Bible Reading Plan – Day 3

₁₈Amadodana kaNowa aphuma emkhunjini ayengoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; uHamu wayenguyise kaKhanani.

₁Lezi ziyizizukulwane zamadodana kaNowa: ngoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; bazalelwa amadodana emva kukazamcolo. ₂Amadodana kaJafete: ngoGomere, noMagoge, noMadayi, noJavani, noThubali, noMesheke, noTirase. ₃Amadodana kaGomere: ngo-Ashikenaze, noRifate, noThogarma. ₄Amadodana kaJavani: ngo-Elisha, noTharishishi, noKitimi, noDodanimi. ₅Kuvela kulabo iziqhingi zabezizwe zahlukaniselwa amazwe abo, kwaba yilelo nalelo ngolimi lwalo, nangemindeni yalo, nangezizwe zalo. ₆Amadodana kaHamu: ngoKushe, noMisirayimi, noPhuthi, noKhanani. ₇Amadodana kaKushe: ngoSeba, noHavila, noSabita, noRama, noSabitheka. Amadodana kaRama: ngoSheba noDedani.

₈UKushe wazala uNimrode; yena waqala ukuba ngonamandla emhlabeni. ₉Wayeyiphisi elinamandla ebusweni bukaJehova; ngalokho kuthiwa: “Iphisi elinamandla njengoNimrode ebusweni bukaJehova.” ₁₀Ukubusa kwakhe kwaqala eBabele, nase-Ereke, nase-Akade, naseKaline, ezweni laseShineyari. ₁₁Waphuma kulelo zwe, waya e-Asiriya, wakha iNineve, neRehoboti-Ire, neKhala, ₁₂neResene phakathi kweNineve neKhala; lo ungumuzi omkhulu.

₁₃UMisirayimi wazala amaLudi, nama-Anami, namaLehabi, namaNafetuhi, ₁₄namaPatrusi, namaKasuluhi, lapho kwavela khona amaFilisti namaKafitori.

₁₅UKhanani wazala uSidoni, izibulo lakhe, noHeti, ₁₆namaJebusi, nama-Amori, namaGirigashi, ₁₇namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini, ₁₈nama-Arvadi, namaSemari, namaHamati; ngasemuva imindeni yamaKhanani yahlakazeka.

₁₉Umkhawulo wamaKhanani wawususukela eSidoni, waya ngaseGerari waze wafika eGaza; waya ngaseSodoma naseGomora nase-Adima naseSeboyimi waze wafika eLasha.

₂₀Labo babe ngamadodana kaHamu ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

₂₁NoShemi uyise wabantwana bonke baka-Ebere, umnewabo omkhulu kaJafete, wazala abantwana. ₂₂Amadodana kaShemi: ngo-Elamu, no-Ashuri, no-Arapakishade, noLude, no-Aramu. ₂₃Amadodana ka-Aramu: ngo-Use, noHule, noGeteri, noMashe. ₂₄U-Arpakishade wazala uShela; uShela wazala u-Ebere. ₂₅U-Ebere wazala amadodana amabili; igama lomunye lalinguPhelege,* ngokuba emihleni yakhe izwe ladatshulwa. Igama lomfowabo lalinguJokothane. ₂₆UJokothane wazala o-Alimodade, noShelefe, noHasaramavete, noJere, ₂₇noHadoramu, no-Uzali, noDikila, ₂₈no-Obale, no-Abimayele, noSheba, ₂₉no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJababi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokothane. ₃₀Ukwakha kwabo kwasukela eMesha kwaze kwafika ngaseSefare, intaba yasempumalanga.

₃₁Laba babe ngamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo, emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

₃₂Lezi ziyimindeni yamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwane zawo ezizweni zawo; ngalawo izizwe zahlakazeka emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.

₁Umhlaba wonke wawunolimi lunye nokukhuluma kunye. ₂Kwathi ekusukeni kwabo empumalanga bafumana ithafa ezweni laseShineyari; bakha khona.

₃Base bethi omunye komunye: “Wozani, ake senze izitini, sizishisise.” Izitini zaba ngamatshe abo, nebitume* laba ludaka lwabo. ₄Bathi: “Wozani, asakhe umuzi nombhoshongo osiqongo sawo sisezulwini, sizenzele igama, funa sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.”

₅UJehova wehla ukuba abone umuzi nombhoshongo okwakhiwa ngabantwana babantu. ₆UJehova wathi: “Bheka, bonke basizwe sinye nolimi lunye; yikho abaqala ngakho; manje abayikunqanyulelwa lutho abahlosa ukulwenza. ₇Wozani sehle, siye ukusanganisa ulimi lwabo ukuba bangezwani, kube yilowo nalowo ulimi lomunye.”

₈Kanjalo uJehova wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke, bephuma lapho; bayeka ukwakha umuzi. ₉Ngalokho igama lawo lathiwa iBabele,* ngokuba uJehova wasanganisa khona ulimi lomhlaba wonke; wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke.

₁₀Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaShemi; uShemi wayeneminyaka eyikhulu, wazala u-Arpakishade iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo. ₁₁Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Arpakishade uShemi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₂U-Arpakishade wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, wazala uShela. ₁₃Emva kokuzalwa kukaShela u-Arpakishade wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₄UShela wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala u-Ebere. ₁₅Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Ebere uShela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₆U-Ebere wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nane, wazala uPhelege. ₁₇Emva kokuzalwa kukaPhelege u-Ebere wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₈UPhelege wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uRehu. ₁₉Emva kokuzalwa kukaRehu uPhelege wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₀URehu wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili, wazala uSerugi. ₂₁Emva kokuzalwa kukaSerugi uRehu wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesikhombisa, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₂USerugi wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uNahori. ₂₃Emva kokuzalwa kukaNahori uSerugi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₄UNahori wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala uThera. ₂₅Emva kokuzalwa kukaThera uNahori wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi nesishiyagalolunye, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₆UThera wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala o-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana.

₂₇Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaThera.

UThera wazala o-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana; uHarana wazala uLoti. ₂₈UHarana wafa phambi kukayise uThera ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, i-Uri lamaKaledi. ₂₉O-Abrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi; igama lomka-Abrama lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka, indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilka noyise kaJiska. ₃₀USarayi wayeyinyumba, engenamntwana.

₃₁UThera wathatha u-Abrama indodana yakhe, noLoti indodana kaHarana, indodana yendodana yakhe, noSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umka-Abrama indodana yakhe, waphuma nabo e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika eHarana, bakha khona.

₃₂Izinsuku zikaThera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili nanhlanu; uThera wafela eHarana.

₁UJehova wathi ku-Abrama: “Phuma ezweni lakini, nasezihlotsheni zakho, nasendlini kayihlo, uye ezweni engiyakukukhombisa lona. ₂Ngiyakukwenza isizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngenze igama lakho libe likhulu, wena ube yisibusiso. ₃Ngiyakubabusisa abakubusisayo, nokuqalekisayo ngiyakumqalekisa; imindeni yonke yomhlaba iyakubusiswa kuwe.”

₄Wayesesuka u-Abrama, njengalokho uJehova emtshelile; uLoti wahamba naye; u-Abrama wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu mhla ephuma eHarana. ₅U-Abrama wathatha uSarayi umkakhe, noLoti indodana yomfowabo, nempahla yonke ababeyibuthile, nezinceku ababezitholile eHarana; basuka ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika-ke ezweni laseKhanani.

₆U-Abrama wadabula izwe, waze wafika endaweni yaseShekemi nase-okini* laseMore; amaKhanani ayesekhona ezweni. ₇UJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama, wathi: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho.” Wamakhela khona i-altare uJehova owayebonakele kuye.

₈Wayesesuka lapho, waya entabeni ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele, wamisa itende lakhe, iBethele lingasentshonalanga ne-Ayi lingasempumalanga; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wakhuleka egameni likaJehova. ₉Ngasemuva u-Abrama wahamba waqonda njalo ngaseningizimu.

₁₀Kwakukhona indlala ezweni; u-Abrama wehlela eGibithe ukuba agogobale khona, ngokuba indlala yayinzima ezweni. ₁₁Kwathi esasondela ukungena eGibithe, wathi kuSarayi umkakhe: “Bheka-ke, ngiyazi ukuthi ungowesifazane omuhle, obukekayo. ₁₂Kuyakuthi ukuba abaseGibithe bakubone, bathi: ‘Ngumkakhe lowo,’ bazakungibulala mina, bakulonde wena. ₁₃Mawuthi ungudadewethu, ukuze kube kuhle kimi ngenxa yakho, umphefumulo wami uphile ngenxa yakho.”

₁₄Kwathi u-Abrama efika eGibithe, abaseGibithe babona owesifazane ukuthi muhle kakhulu. ₁₅Izinduna zikaFaro zambona, zambabaza phambi kukaFaro; owesifazane wangeniswa endlini kaFaro. ₁₆U-Abrama waphathwa kahle ngenxa yakhe; waba nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezimbongolo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, nezimbongolokazi, namakamela.

₁₇Kepha uJehova wamshaya uFaro nendlu yakhe ngezinhlupho ezinkulu ngenxa kaSarayi umka-Abrama. ₁₈UFaro wayesembiza u-Abrama, wathi: “Kuyini lokho okwenze kimi na? Awungitshelanga ngani ukuthi ungumkakho na? ₁₉Usholoni ukuthi: ‘Ungudadewethu,’ ngize ngimthathe abe ngumkami, na? Bheka manje, nangu umkakho; mthathe, uhambe.” ₂₀UFaro wayala amadoda ngaye; ammukisa kanye nomkakhe nakho konke anakho.

₁U-Abrama wakhuphuka eGibithe kanye nomkakhe nakho konke anakho, uLoti enaye, waya ngaseningizimu. ₂U-Abrama wayefuyile kakhulu izinkomo, nesiliva, negolide.

₃Kuzo izinkambo zakhe wasuka eningizimu, wafika eBethele, leyo ndawo lapho lalikhona itende lakhe kuqala, phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi, ₄indawo ye-altare abelenzile khona kuqala; u-Abrama wakhuleka lapho egameni likaJehova.

₅Naye uLoti owahamba no-Abrama wayenezimvu, nezinkomo, namatende. ₆Izwe lalingenakubanela ukuba bahlale ndawonye, ngokuba impahla yabo yayiningi kunokuba bahlale ndawonye. ₇Kwavela ukuxabana phakathi kwabelusi bezinkomo zika-Abrama nabelusi bezinkomo zikaLoti; amaKhanani namaPherizi ayehlala khona ezweni.

₈U-Abrama wathi kuLoti: “Akungabikho ukuxabana phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kwabelusi bami nabelusi bakho, ngokuba singabazalwane. ₉Izwe lonke alisobala ebusweni bakho na? Mawuhlukane nami; uma uya ngakwesokhohlo, ngiyakuya ngakwesokunene; uma uya ngakwesokunene, ngiyakuya ngakwesokhohlo.”

₁₀ULoti waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona ukuthi ithafa lonke laseJordani lalinamanzi lonke; uJehova engakachithi iSodoma neGomora, lalinjengensimu kaJehova nanjengezwe laseGibithe kwaze kwaba seSowari. ₁₁ULoti wakhetha ithafa lonke laseJordani; uLoti wasuka waya ngasempumalanga; bahlukana omunye nomunye. ₁₂U-Abrama wahlala ezweni laseKhanani; uLoti wahlala emizini yasethafeni, wamisa itende lakhe ngaseSodoma. ₁₃Kepha abantu baseSodoma babebabi, bengabonayo kakhulu phambi kukaJehova.

₁₄UJehova wathi ku-Abrama, uLoti esehlukene naye: “Phakamisa manje amehlo akho ubuke, usendaweni lapho umi khona, ngasenyakatho, naseningizimu, nasempumalanga, nasentshonalanga, ₁₅ngokuba izwe lonke olibonayo ngiyakulinika wena nenzalo yakho kuze kube phakade. ₁₆Ngiyakwenza inzalo yakho ibe njengothuli lomhlaba, kuze kuthi, uma umuntu engabala uthuli lomhlaba, iyakubalwa nenzalo yakho. ₁₇Suka udabule izwe, ubude balo nobubanzi balo, ngokuba ngiyakukunika lona.”

₁₈Wayesesuka u-Abrama, weza wakha ngasema-okini* aseMamre laseHebroni, wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare.