Bible Reading Plan – Day 8

₁Kwafika indlala kwelo zwe, ngaphandle kwaleya yakhe yabakho ngexesha lika-Abraham. UIsake ke waya kuAbhimeleki, ukumkani wamaFilistiya, owayemi eGerare. ₂*UNdikhoyo wavela ephupheni kuIsake esithi: “Uze ungayi eJiputa; yima kumhlaba endithi hlala kuwo. ₃Uze uhlale apha; ndoba nawe, ndikuthamsanqelise. Lo wona umhlaba uza kuwuma nenzala yakho. Isifungo endasenza kuyihlo ndiza kusifezekisa. ₄Inzala yakho iza kuba ngangeenkwenkwezi ezisesibhaka-bhakeni, ndiyinike wonke lo mhlaba. Zonke iintlanga ziya kuthamsanqeliswa ngenzala yakho. ₅Ndiza kukuthamsanqelisa, kuba uyihlo uAbraham wandithobela, wahamba ngokwemithetho nemiyalelo yam.”

₆Wema apho eGerare ke uIsake. ₇Wayesithi akubuzwa ngomkakhe ngamadoda alapho, athi ngudade wabo. Wayesoyika ukuthi uRabheka ngumkakhe, hleze ambulale athathe uRabheka, kuba wayemhle kakhulu. ₈Wayeselenethuba elide elapho uIsake. Ngamhla uthile uAbhimeleki wabona uIsake ngefestile esanga uRabheka. ₉UAbhimeleki wambiza uIsake, wathi: “Ingumkakho nje lo, kutheni le nto uhamba usithi ngudade wenu?”

Uthe uIsake: “Ndoyika ukubulawa ngenxa yakhe.”

₁₀Uthe uAbhimeleki: “Imbi le nto uyenzileyo. Enye indoda ibisenokulala nomkakho, loo nto ke isifake etyaleni.” ₁₁Wabayala ke bonke abantu uAbhimeleki ukuba bangabakhathazi ooIsake nomkakhe, esithi owenjenjalo wobulawa.

₁₂UIsake walima amasimi akhe ngaloo nyaka, isivuno sakhe saba sikhulu ngokuphinda-phindeneyo, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo wayemthamsanqelisa. ₁₃Waya ehluma wada wasisinhanha somfo. ₁₄AmaFilistiya ammonela ngenxa yemihlambi awayenayo yeegusha neenkomo, nezicaka ezininzi. ₁₅Asuka ayidiba yonke imithombo eyembiwa zizicaka zikayise uAbraham.

₁₆UAbhimeleki weza kuIsake, wathi makemke kwilizwe labo, kuba wayebaluleke ngaphezu kwabo. ₁₇Wemka ke uIsake, waya kumisa umzi wakhe kuloo ntlambo yaseGerare. Wakha wathi vu apho okwexeshana.

₁₈Wabuya wayimba imithombo eyayimbiwe nguyise, kwaleya ayidibayo amaFilistiya akuba efile uAbraham. Wayibiza kwangalaa magama yayibizwa ngawo nguyise.

₁₉Izicaka zikaIsake zemba kuloo ntlambo, zafumana iliso lomthombo. ₂₀Abelusi baseGerare baxambulisana nabakaIsake, bebanga loo mthombo, besithi ngowabo. UIsake wawuthiya igama loo mthombo esithi yiMbambano, kuba kwabakho imbambano ngawo.

₂₁Wemba omnye umthombo uIsake, kwaza kwaxanjuliswana nangawo. Wathi igama lalowo buButshaba.

₂₂Wemka apho, wemba omnye umthombo kwenye indawo ephangaleleyo. Akubangakho mbambano ngalowo, uthe ke ukuwubiza nguPhangalele. Wathi: “Ngoku uNdikhoyo usinike indawo ephangaleleyo. Siza kuba nenkqubela apha.”

₂₃Wanduluka nalapho uIsake, wasinga eBheshebha. ₂₄UNdikhoyo wavela kuye emathongweni ngobo busuku, wathi: “Mna ndinguThixo kayihlo uAbraham. Uzungoyiki, kuba ndinawe. Ndiza kukuthamsanqela, ndikuphe inzala eninzi, kuba ndandimthembisile uyihlo, uAbraham isicaka sam.” ₂₅Wenza iqonga lamadini kuloo ndawo uIsake, wanqula uNdikhoyo khona. Wemisa umzi apho, wemba omnye umthombo.

₂₆UAbhimeleki weza evela eGerare, ehamba kunye noAwuzati, iphakathi lakhe, kunye noPikoli, umphathi-mkhosi, behambele uIsake. ₂₇Wabuza ke uIsake wathi: “Ngaba nindihambele ngantoni ngoku, nakuba benindiphethe kakubi ndada ndalishiya ilizwe lenu?”

₂₈Bathe: “Siyaqonda ngoku ukuba *uNdikhoyo unawe. Saye ke sicinga ukuba kufuneka kukho isibhambathiso esisenzayo nawe. Sifuna ufunge ₂₉ukuba akuyi kusenza nto, njengoko nathi singekhe sikwenze nto imbi. Kucacile kuthi ngoku ukuba wena uyathamsanqeliswa nguNdikhoyo.” ₃₀UIsake wabenzela isidlo, kwatyiwa, kwaselwa. ₃₁Ngengomso bavuka kwakusasa, bazenza izifungo zemvumelwano, banduluka, bahlukana bevana.

₃₂Ngaloo mhla izicaka zikaIsake zeza kumxelela ngomthombo ezawufumanayo, zawemba. ₃₃Wathi igama laloo mthombo yiShebha. Lavela apho ke igama lesixeko ekuthiwa yiBheshebha.

₃₄Akuba mashumi mane ubudala uEsawu, wathatha iintombi zamaHeti zambini. YayinguJuditi intombi kaBheri, noBhasemati intombi kaElon. ₃₅Aba bafazi babahlalisa kabuhlungu ooIsake noRabheka.

₁Akwaluphala uIsake, namehlo akhe selenorhatyazo, ubize unyana wakhe omkhulu, wathi kuye: “Nyana wam!”

Uthe ke yena: “Ndim lo, tata.”

₂Uthe uIsake: “Ndiyabona ukuba sendaluphele ngoku, ndaye ndingazi nokuba ndingafa nini na. ₃Thatha utolo lwakho, uye kuzingela, undiphathele inyama yenyamakazi. ₄Ndifuna undiphekele ukutya okunencasa, okona ndikuthandayo; undizisele nditye, ze ndikusikelele ndingekafi.”

₅URabheka wayephulaphule wonke lo gama uIsake athetha noEsawu. Uthe akuya kuzingela uEsawu, ₆waya kuYakobi uRabheka, wathi: “Ndive uyihlo esithi uEsawu ₇makamphathele inyama yenyamakazi, amphekele ukutya okunencasa, atye, khon' ukuze amsikelele ngoku engekafi. ₈Ke, mfo wam, uze wenze le nto ndiza kukuxelela yona. ₉Yiya phaya kulaa mhlambi, uze namatakane amabini atyebileyo eebhokhwe. Ndiza kuphekela uyihlo ukutya akuthanda kakhulu. ₁₀Kuya kusiwa nguwe kuyihlo, ukuze akusikelele engekafi.”

₁₁Kodwa uYakobi yena uthe kunina: “Usazi nje ukuba uEsawu lixhonti, ndibe mna ndimpuluswa! ₁₂Ukuba ubawo undivile ngesandla, waqonda ukuba ndiyamkhohlisa, ayiyi kundizisela isiqalekiso loo nto endaweni yeentsikelelo?”

₁₃Uthe unina: “Siya kuba phezu kwam eso siqalekiso, mfo wam. Yenza le nto ndithi yenze wena; yiza nalaa matakane.” ₁₄Waya kuwathatha ke uYakobi, wawasa kunina, wapheka okona kutya kunencasa kuthandwa nguIsake. ₁₅URabheka wakhupha ezona zintle iimpahla zikaEsawu awayezigcinile, wazinxiba uYakobi. ₁₆Wamgquma izandla ngofele lwebhokhwe, wamthandela nasentanyeni. ₁₇Wamnika oko kutya kunencasa kunye nesonka awayesibhakile.

₁₈UYakobi wafika kuyise, wathi: “Tata!”

Usabele wathi uyise: “Thetha; ungubani, mfo wam?”

₁₉Uthe uYakobi: “NdinguEsawu, unyana omkhulu. Ndiyenzile into obundithume yona. Nantsi inyama. Vuka utye, uze undisikelele.”

₂₀Uthe uIsake: “Wakhawuleza kangaka ukufumana inyamakazi? Wenze njani, mfo wam?”

Uphendule wathi uYakobi: “Ndincedwe *nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, wayizisa ngqo kum.”

₂₁Uthe ke uIsake kuYakobi: “Khawusondele ke, mfo wam, ndikuve ngesandla ukuba unguye na unyana wam uEsawu.” ₂₂UYakobi ke wasondela kuyise owamphampathayo ngezandla esithi: “Ilizwi lona lelikaYakobi, kodwa izandla zezikaEsawu.” ₂₃Akazange amqonde uYakobi, kuba kaloku izandla zazixhonti njengezikaEsawu. Uthe seleza kumsikelela, ₂₄wabuya wabuza wathi: “Ngaba ngenene ungunyana wam uEsawu?”

Waphendula uYakobi esithi: “Ndinguye.”

₂₅Uthe ke uIsake: “Zis' apha ke inyama leyo ndikhe nditye, mfo wam. Ndakuthi ke ndakugqiba ukutya, ndikusikelele.” Wamnika ke uYakobi, wamphathela newayini yokuthoba. ₂₆Uthe ke uyise: “Khawusondele kaloku undange, mfo wam.” ₂₇Esasondela ukuya kumanga uIsake, waliva ivumba leempahla ezazinxitywe nguYakobi, watyibela ngentsikelelo esithi:

₃₀UIsake wayesandul' ukusikelela uYakobi, naye esandul' ukusuka kuyise, wagaleleka uEsawu, evela kuzingela. ₃₁Wapheka ukutya okumnandi, naye wakusa kuyise, wathi: “Vuka, tata, utye. Nantsi inyama endikuphathele yona. Uze undisikelele.”

₃₂“Ungubani wena?” watsho uIsake.

“Ndingunyana wakho omkhulu, uEsawu,” utshilo.

₃₃Wothuka wagubha uIsake.

Ubuze wathi: “Ngubani ke lo ubeye kuzingela wandiphathela inyama, ndayitya? Ndisandul' ukugqiba ukuyitya ngaphambi kokuba ungene. Ndiziphelelisele kuye iintsikelelo, kunjalonje ziya kuhlala zizezakhe.”

₃₄Akuyiva loo nto uEsawu, wakhala kabuhlungu, wathi: “Ndisikelele nam, tata!”

₃₅Wathi uIsake: “Umninawa wakho undikhohlisile, wemka nazo iintsikelelo zakho.”

₃₆Uthe uEsawu: “Sekukokwesibini eyenza le nto yokundidla izithende. Yiyo le nto negama lakhe linguYakobi. Kokwesibini ngoku endikhohlisa. Wathatha ilungelo lam lobuzibulo. Ngoku uthatha iintsikelelo zam. Tata, akundigcinelanga ntsikelelo konke na?”

₃₇Uthe ke uIsake: “Sendimenze inkosi yakho, nezizalwane zakhe zaba zizicaka zakhe. Ndithe uya kuphila ngengqolowa newayini. Yintoni ke ngoko enokuba isasalele wena, mfo wam?”

₃₈Uthe uEsawu: “Tata, kuphela kwentsikelelo obunayo leyo? Akusekho yimbi? Tata, nam ndisikelele!” Watsho ekhala uEsawu.

₃₉Wahlabeka uyise, wenjenje:

₄₁UEsawu wamzonda uYakobi ngenxa yeentsikelelo awazifumana kuyise. Wadumzela wathi: “Iya kuze ifike yona imini yokuba angabikho utata; ndakuze ndimbulale uYakobi lo.”

₄₂Akuyixelelwa into ethethwe nguEsawu, uRabheka wabiza uYakobi, wathi kuye: “UEsawu ufuna ukukubulala. ₄₃Ke, nyana wam, uze wenze le nto ndiza kukuxelela yona. Zimela, ubalekele kumnakwethu uLabhan eHaran. ₄₄Uze uhlale khona ude udambe umsindo womkhuluwa wakho, ₄₅ayilibale nento omenze yona. Ndothumela ukuba uphuthunywe. Andinakuyithwala into yokulahlekelwa nini nobabini noyihlo ngaxesha-nye.”

₄₆Uthe uRabheka kuIsake: “Ndidiniwe mna ngoku ngaba bafazi bakaEsawu. Ukuba uYakobi angathatha intombi yomHeti, ayenze umfazi, ndingakhetha ukufa kube kanye.”

₁UIsake wabiza uYakobi, wamsikelela, wathi kuye: “Uze ungathathi nanye kwezi ntombi zaseKanana. ₂Hamba uye kulonyoko ePadan-aram, kwaBhetuweli, uzithathele umfazi apho phakathi kweentombi zikanyokolume uLabhan. ₃Wanga uThixo uSomandla angakusikelela, akunike inzala, yande, ibe zizizwe ezininzi. ₄Wanga uThixo angawagqithisela kuwe nakwinzala yakho amathamsanqa ka-Abraham, niwume loo mhlaba uThixo wayemise kuwo uAbraham kuqala.” ₅Wenjenjalo ke uIsake ukundulula uYakobi, emthumela ePadan-aram kuLabhan unyana kaBhetuweli umAram. Lo Labhan ngumnakwabo-Rabheka unina kaYakobi noEsawu.

₆UEsawu weva ukuba uYakobi usikelelwe wathunyelwa ePadan-aram, ukuba aye kufuna umfazi. Weva nokuba xa wayesikelelwa wayalelwa ukuba angaze athathe umfazi eKanana. ₇Weva nokuba uYakobi wamthobela uyise nonina, waya ePadan-aram. ₈Waqonda ke uEsawu ukuba uyise wayengazithandi iintombi zaseKanana. ₉Waya kwaIshmayeli ke, unyana ka-Abraham, wathatha intombi yakhe uMahalati, udade boNebhayoti.

₁₀Wenjenjeya ukusuka eBheshebha uYakobi, esinga eHaran. ₁₁Wafika ndaweni ithile, walalisa apho, kuba laliselitshonile ilanga. Uthathe ilitye, waqamela ngalo, walala. ₁₂Waphupha ngathi ubona ileli esuka emhlabeni, yaya kuthi xhaxhe ngesibhakabhaka. Izithunywa zikaThixo zazisihla zinyuka ngayo. ₁₃Wabona *uNdikhoyo emi ngakuye esithi: “NdinguNdikhoyo, uThixo kayihlo-mkhulu uAbraham noyihlo uIsake. Lo mhlaba ulele kuwo uya kumiwa nguwe nayinzala yakho. ₁₄Inzala yakho iya kuba ngangentlabathi ubuninzi bayo. Yaye iya kuxanda, inabe kumacala onke. Zonke izizwe ziya kuthamsanqeliswa ngenxa yakho nenzala yakho. ₁₅Ndiza kusoloko ndinawe, ndikukhusele naphi na apho uya khona, ndibuye ndikubuyisele kwakule ndawo. Andiyi kukushiya ndide ndizenze zonke izinto endizithembisileyo.”

₁₆Akuphaphama uYakobi, wathi: “Ngenene uNdikhoyo ukho kule ndawo; ndibe bendingayazi loo nto.” ₁₇Wangenwa luvalo kwaoko, wathi: “Hayi ukoyikeka kwayo le ndawo! Yindlu kaThixo le! Lisango lezulu eli!”

₁₈Wavuka kwangentseni uYakobi. Wathatha elo litye wayeqamele ngalo, wenza ngalo isikhumbuzo; waligalela amafutha. ₁₉Wathi loo ndawo yiBhetele. Kodwa ke isixeko salapho kwakusithiwa yiLuzi. ₂₀UYakobi ke yena wenza esi sifungo: “Ukuba uThixo undigcinile wandilondoloza kolu hambo, andiphe ukutya nezambatho ₂₁ndide ndibuyele ekhaya, ngenene ndiya kumkhonza uNdikhoyo, abe nguThixo wam. ₂₂Eli litye lesikhumbuzo ndilimise apha liya kuba yindawo yokunqulela uThixo. Ndiya kumahlulela isishumi kwizinto andipha zona.”

₁Wenjenjeya uYakobi kuhambo lwakhe, wada waya kufika kwilizwe leentlanga zasempumalanga. ₂Wafika kumthombo owawusendle, kukho imihlambi emithathu yeegusha, zithe ncwaba zingqengqe kufuphi nawo. Le mihlambi yayikhelelwa amanzi kuloo mthombo uliso ligqunywe ngelitye. ₃Yayisithi yakuthontelana apho imihlambi, abelusi baliqengqe elo litye, bayikhelele amanzi, babuye balibuyisele elo litye, livale umthombo lowo.

₄Wafika wababuza abelusi uYakobi, wathi: “Bafondini, nisuka phi?”

Bathe: “Sivela eHaran.”

₅Uthe: “Niyamazi uLabhan, umzukulwana kaNahore apho?”

“Siyamazi,” batshilo ukuphendula.

₆“Usaphila kodwa?”

“Ewe, usaphila. Nantso selisiza intombi yakhe uRakeli kunye nomhlambi wakhe.”

₇Uthe uYakobi: “Ingekabi loxesha lakuphethula imihlambi emadlelweni nje eli, kutheni ningazisezi nje ezi gusha, niziyeke zitye?”

₈Baphendula bathi: “Asinakuyenza loo nto ingekapheleli imihlambi. Kufuneka yonke ibekho, ukuze siwuvule umthombo, siyiseze.”

₉URakeli wafika nowakhe umhlambi esathetha nâbo belusi uYakobi. ₁₀UYakobi akubona uRakeli eqhuba imihlambi kaninalume uLabhan, waya kuliqengqa ilitye, wazipha amanzi iigusha. ₁₁Wandula wamanga uRakeli, elila luvuyo. ₁₂Wathi kuRakeli: “Ndiyazalana noyihlo; ndizalwa nguRabheka kaloku.”

Wabaleka waya kuxelela uyise uRakeli; ₁₃wathi noyise akuziva ezi ndaba zingomtshana wakhe uYakobi, waya kumhlangabeza wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlwini. Uthe uLabhan akubaliselwa nguYakobi izinto ezenzekileyo, ₁₄wayingqina into yokuba bayazalana. Wahlala apho inyanga yonke uYakobi.

₁₅Wathi uLabhan kuYakobi: “Akunako ukusebenza nje simahla apha kum ngenxa yokuba sizalana. Ufuna ndikunike malini?”

₁₆ULabhan wayeneentombi ezimbini, inguLeya igama lenkulu, encinci inguRakeli. ₁₇ULeya wayetsho ngamehlo angathi anengcume; uRakeli yena eyinzwakazi kanobomi. ₁₈UYakobi wayencwase uRakeli, waza wathi kuLabhan: “Ndokusebenzela iminyaka esixhenxe ukuba unokundivumela ndizeke intombi yakho encinci uRakeli.”

₁₉ULabhan uthe: “Ndikhetha ukumendisela kuwe kunokuba aye kwendela komnye umntu.” Watsho esithi makaselehlala apho kwakhe uYakobi. ₂₀UYakobi waphangela isixhenxe sonke seminyaka, esebenzela ukufumana uRakeli. Lonke elo xesha laba ngathi ziintsuku nje ezimbalwa kuye, kuba wayemthanda uRakeli.

₂₁“Lifikile ixesha; ndikhululele umkam,” watsho uYakobi kuLabhan. ₂₂ULabhan wenza isidlo somtshato, wamema bonke abantu balapho. ₂₃Ngobo busuku uLabhan wasa uLeya kuYakobi endaweni kaRakeli, uYakobi walala naye. ₂₄ULabhan wakhupha uZilipha isicakakazi, wayimpelesi kaLeya. ₂₅UYakobi akazange aqonde ukuba nguLeya lo wayelele naye, kude kwakusasa. Uye kuLabhan uYakobi, wafika wathi: “Yintoni le undenze yona? Bendisebenzela ukufumana uRakeli nje, undiqhathele ntoni?”

₂₆Uthe uLabhan: “Asilosiko lethu ukwendisa intombi encinci, ingekendi endala. ₂₇Linda ke khe kudlule le veki yomtshato, ndikwendisele uRakeli ke xa uya kuphinda usebenze iminyaka esixhenxe.”

₂₈Wavuma ke uYakobi, yathi yakudlula loo veki yomtshato uLabhan wamendisela kuYakobi noRakeli. ₂₉ULabhan wakhupha isicakakazi uBhiliya waba yimpelesi kaRakeli. ₃₀Wamambatha uRakeli uYakobi, wamthanda nangaphezu koLeya. Wasebenza eminye iminyaka esixhenxe.