Bible Reading Plan – Day 11

₁₆Base besuka eBethele; kwakuse yibangana ukuya e-Efrati; uRaheli wayesebeletha, wabeletha enemihelo enzima. ₁₇Kwathi esenemihelo enzima, umbelethisi wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, ngokuba uzakuba nenye indodana futhi.” ₁₈Usuzakuphuma umphefumulo wakhe, ngokuba wafa, waqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi uBenoni; kepha uyise wamqamba ngokuthi uBenjamini.

₁₉Wafa uRaheli, wembelwa ngasendleleni eya e-Efrati eliyiBetlehema. ₂₀UJakobe wamisa insika ethuneni lakhe, eyinsika yethuna likaRaheli kuze kube namuhla.

₂₁U-Israyeli wasuka, wamisa itende lakhe ngaphambi kombhoshongo wase-Edere. ₂₂Kwathi u-Israyeli esehlala kulelo zwe, uRubeni waya walala noBiliha isancinza sikayise; u-Israyeli wakuzwa lokho.

Amadodana kaJakobe ayeyishumi nambili.

₂₃Amadodana kaLeya ayenguRubeni, izibulo likaJakobe, noSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noZebuloni. ₂₄Amadodana kaRaheli ayengoJosefa noBenjamini. ₂₅Amadodana kaBiliha incekukazi kaRaheli ayengoDani noNafetali. ₂₆Amadodana kaZilipa incekukazi kaLeya ayengoGadi no-Asheri; lawo angamadodana kaJakobe awazalelwa ePhadani Aramu.

₂₇UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre ngaseKiriyati Araba, okuyiHebroni, lapho o-Abrahama no-Isaka kade bebegogobele khona. ₂₈Izinsuku zika-Isaka zaziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili. ₂₉U-Isaka wagqibuka wafa, wabuthelwa kubantu bakhe, emdala esanelisiwe yizinsuku. O-Esawu noJakobe amadodana akhe bammbela.

₁Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Esawu ongu-Edomi.

₂U-Esawu wazithathela abafazi kuwo amadodakazi aseKhanani: u-Ada indodakazi ka-Eloni umHeti, no-Oholibama indodakazi ka-Ana, indodakazi kaSibeyoni umHivi, ₃noBasemati indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli, udadewabo kaNebayoti.

₄U-Ada wamzalela u-Esawu u-Elifazi; uBasemati wazala uRehuweli; ₅u-Oholibama wazala oJewushe, noJalamu, noKora; lawo angamadodana ka-Esawu azalelwa wona ezweni laseKhanani.

₆U-Esawu wathatha omkakhe, namadodana akhe, namadodakazi akhe, nabantu bonke bendlu yakhe, nemfuyo yakhe, nezinkomo zakhe, nempahla yonke yakhe owayeyizuze ezweni laseKhanani, waya ezweni elikude nomfowabo uJakobe. ₇Ngokuba imfuyo yabo yayiyinkulu kunokuba bahlale ndawonye, nezwe lokugogobala kwabo lalingenakubathwala ngenxa yemfuyo yabo. ₈U-Esawu wahlala entabeni yaseSeyiri; u-Esawu ungu-Edomi.

₉Lezi ziyizizukulwane zika-Esawu uyise wabakwa-Edomi entabeni yaseSeyiri. ₁₀Nanka amagama amadodana ka-Esawu: Ngu-Elifazi indodana ka-Ada umka-Esawu, noRehuweli indodana kaBasemati umka-Esawu. ₁₁Amadodana ka-Elifazi ayengoThemani, no-Omari, noSefo, noGathamu, noKenazi. ₁₂UThimna wayeyisancinza sika-Elifazi indodana ka-Esawu; wamzalela u-Elifazi u-Amaleki; yilawo angamadodana ka-Ada umka-Esawu. ₁₃Lawa angamadodana kaRehuweli: ngoNahati, noZera, noShama, noMiza; yilawo angamadodana kaBasemati umka-Esawu. ₁₄Lawa angamadodana ka-Oholibama indodakazi ka-Ana, indodakazi kaSibeyoni, umka-Esawu: wamzalela u-Esawu oJewushe, noJalamu, noKora.

₁₅Laba bangabanumzane bamadodana ka-Elifazi izibulo lika-Esawu: Ngumnumzane uThemani, nomnumzane u-Omari, nomnumzane uSefo, nomnumzane uKenazi, ₁₆nomnumzane uKora, nomnumzane uGathamu, nomnumzane u-Amaleki; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela ku-Elifazi ezweni lakwa-Edomi; yilawo angamadodana ka-Ada. ₁₇Lawa angamadodana kaRehuweli indodana ka-Esawu: ngumnumzane uNahati, nomnumzane uZera, nomnumzane uShama, nomnumzane uMiza; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela kuRehuweli ezweni lakwa-Edomi; yilawo angamadodana kaBasemati umka-Esawu. ₁₈Lawa angamadodana ka-Oholibama umka-Esawu: ngumnumzane uJewushe, nomnumzane uJalamu, nomnumzane uKora; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela ku-Oholibama indodakazi ka-Ana umka-Esawu.

₁₉Yilawo angamadodana ka-Esawu; labo bangabanumzane bawo; yena ungu-Edomi.

₂₀Lawa angamadodana kaSeyiri umHori ayakhe kulelo zwe: ngoLothani, noShobali, noSibeyoni, no-Ana, ₂₁noDishoni, no-Eseri, noDishani; labo bangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori, abantwana bakaSeyiri ezweni lakwa-Edomi. ₂₂Amadodana kaLothani ayengoHori noHemamu; udadewabo kaLothani wayenguThimna. ₂₃Lawa angamadodana kaShobali: ngo-Alevani, noManahati, no-Ebali, noShefo, no-Onamu. ₂₄Lawa angamadodana kaSibeyoni: ngo-Aya, no-Ana; nguyena lowo Ana owafumana imithombo eshisayo ehlane, ezalusa izimbongolo zikaSibeyoni uyise. ₂₅Laba bangabantwana baka-Ana: ngoDishoni no-Oholibama indodakazi ka-Ana. ₂₆Lawa angamadodana kaDishoni: ngoHemdani, no-Eshibani, noJitrani, noKerani. ₂₇Lawa angamadodana ka-Eseri: ngoBilihani, noZahawana, no-Akani. ₂₈Lawa angamadodana kaDishani: ngo-Use no-Arana. ₂₉Laba bangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori: ngumnumzane uLothani, nomnumzane uShobali, nomnumzane uSibeyoni, nomnumzane u-Ana, ₃₀nomnumzane uDishoni, nomnumzane u-Eseri, nomnumzane uDishani; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori, abanumzane ngabanumzane ezweni laseSeyiri.

₃₁Lawa angamakhosi ayebusa ezweni lakwa-Edomi, kungakabusi nkosi kwabakwa-Israyeli. ₃₂UBela indodana kaBeyori wabusa kwabakwa-Edomi; igama lomuzi wakhe laliyiDinihaba. ₃₃Wafa uBela; uJobabi indodana kaZera waseBosira waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₄Wafa uJobabi; uHushamu wasezweni labakwaThemani waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₅Wafa uHushamu; uHadadi indodana kaBedadi owanqoba abakwaMidiyani ethafeni lakwaMowabi waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe; igama lomuzi wakhe laliyi-Aviti. ₃₆Wafa uHadadi; uSamla waseMasireka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₇Wafa uSamla; uShawule waseRehoboti ngasemfuleni waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₈Wafa uShawule; uBali Hanani indodana ka-Akibori waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₉Wafa uBali Hanani indodana ka-Akibori; uHadari waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe; igama lomuzi wakhe laliyiPhawu; igama lomkakhe lalinguMehetabeli indodakazi kaMatiredi, indodakazi kaMezahabi.

₄₀Lawa angamagama abanumzane abavela ku-Esawu ngemindeni yabo, nangezindawo zabo, nangamagama abo: ngumnumzane uThimna, nomnumzane u-Aliva, nomnumzane uJeteti, ₄₁nomnumzane u-Oholibama, nomnumzane u-Ela, nomnumzane uPhinoni, ₄₂nomnumzane uKenazi, nomnumzane uThemani, nomnumzane uMibisari, ₄₃nomnumzane uMagidiyeli, nomnumzane u-Iramu; yilabo abangabanumzane bakwa-Edomi ngokwakha kwabo ezweni elaliyifa labo; nguyena u-Esawu uyise wabakwa-Edomi.

₁UJakobe wakha ezweni lokugogobala kukayise, ezweni laseKhanani. ₂Lokhu kuyindaba kaJakobe. UJosefa eseneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa wawalusa umhlambi kayise enabafowabo; engumfana nje wayekuwo amadodana kaBiliha nakuwo amadodana kaZilipa omkayise; uJosefa waletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo.

₃Kepha u-Israyeli wathanda uJosefa kakhulu kunabantwana bakhe bonke, ngokuba wayeyindodana yobuxhegu bakhe; wamenzela ingubo enemikhono emide. ₄Abafowabo babona ukuthi uyise umthanda kunabafowabo bonke; khona bamzonda, bengenakukhuluma kuye ngokuthula.

₅UJosefa waphupha iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo; babelokhu bemzonda kakhulu. ₆Wathi kubo: “Ake nizwe leli phupho engiliphuphileyo. ₇Bhekani, besibopha izithungu ensimini; naso-ke isithungu sami sivuka sima; nazo-ke izithungu zenu zisiphahla, zisikhothamela isithungu sami.”

₈Base bethi kuye abafowabo: “Impela uyakuba yinkosi yethu, usibuse na?” Bamzonda kakhulu kunakuqala ngenxa yamaphupho akhe namazwi akhe.

₉Waphupha nelinye iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo, wathi: “Bhekani, ngiphuphe nelinye iphupho; bhekani-ke ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye kwangikhothamela.”

₁₀Wabalandisa uyise nabafowabo; uyise wamsola, wathi kuye: “Yiphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo na? Impela mina nonyoko nabafowenu siyakuza, sikukhothamele emhlabathini na?” ₁₁Abafowabo baba nomhawu ngaye, kepha uyise wawalonda lawa mazwi.

₁₂Abafowabo baya ukwalusa umhlambi kayise eShekemi. ₁₃U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Abafowenu abawalusi umhlambi eShekemi na? Woza, ngiyakukuthuma kubo.”

Wathi kuye: “Ngilapha.”

₁₄Wayesethi kuye: “Hamba-ke, ubone ukuthi basahlezi kahle yini abafowenu nomhlambi, uze ungibuyisele izwi.” Wamthuma esuka esigodini saseHebroni, waze wafika eShekemi. ₁₅Umuntu othile wamfumana ezulazula endle; lo muntu wambuza wathi: “Ufunani na?”

₁₆Wathi: “Ngifuna abafowethu; ake ungitshele ukuthi baluselaphi.”

₁₇Wathi lowo muntu: “Basukile lapha, ngokuba ngabezwa bethi: ‘Asiye eDotayini.’ ” UJosefa walandela abafowabo, wabafumana eDotayini. ₁₈Bambona esekude; engakasondeli kubo, bamenzela ugobe lokumbulala.

₁₉Bakhulumisana omunye nomunye, bathi: “Bhekani, inyanga yamaphupho iyeza. ₂₀Ngalokho wozani, siyibulale, siyiphonse komunye wemigodi, bese sithi: ‘Isilwane esibi siyidlile,’ sibone ukuthi azakuba yini amaphupho ayo.”

₂₁URubeni wakuzwa, wamophula esandleni sabo ngokuthi: “Asingambulali.” ₂₂URubeni wathi kubo: “Ningachithi gazi; mphonseni kulo mgodi osehlane, ningabeki isandla kuye,” ukuba amophule esandleni sabo, ambuyisele kuyise.

₂₃Kwathi uJosefa esefike kubafowabo, bamkhumula ingubo yakhe, leyo ngubo enemikhono emide ayeyigqokile. ₂₄Bamthatha, bamphonsa emgodini; umgodi wawungenalutho, kungekho manzi kuwo.

₂₅Bahlala phansi ukuba badle isinkwa; baphakamisa amehlo abo, babona; bheka, kwafika ihele labakwa-Ishmayeli livela kwaGileyadi, linamakamela alo ethwele inhlaka nebhalisamu* nemure,* likwewusela eGibithe.

₂₆Wayesethi uJuda kubafowabo: “Kuyakusizani, uma simbulala umfowethu, sifihle igazi lakhe, na? ₂₇Wozani sithengise ngaye kwabakwa-Ishmayeli, isandla senu singabi phezu kwakhe, ngokuba ungumfowethu, uyinyama yethu.” Abafowabo bamlalela.

₂₈Kwase kudlula abathengi bakwaMidiyani; bamdonsa uJosefa, bamkhuphula emgodini, bathengisa ngoJosefa kwabakwa-Ishmayeli ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi amabili zesiliva. Labo-ke bamusa uJosefa eGibithe.

₂₉URubeni wabuyela emgodini; bheka, uJosefa wayengasekho emgodini; waklebhula izingubo zakhe. ₃₀Wayesebuyela kubafowabo, ethi: “Akasekho umntwana; mina-ke ngizakushonaphi na?”

₃₁Base bethatha ingubo kaJosefa, bahlaba impongo, bacwilisa ingubo egazini. ₃₂Bathumela leyo ngubo enemikhono emide, bayiyisa kuyise, bathi: “Siyitholile lena; ake ubone, uma le ngubo ingeyendodana yakho yini, noma akusiyo na?”

₃₃Wayibona, wathi: “Yiyo ingubo yendodana yami; isilwane esibi simdlile; yebo, uJosefa udatshuliwe nokudatshulwa.”

₃₄UJakobe wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wafaka indwangu yamasaka okhalweni lwakhe, walilela indodana yakhe izinsuku eziningi. ₃₅Onke amadodana akhe nawo onke amadodakazi akhe asuka ukuyomduduza, kepha wala ukududuzwa, wathi: “Ngiyakwehla, ngiye endodaneni yami endaweni yabafileyo ngilila.” Uyise wamlilela-ke.

₃₆AbakwaMidiyani bathengisa ngaye eGibithe kuPotifari, inceku kaFaro, induna yabalindi bakhe.

₁Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi uJuda wasuka kubafowabo, wehla, waya kumuntu wase-Adulamu ogama lakhe linguHira. ₂UJuda wabona lapho indodakazi yomuntu waseKhanani ogama lakhe linguShuwa; wayithatha, wangena kuyo. ₃Yakhulelwa, yazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Eri. ₄Yabuye yakhulelwa, yazala indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Onani. ₅Yabuye yazala futhi indodana, yaqamba igama layo ngokuthi uShela; uJuda wayeseKesibi ekuyizaleni kwayo.

₆UJuda wamthathela u-Eri izibulo lakhe umfazi ogama lakhe linguTamari. ₇U-Eri izibulo likaJuda wayemubi emehlweni kaJehova; uJehova wambulala.

₈UJuda wathi ku-Onani: “Yiya kumkamfowenu, umngene, umvusele umfowenu inzalo.” ₉U-Onani wayekwazi ukuthi inzalo ayiyikuba ngeyakhe; kwathi nxa engena kumkamfowabo, wachitha emhlabathini ukuba angamniki umfowabo inzalo. ₁₀Kwaba kubi emehlweni kaJehova lokho akwenzileyo; wambulala naye futhi.

₁₁UJuda wayesethi kuTamari umalokazana wakhe: “Hlala ungumfelokazi endlini kayihlo, aze akhule uShela indodana yami,” ngokuba wathi: “Ukuba angafi njengabafowabo.” UTamari waya wahlala kwabo.

₁₂Emva kwezinsuku eziningi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa umkaJuda; eseduduzekile uJuda wakhuphuka, waya kubo abagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna, yena kanye nomhlobo wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.

₁₃Kwatshelwa uTamari ukuthi: “Bheka, uyihlozala uyakhuphukela eThimna ukuyogunda izimvu zakhe.” ₁₄Wayesekhumula izingubo zakhe zobufelokazi, wagubuzela, wazimboza, wahlala esangweni lase-Enayimi ngasendleleni eya eThimna, ngokuba wabona ukuthi uShela usekhulile, engamnikwa nokho abe ngumkakhe.

₁₅UJuda esembona wacabanga ukuthi uyisifebe, ngokuba wayegubuzele ubuso. ₁₆Waphambukela kuye endleleni, wathi: “Woza, ake ngingene kuwe,” ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi ungumalokazana wakhe.

Wathi: “Uyakungiphani ukuba ungene kimi na?”

₁₇Wayesethi: “Mina ngizakukuthumela izinyane lembuzi elisemhlambini.”

Wathi: “Uzakunginika isibambiso, uze ulithume, na?”

₁₈Wathi: “Ngikuphe sibambiso sini na?”

Wathi: “Indandatho yakho, nentambo yakho, nodondolo lwakho olusesandleni sakho.” Wamupha, wangena kuye; wakhuliselwa nguye. ₁₉Wasuka, wahamba, wakhumula iveli lakhe, wembatha izingubo zakhe zobufelokazi.

₂₀UJuda wathuma izinyane lembuzi ngesandla somhlobo wakhe wase-Adulamu ukuba athathe isibambiso esandleni sowesifazane, kepha akamfumananga. ₂₁Wayesebuza abantu bendawo yakhe, wathi: “Siphi isifebe esasise-Enayimi ngasendleleni na?”

Bathi: “Akuzange kube khona isifebe lapha.”

₂₂Wayesebuyela kuJuda, ethi: “Angisifumananga; nabantu bendawo bathi: ‘Akuzange kube khona isifebe lapha.’ ”

₂₃Wathi uJuda: “Masizithathele sona, funa sibe nehlazo; bheka, ngithume leli zinyane, kepha awusifumananga.”

₂₄Kwathi emva kwezinyanga ezintathu uJuda watshelwa ukuthi: “UTamari umalokazana wakho ufebile; bheka, futhi ukhulelwe ngokufeba kwakhe.”

UJuda wathi: “Mletheni, ashiswe.”

₂₅Eselethiwe wathumela kuyisezala, wathi: “Ngikhuleliswe yile ndoda engumnini walezi zinto.” Wathi futhi: “Ake ubone ukuthi ngokukabani le ndandatho, nale ntambo, nalolu dondolo na?”

₂₆Wakuvuma uJuda, wathi: “Ulungile kunami, njengokuba ngingamnikanga uShela indodana yami.” Akabange esamazi futhi.

₂₇Kwathi ngesikhathi sokubeletha kwakhe, bheka, ngamawele asesiswini sakhe. ₂₈Kwathi esabeletha, omunye wakhipha isandla; umbelethisi wathatha, wabopha esandleni sakhe ngentambo ebomvu, wathi: “Lo uphume kuqala.” ₂₉Kwathi ukuba afinyeze isandla sakhe, nangu umfowabo ephuma; wathi: “Ufuzuleleni na?” Ngalokho igama lakhe laqanjwa ngokuthi uPheresi.* ₃₀Ngasemuva waphuma umfowabo owayenentambo ebomvu esandleni sakhe; igama lakhe lathiwa uZera.