Genesisi
25 Abrahama watsatsa lomunye umfati, futsi libito lakhe kwakunguKethura. 2 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Kethura watala Zimrani, Jokshane, Medani, Midiyani,+ Ishbaki kanye naShuwa.+
3 Jokshane watala Sheba naDedani.
Emadvodzana aDedani bekubo-Ashurimu, Lethushi kanye naLewumi.
4 Emadvodzana aMidiyani bekubo-Efa, Eferi, Hanoki, Abida kanye na-Elda.
Bonkhe laba bekubatukulu baKethura.
5 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Abrahama wanika Isaka konkhe lebekanako,+ 6 kodvwa emadvodzana alalabanye bafati bakhe wawaniketa tipho. Ngesikhatsi Abrahama asaphila, lamadvodzana wawahambisa wawayisa ngasemphumalanga, wawasusa edvute na-Isaka indvodzana+ yakhe, aya endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi live laseMphumalanga. 7 Abrahama waphila iminyaka lengu-175. 8 Ngemuva kwaloko wafa, sekamdzala kakhulu futsi enetisekile ngekuphila. Wangcwatjwa njengabo bonkhe bantfu bakubo. 9 Emadvodzana akhe, bo-Isaka na-Ishmayeli bamngcwaba emhumeni loseMakhaphela, ensimini ya-Efroni indvodzana yaZohari umHethi, lebeyibukene neMamre,+ 10 futsi lena bekungulensimi Abrahama lebekayitsenge kumaHethi. Wangcwatjwa lapho, endzaweni lokwangcwatjwa kuyo Sara, umfati wakhe.+ 11 Ngesikhatsi Abrahama sekafile, Nkulunkulu wachubeka abusisa Isaka indvodzana+ ya-Abrahama, futsi Isaka abehlala edvute naseBheri-lahayi-rohi.+
12 Nangu umlandvo wa-Ishmayeli+ indvodzana ya-Abrahama, layitalelwa nguHagari+ umGibhithe, lobekayincekukati yaSara.
13 Nankha emadvodzana a-Ishmayeli, futsi abekwe ngekwemabito awo nangemindeni yawo: Litibulo lakhe bekunguNebayothi,+ kulandzele Khedari,+ Adbeli, Mibsamu,+ 14 Mishma, Duma, Masa, 15 Hadadi, Thema, Jeturi, Nafishi kanye naKhedema. 16 Lawa bekungemadvodzana a-Ishmayeli, futsi lawa ngemabito awo ngekwemiti yawo nangekwetindzawo labekamise kuto emathende.* Bekabaholi labangu-12 balemindeni yawo.+ 17 Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka lengu-137. Ngemuva kwaloko wafa futsi wangcwatjwa njengabo bonkhe bokhokho* bakhe. 18 Labantfu bebahlala eHavila+ edvute neShuri,+ lesondzelene neGibhithe, baze bayewufika e-Asiriya. Bakha edvute nato tonkhe tihlobo tabo.*+
19 Nangu umlandvo wa-Isaka indvodzana ya-Abrahama.+
Abrahama watala Isaka. 20 Isaka abeneminyaka lengu-40 ngesikhatsi atsatsa Rebheka, indvodzakati yaBhethuweli+ um-Aramu wasePhadani-aramu, lobekaphindze abe ngudzadzewaboLabani um-Aramu. 21 Isaka abesolo ancenga Jehova mayelana nemfati wakhe ngobe abengabatfoli bantfwana. Ngako Jehova wakuva kuncenga kwakhe futsi Rebheka wakhulelwa. 22 Labantfwana lebebasesiswini sakhe bebalwa,+ kangangekutsi Rebheka watsi: “Nangabe kutawuba njena, ngisaphilelani?” Ngako wabuta Jehova ngaloku. 23 Jehova watsi kuye: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili+ futsi kunebantfu lababili labehlukene.+ Lesinye sive sitawuba nemandla kunalesi lesinye,+ futsi lomdzala utawuba ngephansi kwalomncane.”+
24 Sefika sikhatsi sekutsi abeleke, futsi bekunemaphahla esiswini sakhe. 25 Luswane lwekucala lwaphuma lubovu wonkhe umtimba futsi lugcwele boya,+ ngako balubita ngekutsi ngu-Esawu.*+ 26 Ngemuva kwaloko nemnakabo naye waphuma futsi abebambe sitsendze sa-Esawu,+ ngako bambita ngekutsi nguJakobe.*+ Isaka abeneminyaka lengu-60 ngesikhatsi Rebheka atala labantfwana.
27 Njengobe labafana bakhula, Esawu waba nelikhono lekutingela,+ futsi abehlala asehlatsini, kodvwa Jakobe yena abeyindvodza lelungile ahlala emathendeni.+ 28 Isaka abetsandza Esawu ngobe bekamnika letilwane labetitingela, kantsi Rebheka abetsandza Jakobe.+ 29 Ngalelinye lilanga, ngesikhatsi Jakobe apheka sitjulo, Esawu wabuya ehlatsini adziniwe. 30 Ngako watsi kuJakobe: “Ngicela usheshise ungiphe leso sitjulo* lesibovu, ngobe ngifile yindlala.” Kungako lelinye libito lakhe kwatsiwa ngu-Edomu.*+ 31 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Cale ungitsengisele butibulo bakho!”+ 32 Esawu watsi: “Buka nje sengitakufa, manje bubaluleke ngani butibulo kimi?” 33 Jakobe wachubeka watsi: “Funga kucala!” Ngako Esawu wafunga, futsi wamtsengisela kanjalo Jakobe butibulo bakhe.+ 34 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe waniketa Esawu sinkhwa kanye nesitjulo semalentili,* ngako wadla futsi wanatsa wase uyahamba. Ngaleyondlela Esawu wakhombisa kutsi akanendzaba nebutibulo bakhe.