iGenesis iGenesis 35
iGenesis 35
uThixo xelela uYakobi ukuba makahambe aye eBheteli
1Wathi uThixo kuYakobi, Hamba unyuke uye eBheteli, uhlale khona, umkhele khona isibingelelo uThixo, owazibonakalisayo kuwe ekubalekeni kwakho kuEsawu, umkhuluwa wakho. 2Wathi ke uYakobi kwindlu yakhe, nakubo bonke ababenaye, Susani izithixo zasemzini eziphakathi kwenu; zihlambulukeni, ninxibe iingubo zenu. 3Masisuke, sinyuke siye eBheteli; ndenzele khona isibingelelo kuThixo, owandiphendula ngemini yokubandezelwa kwam, owayenam endleleni endandihamba ngayo. 4Bazinika uYakobi zonke izithixo zasemzini ezandleni zabo, namajikazi ezindlebeni zabo; waza uYakobi wazifihla phantsi komthi wesikamore owawukwaShekem. 5Anduluka, yaye ukoyika uThixo kwabakho kwimizi ngeenxa zonke kubo, ayabasukela oonyana bakaYakobi. 6Wafika uYakobi eLuzi, esezweni lakwaKanan, oko kukuthi, iBheteli, nabantu bonke abenabo. 7Wakha khona isibingelelo, wathi igama laloo ndawo yiElibhetele; 8Wafa ke uDebhora, umanyisikazi kaRebheka, wangcwatyelwa phantsi kweBheteli, phantsi kom-oki, kwathiwa igama layo nguAlonbhakuti. 9uThixo wabuya wabonakala kuYakobi ekuveleni kwakhe ePadan-aram, wamsikelela. 10Wathi uThixo kuye, Igama lakho nguYakobi; akusayi kuba sathiwa igama lakho nguYakobi, kuya kuthiwa igama lakho nguSirayeli; wamthiya igama elinguSirayeli. 11Wathi uThixo kuye, NdinguThixo, uSomandla; nande nande; kuya kuphuma kuwe iintlanga neentlanga, nookumkani baphume esinqeni sakho; 12Ilizwe endalinika uAbraham noIsake ndiza kulinika wena, ndilinike imbewu yakho emva kwakho. 13Wenyuka uThixo, wemka kuye, waya kuloo ndawo abethethe naye kuyo; 14uYakobi wamisa ilitye lesikhumbuzo kuloo ndawo abethethe naye kuyo, ilitye lesikhumbuzo; wagalela phezu kwayo umnikelo othululwayo, wagalela neoli phezu kwayo. 15uYakobi wathi igama laloo ndawo, uThixo abethethe naye kuyo, yiBheteli. 16Banduluka eBheteli; yaye kwakusemganyana ukuba sifike e-Efrata, yaye uRakeli waba sentlungwini yokuzala, wazala kakhulu. 17Kwathi, kwaba kuzala kwakhe, wathi umzalisikazi kuye, Musa ukoyika; nawe uya kuba naye lo nyana. 18Waphuma umoya wakhe, akuba efile, wathi nguBhenoni igama lakhe; ke yena uyise wathi nguBhenjamin. 19Wafa ke uRakeli, wangcwatyelwa endleleni yomEfrati, eyiBhetelehem ke leyo. 20uYakobi wamisa ilitye lesikhumbuzo phezu kwengcwaba lakhe; lilitye lesikhumbuzo lengcwaba likaRakeli unanamhla. 21Wemka ke uSirayeli, wayimisa intente yakhe malunga nenqaba ende yakwa-Edare. 22Akuba ehleli kwelo zwe uSirayeli, uRubhen walala noBhiliha, ishweshwe likayise, weva uSirayeli. Oonyana bakaYakobi babelishumi elinababini; 23Oonyana bakaLeya; noRubhen amazibulo kaYakobi, noSimon, noLevi, noYuda, noIsakare, noZebhulon; 24Oonyana bakaRakeli nguAsheri; uYosefu noBhenjamin: 25Oonyana bakaBhiliha, umkhonzazana kaRakeli; uDan noNafetali: 26noonyana bakaZilipa, umkhonzazana kaLeya; nguGadi noAshere: Ngabo abo oonyana bakaYakobi awabazalelwa ePadan-aram. 27uYakobi waya kuIsake uyise, uMamre, eKiriyati ka-Arbha, eHebron, apho babehleli khona uAbraham noIsake. 28Imihla kaIsake yaba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asibhozo. 29Wafa ke uIsake, wasiwa ebantwini bakowabo, eseleluphele eselekhulile, bamngcwaba oonyana bakhe uEsawu noYakobi.
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uThixo xelela uYakobi ukuba makahambe aye eBheteli
1Wathi uThixo kuYakobi, Hamba unyuke uye eBheteli, uhlale khona, umkhele khona isibingelelo uThixo, owazibonakalisayo kuwe ekubalekeni kwakho kuEsawu, umkhuluwa wakho. 2Wathi ke uYakobi kwindlu yakhe, nakubo bonke ababenaye, Susani izithixo zasemzini eziphakathi kwenu; zihlambulukeni, ninxibe iingubo zenu. 3Masisuke, sinyuke siye eBheteli; ndenzele khona isibingelelo kuThixo, owandiphendula ngemini yokubandezelwa kwam, owayenam endleleni endandihamba ngayo. 4Bazinika uYakobi zonke izithixo zasemzini ezandleni zabo, namajikazi ezindlebeni zabo; waza uYakobi wazifihla phantsi komthi wesikamore owawukwaShekem. 5Anduluka, yaye ukoyika uThixo kwabakho kwimizi ngeenxa zonke kubo, ayabasukela oonyana bakaYakobi. 6Wafika uYakobi eLuzi, esezweni lakwaKanan, oko kukuthi, iBheteli, nabantu bonke abenabo. 7Wakha khona isibingelelo, wathi igama laloo ndawo yiElibhetele; 8Wafa ke uDebhora, umanyisikazi kaRebheka, wangcwatyelwa phantsi kweBheteli, phantsi kom-oki, kwathiwa igama layo nguAlonbhakuti. 9uThixo wabuya wabonakala kuYakobi ekuveleni kwakhe ePadan-aram, wamsikelela. 10Wathi uThixo kuye, Igama lakho nguYakobi; akusayi kuba sathiwa igama lakho nguYakobi, kuya kuthiwa igama lakho nguSirayeli; wamthiya igama elinguSirayeli. 11Wathi uThixo kuye, NdinguThixo, uSomandla; nande nande; kuya kuphuma kuwe iintlanga neentlanga, nookumkani baphume esinqeni sakho; 12Ilizwe endalinika uAbraham noIsake ndiza kulinika wena, ndilinike imbewu yakho emva kwakho. 13Wenyuka uThixo, wemka kuye, waya kuloo ndawo abethethe naye kuyo; 14uYakobi wamisa ilitye lesikhumbuzo kuloo ndawo abethethe naye kuyo, ilitye lesikhumbuzo; wagalela phezu kwayo umnikelo othululwayo, wagalela neoli phezu kwayo. 15uYakobi wathi igama laloo ndawo, uThixo abethethe naye kuyo, yiBheteli. 16Banduluka eBheteli; yaye kwakusemganyana ukuba sifike e-Efrata, yaye uRakeli waba sentlungwini yokuzala, wazala kakhulu. 17Kwathi, kwaba kuzala kwakhe, wathi umzalisikazi kuye, Musa ukoyika; nawe uya kuba naye lo nyana. 18Waphuma umoya wakhe, akuba efile, wathi nguBhenoni igama lakhe; ke yena uyise wathi nguBhenjamin. 19Wafa ke uRakeli, wangcwatyelwa endleleni yomEfrati, eyiBhetelehem ke leyo. 20uYakobi wamisa ilitye lesikhumbuzo phezu kwengcwaba lakhe; lilitye lesikhumbuzo lengcwaba likaRakeli unanamhla. 21Wemka ke uSirayeli, wayimisa intente yakhe malunga nenqaba ende yakwa-Edare. 22Akuba ehleli kwelo zwe uSirayeli, uRubhen walala noBhiliha, ishweshwe likayise, weva uSirayeli. Oonyana bakaYakobi babelishumi elinababini; 23Oonyana bakaLeya; noRubhen amazibulo kaYakobi, noSimon, noLevi, noYuda, noIsakare, noZebhulon; 24Oonyana bakaRakeli nguAsheri; uYosefu noBhenjamin: 25Oonyana bakaBhiliha, umkhonzazana kaRakeli; uDan noNafetali: 26noonyana bakaZilipa, umkhonzazana kaLeya; nguGadi noAshere: Ngabo abo oonyana bakaYakobi awabazalelwa ePadan-aram. 27uYakobi waya kuIsake uyise, uMamre, eKiriyati ka-Arbha, eHebron, apho babehleli khona uAbraham noIsake. 28Imihla kaIsake yaba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asibhozo. 29Wafa ke uIsake, wasiwa ebantwini bakowabo, eseleluphele eselekhulile, bamngcwaba oonyana bakhe uEsawu noYakobi.
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