Eyeziqalo 30 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

30 ¹Akubona uRaheli ukuba akamzaleli bantwana uYakobi, waba nomona ngodade wabo. Wathi kuYakobi: “Ndiphe abantwana, kungenjalo ndiyakufa!”

²UYakobi waqumba kakhulu kuRaheli. Wathi: “Ndikwindawo kaBawo wethu na, yena okuthintele kuwe isiqhamo sesizalo?”

³Wathi: “Nanku umkhonzazana wam uBiliha. Ngena kuye, ukuze andizalele abantwana, nam ndakhe usapho ngaye.” ^a a v3 Ukuzala umntwana 'emadolweni' kwakusisenzo samandulo sokwamkela umntwana njengowakho — umntwana obekwa emadolweni omama omamkeli wayebangwa ngokusemthethweni njengowakhe. ⁴Ngoko wamnika uBiliha umkhonzazana wakhe ukuba abe ngumfazi, waza uYakobi walala naye. ⁵UBiliha wakhawula, wamzalela uYakobi unyana. ⁶Waza uRaheli wathi: “UBawo wethu undigwebele; uphinde waliva ilizwi lam, wandinika unyana.” Ngenxa yoko wamthiya igama elinguDan. ^b b v6 Igama elinguDan lithetha 'ugwebile.' ⁷UBiliha, umkhonzazana kaRaheli, waphinda wakhawula, wamzalela uYakobi unyana wesibini. ⁸URaheli wathi: “Ndizamazamene kabukhali nodade wam, ndaza ndoyisa.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguNafetali. ^c c v8 Igama elinguNafetali lithetha 'umzamo wam.'

⁹Akubona uLeya ukuba uyekile ukuzala abantwana, wathabatha uZilipa umkhonzazana wakhe, wamnika uYakobi ukuba abe ngumfazi. ¹⁰Waza uZilipa umkhonzazana kaLeya wamzalela uYakobi unyana. ¹¹ULeya wathi: “Hayi ithamsanqa!” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguGadi. ^d d v11 Igama elinguGadi lithetha 'ithamsanqa.' ¹²UZilipa umkhonzazana kaLeya wamzalela uYakobi unyana wesibini. ¹³ULeya wathi: “Hayi uvuyo lwam! Kuba abafazi baya kundibiza ngozonwabileyo.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elingu-Ashere. ^e e v13 Igama elingu-Ashere lithetha 'ovuyayo' okanye 'osikelelweyo.'

¹⁴Ngemihla yokuvuna ingqolowa uRubeni waphuma, wafumana amamandrake entsimini, wawazisa kunina uLeya. Waza uRaheli wathi kuLeya: “Khawundiphe inxenye yamamandrake onyana wakho.” ^f f v14 Amamandrake yayisisityalo esasikholelwa ngokubanzi kwilizwe lamandulo ukuba sinceda ekukhawuleni — yiyo loo nto uRaheli wayewalangazelela.

¹⁵Kodwa uLeya waphendula wathi: “Akwanelanga na ukuthabatha indoda yam? Ngoku ufuna ukuthabatha namamandrake onyana wam?” URaheli wathi: “Kulungile—uya kulala nawe ngobu busuku ngenxa yamamandrake onyana wakho.”

¹⁶Akufika uYakobi evela entsimini ngokuhlwa, uLeya waphuma waya kumkhawulela, wathi: “Umelwe kukulala nam, kuba ndikuqeshile ngenene ngamamandrake onyana wam.” Ngoko walala naye ngobo busuku.

¹⁷Waza uBawo wethu wamphulaphula uLeya, wakhawula, wamzalela uYakobi unyana wesihlanu. ¹⁸ULeya wathi: “UBawo wethu undinikile umvuzo wam ngenxa yokuba ndanika indoda yam umkhonzazana wam.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elingu-Isakare. ^g g v18 Igama elingu-Isakare lithetha 'umvuzo' okanye 'umbuyekezo.' ¹⁹ULeya waphinda wakhawula, wamzalela uYakobi unyana wesithandathu. ²⁰Waza uLeya wathi: “UBawo wethu undiphe isipho esihle. Ngoku indoda yam iya kundihlonela, kuba ndiyizalele oonyana abathandathu.” Ngoko wamthiya igama elinguZebhulon. ^h h v20 Igama elinguZebhulon lithetha 'imbeko.' ²¹Emva koko wazala intombi, wayithiya igama elinguDina.

²²Waza uBawo wethu wamkhumbula uRaheli; wamphulaphula, wasivula isizalo sakhe. ²³Wakhawula, wazala unyana, wathi: “UBawo wethu ususile ihlazo lam.” ²⁴Wamthiya igama elinguYosefu, esithi: “Wanga uBawo wethu angandongezelela omnye unyana.” ⁱ i v24 Igama elinguYosefu lithetha 'wanga angongeza.'

Ndindulule Ndigoduke

²⁵Nje ukuba uRaheli amzele uYosefu, uYakobi wathi kuLabhan: “Ndivumele ndibuyele ekhayeni lam nakwilizwe lakowethu. ²⁶Ndinike abafazi bam nabantwana bam endikukhonzele bona, undindulule ndihambe. Uyayazi inkonzo endikwenzele yona.”

²⁷Kodwa uLabhan wathi kuye: “Ukuba ndibabalelwe nguwe—ndiqondile ngokuvumisa ukuba uThixo undisikelele ngenxa yakho.” ²⁸Wathi: “Khankanya umvuzo wakho, ndiza kuwunika.”

²⁹UYakobi wathi kuye: “Wena ngokwakho uyazi indlela endikukhonze ngayo, nendlela ezichume ngayo izinto zakho zemfuyo phantsi kokhathalelo lwam. ³⁰Kaloku ubunokuncinane ngaphambi kokuba ndize, kwaza kwanda kakhulu; uBawo wethu ukusikelele apho ndithe ndabhekisa khona. Kodwa ngoku, ndiya kuwondla nini owam umzi?”

³¹Wabuza: “Mandikunike ntoni na?” UYakobi waphendula wathi: “Sukundinika nto. Ukuba uya kundenzela le nto inye, ndiya kubuyela ekwaluseni nasekulindeni umhlambi wakho.

³²Mandicande kuwo wonke umhlambi wakho namhlanje, ndisusa kuwo zonke izimvu ezimachokoza nezimabalabala nalo lonke itakane elimnyama, nezimabalabala nezimachokoza phakathi kweebhokhwe, yaye oko kuya kuba ngumvuzo wam. ³³Ngaloo ndlela ukunyaniseka kwam kuya kundingqinela kamva, xa usiza kukhangela umvuzo wam. Yonke into engenamachokoza namabala phakathi kweebhokhwe, nengamnyama phakathi kwamatakane, ukuba ifunyenwe kum, iya kubalwa njengebiweyo.”

³⁴ULabhan wathi: “Kulungile! Makube njengoko utshilo.”

³⁵Ngaloo mini uLabhan wasusa iinkunzi zeebhokhwe ezimarhadarhada nezimabalabala, zonke iimazi zeebhokhwe ezimachokoza nezimabalabala—nganye inombala omhlophe kuyo—nalo lonke itakane elimdaka, wazinikela koonyana bakhe. ³⁶Wamisa umgama wohambo lweentsuku ezintathu phakathi kwakhe noYakobi, waza uYakobi walusa omnye umhlambi kaLabhan oseleyo.

³⁷Waza uYakobi wathabatha amasebe aluhlaza emithi yepopla, yomandile, nomsenge, waxhotha imizila emhlophe kuwo, watyhila ubumhlophe bomthi. ³⁸Wabeka amasebe axhothiweyo emikhombeni yokuseza phambi kwemihlambi—iindawo apho yayisiza kusela khona. Kwaye ekubeni yayikhwelana xa isiza kusela, ³⁹imihlambi yakhwelana phambi kwezinti, yaza yazala amathole amarhadarhada, amachokoza, namabalabala. ⁴⁰UYakobi wawahlula amatakane, waza wayijikisa imihlambi ukuba ijonge izilwanyana ezimarhadarhada nazo zonke ezimnyama emhlanjini kaLabhan. Wayigcina eyakhe imihlambi yodwa, akayixuba nomhlambi kaLabhan. ⁴¹Ngalo lonke ixesha izilwanyana ezomeleleyo zisakhwelana, uYakobi wayebeka amasebe emikhombeni phambi kwamehlo omhlambi, ukuze zikhwelane phakathi kwamasebe, ⁴²kodwa ezilwanyaneni ezibuthathaka wayengawabeki apho. Ngoko izilwanyana ezibuthathaka zaya kuLabhan, zaza ezomeleleyo zaya kuYakobi. ⁴³Ngoko loo ndoda yaba sisityebi kakhulu, yaba nemihlambi emikhulu, abakhonzazana nabakhonzi, neenkamela namaesile.