Bible Reading Plan – Day 8

₁Kwaba khona indlala ezweni ngaphandle kwendlala yokuqala eyayikhona emihleni ka-Abrahama; u-Isaka waya eGerari ku-Abimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti. ₂UJehova wabonakala kuye, wathi: “Ungehleli eGibithe; hlala ezweni engizakukutshela lona, ₃ugogobale kuleli zwe; ngizakuba nawe, ngikubusise, ngokuba ngiyakunika wena nenzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe, ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga ku-Abrahama uyihlo. ₄Ngiyakwandisa inzalo yakho, ibe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, ngiyiphe inzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe; ngenzalo yakho ziyakubusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlaba, ₅ngokuba u-Abrahama walalela izwi lami, wagcina ukusho kwami, nemiyalo yami, nezimiso zami, nemithetho yami.” ₆U-Isaka wahlala-ke eGarari.

₇Amadoda aleyo ndawo ambuza ngomkakhe; wathi: “Ungudadewethu,” ngokuba wesaba ukusho ukuthi: “Ungumkami,” ethi: “Funa amadoda aleyo ndawo angibulale ngenxa kaRebeka, lokhu ebukeka kahle.”

₈Kwathi esehlale khona isikhathi eside, u-Abimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti walunguza efasiteleni, wabona; bheka, u-Isaka wayetekula noRebeka umkakhe. ₉U-Abimeleki wambiza u-Isaka, wathi: “Bheka, impela yena ungumkakho; usholoni ukuthi: ‘Ungudadewethu,’ na?”

U-Isaka wathi: “Ngokuba ngathi: Funa ngife ngenxa yakhe.”

₁₀U-Abimeleki wayesethi: “Kuyini okwenzile kithina na? Bekulula ukuba kufike omunye wabantu, alale nomkakho; ubususibangele icala.”

₁₁U-Abimeleki wayala bonke abantu, wathi: “Othinta lo muntu nomkakhe uzakubulawa nokubulawa.”

₁₂U-Isaka watshala kulelo zwe, wathola ngawona lowo mnyaka okuphindwe kayikhulu, ngokuba uJehova wambusisa. ₁₃Lowo muntu waba mkhulu; kwayilokhu eqhubeka ukukhula njalo, waze waba mkhulu kakhulu. ₁₄Wayenemfuyo yezimvu, nemfuyo yezinkomo, nezinceku eziningi; amaFilisti ayenomhawu ngaye. ₁₅Yonke imithombo ezaziyimbile izinceku zikayise ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise, amaFilisti ayeyivalile, ayigcwalisa ngomhlabathi.

₁₆U-Abimeleki wathi ku-Isaka: “Suka kithina, ngokuba unamandla kakhulu kunathi.”

₁₇U-Isaka wayesesuka khona, wakha esigodini saseGerari, wahlala lapho. ₁₈U-Isaka wabuye wemba imithombo yamanzi ababeyimbile ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise, ngokuba amaFilisti ayeyivalile emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama; wayibiza ngamagama ayiqamba ngawo uyise.

₁₉Izinceku zika-Isaka zemba esigodini, zafumana umthombo wamanzi aphethuzayo. ₂₀Abelusi baseGerari baphikisana nabelusi baka-Isaka, bathi: “Amanzi angawethu.” Wabiza igama lomthombo ngokuthi i-Eseke,* ngokuba baphikisana naye. ₂₁Bemba omunye umthombo, baphikisana nangawo. Waqamba igama lawo ngokuthi iSitina.* ₂₂Wasuka lapho, wemba omunye umthombo; abaphikisananga ngawo; wabiza igama lawo ngokuthi iRehoboti,* wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova usenzele indawo; siyakwanda ezweni.”

₂₃Wasuka lapho, wakhuphuka waya eBeri Sheba. ₂₄UJehova wabonakala kuye ngabona lobo busuku, wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo u-Abrahama; ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe; ngizakukubusisa, ngiyandise inzalo yakho ngenxa yenceku yami u-Abrahama.”

₂₅Wakha khona i-altare, wakhuleka egameni likaJehova, wamisa lapho itende lakhe; izinceku zika-Isaka zemba umthombo khona.

₂₆U-Abimeleki wayeseya kuye evela eGerari, eno-Ahuzati umngane wakhe noPikoli induna yempi yakhe. ₂₇U-Isaka wathi kubo: “Nizeleni kimi, lokhu niyangizonda, ningixoshile kini, na?”

₂₈Bathi: “Sesibone nokubona ukuthi uJehova unawe. Sathi: ‘Akube khona manje phakathi kwethu isifungo,’ phakathi kwethu nawe, senze isivumelwano nawe ₂₉sokuthi awuyikusenzela okubi, njengokuba singakuthintanga, sikwenzele okuhle kodwa, sakumukisa ngokuthula; wena usubusiswe nguJehova.”

₃₀Wabenzela idili, badla, baphuza. ₃₁Bavuka ekuseni, bafungisana omunye nomunye; u-Isaka wayesebamukisa, basuka kuye ngokuthula.

₃₂Kwathi ngalolo suku zafika izinceku zika-Isaka, zamtshela ngomthombo ezaziwumbile, zathi kuye: “Sitholile amanzi.” ₃₃Wayesewubiza ngokuthi iSheba; ngalokho igama lomuzi lithi iBeri Sheba kuze kube namuhla.

₃₄Kwathi u-Esawu eseneminyaka engamashumi amane, wathatha umfazi uJuditi indodakazi kaBeri umHeti noBasemati indodakazi ka-Eloni umHeti. ₃₅Baba lusizi enhliziyweni ka-Isaka noRebeka.

₁Kwathi u-Isaka esemdala namehlo akhe efiphele engasaboni, wabiza u-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu, wathi kuye: “Ndodana yami!”

Wathi kuye: “Ngilapha.”

₂Wayesethi: “Bheka, sengimdala, angilwazi usuku lokufa kwami. ₃Ngalokho awuthathe manje izikhali zakho, umgodla wakho nomnsalo wakho, uye endle, ungizingelele inyamazane, ₄ungilungisele isilovela engisithandayo, usilethe kimi ukuba ngidle, umphefumulo wami ukubusise ngingakafi.”

₅URebeka wezwa u-Isaka ekhuluma no-Esawu indodana yakhe. U-Esawu waya endle ukuyozingela inyamazane, abuye nayo. ₆URebeka wakhuluma kuJakobe indodana yakhe, wathi: “Bheka, ngizwe uyihlo ekhuluma no-Esawu umnewenu, ethi: ₇‘Ngilethele inyamazane, ungilungisele isilovela, ukuze ngidle, ngikubusise ebusweni bukaJehova ngingakafi.’ ₈Ngalokho, ndodana yami, lalela izwi lami kulokhu engikuyala ngakho. ₉Yana emhlambini, ungithathele khona amazinyane amabili amahle ezimbuzi, ngilungisele uyihlo isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo, ₁₀wena usiyise kuyihlo, aze adle, akubusise engakafi.”

₁₁UJakobe wathi kuRebeka unina: “Bheka, umnewethu ungumuntu oyinundu, mina ngiluqwatha. ₁₂Mhlawumbe ubaba uyakungiphatha, ngibe ngokhohlisayo emehlweni akhe, ngizilethele isiqalekiso, kungabi yisibusiso.”

₁₃Unina wayesethi kuye: “Isiqalekiso sakho, ndodana yami, masibe phezu kwami; lalela izwi lami, uhambe ukungithathela wona.”

₁₄Wayesehamba-ke, wawathatha, wawayisa kunina; unina walungisa isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo uyise. ₁₅URebeka wayesethatha izingubo ezinhle zika-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu ezazikuye endlini, wamembathisa zona uJakobe indodana yakhe encane. ₁₆Wamnqwambisa izikhumba zamazinyane ezimbuzi ezandleni zakhe nasocwatheni lwentamo. ₁₇Wanikela esandleni sikaJakobe indodana yakhe isilovela nesinkwa akulungisileyo.

₁₈Yena waya kuyise, wathi: “Baba!”

Wathi yena: “Ngilapha; ungubani wena ndodana yami na?”

₁₉UJakobe wathi kuyise: “Ngingu-Esawu izibulo lakho; ngenze njengalokho ungitshelile; mawuvuke, uhlale, udle ukuba umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.”

₂₀U-Isaka wathi kuyo indodana yakhe: “Kwenzeke kanjani ukuba usheshe kangaka ukuyithola, ndodana yami, na?”

Wathi: “Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyenze ukuba ize phambi kwami.”

₂₁U-Isaka wayesethi kuJakobe: “Ake usondele, ngikuphathe, ndodana yami, uma uyindodana yami u-Esawu uqobo noma ungesiyo na?”

₂₂UJakobe wasondela ku-Isaka uyise; wamphatha, wathi: “Izwi liyizwi likaJakobe, kepha izandla ziyizandla zika-Esawu.” ₂₃Akamazanga, ngokuba izandla zakhe zazinoboya njengezandla zomnewabo u-Esawu; wayeseyakumbusisa. ₂₄Kepha wayesethi: “Uyindodana yami u-Esawu uqobo na?”

Wathi: “Nginguye.”

₂₅Wayesethi: “Sondeza kimi, ngidle inyamazane yendodana yami ukuba umphefumulo wami ukubusise.” Wayeseyisondeza kuye, wadla; wayisa kuye iwayini, waphuza. ₂₆Uyise u-Isaka wathi kuye: “Ake usondele ungange, ndodana yami.”

₂₇Wasondela wamanga, wahogela iphunga lezingubo zakhe, wambusisa wathi:

₃₀Kwathi u-Isaka eseqede ukumbusisa uJakobe, uJakobe esand' ukuphuma ebusweni buka-Isaka uyise, wafika u-Esawu umnewabo evela ekuzingeleni kwakhe. ₃₁Naye wenza isilovela, wasiyisa kuyise; wathi kuyise: “Ubaba makavuke, adle inyamazane yendodana yakhe ukuba umphefumulo wakho ungibusise.”

₃₂U-Isaka uyise wathi kuye: “Ungubani wena na?”

Wathi: “Ngiyindodana yakho, izibulo lakho, u-Esawu.”

₃₃U-Isaka wayesethuthumela nokuthuthumela kakhulu impela, wathi: “Ngubani, pho, othathe inyamazane, wayiletha kimi, ngayidla yonke ungakafiki, ngambusisa, na? Yena uyakuba ngobusisiweyo.”

₃₄U-Esawu esezwa amazwi kayise wakhala nokukhala kamunyu impela, wathi kuyise: “Ngibusise nami, baba!”

₃₅Wayesethi: “Umfowenu ufike ngenkohliso, wathatha isibusiso sakho.”

₃₆Wathi: “Aliqanjwanga kahle igama lakhe ngokuthi uJakobe na? Ngokuba sekukabili engiqinela; wathatha ubuzibulo bami; bheka, manje usethathe isibusiso sami.” Wathi: “Mina, awungigodlelanga sibusiso na?”

₃₇U-Isaka waphendula, wathi ku-Esawu: “Bheka, ngimmisile abe yinkosi yakho, nabafowabo bonke ngimnike bona babe yizinceku zakhe; ngimphasile ngamabele nangewayini; ngingase ngikwenzeleni wena ndodana yami na?”

₃₈Wayesethi u-Esawu kuyise: “Baba, sinye nje isibusiso sakho na? Ngibusise nami, baba!” U-Esawu wadazuluka, wakhala.

₃₉U-Isaka uyise waphendula, wathi kuye:

₄₁U-Esawu wayesemzonda uJakobe ngenxa yesibusiso uyise ambusise ngaso; u-Esawu wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Izinsuku zokulilela ubaba sezisondele; khona ngiyakumbulala umfowethu uJakobe.”

₄₂URebeka watshelwa amazwi ka-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu; wathuma wambiza uJakobe indodana yakhe encane, wathi kuye: “Bheka, umnewenu u-Esawu uyaziduduza ngawe ngokuthi uyakukubulala. ₄₃Ngalokho, ndodana yami, lalela izwi lami: vuka ubalekele kuLabani umfowethu eHarana, ₄₄uhlale kuye izinsukwana ezithile, kuze kubohle ukufutheka komfowenu, ₄₅kusuke kuwe ukuthukuthela komnewenu, akhohlwe lokho okwenze kuye, bese ngithuma ngikulande khona; ngizakwaphucwa ngani nina nobabili ngalusuku lunye na?”

₄₆URebeka wayesethi ku-Isaka: “Ngidiniwe ukuphila ngenxa yamadodakazi kaHeti; uma uJakobe ethatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi kaHeti onjengalawa, kuwo amadodakazi aleli zwe, kuyakungisiza ngani ukuphila na?”

₁U-Isaka wambiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamyala, wathi kuye: “Awuyikuthatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi aseKhanani. ₂Vuka uye ePhadani Aramu endlini kaBetuweli uyise kanyoko, uzithathele khona umfazi kuwo amadodakazi kaLabani unyokolume. ₃UNkulunkulu uSomandla makakubusise, akuchumise, akwandise, ube yizizwe eziningi, ₄akuphe isibusiso sika-Abrahama, wena nenzalo yakho kanye nawe, udle ifa lezwe lokugogobala kwakho uNkulunkulu amnika lona u-Abrahama.” ₅U-Isaka wayesemmukisa uJakobe, waya ePhadani Aramu kuye uLabani indodana kaBetuweli umAramu, umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe no-Esawu.

₆U-Esawu ebona ukuthi u-Isaka umbusisile uJakobe, wamthuma ePhadani Aramu ukuyothatha khona umfazi, nokuthi lapho embusisa wamyala wathi: “Awuyikuthatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi aseKhanani,” ₇nokuthi uJakobe walalela uyise nonina, waya ePhadani Aramu, ₈khona u-Esawu wabona ukuthi amadodakazi aseKhanani mabi emehlweni ka-Isaka uyise, ₉waya ku-Ishmayeli, wathatha uMahalati indodakazi ka-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Abrahama, udadewabo kaNebayoti, abe ngumkakhe kanye nabafazi ayesenabo.

₁₀UJakobe wayesemuka eBeri Sheba, waya eHarana. ₁₁Wafika endaweni ethile, wahlala khona ubusuku bonke, ngokuba ilanga lase lishonile; wathatha elinye lamatshe aleyondawo, walibeka phansi kwekhanda lakhe, walala kuleyo ndawo. ₁₂Waphupha, bheka, nanko umkhwelo umiswe emhlabathini, isihloko sawo sifinyelela ezulwini; nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka, zehla kuwo. ₁₃Bheka, uJehova wayemi ngaphezu kwawo, wathi: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama uyihlo, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka; leli zwe olele kulo ngizakulinika wena nenzalo yakho. ₁₄Inzalo yakho iyakuba ngangothuli lomhlabathi, wena usabalalele ngasentshonalanga, nasempumalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu; ngawe nangenzalo yakho iyakubusiswa imindeni yonke yomhlaba. ₁₅Bheka, nginawe; ngiyakukulondoloza nakuphi lapho uya khona, ngikubuyisele kuleli zwe, ngokuba angiyikukushiya, ngingakakwenzi lokho engikushilo kuwe.”

₁₆Wayesephaphama uJakobe ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Imbala uJehova ukule ndawo, mina-ke bengingakwazi.” ₁₇Washaywa luvalo, wathi: “Yeka ukwesabeka kwale ndawo! Akusikho okunye, yindlu kaNkulunkulu kuphela, yisango lezulu.”

₁₈UJakobe wavuka ekuseni, walithatha itshe abelibeke phansi kwekhanda lakhe, walimisa laba yinsika, wathela amafutha esihlokweni salo. ₁₉Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBethele; kuqala igama lomuzi laliyiLuze.

₂₀UJakobe wenza isithembiso, wathi: “Uma uNkulunkulu eyakuba nami, angilondoloze kule ndlela engihamba ngayo, angiphe isinkwa sokudliwa nezingubo zokwembatha, ₂₁ukuze ngibuyele endlini kababa ngokuthula, khona uJehova uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wami, ₂₂naleli tshe engilimise libe yinsika liyakuba yindlu kaNkulunkulu, nakukho konke oyakungipha khona ngiyakukunika okweshumi.”

₁Wayesesuka uJakobe, waya ezweni labantu basempumalanga. ₂Wabheka, nanko umthombo endle, nemihlambi emithathu yezimvu ilele ngakuwo, ngokuba kulowo mthombo babephuzisa imihlambi; itshe elalisemlonyeni womthombo lalilikhulu kakhulu. ₃Kwabuthelwa khona imihlambi yonke, balisusa itshe emlonyeni womthombo, baphuzisa izimvu, balibuyisela itshe emlonyeni womthombo endaweni yalo.

₄UJakobe wathi kubo: “Bazalwane, nivelaphi na?”

Bathi: “SingabakwaHarana.”

₅Wayesethi kubo: “Niyamazi uLabani indodana kaNahori na?”

Bathi: “Siyamazi.”

₆Wathi kubo: “Usahlezi kahle na?”

Bathi: “Uhlezi kahle. Nangu uRaheli indodakazi yakhe; uyeza nezimvu.”

₇Wathi: “Bheka, kusesemini kakhulu, akusiso isikhathi sokuba zibuthwe izinkomo; phuzisani izimvu, nihambe niziklabise.”

₈Base bethi: “Singekwenze lokho ingakabuthani imihlambi yonke, balisuse itshe emlonyeni womthombo; yikhona siyakuphuzisa izimvu.”

₉Esakhuluma nabo, uRaheli wafika nezimvu zikayise, ngokuba wayezalusa. ₁₀Kwathi uJakobe ebona uRaheli indodakazi kaLabani uninalume nezimvu zikaLabani uninalume, uJakobe wasondela, wasusa itshe emlonyeni womthombo, waziphuzisa izimvu zikaLabani uninalume. ₁₁UJakobe wamanga uRaheli, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala. ₁₂UJakobe wayesemtshela uRaheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise nokuthi uyindodana kaRebeka; wagijima, watshela uyise.

₁₃Kwathi uLabani esezwe indaba kaJakobe indodana kadadewabo, wagijima ukuyomhlangabeza, wamgona, wamanga, wamngenisa endlini yakhe; wayesetshela uLabani zonke lezi zinto. ₁₄ULabani wathi kuye: “Impela uyithambo lami nenyama yami.” Wahlala kuye inyanga yonke.

₁₅ULabani wayesethi kuJakobe: “Lokhu ungumfowethu, ubuzakungisebenzela ngeze na? Ngitshele ukuthi umvuzo wakho uyakuba yini na?”

₁₆ULabani wayenamadodakazi amabili; igama lenkulu lalinguLeya, igama lencane lalinguRaheli. ₁₇Amehlo kaLeya ayebuthakathaka, kepha uRaheli wayemuhle ngesimo, ebukeka kahle. ₁₈UJakobe wamthanda uRaheli; wathi: “Ngizakukusebenzela iminyaka eyisikhombisa ngoRaheli indodakazi yakho encane.”

₁₉Wayesethi uLabani: “Kuhle ukuba ngimnike wena kunokuba ngimnike enye indoda; hlala kimi.” ₂₀UJakobe wayesesebenzela uRaheli iminyaka eyisikhombisa; yayisemehlweni akhe njengezinsuku eziyingcosana nje ngenxa yokumthanda kwakhe.

₂₁UJakobe wathi kuLabani: “Nginike umkami, ngokuba izinsuku zami seziphelile, ngize ngingene kuye.”

₂₂ULabani wabutha abantu bonke bakuleyo ndawo, wenza idili. ₂₃Kepha kwathi kusihlwa wathatha uLeya indodakazi yakhe, wamyisa kuye; wangena kuye. ₂₄ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uLeya incekukazi yakhe uZilipa, abe yincekukazi yakhe.

₂₅Kwathi ekuseni, bheka, kunguLeya; wayesethi kuLabani: “Kuyini lokhu okwenzile kimi na? Angikusebenzelanga ngoRaheli na? Ungikhohliseleni na?”

₂₆Wathi uLabani: “Akwenziwa njalo endaweni yakithi ukuba kuganiswe omncane ngaphambi komkhulu. ₂₇Qeda isonto lalona, sikuphe nomunye ngomsebenzi osezakuwusebenza kimi eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.”

₂₈UJakobe wenze njalo, waqeda isonto lakhe; wamupha uRaheli indodakazi yakhe, abe ngumkakhe. ₂₉ULabani wanika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli incekukazi yakhe uBiliha, abe yincekukazi yakhe. ₃₀Wangena nakuye uRaheli, wathanda uRaheli kakhulu kunoLeya; wayesesebenza kuye eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa.