UGenesisi 25:1-34
25 U-Abrahama wathatha omunye umfazi njalo ibizo lakhe kwakunguKhethura.
2 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wamzalela uZimrani, loJokhishani, loMedani, loMidiyani,+ lo-Ishibhakhi, loShuwa.+
3 UJokhishani wazala uShebha loDedani.
Amadodana kaDedani kwakungu-Ashurimi loLethushi loLewumi.
4 Amadodana kaMidiyani kwakungu-Efa, lo-Eferi, loHanokhi, lo-Abhida, lo-Elida.
Bonke laba babengamadodana kaKhethura.
5 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi u-Abrahama wanika u-Isaka konke ayelakho,+
6 kodwa amadodana akhe ayewazalelwe ngabanye abafazi bakhe wawanika izipho. Wathi esaphila wawasusa aya ngasempumalanga khatshana lendodana yakhe u-Isaka,+ elizweni laseMpumalanga.
7 U-Abrahama waphila iminyaka engu-175.
8 Ngemva kwalokhu u-Abrahama waphefumula okokucina wafa. Wayesegugile njalo esephile isikhathi eside futhi esuthisekile ngempilo. Ngemva kwalokho wangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakibo.
9 Amadodana akhe u-Isaka lo-Ishmayeli amngcwaba ebhalwini lweMakhaphela ensimini eyayiphambi kweMamre, eyayingeka-Efroni indodana kaZohari umHithi.+
10 Insimu le yayithengwe ngu-Abrahama emadodaneni kaHethi njalo yikho lapho okwangcwatshwa khona u-Abrahama lomkakhe uSara.+
11 Ngemva kokufa kuka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu waqhubeka ebusisa indodana yakhe u-Isaka+ njalo u-Isaka wayehlala eduze kweBheri-lahayi-royi.+
12 Le yimbali ka-Ishmayeli+ indodana ka-Abrahama ayizalelwa nguHagari+ umGibhithe, incekukazi kaSara.
13 Nanka amabizo amadodana ka-Ishmayeli kusiya ngezimuli ezadabuka kuwo: Izibulo lika-Ishmayeli kwakunguNebhayothi+ elandelwa nguKhedari+ lo-Adibheli, loMibhisamu,+
14 loMishima, loDuma, loMasa,
15 loHadadi, loThema, loJethuri, loNafishi kanye loKhedema.
16 La yiwo amadodana ka-Ishmayeli njalo la yiwo amabizo awo kusiya ngendawo zawo zokuhlala kanye lezindawo ayemise kuzo amatende awo, izinduna ezingu-12 kusiya ngosendo lwazo.+
17 U-Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka engu-137, wasephefumula okokucina wafa njalo wangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakibo.
18 Izizukulwane zakhe zazihlala kusukela eHavila+ eduze kweShuri+ eyayiseduze kweGibhithe kuze kuyefika e-Asiriya. Zazihlala eduze kwabo* bonke abafowabo.+
19 Le yimbali ka-Isaka indodana ka-Abrahama.+
U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka.
20 U-Isaka wathi eseleminyaka engu-40 wathatha uRabheka, indodakazi kaBhethuweli+ um-Aramu owayehlala ePhadani-aramu. URabheka wayengudadewabo kaLabhani um-Aramu.
21 U-Isaka wayehlala encengela umkakhe kuJehova ngoba wayeyinyumba. Ngakho uJehova wezwa isikhalazo sakhe, umkakhe uRabheka wasezithwala.
22 Amadodana ayesesiswini sakhe aqalisa ukulwisana+ waze wathi: “Nxa kunje pho ngiphilelani?” wasekhuleka kuJehova embuza ngakho.
23 UJehova wathi kuye: “Esiswini sakho kulezizwe ezimbili+ njalo izizwe lezi ezimbili eziphakathi kwakho zizakwehlukaniswa.+ Esinye isizwe sizakuba lamandla ukwedlula esinye+ futhi omdala uzasebenzela omncane.”+
24 Isikhathi sakhe sokubeletha sathi sesifikile, lakanye wabona ukuthi wayelamaphahla esiswini sakhe.
25 Owaqala ukuphuma wayebomvu njalo elihwanqa umzimba wonke njengesigqoko esenziwe ngoboya.+ Ngakho bamnika ibizo bathi ngu-Esawu.*+
26 Ngemva kwalokho kwalandela umfowabo njalo isandla sakhe sasibambe isithende sika-Esawu,+ yikho wanikwa ibizo kwathiwa nguJakhobe.*+ URabheka wathi ebeletha abantwana laba u-Isaka wayeseleminyaka engu-60.
27 Abafana bathi bekhula, u-Esawu waba ngumzingeli oyingcitshi,+ indoda ethanda iganga; kodwa uJakhobe wayeyindoda emsulwa ezihlalela ematendeni.+
28 U-Isaka wayethanda u-Esawu ngoba wayemphathela inyama yenyamazana zeganga kodwa uRabheka wayethanda uJakhobe.+
29 Ngelinye ilanga uJakhobe wathi epheka ukudla, kwasekufika u-Esawu evela egangeni edinwe efile.
30 U-Esawu wasesithi kuJakhobe: “Phangisa, ngicela unginike lokho okubomvana okuphekayo* ngoba ngifile ngendlala.”* Yikho wanikwa ibizo elithi Edomi.*+
31 UJakhobe wasesithi kuye: “Qala ungithengisele ilungelo lakho lokuba lizibulo.”+
32 U-Esawu waqhubeka wathi: “Sengisifa ngendlala! Ilungelo lokuba lizibulo linginceda ngani vele?”
33 UJakhobe wasesithi: “Qala ufunge kimi.” Ngakho wafunga kuJakhobe wamthengisela ilungelo lakhe lokuba lizibulo.+
34 Ngemva kwalokho uJakhobe wanika u-Esawu isinkwa lendumba* wadla wanatha, wasesukuma wazihambela. Ngaleyondlela u-Esawu weyisa ilungelo lakhe lokuba lizibulo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Zazihlala zingazwanani labo.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Olehwanqa.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Lowo ogagadlela isithende; Othatha indawo yomunye.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “okubomvu; lokhu okubomvu.”
^ Kumbe, “ngidinwe ngifile.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Okubomvu.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo umhlobo wendumba okuthiwa ngamalentili.
