IGenesisi 25

25 ¹U-Abrahama wathatha omunye umfazi, ogama lakhe lalinguKheturah. ²Wazala uZimrani, uJokishani, uMedani, uMidiyani, u-Ishbaki, noShuwa. ³UJokishani wazala uSheba noDedani. Amadodana kaDedani kwakungama-Ashuri, amaLetushi, namaLeyumi. ⁴Amadodana kaMidiyani: u-Efa, u-Eferi, uHanoki, u-Abhida, no-Eldaha—bonke babengamadodana kaKheturah. ⁵U-Abrahama wanika u-Isaka konke ayenakho. ⁶U-Abrahama wanika amadodana ezancinza zakhe izipho, wabe esewamukisa endodaneni yakhe u-Isaka esaphila, ewayisa ngasempumalanga ezweni lasempumalanga.

⁷U-Abrahama waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu yonke. ⁸U-Abrahama waphefumula okokugcina, wafa esemdala kahle, eyixhegu eligcwele iminyaka, wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo. ⁹Amadodana akhe u-Isaka no-Ishmayeli amngcwaba emhumeni waseMakaphela, ensimini ka-Efroni indodana kaZohari umHeti, eduze neMamre. ¹⁰Insimu u-Abrahama ayeyithenge kumaHeti. Lapho u-Abrahama wangcwatshwa khona, kanye noSara umkakhe. ¹¹Emva kokufa kuka-Abrahama, uBaba wethu wabusisa indodana yakhe u-Isaka. U-Isaka wakha eduze neBeri-lahayi-royi.

Izizukulwane zika-Ishmayeli

¹²Lolu uzalo luka-Ishmayeli, indodana ka-Abrahama, uHagari umGibhithe, incekukazi kaSara, amzalela u-Abrahama. ¹³Yila amagama amadodana ka-Ishmayeli, ngamagama, ngokulandelana kokuzalwa kwawo: uNebayoti, izibulo lika-Ishmayeli, bese kulandela uKedari, u-Adibheli, uMibsamu, ¹⁴uMishma, uDuma, uMasa, ¹⁵uHadadi, uThema, uJeturi, uNafishi, noKedema. ¹⁶La ngamadodana ka-Ishmayeli, la ngamagama awo ngemizi yawo nangamakamu awo—izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngokwezizwe zawo. ¹⁷U-Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa, wayesephefumula okokugcina, wafa, wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo. ¹⁸Bakha kusukela eHavila kuze kube seShuri, ngasempumalanga kweGibhithe ngaseqondene ne-Asiriya; u-Ishmayeli wahlala enobutha kuzo zonke izihlobo zakhe.

Uzalo luka-Isaka

¹⁹Lolu uzalo luka-Isaka, indodana ka-Abrahama: u-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka. ²⁰U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala mhla ethatha uRebheka, indodakazi kaBethuweli umAramu wasePhadani-aramu, udadewabo kaLabani umAramu. ^a a v20 IPhadani-aramu kwakuyithafa eliphakeme lase-Aramu eMesophothamiya, izwe lakubo lomndeni kaRebheka. ²¹U-Isaka wakhuleka kuBaba wethu ngenxa yomkakhe, ngokuba wayeyinyumba; uBaba wethu wakuvuma, umkakhe uRebheka wakhulelwa. ²²Kodwa abantwana balwa ndawonye ngaphakathi kwakhe, wathi: “Uma kunjalo, kungani lokhu kwenzeka kimi?” Ngakho wahamba wayobuza kuBaba wethu.

²³UBaba wethu wathi kuye: “Izizwe ezimbili zisesizalweni sakho; izizwe ezimbili ezivela kuwe ziyakwahlukaniswa: esinye siyakuba namandla kunesinye, omdala ayakukhonza omncane.”

²⁴Kwathi sekufika isikhathi sokuba abelethe, kwakukhona amawele esizalweni sakhe! ²⁵Owokuqala waphuma ebomvu, umzimba wakhe wonke unjengengubo enoboya; ngakho bamqamba igama bathi u-Esawu. ²⁶Ngemva kwalokho kwaphuma umfowabo, isandla sakhe sibambe isithende sika-Esawu, ngakho waqanjwa igama lokuthi uJakobe. U-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha mhla ibazala. ^b b v26 Igama elithi uJakobe lisho ukuthi “ubamba isithende”—kanjalo nokuthi “uyagudluza” noma “uyakhohlisa,” njengoba indaba yakhe iyakubonisa.

²⁷Abafana bakhula. U-Esawu waba ngumzingeli onekhono, umuntu wasendle; uJakobe wayethule, ehlala emathendeni.

UJakobe no-Esawu

²⁸U-Isaka wayemthanda u-Esawu, ngokuba wayethanda inyama yezinyamazane, kodwa uRebheka wayethanda uJakobe. ²⁹UJakobe wayepheka isishebo lapho u-Esawu efika evela endle, elambile kakhulu. ³⁰U-Esawu wathi kuJakobe: “Ake ungiphe ngigwinye lesi sishebo esibomvu—ngilambile kakhulu!” Kungakho waqanjwa igama lokuthi u-Edomi. ^c c v30 U-Edomi usho ukuthi “obomvu”—waqanjwa ngenxa yesishebo esibomvu u-Esawu ashintshanisa ngaso ubuzibulo bakhe.

³¹UJakobe wathi: “Ngithengisele ubuzibulo bakho manje.” ^d d v31 Ubuzibulo babunika izibulo isabelo esiphindiwe sefa nobuholi bomndeni.

³²U-Esawu wathi: “Bheka, sengizakufa; busizani ubuzibulo kimi?”

³³UJakobe wathi: “Ngifungele kuqala.” Ngakho wamfungela, wathengisa ubuzibulo bakhe kuJakobe.

³⁴UJakobe wanika u-Esawu isinkwa nesishebo sodali; wadla, waphuza, wasukuma, wahamba—u-Esawu wabudelela ubuzibulo bakhe.