UGenesisi
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.