGomora, eAdama naseZebhoyim kufuphi neLasha. ₂₀Yinzala kaHam ke le eyayimi izizwe ngezizwe kwiindawo ngeendawo, sizwe ngasinye sithetha olwaso ulwimi.

₂₁UShem, umkhuluwa kaYafete, waba ngukhokho wamaHebhere. ₂₂Oonyana bakhe nguElam, uAsuri, uArpakishadi, uLudi, noAram. ₂₃Inzala ka-Aram yaba ngamaUzi, amaHuli, amaGetere, namaMahi. ₂₄UArpakishadi wazala uShela, owazala uHebhere. ₂₅UHebhere wazala oonyana ababini. Omnye nguPelege, kuba ngexesha lakhe abantu babahlulelene elizweni, omnye yayinguJoketan. ₂₆Inzala kaJoketan yaba ngama-Alemodadi, amaShelefe, amaHazare-mavete, amaJera, ₂₇amaHadoram, amaUzali, amaDikela, ₂₈amaObhali, ama-Abhimayeli, amaShebha, ₂₉amaOfire, amaHavila, namaJobhabhi. Zonke ezi zizwe yinzala kaJoketan. ₃₀Umhlaba ababemi kuwo wawusuka eMesa uye kuthi xhaxhe ngeZefara kweleentaba empumalanga. ₃₁Yinzala kaShem ke leyo, eyayimi izizwe ngezizwe kwiindawo ngeendawo, isizwe ngasinye sithetha olwaso ulwimi.

₃₂Yinzala kaNowa yonke ke le, izizizwe ngezizwe ngokwemilibo yazo. Emva kwemvula kanogumbe zonke izizwe elizweni zavela koonyana bakaNowa.

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.

₁*UNdikhoyo wathi kuAbram: “Lishiye ilizwe lakowenu, izizalwana kunye nekhaya lakho, umke uye kwilizwe endiza kukwalathisa lona.

₄Wanduluka ke uAbram eHaran ngokomyalelo kaNdikhoyo. Wayemashumi asixhenxe anantlanu ubudala. ULothe naye wahamba kunye noAbram. ₅UAbram wemka nomkakhe uSarayi, kunye noLothe unyana womninawa wakhe. Wathatha bonke ubutyebi bakhe, kunye nezicaka zakhe azifumene eHaran, wenjenjeya ukubheka eKanana.

Bakufika eKanana, ₆uAbram wenjenjeya wada waya kugaleleka eShekem kwindawo enomthi kaMore. Ayesemi kwelo zwe ngelo xesha amaKanana. ₇UNdikhoyo wabonakala kuAbram, wathi: “Nali ke ilizwe eliya kumiwa yinzala yakho.” UAbram ke wenza iqonga apho, wanqula uNdikhoyo owabonakala kuye. ₈Ukusuka apho wabheka ngasemazantsi kweleentaba kwicala langasempuma yesixeko saseBhetele. Wazigxumeka apho iintente, ephahlwe yiBhetele ngasentshona neAyi ngasempumalanga. Nalapho wenza iqonga, wanqula uNdikhoyo. ₉Wanduluka nalapho, egqitha kwiindawo ngeendawo, ejonge emazantsi eKanana.

₁₀Kwakukho indlala eKanana. Yayinkulu kangangokuba uAbram wehla waya eJiputa, wakha wahlala apho ixeshana. ₁₁Akufika emideni, wathi kumkakhe uSarayi: “Ndiyazi ukuba umhle gqitha, ₁₂yaye akukubona amaJiputa, aza kuthi ungumkam, aze andibulale mna, akushiye wena. ₁₃Uze uthi ke ungudade wethu. Aya kundiphatha kakuhle ke ngenxa yakho, angandibulali.” ₁₄Akugqitha emideni engena eJiputa, amaJiputa akhangwa bubuhle bomka-Abram. ₁₅Amaphakathi kakumkani athi nawo akumbona abuncoma ubuhle bakhe kukumkani. Wathathwa ke, waya kuhlala ebhotwe kwakumkani. ₁₆Ukumkani wamphatha kakuhle uAbram ngenxa yomkakhe, wamphawulela imihlambi yeegusha neebhokhwe, iinkomo needonki, izicaka neenkamela.

₁₇Kodwa ngenxa yokuthathwa kukaSarayi ngukumkani, uNdikhoyo wathumela izibetho zezifo kukumkani nakubantu bonke bakomkhulu. ₁₈Waza ke ukumkani wabiza uAbram, wathi: “Yintoni le nto undenze yona? Kutheni ungandixelelanga nje ukuba ngumkakho lo? ₁₉Kutheni usithi ngudade wenu nje, undiyeke ndimenze umkam? Nanko ke umkakho; mthathe umke naye.” ₂₀Ukumkani wayalela amadoda ukuba uAbram makakhutshelwe ngaphandle kwemida yelo zwe, emke nomkakhe, nayo yonke impahla yakhe.

₁Ukuphuma kwakhe eJiputa uAbram wabheka ngasentla emazantsi aseKanana, ehamba nomkakhe, nemfuyo yakhe yonke, uAbram, eneegusha neebhokhwe kwakunye noLothe. ₂Wayefumile neenkomo, enayo nesiliva negolide. ₃Nalapho wemka, edlula kwiindawo ngeendawo, esingise eBhetele. ₄Wafika kulaa ndawo wakha wagxumeka kuyo iintente kuqala, leya iphahlwe yiBhetele neAyi, apho wayenzele khona uThixo iqonga, wanqula khona *uNdikhoyo.

₅ULothe naye wayeneegusha neebhokhwe neenkomo, nentsapho nezicaka zakhe. ₆Ngoko ke amadlelo akazange ayanele impahla yabo eninzi, nomhlaba wokuhlala awabanela. ₇Kwabakho ingxwaba-ngxwaba phakathi kwamadoda alusa impahla ka-Abram namadoda alusa ekaLothe. AmaKanana namaPerezi ayesahlala kwelo zwe.

₈UAbram wathi kuLothe: “Siyazalana, mfondini; masingabhidani, namadoda ethu makangalwi. ₉Kungcono sahlukane; umhlaba uphangalele. Zikhethele nayiphi na indawo, uye kwelo cala, mna ndiye kwelinye.”

₁₀Wakhangela uLothe, waphawula ukuba yonke loo ntili yeJordan ukuya kuma ngeZoware, yayingumhlaba onamanzi. Wawufana nomyezo kaNdikhoyo, ufana nqwa nelaseJiputa. Ngeli xesha kwakungaphambi kokutshatyalaliswa kweSodom neGomora. ₁₁ULothe wayithatha yonke loo ntili yeJordan, wenjenjeya ukubheka ngasempumalanga. Aba ayahlukana njalo loo madoda mabini. ₁₂Wasala kwilizwe laseKanana uAbram, uLothe yena wagxumeka iintente kuloo ntili iphakathi kwezo zixeko zingaseSodom. ₁₃Abantu baseSodom babegwenxa, bemona gqitha uNdikhoyo.

₁₄Akuba emkile uLothe, *uNdikhoyo wathi kuAbram: “Bheka-bheka ukhangele kakuhle macal' onke ukuloo ndawo umi kuyo. ₁₅Wonke loo mhlaba uwubonayo ndiza kuwunika wena kunye nenzala yakho. Niya kuwuma ngalo lonke ixesha. ₁₆Ndiza kukunika inzala eninzi, ibe yinyambalala engaphezu kwentlabathi, engenakubalwa mntu. ₁₇Hamba ke, uye kuwuhlola macal' onke loo mhlaba, kuba ndikunika wona.” ₁₈UAbram ke wazikhulula iintente, wemka waya kuma ngakwimithi yaseMamre eHebron, apho wamenzela khona uNdikhoyo iqonga lamadini.