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UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 22-23
“Nkulunkulu Wavivinya Abrahama”
(Genesisi 22:1, 2) Emvakwaloko Nkulunkulu wavivinya Abrahama, watsi kuye: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi!” 2 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Tsatsa Isaka, indvodzana yakho, leyodvwana naloyitsandzako, uye eveni laseMoriya, wente umhlatjelo ngayo entsabeni lengitakulayela yona.”
Yini Leyabangela Nkulunkulu Watsi Ku-Abrahama Akanikele Ngendvodzana Yakhe?
Cabanga ngalokwashiwo nguJehova ku-Abrahama, watsi:“Tsatsa Isaka, indvodzana yakho, leyodvwana naloyitsandzako . . . wente umhlatjelo ngayo.” (Genesisi 22:2) Naka kutsi Jehova watsi Isaka yindvodzana Abrahama ‘layitsandzako.’ Jehova bekati kutsi Isaka abeligugu kangakanani ku-Abrahama. Nkulunkulu bekati kutsi Yena utiva njani ngendvodzana yakhe lenguJesu. Jehova abemtsandza kakhulu Jesu kangangekutsi waze washo kabili kuye asezulwini watsi: ‘uyiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako.’—Makho 1:11; 9:7.
Naka nekutsi Jehova wamcela ngemusa Abrahama. Lesinye sati seliBhayibheli sitsi: “INKHOSI beyicondza kutsi bekudule kangakanani loko lebeyikucela” ngekutsi imcele ngemusa Abrahama. Njengobe singase sicabange kutsi lesicelo samvisa buhlungu kakhulu Abrahama, ngendlela lefananako asibati buhlungu lobukhulu Jehova labuva nakabona indvodzana yakhe letsandzekako ihlupheka futsi ifa. Asingabati kutsi Jehova weva buhlungu lobukhulu langazange sabuve futsi kute lobufanana nabo layophindze abuve.
Kona kuliciniso kutsi kungasimangalisa kucabanga ngaloko Jehova lacela Abrahama kutsi akwente kodvwa sitawube senta kahle kukhumbula emaciniso latsi Jehova akazange amvumele Abrahama lowetsembekile kutsi anikele ngendvodzana yakhe. Wavikela Abrahama ebuhlungwini lobukhulu bekufelwa lobungeviwa ngumtali futsi wavikela Isaka kutsi angafi. Jehova akazange ayivikele “iNdvodzana yakhe, kodvwa wayinikela ngenca yetfu sonkhe.” (Roma 8:32) Kungani Jehova akuvumela kutsi kwenteke intfo letamvisa buhlungu kangaka? Wakwenta loko “khona sitewuphila.” (1 Johane 4:9) Lesento sakhe sisikhumbuta indlela Nkulunkulu lasitsandza ngayo. Loku akusenti yini kutsi natsi sifune kumkhombisa kutsi siyamtsandza?
(Genesisi 22:9-12) Batsi kube befike kulendzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona, Abrahama wakha lilati walungisa tinkhuni, wabopha Isaka, umsa wakhe, wambeka etinkhunini etikwelilati. 10 Abrahama welula sandla sakhe, watsatsa umukhwa asatawuhlaba umsa wakhe. 11 Kepha ingilosi yaSimakadze yambita isezulwini yatsi: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.” 12 Yatsi: “Ungacali ubeke sandla kulomfana, futsi ungenti lutfo kuye; ngobe manje sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngekutsi awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekukuphela kwayo.”
(Genesisi 22:15-18) Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yamemeta Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini, 16 yatsi: “Nali livi laSimakadze litsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine kutsi njengobe wente loku, wangete wayigodla indvodzana yakho yekuphela, 17 ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato. 18 Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, ngobe ulalele livi lami.’”
Lalela Nkulunkulu Futsi Uzuze Etetsembisweni Takhe Latifungele
6 Kute kuzuze bantfu labanesono, Nkulunkulu Jehova abefunga asebentise emagama lafanana nalatsi: “‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami,’ . . . kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.” (Hez. 17:16) LiBhayibheli lisitjela ngetikhatsi letingetulu kwaletingu-40 lapho Nkulunkulu Jehova afunga khona. Kungenteka kutsi sifungo lesatiwa kakhulu nguleso Nkulunkulu lasenta ku-Abrahama. Eminyakeni leminyenti leyendlulile, Jehova wenta tetsembiso tetivumelwane letinyenti ku-Abrahama, lebetikhombisa kutsi iNtalo letsenjisiwe beyitawuvela ku-Abrahama, ngendvodzana yakhe, Isaka. (Gen. 12:1-3, 7; 13:14-17; 15:5, 18; 21:12) Jehova wase uvivinya Abrahama ngekumtjela kutsi anikele ngendvodzana yakhe layitsandzako. Ngekushesha, Abrahama walalela futsi ngesikhatsi asatawunikela nga-Isaka, ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yamvimba. Nkulunkulu wase wenta lesifungo: “Ngitifunga mine kutsi njengobe wente loku, wangete wayigodla indvodzana yakho yekuphela, ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato. Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, ngobe ulalele livi lami.”—Gen. 22:1-3, 9-12, 15-18.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 22:5) Abrahama wase ukhuluma kuletisebenti takhe watsi: “Hlalani la nalembongolo, mine nalomfana sisaya lapha kuyawukhonta, sitawubuya sibuye la kini.”
Jehova Wambita Ngekutsi ‘Ngumngani Wakhe’
13 Ngaphambi kwekutsi ashiye tisebenti takhe, Abrahama watsi: “Hlalani la nalembongolo, mine nalomfana sisaya lapha kuyawukhonta, sitawubuya sibuye la kini.” (Gen. 22:5) Bekasho kutsini ngaloko? Abenemanga yini nakatsi utawuphindze abuye na-Isaka, abe ati kutsi uyonikela ngaye? Cha. LiBhayibheli litsi Abrahama bekati kutsi Jehova abenemandla ekuphindze avuse Isaka ekufeni. (Fundza Hebheru 11:19.) Bekati nekutsi Jehova wamniketa emandla ekuba nendvodzana ngisho nobe yena naSara besebabadzala kakhulu. (Heb. 11:11, 12, 18) Ngako wabona kutsi akukho lobekungeke kwenteke kuJehova. Abrahama bekangati kutsi yini lebeyitawenteka ngalelo langa. Kodvwa bekanekukholwa kutsi nangabe kunesidzingo, Jehova bekatayivusa indvodzana yakhe kuze kutewugcwaliseka tonkhe tetsembiso taNkulunkulu. Kungako Abrahama abitwa ngekutsi “nguyise wabo bonkhe lababa nekukholwa.”
(Genesisi 22:12) Yatsi: “Ungacali ubeke sandla kulomfana, futsi ungenti lutfo kuye; ngobe manje sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngekutsi awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekukuphela kwayo.”
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Kwati Intfo Isengakenteki
Kulisebentisa kahle likhono lekwati tintfo tisengakenteki. Likhono laNkulunkulu lekwati tintfo tisengakenteki, uyatikhetsela kutsi uyafuna yini kulisebentisa nobe cha, kuze alisebentise kahle lelikhono kufanele lihambisa netimiso takhe letilungile, futsi lihambisana nendlela latichaza ngayo eVini lakhe. Loku kwehlukile emibonweni levamile lemayelana nekwati intfo isengakenteki, ngoba tincwadzi letinyenti titsi Nkulunkulu ucale ahlole indlela simo lesingiyo ngaleso sikhatsi bese usebentisa lololwati kute abone kutsi sitawubese siba njani ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi.
Nobe kunjalo, kuGenesisi 11:5-8 sifundza ngekutsi Nkulunkulu wehlela emhlabeni, ngenjongo yekutobuka loko lobekwentiwa eBhabheli, futsi ngaso leso sikhatsi wancuma kutsi kutsatfwe sinyatselo sekuyekelisa labantfu ekwenteni umsebenti lobewungakalungi. Ngesikhatsi kwentiwa tintfo letimbi eSodoma naseGomora, Jehova watjela Abrahama ngesincumo sakhe sekuyihlola (asebentisa tingilosi) nakatsi: “Ngiyewubona kutsi ngabe bente njengekusho kwesikhalo lesifike kimi yini. Nangabe akunjalo, ngitakwati.” (Gen 18:20-22; 19:1) Nkulunkulu watsi ‘Abrahama bekamati’ futsi ngemuva kwekutsi Abrahama sekente sento sekufuna kunikela nga-Isaka, Jehova watsi kuye: “Manje sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngekutsi awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekukuphela kwayo.”—Gen 18:19; 22:11, 12; catsanisa naNeh 9:7, 8; kanye naGal 4:9.
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 22:1-18) Emvakwaloko Nkulunkulu wavivinya Abrahama, watsi kuye: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi!” 2 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Tsatsa Isaka, indvodzana yakho, leyodvwana naloyitsandzako, uye eveni laseMoriya, wente umhlatjelo ngayo entsabeni lengitakulayela yona.” 3 Ngakusasa ekuseni ngeluvivi, Abrahama wavuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, watsatsa tisebenti takhe taba timbili kanye nendvodzana yakhe Isaka. Wakabha tinkhuni temhlatjelo labetawufike awushise, besuka bahamba baya kuleyo ndzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona. 4 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu Abrahama watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wayibona indzawo isesekhashane. 5 Abrahama wase ukhuluma kuletisebenti takhe watsi: “Hlalani la nalembongolo, mine nalomfana sisaya lapha kuyawukhonta, sitawubuya sibuye la kini.” 6 Abrahama watsatsa tinkhuni temhlatjelo wekushiswa, watetfwesa Isaka, umsa wakhe, yena waphatsa umlilo nemukhwa esandleni sakhe. Bahamba bobabili ndzawonye. 7 Isaka watsi kuyise Abrahama: “Babe!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, ndvodzana yami.” Isaka wabuta watsi: “Ngiyatibona tinkhuni nemlilo, kepha liphi lizinyane lemvu yemhlatjelo?” 8 Abrahama waphendvula watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, Nkulunkulu utatibonela yena lizinyane lemhlatjelo wekushiswa.” Ngako-ke bachubeka solomane bahamba bobabili. 9 Batsi kube befike kulendzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona, Abrahama wakha lilati walungisa tinkhuni, wabopha Isaka, umsa wakhe, wambeka etinkhunini etikwelilati. 10 Abrahama welula sandla sakhe, watsatsa umukhwa asatawuhlaba umsa wakhe. 11 Kepha ingilosi yaSimakadze yambita isezulwini yatsi: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.” 12 Yatsi: “Ungacali ubeke sandla kulomfana, futsi ungenti lutfo kuye; ngobe manje sengiyati kutsi uyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngekutsi awukangigodleli indvodzana yakho lekukuphela kwayo.” 13 Abrahama watsi uphakamisa emehlo uyacalata, wabona emvakwakhe kunesihhanca, sibanjwe ngetimphondvo esihlahleni. Abrahama wahamba wayawutsatsa lesihhanca, wase unikela ngaso, saba ngumhlatjelo esikhundleni sendvodzana yakhe. 14 Ngako-ke Abrahama wetsa leyo ndzawo libito, watsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela.” Nalamuhla lendzawo bantfu basayibita ngekutsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela entsabeni.” 15 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yamemeta Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini, 16 yatsi: “Nali livi laSimakadze litsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine kutsi njengobe wente loku, wangete wayigodla indvodzana yakho yekuphela, 17 ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato. 18 Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, ngobe ulalele livi lami.’”
MARCH 9-15
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 24
“Umfati Wa-Isaka”
(Genesisi 24:2-4) Abrahama wakhuluma nenceku yakhe lenkhulu ekhaya lakhe, leyayiphetse konkhe labenako, watsi: “Beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami. 3 Ngitekufungisa Simakadze longuNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, kutsi ungacali utsatsele indvodzana yami umfati emkhatsini wemadvodzakati emaKhenani, lengihleti emkhatsini wawo. 4 Kodvwa ubohamba ubuyele eveni lakitsi lemdzabu, nasetihlotjeni takitsi, ufike umtsatsele khona Isaka, umsa wami, umfati.”
“Yebo Ngitawuhamba Nayo”
Abrahama abemfungisile Eliyezeri kutsi angamtsatseli Isaka umfati eKhenani. Ngasiphi sizatfu? Ngoba emaKhenani bekangamhloniphi Nkulunkulu Jehova futsi abengamkhonti. Abrahama bekati kutsi Jehova bekatabajezisa bantfu baseKhenani ngalemikhuba yabo lemibi. Ngako abengafuni kutsi Isaka, indvodzana yakhe layitsandzako, itihlanganise nabo futsi yente nalemikhuba yabo lemibi. Bekati nekutsi indvodzana yakhe inendzima lenkhulu ekufezekeni kwetetsembiso taNkulunkulu.—Genesisi 15:16; 17:19; 24:2-4.
(Genesisi 24:11-15) Yefika entsambama yakanekisa ngaphandle kwelidolobha, yagucisa emakamela eceleni kwesicobho, ngesikhatsi labakha ngaso emanti labasikati. 12 Lenceku yathandaza yatsi: “Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami, ngicela ungiphe imphumelelo lamuhla, ukhombise umusa wakho enkhosini yami Abrahama. 13 Naku manje sengime la eceleni kwalesicobho, lapho kukha khona emadvodzakati ebantfu bakulelidolobha. 14 Akutsi kuleyo ntfombi lengitawutsi kuyo: ‘Ngicela ubeke phansi imbita ngitewunatsa,’ yona-ke itsi: ‘Natsa, ngitawunatsisa wena kanye nemakamela akho,’ ngicela kutsi leyo kube ngiyo-ke loyimisele Isaka, inceku yakho. Ngiyawukwati ngaloko-ke kutsi ukhombise umusa enkhosini yami.” 15 Watsi asengakacedzi nje kuthandaza, kwase kuchamuka Rebheka labetalwa nguBethuweli, umsa waMilkha, umkaNahori, umnakabo-Abrahama. Rebheka weta etjetse imbita yemanti ehlombe lakhe.
“Yebo Ngitawuhamba Nayo”
Eliyezeri wabatjela nekutsi ngesikhatsi afika emtfonjeni longaseHarani, wathantaza kuJehova Nkulunkulu. Wacela Jehova kutsi kube nguye lokhetsela Isaka intfombatane latawushada nayo. Abetamkhetsela njani? Eliyezeri wacela Nkulunkulu kutsi ente lentfombatana lebeyitawushada na-Isaka ite emtfonjeni. Abetawutsi nakacela kutsi lentfombatane imnatsise, ingagcini ngekunatsisa yena kuphela kepha inatsise nemakamela akhe. (Genesisi 24:12-14) Nguyiphi-ke lentfombatane leyavele yenta loko? NguRebheka! Sowungacabanga-ke kutsi Rebheka weva kunjani nangabe wamuva Eliyezeri acocela emalunga emndeni wakubo lendzaba!
(Genesisi 24:58) Babita Rebheka, bambuta batsi: “Utawuhamba nayo yini lendvodza?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngitawuhamba nayo.”
(Genesisi 24:67) Isaka watsatsa Rebheka wamfaka ethendeni lakabo lapho kwake kwahlala unina khona, watsatsa Rebheka wamenta umkakhe, Isaka wamtsandza umkakhe. Ngako-ke Isaka wadvudvuteka emuva kwebuhlungu bekufelwa ngunina.
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“Yebo Ngitawuhamba Nayo”
Ngaphambi kwekutsi Eliyezeri aye kuyofunela Isaka umfati bekakhatsatekile, ngako wabuta Abrahama kutsi bekatakwentanjani, ‘nangabe beyingavumi kuta naye lentfombi?’ Abrahama wamphendvula watsi: “Uyawube sewuyakhululeka-ke kulesifungo sakho.” (Genesisi 24:39, 41) Nasekhaya laBhetuweli beyibalulekile indlela intfombatane lebeyitiva ngayo. Eliyezeri abejabule kakhulu ngenca yekuphumelela kwaloluhambo lwakhe, kangangekutsi ngakusasa wavele wacela kuhamba naRebheka baye eKhenani. Kodvwa bakubo abazange bavume, bebasafuna kuhlala naye lokungenani emalanga lalishumi. Lenkinga bagcine bayicatulule ngekutsi batsi: “Ake sibite lentfombatana sitewuva kuyo.”—Genesisi 24:57.
Rebheka bekufanele akhetse kutsi abetakwenta njani. Vele bekatawuphendvula atsini? Bekatamncenga yini babe wakhe nemnakabo, abatjele kutsi uyesaba kuya endzaweni labengazange sekayibone? Nobe abetakutsatsa njengelilungelo lelikhulu yini njengobe besekubonakele kutsi nguJehova lobekacondzisa tintfo? Imphendvulo yakhe yaveta indlela lebekativa ngayo ngaloluhambo lobelubukeka lumatima futsi lebelitawushintja kuphila kwakhe. Wavele waphendvula watsi: “Yebo ngitawuhamba nayo.”—Genesisi 24:58.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 24:19, 20) Yatsi kube icedze kuyinatsisa, yatsi: “Ngitawunatsisa nalamakamela akho, aze enele onkhe.” 20 Ngako-ke, yashesha yatfululela lamanti enkelebheni, yagijima yaya kukha lamanye esicojeni, yawanatsisa onkhe lamakamela enceku.
“Yebo Ngitawuhamba Nayo”
Kulenye intsambama watsi nakacedza kukha emanti, kwachamuka lomunye mkhulu agijima eta kuye. Lomkhulu wafike watsi: “Ngicela sewumane unginatsise emantana nje la embiteni yakho.” Lomkhulu wamcela kahle nangenhlonipho. Rebheka wabona kutsi lomuntfu lomdzala usuka khashane. Akazange aphotise maseko, wavele wetfula lembita yakhe wamnatsisa, nanobe bekacele litsamo kodvwa wanatsa waze wakholwa. Rebheka wabona kutsi lendvodza beyihamba nemakamela lalishumi, nekutsi bekute emanti enkelebheni lebekanganatfwa ngulamakamela. Wabona kutsi lendvodza beyimbukile ngako wenta konkhe lokusemandleni akhe kuze ayisite. Rebheka wase utsi: “Ngitawunatsisa nalamakamela akho, aze enele onkhe.”—Genesisi 24:17-19.
Unakile yini, Rebheka akasho kutsi lamakamela utawanatsisa nje, kodvwa utsi utawanatsisa aze enele. Phela likamela naselome kahle linganatsa emalitha langu-95 emanti! Songacabanga-ke kutsi nangabe emakamela lalishumi bekome kangako, Rebheka bekatawusebenta kangakanani. Kubonakala shengatsi lamakamela bekangakomi kakhulu. Kodvwa ngesikhatsi Rebheka atsembisa lomkhulu bekangakwati loko. Yena bekatimisele kwenta konkhe lokusemandleni akhe kuze asite lomkhulu lebekangamati nekumati. Lendvodza yajabula ngalesento saRebheka, futsi beyimbukile njengobe bekasolo agijima atfutsetela emanti kulenkelebhe.—Genesisi 24:20, 21.
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“Yebo Ngitawuhamba Nayo”
Lilanga beselishonile. Kulendzaba kute lokukhombisa kutsi Rebheka watsatsa sikhatsi lesidze lesicojeni. Kute nalakutsi khona bakubo wabakhandza sebalele nome sebaye kuyomfuna.
(Genesisi 24:65) Wabuta kulenceku watsi: “Ngubani leya ndvodza lesihlangabetako?” Inceku yaphendvula yatsi: “Yinkhosi yami.” Ngako-ke watsatsa iveyili yakhe watimbonya.
“Yebo Ngitawuhamba Nayo”
Lase liyefika-ke lelilanga lesikhulume ngalo ekucaleni kwalesihloko. Njengoba besebalibangise eNegevu, nelilanga seliyawutibeka kunina, Rebheka wase ubona indvodza ihambahamba emasimini. Lendvodza beyibonakala ngatsi ikulomkhulu umcabango. LiBhayibheli litsi: ‘Wase uyehla ekameleni,’ mhlawumbe akazange amele nekutsi lelikamela liguce. Wase uyabuta: “Ngubani leya ndvodza lesihlangabetako?” Watsi nakeva kutsi ngu-Isaka, watsatsa isholi yakhe watimbonya buso. (Genesisi 24:62-65) Abetimbonyelani? Lesi bekusento lesikhombisa kutsi uyamhlonipha lomuntfu lobekatawuba yindvodza yakhe. Loku kungabonakala kusidzala lamuhla. Kuyakhanya-ke kutsi bonkhe bantfu lamuhla bangafundza kuRebheka ngekutfobeka kwakhe. Ukhona yini vele umuntfu longafuni kutsi kutsiwe utfobekile?
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 24:1-21) Abrahama abesamdzala kakhulu ngeminyaka. Simakadze abembusisile etintfweni tonkhe. 2 Abrahama wakhuluma nenceku yakhe lenkhulu ekhaya lakhe, leyayiphetse konkhe labenako, watsi: “Beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami. 3 Ngitekufungisa Simakadze longuNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, kutsi ungacali utsatsele indvodzana yami umfati emkhatsini wemadvodzakati emaKhenani, lengihleti emkhatsini wawo. 4 Kodvwa ubohamba ubuyele eveni lakitsi lemdzabu, nasetihlotjeni takitsi, ufike umtsatsele khona Isaka, umsa wami, umfati.” 5 Lenceku yatsi kuye: “Nangabe lentfombi ingavumi kungilandzela ite nami kulelive, ngibobe sengenta njani? Ngiboyitsatsa yini lendvodzana yakho ngincandzeke nayo ngiyibuyisele kulelo live lakini?” 6 Abrahama watsi kuyo: “Caphela ungacali uyibuyisele emuva lendvodzana yami. 7 Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, lowangitsatsa endlini yababe, naseveni lakitsi lemdzabu, wakhuluma kimi waphindze wangetsembisa ngesifungo watsi: ‘Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho,’ utawutfuma ingilosi kutsi ikuhambele embili. Wena-ke, lomsa wami uyawumtsatsela intfombi kuleyo ndzawo ute nayo la. 8 Kodvwa nangabe lentfombi ayifuni kukulandzela, utawube sewukhululekile kulesifungo. Intfo nje, ungayibuyiseli indvodzana yami kulelo live.” 9 Ngako-ke lenceku yabeka sandla sayo ngaphansi kwelitsanga la-Abrahama, inkhosi yayo, yafunga kuye ngalendzaba. 10 Lenceku yatsatsa emakamela lalishumi emkhatsini wemakamela enkhosi yayo, yahamba netinhlobonhlobo tetipho letiphuma enkhosini yayo. Yesuka yaya eMesophothamiya edolobheni lakaNahori. 11 Yefika entsambama yakanekisa ngaphandle kwelidolobha, yagucisa emakamela eceleni kwesicobho, ngesikhatsi labakha ngaso emanti labasikati. 12 Lenceku yathandaza yatsi: “Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami, ngicela ungiphe imphumelelo lamuhla, ukhombise umusa wakho enkhosini yami Abrahama. 13 Naku manje sengime la eceleni kwalesicobho, lapho kukha khona emadvodzakati ebantfu bakulelidolobha. 14 Akutsi kuleyo ntfombi lengitawutsi kuyo: ‘Ngicela ubeke phansi imbita ngitewunatsa,’ yona-ke itsi: ‘Natsa, ngitawunatsisa wena kanye nemakamela akho,’ ngicela kutsi leyo kube ngiyo-ke loyimisele Isaka, inceku yakho. Ngiyawukwati ngaloko-ke kutsi ukhombise umusa enkhosini yami.” 15 Watsi asengakacedzi nje kuthandaza, kwase kuchamuka Rebheka labetalwa nguBethuweli, umsa waMilkha, umkaNahori, umnakabo-Abrahama. Rebheka weta etjetse imbita yemanti ehlombe lakhe. 16 Lentfombi yayiyinhle, ibukeka, iyintfombi, ingazange seyilale nemuntfu lomdvuna. Yewukela esicojeni, yakhelela, yagcwalisa imbita yayo ngemanti, yakhuphuka. 17 Lenceku yagijima yaya kuyo iyihlangabeta, yafike yatsi: “Ngicela sewumane unginatsise emantana nje la embiteni yakho.” 18 Yaphendvula yatsi: “Natsa, nkhosi yami.” Yaphangisa yetfula imbita, yanatsisa lenceku. 19 Yatsi kube icedze kuyinatsisa, yatsi: “Ngitawunatsisa nalamakamela akho, aze enele onkhe.” 20 Ngako-ke, yashesha yatfululela lamanti enkelebheni, yagijima yaya kukha lamanye esicojeni, yawanatsisa onkhe lamakamela enceku. 21 Lendvodza yayibukisisa lentfombi, ibindzile, ifundzisisa kahle nome Simakadze abeyiphumelelisa indlela yayo, nome cha.
MARCH 16-22
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 25-26
“Esawu Watsengisa Ngebutibulo Bakhe”
(Genesisi 25:27, 28) Labafana bakhula. Esawu waba ngumtingeli lonelikhono, angumuntfu wasematsafeni, kantsi Jakobe yena abesithuli ahlala ekhaya. 28 Isaka abetsandza Esawu, ngobe abedla inyama yenyamatane labeyitingela; kepha Rebheka abetsandza Jakobe.
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Ngalokungafani nentsandvokati yababe wakhe lengu-Esawu lebeyingumtingeli lonelikhono futsi ingumuntfu wasematsafeni, Jakobe uchazwa ngekutsi ‘bekangasoleki,’ [NW] [ngesiHebheru litsi tam] ‘ahlala ekhaya’ futsi bekasithuli, atsandza nekwenta imisebenti yasekhaya, kungako bekatsandvwa ngumake wakhe. (Gen 25:27, 28) Ligama lesiHebheru lelitsi tam lisetjentiswe kuletinye tindzawo kuze lichaze bantfu labemukelwa nguNkulunkulu. Nasi sibonelo, ‘babulali bayamtondza umuntfu longasoleki,’ [NW] kodvwa Jehova usicinisekisa ngekutsi [umuntfu longasoleki] “unelikusasa lelihle.” (Tag 29:10; Hl 37:37) Jobe ‘lobekamsulwa wakhombisa kutsi bekangasoleki [ngesiHebheru litsi tam] futsi alungile.’—Job 1:1, 8; 2:3.
(Genesisi 25:29, 30) Ngalelinye lilanga Jakobe abepheke siphuphe, kwase kufika Esawu aphuma etsafeni, alambe kakhulu. 30 Esawu watsi kuJakobe: “Maye, ngilambile! Ngicela sewumane ungiphe lesiphuphe.” Ngako-ke libito lakhe kwatsiwa ngu-Edomu.
(Genesisi 25:31-34) Kodvwa Jakobe watsi: “Ngitsengisele lifa lakho lebutubulo, kucala.” 32 Esawu watsi: “Sengitakufa, linalusito luni kimi lelifa?” 33 Jakobe watsi: “Funga kimi kucala.” Ngako-ke wafunga, kwaba kulitsengisa kwakhe kuJakobe lifa lakhe lebutubulo. 34 Jakobe wase unika Esawu lesiphuphe. Esawu wadla, wanatsa, wasukuma wahamba. Esawu waledzelela kanjalo lifa lebutubulo bakhe.
Kungani Kufanele Sibonge?
11 Kuyadzabukisa kutsi labanye lokukhulunywa ngabo eBhayibhelini abazange bakhombise kubonga. Nasi sibonelo, nanobe Esawu bekakhuliswe batali labatsandza Jehova futsi labamhloniphako, akazange akhombise kubonga ngetintfo letingcwele. (Fundza Hebheru 12:16.) Wabonakala njani kutsi abengumuntfu longabongi? Watsengisa ngebutibulo bakhe kumnakabo lomncane Jakobe kute atfole sitjulo. (Gen. 25:30-34) Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Esawu wadzabuka futsi watisola ngesento labesentile. Akazange abonge ngetintfo labenato, ngako bekete sizatfu sekukhonona ngekutsi akazange atfole tibusiso tekuba litibulo.
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Litibulo
Kusukela kadzeni litibulo belinesikhundla lesihloniphekile emndenini futsi bekungilo lebelibese liba yinhloko yelikhaya. Belitfola lokuphindvwe kabili etintfweni tababe walo. (Dut 21:17) Rubeni bekahlala eceleni kwaJosefa nakudliwa ngobe bekulilungelo lakhe njengelitibulo. (Gen 43:33) Kodvwa liBhayibheli alikavami kucale ngematibulo nalikhuluma ngeluhla lwekutalwa kwemadvodzana. Livame kucala ngemadvodzana latsembekile hhayi ngematibulo.—Gen 6:10; 1Tk 1:28; catsanisa naGen 11:26, 32; 12:4; buka BIRTHRIGHT; INHERITANCE.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 25:31-34) Kodvwa Jakobe watsi: “Ngitsengisele lifa lakho lebutubulo, kucala.” 32 Esawu watsi: “Sengitakufa, linalusito luni kimi lelifa?” 33 Jakobe watsi: “Funga kimi kucala.” Ngako-ke wafunga, kwaba kulitsengisa kwakhe kuJakobe lifa lakhe lebutubulo. 34 Jakobe wase unika Esawu lesiphuphe. Esawu wadla, wanatsa, wasukuma wahamba. Esawu waledzelela kanjalo lifa lebutubulo bakhe.
(Hebheru 12:16) emkhatsini wenu akungabi khona losidlundlulu nobe umuntfu longatitsatsi njengaletibalulekile tintfo letingcwele, njenga-Esawu, lowalahla lilungelo lakhe lebutibulo kute nje atfole sidlo sinye.
Imibuto Levela Kubafundzi
Ase siphindze sihlole umbhalo waHebheru 12:16, lotsi: “Emkhatsini wenu akungabi khona losidlundlulu nobe umuntfu longatitsatsi njengaletibalulekile tintfo letingcwele, njenga-Esawu, lowalahla lilungelo lakhe lebutibulo kute nje atfole sidlo sinye.” Umphostoli Pawula bekaveta liphi liphuzu?
Umphostoli Pawula abengakhulumi ngeluhla lwekutalwa kwaMesiya. Kunaloko bekancenga emaKhristu kutsi ‘acondzise tindlela tetinyawo tawo.’ Nakenta njalo bekangeke ‘ehluleke kutfola umusa waNkulunkulu,’ lobekungenteka nangabe atiphatsa kabi ngekwelicasi. (Heb. 12:12-16) Nakatiphatsa kabi bekatawube alingisa Esawu. Wehluleka ‘kutitsatsa njengaletibalulekile tintfo letingcwele’ futsi wenta intfo lengakalungi.
Esawu bekaphila esikhatsini lapho khona emadvodza bekanemalungelo lamanyenti futsi kungenteka kutsi ngaletinye tikhatsi bekaba nelilungelo lekwenta iminikelo yekushiswa. (Gen. 8:20, 21; 12:7, 8; Jobe 1:4, 5) Kepha ngesizatfu sekutsi Esawu bekanake kakhulu sifiso senyama, walahla onkhe emalungelo kute atfole kudla. Kungenteka Esawu bekangafuni kubhekana nenhlekelele leyabiketelwa kutsi beyitawehlela situkulwane sa-Abrahama. (Gen. 15:13) Esawu waphindze wakhombisa kutsi akanendzaba netintfo letingcwele ngekutsi ashade nebafati lababili lebebangamkhonti Jehova futsi waletsela batali bakhe lusizi. (Gen. 26:34, 35) Loku bekwehluke kakhulu kuloko lokwentiwa nguJakobe, lowashada nemuntfu lebekakhonta Nkulunkulu weliciniso.—Gen. 28:6, 7; 29:10-12, 18.
(Genesisi 26:7) Kwatsi nakabutwa ngemadvodza aleyo ndzawo ngemfati wakhe, yena watsi ngudzadzewabo. Abengeke avume kutsi ngumkakhe, ngobe abesaba emadvodza aleyo ndzawo kutsi angahle ambulale ngenca yaRebheka. Phela Rebheka abemuhle, abukeka.
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Emanga
Njengobe liBhayibheli liwalahla emanga lamabi, kepha loko akusho kutsi umuntfu uphocelelekile kutsi akhulume imininingwane leliciniso kubantfu lokungakafaneli beve leyo mininingwane. Jesu Khristu watsi: “Ningatsatsi lokukwaNkulunkulu nikunike tinja, futsi ningawatsatsi ematje enu laligugu niwajike etingulubeni, kute tingetuwagcobagcoba ngemasondvo, ticedze tinilimate.” (Mat 7:6) Kungako ngaletinye tikhatsi Jesu abengabatjeli bantfu imininingwane lephelele noma timphendvulo leticondzile kuleminye imibuto ngobe loko bekutawubalimata. (Mat 15:1-6; 21:23-27; Joh 7:3-10) Lobunye bufakazi sibubona kubo-Abrahama, Isaka, Rahabi na-Elisha ngesikhatsi nabo bangabatjeli bantfu labangamkhonti Jehova timphendvulo leticondzile noma imininingwane lephelele, futsi nabo bakwenta loko ngesizatfu lesifanako.—Gen 12:10-19; sehl 20; 26:1-10; Jos 2:1-6; Jak 2:25; 2Kh 6:11-23.
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 26:1-18) Kwase kwaba khona lenye indlala eveni, kungesiyo lena leyake yaba khona ngetikhatsi tabo-Abrahama. Isaka-ke wase uyesuka uya eGerari ka-Abimeleki, inkhosi yemaFilisti. 2 Simakadze wabonakala ku-Isaka watsi: “Ungehleli eGibhithe. Ubohlala eveni lengitakukhombisa lona. 3 Hlalahlala kulelive, ngitawuba nawe ngikubusise, ngobe onkhe lamave ngitawuwanika wena netitukulwane takho. Ngitasifeza setsembiso sami lengasenta kuyihlo Abrahama. 4 Titukulwane takho ngiyawutandzisa tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka. Onkhe lamave ngiyakuwanika titukulwane takho. Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, 5 njengobe Abrahama wangihlonipha, wagcina imiyalo yami, nemitsetfo yami, netimiso tami.” 6 Ngako-ke Isaka wahlala eGerari. 7 Kwatsi nakabutwa ngemadvodza aleyo ndzawo ngemfati wakhe, yena watsi ngudzadzewabo. Abengeke avume kutsi ngumkakhe, ngobe abesaba emadvodza aleyo ndzawo kutsi angahle ambulale ngenca yaRebheka. Phela Rebheka abemuhle, abukeka. 8 Isaka wahlala sikhatsi lesidze kuleyo ndzawo. Ngalelinye lilanga Abimeleki, inkhosi yemaFilisti, yatsi ihlola ngelifasitelo, yabona Isaka anga Rebheka, umkakhe. 9 Ngako-ke Abimeleki wabita Isaka wambuta watsi: “Kantsi vele ngumkakho yini lo! Kepha ukwentelani lokuhambe utsi ngudzadzewenu?” Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Kungobe bengicabanga ngitsi: ‘Ngingahle ngife ngenca yaRebheka!’” 10 Abimeleki watsi kuye: “Yini-ke lena lose uyente la kitsi? Buka-ke, ngobe lenye indvodza beyingahle ilale naye kalula nje lomkakho; ngaleyo ndlela bewutawube sewusiletsele licala.” 11 Ngako-ke Abimeleki wabayala bonkhe bantfu bakhe watsi: “Lowo lotsintsa lendvodza nome lomkayo utawubulawa.” 12 Isaka walima kulelo live, kulowo mnyaka wavuna ngalokuphindvwe kalikhulu, ngobe Simakadze wambusisa, 13 waceba, wachubeka wanotsa, waze waba yinjinga lenkhulu. 14 Abenetimphahla letinyenti, imihlambi yetimvu, netinkhomo, anemuti lomkhulu, netisebenti letinyenti, kangangekutsi emaFilisti adzimate aba nemona ngaye. 15 Ngako emaFilisti ase atigcibedzela ngemhlaba tonkhe ticobho letatimbiwe tisebenti ta-Abrahama asekhona; phela, Abrahama bekunguyise wa-Isaka. 16 Abimeleki wakhuluma ku-Isaka, watsi: “Suka, uhambe la eveni letfu; ngobe sewunemandla kakhulu kunatsi.” 17 Isaka wesuka lapho, wahamba waya eSigodzini saseGerari, lapho afike wahlala khona. 18 Isaka waphindze watimba ticobho temanti letatimbiwe ngu-Abrahama, uyise asekhona; ngobe phela emaFilisti abetigcibedzela emvakwekufa kwa-Abrahama. Leticobho Isaka watetsa emabito letatetsiwe ngawo nguyise.
MARCH 23-29
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 27-28
“Jakobe Watfola Sibusiso Lebesimfanele”
(Genesisi 27:6-10) Rebheka watsi kuJakobe, indvodzana yakhe: “Ngive uyihlo akhuluma nemnakenu Esawu atsi: 7 Ngiletsele inyama yenyamatane ungilungiselele kudla lokumnandzi, kuze ngitekudla, ngikubusise embikwaSimakadze, ngisengakafi.’ 8 Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela emavi ami, wente lengikushoko. 9 Hamba uye etimbutini ungilandzele emazinyane lamabili lakhuluphele, kuze ngitewulungiselela uyihlo kudla lokumnandzi. 10 Utawube sewukumikisa kuyihlo kutsi adle, khona atekubusisa asengakafi.”
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Rebheka—Umfati Lotsandza Nkulunkulu
LiBhayibheli alisho kutsi Isaka bekati kutsi Esawu bekatawuba sisebenti saJakobe. Nanobe kunjalo boRebheka naJakobe bebati kutsi lesibusiso besisaJakobe. Rebheka watsatsa sinyatselo ngekushesha nakeva kutsi Isaka bekafuna kubusisa Esawu ngesikhatsi Esawu amikisela babe wakhe inyama yenyamatane. Kutimisela kwaRebheka kwaveta kutsi ngesikhatsi asesemusha bekangumuntfu lokhutsele. Rebheka watjela Jakobe kutsi amletsele emazinyane lamabili etimbuti, kuze atowenta kudla lokutsandvwa yindvodza yakhe, futsi watsi Jakobe akatente abukeke njenga-Esawu kuze atotfola lesibusiso. Jakobe wala ngobe bekacabanga kutsi babe wakhe bekatawubona kutsi uyamkhohlisa bese uyamcalekisa kunekutsi ambusise! Kodvwa Rebheka wamphocelela futsi watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, leso sicalekiso asehlele kimi.” Wabese ulungisa kudla waphindze watsatsa timphahla ta-Esawu watembatsisa Jakobe wase umtfumela endvodzeni yakhe.—Genesisi 27:1-17.
Asishiwo sizatfu sekutsi wakwentelani Rebheka loko lakwenta. Labanyenti abasijabuleli lesento sakhe, kodvwa liBhayibheli liveta lokwehlukile, futsi na-Isaka akazange akhubeka ngesikhatsi atfola kutsi nguJakobe lotfole sibusiso. Kunaloko wakusekela loko lokwentiwa nguRebheka. (Genesisi 27:29; 28:3, 4) Rebheka bekakwati loko bekushiwo nguJehova mayelana nemadvodzana akhe. Ngako wakwenta kuze aciniseke kutsi Jakobe utfola sibusiso lesimfanele. Loku bekuhambisana kahle nentsandvo yaJehova.—Roma 9:6-13.
(Genesisi 27:18, 19) Jakobe waya kuyise wafike watsi: “Babe.” Wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, msawami. Ungubani wena?” 19 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingu-Esawu, litubulo lakho; sengikwentile konkhe longitfume kona, babe. Vuka, utekudla inyama yenyamatane, bese uyangibusisa.”
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Imibuto Levela Kubafundzi
LiBhayibheli alisiniketi yonkhe imininingwane lemayelana nekutsi kungani Rebheka naJakobe benta loko labakwenta, kodvwa liyaveta kutsi loko kwenteka ngekushesha. Kufanele sinake kutsi liVi laNkulunkulu alivumelani naloko lokwentiwa nguRebheka naJakobe futsi ngesikhatsi lesifanako alikulahli, alisiniketi nesisekelo sekutsi sicale emanga nobe sikhohlise. Nobe kunjalo, liBhayibheli alisishiyi sisebumnyameni kulendzaba.
Kwekucala, lendzaba ikuveta ngalokucacile kutsi Jakobe bekufanele atfole sibusiso sababe wakhe hhayi Esawu. Ekucaleni Jakobe watsenga butibulo ngalokusemtsetfweni kumnakabo lobekatitsatsa kalula tintfo letibalulekile, lowatsengisa butibulo bakhe ngenca yekulamba. Esawu ‘wedzelela lifa lebutubulo bakhe.’ (Genesisi 25:29-34) Ngako ngesikhatsi Jakobe aya kubabe wakhe, bekayofuna sibusiso lebesisakhe.
(Genesisi 27:27-29) Wasondzela, wamanga. Watsi nakaliva liphunga letimphahla takhe, wambusisa watsi: “Awu, liphunga lendvodzana yami linjengeliphunga lasetsafeni, litsafa lelabusiswa nguSimakadze. 28 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakunika ematolo asezulwini, avundzise nemasimi akho, akuphe inala yemabele neyeliwayini. 29 Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena, nemindeni ikukhotsamele. Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu, emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele. Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako, abusiswe lokubusisako.”
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Sibusiso
Endvulo, bekuvamile kutsi babe abusise emadvodzana akhe ngaphambi kwekutsi afe. Loku bekuyintfo lebaluleke kakhulu futsi lebeyihlonishwa kakhulu. Nobe kunjalo, Isaka wabusisa Jakobe acabanga kutsi ngu-Esawu lobekalitibulo. Siyaciniseka kutsi wacela Jehova achubeke ngalesibusiso njengobe yena besekamdzala futsi angasaboni nasemehlweni. (Gen 27:1-4, 23-29; 28:1, 6; Heb 11:20; 12:16, 17) Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Isaka wachubeka wambusisa Jakobe ngisho nobe besekati kutsi akusuye Esawu. (Gen 28:1-4) Ngaphambi kwekutsi afe, Jakobe wacale wabusisa emadvodzana lamabili ekucala aJosefa, wabese ubusisa emadvodzana akhe. (Gen 48:9, 20; 49:1-28; Heb 11:21) Ngendlela lefanako naMosi wabusisa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, ngaphambi kwekutsi afe. (Dut 33:1) Kuto tonkhe letindzaba leti, imiphumela iveta kutsi bebakhuluma tintfo lebetitokwenteka. Ngaletinye tikhatsi, nakubusiswa lotsite, lona lobusisako bekabeka sandla sakhe etikwenhloko yalona lambusisako.—Gen 48:13, 14
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 27:46–28:2) Rebheka watsi ku-Isaka: “Ngidziniwe kuphila ngenca yalabalukatana baka-Esawu labatsatsa kumaHethi. Nangabe naJakobe angatsatsa umfati emkhatsini walamaHethi, lafanana nalawa lengihleti nawo, kungaba ncono ngimane ngife lokungenani!”
28 Isaka wabita Jakobe, wambusisa wamyala watsi: “Ungamtsatsi umfati kulamaKhenani. 2 Hamba uye eMesophothamiya ekhabonyoko, kaBethuweli, utitsatsele khona umfati emadvodzakatini aLabani, malume wakho.
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Tindlela Tekukhulumisana Naloshade Naye
Bo-Isaka naRebheka bebakhona yini kukhulumisana ahle? Ngemuva kwekutsi indvodzana yabo Esawu, ishade nemadvodzakati lamabili langemaHethi, kwabese kuba netinkinga letimatima kulomndeni. Rebheka ‘bekahlale atsi’ ku-Isaka “Ngidziniwe kuphila ngenca yalabalukatana baka-Esawu labatsatsa kumaHethi. Nangabe naJakobe angatsatsa umfati emkhatsini walamaHethi . . . , kungaba ncono ngimane ngife lokungenani!” (Genesisi 26:34; 27:46) Kuyacaca kutsi waveta sikhalo sakhe ngendlela levakalako.
Isaka watjela Jakobe, lokungumnakabo Esawu loliphahla, kutsi angamtsatsi umfati kubantfu baseKhenani. (Genesisi 28:1, 2) Rebheka wasiveta sikhalo sakhe futsi sevakala. Lomndeni wakhulumisana kahle mayelana nalendzaba lelukhuni letsintsa umndeni, lokusibonelo lesihle lesingasisebentisa lamuhla. Kwentiwa njani nangabe labashadene bangavumelani? Yini lengentiwa?
(Genesisi 28:12, 13) Wabhudza abona liladi limiswe emhlabatsini, laze lefika ezulwini, wabona tingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka ngalo. 13 Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho.
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Emaphuzu Lagcamile Lasencwadzini YaGenesisi—II
28:12, 13—Belisho kutsini liphupho laJakobe lebelimayelana ‘neliladi’? ‘Leliladi,’ lokungenteka belibukeka njengematje laphakamako, likhombisa kutsi kunekuvana emakhatsini welizulu nemhlaba. Kwehla nekwenyuka kwetingilosi taNkulunkulu kulo kukhombisa kutsi tingilosi tenta umsebenti lobalulekile wekusita bantfu labemukelekako kuJehova kanye nekumikisa umlayeto waKhe kubantfu.—Johane 1:51.
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 27:1-23) Kwatsi Isaka asamdzala kakhulu, emehlo akhe asafiphele angasaboni kahle. Watfumela wabita Esawu, indvodzana yakhe lendzala, wafike watsi kuye: “Msawami!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, babe.” 2 Isaka watsi: “Manje sengimdzala, angilati lilanga lami lekuhamba emhlabeni. 3 Manje-ke, tsatsa tinsungulo nebutjoki bakho, uhambe uye etsafeni, uyekungitingelela inyamatane, 4 ungilungisele kudla lokumnandzi, ungiletsele kona ngitewudla, bese ngiyakubusisa, ngingakafi.” 5 Rebheka bekalalele ngasikhatsi Isaka akhuluma nemsa wakhe, Esawu. Ngako watsi kube Esawu ahambe aye etsafeni kuyewutingela inyamatane atewuyiletsa kuyise, 6 Rebheka watsi kuJakobe, indvodzana yakhe: “Ngive uyihlo akhuluma nemnakenu Esawu atsi: 7 Ngiletsele inyama yenyamatane ungilungiselele kudla lokumnandzi, kuze ngitekudla, ngikubusise embikwaSimakadze, ngisengakafi.’ 8 Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela emavi ami, wente lengikushoko. 9 Hamba uye etimbutini ungilandzele emazinyane lamabili lakhuluphele, kuze ngitewulungiselela uyihlo kudla lokumnandzi. 10 Utawube sewukumikisa kuyihlo kutsi adle, khona atekubusisa asengakafi.” 11 Kepha Jakobe watsi kuRebheka, unina: “Ingani Esawu, umnaketfu, ulihwanca, mine ngibusheleleti. 12 Babe angahle angiphatse ngesandla, bese ngitfolakala ngingulonebucili, esikhundleni sekutsi angibusise angicalekise.” 13 Unina watsi kuye: “Ndvodzana yami, leso sicalekiso asehlele kimi; wena yenta loko lengikutjela kona, hamba ungilandzele lamazinyane.” 14 Wahamba, wafike wawatsatsa wawaletsa kunina. Unina walungiselela Isaka kudla lokumnandzi. 15 Rebheka watsatsa timphahla letincono kakhulu ta-Esawu letatisendlini kabo, watembatsisa Jakobe. 16 Wamembatsisa letikhumba temazinyane etimbuti etandleni takhe nasentsanyeni yakhe, lapho abeshelela khona. 17 Watsatsa lokudla lokumnandzi nesinkhwa labesasentile wakunika indvodzana yakhe Jakobe. 18 Jakobe waya kuyise wafike watsi: “Babe.” Wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, msawami. Ungubani wena?” 19 Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingu-Esawu, litubulo lakho; sengikwentile konkhe longitfume kona, babe. Vuka, utekudla inyama yenyamatane, bese uyangibusisa.” 20 Kepha Isaka watsi kulomsa wakhe: “Hhawu, ndvodzana yami, washesha kangaka kuyitfola, wente njani?” Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Kungobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, ungiphumelelisile.” 21 Isaka watsi kuJakobe: “Sondzela ngitekuphatsa, msawami, ngiteba neliciniso kutsi unguye sibili yini Esawu, indvodzana yami, nome cha.” 22 Nembala Jakobe wasondzela ku-Isaka. Isaka welula sandla wamphatsa watsi: “Livi lona laJakobe, kodvwa tandla ta-Esawu.” 23 Akazange ati kutsi nguJakobe, ngobe tandla takhe tatineboya njengetandla ta-Esawu. Ngako-ke wase uyambusisa.
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UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 29–30
“Jakobe Uyashada”
(Genesisi 29:18-20) Jakobe abetsandza Rakheli, ngako-ke watsi: “Ngitakusebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa, nawunganginika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakho lencane, ibe ngumkami.” 19 Labani watsi: “Kuncono mane ngimnike wena kunekutsi ngimnike nome ngubani nje, sale uhlala nami la ekhaya.” 20 Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.
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Jakobe Bekangatitsatsi Kalula Tintfo Letibalulekile
Kwendziselana bekwentiwa ngekutsi kulotjolwe emndenini wamakoti. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, uMtsetfo waMosi waveta kutsi tintfombi letihlukunyetiwe kufanele tilotjolwe ngemasiliva langu-50 emashekeli. Sati lesinguGordon Wenham sikholelwa kutsi lamanani lawa “bekalingana nemalobolo” kodvwa labanyenti bebakhokha emanani “langephansi kwaloko.” (Dutheronomi 22:28, 29) Jakobe bekete langalobola ngako. Wasebentela Labani iminyaka lesikhombisa. Wenham uchubeka atsi: “Njengoba ngesikhatsi saseBhabhulona yasendvulo umuntfu lebekasisebenti sasekhaya bekahola ihhafu yelishekeli nobe linye enyangeni” (kusukela ku-42 kuya ku-84 wemashekeli eminyakeni lesikhombisa), ngako Jakobe waniketa Labani emalobolo lamahle kakhulu kute ashade naRakheli.” Labani wawemukela ngetandla letimhlophe.—Genesisi 29:19.
(Genesisi 29:21-26) Jakobe wakhuluma kuLabani, watsi: “Sengisicedzile sikhatsi sami, sale unginika umkami ngingene kuye.” 22 Ngako-ke, Labani wamema bonkhe bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo, wenta lidzili. 23 Kodvwa kwatsi ngalobo busuku Labani watsatsa indvodzakati yakhe, Leya, wayingenisa kuJakobe. Jakobe wamati Leya. 24 Labani wakhipha Zilpha, labesisebenti sakhe, kutsi atewuba sisebenti saLeya. 25 Ekuseni ngakusasa Jakobe kwangukhona abona kutsi nguLeya. Jakobe waya kuLabani wafike watsi: “Yini lena longenta yona? Kantsi bengingasebenteli Rakheli yini? Manje ungilutseleni?” 26 Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Kulelive akwentiwa kutsi kwendziswe lomncane kucala lomdzala angakendzi.
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Bosisi Labakhatsatekile ‘Bakha Indlu Ya-Israyeli’
Leya wasifaka yini sandla ekukhohlisweni kwaJakobe? Noma bekaphoceleleke kutsi ahloniphe babe wakhe? Bekakuphi Rakheli? Bekati yini kutsi kwentekani? Nangabe kunjalo, wativa njani? Bekangeke yini ayilalele imiyalo yababe wakhe lobekaneligunya? LiBhayibheli alisiniketi timphendvulo talemibuto. Nanobe kunjalo, boRakheli naLeya bacabangisisa ngalendzaba, futsi Jakobe kwamtfukutselisa loko lokwenteka kuye. Bekatfukutselele Labani hhayi emadvodzakati akhe, futsi wakhonona watsi: “Kantsi bengingasebenteli Rakheli yini? Manje ungilutseleni?” Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Akwentiwa kutsi kwendziswe lomncane kucala lomdzala angakendzi. Ase ume kuphele leliviki lemshado, sitawube sesiyakunika futsi nalona lomunye, nawungasebenta leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.” (Genesisi 29:25-27) Jakobe waba nesitsembu ngenca yekukhohliswa futsi loko kwabanga tinkinga emshadweni wakhe.
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Umshado
Umcimbi. Njengoba emicimbini yemshado kuyajatjulwa, ngendlela lefanako, nasemishadweni lebeyentiwa ka-Israyeli bekujatjulwa kakhulu. Ngalokuvamile ngelilanga lemshado makoti utilungiselela lomshado asekhaya kubo. Ucale ageze bese ufaka emakha. (Catsanisa naRut 3:3; Hez 23:40) Ngalesinye sikhatsi bekasitwa besifazane nakafaka imihlobiso yakhe, lobekuvamise kuba buhlalu lobuligugu kuye ngekutsi bekakhona yini kuba nabo. (Jer 2:32; Sem 19:7, 8; Hl 45:13, 14) Bekatihlobisa ngemvunulo lebeyinemijiva, nangabe akhona kuyitsenga (Isa 49:18; 61:10; Sem 21:2), bese utimbonya ngengubo yelikhetselo, lobekuluhlobo lweveyili, lebeyimbonya kusukela enhloko iyofika etinyaweni. (Isa 3:19, 23) Loku kusiveta kahle sizatfu lesenta Labani wakhona kukhohlisa Jakobe, futsi Jakobe akazange abone kutsi Labani bekamniketa Leya esikhundleni saRakheli. (Gen 29:23, 25) Rebheka watimbonya ngeveyili nakayohlangana na-Isaka. (Gen 24:65) Loku bekuluphawu lwekutsi makoti utinikela kumkhwenyane futsi bekuveta kutsi uhlonipha ligunya lendvodza yakhe.—1 Ko 11:5, 10.
(Genesisi 29:27, 28) Ase ume kuphele leliviki lemshado, sitawube sesiyakunika futsi nalona lomunye, nawungasebenta leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.” 28 Jakobe wenta njalo, walicedza leliviki lemshado. Labani wase umnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 30:3) Rakheli waphendvula Jakobe watsi: “Nasi sisebenti sami lesinguBilha, ngena kuso, kuze atengitalela, Khona nami ngitewuba nebantfwana ngaye.”
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Kuba Nebantfwana Labangatalwa Nguwe
BoRakheli naLeya batsatsa batfwana lebebatelwe nguJakobe etisebentini tabo njengebantfwana babo, ‘kwaba shengatsi batelwe ngibo.’ (Gen 30:3-8, 12, 13, 24, [NW]) Labantfwana baba tindlalifa kanye nebantfwana labatelwe bafati baJakobe. Bekungemadvodzana aJakobe mbamba, futsi njengobe letigcili betitebafati baJakobe ngako boRakheli naLeya bebanelilungelo leliphelele kubantfwana labatalwa nguletigcili.
(Genesisi 30:14, 15) Ngesikhatsi kuvunwa kolo, Rubeni watsi uyahamba, watfola umutsi wentalo ensimini, wawumikisa kuLeya, unina. Ngako Rakheli watsi kuLeya: “Ngicela sewumane ungiphe lomunye walomutsi wentalo lotfolwe yindvodzana yakho.” 15 Leya watsi kuRakheli: “Wena nanyalo awukeneliswa kutsi wena sewugovuke nendvodza yami? Nyalo sewufuna kutsatsa nalomutsi lengiwutfolelwe yindvodzana yami?” Rakheli waphendvula Leya watsi: “Ungamane ulale nayo kulobusuku balamuhla, nawungamane nje ungiphe lomutsi wendvodzana yakho.”
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30:14, 15—Ngusiphi sizatfu lesabangela Rakheli wadzela litfuba lekuba nendvodza yakhe kuze atfole umutsi wentalo? Endvulo, sitselo sesihlahla semutsi wentalo besisetjentiselwa kwelapha futsi singumutsi wekucedza buhlungu. Lesitselo besenta kutsi bantfu babe nesifiso lesikhulu sekuya ecansini futsi sikhulise intalo nobe sisite umuntfu kutsi akhulelwe. (Ingoma Yetingoma 7:13) Nanobe liBhaybheli lingasiveti sizatfu lesenta Rakheli wenta njalo, kungenteka bekacabanga kutsi lomutsi wentalo utamsita akhulelwe futsi agcine anentalo. Nobe kunjalo, kwaphela iminyaka lembalwa ngaphambi kwekutsi Jehova ‘asivule sitalo sakhe.’—Genesisi 30:22-24
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 30: 1-21) Watsi kube Rakheli abone kutsi akamtaleli Jakobe bantfwana, waba nesikhwele ngadzadzewabo. Watsi kuJakobe: “Ngiphe bantfwana, ngaphandle kwaloko ngitakufa!” 2 Jakobe watfukutselela Rakheli, wadzimate watsi: “Kantsi mine nginguNkulunkulu yini, longuyena avale sitalo sakho?” 3 Rakheli waphendvula Jakobe watsi: “Nasi sisebenti sami lesinguBilha, ngena kuso, kuze atengitalela, Khona nami ngitewuba nebantfwana ngaye.” 4 Ngako wamnika Bilha, sisebenti sakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe. Jakobe wangena kuBilha, walala naye. 5 Bilha wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana. 6 Rakheli watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungehlulele, waliva nelivi lami, wangipha indvodzana.” Ngako-ke wayetsa libito layo watsi nguDani. 7 Waphindze Bilha, sisebenti saRakheli, wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesibili. 8 Rakheli watsi: “Ngekubambana lokunemandla ngibambene nadzadzewetfu ngamehlula.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguNaftali. 9 Watsi kube abone Leya kutsi sewumile kutala, watsatsa Zilpha, sisebenti sakhe, wasinika Jakobe kutsi sibe ngumkakhe. 10 Zilpha sisebenti saLeya, watalela Jakobe indvodzana. 11 Leya watsi: “Yinhlanhla lenhle,” ngako wayetsa libito watsi nguGadi. 12 Zilpha, sisebenti saLeya, saphindze selamisa ngendvodzana yesibili. 13 Leya watsi: “Maye, ngiyajabula! Nyalo labasikati sebayawutsi ngibusisekile.” Ngako wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Asheri. 14 Ngesikhatsi kuvunwa kolo, Rubeni watsi uyahamba, watfola umutsi wentalo ensimini, wawumikisa kuLeya, unina. Ngako Rakheli watsi kuLeya: “Ngicela sewumane ungiphe lomunye walomutsi wentalo lotfolwe yindvodzana yakho.” 15 Leya watsi kuRakheli: “Wena nanyalo awukeneliswa kutsi wena sewugovuke nendvodza yami? Nyalo sewufuna kutsatsa nalomutsi lengiwutfolelwe yindvodzana yami?” Rakheli waphendvula Leya watsi: “Ungamane ulale nayo kulobusuku balamuhla, nawungamane nje ungiphe lomutsi wendvodzana yakho.” 16 Entsambama nakabuya etsafeni Jakobe, wahlangabetwa nguLeya. Wafike watsi kuJakobe: “Ubota utewulala nami lamuhla, ngobe ngikucashe ngemutsi wentalo lotfolwe yindvodzana yami.” Ngako-ke wavele wayawulala naye kulobo busuku. 17 Nkulunkulu wawuva umthandazo waLeya. Leya wakhulelwa, watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesihlanu. 18 Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike umvuzo wami, ngobe indvodza yami ngayinika sisebenti sami.” Lendvodzana wayetsa libito watsi ngu-Isakhari. 19 Leya waphindze wakhulelwa futsi. Watalela Jakobe indvodzana yesitfupha. 20 Leya watsi: “Nkulunkulu unginike sipho lesihle. Manje indvodza yami seyitawubambelela kimi, ngobe sengiyitalele emadvodzana lasitfupha.” Ngako wayetsa libito watsi nguZebuloni. 21 Emvakwaloko Leya watalela Jakobe indvodzakati, wayetsa libito watsi nguDina.