U-Abraham noKetura
U-Abraham uyafa, baze oonyana bakhe ababini abahlukeneyo bamngcwabe kunye. UBawo wethu usikelela uIsake. Emva koko amawele kaRebheka ayagilana engekazalwa, angaze apheze: uEsawu ufika elambile evela endle, aze atshintshise ilungelo lakhe lobuzibulo ngesophu, kungabi nanto kuye.
25 1U-Abraham waphinda wathabatha omnye umfazi, ogama linguKetura. 2Yena wazala uZimran, uYokshan, uMedan, uMidiyan, u-Ishbhak, noShuwa. 3UYokshan wazala uShebha noDedan. Oonyana bakaDedan yayingama-Ashure, amaLetushe, namaLewume. 4Oonyana bakaMidiyan ngaba: u-Efa, u-Efere, uHanoki, u-Abhida, no-Eldaha—bonke aba ngoonyana bakaKetura. 5U-Abraham wanika u-Isake konke awayenako. 6U-Abraham wabanika izipho oonyana bamashweshwe akhe, waza wabandulula ukuba bemke kunyana wakhe u-Isake ngoxa esaphila, basinga ngasempuma, kwilizwe lasempumalanga.
7Iminyaka yonke awayiphilayo u-Abraham yayilikhulu elinamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu. 8U-Abraham waphuma umphefumlo, wafa ekwaluphaleni okulungileyo, eyixhego elikhulu elanelisiweyo yiminyaka, waza wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo. 9Oonyana bakhe u-Isake no-Ishmayeli bamngcwaba emqolombeni waseMakipela, entsimini ka-Efron unyana kaZohare umHeti, kufuphi neMamre. 10Yintsimi leyo awayeyithenge u-Abraham kumaHeti. Wangcwatyelwa khona apho u-Abraham, ndawonye noSara umfazi wakhe. 11Emva kokufa kuka-Abraham, uBawo wethu wamsikelela unyana wakhe u-Isake. Waza u-Isake wazinza kufuphi neBheri-lahayi-royi.
Inzala ka-Ishmayeli
12Nantsi imbali yosapho luka-Ishmayeli, unyana ka-Abraham, lowo wazalwa nguHagare umGibhite, isicakakazi sikaSara, emzalela u-Abraham. 13Ngawo la amagama oonyana baka-Ishmayeli, ngamagama abo, ngokulandelelana kokuzalwa kwabo: uNebhayoti, izibulo lika-Ishmayeli, uKedare, u-Adibheli, uMibhesam, 14uMishma, uDuma, uMasa, 15uHadade, uTema, uYetphure, uNafishe, noKedema. 16Ngaba oonyana baka-Ishmayeli, ngawo la amagama abo ngokwemizi yabo neenkampu zabo—iinkosana ezilishumi elinambini ngokwezizwe zabo. 17U-Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe, waza waphuma umphefumlo, wafa, wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo. 18Bahlala ukususela eHavila ukuya eShure, ngasempuma yeGibhite ngase-Asiriya; u-Ishmayeli wahlala enobutshaba kubo bonke abazalwana bakhe.
Umnombo ka-Isake
19Nanku umnombo wosapho luka-Isake, unyana ka-Abraham: u-Abraham wazala u-Isake. 20U-Isake wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala xa wazeka uRebheka, intombi kaBhetuweli um-Aram wasePadan-aram, udade boLabhan um-Aram. a a v20 IPadan-aram yayiyithafa eliphakamileyo lase-Aram eMesopotamiya, ilizwe lokuzalwa kosapho lukaRebheka. 21U-Isake wathandazela umfazi wakhe kuBawo wethu, kuba wayeyinyumba; uBawo wethu waluphumeza olo thandazo, waza umfazi wakhe uRebheka wamitha. 22Kodwa abantwana baxabana ngaphakathi kwakhe, waza wathi: “Ukuba kunjenje, kutheni kusenzeka oku kum?” Ngoko ke waya kubuza kuBawo wethu.
23Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuye: “Izizwe ezibini zisesizalweni sakho; izizwe ezibini eziphuma kuwe ziya kwahlukaniswa: esinye siya komelela kunesinye, yaye omdala uya kukhonza omncinane.”
24Kwathi xa lifika ixesha lokuba azale, nanko amawele esesizalweni sakhe! 25Owokuqala waphuma ebomvu, umzimba wakhe uphela unjengengubo eneboya; ngoko bamthiya igama elingu-Esawu. 26Emva koko kwaphuma umntakwabo, isandla sakhe sibambelele esithendeni sika-Esawu, ngoko wathiywa igama elinguYakobi. U-Isake wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathandathu ubudala xa wabazala. b b v26 Igama elithi Yakobi lithetha ukuthi “ubamba isithende” — kungoko lithetha nokuthi “ushenxisa omnye” okanye “uyakhohlisa,” njengoko ibali lakhe liya kukubonakalisa.
27Akhula amakhwenkwe. U-Esawu waba ngumzingeli onobuchule, indoda yasendle; uYakobi yena wayezolile, ehlala ezintenteni.
UYakobi no-Esawu
28U-Isake wayemthanda u-Esawu, kuba wayeyithanda inyama yezilo zasendle, kodwa uRebheka wayethanda uYakobi. 29UYakobi wayepheka isishebo xa u-Esawu wangena evela endle, elambe efa. 30U-Esawu wathi kuYakobi: “Khawundiphe ndiginye kwesi sishebo sibomvu—ndilambe ndafa!” Kungoko wathiywa igama elingu-Edom. c c v30 U-Edom lithetha ukuthi “bomvu” — wathiywa ngenxa yesishebo esibomvu u-Esawu awathengisa ngaso ilungelo lakhe lobuzibulo.
31UYakobi wathi: “Ndithengisele ilungelo lakho lobuzibulo ngoku.” d d v31 Ilungelo lobuzibulo lalinika izibulo isabelo selifa esiphindwe kabini nobunkokeli bosapho.
32U-Esawu wathi: “Khangela, sendiza kufa; lundincedani na ilungelo lobuzibulo?”
33UYakobi wathi: “Funga kum kuqala.” Ngoko wafunga kuye, waza wathengisa ilungelo lakhe lobuzibulo kuYakobi.
34UYakobi wanika u-Esawu isonka nesishebo seentlumayo; wadla, wasela, wesuka, wahamba—u-Esawu walidela ilungelo lakhe lobuzibulo.
