Bible Reading Plan – Day 10

₁UJakobe wahamba indlela yakhe; izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zamhlangabeza. ₂UJakobe ezibona wathi: “Lokhu kuyibandla likaNkulunkulu.” Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMahanayimi.*

₃UJakobe wathuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe ku-Esawu umfowabo ezweni laseSeyiri, izwe lakwa-Edomi. ₄Waziyala ngokuthi: “Niyakukhuluma kanje enkosini yami u-Esawu, nithi: ‘Inceku yakho uJakobe ithi: Ngigogobele kuLabani, ngilibele kuze kube manje; ₅nginezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezimvu, nezinceku, nezincekukazi; sengithumele ukubika enkosini yami ukuba ngithole umusa emehlweni akho.’ ”

₆Izithunywa zabuyela kuJakobe, zathi: “Safika kumfowenu u-Esawu, naye uyeza ukukuhlangabeza enamadoda angamakhulu amane.”

₇UJakobe wayeseshaywa luvalo kakhulu, ekhathazeka; wahlukanisa abantu ababenaye, nezimvu, nezinkomo, namakamela, kwaba ngamaqembu amabili, ₈wathi: “Uma u-Esawu efika kwelinye iqembu, alichithe, iqembu eliseleyo liyakubaleka.”

₉Wathi uJakobe: “Nkulunkulu kababa u-Abrahama, Nkulunkulu kababa u-Isaka, Jehova, wena owathi kimi: ‘Buyela ezweni lakho nasezihlotsheni zakho,’ ngikwenzele okuhle, ₁₀angifanele neze wonke umusa nalo lonke iqiniso okwenzele inceku yakho, ngokuba ngawela leli Jordani ngodondolo lwami kuphela, manje sengingamaqembu amabili. ₁₁Ake ungophule esandleni somfowethu, esandleni sika-Esawu, ngokuba mina ngiyamesaba, funa eze angichithe kanye nawonina nabantwana. ₁₂Wathi wena: ‘Impela ngiyakukwenzela okuhle, ngenze inzalo yakho ibe ngangesihlabathi solwandle esingebalwe ngobuningi.’ ”

₁₃Walala khona lobo busuku; kulokho okwakusesandleni sakhe wathathela u-Esawu umfowabo isipho: ₁₄izimbuzikazi ezingamakhulu amabili, nezimpongo ezingamashumi amabili, nezimvukazi ezingamakhulu amabili, nezinqama ezingamashumi amabili, ₁₅namakamela asengwayo angamashumi amathathu namathole awo, nezinkomazi ezingamashumi amane, nezinkunzi eziyishumi, nezimbongolokazi ezingamashumi amabili, namathole ayishumi. ₁₆Wazinikela esandleni sezinceku amaqambi ngamaqambi, wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Dlulani ngaphambi kwami, nenze ibanga phakathi kweqambi neqambi.”

₁₇Wamyala ophambili, wathi: “Nxa u-Esawu umfowethu ehlangana nawe, ekubuza ethi: ‘Ungokabani wena? Uyangaphi na? Ngezikabani lezi eziphambi kwakho na?’ ₁₈wothi: ‘Ngezenceku yakho uJakobe; kuyisipho esithunywa enkosini yami u-Esawu; bheka, naye uyeza, ungasemuva kwethu.’ ”

₁₉Wayala nowesibili, nowesithathu, nabo bonke ababelandela amaqembu, wathi: “Niyakusho njalo ku-Esawu, lapho nimfumana. ₂₀Niyakukhuluma nithi: ‘Futhi bheka, inceku yakho uJakobe iyeza, isemva kwethu.’ ” Ngokuba wathi: “Ngizakumthoba ngalesi sipho esihamba phambi kwami, andukuba ngibone ubuso bakhe; mhlawumbe angangamukela.” ₂₁Sase sihamba isipho phambi kwakhe, kepha yena wahlala ekamu* lobo busuku.

₂₂Wavuka ebusuku, wathatha omkakhe ababili, nezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili, nabantwana bakhe abayishumi nanye, wawela ezibukweni elithiwa iJaboki. ₂₃Wabathatha, wabawelisa emfuleni, wakuwelisa nalokho anakho. ₂₄Wasala yedwa uJakobe; kwabambana naye umuntu, kwaze kwasa. ₂₅Esebona ukuthi akamahluli, wathinta esikhoxeni senyonga yakhe, waphinyazeka uJakobe esikhoxeni senyonga esebambene naye. ₂₆Wayesethi: “Angihambe, ngokuba sekuyasa.”

Kepha wathi: “Anginakukuyeka ukuba uhambe ungangibusisanga.”

₂₇Wathi kuye: “Ungubani igama lakho na?”

Wathi: “NginguJakobe.”

₂₈Wathi: “Igama lakho alisayikuthiwa uJakobe, kepha u-Israyeli,* ngokuba ulwile noNkulunkulu nabantu, wanqoba.”

₂₉UJakobe wayesembuza ethi: “Ake ungitshele igama lakho.”

Wathi: “Ubuzelani igama lami na?” Wayesembusisa khona.

₃₀UJakobe waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheniyeli,* ngokuba wathi: “Sibonene noNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso, nokho umphefumulo wami wophulwa.”

₃₁Ilanga lamphumela esadlula iPheniyeli, waqhuga enyongeni yakhe. ₃₂Ngalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abawudli umsipha wenqulu osesikhoxeni senyonga kuze kube namuhla, ngokuba wathinta isikhoxo senyonga kaJakobe emsipheni wenqulu.

₁UJakobe waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabheka, nango u-Esawu eza enamadoda angamakhulu amane. Abantwana wabahlukanisela oLeya, noRaheli, nezincekukazi zombili. ₂Wabeka izincekukazi nabantwana bazo ngaphambili, uLeya nabantwana bakhe ngasemuva, oRaheli noJosefa ngasekugcineni. ₃Yena uqobo wadlulela phambi kwabo, wakhothamela emhlabathini kasikhombisa, waze wafika kumfowabo.

₄U-Esawu wagijima ukumhlangabeza, wamgona, wawa ngasentanyeni yakhe, wamanga; bakhala.

₅Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona abesifazane nabantwana, wathi: “Bangobani laba onabo na?”

Wathi: “Bangabantwana uNkulunkulu ayiphe bona inceku yakho ngomusa.”

₆Zase zisondela izincekukazi, zona nabantwana bazo, bakhothama. ₇Wasondela noLeya nabantwana bakhe, bakhothama; ngasemuva wafika uJosefa enoRaheli, bakhothama.

₈Wayesethi: “Uqondeni ngawo wonke lombonda engihlangana nawo na?”

Wathi: “Ukuba ngifumane umusa emehlweni enkosi yami.”

₉Kepha u-Esawu wathi: “Nginokuningi, mfowethu; okwakho makube ngokwakho.”

₁₀UJakobe wathi: “Hhayi bo; uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, samukele isipho sami esandleni sami, ngokuba ngibone ubuso bakho esengathi ngibona ubuso bukaNkulunkulu, wathokoza ngami. ₁₁Mawusamukele isibusiso sami esilethwa kuwe, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenzele umusa nangokuba nginakho konke.” Wamcindezela; wasamukela-ke.

₁₂Wayesethi: “Asisuke sihambe, ngihambe phambi kwakho.”

₁₃Wathi kuye: “Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana bancane nokuthi izimvu nezinkomazi ezinami ziyizindlezane; uma bezishishinga usuku olulodwa, umhlambi wonke uyakufa. ₁₄Ake idlule inkosi phambi kwenceku yayo, mina ngiseseze njengokuhamba kwempahla ephambi kwami nanjengokuhamba kwabantwana, ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.”

₁₅U-Esawu wathi: “Ake ngishiye kuwe abanye abantu bami.”

Wathi: “Ngani na? Mangifumane umusa emehlweni enkosi.”

₁₆U-Esawu wayesebuyela endleleni yakhe ngalolo suku, waya eSeyiri. ₁₇UJakobe wasuka waya eSukoti, wazakhela indlu, wenzela izinkomo zakhe amathanga; ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo lathiwa iSukoti.*

₁₈UJakobe wafika kahle emzini waseShekemi osezweni laseKhanani, evela ePhadani Aramu; wamisa itende lakhe phambi komuzi. ₁₉Wathenga isiqephu sezwe, lapho ebemise khona itende lakhe, esandleni samadodana kaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngamakesita* ayikhulu. ₂₀Wakha khona i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi i-Eli Elohe Israyeli.*

₁UDina, indodakazi kaLeya amzalela yona uJakobe, waphuma ukuyobona amadodakazi alelo zwe. ₂UShekemi indodana kaHamori umHivi, inkosi yezwe, wambona, wamthatha, walala naye, wamona. ₃Inhliziyo yakhe yabambelela kuDina indodakazi kaJakobe, wayithanda intombi, wakhuluma kuyo inhliziyo yentombi. ₄UShekemi wakhuluma kuyise uHamori, wathi: “Ngithathele le ntombazana, ibe ngumkami.”

₅UJakobe wezwa ukuthi ungcolisile indodakazi yakhe uDina; amadodana akhe ayesezinkomeni endle; uJakobe wathula, aze afika.

₆UHamori uyise kaShekemi waphumela kuJakobe ukuyokhuluma naye. ₇Amadodana kaJakobe abuya endle esezwile lokho; abantu badabuka, bathukuthela kakhulu, ngokuba ubenze ubuwula kwa-Israyeli ngokulala nendodakazi kaJakobe, okungenakwenziwa.

₈UHamori wakhuluma nabo, wathi: “Inhliziyo yendodana yami uShekemi iyabambelela endodakazini yenu; ake nimuphe yona, ibe ngumkakhe. ₉Ganiselanani nathi, nisiphe amadodakazi enu, nizithathele amadodakazi ethu. ₁₀Niyakuhlala kithi; izwe liyakuba sebusweni benu; yakhani, nithengiselane, nifuye kulo.”

₁₁UShekemi wayesethi kuyise nakubanewabo: “Ake ngifumane umusa emehlweni enu; lokho eniyakukusho kimi, ngiyakuninika khona. ₁₂Bizani kimi ilobolo noma lingakanani kanye nesipho, ngiyakuninika njengokusho kwenu kimi; kodwa ngipheni intombi ibe ngumkami.”

₁₃Amadodana kaJakobe abaphendula oShekemi noHamori uyise ngobuqili, akhuluma, njengokuba ebemngcolisile uDina udadewabo, ₁₄athi kubo: “Asinakwenza lokhu, ukunika udadewethu kumuntu ongasokwanga, ngokuba lokho kuyihlazo kithina. ₁₅Kepha ngalokho singanivumela: uma nizakuba njengathi, kusokwe bonke abesilisa bakini, ₁₆siyakuninika amadodakazi ethu, sizithathele amadodakazi enu, sihlale nani, sibe yisizwe sinye. ₁₇Kepha uma ningasilaleli, nisokwe, siyakuthatha indodakazi yethu, sihambe.”

₁₈Amazwi abo aba mahle koHamori noShekemi indodana kaHamori. ₁₉Le nsizwa ayilibalanga ukwenza lokho, ngokuba yayethabela indodakazi kaJakobe; yayinodumo kunabo bonke abendlu kayise. ₂₀OHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe beza ngasesangweni lomuzi, bakhuluma namadoda omuzi wabo, bathi: ₂₁“Labo bantu bahlezi ngokuthula nathi; ngalokho mabahlale ezweni, balihambe, ngokuba bheka, izwe libanzi inxa zombili phambi kwabo; asizithathele amadodakazi abo abe ngomkethu, sibaphe amadodakazi ethu. ₂₂Kuphela ngalokho bayasivumela laba bantu ukuhlala nathi, sibe yisizwe sinye, ukuthi bonke abesilisa bakithi basokwe, njengalokho bona besokiwe. ₂₃Imihlambi yabo, nempahla yabo, nezinkomo zabo akuyikuba ngokwethu na? Masibavumele kuphela, bakhe kithi.”

₂₄Bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe balalela oHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe; bonke abesilisa basokwa, bonke abaphuma ngesango lomuzi wakhe.

₂₅Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu bese nobuhlungu, amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni noLevi, abanewabo bakaDina, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, bahlasela umuzi ngesibindi, babulala bonke abesilisa. ₂₆Babulala oHamori noShekemi indodana yakhe ngosiko lwenkemba, bakhipha uDina endlini kaShekemi, bahamba. ₂₇Amadodana kaJakobe ayesefica ababuleweyo, aphanga umuzi, ngokuba babengcolisile udadewabo. ₂₈Athatha izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nezimbongolo zabo, okwakusemzini nokwakusendle, ₂₉nemfuyo yonke yabo; athumba abantwana babo nawomkabo, abaphanga kanye nakho konke okusendlini.

₃₀UJakobe wayesethi koSimeyoni noLevi: “Ningihluphile, ningenzile ukuba nginukele kabi abantu bezwe, amaKhanani namaPherizi, lokhu ngiyingcosana, bayakungihlanganyela, bangibulale, ngichithwe mina nendlu yami.”

₃₁Base bethi: “Ngabe bemenza udadewethu isifebe na?”

₁UNkulunkulu wathi kuJakobe: “Suka ukhuphukele eBethele, uhlale khona, umenzele lapho uNkulunkulu i-altare, yena owabonakala kuwe mhla ubalekela u-Esawu umfowenu.”

₂Wayesethi uJakobe kwabendlu yakhe nakubo bonke ababe naye: “Lahlani izithixo zabezizwe eziphakathi kwenu, nizihlambulule nina, niziphendulele izingubo zenu, ₃sisuke, sikhuphukele eBethele; ngiyakumenzela khona uNkulunkulu i-altare, yena owangiphendula ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami, waba nami endleleni engangiyihamba.” ₄Bamnika-ke uJakobe izithixo zonke zabezizwe ezazisezandleni zabo, namacici ayesezindlebeni zabo; uJakobe wakuthukusa phansi kwe-oki* elalingaseShekemi. ₅Base bemuka; ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayikhona nxazonke; abawaxoshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

₆UJakobe wafika eLuze elisezweni laseKhanani eliyiBethele, yena kanye nabantu bonke ababe naye. ₇Wakha khona i-altare, wayibiza indawo ngokuthi i-Eli Bethele, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye khona mhla ebaleka ebusweni bomfowabo.

₈UDebora umzanyana kaRebeka wafa, wembelwa ngenzansi neBethele phansi kwe-oki;* igama lalo labizwa ngokuthi i-Alonibakuti.*

₉UNkulunkulu wabuye wabonakala kuJakobe, lapho evela ePhadani Aramu, wambusisa.

₁₀UNkulunkulu wathi kuye:

₁₁UNkulunkulu wathi kuye:

₁₃UNkulunkulu wenyuka esuka kuye endaweni lapho ebekhulume naye khona.

₁₄UJakobe wayesemisa insika endaweni lapho abekhulume naye khona, insika yetshe; wathela phezu kwayo umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wathela namafutha phezu kwayo. ₁₅UJakobe wayiqamba indawo lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma naye khona ngokuthi iBethele.